092.2010 Verizon Main St.
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING VERIZON TO PERFORM WORK
RELATED TO MAIN STREET UTILITIES RELOCATION PROJECT
RESOLUTION NO.: 92, 2010
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Anthony Metivier
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. John Strough
WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board (Town) is the duly elected governing body of the
Town of Queensbury, and
WHEREAS, Main Street is a narrow public highway in the Town, and
WHEREAS, the County of Warren (County) has undertaken a project to widen the bounds
of Main Street and improve the esthetics and safety of this main corridor within the Town, and
WHEREAS, a number of utility facilities are located above-ground along the bounds of
Main Street which create an unsafe and esthetically unpleasing environment, and
WHEREAS, the Town wishes to alleviate the visual confusion and visual impacts and
improve the safety of the public along Main Street relating to above-ground utilities, and
WHEREAS, certain utility work is expected to be completed as part of the County’s Main
Street Project, and
WHEREAS, utilities are required to be relocated underground along Main Street in
conjunction with the County’s Main Street Project, and
WHEREAS, in accordance with New York State Town Law, the Town may condemn
privately owned property within the limits of the Town for a public purpose pursuant to the powers
of eminent domain, and
WHEREAS, the Town was granted, or obtained through the procedures of the New York
State Eminent Domain Procedure Law, easements on a number of properties adjacent to Main Street
for the placement of utilities, including municipal sewer, municipal water, and public utilities
underground and/or above-ground, and
WHEREAS, the Town has required National Grid, Verizon New York Inc., and Time
Warner Cable, to place utility infrastructure underground within the Town’s easement area and
under certain Town roads that intersect with Main Street, and
WHEREAS, by Resolution 401,2009, the Town Board authorized the Main Street Project
including the authorization of the portions of the Project relating to National Grid, Verizon and
Time Warner, and
WHEREAS, by letter dated January 13, 2010, Verizon has submitted its cost estimate to
relocate poles and Verizon aerial facilities to the underground structure along Corinth Road from
Exit 18 of the Northway to the Glens Falls city limits to facilitate new highway, such cost
estimate in the amount of $489,828, and
WHEREAS, in accordance with New York State Regulation 16 NYCRR Part 602.5(b),
the Town Board must select one of two billing options prior to Verizon proceeding with such
work, such options being either a binding estimate or on an actual cost basis, and such billing
option decision is then irrevocable, and
WHEREAS, the binding estimate in such letter is consistent with the estimated costs of
this portion of the Project authorized, and a higher cost is not currently authorized in such
Resolution, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to authorize such work and cost estimate and wishes
to choose the binding estimate consistent with the prior Town Board Resolution,
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes Verizon to perform the work
set forth in its letter to the Town of Queensbury dated January 13, 2010 and as referenced in the
preambles of this Resolution in connection with the Main Street Utilities Relocation Project, such
work to cost $489,828 and to be billed on the binding estimate basis detailed therein, and
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to
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sign Verizon’s January 13, 2010 letter and the Town Supervisor, Town Clerk and Town Counsel
to take any actions necessary to effectuate this Resolution.
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Duly adopted this 25 day of January, 2010, by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. Brewer, Mr. Stec, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Strough
NOES : None
ABSENT: Mr. Montesi
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