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Home My WebLink AboutPublic Hearing/Reg Mtg. Minutes 6/21/1993VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS BOARD OF TRUSTEES Minutes of a Public Hearing of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cayuga ap Heights duly published and posted, held June 21, 1993 at 7e.25:PM to consider ® the proposed Local Law #2 of 1993- Sign Ordinance - amending and superseding Local Law No. 2 of 1987. PRESENT: Mayor Anderson; Trustees Collyer, Geldenhuys; Treasurer Silber; Supt. of P.W. Supt. Leonhardt. ABSENT: Trustee Pimentel. OTHERS: Kay Newman. 1 Fleming, Janis, Kira, Perry; Attorney Rogers; Police Chief Wall; Fire Mayor Anderson opened the Public Hearing citing the section in the Sign Ordinance where clarification of the language is required. There were no comments and the Hearing was declared closed. Minutes of a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cayuga Heights held June 21, 1993 immediately following the Public Hearing. PRESENT: As above ABSENT: As above Mayor'Anderson.called the meeting to order. Motion by Trustee Collyer, seconded by Trustee Fleming: VOTED to approve the minutes of a Public Hearing held May 12, a regular meeting held May 17 and special meeting held May 28 with a correction noting that Mayor Anderson was absent from the May 28th meeting. Trustees Collyer, Fleming, Janis, Kira,•Perry voted YES. * ** Mayor Anderson reported on the following: - Letter from Dr. Stehman of C.U. re continuance of raccoon vaccination project. The Board granted her permission to use Village properties for this purpose. - Bolton Point is considering adding a storage tank on East Hill and VCH share of cost will be $39,339. - Letter from Robert Nicholas, Airport Mgr., requesting additional sewer capacity at the Airport, which will enable them to rent the empty building which at present has no sewer rights. Trustees expressed a need for more information relative to the number of units they wish and whether additional permits should be allocated through the Village of Lansing, Cornell Research Park or from a specific alloca- tion for the Airport. The Mayor will investigate. - Agreement with HOLT&C is ready to be signed (Res. 4477 - 5/17/93 Minutes) - Letter from Steven Gayle offering his services for an independent professional review of the traffic impact of DEIS relative to the Kendal development. Motion by Trustee Fleming, seconded by Trustee Kira: RESOLUTION 4485 - HIRE GAYLE FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH KENDAL DEVELOPMENT VOTED to authorize the hiring of Steven Gayle for an independent review of the traffic impact analysis portion of the DEIS prepared for the Kendal Development on N. Triphammer Road, at a cost not to exceed $500. Trustees Collyer, Fleming, Janis, Kira, Perry voted YES. - Letters from Yorum Szekely and Verne Rockcastle, Village residents, adamantly pro- testing the 1993 -94 Village Tax Rate increase - prompting Board discussion which focused primarily on a need for drastic cutbacks in next year's budget and a pledge 9 Minutes of Regular Mr'Ling - 4121193 2 to begin the 1994 -95 budget process in the Fall of 1993 in an effort to accomplish this goal. The Treasurer was instructed to gather information in connection with what surrounding municipalities are doing to keep their costs down. There was discussion as to whether property owners on Remington Road were given ample time to consider the two options available to them relative to payment of their apportionment of Remington Road Improvement coats - to wits amortize over a 10 -year period or make a lump sum payment. Motion by Trustee Fleming, seconded by Trustee Kira: RESOLUTION 4486 - OFFER OPTION TO REMINGTON ROAD PROPERTY OWNERS FOR PAYMENT OF REMINGTON ROAD IMPROVEMENT COST VOTED to authorize the Mayor to write to Remington Road,property owners informing them of the options available for payment of their apportionment of Remington Road Improvement cost as listed on their 1993 -94 Village Tax Bill for which payment is due between June 1 and July 1, inclusive; and to authorize a refund to those wishing to pay in one lump sum rather than to amortize over 10 years. Further, the letter is to state that this option does not include payment for installation of sewer and water laterals. Trustees Collyer, Fleming, Janis, Kira, Perry voted YES. •fi* Trustee Collyer left the meeting at 9:30 PH There was no monthly report from the -CHCA. Fire Supt. Lconhardt presented his monthly report which has been placed on file. Attorney Geldenhuys reported that the Town of Ithaca /Lucente Stipulation has been signed and filed. Relative Lo the Kendal Application, the Attorney reviewed time • frames and spoke of a necessity for an extension. She will write to Kendal to ask for an additional 30 days. There was some discussion regarding the 75 -foot strip along N. Triphammer Road to be conveyed to the Village but maintained by Kendal. Potential uses for this strip would be a recreational walkway and possible future widening of the Road. The Attorney_,stated it would make sense for the Village to own the strip and grant Kendal an easement with restrictions- this is agreeable to Kendal. Treasurer Silber distributed copies of the Abstract of Warrants. Motion by Trustee Janis, seconded by Trustee Fleming: VOTED to approve the Abstract of Warrants dated 6/21/93 in the following amounts: General'Fund - $42,809.43; Sewer Fund - $17,999.75; Capital Fund - $493.19. Trustees Fleming, Janis, Kira, Perry voted YES. Police Chief Wall presented his monthly statistical report and placed it on file. Supt. of P.W. Rogers presented his written report which is on file in the Village Office. Motion by Trustee Kira, seconded by Trustee Fleming: RESOLUTION 4487 - AUTHORIZATION TO PARTICIPATE IN COOPERATIVE PURCHASING OF HIGHWAY SERVICES WITH TOMPKINS COUNTY . WHEREAS, the Office of the State Comptroller has ruled that counties may no longer extend their bids for public work (services) to political subdivisions, and WHEREAS, General Municipal Law Section 119 -0 provides for municipalities entering into cooperative purchasing agreements to jointly bid needed services, and WHEREAS, General Municipal Law, Article 5 -G, Section 119 -0 states that "any agree- ment entered into hereunder shall be approved by each participating municipal corporation or district.-by a majority vote of its governing body," now therefore 0 Minutes of Regular Meeting - 6/21/93 -'�3 be it RESOLVED, that the Village of Cayuga Heights be hereby authorized to participate with Tompkins County in the cooperative purchasing of the following services: Calcium Chloride Solution, Recycling of Bituminous Materials, Installation of Subsurface Drainage, Installation of Guiderail, Liquid Bituminous Materials, Migrosurfacing, Vegetation Control, Traffic Line Painting. Trustees,.. Fleming, Janis, Kira, Perry voted YES. a * ** Motion by Trustee Fleming, seconded by Trustee Kira: RESOLUTION 4488 - ACCEPT BID FROM SENECA SUPPLY FOR SPREADER VOTED to accept the lowest and only bid for a 10 -foot Stainless Steel Spreader with deletion of the $200 inverted vee from Seneca Supply in the amount of $7;323 and to transfer $3300 from DPW Reserve Account to Snow Removal Equipment toward the cost of same. Trustees Fleming, Janis, Kira, Perry voted YES. Supt. of P.W. Rogers will notify the bidder that the Village does not accept his bid for Truck and Chassis at this time. Motion by Trustee Fleming, seconded by Trustee Kira: RESOLUTION 4489 - HIRE PART -TIME CIVIL ENGINEER VOTED to hire part -time Civil Engineer student, Craig Stewart, to::work on Village infiltration and his salary is not to exceed $3000 for the Summer. Trustees Fleming, Janis, Kira, Perry voted YES. Motion by Trustee Perry, seconded by Trustee Kira: RESOLUTION 4490 - APPROVE REFUNDS VOTED-to approve refunds as follows: Oberly - reduce one sewer and one water unit as listed on his Village tax bill - $89.50; Stanton - reimburse Remington Road Improvementccharge:.as listed, in error, on his tax bill - $1250; Cranz - reimburse Remington Road Improvement charge as listed, in error, on his tax bill - $767.50. Trustees Fleming, Janis, Kira, Perry voted YES. Motion by Trustee Fleming, seconded by Trustee Kira: RESOLUTION 4491 - ADOPT LOCAL LAW NO. 2 OF 1993 - "SIGN ORDINANCE ". VOTED to adopt Local Law No. 2 of 1993 - !'Sign Ordinance" - which amends and supersedes Local Law No. 2 of 1987. Trustees Fleming, Janis, Kira, Perry voted YES. Meeting adj9urned at 11:00 PM A hto� Clerk