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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-07-15107 JULY 1511998 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 Debbie Crandall Rich John ROLL CALL Supervisor Present Councilman Present Councilman Present Councilman Absent Councilman Present Town Clerk Absent Deputy Town Clerk Present Town Attorney Present VISITORS: Pete Larson, Dave Herrick, George Totman, Ron Seacord, Martha Gold, and Matt & Aline Shulman. The Supervisor called the meeting to order and had the clerk take the Roll Call. CAYUGA LAKE WATERSHED NETWORK Liz Thomdike from the Watershed Network passed out pamphlets and an invitation letter from John S. Fessenden, Chairman of the Cayuga Lake Watershed Network encouraging the Board to become a member. Ms. Thorndike discussed the background of the network group. The group has been meeting each month around the lake. She invited the Board to it's first annual meeting on August 15th at the Goose Watch Winery on Route 89 in Romulus from 10:00 a.m. to 1 p.m.. She also stated they would like to get a newsletter started. Mr. Tvaroha asked what the groups source of funding was. Ms. Thorndike stated that the major source of funding is from memberships. Membership rates are as follows: Student ($5), Individual /family ($20), Non- profit/government ($35) and Small Business/Farm ($50). They have also received two grants in the amount of $5,000. One from the Rural New York Program and one from the Soil and Water Conservation District. Ms. Thorndike stated there are 40 Towns and Villages in the Watershed area. She stated that it is very important that all the key municipalities have representation. Mr. Beckwith asked if the group plans on having regular meetings. Ms. Thorndike stated that they now have meetings every third month. The meetings are open to anyone who would like to attend. Ms. Thorndike told the Board that they will receive a formal invitation next week to attend the annual meeting. She thanked the Board for the opportunity to inform the Board about the Watershed Network. RON SEACORD Mr. Totman discussed Mr. Seacord's project and his request for a building permit. After further discussion the following resolution was hereby adopted. RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Butler and seconded by Mr. Beckwith: WHEREAS, the developer of Cayuga Vista Drive has requested that the Lansing Town Board consider the issuance of a building permit to allow the construction of a building in the newly constructed Lansing Center Commercial Park which has just received subdivision approval from the Town Planning Board, and 108 July 15, 1998, continued WHEREAS, Cayuga Vista Drive has not yet been dedicated to the Town of Lansing and, therefore, the subdivision approval for the Lansing Center Commercial Park will landlock the particular parcel that is scheduled for contruction, and WHEREAS, the Town Engineer and the Town Highway Superintendent have inspected Cayuga Vista Drive and have determined that it appears to be in compliance with the specifications for roads to be dedicated to the Town of Lansing, and WHEREAS, the denial of a building permit will unnecessarily delay the construction of the building in the new Lansing Center Commercial Park, therefore, it is RESOLVED, that the Town Code Enforcement Officer is authorized to issue a building permit to the developer of the Lansing Center Commercial Park for the construction of a building on the proposed road, Cayuga Vista Drive, with the issuance of a certificate of occupancy to await both the completion of the construction and the dedication of the Cayuga Vista Drive to the Town of Lansing. Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Herbert Beckwith, Councilman Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Paul Butler, Councilman Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Larry Tvaroha, Councilman Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Jeannine Kirby, Supervisor PETE LARSON, HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT Mr. Larson informed the Board that he had researched the Local Traffic Only and No Thru Traffic road signs. Mr. Larson stated that these signs are not listed in the Town, City of Ithaca, Tompkins County or N.Y. S. DOT manuals, consequently these are not legal signs in New York State. Mr. Larson passed out information on vehicle exclusion signs that are allowed in New York State. Mr. Larson passed out information from a Town magazine concerning a study on speed humps. Mr. Larson stated he did not favor the article. Cuddeback Road Mr. Larson informed the Board that he has talked to the Larsen's about the land running along NYSEG land. Mr. Larson asked permission to meet with Mr. Cleveland on this issue and report back to the Board. It was the consensus of the Board to grant Mr. Larson's request. 19 Conlon Road The residents at 19 Conlon Road claim there are drainage problems on their property caused from the adjacent Town owned land. The residents have pictures of the drainage problem and would like to meet with the Board. The residents will be put on the agenda for the next regular meeting on August 19th. Bolt from Valve Body on Brickyard Road Mr. Larson passed around a bolt removed from the valve body on Brickyard Road where there was a water leak in the water main. The head of the bolt was gone due to erosion. Mr. Larson stated this was another reason why they have gone with a stainless steal bolt. All the bolts have been replaced with stainless steal bolts. Mr. Tvaroha asked how long the bolts have been in. Mr. Herrick stated since 1988. Mr. Larson stated that the retention bolts did not deteriorate. D 109 July 15, 1998, continued Mr. Herrick informed the Board that within the last five years, stainless steal bolts have been used. North Lansing School Culvert Pipe The North Lansing School Culvert Pipe project will be started on July 20th. The expected completion time is three weeks. North Triphammer Road Catch Basin The catch basin will be finished tomorrow to complete the third phase of the drainage project. Reach Run Paving The Reach Run paving is expected to be finished on Monday. Mr. Larson stated they had two bad days of paving as there was a wrong mix of oil. This has been cleaned up and corrected. DAVE HERRIC . TOWN ENGINEER Emergency Extension Status on Bolton Point Road Mr. Herrick stated he and Bolton Point have had requests for hook ups. Rich John stated they can not hook up until the agreements are signed. The agreement was that the Town was letting them hook up on an emergency basis but the residents understand that there will be a potential charge for an archeological survey. Mr. John stated he is also waiting for a lien waiver from Scott Hicks. Mr. Herrick will let Bolton Point know that there are to be no hook ups until these things are received. Mr. Herrick stated that there have been administrative, legal and technical charges on the project. The charges need to be finalized and apportioned on the taxes by the end of the year. Proposed Water District on Algerine and Lansing Station Road Mr. Herrick is still waiting for the results of the HUD Grant. He hopes to have them by the regular meeting in August. Comprehensive Water Study and Regional Sewer Application Mr. Herrick hasn't heard anything since the application was submitted. Mrs. Kirby informed the Board that Fred Rogers would like to work on the sewer project. Mr. Totman has been contacted by the residents on Warren Road and the Lucente Industrial Parks concerning the availability to hook up to sewer. The people in that area would like to know if it would be helpful to form a committee to work with Mr. Herrick. Mr. Tvaroha stated that there would be an expense that would occur on behalf of the Town for charges from Mr. Herrick to prepare maps, estimated costs, etc. The Town would have to up -front the money until the sewer district was formed. Mr. Totman stated he explained this to them and they are willing to up -front the money. Mr. Herrick stated another method would be to establish the district and publish the district in that area for the purpose of financing the cost of the study. Then hold a Public Hearing, giving the people an opportunity to comment, have the estimate of the study, have everyone agree to it and it could be paid back over a five year period. All involved would know up -front before they start what the finance charge would be. 110 July 15, 1998, continued Mr. Totman will have the interested parties get a hold of Mr. Herrick concerning this matter. Town Hall Project Mr. Beckwith asked the status of the Town Hall project. Rich John stated he hasn't heard anything and will contact Mr. Tallman. Bean Hill Project Mr. Herrick is working on the drawings for this project. GEORGE TOTMAN, CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER Monthly Report Mr. Totman passed out his monthly report. He stated they are 15 permits ahead of last year and $1,350,516.00 in estimated construction costs. Community Maps Mr. Totman provided the Board with a copy of the map that was done in 1991. Mr. Totman would like to have the Community Map Company prepare a current map including the new town map along with the zoning map. As before the map and directory will be printed at no cost to the citizens of Lansing. The Map Company solicits the advertisement to pay for the map and directory. The only expense to the Town would be if they decided to mail them to all the residents. Another alternative would be to make them available at the Town Hall and Town Annex for residents to pick up and therefore there would be no expense. It was the consensus of the Board that is would be a good idea to have a the map updated and a new one printed as a lot of changes have occurred. Mrs. Kirby asked for a motion for a resolution, Mr. Shulman interjected and asked to address the Town Board in. Executive Session on the matter of contract and potential litigation on the new map. Sewer Contract with the Watchtower Group This will be placed on the next agenda for discussion Audit Resolution bills: RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Beckwith and seconded by Mr. Tvaroha: RESOLVED, that the bookkeeper is hereby authorized and directed to pay the following Voucher #436 - 547 (Prepays Voucher #436 - 439) General Fund $ 26,660.91 Highway Fund $1485559.33 Lansing Lighting Districts $ 1,314.28 Lansing Water Districts $ 1,801.01 Myers Road Bridge Project $157,698.76 Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Herbert Beckwith, Councilman Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Paul Butler, Councilman I' July 15, 1998, continued Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Larry Tvaroha, Councilman Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Jeannine Kirby, Supervisor Handicapped Road Sign on Scofield Road Mrs. Kirby has been contacted by a resident requesting a handicapped road sign be placed on Scofield Road. The signs have been there previously but are gone now. Mrs. Kirby will inform Mr. Larson to replace the signs. Lighthouse Project Mr. Tvaroha would like to have a letter from the Town Board thanking and recognizing all the Committee members and all the other volunteers who were responsible for the lighthouse. Mr. Tvaroha would like the letter published in Mr. Shulman 's paper. It was the consensus of the Town Board to have Rich John prepare the letter. Executive Session RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Butler and seconded by Mr. Beckwith: RESOLVED, that the Regular Meeting be adjourned to go into Executive Session at 7:55 p.m. to discuss the Junkyard Ordinance Litigation and the possibility of litigation of the new map contract. Carried. RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Butler and seconded by Mr. Tvaroha: RESOLVED, that the Executive Session be terminated at 8:17 p.m. and the Regular Meeting be reconvened. Carried. Meeting adjourned at the call of the Supervisor at 8:18 p.m. Minutes taken and executed by the Deputy Town Clerk. 111