ORDER-2016-149 : Transfer of $20,800 from various Public Works Salary & Wages Accounts to various Public Works Accounts, as set forth herein, for Lebanon Corridor Improvements

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▶ 1:20:07 Scott M. Forbes: thank you so much allman's werco welcome back our next order for the finance committee is order number two zero one six dash one four nine transfer of twenty thousand eight hundred dollars from various Public Works salary and wages accounts to various Public Works accounts as set forth here in for the Lebanon corridor

▶ 1:20:28 Speaker 9: improvements it's a shadow so this is an internal transfer within FY 16 Public Works budgets I think we're all very familiar with the Lebanon Street corridor and the construction that that corridor has experienced it did not include tree plantings DOT only replaces what they take down however now that the corridor has been revitalized the department sees and has has has received many requests for new trees along that corridor on that lower part of Upham Street and Lebanon Street this transfer the funds are available due to various vacancies in fy 16 labor of forestry foreman truck meos people come people go salary stays there now the salary is available and we're trying we're requesting to transfer that salary out and transform it into a project for the betterment of everyone who uses lebanon street we're also looking to put markings on the pavement for sharrows bicycle accommodations the lane it's a shared lane however because the project was designed decades ago that Sharo requirement didn't exist again DOT has now drawn the line saying we're done we're gonna give you back the corridor do with it as you please we'd like to make that commitment we'd like realize that commitment that we made to the pedestrian and bike committee in Melrose so it funds signs for shared lanes it funds the shower the markings on the roadway it funds trees along the corridor and it funds the landscaping of the island at Lebanon lined in Grove that was used as a lay down for over a year again DOT was going to just loom and seat it and this will hopefully make into a very attractive area with a few park benches as well that people can use and create

▶ 1:22:36 Peter D. Mortimer: some type of passive recreation there motion to recommend for passage mr chairman motion to

▶ 1:22:38 Scott M. Forbes: recommend made by alderman mortimer second second by alderman Tramontozzi on discussion president khan

▶ 1:22:44 Speaker 3: so mr shinner are the salary transfers to fund overtime that will be generated as a result of

▶ 1:22:50 Speaker 9: this work no um they're all going to contractual lines in the budget okay and is the work going to

▶ 1:22:57 Speaker 3: be performed by the city in-house or by third-party contractors the labor for the landscape improvements

▶ 1:23:02 Speaker 9: at the island will be in-house but they'll be during regular hours and the balance will be

▶ 1:23:15 Scott M. Forbes: done contractually thank you thank you president khan and just for my clarification this is just a reallocation of existing money that was already within your internal budget am i correct in saying that that's correct thank you all right we anybody else on discussion we do have a motion to recommend and duly second and all those in favor aye aye any opposed promotion passes this will be recommended