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Planning board accepts $84,672.84 settlement to remediate rain gardens at Stamford Museum and Nature Center
Summary
The Stamford Planning Board unanimously approved appropriating $84,672.84 from a settlement to restore two rain gardens at the Stamford Museum and Nature Center, a city staffer said. The designer, Tae Su Kim Partners, and contractor, The Grosso Companies, were parties to the settlement.
The Stamford Planning Board on Sept. 2 unanimously approved appropriating $84,672.84 from a settlement agreement to restore two rain gardens installed with the North parking lot at the Stamford Museum and Nature Center.
Vice Chair Jay Tepper opened the item and a city representative, Lou Caslo, said the funds are part of a settlement between the city, the designer (Tae Su Kim Partners) and the contractor (The Grosso Companies). Caslo told the board the original rain-garden design had issues that prevented vegetation from establishing and did not drain properly; the settlement funds will be deposited into capital project CP 3443 to remediate the two areas so they function as intended.
Board members asked whether the amount covered the full remediation. Caslo said the $84,672.84 payment covers the full remediation required. After brief discussion, Jeremy Linder moved the appropriation and William Levin seconded; the motion carried unanimously.
The appropriation is recorded as a deposit into the North parking lot capital project account and, according to the presentation, will fund design changes and plantings to restore vegetation and proper infiltration. The city did not provide further scheduling details for the work during the meeting.
The board moved on after the vote; Caslo thanked members for taking up the item.
