Board of Aldermen — 8/8/17 Page 9
Mayor Donchess
That is a good question. We can get a legal opinion on that. It probably would depend where the bike trail is.
Attorney Bolton
| don’t believe bike trails are mentioned specifically in the authority of the Board of Public Works but to the
extent that they are an extension of parks which many are, then they are under the Park oversight authority of
the Board of Public Works to the extent they're along side streets the same would apply. In other locations the
situation is probably different.
Alderman McCarthy
The resolution names the Board of Public Works as the agent to expend from the trust fund.
Alderman Deane
Okay my last question is the bike trail paved or is it dirt?
Attorney Bolton
As far as I’m concerned, it could be either.
Mayor Donchess
The contract though would still require Finance Committee approval assuming it’s more than $10,000.
Alderman Deane
| just go back in time Mayor when we looked at all of these expendable trust funds that we set up and we
ended up taking them and putting them into quadrant funds and now we’re deviating from that. That was back
in 2005 maybe. Thank you very much.
Alderman Cookson
Similar to a theme that was expressed on the last one, who’s going to maintain these sidewalks once these
funds are expended?
President McCarthy
That would be the responsibility of the Board of Public works.
Alderman Cookson
In a similar situation is the Board of Public works responsible them for the upkeep of the sidewalks on the
Broad Street Parkway?
President McCarthy
| would assume they are.
Alderman Cookson
You would assume so. Thank you. Are they responsible for the upkeep of any sidewalks within the city?
