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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublic Hearing 11/19/19790 1 95 MINUTES of a Public Hearing held November 19, 1979 at 7:15 P.m. in the Village Hall to consider amendment of Article IX, Zoning Ordinance, Section 8 - Open Porches and Carports and Section 9 - Fences and Walls. PRESENT: Mayor F.G. Marcham Trustees David Allee Ronald Anderson Sheller S. Philbrick David Pimentel Jean Robinson Stanley Warren Attorney Roger B. Sovocool Treasurer Gordon B. Wheeler Engineer /Z.O. John B. Rogers Police Harlin R. NcEwen Fire Chief Lowell T. George ABSENT: None OTHERS PRESENT: Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Jordanek, Mrs. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Belcher, Mr. Charles Warren, Mr. Fred H. Thomas, Mrs. K. Heasley, several members of the Fire Dept. Mayor Marcham opened the Public Hearing by reading Sections 8 and 9, Article IX of the Zoning Ordinances and stating that a notice had been duly published in the Ithaca Journal. Mr. Marcham made reference to the recent controversy over the term "deck" and Zoning Officer Rogers defined the term as it relates to open porches as described in the Zoning Ordinances. After discussion, the Public Hearing was declared closed at 7:35 p.m. MINUTES of a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cayuga Heights held November 19, 1979 at 7:35 p.m. in the Village Hall. PRESENT: Mayor F.G. Marcham Trustees David Allee Ronald Anderson Shailer Philbrick David Pimentel Jean Robinson Stanley Warren Attorney Treasurer Engineer /Z.O. Police Chief Fire Chief Superintendent of Public Works Roger B. Sovocool Gordon B. Wheeler John B. Rogers Harlin R. McEwen Lowell T. Gepgge Robert T. Tyrrell 11/19/79 96 i t ABSENT: None OTHERS PRESENT: Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Jordanek, Mrs. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Belcher, Mr. Charles Warren, Mr. Fred H. Thomas, Mrs. K. Heasley, several members of the Fire Department. Mrs. Jean Jordanek appeared before the Board to request permission to operate a Family Day Care Home which requires a change of use for her property at 812 Hanshaw Road. She presented material defining a day care home and its effect on the communi- ty. Mrs. Johnson, Chairman of the Day Card Board of Tompkins County, stated that a day care home offers a valuable service to the community and informed the Board that Mr. Jordanek is licensed by the Social Services and is registered with the Day Care Council and has met fire safety requirements. Motion made by Trustee Anderson, seconded by Trustee Robinson: RESOLUTION 2986 - HOLD PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A CHANGE IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO INCLUDE MANAGEMENT OF DAY CARE HOME VOTED to hold a Public Hearing at 7:15 p.m., December 17, 1979 in the Village Hall to consider a change in Article IX Zoning Ordinances, Section 2 b. to include in the list of customary home occupations, the management of a Family Day Care Home. Unanimously passed. * * r Messrs. Fred Thomas and Charles Warren appeared before the Board to reopen discus- sion regarding the potential development of the Belcher site. They resented the same layout of the development as before and stated their eagerness to proceed with the layout of the development as before and stated their eagerness to proceed with the project. The Board agreed to consider the matter further and to hold dis- cussions with Messrs. Thomas and Warren in due course.. Motion made by Trustee Anderson, seconded by Trustee Pimentel: VOTED to approve the minutes of a Public Hearing and a regular meeting held October 15, 1979 as previously furnished Trustees in mimeographed form. Unanimously passed. Motion made by Trustee Pimentel, seconded by Trustee Warren: VOTED to approve the Abstract of Audited Vouchers dated November 19, 1979 in the following amounts: General Fund - $12,000.41; Sewer Fund - $12,181.50. Unanimously passed. Motion made by Trustee Philbrick, seconded by Trustee Warren: RESOLUTION 2987 - APPROVE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF S.C.L.I.W.C. VOTED to approve the Rules and Regulations of the S.C.L.I.W.C. as modified by Shailer Philbrick and John Rogers governing the use and supply of water to the Village of Cayuga Heights. Unanimously passed. ll gh7 ? *err 97 Motion made by Trustee Philbrick, seconded by Trustee Anderson: e RESOLUTION 2988 - EXECUTE CONTRACT BETWEEN VILLAGE AND S.C.L.I.W.C. FOR WATER SYSTEM CONSECUTIVE AGREEMENT FOR WATER SAMPLING VOTED to authorize the Mayor to execute a Water System Consecutive Agreement be- tween the Village of Cayuga Heights and S.C.L.I.W.C. to transfer authority to con- duct tests for water sampling from the Village of Cayuga Heights to the Water Commission with respect to the responsibilities of S.C.L.I.W.C. with reference to monitoring, sampling, notification, and reporting, as required by Part 5 of the New York State Sanitary Code. Unanimously passed. After discussion regarding the waiver of water benefit charge on Michael Pichel's 1979 -80 Statement of Taxes for his property at 126 Westbourne Lane, the Board decided that this property is benefited and is therefore subject to benefit charge. Motion made by Trustee Warren, seconded by trustee Pimentel: RESOLUTION 2989 - MICHAEL PICHEL DENIED REQUEST TO WAIVE WATER BENEFIT CHARGE ON 1979 -80 STATEMENT OF TAXES VOTED RESOLVED that the Michael Pichel property at 126 Westbourne Lane has received and will continue to receive benefit from the installation of a Village water line and is therefore subject to benefit charge and that the penalty incurred since the submission of the benefit charge billed to him on June 1, 1979 be waived if pay- ment of his 1979-80 Statement of Taxes including this benefit charge is made within thirty days after he receives notice of this action by the Board. Unanimously passed. * � r Motion made by Trustee Pimentel, seconded by Trustee Anderson: RESOLUTION 2990 - CALCULATE SEWER RENTS BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 1980 PARTIALLY- BASED ON WATER CONSUMPTION VOTED RESOLVED that the Village will from January 1, 1980 calculate sewer rents partially basedo n water consumption in the area served by the Village Sewer Plant and that the Mayor, Treasurer, and Engineer are authorized to develop for this purpose a formula that will be equitable and will raise the necessary revenue. Unanimously passed., it+rr Mayor Marcham gave his report and it is on file in the Village Office. Motion made by Trustee Philbrick, seconded by Trustee Anderson: ' RESOLUTION 2991 - APPOINT TRUSTEE ROBINSON TO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE VOTED to appoint Trustee Robinson to serve on the Public Safety Committee in the place of Race Randolph, now retired. Unanimously passed. * � r 11/19/79 98 Motion made by Trustee Robinson, seconded by Trustee Allee: RESOLUTION 2992 - REAPPOINT TRUSTEE PIMENTAL TO ENVIRONMENTAL I MANAGEMENT COUNCIL VOTED to reappoint Trustee Pimentel as our representative on the Environmental Management Council. Unanimously passed. A letter was read from Chairman of the Board of Zoning Appeals, D. Wayne Fleming, in regard to the question of record keeping by the Board of Zoning Appeals, a matter which had been discussed at the October meeting of the Board. Motion made by Trustee Anderson, seconded by Trustee Allee: RESOLUTION 2993 - BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS AUTHORIZED TO EMPLOY CLERK AND RAISE FEE TO $25.00 VOTED to authorize the-Board of Zoning Appeals to employ a clerk to keep records for the Board's meetings as the need may arise; and that the fee for permission to appear before the Board to obtain a variance.shall be $25.00. Unanimously passed. k k k Motion made by Trustee Anderson, seconded by Trustee Pimentel: , RESOLUTION 2994 - DESIGNATING OFFICES TO BE FILLED AND TERMS OF OFFICE FOR MARCH 1980 ELECTIONS Copy of Resolution will be inserted in Minute Book. Unanimously passed. k k k Chief Mc Ewen reported having attended a meeting with Noel Desch on November 19 to discuss a new contract between the Village and the Town of Ithaca for dog control service provided by the S.P.C.A. This is in conjunction with a contract which will be negotiated between the Town and the County to commence on January 1, 1980. Motion made by Trustee Anderson, seconded by Trustee Pimentel: RESOLUTION 2995 - DOG CONTROL SERVICE CONTRACT. VOTED to authorize the Mayor to sign an agreement which will commence on January 1, 1980 with the Town of Ithaca, at such time as the agreement is prepared, and after it has been reviewed by the Village Attorney and the Police Chief. Unanimously passed. k k k Fire Chief Lowell T. George gave his report and it is on file in the Village Office. ' Fire Chief George read the bids for the fire truck as follows: 11/19/79 99 Universal Ftre Apparatus $117,194 Seagrave Fire Apparatus 108,077 Hahn Fire Apparatus 106,992 American LaFrance 106,989 Sanford Fire Apparatus j 111,000 Motion made by Trustee Warren, seconded by Trustee Anderson: RESOL707) X9996 — ACCEPT BID FOR FIRE TRUCK OF SANFORD APPARATUS VOTED to accept �ke b the Sanford Fire Apparatus Corp. for a fire truck in the amount of $i�f',OOrwith such modifications as seem appropriate to the Fire Council, and to authorize the Mayor to sign the appropriate contract. Unanimously passed. r � Motion made by Trustee Warren, seconded by Trustee Anderson: RESOLUTION 2997 — ACCEPT TRANSFERS VOTED to accept the transfers as follows: A9995.51 A1620.2 A1620.51 A164o.5 A5110.22 A5989.0 A9040.0 Audit Village Hall Equip. V.H. Supplies C.G. Other Expense, Sts Equip Rental Other Transportation (bus) Workmen's Comp Unanimously passed. * e � FROM $'S A1990 Contingency 1,000.00 A1620.4 V.H. Cont service 376.93 A1620.4 V.H. Cont service 100.00 A1640.4 C.G. Cont sery (200.00) A1640.51 C.G. Supplies (300.00) A1990.0 Contingency (500.00) 1,000.00 A5110.4 Sts Contr Sery 520.00 A1990.0 Contingency 1,350.00 A1990.0 Contingency 3,500.00 Treasurer Wheeler presented and reviewed with the Board the three months' report. Attorney Sovocool had no report for the month of November. Chief McEwen gave his report and it is on file in the Village Office. Chief McRwen reported that he and Trustee Allee attended a meeting at the Ithaca Common Council Chambers on October 22, 1979 at which time representatives of the Town of Ithaca and the City of Ithaca discussed the request of the City to increase its subsidy of the Youth Bureau activites. Motion made by Trustee Warren, seconded by Trustee Philbrick: 11/19/79 A. 100 Motion made by Trustee Warren, seconded by Trustee Philbrick: RESOLUTION 2998 - AUTHORIZATION TO INSTALL STREET LIGHT ON CAYUGA-HEIGHTS ROAD VOTED to authorize Chief McEwen to install a mercury vapor, 7000 lumen street light near 106 Cayuga Heights Road at a cost of approximately $45.00 per year. Unanimously passed. Engineer /Z.O. Rogers gave his report and'it is on file in the Village Office. Regarding the Village -owned strip of land at the end of Cambridge Place, Attorney Sovocool will investigate as to whether the Village can sell this lend on a private basis vs. invitation to bid and will report at the next meeting. A letter was read from Robert J. Hines, Attorney for the Gift Estate, requesing reimbursement to the property owner for damages resulting from sewer main blockage. Motion made by Trustee Pimentel, seconded by Trustee Anderson: RESOLUTION 2999 - DENY. REIMBURSEMENT TO PROPERTY OWNER FOR DAMAGE SUSTAINED AS A RESULT OF SEWER MAIN BLOCKAGE VOTED to authorize Mayor Marcham to inform Attorney Robert J. Hines that the Board does not accept responsibility for paying the bill submitted by him in the amount of $270.52, since the Board believes that if those responsible for the Gifft Estate,had contacted the Village', the Village crewmen would have investigated the matter and remedied the stoppage'in the main. Unanimously passed. * x Motion made by Trustee Pimentel, seconded by Trustee Anderson: RESOLUTION 3000 - AUTHORIZE PURCHASE OF TANK FOR SEWER PLANT VOTED to authorize the purchase of a fiberglass tank to transmit ferric chloride to the Sewage Treatment Plant, the.cost not to exceed $500.00. Unanimously passed. � e Motion made by Trustee Pimentel, seconded by Trustee Anderson; RESOLUTION 3001 - APPOINT MICHAEL COYLE FULL TIME EMPLOYEE SUBJECT TO MEDICAL EXAMINATION VOTED to authorize the appointment of Michael Coyle as a permanent, full -time laborer at his present rate of compensation, subject to his 'submitting to a medical examination under the supervision of the Village. Unanimously passed. , 11/19/79 101 Motion made by Trustee Pimentel, seconded by Trustee Anderson: RESOLUTION 3002 — PURCHASE ENVELOPES FOR JUDGE'S OFFICE VOTED to authorize the purchase of 1500 stamped, printed, window envelopes and 500 stamped, printed, regular envelopes at a total cost of $33.50 for the Judge's office. 'Unanimou'sly passed. * rt Motion made by Trustee Robinson, seconded by Trustee Philbrick: RESOLUTION 3003 — AUTHORIZE CLERK TO HIRE ANN NEDROW DURING JEAN LAVERTY'S ABSENCE VOTED to authorize the Clerk to hire Ann Nedrow at hourly rate of $4.00 per hour to fill in for Jean Laverty'who will be on medical leave for six to eight weeks. Unanimously passed. x * x Meeting adjourned at 11:05 p.m. Anne Krohtd Village Clerk MINUTES of a Public Hearing held December 17, 1979 at 7:15 P.m. in the Village Hall to consider a change in Article IX, Section 2, 7b to include in the list of customary home occupations the conducting of a Family Dar Care Home. PRESENT: Mayor F.G. Marcham Trustees David Allee Ronald Anderson Shailer Philbrick David Pimentel Jean Robinson Stanley Warren Attorney Roger Sovocool Treasurer Gordon B. Wheeler Engineer /Z.O. John Rogers Police Chief Harlin McEven Fire Chief Lowell George 11/19/79