HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-16-2018 BOT Agenda Village of Cayuga Heights
Board of Trustees
Monthly Board Meeting
Marcham Hall
Monday, July 16, 2018, 7:00 p.m.
AGENDA
EXHIBIT/PAGE
1. Call to Order
2. Report of the Fire Superintendent Tamborelle 2019-042 pgs/2-3
3. Privilege of the Floor- 30 minutes unrevised
4. Report of Mayor Woodard
a. Public Hearing – Proposed LL G- Chickens 2019-043 pgs/3-5
b. Schedule a Public Hearing – Proposed LL H-Remington Rd Parking 2019-044 pgs/6-7
c. $5000.00 Grant from NYSERDA
d. Firewood changes
e. R.O.W. Discussion
5. Report of the Trustees
6. Report of Police Sergeant Wright 2019-045 pgs/8-11
3. Report of Assistant Superintendent of Public Works Wiese
a. The Parkway, Highland Rd, & Cayuga Heights Rd
4. Report of Superintendent of Public Works Cross
a. NYSEG Buyout
5. Report of Treasurer Mangione
a. Mortgage Tax Revenue 2019-047 pg/12
b. Abstract # 2 2019-048 pg/13
6. Report of Clerk Walker
a. Constellation: Contract from variable rate to fixed 2019-049 pg/14
7. Report of Attorney Marcus
8. Adjournment
*All Exhibits and Reports can be found at www.cayuga-heights.ny.us/BOT.html agenda, unless otherwise noted
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EXHIBIT 2019-042
Honorable Linda Woodard
Board of Trustees
Village of Cayuga Heights
Monthly Report June 2018
June was a relatively slow month at the fire department with a total of 37 calls. We had 18 calls in the
Village of Cayuga Heights, 16 calls in the Town of Ithaca and 3 requests for mutual aid. There were 17
EMS calls and 20 fire runs. It was another fairly standard month with a mix of EMS and fire runs. We
did have a 10 day stretch during the month with only four calls (which also happened to be the 10 days
the chief was out of the country!).
Training has slowed as we enter the summer months and members are in and out of town. We did a
ground ladder training on June 6th. This training was run by Lt. Savoy. We can always tell when the
ladder training is done because pictures of windows and doors appear on the brickwork at the back of the
station. It’s a great way to identify proper placement of ladders without getting near real windows. Late
in the month we did and “Etiquette on EMS calls” training. This training was run by one of our most
active EMTs Sophie Janowsky. Sophie used the time to teach about how to approach patients and family
and also how to interact with the incoming ambulance crews to expedite smooth handover of care and
movement of the patient to the ambulance. Lt. Savoy has been holding fitness sessions every week. In
these sessions members get in full gear and run through the CPAT (Candidate Physical Abilities Test).
This is the physical skills test that members must pass to get through the Interior Firefighter Operations
class.
All of the light fixtures at the station have been switched over to LEDs. Richardson Brothers Electric
came to the station and over two days removed all of the old light ballasts and replaced the can lights to
LED. We did remove over half the hall and com mon area lights in the bunker area and these areas are
still well lit. It took some time for everyone to adjust the brightness of the area as many of the lights have
not worked for some time. The increase in light also led to a vigorous cleaning of the bunker area because
the bunkers were suddenly able to see the dirt that the lack of light was hiding.
Movies at the station are in full swing. Our first movie, Peter Pan, was very well attended. We skipped
the 4th of July Wednesday and will continue with Charlottes Web on July 11th. Dos Amigos is
committed to providing great food for the summer and our members are excited to have the kids at the
station.
We will have two open bunker rooms in the near future. Margaret Gao will be heading to medical
school in August and will turn her room over to Sophie Janowksy. Lt. Blake Berger, who has been with
us for many years, will be leaving for a job in California in September and will turn his room over to
Nick Supron. Blake and Margaret will be greatly missed but Sophie and Nick are both interior
firefighters and EMTs and will be great additions to the bunker staff.
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We will be setting the dates for the Fall 2018 recruit class in August. We are already getting emails
from people expressing interest in volunteering and we have not started the recruiting process yet.
Sincerely,
George Tamborelle
Fire Chief/Fire Superintendent
EXHIBIT 2019-043
VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS
DRAFT
PROPOSED LOCAL LAW G OF THE YEAR 2018
A LOCAL LAW TO AMEND
THE VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS ZONING LAW
SECTIONS 3.3, “DEFINTIONS,” AND 5.3, “PERMITTED ACCESSORY BUILDINGS AND
USES” IN THE RESIDENCE ZONE
TO PERMIT THE KEEPING OF CHICKENS
Be it enacted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cayuga Heights as follows:
SECTION I PURPOSE AND INTENT
It is the intent of this Local Law to add to the permitted uses in the Residence Zone, as set forth in the
Zoning Law (the “Zoning Law”) of the Village of Cayuga Heights (the “Village”) the use of keeping
chickens. The final version of the Village’s new Zoning Law, adopted as of February 6, 2018, did not
include keeping chickens as a permitted use, although this use was contemplated and discussed in prior
proposed drafts of the Zoning Law. The Village’s Board of Trustees has determined that the use of
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keeping chickens in the Residence Zone should be a permitted use in accordance with certain stated
conditions, requirements and limitations. The purpose of this Local Law is to add this permitted use and
these conditions, requirements and limitations by adding such provisions to Zoning Law Section 5.3 and
by adding two definitions to Zoning Law Section 3.3.
SECTION II AUTHORITY
This Local Law is enacted pursuant to the grant of powers to local governments provided in Section 10
of the Municipal Home Rule Law to adopt and amend local laws not inconsistent with the provision of
the New York State Constitution and not inconsistent with any general law relating to its property,
affairs, government or other subjects provided for in said Section 10 of the Municipal home Rule Law.
SECTION III AMENDMENT OF ZONING LAW SECTION 3.3, “DEFINTIONS”
The two following definitions are hereby added to Zoning Law Section 3.3, “Definitions”:
COOP, CHICKEN
An enclosed, raised structure for housing and sheltering chickens that is designed to be predator proof,
ventilated, watertight, and easily accessed and cleaned, with a minimum of four (4) square feet per
chicken and a maximum size of thirty (30) square feet.
RUN, CHICKEN
An enclosed, fenced area for containing and allowing chickens to roam and eat that is designed to be
predator proof and easily accessed and cleaned, with a minimum area of ten (10) square feet per hen.
SECTION IV AMENDMENT OF ZONING LAW SECTION 5.3, “PERMITTED
ACCESSORY BUILDINGS AND USES” IN THE RESIDENCE ZONE
The following text is hereby added to Zoning Law Section 5.3, “Permitted Accessory Buildings and Uses”
in the Residence Zone, as subsection “K” thereof:
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K. The keeping of chicken hens (hens), but no roosters nor other type of poultry, for personal use only,
subject to the following conditions:
1. A maximum of six (6) hens per property;
2. Hens must be kept in an enclosed coop that is locked every night with a minimum enclosed coop size
of four (4) square feet per hen and a maximum coop size of thirty (30) square feet;
3. Hens shall have access to a run which must be fenced with a minimum run size area of ten (10)
square feet per hen;
4. Coops and runs shall be located in a side or rear yard with a minimum setback of twenty-five (25)
feet from the lot line;
5. All dead, diseased, or severely ill hens shall be properly disposed of immediately;
6. Cruel treatment of hens is prohibited;
7. Any coop, run, and fencing deemed to be in poor condition by the Village's Code Enforcement
Officer must be repaired as soon as possible;
8. Hen feces not properly disposed of and any objectionable odor shall be considered health hazards and
must be remedied immediately;
9. Hens may not run loose outside the coop or run.
SECTION V SUPERSEDING EFFECT
All Local Laws, Articles, resolutions, rules, regulations and other enactments of the Village of Cayuga
Heights in conflict with the provisions of this Local Law are hereby superseded to the extent necessary to
give this Local Law full force and effect. Without limiting the foregoing, to any extent that the terms of
the Zoning Law of the Village of Cayuga Heights are deemed to be in conflict with the requirements of
this Local Law, the terms of this Local Law shall govern and control.
SECTION VI PARTIAL INVALIDITY.
In the event that any portion of this Local Law is declared invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction,
the validity of the remaining portions shall not be affected by such declaration of invalidity.
SECTION VII EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Local Law shall be effective immediately upon filing in the office of the New York State Secretary
of State, except that it shall be effective from the date of its service as against a person served with a
copy thereof, certified by the Village Clerk, and showing the date of its passage and entry in the Minutes
of the Village Board of Trustees.
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EXHIBIT 2019-044
VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS
DRAFT
PROPOSED LOCAL LAW H OF THE YEAR 2018
AMENDMENT OF
SECTION 7, “PARKING, STANDING AND STOPPING,” OF
ARTICLE IV, “TRAFFIC CONTROL,” OF
THE ARTICLES OF
THE VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS, ADOPTED AS
LOCAL LAW NUMBER 3 OF 1991
CONCERNING REMINGTON ROAD
BETWEEN NORTH SUNSET ROAD AND EAST SHORE DRIVE
Be it enacted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cayuga Heights as follows:
SECTION I PURPOSE AND INTENT
The purpose of this Local Law is to establish that no parking, standing or stopping is permitted on
Remington Road between North Sunset Road and East Shore Drive. The Board of Trustees of the
Village of Cayuga Heights (the “Village”) has determined that to potentially enhance the safety of
operators of motorized and non-motorized vehicles, as well as pedestrians, no vehicles should be
parked, left standing or stopped on Remington Road between North Sunset Road and East Shore Drive.
The intent of this Local Law is to amend Section 7, "Parking, Standing and Stopping," of Article IV,
“Traffic Control,” of the Articles of the Village, adopted as Local Law Number 3 of the Year 1991.
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SECTION II AUTHORITY
This Local Law is enacted pursuant to the grant of powers to local governments provided for in (i)
Section 10 of the Municipal Home Rule Law to adopt and amend local laws not inconsistent with the
provisions of the New York State Constitution or not inconsistent with any general law relating to its
property, affairs, government or other subjects provided for in said Section 10 of the Municipal Home
Rule Law, (ii) Section 10 of the Statute of Local Governments and (iii) Article 5-J of the General
Municipal Law.
SECTION III AMENDMENT OF SECTION 7, “PARKING, STANDING AND STOPPING,”
OF ARTICLE IV, “TRAFFIC CONTROL,” OF THE ARTICLES OF THE VILLAGE OF
CAYUGA HEIGHTS, ADOPTED AS LOCAL LAW NUMBER 3 OF THE YEAR 1991.
As of the effective date of this Local Law, the following text will is hereby added as subsection b(2)(ss)
to Section 7, “Parking, Standing and Stopping,” of Article IV, “Traffic Control,” of the Articles of the
Village of Cayuga, adopted as Local Law Number 3 of the year 1991:
b (2) (ss) On both sides of Remington Road between North Sunset Road and East Shore Drive
SECTION IV SUPERSEDING EFFECT
All Local Laws, Articles, resolutions, rules, regulations and other enactments of the Village of Cayuga
Heights in conflict with the provisions of this Local Law are hereby superseded to the extent necessary to
give this Local Law full force and effect.
SECTION V PARTIAL INVALIDITY.
In the event that any portion of this Local Law is declared invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction,
the validity of the remaining portions shall not be affected by such declaration of invalidity.
SECTION VI EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Local Law shall be effective immediately upon filing in the office of the New York State Secretary
of State, except that it shall be effective from the date of its service as against a person served with a
copy thereof, certified by the Village Clerk, and showing the date of its passage and entry in the Minutes
of the Village Board of Trustees.
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EXHIBIT 2019-045
July 5, 2018
To: The Honorable Mayor Woodard
Members of the Board of Trustees
Village of Cayuga Heights
Re:Report of the Police Department for June 2018
In the month of June, the police department received 367 calls for service. In addition to these calls 75 uniform
traffic tickets were issued and 7 parking violations were cited. A breakdown of the calls for service is as follows:
There were no Felony incidents handled.
3 Penal Law Misdemeanor complaints were handled which led to 4 arrests; 1 for Fraud and 2 for Domestic. The
Fraud complaint consisted of a resident stating that they received 3 phone calls from a subject stating they had
allegations against them and that they needed to send money. The on-duty officer assured the complainant that
the calls were a scam. The officer attempted to contact the suspect callers but was not able to make contact.
Investigation into 2 Domestic incidents led to charges of Criminal Obstruction of Breath/Blood Circulation, Assault
3rd, Criminal Mischief 4th, and 2 counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
3 Vehicle and Traffic stops led to 3 charges of Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle 3rd.
2 Local Law Violations were handled, 1 for Noise 1 for Open Burning. The Noise complaint was reported as a shots
fired incident. After investigation it was determined that Cornell University was conducting a bird removal
procedure through use of a cannon. Cornell staff followed up with the complainant. The Open Burn was observed
by the on-duty officer who came upon 3 subjects making a small fire in Sunset Park. All three were advised of the
dangers of a brush fire spreading and that they could be cited under the village’s local law. The fire had already
been extinguished upon officer’s arrival.
2 Mental Hygiene incidents were received. After investigation of a domestic incident (mentioned above) a subject
was taken into custody under the MHY 9.41 Law. Another subject was taken into custody under the same law
after follow up of a Check the Welfare complaint.
There were 4 motor vehicle accidents reported, none involving deer.
In summary 6 persons were arrested and the following 6 charges were filed: 3-Aggravated Unlicensed
Operation MV 3rd, 1-Criminal obstruction of Breath/Blood Circulation, and 2-Taken into Custody/Mentally Ill.
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Over the course of the month the following trainings and events took place: On the 16th Officer Mike Gray
participated in the Ithaca Community Childcare Center’s fundraising event The Things on Wheels Truck Show. On
the 20th Police Clerk Jackie Carr attended CIRIS, Critical Infrastructure Response Information System, training
offered by Tompkins County Probation.
The full-time officers worked a total of 44 hours of overtime and the part-time officers worked a total of 193
hours.
Sincerely,
Chief James Steinmetz
EXHIBIT 2019-045
CAYUGA HEIGHTS
POLICE DEPARTMENT
JUNE 2018
Total Traffic Citation Report, by Violation
Violation Description Totals
7B LL#1-96 NO PARKING ZONE 6
7C LL#1-96 WRONG SIDE TO CURB OR EDGE 1
CH Police Department
Uniform Traffic Tickets 6/1/18-6/30/18
Date Offense Location__________
6/4/18 1110A DISOBEYED TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE PLEASNAT GROVE RD
6/4/18 4011A UNREGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLE PLEASNAT GROVE RD
6/4/18 306B UNINSPECTED MOTOR VEHICLE PLEASNAT GROVE RD
6/4/18 3191U OPERATING WITHOUT INSURANCE-NO PROOF PLEASNAT GROVE RD
6/5/18 1110A DISOBEYED TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE STATE ROUTE 13
6/5/18 3752A1 NO/INADEQUATE LIGHTS STATE ROUTE 13
6/6/18 1143 FLD/YLD RT-OF-WAY WHEN ENTERG RDWY HANSHAW RD
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6/6/18 1110A DISOBEYED TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE SPEED 44/30 TRIPHAMMER RD
6/6/18 3191U OPERATING WITHOUT INSURANCE TRIPHAMMER RD
6/7/18 3191U OPERATING WITHOUT INSURANCE TRIPHAMMER RD
6/7/18 4011A UNREGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLE (EXP 11/09/17) CAYUGA HEIGHTS RD
6/7/18 3191U OPERATING WITHOUT INSURANCE (EXP 02/09/18) CAYUGA HEIGHTS RD
6/7/18 1211A BACKING UNSAFELY EAST UPLAND RD (SCH DR)
6/7/18 1110A DISOBEYED TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE SPEED 45/30 TRIPHAMMER RD
6/8/18 306B UNINSPECTED MOTOR VEHICLE PLEASANT GROVE RD
6/8/18 306B UNINSPECTED MOTOR VEHICLE PLEASANT GROVE RD
6/8/18 4011A UNREGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLE PLEASANT GROVE RD
6/8/18 1110A DISOBEYED TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE CAYUGA HEIGHTS RD
6/8/18 1110A DISOBEYED TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE WINTHROP DR AT SIMSBURY
6/8/18 3752A1 NO/INADEQUATE LIGHTS THE PARKWAY
6/8/18 306B UNINSPECTED MOTOR VEHICLE-DEC 31, 2017 W REMINGTON RD
6/8/18 306B UNINSPECTED MOTOR VEHICLE PLEASANT GROVE RD
6/8/18 1180D SPEED IN ZONE HANSHAW RD
6/8/18 5091 UNLICENSED OPERATOR- NOT ON PERSON HANSHAW RD
6/8/18 3191U OPERATING WITHOUT INSURANCE-NO VALID PROOF IN VEH HANSHAW RD
6/9/18 306B UNINSPECTED MOTOR VEHICLE- LAST DAY OCT 2017 HANSHAW RD
6/9/18 5091 UNLICENSED OPERATOR HANSHAW RD
6/9/18 1110A DISOBEYED TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE N TRIPHAMMER RD
6/11/18 1129A FOLLOWING TOO CLOSELY N TRIPHAMMER RD
6/12/18 1180D SPEED IN ZONE TRIPHAMMER RD
6/13/18 3752A3 NO/INSUFFICIENT TAIL LAMPS HANSHAW RD
6/14/18 1402CII 393.95A NO FIRE EXTINGUISHER EAST UPLAND RD
6/14/18 1402CII 393.95F (NO TRIANGLES) EAST UPLAND RD
6/14/18 1402CII 390.21B (NO NAME/DOT # DISPLAYED) EAST UPLAND RD
6/14/18 212 LOG BOOK VIOLATION (NO LOG BOOK) EAST UPLAND RD
6/14/18 1402CII 391.41A (NO MED CARD) EAST UPLAND RD
6/14/18 37510E NO REAR OBJECT DETECTION SYSTEM-DELIVERY TRK EAST UPLAND RD
6/15/18 1180D SPEED IN ZONE HANSHAW RD
6/15/18 5111A AGGRAVATED UNLIC OP 3RD (MISD) HANSHAW RD
6/16/18 1180D SPEED IN ZONE PLEASANT GROVE RD
6/17/18 1110A DISOBEYED TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE S/R 13 S
6/18/18 3752A3 NO/INSUFFICIENT TAIL LAMPS PLEASANT GROVE RD
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6/21/18 1225C2A OP MV- MOBILE PHONE (R-HAND-R-EAR) HANSHAW RD
6/21/18 3191U OPERATING WITHOUT INSURANCE (NONE SHOWN) HANSHAW RD
6/21/18 1180D SPEED IN ZONE N. TRIPHAMMER RD
6/21/18 1172A FLD TO STOP @ STOP SIGN N. TRIPHAMMER RD
6/24/18 3752A1 NO/INADEQUATE LIGHTS HANSHAW RD
6/24/18 1163D IMPROPER/NO SIGNAL HANSHAW RD
6/26/18 4011A UNREGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLE PLEASANT GROVE RD
6/26/18 37524A OPER MV/MC/BIC W/MORE 1 EARPHONE (2-WHITE
EARPHONE
NORTH TRIPHAMMER RD
6/26/18 306B UNINSPECTED MOTOR VEHICLE NORTH TRIPHAMMER RD
6/26/18 1180B SPEED OVER 55 ZONE STATE ROUTE 13
6/26/18 5111A AGGRAVATED UNLIC OP 3RD (MISD) STATE ROUTE 13
6/26/18 5091 UNLICENSED OPERATOR STATE ROUTE 13
6/26/18 4011A UNREGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLE NORTH TRIPHAMMER RD
6/26/18 3191U OPERATING WITHOUT INSURANCE (EXP 2016) NORTH TRIPHAMMER RD
6/26/18 1110A DISOBEYED TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE CAYUGA HEIGHTS RD
6/26/18 306B UNINSPECTED MOTOR VEHICLE PLEASANT GROVE RD
6/28/18 1110A DISOBEYED TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE STATE ROUTE 13
6/28/18 3752A1 NO/INADEQUATE LIGHTS STATE ROUTE 13
6/28/18 3191U OPERATING WITHOUT INSURANCE STATE ROUTE 13
6/28/18 1110A DISOBEYED TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE 44 /30 CAYUGA HEIGHTS RD
6/28/18 3191U OPERATING WITHOUT INSURANCE CAYUGA HEIGHTS RD
6/28/18 1180D SPEED IN ZONE PLEASANT GROVE RD
6/28/18 306B UNINSPECTED MOTOR VEHICLE 2/18 PLEASANT GROVE RD
6/28/18 5111A AGGRAVATED UNLIC OP 3RD (MISD) PLEASANT GROVE RD
6/28/18 37540 INADEQUATE OR NO STOP LAMPS TRIPHAMMER RD
6/28/18 3752A3 NO/INSUFFICIENT TAIL LAMPS HANSHAW RD
6/28/18 3752A1 NO/INADEQUATE LIGHTS HANSHAW RD
6/28/18 5091 UNLICENSED OPERATOR HANSHAW RD
6/29/18 306B UNINSPECTED MOTOR VEHICLE PLEASANT GROVE RD
6/29/18 306B UNINSPECTED MOTOR VEHICLE PLEASANT GROVE RD
6/29/18 306B UNINSPECTED MOTOR VEHICLE PLEASANT GROVE RD
6/29/18 1180D SPEED IN ZONE CAYUGA HEIGHTS RD
6/29/18 4011A UNREGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLE PLEASANT GROVE RD
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FYE2018
$46,689.94 $51,093.43
Ithacacare $4,403.49
FYE2017
$49,066.38
FYE2016 $52,488.81
FYE2015 $44,529.50 $73,859.14
Kendal $29,329.64
FYE2014
$63,072.21
FYE2013
$48,355.73
FYE2012
$43,268.41
$-
$10,000.00
$20,000.00
$30,000.00
$40,000.00
$50,000.00
$60,000.00
$70,000.00
$80,000.00
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Mortgage Tax Revenue
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EXHIBIT 2019-048
Approval of July Abstract:
BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Village of Cayuga Heights Board of Trustees approves Abstract #2 for
FYE2019 consisting of TA voucher 2 - 10 in the amount of $17,331.07 and Consolidated Fund
vouchers 26 - 101 in the amount of $273,979.43 and the Treasurer is instructed to make payments
thereon.
$-
$10,000.00
$20,000.00
$30,000.00
$40,000.00
$50,000.00
$60,000.00
$70,000.00
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Mortgage Tax Revenue
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