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Home My WebLink AboutReg Mtg. Minutes 2/16/1998VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS 5 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Minutes of a regular meeting of the Board-of Trustees held February 16, 1998 at 7:30 PM in the Village Hall, I PRESENT: Mayor Anderson; Trustees Bisogni, Fleming, Kira, Kusse; Attorney Tyler; i Treasurer Silber; Supt, of.F.W..Cross; Police Chief Wall. ABSENT: Trustees Collyer, Meinhardt, Fire Supt. Day. OTHERS: William Evans, Kay Newman, IHS student, unknown gentleman. Mayor Anderson called the meeting to order at 7:30 PM opening it to privilege of the floor. A gentleman, not a Village resident, whose name was not discernible when he gave it, appeared before the Board to inquire about the Wilcox property off Tyler Road. He commented on its esthetic value, and expressed a desire to develop the property in a way that would be acceptable to the Board and would benefit the community while at the same time pay for itself. He was told that the property is zoned residential and that it is a filled site, not a natural one. It was the consensus that any form of commercial endeavor would not be acceptable to the Board. He departed from.the meeting. Moved by Trustee Kira, seconded by Trustee Fleming: VOTED to approve the minutes of a regular meeting held January 19, 1998 as previ- ously furnished Trustees in photocopy.form. Trustees Bisogni, Fleming, Kira, Kusse voted YES. Mayor Anderson reported on the following: ' - Letter from Sharon Petrillose of Pleasant Grove Road questioning Town /County taxes -Letter-from Mary Kovacs stating she is opposed to the installation of underground service lines on N. Triphammer Road. -Urged support of George Conneman to serve as consultant to SCLIWC. -Board approval for Walter Lynn to serve as Village rep to SCLIWC if he is willing to accept the position. - Completed application from Karen McDonald to serve on the County Youth Board. Motion by Trustee Fleming, seconded by Trustee Kira: RESOLUTION 4890 - APPOINT KAREN MACDONALD TO COUNTY YOUTH BOARD VOTED to instruct the Mayor to write to the Tompkins County Board of Reps requesting the.appointment of Karen MacDonald to serve as VCR representative to the Tompkins County Youth Board for a three -year term. Trustees Bisogni, Fleming, Kira, Kusse voted YES. * ** - Reminder to Board of several upcoming meetings: Public hearing on T.C. Agriculture and Farmland Protection Plan - 2117; NESTS - March 16, VCH; TCAD - 2/19 and 2/26; Workshop on Adult Entertainment Regulations - 2/26 at 7 PM at the Holiday Inn. Supt. of P.W. Cross submitted his report which has been placed on file. Regarding the request from Dr. Lim of 152 N. Sunset Drive for reimbursement in the amount of $500 for flooding damages to his property as a result of a water main break on 1/30/98, Supt. Cross reported he had submitted the claim to the Village's insurance carrier who has denied the claim based on the lack of prior written ` notice of defect. Supt. Cross has appealed the decision and is awaiting a response from the insurance carrier. Attorney Tyler concurred with Supt. Cross's view that the "notice of defect" was applicable to road and sidewalk defects which are readily discernible, not to an underground water main. Supt. Cross cited the upcoming Adult Entertainment Workshop (on regulations) as an example for the dire need to develop zoning regulations, likening it to the reasons r ^..tdinutes of regular meeting - 2/16/98 2 behind the Village's moratorium on cellular towers. He urged that at least one Trustee attend the workshop on February 26 in hopes that information gleaned from it will be helpful in developing zoning regulations for the Village. Attorney Tyler said he plans to attend. Willie Evans presented Fire Supt. Day's monthly report in the latter's absence. Mr. Evans noted that the next step in considering a feasible option for the new Fire House (among those presented by.Robert Mitchell at the January meeting) is .for the Board to arrive at a dollar.amount they feel the Village can afford for each option. Treasurer Silber was asked to provide figures relative to bonding and tax increases. It was agreed that the Board needs to discuss the matter at length but not necessarily.prior • to budget adoption. Treasurer Silber distributed financial and monthly reports. Relative to budget discussions, Treasurer Silber offered the Board the option of a working session before budget development or after he submits the tentative budget the last week in March. He said it might be a good idea to incorporate the Fire Station issue in the budget after receiving the tentative budget next month. Regarding the proposed health insurance plan to replace BC /BS Plan, the Treasurer will meet with the PBA to discuss the matter. The Treasurer spoke briefly about the lack of a Village policy concerning Workers' Compensation coverage shortfall from regular salary. He will investigate to see if other municipalities are paying full wages to an employee out on Workers' Compensation. Motion by Trustee Fleming, seconded by Trustee Bisogni: RESOLUTION 4891 - APPROVE TRANSFERS VOTED to approve the following transfers as recommended by the Treasurer: � FROM _.... .... TO: "AMOUNT A1990.4 Contingency XT640!42• Central Garage;Supplies $1,000 • A1990.4 Contingency • A1640:45':. Central;Gargge�Contr;Expense 500 A1990.4 . Contingency A34`1,0:4;1, Fireagep,admeOOther 4,500 A1490.4 Contingency A5'1�1.0:45 `.StheeP;Signs 1,000 Trustees Bisogni, Fleming, Kira, Kusse voted YES. *t* Moved by Trustee Kira, seconded by Trustee Fleming: RESOLUTION 4892 - AUTHORIZE PAYMENT FOR F.D. TRUCK ON DELIVERY VOTED to authorize payment in the amount of $22,996.39 for the Fire Department . pick -up truck at time of delivery. Trustees Bisogni, Fleming, Kira, Kusse voted YES. * ** Moved by Trustee Fleming, seconded by Trustee Kira: VOTED to approve the Abstract of Warrants in the following amounts: General Fund - $23,550.78; Sewer Fund - $21,568.13; Water Fund - $752.73. Trustees Bisogni, Fleming, Kira, Kusse voted YES. * ** The Treasurer reported that the Court Audit Report is "uneventful." Attorney Tyler reported on the following: Cellular Tower Moratorium - the Board needs to decide no later than at the March meeting how it will proceed. It has i until May 10 to get something in place. In the meantime, the Mayor will contact someone from the Rural Urban Coalition for any information they may be able to provide. Attorney Tyler addressed the Final Draft of Personnel Policies distributed with the February Agenda and brief discussion followed. 1 i Minutes of regular meeting - 2/16/98 3 !I Motion by Trustee Kira, seconded by Trustee Fleming: RESOLUTION 4893 - ADOPT PERSONNEL POLICIES REGARDING SEXUAL HARASSMENT, VIOLENCE IN THE WORKPLACE AND DRUG -FREE WORKPLACE VOTED that the Personnel Policies regarding Sexual Harassment, Violence in the Workplace and Drug -Free Workplace be added to the current Personnel Handbook for Village employees, effective immediately. Trustees Bisogni, Fleming, Kira, Kusse voted YES. Copies of the Policy will be distributed to Village personnel and posted in the Village Hall. Attorney Tyler distributed a memo from Elena Flash re Time Warner Cable Franchise. The memo outlines two options: join the City of 'Ithaca in its contract with Rice Williams at a shared cost to be based upon the number of municipalities that participate, as recommended by the ICC'. This process could take about two more years. Or, the Village can decide to withdraw from the ICC process and negotiate directly with Time Warner. Attorney Flash listed six.factors which she asked the Board to consider as they evaluate the two options, and Attorney Tyler asked the Board to focus on U6 which asks the question, "does the Village want to be the only or the first municipality to break away from the ICC?" Attorney Tyler asked that the Board consider this particular factor, reminding them they have until March 31 to confirm their earlier decision. (Minutes of 11/17/97 - Res. 4873) Attorney Tyler distributed material entitled, "State Environmental Quality Review - Findings Statement" relative to Cornell University's proposed Lake Source Cooling Project. He mentioned that the Village now needs to make its own specific find - ings and incorporate some of this material-at the March meeting, at which time also, the Mayor will be authorized to sign the-easement with Cornell University which relates to the Sewer Plant property. The easement had previously been I approved as to form when it was attached as an exhibit to the Agreement with Cornell for chilled water line construction executed June 18, 1997 between Cornell and the Village. Police Chief Wall presented his monthly report which has been filed. In connection with complaints from Mr. William Downing of 107 Cayuga Heights Road relative to Sigma Chi, Chief Wall is addressing the problem by communicating with the National President of Sigma Chi. Chief Wall reported that the telephone installation in the Village Hall will take place starting February 18. Motion by Trustee Fleming, seconded by Trustee Kira to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned 10:00 PM Anne Krohto Clerk 1 _;