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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMN-BFC-2007-04-10OFFICE OF BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS CITY OF ITHACA 310 WEST GREEN STREET ITHACA, NEW YORK 14650 - -- NOTICE - -- THE REGULAR MEETING OF TEL (607) 272 -1234 FAX (607) 272 -2793 THE ITHACA BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS WILL BE HELD ON: TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2007 AT 6:00 P.M. PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF LOCATION The meeting will be held at: ITHACA TOWN HALL PLEASE USE REAR ENTRANCE (AND PARKING) LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF N. AURORA & E. BUFFALO STS. "An Equal Opportunity Employer with an Affirmative Action Program" +.� Recycled Paper ITHACA BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS APRIL, 2007 MINUTES Due to scheduling conflicts, the April 10, 2007 meeting was cancelled. However, Chair Romanowski proposed the following resolution and conducted a phone vote: (Resolution is addressed to Mayor Carolyn Peterson and Members of the City of Ithaca Common Council) 04/20/07 WHEREAS, the Waterfront Trail Phase 2 program is in process with preliminary route decisions being formulated, and WHEREAS, a leg of this Trail, on the West Buffalo St. bridge between Taughannock Blvd. and Cliff St., is to be facilitated by changing a westbound vehicular travel lane to Waterfront Trail usage, therefore BE IT RESOLVED, the Ithaca Board of Fire Commissioners is going on record to oppose the removal of a traffic lane on the westbound portion of this bridge for Trail usage. To reduce the number of available lanes on the Buffalo St. bridge will increase the congestion in an already congested area as well as further impede the passage of Fire, Police and Ambulance emergency vehicles. The West End of the city and town of Ithaca has seen massive buildup of housing, medical and business facilities as well as being a magnet for tourist related traffic and visitation. To further impede traffic movement is to invite delays in providing assistance to emergency situations. Increasing the risk for possible loss of life or more severe injuries and more extensive property damage. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Fire Commissioners urges the Ithaca Common Council and the Ithaca Town Board to work, as appropriate, with the Waterfront Trail Committee to develop an alternative solution to the proposed use of the existing bridge lane. A solution that does not jeopardize the welfare of those utilizing and served by this critical transportation route for our community. The motion carried unanimously. (See original in the Minute Book) CITY OF ITHACA 310 WEST GREEN STREET ITHACA, NEW YORK 14850 OFFICE OF BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS 04/20/07 Mayor Carolyn Peterson and Members of the Clty of Ithaca Common Council WHEREAS, the Waterfront Trail Phase 2 program is in process with preliminary route decisions being formulated, and TEL (607) 272 -1234 FAX (607) 272 -2793 WHEREAS, a leg of this Trial, on the West Buffalo St. bridge between Taughannock Blvd. and Cliff St., is to be facilitated by changing a westbound vehicular travel lane to Waterfront Trail usage, therefore BE IT RESOLVED, the Ithaca Board of Fire Commissioners is going on record to oppose the removal of a traffic lane on the westbound portion of this bridge for Trail usage. To reduce the number of available lanes on the Buffalo St. bridge will increase the congestion in an already congested area as well as further impede the passage of Fire, Police and Ambulance emergency vehicles. The West End of the City and Town of Ithaca has seen massive buildup of housing, medical and business facilities as well as being a magnet for tourist related traffic and visitation. To further impede traffic movement is to invite delays in providing assistance to emergency situations, increasing the risk for possible loss of life or more severe injuries and more extensive property damage. IM "An Equal Opportunity Employer with an Affirmative Action Program" fa Recycled Paper BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Fire Commissioners urges the Ithaca Common Council and the Ithaca Town Board to work, as appropriate, with the Waterfront Trail Committee to develop an alternative solution to the proposed use of the existing bridge lane. A solution that does not jeopardize the welfare of those utilizing and served by this critical transportation route for our community. ITHACA BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS obert S. Romanowski, Chair Paul Alexander, Vice Chair William Gilligan, Member Steven Williams, Member Page 1 of 1 Main Identity (OEMCOMPUTER) From: "Steven Williams" <steven.williams65@vedzon.net> To: "Robert romanowski" <elborom@twcny.rr.com >; "Bill Gilligan" <wdg1 @comell.edu >; "Paul Alexander" <alexanderpsr@aol.com> Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2007 6:00 PM Subject: RE: BFC- online voting I am not sure why there was not a regular meeting. I was out of town all week. I did ask a coworker to open the door for you. I hope that she did that. Please let me know if that is the reason for not having the meeting. I have voted in favor of the Buffalo Street Bridge resolution. I am voting In Favor of paying the dues to the CNY Fireman's Association. Steven Williams ----- nr;..1 -1 Page 1 of 1 Main Identity (OEMCOMPUTER) From: <alexanderpsr@aol.com> To: <elborom @twcny.rr.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 9:12 PM Subject: Re: BFC- online voting Bob, My vote on the Waterfront Resolution is yes and I approve making the payment for our CNY Firemen's Association dues. In honor of Cynthia Yahn are you sending a letter opposing the use of the word "firemen "? Paul - - - -- Original Message---- - From: elborom @twcny.rr.com To: Steven.Williams65 @verizon.net; wdgi @cornell.edu; alexanderpsr @aol.com Sent: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 11:06 AM Subject: BFC - online voting Hi gentlemen, Since we did not have our regular meeting this month and there is some business that needs to be concluded; I think that this will be the way to proceed.Our Onllne votes would then be put into the Minutes record to make them legal. Paul: If we can have the list of the members of the newly constituted Fire Police squad; the members that are not now listed as active can be then voted by us to be on the active list with the Department.What we_need from ryoou is that 1i _ -- st of membership.We should do this as soon as possible because of insurance and funding purposes.When the list is completed,we can then all vote by e-mail. ALL: I sent all a revised resolution regarding the use of the BuffaloStreet bridge(over the flood control channel) in which the removal of a traffic lane is being proposed for Waterfront Trail,Phase 2,usage.After carefully reading and agreeing with the scope of the resolution with your individual comments,I have previously forwarded the revised version ( a copy attached to this e-mail) and now need your vote.If passed,I will ask Chris to prepare the formal resolution to go to the Mayor and Common Council.It will need all our signatures before being sent( I will also ask you all to stop by the Dept.office to affix your John Handcocks).There is hard copies of background letters and e- mails concerning this project from NYS DOT and the Feds DOT in your mail boxes at Central. ALL: We have received our annual membership dues bill from the Central N.Y. Firemans Association ( $ 10.00 ),I need your vote to ok the payment. Thanks all -I need to get this accomplished ASAP. Bob AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. 4/18/2007 Pagel of 2 Bob, Steve, Paul, Here are my votes on the two issues presented to us: I vote yes for the payment of the $10 annual dues for the Central NY Firemen's Association. I also vote yes on the resolution to be sent to the Mayor, Common Council,and possibly the Town of Ithaca. I've made a few minor wording change suggestions to the resolution in the text that follows (strikeout for deletions & underlined for additions) and added a further resolved paragraph for your consideration, but I would vote for the resolution as is if you decide not to incorporate the suggested wording changes. Bill Whereas:The Waterfront Trail Phase 2 extension program is in process with preliminary route decisions being formulated and Whereas:A leg of this Trail on the West Buffalo St.bridge, between Taughannock Blvd.and Cliff Street, is to be facilitated by changing a westbound vehicular travel lane to Waterfront Trail usage,therefore, ... Be It Resolved: The Ithaca Board of Fire Commissioners is going on record as-te opposing the removal of a traffic lane on the westbound portion of this bridge for Trail usage. To reduce the number of available lanes on the Buffalo St. bridge will increase the congestion eft in an already congested area as well as further impede the passage eft-of Fire, Police and Ambulance emergency vehicles. The West End of the City and Town of Ithaca has seen a massive buildup of housing,medical and business facilities as well as being a magnet for tourist related traffic and visitation. To further impede traffic movement is to invite delays in providing assistance to emergency situations eft increasing the risk for the possible loss of life or more severe injuries and more extensive property damage. Be it further Resolved that the Board of Fire Commissioners urges the Ithaca Common Council _and the Ithaca Town Board to work. as ap�rWriate, with the Waterfront Trail Committee to_develop an alternative solution to the proposed use of the existin bridge lane. A solution that does not jeopardize the welfare of those utilizing and served by this critical transportation route for our communitv. Robert S. Romanowski -BFC chair Paul Alexander -vice chair William Gilligan- member At Sunday 4/15/07 12:46 PM, you wrote: X -PH: V4.1 @hermes50 From: "Robert romanowski" <elborom @twcny.rr.com> To: "Steven Williams" < Steven.Williams65 @verizon.net >, "Bill Gilligan" <wdgl @cornell.edu >, "Paul Alexander" <alexanderpsr @aol.com> Subject: BFC - online voting Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 11:06:21 -0400 X- Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 4/19/2007 ( '19/2007) Chris Wilbur - Fw: Fwd: BFC- online voting Page 1 W_. From: "Robert romanowski" <elborom @twcny.rr.com> To: "Chris Wilbur" <chrisw @cityofithaca.org> Date: 4/19/2007 10:14 AM Subject: Fw: Fwd: BFC - online voting here is the changes.) have no objections. Thank you ,Chris -Boob - - - -- Original Message - - - -- From: Bill Gilligan To: Robert romanowski ; Steven Williams ; Paul Alexander Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 12:29 AM Subject: Re: Fwd: BFC - online voting Bob, Steve, Paul, Here are my votes on the two issues presented to us: I vote yes for the payment of the $10 annual dues for the Central NY Firemen's Association. I also vote yes on the resolution to be sent to the Mayor, Common Council,and possibly the Town of Ithaca. I've made a few minor wording change suggestions to the resolution in the text that follows (strikeout for deletions & underlined for additions) and added a further resolved paragraph for your consideration, but I would vote for the resolution as is if you decide not to incorporate the suggested wording changes. Bill Whereas:The Waterfront Trail Phase 2 extension program is in process with preliminary route decisions being formulated and Whereas:A leg of this Trail on the West Buffalo St.bridge, between Taughannock Blvd.and Cliff Street, is to be facilitated by changing a westbound vehicular travel lane to Waterfront Trail usage, therefore,. Be It Resolved: The Ithaca Board of Fire Commissioners is going on record as to opposing the removal of a traffic lane on the westbound portion of this bridge for Trail usage. To reduce the number of available lanes on the Buffalo St. bridge will n increase the congestion 64w in an already congested area as well as further impede the passage iii of Fire,Police and Ambulance emergency vehicles. The West End of the City and Town of Ithaca has seen a massive buildup of housing,medical and business facilities as well as being a magnet for tourist related traffic and visitation. To further impede traffic movement is to invite delays in providing assistance to emergency situations and increasing the risk for tike possible loss of life or more severe injuries and more extensive property damage. Be it further Resolved that the Board of Fire Commissioners urges the Ithaca Common Council and the Ithaca Town Board to work, as appropriate, with the Waterfront Trail Committee to develop an alternative solution to the proposed use of the existing bridge lane. A solution that does not jeopardize the welfare of those utilizing and served by this critical transportation route for our community. Robert S.Romanowski -BFC chair Paul Alexander -vice chair William Gilligan- member (4/19/2007) Chris Wilbur - Fw: Fwd: BFC- online voting Page 2 At Sunday 4/15/07 12:46 PM, you wrote: X -PH: V4.1 @hermes50 From: "Robert romanowski" <elborom @twcny.rr.com> To: "Steven Williams" < Steven.WiIIiams65 @verizon.net >, "Bill Gilligan" <wdg1 @cornell.edu >, "Paul Alexander" <alexanderpsr @aol.com> Subject: BFC - online voting Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 11:06:21 -0400 X- Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 X- Virus - Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine X- Original -I P: 24.24.2.59 X- PMX- CORNELL -SPAM- CHECKED: hermes50 X -PMX- Version: 4.7.1.128075, Antispam- Engine: 2.1.0.0, Antispam -Data: 2007.4.7.145735 Hi gentlemen, Since we did not have our regular meeting this month and there is some business that needs to be concluded; I think that this will be the way to proceed.Our Onllne votes would then be put into the Minutes record to make them legal. Paul: If we can have the list of the members of the newly constituted Fire Police squad; the members that are not now listed as active can be then voted by us to be on the active list with the Department.What we need from you is that list of membership.We should do this as soon as possible because of insurance and funding purposes.When the list is completed,we can then all vote by e -mail. ALL: I sent all a revised resolution regarding the use of the BuffaloStreet bridge(over the flood control channel) in which the removal of a traffic lane is being proposed for Waterfront Trail,Phase 2,usage.After carefully reading and agreeing with the scope of the resolution with your individual comments,l have previously forwarded the revised version ( a copy attached to this e-mail) and now need your vote.lf passed,I will ask Chris to prepare the formal resolution to go to the Mayor and Common Council. It will need all our signatures before being sent( I will also ask you all to stop by the Dept.office to affix your John Handcocks).There is hard copies of background letters and a -mails concerning this project from NYS DOT and the Feds DOT in your mail boxes at Central. ALL: We have received our annual membership dues bill from the Central N.Y. Firemans Association $ 10.00 ),I need your vote to ok the payment. Thanks all -I need to get this accomplished ASAP. Bob Bill Gilligan Administrative Manager Department of Mathematics 319 Malott Hall Cornell University Ithaca, New York 14853 Phone: 607 - 255 -7594 Fax: 607 -255 -7149 Email:wdg1 @cornell.edu =3 1-8 El cm h 4 fj LE n � LLI LU IR z 19C •rs..� � cc ° 3 'es ca o 00W" 0 �v'.:tj Q� 02 o��,s, CeAww US Deparirnent Of Trcmsportolion 6arol Highway Administration New York Division Ink. iO.VOWL 1 rUiCLECit P resident Andree Petroleum 684 Third Street. Box 641 Ithaca, NY 14850 Dear Mr. Andrec; Lt--U Vr{. Federal Building, Spun& 1 14-1 Clinton Avenue & North Pear! Street Albany, NY 12207 December 4, 2005 In Reply Refer To: HPC -NY Subject: Cayuga Waterfront Trail New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDQT) Project Identification Number (PIN) 3950.24.00 City of Ithaca Tompkins County, New York Thank you for your recent letter in which you requested that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) review the above- referenced project. You raise concerns.over the use of Federal funding, the Route 96 traffic lane closure, project safety, and impacts to businesses. During the summer of 2406, members of my staff completed a review of the project after you raised similar concerns. The review found that the project was being progressed in a manner consistent with all applicable laws, regulations, and FHWA policy and guidance. The items reviewed included: The project's eligibility for Transportation Enhancement Funding Compliance to the Uniform Act (the Act regulates property acquisitions) Impacts to Businesses Homeland Security Issues Potential conflicts of interest and misuse of Federal funding ,The elimination of traffic lanes along Route 96 As a result of the review, FHWA has requested that the project sponsor meet with local emergency medical services (EMS) companies and the hospital to discuss any safety issues related to the Route 96 traffic lane closure. The lane closure will not occur until I am satisfied e 1958 r :nOt; A,06 09:04 ANDREE PETROLEL91 607 272 1207 P.03r03 Mr. Andree 2 December 4, 2006 with the results of the meeting. However, I remain confident that the parties will find agreement on how to eliminate or reduce any possible adverse affects. Your letter crated that the city rnf Ithaca misrepresented facts to NTYSDOT and FHWA in the Enhancement application. Our review did not reveal any misrepresentation of facts. and FE A : " 5 cwmfonable with the information the city has pmvidm in zam, one city nas peen very cooperative in providing requested information promptly to my staff. And I have no has occurred. _1 believe the project is in compliance with all relevant FHWA guidance and statutes, and the project sponsor will consult filly with local EMS companies and the hospital to discuss the potential impacts. however, I am withholding my final judgment until this is accomplished. If you have any questions or would lice to discuss the review, please contact Robert Griffith of this office at 518 -431 -4125, Extension 219. Sincerely, Robert Amold Division Administrator /DK4 Rick, Page 1 of 4 Just so we are in understanding of each other: I fully agree with you that people are using that right hand lane to race past others in the left westbound lane and that a solution needs to be made. Where we disagree: I don't believe that putting pedestrians and bicyclists on that bridge is a wise solution to the problem. Joe ---- Original Message ---- From: Rick Manning To: joescag @twcny.rr.com Cc: bestes ithaca.gannett.com . 'Robert romanows_ki' . ibilinsK@ithacatimes.com. 'Brian Wilbur' : 'Lauren Signer, Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 3:55 PM Subject: RE: waterfront editorial - 2nd request for information Joe —I agree that the tapes will be informative and I certainly hope NYSDOT still has them. You don't remember when the barrels were in place in May of 2004? 1 guess I just don't see how our proposal changes the traffic safety or flow significantly, or negatively, since all of Cliff Street is two lanes and that short section of right hand turn lane on the bridge only seems to make matters worse. I see this as a cost effective way to achieve a safe crossing that actually saves public $$ relative to a very expensive trail bridge. All of these waterway crossings are just so expensive, that this unique situation jumped out as an opportunity to enhance the trail while not compromising traffic safety or flow. way; this idea was conceived years ago by the City's Bicycle, Advis ory Council, not me or: current trail planners. Our proposed merge is delineated as striping and signing beginning west of the railroad car, after the Petes entry and the actual barricaded lane begins near the east end of the bridge. The technical plan on the web page shows the proposal more clearly than the Journal diagram. Not sure if you followed the link to this article — see attached — but it does indicate how people use the lane to race to the light, then merge inappropriately. Regarding the garbage truck and your mother, if 1 understand it correctly, if our proposal were implemented this problem would not have occurred, since the truck would have not been able to try and pass on the right before merging left, but would have had to merge in the straight section of the road east of the curved bridge. Perhaps I do not understand the situation correctly —just not sure. At some point, we should all just sit down and talk about it as we could go back and forth forever via emails. I bet we could get a good crowd for the videotape viewingil Thank you. Rick From: joescag @twcny.rr.com [mailto:joescag @twcny.rr.comj Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 3:32 PM To: Rick Manning Cc: bestes @ithaca.gannett.com; Robert romanowski; jbilinski @ithacatimes.com; Brian Wilbur; Lauren Signer Subject: Re: waterfront editorial - 2nd request for information Hi Rick, I appreciate your letter and response. We do need to see these tapes, for without them, I feel we need to do a study once again to base any findings on it. Without video evidence, these theories of traffic compliance are just that - theories. have visited your website. It is very informative. 12/1/2006 Page 3 of 4 Sorry about the delay in responding, but I just met with Tim Logue, City Transportation Engineer, this morning and we discussed the videos. He and 1 shot them on two nights from two locations a couple of years ago. They were shot in video cassette format. Tim sent them on to Bergmann Associates, the engineers working on Phase 2, in summer 2004. They reviewed and sent on to NYSDOT in Syracuse for their review. We think they must be at NYSDOT since the City and Bergmann no longer have copies. No additional copies were made, as they were not digital. Tim, or a representative from Bergmann, is contacting NYSDOT to see if we can get them back. I know that communities are working hard to address the garbage truck issue. I recently heard that Senator Schumer may be able to resolve this issue. He is a powerful fellow these days. 3o it is worth noting that the bridge lane barrier treatment is removable, at the request of NYSDOT. Also as u know, Cliff Street is two lane all the way up the hill, so this modest change will have no impact on the pacity of the road. It is simply forcing people to do what they are supposed to do, if they follow the existing srge left signs, with the exception of a few people making a right hand turn on Park Road. Many people io drive this daily, including Barbara Blanchard (see recent email), think our proposal will enhance safety by 'cing the merge where visibility is good, instead of allowing it to occur on the curve where visibility is poor. I Auld invite you to look at our web page avwuv _caYUQawaterfronttrail.com, then click on Buffalo Street Bridge ne conversion in right hand column for more information. me know if you have more questions. ks for your interest. gym: 3D Cinemation [maifto:joe @3dcinemation.com] nt: Thursday, November 30, 2006 2:31 PM : rmannin4 @twcny.rr.com bject: Re: waterfront editorial - 2nd request for information again, 24 hrs later. - Original Message — )m: 3D Cinemation rmannin4 a�_twcnv. rr.corn Fogler. Jim ; ibiiinski rt ithacatimes.com ; Brian Wilbur ; Robert rornanowski : Barbara Blanchard ; Lauren ner ; pmeskill(dtompkins -co orQ ; Nancy Schuler nt: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 12:49 PM bject: waterfront editorial read Susan's editorial this morning and have several questions: 1) this traffic study that was done in 2004,1 live on Trumansburg road and cannot seem to recall in may 2004, the right hand lane being shut off for 2 weeks with barrels. Since this was supposedly videotaped, I would like to receive a copy of the entire taping session, unedited, for professional review. As you know, I have offered to do this myself and nobody wants to take up the offer. ?) the traffic study done in 2004 does not reflect the 100+ garbage tractor trailers that proceed through that ntersection daily from New Jersey to Seneca meadows (westbound) nor the 100 empty trucks proceeding )ast. These tractor trailers have "invaded Ithaca" since 2005 after being banned by the City of Auburn. I lave seen these come through 4 and 5 at a time, taking up both westbound traffic lanes. There are at least 100 of these a day, sometimes more. 3) The traffic study also did not reflect the expanded Cayuga Medical Center, and the addition of 64 housing units at Overlook on west hill (across from Cayuga med), that have added to traffic since the 2004 study. 12/1/2006 C' i t - }'+ _tri .Y ;Tf i ^ it "'"' U Q? `�. 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Ithaca, NY Correspondence: 1504 Mecklenburg Rd. Ithaca, NY 14850 e -mail: ekaisep ausadatanet.net To The Ithaca Board of Fire Commissioners, The members at our January 2nd regular meeting unanimously passed a motion to convey the following. Co. 1's is opposed to any use of 2% moneys for bunkers /new member training unless such usage is approved by all members of Co. # 1 and is in compliance with the settlement of April 2nd 1987. Respectfully submitted Earl Kaiser Sec. Co. # 1 CATARACT HOSE COMPANY NO. 7 ITHACA, NEW YORK Ithaca Fire Commissoners : It has come to Cataract Hose Co. #7 attention that the Ithaca Fire Commissioners may be proposing to the re- establish the fire police unit and producing a bunker recruitment program that will be funded by the eight Ithaca fire companys 2% money. The members of #71s are in complete disapproval of using that 2% money for these programs. We believe it is stated that the 2% money is to be used exclusively for the social benefit of the companies members and is not to be used for the programs that the city has paid for in the past!!! Dave Quick Secretary of Cataract Hose Co. #7 The Veteran Volunteer Firemen's Association, Inc. 638 Elmira Road Ithaca, NY 14850 -8745 January 2, 2007 607 -272 -2560 Fax - 607- 272 -4159 E-mail: wm.ithacavvfa.org Bob Romanowski IFD Board of Fire Commissioners 310 W. Green St. Ithaca Mr. Chairman, We, the Veteran Volunteer Firemen's Association, Inc. of Ithaca, NY would like to go on record as being opposed to the recent proposal by IFD bunker Phil Yam. While we feel the bunker program is /was a worthwhile and beneficial part of the Ithaca Fire Department and should be continued, we feel very strongly that the use of 2% money should not go towards the training program as suggested by Mr. Yam. We do however commend Mr. Yam for thinking of alternatives to keep this program alive, we just don't agree with his suggested funding for the program. Our understanding of the rules for using 2% money leads us to believe that this is not the proper use of said money. If you read through the "Red Book ", the Handbook of Two Percent Tax Laws and Guidelines for Fire Departments, it's pretty clear that 2% is to be used for the benefit of aH members. We don't feel that the opportunity to participate in basic firefighter training benefits aH members. Also it should not be the responsibility of the companies to provide funding for such programs. Funding for this program has always been and should continue to be the responsibility of the City of Ithaca. It's a shame that they don't see the benefits of such a program. Thank you for considering our point of view. Sincerely, William E. Baker President Cc: Chris Wilbur - Clerk - BFC ITHACA FIRE DEPARTMENT BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS REPORT April 2007 PERSONNEL STAFFING LEVELS 1 Chief 1 Deputy Chief 5 Assistant Chiefs 8 Lieutenants 50 Fire Fighters 65 On duty personnel 1 Fire Fighter on Injury Leave 1 Fire Alarm Superintendent 1 Executive Assistant 1 Financial Clerk 0.5 Financial Clerk Total employees as of 4/01/07 — 69.5 MUTUAL AID CALLS — From: Cayuga Heights (4), Lansing, Varna (dispatch location error) To: Newfield. Cayuga Heights SELECTED CALLS — On 3/27/07, 1930 hours, D Shift responded to 1115 Trumansburg Road. A small fire was rapidly extinguished. SUPPORT 21 Vehicle work orders were written and 40 were closed. TRAINING — See Attached report. Submitted by: J. 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