HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-11-06November 06, 1991
The Lansing Town Board met in Special Session at 7 :30 P.M. with
Supervisor Kirby presiding.
Jeannine Kirby
Herbert Beckwith
Jeffrey Cleveland
Louis Emmick
Larry Tvaroha
Bonita Boles
Debbie Crandall
Richard Thaler
ROLL CALL
Supervisor
Present
Councilman
Present
Councilman
Present
Councilman
Present
Councilman
Present
Town Clerk
Absent
Deputy Town Clerk
Present
Town Attorney
Present
VISITORS: Andrew LaVigne, Sharon Bowman, Steve Colt, Doug Volbrecht,
Barbara Berry, Sam Myers, Dan Buchanan, Kevin Kauffman, George Totman (8:30).
The Supervisor called the meeting to order and had the clerk take the Roll Call.
Proof of Notice having been furnished by the Town Clerk, the Public
Hearing on the PROPOSED TOWN BUDGET FOR THE YEAR 1992 was called to order
at 7:30 P.M.
No one appeared voicing any objection to the Proposed Budget for the
year 1991, and all persons desiring to be heard, having been heard, the
Public Hearing was terminated at 8:10 p.m.
Barbara Berry thanked the Board for their continued confidence in the
Community Council and Youth Programs.
Mr. Dan Buchanan, Sam Myers, and Doug Volbrecht, representatives
from NYSE &G addressed the Board requesting an easement to go across
Town property and install service to a storage building located on rear portion of
parcel 30.71 -23.. This would be more feasible for the customer than to install
service off of Peruville Road.
It was the consensus of the Board to have the customer attend the next
Board meeting to further clarify the request.
The Supervisor presented her monthly report.
RESOLUTION offered by Mr. Beckwith who moved its adoption, seconded
by Mr. Cleveland.
RESOLVED that
the
Town Board
authorizes the
Highway
Department to
install a window in
the
courtroom
if the Justices
have no
objection.
Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye)
Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye)
Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye)
Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye)
Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye)
Herbert Beckwith, Councilman
Jeffrey Cleveland, Councilman
Louis Emmick, Councilman
Larry Tvaroha, Councilman
Jeannine Kirby, Supervisor
The Town Clerk, pursuant to the direction of the Town Board of the
Town of'Lansing, hereby announces that she will take bids at the Town
Clerk's Office, Town Hall,
from any copy machine vendor
Lansing, New York until 5:00 p.m. November 20, 1991
for the purchase by the Town of a copy maching
with the Following specifications:
duplexing unit, reduction
paper trays, to handle a volume
bidder will be required to
Sealed bids will be opened
the Town Clerk. The Town
automatic document feed, 10 bin collator,
and enlargement capabilities, standard and legal
of 80,000 to 90,000 copies per year.. Successful
show ability to supply machine and proper service.
on November 20, 1991 at 8:00 p.m. at the office of
reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
Vote of Town Board .
Vote of Town Board .
Vote of Town Board .
Vote of Town Board .
Vote of Town Board .
. . (Aye) Herbert Beckwith, Councilman
. . (Aye) Jeffrey Cleveland, Councilman
. . (Aye) Louis Emmick, Councilman
. . (Aye) Larry Tvaroha, Councilman
. . (Aye) Jeannine Kirby, Supervisor
RESOLUTION offered by Mr. Emmick who moved its adoption, seconded
by Mr. Tvaroha,
BE IT RESOLVED, that a Public Hearing will be= :.held on November 20, 1991
at the Town Hall at 8:00 p.m. to discuss the proposed amendments to the
rules and regulations of the Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water
Commission (SCLIWC) including the provision for non - compliance with requests
for meter readings and for the purpose of approval of the 1992 water rates
payable to SCLIWC for water supplied to the various districts in the Town of
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November 06, 1991, continued
Lansing.
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
Vote of Town Board . (Aye) Jeannine Kirby, Supervisor
RESOLUTION offered by Mr. Beckwith who moved its adoption, seconded
by Mr. Tvaroha:
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing, Tompkins County,
,J New York, in conjunction with the Village of Lansing and the Village
of Cayuga Heights, and the Towns of Dryden and Ithaca, has determined and
agreed to participate in the provision of a joint water project for zebra
mussel control and to contract joint indebtedness therefor in accordance
with Section 15.00 of the Local Finance Law pursuant to a Supplement to
Agreement of Municipal Cooperation for Construction, Financing and Operation
of an Inter - Municipal Water Supply and Transmission System dated as of
October 15, 1991 (the "Intermunicipal Agreement Supplement "); and
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing, Tompkins County,
New York, has had under consideration for said purpose the joint increase
and improvement of the facilities of the McKinney Water District, Borg Warner
Water District, Cima Water District Nos. 5 and 6 and Lansing Water District
Nos. 2,7,9,10,11,13,14 and 15 in and for said Town, consisting of the purchase
and installation of a sodium hypochlorite chemical feed system at the Raw
Water Pump Station at Bolton Point in the Village of Lansing, together with
approximately 400 linear feet of 6 -inch carrier pipe containing 1 -inch chemical
feed and sample lines, chlorine defuser rings, a protective shroud mounted
on the intake screen structure and other incidental improvements and expenses
necessary in connection therewith; and
WHEREAS, a map, plan and report including an estimate of cost, relating
to said joint increase and improvement of facilities has been duly prepared;
and
WHEREAS, the maximum estimated cost to said Districts of such joint
increase and improvement is initially determined to be $30,591, it being
further determined that the remaining $269,409 of the maximum estimated cost
of this project shall be initially apportioned and allocated to the Village
of Lansing and Cayuga Heights and water districts in the Town of Dryden and
a water improvement area in the Town of Ithaca and that joint indebtedness
shall be issued therefor and that the ultimate share of the cost to be
allocated to the Town of Lansing pursuant to the aforedescribed Intermunicipal
Agreement Supplement shall be determined on the basis of benefits received
or conferred or to be received or conferred from the aforesaid improvement;
and
WHEREAS, the actual cost shall be annually apportioned among such
Districts by said Town Board and the amounts so apportioned shall be annually
assessed upon all the taxable real property in each such District at the
same time and in the same manner as other Town charges, in an amount
sufficient to pay said principal and interest as the same become due and
payable, but if not paid from such source, all the taxable real property
within said Town shall be subject to the levy of ad valorem taxes without
limitation as to rate or amount sufficient to pay the principal of and
interest on said bonds; and
WHEREAS, the aforesaid project has been determined to be an Unlisted
Action pursuant to the regulations_ of the New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation promulgated pursuant to the State Environmental
Quality Review Act, the implementation of which as proposed, the Town Board
has determined will not result in any significant environmental effects; and
WHEREAS, it is now desired to call a Public Hearing on said proposed
joint increase and improvement and the map, plan and report including estimate
of cost pursuant to Section 202 -b of the Town Law; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
ORDERED, by the Town Board of the Town of Lansing, Tompkins County,
New York, as follows.
SECTION 1. A meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Lansing Tompkins
County, New York, shall be held at the Town Hall in Lansing, New York, in
said Town, on the 20th day of November, 1991 at 7:45 o'clock p.m., prevail=ing
time, for the purpose of conducting a Public Hearing on the proposed joint
increase and improvement of the facilities of the McKinney Water District,
Borg Warner Water District, Cima Water District Nos. 5 and 6 and Lansing Water
District No's. 2,7,9,10,11,13,14 and 15 in said Town and the map, plan and
report including estimate of cost as described in the preambles hereof, at
184
November 06, 1991, continued
which time and place said Town Board will hear all persons interested in the
subject thereof concerning the same.
SECTION 2. The Town Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause
a notice of said Public Hearing to be published in the Ithaca Journal, the
official newspaper of said Town, and posted in the manner prescribed by
law, which notice shall be in substantially the following form, to wit:
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town Board of the Town of Lansing, Tompkins
County, New York, will meet at the Town Hall, in Lansing, New York, in said
Town, on the 20th day of November, 1991, at 7 :45 o'clock p.m., prevailing
time, for the purpose of conducting a Public Hearing relating to the proposed
joint increase and improvement of the facilities of the McKinney Water District,
Borg Warner Water District, Cima Water District Nos. 5 and 6 and Lansing Water
District Nos. 2,7,9,10,11,13,14 and 15 in said Town, consisting of the
purchase and installation of a sodium hypochlorite chemical feed system at the
Raw Water Pump Station at Bolton Point, together with approximately 400 linear
feet of 6 -inch carrier pipe containing 1 -inch chemical feed and sample lines,
chlorine defuser rings, a protective shroud mounted on the intake screen
structure and other incidental improvements and expenses necessary in connection
therewith, at an initial maximum estimated cost to said Districts of $30,591, at
which time and place said Town Board will hear all persons interested in the
subject thereof concerning the same. The remaining $269,409 of the intial
maximum estimated cost of this project shall be intially apportioned and
allocated to the Villages of Lansing and Cayuga Heights and water districts
in the Town of Dryden and a water improvement area in the Town of Ithaca.
Joint indebtedness shall be issued for this project. The maximum estimated
cost of this joint project is $300,000.
The actual cost shall be annually apportioned among such Districts by
said Town Board and the amounts so apportioned shall be annually assessed
upon all the taxable real property in each such District in the Town at the
same time and in the same manner as other Town charges, in an amount sufficient
to pay said principal and interest as the same become due and payable, but if
not paid from such source, all the taxable real property within said Town shall
be subject to the levy of ad valorem taxes without limitation as to rate or
amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on said bonds.
The aforesaid project has been determined to be an Unlisted Action
pursuant to the regulations of the New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation promulgated pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review
Act, the implementation of which as proposed, the Town Board has determined
will not result in any significant environmental effects.
Vote of the Town Board . . . (Aye) Herbert Beckwith, Councilman
Vote of the Town Board . . . (Aye) Jeffrey Cleveland, Councilman
Vote of the Town Board . . . (Aye) Louis Emmick, Councilman
Vote of the Town Board . . . (Aye) Larry Tvaroha, Councilman
Vote of the Town Board . . . (Aye) Jeannine Kirby, Supervisor
RESOLUTION offered by Mr. Beckwith who moved its adoption, seconded
by Mr. Emmick:
BE IT RESOLVED, that a Public Hearing beheld at Room 101 of the Lansing
High School on December 04, 1991 at 7:00 p.m. for the purposes of discussing
with all interested parties the establishment of a water storage and distribution
district and for the funding of the cost thereof and the payment for any
bonds of the town which are used for the capital improvement in said district.
Copies of the proposed methods of payment have been provided in the news
letter and shall be on file in the Town Clerk's Office for anyone desiring
to look at the proposals prior to said meeting.
The district would include all properties within the benefit area
and the benefit area would include only those areas of the Town now
served by public water as well as any water district to be formed in
the future.
The Town Board urges all residents to attend the Public Hearing and
to participate in the decision as to this proposed new district.
Vote
of
the
Town
Board .
. . (Aye)
Herbert Beckwith, Councilman
Vote
of
the
Town
Board .
. . (Aye)
Jeffrey Cleveland, Councilman
Vote
of
the
Town
Board .
. . (Aye)
Louis Emmick, Councilman
Vote
of
the
Town
Board .
. . (Aye)
Larry Tvaroha, Councilman
Vote
of
the
Town
Board .
0 . (Aye)
Jeannine Kirby, Supervisor
RESOLUTION
At a regular meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Lansing
held at the Town Hall in the Town of Lansing, Tompkins County, New
York on the 6th day of November, 1991 at 8:00 p.m., with all
members of the Board being present.
In the matter of the establishment of a Town water storage and
distribution district pursuant to the Town Law of the State of
New York, the following resolution was discussed and duly passed
upon motion being made by Herbert Beckwith and seconded by Louis
Emmick,
BE IT RESOLVED, that a public hearing be had at Room 101 of
the Lansing High School on December 4,
1991 at 7:00 p.m,
for
the
purposes of discussing with all
interested parties
the
establishment of a water storage and distribution
district
and
for
the funding of the cost thereof and the payment for any bonds of
the Town which are used for the capital improvement in said
district. Copies of the proposed methods of payment have been
provided in the news letter and shall be on file in the Town
Clerk's Office for anyone desiring to look at the proposals prior
to said meeting.
The district would include all properties within the benefit
area and the benefit area would include only those areas of the
Town now served by public water as well as any water districts to
be formed in the future.
E
The Town Board urges all residents to attend the public
hearing and to participate in the decision as to this proposed new
district.
Dated: November 7, 1991 J
Jeanrhine Kirby
Herbert Beckwith
The undersigned, Bonita Boles, the Town Clerk of the Town
of Lansing, does hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a
true and correct copy of the resolution duly adopted by the Town
Board of the Town of the Lansing at a regular meeting duly held on
November 6, 1991. n
E
Bonita Boles
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
ON PRELIMINARY BUDGET I
FOR THE TOWN OF LANSING
FOR THE YEAR 1992
NOTICE IS HEREBY 'GIVEN,
that the preliminary budget
of the Town of Lansing,
Tompkins County, New York
for the fiscal year.beginning
January 1, 1992 has been
completed and filed in the
office of the Town Clerk of
said Town, where it is avail-
able for inspection by any in
terested persons at all rea-
sonable hours and,
FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN that the Town Board
of the Town of Lansing will
meet and review said pre-
liminary budget and hold a
Public Hearing thereon at the
Lansing. Town Hall, Lansing,
New York at 8:00 P.M. on the
6th day of November, 1991,
and that at such hearing any
person may be heard in fa-
vor of or against the prelimi-
nary budget as compiled or
for or against any items
therein contained and
FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN pursuant to Section
108 of the Town Law, that the
following are proposed year-
ly $alaries of town officials of
this town. I '
Supervisor $15,839.00
Councilmen (4)
Total $18,346.00
Each $4586.50
Town Clerk 8, Tax Collector
$25,833.00
High Superintendent
$32,760.00
Town Justice (2)
Total $15,000.00
Each $7500.00
Bonita .Boles
Lansing Town Clerk
October 12, 1991
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
ON SPECIAL DISTRICTS }
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the
Town Board of the Town of
Lansing has prepared the As-1
sessment Rolls of parcels of
land included in Lansing Wa-
ter District No. 2, No. 3, No.
4, No. 8,' No. 9, No. 10, No.
13, No. 14 and No. 15 and
Lansing Sewer District No. 2
and Lansing Light Districts
No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 and
has apportioned and as-
sessed upon such parcels of
land in proportion in the
amount of benefits the im-
provements shall confer
upon the some the cost char-
geable to said district in con -
nection with the construction,
of public water, sewer and
lightingi systems therein)
� which are 'payable in the
year 1992 and therefore, pur-
suant to Section 239 of the
Town Law, the Town Board
shall hold a Public Hearing at
I the Lansing Town Hall, Lan -
Ising, N6w Yorker 5 ;, the 6th
Iday of.- Novern,U, 1991 at
8:30 P.M. in_the,evening
thereof, to hear and consider
any objections which may be
made to said Roll.
BY ORDER OF THE
F TOWN BOARD OF THE
TOWN OF LANSING
Bonita Boles
Lansing Town Clerk
1October, 12, 1991
November 06, 1991' continued
George
Totman
passed out
information
on the meeting he attended
concerning
the new
Post Office
building on
Warren Road.
RESOLUTION offered by Mr. Beckwith who moved its adoption, seconded
by Mr. Cleveland:
RESOLVED that the Regular Meeting be adjourned to go into Executive
Session at 9:30 p.m.
RESOLUTION offered by Mr. Beckwith who moved its adoption, seconded
by Mr. Emmick0
RESOLVED that the Executive Session be terminated at 9:45 p.m. and the
Regular Meeting be reconvened.
Meeting adjourned at the call of the Supervisor at 9:55 p.m.
Minutes taken and executed by the Deputy Town Clerk.
REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING
991
The Lansing Town Board met in Regular Session at the Lansing Town Hall
Boardroom at 7:30 P.M. with Supervisor Kirby presiding.
Jeannine Kirby
Herbert Beckwith
Jeffrey Cleveland
Louis Emmick
Larry Tvaroha
Bonita Boles
Richard Thaler
ROLL CALL
Supervisor
Present
Councilman
Present
Councilman
Present
Councilman
Present
Councilman
Present
Town Clerk
Present
Town Attorney
Present
VISITORS: Paul Butler, Geroger Totman,. David Herrick, Pete Larson,
Jackie Larson, George Stevens, Ted Wixom, Alan Euvrard, Noel Desch, Barbara
Lukens, Sam Myers and John Herrewyn.
The Supervisor called the meeting to order and had the clerk take the
Roll Call.
Proof of Notice having been furnished, the Public Hearing to consider
a Senior Citizen's discount on the basic portion of the A.C.C. cable bill
was opened to the public at 7:30 P.M.
No one appeared voicing any objections to the proposed Senior Citizen
discount on their basic cable bill, all persons desiring to be heard, having
been heard, the Public Hearing was closed at 7 :40 P.M.
Proof of Notice
the Zebra Muusel Project
having been furnished, the Public Hearing
was called to order at 7:45 P.M.
to
consider
No one appeared
voicing any
objections to the proposed Zebra
Mussel
Project, all persons
Hearing was closed at
desiring to
7:46 P.M.
be heard, having been heard,
the
Public
Proof of Notice
proposed amendments to
for 1992, the Public
having been
the S.C.L.I.W.C.
Hearing was
furnished, the Public Hearing
rules and regulations
called to order at 7 :47 P.M.
to
and
consider
rate change
No one appeared voicing any objections to the proposed amendments to the
S.C.L.I.W.C. rules and regulations and rate change for 1992, all persons
desiring to be heard, having been heard, the Public Hearing was closed at
7:49 P.M.
Proof of Notice having been furnished, bids were publicly opened at
8:00 P.M. for one copy machine with an automatic document feed, 10 bin
collator, duplexing unit, reduction and enlargement capabilities, standard and
legal paper trays, to handle a volume of 80,000 to 90,000 copies per year.
The Bids were as follows:
Ithaca Office Equipment
308 East Seneca Street
Ithaca, N.Y. 14850
Meda - CS -2085 Copier
$5,957.00
