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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-02-20231 FEBRUARY 20, 1997 The Lansing Town Board met Town Hall Board Room at 7:00 p.m. in Regular Session at the Lansing with Supervisor Kirby presiding. ROLL CALL Herbert Beckwith Councilman Present Paul Butler Councilman Absent Jeffrey Cleveland Councilman Absent Larry Tvaroha Councilman Present Jeannine Kirby Supervisor Present Bonita Boles Town Clerk Present Richard John Town Attorney Present ® VISITORS: George Totman, Pete Larson, Matt Shulman, Larry Frabroni, Mr. Wawak and Mr. Holberg, The Supervisor called the meeting to order and had the clerk take the Roll Call, Mr. Larson passed out the following memo regarding Waterview Circle: RE: Waterview Circle - recommendation for acceptance as a town road. On February 3, 1997, at Mr. Ed Hulbert's request for a final approval Dave Herrick and I inspected the road to be named Waterview Circle for recommendation to the town board for acceptance as a town road. The town road specifications call for paving with two (2) coats of stone and oil. As you may recall, the town agreed this road could be paved with a minimum of two (2) inches of base hot asphalt in place of the stone and oil. The town also agreed the town highway department would surface treat the road with a seal coat after the acceptance of the road. This seal coat will be done sometime within the next couple of years when building on this road occurs and we are in the area paving other roads. Dave and I noted a couple of problems that will need to be addressed by the developer in the spring when weather permits. 10 The road shoulder needs to be brought up to road. level with approved gravel. (This is to match the 2" of hot asphalt to the shoulder grade). 2. The hydrant at lower end of circle needs to be painted as per Bolton Point's paint specifications. 3. The Right -of -Way area needs to be cleaned up, top soil added and seeded. ( I spoke to Mr. Hulbert regarding the seeding and he stated the right -of -way was seeded in the fall and should be all right when we get into the growing season). 4. When Dave and I were on site, NYSE &G was installing gas line within the road right -of -way. The developer should be sure that NYSE &G cleans up the area within the right -of -way when they are finished. I recommend the town asks the developer for a $ 1,000.00 cash bond until such time as the above mentioned problems are resolved, weather permitting. (when I spoke with Mr. Hulbert, he said he is willing to put up this cash bond). I recommend the town accept 816 feet of the new road Waterview Circle, as a town road. * The town needs to receive "As Built Drawings" for the road, drainage and water lines before road is accepted. 232 continued February 20, 1997 * The minimum 1 (one) year warranty should begin as soon as all the paper work that the town attorney requires is complete and filed. RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Tvaroha and seconded by Mr. Beckwith. WHEREAS, the Town of Lansing has received a request for acceptance of new roads located in the Cayuga Highland Subdivision from the developer of the subdivision, the roads to be accepted include Waterview Circle, a portion of Smuggler's Path and a portion of Teeter Road, as shown in part on a map prepared by George Schlecht, P.E., L.S., dated October 26, 1994 and as amended November 6, 1996, entitled "Final Plat Lots 21 31 41 16, 22 and 23, Cayuga Highlands Subdivision, P/O Military Lot 90, Town of Lansing, County of Tompkins, State of New York" and as show in part on a map prepared by Manzari and Reagan, dated July 27, 1994 and as amended September 13, 1994, October, 1994, January 15, 1996 and August 8, 199, entitled " Revision to Northern Portion of Cayuga Highlands Subdivision, P /O/ Military Lot 90, Town of Lansing, County of Tompkins, State of New York" and filed in the Tompkins County Clerk's Office on August 13, 1996, and WHEREAS, the Town of Lansing is prepared to accept the dedication of the above - described roads subject to a one year guarantee of workmanship and materials in said roads commencing from the date of filing of the deed to the Town of Lansing; and further subject tot he transfer of two drainage easements across the property of the owner of Gulf Creek, therefore, it is RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Lansing agrees to accept the dedication of the above - described roads, subject to a one year guarantee of workmanship and materials in said roads commencing from the date of filing of the deed to the Town of Lansing; and further subject tot he transfer of two drainage easements across the property of the owner to Gulf Creek. Vote of Town Board (Aye) Herbert Beckwith, Councilman Vote of Town Board (Aye) Larry Tvaroha, Councilman Vote of Town Board (Aye) Jeannine Kirby, Supervisor LAKEVIEW SUBDIVISION: Mr. Larson stated that on November 20, 1996, he had written a letter to the Board recommending they accept the Lakeview Subdivision ( 3 roads). At that time, there were drainage problems. Since then, Mr. Larson and Mr. John have negotiated with the developer and with the County, a way to solve the drainage problem. Mr. Larson recommended the Town Board agree to said cost sharing for the proposed fix to the drainage problem. This is a three phase type project which would include installing a larger culvert with end sections on North Triphammer Road between Horvath and Asbury Drive. The second phase would include installing a larger culvert on Asbury Drive at the North Triphammer Road intersection. The third phase would be to rebuild Lakeview Subdivision's swale outlet based on the Town Engineer's drawings. The Cost sharing would be as follows: Town of Lansing 69% Tompkins County 40 Lakeview Developer 270 RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Tvaroha and seconded by Mr. Beckwith: • WHEREAS, the Town of Lansing Highway Superintendent has presented a proposal to improve the drainage of water along -side of and under North Triphammer Road and Horvath Drive at a total cost 2) 3 3 continued February 20, 1997 of $ 23,450.50, Town with the estimated share attributable to the Town of Lansing Town being $ 16, 101.08, and WHEREAS, a part of the plan to improve the drainage involves obtaining contributions from the Tompkins County Highway Department and Barden Homes, the developer of the Lakeview subdivision located adjacent to the drainage project, and WHEREAS, the Town Highway Superintendent has requested that the Town Board consider the proposal to improve the drainage along- side and under North Triphammer Road and Horvath Drive, and after due deliberation, therefore, it is RESOLVED, that the Town Board of undertake the proposal to improve the North Triphammer Road and Horvath authorized to enter into a contract developer, Barden Homes, to complete Town of Lansing not to exceed $ 1615 the Town of Lansing agrE:es to drainage along -side and under Drive and the Supervisor is with Tompkins County and the the project at a cost to the 00.00. Vote of Town Board (Aye) Herbert Beckwith, Councilman Vote of Town Board (Aye) Larry Tvaroha, Councilman Vote of Town Board (Aye) Jeannine Kirby, Supervisor RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Tvaroha and seconded by Mr. Beckwith: WHEREAS, the Town of Lansing has received a request for acceptance of new roads located in the Lakeview Subdivision, from the developer of the subdivision, Barden Homes, the roads to be accepted include @ 2281 feet of Aspen, @ 212 feet of Tahoe Trail and @ 604 feet of Placid Terrace, and is WHEREAS, the developer has made a further request to have the guarantee on the road run from the time the roads were presented for dedication to the Town of Lansing in November of 1996, rather than when the Town actually approves the roads, and after due deliberation, it is RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Lansing has determined to maintain the policy of requiring a one year guarantee on all new roads dedicated to the Town of Lansing including the roads proposed for dedication in the Lakeview subdivision. Vote of Town Board (Aye) Herbert Beckwith, Councilman Vote of Town Board (Aye) Larry Tvaroha, Councilman Vote of Town Board (Aye) Jeannine Kirby, Supervisor Larry Frabroni approached the Board regarding the Autumn Ridge Subdivision. He stated that Mr. Paolangeli is taking over the corporation and is attempting to reduce the number of lots on the south end by four. He would like to continue to show a right -of -way ( lot 46 ) for an access road and as they are at a stale mate with the Village of Lansing. A right -of -way has been added to the east so access could be developed. He asked the Board to express their approval of the changes to the Planning Board. The Town Board agreed with Mr. Frabroni and will inform the Planning Board of their opinion. Mr. Wawak asked the Board to exempt his property on Buck. Road from the proposed Zoning Ordinance. It was the consensus of the Board that said request was premature and could be brought up at a later date if the Zoning Ordinance changes. Mr. Totman reported the following: He handed out his monthly report and stated that he was 234 continued February 20, 1997 $ 150,000.00 ahead of last year with 18 permits issued to date. RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Beckwith and seconded by Mr. Tvaroha: RESOLVED, that the Regular Meeting be adjourned to go into Executive Session to discuss possible litigation matters at 7:52 p.m. Carried RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Beckwith and seconded by Mr. Tvaroha: RESOLVED, that the Executive Session be terminated at 8:02 p.m. and the Regular Meeting be reconvened. Carried A discussion on N.Y.S.E. & Gas's request to exempt the water surcharge from their bill was held and it was the opinion of the Board to wait at least six months to see what happens with the usage regarding this account. They also felt it would set a bad precedence if they were to drop the surcharge. Mr. Beckwith will invite Mr. Marabella (rep. for N.Y.S.E. & Gas) to a future Board Meeting to discuss the situation. Sharon Bowman asked the Board for their opinion regarding the Insurance problem. It was the consensus of the Board to stay with Blue Cross /Blue Shield for the time being. They felt the problem could be solved in the near future. A copy of the minutes of December 31, 1996, January 8th, January 15 and January 23, 1997, having been furnished to the Board Members beforehand, the Supervisor asked for a motion to make corrections or to accept the same as submitted. RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Beckwith and seconded by Mr Tvaroha: RESOLVED, that the minutes of December 31, 1996, January 8th, 15th and 23rd, 1997 are hereby approved with the deletion of the appointment of Ron Kordas to the Tompkins County Economic Opportunity Corp in the January 8, 1997 minutes. Carried Mrs. Kirby stated that she had received a letter from Gay Nicholson stating that she does not have time to be on the Town Hall Committee. She offered three other names but the Board felt they had enough people on the committee at this time. A discussion was held concerning the process of preparing an updated map of the Town. It was the consensus of the Board to wait until any and all Zoning changes have been made. Mrs. Kirby will notify the company stating that the Town would like to update the mapping but that it will be at a later date. AUDIT RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Beckwith and seconded by Mr. Tvaroha: RESOLVED, that the bookkeeper is hereby authorized and directed to pay the following bills: General Fund prepaids 29 - 34 35 - 88 $ 54,166.28 Highway Fund 10 - 11 12 - 54 $ 110,980.82 Lans, Wr, Dists. 1 - 2 3 $ 85,924.65 Lans. Light Dists. 1 $ 953.98 Cap. Fund - Wr. 17 3 - 6 $ 61074.98 Cap. Fund - Wr. 17,Ext. 3 3 - 4 $ 28,849.65 235 Vote of Town Board (Aye) Herbert Beckwith, Councilman Vote of Town Board (Aye) Larry Tvaroha, Councilman Vote of Town Board (Aye) Jeannine Kirby, Supervisor RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Tvaroha and seconded by Mr. Beckwith: Jeannine Kirby, Supervisor RESOLVED, that the bookkeeper is hereby authorized to make the following Budget Modification: Debit A2705 (Gifts and Donations) $ 31425.90 Credit A7110.200 ( Park Equipment) $ 31425.90 Vote of Town Board (Aye) Herbert Beckwith, Councilman Vote of Town Board (Aye) Larry Tvaroha, Councilman Vote of Town Board (Aye) Jeannine Kirby, Supervisor Note: The above modification was made due to a donation given to the Town from Cornell University. This will be used to purchase playground equipment in Myers Park. RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Tvaroha and seconded by Mr. Beckwith: WHEREAS, the Town of Lansing is considering the creation of a sewer district in the Town of'Lansing, and WHEREAS, in connection with the formation of a sewer district in the Town of Lansing, the Town is seeking financial assistance through grants and low interest loans with various New York State and Federal agencies, including the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Appalachian Regional Commission, the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development Agency, the New York State Environmental Bond Fund and the New York State Revolving Loan Fund, and WHEREAS, the Town of Lansing has prepared applications to request financial assistance from these sources, therefore, it is RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Lansing authorizes the Town Supervisor to execute and submit the applications and other necessary documents to request financial assistance for the formation of a sewer district in the Town of Lansing. Vote of Town Board (Aye) Herbert Beckwith, Councilman Vote of Town Board (Aye) Larry Tvaroha, Councilman Vote of Town Board (Aye) Jeannine Kirby, Supervisor Mrs. Kirby informed the Board that Grievance Day will be held May 14, 1997 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Lansing Town Hall Board Room, Mr. John informed the Board the representatives from Moody's Investment will visit the Town of Lansing on April 4, 1997 regarding the Town's Bond rating. On motion, meeting adjourned at the call of the Supervisor at 8:50 p.m.