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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublic Hearing/Reg Mtg. Minutes 11/20/19891-t q MINUTES of a Special Meeting - 11/6/89 VOTED to adjourn to special meeting at 9:35 p.m. Unanimously passed. Trustee Camp, Fleming, Searle, Weiss and Wheeler voting yes. Trustee Wheeler left the meeting at 9:35 p.m. Villagers Newman, McCarthy, Mutkoski, Mr. /Mrs. Shepherd returned to the meeting. Motion byTrustee Camp', seconded byTrustee Weiss: RESOLUTION 4089 - INSTRUCT VILLAGE ATTORNEY TO PREPARE PROPOSED RESOLUTION FOR ABANDONMENT OF REMINGTON ROAD VOTED to instruct the Village Attorney to prepare a proposed resolution for aban- donment of that portion of Remington Road owned by the Village of Cayuga Heights for discussion at the next public meeting of the Board of Trustees and a public hearing thereafter. Trustees Camp, Fleming, Searle, Weiss voted YES. Msa Brief discussion followed between the Board and Villagers present. Trustee Searle proposed that a special edition of the VILLAGE VOICES be mailed in early December to inform residents about agenda items of concern to the Village, i.e., Remington Road, Savage Farm, Fire Truck Update, increased cost for waste and sludge disposal, Village representation to County Committees, etc. The Board will consider this. Meeting adjourned 10:00 p.m. A o Clerk MINUTES of a Public Hearing - 11/20/89 Minutes of a public hearing of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cayuga Heights held November 20, 1989 in the Village Hall to consider. proposed Local Law Nol 1 of 1989 - Amendment to Zoning Ordinance. PRESENT: Mayor Anderson; Trustees Camp, Fleming, Pimentel, Searle, Weiss, Wheeler; Attorney Oesterle; Treasurer silber; Supt. of Public Works Rogers; Police Chief Wall; Fire Chief Millier. OTHERS: Jim Napoleon, John Majeroni, Mr. /Mrs. Shepherd, Dr. /Mrs. Humphrey, Jon Humphrey, Dooley Kiefer, Kay Newman, Midge Wilson, Patty Mutkoski, Marian Kira, Tom McCarthy, Mr. /Mrs. Oscar Rothaus. Mayor Anderson read Section 7.a. of the Zoning Ordinance and noted the proposed change in wording to read as follows: "Size of Lots. Lot sizes in all districts shall be as follows:..." There was some discussion and the public hearing was declared closed at 7:25 p.m. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - - -- Mayor Anderson announced that Barbara Eckstrom who was scheduled to appear was not able to make the meeting. Minutes of a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cayuga If7o MINUTES of a Regular Meeting - 11/20/89 Heights held November 20, 1989 in the Village Hall. PRESENT: As noted above. OTHERS: As noted above. Mayor Anderson called the regular meeting to order at 7:35 p.m. and introduced Jim Napoleon who gave an account of his traffic survey relative to the Savage Farm development proposal. Points he raised relative to the proposed plan: 1/ where the roadways are to be sectioned off from one another, there should be emergency vehicle access, i.e. some barrier such as low brush, breakable posts, etc, that could be crossed without too much difficulty; 2/ the proposed driveway entrance at the Citizens' Savings Bank presented a hazardous situation because of poor driver visibility and should be relocated away from the curve. He commented that there would be no significant difference in traffic impact between a development of 129 houses (proposed) and 100 houses. He noted that to make the section of N. Triphammer from Winthrop Drive one way northbound, as was suggested in a letter from Trustee wheeler to Trustees, would be a drastic move and questioned its legal- ity. It was noted that Remington Road might possibly be reopened and in such case, could contribute another outlet. Mr. Napoleon was asked to appear at the December Board meeting with information regarding traffic impact using 129 houses, 90 houses, and 0 houses and also to factor into this, the impact resulting from the anticipated 1500 residential units to be developed in the Village of Lansing and Town of Lansing. In the meantime, Mr. Napoleon will be provided with the latest traffic count for N. Triphammer Road. Discussion concerning the parking problem on Oak Hill Road and responses from resi- , dents to the Mayor's recent letter relative to a no parking restriction from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., plus input from residents present, resulted in Board decision to instruct the Mayor to write once again to residents on Oak Hill Raod and Place to inform them of the board's proposal to ban parking on both roads between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m., Monday through Friday. Motion by Trustee Pimentel, seconded by Trustee Fleming: VOTED to approve the minutes of a regular meeting of October 16, 1989 as previously furnished Trustees in copy form subject to a correction by the Treasurer on page 2; Resolution 4079 should read "Account number" 2665. Unanimously passed. Trustees Camp, Fleming, Pimentel, Searle, Weiss and Wheeler voting yes. Motion byTrustee Fleming, seconded byTrustee Searle: VOTED to approve the minutes of a special meeting of November 6, 1989 as previously furnished Trustees in copy form. Unanimously passed. Trustees Camp, Fleming, Pimentel, Searle, Weiss and Wheeler voting yes. Motion by Trustee Pimentel, seconded by Trustee Fleming: VOTED to approve the List of Audited Vouchers dated 11/20/89 in the following amounts: General Fund - $85,236.02; Sewer Fund - $26,735.97; Capital Fund - $181.53 Unanimously passed. Trustees Camp, Fleming, Pimentel, Searle, Weiss and Wheeler voting yes. MINUTES of a Regular Meeting - 11/20/89 Moved by Trustee Wheeler, seconded by Trustee Camp: RESOLUTION 4090 - AUTHORIZE TREASURER TO USE OPTION C FOR RETIREMENT PAYMENT VOTED to authorize the Treasurer to use option C for the Retirement System contribu- tion for the fiscal years ending 1988,1989,1990 in the following amounts: Employees' Retirement - $29,960 and Police and Fire Retirement $23,276, actual amounts budgeted. Unanimously passed. Trustees Camp, Fleming, Pimentel, Searle, Weiss and Wheeler voting yes. Mayor Anderson reported as follows: - NYTel rate proposals - hearings scheduled for November 21 through December 7. - NYS Office of Parks re addition to the State and National Registers of Cornell Heights Historic District. Zoning Officer Rogers was asked to acquire such a list to determine if it includes properties within Village boundaries. - Town of Ithaca Comprehensive Planning Program - draft of Executive Summary REport for review and comment by the Board - available in Clerk's office. - Letter from Mary Call /Stuart Stein and copy of resolution establishing an Advisory Board on Affordable Housing - asking the board to recommend persons interested in serving. - Revised Northeast Transit Contract (Draft #4) - Mayor Anderson recommended signing the contract with this small change. - Letter from Mary Call with attached resolution rstablishing a fee per container method for allocating solid waste disposal costs and amending previous resolution. - DEC - public hearings on landfill 0 December 13 and 14. - Trustee Wheeler's proposal to make N. Triphammer Road one -way northbound from Winthrop to Village line. Board may consider this option. - Youth SErvices - Board agreement to continue to turn over Village's funds to Town of Ithaca. There was no CHCA report for November. Fire Chief Millier presented his written report which is on file. Treasurer Silber reviewed the Budget Status Report for October, noting some changes to certain line items. Motion by Trustee Camp, seconded byTrustee Fleming: RESOLUTION 4091 - AUTHORIZE TREASURER TO MAKE NECESSARY CHANGES IN CERTAIN LINE ITEM ACCOUNTS VOTED to authorize Treasurer Silber to rename account numbers as specified, changing .4's to.5's so that they will be in the right category. Unanimously passed. Trustees Camp, Fleming, Pimentel, Searle, Weiss and Wheeler voting yes. Treasurer Silber reported that the $4900 received from Tompkins County Trust. Company for unredeemed bonds and regarded as abondoned property will be remitted, together with a required report, to the State Comptroller before March 10, 1990. Treasurer Silber reported on the two quotes he received from Sprague McCarty re Public Officials Liability insurance and recommended the one from National Casualty. / 7'� MINUTES of Regualr Meeting - 11/20/89 Motion by Trustee Pimentel, seconded by Trustee Camp: RESOLUTION 4092 - RENEW PUBLIC OFFICIALS LIABILITY INSURANCE WITH NATIONAL CASUALTY VOTED to renew the Public Officials Liability Insurance for one year with National Casualty at a cost of $1960 for 1 million dollars of liability ans $2500 deductible. Unanimously passed. Trustees Camp, Fleming, Pimentel, Searle, Weiss and Wheeler voting yes. Moved by Trustee Camp,seconded by Trustee Searle: RESOLUTION 4093 - RENEW BAN #1 OF 1987 voted to renew ban 31 of 1987 for one year in the amount of $50,000 for the con struction of sidewalks in the Village of Cayuga Heights at 7.5% rate of interest. Unanimously passed. Trustees Camp, Fleming, Pimentel, Searle, Weiss and Wheeler voting yes. Motion by Trustee Camp, seconded by Trustee Pimentel: RESOLUTION 4094 - AUTHORIZE TREASURER TO PURCHASE BAN # 1 OF 1989 VOTED to authorize the Treasurer to purchase BAN #1 of 1989 for one year in the amount of $95,000 for the construction of sidewalks in the Village of Cayuga Heights at an interest rate of 7.5 %. Unanimously passed. Trustees Camp,.Fleming, Pimentel, Searle, Weiss and Wheeler voting yes. * .R* Police Chief Wall presented his monthly statistical report which is on file. Chief Wall spoke of a need for availability of emergency power in the Village Hall. Motion by Trustee Wheeler, seconded by Trustee Camp: RESOLUTION 4095 - AUTHORIZE POLICE CHIEF TO ARRANGE FOR EMERGENCY POWER VOTED to authorize Chief Wall to hire an electrician to wire the village Hall for emergency power. Unanimously passed. Trustees Camp, Fleming, Pimentel, Searle, Weiss and Wheeler voting yes. Supt. of Public Works Rogers presented his written report which is on file. Moved by Trustee Camp, seconded by Trustee Searle: RESOLUTION 4096 - AUTHORIZE INCREASE IN PAY FOR COOPER VOTED to authorize an hourly increase in salary, retroactive to November 1, from $4.25 to $5.00 for Albert Cooper, who was appointed as full -time laborer, effective November 1, 1989. Unanimously passed. 173 MINUTES of a Regular Meeting - 11/20/89 Trustees Camp, Fleming,Pimentel, Searle, Weiss and Wheeler voting yes. There was some discussion regarding the Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for the Savage Farm Development prepared by Jack Little and action was taken as follows: Moved by Trustee Pimentel, seconded byTrustee Camp: RESOLUTION 4097 - ACCEPT PRELIMINARY FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT VOTED to accept the Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement prepared by Jack Little and agree also to allow for its perusal and photocopy in the Village Office by whomever wishes to do so. Unanimously passed. Trustees Camp, Fleming, Pimentel, Searle, Weiss and Wheeler voting yes. 1.771 There was lengthy discussion of the proposed resolution regarding the abandonment of Remington Road as prepared by Attorney Oesterle (Resolution 4089) between Board members and Villagers present - including Jack Rogers, who, upon advice by the Attorney because he is a landowner, was allowed to remain and offer comments. Trustee Wheeler read a statement dated November 20, 1989 and signed by Trustee Pimentel and himself, a copy od which will be attached to the Official Minute Book. There were comments from Villagers present, both favoring and opposing the reopening of the road. It was agreed that an appraisal of the properties should be done and the Attorney will arrange for this. Moved by Trustee Searle, seconded byTrustee Pimentel: RESOLUTION 4098 - DEFER DISCUSSION RE ABANDONMENT OF REMINGTON ROAD VOTED to defer further discussion of the abandonment of Remington Road and schedule a special meeting for this purpose. Unanimously passed. Trustees Camp, Fleming, Pimentel, Searle, Weiss and Wheeler voting yes. Trustee Pimentel left the meeting at 11:40 p.m. Motion by Trustee Camp, seconded byTrustee Searle: RESOLUTION 4099 - ADOPT LOCAL LAW #1 OF 1989 - AMENDMENT TO ZONING ORDINANCE VOTED to adopt Local Law #1 of 1989 - Amendment to the Zoning Ordinance - Section 7.a. Size of Lots. Lot sizes in all districts shall be as follows: etc. Unanimously passed. Trustees Camp, Fleming, Pimentel, Searle, Weiss and Wheeler voting yes. Moved by Trustee Searle, seconded by Trustee Weiss: RESOLUTION 4100 - ENTER EXECUTIVE SESSION VOTED to enter Executive Session at 11:43 p.m. for the purpose of discussing /74 MINUTES of Regular Meeting - 11/20/89 matters dealing with personnel and litigation. Unanimously passed. Trustees Camp, Fleming, Pimen +.el, Searle, Weiss and Wheeler voting yes. Trustee Weiss left the meeting at 12:03 p.m. The Board reconvened into regular session at 12:05 p.m. Moved byTrustee Wheeler, seconded by Trustee Camp: RESOLUTION 4102 - GRANT RECOGNITION REQUEST TO CAYUGA HEIGHTS POLICE DEPT. WHEREAS, the police officers of the Village of Cayuga Heights have voted to form an employee organization and have further requested that the Board of Trustees for the Village of Cayuga Heights recognize the Cayuga Heights Police Benevolent Association as an exclusive bargaining agent for the officers of the Department in collective bargaining of their terms and conditions of employment and the adminis- tration of grievances, and WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees has investigated the status of this group of em- ployees and has determined that all full -time Sergeants and Patrol Officers of the Village of Cayuga Heights Police Department have a community of interest and could be included in the bargaining unit, WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees for the Village of Cayuga Heights has been informed that this request is unanimous amoung all full -time Sergeants and Patrol Officers of the Village of Cayuga Heights Police Department, and therefore represents a majority of the employees in the proposed bargaining unit, NOW THEREFORE, it is hereby resolved that The Village of Cayuga Heights determines that the Cayuga Heights Police Benevolent Association represents a majority of the employees in the following defined bar- gaining unit and hereby recognizes the Cayuga Heights Police Benevolent Associa- tion as the negotiating agent for all full -time employees of the Village of Cayuga Heights Police Department who are in the job titles of Sergeants and Patrol Officers. Excluded are all other employees of the Department and all part -time employees as well as those employees in a job title listed by the Public Employment Relations Board to be managerial or confidential employees under the Taylor Law. The job titles used above are for descriptive purposes only. Their use is neither an indication nor a guarantee that these titles will continue to be utilized by the Village of Cayuga Heights. Unanimously passed. Trustees Camp, Fleming, Pimentel, Searle, Weiss and Wheeler voting yes. The Attorney noted PERB rules establishing notice and publication requirements. The Mayor was instructed to write Mr. Mayo informing him of Board action. Moved by Trustee fleming, seconded byTrustee Camp: RESOLUTION 4103 - AUTHORIZE MAYOR TO HIRE CONSULTANT TO REPRESENT VILLAGE VOTED to authorize Mayor Anderson to hire a consultant to aid in negotiations with the Village of Cayuga Heights Police Department in collective bargaining J7S MINUTES of Regular Meeting - 11/20/89 of their terms and conditions of employment. Unanimously passed. Trustees Camp, Fleming, Pimentel, Searle, Weiss and Wheeler voting yes. A tentative special meeting was scheduled for December 4 - 7:00 p.m. for the purpose of discussing further the Remington Road issue. Meeting adjourned 12:15 p.m. av'� K Anne Kro to Clerk MINUTES of a Regular Meeting - 12/18/89 Minutes of a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cayuga Heights held December 18, 1989 at 7:30 p.m. in the Village Hall. PRESENT: Mayor Anderson; Trustees Camp, Fleming, Pimentel, Searle, Weiss, Wheeler, Attorney Oesterle; Treasurer Silber; Supt. of Public Works Rogers; Police Chief Wall; Fire Chief Millier. OTHERS: Jim Napoleon and Assistant, John Majeroni, M/M Shepherd, tom McCarthy, Kay Newman, Dooley Kiefer, M/M Rothaus, Attorney Holmberg. Mayor Anderson called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m., proceeding with the discus- sion regarding the Remington Road issue. The Mayor made reference to the two resolutions drafted by the Attorney - one for the abandonment and the other for the reopening of Remington Road. He referred alsoto his memo dated 12/14/89, giving his views on the subject. The Attorney stated she has given as much in the legal area as she can and that the Boare needs to discuss the points of each resolution to decide how to proceed. Trustee Weiss stated he would feel more comfortable if the Board would take the time to review the issues once again in an executive session. Moved byTrustee Weiss, seconded by Trustee Searle: RESOLUTION 4104 - ENTER EXECUTIVE SESSION VOTED to enter Executive Session at 7:45 p.m. to review the aspects of Remington Rd. reopening issue relating to possible litigation and to limit the time to thirty minutes. Trustee Camp, Fleming, Pimentel, Searle, Weiss voted YES. Trustee Wheeler OPPOSED. Motion byTrustee Pimentel, seconded byTrustee Wheeler: RESOLUTION 4105 - ADJOURN TO REGULAR MEETING VOTED to adjourn to regular meeting at 8:15 p.m. Unanimously passed. Trustees Camp, Fleming, Pimentel, Searle, Weiss and Wheeler voting yes. Moved byTrustee Pimentel, seconded by Trustee Wheeler: