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December 13, 2023
Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee
Zoom Hybrid Meeting
Meeting Minutes
December 13, 2023
Approved: February 7, 2024
Committee Members Present: Chair Ann DiPetta, Tai Basilius, Rose Hanson, Roxanne Marino, Elizabeth
Weatherby
Committee Members Present on Zoom: Katelin Olson
Committee Members Absent: Diane Cohen, Mo Klein, Rebecca Schneider, Alison Weaver
Quorum Present
Town Staff Present: Niels Tygesen, Mollie Duell
Members of the Public Present on Zoom: Karen Meador, Bobby Meador
Proceedings
Chair DiPetta called the meeting to order at 5:34 pm at Town Hall.
Approval of Agenda
Motion: Weatherby made a motion to approve the agenda; Hanson seconded.
Vote: Basilius, aye; Hanson, aye; Marino, aye; Olson, aye; Weatherby, aye; Chair DiPetta, aye.
Motion Carried.
Approval of Past Minutes
Motion: Marino made a motion to approve the amended meeting minutes from December as written;
Hanson seconded.
Vote: Basilius, aye; Hanson, aye; Marino, aye; Olson, aye; Weatherby, aye; Chair DiPetta, aye.
Motion Carried.
Privilege of the Floor
No members of the public addressed the committee.
Old Business Items
A. Community Visioning/Webpages – SP/Press Release/Questionnaire/Grant Updates
Community Visioning
Tygesen spoke about the committee’s soft launch at Winterfest earlier in December. Brief
questionnaires were given to festival attendees to complete and return.
Committee members who worked at the table noted that attendees seemed interested in the upcoming
process, agreeing that the event was a good soft launch to spread awareness.
Webpages & SharePoint
The committee briefly discussed beginning communications through SharePoint, as well as other digital
tools that are planned to be utilized throughout the update.
Some committee members expressed that they were experiencing difficulties with accessing the
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SharePoint.
Hanson asked if it would be beneficial for committee members to have town emails.
Olson explained it may not be efficient to issue town emails to everyone due to the admin and
management that would need to be done, but this is open for consideration.
Tygesen spoke about the existing web pages related to the comp plan, including the information page
for residents and the meeting materials page that committee members should also be aware of.
Tygesen stated that Schneider is working on the language for the press release that should be ready for
distribution before the end of the year.
The committee discussed local publications that could post the press release.
Weatherby reviewed the questions from the questionnaire that was distributed at Winterfest.
Chair DiPetta mentioned that there is currently no end date for collecting questionnaire results.
DEC Grant
Tygesen announced that the grant has been finalized, and the new grant coordinator has approved the
RFQ.
Tygesen asked committee members to consider professional agencies and groups to reach out to.
Discussion ensued over possible candidates. The committee spoke about reaching out to women and
minority-owned businesses.
Olson noted there is no strict requirement in the finalized grant, but reaching out to minority and
women owned businesses is great to pursue.
Discussion continued about possible consultants.
Tygesen asked the committee to provide suggestions within the next week, adding that it would be best
to conduct a wide search.
B. Civic Youth Internship Program Input
Tygesen spoke about the group of high schoolers that has been working in the focus group for the past
month.
The committee reviewed survey results that show how different groups of students from Trumansburg
feel about Ulysses.
Hanson noted that she appreciates seeing opinions from the youth.
Discussion ensued over the town’s demographics.
Hanson asked if the 2025 Plan will be a reworked 2009 plan or started from scratch.
Marino suggested that an “update” implies that the plan will not be completely started over.
Discussion ensued over how to use the 2009 Plan when developing the update.
New Business Items
Next Steps
Weatherby stated that she has received comments about the 2009 Comp Plan from the former Town
Supervisor Nancy Zahler and will share the comments with the committee soon.
Chair DiPetta suggested sharing the student survey findings with the public.
Marino stated that she is aware that some residents would like the CPSC to keep in mind that many
families in Ulysses are in the Ithaca City School District, and when student survey responses are shared,