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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublic Hearing 6/15/198135 14INUTES of a PUBLIC HEARING held June 15, 1981 at 7:00 p.m. in the Village Hall to consider rate increases proposed by American Community Cablevision. PRESENT: ABSENT: Mayor F.G. Marcham Trustees David Allee Ronald Anderson James Bennett Shailer Philbrick Stanley Warren Attorney Roger Sovocool Treasurer Gordon Wheeler Engineer /Z.O. Police Chief Fire Chief Trustee John Rogers Harlin McEwen Francis Miller Jean Robinson OTHERS PRESENT: Mr. Bradley Dusto, Betty Matyas, Molly Shoemaker, Mrs. William Baldini Mayor Marcham opened the Public Hearing to consider rate increases proposed by American Community Cablevision, which he stated had been duly published in the Ithaca Journal. Mr. Bradley Dusto, General Manager, discussed with members of the Board circumstances which led his company to seek higher rates than those featured in the original franchise. Mr. Dusto described briefly two or three of the changes in the original franchise. Mr. Dusto described briefly two or three of the changes which he hoped to achieve and offered explanations as to why these are necessary. The Mayor read portions of 'a letter from Mr. Charles Smith of 110 Hanshaw Road in which Mr. Smith protests rate increases for additional outlets. After some discus- sion, the public hearing was declared closed at 7:45 P.M. MINUTES of a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cayuga Heights held June 15, 1981 at 7:45 P.M. in the Village Hall. PRESENT:' Mayor F.G. Marcham Fire Chief Francis Miller Trustees David Allee Ronald Anderson James Bennett Shailer Philbrick Stanley Warren Attorney Roger Sovocool Treasurer Gordon Wheeler Engineer /Z.O. John Rogers Police Chief Harlin McEwen Fire Chief Francis Miller U� ABSENT: Trustee Jean Robinson OTHERS PRESENT: Betty Matyas, Molly Shoemaker, Mrs. William Baldini Motion made by Trustee Philbrick, seconded by Trustee Bennett: VOTED to approve the minutes of a regular meeting dated May 18, 1981 and a special meeting dated May 28, 1981 as previously furnished Trustees in mimeographed form. Unanimously passed. Motion made by Trustee Philbrick, seconded by Trustee Anderson: VOTED to approve the Abstract of Audited Vouchers.dated June 15, 1981 in the following amounts: General Fund - $15,339.88; Sewer Fund - $11,147.16. Unanimously passed. Mayor Marcham presented his report and it is on file in the Village Office. Motion made by Trustee Bennett, seconded by Trustee Allee: RESOLUTION 2308 - APPROVE APPLICATION FROM SOUTH HILL CHILD CARE CENTER VOTED to approve the application from the South Hill Child Care Center for rental of space in the Cayuga Heights School building. Unanimously passed. Mayor Marcham read a letter from Noel Desch, Town Supervisor, in which he requests permission to utilize the recreation room of the fire station for Town elections for District 5. The Mayor is instructed to write to Mr. Desch informing him that the Board will permit use of the lounge area but access to the rest of the building will be sealed off. Further, he will suggest to Mr. Desch that about a week prior to the election some person who will be responsible for supervising the election get in touch with the Fire Chief in order to gain a clear 1nowledge of what the appropriate procedures will be. The Mayor referred to a notice from the New York State Association of Counties of a seminar to discuss the significance of the New York State's Public Employee Occupa- tional Safety and Health Law which became effective January 1, 1981, and stated the need for the Village to designate an officer..aho would be responsible for the admini- stration of this law. Motion made by Trustee Philbrick, seconded by Trustee Bennett: RESOLUTION 3209 - VILLAGE ENGINEER CHARGED WITH RESPONSIBILITY OF IMPLEMENTING THE NEW YORK STATE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH LAW VOTED that the Village Engineer be appointed the Village Officer responsible for implementing the New York State Occupational Safety and Health Law and that he be authorized to call for advice from qualified consultants. Unanimously passed. 6/15/81 37 Mayor Marcham brought to the attention of the Board correspondence from Oscar and Tobe Rothaus, 106 Devon Road, concerning a property dispute with the owner at 104 Devon Road. Attempts to resolve the problem had been made by the Mayor, the Police Chief, and the Village Engineer. However, one problem still remains which Mr. Rothaus wishes the Board to resolve and that is to support him in his position that the persons using the west entrance /exit to the Maynard driveway be prohibited from crossing the Village right -of -way immediately in front of the Rothaus property. After discussion, the Village Board authorized the Mayor to write to Mr. Rothaus explaining to him that.the Board does-not believe they should prohibit limitations on the use of the Village right-of-way as Mr. Rothaus suggested. In connection with a letter from the Village Forester regarding Village policy for pesticide treatments in cases where there is a hazard to Village trees from tent caterpillars, the Board instructed the Mayor to write to Forester Pimentel asking if he might know a graduate student to whom Villagers might turn for advice about persons competent to judge when spraying might be necessary and also possibly to carry out the spraying. Mayor Marcham reported that he, Chief McEwen, Mrs. Matyas, and David Allee met once again with Mr. Lindenbaum to work over details regarding use of the school building and was given a copy of a lease which was later forwarded to the Attorney for his review. Attorney Sovocool reported that after having studied the lease he noted that several areas were not clearly defined - janitorial services, maintenance, security, to name a few. The Attorney will put into clause form those items the lease does not contain and will review the lease with the Board at the July meeting. Fire Chief Francis Miller gave his report and it is on file in the Village Office. Motion made by Trustee Anderson, seconded by Trustee Philbrick: RESOLUTION 3210 - APPROVE PURCHASES BY FIRE DEPARTMENT VOTED to authorize purchases by the Fire Department of the following: Fifteen fire helmets, fifteen fire boots, twenty fire gloves, two rechargeable hand lights, one vehicle charger, two Motorola Minitor pagers, one light bar, one electronic blood pressure pulse unit. Unanimously passed. Motion made by Trustee Anderson, seconded by Trustee Allee: RESOLUTION 3211 - APPROVE TRANSFERS VOTED to approve transfers per attached copy in Minute Book. Unanimously passed. A141o.1 A141o.5 A1.5 A162o62o.51 A1640.1 A3120.1 A341o.51 A5110.1 TO Clerk /Staff Salary Clerk Other Expense Clerk Utilities Village Hall Supplies Central Garage Salary Police Dept. Salary Fire Dept. Supplies Streets Salary GENERAL FUND A1410.2 A14io .2 A1410.2 A1620.4 A164o.11 A3120.51 A3410.53 A5110.2 FROM $IS - Clerk Equipment 35.86 - Clerk Equipment 177.25 - Clerk Equipment 3.22 - V.H. Contract Sery 22.38 - C.G. Veh. Mntc. Sal 386.31 - Police Dept. SuppM -to' 154.99 - Fire Dept. Insurance 465.19 - Streets Equipment 2,431.32 33 G8120.21 - S.L. Equip Maint SEWER FUND G1990.0 - Contingency Treasurer Wheeler announced his anticipated resignation at the-end of the current fiscal year, 1981 -82; and stated he is in the process of finding a successor. 50.00 Attorney Sovocool reported that he will begin to draft an agreement between the Village and the Community Center after he has worked out the lease agreement between the Village and the School Board. In connection with the insurance coverage, it was established that at the Special Meeting held on May 28, Bill Scott of the Ithaca Agency told the Board that during the next week or.so, he would provide a breakdown of the Village insurance for the coming year along with some options for insurance coverage for the Community Center. In the meantime, the Board agreed to authorize payment for insurance for the Center for June coverage. Engineer Rogers gave his report and it is on file in the Village Office. In connection with the ongoing problem of sludge disposal at the sewage treatment plant, the Board authorized the Engineer to draw up specifications in relation to an engineering study of the disposal of sludge, both wet and dry, the estimated cost of which will be between $2000 and $6000. The Engineer will discuss with Gary Gleason, plant operator, whether an increase in his contract to $84,000 for this fiscal year will meet with his approval. The Engineer reported having received a request from the Town of Dryden to provide sewage disposal services for the Oriole Drive Water and Sewer District in the Taon of Dryden. Motion made by Trustee Philbrick, seconded by Trustee Andeson: RESOLUTION 3212 - TOWN OF DRYDEN REQUESTED TO DRAFT PROPOSED CONTRACT FOR ORIOLE DRIVE WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT FOR SUB- MISSION TO VILLAGE BOARD FOR APPROVAL VOTED to authorize the Engineer to inform the supervisor of the Town of Dryden that the Board requests from the Town of Dryden the form of a contract for sewer service from the Village of Cayuga Heights to the proposed Oriole Drive Water and Sewer District and to inform the supervisor that it is a settled policy of the Village in making these extensions never to go beyond the limits of a natural drainage of the area. Upon this basis the plant was designed and its capacity calculated. Unanimously passed. 6/15/81 RESOLUTION 3211 - TRANSFERS (cont'd) TO GENERAL FUND FROM S A5110.21 - Streets Equip Maint A5110.2 - Streets Equipment 244.01 A5110.51 - Streets Supplies A5110.2 - Streets Equipment 443.16 A5110.54 - Streets Signs A5110.2 - Streets Equipment 63.77 A9030.0 - Social Security A9060.0 - Hospital Insurance 304.19 A9060.1 - Vacation /Sick Salary A164o.11 - C.G. Veh. Maint. Salary 321.82 G8120.21 - S.L. Equip Maint SEWER FUND G1990.0 - Contingency Treasurer Wheeler announced his anticipated resignation at the-end of the current fiscal year, 1981 -82; and stated he is in the process of finding a successor. 50.00 Attorney Sovocool reported that he will begin to draft an agreement between the Village and the Community Center after he has worked out the lease agreement between the Village and the School Board. In connection with the insurance coverage, it was established that at the Special Meeting held on May 28, Bill Scott of the Ithaca Agency told the Board that during the next week or.so, he would provide a breakdown of the Village insurance for the coming year along with some options for insurance coverage for the Community Center. In the meantime, the Board agreed to authorize payment for insurance for the Center for June coverage. Engineer Rogers gave his report and it is on file in the Village Office. In connection with the ongoing problem of sludge disposal at the sewage treatment plant, the Board authorized the Engineer to draw up specifications in relation to an engineering study of the disposal of sludge, both wet and dry, the estimated cost of which will be between $2000 and $6000. The Engineer will discuss with Gary Gleason, plant operator, whether an increase in his contract to $84,000 for this fiscal year will meet with his approval. The Engineer reported having received a request from the Town of Dryden to provide sewage disposal services for the Oriole Drive Water and Sewer District in the Taon of Dryden. Motion made by Trustee Philbrick, seconded by Trustee Andeson: RESOLUTION 3212 - TOWN OF DRYDEN REQUESTED TO DRAFT PROPOSED CONTRACT FOR ORIOLE DRIVE WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT FOR SUB- MISSION TO VILLAGE BOARD FOR APPROVAL VOTED to authorize the Engineer to inform the supervisor of the Town of Dryden that the Board requests from the Town of Dryden the form of a contract for sewer service from the Village of Cayuga Heights to the proposed Oriole Drive Water and Sewer District and to inform the supervisor that it is a settled policy of the Village in making these extensions never to go beyond the limits of a natural drainage of the area. Upon this basis the plant was designed and its capacity calculated. Unanimously passed. 6/15/81 CI Engineer Rogers reported that several persona are interested in purchasing the Austin - Western grader which the Village advertised for sale in September, 1981 but was unable to sell. Motion made by Trustee Bennett, seconded by Trustee Allee: RESOLUTION 3213 - AUTHORIZE ENGINEER TO SELL AUSTIN - WESTERN GRADER VOTED to authorize the Engineer to sell in the most favorable circumstance the Austin Western grader which the Village no longer has use for. Unanimously passed. Engineer Rogers recommended that the $100 damage deposit from Dan Rogers, previous tenant of 825 Hanshaw Road, be returned to him. Motion made by Trustee Bennett, seconded by Trustee Warren: RESOLUTION 3214 - AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE CONTRACT WITH N.E.T. VOTED to authorize the Mayor to execute a contract with Northeast Transit for the expenditure of $300 for the summer 1981 program. Unanimously passed. Mayor Marcham named the following committees for the fiscal year, 1981 -82: Public Works: David Allee, James Bennett, Stanley Warren. Safety: Ronald Anderson, Sheller Philbrick, Jean Robinson. Motion made by Trustee Bennett, seconded by Trustee Anderson: RESOLUTION 3215 - AUTHORIZE MAYOR TO WRITE REGARDING RATE INCREASES PROPOSED BY AMERICAN COMMUNITY CABLEVISION VOTED to authorize the Mayor to write to the American Community Cablevision requesting that they prepare an alternative set of charges which would give them the same profit venture but woudl redistribute the charges in such a vay as to reduce the second outlet rate and increase the rate for single outlet. Unanimously passed. Motion made by Trustee Anderson, seconded by Trustee Allee: RESOLUTION 3216 - AUTHORIZE CLERK TO PURCHASE GOVERNMENT PRINTED, STAMPED ENVELOPES AS NEEDED VOTED to authorize the Clerk to purchase government printed, stamped envelopes as the need arises for the Clerk's Office, the Police Department, and the Justice Department. Unanimously passed. 6/15/81 !1® Notion made by Trustee Anderson, seconded by Trustee Allee: RESOLUTION 3217 — APPROVE PURCHASE OF TYPEWRITER FOR CLERK'S OFFICE VOTED to authorize the purchase of a typewriter for the Clerk's Office at a cost not to exceed $1050. Unanimously passed. Meeting adjourned at 10:55 p.m. Anne Krohto Clerk