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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-07-16307 REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING DATE: JULY 16, 2003 TIME: 7:00 P.M. PLACE: LANSING TOWN HALL BOARDROOM AGENDA 1. Call Meeting to Order. 2. Roll Call 3. Pledge of Allegiance 4. Privilege of the Floor: A. Anyone wishing to address the Board. 5. Engineer's Report 6, Code Officer's Report A. General Report B. Set date for two Public Hearings Co Comment period for Zoning changes 7. Highway Superintendent's Report 8. Approve Audit 90 Board Member Reports 100 Approve Minutes of June 13'h,18`h, 26m, July 2nd and July 9`h, 20030 11. Executive Session if needed 12. Adjournment a d• Regular Town Board Meeting The Lansing Town Board met in Regular Session at the Lansing Town Hall Board Room at 7:00 p.m. with Supervisor Farkas presiding. The Supervisor called the meeting to order and had the clerk take the Roll Call. Roll Call Stephen Farkas Supervisor Present Katrina Greenly Councilperson Present Doug McEver Councilperson Present Meg Overstrom Councilperson Present Francis Shattuck Councilperson Present Bonita Boles Town Clerk Absent Debbie Crandall Deputy Town Clerk Present Guy Krough Town Attorney Present VISITORS: Dick Platt, Al Feldzamen, Rod Kearl, Kandea Mosley, Edward Kelly, Connie Wilcox, Chris Barrett, Jenny Armstrong, Lucy Cooper, Lee Sims, William Sims, David Flaccus, Susan Miller, Jack French (8:20 p.m.). The Supervisor lead all present in the Pledge of Allegiance. Privilege of the Floor: REQUEST FOR CHILDREN AT PLAY SIGN: Al Feldzamen of 3 Arrowood Lane presented a petition to the Board requesting a Children at Play sign be erected on Whispering Pines Drive. Mr. Farkas stated that per New York State DOT codes, when a speed is controlled at 30 m.p.h. sign proliferation is something they try to stay away from. Mr. Feldzamen requested a copy of the codes. Mr. Farkas stated that they will research this and if it is possible they will do it. Mr. Farkas also stated that he would contact the Sheriff s Department, putting them on notice concerning the excessive speed in that area. ENGINEER'S REPORT Mr. Farkas presented the following report for Town Engineer Dave Herrick in his absence. 1. Water System Planning and Maintenance a. Water District Consolidation • The Consolidation Committee has met several times to formulate a policy for future water system construction, review and check financial calculations and consider the creation of a Capital Reserve Fund. The "policy" is a draft and will be further developed on July 24`h. Town Engineer, Fiscal Advisor and Bookkeepers met to confirm existing annual bond payments and O & M account funding. The indebtedness figures used so far to derive the $150 /EDU charge have been conservative and the possibility to lower the Town's water surcharge from $1.10 to $0.45/1000 gal is still valid. During the financial reviews we've noted that some of the existing water system fund balance ($100 -150k) could be allocated to a Capital Reserve Account and still leave a healthy balance. The creation of the Account would require a public hearing and could be established concurrently with the district consolidation proposal. • The last meeting with the large users (State Facilities) occurred today and the reaction to the Town's proposal was mixed but not negative. Mr. Farkas stated that they hope to move forward with the consolidation. The Board will hold a Public Hearing the last week in August establishing the consolidated water district which will be subject to permissive referendum. b. WD #7, Extension #11 (Boerman Subdivision) • Construction of the new 8 -inch main began this week with no notice to the Town. The boring under Brickyard Road has the approval of the County Highway Dept., however, the detail for installing the pipe within the casing will likely differ from the Town's standard detail. This is not significant but is a tough start to the project. • TG Miller will perform periodic inspection on behalf of the Town. Mr. Alvin Parker (formerly with SCLIWC) will be a consultant to TGM and will observe the work for conformance with the Town's standards and the approved plan. A preliminary budget for this service is $2,000. Mr. Boerman should be advised that this cost will ultimately be borne by the district. 2. Sanitary Sewer System Planning and Maintenance a. Intermunicipal Sewer Committee • The public hearing for the DEIS is scheduled for July 3Is( at 7PM in the Ramada Inn. 009 July 16, 2003, continued b. Long -term Financing for Regional Sewer • Based on the expectation that an additional $680,000 in Bond Act funding will be pledged to the Town's project the latest estimate of EDU charge could range between $369 and $470 per the attached spreadsheet. TGM will be updating the project construction and operating cost estimates to reflect possible revisions to the transmission main route (i.e. force mains vs. gravity railroad main). CODE OFFICER'S REPORT Mr. Platt reviewed his monthly report for June. He reported that they were up 6 permits and up $791,657.00 in project costs. Fees collected for June were $6,527.24. Fiddlers Rid__ eg_- Mr. Platt read a letter from the residences that live on Pinney Lane requesting that the name be changed to Fiddlers Ridge. It was the consensus of the Board to have Mr. Platt change the name subject to whatever the County regulations are. Reimbursement for Code Training — They received a check for reimbursement of $2,672.69. The submitted amount was $5,424.10. Pool Permits — Mr. Platt would like to see anyone that sells a pool make it a requirement that the buyer is aware they have to apply for a building permit. The code requires that if a pool is 24" or higher you need a fence and a $25.00 building permit. Anything above 46 ", you do not need a fence just a removable ladder. If the Town could pass a resolution or a local law that would help people understand the New York State Building Code that would help. Guy Krough will look into establishing a local law and report back at the next meeting. Ponds — Jenny Armstrong asked Mr. Platt if ponds are regulated. Mr. Platt stated that they only regulate man made structures and ponds are not regulated. Mr. Farkas stated the only exception is a day care program and they need a 4' fence. COMMENT PERIOD FOR ZONING CHANGES William Sims — 745 Ridge Road - Mr. Sims read in the paper that the Fiddlers Green area had been changed to R At the last hearing he requested that Dandyview Heights, Lakeview Drive and Sperry Lane also be changed to an R1 district. Mr. Shattuck stated that the Board will take this into consideration. Mr. Sims asked the Board to clarify Schedule B, Section 504. Chris Barrett — 12 Brookhaven Drive - Mr. Barrett asked the Board if they were in any position to brief the public on the changes and what the timeline is for the review of the dense draft. Mr. Shattuck stated that the majority of the changes are as follows: IR line now goes to the top of Warren Road Park directly east instead of up to Farrell Road. R2 development area that is to the south of Farrell Rd. is staying the same. Belvedere Drive straight north to Asbury Rd.across to the end of Collins Rd. extending in 300' all the way to the north side of Asbury Rd. 300' Armstrong Rd. to 300' to the east of Armstrong north to 34 is all staying in an Rl. Benson Rd. west to Scofield and south to Farrell Rd. to Belvedere Rd. is being moved to an R3. Original changes up Conlon Rd. have been moved back to the current status. Down 34B, business district ends at Portland Point. Site Plan Review is 600' and contiguous neighbor's notification for any building development with the exception of single family homes. The same for PDA's including adding several more public informational sessions prior to the public hearing. R3 district is agriculture and likely to change to residential. If you are presently in an R3 district you are grand fathered. if it is something new you are required to come before the Planning Board and ask for it. Mobile Home Parks — allowed in RA only. R3 and RA — single wides allowed. Timeline — The Town Board will hold one more public information session before the public hearing. At one time they talked about August 20`h but the agenda is full. Susan Miller — 194 Buck Rd - In regards to the Indoor Recreational Facility her understanding is that a SP status requires a hearing and an SC does not. She was wondering why something of that dimension would not be an SP status. Mr. Shattuck stated that the Indoor Recreational Facility status was changed to SP. 310 July 16, 2003, continued Roadside Stands — If a child is selling lemonade or a neighbor is selling tomatoes no one is going to complain. If there is a stand that has a traffic flow then it needs to be regulated and a permit is required. AUDIT RESOLUTION RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. McEver and seconded by Mrs. Greenly: RESOLVED, that the bookkeeper is hereby authorized and directed to pay the following bills: Audited Vouchers #548 - #698 Prepay Vouchers 9548 - #552 Fund General Fund Highway Fund Lansing Lighting Lansing Water Districts Cherry Road Sewer Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Vote of Town Board... (Aye) Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) BUDGET MODIFICATIONS Total Appropriations 107,850.66 125,819.39 1,257.92 4,352.21 611.41 Katrina Greenly, Councilperson Doug McEver, Councilperson Meg Overstrom, Councilperson Francis Shattuck, Councilperson Stephen Farkas, Supervisor RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Shattuck and seconded by Mrs. Greenly: RESOLVED, that the bookkeeper is hereby authorized and directed to make the following Budget Modifications: From B 1990.400 To For B8020.400 Planning Board Contractual Appropriate Additional Fund Balance to Cover the Following Amount $17.46 A599 A7140.400 Playground /Rec Fields Contractual $700.00 Bev's Bench Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) APPROVE MINUTES Katrina Greenly, Councilperson Doug McEver, Councilperson Meg Overstrom, Councilperson Francis Shattuck, Councilperson Stephen Farkas, Supervisor A copy of the minutes of June 13`n, 18`', 26`n July 2 "d and July 9`n, 2003, 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. Shattuck and seconded by Mrs. Overstrom: RESOLVED, that the Minutes of June 13`n approved as amended: , June 18`n, June 26`n, July 2 "d and July 9`n are hereby June 18, 2003 Minutes, "Hazardous Litigation" section should be entitled "Hazardous Mitigation ", and Resolution title should use the word "UNDERSTANDING" instead of "OUTSTANDING ". July 9, 2003 Minutes, "Personal Watercraft" section amended at last "RESOLVED" paragraph to read: "RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk of the Town of Lansing, Tompkins County, New York is hereby authorized and directed to cause a copy of the Resolution to be published as required by law, in two official newspapers of the Town of Lansing and also to post a copy thereof on the Town signboard maintained by the Town Clerk, not less than ten days before the day designated for the hearing as aforesaid." Carried. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS There were no reports from Mr. McEver, Mrs. Overstrom, Mr. Shattuck or Mrs. Overstrom. 311 July 16, 2003, continued Steve Farkas — Informed the Board that in the future the Highway Dept. will need to purchase anew grade -all. Mr. Farkas gave an overview of purchasing a bond vs municipal leasing. The Town Attorney will do further research and follow up with the Board. HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT Hydro Seeding — Tompkins County Soil and Water came other ditching that the Town had done in the spring. The was no cost to the Town. Coal Mix Paving - Moore Road, Scofield Road and Wal Hot Mix Paving— In the process of paving Lockerby Hill possibly Buck Road between 34 and VanOstrand Road. in and hydro seeded East Shore Drive and some cost of $1,142.00 was covered by them and their erwagon Road have been completed. Road, Algerine Road, Armstrong Road, and Brown Hill Road — Repaired the Road from damage that was done from a tractor trailer. Area Speed Limit Signs — All the 30 m.p.h. Speed Limit Signs have been put up. Whispering Pines — The first step of the new road was passed this morning. Backhoe — The Municipal Auctioneer, Roy Teitsworth has guaranteed the Town $36,000 for their backhoe. It is a Ford New Holland State Bid Backhoe. The cost brand new was $49,801. Currently the Case State Bid Backhoe is $51,097. The new backhoe's life expectancy is 10 to 12 years. Children At Play Sign Mr. French stated that the State DOT book states, of which he read to Mr. Feldzamen, a Children at Play Sign shall not be used in a residential area. Mr. Shattuck asked if they directed Mr. French to erect the sign, what would happen? Mr. French stated that he would have to put it up and nothing would happen other than an upset landowner. There is a No Outlet Sign, Speed Limit Sign and a Children at Play Sign all within a 100' of the Road. RESOLUTION, offered by Mrs. Overstrom and seconded by Mr. McEver: WHEREAS, Town residents set forth a petition signed by all but 2 homeowners in the Whispering Pines subdivision seeking the placement of a sign warning motorists of children at play; and WHEREAS, the Board having heard a resident's concerns regarding the same, and having discussed the matter with the Highway Department; and WHEREAS, the road configuration in the said subdivision, together with trees and other foliage have combined to create "blind corners "; and WHEREAS, due to the large number of children residing and playing in the said neighborhood, and after review and discussion of the matter, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing has hereby " RESOLVED, that the Highway Department be and hereby is authorized and directed to place a children at play" (or similar sign) upon Whispering Pines Drive, in a suitable and proper location. Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Katrina Greenly, Councilperson Doug McEver, Councilperson Meg Overstrom, Councilperson Francis Shattuck, Councilperson Stephen Farkas, Supervisor On motion, meeting adjourned at the call of the Supervisor at 8:45 p.m. Minutes taken and executed by the Deputy Town Clerk.