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REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING
July 19, 2017
A Regular Meeting of the Lansing Town Board was held at the Town Hall Board Room,
29 Auburn Road, Lansing, NY on the above date at 6:36 p.m. The meeting was called to
order by the Supervisor, Edward LaVigne and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance to
the flag. Roll call by Laura Nemecek, Deputy Town Clerk, showed the following to be
PRESENT:
Andra Benson, Councilperson (left at 8:41) Katrina Binkewicz, Councilperson
Robert Cree, Councilperson Doug Dake, Councilperson (left at 9:21)
Edward LaVigne, Supervisor
ABSENT: None
ALSO PRESENT: Guy Krogh, Town Counsel, Charlie “Cricket” Purcell, Highway
Superintendent, Mike Moseley, Deputy Highway Superintendent, Mike Sigler, Tompkins
County Legislator, Michael Long, Town Planning Consultant, Dan Veaner, Lansing Star,
Cassandra Negley, Lansing Ledger, Ted Laux, Connie Wilcox, Dave and Joyce Heck,
Walaa Horan, John O’Neill, Village of Lansing, Joseph Wetmore, Sheila Cole, Jay
Franklin, Tompkins County Director of Assessment, and a few other attendees.
LANSING COMMUNITY LIBRARY REPORT – AMI STALLONE
The following report was available as a handout.
TOWN BOARD UPDATES
FROM THE LANSING COMMUNITY LIBRARY
July 19, 2017
1. The 2017 “Build a Better World” Summer Reading Program is off and running…..
a. The Summer Reading Kick-off Party and registration on Saturday, June 17th
was a huge success! It included a visit from the Physics Bus, a sing along
with Miss Angie and the distribution of our Summer Reading t-shirts featuring
the winning logo from our annual spring contest.
b. Reading logs can be submitted to the front desk throughout the summer for
fun reading incentives.
c. Come & Go Craft Making is at the library on Tuesdays from 4:00 – 5:45,
July 11 – Aug 8.
d. Come & Go Lego Building is at the library on Thursdays from 4:00 – 5:45
PM, July 13 – Aug 10.
e. The Merry-Go-round Youth Theatre presented “Huff and Puff: A Pig Tale”
on Saturday, July 15 at 11:00 AM at the Lansing Town Hall.
f. A family movie and pizza night will take place at the library on Tuesday,
Aug 1 at 6:00 PM. We will be showing “The Lego Movie” as this was the
kids’ choice voted on by our youth patrons during the library’s annual vote in
April.
g. The Summer Reading Program will wrap up with a visit from our popular
local celebrity, “Dan the Snakeman” on Saturday, Aug 12 at 11:00 AM.
2. Artwork by Lansing’s own Martin Kepecs will be on display July 18 – Aug 31.
3. *NEW* The library is excited to announce that patrons can now check out one of two
available museum family passes that allow entry into both the Museum of the Earth
and the Cayuga Nature Center. The passes may be borrowed for one week. Passes are
not renewable and must be returned directly to the circulation desk.
4. Copies of Free?, the 2017 Tompkins County/Cornell community-read book, are
available at the Lansing Library. This anthology of stories written by young adult
authors around the world was compiled in recognition of the 16th anniversary of the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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5. In addition to our regular weekly story times for children, a Family Sensory
Storytime is being offered by Debbie Geise at the library on Aug 26 at 11:00 AM.
This program is designed especially for children ages 3-7 with sensory processing
challenges and their siblings. Email michellec@lansinglibrary.org to register for this
event.
6. Kicking-Off Kindergarten Camp is being offered at the library Aug 28 – Sept 1
from 10:00 – Noon each day. At this camp, entering kindergarteners can explore
books, make crafts, play games and practice social skills such as sharing, taking turns,
being a friend, and dealing with feelings that often come along with a new transition.
Space is limited and available on a first come, first serve basis. There is a suggested
donation of $30 for this camp.
7. The Lansing Library is helping to “Build a Better World” with its new water fountain
with a bottle refilling dispenser! Come in and give it a try.
8. The LCL Marketing Committee, a collaborative group of volunteers from the Friends,
Trustees and community, is partnering with The John Joseph Inn to host a Halloween
party for adults on Friday the 13th in October! This event is intended to be a fun
community outreach as well as a fundraiser for the library. More information to
come…..
9. Friends of LCL Updates:
a. The Friends of LCL’s June book sale was a big success! Thank you to all
those who supported this event.
b. The Garden Committee is looking for more volunteers. Contact Susie
Gutenberger at manager@lansinglibrary.org for more information.
c. The Friends’ annual Artisan Fair is scheduled for December 1 & 2.
TOMPKINS COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE – MIKE SIGLER
Reviewed the following with the Town Board and the report was available as a handout.
Tompkins County Legislator
Michael Sigler
July 19, 2017
Hello and thank you for inviting me to speak again. I want to thank Marcia Lynch whose
reports I draw from liberally.
The county released the final report from a six-month-long population study of the
county jail.
The Center for Governmental Research (CGR) conducted the criminal justice and jail
population trend analysis. The Legislature started the process when NYS revealed its
intent to revoke the Jail’s long-standing 18-bed variance (since then, temporarily
reinstated.)
The study report, entitled “An Assessment of the Future of the Tompkins County Jail,” is
posted at CGR’s project website at www.cgr.org/TompkinsCrimJust/documents and will
be presented tomorrow, Thursday 7/20 at 5 p.m. at the legislative chambers.
As the core conclusion from its study, CGR states:
“There is no convincing rationale for building a new jail, or for expanding the number of
beds in the existing one. Indeed the opposite is true: significant reductions in jail
population are highly likely by 2020 and beyond, based both on Tompkins County
population projections over the next 25 years and bed days that can be saved as a result of
more effective use and expansion of selected ATI [alternatives-to-incarceration]
programs and community-based initiatives.”
The CGR report, in part, recommends
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Not building a new jail or expanding the number of beds in the existing jail
facility.
Within a year, beginning to implement inmate-reduction strategies—including
expanding substance abuse assessments and access to residential rehab treatment;
increasing the impact of Pre-Trial Release; expanding use of electronic
monitoring and misdemeanor Drug Court; and supporting creation of non-jail
medical detox capacity.
For the longer term, restructuring and refocusing existing re-entry programs to
better meet intended goals; examining the pre-sentence investigation process and
considering expanded use of Day Reporting and the Service Work Alternative
Program as sentencing alternatives; potential expansion of the transitional housing
initiative; and implementing Law Enforcement Alternative Diversion (LEAD).
Considering facilities changes to provide expanded inmate services (such as
medical/nursing, on-site treatment, counseling, and links to post-jail services),
relocating Sheriff’s Office functions to free up space for expanded inmate
services; and beginning to plan for potential longer-term facilities solutions to
accommodate such needs.
Criminal justice system initiatives such as presumption of non-financial release
and encouraging more frequent use of ATIs by judges, orienting judicial officials
concerning the array and value of ATIs available.
Inviting community member input regarding the report’s conclusions and
recommendations, and actions that should be taken in response.
That the community continue to address systemic issues such as racism,
affordable housing, transportation, employment, and poverty which, while beyond
the scope of the study, impact directly on the jail population and overall quality of
life.
In other news the county endorsed the Tompkins County Housing Strategy, a wide-
ranging plan to address the County’s housing needs through 2025. The County’s
Department of Planning and Sustainability produced the strategy.
It provides targets for housing units and their locations, approaches to achieve desired
housing outcomes, and monitoring efforts that will be needed to track progress in meeting
the county’s housing needs. Among the targets cited: Construction of 580 workforce
housing units per year (including 200 new rental units per year and 380 new ownership
units per year), for a total of 5,800 new units through 2025, many located in the county’s
nodal Development Focus Areas.
It also calls for construction of market-rate and subsidized Senior Housing units, and at
least one Medicaid Assisted Living program facility; and for construction of supportive
housing for those with special needs.
You can review the full Tompkins County Housing Strategy document at
www.tompkinscountyny.gov/files2/planning/housing_choices/documents/HousingStrateg
y_Final_6-29-17.pdf
The Legislature adopted a Local Law permitting the Legislature to override the tax levy
limit for 2018. The law does not necessarily mean that the Legislature will override the
cap, but provides the Legislature flexibility to exceed the cap if it is deemed necessary. I
never vote for this. I never understand why we pass this in July when we could just pass
it if it’s needed.
The Legislature considered, but did not yet approve, a recommended name for the
Tompkins Trust building on The Commons which will become the history center. It was
recommended that the center be called the “Tompkins Center for History and Culture.” I
admit it’s important to have a name, but this seemed really rushed and I thought some
public input would be good.
Tompkins County Administrator Joe Mareane today announced his plan to retire on
February 1, 2018. Mareane has served in the Administrator’s position since October
2008, succeeding Stephen Whicher.
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Mareane will leave the County after a 37-year career in public service during which he
served as the City of Syracuse’s Budget Director, Assessment Commissioner, and
Development Director and later as Onondaga County’s Chief Fiscal Officer. He also
held executive positions with the Greater Syracuse Chamber of Commerce and the
Pyramid Companies.
Thank you for having me.
Mike noted that the new name “Tompkins Center for History and Culture” passed on July
18, 2017.
Mike thanked Highway Superintendent Cricket Purcell and the road crew for doing a
great job after the storms.
Mike congratulated the Town Board on the passing of the MOU (Memorandum of
Understanding).
Supervisor Edward LaVigne stated that when he was given the option to vote for
Governor mandated shared services for municipalities he voted no. He reported to save
money New York State is currently working on installing LED lights. Supervisor
Edward LaVigne noted that the goal is to decrease taxes to keep people in New York
State. He stated that the MOU is a good way to share services and will increase the tax
base.
MOTION TO OPEN PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED LOCAL LAW #7
OF 2017 – LOCAL LAW TO REPEAL ORDINANCE NUMBER 4 OF 1966
(ORDINANCE TO REGULATE AND LICENSE THE HAWKING AND
PEDDLING OF GOODS, WARES AND MERCHANDISE AND SOLICITING
ORDERS THEREFOR IN THE TOWN OF LANSING, NEW YORK)
Councilperson Robert Cree moved to OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE
PROPOSED LOCAL LAW #7 OF 2017 – LOCAL LAW TO REPEAL
ORDINANCE NUMBER 4 OF 1966 (ORDINANCE TO REGULATE AND
LICENSE THE HAWKING AND PEDDLING OF GOODS, WARES AND
MERCHANDISE AND SOLICITING ORDERS THEREFOR IN THE TOWN OF
LANSING, NEW YORK) at 6:51 pm. Councilperson Katrina Binkewicz seconded the
motion.
All in Favor – 5 Opposed – 0
Supervisor Edward LaVigne noted that the need for this is already being met by the
Tompkins County Sheriff’s Department.
MOTION TO CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING
All persons desiring to be heard, having been heard, Councilperson Robert Cree moved
to CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED LOCAL LAW #7 OF
2017 – LOCAL LAW TO REPEAL ORDINANCE NUMBER 4 OF 1966
(ORDINANCE TO REGULATE AND LICENSE THE HAWKING AND
PEDDLING OF GOODS, WARES AND MERCHANDISE AND SOLICITING
ORDERS THEREFOR IN THE TOWN OF LANSING, NEW YORK) at 6:52 pm.
Councilperson Andra Benson seconded the motion.
All in Favor – 5 Opposed – 0
TOMPKINS COUNTY DIRECTOR OF ASSESSMENT – JAY FRANKLIN
Jay reported the following:
The County Finance Office brought the delinquent taxes to his attention about a month
ago and New York State has delinquent taxes on Lansing properties dating back to 2004.
The County is trying to collect $72,000 in back taxes for unpaid water bills from the two
New York State correctional facilities in Lansing. The County can charge back the
delinquent taxes to the Town of Lansing’s Consolidated Water District, but they want to
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collect it from New York State not the Town. Jay doesn’t think this will be charged back
to the Town right away.
Town Clerk Debbie Munson stated that there are two separate tax bills for the properties
and one of the 2017 tax bills came back to the clerk’s office for an insufficient address.
She noted that Bookkeeper Charmagne Rumgay helped out by contacting a few people
regarding the tax bill address and New York State sent us a check for that one property
and not the other.
Town Counsel Guy Krogh noted that this has to do with Public Lands Law Section 19
and that New York State decided to reinterpret a statute that states certain charges cannot
go through to a tax exempt entity, such as general operating taxes and general taxes. He
stated that they can be charged for capital improvement costs relating to special districts
and that New York State must be notified that the Town is doing a special benefit
assessment. Town Counsel Guy Krogh stated that two and a half years ago the
Comptroller’s Office wrote a letter stating that they don’t have record of receiving the
Section 19 Land Law Notice from the Town, so they stopped paying. Shortly after that
Guy was told by the County that this had been taken care of and to close the file. It was
taken care of because the County paid it and it can be charged back to the Town of
Lansing’s Consolidated Water District. Town Counsel Guy Krogh stated that our options
are:
1. Contact New York State and get them to pay
2. Sue them
3. Find the old notice from the 1970’s
4. Turn off their water
He suggests contacting them as this is the least expensive option. Town Counsel Guy
Krogh stated that he will contact New York State and get back to Jay or Melanie at the
Finance Office.
Town Clerk Debbie Munson stated that the $72,000 includes thousands of dollars in
accrued penalties and interest.
Jay Franklin and Town Counsel Guy Krogh noted that New York State will not pay
penalties and interest.
Town Counsel Guy Krogh stated that there are two problems:
1. The past amount due.
2. Will they pay next year?
PARKS AND RECREATION REPORT – STEVE COLT
The following report was available as a handout.
Parks & Recreation Department
7/19/17
Town Board Meeting
RECREATION
Many of the summer programs listed in our program booklet have started. The
office has been extremely busy with programs that will run through the end of
August. Registrations still come in daily. As of today, we have collected
$11,517.00 and this is just for summer recreation programming alone… This is a
great number for us and again we are not offering any pool programming. In
addition, the weather has NOT been good and that directly will affect our bottom
line for both Recreation and Parks.
Our Summer Travel teams are doing very well…. when they play. I think on last
count, our Babe Ruth team has five games to make up from rainouts. We have a
lot of teams and players competing this summer and we are getting through it. I
guess you could say we are all in the “same boat” with this summer’s weather.
Currently, we are taking registrations for late summer and fall programs. I
anticipate another good turnout for our Youth Soccer Program. Our JR football
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team should have a solid player roster. Unfortunately, I think our SR team will
be pushing it to field a team this year based on their projected number. This
actually was somewhat predictable. The YFL league rule comes with a 15-player
minimum, and in football, player positions must also be a part of that formula!
We are also taking registrations for our YFL Cheerleading teams. These
programs will start to practice by mid-August. Soccer will start in early
September.
PARKS
Our park crew is working hard to attempt to keep up with the weather and
flooding. Several projects are running behind due to wet conditions.
The LCC fireworks event took place with a nice show that seemed to go back and
forth between the show in Myers Park and the show at Taughannock Park across
the lake on July 1st. The Lion’s Club annual BBQ was July 4th along with a
Bicentennial event at the North Cabin. Louise Bement was very pleased with the
turnout of people that stopped to see it.
Concerts have started and we are one-for-two, so far. We got the first date in on
July 6 and got a great show that night. We were rained out on July 13 and hope
to reschedule if possible. This Thursday is “Deans List” featuring our own John
Dean.
Katrina has been helping in the Park and the Town Hall campus area with some
technical tree pruning and trimming. This has been very helpful for our crew, and
keeps our trees healthy and growing correctly.
HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT REPORT – CHARLIE “CRICKET” PURCELL
Cricket reported the following:
Roads
Road damage from the storms has been taken care of. The majority of damage was in the
Ludlowville area and the work that needs to be done there will be added to the existing
improvement plan for Ludlowville.
Supervisor Edward LaVigne thanked Cricket and the road crew for their hard work.
PLANNING CONSULTANT REPORT – MICHAEL LONG
Mike reported the following:
Site Plan approved for “No Barks About It” a doggie day care and grooming business
located in the former Car Quest building.
Engels three lot subdivision on Scofield Road has been approved.
The Planning Board version of the Comprehensive Plan is complete and ready for Town
Board review.
ENGINEER’S REPORT – DAVE HERRICK
No Report
AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE REPORT – CONNIE WILCOX
Connie reported the following:
It has not been a great year so far for our farmers, weather wise they have had many
challenges, but have managed to get work done between the storms. Just hoping for a
little less violent weather for the next few months. Last year they were dealing with lack
of rain, this year it doesn’t seem to stop, but they take it in stride. I am very proud of our
farm community.
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On a more positive note:
The Tompkins County Soil and Water Conservation District partnered with the New
York State Department of Agriculture and Markets to deliver a grants program to support
agricultural projects in the county. Southern Tier Agricultural Industry Enhancement
Program is eligible for farm landowners to complete projects that increase farm
production, advance on farm conservation/environmental goals, and enhance
profitability.
Projects needed to implement part(s) of a farm business or environmental plan. Farms
needed to meet all eligibility requirements and participate in the Agricultural
Environmental Management program. The Agricultural Environmental Management
(AEM) program is a voluntary, incentive based program to help farmers make wise
decisions on their farms that are cost effective, science based and environmentally
responsible. Farmers work with their local Soil and Water Conservation Districts to
develop comprehensive and progressive farm plans through a tiered process.
Tier 1: Inventory the current activities of the farm, future plans and environmental
concerns that may be present on the farm.
Tier 2: Assessment of and prioritization of environmental concerns and documentation
of current good land practices.
Tier 3: Development of conservation plans to address the environmental concerns and
opportunities present on the farm that are consistent with farm business planning.
Tier 4: Implementation of plans with the assistance of outside financial, educational, and
technical assistance.
Tier 5: Re-evaluation and monitoring of existing practices to keep pace with changing
farm goals, economic realities and environmental concerns.
The Tompkins County Soil and Water Conservation District leads this program locally
for the NYS Ag and Markets. As a watershed based planning effort this program is
designed to protect the natural resources of Tompkins County and the State of NY on a
farm-by-farm basis. The program is also voluntary, confidential, team oriented and
science based making it a very productive program
Funding is available to address a variety of projects:
· $20,000 - $50,000: 90% state cost share rate (applicants provide 10% match)
· $50,001 - $100,000: 75% state cost share rate (applicants provide 25% match)
I am happy to announce that Peter Larson of Just a Few Acres Farm has received one of
these grants for Construction of a Hay Storage Barn, others are a Honey Store and Honey
Tasting Bar on Swamp College Rd in Trumansburg, and Maki Acres in Newfield. This
was an intensive process and am very proud that Peter was able to get a grant.
We will try to have a meeting in August before Fall Harvest starts.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE – CONNIE WILCOX
Connie reported the following:
Joe Shepard along with Mike Long have been working diligently since getting the
revisions from the Planning Board, and it is done. I am hoping that the Town Board will
schedule a couple of informational meetings and then the Town Board can pass it. Once
again I want to stress, it is not a Local Law, but a guide for the Town to move forward
with Land Use Ordinance Updates and Revisions. We welcome written comments if
anyone interested is not able to attend the informational sessions. Thank you for your
due diligence and input on this.
LANSING HOUSING AUTHORITY REPORT – CONNIE WILCOX
Connie reported the following:
Things are all well at Woodsedge. At this time there are no vacancies. The waiting list
consists of 28 people for 1 bedroom apartments and 5 people for 2 bedroom apartments.
New exterior doors have been installed. The mobile Food Pantry is working well for the
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residents. Again this year Cargill sent several employees to volunteer their time to work
on the Resident’s gardens; they repaired the boxes for the raised beds and put in new soil
and mulch. Many of the residents enjoy raising fresh vegetables for their use and to
share. The last couple of years the number of gardeners’ has decreased, but as long as
there is interest the Housing Authority Board will see they are provided with what they
need. The Lansing Lions makes a donation for this project as well. Apartments will be
updated when residents leave, which is part of the capital needs assessment done by
Rural Development. This includes new cabinets, lighting, flooring and carpet. The
majority of lights have been replaced with LED lighting which has significantly reduced
electrical costs.
Supervisor Edward LaVigne noted that Woodsedge is subsidized housing.
LANSING FIRE DISTRICT REPORT– CONNIE WILCOX
Connie reported the following:
The District had planned to Renovate Lansing Station 3 to extend the bay to
accommodate the larger trucks, however the bid came in about $100,000 over budget so
that is on hold currently, and will be revisited at a later date.
Security cameras have been installed at all four stations, both inside and out. There were
some incidents that warranted the installation of cameras. The District will soon start
working on the 2018 budget and it is anticipated there will be no tax increase and
possibly because of their strong fiscal responsibility reserving funds for anticipated needs
there may be a tax decrease again this year.
PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR
A resident addressed the Town Board requesting that the agenda and meeting packets be
posted on the Town website more than 24 hours before the meeting. The resident
requested that they be posted on the website a week before or at least 72 hours in advance
of the Town Board Meeting to give the public a chance to review them.
A resident addressed the Town Board regarding Hydrilla and their outreach program
which is in its sixth year. The resident thanked Town Clerk Debbie Munson, Director of
Parks and Recreation Steve Colt, and Councilperson Katrina Binkewicz for letting them
display their Hydrilla information kit dispensers at the Town Hall, Myers Park, and Salt
Point.
The resident also thanked the Highway Superintendent Cricket Purcell and the Town for
the improvements to Myers Road and the improved stone wall and widening of the
shoulders.
RESOLUTION ADOPTING LOCAL LAW #7 OF 2017 – A LOCAL LAW TO
REPEAL ORDINANCE NUMBER 4 OF 1966 TO REGULATE AND LICENSE
THE HAWKING AND PEDDLING OF GOODS, WARES AND MERCHANDISE
AND SOLICITING ORDERS THEREFOR IN THE TOWN OF LANSING, NY
RESOLUTION 17-98
RESOLUTION ADOPTING LOCAL LAW #7 OF 2017 – A LOCAL LAW TO
REPEAL ORDINANCE NUMBER 4 OF 1966 TO REGULATE AND LICENSE
THE HAWKING AND PEDDLING OF GOODS, WARES AND MERCHANDISE
AND SOLICITING ORDERS THEREFOR IN THE TOWN OF LANSING, NY
The following Resolution was duly presented for consideration by the Town Board:
WHEREAS, on March 8, 1966, the Town adopted Ordinance Number 4 of 1966, an
Ordinance to Regulate and License the Hawking and Peddling of Goods, Wares and
Merchandise and Soliciting Orders Therefor in the Town of Lansing, and such Ordinance
Number 4 is now outdated and the Town Board has decided to repeal Ordinance Number
4 of 1966 by local law; and
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WHEREAS, a public hearing was duly noticed and duly held at the Lansing Town Hall,
29 Auburn Road, Lansing, New York, being in the Town of Lansing, on the 19th day of
July, 2017, whereat all persons interested in the subject matter of this local law were
heard; and
WHEREAS, this is a Type II Action under SEQRA and no environmental review is
therefore required; and
WHEREAS, after due deliberation thereupon, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing
has hereby
RESOLVED, as follows:
1. Local Law Number 7 of 2017 be and hereby is approved and adopted in the form
as presented to this meeting, and in such form “be it so enacted,” and Ordinance Number
4 (of 1966) be and hereby is repealed and of no further force or effect.
2. In accord with the Municipal Home Rule Law, and within 20 days after the final
adoption of this Local Law, the Town Clerk shall file a certified copy of this Local Law,
together with the required certifications, if any, as follows: (i) in the Office of the Town
Clerk; and (ii) with the New York State Secretary of State as required by Municipal
Home Rule Law §27 (said filing may be made by delivery to the NYS Department of
State, Division of Corporations, State Records and Uniform Commercial Code, One
Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12231).
The question of adoption of such proposed Resolution was duly motioned by
Councilperson Andra Benson, duly seconded by Councilperson Katrina Binkewicz, and
put to a roll call vote with the following results:
Councilperson Andra Benson – Aye Councilperson Katrina Binkewicz – Aye
Councilperson Robert Cree – Aye Councilperson Doug Dake – Aye
Supervisor Edward LaVigne – Aye
Accordingly, the foregoing Resolution was approved, carried, and duly adopted on July
19, 2017.
TOWN OF LANSING, TOMPKINS COUNTY, NEW YORK
LOCAL LAW NUMBER 7 OF 2017
A LOCAL LAW TO REPEAL ORDINANCE NUMBER 4 OF 1966
Be it enacted by the Town of Lansing as follows:
SECTION 1: LEGISLATIVE INTENT AND EFFECT: This Local Law shall
be known as “Local Law Number 7 of 2017.” It is the intent of this Local Law to repeal
Ordinance Number 4 of 1966 (Ordinance to Regulate and License the Hawking and
Peddling of Goods, Wares and Merchandise and Soliciting Orders Therefor in t he Town
of Lansing, New York), and such Ordinance is hereby repealed in its entirety and of no
further force or effect.
SECTION 2: SEVERABILITY: If any portion of this Local Law, or the
application thereof to any person, entity, or circumstance, shall be determined by any
court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, such
determination shall be confined in its operation to the invalid part hereof, or in its
application to such person, entity, or circumstance as is directly involved in the
controversy in which such determination shall have been rendered, and the remainder of
this Local Law shall not be impaired thereby and such determination shall not be deemed
or construed to apply to other persons, entities, or circumstances.
SECTION 3: EFFECTIVE DATE: This Local Law shall take effect
immediately.
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RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CREATION
AND INITIAL FUNDING OF A CAPITAL RESERVE FUND FOR
PARKLANDS AND TRAILWAY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT,
RELATED LAND AND USE RIGHTS ACQUISITIONS, AND RELATED
GENERAL EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION FUNDING
Supervisor Edward LaVigne stated that $15,000 can be transferred from A Fund to the
Reserve Fund for Parklands and Trailways Planning and Development. He noted that an
amended policy to add this fund will be done in August.
Councilperson Katrina Binkewicz stated that every expense that comes out of this fund
will be subject to permissive referendum.
RESOLUTION 17-99
RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CREATION
AND INITIAL FUNDING OF A CAPITAL RESERVE FUND FOR
PARKLANDS AND TRAILWAY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT,
RELATED LAND AND USE RIGHTS ACQUISITIONS, AND RELATED
GENERAL EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION FUNDING
The following Resolution was duly presented for consideration by the Town Board:
WHEREAS, the Town Board has examined and discussed the need for and feasibility of
establishing a reserve fund to provide for the future capital improvement and planning
expenses for real property acquisitions for pathways and Town trailway systems,
including for the acquisition and development of related trailway parks, open spaces, and
recreational areas (e.g., exercise and obstacle trails), whether for transportation or
recreation, and initial funding and future funding plans have been discussed for FY 2018
planning, with a future goal of reserving up to $150,000 by saving a designated budget
amount per year and making other periodic deposits from non-allocated unrestricted fund
balances, in accord with legal requirements and fund rules; and
WHEREAS, such reserve fund shall be a general type fund to pay for and defray the
future costs of capital improvement and finance planning for trailway systems and their
related parkland spaces, open spaces, and recreational spaces located along such trails or
ancillary to the trail use itself, especially trailway systems throughout the Town,
including but not limited to: (i) obtaining suitable rights in land in fee, or by easement,
lease, or other suitable conveyances of interests in land as support ownership by the
Town or the long-term use thereof; (ii) obtaining equipment and improvements for and
upon such areas or trails, including materials, signage, recreational equipment, benches,
and like physical objects and improvements; (iii) constructing, improving, and
maintaining both existing and new trails and their related parks and open areas, all once
sited and duly so approved; and
WHEREAS, the funds are principally proposed to be expended for projects approved by
the Director of Parks and Recreation and the Town Board, including specifically for the
following trails or potential future trailways: (i) the Town Center Trails; (ii) a connector
trail between town center land, the schools, and Myers Park and the Salt Point area; (iii)
the extension of Town Center trail miles to the north; (iv) connecting South Lansing with
the Village of Lansing (to the Village’s planned Greenway Commuter Trail); (v) using
existing and old roadway and railway beds, if and once closed or abandoned, including to
act as rails-to-trails networks; and (vi) connecting snowmobile, bicycle, bridal, and other
trailways to such recreation and transportation lands and trails, including designating
sectional and seasonal uses of each thereof; and
WHEREAS, upon consideration of the foregoing purposes, which shall guide the Town
as to the use of such funds, it is hereby RESOLVED as follows:
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1. Pursuant to General Municipal Law §6-c as amended, there is hereby established
a capital reserve fund to be known as the “Town of Lansing Parks and Trailways Reserve
Fund” (hereinafter “Reserve Fund”).
2. The purpose of this Reserve Fund is to accumulate moneys to finance the cost of
capital improvements for trailways and their related park, recreational, and open spaces,
including capital planning, land acquisition, equipment acquisition, and development and
construction costs for the above-referenced purposes and trails.
3. Such Reserve Fund is a type fund.
4. The chief fiscal officer of the Town is hereby directed to deposit and secure the
moneys of this Reserve Fund in the manner provided by General Municipal Law § 10.
5. The Town Board may invest the moneys in the Reserve Fund in the manner
provided by General Municipal Law § 11, with such deposits and investments to be
consistent with the depository and investment policies of the Town.
6. Any interest earned or capital gains realized on the moneys so deposited or
invested shall accrue to and become part of the Reserve Fund.
7. The chief fiscal officer shall account for the Reserve Fund in a manner which
maintains the separate identity of the Reserve Fund and shows the date and amount of
each sum paid into the fund, interest earned by the fund, capital gains or losses resulting
from the sale of investments of the fund, the amount and date of each withdrawal from
the fund and the total assets of the fund, showing cash balance and a schedule of
investments, and shall, at the end of each fiscal year, render to the Town Board a detailed
report of the operation and condition of the Reserve Fund.
8. Except as otherwise provided by law, expenditures from this Reserve Fund shall
be made only for the purpose for which the Reserve Fund is established. No expenditure
shall be made from this Reserve Fund without the approval of the Town Board subject to
permissive referendum as required by law.
9. There is hereby appropriated and deposited into such Reserve Fund the amount of
$15,000, and the chief fiscal officer shall deposit and manage such funds as hereinabove
set forth and required.
10. Should this fund ever be dissolved, all proceeds thereof should be transferred into
similar reserve funds to be used for then existing trails and general town-based parks and
recreational matters, as such are deemed consistent with the intended and stated purposes
hereof.
The question of the adoption of such proposed Resolution was duly motioned by
Councilperson Katrina Binkewicz, duly seconded by Councilperson Doug Dake, and put
to a roll call vote with the following results:
Councilperson Andra Benson – Aye Councilperson Katrina Binkewicz – Aye
Councilperson Robert Cree – Aye Councilperson Doug Dake – Aye
Supervisor Edward LaVigne – Aye
Accordingly, the foregoing Resolution was approved, carried, and duly adopted on July
19, 2017.
RESOLUTION HIRING PART TIME SEASONAL EMPLOYEES
FOR PARKS & RECREATION FOR THE TOWN OF LANSING
RESOLUTION 17-100
RESOLUTION HIRING PART TIME SEASONAL EMPLOYEES
FOR PARKS & RECREATION FOR THE TOWN OF LANSING
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The following Resolution was duly presented for consideration by the Town Board:
WHEREAS, there is a need for Laborer positions and a Seasonal Worker position at the
Town of Lansing; and
WHEREAS, said positions have been classified and deemed as Civil Service Laborer
positions by the Tompkins County Department of Personnel; and
WHEREAS, Rusty Landon and Kevin Harding have been identified as qualified
Laborer candidates; and
WHEREAS, Dennis Totman has been identified as a qualified Seasonal Worker
candidate; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Lansing Supervisor has recommended that the above positions
be filled at the Town of Lansing; and
WHEREAS, upon a review and discussion of the matter, the Town Board of the Town of
Lansing has hereby;
RESOLVED, that effective June 22, 2017, Rusty Landon at a rate of $14.00, and
effective June 29, 2017, Kevin Harding at a rate of $9.70 per hour, be and hereby are
approved to be employed as Laborer, in the Town of Lansing; and it is further
RESOLVED, that effective July 13, 2017, Dennis Totman at a rate of $400/Bi-weekly,
be and hereby is approved as a Seasonal Worker, in the Town of Lansing; and it is further
RESOLVED, that the appropriate Town officer be and hereby is authorized to make such
changes to the Towns’ employment and civil service rosters, to file the required Civil
Service forms to effect such changes per this Resolution, and to file Form 428s, if
required.
The question of the adoption of such proposed Resolution was duly motioned by
Councilperson Robert Cree, duly seconded by Councilperson Katrina Binkewicz, and put
to a roll call vote with the following results:
Councilperson Andra Benson – Aye Councilperson Katrina Binkewicz – Aye
Councilperson Robert Cree – Aye Councilperson Doug Dake – Aye
Supervisor Edward LaVigne – Aye
Accordingly, the foregoing Resolution was approved, carried, and duly adopted on July
19, 2017.
RESOLUTION APPROVING FINAL MAP, PLAN AND REPORT FOR
PROPOSED CONSOLIDATED WATER DISTRICT EXTENSION NUMBER 3
ALONG STATE ROUTE 34 AND BOWER, BUCK, CONLON AND WILSON
ROADS, AND ISSUING ORDER CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING UPON
DISTRICT FORMATION, CONSTRUCTION, COSTS, FINANCING AND THE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REVIEW THEREOF
RESOLUTION 17-101
RESOLUTION APPROVING FINAL MAP, PLAN AND REPORT FOR
PROPOSED CONSOLIDATED WATER DISTRICT EXTENSION NUMBER 3
ALONG STATE ROUTE 34 AND BOWER, BUCK, CONLON AND WILSON
ROADS, AND ISSUING ORDER CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING UPON
DISTRICT FORMATION, CONSTRUCTION, COSTS, FINANCING AND THE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REVIEW THEREOF
The following Resolution was duly presented for consideration by the Town Board:
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WHEREAS, Landowners residing along Buck and Conlon Road have for well over a
decade requested a public water supply through the Town of Lansing Consolidated Water
District (“CWD”) (and Bolton Point, as the supplier of the CWD), and several prior
feasibility studies and cost analyses have resulted in the project lacking either feasibility
or neighborhood support; and
WHEREAS, since the 2016 drought, which caused many already weak ground wells to
have even poorer yield or quality, and other wells to run dry, a formal petition was
carried door-to-door to verify that sufficient landowner support existed prior to initiating
an Article 12-A proceeding for establishing a water district extension (herein,
Consolidated Water District Extension Number 3, or “CWDX3”), and a large majority of
landowners (over 75%) signed the petition in support of extending the municipal water
system and the creation of a new water district extension; and
WHEREAS, as a result thereof the Town Board duly authorized the preparation of a
formal Engineer’s Map, Plan and Report (the “MPR”) by resolution dated November 16,
2016 (R16-141) in order to consider the formation of a water benefit district and, if
established, to ascertain the costs of design, construction, and financing of the said
CWDX3; and
WHEREAS, the information presented in the MPR fulfills the requirements of Article
12-A (including §§ 209-c and 209-d therein), the Town Board finds such MPR to be final
and complete and determines that the expansion of the CWD into the affected areas is
declared and deemed to be in the public interest, and the Town desires to now proceed
towards establishment of CWDX3 pursuant to the provisions of Town Law Article 12-A
and finds that all proceedings to date have been in compliance therewith; and
WHEREAS, upon due deliberation upon the foregoing and the public interests to be
served and the properties to be benefited thereby, the Town Board of the Town of
Lansing has hereby RESOLVED AND DETERMINED as follows:
1. The MPR is deemed final and complete, is found to comply with the requirements
of Town Law, and is found to have been filed in the Town Clerk’s Office as required by
law. Thus, the Town thus desires to proceed towards establishment of CWDX3 pursuant
to the provisions of Town Law Article 12-A, finds that all proceedings hereunder to date
have been in compliance therewith, and declares that it is in the public interest to proceed
with district formation and a public hearing thereupon.
2. A public hearing be and hereby is set for 6:35 p.m. upon August 16, 2017 at the
Lansing Town Hall, 29 Auburn Road, Lansing, New York, and to thereat hear all persons
interested in the subject hereof, and to take such action thereon as is required or permitted
by law. At such public hearing the MPR and the following matters and information
concerning district formation, as found within the MPR, will be considered:
a. The boundaries of the proposed district include all those tracts or parcels of land
situate in the Town of Lansing, County of Tompkins, State of New York being
bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point in the centerline of Conlon
Road opposite the southwest corner of tax map parcel 31.-5-1, said point being
approximately 165 feet north of the centerline of NYS Route 34B; thence north along
the centerline of Conlon Road to a point opposite the southeast corner of parcel 31.-3-
11; thence west a distance of 127 +/- feet; thence north a distance of 275 +/- feet to
the northwest corner of parcel 31.-3-10; thence west a distance of 205 +/- feet; thence
north a distance of 711 +/- feet to the northeast corner of parcel 31.-3-1; thence north
to a point in the south line of parcel 31.-1-6.11, said point being 325 +/- feet west of
the centerline of Conlon Road; thence west 99 +/- feet to the southwest corner of
parcel 31.-1-6.11; thence north 470 +/- feet to the northwest corner of said parcel;
thence east 24 +/- feet along the north line of said parcel to a point, said point being
325 +/- feet west of the centerline of Conlon Road; thence north 1,323 +/- feet to a
point in the south line of parcel 31.-1-11.1, said point being 325 +/- feet west of the
centerline of Conlon Road, thence west 279 +/- feet to the southwest corner of parcel
31.-1-11.1; thence a distance of 602 +/- feet to the southeast corner of parcel 31.-1-
20; thence west 2,518 +/- feet to a point in the west line of parcel 31.-1-19, said point
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being the northwest corner of parcel 31.-1-5; thence south 1,059 +/- feet to the
southeast corner of parcel 31.-1-19; thence west 475+/- feet; thence north 1,072 +/-
feet to the northeast corner of parcel 31.-1-1.41; thence 225 +/- feet west to the
centerline of Buck Road; thence north 298 +/- feet along the centerline of Buck Road
to a point opposite the southwest corner of parcel 27.-1-36.3; thence west a distance
of 325 +/- feet along the north line of Wilson Road to a point; thence north 530 +/-
feet to a point in the south line of parcel 27.-1-41, said point being 325 +/- feet from
the centerline of Buck Road; thence west 175 +/- feet; thence north 235 +/- feet to the
northwest corner of said parcel; thence east 527 +/- feet to the centerline of Buck
Road; thence north 25 +/- feet along the centerline of Buck Road to a point opposite
the southeast corner of 27.-1-27.1; thence west 802 +/- feet to the southwest corner of
parcel 27.-1-27.22; thence north 785 +/- feet; thence east a distance of 466 +/- feet to
the southwest corner of parcel 27.-1-27.21; thence north 485 +/- feet; thence east
1,228 +/- feet to the centerline of Buck Road; thence northeasterly 56 +/- feet along
the centerline of Buck Road; thence north 25 +/- feet; thence west 1,249 +/- feet to
the southwest corner of parcel 27.-1-14.1; thence 308 +/- feet to the northwest corner
of said parcel; thence east 1,110 feet; thence southeasterly 246 +/- feet; thence 267 +/-
feet to the centerline of Buck Road; thence east along the centerline of Buck Road 90
+/- feet; thence north 436 +/- feet to the northwest corner of parcel 27.-1-26.8; thence
908 feet +/- to the centerline of Conlon Road; thence south along the centerline of
Conlon Road to a point opposite the northwest corner of parcel 28.-1-41; thence
easterly 337 +/- feet to the northwest corner of parcel 28.-1-43; thence a total distance
of 198 +/- feet to the northwest corner of parcel 28.-1-42; thence easterly 160 +/- feet
to the northwest corner of parcel 28.-1-22; thence east 435 +/- feet to the northeast
corner of said parcel; thence north 172 +/- feet to a point, said point being 325 +/- feet
from the centerline of Buck Road; thence east 215 +/- feet to the east line of parcel
28.-1-47; thence north 126 +/- feet to the northwest corner of parcel 28.-1-17.5;
thence east 234 +/- feet to the northeast corner of said parcel; thence south and east
along the east line of said parcel a total distance of 625 +/- feet to the centerline of
Buck Road; thence east along the centerline of Buck Road 25 +/- feet to a point
opposite the southwest corner of parcel 28.-1-17.2; thence north and west along the
west line of said parcel a total distance of 526 +/- feet to the northwest corner of said
parcel; thence 423 +/- feet east to the northwest corner of parcel 28.-1-25.42; thence
south 270 +/- feet to the southeast corner of said parcel; thence easterly 57 +/- feet to
the northeast corner of parcel 28.-1-25.41; thence south 332 +/- feet to the centerline
of Buck Road; thence easterly along the centerline of Buck Road 79 +/- feet to a point
opposite the southwest corner of parcel 28.-1-25.222; thence north 347 +/- feet to the
northwest corner of 28.-1-25.5; thence east 552 +/- feet to the northeast corner of said
parcel; thence south 153 +/- feet; thence east 101 +/- feet to the east line of said
parcel; thence north 136 +/- feet to a point; thence east to a point in the east line of
parcel 28.-1-25.23, said point being 325 +/- feet from the centerline of Buck Road;
thence continuing east to a point in the west line of parcel 28.-1-27.22, said point
being 325 +/- feet from the centerline of Buck Road; thence north 175 +/- feet to the
northwest corner of said parcel; thence east 365 +/- feet to the northwest corner of
parcel 28.-1-28.242; thence easterly 560 +/- feet to the northeast corner of parcel 28.-
1-28.212; thence south 452 +/- feet to the centerline of Buck Road; thence east along
the centerline of Buck Road 60 +/- feet to a point opposite the southwest corner of
parcel 28.-1-28.232; thence north 419 +/- feet to the northwest corner of said parcel;
thence east 322 +/- feet to the northeast corner of parcel 28.-1-28.231; thence south
135 +/- feet to the northwest corner of parcel 28.-1-28.4; thence east 645 +/- feet to
the west line of NYS Route 34 (Auburn Road); thence south along the west line of
said highway 116 +/- feet to a point; thence east to the northwest corner of parcel 29.-
1-3.2; thence north 291 feet to the northwest corner of parcel 29.-1-37.621; thence
east a total distance of 1,252 +/- feet to the northeast corner of parcel 29.-1-37.9;
thence continuing east to the west line of parcel 29.-1-3.4; thence south 220 +/- feet to
the northeast corner of parcel 29.-1-37.4; thence west a total distance of 356 +/- feet
to the northwest corner of parcel 29.-1-37.5; thence south 310 +/- feet to the
centerline of Buck Road; thence west a total distance of 1,532 +/- feet to a point in the
east line of NYS Route 34 (Auburn Road); thence continuing west along the
centerline of Buck Road to a point opposite the northeast corner of parcel 28.-1-
28.37; thence south along the west line of NYS Route 34 (Auburn Road) 2,134 +/-
feet to the centerline of Bower Road; thence west along the centerline of Bower Road
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a distance of 300 +/- feet to a point; thence north to the southwest corner of parcel
28.-1-29.11, said corner being 311 +/- feet west of the west line of NYS Route 34
(Auburn Road); thence north 100 +/- feet; thence west a total distance of 1,312 +/-
feet to the southwest corner of parcel 28.-1-29.11; thence west 714 +/- feet to the
southwest corner of parcel 28.-1-19.22; thence continuing west 900 +/- feet to the
southwest corner of 29.-1-25.211; thence west along the north line of Bower Road 46
+/- feet to the southeast corner of parcel 28.-1-25.1; thence north along the east line of
said parcel 307 +/- feet; thence west along the north line of said parcel; thence south
326 +/- feet along the west line of said parcel to the centerline of Bower Road; thence
continuing south 325 +/- feet to a point; thence west running parallel to the centerline
of Bower Road and offset 325 +/- feet to a point, said point being 325 +/- feet east of
the Conlon Road centerline; thence southerly running parallel to the centerline of
Conlon Road and offset 325 +/- feet a distance of 3,922 +/- feet to a point in the north
line of parcel 31.-1-6.3; thence east 670 +/- feet to the northeast corner of said parcel;
thence south 313 +/- feet to the southeast corner of said parcel; thence west 311 +/-
feet to the southwest corner of said parcel; thence south 276 +/- feet to the southeast
corner of parcel 31.-1-8.3; thence west to a point in the south line of said parcel being
325 +/- feet from the centerline of Conlon Road; thence south to a point in the north
line of parcel 31.-5-4, said point being 325 +/- feet from the centerline of Conlon
Road; thence west 325 +/- feet back to the point or place of beginning; all as more
particularly shown upon a proposed CWDX3 boundary map contained within the
MPR. Such land descriptions being also generally inclusive of the following Town of
Lansing tax parcel numbers: 28.-1-28.37; 28.-1-41; 29.-1-3.2; 31.-1-21.2; 27.-1-36.7;
28.-1-47; 28.-1-28.211; 27.-1-36.4; 27.-1-36.1; 29.-1-37.622; 31.-1-20; 28.-1-17.42;
29.-1-37.624; 31.-1-6.3; 27.-1-39.2; 28.-1-48.2; 28.-1-17.41; 28.-1-31; 29.-1-37.7;
31.-1-8.2; 28.-1-20; 31.-1-6.22; 31.-1-6.11; 27.-1-36.3; 27.-1-36.25; 28.-1-28.241;
31.-3-11; 28.-1-27.3; 28.-1-36; 27.-1-34; 31.-1-10; 28.-1-25.41; 28.-1-25.42; 28.-1-
17.1; 28.-1-17.5; 28.-1-28.321; 27.-1-26.8; 29.-1-37.625; 31.-4-1; 28.-1-48.1; 28.-1-
27.1; 29.-1-37.9; 29.-1-37.623; 28.-1-28.36; 32.-1-22.1; 27.-1-41; 28.-1-33; 31.-1-19;
28.-1-42; 28.-1-25.212; 28.-1-28.232; 28.-1-17.2; 27.-1-36.22; 27.-1-36.9; 29.-1-37.2;
28.-1-28.4; 28.-1-34.2; 28.-1-28.212; 31.-1-23.2; 27.-1-27.24; 30.-1-24.2; 27.-1-
27.22; 27.-1-27.25; 28.-1-25.5; 28.-1-27.22; 31.-3-10; 27.-1-36.21; 27.-1-36.23; 28.-
1-49; 28.-1-29.11; 27.-1-27.21; 27.-1-40; 28.-1-25.23; 27.-1-36.5; 28.-1-25.222; 28.-
1-25.3; 27.-1-27.23; 28.-1-28.34; 31.-1-21.1; 28.-1-28.323; 28.-1-28.31; 28.-1-23;
31.-1-8.3; 27.-1-27.1; 27.-1-14.1; 28.-1-35; 27.-1-26.9; 27.-1-39.1; 28.-1-25.211; 28.-
1-28.231; 28.-1-43; 27.-1-26.112; 27.-1-26.111; 31.-1-11.1; 31.-1-11.22; 31.-1-11.3;
31.-1-11.21; 29.-1-37.61; 28.-1-28.33; 31.-1-23.1; 28.-1-25.43; 31.-1-1.6; 27.-1-35;
28.-1-32; 27.-1-36.6; 31.-1-16.2; 28.-1-22; 27.-1-26.1; 28.-1-39; 31.-5-1; 31.-1-22;
28.-1-28.322; 29.-1-37.8; 28.-1-25.213; 27.-1-36.24; 28.-1-38; 29.-1-37.621; 28.-1-
25.221; and 28.-1-28.242. The assessment maps and property descriptions therefor as
are on file with the Tompkins County Clerk’s Office and Tompkins County
Assessment Department are further and expressly incorporated herein.
b. The proposed improvements consist of approximately 24,450 linear feet of 8”
ductile iron pipe and 380 linear feet of 6” ductile iron pipe mains, and all related
lines, appurtenances, pipes, fillings, hydrants, tubing, taps, stops, retainer glands,
assemblies, valves, wrappings, aggregates, topsoil, concrete and all materials and
labor necessary for a capital improvement project to construct the CWDX3 water
district improvement project and provide for the distribution, metering, and delivery
of municipal water to CWDX3, including original furnishings, equipment, parts,
machinery, appliances, appurtenances and incidental items and expenses therefor,
including all costs and materials for the restoration of lawns, lands, and roadway
surfaces and driveways.
c. No land will be acquired for the project, but rights to use land and some
easements or permits will be needed along the subject roadways for line, valve, and
hydrant installations.
d. The estimated cost of the proposed improvements is $2,200,000, which is the
maximum amount proposed to be expended for labor and materials and project
expenses.
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e. The estimated cost of one-time hook-up fees is $5,300.00, consisting of: a
SCLIWC (Bolton Point) 3/4” AMI Meter ($295.00); a Connection Fee ($250.00); an
Inspection and Permit Fee (up to 5 visits) ($255.00); and a 1” Service line extension
from curb box to home (cost will vary depending on length of service line and depth
to bedrock, if encountered), with estimated average of 150 linear feet @ $30/lf
($4,500.00).
f. On behalf of CWDX3 the Town will finance the project cost using rolling Bond
Anticipation Notes (BANs) for a period of up to thirty-eight years, and at the
anniversary date of each BAN the Town will review the long-term bond market and,
if interest rates are favorable, convert the project to a long-term bond, all as set forth
in the MPR at Appendix B, being an amortization schedule developed by the Town’s
Fiscal Advisor, Municipal Solutions, Inc. BAN and bond interest rates are calculated
at 1.7% for the first year’s expense, and such rate is projected to potentially increase
to as much as 3.0% over the life of the debt. Principal and interest w ill be assessed
upon each benefited property in CWDX3 based upon Equivalent Dwelling Unit
(“EDU”) charges as set forth in the MPR at Appendix C.
g. The average property in CWDX3 is a one- or two-family residential dwelling, and
the first-year’s cost to an average property in the district consists of a first-year capital
cost principal and interest payment of $944.00, plus water consumption costs for the
water supply (and operation and maintenance charges from Bolton Point and the
Town) at a combined rate $54.50 per quarter ($218.00 annually), all for a combined
first year’s total of $1,162.00.
3. The MPR is on file for public review and inspection at the Office of the Town
Clerk and describes in detail how the financing, hook-up costs, and other costs and
expenses, were estimated and computed such that the MPR complies with Town Law §
209-d(1) and constitutes the detailed statement therein required to be filed at the Town
Clerk’s Office.
4. This matter is hereby classified as a Type I Action under SEQRA and
accordingly:
a. The Town Board of the Town of Lansing proposes to be the lead agency for
environmental review, and the Town Clerk is authorized and directed to deliver a
Notice of Intent to all Involved and Interested Agencies, as well as to any person or
agency that requests a copy.
b. The involved agencies are determined to be the Tompkins County Health
Department, the Tompkins County Highway Department, the NYS Comptroller, the
NYS Department of Transportation, the NYS Department of Environmental
Conservation, the NYS Department of Health, and the NYS Department of
Agriculture and Markets.
c. The interested agency is determined to be Bolton Point.
d. The public hearing upon the formation and construction of CWDX3 shall also be
a forum to consider any input from the public or any Agencies to consider the actual
or potential environmental impacts of the said proposed district.
5. Due to the public hearing timing rules for Article 12-A district formations (not
less than 10 nor more than 20 days) and SEQRA reviews (not less than 14 days), the
Town Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause a copy of this Resolution and
Order to be published in the Town’s official newspaper not less than 14 nor more than 20
days before such public hearing, and to be posted on the Town’s official signboard not
less than 14 nor more than 20 days before such public hearing.
The question of the adoption of such proposed Resolution was duly motioned by
Councilperson Doug Dake, duly seconded by Councilperson Andra Benson, and put to a
roll call vote with the following results:
Councilperson Andra Benson – Aye Councilperson Katrina Binkewicz – Aye
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Councilperson Robert Cree – Aye Councilperson Doug Dake – Aye
Supervisor Edward LaVigne – Aye
Accordingly, the foregoing Resolutions and Order calling a Public Hearing were
approved, carried, and duly adopted on July 19, 2017.
RESOLUTION APPROVING FINAL MAP, PLAN AND REPORT FOR
PROPOSED CONSOLIDATED WATER DISTRICT EXTENSION NUMBER 4
ALONG DRAKE ROAD, AND ISSUING ORDER CALLING A PUBLIC
HEARING UPON DISTRICT FORMATION, CONSTRUCTION, COSTS,
FINANCING AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REVIEW THEREOF
Supervisor Edward LaVigne proposed an informational meeting on August 2, 2017 at
6:30 pm for Extension #4 and 7:30 pm for Extension #3. He noted that postcards will be
sent out to everyone involved in these water districts.
RESOLUTION 17-102
RESOLUTION APPROVING FINAL MAP, PLAN AND REPORT FOR
PROPOSED CONSOLIDATED WATER DISTRICT EXTENSION NUMBER 4
ALONG DRAKE ROAD, AND ISSUING ORDER CALLING A PUBLIC
HEARING UPON DISTRICT FORMATION, CONSTRUCTION, COSTS,
FINANCING AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REVIEW THEREOF
The following Resolution was duly presented for consideration by the Town Board:
WHEREAS, the Town has long considered and examined a Town of Lansing
Consolidated Water District (“CWD”) extension along Drake Road, both in reply to
neighborhood requests and to have a looped connection along SR 34-B towards the
schools, and landowners residing along Drake Road have for over a decade requested a
public water supply from the CWD (and Bolton Point, as the supplier of the CWD), and
several prior feasibility studies and cost analyses have resulted in the project lacking
either feasibility or neighborhood support; and
WHEREAS, since the 2016 drought a formal petition was carried door-to-door to verify
that sufficient landowner support existed prior to initiating an Article 12-A proceeding
for establishing a water district extension (herein, Consolidated Water District Extension
Number 4, or “CWDX4”), and a large majority of landowners (over 75%) signed the
petition in support of extending the municipal water system and the creation of a new
water district extension; and
WHEREAS, as a result thereof the Town Board duly authorized the preparation of a
formal Engineer’s Map, Plan and Report (the “MPR”) by resolution dated November 16,
2016 (R16-142) in order to consider the formation of a water benefit district and, if
established, to ascertain the costs of design, construction, and financing of the said
CWDX4; and
WHEREAS, the information presented in the MPR fulfills the requirements of Article
12-A (including §§ 209-c and 209-d therein), the Town Board finds such MPR to be final
and complete and determines that the expansion of the CWD into the affected areas is
declared and deemed to be in the public interest, and the Town desires to now proceed
towards establishment of CWDX4 pursuant to the provisions of Town Law Article 12-A
and finds that all proceedings to date have been in compliance therewith; and
WHEREAS, upon due deliberation upon the foregoing and the public interests to be
served and the properties to be benefited thereby, the Town Board of the Town of
Lansing has hereby RESOLVED AND DETERMINED as follows:
1. The MPR is deemed final and complete, is found to comply with the requirements
of Town Law, and is found to have been filed in the Town Clerk’s Office as required by
law. Thus, the Town thus desires to proceed towards establishment of CWDX4 pursuant
to the provisions of Town Law Article 12-A, finds that all proceedings hereunder to date
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have been in compliance therewith, and declares that it is in the public interest to proceed
with district formation and a public hearing thereupon.
2. A public hearing be and hereby is set for 6:37 p.m. upon August 16, 2017 at the
Lansing Town Hall, 29 Auburn Road, Lansing, New York, and to thereat hear all persons
interested in the subject hereof, and to take such action thereon as is required or permitted
by law. At such public hearing the MPR and the following matters and information
concerning district formation, as found within the MPR, will be considered:
a. The boundaries of the proposed district include all those tracts or parcels of land
situate in the Town of Lansing, County of Tompkins, State of New York being
bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point in the centerline of Drake
Road, said point being 300 +/- feet west of the west line of NYS Route 34 (E. Shore
Drive); thence south to a point in the south line of parcel 37.1-7-5, said point being
300 +/- feet west of the west line of NYS Route 34 (E. Shore Drive); thence west a
total distance of 755 +/- feet to the southwest corner of parcel 37.1-7-3.25; thence
south 258 +/- feet to the southeast corner of parcel 37.1-7-3.22; thence westerly a
distance of 958 +/- feet to the southwest corner of said parcel; thence westerly a total
distance of 2,363 +/- feet along the centerline of Gulf Creek to the southwest corner
of parcel 36.-1-11.5; thence north a total distance of 1,045 +/- feet to the northwest
corner of parcel 36.-1-11.42; thence east 75 +/- feet along the north line of said
parcel; then north 354 +/- feet to the northwest corner of parcel 36.-1-11.411; thence
continuing north to a point in the north line of parcel 36.-1-9.2, said point being 1,131
+/- feet west of the centerline of Drake Road, thence east 170 +/- feet to the southwest
corner of parcel 35.-3-14; thence north 333 +/- feet to the northwest corner of said
parcel; thence east 629 +/- feet to a point in the north line of said parcel; thence north
to a point in the south line of parcel 35.-3-17.12, said point being 325 +/- feet from
the centerline of Drake Road; thence east to the southwest corner of parcel 35.-3-
13.11; thence north 250 +/- feet to the northwest corner of said parcel; thence east 252
+/- feet to the centerline of Drake Road; thence north along the centerline of Drake
Road to a point opposite the southwest corner of parcel 37.1-1-1.1; thence east a total
distance of 610 +/- feet to the southeast corner of parcel 37.1-1-1.4; thence north 201
+/- feet to the northeast corner of said parcel, thence east a total distance of 227+/-
feet to the northwest corner of parcel 37.1-1-2; thence southeasterly along the north
line of parcel 37.1-1-1.23 to a point, said point being 300 +/- feet west of the west line
of NYS Route 34 (E. Shore Drive); thence southerly a distance of 570 +/- feet to a
point; thence northeasterly 65 +/- feet to a point, said point being the northwest corner
of former parcel 37.1-1-3; thence southeasterly 213 +/- feet to a point, said point
being the southwest corner of former parcel 37.1-1-3; thence west 65 +/- feet to a
point; thence southeasterly 72 +/- feet to a point; thence northeasterly 127 +/- feet to
the northwest corner of parcel 37.1-1-4; thence south 125 +/- feet to the southwest
corner of said parcel; thence west and south along the north line of parcel 37.1-1-8.1 a
total distance of 615 +/- feet to the northwest corner of parcel 37.1-1-9.1; thence
south 646 +/- feet to the southwest corner of said parcel; thence east a total distance
of 1,066 +/- feet to the northeast corner of parcel 37.1-1-9.2; thence south along the
east line of said parcel a total distance of 749 +/- feet to the southwest corner of
parcel 37.1-1-9.8; thence east 50 +/- feet along the south line of said parcel to a point;
thence south 435 +/- feet to the point or place of beginning.; all as more particularly
shown upon a proposed CWDX4 boundary map contained within the MPR. Such
land descriptions being also generally inclusive of the following Town of Lansing tax
parcel numbers: 37.1-7-3.6; 37.1-7-3.21; 37.1-7-3.24; 37.1-7-3.22; 37.1-7-3.5; 37.1-
7-3.9; 37.1-7-3.7; 37.1-7-3.4; 37.1-7-3.3; 37.1-1-16; 37.1-7-3.1; 37.1-7-2.1; 37.1-1-
17; 37.1-1-18; 37.1-1-19; 37.1-7-1; 36.-1-11.5; 36.-1-11.42; 36.-1-11.411; 37.1-1-21;
36.-1-11.415; 36.-1-10; 37.1-1-22; 37.1-1-24; 37.1-1-25; 36.-1-9.1; 37.1-1-26.2; 37.1-
1-26.1; 37.1-1-15.22; 35.-3-15; 37.1-1-27; 35.-3-14; 35.-3-13.11; 35.-3-1.2; 36.-1-
11.1; 37.1-1-1.6; 37.1-1-15.23; 37.1-7-2.2; 37.1-7-3.8; 37.1-7-3.25; 37.1-7-5; 37.1-1-
9.2; 37.1-1-3; 37.1-1-1.21; 37.1-1-1.23; and 36.-1-9.2. The assessment maps and
property descriptions therefor as are on file with the Tompkins County Clerk’s Office
and Tompkins County Assessment Department are further and expressly incorporated
herein.
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b. The proposed improvements consist of approximately 5,815 linear feet of 8”
ductile iron pipe and 100 linear feet of 6” ductile iron pipe mains, and all related
lines, appurtenances, pipes, fillings, hydrants, tubing, taps, stops, retainer glands,
assemblies, valves, wrappings, aggregates, topsoil, concrete and all materials and
labor necessary for a capital improvement project to construct the CWDX4 water
district improvement project and provide for the distribution, metering, and delivery
of municipal water to CWDX4, including original furnishings, equipment, parts,
machinery, appliances, appurtenances and incidental items and expenses therefor,
including all costs and materials for the restoration of lawns, lands, and roadway
surfaces and driveways.
c. No land will be acquired for the project, but rights to use land and some
easements or permits will be needed along the subject roadways for line, valve, and
hydrant installations.
d. The estimated cost of the proposed improvements is $640,000.00 which is the
maximum amount proposed to be expended for labor, materials, and project expenses.
e. The estimated cost of one-time hook-up fees is $5,300.00, consisting of: a
SCLIWC (Bolton Point) 3/4” AMI Meter ($295.00); a Connection Fee ($250.00); an
Inspection and Permit Fee (up to 5 visits) ($255.00); and a 1” Service line extension
from curb box to home (cost will vary depending on length of service line and depth
to bedrock, if encountered), with estimated average of 150 linear feet @ $30/lf
($4,500.00).
f. On behalf of CWDX4 the Town will finance the project cost using rolling Bond
Anticipation Notes (BANs) for a period of up to thirty-eight years, and at the
anniversary date of each BAN the Town will review the long-term bond market and,
if interest rates are favorable, convert the project to a long-term bond, all as set forth
in the MPR at Appendix B, being an amortization schedule developed by the Town’s
Fiscal Advisor, Municipal Solutions, Inc. BAN and bond interest rates are calculated
at 1.7% for the first year’s expense, and such rate is projected to potentially increase
to as much as 3.0% over the life of the debt. Principal and interest will be assessed
upon each benefited property in CWDX4 based upon Equivalent Dwelling Unit
(“EDU”) charges as set forth in the MPR at Appendix C.
g. The average property in CWDX4 is a one- or two-family residential dwelling, and
the first-year’s cost to an average property in the district consists of a first-year capital
cost principal and interest payment of $797.00 plus water consumption costs for the
water supply (and operation and maintenance charges from Bolton Point and the
Town) at a combined rate $54.50 per quarter ($218.00 annually), all for a combined
first year’s total of $1,015.00
3. The MPR is on file for public review and inspection at the Office of the Town
Clerk and describes in detail how the financing, hook-up costs, and other costs and
expenses, were estimated and computed such that the MPR complies with Town Law §
209-d(1) and constitutes the detailed statement therein required to be filed at the Town
Clerk’s Office.
4. This matter is hereby classified as a Type I Action under SEQRA and
accordingly:
a. The Town Board of the Town of Lansing proposes to be the lead agency for
environmental review, and the Town Clerk is authorized and directed to deliver a
Notice of Intent to all Involved and Interested Agencies, as well as to any person or
agency that requests a copy.
b. The involved agencies are determined to be the Tompkins County Health
Department, the Tompkins County Highway Department, the NYS Comptroller, the
NYS Department of Transportation, the NYS Department of Environmental
Conservation, the NYS Department of Health, and the NYS Department of
Agriculture and Markets.
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c. The interested agency is determined to be Bolton Point.
d. The public hearing upon the formation and construction of CWDX4 shall also be
a forum to consider any input from the public or any Agencies to consider the actual
or potential environmental impacts of the said proposed district.
5. Due to the public hearing timing rules for Article 12-A district formations (not
less than 10 nor more than 20 days) and SEQRA reviews (not less than 14 days), the
Town Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause a copy of this Resolution and
Order to be published in the Town’s official newspaper not less than 14 nor more than 20
days before such public hearing, and to be posted on the Town’s official signboard not
less than 14 nor more than 20 days before such public hearing.
The question of the adoption of such proposed Resolution was duly motioned by
Councilperson Katrina Binkewicz, duly seconded by Councilperson Andra Benson, and
put to a roll call vote with the following results:
Councilperson Andra Benson – Aye Councilperson Katrina Binkewicz – Aye
Councilperson Robert Cree – Aye Councilperson Doug Dake – Aye
Supervisor Edward LaVigne – Aye
Accordingly, the foregoing Resolutions and Order calling a Public Hearing were
approved, carried, and duly adopted on July 19, 2017.
RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING PARKS & RECREATION
COLD STORAGE BUILDING PROJECT, BID DOCUMENTS, DESIGNATING
FUNDS FOR SUCH PROJECT, AUTHORIZING BID NOTICES AND THE
ISSUANCE OF PUBLIC BIDS FOR SUCH PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT
Supervisor Edward LaVigne noted that about twenty five percent (25%) of the building
will be shared with the Highway Department.
Town Counsel Guy Krogh reviewed the SEAF part 2.
RESOLUTION 17-103
RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING PARKS & RECREATION
COLD STORAGE BUILDING PROJECT, BID DOCUMENTS, DESIGNATING
FUNDS FOR SUCH PROJECT, AUTHORIZING BID NOTICES AND THE
ISSUANCE OF PUBLIC BIDS FOR SUCH PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT
The following Resolution was duly presented for consideration by the Town Board:
WHEREAS, the Town has examined building and storage needs and has long identified a
need for storage for the Parks & Recreation Department, and a site and room are
available at and upon the Town Highway campus, where such site is to be prepared and
surveyed by the Town as to the location for the same; and
WHEREAS, locating the same at the Highway campus fits with other long-range
planning the Town has undertaken for years, including the eventual implementation of a
public works plan and department; and
WHEREAS, detailed bid documents and specifications have been developed, including a
contract to be executed by the selected bidders, and the Town Board has fully reviewed
the same in respect of separate bids for the general carpentry and construction work, the
concrete work, and the electrical work; and
WHEREAS, under the County of Monroe standard, the action of emplacing a municipal
building for public use and governmental functions upon existing governmental land is
likely exempt from site plan review, but the Town Board will none-the-less present the
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project to the Planning Board, the body vested with jurisdiction to apply a ruling under
such standard, and comply with site plan review if required; and
WHEREAS, the Town Board conducted a full review on the record, classified the action
as an Unlisted Action under SEQRA, duly conducted an uncoordinated review, and
issued a negative declaration under SEQRA for the adoption of such plans and the
construction of the cold storage building, and upon a review of such Project and due
deliberation thereupon, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing has hereby RESOLVED
and DETERMINED as follows:
1. After consideration of the potential environmental impacts and the information in
the EAF and the maps and data supporting the same and these findings, including those
impacts and standards reviewed in accord with 6 NYCRR § 617.7(c), the Town Board
finds that the proposed action of approving the construction of a 40’ x 60’ cold storage
building for Parks & Recreation purposes and related ancillary town use, will not have
any moderate or significant negative environmental consequences or impacts and,
accordingly, this declaration is made under NYS Environmental Conservation Law
Article 8 and the SEQRA regulations promulgated thereunder, and the Town Board of the
Town of Lansing, based upon (i) its thorough review of the SEAF, and any and all other
documents prepared and submitted with respect to this proposed action and its
environmental review (ii) its thorough review of the potential relevant areas of
environmental concern to determine if the proposed action may have any moderate or
significant adverse impact on the environment, including, but not limited to, the criteria
identified in 6 NYCRR § 617.7(c), and (iii) its completion of the SEAF, including the
findings noted therein (which findings are incorporated herein as if set forth at length),
hereby makes a negative determination of environmental significance (“Negative
Declaration”) in accordance with SEQRA for the above-referenced proposed actions, and
determines that an Environmental Impact Statement is therefore not required.
2. A responsible officer of the Town Board of the Town of Lansing is hereby
authorized and directed to complete and sign, as required, the determination of
significance, confirming the foregoing Negative Declaration, which fully completed and
signed SEAF and determination of significance shall be incorporated by reference in
these Resolutions.
3. The project be and hereby is approved, and (i) the sum of $60,000.00 be and
hereby is appropriated for the purposes hereof; (ii) the bid documents be and hereby are
approved; and (iii) the Town Clerk is directed to advertise the bids and to send bid
documents to any person requesting the same.
4. The form of the bid contracts be and hereby is approved and the Supervisor be
and hereby is authorized to execute each of the same by, for, on behalf of, and in the
name of the Town of Lansing once such successful bidder is duly selected and the final
form of the contract is approved by Town Counsel.
The question of the adoption of such proposed Resolution was duly motioned by
Councilperson Andra Benson, duly seconded by Councilperson Katrina Binkewicz, and
put to a roll call vote with the following results:
Councilperson Andra Benson – Aye Councilperson Katrina Binkewicz – Aye
Councilperson Robert Cree – Aye Councilperson Doug Dake – Aye
Supervisor Edward LaVigne – Aye
Accordingly, the foregoing Resolution was approved, carried, and duly adopted on July
19, 2017.
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A $326,081.23 TOWN OF
LANSING, TOMPKINS COUNTY, NEW YORK, BOND ANTICIPATION
RENEWAL NOTE, NUMBER 02-17
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RESOLUTION 17-104
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A $326,081.23
TOWN OF LANSING, TOMPKINS COUNTY, NEW YORK, BOND
ANTICIPATION RENEWAL NOTE, NUMBER 02-17
The following Resolution was duly presented for consideration by the Town Board:
WHEREAS, the Town duly authorized expenditures to cover the cost of acquiring,
constructing, and equipping the improvements to be included in the Warren Road Sewer
District Extension, including the acquisition of lands and easements and other rights therein,
and the construction of improvements consisting of a gravity fed system consisting of
15,000 feet of eight-inch sewer and force mains, 1,700 feet of four-inch force mains, 50
service laterals, interconnection appurtenances, a duplex pumping station, road borings, 45
four-foot diameter manholes and five five-foot manholes consisting of pre-cast concrete
installations and metal covers, force mains, lateral lines, valves, pumps, curb stops, original
furnishings, equipment, machinery, apparatus, fill, services, appurtenances and incidental
improvements to serve the properties within the said district extension, related site work,
legal, engineering, administration, environmental and other preliminary costs and other costs
incidental to the financing thereof (all herein, the “Project”), all of which Project expenses
were authorized by a Final Order forming the District and funded by a Bond Resolution
dated January 27, 2010, and which obligation(s) were satisfied, in accord therewith, by
Bond Anticipation Note 03-10 (in the amount of $1,700,000.00), which Bond Anticipation
Note (“BAN”) was renewed by Bond Anticipation Renewal Note (“BARN”) 02-11
($1,700,000.00), which was again renewed by BARN 02-12 ($668,199.23), which was
again renewed by BARN 02-13 ($374,081.23), which was again renewed by BARN 02-14
($364,081.23), which was again renewed by BARN 02-15 ($352,081.23), which was again
renewed by BARN 02-16 ($340,081.23), and which BARN 02-16 is hereby being renewed;
and
WHEREAS, BARN 02-16 is approaching its maturity date and such financing must be
renewed or the debt thereof paid and, in compliance with the Local Finance Law, the
Town Board has decided to partially pay-down the debt pursuant to Local Finance Law §
23.00 and issue a BARN for the balance thereof; and
WHEREAS, the Town has contacted several lending institutions to find the lowest rates,
and has determined that the Tompkins Trust Company has the best rates and terms for the
proposed Bond Anticipation Renewal Note 02-17, to be issued in the amount of
$326,081.23, for one year at a 2.05% interest rate (non-callable), and maturing upon
August 7, 2018; and
WHEREAS, this action is classified as a Type II Action under SEQRA, and as such, no
environmental review is necessary or required; and
WHEREAS, after a review of the foregoing and due deliberation and consideration
thereof, and in compliance with Local Finance Law § 38.10, and other requirements of
law, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing has hereby approved such BARN 02-17
and therefore, be it Resolved as follows:
Section 1. The Bond Anticipation Renewal Note (“BARN”) hereby authorized is for
the payment of indebtedness relating to the purchase and acquisition of goods and
services to construct the Project.
Section 2. The BARN hereby authorized was authorized pursuant to a Bond
Resolution dated January 27, 2010 (the “Bond Resolution”), which Bond Resolution was
duly issued under and in accord with the requirements of the Local Finance Law, with
such Project being subject to permissive referendum as required by law.
Section 3. It is hereby determined that the cost of indebtedness relating to the Project
and the objects and purposes of this Resolution is $340,081.23 in principal due upon
BARN 02-16, plus interest thereupon in the amount of $6,104.46, making on total the
sum of $346,185.69; and said amounts are hereby appropriated; and the plan for the
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financing thereof shall consist of the issuance of up to $326,081.23 principal amount of
serial bonds (including, without limitation, statutory installment bonds) pursuant to the
provisions of the Local Finance Law, together with the payment from appropriated funds
of principal due in the amount of $14,000.00, plus the interest due of $6,104.46.
Section 4. The Town of Lansing hereby authorizes the expenditure of up to
$346,185.69 for the payment of the obligations relating to the Project, which amount
shall be paid by the issuance of BARN 02-17 and the payment of $20,104.46 in principal
and interest, as aforesaid.
Section 5. No other Bond Anticipation Notes (“BAN”) or BARNs are issued or
outstanding for the payment of the indebtedness relating to the Project (except BARN 02-
16, which is hereby being paid in full as authorized by this Resolution).
Section 6. The BARN authorized by this Resolution is a renewal of BARN 02-16,
issued August 8, 2016.
Section 7. The BARN authorized by this Resolution shall be dated August 8, 2017,
and shall mature and be and become due and payable upon August 7, 2018.
Section 8. The BARN hereby authorized is for an assessable improvement of or
within the Town, namely, the Town of Lansing Warren Road Sewer District Extension.
Section 9. The temporary use of available funds of the Town, not immediately
required for the purpose or purposes for which the same were borrowed, raised or
otherwise created is hereby authorized pursuant to § 165.10 of the Local Finance Law for
the purposes described in this Resolution. The Town shall reimburse such expenditures
with the proceeds of the Bond Anticipation Renewal Note authorized by this Resolution.
This Resolution shall constitute a declaration of official intent as required by United
States Treasury Regulation § 1.150-2. Other than as specified in this Resolution, no
money is, or is reasonably expected to be, reserved, allocated on a long-term basis, or
otherwise set aside with respect to the permanent funding of the objects or purposes
described herein.
Section 10. The full faith and credit of said Town of Lansing, Tompkins County, New
York, is hereby irrevocably pledged to the payment of the principal of and interest on
said Bonds and the Bond Anticipation Renewal Note hereby authorized as the same
respectively become due and payable. An annual appropriation shall be made in each
year sufficient to pay the principal of and interest due and payable in such year. Such
appropriation shall be made from the several lots and parcels of land in the Town of
Lansing in the manner provided by law for general taxation thereupon. In the event the
collection of such assessments shall be less than the amount required to pay the principal
and interest of such obligations as they shall become due, the Town Board shall direct
that surplus moneys not otherwise appropriated be applied, or the Town shall take such
other action as is permitted or required by law to assure the timely payment of such
obligations.
Section 11. Subject to the provisions of the Local Finance Law, the power to
authorize the issuance of Bond Anticipation Notes and renewals thereof (in anticipation
of the issuance and sale of the serial bonds) is hereby delegated to the Town Supervisor,
as Chief Fiscal Officer. Such notes shall be of such terms, form and contents, and shall
be sold in such manner as may be prescribed by said Supervisor, consistent with the
provisions of the Local Finance Law and the Bond Resolution aforesaid.
The question of the adoption of such proposed Resolution was duly motioned by
Councilperson Katrina Binkewicz, duly seconded by Councilperson Robert Cree, and put
to a roll call vote with the following results:
Councilperson Andra Benson – Aye Councilperson Katrina Binkewicz – Aye
Councilperson Robert Cree – Aye Councilperson Doug Dake – Aye
Supervisor Edward LaVigne – Aye
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Accordingly, the foregoing Resolution was approved, carried, and duly adopted on July 19,
2017.
RESOLUTION APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE 2017 CAYUGA LAKE
WATERSHED RESTORATION AND PROTECTION PLAN AND THE MYERS
PARK MASTER PLAN, INCLUDING THEIR RESPECTIVE UPDATES TO THE
2004 LOCAL WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION PLAN, AND FURTHER
AUTHORIZING GRANT APPLICATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE PROJECTS
AND GOALS THEREOF, INCLUDING LAKEFRONT PROTECTION
Town Counsel Guy Krogh noted that this is three plans tied together; the Cayuga Lake
Watershed Intermunicipal Organization Plan, the Waterfront Revitalization Plan, and the
Myers Park Master Plan.
Mike Long stated that the update to the Waterfront Revitalization Plan needed to be done for
the Town to be eligible for grants.
Town Counsel Guy Krogh reviewed the SEAF Part 2.
RESOLUTION 17-105
RESOLUTION APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE 2017 CAYUGA LAKE
WATERSHED RESTORATION AND PROTECTION PLAN AND THE MYERS
PARK MASTER PLAN, INCLUDING THEIR RESPECTIVE UPDATES TO THE
2004 LOCAL WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION PLAN, AND FURTHER
AUTHORIZING GRANT APPLICATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE PROJECTS
AND GOALS THEREOF, INCLUDING LAKEFRONT PROTECTION
The following Resolution was duly presented for consideration by the Town Board:
WHEREAS, the Cayuga Lake Watershed Intermunicipal Organization, in conjunction
with many municipalities, state agencies, and private persons and agencies, has prepared,
posted, and distributed the final update to the 2001 Cayuga Lake Watershed Restoration
and Protection Plan to examine the Cayuga Lake watershed and its water resources, and
to update the details and listings of actual and potential threats to the watershed and the
water resources of Cayuga Lake and its tributaries and related water bodies; and
WHEREAS, the updated Restoration and Protection Plan will help provide sustainable,
long-term protection and management strategies for area streams, wetlands, creeks, and
Cayuga Lake, particularly for the mid-north and mid-south segments of Cayuga Lake that
are listed as threatened, and it will further help to identify current priorities and data gaps,
and provide recommendations and resource-based assistance with Cayuga Lake
management and protection issues, including enhanced funding opportunities for local
and regional projects, including through the Southern Tier Regional Planning and
Development Board and various revolving fund and water protection programs of NYS,
NYSDOS, and the federal government; and
WHEREAS, simultaneously with this project the Town had also been examining needed
updates to the 2004 Local Waterfront Revitalization Plan, particularly in regards to
facility updates and capital improvement projects for Myers Park and Salt Point,
including facilities to protect Salmon Creek and to prevent further erosion and
sedimentation from land areas in public use, including due to the periodic flooding along
the creek and its adjacent shorelines; and
WHEREAS, in 2004 the Cayuga Lake Waterfront Plan (NYS DOS Local Waterfront
Revitalization Plan (“LWRP”)) was adopted and approved by the Town of Lansing
(Resolution 06-184), and the Planning Board held seven different public meetings
addressing the LWRP and adopted a negative declaration under SEQRA upon August 22,
2005, and the Town Board then held a public meeting and thereat considered and
approved such plan; and
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WHEREAS, in 2016, the Town had hired Beardsley Architects and Engineers to assist
with the preparation of such update and the Myers Park Master Plan and Capital Plan
Budget (the “Park Master Plan”), a draft of which was reviewed in May and June and
amended, leading to the final version as now prepared and to hereby be approved, as
dated July 2017; and
WHEREAS, among other things, the 2017 Park Master Plan, principally developed by
said Beardsley Associates in conjunction with the Town Department of Parks &
Recreation, includes several potential projects for Waterfront Revitalization and the
protection of Cayuga Lake, including replacing Pavilion A with an elevated pavilion;
upgrading the existing restroom/bathhouse and septic system; adding a handicapped
accessible comfort station; upgrading campground and park-wide electric systems;
installing a protective rip-rap wall along Salmon Creek; adding a bulkhead erosion
protection wall along the Marina inlet; improving the playgrounds and surfaces;
relocating the kayak racks and launch; replacing existing basketball court; upgrading and
relocating the park contact station; and adding more trees to hold the soil and prevent
water runoff, as well as to beautify the park and provide shade; and
WHEREAS, the Town is looking to apply for funding to implement the goals and
projects set forth in the 2017 Cayuga Lake Watershed Restoration and Protection Plan
and the 2017 Park Master Plan, and in connection therewith and in consideration of the
adoption and approval of such Plans, the Town has undertaken an uncoordinated SEQRA
review and deems the matter an Unlisted Action, even though the plans themselves are
ongoing agency administration and put in place no new comprehensive resource
management plans, and even though the bulk of the projects contemplated would be Type
II Actions, and even though any specific construction or improvement project would be
subject to an updated and independent future SEQRA review, as the Town Board
recognizes that SEQRA encourages an early look at environmental issues and thus a look
at the lakefront impacts was deemed appropriate; and
WHEREAS, the Town Board conducted a full review on the record and duly issued a
negative declaration under SEQRA for the adoption of such plans and the undertaking of
applications for funding to implement the same, and upon a review of such Plans and due
deliberation thereupon, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing has hereby RESOLVED
and DETERMINED as follows:
1. After consideration of the potential environmental impacts and the information in
the EAF and the maps and data supporting the same and these findings, including those
impacts and standards reviewed in accord with 6 NYCRR § 617.7(c), the Town Board
finds that the proposed action of approving the 2017 Cayuga Lake Watershed R estoration
and Protection Plan and the 2017 update to the 2004 LWRP and Park Master Plan,
including the grant funding applications to be pursued in furtherance thereof, will neither
individually nor cumulatively have any moderate or significant negative environmental
consequences or impacts and, accordingly, this declaration is made under NYS
Environmental Conservation Law Article 8 and the SEQRA regulations promulgated
thereunder, and the Town Board of the Town of Lansing, based upon (i) its thorough
review of the SEAF, and any and all other documents prepared and submitted with
respect to this proposed action and its environmental review (ii) its thorough review of
the potential relevant areas of environmental concern to determine if the proposed action
may have any moderate or significant adverse impact on the environment, including, but
not limited to, the criteria identified in 6 NYCRR § 617.7(c), and (iii) its completion of
the SEAF, including the findings noted therein (which findings are incorporated herein as
if set forth at length), hereby makes a negative determination of environmental
significance (“Negative Declaration”) in accordance with SEQRA for the above-
referenced proposed actions, and determines that an Environmental Impact Statement is
therefore not required.
2. A responsible officer of the Town Board of the Town of Lansing is hereby
authorized and directed to complete and sign, as required, the determination of
significance, confirming the foregoing Negative Declaration, which fully completed and
signed SEAF and determination of significance shall be incorporated by reference in
these Resolutions.
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3. The 2017 Cayuga Lake Watershed Restoration and Protection Plan be and hereby
is accepted and approved by the Town of Lansing.
4. The Myers Park Master Plan and Capital Plan Budget as prepared by Beardsley
Architects and Engineers (July 2017) (the Park Master Plan, including Salt Point, as
referenced above), be and hereby is accepted and approved by the Town of Lansing.
5. The Town Supervisor and Michael Long (Planning Consultant) be and hereby are
authorized to submit one or more 2017 NYS Consolidated Funding Applications, being
known as CFA Grant applications to help implement such Plans, and the Town
Supervisor be and hereby is authorized to execute any necessary documents required by
State of New York to submit or finalize such applications relating to a proposed grant
application in the amount of $500,000, with a $200,000 of in-kind match consisting of
labor, equipment, materials, and, if needed, cash, from the Town.
The question of the adoption of such proposed Resolution was duly motioned by
Councilperson Doug Dake, duly seconded by Councilperson Andra Benson, and put to a
roll call vote with the following results:
Councilperson Andra Benson – Aye Councilperson Katrina Binkewicz – Aye
Councilperson Robert Cree – Aye Councilperson Doug Dake – Aye
Supervisor Edward LaVigne – Aye
Accordingly, the foregoing Resolution was approved, carried, and duly adopted on July
19, 2017.
RESOLUTION ADOPTING AND APPROVING REVISED SOUTHERN
CAYUGA LAKE INTERMUNICIPAL WATER COMMISSION AGREEMENT,
AN INTERMUNICIPAL AGREEMENT UNDER GENERAL MUNICIPAL
LAW ARTICLE 5-g, AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION THEREOF
Joan Foote, Bolton Point General Manager, reported the following:
Water rate changes and structure changes still have to be approved by the commission
and each municipality, but no longer need to be amended. The specific roles of
commission officers have been added and include administrative policies and procedures.
The agreement now includes an end date of 2052; this date is because the last bonded
project was in 2012 and has a forty (40) year expectancy. The Town of Ithaca has
already approved the agreement and it’s on the August agenda for the Town of Dryden
and should have everyone’s approval by September.
RESOLUTION 17-106
RESOLUTION ADOPTING AND APPROVING REVISED SOUTHERN
CAYUGA LAKE INTERMUNICIPAL WATER COMMISSION AGREEMENT,
AN INTERMUNICIPAL AGREEMENT UNDER GENERAL MUNICIPAL
LAW ARTICLE 5-g, AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION THEREOF
The following Resolution was duly presented for consideration by the Town Board:
WHEREAS, the Town entered into an agreement of intermunicipal cooperation with
several other municipalities creating the Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water
Commission (the “Commission”) and authorizing the construction by such Commission
of the Bolton Point Water Treatment Plant and related transmission lines and other
facilities, which agreement was restated as of June 5, 1979, and which agreement has
been subsequently amended from time-to-time (such agreement, as so amended, being
formally entitled the “RESTATED AGREEMENT OF MUNICIPAL COOPERATION
FOR CONSTRUCTION, FINANCING AND OPERATION OF AN
INTERMUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM” and being
hereinafter referred to as the “Agreement”); and
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WHEREAS, the parties to the Agreement wish to revise the Agreement to streamline and
clarify certain sections as well as incorporate the various amendments made over the
years; and
WHEREAS, drafts of such revisions were reviewed in 2016 and throughout 2017 and the
final version has been prepared and a copy of the proposed revised final version of the
updated Agreement has been submitted to the Town Board for review; and
WHEREAS, the Town Board, independently and on behalf of the Consolidated Water
District and its extensions (the “CWD”), and all other extensions and users of the
facilities of such CWD, finds it is in the best interests of the Town, the CWD, all users of
the water systems, and its citizens generally, to update, enter into, and agree to such
revised Agreement; and
WHEREAS, this matter is classified as a Type II Action under SEQRA such that further
environmental review are not required, and
WHEREAS, upon deliberation as to the terms of the Agreement and in consideration of
the foregoing recitals, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing has resolved and
determined as follows; so now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Lansing hereby adopts and approves
the revised Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission Agreement, and
authorizes the Town Supervisor to execute the same by, for, on behalf of, and in the name
of the Town of Lansing.
The question of the adoption of such proposed Resolution was duly motioned by
Supervisor Edward LaVigne, duly seconded by Councilperson Katrina Binkewicz, and
put to a roll call vote with the following results:
Councilperson Andra Benson – Aye Councilperson Katrina Binkewicz – Aye
Councilperson Robert Cree – Aye Councilperson Doug Dake – Aye
Supervisor Edward LaVigne – Aye
Accordingly, the foregoing Resolution was approved, carried, and duly adopted on July
19, 2017.
Supervisor Edward LaVigne stated the new Bolton Point Agreement has come through
with a two percent (2%) increase, which equals nine cents (9¢) and a new minimum
usage of 5,000 gallons instead of the current 10,000 gallons. He noted that additional
information will come later. Supervisor Edward LaVigne reported the Town needs to
work on the change for the O&M amount.
RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION
OF THE CORNERSTONE DEVELOPER’S AGREEMENT
RESOLUTION 17-107
RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION
OF THE CORNERSTONE DEVELOPER’S AGREEMENT
The following Resolution was duly presented for consideration by the Town Board:
WHEREAS, Cornerstone Development Properties, LLC, a New York limited liability
company having a mailing address at 460 White Spruce Boulevard, Roches ter, New York
14623, is the Developer of the proposed Cornerstone Town Center Project, principally
consisting of affordable housing units proposed to be constructed in two potential phases
utilizing New York State Housing and Community Renewal and the New York State
Housing Finance Agency’s Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program on Parcel C of the
Town Center Plan (the “Project”); and
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WHEREAS, the Town must conduct various forms of reviews and approvals, as well as
issue certain permits, potentially including but not necessarily limited to the conducting
of site planning review, zoning reviews, planned development reviews, special permitting
reviews, variance review, highway permitting, environmental impact review and
findings, and water, sewer, roadway, trailway, and easement dedications and reviews, as
well as issuing such permits or approvals, and all conditions and limitations thereupon,
each and all as are reasonably required or necessary before the Project may proceed or
ground may be broken for formal site development (the “Approvals”); and
WHEREAS, Phase I proposed to consist of 72 units sited upon 13.5 acres of land in the
B1 Zoning District, and thus is planned to be approved under site plan review, but Phase
II proposes to, at this time and on a contingent and conditional basis only, add between
56-72 units on 8.9 acres, which would exceed allowable density in such commercial
zone, thus potentially triggering the potential need for a planned development area; and
WHEREAS, the Town envisions that at the time that Phase II proceeds, if ever, the whole
of said Parcel C would become a PDA, as the plan is an integrated project with
significant public amenities above and beyond affordable and senior-based housing, and
thus, to facilitate review and ensure payment for needed project and environmental
reviews, the Town has prepared a Developer’s Agreement that the Town Board finds
acceptable; and
WHEREAS, upon due deliberation and consideration of the foregoing and related issues,
facts, matters, and concerns, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing has hereby
RESOLVED, that the Supervisor be and hereby is authorized to negotiate the final terms
and form of the developer’s agreement, in a form as is acceptable to the Town Planning
Department/Planning Board and approved by Town Counsel, and once so accepted and
approved, the Town Supervisor be and hereby is authorized to execute the said
Cornerstone Developer’s Agreement for, by, on behalf of, and in the name of the Town
of Lansing.
The question of the adoption of such proposed Resolution was duly motioned by
Councilperson Katrina Binkewicz, duly seconded by Supervisor Edward LaVigne, and
put to a roll call vote with the following results:
Councilperson Andra Benson – Aye Councilperson Katrina Binkewicz – Aye
Councilperson Robert Cree – Aye Councilperson Doug Dake – Aye
Supervisor Edward LaVigne – Aye
Accordingly, the foregoing Resolution was approved, carried, and duly adopted on July
19, 2017.
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING CWD OUTSIDE USER
AGREEMENT FOR 88 EMMONS ROAD
RESOLUTION 17-108
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING CWD
OUTSIDE USER AGREEMENT FOR 88 EMMONS ROAD
The following Resolution was duly presented for consideration by the Town Board.
WHEREAS, the Water and Sewer Advisory Board (“WSAB”), in accord with its duties
and functions as assigned by the Town Board, has considered certain outside user
requests for the Consolidated Water District (“CWD”), and the WSAB has issued a
recommendation to approve outside user requests and agreements for the owner of
property at 88 Emmons Road, including, in part, as such agreement was previously
approved for a prior owner who did not go forward, but sold the land; and
WHEREAS, the Town’s CWD Local Law only allows outside users to receive water
from the CWD or any of its extensions when approved by the Town Board and an
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adequate contract for services is executed that complies with law in several material
respects, and the owner had followed the updated procedures, obtained any needed
easements or permissions in a form as approved by counsel, and has or will proceed to
complete the application process that culminates in the outside user agreement, that is
herein approved, being duly executed; and
WHEREAS, said action is a Type II SEQRA action for which no environmental review is
required, and upon due consideration thereupon, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing
has hereby
RESOLVED, that upon completion of the application and payment of the permit fee the
outside user application for 88 Emmons Road be and hereby is approved and permission
is given to tap into CWD water mains, all subject to the continuing requirements of such
Agreement that all installation and maintenance of water service lines be at the sole
expense of the applicant and that any future boundary change or district extension
covering their lands be duly approved by applicant; and it is further
RESOLVED, that the Town Supervisor be and is hereby authorized to execute such
Outside User Agreement by, for, on behalf of, and in the name of the Town of Lansing;
and it is further
RESOLVED, that this Agreement shall be valid for only one year from the date the Town
executes the same and if, for any reason, the applicant has not obtained a permit from
Bolton Point and a final inspection upon the waterline installation within such year, this
resolution shall be and be deemed rescinded without need of further action by the Town,
and the agreement hereby approved shall thus expire and be of no further force or effect.
The question of the adoption of such proposed Resolution was duly motioned by
Councilperson Doug Dake, duly seconded by Councilperson Katrina Binkewicz, and put
to a roll call vote with the following results:
Councilperson Andra Benson – Aye Councilperson Katrina Binkewicz – Aye
Councilperson Robert Cree – Aye Councilperson Doug Dake – Aye
Supervisor Edward LaVigne – Aye
Accordingly, the foregoing Resolution was approved, carried, and duly adopted on July
19, 2017.
RESOLUTION AMENDING CONSOLIDATED ABSTRACT #006
RESOLUTION 17-97, TO CORRECT CLERICAL ERRORS
RESOLUTION 17-109
RESOLUTION AMENDING CONSOLIDATED ABSTRACT #006
RESOLUTION 17-97, TO CORRECT CLERICAL ERRORS
The following Resolution was duly presented for consideration by the Town Board:
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing does hereby amend Resolution 17-
97, correcting clerical errors in Consolidated Abstract #006. There was a typographical
error on Audited Voucher #’s 420-521; they should have been #’s 420-541. Also in
error, one voucher was attached and included with a voucher for another company, so an
additional voucher was done to correct this. As a result the actual Audited Voucher #’s
were 420-542. The errors only involved the Audited Voucher #’s, the Total
Appropriation amounts were correct. As a result the voucher #’s in Consolidated Abstract
#006, as presented at the June 21, 2017 Town Board meeting were incorrect due to
clerical errors. All of the vouchers were reviewed by Councilperson Doug Dake and
Supervisor Edward LaVigne and the intent was to pay all of them; and
WHEREAS, upon due deliberation thereupon, the Town of Lansing has hereby
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RESOLVED, that the Corrected Consolidated Abstract #006, as presented here, replaces
the incorrect Consolidated Abstract which was presented at the June 21, 2017 Town
Board meeting;
CONSOLIDATED ABSTRACT # 006
DATED _6/21/2017__
AUDITED VOUCHER #’s 420 - 542
PREPAY VOUCHER #’s 420
AUDITED T & A VOUCHER #’s 41 - 48
PREPAY T & A VOUCHER #’s 41 - 44
FUND TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS
GENERAL FUND (A&B) $ 163,074.27
HIGHWAY FUND (DA&DB) $ 135,642.91
LANSING LIGHTING (SL1, 2 &3) $ 1,464.22
LANSING WATER DISTRICTS (SW) $ 35,422.30
TRUST & AGENCY (TA) $ 50,640.60
WARREN ROAD SEWER DISTRICTS (SS1-) $ 2,561.49
CHERRY ROAD SEWER DISTRICT (SS3-) $ 0.00
CAPITAL PROJECT BPWTP (HB) $_ _____ 0.00
The question of adoption of such proposed Resolution was duly motioned by
Councilperson Robert Cree, duly seconded by Supervisor Edward LaVigne, and put to a
roll call vote with the following results:
Councilperson Andra Benson – Aye Councilperson Katrina Binkewicz – Aye
Councilperson Robert Cree – Aye Councilperson Doug Dake – Aye
Supervisor Edward LaVigne – Aye
Accordingly, the foregoing Resolution was approved, carried, and duly adopted on July
19, 2017.
APPROVE AUDIT AND SUPERVISOR’S REPORT
RESOLUTION 17-110
The Supervisor submitted his monthly report for the month of June 2017, to all Board
Members and to the Town Clerk. The Supervisor’s Report was reviewed by
Councilperson Robert Cree. The bills were reviewed by Councilperson Robert Cree and
Supervisor Edward LaVigne.
Councilperson Robert Cree moved that the Supervisor’s Report be approved as submitted
and the Bookkeeper is hereby authorized to pay the following bills and to make the
following budget modifications.
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CONSOLIDATED ABSTRACT # 007
DATED _7/19/2017__
AUDITED VOUCHER #’s 543 - 670
PREPAY VOUCHER #’s 543 - 544
AUDITED T & A VOUCHER #’s 49 - 56
PREPAY T & A VOUCHER #’s 49 - 52
FUND TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS
GENERAL FUND (A&B) $ 91,639.71
HIGHWAY FUND (DA&DB) $ 133,001.80
LANSING LIGHTING (SL1, 2 &3) $ 1,448.64
LANSING WATER DISTRICTS (SW) $ 13,635.02
TRUST & AGENCY (TA) $ 40,865.16
WARREN ROAD SEWER DISTRICTS (SS1-) $ 12,089.78
CHERRY ROAD SEWER DISTRICT (SS3-) $ 5,541.02
CAPITAL PROJECT BPWTP (HB) $_ _____ 0.00
Councilperson Doug Dake seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll
call vote:
Councilperson Andra Benson – Aye Councilperson Katrina Binkewicz – Aye
Councilperson Robert Cree – Aye Councilperson Doug Dake – Aye
Supervisor Edward LaVigne – Aye
Accordingly, the foregoing Resolution was approved, carried, and duly adopted on July
19, 2017.
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
Andra Benson
Library:
Andra reported the summer reading program is going well and the upcoming final event
is Dan the Snakeman, which is the one of the most popular events. She noted that the
library is very active.
Lansing Youth Services:
Andra reported that with coordination with the Parks & Recreation Department there are
several wonderful outdoor adventure programs offered at a reasonable cost.
Councilperson Katrina Binkewicz noted that she recently got involved with the Reading
Buddy Program and that research shows that reading & being read to is a critical part in
children’s success in school and learning.
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Robert Cree
Zoning Board of Appeals:
Robert reported there are no current applications and the last meeting was cancelled.
Town Audit:
Robert stated that he contacted Bookkeeper Charmagne Rumgay because he hadn’t seen
the draft of the 2016 fiscal audit, he noted Charmagne contacted the auditors and they
sent a draft of the audit. Robert reported he found errors which the auditors are
correcting.
Doug Dake
New Water Districts:
Doug stated that he hopes the Consolidated Water District Extensions 3 & 4 go through.
Katrina Binkewicz
Salt Point:
Katrina stated that the Library Reading Program is teaming up with Friends of Salt Point
for an event on August 25th at Salt Point that involves Osprey, reading, and nature
education. She noted that the Chimney Swift structure is at Salt Point, but no Chimney
Swifts have been observed yet.
Myers Park:
Katrina noted that she has been helping out at the Park by pruning trees to thin them out,
which will help them grow for the next generation.
Edward LaVigne
Myers Road:
Ed reported that the Myers Road project is going well and almost done. He noted that the
Town is cost effective and spends beneath our means.
Water Districts:
Ed noted that he hopes the new water district extensions go through and that it moves
forward. He stated that the Planning Board is discussing recommendations for
decreasing the density size when there is infrastructure.
Sewer:
Ed reported that the MOU was passed by the Village of Lansing. He noted that the Town
is moving forward with easements and installing pipes which will create more density in
the south end of Town and build tax base.
Budget:
Ed stated that it’s budget season and departments must be able to defend their budget
because it’s about the taxpayer’s money and the y come first.
He noted that the jobs of the retired employees are being absorbed by current employees
and they are doing a great job with the additional responsibilities.
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TOWN COUNSEL REPORT
Guy Krogh
General Code:
Guy stated that he will be getting together with Mike Long this month to submit a reply
on the general outline.
County Arts Program:
Guy noted that the Artists Market will be held on August 11th at the Ithaca Farmers
Market where there will be five or six different food vendors and eighty eight different
artists.
Supervisor Edward LaVigne thanked Town Counsel Guy Krogh for all the work he did
this month.
MOTION TO ENTER EXECUTIVE SESSION
Councilperson Andra Benson moved to ENTER EXECUTIVE SESSION TO
DISCUSS A MATTER OF POTENTIAL LITIGATION AT 8:40 PM.
Councilperson Katrina Binkewicz seconded the motion.
All in Favor – 5 Opposed – 0
MOTION TO EXIT EXECUTIVE SESSION
Supervisor Edward LaVigne moved to EXIT EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 9:20 PM.
Councilperson Doug Dake seconded the motion.
All in Favor – 4 Opposed – 0
MOVE MEETING TO WORK SESSION MEETING
Meeting moved to the Work Session at 9:21 p.m.
WORK SESSION MEETING ITEMS OF DISCUSSION
Consolidated Water District Extensions 3 and 4
CWDX3 and CWDX4, which were noted as covered this evening, but also the subject of
information sessions to be scheduled August 2nd for residents, particularly those in the
districts. This would be in advance of the public hearing, so residents could do questions
and answer, then come attend the public hearing and provide informed comments and
questions, etc.
Comprehensive Plan:
Comprehensive Plan update consisted of noting over thirteen Planning Board meetings
on the topic, a need for Town Board review and the scheduling of at least one or two
information sessions prior to any formal public hearing.
Capital Planning:
The storm drains worked so well along Myers Road, the Town ought to consider
planning for more of them and undertaking some capital and budget planning to get them
into key areas where flooding has historically been problematic.
Myers Park:
Grant application for improvement projects was noted as being a topic already covered
during the meeting.
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General Code:
Town Counsel Guy Krogh has reviewed, made comments, and made some changes to the
table of contents. Instead of standalone local laws they will now be organized into
chapters. Town Counsel Guy Krogh reviewed some of his changes with the Board.
Mike Long and Guy Krogh will discuss the draft and make final markups and draft to
send back to General Code.
Remote Deposits:
Town Clerk Debbie Munson has been looking into doing remote deposits through the
Tompkins Trust Company as an option instead of going to the bank and taking anywhere
from forty five minutes to an hour. Supervisor Edward LaVigne and Town Clerk Debbie
Munson met with two representatives from the Tompkins Trust Company to discuss the
concerns Town Counsel Guy Krogh had with the remote deposit agreement. Town Clerk
Debbie Munson contacted a few other town clerks that use remote deposits with the
Tompkins Trust Company; they all like it and have had few or no problems.
ADJOURN MEETING
Meeting adjourned at the call of the Supervisor at 9:34 p.m.
Minutes taken and executed by the Deputy Town Clerk. Work Session minutes were
taken by Town Counsel, Guy Krogh and Town Clerk, Debbie Munson and executed by
the Deputy Town Clerk.
Respectfully submitted,
Laura Nemecek
Deputy Town Clerk