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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-06-2018 Meeting Minutes EXHIBIT 2018-108 page 1 of 6 Minutes VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS Tuesday, February 06, 2018 Ronald E. Anderson Fire Station BOARD OF TRUSTEES 7:00 p.m. SPECIAL MEETING Present: Mayor Woodard; Trustees: Biloski, Friend, Marshall, McMurry, Robinson, and Salton; Clerk & Treasurer Mangione; Deputy Clerk Walker; Attorney Marcus; Planning Board Chair Fred Cowett Absent: All present Call to Order: Mayor Woodard calls the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. 1. Approval of Meeting Minutes: October 16, 2017 (Exhibit 2018 -075) Resolution #8122 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: The Village of Cayuga Heights Board of Trustees approves the October 16, 2017 Meeting Minutes (Exhibit 2018-075). Motion: Trustee McMurry Second: Trustee Friend Ayes: Mayor Woodard; Trustees: Biloski, Friend, Marshall, McMurry, Robinson, and Salton Nays: none Abstentions: none Motion carried 2. Privilege of the Floor No members of the public sign up to speak. 3. Report of Mayor a. TCAT Signage License Agreement (Exhibit 2018-107) TCAT has provided Attachments A & B having a list of GPS coordinates & locations on a map to be included with the Agreement. Resolution #8123 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: The Village of Cayuga Heights Board of Trustees approves the TCAT Signage License Agreement and authorizes its signing by Mayor Woodard. Motion: Trustee Salton Second: Trustee Robinson Ayes: Mayor Woodard; Trustees: Biloski, Friend, Marshall, McMurry, Robinson, and Salton Nays: none Abstentions: none Motion carried b. Community Corners Water Line Easement: Attorney Marcus stated there is a Village water main that crosses the Southerly section of Corners Community property, where the new CMC building is being constructed. There is no record of any easement for this line, so one should be created and recorded. The property owner and developer have a new survey map showing the new location of the water line. The Village is not responsible for any of the expense to move the water line. There was discussion over whether the new section should be placed beneath the sidewalk on the property. The water main line can be deco mmissioned during construction. EXHIBIT 2018-108 page 2 of 6 Resolution #8124 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: The Village of Cayuga Heights Board of Trustees approves the Community Corners Water Line Easement and authorizes Mayor Woodard to sign a final version that has been approved by the Village Attorney which includes a revised survey map showing the location will be outside the sidewalk of the medical building. Motion: Trustee Salton Second: Trustee Robinson Ayes: Mayor Woodard; Trustees: Biloski, Friend, Marshall, McMurry, Robinson, and Salton Nays: none Abstentions: none Motion carried Mayor Woodard opens the Public Hearing at 7:25 p.m. EXHIBIT 2018-108 page 3 of 6 Ron Bors: David Donner: Supports Mr. Bors opinion and feels, allowing short term rental only leads to bad neighborly relations. Anonymous Speaker: He would like information about how many people are conducting short term rentals, complaints and crimes associated with Air B&B guests. He would like to know how many people on the Village Board have used Air B&B. Mayor Woodard responded with an explanation of how the Board came its conclusions. Attorney Marcus said that registration will be required for short term rentals, which will help give details the anonymous speaker has raised. Susan Barnett: She is concerned about enforcement. If you rely on neighbor to tell on neighbors, it will hurt the neighborhood. The occupancy language in the Zoning Law is hard to follow. She asked for clarification on the fi ne structure. Mark Mecenas: Said he appreciated the Board’s attentiveness on the issues, He is looking forward to creating a true Village center with housing and businesses. Clerk and Treasurer Mangione reads Jeff Milder’s letter EXHIBIT 2018-108 page 4 of 6 Mayor Woodard clarifies she never told the Milder’s they were not allowed to speak during Privilege of the Floor, but instead informed them that a formal discussion of zoning was scheduled for a subsequent meeting. Mayor Woodard also noticed no one from the Overlook Rd. had come to tonight’s meeting. The topic of watchdog data miners was discussed as a possibility to monitor short term rentals. Elaine Quaroni states the Board has done a good job protecting the character of the community, and creating a set of laws consistent with the neighborhood. EXHIBIT 2018-108 page 5 of 6 Mayor Woodard asks the members of the public if anyone else would like to speak. No members wish to speak and Mayor Woodard closes the Public Hearing at 8:09 p.m. Trustee McMurry states she appreciated all the public input, that this will be a working document and a good compromise for all. Trustee Friend, mirrors Trustee McMurry’s comments and adds the 14-day unoccupied short-term rental is concerning. She prefers all rentals be owner occupied. Trustee Salton thinks the short-term rental demand has grown out of people utilizing the internet to find alternate places to stay. Trustee Biloski, adds the document is fair, and balanced given the information presented. Trustee Robinson is comfortable with the concerns addressed. Trustee Marshall thinks over time the public concerns were discussed and changes have been incorporated. Attorney Marcus discusses the residence and multi-housing zone limitations on the occupants of each dwelling unit. After an email exchange with the Code Officer and the Zoning Review Committee Chairman in the prior few days, it was clear that the intention was for the multi-housing zone to include a limitation to read “with each dwelling unit to be occupied by no more occupants then permitted in accordance with NYS Building & Fire Safety Code and NYS Multi-Housing Law”. This minor technical clarification does not require another public hearing or trigger any other procedural steps. The current draft and changes had been delivered to the County; no one present knew whether the Village had received a response from the County. It was noted that the revised draft incorporated all of the County’s previous recommendations, but for one related to stream buffers, which the Village had considered and rejected. S.E.Q.R.A Review: Part 1 was completed and signed off on January 16, 2018 S.E.Q.R.A Review: was completed and signed off on February 6, 2018 Resolution #8125 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: The Village of Cayuga Heights Board of Trustees approves the findings and answers to the S.E.Q.R.A. Part 2. Motion: Trustee McMurry Second: Trustee Marshall Ayes: Mayor Woodard; Trustees: Biloski, Friend, Marshall, McMurry, Robinson, and Salton Nays: none Abstentions: none Motion carried EXHIBIT 2018-108 page 6 of 6 Resolution #8126 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: The Village of Cayuga Heights Board of Trustees has determined that adoption of the Village’s new Zoning Law will result in no significant adverse impacts on the environment, and, therefore, an Environmental impact statement does not need to be prepared. Motion: Trustee Robinson Second: Trustee Salton Ayes: Mayor Woodard; Trustees: Biloski, Friend, Marshall, McMurry, Robinson, and Salton Nays: none Abstentions: none Motion carried Resolution #8127 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: The Village of Cayuga Heights Board of Trustees approves the revised Village of Cayuga Heights Zoning Law. Motion: Trustee McMurry Second: Trustee Friend Ayes: Mayor Woodard; Trustees: Biloski, Friend, Marshall, McMurry, Robinson, and Salton Nays: none Abstentions: none Motion carried 4. Adjournment Mayor Woodard adjourns the meeting at 8:45 p.m.