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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublic Hearing 8/20/197978 MINUTES of a PUBLIC HEARING held August 20, 1979 at 7:00 p.m. in the Village Hall to consider a consecutive water system agreement with respect to sampling of water under the provisions of the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act and the Public Health Law of New York State. PRESENT: Mayor F.G. Marcham Trustees Ronald E. Anderson Stanley W. Warren Treasurer Gordon B. Wheeler Attorney Roger B. Sovocool Police Chief ' Harlin R. McEwen ABSENT: Trustees David Allee Shailer S. Philbrick David Pimentel Engineer /Z.O. John B. Rogers Fire Chief Lowell T. George OTHERS PRESENT: Gust Freeman, representatives from the Ithaca Journal and VBR News Mayor Marcham opened the Public Hearing by stating that a notice had been duly pub- lished in the Ithaca Journal. After some discussion, it was the Board's decision that the Village Attorney would meet with James Buyoucos, attorney for S.C.L.I.W.C. and draft an agreement which would then be passed on to other members of the Inter - municipal Water Commission for comment. The hearing was declared closed at 7:30 p.m. MINUTES of a Public Hearing held August 20, 1979 at 7:20 p.m.in the Village Hall to consider cross - connection control by Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission. PRESENT: Mayor F. G. Marcham Trustees Treasurer David G. Allee Ronald E. Anderson Stanley W. Warren Gordon B. Wheeler Attorney Roger B. Sovocool Engineer /Z.B. John B. Rogers Police Chief Harlin R. McEwen , ., Fire Chief Lowell T. George Supervisor of P.W. Robert T. Tyrrell 8/20/79 ABSENT: OTHERS PRESENT: Trustees David J. Allee Shailer S. Philbrick David Pimentel 79 Gust Freeman, representatives of the Ithaca Journal and VBR News. Mayor Marcham opened the Public Hearing by stating that a notice had been duly published in the Ithaca Journal. After some discussion, the Board authorized the Attorney, with the assistance of the Engineer, to draft a local law dealing with this matter. Since there were no members of the public to raise questions regarding these issues, the Public Hearing was declared closed at 7:40 p.m. MINUTES of a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cayuga Heights held August 20, 1979 at 7:40 p.m. in the Village Hall. PRESENT: Mayor F. G. Marcham Trustees David J. Allee Ronald E. Anderson Stanley W. Warren Treasurer Gordon B. Wheeler Attorney Roger B. Sovocool Engineer /Z.O. John B. Rogers Police Chief Harlin R. McEken Fire Chief Lowell T. George Supervisor of P.W. Robert T. Tyrrell ABSENT: Trustees Shailer S. Philbrick David Pimentel Rane Randolph OTHERS PRESENT: Gust Freeman, representatives of the Ithaca Journal and VBR News. Mayor Marcham introduced Gust Freeman, member of the County Board of Representatives who spoke in behalf of the Northeast Transit Committee. Mr. Freeman encouraged the Board to consider making its $1500 contribution. He answered questions concerning bus routes and schedules. Motion made by Trustee Warren, seconded by Trustee Anderson: VOTED to approve the minutes of a regular meeting held July'16, 1979 at 7:40 p.m. as previously furnished Trustees in mimeographed form. Unanimously passed. Motion made by Trustee Warren, seconded by Trustee Anderson: VOTED to approve the Abstract of Audited Vouchers dated August 20, 1979 in the following amounts: General Fund - $28,834.29; Sewer Fund - $15,650.48. Unanimously passed. 8/20/79 so Mayor Marcham gave his report and it is on file in the Village Office. Mayor Marcham read a petition signed by ninety -five Villagers stating that they oppose a change in Village policy which would allow the building of townhouses, apartments, and condominiums on the Savage farm, or on similar undeveloped areas within the Village. The Mayor presented a summary of the responses to his letter to Villagers and stated that he had corresponded with some of the letter writers to offer comments on their letters and to provide new information. The issue of medical emergency received a warm endorsement by all; there were three for and twenty -five against having a glass collection in the Village; nine'approved of multiple family units if "taste- fully done" and twenty -five wished no change in Village policy; on the question of bus service, as proposed by the Transit Committee, twenty -seven were in support of improved service, with eight accepting the proposed routes and nineteen stating they should be modified. Mayor Marcham read a letter from Trustee Randolph submitting his resignation from the Board. Motion made by Trustee Allee, seconded by Trustee Anderson: RESOLUTION 2961 - ACCEPT THE RESIGNATION OF TRUSTEE RANDOLPH VOTED to accept, with regrets, the resignation of Trustee Randolph as a member of the Board and to express to him the Board's gratitude for his long service and his valuable counsel as a member of the group. Unanimously passed. Motion made by Trustee Allee, seconded by Trustee Warren: RESOLUTION 2962 - ENDORSE APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEE ANDERSON AS DEPUTY MAYOR VOTED to endorse the appointment of Trustee Anderson as Deputy Mayor and to have him serve also as chairman of the Public Safety Committee. Unanimously passed. Mayor Marcham stated that when a vacancy on the Board occurs, the practice has been to ask the person who received the largest number of votes following persons who were elected to the Board to accept appointment to the Board. Mrs. Martha Oberrender was in the fourth position on the ballot in the March, 1979 election. Motion made by Trustee Allee, seconded by Trustee Warren: RESOLUTION 2963 - EXTEND INVITATION TO MARTHA OBERRENDER TO FILL VOTED to invite Mrs. Martha Oberrender to fill out the unexpired portion of Trustee Randolph's term of office. Unanimously passed. Mayor Marcham referred to a letter he had received from William Banner, Vice- Princi- pal of the Ithaca School District, in which he spoke of the need for the Village to offer what he called "positive" suggestions regarding the use of Cayuga Heights School property. The Board discussed Mr. Banner's letter and the Mayor's response to this 8/20/79 am letter and endorsed the Mayor's statement to Mr. Banner that it is not up to the Village to make suggestions for the use of the school property, but, instead, it is the owner's responsibility and the Board will act at the proper time. At the request of D. Wayne Fleming, Chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals, to appoint a new member to that Board, Treasurer Wheeler suggested that perhaps Professor Ross MacIntyre might be willing to serve. The Mayor will write to him to inquire if he would be willing to do so. Police Chief WEwen has indicated that he is a possible candidate for election to high office in the New York State Association of Chiefs of Police. If successful, he would become third vice - president of the organization in 1980 or 1981 and then move up automatically, year by year, until he becomes president. If he is success- ful in his candidacy, his heaviest involvement in the organization would be during his year of the presidency. During the other years, his activities would not cause major interference with his duties in the Village. Chief McEwen asks if the Board is willing to encourage him in allowing his name to be placed on the ballot for the forthcoming elections. Motion made by Trustee Allee, secondedby Trustee Anderson: RESOLUTION 2964 - ENCOURAGE POLICE CHIEF TO BECOME CANDIDATE IN NYS ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE ELECTION VOTED to encourage Police Chief McEwen to allow his name to be offered as candidate for election as third vice president to the New York State Association of Chiefs of Police in either 1980 or 1981. Unanimously passed. Fire Chief Lowell T. George gave his report and it is on file in the Village Office. Motion made by Trustee Anderson, seconded by Trustee Warren: RESOLUTION 2965 - APPROVE PURCHASE BY FIRE COUNCIL VOTED to approve the purchase by the Fire Council of the following items: 1) a rug for the bunk room at a cost of $192.00; 2) an aspirator add to the first aid equip- ment at a cost of $300.00; 3) to convert four Scott Air Masks to pressure demand and four air tanks to be hydrostatically tested at a cost of $900.00. Unanimously passed. Motion made by Trustee Anderson, seconded by 'Trustee Allee: RESOLUTION 2966 - APPROVE TRANSFERS 8/20/79 TO FROM $'S 7T640.1 Central Garage - Salary A5110.1 Streets - Salary 3000.00 A1964.0 A8510.4 Refund Real Prop Tax Community Beautification A1990.0 A1990.0 Contingency Contingency 82.51 500.00 G8120.51 Swwer Lines Supplies G1990.0 Contingency 4090.00 Unanimously passed. * * r 8/20/79 AKY Treasurer Wheeler reported that the Annual Financial Report is near completion and will be mailed to New York State Audit and Control within the next few days. Treasurer Wheeler reported on the Fixed Assets Summary, copies of which had been previously furnished Trustees and Officials, stating that the Village assets are worth a total of $5,137,016.77. Police Chief McEwen gave his report and it is on file in the Village Office. Chief Mc Ewen showed the Board the signs for Sunset Park which will be installed at both entrances. Attorney Sovocool reported that the contract with Gary Gleason, operator of the Sewage Treatment Plant, is not yet complete but will be ready for presentation to the Board at next month's meeting. Attorney Sovocool reported that he is still working out the details of an agreement with Dr. Rubenstein regarding parking privileges for Village vehicles. The Board suggested that a time limit for use of the parking areas of 15 years be written in the agreement. Attorney Sovocool reported that Otto Schoenfeld had not yet responded to his inquiry regarding the deed to the strip of land along the southeast part of the Cornwall property. On the question of Real Property Tax Exemption for the Elderly, Attorney Sovocool reported that a Public Hearing would be necessary before the Board may adopt a resolution. , Motion made by Trustee Anderson, seconded by Trustee Allee: RESOLUTION 2967 - HOLD PUBLIC HEARING TO,CONSIDER REAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR THE ELDERLY VOTED to hold a Public Hearing at 7:15 P.M., September 17, 1979, in the Village Hall to consider the changes in the Law on Real Property Tax Exemption for the Elderly. Unanimously passed. Attorney Sovocool read a letter from Mr. B.T. Ripple, Board of Trustees member of the Village of Sharon Springs, in regard to that Village's interest in seeking to become a coterminous town /village. Mr. Hippel enclosed with his letter a "brief" on the matter which he had prepared for the residents of his Village, listing pro- cedures to be followed and advantages to be gained by the new status. Attorney Sovocool referred to an inquiry he had received from Michael Pichel re- garding charges for Cayuga Heights sewer rent and Bolton Point water benefit which appeared on the 1979 -80 Statement of Taxes for his property at 126 Westbourne Lane which straddles the City - Village line. Mr. Pichel stated in his letter that this bill is in error due to the fact that he pays the City for both water and sewer. Attorney Sovocool responded to Mr. Pichel's letter informing him that Village re- , cords indicate that the sewage from this property is treated by the Village and is therefore payable to the Village. However, the water at his property is City water and, since he pays for water to the City, Attorney Sovocool stated that the Village agrees that it is not proper for him to have water from the City and also to pay for a "benefit charge" to the Village since he receives no additional benefit. 8/20/79 83 Note: This needed a Resolution to reduce Mr. Pichel's taxes, which I will ask for at the September meeting. Engineer /Z.O. Rogers gave his report and it is on file in the Village Office. Motion made by Trustee Allee, seconded by Trustee Warren: RESOLUTION 2968 - AUTHORIZE PURCHASE OF RAILROAD TIES VOTED to authorize the Engineer to purchase railroad ties for use as guard rails and other purposes at a cost not to exceed $1300.00. Unanimously passed. n e Motion made by Trustee Warren, seconded by Trustee Allee: RESOLUTION 2969 - OPTION OF A SWALE ACROSS MICHAEL KING'S PROPERTY TO BE EXERCISED ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 15, 1979 VOTED that the wise procedure in attempting to solve the water drainage problem on Michael King's property is to build a swale across his property, and the Board offers him the option of accepting this solution and this option must be exercised on or before September 15, 1979. In the event he does not chose this option, the Village will return to Mr. Otto Schoenfeld the balance of the money held in escrow to solve the problem of drainage from the east of Mr. King's property. Unanimously passed. The Board instructed Engineer Rogers to notify Ivax Jonson that the grading in back of the houses on the south side of Texas Lane and west of the new road shown on the development plot plan has not been started and must be completed prior to the installation of the 16 -in. culvert under the new road. After some discussion regarding the Zoning Officer's interpretation of the wording of the zoning ordinance regarding open deck and land coverage in the case of Gene Oberly who has requested a zoning permit to reconstruct an open deck, the Board advised that Mr. Oberlyy appear before the Zoning Board of Appeals for their inter- pretation of the ordinance. Attorney Sovocool gave the annual report of Notices of Tort Claims filed during the fiscal year 1978 -79, as prepared by the Clerk, and which is to be filed with the annual financial report to ?law York State. Motion made by Trustee Allee, seconded by Trustee Warren: RESOLUTION 2970 RENEWAL OF LEASE OF PROPERTY AT 826 HANSRAW ROAD VOTED to authorize the Mayor to execute rental lease with Daniel Rogers, 825 Hanshew Road, at the rate of $200.00 per month, all other terms to be the same, to run for one year to August 31, 1980. Unanimously passed. 8/20/79 W1411_, Motion made by Trustee Anderson, seconded by Trustee Warren: RESOLUTION 2971 - TO CONTRIBUTE TO AND SIGN CONTRACT FOR NORTHEAST TRANSIT PROGRAM VOTED to authorize the payment of $1500 for the Village of Cayuga Heights as their portion of a subsidy for a proposed Northeast Transit bus service for ten months of service to be rendered in accordance with a contract between the City of Ithaca as administrating agent for the Village of Lansing, Town of Ithaca, Cornell University, Tompkins County, and the Village of Cayuga Heights and Swarthout and Ferris Bus Service as franchise operator, and also to authorize the Mayor to sign said contract. Unanimously passed. r � Motion made by Trustee Anderson, seconded by Trustee Warren: RESOLUTION 2972 - APPOINT TRUSTEE WARREN TO SERVE ON NORTHEAST TRANSIT COMMITTEE VOTED to authorize the Mayor to appoint Mr. Stan Warren as member to serve on the Northeast Transit Committee. Unanimously passed. Motion made by Trustee Anderson, seconded by Trustee Warren: RESOLUTION 2973 - APPROVE REFUND TO RICHARD COGGER AND K. HEASLEY FOR OVERPAYMENT OF WATER USEAGE BILLS VOTED to authorize refunds for Richard Cogger in the amount of $49.07 and Mrs. K. Heasley in the amount of $109.94 for overpayment of water usage bills due to in- correct meter readings. Unanimously passed. Meeting adjourned at 9:45 p.m. Anne Krohto Village Clerk