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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-12-3018�7 Year End Board Meeting Date: December 30, 2002 Time: 5:00 p.m. Place: Lansing Town Hall Board Room Agenda 1. Call Meeting to Order. 2. Roll Call. 3. Pledge of Allegiance. 49 Privilege of the Floor. 5. Board Member Reports. 69 Any other business brought before the Board. 79 Approve Audit, 80 Executive Session if Needed. 90 Adjournment. ` q December 30, 2002 The Lansing Town Board met in Special Session at the Lansing Town Hall Board Room at 5:00 p.m. with Supervisor Farkas presiding. The Supervisor called the meeting to order and had the clerk take the Roll Call. Stephen Farkas Katrina Greenly Doug McEver Meg Overstrom Francis Shattuck Bonita Boles Richard John ROLL CALL Supervisor Present Councilperson Absent Councilperson Present Councilperson Absent Councilperson Present Town Clerk Present Town Attorney Present VISITORS: Highway Superintendent, Jack French. The Supervisor lead all present in the Pledge of Allegiance. RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Shattuck and seconded by Mr. McEver: WHEREAS, the Town of Lansing operates a Parks and Recreation Department that manages the Town's parks, athletic fields and conducts the various sports and recreational programs offered to residents by the Town of Lansing; and WHEREAS, the Town Parks and Recreation Department maintains equipment for the maintenance and improvement of the parks, athletic fields and facilities in the Town; and WHEREAS, that pursuant to Section 6 -c of the General Municipal Law, as amended, the Town Board wishes to establish an equipment reserve fund for the Parks and Recreation Department in order to allow planning and efficiency in the purchase of new equipment for the Parks and Recreation Department; therefore, it is hereby RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Lansing hereby authorizes the Town Supervisor to establish a bank account for the deposit of funds to a capital reserve fund for the Parks and Recreation Department to be entitled the "Parks and Recreation Equipment Reserve Fund ". No expenditure shall be made from this fund, except as authorized by this Town Board pursuant to Section 6 -c of the General Municipal Law, and subject to permissive referendum if required by law. Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Doug McEver, Councilperson Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Francis Shattuck, Councilperson Vote of Town Board ....(Aye) Stephen Farkas, Supervisor DECLARE EXCESS SALES TAX MONEY: RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Shattuck and seconded by Mr. McEver: WHEREAS, the Town of Lansing has received its share of the sales tax received by Tompkins County in the amount of $ 267,342.01: and WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to allocate that sales tax money to tfirte accounts, being Highway Capital Reserve Account, the Parks and Recreation Reserve Fund and the Highway Account; therefore, it is hereby r : %y Continued, December 30, 2002 RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Lansing hereby authorizes the Town Supervisor to allocate the sales tax money received from Tompkins County in the amount of $ 267,342.01 to the Highway Capital Reserve Account in the amount of $ 161,000.00, the Parks and Recreation Equipment Reserve Fund in the amount of $ 15,000.00, and the Highway DB Account in the amount of $ 91,342.01. Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Doug McEver, Councilperson Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Francis Shattuck, Councilperson Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Stephen Farkas, Supervisor TOWN OF LANSING WEB SITE: Mr. Shattuck stated that Lyle Wadell has up dated the Town's web site and that he needs information from Town Offices to keep this up to date. LIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION OF ASBURY ROAD AND NORTH TRIPHAMMER: A meeting will be held at the Lansing Town Hall to discuss the light situation at the intersection of North Triphammer and Asbury Road. After some discussion, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Shattuck and seconded by Mr. McEver: WHEREAS, the County of Tompkins has undertaken a renovation of North Triphammer Road in the Town of Lansing including an area around the intersection between North Triphammer Road and Asbury Road; and WHEREAS, in the process of the construction work performed, Tompkins County removed a flashing yellow traffic signal light at the intersection between North Triphammer Road and Asbury Road, and has not replaced such flashing yellow traffic signal light; and WHEREAS, the flashing yellow traffic signal light at the intersection between North Triphammer Road and Asbury Road provides motorists with a warning of the intersection, particularly for motorists traveling west on Asbury Road; therefore, it is hereby RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Lansing hereby authorizes the Town Supervisor to request that Tompkins County put the flashing yellow traffic signal light back into operation at the intersection between North Triphammer Road and Asbury Road. Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Doug McEver, Councilperson Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Francis Shattuck, Councilperson Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Stephen Farkas, Supervisor REDUCE SPEED LIMIT ON NORTH TRIPHAMMER ROAD: RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. McEver and seconded by Mr. Shattuck: WHEREAS, the County of Tompkins has undertaken a renovation of North Triphammer Road in the Town of Lansing; and WHEREAS, North Triphammer Road is one of the busiest roadways in the Town of Lansing and passes through the densest residential areas of the Town, with many intersections and driveways entering onto the North Triphammer Road; and WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing has received requests from residents to maintain a•speed limit along North Triphammer Road of forty five miles per hour, l0 Continued, December 30, 2002 rather than the current speed limit of fifty five miles per hour; therefore, it is hereby RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Lansing hereby authorizes the Town Supervisor to request that Tompkins County seek a determination from New York State to reduce the speed limit along North Triphammer Road from fifty five miles per hour to forty five miles per hour. - Vote of Town Board . . Vote of Town Board . . Vote of Town Board . . AUDIT RESOLUTION (Aye) Doug McEver, Councilperson (Aye) Francis Shattuck, Councilperson (Aye) Stephen Farkas, Supervisor RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Shattuck and seconded by Mr. McEver: RESOLVED, that the bookkeeper is hereby authorized and directed to pay the following bills: ABSTRACT NUMBER 13 Audited Vouchers: 1242-1260 Prepay Vouchers: 1242-1243 FUND TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS GENERAL FUND 13,611.21 HIGHWAY FUND 1706.42 LANSING WATER DISTRICTS 7,368.19 Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Doug McEver, Councilperson Vote of Town Board ... (Aye)Francis Shattuck, Councilperson Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Stephen Farkas, Supervisor ABSTRACT NUMBER 14 Audited Vouchers: 1261-1289 Prepay Vouchers: 1261 FUND TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS GENERAL FUND 19251.21 HIGHWAY FUND 41,357.27 LANSING WATER DISTRICTS 104.44 CHERRY ROAD SEWER 238.05 TRUST & AGENCY 100.00 Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Doug McEver, Councilperson Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Francis Shattuck, Councilperson Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Stephen Farkas, Supervisor On motion, meeting adjourned at the call of the Supervisor at 6:02 p.m.