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Minutes
for
Village of Cayuga Heights
Planning Board Meeting #5
Held on
January 13, 2010
Chairman Martin Harms called the meeting of the Village of Cayuga Heights Planning Board to
order at 7:03 PM.
Board Members Present: Chairman Martin Harms, Members: Henry Richardson, Graham
Gillespie, Mark Morris and Alternate Member, Sean Cunningham
Members Excused: Janet Shure
Board Secretary: Mary Jane Neff
Guests: Stephen Komor, Trustee Diana Riesman, and George Frantz
The Board voted to approve Sean Cunningham to vote in the absence of Board Member Janet
Shure at this evening’s meeting.
The minutes were reviewed.
On a motion by Richardson, seconded by Cunningham the following was unanimously
passed:
RESOLUTION NO.
APPROVING THE MINUTES OF DECEMBER 9, 2009
RESOLVED, that the minutes December 9, 2009 Planning Board’s
meeting are hereby approved as corrected (add the “s” to Martin Harm in
the minutes).
Guest Stephen Komor gave the Board a dry board and supplies for use at their
meetings. He, as a long time resident of the Village, used the dry board to show the Board his
history of the Community Corners per his memory. He recommended that a oneyear building
moratorium be placed on the Village’s commercial district. He felt that the last two
constructions in the commercial area was too large and looks outofplace with the existing
Corners. He also recommended that the Board consider initiating activities that will bring people
into this area such as – book store, coffee & bagel shop, ice cream store, etc. He suggested that
maybe the community could have concerts at the green area of the Corners.
Chairman Harms directed him to Carol Shiffman’s website on the Corners and invited
Mr. Komor to come to the visioning session of the Planning Board which is planned for a future
date and prior to implementing the Village’s comprehensive plan. The board thanked Mr.
Komor for his input.
Chairman Harms reported to the Board that the Board has received financial support
from the Board of Trustees for the $12,500 for George Frantz’s class. Based on what he heard at
the December 21, 2009 Trustees meeting, Chairman Harms said that he was confident the
additional funding of $13,500 to cover the period following the students’ workshop will be
approved by the Trustees, particularly because the total funding amount of $26,000 could be
spread over two fiscal years if necessary.
Member Morris commented that he was offended by the proposal of one Trustee at the
December 21, 2009 Board of Trustees’ meeting that the Trustee thought that the comprehensive
plan could be created by simply cutting and pasting items from other municipalities’
comprehensive plans.
Trustee Riesman stated the consensus of the Board of Trustees was for the Planning
Board to proceed as they are currently doing.
On a motion by Richardson, seconded by Morris the following was unanimously
passed:
RESOLUTION NO.
THANKING THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THEIR FINANCIAL SUPPORT
RESOLVE, that this Board express appreciation to the
Village of Cayuga Heights Board of Trustees for their
support.
Chairman Harms welcomed Mr. George Frantz. Included with the Board’s information
for tonight’s meeting was a time line for Mr. Frantz’s class for this semester. Mr. Frantz stated
that there will be between 12 and 15 students and that their focus will be Cayuga Heights. The
class will meet on Monday and Tuesday evenings 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM and the members of the
Planning Board are invited to attend any of the classes that they wish. The Planning Board
members requested a copy of the class syllabus and Mr. Frantz stated that he would email the
members a copy. Mr. Frantz stated that a packet of information will be available on the Friday
before each Planning Board meeting and that he will email the information to each member for
review and for the members to discuss at their meeting.
The Board reviewed the time line that was presented by Mr. Frantz. The consensus of
the Board was that it appeared to be reasonable. Mr. Frantz asked the Board their thoughts on
the public presentation at the April 10, 2010 meeting and where the meeting should be held. It
was the consensus of the Board that the best place to hold the meeting was Kendall and Mr.
Frantz stated that he would check on it and if available he would lock in the date. The Board’s
second choice would be the Congregational Church.
The Board asked the status of the Cornell’s “Memorandum of Understanding” that the
Village needs to complete now that the funding is available to underwrite the class. Mr. Frantz
stated that it was being processed at Cornell.
The Board discussed their generated comprehensive plan research material. Member
Cunningham stated that he had incorporated the majority of the material on the Planning Board’s
web site so that members could easily access the material. Board Secretary Neff reminded the
Board that she and/or Village Clerk Norma Manning should be copied on all emails and
material that is sent to the members or sent out by the members. The Village Clerk is the
designated Village’s Records Management Officer and is required by the Freedom of
Information Law to have access to all Village records.
Member Cunningham reviewed the website with the members and asked if they had
used the site yet and if they had any suggestions that would assist them in their use of the
website. There were no major changes suggested at this time. The members requested that the
meeting date, place and time be posted on the website and that when the public information
meetings are scheduled that they also be posted on the website.
On a motion by Member Morris, seconded by Member Richardson the following was
unanimously passed:
RESOLUTION NO.
ADJOURNING MEETING
RESOLVE, that this meeting was adjourned at 9:50PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Mary Jane Neff
Planning Board Secretary