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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublic Hearing 10/15/197990 MINUTES of a Public Hearing held October 15, 1979 trt 7:15 P.M. in the Village Hall to consider amendment to Article IV of the Cayuga Heights Ordinances as follows: Article IV, Section 5, d. (1) (to add a new subdivision): i. Cambridge Place from the north at its intersection with Burleigh Drive. PRESENT: Mayor F.G. Marcham, Trustees David Allee, Ronald Anderson, Shailer S. Philbrick, David Pimentel, Jean Robinson, Stanley W. Warren; Attorney Roger B. Sovocool; Engineer /Zoning Officer John B. Rogers; Police Chief Harlin R. Mc Ewen; Fire Chief Lowell T. George. AGSENT: Treasurer Gordon B. Wheeler OTHERS PRESENT: Mr. and Mrs. Evan Bollinger, Mrs. K. Heasley, Attorney Robert Grant, Marc Cramer. Mr. Marcham opened the Public Hearing by stating the instant of the hearing and that a notice had been duly published in the Ithaca Journal. After discussion, the Public Hearing was declared closed at 7:30 p.m. MINUTES of a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cayuga Heights held October 15, 1979 at 7:30 p.m. in the Village Hall. PRESENT: Mayor F. G. Marcham Trustees David Allee ' Ronlad Anderson Shailer S. Philbrick David Pimentel Jean Robinson Stanley Warren Attorney Roger B. Sovocool Engineer /Z.O. John B. Rogers Police Chief Harlin R. McEwen Fire Chief Lowell T. George ABSENT: Treasurer Gordon B. Wheeler OTHERS PRESENT: Mr. and Mrs. Evan Bollinger, Mrs. K. Heasley, Attorney Robert Grant, Marc Cramer. Mr. Evan Bollinger appeared before tbeBoard to seek permission to construct and operate a four bay manual car wash in the Community Corners. The facility would be located in the area behind the Village Fire House and between the Professional Building and the Carriage House Apartments. Mr. Bollinger presented sketches of the plan to the Board. After discussion and questions regarding water drainage I and traffic problems, the Board recommended that Mr. Bollinger return before the Board after he has worked out the precise details on his drawings and can demonstrate a need for this particular facility in this location. 10/1577 91 Motion made by Trustee Pimentel, seconded by Trustee Anderson: VOTED to approve the minutes of a Public Hearing and a regular meeting held September 17, 1979 as previously furnished Trustees in mimeographed form. Unanimously passed: Motion made by Trustee Philbrick, seconded by Trustee Pimentel: VOTED to approve the Abstract of Audited Vouchers dated October 15, 1979 in the following amounts: General Fund - $19,338.37; Sewer Fund - $27,613.32. Unanimously passed. Mayor Marcham gave his report and it is on file in the Village Office. The Mayor announced that he had appointed Mrs. Jean Robinson as Trustee to fill the unexpired term of Mr. Rane Randolph. The Board gave a warm welcome to Trustee Robinson upon her return to the Board. Mayor Marcham referred to a letter from Noel Desch in which Mr. Desch states that the City requests a 100% increase in the contribution of the Town of Ithaca to the Youth Program. Trusee Allee and Police Chief Harlin McEwen will attend the meeting on October 22 when the City will explain the proposed increases in the Youth Services Budget. Motion made by Trustee Philbrick, seconded by Trustee Allee: RESOLUTION 2980 - ACCEPT TERMS OF S.C.L.I.W.C. AGREEMENT TO CHANGE WATER RATE SCHEDULE VOTED to accept the terms of the agreement offered to the Village of Cayuga Heights by S.C.L.I.W.C. concerning change in the water rates to take effect on January 1, 1980 and also to authorize the Mayor to sign said agreement. Unanimously passed. x * x Mayor Marcham read a letter from Mr. and Mrs. Zwerman in which they make a request concerning use of a piece of property on East Upland Road. The Mayor is instructed to write to the Zwerman's informing them of the Board's decision that the use they have in mind would be inappropriate in a residential area and, therefore, the Board could not accede to their request. A memo from D. Wayne Fleming, Chairman of the Board of Zoning Appeals, calls to the attention of the Board of Trustees, Article IX, Section 9 of the Village Ordinances and states that in a recent hearing by the Board of Zoning Appeals the Board determined that an unroofed deck is indeed an unroofed porch no matter what its height above grade'and that pursuant to Section 9 is exempt from includion in the computation of the building coverage of a lot. The Board feels that an unroofed deck or porch does constitute visual coverage of a building lot and suggests con- sideration by'the Trustees of an amendment to Section 9 limiting coverage exemption ' of such unroofed decks or porches to those less than 2 feet above natural grade. 10 /15/79 92 Motion made by Trustee Pimentel, secondedby Trustee Anderson: RESOLUTION 2981 - PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT OP ARTICLE IX, I SECTIONS 8 and 9 of the VILLAGE ORDINANCES VOTED to hold a Public Hearing at 7:15 p.m., November 19, 1979, in the Village Hall to consider amendment of Article IX, Sections 8 and 9 of the Village Ordinances. Unanimously passed. Fire Chief Lowell T. George gave his report; it is on file in the Village Office. Notion made by Trustee Philbric -, seconded by Trustee Allee: RESOLUTION 2982 - APPROVE TRANSFERS VOTED to approve transfers, a copy of Which is attached in Official Minute Book. Unanimously passed. TO " FROM $'S G600 Accounts Payable G1990.0 Contingency 4,473.13 G1990 Contingency Sewer Plant Fund Surplus . 5,000.00 A1990 A164o.1 A5110.4 A5110.51 A5110.53 A5989.0 A9995.5 Contingency Central Garage - Salaries Streets- Contract Services Streets - Supplies Streets- Insurance Other- Transportation Other- Insurance w r General Fund Surplus A1990.0 Contingency A1990.0 Contingency A1990.0 Contingency A1990.0 Contingency A1990.0 Contingency A1990.0 Contingency Motion made by Trustee Allee, seconded by Trustee Robinson: RESOLUTION 2983 - DELETE RAKE RANDOLPH AS AUTHORIZED TO SIGN CHECKS, ADD RONALD ANDERSON IN HIS PLACE, AND NOTIFY BANKS 25,000.00 1,000.00 ' 2,000.00 8,000.00 391.00 150.00 211.00 VOTED to authorize the Clerk to notify the official banks that Rane Randolph's name be deleted from the list of names to be honored on checks for the fiscal year 1979 -80 and that Ronald Anderson's name be added in his place. Unanimously passed. Police Chief Harlin R. Mc Ewen gave his report and it is on file in the Village Office. New York State Electric and Gas Corp. has reported that the annual cost for the three street lights hooked to underground wiring on Cambridge place will be $225.23. Otto Schoenfeld will be billed for this amount per Village Board Resolution 2855 dated 7/17/78 which established the policy for billing developers for the first year's costs of street lighting installation. 10/15/79 '0Ri Levi After discussion regarding complaints received by the Police Department concerning the fact that meter readers from S.C.L.I.W.C. seek admission to homes and are not clearly identifiable, Mayor Ma.rcham was instructed to write to the Commission re- guesting that water meter readers be provided with some mark of identification. In Chief McEwen's absence, Trustee Anderson has consented to attend the next meeting of the Transportation Commission as the Village's alternate representative. The principal subject for discussion at the meeting will be the proposed B -1 route, which has been offered as an alternative to Routes 13 and 366 as a means of linking Northeast Ithaca to Cortland, New York. Attorney Sovocool has been instructed to answer Mr. Richard Parmenter's letter relinquishing his lot at 604 The Parkway to the Village, to the effect that the Village does not have an interest in this property and perhaps he may wish to nego- tiate with the neighbors to either side of said lot. After reading a report regarding two separate procedures which may be followed in connection with the formation of a coterminous town /village, the Attorney is in- structed by the Board to investigate the procedure set forth in the General Municipal Law, Section 700. He will report his findings at the next meeting. Otto Schoenfeld has agreed to give the Village title to a strip of land along the southeast part of the Cornwall property and Attorney Sovocool will prepare the deed. Motion made by Trustee Anderson, seconded by Trustee Philbrick: RESOLUTION 2984 - AMEND ARTICLE IV OF VILLAGE ORDINANCES VOTED to amend Article IV of the Cayuga Heights Ordinances as follows: Article IV, Section 5, d. (1) (to add a new subdivision): i. Cambridge Place from the north at its intersection with Burleigh Drive. Unanimously passed. it *• The Board agreed that before work is begun on the railroad tie drainage sluice on Michael King's property, the following be obtained: 1. a right -of -way for the Village to go on Mr. King's property to excavate and install the sluice, and 2. an understanding, in writing, that the installation of a sluice is acceptable to Mr. King and that he will be responsible for its future maintenance. After considerable discussion regarding the question of record keeping as it relates to the activities of the Board of Zoning Appeals, the Board instructed the Mayor to write to Chairman D. Wayne Fleming to advise him of the Board's thoughts on the matter and to invite such comments and suggestions as Mr. Fleming and the Board may think appropriate. Trustee Philbrick, on the basis of a complaint he had received, argued strongly for the installation of a "Children at Play" sign on Texas Lane as a means of reducing the speed of traffic there. A building project at the east end of Texas Lane con- tributes to the amount of traffic. Police Chief McEwen stated that these signs may ' no longer be used. After other comments had been offered, there was agreement that some other method of controlling this traffic should be considered. 10/15/79 .: LWAW-% Motion made by Trustee Pimentel, seconded by Trustee Allee: RESOLUTION 2985 - PURCHASE STAMPED ENVELOPES VOTED to approve the purchase of 500 stamped, printed window envelopes at a cost of $83.50 and 500 regular stamped envelopes at a cost of $83.00 for the Police Depart- ment. Unanimously passed. Meeting adjourned at 10:15 p.m. `I/ J Anne Kroht Village Clerk 1