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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReg Mtg. Minutes 10/17/1988M MINUTES of Regular Meeting - 9/19/88 ® Trustee Camp reported that the Committee to studywater surface drainage problems had met to discuss ways to handle complaints relating to the drainage situation and he distributed draft copies of guidelines which he reviewed with the Board. He stated that his Committee (Fleming, Kira and Camp) visited with Mr. Charles Smith of 110 Hanshaw Road to discuss his problem. They examined his and surrounding properties carefully in an effort to diagnose the cause of some erosion of a grassy section in his garden. There was some difference of opinion and the Committee felt that further study was necessary to arrive at a decision on the Smith property. Trustee Camp asked for comments and suggestions so that a final version of the guidelines could be forwarded to the Village Attorney for his recommendation. He stated that at some point a policy will have to be established to deal with these problems. Adjournment 10:50 p.m.°l Anne Krohto Clerk MINUTES of a Regular Meeting - 10/17/88 Minutes of a regular meeting of the Board of. Trustees of the Village of Cayuga Heights held October 17, 1988 at 7:30 p.m. in the Village Hall PRESENT: Mayor Anderson; Trustees Camp, Fleming, Kira, Pimentel, Searle, Wheeler; Attorney Oesterle; Engineer/III Rogers; Police Chief Wall; Fire Chief Miller. OTHERS: Dorothy Nichols, M/M Chamberlain, Peter SArkus, Peg Kimble, Kit Baker -Carr, Dick Agard, Frank Hnashaw, Kay Newman, other Village residents. Dorothy Nichols, a Lowell Place resident, voiced her concerns about Joe Ciaschi's tentative plan to develop his land on E. Upland Road into cluster housing. When asked by Trustee Camp which specifically of her two points - 1) the proposed cluster concept -which-would'.require - a:zoning change.:or..`.2)-.-.the removal-of numerous trees - was of primary concern to her, she responded the first because she feared the renting of property to students. Mayor Anderson informed her that Mr. Ciaschi has no formal proposal before the Board at this time and further, that a zoning change would require a public hearing. Mr. Peter Sarkus, Carriage House Apartments co- owner, complained of the potential increase in traffic if Mr. Ciaschi is allowed to proceed with his plan for expansion. However, he said he was more concerned that the ingress and egress to the Carriage House Apartments from the Ciaschi property remain open to vehicular traffic. Mr. Kit Baker -Carr voiced the same concerns. Mrs. Grace Chamberlain questioned the status of lower Remington Road and was told by the Mayor that a meeting between himself and Tom Miller was scheduled for Monday,10 /24 for the purpose of discussing the engineering survey of that road. She was assured that notice of public hearing will be published in the newspaper. ' Mayor Anderson called the regular meeting to order at 8:10 p.m. Moved by Trustee Kira, seconded by Trustee Pimentel: VOTED to approve the minutes of a special meeting held September 13 and a regular meeting held September 19, 1988 as previously furnished Trustees in photo- copy form. Unanimously passed. rom •. MINUTES of a Regular Meeting - 10/17/88 Trustees Camp, Fleming, Kira, Pimentel, Searle and Wheeler voted yes. Moved by Trustee Fleming, seconded by Trustee Pimentel: VOTED to approve the Abstract of Audited Vouchers dated 10/17/88 in the following amounts: General Fund - $21,379.50; Sewer Fund - $18,296.60. Unanimously passed. Trustees Camp, Fleming, Kira, Pimentel, Searle and Wheeler voted yes. Mayor Anderson reported as follows: - Letter from Margaret Nichols of Family and Children's Service of Ithaca, asking if Marcham Hall could be open for a tour as part of their fundraising Historic Tour on November 6, The Board gave permission and Trustee Searle will : :-co0veythis:td:Ms':'..Nlchols. - Letter from Louise Boyle, Village Historian, asking permission on behalf of Ms: Wilson and M/M How to pay for and have installed a placque commemorating the flagstone walk on Oak Hill Place which had originally been built by Jared Newman using stones from his own quarry when he developed this area of the Heights in the early 1900's. The placque willbe placed "somewhere between the Wilson house and the road." The Board granted permission on the condition that it be installed flat to the surface soar not to interfere with the removal of snow or cause a hazard to pedestrians. Relative to her second point concerning existing stone markers onsome property lines and her suggestion that Village crews leave these markers in place while their historical significance is traced, there appeared to be some confusion as to.their location-and Miss= Bogleand Miss Wilson will be asked to identify same. - Letter from David Blanton concerning permission to conduct a business in his home. The matter will be taken up at a later time. - Letter from Elizabeth Mount re tentative schedule for building the Marcham Garden around the Village Hall and notice of her resignation from the Marcham Garden committee. - Renewal of Public Officials Liability Insurance with twooptions: 1) $1,000,000 limit of liability with a deductible of $2,500 for a annual premium of $4,000; 2) $1,000,000 limit of liability with a deductible of $5,000 for a annual premium of $3,500. Trustees questioned the availability of other options and Sprague /McCarty will be contacted for this information. - Memo from the County's Solid Waste Division re their resolution stating that due to the limited space at the landfill, Fall 1988 and Spring 1989 clean -up days bythe County's municipalities will have to be cancelled until such time as a new landfill will be in operation. The Mayor stated that he was told that the Village may continue with its present policy regarding this matter since the Village has no such designated days. ' - Request from Michael Timmons of 126 Sunset Drive for Board permission to retain the stone curb which he recently installed, without permit, within the Village right -of -way. The matter will be taken up at a later time. - Re the letter from Mr. Paul Kintner in which he questions whose responsibility it is for trimming the trees abutting his property in Village right -or -way, r� e MINUTES of Regular Meeting - 10/17/88 Trustee-'Pimentel agreed to answer -Mr. Kintner. ® - Letter from Curtis Tarr suggesting the addition of two stop signs on Hanshaw Road - one for northbound traffic and one for southbound - at the five - street intersection in the vicinity of the C.H. Elementary School. A response to him from the Mayor will indicate that the Board is presently examining various ways of dealing with existing traffic problems throughout the Village. - Re the letter from Deane Malott in which he calls attention to the "deplorable" condition of the sidewalk on Oak Hill Raod, the Mayor advised the Board that the sidewalk has been repaired. - Letter fromMrs. Grace Chamberlain concerning the matter she raised earlier in the meeting, in which she asks that she be given adequate notice by the Village office (aside from published notice) before final discussion relative to the opening of lower Remington Road. - Note from Carl Norberg, Chairman ZBA, concerning a question which was raised at a recent ZBA hearing relating to a height variance. Discussion of the matter reinforced the Board's position that the entire Zoning Ordinance should be reviewed, perhaps with the assistance of the Tompkins County Planning Dept. Trustees were asked for input which in turn will be given to the Attorney who will draft the language. - Rd Sun Downs Farm DEIS, a public hearing is scheduled for November 1, 1988 7:30 p.m. in the Village of Lansing, comments to be received until November 14. - Re the guidelines presented by the standing committee on surface water, Trustee Camp asked for comments, in writing, before the next Board meeting. - The Mayor.reviewed his calculations re sq. footage relative to the Community Corners. After some discussion, it was the consensus of the Board that approval not be granted for Mr. Ciaschi's proposal submitted August 15 for further expansion of the Community Corners. Mayor Anderson will so inform Mr. Ciaschi. - After reviewing the water consumption figures from the municipalities, per his request, Mayor Anderson recommended allotting"the numbers of sewer units as agreed upon at the meeting of 9/13/88. The Board was in agreement and the Mayor will write accordingly. - Report from Trustee Wheeler re recommendations of the committee (Trustees Fleming, Kira and himself concerning the proposed job description for Village Treasurer. He invited comments from other Trustees before the next meeting. - Reminder to Trustees of the informal meeting scheduled for Wednesday, October 19, 4 p.m. todiscuss the sewer contract with OBG officials and arTo.Blanton & Timmons matters. Trustee Searle, reporting on CHCA activities, mentioned that the picnic was a success with 225 people attending. She suggested inviting Mary Grainger to the November meeting to speak about youth matters. The Mayor will write to her. There was some discussion concerning the Village's contribution of $1000 to the Northeast Senior Citizens which had been channeled through the CHCA and the continuation of this funding. Trustee Searle was asked to provide input as to how and if the program is growing and developing and whether Village residents 0 MINUTES of Regular Meeting - 10/17/88 participate. The Attorney reported briefly on the lawsuit brought against the Village by. Wheeler Development and distributed copies of her answer to the plaintiff's complaint. (Trustee Wheeler did not accept a copy). On the matter of the Wilcox request for use of the Village -owned portion of Tyler Drive, Attorney Oesterle.suggested that the Board consider giving him,*;': the land and eliminate the concern of liability. This will be taken up at a later time. Police Chief Wall submitted his statistical report and placed it on file. Chief Wall reported that numerous noise complaints have been filed by Police and Village residents concerning Sigma Chi Fraternity and he has handled the problem by writing to the International office in Evanston, Illinois. Further, he will meet with house personnel on November 2. The Chief asked for and received permission to conduct a Holloween Safety Program at both Northeast and Cayuga Hieghts Elementary Schools. Officer Salino's resignation was accepted by the Board. Chief Wall requested an Executive Session at the end of the meeting. Trustee Fleming left the meeting at 10:10 p.m. Engineer Rogers presented his written report which is on file in the Village Office. Motion by Trustee Pimentel, seconded by Trustee Kira: RESOLUTION 3953 - APPROVE PAYMENT OF OBG OPERATIONS, INC. VOTED to approve payment of $2,869.75 to OBG Operations, Inc. for the special treatment for Borg - Warner. This cost will be passed on to Borg - Warner. Unanimously passed. Trustee Fleming, Kira, Pimentel, Searle and Wheeler voted yes. Engineer Rogers reported that the Village -owned property at 825 Hanshaw Road is ready for occupancy. It was determined that the property would be used as a dormitory for firefighters and Fire Chief Miller is permitted to draw up a set of guidelines for use in selecting occupants and he will present same to the Board for approval. There was general discussion of sewer plant matters. Moved by Trustee Camp, second by Trustee Searle: RESOLUTION 3954 - APPROVE REFUND , VOTED to approve a refund for overpayment of water bill to: Dorthy Mermin, 315 The Parkway, for $48.62. Unanimously passed. Trustees Fleming, Kira, Pimentel, Searle and Wheeler voted yes. m0 m MINUTES of Regular Meeting - 10/17/88 Moved by Trustee Kira, second by Trustee Searle: ® RESOLUTION 3955 - RETURN OF TAX WARRANT TO VILLAGE BOARD AND AUTHORIZE TRANSFER - ® TO TOMPKINS COUNTY FOR RELEVY VOTED resolved that the Tax Collector has returned the 1988 Tax Warrant and Account of Uncollected Taxes to the Board of Trustees as required by Real Property Tax Law. The Trustees have certified the list of unpaid taxes as presented by the Certificate of the Tax collector showing a balance of $4,286.27 including 9 percentum of the amount of principal and interest. The Trustees returned the Account of Unpaid Taxes to the Tax Collector and authorized transfer to Tompkins County of the Account and Certification of delinquent taxes as provided in Section 1436 of the REal Property Tax Law in the amount of $4,286.27 for collection by the County under the terms of the County of Tompkins Local.Law No. 7 of 1981. Unanimously passed. Trustees Fleming,Kira, Pimentel, Searle and Wheeler voted yes. Moved byTrustee Camp, seconded by Trustee Pimentel: RESOLUTION 3956 - ENTER EXECUTIVE SESSION VOTED to enter Executive Session at 10:50 p.m.to.discuss a Police Department personnel matter. Unanimously passed. Trustees Fleming, Kira, Pimentel, Searle and Wheeler voted yes. Discussion ensued concerning the vacancy in the Police Department created by the resignation of Officer Scott Salino. Moved by Trustee Camp, second by Trustee Pimentel: RESOLUTION 3957 - APPOINT ROBERT D. DAY TO FILL VACANCY VOTED to appoint Robert D. Day to fill the vacancy left by Officer Scott Salino who resigned effective 10/15/88. The appointment of Robert Day will be effective November 27, 1988 at the established salary of $26,065. Also, that Robert Day will stay on the Police Compensation Guide at the 10 year level for a period of 5 years at which time he will elevate to the 15 year level. This appointment is subject to written authorization from the Tompkins County Personnel Department. Unanimously passed. Trustees Fleming, Kira, Pimentel, Searle and Wheeler voted yes. Motion by Trustee Wheeler, second byTrustee Searle: ' RESOLUTION 3958 - APPOINT SCOTT SALINO AS PART -TIME OFFICER VOTED to appoint Scott A. Salino to fill the part -time vacancy left by Robert D. Day who will transfer from part -time to full -time position. This appointment will be subject to written approval from Chief Harlin R. Mc Ewen of the Ithaca Police Department. Unanimously passed. 00 MINUTES of Regular Meeting - 10/17/88 Trustees Fleming, Kira, Pimentel, Searle and Wheeler voted yes. Adjournment to regular meeting 11:15 p.m. /1 Adjournment 11:16 p.m. �A Anne Krohto Clerk MINUTES of a Regular Meeting 11121188 Minutes of a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cayuga Heights held November 21, 1988 at 7:30 p.m. in the Village Hall. PRESENT: Mayor Anderson, Trustees Camp, Fleming, Kira, Pimentel, Searle, Wheeler; Attorney Oesterle; Engineer /ZO Rogers; Police Chief Wall; Fire Chief Miller. OTHERS: Raymond Van Houtte, James Burns, A. Egner, Mary Grainger, Randall Hatcher, Steve Shiffrin, John Dennis, Leslie Trotter, 40 -50 Villagers. Raymond Van Houtte, President of T.C.T.C., appealed to the Board to reconsider his request for approval to expand the branch at the Community Corners. The Board reiterated the position it took at the July 11 and August 15 meetings- - that the issue had to be settled between the landowner and the Bank. Mary Grainger presented a report on the Youth Commission activities and also an update on the City /Town /County funding and planning process. She stated that Village residents would like to see more local youth /family programming and asked that a portion of the $3000 (State funding which historically is turned over to the Town) plus matching Village dollars be retained for that purpose. She said that applications are due by November 28 and urged immediate Board action. Mrs. Grainger- announced her resignation from the Youth Board having served two three -year terms, stating that she and Trustee Searle will put forth an effort to find a replacement. Mr. Randall Hatcher presented several alternate proposals to build apartment .4 houses on the vacant lot at the corner of Kline and Wyckoff Roads (Multiple Housing District). Numerous residents of that area voiced concerns relating to increases in density, traffic, noise, and emphasized the change in character of the neighborhood which will occur if Mr. Hatcher is allowed to move ahead with his plan. The Engineer was asked to examine Mr. Hatcher's plans to determine if the proposed dimensions will fit on the lot, and further, to encourage him to consider building a duplex structure. Mr. Steve Shiffrin of 102 Highgate Rd. spoke before the Board relative to the proposed.Savage Farm development (no formal proposal has been submitted to the Board, as yet) suggesting that if Cornell changed their plan to single family dwellings, there would be no need for a zoning change of the parcel. He said he had explored the feasibility of available state funds for municipal purchase of open land for park /recreational purposes. He spoke of a need for an Environmental Impact Statement and submitted related documents for Board perusal. He advised the Board to seek legal advice regarding its options in this matter. John , Dennis of 217 Highgate Road speaking on the same issue, addressed his comments to naturalvegetation and wetland areas which would be affected in parts of the Farm which would be developed. Mr. Leslie Trotter of 161 Highgate Road presented a petition signed by 135 Village residents and directed his comments mainly to traffic impact and urged the Board to seek the best possible advice and to involve Villagers in the decision - making process. Mayor Anderson assured those present that Villagers will be given opportunity to become involved once Cornell submits a proposal.