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Minutes
for
Village of Cayuga Heights
Planning Board Meeting #6
Held on
March 8, 2010
The meeting of the Village of Cayuga Heights Planning Board was called to order at 7:04 PM.
Board Members Present: Members: Henry Richardson, Graham Gillespie, Mark Morris and
Alternate Member, Sean Cunningham
Members Excused: Janet Shure, Martin Harms
Board Secretary: Mary Jane Neff
Guests: See attached list
On a motion by Richardson, seconded by Morris the following was unanimously
passed:
RESOLUTION NO. 16
ELECTING GRAHAM GILLESPIE AS CHAIRMAN FOR THIS EVENING’S
MEETING
RESOLVE, that Graham Gillespie is hereby elected to serve as
Chairman for this evening’s meeting.
The Board unanimously approved Sean Cunningham to vote in the absence of Board Member
Janet Shure at this evening’s meeting.
The minutes were presented and reviewed for February 10, 2010 meeting.
On a motion by Morris, seconded by Richardson the following was unanimously
passed:
RESOLUTION NO. 17
APPROVING MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 10, 2010
RESOLVE, that the minutes of February 10, 2010 meeting are
hereby approved as presented.
Public Comments
Trustee Szekley stated that she was looking forward to the April forum at Kendall and
the coming meetings of the Planning Board. Professor Frantz’s class has been very busy.
Telephone Survey
Some of Professor Frantz’s class was present to discuss the proposed telephone survey
with the Board members and guests.
The Board and guests discussed the following concerns:
1. That it was long. Lauren Valchuis, student, stated that the survey had been tried
on fellow students and some other people that they knew and that it took
approximately 6 – 11 minutes.
2. Question 20 about how the residents find out about meetings and activities is
important enough to be brought forward in the survey. To also change to put Ithaca
Journal first and to add Village web site to the internet
3. Add “how long have they lived in Cayuga Heights” to question 5.
4. Combine question 17 & 18 and make question 14 part of question 13.
5. Recommended that they include with a question or add a question about how the
Village may improve the quality of life for its children and its seniors.
6. Requested a question for residents view of adding housing of various types to the
mix of uses at Community Corners.
Prof. Frantz thanked the Board and guests for their inputs and requested the students to revise the
survey which can be emailed to the Planning Board. The class would like to start conducting
the survey as soon as Wednesday the 10th or Monday the 15th.
The board asked how the class was obtaining telephone numbers. Prof. Frantz explained that
they had gotten a copy of the assessment roll and were searching for the names through the
internet. Trustee Szekley recommended that the students make arrangement to attend a meeting
at Kendall to conduct the survey with the residents there because they will not be on the
assessment roll and because many of them have been life long residents of the Village.
Prof. Frantz stated that the class meets on Monday and Wednesday evening and invited the board
members and guest to attend one of the classes whenever they have time.
It was noted that the next Planning Board meeting will be on April 14, 2010 and that the
discussion will be the forum that is planned at Kendall on the 17th of April.
On a motion by Member Richardson, seconded by Member Morris the following was
unanimously passed:
RESOLUTION NO. 18
ADJOURNING MEETING
RESOLVE, that this meeting was adjourned at 8:38 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Mary Jane Neff
Planning Board Secretary