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FEBRUARY 25, 1998
The Lansing Town Board met in Special 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
Councilman
Councilman
Councilman
Councilman
Town Clerk
Town Attorney
Present
Present
Absent
Present
Present
Present (8:00)
Present
VISITORS: Harry Mussel, George Totman, Dave Herrick and Kevin
Kauffman.
The Supervisor called the meeting to order and took the Roll
Call.
Harry Mussel presented his plan for a Flood Grant. He asked
the Board to pass a resolution and he will send it to the New York
State Department of Environmental Conservation on Friday, February
27, 1998. After his presentation, the following resolution was
adopted:
RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Tvaroha and seconded by Mr.
Beckwith:
NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
1996 CLEAN WATER /CLEAN AIR BOND ACT - -TITLE 3 SECTION 56 -0311
FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS
MUNICIPAL RESOLUTION
Resolution authorizing the items listed below pursuant to the Clean
Water /Clean Air Bond Act of 1996.
WHEREAS,
(1) certified
The
this
Town of
sent to the
Lansing, herein called the
"Municipality ",
New
York State Department of
Environmental
thorough consideration of the various aspects
after
of the problem
and study
of available data, has hereby determined
that certain work, as
described
in its application and attachments,
herein called
the "Project
",
is desirable, is in the public
interest, and is required in order to implement the Project; and
WHEREAS, Article 56 of the Environmental Conservation Law
authorizes State assistance to municipalities for flood control
projects by means of a contract and the Municipality deems it to be
in the public interest and benefit under this law to enter into a
contract therewith:
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LANSING TOWN BOARD
1. That the District Manager, Tompkins County S.W.C.D. is the
representative authorized to act in behalf of the Municipality's
governing body in all matters related to State assistance under ECL
Article 56, Title 3. The representative is also authorized to make
application, execute the State Assistance Contract, submit Project
documentation, and otherwise act for the Municipality's governing
body in all matters related to the Project and to State assistance;
2. That
the cost
initiate
approval
Conservat
the Mun
of the
the Proj
of its
ion;
icipality agrees that it will fund its portion of
Project and that funds will be available to
ect's work within twelve (12) months of written
application by the Department of Environmental
3. That one
(1) certified
copy of
this
Resolution be prepared and
sent to the
Albany office
of the
New
York State Department of
Environmental
Conservation
together
with
the
Application for State
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Assistance Payments for Flood Control Projects;
4. That this Resolution take effect immediately.
Vote of Town Board (Aye) Herbert Beckwith, 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
Kevin Kauffman:
Mr. Kauffman discussed a proposal for determining financial
responsibility of any future Bolton Point Water System treatment
plant expansion projects. The Town Board voiced their concerns
regarding this proposal to Mr. Kauffman,
Mr. Kauffman stated that the purpose of the document was to
make all five municipal Boards comfortable so the next document
could be to allow the Commission to sell water to outside users.
DAVE HERRICK:
HUD - WATER 17, EXT, 5:
Mr. Herrick stated that he did not feel the HUD process would
slow down the process for the people below the Ludlow Road area who
are very anxious to get public water. Mr. Herrick went over a draft
Engineers Report for said project.
WATER 2. EX'.0 . 2:
Mr. John has received approval from Audit and Control to send
letters to residents regarding the cost of the water. The owners
will be allowed to comment if they feel it is necessary.
DRINKING WA.CER REVOLVING FUND:
After additional documentation was submitted, the Town picked
up an extra 40 points for the drinking water revolving fund pool.
The funding line is at 85 points with the project now being at 70
points.
SEAR - PINNEY'S:
Mrs. Kirby received a SEQR form from the Pinney's regarding
their proposed project. She stated that the first five (5) pages
were completed by the Pinney's. The Town could request to be Lead
Agency. Mrs. Kirby will send in the first five pages along with the
corresponding mar),
After a discussion regarding the Fair Housing Policy, the
following resolution was adopted:
FAIR HOUSING POLICY
RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Tvaroha and seconded by Mr.
Cleveland:
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing has considered
a proposal to adopt a Town policy concerning Title VIII of the 1968
Civil Rights Act and the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988,
entitled the Federal Fair Housing Law, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing supports the
goals of the Federal Fair Housing Law and the enforcement of the
provisions of the Law in the Town of Lansing for the benefit of the
residents of the Town, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing has received
public comment concerning the proposal to adopt an explicit policy
I
n support of the Federal Fair Housing Law and has deliberated
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thereon, therefore, it is
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Lansing adopts
the proposed Fair Housing Policy as a policy of the Town of
Lansing, and it is
FURTHER RESOLVED,
that the Town
of Lansing shall appoint
the
Code Enforcement Officer
of the Town
as the Fair Housing Officer,
Town of Lansing
and it is
as Fair
Housing
Jeffrey Cleveland, Councilman
FURTHER RESOLVED,
that the Town
shall take appropriate steps
of Lansing.
to make the public aware of the adoption
of the Town Fair Housing
Vote
Policy including, but
not limited to,
those steps indicated in
the
plan to implement the
Town Fair Housing Policy such as publication
of notices in local newspapers, posting of the Fair Housing Policy
in public buildings
and the mailing
of notices to realtors
and
attorneys, and it is
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
that
the
Town
Board
of the
Town of Lansing
declares April
as Fair
Housing
Jeffrey Cleveland, Councilman
Month
in the
Town
of Lansing.
Dated: February 25, 1998
Vote
of
Town
Board
(Aye)
Herbert Beckwith, 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
MYERS ROAD BRIDGE:
Mr. Herrick reported that the water mains have been hung but
not connected yet. This should be done sometime around the middle
of March,
GULF CREEK BRIDGE:
Mr. Larson is looking into doing the repair work on the Gulf
Creek Bridge to try to keep the cost down. Mr. Cleveland will
inform Mr. Larson that the Board agrees with this and gives him the
go ahead to perform the necessary work.
COMMUNITY CENTER:
Mr. John stated that a Lansing resident has offered to replace
the siding on the Community Center. The question of "prevailing
wage" came up. Mr. John will research this matter and get back to
the Board with his findings.
WATER 7, EXT. 10, and WATER 12, EXT. 1:
The State Agency of Parks and Recreation is recommending that
an archaeology survey be performed on Water 7, Ext 10 (Seacord) and
on Water 12, Ext. 1. (Bolton Point Road) Mr. Herrick stated that
this would be very expensive. It was the consensus of the Board to
authorize Mr. Herrick to write a letter discussing the issues and
to copy Mr. Luster, Mr, Seward, Mr. Pataki, etc. The Town Board
will review said letter and send it on at a date they agree upon.
GEORGE TOTMAN:
Mr. Totman handed out his monthly report to the Board Members
and stated that he was two (2) permits down but up by $ 114,000.00.
BOND RESOLUTION FOR PROPSED NEW TOWN HALL:
After a discussion regarding the Town holding a vote on the
Bond Proposal for the proposed new Town Hall, the following
resolution was adopted:
RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Beckwith and seconded by Mr.
Cleveland:
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WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing appointed
several residents of the Town of Lansing to serve on a Town Hall
Advisory Committee to study the issues related to the construction
of a new Town Hall, including need, cost, methods of financing and
placement, and to report to the Town Board, and
WHEREAS, the Town Hall Advisory Committee conducted a study of
the issues, held a public information session and presented a
Preliminary and Final Report to the Town Board and that detailed
plans, specifications and estimates for the improvement have been
prepared and have been filed in the Town Clerk's Office in such
Town, and
WHEREAS, the detailed plans, sr
the improvement were prepared by
architect in the State of New York,
the proposed construction project, a
proposed improvements, and the
improvements and all other matters
and
ecifications and estimates for
Robert Tallman, a licensed
which show the boundaries of
general design and plan of the
estimated expense of these
required by law to be stated,
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing has reviewed
the Final Report received from the Town Hall Advisory Committee
which presents a proposal to construct a new Town Hall in the Town
of Lansing and the detailed plans, specifications and estimates for
the improvement, and
WHEREAS,
the! Town Board
of the Town of Lansing
has
adopted the
Final Report
of the Town Hall
Advisory Committee as
the
proposal to
construct a
new Town Hall in
the Town of Lansing,
and
WHEREAS, the Town Board passed a notice of hearing on January
71 1998, designating February 18, 1998 at 7:00 p.m. at the Lansing
Community Center building in Lansing, New York to consider the
detailed plans, specifications and estimates for the improvement,
and to hear all persons interested in this matter and to take
action as required by law, and
WHEREAS, said notice of hearing was published and posted as
required by law, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing held a public
hearing at the Lansing Community Center Building, in said Town of
Lansing on the 18th day of February, 1998, at 7:00 p.m., and the
matter was fully discussed and all interested parties and persons
were heard, and
WHEREAS, the total cost of the proposed improvement,
construction costs, the acquisition of land, easements,
landscaping, paving and furnishings, the building is estimated not
to exceed $ 750,000.00, and the Town Board of the Town of Lansing
has proposed using funds from the Town capital reserve account not
to exceed $ 350,000.00, and the issuance of serial bonds of the
Town of Lansing to mature in a number of annual installments not
exceeding twenty (20) years as may be determined by the Town Board
in the amount of $ 400,000.00 to finance the remainder of the cost
of a new Town hall, all in accordance of the Town Law, the Local
Finance Law, and such other laws, rules and regulations as may
apply, it is hereby
RESOLVED, that the notice of hearing was published and posted
as required by law, and it is otherwise sufficient and that the
construction of the Lansing Town Hall is in the public interest,
and it is
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the construction of the Lansing Town
hall as set forth in the plans, specifications and estimates be
approved, that the request improvements be constructed upon the
required funds being made available, and it is
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FURTHER RESOLVED, that the improvement be known as the Lansing
Town Hall, and it is
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the total cost of the proposed
improvement, including construction costs, the acquisition of land,
easements, landscaping, paving and furnishing the building, is
estimated not to exceed $ 750, 000. 00, and the Town Board of the
Town of Lansing has proposed using funds from the Town capital
reserve account not to exceed $ 350,000.00, and the issuance of
serial bonds of the Town of Lansing to mature in a number of annual
installments not exceeding twenty (20) years as may be determined
by the Town Board in the amount of $ 400,000.00 to finance the
remainder of the cost of the new Town Hall, all in accordance with
the requirements of the Town Law, the Local Finance Law, and such
other laws, rules and regulations as may apply, and it is
FURTHER RESOLVED, that pursuant to Section 81 of the Town Law,
the Town Board of the Town of Lansing will submit the following
proposition to be voted on at a special town election open to
register voters of the Town and those eligible to register to vote
within the Town to be held on March 31, 1998 from 12:00 p.m. until
8:00 p.m., with two polling places being opened at the Community
Center Building located at 29 Auburn Road, and the Lansing Fire
Station No. 5 located on Oakcrest Road, in the Village of Lansing.
Shall the Town of Lansing construct a new Town hall with a
bonding limit of $ 400,000.00, and at a total cost of
construction not to exceed $ 750,000.00?
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the bonded cost on the new Town Hall is
subject to review and approval by the New York State Department of
Audit and Control.
Vote of Town Board (Aye) Herbert Beckwith, 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
U. C. POINT :
Mr. Tvaroha has been contacted by the DEC regarding the
leasing of the property to the Town of Lansing. He stated that they
are requesting the Town of Lansing provide them with an action plan
of the Town's intentions for the property. Mr. Tvaroha will contact
the Cornell professor who helped out earlier to see if one of his
students might like to work by the hour to draw up a very minimal
sketch.
NYSE & GAS:
Mrs. Kirby stated that Al Beers had contacted her regarding
the contract between the Town and NYSE & Gas, He would like all
future contracts to be between the Town and NGE. Mrs. Kirby will
contact Mr. Beers to discuss this matter.
On motion, meeting adjourned at the call of the Supervisor at
9.21 p.m.
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