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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNorma Email - Resolution for county-wide water and sewer study July 15, 2009.PDF Page 1 of 3 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 Effort we are being asked to re-confirm to by TCCOG....Suggested Resolution, past resolution passed by our Village and other backup also attached....Best, Jim From: Don Barber<sun.nybrk.@gmail.,com> Date: July 15, 2009 9:03:05 AM EDT To: "J.Gilmore"<jgilmo...re@cay.uga he..ghts.ny._us.> Subject: Fwd: resolution for county-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 NYS. Cayuga Heights voted to support applying for funds for this project in 2007. Now that funds are available, we must have Cayuga Heights endorsement again 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 you have further questions, I'd suggest contacting Martha Armstrong at TCAD (273- 0005) or at her email. Regards, Don Barber ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Martha Armstrong <marthaa a�lightlink.com> Date: Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 11:24 AM Subject: resolution for county-wide water and sewer study To: big frank.1876�aol.corn Dear Supervisor Podufalski, I would like to follow up on the resolution to participate in the county-wide water and sewer study. I understand the Town Board discussed the resolution last Wednesday but did not vote. I would be happy to answer any questions that you or the board have if you would like to contact me. Martha Armstrong lomphins County Coun -wide Evaluation and Planning Study Water To 07/15/2009 Page 2 of 3 Background Objectives: Provide a single information source that • Presents complete and comparable data on all the water and sewer systems in the county • 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 • Correct current deficiencies • Support anticipated growth in a manner that reduces sprawl • Reduce public sector costs of providing these services to households and businesses Assure adequate infrastructure to support economic development objectives • Increased housing supply, especially of a range of affordable housing • Revitalization of unique commercial centers Preliminary scope of work: A consultant will: • Work with.local municipal staff to update the 1994 county-wide evaluation of water and sewer infrastructure. Each municipality and system has a different level of information available, so in some cases information will be drawn from current studies, in other cases information will be ascertained from the public works operators. • Prepare a conceptual plan of water and sewerage infrastructure, including potential service areas, to support future growth. This will include concept level planning for communities that are not currently served by water and/or sewer systems. • Prepare preliminary budgets of costs to expand infrastructure to accommodate planned growth over a ten to twenty year time-frame. Work would reflect anticipated growth of the municipalities. • Include recommendations on governance where more than one municipality shares a system. Statement of need: 07/15/2009 Page 3 of 3 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 one or two acre lots is not an affordable 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 environmental 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:607.273.0005 fax:607.273.8964 http;//www..tcad.org_ TCAD- The economic development agency for Tompkins County Jim Gilmore jgilmorecay..u..ga=h„ei.g.hts.ny._us Mayor,Village of Cayuga Heights 836 Hanshaw Road Ithaca, NY 14850 (607)257-1238 07/15/2009 f 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 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 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 support 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 proj ect. 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 Municipal Services Initiative grant to support the development of a countywide water and sewer study. The award was announced in April and the contract with the State is nearly complete. We expect that the Consultant, a team led 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 convenience. The resolution is essentially the same resolution passed by the TCCOG at their September meeting. Please send an official copy of the approved resolution to: Michelle Pottorff Tompkins County Legislature Office 320 North Tioga Street Ithaca,NY 14850 If you have questions about the study or the grant, please contact me at Tompkins County Area Development (273-0005 or marthaa@tcad.org) —TCAD led up the application for the County, and will be managing the consultant's contract. Sincerely, Martha Armstrong Vice President, TCAD * All "participating" municipalities passed a resolution in support of the county-wide water and sewer evaluation during the fall of 2007, and those resolutions were included in the SMSI Grant application in December, 2007. RESOLUTION -ENDORSEMENT OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AND PLEDGE TO WORK WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COLLABORATIVE FOR COUNTY-WIDE EVALUATION OF EXISTING WATER AND SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE 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 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 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 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 Services Incentive (SMSI) 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 forwarded 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 authorized the 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 development 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: • Current rated capacity of water and wastewater treatment systems from existing SPDES (State Pollution Discharge Elimination System)permits and facility plans • Electronic files or paper copies of maps showing current water distribution and/or sanitary sewer collection systems • Recent studies of water and sewer facilities • Treatment processes,mechanical and other systems related data • Scheduled or anticipated system upgrades or new construction • Historical problems and obstacles including operational difficulties, regulatory compliance, land use restrictions, public impact and complaints,and funding • Current population served by the utilities including number of service connections • Anticipated population growth rate for the next ten years • 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 1-2 acre lots is not an affordable approach to providing housing. Dependable water and sewer infrastructure is also critical for revitalization of our town and village centers. Preliminary scope of work: A consultant will be hired to: • Update the 1994 County-wide evaluation of water and sewer infrastructure working with local municipal staff. • Prepare a conceptual plan of water and sewerage infrastructure, including potential service areas, to support future growth. • Prepare preliminary costs to expand infrastructure to accommodate planned growth. Work will reflect anticipated growth of the municipalities, local plans, and the Tompkins County Comprehensive Plan." Resolution for municipalities to consider