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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-11-288� November 28, 1990 The Lansing Town Board met in Regular- Session at the Lansing Town Hall Boardroom on November 28, 1990 at 8:00 P.M. with Supervisor Kirby presiding. Councilman ROLL CALL Jeannine Kirby Supervisor Present Herbert Beckwith Councilman Present Jeffrey Cleveland Councilman Present Louis Emmick Councilman Present Larry Tvaroha Councilman Present Bonita Boles Town Clerk Absent Debbie Crandall Deputy Town Clerk Present Richard Thaler Town Attorney Present Visitors: Mr. George Totman, Code Enforcement Officer, Mr. Pete Larson, Highway Superintendent, David Herrick, Town Engineer, Noel Desch, Grace Allen, Mr. Shreve, and Mr. Hines, Attorney. The Supervisor call the meeting to order having the clerk take the Roll Call. Bolton Point Representative Noel Desch made a presentation to the Board in regards to the Demand Side Management situation. After a lengthy discussion and a question and answering period, the Board decided to act on the draft resolution at its next meeting. The Cross Connection resolution was discussed. It was the consensus of the Board to actr,on.this at it's next meeting after the Town Attorney reviews it in its entirety. Dave Herrick, Town Engineer addressed the Grace Allen situation concerning the Beck Subdivision. Attached is a copy of Dave's response to the situation. The Town Attorney's recommendation to the Board is that we as the Town are not adversely effective by.what has.already.been decided by the--Village of-Lansing. The Town should put the Village on notice. After some discussion it was the consensus of the Board to have Mr. Thaler put the Village of Lansing on notice that the Town is aware of the problem and that we anticipate that they will f monitor their decisions and restrictions and if there are any difficulties they can call upon the Town for input. Mr. Thaler and Mr. Herrick will get together and send a letter addressing the concerns of the Board and send a copy to the Village of Lansing, Code Enforcement Officer, New York State Department of Transportation and John Anderson at the Tompkins County Health Department, Mr. Shreve gave a presentation to the Board regarding a Funeral Home at the old Town Highway garage. He asked the Board to remove the restriction of the 30 car per day limit in,order that the building can function as a Funeral Home. Mr. Thaler stated that the Town Board is concerned about the traffic problem and that is why the restriction is there. He asked Mr. Sherve if he had any ideas how he could control the volume of traffic coming out of the premises into the highway. The understanding of the Town Board is not: willing to alleviate the restriction. The Board might be willing to withhold. enforcement of the restriction so long as certain safety conditions are met as far as traffic is concerned and so long as the permit is only for this specific purpose. The Town Board asked Mr. Shreve to submit in writing what his solution to the traffic problem might be based on the use of the building as a Funeral Home, Pete Larson, Highway Superintendent reported the following to the Board: 1. The water main has been installed at the Town Highway Garage. The line has been pressure tested and he is waiting for the chlorination test. When test is received process of hook -up will begin. 2. The contract with the Village of Lansing for plowing was discussed. They have plowed one time approximately 4 hours and 5 to 6 yards of material. The #5 truck has been equipped.to take care of the Village plowing. 3. They have been working on the drainage problem in the Farrel Road area. The culvert has been enlarged from a 20" to .30 ". Steve Varga has dug out two creeks to eleviate alot of the water problems. 4. Highway Department has changed over from Summer acrd Fall to Winter operation. 5. The Salt Storage Building contract and blue prints were received today. Hopefully they will be signed on Friday. The completion date on the contract is January 30, 19910 • io Continued, November 28, 1990 David Herrick, Town Engineer, reported the following to the Board: 1. Water District #16, Autumn Ridge Subdivision scheduled Public Hearing was cancelled for tonight. Since ;the time of.the hearing was scheduled Dave has met with Rich John and the Village of Lansing's attorney to get started on the process of an agreement to supply water from the Village to the Town. 2. Water District #7, Extension #5, Public Hearing was on November 07, 1990. Final Order can be done on December 12, 1990. Dick will prepare the final order and send everything to Audit and Control. Dave and.Dick will prepare a bill to send Mr. John Hicks for their time spent on the District. 3. Dave sent a letter to contractors of Water District #9 & #15 asking that they provide the Town with waivers of lein from all sub — contractors and suppliers. 4. McKinneys Point — Dave showed the Board a letter from Charles L. Smith concerning the curb valve at 1196 East Shore Drive. It was the consensus of the Board to have Dave call Mr. Smith and address the maintenance item. 5. Water District #7 Extension #7, Swearingen property. — Dave discussed the packet he received from Bob Flummerfelt. The contents being the DEC forms, SEQR forms and drawings. After some discussion the Board decided to change the wording to read as follows: The purpose of this Water District extension is to enable provisions for safe quality -water to this single family residence presently on the property only. There has been no application for °nor approval of a subdivision of this parcel of land and this water service is intended only for the present single family dwelling in the service area. After these changes are agreed upon the papers can be turned over to the Water Board, Cash Investment Policy was signed by the Supervisor. Copies to be sent to the State Auditor and Dick Thaler, Attorney, Dick Thaler has new information on the TV Cable. He will duplicate it and send to Larry Tvaroha and Lou Emmick, Town Board representatives. Pete Larson, Highway Superintendet will send the Town Board a letter requesting the removal of Cottage Road and Lake Ridge Cottage Road from the list of State roads. Supervisor Kirby signed the Thompson deed. Pete Larson will get together with the Thompson's and Dick Thaler to extend the contract for one more year. RESOLUTION offered by Mr. Beckwith wha. moved its adoption, seconded by Mr. Tvaroha: RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes Supervisor Kirby to accept the contract and sign it after Dick :.Thaler's approval. Vote of Town Board . . . . (Aye) Jeannine Kirby, Supervisor Vote of Town Board . . . . (Aye) Herbert Beckwith -, Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . . (Aye) Jeffrey Cleveland, Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . . (Aye) Louis Emmick, Councilman Vote of Vote of Town Board Board . . . . (Aye) Louis Emmick, Councilman Larry Tvaroha, Councilman Town RESOLUTION offered by Mr. Cleveland who moved its adoption, seconded by Mr. Emmick: RESOLVED, that the number of days that the councilmen work be changed from 3.13 days to 6.78 days. to license the dog and pay the court a fine of $15.00. Vote of Town Board . . . . (Aye) Jeannine Kirby, Supervisor Vote of Town Board . . . . (Aye) Herbert Beckwith, Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . . (Aye) Jeffrey Cleveland, Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . . (Aye) Louis Emmick, Councilman Vote of . (Aye) Town Board . . . . (Aye) Board Larry Tvaroha, Councilman Jeffrey Cleveland, Councilman RESOLUTION offered by Mr. Beckwith who moved its adoption, seconded by Mr. Tvaroha: RESOLVED, that any owner of a dog that is issued an appearance ticket from the SPCA will be required to license the dog and pay the court a fine of $15.00. If the owner does not appear in court after a second notice is sent then the judge will issue a warrant to have the SPCA remove the dog from the premises. Vote of Town Board . . . . (Aye) Jeannine Kirby, Supervisor Vote of Town Board . . . . (Aye) Herbert Beckwith, Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . . (Aye) Jeffrey Cleveland, Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . . (Aye) Louis Emmick, Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . . (Aye) Larry Tvaroha, Councilman Continued, November 28, 1990 AUDIT RESOLUTION offerd by Mr. Tvaroha who moved its adoption, seconded by Mr. Emmick. RESOLVED that the following bills are hereby approved for payment: Name of Fund Voucher Number Amount McKinney's Water 7 $ 375.20 Lansing Water Districts 49 -54 29931.68 General Fund A & B 743 -808 1331`7650 Highway Fund DA & DB 349 -383 93161_4.42 Trust & Agency 69 39.60 Cap. Fund - Water #9 27 -28 169126.02 Cap. Fund - Water 413 17 3181_7.91 Cap. Fund - Water #15 22 59494.63 Lansing Light Districts 12 488.67 GRAND TOTAL OF AUDIT $ 136,045.63 Voucher #745 in the amount of $14.50 and voucher #50 in the amount of $891.37 the bookkeeper is hereby directed to hold these for payment until adequate documentation is received. (General Fund A & B) Vote of Town Board (Aye) Jeannine Kirby, Supervisor Vote ; -of I-Town %Board .: a r ; (Aye) Herbert Beckwith, : ;Councilman Vote.df__.Town Board (Aye) Jeffrey Cleveland, Councilman Vote of Town Board,. (Aye) Louis Emmick,.Councilman Vote of Town Board..'.. (Aye) Larry Tvaroha, Councilman Dave Herrick informed the Board that there is $5,000.00 left in the HUD Ludlowville account, His suggestion to the Board is to purchase another computer and software to be used for the water assessment. George Totman, Code Enforcement Officer reported the following to the Board. 1. Presented his monthly report to the Board. 2. George advised the Board that he has sent letters to Mr. Krebs on DeCamp Road concerning his junk cars, and illegal trailer. 3. A complaint on Ivan Robinson's property was received. George will get together with him to try to solve the junk problem. A copy of the minutes of November 7th and 14th,.having been furnished to the Board Members beforehand, the Supervisor -asked for a motion to make'ahy changes or to accept same as submitted. RESOLUTION offered by Mr.,Cleveland who.moved its adoption, seconded by Mr. Beckwith: RESOLVED, that the minutes are hereby "approved as submitted. Carried °Carried RESOLUTION.'offered by Mr. Tvaroha - who moved its adoption, seconded by Mr. Cleveland RESOLVED that the Regular Meeting be adjourned to _go into Executive Session at 10:45 P.M. to discuss personnel matters. Carried RESOLUTION offered by Mr. Cleveland who moved.:.-its adoption, seconded by Mr. Emmick: RESOLVED, that the Executive Session be terminated at 10:55 P.M. and the Regular Meeting be reconvened. On motion, meeting adjourned at the call of the Supervisor.