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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-05-04• May 4, 2004 Special Town Board Meeting The Lansing Town Board met in Special Session at the Lansing Town Hall Board Room at 10:55 a.m. with Supervisor Farkas presiding. The Supervisor called the meeting to order and had the clerk take the Roll Call. Stephen Farkas Marty Christopher Doug McEver Bud Shattuck Connie Wilcox Bonny Boles Guy Krogh PUBLIC HEARING: ROLL CALL Supervisor Present Councilperson Present Councilperson Present Councilperson Absent Councilperson Absent Town Clerk Present Town Attorney Absent RESOLUTION 04 -77 Resolution Establishing Public Hearing Concerning Potential Amendments To The Town Of Lansing Watercraft Ordinance At a Special Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Lansing held in and for the Town of Lansing at the Lansing Town Hall on 4th day of May, 2004, the following members being present: Stephen Farkas, Supervisor; Douglas McEver, Councilperson; and Martin Christopher, Councilperson; and the following members being absent: Francis Shattuck, Councilperson; Connie Wilcox, Councilperson; 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, Douglas McEver - aye, and Martin Christopher — aye; and the following Resolution therefore passed 3 -0, and was duly adopted: WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing having previously found that it would promote and enhance public safety, and be in the best interests of the public, to reasonably regulate boats and vessels traveling upon and under the surface of Cayuga Lake within the areas of the Town's jurisdiction; and WHEREAS, the Town of Lansing adopted a Watercraft Ordinance on October 8, 2003, after due notice and publication; and WHEREAS, other municipalities in Tompkins County with frontage upon Cayuga Lake have also adopted watercraft ordinances, and the Town of Lansing would like to amend the Town of Lansing Watercraft Ordinance so as to seek uniformity throughout the waters of Cayuga Lake; and WHEREAS, said proposed amendments, in general terms, propose to (1) expand the hours of operation of PWCs, (2) remove references to unlicensed operation of PWCs within 300' of parents and guardians, and (3) extend speed zones further from the shorelines; and WHEREAS, the Town now desires to call a public hearing to hear all persons interested in the subject thereof, and to consider the terms of, and adoption or amendment of, such proposed ordinance; and WHEREAS, after review and discussion of each of the foregoing premises and the proposals set forth or referenced herein, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing has hereby 70 RESOLVED, that a Public Hearing will be held at the Lansing Town Hall, 29 Auburn Road, Lansing, New York, being in the Town of Lansing, on the 19th day of May, 2004, at 7:30 o'clock P.M., to consider the aforesaid proposed amendments to the Watercraft Ordinance, to hear all persons interested in the subject thereof, and to take such action thereon as is required or permitted by law; 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 this Resolution to be published in the official newspaper of the Town of Lansing, and also to post a copy thereof on the Town signboard maintained by the Town Clerk, in accord with law. 04 -78 RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Christopher and seconded by Mr. McEver: RESOLVED, that the meeting be adjourned at the call of the Supervisor at 10:59 a.m. Carried.