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Council reviews encroachment and revocable-permission requests for fiber and conduit in city right-of-way
Summary
Councilors discussed a CSX facility encroachment agreement for fiber interconnect work, a revocable permission to the Development Authority of the North Country to install aerial and underground fiber, and a SU conduit permit under Van Buren Street.
City staff presented several revocable-permission and encroachment items concerning fiber and conduit work in the city right-of-way.
Item 21 concerned a facility encroachment agreement with CSX tied to the city's traffic signal interconnect project. Mary (staff) said the city initially budgeted $2,750 for CSX flagging fees and administrative costs; the item increases that cap to not-to-exceed $5,000 and treats the expense as a project cost.
Item 22 is a revocable permission request from the Development Authority of the North Country to install, own and operate aerial fiber attached to existing National Grid poles along several city streets and to use existing National Grid conduit to run underground to a hub at 109 South Warren Street. A councilor asked for clarification on what the Development Authority of the North Country is; staff said they would verify.
Item 23 is a standard revocable-permission for a small SU installation to construct, own and operate two 4-inch conduits under Van Buren Street; the annual fee listed was $44.40 indexed to construction cost index adjustments.
Councilors asked for clarification about the identity of the Development Authority and why the permission was needed; staff said they would verify and return details. No formal votes were recorded in the excerpt.
