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Regular Meeting of the Village Board of Trustees 12/21/98
Resolution No. 4970 — To Adopt the Agreement of Municipal Cooperation for Regional
Water Supply System
WHEREAS, the Towns of Dryden, Ithaca, and Lansing and the Villages of Cayuga Heights
and Lansing are entities in the Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission ( SWLIWC), and
WHEREAS, Cornell University, the City of Ithaca and the five municipal entities of SWLIWC each own,
operate and maintain their own individual water supply systems, and
WHEREAS, the seven entities executed a Memorandum of Understanding, dated July 2, 1996, to jointly
undertake a comprehensive water system study with the assistance of O'Brian & Gere engineers (OBG),
and
WHEREAS, based on the results of the OBG study, the seven entities agree to participate in an Integrated
Water System Committee (IWSC) to study recommendations of the OBG report to determine what
cooperative actions the seven entities should taker to receive the benefits of a regionalized water supply
system, and
WHEREAS, the progress of the IWSC has reached a point where the representatives of the seven entities
think it appropriate drat all six municipal governing boards provide a resolution, and Cornell University
provide a letter to the IWSC authorizing their representatives to develop and propose a final draft
Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement of Municipal Cooperation for the creation of a regional
water supply system for the seven entities, now therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the governing Village Board of Trustees of the Village of Cayuga Heights does hereby
authorize its representatives on the IWSC to develop and propose a final draft Memorandum of
Understanding and Agreement of Municipal cooperation for the creation of a regional water supply system
for the seven entities.
Motion by Trustee Kira, seconded by Trustee Collyer;
Voted to adopt the Agreement of Municipal Cooperation for Regional Water Supply system with
appropriate wording inserted. Trustees Bisogni, Kira, Collyer and Kusse voted YES.
Dated: December 23, 1998
Elizabeth Kord, Village Clerk