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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReg Mtg. Minutes 1/18/1971r• VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS •MINUTES of a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees held Monday, January 18, 1971 at 7:30 P.M. in the Village Hall. PRESENT: Deputy Mayor Rane F. Randolph, Trustees Ronald E. Anderson, Harold R. Fisher, Verne A. Fogg, Carl H. Nelson, Virginia Powers; Attorney Roger B. Sovocool; Fire Chief Jack W. McGraw, Sr.; Treasurer Gordon B. Wheeler. OTHERS PRESENT: Mr. Stephen Jacobs; representatives of WHCU, WICB and The Ithaca Journal. ABSENT: Mayor F. G. Marcham, Engineer J. B. Rogers VOTED to approve the minutes of a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees held December 21, 1970 as previously furnished Trustees in mimeographed form. VOTED to approve the Abstract of Audited Vouchers dated January 18, 1971 in the following amounts: General Fund - $3,497.97, Sewer Fund- $470.08. A written report by Mayor Marcham is on file in the Village Office. There were questions and discussion on the County Sewer Agency on such points as: How will it compare with present cost; What will it be saving; Whether a financing plan will be permitted within framework of County Law; Debts and ownership of trunk lines. The Attorney suggested a law be drafted on County level for submission to State • Legislature re (1) instituting Agency, (2) Sale of Village Plant and use of proceeds. Treasurer Wheeler will contact State Comptroller regarding what we can do with proceeds of sale of Sewer Plant. When significant information has been received an informal Village meeting should be held, the date and time to be set at discretion of the Mayor. The Fire Chief gave his report and it is on file in the Village Office. RESOLUTION # 1762 - PURCHASE HOSE DRYER VOTED to authorize Fire Department to spend $360, plus insurance recovery, plus freight charges, toward purchase of a hose dryer. RESOLUTION # 1763 - MEMBERSHIP NFPA VOTED to authorize payment of $30 for membership of Fire Department in the National Fire Protection Association. The Police Chief gave his report and it is on file in the Village Office. • RESOLUTION # 1764 - PURCHASE RECORDAK EASEMATIC READER VOTED to authorize Police Department to purchase Recordak Easematic Reader for use in reading list from Albany of all license plates in Tompkins County at approximate cost of $204.00. Minutes 1/18/71 Page 2 The written report of the Engineer is on file in the Village Office. Mr. Stephen Jacobs asked the Village to help in securing City water for his sub- division. The Village asked for a right of way across the railway right of way for a sewer line to reach the Jacobs subdivision. There was a discussion on the future cost of street lighting. It was decided a meeting was needed between Village Mayor, Attorney and Engineer and Mr. Jacobs, his attorney and his engineer to discuss these three points. The Village to write a letter to the City of Ithaca asking that water be provided to the Jacobs subdivision. The cost of the Cayuga Heights Road culvert to date is $14,342 with still some paving and stabilizing to be done in the spring. A State Assessor had assessed six properties in the Village and met with the Village Engineer. His figures could reflect an increase in our Equalization Rate. The Attorney gave his report. The contract with the City of Ithaca concerning fire hydrants specifies very little service to be performed by City. The $75 a year charge pays for water used for fires and for flushing. The State Department of Environmental Conservation has requested us to revise our contract with Hanshaw Road Sewer District. RESOLUTION # 1765 - AMEND HANSHAW ROAD SEWER DISTRICT CONTRACT • VOTED to revise the contract with the Town of Ithaca, Hanshaw Road Sewer District, to contain the clause "subject to rules and regulations of the Village of Cayuga Heights" and send contract to Town of Ithaca. The purpose of this insertion is to bring Contract into line with later contracts made between the Village and other sewer districts. The Attorney met with Appraiser Rodney Fellows on the Liberman property. The appraiser will submit a report. RESOLUTION # 1766 - AWARD BID ON FIRE STATION VOTED to award the bid for Additions and Alterations to the Cayuga Heights Fire Station to McCarthy Builders, 633 North Triphammer Road, Ithaca, New York for $51,920.00 subject to a permissive referendum and the filing of a written agreement by the contractor that he will accept the foregoing condition. The contractor shall proceed in filing of a Performance Bond. The Treasurer returned his 1970 Tax Warrant and Account of Uncollected Taxes and filed the returned Tax Roll with the Clerk as required by Real Property Tax Law Sec. 1436. The Trustees certified the list of unpaid taxes as presented by the • certificate of the Treasurer and filed the same with the Clerk (R.P.T.L. Sec. 1436) showing a balance unpaid of $468.02 without penalties. The Trustees returned the account of unpaid taxes to the Treasurer for collection as required. by R.P.T.L. Sec. 1436 in the amount of $468.02. (Attached) Minutes 1/18/71 Page 3 • RESOLUTION # 1767 - UNPAID TAXES VOTED resolved that the Trustees of the Village of Cayuga Heights do credit the Treasurer with the amount of $468.02 unpaid taxes according to the provision of Real Property Tax Law Section 1436. RESOLUTION # 1768 - TAX SALE VOTED resolved that the properties on which the following taxes are unpaid be advertised for sale in issues of official newspaper on February 9, 160 23, 1971 to recover unpaid taxes in the amount of $468.02: Enos Pyle, Tax Map No. 4 -3 -21, $225.50; Enos Pyle, Tax Map No. 4 -3 -23, $242.52. VOTED to approve overtime in December in the following amounts: Lawrence Marshall - 36 hours - $142.56; Steve Oltz - 32 hours - $150.72; Edwin Quick - 13 hours - $43..86; Bert Truax - 17 hours - •$85.68. Meeting adjourned at 10:45 P.M. Rane Randolph • Deputy Mayor •