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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-06-01• • 1� June 01, 1994 The Lansing Town Board met in Special Session at the Lansing Town Hall Board Room on June 01, 1994 at 8:00 P.M. with Supervisor Kirby presiding. Jeannine Kirby Herbert Beckwith Paul Butler Jeffrey Cleveland Larry Tvaroha Bonita Boles Debbie Crandall Richard John ROLL CALL Supervisor Councilman Councilman Councilman Councilman Town Clerk Deputy Town Clerk Attorney Present Present Absent Present Present Absent Present Present Visitors: George Totman, Code Enforcement Officer, Gay Nicholson, John Kaminsky, Mr. Dean, Peter Sheldon, Carl Heck and one other resident. The Supervisor called the meeting to order having the clerk take the Roll Call, Gay Nicholson discussed applying for grant funds to construct a Recway in the Town of Lansing. Ms. Nicholson discussed a letter she had received from Lawrence Conlon, Jr. of 56 Conlon Road. Mr. Conlon is requesting the following, 1. Request some written evidence that public funds can be used to purchase land in an agricultural district. 2. Request a survey map be southerly boundary from corner being the print Pomichter (which is the Conlon Road. I further show the corners of all said line. Said survey Once the satisfaction, w in its entirety we have reached of the project made by a licensed surveyor of my Barnard's corner (my southwest shop) to the northeast corner of northwest corner of my field on request that this survey should adjoining property owners along to be done at no expense to me. above requests have been e could proceed to site the in order to see how it affe this point, Mr Conlon would and discussion could begin, met to Mr. Conlon's pathway on a survey map !cts his property. Once then give consideration Rich John, Town Attorney took a copy of Mr. Conlon's letter and will look into the public fund situation. If a grant was received the survey could be done with those funds. Ms. Nicholson investigated further in the annual maintenance of the project. Mr. Larson estimated you would have to resurface 1" asphalt ever seven years and mow four times a year. A rough estimate of $120.00 for mowing, $10,000.00 a mile to resurface every seven years and a 20% contingency for a total of $25,000.00 or $3,500.00 per year. After further discussion the following resolution was duly made and adopted. RESOLUTION At a Special Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Lansing held in and for the Town of Lansing at the Town Hall on June 01, 1994, the following members being present: Jeannine Kirby, Supervisor; Herbert Beckwith, Councilman; Larry Tvaroha, Councilman, Jeffrey Cleveland, Councilman; Paul Butler, Councilman was absent, the following Resolution was duly made by Larry 51. s� June 01, 1994, continued Tvaroha, seconded by Herb Beckwith and a vote being taken by roll call resulted in the following: Jeannine Kirby, Supervisor, voting aye Herbert Beckwith, Councilman, voting aye Larry Tvaroha, Councilman, voting aye Jeffrey Cleveland, Councilman, voting aye WHEREAS, a Citizen's Committee has organized to prepare plans and seek grant funds to construct a Recway in the Town of Lansing; and WHEREAS, the proposed Recway would provide pedestrian and non - motorized vehicle access to the Woodsedge Senior Citizens Residential buildings, the Town ball fields, the Town Hall and Community Center, the Central Fire Department and the Town schools, and WHEREAS, the proposed Recway would provide recreational opportunities for residents of the Town as well as allowing children in the Town safe passage from the schools to the Town ball fields away from the public highways; and WHEREAS, the proposed Recway comports with the Tompkins County plan to construct greenways and encourage non - motorized transportation throughout the County; it is RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Lansing endorses the application prepared by the Citizen's committee and authorizes the Town Supervisor to sign the application as the sponsor of the project. Mr. Peter Sheldon discussed the possibility of-purchasing a piece of Town owned property along Salmon Creek Road, approximately 1/4 of an acre. The property borders the property owned by his father, Donald Sheldon at 13 Salmon Creek Road, parcel number 26.- 7-13. Mr. John will research the deed to see if there are any deed restrictions and report back to the Board. If there were no deed restrictions the Town would then have to declare the land surplus and then put it up for public bid. Mr. Carl Heck, Community Development Coordinator from the Tompkins County Planning Department addressed the Board concerning the small cities application for this year. Mr. Heck told the Board they have two choices, a Comprehensive Application or a Water Project Application. In a Comprehensive Application you would combine the water project with housing rehabilitation or home ownership. You can apply for the grant up to $900,000.00 instead of $400,000.00. Mr. Heck stated that the Town needed an economical project in the Town. This could be a low interest loan to an industry to help them buy equipment, put up a building or expand their work force in some way. This could be done with the excess money f -rom the grant. This loan would be repayable to the Town and would be a revolving fund within the Town. Mr. Heck stated that the application was due on July 26, 1994. He informed the Board that the survey has been mailed to everyone in the proposed water district and they should be receiving them back. The fee for either application is $3,000.00. It was the consensus of the Board to go toward the Comprehensive Application. If the time frame is to short then the Board will lean toward the Water Project Application. • i�� June 01, 1994, continued Mr. Heck suggested that the Town Board hold a Public Hearing on June 22, 1994. Mr. Heck stated that they would be doing all the application preparation. Mr. George Totman, Code Enforcement Officer addressed the Board concerning the Kearl property in Myers. Before the Town closed the road his address was 92 Myers Road. Now Mr. Kearl is requesting that his address be changed to Lake Shore Road. The problem is Marshall Downing is 6 Lake Shore Road and his address would have to be changed to 26 Lake Shore Road to accommodate the Kearl property change. Mr. Totman wanted the Board to know he would be contacting Mr. Downing concerning this matter. It was the consensus of the Board that there was reasonable cause to make the change. RESOLUTION At a Special Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Lansing held in and for the Town of Lansing at the Town Hall on June 01, 1994, the following members being present: Jeannine Kirby, Supervisor; Herbert Beckwith, Councilman; Larry Tvaroha, Councilman, Jeffrey Cleveland, Councilman, Paul Butler, Councilman was absent. The following Resolution was duly made by Jeffrey Cleveland and seconded by Herbert Beckwith and the vote was unanimous. WHEREAS, the State Legislature has granted Town Boards the authority and responsibility to undertake comprehensive planning for land use, transportation and economic development in Towns; and, WHEREAS, the Lansing Town Board has appointed a Planning Board to be responsible for, among other things, preparation of a comprehensive plan for long range development of the Town; and, WHEREAS, a Master Plan Citizen Advisory Committee has been organized to promote broad citizen participation in the planning process; and, WHEREAS, such Advisory Committee has prepared a series of preliminary reports and recommendations addressing specific planning concerns and has submitted these reports and recommendations for consideration to the Town Board and the Town Planning Board; and, WHEREAS, the Town of Lansing variety of development pressures planning for the use of land, the movement of traffic in the Town, is increasingly experiencing a that will, or could, affect provision of services and the NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Planning Board is hereby requested and directed to duly consider the reports and recommendations of the Master Plan Citizen Advisory Committee in light of the long range comprehensive planning needs for the entire Town; and be it further RESOLVED that the Town Planning Board be requested and directed to prepare a preliminary comprehensive plan for the Town, incorporating the recommendations of, and working with, the Citizens Advisory Committee to the maximum extent deemed appropriate by the Planning Board, and be it further RESOLVED that as part of the comprehensive planning process, the Town Planning Board be requested and directed to prepare recommendations for zoning revisions and other appropriate land use regulations that will be needed to guide development in the Town for the remainder of this century; and be it further t 84 June 01, 1994, continued RESOLVED that the Town Planning Board be requested and directed to submit a budget for the above work should supplemental funds be required; and be it further RESOLVED that a draft of the said preliminary comprehensive plan be prepared for submission to the Town Board within six months from the date of this resolution or from the date of budget approval therefore, should supplemental two months after funds be necessary; and be it further draft of the preliminary comprehensive plan. RESOLVED that a draft of proposed that the New York State zoning revisions be prepared and submitted to the Town Board within two months after the date of submission of the draft of the preliminary comprehensive plan. The Town Board discussed the American Disabilities Act. Councilman; Paul Butler, Code Enforcement Officer; George Totman and Attorney, Rich John will work on the analysis concerning the ADA. Mrs. Kirby informed the Board that the New York State Department of Transportation established a 35 mph speed limit on Searles Road. and a point 0.7 The section +mile west involved of Route is between Route 34, SH 1676, 34, RESOLUTION At a Special Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Lansing held in and for the Town of Lansing at the Town Hall on June 1, 1994, the following members being present. Jeannine Kirby, Supervisor; Herbert Beckwith, Councilman, Larry Tvaroha, Councilman; Jeffrey Cleveland, Councilman, Paul Butler, Councilman was absent, the following Resolution was duly made by Larry Tvaroha, seconded by Herb Beckwith and a vote being taken by roll call resulted in the following: Jeannine Kirby, Supervisor, voting aye Herbert Beckwith, Councilman, voting aye Larry Tvaroha, Councilman, voting aye Jeffrey Cleveland, Councilman, voting aye WHEREAS, the United States Supreme Court has recently rendered a decision concerning the constitutionality of flow control laws for the regulation of trash hauling, and WHEREAS, the impact of the Court's decision may well seriously affect the trash hauling system within Tompkins County; and WHEREAS, the Tompkins County Board of Representatives is considering the construction of a county trash transfer station in the City of Ithaca; it is RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Lansing respectfully request the Tompkins County Board of Representatives delay a decision on the construction of the County trash transfer station until such time as the County may assess the effect of the recent United States Supreme Court decision on trash hauling within the County. The resolution will be sent to the following: Village of Cayuga Heights Mayor - Ronald Anderson Village of Dryden Mayor - Robert J. Day Village of Freeville Mayor - Robin Yengo Village of Groton Mayor - H. Belden Marlette Village of Lansing Mayor - Ted Wixom Village of Trumansburg Mayor - Thomas Bennett City of Ithaca Mayor - Benjamin Nichols Town of Caroline Supervisor - Robert Spaulding Town of Danby Supervisor - Mary Oltz [7 Eh�j ;v Town Town Town Town Town Town aim m June 01, 1994, continued Dryden Supervis Enfield Supervi Groton Supervis Ithaca Supervis Newfield Supery Ulysses Supervi or - James Schug sor - Jean Owens or - Teresa Robinson or - John Whitcomb isor - James H. Drader, Jr. sor - Douglas Austic The resolution will be sent Certified Mail to the following: Tompkins County Board of Representatives Barbara Blanchard (District 1) • Stuart W. Stein (District 3) Barbara Mink (District 5) Frank P. Proto (District 7) George Totman (District 9) Beverly E. Livesay (District 11) Charles V. Evans (District 13) Peter Meskill (District 15) (George Totman hand delivered) Eric J Nancy Thomas Daniel Dooley Tim Jo Michae Lerner (L B. Schuler Todd (Dist M. Winch ( Kiefer (Di seph (Distr 1 Lane (Dis i ( r D s i t st Di is is tr ct ri rict 2) strict 4 t 6) trict 8) ict 10) 12) ct 14) RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Beckwith who moved its adoption, seconded by Mr. Tvaroha: RESOLVED, that the Special Meeting be adjourned to go into Executive Session at 10:12 P.M. Carried. RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Cleveland who moved its adoption, seconded by Mr. Beckwith: RESOLVED, that the Executive Session be terminated at 11:26 P.M. and the Special Meeting be reconvened. Carried Meeting adjourned at the call of the Supervisor at 11 :30 P.M. Minutes taken and executed by the Deputy Town Clerk. • 85