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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-09-17SEPTEMBER 17, 1997 The Lansing Town Board met in Regular Session at the Lansing Town Hall Board Room at 7:00 P.M. with Supervisor Kirby presiding. Jeannine Kirby Herbert Beckwith Paul Butler Jeffrey Cleveland Larry Tvaroha Bonita Boles Richard John ROLL CALL Supervisor Present Councilman Present Councilman Present Councilman Present Councilman Present Town Clerk Present Town Attorney Present VISITORS: Pete Larson, Dave Herrick, Matt Shulman, George Totman, Lou Emmick, Sharon Bowman, Andy LaVigne, Katrina Greenly and one other Lansing resident. The Supervisor called the meeting to order and had the clerk take the Roll Call. Mr. Larson reported on the following items: AUCTION: Tentatively, $ 501,000.00 worth of business was done. Mr. Larson was very pleased with this figure. The Town will receive a commission check for $5,000.00 plus. Mr. Larson stated that within the eight years that he has been having the auction, the Town has made over $20,000.00. MILLIKEN STATION POINT: He received a letter from Rich John regarding the petition signed for the installation of the culvert on Milliken Station Point that ALL the people signed. He would like permission to write the specs for the culvert replacement. Mr. Larson stated that the Town will need to get an easement for the lower side where the driveway crosses the culvert. The very earliest it could be done would be November of 1997. CULVERTS Started the second faze of the culvert replacement near Asbury Drive and should finish up by the end of the week. The third faze may not be started until next spring, depending on the weather. HIGHWAY HOURS: The Highway Employees will return to eight hour days on October 6, 1997, GAS LINE ON MYERS ROAD: NYSEG is installing a gas line on Myers Road and Mr. Larson is trying to keep them away from the water mains. Mr. Larson feels the water main should be replaced in the future. MYERS ROAD BRIDGE: Work has begun. Mr. Herrick reported on the following items: WATER 17, EXT. 5 (LANSING STATION ROAD AREA): Mr. Herrick handed out the combined results from the questionnaires. This would be about a $200,000.00 project. There are 38 consumption units and would cost about $2,000.00 per person per year. Mr. Herrick felt this figure may be a little to high. Mr. Herrick will give the information to Mr. Bishop for the committee members and will leave at the Town Hall for anyone interested. The Town Board felt an income survey should be the next step. Mr. Herrick will do a visual assessment of Ludlow Road. Mr. Herrick stated that even with a HUD Grant, a great reduction in the cost would NOT show. Mr. Herrick will put together a package of alternatives for the Board Members to look over. continued September 17, 1997 LANSING WATER SYSTEM: Mr. Herrick put together a draft of the Town of Lansing Water System with the totals being as follows: LENGTH OF TOWN GRANT PRIVATE SECTOR/ MAINS(FT.) FINANCED ACTIVITY 222,761 31270,950 (33 %) 21870,900 (290) 31808,000 (380) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE: Frankie Lechner has contacted Mr. Herrick with two (2) proposals to landscape the slope behind the pump station in the Pine Grove Cemetery. The estimates were as follows: Bruce's Spruces 840.00 Cayuga Landscaping 1,031.00 The Board felt this was needed and adopted the following resolution: RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Cleveland and seconded by Mr. Beckwith: RESOLVED, that the Town does hereby authorize Bruce Seager of Bruce's Spruces to landscape the slope behind the pump station in the Pine Grove Cemetery for the amount of $ 840.00 and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the cost of the landscaping will come from the Operation and Maintenance Account. Vote of Town Board (Aye) Herbert Beckwith, Councilman Vote of Town Board (Aye) Paul Butler, Councilman Vote of Town Board (Aye) Jeffrey Cleveland, Councilman Vote of Town Board (Aye) Larry Tvaroha, Councilman Vote of Town Board (Aye) Jeannine Kirby, Supervisor BOLTON POINT'S POSITION- CAPACITY ALLOCATION: Mr. Herrick stated that he has some real concerns when it comes to "capacity allocation ". The Planning and Public Affairs Committee of Bolton Point has proposed, as he feels it could mean "ownership" in the future. He does NOT feel the allocation issue needs to be addressed at this time. Mr. John stated that he feels the Town of Ithaca should also take on some responsibility and share the risk. SEWER: Mrs. Kirby stated that Jeff Clark has resigned as chairman of the sewer committee. Mrs. Kirby will contact John Kaminsky to see if he would be interested in taking over as chairman and report back to the Board with his findings. EWER STUDY: Have had some verbal feed back from Larry Frabroni who has been asked to speak on behalf of S.J.S. He indicated that the Town may want to think about purchasing "blocks of capacity" of the treatment plant. He also stated that you could use the square footage route which would mean a house with 1,800 feet of living space would pay $1,800.00. The Board did not agree with this method. BOND ACT MONIES: Two million dollars has been appropriated for 1997 -98 Clean Water /Air Bond Act for the entire Finger Lakes Region. 4 3C9 continued September 17, 1997 Small Towns will be allocated fifteen million State wide. Great Lakes will get two million along with all other waters in New York State, Onondaga Lake will get ten million. Mr. Herrick stated he would still turn in the Town's application. Mr. Lou Emmick approached the Board with regards to the Woodsedge Drive situation. He stated that the people in that area would like to see stop signs and a posted speed limit. Mrs. Kirby stated that a weight limit has also been discussed. Katrina Greenly stated that there is traffic and theft problems going on in Ludlowville . She said that the park has become the in hang -out for teenagers including kids from Ithaca. She asked if there may be any extra funding to hire constables to take care of these problems. Mr. Totman stated that he has contacted the Sheriff's department and that Danny Drew will be handling the situation. Mr. Totman reported the following: MONTHLY REPORT: He is 11 permits down and $183,000.00 down from last year. SALT PAD ON DECAMP ROAD: Cargill Salt is leasing a pad on Decamp road for salt storage and Jacoba Baker is concerned about salt leakage from the new salt pad. She is concerned that if there is a leakage, it could get into her pond and kill her fish. Mr. Totman contacted the DEC and they felt very good about the project but will keep an eye on it. The representative from the DEC stated that a permit was not required from the owner because of the nature of the way it was being constructed. CROP WALK DAY: The following resolution was made regarding CROP Walk day: Proclamation for CROP WALK DAY WHEREAS, at the end of World War II many Christians wanted to share America's abundance with European war victims; and CROP and Church World Service's first purpose was to gather wheat and other crops from American farms for shipment to Europe, and WHEREAS, over the years Church World Service /CROP has increased its urban appeals while remaining in contact with its rural constituents, and WHEREAS, Church World Service /CROP has moved from primarily providing resources for emergency relief to supporting long -range self -help programs emphasizing agricultural development, appropriate technology, water resource development, and primary health care, and WHEREAS, the Annual Fall CROP Walk will be held October 5, 1997 in support of this organization to help our community become aware of and concerned about hunger and its causes and its effects on all of us, and WHEREAS, the CROP Walk will raise funds to help stop hunger both locally and globally; NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jeannine Kirby, Supervisor of the Town of Lansing, do hereby proclaim Sunday, October 5, 1997 as CROP WALK DAY IN the Town of Lansing and do urge the citizens of the Town of Lansing to participate and support this Walk. Carried. continued September 17, 1997 Mrs. Kirby reminded the Board Members of the Municipal Officers Association Meeting that will be held on September 23, 1997 at 6:00 P.M. at the McLean Fire Station. It was stated that Mrs. Kirby and Mr. Butler will attend said meeting. Mrs. Kirby reminded the Board of the Budget preparation meeting that will be conducted by the State. Said meeting will be held at the Lansing Town Hall Board Room at 5:00 p.m. on September 25, 1997, Mrs, Kirby, Mr. Butler and Mr. LaVigne will attend. A copy of the minutes of August 20, 1997, having been given 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. Cleveland: RESOLVED, that the minutes of August 20, 1997 are hereby approved as submitted. Carried. 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: FUND PREPAIDS VOUCHER AMOUNT General Fund 455 -457 458 -505 34,825.71 Highway Fund 329 -330 331 -366 31,993.55 Lans, Water Dists, 28 -29 11894.54 Cap.Fund Wr. #7,Ext. #9 1 19,358.88 Lans. Lighting Districts 8 11314.28 Vote of Town Board (Aye) Herbert Beckwith, Councilman Vote of Town Board (Aye) Paul Butler, Councilman Vote of Town Board (Aye) Jeffrey Cleveland, Councilman Vote of Town Board (Aye) Larry Tvaroha, Councilman Vote of Town Board (Aye) Jeannine Kirby, Supervisor RESOLUTION offered by Mr. Beckwith and seconded by Mr, Butler: RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Lansing does hereby reappoint Barbara Barry to the Tompkins County Economic Opportunity Corporation Board of Directors rectroactive to April 1, 1997 and expiring March 31, 1999, Carried. Matt Shulman asked what the status was regarding the Watch Tower Project. Mrs. Kirby stated that it was on hold until the rest of the sewer situation was brought together. RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Beckwith and seconded by Mr Butler: RESOLVED, that the Regular Meeting be adjourned to go into Executive Session to discuss personnel, legal and potential litigation involving Bolton Point at 8:40 p.m. Carried. RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Cleveland and seconded by Mr. Butler: RESOLVED, that the Executive Session be terminated and the Regular Session be reconvened at 10:15 p.m. Carried. continued September 17, 1997 RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Tvaroha and seconded by Mr. Beckwith: RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Lansing does hereby approve the Town's Report of Examination of the accounts of fiscal affairs of the Town of Lansing, Tompkins County, New York for the period January 1, 1996 and ending December 31, 1996 with the anticipated changes that were discussed this evening. 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) Paul Butler, Councilman (Aye) Jeffrey Cleveland, Councilman (Aye) Larry Tvaroha, Councilman (Aye) Jeannine Kirby, Supervisor On motion, meeting adjourned at the call of the Supervisor at 10:20 P.M. 3P