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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSpec Mtg. Minutes 8/8/199131 VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS BOARD OF TRUSTEES Minutes of a Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cayuga ®Heights held August 7, 1991 at 4 PM in the Village Hall. PRESENT: Mayor Anderson; Trustees Fleming, Pimentel, Searle, Wheeler; Attorney Sovocool; Treasurer Silber. ABSENT: Trustees Collyer and Perry; Attorney Oesterle. Mayor /Anderson called the meeting to order at 4 PM. Its purpose was to review new engineering plans with David Herrick of T.G. Miller relative to Remington Road. Treasurer Silber discussed the information he received from the NYS Retirement System regarding the Retirement Incentive Program which must be enacted before August 16. The Treasurer reported that the estimated cost to the Village over the next five years will be $70,000+ for three eligible employees. Motion by Trustee Wheeler, seconded by Trustee Fleming: RESOLUTION 4281 - REJECT RETIREMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM VOTED not to provide special retirement incentive benefits to eligible employees per Chapter 178 of the Laws of 1991 effective June 17, 1991. Trustees Fteming,1110 Pimentel, Searle, Wheeler voted YES. * ** Motion by Trustee Pimentel, seconded by Trustee Fleming: + RESOLUTION 4282 - AUTHORIZE TREASURER TO OBTAIN BAN VOTED to authorize Treasurer Silber to obtain a BAN in the amount of $300,000 for payment of the new fire truck, with Tompkins County Trust Company, at a rate not to exceed 6% and to run to December 22, 1991. Trustees Fleming, Pimentel, Searle and Wheeler voted YES'. * ** The Treasurer asked the Board to consider offering to Village employees a tax deferred compensation plan. He will get pertinent information to Trustees as well as employees. The Mayor named Mark Kaplan, Cayuga Heights resident, as one of the four Town appointees to the Joint Youth Commission. When it was realized that David Herrick would not be present, a meeting.was tenta- tively set for the following day at 4 PM. The Mayor will contact Mr. Herrick. Meeting adjourned at 4:45 PM Anne Krohtb Clerk Minutes of a Special Meeting of the Village of Cayuga Heights Board of Trustees held August 8, 1991 at 4 PM in the Village Hall. PRESENT; Mayor Anderson; Trustees Fleming, Pimentel; Searle, Wheeler; Attorney Sovocool; David Herrick and Kim Jacobs. ABSENT: Trustees Collyer and Perry. ' Herrick and Jacobs presented the working drawings on Remington Road incorporating the suggestions for reducing the impact on trees and slopes on the east side of the roadway. Generic easements for drainage structures and grading are 'still needed. A specific easement for about 150 feet of grade work on the east bank on property beyond the right -of -way will be needed on the lot referred to as Rogers #I. aS2 Pimentel made a motion, seconded by Fleming - that the Village of Cayuga Heights and their agent, T.G. Miller, Inc., be authorized to issue bid documents for the Remington Road improvement project. The suggested dates are as follows: Bidding publication - August 12 Bid opening - September 10 Pre -bid conference - August 26 at 1 PM in the Village Hall. The Village Clerk is authorized to put out the bid in the Ithaca Journal, the desig- nated official newspaper. The motion was approved by unanimous vote of the four trustees attending the meeting. Engineering estimates for the various sections of improvements are summarized as follows: Utilities $113,680 Street Imp. 209,600 w /gutters 25,000 additional Drainage Imp. Gabion option 199,920 Cast -in -place concrete option 309,900 Attorney Sovocool was asked to press for the deed to the portion of the roadway owned by the Town of Ithaca so thatit has become VCH property before the bid opening date. The VCH cannot authorize work on roadway it does not own. The Board authorized an additional fee of $1200 for the engineering drawings prepared to meet trustees' requests for changes in roadway specifications relative to shoulder width, guttering, preservation of trees, and minimum impact on the east slope. The meeting was adjourned at 4:45 PM Ronald E•. Anderson, Mayor Acting Secretary Minutes of a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cayuga Heights held August 19, 1991 at 7:30 p.m..in the Village Hall. PRESENT: Mayor Anderson; Trustees Collyer, Fleming, Perry, Pimentel, Searle, Wheeler; Attorney Oesterle; Supt. of P.W. Rogers; Fire Chief Miller. ABSENT: Treasurer Silber, Police Chief Wall. OTHERS PRESENT: Joe Ciaschi, Peter Oliver, Dooley Kiefer, Bill Camp, Kay Newman. Mayor Anderson called the meeting to order and opened it to privilege of the floor. Architect for Joe Ciaschi, Peter Oliver, presented plans for renovation of the pre- viously- occupied Carls Drug building for conversion to office space. Essentially, the only changes requested were the removal and rebuilding of overhangs and addi- tion of doors and windows. There will be no change to building footprint. After discussion, the Board agreed to act later in the meeting and Messrs. Ciaschi and Oliver withdrew. Dooley Kiefer expressed her thanks to the Board for appointing her to the Environ- mental Management Council and asked if there were any particular items it wished her to focus on. The Mayor, in return, thanked her for her willingness to 'serve and Trustee Pimentel suggested 1) that as future construction in the northeast area occurs, she try to encourage the inclusion of additional plantings and landscaping in an effort to reduce the rate of water flow from that location into the Village of Cayuga Heights and 2) encouragement of control of lawn pesticides. Trustee Wheeler requested that annual reports be sent to the Board and suggested she request to serve on a committee dealing with solid waste. Mrs. Kiefer withdrew.