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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-04-2155 r REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING Date: April 21, 2004 Time: 7:00 p.m. Place: Lansing Town Hall Board Room AGENDA 1. Call meeting to order. 2. Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Privilege of the floor. 4. County Comprehensive Plan. 5. Engineer's Report, 6, Highway Superintendent's Report: a) Set Public Hearing — Local Law - Excavating and Construction in Town Roadway and Right -of -Way 7. Code Enforcement Officer's Report. 8. Set Public Hearing — Park and Recreation Fee Schedule. 9, Permanent Appointment of Patrick Tyrrell — Recreation Supervisor 10. Approve request from Town of Ithaca to extend William Burin as acting Judge thru December 31, 2004, 11. Approve Audit. 12. Board Member Reports. 13, Executive Session if needed. 14. Adjournment. rj w .� April 21, 2004 The Lansing Town Board met in Regular Session at the Lansing Town Hall Board Room at 7:00 p.m. with Supervisor Farkas presiding. Two County Representatives gave a lengthy presentation of the County's proposed Comprehensive Plan. The Town Board felt the County should take care of the County roads before anything else is considered. The Supervisor called the meeting to order and had the clerk take the Roll Call. ROLL CALL Stephen Farkas Supervisor Present Marty Christopher Councilperson Present Doug McEver Councilperson Present Bud Shattuck Councilperson Present Connie Wilcox Councilperson Present Bonny Boles Town Clerk Present Guy Krogh Town Attorney Present Visitors: Jack French, Dick Platt, Nancy Loncto, Heather Filieerto, Kate Hackett, Dave Herrick, Bert Bland, and about four other area students. The Supervisor lead all present in the Pledge of Allegiance. BERT BLAND — SUBDIVISION, Mr. Bland discussed his proposed subdivision that would be in an area off of Grandview Drive. Mr. Bland was looking for a preliminary approval from the Board. Mr. Herrick and Mr. French felt the layout was fine. Mr. Shattuck stated that there has been and still is a problem with water runoff in the Horizon Development. The Town Board, Engineer and Highway Superintendent have some real concerns regarding this. Mr. Shattuck stated that he was not in favor of the Town owning the storm water and maintaining it for the perpetuity. He said the State of New York did not advise ownership by a Town. He felt that a homeowner association might be the way to go. DAVE HERRICK — TOWN ENGINEER: Bland Subdivision: He stated that the lay out of the road system is an acceptable design. There may remain technical details to be resolved by the Highway Superintendent or Town Engineer. The revised stormwater management plan no longer depicts a closed system connection between the proposed retention pond `B" and Whispering Pines Drives. He has had two phone conversations with Mr. Swaminathan regarding the Town's interest in a permanent easement for such an underground system and he is receptive to working strictly with the Town and subject to several conditions. The Board needs to determine if the expenditure of funds for survey and design is warranted. The Board had mixed feelings regarding this. At some point it will be necessary for the Town to sponsor the creation of a drainage benefit district for the maintenance of the two new stormwater ponds. He felt the Town should consider a deadline that would assure formation prior to any road dedication and certainly before any building permits would be issued. After some discussion the following resolution was adopted: 507 Continued, April 21, 2004 RESOLUTION 04 -067 Resolution re Approval of Preliminary Roadway Layout and Preliminary Specifications for Pheasant Meadow, Preliminary Major Subdivision Plat At a Regular Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Lansing held in and for the Town of Lansing at the Lansing Town Hall on 21st day of April, 2004, the following members being present: Stephen Farkas, Supervisor; Francis Shattuck, Councilperson; Douglas McEver, Councilperson; Connie Wilcox, Councilperson; and Martin Christopher, Councilperson; and the following members being absent: none; and the following motion for a Resolution was duly made by motion of Francis Shattuck, and was duly seconded by Connie Wilcox; and the vote was as follows: Stephen Farkas — aye, Francis Shattuck — aye, Douglas McEver - aye, Connie Wilcox — aye, and Martin Christopher — aye; and the following Resolution therefore passed 5 -0, and was duly adopted: WHEREAS, Developers Robert and Vicki Bland have been working with the Planning and Town Boards of the Town of Lansing to develop a Preliminary Plat for a Major Subdivision known as "Pheasant Meadow ", as depicted upon a map of such proposed subdivision entitled "Pheasant Meadow Subdivision ", dated February 2, 2004, as drawn by Timothy C. Buhl, P.E.; and WHEREAS, the Town of Lansing Subdivision Regulations, at § 403(C)(3), require the Town Board to take official action relative to the preliminary roadway layout, preliminary specifications, and preliminary engineering prior to the Planning Board's approval of the Preliminary Subdivision Plat, to help assure compliance with Town specifications, planning, and control of traffic and roads; and WHEREAS, the Town Engineer, David A. Herrick, of T.G. Miller, P.C., has reviewed the roadway plan and specifications and has recommended such preliminary approval, but subject to such future technical details as may need to be resolved in the future by the Highway Superintendent and /or the Town Engineer; and WHEREAS, the Town Highway Superintendent, Jack French, has also reviewed the proposed layout and design of the proposed preliminary roadways, and also recommends preliminary approval by the Town Board, but subject to such future technical details as may need to be resolved in the future by the Highway Superintendent and /or the Town Engineer; and WHEREAS, upon due deliberation and consideration of the above, it is hereby RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Lansing hereby deems this Resolution to be the "Official Action" required by § 403(C)(3) of the Town's Major Subdivision Regulations, and further hereby approves the preliminary roadway layout, design, engineering, and specifications subject to such future technical detains as may need to be resolved in the future by the Highway Superintendent and /or the Town Engineer. ENGINEERING FOR HORIZONS DEVELOPMENT: Mr. Herrick stated that he look into the area water problem in' the Horizon area at his cost. The following resolution was then adopted: RESOLUTION 04 -068 Resolution re Approval for Town Engineer to Begin drafting Engineering Solution for Water and Drainage Issues for Whispering Pines, Phase IV At a Regular Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Lansing held in and for the Town of Lansing at the Lansing Town Hall on 21st day of April, 2004, the following members being present: Stephen Farkas, Supervisor; Francis Shattuck, Councilperson; 51 Continued, April 21, 2004 Douglas McEver, Councilperson; Connie Wilcox, Councilperson; and Martin Christopher, Councilperson; and the following members being absent: none; and the following motion for a Resolution was duly made by motion of Francis Shattuck, and was duly seconded by Douglas McEver; and the vote was as follows: Stephen Farkas — aye, Francis Shattuck — aye, Douglas McEver - aye, Connie Wilcox — aye, and Martin Christopher — aye; and the following Resolution therefore passed 5 -0, and was duly adopted: WHEREAS, Developer Richard B. Thaler received final approval for the development of Phase 4 of a major subdivision known as "Whispering Pines "; and WHEREAS, the subdivision, as built, does not appear to alleviate all problems associated with the water that enters this section of the subdivision (as it is a natural low spot, surrounded by hills, with as little as 6" of topsoil over bedrock); and WHEREAS, a preliminary solution has been identified, sited, and recommended by the Town Engineer (David A. Herrick, of T.G. Miller, PC), which solution requires the cooperation of one or more landowners; and WHEREAS, to protect the nearby and adjacent properties, driveways, homes, public roadways and ditches from erosion and excessive water, and in consideration of the recommendation of the Town Engineer, upon due discussion and deliberation thereupon, it is hereby RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Lansing hereby authorizes the Town Engineer to begin drafting an engineered water management and drainage solution for the affected area of Whispering Pines, Water District Extension: Sun Path: The residents of the Sun Path area will soon meet with the Supervisor and Town Engineer to discuss and clarify the critical elements of a water district formation. Marion Lane: The resident of Marion Lane have offered a one -time fee of $2,000.00 per household and then $ 150.00 a year, being the same fee as the consolidated water district. Mr. Herrick stated that the $8,000.00 from four parcels would not cover the cost of materials and felt that at this time, the project is not financially feasible. He stated that the proposed cost of the extension was approximately $ 64,000.00. Village Circle Tank Hydraulic Model U Mr. Herrick completed an update of the Village Circle Tank distribution system hydraulic model and performed limited analysis for possible fire hydrant extensions at the OCFS facility (Girl's School). Results indicate that flows of 1,000 gpm are achievable without negatively affecting the residual pressures in the balance of the Village Circle grid. The Town may see a request from OCFS to extend watermains in and around their facilities to improve fire hydrant coverage. Intermunicipal Sewer Committee• Review funding discussion has taken place with NYSDEC (Albany) for the Klein Road by -pass project. He felt the Town should consider a formal consultant agreement for district formation processes. 5q Continued, April 21, 2004 MS4 Program: The next meeting will be held on May 11th with Jason Haremza. The MS4 reporting deadline to DEC for the measurable goals is June 1St. It would be beneficial to have at least a draft ordinance available for the Board to review by that am date. The local Stormwater Working Group has complied a generic Program Annual Report which will be useful for the Town's filing. JACK FRENCH — HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT: PUBLIC HEARING — PROPOSED LOCAL LAW NO.2 OF 2004: RESOLUTION 04 -069 Resolution Establishing Public Hearing for Proposed Local Law Number 2 of 2004 (Excavation And Construction In Town Roadways And Rights -Of -Way) At a Regular Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Lansing held in and for the Town of Lansing at the Lansing Town Hall on 21st day of April, 2004, the following members being present: Stephen Farkas, Supervisor; Francis Shattuck, Councilperson; Douglas McEver, Councilperson; Connie Wilcox, Councilperson; and Martin Christopher, Councilperson; and the following members being absent: none; and the following motion for a Resolution was duly made by motion of Francis Shattuck, and was duly seconded by Connie Wilcox; and the vote was as follows: Stephen Farkas — aye, Francis Shattuck — aye, Douglas McEver - aye, Connie Wilcox — aye, and Martin Christopher — aye; and the following Resolution therefore passed 5 -0, and was duly adopted: WHEREAS, the Town of Lansing had previously adopted permit requirements for owners, contractors, and others who desired to dig or construct anything in Town of Lansing road rights -of -way; and WHEREAS, the Town of Lansing and the Town of Lansing Highway Department have, based upon past experience, determined (1) that such permit process has been ineffective as owners and contractors continued to excavate and construct in the right -of way without such permit, and (2) that without enforcement powers, the permit process will not work to protect the roadways, utility appurtenances, and public health and safety; and WHEREAS, on several past occasions owners and contractors have damaged water lines, gas lines, and other utility and roadway appurtenances, and on occasion, have created significant risks to the life, welfare, and safety of residents, motorists, and pedestrians; and WHEREAS, the continuation of unregulated excavation and construction in such right - of -ways presents a significant danger to the life, welfare, and safety of residents of the Town of Lansing, as well as to passing motorists and pedestrians; and WHEREAS, said proposed Local Law proposes: (1) to define the terms highway, permit, contractor, excavation, construction, appurtenant structure, fee, security, and default; (2) to prohibit construction or excavation without a permit; (3) to set fees for permits and inspections; (4) to establish a permit process; (5) to require the posting of bonds or other security and the maintenance of insurance; (6) to establish performance guidelines for construction, excavation, and restoration; (7) to require the contractor to assume liabilities associated with excavation and construction in highways, and indemnify the Town of Lansing for losses or liabilities arising from such operations; (8) to require utility marking; (9) to empower the Town of Lansing to impose special conditions for permits when deemed necessary; (10) to provide for a definition of a default in the permit 10o Continued, April 22, 2004 process, or when proceeding without a permit; (11) to provide for criminal penalties for the violation of the proposed ordinance as a misdemeanor under New York law, and for civil penalties, being fines (a) for first offenses, of between $100.00 and $500.00, (b) for second and subsequent offenses, of between $250.00 and $1,000.00, which such fines may be enforced civilly by the Town of Lansing; and (12) with a proposed immediate effective date; and WHEREAS, after review and discussion of such proposal, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing has hereby RESOLVED, that a public hearing upon the proposed Local Law to regulate and require permits for highway excavations and construction is hereby established and scheduled for 7:05 p.m. on May 19, 2004, at the Town Hall of the Town of Lansing, 29 Auburn Road, Lansing, New York, whereas all persons interested in the subject thereof may be heard; and it is further RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk of the York, is hereby authorized and directed to regarding this Resolution to be published Lansing and posted in accord with law. Smoke and Fire Alarm System: Town of Lansing, Tompkins County, New cause a copy of a Notice of Public Hearing in the official newspaper of the Town of Mr. French stated that the Smoke and Fire Alarm System has been installed and is working. Brush and Limb Pick -up: Pick -up for the Town will begin next week and the Village will be the following week. Bid on Roller accepted: Mr. French accepted the third lowest bid from Tracy Road Equipment on the Roller as the first and second bids did not meet the specifications. Adult CPR: Cargill Salt offered Mr. Barry Carlson to give a CPR course at the Highway Department. Said course has been given by Mr. Carlson at no cost to the Town. This saved the Town approximately $ 800.00. Mr. Carlson should also be giving the course for Town Hall employees in the near future. County Highway Meeting: Mr. French and Mr. Farkas attended a meeting with Town Highway Superintendents, County Highway Managers, County Board Representatives and also some Town Officials. Mr. French stated it is NOT a good situation at this time and until the County Highway Superintendent changes his ways, it will not get any better. Sun Path Water Situation: The water problem on Sun Path has been temporarily fixed. The problem was on Mr. O'Rear's property. DICK PLATT — CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, Monthly Report: tJ2r Continued, April 21, 2004 Mr. Platt reported that they were up (1) permit from last year but down in project costs by $ 4,453.00. Code Enforcement Committee: Said Committee has met a couple of times and should be able to come up with a solution real soon. Mr. Platt felt they would soon be taking people to Court who do not comply with the Junk Yard Ordinance, Public Hearing on Proposed Park and Recreation Fee Schedule (Local Law # 3): RESOLUTION 04 -070 Resolution Establishing Public Hearing for Proposed Local Law Number 3 of 2004 (Parks & Recreation Fee Schedules) At a Regular Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Lansing held in and for the Town of Lansing at the Lansing Town Hall on 21st day of April, 2004, the following members being present: Stephen Farkas, Supervisor; Francis Shattuck, Councilperson; Douglas McEver, Councilperson; Connie Wilcox, Councilperson; and Martin Christopher, Councilperson; and the following members being absent: none; and the following motion for a Resolution was duly made by motion of Francis Shattuck, and was duly seconded by Martin Christopher; and the vote was as follows: Stephen Farkas — aye, Francis Shattuck — aye, Douglas McEver - aye, Connie Wilcox — aye, and Martin Christopher — aye; and the following Resolution therefore passed 5 -0, and was duly adopted: WHEREAS, the Town of Lansing had previously adopted fee schedules and allowed chargeable expenses for use of the Town of Lansing Parks and recreational facilities; and WHEREAS, the Town of Lansing has identified a need to update such schedules to recoup from users the actual costs of providing and maintaining the parks and recreational facilities; and WHEREAS, said proposed Local Law proposes to establish resident and non - resident user fees for Town of Lansing Parks and related park and recreational facilities, specifically including fees for the use of Pavilions, Myers Park, the Myers Park Marina, and the boat launch at Myers Park; and WHEREAS, after review and discussion of such proposal, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing has hereby RESOLVED, that a public hearing upon the proposed Local Law to establish and update Parks & Recreation Fee Schedules is hereby established and scheduled for 7:15 p.m. on May 19, 2004, at the Town Hall of the Town of Lansing, 29 Auburn Road, Lansing, New York, whereas all persons interested in the subject thereof may be heard; and it is further RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk of the Town of Lansing, Tompkins County, New York, is hereby authorized and directed to cause a copy of a Notice of Public Hearing regarding this Resolution to be published in the official newspaper of the Town of Lansing and posted in accord with law. Appoint Pat Tyrrell as full time Recreation Supervisor: Mrs. Wilcox excused herself from the following vote due to personal reasons. RESOLUTION 04 -071 Resolution re Permanent Appointment — Patrick Tyrrell lk' Continued, April 21, 2004 At a Regular Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Lansing held in and for the Town of Lansing at the Lansing Town Hall on 21st day of April, 2004, the following members being present: Stephen Farkas, Supervisor; Francis Shattuck, Councilperson; Douglas McEver, Councilperson; Connie Wilcox, Councilperson; and Martin Christopher, Councilperson; and the following members being absent: none; and Connie Wilcox having excused herself due to a conflict and having not deliberated nor voted hereupon; and the following motion for a Resolution was duly made by motion of Douglas McEver, and was duly seconded by Martin Christopher; and the vote was as follows: Stephen Farkas — aye, Francis Shattuck — aye, Douglas McEver - aye, and Martin Christopher — aye; and the following Resolution therefore passed 4 -0, and was duly adopted: WHEREAS, Patrick Tyrell is a provisional employee of the Town of Lansing, working as the Recreation Supervisor for the Town of Lansing, Department of Parks & Recreation, a Grade 4 Civil Service Employee; and WHEREAS, the period of provisional employment has ended, and the Town was notified that Patrick Tyrrell passed the Civil Service Exam for his job title, and the Town desires to continue the employment of Patrick Tyrrell as a permanent employee in such capacity; and WHEREAS, after review and discussion of such proposal, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing has hereby RESOLVED, that Patrick Tyrrell be and hereby is approved to be permanently employed as a Town of Lansing Grade 4 Civil Service Employee, as the Supervisor of Recreation, upon the terms and conditions, and at the rate of pay, previously approved by the Board (and is currently $13.18 per hour). Extend William Burin as acting Judge for Town of Ithaca: RESOLUTION 04 -072 Resolution re Approval of Continuation of Temporary Appointment of Town Judge Burin as Acting Town Judge for the Town of Ithaca At a Regular Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Lansing held in and for the Town of Lansing at the Lansing Town Hall on 21st day of April, 2004, the following members being present: Stephen Farkas, Supervisor; Francis Shattuck, Councilperson; Douglas McEver, Councilperson; Connie Wilcox, Councilperson; and Martin Christopher, Councilperson; and the following members being absent: none; and the following motion for a Resolution was duly made by motion of Francis Shattuck, and was duly seconded by Martin Christopher; and the vote was as follows: Stephen Farkas — aye, Francis Shattuck — aye, Douglas McEver - aye, Connie Wilcox — aye, and Martin Christopher — aye; and the following Resolution therefore passed 5 -0, and was duly adopted: WHEREAS, the Town of Ithaca passed a Resolution to continue their prior Resolution dated October 23, 2003, to appoint Lansing Town Judge Burin to a temporary post as a Judge for the Town of Ithaca due to the medical leave of absence of Ithaca Town Judge Larkin; and WHEREAS, such appointment was conditioned upon the approval of the Lansing Town Board; and WHEREAS, Judge Burin desires such temporary appointment upon terms as agreed between Judge Burin and the Town of Ithaca; and I Continued, April 21, 2004 WHEREAS, upon due deliberation and consideration of the above, it is hereby RESOLVED, that the Town of Lansing hereby consents to the continuation of the temporary appointment of Judge Burin to the Town of Ithaca Court by the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca, for a continuing period of appointment to end on or before December 31, 2004, McKane Property Resolution. RESOLUTION 04 -073 Resolution re Final Settlement of McKane v. Town of Lansing litigation At a Regular Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Lansing held in and for the Town of Lansing at the Lansing Town Hall on 21st day of April, 2004, the following members being present: Stephen Farkas, Supervisor; Francis Shattuck, Councilperson; Douglas McEver, Councilperson; Connie Wilcox, Councilperson; and Martin Christopher, Councilperson; and the following members being absent: none; and the following motion for a Resolution was duly made by motion of Douglas McEver, and was duly seconded by Martin Christopher; and the vote was as follows: Stephen Farkas — aye, Francis Shattuck — aye, Douglas McEver - aye, Connie Wilcox — aye, and Martin Christopher — aye; and the following Resolution therefore passed 5 -0, and was duly adopted: WHEREAS, there has been a lawsuit pending against the Town of Lansing by resident Sarah McKane since 1998 regarding the presence of municipal water lines on what she claims to be her property; and WHEREAS, a Summary Judgment decision has been issued by Justice Mulvey allowing Ms. McKane to present proof that the Town of Lansing allegedly damaged her property as a result of the installation of the water lines; and WHEREAS, after review of Judge Mulvey's decision, the Town Board held a discussion regarding settlement and the potential commencement of eminent domain proceedings; and WHEREAS, Town Counsel (Guy K. Krogh, Esq.) recently filed a Request for Judicial Intervention, attended a judicial conference upon the matter, and sought leave to amend the Answer of the Town to file and Eminent Domain proceeding via counter -claim to allow the Town of Lansing to appropriate the necessary easement rights and rights -of- way to permit the continuation of the water line and the future improvement, repair, and maintenance thereof; and WHEREAS, rather than continue to litigate a claim with little value and to answer and defend against condemnation proceedings, Plaintiff decided to settle the litigation upon the terms outlined by Town Counsel, all as approved by the Court at such Judicial Conference; and WHEREAS, the terms of settlement, as proposed and outlined by Town Counsel, include the payment of $2,000.00 to McKane in exchange for (1) a General Release, (2) a Stipulation of Discontinuance, with prejudice, (3) a signed Easement and right -of -way, in a form approved by Town Counsel, (4) and a written Settlement Agreement that requires the future cooperation of McKane and the McKane Trust, and all those in privity of title with said person and/or trust; and WHEREAS, upon due deliberation upon the foregoing, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing has hereby l� 4 Continued, April 21, 2004 RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Lansing authorizes Guy K. Krogh, Esq., legal counsel to the Town of Lansing, to prepare and confirm settlement of the aforesaid lawsuit upon the terms as outlined above, with further authority to said counsel to vary the terms and conditions of such settlement (but not the amount to be paid therefor) to effect final closing upon such settlement as, in counsel's discretion, is deemed to be in the best interests of the Town of Lansing; and it is FURTHER RESOLVED, that Town Counsel be and is hereby empowered and authorized to draft, execute, and file such documents as may be necessary to effect and finalize such settlement by, for, and on behalf of the Town of Lansing. Correction to Town Employee Handbook• RESOLUTION 04 -074 Resolution re Amendment of Employee Handbook re Part 800, §§ 801, 802 and 803, pertaining to Union Employees and Holidays, Vacation Leave and Sick Leave At a Regular Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Lansing held in and for the Town of Lansing at the Lansing Town Hall on 21 st day of April, 2004, the following members being present: Stephen Farkas, Supervisor; Francis Shattuck, Councilperson; Douglas McEver, Councilperson; Connie Wilcox, Councilperson; and Martin Christopher, Councilperson; and the following members being absent: none; and the following motion for a Resolution was duly made by motion of Martin Christopher, and was duly seconded by Douglas McEver; and the vote was as follows: Stephen Farkas - aye, Francis Shattuck - aye, Douglas McEver - aye, Connie Wilcox - aye, and Martin Christopher - aye; and the following Resolution therefore passed 5 -0, and was duly adopted: WHEREAS, the Town of Lansing has an Employee Handbook that defines the terms and benefits of employment by the Town of Lansing; and WHEREAS, Article 800 covers and defines "Employee Benefits ", and § 801 (at Page 800 -1) is entitled "Holidays ", § 802 (at Pages 800 -2 and 800 -3) is entitled "Vacation Leave ", and § 803 (at Pages 800 -4 and 800 -5) is entitled "Sick Leave "; and WHEREAS, each such section ( §§ 801, 802, and 803) contains a subheading labeled "Union Employees" that exempts and /or excludes Town of Lansing employees that are part of a collective bargaining unit from the requirements and benefits of said sections; and WHEREAS, the relevant collective bargaining agreements (herein "CBA ") contain provisions that state that if the CBA is silent upon a benefit, then the union member obtains equivalent benefits as other Town of Lansing employees; and WHEREAS, the "Union Employees" subheading in §§ 801, 802 and 803 can be read to collectively preclude the union employees of the Town of Lansing from having any benefits, let alone equivalent benefits; and WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing desires to amend the Employee Handbook to correct this contradiction and apparent error; and WHEREAS, upon due deliberation and discussion upon the foregoing, it is Hereby �0 Continued, April 21, 2004 RESOLVED, that §§ 8019 802, and 803 of the Employee Handbook be and hereby are amended, effective immediately, to delete from each such section the paragraph entitled "Union Employees ", and it is further RESOLVED, that each, any and all prior amendments to §§ 801, 802, and 803, including but not limited to the Resolutions 04 -027 and 04 -030 (each dated January 2, 2004), hereby apply equivalently to all Town of Lansing employees, whether subject to a CBA or otherwise; and it is further RESOLVED, that this amendment is and shall be interpreted, deemed, and held to be retroactive through January 1, 2004, Res. No. 04 -75: AUDIT APPROVAL. RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. McEver and seconded by Mrs. Wilcox: RESOLVED, that the bookkeeper is hereby authorized and directed to pay the following bills: Audited Vouchers: 285-388 Prepaids: 285-290 FUND TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS General Fund Highway Fund Lansing Lighting Districts Lansing Water Districts Cherry Road Sewer Better Housing for TC (CD) Councilperson Christopher Aye Councilperson McEver Aye Councilperson Shattuck Aye Councilperson Wilcox Aye Supervisor Farkas Aye TOWN BOARD MEMBER REPORTS. MARTY CHRISTOPHER, Citizen's Advisory Board: $ 56,962.69 $ 77,409.51 $ 1,252.86 $ 3,857.10 $ 67.66 $ 1,644.37 Larry Black has been appointed as the new director to the Gossit Center. A meeting will be held next month. Personnel Committee. The committee met on March 26th and will meet again on Friday, April 30th at 7:00 a.m. A discussion was held at the last meeting regarding possible employee benefits such as the EAP, which is available through the Family and Children's Center. Existing health insurance benefits were also discussed. A feedback from the training that took place was also discussed. Mrs. Wilcox asked if the committee was looking into other health insurance for Town Employees. Mr. Shattuck stated that they were not as it was looked into last year. Mrs. Wilcox stated that the coverage is not very good and that the employees are not very pleased with what they have. She suggested that other options be looked at. Mr. Shattuck stated that, for the money, it is the best coverage. Mrs. Wilcox stated employees may be willing to pay a little more for better coverage. Mr. Shattuck stated that what is being (t Continued, April 21, 2004 talked about now, is the cost to the Town to retirees and to the future retirees and how that may have to change. Mrs. Wilcox stated that other Towns are getting a lot better coverage than the Town of Lansing. She felt it really needed to be looked at again. Mr. Shattuck stated that he had Mrs. Bowman look at four other insurance companies last year and that by far, the existing policy was the most reasonable and covered the most. Mrs. Wilcox stated that in order to keep good employees, heath insurance is one of the benefits that need to be looked at. Mr. McEver stated that other Town's Insurance policies should be looked at. Mr. Shattuck stated that it would be looked at again before August of 2004. He also stated that they are looking into getting into the insurance with the County, which would be the cheapest way to go. Mr. Farkas said he negotiates with the Highway Department and each time the issues of benefits versus money in the paycheck is discussed, the majority want to see the benefit in the paycheck. Records Management Committee: The first meeting will be held tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m. CONNIE WILCOX. Fire District• The new truck is due to be delivered the first week in May. They are looking into hiring a consultant to look into having a paid administrator / paid chief position. The consensus is that it might be detrimental to have a paid administrator as it may hurt the moral of the volunteers. Lansing Housing Authority: Barbard Blanchard presented the Housing Authority with a report regarding the addition of 40 additional units. They are looking at something more up scale than what they already have but the problem is that there are not enough amenities in this area so it probably won't work. Bolton Point. First construction meeting will be held tomorrow. Looking at a construction time of seven to eight months before completion. Reconigition Certificates. Mrs. Wilcox printed out and passed out the certificates to the employees that have recently been recognized. She will take the one for the Fire Department to the next regular meeting. DOUG MCEVER: WRC Committee. Meeting was on Monday. The Personal Watercraft has been changed to the Recreation Committee. They have now made Mary Shelley the Chairperson with the job of finding what causes the gasoline to go into the lake. I.O. Committee: 1 Continued, April 21, 2004 No meeting recently but do have Darby Kiely on board. She is the project manager for the $240,000.00 in DOS grants money. Personal Watercraft. Final meeting on the ordinances will take place tomorrow morning. Caroline Peterson has requested a meeting between the five municipalities. BUD SHATTUCK, SPCA: The Tompkins County SPCA is doing a much better job then they were doing at this time last year. Hazard Mitigation Plans: 30tH Plans are moving along. The changes for our Town have to be complete by April Municipal Officials Planning Meeting: Saw the Comprehensive Plan about a month ago. The Village of Lansing has a view shed now that impacts building. Their first building is on the corner of Burdick Hill Road and North Triphammer Road and will be a Sinigog. This shows how the build up should be within the view shed. The view shed will allow the sinigog to be one level high so it doesn't disturb the view shed of the people behind them. Z.B.A.• The ZBA looked at Mr. Bellesaro's appeal (storage sheds on N. Triphammer Road). The appeal was against the judgement that Mr. Platt had that they had to have site plan review. They noted back to October, 2003, saying he was wrong in his view. The ZBA looked at the date of the appeal being April 4th, noting it was more than 60 days beyond the right timing, therefore it was denied. Economic Development: Tomorrow is Tompkins work force development and the talking about how things happen On Friday, Mr. Shattuck in Auburn. Salt Point: County's economic development summit with TCAD chamber. A couple of hundred people will be at Cornell regarding jobs, transportation, etc. and Mr. Farkas will attend a Regional Economic Summit Cayuga Lake watershed network is sponsoring a cleanup at Salt Point on May 8, 2004 from 10:00 a.m. — Noon. All are invited to help. Stormwater: DEC talked about this at a meeting. weekly review by their Engineer has to be Enforcement Officer would have to review project until all of the lots are sold and subdivision. Eventually, the DEC will be a storm waters. They done it at] built sking stated that once these are in place, a of the storm water. Also, our Code east once a month for the life of the up. This would happen with every for a lot more regulations regarding �q Continued, April 21, 2004 STEVE FARKAS. Municipal Officer's Meeting: There was good representation at the meeting that was held last night. A discussion was held regarding the Youth Recreation Partnership. The Towns that are involved are looking for a way to get out of the Partnership. The Town of Ithaca is now hiring a Recreation Director, Salt Point. The Town of Lansing will soon be getting a "Use and Occupancy " agreement for Salt Point. Hopefully, it will move along quickly. Mr. Farkas stated that he wants a 25- year minimum deal. Senator Nozzolio called Mr. Farkas asking what he could do to help the Town. The list includes Salt Point, the Library and historical archives storage. Res. No. 04 -76: p.m. RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Christopher and seconded by Mr. Shattuck: RESOLVED, that the meeting be adjourned at the call of the Supervisor at 10:25 Carried. &n� 1J9 LI.d 1