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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-05-25May 25, 2006 151 The Lansing Town Board met in Special Session at the Lansing Town Hall Board Room at 12:55 p.m. with Supervisor Farkas presiding. Call. The Supervisor called the meeting to order and had the clerk take the Roll Stephen Farkas Matt Besemer Marty Christopher Bud Shattuck Connie Wilcox Bonny Boles Guy Krogh TEAMSTERS RESOLUTION: ROLL CALL Supervisor Present Councilperson Present Councilperson Present Councilperson Absent Councilperson Present Town Clerk Present Town Attorney Present RESOLUTION 06 -145 RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING TEAMSTERS LOCAL 317 re CERTAIN HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES At a Special Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Lansing held in and for the Town of Lansing at the Lansing Town Hall on the 25th day of May, 2006, the following members being present: Stephen Farkas, Supervisor; Connie Wilcox, Councilperson; Martin Christopher, Councilperson; and Matthew Besemer, Councilperson; and the following members being absent: Francis Shattuck, Councilperson; and the following motion for a Resolution was duly made by motion of Mrs. Wilcox, and was duly seconded by Mr. Besemer; and the vote was as follows: Stephen Farkas — aye, Connie Wilcox — aye; Martin Christopher — aye; and Matthew Besemer — aye; and the following Resolution therefore passed 4 -0, and was duly adopted: WHEREAS, on March 8, 2006, Teamsters Local 317 (the "Union ") advised the Town that it was commencing organizational proceedings relative to the Town Highway Department; and WHEREAS, thereafter, and at the invitation of the Town, the Union met with Town personnel to discuss unionization and the benefits of formal organization; and WHEREAS, there are time limits set forth in the implementing Regulations of the NYS Public Employees Fair Employment Act (Civil Service Law Section 200, et seq.); and WHEREAS, the Union again requested formal recognition by letter of May 3, 2006, in which the Town responded; and WHEREAS, the Highway Department has continued to express a desire tc unionize, and by informal count, well over. 90% appear to support unionization; and WHEREAS, the Town has determined that it is in the best interests of the Town, and the goodwill of its Highway Department employees, to recognize their desire to unionize, as opposed to forcing the petition and election process in the face of overwhelming support for formal organization; and WHEREAS, upon and in consideration of the foregoing, and upon due deliberation thereupon, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing has hereby 41 152 RESOLVED, that the Supervisor and /or Deputy Supervisor be and hereby are authorized to execute the "Recognition of Negotiation Representative" acknowledgement (the "Notice "), and to deliver the same to the Union; and it is further RESOLVED, that, in accord with the afore - described Regulations, and Section 201.6 thereof, the Town Clerk shall post and publish the Notice as follows: 1. Post the Notice in a conspicuous place at the Town Hall and in the Town Highway Building for not less than 5 clays; 2. Publish the said Notice in the Ithaca Journal for not less than 1 day; and it is further RESOLVED, that the official date of recognition shall be the date of this Resolution — May 25, 2006; and it is further RESOLVED, that after the publication and posting of the Notice, verification of such publication and posting shall be delivered by the Town Clerk to the Union. Mr. Besemer rescued himself as a Councilperson at 12:58 p.m. Mr. Besemer than spoke to the Board on behalf of the developer. A short discussion took place. Mr. Besemer then reinstated himself as a Councilperson at 1:01 p.m. Resol orizi ion of Ca Crushed RESOLUTION 06 -146 reement: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF CAYUGA CRUSHED STONE, INC. DEVELOPER'S AGREEMENT At a Special Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Lansing held in and for the Town of Lansing at the Lansing Town Hall on the 25th day of May, 2006, the following members being present: Stephen Farkas, Supervisor; Connie Wilcox, Councilperson; Martin Christopher, Councilperson; and the following members being absent: Francis Shattuck, Councilperson; and the following members having rescued themselves: Matthew Besemer, Councilperson; and the following motion for a Resolution was duly made by motion of Mr. Christopher, and was duly seconded by Mrs. Wilcox; and the vote was as follows: Stephen Farkas — aye, Connie Wilcox — aye; Martin Christopher — aye; and the following Resolution therefore passed 3 -0, and was duly adopted: WHEREAS, Cayuga Crushed Stone, Inc., a New York State corporation with offices at 87 Portland Point Road, Lansing, New York 14882 (herein, the "Developer ") seeks to develop a subdivision along Drake Road in the Town of Lansing; and WHEREAS, the Town of Lansing, an incorporated municipal subdivision of the State of New York, with offices at 29 Auburn Road, Lansing, New York 14882 (herein, the "Town "), will oversee the Developer's plans and agreements relative to such proposed subdivision; and WHEREAS, the Developer needs municipal water along Drake Road to develop the proposed subdivision in accord with the sketch plans; and WHEREAS, there is not otherwise a petition pending under Town Law Articles 12, 12 -A or 12 -C (the "Articles ") for the creation or extension of a water district along Drake Road; and 2 WHEREAS, the Town, by law, can not commit general funds for the benefit of the Developer without such pending petition, or other procedures as comply with said Articles; nor can the Town order work from its Engineer to benefit such Developer; and WHEREAS, an engineering feasibility study is required to determine whether the Developer can affordably pursue a water district or extension along Drake Road, and the use of the Town Engineer would facilitate a prompt and beneficial answer to such question; and WHEREAS, if the Developer agrees to reimburse the Town for the engineering and other costs of examining the feasibility of such water district or extension, by and through the preparation of a preliminary Map, Plan and Report (the "MPR "), the Town and Developer may each proceed in accord with law; and WHEREAS, upon and in consideration of the foregoing, and upon due deliberation thereupon, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing has hereby RESOLVED, that by, on behalf of, and in the name of the Town of Lansing, the Supervisor and /or Deputy Supervisor be and hereby are authorized to execute the "Developer's Agreement re Cayuga Crushed Stone, Inc. ", as presented to this meeting. RESOLUTION 06 A47 RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Christopher and seconded by Mrs. Wilcox: RESOLVED, that the Special meeting is adjourned at 1:05 p.m. at the call of the Supervisor. Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Matt Besemer, Councilperson Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Marty Christopher, Councilperson Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Connie Wilcox, Councilperson Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Stephen Farkas, Supervisor Minutes taken and executed by the Town Clerk. 3 153