HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-24-02 Budget & Administration Committee Meeting Agenda BUDGET AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
JULY 24, 2002
7 :00 P.M.
COMMON COUNCIL CHAMBERS
AGENDA
Statements from the Public
Amendments to Tonight' s Agenda
A. Fire Department
1 . Request to Establish Capital Project for Design Development
of Nautical Emergency Response Center - Resolution (10 - 15
minutes)
B. Police Department
1 . Request Approval of Mutual Aid for SWAT Teams Agreement
with Cayuga County - Resolution (5 - 10 minutes)
C. Ithaca Drug Treatment Court
1 . Request to Approve 2002 LLEBG Grant and Matching Funds. -
Resolution (5 minutes)
D. Planning Department
1 . Request Funds for Llenroc & Treman Historic Preservation
Area - Resolution (25 minutes)
E. Youth Bureau
1. Request to Amend 2002 Youth Bureau Budget - Resolution (5
minutes)
2 . Request to Amend 2002 Youth Bureau Budget - Resolution (5
minutes)
3 . Request to Support Youth Development Outings Program Over-
Target Request to the Tompkins County Board of
Representatives - Resolution (15 minutes)
F. DPW
1 . Request to Expend Funds for Hard Fill Site Project -
Discussion/Possible Resolution (15 minutes)
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G. Attorney
1 . Possible Executive Session to seek advice of counsel (30
minutes)
H. Water & Sewer
1 . Staffing Issues - Discussion (20 minutes)
I . Controller (5 minutes)
1 . Request Approval of 2002 Civil Service Agreement -
Resolution
J. Reports (15 minutes)
1 . Mayor' s Report
2 . Other Reports
3 . Council Members' Announcements
4 . Next Month' s Meeting: August 28, 2002
1 Request to Establish Capital Project for Nautical Emergency
Response Center
WHEREAS, the Ithaca Fire Department has been awarded $25, 000 in
New York State legislative member initiative funding, through
the office of Senator James Seward, to support design services
related to a proposed Nautical Emergency Response Center, which
would be located on Cayuga Lake, and
WHEREAS, this proposed facility, under study for nearly two
years, would enhance local marine safety by providing a joint
base of response for local emergency response agencies,
including the Ithaca Fire Department, and improving facilities
for local water safety training, and
WHEREAS, the Ithaca Fire Department is involved in an ongoing
search for additional funding from various public and private
sources, which would support construction and operation of this
facility, once approved, and
WHEREAS, we have been advised that establishment of a capital
project is the appropriate financial mechanism to accept and
disburse present and future funding related to this project;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That Common Council hereby authorizes establishment of
Capital Project #461 Nautical Emergency Response Center in an
amount not to exceed $25, 000, and be it further
RESOLVED, That funds necessary for said capital project shall be
derived from New York State Aid.
v Request Approval of Mutual Aid Assistance Agreement with the
County of Cayuga
WHEREAS, local governments are authorized to request and provide
police assistance to each other pursuant to Section 209-m of the
New York General Municipal Law (GML) , and
WHEREAS, the temporary exchange of Law Enforcement Officers and
equipment for the purpose of mutual assistance is further
contemplated by GML, and
WHEREAS, GML Section 119-0 authorizes municipal corporations to
enter into agreements for the performance of their respective
functions, powers and duties on a cooperative basis, and
WHEREAS, GML Section 209-m, New York Criminal Procedure Law
Sections 140 . 10-1 & 3 , 120 . 60 et seq. , and 690 .25, and other
applicable authority authorize Law Enforcement Officers to
exercise certain police powers and authorities outside their
geographic area of employment when a request for assistance is
forthcoming from another law enforcement agency, and
WHEREAS, the City of Ithaca and Cayuga County have determined
that it is in the best interests of the respective communities
and of mutual advantage to enter into an assistance agreement
for the provision of inter-agency Law Enforcement Services, and
WHEREAS, a Mutual Aid Assistance Agreement has been negotiated
and drafted by the Cayuga County Sheriff and the City of Ithaca
Acting Chief of Police, as well as by the County Attorney and
the City Attorney; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the City enter into such Mutual Aid Assistance
Agreement, and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Mayor and the Acting Chief of Police are
hereby authorized to execute any documents necessary to
formalize such Agreement .
MUTUAL AID ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT
(OUTSIDE SERVICE BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT)
THIS AGREEMENT made , 2002, by and between the Cayuga
County Sheriff, hereinafter refer to as Sheriff, as joint employer with the County of Cayuga,
hereinafter referred to as the "County of Cayuga," with it's office located at
, New York, and the City of Ithaca, a
municipal operation with its office located at 108 East Green Street, Ithaca, New York,
hereinafter referred to as the "City of Ithaca." The parties are sometimes referred to as a "local
government" or collectively as "local governments."
WHEREAS, local governments are authorized to request and provide police assistance to
each other pursuant to §209-m of the New York General Municipal Law(GML), and
WHEREAS, the temporary exchange of Law Enforcement Officers and equipment for
the purpose of mutual assistance is further contemplated by GML §209-m, and
WHEREAS, GML §119-0 authorizes municipal corporations to enter into agreements for
the performance of their respective functions,powers and duties on a cooperative basis, and
WHEREAS, GML §209-m, New York Criminal Procedure Law §§140.10-1 & 3, 120.60
et seq., and 690.25, and other applicable authority authorize Law Enforcement Officers to
exercise certain police powers and authorities outside their geographic area of employment when
a request for assistance is forthcoming from another law enforcement agency, and
WHEREAS, the parties have determined that it is in the best interests of the respective
communities and of mutual advantage to enter into this agreement for the provision of inter-
agency Law enforcement services;
NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to the above considerations and the covenants and mutual
benefits herein expressed, the parties agree as follows:
I. Approval. This Agreement is executed pursuant to approvals of the respective
governing Boards of the parties.
2. Purpose. It is recognized that in certain situations the use of law enforcement
officers to perform law enforcement duties and the use of law enforcement equipment and
supplies outside the territory of the local government where the officers are regularly employed
may be desirable and necessary in order to preserve and protect the health, safety and welfare of
the public. The additional objectives of this agreement are:
a. more efficient utilization of Law enforcement resources and services;
b. enhanced degree of cooperation between the Ithaca City Police
Department and the Cayuga County Sheriffs Office;
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C. enhanced effectiveness of response to requests to handle and resolve Law
enforcement intervention situations;
d. ensure an adequate number of trained and equipped law enforcement
officers to handle and resolve emergency, disaster and violent situations which cannot be met
with the resources of one of the parties to this agreement, and
e. creation and use of training exercises or programs where skills,
knowledge,procedures and expertise are shared with other departments and personnel.
3. Authorization. Intergovernmental law enforcement service and assistance
(mutual aid)may be provided among the parties during those time of both:
a. Emergency, and
b. Routine law enforcement work of a non-emergency nature to fulfill a
mutual aid request.
Examples of the latter situation would be pre-arranged training exercises and programs as well as
temporary assignment of law enforcement officers and/or equipment to another law enforcement
agency for training or patrol purposes where the officers and/or equipment may be involved in
police intervention situations.
4. Power and Authorization.
a. Each party authorizes the Police Chief, the Sheriff or the officer
commanding the Law Enforcement Agency in the Chiefs or the Sheriffs absence to render and
request mutual aid or assistance to and from the other party to the extent of available personnel,
supplies and equipment not required for adequate protection of the local government rendering
aid. The judgment of the Police Chief, the Sheriff, or officer commanding in the Chiefs or
Sheriffs absence of each municipality rendering aid as to the amount of personnel, supplies and
equipment available shall be final.
b. This agreement is strictly voluntary in nature. It does not place either the
Ithaca City Police Department or the Cayuga County Sheriffs Office under any obligation to
respond to a request for mutual aid or assistance of the other party that it is unable or unwilling
to honor. Such Law enforcement aid may be provided on an actual or standby basis.
C. The commanding Law Enforcement Officer of the assisting local
government shall report to and receive instructions from the commanding law enforcement
officer of the municipality receiving mutual aid.
d. Law Enforcement Officers who shall be commanded by their superior will
have authority to perform Law Enforcement duties outside of the territorial limits of the local
government which regularly employs the officer and shall be under the direction and authority of
one person designated by the Police Chief or the Sheriff, or an officer commanding the Ithaca
City Police Department or the Sheriffs Office in the Chiefs or the Sheriffs absence.
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e. That person shall, in turn, be under the direction and authority of the local
commanding Law Enforcement Officer of the municipality to which they are called to perform
Law Enforcement or peace duties, i.e. the municipality receiving mutual aid. Law Enforcement
Officers assisting another local government outside the geographical area of employment shall
have all powers and authority of Law Enforcement and peace Officers in such other jurisdiction
as provided by law including the power of arrest.
f. Further, each party authorizes The Police Chief or Sheriff and such Chiefs
or Sheriffs designee's to pre-arrange training exercises and programs as well as temporary
assignment of officers and/or equipment to another law enforcement agency for training
purposes.
5. Compensation,Expenses and Liability
a. All individuals shall retain all of their pension, disability, contractual and
compensation rights while performing duties in accordance with this agreement. All salaries,
legal and contractual benefits, and other personnel costs together with equipment and supply
costs will be the responsibility of the respective local government employing the officer.
b. Each local government shall waive any and all claims against all other
local government parties to this agreement, which may arise out of a local government's
activities outside of their respective jurisdictions while rendering aid under this agreement.
C. The local government receiving aid pursuant to this agreement shall
assume the liability for all damages arising out of any act performed in rendering such aid and
shall reimburse the assisting local government for damages or loss of equipment and/or supplies.
Specifically exempt from this agreement is the payment of wages, benefits (including Worker's
Compensation and GML §207-c benefits) salaries, and other sundry operational and supply
expenses. Each law enforcement agency will be responsible for its respective salaries, wages,
benefits (including Worker's Compensation and GML §207-c benefits), and sundry operational
expenses unless agreed to separately by the Police Chief and Sheriff.
d. All immunities from liability enjoyed by the local government within its
boundaries shall extend to its participation in rendering aid under this agreement outside of its
boundaries unless otherwise provided by law. All the immunities from liability and exemptions
from laws, ordinances and regulations which Law Enforcement Officers who are employed by
local governments which are parties to this agreement have in their own jurisdictions shall be
effective in the jurisdiction in which they are giving aid unless otherwise provided by law or this
agreement.
e. In the event any claim arising out of any mutual aid activity covered by this
agreement is brought against a rendering municipality by a third party (not a party to this
agreement) the requesting municipality shall indemnify and hold the rendering municipality
harmless.
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6. Rules and Regulations. The Police Chief and the Sheriff of the local governments
shall establish uniform rules and regulations for requesting and rendering mutual aid as
necessary and appropriate to implement this agreement. Vehicles, firearms, equipment and
apparatus furnished in or for mutual aid shall be operated by personnel trained in the proper use
of same. It is understood that under no circumstance will privately owned vehicles or equipment
be utilized in providing mutual aid unless commandeered or authorized by the commanding
officer of the local government receiving aid, or unless the particular privately owned vehicle or
equipment is described in detail and, as the case may be, is approved in writing by the Police
Chief or Sheriff and submitted to the other.
7. Cooperation. In the event a mutual aid or assistance situation results in an officer-
involved shooting, accidental injury or other event or results requiring investigation or review,
both parties will cooperate and consult with each other in the conduct of such investigation or
review. Each local government and each law enforcement agency will make available to the
other any information or resources necessary to conduct such investigation or review.
8. The Police Chief and the Sheriff will fully communicate, consult and cooperate
with each other to insure that a thorough, efficient and effective investigation or review is
conducted and that unnecessary duplication is avoided. The results of such investigation shall be
shared with each local government.
9. Effective Date and Termination.
a. This agreement shall be effective when signed by each local government.
b. This agreement may be terminated at any time by passage of a resolution
terminating same by the governing board of a party. A copy of the resolution shall be promptly
filed with the Clerk of each local government following its passage.
10. Miscellaneous.
a. This agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and
cannot be modified or amended except by written agreement of the parties.
b. Any media release or press conference regarding a mutual aid event will
be coordinated in advance between the Police Chief and the Sheriff.
C. This agreement shall not be construed or deemed to be an agreement for
the benefit for any third party or parties. No third party or parties shall have any right of action
under this agreement for any cause whatsoever.
d. The laws of the State of New York shall govern this agreement.
e. This agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original.
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f. For the purposes of this agreement, when involved in routine Law
Enforcement work of a non-emergency nature, temporary assignments and training exercises, the
Law Enforcement Agency from which the equipment is assigned, or which is providing the
training, or which is sponsoring the training exercise shall be deemed the assisting local
government.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have placed their hands and seals.
By:
Sheriff of Cayuga County
By:
Chairman, Cayuga County Legislature
By:
Lauren Signer, Acting Chief of Police
City of Ithaca Police Department
By:
Alan Cohen,Mayor
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Request to Approve 2002 LLEBG Grant and Matching Funds
WHEREAS, the City received notice that its 2002 application
under the Bureau of Justice Assistance Local Law Enforcement
Block Grant has been approved and the City will be awarded
$11, 342 in 2002 funds to continue the Ithaca Drug Treatment
Court, and
WHEREAS, the City is required under the grant to approve City
matching funds in the amount of $1, 260; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That Common Council hereby approves the $11, 342 in
grant funds from the bureau of Justice Assistance Local Law
Enforcement Block Grant, and be it further
RESOLVED, That Common Council hereby authorizes a City matching
allocation in an amount not to exceed $1, 260 to be derived from
account A1990 Unrestricted Contingency for the purposes of
funding the City' s Drug Treatment Court, and be it further
RESOLVED, That Common Council hereby directs the Controller to
make all necessary budget adjustments for said grant .
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Request to Amend 2002 Youth Development Budget
WHEREAS, the Ithaca Youth Bureau has been notified that they
will be receiving an anonymous donation in the amount of $2, 596
to support the One-to-One Big Brothers Big Sisters Program, and
WHEREAS, the additional revenue will assist in developing the
Student Opportunities for Academic Recognition (SOAR) Program in
conjunction with the "Village at Ithaca" ; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That Common Council hereby amends the 2002 Authorized
Youth Development Budget as follows for the purposes of
accepting said anonymous donation:
Increase Revenue Account :
A7310-2070-1206 One-to-One $2, 596 . 00
Increase Appropriation Accounts :
A7310-5120-1206 Part Time Seasonal 2, 360 . 00
A7310-9030-1206 FICA/Medicare 181 . 00
A7310-9040-1206 Workers' Compensation 55. 00
Request to Amend 2002 Youth Development Budget
WHEREAS, the Ithaca Youth Bureau has been notified that they
will be receiving a $1, 485 Robert Smith Award from Tompkins
Trust Company for the One-to-One Big Brothers Big Sisters
Program, and
WHEREAS, the Robert Smith Award will be used to support and
expand the work that the Youth Bureau has been doing in
partnership with the Newfield Central School with the Newfield
Big Brother Big Sister Program; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That Common Council hereby amends the 2002 Authorized
Youth Development Budget as follows for the purposes of
accepting said award:
Increase Revenue Account
A7310-2070-1206 Contribution for Youth $1, 485 . 00
Increase Appropriation Accounts :
A7310-5120-1206 Part-time Seasonal 1, 350 . 00
A7310-9030-1206 FICA/Medicare 103 . 00
A7310-9040-1206 Workers' Compensation 32 . 00
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Finance/Controller - Request to Approve Civil Service Agreement
Y for the year 2002
RESOLVED, That the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized and
directed to execute an agreement between the City of Ithaca and
the Ithaca City School District for performance of services by
the City in connection with Civil Service matters for the period
July 1, 2002 to June 30, 2003 , in the amount of $39,421 . 00,
payable to the City of Ithaca on or before November 1, 2002 .
Request Approval of Mutual Aid Assistance Agreement with the
County of Cayuga
WHEREAS, local governments are authorized to request and provide
police assistance to each other pursuant to Section 209-m of the
New York General Municipal Law (GML) , and
WHEREAS, the temporary exchange of Law Enforcement Officers and
equipment for the purpose of mutual assistance is further
contemplated by GML, and
WHEREAS, GML Section 119-0 authorizes municipal corporations to
enter into agreements for the performance of their respective
functions, powers and duties on a cooperative basis, and
WHEREAS, GML Section 209-m, New York Criminal Procedure Law
Sections 140 . 10-1 & 3, 120 . 60 et seq. , and 690 .25, and other
applicable authority authorize Law Enforcement Officers to
exercise certain police powers and authorities outside their
geographic area of employment when a request for assistance is
forthcoming from another law enforcement agency, and
WHEREAS, the City of Ithaca and Cayuga County have determined
that it is in the best interests of the respective communities
and of mutual advantage to enter into an assistance agreement
for the provision of inter-agency Law Enforcement Services, and
WHEREAS, a Mutual Aid Assistance Agreement has been negotiated
and drafted by the Cayuga County Sheriff and the City of Ithaca
Acting Chief of Police, as well as by the County Attorney and
the City Attorney; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the City enter into such Mutual Aid Assistance
Agreement, and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Mayor and the Acting Chief of Police are
hereby authorized to execute any documents necessary to
formalize such Agreement .
MUTUAL AID ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT
(OUTSIDE SERVICE BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT)
THIS AGREEMENT made , 2002, by and between the Cayuga
County Sheriff, hereinafter refer to as Sheriff, as joint employer with the County of Cayuga,
hereinafter referred to as the "County of Cayuga," with it's office located at
New York, and the City of Ithaca, a
municipal operation with its office located at 108 East Green Street, Ithaca, New York,
hereinafter referred to as the "City of Ithaca." The parties are sometimes referred to as a "local
government" or collectively as "local governments."
WHEREAS, local governments are authorized to request and provide police assistance to
each other pursuant to §209-m of the New York General Municipal Law(GML), and
WHEREAS, the temporary exchange of Law Enforcement Officers and equipment for
the purpose of mutual assistance is further contemplated by GML §209-m, and
WHEREAS, GML §119-0 authorizes municipal corporations to enter into agreements for
the performance of their respective functions,powers and duties on a cooperative basis, and
WHEREAS, GML §209-m, New York Criminal Procedure Law §§140.10-1 & 3, 120.60
et seq., and 690.25, and other applicable authority authorize Law Enforcement Officers to
exercise certain police powers and authorities outside their geographic area of employment when
a request for assistance is forthcoming from another law enforcement agency, and
WHEREAS, the parties have determined that it is in the best interests of the respective
communities and of mutual advantage to enter into this agreement for the provision of inter-
agency Law enforcement services;
NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to the above considerations and the covenants and mutual
benefits herein expressed, the parties agree as follows:
1. Approval. This Agreement is executed pursuant to approvals of the respective
governing Boards of the parties.
2. Purpose. It is recognized that in certain situations the use of law enforcement
officers to perform law enforcement duties and the use of law enforcement equipment and
supplies outside the territory of the local government where the officers are regularly employed
may be desirable and necessary in order to preserve and protect the health, safety and welfare of
the public. The additional objectives of this agreement are:
a. more efficient utilization of Law enforcement resources and services;
b. enhanced degree of cooperation between the Ithaca City Police
Department and the Cayuga County Sheriffs Office;
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C. enhanced effectiveness of response to requests to handle and resolve Law
enforcement intervention situations;
d. ensure an adequate number of trained and equipped law enforcement
officers to handle and resolve emergency, disaster and violent situations which cannot be met
with the resources of one of the parties to this agreement, and
e. creation and use of training exercises or programs where skills,
knowledge,procedures and expertise are shared with other departments and personnel.
3. Authorization. Intergovernmental law enforcement service and assistance
(mutual aid)may be provided among the parties during those time of both:
a. Emergency, and
b. Routine law enforcement work of a non-emergency nature to fulfill a
mutual aid request.
Examples of the latter situation would be pre-arranged training exercises and programs as well as
temporary assignment of law enforcement officers and/or equipment to another law enforcement
agency for training or patrol purposes where the officers and/or equipment may be involved in
police intervention situations.
4. Power and Authorization.
a. Each party authorizes the Police Chief, the Sheriff or the officer
commanding the Law Enforcement Agency in the Chiefs or the Sheriffs absence to render and
request mutual aid or assistance to and from the other party to the extent of available personnel,
supplies and equipment not required for adequate protection of the local government rendering
aid. The judgment of the Police Chief, the Sheriff, or officer commanding in the Chiefs or
Sheriffs absence of each municipality rendering aid as to the amount of personnel, supplies and
equipment available shall be final.
b. This agreement is strictly voluntary in nature. It does not place either the
Ithaca City Police Department or the Cayuga County Sheriffs Office under any obligation to
respond to a request for mutual aid or assistance of the other party that it is unable or unwilling
to honor. Such Law enforcement aid may be provided on an actual or standby basis.
C. The commanding Law Enforcement Officer of the assisting local
government shall report to and receive instructions from the commanding law enforcement
officer of the municipality receiving mutual aid.
d. Law Enforcement Officers who shall be commanded by their superior will
have authority to perform Law Enforcement duties outside of the territorial limits of the local
government which regularly employs the officer and shall be under the direction and authority of
one person designated by the Police Chief or the Sheriff, or an officer commanding the Ithaca
City Police Department or the Sheriffs Office in the Chiefs or the Sheriffs absence.
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e. That person shall, in turn, be under the direction and authority of the local
commanding Law Enforcement Officer of the municipality to which they are called to perform
Law Enforcement or peace duties, i.e. the municipality receiving mutual aid. Law Enforcement
Officers assisting another local government outside the geographical area of employment shall
have all powers and authority of Law Enforcement and peace Officers in such other jurisdiction
as provided by law including the power of arrest.
f. Further, each party authorizes The Police Chief or Sheriff and such Chiefs
or Sheriffs designee's to pre-arrange training exercises and programs as well as temporary
assignment of officers and/or equipment to another law enforcement agency for training
purposes.
5. Compensation, Expenses and Liability
a. All individuals shall retain all of their pension, disability, contractual and
compensation rights while performing duties in accordance with this agreement. All salaries,
legal and contractual benefits, and other personnel costs together with equipment and supply
costs will be the responsibility of the respective local government employing the officer.
b. Each local government shall waive any and all claims against all other
local government parties to this agreement, which may arise out of a local government's
activities outside of their respective jurisdictions while rendering aid under this agreement.
C. The local government receiving aid pursuant to this agreement shall
assume the liability for all damages arising out of any act performed in rendering such aid and
shall reimburse the assisting local government for damages or loss of equipment and/or supplies.
Specifically exempt from this agreement is the payment of wages, benefits (including Worker's
Compensation and GML §207-c benefits) salaries, and other sundry operational and supply
expenses. Each law enforcement agency will be responsible for its respective salaries, wages,
benefits (including Worker's Compensation and GML §207-c benefits), and sundry operational
expenses unless agreed to separately by the Police Chief and Sheriff.
d. All immunities from liability enjoyed by the local government within its
boundaries shall extend to its participation in rendering aid under this agreement outside of its
boundaries unless otherwise provided by law. All the immunities from liability and exemptions
from laws, ordinances and regulations which Law Enforcement Officers who are employed by
local governments which are parties to this agreement have in their own jurisdictions shall be
effective in the jurisdiction in which they are giving aid unless otherwise provided by law or this
agreement.
e. In the event any claim arising out of any mutual aid activity covered by this
agreement is brought against a rendering municipality by a third party (not a party to this
agreement) the requesting municipality shall indemnify and hold the rendering municipality
harmless.
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6. Rules and Regulations. The Police Chief and the Sheriff of the local governments
shall establish uniform rules and regulations for requesting and rendering mutual aid as
necessary and appropriate to implement this agreement. Vehicles, firearms, equipment and
apparatus furnished in or for mutual aid shall be operated by personnel trained in the proper use
of same. It is understood that under no circumstance will privately owned vehicles or equipment
be utilized in providing mutual aid unless commandeered or authorized by the commanding
officer of the local government receiving aid, or unless the particular privately owned vehicle or
equipment is described in detail and, as the case may be, is approved in writing by the Police
Chief or Sheriff and submitted to the other.
7. Cooperation. In the event a mutual aid or assistance situation results in an officer-
involved shooting, accidental injury or other event or results requiring investigation or review,
both parties will cooperate and consult with each other in the conduct of such investigation or
review. Each local government and each law enforcement agency will make available to the
other any information or resources necessary to conduct such investigation or review.
8. The Police Chief and the Sheriff will fully communicate, consult and cooperate
with each other to insure that a thorough, efficient and effective investigation or review is
conducted and that unnecessary duplication is avoided. The results of such investigation shall be
shared with each local government.
9. Effective Date and Termination.
a. This agreement shall be effective when signed by each local government.
b. This agreement may be terminated at any time by passage of a resolution
terminating same by the governing board of a party. A copy of the resolution shall be promptly
filed with the Clerk of each local government following its passage.
10. Miscellaneous.
a. This agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and
cannot be modified or amended except by written agreement of the parties.
b. Any media release or press conference regarding a mutual aid event will
be coordinated in advance between the Police Chief and the Sheriff.
C. This agreement shall not be construed or deemed to be an agreement for
the benefit for any third party or parties. No third party or parties shall have any right of action
under this agreement for any cause whatsoever.
d. The laws of the State of New York shall govern this agreement.
e. This agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original.
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f. For the purposes of this agreement, when involved in routine Law
Enforcement work of a non-emergency nature, temporary assignments and training exercises,the
Law Enforcement Agency from which the equipment is assigned, or which is providing the
training, or which is sponsoring the training exercise shall be deemed the assisting local
government.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have placed their hands and seals.
By:
Sheriff of Cayuga County
By:
Chairman, Cayuga County Legislature
By:
Lauren Signer, Acting Chief of Police
City of Ithaca Police Department
By:
Alan Cohen, Mayor
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Request to Establish Capital Project for Nautical Emergency
Response Center
WHEREAS, the Ithaca Fire Department has been awarded $25, 000 in
New York State legislative member initiative funding, through
the office of Senator James Seward, to support design services
related to a proposed Nautical Emergency Response Center, which
would be located on Cayuga Lake, and
WHEREAS, this proposed facility, under study for nearly two
years, would enhance local marine safety by providing a joint
base of response for local emergency response agencies,
including the Ithaca Fire Department, and improving facilities
for local water safety training, and
WHEREAS, the Ithaca Fire Department is involved in an ongoing
search for additional funding from various public and private
sources, which would support construction and operation of this
facility, once approved, and
WHEREAS, we have been advised that establishment of a capital
project is the appropriate financial mechanism to accept and
disburse present and future funding related to this project;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That Common Council hereby authorizes establishment of
Capital Project #461 Nautical Emergency Response Center in an
amount not to exceed $25, 000, and be it further
RESOLVED, That funds necessary for said capital project shall be
derived from New York State Aid.
CITY OF ITHACA
310 West Green Street Ithaca, New York 14850-5497
OFFICE OF THE FIRE CHIEF
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Steve Thayer
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FROM: Marcia E. Lynch
Director of Development
DATE: July 18, 2002
SUBJECT: Request to establish capital project: Nautical Emergency Response Center
As indicated in the earlier e-mail communication from Chief Wilbur, we are requesting that the
City establish a capital project as a repository of grant funding to support development of a new
Nautical Emergency Response Center, a marine safety and training facility which would be
located on Cayuga Lake.
We appreciate your taking this request to the Budget and Administration Committee at its meeting
July 24.
Further information for the committee and a proposed resolution is attached. We will be at the
meeting to answer any questions the you or the committee have.
"An Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to workforce diversification." >��
Request to Approve 2002 LLEBG Grant and Matching Funds
WHEREAS, the City received notice that its 2002 application
under the Bureau of Justice Assistance Local Law Enforcement
Block Grant has been approved and the City will be awarded
$11, 342 in 2002 funds to continue the Ithaca Drug Treatment
Court, and
WHEREAS, the City is required under the grant to approve City
matching funds in the amount of $1, 260; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That Common Council hereby approves the $11, 342 in
grant funds from the bureau of Justice Assistance Local Law
Enforcement Block Grant, and be it further
RESOLVED, That Common Council hereby authorizes a City matching
allocation in an amount not to exceed $1, 260 to be derived from
account A1990 Unrestricted Contingency for the purposes of
funding the City' s Drug Treatment Court, and be it further
RESOLVED, That Common Council hereby directs the Controller to
make all necessary budget adjustments for said grant .
t• of Now �,
TOMPKINS COUNTY COURT Ff~ �
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ITHACA,NEW YORK 14850-0070
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•�'� ITHACA CITY ATTORNEY
John C. Rowley Stephen P. Heller,Law Clerk
Tompkins County Judge Dianne Valesente, Secretary
July 9, 2002
Mayor Alan Cohen
City of Ithaca
108 East Green Street
Ithaca,New York 14850-5614
Re: Local Law Enforcement Block Grant for Fiscal Year 2002
Dear Alan:
I have submitted the LLEBG application for fiscal year 2002 and has been accepted. The
grant amount is smaller than in recent years. The amount supplied by the Justice Department will
be $11,342.00. The City is required to provide a $1,260.00 cash match. These funds must be
used to support the Ithaca City Drug Court Program.
It is necessary for Common Council to review and approve this grant and the cash match.
At the time that happens, it may be appropriate to have Judge Olds provide you with an update
with regard to the program. I will not plan on attending.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Jo . Rowley
JCR:dcv
Copies to: Norma Schwab, Esq., Corporation Counsel, City of Ithaca
Marjorie Olds, Ithaca City Judge
Print Application Page 1 of 1
Application was submitted on July 07, 2002 09:51:35 PM EDT.
LLEBG FY 2002 Application
Date Certified: 07-JUL-02 Date Submitted: 07-JUL-02
Jurisdiction Information
Jurtsdisctlon: County: State: CDFA Number:
Ithaca City TOMPKINS NEW YORK 16.592
Budget Information
Eligible Award Amount: Final Award Amount: Match Amount: Matching Funds Description:
State and Local Government Units
$12,602 $11,342 $1,260
CEO Information
Title: Name Prefix: Last Name: First Name:
Mayor Mr. Cohen Alan
Address: Telephone: Fax: Email:
108 East Green Street (607)274-6501 (607)274-6526 mayor @ci.ithaca.ny.us
Ithaca,NY 14850-5614
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County Judge Mr. Rowley John
Address: Telephone: Fax: Email:
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Ithaca,NY 14851-0070
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07-JUL-02 07-JUL-02
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•�. CITY OF ITHACA
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DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
q� 0` H.MATTHYS VAN CORT, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
DOUGLAS B. McDONALD, DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
JOANN CORNISH, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT
Telephone: Planning & Development - 607-274-6550 Community Development/IURA - 607-274-6559
Email: planning @cityofithaca.org Email: iura @cityofithaca.org
Fax: 607-274-6558 Fax: 607-274-6558
TO: Members of the Budget and Administration Committee
FROM: Leslie Chatterton, Historic Preservation&Neighborhood Planner kikL
RE: Proposed Llenroc and Treman Historic Study Area
DATE: July 17, 2002
At the July 9, 2002 meeting of the Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission, the newly
formed University Hill Neighborhood Association proposed that the Commission consider local
designation of what they have termed, the University Hill Historic District. The three part
proposal includes Cascadilla Park Road, the City Cemetery and the Llenroc and Treman historic
area, shown on the attached map. After some discussion the Commission felt that due to staffing
and funding constraints, the most reasonable approach would be to proceed the area potentially
most affected by the proposed West Campus Residential Initiative -- the Llenroc and Treman
historic area.
The Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the West Campus Residential Initiative includes
an assessment of historic resources in and near the project area. Conducted by the Rochester
architecture/preservation firm of Bero Associates, the study shows that all buildings included in
the proposed Llenroc and Treman historic area, with the exception of the 1950s Von Cramm
Cooperative, were considered to be architecturally and or historically significant. (Although the
Von Cramm Cooperative itself is not significant, it is on the footprint of an earlier Treman
residence, and more importantly, is within the designed landscape setting of the Treman
ensemble. The house itself would be considered a "non-contributing" structure.) The Bero study
included all properties shown on the attached map, that are east of University Avenue with the
exception of the Baldwin Memorial which is likely to be of historic significance. Properties on
the west side of University Avenue were also not included in the Bero survey, but based on
preliminary assessment they too are likely to be of both historic and architectural significance.
While the preliminary indication is that by definition of the Ithaca Landmarks Preservation
Ordinance the properties are eligible for designation as an historic district, considerable survey
work- research and documentation- will be required to proceed with designation. To undertake
the survey in a timely manner, it will be necessary to engage a consultant who would work under
direction of Commission staff. The cost of the survey is likely to be around $15,000 plus
reimbursable expenses and contingencies. A more detailed project scope and cost breakdown
will be presented at the July 24th meeting.
`An Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to workforce diversification." C�
Planning Department—Request Funds for and Approval of Proposal for Historic Resource
Survey of the Llenroc and Treman Study Area.
WHEREAS, the Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission is authorized by the Common
Council to designate landmarks and historic districts of historic, architectural and cultural
significance, and,
WHEREAS, as set forth in the Municipal Code, the Commission may consider requests from any
person, group or association, and
WHEREAS, at the July, 9, 2002 meeting of the Commission a proposal for designation of the
University Hill Historic District including a portion named the Llenroc and Treman historic area
was presented by the University Hill neighborhood for consideration, and
WHEREAS, upon preliminary consideration the Commission has determined that the proposal
will likely meet criteria for local designation, and
WHEREAS, an historic resource survey of the study area is needed to support the proposed
designation, and
WHEREAS, the cost of preparing a survey is estimated to be $15,000 plus reimbursable
expenses and contingencies; now, therefore,be it
RESOLVED, that Common Council authorize the Director of Planning and Development to
enter into a contract for preparation of an historic resource survey in an amount not to exceed
sixteen thousand dollars ($16,000) and be it further
RESOLVED, That $16,000 be transferred from A1990 Unrestricted Contingency to account
A8020-5435 Planning Department Contractual Services for said purpose.
JULY 9j, 2002 DRAFT
The proposed TAVERfITY HILL 141/70R/C. 01/70CT"
would have three components:
(1 ) "Cascadilla Park Road Historic Area."
(2) "City Cemetery Historic Area."
(3) "Llenroc and Treman Historic Area."
Following are descriptions of the buildings
and landscape designs that would together comprise the
"LLEAROC Am TREmAly HyToRlc AREA."
1 . LLEAROC.
(now Delta Phi Fraternity, 100 Cornell Avenue)
DATE OF CONSTRUCTION: c. 1867.
ARCHITECTS: Nichols and Brown; Thomas Fuller.
DESCRIPTION AND SIGNIFICANCE: See Pages 30-32 of "Appendix B: Cornell University
West Campus Historic Resources Report" prepared by Bero Architecture P.C., and con-
tained in the West Campus Residential Initiative Draft Environmental Impact Statement.
(This appendix is hereafter referred to as the "Bero Report.")
2. PSALPWIA MEMORIAL.
(overlook and stairs between Cornell and University Avenues)
DATE OF CONSTRUCTION: 1925.
ARCHITECT. Bryant Fleming.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION: This English Collegiate Gothic memorial to a Cornell alum-
nus who died in World War I combines a lookout providing impressive views of down-
town Ithaca, West Hill and Cayuga Lake with stairs that link Cornell Avenue above with
University Avenue below.
Landscape architect Bryant Fleming designed the memorial as though it were a natural
outgrowth of the rugged, rocky landscape that rises steeply here above University
Avenue. Built of local Llenroc stone with limestone capping and stairs, the Baldwin
Memorial is articulated with square and octagonal piers, buttresses, benches, stone
waterspouts and gothic lettering carved into limestone panels.
An inscription at the overlook level reads:
This Stairway is erected in memory of
Morgan Smiley Baldwin Cornell 1915
Who lies where he fell at Boni-France
September 29th 1918
Another inscription at the base of the stairs along University Avenue reads:
Llenroc
Built for his home by —
Ezra Cornell
1869
TRUE AND FIRM
A buttress adjoining a stone pier along University Avenue is ornamented with what is
presumably the Delta Phi symbol underneath a gothic trefoil hood.
Finally, a small stone block reads "Bryant Fleming/Architect /A A Ward - Builder/
1925."
At the time the Baldwin Memorial was built, it stood on Llenroc (Delta Phi) land; how-
ever, at some point, reportedly during the 1960s, this land was transfered to Cornell.
The Baldwin Memorial retains a high level of integrity and displays the same outstanding
masonry craftsmanship seen in the Baker and War Memorial Residential Hall Complex
on Cornell's West Campus. A few stone steps and walls need repairs. Two original light-
ing fixtures are apparently missing; one stood atop an octagonal pier on the north side of
the overlook, and another upon a square pier at the memorial's Cornell Avenue entrance.
However, new gothic-styled lamp posts were recently installed in other locations, and
these are in stylistic harmony with the memorial. Some views are now obscured by over-
grown foliage which could be easily trimmed back.
The Baldwin Memorial stairs provide a vital pedestrian link, especially for those walking
between Cornell and residences on or below University Avenue, and they remain in con-
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stant use throughout each day.
3. LLE/YROC CARRIAGE H01-I 'E.
(now Cayuga Lodge, 650Itewart Avenue)
DATE OF CONSTRUCTION: c. 1885.
ARCHITECT: Unknown.
DESCRIPTION AND SIGNIFICANCE: See Page 56 of "Bern Report."
4. ALLA/`I H. TREMA/`I MOVE.
(115 Llenroc Court)
DATE OF CONSTRUCTION: 1927.
ARCHITECT. Unknown.
DESCRIPTION AND SIGNIFICANCE: See Page 44 of "Bern Report."
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The "Bern Report" fails to mention the impressive terraced
landscape, based on Italian Renaissance garden concepts, which originally set off the
Allan H. Treman House. An historic aerial photo reveals that a row of very tall, thin verti-
cal trees (presumably Lombardy Poplars) stood as a formal backdrop for the house at the
east edge of the grounds. Plantings along the north and south edges of the grounds pro-
vided further definition for an open series of terraces that sloped all the way down to
University Avenue.
While the building's north facade (facing the older three Treman houses) was the princi-
pal facade with front door, the house also featured a symmetrical west facade that was
itself centered within the carefully articulated terraced landscape design.
S. TREMA/Y EJ7ATE LA/YD,./'CAPIAG.
DATE OF CONSTRUCTION: C. 1901-1902.
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT. Warren H. Manning.
DESCRIPTION AND SIGNIFICANCE: See Page 9 and Pages 59-63 of "Bern Report."
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Further indications of the original concept for the Treman
Estate landscaping is provided by a November 2, 1901 newspaper clipping (from the
Ithaca Daily News?) contained in Treman family scrapbooks preserved in Cornell's
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections. Here are the relevant portions of that arti-
cle:
Symmetry of Grounds.
The plan of symmetry is carefully worked out. The landscape gardener is
Manning, of Boston. He and Architect W H. Miller have planned the
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building and the grounds together, so that the most beautiful and grace-
ful results might be obtained.
The Van Cleef house is to face due west, while the Treman houses, on
either side, are set so as to take in the view up the valley and down the
lake. The Van Cleef house will be, in itself, a symmetrical house, and the
drives about it and the other houses on the east side, will be carefully laid
out.
Formal Gardens.
Formal gardens will appear on the east side of the houses, each bearing
a like relation to each of the others.
The terraces on the west side of the houses are now being graded, and
the plan is not very evident at present.
They will, however, be formed symmetrically about the houses, in the
form of an "Omega," the two sides parallel with the sides of the Treman
houses, and the middle, bowing out to the west in front of the Van Cleef
house. Below this terrace will be a beautiful rolling lawn sloping to the
west, and so arranged as to catch the lights and shadows of the afternoon
sun in a very beautiful manner.
In direct contrast to the front or east lawn, this lawn will not contain any
formal gardens, but will be left to nature as the best gardener.
Particularly intriguing in the above account is the use of the term "Omega" to describe
the shape of the planned terrace edge west of the houses, to be clearly defined by a
prominent stone wall. Is the triangular site plan of the three houses the `Alpha" corre-
sponding to the stone wall's "Omega"? The Robert and Charles Treman houses, at their
forty-five degree angles, would be the legs of the "Alpha," and the Mynderse Van Cleef
house would provide the central horizontal stroke.
Personal note from John Schroeder: I am convinced that the newspaper reporter heard the
term "Omega" from either William Henry Miller, Warren H. Manning, or one of the
Tremans, instead of making it up himself. This provides evidence of a conscious design
concept by Miller, Manning or both together to unite the "Alpha" implied by the siting of
the three houses to the "Omega" implied by the landscape terrace upon which the resi-
dences were built. The "Alpha" and "Omega" relationship would implicitly link architec-
ture (in this case furnishing the first of the two Greek letters) to landscape architecture
(in this case providing the second Greek letter). And the newspaper reporter indeed
emphasizes how closely architect Miller and landscape architect Manning worked togeth-
er. "Alpha and Omega," furthermore, symbolize the infinite, and each of the three hous-
es, as the reporter carefully records, provided a different, outstanding distant view —
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metaphorically, an infinite view — of the Inlet Valley, of West Hill and of Cayuga Lake,
respectively. So a conscious design allusion to infinity would be perfectly apt!
Since it is not mentioned in the above newspaper account, the Japanese garden and
water pools south of the Robert H. Treman House may have been a later addition to the
grounds.
6. ROPSE.RT H. TREMA/Y HOU„/'E.
(now Kahin Center, 640_1,'tewart Avenue)
DATE OF CONSTRUCTION: 1901.
ARCHITECT: William Henry Miller.
DESCRIPTION AND SIGNIFICANCE: See Pages 59 and 60 of "Bern Report."
7. E.LIZAm-Tm TREMA/`I (OR M>074PERVE) VA/4 CLEU HOU„/'E.
(now 6601tewart Avenue Cooperative)
DATE OF CONSTRUCTION: 1902.
ARCHITECT: William Henry Miller.
DESCRIPTION AND SIGNIFICANCE: See Pages 61 and 62 of "Bero Report."
S. VO/Y CRAMM COOPERATIVE.
(623 University Avenue)
DATE OF CONSTRUCTION: 1957.
ARCHITECT. Unknown.
DESCRIPTION AND SIGNIFICANCE: See Page 67 of "Bero Report."
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The historic significance of this building lies not in the build-
ing per se, but rather in its siting, which plays a crucial role in maintaining the symmetry
of the original Robert H. Treman, Elizabeth Treman Van Cleef and Charles Treman resi-
dential group.
The Italian Renaissance Van Cleef house centered the original architectural composition,
with the Tudor Revival Robert and Charles Treman houses serving as balanced wings at
forty-five degree angles, embracing and enclosing a private lawn area below to the west.
Von Craam is sited on the same angle as the original Charles Treman House, and there-
fore serves the same role as the original house in balancing the Robert H. Treman House
and maintaining the symmetry of the whole composition — a symmetry which is
emphatically emphasized by landscape architect Warren H. Manning's unifying stone
retaining wall.
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9. E.LIJAH PS. COR/YELL HOUf E.
(212 University Avenue)
DATE OF CONSTRUCTION: 1875.
ARCHITECT. Unknown (perhaps designed by Elijah himself?).
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Elijah B. Cornell, Erza Cornell's brother, bought this prop-
erty in 1874, and began construction on his house a year later. ("Mr. E. B. Cornell is
about commencing a fine residence on University Street, below the cemetery...," reads
an article in the May 25, 1875 Ithaca Daily Journal.) It may have been the first house
constructed on University Avenue.
This Italianate two-story wooden clapboard residence features an open porch wrapped
around its southeast comer, behind which rises a three-story tower. At the top of its sec-
ond level, this tower features an ornamental frieze, above which appears an emphatically
projecting cornice. The tower's third story, above the cornice, consists of a Second
Empire mansard roof pierced by sharply peaked dormer windows. The house's windows
are tall and narrow —especially two ground-level paired windows at the north side of the
front facade, which extend from ground level up to a projecting concave canopy. The
concave curve and and pendent ornamental "fringe" of this canopy is an architectural
evocation of cloth canopies. ( Similar concave roof expressions are found in 19th centu-
ry house pattern books authored by landscape architect Andrew Jackson Downing and
illustrated by architect Alexander Jackson Davis.)
Elijah B. Cornell was a stonemason and the construction foreman for Llenroc and
Cornell University's earliest buildings, including McGraw Hall, whose central tower may
have influenced the far simpler (but in certain respects similar) tower on Elijah's home.
10. Exv7i/4G TREMA/`I CARRIAGE HOUf Ef.
(308 and 314 University Avenue)
DATES OF CONSTRUCTION: To be determined, but probably shortly after 1900.
ARCHITECT. Clinton L Vivian.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: According to a newspaper clipping contained in the Treman
family scrapbooks referred to above, three adjacent carriage houses were designed for
Robert H. Treman, Mynderse Van Cleef (husband of Elizabeth Treman) and Charles
Treman along University Avenue, below "Ghost Hill" — a reference to the hill containing
the City Cemetery.
The clipping states that architect Clinton L. Vivian designed all three carriage houses,
which were to stand in a row on a common platform, So the three carriage houses, like
the three main residences they served, formed a coherent ensemble. Carriages would
drop off family members at the porte cocheres on the east sides of the main Treman
houses along Stewart Avenue. The carriages would then proceed down the carriage path
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to the University Avenue carriage houses.
According to the clipping, the shingled Charles Treman Carriage House was to have stalls
for horses in the basement, space for carriages on the first floor and a coachman's apart-
ment in the second story. The taller Mynderse Van Cleef Carriage House was to have
storage in the basement, space for carriages and horse stalls on the first floor, storage for
straw and grains on the second floor, and Quarters for both a coachman and a gardener
on the third floor. The Robert H. Treman Carriage House was to be built last, and is not
further described in the clipping.
Today two former Treman carriage houses are still standing at 308 University Avenue and
314 University Avenue. The lot immediately to the south of these two properties is now
vacant; it has been filled-in and leveled to function as a surface level parking lot.
Further research needs to be conducted to determine whether this empty lot was former-
ly the site of the third carriage house, and to determine which of the existing carriage
houses belonged to which family. While the following is not conclusive evidence, 314
University Avenue (a three-story building with basement) fits the newspaper clipping's
description of the Mynderse Van Cleef Carriage House, and 308 University Avenue (a
two-story shingled building with basement) matches the article's account of the Charles
Treman Carriage House.
1 . WILUER [2. PJAACROFT CARRIAGE HOU,/'E &fQU f M COURT.
(320 University Avenue)
DATE OF CONSTRUCTION: 1907.
ARCHITECT: Original design: Unknown; 1927 renovation: Baldridge Larkin.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Prof. Wilder D. Bancroft was a Cornell Professor of
Chemistry who lived at 20 East Avenue during the era when that street was lined with
professors' "cottages."
In its original form, this structure contained a squash court on its top floor, carriages on
the level below (beneath the grade of University Avenue) and horse stalls on an even
lower level. A gently sloping ramp allowed horses to be led between the lowest two lev-
els.
In 1927, the building was sold to a new owner who hired architect Baldridge Larkin to
convert it into a residence. Some portions of the former squash court were divided into
smaller living areas. However, the south end remained open to its full height, and was
paneled with sophisticated woodwork imported from England. An English Collegiate
Gothic window was installed within the west wall of this tall paneled room.
The building's exterior detailing expresses an Arts and Crafts sensibility. The walls are
stuccoed, with wood trim. Heavy wood brackets support a canopy over the front door.
The windows glazed in an intricate leaded glass pattern appear sometimes as sin-
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gles, but more frequently as pairs or triplets, each of the latter being divided by turned
wooden columns, but unified by a simple surrounding wood frame.
The building gives the impression of rising one-and-one-half stories above the ground
plane of University Avenue, since the main windows, described above, are topped by a
narrow, constricted upper band of small horizontal windows and short columns
squeezed between a horizontal wood band and eaves. The main pavilion of the front
facade is topped by a low-slung hip roof.
The house retains much of its exterior and interior integrity, including original 1907
horse stalls in the lowest level, connected to the level above by the original horse ramp.
The grand room with imported wood paneling and gothic window remains in impressive
condition, with stuffed animal heads along the upper walls completing the the illusion
that one is standing in a miniature English manor hall from the Tudor era.
Although this house is not directly related to Llenroc or the Treman family, it has sub-
stantial historic significance in its own right, and completes — along with the two
Treman carriage houses at 308 and 314 University Avenues — a remarkable stretch of
three adjacent extant carriage houses, each originally designed to house both carriages
and horse stalls.
No such continuous row of three carriage houses fronts a street anywhere else within the
City of Ithaca.
— Written by John Schroeder, July 9, 2002
Research assistance provided by David McDonald
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DATE: July 16, 2002
TO: Members of Budget and Administration Committee
FROM: Alice Green, Acting Directorfr
Ithaca Youth Bureau /
RE: Three items for the July 24 B&A Agenda
Please include the following:
1) Budget Amendment resulting from new revenue to the One—to-One Big Brothers
Big Sisters Program.
2) Second budget amendment resulting from new revenue to the One—to-One Big
Brothers Big Sisters Program.
3) Resolution in Support of an Over-Target Request to the Tompkins County Board
of Representatives to restore a proposed cut of$139,000 to the Youth
Development Outings Program, and calling for a City-County process to look for
alternatives to deep direct service cuts.
Memos with supporting information and documentation are attached.
"An Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to workforce diversification." ���
Request to Amend 2002 Youth Development Budget
WHEREAS, the Ithaca Youth Bureau has been notified that they
will be receiving an anonymous donation in the amount of $2 , 596
to support the One-to-One Big Brothers Big Sisters Program, and
WHEREAS, the additional revenue will assist in developing the
Student Opportunities for Academic Recognition (SOAR) Program in
conjunction with the "Village at Ithaca" ; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That Common Council hereby amends the 2002 Authorized
Youth Development Budget as follows for the purposes of
accepting said anonymous donation:
Increase Revenue Account :
A7310-2070-1206 One-to-One $2, 596 . 00
Increase Appropriation Accounts :
A7310-5120-1206 Part Time Seasonal 2, 360 . 00
A7310-9030-1206 FICA/Medicare 181 . 00
A7310-9040-1206 Workers' Compensation 55 . 00
CITY OF ITHACA
1 James L. Gibbs Drive Ithaca, New York 14850
CAA... ,.•`� YOUTH BUREAU
PoO Telephone: 607/273-8364 Fax: 607/273/2817
To: Budget and Administration Committee
From: Allen Green Acting Deputy Director �-
Re: Youth Development Budget Amendments
Date: July 5,2002
1)We have been advised by an anonymous donor that our One-to-One Big Brothers Big
Sisters Program will be receiving$2596.00 in additional revenue in order to develop the
SOAR Program(Student Opportunities for Academic Recognition)in conjunction with
the"Village at Ithaca."
We would like to amend the 2002 Youth Development budget as follows:
Increase anticipated revenue:
Contributions
Account# A 7310-2070-1206 One-to-One $2596.00
Increase expenses: One-to-One
Account# A 7310-5120-1206 Part Time Seasonal $2360.00
"An Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to workforce diversification." ���
Request to Amend 2002 Youth Development Budget
WHEREAS, the Ithaca Youth Bureau has been notified that they
will be receiving a $1, 485 Robert Smith Award from Tompkins
Trust Company for the One-to-One Big Brothers Big Sisters
Program, and
WHEREAS, the Robert Smith Award will be used to support and
expand the work that the Youth Bureau has been doing in
partnership with the Newfield Central School with the Newfield
Big Brother Big Sister Program; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That Common Council hereby amends the 2002 Authorized
Youth Development Budget as follows for the purposes of
accepting said award:
Increase Revenue Account
A7310-2070-1206 Contribution for Youth $1,485 . 00
Increase Appropriation Accounts :
A7310-5120-1206 Part-time Seasonal 1, 350 . 00
A7310-9030-1206 FICA/Medicare 103 . 00
A7310-9040-1206 Workers' Compensation 32 . 00
2)We have been advised by the Tompkins Trust Company that our One-to-One Big
Brothers Big Sisters Program will be receiving the Robert Smith Award.This award
includes$1485.00 in additional revenue in order to support and expand the work that
we've been doing in partnership with Newfield Central School on the Newfield Big
Brother Big Sister Program.
We would like to amend the 2002 Youth Development budget as follows:
Increase anticipated revenue:
Contributions
Account# A 7310-2070-1206 One-to-One $1485.00
Increase expenses: One-to-One
Account# A 7310-5120-1206 Part Time Seasonal $1350.00
Since these are"academic year"programs and span two calendar years,additional
funding from these grants will be earmarked for 2003 and will be discussed when the
2003 Youth Bureau budget proposal is addressed.
Thank you.
PROPOSED RESOLUTION
Whereas, the City of Ithaca is interested in the well-being of the youth of the community,
and
Whereas, the Ithaca Youth Bureau's Outing Program provides young people throughout
Tompkins County with an important adventure-based program in which youth are
challenged to make group decisions, work cooperatively, develop new social and
physical skills and gain appreciation for the outdoor environment, and
Whereas Tompkins County funding for this and other appropriate youth programs was
recommended by the City/County Youth Services Committee in 1989 and by the
Tompkins County Youth Development Transition Task Force in 1997 and by the
Tompkins County Youth Board annually since 1997, and
Whereas, Tompkins County has funded this program for many years, and
Whereas, county departments have been asked to submit 20% reduction budget proposals
for 2003 and the County Youth Board has proposed elimination of funding for the Outing
Program for 2003, and
Whereas, the Tompkins County Youth Board has endorsed an over target request which
would provide full funding for the Outing Program in the amount of$139,586.00 and,
Whereas the Ithaca Youth Bureau staff and Advisory Board have requested a city/county
process that would look for alternatives that could reduce costs for taxpayers without
such a drastic reduction in direct services to young people; now therefore, be it
Resolved, that the Common Council of the City of Ithaca, does hereby endorse the
Outing Program over target request, and
Resolved, that the Common Council of the City of Ithaca does hereby request that the
Tompkins County Board of Representatives participate in the development of a
city/county process that would look for alternatives that would preserve direct services to
young people.
BACKGROUND ON PROPOSED COUNTY BUDGET CUTS TO IYB
Over the past fifteen years, the City Youth Bureau has been operating under
agreements with Tompkins County in which the county pays for county-wide services
provided by the IYB. These programs are One to One Big Brothers Big Sisters, the Youth
Employment Service (YES), and the Outings Program in the Youth Development
division, and programs for youth with disabilities in Recreation Mainstreaming Services.
Since 1995, Tompkins County funding has helped underwrite the costs of IYB
Recreation Programs provided through the Recreation Partnership.
This past Spring, all county Departments were asked to submit statements
describing the impacts of 20% and 50% cuts in their funding for 2003. For the Tompkins
County Youth Bureau (TCYB), the 20%cut translates to approximately $250,000.
On July 1, the TCYB's Youth Board voted 5-3 to eliminate $139,586 for the IYB
Outing Program, the full amount requested for 2003. If this is not restored in an over
target request in November, the cut would eliminate three city positions: a Youth
Development program coordinator, YD program leader and a youthworker.
Only two other agencies were recommended for cuts by the Youth Board: the
Hillside Bridges Program($7,000) and the Red Cross Case Management program
($15,166).
The recommendation also include a 20% cut in the County's share of
contributions to the Recreation Partnership, which amounts to a $9,528 reduction.
The Youth Board's recommendations use about $50,000 in one time rollover
dollars and cut $22,702 from the TCYB Administrative staff.
The Youth Board did recommend that the funding for Outings Program funding
and the Recreation Partnership be included in the over-target requests that can be
considered individually by the County Board of Representatives this fall.
The next step for the TCYB's proposed 2003 budget is a review by the County
Administrator in late July. The County Board's Health and Human Services Committee
will review the TCYB budget, and the impacts of recommended cuts, in July and August.
The County Administrator's recommended 2003 budget will be presented to the Board of
Representatives in early September.
The Ithaca Youth Bureau's Advisory Board discussed the impending cuts at their
June meeting, and prepared a statement(included below)which was sent to the County
Youth Board as an overview with all four impact statements for IYB budget cuts.
Members of the IYB Board and staff are deeply concerned about the elimination
of the Outings program that has served hundreds of youth in the greater Ithaca
community for more than 27 years.
The Outings Program serves more than 200 youth (12-16 years old) annually with
outdoor experiences aimed to channel potentially dangerous risk-taking behavior into
healthy, positive and constructive challenges. Three IYB roster staff in the Outings
program partner with staff of outlying municipalities, interns and volunteers to reach out
to youth referred by schools and local programs.
Ten small groups meet weekly for activities including rock climbing, canoeing,
hiking and camping. Most participants continue through a full school year. The program
uses an intensive, action-oriented approach, with continual benchmarking that allows
teens to see their own gains in physical, social, teamwork and problem-solving skills.
Previously, the TCYB staff and board rated this program a highly effective youth
development approach.
On the Recreation Partnership front, if the county doesn't pay its full share of the
funding, that fragile inter-municipal agreement could be in jeopardy.
As a staff and board, the city Youth Bureau will be mobilizing youth and families
who benefit from these programs to contact their county legislators at the appropriate
time. We are asking for Council support in securing restoration of these important items
of County funding .
COPY OF LETTER FROM ITHACA YOUTH BUREAU ADVISORY BOARD
AND STAFF
DATE: June 10, 2002
TO: Tompkins County Youth Bureau/Board
FROM: Ithaca Youth Bureau staff: John Bailey, Jackie Merwin,Joanie Groome, Ric
Dietrich,Allen Green,Alice Green
and the Ithaca.Youth Bureau Advisory Board
RE: Overview of IYB Response to Impacts of 20%and 50%budget cuts for 2003
We understand the gravity of the current financial dilemma and are willing to"share the pain"by
trying to find ways to make more cutbacks after a decade of yearly belt-tightening. Like many
other direct service providers,we have already cut back to the bare essentials for safe, quality
programs.
In this process, as youthwork professionals and community advisors,we feel a responsibility to
minimize the negative impacts on children and families to the greatest possible extent.
We believe that a healthy youth service infrastructure should support services that are inclusive,
that serve a diverse population in a non-stigmatizing way, and that are able to meet the needs of
all the young people in the region,without having to exclude some, based on geographical
considerations.
If the cuts being considered are deep enough to cripple the Ithaca Youth Bureau's ability to
deliver long standing, effective programs,then we feel compelled to ask for a re-examination the
larger youth/human service"infrastructure"that has developed over time.
This includes re-consideration of the unique partnership between the City and County Youth
Bureaus. The city Youth Bureau is not just another service provider from which the county buys
programs. The current set of countywide services that the city provides is the result of extensive
City-County negotiations.
After reviewing the impact of 20%and 50%cuts,we must also ask the Youth Board to look for
alternatives that could reduce costs for the taxpayers,without such a drastic reduction in direct
services to our young people.We request a City/County process that will:
a)Review the key inter-municipal agreements that have been negotiated over the years.
Do proposals for cuts of this magnitude require that these be re-negotiated?For example:
♦ Should the Transition Task Force or the City/County Youth Services Committee be
reconvened?
♦ What about the county's previous 100%funding issue/commitment?
♦ What are the implications of the process for the city-county sales tax agreement?
♦ Are their labor relations impacts for city Civil Service employees that need to be addressed?
b)Consider a comprehensive review of the full costs of delivering youth services in Tompkins
County to identify any duplication or opportunities that might enable us to spend less on
administration, rather than cut direct services?
This should include looking at the"superstructure"for planning, monitoring, allocating resources and
operating youth services (Human Services Coalition, County Youth Bureau, Ithaca Youth
Bureau, United Way).
c)Re-examine the mission, roles and budgets for the County and City Youth Bureaus for any
possible reconfigurations that would result in less spending on administration,and fewer cuts in
areas that will directly reduce important services for our young people. This should include a
look at full administrative and indirect costs for both organizations,and should evaluate the
advantages and disadvantages of a possible merger. The roles of the two Youth Bureaus in
supporting countywide recreation services should also be considered.
We ask for an examination of these and other similar big picture questions with the goal of
developing an alternative plan to reduce overall spending by between$75,000 and$150,000,
while minimizing the cuts in direct services to young people.
�q CITY OF ITHACA
108 East Green Street Ithaca, New York 14850-5690
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
William J. Gray, P.C., Superintendent/City Engineer
•....... �� Telephone: 607/274-6527 Fax: 607/274-6587
April 4, 2002
Timothy C. Buhl, P.E.
Goodrich Hill Road
Locke,New York 13092
Re: Engineering Design Services
Proposed—Hard Fill Site
Dear Mr. Buhl:
This letter is a follow up to your letter of February 22, 2002 and our recent phone calls.
Attached for your information is the project cost estimate, which I developed and used internally
for funding approval. It is provided for your information.
Your letter of proposal is currently circulating with a two-page signature sheet that the
city uses for professional services (copy attached). Once this is available, two copies will be
forwarded to you for your signature and return of one copy for the city's records. I would be
glad to work with you on the installation of monitoring wells or any soil and water testing you
want to undertake while you are waiting for of the signed contract.
If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Very truly yours,
William J. Gray, P.E.
Superintendent of Public Works
cc: Steve Thayer, Deputy Controller
Larry Fabbroni, Asst. Supt. for Water and Sewer
Rick Ferrel, Asst. Supt. for Streets and Facilities
Tom West, Civil Engineer
"An Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to workforce diversification." C�
Steven Tha er-Hard Fill Site, Town of Ithaca Pa e 1
From: Bill Gray
To: Thayer, Steven
Date: Sat, Mar 16, 2002 5:00 PM
Subject: Hard Fill Site, Town of Ithaca
Steve,
I have a proposal for engineering services to finish the design and the engineering report that I need to
get a permit from the Town and complete the construction of the facility. The near term costs and
construction cost estimates to get our crews started on the final phase of construction is:
Engineering Cost Estimate
Permit Drawing and Report $9250
Construction Drawings and Details $4500
Reimbursible Expense Allowance $500
Allowance for Monitoring Wells $3000
Allowance for Soil and Water Testing $1500
Misc. Expenses $500
Inhouse Legal, Finance, Engineer $3000
Subtotal $22,250
Allowance For Construction, Inhouse
Materials $20000
Labor and Equipment $50000
Total $92,250
Say $90,000
Proposed FundingSources
2/3 Streets CPS $60000
1/3 Water And Sewer CP 506 $15000
Cp 606 $15000
Total $90000
If the cost distribution was done strictly on volume the split wuold be more like 80/20 but this seems
reasonable. The cost is a guess,which I always start out thinking is high. I can hardly wait to see the
Town's site restoration or screening requirements.
If this looks reasonable to you and I can get the engineering agreement past the attorneys I'll get started,
again.
Bill
CC: Fabbroni, Larry; Ferrel, Rick; West, Tom
To: Patricia Vaughan, Chairperson B &A
From: Lawrence P. Fabbroni, P.E.,L.S.
Re: Staffing Needs
Date: July 17,2002
Attached please find a broad outlook of accumulated staffing needs for the Water and
Sewer division of the DPW that have come about thorough the accumulation of vacancies
to deal with the uncertainty of the overall City financial outlook, the anticipated real
manpower needs to interact with ongoing City economic development and capital
improvement, and the sudden loss of four of the ten key positions in the division by
September 15,2002 due to early retirement under the NY State incentive. It is not clear to
me whether all of my reorganization requests can be handled by Human Resources or
whether they should all be discussed in parallel with Budget and Administration. I am
hoping you will review this with me on July 24 as time is of the essence and a month's
delay will be unworkable considering our upcoming losses.
At the same time this plan attempts to deal with reorganization needs that have been
anticipated for a time when improvements can be effected through substitutions rather
than through additions.
The key position is the consultant or full time employee who will take over the most
difficult and important daily current duties of Ken Harding,Dave Mc Fall, and Neil
Bieberich. These individuals have been the heart of the operations that provide water and
sewer services to every city resident without fail for the past 30 years. Fast and decisive
action is needed to fill this void immediately so that the division will proceed to a better
outlook through leadership, technical training, and collaboration in a short period of time.
Therefore, I am proposing to rehire Erik Whitney immediately as a consultant full time
for$35 per hour beginning August 19. Erik worked with the division recently for two
years and is a perfect fit for the field toughness, mentoring, commitment to City goals,
electronic integration, etc. After attending to family matters in Albany, we are fortunate
he will be returning to Ithaca at the very time we need his assistance. There is a real
possibility to subsequently recruit him as a full time Civil Engineer employee who would
bring several of the electronic building blocks of GIS, GPS, remote sensing, work order
system, automatic meter reading which we have been building for five years into use
instantly and in collaboration with the originators of those efficiency efforts.
Such an individual would afford more time to assess or develop the potential of several
young and eager technicians operating below their potential as meter readers or elsewhere
within the organization to further rebuild and modernize our capabilities. He would also
help retain some very talented staff in an atmosphere of improvement and
accomplishment rather than devastation.
In addition to Erik, Ken Harding has expressed an interest in continuing on as an advisor
on special projects, i.e. 36 years of history, Federally mandated vulnerability assessment,
emergency operation coordination, construction equipment specification, maintenance of
If
field safety equipment, etc., for$24.50 per hour for 16 hours a week for the next two
years.
I would hope you could at a minimum endorse these two consulting agreements outlined
even if this is a parallel action to Human Resources as they are vitally important to
maintaining quality services through a massive rebuilding process.
E .
To: Human Resources
From: Lawrence P. Fabbroni, P.E.,L.S., Assistant Superintendent DPW, W&S
Re: Staffing Levels and Work Effort
Date: July 12,2002
Immediate action is needed to support department efforts to fill empty positions and
maintain a profile of quality managers through the upcoming period of economic
development, associated provision of necessary City infrastructure, and massive
division retirements. As you know the division has been short at least one water plant
operator for over two years, the wastewater plant has had a recent retirement and is still
looking to fill the Chief Operator position vacated by death May 7,2001, and numerous
positions remain vacant after the recent hiring freeze on the Water& Sewer Roster. In
addition the Environmental Engineer position was only recently filled after over a one
year vacancy and shortage of effort.
The level of overtime to do the routine work and cover all shifts at both the treatment
plants which must be operated within federal and state mandates either on site or on call
for 24/7 has reached"unhealthy levels" and seems to be counterproductive to an effort to
economize operations. After five years of working toward a final decision on the water
merger issues and at least four years on the wastewater merger issues, the toll on the
work force should now be minimized by resuming full employment at these facilities.
This is even more imperative because the main operation support personnel within the
Water and Sewer Division away from the plants will all be retiring by September
15,2002. This greater new dilemma and challenge includes the retirement of the
following long term Water and Sewer employees under the NYS Retirement incentive:
Ken Harding, Supervisor W&S, June 22,1964 36 years experience
Dave McFall, Supt. Of Water Distr. & Wwtr Coll. Sept. 9,1974 28 years experience
Bill Baker, Senior Water Plant Operator May 2,1972 30 years experience
Neil Bieberich, Junior Engineer October 9,1967 35 years experience
It should be evident the total capabilities of the division with these combined factors of
existing vacancies and vacancies due to retirement will be substantially compromised if
decisive actions are not taken. The Water& Sewer Funds are very solid and the City
should move aggressively to turn these great losses into an opportunity to respond to
present and future needs with new employees who would ably carry the Water and Sewer
Division into the future even through the next wave of retirements coming in four to six
years.
Proposed Actions
Current Proposed
WTP Operator vacated by G. Vellake 2000$26,211 WTP Operator $23074 max
WTP Operator W. Baker retiring 9/15/02 $45,171 WTP Operator $23074 max
WWTP Chief Gary Gleason deceased 5101 $58,801 WWTP Operator$54801 save
WWTP Operator G. Snyder retired 6/02 $41,005 WWTP Operaotr$23074 max
Maintainer Jose Rose resigned 2002 $21,390 Maintainer Prom$28133(8%)
Supervisor Water&Sewer $51,218 Civil Engineer $60000 max
Water Distribution Maintenance Supervisor$38,187 Senior WorkSup$33505 net
Junior Engineer $46,295 Junior Engr. $33832 max
Engineering Aide-Mark Fuller Transfer $25,439 Truck Driver $25439 mou
Truck Driver $26,049 Engr Aide $19866 max
Plumbing Inspector $39,375 Senior Plbg Insp$45000
Principal Account Clerk $25,434 Office Manager$27468(8%)
TOTALS $444,575 $397266
Consultant Ken Harding $ 0 post 9/15/02 $ 20000
GRAND TOTAL $444,575 $417266
NET - $ 27309
Post September 15,2002 there will be no one experienced in construction inspection and
mapping and able to mentor the few individuals on staff who might be able to shift into
technician roles in time. I propose the short term solution of rehiring Erik Whitney as a
consultant at$35 per hour or if possible to hire him as the permanent Civil Engineer to
provide the presence and the guidance we need for the great daily needs that currently are
met by four individuals who will suddenly be gone. Mark Albanese, Plumbing Inspector,
would act in an expanded role in the inspection area with technical assistants. Ken
Harding has also shown an interest in continuing as a consultant at$24.50 per hour for
sixteen hours per week per week.
At the very least to sustain the long term interest of the division and quality city
development monitoring, mentoring, and documenting a Civil Engineer, a Junior
Engineer, and an Engineering Aide should be hired to replace Ken Harding, Neil
Beiberich , and Mark Fuller as part of a larger reorganization that merges the meter ,
mapping & information systems, plumbing, and data and inspection areas.
Your immediate attention and action on this overall plan is necessary and welcome.
BO on F 4M dM am PUBLI on Water & Sewer Division
' WORKS Organizational Chart
Sally l Account July 2002
Bill Gray Principal Account � ,)ll
Clerk
Superintendent DPW
Enment e Yost
Mark Albanese l Engineer i Joanne Phillips Donna Kotas Scott Gibson
Lawrence - Administrative - --
Chief Plumbing --- -- porary Account Clerk Environmental
Fabbroni Assistant.FM
Inspector Asst.Superintendent Typist Engineer
DPW - — -
VACANT Chuck Baker Cattyann Campbell ! Nematullah
Chief Operator IAWWTP ! Chief Operator Engineering Systems Manager Shar
Water Treatment Plant(WTP) Asst.Engineering
Ron Denmark Systems Manager
Asst.Chief Operator _....
Ray King Dave
Art McFall George Seely [AWWTP --- Elena Borbat
Don Wood Working Super Zavaski Working Working Super Jose Lozano Roxanne Johnston Data Processing
Maintainer Special Working Super Construction Director of Environmental Operator
Super Water Sewer Peter Seel Environmental Analyst
Projects P 3' ',
Steve Maintainer Labs IAWWTP&WTP
William Don Corwin Turesik I Kenneth Dzikiewicz John Coggin
Haskell Motor Equip Maintainer Roger Ashley Frank Eggleston Brendon Kearns Dana Morgan
Motor Equip. Mamtamer Jeff Soule Senior Meter
Operator � Joseph Lychalk
Operator Jody Dort — Ronald Gustafson L Servicer
Disabled WTP Operators
Seasonal VACANT Derck Overstrom Ton Ocello
Jamie Lauper Art Emery Tn Truck Driver Edwin Smith y
Motor Equip. Truck Driver Driver �. VACANT Engineering
Operator (Disabled) WTP Operator Aide
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David Hunt Foster Gray Dave McGeever �-
Nick Thomas Truck Driver Dave Krebs y =-.-7 Ray Santana
Truck Driver Assist W&S Coord/Safety Oper/ ; Meter Servicer
Mechanic Officer Instrumentation R,` n�aq,4 Administration
VACANT Terry Ilenry '"
Maintainer Senior Account --- --- � Operations & Maintenance
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Lab Tech "
Edward Gotieib Mapping & Information Systems
Seasonal Lab
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Finance/Controller - Request to Approve Civil Service Agreement
for the year 2002
RESOLVED, That the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized and
directed to execute an agreement between the City of Ithaca and
the Ithaca City School District for performance of services by
the City in connection with Civil Service matters for the period
July 1, 2002 to June 30, 2003 , in the amount of $39,421 . 00,
payable to the City of Ithaca on or before November 1, 2002 .
AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT made the 1st day of July, 2002, by and between
the CITY OF ITHACA, a municipal corporation of the State of New
York, hereinafter referred to as the "City" , party of the first
part, and CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, CITY OF ITHACA, a municipal
corporation of the State of New York, hereinafter referred to as
the "School District" , party of the second part.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Board of Education of the School District
desires to enter into a contract with the City for the
performance by the City of certain services, to avoid
duplication and unnecessary expense, particularly services in
connection with Civil Service matters on behalf of the School
District, pursuant to Section 2503 , subparagraph 16, of the New
York Education Law, and
WHEREAS, the total number of classified Civil Service
employees on the payrolls of the City and the City School
District for the final payroll period in December, 2001, was
898, and
WHEREAS, the actual annual expenditures for the Civil
Service Commission of the City of Ithaca for the 2001 fiscal
year of the City was $75, 966;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows :
1 . That for the services rendered and to be rendered by
the City for the School District during the School
District fiscal year, which is July 1, 2002 through
June 30, 2003, the School District shall pay to the
City a lump sum of $39, 421, payable on or before
November 1, 2002 .
2 . In consideration of such payment, the City agrees :
(a) to furnish the School District the part-time
services of the Civil Service Commission of the
City of Ithaca and the members of its staff, and
the City Clerk and the members of her staff; and
(b) to handle the records and perform any other
necessary Civil Service services relating to
Board of Education employees in the classified
service, including examinations and tests when
required.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused these
presents to be executed by their respective duly authorized
officers as of the day and year first above written.
CITY OF ITHACA
By:
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
CITY OF ITHACA, NEW YORK
By:
Assistant Superintendent
ATTEST:
School District Clerk
2001 AGREEMENT FOR PRORATING OF EXPENSES
OF THE CITY CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
FOR THE HANDLING OF THE RECORDS, EXAMINATIONS,
ETC., OF THE CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES OF THE
-ITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
EMPLOYEE NUMBER AMOUNT
ITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 466 51.89%
CITY OF ITHACA _ 432 48.11%
898 100.00%
2001 CIVIL SERVICE EXPENSES
SALARY: $49,889
FRINGE BENEFITS:
SOCIAL SECURITY/MED. $49,889 * 7.65% $3,817
RETIREMENT $49,889 * 1.2% $599
DAYCARE $1,491
WORKERS COMP. $49,889*--.37 $185
HEALTH/DENTAL INSURANCE 14,866 $10,957
TELEPHONE ($2,208 * 50% OF TOTAL EXPENDITURES) $1,104
SUPPLIES 414490 *--50% OF TOTAL EXPENDITURES) $7,145
ADVERTISING ($11,999 *25% OF TOTAL EXPENDITURES) $3,000
EQUIPMENT/EQUIP. MAINT. ($7,742 * 50% OF TOTAL EXPENDITURES) IL871
TOTAL EXPENSES
SCHOOL DISTRICT ($75,966 * 51.89%) $39,421
CITY OF ITHACA ($75,966 *48.11%) $36,545
-- TOTAL - -
CITY OF ITHACA--7/11/02--Civilserviceagree