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COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
CITY OF ITHACA, NEW YORK
POSTPONED REGULAR MEETING 7:30 p.m. January 8, 1969
PRESENT:
Mayor - Kiely
Aldermen (13) Sullivan, Saccucci, Slattery, Holland, Anderson, Rundle, Spano, Nordheimer,
Stallman, Jones, Boronkay, Tolles, Feldt
ABSENT:
Alderman Bangs
OTHERS PRESENT:
Attorney - Barrett Supt. of Public Works - Dingman
Chief of Police - VanOstrand Building Commissioner - VanMarter
Planning Bd. Chairman - Schmidt Youth Bureau Director - Cutia
Kember of Greater Controller - Russell
. Ithaca Regional Plan. Bd. - Mrs. Jean Angell Chamberlain - Wright
Members of Mayor's Citizen Clerk-Blean
Adv. Com. - Frank C. Baldwin, Arthur H. Watkins Deputy Clerk - Grey
Planning Director - Kasprzak
All present stood and were led by the Mayor in a pledge of allegiance to the American F1qg
and, at his request, remained standing for a moment in silent prayer.
MINUTES:Minutes of the last regular meeting and the special meetings held on December 11
and December 18, 1968, as recorded by the Clerk, were approved.
J. GORMLY MILLER: By Alderman Tolles: Seconded by Alderman Stallman
C3 WHEREAS, J. Gormly Miller has served the City of Ithaca as an Alderman for the Sixth Ward
from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1963, as a member of the Ithaca Civil Service Commis4ion
from December 4, 1963 to January 1, 1968, and has just completed a one-year term from
January 1, 1968 to December 31, 1968, as an Alderman for the Sixth Ward, and
WHEREAS, while serving as an Alderman he has been an active member of the Council's Finanpe
Committee, its Charter & Ordinance Committee, and its Employees' Relations Committee, and
in addition has served, during 1968,as a member and chairman of the City's Charter Revisipn
Commission, and
WHEREAS, it is the sense of this Council that he has given unstintingly of his time and
efforts to help solve all City matters ceasing to his attention,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Common Council does hereby express its formal and
sincere thanks to Gormly for his civic services as an Alderman, ,his constant awareness of
nunicipal problems, and his efforts to help solve them I for the good of the general public
and the citizens of the City of Ithaca, and
BE IT FURVER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution-be spread upon the minutes of this
meeting .and:that a copy thereof be presented to Gormly..
Unanimously carried.
Alderman Miller was present and thanked his fellow aldermen for their sentiments containe�
in the foregoing resolution. He then escorted Alderman Richard Boronkay, his successor,
to his de6k-where he was seated for the balance of the proceedings. Mayor Kiely welcomed
Mr. Boronkay as a new member of the Council.
MAYOR'S STATE -OF THE CITY MESSAGE: Mayor Kiely presented and read a 23-page written report
covering events that occured during the past year and his plans for the coming year. At :'
the conclusion of his report he received a round of applause from the aldermen. (Clerk's
note: A copy of the Mayor's message will be filed in the City Clerk's Permanent File
#1175. )
MICHAEL LO PINTO-ACTING CITY JUDGE: Mayor Kiely announced his appointment of Michael V
LoPinto to serve as Acting City Judge for a one-year term, ending December 31, 1969, and
requested approval thereof.
By Alderman Sullivan: seconded by Alderman Saccucci
RESOLVED, that the Mayor's appointment of Michael LoPinto as Acting City Judge for a term
of one year, ending December 31, 1969, be approved and confirmed.
Carried.
ROBERT R. COLBERT-COMM. OF PUBLIC WORKS: Mayor Kiely announced his appointment of Robert
R. Colbert to serve as a member of the Board of Public Works for a six-year term, ending
December 31, 1974, and requested approval thereof.
By Alderman Nordheimer: seconded by Alderman Jones
RESOLVED, that the Mayor's appointment of Robert R. Colbert as a Commissioner of Public
Works for a six-year term, ending December 31, 1974, be approved and confirmed.
Carried.
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CLARENCE W. BAILEY-ASSOCIATE ASSESSOR: Mayor Kiely announced his appointment of Clarence
W. Bailey to serve as an Associate Assessor for a one-,year term ending December 31, 1969.
He explained that the regular term for this office would have been three years normally,
but that with the anticipation that the City's assessing function would be done by Tompkins
County under its new Charter, effective January 1, 1970, he was making a one-year appoint-
ment only in this particular case.
By Alderman Stallman: seconded by Alderman Jones
RESOLVED, that the Mayor's appointment of Clarence W. Bailey as an Associate Assessor fob
a one-year term, ending December 31, 1969, be approved and confirmed,
Carried.
WM. F. SCHMIDT ) MEMBERS OF GREATER ITHACA
MRS. JEAN ANGELL ) REGIONAL PLANNING BOARD: Mayor Kiely announced his appointment of
Wm. F. Schmidt and Mrs . Jean Angell to succeed themselves as members of the.Gre ater Ithaca,,
Regional Planning Board for a term of three years each, ending December 31, 1971, and
requested approval thereof.
By Alderman Spano: seconded by Alderman Jones
RESOLVED, that the Mayor's appointment of Wm. F. Schmidt as a member of the Greater Ithaca.
Regional Planning Board for a three-year term, ending December 31, 1971, be approved and'
confirmed. Carried.
By Alderman Holland: seconded by Alderman Nordheimer
RESOLVED, that the Mayor's appointment of Mrs. Jean Angell as a member of the Greater Ithaca
Regional Planning Board for a three-year term, ending December 31, 1971, be approved and
confirmed. Carried.
HENRY W. RAPPEL-EX. BD. OF ELECTRICIANS: Mayor Kiely announced his appointment of Henry.
W. Happel to succeed himself as a member of the Examining Board of Electricians for a
term of three years, ending December 31, 1971, and requested approval thereof.
By Alderman Sullivan: seconded by Alderman Stallman
RESOLVED, that the Mayor's appointment of Henry W. Happel as a member of the Examining
Board of Electricians for a three-year terra, ending December 31, 1971, be approved and
confirmed. Carried.
THOMAS G. MILLER-BD. OF APPEALS ON BUILDING CODE: Mayor Kiely announced his appointment
of Thomas G. Miller to succeed himself as a member of the Board of Appeals on Building Cqde
for a three-year term, ending December 31, 1971, and requested approval thereof.
By Alderman Spano: seconded by Alderman Jones
RESOLVED, that the Mayor's appointment of Thomas G. Miller as a member of the Board of
Appeals on the Building Code for a three-year term, ending December 31, 1971, be approved:
and confirmed. Carried. 1
OTHER APPOINTMENTS: Mayor Kiely then announced several other of his appointments which
did not require approval, as follows:
City Prosecutor - Henry Theisen 1 year ending 12-31-69
Police Commissioner - Louis Withiam 3 If It 12-31-71
Planning Bd. Member - Wm. F. Schmidt 3 It It 12-31-71
Exam. Bd. of Plumbers - DeForest Furman 3 " to 12-31-71
Board of Zoning Appeals - Ralph P. Baldini 3 If 12-31-71
It it - Frank S. Alo 3 " it 12-31-71
Housing Board of Review - Rev.Sheldon B. Stephenson-3 years ending 12-31-71
Compensation Plan Advisory Com, - Charles M. Weaver -)
to it It - Robt. 0. Dingman -)1 year If 12-31-69
it " - John L. Russell -)
" " - Geo. A. Blean ) Alternates
It If If
- Vincent P. Hannan )
Youth Bureau Advisory Council - Paul Kilby - 3 years ending 12-31-71
It " it - Isadore Yavits - 3 " 12-31-71
" IT " - Mrs. Sally Carpenter - 3 " 12-31-71
" If - Fred Hartsock - 2 12-31-70
" it - Mrs. Martha Naylor - 1 " " 12-31-69
Mayor's Citizens Advisory Ccmmittee (1 year terms ending December 31, 1969):
Douglas Brown Richard Hirlemann Leonard Snow
Jean Angell John Carpenter Alvin Knepper Myron Stanton
Vaughn Behn Howard Cogan Richard Locke Thos. Turner s
Robert Baker Richard Comstock Thomas Mackesey John Ware t
Frank Baldwin Rebecca Cunningham Joseph Moresco Arthur Watkins
Roger Bardwell Richard Durant Martha Naylor A. W. Wilhelm ;
Paul Baron Verne Fogg William B. Norton Oliver Winston `
Waldo Blackman Vincent Giordano Anthony Petrillose Daniel Yale
Dorothy Boothroyd John Graves Cecil Shulman Stephen Zahorian
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ACTING MAYOR: It was moved by Alderman Feldt and seconded by Alderman Slattery that v
Alderman Tolles be nominated for the position of Acting Mayor for the year 1969. It was
moved by Alderman Saccucci and seconded by Alderman Jones that AldermanStallman be
nominated.
By Alderman Spano: seconded by Alderman Rundle
RESOLVED; that the nominations for Acting Mayor be closed.
Carried.
At the direction of Mayor Kiely the Clerk polled the aldermen by secret ballot, which
resulted in seven votes being cast for Alderman Stallman and six votes cast for Alder-
man Tolles. Mayor Kiely declared Alderman Stallman duly appointed Acting Mayor for the
ensuing ,year and congratulated him on his appointment.
ALTERNATE ACTING MAYOR: Mayor Kiely called attention to action taken during 1968 to prgVide
for the appointment of an Alternate Acting Mayor. It was moved by Alderman Stallman
and seconded by Alderman Boronkay that Alderman Jones be nominated for the position. It V
was moved by Alderman Feldt and seconded by Alderman Slattery that Alderman Tolles be
nominated.
By Alderman Spano: seconded by Alderman Rundle
RESOLVED, that the nominations for Alternate Acting Mayor be closed.
Carried.
The Clerk polled the aldermen again by secret ballot which resulted in seven votes being
cast for Alderman Jones and six votes being cast for Alderman Tolles. Mayor Kiely.
declared Alderman Jones duly appointed Alternate Acting Mayor for the ensuing year and
congratulated her on her appointment.
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER: By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Jones
RESOLVED, that pursuant to Sec. 8-40 of the City Charter, as codified, the ITHACA JOURNAL
be and it hereby is designated as the official newspaper of the City of Ithaca.
Carried.
DEPOSITORIES: By Alderman Stallman: seconded by Alderman Anderson
RESOLVED, that pursuant to Sec. 3-6 of the City Charter, as codified, the Tompkins County
Trust Company and the First National Bank & Trust Company be and they hereby are designaPd
as the official depositories for all City funds for the ensuing year, as follows:
TOMPKINS COUNTY TRUST COMPANY
City of Ithaca General Fund Buffalo St.Sewer Const. Fund
City of Ithaca, Payroll Fund Columbia St. Sewer Const. Fund .
Capital Res . Fund # 3-Paving; Wait Ave. Sewer Const. Fund
4-Bridges R Gar
�P age
9-Gen. Municipal West Hill Park Development
Properties & Bldg. Emp. Withholding for Social Security
11-Parks & Recr. Area Cont. Fund
12-Flood Control E
mp. Group Insurance Deductions
14-Parking Areas Emp. N.Y.S Withholding Tax
" 15-Fire Engine Replace. Emp. U.S. Savings Bonds
16-Devlop. of Water Sources Guarantee & Bid Deposits
" 17-Sewer Construction City Tax Sale Redemption
18-Municipal Garage Deposits on Water Meters
If " " 20-West Hill Water Develop. Stewart Park
" " ". 22-Bus Replacement Zoo Project
Arterial Highway Fund Swimming Pool
Ithaca Rd.& Dryden Rd. Const. Fund Floral Ave. Prop. Acquisition Fund
Fourth St. Sewer Const. Fund Proceeds from Bond Sales
Urban Renewal Traffic Loop Const. Fund Firemen's Relief Fund (Time Account)
Vinegar Hill Pump Station Const. Fund Vet. Vol. Firemen's Assn. (Time acct. )
Giles St. & Univ. Ave. Sewer Const. Fund Cemetery Fund (Time Account)
Retaining Walls Const. Fund M. C. Hillick Mem. Fund (Time Acct. )
No. 9 Fire Station Const. Fund Storms Cemetery Fund (Time Account)
W. Green St. Traffic Lights Const, Fund Holmes-Stamp Cemetery Fund (Time Acct.)
Storm Sewers Const. Fund '
Creek Walls Renewal Const. Fund
FIRST NATIONAL BANK & TRUST COMPANY
City of Ithaca, Water & Sewer Fund Other Water Lines Const. Fund
Public Safety Bldg, Const. Fund Tioga St. Sewer Const. Fund
Water Tanks Const. Fund Taylor Place Ext. Const. Fund
Sludge Dryer & B1dg.Const. Fund Cascadilla St. Water Main Replacement
VanN atta Pumping Sta. Const. Fund Cayuga Inlet Park Const. Fund
Park Road Const. Fund Other Sewer Lines Const. Fund.
Urban Renewal Block 204 Chestnut St. Sewer Const. Fund
Police Headquarters Bldg. Firemen's Relief Fund
West Hill Water & Sewer Develop. Const. Fund
Carried.
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V COLLATERAL TO SECURE DEPOSITS: The Clerk reported that under present agreements Tompkins
County Trust Company is required to deposit $460,000.00 in approved collateral to secure
deposits, and that First National Bank & Trust Company is required to deposit $200,000.00
for like purpose. He advised, that under escrow agreements with both banks, there is now
on deposit with the Chase Manhattan Bank of New York the sum of $460,000.00 in U. S.
Treasury Bonds to secure deposits in the Tompkins County Trust Company and $200,000.00 to
secure deposits in the First National Bank & Trust Company. The Controller recommended
approval of such collateral.
By Alderman Stallman: seconded by Alderman Spano
RESOLVED, that the collateral deposited by the Tompkins County Trust Company and the First
National Bank & Trust Canpany, as reported by the City Clerk and recommended by the City
Controller, be approved as to form and sufficiency.
Carried.
` PUBLIC OFFICIALS'BONDS: By Alderman Stallman: seconded by Alderman Tolles
RESOLVED, that pursuant to the provisions of Sec. 8-4 of the City Charter, as codified,
and Sec. 11 of the Public Officers' Law, the following bonds which are on file in the
office of the City Clerk be and hereby are approved in all respects for the year 1969:
Name Title Amount Bond No.
John D. Wright City Chamberlain 50,000,00 G�+8 174 Globe Indem. Co.
James J. Clynes, Jr. City Judge 4,000.00 G-438528 if '1
Faithful Performance Bond All City Employees 100,000.00 G-438529 if 1t '�
Carried.
MEETINGS: The Clerk suggested that action be taken to establish the time and place of regular
meetings of the Council for the ensuing year. He read a letter from WICB-TV Station at
Ithaca College offering to televise meetings of the Council during the College's next
semester which would include the meetings to be held in February, March and April. He
then read a letter from Jon Levy, Ex. Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce, urging tho
Council to continue its regular meetings on television.
Aldermen Sullivan, Holland, Nordheimer and Feldt spoke in favor while Aldermen Stallman,
Jones, Boronkay and Rundle offered arguments in opposition..
By Alderman Nordheimer: seconded by Alderman Holland
RESOLVED, that regular meetings of the Common Council for the year 1969 shall be held on
the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the Common Council Chamber at City Hall,
108 E. Green Street, with the exception of the months of February, March and April when
the meetings shall be held at the Performing Arts Center at Ithaca College at its new Sout�
Hill Campus for the purpose of their being televised.
By Alderman Rundle: seconded by Alderman Stallman
RESOLVED, that the foregoing resolution be amended to provide that the regular meetings be
held in the Council Chamber with the exception of the months of March and November which
shall be held at the Performaing Arts Center at Ithaca College for the purpose of their
being televised.
Upon advice of the City Attorney and Clerk, Mayor Kiely ruled that the amendment was
improper and, after some further discussion, the motion was withdrawn.
A secret ballot on the original motion vas requested and Mayor Kiely directed the Clerk to
poll the aldermen accordingly. It resulted in seven negative and six affirmative votes.
Mayor Kiely then declared the motion defeated. Motion Defeated.
By Alderman Rundle: seconded by Alderman Spano
RESOLVED, that regular meetings of the Common Council for the year 1969 shall be held on tr e
first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in Common Council Chamber at City Hall, 108 E.
Green Street, with the exception of the month of March 1969 when the meeting shall be held
at the Performing Arts Center at Ithaca College for the purpose of its being televised.
Mayor Kiely recommended that the motion include a provision that the Council reserve the
right to change the place or places during the year as it may deem to be in its best
interests. Alderman Rundle refused to include such a provision and a roll call was then
taken on the motion which resulted as follows:
AYES: 7 - Boronkay, Jones, Stallman, Spano, Rundle, Anderson, Saccucci
NAYS: 6 - Feldt, Tolles, Nordheimer, Holland, Slattery, Sullivan
Motion carried.
BERT ROSENBLUM: Alderman Slattery introduced Bert Rosenblum., a member of the Ithaca Youth
Council on Civic Affairs, who had been elected by this organization to attend Council
meetings as its representative. Mr. Rosenblum spoke briefly and stated he would be
attending future meetings as a liaison member between the Council and youth of the City and
be reporting to the Council from time to time on matters of interest to the youth.
T V CABLE FRANCHISE: Mayor Kiely reported he had received some complaints regarding
television service in the City, all of which he had referred to Ceracche Television Corp.
for answer. He then reported he had received copies of letters Mr. Ceracche had written
in answer to various c anplaints and he felt that the matter had been resolved. Mr. Ceracche
was present and assured members of the Council that he had done everything possible to
answer all legitimate complaints brought to his attention to date and expected to continue
to do so.
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RECREATION STUDY: Wm. F. Schmidt, Chairman of the Planning Board, spoke briefly about q
Recreation Study prepared by Egner & Neiderkorn Associates which had been accepted by
the Planning Board and presented to the Council on December 4th for its approval. He
introduced Mrs. Barbara Blanchard who reviewed the report in detail on behalf of Egner
and Neiderkorn.
By Alderman Jones: seconded by Alderman Spano
RESOLVED, that the Council hereby accepts the report entitled "Recreation and Open Space
Plan for the City of Ithaca" as prepared by Egner & Neiderkorn Associates, Inc. under
date of October 1968 as an overall guideline regarding the future development of
recreational areas throughout the City.
Carried.
SOUTH SIDE HOUSING PROJECT: Due to illness, Mrs . Esolen was unable to be present to review
the South Side Housing Project survey.
Mayor Kiely declared a ten-minute recess at 9:45 at the end of which time he reconvened
the meeting.
VETERAN VOLUNTEER FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION REPORT: The Clerk read a letter from the Veterap
Volunteeer Firemen's Association tendering a financial report of its operations for the
year 1968. It indicated total gross receipts of $5,315.78 and gross disbursements of
$4,741.51, leaving an unexpended balance of $574.27. It was received and ordered filed:
CENTER STREET HOUSING PROJECT: The Clerk read a letter from Ithaca Housing Authority
advising that its estimate of the annual amounts of payments in-lieu-of taxes it would
make to the City for the Center Street turnkey housing project would be $1,296.00;, and o
the annual amount of taxes which would be levied were the property privately owned would'
be $13,358.40. This notification to the Local Authority is required by Sec. 402 of the
Housing -Act, as amended.
HOUSING AUTHORITY SALARY INCREASES: The Clerk read a letter from Ithaca Housing Authority
requesting approval of salaries for the Authority's personnel for 1969 in accordance
with its resolution No. 80 which indicated its employees were upgraded one grade, plus
one increment in that grade and in addition to this be eligible for one additional merit
increment each year thereafter. The Authority felt this was in accordance with provisions
of the City's Compensation Plan, but Alderman Stallman disagreed.
By Alderman Stallman: seconded by Alderman Tolles
RESOLVED, that the Authority's request be referred to the Finance Committee for review
and report. Carried.
COLUMBIA STREET BRIDGE: The Clerk read a letter from Town House Associates, 127 West
State Street, a developer of apartment structures in the vicinity of the Columbia Street
bridge. It indicated a survey of whether its tenants in the area preferred a bridge for
vehicular and pedestrian traffic or a bridge solely fcr pedestrian traffic at this
location had been made with the results showing that the bridge for vehicular traffic on
Giles Street is sufficient to meet the demancb of the travelling public and that there should
not be such a bridge at Columbia Street. They felt a bridge for pedestrian traffic
should be built at this location which at the same time could accommodate utility pipe
lines .
By Alderman Stallman: seconded by Alderman Jones
RESOLVED, that the petition and recommendations be referred to the Finance Committee for
further review in connection with its continuing study of this problem.
Carried.
ANNEXATION: The Clerk read a letter from Walter J. Wiggins, attorney for Ceracche
Television Corporation, in which he stated his client owned approximately 100 acres of land
located in the Town of Ithaca along the Mecklenburg Road and contiguous to the City. He
advised his client was interested in having this property annexed to the City.
The Clerk read another letter concerning annexation. It came from Allan H. Treman;
attorney for Myron I . Hankin of Philadelphia, in which Mr. Treman stated his client
owned about 70 acres of land in the Town of Ithaca along the Mecklenburg Road also. He
advised his client wished his land annexed to the City if it could be zoned for apartments .
By Alderman Nordheimer: seconded by Alderman Sullivan -
RESOLVED, that these two requests for annexation be referred to the Planning Board and toe
Charter & Ordinance Committee for study and report.
Carried.
AUDIT: By Alderman Stallman: seconded by Alderman Tolles
RESOLVED, that the bills audited and approved by the Finance Committee in the total amount
of $51,767.63, as listed on audit abstract #1-1969, be approved for payment.
C arrie d.
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ASTRONAUTS' DINNER: Mayor Kiely advised he would attend a dinner in New York on Jan. 10,
sponsored by Governor Rockefeller, to honor Col. Frank Borman, Capt. James A.Lovell, Jr, ,
and Lt. Col. William A. Anders, Apollo 8 Astronauts. He advised also that he would
present each of the Astronauts with an Ithaca Featherweight Shotgun as gifts from Ithaca
Gun Company to be given as presents from all of the citizens of Ithaca as an expression
of appreciation for their recent successful trip to the Moon.
By Alderman Stallman: seconded by Alderman Tolles
RESOLVED, that the Mayor be authorized to extend an expression of appreciation of all
the citizens of the City of Ithaca to the Astronauts.
Carried.
v PAYROLL RATING SHEETS: Controller Russell presented a payroll rating sheet for Depart-
ment Heads and assistants for the year 1969 based upon a 4% cost-of-living increase and
a 4% merit increment where eligible and he recommended its approval.
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Stallman
RESOLVED, that the payroll rating sheet for Department Heads and Assistants for the year
1969 be approved in accordance with the attached schedule for inclusion in the 1969
Compensation Plan. Carried.
The Controller then presented payroll rating sheets for both the Police Department and
the Fire Department showing salaries for 1969 as agreed upon by their respective bargain-
ing Agents and previously approved by the Council.
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Stallman
RESOLVED, that the rating sheets for the Police Department and the Fire Department for the
year 1969 be approved in accordance with the attached schedules for inclusion in the
1969 Compensation Plan. Carried.
BIBBINS HALL: Alderman Sullivan reported that bids on renovation of Bibbins Hall as a
Police and Court facility had been opened on January 6th and that the total of all low
bids amounted to $201,596.00 which was within the Architect's estimate. He stated that by
the next meeting of the Council the cost of furniture and equipment would be known at
which time the Council could take action to agree upon final plans of financing.
FALL CREEK ICE JAM: Alderman Spano inquired what steps were being taken to correct the
flooding of basements in the Fall Creek section of the city caused by ice jains in Fall
Creek. Supt. Dingman reviewed the current situation and advised that the City had crews
working on a 24-hour basis pumping out basements where requested. As of 5:50 on this date
less pumping had to be done although the situation still remained serious. State offici4ls
had been requested to reduce the lake level and were doing so as fast as possible. ._
BUFFALO STREET RIGHTS-OF-WAY: Alderman Nordheimer recommended that a request of the Board
of Public Works to purchase certain rights-of-way on West Buffalo Street be referred to
the Planning Board and Finance Committee. Action on this request was therefore deferred
at this time.
NO. 9 FIRE STATION: Alderman Spano inquired if the City Attorney had determined whether
or not a resolution adopted by the Council on December 7, 1966 regarding the future use
of old No. 9 Fire Station was still binding. Attorney Barrett ruled that the resolution
was valid when adopted, was not irrevocable , but should be rescinded if the Council
decided to change its mind about the matter.
YOUE BUREAU & RECREATION PROJECTS - 1969: By Alderman Slattery: seconded by Ald. Holland
WHEREAS, the City of Ithaca is about to submit applications for the continuation of a
Youth Bureau project and a Recreation project to the New York State Division of Youth fob+
its approval, and , if approved, to apply subsequently to the State of New York for
partial reimbursement of funds, expended on said projects, as provided in Chapter 556 of
the Laws of 1945 as amended,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that both of said applications are approved in all respectg;
and Jack Kiely, Mayor, is hereby authorized and directed to execute and present the said
applications to the New York State Division for Youth for its approval, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this resolution shall take effect on January 1, 1969.
Carried.
STANDARDIZATION OF PARKING METERS: Alderman Nordheimer reported that the Board of Publiq
Works had intended to request the Council to authorize the standardization of parking
meters before taking bids thereon for its annual needs for 1969, but that its meeting
scheduled for today had to be postponed due to the lack of a quorum.
WHEREAS, it is the recommendation of the P-oard of Public Works that the Park-O-Meter be
standardized as the type of parking meter to be used in the City of Ithaca before
advertising for bids thereon in such quantities as there are funds appropriated for that
purpose in 1969,
* By Alderman ''Tordheimer: seconded by Alderman Stallman
1969 COMPENSATION PLAN
DEPARTMENT HEADS AND ASSISTANTS
NAME POSITION 1968 Proposed 1969
Grade Step Salary Grade Step Salary
Jack K. Kiely Mayor 8,000 8,000
Robert 0. Dingman Superintendent 52 2 16,630 53 3 17,987
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Vincent P. Hannan Asst. Supt. 43 5 13,142 44 6 14,215
Jack Dougherty Asst. To Supt. 42 2 11,234 43 3 12,151
Howard Schlieder Engineer 45 1 12,151 46 2 13,142
C. Murray VanMarter Bldg. Comm. 38 1 9,234 39 2 9,987
Gergory Kasprzak Planning Dir. 41 1 10,387 43 2 11,683
Robert Cutia Youth Bur. Dir. 39 3 10,387 41 4 11,683
John L. Russell Controller 51 2 15,990 52 3 17,295
Geo. A. Blean City Clerk 39 7 12,151 40 7 12,637
Clo Calistri Assessor 38 5 10,802 39 6 11,683
John D. Wright Chamberlain 38 2 9,603 39 3 10,387
Herbert VanOstrand Police Chief 39 6 11,683 41 6 12,637
James Herson Dep. Pol. Chief 38 6 11,234 39 7 12,151
Charles Weaver Fire Chief 40 7 12,637 41 7 13,142
Martin Mikula Asst. Fire Chief 37 2 9,234 38 3 9,987
.Lawrence Beach Asst. Fire Chief 37 6 10,802 3$ 7 11,683
Edward Lynch Parks Supv. 34 6 9,603 36 7 10,802
Paul Fidler Str. & Sanit. Supv. 34 9 10,802 36 9 11,683
James J. Clynes City Judge 9,000 9,500
William C. Barrett City Attorney 7,500 7,500
Henry Theisen City Prosecutor 5,500 6,500
FIRE DEPARTMENT
SALARY SCHEDULE - 1969
DATE OF INCREMENT
NAME JOB TITLE EMPLOYMENT GRADE STEP 1969 SALARY
Apgar, George Firefighter 6/10/63 30 4 7,589
Buckner, Francis 11 6/1/59 30 5 7,892
Beach, Laurence Asst. Chief 5/1/48 38 7 11,683
Bordoni, Camillo Firefighter 8/18/58 30 5 7,892
Brainard, Fred Lieutenant 9/16/58 34 2 8,208
Breen, Robert F. Firefighter Prov. 30 M 6,487
Casciotti, Philip " 1/1/58 30 5 7,892
Cooper, David R. " 10/31/66 30 1 6,746
Cynoski, David Jr. " 6/22/63 30 3 7,297
Daniels, Ray 11/1/54 30 6 81,208
Diemond, J. " Prov. 30 M 6,487
Durling, Ralph it 5/6/62 30 4 7,589
Emerick, C. if 5/16/61 30 5 7,892
Fairbanks,Thaddeus Lieutenant 6/16/52 34 6 9,603
Gainey, John J. Firefighter 12/3/51 30 6 8,208
Harper, G. 11/23/53 30 6 8,208
Heath, Charles W. if 6/18/65 30 2 7,016
Hughes, George W. 5/1/47 30 7 8,536
Johnson, Arthur '° 2/4/52 30 6 8,208
June, Donald 10/8/51 30 6 8,208
McFall, Robert F. " 6/16/58 30 5 7,892
Mente, Philip 3/4/59 30 5 7,892
Michener, R. " 2/11/58 30 5 7,892
Mikula,Martin S. Asst. Chief 9/19/55 38 3 9,987
Miller, Frank Firefighter 9/3/65 30 1 6,746
Moore, Donald " 6/18/65 30 2 7,016
Mosher, Charles 5/29/67 30 1 6,746
Neigh, Earl B. 5/14/62 30 4 7,589
Nivison, Lester M. Alarm Elec. 7/15/37 32 7 SS31 9.�3
Nyberg, Carl Firefighter 6/10/63 30 4 7,589
Oliver, Richard it 4/1/47 30 7 8,536
Olmstead, Edward It 9/11/67 30 1 6,746
Protts, Maurice it 11/6/50 30 7 8,536
Reeves, Phineas K. Lieutenant 10/1/55 34 3 8,536
Sanford, Gerald A. Firefighter 5/13/59 30 5 7,892
Sanford, Thomas D. " 5/2/66 30 1 6,746
Sharp, Edward 8/18/58 30 5 7,892
Stamp, Frank R. " 4/1/47 30 7 8,536
Todd, Frederick " 10/31/66 30 1 6,746
Tuckerman, Charles Lieutenant 5/1/60 34 3 8,536
Updike , Carl R. Firefighter 11/16/53 30 6 8,208
VanGorder, John if 10/23/67 30 1 6,746
VanOrman, W.Bernard if 5/9/67 30 1 6,746
Vliet, Douglas R. it 11/20/67 30 1 6,746
Weaver, Charles Chief 2/1/47 .41 7 13,142
Weaver, Stephen P. Firefighter 7/4/56 30 5 7,892
Wheaton, Raymond,Jr. " Prov. 30 M 6,487
Wilcox, Clinton R. 6/21/51 30 7 8,536
Wilkinson, Bexley " 4/1/47 30 7 8,536
Williams, A. " 12/1/62 30 4 7,589
Cook, Robert W. Acct.Clk-Typ. P/T 2.19/hr. 2,190
POLICE DEPARTMENT
SALARY SCHEDULE - 1969
DATE OF INCREMENT
NAME JOB TITLE EMPLOYMENT GRADE STEP 1969 SALARY
Axtell, C. Patrolman 11/16/50 30 7 8,536
Belous, B. Sergeant 8/1/53 34 5 9,234
Bennett, G. Patrolman 12/2/68 30 M 6,487
Betts, J. 5/15/63 30 4 7,589
Brooks, E. 1/1/44 30 7 8,536
Brown, J. Sergeant 2/16/48 34 7 9,987
'Brown, K. Radio Techn. 6/7/49 29 7 8,208
Burin, W. Patrolman 12/1/64 30 1 6,746
Capozzi, J. 7/16/54 30 6 8,208
Carr, C. " 9/18/68 30 M 6,487
Carrier, F. 8/5/68 30 M 6,487
Casciotti, R. Captain 1/16/42 38 7 11,683
Cummings, H. Patrolman 8/16/45 30 7 8,536
Cummings, J. 3/10/49 30 7 8,536
1/26/47 30 7 8,536
Curry, A.
Day, R. 2/16/48 30 7 8,536
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Devlin, J. 8/16/61 30 4 7,589
Dockstader, Wm. " 1/1/63 30 4 7,589
Dolloway, C. " 12/1/59 30 5 7,892
Feller, J. Meter Service 6/7/49 29 7 8,208
Griffin, L. Patrolman 1/26/47 30 7 8,536
Grover, D. it 1/1/63 30 4 7,589
Herson, J. Deputy Chief 3/27/67 39 7 122151
Hubert, A. Patrolman 7/22/68 30 M 6,487
�:.nble, W.
H it 12/2/66 30 1 6,746
Jamarusty, J. Sergeant 9/15/51 34 3 8,536
Johnson, H. Patrolman 5/21/46 30 7 8,536
Langerlon, B. if 3/26/68 30 1 6,746
Mikula., J. Sergeant 9/16/47 34 7 9,987
Norman, D. Patrolman 7/16/44 30 6 8,2rS
Pagliaro, W. " 6/1/57 30 5 7,892
Parr, R. " 12/1/60 30 5 7,892
Price, R. Captain 5/1/47 38 7 11,683
Robertson, G. Patrolman 12/1/59 30 5 7,892
Robinson, E. 9/6/49 30 7 8,536
Rohrer, R. " 10/16/62 30 6 8,208
Scaglione, F. " 12/1/62 30 4 7,589
Scaglione, T. Sergeant 12/15/60 34 2 8,208
Smith, C. Patrolman 1/3/61 30 5 7,892
Spencer, R. 2/16/48 30 7 8,536
Tompkins, D. 4/6/49 30 7 8,536
Townsend, E. " 3/15/52 30 6 8,208
Traynor, E. 7/16/54 30 6 8,208
Tucker, G. " 12/1/64 30 2 7.0'r
vanIdistine, W. Sergeant 6/1/62 34 1 7,892
VanOstran d, H. Chief 1/1/44 41 6 12,637
Wallenbeck, D. Sergeant 5/16/40 34 7 9,987
Weston, D. Patrolman 6/30/64 30 2 7,016
Emerson, Pauline Meter Checker 3/5/63 20 1 4,558
Shippos, Constance it " 3/2/68 20 1 4,558
Severtson, T. If " 12/2/68 20 M 4,382
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WHEREAS, the price to be determined from such bids shall also determine the price to be
paid for any and all such meters throughout the balance of 1969, and
WHEREAS, it is deemed to be in the best interests of the City of Ithaca, for reasons of
efficiency and economy, to approve such standardization for the following reasons:
1. There are approximately 1200 parking meters currently being used on city streets and
in municipal parking lots .
2. The investment in a stock of parts that will have to be maintained for servicing
one standard type of meter will be less than if the city is required to service
several different types of meters.
3. The expense of servicing one type of meter when compared with servicing_, several
different types will be much less .
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that, pursuant to subdivision 5 of section 103 of the
General Municipal Law of the State of New York, the Common Council of the City of Ithaca,
New York, hereby authorizes the standardization of Park-O-Meter as manufactured by
the Rockwell Manufacturing Co. , as the type of parking meter to be used in the City of
Ithaca; and that the Board of Public Works be authorized to advertise for bids thereon
during 1969, and that said Board be authorized to include such limitation in its
advertisement for bids thereon.
AYES: 13
NAYS: 0 Carried.
URBAN RENEWAL REPORT: Alderman Rundle reported the Urban Renewal Committee was meeting
tomorrow with the Agency to hear from developers p given conditional preferred sponsorships
for development of areas in the downtown area.
On motion the meeting was adjourned at approximately 10:30 p.m..
Geo. A. Blear, City Clerk
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CITY OF ITHACA, NEW YORK
Regular Meeting 7:30 p.m. February 5, 1969
PRESENT:
Mayor - Kiely
Aldermen (13) - Sullivan, Saccucci , Slattery, Holland, Bangs, Rundle, Spano, Nordheimer,
Stallman, Jones , Boronkay, Tolles, Feldt
ABSENT:
Alderman Anderson
OTHERS PRESENT:
Attorney - Barrett Controller - Russell
Chief of Police - VanOstrand Clerk - Blean
Planning Director - Kasprzak Deputy Clerk - Grey
Supt. of Public Works - Dingman
Assistant to Supt. - Dougherty
Mayor Kiely welcomed Alderman Bangs on his return to his duties as an Alderman after his
recent illness. Mr. Bangs indicated he was glad to be back.
All present stood and were led by Mayor Kiely in a pledge of allegiance to the American
Flag and, at his request, remained standing for a moment in silent prayer.
tp MINUTES: Minutes of the last regular meeting and the special meeting held on January 15,
1969 as recorded by the Clerk, were approved.
MAYOR'S CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT: Frank C. Baldwin, Chairman of the Mayor's
Citizens Advisory Committee, appeared before the Council and distributed reports on
Beautification, Education, Narcotics , Codes and Code 'Enforcement, Youth & Employment, and
Industrial Development. He explained they were the results of work done by graduate
students of the School of Business & Public Ad*+inistration at Cornell University. He felt
it was a worthwhile project and that the reports contained much information on matters of'
interest to members of the Council.
RETARDED CHILDREN: Mr. Vincent Giordano, President of the Tompkins County Chapter of the
A.Y.S.Association for Retarded Children, Inc. appealed to the Council to appropriate
$5,.500.00 to the Association for the year 1969 in order that it could continue its work q
behalf of Retarded Children. He stated that the Association would receive matching funds
from N.Y:S. Mental Health Association and without an appropriation from the City there
would be no matching funds and therefore a total reduction in available resources of
$11,000.00
By. Alderman Bangs: seconded by Alderman Saccucci
RESOLVED, that the 1969 tentative budget be amended by including_ therein the sum of
$5,500.00 as an appropriation to the Tompkins County Chanter of the N.Y.S. Ass'n. for
Retarded Children. Motion carried.
BUFFALO STREET RIGHTS-OF-WAY: Mr. John C.' Clynes appeared as spokesman for the West End L-
Business Men's Association and urged the Council to take action without further delay to
implement the plan of the Board of Public Works for the connection of West Buffalo with
West State Street.
Alderman Nordheimer felt the matter should be referred to the Planning Board because the
Board of Public Works had requested the purchase of more property in the area than was
actually needed to provide rights-of-way for street purposes . He felt the Council should
know what the extra property would be used for.
By Alderman Nordheimer: seconded by Alderman Job
RESOLVED, that the plan and proposal of the Board of Public Works regarding this matter
be referred to the Planning Board fbrstudy and recommendation.
Moti on defeated.
)By Alderman Suliivan:' seconded by Alderman Saccucci
RESOLVED, that the -Council authorizes the City Attorney to negotiate for the purchase of
property in the area to connect Buffalo with State as recommended by the Board of Public
Works. Motion carried.
SOUTH SIDE HOUSING SURVEY: Mrs. Marilyn Esolen , Director of the South Side Housing
Survey, appeared before the Council to answer questions thereon. 'Fr'om the ensuing discugsion
and answers some of the general conclusions reached were that the area was a strong, stable
residential one inhabited by older people, most of whom. owned their homes and were interested
in improving them if the means to do so were made available to them, that they were
reluctant to do so because of their fears of Urban Renewal, zoning variances granted to
permit .commerical. developments, and the propsect of higher taxes . The survey also indicated
the lack of parks and recreational areas. Mrs. Esolen recommended consideration of a
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS - GENERAL FUND
Salary Schedule - 1969
Date of Hourly
Name Job Title Employment Grade Step Cents Salary Rate
Adesso, L. Golf Course Mgr. 5/4/36 14 7 + 2 4,930
Albertsman, P. Auto Mechanic 5/22/67 28 1 + 24 3.24
Allen, P. Laborer 11/15/67 21 M + 24 2.43
Applegarth, R. Bus Driver 6/6/66 27 M + 24 3.01
Argetsinger, J. Prin.Acct. Clerk 4/1/57 26 3 61P238
Arthur, C. Mtr. Equip. Opr. 9/9/54 28 5 + 28 3.79
Bagley, E. Truck Driver 6/14/61 26 3 + 24 3.24
Baker, K. Asst.City Engr. 8/15/63 38 2 9,603
Barber, C. Jr. Engineer 12/12/65 33 2 7,892
Beckman, J. Laborer 4/5/67 21 M +24 2.43
Bell, T. Sr. Eng. Aide 10/17/66 28 1 6,238
Blake, H. Working Foreman 4/1/57 31 2 + 28 3.79
Boda, G. Dep.Bldg. Comm. 4/1/65 32 1 7,297
Bower, W. Mtr. Equip. Opr. 3/24/66 28 2 + 25 3.37
Brecht, J. Laborer 8/10/66 21 2 + 24 2.61
Brown, J. ,Jr. Laborer 4/27/67 21 M + 24 2.43
Carman, A. Tree Trimmer 5/20/59 28 5 + 28 3.79
Carpenter, B. Bus Driver 12/18/61 27 4 + 26 3.50
Churchill, E. Laborer 11/19/68 21 M + 24 2.43
Conrad, D. Housing Insp. 2/8/66 28 2 6,487
Coon, F. Mtr. Equip. Opr. 4/23/51 28 6 + 29 3.94
Cornell, A. Maint. Man 8/1/66 23 M + 24 2.61
Cornell, L. Truck Driver 6/15/65 26 M + 24 2.90
Corrington, R.Sr. Truck Driver 6/11/45 26 7 + 28 3.79
Davis, L. Bus Driver 9/26/66 27 1 + 24 3.12
Dingman, R. Supt. of P.W. 9/l/65 53 3 17,987
Dougherty, J. Asst. Supt. 2/13/50 43 3 12,151
Eastman, B. Work. Foreman 4/1/55 31 5 + 32 4.26
Eaton, F. Truck Driver 5/24/65 26 2 + 24 3.12
Edsall, C. Grds . Foreman 3/30/36 30 7 + 2 + 35 4.78
Edsall, J. Maintainer 4/1/63 25 1 + 24 2.90
Edwards, R. Auto Mech. 12/30/68 28 M + 24 3.12
Ellis, D. Work. Foreman 4/8/58 31 2 + 28 3.79
Ellis, R. Auto Mech. Fore. 1/30/61 31 4 + 30 4.09
Elston, H. Laborer 11/15/67 21 M + 24 2.43
Fidler, P. Str. & San. Supv. 10/21/32 36 7 + 2 11,683
Gardner, F. Work. Foreman 10/6/58 31 2 + 28 3.79
Gombas, S. Jr. Engineer 2/2/59 33 2 7,892
Graham, A. Laborer 2/20/67 21 1 + 24 2.52
Grover, C. Acct. Clerk 4/15/68 19 1 4,382
Grover,L. Maint. Man 12/23/68 23 M + 24 2.61
Hall, H. Maintainer 10/24/66 25 M + 24 2.80
Hamilton, D. Laborer 12/4/67 21 M + 24 2.43
Hamilton, E. Maintainer 3/28/63 25 2 + 24 3.01
Hamilton, J. Maint. Man 6/23/67 23 M + 24 2.61
Hamilton, K. Sr. Truck Driver 4/1/54 26 6 + 27 3.64
Hamilton, R. II Truck Driver 7/10/51 26 6 + 27 3.64
Hamilton, R. Laborer 4/13/66 21 M + 24 2.43
Hillick, W. Bus Driver 6/14/65 27 1 + 24 3.12
Horton, R. Laborer 5/17/66 21 M + 24 2.43
Hubble, E. Work. Foreman 3/26/62 31 1 + 27 3.64
Huddle, H. Work. Foreman 4/3/50 31 7 + 34 4.60
Huson, D. Sr. Typist 5/6/57 19 6 5,332
Irvin, L. Mtr. Equip. Opr. 3/30/51 28 5 +28 3.79
Jackson, J. Mtr. Equip. Opr. 7/24/61 28 4 + 27 3.64
Jolly, C. Maint. Man 7/26/65 23 2 + 24 2.80
Jones, E. Building Insp. 5/7/67 29 1 61,487
Larson, P. Auto Mech. 10/24/67 28 1 + 24 3.24
Lotito, A. Laborer 10/14/68 21 M + 24 2.43
Lowe, D. Laborer 12/10/68 21 M + 24 2.43
Lynch, E. Pks. & Grds.Supv. 4/17/56 36 7 10,802
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Date of Hourly
Name Job Title Employment Grade Step Cents Salary Rate
Maybee, P. Truck Driver 10/29/45 26 7 + 28 3.79
Magnasi, C. Maintainer 3/14/55 25 5 + 25 3.37
Maine, F. Truck Driver 6/3/68 26 M + 24 2.90
McAvoy, R. Laborer 5/20/68 21 M + 24 2.43
Miller, J. En g. Aide 1/1/69 25 M 5,332
Mitchell, A. Laborer 4/22/68 21 M + 24 2.43
Momarts, R. Maintainer 6/6/60 25 5 + 25 3.37
Mooney, F. Maintainer 1/2/47 25 7 + 27 3.64
Mullens, L. Maintainer 5/17/56 25 5 + 25 3.37
Murphy, D. Laborer 9/21/64 21 M + 24 2.43
Nixon, A. Laborer 4/4/68 21 M + 24 2.43
Onon, H. Tree Trimmer 9/15/56 28 5 + 28 3.79
Perry, D. Maint. Man 3/26/63 23 1 + 24 2.70
Perry, R. Maint. Man 3/29/62 23 2 + 24 2.80
Pylkas, W. Laborer 9/4/68 21 M + 24 2.43
Rivers, J. Maint. Man 616166 23 2 + 24 2.80
Rumph, A. Maintainer 8/6/56 25 4 + 24 3.24
Rumsey, D. Laborer 6/15/64 21 4 + 24 2.80
Russell, D. Laborer 1/11/68 21 M + 24 2.43
Russell, K. Laborer 8/19/68 21 M + 24 2.43
Ryerson, R. Maintainer 4/23/56 25 5 + 25 3.37
Schlieder, H. City Engineer 6/1/67 46 2 13,142
Schmitt, C. Stenographer 6/27/66 19 2 4,558
Sharpsteen, D. Laborer 4/14/64 23 M + 24 2.61
Shipman, E. Laborer 5/1/67 21 M + 24 2.43
Smith, R. Eng. Aide 12/12/68 25 M 5,332
Stedwell, L. Mtr. Equip. Opr. 6/9/58 28 4 + 27 3.64
Stickler, E. Housing Insp. 10/2/67 28 1 611238
Sweet, R. Bus Driver 10/1/62 27 3 + 25 3.37
Tompkins, C. Truck Driver 10/1/68 26 M + 24 2.90
Truax, M. Truck Driver 9/25/68 26 M + 24 2.90
Turesik, W. Truck Driver 6/25/68 26 M + 24 2.90
Underwood, S. Laborer 6/5/67 21 M + 24 2.43
VanEtten, H. Laborer 9/29/65 21 1 + 24 2.52
VanGorder Sts. & San. Forem.9/6/49 31 6 + 33 4.43
VanMarter, C.M. Bldg. Comm. 1/1/66 39 2 9,987
Vliet, D. Laborer 10/10/66 21 1 + 24 2.52
Wood, R. Laborer 6/27/68 21 M + 24 2.43
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS - WATER & SEWER DIVISION
Salary Schedule - 1969
Date of Hourly
Name Job Title Employment Grade Step Cents Salary Rate
Amici, T. Mtr. Eq. Opr. 2/8/55 28 4 + 27 3.64
Andrews, D. Wtr.Plant Opr. 2/27/62 29 2 6,746
Baker, C. Work. Foreman 5/19/58 31 3 + 29 3.94
Benisi, C. Gen. Maint.Fore. 6/14/48 31 7 + 34 4.60
Bentz, D. Maint. Man 5/31/66 23 M + 24 2.61
Berarducci, R. Carpenter 3/15/54 31 5 + 32 4.26
Berich, W. Wtr. Pl. Opr. 6/1/54 29 4 7,297
Bieberich, N. Eng. Aide 10/9/67 25 1 5 ,545
Blake, C. Laborer 10/8/68 21 M + 24 2.43
Blake, D. Mtr. Eq. Opr. 9/5/61 28 1 + 24 3.24
Blake, J. Auto.Mech. Fore. 8/24/48 31 7 + 34 4.60
Blaker, G. Wtr. Maint.Fore. 10/10/48 31 7 + 34 4.6o
Bowlsby, R. Sewer Pl. Opr. 8/20/56 28 4 7,016
Brooks, J. Electrician 5/18/60 34 5 9,234
Cappucci, C. Maintainer 4/11/60 25 4 + 24 3.24
Clark, Richard Work. Foreman 7/21/58 31 1 + 27 3.64
Clark, Ronald Laborer 116169 21 M + 24 2.43
Cookley, R. Laborer 4/11/68 21 M + 24 2.43
Colleyacme, C. Plumb. Inspt. 1/1/68 38 1 9,234
Corrington, R. Work. Foreman 6/21/51 31 1 + 27 3.64
DeBell, J. Sr. Eng. Aide 9/6/60 28 2 6,487
Deeley, F. Sewer P1. Opr. 4/1/54 28 5 7,297
Denmark, E. Ch.Sewer P1. Opr. 8/31/59 32 1 7,297
Emerson, K. Mtr. Equip. Opr. 3/30/64 28 1 + 24 3.24
Grant, J. Laborer 2/14/68 21 M + 24 2.43
Grover, R. Laborer 3/12/68 21 M + 24 2.43
Hannan, V. Asst.Supt. P.W. 3/1/62 44 6 143,215
Happel, W. Sewer Maint.Fore. 9/24/51 31 7 + 34 4.60
Harding, J. Auto Mech. 5/18/59 28 5 + 28 3.79
Harding, K. Maint. Man 6/22/64 23 1 + 24 2.70
Jager, P. Sr. Eng. Aide 10/21/62 28 2 69,487
King, H. Work. Foreman 7/14/58 31 1 + 27 3.64
King,R. Auto Mech. Fore. 4/3/58 31 2 + 28 3.79
Mainville, N. Work. Foreman 5/13/57 31 1 + 27 3.64
Malison, P. Laborer 1/14/69 21 M + 24 2.43
Martin, R. Sewer Pl. Opr. 6/27/67 28 1 6,238
Messmer, G. Water Pl. Opr. 8/14/62 29 2 6,746
Morgan, A. Wtr. Mtr. Foreman 10/27/58 31 5 + 32 4.26
Morgan, D. Meter Serviceman 8/29/67 25 M + 24 2.80
Morgan, L. Meter Serviceman 3/19/62 25 4 + 24 3.24
Mosher, L. Maintainer 7/7/47 25 7 + 27 3.64
Murray, P. Wtr. Pl. Opr. 7/25/66 29 2 6,746
Newhart, L. Office Mgr. 9/8/49 32 5 8,536
Quigley, J. Maintainer 12/5/55 25 4 + 24 3.24
Radcliffe, M. Truck Driver 2/28/66 26 1 + 24 3.01
Riker, Wm. Pr. Acct. Clk. 8/2/65 26 3 69238
Rogers, L. Laborer 2/9/60 21 4 + 24 2.80
Shipman, C. Laborer 2/27/68 21 M + 24 2.43
Simpson, R. Wtr. P1. Opr. 10/13/64 29 2 6,746
Stark, D. Maint. Man 9112166 23 M + 24 2.61
Starke, C. Sr.Acct. Clerk 8/14/61 22 6 5,998
Starke, G. Sewer Pl. Opr. 2/19/62 28 2 69487
Terrell, D. Ch.Wtr.Pl.Opr. 10/2/56 33 6 9,234
Tuthill, G. Laborer 4/3/58 21 4 + 24 2.80
Volpicelli, L. Work. Foreman 6/21/51 31 2 + 28 3.79
Walding, R. Maint. Man 1/4/67 23 M + 24 2.61
Warner, R. Laborer 11/4/68 21 M + 24 2.43
Wood, D. Swer Pl. Opr. 2/20/62 28 2 61,487
Za ft,er. Mtr. Equip.Opr. 4/3/58 28 5 + 28 3.79
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Date of
Name Job Title Employment Grade Step Salary
Anderson, M. Clerk 9/17/68 15 1 3,746
Bailey, C. Assoc. Assessor 8/1/62 1,000
Barrett, Wm. City Attorney 1/1/68 7,500
Benson, M. Dep. Chamberlain 10/25152 32 3 7,892
Blean, G. City Clerk 7/20/30 40 7 12,637
Calistri, C. Assessor 11/1/55 39 6 11,683
Cannan, V. Court Clerk 6/25/62 27 3 69487
Carpenter, S. Prin. Acct. Clk. 9/27/61 26 3 6,238
Chapman, W. Sr. Acct. Clk. 12/1/60 22 5 5,767
C7ynes, J. City Judge 1/1/69 9,500
Fitzpatrick, R. Clerk 1/1/68 15 1 3,746
Grey, R. Dep. City Clerk 10/23/61 34 4 8,878
Hazen, G. Telephone Opr. 1/4/65 17 2 4,214
Heidt, W. Assoc. Assessor 1955 1,000
Houseworht, S. Sr. Typist 9/1/68 19 1 4,382
Hutson, H. Sr. Steno. 4/3/67 24 6 61487
Kiely, J. Mayor 1/1/68 8,000
Kasprzak, G. City Planner 6/20/66 43 2 11,683
McNeal, M. Acct. Clerk 1/1/67 19 2 4,558
Mick, M. Sr. Typist P.T. 10/1/55 19 7 5,545
Nedrow, P. City Sealer 4/16/41 29 7 + 1 8,536
Parrish, E. Sr. Steno 4/10/67 24 4 5,998
Roedel, J. Sr. Acct. Clk. 4/1/63 22 2 5,127
Russell, J. Controller 8/24/65 52 3 17,295
Shoemaker, M. Civil Serv. Sec. 11/1/59 16 6 4,740
Smith, Y. Acct. Clerk 9/16/68 19 1 4,382
Sullivan, A. Clerk 9/3/68 15 1 3,746
Talada, E. Acct. Clerk 5/27/68 19 2 4,558
Tallman, P. Sr. Acct. Clk. 8/16/65 22 1 4,930
Theisen, H. City Prosecutor 1/1/69 6,500
Tompkins, H. Acct. Clerk 1/16/67 19 2 4,558
Wright, J. Chamberlain 6/8/53 39 3 10,387
Quinn, K. Acct.Clk-Typist 6/1/52 19 7 5,545
Marshall, M. Sr. Steno P.T. 10/3/66 24 2 5,545
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Date of
Name Job Title Employment Grade Step Salary
Cutia, R. Y.B. Director 2/7/66 41 4 11,683
Doyle, C. Sr. Steno 8/26/63 24 2 5,5 +5
Wilson, J. Asst. Dir. 10/17/66 36 2 831878
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REDISTRICTING OF WARDS_: The Clerk indicated his concern about redistricting the new wards
promptly to enable him to prepare and furnish new ward maps for the 1969 elections.
Mayor K_i.ely appointed Alderman Stallman and Tolles as a Committee to work with the City
Clerk and Election Commissioners on redistricting the proposed new wards .
By Alderman Sullivan: seconded by Alderman Holland
RESOLVED, that the Council hereby expresses its sincere thanks to Professor Hacker and his
entire Committee for their time and efforts spent on preparing its report and reconrendations
on a plan of reapportionment for Tompkins County includinn the City of Ithaca.
Unanimously carried.
SALARY INCREMENTS: Alderman Nordheimer presented a request of the Board of Public Works
that one salary increment each be granted to Peter rlbertsman and Peter Larson and
recommended approval thereof.
-"By Alderman Nordheimer: seconded by Alderman Sullivan
RESOLVED, that the Council approves the Board's request to grant one merit increment each
to Peter Albertsman and Peter Larson, auto mechanics , in addition to any increments for
which they are eligible on January 1, 1969.
Carried.
Alderman Nordheimer also recommended approval of a request of the Board. of Public Works that
the position of bus driver be upgraded one grade in the Compensation Plan and another
request that the position of Golf Course Manager be upgraded one grade.
Cr, By Alderman Nordheimer: seconded by Ald.errman Sullivan
G; RESOLVED, that the Council approves the Board's request to upgrade the position of Bus
Driver in the 1969 Compensation Plan from grade 26 to grade 27 and the position of Golf
Course Manager from grade 12 to grade 13.
Carried,
BARGAINING AGENTS' AGREEMENTS: Controller Russell, Chairman of the City's Negotiating L
Committee , reported contract agreements for the year 1969 had been agreed upon with the
Laborers' Union, Local #589, and the Tompkins County Civil Service Employees' Assn. He
presented and reviewed both agreements briefly and recommended their approval.
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Stallman
RESOLVED, that the agreements with the Laborers' Union, Local #589, representing city
employees included in Unit 3, and the Tompkins County Chapter of Civil Service Employees' '
Association, representing employees in Units 4 and 5 , be approved as recommended by the
City's Negotiating Committee : and that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to sign and
axecute them on behalf of the City. Carried.
EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT - NON-CONTRIBUTORY PLAN: Controller Russell reported that both of ,
the foregoing agreements called for the City to make available to its employees a non-
contributory retirement plan. Official action was taken thereon as follows :
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Stallman
RESOLVED, that the Common Council of the City of Ithaca does hereby elect to come under toe
provisions of Chapter 1006 cr the Laws of 1966, as presently or hereafter amended, and.
entitled "An act to amend the Retirement and Social Security Law, in relation to establish-
ing non-contributory retirement plans and ordinary death benefits for state employees and
members of participating employers" ; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the members' contributions in the employ of the above shall
be suspended and that the effective date of such suspension shall be the payroll period
beginning on the 17th day of February, 1969.
AYES: 13
NAYS: 0 Carried.
PAYROLL RATING SHEETS: Controller Russell presented payroll rating sheets for 1969 for
all of the employees covered by the above agreements based upon terms of the respective
agreements and the City's Compensation Plan.
They were accepted,approved, and ordered filed with the City Clerk.
VACATIONS: By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Stallman
RESOLVED, that vacations for city officers and employees who are not represented by
targaining Agents be established as follows:
1. Employees who have worked 12 months shall receive one standard work week vacation with
pay
2. Employees who have worked 24 months shall receive two standard work weeks vacation
with pay.
3. Employees who have worked for ten years shall receive three standard work weeks
vacation with pay.
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4. For each two ,years an employee works after ten years of service, he shall be entitled
to an additional day of vacation to his 20th year, i .e. 12 years - 1 day, 14 years -
2 days, 16 ,years - 3 days , 18 years - 4 days, 20 )ears -. 5 days. After 20 years he
shall receive four weeks vacation.
5 . Vacation shall be accumulative,if earned vacation is not made available by the City
during the year. I?olidays occuring during an employee's scheduled vacation period
shall not be charged against vacation time.
6. Vacation shall be credited on the anniversary date of the employee.
7. Unscheduled absence from work r±av not be charged against vacation time.
8. Three weeks vacation may be taken consecutively, if authorized by Department Head.
Carried.
NATIONAL CASH REGISTER LEASE AGRE-PMENT: The Controller recommended approval of a new three;
year lease agreement with national Cash Register Companv for computer equipment which
reflected a savings of $250.00 per r.!onth over the present short-term agreement.
By Alderman Tolles : seconded by Alderman Stallman
RESOLVED, that a three-,year lease with National Cash Register Company for computer equip-
ment be approved as recommended by the City Controller- and that the Mayor and City Clerk
be authorized to sign and execute it on behalf of the City.
Carried.
TAX AITTICIPATION LOANS: The Controller requested authority to borrow in anticipation of
the collection of city taxes for 1969.
By Alderman Tolles:seconded by Alderman Stallman
RESOLVED, that, pursuant to section 24 of Article 2 of the Local Finance Law of the State
of New York, the City Controller is hereby authorized to borrow' money in the name of and `
on the credit of the City of Ithaca for current city expenses normally paid out of the J
regular tax levy and for the purposes for which such taxes are or may be levied by the
issuance of a negotiable note or notes in an amount not to exceed $500,000.00: and that
such note or notes shall be issued in amounts as may be needed in anticipation of the
collection of city taxes for the current fiscal ,year of 1969 with local banks or with
Water, Sewer, or Capital Funds of the City of Ithaca at an interest rate of not to exceed
3-3/I+%.
BE IT RESOLVED, that the full faith and credit of the City of Ithaca hereby are pledged for
the payment of and retirement of such temporary tax loans before the close of said fiscal
year and out of taxes to be received for the current fiscal year.
AYES: 13 ,
NAYS: 0 Carried and approved by the Mayor
HOUSING AUTHORITY SALARIES: Alderman Tolles reported the Ithaca Housing Authority had
amended its request for approval of salaries of its employees in accordance with the
City's Compensation Plan and he recommended approval of the request.
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Stallman
WHEREAS, the Ithaca Housing Authority by law in its efforts to maintain comparability
with local public practice has accepted the City of Ithaca's Personnel Compensation Plan ,
an d
WHEREAS, effective January 1, 1969 the City of Ithaca employees will be upgraded one whole
grade plus one increment,
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED, that this Cor:mon Council assembled also approve this upgrading
schedule for all employees of the Ithaca Housing Authority in accordance with Article 3,
Section 32 (1) of the New York State Public Housing Law.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this will establish the position of the Executive Director
in grade 43 and the Senior Account Clerk-Typist in grade 18. Carried.
TRAFFIC LIGHT ACCOUNT REDESIGNATED: By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Stallman
RESOLVED, that Construction Account A290-560-10 now designated as West Green Street
Traffic Light Construction Account be changed to Traffic Lights Construction Account .
Carried.
PUMPING CELLARS: By Alderman Tolles : seconded by Alderman Spano
RESOLVED, that the sum of $1,500.00 be appropriated from the Contingent Fund to budget
account A118 -- Creeks, to partially defray the cost of pumping, cellars in the Fall Creek
section of the City caused by recent ice jams in Fall Creek.
During a discussion it was pointed out the appropriation was to pay for rent of equipment w--_-
by the General Fund in breaking up the ice jams while the City Water Department had spent
approximately $3,000.00 in labor alone for pumping, the cellars . i
AYES: 13 ,
NAYS: 0 Carried and approved.
AUDIT: By Alderman Stallman: seconded by Alderman Tolles
RESOLVED, that the bills audited and approved by the Finance Committee in the total amount
of $9,058.38, as listed on audit abstract #2-1969, be approved for payment.
Carried.
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BIDS-PATROL CARS: Alderman Sullivan reported that bids on furnishing the City with six
new patrol cars were received on February 3rd as follows :
Disc. and
Name of Bidder _ Make or Type Gross Bid Trade-In All. Net Bid
Dick Clapp Lincoln Mercury Montery $16,775.34 (D) $1,500.00
Mercury (T) 2,800.00 $ 12,475. 34
Mercury Montego 15 ,598.32 (D) 1,200.00
(T) 2 ,800.00 11,598. 32
Cayuga Motors Ford Cutom Fordor 14,184.00 (T) 2,950.00 11,234.00
Erie J. Miller Inc. Plymouth Belvdere 14,700.00 (T) 3,400.00 11,300.00.
He stated the Public Safety Committee would review these bids and present its
recommendations thereon at a subsequent meeting.
ROUTE 96 TRAFFIC: Alderman Sullivan read a letter, dated January 28, 1969, received by
the Mayor from N.Y.S. Dept. of Transportation acknowledging his request that southbound
trucks entering the City from the northwest be rerouted at the Village of Interlaken so
�.. as to enter the City on Route 89. The Department cited data collected on the subject and
CTin view of this and all of the factors involved it did not feel it was proper to comply
with the Mayor's request.
BUFFALO STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY: Alderman Nordheimer once again recommended that the Planning
Board review the plan of the Board of Public Works for connecting W. Buffalo with W.
State Street.
By Alderman Nordheimer: seconded by Alderman Slattery
RESOLVED, that the matter be referred to the Planning Boardfbr study and report.
Carried.
OFFICE MANAGER: Alderman Nordheimer recommended that the Common Council take no action
on the Board's request to approve the appointment of an Office Manager for the
Construction & Maintenance Division in order that the Board be given time to look into the
?ntire Civil Service Commission's description of the affected position which indicates
;he following:
L. The present position description of Office Manager precludes there being more than
one such position in the department.
2. The top administrative positions in both the Construction & Maintenance and the
Water & Sewer Division are better described by the present Civil Service Commission's
description of the duties of a Principal Account Clerk.
BOY SCOUT ACTIVITIES: Alderman Holland felt the need for the creation of more Boy Scout
activities in both the Northside and Southside areas of the City.
Alderman Jones advised she could accommodate three more boys in her Cub Pack.
On motion the meeting was adjourned.
Geo. A.�Blean, City Clerks
Jack-K'
ack K Kiely, Mayor
1 4 6) COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDTNOS
CITY OF ITHACA, NEW YORK
SPECIAL MEETING 7:30 p.m. February 26, 1969
PRESENT:
Mayor - Kiely
Aldermen (12) - Sullivan, Saccucci, Slattery, Bangs, Rundle, Spano, Nordheimer, Stallman,
Jones, Boronkay, Tolles, Feldt.
ABSENT:
Aldermen (2) - Holland, Anderson
OTHERS PRESENT:
Attorney - Barrett Urban Renewal Staff Members:
Controller - Russell Brown and Kreisky
Clerk - Blean
Mayor Kiely announced he had called this special meeting to take appropriate action on the
following items:
1. Local Laws to reapportion the seven wards of the City and to provide for elections of
aldermen from the newly reapportioned wards.
2. A redistricting map for the new wards.
3. A public hearing for Preferred Sponsorships for Grigor Grigorov and the Atlantic-
Richfield Company, two developers in the downtown Urban Renewal area.
4. Minor changes in the Urban Renewal plan.
LOCAL LAW - REAPPORTIONMENT: Attorney Barrett reviewed the purposes of the proposed Loca+
Laws presented for adoption at this time. He certified that he had laid copies of both
laws on the Aldermen's desks on January 17, 1969 and in addition had mailed copies of both} `
to each alderman. He advised it was therefore in order to adopt them at this time.
A LOCAL LAW AMENDING SECTION 3 OF CHAPTER 503 OF THE LAWS OF 1908 OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,
BEING THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ITHACA (Sec. 1-3 as presently informally codified) , TO
REAPPORTION THE SEVEN WARDS OF THE CITY.
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Stallman
BE IT ENACTED by the Common Council of the City of Ithaca, New York, as follows:
Section 1. Section 3 of Chapter 503 of the Laws of 1908 of the State of New York, entit.l d
An Act to Consolidate and Revise the Several Acts Relative to the City of Ithaca, and ActR
amendatory thereof, (Sec. 1-3 as presently informally codified); as most recently amended:
by Local Law No. 1, 1958, is hereby amended to create a new Section 3a, reading and pro-
viding as follows:
3a. The seven wards of the said city as set forth in the foregoing Section 3 shall
continue as such for the limited purpose of continuing in office the aldermen and super-
visors presently elected from said wards and shall cease to exist as such on January 1,
1972 For the purpose of the general elections of 1969 and all other purposes, except as
hereinbefore provided, the city is hereby divided into seven new wards, respectively
bounded and described as follows:
WARD I: Beginning at a monument marking the southwest corner of the corporate limitp
of the City of Ithaca;
Running thence due east along the south line of said location for a distance of seventgen
hundred and seventy-five feet, more or less, to the center line of the former right of wav
of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company, now Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
(66' in width) which said right of way adjoins and runs parallel with and easterly to the
right of way of the now or formerly main line of the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company; and
Running thence southwesterly along the center line ofsaid right of way to its inter-
section with the center line of Cayuga Inlet as it now exists and as shown on the 1968 Ta*
Assessment Map; and
Running thence easterly, southerly, and westerly along the center line of said Cayuga
Inlet to its intersection with the center line of the said right of way of the Lehigh
Valley Railroad, formerly the right of way of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Company; and
Running thence along the center line of said Railroad right of way on a curve to the left,
and continuing along said center line in a nottheasterly direction, to its intersection w�th
the south line of DeWitt's location; and
Thence westerly along the south line of DeWitt's location, being the former southern '#'
boundary of the City of Ithaca a distance of 2,066 feet more or less, to its intersection
with the center line of South Meadow Street;
Running thence northerly along the center line of South Meadow Street to its intersectJ04
with the center line of West Clinton Street; t
Running thence easterly along the center line of West Clinton Street to its intersecti;)nr
with the center line of South Corn Street;
Running thence northerly along the center lines of South Corn Street and North Corn
Street to the intersection of the center line of North Corn Street with the center line of
West Buffalo Street;
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Running thence easterly along the center line of West Buffalo Street to its inter-
section with the center line of Park Place;
Running thence northerly along the center line of Park Place to the center line of
Cascadilla Street;'
Running thence westerly along the center line of Cascadilla Street and its extension
westerly to the center of Cayuga Inlet;
Running thence northerly along the center of the Cayuga Inlet as it winds and turns ano
along its extension northerly to the northerly boundary of the City of Ithaca;
Running thence westerly along the northern boundary of the City of Ithaca to the north.
west corner thereof, being a point in the west shore of Cayuga Lake;
Running thence southerly along the west shore of Cayuga Lake a distance of seventeen
hundred and ten feet more or less, to the mouth of the Creek which divides the property
now or formerly owned by Harry and Helen D. Johnson on the north from the property now or
formerly owned by Candace H. Williams on the south;
Running thence westerly one hundred forty feet more or less, up the center of the broo4
to the easterly boundary of the right of way of the highway known as Taughannock Boulevard.;
Running thence southerly along the east line of the right of way of the Taughannock
Boulevard as it now exists or may hereafter be located, a distance of fifteen hundred
and twenty-three feet to the center of the Williams Brook;
Running thence westerly sixty-six feet more or less, to the east line of the right of
way now or formerly of the Ithaca and Geneva division of the Lehigh Valley Railroad;
M Running thence southerly eleven hundred feet more or less , to the north line of
Military Lot No. Ninety-four produced;
Running thence west along the north line of said lots 92 and 94 as produced, to a point
If where said line intersects the northeasterly line of Brookfield Road;
} Running thence northwesterly along the northeasterly line of Brookfield Road about
G: 168.6 feet to an iron pipe marking the intersection of the westerly line of Campbell
Avenue and the northeasterly line of Brookfield Road;
Running thence north 15' degrees 15 minutes east, 115.2 feet along the westerly line of
Campbell Avenue to an iron pipe;
Running thence southwesterly substantially along a hedgerow about 177 feet to an iron
pipe located north 79 degrees 25 minutes east, a distance of 35.5 feet from an iron pipe
set in the northeasterly line of Brookfield Road;
Running thence north 12 degrees 21 minutes west, 187 feet to an iron pipe;
Running thence south 70 degrees 28 minutes west, 17.9 feet to a pipe;
Running thence north 23 degrees. 40 minutes�west;. 150.6 feet to an iron pipe set in the
bed of Hopkins Place;
Running thence continuing a. short distance of approximately 10 feet to the original
center line of Hopkins Place measured as a 40-foot road;
Running thence westerly along said original center line of Hopkins Place 'about 60 feet
to a point south 3 degrees 30 minutes east of an iron pipe set in the northerly line of`
Hopkins 'Place;
Running thence north 3 degrees 30 minutes west, 20 feet, more or less, to said iron
pipe in the northerly line of Hopkins Place;
Running thence north 3 degrees 30 minutes west, 223 feet to the center of Williams
Brook;
Running thence southwesterly along the center of Williams Brook, 330 feet, more or leprp,
to the west line of Military Lot No. 87; and
Running thence southerly along the western line of the City of Ithaca to the point or
place of beginning.
WARD II: Beginning at a point in the center of the Cayuga Inlet at its point of
intersection with the center line of Cascadilla Street produced to the west;
Running thence easterly along the said center line of Cascadilla Street and its west-
ward extension to the intersection of the center lines of Cascadilla Street and Park P1aco;
Running thence southerly along the center line of Park Place to its intersection with
the center line of West Buffalo Street;
Running thence westerly along the center line of West Buffalo Street to its intersectipn
with the center line of Corn Street;
Running thence southerly along center lines of North Corn Street and South Corn Street
to its intersection with the center line of West Clinton Street;
Running thence easterly along the center line of West Clinton Street to its inter-
section with the center line of South Geneva_ Street;
Running thence northerly along the center line of South Geneva Street to its inter-
section with the center line of West Green Street.
Running thence easterly along the center line of West Green Street to its intersection
with the center line of South Cayuga Street;
Running thence northerly along the center lines of South Cayuga Street and North
Cayuga Street to the intersection of the center lines of North Cayuga Street and East
Seneca Street;
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Running thence easterly along the center line of East Seneca Street to its intersection
with the center line of Parker Street;
Running thence northerly along the center line of Parker Street to its intersection
with the center line of East Buffalo Street ;
Running thence westerly along the center line of East Buffalo Street to its intersection
with the center line of Terrace Place;
Running thence northerly along the center line of Terrace Place to the intersection of
the center lines of East Court Street, Linn Street and Terrace Place;
Running thence northerly along the center line of Linn Street to its intersection with
the center of Cascadilla Creek;
Running thence northerly and northwesterly along the center line of said Cascadilla
Creek as it winds and turns to the center of the Cayuga Inlet; y,:,:
Running thence southerly along the center of the Cayuga Inlet as it winds and turns
to a point or place of beginning. '
WARD III: Beginning at a point in the Eastern Boundary of the City of Ithaca at its
intersection with the center line of Mitchell Street;
Running thence northerly along the Eastern Boundary line of the City of Ithaca to its
intersection with the center line of Forest Home Drive ;
Running thence westerly along the center line of Forest Home Drive as it twists and tuxes
to its intersection with the center line of East Avenue to the south and ThurstonAvenue
to the north;
Running thence westerly, southwesterly, and westerly along the center line of University
Avenue, in itsseveral courses, to its intersection with the center line of Stewart Avenue;
Running thence southerly along the center line of Stewart Avenue, in its several coursep,
to its intersection with the center of Cascadilla Creek;
Running thence easterly along the center of Cascadilla Creek, as it winds and turns, to
its intersection with the center line of College Avenue;
Running thence southerly along the center line of College Avenue to its intersection
with the center line of Mitchell Street;
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Running thence northeasterly and easterly along the center line of Mitchell Street, in
its several courses, to the point or place of beginning.
WARD IV: Beginning at a point in the center of Cascadilla Creek at its intersection
with the center line of Linn Street;
Running thence northerly along the center line of Linn. Street to its intersection with
the westerly projection of the property line between Lots #19 and 20 of Block 47-4 which
are also known as 145 Linn Street and 201 Linn Street respectively;
Running thence easterly along the aforesaid westerly projection of the property line
between lots 19 and 20 of block 47-4 and along that property line and its easterly extension
to a point 200 feet measured at right angles from the easterly property line of Linn Street;
Running thence northerly, parallel with and 200 feet easterly at right angles from the'
east line of Linn Street and said line extended a distance of 4,000 feet more or less, to
the north line of Military Lot Ninety-four (being a northern boundary of the City of Ithaca);
Running thence westerly along the northern line of said Military Lot Ninety-four and
said line extended a distance of 1,470 feet more or less, to the east line of North
Cayuga Street;
Running thence northerly along the east line of said North Cayuga Street and its
extension to a point in the east line of the right of way of the Auburn branch of the
Lehigh Valley Railroad;
Running thence northerly along said east line of the said Lehigh Valley right of way tq
a point in the north line of the City of Ithaca;
Running thence westerly along said northern line of the City of Ithaca to a point in
Cayuga Lake at its intersection with the produced center line of the Cayuga Inlet;
Running thence southerly along the center line of Cayuga Inlet as it winds and turns tg
its intersection with the center of Cascadilla Creek;
Running thence southeasterly along the center of Cascadilla Creek as it winds and turn$
to the point or place of beginning.
WARD V: Beginning at a point in the center line of East Seneca Street at its inter-
section with the center line of Parker Street;
Running thence easterly along the center line of East Seneca Street to its intersectiop
with the center line of Stewart Avenue ;
Running thence northerly along the center line of Stewart Avenue, in its several courses,
to its intersection with the center line of University Avenue;
Running thence easterly, northeasterly and easterly along the center line of University
Avenue, in its several courses, to its intersection with the center line of East Avenue
on the south and Thurston Avenue on the north;
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Running thence easterly along the center line of Forest Biome Drive, as it twists and
turns, to its intersection with the Eastern Boundary line :rr the City of Ithaca;
Running thence northerly along the eastern boundary ok �he City of Ithaca to the
northeast corner thereof;
Running- thence westerly along the northern boundary of the City of Ithaca, a distance
of 5,300 feet, more or less, to its intersection with a 1�fie running parallel with and
200 feet easterly from the east line of Linn Street produced;
Running thence southerly along a line running parallel wiih and 200 feet easterly from
the produced east line of Linn Street a distance of 4,000 feet more or less , to a point
in the produced property line between Lots 19 and 20 of $lock 47-4;
Running thence westerly along the easterly projection of the aforesaid property line
and that property line and its westerly projection to its intersection with the center
line of Linn Street;
Running thence southerly along the center line of Linn Street crossing Cascadilla Creek
to the intersection point of Linn Street, East Court Street, and Terrace Place;
Running thence southerly along the meter line of Terrace Place to its intersection with
the center line of East Buffalo Street;
Running thence easterly along the center line of East Buffalo Street to its intersection
with the center line of Parker Street;
Running thence southerly along the center line of Parker Street to the point and plate
of beginning.
WARD VI: Beginning at a point in the center line of South Meadow Street at its point
of intersection with the south line of DeWitt's location (formerly the southern boundary
of the City of Ithaca) ;
Running thence easterly along the south line of DeWitt's location and continuing along
the southern boundary of the City of Ithaca to a point in the east line of the Danby Road,
(known in the City of Ithaca as South Aurora Street) ;
Running thence southerly along said easterly line of Danby Road, 540 fleet more or lest,
to a point of intersection with the westerly line of Lot 14.1 on Block 115-1 of the
1968 Assessment Map of the City of Ithaca, also being the northwesterly extension of the
east' -line of property known as 113 Coddington Road in the Town of Ithaca;
Running thence southeasterly along the aforementioned westerly line and its extension
360 feet more or less, to a point on the southerly line of Coddington Road, said point
being on the easterly line of property now or formerly of Ithaca College;
Running thence southeasterly along the aforesaid east line of Ithaca College, a distance
of 650 feet more or less, to a point;
Running thence easterly' a distance of 630 feet more or less to a point on the line
dividing Centini-Capalongo and Gridley properties, said point also being 550 feet more o
less, south of the south line of Coddington Road;
Running thence northeasterly, a distance of 595 feet more or less, to a point on the
east line of Coddington Road, said point being also the southerly extension of the east
line of 725 Hudson Street;
Running thence northerly along east line of 725 Hudson Street, a distance of 145 feet
more or less, to a point on the south line of Pennsylvania Avenue;
Running thence northerly 550 feet more or less, to a point on the existing south line
of the City of Ithaca being the easterly extension of the south line of the DeWitt's
location property, being also located 155 feet easterly more or less, from the east line
of Hudson Street measured along the aforesaid south line;
Running thence due east along the south line DeWitt's location, as produced,, to its
intersection with the center of Six Mile Creek;
Running thence along the center of Six Mile Creek, as it twists and turns, to the
center line of South Aurora Street;
Running thence northwesterly along the center line of South Aurora Street and_ con-
tinuing northerly along the center line of North Aurora Street to its intersection with
the center line of East Seneca Street;
Running thence westerly along the center line of East Seneca Street to its intersection
with the center line of North Cayuga Street;
Running thence southerly along the center line of North Cayuga Street and South Cayug4
Street to its intersection with the center line of West Green Street;
Running thence westerly along the center line of West Green Street to its intersectioq
with the center line of South Geneva Street;
Running thence southerly along the center line of South Geneva Street to its inter-
section with the center line of West Clinton Street;
Running thence westerly along the center line of West Clinton Street to its intersection
with the center line of South Meadow Street;
Running thence southerly along the center line of South Meadow Street to the point or
place of beginning.
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WARD VII: Beginning at a point in the south line of the City of Ithaca at its inter-
section with the center of Six Mile Creek; �.
Running thence easterly along the south line of the City of Ithacd a distance of 2,800
feet more or less, to a monument marking the southeast corner of said City of Ithaca;
Running thence northerly along the easterly line of the City of Ithaca a distance of
208 feet more or less , to the center of a ravine;
Running thence northeasterly and along the center of the ravine, being also the ,boundary
of the City of Ithaca, to the southwest line of the right of way formerly of the E. C. & N,
Railroad;
Running thence northwesterly and along the southwest line of the E. C. & N. Railroad
right of way, being also the boundary line of the City of Ithaca, 260 feet to the south
line of lands of Cornell University;
Running thence west along the south line of lands of Cornell University and S. William
Barnes, being also a boundary line of the City of Ithaca, a distance of about 1,050 feet to
a point which is approximately 960 feet north of the said southeast corner of the City
of Ithaca;
Running thence northerly along the eastern line of the City of Ithaca to its intersection
with the center line of Mitchell Street;
Running thence westerly and southwesterly along the center ling, of Mitchell Street, in
its several courses, to its intersection with the center line of College Avenue;
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Running thence northerly along the center line of College Avenue to its intersection
with the center of Cascadilla Creek;
Running thence westerly along the center of Cascadilla Creek, as it twists and turns,
to its intersection with the center line of Stewart Avenue ;
Running thence southerly along the center line of Stewart Avenue, in its several coursep,
to its intersection with the center line of East Seneca Street;
Running thence westerly along the center line of East Seneca Street to its intersection
with the center line of North Aurora Street;
Running thence southerly along the center line of North Aurora Street and continuing
southeasterly along the center line of South Aurora Street to its intersection with the
center of Six Mile Creek;
Running thence southeasterly along the center of Six Mile Creek, as it twists and turns,
to the point or place of beginning.
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately upon filing in the office of the
Secretary of State.
A vote by roll call thereon resulted as follows:
AYES: 12
NAYS: 0 Carried.
Approved by me this 10l� day of March 1969 and esignated Local Law # ! -1969.
Ma or, Ci y of Ithaca, New Yo
LOCAL LAW - ELECTIONS OF ALDERMEN: Action was taken to adopt a Local Law to provi e for
elections of aldermen from the newly reapportioned wards as follows:
A LOCAL LAW AMENDING SECTION 14 OF CHAPTER 503 OF THE LAWS OF 1908 OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,
BEING THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ITHACA (Sec. 2-10 as presently informally codified) , TO
PROVIDE FOR ELECTIONS OF ALDERMEN FROM NEWLY REAPPORTIONED WARDS OF THE CITY.
By Alderman Stallman: seconded by Alderman Feldt
BE IT ENACTED by the Common Council of the City of Ithaca, New York, as follows:
Section 1. Section 14 of Chapter 503 of the Laws of 1908 of the State of New York, entitled
An Act to Consolidate and Revise the Several Acts Relative to the City of Ithaca, and Acts
amendatory thereof, (Sec. 2-10 as presently informally codified) , as most recently amended
by Local Law No. 2, 1953, is hereby amended to read and provide as follows: �-
14. At the general election held in November, nineteen hundred and twenty-five, and in
each odd numbered year thereafter, a mayor shall be elected for a term of two years. At
the general election held in November nineteen hundred and twenty-seven, and each fourth
year thereafter a city judge shall be elected for a term of four years. At the general
elections held in November nineteen hundred and sixty-nine and in November nineteen hundred
and seventy-one, one alderman shall be elected from each of the seven new wards for a term
of four years. Thereafter in each odd numbered year, one alderman shall be elected from
each such new ward in place of the alderman whose term of office shall next thereafter
expire, such aldermen to hold office for a term of four years . Nothing in this section
shall operate to shorten the term of any.public officer now in office. All aldermen and
city supervisors now in office shall continue in their respective offices until the end of
their elected terms .
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Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately upon filing in the office of the
Secretary of State.
A vote by roll call thereon resulted as follows :
AYES: 12
NAYS: 0 Carried.
.Approved by me this 1e7_1i day of March 1969 and designated Local Law # 2, 1969.
cam,
Mayo City of Ithaca, New York
REDISTRICTING OF WARDS: Alderman Stallman presented and reviewed a proposed new Ward Map
showing a redistricting plan for each of the new wards in the City and he recommended
its approval.
By Alderman Stallman: seconded by Alderman Slattery
RESOLVED, that the map showing the newly reapportioned seven wards of the City together
with the redistricting of each ward into three districts as presented and recommended for
approval at this time be and it hereby is approved in all respects and adopted as the
official Ward Map of the City of Ithaca for 'use in the 1969 Elections and thereafter.
Unanimously carried,
PUBLIC HEARING - GRIGOROV AND ATLANTIC-RICHFIELD COMPANY: Alderman Rundle reported the
Urban Renewal Agency had requested the Council to hold a publi6 hearing on the matter of
granting Preferred Sponsorships to both Grigor Grigorov and the Atlantic-Richfield Company
for their respective redevelopment proposals in the Urban Renewal Project Area.
By Alderman Rundle: seconded by Alderman Bangs
WHEREAS, in accordance with Article 15, Section 507 (b) of the General Municipal Law of
the State of New York, the Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency has requested the Common Council of
the City of Ithaca to hold a public hearing to the approval of redevelopment proposals
submitted by Grigor Grigorov and Atlantic-Richfield Company for the Center-Ithaca Urban
Renewal Project, N.Y. R-112,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be and he hereby is authorized and
directed to advertise a public hearing on said redevelopment proposals; and that said
public hearing be held by the Common Council on March 19, 1969 at 7:30 p.m. in the Common
Council Chamber at City Hall, 108 E. Green Street.
AYES: 11
NAYS: 0
Abstaining: 1 - Alderman Stallman Carried.
URBAN RENEWAL PLAN CHANGES: Staff members Kreisky and Brown exhibited and described in
detail minor changes in the Urban Renewal Plan which the Agency submitted for approval
by the Council. The Clerk read a letter from the Planning Board advising it had approved
the changes and recommended their approval ty Council also.
By Alderman Rundle: seconded by Alderman Spano
WHEREAS, it has become necessary for the Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency to revise the Urban
Renewal Plan for the Center-Ithaca Urban Renewal Project (N.Y. R-112) and it is required by
Federal and State Law that said plan change must be approved by the Common Council and
the Planning Board of the City of Ithaca; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Board of the City of Ithaca at a regular meeting on the 20th day of
November,1968, duly approved by resolution , a copy of which is attached hereto and made a
part hereof, the proposed changes to the Urban Renewal Plan for the Center Ithaca Urban
Renewal Project (N.Y. R-112) ; and
WHEREAS, this Council upon careful consideration and reflection deems the requested changer,
in said Urban Renewal Plan to be appropriate , necessary, and in the best interest of the
City and its Urban Renewal and Redevelopment Programs thereof;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:
1. That the presently existing Page R213-11 of said Urban Renewal Plan be amended by
lelpting therefrom the present preferred uses for Disposition Parcels 2, 8, and 9. That
said page be deleted entirely from the Urban Renewal Plan.
That the presently existing Page 8213-16 of said plan be amended by deleting there-
from the present preferred uses for Disposition Parcels 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25, and by
substituting in place thereof a new Page R213-16 which deletes all reference to Dispositiop
Parcels 21 through 25.
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3. That the presently existing Proposed Land Use Map (Page R213-120 of said plan) be
amended by deleting therefrom the presently existing land use indications for Blocks 99,
198, and 199, and by substituting in place thereof a land use map indicating that said
blocks encompass Coranercial Use, Public Use, and Public Parking therein, as set forth in
the proposed land use map attached hereto and made a part hereof.
4. That the presently existing Disposal Parcels Map (Page 8213-122 of said plan) be
amended by deleting therefrom the presently existing parcel numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 21,
22, 23, 24 and 25 and by substituting in place thereof a new Disposal Parcels Map with nqw
disposal parcels 2, 3, 4, 5 , and 10, all as set forth in said Map which is attached hereto
and made a part hereof.
5. That the
presently existing Proposed Land Acquisition Map (Page R213-124 of said plan)
be amended by changing the acquisition categories to conform with the Proposed Land Use Mal
and the Disposal Parcels Map. These modifications encompass changing several parcels on
Blocks 99 and 199 from "To be Acquired for Public Facilities'' to "To be Acquired for
Clearance and Redevelopment". In addition, one parcel on Block 198 shall be changed from
To be Acquired for Clearance and Redevelopment" to "To be Acquired for Public Facilities";
all as set forth in said Map which is attached hereto and made a part hereof.
6. That this Resolution take effect immediately upon its adoption.
Unanimously carried.
On motion the meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:30 p.m.
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Geo. A. Blear, City Clerk
J ck K. Kiely, Mayor � ;
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COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
CITY OF ITHACA, NEW YORK
Regular Meeting 7:30 p.m. March 5, 1969
PRESENT:
Mayor - Kiely
Aldermen (14) - Sullivan, Saccucci, Slattery, Holland, Bangs, Anderson, Rundle, Spano,
Nordheirer, Stallman, Jones$ Boronkay, Tolles, Feldt
Attorney - Barrett
Youth Bureau Director - Cutia Controller - Russell
Housing Authority Director - Armstrong Clerk - Blean
Planning Director - Kasprzak Deputy Clerk - Grey
All present stood and were led by the Mayor in a pledge of allegiance to the American
Flag and, at his request, remained standing a moment in silent prayer.
The meeting was held in the Performing Arts Center at Ithaca College for the purpose
of being televised.
MINUTES: Minutes of the last regular meeting and the special meetin- held on February
226, 1999 were approved.
No. 9 FIRE STATION: Mr. Wm. Floyd, 107 Dryden Road, urged the Council to do something
about old No. 9 Fire Station. He spoke of the shortage of housing in the area and felt
the building should either be sold for commercial and/or housing use, or torn down and
the site made available for off-street parking. Alderman Spano called attention to a
L.> resolution of the Council, dated.,Deeemb�er.T, 1966-, designating the site for off-street
parking. Mayor Kiely spoke of a;..citi�.ens,' group on East Hill who were undertaking a
study of the future uses of areas in' Collegetown on East Hill and pleaded with the Council
for a,delay in its decision about this matter in deference to the study being made. ._
ZONING.,:MAP_AMENDMENT: Morris M. Shulman presented a written request on behalf of Lou
Baxnard`s. Bowl-O-Drome at 401 Third Street that the zoning map be amended by changing toe
blo, k' from-Third to.First Street,running west to east along Adams Street,from_R-3 to an
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strict. ' Mayor Kiely refereed Mr shiu anrs reiiuest to the Planning Boarfl for stu�y
and..recommendation;
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PUBLIC,HOjTSTNG The.Cler1t read a letter from the Chairman of`the`Ithaca Housing Authority
xp sing a further need of.,additional units of Public Housing in the City and request,e
ing'the Councii to amend its `present Cooperation Agreement with the Authority from the
present status of three hundred units to six hundred units .
During a ,discussion it was stated that the J uthority` had not acted oi3 the request.
By Alderman Saccucci: seconded by Alderman Jones
RESOLVED, that action on the request for 300 additional units of public housing be
delayed at this time.
By Alderman Tolles:` seconded by Alderman Bangs
RESOLVED, that the foregoing motion be tabled.
Unanimously carried.
VINCENT ,GIORDANO APPOINTMENT: The Clerk read a letter from the Building Commissioner
recommending that Vincent Giordano"be,appointed as a member of the Board of Appeals on
Building Code to succeed Mr. 'W. H. Elwood who appears to be no Longer eligible to serve
in this.capacity:
Mayor Kiely declared Mr. Elwood's' term vacant, announced his appointment of Vincent
Giordano to succeed Mr. Elwood for the term ending December 31, 1969, and requested
approval of his appointment.
By Alderman Feldt: seconded by Alderman Saccucci
RESOLVED, that the Mayor's appointment of Vincent Giordano as a member of the Board of
Appeals on Building Code for the term ending December 31, 1969 be approved.
Carried.
ANNEXATION, The Planning. Board recommended that action be taken to follow through on t e
two requests for annexation one- from Mr. Ceracche and the'other from Mr. Rankin, both
in''the West Hill area along Mecklenburg Road. It recommended further that before the
completion of annexation proceedings, both of the applicants be required to present
plans for the development- of the respective areas and that the City Assessor be ieq'ue' st#d
tor estimate the possible tax addition to the City budget 'and transmit it to Council.
By Alderman Jones: seconded by Alderman Feldt
RESOLVED, that the matter be referred to the Charter & Ordinance Committee and City
Assessor for further study and report.
Carried.
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W. BUFFALO STREET RIGHTS-OF-WAY: The Planning Board recommended purchase of all of the
land indicated by the Board of Public Works as needed for the extension of West Buffalo
to West State Street. It recommended also that any land left over and not needed for
street purposes be held in reserve by the City for future determination as to its use.
By the same token the Planning Board felt that the lands presently owned by the CYO
organization adjacent to golf course be acquired by the City and held in reserve in the
same manner.
By Alderman Jones: seconded by Alderman Sullivan
RESOLVED, that the Planning Board's recommendations be referred to the Finance Committee
for study and report. Carried.
WILD FLOWER PRESERVE: The Planning Board recommended action to designate an area of
natural resources in the Six Mile Creek area as a "Wild Flower Preserve", and felt the
matter should be referred to the City Attorney for study and recommendation.
The Planning Board's recommendations were referred to the City Attorney and Charter &
Ordinance Committee for further study and report.
MINI-POOL: The Clerk read a letter from the Finger Lakes State Parks Commission enclosipg
copies of an assistance contract for execution to provide for payment of State grant-in-
aid for a Southside Mini-Pool. Alderman Slattery recommended approval of the contract tp
provide State aid in the amount of $16,000.00 for purchase of a mini-pool which was
authorized by the Council on December 4, 1968.
By Alderman Slattery: seconded by Alderman Holland
RESOLVED, that the Mayor be and he hereby is authorized and directed to sign and execute
on behalf of the City of Ithaca, under its Corporate Seal, a contract between the City
of Ithaca and the State of New York requesting State aid for acquisition and construct
ion of a "Mini-Pool" in the Southside area, Project 68-2021, at a total estimated cost
of $32,000.00. Carried.
t INLET PARK DEVELOPMENT - STAGE II: The Clerk read a letter from NYS Conservation Dept.
advising that the first phase development of Cass Park, Project No. 31-00053, or Stage
II had been approved by the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation for 50% fund assistance, Copigp
of the contract agreement were enclosed for execution.
By Alderman Feldt: seconded by Alderman Boronkay
RESOLVED, that the contract agreement as presented be approved; and that the Mayor be
authorized to sign and execute it on behalf of the City, under its Corporate Seal.
Carried.
RECREATION PROJECT FOR THE ELDERLY: The Clerk presented an application for submission
to the State Adult Recreation Council and Commissioner of Education for approval of a
recreation program for the elderly people from April 1, 1969 to March 31, 1970, sponsored
by the Tompkins County Senior Citizens' Council, Inc. He reported it had been prepared
by the Senior Citizens Council and showed a total estimated expense of $13,010.00 with
the City's share amounting to $1,710.00 subject to state reimbursement at the rate of
50% which would make a net contribution by the City of $855.00.
By alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Stallman
RESOLVED, that the budget as presented in the total gross amount of $1,710.00 as the City's
share of the cost of providing recreation for the elderly for the period from April 1,
1969 to March 31, 1970 be approved; and that the Mayor be authorized to sign and execute
it on behalf of the City, under its Corporate Seal, and submit it to New York State Adult
Recreation Council, Albany, New York for its approval.
Carried.
The Clerk then presented an agreement between the City and Tompkins County Senior Citizens'
Council, Inc. providing for the operation of the program on a contractual basis. He
advised it was similar to the agreement in effect during the past several years and
recommended its approval.
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Jones
RESOLVED, that the agreement as presented be approved; and that the Mayor be authorize4
to sign and execute it on behalf of the City, under its Corporate Seal.
Carried.
BINGO INSPECTOR: The Clerk recommended the appointment of George J. Kleem an as a Bingo'
Inspector part-time) at the rate of $6.00 per night of inspection.
By Alderman Feldt: seconded by Alderman Tolles
RESOLVED, that the Clerk-s recommendation be referred to the Finance Committee for
study and report.
Carried.
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BIDS - VOTING MACHINE: The Clerk requested authorization to advertise for bids for a
new voting machine.
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Saccucci
RESOLVED, that the Clerk be authorized to advertise for bids on furnishing the City
with one new voting machine to replace an obsolete one.
Carried.
SIDEWALK ASSESSMENTS: The Clerk reported the Board of Public Works had levied assess-
ments for the construction of sidewalks during 1968 and recommended them to Council for
final confirmation.
By Alderman Nordheimer: seconded by Alderman Boronkay
WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works levied sidewalk assessments on January 22, 1969 for
the construction of sidewalks at 107 Auburn Street, 1010 N. Cayuga Street, 207 Willow
Avenue, and 209 Willow Avenue respectively, and
WHEREAS, a public hearing thereon was held by the said Board on March 5 , 1969 at which,
time the Board took action to finally approve said assessments and file a schedule thera-
of with the Council for confirmation and final approval,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that said assessments in the total amount of $1,073.60 be
and the same hereby are approved and confirmed, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be and hereby is directed to prepare a
Warrant on the City Chamberlain in accordance with such schedule for the collection of
CCU said assessments; ant that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to sign and execute said
V*' Warrant, whereupon all such assessments will become due and payable from the date of
execution thereof; and on all such assessments or portions thereof remaining unpaid aftgr
the expiration of six months from the date of said warrant, the City Chamberlain shall
add and collect the percentage thereof at the rate of 5% per annum except and provided
however that the City Chamberlain may allow persons to pay their assessment if the
aggregate amount exceeds $25.00, in five equal installments with interest at 5% on or
about June 1st in each year, provided however, that any person desiring to pay by instal-
ments shall make application promptly in writing to the City Chamberlain; and all
properties having such assessments or portions thereor of installment payments thereof
in arrears, and remaining unpaid at the close of any city tax collection period shall b$
included by the City Chamberlain in a subsequent city tax sale held in November each year
following such city tax collection period; and such property shall be sold for any unpaid
assessments or portions thereof or any unpaid installments together with the outstanding
balance of such installment payments, together with all interest, fees and penalties that
may have accrued.
AYES: 14
NAYS 0 Carried end approved by the Mayors
SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT FACILITY - STATE AID:
Controller Russell reporte at e final State audit on Project WPC-NY-267, Vacuum
Filtration Facility at Sewage Treatment Plant, had been completed indicating that a final
payment of State aid in the amount or $10,391.00 was now due the City. He recommended
that the Mayor be designated to sign contracts regarding this matter. Action was taken
thereon as follows:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ITHACA, NEW YORK, AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF AN
APPLICATION FOR STATE AID FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS (Sec. 1263-b
of the Public Health Law)
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Stallman
WHEREAS, Section 1263-b of the Public Health Law of New York State and various Federal
laws provide financial aid for the construction of sewage treatment works; and
WHEREAS, the City of Ithaca, New York, herein called the Applicant, has final engineerigg
plans for sewage treatment works generally described as Vacuum Filtration Facility at
Sewage Treatment Plant, Project WPC-NY-267 which plans have been prepared and approved
in accordance with Article 12 of the New York State Public Health Law, and intends to
proceed with the construction of such works; now
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by theCamnon Council of the City of Ithaca, New York, the
governing body of said Applicant, as follows:
1. That Jack K. Kiely, Mayor, be authorized to make application for State construction
aid and provide the State of New York such information, date and documents pertaining to
the application for a grant as may be required, and otherwise act as the authorized
representative of the Applicant in connection with said application;
2. That the Applicant agrees that if a Federal grant or grants andState assistance for
the sewage treatment works are made pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act,
as amended ( 33 U.S.C. 446 et seq.) , or any other Federal Law or program, and Section
1263-b of the New York State Public Health Law, the City of Ithaca, New York will pay
the remaining costs of the approved construction;
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3. That all statements, data and supporting documents made or submitted by the Applicant
in connection with any application for Federal assistance for the proposed construction
are to be deemed a part of the application for State assistance ;
4, That the Applicant agrees to comply with the assurances specified in Section 44.17
of the Administrative Rules and Regulations of the State Department of Health (10 NYCRR
44.17) ;
5. That seven (7) certified copies of this resolution be prepared to accompany an
application for State aid for the construction of sewage treatment works.
AYES: 14
NAYS: 0 Carried.
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK AGREEMENT: Controller Russell presented and recommended approval of
an agreement with Chase Manhattan Bank providing for the bank's services as paying agent
for the City for principal and interest on the City's bonds .
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Boronkay
RESOLVED, that the agreement with Chase Manhattan Bank as recommended for approval by
the City Controller be and it hereby is approved; and that the Mayor and City Clerk be
authorized to sign and execute it on behalf of the City under its Corporate Seal.
Carried.
SALE OF SURPLUS EQUIPMKTT: The Controller requested authorization to dispose of surplus
accounting machine equipment in the City Chamberlain's office no longer needed as work had w
been transferred to the NCR computer.
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Jones
RESOLVED, that the Controller's request be approved and that the City Clerk be authorized
to advertise for bids on the sale of surplus accounting machine equipment in the City
Chamberlain's office. '
Carried.
ROBERT FITZPATRICK - LEAVE: On recommendation of the Controller action was taken to grant
Rc',)ert Fitzpatrick a leave-of-absence as follows:
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Jones
RESOLVED, that Robert Fitzpatrick, a Clerk in the City Controller's Office, be granted a
military leave-of-absence.
Carried.
4 FINGER LAKES ASSN. AGREEMENT: Alderman Tolles reported that funds had been included in the
199-9—tentative budget for an agreement with Finger Lakes Association for publicity services
for 1969 and he recommended approval of an agreement for this purpose.
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Anderson
RESOLVED, that the Council hereby approves an agreement with Finger Lakes Association in
the amount of $863.97 covering publicity services for the year 1969; and that the Mayor and
City Clerk be authorized to sign and execute it on behalf of the City under its Corporate
Seal.
AYES: -33- 12-
NAYS: Z.' - - Stallman, KostotMir"iLA CCo,eKat 4 ¢ �, Carried.
SPCA AGREEMENT: Alderman Tolles presented a request received from Tompkins County SPCA
for renewal of its agreement covering the services of a Dog Warden and other related services
for the year 1969 for the annual fee of $5,400.00. He advised funds for this purpose were
included in the 1969 tentative budget also.
By Alderman Tolles: sec onded by Alderman Boronkay
RESOLVED, that the Council approves the renewal of the agreement with the Tompkins County
SPCA for the year 1969 under its present terms and conditions - for the stipulated fee of
$5 ,400.00; and that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized and directed to sign and execu#fe
it on behalf of the City, under its Corporate Seal, and forward it to the NYS Dept. of
Agriculture & Markets for final approval.
Carried.
APPROPRIATION - GARAGE: Alderman Tolles reported the Board of Public Works had requested
an appropriation of 2,500.00 to finance wiring repairs at the Municipal Garage. He
reported the Finance Cormittee had reviewed the request and recommended its approval.
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Jones
RESOLVED, that the 1969 tentative budget be amended by adding to budget account A 108
thereof, Municipal Garage, the sum of $2,500.00 to finance an improvement in the wiring
system of the garage dictated by safety requirements.
Carried.
AUDIT: By Alderman Stallran: sec, by Alderman Tolles
RESOLVED, that the bills audited and approved by the Finance Committee in the total
amount of $13,092.44,as listed on audit abstract #3-1969, be approved for payment.
Carried.
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TUITION FOR CITY EMPLOYEES: By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Stallman
RESOLVED, that the Common Council hereby approves the establishment of a program whereby
an employee of the City of Ithaca shall be entitled to reimbursement of one-half the cost
of his or her actual expenses for tuition and/or fees incurred as the result of attending;
school, outside normal working hours, for the purpose of furthering his or her education
subject to the following conditions:
1. That an application for reimbursement of one-half of such tuition and/or fees shall
be filed with the City Controller.
2. That the application shall provide such information, including proof of satisfactory
completion of an educational course, as may be required by the Controller, and it
shall be subject to his approval.
And, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this resolution shall take effect immediately and remain
in effect through June 30, 1970.
Unanimously carried.
CODE AMENDMENT NO. 1-1969: Alderman Nordheimer presented and recommended adoption of an
amendment to the Code of Ordinances which was acted upon as follows:
By Alderman Nordheimer: seconded by Alderman Feldt
BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of Ithaca, New York, and it hereby is
ordained by authority of same that Chapter 15 , Article IX, Section 15-187.1, truck routes
system, be amended by adding thereto a new sub-paragraph (c) (3) to read as follows:
(c) 3. Buses being operated by public or private schools.
Effective upon publication.
{,3 AYES: 11 - Sullivan, Saccucci, Slattery, Holland, Bangs, Anderson, Rundle , Spano,
Nordheimer, Stallman, Feldt.
NAYS: 3 - Jones, Boronkay, Tolles .
Carried and approved by the Mayor
BIDS - POLICE PATROL CARS: Alderman Sullivan reviewed bids received on February 3rd, as
recorded in the minutes of the last meeting, for furnishing the Police Department with si4
new patrol cars and recommended acceptance of the bid received from Cayuga Motors.
By Alderman Sullivan: seconded by Alderman Slattery
WHEREAS, bids on automobiles to be used as Police Patrol Cars, which were received by the
City Clerk on- February 3, 1969, have been reviewed by the Public Safety Committee of the
Council, and
WHEREAS, the Chief of Police has recommended acceptance of the low bid submitted by Cayuga
Kotor Sales Corporation,
NOW THEREFORE BE .IT RESOLVED, that the recommendation of the Chief of Police be accepted
and approved; and that a contract for furnishing the City with six 1969 Ford Custom
4-door sedans hereby is awarded to Cayuga Motors Sales Corporation in the net amount of
$11,234.00 in accordance with the terms of the bid as submitted; and that the cost thereof
be charged against the 1969 Police Department budget account A-82.
Carried.
BIDS - POLICE TRUCKSTER: Alderman Sullivan reported that bids had been received on
February 10th for furnishing the Police Department with a 3-wheel truckster vehicle as
follows:
Type Gross Trade-In Net Bid
Edwards Industrial Sales Traffic-Master $1,880.00 $480.01 $1,399.99
Grass Cutting Equipment
and Supply Cushman 2,000.50 190.00 1,810.50
He recommended acceptance of the low bid.
By Alderman Sullivan: seconded by Alderman Spano
WHEREAS, bids on 3-wheel truckster type motorcycle to be used as a motor service motor-
cycle by the Police Department, which were received by the City Clerk on February 10,1969{
have been reviewed by the Public Safety Committee of the Council, and
WHEREAS, the Chief of Police has recommended acceptance of the low bid submitted by
Edwards Industrial Sales;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the recommendation of the Chief of Police be accepted
and approved; 'and that a contract for furnishing the City with one 1969 3-wheel Traffic
Master'Westcoaster Truckster be and hereby is awarded to the Edwards Industrial Sales in
the net amount of $1,399.99 in accordance with the terms of the bid as submitted; and that
the cost thereof be charged against the 1969 Police Department budget, account A82.
Carried.
ANNUAL REPORT: Alderman Sullivan presented the annual reports for 1968 of the Police
Department, Fire Department, and the Sealer of Weights and Measures. Copies of these
reports were distributed to the aldermen.
By Alderman Sullivan: seconded by Alderman Saccucci
RESOLVED, that the reports be received and placed on file.
Carried.
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BIBBINS HALL: Alderman Sullivan reported good ,.progress on the rennovation of Bibb�ns-Hall
and indicated- that construction of the cell blocks were two weeks ahead of schedule.
YOUTH CADET CORPS: Alderman Holland suggested th;; establishment of a Youth Cadet Corps.,-.,
within the Police and Fire Departments. Alderman Sullivan invited.him to meet with-the,
Public Safety Committee for�a`d'iscussian of his suk estion.
NORTHERN LIGHTS BRIDGE CONTROVERSY: Alderman Stallman reported the Special Committee,:on
the Northern Lights Bridge matter had compiled a lot of information and data during s.ix
meetings it had held recently on this subject. He indicated the Committee had publicly -
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invited anyone who had other information to appear before it, but no one had responded,
He stated the Committee's final report was being prepared and predicted it would be
delivered to the Mayor or or before March 10th,
BILL POSTING: Alderman Spano inquired about the status of his request for an amendment to
Sec. l6-3 of the Code dealing with bill posting. He was informed it would be discus.sed
at the Charter &`'Ordinance Comnittee's next meeting,
MONTHLY AUDIT: Alderman Saccucci recommended that the Council's monthly audit sheet be
published in the Ithaca Journal. Controller Russell pointed ,out that the Council's
monthly audit is only a small part of the City's total expenses since the* Board of Public
Works has two audits each month and the Board of Fire Commissioners has, another audit each
month. The expenses of such publication was considered whereas Alderman Sac.cucci, was
under the impression it would be done as a news item without expense to the City. No
action was taken on the matter.
On motion the meeting was adjourned. at approximately 9:15 p.m.
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COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
CITY OF ITHACA, NEW YORK
SPECIAL MEETING 7:30 p.m. March 19, 1969
PRESENT:
Mayor - Kiely
Aldermen (12) � Sullivan, Saccucci, Slattery, Holland, Bangs, Anderson, Rundle, Sp9no,
Nordheimer, Jones, Boronkay, Tolles
ABSENT:
Aldermen (2) - Stallman, Feldt
OTHER PRESENT:
Attorney - Barrett Urban Renewal Staff - Daley
Controller - Russell - Bmm
Youth Director - Cutia - Mulvey
Police Commissioner - Withiam Deputy Clerk - Grey
Mayor Kiely announced he had called this special meeting so that a public hearing cou?R
be had for the purpose of determining whether the proposed disposition of land agree-
ment in connection with the Center-Ithaca Project I, should be executed.
PUBLIC HEARING - CONTEMPORARY TRENDS INC. - Grigor Grigorov and his architect showed !
and discussed his plans for the area. After a question and answer period Mayor Kiely
inquired if anyone else wished to be heard on this matter. No oneresponded.
By Alderman Rundle: seconded by Alderman Jones
RESOLVED, that the hearing be closed.
Carried.
Mayor Kiely then declared a 10-minute recess so that the Council could have time to
discuss the proposal.
At 7:45 p.m. Mayor Kiely reconvened the meeting to vote on the proposal submitted by
Contemporary Trends.
By Alderman Rundle: seconded by Alderman Jones
WHEREAS, the Contemporary Trends, Inc., a domestic corporation has submitted a redevelpp-
ment proposal in connection with the Center-Ithaca Urban Renewal Project I such proposa
being incorporated in a proposed contract for the sale of land for private
which proposed contract is on file at the office of the Ithaca Urban Rereaal Agency, a_ ,
WHEREAS, the said Contemporary Trends, Inc. has been heretofore duly designated by the
Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency as a qualified and eligible sponsor pursuant to the
provisions of Clause (1) of Sub-section (c) of sub-division 2 of Section 507 of the
General Municipal Law without public auction, sealed or matched bids, and
WHEREAS, the Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency has duly caused to be published in the Ithaca
Journal, a local news media, public notice of the date and time of this hearing pursuant
to the applicable provisions of law which notice included among other things the price
to be paid and all other essential terms and conditions of said proposed disposition,aAA
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Ithaca has conducted a public hearing in
connection with such proposed disposition, said public hearing being held on Wednesday;
March 19, 1969 at 7:30 p.m. which date is not less than ten f 10) days after- the publics
tion of the notice of said public hearing, and
WHEREAS, upon said public hearing Grigor Grigorov, President of Contemporary Trends, I4F.
appeared in favor of said proposed disposition agreement and no one appeared in opposi on
thereto as reflected in the official minutes of the Common Council of the City of Ithaly Rr';
WHEREAS, due deliberation has been had herein,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:
(1) That the proposed disposition agreement including the sale of the land described
therein for the sum of Twenty-Two Thousand Dollars ($22,000.00) to the said Contemporay
Trends, Inc. be and the same is hereby approved, and
(2) That the Chairman of the Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency be and he hereby is authoriz9P
to execute all disposition documents in connection with said sale, said Chairman being't
hereby designated as the specified municipal officer as provided in PART 1802.2 (b) (3)
(iii) of the Rules and Regulations of the New York State Department of Housing and
Community Renewal.
Carried.
On motion the meeting was adjourned.
Robert G. Grey, Deputy City Clerk Jack K. Kiely, Mayor
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COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
CITY OF ITHACA, NEW YORK
Regular Meeting T:30 p.m. April 2, 1969
PRESENT:
Mayor -- Kiely
Aldermen(12) - Jones, Nordheimer, Spano, Rundle, Anderson, Bangs, Holland, Slattery,
ABSENT;
Saccucci, Sullivan, Tolles , 1oronkay
Aldermen (2) - Stallman, Feldt
OTHERS PRESENT!
Attorney - Barrett Asst. to Supt. - Dougherty
Police Commissioner - Withiam Building Conan. - VanMarter
Chief of Police - VanOstrand Controller -• Russell
Urban Renewal Director - Daley Chamberlain - Wright
Housing Authority Director - Armstrong Clerk - Blean
City Planner - Kasprzak Deputy Clerk - Grey
Supt. of Public Works - DinpMan
Mayor Kiely introduced and welcomed William R. Wilcox, Jr. , a declared candidate for the
office of Mavor, to the meeting.
All present stood and were led by Mayor Kiely in a pledge of allegiance to the American
Flag and, at his request, remained standing for a moment in silent prayer.
✓ S. AURORA STREET: At the request of Alderman Boronkay those present remained standing fpr, '
another moment in silent prayer in respect to the memory of Mr. Arthur M. Fisher who lost
his life in a run-a-way truck accident on April 1 on South Aurora Street. Alderman Jones
then offered the following resolution.
By Alderman Jones: Seconded by Alderman Boronkay
RESOLVED, that the Common Council requests the Planning Board to meet with the Tompkins
County Planning Director and his staff and seek a Joint solution to the City's southern
entrance, its alternatives and connections, and report its findings to the Council by its
June meeting.
Carried.
MINUTES: Alderman Nordheimer asked that the minutes of March 5th be corrected to reflect
his negative vote on approval of the Finger JAkes Association agreement for publicity
services. It was so ordered.
By Alderman Nordheimer: seconded by Alderman Sullivan
RESOLVED, that the minutes of the last regular meeting, as amended, and the special
meeting held on March 19th be approved.
Carried.
Alderman Holland entered at this point in the proceedings.
TURNKEY HOUSING PROJECT: The Clerk read a letter from the Housing Authority requesting
approval of a sixteen-unit turnkey housing proposal on Hancock Street submitted by Larry
Caldwell. He also read a letter from Gregory Kasprzak, Planning Director, advising the
proposal had been approved by the Planning Board.
By Alderman Saccucci: seconded by Alderman Slattery
WHEREAS, the Ithaca Housing Authority has advertised for and received proposals for low
rent public housing to be produced by the "Turnkey" method of construction, and
WHEREAS, the Ithaca Housing Authority did by formal Resolution #85 approve sixteen (16)
unit project proposal submitted by Larry Caldwell, Ithaca, New York, and
WHEREAS, the Housing Assistance Administration has approved said project, plan and site
and
WHEREAS, the City of Ithaca Planning Board, did at its regular meeting approve said
project, plan and site and forwarded recommendation to Council,
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED by this Common Council assembled, that the Ithaca Housing
Authority Project NY54-4, plan and site be and is hereby approved, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk of the City of Ithaca, be instructed to for-
ward, without delay, three (3) certified copies of this revolution to the Ithaca Housing
Authority.
Carried.
ZONING MAP AMENDMENT: The Clerk read a letter from the Planning Director advising that the
Planning Board recommended amdnding the Zoning Map by changing the block bounded by Firs#,
Third, Franklin and Adams Street from R-3 to a B-2 zone. It was indicated that this
change would satisfy a request received from Mr. Shulman at the last meeting.
By Alderman Nordheimer: seconded by Alderman Saccucci
RESOLVED, that the Council approves the Planning Board's recommendation; and that the Clerk
be directed to advertise a public hearing thereon to be held at the next regular meeting
of the Council to be held on May 7, 1969. Carried.
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RECREATION PROJECTS: The Clerk read a letter from the Planning Board indicating it had
approved a list of priorities for recreation projects in the City of Ithaca based on
a ''Recreation & Open Space" plan approved by the Council on January 8, 1969. (Copy
attached to the minutes.)
By Alderman Jones: seconded by Alderman Boronk ay
RESOLVED, that the Planning Board's recommendation be referred to the Finance Committee
for study and the Board of Public Works for implementation.
Carried.
TAX COLLECTION: The Clerk read a letter from the City Chamberlain requesting the Council
to authorize him to seek an extension of time until June lst for collection of State and
County taxes in the City.
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Bangs
RESOLVED; that pursuant to Section 938 of the Real Property Tax Law, the City Chamberlain
be authorized to make an application to Tompkins County Treasurer for an extension of
time until June 1, 1969 for the collection of State and County taxes within the City of
Ithaca for the reason that he has been unable to collect all the taxes that can be
collected in the City.
Carried.
MRS. CAROL DAVENPORT: The Chamberlain recommended the provisional appointment of Mrs.
Carol Davenport as an Account Clerk in his office to fill a vacancy.
By AldermanJones: seconded by Alderman Nordheimer
RESOLVED, that Mrs. Carol Davenport be appointed provisionally to the position of Account
Clerk in the City Chamberlain's office at an annual salary of $4,214.00, the minimum of
grade 19 in the Compensation Plan, effective as of March 31, 1969; and that the Civil
Service Commission be requested to hold an examination for this position.
Carried.
RETARDED CHILDREN: The Clerk read a letter from Vincent Giordano, President of Tompkins
County Chapter of-Retarded Children,thanking the Council for its financial support and
inviting aldermen to an open house at the Association's Center at 120 E. Buffalo Street
on April 16th, from 1:00 to 3:OO p.m.
MAPS: The Clerk read a letter from Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce enclosing copieq
of a new City-County map for distribution to Aldermen.
MC GRAW HOUSING, INC. PROJECT: The Clerk read a letter from John C. Barney, attorney for
McGraw Housing, Inc. , requesting approval of a project for low-income housing. for the
elderly: He advised that the project must be approved first by the Planning Board after
a public hearing and then by the Council (again after a Public Hearing). He requested
the Council to hold a public hearing thereon at a special meeting on April 23rd.
By Alderman .zones: seconded by Alderman Holland
RESOLVED, that the matter be referred to the Planning Board and upon its approval the
Mayor be authorized •to call a special meeting of the Common Council on April 23rd for
the purpose of holding a public hearing thereon as requfred, and
BE 'IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Clerk be authorized and directed to advertise said public
hearing to be held by the Council on April 23rd.
Carried.
PARKING STUDIES: The Clerk read a letter from the Chamber of Commerce advising that the
Ithaca Merchants' Park IN Shop Corp. had voted to allocate $3,000.00 toward the State
Urban Development Corporation's proposed parking feasibility studies for subterranean an¢
ramp parking in downtown Ithaca. It also urged the Council to endorse the proposed
parking structures . Mayor Kiely advised that a total of $117,500.00 had been raised by
community effort to finance thesestudies and that Mr. Edward Logue, President of New
York State Urban Development Corp. , was expected to make a visit to Ithaca on or about
April 9th at which time Memorandums of Agreement would be executed. He felt the alder
men would be receiving invitations to this meeting soon and urged them to attend.
TELEVISION CABLES: The Mayor read, and distributed, a letter from David Saperstone
criticizing the appearance of overhead cables and wires installed by Ceracehe Television
throughout the .City. He referred it to the Charter & Ordinance Committee for study and
report.
PUBLIC HEARING - LOCAL LAWS: The Clerk reported the Mayor had held a public hearing on
March 10th on two Local Laws adopted by the Council on March 5th dealing with
reapportionment and the election of aldermen from newly apportioned wards . He advised np
one appeared at the hearing, that the Mayor had approved both laws, and they had been
filed with the Secretary of State as required by law.
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POLLING PLACES: The Clerk presented and reviewed a list of proposed polling places under
the new wards and districts approved by the Council on Feb. 26, 1969. He called
attention to the fact that Primary Day had been set for June 17th and that polling places
should be designated for use on that day if different from those used last year. He
recommended consideration of the new polling places for designation.
By Alderman Spano: seconded by Alderman Boronkay
RESOLVED, that the following be and hereby are designated as polling places in each
election district in the City of Ithaca, New York, at which primaries shall be held on
June 17, 1969, and at which the registrations of voters, elections and primaries shall
be held during the year following October 1, 1969:
FIRST WARD
lst District 101 Sunrise Road U.S. Army Reserve Center
2nd District 626 West State Street No. 6 Fire Station
3rd District 626 West State Street No. 6 Fire Station
SECOND WARD
lst District 119 Third Street North Side House
2nd District 312 N. Cayuga Street Tompkins County Library
3rd District 310 West Green Street Central Fire Station
THIRD WARD
lst District 309 College Avenue No. 9 Fire Station
2nd District 109 Oak Avenue Lutheran Church
3rd District 502 Mitchell Street Belle Sherman School
FOURTH WARD
lst District 1012 N. Tioga Street No. 7 Fire Station
2nd District 1012 N. Tioga Street No. 7 Fire Station
3rd District Corner of King & Aurora St. Fall Creek School
FIFTH WARD
lst District 402 N. Aurora Street St. Paul's Methodist Church
2nd District Corner of King & Aurora St. Fall Creek School
3rd District Cornell Campus Noyes Lodge
SIXTH WARD
lst District 310 West Green Street Central Fire Station
2nd District 520 Hudson Street South Hill School
3rd District 520 Hudson Street South Hill School
SEVENTH WARD
lst District 105 Stewart Avenue East Hill School
2nd District 309 College Avenue No. 9 Fire Station
3rd District 502 Mitchell Street Belle Sherman School
Carried.
ANNUAL REPORT - CITY CHAMBERLAIN: The Clerk reported receipt from the City Chamberlain
of his annual report for the year 1968.
By Alderman Nordheimer: seconded by Alderman Jones
RESOLVED, that the Chamberlain's report be received and placed on file.
Carried.
WEST BUFFALO STREET RIGHTS-OF-WAY: Alderman Sullivan inquired about the status of acguirj
ing rights-of-way for the extension of West Buffalo to State Street. Attorney Barrett
reported that negotiations were in the process for acquisition of the necessary land
in the area and that if successful arrangements for their purchase through negotiation
could not be made, then he would have to start condemnation proceedings. He reported
some purchase offers had been accepted, others had not, and that one owner absolutely
refused to negotiate.
INTEREST RATES: The Controller reported that both local banks had requested an increase
in interest rates on the City's outstanding temporary loans from 3.75% to 4.5%. The
Finance Committee recommended approval.
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Boronkay
RESOLVED, that the Controller be authorized to pay interest at the increased rate of
4.5% on all the City's outstanding temporary loans to the Tompkins County Trust Company
and the First National Bank & Trust Company.
Alderman Holland abstained from voting. Carried.
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BOND ISSUE - BIBBINS HALL: The Controller reported that the total estimated cost of the
renovation of Bibbins Hall as a police and city court facility had increased from the
amount originally authorized by bond issue of $250,000.00 to a new total of $470,000.00
and he asked for permission to have a new bond resolution prepared to reflect the present
anticipated cost.
By Alderman Sullivan: seconded by Alderman Holland
RESOLVED, that the Controller be authorized to engage the services of the City's bonding
attorneys to prepare an amended bond resolution for the financing of the purchase and
renovation of Bibbins Hall by increasing it from $250,000.00 to $U7O,000.00.
Carrie d.
TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS BUREAU: Controller Russell recommended upgrading the position of
Account Clerk in the Traffic Violations Bureau to that of Senior Account Clerk. He advised
that this proposal had been approved by the Finance Committee and funds included for thir,
purpose in the tentative budget. He presented a tabulation of tickets processed by the
Bureau from June 1967 to March 1969 indicating that the number increased from 13,377 in
1967-68 to 26,319 in 1968-69 and that the revenues derived increased from $21,250.00 in
1967-68 to $41+,448.00 in 1968-69.
By Alderman Jones: seconded by Alderman Tolles
RESOLVED, that the position of Account Clerk in the Traffic Violations Bureau be upgraded
to that of Senior Account Clerk.
Alderman Sullivan felt that 75% of the work was clerical and did not feel that upgrading
r' of this position was justified. He recommended that the Finance Committee look over the
operation of the Bureau and determine if two supervisors are needed.
By Alderman Sullivan: seconded by Alderman Slattery
RESOLVED, that the matter be tabled and referred back to the Finance Committee for further
study and report.
Motion carried.
1969 COMPENSATION PLAN: Controller Russell presented a schedule showing all changes in
the. Compensation Plan brought about by negotiations with the various groups of Bargaining
Agents and all other changes authorized to date and he recommended it for final approval,,
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Jones
RESOLVED, that the 1969 Compensation Plan as presented this 2nd day of April 1969 by the
City Controller be approved subject to all the rules and regulations relative thereto eA
last amended. Carried.
ANNUAL REPORT - CITY CONTROLLER: Controller Russell presented his annual report for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1968.
By Alderman Nordheimr: seconded by Alderman Spano
RESOLVED, that the City Controller's annual report for 1968 be received and ordered
filed. Carried.
BINGO INSPECTOR: The Finance Committee recommended approval of the Clerk's request for
appointment of a Bingo Inspector.
By Alderman Jones: seconded by Alderman Boronkay
RESOLVED, that George J. Kleeman be appointed as Bingo Inspector (part-time) at the rate
of $6.00 per night of inspection.
Carried.
COMMUNITY RENEWAL GRANT: The Finance Commitee recommended approval of the Planning
Board's request, submitted February 5 , 1969, for approval to submit an application for
financial aid under the Community Renewal Program (CRP) .
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Slattery
WHEREAS, under Title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, the Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development is authorized to make grants for the preparation or completion of
Community Renewal Programs; and
WHEREAS, it is desirable and in the public interest that the City of Ithaca prepare a
Community Renewal Program for the City of Ithaca, situated in the County of Tompkins and
State of New York, and
WHEREAS, it is recognized that the federal contract for a grant to assist in the pre-
paration of the Community Renewal Program will require, among other things, (1)
preparation by the City of Ithaca of the Community Renewal Program with all practicable
dispatch; (2) conformance of the Community Renewal Program with the general plan of the
locality as a whole; (3) provision of the locality's share of the cost of preparation
of the Community Renewal Program; and (4) other local obligations and responsibilities
in connection with the preparation of the Community Renewal Program:
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Ithaca:
1. That the preparation of the Community Renewal Program referred to above by the City
of Ithaca is hereby approved.
2. That the financial assistance under Title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended,
referred to above, is required to enable the City of Ithaca to finance the
preparation of the Community Renewal Program.
3. That it is fully cognizant of the obligations and responsibilities that are
imposed by a Federal contract for a grant to assist in the preparation of a Community
Renewal Program; and that it is the sense of this body that such obligations can
and will be fulfilled.
4. That the filing of an application by the City of Ithaca for a grant under Title of
the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, in an amount not to exceed$102,800 to assist in
financing the preparation of a Community Renewal Program for the locality is
hereby authorized and approved.
Carried.
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO CONTROLLER: The Finance Committee recommended the creation ,pf
a new position to be known as "Administrative Assistant to Controller". The Controller
certified that job specifications for the new position had been submitted to and approved
by the Civil Service Commission and that the Commission had approved creation of the
position. Alderman Saccucci urged delay for further review as to the necessity for it.
Alderman Rundle felt the entire Council should have had an opportunity to review the
specifications for the job. Alderman Nordheimer urged approval as did Mayor Kiely who
felt it was an absolutely necessary position.
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Bangs
WHEREAS, this Council, on July 10, 1968, authorized the Controller to prepare job
specifications for the position of "Administrative Assistant to Controller", and
WHEREAS, the Controller has caused this to be done and has certified that said specifica-
tions have been approved by the Civil Service Commission, and that the Commission has
approved the creation of this new position,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council hereby approves the creation of a new
position to be known as "Administrative Assistant to Controller"; and that the 1969
Compensation Plan be amended by adding thereto the following:
Grade Minimum Maximum
Administrative Assistant to Controllers l $9,987.00 $1312700
By Alderman Saccucci: seconded by Alderman Slattery -,
RESOLVED, that the foregoing motion be tabled for consideration at a subsequent meeting
after further study thereof.
Motion defeated.
A voice vote was then taken on the original motion which resulted in its being carried.
Motion carried.
JOSEPH SPANO APPOINTMENT: Mayor Kiely announced his appointment of Joseph Spano, 1016
N. Cayuga Street, to the new position of Assistant to Controller and requested Council
approval thereof.
By Alderman Tolles : seconded by Alderman Bangs
RESOLVED, that the Mayor's appointment of Joseph Spano to the newly created position of
Administrative Assistant to Controller be approved at an annual salary of $9,987.00, the
minimum of grade 41 in the Compensation Plan; and that his appointment shall become
effective on April 14, 1969.
Alderman Spano abstained from voting. Carried.
AUDIT: By Alderman Jones: seconded by Alderman Bangs
RESOLVED, that the bills audited and approved by the Finance Committee in the total
amount of $10,920-75 , as listed on audit abstract #4-1969 be approved for payment.
Carried.
BILL POSTING: Alderman Nordheimer reported the Charter & Ordinance Committee felt the
provisions of Sec. 16-3 of the Code of Ordinances are adequate to control the problems of
political and/or other posters and bills.
By Alderman Nordheimer: seconded by Alderman Jones
RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be authorized and directed to write to the Chairmen of the
local political parties requesting their cooperation in complying with the provisions of
the existing ordinance.
Carried.
PARKING IN METERED AREAS: The Charter & Ordinance Committee recommended no action on tho
prohibition of parking in parking meter zones pending a recommendation thereon from the
Board of Public Works .
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ACTING CITY JUDGE: Alderman Nordheimer reported the Charter & Ordinance Committee had been
reviewing the City Charter as it relates to the Acting City Judge and in particular to his
power to act when the City Judge is in town but cannot be located. He felt any changes
made regarding this matter would have to be done by Local Law, which he anticipated might
be ready for the Council's next meeting.
By Alderman Nordheimer:seconded by Alderman Boronkay
RESOLVED, that the matter of salary of the Acting City Judge be referred to the Finance
Committee for discussion with the City Judge and report its recommendations thereon at a
subsequent meeting. Carried.
CHARTER REVISION AND CONSOLIDATION: Attorney Barrett reviewed steps which might be taken
to create a regional charter embracing the City of Ithaca, Town of Ithaca and Village of
Cayuga Heights. He indicated that the first steps would be to get representatives of the
three units of government to sit down and discuss the matter.
By Alderman Nordheimer: seconded by Alderman Spano
RESOLVED, that the Mayor be authorized and directed to write the Supervisor of the Town of
Ithaca and the Mayor of the Village of Cayuga Heights and invite them to meet with City
officials for a discussion of the matter. Carried.
Mayor Kiely indicated he had written to all former members of the City Charter Revision
Commission inquiring if they would be willing to serve again to review the proposed Charter
which was defeated when submitted to referendum at the 1968 elections. The purpose of the
review would be to revise and resubmit it again to the electorate for approval.
WILD FLOWER PRESERVE: By Alderman Nordheimer: seconded by Alderman Jones
RESOLVED, that the Council requests the Board of Public Works to take positive action to
effect the erection of appropriate signs in the Six Mile Creek watershed area adjacent to
VanNatta's Dam to aid in the preservation of the unusual variety of wild flowers located
there. Carried.
DUTCH ELM DISEASE Alderman Nordheimer reported the Charter & Ordinance Committee had
reviewed the problems of dutch elm disease and felt that a voluntary approach rather than
enactment of a local ordinance dealing with it might be better. He recommended delay at
this time pending the results of a program being undertaken by the Board of Public Works
to control the disease in the vicinity of DeWitt Park.
DENSITY_CONTROL By Alderman Nordheimer: seconded by Alderman Jones
RESOLVED, that a recommendation of the Planning Board, presented to the Council on Dec. 8,
1968, proposing an amendment to the zoning ordinance relating to density control regulations
be referred to the City Attorney for preparation of a, final draft for presentation to the
Council at a subsequent meeting. Carried.
CASCADILLA-ALBANY SCHOOL GUARD: Alderman Holland recommended a study of the Caseadilla-
Albany intersection be made to determine whether or not a school guard is needed there.
By Alderman Holland: seconded by Alderman Sullivan
RESOLVED, that the Board of Public Works be requested to make such a study and report
thereon to this Council. Carried.
OFFICE MANAGER: Alderman Nordheimer presented a request from the Board of Public Works fpr
the creation of the position of Office Manager in the Construction & Maintenance Divisiol,
By Alderman Nordheimer: seconded by Alderman Tolles
RESOLVED, that the request be denied.
A lengthy discussion en3ue d during which Alderman Sullivan strongly supported the Board's
request , Alderman Nordheimer opposed it as did members of the Finance Committee.
Superintendent Dingman reviewed the operation of the Water & Sewer Division, which has an
office manager, with those of the Construction & Maintenance Division. He felt the need
of such a position in the latf r and strongly urged the Council to approve the Board's
request.
Motion carried.
SALVATION ARMY PARKING: Alderman Nordheimer reported the Board of Public Works had
recommended the establishment of a No-Parking zone in front of Salvation Army at 121
W. State Street . He advised that when the Board furnished the Attorney with the proper
information a suitable draft of an amendment to the traffic ordinance would be
prepared for presentation at a subsequent meeting of the Council.
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SLOW BALL SITES: Alderman Holland reported receipt of inquiries about future slow ball
sites either at Stewart Park or elsewhere. Mayor Kiely felt that plans for future
recreational projects included such sites.
✓ HUMAN RIGHTS: Alderman Holland read a letter from the Human Rights Commission requesting
approval of a pamphlet entitled ''Your Rights and the Law" prepared by the Human Rights
Commission of Onondaga County with the cooperation of the Syracuse Police Department and
the Onondaga Sheriff's Department.
By Alderman Slattery: seconded by Alderman Saccucci
RESOLVED, that the pamphlet 97Your Rights and the Law" be approved as requested.
Carried.
On motion the meeting was adjourned at 10:15 p.m.
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Special Meeting 7:10 p.m. April 30, 1969
PRESENT:
Mayor - Kiely
Aldermen (13) - Stallmsn, Spano, Rundle, Anderson, Bangs , Holland, Slattery, Saccucci,
Sullivan, Feldt, Tolles, Boronkay, Jones
ABSENT:
Alderman Nordheimer
OTHERS PRESENT:
Attorney - Barrett Controller - Russell
Urban Renewal Chairman - Ce rac the Adm. Aide - Span o
Urban Renewal Director - Daley Clerk - Blean
Deputy Clerk - Grey
Mayor Kiely announced he had called this special me:,ting to consider the following items:
1. Public hearing on McGraw Housing Project.
2. Change in polling place for 3rd District of 5th Ward.
3. Proposed Local Law regarding Acting City Judge.
4. Approval of an amended bored resolution regarding Bibbins Hall.
PUBLIC HEARING-MC GRAW HOUSING PROJECT: Mayor Kiely opened the public hearing duly adverT
tised for this time and called upon James V. Buyoucos, attorney for McGraw Housing, Inc.
who reviewed Sec. 26 of the Privete Housing Finance Law which required that the project
be approved by the Common Council and the Planning Board. He advised that the Planning
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Board had held its hearing and approved the project on April 23rd and he presented a copy,
of the Planning Board's resolution,. dated April 23rd. Tom Neiderkorn, representing Egne ±
and Neiderkorn, planning consultants for the `sponsor, reviewed the project and answered
€. questions regarding it. Alderman Tolles read,a letter of intent, dated April 30, 1969,
i-Thereby the Ladies Union Benevolent Society agreed to make annual payments in lieu of taxes
to the City regarding the project.
Janet Cantrell, 228 S. Geneva St. , felt off-street parking prcfided was insufficient. Mr.
Buyoucos explained that this phase had been thoroughly discussed with both the Board, of
Zoning Appeals and the Planning'Board vho had already approved the project.
Mr. Arnold Rabinor, 151 Chestnut Street, asked who would absorb increased rents if
estimated cost of the project exceeded estimates. Mr. Neiderkorn felt they would have tq
be ,borne by the tenants.
Anthony Ceracche, currently engaged in constructing, twenty units of housing on East Hill ,
questioned the tax exempt status of the project. He felt if he did not have to pay taxes
he could offer his units at less rentals than those proposed in the McGraw project. If
it is approved in this case will it be approved in other cases?, he asked. Alderman
Tolles advised that since McGraw Housing, Inc. is a non-profit organization it gains its
exempt status through State law rather than by local aetion.
After all present who wished to be heard had an opportunity to do so Mayor Kiely declared
the public hearing closed at 8:45 p.m. and announced a five-minute xcess in the proceedfpgs.
At the end of the recess period Mayor Kiely ,reconvened the meeting.
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Bangs
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Common Council of the City of Ithaca hereby directs the City
Attorney to prepare, in conjunction with the Ladies Union Benevolent Society, a binding
agreement based on the letter of intent from the Ladies Union Benevolent Society dated
April 30,, 1969; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute said
agreement on behalf of the City of Ithaca, under its Corporate Seal.
Carried.
By Alderman Feldt. seconded by Alderman Tolles
WHEREAS, McGraw Housing, Inc. on behalf of itself as sponsor and on behalf of a corporation
or corporations to be formed, has requested the requisite approvals of, and there has
been duly submitted to this Common Council for approval, a project to provide housing an4
auxiliary facilities for aged persons of low income pursuant to Article II, as amended,
of the Private Housing Finance Law of the State of New York, to be developed on property-
located at 215-223 South Geneva Street, said property being described on a survey pre-
pa re4 by Thomas G. Miller, Engineer and Land Surveyor, dated December 16, 1966, and files
An the Tompkins County Clerk's Office December 30, 1966, and being more particularly
described as follows:
"All that tract or parcel of land, situate in the City of Ithaca, County of Tompkins
and State of New York, bounded and described as follows:
"Beginning at a point in the east line of South Geneva Street, located 230 feet so,,"'
along said east line from its intersection with the south line of West Green Street;
thence east 200.1 feet to an old pipe set in the southerly line of an old private lane;
thence south 197.3 feet to an old pipe, passing through old pipes at approximately 100
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feet, 158 feet, and 176 feet; thencesest 198.7 feet to an old pin in the east line of
South Geneva Street, passing through old pipes at approximately 8 feet and 133 feet;
thence northerly along the east line of South Geneva Street, a total distance of 197.7
feet to a point or place of beginning, passing through old pipes at approximately 41 feet
and 99 feet; TOGETHER WITH the right to use in common with others the old 12-foot wide
private lane shown on said map."; and
there is further requested the requisite agreement that the City of Ithaca has
enacted or will enact regulations or appropriate restrictions adequately protecting the
project against future uses likely to depreciate unduly the value of such project; and
WHEREAS, said project has been designated HCNP #69-676; and
WHEREAS, said project has been submitted to the City Planning Board fcxapproval; and
WHEREAS, the project will be operated by a non-profit company incorporated pursuant to
the provisions of the Membership Corporations Law and Article II of the Private Housing
Finance Law; and
WHEREAS, the City Planning Board after a public hearing held on due notice has submitted
to this Common Council its report by resolution duly adopted April 23, 1969, certifying '
the City Planning Board's unqualified approval of the project and recommending to the
Common Council that the said project be approved by the Common Council; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing upon the matter of the approval of said project was held before
the Common Council upon due notice on April 30, 1969 in the Common Council Chamber,
City Hall, Ithaca, New York, at which hearing the project was presented and explained 14
detail, and all those desiring to be heard were heard;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Ithaca and this Common Council does hereby
approve the project designated HCNP #69-676 to provide housing and auxiliary facilities "
for aged persons of low income pursuant to Article II of the Private Housing Finance Law ,
of the State of New York, upon the property located at 215-223 South Geneva Street, Ithaca,`
New York; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Ithaca has enacted or will enact regulations or
appropriate restrictions adequately protecting the project against future uses likely
to depreciate unduly the value of such project.
Unanimously carried.
v" POLLING PLACE CHANGE: The Clerk reported that Noyes Lodge, designated as a polling plac0
for the 3rd District of the 5th Ward, would not be available for such purposes and he
recommended the designation of the Lutheran Church,109 Oak Avenue for such use by the
voters of this district in place thereof.
By Alderman Stallman: seconded by Alderman Spano
RESOLVED, that the Lutheran Church, 109 Oak Avenue, be designated as a Polling Place for
the 3rd District of the 5th Ward, as recommended by the Clerk.
Carried.
LOCAL LAW - ACTING CITY JUDGE: Alderman Feldt presented and read the following proposed
Local Law:
A Local Law amending Section 4 of Chapter 415 of the Laws of 1931 of the State of New
York, being the Ithaca City Court Act , (Sec. 9-4 as presently codified) , to allow the
acting city judge of the City of Ithaca to act when directed by the city judge of the City
of Ithaca,
BE IT ENACTED by the Common Council of the City of Ithaca, New York, as follows:
Section 1. Section 4 of Chapter 415 of the Laws of 1931 of the State of New York,
entitled An .Act in Relation to the City Court of the City of Ithaca, its judges and
officers, (Sec. 9-4 as presently codified) is hereby amended to read and provide as
follows:
At the first meeting of the Common Council in January in each year, it shall be the
duty of the Mayor subject to the ratification of the Common Council of the City of Ithaca
to appoint some suitable person, who shall possess the qualification of the city judge
as in this act provided, to act as city judge when so directed by the city judge or in
case of the sickness, vacation, absence from the city or disability of the city judge
or in case the latter files a certificate of disability as to any action or proceeding,
civil orcrimi.rial, and who may be removed by the Common Council whenever said Council shall
deem it advisable. While so acting the said acting city judge shall, in addition to his
name, sign all papers as "acting city judge of the City of Ithaca," and shall have all
the powers and perform all the duties incumbent upon the city judge. The compensation 9f° °
said acting city judge shall be such sun as the Common Council shall determine , to be
allowed and paid by the Common Council upon the presentation by such acting city judge of
a verified bill of items for his services. Claims for such services, if any, shall be
presented to the Common Council monthly.
In any action or proceeding, civil or criminal, in which the acting city judge shall
act, there shall be noted in the docket cause for his appearance in the action.
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately upon filing in the office of the
Secretary of State.
By Alderman Feldt: seconded by Alderman Boronkay
RESOLVED, that the foregoing proposed Local Law be received and laid on the table for
action at a subsequent meeting as required by the Municipal Home Rule Law.
Carried,
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BOND ISSUE - BIBBINS HALL: Controller Russell presented an amended bond resolution for
financing the purchase and remodeling of "Bibbins Hall" and it was acted upon as follows:
BOND RESOLUTION DATED APRIL 30, 1969
A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE RESOLUTION ENTITLED "BOND RESOLUTION DATED DECEMBER 6, 1967.
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF ITHACA,
TOMPKINS COUNTY, NEW YORK, FOR USE AS A POLICE HEADQUARTERS AND CITY LOCK-UP AND THE
RECONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING THEREON, AT A MAXIMUM ESTIMATED COST OF $2500000, AND
AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $235 ,000 SERIAL BONDS OF SAID CITY AND APPROPRIATING $15,000
CURRENT FUNDS 9D PAY THE COST THEREOF." , TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM ESTIMATED COST AND THE
AMOUNT OF SERIAL BONDS TO BE ISSUED AND THE AMOUNT OF CURRENT FUNDS APPROPRIATED THEREFOR,
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Stallman
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the City of Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York,
as follows:
Section 1. The title and Sections 1 and 2 of the bond resolution duly adopted by the
Common Council of the City of Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, on December 6, 1967
entitled "BOND RESOLUTION DATED DECEMBER 6, 1967. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE
ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF ITHACA, TOMPKINS COUNTY, NEW YORK,
FOR USE AS A POLICE HEADQUARTERS AND CITY LOCK-UP AND THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING
THEREON, AT A MAXIMUM ESTIMATED COST OF $250,000, AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF
$235,000 SERIAL BONDS OF SAID CITY AND APPROPRIATING $15 ,000 CURRENT FUNDS TO PAY THE
�• COST THEREOF.", are hereby respectively amended to read as follows:
�✓ "BOND RESOLUTION DATED DECEMBER 6, 1967.
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF ITHACA,
TOMPKINS COUNTY NEW YORK, FOR USE AS A POLICE HEADQUARTERS AND CITY LOCK-UP AND THE
STRUCTION OF THk � LDING THEREON AT A MAXIMUM ESTIMATED COST OF $47 000 AND AUTHORIZ NG
0 PISSUANCEOO �-U;T OF SERIAL BENDS OF SAID CITY AND.. APPROPRIATING ��5,060 CURRENT FUN -
Section 1. The acquisition of certain real property in the City of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, New York, known as the Agway properties, ,at a maximum estimated cost of
$165,000 and the reconstruction of the building thereon, known as Bibbins Hall, for use
as a police headquarters and lock-up, including original furnishings , equipment,machinery
and apparatus required therefor, at a maximum estimated cost of $305,000, are hereby
authorized.
Section 2. The aggregate maximum estimated cost of the aforesaid specific objects or
purposes is $470,000, and the plan of financing thereof is as follows:
(a) By the issuance of $445,000 serial bonds of said City hereby authorized to be
issued therefor pursuant to the Local Finance Law, of which $156,000 serial bonds shall
be issued for the acquisition of the aforesaid real property and $289,000 serial bonds
shall be issued for the reconstruction of the aforesaid building; and
(b) By the expenditure of $25 ,000 hereby appropriated therefor from Capital Reserve
Fund #9, Municipal Buildings and Properties , which shall constitute the down payment
required by Section 107.00 of the Local Finance Law."
Section 2. The validity of the bonds authorized by said bond resolution, as amended,
may be contested only if:
(1) Such bonds 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 bonds are authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution.
Section 3. This resolution, which takes effect immediately, shall be published in full
in the ITHACA JOURNAL, the official newspaper of said City, together with a Clerk's notice
in substantially the form provided in Section 81.00 of the Local Finance Law.
The question of the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote on roll
call, which resulted as follows:
Rudolph Saccucci voting Yes
Wm. H. Sullivan voting Yes Anthony F. Spano voting Yes
Jerome H. Holland, II if Yes A. C. Stallman if Yes
Donald Slattery it Yes Richard Boronkay " Yes
Britton G. Anderson if Yes Mrs. Anne Jones it Yes
John F. Bangs " Yes N. Arnold Tolles it Yes
Joseph Rundle " Allan G. Feldt " Yes
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR
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April 30, 1969. Ja}ck K. Kiely, Mayor
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JOSEPH SPANO: Controller Russell introduced Joseph Spano who had been appointed to the
newly-created position of Administrative Assistant to Controller and who had been in
municipal service since April 14th.
Controller Russell presented two recommendations regarding State aid for the financing
of new buses, and the Council, having no objections, acted thereon as follows:
V STATE AID FOR BUSES: By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Stallman
RESOLVED, that the Mayor be authorized and directed to write a letter to New York State
Department of Transportation applying for financial assistance in undertaking a mass
transportation capital project described as the purchase of three (3) transit buses for the
City of Ithaca Community Transit System. :x,;
Carried.
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Stallman
WHEREAS, the State of New York is authorized to make capital grants to local governments
for approved mass transportation projects; and
WHEREAS, an agreement for financial msistance under the provisions of the Transportation}
Capital Facilities Development Act of 1967 will impose certain obligations upon the Cite
of Ithaca, including the provision by it of the local share of the project cost;
RESOLVED by Common Council of the City of Ithaca
(1) That John L. Russell, City Controller, is authorized to prepare and file an appli-
cation or, behalf of City of Ithaca with the New York State Department of Transportation
to aid in the financing of a mass transportation capital project described as the
purchase of three (3) transit buses for the City of Ithaca Community Transit System.
(2) That John L. Russell is authorized to furnish such additional information as may be
required by the New York State Department of Transportation in connection with the
application for the capital grant.
Carried.
On motion the meeting was adjourned at 9:00 p.m.
Geo. A. Blean, City Clerk
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Regular Meeting 7:30 p.m. May 7, 1969
PRESENT:
Mayor - Kiely
Aldermen (14) - Nordheimer, Spano, Rundle, Anderson, Bangs, Holland, Slattery, Saccucci,
Sullivan, Feldt, Tolles , Boronkay, Jones, Stallman
Attorney -Barrett Controller - Russell
Chief of Police - VanOstrand Adm. Assistant - Spano
Police Commissioner - Withiam City Clerk - Blean
City Planner - Kasprzak Deputy Clerk - Grey
All present stood and wen led by the Mayor in a pledge of allegiance to the American Flag
and, at his request, remained standing for a moment in silent prayer.
MINUTES: Minutes of the last regular meeting, as recorded by the Clerk, were approved.
PUBLIC HEARING-ZONING MAP AMENDMENT: Mayor Kiely opened a public hearing duly advertisId
for this time on a proposal to amend the Zoning Map by changing a block bounded by First
Third, Franklin and Adams Streets from an R-3 to a B-2 zone. The Clerk reported the pro
posed change had been approved by the Planning Board and recommended to the Council for
its approval. No one appeared to be heard thereon and the Mayor declared the public
hearing closed.
t- By Alderman Feldt: seconded by Alderman Jones
t'- WHEREAS, a public hearing has been held this 7th day of May 1969 on a proposal to amend he
CC Zoning Map of the City of Ithaca by rezoning the block bounded by First, Third, Franklin
and Adams Street from an R-3 to a B-2 zone,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Zoning Map of the City of Ithaca, adopted on
June 7, 1961, be and it hereby is amended by rezoning the aforesaid block from ate R-3 to
a B-2 zone, being the area more particularly described as follows:
All that tract or parcel of land bounded on the east by First Street, on the south
by Adams Street, on the west by Third Street and on the north by Franklin Street.
Effective upon publication.
AYES: 14
NAYS: 0 Carried and approved.
NARCOTIC COUNCIL: The Clerk read a letter from L. R: Webster, Chairman of the Mayor's
Committee on Drugs, requesting the Common Council_to create a Narcotic Guidance Council
as provided for in Sec. 239-u of the General Municipal Law and to provide the sum of
$500.00 to cover costs of such Council for telephone, mailing, printing, etc. Mr. Webster
reviewed Sec. 239-u and urged the creation of such a Council to consist of Rev: David
Gramkee, David Hammond, M,D. , David Corina, Pharmacist, Al Bedworth, Director of Health
Education for BOCES, and Stanley Tsapis, Attorney.
By Alderman Feldt: seconded by Alderman Jones
RESOLVED, that a Narcotic Guidance Council hereby is created, pursuant to Sec. 239-u of
the General Municipal Law, to consist of the following five members:
David Corina, Chairman, 3 year term ending December 31, 1971
Albert E. Bedworth It if it 11 it ' It it
Rev. David Gramkee 2 year " " December 31, 1970
David Hammond it it " �i n 11 n
Stanley Tsapis 1 year " " December 31, 1969
Carried.
Upon inquiry by Alderman Spano Mayor Kiely advised that an appropriation of $500.00 had
beep included in the final 1969 budget for expenses of the Narcotic Council as requested
ITHACA HOUSING AUTHORITY PAYMENT: The Clerk read a letter from Ithaca Housing Authority
notifying the Council that its estimate of the annual amounts of payments in--lieu-of-
taxes which will be made for the Third-Hancock Street housing project was $684.00; and
that the amount of taxes which would be levied were the property privately owned would b1#
$11,464.13. The Authority indicated this information was furnished as provided by Sec.
402 of the Housing Act of 1954.
Alderman Saccucci felt the average citizen or taxpayer thinks the City does not receive
any taxes for the project site while it remains vacant and asked the news media to
emphasize the fact that the City does receive in-lieu-of-tax payments from this source.
CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT PURCHASE OF LAND: The Clerk read a letter from the Planning Board
recommending the sale of a parcel of city.-owned land of about 1.25 acres at .the north end
of the school site to the City School District contingent on the District completing the
sale of the Belle Sherman and Wood Street properties to the City. The Planning Board felt
also that the City should consider acquisition_ of the South Hill school building and site
on Columbia Street from the District but had no recommendation at this time for the best
use of the property. No action was taken pending completion of negotiations for these
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ZONING MAP AMENDMENT: The Clerk read a letter from the Planning Board recommending that
an area along both sides of Taughannock Blvd., running northerly from Buffalo Street, be
rezoned by creating a new "M" zone to permit development of the area for marina-oriented
uses.
By Alderman Jones: seconded by Alderman Boronkay
RESOLVED, that the Planning Board's recommendation be referred to the Charter & Ordinance
Committee for study and report. Carried.
PLANNERS APPOINTED: The Clerk read a letter from the Planning Board recommending the
appointment of Jonathan C. Meigs to the position of Assistant Planner at an annual salary
of $8,878.00, the second merit increment step of Grade 36 in the Compensation Plan, and`
the appointment of Mrs. Margaret W. Monroe to the position of Junior Planner at an annual
salary of $7,016.00, the first merit step of Grade 31.
By Alderman Jones: seconded by Alderman Stallman
RESOLVED, that Jonathan C. Meigs be appointed to the position of Assistant Planner at an
annual salary of $8,878.00; that his appointment be provisional and become effective on-
June 16, 1969; and that the Civil Service Commission be requested to hold an examination
for the position, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Mrs . Margaret W. Monroe be appointed to the position of Junior
Planner at an annual salary of $7,016.00; that her appointment be provisional and becom@
effective on May 19, 1969 and that the Civil Service Commission be requested to hold an
examination for the position.
Carried.
FLUORIDATION: Mayor Kiely presented a report on Fluoridation of Public Waters in New York
State, prepared by N.Y.S. Dept, of Health. Copies thereof were distributed among the
Aldermen for their information.
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NUCLEAR POWER PLANT: At the Mayor's request Controller Russell reported on a trip he made 'z
to Haddam, Connecticut on May 6th, sponsored by N.Y.S . Electric & Gas Corp. , to visit a
large nuclear power plant in operation there. The purpose of the trip was to educate
people about such plants .
BIDS-VOTING MACHINE: The Clerk reported be had advertised for and received one bid from
Automatic Voting Machine Division of AVM Corp. for furnishing the City with a new voting
machine for the total net price of $1,623.00. He recommended its acceptance.
By Alderman Stallman: seconded by Alderman Jones
RESOLVED, that a contract be awarded to Automatic Voting Machine Corp, for furnishing
the City with one new voting machine to replace an obsolete one for the total net price
of $1,623.00 in accordance with the terms of its bid submitted on April 29, 1969.
Carried.
FLORAL AVENUE PROPERTY: Attorney Barrett presented and recommended approval of a purchase
offer for properties owned by Roy W. and Richard A. Compton, located at 111 Floral Ave.
and 1009-1011 W. State Street, in the Flood Control project area. Both properties were
included in the offer for the total sum of $61800.00.
By Alderman Anderson: seconded by Alderman Holland
RESOLVED, that the purchase offer in the total amount of $6,800.00 for the Compton
properties located at 111 Floral Avenue and 1009-1011 W. State Street, presented and
recommended for approval by the City Attorney, be approved and accepted on behalf of the
City. Carried.
TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS BUREAU: By Alderman Stallman: seconded by Alderman Jones
RESOLVED, that the existing position of Account Clerk in the Traffic Violations Bureau t)e
upgraded to that of Senior Account Clerk. Carried.
AUDIT: By Alderman Stallman: seconded by Alderman Jones
RESOLVED, that the bills audited and approved by the Finance Committee in the total
amount of $43,401.14, as listed on audit abstract #5-1969, be approved for payment.
Carried.
ENFIELD - TELEPHONE ANSWERING SERVICE: Ald. Sullivan reported that the Board of Fire
Commissioners recommended entering into an agreement with the Town of Enfield whereby the-,,-,,
Fire Department would answer fire calls for the Town of Enfield for an annual fee of
$150.00.
By Alderman Sullivan: seconded by Alderman Holland
RESOLVED, that the City Attorney be authorized and directed to prepare an agreement
between the City and the Town of Enfield for this purpose; and that the Mayor be author,"
ized to sign and execute it on behalf of the City under its Corporate Seal.
Carried.
May 7, 1969
Mayor Kiely and Fellow Councilmen:
A copy of the proposed final budget of the City of Ithaca for the year
1969 was delivered to each of you yesterday. At the conclusion of these remarks,
I shall move the adoption of that budget. In effect, this budget message is a
summary report on the financial health of our $5 million common enterprise which
is operated directly for the 29,000 people we represent and indirectly for a much
larger number of welcome visitors and the residents of surrounding areas.
This year the City finances are beginning to benefit from our austerity
year, 1968. Accordingly, the task of the Finance Committee has eased somewhat.
Even so, members of the Committee have devoted more than 200 man hours to the
scrutiny of budget requests, the estimation of revenues and the joint exercise of
judgement. This has been quite apart from the unnumerable regular and unpaid overtime
hours spent by our willing and able Controller. Thanks are certainly due to members
of this hard-working Committee -- Alderman Jones, Bans and Acting Mayor Stallman --
and particularly to a Mayor who has set himself apart from his predecessors by
consistently taking an active part in Finance Committee deliberations.
App ropri at on
Of the proposed total appropriations of $5 ,11+,000, one-quarter are covered
by water sales and sewer rents ($1,273,000) . These special Water and Sewer Funds can
be kept approximately in balance this year without any increase in water and sewer
rates. There remains the General Fund, for which an appropriation of $3,873,000 is
proposed.
General Fund appropriations for 1969 exceed those of 1968 by $483,673 or
14.3 percent. Except for an obviously needed strengthening of the Police Department,
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this increase in appropriations does not represent any major increase in staff
or services, but rather the increased appropriations to meet three major
necessities:
(1) an increase in salaries and employee benefits of $268,074,
(2) an increase in required debt service of $114,595, and
(3) restoration to all appropriate Capital Reserve Accounts of the
annual appropriations which were deliberately deferred during
the austerity year, 1968.
Tightened budgeting practices and continued willingness to deny, reluctantly, many
budget requests were required in order to keep the increase in General Fund
appropriations limited to as little as $483,673. Taken by themselves , these
appropriations would have required a tax-rate increase of $1.58 -- a result which
would have been quite creditable except that the 1968 City tax rate was already
at the unacceptable level of $20.00 per $1,000. Actually we have been able to
decrease the City tax rate substantially as will be seen presently.
Revenues, Other than Property-Tax Revenues
The basic source of revenue to sustain General Fund appropriations is the
real estate property tax, but if that tax were entirely relied upon, the rate for
1969 would have to be nearly $40.00 per $1,000 of assessed valuation. Fortunately,
the City is now able to obtain more than half its General Fund revenue from other
sources.
State Aid provides the largest single source of revenue in relief of
property taxes. Estimated revenue from this source will provide City revenue of
$732,135 in 1969, an increase of $348,000 over 1968. However, this revised total
is $35,000 less than was estimated when the tentative 1969 budget was prepared, as
the result of the five percent cut decreed recently by the Legislature. Taken by
itself, the recent cut in State Aid would have required a 35-cent increase in the
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property tax rate above the $16.90 rate forecast in the tentative budget.
Sales Tax. The second largest source of revenue in relief of property
taxes consists of a sales tax contribution of $500,000, obtained for the first
time this year as a result of negotiation with the Tompkins County Board of
Supervisors. This $500,000 revenue was reflected in the $16.90 tentative tax rate.
Without this City share of sales tax revenue, the property tax rate would have
to be $5.09 higher than the one to be proposed for the current year. Subsequent to
last year's negotiations, it has become evident that the City, under State Law,
could obtain more than twice the currently received $500,000 as its share of sales
tax revenues, without any increase in the present 6 percent total tax on retail
sales in the City and County. To obtain much needed further relief from the burden
of City property taxes and to reduce the present tax differentials between the City
and its surrounding areas, it is therefore essential that the present sales tax
contribution by Tompkins County be re-negotiated.
Traffic Violation Fines. A third source of increased revenues this year
results from the revamping of the Traffic Violations Bureau system of record keeping.
Previously, the backlog of violations haste been allowed to accumulate for as long as
two years. The new procedures have nearly doubled the receipts from this source in
less than one year's time. Increased revenue from this source largely accounts for
the $15,000 estimated increase in total receipts from collection of fines and
penalties. In addition to the increase in revenue, the improved collection of traffic
fines helps to improve the equality of treatment of citizens by the law.
Payments in Lieu of Taxes will be double those of last year, adding another
$1+,500 to the City revenues. The Urban Renewal Agency, at the urging of the Mayor,
has agreed to make payments in lieu of taxes on all property it owns, on the basis of
the assessed value in the year before acquisition. As an inevitable consequence of the
process of redevelopment, Urban Renewal has, indeed, taken much downtown property
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temporarily off the tax rolls, in anticipation of a many-fold increase in assessed
valuation as these properties are privately redeveloped. However, it is to be
noted that the total value of assessable property in the City has not decreased,
as it is sometimes supposed, but rather has shown a small increase of half a
million dollars .
The Property Tax Rate
Aa,$878,000 increase in estimated City revenues is being obtained from
the combination of State Aid, the Sales-Tax Contribution, Traffic Fines, and Payments
in Lieu of Taxes. These four sources will provide most of the 78 percent increase in
total revenues, other than those from property taxes. By keeping a tight rein on
appropriations and by successfully developing alternative sources of revenue, we
have been able to reduce the balance to be raised by property taxes by 17 percent.
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Thus the property tax rate is now.reduced from $20.00 in 1968,and even from the
tentative 1969 rate of $16.90, to a final rate for 1969 of $16.50 per $1,000 of
assessed valuation.
Debt, Debt Service, and Borrowing Policy
The City of Ithaca enjoys an "AAA" credit rating. The importance of our
first-class financial reputation was illustrated during 1968 when the City sold bonds
in the amount of $1,3801000 at the very favorable interest rate of 4.3 percent. This
was at a time when most municipal issues were being sold at rates approaching 5 percent
and when some issues were not receiving any bids at all. Careful management of our debt
is extremely important, not only to preserve our credit rating, but also to minimize
the costs of this government to the taxpayers and thus to all our people.
The total debt of the City, as of December 31, 1968, was $5,237,000, of
which $1+,1+76,000 is subject to the legal debt limit. Thus we have exhuasted 56.5
percent of our debt contracting power, leaving 43.5 percent of it available. More
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important than the legal debt limit, however, is the annual cost to the City of
the interest and repayment of principal of the debt which is outstanding in any
year.
Earlier mention was made of the 1968-69 increase of $11+,595 in the
cost of annual debt service, This Chart (I) shows how our annual debt service
costs have been climbing during each of the past seven years -- from a total of
less than $200,000 in 1962 to a total of more than $700,000 in the current year.
The current cost of debt service of $703,000 is equivalent to a $7.15 property
tax rate, or two-fifths of the total of $16.50 which it is proposed to levy this
year. While facing the costs of the peak rate of debt service, we intend to reduce future
costs by reversing as far as possible the past policies of incurring larger and larger
debt burdens.
As part of this conservative debt policy, no new projects were begun in
1968 which required additions to the City's bonded debt, and the only debt increase
planned for 1969 will be that necessitated by the 1967 decision to provide the much
needed new Police Headquarters Building. The Common Council just recently approved
an amendment to our original authorization for financing this facility which will
result in a total estimated cost of acquisition and renovation of $470,000. While
this is a substantial sum, it is heartening to have one capital project completed
for less than its originally estimated cost, the original estimate having been $500,000
in this case.
The current tax rate reduction has been achieved in a year when debt-service
costs are higher, not only than those of the past, but also higher than they should
be in the future. This second Chart (II) shows 'hat can be expected if no further
indebtedness is incurred. As the chart indicates, debt-service charges would decline
at a rapid rate from now until 1973, after which these payments may level off and then
decline gradually. We are not saying that no further indebtedness should be incurred
under any circumstances. It is important to stabilize the tax rate, rather than
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merely to lower it and then to raise it again. However, it is as true for the
City government as for an individual that it pays to set up reserves out of
current income so that one can pay cash rather than to have to borrow to meet
fluctuating needs for expenditures.
Current Capital Projects
The Capital Budget on page 36 of the report before you shows, by method
of financing, only the new projects as authorized to be started this year. In
addition, there are some 15 projects carried over from 1968 for which financing
had been previously arranged. As was stated in last year's budget message, the
Finance Committee is again of the opinion that this is so ambitious a total program
that it is questionable just how much of it can be accomplished on schedule. Those
portions which cannot be accomplished will be a source of some of the surplus at
the end of the year 1969.
In conclusion, may I repeat that it has been an arduous tabk to find
ways to bring the tax rate down as low as $16.50 per $1,000. Even though we
believe we have been frugal in all areas, I am convinced that we have provided
adequately for all essential services of the City, given the cooperation of all
department heads which I am sure will be forthcoming. Having turned another
tight corner successfully, we hope and believe that we will be in a solid position
to undertake to provide such future City services as proved to be needed by this
community as a whole.
N.A rnold Tolles
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BUDGET - 1969: Mayor Kiely publicly thanked maniuora or tke Finance L`0nmA4*,*c =A
Controller Russell for their combined great amount of time and effort spent in itrojag
the final budget for adoption which reduced the tax rate to $16.50. He then called on
Alderman Tolles, Chairman of the Finance Committee, who presented and read a prepared
budget message (see copy attached to the minutes) . Controller Russell reported that the
Assessment Roll for 1969 has been completed, footed, and approved by the City lzsessor
and resulted in the following valuations:
Valuation of Land 28,876,500
Valuation of Buildings 223,196,450
Total Valuation of Real Property 252,072,950
Less Exemption for R.R. Ceiling 625,94o
251, 7,010
Less Valuation of Exempt Property 156 962 100
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484,910
Plus Valuation of Special Franchise 3,787,763
Total Net Valuation of Taxable
Property 98,272$673
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Stallman
RESOLVED, that the budget estimates and requisitions, as agreed upon, be and the same
hereby are finally approved, adopted and confirmed in the total sum of $5,114,034 in
accordance with the detailed budget statement on file in the office of the City
Controller, and
14HEREAS, available and estimated revenues total $3,493,115 thereby leaving $1,620,919 as
the amount to be raised by taxation, and
WHEREAS, the Assessment Roll for 1969, certified and filed by the City Assessor, has beap
footed and proved and shows the total net taxable valuation of $9812721673, and
WHEREAS, under Charter provisions, the tax limit for city purposes amounts to $2,674,725
for 1969,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the tax rate for general city purposes for the fiscal.
year 1969 be and the same hereby is established and fixed at $16.50 per $1,000 of taxable
valuation as shown, certified and extended against the respective properties on the 1968
tax roll, thereby making a total tax levy as near as may be of $1,620,919, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the amount of said tax levy be spread and levied and the
same hereby is levied upon and against the respective properties shown on said City Tax
Roll in accordance with their respective net taxable valuations at the rate of $16,50 per
$1,000 of such taxable valuations, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Chamberlain be and hereby is directed to extend
and apportion the City tax as above, and that upon the completion of the extension of
said Roll the City Clerk shall prepare a warrant on the City Chamberlain for the collect,
ion of said levy; and the Mayor - and City Clerk hereby are authorized and directed to s�gn
and affix the Corporate Seal to suchmirrant and forthwith to file the same with said
Roll with the City Chamberlain, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that upon the execution and filing of said warrant and Tax Roll
with the City Chamberlain, the amounts of the City Tax set opposite each and every
property shall thereby become tax liens, due, payable and collectible in accordance with
provisions of the City Charter and other laws applicable thereto, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the total sum of $5 ,114,034 be appropriated in accordance
with the Tax Budget as adopted to the respective boards, offices and departments of the
City for the purposes respectively set forth therein.
AYES: 14
NAYS: 0 Carried and approved by the Mayors.
CONSOLIDATION: Alderman Feldt read the following letter:
'I have recently discussed the matter of charter revision with each of the members of
the Charter and Ordinances Committee and the committee agrees in offering to you the
following recommendation on this issue:
That further steps toward the revision of the city charter be delayed until
February 1970 in order to allow more time for discussions with the governments of
the Town of Ithaca and the Village of Cayuga Heights regarding the possibilities of
the formation of some form of consolidated local government.
"This recommendation is made reluctantly in view of the continuing need for revision of
our existing city charter. However, we feel that there is a danger of the question of
charter revision becoming embroiled in partisan political issues in the forthcoming
election campaign. At the same timeme feel that a reasonable period of time for
potentially fruitful discussions between the several local governments should be allowed
before proceeding further with this question.
"In view of this latter consideration we wish to urge you to proceed as rapidly as
possible with your attempt to arrange a ,point meeting of city, town and village governing
bodies in order to discuss consolidation issues in more detail."
A xd�L�raA oft �ers�s a� ) loom OW I I V06%
By Alderman Feldt: seconded by Alderman Bangs
RESOLVED, that it is the sense of this Council that further steps toward the re-v-I.9ion of
the city charter be delayed until February 1970 in order to allow more time for tiis-
cussions with the governments of the Town of Ithaca and the Village of Cayuga Heights
regarding the possibilities of the formation of some form of consolidated local
government .
AYES: 13
NAYS: 0 Carried.
ABSTAINING: 1 - Mrs . Jones
ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION FOR FILL AT DUMP: Alderman Nordheimer reported the Board of
Public Works had requested an appropriation of $5 ,000.00 to pay for the cost of hauling
additional fill to cover the city landfill or city dump area. He stated the Finance
Committee advised it had been included in the final budget.
COLUMBIA STREET BRIDGE: Alderman Nordheimer reported the Board of Public Works had
requested the Council to authorize the replacement of the Columbia Street Bridge with a
pedestrian-utility type structure at a cost of not to exceed $150,000.00. He felt no
action was required by the Council at this time or until such time as the Board provides
final figures for this project.
YOUTH CADET CORPS: Alderman Holland requested a meeting with the Public Safety Committee
to discuss the possibility of establishing a Youth Cadet Corps within the Police and
Fire Departments .
URBAN RENEWAL ANNUAL MEETING: Alderman Rundle announced that the annual meeting of the
Urban Renewal Agency would be held on May 15th at 4:30 p.m.
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PUBLIC HOUSING OPEN HOUSE: Alderman Saccucci reported that the Housing Authority expected
To have the Hector Street Housing Project ready for occupancy by June lst and recommend9d
that it be directed to arrange for an open house to show the project to the general
public. Mayor Kiely referred the matter back to the Committee on relations with the
Authority to make the proper arrangements.
On motion the meeting was adjourned at 9:30 p,m.
Geo. A. Blean, City Clerk
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Jack K. Kiely, Mayor
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COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS n
CITY OF ITHACA, NEW YORK
Regular Meeting 7:30 p.m. June 4,1969
PRESENT:
Mayor - Kiely
Aldermen (14) - Spano, Rundle, Anderson, Bangs, Holland, Slattery, Saccucci, Sullivan,
Feldt, Tolles, Boronkay, Jones, Stallman, Nordheimer
Attorney - Barrett
Chief of Police - VanOstrand Controller - Russell
Urban Renewal Director -- Daley Adm. Aide - Spano
Planning Director - Kasprzak Clerk - Blean
Building Commissioner -• VanMarter Deputy Clerk - Grey
All present stood and were led by the Mayor in a pledge of allegiance to the American Flag,
and, at his request, remained standing for a moment in silent prayer.
MINUTES: Minutes of the last regular meeting, as recorded by the Clerk, were approved.
COLUMBIA STREET SCHOOL PROPERTY: The Clerk read a letter from the Planning Board recommend-
ing that the City purchase the Columbia ,Street school annex property, including the building,
for the token sum of $1.00, demolish the existing structure, and convert the site into a
tQ neighborhood play area.
W By Alderman Jones: seconded by Alderman Boronkay
RESOLVED, that the matter be referred to the Finance and Youth & Recreation Committees for
joint study and report.
Carried.
UNIVERSITY AVENUE: The Clerk read a letter from the Planning Board recommending Steven
Peterson be engaged to make a study of University Avenue to include the following items:
1. Investigation of programs for possible development.
2. A physical urban design development plan.
3. Illustrative design proposals suggesting possible solutions to the area.
4. A written report of the investigation.
The total cost of the study would be $3,000.00 with the City's share amounting to $1,000,00
since the remaining cost would be financed by a federally sponsored program.
By Alderman Jones: seconded by Alderman Boronkey
RESOLVED, that the Planning Board's recommendation be approved; and that the Mayor and City
Clerk be authorized to sign and execute an agreement with Mx. Peterson for the study upog
approval thereof by the City Attorney. Carried.
MAYOR'S CONFERENCE: Mayor Kiely reported on his attendance at the annual meeting of the
Mayors' Conference held in Rochester, New York, starting on Jute 2nd. He felt it was a
worthwhile meeting.
ROBERT J. BRUCE: The Clerk reported the term of Robert J. Bruce, Fire Commissioner, would
expire on June 30, 1969 and that the Charter required the pending vacancy be filled at toe ed
first meeting in June. Mayor Kiely announced is0ap appointment entrequMr. Bruce succe
himself for another three-year term ending ,
thereof.
By Alderman Sullivan: seconded by Alderman Feldt
RESOLVED, that the Mayor's appointment of Robert J. Bruce as a Fire Commissioner for the
three-year term ending June 30, 1972 be approved and confirmed. Carried.
SUMMER JOBS: Mayor Kiely advised that some summer fobs would be available for qualified
; youths and asked Aldermen having such requests to contact either Robert Cutia, Youth
C Bureau Director, or Robert Dingman, Supt. of Public Works.
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tCOLLEGETOWN REDEVELOP. : Copies of a report entitled ''COI,LEGETOF]N REDEVELOPMENT STUDY ' ,
, w1prepaxed by a Student Committee from the Graduate School of Business & Public Administra-
•' $-tion at Cornell University, under sponsorship of the Mayor's Citizens Advisory Committee,onclsions of the
t and Mwere distributed to the Aldermen. The MCAC commended the °seriouscconsi aeration and be
. �2Student Committee on this project and recommended it be given
made available to such groups, private or public, as may be interested in undertaking
# ;the redevelopment of this area.
TA
ht SOUTH AURORA STREET HILL: Alderman Jones reported on the results of several meetings with
si'Town and County officials regarding a solution to the Aurora Street hill problem. She
hoped for f4, c#�a1 . t , ation by both the Town and County with the City to aid in the
study and ad �se�d , County Planner, is pursuing the problem with outside
engineers. t
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FLORAL AVENUE PROPERTY: Attorney Barrett reported that pxope� at 111 Floral Aveflue
had been purchased by the City and that the Superintendent had been authorized to hh've,
the building demolished and the site graded.
BOND SALE: The following resolution was offered by Alderman Tolles,�Who moved its
adoption, seconded by Alderman Stallman:
RESOLUTION DATED JUNE 4, 1969.
A RESOLUTION FIXING THE DETAILS AND AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF $445,000
POLICE HEADQUARTERS (SERIAL) BONDS , 1969, OF THE CITY OF ITHACA. TOMPKINS
COUNTY, NE14 YORK. t j
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the City of Ithaca; Tompkins County, New Yorki
as follows :
Section 1. The $156,000 serial bonds authorized by a bond resolution dated December 6,
1967, as amended on April 30, 1969, for the acquisition of certain real property known
as the Agway Properties , shall mature $9,000 in each of the years 1969 and 1970, $10,0Q0
in 1971, $11,000 in each of the years 1972 to 1975, both inclusive , and $12,000 in each
of the ,years 1976 to 1982, both inclusive , and shall be consolidated with another issue,
of bonds of said City as hereinafter authorized. It is hereby determined that the- per:L,�d
of probable usefulness of the aforesaid specific object or purpose is thirty years,
pursuant to subdivision 21(a) of paragraph a of Section 11.00 of the Local Finance Law,
computed from December 13, 1967, the date of the first bond anticipation note issued in
anticipation of the sale of said bonds.
Section 2. The $289,000 serial bonds authorized by a bond resolution dated December 6,
156T, as amended on April 30, 1969, for the reconstruction of the building know't"
Bibbins Hail, for use as a police headquarters and City lock-up shall mature $16,Q00 in
each of the years 1969 and 1970, $20,000 in 1971, $19,000 in each of the years 1972 to
1975, both inclusive, and $23,000 in each of the years 1976 to 1982, both inclusive,
and shall be consolidated with another issue of bonds of said City an hereinafter
authorized. It is hereby determined that the period of probable usefulness of the afore-
said specific object or purpose is fifteen years, pursuant to subdivision 12 (a) of para-
graph a of Section 11.00 of the Local Finance Law, computed from December 13, 1967, the
date of the first bond anticipation note issued in anticipation of the sale of said bonds,,
Section 3. The serial bonds described in the preceding. sections, hereof, are hereby
authorized to be consolidated for purposes of sale into one, bond Issue, aggregating
$445,000. Such bonds shall each be designated substantially POLId`HEADQUARTERS (SERIA�)WIAW-
BOND, 1969, shall be dated August 1, 1969, shall be of the denomination of $5,000 each
shall be numbered from 1 to 89, both inclusive, shall mature in numerical order in the
amount of $25,000 on December 1 in each of the ,years 1969 and 1970, $30,000 on December 1
in each of the years 1971 to 1975, both inclusive,and $35,000 on December 1 in each of ,-the
years 1976 to 1982, both inclusive, with interest thereon payable December 1, 1969 and
-semi-annually .thereafter on June 1 and Decenber 1. Such bonds shall bear interest at
such rate as may be necessary to sell the same, which`rat6 shall be deterrmine4 #s the
manner provided in Section 59.00 of the Local Finance Law. Such bonds shall he in bealr
coupon form with the privilege of conversion into bonds registered as to both principal,
and interest, and shall be payable as to both principal and interest in lawful money of
the United States of America at The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A-., Nev York-; mfv' Yogi, wh ph
by contract is the paying agent of the issuer. The aforesaid maturities oonstitute the'
aggregate of the individual maturities of each separate issue,. which individual maturit4es,
are prescribed in the preceding sections hereof. Such bonds shall be sinned in the n
of said City of Ithaca,New York, by its City Controller, and a facsimile of its corporye
seal shall be imprinted thereon and attested by its City Clerk, and the interest coupo4f
shall bear the facsimile signature of said City Controller.
Section 4. All other matters, except as provided herein relating to such bonds, shall,
be determined by the City Controller. Such bonds shall contain substantially the recital
of validity clause provided for in Section 52.00 of the Local Finance Lsw`'and' shall
otherwise be in such form and contain auch. recitals, in addition to those required by
Section 51.00 of the Local Finance Law, as the City Controller shall determine.
Section 5 . The faith and credit of said City of IthP.ca, Tompkins County, New York, aitp
hereby irrevocably pledged. to the payment of the principal of and interest on such bon
as the same respectively become due and payable. An annual, appropriation shall be mad
in each year sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds becoming due
and payable in such year. There shall annually be levied on all the taxable real prppRrty
within said City a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds a
the same become due and payable.
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Section 6. 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 said 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 7. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
The question of the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote on roll
call, which resulted as follows:
Rudolph Saccucci voting Yes Anthony F. Spano voting Yes
William H. Sullivan A. C. Stallman "
Jerome H. Holland II Ronald Nordheimer
Donald Slattery " Richard Boronkay
Britton Anderson Anne Jones
John F. Bangs N. Arnold Tolles "
�. Joseph Rundle Allan G. Feldt "
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR May
June+, 1969.
BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS: The Controller requested an additional appropriation of
1,500.00 to finance this year's beautification project, sponsored by the Youth Bureau,
to permit paying $1.60 per hour rather than $1.25 approved for state reimbursement.
By Alderman Slattery: seconded by Alderman Spano
RESOLVED, that the sum of $1.,500.00 be appropriated from the Contingent Fund to Current
Appropriations, Budget Account A--209-Beautification Project-to permit paying minimum
wages at the rate of $1.60 per hour to employees working on the Beautification Project
sponsored by the Youth Bureau.
AYES: 14
i?AYS: 0 Carried and approved.
Alderman Slattery reported that the Urban Renewal Agency proposed to sponsor another
summer youth employment program similar to last year's and it was acted upon as follow§ :
By Alderman Slattery: seconded by Alderman Holland
WHEREAS., the Youth Bureau, of the City of Ithaca, plans a Summer Youth Employment
Program and
WHEREAS, for the second year, the Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency offers to participate
with financial assistance for said program; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary for the City of Ithaca to enter into an agreement with the
.Urban Renewal Agency-
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:
1. That the Mayor and the City Clerk are hereby authorized. and directed to execute an
agreement with the Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency to provide financial assistance in
the City's Summer Youth Employment Program.
2. That said amount of financial assistance to the City will not exceed $17,000.00.
Carried.
MRS. SALLY CARPENTER: Alderman Holland introduced Mrs . Sally Carpenter, a principal
account Clerk in the Controller's office, who had attended Tompkins-Cortland Community
College after her working hours to further her knowledge and education by taking a
business-law course . He noted she had earned three credit hours by doing so and
presented her with a check from the City in the amount of $20.00 to reimburse her for
one-half of her expenses for tuition and books . "The City is only too happy to help
its employees who may wish to better themselves through further education and I hope
more will follow in Mrs . Carpenter's footsteps,'' he concluded.
DRYDEN ROAD TREES: A request from the Board of Public Works for an appropriation of
1,500.00 to plant trees on Dryden Road was received and referred to the Finance
Committee for study and report .
AUDIT: By Alderman Stallman: seconded by Alderman Tolles
RESOLVED, that the bills audited and approved by the Finance Committee in the total
amount of $265,119.83 and $100.00 on Police Headquarters Building, as listed on audit
abstract N6-1969, be approved for payment.
Carried.
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SALES TAX: Alderman STallman reported that nothing had been resolved to date regarding
a sharing o.f. the County sales tax revenues.for the rcom�n�y#arYand the next meeting on-
the matter was scheduled for Monday, June 9th.
By Alderman Stallman: seconded by Alderman Tolles
RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be authorized and directed to advise the Chairman of Tompkins
County Board of Supervisors and the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of the City's int nt
to enact a 12% sales tax in the City! of Ithaca, effective March 1, 1970.
Carried.
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Bangs
RESOLVED, that the Mayor be authorized and directed to call a special meeting of the
Common Council to be held on Wednesday, June 25, 1969, at 7:30 p.m. for the purpose of .
enacting a City sales tax unless he is notified prior to June 25th by the Chairman of thg
City-County Cooperation Committee that a. satisfactory agreement has been reached with the
County for sharing the county sales tax revenues.
Carried.
LOCAL LAW - ACTING CITY JUDGE: Alderman Feldt recommended approval of a proposed Local '
Law relating to the powers and duties of the Acting City Judge which was presented and
lnice uvon the table at the Council's special meeting held on April 30th. Action was ta$pn
to approve it ag follows..
"A 'LOCA-L LAW"APAMIDING SECTIOPT 4 OF CHAPTER 415 OF THE LAWS OF 1931 OF THE STATE
OF NEW YORK, BEING THE TTHACA CITY COURT ACT, (SEC. 9-4 AS PRESENTLY CODIFIED) ,
TO ALLOW THE ACTING CITY JUDGE OF THE CITY OF ITHACA TO ACT WHEN DIRECTED BY
THE CITY JUDGE OF THE CITY OF ITHACA.
By Alderman Feldt: seconded by Alderman Nordheimer
BE IT ENACTED by the Common Council of the City of Ithaca, New York, as follows :
Section 1. Section 4 of Chapter 415 of the Laws of 1931 of the State of New York, entitled
An Act in Relation to the City Court of the City of Ithaca, its judges and. officers,
(Sec. 9-.4 as presently codified) is hereby amended to read and provide as follows:
4 At the first meeting of the Common Council in January in each ,year, it shall be the
duty of the Mayor subject to the ratification of the Common Council of the City of IthecF
t-o appoint some suitable person, who shall possess the qualification of the city judge
as in this act provided, to act as city judge when so directed by the city judge''or in
case in the sickness vacation, absence from the City or disability of the city judge or
in case the latter files a certificate of disability "as to any action or proceeding,.
civil or criminal, and who may be removed by the Common Council whenever said Council
shall deem it advisable . While so acting the said acting city judge shall, in addition
to his name, sign all papers as 'acting city judge of the City of Ithaca," and shall have
all the powers and perform all the duties incumbent upon the city judge. The compensation
of said acting city judge 'shall be such sum as the Common Council shall determine, to be
allowed and paid by the Common Council upon the presentation by such acting city judge of
a verified bill of items for his services., Claims for such services, if any, shall be
presented to the Common Council monthly.
In any'paction or proceeding, civil or criminal, in which the acting city judge shall acts
there shall be noted in the docket cause for his appearance in the action.
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately upon filing in the offi"ce of the
Secretary of State .
A vote by roll call was taken thereon which resulted as follows:
AYES: 14
NAYS: 0 Carried.
Approved by me this i4;. may of June 1969 and designated Local Law #- Z -1969.
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ZW'IrrG �Ai AT 1 5�,�.r; :,r, r'e1 it ; ,;>°tec}. the Charter P_ Ordinance Committee was in
anreerent Trith the Pl�-).nninn 1_3oarWs recon"a e id€�tion to create a new zone for marina•-
oriented uses a.lori- both si6e of Taupnnnnock '31dv. , running, northerly from ?r. I3uffa.lo
Street, but it needed more precise details before presentin ~ its final recomrenc.ati.on
thereon.
LO rITiC ORI?Ti'.�''CT J?r.M `Tl :,''T - D ' " I Y CO IT
Alderman Feldt revietrer? in some c'etnil r.
recommen ,n. ,ion of the . lanninm 13oa.ff, r'^ted Dec. )!•, 196? to nr,enO the zoning* orOinance to
provide for density controls . Le felt the public should be riven an opportunit3- to <,,ppear
at the Council's, next r-eetinf- to air their views on the subject . '"he n�7,rs r^edia 71as
requester, to publicize this natter.
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111e'L u J i TO �`_;; _,•y ider.nan -L-1;_t: >econ(ieCt �iy Alderman ..'lOrC�e_11TC'r
Rr TT Ot'DMITIEI? by the Common. Council of the City of Ithaca, "Tew York, and it hereby is
_zed by authority cf' same that Chapeer _15 , !'rticle TX, Section 15-180 of the Code of
Ordinances , Parking. -nrohliQi_t�d at.all;timea.na certain streets, be amended by addinfr
thereto the f olloul nF,
r�Test State, Street, south side, from a point 165 feet west of the hest line of
South Cayuga Stree�t';wes�t' a, distance of 35 feet.
?ffective unon rublic�a:tion
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T;J.VS- .0 Carried and approved.
PIderman Stallmarf'-felt the rarkiiip restrictions -permitted on State Street should be reviee ",
to see if they/, uere sti11 'nenessa.ry al 11 day long.
BIDS ?�OT IC: CA? �?.lderman'' `iillivan recommended the rurchase of another car for the Police
Department for use by the Denut„r Chief of-71,olice.
By Alderman Sullivan: seconded by A.1derran Saccucci
r±,:ML1,TD_ that the Council herebv authorizes the rurchase of a new automobile as recommended
and that the Clerk be authorized''to a.dverti,se.,for bids thereon.
Carried.
PUBLIC iEARI_d,C UP A3 `! RENEI'AL MVELO_F'E TS- By Alderman Rundle : seconded by Alderman Spano
?3ESOL9; t�the City Clerk be.- he -hereby is authorized to advertise a Public ,Hearing
to be 'heldby. ;the. Common C-ouncif a:s -recrixired by law for the follmrin,x developers:
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Block 99 -- Atlantic-Richfield
Block 203 - ?,lilliam S . Da',rninrr`.0 q'bb1,ates
Block 199 - ''Parcel 5, Donald 'tocre
AND BE IT FURTHER FESOLVED� that the hearing be held in the Council Chamber at 7:3b P.M. on
June -
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NAY Q i
AB0,TAIt1I7gi {1' Stallamn Carried
RMRT: Alderman Holland reported that five openinFs exister?
carpenters :and interest _ r -?^ould anply to the Tompkins-Cortland Builders Excha.nFe .
PAY SCA12 On recommendation of Alderman Tordheimer the Acting Judge s W
sal: r was .re:ferred.
to the Finance Committee for review and report.
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ITtIT pA> � �,ldprman eldt 'reported there 2unear_ecl 'to be no forseeable problems connected
with the,.esj,g,n.,of a proposed swimming -pool and skating rink at inlet Park. He registered
his concern about the` nurber and tzr 'e of tele-okp4(f and electric poles' erected along Inlet
?'ark without..anproval of the Inlet Park Committee He advised that 2r.' Yeiderkorn',
pla.nninF consultant, had been'-asked to in*ostigate the possibilityo Yieir replacement`with
more ornamental type of poles . Mr. StanLw”Tsanis appeared before the Council 'and urged
it to adort legislation which would requ ire the utility comn�anies to place their lines
underground. P''ayor l elv recommended that the Charter ? Ordinance Committee -look into this.
By Alderman Nordheimer: seconded by Alderman Holland
PESOLVED that the Charter P1. Ordinance Committee' be authorized to iftevelon an ordinanr^ c1'
will require the local utility cormani e to bury their cables � -iithin' the City.
Carried
11ARSHALL - 'UTICA-" Alderman Spano read a petition for,the 'reVlacement of yield signs at
the Marshall-Utica street intersection with stops ,th2 signatures of
forty--two residents and proper-ter owners in the are6.` g'
By Alderman Spano: seconded by Alderman Nordheimer
7",SOLVED, that the petition be referred to the Board b°l c, y for its
Aeration. Y
Carried. - k
COLTIMIA STF7FT BRIDr:E- Alderman P?ordheimer informed members of the Council that the
i
Columbia. Street bridge i*ould remain onen to nedestrien traffic during the period of,
construction of a net•r pedestrian-•utili tV type structure .
On motion the meeting was adjourned at 10:00
Oeo. A. Bleah, City Clerk
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C01.1MON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
CITY OF ITHACA, NEV YORK
Special Meeting 7:30 p.m. June 25, 1969
PRESENT:
Mayor - Kiely
Aldermen (13) - Rundle, Anderson, Bangs, Holland, Slattery, Saccucci, Sullivan,
ABSENT; Feldt, Tolles, Boronkay, Jones, Nordheimer, Spano
Alderman Stallman
OTHERS PRESENT:
Attorney - Barrett
City Planner - Kasprzak
City Engineer - Schlieder
Controller - Russell
Adm. Aide - Spano
Clerk - Blean
Deputy Clerk - Grey
SALES TAX: Mayor Kiely announced he had called this special meeting for the purpose of
enacting a City sales tax as directed by the Common Council on June 4th. He read a
letter from Clifford E. Bower, Chairman of the Tompkins County Board of Supervisors,
r�• dated June 24th, indicating that the Supervisors had not changed their decision to retoi.n
(T all of the sales tax revenues on a county level. He expressed his sorrow at having to,
take this course of action. He called attention to the fact that Alderman Stallman,
Chairman of the City-County Cooperation Committee, was very seriously ill in the
hospital at this time. "This is not Mr. Stallman's fault, and I wish the record to
show that Mr. Stallman offered to resign from the Committee twice because of the in-
ability of the Committee to negotiate a suitable and equitable sharing of the sales tag
revenues," he concluded.
Alderman Tolles expressed his sorrow too at this turn of events and accepted the
responsibility of presenting the matter in Mr. Stallman's absence. He referred to
a proposed resolution imposing a 1;0 sales tax within the City of Ithaca, copies of
which were distributed at the Council's meeting held on June 4th, and presented it
officially as follows: ( see pages 182 thru 193•)
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By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Al an Feldt
RESOLUTION OF THE Common Council ' City of Ithaca, New York, imposing taxes on sales
and uses of tangible personal prope end on certain services, and on occupancy of
hotel rooms, admission charges and club dues, pursuant to Article 29 of the Tax Lnv- cf
the State of New York.
Be it enacted by the Common Council of the City of Ithaca, New York, as follows:
SECTION 1. Definitions .
(a) When used in this resolution, the term "person" includes an individual, partnership,
society, association, ,point stock company, corporation, estate, receiver, trustee,
assignee, referee, and any other person acting in a fiduciary or representative
capacity, whether appointed by a court or otherwise, and any combination of the
foregoing.
(b) When used in this resolution for the purpose of the taxes imposed by subdivisi
(a) , (b) , (c) and (d) of Section 2 and by Section 4, the following terms shall
mean:
(1) Purchase at retail. A purchase by any person for any purpose other than those
set forth in clauses (A) and (B) of subparagraph (i) of paragraph (4) of this
subdivision.
(2) Purchaser. A person who purchases property or to whom are rendered services,
the receipts from which are taxable under this resolution.
(3) Receipt. The amount of the sale price of any property and the charge for any
service taxable under this resolution, valued in money, whether received in money
or otherwise, including any amount for which credit is allowed by the vendor to the
purchaser, without any deduction for expenses or early payment discounts, but
excluding any credit for tangible personal property accepted in part payment and
intended for resale and excluding the cost of transportation of tangible personal
property sold at retail where such cost is separately stated in the written contract,
if any, and on the bill rendered to the purchaser. For special rules governing
computation of receipts, see Section 5.
(4) Retail sale. (i) A sale of tangible personal property to any person for any
purpose, other than (A) for resale as such or as a physical component part of
tangible personal property, or (B) for use by that person in performing the services
subject to tax under paragraphs (1) , (2), (3) and (5) of subdivision (c) of Section
2 where the property so sold becomes a physical component part of the property upon
which the services are performed or where the property so sold is later actually
transferred to the purchaser of the service in conjunction with the performance of
the service subject to tax.
(ii) The term retail sale does not include:
(A) The transfer of tangible personal property to a corporation, soley in con-
sideration for the issuance of its stock, pursuant to a merger or consolidation
effected under the law of New York or any other jurisdiction.
(B) The distribution of property by a corporation to its stockholders as a
liquidating dividend.
(C) This distribution of property by a partnership to its partners in whole or
partial liquidation.
(D) The transfer of property to a corporation upon its organization in consideration
for the issuance of its stock.
(E) The contribution of property to a partnership in consideration 2)r a partner-
ship interest therein.
(5) Sale, selling or purchase. Any transfer of title or possession or both,
exchange or barter, rental, lease or license to use or consume, conditional or
otherwise, in any manner or by any means whatsoever for a consideration, or any
agreement therefor, including the rendering of any service, taxable under this
resolution for a consideration or any agreement therefor.
(6) Tangible personal property. Corporeal personal property of any nature.
However, except for purposes of the tax imposed by subdivision (b) of Section 2,
such term shall not include gas, electricity, refrigeration and steam.
(7) Use. The exercise of any right or power over tangible personal property by
the purchaser thereof and includes, but is not limited to, the receiving, storage
or any keeping or retention for any length of time, withdrawal from storage, any
installation, any affixation to real or personal property, or any consumption of
such property.
(8) Vendor. (i) The term "vendor" includes:
(A) A person making sales of tangible personal property or services, the
receipts from which are taxed by this resolution;
(B) A person maintaining a place of business in the State and making sales,
whether at such place of business or elsewhere, to persons within the City of
tangible personal property or services, the use of which is taxed by this
resolution;
(C) A person who solicits business either by employees, independent contractors,
agents or other representatives or by distribution of catalogs or other advertising
matter and by reason thereof makes sales to persons within the City of tangible
personal property or services, the use of which is taxed by this resolution;
(D) Any other person making sales within the City of tangible personal property
or services, the use of which is taxed by this resolution; who may be authorized by
the tax commission to collect such tax; and
(E) The State of New York, any of its agencies , instrumentalities, public
corporations (including a public corporation created pursuant to agreement or
compact with another state or Canada) or political subdivisions when such entity
sells services or property of a kind ordinarily sold by private persons .
(ii) Any salesman, representative, peddler, or canvasser, who is treated by
the state tax commission as a vendor, pursuant to the provisions of Section 1101
(b) (8) (ii) of the Tax Law.
(c) When used in this resolution for the purposes of the tax imposed under subdivision
(e) of Section 2, the following terms shall mean:
(1) Hotel. A building or portion of it which is regularly used and kept open as
such for the lodging of guests. The term "hotel" includes an apartment hotel, a
motel, boarding house or club, whether or not meals are served.
(2) Occupancy. The use or possession, or the right to the use or possession,of
any room in a hotel.
(3) Occupant. A person who, for a consideration, uses , possesses, or has the right
to use or possess, any room in a hotel under any lease, concession, permit, right of
access, license to use or other agreement, or otherwise.
(4) Operator. Any person operating a hotel.
(5) Permanent resident. Any occupant of any room or rooms in a hotel for at least
ninety consecutive days shall be considered a 'permanent resident with regard to the
period of such occupancy.
(6) Rent. The consideration received for occupancy valued in money, whether
received in money or otherwise.
(7) Room. Any room or rooms of any kind in any part or portion of a hotel, which
is available for or let out for any purpose other than a place of assembly.
(d) When used in this resolution for purposes of the tax imposed under subdivision (f) of
Section 2, the following terms shall mean:
(1) Active annual member. A member who is not a life member but who enjoys full
club privileges as distinguished from the privileges enjoyed by a person holding
a nonresident membership, an associate membership, or other partial or restricted
membership.
(2) Admission charge. The amount paid for admission, including any service charge
and any charge for entertainment or amusement or for the use of facilities thereof.
(3) Amusement charge. Any admission charge, dues or charge of roof garden, cabaret
or other similar place.
(4) Charge of a roof garden, cabaret, or other similar place. Any charge made
for admission, refreshment, service, or merchandise at a roof garden, cabaret or
other similar place.
(5) Dramatic or musical arts admission charge. Any admission charge paid for
admission to a theatre, opera house, concert hall or other hall or place of assembly
for a live dramatic, choreographic or musical performance.
(6) Dues. Any dues or membership fee including any assessment, irrespective of the
purpose for which made, and any charges for social or sports privileges or facilitier' .
Dues of a life member shall be an annual equivalent to the amount paid as dues, within
in this definition, by an active annual member, whether or not the life member
paid for his life membership prior to the imposition of the tax by this resolution.
(7) Initiation fee. Any payment, contribution, or loan, required as a condition
precedent to membership, whether or not such payment, contribution or loan is
evidenced by a certificate or interest or indebtedness or share of stock, and
irrespective of the person or organization to whom paid, contributed or loaned.
(8) Lessor. Any person who is the owner, licensee, or lessee or any place of
amusement, roof garden, cabaret or other similar place which he leases , subleases
or grants a license to use to other persons who make amusement charges or admission
charges .
(9) Patron. Any person who pars an amusement charge or who is otherwise required
to pay the tax imposed under such subdivision (f) of Section 2.
(10) Place of amusement. Any place where any facilities for entertainment, amuse-
ment, or sports are provided.
(11) Receipient. Any person who collects or receives or is under a duty to
collect an amusement charge.
(12) Roof garden, cabaret or other similar place. Any roof garden, cabaret or
other similar place which furnishes a public performance for profit.
(13) Social or athletic club. Any club or organization of which a material purpose
or activity is social or athletic.
(2)
SECTION 2. Imposition of sales tax.
On and after March lst, nineteen hundred seventy, there is hereby imposed and there
shall be paid a tax of one and one-half percent upon:
(a) The receipts from every retail sale of tangible personal property, except as
otherwise provided in this resolution.
(b) The receipts from every sale, other than sales for resale, of gas, electricity,
refrigeration and steam, and gas, electric, refrigeration and steam service of
whatever nature, and from every sale, other than sales for resale, of telephony
and telegraphy and telephone and telegraph service of whatever nature except inter-
state and international telephony and telegraphy and telephone and telegraph service.
(c) The receipts from every sale, except for resale, of the following services:
(1) The furnishing of information by printed, mimeographed or multigraphed
matter or by duplicating written or printed matter in any other manner, including
the services of collecting, compiling or analyzing information of any kind or
nature and furnishing reports thereof toother persons , but excluding the furnish-
ing of information which is personal or individual in nature and which is not or
may not be substantially incorporated in reports furnished to other persons, and
excluding the services of advertising or other agents, or other persons acting in
a representative capacity, and information Services used by newspapers, radio
broadcasters and television broadcasters in the collection and dissemination of
news .
(2) Producing, fabricating, processing, printing or imprinting tangible
personal property, performed for a person who directly or indirectly furnishes
the tangible personal property,not purchased by him for resale, upon which such
services are performed.
(3) Installing tangible personal property, or maintaining, servicing,
repairing tangible personal property not held for sale in the regular course of
business, whether or not the services are performed directly or by means of coin-
operated equipment or by any other means, and whether or not any tangible personal
property is transferred in conjunction therewith, except such services rendered
by an individual who is engaged directly by a private home owner or lessee in or
about this residence and who is not in a regular trade or business offering his
services to the public, and except any receipts from laundering, dry-cleaning,
tailoring, weaving, pressing, shoe repairing and shoe shining, and except for
installing property which, when installed, will constitute an addition or capital
improvement to real property, property or land, as the terms real property,
property or land are defined in the Real Property Tax Law, and except such services
rendered with respect to commercial vessels primarily engaged in interstate or
foreign commerce and property used by or purchased for the use of such vessels for
fuel, provisions , supplies, maintenance and repairs (other than with respect to
articles purchased for the original equipping of a new ship) ; provided, however,
that nothing contained in this paragraph shall be construed to exclude from tax
under this paragraph or under subdivision (b) of this section any charge, made by
a person furnishing service subject to tax under subdivision (b) of this section,
for installing property at the premises of a purchaser of such a taxable service
for use in connection with such service.
(4) Storing all tangible personal property not held for sale in the regular
course of business and the rental of safe deposit boxes or similar space.
(5) Maintaining, servicing or repairing real property, property or land, as
such terms are defined in the Real Property Tax Law, whether the services are
performed in or outside of a building, as distinguished from adding to or im-
proving such real property, property or land, by a capital improvement, but
excluding services rendered by an individual who is not in a regular trade or
business offering his services to the public, and excluding interior cleaning
and maintenance services performed on a regular contractual basis for a term of
not less than thirty days, other than window cleaning, rodent and pest control
and trash removal from buildings .
Wages, salaries and other compensation paid by an employer to an employee for
performing as an employee the services described in paragraphs (1) through (5)
of this subdivision (c) are not receipts subject to the taxes imposed under such
subdivision.
(d) (i) Irrespective of price, when beer, wine or other alcoholic beverages are
sold, or when the charge to the patron or customer is one dollar or more for a
sale of food and drink of any nature or of food alone, receipts from every such
sale in or by restaurants , taverns or other establishments in this City or by
caterers , including the amount of such receipts any cover, minimum, entertainment
or other charge made to patrons or customers (except those receipts taxed pursuant
to subdivision (f) of this section) :
(1) in all instances where the sale is for consumption on the premises
where sold.
(3)
(2) in those instances where the vendor or any person whose services are
arranged for by the vendor, after the delivery of the food or drink by or on behalf
of the vendor for consumption off the premises of the vendor, serves or assists
in serving, cooks, heats or provides other services with respect to the food or
drink; and
(3) in those instances where the sale is for consumption off the premises
of the vendor, and consists of a meal, or food prepared and ready to be eaten,
of a kind obtainable in restaurants as the main course of a meal, including a
sandwich, except where food other than sandwiches is sold in an unheated state
and is of a type commonly sold in the same form and condition in food stores other
than those which are principally engaged in selling prepared foods .
(ii) The tax imposed by this subdivision shall not apply to:
(A) food or drink which is sold to an air line for consumption while in
flight;
(B) food or drink sold to a student of a nursery school, kindergarten,
elementary or secondary school at a restaurant or cafeteria located on the premises
of such a school, or food or drink, other than beer, wine, or other alcoholic
beverages, sold at a restaurant, tavern or other establishment located on the
premises of a college, university or a school (other than a nursery school,
kindergarten, elementary or secondary school) to a student enrolled therein who
purchases such food or drink under a contractual arrangement whereby the student
does not pay cash at the time he is served, provided the school, college or
university described in this subparagraph is operated by an exempt organization
described in subdivision (a) of Section 1116 of the Tax Law, or is created, in-
corporated, registered, or licensed by the State Legislature or pursuant to the
Education Law or the regulations of the Commissioner of Education, or is
incorporated by the Regents of the University of the State of New York or with
their consent or the consent of the Commissioner of Education as provided in
Section 216 of the Education Law.
(e) The rent for every occupancy of a room or rooms in a hotel in this City, except
that the tax shall not be imposed upon (1) a permanent resident, or (2) where the
rent is not more than at the rate of two dollars per day.
(f) (1) Any admission charge where such admission charge is in excess of ten cents to
or for the use of any place of amusement in the City, except charges for admission
to race tracks, boxing, sparring or wrestling matches or exhibitions which charges
are taxed under the laws of this State except taxes imposed by Article 28 of the
Tax Law of the State of New York, or dramatic or musical arts performances, or
motion picture theatres, and except charges to a patron for admission to, or use
of, facilities for sporting activities in which such patron is to be a participant,
such as bowling alleys and swimming pools. For any person having the permanent
use of a box or seat or a lease or a license, other than a season ticket, for the
use of a box or seat at a place of amusement, the tax shall be upon the amount
for which a similar box or seat is sold for each performance or exhibition at
which the box or seat is used or reserved by the holder, licensee or lessee, and
shall be paid by the holder, licensee or lessee.
(2) The dues paid to any social or athletic club in this City if the dues of an
active annual member, exclusive of the initiation fee, are in excess of ten dollars
per year, and on the initiation fee alone, regardless of the amount of dues, if
such initiation fee is in excess of ten dollars, except that the tax shall not apply
to a fraternal society, order or association operating under the lodge system or
any fraternal association of students of a college or university. Where the tax
on dues applies to any such social or athletic club, the tax shall be paid by all
members thereof regardless of the amount of their dues, and shall be paid on all
dues or initiation fees for a period commencing on or after Mrs ch first, nineteen
hundred seventy. In tie case of a life membership, the tax shall be upon the
annual amount paid by active annual members as dues, whether or not the life
member paid for or was admitted to such membership prior to the imposition of the
tax under this resolution, and shall be paid annually by the person holding such
life membership at the time for payment of dues by active annual members.
(3) The amount paid as charges of a roof garden, cabaret or other similar place
in the state.
SECTION 3. Transitional provisions.
(a) The taxes imposed under subdivision (a) , (c) and (d) of Section 2 shall be
paid upon all sales made and services rendered on or after the effective date of
this resolution although made on or rendered under a prior contract, except as
provided in Section 12, and except that a delivery or transfer of possession of
tangible personal property made after said date pursuant to an agreement for
the sale of said property made before the date four months earlier than the
effective date of this resolution shall not be subject to tax if: (1) such
agreement for the sale of said property was made in writing, (2) the particular
( 4)
item or items of property so sold or agreed to be sold were segregated, before
November first, nineteen hundred sixty-eight, from any other similar property
in the possession of the vendor and identified as having been appropriated to such
sale or agreement of sale, and (3) the purchaser, before March first, nineteen
hundred seventy shall have paid to the vendor not less than ten percent of the
sale price of said property.
(b) The tax imposed under subdivision (b) of Section 2 shall be paid with respect
to receipts for property or services sold on or after March first, nineteen
hundred seventy although made under a prior contract. Where property or service
is sold on a monthly, quarterly or other term basis and the bills for such
property or service are based on meter readings, the amount received on each bill
for such property or service for a month or other term shall be a receipt subject
to the tax, but such tax shall be applicable to all bills based on meters read on
or after March first, nineteen hundred seventy only where more than one-half of the
number of days included in the month or other period billed are days subsequent
to February twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred seventy; provided, however, that where
such bills are for telephone or telegraph service the tax shall apply to all
receipts on such bills dated on or after March first, nineteen hundred seventy,
for which no previous bill was rendered, excepting, however, charges for services
furnished before the date of the first of such bills.
(c) The tax imposed under subdivision (e) of Section 2 shall be paid upon any
occupancy on and after March first, nineteen hundred seventy,although such occupancy
is pursuant to a prior contract, lease or other arrangement. Where rent is paid
on a weekly, monthly or other term basis, the rent shall be subject to the tax
imposed under such subdivison (e) to the extent that it covers any period on and
after March first, nineteen hundred seventy and such rent shall be apportioned on
the basis of the ratio of the number of days falling within said period to the
total number of days covered thereby.
(d) Except as otherwise hereinafter provided, the tax imposed under subdivision (f)
of section 2 shall be applicable to any admission to or the use of facilities of
a place of amusement occurring on or after March first, nineteen hundred seventy,
whether or not the admission charge has been paid prior to such date, unless the
tickets were actually sold and delivered (other than for resale) prior to
March frist, nineteen hundred seventy to a person attending the performance
occurring on or after such date.
(e) A refund or credit equal to the amount of the sales or compensating use tax
paid on the sale, or use of tangible personal property, under a local law, ordinance
or resolution imposed pursuant to the authority of chapter eight hundred seventy-
three of the laws of nineteen hundred thirty-four, as amended, or chapter two
hundred seventy-eight of the laws of nineteen hundred forty-seven, as amended,
shall be allowed, upon application to the tax commission as provided for herein,
where such property has been used by the purchaser or user in performing the
services subject to tax under paragraphs (1) , (2) , (3) and (5) or subdivision ( c)
of Section 2 and such property has become a physical component part of the property
upon which the services are performed or has been transferred to the purchaser of
the service in conjunction with the performance of the service subject to tax,
except that such refund or credit may not exceed the combined state and local
taxes, if any, paid, pursuant to article twenty-eight of the Tax Law and under the
tax imposed by this resolution, on the sale or use of the service in connection
with which such property was used. No interest shall be allowed or paid upon any
refund made or credit allowed pursuant to this subdivision.
SECTION 4. Imposition of compensating use tax.
Unless property or services have already been or will be subject to the sales
tax under this resolution, there is hereby imposed on every person a use tax for
the use within this City on and after March first, nineteen hundred seventy,
except as otherwise exempted under this resolution:
(A) of any tangible personal property purchased at retail,
(B) of any tangible personal property manufactured, processed or assembled
by the user, if items of the same kind of tangible personal property are offered
for sale by him in the regular course of business ,
(C) of any of the services described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (c)
of Section 2, and
(D) of any tangible personal property, however acquired, where not acquired
for purpose of resale, upon which any of the services described in paragraphs (2)
and (3) of subdivision (c) of Section 2 have been performed. For purposes of
(5)
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clause (A) of this section, the tax shall be at the rate of one and one-half
percent of the consideration given or contracted to the given for such property,
or for the use of such property, but excluding any credit for tangible personal
property accepted in part payment and intended for resale, plus the cost of
transportation except where such cost is separately stated in the written contract,
if any, and on the bill rendered to the purchaser. For purposes of clause (B) of
this section, the tax shall be at the rate of one and one-half percent of the price
at which items of the same kind of tangible personal property are offered for sale
by the user, and the mere storage, keeping, retention or withdrawal from storage
of tangible personal property by the person who manufactured, processed or
assembled such property shall not be deemed a taxable use by him. For purposes
of clauses (C) and (D) of this section, the tax shall be at the rate of one and
one-half percent of the consideration given or contracted to be given for the
service, including the consideration for any tangible personal property transferred
in conjunction with the performance of the service, plus the cost of transportation
of property so transferred and of the tangible personal property upon which the
service was performed, except where such cost is separately stated in the written
contract, if any, and on the bill rendered to the purchaser.
SECTION 5 . Special rules for computing receipts and consideration.
(a) The retail sales tax imposed under subdivision (a) of Section 2 and the
compensating use tax imposed under Section 4 when computed in respect to tangible
personal property wherever manufactured, processed or assembled and used by such
manufacturer, processor or assembler in the regular course of business within this
City shall be based on the price at which items of the same kind of tangible
personal property are offered for sale by him.
(b) Tangible personal property, which has been purchased by a resident of this
City outside of this City for use outside of this City and subsequently becomes
subject to the compensating use tax imposed under this resolution shall be taxed
on the basis of the purchase price of such property, provided, however:
(1) That where a taxpayer affirmatively shows that the property was used
outside this City by him for more than six months prior to its use within this
City such property shall be taxed on the basis of current market value of the
property at the time of its first use within this City. The value of such
property, for compensating use tax purposes, may not exceed its cost.
(2) That the compensating use tax on such tangible personal property
brought into this City (other than for complete consumption or for incorporation
into real property located in this City) and used in the performance of a contract
or subcontract within this City by a purchaser or user for a period of less than
six months may be based, at the option of the taxpayer, on the fair rental value
of such property for the period of use within this City.
(c) With respect to property leased, or sold under a contract deferring payments,
tax shall be payable at such times and in such amounts as may be prescribed by
the state tax commission as provided in Section 1132 of the Tax Law.
(d) If the state tax commission has prescribed or shall prescribe schedules of
the amount of tax to be collected upon each gallon of motor fuel and diesel motor
fuel sold at retail service stations, and upon each pack of cigarettes, as provided
in Section 1111 of the Tax Law, the tax thereon shall be collected as prescribed
in such schedules.
SECTION 6. Exemptions from sales and use taxes.
(a) Receipts from the following shall be exempt from the tax on retail sales
imposed under subdivision (a) of Section 2 and the compensating use tax imposed
under Section 4:
(1) Food, food products, beverages, dietary foods and health supplements,
sold for human consumption but not including (i) candy and confectionery, (ii) fruit
drinks which contain less than seventy percent of natural fruit juice, (iii) soft
drinks, sodas , and beverages such as are ordinarily dispensed at soda fountains
or in connection therewith (other than coffee, tea and cocoa) and (iv) beer, wine
or other alcoholic beverages, all of which shall be subject to the retail sales
and compensating use taxes , whether or not the item is sold in liquid form.
Nothing herein shall be construed as exempting food or drink from the tax
imposed under subdivision (d) of Section 2.
(2) Water, when delivered to the consumer through mains or pipes.
(3) Drugs and medicines intended for use,internally or externally, in
the cure, mitigation, treatment of prevention of illnesses or diseases in human
beings and products consumed by humans for the preservation of health but not
including medical equipment and supplies other than such drugs and medicines,
or cosmetics or tiolet articles notwithstanding thepresence of medicinal ingredients
therein.
(4) Prosthetic aids, hearing aids, or eyeglasses and artificial devices
designed for the use of a particular individual to correct or alleviate physical
incapacity.
(5) Newspapers and periodicals.
(6) Tangible personal property, except property incorporated in a building
or structure, for use or consumption directly and exclusively in the production
for sale of tangible personal property by farming, including stock, dairy, poultry,
fruit, fur bearing animal, and truck farming. The term farming shall also include
ranching, operating nurseries, greenhouses or other similar structures used
primarily for the raising of agricultural, horticultural or floricultural commodities,
and operating orchards.
(7) Tangible personal property sold by a mortician, undertaker or funeral
director. However, all tangible personal property sold to a mortician, under-
taker or funeral director for use in conducting of funerals shall not be deemed a
sale for resale within the meaning of paragraph (4) of sub-division (b) of
Section 1 of this resolution and shall not be exempt from the retail sales tax.
(8) Commercial vessels primarily engaged in interstate or foreign commerce
and property used by or purchased for the use of such vessels for fuel, provisions,
supplies , maintenance and repairs (other than articles purchased for the original
equipping of a new ship) .
(9) Fuel sold to an airline for use in its airplanes.
(10) Tangible personal property purchased for use or consumption directly and
exclusively in research and development in the experimental or laboratory sense.
Such research and development shall not be deemed to include the ordinary testing
or inspection of materials or products for quality control, efficiency surveys,
management studies, consumer surveys, advertising, promotions or research in con-
nections with literary, historical or similar projects.
(11) The flags of the United States of America and the State of New York.
(12) Tangible personal property sold through coin-operated vending machines
at ten cents or less, provided the retailer is primarily engaged in making such
sales and maintains records satisfactory to the state tax commission.
(b) (i) Telephony and telegraphy and telephone and telegraph service used
by newspapers, radio broadcasters and television broadcasters in the collection
or dissemination of news shall be exempt from the tax imposed under subdivision
(b) of Section 2 if the charge for such services is a toll charge or a charge for
mileage services, including the associated station terminal equipment.
(ii) Gas, electricity, refrigeration and steam, and gas, electric,
refrigeration and steam service of whatever nature for use or consumption directly
and exclusively in research and development in the experimental or laboratory
sense shall be exempt from the tax imposed under subdivision (b) of Section 2.
Such research and development shall not be deemed to include the ordinary
testing or inspection of materials or products for quality control, efficiency
surveys, management studies , consumer surveys, advertising, promotions or research
in connection with literary, historical or similar projects.
(c) All sales of tangible personal property for use or consumption directly
and exclusively in the production of tangible personal property, gas, electricity,
refrigeration or steam, for sale, by manufacturing, processing, generating, assembling,
refining, mining, extracting, farming, agriculture , horticulture or floriculture,
and all sales of telephone central office equipment and station apparatus or
comparable telegraph equipment for use directly and exclusively in receiving at
destination or in initiating and switching telephone or telegraph communication
shall be exempt from the taxes imposed under subdivisions ( a) and (b) of Section 2.
(d) Services otherwise taxable under paragraph (1) , (2) or (3) of subdivision
(c) of Section 2 herein shall be exempt from tax under this resolution if the tangible
personal property upon which the services were performed is delivered to the
purchaser outside the City for use outside the City.
(e) Telephone and telegraph service paid for by inserting coins in coin-
operated telephones where the charge is ten cents or less shall be excempt from
the tax imposed under subdivision (b) of Section 2.
(f) Services rendered by a veterinarian licensed and registered as required
by the education law which constituted the practice of veterinary medicine as
defined in said law, including hospitalization for which no separate boarding
charge is made, shall not be subject to tax under paragraph (3) of subdivision (c)
of Section 2, but the exemption allowed by this subdivision shall not apply to other
services provided by a veterinarian to pets and other animals, including, but not
limited to, boarding, grooming and clipping. Articles of tangible personal
property designed for use in some manner relating to domestic animals or poultry,
when sold by such a veterinarian, shall not be subject to tax under subdivision (a)
of Section 2 or under Section 4. However, the sale of any such articles of tangible
personal property to a veterinarian shall not be deemed a sale for resale within the
meaning of paragraph ( 4) of subdivision (b) of Section 1 and shall not be exempt from
retail sales tax.
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SECTION 7. Exempt organizations.
(a) Except as other wise provided in this section, any sale or amusement charge
by or to any of the following or any use or occupancy by any of the following
shall not be subject to the sales and compensating use taxes imposed under this
resolution.
(1) The State of New York, or any of its agencies, instrumentalities, publi c
corporations (including a public corporation created pursuant to agreement or
compact with another state or Canada) or political subdivisions where it is the
purchaser, user or consumer, or where it is a vendor of services or property of
a kind not ordinarily sold by p-ivate persons;
(2) The United States of America, and any of its agencies and instrum:znt-
alities, insofar as it is immune from taxation where it is the purchaser, user
or consumer, or where it sells cervices or ro
p perty of a kind not ordinarily sold
by private persons;
( 3) The United Nations or any interna-ional organization of which the United
States of America is a me.mDer v ere it I.s the purchaser, user or consumer, or where
it sells services or prope=rty of a ki-.iJ net c rdinarily sold by private persons; and
(4) Any corporation, association., tr-,rt, or community chest, fund or
foundation, organized and operated exc1.u^i.-;a1y for religious, charitable,
scientific, testing for public srafety, literary or educational purposes, or for
the prevention of cruelty to children or animals, no part of the net earnings
of which inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual, no sub-
stantial part of the activities of which is carrying on propaganda, or otherwise
attempting to influence legislation, and which does not participatein, or intervene
in (including the publishing or distributing of statements) , any political campaign
on behalf of any candidate for public office.
(b) Nothing in this section shall exempt:
(1) retail sales of tangible personal property by any shop or store c^c-- 1-4
by an organization described in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of this section, or
(2) Sales of food or drink in or by a restaurant, tavern or other establish-
ment operated by an organization described in paragraph (1) cr paragraph (4) of
subdivision (a) of this section, other than sales exempt under paragraph (ii) of
subdivision (d) of Section 2,
from the taxes immosed hereunder, unless the purchaser is an organizat'_cn exert
under this section.
(c) Where any Organization described in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of this
section carries on its activities in furtherance of the purposes for which it was
organize-3, in prc,.ises in which, as part of said activities, it operates a hotel,
occupancy of rooms in t"!n premises and rents therefrom received by such corporation
or association shall not be subject to tax hereunder.
(d) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subdivision, any admission
all of the proceeds of which inure exclusively to the benefit of the following
organizations shall not be subject to ar:; of the taxes imposed under subdivision
(f) of Section 2.
(A) An organization described in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of this
section:.
(B) A society or organization ccnJucted for the sole purpose of maintaining
symphony orchestras or operas and receiving subst!,ntial support from voluntary
contributions;
(C) National guard organizations, posts or organizations of war veterans, or
auxiliary units or societies of any such posts or organizations, if such posts,
organizations, units or societies are organized in this state, and if no part of
their net earnings inure to the benefit of any private stockholder or individual; or
(D) A police or fire department of a political subdivision of the str±e, or a
voluntary fire or ambulance company or exclusively to a retirement, pension or dis-
ability fund for the sole benefit of members of a police or fire department or to a
fund for the heirs of such members.
(2) The exemption provided under paragraph (1) of this subdivision shall not
apply in the case of admissions to:
(A) Any athletic game or exhibition unless the proceeds shall inure exclusively
to the benefit of elementary or secondary schools or unless in the case of an
athletic game between two elementary or secondary schools, the entire gross
proceeds from such game shall inure to the benefit of one or more organizations
described in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of this section; or
(B) Carnivals, rodeos, or circuses in which any professional performer or
operator participates for c^nape::^.lion.
(8)
(3) Admission charges for admission to the following places or events shall
not be subject to any of the taxes imposed under subdivision (f) of Section 2.
(A) Any admission to agricultural fairs if no part of the net earnings
thereof inures to the benefit of any stockholders or members of the association
conducting the same ; provided the proceeds therefrom are used exclusively for
the improvement, maintenance and operation of such agricultural fairs.
(B) Any admission to a home or garden which is temporarily open to the general
public as a part of a program conducted by a society or organization to permit the
inspection or historical homes and gardens; provided no part of the net earnings
thereof inures to the benefit of any private stockholder or individual.
(C) Any admission to historic sites, houses and shrines, and museums conducted
in connection therewith, maintained and operated by a society or organization
devoted to the preservation and maintenance of such historic sites, houses, shrines
and museums; provided no part of the net earnings thereof inures to the benefit of
any private stockholder or individual.
SECTION 8. Deliveries outside the City; deliveries within the City of property
sold or serviced elsewhere.
Where a sale of tangible personal property or services other than those described
in subdivision (b) of Section 2, including an agreement therefor, is made in this
City, but the property sold or the property upon which the services were performed
is or will be delivered to the purchaser elsewhere, such sale shall not be subject
to tax under this resolution. However, if delivery occurs or will occur in a city,
county or school district imposing a tax on the sale or use of such.property,
pursuant to the authority of Article 29 of the Tax Law, the vendor shall be required
to collect from the purchaser,as provided in Section twelve hundred fifty-four of
the Tax Law of the State of lbw York, the aggregate sales or compensating use taxes
imposed by the city, if any, county and school district in which delivery occurs
or will occur, for distribution by the state tax commission to such taxing
jurisdiction or jurisdictions.
Where a sale of tangible personal property or services other than those described
in subdivision (b) of Section 2, including an agreement therefor, is made outside
this City, but the property sold or the property upon which the services were
performed is or will be delivered to the purchaser in this City, such sale and
use of such property or services shall be subject to tax under this resolution,
and the vendor shall be required to collect from the purchaser, as provided in
Section twelve hundred fifty-four of the Tax Law of the State of New York the sale
or use tax imposed by this resolution, for distribution by the state tax commission
to this City.
For the purposes of this section, delivery shall be deemed to include transfer of
possession to the purchaser and the receiving of the property by the purchaser.
SECTION 9. Certain sales of motor vehicles; proof required for registration of
motor vehicles.
(a) Where a sale of a motor vehicle, including an agreement therefor, is made in this
City, to a nonresident thereof, such sale shall not be subject to tax under this
resolution, despite the fact that such motor vehicle is delivered to the purchaser
within this City provided the purchaser furnishes to the vendor, prior to taking
delivery, proof satisfactory to the tax commission that the purchaser:
(1) is a nonresident of this City;
(2) has no permanent place of abode within this City;
(3) is not engaged in carrying on in this City any employment, trade,
business or profession in which the motor vehicle will be used in this City, and
such other proof as the tax commission may require to insure proper. adninistration
of the taxes imposed under subdivision (a) of Section 2.
However, if the purchaser resides in a city, county or school district imposing 6,
tax on the use of such motor vehicle, the vendor shall be required to collect from
the purchaser, as provided in Section twelve hundred fifty-four of the Tax Law of
the State of New York, the aggregate compensating use taxes imposed by the city, if
any, county and school district in which the purchaser resides, for distribution by
the state tax commission to such taxing jurisdiction or jurisdictions.
(b) A vendor shall not be liable for failure to collect tax on such sale of a
motor vehicle provided the proof furnished to him by the purchaser pursuant to
subdivision (a) of this section shows that the purchaser's residence is not in
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any city, county or school district which imposes a tax on the use of such motor
vehicle, and provided the vendor keeps such proof available for inspection by
the state tax commission and further provided that such proof is not known by
the vendor, prior to making physical delivery of the motor vehicle, to be false.
(c) For purposes of this section, the term "motor vehicle" shall include a motor
vehicle as definedin section ene hundred twenty-five of the Vehicle and Traffic
Law of the State of New York, and a trailer as defined in section one hundred
fifty-eix of such law.
SECTION 10. Territorial limitations .
Any tax imposed under the authority of this resolution shall apply only within
the territorial limits of this City, except that any establishment located
primarily within this City E d partially within a town or towns and receiving
any services or utilities provided by this City shall be deemed to be wholly
within the City for the purposes of the taxes imposed by subdivisions (b) and
(e) of Section 2.
SECTION 11. Exemptions from use tax.
The following uses of property shall not be subject to the compensating use tax
imposed under this resolution:
(1) In respect to the use of property used by the purchaser in this City prior
to March - first, nineteen hundred seventy.
(2) In respect to the use of property purchased by the user while a nonresidept
of this City, except in the case of tangible personal property which the user, in the
performance of a contract, incorporates into real property located in the City.
A person while engaged in any manner in carrying on in this City any employment,
trade, business or profession, shall not be deemed a nonresident with respect to
the use in this City of property in such employment, trade, business or profession.
(3) In respect to the use of property or services upon the sale of which the
purchaser would be expressly exempt from the taxes imposed under subdivision (a) ,
(b) or (c) of Section 2.
(4) In respect to the use of property which is converted into or becomes a
component part of a product produced for sale by the purchaser.
(5) In respect to the use of paper in the publication of newspapers and
periodicals.
(6) (A) In respect to tine use of property or services to the extent that
a retail sales tax or a compesating use tax was legally due and paid thereon,
without any right to a refund or credit thereof, to (a) any municipal corporation
in this state or (b) F,--y other state or jurisdiction within any other state,
but only when it is shown that such other state or jurisdiction allows a
corresponding exemption with respect to the sale or use of tangible personal
property or of ar-r of the services upon v-hich such a sale or compensating use tax
was paid to this State and any of its maizicipal corporations, except as provided
in sub-paragraph (B) of paragraph (6) of this section.
(B) To the extent that a co rensating use tax imposed by this resolution
and the compensating use tax imposed by Article 28 of the Tax Law are at a higher
aggregate rate than the rate of tax imposed in any other state or jurisdiction
within any other state, the exemption provided in sub-paragraph (A) of paragraph
6 of this section shall be inapplicable and the taxes imposed by this resolution
and by Article 28 shall apply to the extent of the difference between such
aggregate rate and the rate paid in such other state or jurisdiction. Where a
retail sales tax or a compensating use tax was legally due and paid to any
municipal corporation in this State, without any right to a refund or credit thereof,
with respect to the sale or use of tangible personal property or any of the services
subject to sales or compensating use tax, if the use of such property or services
is then subject to the compensating use tax imposed by this resolution and such
tax is at a higher rate than the rate of tax imposed by the first municipal
corporation, the tax imposed by this resolution shall also apply but only to the
extent of the difference in such rates .
(C) For the purposes of this paragraph, a payment to the State Tax
Commission of a tax imposed by a municipal corporaticnshall be deemed a payment
to such municipal corporation.
(10)
SECTION 12. Refunds or credits based on proof of certain uses.
(a) Subject to the conditions and limitations provided for herein, a refund or
credit shall be allowed for a tax paid pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 2
or Section 4, - (1) on the sale or use within this City of tangible personal
property if the purchaser or user, in the performance of a contract, later
incorporates that tangible personal property into real property located outside
this City; (2) on the sale or use of tangible personal property purchased in
bulk, or any portion thereof, which is stored and not used by the purchaser or
user within this City if that property is subsequently reshipped by such
purchaser or user to a point outside this City for use outside this City; (3)
on the sale to or use by a contractor or subcontractor of tangible personal property
if that property is used by him solely in the performance of a pre-existing lump
sum or unit price construction contract; or ( 4) on the sale or use within this
City of tangible personal property, not purchased for resale, if the use of such
property in this City is restricted to fabricating such property (including
incorporating it into or assembling it with other tangible personal property) ,
processing, printing or imprinting such property and such property is then shipped
to a point outside this City for use outside this City. (For the purposes of
clause (3) of the preceding sentence , the term "pre-existing lump sum or unit
price construction contract" shall mean a contract for the construction of
improvements to real property under which the amount payable to the contractor
or subcontractor is fixed without regard to the costs incurred by him in the
performance thereof, and which (i) was irrevocably entered into prior to the
date of the enactment of this resolution or the enactment of a law increasing
the rate of tax imposed under this resolution, or (ii) resulted from the accept-
ance by a governmental agency of a bid accompanied by a bond or other performance
guaranty which was irrevocably submitted prior to such date.) Where the tax on
the sale or use of such tangible personal property has been paid to the vendor,
to qualifyfbr such refund or credit, such tangible personal property must be
incorporated into real property as required in clause (1) above, reshipped as
required in clause (2) above or used in the manner described in clauses (3) or
(4) above within three years after the date such tax was payable to the state
tax commission by the vendor pursuant to section eleven hundred thirty-seven of
the Tax Law. Where the tax on the sale or use of such tangible personal property
was paid by the applicant for the credit or refund directly to the state tax
commission, to qualify for such refund or credit, such tangible personal property
must be incorporated into real property as required in clause (1) above, reshipped
as required in clause (2) above or used in the manner described in clauses (3) or
(4) above within three years after the date such tax was :payable to the state tax
commission by such applicant pursuant to article twenty-eight of the Tax Law.
With respect to a sale or use described in clause (3) above, the purchaser or
user shall be entitled to a refund or credit of the amount of the taxes imposed
by this resolution if enacted later than the date of such contract or bid, or
of the amount reflecting an increase in the rate of tax enacted later than said
date, as the case may be, but only to the extent that all such sales and use
taxes paid on such sale or use under the aggregate statewide and local taxes
imposed under article twenty-eight and by authority of article twenty-nine
exceeded an amount computed by applying against such sale or use the aggregate
of the rates of statewide and local sales and use taxes that were in effect at
the time such contract was entered into or such bid was submitted.
(b) A refund or credit equal to the amount of sales or compensating use tax
imposed by article twenty-eight of the Tax Law and under this resolution, and
paid on the sale or use of tangible personal property, shall be allowed where
such property has been used by the purchaser or user it performing the services
subject to tax under paragraphs (1) , (2) , ( 3) , and (5) of subdivision (c) of
Section 2 and such property has become a physical component part of the property
upon which the services are performed or has been transferred to the purchaser
of the service in conjunction with the performance of the service subject to
tax.
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SECTION 13. Administration and collection.
The taxes imposed by this resolution under the authority of article 29 of the
Tax Law shall be administered and collected by the state tax commission in the
same manner as the taxes 'imposed under article twenty-eight of the Tax Law are
administered and collected by such commission. All of the provisions of said
article twenty-eight relating to or applicable to the administration and
collection of the taxes imposed by that article shall apply to the taxes imposed
by this resolution, including sections eleven hundred one, eleven hundred six (e) ,
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eleven hundred eleven, eleven hundred eighteen (b), eleven hundred nineteen and
eleven hundred thirty-one through eleven hundred forty-seven, with the same , 41
force and effect as if those provisions had been incorporated in full into this
resolution except as otherwise provided in Section 1250 of the Tax Law.
SECTION 14. Dispostion of revenues .
"Net collections distributed to this City by the State Tax Commission pursuant
to Section twelve hundred sixty-one of the Tax Law of the State of New York shall
be paid into the treasury of the City, shall be credited to and deposited in the
general fund thereof, and shall be available for any city purpose. Expenditures
from the proceeds of the taxes imposed by this resolution shall not be considered ..
as part of the cost of government within the meaning of any limitation on
expenditures contained in any general, special or local law applicable to this '•` .:
City. As used in this section, net collections shall mean the moneys collected
from the taxes imposed pursuant to this resolution, after ring therefrom
expenses of administration and collection and amounts re r 'to be ed. "
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SECTION 15. Construction and Enforcement.
This resolution shall be construed and enforced in conformity with Articles 28 and
29 of the Tax Law of the State of New York pursuant to which the same is enacted.
SECTION 16. Separability.
If any provision of this resolution or the application thereof shall for any
reason be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such
Judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this
resolution but shall be confined in its operation to the provision thereof
directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been
rendered and the application of such provision to other persons or circum-
stances shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 17. Effective date.
This resolution shall take effect on the first day of March nineteen hundred
seventy, except that certificates of registration may be filed with the state
tax commission and certificates of authority to collect tax may be issued by
the state tax commission prior to said date.
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June 25, 1969
Mr. Jon Levy, Executive Vice-President of the Chamber of Commerce, pleaded for further
attempts at negotiation between City and County and predicted that City taxpayers
would suffer a 67¢ tax rate increase if the City enacted its own sales tax and stand
a good chance of benefitting by a 67¢ rate reduction if the City got a share by
negotiation. Mr. David Saperstone predicted the City would become deserted if it
enacted its own sales tax and the County rescinded its.
Alderman Tolles felt the City was motivated to obtain its full share of the sales tax
revenues either through negotiation or by enacting its own to diminish the contrast
between property taxes within and outside the City limits and to create an atmosphere
more conducive to urban development in the City. He urged enactment of the measure
to preserve the City's option to receive its fair share of the tax. He advised that
if it did not enact the measure at this time and the Board of Supervisors failed to
share the tax with the City, the City would lose its opportunity of receiving any
share at all. "If the City gets a firm and equitable offer from the County, I
recommend that the City take appropriate action to rescind the City's sales tax," he
concluded.
AldermaiivSaccuc d a resoltuion to delay action and try once more to negotiate
with the S `'``' ': 3 s motion was ruled out of order by the Mayor and it was not
seconded. iiidt felt that to enact the measure now and then try again to
negotiate would be the more definite step to take at this time. Alderman Nordheimer
supported the measure and urged representatives of the Chamber of Commerce and other
interested groups to urge the Supervisors and Aldermen alike to consider the need for
maintaining good relations and a healthy fiscal structure throughout the entire County,
At the request of Alderman Saccucci, Mayor Kiely declared a five-minute recess at the `
end of which he reconvened the meeting. A roll call vote was taken which resulted as
follows:
AYES; 8 - Bangs, Holland, Slattery, Sullivan, Feldt, Tolles, Jones, Nordheimer
NAYS: 5 - Rundle, Anderson, Saccucci, Boronkay, Spano.
Motion Carried.
By Alderman Jones: seconded by Alderman Boronkay
RESOLVED, that the Common Council hereby requests Tompkins County Planner to initiate
immediately an economic analysis of Tompkins County which will show the total amount
of revenues from all sources collected by each governmental unit in the County.
Carried.
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By Alderman Nordheimer: seconded by Alderman Feldt
RESOLVED, that it is the sense of this Council that present circumstances, which have
failed to produce suitable negotiations between the City and County for an equitable
sharing by the City in the sales tax revenue, have regrettably forced the City to enact
its own sales tax at this time.
Carried.
By Alderman Feldt: seconded by Alderman Spano
WHEREAS, this Council is sincerely hopeful that further negotiations between the City
and County will be successful and produce a suitable negotiated agreement between both
parties for a sharing by the City in the sales tax revenues,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council hereby expresses its intent to rescind
the 1&0 City sales tax enacted at this time upon completion of such an agreement.
AYES: 10 - Sullivan, Saccucci, Slattery, Holland, Bangs, Rundle, Spano, Boronkay,
Tolles, Feldt
NAYS: 3 - Nordheimer, Jones, Anderson
Carried.
Alderman Feldt recommended that a Chamber of Commerce representative be included in
future negotiations regarding sales tax. Mayor Kiely requested the Chairman of the
City-County Cooperation Committee to consider this recommendation.
On motion the meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:50 p.m.
Geo. A. Blean, City Clerk
Jack K. Kiely, Maydr-
COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
CITY OF ITHACA, NEW YORK
Regular Meeting 7:30 p.m. July 2, 1969
PRESENT:
Mayor - Kiely
Aldermen (14) - Anderson, Bangs, Holland, Slattery, Saccucci, Sullivan, Feldt, Tolles,
Boronkay, Mrs. Jones , Mrs. Nichols, Nordheimer, Spano, Rundle
OTHERS PRESENT:
Urban Renewal Agency Member - Shew
Attorney - Barrett Controller - Russell
Chief of Police - VanOstrand Adm. Aide - Spano
Bldg. Comm. - VanMarter Clerk - Blean
Asst. to Supt. - Dougherty Deputy Clerk - Grey
All present stood and were led ly the Mayor in a pledge of allegiance to the American
Flag and, at his request, remained standing a moment in silent prayer.
MINUTES: Minutes of the last regular meeting and the special meeting held on June 25,
1969, as recorded by the Clerk, were both approved.
A. C. STALLMAN: Mayor Kiely called attention to the untimely death on June 25th of
Arthur C. Stallman and announced that members who wished could make contributions to the
Friends of Tompkins County Library in his memory in lieu of flowers.
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Nordheimer
WHEREAS, the death of Arthur C. Stallman, which occurred on June 25, 1969, has removed
from our midst a distinguished citizen of the City of Ithaca, one who had served with
great distinction as an Alderman from the 5th Ward of the City for a period of more than
lVE years and who, at the time of his death, was continuing to serve his Waxd and
Community as an Alderman and who would have completed a total of twelve years of con-
tinuous service tc the City in such a capacity by the end of the current year, and
WIiEREAS, the records will testify that, in addition to his duties as an Alderman, Art
performed numerous other official civic duties for the City of Ithaca which were assigned
to him and which included the following:
Acting Mayor - During the years 1962 to 1966 incluslive and again during the year
1969.
Planning Board - A member as the Council's representative during 1964 and 1965, and
its Chairman during the. years 1966 and 1967.
Special Sales Tax Committee - A member during the year .1963.
Greater Ithaca Study Committee - Chairman during the years 1964 to 1967 inclusive.
City-County Cooperation - A member during 1968 and its Chairman during 1969.
And, WHEREAS, it is the sense of this Common Council, that, in his passing away, the City
of Ithaca has lost a particularly singular and one of its most civic-minded citizens,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the members of the Common Council wish to convey,
to the family of the late Arthur C. Stallman our very deep sense of gratitude for his
capable and constructive efforts as an extremely well-informed and competent member of
Ithaca's Common Council, during his several terms of office, and to recognize his
particular devotion to the fiscal and financial affairs of the City which will stand
forever as an exemplary pattern to those who were privileged to serve with him, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council wishes to convey its sympathy for this loss t9
his family, his associates and the Ca munity who remain indebted to him for his tirele&s
efforts made on behalf of the cause of good government , and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that, as a final tribute to his memory, this resolution be spread
upon the minutes of this session and that a copy thereof be transmitted to his family..
Unanimously Carried.
Action was taken to fill the vacancy caused by Mr. Stallman's death as follows:
Alderman Nordheimer nominated Mrs. Ethel Nichols, 109 Llenroc Court, and Alderman Span
nominated Mrs. Dorothy S. Pfaff, 214 University Ave. , to fill the vacancy until
December 31, 1969•
By Alderman Spano: seconded by Alderman Slattery
RESOLVED, that the nominations be closed.
Carried.
At the request of the Mayor, the Clerk polled the aldermen by secret ballot which
resulted in seven votes being cast for Mrs. Nichols and six votes for Mrs. Pfaff. Mayor
Kiely declared Mrs. Nichols duly appointed as an Alderman from the Fifth Ward for the
term ending December 31, 1969. She took the oath of office which was administ red by
the City Clerk and she was seated for the balance of the proceedings.
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ADDITICNAL APP"IL0 RIATION - TRASH CONTAINERS: The Clerk read a letter from Mrs. Agda S.
Osborn, Chairman of the Coordinating Council of Beautification, requesting the Council
to appropriate $2,000.00 to budget account A-114, Waste Collection, to enable the
Superintendent to purchase and distribute trash containers of a type to be selected by Aer
committee.
By Alderman Jones: seconded by Alderman Boronkay
RESOLVED, that the request be referred to the Finance Committeefor study and report.
Carried.
I?LET PARK LIGHTS: The Clerk read another letter from Mrs. Osborn criticizing the un-
sightly appearance of light poles e:fected along parts of Inlet Park Road. She strongly
urged the Council to take immediate remedial action to prevent the possible withdrawal of
federal and/or state funds allocated for park improvements in this area.
By Alderman Jones: seconded by Alderman Feldt I,
RESOLVED, that the matter be referred to the Public Works & County Relations Committee for
discc-_;o ion with the Superintendent and the Board of Public Works.
Carried.
SALES TAX: Mayor Kiely reported receipt of a telegram on June 25th from the Chamber of,
Commerce requesting him to appoint four aldermen to meet on July lst with four Super-
visors to try again to negotiate a suitable agreement whereby the City would receive itq
fair share of the Sales Tax revenues. He advised he had appointed Aldermen Tolles, Jongp,
Bangs and Saccucci. He then read a letter from Mr. Bower, Chairman of the Board of
Supervisors, addressed to the Chamber, expressing his inability to find four Supervisorq
willing to meet on this date. As a result no meeting was held. Alderman Tolles requested
members of the City-County Cooperation Committee to meet immediately following this
session.
CAPITAL IMPROV`ITTMENTS REVIEW COMMITTEE: The Clerk reported the Board of Public Works #ad
recommended the appointment of Richard M. Putney and Robert R. Colbert as its represent
atives on the Capital Improvements Review Committee and that the Planning Board had
recommended the reappointment of William F. Schmidt and James Parkes as it representatives.
Mayor Kiely then announced his appointment of the following members of the Capital Improve-
ments Review Committe for the term ending June 1, 1970 and requested Council approval
thereof:
William H. Sullivan - Council Representative
Richard M. Putney - B.P.W. it
Robert R. Colbert - B.P.W. it
William F. Schmidt - Planning Board Representative
James D. Parkes - it It it
By Alderman Bangs: ceded by Alderman Tolles
RESOLVED, that the Mayor's appointment of all of the foregoing members of the Capital
Improvements Review Committee for the stated term of office be approved and confirmed.
Carried.
QUARTER CENTURY CERTIFICATES: The Clerk read a letter from the Mayors' Conference
enclosing quarter-century certificates of public service for Herbert VanOstrand, Chief of
Police, Paul H. Fidler, Street Maintenance Supervisor, E. Paul Nedrow, Sealer of Weightq
and measures, and Lewis Adesso, Municipal Golf Pro, as a symbol of recognition of their,
services to the City. Mayor Kiely congratulated them and presented them with their
certificates .
LOCAL LAW-ACTING CITY JUDGE: The Clerk reported that the Mayor held a public hearing qn
June 18th on the Local Law adopted by the Council on June 4th dealing with the powers agd
duties of the Acting City Judge; that he had approved and designated it as Local Law
#3-1969, and that it had been filed with the Secretary of State as required by law.
TOWN OF ENFIELD AGREEMENT: Attorney Barrett presented an agreement between the City a.nq
The Tom of Enfield whereby the Ithaca Fire Department would provide telephone answerin
service for the Town for an annual fee of $100.00.
By Alderman Sullivan: seconded by Alderman Saccucci
RESOLVED, that the Agreement be approved and that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorizes}
to sign and execute it on behalf of the City, under its Corporate Seal.
Carried.
SCHOOL DISTRICT AGREEMENT: Controller Russell presented an agreement between the City 4nd
the City School District covering services to the District by the Municipal Civil Service
Commission for the year ending June 30, 1970 for a fee of $3,520.00, payable on or befoje
November 1, 1969.
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Jones
RESOLVED, that the agreement be approved and that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized
to sign and execute it on behalf of the City, under its Corporate Seal. Carried.
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EDUCATIONAL COURSES: Controller Russell reported that City employees had completed
educational courses during the 1969 Spring semester as follows:
Correction and Criminal Law
Walter Pagliero, Police Sergeant
Thomas Scaglione ,
Criminal Investigation II
John Devlin, Police Patrolman
Frank Scaglione, " "
Wilbur VanIdistine, Police Sergeant
Police Organization & Administration
Joseph Jamarusty, Police Sergeant
Municipal Fire Protection
Albert M. Williams, Fireman
Municipal Fire Protection & Freshman Math.
Edward M. Olmstead, Jr. , Fireman
He advised that vouchers for their expenses would be included in the next audit pursuant
to authorization of the Council, dated March 5th.
TAX COLLECTION: Controller Russell reported that of a total tax warrant of $1,622,000.QO
a total of 1,370,000.00, or 84.8%, had been collected to date.
p. PERSONNEL APPOINTMENTS: Controller Russell reported that five clerical workers had pasged
�. their Civil Service examinations and he recommended their permanent appointment.
CQ By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Feldt
RESOLVED, that Mrs. Sally Carpenter be appointed to the position of Principal Account
Clerk at the annual salary of $6,238.00, step 3 of Grade 26 in the Compensation Plan;
Mrs, Pamela Tallman be appointed to the position of Senior Account Clerk at the annual
salary of $4,930.00, step 1 of Grade 22 in the Compensation Plan; Mrs. Carol Davenport '§,Q
appointed to the position of Account Clerk at the annual salary of $4,214.00, the minimw
of Grade 19 in the Compensation Plan; Mrs. Ellen Talada be appointed to the position of
Account Clerk at the annual salary of $4,558.00, step 2 of Grade 19 in the Compensation
Plan; and Mrs. Marjorie Anderson be appointed to the position of Account Clerk at the
annual salary of $4,214.00, the minimum of Grade 19 in the Compensation Plan, all
effective June 30, 1969, subject to the usual probationary period.
Carried.
BOND RESOLUTION AUTHORIZATION: Controller Russell requested authorization to have the
City's bonding attorney prepare a resolution in the total amount of $100,000 which would
provide the means of financing the purchase of street rights--of-way on West Buffalo and
extending this street to meet W. State Street.
By Alderman Tolles : seconded by Alderman Feldt
RESOLVED, that the Controller be authorized to engage the services of the City's bonding
attorneys to prepare a bond resolution in the amount of $100,000 for the financing of
the purchase of the land necessary for the extension of Buffalo Street to State Street
and for the construction of the extension of Buffalo Street to State Street.
Carried.
WATER FUND TRANSFERS: By Alderman Tolles : seconded by Alderman Jones
RESOLVED, that the Controller be authorized to transfer funds from the Shop & Equipment.
Account to the Administration Account in the Water & Sewer Budget for the purchase of a
copy machine in the total amount of $350..00, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Controller be authorized to transfer $1,000.00 within
the Shop & Equipment Account of the Water & Sewer Budget for repairs to Car #7 damaged
in an accident.
Carried.
BUS GRANT: The Controller presented and recommended approval of a grant agreement
between the City and N.Y.State Dept. of Transportation for aid in the purchase of three °
new buses for the City. Total cost was $72,000.00 with $36,000.00 to be paid with
federal funds, $27,000.00 with state funds , thereby making the City's net cost $9,000.OQ.
By Alderman Feldt: seconded by Alderman Nordheimer
WHEREAS, the City of Ithaca has received approval from the State of New York Commissioner
of Transportation for a Capital Grant of $27,000, under project No. 3507:00, to pay a
portion of the cost of three omnibus mass transportation vehicles to be used by the City
of Ithaca in its public transit system;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Mayor of the City of Ithaca be and he hereby is
authorized to execute in behalf of the City a mass transportation capital project grant
agreement which will provide for a grant from the State of New York of not more than
$27,000 or seventy-five (75) per centum of the project cost as defined in the Transport
tion Capital Facilities Development Act of 1967, as authorized by the Commissioner, and
thereafter to do all things necessary to carry out on the part of the City of Ithaca the
contract agreement, in conformity with a previous action of this Common Council.
Unanimously Carried.
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FEDERAL AID: Controller Russell reported on a recent trip made to Washington at which
Time , with the aid of Senator Goodell's staff, he was successful in having an application
for federal aid amounting to $49,000.00 approved for the City's purchase of school
properties at the Wood and Belle Sherman sites. He indicated State aid for this purpose
has already been approved and all aid for the purpose would be available to the City
within a week or so. Mayor Kiely expressed his appreciation for the courtesies extended
to Mr. Russell by Senator Goodell's staff. Mr. Russell indicated he had also discussed
aid for neighborhood facilities, such as acquisition of DeWitt High School, improved
facilities for the Southside and Northside houses , but that local poverty levels did not
seem to warrant any immediate action in these areas at this time.
URBAN RENEWAL RECERTIFICATION: By Alderman Rundle: seconded by Alderman Spano
WHEREAS, in order for the present Federal Programs for Community Improvement to continue,
an Application for Re-Certification of the Workable Program for Community Improvement
must be filed with the Federal Government.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Common Council of the City of Ithaca approves the
filing of the application for Re-Certification of the Workable Program for Community
Improvement. Carried.
COMMUNITY RENEWAL GRANT: Alderman Rundle recommended approval of the following resolution
which he explained had been previously adopted by the Council on April 2, 1969 with the-
exception cat paragraph 2 which had been erroneously omitted at the time of its adoption.
By Alderman Rundle: seconded by Alderman Holland
WHEREAS, under Title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, the Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development is authorized to make grants for the preparation or completion of
Community Renewal Programs; and
WHEREAS, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of
race, color or national origin under any program or activity receiving Federal financial,
assistance, and
WHEREAS, it is desirable and in the public interest that the City of Ithaca prepare a
Community Renewal Program for the City of Ithaca, situate in the County of Tompkins and
State of New York, and
WHEREAS, it is recognized that the federal contract for a grant to assist in the pre-
paration of the Community Renewal Program will require, among other things, (1) preparation
by the City of Ithaca of the Community Renewal Program with all practicable dispatch;
(2) conformance of the Community Renewal Program with the general plan of the locality as
a whole; (3) provision of the locality's share of the cost of preparation of the Commun�ti
Renewal Program; and (4) other local obligations and responsibilities in connection with
the preparation of the Community Renewal Program;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the City of Ithaca:
1. That the preparation of the Community Renewal Program referred to above by the City,
of Ithaca is hereby approved.
2. That the financial assistance under Title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended,
referred to above, is required to enable the City of Ithaca to finance the pre-
paration of the Community Renewal Program.
3. That it is fully cognizant of the obligations and responsibilities that are
imposed by a Federal contract for a grant to assist in the preparation of a
Community Renewal Program; and that it is the sense of this body that such obligations
can and will be fulfilled.
4. That the filing of an application by the City of Ithaca for a grant under Title I of
of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, in an amount not to exceed $102,800 to
assist in financing the preparation of a Community Renewal Program for the locality
is hereby authorized and approved.
Carried.
AUDIT: By Alderman Bangs: seconded by Alderman Holland
RESOLVED, that the bills audited and approved by the Finance Committee in the total
amount of $10,939.07, as listed on audit abstract #7-1969, be approved for payment.
Carried.
PINE DRIVE: Alderman Sullivan reported the Fire Chief recommended that parking be "
restricted on Pine Drive in order to permit the passage of fire vehicles to reach dwellm
ings in the 200 block of DeWitt Place or the upper part of Cascadilla Park, if necessary. '.,_
The recommendation was referred to the Chief of Police for study and report.
ANNUAL REPORT - D.F.W. : Alderman Nordheimer acknowledged receipt of the annual report of
the Department of Public Works. Copies thereof were distributed among the aldermen.
It was received and ordered placed on file.
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CODE AMENDMENT RE: DENSITY CONTROL: By Alderman Feldt : seconded by Alderman Jones
RESOLVED, that Chapter lb of the Code of Ordinances entitled "Planning" be amended by
adding thereto a new Section 18-C to read as follows:
(See amendment attached to minutes for details. )
He explained the matter had been under study since December 1968 when the Planning Board
first recommended it to the Council for adoption. He noted that copies of the proposed
amendment, as attached to the minutes, had been mailed to each alderman on June 12, 1969.
Alderman Saccucci felt it was morally wrong and would penalize property owners on West Hill
who had purchased and maintained their homes under the present zoning regulations and he
strongly urged the Council to leave the ordinance as it is. Alderman Sullivan reported the
President of the West Hill Association informed him most members of the Association were
opposed to the measure and he concurred with Alderman Saccucci.
By Alderman Saccucci : seconded by Alderman Sullivan
RESOLVED, that the matter be tabled.
AYES: 12
NAYS: 2 - Feldt, Jones Motion carried.
INLET PARK ROAD SPEED LIMIT: Alderman Nordheimer reported that the Board of Public Works
had recommended amending the traffic ordinance to permit a 40 m.p.h. speed limit on
Taughannock Blvd. and Inlet Park Road to a point 250 feet north of Cliff Street. He
recommended denial of the recommendation and cited curves in the road, the proximity to
Cass Park entrance and the probable heavy park construction soon in the area as reasons
for denial.
T By Alderman Nordheimer: seconded by Alderman Nichols
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RESOLVED, that the Board's recommendation in this matter be disapproved.
Carried.
COLUMBIA.STREET BRIDGE: By Alderman Nordheimer: seconded by Alderman Tolles
RESOLVED, that this Council authorizes the construction of a combined Utility-Pedestrian
Bridge to replace the existing Columbia Street Bridge over Six Mile Creek, at a cost not
to exceed $150,000. The demolition of the existing bridge and the construction of the
proposed new bridge are to be started in 1970. This $150,000 authorization is to be the
project cost and is to include the design, construction, and supervision of the new bridge
and the utilities to be placed therein together with their connections to the existing
utilities at either end. It also includes the cost of demolition of the existing
structure, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Controller be authorized to transfer from the Water &
Sewer contingent funds sufficient funds to finance the engineering costs of the project.
Carried.
COLUMBTA STREET PATCHING: On recommendation of the Board of Public Works the following
action was taken:
By Alderman Nordheimer: seconded by Alderman Saccucci
RESOLVED, that the Controller be authorized to transfer $2,000 from Wait Avenue Sewer
Account to Columbia Street Sewer Account to cover costs of street patching, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the remaining balance of the Wait Avenue Sewer Account be
closed to the Sewer Fund.
Carried.
VINEGAR HILL WATER PtJt+IPING STATION: On rOf ommendation of the Board of Public Works, the i
following action was taken:
By Alderman Nordheimer: seconded by Alderman Tolles
RESOLVED, that, inasmuch as the Board of Public Works has declared the Vinegar Hill Pump
Station project to be complete, the balance in the Fund be closed to the Water Fund for
debt service as prescribed by law. Carried.
BIDS - YOUTH BUREAU TRUCK: By Alderman Slattery: seconded by Alderman Holland
RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be authorized to advertise for bids for a Van type truck for
use in the Youth Bureau; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this vehicle be available for other City uses when not being
used by the Youth Bureau, subject to approval of the Controller.
Carried.
DISCRIMINATION : Alderman Holland advised that in a rent survey made in the Ithaca area
about 34% of the tests made showed an indication of discrimination and he felt landlords
should be aware of this as an unlawful act and that those discriminated against should
present their co.nplaint to either the State Division of Human Rights or to his Committee
for investigation.
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STANDING COMMITTEES: Mayor Kiely announced his appointment of Mrs. Nichols to fill
vacancies on the Finance & Accounts , and Public Works & County Relations Committees , cat}sed
by the death of Arthur C. Stallman.
ACTING MAYOR: Mayor Kiely suggested the Council take action to appoint an Acting Mayor to
fill the existing vacancy in this office caused also by the death of Mr. Stallman.
Alderman Feldt nominated Alderman Tolles and Alderman Boronkay nominated Alderman Jones
for the office of Acting Mayor.
It was moved, seconded and carried that the nominations for this office be closed.
At this point Alderman Saccucci wondered if it was legal to fill the vacancy at this
time because it was not listed as an item of business on the agenda. Attorney Barrett
ruled that it was too late to raise objections now under the Council's rules. "
After some further discussion the Mayor directed the Clerk to poll the aldermen. The
Clerk conducted the poll by secret ballot which resulted in seven votes being cast for
Alderman Tolles, six for Alderman Jones. One vote was blank. Mayor Kiely then declared'
Alderman Tolles duly appointed Acting Mayor for the balance of the term ending December 31,
1969.
CODE OF ETHICS: The Clerk read a Memorandums from New York State Dept. of Audit & Control
calling attention to Chapter 646 of the Laws of 1969 which amended Art. 18 of the General
Municipal Law, Conflicts of Interest, and providing for the establishment of a local
board of ethics by the governing bodies of any municipality.
By Alderman Rundle : seconded by Alderman Nordheimer
RESOLVED, that the matter be referred to the Charter & Ordinance Committee and City
Attorney for study and report.
Carried. v
NORTH CAYUGA STREET PE_T_ITION: Alderman Spano read a petition signed by 102 residents anq
property owners of the North Cayuga Street and adjacent areas to Fall Creek School
requesting police protection and apprehension of speeders and careless drivers in the area.
By Alderman Spano: seconded by Alderman Rundle
:�UOLVED, that the petition be referred to the Public Safety Committee for study and
report. Carried.
CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND: Alderman Nordheimer recommended the establishment of a separate
fund for capital projects.
By Alderman Nordheimer: seconded by Alderman Rundle
RESOLVED, that the matter be referred to the Finance Committee for consideration and
report.
Carried.
By Alderman Spano: seconded by Alderman Rundle
RESOLVED, that this meeting be adjourned in memory of Alderman Arthur C. Stallman, deceaped.
Carried.
Geo. A. Blean, City Clerk
Jack K. Kiely, 'Mayor,
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Regular Meeting 7:30 p.m. August 6, 1969
PRESENT:
Mayor - Kiely
Aldermen (13) - Bangs, Holland, Slattery, Saccucci, Sullivan, Feldt, Tolles, Boronkay,
Jones, Nichols, Nordheimer, Spano, Rundle
ABSENT: Alderman Anderson
OTHERS PRESENT:
Attorney - Barrett B.P.W. Comm. - Putney Controller - Russell
Chief of Police - VanOstrand Fire Comm. - Cleaveland Asst. Cont.- Spano
Fire Chief - Weaver Dist. Attorney-McHugh Clerk - Blean
Bldg. Comm. - VanMarter Sealer of Wts. & Msrs.-Nedrow Dep. Clerk - Grey
Planner - Kasprzak Youth Bur. Director-Cutia
Asst. Supt. of Pub.Wks.-Hannan
All present stood and were led by Mayor Kiely in a pledge of allegiance to the American
Flag and, at his request, remained standing a moment in silent prayer.
MINUTES: Minutes of the preceding meeting, as recorded by the Clerk, were approved.
ZONE CHANGE - COOP CONSUMERS SOCIETY: The Clerk read a petition from the Cooperative
Consumers' Society, Inc. requesting a zone change from R-3 to B-2 for the following
properties numbered 535-537 and 539 West Clinton Street, 332 through 412 Center Street a4d
$14 N. Titus Avenue. The petitioner indicated it intended to develop the area for
additional off-street parking not permitted by the present R-2 classification.
By Alderman Feldt: seconded by Alderman Nordheimer
RESOLVED, that the petition be referred to the Planning Board for its rec anmendation
thereon. Carried.
HEARING OF PERSONS BEFORE COUNCIL: Mr. David Saperstone spoke on behalf of Tompkins Cougty
Taxpayers Assn. and advised his group felt some of the moneys to be provided by the Stato
Urban Renewal Corp. should be used for the improvement of S. Aurora Street hill,. the sce4e
of another run-away truck accident on August 5th in which Mrs. Joseph Schwartz was killer
and several other persons were seriously injured. He advised also that the Association
was-utterly and completely opposed to the creation of the position of Public Safety
Coordinator at an annual salary of $15,000.00.
MRS. STALU40: The Clerk read letters from Mrs. Miriam Stallmau expressing her thanks
and appreciation for the tribute paid to her deceased husband at the last meetingend for
the contribution made to Friends of the Library in his memory.
HARVEY'MONTAGUE AGREEMENT: The Clerk read a letter from the Planning Board recommending
approval of an agreement with Harvey Montague for a study of an area known as Inlet. Point
to include in part the following:
1. Investigation of programs for possible development.
2. A physical urban design development plan.
3. Illustrative design proposals suggesting possible solutions to''the' area.
4. Written report of the investigation.
Estimated cost of the study was $2,000.00 with a target date for completion of January 1�
1970.
By Alderman Jones : seconded by Alderman Boronkay
RESOLVED, that the Council accepts the recommendation of the Planning Board; ,'and that tho
Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to sign and execute such an agreement upon approval
of the City Attorney.
Carried.
MASTER SITE PLAN - INLET PARK: The Clerk read a letter from the Planning Board recommend-.
ing that the Council-reaffirm its approval of the Master Site Plan for Inlet Park.
By Alderman Feldt: seconded by Alderman Jones
WHEREAS, the Inlet Park Committee has been created by Common Council on Pebrua.ry 1, 1967,
for the purpose of coordinating the work of planning and developing the Inlet Park area;
and
WHEREAS, the Inlet Park Ccomittee consists of William Schmidt representing Regional
Planning Board, Robert Dingman and Carl Yengo representing the Board of Public Works,
James Parkes and Gregory Kasprzak representing Planning Board, Robert Cutia representing
the Youth Bureau, Ralph Campbell representing the Ithaca Festival, Allan Feldt
representing the Ccanmon Council and Mayor Kiely.
WHEREAS, a Master Site Plan has been prepared and approved by the Inlet Park Committee
on July 18, 1967; and
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WHEREAS, the Master Site Plan has also been approved by the City Planning Board on July 19,
1967 and by the Regional Planning Board on (undertermined) and by the Common Council on
April 5 , 1967 and again on August 2, 1967; and WHEREAS, the City of Ithaca has entered into
a Memorandum of Understanding with the State of New York and the Center for the Arts for
the joint development of the Inlet Park area in accordance with the Master Site Plan; and
WHEREAS, 68.7% of the funds for development of this area are to come from the Federal Bureau
of Outdoor Recreation and the Appalachian Regional Commission and these funds are tied to
the Master Site Plan as approved and to the provisions of the application for said Federal
funds, and WHEREAS, Federal funds are placed in jeopardy when the provisions of this plan and
application are not complied with;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Common Council hereby reaffirms its approval of the
Master Site Plan and declares that the details of the development of this area are as
important as the b:,-; ad concepts set forth in this plan; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Common Council feels that when there are any questions
related to implementation of the details of this plan, that such questions be decided by t#f
Inlet Park Committee, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Common Council requests that the;
temporary utility poles on the Park Road be replaced with a permanent arrangement as soon,
as it is feasible in accordance with the concepts of the Master Site Plan and the provisions
of the application for Federal funds. Carried.
BOND SALE: Controller Russell reported he had conducted a bond sale in his office at 2:00
p.m. on August 5th at which time $445 ,000-00 Police Headquarters Bonds were offered for
sale. The following is a tabulation of all bids received:
Name of Bidder RAT2 Amount Bid
Bankers Trust Company —5 .COT ,197.05
Putnam, Coffin & Burr-Doolittle 5.50% 445,569.60 a
First National Bank & Trust Co. of Ithaca 5.50% 1+1+5,1+00.50
Tompkins County Trust Company 5.60% 111+6,023.50 '
*Adams, McEntee & Company, Inc. 5.50% 1+1+5,668.00 '
He advised he had awarded the sale of the bonds to Adams , McEntee & Company, Inc. in
accordance with the terms of its bid.
BOND ISSUE-WEST BUFFALO STREET RIGHTS-OF-WAY, ETC. : A bond resolution prepared by the City's
bond attorneys, was acted upon as follows :
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $100,000 SERIAL BONDS OF THE CITY OF ITHACA,
TOMPKINS COUNTY, NEW YORK, TO PAY THE COST OF THE EXTENSION OF BUFFALO STREET TO STATE ST.
IN SAID CITY, INCLUDING THE ACQUISITION OF NECESSARY LAND THEREFOR.
By Alderman Tolles : seconded by Alderman Saccucci
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the City of Ithaca, Tompkins County,N.Y. as follows-
Section 1. The specific objects or purposes to be financed pursuant to the resolution are qs
follows :
(a) The construction of an extension of Buffalo St. to State St. in and for the City of
Ithaca, Tompkins County, N.Y. including the incidental improvements in connection therewith,
at a maximum estimated cost of $45,000; and
(b) The acquisition of land necessary in connection with the aforesaid extension of Buff4o
Street, at a maximum estimated cost of $55,000.
Section 2. The total estimated ccrt of the aforesaid specific objects or purposes is $100,Q00
and the plan for the financing thereof consists of the issuance of $100,000 serial bonds of
said City, hereby authorized to be issued therefor pursuant to the Local Finance Law.
Section 3. It is hereby determined as follows :
(a) That subdivision 20 of paragraph a of Section 11..00.of the Local Finance Law applies �_ o
the specific object or purpose described in paragrpah a of Section 1 hereof, and that the
p iod of probable usefulness thereof is at least five years;
(b) That subdivision 21(a) of such paragraph and Section applies to the specific object or
purpose described in paragraph b of Section 1 hereof, and that the period of probable use-?
fulness thereof is thirty years ; and
(c) That the maximum maturity of the serial bonds herein authorized will not exceed five
years and that no down payment is required pursuant to Section 107.00 of the Local Finance Law.
Section 11. The faith and credit of said City of Ithaca, Tompkins County, N.Y. are hereby,
irrevocably pledged to the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the scup
respectively become due and payable. An annual appropriation shall be made in each year
sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds becoming due and payable in
such year. There shall annually be levied on all the taxable real property in said City a
tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same become due ald
payable.
Section 5. 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 serial bonds h.ere"_n authorized, including renewals of such notes, is hereby delegated �o
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.
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Section 6. The validity of such bonds may be contested (!•aly if:
1 Such bonds 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 publication, or
(3) Such bonds are authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution.
Section 7. This resolution, which takes effect immediately, shall be published in full in
The Ithaca Journal, the official newspaper, together with a Clerk's notice in substantially
the form provided in Section 81.00 of the Local Finance Law.
The question of adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote on roll call,
which resulted as follows :
Rudolph Saccucci voting Yes Mrs. Ethel Nichols voting Yes
William H. Sullivan voting Yes Ronald Nordheimer voting Yes
Jerome H. Holland II voting Yes Richard Boronkay voting Yes
Donald Slattery voting Yes Mrs. Anne Jones voting Yes
John F. Bangs voting Yes N. Arnold Tolles voting Yes
Joseph Rundle voting Yes Allan G. Feldt voting Yes
Anthony F. Spano voting Yes
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR: \
tr, August 6, 1969.
Mayor
INTEREST RATES: Controller Russell requested authorization to increase the interest
rates on temporary loans from 416 to
By-Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Jones
RESOLVED, that the Controller be authorized to pay interest at the increased rate of 5% on
all, the City's outstanding temporary loans to the Tompkins County Trust Company and the
First National Bank and Trust Ccmpany, effective as of June 30, 1969.
AYES: 12
NAYS: 0
ABSTAINING: 1 - Holland Carried.
EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM BENEFITS (Sec. 75-e) : Controller Russell recommended approval
of, additional pension benefits under Sec. 75-e of the Retirement & Social Security Law
and which had been approved in local employee contracts. He advised this was the intent
of the resolution adopted by the Council on Feb. 5, 1969 but that the wrong form of
resolution had been received from the Retirement System. He presented a new form of
resolution for adoption.
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Jones
BE IT RESOLVED that the Ccamon Council of the City of Ithaca does hereby elect to provide
the additional pension benefits of Section 75-e, as presently or hereafter amended and
entitled "guaranteed retirement benefits for employees of participating employers"; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this election shall become effective with the payroll period
beginning on the 18th day of August 1969.
Unanimously carried.
ASSISTANT CONTROLLER: Controller Russell advised that N.Y.S. Civil Service Ccmmission ✓
had recommended that the title of the new position created by the Council on April 2, 1969
be changed from "Administrative Assistant to Controller" to"Assistant Controller".
By Alderman Tolles : seconded by Alderman Bangs
RESOLVED, that the position of Administrative Assistant to Controller be redesignated as
Assistant Controller in accordance with the reccmmendation of the State Civil Service
Commission.
AYES: 12
NAYS: 0
ABSTAINING: 1 - 8pano Carried.
ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION - CITY COURT: By Alderman Tolles : seconded by Alderman Jones
`2ESOLVED, that the sum of 1,500.00 be and hereby is appropriated from the Contingent
Fund to Current Appropriations, budget account A-23 - City Court, to cover a deficiency
and provide adequate funds with which to pay for professional services for the remainder
of 1969.
AYES: 13
NAYS: 0 Carried.
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BUS APPLICATION: Controller Russell requested authority to file an application for federal
aid to help in financing the purchase of three new buses for the City.
By Alderman Tolles : seconded by Alderman Boronkay
WHEREAS, the City of Ithaca has received approval from the State of New York Commissioner
of Transportation for a Capital Grant under project No. 3507.00 to pay a portion of the
cost of three omnibus mass transportation vehicles to be used by the City of Ithaca in
its public transit system, and
WHEREAS, it is required under the State Grant that an application be prepared and filed with
the United States Department of Transportation for a Federal Urban Mass Transportation
Capital Grant;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Controller be and he hereby is authorized to
prepare and file an application for State and Federal Aid in accordance with the New York
State Transportation Capital Facilities Act of 1967 and the United States Urban Mass
Transportation Facilities Act of 1964, to purchase three new transit buses to be operated '
by the City-owned transit system.
Carried.
v'TRANSFER OF FUNDS: The Controller presented and reviewed a list of several transfers
requested by the Board of Public Works and recommended their approval.
By Alderman Tolles : seconded by Alderman Nordheimer
RESOLVED, that the requested transfer of funds, presented by the City Controller, be and
hereby are approved in accordance with a detailed listing attached hereto.
AYES: 13
NAYS: 0 Carried and approved
The Controller reported that the Board had requested other transfers on July 30th as follows-'
1. The transfer of $5,500.00 from budget account A-74 to account A-201 to provide
additional funds to purchase and equip and aerial lift truck for the Forestry Dept.
2. An appropriation of $12,500.00 as additional financing for the repairs of Stewart
Avenue bridge over Fall Creek.
3. Transfer of $6,814.24 within account A-74B for custodial services at Bibbins Hall.
By Alderman Bangs: seconded by Alderman Rundle
RESOLVED, that the transfer of $5 ,500.00 from budget account A-74 to account A-201, and
the transfer of $6,814.24 within account A-74B be approved, and that the sum of
$12,500.00 be and hereby is appropriated from Capital Reserve Fund #4, Bridges, to a
Capital Construction Account to finance the repair of Stewart Avenue Bridge, over Fall
Creek, subject to approval and concurrence of the Finance Committee.
AYES: 13
NAYS: 0 Carried and approved.
AUDIT: By Alderman Bangs: seconded by Alderman Jones
RESOLVED, that the bills audited and approved by the Finance Committee in the total amount
of $16 ,627.07, as listed on audit abstract #8-1969, be approved for payment.
Carried.
ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION-DRYDEN ROAD TREES: By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Feldt
RESOLVED, that the sum of $1,500.00 be appropriated from the Contingent Fund to Current
Appropriations, budget account #A-201 - Forestry Division, to finance the planting of
trees on Dryden Road.
AYES: 13
NAYS: 0 Carried.
ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION FOR TRASH CONTAINERS: By Alderman Tolles:Sec.by Alderman Nichole
RESOLVED, that the sum of 2,000.00 be appropriated from the Contingent Fund to Current
Appropriations, budget Account A-114-Waste Collection, to finance the purchase of trash
containers requested by the Coordinating Council on Beautification.
AYES: 13
NAYS: 0 Carried.
t-=HOUSING CODE: Alderman Feldt reported that all cities are now required to adopt the Model
Housing Code as a condition for approval of their Workable Programs. He recommended
repeal of the Ithaca Housing Code and adoption of the Model Code, with the addition of two
items from the local code, namely that any room rented for profit above the second floor
should have a second means of egress and the retention of the local Housing Board of Revigw.
By Alderman Feldt: seconded by Alderman Boronkay
RESOLVED, that the Clerk be authorized and directed to advertise a public hearing on the
repeal of the Local Housing Code and the adoption in place thereof of the Model Housing
Code as provided by Sec. 13-7 of the local code and Sec. 83 of the General City Law; and
that said hearing be held by this Common Council at 7:30 P.M. on September 3, 1969.
Carried.
B.P.W. Requests for Transfers in General Fund
Amount: $500.00
From A101C Street Mai.nt.- Utility Patching
- 250 Other Equipment
To - 413 Rent of Equipment
Purpose: W & S has not purchased backhoe, so C & M Div. will not purchase
special bucket and will need additional rental funds.
Amount: $12075.75
From A290-650 - Contingent Account
To A101B - Street Maintenance-Highway
-230 Motor Vehicle Equipment
Purpose: Purchase a snow plow frame
Amount: $295.00
From A290-650 - Contingent Account
To A101B - Street Maintenance-Highway
-240 Highway & Street Equipment (Air Compressor)
Purpose: Low bidder defaulted. Above amount is difference between low
bidder and second low bidder.
Amount: $1,500.00
From A111 Storm Sewers
- 314 Construction Materials & Supplies
To - 101 Salaries
Purpose: To provide labor used in catch basin cleaning.
Amount: $659.80
From A114 - Waste Collection
- 418 Equipment Maintenance $459.80
- A290-650 Contingent Account $200.00
To A114 - Waste Collection
- 312 Equipment Parts & Supplies $596.81
- 314 Construction Material & Supplies 62.99
Purpose: 314 - Replacement of all litter baskets
312 - Unexpected repairs on packer #249 before arrival of new packer.
Amount: $211000.00
From A101A Street Maintenance - Cleaning
- 418 - Equipment Maintenance $ 200.00
- 290-650 Contingent Account $1,800.00
To: A101A-312 Equipment Parts & Supplies
Purpose: Provide for repairs to street sweepers.
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Amount: $110.00
From A101B Street Maintenance - Highway
- 314 Construction Materials & Supplies
To: - 302 Building Maintenance Supplies
Purpose: Cover deficiency in account.
Amount: $13.00
From A100 - Administration
- 433 Travel & Mileage
To: -436 Dues, Memberships & Publications
Purpose: Increased number of Trade Publications.
Amount: $50.00
From A207 - Golf Course
- 314 Construction Materials & Supplies
To: - 310 Office Supplies
Purpose: Deficiency in account.
Amount: $650.00
From A290-650 Contingent Account
To A201 - Parks - Forestry
- 418 Equipment Maintenance (a) $400.00
A207 - Golf Course
- 411 Printing (b) $150.00
A216 - Marina
- 314 Construction Materials & Supplies (c) $100.00
Purpose: (a) Maintenance of equipment in Parks Division
(b) Printed materials for the Golf Course
(c) Construction materials at Cass Park Marina
Amount: $4,000.00
From A101D - Street Maintenance-Surface Treatment
- 101 Salaries
To A101B - Street Maintenance-Highway
- 339 Machine Paving
Purpose: To provide for a change in the type of resurfacing.
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CODE AMENDEMTN RE: DENSITY CONTROL: By Alderman Feldt. seconded by Alderman Sullivan
RESOLVED, that the motion to amend Chapter 18 of the Code of Ordinances entitled
"Planning" which was tabled at the July 2nd meeting, be taken from the table.
Carried.
Alderman Sullivan read a resolution adopted by the West Hill Civic Association unanimously
opposing the proposed amendment. Alderman Feldt recommended that the proposal be referred
back to the Planning Board for further study because he felt it would be defeated if
voted on at this time.
By Alderman Feldt: seconded by Alderman Boronkay
RESOLVED, that the proposed amendment be referred back to the Planning Board.
AYES: 8 - Feldt, Tolles, Boronkay, Jones, Nichols, Nordheimer, Spano, Rundle
NAYS: 5 - Bangs, Holland, Slattery, Saccucci, Sullivan
Motion carried.
UNDERGROUND UTILITY CABLES: Alderman Feldt reported the Charter & Ordinance Committee had
met twice with officials of N.Y.S. Electric & Gas Corp. and N.Y. Telephone Company with
some progress in the matter of drafting a suitable ordinance on these cables.
CODE OF ETHICS: Alderman Feldt advised his Committee felt there was no need to establish
a local Code of Ethics at this time.
ZONING MAP AMENDMENT: Alderman Feldt recommended amendment of the Zoning Map and the zoning
ordinance to establish a marine-oriented district extending northerly from Buffalo Street
along Taughannock Blvd. between the Inlet and Flood Relief Channel as an "M" district,
a change from I-1 and I-3 to the new "M" zone.
By Alderman Feldt: seconded by Alderman Jones
RESOLVED, that the Clerk be authorized and directed to advertise a public hearing on this
proposed change in the Zoning Map and Ordinance to be held before the Common Council at
7:30 p.m. on September 3, 1969.
Carried.
At the request of Adlerman Saccucci the Mayor declared a 5-minute recess in the proceedings
at 9:00 p.m. at the end-of which time he reconvened the meeting.
NO . 9 FIRE STATION: Alderman Sullivan read a letter from the Tompkins County Mental Health
Services requesting occupancy of old No. 9 Fire Station on College Avenue for the purpose of
establishing a Mental Health Day Center.
By Alderman Nordheimer: seconded by Alderman Bangs
RESOLVED, that the building located on College Avenue known as "Old No. 9 Fire Station" be
turned over to the control of the Board of Public Works; and that the Council hereby
requests the Board to negotiate with Tompkins County Mental Health Service, on a
temporary basis , for its occupancy of the building for the establishment of a Mental Health
Day Center, as requested by it. Carried.
S. AURORA STREET HILL: Alderman Sullivan read a letter from the Chamber of Commerce
calling attention to the run-away-truck accident on August 5th in which one woman lost her
life and five other persons, including the truck driver, were seriously injured. The
Chamber urged adoption of a resolution requesting the State to construct a truck stop point
before trucks are permitted to descend the steep and dangerous hill. It was acted upon
as follows :
By alderman Sullivan: seconded by Alderman Bangs
WHEREAS, Route 96B has been the scene of many fatal accidents, a great number of which have
been due to loss of control of heavy vehicles, and
WHEREAS, the posting of this route to northbound vehicles indicating a 9-ton weight limit
with the excepti rn of local deliveries has not proven completely effective,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Common Council of the City of Ithaca, New York
strongly recommends that the State of New York construct a truck stop at a point near but
not north of Ithaca College, at which point all northbound trucks must come to a complete
stop off the highway, shift to a low gear, and remain in this gear to the bottom of the
hill, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the State Department of Transportation cause the necessary
posting and construction of this truck stop area and filing of regulations pertaining
thereto immediately, so that the needless loss of life on this hill may be eliminated, an4
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Qty immediately requests the State for assistance in stop-
ping all trucks of more than 9 tons gross weight before any such truck is permitted to
descend the South Aurora Street hill, and to prohibit any such truck from entering the City
via South Aurora Street unless it carries a scheduled delivery to an address within the
City of Ithaca, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City shall offer to share with the State the burden of
policing the South Aurora Street hill for the aforesaid purpose, whether such share be by
an agreed contribution of manpower or money, or both, and
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor is hereby requested to report to the Common Council
at its regular meeting in September what steps have been taken to effectuate the terms of
this resolution, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the intent of this resolution in no way is meant to affect
the status of existing weight restrictions or of proposed long-range solutions, such as
the construction of alternate access routes.
Unanimously carried.
Mayor Kiely reported that he had learned the Governor had asked the State Police to
investigate the accident.
N. CAYUGA STREET PETITION: Alderman Sullivan reported that the Police Department had been
policing the speed of traffic on N. Cayuga Street and surrounding areas in an attempt to
control the speed of vehicles and promised continued surveillance.
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BIDS - AIR CONDITIONING NEW NO. 9 FIRE STATION: Alderman Sullivan read a letter mom the '
Board of Fire Commissioners requesting permission to advertise for bids on and to contract
with competent bidders to furnish and install air-conditioning equipment at an estimated
cost of $3,250.00, and a standby generator at an estimated cost of $9,400.00 for No. 9
Fire Station, with the understanding that if either bid exceeds the Stated estimate the
results of the bids will be reported to the Council for final decision.
By Alderman Sullivan: seconded by Alderman Saccucci
RESOLVED, that the request of the Board of Fire Commissioners be approved; and that the
Board be authorized to advertise for bids on air conditioning equipment and a standby
generator for the new No. 9 Fire Station; and that it be authorized to award contracts at
a total cost of not to exceed $3,250.00 for air conditioning and $9 ,400.00 for a generator. ;
Carried.
LIEUTENANT - FIRE DEPT. : Alderman Sullivan read a letter from the Board of Fire Commissioners
requesting authority to add one more position of Fire Lieutenant to its staff.
By Alderman Sullivan: seconded by Alderman Spano
RESOLVED, that the request of the Board of Fire Commissioners to increase the complement
of Fire Lieutenants from 3 to 4 be approved and to be included in the 1970 Compensation
Plan; and that the Civil Service Commission be requested to hold an examination for this
position. Carried.
PUBLIC SAFETY COORDIIIATOR: Alderman Sullivan reported that the creation of a new
position of Public Safety Coordinator had been approved by both the Finance and the Public
Safety Committees and he presented the following resolution to implement this.
By Alderman Sullivan: seconded by Alderman Holland :,
WHEREAS, increasingly complex problems frequently arise in City government in cooperation
and coordination with contiguous governmental entities and organizations, and
WHEREAS, City government cannot continue to operate effectively without such coordination
and cooperation, and
WHEREAS, recent events emphasized the fact that such coordination is indispensable to the
effecient functioning of City government, and
WHEREAS, the existing structure of local government cannot always be considered adequate
to handle such problems of cooperation and coordination, and
WHEREAS, the Common Council wishes to take all necessary steps to insure complete
coordination of activities of appropriate governing bodies and organizations that include
vital questions of public safety;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Common Council hereby creates the position of
Coordinator of Public Safety with the following duties :
1. To advise and consult with the Mayor on plans and preparations for maintaining
adequate levels of public safety during times of crisis and disorder in and around
the City of Ithaca,
2. To represent and assist the Mayor on a full-time basis in consultation with officials
of New York State, Tompkins County, the Village of Cayuga Heights, Cornell University,
Ithaca College, and such other entities as may be related to the general well-being
of the City of Ithaca;
3. To act in a coordinating and informational capacity in the event of an emergency in
such a manner as to insure the best utilization of available public safety forces;
4. To evaluate and provide correct information to the Mayor, Common Council, and the
general public in the event of an emergency; Y
5. To assist in maintaining and improving mutual respect between public safety personnel
and the general public;
6. To be available for service upon request and under direction of the Mayor to serve as
a consultant to jurisdictions and organizations other than the City of Ithaca with
respect to the City's capacity to act on general matters of public safety or under
particular circumstances which do or may involve the City's public safety forces.
7. To be available to the Fire Chief and Board of Fire Commissioners for advice and
consultation on questions of cooperation and coordination between the personnel of
the Fire Department and the Police Department.
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8. To be available for assignment by the Mayor on any additional matters involving the
inter-relationships of City government with other organizations, groups, or entities
in the Ithaca area. And,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that none of the foregoing duties shall be construed to restrict
or alter the existing powers and responsibilities of the Mayor or of the City officials
and personnel charged with the administration of the police and fire departments, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the salary for this position shall be $15,000 and that the
term of his appointment shall be for two years , effective August 15, 1969, the appoint-
ment to be made by the mayor with the approval of Common Council.
Alderman Nordheimer asked for an opinion from the City Attorney as to whether the Council
could crease the position without specifications and job descriptions. Attorney Barrett
declined to give his opinion until he had more time to study the proposal. Alderman
Boronkay referred to Sec. 22 of the Civil Service Law and felt that the Council was without
power to create the position without prior approval of the Civil Service Commission.
By alderman Feldt : seconded by Alderman Holland
RESOLVED, that the foregoing resolution be tabled and referred to the Public Safety
Committee for review with the Civil Service Commission.
Carried.
BIDS: POLICE CAR: Alderman Sullivan reported that for the second time no bids had been
received on an auto for the Police Department. He felt it advisable to wait until
September or later when the new police car models would be on the market before advertising
again.
BIDS - YOUTH BUREAU VkNL : Alderman Slatte7 reported that one bid for furnishing the Youth
Bureau with a Van-type vehicle had been received from Cayuga Motors for the total amount
of $2,375.00 and that the vehicle had been purchased and put in service.
ITHACA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSN. : Alderman Holland reported on the formation by the Ithaca
Jaycees of the Ithaca Economic Association to promote and develop black-owned businesses
in the City. The Association will assist interested citizens in financing, marketing, site
selection, legal counsel, etc. , with the hope that it will develop good businessmen as wall
as important community leaders. He expressed the hope that younger citizens will take
notice of this effort and take advantage of it.
SCHOOL GUARD: Alderman Holland read a letter from the Superintendent stating that a study
of the Cascadilla-Albany intersection indicated the need of a school guard at this location.
By Alderman Holland: seconded by Alderman Nichols
RESOLVED, that the matter be referred to the Public Safety Committee for review and report.
Carried.
PETITION-SUMMER PROGRAMS: Alderman Holland read a petition requesting the City to
investigate and guarantee adequate facilities for summer recreational programs throughout
the City. The most important priority for the guaranteed continuance of these programs
was listed as unlimited access to existing and future playing fields in the City. It was
referred to the Youth & Recreation Committee.
PETITION-FIRST STREET TRAFFIC: Alderman Holland read a petition from residents and property
owners on First Street protesting traffic conditions on First Street. They asked for
correction of reckless driving in the area which they felt endangered the lives of the
many children living there and the installation of adequate safety signs.
By Alderman Nordheimer: seconded by Alderman Slattery
RESOLVED, that that part of the petition regarding reckless driving be referred to the
Chief of Police; and that the part recommending children, caution, and slow signs be re-
ferred to the Board of Public Works for its attention. Carried.
CHARTER AMENDMENT: Alderman Nordheimer recommended that the Charter and Ordinance Committee
and Public Safety Committee review the Public Safety Commission proposal contained in thQ
new Charter for the City which was defeated at the general election held in 1968. He felt
it might well be considered as an amendment to the present Charter. The Chairman of the.'
Charter & Ordinance Committee agreed to do so.
E. STATE STREET: Alderman Feldt reviewed the matter of truck traffic referred to the
Public Safety Committee in September 1968., He asked the Committee to restudy the situation
and consider a 15mph speed limit, the placement of two "school zone" signs-one near East
Hill and the other near Belle Sherman School, temporary or permanent truck weighing
stations , and the placement of double yellow lines on East State Street.
On motion the meeting was adjourned at 10:00 p.m.
o. A. Blean, City Clerk Jack K. Kiely, Mayor
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COMMON CODICIL PROCEEDINGS
CITY OF ITHACA, NEW YORK
Regular Meeting 7:30 p.m. t0ptember 3, 1969
PRESENT:
Mayor - Kiely
Aldermen (14) - Holland, Slattery, Saccucci, Sullivan, Feldt, Tollese Boronkay, Jones,
Nichols, Nordheimer, Spano, Rundle, Anderson, Bangs
Attorney - Barrett
Chief of Police VanOstrand Building Commissioner - VanMarter
Mast. Supt. of Public Works - Hannan Controller- Russell
Youth Bureau Director - Cutia Asst. Controller - Spano
Planning Director - Kesprzak Deputy Clerk - Grey
All present stood and were led by Mayor Kiely in a pledge of allegiance to the American
Flag and, at his request, remained standing a moment in silent prayer.
MINUTES: Alderman Tolles reported that the resolution on page 4 of the Council minutes
of August 6, 1969 entitled "Additional Appropriations-Dryden Road Trees" was incorrect
and should read as follows:
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Feldt
RESOLVED, that the $1,500.00 requested by the Superintendent of Public Works to plant trues
on Dryden Road be provided from funds already allocated in Account A201.323 Parks-Forestxy-
Tree Replacement.
AYES: 13
NAYS: 0 s
He recommended that the minutes be changed to reflect this.
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Jones
RESOLVED, that the minutes of the last regular meeting be wended to include the above
change, and that they be approved as emended.
AYES: 14
NAYS: 0 Carried.
PUBLIC HAG - ZO9IK_0 MAF&AMENDMENT: Mayor Kiely opened a public hearing duly advettised
for this time on a proposal to amend the Zoning Map to rezone northerly from West Buffalo
Street along both sides of Taughannock Boulevard between Cayuga Inlet and Flood Control
Channel, which is partly zoned now as 1-1 and 1-3, to "M" zone. The new zone will provide
for marina-oriented uses. An amendment to the zoning ordinance Section 7, District
Regulations Chart, to provide for permitted uses for the new zone was also presented.
Harold Teeter of Freeman's Motor Marine asked that certain parts be spQ4ed out so that
there would be no question on uses of this area. He was informed that the intent was
there, but not spelled out. As no one else appeared the Mayor declared the public he arir#g
closed.
By Alderman Feldt: seconded by Alderman Jones
RESOLVED, that the Zoning Map amendment and the Zoning Ordinance amendment be referred
back to the Charter and Ordinance Cammittee for further study.
Carried.
CODE AMENDMENT NO. 3- 1969
PUBLIC HEARING - ITHACA HOUSING CODE: Mayor Kiely opened a public hearing duly advertised
for this time on a proposal to repeal the Ithaca Housing Code which is now in effect and` .
to adopt in place thereof the Model Housing, Code.
Murray VanMarter, Building Commissioner, went over the proposed additions to the Model
Housing Code. He explained that these were parts that we have had in operation and were
more suited to our use and went into more detail. As no other interested person appearei,
the Mayor declared the public hearing closed.
By Alderman Feldt: seconded by Alderman Nordheimer
RESOLVED, whereas a public hearing, having been du]y authorized, has been held this 3rd
day of September 1969 on the Model Housing Code for the City of Ithaca;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Model Housing Code for the City of Ithaca has beef
prepared, received, and laid on the table by this Ccmmon Council on August 6, 1969 be an ,
it hereby is approved; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that said Model Housing Code shall, after publication, became
effective at noon on October 1, 1969; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Housing Code of the City of Ithaca is hereby rescinded
effective at noon on October 1, 1969•
Carried.
DAVID SAPERSTONE: Mr. Saperstone spoke on the Will of Mr. E. C, Stewart who left Stewar
Park to the City. He was against the building of anything at the park that was not for he
use of all people as it was in violation of the Will of Mr. Stewart. Mayor Kiely said he
took full responsibility for the building of the detention center in the interest of
public safety.
13A-103 EFFECTIVE DATE
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This Chapter shall take effect on the first day of October 1969
13A-109 DEFINITIONS
Family. One or more persons°legally recognized family relation-
ship maintaining a common household, which may also include
domestic help,
13B-103 EFFECTIVE DATE
This Chapter shall take effect on the first day of October 1969.:,
13C-103 EFFECTIVE DATE
This Chapter shall take effect on the first day of October 1969 ,
13C-201 ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY
a-The -Office of the Building Commissioner of the City of Ithaca
shall secure compliance with the applicable Housing standards
and is hereinafter referred to as "the agency" ..
b-The agency shall be under the direction and charge of the
Building Commissioner (hereinafter referred to as "the chief
officer") who shall have as his representatives such assistants
and inspectors as may be necessary to carry out effectively
the powers and duties of the agency",
13C--20.5 PENALTIES
Every person who shall fail to comply with a violation order
issued by the agency within the tinne limit stated thereon
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall
be punished by a fine of not less than twenty five dolla _s,
or by imprisonment for not less than 1.0 days nor more khan
180 days, or both.
13C-206 HOUSING BOARD OF REVIEW
There shall be established a. housing board of review ap-
pointed by the mayor, to consist of five persons, each to
serve a term of three years, except that one person shall
serve until December 31, 1969, one person shall serve until
December 31, 1970, and three persons shall serve until
December 31, 1971, The secretary of the board shall be
the housing code enforcement offices., The board of review
shall adopt from time to time such. rules and regulations
as it may deem necessary to carry into effect the provisions
of this chapter, and all its orders and reso t' ,s shall.
be in accordance therewith. These rules a Ad Iati.ons
shall be in effect when filer with the c�,�C, . , ;k;,`
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13C-207 DUTIES
The duties of the board shall be to hear appeals for variance
from the orders of the enforcement officer and to afford
relief in such cases where, in their opinion strict enforcement
of the order would create practical difficulties or unnecessary
hardship.
13C-208 RULES GOVERNING HEARINGS
The following rules shall govern hearings by the housing board
of review:
a-Petition, Any person affected by any order of the enforcement
officer shall be granted a hearing before the housing board
of review, provided that such person shall file in the office -
of the city clerk a written petition requesting such hearing
and setting forth a s_,i°:ement of the grounds therefor within
ten (10) days after the service of such order.
b-Time of hearing. The hearing before the housing board of
review shall be held not later than thirty (30) days after the
date on which the petition was filed; postponement of the
hearing shall be for good and sufficient reasons, and shall
be mutually agreed upon by the board and the petitioner.
c-Right of petitioner at hearing' At the hearing, the peti-
tioner or his agent shall be given an opportunity to be
heard and to show cause why such order should be modified.
or withdrawn,
d-Order of board, After such hearing, the board of review
shall sustain, modify or withdraw the order, depending upon
its findings, The board may also extend the time specified
i for compliance if the case warrants such extension,
e-Record, The proceedings at such hearings, including the
findings and decision of the board o4 review. shall be
summarized and entered as a public record at the office of
the city clerk. Such record shall also include a true copy
of every notice and order issued in each case"
13C209 REVIEE.1 OF DECISION OF HOUSING BOARD OF REVIEW
a-Right to review, Any person aggrieved by any decision of
the housing board of review may seek relief therefrom in any
court of competent jurisdiction as provided by the laws of
the state.
b--Time limit for instituting action,. Such action shall be
instituted within thirty (30) days from the time any order
or determination of the board of review becomes final,
13C-405 In any dwelling in which space is let for profit, every
sleeping room so let which is more than two stories above ground
level shall have access to two separate means of egress, at
least one of which shall consist of an enclosed interior
stairway or an approved fire escape or horizontal exit, all so
arranged as to provide a safe path of travel to the outside
of the building without traversing any corridor or space
exposed to an unprotected vertical opening, Traversing
unprotected vertical openings may be permitted in sprinklered
buildings, Such fire escapes shall be located, arranged,
constructed and maintained in accordance with the provisions
of Section 133 of the Multiple Residence Law.
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TOMPKINS COUNTY TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION: Florence Rumph, President of the Tompkins County
Taxpayers Association, wanted to go on record as being opposed to the Public Safety
Coordinator. She also spoke on the operation of the Woolworth Parking Lot and wanted to
know if the City was subsidizing this. She was informed that Controller Russell would be
willing to give her any figures on this. She also spoke on the lack of a microphone as
it was hard to hear what was going on in the speetatorS' section.
TRUCK TRAFFIC: William Merrill spoke on the traffic on East State Street and passed out
charts to the aldermen showing a six-day study conductQdby his group.
Elva Holman, secretary of the South Hill Civic Association, spoke of a telegram that was
sent to Governor Rockefeller with 808 signatures in regards to Aurora Street, and said
that an acknowledgement had been received.
Michael Donnelly of 106 Crescent Place filed a petition with the Clerk with 1,036 names
demanding that the City contact the State for signs at Candor excluding trucks of 9 -tons
enact an ordinance which will implement the request to the State, remove the railroad
hump on S. Aurora. St.immedi ately, and do all of this before the October meeting.
Ross McIntire of 330 East State spoke on"a survey that his group had taken from noon to
2:00 a.m, and there was 1 truck every 7 minutes. He stated there was a definite problem
on East State Street.
Alderman Boronkay at this point offered a resolution on South Aurora Street, Mayor Kiel
asked that a second be withheld until all discussion on this matter had been aired.
Alderman Tolles spoke of eight points that had taken place since he had been active in
following up on the Aurora Street situation and introduced William F. Duffy, Regional
Director of the New York State Truckers' Association. Mr.Duffy stated that the truckers
y were very concerned about what has happened and said the Association would do everything
in its power to help alleviate the situation. He stated the truckers lost on these ,
accidents the same as the City. He asked that they take into consideration the safety
and,economy .of the City as against the well-being of the factories. A detour..of 40 to
50 ,miles would hurt industries because truckers would refuse to deliver and if they did
the "cost would be charged back to the industries. He' spoke of Minicke Hill in Scranton
and of the solution they came up with, as to a truck stop before coming down the hill an4
signs all the way down stating "Trucks stay'in lower gear or Pay". The situation on '
Aurora Street was not created by truckers but by the industries that they serviced and toe
lack of good roads in the vicinity.
Alderman,Spano, at this point, asked if the Mayor would recognize a second to Alderman
Boronkay`s motion, which he did. After much discussion it was decided to withdraw
Alderman Boronkay.'s motion and have Alderman Jones motion read. After Alderman Jones
motion it was decided to take a 5 minute recess so that Aldermen Tolles, Boronkay and
Jones could.get together and incorporate their motions under one motion as they were
all intertwined.
At 10:15 p.m. the Mayor called the meeting to order. Alderman Jones presented the follo7f-
ing resolution:
By Alderman Jones: seconded by Alderman Tolles
RESOLVED, that this Council shall ban all vehicles in excess of 9 tons (gross rated rate)
from proceeding north on South Hill from the south City limits on South Aurora or
Hudson Streets or Stone Quarry Road; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Council shall hold a public hearing on this matter on
September 17,, 1969 in the City Council Chambers at 108 E. Green Street, and that at such
time a method of exceptions shall be discussed, permit or otherwise exempt school buses
and Ithaca College buses.
Carried.
Alderman Tolles at this time remarked on the tragic accident of August 6, 1969 and
preented the following resolution:
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Bangs
RESOLVED., whereas a tragic accident on August 6, 1969 caused the death of one member and
serious injury to five other members of the family of Claude. and Helen Burstein of 142
Grandview Avenue of this City,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Common Council of the City of Ithaca does hereby
extend its condolences to Mr. and Mrs. Burstein in the death of Mrs. Schwartz and its
sincere sympathies to the injured members of their family, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be and hereby is instructed to convey in
writing the text of this resolution to Mr. and Mrs.Burstein.
Carried.
FINGER LAKES ASSOCIATION: The Clerk read a letter from the Finger Lakes Association for
the annual agreement with the City for 1970 in the amount of $863.97.
By Alderman Jones : seconded by Alderman Boronkay
RESOLVED, that the agreement with the Finger Lakes Association for the year of 1570 be
referred to the Finance Committee. Carried.
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ZONING APPEALS BOARD: The Clerk read a letter from G. M. Weaver tendering his resignation
as a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals due to his moving outside the City. Mayor j
Kiely accepted his resignation with regrets and extended his thanks for the good job he
had done . Mayor Kiely then announced the appointment of Stuart Stein as a member of the
Zoning Board of Appeals to fill the unexpired term, which is December 31, 1969.
ITHACA COLLEGE TELEVISION: The Clerk read a letter from Ithaca College offering to
televise the October and December meetings . The Ithaca College buses leave the Buffalo
Street location every half hour for those who are interested.
By Alderman Feldt: seconded by Alderman Nordheimer
RESOLVED, that the Common Council of the City of Ithaca hold their October 1, 1969 and
December 3, 1969 meetings in the T.V. studios at the Ithaca College Campus.
AYES: 11; NAYS: 3 - Rundle, Spano, Anderson Carried.
COOPERATIVE CONSUMERS SOCIETY: The Clerk reported he had the recommendation of the Planning
Board on their request for rezoning and also read a letter from Harry Hamilton requesting
the withdrawal of their petition of August 6, 1969.
TRUCK TRAFFIC: The Clerk read a letter frcm Frederick H.Stutz and Edward J. Conley in
regards to truck traffic creating excessive noise, air pollution and traffic hazards.
They asked the Common Council to direct the Mayor to write to Commissioner T. W. Parker
of the New York State Department of Transportation asking that all trucks of more than
nine tons gross weight be prohibited from using any state routes through the Ithaca area
unless they are making local deliveries .
By Alderman Feldt: seconded by Alderman Jones
RESOLVED, that the Mayor be directed to write a letter to T. W. Parker, Commissioner of toe
State of New York, asking that all trucks of more than nine tons gross weight be prohibited
from using any state routes through the Ithaca area unless they are making local deliveries,
with a copy to Constance Cook. Carried:
STEWART PARK ROSE GARDEN: Mayor Kiely reported that Mrs. Arthur Stallman had given a
Rose Garden for Stewart Park in memory of her husband, Arthur C. Stallman, and had set up '
a trust fund to maintain it.
PUBLIC SAFETY COORDINATOR: Attorney Barrett reported that to create the post of Public
Safety Coordinator would require a City Charter amendment.
AUDIT: By Alderman Bangs: seconded by Alderman Tolles
RESOLVED, that the bills audited and approved by the Finance Ccmmittee in the total
amount of $14,858.40, as listed on audit abstract #9-1969, be approved for payment.
Carried.
v BELLE SHERMAN & WOOD STREET PARKS: Controller Russell reported that the contract for
acquisition of these parks under federal aid were ready to be executed.
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Feldt
RESOLVED, that a contract between the City of Ithaca, New York, and the United States of
America for the purpose of providing Federal financial assistance to the City of Ithaca in
the form of a grant of Federal funds under Title VII of the Housing Act of 1961, for the
acquisition of properties known as Belle Sherman Park and Wood Street Park, be and hereby
is approved; and that the Mayor and Deputy City Clerk be authorized to sign and execute
said contract on behalf of the City of Ithaca under its Corporate Seal. Carried.
TRANSFER OF FUNDS: Controller Russell reported that a request for transfer of funds of
the Board of Public Works within budget accounts had been received.
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Bangs
RESOLVED, that the requested transfer of funds, presented by the City Controller, be and
hereby are approved in accordance with a detail listing below.
$ 80.00 From: A207 - Golf Course
-323 Tree Replacement
To -314 Materials and Supplies
Purpose: Purchase of portable lawn chairs at Golf Course.
$5,700.00 From: A101-B-Highway Maintenance
-341 Gravel Basing New Streets
To -338 Curb & Gutter Renewal :
Purpose: Finance cost of additional curb replacement.
$ 250.00 From: F-265-4-250) Meter Section - Meters
G-110-4-250)
To . F-265-4-433) Meter Section - Mileage
G-110-4-433)
Purpose: Mileage budgeted too low. Have one additional Meter Reader.
AYES: 13 Mileage rate raised from 10¢ to 12¢ per mile.
Nays: 1 - Nordheimer Carried.
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CASS PARK AGREEMENT: Controller Russell reported that execution of an amendment increasing
the total project cost of Cass Park from $950,000.00 to $1,190,000.00 was needed.
By Alderman Tolles : seconded by Alderman Feldt
RESOLVED, that the amendment to Stage II, Project No. 31-00053 Contract C-35007 increasing
the cost and changing the scope of the project be and is hereby authorized, and it is
hereby certified that funds for the local share of the cost are appropriated and available.
Carried.
CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE: Controller Russell reported that the Mayor's Citizens
Advisory Committee had requested $15000.00 to cover their expenses for this year. This
is the same method as used last year.
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Nichols
RESOLVED, that the sum of $1,000 be appropriated from the General Fund Contingent Fund
to Current Appropriations, budget account A-30-Mayor, to cover expenses of the Mayor's
Citizens Advisory Committee as requested.
AYES: 14
NAYS: 0 Carried.
ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS: Controller Russell reported that the Board of Public Works
had asked for additional appropriations in various accounts .
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Jones
RESOLVED, that the sum of $1,500 be appropriated from the Water Fund Contingent Fund to
., Current Appropriations, budget account F290-560, Provision for Capital Projects, to
provide additional funds for heating and electrical materials for the Vehicle Storage and
Drafting Rodin Facility.
AYES: 14
NAYS: 0 Carried.
By Alderman Tolles: Seconded by Alderman Boronkay
RESOLVED, that the sum of $4,000 be appropriated from the general Fund Contingent Fund to
Current Appropriations, budget account AlO1B-Highway Maintenance, to finance the cost of
installing guide rails on the west side of Aurora Street, between Hillview Place and
Prospect Street.
AYES: 14
NAYS: 0 Carried.
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Jones
RESOLVED, that the sum of $6,000 be appropriated from the Sewer Fund Contingent Fund to
Current Appropriations, budget account G-113-Sewage Treatment Plant, to provide funds for
purchase of a new pump.
..AYES: 14
NAYS: 0 Carried.
POLICE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE: Controller Russell reported that excessive maintenance costs '
on vehicle maintenance would leave the maintenance account short. Cost of parts and
labor have increased over last year.
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Jones
RESOLVED, that the sun of $2,500 be appropriated from the General Fund Contingent Fund to
Current Appropriations, budget account A82-Police Department to provide funds for
maintenance of Police Vehicles for the remainder of 1969.
AYES: 14
NAYS: 0 Carried.
TRAFFIC SIGNS: Alderman Sullivan reported that the idea of "Slow, School Zone" signs had
been rejected on East State Street as the school was too far away. The Traffic Engineer
was looking into the possibility of other signs.
CASCADILLA STREET & NORTH ALBANY STREET SIGNS: Alderman Sullivan reported that 4-way
stop signs would be erected at this interesection, which would eliminate the need for
a school guard at this point.
LINCOLN STREET & TIOGA STREET SCHOOL GUARD: Alderman Spano asked what had happened to
the request for a school guard at this intersection. Alderman Sullivan reported that a
traffic light would be installed in place of a school guard, as soon as the light came in•,
By Alderman Spano: seconded by Alderman Rundle
RESOLVED, that the Public Safety Committee be requested to put a school guard at Lincoln
Street and Tioga Street until the light is installed. Carried.
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD PROPOSAL, BLOCK 99: Alderman Rundle reported that the scheduled hearing
for Block 99 had been delayed due to legal complications and now appears that these have
been resolved, and a public hearing should be had.
By Alderman Rundle : seconded by Alderman Tolles
RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be and hereby is authorized to advertise a Public Hearing to
be held by the Common. Council as required by law on October 1, 1969 at 7:30 p.m. in�the
Council Chambers for the purpose of the Atlantic-Richfield Proposal, known as Block 99.
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RECREATION COORDINATOR: Alderman Slattery reported that there was a need to coordinate all
recreation projects in the City, Schools and Towns so that the Youth Bureau would be able
to use the facilities of the School District and cooperating towns . This has been done in
the past but in an informal way. This will not create a new position as the Youth Bureau
Director Cutia explained that the Assistant Youth Bureau Director is the coordinator.
By Alderman Slattery: seconded by Alderman Holland
RESOLVED, that the City of Ithaca, through its Youth and Recreation Committee and Youth
Bureau, be empowered to negotiate with the Ithaca School District, an agreement of intent
to establish and maintain a coordinated recreation service program for the City and
School District, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that upon completion of the agreement the City oP Ithaca and Ithage
School District will act jointly in establishing this concept.
Carried.
TIOGA- GREEN PARKING STRUCTURE: Alderman Rundle reported that the New York State Urban
Development Corporation has been working with Rothschilds, the City of Ithaca, and the
Urban Renewal Agency to develop a parking structure including some commercial space in the
lot adjacent to City Hall. The tentative schedule for this project is Program Phase report,
September 18; 1969, Schematic Report, October 18, 1969, Preliminary Report, November 18,
1969, Construction Documents, February 18, 1970, Construction Start, April 1970 and
Construction Completion, December 1, 1970. In accordance with this schedule, the Urban
Renewal Committee of Common Council will bring to the Common Council their recommendationf►
based on the preliminary reports of the development as of November 18, 1969.
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CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION: Alderman Spano reported that the CSEA had requested
that they be recognized as the sole bargaining agent for units 4 and 5.
By Alderman Spano: seconded by Alderman Holland
RESOLVED, that the Common Council of the City of Ithaca does hereby recognize the Tompkins
County Chapter of the Civil Service Employees as the sole and exclusive representative
for and on behalf of the employees of Negotiating Units 4 and 5 for the purpose of collect-
ive bargaining for all employees and the settling of grievances for dues paying members.
The recognition granted to C.S.E.A. shall continue until December 31, 1971.
Carried.
On motion the meeting was adjourned at 11:20 p.m.
Robert G. Grey, Deputy City Clerk
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JA K K. KIELX, Mayor
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COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL MEETING 7:30 p.m. September 17, 1969
PRESENT:
Mayor - Kiely
Aldermen (12) - Slattery, Saccucci, Sullivan, Tolles, Boronkay„Jones, Nichols, Nordheimer,
Spano, Rundle, Anderson, Holland
ABSENT:
Aldermen (2) - Feldt, Bangs
OTHERS PRESENT:
Attorney - Barrett Wm. Duffy-Regional Director N.Y.S. Truckers' Assp.
Supt, of Public Works Fail R. Towlson, District Engineer,N.Y. Dist. #3.
Urban Renewal Director - I-Dal.eti Tompkins County Planner - Ligouri
Controller - RusVf--i?
Clerk - Blean " .dun estimated 50 persons interested in the South
Deputy Clerk - 'Yre " ��,•,Irora Street truck problem.
PUBLIC HEARINC--SO(JTI Notice is hereby given that o Hnthato n September TRAFFIC: Mayor Kiely opened a hearing advertisea-
for this time on a 17,1%9at7:3pp.m.in the common Council,es in excess of 9 tons (gross rated weight) fro>q
Chambers at City Hall, 108 East Green
traveling north frol Street, Ithaca, New York, the Common on either South Aurora Street, Hudson Street or''
Council of the City of Ithaca will hold a
Stone Quarry Road. public hearing on banning all vehicles in1 Nordheimer who read a written report on the
excess of 9 tons(gross rated weight)from
subject prepared by proceeding North on South Hill from thelce Committee and which contained several
South
Streets or Quarry Road. or Hudson; He then called upon Mr.. Earl R. Towls on,
� recommendations (col r ) . p
District Engineer f( Anyone who wishes to be heard or who isinsportation, who advised the State was willing
interested in the above should appear at the
to construct a trucl above place and time. RDBERTG.GREY twheie south of the Ithaca College entrance on a
site large enough ti September 8,1969 Deputy City Clare trLickS. If a spot could be found without the
purchase of the rigl��--.,�- .,,_ ___ayin$ procedures of a public hearing to ensure
federal aid, he indicated that the truck stop could"oe' constructed by this Fall. He
indicate d.further that the State would not man the truck stop station but .that_it would.
have to be done locally on a seven-day a week, `24-'hour per day basis in orderito be
effective. Mr. Charles Besanceney, Director of Traffic Engineering for the State, spoke
and described the types of signs to be used which he promised would be distinct and
different. lie also indicated that buses should be .re quired to stop for inspection as well
as trucks. Mr. Wm. .Duffy, Regional Director of N.Y.S. Truckers' Assn. asserted all were .in
a*reement with the proposed truck stop and described those now in use on two very dangerous
hills approaching Scranton, Pa. He stressed the importance of enforcement and the levyiip
of severe fines for violators. He also felt that trucks should be required to shift intq
their lowest_;gear and remain in such gear to the.bottcm of ,the hill. Others who spoke
are as,follows
Geo. Schuler, a teacher at Ithaca College, felt that even with a truck stop the hazard
still would remain and advocated the installation of closed circuit television system
estimated to cost $6,000 initially with an annual maintenance cost of $1,000.00 to control
violators. He also advocated the removal pf, the L,V. RR track bump on South Aurora Street.
In answer to the latter Mr. Dingman, Superintendent, advised that the Board of Public Woks
was currently discussing"the method of;:its removal.
Jon Levy, Ex. Vice-President of Chamber of Commerce, presented and read a prepared state, r-
went , on the subject (copy attached to minutes) .
Leon Zaharis reported South .Hill Civic Association favored the construction of a truck
stop, the improvement oi; routes 96B and 34, between Spencer and Ithaca, and hoped that
the City and County would cooperate in the construction of an outer-belt road ez ,the
ultimate solution.
Rick Dobson felt removal of the railroad bump wad not too important and favored a reduced
speed limit of 10 m.p.h. for trucks.
Richard Thaler felt strict enforcement of present regulations would eliminate all but
freak accidents and asked tkie .Concil to consider not only the people along Aurora Street
but also those along Route "q6, including the Town of .Danby, who depend on that road for
economic development.
Mrs. Carolyn Blizzard, 511S. Aurora Street, supported the South Hill Civic Association'q
stand, expressed her concern about the railroad bump and asked for a 15 m.p.h. posted
speed limit.
Mayor Kiely thanked all those present for their views and declared the hearing closed.
CODE AMENDMENT NO. 4-1969:
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Jones
BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of Ithaca, New York, and it hereby is
ordained by authority of the same that Chapter 15 of the Code of Ordinances be and it
hereby is amended to read as follows:
Art. IX, Sec. 15-187-1, Truck Routes System
(c) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, all northbound vehicles
having a registered total gross weight in excess of nine (9) tons are hereby
excluded from Aurora Street, from the south line of the City of Ithaca to State
Street; Hudson Street, from Coddington Road to South Aurora Street; and Stone
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Quarry Road, from the south City line to Spencer Road, except the following:
(1) Buses engaged in, or normally engaged in, receiving or delivering passengers
along Route 96B between its intersection with Route 96 in the Town of_Candor,
Tioga County,and the intersection of Aurora Street and State Street in the City
of Ithaca.
(2) Trucks engaged in delivery or pickup of merchandise or other property along
Route 96B between its intersection with Route 96 in the Town of Candor, Tioga
County, and the intersection of Aurora Street and State Street in the City of Ithaca.
(3) Buses being operated by public or private schools.
Violation of the provisions of subsection (c) above shall be punishable by a fine of not
to exceed $500.00 for each offense. °tea
Effective upon publication. •,,
AYES: 12 x '
NAYS: 0 Carried and approved.
Alderman Saccucci suggested that all vehicles,upon leaving the truck stop, be escorted down
the hill by police officers, and suggested also the provision of a safety zone somewhere
between Hudson and Prospect Streets .
By Alderman Nordheimer. seconded by Alderman Boronkay
RESOLVED, that the Council hereby requests Tompkins County Board of Supervisors to give
highest planning priority to an engineering study of all state highways entering the City
of Ithaca.
Carried.
By Alderman Nordheimer: seconded by Alderman Jones
RESOLVED that the Council hereby requests N.Y.S. Department of Transportation to establis�
traffic regulations which will require all those vehicles permitted to descend S. .Aurora
Street to do so by using their lowest gear.
Carried,
C. MURRAY VAN MARTER'S RESIGNATION: The Clerk read a letter from C. Murray VanMarter
tendering his resignation as Building Commissioner, effective October 1, 1969. He has dole
an outstanding job and I tried to dissuade him, commented Mayor Kiely. At the Mayor's
request, Alderman Nordheimer agreed to prepare a suitable resolution recognizing the
Commissioner's service to the City, for presentation at the next meeting.
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EXECUTIVE SESSION: By Alderman Nordheimer: seconded by Alderman Nichols
RESOLVED, that the Council be declared in executive session to hear a report from the City's
Negotiating Committee on salary and wage requests for the coming year.
Carried.
Mr. Russell, Chairman of the Negotiating Committee, presented and reviewed in detail
requests received from the Police Benevolent Association, the Paid Firemen's Association,
the Laborers' Union and the Tompkins County Employees' Association.
After a lengthy discussion of the various requests it was moved by Alderman Sullivan,
seconded by Alderman Holland, and carried, that the Mayor be delegated to represent the
Council and assist the Committee in their negotiations.
On motion the meeting was adjourned at approximately 10:45 p.m.
Geo. A. Blean, City Clerk
ack K. Kiely, Mayor
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TO : Mayor Kiely and members of the Common Council
F QOM: Codes and Ordinance Committee
S: South Aurora Street
DATE: September 13 ,1969
At its regular September meeting, Common Council instructed
Charter and Ordinance Committed to develop an ordinance banning
trucks weighing 9 tons or more from Zouth Aurora Urnon. A1'ker three
long and searching meetings , your Committee has not been able to agree
on the contents of such an ordinance, much less do the legal research
necessary to present a suitable resolution before Council.
Since most of the discussion by your Committee centered around
a proposal to revise Section 15-187. 1 (c ) of the Code of Ordinances ,
your Committee has decided to recommend the following revision:
The first; proposal. your Committee: considered would change
Section 15-187. 1 (c ) of the Code from " . . .having a total
gross weight in excess of nine tons . . . ," to " . . .having a
registered total gross weight in excess of nine tons . L,"
(editorial: Since the registered total gross weight of a truck is
painted on its side, this would eliminate the need
{ of the police to de tormine tho woi rht of the load
being carried . It would , thet •Corm exclude,
( except for local deliveries ) vehicles with the
capacity of a gross weight in excess of nine tons. )
Although not specifically directed by you to so report, your
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Committee did discuss some other points which should be discussed
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by other Committee' s or by the Council as a whole.
1 . Your Committee feels thak no proposal should Muse us: t:o
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of the state highways entering into the Ithaca area ,
must; be sought with the highest priority. In this regard ,
we suggest; that Council request, the Board of Supervisors
to designate the formulation of a suitable plan as the
highest planning priority in the County.
2. Until a permanent engineering solution is found, your
Committee urges that the Public Safety and Finance
Committees investigate measures to maximize surveilance
of Route 96B, within and outside the city limits, to
addition to maximum surveilance of the manditory truck
stop now promised by the State. In this regard , we urge
they investigate the power of the Mayor under section
2-22(2) of the Charter to appoint "special policemen as
may be necessary."
3 . Your Committee feels that the erection of the manditory
truck stop on Route 96B south of the city be constructed
as quickly as possible and in this regard , we recommend
that Council re-affirm its August, resolution on this matter.
It is also urged that those trucks entitled to descend South
Aurora Street be required to descend in the lowest possible
gear
4. It is recommened that Common Council urge the State of New
York to change the nature of the signs approaching South
Aurora Street hill so as to alarm drivers to the length,
degree of slope and danger of the highway.
5. It is recommended that the Council urge the Board of Public
Works to establish a No Passing, Lone north and south bound
from the city line to State Street. Your Committee feels
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that the present, paSs:irT -,orle at the entr,'cfc to t•he city
creates a sense that the worst of this hill has been
past, while in reality the worst part. of South !'_urora
Street hill is out of sight f',. rther down the hill.
6. It is urged that the Board of Public Works attempt to
fill the long vacant position of Traffic Engineer. In
this regard , it is urged that Council provide in the
City' s lq%U budget sufficient 1'und., to attract a gimlified
engineer to its employ.
Respectfully„ Submitted,
Charter and brdinarce Committee
R1.1. ".ordheimer
Vice Chairman
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TESTIMONY OF
JON LEVY
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
TOMPKINS COUNTY CHAMBER OF COtI ERCE
before Common Council of the City of Ithaca
7:30 p.m. Wednesday,
September 17, 1969
YOUR HONOR, DISTINGUISHED ALDERMEN, FELLOW CITIZENS:
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WE HAVE READ AND HEARD MUCH THESE LAST SIX WEEKS CONCERNING THE SITUATION ON SOUTH
AURORA STREET HILL AND ROUTE 96B. MANY INDIVIDUALS, INSPIRED TO SPEAK AND ACT ON THE
SITUATION BY NUMEROUS MOTIVATIONS, HAVE PUT FORTH THEIR SUGGESTIONS AND IDEAS FOR
SOLUTIONS --- BOTH STOP-GAP AND LONG RANGE -- TO THE TERRIBLE PROBLEM.
TvITH YOUR PERMISSION, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOUNT VERY BRIEFLY THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO
THIS EVENING, AND THEN PUT FORTH A PROPOSAL.
ON THE MORNING OF AUGUST 6TH, ONE PERSON WAS KILLED AND SEVERAL OTHERS INJURED WHEN
THE LATEST IN A SERIES OF RUNAWAY ACCIDENTS THAT CAN BE TRACED MORE THAN 100 YEARS
BACK OCCURED ON THE PARTICULAR HILL IN QUESTION. TONIGHT, SIX WEEKS TO THE DAY
LATER, WE ARE ASSEMBLED TO AGAIN DISCUSS A SUBJECT WHICH HAS PROVEN THE SUBJECT OF
DISCUSSION FOR SO MANY PREVIOUS MEETINGS OF THE C01104 COUNCIL IN MONTHS AND YEARS
PAST.
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ONLY TONIGHT THERE'S A DIFFERENCE. TONIGHT, WE HAVE WITNESSED IN THE SIX WEEKS THAT
HAVE INTERVENED SOMETHING THAT HASN'T HAPPENED BEFORE: THE ENTIRE COASIVNITY HAS
ENDOP.SED, REQUESTED, DEMANDED AND SUPPORTED THE SAME PROPOSAL FOR A SHORT RANGE, STOP-
GAP SOLUTION. AND YOU KNOW WFFAT? WE'VE ALREADY RECEIVED OUR ANSWER. THE STATE OF
NEW YORK WILL CONSTRUCT A TRUCK STOP ON SOUTH HILL -- NOT IN ONE YEAR OR TWO YEARS --
BUT RIGHT NOW -- THIS FALL.
WHY. WHY AFTER ALL THE MEETINGS, COMMITTEES, CONFERENCES, AND RESOLUTIONS, HAVE WE
FINALLY WITNESSED SOME DEFINITE AND POSITIVE ACTION?
THAT ANSWER CONCERNS US ALL, AND FOR THAT REASON I WILL NOW BRIEFLY TRACE THE RECENT
HISTORY OF THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM AND THE SOLUTION WHICH HAS El-ERGED.
ON THE MORNING OF AUGUST 6TH, THE CHAMBER OF COPS ERCE WAS ON THE TELEPHONE TO ALBANY,
SYRACUSE AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, TRYING TO REACH A CONCENSUS OF OPINION CONCERNING A
PROPOSED TRUCK STOP. ALBANY GAVE THE GREEN LIGHT, AND SO DID SYRACUSE AND THE
j PIAYOR. THE STATE WAS QUITE EMPHATIC ABOUT ONE POINT, HOWEVER: THERE MUST BE LOCAL
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AGREEMENT AND DEMAND FOR SUCH AN UNDERTAKING BEFORE IT WOULD RE SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED.
TWELVE HOURS AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THIS COUNCIL, IN THIS ROOM, PASSED A RESOLUTION,
DRAFTED BY THE CHAMBER, REQUESTING IMMEDIATE ACTION FROM THE STATE ON A TRUCK STOP.
BUT THE SUBJECT WAS ONLY STARTING TO PRECIPITATE LOCAL REACTION. WITHIN ONE WEEK,
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THE TRUCK STOP CONCEPT WAS ALL BUT FORGOTTEN, AND FIFTY DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS AND
INDIVIDUALS MEETING SECRETLY AND OTHERWISE HAD PROPOSED FIFTY DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS
TO THE PROBLEM.
THE STATE, FACED WITH THE SAME DISQUIETING DISPLAY OF DISUNITY THEY HAD WITNESSED
IN ITHACA SO MANY TIMES BEFORE, QUIETLY DROPPED THE TRUCK STOP PROPOSAL AND TOOK THE
ONLY POSITION THEY COULD UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES: WATCH AND WAIT.
BUT bdE WERE NOT WILLING TO GIVE UP. IN MEETINGS WITH LARGE NUMBERS AND S149ALL, WITH
IMPORTANT COM%'UNITY LEADERS AND CITIZENS ALIKE, WE BEGAN TO AGAIN GATHER MOMENTUM
FOR THE TRUCK STOP., AND AT THE SAME TIAIE TRIED TO MOBILIZE TOTAL CO.WfUNITY EFFORT BEHIN%
14UTUALLY AGREEABLE GOALS. OUT OF THESE MEETINGS CAME FOUR DEFINITE, CONCRETE
PROPOSALS: 1) THE TRUCK STOP: 2) A CHANGE IN SIGNS AND SPEED LIAlITS: 3) BETTER AND
COORDINATED ENFORCEMENT OF THE EXISTING AND PROPOSED REGULATIONS: AND 4) ELIMINATION
OF THE RAILROAD CROSSING BUMP AT HILLVIEW PLACE.
I AM HAPPY TO REPORT THAT TONIGHT ALL FOUR ARE IN VARIOUS STAGES OF FRUITION.
THE STATE WILL, BARRING THE INTRODUCTION TONIGHT OF ANOTHER ARRAY OF CONTRADICTORY
OBJECTIVES, CONSTRUCT A TRUCK STOP SOMEWHERE ON ROUTE 96B AT WHICH POINT TRUCKS
MUST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, SHIFT TO A LOW GEAR, THEN PROCEED DOWN THE HILL. THIS
CAN AND WILL BE DONE IN A MATTER OF WEEKS, NOT YEARS. IT WILL REPRESENT THE MOST
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I,IAPORTANT SINGLE STEP TAKEN TOWARD SAVING LIVES ON THAT HILL IN THE PAST HUNDRED
YEARS. WE MUST REITERATE TONIGHT OUR MUTUAL DESIRE TO SEE THE Il-IIEDIATE IPPLE.MENTATION
OF THIS NEEDED RESOURCE.
CHANGES HAVE ALREADY BEEN 61ADE IN BOTH THE SPEED LI1%ITS AND SIGNING ON THE ROAD, AND
MORE AND BETTER CHANGES WILL COME ABOUT AS A RESULT OF THE TRUCK STOP. THE SPEEDS WILL
BE COORDINATED tdITH THE TRUCK STOP LOCATION TO PROVIDE P1AXIl"U>L? Il1PLEMENTATION.
COORDINATED ENFORCEMENT HAS BEEN WORKED OUT -- AT LEAST ON PAPER -- BETWEEN THE THREE
LAW ENFORCE11'ENT AGENCIES AS A DIRECT RESULT OF ONE OF THE CHAMBER 11EETINGS I PIENTIONED
A MOMENT AGO. WE MUST CONTINUE TO EXERCISE VIGILENCE TO ENSURE THIS IS CARRIED OUT
EFFECTIVELY.
AND THE FOURTH ITEM -- THE RAILROAD CROSSIATG -- IS ALREADY BEING DISCUSSED WITH
OFFICIALS OF THE LEHIGH RAILROAD BY OFFICIALS OF THE CITY OF ITHACA.
WE HAVE SEEN, IN THE PAST SIX WEEKS, MANY DIFFERENT AGENCIES WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE
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SA11E GOALS. I'D LIKE TO THINK THE CHAMBER WAS AT LEAST PARTIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS
LOCAL SOLIDARITY.
BUT THERE ARE TWO PROBLEMS: FIRSTS EVEN THE CHAr11BER WAS ONLY IP76PIRED TO ACTION AFTER
ANOTHER NEEDLESS DEATH, AND IN THAT WE MUST ALL BEAR A PART OF THE BLAME. WHY MUST
DRAMATIC EVENTS PRECIPITATE ACTION?
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DO WE NEED YET ANOTHER LOSS OF LIFE BEFORE WE TAKE ACTION ON OTHER L"lrPORTANT PROBLEMS
EFFECTING OUR COMMUNITY? I HOPE THE ANSWER IS NO. WE'VE BEEN R07SS IN OUR RESPONSI-
BILITIES, I HOPE, FOR THE LAST TIP F.
THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THAT WE ALL HAVE A TENDENCY TO REST 0117 OUR LAURELS. LET'S HOPE
THAT AFTER THE TRUCK STOP IS ERECTED THE VALUABLE COORDINATION CURRENTLY UNDERWAY
BETt,'EEN THE CITY AND COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A LONG RANGE
PERMANENT SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM DOES NOT FADE AWAY INTO TFIF BACK DRAWER OF SOP:?EONE'S
FILES., ONLY TO BE DRAGGED OUT AGAIN THE NEXT TIME SO,'?ETHING IN;PORTANT ENOUGH OCCURS.
WE'VE SEEN THE RESULTS OF WORKING TOGETHER. WE HAVE PJAP7Y PEOPLE TO THANK FOR THEIR
EFFORTS -- STATEWIDE AND LOCALLY -- IN GETTING US TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY, n40ST
IMPORTANTLY CONNIE COOK. BUT INDIVIDUALS CAN ONLY DO SO AVCH. IT WAS THE COLLECTIVE
ACTION OF THE CITY, COUNTY, CHAP_"BER, AND SOUTH HILL CIVIC ASSOCIATION THAT REALLY MADE
A DIFFERENCE THIS TIME. I THINK WE'VE ALL LEARNED SOMETHING ABOUT WORKING TOGETHER,
AND I HOPE WE DO NOT FORGET.
I SAID I HAD A PROPOSAL AND HERE IT IS: LET'S SHOW THE STATE THE SA.P?E SINGLENESS
OF PURPOSE TONIGHT WE'VE DISPLAYED -- WITH ONLY PdINOR EXCEPTIONS -- THE PAST SIX WEFKS.
WHEN THE TRUCK STOP IS BUILT AND OPERATING, THAT'S THE TIME TO INTRODUCE DRAMATIC NEW
PROPOSALS -- NOT TONIGHT.
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LET US -- ALL OF US -- LEAVE THIS MEETING TONIGHT HAVING AGREED ON ONE DEFINITE
OBJECTIVE. AND LET'S NEVER. AGAIN HEAR A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
SAY THAT THE PEOPLE IN ITHACA DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THEY WANT FOR THEMSELVES.
THANK YOU.
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TOMPKINS COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
205 West Green Street•Ithaca, New York 14850•Telephone (607)273-7080
Come live the good life)
ROUTE 96B TRUCK SURVEY 124-hour period)
Conducted by the New York State Police Department
In cooperation with the New York State Department of
Transportation.
SYNOPSIS OF RESULTS:
Midnight to 6 am- none
6 am to 8 am- 2
8 am to 2 pm- 14 (this group checked further; see below)
2 pm to midnight- 11
TOTAL 24-hour : 27
(NOTE: Of the 14 trucks from 8 am to 2 pm, four had stops at
points south of Aurora & State Sts; the other 10 were
J, classified as ftlocal trucks. " )
AVERAGE SPEEDS: (verified by radar )
1 truck exceeded 50 mph at Aurora & Coddington Rd.
The remaining 26 trucks were all within the posted limits,
with several travelling between 20 & 22 mph.
DATE OF SURVEY: August 26, 1969
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COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
CITY OF ITHACA, NEW YORK
Regular Meeting 7:30 p.m. October 1, 1969
PRESENT:
Mayor - Kiely
Aldermen (13) - Slattery, Saccucci, Sullivan, Feldt, Tolles, Boronkay, Jones, Nichols,
Nordhei.mer, Spano, Rundle,Anderson, Bangs
ABSENT:
Alderman Lolland
OTHERS PRESENT:
Attorney - Barrett Assistant Controller - Spano
Urban Renewal Director - Daley Clerk - Blean
Planning Director -Kasprzak Deputy Clerk - Grey
Controller - Russell
All present stood and were led by Mayor Kiely in a pledge of allegiance to the American
Flag, and, at his request, remained standing a moment in silent prayer.
Mayor Kiely thanked Ithaca College and Station WICB for the opportunity to televise the
proceedings of this session and thus present it to the viewing public who may be interested
in the affairs of City government. He noted that Alderman Holland was absent due to
illness and expressed the hope that he was well enough to observe the proceedings from his
home.
MINUTES: Minutes of the last regular meeting and the special meeting held on September �7,
as recorded by the Clerk, were approved.
PUBLIC HEARING URBAN RENEWAL BLOCK 99: Mayor Kiely announced that technicalities had
arisen .regarding the public hearing advertised for this time and called upon Alder'm,an. Rundle
who explained that further assurances are required of the proposed developer in order to
guarantee completion of the construction of the entire block.
By'Alderman Rundle: seconded by Alderman Spano
RESOLVED, that this Hearing be closed at this time and that it be adjourned until.the
next regular meeting to be held on November 5th; and that the Agency be requested to re-
advertise another hearing thereon to be held on November 5, 1969.
Carried.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANT FOR DE WITT PARK: Upon the recommendation of the Planning
Board action was taken to authorize the filing of an application with the Federal Govern
ment for aid in financing improvements in the DeWitt Park area under a program of grants
for Historic Preservation.
By Alderman Jones: seconded by Alderman Tolles
WHEREAS, Section 709 of Title VIZ of the Housing Act of 1961, as amended, provides for the
making of grants of Federal funds by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to
States and local public bodies to assist in financing the acquisition of title to or other
permanent interests in areas, sites, and structures of historic or architectural value i4'
urban areas, and in their restoration and improvement for public use and benefit, in accgrd
with .the comprehensively planned development of the locality; and
WHEREAS, the City of Ithaca (herein sometimes referred to as "Applicant") deems it
necessary and in the public interest to undertake an historic preservation project (here-,
inafter called the "Project") with Federal grant assistance to improve and restore cc:7+^i'r
property for historic preservation located in the City of Ithaca, TcmpkinsCounty, New Yo3
described as DeWitt Park and located in the southwest corner of the block bounded by East
Buffalo, North Cayuga, East Court and North Tioga Streets; and
WHEREAS, it is estimated that the cost of said improvements and restoration will be
$20,000.00;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Ithaca:
1. That an application be made to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for a
grant in an amount authorized by Section 709 of Title VII of the Housing Act of 1961, as
amended, which amount is presently estimated to be $20,000.00 and that the Applicant will
pay the balance of the cost from funds available to it.
2. That the Mayor is hereby on behalf of the Applicant authorized and directed to execute
and to file such application, and an assurance of compliance with the Department of HousiPg
and Urban Development regulations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, to exe- to
such contract or contracts as may be necessary for the grant applied for, to provide such
information and furnish such documents as may be required by the Department of Housing
and Urban Development, and to act as the authorized correspondent and representative of
the Applicant in the accomplishment of the Project.
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3. That the proposed Project is in accord with the comprehensively planned development
of the locality, and that, should said grant be made, the Applicant will retain, maintain
and preserve said property for public use and benefit and for the historic preservation
purposes designated in said application and approved by the Department of Housing and
Urban Development.
4. That the United States of America and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
be, and they hereby are, assured of full compliance by the Applicant with regulations of
the Department of Housing and Urban Development effectuating Title VI of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964 and with Federal requirements relating to equal employment opportunity.
5 . That the United States of America and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
be, and they hereby are, assured of full compliance by the applicant with the Federal
labor standards imposed under Title VII of the Housing Act of 1961, as amended.
Carried.
` MRS. MARGARET MONROE APPOINTMENT: The Clerk read a letter from the Planning Board advising
that Mrs. Margaret Monroe, who had been serving in a provisional capacity, had passed a ..
civil service examination for the position of Junior Planner. It recommended her permanent
appointment. to this position, effective September 17, at an annual salary of $7,016.00.
By Alderman Jones: seconded by Alderman Boronkay
RESOLVED, that the Planning Board's recommendation be approved and that Mrs. Margaret W,
Monroe be appointed to the position of Junior Planner at an annual salary of $7,016.00,
the first merit increment step of grade 31 in the Compensation Plan; that her appointment
became effective as of September 17, 1969; and that it be subject to the usual probational
term. Carried.
C. M. VAN MARTER'S RESIGNATION: The Clerk called attention to the vacancy in the office
of Building Commissioner, effective October 1st due to the recent resignation of
C. Murray VauMarter, which was reported at the special meeting held on September 17th.
Mayor Kiely reported he had instructed Mr. Dingman to search for a replacement and that
since this was an important position to fill Mr. Dingman had been carefully reviewing
applicants for the position and hoped to have a recommendation for appointment to fill
the vacancy soon. In the meantime he reported that Mr. Dingman was supervising the
operation ofthe Commissioner's office.
By Alderman Nordheimer: seconded by Alderman Spano
WHEREAS, to the Office of Building Ccmmissioner he brought honesty, consistency, a broad
knowledge of the problems of the building trades, and a willingness to help both amateur
and professional to build within the limits of the law and their resources and in the
interests of improving the City of Ithaca; and
WHEREAS, he brought dedication, a commitment to public service, patience and a willingness
to work far beyond the expectation of normal hours and efforts and kept through all the
tribulations, accusations, arguments and tests of his authority, the ability to smile and
find Manor in small things; and
WHEREAS, by concerted effort he and his staff covered the greater part of the apartments
and roams offered to let to unwary tenants, to make sure that someone could vouch for t air
being safe and sanitary; and
WHEREAS, even in the face of criticism and adverse public opinion and in the face of
monied and powerful landlords he had the courage and integrity to declare some dwellings
unfit for human habitation; and
WHEREAS, in the face of less than specific definitions he was himself strong enough to r
interpret the laws governing the use, number and size of signs and to look out for the
public interest in spite of prolonged and repeated petitions for more and bigger
advertising beacons;and
WHEREAS, he had the strength to choose how long to stay in office and when to leave it
without coercion, and had won the respect of those to whom he had said "no" as well
as those to whom he had said "yes";
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that C. Murray VanMarter be commended with the resolution of
appreciation on behalf of the City by its Common Council in session, Wednesday,
October 1, 1969; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this resolution be presented to Mr.
VauMarter by the Clerk of this Council.
Unanimously carried..
RANDALL SHEW RESIGNATION: The Clerk read a letter from Randall E. Shew tendering his
resignation as a member of the Ithaca Housing Authority.
Mayor Kiely indicated he had accepted Mr. Shew's resignation with regrets because he felt
he had been a crusader in any civic matters assigned to him. He announced his appoints
ment of Frank C. Baldwin, 102 Triphammer Road, as a member of the authority to fill
Mr. Shew's unexpired term which will end on October 17, 1973.
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ELESTER CUNNINGHAM: The Clerk called attention to the fact that the term of Elester
Cunningham as a member of the Housing Authority would expire on October 17, 1969. Mayor
Kiely advised that Mr. Cunningham had agreed to succeed himself in office for another
five-year term. Mayor Kiely therefore announced his appointment of Elester Cunningham
as member of the Ithaca Housing Authority to succeed himself for a five-year term ending
October 17, 1974.
ROBERT DOHERTY RESIGNATION: The Clerk read a letter from Robert E. Doherty announcing
his resignation as a member of the Civil Service Commission, effective September 10th,
because he was moving his residence outside the City.
Mayor Kiely announced his appointment of Raymond E. Blanchard, 121 Farm Street, to fill
the vacancy caused by Mr. Doherty's resignation for the term ending June 1, 1972.
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Feldt
RESOLVED, that the Mayor's appointment of Raymond E. Blanchard as a member of the Civil
Service Commission for the unexpired term ending June 1, 1972 be approved.
Carried.
MRS. CAROLE GROVER APPOINTMENT: The City Controller announced the resignation of Mrs.
Pamela Tallman as a Senior Account Clerk in the Finance Department and he recommended
the promotion of Mrs. Carole Grover to fill the vacant position.
. By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Jones
RESOLVED, that Mrs. Carole Grover be promoted and appointed provisionally to the positiop
of Senior Account Clerk in the Finance Department at an annual salary of $4,740, the
minimum of Grade 22 in the Compensation Plan, effective October 6, 1969; and that the
Civil Service Commission be requested to hold an examination for this position.
Carried.
TRANSFERS: Alderman Tolles reviewed the following list of transfers within the 1969
Budget as prepared by the City Controller:
REQUESTS FOR TRANSFERS OF FUNDS
Amount: $2,000.00
From: A218 Community Transit
- 230 Motor Vehicle Equipment
To: - 312 Equipment Parts & Supplies' $1,000.00
- 418 Equipment Maintenance $1,000.00
:Purpose: Deficiency in accounts
Amount: $ 150.00
From: A-58 Engineers
- 310 Office Supplies
To: A- 76 Public Works Administration
- 310 Office Supplies
Purpose: Deficiency in accounts
Amount: $ 800.00
From: A-115 Refuse & Garbage Disposal
- 407 Contractual Services
To: - 418 Equipment Maintenance
Purpose: Additional tires to be recapped on loader at landfill.
Amount: $2,000.00
From: A101B-Highway Maintenance
- 314 Construction Materials
To: - 312 Equipment Parts & Supplies
Purpose: Increased cost of repair parts .
Amount: $ 400.00
From: A-74 City Hall
- 250 Other Equipment $100.00
- 419 Building Rdntenance $300.00
To: - 302 Building Maintenance
Purpose: Deficiency in accounts
Amount: $1,000.00
From: A-109 Traffic Control
- 418 Equipment Maintenance
To: - 309 Gas and Oil $100.00
- 312 Equipment Parts & Supplies 50.00
- 314 Constr. Materials & Supplies 850.00
Purpose: Deficiency in accounts
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(Transfer of funds)
Amount : $ 100.00
From: A-74 City Hall
- 419 Building Maintenance
To: A201 Parks-Forestry
- 312 Equipment Parts & Supplies
Purpose: Deficiency in accounts .
Amount: $ 40.00
From: A84 Building Commissioner
- 310 Office Supplies
To: - 436 Dues , Memberships and Publications
Purpose: Deficiency in accounts .
Amount: $ 340.00
From: A-37 Chamberlains Office
310 Office Supplies
To: - 220 Office Equipment
Purpose: To replace 1953 typewriter and to beat price increase.
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Jones
RESOLVED, that the requested transfers of funds, presented by the City Controller, be
and hereby are approved.
Carried.
_AUDIT: By Alderman Bangs : seconded by Alderman Nichols
RESOLVED, that the bills audited and approved by the Finance Committee in the total
amount of $7,032.24, as listed on audit abstract #10-1969, be approved for payment.
Carried.
ZONING MAP AMENDMENT: Alderman Feldt presented a progress report on a proposal to rezone
an area along Taughannock Blvd. , northerly from W. Buffalo Street, for marine-oriented
,ses indicating that the proposal required redrafting.
BIBBINS HALL: Alderman Sullivan reported that the Police Department was in the process of
moving to its new facility at Bibbins Hall and indicated the move would be completed in
another week or so. He said plans were being formulated to have the facility open for
public inspection on October 13th, if possible.
S. AURORA STREET: Alderman Spano inquired about the current status of the S. Aurora Street,
problem. Mayor Kiely reported that the N.Y.S. Transportation Department was designing
new highway signs to be used in conjunction with the truck stop on route 96 and that it
was working on the enforcement of trucks being required to use their lowest low gear when
descending the hill, He expected the entire project would be completed within six weeks.
He also reported a suggestion of the Police Department to install an electronic beam
which, if a run-away truck passed over it, would automatically switch the traffic lights
at the Aurora instersections with State, Seneca and Buffalo to all-red for east-west
bound and green for north south bound traffic was being studied by N.Y.S. transportation
Department. A rough guess of the cost thereof was placed at $10,000.00. Alderman Tolles
reported that State engineers were working with County and City planners on proposals for
alternate routes to bypass Aurora Street hill and that he was keeping pressure on State
Officials to have something ready to go to public hearing by March 1970. Alderman Tolles
reported good progress on the elimination of the L.V. RR track crossing on S. Aurora Street,
EAST BUFFALO STREET SPEED: Alderman Nordheimer requested a check on the speed of motor
vehicles using the 300 and 400 blocks of East Buffalo Street and the matter was referred
to the Public Safety Committee.
UNDERGROUND UTILITY LINES: Alderman Nordheimer presented and reviewed a rough draft of
an outline of a proposed ordinance to require the placing of public utility lines under-
ground.
By Alderman Nordheimer: seconded by Alderman Nichols
RESOLVED, that the proposed ordinance be referred to the Planning Board for study and
report with recommendations thereon. Carried.
GARBAGE TRUCK: Alderman Nordheimer reported the Board of Public Works had requested the
Council to include $14,000.00 in the 1970 budget to finance the cost of a new packer-type
garbage truck.
By Alderman Sullivan: seconded by Alderman Saccucci
RESOLVED, that the Finance Committee be directed to include an item in the 1970 budget
for the purchase of a new garbage truck as requested by the Board of Public Works.
Carried.
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CODE AMENDMENT N0. 5-1969: Alderman Nordheimer recommended approval Cpr seya&% l amendments
to the traffic ordinance which had been recommended for adoption by the Board of Public
Works .
By Alderman Nordheimer: seconded by Alderman Feldt
BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of Ithaca, New York, and it hereby is
ordained by authority of the same that Chapter 15 of the Code of Ordinances be amended
as follows:
1. Article V, Sec. 15-117, All-night parking in metered zones; prohibited, exception.
No person shall park a vehicle in any metered zone on any street except those excepted
in this section for a period of time longer than fifteen (15) minutes between the
hours of 2:00 a.m, and 5:00 a.m, of any day, except physicians on emergency call. This
section shall not apply to the following metered zones:
College Avenue, east side, Oak Ave. to Bool St,
College Avenue, west side, Oak Ave . to Cook St.
Dryden Rd. , north side, College Ave . to Elmwood Ave.
Dryden Rd. , south side, Eddy St. to Linden Ave .
Eddy St. , east side, from 80 feet north of the north line of Seneca St. to Campus Arch,
Eddy St. , west side, Seneca St. to Williams St.
Oak Ave . , north side, from College Ave. to west curb line of Summit Ave, extended.
Oak Ave . , south side, College Ave . to Lutheran Church.
Ozmun Place, north side, from west line of Stewart Ave . 156 feet west.
Stewart Ave . , west side, from Buffalo St. to a point 100 feet north of the north
�. line of Ozmun Place.
�. 2. Article IX, Sec. 15-183, parking meter zones .
CSC Add the following to the schedule of parking meter zones:
Stewart Ave . , west side, from Buffalo Street to a point 100 feet north of the north
line of Ozmun Place.
3. Article IX, Sec. 15-185, overnight parking area.
This section is hereby repealed.
Effective upon publication
AYES: 13
NAYS: 0 Carried and approved.
RECREATION COORDINATOR: Alderman Slattery reported the proposed agreement between the
City and School District regarding a recreation coordinator was still in the discussion
stages with the Board of Education.
URBAN RENEWAL: Alderman Rundle reported that the developer of the Hotel block had made a
decision to include a department store in his development and that he anticipated con-
struction to start in the Spring of 1970 and the project opening in September 1971.
SCOTT CARLSON: Urban Renewal Director Daley introduced Scott Carlson, project director for
NYS Urban Development Corp. , who spoke briefly on his work in the Ithaca area.
CIVIL DEFENSE: Alderman Saccucci asked what had been done about a request by the Civil
Defense Director that the City provide through legislation for the continuity of Its govern-
ment during a national emergency, such as an enemy attack or during natural disaster
situations .
By Alderman Saccucci: seconded by Alderman Spano
RESOLVED, that the matter be referred to the Charter & Ordinance Committee for consideration.
Carried.
Before adjournment Mayor Kiely once again thanked Ithaca College and officials of Station
WICB for televising the proceedings of this session.
On motion the meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m.
Go • C l -�-
Geo. A. Blean, City Clerk
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Jack Kiely, Mayor
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COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
CITY OF ITHACA, NEW YORK
Regular Meeting 7:30 p.m. November 5, 1969
PRESENT:
Mayor - Kiely
Aldermen (14) - Slattery,Saccucci, Sullivan, Feldt, Tol.l.es, Boronkay, Jones, FAchols,
Nordheimer, Spano, Rundle, Anderson, Bangs, Holland
Aldermen-Elect - Michael Robinson, John Blanchard, Edward J. Conley
Attorney - Barrett Housing Authority Members - Cunningham, Daley,
Urban Renewal Director - Daley Alexander
Planning Director - Kasprzak Housing Authority Director - Armstrong
Youth Bureau Director - Cutia Controller - Russell; Asst. Controller - Spano
Chief of Police - VanOstrand Clerk - Blean; Deputy Clerk - Grey
All present stood and were led by Mayor Kiely in a pledge of allegiance to the American
Flag and, at his request, remained standing a moment in silent prayer.
MINUTES: Minutes of the last regular meeting, as recorded by the Clerk, were approved.
N.Y.S. DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION: The Clerk read a letter from N.Y.S. Dept. of Transportation
acknowledging the Council's proposal, dated September 3, 1969, that all heavy trucks be
banned from using state routes through Ithaca. It indicated it was pursuing the possibility
of the truck ban and as soon as conclusions were reached it would arrange to meet with
City officials for a full discussion on the proposal.
Mayor Kiely welcomed the new aldermen-elect and congratulated them and chose reelected to
office on November 4th. '
WEST BUFFALO STREET PROPERTY ACQUISITION: Attorney Barrett presented and reviewed a map
of the area bounded by W. State, W. Buffalo and Brindley Streets showing the properties to
be acquired by the City for the extension of W. Buffalo Street to W. State Street. He
recommended approval of purchase offers for the following three properties:
Elmer J. & Hazel M. VanOstrand - $11,000.00
Morris M. & Cecil B. Shulman - 11,000.00
Perry Barnes - 300.00
He advised that negotiations were continuing on the balance of the properties needed and
indicated that condemnation proceedings might be required in some instances if negotiatio
failed.
By Alderman Feldt: seconded by Alderman Anderson
RESOLVED, that the City Attorney's recommendation be approved; and that the purchase of the"`
VanOstrand, Shulman and Barnes' properties be approved in accordance with the terms of the
signed purchase offers therefor on file with the City Attorney.
Carried.
EDISON JONES APPOINTMENT AS BUILDING COMMISSIONER:
Mayor Kiely reported that the vacancy in the office of Building Commissioner lead been
advertised and that seven persons had applied for the position. He presented a oemo from
the Superintendent indicating he had interviewed all seven applicants and as d result had
recommended the appointment of Edison Jones to fill the vacancy. Mayor Kiely announced
his appointment of Mr. Jones as Building Commissioner at an annual salary of $8,208.00 to
fill the vacancy, effective November 10th, and requested Council approval thereof.
By Alderman Nordheimer: seconded by Alderman Nichols
RESOLVED, that the Mayor's appointment of Mr. Edison Jones to the position of Building
Commissioner, at an annual salary of $8,208.00, the minimum of Grade 36 114 the Compensation
Plan, effective November 10, 1969, be approved and confirmed.
Carried.
TRANSFERS: Controller Russell presented and reviewed a list of transfers within
appropriations which he advised had been recommended by the Finance Committee:
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Bangs
R-F-SOLVED, that a request of transfer of funds, presented by the Controller, be approved in
accordance with the following schedule of accounts: a.
Amount: $ 173.00
From: A 10 - Common Council
- 411 Printing
To: - 435 Advertising
Purpose: Deficiency in account.
Amount: $ 156.00
From: A 37 - City Chamberlain
- 411 Printing
To: - 407 Contractual Services
Purpose: Cost of inrtallin.g leased line from old Police Headquarters to new Police
Headq,.---tern for Va•11+ in Chamberlain's office.
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Amount: $1,040.00 Amount: $ 325.00
From: ;218 - Gcmmunity Transit FBI: A300 - Constr. & Maint. Office
- 230 Motor Vehicle Equipment - 433 'Travel
To: - 312 Equip. Parts & Supplies To - 411 Printing
Purpose: Amount needed for balance of year. Purpose: To cover coat of printing various
permits .
Amount: $1,200.00 Amount: $35,000.00
Frcm: A101B - Street Maint.-Highway Frcm: Cap. Res. #20 West Hill Water &
- 314 Constr. Mat. & Sup. Seger Dev.-$25,800. . ..
To - 339 Machine Paving Cap. Res. #17 'Sewer Construction
Purpose: Deficiency in account. $ 9:,200
To: Cap. Constr. Account - West Hill Water
Amount: $ 184.00 & Sewer Dev. The Sewer construction
From: A201A - Stewart Park work is to be billed back to the
250 Other Equipment developer, and receipts will be
To: - 419 Property Maint. returned to Cap. Res. #17.
Purpose: Deficiency in account. Purpose: Develop. of West Hill Water & Sewer
Amount: $ 4o.00 Amount: $ 46.00
Fran: A216 - Cam Marina Fran: A211 - Cemetery
- 418 Equip. Maint. - 250 Other Equipment
To: - 419 Property Maint. To: - 309 Gas & Oil
Purpose: Deficiency in account. Purpose: Deficiency in account.
c.C� Amount: $ 50.93 Amount: $ 19.00
Q� Frcm: G290-650 Cont. Account-Surer Frcm: A290-650 Cont. Account-General Fund
To: Triphammer & Wait Ave. Sewer Constr. To: Taylor Place Ext, Constr, Account
Purpose: Amount needed to close account. Purpose; Amount needed to close account.
Amount: $ 200.00 Amount: $2,000.00
Fran: A 82 - Police Dept. From: A 82 - Police Dept.
- 220 Office Equip. - 407 Contractual Services
To: - 310 Office Supplies To: - 418 Equipment Maintenance
Purpose: Deficiency in account Purpose: Deficiency in account.
Amount: $29000.00
Fram: A 82 - Police Dept.
- 407 Contractual Services
To: - 433 Travel
Purpose: Deficiency in account.
AYES: 14
NAYS: 0 Carried and approved by Mayor.
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Bangs
Resolved, that the City Controller be and is hereby authorized to transfer any unencumbered
appropriation balance or portion thereof between the same general classifications of
expenditures within any department for the remainder of 1969, as authorized by Article 2 -
See. 31, (6), (b) .
Carried.
JOE SPANO TRAVEL EXPENSES: By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Jones
RESOLVED, that Joseph Spano, Assistant Controller, be and hereby is authorized to attend
an N.C.R. Computer Programming School at Hartford, Conn., from November 10 to November 14,
1969, at a cost of not to exceed $250.00.
Carried.
MRS. JUDY MARTIN: The Controller recommended the provisional appointment of Mrs. Judy
Martin as an Account Clerk in the Finance Department to fill an existing vacancy. He
advised she had been selected from a total of 9 applicants for the position.
By Alderman Tolles": seconded by Alderman Jones
RESOLVED, that Mrs. Judy Martin be appointed provisionally to the position of Account Clerk
in the Finance Department at an annual salary of $4,214, the minimum of Grade 19 in the
Ccmpensation Plan, effective November 3, 1969; and that the Civil Service Commission be
requested to hold an examination for this position.
Carried.
`v'It DAMAGES TO VEHICLES: Alderman Tolles felt the need of developing score type of personnel
policy whereby the drivers of city-owned vehicles should be disciplined in some way if they
caused damage to a city-owned vehicle through negligence on their part while driving on
Ieity business.
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Jones
RESOLVED, that the matter be referred to the Public Safety Ccmmittee for study and report.
Carried.
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AUDIT: By Alderman Bangs: seconded by Alderman Nichols
RESOLVED, that the bills audited and approved by the Finance Ccmmittee, as listed on audit
abstract #11-1969, be approved for payment. Carried.
BILL POSTING: Upon the request of Alderman Feldt the Mayor agreed to write to the Chairmen
of the local political parties thanking them for keeping bill posting to a minimum ,during
the 1969 political campaign.
BIBBINS HALL: Alderman Sullivan announced plans were being completed for holding an
open house at Bibbins Hall and expressed a hope that it could be held on November 22 and
November
TOUR OF PROJECTS: Alderman Nordheimer advised the Superintendent was arranging the annua:
tour of capital projects and the date would be announced later.
TAUGHANNOCK BLVD. & PARK RD. SPEED LIMIT: Alderman Nordheimer reported the Board of
Public Works had recommended amendment of Section 15-79 of the Traffic Ordinance to pro-
vide for a 40 mph speed limit on part of Taughannock Blvd. and Park Road on a permanent
basis. He advised that the 40 mph had been in effect on a 90-day trial basis and the Board
felt it had proven satisfactory. He then read a letter from the Planning Board recommending
that the speed limit be not increased in this area. He advised the Public Works & County
Relations Committee found nothing new to substantiate the Board's renewed request for the
increase in the speed limit and therefore recommended no action be taken on it. Chief
of Police VanOstrand stated that a check of vehicular traffic revealed that 40 mph was
the average speed of vehicles in this area and felt that it would be a more realistic
limit as well as making it more uniform with the speed limits on other streets entering the
City. The matter was referred to the Public Safety committee for further study.
ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING: Alderman Nordheimer reported that the Board of Public Works had
requested the Council to amend Section 15-124 of the traffic ordinance, alternate side all
night parking, for purposes of clarification and enforcement, He called attention to the
proposed amendment which is included in the Board's minutes, dated October 8, 1969.
By Alderman Nordheimer: seconded by Alderman Nichols
RESOLVED, that the matter be referred to the Charter & Ordinance Committee for study and
report. Carried, t
DALE R. CORSON: Mayor Kiely introduced Mr. Dale R. Corson, President of Cornell Universi
who he had invited to speak to the aldermen on matters dealing with Town and Gown. He
introduced Mrs. Corson who was present also.
Mr. Corson told members of the Council that the University's Board of Trustees had charged
him with the responsibility of analyzing the University's relationship to the City of
Ithaca and working out its responsibilities in that relationship. He emphasized the fact
that the University is a part of the local community and that a great deal of inter-
dependence exists between the two. The University contributes to the City through its
provision of educational, cultural, and athletic opportunities and has quite an economic
impact on the community through a substantial payroll it provides as well as support
given to many municipal services or projects. The problems it creates for the City he
listed as the services it requires from the City and the large amount of tax exempt
property owned by it. He expressed his feeling that a good spirit exists on the Campus
at present and that the University is better organized to deal with problems as they
arise than it had been in the past. The University's fundamental concern is supplying an
atmosphere that is appropriate to University education and in order to do this it must be
able to not only maintain order but to do its best to solve the underlying problems which
have led to unrest on the Campus. He called attention to the University's designation of
Robert J. Kane and Jackson 0. Hall to work with the City on its problems and concluded
by thanking Mayor Kiely and all other City officials for their help and cooperation
extended to University officials during periods of recent unrest.
YOUTH COORDINATOR AGREEMENT: Alderman Slattery presented and reviewed a rough draft of
a proposed agreemeht between the City and the City School District providing for the
operation of a recreation program under the joint sponsorship of the City and the School
District. He recommended it be referred to the City Attorney for further review. It wa�
left with the Committee and the Attorney to work out final details .
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SPECIAL MEETING: Alderman Rundle, Chairman of the Urban Renewal Committee, requested the
Mayor to call a special meeting of the Council to be held on Wednesday, November 19th at
7:30 p.m., to hear a report by the N.Y.S. Urban Development Corporation on its
participation in the Urban Renewal Project area. Mayor Kiely agreed to do so.
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SISTER CITY AFFILIATION: . Alderman Holland cal.J.ed. attention to an article in the September
issue of the N.Y.S. Municipal Bulletin, published by the Mayor's Conference on the subject
of sister-city affiliation. He felt Ithaca should find' 'out how it could participate.
$y Alderman Holland: seconded by Alderman Slattery
RESOLVED, that Alderman Holland be authorized to write to Frank C. Lamb, President of the
Mayor's Conference, and secure more information on the subject.
Carried.
COOPERATION, AGREEMENT AMENDMENT: The Clerk read a letter from the Ithaca Housing Authority
requesting the Council to amend the existing Cooperation Agreement between the City, and the
Housing Authority by increasing the number of approved low rent public housing units from
300 to 700, or an increase of 400 units . Chairman Cunningham explained that amendment of
the agreement would free the hands of the Authority to explore the possibility of providing
additional units and that the State Urban Development Corp, cannot proceed with: its plans
unless the Council agrees to the additional units .
Mr. John Alexander, a member of the Authority, felt there was no rush at this time or until
the .300 are committed. Alderman Saccucci felt that the matter should be left for the 1970
Council to decide.
APPROVING APPLICATION FOR PRELIMINARY LOAN FOR LOW-RENT PUBLIC HOUSING AND
AUTHORIZING AMENDMENT TO COOPERATION AGREEMENT
By Alderman. Feldt: seconded by. Alderman Bangs
�r WHEREAS, it is the policy of the City of Ithaca to eliminate substandard and other
inadequate housing, to prevent the spread of slums and blight, and to realize as soon as
feasible the goal of a decent home in a suitable living environment for all of its citizens;
and.
WHEREAS, .under the provisions of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended,
hereinafter called the "Act", the Public Housing Administration is authorized to provide
financial assistance to local public housing agencies for undertaking and carrying out ,
preliminary planning of low-rent housing projects that will assist in meeting this goal;and
W�iEREAS, the Act provides that there shall be local determination of need for low-
rent. to meet needs not being adequately met by private enterprise and that the
,Public.Housing Administration shall hot make. any contract with a public housing agency 'for
preliminary loans for surveys`dnd,planning in respect to any low-rent housing projects
unless the governing body of the locality involved has by resolution approved the
application of the public housing-agency for such preliminary loan; and
WHEREAS, the Ithaca Housing Authority and the City of Ithaca. have heretofore entered,
into a Cooperation Agrement dated August' 4, 1965, as amended July 6, 1966, providing for "
the local, cooperation by the City of Ithaca required by the Public Housing Administration
pursuant to said Act in connection with 300 units of„low-rent public housing and it is
now desired to amend said Cooperation Agreement in order to. increase said amount by another
400 units or a total of 700 low-rent housing units; and
WHERES, the Ithaca Housing Authority (herein called the "Local Authority") is a public
..housing .agency and is applying to the Public Housing Administration, for a_preliminary loan
to cover the costs of surveys and planning in connection with the development of low-rent
housing,
NOW,. THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Common Council of the City of Ithaca as follows:
1. There exists in the City of Ithaca a need for such additional low-rent housing at
rents within the means of low-inccme. families; including elderly families and persons as,
the same are. defined in the Act;
2,. . The application of the Local Authority to the Public Housing Administration for
a preliminary. ].oan in an amount not to exceed $80,000.00 for surveys and planning in
,. connection with the said. additional low-rent housing projects of not to exceed approximately
400 dwelling units is hereby approved,
3, . That the Amendment to the Cooperation Agreement dated August 4, 1965, which Amend-
ment increases the number of low-rent housing units covered thereby, by 400 units, is here-
by, approved and accepted both as to form and substance and the proper officers of the
City of Ithaca.are hereby authorized and directed to execute said Amendment on behalf of
the City of Ithaca in as many copies as may be required and to impress and attest the
official seal of the City of Ithaca on each of said counterparts of said Amendment.
4.. The said Amendment to Cooperation Agreement referred to in Section 3 hereof
shall be, in' substantially the following form:
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO COOPERATIONi AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, entered into this 5th day of November 1969, by and between the
Ithaca Housing,,Authority (herein called the "Local Authority") , and City of Ithaca (herein
called the "Municipality") ;
WITNESSETH'
WHEREAS, a certain Cooperation Agreement dated August 4, 1965, as amended July 6,, , .-
1966, has been entered into between the Local Authority and the Municipality; and
WHEREAS, the Local Authority and the Municipality deem it desirable to amend the
Cooperation Agreement;
NOW THEREFORE, the Local Authority and the Municipality agree as follows :
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1. Section 2 of said Cooperation Agrement is hereby amended by deleting the numeral
300 and substituting in lieu thereof the numeral 700.
' 2. The terms "Public Housing Administration" and "PHA" appearing in the Cooperation
Agreement shall also mean the United States of America, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, Housing Assistance Administration and HUD.
3. In all other respects, the Cooperation Agreement dated August 4, 1965, as amended
July 6, 1966 shall remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Local Authority and the Municipality have respectively signed
this Agreement and caused their seals to be affixed and attested as of the day and year
first above written.
ITHACA HOUSING AUTHORITY
By:
Chairman
ATTEST:
(Title)
CITY OF ITHACA
- By:
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
AYES: 14
NAYS:- 0 Carried and approved by the Mayor.
The Clerk read a letter from Ithaca Housing Authority requesting final approval of the
Council for its 220-unit public housing program at the Titus Flats and Hancock-Madison
Street sites, Project NY54-1. He read a letter from the Planning Board indicating it had
approved the project subject to the following conditions:
1. That in the Titus Flats portion of the project the freight elevator be so designed
that it is not directly visible from the lobby.
2. In order to meet the Planning Board's objections with reference to spacing of the '
buildings and the privacy of the occupants the Council should instruct the Ithaca
Housing Authority to have its Architect consult with the Planning Board with a view
to resolving these minor site problems .
After some discussion it was felt that the matter should be delayed until the Planning
Board's objections had been satisfied.
By Alderman Saccucci: seconded by Alderman Holland
RESOLVED, that the matter be tabled until November 19th at which time it will be brought
before the Council again for final action.
Carried.
BELLE SHERMAN PARK TRACT: Upon inquiry Mayor Kiely advised that final closing on purchase
of the Belle Sherman Tract from the City School Board would take place as soon as possible
after receipt of federal aid money for this purpose.
HOUSING & URBAN RENEWAL: Alderman Slattery called attention to a recent four-page article
in Time magazine on the subject of Housing & Urban Renewal and suggested members of the
Council should read it.
On motion the meeting was adjourned at 10:00 p.m.
Geo. A. Blean, City Clerk
Jack K. Kiely, Mayor
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COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
CITY OF ITHACA, NEW YORK
Special Feting 7:30 p.m. November 19, 1969
PRESENT:
Mayor - Kiely
Aldermen (13) - Saccucci, Sullivan, Feldt, Tolles, Boronkay, Jones, Nichols, Nordheimer,
ABSENT: Spano, Rundle, Bangs, Holland, Slattery
Alderman Anderson
OTHERS PRESENT:
Attorney - Barrett
Urban Renewal Director - Daley
Urban Renewal Chairman - Ceracche Controller - Russell
Housing Authority Director - Armstrong Asst. Controller - Spano
Housing Authority Chairman - Cunningham Clerk - Blean
B.P.W. Commissioner - Smith Mayor-Elect - Johns
Supt. of Public Works - Dingman Aldermen-Elect - Conley, Blanchard,
Asst. to Supt. - Dougherty Robinson
Mayor Kiely called the meeting to order and explained he had called this special meeting
for the following purposes:
1) S.U.D.C. participation in Urban Renewal project area
2) Approval of Public Housing Project HY54-1
3) Approval of Bargaining Agents' Agreements for 1970
Mayor Kiely announced that he would adhere to the rules of procedure for a regular meeting
by hearing persons who wished to be heard but asked that each speaker limit his remarks to
five minutes.
Mayor-Elect Johns wondered if the parking ramp structure proposed by S.U.D.C. was in the
best interests of the City, if it was considered to be a profitable, losing or break-even
proposition. He felt that these facts should be established as well as the rates to be
charged, whether it stayed on the Tax Roll and whether or not Cornell was interested in the
proposed development in the adjacent so-called Hotel block.
David Saperstone called the proposal a "phony deal". He exhibited plans of his own dated
in 1964 for a 3a-million dollar hotel complex.
Aristotle Papayanakos challenged the Memo of Understanding with the S.U.D.C. signed by
the Mayor, and felt it did not obligate the City. He felt the matter should be held in
abeyance for further study.
Dave Abbott charged that Mr. Saperstone never did file completed plans for his project with
the Urban Renewal Agency as required by law, while Mr. Saperstone asserted he did.
GREEN STREET PUBLIC PARKING FACILITY: Mr. Scott Carlson, Ithaca Project Director for N.Y.S.
Urban Development Corp. , described the project. He was aided by Mr. Reidel and Mr. Amidoff
who represented the architectural firm of Warner, Burns, Toane & Lunde. Their aim was to
maintain the downtown tax base, prevent blight, and increase the sales volume not only in
the hotel block, deemed the. most importsnt .rommercial;blgck. in,. the area,. but, in the entire
downtown business area. Cost of the proposed parking structure to provide' 598'parkng' '
spaces was estimated at between 2.2 and 2.6 million dollars to be financed over not less
than thirty years. He hoped the ramp would be open for use by December 1, 1970 in time
to catch the Christmas shoppers . It was estimated that the City would suffer a loss in
operation of the ramp in the first year but would begin to break even by the end of the
third year. Mr. Carlson advised that these parking requirements are demanded by national
tenants of the nearby hotel block and felt this was a viable proposal to meet these demands .
In asking for the Council's approval he emphasized the fact that all understandings with
national tenants were absolutely conditional upon having the parking available first and
urged that the Council communicate forcefully its intentions to these tenants by acting
favorably upon the proposal presented at this time. (A copy of estimated construction
cost and projected income is attached to the minutes.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ITHACA AUTHORIZING CONVEYANCE OF TITLE TO THE NEW
YORK STATE URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORP. OF REAL PROPERTY FORMERLY OWNED BY THE
ITHACA URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY (FORMERLY A. C. STALLMAN AND CAYUGA MOTORS SALES
CORP. PROPERTY) LOCATED IN BLOCK 204, CBNTER-ITHACA, PROJECT I, N.Y. R-112.
By Alderman Rundle: seconded by Alderman Bangs
WHEREAS, the City of Ithaca and the Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency heretofore entered
into a Cooperation Agreement on July 8, 1965 relative to the reconstruction and renewz,,,.
of .Center-Ithaca; and
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WHEREAS, the City of Ithaca, the Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency, and the United States
of America entered into a Novation Agreement, dated December 23, 1965, relative to the
Ithaca Urban Renewal Project known as Center-Ithaca, Project I, N.Y. R-112; and
WHEREI'.S, the City of Ithaca has taken title to real properties formerly owned by
A. C. Stallman, (Brock 204, Parcel 1 and known as 131-135 East Green Street) ; and
formerly oimed by Cayuga Motors Sales Corp. (Block 204, Parcels 2 and 3, and known as
123-125 East Green Street and 127-129 East Green Street) by conveyance of said
properties from the Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency to the City of Ithaca; and
WHEREAS, the City of Ithaca and the New York State Urban Development Corp. have
entered into a Memorandum of Understanding, dated April 9, 1969, concerning the delop-
ment of a Tioga Street-Green Street Public Parking Facility-,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Mayor be authorized on behalf of the°' City,
of Ithaca, to execute the following agreement:
SALE AND LEASE BACK AGREEMENT
Agreement made the day of , 1969, between the City of Ithaca, a
municipal corporation of the State of New York, having an office at 108 East Green
Street, City of Ithaca, County of Tompkins, New York ("Seller") and the New York State
Urban Development Corporation, a public benefit corporation of the State of New York,
having an office at 666 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York ("Purchaser") .
WITNESSETH:
1. Sale and Purchase of Property. Pursuant to
Section 1 of the New York State Urban Development Corporation Act and in accordance
with and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Seller agrees to sell and
convey to Purchaser and Purchaser agrees to purchase the property described in Schedule A:
attached hereto.. (the "Property") .
The sale shall include all of Seller's right, title and interest, if any, in and to
any strips or gores of land adjoining the property. The sale shall also include an
easement across East Green Street for the purpose of building connecting ramps between
the parking structure to be erected on the property sold hereby, and the structure con-
templated to be erected on Disposition Parcels 1 and 2 of Urban Renewal Project NY R-112
located directly across said East Green Street. Said easement to be over the entirety
of the sidewalks and street bed of said East Green Street, beginning from a point 16 feet
6 inches above the curb lines of East Green Street. The area of easement being more
particularly described in Schedule B attached hereto. -
2. Purchase Price of Property. The purchase price of the property is One Dollar
payable upon the Closing referred to in section 3 by check or checks of Purchaser, or
of Purchaser's designee or designees, payable to the order of the Seller, together with
Purchaser's obligations in paragraph 9 hereof.
3. Closing; Deed. The Closing of the sale and purchase of the Property will take
place at the office of the Purchaser, 666 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York at 10 A.M. on
May 1, 1970 (the "Closing") or at such other place or sooner time designated by Purchaser.
At the Closing the Seller will deliver the deed or deeds (the "Deeds") to Purchaser or
Purchaser's designee or designees against payment of the purchase price.
The Deeds shall be Warranty Deeds duly executed by Seller, in proper form for record-
ing, prepared at Seller's expense, so as to convey to purchaser an insurable fee simple
title to Property. At the Closing, Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser or such othc
person or persons as the Purchaser shall request in writing, one or more deeds conveying
the property in separate parcels in accordance with survey descriptions to be prepared
by Purchaser at its expense. Each deed shall contain a lien clause in compliance with
Section 13 of the Lien Law.
4. Objections to Title to Property. In the event that at the Closing conditions
are disclosed which render Seller incapable of delivering title to the Property of the
character and nature above described and such conditions constitute a matter subject to
which the Purchaser is not obligated under the provisions of this Agreement to take title,
then Seller shall have a reasonable time after receipt of written notice thereof within
which to remove any objections to title raised by Purchaser, and, for that purpose, shall
be entitled to adjourn the Closing from time to time for a period not exceeding 30 days
thereafter. The Purchaser shall be entitled to like adjournments for such purpose, or may
waive such objection and take such title as Seller can convey. Nothing herein contained
shall require Seller to incur substantial expenses to render its title of such character
and nature, except that this limitation shall not apply with respect to judgments againsi
or lien arising out of the acts of Seller.
S . Payment of Assessment. If, at the time of delivery of the Deed or Deeds, the
premises or any part thereof shall be or shall have been affected by an assessment or
assessments which are or may become payable in annual installments, of which the first
installment is then a charge or lien, or has been paid, then for the purposes of this
Agreement all the unpaid installments of any such assessments, including those which are
to become due and payable after the delivery of the Deed or Deeds, shall be deemed to be
due and payable and to be liens upon the premises affected thereby and shall be paid or
discharged by the Seller, upon the delivery of the Deed or Deeds.
TIOGA-GREEM PARKING GARAGE 598 CARS
(EXCLUDING ROTHSCHILD EXTE"JSION)
COST PER SQUARE FOOT
$8.00 $10.00
COMSTRUCTION 1 ,968,000 2,407,000
Cost Per Car 3,290 4,025
TOTAL FINANCING 2,158,000 2,634,00
Cost Per Car 3,608 4,404
NET PARKING REVENUE 204,000 204,000
DEBT SERVICE 169,0011 207,000
CASH FLO14 (Deficit) +35,000 (-3,000)
REVENUE PROJECTIONS
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TIOGA-GREED! PARKING GARAGE
TRANSIENT PARKERS
(548 spaces x 2.8 Turnover Rate
x 305 Days x 411 Average Revenue Per Car=) $191 ,876
MONTHLY PARKERS
(250 Spaces x $15.00 Month (50 Day, 200 Hotel=) $ 37,500
TOTAL GROSS PARKING REVENUE $229,376
OPERATING EXPENSES -$ 25,000
MET REVENUE BEFORE CARRYING COSTS $204,376
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ALL TIIAT TRT�C,p OR Or in the Ci_t.y of
Ithaca , Co>>nt-y of To--pkin:, an,] St_�)'-_-, of New York, more parti-
cularly as fol_1.oa
BEGINNING at the intersection of the west line of
South Tioga Street with the south line of East Green Street
in said City of Ithaca, running thence west along the south
line of East Green Street 60.41 feet to a point; thence south
parallel with the west line of South Tioga Street and along the
east line of premises now or formerly owned by Cayuga Motors
Sales Corporation, 210.48 feet to a point on the top of the
creek face of a concrete wall running along Six Mile Creek;
thence northeasterly along the outside of said wall 68 feet
to its intersection with the extended west line of South
Tioga Street; thence north along the west line of South Tioga
Street and such line extended 178. 75 feet to the point or
place of beginning.
Together with any right, title and interest which
the owner of said premises may have south from the above
described premises to the center of Six Mile Creek and within
the extended east and west line of said premises, subject to
the rights of the City of Ithaca with reference to the im-
provement of Six Mile Creek as set out in a deed from Driscoll
Bros. & Co. ; et al, to said City of Ithaca by Right of Way
dated August 8, 1906 and recorded January 31, 1907 in Liber
166 of Deeds at page 163.
Together with the appurtenant es and all of the
estate and rights of the owner in and to said premises, in-
cluding any strips or gores of land between the boundaries of
said premises hereinabove described and the recognized line
� of occupancy.
Being the same premises formerly owned by Arthur C.
Stallman by Deed from 133 East Green Street Corp. dated
July 30, 1956 and recorded in the Tompkins County Clerk' s
Office in Liber 390 of Deeds at page 250.
Being also the same premises conveyed to the City of
Ithaca in a Condemnation Action entitled "City of Ithaca
vs. Arthur C. Stallman, 131-135 East Green Street, Ithaca,
New York and Ithaca Imports, Inc. , 131-135 East Green Street,
Ithaca, New York" by Order of Hon. Joseph P. Molinari, at a
Special Term of the Supreme Court held in and for the Sixth
Judicial District at the Supreme Court Chambers in the City of
Oneonta on May 31, 1967, said Order being dated June 23, 1967
and recorded June 30, 1967 in the Office of the Tompkins County
Clerk.
Being the same premises shown as Parcel 4131-135
East Green Street on a Survey Map entitled "Property Survey of
Block in City of Ithaca, , N.Y. Bounded North by East Green
Street, South by East Clinton Street, West by South Cayuga
Street and Southeast by Six Mile Creek" made by Carl Crandall
C.E. and dated May 20, 1966.
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Being also the same premises conveyed to the Ithaca
Urban Renewal Agency by the City of Ithaca by deed
dated August 29, 1967 and recorded in the Tompkins County
Clerk' s Office on September 8, 1967.
Being the same premises as conveyed to the City
of Ithaca by the Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency by deed dated
October 12, 1967 and recorded in the Tompkins County Clerk ' s
Office in Liber 472 of Deeds at page 163.
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ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND situate in the City of Ithaca,
County of Tompkins and State of New York more particularly
bounded and described as follows :
BEGINNING at a point in the south line of East
Green Street, 60.41 feet west of its intersection with the
west line of South Tioga Street being the northwest corner
of premises formerly owned by Arthur C. Stallman; running
thence westerly along the south line of East Green Street
135.43 feet to a point; thence south 285 feet to a point in
the top of the creek face of a concrete wall along the north
side of Six Mile Creek; thence northeasterly along the top of
the creek face of a concrete wall along the northerly side
of Six Mile Creek a distance of 155. 58 feet to a point said
point being the southwest corner of the premises formerly
owned by Arthur C. Stallman; thence northerly along the westerly
line of said premises of Stallman 210.48 feet to the point or
place of beginning.
Together with any and all right, title and interest
which the owner may have south from the above described premises
to the center of Six Mile Creek and within the extended east
and west line of said premises, subject to the rights of the
City of Ithaca with reference to the improvement of Six Mile
Creek as set out in a Deed from Driscoll Bros. and Co. et al
to said City of Ithaca by Right of Way dated August 8, 1906 and
recorded January 31, 1907 in Liber 166 of Deeds at page 163.
Being the same premises formerly owned by Cayuga
Motors Sales Corporation by Deed from Cayuga Motors Corporation
dated March 5, 1963 and recorded on March 5, 1963 in Liber 433
of Deeds at page 982.
Being also the same premises conveyed to the City
of Ithaca in a Condemnation Action entitled "City of
Ithaca vs. Cayuga Motors Sales Corporation, 125 East Green
Street, Ithaca New York, Cayuga Motors Corporation, 125 East
Green Street, Ithaca, New York and First National Bank and
Trust Company of Ithaca" by Order of Hon. Joseph P. Molinari,
at a Special Term of the Supreme Court held in and for the
Sixth Judicial District at the Supreme Court Chambers in the
City of Oneonta on May 31, 1967, said Order being dated
June 23, 1967 and recorded June 30, 1967 in the Office of the
Tompkins County Clerk.
Together with the appurtenances and all of the estate
and rights of the owner in and to said premises, including any
strips and gores of land between the boundaries of said premises
as hereinabove described and the recognized lines of occupancy.
Being the same premises conveyed to the Ithaca Urban
Renewal Agency by the City of Ithaca by Deed dated
August 29, 1967 and recorded in the Tompkins County Clerk' s
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Office September 6, 1967.
Being the same premises conveyed to the City of Ithaca
by Deed dated October 12, 1967 and recorded ' in the Tompkins
County Clerk ' s Office in Liber 472 of Deeds at page 160.
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Being the same premises shown as Parcel 41-123-125
and 14127-129 East Green Street on a Survey Map entitled
"Property Survey of Block in City of Ithaca, N.Y. Bounded
North by East Green Street, South by East Clinton Street,
West by South Cayuga Street and Southeast by Six Mile Creek"
made by Carl Crandall, C.E. and dated May 20, 1966.
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6. Taxes. Seller represents that there are no taxes presently assessed against
the property, and that there will be no taxes due at the time of closing.
7. Tenants . Seller represents that there is not now,nor shall there be at the
Closing, any tenant or other occupant in possession of or having right of possession to
the Property or any portion thereof under any lease or other agreement whether oral or
in writing, allowing any tenant or other person to be in possession or have a right to
possession.
8. Purchaser's Right to go on to the Property. Purchaser and Purchaser's designee
or designees, at any time prior to the transfer of title, may enter upon the Property to
make surveys, test borings, excavation and cores, other site improvements including
earth movement and fill, and to do such other acts as may be desired by Purchaser with
respect to the Property.
9. Lease Back. It is a condition of this transaction that upon the closing of title
the Purchaser will develop or cause to be developed a multiple level parking facility for
approximately 600 cars . The Purchaser shall grant to the Seller a lease of the entire
premises and Seller shall execute such a lease as Tenant. The execution and delivery of
such lease shall take place in the offices of the Seller on thirty days notice from the
Purchaser when the improvements thereon are completed. The lease of said garage shall
be at a total annual rental equal to Purchaser's carrying charges, which shall include
interest and amortization of Purchaser's total development cost for such parking facility,
plus a service charge of one half of one percent. The lease shall be a net lease and the
rent shall be net to the Landlord in each year during the term of the lease and with all
costs, expenses and obligations of every kind relating to the leased property which may
arise or become due during the term of the lease being paid by the Tenant, and the Landlord
shall be idemnified by the Tenant against such costs, expenses and obligations. The net
rent shall be paid to the Landlord without notice or demand and without abatement deduction
or setoff. The net rent shall be paid in equal quarterly installments on the first day
of January, April, July and October, during the term of the lease. Said lease shall
be for term of not less than thirty years .
10. Broker's Commissions. Purchaser warrants to Seller that it has not dealt with
any broker in connection with the negotiations leading to this Agreement.
11. Notices . Any notice, demand or request, required or agreed to be given hereunder
by either party, shall be sufficiently given or served if in writing, signed by the party
giving it, and mailed by registered mail addressed to the party for whom it is intended
as follows:
(a) Seller: Mayor, City of Ithaca, Ithaca, New York or such other address as Seller
may from time to time designate by notice.
(b) Purchaser: Regional Director, New York State Urban Development Corporation, 150
State Street, Rochester, New York - or such other address as Purchaser may from time to
time designate by notice. Service shall be complete upon such mailing except in case of
a notice to change an address in which case service shall be complete when the notice is
received by the addressee.
12. Definitions . The term "Purchaser" shall mean and include purchaser, purchaser
and Purchaser's designee or designees and Purchaser's assignee or assignees . The term
"total development cost shall mean all amounts expended by Purchaser in the development
of the facility plus an additional amount of two percent of such expenditures, which
additional amount the parties hereto recognize as compensating Purchaser for its indirect
expense in the development of the facility.
13. Miscellaneous. This Agreement, including the attached Schedule constitutes the
entire agreement between the parties relating to the transaction herein set forth and
shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto,
their successors and assigns . This Agreement may not be amended or terminated except by
instrument in writing signed by both parties . The Seller's obligations contained in
paragraph 9 herein shall survive the delivery of any deed or deeds . This Agreement shall
be governed by the laws of the State of Jew York.
Attest: City of Ithaca
By Mayor
Witness: Seller:
New York State Urban Development Corporation
Secretary
President
Approved:
Approved:
Comptroller of the State of New York
Attorney General of the State of New York
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The Clerk read a letter from the Planning Board urging approval of the proposal as a
catalyst for realizing our goals in the Urban Renewal project.
He then read a letter from Tompkins County Taxpayers' Association opposing it until all
the real true facts were put in writing by S.U.D.C. It felt it was a scheme which
appeared to be of benefit to a few people and being detrimental to many, that the Mayor's
Memorandum of Agreement with S.U.D.C. should not be binding on the new administration
and therefore urged delay in approval until after January 1, 1970.
During a discussion of the resolution Alderman Feldt asked that it be made clear whether
or not Cornell University was involved in development of the hotel block and Mr. Carlson
stated that Cornell did not have any involvement in it.
A vote on the resolution was then taken which resulted as follows:
AYES: 13
NAYS: 0 Unanimously carried.
Due to the lengthy presentation and discussion Mayor Kiely declared a five-minute
recess in the proceedings at the end of which he reconvened the meeting at 9:45 p.m.
S.U.D.C. - OTHER PROJECTS: Mr. Carlson, with the aid of various architects, presented
and reviewed the progress being made on five other projects or studies being conducted
by S.U.D.C. throughout the City as follows:
Housing Project on Elm Street
Housing Project on Maple Avenue
Rehabilitation of DeWitt Jr. High
East Hill (Collegetown) Project
Southwest Area Study
Sketches, slides, cost estimates and other information regarding the studies involved in
these various projects were presented and reviewed.
v HOUSING PROJECT NY54-1: Alderman Jones reported the Planning Board had met with
architects for Housing Project NY54-1 since the last meeting of this Council and that
the architects had agreed to changes in the plans which would overcome the objections
registered by the Board at that time. She exhibited sketches of the proposed building on
both sites, reviewed the changes to which she referred, and announced that the Planning
Board had now given its unqualified approval to the project.
By Alderman Bangs: seconded by Alderman Slattery
WHEREAS, the Ithaca Housing Authority is in the process of developing a project
comprising approximately 220 units of federally-aided low-rent public housing and has
prepared a Development Program outlining the Plan of development for said Project,
known as Project No. NY54-1, located in the City of Ithaca, Aew York (hereinafter re-
ferred to as the "Municipality") ; and
WHL;REAS, the planning commission of the Municipality did on iovember 19, 1969 con-
sider said Development Program and unqualifiedly approved same, which action was made
known to this body; and
WHEREAS, this Common Council has considered the Plan and Project as contained in the
Development Program submitted by the Housing Authority,
NOW, THEREFORE, I'i IS HEREBY RESOLVED by this Common Council in meeting assembled,
that pursuant to the provisions of Section 150 of the Public dousing Law, the Plan,
and Project for Project No. NY54-1 are hereby approved, and
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED, that the foregoing action be forwarded without delay to the
Ithaca Housing Authority for its information; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that two certified copies of this resolution be forwarded
to the Chairman of the Ithaca Housing Authority without delay.
During a discussion it was established that the original garden-type buildings were dis-
carded in favor of high rise buildings to make the project economically feasible, that
the buildings on both sites must go together as one project or not at all, that in the
evert the City fails to approve the project it will become liable for all costs thereon
incurred to date. A target date for advertising for bids was set at February 1, 1970. z
AYES: 13
NAYS: 0 Unanimously carried.
T PARKING - OFF-STREET: With unanimous consent of those present the matter of making off-
street parking available during the coming Christmas shopping season was brought up for
discussion.. Alderman Rundle advised the Urban Renewal Agency had offered to make the
vacant site on the corner of West Green and South Cayuga Streets available to the City
for such purpose, that the Superintendent had estimated it could be rough graded for
$2,000.00, and that members of the Finance Committee had expressed interest in the project.
By Alderman Rundle: seconded by Alderman Slattery
RESOLVED, that the Council approves the use of the aforesaid vacant site for off-street
parking during the Christmas shopping season pending approval of the Board of Public Works .
Carried.
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EXECUTIVE SESSIO1: By Alderman Bangs: seconded by Alderman i0rdheimer
RESOLVED, that the Council declares an Executive Session at this time to near a report of
the City's Negotiating Committee on its negotiations with the various City Bargaining
Agents . Carried.
On recommendation of the Negotiating Committee the following actions were taken first:
By Alderman Spano: seconded by Alderman Holland
RESOLVED, that the Common Council of the City of Ithaca does hereby recognize the
Laborers International Union of North America, Local 589, as the sole and exclusive rep-
resentative for and on behalf of the hourly employees of the City of Ithaca.
Carried.
By Alderman Spano: seconded by Alderman Holland
RESOLVED, that the Common Council of the City of Ithaca does hereby recognize the Ithaca
Paid Firefighters Association of the Fire Department of the City of Ithaca as the sole and
exclusive representative and bargaining agent for and on behalf of the employees of the
Fire Department of the City of Ithaca in the positions of firefighter, fire lieutenant,
and fire alarm technician.
Carried.
By Alderman Spano: seconded by Alderman Tolles
RESOLVED, that the Common Council of the City of Ithaca does hereby recognize the Police
Benevolent Association of the Police Department of the City of Ithaca as the sole and
f- exclusive representative and bargaining agent for and on behalf of the employees of the
i.- Police Department of the City of Ithaca in the positions of Patrolman, Sergeant, Captain,
Meter Maid, Radio Technician, and Parking Meter Serviceman.
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BARGAINING AGENTS' AGREEMENTS: Mr. Russell,Chairman of the ivegotiating Committee, then
reviewed the contracts for the year 1970 which had been negotiated with the following
Bargaining Agents:
Police Benevolent Association
Paid Firefighters Association
Tompkins Co. Chapter of Civil Service Employees Association
Laborers ' International Union of North America, Local Union #589
He advised that after several sessions negotiations with CSEA had reached an impasse and
that the contract has been finally agreed upon after a meeting with a PERB mediator. He
indicated the other three contracts had been agreed upon through regular negotiations.
During a lengthy discussion of the proposed contracts aldermen had an opportunity to ask
questions and exchange their ideas with member of the Negotiating Committee,
By Alderman Bangs: seconded by Alderman Spano
RESOLVED, that the Executive Session of the Council be closed; and that the Council be
reconvened in regular sessicn to act upon the contracts .
Carried.
The following action was then taken in regular session:
By Alderman Spano: seconded by Alderman Nordheimer
RESOLVED, that the agreements for the year 1970 with the following Bargaining Agents be
approved as recommended by the City's Aegotiating Committee:
Police Benevolent Association
Paid Firefighters Association
Tompkins Co. Chapter of Civil Service Employees Association
Laborers' International Union of North America, Local Union #589
And, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to sign and execute
them on behalf of the City of Ithaca, under its corporate seal.
Unanimously carried.
Mr. Dingman, a member of the Negotiating Committee, called attention to the fact that some
items in the various agreements appear to be in conflict with provisions of the City
Charter. On his recommendation the Mayor referred the problem to the Charter & Ordinance
Committee for examination and recommendation regarding any Charter changes that may be
necessary.
On motion the metting was adjourned at 11:45 p.m.
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o. A. Blean, City Clerk
Ja K. Kiely, Mayor \
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COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
CITY OF ITHACA, NEV YORK
Regular Meeting 7:30 p.m. December 3, 1969
PRESENT:
Mayor - Kiely
Aldermen (13) : Saccucci, Sullivan, Feldt, Tolles, Boronkay, Jones, Nichols, Nordheimer,
ABSENT: Rundle, Spano, Bangs, Holland, Slattery
Alderman Anderson
OTHERS PRESENT:
Attorney - Barrett Building Commr. - Jones
Mayor-Elect - Johns Dep. Bldg. Commr. - Boda
Alderman-Elect - Robinson Youth Bureau Dir. - Cutia
Commr. of Pub. Works - Putney Controller - Russell
Police Commr. - Withiam Asst. Controller - Spano
Chief of Police - VanOstrand Clerk - Blean
Planning Director - Kaspryzak Deputy Clerk - Grey
The meeting was held in the Performing Arts Center at Ithaca College and televised by
Station WICB-TV.
All present stood and were led by Mayor Kiely in a pledge of allegiance to the American
Flag and, at his request, remained standing a moment in silent prayer.
POLICE COMMISSIONERS: Louis Withiam, Police Commissioner, reviewed effots made during the:., ,
past year in improving the morale and efficiency of the Police Department, brought about
through salary increases, more effective recruiting programs, increased schooling and
training programs and providing the department with a new building facility at 120 E.
Clinton Street. He recommended the formation of a 3-man Board of Police Commissioners to
replace the present Police Commissioner.
By Alderman Sullivan: seconded by Alderman Jones
RESOLVED, that the Commissioner's recommendation be referred to the Public Safety Committee
for study and report. Carried.
HEARING OF PERSONS: Mrs. Florence Rumph, President of Tompkins County Taxpayers Assn.,
appeared and protested the proposed increase in the Mayor's salary. She suggested the Ci
consider the formation of a City-manager form of government which she predicted would
replace the Mayor, Controller and Assistant Controller resulting in a considerable savir-, .
in salaries. She also requested the Council to take positive action to earmark sales tax
revenue for the reduction of real estate taxes.
She referred to a rumor that action was contemplated to abolish the position of Secretary
to the Civil Service Commission and objected strongly to any such action.
David Saperstone protested the salary increase proposed for the Mayor. He felt the
increased salary would not attract better people to seek the office. Hunna Johns,
Mayor-Elect, protested the buying of land by the City located adjacent to the City line
for park purposes . He felt the Town of Ithaca should be required to furnish some parks
or contribute toward the cost of city parks . He objected also to the format of the Agenda
and claimed it did not include sufficient information on the items included therein.
ELMER STICKLER APPOINTMENT: The Clerk read letters from the Building Commissioner and
the Superintendent recommending the appointment of Elmer Stickler to the position of
Building Inspector at an annual salary of X6,487.00, effective December 7, 1969.
By Alderman Nordheimer: seconded by Alderman Nichols
RESOLVED, that Elmer Stickler be appointed to the position of Building Inspector at an
annual salary of $6,487.00, the first merit increment step of Grade 29 in the Compensation
Plan; that his appointment be provisional, that it become effective on December 7, 1969,
and that the Civil Service Commission be requested to hold an examination for this position.
Carried.
ROBERT R. COLBERT RESIGNATION: The Clerk read a letter from Robert R. Colbert, dated
December 3, 1969, tendering his resignation as a Commissioner of Public Works to become
effective immediately. Mayor Kiely expressed his appreciation for Mr. Colbert's service
to the City during his term of office and his regrets in accepting his resignation. He
then announced his appointment of William S. Downing, Jr. as a member of the Board to
succeed Mr. Colbert, for the term ending December 31, 1974, and requested the Council to
approve his appointment.
By Alderman Nordheimer: seconded by Alderman Nichols
RESOLVED, that the Mayor's appointment of William S. Dawning, Jr. as a Commissioner of
Public Works for the unexpired term ending December 31, 1974, caused by the resignation
of Robert R. Colbert, be approved and confirmed. Carried.
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N.Y.S. DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION URBX4 ARTERIAL REPORT. The Clerk read a letter from the -
Planning Board recommending that the Council request N.Y.S. Dept. of Transportation to
develop an urban arterial report for Ithaca and Tompkins County.
By Alderman Jones : seconded by Alderman Boronkay
WHEREAS, there is an ever increasing need for improved traffic circulation particularly
within and around the Ithaca Urban Area, and also in Tompkins County in general, and,
WHEREAS, the existing highway systems are inadequate and tend to be hazardous because of
the tremendous increase in motor traffic, and,
WHEREAS, the extreme topography along the approach corridors of existing highways leading
into the Ithaca area results in frequent catastrophic accidents, and,
WHEREAS, only part of the arterial system needed in the Ithaca Urban Area has been
completed, and,
WHEREAS, the State Department of Transportation has offered to develop studies and prepare
a supplementary urban arterials report for the Ithaca Urban Area and Tompkins County
in general, and,
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Ithaca and the Board of Supervisors of the
County of Tompkins have recognized the urgent need for development of a supplementary
urban arterial system, and are acting jointly and cooperatively to petition the State
Department of Transportation for assistance, and,
WHEREAS, it is economically and practically unfeasible for the City, of Ithaca and the
County of Tompkins to prepare a supplementary urban arterial report, and
�.,. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Common Council of the City of Ithaca, New York
C, hereby requests the New York State Department of Transportation to develop a supplementary
urban arterial report for the Ithaca Urban Area and Tompkins County with the understanding
that the Common Council at this time does not commit itself to the exact location of streets,
roads, and highways in the arterial system nor to any expenditures in the development of
the report.
Unanimously carried.
ITHACA HOUSING AUTHORITY: The Clerk read a letter from the Housing Authority requesting `
approval of a salary increase for its employees for the year 1970 equal to 4% of existing
salaries plus $400.00.
By Alderman Saccucci: seconded by Alderman Tolles
WHEREAS, the Ithaca Housing Authority by law in its efforts to maintain comparability
with local public practice has accepted the City of Ithaca's Personnel Compensation Plan,
and,
WHEREAS, effective January lst, 1970, the City of Ithaca will grant to its employees an
amount equal to four percent (4i) of existing salaries plus four hundred dollars ($400);
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED, that this Common Council assembled also approve this cost of
living increase to all employees of the Ithaca Housing Authority in accordance with
Article 3, Section 32 (I) of the New York State Public Housing Law.
Carried.
ZONING MAP AMENDMENT - CYO PROPERTY: TheClerk read a letter from Ithaca, New York,
Catholic Activities, Inc. , requesting the Council to amend the Zoning Map by changing
its property bounded on the east by the Lehigh Valley Railroad, on the north by Newman
Golf Course, on the west by a 33-foot lane runing north-south along other lands of, the
City next east of Willow Avenue, and on the south by lands of Robinson. A change in
zoning from the present P-1 to an R-3 zone was requested in order to permit its sale to
Kabeth Properties, Inc. and permit the purchaser to build up to 100 town house multiple
dwellings thereon as a "Turn-Key" project for Ithaca Housing Authority.
Allan H. Treman, Attorney for the purchaser, appeared before the Council and urged
approval of the requested zone change . He asked the Council to refer it to the Planning
Board for its recommendation as required by provisions of the zoning ordinance. Alderman
Jones advised that Planning Board had already received and reviewed the request, and that
it did not approve the change in zoning requested for this area. Planning Director
Kasprzak pointed out that in addition to recent action by the Planning Board to disapprove
this request the Board had disapproved a similar request for this same area during 1968
and that the Council had accepted the Board's recommendation at that time and denied the
requested zone change.
By Alderman. Nordheimer: seconded by Alderman Slattery
RESOLVED, that the request be referred to the Charter & Ordinance Committee for study
with the understanding that it consult the Planning Board and report its findings thereon
back to this Council for final action.
AYES: 9 - Saccucci, Sullivan, Tolles, Boronkay, Nichols, Nordheimer, Spano, Holland,
Slattery
NAYS: 4 - Feldt, Jones, Rundle, Bangs. Carried.
CITY ATTORNEY: Attorney Barrett felt the proposed salary for the City Attorney was not
adequate and requested ancpportunity to discuss the matter with the Finance Committee
and present his recommendations thereon before approval of the Executive Payroll for 1970.
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LOCAL LAWS: Alderman Feldt presented two proposed local laws - one to amend Section b of
the Charter and the other to amend Section 17 thereof, He felt that adoption of the Charter
for the County of Tompkins mandated these changes . Copies were distributed to each alder-
man and a copy thereof is attached to the minutes . The proposed laws were received and
laid on the table for action at a subsequent meeting.
W. BUFFALO STREET RIGHTS-OF-WAY: Attorney Barrett requested approval of an offer to
purchase the Arlington L. & Maude P. Culver property located at 1012-14 West State Street.
He advised it was one of the properties in the block bounded by W. State, W. Buffalo and
Brindley Streets needed for the extension of W. Buffalo to W. State Street, and that tht
purchase price of $6,500.00 had been arrived at through negotiations with the owners. `'
By Alderman Feldt: seconded by Alderman Sullivan
RESOLVED, that the City Attorney's recommendation be approved; and that the purchase of
the afore-mentioned Culver property be approved for the price of 4)6,500.00 in accordance
with the terms of the signed purchase offer therefor on file with the City Attorney.
Carried.
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HOUSING BOARD OF REVIEW: Mayor Kiely advised that the terms of members of the Housing
Board of Review had expired with the repeal of the Ithaca Housing Code and announced his
reappointment of all members thereof under provisions of the Model Housing Code adopted
to become effective October 1, 1969 as follows;
Milton R. Shaw for term ending December 31, 1969
Hugh G. Slocum " " " December 31, 1969
Walter A. Macki " " If December 31, 1969
Tracy R. Jones " if December 31, 1970
Sheldon B. Stephenson for term ending December 31, 1971
BELLE SHERMAN - WOOD STREET PROPERTIES: Controller Russell reported that federal aid for
the purchase of the Be-! a Sherman and Wood Street properties from the City School District
should be received soon.
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Bangs
RESOLVED, that the City of Ithaca agrees to purchase from the Ithaca City School District,
those pieces of property described in the Federal and State approved applications as the
Belle Sherman Property and the Wood Street Property, for the agreed price of $70,000 and
$28,000 respectively, and that such acquisition be accomplished on or about December 15,
1969. Carried.
d EXECUTIVE SALARY PAYROLL: Alderman Tolles presented and reviewed a proposed 1970 Compensa-`
tion Plan for Department Heads and Assistants. He explained that it would provide an
average increase for those included thereon of 10.3% as compared with salary increases
ranging from 10.3% to 11.7% contained in the four Bargaining Agents' agreements approved
by the Council on November 19th. He explained further that the proposed salary for the
Mayor of $12,000.00 was for the year 1970 only and that the Finance Committee recommended
it be approved at $15,000.00 for 1971. He advised the proposal had been approved
unanimously by the Finance Committee and suggested that objections to any individual line
items thereof be considered separately and possibly in executive session. Copies of the
proposal were distributed to the aldermen at the beginning of this session. Alderman
Rundle asked for delay in approval until December 10th to afford all members of the Council
to study it. He was advised that preparation and presentation of the preliminary budget
on December 10th was predicated on approval of the proposal at this time, Alderman
Nordheimer objected to discussion of salaries for elected officials in executive session
but did not object to discussion of other salaries in such a manner.
By Alderman Bangs: seconded by Alderman Rundle
RESOLVED, that final action .on the proposed 1970 Compensation Plan for Department Heads and
Assistants be postponed until the end of this session at which time the Council will hold
an Executive Session for a discussion of the proposal.
AYES: 11
NAYS: 2 - Nordheimer, Tolles Carried.
CODE AMENDMENT 6-1969: Alderman Feldt recommended amendment of Sec. 15-124 of the Code a
of Ordinances as recommended by the Board of Public Works on October 8th.
By Alderman Feldt: seconded by Alderman Jones
BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of Ithaca, New York, and it hereby is
ordained by authority of the same that Chapter 15, Article V, Section 15-124, Alternate
side all-night street parking prohibited, be amended by deleting it in its entirety and
enacting a new section in place thereof to read as follows:
Sec. 15-124. Alternate Side all-night street parking prohibited.
The parking of vehicles is hereby prohibited between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. on the odd
numbered side of all city streets on the odd numbered days of the calendar month, and on
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thereafter appointed thereto. The common council may also, prior to each of
such appointments, prescribe the duties of such officers in addition to and not
inconsistent with the duties prescribed by this act, except as otherwise pro-
vided for; and subject to such provisions of the common council and to the
provisions of this act, the mayor shall prescribe the duties and fix the rates of
compensation of all officers appointed by him.
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(Sec. 2-13 as presently informally codified), to eliminate reference to super-
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BE IT ENACTED by the Common Council of the City of Ithaca,
New York, as follows:
Section 1 . Section 17, of Chapter 503 of the Laws of 1908 of
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This section shall not apply to those designated streets in the following Schedule A and
Schedule B:
SCHEDULE A
Under this schedule it shall be unlawful for a person to park a vehicle for a period of
time longer than twenty--four consecutive hours on the following streets :
Parking permitted on:
Between:
Elm Street #119 to #219
Geneva Street Buffalo St. to 250' North
Geneva Street Court to Cascadilla
W. Spencer Street Cayuga to Albany
Edgemore Lane
j Heights Court Highland give. to 300' East
i Highland Avenue Thurston to Roberts Place
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South Avenue Campus Road to West Avenue
Willard Way Central block
Columbia Street Aurora to Hudson
Giles Street Hudson St. to 400' S.L. of Columbia
Maplewood Grove Place Wcst Side -- entire length
Grandview Avenue Aurora to Grandview Court
Hillview Place Aurora to Turner
Pleasant Street
CC Hudson Street South Aurora to Giles Street
Prospect Street Aurora to Hudson
E. Spencer Street
L.7 Turner Place Spencer St. to Hillview Place
Brandon Place
Bryant Avenue Dryden Road to Harvard Place
Dryden Road Maplewood Grove to Ithaca Road
Dunmore Place
Elmwood Avenue Oak to Mitchell
Ferris Place
Harvard Place
Linden Avenue
Quarry Street State tD Buffalo
South Titus Avenue Cayuga to Plain
SCHEDULE B: Wyckoff Ave. Dearborn to Highland
Under this schedule "All light Parking" between 2 a.m. and b a.m, shall be permitted on
the following streets:
Turner Place 500 Block
Cayuga Street South Hill Terrace to Spencer Street
South Hill Terrace
Effective upon publication.
AYES: 13
NAYS: 0 Carried and approved by Mayor.
BUSES: Controller Russell presented an agreement regarding the City's purchase of new
buses which he advised should be approved as required by the Urban Mass Transportation
Act of 1964, as amended. Copy of agreement attached to minutes .
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Jones
RESOLVED, that the attached agreement be approved; and that the Mayor and City Clerk be
authorized to sign and execute it on behalf of the City of Ithaca, under its corprate
seal. Carried.
ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIOIdS: By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Jones
RESOLVED, that the sum of $2,000.00 be and it hereby is appropriated from Contingent Fund,
Account #A290-650, to Current Appropriations, budget account #212, Off-street Parking, to
finance the cost of rough-grading the Urban Renewal lot on the corner of West Green and
South Cayuga Streets to provide additional off-street parking during the Christmas shop-
ping season.
AYES: 13
NAYS: 0 Carried and approved.
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Boronkay
RESOLVED, that the sum of $2,000.00 be an it hereby is appropriated from the Contingent
Fund,account A290-650, to Current Appropriations, budget account #A109, Traffic Control,
to finance the cost of replacing a pole and traffic controller destroyed in a recent
accident.
AYES: 13
NAYS: 0 Carried and approved.
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SALE OF PROPERTY TO SCHOOL DISTRICT: By Alderman Tolles : seconded by Alderman Bangs
PESOLVED, that the Council hereby authorizes the sale of the city-owned lot of approximately
1.28 acres, located at the corner of ii. Cayuga Street and Lake Street, to the Ithaca City
School District for the sum of $12,250,00, and that such sale be accomplished on or about
December 15, 1969,
Carried.
AUDIT: By Alderman Bangs: seconded by Alderman Nichols
RESOLVED, that the bills audited and approved by the Finance Committee in the total amount
of $9,108.80 in the General Fund and 4;499.50 in Special Funds, as listed on audit abstract
##12-1969,, be approved for payment. Carried.
LOCAL LAWS: Alderman Feldt presented copies of two Local Laws - one amending Sec. 219-b
of the City Charter and the other amending Sec. 219-c. He felt these changes were nec-
essary to agree with provisions covering sick leave and vacations contained in the
Bargaining Agents ' agreements approved by Council on November 19th. The Clerk was directed
to mail copies of both local laws to each alderman for study and adoption at a subsequent
meeting. Copy of both attached to the minutes . They were received and laid on the table.
CODE P1.MD1,1ENT 7-1969: Alderman Feldt presented and recommended adoption of an amendment
to Sec, 2-10 of the Code of Ordinances regarding mileage allowances for the same reasons.
By Alderman Feldt: seconded by Alderman Bangs
BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of Ithaca, New York, and it hereby is
ordained by authority of the same that Chapter 2, Article 1, Section 2-10 of the Code of
Ordinances, mileage allowances for city employees, be deleted in its entirety and that a
new section be enacted in place thereof to read as follows :
Section 2.10. Mileage allowances for city employees .
Mileage allowances for city employees shall be established in accordance with
the terms specified in formal agreements reached between city officials, appointed
as a negotiating committee, and the representatives of the several recognized
bargaining agents or unions for city employees, subject to Common Council approval
of these agreements .
Effective upon publication.
AYES: 13
NAYS: 0 Carried and approved by Mayor.
SPECIAL MEETINGS: By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Spano
RESOLVED, that special meetings of this Council be held on December 10th for presentation_
of the preliminary budgets for 1970 and on December 17th for adoption of the tentative -> '
budgets for 1970, Carried.
BIBBINS HALL: Alderman Sullivan reported that final plans for dedication of Bibbins Hall
had been prepared. He advised the building would be dedicated with appropriate ceremonies
at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 13th, and open house from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. on both
Saturday, December 13th, and Sunday, December 14th,
GENEVA STREET STORM SEWER: Alderman Nordheimer reported the board of Public Works had
requested the Council to establish a capital fund of y1,500.00 in the 1970 budget for the
construction of a storm sewer on S. Geneva Street to serve the l�icGraw Housing Project.
By Alderman Nordheimer: seconded by Alderman Saccucci
RESOLVED, that the Council hereby approves the inclusion of $1,500.00 in the 1970 capital
budget for 1970 as requested by the Board of Public Works .
Carried.
U.S. NAVAL RESERVE TRAIVING GENTER: Alderman Slattery called attention to the fact that
the U.S.N.R. Training Center facility on N. Cayuga Street Ext, was destined to become the
property of the City at the end of December 1969. In view of this he advised that the
Youth Bureau had petitioned the Council for use of this building as a Youth Center.
By Alderman Slattery: seconded by Alderman Holland
RESOLVED, that the matter be referred to the Youth bureau Director and Suprintendent of
Public Works for a joint study of the best use for this building with a request that
their recommendation be given to the Council at its next meeting.
Carried.
It was pointed out that the property in question was located in the Town of Ithaca and that
it would be desirable to have it in the City,
By Alderman Slattery:seconded by Alderman Holland
RESOLVED, that the Mayor be authorized to petition the Town of Ithaca to have this property
annexed to the City of Ithaca. Carried.
AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 (c) OF THE URBAN
MASS TRANSPORTATION ACT OF 1964, AS AMENDED.
This agreement is made and entered this 3rd day of
December , 1969, by and between the City of Ithaca,
New York ("City" ) , and Local Division 201 of the Amalganrited Tran-
sit Union AFL-CIO ("Union") .
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the City has filed an application under the
Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended ("Act" ) , to fin-
ance the purchase of two 33-passenger buses and one 19-passenger
bus, as more fully described in the project application ("Project" ) ;
and
' WHEREAS, the capital improvements comprising the Project
will be owned by the City and used by the city-owned community
transit system in the provision of mass transportation service in
the Ithaca urban area; and
WHEREAS, the employees of the transit system are repre-
sented by the Union; and
WHEREAS, Sections 3 (c) 4 and 13 (c) of the Act require that
fair and equitable arrangements , as determined by the Secretary of
Labor, be made to "to protect the interests of employees affected" ;
and
WHEREAS, the following employee protective arrangements
have been agreed upon by the City and the Union as fair and equit-
able;
- � NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed that in the event this
Project is approved for assistance under the Act, the following
terms and conditions shall apply:
(1) The Project shall be carried out in such a manner
and upon such terms and conditions as will not in any way adversely
affect employees represented by the Union.
(2) All rights, privileges and benefits (including pen-
sion rights and benefits) of employees represented by the Union
(including employees having already retired) under existing col-
lective bargaining agreements or otherwise, shall be preserved
and continued.
(3) The collective bargaining rights of employees repre-
sented by the Union, including the right to arbitrate labor dis-
putes, to maintain union security and checkoff arrangements, as
provided by applicable laws, policies and/or existinq collective
bargai_ni_nq ,3liall_ be preserved and coiiti.nued. The
City agrees that it will bargain collectively with the Union or
otherwise arrange for the continuation of collective bargaining,
and that it will enter into agreements with the Union or arrange
for such agreements to be entered into, relative to all subjects
of collective bargaining which are, or may be, proper subjects
of collective bargaining with a private employer.
(4) No employee shall be laid off or otherwise deprived
of employment, or placed in a worse position with respect to com-
pensation, hours , working conditions, fringe benefits , or rights
and privileges pertaining thereto, at anv time during his employ-
ment as a result of the Project, including any program of effic-
iencies or economies directly or indirectly related thereto . An
employee shall not be regarded as deprived of employment or other-
wise placed in a worse employment po�ii_ti.on a:, abovc provided, in
case of his resignat.i_on, deatli, r.et:i_rement, eli_am i ,:;<al_ 1 or cause
in accordance; with appl_ i.cable ag.recmenL. , , or fai btro t:.o worl� due
to discl)ili_ty or di-scipl_ne or fai_1 .i.re to obtain a po:,i.ti.on avail-
able to him in the exercise of his seniority rights in accordance
_. with applicable agreements . The City shall have the burden of
affirmatively establishing that any deprivation of employment or
other worsening of employment position has not been a result of
the Project.
(5) Any employee represented by the Union who has been
terminated or laid off for lack of work shall be .7ranted priori_'..\-
of employment or reemployment to fill any vacant position on the
transit system for which he is, or by training or re-training can
become, qualified. In the event training or re-training is re-
quired by such employment or reemployment, the City shall provide
or provide for such training or re-training at no cost to the
employee, and such employee shall be paid, while training or re-
training, the salary or hourly rate of his .former job classifica-
tion, or that of the classification for which he is training,
whichever is higher.
(6) Any dispute or controversy arising between anl- em-
ployee and the City or between the Union and the City regarding
the application, interpretation, or enforcement of any of the pro-
visions of this agreement which cannot be settled by the Union
i and the City within thirty (30) days after the dispute or con-
troversy first arises , may be submitted at the written request of
either the Union or the City to a board of arbitration as here-
inafter provided. Each party shall, within ten (10) days , select
one member of the arbitration board, and the two members thus
chosen shall select a third member who shall serve as chairman.
Should the two members be unable to agree upon the appointment
of the neutral member within ten (10) days, either party ma- re-
quest the American Arbitration Association to furnish a list of
five (5) persons from which the neutral member shall be selected.
The parties shall, within five (5) days after receipt of such list,
determine by lot the order of elimination, and thereafter each
shall in that order alternately eliminate one name unt=il only one
name remains . The remaining person on the list shall_ be the
neutral member. The decision by majority vote of the arbitration
board shall be final, binding and conclusive, and shall be ren-
dered within forty-five (45) days from the date the neutral member
is appointed if possible. Each party shall pay the fees and
expenses of the arbitrator it selects . The fees and expenses of
the third and impartial arbitrator, as well as any other -joint
expenses incidental to the arbitration, shall be borne equally
by the parties .
Nothing in this section shall be construed to enlarge
or limit the right of either party to utilize, upon the expiration
of any collective bargaining agreement or otherwise, any economic
measures that are not inconsistent or in conflict with applicable
law; nor shall this section be construed to require the Union or
the employees represented by the Union to arbitrate anv labor dis-
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pute whether or not they have the right, for the purpose of re-
solving uch dispute, to engage in a concerted refusal to work.
(7) This agreement shall be binding upon the successors
and assigns of the parties hereto, and no provisions, terms, or
obligations herein contained shall be affected, modified, altered,
or changed in any respect whatsoever by reason of any arrangements
made by the City to manage and operate the system. Any person,
enterprise, body, or agency, whether publicly or privately owned,
which shall undertake the management or operation of the transit
system, shall be bound by the terms of this agreement and accept
_ the responsibility for full performance of these terms .
(8) All employees represented by the Union shall continue
to be employed on the transit system by any successor-employer in
the management and operation of the system, and the employment and
seniority rights of all such employees shall be maintained and con-
tinued in accordance with the seniority rosters in effect on the
date of acquisition of the system by the successor-employer. All
persons employed under the provisions of this paragraph shall be
appointed to comparable positions on the transit system without
examination, and such employees shall be credited with their years
of service for purposes of sick leave, seniority, vacations and
pensions in accordance with City records and applicable collec-
tive bargaining agreements . The successor-employer shall assume,
or arrange for the assumption of, the obligations of the City
with regard to wages, salaries, hours, working conditions, sick
leave, health and welfare, and pension or retirement provisions for
employees . No employee of the City shall suffer any worsening
of his wages, seniority, pension, sick leave, vacation, health and
welfare insurance, or any other benefits by reason of his transfer
to a position with the successor-employer.
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(9) Nothing in this agreement shall be construed as an
undertaking by the City, Union, or the employees to forego any
r_i_ghts or benefits under any other agreement or under any provision
of law.
(10) The phrase "as a result of the Project" shall, when
used in this agreement, include events occurring in anticipation
of, during and subsequent to the Project.
(11) In the event any provision of this agreement is
held to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable under Federal,
State or local law, such provision shall be re-negotiated for pur-
pose of adequate replacement under Section 13 (c) of the Act. If
such negotiation shall not result in mutually satisfactory agree-
ment, either party may invoke the jurisdiction of the Secretary
of Labor to determine substitute fair and equitable employee pro-
tective arrangements which shall be incorporate in this agree-
ment.
(12) In the event this Project is approved for assistance
under the Act, the foregoing terms and conditions shall be made
part of the contract of assistance between te Federal Government
and the applicant for Federal funds, provided, however, that this
agreement shall not merge into the contract of assistance, but
shall be independently binding and enforceable by and upon the
parties hereto, in accordance with its terms .
(13) The City agrees that upon the expiration, termina-
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the Union and any public employer of the employees as oppraLor of
the transit system, the employees shall, in the case of anv labor
dispute, have the right for the purpose of resolving such dispute,
to engage in a concerted refusal to work or any other economic
measures that are not inconsistent or in conflict with anplicable
law, or, to submit such dispute to final and binding arbitration
by a board of arbitration under paragraph (6) of this aireement .
The term " labor dispute" , for the purposes OF this PaMlraPh,
shall be broadly consLruod and shall include, but POk hP limited
to, any controversy concerning wales, salari0q , hours , w0uhinJ
conditions, or benefits, including health and welfare, sick leave,
insurance, or pension or retirement provisions , any differences
or questions that may arise between the parties, including the
making or maintaining of collective bargaining agreements, the
terms to be included in such agreements, any grievances that may
arise, and any controversy arising out of or by virtue of any of
the provisions of this agreement for the protection of employees
affected by the Project.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed
this agreemenh by their respective duly authorized representatives
this 8th day of December 1 1969.
ATTEST: CITY OF ITHACA, NEW YORK
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City Clerk Mayor
LOCAL DIVISION 201 AMALGAMATED
TRANSIT UNION
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LOCAL LAW NO. 1969
A Local Law amending Section 219b, of Chapter 503 of the laws of 1908 of the State of
New York, being the Charter of the City of Ithaca, (Section 8-15 as presently codified) ,
to make the sick leave benefits for city employees subject to negotiated agreements
between representatives of city employees and representatives of city government.
BE IT ENACTED by the Common Council of the City of Ithaca, New York as follows:
Section 1. Section 219b of Chapter 503 of the Laws of 1908 of the State of New York is
hereby repealed.
Section 2. Section 219b of Chapter 503 of the Laws of 1908 of the State of New York is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 219b. Sick leave for officers and employees.
(1) Sick leave and accumulation of unused benefits
Sick leave benefits for all city employees shall be granted and accumulated in
accordance with the terms specified in formal agreements reached between city officials
appointed as a negotiating committee and the representatives of the several recognized
bargaining agents of unions for city employees, subject to Common Council approval of
t these agreements .
(2) Administration
(a) Records. It shall be the duty of the administration head of each department
to keep an accurate record of all sick leave accumulations in such form as the
Common Council may prescribe.
(b) Aotification. Any officer or employee who is unable to report for duty be-
cause of illness or physical disability shall immediately notify his department
head of that fact and shall state the nature of his illness or disability and the
name of the attending physician, if any; when the officer or employee is unable
so to report, a responsible person may make the report in his behalf. In the
absence of such a report, unless waived by the department head for good cause, time
lost shall not be considered sick leave and such employee shall receive no
compensation therefor.
(c) Certificates of Disability. So continuous sick leave exceeding three days
shall be allowed except upon the certification of a physician to be filed with
the department head not later than the fourth day, stating the nature of the
illness and probable period of disability. The department head may require such
certificate in any other case.
(d) False Representations. Any false representation made by any officer or
employee in connection with a claim for sick leave benefits shall be deemed a
just cause for disciplinary proceedings under the Civil Service Law and Rules, and
in addition to other penalties such portion of his accumulated sick benefits as may
be deemed proper may be cancelled.
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(3) Exceptions .
!' An employee or officer who suffers injuries in the course of his employment and
_ who is entitled to benefits under provisions of the Workmen's Compensation Law may
elect to use sick leave benefits which shall have been accumulated to his credit,
pursuant to formal agreements reached between employer and employee bargaining agents,
during the period of his disability, which benefits shall be charged against his
accumulated sick leave. If he elects to do so the amount of any award made to him by
the Workmen's Compensation Board, during a period for which he shall have received
sick leave benefits, shall be paid to the City of Ithaca. Payments made to the City
under the provisions of this law shall be credited to whatever fund the sick leave
benefits shall have been paid from.
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(4) Authority of Common Council.
The Common Council shall have power, by resolution, to adopt additional
regulations, not inconsistent herewith, governing sick leaves and sick leave procedure.
(5) The term "year" as used herein shall mean calendar year.
Section 3. This Act shall take effect upon filing in the office of the Secretary of
State of the State of New York.
LOCAL LAW N0. 1969
A Local Law amending Section 219c of Chapter 503 of the Laws of 1908 of the State of
New York, being the Charter of the City of Ithaca, (Section 8-16 as presently codified) ,
to make vacation benefits for City employees subject to negotiated agreements between
I representatives of City employees and City government.
BE IT ENACTED by the Common Council of the City of Ithaca, New York as follows:
Section 1. Section 219c of Chapter 503 of the Laws of 1908 of the State of New York
is hereby repealed.
Section 2. Section 219c of Chapter 503 of the Laws of 1908 of the State of New York
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 219c. Vacations for certain employees.
(1) Definitions. The term "City employee" shall include all employees of the City except
elected officials, members of the various City Boards and Commissions, and seasonal,
temporary or per diem employees.
(2) Vacations . Vacation benefits for all City employees shall be granted and accumulated
in accordance with the terms specified in formal agreements reached between City officials
appointed as a negotiating committee and the representatives of the several recognized
bargaining agents or unions for City employees, subject to Common Council approval of
these agreements.
Section 3. This Act shall take effect upon filing in the Office of the Secretary of
State of the State of New York.
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PETITION - SECRETARY OF CIVIL SERVICE COi,llviISSlOiu: Alderman Bundle pi esen+ea cind read a
joint petition from the Civil Service Employees' Assn. and the Laborers' Union, Local #569,
expressing their opposition to the contemplated abolishment of the position of Secretary
to the Ithaca Civil Service Commission and turning over the functions of this office to
Tompkins County.
Mayor Kiely advised no such action was contemplated and therefore no action needed to be
taken on the petition at this time.
CONi1IITTEE OId FUNCTIONS: Pursuant to the unanimous recommendation of representatives of the
Ithaca City Council and the Tompkins County Board of Supervisors at their joint meeting held
on November 21, 1969, the following action was taken:
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Spano
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ITHACA CITY COUNCIL, THAT:
1. The hereto existing City-County Cooperation Committee shall be replaced by an interim,
joint committee on County Government Functions, hereunder designated as the Committee
on Functions , and, that
2. The duty of the Committee on Functions shall be to consider and report to the Ithaca
City Council and Tompkins County Board of Representatives such changes in the
allocation of responsibility and such changes in financial support of activities to
fulfill such reallocated responsibilities as the aforesaid Commitee may recommend for
the purpose of improving government services and/or reducing total community costs, and,
that
3. The term of service of the Committee on Functions shall be the calendar year, 1970,
subject to such extension or extensions of this term as may be mutually agreeable to
a majority of both the City Council and the County Board of Representatives, and, that
4. The members of the Committee on Functions shall consist of three (3) Ithaca City
aldermen who are and may continue to be aldermen during the term of service of that
Committee, together with a number of County Representatives. The City members of the
aforesaid Committee shall be appointed by the Iviayor of Ithaca, subject to approval of
the majority of the entire Ithaca City Council, and, that
5 . The Committee on Functions may avail itself of the services of any person or persons
for such duties and for such periods of time as a majority of that Committee may
decide, but no such additional person shall have a vote on any Committee action, and,that
6. The Mayor of Ithaca is hereby requested to appoint, at his earliest convenience, the
City aldermen who will serve on the Committee on Functions.
Carried.
-- Mayor Kiely appointed Aldermen Slattery, Jones and Feldt to such a "Committee on Functions"
and it was moved by Alderman Nordheimer, seconded by Alderman Spano and carried that the
Mayor's appointments be approved.
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SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD: Alderman Feldt felt the need of an additional school crossing guard
to serve on Cornell Street, between Valley Road and Mitchell Street, also the need of a
stop sign at the Valley Road-Cornell Street intersection. His suggestions were referred
to the Public Safety and Public Works & County Relations Committees for consideration.
JEROME HOLLAND: Alderman Holland noted that this would be the last regular meeting of the
Council for him to attend during his term of office and expressed his appreciation for the
opportunity afforded him to serve as an Alderman. He felt it was a rewarding experience
for him.
TOUR: Alderman Saccucci commended the Superintendent of Public Works for his outstanding
performance to aldermen and others who participated in the tour of projects on November 15.
He felt the tour was very fruitful.
TELEVISION: Alderman Nordheimer noted that this was the last regular meeting of the Council
being televised.
By Alderman Nordheimer: seconded by Alderman Slattery
RESOLVED, that this Council hereby expresses its sincere thanks to the staff and members of
Station WICB-TV for their excellent performance in televising meetings of the Council during
the past year which resulted in bringing actions of the Council live to the viewing public.
Carried.
Mayor Kiely declared a 15-minute recess in the proceeding at 10:10 p.m. at the end of which
e announced the Council would reconvene in Executive Session to discuss the Executive
ayroll as authorized by resolution of the Council.
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December 3, 1969
EXECUTIVE SESSIOTu: Attorney Barrett made a plea for an increase in the salary of the City
Attorney and left the meting. All line items in the proposed compensation plan for
those included on the Executive Payroll were discussed at length during the executive
session. It was recognized that the salary of any elected official may not be changed
during his term of office and therefore the Iiayor's salary had to be fixed not only for
1970 but 1971 also. After having agreed upon six specific line item amendments several
alternate salary proposals for the Mayor were considered. Final action resulted in its
being moved, seconded and carried that the Mayor's salary be fixed and determined at
$12,,000.00 per annum for the years 1970 and 1971. At this point Mayor Kiely closed the
Executive Session, reconvened the Council in regular session, and action was taken to
approve an amended compensation plan for those included on the Executive Payroll as
follows: .
By Alderman Tolles: seconded by Alderman Feldt
RESOLVED, that the 1970 Compensation Plan for Department Heads and Assistants as
recommended by the Finance Committee be amended and approved to read as follows :
1970 COiviPENSATION PLtuy
DEPj:RT1,,i idT HEt,DS AND ASSISTANTS
Proposed •- 1970 Amended - 1970
NAME POSITION Grade Step Salary Grade Step Salary
Hunna Johns Mayor 12,000 12,000
John L. Russell Controller 53 6 20,232 53 5 19,454
Joseph A. Spano Asst. Controller 43 M 10,802 43 M 10,802
George A. Blean City Clerk 42 7 13,668 43 7 14,215
John D. Wright Chamberlain 41 3 11,234 42 3 11,683
Robert 0. Dingman Superintendent 53 6 20,232 53 5 19,454
Vincent P. Hannan Asst. Supt. 46 6 15,375 46 6 15,375
Jack Dougherty Asst. to Supt. 45 3 13,142 45 3 13,142
Howard Schlieder Engineer 48 2 14,215 48 2 14,215
Edison Jones Bldg. Comm. 8,878 38 M 8,878
Gregory Kasprzak Planning Dir. 45 2 12,637 45 2 12,637
Robert Cutia Youth Bur. Dir. 43 4 12,637 43 4 12,637
Herbert VanOstrand Police Chief 43 6 13,668 43 6 13,668
James Herson Dep. Pol. Chief 41 7 13,142 41 7 13,142
Charles Weaver Fire Chief 43 7 14,215 43 7 14,215
Lawrence Beach Asst. Fire Chief 40 7 12,637 40 7 12,637
Phineas K. Reeves Asst. Fire Chief 40 M 9,603 40 M 9,603
Charles Tuckerman Asst. Fire Chief 40 M 9,603 40 M 9,603
Edward Lynch Parks Supv. 38 7 11,683 39 7 12,151
Paul Fidler Str. & San. Supv. 38 9 12,637 38 9 12,637
James J. Clynes City Judge 10,600 10,600
Fred Weinstein City Attorney 7,500 8,500
City Prosecutor 7,500 7,500
AYES: 12
NAYS: 1 - Aordheimer Carried.
On motion the meeting was adjourned at 11:45 p.m.
Geo. A. Blean, City Clerk
Jack K. Kiely, Mayor
1970 COMPENSATION PLAY
DEPARTMENT HEADS AND ASSISTANTS
NA14E POSITION 1969 Proposed 1970
Grade Step Salary Grade Step Salary
Hunna Johns Mayor 8,000 12,000
John L. Russell Controller 52 3 17,295 53 6 20,232
Joseph A. Spano Asst. Controller 41 I'll 9,987 43 M 10,802
George A. Blean City Clerk 40 7 12,637 42 7 13,668
John D. Wright Chamberlain 39 3 10,387 41 3 11,234
Robert 0. Dingman Superintendent 53 3 17,987 53 6 20,232
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Vincent P. Hannan Asst. Supt. 44 6 141,215 46 6 15,375
Jack Dougherty Asst. to Supt. 43 3 12,151 45 3 13,142
Howard Schlieder Engineer 46 2 13,142 48 2 14,215
Edison Jones Bldg. Comm. 8,208 8,878
Gregory Kasprzak Planning Dir, 43 2 11,683 45 2 122637
Robert Cutia Youth .Bur. Dir. 41 4 11,683 43 4 12,637
Herbert VanOstrand Police Chief 41 6 12,637 43 6 13,668
James Herson Dep. Pol. Chief 39 7 12,151 41 7 13,142
Charles Weaver Fire Chief 41 7 13,142 43 7 14,215
Lawrence Beach Asst. Fire Chief 38 7 11,683 40 7 12,637
Phineas K. Reeves Asst. Fire Chief 38 M 8,878 40 M 9,603
Charles Tuckerman Asst. Fire Chief 38 M 83,878 40 M 9,603
f Edward Lynch Parks Supv. 36 7 10,802 38 7 11,683
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Paul Fidler Str. & San. Supv.36 9 11,683 38 9 12,637
James J. Clynes City Judge 9,500 10,600
Fred Weinstein City Attorney 7,500 7,500
City Prosecutor 6,500 7,500
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COMMON COLtUCIL PROCEEDINGS
CITY OF ITHACA, NEW YORK
Special Meeting 7:30 p.m. December 10, 1969
PRESENT:
Mayor - Kiely
Aldermen (12) - Sullivan, Tolles, Boronkay, Jones, Nichols, Nordheimeri Spano, Rundle,
Bangs, Holland, Slattery, Saccucci
ABSENT:
Aldermen (2) - Anderson, Feldt
OTHERS PRESENT:
Aldermen-Elect (3) - Robinson, Conley, Blanchard
Attorney - Barrett Controller - Russell
Supervisor - Dates Asst. Controller - Spano
Police Commissioner - Withiam Clerk - Blean
Ex. Dir. Chamber of Comm. - Levy Deputy Clerk - Grey
Mayor Kiely announced this:,spe.pial meeting had been called primarily to hear a presenta-
tion of the tentative budget for 1970. Alderman Toolles advised that Supervisor Dates
and Mr. Levy, Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce, had asked to be heard
informally concerning a sales tax sharing proposal. He suggested that.,the Council hear :
Mr. Russell, City Controller, present and review the budget and agree to hear about the
sales tax proposal informally afterwards. Mayor Kiely agreed to this procedure.
CITY ASSESSOR: The Clerk read a letter, dated December 10th, .asking that he be notified.
officially whether or not his services would be required by _theCity after Jamuary 1, 1970.
The Assessor referred. to several .sections of the City Charter regarding taxing procedures
and filing of the final assessment roll which he felt needed to be reviewed. Attorney
Barrett reported he had discussed the matter briefly with the County Tax Coordinator who
thought the sections referred to in the City Charter should be kept in force until
Tompkins County,.has enacted its own provisions to replace them.
Mayor Kiely referred the matter to the .Charter& Ordinance Committee: and City Attorney for
study and report at the special Council meeting scheduled for December 17th.
POLICE COMMISSIONER:. Mayor Kiely advised that Mr. Withiam, Police Commissioner, was
present with a request. that he be heard in Executive Session.
MAYORS' PHOTOGRAPHS: Mayor Kiely called attention to the exhibit of Mayors' pictures on
the north wall of the Council Room. The Clerk explained that they contained photographs
of all Mayors of the City from its first one in 1887 to the present time, that prior to
this time they had been kept in a large album in the vault and that even though it had
been suggested several times in the past that they be displayed in the Council Room, it had
been finally accomplished during the fiscal year 1969, LOn recommendation of Alderman
Tolles members of the Council extended their thanks to the Clerk and commended him for
preserving the photographs over the years.
BUDGET - 1970: Copies of the proposed budget for the year 1970 were distributed to members
of the Council and reviewed in detail by the City Controller, who advised that it indicated
an approximate 9% increase over last year - most of which he attributed to .sal:ary adjust-
ments. The revenues included an estimated $1,100,000 to be collected from a city sales
tax scheduled to become effective March 1, 1970. The Controller indicated that the
proposed budget would require a tax rate of $15.10 per thousand dollars of assessed
valuation. After all had an opportunity to ask the Controller questions about specific
included therein Mayor Kiely urged members of the Council to study it during th& next week
and be prepared to take final action on it on December 17th. He pointed out that no
public hearing is required but that he would permit members of the public to speak if
desired.
AUDIT: By Alderman Bangs: seconded by Alderman Nichols
RESOLVED, that the bills audited and approved by the Finance Committee -in the total
amount of $2,686.55 in the General Fund, as listed on audit abstract #13-1969, be approved
for payment.
Carried.
In the interest of expediency Alderman Nordheimer asked that several requests of
the Board of Public Works, dated December 10th, be referred to the proper Committees at
this time, as follows:
1. Request to upgrade the position of Street and Sanitation Supervisor to grade 39
with his 1970 salary established at step 8 of grade 39.
2. Request for an apporpriation of $500.00 for installation of a guide rail on Cliff
Street, adjacent to Williams Glen Road.
3. Several traffic ordinance amendments.
Mayor Kiely referred items 1 and 2 to the Finance Committee and item 3 to the Charter and
Ordinance Committee.
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EXECUTIVE SESSION: By Alderman Nichols : seconded by Alderman Spano
RESOLVED, that the Council be adjourned and reconvened in Executive Session to hear from
Mr. Withiam, Police Commissioner,
Carried.
Mr. Withiam pleaded with the Council to reconsider its Compensation Plan for Department
Heads and Assistants, approved December 3, 1969, and grant an additional kJ to both the Chief
of Police and the Deputy Chief of Police for 1970. A lengthy discussion ensued at the end
of which time it was agreed not to reconsider.
Mayor Kiely declared the Executive Session closed at 9:30 p.m. and reconvened the Council
in regular session.
By Alderman Nordheimer: seconded by Alderman Sullivan
RESOLVED, that the meeting be adjourned.
Carried.
SALES TAX PROPOSAL: The Council then met as a Committee-of-the-Whole, as agreed upon at
the start of the special meeting, and heard Mr. Levy and Mr. Dates present a proposed
sales tax sharing plan on a 20-30-50% basis. It was agreed that any poll taking during this .
discussion would be informal only and not binding on the Council.
By an informal vote resulting in 9 yes votes, two no votes, and one member abstaining it
was agreed to accept a 20-30-50% sharing proposal if offered by the Board of Supervisors.
The meeting of the Committee-of-the-Whole ended at 10:55 p.m.
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eo. A. Blean, City Clerk
Jack K Xiely',- Mayor
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-COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS— -
CITY OF ITHACA, NEW YORK
Special Meeting; 7:30 p.m. December 17, 1969
PRESENT:
Mayor - Kiely
Aldermen (12) - Feldt, Boronkay, Jones, Nichols, Nordheimer, Spano, Rundle, Bangs,
Holland, Slattery, Saccucci, Sullivan
ABSENT:
Aldermen (2) - Tolles, Anderson
OTHERS PRESENT:
Mayor-Elect - Johns Youth Bureau Dir. - Cutia
Aldermen-Elect (2) - Robinson, Conley Controller - Russell
Police Comm'r. - Withiam Asst. Controller - Spano
Deputy Chief of Police - Herson Clerk - Blean
Comm'r. of Pub. Works - Putney Deputy Clerk - Grey
Housing Authority Dir. - Armstrong
Mayor Kiely announced that this special meeting had been called to discuss the following
items:
1. Public Hearing
t'- 2. Local Laws
3. Termination of lease of Eagles Building
4. Amendment of Tioga-Green Street parking ramp agreement
5. Youth Co-Ordinator agreement
6. City Assessor
7. Audit
8. Sales Tax
9. Tentative Budget
10. Urban Renewal plan changes
11. Such other items as may properly come before the Council for 1969.
Mayor Kiely noted the absence of Alderman Tolles due to the recent death of his wife.
By Alderman Feldt: seconded by Alderman Bangs
WHEREAS, Alderman W. Arnold Tolles suffered a grievous loss on December 16, 1969 through
the passing away of his beloved wife, Marian D. Tolles,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that this Council hereby expresses its deepest sympathy to
Mr. Tolles and .bereaved members of his family for this great loss of one who the Council
feels has been of immense help to him throughout their lives together, and who has helped
him by making it possible for him to devote the enormous amount of time and energy he has
�,3 to his public office and the problems of the City of Ithaca, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council's expression of sympathy be spread upon the
minutes of this meeting, and a copy thereof presented to Mr.Tolles.
Unanimously carried.
PUBLIC HEARING - SALE OF CORSON TAT TO N.Y.S. URBAN DEV. CORP. : Mayor Kiely opened a
public hearing advertised for this time to hear anyone interested in the proposed sale of
the Corson parking lot on Dryden Road by the City to N.Y.S. Urban Development Corp.
Mr. Scott Carlson, Project Director for N.Y.S. Urban Development Corp., outlined a
proposal to develop the block bounded by College Avenue, Dryden Road, Eddy Street and
Cascadilla Creek. He described a 14.3 million dollar project planned for the area to
include approximately 375 housing units, 600 parking spaces, 80,000 square feet of office
space and 54,000 square feet of shops along College Avenue. He explained that the
Corporation was attempting to consolidate the total land site for the project and that it
was very important at this time to have the City commit itself with an expression of intent
by conveying title to the parking area to SUDC. Mr. Huson Jackson, representative of the
architectural firm of Sert, Jackson & Associates, reviewed the project in great detail
with picture slides.
The following persons spoke:
Mr. Aristotle Pa ayanakos 402 College Avenue: He presented copies of a petition, cir-
culated and signed in 1966, opposing Urban Renewal Development in any form in the College
town area. He felt the N.Y.S. Urban Development Act was illegal and unconstitutional.
Mr. David Saperstone, 100 W. Buffalo Street: He objected to the fact that the housing and
commercial components of the proposed development were scheduled to be sold to private
interests whereas the City was required to take over the parking garage - a phase which
he characterized as a white elephant. He estimated the City might be taking a chance of
losing up to $100,000 per year on its operation.
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Mr. Stephen Jacobs; 303 Highgate Rd.: He spoke on behalf of Historic Ithaca, Inc. and
o jected to the demolition of Cascadilla Hall because he felt it was a historic landmark.
He suggested consideration be given to make use of what it has to offer and integrate it
into the project rather than demolish it.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ITHACA, NEW YORK AUTHORIZING C014VENANCE OF TITLE TO THE
NEW YORK STATE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE CITY OF ITHACA
AND KNOWIN AS "THE CORSON PARKING LOT".
By Alderman Rundle: seconded by Alderman Nordheimer
WHEREAS, the City of Ithaca and N.Y.S. Urban Development Corporation have entered into a
Memorandum of Understanding, dated April 9, 1969, concerning the development of an East ,
Hill-College Avenue Project;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Mayor of the City of Ithaca be authorized to execul
the following Sale and Lease Back Agreement on behalf of the City, under its Corporate
Seal; and to execute all other necessary documents pursuant thereto in order to convey
title to the "Corson" parking lot to New York State Urban Development Corporation and to
lease back a parking ramp structure pursuant to terms of said Memorandum of Understanding.
SALE AND LEASE BACK AGREEMENT
Agreement made the day of December, 1969, between the City of Ithaca, a municipal
corporation of the State of New York, having an office at 108 East Green Street, City of
Ithaca, County of Tompkins, New York("Seller") and the New York State Urban Development
Corporation, a public benefit corporation of the State of New York, having an office at
666 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York ("Purchaser").
W I T N E S S E T H
1. Sale and Purchase of Property.' Pursuant to Section 14 (2) of the New York State
Urban Development Act and in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, Seller agrees to sell and convey to Purchaser and Purchaser agrees to
purchase the property described in Schedule A attached hereto (the "Property") .
The sale shall include all of Seller's right, title and interest, if any, in and to
any strips of gores of land adjoining the property.
2. Purchase Price of Property. The purchase price of the property is One Dollar
payable upon the Closing referred to in Section 3 by check of Purchaser, or of Purchaser's
designee or designees, payable tD the order of Seller, together with Purchaser's obliga-
tions in paragraph 9 hereof.
3. Closing; Deed. The Closing of the sale and purchase of the Property will take
place at the office of the Purchaser, 666 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York, at 10 A.M. on
May 1, 1970 (the "Closing") or at such other place, or sooner time designated by
purchaser. At the Closing the Seller will deliver the deed or deeds (the "Deeds") to }.: '
Purchaser or Purchaser's designee or designees against payment of the purchase price.
The Deeds shall be Warranty Deeds with Covenants duly executed by Seller, in proper
form for recording, prepared at Seller's expense, so as to convey to Purchaser an
insurable fee simple title to the Property. At the Closing, Seller shall deliver to the
Purchaser or such other person or persons as the Purchaser shall request in writing, one or
more deeds conveying the property in separate parcels in accordance with survey descriptions
to be prepared by Purchaser at its expense. Each deed shall contain a lien clause in
compliance with Section 13 of the Lien Law.
4. Objections to Title to Property. In the event that at the Closing conditions are
disclosed which render Seller incapable of delivering title to the Property of the
character and nature above described and such conditions constitute a matter subject to
which the Purchaser is not obligated under the provisions of this Agreement to take title,
then Seller shall have a reasonable time after receipt of written notice thereof within
which to remove any objections to title raised by Purchaser, and, for that purpose, shall
be entitled to adjourn the Closing from time to time for a period not exceeding 30 days
thereafter. The Purchaser shall be entitled to like adjournments for such purpose, or
may waive such objection and take such title as Seller can convey. Nothing herein con-
tained shall require Seller to incur substantial expense to render its title of such
character and nature , except that this limitation shall not apply with respect to
judgments against or lien arising out of the acts of Seller.
5. Payment of Assessment. If, at the time of deb.very of the Deed or Deeds, the
premises or any part thereof shall be or shall have been affected by an assessment or
assessments which are or may become payable in annual installments, of which the first j
installment is then a charge or lien, or has been paid, then for the purposes of this
Agreement all the unpaid installments of any such assessments, including those which are
to become due and payable after the delivery of the Deed or Deeds, shall be deemed to be
due and payable and to be liens upon the premises affected thereby and shall be paid and
discharged by the Seller, upon the delivery of the Deed or Deeds.
6. Taxes. Seller represents that there are no taxes presently assessed
against the property, and that there will be no taxes due at the time of closing.
ALL THAT TIZ ''.CT OR P,TZCTP.' -,,'j �>i ,: _ ; tt7t� C' �� ,' ni
County of TorT)!:ins,
follows, to brit . I3cc;in i :. , it �„ i 71 .. ;C+ in, tll C 1 1
of Dryden Road zit th(-� r7oi),, ?�., ..,t cif lane:_. fd,_. c
the Huntington �ssociati-nn of Co �nc°I ? ur.i_vcr�>i_Ly, Inc. , r�r�r, Udine-
the southea:,t corner of tnc, prt,.
thence north along, the err ;t. }:rntr.c r fir:-:t of the said i ""tine_"con
Association pro ;erty anra thf n of the Shelc?nn Court ronF>rt,r
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tanr.e o f two hundred and three tc nt1 s feet (200. 3 ` ) to the sc ,:t'r;
line of lands conveyed to Cornell L?ni"versity by deed dated
1938 and recorded in Lihc r. 247 of Deed=;, at pp r.;e it in the
County Clerk ' s office; thence on a course making an Z n-7!c
of seventy-nine degrees-seventeen rninut-es (790 17 ' ) , mcacui eca cicc :-
wise from the last mentioned course a distance of one hunds.ea
and six tenths feet (120. 6 ' ) to a Pine, being along and coincicinc
with the southerly boundary of the p* emices of Cornell. University
as referred to above; thence continuing along said southerly bcun.- ---
on a course more truly west- and ma'.ing an angle of one hundred
ninety-two degrees four minutes (19'04 ' ) measured clock,,rise from the
last mentioned course a distance of one hundred fifteen and two
tenths feet (115. 2 ' ) to a pipe, thence soi..ithwesterly alone a course
malting an angle of one hundred t�,,enty-onc degrecs thi.rt� -one i�inu,_c_
(1210 31 ' ) measured cl.oc):wise from the last mentioned course a di:--
tance of thirty-three and eight tenths feet (33 . 8 ' ) to the nor_thea::-t
line of Dryden Road; th --^r ^
line of Dr_yc::: n T'c„:c; a (I rude n,.. r' �r feet (?7> ' )
vt_n- , _.i;.
more or leas to an angl_d i * a s.te;_ _) 1 i. , „_:', no ',c:.:,t crly lime
of said Dr-dcn Ro- d; thence fo11.o sa.i_c? northeast- line of Dr,,rden
Road on a curve to the left and continuing along the northerly line
of Dryden Road a distance of one hundred forty-five feet (145 ' )
more or less to the point or place of beginning.
Being the same premises conveyed to the City of Ithaca by Cornell
University by Deed dated November 11 , 1949, and recorded in the
Tompkins County Clerk ' s Office in Liber 326 of Deeds at page 250.
Being the same premises conveyed by Stainton Griffis and Nicholas
H. Noyes to Cornell University by Deed dated November 22, 1938, and
recorded in the Tompkins County Clerk 's Office on December 20, 1928,
in Liber 249 of Deeds at page 339.
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7. Tenants. Seller represents that there is not now, nor shall there be at the
Closing, an- y tenant or other occupant in possession of or having right of possession to
the Property or any portion thereof under any lease or other agreement whether oral or in
writing, allowing any tenant or other person to be in possession or have a right to
possession.
8. Purchaser's Right to Go On to the Property. Purchaser and Purchaser's designee
or designees, at any time prior to the transfer of title, may enter upon the Property to
make surveys, test borings, excavation and cores, other site improvements including earth
movement and fill, and to do such other acts as may be desired by Purchaser with respect
to the Property.
9. Lease Back. It is a condition of this transaction that upon the closing of title
to this property purchaser will develop or cause to be developed a multilevel parking
facility in the block of which this parcel is a portion. Said parking facility will
contain space for approximately 800 cars. The Purchaser shall grant to the Seller a lease
of the parking facility to be constructed on said block and Seller shall execute such a
lease as tenant. The schematics and design of such parking facility will be prepared
after consultation with Seller. The total number of parking spaces shall not exceed 1000
without the approval of Seller, such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. The
execution and delivery of such lease shall take place in the offices of the Seller on
thirty days' notice from the Purchaser when the improvements thereon are completed. The
lease of said garage shall be at a total annual rental equal to Purchaser's carrying
charges, which shall include interest and amortization of Purchaser's total development
G.� cost for such parking facility, plus a service charge of one-half of one percent. The
lease shall be a net lease and the rent shall be net to the Landlord in each year during
the term of the lease and will all costs, expenses and obligations of every kind relating
to the leased property which may arise or become due during the term of the lease being
paid by the Tenant, and the Landlord shall be indemnified by the Tenant against such costs,
expenses and obligations. The net rent shall be paid to the Landlord without notice or
demand and without abatement deduction or setoff. The net rent shall be paid in equal
quarterly iniptallments on the first day of January, April, July and October, during the
term of the lease. Said lease shall be for term of not less than thirty years.
10. Broker's Commissions. Purchaser warrants to Seller that it has not dealt with
any broker in connection with the negotiations leading to this Agreement.
11. Notices. Any notice, demand or request, required or agreed to be given here-
under by either party, shall be sufficiently given or served if in writing, signed by the
party for whom it is intended as follows :
(a) Seller: Mayor, City of Ithaca, Ithaca, New York or such other address as
Seller may from time to time designate by notice.
(b) Purchaser: Regional Director, New York State Urban Development Corporation,
150 State Street, Rochester, New York - or such other address as Purchaser may from time
to time designate by notice. Service shall be complete upon such mailing except in case
of a notice to change an address in which case service shall be complete when notice is
received by the addressee.
12. Definitions. The term "Purchaser" shall mean and include Purchaser, Purchaser
and Purchaser's designee or designees and Purchaser's assignee or assignees. The term
"total development cost" shall mean all amounts expended by Purchaser in the development
of the facility plus an additional amount of two percent of such expenditures, which
additional amount the parties hereto recognize as compensating Purchaser for its indirect
expense in the development of the facility.
13. Miscellaneous. This Agreement, including the attached Schedule, constitutes
the entire agreement between the parties relating to the transaction herein set forth
and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties
hereto, their successors and assigns. This Agreement may not be amended or terminated
except by instrument in writing signed by both parties. The Seller's obligations con-
tained in paragraph 9 herein shall survive the delivery of any deed or deeds. This agree-
ment shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as
of the date mentioned above.
ATTEST: CITY OF ITHACA
By
Mayor
WITNESS:
NEW YORK STATE URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
By
Secretary By
President and Chief Executive
Officer
AYES: 12
NAYS: 0 Unanimously carried.
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Mayor Kiely closed the public hearing at 9:00 p.m. and declared a recess for five minutes
at the end of which time he reconvened the meeting.
MAYOR'S MESSAGE: Mayor Kiely presented and read a fourteen-page State of the City report
covering events during 1969 including comments upon developments underway which will effect
the future growth and development of the City. It was received with a round of applause
and ordered filed. (See City Clerk P.F. No. 1175) .
He awarded the Mayor's Citizens Award for 1969 to Louis Withiam, Police Commissioner, for
his outstanding contribution to Ithaca's well-being during the year and in token thereof
presented him with a silver bowl. Mr. Withia:: accepted the- bowl with appropriate remarks.
UTILITY POLES: At the request of Mayor Kiely the Clerk read a letter from Finger Lakes
State Parks Commission, addressed to Mr. Kasprzak, Chairman of Inlet Park Committee , per-
taining to the removal of utility poles in the Inlet Park Area. It indicated that the
City should be guided by the following:
1. All utility poles including telephone poles are to be removed by December 31, 1970.
2. The only pole line to remain after December 31, 1970 is the existing transmission
line outlined in green on the map submitted with your November 18, 1969 letter.
3. The sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) of grant-in-aid funds from the current
allocation to the City will be held in escrow until the poles are removed.
Meanwhile, you may process requests for progress payments covering work done under the
current contract.
,f JOYCE GERMAINE: The Clerk Read a letter from the City Chamberlain recommending the pro-
visional appointment of Mrs. Joyce Germaine as an Account Clerk in his office at the annual '
salary of $4,214.00, the minimum of grade 19.
By Alderman Bangs: seconded by Alderman Feldt
RESOLVED, that Mrs. Joyce Germaine be appointed to the position of Account Clerk in the
City Chamberlain's office at an annual salary of $4,214.00, the minimum of grade 19 in
the Compensation Plan; that her appointment shall be provisional and become effective Dec.
15, 1969; and that the Civil Service Commission be requested to hold an examination for
this position.
Carried.
SALES TAX: In view of the action taken by the Board of Supervisors on December 15th,
which failed to 'approve . the proposed 20-30-50% sales tax Sharing plan for 1970, Mayor
Kiely felt that further action by the Council on the matter at this time was unnecessary.
Mr. David Saperstone spoke briefly and felt the City should new go ahead with its own sales
tax to become effective on March 1, 1970. `
LOCAL LAWS: Alderman Feldt reviewed the content of four separate Local Laws which were
received and laid on the table at the Council's meeting, dated December 3, 1969. He
recommended their approval and they were acted upon as follows:
A LOCAL LAW AMENDING SECTION 219b, OF CHAPTER 503 OF THE LAWS OF 1908 OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK, BEING THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ITHACA, (SECTION 8-15 AS PRESENTLY CODIFIED) ,
TO MAKE THE SICK LEAVE BENEFITS FOR CITY EMPLOYEES SUBJECT TO NEGOTIATED AGREEMENTS
BETWEEN REPRESENTATIVES OF CITY EMPLOYEES AND REPRESENTATIVES OF CITY GOVERNMENT.
By Alderman Feldt: seconded by Alderman Boronkay
BE IT ENACTED by the Common Council of the City of Ithaca, New York, as follows:
Section 1. Sec. 219b of Chapt. 503 of the 'LLirs of 1908 of the 'State of N.Y:,being the Charter
of 'City of Ithaca, is hereby amended by repealing it in its entirety and enacting a new Section
219b in place thereof to read as follows :
Section 219b. Sick leave for officers and employees
(1) Sick leave and accumulation of unused benefits .
Sick leave benefits for all City employees shall be granted and accumulated in accord-
ance with the terms specified in formal agreements reached between City officials appointed
as a negotiating committee and the representatives of the several recognized bargaining
agents of unions for City employees, subject to Common Council approval of these agreements.
(2) Administration.
(a) Records. It shall be the duty of the administration head of each department to
keep an accurate record of all sick leave accumulations in such form as the Common
Council may prescribe.
(b) Notification. Any officer cr employee who is unable to report for duty because
of illness or physical disability shall immediately notify his department head of
that fact and shall state the nature of his illness or disability and the name of
the attending physician, if any; when the officer or employee is unable so to report,
a responsible person may make the report in his behalf. In the absence of such a
report, unless waived by the department head for good cause, time lost shrill not be
considered sick leave and such employee shall receive no compensation therefor.
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(e) Certificates of Disability. No continuous sick leave exceeding three days
shall be allowed except upon the certification of a physician to be filed with the
department head not later than the fourth day, stating the nature of the illness and
probable period of disability. The department head may require such certificate in any
other case.
(d) False Representations. Any false representation made by arty officer of employee
in connection with a claim for sick leave benefits shall be deemed a just cause for
disciplinary proceedings under the Civil Service Law and Rules, and in addition to other
penalties such portion of his accumulated sick benefits as may be deemed proper may be
cancelled.
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(3) Exceptions.
An employee or officer who suffers injuries in the course of his employment and
who is entitled to benefits under provisions of the Workmen's Compensation Law may elect
to use sick leave benefits which shall have been accumulated to his credit, pursuant to
formal agreements reached between employer and employee bargaining agents, during the
period of his disability, which benefits shall be charged against his accumulated sick
leave. If he elects to do so the amount of any award made to him by the Workmen's
Compensation Board, during a period for which he shall have received sick leave benefits,
shall be paid to the City of Ithaca. Payments made to the City under the provisions of
this law shall be credited to whatever fund the sick leave benefits shall have been
paid from.
(4) Authority of Common Council.
The Common Council shall have power, by resolution, to adopt additional regulations,
not inconsistent herewith, governing sick leaves and sick leave procedure.
(5) The term"year" as used herein shall mean calendar year.
Section 2. This Act shall take effect upon filing in the office of the Secretary of
State of the State of New York.
A vote by roll call was taken thereon which resulted as follows :
AYES: 12
NAYS: 0
Approved by me this 30th day of December 1969 and designated Local Law No. 4- -1969.
Mayor, City of Ithaca, New York
�. A LOCAL LAW AMENDING SECTION 219c OF CHAPTER 503 OF THE LAWS OF 1908 OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK, BEING THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ITHACA, (SECTION 8-16 AS PRESENTLY CODIFIED) ,
TO MAKE VACATION BENEFITS FOR CITY EMPLOYEES SUBJECT TO NEGOTIATED AGREEMENTS BETWEEN
REPRESENTATIVES OF CITY EMPLOYEES AND CITY GOVERNMENT.
By Alderman Feldt: seconded by Alderman Spano
BE IT ENACTED by the Common Council of the City of Ithaca, New York as follows:
Section 1. Section 219c of Chapter 503 of the Laws of 1908 of the State of New York,
being the Charter of the City of Ithaca, be amended by repealing it in its entirety and
enacting a new Section 219c in place thereof to read as follows :
Section 219c. Vacations for certain employees .
(1) Definitions. The term "City employee" shall include all employees of the City
except elected officials, members of the various City Boards and Commissions, and
seasonal, temporary or per diem employees .
(2) Vacations. Vacation benefits for all City employees shall be granted and accumulated
in accordance with the terms specified in formal agreements reached between City officials
appointed as a negotiating committee and the representatives of the several recognized
bargaining agents or unions for City employees, subject to Common Council approval of
these agreements.
Section 2. This Act shall take effect upon filing in the Office of the Secretary of
State of the State of New York.
A vote by roll call was taken which resulted as follows :
AYES: 12
NAYS: 0
Approved by me this 30th day of December 196 and designated Local Law No. 5 1969.
yor, City of Ithaca, New York
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A LOCAL LAW AMENDING SECTION 6, OF CHAPTER 503 OF THE LAWS OF 1908 OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK, BEING THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ITHACA, (SEC.2-1 AS PRESENTLY INFORMALLY CODIFIED) ,
TO ELIMINATE REFERENCE TO SUPERVISORS AS CITY OFFICERS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE ABOLITION
OF THE OFFICE BY THE NEW CHARTER OF THE COUNTY OF TOMPKINS.
By Alderman Feldt: seconded by Alderman Nordheimer
BE IT ENACTED by the Common Council of the City of Ithaca, New York as follows :
Section 1. Section 6, of Chapter 503 of the Laws of 1908 of the State of New York, entitled
An Act to Consolidate and Revise the Several Acts Relative to the City of Ithaca, and Acts
amendatory thereof, is hereby amended to read and provide as follows: 6. The officers
of said city shall be as follows : A mayor and a city judge to be elected on a general
ticket by the qualified voters of the city; two aldermen, except as provided in Section
herein, from each ward, to be elected by the qualified voters of the city residing in eac
ward, respectively; a city attorney, a city prosecutor, a city chamberlain, an assessor,
a deputy assessor, two associate assessors, a city controller, a city clerk, a deputy city
clerk, six commissioners of public works, three fire commissioners, a commissioner of
buildings, a police commissioner, such members of the police force, general and special,
and such constables as in the judgment of the common council may be deemed necessary, and
such officers as are herinafter, or by the general laws of the state, authorized and
provided, all of whom shall be appointed by the mayor, except as otherwise herein or by
said general laws provided. The same person may be so appointed to hold one or more of
said offices at the same time. Superintendent of public works shall also be an officer of
the city and shall be appointed by the board of public works, hereinafter provided.
Before any person shall be so appointed to one or more of said offices the common council,
except as otherwise provided for, shall fix the maximum rate of compensation to be paid
for performing the duties of each of said offices, which maximum rate shall not be changed >
during the incumbency of the appointee next thereafter appointed thereto. The common
council may also, prior to each of such appointments , prescribe the duties of such officers
in addition to and not inconsistent with the duties prescribed by this act, except as
otherwise provided for; and subject to such provisions of the common council and to the
provisions of this act, the mayor shall prescribe the duties and fix the rates of comp-
ensation of all officers appointed by him.
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately upon filing in the Office of the
Secretary of State.
A vote by roll call was taken which resulted as follows :
AYES: 12
NAYS: 0
Approved by me this 30th day of December 1969 and designated as Local Law # ee 1969.
or City of Ithaca, New Yo
V A LOCAL LAW AMENDING SECTION 17, OF CHAPTER 503 OF THE LAWS OF 1908 OF THE ATE OF
NEW YORK, BEING THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ITHACA (SEC.2--13 AS PRESENTLY INFORMALLY
CODIFIED) , TO ELIMINATE REFERENCE TO SUPERVISORS AS CITY OFFICERS IN CONFORMANCE WITH
THE ABOLITION OF THE OFFICE BY THE NEW CHARTER OF THE COUNTY OF TOMPKINS.
By Alderman Feldt: seconded by Alderman Jones
BE IT ENACTED by the Common Council of the City of Ithaca, New York, as follows:
Section 1. Section 17, of Chapter 503 of the Laws of 1908 of the State of New York,
entitled An Act to Consolidate and Revise the Several Acts Relative to the City of Ithaca,
and Acts amendatory thereof, is hereby repealed.
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately upon filing in the Office of the
Secretary of State.
A vote by roll call was taken which resulted as follows:
AYES: 12
NAYS: 0
Approved by me this 30th day of December 1969 and designated Local Law # 1969.
Y9r, City of Ithaca, New or
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3) The city will continue its „resent recreation program with
^eip from the United Fund and State aids.
4) The Youth Bureau Director and his staff will be responsible
for conducting the recreation programs and coordinating the
use of facilities for the city, the school district, and
cooperating towns.
5) The Youth Bureau Director and/or his staff delegate shall
correlate school, town, and city u:3e of facilities, staffing
and recreation program development.
6) Operating policies regarding the relationship of the Youth
Bureau to the City School District , Common Council , and town
governments will be developed by the Youth Bureau Director,
Youth Bureau Board of Directors, and a Board of Education
representative, subject to final approval by the Board of
Education, Common Council, and Boards of cooperating towns.
7) The existing Director of Recreation, Robert Cutia, will assume
this expanded position. The Director will be responsible for
the Youth Bureau and recreation programs and must comply with
requirements of Civil Service.
The Director will be responsible for the direction, supervision,
and training of all recreation personnel, as well as the
arrangements for compensation of part-time and seasonal em- I
ployees of the department. In the case of school personnel,
the school district's negotiated compensation for extra work
will be observed during the fall, winter, and spring.
S) In the joint use of facilities, the liability of the city and of
the school district and responsibility for maintenance and upkeep
shall be carefully spelled out.
A schedule shall be established, setting forth the exact hours
that specified school facilities shall be used by the city. The
city when using; school facilities w i I 1 he liable for acts of
negligence on the part of their employee;.
9) Whenever a school building is used for community recreation pro-
grams a plan of operation should be worked out so that the pro-
gram does not interfere with school use.
All permits should cover building use regulations and meet all
regulations of the school district and city recreation programs.
:)ecemijer 17, 1969
RECREATION PROGRJIM
JOINT DIRECTORSHIP BETWEEN
CITY OF ITHACA AND ITHACA SCHOOL DISTRICT
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Why is this change being proposed?
An attempt is being made to broaden the base of support for
recreational activities (youth as well as adult) in the Ithaca area.
Why does the school district seem to be promoting this position?
The school district has fine facilities and will be adding
two new junior high schools. The Board of Education would like to
have these buildings used more. Leadership is needed to coordinate
the use of the buildings between school and community sponsored activ-
ities. Also money is needed (mainly from towns and eventually the
county) to finance the programs that will be carried out after school
and in t} e summer. The school district does not have these funds but
can see a value in motivating and developing students interest through
an expanded recreation program. The Board of Education is willing to
make a small investment to help make this happen.
What will it cost the city?
This position will not cost the city additional dollars. It
would broaden the role of the present director to include direct influ-
ence over scheduling the use of certain school facilities, as well as I
the assignment and supervision of certain school personnel. The Board '
of Education plans to allocate some money in next years budget to help
support this position (recommendation is a $5,000.00 allocation).
Are there any other advantages to the city?
The school district serves an area outside the City of Ithaca
which includes the towns surrounding the city. It is believed that this
joint position will promote the sharing of recreational costs by the towns.
Without sharing costs programs in the city, that now serve town as well
as city children, will not be carried on in the schools in the town. This
would give a means of limiting town participation where sharing of costs
did not develop.
The following simple rules seem adequate enough to give this expanded
role of the director some definition as well as some guidance to those
towns that wish to join in the development of expanded recreation activities.
1) The school district will contribute the use of its facilities
as well as a portion of the director's salary.
2) The cooperating towns will pay a proportionate share of costs
to the number of participants in a given program who reside in 1
the town. 1
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EAGLES BUILDING LEASE: Attorney Barrett reported he had reviewed the present lease of the
2nd and 3rd floors of the former Eagles Building for use as a Youth Center to determine
if the lease could be terminated since it was the expressed opinion of the Youth Bureau
Director that the space was no longer being used to its fullest extent. He felt the lease ,
by its terms, could be terminated as of January 1, 1970.
By Alderman Nichols : seconded by Alderman Spano
RESOLVED, that the City give notice to Donald W. Moore and Ella M. Moore of its intention
to terminate the lease of the second and third floors of the premises at 326-330 East
State Street, effective January 1, 1970, pursuant to the terms of said lease ; and that the
City Clerk be directed to send a letter to Donald W. Ifoore and Ella M. Moore notifying
them of this action.
Carried.
GREEN STREET PUBLIC PARKING FACILITY: Attorney Barrett presented and recommended approval
of an amendment to the Sale and Lease Back Agreement with N.Y.S. Urban Development Corp.
regarding the Green Street parking facility which was approved on November 19th. The
proposed amendment included an easement for a connecting ramp over S. Tioga Street between
the parking structure and the "Hotel block" .
By Alderman Rundle: seconded by Alderman Spano
RESOLVED, that the Sale and Lease Back Agreement between the City of Ithaca and New York
State Urban Development Corp. regarding the Tioga Street-Green Street Public Parking
�.. Facility be and it hereby is amended to include an easement for a connecting ramp between
�. the said structure and the "Ithaca Hotel Block" in the air space 162 feet above the
CQ following described property:
ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND in the City of Ithaca, County of Tompkins and State of
New York, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the west
line of South Tioga Street with the north line of Green Street in said City; running thence
north along the said west line of South Tioga Street 83.4 feet; running thence easterly
at a right angle to said west line 66 feet to the east line of South Tioga Street; running
thence south along said east line approximately 81 feet to the north line of Green Street;
running thence westerly along said north line approximately 66 feet to the place of
beginning. Carried.
YOUTH COORDINATOR: Alderman Slattery read a letter memorandum, dated December 17, 1969,
outlining terms of a proposed agreement between the City and the City School District
to provide for a Youth Coordinator to direct recreational programs of the City and the
District.
By Alderman Slattery: seconded by Alderman Holland
RESOLVED, that the City of Ithaca enter into an agreement with the Ithaca School District
'for the purpose of establishing a joint directorship of recreation as presented in the
outline dated December 17, 1969.
� Carried.
ASSESSOR: Alderman Feldt reported he had discussed the City Assessor's status as of
January 1, 1970 and the sections in the City Charter referred to by him at the December 10th
meeting with Mr. Calistri, Mr.Payne, and Mr. Franklin. He felt that the County Assessors
were technically&legally qualified to take over this function of City Government on
January 1st and he advised that Mr. Calistri was being retained by the County as a
consultant for the first two or three months during the take-over. He deemed it advisable
to retain the sections dealing with assessment procedure in the City Charter for the time
being or until such time as the County felt they were no longer needed.
By Alderman Feldt: seconded by Alderman Nordheimer
RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be directed to notify Mr. Calistri that it is with regrets
that the Council must inform him that his services as City Assessor will not be required
after December 31, 1969. Carried.
AUDIT: By Alderman Bangs : seconded by Alderman Nichols
RESOLVED, that the bills audited and approved by the Finance Committee in the total amount
of $3,529.43, as listed on audit abstract #14-1969, be approved for payment.
Carried.
By Alderman Nichols : seconded by Alderman Bangs
RESOLVED, that the Finance Committee and Controller be empowered to approve and audit for
payment any final bills for 1969 as may require such action, and to make transfers with-
in the 1969 budget appropriations as may be needed due to unforeseen circumstances at
this time. Carried.
TENTATIVE BUDGET - 1970: By Alderman Nichols : seconded by Alderman Bangs
"RESOLVED, that the tentative Budget for the General Fund, Water Fund and Sewer Fund in the
gross total amount of $5,588,341, as presented and recommended for adoption by the Finance
Committee, be and it hereby is approved and ratified in all respects for the year 1970.
Carried.
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On recommendation of Alderman Nordheimer the Mayor directed the Clerk to indicate in the
minutes of this Session that the Council realizes the enormous amount of time devoted by
members of the Finance Committee, the Controller, Assistant Controller, and others in
preparing and presenting the budget for approval at this time.
URBAN RE14EWAL PLAN CHANGES : Alderman Rundle read a letter from the Planning Board
indicating it had approved certain minor changes in the Urban Renewal Plan for blocks 201
and 202 and recommended that the Council approve them also.
By Alderman Rundle. seconded by Alderman Jones
WHEREAS, it has become necessary for the Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency to revise the Urban
Renewal Plan for the Center-Ithaca Urban Renewal Project (N.Y. R-112) and it is required
by Federal and State Law that said plan change must be approved by the Common Council an,
the Planning Board of the City of Ithaca; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Board of the City of Ithaca at a regular meeting on the 17th day o'._=,, ;
December, 1969, duly approved by resolution, a copy of which is attached hereto and made
a part hereof, the proposed changes to the Urban Renewal Plan for the Center-Ithaca Urban
Renewal Project (N.Y. R-112) ; and
WHEREAS, this Council has given careful consideration and reflection to the requested
changes in said Urban Renewal Plan and deems said changes to be appropriate, necessary, and
in the best interest of the City and its Urban Renewal Program,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
1. That the presently existing page R 213 - 15 of said Urban Renewal Plan be amended by
changing the preferred use of parcel 15 from municipal parking on the ground level to
commercial use on ground level with air rights over for either commercial or hotel
use.
2. That the presently existing Land Use Map (Page R 213 - 120) be amended as follows :
A. Block 201 - The land formerly designated for the easterly extension of the
municipal parking lot be changed to commercial use.
B. Block 202 - The southern portion of Block 202, be changed from public parking
to commercial use.
3. That the presently existing "Disposal Parcels" Map (Page R 123 - 122) be amended
as follows:
A. Parcel 17 in Block 201 be revised to reflect the size and shape as set forth on
the proposed `Disposal Parcels" Map attached hereto. This parcel is changed
from public parking to commercial use.
B. Parcel 15 in Block 202, is eliminated.
4. That the presently existing "Land Acquisition"Map (Page R 213 - 124) be amended as
follows :
A. Block 201 be revised to reflect the size , shape and use as set forth on the
"Proposed Land Acquisition" Map attached hereto.
B. Block 202 be revised to change the area formerly designated to be acquired for
public facilities to land to be acquired for clearance and redevelopment as set
forth on the "Proposed Land Acquisition" Map attached hereto.
5. That this Resolution take effect immediately upon its adoption.
Carried.
✓ HALL OF JUSTICE BUILDING: By Alderman Sullivan: seconded by Alderman Holland
WHEREAS, the Ithaca Police Department and City Court have been relocated in a remodeled
building, equipped with modern facilities and located at 120 E. Clinton Street, which
has been known and referred to as "Bibbins Hall", and
WHEREAS, it is deemed advisable to rename this building with a name which will be
appropriate and suited to its new use,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the building located at 120 E. Clinton Street, formerly
known as ''Bibbins Hall", be and it hereby is renamed "HALL OF JUSTICE" ; and that all
references thereto in the future shall be made under its new name , "HALL OF JUSTICE".
Carried.
CODE AMENDMENT RESOLUTION N0. 8-1969: On recommendation of the Board of Public Works
action was taken to amend the traffic ordinance as follows:
By Alderman Nordheimer: seconded by Alderman Jones
BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of Ithaca, New York, and it hereby is
ordained by authority of the same that Chapter 15, Article IX, Section 15-190, standing
prohibited at designated locations, be amended by adding thereto the following:
Park Road, northwest side, from the east curb line of Cliff Street 800' northeasterly.
West State Street, south side, 75' from Meadow Street easterly.
West State Street, south side, 250' from Meadow Street westerly.
West State St. ,both sides, from Brindley and Seneca Streets westerly to Cliff Street
and Floral Avenue.
West Buffalo Street, both sides, 150' from Meadow Street westerly.
Effective upon publication.
AYES: 12
NAYS: 0 Carried and approved by the Mayor.
III'i
CITY PLANNING BOARD
A RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, It has become necessary for the Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency
to revise the Urban Renewal Plan for the Center-Ithaca Urban Renewal
Project (N.Y. R-112) and it is required by Federal and State Law that
said plan change must be approved by the Common Council and the Planning
Board of the City of Ithaca; and
WHEREAS, This Board has given careful consideration and reflection to
the requested changes in said Urban Renewal Plan and deems said changes
to be appropriate, necessary, and in the best interest of the City
and its Urban Renewal Program,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
1 . That the presently existing page R 213 - 15 of said Urban Renewal
Plan be amended by changing the preferred use of parcel 15 from
municipal parking on the ground level to commercial use on ground
level with air rights over for either commercial or hotel use.
2. That the presently existing Land Use Map (Page R 213 - 120) be
amended as follows:
A. Block 201 - The land formerly designated for the easterly
extention of the municipal parking lot be changed to commercial
use.
B, Block 202 - The southern portion of Block 202, be changed from
public parking to commercial use.
3. That the presently existing "Disposal Parcels" Map (Page R 123 - 122)
be amended as follows:
I A. Parcel 17 in Block 201 be revised to reflect the size and shape
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as set forth on the proposed "Disposal Parcels" Map attached
hereto. This parcel is changed from public parking to commercial
use.
B. Parcel 15 in Block 202, is eliminated.
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4. That the presently existing "Land Acquisition" Map (Page R 213 - 124)
be amended as follows:
A. Block 201 be revised to reflect the size, shape and use as set
forth on the "Proposed Land Acquisition" Map attached hereto.
B. Block 202 be revised to change the area formerly designated
to be acquired for public facilities to land to be acquired
for clearance and redevelopment as set forth on the "Proposed
Land Acquisition" Map attached hereto.
5. That the above modified items be recommended to Common Council for
approval .
6. That this Resolution take effect immediately upon its adoption.
State of New York
- County of Tompkins
City of Ithaca
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I , Gregory Kasprzak, Planning Director of the City of Ithaca, New York do
hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true and exact copy of a
resolution duly adopted by the Planning Board of the said City of Ithaca at
a regular meeting of said Board held on the 17th day of December 1969, and
that this is a true and complete copy of the whole of such resolution.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the Corpo ate seal of
the City of Ithaca, New York this Z►�, koo day of
anning D rector
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I// /ai/man. annin g Board
December 17, 1969
YOUTH BUREAU PROPC?SAh FOR USE OF U.S. NAVAL REuER` E CENTER
1. the Youtil. Bureau poi , eci t:) move the o_'fices of the Director, Assis-
tant Director and Secretary out of City Hall.
2. They also proposed to move the Youth Court and Youth Council office's
out of the Miller Paper C�). buildin - 330 East.State Street.
3. The Youth Center will also be moved from the Miller Paper Co. ,building
330 East State Street.
4. All storage areas for Youth Bureau equipment will be consolidated.
5. From an operation standpoint, there are several factors which enhance
the location of the rr u^-- - .
a. The site is at rance to Stewart Park - it is adjacent to
the -i-v Jr. High - the present Senior High School,
St .iar' i'ark, wolf Course, across the inlet is the proposed ice
rink, pool, strip }park and 65 acres in Southwest _r,ar!c.
b. Lookir.., to the future - and the -possible creation of a County
Youth and Recreation Commission, this site would be ideal..
c. Facilities are consolidated - assisting in the supervision of
programs. (Youth Center, etc.)
6. At this time, the facility is much larger than the Youth Bureau needs.
There are, however, several agencies interested in sharing the facilities.
Among them are: 1
a. Ithaca School District - Henry St. John Nursery School - $2,500.00 Ad
b. Boy Scout Main office $3,000.00 e� -
c. Community Music School $2,000.00,4Y-
d. Challenge Industries
e. Tompkins County Mental Health Board
r. Ithaca Squadron Civil Air Patrol -- David Bowr::en
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The agencies renting would be assesed a dollar figure based upon sq. ft.
used and cost of operation.
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U.S.N.R. CENTER FACILITY: Alderman Slattery presented and read a Memo, dated December 17,
1969, entitled "Youth Bureau Proposal for use of U.S. Naval Reserve Center" . He
recommended its approval. (Copy attached)
By Alderman Slattery: seconded by Alderman Holland
RESOLVED, that the Youth Bureau's proposal for use of the U.S. Naval Reserve Training
facility on N. Cayuga Street Ext. be approved and adopted.
Carried.
CLIFF STREET GUIIE RAIL: Alderman Nordheimer presented and recommended approval of a
request from the Board of Public Works for an appropriation of $500.00 for a guide rail
on Cliff Street.
By Alderman Nordheimer: seconded by Alderman Nichols
RESOLVED, that the sum of $500.00 be and it hereby is appropriated from the General Fund
Contingent Fund to Current Appropriations, budget account #AlO1B - Highway Maintenance,
to finance the cost of installing a guide rail on the easterly side of Cliff Street in
the vicinity of Williams Glen Road.
AYES: 12
NAYS: 0 Carried,
COMPENSATION PLAN AMENDMENT: By Alderman Nordheimer: seconded by Alderman Nichols
RESOLVED, that the 1970 Compensation Plan for Department Heads and Assistants be amended
by upgrading the position of Street & Sanitation Supervisor to grade 39 with his 1970
salary established at step 8 of grade 39, as requested 'by the Board of Public Works.
Carried.
CORNELL UNIVERSITY: Controller Russell reported receipt of a check in the amount of
25,000 from Cornell University as a donation toward the cost of fire protection during
the year 1969.
BUS FINANCING: Controller Russell requested approval to transfer $53,550.00 from Water
and Sewer Fund to the General Fund to pay for the City's three new buses pending receipt
of State and Federal aid therefor.
By Alderman Bangs: seconded by Alderman Nichols
RESOLVED, that the Controller's request be approved; and that the Council hereby
authorizes him to make such transfer as may be necessary for the temporary financing of
the City's new transit buses; and that he be directed to reimburse immediately said
Water and Sewer Fund,upon receipt of State and Federal aid, for any amounts transferrred.
Carried.
MASONIC TEMPLE PROPERTY: Attorney Barrett reported that the City Assessor's opinion that
the Masonic Temple's real estate property is taxable had been upheld by a ruling of the
Appellate Division and therefoxe it would retain its taxable status on the Tax Roll.
Having concluded its business for 1969 and in anticipation of turning over the reins
of government to the Mayor-Elect Johns and his administration on January 1st, it was
moved by Alderman Feldt, seconded by Alderman Spano and carried that this meeting be
recessed until 11:00 a.m. on January 1, 1970. (Meeting recessed at 10:30 p.m.)
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Geo. A. Blean City Clerk
_jAck K. Kiely, Mayor