HomeMy WebLinkAboutMN-CC-2020-06-03 with Public CommentCOMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS CITY OF ITHACA, NEW YORK
Regular Meeting 6:00 p.m. June 3, 2020
PRESENT: Mayor Myrick
Alderpersons (10) Brock, McGonigal, Murtagh, Nguyen, Gearhart, Fleming,
Smith, Kerslick, Lewis, Mohlenhoff OTHERS PRESENT: City Clerk – Conley Holcomb
City Attorney – Lavine
City Controller – Thayer Community Development Director – Bohn Deputy Community Development Director - Mendizabal Chief of Staff - Cogan
Mayor Myrick requested a moment of silence in honor of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and all of the people who have been killed at the hands of the State for being black. He stated that the insurrections and uprisings following those murders have demanded real change in the criminal justice system and that passion needs to be
translated into real policy, not just words. ADDITIONS TO OR DELETIONS FROM THE AGENDA: Alderperson Nguyen requested the addition of Item 6.4 Proposed Resolution to authorize NYSEG Easement for TCAT operations.
No Council member objected. Alderperson Brock requested a reconsideration of the Establishment of Fee for Use of Right of Way and to Authorize Approval of a Master License Agreement for Small Cell
Facilities with 4G and 5G capability Resolution adopted at the May 6, 2020, Common
Council meeting. Mayor Myrick recused himself from this discussion to avoid a perceived conflict of interest.
There was an objection by Common Council members to add this item to the agenda, so it will not be considered at tonight’s meeting. PETITIONS AND HEARINGS OF PERSONS BEFORE COUNCIL:
City Clerk Conley Holcomb read excerpts of the public comments received from the following people: Sam Buggeln Rick Manzardo Hallie Mitnick Jane Glaubman
Sophie Pinkham Aurora Rojer Barbara Chasin Adam Kleckner Leslie Brack Rene Rojas Cameron Duncan David Foote
Theresa Alt Eveline Adele
Teresa Halpert Maribel Tineo August Faller Caroline Byrne Larry Beck Sonja Sandstrom Thomas Shelley Caitlin Schickel
Erik Hillman Jeffrey Zorn
Irina Peress Allison DeSario Rebecca Holland Mary Archin Tom Clausen Devon Buckley April Peress Danielle Prizzi
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Nathan Walz Lisa Bertuzzi Hadas Ritz Ben Kornblum Darius Preikstas Diana Beckenhaupt
Dawn Eller, ND Marty Blodgett
Mike Ellis Katryn Williams Evinson Matthew Marshall Robert Coville Rolf Verberg Britton Dougherty Rita Boratav Lucas Matheson
Marilee Murphy Sam Baranski
Jennifer Heatley Jill Kellner David Gallahan Ceril Sandstrom Curt Bayer Katherine Meadows Rebecca Cutter Matthew Lundgren
JP Garnett Jerone Gagliano
Kyle Kriner Grace Rychwalski Stuart M Carmel Rome Danny Fox Kelli Farrell Kristen Wiest Jessica Stein
Melissa Kolberg Lisamargaret Baker
Milo Inman Lennessa Trent Andrew Molnar Jaya Branscum Molly Donovan John Driscoll Marie Molnar Adam Monzella
Vanessa Wood Jaclyn Meshako
Chelsey Kingsley Molly Kornblum Rich Goldman Shirley Brown Jeff Toolan Hayden Eager Richard Farnham Yvonne Fisher
Carlin Wakefield Leeny Sack
Claudia Reese Bert Scholl Joanne Cipolla-Dennis PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR – COMMON COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR:
Alderpersons Lewis, Fleming, Brock, Nguyen, Kerslick, Murtagh, and Mohlenhoff thanked the Mayor for opening the meeting with a moment of silence and acknowledging the tragic events that have taken place. They further shared comments related to the public input received regarding 5G Technology and small cell facilities. Alderperson Mohlenhoff explained the process that will follow once the Design
Guidelines have been prepared. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS: 3.1 Approval of AOC Recommended Budget for 2021 By Alderperson Mohlenhoff: Seconded by Alderperson Kerslick
WHEREAS, Section 15.12 of the Franchise Agreement of January 2003 between the
City of Ithaca and the franchisee Time Warner Entertainment-Advance/Newhouse Partnership (TWC), subsequently assigned to Charter Communications, Inc. (d/b/a Spectrum Networks) after Charter's 2016 acquisition of TWC, requires the participating municipalities (City of Ithaca, Town of Ithaca, Village of Cayuga Heights) to provide the
franchisee with an annual written budget for Public, Educational and Governmental
access operations (PEG) by June 30 of each calendar year, and WHEREAS, the Franchise Agreement authorizes Charter Communications to collect
$0.15 per subscriber per month to be used for the purchase of equipment for the PEG
Access Studio, and WHEREAS, the City of Ithaca's Ordinance #2003-17, Par 18-4-G, requires the Access Oversight Committee (AOC) to provide the Participating Municipalities with a
recommended annual budget by May 31 of each calendar year, and
WHEREAS, the AOC has reviewed PEG’s current equipment and anticipates that new or replacement equipment will be needed, and
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WHEREAS, at their regular meeting on May 5, 2020, the AOC recommended earmarking up to $20,000 as contingency to purchase equipment as needed for the functioning of PEG operations; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Common Council of the City of Ithaca accepts the AOC recommended budget for Spectrum Network’s 2021 annual budget for Public, Educational and Governmental access. Carried Unanimously
CITY ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE: 4.1 Planning, Building & Economic Development - Home Rule Request to New York State for the Enactment of an Act to Amend the State Tax Law, in Relation to Authorizing the City of Ithaca to Establish Hotel and Motel Taxes
By Alderperson Mohlenhoff: Seconded by Alderperson Gearhart WHEREAS, on February 5, 2020, Common Council adopted a resolution stating the City’s “commitment to pursue a City of Ithaca hotel occupancy tax and commitment to provide a shared financial guarantee with Tompkins County”, and
WHEREAS, on March 11, 2020 Common Council adopted a resolution which had as its
subject a “Commitment to terms between the City of Ithaca and Tompkins County and the City of Ithaca and the DIA in support of the City’s financial guarantee for the Community Conference Center project”, and which included a commitment to “Establish a hotel room occupancy tax to support the Conference Center or, if such a hotel room
occupancy tax is unsuccessful in being authorized, establish a City tourism
improvement district (TID) to generate the required revenues from the lodging industry for the Conference Center”, and WHEREAS, new state enabling legislation specific to the City of Ithaca is required for
the City to have the power to enact a local law establishing a City of Ithaca hotel
occupancy tax, and WHEREAS, Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton and Senator Tom O’Mara have introduced identical bills in the NY Assembly and NY Senate – Assembly Bill Number A.10415 and
Senate Bill Number S.08331 – which have as their title “An act to amend the tax law, in
relation to authorizing the City of Ithaca to establish hotel and motel taxes”, and have as their Purpose, “To authorize the City of Ithaca to enact, at local option, a room occupancy tax on hotel, motel and ‘b & b’ room rentals, with revenues to be used for the construction, promotion, maintenance, capital improvements, operation and other
expenses of a conference center in the City of Ithaca”, and WHEREAS, a formal home rule request from the City of Ithaca citing the specific bill numbers is required to be delivered to both the Assembly and Senate before the bill can be advanced in the Legislature, and
WHEREAS, this formal home rule request may be made by the Mayor as long as it is concurred by a majority of the total membership of the Common Council, and WHEREAS, if passed by the Legislature and signed into law, Common Council will be
authorized to enact a local law establishing the new City room tax in support of the Conference Center project under terms provided by this state enabling legislation; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the City of Ithaca Common Council does hereby request that the NY
State Senate adopt Bill Number S.08331 and that the NY Assembly adopt Bill Number A.10415. Discussion followed on the floor regarding the process that will be followed once the
Home Rule legislation is adopted.
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A vote on the Resolution resulted as follows: Ayes (8) McGonigal, Nguyen, Murtagh, Gearhart, Smith, Kerslick
Mohlenhoff, Lewis
Nays (2) Fleming, Brock Carried (8-2) 4.2 Resolution Authorizing Mayor and City Controller to Close Proposed Budget
Deficit via Reduction in Funding to City-Funded Organizations By Alderperson Mohlenhoff: Seconded by Alderperson Smith WHEREAS, the shutdown of the economy in response to the COVID-19 crisis has seriously impacted City revenues, resulting in a projected budget deficit for 2020 of between $4 million and $13 million due to decreased sales tax collections, decreased
parking revenues, decreased trash tag revenues, likely reductions in state aid, and reductions in other revenue sources, and WHEREAS, just weeks ago the Common Council authorized and the City instituted the furlough of approximately 87 City employees, the temporary discontinuation of virtually
all City-provided youth services, adjustments to staff benefits, and various other
reductions targeted at realizing approximately $5.4 million in savings from the 2020 budget, and WHEREAS, the services of many of the organizations funded by the City have, like a
variety of City services, been curtailed or put on hold because delivery of those services
has not been permissible due to the Governor's executive order to put New York on Pause, and WHEREAS, in addition to furloughing numerous employees, Tompkins County has also
announced reductions in funding to organizations sponsored by the County by 25% of
the third-quarter funding allocations previously budgeted by the County, equivalent to an annual reduction of 6.25%, and WHEREAS, the Common Council wishes to authorize the Mayor and City Controller to
take the steps necessary to implement comparable reductions in funding to
organizations funded by the City, with the potential for further reductions later this year; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Common Council of the City of Ithaca hereby authorizes the
Mayor and the City Controller to take the steps necessary to reduce funding allocations
to organizations funded by the City by 6.25% of the annual allocation previously budgeted by the City for each such organization, and, be it further RESOLVED, That notwithstanding the foregoing, no organization sponsored by the City
shall be required to return to the City any funds already paid by the City to that
organization, and this resolution shall not apply to any City funding upon which unreduced County funding or unreduced Downtown Ithaca Alliance funding is contingent nor to any funding that is a direct pass-through of County sales tax to an outside organization, and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the Common Council of the City of Ithaca hereby authorizes the Mayor and the City Controller to make appropriate modifications to any fund in the City budget to account for these changes, and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the Common Council authorizes the Mayor to enter into amended funding agreements with any impacted organizations to account for the reduction in City funding resulting from this resolution. Carried Unanimously
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4.3 Resolution Authorizing Increase to Capital Project for Financial Software Improvements By Alderperson Mohlenhoff: Seconded by Alderperson Lewis
WHEREAS, as part of the 2016 Budget approval, Capital Project #825 was established
in the amount of $150,000 to allow for several improvements to our main financial software for the City, Tyler Technology MUNIS, and WHEREAS, while it took some time for design of those improvements, we are currently
implementing many of those upgrades, mainly for Tax billing and Collection, Capital
Projects, General Billing, Accounts Receivables, Cashiering and Citizen Self Service, and WHEREAS, while we knew we would also need to expand our MUNIS improvements at
some point to include Utility Billing and Cash Management, we were not aware of the
need for a more secure hosting of our financial software and ease of use from remote sites such as home, and WHEREAS, with the recent COVID-19 pandemic and recent fraud and hacking issues, it has become necessary to work remotely at times, and for network security reasons it
has been difficult to perform our accounting functions through the current MUNIS
system, and our plan for more secure transactions for the community from remote locations cannot be performed on our internal network, and WHEREAS, Tyler Technology MUNIS has proposed to the City a remote solution which
will alleviate many security and data protection concerns and will provide secure remote
access for our financial system, and WHEREAS, the estimated cost to provide all the stated improvements is estimated at $225,000, with an annual hosting fee of $78,537, and
WHEREAS, it is expected that these software and hardware improvements, once
implemented, will allow for increased operating efficiencies, cost avoidance, and other time and cost savings; now, therefore be it RESOLVED, That Common Council hereby amends Capital Project #825 in the amount
not to exceed $225,000, for a total project authorization of $375,000, to improve the
City’s financial software system, including upgrades to the Utility Billing system, remote software and management hosting, and cash management, and be it further RESOLVED, That funds necessary for this software and hardware upgrade shall be
derived from the issuance of Serial Bonds.
Carried Unanimously 4.4 A Resolution Authorizing the Issuance of $722,685 Bonds of the City of Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, To Pay the Cost of Certain Capital Improvements in
and for said City
By Alderperson Mohlenhoff: Seconded by Alderperson Kerslick WHEREAS, all conditions precedent to the financing of the capital projects hereinafter described, including compliance with the provisions of the State Environmental Quality Review Act, have been performed, and
WHEREAS, it is now desired to authorize the financing of such capital projects; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, by the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the total voting
strength of the Common Council of the City of Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, as follows: Section 1. For the object or purpose of paying the cost of certain capital improvements
in and for the City of Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, there are hereby authorized
to be issued $722,685 bonds of said City pursuant to the provisions of the Local Finance Law, apportioned among such capital improvements in accordance with the maximum estimated cost of each. The capital improvements to be financed pursuant to this bond resolution, the maximum estimated cost of each, the amount of bonds to be
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authorized therefor, the period of probable usefulness of each, and whether said capital improvements are each a specific object or purpose or a class of objects or purposes, including in each case incidental improvements, equipment, machinery, apparatus,
appurtenances, furnishings and expenses in connection therewith, are as follows:
a) Construction of sidewalks and an uphill bikeway along Hector Street (Route 79), in and for said City, at a maximum estimated cost of $240,000. It is hereby determined that the plan for the financing of such specific object or purpose shall consist of the
issuance of $240,000 bonds of the $722,685 bonds of said City authorized to be issued
pursuant to this bond resolution; provided, however, that the amount of obligations ultimately to be issued will be reduced by any State and/or Federal grants-in-aid to be received by said City for said purpose. It is hereby determined that the period of probable usefulness of the aforesaid specific object or purpose is 10 years, pursuant to
subdivision 24 of paragraph a of Section 11.00 of the Local Finance Law;
b) Planning and design costs for the South Albany Street Bridge improvement over Six Mile Creek, in and for said City, at a maximum estimated cost of $155,000. It is hereby determined that the plan for the financing of such specific object or purpose shall
consist of the issuance of $155,000 bonds of the $722,685 bonds of said City
authorized to be issued pursuant to this bond resolution; provided, however, that the amount of obligations ultimately to be issued will be reduced by any State and/or Federal grants-in-aid to be received by said City for said purpose. It is hereby determined that the period of probable usefulness of the aforesaid specific object or
purpose is 5 years, pursuant to subdivision 62(2nd) of paragraph a of Section 11.00 of
the Local Finance Law; c) Replacement of pumps and piping for Actiflow System for phosphorus treatment at the Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Facility, in and for said City, at a maximum
estimated cost of $102,685. It is hereby determined that the plan for the financing of
such specific object or purpose shall consist of the issuance of $102,685 bonds of the $722,685 bonds of said City authorized to be issued pursuant to this bond resolution. It is hereby determined that the period of probable usefulness of the aforesaid specific object or purpose is 40 years, pursuant to subdivision 4 of paragraph a of Section 11.00
of the Local Finance Law; and
d) Computer and related software upgrades to the financial system, for said City, at a maximum estimated cost of $225,000. It is hereby determined that the plan for the financing of such class of objects or purposes shall consist of the issuance of $225,000
bonds of the $722,685 bonds of said City authorized to be issued pursuant to this bond
resolution. It is hereby determined that the period of probable usefulness of the aforesaid class of objects or purposes is 5 years, pursuant to subdivision 81(b) of paragraph a of Section 11.00 of the Local Finance Law;
Section 2. The aggregate maximum estimated cost of the aforesaid objects or purposes
is $722,685, and the plan for the financing thereof is by the issuance of the $722,685serial bonds authorized by Section 1 hereof, allocated to each of the objects or purposes in accordance with the maximum estimated cost of each stated in Section 1 hereof; provided, however, that the amount of serial bonds will be reduced by any
Federal or State grants-in-aid received therefor, including as specifically provided
herein. Section 3. The faith and credit of said City of Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, are
hereby irrevocably pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on such
obligations as the same respectively become due and payable. An annual appropriation shall be made in each year sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such obligations becoming due and payable in such year. There shall annually be levied on all the taxable real property of said City, a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and
interest on such obligations as the same become due and payable.
Section 4. Subject to the provisions of the Local Finance Law, the power to authorize the issuance of and to sell bond anticipation notes in anticipation of the issuance and sale of the bonds herein authorized, including renewals of such notes, is hereby
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delegated to the City Controller, the chief fiscal officer. Such notes shall be of such terms, form and contents, and shall be sold in such manner, as may be prescribed by said City Controller, consistent with the provisions of the Local Finance Law.
Section 5. The powers and duties of advertising such bonds for sale, conducting the sale and awarding the bonds, are hereby delegated to the City Controller, who shall advertise such bonds for sale, conduct the sale, and award the bonds in such manner as he shall deem best for the interests of the City; provided, however, that in the
exercise of these delegated powers, he shall comply fully with the provisions of the
Local Finance Law and any order or rule of the State Comptroller applicable to the sale of municipal bonds. The receipt of the City Controller shall be a full acquittance to the purchaser of such bonds, who shall not be obliged to see to the application of the purchase money.
Section 6. All other matters, except as provided herein relating to such bonds, including determining whether to issue such bonds having substantially level or declining debt service and all matters related thereto, prescribing whether manual or facsimile signatures shall appear on said bonds, prescribing the method for the recording of
ownership of said bonds, appointing the fiscal agent or agents for said bonds, providing
for the printing and delivery of said bonds (and if said bonds are to be executed in the name of the City by the facsimile signature of the City Controller, providing for the manual countersignature of a fiscal agent or of a designated official of the City), the date, denominations, maturities and interest payment dates, place or places of
payment, and also including the consolidation with other issues, shall be determined by
the City Controller. It is hereby determined that it is to the financial advantage of the City not to impose and collect from registered owners of such serial bonds any charges for mailing, shipping and insuring bonds transferred or exchanged by the fiscal agent, and, accordingly, pursuant to paragraph c of Section 70.00 of the Local Finance Law, no
such charges shall be so collected by the fiscal agent. Such bonds shall contain
substantially the recital of validity clause provided for in section 52.00 of the Local Finance Law and shall otherwise be in such form and contain such recitals in addition to those required by section 52.00 of the Local Finance Law, as the City Controller shall determine.
Section 7. The validity of such bonds and bond anticipation notes may be contested only if: 1) Such obligations are authorized for an object or purpose for which said City is not authorized to expend money, or
2) The provisions of law which should be complied with at the date of publication of this
resolution are not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of such publication, or 3) Such obligations are authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution.
Section 8. This resolution shall constitute a statement of official intent for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.150-2. Other than as specified in this resolution, no monies are, or are reasonably expected to be, reserved, allocated on a long-term basis, or otherwise set aside with respect to the permanent funding of the object or purpose
described herein.
Section 9. This resolution, which takes effect immediately, shall be published in summary form in the Ithaca Journal, the official newspaper, together with a notice of the
City Clerk in substantially the form provided in Section 81.00 of the Local Finance Law.
A roll call vote resulted as follows: Alderperson Brock – Aye Alderperson McGonigal – Aye
Alderperson Nguyen – Aye Alderperson Murtagh – Aye
Alderperson Gearhart – Aye Alderperson Fleming – Aye Alderperson Smith – Aye Alderperson Kerslick – Aye Alderperson Mohlenhoff – Aye Alderperson Lewis – Aye Carried Unanimously
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PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE: 5.1 Authorization to Enter into a Maintenance Agreement with City Harbor LLC By Alderperson Murtagh: Seconded by Alderperson Smith
WHEREAS, City Harbor, LLC has acquired the property known as 101 Pier Road, City
of Ithaca (the "City Harbor Property") and intends to redevelop the City Harbor Property into a mixed-use residential project (“Project”); and WHEREAS, City Harbor has proposed certain improvements and long-term
maintenance to Pier Road and portions of adjacent City-owned land as a part of City
Harbor’s Project, as described in the draft agreement attached as Exhibit A and depicted in the plan attached as Exhibit B; and WHEREAS, City staff is generally supportive of such improvements provided that: the
improvements are installed under a street permit with installation subject to the City’s
specifications and final approval, and thence becoming City property; all City-owned land and facilities improved by the Project remain open to the public and not exclusive to the Project or City Harbor; and City Harbor commits to maintaining the improvements in accordance with an approved plan (see draft proposals, Exhibits A and B); now
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Common Council hereby authorizes the Mayor to execute a maintenance agreement with City Harbor containing substantially similar terms as the enclosed Development and Maintenance Agreement Between the City of Ithaca and
City Harbor, LLC (Exhibit B) upon approval by the Superintendent of Public Works and
City Attorney. Carried Unanimously 5.2 An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 325 of the City of Ithaca Municipal Code
entitled “Zoning” in Order to Make Changes to the Waterfront Zoning Districts, including the Cherry Street District, the Market District, the Newman District and the West End/Waterfront District, in Order to Meet the Established Goals of the Waterfront Plan A. Declaration of Lead Agency
By Alderperson Murtagh: Seconded by Alderperson Fleming WHEREAS, State Law and Section 176-6 of the City Code require that a lead agency be established for conducting environmental review of projects in accordance with local and state environmental law, and
WHEREAS, State Law specifies that, for actions governed by local environmental
review, the lead agency shall be that local agency which has primary responsibility for approving and funding or carrying out the action, and WHEREAS, the proposed zoning amendment is a “TYPE I” Action pursuant to the City
Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) Ordinance, which requires environmental
review; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Common Council of the City of Ithaca does hereby declare itself lead agency for the environmental review of the proposed amendments to the Cherry
Street District, the Market District, the Newman District, and the West End/Waterfront
District. Carried Unanimously B. Declaration of Environmental Significance
By Alderperson Murtagh: Seconded by Alderperson Lewis
WHEREAS, on August 2, 2017, the Common Council established four new zoning districts for the Waterfront Study Area, the Newman, the Market, The West End/Waterfront, and the Cherry Street Districts, and
WHEREAS, when the new Waterfront Zoning Districts were established, it was
recognized that the City was in the process of completing a plan for the waterfront area and that once completed, the zoning would need to be revisited to ensure that it fulfilled the goals of the plan, and
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WHEREAS, in 2019, the City completed and adopted the Waterfront Area Plan, and WHEREAS, after reviewing the existing waterfront zoning, the City is recommending
changes to the zoning that would allow for development that meets the goals of the
Waterfront Area Plan, and WHEREAS, the appropriate environmental review has been conducted, including the preparation of a Full Environmental Assessment Form (FEAF), dated April 15, 2020,
and WHEREAS, the proposed action is a “TYPE I” Action under the City Environmental Quality Review Ordinance, and WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Ithaca, acting as lead agency, has
reviewed the FEAF prepared by planning staff; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That this Common Council, as lead agency in this matter, hereby adopts as its own the findings and conclusions more fully set forth on the Full Environmental Assessment Form, dated April 15, 2020, and be it further
RESOLVED, That this Common Council, as lead agency in this matter, hereby determines that the proposed action at issue will not have a significant effect on the environment, and that further environmental review is unnecessary, and be it further
RESOLVED, That this resolution constitutes notice of this negative declaration and that
the City Clerk is hereby directed to file a copy of the same, together with any attachments, in the City Clerk’s Office, and forward the same to any other parties as required by law. Carried Unanimously
C. Ordinance By Alderperson Murtagh: Seconded by Alderperson Brock ORDINANCE NO. ____
BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED by the Common Council of the City of Ithaca that Chapter 325 of the City Code be amended as follows: Section 1. Section 325-3B of the Municipal Code of the City of Ithaca, entitled
“Definitions and Word Usage”, is hereby amended to add the following new definition:
ROW HOUSE A residential structure composed of three or more attached modules with shared sidewalls, the facade of each module measuring no more than 25 feet in length.
Modules within a row house may consist of a single dwelling unit or may contain multiple vertically stacked dwelling units. Each module must have one street-facing entry. Section 2. Section 325-45.2B, Definitions for Collegetown Districts, is hereby amended
to remove the definition of “Row House”. Section 3. Section 325-8, District Regulations, is hereby amended to change the permitted primary uses in the Cherry, West End/Waterfront, the Market, and the
Newman Districts in order to replace townhouse with row houses in each of these
districts. Section 4. Section 325-8, District Regulations, is hereby amended to change the minimum front yard setback in the Cherry Street, West End/Waterfront, the Market, and
the Newman Districts to only read 15’ minimum required front yard setback measured
from the inside edge of the sidewalk. Section 5. Section 325-8, District Regulations, is hereby amended to add a ten foot (10’) rear yard setback requirement in the Cherry Street District.
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Section 6. Section 325-8, District Regulations, is hereby amended to change the maximum lot coverage from 100% in the Cherry Street District to 70%, with a 15%
requirement of green space. Section 7. Section 325-8C. Additional Restrictions in the West End/ Waterfront, the Cherry Street District, the Market District, and the Newman Districts, is hereby amended to add new subsections (5) and (6), to read as follows:
(5) Sidewalk and Tree Lawn Requirements. All new construction located in the Cherry Street, the West End/Waterfront, the Market, or the Newman Districts must provide a 8’ tree lawn and 5’ sidewalk along the street frontage of the property. The Planning Board may amend this requirement based on site conditions.
(6) Maximum Building Length. All new structures located within the Cherry Street District and the West End/Waterfront District shall be constructed to be no more than 100’ in length. In addition, there needs to be a minimum of 20’ break between buildings. Exceptions may be made to allow for a physical break in the building with a minimum of
24’ in height measured from floor to ceiling, allowing for public access to the waterfront. Exceptions to maximum building length may be granted by the Planning Board. Section 8. Section 325-8C.(3), “Stepback Requirements” is hereby amended to remove the stepback requirements in the Newman and Market Districts.
Section 9. The City Planning and Development Board, the City Clerk and the Planning Department shall amend the district regulations chart in accordance with the amendments made herewith.
Section 10. Severability. Severability is intended throughout and within the provisions of this local law. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this local law is held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, then that decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion.
Section 11. Effective date. This ordinance shall take effect immediately and in
accordance with law upon publication of notices as provided in the Ithaca City Charter. Discussion followed on the floor regarding stepback requirements, the maximum 100 ft building length, and creative ways to break up the length of the buildings through
design. Amending Resolution By Alderperson Murtagh: Seconded by Alderperson Nguyen RESOLVED, That subsection 6 be amended to remove the 100 ft maximum building
length from the Cherry Street District as follows:
“(6) Maximum Building Length. All new structures located within the West End/Waterfront District shall be constructed to be no more than 100 feet in length. In addition, there needs to be a minimum of 20’ break between buildings. Exceptions may be made to allow for a physical break in the building with a minimum of 24’ in height
measured from floor to ceiling, allowing for public access to the waterfront. Exceptions
to maximum building length may be granted by the Planning Board.” Ayes (6) McGonigal, Nguyen, Murtagh, Smith, Mohlenhoff, Lewis
Nays (4) Gearhart, Brock, Kerslick, Fleming
Carried (6-4) Alderpersons Nguyen and Smith, Mayor Myrick and Planning and Development Director Cornish thanked Alderperson McGonigal for the hours he dedicated to finding a working
solution for the area.
Main Motion as Amended A vote on the Main Motion as Amended resulted as follows: Carried Unanimously
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5.3 Adoption of 2020 Action Plan: City of Ithaca HUD Entitlement Program By Alderperson Murtagh: Seconded by Alderperson Lewis WHEREAS, the City of Ithaca (City) is eligible to receive an annual formula allocation of
funds to address community development needs through the U.S. Department of
Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Entitlement Program from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program and the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program funding sources, and
WHEREAS, the City has contracted with the Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency (IURA) to
administer, implement and monitor the City’s HUD Entitlement program in compliance with all applicable regulations, and WHEREAS, on an annual basis, an Action Plan must be submitted to HUD to access
HUD Entitlement Program funding allocated to the City, and
WHEREAS, the 2020 Action Plan identifies a specific list of budgeted community development activities to be funded from the 2020 HUD Entitlement Program allocation and associated funds administered by the IURA, and
WHEREAS, funding available to be allocated through the 2020 Action Plan funding process is anticipated to include the following: $682,732.00 CDBG 2020 HUD Entitlement Program Allocation $120,000.00 CDBG 2020 Program Income (projected)
$2,607.85 CDBG Recaptured/Unallocated (R/U) Funds
$335,173.00 HOME 2020 HUD Entitlement Program Allocation $38,082.88 HOME Recaptured/Unallocated (R/U) Funds $1,178,595.73 Total, and
WHEREAS, the IURA utilized an open and competitive project selection process for
development of the 2020 Action Plan in accordance with the City of Ithaca Citizen
Participation Plan, and WHEREAS, the IURA developed a draft 2020 Action Plan for public comment and
Common Council consideration, and
WHEREAS, a public hearing on the draft Action Plan was held on May 13, 2020, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Common Council for the City of Ithaca hereby adopts the Draft
2020 City of Ithaca Action Plan, dated April 23, 2020, for allocation of the City’s 2020 HUD Entitlement Program award along with associated funds listed above, and be it further
RESOLVED, That should the Ithaca Community Gardens project be unable to
demonstrate compliance with the 51% low/mod-income benefit test, $25,150 shall be reallocated to the Economic Development Loan Fund activity, and be it further RESOLVED, That the Urban Renewal Plan shall be amended to include activities
funded in the adopted 2020 Action Plan.
Carried Unanimously 5.4 Approval of 2020 CDBG-CV: Emergency Rental Assistance
By Alderperson Murtagh: Seconded by Alderperson Brock
WHEREAS, the City of Ithaca (City) has received an initial supplemental funding allocation of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from The Coronavirus
Aid, Relief, & Economic Security (CARES Act), which funding is hereafter referred to as CDBG-CV, and
WHEREAS, additional supplemental CDBG-CV funding may be forthcoming, and WHEREAS, HUD is providing administrative flexibility and waivers to speed approval and delivery of funds for activities responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic, and
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WHEREAS, the 15% cap on public service activities is waived for CDBG-CV funds, and
WHEREAS, the initial CDBG-CV allocation to the City provides $321,299 to invest in
CDBG-eligible activities, and WHEREAS, the City contracts with the Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency (IURA) to administer, implement and monitor the City’s HUD Entitlement program in compliance
with all applicable regulations, and
WHEREAS, in order to expedite delivery of funding to the community, IURA has gathered information from stakeholders and solicited proposals for disaster response/recovery/prevention projects, and
WHEREAS, the IURA is following a two-prong approach to develop recommended uses of CDBG-CV funding:
• Directed activities to address priority needs where a capable sponsor is
pre-identified, and
• Activities selected through an open competitive process, and WHEREAS, the IURA has preliminarily identified the following priority community needs:
• Renter households whose ability to pay rent has been reduced by COVID-19 impacts;
• Persons experience homelessness and homeless prevention;
• Small businesses adversely impacted by public health mandates and guidelines
• Anchor non-profits entities with at least 51% earned income adversely
impacted by public health mandates and guidelines, and
WHEREAS, according to the City’s 2019-2023 Consolidated Plan for HUD Entitlement Funding 74% of the City’s residents are renters, of which 56% are cost-burdened, and 41% of these are severely so, and
WHEREAS, at least 30 million Americans have filed jobless claims since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020, including many renters in the City of Ithaca, and
WHEREAS, emergency grant payment for a household’s rent for up to three
consecutive months is an eligible CDBG public service activity authorized at 24 CFR §570.201(e), and WHEREAS, Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc. (INHS) proposes to implement
an emergency rental assistance activity in partnership with Tompkins County and other
funders with the following preliminary parameters subject to finalization with funders:
• rent/current income ratio > 31%
• proof of adverse COVID-19 impact/client statement
• landlord signs a form agreeing to accept rent, waive late fees, not pursue eviction for non-payment, no code violations
• household AMI < 80%
• asset cap of $5,000 liquid assets (netting out stimulus payment)
• must have a current lease or landlord willing to sign for current rent
amount, waive late fees, accept payments
• building must pass environmental requirements for CDBG
• tenant NOT to pay any portion of the rent, because it is only three months
of relief and this will hopefully allow clients to build savings,
• the projected average total assistance per renter household is $3,700, and WHEREAS, Tompkins County CDBG funding of approximately $590,000 for the activity can only be used to assist renter households located outside of a HUD Entitlement
community, such as the City, and
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WHEREAS, INHS possesses the knowledge and administrative capacity necessary to effectively administer such a program, and
WHEREAS, supporting housing stability in the form of three consecutive months rental
assistance for people in vulnerable groups with extremely low- and/or very-low-income (0-60%) AMI can prevent widespread eviction, homelessness and economic hardship for tenants and landlords, and
WHEREAS, emergency rental assistance furthers disaster recovery goals by stabilizing
neighborhoods and communities, and WHEREAS, the IURA recommends allocation of CDBG-CV funds for an emergency rental assistance program to assist renters financially impacted by the COVID-19
pandemic, and
WHEREAS, the proposed activity is not subject to SEQR as it does not affect the environment by changing the use, appearance or condition of any natural resource or structure, and
WHEREAS, a public hearing on this matter was held on May 5, 2020 and a 5-day public comment period has expired; now, therefore be it RESOLVED, That the City of Ithaca Common Council hereby allocates $190,000 from
the CDBG-CV funding award to the City to the Emergency Rental Assistance Program
activity to be implemented by Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc., and, be it further RESOLVED, CDBG-CV funds shall be used first to assist renter households earning 0-
60% of AMI with less than $5,000 in liquid assets, before assisting other CDBG-eligible
renter households, and, be it further RESOLVED, That the calculation of current household income for eligible households to be assisted with CDBG-CV funds shall include unemployment benefits, but exclude any
one-time CARES Act stimulus payment, and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the City requests INHS to conduct affirmative marketing to underserved persons, such as persons who speak English as a Second Language (ESL), to provide them with an equitable opportunity to take advantage of the program,
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the Urban Renewal Plan shall be amended to include activities funded in the adopted 2020 HUD Entitlement Program Action Plan.
Discussion followed regarding the program funding amounts, and potential barriers as
to who can apply for this funding. A vote on the Resolution resulted as follows: Carried Unanimously
INDIVIDUAL MEMBER FILED RESOLUTIONS: 6.1 Approval to Purchase One Rheonix Encompass MDx Workstation to Enhance COVID-19 Surveillance Testing in Ithaca, Tompkins County, and the Southern Tier
Region – Mayor Myrick
By Alderperson Mohlenhoff: Seconded by Alderperson McGonigal WHEREAS, Cayuga Health System (CHS) is steadily increasing its COVID-19 testing capacity to support the reopening of Ithaca and Tompkins County and the safety of its residents, and
WHEREAS, Rheonix, Inc., was founded in 2007 in Ithaca, NY to develop and market highly functional, low cost, easy-to-use molecular testing, and
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WHEREAS, CHS has purchased two Rheonix Encompass MDx® workstations, with the goal of obtaining a total of seven Rhenoix workstations for the community, and
WHEREAS, CHS has requested that Tompkins County and the City of Ithaca each
purchase a Rheonix workstation, at a cost of approximately $55,000 apiece, to further support the regional reopening, and WHEREAS, the Rheonix system, one of several testing platforms at CHS, is particularly
attractive to CHS because of its 4-hour turnaround time and physicians’ ability to
collaborate with Rheonix scientists regarding new technology development, and WHEREAS, CHS has been instrumental in providing the Tompkins County community with COVID-19 testing since the onset of the global pandemic, and the additional
purchase of Rheonix workstations will provide the opportunity to expand the number of
COVID-19 surveillance tests available per day, and WHEREAS, the Southern Tier Region is required to have a minimum diagnostic testing capacity of 30 tests per 1,000 residents per month, or approximately 700 tests per day,
which number does not include the mandatory twice-weekly testing of nursing home
staff, and WHEREAS, bringing tens of thousands of college students back to our community will likely require a very high rate of tests in a very short amount of time, far exceeding the
minimum number of tests required under the Governor’s reopening criteria, and
WHEREAS, the Rheonix platform in its fullest implementation would provide Cayuga Health Systems the capacity to perform approximately 2,500 tests daily with a 4-hour turnaround time, which would greatly support the Southern Tier region in maintaining
the needed daily testing milestones to remain open and would provide the additional
testing capability needed in Tompkins County, and WHEREAS, the Emergency Operations Center has confirmed that the purchase of Rheonix testing equipment may qualify for reimbursement from the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) under the COVID-19 National Emergency at 75% of the
cost of the equipment, and that the State of New York would reimburse for 12.5% of the cost, and the City would be responsible for 12.5% of the cost as a local share; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute an agreement with Rheonix, Inc. for the purchase of one Rheonix Encompass MDx® workstation; and, be it further RESOLVED, The funds necessary for the purchase of the Rheonix testing equipment
be derived from the Unrestricted Contingency account which currently has a balance of $84,000, and, be it further RESOLVED, That the request to purchase one Rheonix Encompass workstation is hereby approved and that the City Controller be authorized to make the following
budget adjustment in an amount not to exceed $55,000 as follows: From Account: A1990-5000 Unrestricted Contingency To Account: A1210-5225 Mayor Other Equipment
Discussion followed on the floor regarding the eventual return of the students who will require frequent testing. A vote on the Resolution resulted as follows:
Carried Unanimously
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6.2 Resolution of Support for Ithaca Tenants and Landlords – Alderperson Smith WHEREAS, on April 1, 2020, Common Council passed a resolution in support of Ithaca tenants and landlords, calling for state representatives to support Senate bill S8125A
and Assembly bill A10224A, which for a 90 day period would suspend the rent
payments of residential tenants and small business commercial tenants who have suffered a loss of income as a result of government-ordered COVID-19 restrictions, and suspend mortgage payments for the same period for property owners facing financial hardship as a result of non-payment of rent, and
WHEREAS, Common Council also urged our state and federal representatives to pair any suspension of rent due to COVID-19 hardship with emergency funding to assist landlords who are facing financial hardship due to nonpayment of rent, and
WHEREAS, the containment protocol of COVID-19 in the City of Ithaca continues to
have a severe impact on the local economy, and WHEREAS, residents of the City of Ithaca who have suffered job losses or a reduction in income are in additional need of assistance, particularly low-income families, and
WHEREAS, landlords in the City of Ithaca, particularly landlords with smaller property holdings, have been dealt a financial blow by the present crisis and are also in need of assistance, and
WHEREAS, the aforementioned legislation has been introduced in the New York State
Senate and the New York State Assembly that would suspend rent payments for 90 days of residential tenants and small business commercial tenants who have suffered a loss of income as a result of government-ordered COVID-19 restrictions, and
WHEREAS, this legislation also provides relief for landlords who are suffering financial
hardship as a result of a loss of rent payments, allowing them to waive mortgage payments for a period of 90 days, WHEREAS, legislation with a similar goal has been introduced in the United States
House of Representatives, and
WHEREAS, both the state and federal bills have yet to move out of committee; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Common Council of Ithaca renews its call for our state
representatives to support Senate bill S8125A and Assembly bill A10224A, and, be it further RESOLVED, That the Common Council of the City of Ithaca hereby urges our Federal
Representative and Senators to support HR 6515 and its companion Senate bill, which
would suspend rent payment for the duration of the crisis, meaning no rent obligation, no late fees, no debts, no retaliation; would similarly suspend residential mortgage payments for the duration of the crisis; would enforce these suspensions; would let property owners apply for relief, provided that they agree to tenant protections; would
likewise provide relief to lenders; and would include a buyout fund to prevent
speculative purchases of multifamily housing and encourage sales to cooperatives, land trusts, nonprofit providers and municipalities.
6.3 Resolution Requesting Emergency Protection for Ithaca Renters and Small Landlords – Alderperson Nguyen By Alderperson Nguyen: Seconded by Alderperson Smith WHEREAS, the City of Ithaca has demonstrated its desire and commitment to be a leader in housing justice and social equity by recently passing resolutions creating:
An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 146 of the City of Ithaca Municipal Code entitled
“Building Code Enforcement”, §146-9 entitled “Identification and Notification” An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 258 of the City of Ithaca Municipal Code entitled “Rental Housing”, to add Article III entitled “Displaced Tenants”
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And WHEREAS, the City of Ithaca has a significant tenant population, and
WHEREAS, all residents of the City of Ithaca have the right to a stable, safe and affordable place to live, and WHEREAS, the rate of rent burden, defined as paying 30% or more of household
income for rent, was already above 70%1 in Ithaca before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to 2018 Census data, and WHEREAS, the COVID-19 pandemic has now caused thousands of Ithaca residents to lose their jobs, rendering many incapable of paying rent, and
WHEREAS, on March 7, 2020, Governor Cuomo of New York State issued Executive Order Number 202, declaring a Statewide disaster emergency for the entire State of New York, and
WHEREAS, the City of Ithaca deems itself morally obligated to protect its most
disadvantaged residents from bearing the brunt of the economic risk from the COVID-19 pandemic, and WHEREAS, increased eviction rates in the City of Ithaca will undermine the realization
of the Ithaca Green New Deal’s goal of achieving “a carbon neutral city by 2030,” by
inciting rent burdened individuals to seek housing in cheaper areas further from the City, increasing urban sprawl and our dependence on single-use cars for commuting to work and commercial or recreational areas in the City, and
WHEREAS, Governor Cuomo’s May 7, 2020 Executive Order Number 202.28 partially
bars evictions through August 20, 2020, but does not prevent evictions over “just-cause” non-economic infractions, nor does it prevent the filing of any eviction proceedings or lawsuits after August 20, 2020, over alleged lease infractions that occurred during a COVID-19 eviction moratorium, and
WHEREAS, the COVID-19 moratoriums established in the Governor’s Executive Orders 202 and 202.28 do not protect residential or small business tenants from the non-renewal of leases, or rent hikes during and following a moratorium, and
WHEREAS, the State of New York has not yet acted to pass NY State Senate Bill
S8125A, which would “act to suspend rent payments for certain residential tenants and small business commercial tenants and to suspend certain mortgage payments for ninety days in response to the outbreak of coronavirus”, and
WHEREAS, the State of New York has not yet acted to pass NY State Senate Bill S2892B, “The Good Cause Eviction Bill,” which would, according §213, prohibit “landlords from taking any action to evict, fail to renew a lease, or otherwise seek to remove a tenant from housing accommodation except for good cause”, and
WHEREAS, undocumented persons, the unemployed, and other vulnerable populations do not have access to the stimulus and unemployment benefits provided by the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, and
WHEREAS, City of Ithaca Code §48-1 and §48-8 authorizes through the proceedings
for Emergency Preparedness procedures for “rendering assistance to citizens within the City of Ithaca in the event of a disaster or emergency which exceeds the dimensions of any individual City Department’s current mandate for response,” such as in the case of the COVID-19 health and economic crisis; now, therefore be it
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RESOLVED, That Common Council requests that the New York State Department of Health authorize the Mayor to forgive via executive order three months of all residential and small-business rent payments and additional fees which are due through June
2020, and, for leases started on or after April 1st 2020, to forgive all rent payments and
additional fees due through June 2020, as determined by the payment schedule outlined in the original lease, and, be it further RESOLVED, That Common Council requests that the New York State Department of
Health authorize the Mayor to prohibit the eviction of residential and small-business
tenants by executive order through June 2020, and, be it further RESOLVED, That the City of Ithaca calls upon renters who remain financially stable during the COVID-19 pandemic to maintain timely payment of rent, and, be it further
RESOLVED, That Common Council requests that the New York State Department of Health authorize the Mayor to obligate landlords to offer renters lease extensions at the current rate of rent during the duration of the declaration of emergency, and, be it further
RESOLVED, That Common Council urges the New York State Senate to pass Senate
Bill S8190, which would provide financial assistance for small landlords and homeowners through increasing penalties for banks that refuse mortgage deferral, and mandating that the state use federally allocated funds to provide vouchers to landlords for lost revenue, and, be it further
RESOLVED, That Common Council urges the inclusion of a national rent and mortgage forgiveness fund in the next COVID-19 relief package, as presented in a letter to Speaker Pelosi, Leader McCarthy, Leader McConnell, and Leader Schumer by various members of Congress, and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the City of Ithaca shall deliver the below letter to the Governor of New York State and the State Department of Health, to notify them of the City’s intentions to act;
“To Governor Cuomo and the New York State Department of Health:
We, the City of Ithaca, write to formally request the State Department of Health’s review of our City’s attached resolution to forgive the rent obligations of our residents, as well as the approval of our Mayor’s ability to invoke the resolution’s provisions immediately,
per Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order 202.5.
We cannot overstate the distress felt by our residents over the economic devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ithaca is especially vulnerable to these effects: our economy relies nearly entirely on now-suspended higher education and Finger Lakes summer
tourism, which are built on the backs of our robust service industry — where we have
more restaurants per capita than any other city in the New York State. With consumers now in lockdown or largely outside the region for the foreseeable future, many of these businesses are now temporarily or permanently closed. Our working class is experiencing its highest rate of unemployment in nearly 100 years.
On April 1, 2020, the City of Ithaca’s Common Council unanimously passed a resolution requesting that rent and mortgage relief be instituted by the State government. Now, months later, with no such legislation having passed despite multiple bills being drafted,
it is our position that State and Federal measures have been insufficient to protect
tenants. Over two-thirds of Ithaca’s tenants were rent burdened before a single COVID-19 case appeared in New York. Now, countless more face excruciating uncertainty surrounding their ability to remain housed and financially stable once the unconditional eviction moratorium expires in just two weeks.
We understand it’s complicated — but respectfully, and especially considering our federal administration, the fallout of this economic crisis cannot wait patiently for deliberations over stimulus package options. Neither can our most vulnerable residents:
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many do not have access to unemployment benefits, and those who do have struggled to receive them.
In light of these acute pains and the absence of comprehensive State or Federal action,
we declare our intent to use our own legislation to protect renters. We again request, with increased urgency, that the State of New York not only relieve rent in the rest of its municipalities, but that it also use its State powers to ease the distinct burdens of homeowners and small landlords, including mortgage payments — something no city
can do on its own.
The State does have the power to stop our emergency relief measure — but it also holds the sole power to complete it, by extending relief to homeowners and small landlords experiencing their own pressing and growing burdens.
In an era defined by necessary shelter-in-place orders, we implore the State of New
York to prioritize the necessity, and defend the sanctuary, of the home. Sincerely, The City of Ithaca”
Discussion followed with Alderperson Nguyen explaining that the Ithaca Tenants Union requested a continuation of this discussion as the eviction moratorium expires at the end of the month. City Attorney Lavine advised on the legality of this action on a local level and stated that the expiration of the Governor’s Executive Order that prohibits local
leaders to issue emergency orders is currently June 28, 2020. Alderperson Mohlenhoff
reported that the Governor extended the moratorium on evictions to August 20, 2020. Amending Resolution: By Alderperson Lewis: Seconded by Alderperson Smith
RESOLVED, That the letter be removed from the Resolution, and be it further
RESOLVED, That the fourth Resolved clause be amended to read as follows: “RESOLVED, That Common Council requests that the New York State Department of Health authorize the Mayor to obligate landlords to offer renters who have been affected
by COVID lease extensions at the current rate of rent during the duration of the
declaration of emergency, and, be it further” Alderperson Nguyen stated that he considers removing the letter as a friendly amendment, noting that he also supports adding the language “who have been affected
by COVID”.
A vote on the Amending Resolution resulted as follows: Carried Unanimously Amending Resolution:
By Alderperson Smith: Seconded by Alderperson Kerslick RESOLVED, That the second Resolved clause be removed from the Resolution. Carried Unanimously Amending Resolution
By Alderperson Kerslick: Seconded by Alderperson McGonigal RESOLVED, That the first and third Resolved clauses be amended to read as follows: “RESOLVED, That Common Council requests that the New York State Department of Health authorize the Mayor, subject to Common Council approval, to forgive via
executive order three months of all residential and small-business rent payments and
additional fees which are due through June 2020, and, for leases started on or after April 1st 2020, to forgive all rent payments and additional fees due through June 2020, as determined by the payment schedule outlined in the original lease, and, be it further”
“RESOLVED, That Common Council requests that the New York State Department of
Health authorize the Mayor, subject to Common Council approval, to obligate landlords to offer renters who have been affected by COVID lease extensions at the current rate of rent during the duration of the declaration of emergency, and, be it further” Carried Unanimously
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Motion to Call the Question By Alderperson McGonigal: Seconded by Alderperson Mohlenhoff RESOLVED, That the Question be called.
Ayes (8) McGonigal, Nguyen, Murtagh, Fleming, Smith, Kerslick
Mohlenhoff, Lewis Nays (2) Brock, Gearhart Carried (8-2)
Main Motion as Amended A vote on the Main Motion as Amended resulted as follows: Ayes (6) Nguyen, Murtagh, Smith, Kerslick, Mohlenhoff, Lewis Nays (4) Brock, McGonigal, Gearhart, Fleming Carried (6-4)
6.4 Proposed Resolution to authorize NYSEG Easement for TCAT operations – Alderperson Nguyen By Alderperson Nguyen: Seconded by Alderperson Lewis WHEREAS, the City of Ithaca owns the parcel of land currently used by TCAT for its
regional bus service operations, now known as 737 Willow Ave. Ithaca, NY 14850 and
part of the tax map parcel 16.-1-3; and
WHEREAS, TCAT’s electric fleet project will require installation of a transformer at the rear of the TCAT facility, and NYSEG requires an easement to set the transformer; and
WHEREAS, NYSEG has submitted to the City an agreement that would grant it a permanent easement and right-of-way to install and maintain said transformer and its ten (10’) feet by ten (10’) feet square concrete base on the City’s land, to be located as indicated on the drawing attached as Exhibit A, and
WHEREAS, NYSEG has provided a letter to the City stating that NYSEG will remove the equipment and release the easement upon application to NYSEG by the parcel owner requesting release of the easement and payment of the easement release fee, see the letter attached as Exhibit B; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, That Common Council grants the permanent easement requested by NYSEG to support TCAT’s electric fleet project and authorizes and directs the Mayor to sign the necessary documents. Carried Unanimously
MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS: Approval of minutes was deferred.
ADJOURNMENT: On a motion the meeting adjourned at 9:35 p.m.
The video of this meeting can be found on the City’s YouTube channel at:
https://www.youtube.com/c/CityofIthacaPublicMeetings
______________________________ _______________________________ Julie Conley Holcomb, CMC Svante L. Myrick City Clerk Mayor
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Sam
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proposed Cherry Street District zoning change
Dear members of the council,
Firstly, thanks all for your titne and service in lhese difficult
days. I am the owner and Artistic Director r:f the Cherry
Artspace, an arts venue on Cherry Street, anrl I was a member
of the Waterfront Working Group who develoy:ed the zoning
now in place in the Cherry Street District.
I sent a letter to the Planning and Developnrent Board last
week, and l'm pleased to know that the Boarcj has forwarded it
to Common Council. I wrote that letter before I heard of the
zoning changes proposed for the Cherry Street District, so I
write this as an addendum, to offer for what it may be worth my
perspective on the goals the Working Grourp cleveloped for the
district.
I found some of the proposed zoning changes puzzling, as they
seem to run counter to these goals as I undetstand them. Our
vision for the District was rn response to the industrial character
of the neighborhood a dense and urban-fe:eling mix of housing,
business, light industry. and arts/recreation. I anr a fan of green
space, but when we looked at the industrial iandscape of
Cherry Street we thought of a place for people who appreciate
an urban-feeling area. robustwith city entertatnments, from
which they can efficiently walk or cycle douvnt,:wn or take public
transit to hilltop employers.
With housing density such a priority for expanding lthaca's tax
base, I was surprised to see the proposal requirrng buildings to
be shorter than 100 feet. IVIany, if not most, ol'the buildings in
the Cherry Street built environment are longer than that. Two of
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the three Airplane Factory buildings, Trombley Tire, and
Weitzman are allover 100'. the Signworks building Pete's
Grocery building, the Alie Attic storage buildings, and the
Lehigh Valley HouseiUnfinished Furniture blcck all come in
around 175', and the Weitzman scrapyard building (-225')and
the two buildings on the Paolangeli site (-250' and -325') are
much longer. I agree that increased waterfrorrt access is good,
and I'm excrted by the underpass/arcade idea for longer
buildings. But a '100' building limit does not reflect the current
built environment, nor in my view the feeling of dense, vibrant
city life the Working Group envisioned for the district.
lVIy second question regards proposed changes to green space
requirements and front and rear setbacks-- again, while green
space is a benefit to all neighborhoods, the Group didn't think
of the Cherry District as being primarily about that, certainly not
to an extent that might impede development altogether. Some
of the plots along Cherry Street are narrow enough that
significant additional setbacks would prohibit any construction
(a challenge I personally encountered when building the Cherry
Artspace.) And it's worth remembering that the canal side of
Cherry Street has a permanent 25' DEA setback that ensures
permanent public waterfront access and green space.
On the other hand, the Working Group did have the specific
goal of an active and vibrant streetfront mix oi retail, hospitality,
arts, and small business/industry. I would support any
measures that encouraged these uses for the street faces of
Cherry District development.
As a final note. in my letter to the Planning Board I thanked the
Vecino group for the support the Arthaus is st,.t to provide for
community development and the arts. l'd like to note here that
potential developer the Visum group has conducted promising
outreach and communications with the Cherry Arts committing
to providing parking for Cherry Artspace everts if and when the
Artspace's current parking lot is developed. (t/isum's purchase
of our parking lot, through no fault of their own, violated the
Cherry Arts' lease, so we are grateful to them for making this
right.) And in early conversations Visum has been receptive to
the idea of incorporating spaces for the arts in their
developments, which of course we strongl,v sr;pport and hope
to see reflected in subsequent design iteratiorrs.
Thank you very much for your attention. All the best to all of
you in these challenging times.
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Topic of Discussion Cherry District Rezoning
Your Comments Dear lthaca Common Council Members.
I write this letter to express Vecino's support to Visr":m
Development proposals for the Cherry Districl. We ask that you
not accept the 100 feet building length restricl.ion proposed by
the new zoning. As developers, we understand the
constructability impacts of this change and hcw it will impact
the feasibility of projects for the area
We strongly believe that having 1 10 and 132 Cherry projects
as neighbors of the ArtHaus will create a necessary synergy to
the area and its residents. Collectively. Visum and Vecino will
bring more than 300 units to an area previously underutilized
but with easy access to Downtown, jobs. retarl, services and
natural amenities.
Ithaca is in need of more housing, including affordable and
market-rate options and the Cherry Drstrict h:.:s the potential to
become a better mixed-use neighborhood with a diverse mix of
residents with different incomes.
We ask the Common Council to consider the impacts of the
rezoning to lthaca's housing rnarket and to not rnake the
zoning more restrictive than it is.
Sincerely,
Rick Manzardo
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Public comment re Waterfront Zoning Changes
I strongly support the proposed changes to the new Waterfront districts. I also think there should be ways included in the
zoning for these districts that would allow for consideration of site plans that do not exactly fit some of the proposed cha nges
but which creatively meet the underlying intent of these zoning requirements and thrust of design guidelines for the area that
demonstrate enhanced public benefits beyond what the specifics in the proposed zoning (by right) would allow on a particular
site.
The City Harbor project and Visum Mixed Use Apartments proposed for 132 Cherry St {not so much 110 Cherry St) are
examples of Projects that do not quite fit the proposed zoning changes, but creatively address the goals and public benefits
sought in the Comprehensive Plan. Unfortunately, not all developers can be expected, based on examples in the city, can be
counted on to submit such quality designs under current, less restricted zoning requirements.
The proposed change to a required 10 ft rear set back (from the existing 20 ft flood control channel easement) brings the total
setback from the water to 30 ft, a distance commonly recommended for protection of waterways from the built environment
in order to protect/buffer the water from environmental contamination by runoff.
Unlimited building length and minimally restricted lot coverage are of great concern with respect to the properties in the large
parcels in the Cherry Street, Market, and Newman districts as they build up with density. There needs to be regulator
oversight that makes sure that open space, visual corridors, and environmental functions of green spaces are mixed in with
any high density development in these sensitive land areas so close to our waterways and public views and sense of space
amidst high buildings remains protected.
I would hope to see the proposed water front changes adopted much as outlined in the ordinance, but would like to also see
some provision for excellent designs that may not quite fit to have a pathway for consideration and acceptance. I would be
very concerned if any ofthe proposed changes were simply dropped and the current version let stand.
I was a member of the Waterfront Planning Committee and these proposed changes begin to address some of the concerns
raised durinB the deliberation of the overall plan that were not well deliberated or researched/envisioned in the early zoning
discussions.
Thank you for your extremely careful consideration of the proposed ordinance,
Sheryl SwinkrI)
Ithaca, NY
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Resolution Requesting Emergency Protecliorr for lthaca
Renters and Small Landlords
Dear Mayor and Alderpeople
I hope this message finds you and your loved ones faring well
during this pandemic lt has been such a challenging time for
so many, and a stark reminder of what good government can
do, and, conversely, what tragedy can be caus€d by bad
government. I write to you today in support of the Resolution
Requesting Emergency Protection for lthaca Renters and
Small Landlords. l'm a City of lthaca renter. As a renter who is
incredibly privileged to be gainfully employed at this time, I
have every intention of paying my rent throughout the
pandemic, even if this legislation is passed. lt{any renters are
not so lucky to be able to do so. As you well know, the
pandemic has gutted so many industries loca;ly, including our
wonderful restaurants, coffee shops, bars, and retail shops.
People you and I know personally and who make cur lives
better-the baristas at Gimme, the servers at your favorite
restaurant, the GIAC workers who run excepttonal programs for
our young people, the hair stylists and barbers, the workers at
Buffalo Street Books-have lost jobs or are furloughed Many
of you have been eiected on promises of imp.oving access to
affordable housing; I urge you to keep those promises and
pass thls legislation.
Sincerely,
Hallie Mitnick
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Rent Cancelation
Your Comments I write in support of Ducson Nguyen's resolution canceling
rents in the City of lthaca. Why shouldn't landlords apply for
relief, instead of tenants? lt would Lre easier and less expensive
to process applications from landlords. [\{oreover, landlords are
not risking homelessness and destitLrtion, which tenants literally
are. Cancelthe rent.
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Sophie
I am writing in support of Alderperson Nguyerr's Resolution
Requesting Emergency Protection for lthaca Renters and
Small Landlords. Given the unempioyment and sudden loss of
income due to lockdown, as well as the pre-pandemic struggles
of many lthacans to pay their rent, rent forgiveness is essential
in protecting the economic well-being of lthaca's renters. By
canceling rent, we can help prevent a new wave of poverty and
homelessness. I would also like to voice my s,upport for
Alderperson Smith's Resolution of Support for lthaca Tenants
and Landlords.
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Last Name Rojer
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Your Comments Dear lthaca Common Council, Please freeze rent! So many of
my friends and neighbors are terrified that they will lose their
housing as soon as the eviction moratoriurn has ended. As
someone who is still employed. I have paid rernt every month
during this crisis. I suspect those who could do so, have done
so. Those who haven't. can't. The rent won't come in to
landlords either way - the question is whether the tenants will
be protected from repercussions. Thank you.
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Last Name Chasin
Municipality of Residence Town of lthaca
Topic of Discussion Rent Relief
Your Comments I am writing in support of Ducson Nguyens's resolution to
cancel rents in the city of lthaca. Tenants shculd not be facing
the stress of eviction from their homes. To be evicted now is to
increase the probability of becoming homeless or havrng to
move in to residences with other people. Neither outcome is
desirable, and both lead to health risks not only to those in the
City of lthaca but to others in Tompkins Ccuniy and beyond.
Alderperson Smith has proposed that the Cit-v support federal
legislation proposed in HR 6515 to cancel rents nation-wide. lf
landlords need assistance they can appeai to the federal
government. lt will be an intolerable burden tc many renters to
have
to pay back rents in the future so rent forgiveness and
assistance to landlords, who need thrs is a humane and
feasible solution.
The Common Council's actions to provide tenant relief could be
a model for other communities in New York State
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Your Comments Do the right thing, and suspend rent! Be on the right side of
history!
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Your Comments 1) I am writing in support of Ducson Nguyen's agenda item S.3,
cancelling of rents. I am a home owner in Belle Sherman of 12
years.
2) I am also in favor of Alderperson Smith's 6 2 resolution of
support for lthaca Tenants and Landlords.
We need to cancel rents during this natronal omergency, no
questions asked, and have landlords apply for relief, srnce thrs
means fewer applications for government to process and the
burden being on those better able to wait for relief.
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Ithaca
6.2 and 6.3
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Last Name Rojas
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Your Comments As a resident of lthaca, I urge the council to pass Alderperson
Smith's Resolution 6 2 offering support for lthaca tenants and
landlords. The City must declare public support for HR 65'15,
which cancels rents during this economic and health crisis
which has hit so many lthaca residents, and hit us so hard.
This legislation provides nationwide rent forgiveness and
federal money to bail out the landlords who need as tenants
stop are unable to make rent Puting more housing in the
hands of local governments, nonprofits and cooperatives,
rather than leaving housing access to the whims of markets,
which are crashing all around us, is exactly what lthaca needs
right nowl
I also str ingly urge you to support Ducson Nguyen's resolution
6.3 which directly cancels rents in the City of lthaca. lt would
provide us the immediate rent relief we despe rately need, now
and without condition
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Your Comments Rent cancellation is needed in this time of emergency. Rent
cancellation is the easiest and fairest way io distribute the
economic consequences of the covid crisis, because landlords
are better placed to apply and wait for government financial
relief than tenants.
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David
Foote
Ulysses lthaca
Support for Rent Relief / lthaca Tenants Union Proposal
To Mayor Svante Myrick and the lthaca Common Council,
The Executive Committee of the lthaca Chapler of lhe
Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) supports the City of
Ithaca and the lthaca Tenants Union's join: o:y-wide "lthaca
Emergency Tenant Protection Resolution," which would forgive
rent obligations for tenants in lthaca. Our representatives have
a responsibility to adopt the resolution, and then further work to
protect our communities by identifying next steps to extend and
expand protections for the most vulnerable lthacans.
Ithaca DSA supports this resolution because we believe that
politics should work for everyone, not just the wealthy. This is a
simple, universal concept. but it requires peof:le and politrcians
to fight for it. lnstead of democratic and fair pr:litics, we have
seen decades of cuts to social programs as a result of failed
austerity economics. On top of this, a man,puiation of the idea
of a "free market" has resulted in a catastrophic redistribution of
wealth to the richest people in the country.
Our friends and neighlrors have now been leit incredibly
vulnerable. For many of us, the crisis was nere before 2020.
Now. we have either lost our livelihoods or daily put our health
at risk, with no guarantee of a safe and stabler future. As you
can imagine, this is a source of daily stress arrd anxiety.
It has now been months since the State of New York entered a
shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemrc. The United States
Federal Government and the State of New York have
repeatedly failed to provide support to millicns of renters who
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cannot pay their bills, despite urgent calls frorn lthaca
legislators, housing justice groups, tenants. and politicians
throughout the State and Country. Those left most vulnerable
by the economic crisis wrought by the pandernic cannot wait
patiently for deliberations over stimulus pack;:ge options - we
must act now to protect the young, the old, the undocumented,
the disabled, the previously unemployed. and the otherwise
socioeconomically drsenfranchised Many do not have access
to unemployment benefits and other appilcati:n-gated aid, and
those who do have struggled to receive suppr:rt.
The City of lthaca, by cancelling rent city-wide, is in a unique
position to start a movement that would be felt across the State
and even the Country. We are encouragei hy lthaca's city
legislature's willingness to coiiaborate with th* localTenants
Union on rent relief legislation - it is very cossible this is the
closest anyone in the country has come to such a major
progression in pandemic protections for renters, and we
believe that lthaca is setting an example that has the potential
to begin a chain of similar protections.
We stand in solidarity with the lthaca Tenants, Union and
struggling renters. We call on you to do the same by supporting
this resolution.
Signed,
Ithaca DSA Executive Committee
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Theresa
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Two Resolutions for Rent Relief
Theresa Alt,
statement.
Please read my
I speak technically for myself but in spirit for all of us in lthaca
Democratic Sociatists of America when I speak in favor of 6.3
Ducson Nguyen's resolution that wouid actuaily cancel rents in
the City of lthaca. lt would give immediate rent relief, provided
the State Department of Health approves the City doing it. I
understand that tV'layor tVlyrick also had a big hand in
formulating it. The real point is: thrs is an emergency. Give
relief to the tenants who need it most first. Ask questions and
sort things out later"
I can definitely speak for lthaca DSA when I speak also in favor
of Steve Smith's 6.2 Resolution of Support for lthaca Tenants
and Landlords, which has the City take a starrd for HR 6515 to
cancel rents, legislation endorsed by lthaca ttSA and national
DSA. This would be the ideal outcome - natronwrde rent
forgiveness and the federal money to barl out the landlords who
need it as well as help to put more housing in the hands of
local governments, nonprofits and cooperatives But it's
proabaly a long shot to pass.
The State in its final week of session did p;rss; one rent
measure, but not the one the City called for. i-he Legislature
passed S8419/A10522. Alas. the relief it pronrises io tenants
will likely be lost to bureaucracy - too many tenants unable to
qualify for technical reasons. too many tenanl:s who
theoretically qualify but can't handle the bure*rucratic
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requirements to prove it
Again, the key to the structure of both the local and the national
measure is to cancel rents during the emergency, no questions
asked, and have landlords apply for relief, srnce this means
fewer applications for government ta process and the burden
being on those better able to meet bureaucratic requirements
and wait for relief.
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Last Name Halpert
Municipality of Residence City of lthaca
Topic of Discussion Rent relief
Your Comments I support Resolution 6.3: Resolution Requestrng Emergency
Protection for lthaca Renters and $mall l-andlords. We must
cancel rent during this time
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Teresa Halpert
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6.3 rent relief
Greetings hardworking alderpeople of lthaca
Small-time landlord here in favor of "6 3'
lf I understand it, this proposal is offering reiief to tenants "no
questions asked," putting the onus on landtorCs to seek
reimbursement. I think this feature is important, because
programs that require people to opt in often lead to
marginalized people not being able to access the relief:
sophisticated people soak up the money befcre it gets to those
with fewer resources. I'm not too worried aborit well-to-do
freeloaders-my own tenants who were laid off were eager to
start paying me again once they got their unemployment etc.
Again, if l'm reading it right, the other key feat.ure is that during
this window the rent is forgiven rather than merely being
delayed until later. Thank you for recognizing that rent-
burdened or nearly-rent-burdened people who lost income
during the shut-down will have no way of conring up with back
rent later.
From my somewhat Janusian position as a regular reader of
both the LATC and the DSA listservs, it app*ars to me that
renters who suddenly lost income really Co nr-.ed relief, but
some small landlords will need relief also. Vdirile landlords all
(should) have a reserve, it is obviously not designed to work rf
too many of their tenants can't pay at the same time. Further,
small-time landlords often offer modest housirg at rnodest
prices, leaving them with a smaller margin of wiggle room until
they can't pay the (surprisingly not modest!) property taxes. ln
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the worst case, some landlords will be forced to seil their
buildings at a loss to deep-pocketed investors who won't be
renting anything at modest prices.
It strikes me as a little Poliyannaish that your croposed pool of
money to help out the landlords seems to be 'mandating that
the state use federally allocated funds to provide vouchers to
landlords." But l'm going to give you a pass on this. because I
think we're in an unprecedented emergency if it doesn't go on
for too long, the landlords will be able to hanq on until better
times"
lf the crisis does drag on and Mitch hlcConnell *surprises us
all. by btocking further relief money, I hope the City will step up
and find some money somewhere, maybe by slashing the
police budget. (Just a thought.)
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Tineo
Ithaca
Resident lnput on Resolutions 6.2 and 6 3
Your Comments As a resident of lthaca, I urge the council to pass Alderperson
Smith's Resolution 6.2 offering support for lthaca tenants and
landlords. The City must declare public support for HR 6515,
which cancels rents during this econr:mic anc health crisis
which has hit so many lthaca residents, and hit us so hard.
This legislation provrdes nationwide rent forgiveness and
federal money to bail out the landlords who n*ed it as tenants
stop are unable to make rent Putting more housing in the
hands of local governments. nonprofits and croperatives,
rather than leaving housing access to the lvhims of markets,
which are crashing all around us, is exactly what lthaca needs
right now! We must get ahead of unnecessary evictrons and
home loss, preventing the disproportionate suffering and
wealth loss of poor communities, disproportrcnately Black,
Brown, and socially marginalrzed.
I also strongly urge you to support Ducson Nguyen's resolution
6.3 which directly cancels rents in the City of lthaca. lt would
provide us the immediate rent relief we desperately need, now
and without condition.
Thank you,
MaribelTineo
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Faller
Ithaca
Rent forgiveness
I believe it is vitalthat our community priorrtize the most
vulnerable during this time. Many people cannot afford rent,
and will be evicted once the eviction moratorium is lifted. We
must act now to protect these people, and thcn we can
consider what we can do for less vulnerable communitres. We
must act now to forgive rent. Whether families suffer eviction is
up to you, please protect our community
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Topic of Discussion Emergency protection for renters and sma l larndlords
Your Comments I wanted to express my support for emergency protection for
renters and small landlords. There are so rnany renters in
Ithaca, often working the most essential jobs, it just doesn't
make sense for them to carry this burden at this time. For
people who are not working. unemployment benefits with
pandemic assistance are good, bul I keep seeing story after
story about the people who need this money the most not
being able ta get it; it is frustrating. l-{ousing si:ould be a human
right.
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Topic of Discussion Resolutions 6.2 & 6.3
Your Comments To advocate for the non-payment of rent is ak:in to taking of
property. Consider the parallel resolve to take food from a
grocery store or restaurant without payment for these services.
Remember that 38% of property taxes in the City are paid by
rental housing The valuation of properties for tax assessment
is directly related to income from rents. Consider the effect that
lower assessments have on the tax rate Common Councilwill
have to adopt. Remember too, that currently ?-Ao/o al tenants'
rent is the tax burden of the property they choose to live in.
There is a moratorium on evictions through August 2020.
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Last Name Sandstrom
Municipality of Residence lthaca
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Landlord supporUrent forgiveness
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Forgiving rent without payment to landlords is theft Even ii
banks forgave mortgages, what about taxes and repairs and so
much else we provide and have not been paid for? We are not
rich and have worked all our lives to have these homes. lt is
our job and lively hood. lt is years of our past work unpaid and
our future retirement.
This group claims many are in need of aid, bLrt their supports
are untrue. Unemployment payment continues. New stimulus
and support is available and they simply do not mention it.
There are many renters.in ithaca. They outnumber landlords
greatly. So the rights of the few (landlords) to be paid for work
done to provide a home (hours and hours r:f unpaid work prior
to any tenant stepping foot in a rental) is being ignored. They
have sneered and bullied landlords while colir:cting
unemployment and not paying rent. Now they call on local
government to excuse them from ever paying for the service
they have enjoyed for months.
This group does not suggest talking to your landlord. lt does
not keep up to date and guide anyone in need to seek direct
aid for rent. They single out hard working lanrJlords and llke
white privilege, ask that the government help them bully us.
Landlords are out numbered and unpaid for services we
provide" We struggle to pay our own mortgages and bills
because our job - providing the service of a home to live in -
remains unpaid.
They do not single out farmers or those wl"ro sell food. They do
not single out textile producers or shoe stores. And demand
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these things for free. They do not even single out nonlandlord
home owners and tellthem to support renters.
I support good rules for a safe home and penalties for not
doing so, but I must be able to pay for those repairs and live.
Landlords are human beings who have worked hard to be
where they are.
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Topic of Discussion
Your Comments Although I understand the intent of this itern is to be helpful. lt
is biased towards renters as rt doesn't spell o-rt how landlords
are compensated for the loss of rents. lt must be set up such
that each landlord receives compensation dotlar per dollar for
any loss of rent or it is a bogus bill. lf landlords can't be
compensated for lost rents, then they can't pay their taxes, let
alone bank loans, and the City will then really be shooting itself
in the foot!! City revenues will drop drastically and we'll all be in
even more of an economic decline This bill is not complete
and not a good approach at this time. Tom Shelley. Ithaca NY
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Last Name Schickel
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Topic of Discussion
City of lthaca
Support for 5G in the City of lthaca
Your Comments As a resident of the City of lthaca for many yerars and lifelong
resident of Tompkins County, I wanted to reach out to Common
Council and let you know that I strongly suppr:rt 5G
I am horrified and worried to think that there are consprracy
theorists in our city working to derail this mucr needed
resource - especially given the current econo'ric climate.
I truly believe that advances like this in wireless technology
have the potentialto make a positive and transformative impact
not only lthaca's economy, but the entire statr:.
I am asking elected officials at every level of government to
please listen to the scientific community and rrot conspiracy
theorists.
Best,
Caitlin Schickel
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Last Name Hillnran
Municipality of Residence lthaca
Topic of Discussion 5g
Your Comments I want more 5 g. I want 6 g
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Jeffrey
Zorn
Town of lthaca
5G Rollout
Hi,
I am deeply, deeply troubled that the town and city of lthaca
are thinking of altowing the installation of 5G :;ystems in our
area. The effects of these systems on hurnan beings living in
the vicinity of their towers is unknown. lt is especially shocking
that a liberal leaning community like ours would fall in lockstep
with corporate American in this way when there is growing
concern across the US about the safety of these systems. 4G
has been perfectly acceptable, and I for one, am willing to live
with it for another few years to safeguard my health, the health
of my family and the health of my cornmunity
Nothing should be installed until there has been thorough
testing of these devices. Doing the testing after the devices are
installed is obviously a no-go since the teleco.nmunications
industry would tie up any efforts to shut down an already
installed and functioning system in court I do not want to be a
lab rat for Verizon. Much better would be to install these
devices outside the offices and home of Ajrt Par (FCC chair) for
a couple years first t(3 see how he feels about them being so
close to him.
Please do what is best for people, not corpor;ltions.
Sincerely,
Jeffrey R. Zorn
Adjunct Associate Professcr
Department of Near Eastern nitudres
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lrina
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No 5G in lthaca
My name is lrina Peress, and I have growrr up, lived, worked,
and shopped in and around lthaca for most of my life.
I am outraged that the lthaca Common Council, without hearing
any public input, has voted to allow Verizon to roll out 5G in
Ithaca.
I demand that the lthaca Common Council immediately rescind
the resolution (3.3) authorizing approval for small cell facilities
in lthaca.
I will hold each Common Council member and the lthaca
Mayor accountable for this terrible betrayal of lthaca's people. lf
you do not immediately correct this mistake. I will tell everyone
I know not to vote for you in any upcoming ar:d future elections.
It is unconscionable to rush 5G into lthaca with no public
hearings during a catastrophic pandemic and shutciown The
city is supposed to be tending to only the nrost essentiai
services and needs during this time
Please read the science on wireless radiation There are tens
of thousands of peer-reviewed scientific studies raising the
alarm about the dangers. lt is your job to be better informed
and protect the public health.
This will not be forgotten. Each of you will be neld publicly
accountable for allowing 5G in lthaca. Fix this immediately and
rescind the authorization.
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Last Name DeSario
M unicipality of Residence City of lthaca
Rescind Master License Agreement with VenzonTopic of Discussion
Your Comments My name is Allison DeSario, l'm a lthaca resident and I work
for Cornell as a field technician in a respectec plant breeding
lab.
I demand that you immediately rescind or otherwise nullify the
resolution (ltem 3.3 approved on lVlay 6, 2020) authorizing
approval of a Master License Agreement for Small Cell
Facilities with 4G and 5G Capability in lthaca
There are hundreds of peer reviewed articles by scientists
throughout the world documenting deleteriou:; effects of non-
ionizing radiation. I urge you all to look into legal steps other
communities in the U.S. have taken to be rnore rn control of 5G
installation than you may believe. Your hands are not tied!
Please listen to our pleas.
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First Name Rebecca
Last Name Holland
Municipality of Residence lthaca
Topic of Discussion small cell 5G implementation
Your Comments I respectfully ask that the common council re\/erse the approval
of the Verizon Master License to install small cell 5G radiation
towers. I am especially concerned for the children that will be
subjected to an INCREASE amount of radiation since 3Gi4G
radiation will continue at the same amount wl'rile 5G radiation
willthen be ADDED to this. The American Academy of
Pediatrics is one of many medical organizaticns that is calling
for federal action to protect children from wireless radiation. For
example, the American Academy of Pediatrics webpage on
CellTowers states:
"An Egyptian study confirmed concerns that living nearby
mobile phone base stations rncreased the risk for developing
.Headaches
.Memory problems
.Dizziness
.Depression
.Sleep problems"
ln fact, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), our largest
organization of children's doctors, has repeatedly written the
US government that current regulations on ceilular radiation
are outdated and non protective for children and pregnant
women. "Children are not little adults and are di$proportionately
impacted by allenvironmental exposures, nciuding cell phone
radiation. Current FCC standards do not account for the unique
vulnerability and use patterns specific to pregnant women and
children. lt is essentialthat any new standard for cell phones or
other wireiess devices be based on protec;ing the youngest
and most vulnerable populations to ensure they are
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safeguarded throughout their lifetimes."
The World Health Organization classifies EMFs as a "class 2b"
carcinogen. the same classrfication as lead and asbestos.
Please rethink this decision for the future of our children
Thank you.
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First Name lVlary
Last Name Archin
Municipality of Residence lthaca
Topic of Discussion Verizon - 5 G
Your Comments Hello
My name is Mary Archin and I grew up in ithaca, moving back
when I started a family '10 years ago. I have heen a longtime
sufferer of post 9/11 toxicity poisoning that lead to auto-
immune, cancer etc. having healed myself naturally meant that
I had to do a lot of research. A few years ago I was stricken
with debilitating migraines. Having previously dealt with cancer
I worried is was a brain tumor, but perhaps it was just the
stress of three young kids who were not sleeping well at night.
By chance, I discovered that there was a smeirt meter installed
on my house at about the same time that nry migraines began.
I called NYSEG and to my surprise they rem*ved it that day.
The next morning, I woke up migraine free Tne months of
heavy mornings lifted. From there I started to research heavily
studies were conducted smart meter technology and there
were only a few, but I began to learn about the effects of
3G/4G and of course 5G. What I did next v,ras completely hard
wire my home which includes my business, Lcvely Day
Preschool. What happened was astonishing - my krds started
sleeping through the night.
I shudder to think of where I might be without that chance
discovery. Pediatric cancer? Brain tumor? Wer don't know
because the science is not there.
I urge you to listen to your visionary constituents and halt the
implementation of this technology until there rs non-industry
science available to back it up, but al the very least, public
comment.
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Thank you for your time. Your healthy neighbor,
Mary Archin
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First Name Tom
Last Name Clausen
Municipality of Residence Town of lthaca
Topic of Discussion 5G/smallcell roll-out rn lthaca
Your Comments I am writing to simply express my hope that yr:u willdo
everything possible to delay the SGlsmall celi roll-out in lthaca.
It appears to me that there are significant reasons that this is
not wise for the people of our community. lt needs more and
intensive research before a decision is made. I urge you to
rescind the resolution you passed at the last meeting that gives
the acting mayor authority to negotiate a Master License
Agreement with Verizon.Please follow the lead of the two bills
in the NY State legislature and slow down to study this rssue
further.
Gratefully, a very concerned lifelong citizen ol the Town of
Ithaca.
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First Name Devon
Last Name Buckley
M unicipality of Residence
Topic of Discussion
Your Comments I feelwe need to pause on the forward movernent on 5G
installation until Tompkins County is up and running and
community members can be involved in the ciiscussion. I need
to know what science you are using to prove this is safe and
who funded the study" Countries and cities are banning this
wave of technology for health and safety conr:erns and it
seems we are going fonvard without much research or
discussion. I have 5 telephone poles near me, so I would be
surrounded by small cells. I raise birds and children and have a
preschool. I am very concerned for this roll-out.
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First Name April
Last Name Peress
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Topic of
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Your
Comments
Rescind the resolution (3.3) authorizing approval for small cell facilities
My name is April Peress, and I am writing to demand that the lthaca Common Council immediately rescind th,
authorizing approvalfor small cellfacilities in lthaca. I am outraged that the lthaca Common Council and the I
allow 5G in lthaca with no public input. Verizon has no right to subject our city to wireless radiation that has be
dangerous by thousands of peer-reviewed studies. Here are some studies to help in your understanding of wi
are concerned about adding more wireless radiation to our city
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term exposure to microwave radiation provokes cancer qrowth Evidences from radars and mobile cor
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First Name Danielle
Last Name Prizzi
Municipality of Residence
Topic of Discussion June 3th Common Council Meeting - Concern of the Approval
of Small Cell Facilities with 4G and 5G capacity in lthaca.
Your Comments My name is Danielle Prizzi, and I am an lthaca resident and
worker here for the last 10 years.
I demand that you immediately rescind or otherwise nullify the
resolution (ltem 3.3 approved on l\lay 6, 2020) authorizing
approval of a Master License Agreement for Small Cell
Facilities with 4G and 5G Capability in lthaca
According to the US Dept of Health National Toxicology
Program (NTP), cell phone system Radio f:requency Radiation
(RFR) was associated with "CLEAR evidence of tumors" in
laboratory test animals. This health risk could be magnified by
the proposed 5G expansion. No federal 5G p".rblic health and
safety protection has been adopted! We must protect our
beautiful city and our fellow lthacans
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First Name Nathan
Last Name Walz
Municipality of Residence lthaca
Topic of Discussion Item 3.3 approved on [V]ay 6,2020
Your Comments My name is Nathan Walz and l've been living in lthaca for the
past 4+ years.
I demand that you immediately rescind or otherwise nullify the
resolution (ltem 3.3 approved on May 6,202Ct) authorizing
approval of a Master License Agreement for llmall Cell
Facilities with 4G and 5G Capability in lthaca
I move here from Washington, DC and one o1'the reasons I
chose lthaca is because I was healing from crronic Lyme
disease. I made a lot of progress in DC howe,rer hit a plateau. I
learned about the biologic impacts of EtulFs and made a
decision to move away from DC to escape the high levels of
EMFs and wireless radiation that I was exposed to. I chose
Ithaca because of it's beauty, access to local crganic food, and
it's low population density. I had heard it was an informed and
health conscious town. Within ayear of berng out of DC I fully
recovered and my health continues to improve.
Never did I imagine that the city councilwould approve the roll
out of 5G, exposing us all to radiation 24!7, al:sent any health
studies showing it to be safe and with an abundance of
scientific studies showing the biologic harnrs cf EMFs and
wireless radiation.
lf you haven't seen it. Sujata Gibson recently held a zoom
conference with 2 PhDs and a Lawyer. They all shared really
great information and the science behind the bioloEic harms of
5G. I request you chose the health of the people of this town
over industry.
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First Name Lisa
Last Name Bertuzzi
Municipality of Residence Ciry of lthaca
Topic of Discussion
Your Comments
Rescind 5G lmmediately
I demand that you immediately rescind or otherwise nullify the
resolution (ltem 3.3 approved on May 6.2O2Ct) authorizing
approval of a Master License Agreement for Small Cell
Facilities with 4G and 5G Capability in lthaca
Your unwillingness to listen to the reasonable arguments from
the many people who have spent hours tirelessly researching
the realeffects of El\llF radiation is shocking. lt's frightening that
you're not taking this more seriously Meeting with Verizon
during one of the most vulnerable times in U. S. history to
entertain this sort of infrastructure, without any proof of its
safety, is unjust.
As an RN and lnfant Care Specialist, I'm deeply concerned that
the FCC does not have any safety guidelines for exposure
limits for infants or children, or even pregnant women.
According to an FCC report: lrradiated -A cornprehensive
compilation of sources of RF Radiation Exposure and lts
Effects, "Embryos, fetuses, infants and children are especially
vulnerable to pulsed wireless signals, which prenetrate direcfly
through their rapidly developing bodies and brains."
https:/lecfsapi. fcc. gov/fi le/ 1 06092Z842647lirrad iated. pdf. As
some of you are parents, were yoLl aware of this? Flave you
apprised parents in our community of this so ihey can weigh
in?
My father was a decorated \AfuV ll Veteran. Thanks to him and
countless others, our freedom was not lost. "God Flew My
Hellcat" was the title of his full page Life Magazine featured
photo in 1945^ He then went on to becorne the postrnaster in
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Oneonta NY. His parents fled southern Europe due to social
and political injustice. lt's alarmrng, that I too feel the need to
protect myself from the same.
Government without people's voices is tyranny and a violation
of human rights. Let the public weigh in on 5G in lthaca before
you decide for us.
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First Name Hadas
Last Name Ritz
l/lunicipality of Residence Town of lthaca
Topic of Discussion resolution (3.3) authorizing approval for small cell facilities in
Ithaca
Your Comments My name is Hadas Ritz, and I have lived in and around lthaca
for almost 20 years.
l'm disappointed that the lthaca Common Council, without
hearing any public input, has voted to allov; Verizon to roll out
5G in lthaca. lt is inappropriate to rush 5G intc lthaca with no
public hearings during a global pandemic anc shutdown. The
city is supposed to be tending to only the most essential
services and needs during this time, and a ro;l-out of 5G
infrastructure certainly does not fall into that category.
Before implementing 5G infrastructure in our community. there
should be a careful analysis of the costs and the benefits, and
in particular who bears the costs versus who reaps the
benefits. Such an analysis can't be conductect without public
input and in the midst of a government-mandated shutdown.
Ithaca Common Council should immediately rescind the
resolution (3.3) authorizing approvalfor small cell facilities in
Ithaca.
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First Name Ben
Last Name Kornblum
Municipality of Residence
Topic of Discussion
City of lthaca
5G rollout
Your Comments My name is Ben Kornblum, and I was born and raised in
Ithaca.
"l demand that you immediately rescrnd or otherwise nullify the
resolution (ltem 3.3 approved on May 6, 202C)) authorizing
approval of a Master License Agreement for Small Cell
Facilities with 4G and 5G Capability in lthaca "
There is enough information available from reputable
organizations such as the NIH calling the saiety of radio
frequency radiation (RFR) into questron that I believe that
Common Council has a responsibility to act. I don't believe we
have to stop 5G forever, but I would lrke to see lthaca be a
thought leader and wait until more information is available
before we add more RFR into our lives.
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First Name Darius
Last Name Preikstas
Municipality of Residence Ulysses
Topic of Discussion 59 rollout
Your Comments As a member of the lthaca communrty. I call r:n the board to
rescind the resolution they passed at the last meeting that
gives the acting mayor authority to negotiate a Master License
Agreement with Verizon. lt is completely within their power to
do so, And I feel this issue needs to be studied in great detail
before any action is taken further.
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First Name diana
Last Name beckenhaupt
Municipality of Residence
Topic of Discussion
Ithaca
5G access
Your Comments My name is Diana Beckenhaupt and l'm a lor:gtime lthaca
worker in the nonprofit sector.
I demand that you immediately rescind or otherwise nullify the
resolution (ltem 3.3 approved on May 6, 2020) authorizing
approval of a Master License Agreenrent for $rnall Cell
Facilities with 4G and 5G Capability in lthaca
We do not yet have the research to prove the safety of such
tech nology, and fu rthermore, allowi n g face les s corporations
(Verizon, in this case) to encroach upon our community is an
unconscionable travesty and frankly irresponsible. lf we need
better internet access. we need to support a grassroots
approach to improving existing infrastructure ihat reflect the
concerns of lthaca residents. Grow a spine and stand up to
these corporations that promise to make everything better--we
don't need them to improve lthaca. Verizon just wants money.
and doesn't care about potential safety issues OR lthaca.
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First Name Dawn
Last Name Eller ND
Municipality of Residence City of lthaca
Topic of Discussion 5G Authorization
Your Comments My name is Dawn Eller, ND. I am a Naturoparhic Dcctor and
longtime resident and business owner in the city of lthaca.
I demand the Council immediately rescind or otherwise nullify
the resolution (ltem 3.3 approved on May 6, 2:020) authorizing
approval of a Master License Agreement for llmall Cell
Facilities with 4G and 5G capability in lthaca
The adverse health effects of this technology have not been
well studied. I have personal experience with patients suffering
from exposure to this type of electromagnetlc radiation. The
installation and increase in non-native EMF effects the ability of
people to safely navigate and enjoy the resources of our
community. This installation will create pervasive radiation in
the community and negates our ability to choose as citizens, if
and when we want to be exposed to this. This is akin to
allowing tobacco smoking everywhere in the cornmunity. such
that if you don't like tobacco smoke or react badly to tobacco
you cannot participate in activities and resources of the
community without compromising your values andlor safety.
It seems to me that the Council has made the determination
that the benefits of this technology are more irnportant than the
health of our community.
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First Name Marty
Last Name Blodgett
Municipality of Residence lthaca
Topic of Discussion 5G Rollout in lthaca
Your Comments It is essentialthat item 3.3, passed on lVay 6, authorizing
approvalfor Master Licensing Agreement for small cell facilities
with 4G and 5 G capacity ,b,e rescinded out nullified
immediately.
This proposal is a serious health risk for the entire population of
Ithaca, as shown by thousands of research studies Numerous
municipalities and countries are pausing on 5G rollout for this
reason. and lthaca should be among them.
This proposal requires study, and full public airing and input,
which has not happened to date.
Rescind or nullify the May 6 decision now.
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First Name Mike
Last Name Ellis
Municipality of Residence Town
Topic of Discussion Slowing Down Rollout of 5G
Your Comments I am writing to share my concern that the City of lthaca rs
planning to rollout 5G without adequate oppo{r-rnities for the
public to engage with the questions around how that will impact
everyone affected by it, which, to my understanding, is
everyone. lt is a mistake to allow something t:rat will have a
defining presence in our community, and potentrally negative
health impacts, to move forward at a time when everyone's
attention is rightly focused on critical health, justice. and
economic concerns unrelated to 5G. lf people were not already
so worn out from dealing with the crises in frcnt of us, I am
certain that there would be more interest in public discussion
and study around what it will mean to bring 5G infrastructure
and radiation into our neighborhoods. Denying sincere and
deliberate community engagement with this issue undermines
the proud tradition of progressive and democratic process that
our community holds dear. Please vote to rescind the
resolution to give the acting mayor authority tc negotiate a
Master License Agreement with Verizon, sc tire public can be
more informed and more engaged in the process. Thank you.
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First Name Katryn
Last Name Williams Evinson
Municipality of Residence lthaca
Topic of Discussion 5G
Your Comments I am concerned about the prospective rollcut cf 5G in lthaca. I
know the infrastructure development has been banned from
countrres such as Switzerland for important concerns around
helath and safety. Research has showed signiiicant dangers to
our health and that of our children, as well as the environment.
I would like to see lthaca halt this process. I uvould iike to know
why the City of lthaca is interested in rolling out 5G given all
the dangers involved in these infrastructures. Thank you
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First Name Matthew
Last Name Marshall
Municipality of Residence
Topic of Discussion
Your Comments l'm worried about the dangers of 5G technology. lt is not
proven to be safe. There are credible peer reviewed studies
that show the harm EMFs can have on humar heaith. The
public has not been fully informed on the risks or given proper
time to make an informed decision about the widespread use of
this new and dangerous technology that we r,lrill be exposed to
constantly. Thanks for your time"
-Matt lVlarshall-
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First Name Robert
Last Name Coville
M unicipality of Residence
Topic of Discussion
Town of lthaca
5G
Your Comments My name is Robbie Coville and l'm a student and young
professionalwho has chosen to make Central NIY home, first in
Syracuse and now in lthaca.
I demand that you immediately rescind the resolution (3.3)
authorizing approval for small cellfacilities wiih 5G capabilities
in lthaca.
Given the complex effects of this telecommunications
technology, there is still much uncertainty abcrut its
implications. Our vibrant small community shr:uld proceed
cautiously and not be an early-adopter of 5G Furthermore, the
approval of 5G technology should come with lhe consent of
those represented by the City of lthaca government, and it is
clear that a large segment of our community feels unheard and
deliberately avoided on this subject.
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First Name Rolf
Last Name Verberg
Town of lthacaMunicipality of Residence
Topic of Discussion 4G and 5G Capability in lthaca
Your Comments [\Iy name is Rolf Verberg, and l'm a 19 year k:ng lthaca
resident.
I demand that you immediately rescind or otherwise nullify the
resolution (ltem 3.3 approved on
May 6, 2020) authorizing approval of a Master License
Agreement for Small Cell Facilities with
4G and 5G Capability in lthaca.
I am appalled to discover that the city is movilg forward with a
5G rollout with absolutely no open public forum for discussion. I
have a Ph.D in Physics with a certification in radiation
technology and I am seriously worried about rhe health risk of
this new technology. lt turns out I'm not alone. Over a thousand
peer-reviewed studies have shown that wirelerss radiation
causes real harm to humans and the environment. Would your
conscience be OK if hundreds of lthacans are harmed by this?
lf not, then you must vote to rescind the resolr-rtion passed at
the last meeting and slow down the 5G rollout until more
research is done ta the specific dangers of 5G technology.
Sincerely,
Rolf Verberg
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First Name Britton
Last Name Dougherty
MunicipalityofResidence Interlaken
Topic of Discussion
Your Comments
Master license agreement for implementat'on of 5G
We can not have 5G passed in ithaca because increasing the
mandatory exposure of pulsed and polarized non ionizing
radiation will have dangerous health consequences on our
populace. This is not coming from fear, it is coming from doing
a lot of research after personal experience of being injured by
it.
Here is an excerpt from one scientific, peer reviewed study on
nih.qov
"Radiofrequency electromagnetic field (RF-E1",/F) is used
globally in conjunction with mobile communications. There are
public concerns of the perceived deleterious l:iological
consequences of RF-EMF exposure This study assessed
neuronal effects of RF-EMF on the cerebral cortex of the
mouse brain as a proxy for cranial exposure during mobile
phone use. C57BL/6 mice were exposed to 835 MHz RF-EMF
at a specific absorption rate (SAR) of 4.0 V/tkE for 5 hourslday
during 12 weeks. The aim was to examine activation of
autophagy pathway in the cerebral corter, a brain region that is
located relatively externally. lnduction of autophagy genes and
production of proteins including LC3B-il and Beclinl were
increased and accumulation of autolysosome was observed in
neuronal cell bodies. However, proapoptotic factor Bax was
down-regulted in the cerebral cortex. lmportanfiy, we found that
RF-EMF exposure led to myelin sheath damage and mice
displayed hyperactivity-like behaviour. The data suggest that
autophagy may act as a protective pathway for the neuronal
cell bodies in the cerebral cortex during radiofrequency
exposure. The observations that neuronal cell bodies remained
structurally stable but demyelination was indL,ced in cortical
neurons following prolonged RF-EMF suggests a potential
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cause of neurological or neurobehavioural disorders.
Wireless mobile phone communication is globally ubiquitous
and popular. There have long been concerns regarding
possible adverse biologically-related health effects of exposure
to radiofrequency electromagnetic field (RF-EMF). The central
nervous system (CNS) is a main concern with regards to the
effects of RF-EMF, since mobile phone use ir:volves close
exposure or immediate contact with the head 1. The biological
effects of RF-EMF exposure on human healtli remain unclear
because of conflicting findings of various stucies2,3.
A number of studies have reported that RF-EMF exposure of
animal models increases blood-brain barrier permeability,
impairs intracellular calcium homeostasis, alters
neurotransmitters, and increases neuronal loss and damage in
brain tissue4,5,6.7,B Epidemiologic studies have linked RF-
EMF exposure from mobile phones with neurological and
cognitive dysfunctrons9,10,1 1 .
Cellular effects of RF-EMF exposure reportedly involve the
apoptotic pathway, extracellular signal pathwiry, DNA damage
response, cell proliferation, and cell cycle3,1 2:.13,14,15. The
effect of EMF exposure on autophagy in rnammalian celis has
been documentedl6,'17. Autophagy rs catabc,lic cellular
degradation process responsible for degrading damaged
organelles or unusual protein aggregates. which is activated in
the presence of a variety of stimulil S. Suppression of
autophagy may have a role in progression of cancers,
neurodegenerative diseases, and infections, ;lnd is a common
feature of aging19.20. Therefore, autophagy plays an important
role in maintaining cellular homeostasis and further functions
protecting cells from various stressors2l.
The cerebral cortex is a thin layer of neural tissue22 that
surrounds brain tissues such as hippocampu:;. striatum, basal
ganglia, and thalamus. ln addition, the rnouse cortex has a
smooth surface, while that of humans is foidei'rather like a
walnut23. lt is a highly-developed region of the human brain
that processes most of the actual information including
sensory functions, such as hearing, touch, vision, smell, and
movement, as well as cognitive functions, such as thought,
perception, memory-related problem solving, and
understanding language24,25. Abnormalities of the human
cerebral cortical region could be associateC urith various
neurodegenerative diseases including Aizheirner's disease,
Lafora disease, and various cognitive disorders26 ,27,28. RF-
EMF exposure of the human cerebral co(ex reportedly causes
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physiologicalalterations in blood flow and ;ncreases glucose
metabolism29,30. Exposure of cultured neurons to RF-EMF
results in neurotoxicity, with oxidative damage caused to
mitochondrial DNA31. Thus, RF-EMF exposure could induce
various neurological changes. lnformation of ohenotypes or
symptoms following EIVIF exposure is still iact<ing even though
some of studies have been reported with respect to
electromag netic hy persensitivity following i:M F
exposure32,33. " source:
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First Name Rita
Last Name Boratav
Municipality of Residence lthaca
Topic of Discussion 5G infrastructure
Your Comments Ivly name is Rita Boratav, and I have been working and living in
Ithaca for the pasl22 years. I live on CampbellAvenue, in
Ithaca's 1st Ward.
I demand that you immediately rescind or otherwise nullify the
resolution (ltem 3.3 approved on IVtray 6, 2020) authorizing
approval of a Master License Agreement for Small Cell
Facilities with 4G and 5G Capability in lthaca
From what I know, this technology can be very harmful to
humans and other living things. Please PAUSE this so that we
have more time to educate each other about t and consider
whether we really want it. We need to process this carefully
and keep public health at the front of our minds when
considering whether to use it or not.
Thank you,
Rita Boratav
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First Name Lucas
Last Name Matheson
Topic of Discussion Revoke Approval of 5G Development
Your Comments My name is Lucas lVlatheson. and I'm a grateful 10-year
resident of our city lthaca.
I demand that you immediately resend or otherwise nullify the
resolution (item 3.3 approved on May 6, 2020) authorizing
approval of a Master License Agreement for Small Cell
Facilities with 4G and 5G Capability in lthaca
There are clear public health concerns posed by this
technology. The current decision to approve this questionable
technology without further testing and understanding of its
potential health impacts is premature and unjust.
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First Name IVlarilee
Last Name Murphy
Municipality of Residence Town of lthaca
Topic of Discussion
Your Comments I live in the town but work in the city of lthaca I am extremely
dismayed that the city council has approved r,videspread
implementation of 5G. This has not beer: proven to be safe and
many studies exist to raise serious concern$ about potential
health risks. Please do not go forward with th,s and take the
time to learn more about the science.
Long term impact on cancer rates and chronic illness are real
Once this goes forward, it will be very hard to turn this clock
back. Please take this seriously and pause until the issues are
more closely examrned.
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First Name Sam
Last Name Baranski
Municipality of Residence Candor
Topic of Discussion BAN 5G
Your Comments Studies of cell phone radiation and the human body show that
there is a risk of cancer with frequent use. 24t71365 59 towers
near our neighborhoods and schools may cause harm. Please
listen to us, the people!
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First Name Jennifer
Last Name Heatley
Municipality of Residence lthaca
Topic of Discussion 5G concerns
Your Comments I am very uncomfortabie with lthaca's quick move to roll out 5G,
and I urge you reconsider. Please wait unt;l there is AMPLE
evidence that it is safe. Assuming that it is safe is not a smart
plan. The FCC has very little oversight, and this alone should
be concerning; it should raise red flags for an industry with
such broad reach and power. lthaca has stood up against
fracking, why not this issue? Why not get more solid
information first? Why can't we pause and do our due diligence
on such a massive infrastructure change with potential health
and environmental implications? Several other cities and
countries are pausing on this for these very reasons. lthaca, as
a highly educated and progressive small city, should be doing
the same. Right now we should be focusing c,n recovering
socially and economically from this pandemic and many other
much more pressing things. I don't want a sn,all-cell (tower) in
or anywhere near my property. I do not consent.
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First Name Jiil
Last Name Kellner
Municipality of Residence
Topic of Discussion
Your Comments
Ithaca NY
I am against 5G!
There is no part of a 5G roll out that I am for. l do not want
more cell tower radiatron than already exists. I do not want to
expose myself, any wildtife or any other creatures to the
increase in radiation caused by the 5G network's need to
increase the number of cell towers. I do nct want a cell tower
anywhere near my home. There is enough data to show that
this technology has great potential to cause great harm to all
life on the planet. I do not understand why we would ever vote
to have something that we know causes great harm when there
are other safer allernatives. I will not vote to have 5G in lthaca.
I implore anyone with a conscience not to rrote for the 5G roll
out either. You only have to look at the science and research to
know it is wrong and it is dangerous.
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First Name David
Last Name Gallahan
Municipality of Residence City of tthaca
Topic of Discussion 3.3 Establishment of Fee for Use of Right of \.Alay and to
Authorize Approval of a Master License Agreement for Small
Cell Facilities with 4G and 5G Capability
Your Comments My name is David Gallahan. PhD.
I am a longtime lthaca resident and homeowner
I demand that you immediately rescind or otherwise nullify the
resolution (ltem 3.3 approved on ltlay 6,202A) authorizing
approval of a Master License Agreement fr:r $mall Cell
Facilities with 4G and 5G Capability in lthaca
There are many peer-reviewed studies that establish the
liklihood of harm to our population from the deployment of this
technology and it behooves you to establish a moratorium until
such time as this technology actually be proven safe. This is an
extremely controversial issue, it is really shameful that the May
6th decision was rushed through without any public hearing.
Many of our fellow lthacans have already been harmed by the
existing levels of pulsed, polarized EM radiaticn generated by
wireless communications, for some this has h)een debilitating.
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Last Name Sandstrom
Municipality of Residence
Topic of Discussion
Your Comments
Ithaca
ln Support of ltem 5.4 Emergency RentalAssistance AGAINST
Items 6.2 and 6.3 Rent cancellation
I commend INHS and the city of lthaca for thc,ir very specific
and wellthought out aid in agenda item 5.4 City of lthaca HUD
Entitlement CDBG-CV (COVID-specific) Proposat for
Emergency RentalAssistance. This is exactly, the real aid
needed to support the citizens of lthaca and not simply pander
to political propaganda. Their specific outlines of how aid is
given and what factors are used in that Cetermination is very
important.
Please vote against any sort of Rent freeze or cancellation of
rent (agenda items 6.2 and 6 3) as this directly impacts small
landlords and their ability to support themselves and their
families. This does not actually bring "reliet"'tir the community.
Supporting these measures undermines the erconomic stability
of our community as it essentially wipes out income that would
otheruvise stay within our community and be Lised to further
support local business as well as pay local taxes. Adding
mortgage forgiveness in lieu of rent due does not tell the whole
picture. Unless the city of lthaca is also wilting to forgive taxes
and utilities for landlords as well as offer assii;tance for vital
repairs plus an additional unemployment ben:fit, then rent
cancellation will essentially put nails in the coffins of already
suffering landlords who may also be struggling with making
ends meet.
There are real issues of homelessness and real issues of
"housing security" that there should be open dialogue to find
real solutions. Please do not open a back doc;r to trample on
citizens rights by supporting an agenda that vrould seek to use
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the government to steal. This is what a resolution to cancel rent
would do under the guise of "fcrgiveness".
I exhort all Common Council members and the lVlayor to
encourage your constituents that are renters ia have a dialogue
with their landlords and encouraEe your constitr:enis that are
landlords to listen and engag* in dialogue with thsir tenants"
This is community and together we can do better.
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First Name Curt
Last Name Bayer
Municipality of Residence lthaca
Topic of Discussion 5G
Your Comments Please put the brakes on the runaway train that is potentially
going to harm a lot of people. There is
strong resistance to this resolution- because many studies
have already shown the potential danger to our health.
lF pushing 5G legislation is such a good thing. .why is there
such opposition? History has shown that
when political agendas run out of control- the public pays a
severe price and many times the damage can not be
rndone.
More time is needed to let all sides know the pros and CONS
of your impending legislation. Please do the right
thing and reverse course now, while you stillcan.
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First Name Katherine
Last Name Meadows
MunicipalityofResidence Trumansburg
Topic of Discussion Dissent to 5G being passed in lthaca
Your Comments At this point, research absut the effects of puised and polarized
non ionizing radiation have been inconclusive. ln a world that is
constantly pushing to move faster. progress & build without
much forethought towards how future generaiions will be
impacted, it is our collective responsibility to be conscientious --
with new [aws, new technologies. Consider me anti-SG until
there has been ample research to prove (WITHOUT BIAS)that
this technology will not harm us.
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Topic of Discussion
Your Comments
Rebecca
Cutter
5G
Ithaca Tompkins County
My name is Rebecca Cutter and l'n": a longtirne lthaca resident.
I demand that you rmmediately rescind or othenvise nullify the
resolution (ltem 3.3 approved on May 6,202A) authorizing
approval of a Master License Agreement for $mall Cell
Facilities with 4G and 5G Capability in lthaca
I'm concerned about adverse health impacts from a technology
that isn't essential to our work or wellbeing PLEASE rescind
the resolution. I do not want to have 5G towers installed on
West Hill or anywhere near where I live.
Thank you,
Rebecca Cutter
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Matthew
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Brooktondale NY
59 pros and Cons in lthaca
My comment comes as a concerned citizen and parent of our
community. There are so many unknowns when consrdering
rolling out this new technology. My sense is that the common
council is focusing only on the pro's and disregarding any
question or concern that there are also con's that come with
this kind of massive infrastructure update.
I would like for the common council to identiry- all of the
potential pros to 5G being implemented
I would also like for the common council to identify all of the
potential cons to 5G being rmplemented.
"He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of
that" His reasons may be good, and no one may have been
able to refute them. But if he is equally unablc. to refute the
reasons on the opposite side, if he does not so much as know
what they are, he has no ground for preferrinry either opinion..."
-John Stuart Mill-
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First Name JP
Last Name Garnett
Municipality of Residence lthaca
Topic of Discussion 5G
Your Comments My name is JP Garnett and I demand the Council immediately
rescind or othenruise nullify the resolution (item 3.3 approved
on May 6, 2020) authorizing approval of a Master License
Agreement for Small Cell Facilities with 4G and 5G capability in
Ithaca.The public hasn't been consulted nor informed about
this issue. Matters of public health require cur participation.The
adverse health effects of this technology have not been well
studied. This installation willcreate pervasive radiation in the
community and negates our ability to choose as citizens, if and
when we want to be exposed to this
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First Name Jerone
Last Name Gagliano
City
Rescind the resolution authorizing srnall cell lacilities
Municipality of Residence
Topic of Discussion
Your Comments [Please allow me up to 3 nninutes when yoir read this, and not
paraphrasel
lVy name is Jerone Gagliano, a NY licensed professional
engineer and City of lthaca resident for alnrost 20 years.
I demand that you immediately rescind or otherwise nullify the
resolution (ltem 3.3 approved on May 6,202A) authorizing
approval of a Master License Agreement for Small Cell
Facilities with 4G and 5G Capability in lthaca
l, along with my friends and neighbors, are shocked to discover
that the crty is moving forward with a rollout of the 5G
infrastructure with absolutely no open public forum for
discussion, and to do this during COVID instead of focusing on
essential business.
The proposed 5G infrastructure will require minr cell towers to
be placed on almost every block. changing the landscape of
our city, and significantly rncreasing our exposure to 4G and
5G Radio Frequency Radiation (RFR) continLrously. And what's
more, the FCC has not updated their standards for exposures
to RFR since the 1990's. That is why hundrecis of US
municipalities and numerous states and countries are pausing
to implement this new technology that exposes everyone in the
area involuntarily to this radiation.
Having no choice of turning off this continuous exposure is a
violation of my, and my neighbors' inalienable: rights. Unlike
public debates that happened for NYSEG's smart meter project
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and the option to opt-out, that has not happened for these mini-
cell towers - it will be impossible for rndividuals to 'opt-out' of
this.
It would be irresponsible of you to allow Verizon's 5G
expansion to proceed until US Dept of Health National
Toxicology Program's 5G studies, now unclerurray, are
completed and public health and safety prote,:tion are adopted
and enforced. As an engineer. I take a very conservative
approach to adopt anything that may impa,:t safety As a father
of two young boys, I will do everything in my ;:ower to protect
them from potential dangers, near or long-ierrn.
Would you be OK with a mini-cell tower berng placed outside
your bedroom? Would your conscience be OK if hundreds of
Ithacans are harmed by this? lf not, then you must vote to
rescind the resolution passed at the last meeting and siow
down the 5G rollout
Thank you for listening.
Sincerely,
Jerone
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First Name Kyle
Last Name Kriner
Municipality of Residence
Topic of Discussion
Trumansburg
I nstallation of Wireless Technology
Your Comments My name is Kyle Kriner and l'm a longtime ltliaca worker /
shopper / community member.
I would like you to immediately rescind or otherwise nullify the
resolution (ltem 3.3 approved on May 6, 2020) authorizing
approval of a l\tlaster License Agreement for Small Cell
Facilities with 4G and 5G Capability in lthaca. This request is
justified due to well documented scientific research publications
that indicate wireless radiation emitted by 4G and 5G
technologies can cause adverse health effects in adults and
children.
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First Name Grace
Last Name Rychwalski
MunicipalityofResidence Newfield
Topic of Discussion Item 3.3 approved on 51612A
Your Comments
Subject:
lt{y name is Grace Rychwalski. I am a resident of Newfield and
a member of the lthaca nonprofit community.
l'm writing to express my distress that ltem 3.3 was approved
on 5/6/20. Please consider immediately resciirding or otherwise
nullifying the resolution authorizing approval of a lVlaster
License Agreement for Small Cell Facrlities with 4G and 5G
Capability in lthaca.
I want to be frank and say I understand a lot of this sounds like
it's made up or fake I didn't believe it myself until I started
hearing calls to action from our scientific comrnunity. Then, I
read the research
Many do not know about the effects of EIMF I 5G, and
especialiy due to recent conspiracy theories, many are not
taking it seriously. However, it rs a serious, real rssue that the
scientrfic community has spoken openly about. I hope you can
find time in your busy schedule to research this further and
reconsider thrs resolution.
5G has been proven to disrupt weather tracking, which will
greatly affect our ability to predict and protect ourselves from
natural disasters worldwide. lt is also proven to dlsrupt satellite
functionality, and our scientists and researchers have long
expressed their fear of 5G becoming wiclely adopted because
of it.
ln addition to that, local bee populations as well as our citizens
are negatively affected by EMF. The research being done
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about these effects is still largely underuvay or has happened in
other countries that are not the US. lt is best lo lrold off on
increasing our already-powerful EMF until there are more
reports to help you make the best educate'J decision
Again, as someone who only months ago thought this was just
another thing for people to be upset about with no real proof
behind it - I hope you'il be able to change 5'our mind like I did.
It's going to affect a lot of people and animals!
Thanks so much for listening. and for being our voice in these
matters.
My best,
Grace Rychwalski
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First Name Stuart
Last Name M
Municipality of Residence
Topic of Discussion
Your Comments To whom it may concern
I recently became aware of the council's decision to approve
the installation of 59 in lthaca. As a long tirne resident and
homeowner of lthaca I am deeply concerned how this decision
will affect property values in the city. I am also appalled how
this decision was made during the pandemic when residents
had no chance to weigh in on this decision. As council
members you represent the residents of lthaca and I find your
decision to proceed frightening and quite frankly disgusting.
This decision needs to be reversed and rerrisrted at a time
when a proper decision can be made.
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Last Name
Municipality of Residence
Topic of Discussion
Your Comments
Carmel
Rome
Town and city
Rescind 59
"l demand that you immediately rescind or otherwise nullify the
resolution (ltem 3.3 approved on May 6 2020) authorizing
approval of a Master License Agreement for Small Cell
Facilities with 4G and 5G Capability in lthaca I have been
reading independent research's ( research wrthout political or
financial agenda) and Conclude lt is simply NCT safe and
especially for young children!!!l! There are rna,ry many people
in town believe strongly it is unsafe and irresponsible to install
5G in our town!!!!! The safety of our communiiy is in your hands
please take it with Extreme caution and serioLrsness!!!! Thank
you.
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Your Comments
Danny
Fox
Ithaca
authorizing Master License Agreement for small cellwireless
facilities capability in lthaca
I and others demand that you immediately rescind or otherwise
nullify the resolution (item 3 3 approved on May 6,202A)
authorizing approval of a Master License Agreement for Small
Cell Facilities with 4G and 5G capability in lthaca. This
technology is dangerous to human health and should not be
allowed in our neighborhoods. I have developed a sensitivity to
radio frequency radiation (RFR)from wireless technology. and
to survive I have become educated about the impact of RFR on
our bodies. Accumulated research shows that RFR from
wireless antennas and wireless devices rs biologically active in
humans and causes human health problems An appealto the
United Nations signed by 253 scientists from 44 nations calls
for protection of people from RFR ( htlp:fwwv.emfsqientist.org
)
Why has the dramatic increase in exposure to RFR from
wireless technology been allowed to happen? Wireless
technology companies use the current Fecer;ll Communication
Commission (FCC) guidelines for lrlaximum Permissibie
Exposure (MPE) to power densities of electrcmagnetic fields,
which for RFR converts to 10 million microwattsimeter squared
(uWm2). Accumulated research shows this level is
dangerously high! The consensus of scien:ists. rnedical
professionals, and building biologists is the maximum exposure
to RFR should be less than 10 uWm2 for sle*ping areas and
100 uWm2 for other areas. A prominent builcting biologist has
been measuring RFR power densities of uo tr: tens to hundreds
of thousands of uWm2 in client's homes irr neighborhoods
where new small cell 4G/low band 5G Hybrid antennas have
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been installed (http:l/www.createhealthvhomes.com ). For the
health of ourselves, our neighbors, and their children, we must
not allow this technology to be installed in lth;rca's
neighborhoods.
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First Name Kelli
Last Name Farrell
Municipality of Residence Town
Topic of Discussion 5G
Your Comments There is so much going on in the world at this time. Let's give
our town time to really look at 5G and it imoarl to health & the
environment. Please, postpone!! !
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Last Name
Municipality of Residence
Topic of Discussion
Your Comments
5g
Kristen
Wiest
Ithaca ny
URGENT. Tellthe lthaca Common Councilthey can't sneak 5G
into lthaca during the shutdown with no demc,cratic
participation from the public!
Submit comments before Spm TODAY, Jure 3rd to have them
read into the record at
lvly name is Kristen and l'm a five year lthaca resident / worker
/ shopper / community member.
I demand that you immediately rescind or otherwise nullify the
resolution (ltem 3.3 approved on May 6, 2020) authorizing
approval of a Master License Agreement for Small Cell
Facilities with 4G and 5G Capability in lthaca
I oppose this approval based on the fact that the PEOPLE were
not asked any input NOR informed of the matter. These kinds
of tactics is why people do NOT trust the government, on every
level
I have school age children and I am concerned for their health
and well being.
Five G seems like corporate cuddling to me, you all signing
contracts with huge corporate telecom industries rather then
representing the people is a disgrace to say the least.
I hope you reconsider your stance and truly speak for the
people and stop the continuation of 59 I hope you listen to
your hearts and stop selling your souls to the dollar bill.
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I feel fortunate to live in such a place as ithaca, where the
community is willing to stand up and have a voice. When our
family moved here five years ago, I had a hope the local
government (and hospital, as I was an RN) wi:uid have similar
morals and values. I quickly learned its politics as usualfrom
where I was standing. And. at the height of a growing
awareness and awakening across the glob,e, I sincerely pray
you all re-member just why it was you chose to represent the
PEOPLE.
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Last Name
Municipality of Residence
Topic of Discussion
Your Comments I respectfully request that a moratorrum be in place for 5G
technology for lthaca until a full envrronmental impact study
has been completed
Thank you,
Jess Stein
Resident of lthaca
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First Name lVlelissa
Last Name Kolberg
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Your Comments
Ulysses
5G technology
Dear Common Council
Please delay moving fonruard on 5G untilthe i:ornmunity has
the opportunity to offer input. There is researr:h that shows
health and environmental hazards connected to this that needs
to be reviewed before making a decision to bi"ing tt to our area.
Thank you for valuing the heatth of our envircnment and those
living here to allow time to explore hazards connected to 5G
technology.
Sincerely,
Melissa Kolberg
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First Name Lisamargaret
Baker
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Topic of Discussion
Village
5G
Your Comments
My name is Lisamargaret, and l'm a longtime lthaca resident I
worker / shopper/ community member.
I demand that you immediately rescind or otherwise nullify the
resolution (ltem 3.3 approved on May 6,202C) authorizing
approval of a Master License Agreement for Small Cell
Facilities with 4G and 5G Capability in lthaca.
This is a matter of protection for our developing children.
Sincerely,
Lisamargaret Baker
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First Name Milo
Last Name lnman
MunicipalityofResidence Newfield
Topic of Discussion
Your Comments
5G
It has come to my attention that amidst the chaos and
unprecedented social isolation that the COVID-19 pandemic
has presented to ourcommunity, the City Council has taken
the opportunity to fasttrack the installation of 5G network
infrastructure in lthaca, during a time when any public
opposition is unlikely or implausible. This action represents a
condemnable favoring of deep-pocketed corporate interests
above public safety, health, and ccnsent - I do not consent to
being exposed to the known hazards of this technology, nor to
my infant child being exposed to them. Biased research funded
by the special interests groups promoting 5G is not a refiable
source of information regarding the safety of ihe product they
are selling. lndependent research is urgently cautioning
administrators like yourselves, in a position oi great
responsibility and power, to act with consideration to the people
you are supposed to represent. We DO f{OT consent to this
action. We value our health and safety, and sc far, all evidence
points to a need to slow down and realisticallv assess the
dangers of this technology. Secretly impiementing it before
anyone notices or can intervene is arr objectionable violation of
our right to not be recklessly endangered b,y technology known
to be hazardous to human health.
Please be responsible with yaur constrtuents during this time of
unseen and untold dangers, think critically
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M unicipality of Residence
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Your Comments
Lennessa
Trent
South Danby Tompkins County
Request to reverse the decision to permit 59 installation in
Ithaca and Tompkins County
Dear respected council,
My name is Lennessa, and l'm a longtime lth;:ca resident,
business owner, shopper, parent and active community
member.
I demand that you immediately rescind or otherwise nullify the
resolution (ltem 3.3 approved on May 6, 2020) authorizing
approval of a Master License Agreement for llmall Cell
Facilities with 4G and 5G Capabilrty in lthaca
Flease consider-
There is strong scientrfic evidence proving that exposure to
EMF radiation from the EXISTING 3c/ 4Gi 4GLTE and WlFl
technology causes harmful biological impacts.
And there is essentially no research on the safety of 5G
This is an undeniable risk.
I would like to see independently producec, scientific research
that explicitly proves 5G safety before exposing our community
to EVEN IVIORE EMF RADIATION teading to unknown,
potentially severe risks. We've already messerd up by installing
thousands of towers that ended up being undenrably
dangerous to human health. lnstead of moving FASTER, Let's
take our time with 5G. do a litfle more hcmewcrl<. before we
pop up MORE.
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This is a human rights and public health issue that deserves
our full discussion and participation
Thank you,
Lennessa
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Andrew
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Ithaca
5G rollout
Hi Julie. I've spent at least '100 hours of research on the 5G
topic because of my deep care for this community. So, I
respectfully ask that you please give me my fair "3 minutes of
sharing" (actually what is below will be at nrost 2) Thank you.
My comment: "5G poses a litany of possible problems for our
community, with little benefit. Potential health problems,
property values dropping, harm to our ecosystem. privacy and
surveillance issues, and increased carbon en:issions. To be
clear, 5G is NOT for internet on computers. s.: it's not to help
people in rural areas get better internet. lf you want to get
better broadband, let's go for a fiber optic network. lt's safer,
cleaner, faster, more secure, ilrore reliable, h,as greater
bandwidth and latency, and we won't have ugrly antennas on
every street, emitting almost the same radratr':n as current
large towers. We've all already paid for fiber rrelworks through
phone bill taxes back to the 90s, and now, because of the
recent federal court decision rn lrregulators v FCC, we can sue
the wireless companies and make sure that the fiber network is
completed.
So,what is the rush on the 5G roliout? As expert attorneys have
shared with me, our hands are NOT tied by the FCC; indeed
the FCC is iosing in court cases on these issr:es of local
control. I ask you to not hide behind this excuse - there are
plenty of ways to avoid installation if you wanr tc. So, l'd like to
hear where each Courrcil member stands - fcr or against this
and why ."
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Jaya
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Ithaca
5G towers
Your Comments I would rather not have whatever convenienc,: 5G supports and
feel good about my space. I do not feel good about where I am
with the wireless radiation going strong and seemingly
ubiquitously. Thank you.
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Your Comments Hello, my name is tVlolly Donovan I am a resrdent, downtown
worker and shopper in lthaca.
I demand that you immediately rescind or otherwise nullify the
resolution (ltem 3.3 approved on May 6, 202tr) authorizing
approval of a Master License Agreement for llmall Cell
Facilities with 4G and 5G capability in lthaca.
Ithaca has iong attracted folks who are both srnart and quirky,
who love our planet. and tight knit communities of leaders.
BeMeen the building up of downtown, unaffordable housing.
and a decade of corporate entities taking up an increasing
amount of space, lthaca is quickly loosing its allure I worry our
local economy will suffer as we tourist (and return tourist) traffic
and college students will lessen. lntroducirg 5G to lthaca when
we do not know it's consequences is a decisron that reflects
our commitment to telecommunication giants rather than our
citizens, our health, safety, and the charm of ithaca.
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Last Name Driscoll
Municipality of Residence lthaca
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Your Comments Please rescind the agreement with Verizon to bring potentially
harmful 5G technology to our town before a thorough analysis
of the health impacts of 5G radiation on people and our
environment is performed. Many towns are banning 5G
because of it's adverse health impacts and we should be
cautious as well. Please reconsider your decision
John Driscoil
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Last Name Molnar
M unicipality of Residence
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Your Comments Hi Julie - I respectfully ask that you give me the allotted time
Thank you.
Looking at 5G through the lens of pros and cons...on the "con"
side against 5G, I hear a LOT, not some, birt a LOT of concern
about health and safety, both very primal needs Short of
moving, this decision would rob one's ability t.: have control
over those basic needs. While there is disagreernent on the
validity of these concerns, the fact is that neitrrer side can
conclusively guarantee that is'100% safe nor'100% unsafe.
This does negate the significant concern. On the "pro" side, I
have only heard vague and dubious ideas of iletter cell phone
service or completely misinformed ideas aboLlt faster home
internet. When I weigh those two and feel inta our already
emotionally-charged climate - the anxiety, parn and angst that
our community is experiencing, I cannot fathc,m - even if you
feel 5G is completely safe - how Council nrernbers think this is
anywhere near one of the most pressing issu,: for our
community right now. Frankly, at best it feels exiremely
insensitive. lmagine you felt scared for your family's safety,
how would it strike you that the Council is priorrtrzing this,
moving ahead despite public outcry, particularly at this time?
And why? This is not the lthaca that I know and love.
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Adam
Monzella
Ithaca NY
4 and 5G smallcell antenna
The telecommunications industry is a multi bi,iion dollar
industry with a huge stake in their products being viewed as
safe. Remember when fossil fuel companies iold us their
products didn't contribute to climate change? Remember when
leader gas was widely used? Remember when children played
with mercury in science class? Remember when children ran
around in the "mist" of the DDT planes? Remember when
cigarettes were viewed as being perfectly safe? ln all of these
examples, people were told these products/ practices were
completely fine, but later we found out they all cause grave
bodily harm. ln many of these cases, the indL;stry knew this
was the case and covered it up for years before the info
reached the public.
We need to heed the warnrng of the scientists: who are warning
us about the dangers of Radio Frequency Radiation
immediately. lncreasing the wireless infrastructure rn lthaca to
include small cell4 and 5G towers is a dangerous step in the
wrong direction. We should be focusrng on improving our wrred
fiber optic internet infrastructure to ensure that folks have fast,
reHable, and safe inter rent access in their hornes, Please,
immediately rescind or otherwise nullify the resolution (item 3.3
approved on May 6,2A2A) authorizing approval of a Master
License Agreement for Small Cell Facilities w:th 4G and 5G
capability in lthaca.
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First Name Vanessa
Last Name Wood
Municipality of Residence tthaca NY Danby
Topic of Discussion
Your Comments
Please wait on 5G
Dear Common Council Mernbers.
I strongly aupport that you recind your decisic;n to approve 5G
technology in lthaca. Please do not allow tnrs until more testing
by independent scientific studies are conducted and it is
deemed safe or a safer alternative is founcl.
Because of the mixed messages frorn the scientific community
and the typical smear campaign by the teleccmmunication
industry of anyone questioning their rushed plans during a time
when the nation is focused on other impoertant things, along
with the newness of the technology, it is not vyorth it to rush.
This decision affects all life in this area and it rs not responsible
to ignore some research over others Thank you.
Respectfully,
Vanessa Wood
Ithaca, NY 14850
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Jaclyn
Meshako
City of lthaca
Verizon Agreement
Your Comments My name is Jackie, and l'm an 8 year lthaca resident, worker,
shopper, and community member.
I demand that you immediately rescind or otherwise nullify the
resolution (ltem 3.3 approved on lVlay 6,202Ct) authonzing
approval of a Master License Agreenrent for llrnall Cell
Facilities with 4G and 5G Capability in lthaca
There are thousands of independent studies proving the
dangerous effects that 3G and 4G have on the human body
and the natural environment. This new 5G technology is
untested- why not wait for proper studies to be conducted
before exposing your community to the potentiaily harmful
risks? Cities in countries across the world have halted the
rollout of 5G due to the lack of safety studies iBelgium, ltaly,
lreland, Australia, Russia, Netherlands, France- the list goes
on). Please do your research and don't put Verlzon's wants
over the peopte of lthaca's.
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Chelsey
Kingsley
City of lthaca
5G Network I mplementation
Please extend the time period for public comrnent on this topic!
The people whose health would be affected hy your adoption of
a 5G network are the very people who need to stay home due
to the current pandemic.
The implementation of a 5G network sounds rike it will be a
boon for our community at first glance. The commonly
unacknowledged side of this decision is that it removes the
choice of citizens to not be exposed to radio frequencies waves
emitted by the 5G network.
Yes. there are radio frequencies all arouno us but in my home
they are too weak to penetrate, and I am able to choose what I
expose my self and my family to. i have professional
equipment that allows for the scientific measrtrement of these
frequencies. Dr. lVlagda Havas, PhD is the real expert r:n this
topic, a trusted scientist and professor at Trent University in
Ontario; herwebsite is as follows @
Please, decision makers and representatives of our
community, do not take away our choice as crtlzens by
exposing us ALL to radio frequencies that we do not choose
and cannot escape! There are documenled arlverse health
effects to people of all ages and some populertions are more
susceptible than others. Can you stand beninC a decision that
impacts people's health and removes choice? Have you each
done the SCIENTIFIC research to choose for all of us?
I do hope you'll keep this dialogue open lorrg*r and look deeper
before making such a monumental change tc otir environment.
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Chelsey Kingsley
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Kornblum
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small cellfacilities
Your Comments
My name is Molly Kornblum and l'm a long trrrre lthaca
resident.
I demand that you inrmediately rescind or otherwise nullify the
resolution (ltem 3.3 approved on May 6, 202CI) authorizing
approval of a Master License Agreement for Srnall Cell
Facilities with 4G and 5G Capability in lthaca
l'm concerned about the paucity of research rn general and
especially research demonstrating that this technology is
entirely safe for my family.
Thank you so much for your time and attenticn to this matter
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Last Name Goldman
Municipality of Residence Town of Ulysses
Topic of Discussion More time needed for public input on 5G
Your Comments Please do not move forward with the implemerntation of 5G
technology without adequate input from the clmmunity.
This is a serious endeavor and needs to be thoroughly
explored.
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Last Name Brown
Municipality of Residence Town of Ulysses
Topic of Discussion 5G
Your Comments I do not support the installation of the 5G technology. There are
far too many health risks and a lack of takirg those into
consideration and getting input from the comnrunity.
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Your Comments As a survivor of Radiation sickness from Fuktishima I am
incredible sensitive to high hertz radro waves such as those
found in 5G. Due to my existing health condit,on and advice
from my Doctors if 5G comes to lthaca I will b,e forced to not
enter the city due to my condition. This is a very shortsighted
decision as more research is needed at verv teast.
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5G
Hayden
Eager
Ithaca
My name is Hayden Eager and I'm a longtime lthaca resident I
worker / shopper & community member. I attcnded lthaca
College from 2007 -2011, have been a musician & contributed
to the lthaca artist community for the past 12 years, and moved
here again to leave NYC and seek safety anc a peaceful
community from 2016 - present.
I demand that you immediately rescind or otheruise nullify the
resolution (ltem 3.3 approved on May 6, 2020) authorizing
approval of a Master License Agreement for Small Cell
Facilities with 4G and 5G Capability in ltlraca "
I am concerned about adverse health impacts,, as there are
there are THOUSANDS of independent studies that show the
dangerous effects 39 and 49. Just because tlre waves don't
ionize doesn't mean they aren't a threat to biological matter.
This technology most certainly poses various risks to both plant
and animal life. No one in the world is willing to rnsure 5G
equipment for dangers to public health. There has not been a
single peer-reviewed scientific study that affirms 5G's safety
while hundreds of such studies have deemed 5G dangerous or
highly dangerous, even catastrophic ln June 2019 Louisiana
became the first state to callfor a study on th: affects of 5G,
and in October 2019 New York became the next State to
introduce a Billto establish a Commrssion to :tudy the Health
and Environmental effects of 5G.
There are many cities worldwide that are halt ng 5G
installation, from many cities in California (sur.:h as Santa
Barbara)to Portland OR, to ltaly, lrelanci. Australia, Russia,
Brussels, and Swi2erland... the list goes on and there has
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even been a major article mentioning this in the Wall Street
Journal. Our town has been one to "do the right thing" as a
refugee shelter city Why not do it in this ca:se? Why not let
Ithaca lead the charge for our state to continl;e studying this
and seeing the effects of it after its establishment in major
cities?
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Last Name Farnham
Municipality of Residence lthaca
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Your not opening of public discussion on 59 and oking itit in the
manner you did severely afffects our trust in i'our leadership!
There is credible info to at least Have a discussion re possible
health and safety concerns regarding it There are a lot of very
pissed off people out there believe me You have severely
affected our trust in our representatives and vrrithin the larger
societal this is very damaging ! Sincerely Flicard D Farnham
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Last Name Fisher
Municipality of Residence lthaca
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Your Comments Please postpone accepting the contract for 5G until there is
further research about the health effects. Thts is crucial.
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Last Name Wakefield
Municipality of Residence lthaca
Topic of Discussion Responsible technology
Your Comments My name is Carlin Wakefield, and l'm an lthaca resident, state
employee and community member.
I demand that you immediately rescind or otherwise nullify the
resolution (ltem 3.3 approved on
May 6, 2020) authorizing approval of a Master License
Agreement for Small Cell Facilities with
4G and 5G Capability in lthaca. There is not enough known
about the health and environmental ramificaticns of this
technology to bring it into our communities. Please do your due
diligence protect our community from these unknown risks.
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First Name leeny
Last Name sack
Municipality of Residence lthaca
Topic of Discussion 5G in ithaca
Your Comments
"We Have No Reason to Believe 5G ls Safe. Effects include
increased cancer risk, cellular stress. increase in harmfulfree
radicals, genetic damages, structural and functional changes of
the reproductive system, learning and memory deficits.
neurological disorders, and negative rmpacts on generalwell-
being in humans. Damage goes well beyond the human race,
as there is growing evidence of harmful effects to both plant
and animal life." ( from Scientific American.)
Please do, with deep and full research and interrogation into
the subject, understand the dangers of 5G and do not expose
Ithacans to them.
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Reese
Ithaca
Small Cell Facilities with 4G and 5G Capability in lthaca."
ltly name is Claudia Reese. and I've lived and worked in lthaca
for 7 years. I am a substitute teacher in lthaca now, and all my
life activities are focussed in lthaca
It is highly irresponsible and uncaring to the residents of lthaca
to ignore studies done on 5G showing its adverse health
impacts to humans and animals. Projections lrave been made
regarding damage to the environment as well To approve the
resolution to authorize approval of a lVlaster License
Agreement for Small Cell Facilities with 4G and 5G Capability
in lthaca is unethical, and disregards these studies currently
being published.
For this reason I implore you ail to wait till the effects have
been thoroughly researched, and the science of this is deeply
understood. Similar to fracking... studies will change minds on
this as well.
I am asking that you nullify the resolution (ltem 3.3 approved
on May 6,2020) authorizing approvalof a Master License
Agreement for Small Cell Facilities with 4G and 5G Capability
in lthaca. There is too much risk, as the studies so far iook bad
Many people want this to wait until its effects are thoroughly
understood.
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Julie Holcornb
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Thursday, )une 4,2020 4:20 PM
Julie Holcomb;Common Council; Dan Cogan
Online Form Submittal: Common Council Public Comment Form
Common Council Public Comment Form
First Name Bert
Last Name Scholl
Municipality of Residence lthaca
Topic of Discussion
Your Comments Clearly the City Council needs to take more time to further
research the possible negative effects 5G :nay have on our
community. I would come to meeting in person if I could.
Please approve nothing at this point except fo,r more research
to be done before making a decision
Sincerely,
Bert Scholl
912 N Cayuga St.
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Ru/es of Order. Until we can all be together again, we wish you good itealth!
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From: Joanne Cipolla‐Dennis
Sent: Friday, June 5, 2020 12:25 PM
To: Julie Holcomb
Subject: Public Comments
Buenos Dias Julie,
I hope you are healthy and enjoying the Spring flowers.
I am inquiring to you as to why my public comment submitted online appox. 4:00 pm the afternoon of
the meeting of June 3. Given the virus, this method is the only way to reach our elected officials and in
person comments have been closed.
My comment was submitted yet I do not see it with the 80 others submitted in the same way, taken, not
judged and all were published. Mine, the only one about Pride and Queers being harmed was not.
Why?
What specific reason can you provide that is being used to stifle, harass and deny the right to freely
lodge a grievance in my own words directly to the elected officlas in charge of the vioencet acts of sexis,
homophobia, jeterosexiam and racist remarks and behaviros, potentila those are being used to deny my
rights to free sppeech unencombered by the very restrictions this body and the legislature is using
against specific Queer and ethnic women who are suing the City of Ithaca and the TC legislatire for both
bodies brutal assaults on homosexuals, Queer employees and a violent, dismissive, racist atttitude when
we try to hold accountable this mayor, his lawyer and other polticiasn who ARE WILLFULLY VIOLATING
THEIR OWN HUMAN RIGHTS LAWS AND POLIICES and bombarding thier violent homophobia on city
employees like Sara Crews and all other Queer employees who are now terrified of losing their jobs
becasue of Mayor Myrick and his choice to hire a known violent homophobic and sexist in Ari leVine.
These people do NOT get to decide to brutalize Queers because they are of religions that demonize
homosexuals and are both trainiedn to violently abuse by first ignoring we are on their list to be erased,
denied and killed. Both of thes people choose religions that are the very ones that keep homosexuals in
hiding and are known to be the most brutal in the world to homosexuals.It is still illegal to be a born
homosexual and be known as natural in all Arab nations where Muslims are the religion of that
nation.We are sought by special police forces designed only to seek out homosexuals for what is called,
"honor raping' by males in the family of a lesbian Muslim.They are directed as, 'an honor' to gang rape
Muslim lesbians into 'conforming to the 'correct and only sexuality' known as natural, heterosexualaity.
Gay men are tortured in public, stoned to death by friends and family once known or even suspected as
homosexuals.If they live, they are imprisoned. These mindsets are created by faiths and they dictate
how people hate homosexuals. Ignoring we are alive is the number one act of violence by faiths of
hate.The second is to falsely label Queers as, 'angry, threats, sick, mentally ill, 'wrong about me' and
even dangerous and call for our arrest to silence us which has happened to me as is why I am suing the
all white, all heterosexual Public Safety Comittee of the TC Legislature for their sexism, racism,
homophobic retailaitions to silence me at public comment for speaking about police terrorozing people
here. The very moment we come out into the public and talk about HOW HATE TRANSLATES to ruin our
lives, making us fear our government, it is ALWAYS our government who is the main target of denying
homosexuals and women our human and equal rights. THAT IS WHY WE NEED ALLIES. We do not need
and do not accept people claiming to be allies who are closed mouth by choice in the face of these acts
of violence to hold a job, be a party politician or keep a friendship with a violent homophobic and racist
known to harm us with his brutaliies, an abuse of power all policitians are able to use at will to control
people out of the public eye under threat of being retailitated by the powerful who have a lot to hide.
I am leaving the country only because of the hate that Svante Myrick, his lawyer and other brutal
homophobes in office are forcing on us here. It just never ends.
It is June, Julei. pride month. Not a single perosn on this council said a word.They accepted a sacred
symbol that was forced on this mayor, he did NOT want it after the Oralndo murders and flatly rejected
all conversations with us and he continues to either fear Queers, rejects ethnic women as a matter of his
sexist and racist behaviors that are well known as 'misogyny laced with machismo' towards other
ethnicities and he is clearly sick with homophobia as are all the coucil members who are severely lacking
in any kind of understanding of how to serve the entire Queer publc, a very unrepresetned population
for the very reasons I state here.
There are NO ALLIES on this Common Council and thr rainbow flag given by me in good faith to start a
conversation to STOP harming Queer people in Ithaca starting with the elected officals known to be
brutalizing us and were asked to meet in perosn to learn how to stop using their unacknoeldged and
blatant biases against women, especially ethnic and lesbian and all Queer people they are denying
services to with malice.
The Mayor, this Common Council, certain city employees, Chiefs of Police are acting in contrary to the
sacred rainbow flag by violating human rights repeatedly starting with Sara Crews, me, my wife and
many others who will not make their identities known because these people are retaliating against
those of us who are out.This city has enormous problems it will not come to grips with, is the most
violent place I have ever lived and as non violent practitioners of Eastern Yogic culture that cannot live
or thrive in this one. We are moving to another nation where Human Rights and Freedom to Speak
without being retaliated, threatened, demeaned, ridiculed or harassed by people who acts as
complicitors against ethnic women and Queers are not allowed in public office as a matter of humanity
and protection of long established laws to protect us.
The USA and this county and city is maliciously violating protectiosn that Queer people and actual allies
established over decades of blood, sweat and terror tears becafore this mayor wa seven born. he has no
empthay what so ever gor anyone in my population and his bullying of us is vile adn he is defining what
a vilento man is caable of and exaclty why gay people do not come out.We face Svante Myricks and Ari
LeVines daily.
Should you decide to continue to violating my rights to participate in my own government, deny my
right to public comment, sensor and restrict only homosexuals as is the case and allow all others
unrestricted speech, it justadds to the pattern of abuse of power through homophobic behaviors
towards homosexuals, Thsi act prompts a legal action to respond to such abuses of discrimaintory
natures that are malicious acts is violence meant as retailitaion to intimdate me further. This act defines
another act of targeting to deny us from our grievances being published and is NOT in keeping with ANY
acts of an ally at all.
Will you publish my comment or shall I am forced to file a complaint with the Ethics Review Board, the
Attorney General's Office, The Democartic Party of NYS and the DA who must act on all hate crimes by
anyone making it impossible to live here due to fears of racist, sexist and heetrosexist, homophobis
elected officials who are not only abusing with malice, they are refusing to resign and they will continue
their abuses as arrogant egotist, not public servants. Public Servants abide by the laws and protect the
most vulnerable populations, Queers of Color from the many violences this world delivers daily.
Please prepare to return our sacred symbol, the Rainbow Flag as of tomorrow am. I will pick it up at the
city offices from the person at the door who you should give it to.I do not want contact with anyone
associated with this violence and will not allow our flag to fly in this city of violent contradictions to it's
meanings and where the Mayor, Common Council is on record for ignoring an entire population in a
willful act of derelictions of duty as homophobic leadeers comitting acts of violecen on city employees,
stripping Crews of her job and refusing to speak to me.
There is no excuse and no, "I am really sorry about this Joanne' from another straight person claiming to
be an ally.Allies are NOT complictors that is the definition of ally.
It will be a pleasure to relocate to a nation where education before public servants is a requirement to
serve the public so they know how to meet the expectations of the people they are sworn to serve. This
CC acts as complicitors to two men whose actions, excuses and differences are unconscionable.
I will retrieve our sacred symbol at 10 am.
Thank you for your time,
Ciao,
Joanne Cipolla‐Dennis