HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986-07-09June 26, 1986
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The Lansing Town Board met in
an Adjourned Meeting
at 5:00
P.M.
on June 26, 1986
Present
to discuss and review an Agreement
between the Town of Lansing
Present
and
the State
Division for Youth to provide public
water to the South
Lansing
Center,
to review
and discuss the Proposed Water District Study for Warren
Road,
N.
Triphammer Road,
Stormcrest Heights, Horvath /Asbury
Drive areas prepared
by T.G.
Miller
Associates
and consider and act on any other business that may come
before
said
board.
ROLL CALL
Herbert Howell Supervisor Present
Louis Emmick Councilman Present
Bert Hilliard Councilman Absent
Jeannine Kirby Councilwoman Present
George Stevens Councilman Absent
Robert Williamson Town Attorney Present
Jane Bush Horky Town Clerk Present
Visitors: T.G. Miller, Town Engineer, David Herrick, John Williamson, Raymond
McElwee and Richard Solomon,
The Supervisor called the meeting to order having the clerk take the Roll
Call.
Town Engineer, T.G. Miller presented and discussed with members of the
town board, the proposed Water District Study of the Warren Road, North Trip-
hammer Road, Stormcrest Heights, Horvath /Asbury Drive Areas, which was prepared
by T.G. Miller Associates p.c. Mr. Miller also presented a list of questions
and answers which may arise about the proposed water study.
Atty. Robert Williamson reviewed and discussed a proposed Agreement between
the Town of Lansing and the State of New York, acting through the State Division
for Youth, for extending water to the New York State Lansing Residential Facility
(Girls School) in the Town of Lansing.
RESOLUTION offered by Mr. Emmick, who moved its adoption, seconded by
Ms. Kirby:
WHEREAS, the 4 -H Program of Tompkins County Cooperative Extension serves
the youth of Tompkins County without regard to race, creed, color, or religion
by encouraging participation in leadership development and educational programs
and
WHEREAS, the Tompkins County 4 -H Acres Youth Fair held at 4 -I1 Acres is
the culmination of the year's activity program and is organized and conducted
by and for the members of 4 -H and
WHEREAS, the Tompkins County 4 -H Acres Youth Fair provides an opportunity
for 4 -H youth to share with their parents, family, friends, and the public the
results of the year -long learning and growing process,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the week of July 13 through July 19, 1986
be declared Tompkins County 4 -H Acres Youth Fair Week in recognition of the
significant role that 4 -H plays in the lives of its members and on the occasion
of the 1986 Youth Fair and the 4 -H invitation to youth to "Come Grow With Us."
Unanimously adopted
On motion, meeting adjourned at the call of the Supervisor
July 9, 1986
The Lansing Town Board met in Regular Session at the Lansing Town Hall on
July 9, 1986 at 8:00 P.M. with Supervisor Herbert Howell presiding. '
Herbert Howell
Louis Emmick
Bert Hilliard
Jeannine Kirby
George Stevens
Howard Groat
Robert Williamson
Jane Bush Horky
ROLL CALL
Supervisor
Present
Councilman
Present
Councilman
Present
Councilwoman
Present
Councilman
Absent
Highway
Supt.
Present
Town Attorney
Present
Town Clerk
Present
Visitors: Deputy Clerk Wanda Brink, Co. Representative Helen Howell,
Town Engineer T.G. Miller and David Herrick
The Supervisor called the meeting to order having the clerk take the Roll
Call.
County Representative, Helen Howell, stated that the County Board was
working on budgets and renegotiating the Tompkins Cortland Community College
Contract. Ms. Howell discussed the expense of closing the County Landfill Site,
stating also that a meeting would be held July 23, 1986 at 7:30 P.M. at
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NYSEG offices on Rte. 13 at which time the County Environmental Management Council
will offer the first in a series of Public Information Meetings. Options for
waste handling and disposal, the state of the art of landfill management and siting
criteria will be discussed.
Letter read from Francis Ditommaso, P.E., Operating Superintendent of the
Ithaca Area of New York State Electric & Gas, clarifying the NYSEG easement
rights and location along Beckwith Lane and Dandyview Heights.
Letter read from Highway Superintendent, Howard Groat, accepting one tenth
of a mile of road known as Beckwith Lane and the two tenths of'a mile of road
known as Dandyview Heights, as Town Roads. Discussion by the board, following
resolution offered:
RESOLUTION offered by Mr. Emmick, who moved its adoption, seconded by
Mr. Hilliard:
RESOLVED,
on recommendation
of
the Town Highway Superintendent,
that the
Town accepts as
Town Roads, one
tenth
of
a mile of road known
as Beckwith Lane,
with turnaround
and 'two --- tenths
of a
mile-of
-road as
Dandyview Heights;
upon receipt of
the proper deeds
for
said
.known
roads.
of the
Vote
of Town Board . .
. .
(Aye)
Louis Emmick, Councilman
currently
Vote
of Town Board . .
. .
(Aye)
Bert Hilliard,
Councilman
Vote
of Town Board . .
. .
(Aye)
Jeannine Kirby,
Councilwoman
Vote
of Town Board . .
. .
(Aye)
Herbert Howell,
Supervisor
Highway Superintendent Groat and Board Members discussed the abandonment
of the following roads: Dug Road, Dates Road, one mile of Scofield Road and
one mile between Goodman Road and Munson Road. Mr. Groat to provide Town
Atty. Williamson with the exact footages of these roads proposed to be
abandoned.
Town Attorney Williamson stated that Eng. T.G. Miller, David Herrick and
he had revised the Contract between the Town of Lansing and the State of New
York acting through the State Division for Youth, for extending water to the
New York State Lansing Residential Facility (Girls School).
Town Eng. T.G. Miller stated that he, the Town Water Committee and the
Neighborhood Chairpersons would be meeting at the Town Hall on July 10th at
7:30 P.M. to map out plans for meetings on the Proposed Water District Study.
All Board Members invited to attend.
Letter read from the Tompkins
County
Division
of Assessment
stating that
a professional staff
of the Division
of Assessment
will
Lansing
Town Park and
commence a parcel by
parcel review of all
properties in
the Village
and
Town
of Lansing. This
activity is a verification
of the
physical
date of
all
the Town
improvements
currently
on county assessment
records, and
is part
of a county -wide
review of all
parcels.
Supervisor
Howell stated
that
Eng. T.G. Miller is
working
on a survey
of the James
Bower property lines,
also, surveying the
Lansing
Town Park and
Louise Ford
property lines.
A copy
of the minutes of
May 9,
May 14, May 30 and
June
11, 1986 having
been furnished
to Members of
the Town
Board beforehand,
the
Supervisor asked
for a motion
to propose corrections
or to accept same as
submitted.
RESOLUTION offered by Mr. Emmick, who moved its adoption, seconded by
Ms. Kirby:
RESOLVED, that the minutes as submitted by the clerk be approved.
Carried
Councilman Bert Hilliard questioned why the Town built a new road to
SLouise Fords' property. Mr. Hilliard stated he had received numerous
complaints on the appearance of the Lansing Park Campground over the 4th
of July weekend. Suggested the situation be reviewed.
RESOLUTION offered by Mr. Hilliard, who moved its adoption, seconded
by Mr. Emmick:
RESOLVED, that from the Flood & Erosion Acct. #A8745.4 the amount of
$5,000.00 and from the Contingency Acct. #A1990.4 the amount of $5,000.00,
making a total of $10,000.00 be transferred to the Engineer Acct. #1440.4
for an Engineering Water Study of.l) Warren Road Area, 2) Stormcrest Hgts.,
Horvath & Asbury Drive Areas and 3) N. Triphammer Road, Franklyn & Maple
Drive Areas, and be it further
RESOLVED, that from the Youth Program Acct. #A7310.401 the amount of $603.00
be transferred to Youth Program Acct. #A7310.01.1 for the Tompkins County
Summer Jobs Program (salaries).
Vote of Town Board . . . . (Aye) Louis Emmick, Councilman
Vote of Town Board . . . . (Aye) Bert Hilliard, Councilman
Vote of Town Board . . . . (Aye) Jeannine Kirby, Councilwoman
Vote of Town Board . . . . (Aye) Herbert Howell, Supervisor
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RESOLUTION offered by Ms. Kirby, who moved its adoption, seconded by
Mr. Hilliard:
RESOLUTION ON IMPROVEMENT OF RT. 96
During the deliberations at the July 9, 1986 meeting of the Town of Lansing
on the future improvement of Rt. 96, the following Resolution was passed unan-
imously:
WHEREAS, our community has an estimated current population of 9,308, has
4,082 households, and 4,802 are in the labor force, and
WHEREAS, Cliff Street is narrow, curved and steep, inadequate to relieve
our community, particularly West Hill residents, from the severe environmental
impact of the congested, polluted, and dangerous traffic at the Octopus;
inadequate to provide safe access to some 17,000 commuters daily (38,000 at the
Octopus intersection in 1985); inadequate to provide safe and uninterrupted
access to emergency vehicles; and that the impact of such limitation will be
even more disasterous in the long run for City and County residents and visitors,
and that its retention as a integral part of Rt. 96 would not be in the best
interest of our communities, and
WHEREAS, in 1984 the level of service on Cliff Street, according to the
New York State Department of Transportation officials, was "F ", namely, forced
flow of traffic, and since this reflects the ultimate deterioration of the
safety and capacity of traffic flow for our commuters, emergency service, and
general public, and
WHEREAS, the new corridor affords the opportunity to practically eliminate
tractor trailers, trucks and similar vehicles, and a large volume of commuter
traffic from Cliff Street, and
WHEREAS, the new corridor affords the opportunity to enormously improve
the environmental conditions not only on Cliff Street but on the entire West
end of the City and West Hill area, and
WHEREAS, the proposed realignment of Rt. 96 is of the utmost importance
to the future of our health care facilities, including the hospital, which
serves a regional patient population of over 90,000, and
WHEREAS, studies done by the Ithaca - Tompkins County Transportation Comm-
ission and Tompkins County Traffic Safety Board on Road User Costs, reflecting
environmental, social and economic concerns, show that the New York State
Department of Transportation Alternative C or the revised overpass plan
provides for the lowest impact solution in the long run, and
WHEREAS, the people of Tompkins County need an improved highway that
meets present day standards and provides a long term solution that addresses
environmental, social and economic concerns of the community, and that the
"Null" Alternative, "A" Alternative, and "B" Alternative are too limited in
long range benefits and only partially address the above concerns of our
community, and
WHEREAS, there is considerable support from citizens within the City of
Ithaca and throughout the Tompkins County community to pursue a legal remedy if
necessary to effect a design which includes a railroad grade separation,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town of Lansing hereby reaffirms its
position as stated in Resolution and does again request that the New York State
Department of Transportation take immediate action to pursue and implement a
design for the reconstruction of Rt. 96 that incorporates an elevated crossing
over the railroad and a safe limited- access highway to the hospital area,
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the Town of Lansing hereby request the New York State
Department of Transportation, and the Ithaca Common Council to proceed with the
adoption of New York State Department of Transportation Alternative C or Revised
Overpass Plan and expeditiously pursue with the implementation of the project,
RESOLVED FURTHER, that certified copies of this Resolution be mailed to
the: Federal Highway Administration; United States Senators; United States
Congressman, State Governor; State Senator; State Assemblyman; Commissioner,
New York State Department of Transportation; Regional Director, New York State
Department of Transportation; Chairman, Board of Representatives; Mayor, City
of Ithaca; Supervisor, Town of Ithaca; Administrator, Tompkins Community
Hospital; Chairman, Ithaca - Tompkins County Transportation Commission; Chairman
Tompkins County Traffic Safety Board.
Passed unanimously
Supervisor Herbert Howell presented his monthly report.
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AUDIT RESOLUTION offered by Mr. Emmick, who moved its adoption, seconded
by Mr. Hilliard:
RESOLVED, that General Fund bills #277 through #337 totalling $61,515.05
and Highway Fund bills #211 through #249 totalling $60,435.72 be and the same
are hereby approved for payment, and be it further
RESOLVED, that Water District #2 bills be and the same are hereby approved
for payment.
Vote
of
Town
Board . .
. . (Aye)
Louis Emmick, Councilman
Vote
of
Town
Board . .
. . (Aye)
Bert Hilliard, Councilman
Vote
of
Town
Board . .
. . (Aye)
Jeannine Kirby, Councilwoman
Vote
of
Town
Board . .
. . (Aye)
Herbert Howell, Supervisor
On motion, meeting adjourned at the call of the Supervisor
August 13, 1986
The Lansing Town Board met in Regular Session at the Lansing Town Hall on
August 13, 1986 at 8:00 P.M. with Supervisor Herbert Howell presiding.
Herbert Howell
Louis Emmick
Bert Hilliard
Jeannine Kirby
George Stevens
Howard Groat
Robert Williamson
Jane Bush Horky
ROLL CALL
Supervisor
Councilman
Councilman
Councilwoman
Councilman
Highway Superintendent
Town Attorney
Town Clerk
Present
Present
Present
Present
Absent
Present
Present
Present
Visitors: Deputy Clerk
Wanda
Brink,
Co.
Representative Helen Howell,
Town Engineer
T.G.
Miller
and
Philip Munson.
The Supervisor called the meeting to order having the clerk take the Roll
Call.
County Representative, Helen Howell, discussed the pr000sed extension of
Warren Road. 'If the Town Board is interested.in pursuing said.:extension they
should make a proposal to Planning Commissioner, Frank Liguori. Ms. Howell
also spoke of Social Services Clients working off grants. In order to
employ clients, David Chase or Ann Raponi should be contacted.
Highway Superintendent Groat stated that the US Army Reserve had re-
quested the use of the Twin Bridges Gravel Pit on October 4, 1986 for training
purposes. Discussion by the board, following resolution offered:
RESOLUTION offered by Mr. Emmick, who moved its adoption, seconded by
Mr. Hilliard:
RESOLVED, that we grant the request of the U.S. Government to use the
Twin Bridges Gravel Pit for training purposes on October 4, 1986, provided that
in advance, they file with the Town Clerk a Certificate of Liability Insurance
naming the town as additional insured for $1,,000,000.. bodily injury and pro-
perty damage, and provided further that no terrain shall be disturbed.
Carried
Highway Superintendent Groat discussed purchasing a backhoe for approxi-
mately $35,000.00. Discussion by the board, following resolution offered:
RESOLUTION offered by Mr. Emmick, who moved its adoption, seconded by
Ms, Kirby:
RESOLVED, that the Highway Superintendent be authorized to advertise
for bids for a new or used 1986 backhoe.
Vote of Town Board . . . . (Aye) Louis Emmick, Councilman
Vote of Town Board . . . . (Aye) Bert Hilliard, Councilman
Vote of Town Board . . . . (Aye) Jeannine Kirby, Councilwoman
Vote of Town Board . . . . (Aye) Herbert Howell, Supervisor
Highway Superintendent Groat stated that there had been complaints
regarding the mowing on the Recreation Field. The mower will not cut the
grass low enough. The school has a mower in excellent condition at a cost
of $1,500.00 which would solve the problem.
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