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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-02-21I El FEBRUARY 21, 1996 The Lansing Town Board met in Regular Session at the Lansing - Town Hall Board Room at 7:00 p.m. with Supervisor Kirby presiding. The Supervisor called the meeting to order and had the clerk take the Roll Call, Jeannine Kirby Herbert Beckwith Paul Butler Jeffrey Cleveland Larry Tvaroha Bonita Boles Richard John ROLL CALL Supervisor Present Councilman Present Councilman Absent Councilman Present Councilman Absent Town Clerk Present Town Attorney Present VISITORS: David Herrick, Town Engineer, Peter Larson, Highway Superintendent and Jackie Larson (9:00 p.m.), Mrs. Sheive and son, Ian, two Ithaca High School students and their mothers. Bids were publicly opened for one 20 ton trailer and were as follows: STS Truck Equipment & Trailer Sales 6680 Manilus Center Road East Syracuse, New York 13057 RUPP Rental & Sales Corp. 720 E. Franklin Street Endicott, New York 13760 Monroe Tractor 4530 Wetzel Road Liverpool, New York L.B. Smith, Inc. 5985 Court Street P.O. Box 65 Eastwood Station Syracuse, New'York Road 13089 13206 Tracey Road Equipment 6803 Manlius Center Road P.O. Box 489 East Syracuse, New York George & Swede Sales 7155 Big Tree Road Pavilion, New York Roberts Equipment P.O. Box 328 Cazenovia, New York 13057 & Service Inc. 14525 13035 Deveau Ford Tractor, Inc. 5949 East Molloy Road P.O. Box 424 ® Syracuse, New York 13211 Regional International Corp. 1007 Lehigh Station Road Henrietta, New York 14467 -9311 $ 14,514.00 $ 13,997.44 $ 13,865.00 $ 13,837.00 $ 13,544.00 No Bid $ 12,121.00 $ 12,989.00 $ 13,411.00 Bids were the publicly opened for one In -Floor Hydraulic Truck Hoist and were as follows (one bid received): Filtrec Corporation RR 3 Box 424C Auburn, New York 13021 $ 22,400.00 3i 32 continued February 21, 1996 Alternate 1 $ 875.00 Alternate 2 $ 11780.00 Mrs. Sheive asked the Board for their permission to move a culvert from behind the recycling center so she could have access to her barn. The Board saw no problem with this but would wait until Mr. Larson arrived to discuss it with him. Mr. John Rogers asked the Board if anything was happening with his proposed water district. Mr. John stated that they were waiting to hear from Mr. Jay Orear. Mr. John also felt there may be a delay even if Mr. Orear agrees with this as he did not think Mr. Orear completed his obligations connected with Smuggler's Path, Mr. John thought there was something in writing stating that Mr. Orear could not do anything until his previous commitments regarding Smuggler's Path were completed. Mr. John will look into this and get back to the Board. Mr. Herrick discussed the following with the Board: 1. HUD - WATER DISTRICT NO. 7 - EXTENSION NO. 9: Bianchi Excavating, Inc. of Syracuse, New York has a favorable background check although they admitted they have not had experience in being the prime contractor on large municipal water projects. Mr. Herrick recommended the Town accept their low bid in the amount of $ 291,577.35. Town Board RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Beckwith and seconded by Mr. Cleveland: RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Lansing does hereby accept the low bid of Bianchi Excavating, Inc. of 5987 Belle Island Road, Syracuse, New York 13209, in the amount of $ 291, 577.35 for HUD project Water District No. 7, Extension No. 9. Vote of Town Board (Aye) Herbert Beckwith, Councilman Vote of Town Board (Aye) Jeffrey Cleveland, Councilman Vote of Town Board (Aye) Jeannine Kirby, Supervisor Mr. John and Mr. Herrick will now focus on getting easement for the Ladoga Park area. Mr. Herrick stated that the contractors should be able to start within two weeks if the paper work goes smoothly. 2. EMMONS ROAD: Mr. Herrick presented his Draft Engineers Report to the Board. He also stated that it is- possible that a Notice of Intent may not need to be filed for this district. Mr. Herrick will have the bookkeeper mail a copy of the engineer's report to the homeowners in this district. 3. FIDDLERS GREEN: Mr. Herrick presented his cost proposal for this proposed district to the Board. He stated the construction cost would be about $ 175,000.00. The water assessment for one unit would be approximately $ 412.00 making the cost per year for a house and lot $ 825.00. Mr. Herrick will meet with Mr. Gage (Representative for Fiddler's Green residents) to go over his proposal and to give him copies for the residents. The Board will meet with this group at the March 6, 1996 meeting. 33 Continued February 21, 1996 4, WATER DISTRICT NO. 17: Still on track for the end of April 5. SEWER: Mr. Herrick would like to see a committee formed so there would be more community participation in getting sewer to the south Lansing area. Mrs. Kirby will get a hold of Jeff Overstrom, Jeff Clark, Larry Sharpsteen and Kevin Kauffman to set up a meeting to discuss the situation. The Board felt the committee could do some work on the project ® and then could come to the Board with their recommendations. It was stated that Watchtower might want to have a representative on the committee. Rich John, Town Attorney informed the Board of the following: 1. The Inducement Agreement was returned to Mr. John but it had been dramatically changed from the way Mr. John and Mr. Paul Southard agreed to. Mr. John felt it has been worked out and should be in final form soon. The paper work has been prepared for a short term note to allow the Town to pay the contractor and other pending bills but needs the Supervisor's signature. RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Cleveland and seconded by Mr. Beckwith: RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Lansing hereby authorizes the Town Supervisor to sign the necessary papers for a short term note in the amount of $ 215,000.00 to allow the Town to pay the contractor and other pending bills connected with the Water District No. 17 project. Vote of Town Board (Aye) Herbert Beckwith, Councilman Vote of Town Board (Aye) Jeffrey Cleveland, Councilman Vote of Town Board (Aye) Jeannine Kirby, Supervisor 2. Mr. Dave Kayhill, a representative from M & T Bank presented Mr. John with some custodian agreements that he would like the Supervisor to sign in order for M & T Bank to make sure there are adequate funds to match whatever the Town might have in their bank. Mr. John stated that it did not obligate the Town to anything but felt it would be worth it so the Town would have another option besides the Tompkins County Trust Company. RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Beckwith and seconded by Mr Cleveland: RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Lansing does hereby authorize Mrs. Kirby to sign the custodian agreements with M & T Bank. Vote of Town Board (Aye) Herbert Beckwith, Councilman Vote of Town Board (Aye) Jeffrey Cleveland, Councilman Vote of Town Board (Aye) Jeannine Kirby, Supervisor 3. Mr. Kauffman and Mr. Wixom met with Mr. John regarding the Master Meter Agreement. Mr. John has concerns regarding the errors and admissions coverage. John Barney is taking the position that Bolton Point is not allowed to enter into contracts. Mr. John stated that he did not want to hold up the agreement but he does have concerns regarding this matter. Mr. Cleveland will get in touch with Mr. Kauffman to see if there is an urgency in this matter and get back to the Board. 4, AMBULANCE SITUATION: Mr. Paul Welch spoke to Mr. John, and the ambulance committee 34 continued February 21, 1996 regarding the ambulance situation. Mr. John informed Mr. Welch that he did not feel the Town would be willing to pour money into an ambulance if it wasn't clear that there would be personnel to man it and to do it right. Chris Burris presented some very detailed and useful information about call volume and response times to different areas of the Town. There were not enough calls to the north end of Town to justify the cost of sighting an ambulance in the center of Town as opposed to Ithaca. The idea of sighting an ambulance near Pyramid Mall was also discussed. Mr. Burris stated that there are about 12 members on the rescue squad now. Mr. John did not feel it would make sense to try to build up the volunteer ambulance the same time you are trying to build up the rescue squad. It was the consensus of the committee to try to build up the rescue squad to 25 - 30 people. Mrs. Kirby stated that maybe the Fire Department could write an article for the next Town newsletter to inform the people in the Town of what is happening in this situation. A discussion was had regarding the bill the Town received from the County for the printing of the 1996 Town and County tax bills. It was decided that the clerk is to write a letter to the County stating the problems we had with the printing of the bills and the amount we are being billed. Mrs. Kirby was approached by Mr. Dave Hardy asking to be appointed by the Town to put a committee together to try to find a grocery store to locate in the Town of Lansing. It was the consensus of the Board to allow Mr. Hardy to put a committee together. The S.P.C.A, contract was discussed but no action was taken It will be brought up again at the next meeting. Mrs. Kirby stated that the balance in the Mini -Bus fund is $ 11220.00. AUDIT RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Beckwith and seconded by Mr. Cleveland: RESOLVED, that the bookkeeper is hereby authorized and directed to pay the following bills: General Fund Highway Fund Lans, Wr. Dist Cap. Fund wr. Lans. Light Di HUD Wr, 7 Ext, Debt Service F McKinneys Wr. Agency & Trust 32 - 81 $ 54,386.06 24 - 70 $ 74,661.38 S, 3 - 6 $ 89,905.74 17 7 - 13 $ 219,958.53 sts. 1 $ 11601.64 9 5 - 7 $ 21248.67 and N/A $ 1211777.00 # 3 1 $ 924.50 20 $ 92.04 Vote of Town Board (Aye) Herbert Beckwith, Councilman Vote of Town Board (Aye) Jeffrey Cleveland, Councilman Vote of Town Board (Aye) Jeannine Kirby, Supervisor Mr. Larson discussed the following with the Board: 1. He did not have a problem with moving the culvert behind the recycling center but was not sure of the legal aspect of the matter. Mr. John stated he could write up an easement between the Town and Mrs. Sheive . The Board was satisfied and the following resolution was offered: RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Beckwith and seconded by Mr. Cleveland: RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Lansing does hereby authorize the Town Attorney to draw up an easement between C :7 continued February 21, 1996 the Town and Mrs. Sheive to allow her access to her barn from behind the recycling center. Vote of Town Board (Aye) Herbert Beckwith, Councilman Vote of Town Board (Aye) Jeffrey Cleveland, Councilman Vote of Town Board (Aye) Jeannine Kirby, Supervisor 2, The Insurance Company has requested Mr. Larson to place smoke detectors in the Highway Garage and Town Hall. Mr, Larson asked the Board if battery operated ones would be alright with them. They agreed with battery operated ones. Mr. Larson will install them. Mr, Larson also stated that he will be getting together with Mr. Beckwith as he is required to hold four safety committee meetings a year. 3, The Highway Department is trying to get Lansing Station Road back to normal after the flood. to get started in Salmon Creek as they can only be in the Lansing was declared a disaster area, therefore will be able to receive funds from the State and Federal Government. A team will evaluate the Town along with Mr. Larson and the Federal Government will pay 75% and the State will pay 12°s. The Town will have to pick up the rest, Mr. Larson felt there could be as much as $ 350,000,00 in damages caused by the flood, 4, Mr, Larson received the permit from the Army Corp of Engineers on February 19, 1996 but feels it is too late to get started in Salmon Creek as they can only be in the creek until March 15th. He will sign the permit and send a letter with it stating it is too late to get started this year but would like to start next year. 5. Mr. Larson will write up the specs for two (2) new trucks to be delivered in 1997. The Board agreed with this. 6. Mr. Larson will look over the bids for the In -Floor Hydraulic Truck Hoist and 20 ton trailer and get back to the Board with his recommendations. On motion, meeting adjourned at the call of the Supervisor at 9:15 p.m. 35