HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes of Regular Meeting 12-21-2005.pdfMinutes of Regular Meeting
December 21, 2005
Village of Cayuga Heights
Board of Trustees
Present: Mayor Lynn, Trustees Antil, Collyer, McClelland, McNeil, Mount, Staley,
Atty. Tyler, Supt. Cross, Police Chief Lansing, Fire Supt. Tamborelle, Supervisor Quick,
Clerk Manning, Treasurer Silber, Michelle Poppensiek.
Absent: none
Others Present: Bob Burgdorf (Atty. for Verizon Wireless), Sandra Brooks, Attorney
for Cingular Wireless, Ted Hullar, Lindsay Staley, Amelia Lalley, Anita Watkins, Don
Campbell,
Meeting was brought to order at 7:00 pm by Mayor Lynn as a continuation of the Public
Hearing convened by the Planning Board to receive comments from the public on a
request by Verizon Wireless to erect a Telecommunications tower in a Commercial
District at 186 ½ Pleasant Grove Road. There was a report from William Johnson, the
consultant hired in the issue.
Mr. Johnson presented his report about the proposal to erect a cell tower in the Village of
Cayuga Heights. The public was invited to share their concerns and questions with the
representatives from Verizon and Cingular, as well as Mr. Johnson the consultant. In
particular, concerns were raised from residents Ted Hullar, Anita Watkins and Don
Campbell.
Issues were raised about the site of the tower, including the height, location and
possibility of extending it or adding other services to the tower in the future. The
integrity and character of the Village of Cayuga Heights, now and in the future was
raised. The Atty. and Mayor brought up the fact that they were legally obligated to allow
the tower to be erected unless there were specific reasons why it should not be erected.
The issue of co-location on the tower with Cingular adding on to the tower that Verizon
wants to erect was discussed, and the representative for Cingular went over their plans
and needs. The residents were concerned about the number and size of additional towers
or additions to one central tower that would potentially be added to the initial plan.
Supt. Cross brought up the fact that there needs to be a SECOR long form done by the
Board for the appointment of the Cingular application for use of the proposed Verizon
tower. He explained that a co – location application is necessary to submit this form, and
that they can not act on either application without a seeker. He also pointed out that the
form will take a long time to complete when it is the first time that people have looked at
one.
At 8:36 pm, the meting was convened as the Board of Trustees. The Minutes from the
November 21, 2005 meeting were discussed and changes noted.
Motion made by to approve the Minutes of November 21, 2005.
Seconded by
Motion passed, minutes accepted.
During the privilege of the floor, resident Jack Rogers asked permission to divide his
property into two separate lots.
Motion to approve subdivision of land on Remington Road by
Seconded by
All approved, motion granted.
Mayor Lynn then gave his report, beginning with the following action: Motion to pass
Resolution to create Pegasys fees for users from outside the Town and City of Ithaca.
Vies Van Leuken of the Access Oversight Committee gave her report on this issue. The
Village of Cayuga Heights is being asked to approve the fees so that all of the
surrounding municipalities have the same fee structure.
Motion to approve the request from Time Warner Cable.
Motion seconded by
Approved without exception by the Board of Trustees.
The second action in the Mayor’s report is a motion to pass a Resolution authorizing the
Mayor to sign a contract with QPK Design to assess the feasibility of relocating some or
all of the services now within the Village Hall to the Fire Station Complex and suggest a
conceptual layout as a basis for a schematic design phase at a cost not to exceed $10,600.
QPK is to submit a completed report to the Village by March 3, 2006.