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REPORTER. AT THIS TIME, PLEASE, WE HAVE FOUR DOCKETS. WE'LL JUMP RIGHT INTO THEM, WE'LL GO WITH
[a. 2024-0566 – PUBLIC WORKS RE: APPROVAL OF CHANGE ORDER NO. 4 TO AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, AND FISHER ASSOCIATES, P.E., L.S., L.A., D.P.C.]
566. IT'S A CHANGE ORDER TO AN AGREEMENT WITH FISHER, PUBLIC WORKS SEEKS CONSIDERATION OF A CHANGE ORDER NUMBER FOUR, TO AN AMENDMENT WITH FISHER ASSOCIATES TO COVER THE COST OF ADDITIONAL WORK ON TWO PROJECTS ON THE AMOUNT OF $2,329. THIS IS SO THEY CAN HELP SUBMIT THE INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR THOSE TWO PROJECTS TO FEMA FOR FEMA FUNDING. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE ON THIS HAVING UNRECORDED VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED?[b. 2024-0394 – PLANNING RE: APPROVAL OF A FLOOD MITIGATION GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING, AND THE VILLAGE OF BOONVILLE]
PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING ON. 394 FLOOD MITIGATION. ALTHOUGH DAN SAYS IT'S FLOOD MITIGATION, BUT IT'S FLOOD MITIGATION GRANT FOR BOONVILLE, FOUND ON PAGES 39 THROUGH 41. PLANNING REQUEST APPROVAL OF A $275,000 FLOOD MITIGATION GRANT FOR THE VILLAGE OF BOONVILLE. STATE FUNDING IS PROJECTED AT 907,613. THE VILLAGE IS RESIZING OR REPLACING THE SUMMIT STREET CULVERT OVER MILL CREEK WAS BUILT BACK IN 1920. WITH THAT, ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE HEARING? NONE.WE'LL CALL THE VOTE ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSE? PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING ON TO
[c. 2024-0748 – COUNTY ATTORNEY RE: APPROVAL OF A LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY AND NEXTERA PROPERTY INVESTMENTS]
748. BUILDING LEASE, THE COUNTY ATTORNEY SEEKS RATIFICATION OF A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH EXTRA PROPERTY INVESTMENTS FOR THE PROPERTY AT 102 126 WEST DOMINICK STREET, ROME. BETTER KNOWN AS THE BERKSHIRE BANK BUILDING, THE COUNTY BANK BEGAN USING THE FORMER BANK BUILDING TO HOUSE ROME BASED COUNTY OFFICES FOLLOWING THE TORNADO THAT HIT ROME IN JULY, THE TWO BUILDINGS ARE BOTH OF OUR BUILDINGS IN ROME WERE HIT VERY HEAVILY BY THAT, THE LEASE TERM IS THROUGH JANUARY 31ST OF 2025 AT A COST OF $30,000 PER MONTH. QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE. HAVING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE LET A MAN OFF WAY TOO EASY ON THAT. OKAY. LAST ONE 604 PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING AGREEMENT. THIS CAME THROUGH[d. 2024-0604 – WATER POLLUTION RE: APPROVAL OF A PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF WATER QUALITY & WATER POLLUTION CONTROL, AND CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC.]
EXPEDITED COMMUNICATIONS FOUND ON PAGES TEN THROUGH 12. WATER QUALITY AND WATER POLLUTION CONTROL HAS BEEN WORKING WITH C SE TO IDENTIFY PERMANENT ACCESS SOLUTIONS FOR THE BARNES AVE PUMPING STATION. AFTER THE STATE ORDERED THAT BRIDGE CLOSED OVER THE KCS RAILROAD TRACKS, BECAUSE OF THE POOR CONDITIONS. AFTER EXTENSIVE COORDINATION AND DISCUSSIONS, KCS IS DETERMINED THAT THE USE OF THE EXISTING GRADE CROSSING OVER THE TRACKS NEAR THE SCOOBY RENDERING COMPANY WILL BE THE NEW AUTHORIZED AREA, THERE WAS AN ALTERNATIVE. THEY LOOKED AT OVER NEAR SCHULER STREET, BUT THAT WAS GOING TO COST PROBABLY DOUBLE WHAT THIS ONE IS GOING TO, THE CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATE IS 250 TO 500,000. UNKNOWN AT THIS POINT. BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS TIME FOR THE PRELIMINARY PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING AGREEMENT FOR 66,440, TO DETERMINE THE BEST CONSTRUCTION ROUTE QUESTIONS. CHAD. CARL, I GOT A QUESTION ABOUT. SO SHUT IT DOWN FOR REGULAR TRAFFIC. BUT WE MUST HAVE BEEN ACCESSING OVER THE LAST THREE. SO, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN, USING ALTERNATE METHODS, WALKING IN O. NO, WE'VE BEEN DRIVING IN, BUT WE'VE HAD TO KIND OF SKIRT AROUND AND DRIVE A LITTLE BIT ON THE RAIL BED TO, TO SNEAK IN, BUT THAT'S JUST NOT SAFE. AND WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT WAYS TO ADDRESS THAT. WE'VE GOT UPGRADES THAT ARE GOING TO HAPPEN AT THE BARNS, AT PUMPING STATION. SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING FOR ALMOST MY DURATION WITH THE COUNTY, WORKING WITH CSX TO COME UP WITH AN ALTERNATIVE. SO WE'RE WE'RE PUSHING A LITTLE OVER THREE, ALMOST FOUR YEARS. HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO GET THAT GRADE CROSSING? I THINK ONCE ONCE THEY COME UP WITH THE DESIGN, THE GRADE CROSSING, THAT'S USUALLY JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS. SO YOU'LL BE IN THERE BY SUMMER OR. YES, RIGHT NOW WE CAN GO IN THROUGH THE SCHOOL CROSSING, AND WE HAVE AN EASEMENT THAT RUNS AROUND THE BACK WITH A GRAVEL ROAD. THAT BRINGS US TO BARNES AVE. OTHER QUESTIONS? HAVING NONE, WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. CARL, WE'LL TAKE A* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.