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VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS
MINUTES of a Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of Cayuga Heights held in the
Village Hall, 836 Renshaw Road, on February 16, 1970 at 7:30 P.M.
PRESENT: Mayor F. G. Marcham; Trustees Ronald E. Anderson, Harold R. Fisher, Verne
A. Fogg, Margaret McElwee, Carl H. Nelson, Rane F. Randolph; Treasurer Gordon B.
Wheeler, Attorney Roger B. Sovocool, Police Chief Jack W. McGraw, Sr., Fire Chief
Richard A. Vorhis.'
OTHERS: Nancy Glick of the Ithaca Journal
VOTED to approve the minutes of a regular meeting held January 19 and a Special
meeting held February 2, 1970.
VOTED to approve the Abstract of Audited Vouchers dated February 16, 1970 in the
following amounts: General, Fund $5,618.57; Sewer Fund $1,077.00; Capital Fund $200.
Mayor Marcham gave his report and it is on file in the Village Office.
RESOLUTION 1612 - ELECTION NOTICE
VOTED to authorize the Clerk to cause Notice of Election to be published and posted.
The terms of the Mayor and three Trustees expire, namely: Mayor F. G. Marcham,
Trustees Harold Fisher, Carl Nelson and Rene Randolph.
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Mayor Marcham spoke of the employees wishing some of the personnel policy to be made
. more clear to them and suggested a meeting of the public - ,corks committee.
Mayor Marcham reported he has a request from the Village Justice to purchase a tape
recorder to be used in place of a court stenographer. After discussion it was de-
cided to have Justice Dean present his request for a specific recorder stating the
price.
Two bids were received fcr the test borings to be performed on the Liberman property
that is adjacent to the Sewage Treatment Plant and is needed for the additions and
alterations. The bids were from Rochester Drilling Company, 961 Lyell Avenue,
Rochester, New York 14606 and Empire Soils Investigation, Inc., 105 Corona Avenue,
Groton, New York 13073. Rochester Drilling Company being the low bidder.
RESOLUTION 1613 - AWARD BID - TEST BORINGS
VOTED to award the bids for the Teat Borings which were opened February 6, 1970 to
Rochester Drilling Company as per the Proposal for the Performance of Borings,
Additions and Alterations to Wastewater Treatment Facilities, Village of Cayuga
Heights, New York, dated February 2, 1970.
RESOLUTION 1614 - TEST BORING
VOTED to authorize Teetor - Dobbins to perform minimum necessary supervision on the
• test boring work, this supervision to be done under the terms of the contract
between Teetor- Dobbins and the Village and the supervision to be done in collabora-
tion with Mr. Harold Cornelius of the Village staff.
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The Fire Chief gave his report and it is on file in the Village Office.
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The Police Chief gave his report and it is on file in the Village Office.
. RESOLUTION 1615 - DOCUMENTS ON SEWER PERMITS
VOTED to authorize the Mayor, Attorney and Engineer to bring up to date the documents
applicable to obtaining a sewer permit.
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Attorney Sovocool reported the M. W. Guidi Company must make further payments to the
sub - contractors before we can release the last payment.
Attorney Sovocool will write to the State Comptroller and seek his advice on the use
of Connection Charges as a means of defraying the cost of the additions and altera-
tions of the Wastewater Treatment Facilities.
RESOLUTION 1616 - RETAIN BONDING ATTORNEY
VOTED to authorize the Attorney to retain Sykes, Galloway & Dikeman as Bonding
Attorneys to take responsibility for drafting the bonding resolution for the Village
on the matter of financing the Wastewater Treatment Facilities additions and alter-
ations.
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RESOLUTION 1617 - CONTRACT FOR SNOW PLOWING
VOTED to authorize the Mayor to sign a contract with the Town of Lansing for snow-
plowing of the roads in the Catberwood subdivision.
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RESOLUTION 1618 - AUTHORIZING F. G. MARCHAM TO EXECUTE
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN
THE WATER RESOURCES COMMISSION AND
VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS
WHEREAS, it is necessary, pursuant to the Conservation Law, Part 3 -a of Article 5,
the Water Resources of the State are subject to the protection and control of the
Water Resources Commission.
RESOLVED, pursuant to Section 429 -a, of the Conservation Law, that the Mayor be
authorized and directed to execute a Memorandum of Understanding between the Com-
mission and the Village of Cayuga Heights, and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that said Memorandum of Understanding be incorporated in and
made a part of this Resolution.
Dated: February 16, 1970.
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RESOLUTION 1619 - PERMIT ENCROACHMENT
VOTED to authorize a temporary permit'for the continuation of the encroachment of
the building at 519 -21 Wyckoff Road, nuw known as the Epsie Morse Estate, into the
right of way of the road. The permit shall exist at the will of the Village, subject
to 20 days notice to the owner.
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After a discussion regarding the wording of the Multiple Residence Ordinance, it was
. decided the Zoning Board of Appeals has power to sanction the division of the lot
if it meets the size and set back requirements and that the question of use was a
matter for decision by the Board.
Attorney Sovocool reported he had a request from the Holiday Inn, through the Town
of Lansing, to be permitted to hook onto our sewer service. This is not in a
Sewer District.
RESOLUTION 1620 - BOND ANTICIPATION NOTE
VOTED to authorize the Treasurer to issue a Bond Anticipation Note No. 2 for $33.250
as part of the total issue for the property purchased from the Village Green.
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VOTED to accept the Treasurer's Eight Months Report in the following amounts:,
Bank Balances January 31, 1970: General Fund $2,683.18
Sewer Fund 161414.37
Sewer Lines Fund 2,208.21
Water Lines Fund 236.06
Tax Stabilization Fund 11,420.28
RESOLUTION 1621 - TRANSFERS
VOTED to approve transfers as follows:
•To
A -74 -430 (Village Hall Ins.)
A- 101 -410 (Streets supplies)
A -104 -440 (Trees)
A- 290 -623 (Town Taxes)
A- 290 -63 (Workmen's Comp.)
A -290 -636 (Hospital Insurance)
G- 123 -430 (Lines Insurance)
G- 124 -210 (Sewer Plant Equip•. Maint.)
A -81 -410 (Fire Dept. supplies)
A- 103 -100 (Snow Removal wages)
From Dollars
A -290 -650 105.00
A- 101 -430 1,300.00
A- 125 -440 1,000.00
A- 290 -650 18.95
A- 290 -400 72.26
A- 101 -100 3,600.00
G -290 -650 92.00
G-290 -650 500.00
A- 81 -400 500.00
A- 101 -100 1,000.00
For
Set up new account
Overspent
is
Set Up new account
Overspent
Overtime needed
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RESOLUTION 1622 - PAY FIRE COMPANY INSURANCE
VOTED that the Village pay the cost of the Fire Insurance for the new furniture
of the Fire Company to take effect beginning February 1, 1970 the date of the
policy.
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In the absence of the Engineer, the Mayor gave his report and it is on file in the
Village Office.
The Assessor filed the Tentative Assessment Roll with the Clerk on February 2, 1970.
• RESOLUTION 1623 - OVERTIME
VOTED to approve the overtime as follows: Gardner, 23 hours, $9177; Garvin, 7 hours,
$30.38; Geiger 6 hours, $25.50; Marshall, 40 hours, $144.00; Oltz, 28;j hours,
$123.98; B. Truax, 6 hours, $28.98; R. Truax, 7;g hours, $24e3.
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Overtime approved January 23, 1970 is as follows: Cornelius, 5 hours, $29.25;
• Gardner, 93 hours, $371.07; Garvin, 5 hours, $21.70; Grover, 12 hours, $55.32;
Marshall, 73 hours, $252.79; Oltz, 4541 hours, $197.93; B. Truax, 50 hours,$241.50;
R. Truax, 7 hours, $22.58.
RESOLUTION 1624 - COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
VOTED to act as a Committee of the Whole to make up the 1970 -71 Budget.
After studying the proposed requests of the different departments, the Board decided
that since we have no figures of assessments from the County Assessing Department
there was little work that could be done.
RESOLUTION 1625 - RECESS BUDGET 14EETING
VOTED to recess the Budget meeting until 7:00 P.M. Monday, February 23, 1970 with
a request for written supporting material from the Fire Department, Police Depart-
ment and the Public Works Department be sent the Trustees by the Clerk.
Meeting adjourned at 10:40 P.M.
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Rose M. Tierney
Village Clerk