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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublic Hearing/Reg Mtg. Minutes 12/15/1986MINUTES of Regular Meeting - 11/17/86 further, at the suggestion of the Attorney, to send notification and copies of the proposed ordinance to those municipalities with whom the Village has a sewer contract. Trustees Camp and Anderson submitted a map of the proposed sidewalk district in the Old Village which the Board agreed, after making several changes, to have duplicated and distributed to those property owners within the boundaries as shown on the map and accompanied by a letter explaning the details. Motion by Trustee Kira, second byTrustee Camp: RESOLUTION 3767 - APPROVE REFUNDS VOTED to approve refunds as follows for overpayment of water bills: Jozetta Srb - $128.43, John Burness - $45.44, Dr. Elliot Rubenstein - $27.04. Unanimously passed. Trustee Anderson Voting Yes Trustee Camp Voting Yes Trustee Fleming Voting Yes Trustee Kira Voting Yes Trustee Pimentel Voting Yes Meeting adjourned 11:25 p,m. Anne Krohto Clerk Minutes of a Public Hearing duly published and posted held December 15, 1986 at 7:00 p.m. in the Village Hall to consider the adoption of a Local Law to amend and supersede Local Law No. 2 of the Year 1983 entitled "Traffic Control." PRESENT: Mayor F.G. Marcham: Trustees Anderson, Bennett, Camp, Fleming, Kira, Pimentel; Attorney Sovocool; Treasurer Walker; Engineer /ZO Rogers; Police Chief Wall; Fire Chief Miller. OTHERS PRESENT: Michael Valentino, Carol Schmitt, Kay Newman. Mayor Marcham opened the Public Hearing and asked Chief Wall to read the proposed changes to the Traffic Control Ordinance as follows: Section 5.d. STOP AND YIELD INTERSECTIONS. - Hazardous Intersections Designated. (j) Cayuga Park Road from the North at its intersection with Cayuga Park Circle. (k) Cayuga Park'Rodd,�from the Northwest at its intersection with West Upland Road. Section 7. PARKING, STANDING AND STOPPING. (b) (2) The parking of vehicles is hereby prohibited in any of the following locations: (y) On the South side of Oak Hill Road within the right of wayfrom the intersection of Triphammer Road West to the intersection of The Parkway. There being no discussion, the Public Hearing was declared closed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Minutes of a Public Hearing duly published and posted held December 15, 1986 at e 7:10 p.m. in the Village Hall to consider the adoption of a Local Law to amend and supersede the Village Ordinance - Article VIII - "Sewers and Drains." Mayor Marcham opened the Public Hearing explaining that the Language of the Local Law was in the process of being revised by the Attorney and asked for a postpone- I6 MINUTES of Public Hearing 12/15/86 ment of the Public Hearing. Motion by Trustee Kira, second by Trustee Anderson: RESOLUTION 3768 - RESCHEDULE PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER LOCAL LAW REGARDING PROPOSED CHANGES TO SEWER ORDINANCE VOTED to reschedule the Public Hearing to consider adoption of a Local Law to amend and supersede the Village Ordinance - Article VIII - "Sewers and Drains," for January 19, 1987, 7:15 p.m. Unanimously passed. Trustee Anderson Voting Yes Trustee Camp Voting Yes Trustee Kira Voting Yes Trustee Bennett Voting Yes Trustee Fleming Voting Yes Mayor Marcham called the regular meeting to order immediately following the Hearings. Michael Valentino appeared before the Board to question why the work on the swale had not begun ans cited the terms as stated in Resolution 3755 (10/20/86) advising the Board that the $500 requirement had been met by those residents benefited. The Mayor pointed out to Mr. Valentino that the legal aspects of an agreement had not been satisfied from the Village's point of view and read the agreement submitted by Mr. and Mrs. King and also an amended version of that agreement offered by the Engineer. The Mayor stated that the Board would be better prepared to discuss the matter upon the arrival of the Attorney a little later in the evening. Mr. Valentino was assured that an agreement would be in the hands of the Kings for their approval within a few days. Mr. Valentino left the meeting. VOTED to approve the minutes of a Special Meeting held November 11, 1986 and a regular meeting held November 17, 1986 as previously furnished Trustees in Xerox form. Unanimously passed. Trustee Anderson Voting Yes Trustee Camp Voting Yes Trustee Kira Voting Yes Trustee Bennett Voting Yes .' Trustee Fleming Voting Yes Trustee Camp suggested that in cases where bills to residents are generated from the Village office, i.e. charges for culvert pipe installation, water issues, etc., a set of guidelines be drawn up to avoid inconsistency in billing procedures. The Mayor stated he will talk to the Attorney and Engineer and offer recommendations .' at a future meeting. Motion by Trustee Pimentel, second by Trustee Kira: VOTED to approve the List of Audited Vouchers dated 12/15/86 in the following amounts: General Fund - $22,818.65; Sewer Fund - $15,438.56. Unanimously passed. Trustee Anderson Voting Yes Trustee Camp Voting Yes Trustee Kira Voting Yes Trustee Bennett Voting Yes Trustee Fleming Voting Yes MINUTES of Regular Meeting 12/15/86 Mayor Marcham read his monthly report and placed it on file in the Village Office. Mayor Marcham referred to a letter from Donald Graham, Chairman of the County Planning Board, inviting him to make a presentation on January 7, 1987 concerning the ways in which the Village is contributing to the countywide community. Trustee Anderson will work with the Mayor on the presentation. Attorney Sovocool arrived at the meeting at 8:15 p.m. In regard to the request from Ms. Marilyn Grey, Executive Direc for of the Tompkins County Serior Citizens'Council, for funding from the Village of $2,000 for the Northeast Program, the Board agreed, after lengthy discussion, to follow Trustee Kira's recommendation that the Village contribute $1,000, that a sum of $300' would represent the rent for the space occupied by that group in the Community Center, and that the remaining $700 be made upof contributions from participants of the program. It was agreed alsothat the $1000 should not come directly from the Village but through the Community Association and that it will be included in the next budget of the Association. The Mayor was instructed to write to Ms. Grey informing her of the Board's action. The Mayor reported that the Ithaca School District held a public hearing on the possibility of closing and reopening elementaryschools in the District and in particular the issue of the potential opening of the Cayuga Heights School. Since Mr. Lindenbaum offered the option of meeting with him separately on this issue, the Mayor suggested that a committee be appointed to meet with him as soon as possible. Arrangement will be made for the Mayor along with Trustees Bennett and Kira to meet eith Mr. Lindenbaum. , Discussion ensued concerning a letter from Noel Desch in which he states that an agreement is needed between the Village and Town in connection with the Pleasant Grove sidewalk which should include the following statements: 1) the Village will maintain the portion of the walkway in the Village, 2) the walkway will be avail- able for use by pedestrians and bicyclists, 3) a statement holding the Town harmless from liability claims resulting from accident or injury stemming from the use of the walkway. Motion byTrustee Bennett, second by Trustee Camp: RESOLUTION 3769 - INFORM DESCH THAT VILLAGE OWNS AND WILL MAINTAIN WALKWAY ON PLEASANT GROVE ROAD VOTED to instruct. the Mayor to write Noel Desch telling him that the Board considers the sidewalk to be Village propertyand as such accepts full responsibilityfor its maintenance as well as liability, and further that the walkway will be accessible to cyclists. Unanimously passed. Trustee Anderson Voting Yes Trustee Fleming Voting Yes Trustee Pimentel Voting Yes Trustee Camp Voting Yes Trustee Kira Voting Yes Mayor Marcham reported that the Countyhas established a committee to study traffic I patterns in the County and Trustee Fleming has agreed to serve on it. The Mayor was instructed to write toCarlNorberg to ask if he would be willing to serve as Chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals. Trustees were asked to submit names of persons who might be willing to fill the vacancy created by the resigna- /�08 MINUTES of Regular Meeting 12/15/86 The Board accepted the recommendation brought before it in the Mayor's report that in the future, the business concerning the sidewalks in the Old Village not be taken up at the end of the monthly meetings, and the suggestion that this issue be taken up at special meetings to be held in late afternoon met with approval by majority of Trustees. Fire Chief Miller presented his monthly report which is on file. Treasurer Walker presented and reviewed briefly the monthlybudget status report. He requested a short executive session at the end of the meeting for the purpose of clarifying the role of the account clerk. The Attorney reported that he had reviewed the agreement submitted by Mr. and Mrs. Michael King and recommended some changes in the wording. He stated he would have the agreement in its final form by the end of the meeting so that the Engineer could hand deliver a typed copy to the Kings the next day. Regarding the status of the proposed Sewer Ordinance, the Attorney reported that he was still working on the enforcement part of it and suggested that copies of the final draft be mailed to municipalities, Cornell Research Park and Borg Warner Automotive. The Attorney and Trustees discussed several proposed changes to the contract between the Village of Lansing and the Village of Cayuga Heights. The Attorney stated he will incorporate the suggested revisions in the text of the contract and will have it available for Board approval at the January meeting. Police Chief Wall presented his statistical report and placed it on file. The Police Chief notified the Board that there will be an approximate cost of $300 to transfer phone lines from the present Sheriff's office on Court St. to the new Public Safety Building on Warren Road. He added that this amount will be saved in mileage charges over a six month period. Chief Wall reported that he was in receipt of a Letter of Intent from Julian Abele of Cornell University to install fencing for pedestrian safety at the Townhouse site. Engineer /ZO Rogers gave his report which is on file in the Village Office. There wa discussion concerning the request byEngineer Rogers for Board consideration to calculate overtime byDPW crews to include paid time. Motion byTrustee Fleming, second by Trustee Camp: RESOLUTION 3770 - OVERTIME CALCULATIONS FOR DPW VOTED to amend Resolution #1601 - Overtime Rate (1/19/70) and to amend the provision in Resolution 1402 (2/14/69) Personnel Handbook - Item 6, Second paragraph, "shall be at the rate of a time and a half for over 40 hours of work a week" to add: "and that any paid time be counted as time worked when computing hours of work per week." Effective 12/15/86. Unanimously passed. 1 Trustee Anderson Voting Yes Trustee Bennett Voting Yes Trustee Camp Voting Yes Trustee Fleming Voting Yes Trustee Kira Voting Yes Trustee Pimentel Voting Yes There was some discussion concerning the proposal by the Zoning Board of Appeals l6`I MINUTES of Regular Meeting 12/15/86 that where a retroactive use is clearly established in zoning violations, the Zoning Officer be authorized to make such determination. The Board will , determine this change in policy at a future meeting. It was brought to the attention of the Board that Dr. Rhodes of 2 Pleasant Grove Road is still in violation regarding his dog pen which is too close to the front yard propertyline. The Zoning Officer will investigate and take the necessary action. Motion by Trustee Kira, second byTrustee Camp: RESOLUTION 3771 - APPROVE REFUNDS VOTED to approve refunds for overpayment of water bills as follows: Harrison Trice - $115.43; James Henderson - $146.12; Richard Salerno - $313.39; and R.H. Wasserman - $30.97. Unanimously passed. Trustee Anderson Voting Yes Trustee Bennett Voting Yes Trustee'Camp Voting Yes Trustee Fleming Voting Yes Trustee Kira Voting Yes Trustee Pimentel Voting Yes Motion byTrustee Camp, second byTrustee Bennett: RESOLUTION 3772 - ADOPT LOCAL LAW NO. 2 OF THE YEAR 1986 - TRAFFIC CONTROL VOTED to adopt Local Law No. 2 of the Year 1986 to amend and supersede Local Law No. 2 of the Year 1983 entitled "Traffic Control." Unanimously passed. Trustee Anderson Voting Yes Trustee Bennett Voting Yes Trustee Camp Voting Yes Trustee Fleming Voting Yes Trustee Kira Voting Yes Trustee Pimentel -Voting Yes Motion byTrustee Camp, second byTrustee Kira: "RESOLUTION 3773 - ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION VOTED to adjourn into Executive Session at 10:35 p.m. to discuss the role of the account clerk. Unanimously passed. Trustee Anderson Voting Yes Trustee Bennett Voting Yes Trustee Camp Voting Yes Trustee Fleming Voting Yes Trustee Kira Voting Yes Trustee Pimentel Voting Yes The Engineer and Clerk were excused from the meeting. Anne Krohto The Board reconvened into regular session at 10:40. Motion by Trustee Camp, second byTrustee Kira: RESOLUTION 3774 - ENTER INTO CONTRACT WITH JEANNE VANDERBILT /`70 MINUTES of Regular Meeting - 12/15/86 VOTED to authorize the Mayor to enter into a contract with Jeanne Vanderbilt who shall be the Village account clerk and who shall provide professional services, her contract to be at $2,000 per year, paid monthly. Unanimously passed. Trustee Anderson Voting Yes Trustee Bennett Voting Yes Trustee Camp Voting Yes Trustee Fleming Voting Yes Trustee Kira voting Yes Trustee Pimentel Voting Yes Adjourned 10:40 p.m. F.G. Marcham