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Norma Manning
From: Jim Gilmore
Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 11:38 AM
To: Norma Manning
Subject: Fwd: resolution for county-wide water and sewer study
Dear Trustees....Here,s some background on the Water & Sewer Infrastructure Cooperative Fffort we
are being asked to re-confirm to b| rccoG....Suggested Resolution, past resolution passed by our
Village and other backup also attached....Best, Jim
From : Don Barber <sgnnybrk@gmai!.ssm>
Date: JulY 15, 2009 9:03:05 AM EDT
To r "J. G ilmore" <jgilmo-l e@4flYuga:heig hts. ny.us>
Subject: rwd: reioiutionlor bounty-wide water and sewer study
Jim,
The email below gives a good summary of the Water an Sewer Infrastructure study that
now has funding from NiS. Cayuga Heights voted to support applyilg for funds for this
project in 2007."Now that funds-are available, we must have Cayuga Heights endorsement
uguio to secure them. The lack of your village supporting resolution means the project
stops... for everyone.
Can you put this on your July 20th agenda?
If yoi have further questions, I'd suggest contacting Martha Armstrong atTCAD (273'
0005) or at her email.
Regards,
Don Barber
Forwarded message
From : M arth a Arm s tro n g <ma$,haa(@li ghfl ink com>
Date: Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 1 1:24 AM
subject: resolution for county-wide water and sewer study
To : bigfialkl I 7-6@ac,l,sPm
Dear SuPervisor Podufalski,
I would like to foiiow up on the resolution to pafticipate in the county-wide water and
sewer study. I understand the Town Board diicusseb the resolution last Wednesday but did
not vote. I wouid be happy to answet any questions that you oI the board have if you
would like to contact me.
Martha Armstrong
071rs12009
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Background
Objectives:
Provide a single information source that
o Presents complete and comparable dataon all the water and sewer systems in the county
o Can be used by all the municipalities and system operators to plan and coordinate
infrastructure development, including municipalities that do not currently have public
water and/or sewer systems
Identify the most efficient infrastructure development concepts to
o Correct current deficiencies
o Support anticipated growth in a manner that reduces sprawl
o Reduce public sector costs of providing these services to households and businesses
Assure adequate infrastructure to support economic development objectives
o Increased housing supply, especially of a range of affordable housing
o Revitalization of unique commercial centers
Preliminary scope of work:
A consultant will:
Work u'ith local municipal stalf to update the 1994 county-wide evaluation of water
and sewer infrastructure. Each mLuricipality and system has a diffbrent level of.
infonnation available, so iu some cases inlbrmation will be d.rawn frorn current snldies.
in other cases infonnation will be ascertained from the public works operatr:rrs.
Prepare a conceptual plan of water and sewerage inlrastructure. including potential
service areas: to support ftiture grr:rwth, This will include concept level planning for
commrurilies that are not currently sen'ed by rvater and/or sei/v'er systems.
Prepare preliminary budgets of costs to expand infrastructure to accommodate pianned
growth over a ten to twenty year time-frame. Work would reflect anticipated growth of
the municipalities.
o Include recommendations on governance where more than one municipality shares a
system.
Statement of need:
07nst2009
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Increasing housing supply and revitali zntionof commerciai districts are two'of the
Tompkins CountaEconomic Development Strategy's thrge goals. Both require
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impr-ovements to water and sewer infrastructure, especlally in the non-urbarrized areas of
the county. The proposed infrastructure study is, therefore, an integral step to achieving
affordable housing and revitalizationgoals. In particular, to provide for housing to be
reasonably affordable, housing requires density. Continuing to build individual homes on
one or two acre lots is not an affordabie approach to providing housing. Dependable water
and sewer infrastructure is also critical for revitalization of our town and village centers.
Taken together, rational and efficient provision of water and sewer infrastructure will
support the individual municipalities' plans for growth, as well as the County's
comprehensive plan, which call for nodal centers of development that reduce
enviionmental impacts from sprawling development and transportation.
Martha Armstrong, AICP
Vice President and Director of Economic Development Planning
Tompkins County Area DeveloPment
200 E. Buffalo, Suite 102A
Ithaca. NY 14850
voice:607 .27 3.0005
fax:607.273.8964
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TCAD - The economic development agency for Tompkins County
Jim Gilmore
jgilm"-o"re@cay-uga:hergh-ts-ny-,us
Mayor, Village of Cayuga Heights
836 Hanshaw Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
(607) 257-1238
071t512009
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Motion by Trustee KaPlan
Seconded by Trustee CollYer
Motion to pass Resolution 6294 in support of the County-wide Water and Sewer
Evaluation.
Whereas, the Tompkins County Economic Development Strategy's goals include
increasing and diversifying the county's housing supply and revitalizing the county's
unique commercial districts and town centers; and
Whereas, the Economic Development Collaborative was organizedto formahze,
strengthen and deepen the cooperation among the many local agencies and municipal
bodies addressing economic development issues in the County to make the process more
effective through common goals and approach; and
Whereas, the Tompkins County Council of Governments (TCCOG) is a member of the
Economic Development Collaborative, which is currently working to address the goals of
the County's Economic Development Strategy, and
Whereas, the TCCOG supports the development of a county-wide evaluation of water
and sewer infrastructure and the development of a conceptual plan of water and sewer
infrastructure needs to support future planned growth to meet county housing and
economic development goals; and
Whereas, the Economic Development Collaborative has suggested the creation of an
updated, county-wide evaluation of existing water and sewer infrastructure and the
development of a conceptual plan of water and sewer infrastructure needs to supporl
future planned growth to meet county housing and economic development goals; and
Whereas, the Village of Cayuga Heights is a member of the TCCOG; and
Whereas the last county-wide evaluation of water and sewer infrastructure was completed
in 1994; and
Whereas and updated evaluation would facilitate the development of housing within town
and village centers, commercial revitalization of those centers and growth in the tax base,
with the most efficient use of public dollars for infrastructure; now therefore be it
Resolved, that the Village of Cayuga Heights supports the development of a county-wide
evaluation of water and sewer infrastructure and the development of a conceptual plan of
water and sewer infrastructure needs to support future planned growth to meet county
housing and economic development goals by an engineering consultant; and be it further
Resolved that the Village of Cayuga Heights pledges to work with the Engineering
Consultant to ensure cooperation of its planning and engineering departments with this
project.
Trustees Collyer, Kaplan, Mount and Staley voted YES.
October 9,2008
Dear Participant in the SMSI grant for the Countywide Water and Sewer Feasibility Study,
Last year the County, on behalf of TCCOG, applied for a Shared Municipai Services Initiative
gt*f to support the development of a countywide water and sewer study. The award was
i*o.6."d in April and the contract with the State is nearly complete. We expect that the
Consultant, atearnled by TG Miller, will be able to begin the study in October'
To receive the grant, the State requires a memorandum of understanding among the
municipalities participating in the study. To fulfill that requirement, please act on the attached
resolution at your soonest ionvenience. The resolution is essentially the same resolution passed
by the TCCOG at their September meeting.
Please send an officiai copy of the approved resolution to:
Michelle Pottorff
Tompkins County Legisiature Office
320 North Tioga Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
If you have questions about the study or the granl,please contact me at Tompkins County Area
Deveiopment (2i3-0005 or marthaa@tcad.org) - TCAD led up the application for the County,
and will be managing the consultant's contract.
Sincerely,
MarthaArmstrong
Vice President, TCAD
* All ,,participating" municipalities passed a resolution in support of the county-wide water and
sewer evaluation during theiall of i007,and those resolutions were included in the SMSI Grant
application in Decemb e4 2007 .
RESOLUTION . ENDORSEMENT OF MEMORANDUM OF TINDERSTANDING AND
PLEDGE TO WORK WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COLLABORATIVE F'OR COUNTY-WIDE EVALUATION OF
EXISTING WATER AND SEWER INF'RASTRUCTURE
WHEREAS, the Tompkins County Economic Development Strategy's goals include increasing
and diversi$ring the County's housing supply and revitalizing the County's unique commercial districts
and town centers. and
WHEREAS, the Economic Development Collaborative was organized to formalize, strengthen
and deepen the cooperation among the many local agencies and municipal bodies addressing economic
development issues in the County to make the process more effective through common goals and
approach, and
WHEREAS, the Tompkins County Council of Governments (TCCOG) is a member of the
Economic Development Collaborative, which is currently working to address the goals of the County's
Economic Development Strategy, and
WIIEREAS, the Economic Development Collaborative has suggested the creation of an updated,
County-wide evaluation of existing water and sewer infrastructure and the development of a conceptual
plan of water and sewer infrastrucfure needed to support planned future growth to meet housing and
economic development goals, and
WHEREAS, the last County-wide evaluation of water and sewer infrastructure was completed in
1994, and
WHEREAS, an updated evaluation would facilitate the development of housing within town and
village centers, commercial revitalization of those centers and growth in the tax base, with the most
efficient use of public dollars for infrastructure, and
WHEREAS, the result of this evaluation will be a report that is available for all municipalities to
use in their planning of infrastructure development, but that no actual investment in water or sewer
facilities is included in this project, and
WHEREAS, the County of Tompkins, on behalf of TCCOG, applied for and was awarded a
grant known as Shared Municipal Seruices Incentive (SMSD grant from the State of New York, to
conduct a County-wide evaluation of water and sewer infrastructure and develop a conceptual plan, and
WHEREAS, the TCCOG unanimously adopted this resolution on September 25,2008 and
directed that it to be fotwarded to municipalities for consideration and approval by local municipal
boards, and
WHEREAS, the Tompkins County Legislature adopted Resolution No. 186 of 2008 on
September 16,2008, that authorizedthe acceptance of this grant in the amount of $82,245.24 for the
purpose of conducting a County-wide evaluation of water and sewer infrastructure and to develop a
conceptual plan, now therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the (municipality), by adoption of this
resolution, declares its intent to support the development of a County-wide evaluation of water and sewer
infrastructure and the development of a conceptual plan of water and sewer infrastructure needed to
support planned future growth to meet housing and economic developrnent goals,
Resolution for municipalities to consider
RESOLVED, further, That the (municipality) pledges to
work with the Economic Development Collaborative to ensure cooperation of members' planning and
engineering departments with this project, providing information and documentation requested by the
consultant team, led by TG Miller, including but not limited to:
o Current rated capacity of water and wastewater treatment systems from existing SPDES (State
Pollution Discharge Elimination System) permits and facility plans
r Electronic files or paper copies of maps showing current water distribution and/or sanitary sewer
collection systems
o Recent studies of water and sewer facilities
o Treatment processes, mechanical and other systems reiated data
r Scheduled or anticipated system upgrades or new construction
o Historical problems and obstacles including operational difficulties, regulatory compliance, land use
restrictions, public impact and complaints, and fundingo Current population served by the utilities including number of service connectionso Anticipated population growth rate for the next ten years
o Existing or planned funding sources that may be available, and
Statement of need:
Increasing housing supply and revitalization of commercial districts are two of the Tompkins County
Economic Development Strategy's three goals. Both require improvements to water and sewer
infrastructure, especially in the non-urbanized areas of the county. The proposed infrastructure study is,
therefore, an integral step to achieving affordable housing and revitalization goals. In particular, to
provide for housing to be reasonably affordable, housing requires density. Continuing to build individual
homes on l-2 acre lots is not an affordable approach to providing housing. Dependable water and sewer
infrastructure is also critical for revitalization of our town and villase centers.
Preliminary scope of work:
A consultant will be hired to:
o Update the 1994 County-wide evaluation of water and sewer infrastructure worhing u'ith local
municipalstaff.
r Prepare a concepfual plan of water and sewerage infrasfiucture. including poteniial seivice areas,
to suppofi future growth.
r Prepare preliminary costs to expand infrastructure to accommodate planned growth.
Work will reflect anticipated growth of the rnunicipalities, local plans, and the Tompkins County
Comprehensive Plan."
Resolution for municioalities to consider