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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-12- 21TR 12 -2141 TOWN OF DRYDEN TOWN BOARD MEETING December 2Y, 2011 Present: Supervisor Mary Ann Sumner, C l Stephen Stelick, Cl Joseph Solomon, Cl Jason Leifer, Cl David Makar Elected Officials: Bambi L_ Avery, Town Clerk Other Town Staff; Mahlon R_ Perkins, Tovwm Attorney Kevin Ezell, Code Enforcement Officer Supv Sumner opened the meeting at 7:05 P.M Board -members and guests participated in the pledge of allegiance. PUBLIC HEARING TOWN OF DRYDEN ZONING LAW Supv Su rnner explained this is a oontinuation of the public hearing on the proposed Town of Dryden 7,oning Law. Simon St Laurent - Has sent in. written comments regarding the multi -use commercial zone which he has previously described as a cancer and a plague but the Town doesn't seem real interested in changing that, He thinks that the current zoning is such a horrible mess that at this point it is worth upgrading the zoning. The discussion of amore continuous process for changing the zoning is a good one, He is worried that there is discussion of reopening the Comprehensive Plan and while the zoning has been pushed forward as implerncnting the Comprehensive Plan, he thinks a close reading of the Comprehensive Plan and the zoning suggests that is not really what happened here. He is concerned that the next round of the Compreherisive Plan will more or less echo what happened with the zoning to the detriment of the good that was in the Previous Comprehensive Plan, ,He is glad to see this move forward, but can't say he is entirely pleased abouil what was produced. He asked that the board use caution in moving forward in the future. Bruno Schickel - At the last public hearing he spoke about some specific things quid would like to know whether anyone has any reaction about those comments, Supv Sumner said she has specific responses_ Tht y were disc-Li ssed last week and will share that with him, B Schickel said in the zoning proposal, the shared driveway portion was removed. His understanding was that it would be in subdivision law, but it appears that it will be removed completely_ If that is the case, he is concerned about that. The shared driveway portion was something that could do In ore. dilbly good things for development. It would be a significant iris if that is taken out, He said it is premature to vote in the zoning law no matter the change% without it being accompanied by the subdivision law- Most of controversial areas were pushed into the subdivision law {which is not ready for review_ He doesn't understand the hurry to not have these two things go together. They 've always been presented together in the past, and he doesn't sce the utility in it_ He urged the board to reconsider that approach. Nxg 1 of 14 1013 12 -21- I Once the subdivision law and the zoning law are the way the board wants them, B Schickel said the board should talk to the stakeholders. He said speaking at a public hearing or meeting is very different that talking with a group of people specifically about the details. It is very difficult at the podium to get into any sort of detail that's necessary with something as intricate as these laws. He asked that the board reach out to the people who use zoning every day, or many times a year, and will be significantly affected by it. Supv Sumner closed the public hearing on the zoning law at 7:15 p.m. PUBLIC HEARING DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL AREAS Supv Sumner opened the public hearing at 7:16 p.m. and Town► Clerk read the notice published in The Ithaca Journal. Bruno Schickel - Said he has reviewed it and approximately 60% to 65/0 of the Town of Dryden would be declared a critical environmental area. He said this begs the question "Where is the problem that currently exists you are trying to solve ?" He doesn't see it. To take such an aggressive action to declare 65% of the Town of Dryden a critical environmental area is an abuse of the critical environmental statute or concept. It's a little bit like the historic districts and buildings. It's like saying 65% of all the structures in the Town being declared historic. It's too broad a brush, unnecessary and adds a burden. It's been said that it just adds one more level of review. But it does a lot more of that. Under the zoning proposal, a lot of items require a special use permit and will trigger a Type I action in review. it creates a lot of unnecessary hoops for people to jump through, and a lot of additional cost and burden to applicants. When a situation exists where everything is special, it undermines the very nature of critical and nothing will be special. It will ultimately undermine what you are trying to accomplish. B Schickel said his property on Schutt Road is in CCA 31. It was included because it is adjacent to state land. He said essentially all areas adjacent to state land are included. Recommended mitigations include limit overall development: density. There should be no development involving potential for spills or for potential groundwater contamination. If someone puts in a septic system, the effluent from the septic system goes into the ground and there is a potential for groundwater contamination. The board needs to think about that. Mitigations include hide structural development using screens and locate development on the edges of fields. He asked why we have to hide a potential house. Why do we view a house as something that needs to be hidden? It also says projects in this area involving chemicals or the transportation of chemicals shall require immediate spill contamination response on all sites and nearby roadways. Use st:ormwater erosion and sediment controls, buffers to tributaries, and wetland protection are very necessary. The last line says limit excessive pesticide and fertilizer applications in this area. What is the definition of excessive? Who gets to decide? How does this get done? He said this is a potential nightmare in the making and urged the board to reconsider this. B Schickel said there are areas in this town that are unique, special, critical, and deserve a higher level of protection, but not 65% of the town. We already have a map of county unique natural areas. If you used this as a basis for creating a critical environmental area, nobody would argue. This is an overreach of huge proportion. Rage 2 of 14 Craig Anderson said his concern with the critical environmental areas is that while this is not a binding regulati on, things like this have a way of finding a way into government and be used as a regulation, not just by the Planning 13oard, but by a neighbor, Ken Miller said he is a farmer. A lot of agriculture land is included in the CEA. It appears to him that we are extremely over- regulahA, and not just through CEA and Un ing, They are beginning to lose all their property rights. He would appreciate it if the board would cut it back to thie few critical areas_ Farmers know how to take care of their land and don't need to be told haw to, They have enough regulation from the state and federal government, He asked that the area included be greatly reduced_ He asked the board to reinitiate the Ag Committee that was helping to form the Comprehensive Plan. He feels they were slighted by the Planning Board and the curnmittee taking over, and then reduced and demolished. He'd like to see it made a strong advisory board to the torn board. The other committees and boards have some of the same people on them all the time and he doesn't believe the town is getting a diverse commentary that way. upv Sumner said there are people staying on the boards, but there aren't a lot of people willing to do those jobs. It is a great idea to reactivate the Ag Committee, She thinks the reason it faded away is that the farmers who have this knowledge don't necessarily have time for meetings. She will start recruiting and perhaps enlist his help. Bob Baker, resident of town, said his family moved to the area 100 years ago and he iS the fourth generation here_ He carne tonight o%at of concern that there are a lot questions about the new zoning law, He risked the board to reconsider or extend the comment time on zoning. Listening to his farming neighbors and people who may be interested in developing down the line he is concerned about putting new and potentially onerous regulations on ouz fig.iting economy, We have to look at it through an economic potential as well. He is not against sensible regulations that will preserve the community, but don't overburden and take awav future potentials. He believes only 9% of Tompkins County is developed so we are really a rural community_ He is proud oftheway neighbors manage land and take care of the community. This may affect the livelihoods of many businesses. He asked the board to recon ;Ider and extend the period for comment_ Alan Dedrick said he has a farm on Mott Road. He thinks they have done a good job over the generations taking es re of the land, The CEAs are far reaching and perhaps the 'Town Board should think about business and people of the town and not be run so much by the Conservation Board. It's more than just the land, it's also the people involved in it. He doesn't see much consideration for the people that own the land_ He sees a bunch of railroading and running over everybody_ They have rights as citizens of the town and landowners and he doesn't think the board appreciates that, Evan Carpenter said he hay a farm on Route 13. He requests an extension of comment time for the CEAs. Dryden has a right to farm law and he feels this is chinking away at it a little bit_ Dryden waa vowd a few years ago as being one of the most farm friendly towns. This makes him wander whether Dryden deserves that honor anymore. With respect to pesticides, he knows that more pesticides are put on residential lawns and golf courses than there are on Ag fields, They have a financial interest in not getting rid of every single dandelion in the field. He feels the CFAs would be a wav of Proventing farmers from doing what they naturally do, and that's make the Dryden area the open are, the beautiful area, that it is. He said he is also willing to serve on the Ag Committee, After discussion, the board left the hearing open so that people can submit written comments. i}kt 3 C) f 14 TR 12-21 -11 • CITIZENS PRIVILEGE Bruno Sehickel said he understands the Town Board has charged the Planning Board with reviewing and studying the effects of potential gas drilling in the town. He asked if they were only to look at potential negative effects or will they look at positive and negative effects of gas drilling and the impact on local community, environment, economy, and the like. HE would like to know how it was defined. Supv Sumner said she doesn't have resolution with her. It is pretty broad and is objective. The point is to develop criteria for evaluating uses which might be added to the allowed use chart. Particularly industrial uses in this case, but it could apply to any use. B Schickel said he hoped the Planning Board would be encouraged to look at potentially positive aspects, the economic and social aspects as well as environmental aspects it will potentially have on our town. Supv Sumner said that is a strong focus. Craig Anderson said at last week's agenda meeting he heard a pitch by several people to hire a high profile law firm to defend the lawsuit. I•Ie would like to support Mr. Perkins and said he thinks he is doing a good job. This is about home rule. It's not about the science of fracking. He thanked Cl Makar for his work for the town and wished him well. Mike Lane addressed Cl Makar and said he is sorry he is leaving the board and wished him the best. He said he doesn't think there has anyone who has worked harder to get to know and serve Dryden. He said he is amazed by the critical questions Cl Makar asks about any topic; it sets everyone thinking. It's a real gift M lane said he hopes he doesn't lose that gift. The town is better town for his service. Community Education Grant Update Michael Koplinka- Loehr said he works for Cooperative Extension doing energy efficiency education. In February of 2010 Dryden was lead proposer for six towns in Tompkins County to do energy efficiency education and facilities energy savings. Both those grants were awarded and Cooperative Extension has a contract with Dryden to hire energy efficiency educators and Ken 'Thompson was hired to do municipal facilities energy efficiency. A report was distributed to the board. They started off quickly in the fall of 2010 with 300 volunteers delivering almost 5,000 energy efficiency packets around 6 communities. Throughout the entire year of the grant $50,000 grant was leveraged to about $165,000 worth of service from volunteers. Almost 6800 residents had direct contact with energy efficiency educational materials and through media almost 35,000 people had indirect contact. They did lots of outreach, leadership development, and youth programs. This is not a onetime grant, but actually laid groundwork for what is now a county -nvide campaign. 60 organizations are coming together to reach out to every single household and business before the end of 2012. Energy efficiency is tied to gas drilling as far as how we want to control our energy future. He reviewed the programs they have offered and how they benefited youth wanting to be certified in the field. A lot was leveraged from the NYSERDA grant. They have a lot to be proud of and will continue to build on it. Supv Sumner thanked him in particular for the energy teams, saying staff at the town hall have benefited from that. More information is available at upgrade upstate. org and getyourgreenbacktompkins.org. Page 4 of 14 1013 k2 -21 -I TVWN CLERK Town Clerk B Avery asked the board to approve meeting minutes- RESOLUTION #176 (201 t) = APPROVE MINUTES upv Sumner offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption- RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby approves the town board mee fi ng minutes of August 31, September .14, November 9 and November 16, 2012 - 2nd C:l Stelick loll Cali [Dote C:1 Stelick Yes Cl Solomon Yes upv Sumner Yes Cl Makar Yes Cl Leifer Yes B Avert/ asked that the board introduce a proposed amendment to the Town of Dryden Dog Control Law- This amendment we discussed when dog owners expressed concerns regarding Section 5 of the Dog Control Law. The board introduced the follot ;zng amendment, and set the public hearing far January 18, 2012, at 7:p P-M_ Section 5 of Local Law No. 2 of the year 2010 (the Town of Dryden Dog Control Law) is hereby amended to Bead as follows: 5. Female dogs. All female dogs, while such are in season (heat), may not he left outside unattended, 41 unless in a secure enclosure. Jfa female dog in season (heat) is vfrthe premises of the ouster, such dog shall be leashed. Any owner not adhering to this section will be subject to having the dog seized by the Dag Control Officer, or any peate tlfficer, and removed to a safe place ofconflnenient, aE the expense of the owner. This local law shall take eMct upon filing with the Secretary of State. Town Clerk asked the board to approve a notice to be added to the tax bills with respect to the extension of time for seniors to pay their bill. RESOLUTION # 177 12011 J — APPROVE TAX ]BILL INSERT Cl Stelick offered the folio % %,ing resolution and asked for its adoption: .RESOLVED, that this'I'own Board hereby approves the following document for insertion with the 2010 real property tax bills: Important Notice for Seniors Your deadline for payment DRYDEN Town & County 2012 Taxes on YOUR PRIMARY RESIDENCE may be extended to Ti) esday, February 6, 2011 IF you meet the following criteria; I - You already have a Town or County ,Senior Exemption or an Enhanced STAR Exemption. 2, Applies on ly to YOUR PRI III A]11Y 1�IE 11DENCE If you 11avc multiple tax bills, it only applies to the one with your home on it. 3. Applies ONLY to FULL PAYMMT , If you choose to make a partial payment, mLlst do so by January 31 m. Pikgc s 41 r 14 Call the Town Clerk's OfTcc at 607 -844 -8888 x3 to sec if you quRIIfy for th is extension' 2,10 Ol Makar Roll Call Vote Cl Steliek Yes Ol Solomon Yes Supv Sumner Yes Ol Maker Yes Cl Leifer Yes TB 12m2l-1 l B Avery asked the board to authorize a payment outside the abstract to pay the postage for mailing tax hills_ RESOLUTION #178 (2011) - AUTHORIZE POSTAGE FOR TAX SILLS CI Stelick offered the following resolution and askked for its adoption; RESOLVED, that this Town Board authorizes the payment of a sum not to exceed $2,500 for postage for mailing the 2012 real property tax bills. 2nd Cl Soloriaon Roll Call Vote HIGHWAiY DEPARTMENT Cl stefick Yes 1 Solomon Yes upv Sumner Yes Cl Makar Yes Cl Leifer Yes No Report, Supv Sumner said the Highway Superintendent had asked the board to consider a usage foe for use of the pavilions at Dryden Lake Park, iti4elissa Bianconi assisted him in determining the fees that are charged by other municipalities in the area, Suggested fees were reviewed and discussed. Sijpv Sumner said she believes they are rf asonable and may provide more control of the pavilions. The board doesn't believe it will discourage use. A discount for non - profits has not been suggested. Fees will be collected at the Highway /DPW office and transmitted to the bookkeeper. RESOLUTION 0 179 120111 - ADOPT PAVILION USE FEE SCHEDULE Ol Stelick offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: RZ OLVED, that this Town Board hereby sets the fallowing fee schedule for use of the town "owned pavilions at Dryden Lake Park; 16 x 24 (small) pavilion, Town of Dryden Resident (includes ililla of Dryden or Freeville Re %idents: Nora - Resident; 24 x 30 (large) }pavilion_ Town of Dryden (includes Village of Dryden or Freeville Residents; Nora =Residenrt! Page 6ofl4 $20.00 $35.00 $30.00 $45.00 TB 12)2 I - ] 21111 Cl Solomon Roll Call date Cl Stelick Yes Cl Soloman Yes ,xpv Sumner Yes Cl Makar Yes Cl Leifer Yes RECREATION DEPARTMENT No report. The hoard reviewed the Dryden Recreation CoTnTnission community center grant recommendations. They have changed eligibility to include any group which provides a community -based public scrvi �L which is open to all residents of the Town of Dryden. The intent is to extend beyond the community centers to other non- profit groups Mat don't have a facility. Those groups can partner with a Community center. Funding was reduced because most infrastructure projects have been done. Cl Leifer said Phis reflects the changing needs of the community centers_ There wa.s a question about whether this mill this bring more not -for- pro Fits From this side of town applying, malting it out of balance. Cl Stelick said this is a good opportunity to reach out and sec what comes of it. The DISC makes the recommendations, blot it is ultimately up to the town board to award the grants_ Cl Stelick said the availability should be well publicized. He's hoping we sec app ications from all areas of the town_ RESOLUTION #180 (2011) - ACCEPT CRALNT GUIDELINE CHANGES FROM DRI; CI Stelick offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption, RESOLVED, that this Town Board hercAy accepts changes in community grant funding recommended by the 'Dryden Recreation amirtissloin in a letti;r from Wendy Martin, Chair, dated December 1, 2011. 2nd CI Leifer Roll Call dote 1 Stelick Yes Cl Solomon yes Supv Sumner Yes 1 Makar Yes Cl Leifer Yes Supv Sumner shared the 2012 Dryden Youth Commission budget and allocations for programs and reviewed the information with the board_ RESOLUTION #181120 11) - ACCEPT AND APPROVE 2012 DYC BUDGET as ALLOCATIONS Supv Sumner offered the follow) resolution and asked for its adoption; RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby accepts and approves the 2012 Dryden Youth Commission budget. and allocations. 2 "I C1 Stelick Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Cl Salomon Supv Sumner Cl Makar Cl Keifer Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Page *, of 14 0 PLANMNG DEPAll RENT Supv Sumner announced that Code Officer Kevin Ezell has been appointed to the Intemational Code Council Code Review Committee- K Ezell said thanks to the support of the board, ovcr the years he has been attending the International Code 0evelopmer t. hearings, and has asked for an appointment to one of those committees. This year he was granted a three year appointment to the residential committee. This deals with all building and energy parts of the residential interriational Code that is usud in New York State. The committee reviews the -nges, makes recommendations to the regulators, and the regulators vote at final action hearings. Supv Sumner thanked him for what he has been brought to the town and the state- COURW BRIEFIN Mike Lane said the Government Operations Committee has begun a review of the County's ethics code. Highway Manager, Bill Sezesny hu; retired effective December 31, 2011. The Facilities Committee has reviewed the structure of the public facilities departments. They will continue to have the equivalent of a highway manager, now called a highway director and will also have an assistant director. The County Administrator will be setting up a search committee for candidates. Jack Such has been asked to serve on committee. County Legislature had a long meeting last night. There will be things coming out next 49 year and there will be more to talk about- The budget process went as good as it could have in a diMcult year. There was pretty goad unanimity for the budget- They did what was necessary to preserve prograrns as best they could. Work force has been cut back and speaduig has not exceeded as much a-s it might have. They have cut back even though they have absorbed massive cuts and the pressure of Medicaid as a state mandate has not been relieved. TCCOO has done same good things; including beginning a consortium for looking at T13 cable. He said it's tough because the amount of leverage that Towns ]gas been whittled down, but it's nice to have the graup looking at how to improve servi.ce and extend coverage in towns and villages. Their next meeting will be in January- Martha Robertson said there are two things on the horizon, for the county in the coming year- One is dealing with a band issue related to moving the Office for the Agi- g out of courthouse and into the former Carpet Bazaar buiIding. She hopes in the coming year they will be able to make all the decisions needed to get this underway. The legislature will he moving to the old courthouse on the second floor around the back. It is a beautiful historical room sometimes now used by the Supreme Court. They should be able to move with minimal renovations - That should be accomplished by next year at this time- The other thing is to get the Community Justice Center out of the old library. They are using a minor part of the space and there is nowhere else for them to be right non-. That needs to be figured out- The other big issue is Medicaid and mandate relief. 'There is a new study from the Citizurns Budget Corn rnission that calls it a poor way to }gay for Medicaid. The prVperty tax c'ori.tribution is far more than other states. The report can be keiewed at cbny.org and says income tax is a fairer way to pay for it. M Robertson said the problem is that we have a lot of poor people that are on Medicaid and health care is expensive. The Affordable Care Act, if enacted, will be able to spread that cost over and achieve some efficiency- f agc 8 01- 1 4 TS ism2I -i The County legislature passed a resolution calling for a statewide ben on hydrefracking last night, M Robertson said the state clearly doesn't have regulations even contemplated to manage the "pccted damage- She did hear that they are going to take another look at the socio- economic study and perhaps calculate some of the negatives as well as the positives, With respect to the Southern Tier Economic Development Council, a lot of grants came through far housing, including almost 2. 5 million dollars for Poet's Landing in the Village of Dryden. Tompkins County also received Iarge pockets of money for rural venture capital fund - Regional Su stainability Tompkins County got a million dollar grant to do region -wide planning on sustainability There will also be a large sum for shovel ready projects (sites that can be ready for economic development ). The site on north side of the village was included in the initial proposal and there will be a process for businesses to try and qualify for that money. Cl Makar asked for an update on the sale of the certified home health agency- M Robertson said the County decided to divest of and sett their license. A couple of weeks ago the State Department of Health passed an emergency regulation and removed constraints on the number of licenses- Tompkins County was in the middle of negotiating with I C0R to take over the C.ounty's license for $850,000. There were 18 other counties in same position, and this action wipes all that out- The agencies will not pay that price now, but will wait for the ne %v process and apple for a license. The Mate is opening up the market. The public policy goal is supposed to be that anyone receiving Medicare and Medicaid will move to managed care. The effect on counties will in fact be a fiscal impact. M Robertson said it destsbilizcs the whole industry. The County has a small servicr: left, is riot taking as many new clients, and will see hove this works out. ENGINEERING No report- $upv Sumner said they have submitted a drift Map, Plan and Report for the Yellow Barn Water Company. The infrastructure Committee will meet next week to review that document. A'T'TORNEY At�y Perkins updated the board on the conveyance of the Wastewater Treatment Ply. »t to the towns involved- He slid the City of Ithaca has had the documents for 2 2 months and earlier this month acted on thccm. He said he hopes to have it concluded tomorrow- Supv Sumner signed the documents and Atty Perkins will hand deliver and record them tomorrow morning- None, NE''ii7 BUSINESS upv Sumner asked for a resolution authorizing her to sign the fire department contracts, RFAOLUTION 0192 [2012) - AUTHDRI E SUPERVISOR TO SIGN FIRE CONTRACTS C1 Makar offered the following resolution and as iced for its adoption: TR 12-21-11 RSSOLVED, that this Town Board hereby authorizes the Town Supervisor to executo the fire contracts for 2012 with W- 8- Strong Fire Company of Freeville, Jnc,, Stns Volunteer Fire Department:, Varna Volunteer Fire Department, and Brooktondale Fire Department, 2nd Cl Solomon Roll Call dote 1 Stekk Yes Cl Soloman Yes upv %ornner Yes Cl Makar Yes Cl Leikr Yes Supv Sumner noted there is some cooperative planning going on between the fire departments. Supv Sunuier has asked Atty Perkins to prepare a proposed amendment to sewer law providing for an increase, in the sewer rate. The proposed law was introduced and the public hearing set for January 18, 2012, at 7:15. The text of the law is as follows; 1. Subsection (b) of Section 6 (Calculation of Sewer Rent) of local Law No. 2 of the year 1994 (Dryden Sewer Dietr;cts Suer bent LaWl is hereby amended to read as follows: °'(b) Based upon the water usage, the calculatlion of the sewer rent; shall be made by multiplying the number of gallons consumed in the billing period by $.2153 per 100 gallons. The product shall be the sewer rent for the billing period.' - Subsection (c) cif Section 6 (Calculation of Sewer Rent) of such local law is hereby amended to read as follows= "(c) In the event that the product computed according to sub- section (b) above is less than $21.53 then the bill shad be rounded up to $21,53 which shall be a minimum bill for each billing period. In the event the premises are not connected to a water meter, then a minimum bill as set forth herein shall be imposed for each billing period, until such time as a water meter is installed - All premises served by a sewer system shall have a water meter installed within nine (9) months of connection of the premises to the sewer system -" 3. This local law shall take effect for all sewer use after January 1, 2012 and after filing with the Secretary of State- The board iximts to encourage economic development in the town and would like to extend the current agreement with Alternatives Federal Credit Union as discussed last month. $10,000 is allocated and expected to cover five to nine business under this matching grant program. Cl Makar provided the agreement and accompanying document that were used when the Town originally entered into the agreement with AF T- After discussion, there were some changes made to the agreement:, RESOLUTION #18$ 12011 J - AUTHORISE AGREEMENT WITH AFCU Cl Solornon offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: RESOLVED, that. this Town Board hereby appr5ove& the agreement with Alternatives Federal {Credit Union, as amended, and the Town Supervisor is hereby a0horized to execute the same_ nd Cl Makar Page IU of 14 1l3 12 -21 -1I Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes C1 Solomon Yes Supv Sumner Yes Cl Makar Yes Cl Leifer Yes Supv Sumner asked the Grants Committee to follow up on reports from AFCU. Supv Sumner said she would like to adjust the pay rate of the account clerk for the period of time that the town was without a bookkeeper, and presented a resolution for the board's consideration. RESOLUTION #184 (2011) - ADJUST RATE OF PAY FOR ACCOUNT CLERK Cl Stelick offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: WHEREAS, the town bookkeeper left unexpectedly on August 22, 2011; and WHEREAS, the new bookkeeper began working on November 15, 201.1; and WHEREAS, Account Clerk, Janene Trojner, fulfilled many bookkeeper and human resource clerk responsibilities beyond her job description between August 22 and November 15, 201.1; and WHEREAS, Ms Trojner worked many hours beyond the normally scheduled 20 hours per week201.1during that time period; and WHEREAS, as a part time employee the account clerk is not paid overtime for additional hours; and WHEREAS, Ms Trojner has been invaluable in providing process and procedural information to the new bookkeeper; therefore RESOLVED, that the town board approves an increase of $2.61 per hour (half the difference between the account clerk's normal hourly rate and the bookkeeper's hourly rate) for 20 hours per week for the 12 weeks prior to the new bookkeeper starting, totaling $627.12.; and FURTHER RESOLVED, that the total of $627.12 be paid to Ms Trojner in addition to her regular pay in the pay period ending December 25, 2011. 21,11 Cl Solomon Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes Cl Solomon Yes Supv Sumner Yes Cl Makar Yes Cl Leifer Yes Cl Stelick said he would like to address the application process for volunteer boards. He proposes that all applications go to the Town Clerk's to be dated, filed, and provided to the town board in addition to any specific boards. Because most of the openings occur in January, a recruiting effort should begin in Septembcr or October. This used to be the process, and has Page I I o1 14 TB 12 -21 -11 been deviated from. The recommendation now corner from the particular board, and the Torn is Hoard should be sure they are seeing all the applicants. He thanked Deputy Town Clerk fatty Millard for updating the application farm- He warlts to help insure diversify on the boards and said we could do better job of recruitirng, With the new year, Ws an opportunity to open up an L mportant process and try and bring more people in- Supv Sumner said this would mean some serious marketing efforts in September. Cl Stelick said it world allow all the boards -more time to peruse the applications and make recommctxdations, B Avery suggested recruitment start in June at the Dairy Day booth. Cl Stetick. said public outrcaeh is important. Cl Leifer would like the terms for each board on the website- Cl Stelick said he has been loolc.rrg at the minutes of each of the boards. He would like a protocol and tern plate for consistency with these minutes and would like the Town Clerk to assist with this. Vile need to address what should a`ad should not to itteluded, things as siTa e as page numbers, headers and footers. We need something in places regardless cif who is taking the minutes. Some training will help with makiTlg sure e get the information we need and not unnecessary stuff, deadlines, and other pertinent things. Cl Stelick reported that he had the pleasure of running into Andrew fierce of the Ree Department with a group of children (10) at Lights on the Lake and Hyde's in Liverpool. It was the first outing with the new van. All the children were Weil behaved and public comment was good. Supv Sumner said the trip to Carousel Mall was also successful. More trips are being planned- COMMITTEE REPORTS Personnel committee - Su pv Sumner said the bookkeeper would like to meet with the committee. Cl Leifer said he would like to establish building hours. The committee has addressed the issue of trainings, They w411 be further refining the policy with respect to trainings outside of New York State, The department head will need show that an equivalent training is not offered in state. Cl Leifer said with certain positions he can't believe someone would have to travel farther than Syracuse, not to mention all the online resources- Cl Stelick said the transparency and justification is important. Cl Leifer said because board members will now be provided with -meeting materials on a flash drive, the sarne materials should be posted on the website for the public. Fnr items that are an the website, we could simply provide a link- Technology Committee - Supv Sumner said we have been having server issues, and that will likely be addressed after the first of the year, but we need some serious planning- Cl Stelick asked about the status of the high speed internet with Clarity Connect. Supv Sumner said the equipment is up and functional on the Mt Pleasant tower. The equipment is up but not yet tested on Sapsucker Woods Road (on the Ithaca side)- The equipment is up but not vet functional on Beam dill. Midline Rand is a bit behind because of hunting season, Public outreach will be important when the system is functional, Cl Makar said you can inquire on Clarity's website to about coverage for specific areas, OMMU Cl Stelick disagrees with holding cuff on adoption, We have energy and people who are interested, and if we choose to vote in the new zoning, we need to have a committee to address Page 12 111` 14 om 12 -2t -I1 items on the punch list that didn't get into current edition for possible changes down the road. It could be a subcommittee of the board, probably meeting bi- monthly. We've done a good job with the outreach, but it is important to invite the public and deal with issues a few at a tune. Atty Perkins said he has taken proposed zoning law and gone through it line by line and determined how many changes might be necessary. There are 308 instances to be addressed if this were done as an amendment to the current zoning ordinance instead of a law. The resolution he prepared proposes a repeal of some sections of the current zoning ordinance, retention of some provisions of the current zoning ordinance, and adoption of an amendment which is the substance of the proposed zoning law that the public hearing was previously held on. The board will need to start the hearing process over and it needs to go to the County and adjacent municipalities. The board will need to hold hearing on a proposed amendment to the zoning ordinance. Supv Sumner said she is reluctant to schedule hearing and publish an amendment before she has read it. Atty Perkins said the changes have to do with changing words and context. It refers to ordinance instead of local law. The only substantive changes are to change the penalties to conform to the provisions of Town Law and to eliminate those provisions having to do with Planning Board and ZBA that provide for additional circumstances under which an alternate member may be appointed. It is a restatement of the proposed law that has already had a public hearing. It is now in the form of an ordinance. Atty Perkins explained there are different: restrictions under Municipal Home Rule Law vs. Town Law. The board will review the resolution and possibly introduce the amendment at the organizational meeting. • At Perkins explained that the concern was raised that if the new zoning law was Atty p g adopted, we would also have to repeal the zoning ordinance, including the amendments for which we were sued. We do not want to have to have the discussion with court about the new law. To avoid having that discussion, we will not repeal the zoning ordinance. We will amend it making certain changes including those in the local law on which a public hearing was held. We had wanted to make the penalties a little stiffer, but since we will not be operating under the Municipal Home Rule Law, we are bound by the penalties that can be assessed under the provisions of Article 16 of the Town Law. After the suit is resolved, it can re- enacted as a local law and we can increase the penalties and expand the circumstances under which an alternate member can be appointed to the "ZBA or the Planning Board. This is done in an abundance of caution. Other attorneys agree this is the way to proceed, and have said it is extremely smart. No action is necessary tonight. C Anderson asked if the subdivision lacy would be done soon, and whether the two would come together. Supv Sumner said they would come together eventually. The Town Board has finished commenting and passed it on to Atty Perkins, so 30 days does not seem out of the question. C Anderson said you can't really have one without the other. Atty Perkins said he would like to see the Varna Plan included, but he hasn't seen anything yet. M Lane said the Independent has now had 10 meetings. They are representatives from 1.5 to 14. They people come and voice their opinions in the city. Redistricting Committee f focusing on a version that will be having hearings in It looks like they %vill be )r the County legislative districts would reduce the number of January and he asked that reducing to four county districts Cl Leifer asked if it was necessary to do an individual SEQR for each proposed CEA and vote; on them individually. Atty Perkins said one SEQR is necessary for the document. Cl L Page 13 of 14 Tfi 12 -21 -I I said they should try to discuss each CEA individually before voting. He said he thinks it is important. Supv Sumner noted that the Chair of the Conservation Board is a farmer, so it's hard to say that farming hasn't been taken into consideration. Cl Leifer said that as a board member if someone has a comment on a specific CEA there should be a record and discussion. They need to have that opportunity. There being no further business, on motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned at 9:30 p.m. Res ectfully submitted, Bambi L. Avery Town Clerk Page 14 of 14 Dryden Town Board Meeting Dryden Town Hall 93 East Main Street Wednesday December 21, 2011 7:00 PM 1. Call Meeting to Order 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Roll Call 4, Public Hearing a. Critical Environmental Areas (CFAs) b. Zoning Law 5. Citizens Privilege 6. Presentation: Community Education Grant update 74 To-Vvn Clerk M Koplinka -Loehr B Avery a. Approve Meeting Minutes for 8,131/11* 9/14/113 11/9/11 & 11/16/11 8. Highway Superintendent/Dept Of Public Works 9. Recreation Department a. Pavilion use policv b. DRC Recommendations for community center grants c. DYC Recommendations for allocation of funding 10. Planning Department • a. K. Ezell appointment to ICC 11. County Briefing 12. Engineering 13. Attorney 14. Unfinished Business 15. New Business a. Authorization to sign fire contracts b. introduce proposed amendment to sewer law c. Approval of 2012 sewer rates d. Proposed amendment to Dog Control Law e. Alternatives 1~CU contract update /extension F. Approval of notice to be included with tax bills 16. Committee Reports (3 minutes or less each, please) a. Emergency Conunittee b. Personnel Conunittee c. Loans and Grants Committee d. Technology Committee e. RecreationlYouth /Community Centers Committee 17. Future Agenda Items 18. Executive Session (if necessary) The Next Town Board Meeting will be Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 7:00 J Bush M Bianconi D Kwasnowskl M Lane /M Robertson A Sciarabba n001 Perkins Stelick/Leifer Makar /Leifer Makar/Leifer Stelick/Leifer Town of Dryden Town Board Meeting December 21, 2011 Name - lease Pnnt /� 1��4qm1c 1 1 J�r�1i J t4u Address or Board J2- 12L «I /4t Lo r C ZKo � P F ur<%� Apl V r7 12 -21 -11 SPEAKER SIGN IN SHEET If you wish to address the Board under citizen's privilege of the floor please sign in below. Speakers will be limited to a maximum of three minutes. Please provide the Clerk with a written summary of your statement. Name r o,Q Y. cg o/a J7 i /Y le &MS Address I!S9'Ja`06rJ W ry - ?m w ry L i.vl4f ZdzF /IV 'nos AD, 445INJ- Co&P LzKr �zZ rv� operative Co o soon RmpWrisCounty Year End Report NYSERDA -Town of Dryden (Six -Town) Energy Management Personnel Community Energy Educator NYSERDA Contract # 19422 Energy Education services provided from .haae 15A, 2011 to September 15'h 2011, Executive Summary The Town of Dryden coordinated a regional partnership in Tompkins County with the Towns of Ulysses, Enfield, Danby, Newfield, and Lansing to contract for 12- months of Energy Management Personnel services. Funded by NYSERDA's RIP 10 Energy Management Personnel grant, the six -town Community Energy Education program in 2010 -2011 provided public education and social marketing for energy efficiency and resident assistance with energy efficiency program applications. The Town of Dryden sub - contracted with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County (CCETC) on behalf of the six towns for the delivery of the Energy Management Persommel services. ® During the first quarter of the grant, energy management personnel planned and implemented "Lighten Up Tompkins," a large -scale education and outreach campaign to raise awareness of the opportunities for energy efficiency in the six towns and throughout Tompkins County. 300 volunteers distributed 4,600 energy efficiency education packets and compact fluorescent light bulbs in the six towns. During the remainder of the grant energy management personnel built on the momentum generated by Lighten Up Tompkins to coordinate a series of initiatives to encourage home energy upgrades: • Outreach programs to raise awareness of energy efficiency programs, including presentations, tabling, rnedia outreach, and the Upgrade Upstate web portal • Youth Programs to engage students, parents, and faculty and staff, and support youth in taking leadership in advancing energy efficiency upgrades • Ongoing support mechanisms for residents in making energy efficiency upgrades such as case management, energy teams, home energy visits, and a hotline. • Build the foundation for future initiatives, such as the countywide energy marketing campaign "Get Your Greenback " Tompkins", that will ensure energy efficiency education initiatives continue after the end of the 1 -year grant period. ® Over the one -year grant period Energy Management Personnel reached 6,794 residents through direct and indirect contact and 35,310 people through media contact. Energy management personnel leveraged $163,535 worth of volunteer and intern labor and 4 $21,850 in donations, increasing grant resources 3.3 times the original funding amount. 0 ear End Summary of Accomnlishmen The following report summarizes the accomplishments during the 1 year grant and is divided into the following sections: I. Development ol'Upgrade Upstate and Educational Materials z. Lighten Up Tompkins door -to -door outreach distribution 3. Town -by -town outreach strategy 4. Leveraging of Resources S. Future Initiatives G. Summary of 41h Quarter Events 7. Conclusion 1. Development of Upgrade Upstate and :Educational Materials Energy management personnel developed a series of educational materials to make it as simple as possible for Tompkins County residents to make home energy upgrades. In spring 2010 CCE- .Tompkins launched Upgrade Upstate (ceetompkins.org,'eiiergypath), a one -stop portal for information on home energy upgrades featuring the following educational materials, all of which are also available as paper copies: • Path to Home Energy savings: Visual educational guide to explain ener gy efficiency as a multi -step process. Starts with low- and no -cost steps, and continues through BPI- accredited assessments and ends with renewable energy. 1 "he web path is interactive, allowing residents to explore actions they can take at each step on the path, including how -to videos. • Interactive Financing Cuide: Residents choose their situation (homeowner, renter, or landlord) and income level and then are guided to programs they may qualify for and information on how to apply. • Tnteractive Energy Assessment Guide: Describes what an energy assessment is and then guides residents step -by -step to how to sign -up for a free or reduced cost energy assessment through Green Jobs Green NY or the Weatherization Assistance Program. • 'Pips for Choosing a Contractor and List of BPI- contractors: Lists all .BPI - accredited contractors operating in Tompkins County along with information on how to choose a contractor • Learn How to Upgrade: Includes instructions and tips for low -cost energy savers, quick and easy energy savers (limited time and budget), big energy savers, and tips for apartment dwellers and tenants. The website includes an interactive house to learn more about saving energy, and each section includes video clips and documents that accompany each tip that show exactly how -- with clear step - by -step instructions -- to do each one of these tips. ■ Resident Testimonials: Video clips of leaders in Tompkins County talking about the importance and benefits of energy efficiency upgrades to their homes and community. The videos are tailored to different ages, genders, rural or urban, occupation, and other demographics to strengthen the message to each individual that energy efficiency upgrades are something that other people in Tompkins County who are just like them are doing. 2. Lighten Up Tompkins On October 30`h, 2010 almost 300 volunteers reusable bags with energy efficiency educatio Dryden, Lansing, Newfield, Enfield, Ulysses, distributed at food pantries, area schools, and months of November and December. went door -to -door distributing 3,200 nal information to residents in the Towns of and Danby. An additional 1,400 bags were other community venues throughout the Prior to the distribution day event, energy management staff secured $20,000 in funding, designed and prepared all educational materials and other contents of the bags, developed a website of educational resources, recruited volun(eers, planned bag stuffing events, and finalized routes and volunteer logistics. After the event staff organized a series of workshops and panels, distributed remaining bags, and entered Energy Pledge submissions into an Excel database. Bag Contents: Energy management staff designed and ordered 5,000 sets of the following materials: • An energy saving compact fluorescent light bulb. ■ Description of upcoming energy efficiency events, including how -to workshops and panels with 13P1- contractors. • Lighten Up Tompkins Raffle entry form. Residents who pledged to get on the path to energy savings were entered to win over $2,000 in prizes, including energy assessments from local BPI contractors, ■ Educational Materials Packet (described in section 1) • Coupons from local stores All materials are available for download on the Lighten Up Tompkins website: httt): / /ccetompkins.oro ener�w/ii lhten- tomhkin5 /wliats -bagmI The Lighten Up Tompkins project resulted in the following impacts: 1. Immediate Energy Savings. Assuming that every resident replaced one regularly used incandescent bulb with the CFL included in their bag, Tompkins County will collectively save $278.000 over the life of the bulbs and reduce carbon emissions by 3.3 million Rounds, equivalent to taking 300 cars off the road for a year. This money will stay in the pockets of families and strengthen the local economy. 2. Increased awareness of energy saving opportunities. The educational materials go outlined other actions residents can take to save hundreds or even thousands of dollars per year and help Tompkins County achieve its goal of reducing carbon emissions 20% by 2020 and 80% by 2050. FA 3. Tracking Improvements and referral to NYSERDA programs. Over 500 people returned their pledges to enter the Lighten Up 'Tompkins raffle. Energy staff and trained interns followed -up with residents to refer them to NYSCRDA programs and track progress in reducing energy usage. See case management description in section III for more details. 4. Networking with over 2 -dozen organizations and businesses. Lighten Up Tompkins laid the foundation for the outreach strategy carried out over the remainder of the grant and 'for the development 0Fthe countywide energy savings campaign "Get Your Greenback Tompkins" campaign. 5. web Site developed. See lightenuptompkins.org. All information developed is available for open source sharing to other communities as long as CCETC is credited and networks for assessing impacts and continued learning /evaluation are established. 3. Implementation of Town -by -Town Outreach Strategy During the remainder of the ;rant energy management personnel carried out the following outreach strategy to encourage energy efficiency upgrades in the six towns: 1. CCE +" staff presented to Town Boards in all six towns to engage Town leaders in the Energy Education Program. Follow -up with Town Supervisors and Board members helped to identify further actions in the towns. 2. Partnership Development. Energy management personnel followed -up with leads from Town Board presentations and other known contacts to gather a list of key formal and informal leaders, including early adopters and people in town government, schools, businesses, local organizations and service clubs, youth organizations, congregations, and other groups. Key contact people in these organizations helped initiate further actions. 3. Identified community representatives to assist CCE in connecting with key formal and informal leaders and planning outreach programs. Community representatives in Dryden, Enfield, and Danby contributed 236 hours of volunteer labor during the 3`J and 4" quarters. 4. Implement outreach programs to raise awareness of energy efficieney programs: a. Presentations: Community organizations (e.g. church groups, youth groups, and service clubs) were invited to host a Cooperative Extension presentation that covers basic building science, the path to energy savings, financial incentives, video testimonials, upcoming workshops, and an infrared camera demonstration. Participants learn how to sign up for a reduced or no -cost energy audit through NY.SFRDA 's Green Jobs Green ncnv York program. Energy educators gave a total of 28 presentations to community groups over the grant period. b. 'fabling: Cooperative Extension educators tabled at community events to promote the Green ,lobs Green A eiv York program, distribute educational materials, answer energy efficiency questions, and publicize upcoming ® workshops and events. Energy educators tabled at a total 21 community events over the grant period. c. Media Outreach: Identified local media, including newspapers, church circulars, town newsletters, school bulletins, listserves, and websites to post infonnation about horne energy upgrades. Energy educators authored a weekly column in the Ithaca Journal featuring a new energy saving step each week from November — April. d. Commercial Outreach: This sununer, Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County and EnerPath partnered to perform outreach for NYSEG's Small Business Energy Efficiency Program. For qualified businesses, EnerPath admirUsters free lighting assessments and provides efficient lighting upgrades. NYSEG pays 70% of the cost of the recommended upgrades. Over the course of the summer, the Energy Corps met with 142 businesses in Tompkins County. Of these, 108 businesses (76%) were interested in the program. 21 businesses (15 %) were closed when the team visited them; in most cases brochures were left on the door. 8 businesses (5 %) had already completed the NYSEG program and 2 were currently in the process. Three businesses were not interested, or knew that they did not qualify. ® CCE- Tompkins hopes businesses that take advantage of the lighting program subsidies will make further energy upgrades in the future and then partner with CCE to promote residential efficiency programs to employees. �. Engage Youth as leaders: a. Pilot programs were launched in schools; summer camps, and after school programs to engage students, .f..aculty and staff, and parents. Programs include: i. Dryden Sustainability Club: Energy management personnel worked with the Dryden Sustainability Club to sponsor an energy benchmarking initiative. Students learn about each of the actions on the path to energy savings and then are challenged to implement as many of the actions as possible at home. When the club reaches certain benclunarks, measured in number of actions taken, the group receives a pizza party. If successful, CCE staff hopes to expand this program to additional schools. ii. Energy Hog Program with Leadership Tompkins: Energy management personnel collaborated with volunteers from the ® Leadership Tompkins program to develop and pilot the "energy hog," a program for young children to engage in energy efficiency and conservation. Energy corps interns used the program developed by leadership Tompkins in its work with local summer J camps. Volunteers from Leadership Tompkins contributed over 100 hours to the project. 0 Summer Camp Energy Education: Energy Corps interns worked with local slimmer programs to design interactive energy programs to engage elementary, middle, and high school aged youth in energy efficiency and conservation. ]"he interns piloted an energy education program at three summer camps (4 -H Urban Youth Camp, Enfield Summer Program, and the GIAC Conservation Corps program) reaching a total of 122 students ages 5 -13. The education programs sought to fill a gap in energy education at the elementary and middle school levels and encourage the parents of children in the program to take energy saving steps. Based on the lessons learned from the pilots this summer, energy education programs could be more widely implemented throughout the area next summer. b. Leadership Development. Energy management persomiel worked to empower and support youth leaders from around the county to take leadership in advancing energy efficiency upgrades: i. Networking meetings: Energy management personnel planned two youth networking summits on January 27`x' and March 2 n to allow youth from the six towns and throughout Tompkins County to share what they are working on and support each other in 40 planning joint initiatives moving forward toward common energy efficiency educational goals. Over 50 youth, teachers, and youth group leaders attended these planning summits. Three working groups emerged from the summit: developing a building science and home energy efficiency course for students, community outreach and engagement to plan for a larger youth educational and empowerment summit close to Earth Tway in April, and curriculum development. ii. Youth Power Summit: 200 students (middle school to college students) joined together for a full energy action conference on 4119/11 with a morning multi -media experiential educational presentation, lunch networking across 9 school groups and 8 afternoon workshops. The students lobbied elected officials from several area municipalities — with the goal of adopting resolutions for "80% carbon emissions reduction by 2050" - via an inspiring and well - organized rally in the central business district of the county. Students were inspired to form follow -up action tearns in each constituent school. Educators also formed a NYS -NNide coalition of student energy efficiency educators. Volunteers contributed 470 hours organizing the event. 0 iii. Building Science Course: 23 students applied from Tompkins and Seneca Counties for a weeklong BPI building science course. 18 students took the course (mix of gender, ethnicity, ages 15 -26, and urban rural backgrounds). TST BOCES provided the teaching space and certification testing computer lab for free as a sponsoring partner, and a local teacher volunteered her house for the field instruction portion of the class. 100% of the students who took the BPI "building analyst" certification test passed, and they are now gaining extra field experience (job shadowing building performance practitioners) before taking the field test part of their certification testing. Funding for textbooks, refreshments, a stipend for the instructor and the testing fees were covered by 2 grants from local foundations. The course was such a success that we are seeking additional grant funding to replicate this course during spring break of 2012 and early summer 2012. It is clear that local IIS students can perform at national BPI standards and the local demand for such services continues to grow due t:o GJGNY assessment funding and on -bill financing opportunities starting in May 2012, 6. Support people in taking action to make home energy upgrades: ® a. Case Management: Energy management staff followed -up with each of the 500 households that entered the Lighten Up Tompkins raffle and pledged to get on the Path to Energy Savings. Each household received a call from trained interns inviting them to participate in a brief survey. The survey is designed to evaluate the effectiveness of the "Lighten Up "Tompkins" initiative and provide information, resources, and contacts to Support households in taking the next step on the path to energy savings. Households are encouraged to sign up for a free or reduced cost energy assessment through the Green Jobs Green NY program. As an incentive to participate, each person who completed the survey was offered a coupon to local businesses. Energy management personnel solicited donations for these coupons, worth over $600, from 3 local businesses. Volunteers also contributed 50 hours to assist in making case management calls in the Town of Dryden. b. Energy Teams: Energy management personnel piloted, designed, and implemented small energy teams in neighborhoods, workplaces, service clubs, and faith -based communities to learn about home energy upgrades and support each other in taking action to reduce energy usage. Participants got to know their neighbors, signed up for a no -cost energy audit through tVt SFRDA's Green Jobs Green AVeiv York program, learned building science and do -it- yourself improvements, and were supported in taking action to lower energy usage and increase comfort. Many community members were eager to join Energy Teams because they see the potential of building stronger and more livable neighborhoods through this peer - support process. CCL- Tompkins hopes these teams will continue to support each other in other areas. including food security, renewable energy, biomass for home heating, transportation, and waste. Based on the success of the initial pilots energy educators launched two additional teams in fall 2011 and hope to launch 10 teams in spring 2012. c. Home Energy Visits: Energy management personnel designed and piloted a home energy visit program. Interns met with homeowners in their homes, suggested low and no -cost ways to save energy, and outlined next steps for the homeowner given their situation. Interns guided homeowners through the energy assessment process and help them fill out a Green Jobs Green NY application. d. Hotline: In all publications and presentations residents were encouraged to call Cooperative Extension for more information and assistance. Residents who call were added to the case management database and receive regular follow -up calls offering support in making energy upgrades. 4. Leveraging of Resources Throughout the grant Cooperative hxtension sought to leverage grant money and impact 40 through training a corps of student interns and volunteer community representatives, and securing donations for outreach materials and food for events rather than grant funds. a. Energy Corps Interns: Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County participated in the Cornell Public Service Center's Community Work -Study Program (CWSP) to hire and train a corps of interns to perform case management follow -up, table at events, facilitate energy tearns, organize energy visits, and do commercial outreach. Interns went through a two week intensive training organized by energy management personnel that covered basic building science, energy assessments, low -cost I no -cost energy improvements, facilitation and communication skills, and effective outreach techniques. The Cornell CWSP program paid 90/0 of intern wages. Energy management persorviel leveraged 6090.5 hours of intern work valued at $60,905 during the second and third quarters to support outreach programs in the six towns. b. Volunteers: Energy management personnel worked with 6 community representatives to leverage 426 hours of volunteer time. Volunteers contributed 2,595 hours to Lighten Up Tompkins, youth programs, and other events, and $42,210 worth of work towards the Get Your Greenback Campaign, resulting in a total of $102,630 in volunteer labor. c. Donations: Energy management personnel secured monetary donations to Lighten Up 'Tompkins and donations of energy efficiency demonstration ® products, coupons for case management work, and food for events. Donations totaled $21,850 over the l -year grant period. 5. Future Initiatives Energy Management staff worked to ensure that energy efficiency education initiatives continue after the end of the l -year grant period by building leadership capacity, planning for new programs, and helping to organize a multi -year countywide energy savings marketing campaign: 1. Leadership Development: Energy management personnel trained community representatives and asked participants in energy teams to recruit participants for additional energy teams, reach out to community groups, and serve as block captains. 2. Get Your Green Back Campaign: The "Get Your Green Back" campaign is a broad coalition of organizations working together to inspire and support every household and business in Tompkins County to take a new step to save money on building heat and electricity, food, transportation and waste. Energy management personnel helped to organize campaign - planning meetings with over 100 representatives from local goveniments, higher education institutions, BPI contractors, and local non-profits. This campaign is intended to assist the county in reaching its ambitious goal of decreasing carbon emissions by 80% by 2050. ® As a soft launch to the campaign, we anticipate reaching 12,000 households during a fall outreach campaign utilizing 600 student volunteers distributing packets to households throughout the county. Faith communities, service clubs and schools groups will be used to get materials to households through those existing networks. A web page (getyourgreenbacktompkins.org) allows households to track their progress and report steps taken, measuring cumulative impact over time. Formally launching in early 2012, the campaign will include the following elements: a. Supporting and promoting existing initiatives in the county that are helping to strengthen our local economy, build a more-just community and a healthy and resilient environment. b. Recognizing and celebrating some of the positive things people are already doing in Tompkins County in relation to energy, food, transportation and waste. c. Encouraging people to take at least one action relating to heating and electricity, local food, transportation, or waste that also helps them save money while strengthening our community. 40 d. Helping people (through a range of means) to discover resources that can make it as easy as possible for them to take at least one of these C teps. 7. Energy Stewards: CCE- Tompkins hopes to launch an energy stewards program to train community volunteers to provide support and outreach to community members to make home energy efficiency upgrades. R. Outreach to Cornell and Ithaca College Employees: Energy rnanagement personnel launched an outreach eAart in September 2011 to reach out to Cornell and Ithaca College employees through trained student ambassadors reaching out to faculty and staff, targeted outreach to building occupants through e -mail blasts and tabling events, and partnering with Human Resources staff to organize events and offer on -going follow -up to employees interested in making upgrades. 6. 4 "' Quarter Outreach Events Below is a detailed summary of outreach conducted in the 4'" quarter. See 1" and 2"d / r" quarter reports for a detailed breakdown of events conducted in those quarters. Outreach Events: The following chart lists all presentations, tabling, energy teams, and media outreach events organized during the 4'h quarter: Date `of Event 6116/2011 6/1612011 611812011 6120/2011 612212011 &27/2011 6/28/2011 r' °'Name of. Event Coalition for Healthy Families Presentation Enfield Senior Citizens Meeting Juneteenth Festival Energy Independent Caroline meeting Trumansburg Farmers Market Parents of Special Needs Children Compassionate Construction Type of Event -Town Presentation to Community Group Presentation to Community Group Tabling Presentation to Community Group Tabling Presentation Presentation at Interfaith Meeting for Greening Building Countywide Enfield Countywide Countywide Ulysses Countywide Countywide Number oft Attendees A 45 35 3 21 10 10 ® Presentation to Kiwanis Community 6/2812011 Meeting Group Dryden 10 Lansing Fireworks 7/212011 Festival Tabling Lansing 55 Caroline Food 7/4/2011 Pantry Tabling Countywide 25 Presentation Alternatives to Federal Credit Community 7/712011 Union Group Countywide 13 Presentation to Overlook Community 7/7/2011 Apartments Group Countywide 5 Lansing Summer 7/7/2011 Concert Series Tabling Lansing 5 7/9/2011 Danby Fun Day Tabling Danby 50 Groton Farmers 711 212 0 1 1 Market Tabling Countywide 10 Lansing Farmers 7/16/2011 Market Tabling Lansing 25 Cornell Municipal 7/19/2011 Clerks Institute Presentation Countywide 20 Cornell Staff Education Exploration 7/20/2011 Days Tabling Countywide 58 Significant Elements (Historic Ithaca 7/23/2011 Fair) Tabling Countywide 9 Walmart Community 7/23/2011 Event Tabling Countywide 35 Trumansburg Farmers 7127/2011 Market Tabling Ulysses 20 Presentation GIAC to Presentation to Community 7/29/2011 Senior Group Group Countywide 60 ® Presentation to Community 7/29/2011 TCCPI Meeting Group Countywide 20 Newfield Night 812/2011 Out Tabling Newfield 25 Dryden Lake 816/2011 Festival Tabling Dryden 10 Ithaca College 589 811012011 Energy Fair Tabling Countywide 30 West Hill 61 Sustainability 135 8/1812011 Meeting Presentation Countywide 65 Not called Presentation to August ROUSE Community 8/2512011 Meeting Group Countywide 25 History Center Sustainability 812712011 Day Tabling Countywide 25 9/17/2011 Enfield Harvest Festival Tabling Enfield 25 9/17/2011 Freeville Readiness Fair Tabling Dryden 20 Case Management: The chart below summarizes the number of contacts from Lighten Up Tompkins, workshops, and hotline calls that. received a follow -up case management call from energy management personnel. Energy management personnel plan to continue to follow -up with contacts who indicated an interest in making energy upgrades to offer support and tract: progress. Total Number of Contacts 589 Call Answered: Follow -up Survey Complete 202 Call Answered: Survey Declined 61 Left Message 135 Other Non-responsive 100 Not called 91 7. Conclusion, Over the one -year grant period En through direct and indirect contact management personnel leveraged 521,850 in donations, increasing amount. orgy Management Personnel reached 6,794 residents and 35,310 people through media contact. Energy 5163,535 worth of volunteer and intern labor and grant resources 3.3 times the original funding Energy management personnel launched new initiatives to raise awareness of energy efficiency programs, engage youth, provide ongoing support to residents in making �v ® energy upgrades, and plan for the future to continue energy education work after the end of the grant period. Based on data collected from local contractors the education efforts are paying off. The rate of energy upgrades performed in Tompkins County is 9.5 times higher than the statewide rate and the number of assessments perfonned is 14 times higher. CCETC hopes to build on this success rate in the future through the "Get Your Greenback Tompkins" campaign and other initiatives to continue energy education in the 6 -towns and throughout Tompkins County. 01/17/2012 16:00:07 MONTHLY REPORT OF SUPERVISOR TO THE TOWN BOARD OF THE Town of Dr��den: Orsuant to Section 125 of the Town Law, I hereby render the following detailed statement f all _honeys received and disbursed by me during the monVh of Decor[Ber, 2011;, DATED_ January 17, 2012 SUPERVISOR Balance Balance 11/30/2011 Increases Decreases 12/31/2011 A GENERAL FUND - TOWNWIDE CASH - CHECKING 3,346457 0.00 405,330.39 57,277.63 405,221.03 0.00 CASH. - SAVINGS 11 718, 330, 3,457.93 SAVINGS CASH - SAVINGS 849,321.55 9,835.90 80.38 202,671.39 351000.00 489,301.56 405,326.20 PETTY CASH - POSTAGE 646,666.74 2801242.95 0.00 PETTY CASH 241.30 700.00 1,540.34 0.00 0.00 100.00 PETTY CASH - POSTAGE 5,626.31 0.00 ® CASH - CHECKING 1,356.40 0.00 4,269.91 315.21 DPI%1 Equipment Capita]. Reserve 34, 420.:1.0 CASH - SAV114GS 15.19 0400 34o435,29 31116.95 Town Buildings Capital Reserve 50,249.94 TOTAL 3,430.79 22.17 3i6.58 0.00 50,272.11 Recreation Capital Reserve General Capital Reserve 303,335.89 50,249.94 133.85 22.17 C.00 0.00 303,472.74 50,272.11 TOTAL 1,297,255.30 608,195.16 611,903.63 11093,546.83 DA HIGHWAY TOWNWIDE FUND CASH - CHECKING 0.00 139,655.74 139,855.74 0.00 CASH - SAVINGS 0 991,213.50 2,584.31 139,855.74 853,942.07 HIGH4IAY EQUIPMENT CAPITAL. RESE 319, 939.84 167.65 0.00 380, 1:17.49 TOTAL 1,371,153.34 142,607.10 279,711.48 1,234,049.56 B GENERAL - OUTSIDE FUND CASH - CHECKING 0.00 57,277.83 57,277.63 0.00 0.00 CASH. - SAVINGS 11 718, 330, CASH. - SAVINGS 536,743.49 °7,017.97 9,835.90 80.38 57,277.83 351000.00 489,301.56 182,248.28 PETTY CASH - POSTAGE 1,781.64 2801242.95 0.00 1,652,070.99 241.30 1,540.34 TOTAL 538, 525.13 67, 1.1.3, 73 :1.14,796.96 490, 841.90 DB HIGHWAY OUTSIDE FUND CASs? - CHECKING 0.00 63,075.05 97,017.91 97,017.97 98,015.05 0.00 CASH. - SAVINGS 11 718, 330, 6E- 758.10 217,167.90 °7,017.97 80.38 1,6521070.99 351000.00 TOTAL 10748,330.86 182,248.28 971776.07 194,035.94 2801242.95 1,652,070.99 35,080.38 SF1- DRYDEN FIRE DISTRICT CASH - CHECKING 63,075.05 35,000.00 98,015.05 0.00 CASH - SAVINGS 217,167.90 80.38 351000.00 182,248.28 TOTAL 2801242.95 35,080.38 133,075.05 182,248.28 SL1- VARNA LIGHTING DISTRICT ® CASH - CHECKING 0.00 "1.15.21 315.21 0100 CASH - SAV114GS 3,430.79 1.17 315.21 31116.95 TOTAL 3,430.79 3i6.58 630.42 3,116.95 Page 1 110NTHLY REPORT OF SUPERVISOR Balance Balance 11/30/2011 Increases Decreases 12/31/2011 ® SL2- ETNA LIGHTING DISTRICT CASH - CHE'C.'XING 0.00 254.35; 254.35 0.00 CASH - SAVINGS 2,441.77 0.97 254.35 2,1.86.39 TOTAL 2.441•77 255.32 50.70 2,188.39 SL3- MEADOW /LEISURE LIGHTING CASH - CHECKING 0.00 205.99 205.99 0.00 CASH - SAVTNGS 2,136.72 0.85 205.99 11931.58 TOTAL 2,136,72 206.84 411.98 1,931.58 SM AMBULANCE DISTRICT CASH - SAVINGS 132,573.76 76.15 0.00 172,649.9.1 TOTAL 1721573.76 76.15 0.00 172,649.91 SS1- SAPSUCKER SEWER - UNITS CASH - CHECKING J. 0 92.13 92.13 0.00 CASH - SAVINGS 49,494.46 21.80 92.13 49,424.13 TOTAL 49,494.46 113.93 184.26 49,424.13 SS2- VARNA SEWER - UNITS CASH - CHECKING 0.00 3,632.63 3,632.63 0.00 ® CASH - SAVINGS 1741701.75 75.49 31632.63 171,144.61 TOTAL 1741701.75 31708.12 7,265.26 171,144.61 SS3- CORTLAND RD SEWER CASH - CHECKING 0.00 152.84 152.84 0.00 CASH - SAVINGS 2101779.45 103.88 152.84 210, "30.49 POSTAGE 44.11 0.00 11.89 32.22 TOTAL 210,823.56 256.72 317.57 2i0,762.71 SS4- MONKEY RUN SEWER CASH - CHEC?cTNG 0.00 11522.32 1,522.32 0.00 CASH - SAVIt:GS 185,073.20 80.99 1,522.32 183,631..87 TOTAL 155,073.20 .,603.31 31044.64 183,631.87 SS5- TURKEY HILL SEWER CASH - CHECKING 0.00 1,369.51 1,369.51 0.00 CASH - SAVINGS 165,401.33 72.38 1,369.51 164,104.20 TOTAL 165,401.33 1.,441.89 2,739.02 164,104.20 SS6- PEREGRINE HOLLOW SEWER CASH - CHECKING 0.00 1, 51.7. 90 11 51.7,90 0.00 CASH - SAVINGS 96t947,58 42.11 11 51.7, 90 95t471,79 TOTAL 96o947.58 1•, 560.01. 3,035.80 95o471..79 SS7- ROYAL ROAD SEWER Page 2 MONTHLY REPORT OF SUPERVIS014 Balance Balance 11/30/2011 Increases Decreases 12/31/2011 e CASH - CHECKING 0.00 348.46 148.46 0.00 CASH, - SAVINGS 17, 32c.73 7.58 148.46 1,7, 185.85 TA AGENCY FUND CASH - TRUST & AGENCY TOTAL HB CORTLAND ROAD SEWER BAN CASH - SAVINGS i TOTAL 6,850.30 6,850.30 24,798.65 2 --1, 798.65 186,276.83 188,276.83 0.00 0.00 188,276.83 1.88, 276.83 6, 850.30 6,850.30 0.00 24,798.65 0.00 24,798.65 Page 3 TOTAL 17,326.73 156.04 296.92 17,3.85.85 SW1- VARNA WATER CASH - CHECKING 0.00 11493.54 3.,493.54 0.00 CASH - $AVINGS 358,138.32 225.73. 1,493.54 356,870.49 TOTAL 358,138.32 1,719.25 2,987.08 356,870.49 SW2- SNYDER HILL WATER CASH - CHECKING 0.00 11155.04 1,155.04 0.00 CASH - SAVINGS 74,197.89 32.23 1r155,04 73,075.08 TOTAL 74,197.89 1,187.27 2,310.08 73,075.08 SW3- MONKEY RUN WATER CASH - CHECKING 0,00 1,972.15 1,972.15 0.00 CASH - SAV114GS 206,048.85 90.05 1,972.15 204,3.66.75 TOTAL 206,048.85 2,062.20 31944.30 204,166.75 SW4- HALL ROAD WATER CASH - CHECKING 0100 472.37 472.37 0.00 CASH - SAVINGS 28,832.49 12.51 472.37 28,372.63 TOTAL 28,8332.49 484.88 944.74 28,372.63 SW5- TURKEY HILL WATER CASH - CHEC4TNG 0.00 472.37 472.37 0.00 CAS:; - SAVINZGS 181, 311.38 79. BO 472.37 3.80, 918.61 TOTAL 181.o 311,36 552.17 944.74 180,91.8.81 SW6- ROYAL ROAD WATER CASH - CHECKING 0.00 886.3.6 886.16 0.00 CASH - SAVINGS 32,721.73, 14.05 88E,16 31,849.60 TOTAL 32,721.71 900.21 1,772.32 31,849.60 CD REHABILITATION LOANS AND GRANTS CASH - CHECK.ING 173,616.33 0.00 80.00 173,536.33 `DOTAL 173,616.33 0.00 80.00 1731536.33 TA AGENCY FUND CASH - TRUST & AGENCY TOTAL HB CORTLAND ROAD SEWER BAN CASH - SAVINGS i TOTAL 6,850.30 6,850.30 24,798.65 2 --1, 798.65 186,276.83 188,276.83 0.00 0.00 188,276.83 1.88, 276.83 6, 850.30 6,850.30 0.00 24,798.65 0.00 24,798.65 Page 3 MONTHLY REPORT OF SUPERVISOR Balance Balance 11/30/2011 Increases Decreases 12/31/2011 HE CAP I TAI, FUND - BARN CASH - SAVINGS 30,321.74 13.36 0.00 30,335.12 TOTAL 30,321.79 13.38 0.00 30,335.12 HF CAPITAL FUND - FPIG CASH - SAVINGS 95,578.12 42.1? 0.00 95,620.29 TOTAL 95,578.12 42.17 0.00 95,620.29 TOTAL ALL FUNDS 7, 52 8, 275, 0i 11 155, +06.31 if 753, 217. 72 6, 930, 763.60 Page 4