MINUTES DOWNTOWN CONSTRUCTION COORDINATION MEETING Friday, April 24, :00 AM Location: City Hall, 5 th Floor Conference Room

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1 MINUTES DOWNTOWN CONSTRUCTION COORDINATION MEETING Friday, April 24, :00 AM Lcatin: City Hall, 5 th Flr Cnference Rm Attendees: City staff: Freda Burns, Charles Chavustie, Tammy Gillikin, Tammy Halstead, Rick Henn, Herb King, Ihsane Muak, David Speer, Naymnd Sunkins Cntractrs/Utility Cmpany Representatives: Chad Cwger, William Freed, Tim Kearney, Jeremy McCrmick, Amy Rice, Dale Skidgell, Gaylene Watsn HRT: Bill Buggy, Ben Ernst, Heather Stein Other Organizatins: Mary Miller Welcme and Intrductins Onging Prjects Granby Twer (Freda Burns, City f Nrflk Public Wrks) N new develpments. Bute Street is repened fr metered parking n the suth side. Parking is temprary and will be remved fr LRT. Expect HRT bus stp t be mved t the suth f Charltte Street when utility relcatins begin at the intersectin f Charltte and Granby Streets. Wells Farg Center (Chad Cwger, Clancy & Theys) The name has been fficially changed frm Wachvia Center Office Twer: Puring Cncrete n the Lw Rf (Level 23) MEP rugh-in up thrugh Level 17 Metal Stud framing cntinuing thrugh Level 15 Precast Erectin up t Level 14 Windw Installatin cntinuing n Level 1 and Level 7 Masnry n suth elevatin in Parking Levels Parking Garage Precast Erectin Cmplete cntractr cmpleting welding Cncrete Washes and Slab n Grade cntinuing MEP rugh-in cntinuing Elevatr installatin has this mnth Interir/Exterir caulking cntinuing Windw installatin cntinuing Site E.V. Williams cntinuing with Strm and Sewer wrk n Freemasn Ave. Residence Inn (Ben Mrris, Clancy & Theys) Htel Grand Opening is scheduled fr May 8, Website: Belmnt at Freemasn (Ben Mrris, Clancy & Theys) Building 2B (270 W. Bute St.) masnry/cncrete wrk is currently being cmpleted fr unit prches curb/gutter replacement has begun, pavers t fllw. balcnies are being cated interir units currently being punched ut will be arranging fr TCO inspectin n May 15th, CO n June 1 st. Building 2A (269 Yrk St.) twer crane t be remved May 29 th. masnry wrk cmplete

2 EIFS wrk has begun, t have 5 week duratin. Debris nets are in place at all scafflding lcatins where EIFS wrk is taking place as well as vacuums. trim wrk and painting has begun thrugh 4 flrs. will be ging fr CO inspectin August 1 st. Building 1A (270 Yrk St.) structure is tpped ut membrane rf dried in by May 1 st. windw install rughly 75% cmplete MEP is currently rughing in. masnry precast t begin May 11 th. Building 1B (250 Yrk St.) structure is tpped ut membrane rf dried in by May 22nd. windw install rughly 35% cmplete MEP is currently rughing in. Website: Freemasn Utility wrk (David Speer, City f Nrflk Utilities) Dunmre Street Sidewalk restratin t be perfrmed. Expect 1-2 weeks fr cmpletin. Yarmuth Street Suth f Bute Street intersectin, sewer cnstructin prgresses dwn t Cllege Place. Freemasn and Yarmuth Street intersectin clsed. Expect 3-4 weeks fr intersectin clsure. Freemasn frm Yarmuth t Duke will clse within the next 3 weeks Cbblestnes will be stred and put back in when wrk is dne. Web Site: Tazewell Building Additin Wrk cntinues Cmmdre Maury Office Building (Bill Freed, FCM Cmpany) Fund a way t avid full clsure f Freemasn Street. May need a clsure fr n mre then 1 day fr penthuse structural steel wrk. 2 weeks t install penthuse flr. 3 weeks fr penthuse rf. Varius interir wrk cntinues. Elevatr arrives June 29 th 2009 will need 8 week t install. Ging t Design Review fr screen wall lcated in city easement. The Tide (Light Rail) (Ben Ernst, HRT) Cntract 20 (Harbr Park t NSU) Hlt Street pen Wrk cntinues utside f the radway Cntract 30 (NSU t Newtwn Rad) Grading alng alignment cntinuing. Sub-base being placed. Military Hwy and Ingleside Rad crssings are clsed fr sub-base grading. A temprary rad will be used fr Ingleside area access. Girder placement cntinues. Cntract 40 (EVMS t Harbr Park) Frt Nrflk Cntinued preparatin fr track installatin. Eastbund lane f Brambletn Avenue remains clsed. Overhead Cantenary System (OCS) ple fundatins have been placed west f Clley Avenue t the Smith Creek Bridge rail bridge. Yrk Street Wrk will started this mnth will cntinue thrugh July 2009.

3 Wrk alng the West Yrk Street alignment will be in tw phases. Phase 1: the suth side f West Yrk Street is clsed with traffic shifting t the nrth side f the street. Sidewalk accessway has been cnstructed. Phase 2: the nrth side f West Yrk Street will be clsed with traffic shifting t the suth side f the street. On street parking was remved. West Yrk Street wrk includes demlitin, relcatins, sewer line and track installatins. New curb, gutter, and pavement will als be installed. Wrk will be by Verizn, VNG, and Skanska. They will crdinate their wrk and then flip t the ther side. Wrk will be frm 7:00 A.M. t 5:30 P.M. Parking arrangements fr has been made with NOAA fr thse affected alng Yrk Street. OCS fundatins will be set alng the alignment n Yrk, Duke, and Bute Streets during May (schedule pending) Bteturt and Yrk Street intersectin The intersectin will be clsed 3 times during cnstructin. It will be repened if n wrk is taking place in the intersectin Brambletn Avenue West bund lane clsure. Wrk t widen the radway will take place between Yarmuth Street and the Brambletn Avenue Bridge. Wrk will last until June Mnticell Avenue Wrk t install water lines and ther civil wrk begins between City Hall Avenue and Market Street Sidewalk access will be maintained. Harbr Park Crews will wrk during Tides away games Traffic patterns will be reversed during Tides hme games. Crews have mved int City Hall Plaza and started demlitin. Wrk will cntinue until August Cntract 60 (Tractin and Pwer) Site preparatin started. Cntract 80 (Yard and Shp) Site being surveyed Cntract 150 (Building Demlitin) Kirn Library interir demlitin cntinuing with additinal asbests abatement required. Baylr demlitin is underway. Parking lt behind the Baylr building is being used t prepare debris fr transfer away frm the site. Website: Brke Avenue Streetscapes (Herb King, City f Nrflk Public Wrks) Cntractr wrking n western prtin f Brke Avenue. Demlitin cmpleted Electrical cnduit is being installed Curb and Gutter is starting the week f May 3 rd Armed Frces Memrial (Herb King, City f Nrflk Public Wrks) Wrk cntinues Masnry wrk is n ging and shuld be cmpleted in 3 weeks. Demlitin Cmpleted. New bridge installatin will take place in 6 weeks. Existing bridge will be utilized in the mean time. Twn Pint Park (Herb King, City f Nrflk Public Wrks) Wrk cntinues Intermittent lane clsures will cntinue thrugh pening day, July 4, 2009

4 April 30, lane clsure fr light installatin Future lane clsures fr deliveries are being crdinated Brick pavers cmpleted next 2 weeks. Sd being placed fr landscaping. Ticket bth cmpleted in the next 2 weeks. Water service being installed fr funtain. May 9, 2009 hard hat turs start June 5 th 2009 Punch list and walk thrugh Webpage: Private Utility prjects Cx Cmmunicatins (Freda Burns, City f Nrflk Public Wrks) Relcatin wrk: n Saint Pauls Blvd. (alng the rail alignment) n Plume Street (alng the rail alignment) n W. Bute Street (alng the rail alignment) Dminin Virginia Pwer (Gaylene Watsn DVP) DVP cntinues t wrk n LRT relcatins. The Service installatin fr the Freemasn Baptist Church can t start until the wrk at Freemasn and Mnticell street intersectin has been cmpleted by Clancy and Theys and the intersectin has been pened. This is t facilitate deliveries and valet parking at the Mall. Wrk will be permit n the Freemasn Baptist Church frm 10:00 p.m. t 5:00 a.m. Mr. Bill Mifflin is t cntact Ms. Freda Burns. Ms. Ihsane Muak frm Nrflk Develpment asks DVP t fllw-up n the street lights at the Belmnt at Freemasn site. Additinal Ntes (Freda Burns, City f Nrflk Public Wrks) DVP s relcatins cntractr fr LRT cntinues wrk n Mnticell Avenue this mnth heading twards Charltte Street. The cntractr will als wrk in Charltte Street, Granby Street and Mnticell Avenue in the mnth f May. See attached details. HRSD (Tim Kearney - HDR Engineering, Inc. fr HRSD) Cntractr will cmplete wrk in the Bank/Plume intersectin arund May 1. Bank Street wrk is next. Plume Street will repen t tw-way traffic during Bank Street and Atlantic Street wrk. Cntractr will mve t Plume/Saint Pauls within the next 2 weeks. Schedule is being crdinated with the ROW Crdinatr. Verizn (Jeremy McCrmick - Verizn) Wrking in same lcatin as VNG at Yrk Street. Crdinating with VNG and Skanska t use the same trenching lcatins fr all utilities installatins. Will be extending a manhle t the face f curb at Bute and Yrk Street intersectin. Als wrking n Wells Farg Center service install int building. Installing a bx fr service at the Cmmdre Building fr new feed. VNG Wrking in same lcatin as Verizn at Yrk Street. Crdinating with Verizn and Skanska t use the same trenching lcatins fr all utilities installatins. Upcming Prjects Virginia Arts Festival Building (Amy Rice, Clancy & Theys) Wrking with Verizn n lcating service cnduits. Will cntact City t crdinates wrk. They are expecting wrk t start in sn, but n site wrk will cmmence until Verizn relcates the service cnduit. Site plan has been resubmitted. Permitting meeting Friday, May 1, 2009 TCC Student Center Cntractr is crdinating installatin f service laterals fr the site.

5 Westin Htel & Cnference Center (Ihsane Muak, Nrflk-Develpment) Planning cntinues Hamptn Inn (Ihsane Muak, City f Nrflk - Develpment) Currently in design review. Other Special Events (Mary Miller, Dwntwn Nrflk Cuncil) Nrflk Tides Schedule: schedule_with_rad_times.pdf Azalea Festival April 27 t May 3, 2009 Opening Ceremny at Scpe, April 27, :00 p.m. Cntractrs were asked t shut dwn frm 2 pm 6pm fr the ceremny. Curt Crnatin at Half Mne Cruise Center, May 1, :00 nn Annual Parade f Natins in Dwntwn Nrflk, May 2, :30 a.m. Published rute Starts at Harbr Park t Water St. nt Waterside Drive, right n t Plume St., left nt Granby St. Parade ends at the crner f Granby St. and Freemasn St. Cntractrs were asked t safe up their sites. Link t parade infrmatin here: Queen s Internatinal Ball at Half Mne Cruise Center, May 2, :30 p.m. NATO Fest at utdr park MacArthur Mall Center, May 3, :00 nn t 3:00 p.m. Virginia Internatinal Tatt - Scpe Arena May 1, :30 p.m., May 2, :30 p.m., May 3, :30 p.m. Walk fr Arthritis Fundatin Stckley Gardens May 2, :00 a.m. Cruise Ship in Prt May, Ryal Caribbean Internatinal Grandeur f the Seas 2,446 Passengers Turn-arund Arrival time: 7:00am; Departure time: 4:00pm Well Theatre May 2, :30 p.m. t 11:00 p.m. The Spirited Siree Harrisn Opera Huse - May 2, 2009 at 7:30 pm, Czech Natinal Theatre Ballet Cnstructin Cnsideratins (Freda Burns, City f Nrflk Public Wrks, Lt. Je Branning, City f Nrflk Plice Cntractrs are advised t: Please submit permit applicatins fr rad clsures 14 days in advance t allw fr ntificatins and crdinatin with residents, businesses, events, ther prjects, and clsures in the area. Please be aware f the nise levels thrughut the day/night and be cnsiderate f thse wh live and wrk dwntwn. Permit hurs will vary based n lcatin and prximity t residences and businesses. Please keep dust under cntrl and wrk sites and surrunding areas clean. Cnsider using mesh fencing. DVP is using mesh n Mnticell in frnt f the mall; Clancy & Theys - Belmnt at Freemasn als set a great example by picking up trash all the way t the river in Freemasn. Please take care nt t park trucks, heavy equipment, cmmercial vehicles, and persnal vehicles in such a way that they blck access t businesses and ther entrances. Parking spaces are fr business patrns nly. Please make this clear t yur sub-cntractrs as well as yur crews. Cars will be ticketed and/r twed. Please cnsider parking at a satellite lt (such as Harbr Park) and bus in crews frm a designated parking lt; similar t what Clancy & Theys has been ding fr the Wachvia Center prject. Cntact Linda Davis,

6 Parking Administratr ( ) t make similar arrangements. The website: Please spend mney dwntwn and in Freemasn because it helps t maintain psitive cmmunity/cntractr relatins. Next Meeting: Friday, May 29, 2009, lcatin DNC Cnference Rm, 201 Granby Street, 1 st flr Minutes submitted by Charles Chavustie, City f Nrflk charles.chavustie@nrflk.gv