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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReg Mtg. Minutes 10/11/1960.i 1 r� 7) 'VOTED approval of Police Commissioner's report for June, July and August which. included: June 1960 July & P2 1960 Calls .Received 39 �— Felonies 5 3 Misdemeanors 4 9 Arrests 16 16 Parking,tickets 11 14 Accidents (traffic) 4 5 School Crossing Guards have requested a raise in pay.-There is also such a request pending in the City. Board decided to wait for determination of_City on this matter. 8) a) b), c) d) e) VOTED to refund to R. P. Agnew $e20 for 2 unit.over,- payment on his sewer use charge. VOTED to base the salaries for the Clerk's Office.on an annual hourly total of 1560 hours. (l.e. 30 hours per week for 52.weeks) including paid vacation and paid holidays. • .. VOTED to pay the expenses of the Deputy Village Clerk to attend the Conference of Mayors and other Municipal Officials in Albany.,-estimated to be 680. VOTED approval of overtime payments to: Rose M. Tierney $10.00 Delbert Grover 066.34 H. B. Cornelius 48.75 Lyle Knapp 51.85 R. C. Garvin 52.50 S. S. Oltz 54.96 Veteran's Exemption from Real Property Taxes application from C. Paul Russo was not approved because there was no indication that some pay- ments of eligible funds were spent on the property. 9) VOTED to hold next regular meeting October 11, 1960 at 7:30 P.M 10) VOTED to adjourn at 10:30 P.1f.' 0 J B. Rogers v illage Clerk it r MINUTES of the Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees held October 11, 1960 at 7:30 P.M. in the Village Office, 194 Pleasant Grove Road, Ithaca, New York: PRESENT: Mayor Trustees Treasurer Engineer Police Commissioner Attorney Harcham, F. G. Baker, Robert W.. Grant, Robert S. McElwee, Raymond F. Norton, Thomas E. O'Connor, James F. Upchurch, Frederic M. Crandall, Carl George, Lowell T... Newman, Charles H. Mr. Gerald R. Molinari of the Truck Equipment .CcIrporation appeared to describe the'Truxmore Refuse Collection Packer Bodies and to report on the dayts demonstration of collecting the village refuse. 1) VOTED approval of minutes of September 13, 1960,as presented to the Board in, mimeographed form. 1a —// -4Cei 12 2) VOTED to approve bills for payment as read from Abstract of Audited Vouchers dated October 11, 1960 in the amounts oft General Fund $ 81456.89 Sewer Fund . 1,381.70 Capital Fund -Roads Improvement 41,648.90 3) Mayor Marcham read a letter from Attorney Armand Adams dated October 3,. 1960 concerning the offer of Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Warren to d&dicate their rear property to the Village as a Village playground. The matter was discussed in light of the possiblity of the Village's acquiring the interior portion of the Savage Farm from the University as a park and also the reaction of Warren's neighbors. VOTED to request the Mayor to reply to Mr. Adams' letter thanking Mr. & Mrs. Warren for their offer and informing them that the Trustees are looking into the reactions of the neighbors whose properties adjoin the proposed play ground and that time would be needed to look into the pending plan to acquire the Savage Farm area. It was the general feeling of the board that if the Savage Farm property, could be acquired., it would eliminate the need for a playground on the Warren property. The Mayor read a letter from Mrs. Theodore Lisberger of Highland Road dated October 7, 1960 requesting a•red blinker light at the intersection•of•Upland., Hanshaw• and Highland Roads for the protection of school children. VOTED to instruct the Police Commdssioner to look into the situation and to authorize the Mayor and the Police Commissioner to extend the hours of the School Crossing Guard at that corner if they deem it wise and necessary. Mayor Mareham is to explain to Mrs. Lisberger th at t he Village does not have juris- diction over Hanshaw Road as it is a State Highway and that it is felt by the Trustees that a crossing guard is safer than a blinker light. 4) Attorney Newman reported that the following holidays are those listed in the General Construction law and that these are the days on which county govern- ment offices are closed: 1. January 1 2. February 12 3. February 22 4. May 30 5• July 4 6. September -First Monday 7. October 12 ,8. November -11 9. .November- Thursday 10. December 25 After some discussion °it was New Year's Day Lincoln's Birthday Washington's Birthday Decoration Day Independence Day Labor Day Columbus Veteran's Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas VOTED that the Village office would not be open, to the Public on the follow- ing days: • 1. January 1 2. May 30 3. July 4 4. September -First Monday 5. November - Thursday 6. December 25 / /-(ob New Year's Daly Decoration Day Independence Day Labor Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day 1 V '1 1 13 and that it would be open to the public on -the following 4 days: 1. ,February 12 Lincoln's Birthday 2. February 22 Washington's Birhday 3. October 12 Columbus Day 40 November 11 Veteran's Day Attorney Newman reported the submission of a "brief" to the New York. Supreme Court on the Savage Farm Sewer Assessment case. . 5) The Fire Company's letter requesting a`Fire Council was reviewed grid Attorney Newman expressed.doubt that the proposed make up of the council was legal. He was instructed to look further into the matter and.,to mail the Trustees a digest. VOTED.to,table the decision on the Fire Council until next meeting at which time, without fail, the matter.would be. decided.. . - Fire and 'Light Commissioner-Norton reported and it was VOTED to approve the Fire Protection contract charge to the Town of :Ithaca for 19 11 of $2,708.85. 6). Police Commissioner George submitted his report for the month of September 1960 which included: Felonies 1 Parking tickets 14 Complaints 15 Accidents 6, . Arrests 14 School Guard, Mrs. Covey resigned on September 23, 1960. Police Commissioner in the process of rewriting the traffic ordinances suggested a four -way stop at the intersection at Klinewoods Road and The Parkway. The Board agreed. At the request of the Commissioner it was VOTED to,authorize the purchase of two revolving red beacon lights for the tops of the Police cars and that the present red lights be turned over to the Engineer £or,the Village trucks. VOTED to a cdept the report of the Police Commissioner. VOTED to request the Police Commissioner to look into the possibility of borrowing from.the City, a radar timing device for catching speeders. 7) sneer Crandall reported on the application for a,permit of Ceracche Television Corporation for a.pole,line up North Triphammer Road. Mr. Peiffer and Mr. Neigh had been satisfied as to the location of poles. At the request of Trustee Baker, the Engineer measured the sip, setback and height of the three houses built by J. D. McLean on .Cayuga Heights Road . near North Sunset Drive. Engineer reported that the houses met all the re- quirements of the Boning ordinances. Trustee Baker reported that all.the' neighbors in the area and,many other residents view with alarm this possible trend in the development of the buildable areas in .the Village. The specu lative nature of a contractor who would make a "nice;- profit.and; move out" was condemned. Questions were raised as to what could be done,to prevent the re- occurence of this type of,building. . VOTED to request the Mayor to appoint a Committee to review the Zoning; ordinances and to bring recommendations to the Board. ]Engineer Crandall reported on the progress on road construction. 14 8) VOTED resolved to establish a bank account at the First National Bank & Trust Company to be known as Village of Cayuga Heights Capital Fund -Roads Improvement. Authorized signatures to be the same as for General Fund, VOTED to transfer $7,500 from the General Fund to Capital Fund- Roads- Improvement account in accordance with oa'B r3 Resolution `appr�oved September 19, 19�Y—meeting. VOTED to transfer the following funds: GENERAL FUND FROM AMOUNT TO AMOUNT A- 290 -650 280.00 A- 43 -200 75.00 A -43 -400 200.00 A- 290 -400 5.00 260.00 - SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FUND -SEWER LINES P- 290 -630 100.00 P- 290 -632 100.00 SEWER PLANT OPERATING FUND G- 290 -650 92.20 13- 290 - 632 50.00 0- 290 -613 42.20 92.20 VOTED approval of Treasurer's Report for September:. 1960 as given to the ees Trust in mimeographed form. The following balances as of September 30, 1960 were included: General Fund $8010.44 Sewer Fund 283012.81 Special Assessment Fund -Sewer Lines 153192.78 It -i' 11- - 47ater Improvements 32397.92 Capital Fund -Water Improvements 3,202.05 9) VOTED to refund sewer use charge overpayment of $42.20 to J.J. Demorest. VOTED for the Village tb join the New York State Association of Village Clerks for one year. Clerk-reported on the Audit of the Vii:Lage'records•.and accounts by the State Auditors. The auditors' contention that assessment of land for Special Assess- ment for sewer lines was challenged by the Board and Attorney Newman is to be requested-to look into the law on the matter.' As requested by owner Francis Elliott, VOTED to change the official number 112 Texas Lane to 114 Texas Lane. VOTED approval of overtime for September as follows: Cornelius, H. 32.50 Garvin, R. 20.78 Grover, D. 28.85 Knapp3 L. 122.10 Oltz, S. 23.43 Haskins, F. 4.48 VOTED to set November,9, 1960 as the date for next regular meeting...- VOTED to adjourn at 10:45 P.M. /D - / / -Go 09ohn .Rogers Village Clerk 1 1