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VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
December 15, 2008
7:00 P.M.
Call to Order
Approval of Minutes of the Meeting of November 17, 2008 – 2 minutes
Privilege of the Floor – 2 minutes/speaker Guidelines available
NEW BUSINESS
Report of the Fire Superintendent - Report Distributed - 5 minutes
Report of the Mayor – 5 minutes
Deer Referendum – Not Legal
Fence Ordinance – Delay Action
Happy Holidays
-Cayuga Heights Association – Guest Presentation - Michele Kiefer
Trustee Privilege of the Floor – 5 minutes per Trustee available
Report of the Clerk – 5 minutes
Marcham Hall Renovation with Supt. Cross
Report of Treasurer – Report Distributed – 15 minutes
Court Accounts
HR Policies
Resolution approving Transfers
Resolution approving Abstract of Vouchers
Report of Ass’t. Superintendent of Public Works – Report Distributed - 5 minutes
Report of Superintendent of Public Works – Report Distributed - 15 minutes
Report of Police Chief – Report Distributed – 5 minutes
Report of Attorney – 5 minutes
OLD BUSINESS
Separate Planning Board – Trustee Riesman
In consideration of the following subject, the Mayor has asked that Trustee Riesman’s statement on a
separate Planning Board be included here.
Excerpt from November Board Minutes on the idea of a separate Planning Board:
….Trustee Riesman asked that the concept of an independent Planning Board be put on the December agenda.
She would like an in depth discussion, then a decision on whether the Board wants to move forward or not.
Riesman stated the following reasons for an Independent Planning Board:
Inclusion
Residents with greater expertise with specific planning ideas
Land use issues, master plan, development
Numerous villages of this size have separate Planning Boards
Take away heavy workload on trustees
Need for more expertise in planning
Members would be willing to commit time and effort
Trustee Szekely asked if there was anything the Trustees could read that would talk about municipalities with
separate Planning Boards. Discussion on master plans. Attorney Marcus said that every Village with a zoning
law is required to have a comprehensive plan, although not every Village has produced a master plan. The
Village of Lansing has regularly gone through a comprehensive plan process and updated it every 5 years.
Trustee Riesman just wanted the Board to be aware that this subject would be discussed in December.
Consideration of the following Resolution:
Authorize the Attorney to prepare an amendment to Local Law #2 of 1992: Establishment of Planning
Board, Section II, first paragraph that would establish a separate Planning Board, and
Authorize the Clerk to advertise a public hearing for January 19 at 7:00 PM before the regularly
scheduled Board Meeting to hear public comment on the proposed amendment to Local Law #2 of
1992.
- Adjourn – 9:30 pm