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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-09-26 - CPC Town of Ulysses Comprehensive Plan Committee September 26, 2006 Approved with corrections 10/10/06 Present : Robert Brown, Richard Coogan, Heather Filiberto, David Kerness, Sue Poelvoorde, Sue Ritter, Darien Simon, Elizabeth Thomas, David Tyler, John Wertis Absent : Jennifer Wapinski-Moordian, Debbie Watkins , Mr. Weatherby Ms . Poelvoorde called the meeting to order at 7 : 25pm . She presented the minutes from the September 26 meeting with corrections . The corrections she is submitting do not alter the context, the revisions are grammatical, typographical edits . She asked if there was a motion to approve the minutes . Mr. Tyler made the MOTION, seconded by Ms. Thomas to APPROVE the minutes with the submitted corrections . The vote was taken as follows : AYES : Ms . Filiberto, Mr. Kerness , Ms . Poelvoorde, Ms . Ritter, Mr. Wertis NAYS : N/A ABSTAINED : Mr. Brown, Ms . Simon, Mr. Tyler ABSENT : Mr. Weatherby The Minutes of September 26 , 2006 were approved with corrections . Ms . Poelvoorde stated since the last meeting the sub-committee got together to come up with a survey summarizing the survey Mr. Kerness had done . This was emailed and mailed to the members on September 15th . She asked if one of the members would summarize the meeting and their thought process in drafting the survey. Ms . Filiberto stated it was a very amicable meeting held at the Town Hall, Mr. Kerness brought a good draft to work on. They talked out and flushed out items, Mr. Kerness did a good job of capturing the data and Ms . Carlisle Peck typed the document. They included some items they thought should be considered in further review of the survey on the first page . Ms. Poelvoorde complimented the sub -committee and stated they would start discussion on the survey. She stated she would like to go section by section. Ms . Thomas asked if they could go with general comments first. Mr. Tyler stated the important, very important and so forth worked sufficiently for some areas but not others, i . e . truck traffic on Route 89 . He would like to make sure the questions are asked so they get a response that elicits an accurate answer . Ms. Thomas stated her general question is the questions are prefaced with how important these questions are to you-if she is thinking of a plan that is important to the community. She thinks that is a really key difference in a shorter survey when addressing the different sections . Ms . Simon stated there is a way to cover both aspects by adding the phrase please rate the following to you as you see the Town of Ulysses . Ms . Thomas stated that would clarify is it just to me, i . e . I do not live on Route 96-what do I care about truck traffic on Route 96 , but do I care because I live in Ulysses . If they are in agreement they are want this document to be for the good of Ulysses . Mr. Kerness stated they went through that discussion, but he believes they are asking the individual to answer the questions for themselves, collectively the answers should be the summary of the community. Comprehensive Plan Comm. 2 09/26/06 Ms . Ritter stated the way the questions are asked covered the topics, but the way the questions are asked did not get to what people value about the Town nor what they want to stay the same and what they want to change . Ms . Simon and Ms . Thomas stated they had the same issue in reviewing the survey. Mr. Tyler stated if they ask a question you are going to answer it from a subjective point of view, if you ask to view it from a community perspective individuals tend to be subjective . Ms . Thomas replied people will do that, if they can word it implying for the future-for the big picture, etc . it might help clarify. Ms . Simon stated what the questions are asking is what is important vs . what needs to change. That might not be the same, i . e . being important might be being close to work, but does that need to change, they cannot tell if I tell you it is important. They cannot tell by the way these questions are being asked. There might have to be additional questions asked-such as follow-up at the end. Instead of comments add based on your answers what do you see needing the most improvement. List 2 or 3 items that need improvement and explain what improvement you would favor. The only item she did not see is over the last 5 years has the change in the Town been good or not good, are we going in the right direction. Mr. Kerness asked if they would not get this information from the demographics at some point. Ms . Simon replied no, snot necessarily. Even if people have lived here a long time, there are those who simply cannot afford to move . Some people are very happy, some people are moderately happy, some people are unhappy and would like change, but some people are so unhappy and would like to leave but not all of them can. The demographics do not indicate this information. There are people who cannot afford for whatever reason, they have children in school and cannot leave. Mr. Kerness stated if the closer to work question is such an issue, maybe it should be removed . Mr. Brown stated he worked at Kolar Machine shop, he had it down to a science having one cup of coffee down, one for the road and be there on time. Thus, being closer to work was relevant to him. Mr. Kerness asked for clarification regarding the wording how important the aspects are to the individual for the community. The discussion continued to revise the particular sections of the survey. Ms . Thomas used the laptop to mark up the edits as they were made by the members . A lengthy discussion followed revising the Introduction, Section 1 , Section 2 A, 2B and 2 C . The decision to add contact information for focus groups . A five point system for response was reported by Ms . Simon to be more accurate in reporting thus responses were revised to this system. The following is the draft to date . Town of Ulysses Comprehensive Plan Survey Dear Town of Ulysses resident: The Town is currently updating its comprehensive plan for the future of our town. The plan is intended to act as a road map for guiding future growth and development, implementing planning and zoning changes, identifying important natural resources and unique features in the Town that should be preserved. Comprehensive Plan Comm. 3 09/26/06 We need the input of residents, 18 years and older, as this plan is being prepared. Please take a few minutes to respond to the survey questions below, and return it NO LATER THAN If more than one adult in the household would like to complete a survey, please call the Town Hall (387-5767) for additional copies. Thank you for your thoughtful contribution to this process. (Place a ✓in one box per line.) 1. Please rate the following existing aspects of the Town of Ulysses. Existing Aspects Very Important Somewhat Not Rank Important Important Important 1 - 5 A. Agricultural Land B. Open Space (Undeveloped) C. The Village of Trumansburg D. Historic Structures E. Outdoor Recreation F. Taughannock Park G. Shopping H. Commercial/Professional Services I. "Small Town" Atmosphere (Built environment) J. Volunteer/Community Activities K. Sense of Community (Sense of belonging) L. Zoning/Planning M. School N. Church O. Other-specify Suggestion: 1A. Of these items, which do you use most? Suggestion: 1 B. Please review the list, rank the top 5 of importance to you using 1 as the highest and 5 the lowest. Existing Aspects Rank 1 - 5 A. Agricultural Land B. Open Space (Undeveloped) C. The Village of Trumansburg D. Historic Structures E. Outdoor Recreation F. Taughannock Park G. Shopping H. Commercial/Professional Services I. "Small Town" Atmosphere (Built environment) J. Volunteer/Community Activities K. Sense of Community (Sense of belonging) L. Zoning/Planning M. School N. Church O. Other-specify Comment: 2. Please rate the following areas as to how important/necessary these aspects of the Town of Ulysses are to you! B. RESIDENTIAL Very Necessary Adequate Unnecessary Very necessary Unnecessary 1 . Diverse Housing Availability 2. Starter Homes/Affordable Housing 3. Well maintained homes _ 4. Availability of Senior Housing 5. Planned residential subdivision 6. Cluster* * Residential subdivision 7. Apartment Housing 8. Town houses / condominiums 9. Closeness to work 10. Other. * *Cluster -detached dwelling units grouped close together with land devoted to open space. B. COMMERCIAL Comprehensive Plan Comm. 4 09/26/06 Very necessary adequate unnecessary Very necessary unnecessary 1 . New small-scale development (neighborhood Services- e.g. gas station) 2. New large-scale development (e.g. mall) 3. New light industrial development (e.g. technology park) 4. Businesses centered on tourism 5. National chain store development 6. "Strip" development along highways 7. "Cluster" development off highways 8. Commercial development in the Village of Trumansburg 9. Commercial development in Jacksonville 10. Other Suggestion: B1 . Which type of development do you prefer? Please check one: Cluster or Strip both_ C. ENVIRONMENT Very Important I don't Unimportant Very Important care unimportant 1 . Conserving scenic natural beauty 2. Preservation of historic character/structures 3. Opportunities to safely walk and bike 4. Clean lake water 5. Clean air 6. Protect natural areas and open space 7. Stream protection 8. Stormwater and erosion control 9. Other D. PUBLIC SAFETY AND SERVICES Very Important Somewhat Not Important Important Important 1 . Educational facilities/Schools 2. Town provided new recreational facilities 3 Existing recreational facilities 4. Youth Activities Services 5. Fire Protection 6. Water/sewer district 7. Public transportation 8. Library 9. Truck traffic on Route 96 10. Truck traffic on Route 89 11 . Other 2. Please rate the following areas as to how important/necessary these aspects of the Town of Ulysses are to you! (Continued) E. PRIVATE SECTOR Very Important Somewhat Not Important Important Important 1 . Quality of service from local businesses 2. Selection of stores/services 3. Professional (law, dental, etc.) services 4. Trumansburg's Farmers Market 5. Churches 6. Continue to support large scale agriculture 7. Develop small scale agriculture 8. Other F. ECONOMIC BASE Very Important Somewhat Not Important Important Important 1 . Job opportunity (within Ulysses) 2. Cost of living 3. Property taxes 4. School taxes 5. Increase tax base through commercial Development Closeness to work??? 6. Other Comprehensive Plan Comm. 5 09/26/06 3. Would you support a tax increase or incentive to pay for IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENTS for? YES NO A. RESIDENTIAL B. COMMERCIAL C. ENVIRONMENT D. PUBLIC SAFETY/SERVICES E. PRIVATE SECTOR F. ECONOMIC BASE G. FARM LAND PRESERVATION H. OTHER Comment 4. Please tell us a little about yourself, A. What is your age? Under 25 26 to 44 45 to 65 Over 65 B. Where do you live? Village Hamlet Farm Lakeshore Rural Residential Owner Renter C. Which best describes your education level? 1 . Some High School 2. High School Graduate 3. Technical & Vocational 4. College Graduate 5. Post Graduate D. How long have you lived in Ulysses? 1 . Less than 1 year 2. 2-5 years 3. 6-10 years 4. 11 -20 years 5. more than 20 years 5. What do you love about where you live? 6. Would you like to participate in a focus group that will be giving input into the comprehensive plan? Please provide your contact information: Name: Address: Telephone: Email address: CPC-rcp 10/01 /06 Ms . Simon pointed out that this is a preliminary survey they do not have to get all the answers off from this survey. If an area comes up they can send out an additional survey or use their focus groups to obtain more data. Ms . Poelvoorde asked the members if they would be willing to meet in two weeks vs . 4 weeks to finish the revisions . The members agreed this would be a good idea to continue moving forward. The next meeting will be held October 10th, 2006 at 7 : 00 pm in the Ulysses Town Hall . Ms . Filiberto stated she had been asked to develop a timeline for the Comprehensive Plan, she had drafted this and distributed copies . Ms . Poelvoorde noted that Ms. Marino had asked them to prepare a budget amount for the 2007 Town Budget . A discussion led to the suggestion of requesting $ 30,000. 00 which will include the budget for 2006 if funds are not used? The meeting was adjourned at 9 : 23pm . Respectfully submitted, Robin Carlisle Peck Administrative Assistant Comprehensive Plan Comm . 6 09/26/06 10/ 11 /06 i 1=,. k