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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-09-20REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING Date: September 20, 2006 Time: 6:00 p.m. Place: Lansing Town Hall Board Room AGENDA 1. Call Meeting to Order 2, Roll Call 3. Pledge of Allegiance 4. Privilege of the Floor: A) Sewer Questions — 6:00 p.m -6:15 p.m. B) Drake Road Water — 6:15 p.m -6:30 p.m. C) Marlaine Darfler 5, Engineer's Report 6, Highway Superintendent's Report 7, Code Enforcement Officer's Report 8. Parks and Recreation Report 9, Approve Audit 10, Town Counsel's Report 110 Any other Business that may come before the Board 12. Approve Minutes of August 16`h and August 23rd 13, Board Member Reports 14, Executive Session if Needed 15, Adjourn Meeting 220 September 20, 2006 The Lansing Town Board met in Regular Session at 6:00 p.m. at the Lansing Town Hall Boardroom with Supervisor Farkas presiding. Call. The Supervisor called the meeting to order and had the clerk take the Roll Stephen Farkas Marty Christopher Matt Besemer Bud Shattuck Connie Wilcox Bonny Boles Guy Krogh Lorraine Schmitt ROLL CALL Supervisor Present Councilperson Present Councilperson Present Councilperson Present Councilperson Present Town Clerk Present Town Attorney Absent Town Attorney Present VISITORS: Marlene Darfler, Dave Herrick, Steve Colt, Charlie Purcell, Duane Ray, Richard and Mary Schuler, Virginia Gould, Claues Nyberg, Fay Grover, Ron Bricker, Doug McEver, Ken Coates, Carol Farkas, Ted and Martha Laux, Dave Heck, Dan and Julie Boles, Mike Sweazey, Roger and Marilyn Hagin, Tom Besemer, Patrick and Deborah Higgins, Andy Sciarabba, Dale and Jean Wise, Kristin Armstrong, Mary Boles, Vicki Westfall, Barb Bennett, Sam Fethers, Jason Seymour, Jason Hungerford, William Bellany, Craig Trowbridge, Marty Conlon, Paul Monkman, Nancy Loncto, Marc Jouandet, Paul Tucci, Chris Marshall, Kristine Quinlain, Jim Blum and a few other residents. The Supervisor led all present in the Pledge of Allegiance. SEWER UPDATE: Dave Herrick updated the residents that were present on the proposed sewer district in the Town of Lansing. He stated that there were 60+ residents that attended the informational meeting on September 16th. After a few questions, Mr. Herrick stated that anyone with questions should put them in writing and get them to the Town Supervisor and /or attend the next informational meeting which will be held on October 25tH DRAKE ROAD WATER. Dave Herrick informed the residents from the Drake Road area that the Planning Board approved a preliminary plat for a proposed subdivision on Drake Road. This will be contingent on the availability of public water. Dave went over two methods, one being the traditional and the other being an alternative. A discussion was also held regarding a third possibility. All scenarios will be put in a letter to all Drake Road residents before the next meeting to be held on October 11th at 6:00 p.m. All residents were told to come prepared to vote in favor of the water district or not in favor of the water district that night. It will either go forward or will stop after a show of hands on the 11th of October. MARLENE DARFLER — LANSING LIBRARY: Marlene gave the Board an update of the progress of the addition on the library. She said the project is 45% complete. A donation was given last night which includes the job of sheet rocking the largest room in the library. She stated that $ 375,000.00 has been raised but that another $10,000.00 needs to be raised. The block party raised $20,000.00 on its own. She stated that the library may reopen in November. The goal for next year is to get chartered. 1 Mr. Shattuck stated that the Board was asked to donate $12,000.00 in 2007 but that they did not receive a breakdown of how the money would be spent. He also stated that any money received from the Town is to be used only for operations and never for campaign money. Ms. Darfler agreed. HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT: Mr. Purcell gave the report as Mr. French was absent. Gift from Vestal Asphalt: He stated that Vestal Asphalt paved Crooked Hill by the school as a gift. Auction: The Auction brought in $ 35,000.00 for the Town and we should also get around $3,000.00 for hosting it. Salt Storage Building: Mr. Purcell stated that the hard cost of the foundation of the salt storage building will probably be around $ 35,000.00 which does not include any labor. The job will probably start on Monday and should be finished by the end of October. TOWN ENGINEER'S REPORT: Lansina Station Road Water. Mary Boles asked Mr. Herrick if the Comptroller's Office had called this back for any reason. Mr. Herrick stated that the amount was now under the Comptroller's threshold which means it would not need their approval. It was stated that when the Town hears from the Comptroller's Office, the residents will be notified. Drake Road: Mr. Herrick will draft a notice for Mr. Farkas to mail to all property owners on Drake Road, Davis Subdivision: RESOLUTION 06 -192 2ZJ RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING MAP, PLAN AND REPORT FOR CONSOLIDATED WATER DISTRICT WATER EXPANSION TO LAKE FOREST SUBDIVISION At a Regular Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Lansing held in and for the Town of Lansing at the Lansing Town Hall on the 20th day of September, 2006, the following members being present: Stephen Farkas, Supervisor; Francis Shattuck, Councilperson; Connie Wilcox, Councilperson; Martin Christopher, Councilperson; and Matthew Besemer, Councilperson; and the following members being absent: none; and the following motion for a Resolution was duly made by motion of Martin Christopher, and was duly seconded by Matthew Besemer; and the vote was as follows: Stephen Farkas — aye, Francis Shattuck — aye, Connie Wilcox — aye; Martin Christopher — aye; and Matthew Besemer — aye; and the following Resolution therefore passed 5 -0, and was duly adopted: WHEREAS, the Lansing Town Board having received input and a request from the Developer to extend the Consolidated Water District (CWD) to the Lake Forest Subdivision, at the Developer's sole expense; and 2 2122 WHEREAS, the expansion of the CWD into the said subdivision is deemed to be in the public interest; and WHEREAS, upon consideration and deliberation upon the same, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing has hereby RESOLVED, that, after the Developer executes a written Developer's Agreement (in a form as approved by the Town's Counsel) to pay all costs associated with the preparation of a map, plan and report, and other costs and expenses associated with the establishment of a district extension or an amendment to the boundaries of the CWD, as applicable, including, but not limited to, engineering and legal fees, and the costs of publication, construction, inspection and hook -up, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing hereby directs the Town Engineer to proceed with the preparation of a map, plan and report for the construction of a water district extension or CWD boundary amendment, as applicable, along and into the Lake Forest Subdivision; and it is further RESOLVED that the cost of such map, plan and report are authorized in an amount not to exceed $4,500.00; and it is further RESOLVED that, as there is no expenditure of public funds, this Resolution is not subject to a permissive referendum as provided for by Town Law Articles 7, 12 and 12 -A. Serial Bonds for Salt Storage Building: RESOLUTION 06 -193 PUBLIC INTEREST ORDER 8 RESOLUTION APPROVING ISSUANCE OF BOND ANTICIPATION NOTE APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF $170,000.00 SERIAL BONDS OF THE TOWN OF LANSING TO PAY FOR THE COSTS OF PURCHASE OF MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION OF A SALT STORAGE BUILDING FURTHER RESOLUTION DECLARING THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF LANSING AS LEAD AGENT FOR SEQRA REVIEW FURTHER RESOLUTION SCHEDULING PUBLIC HEARING FOR SEQRA REVIEW At a Regular Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Lansing held in and for the Town of Lansing at the Lansing Town Hall on the 20th day of September, 2006, the following members being present: Stephen Farkas, Supervisor; Francis Shattuck, Councilperson; Connie Wilcox, Councilperson; Martin Christopher, Councilperson; and Matthew Besemer, Councilperson; and the following members being absent: none; and the following motion for a Resolution was duly made by motion of Francis Shattuck, and was duly seconded by Martin Christopher; and the vote was as follows: Stephen Farkas — aye, Francis Shattuck — aye, Connie Wilcox — aye; Martin Christopher — aye; and Matthew Besemer — aye; and the following Resolution therefore passed 5 -0, and was duly adopted: WHEREAS, the Town Highway Department indicated a scheduled need for a salt storage building to protect and preserve valuable and expensive materials and supplies of the Town of Lansing; and WHEREAS, the purchase of materials and construction of such a facility has been the subject of a multi -year plan and study of the Town, the Town Highway Department, and the Town Engineer; and WHEREAS, the Town recently developed and released for public bid detailed construction and bidding specifications, and the bid thereupon was duly awarded; and 91 223 WHEREAS, the Town has and /or will pay from current revenues part of the cost of construction, but desires to pay the balance of the amount due for such materials and construction by and through the issuance of Bond Anticipation Note No. 01 -06, in the amount of $170,000.00; and WHEREAS, the Town has contacted several lending institutions to find the lowest BAN rates, and has determined that the banking institution with the best service and lowest rates should issue the funds pursuant to the BAN process; and WHEREAS, after a review of the foregoing and due deliberation and consideration thereof, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing has hereby RESOLVED, that 1. For the purpose of purchasing and construction said salt storage facility, and to provide funds to defray the costs thereof, $170,000.00 of the General Obligation Serial Bonds of the Town of Lansing, of Tompkins County, New York, shall be authorized and issued pursuant to the provisions of the New York State Local Finance Law. 2. $275,000.00 is estimated as the maximum cost of such facility, inclusive of the construction of the foundation and engineering and legal costs. 3. The plan or the financing of the purchase of such facility consists of the issuance of $170,000.00 of the General Obligation Serial Bonds of the Town of Lansing, of Tompkins County, New York, shall be authorized and issued pursuant to the provisions of the New York State Local Finance Law. 4. It is hereby determined that the probable period of usefulness of the facility is 25 years, pursuant to Local Finance Law Section 11.00, and related provisions of law. It is further hereby determined that the maximum maturity of the Serial Bonds will exceed 5 years, but will and shall not exceed 20 years. 5. The full faith and credit of said Town of Lansing is hereby pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on said Bonds as the same respectively become due and payable. The amount necessary to pay the principal of and interest upon said Bond shall be appropriated annually in an amount necessary to pay the same. 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. 6. Subject to the provisions of the Local Finance Law, the power to authorize the issuance of and to sell Bond Anticipation Notes in anticipation of the issuance and sale of Serial Bonds herein authorized, including the renewals of such Notes, be and hereby is delegated to the Town Supervisor as Chief Fiscal Officer of the Town. Such Notes shall be of and in such terms, form and content, and shall be sold in such manner, as may be prescribed by said Supervisor, consistent with the provisions of the Local Finance Law. Pursuant to Local Finance Law Section 15, the Supervisor of the Town of Lansing is designated as the chief fiscal officer to maintain the records relating to the joint bonds, the paying agent on the bonds, and the registration agent if he or she does not appoint such an agent pursuant to the authority granted elsewhere in this Resolution, if any. 7. The validity of such Bonds may only be contested if such Bonds (i) are authorized for an object or purpose for which the Town is not authorized to expend money, or (ii) if the applicable provisions of law that should be complied with at the date of publication of this Resolution are not substantially complied with, and an action, suit, or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within 20 days after the date of publication, or (iii) if such Bonds are authorized in violation of the provisions of the New York State or Federal Constitutions. V 224 8, The Supervisor be and he hereby is authorized to execute and deliver such documents as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Resolution. All other matters, except as may otherwise be provided for herein relating to such Bonds, and including determining whether to issue such serial bonds having substantially level or declining debt service and all matters related thereto, prescribing the method for the recording of ownership of said bonds, appointing the fiscal agent or agents for said bonds, providing for the printing and delivery of said bonds, the date, denominations, maturities and interest payment dates, and place or places of payment, shall be determined by said Supervisor. It is hereby determined that it is to the financial advantage of the issuers not to impose and collect from registered owners of such serial bonds any charges for mailing, shipping and insuring bonds transferred or exchanged by the fiscal agent, and accordingly, pursuant to paragraph c of Section 70.00 of the Local Finance Law, no such charges shall be so collected by the fiscal agent. Such bonds shall contain substantially the recital of validity clause provided for in Section 52.00 of the Local Finance Law and shall otherwise be in such form and contain such recitals in addition to those required by Section 52.00 of the Local Finance Law as the Town Supervisor shall determine. 9. The Bond Anticipation Note to be executed by the Supervisor shall be designated as Bond Anticipation Note 01 -06, 10, This Resolution shall constitute a statement of official intent for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.150 -1. 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 object or purpose described herein. 11. The Town of Lansing be and is hereby authorized to pay, out of unreserved surplus, the costs of the facility in excess of the bond proceeds authorized by this Resolution, provided, however, the maximum cost of said project does not exceed the maximum authorized in this Resolution. 12. The Town of Lansing Supervisor be and he hereby is authorized to execute and deliver the proposed contract between the Town of Lansing and the Contractor for General Construction of the Salt Storage Building, C.W. Fink & Associates, Ltd., subject to review and approval of said contract by the Town Attorney. 13. Within 10 days after the adoption of this Resolution by the Town Board, the Town Clerk shall, as set forth in Section 90 of the Town Law, post and publish a notice which shall set forth the date of the adoption of this Resolution, and contain a copy of this Resolution (or an abstract of this Resolution concisely stating the purpose and effect hereof). Such notice shall specify that this Resolution was adopted subject to a permissive referendum. 14. This Resolution is hereby subject to permissive referendum pursuant to Town Law Article 7, Local Finance Law § 35, or as otherwise provided by law. If no referendum is requested, or if requested, a referendum is held and the referendum approves the Resolution, this Resolution, or a summary hereof, shall be published by the Town Clerk of the Town of Lansing, together with a notice in substantially the form prescribed, and containing the information required by Section 81.00 of the Local Finance Law, such publication to be in the official newspaper of the Town of Lansing. 15. This action is classified as an Unlisted action under SEQRA pursuant to 6 NYCRR § 617, and as such, the Town Engineer is directed to submit a completed long form EAF within 20 days preceding the public hearing referenced in paragraph 16, below. 16. The Town of Lansing be and is hereby designated lead agency for such review, and the Clerk is directed to provide notice to all interested and involved 5 agencies, if any, and to serve a copy of the full EAF upon all such involved and interested agencies, if any. 17. A Public Hearing will be held at the Lansing Town Hall, 29 Auburn Road, Lansing, New York, being in the Town of Lansing, on the 18th day of October, 2006, at 6:30 o'clock P.M., to consider a SEQRA review and the environmental impacts of the aforesaid Salt Storage Building, to hear all persons interested in the subject thereof, and to take such action thereon as is required or permitted by law, and the Town Clerk of the Town of Lansing be and hereby is authorized and directed to cause a copy of this Resolution to be published in the official newspaper of the Town of Lansing, to post a copy thereof on the Town signboard maintained by the Town Clerk, in accord with law. 18. The Town of Lansing hereby finds that such project is in the public interest. 19. This Resolution shall take effect immediately, unless a referendum is requested, in which event it shall take effect, if approved at such referendum, upon such approval. Drake Road Subdivision: RESOLUTION 06 -194 RESOLUTION PRELIMINARILY APPROVING ROAD LAYOUT AND DESIGN IN DRAKE ROAD /CAYUGA CRUSHED STONE SUBDIVISION At a Regular Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Lansing held in and for the Town of Lansing at the Lansing Town Hall on the 20th day of September, 2006, the following members being present: Stephen Farkas, Supervisor; Francis Shattuck, Councilperson; Connie Wilcox, Councilperson; Martin Christopher, Councilperson; and Matthew Besemer, Councilperson; and the following members being absent: none; and the following motion for a Resolution was duly. made by motion of Martin Christopher, and was duly seconded by Connie Wilcox; and Matthew Besemer, Councilperson having recused himself from the vote on the motion for said Resolution, and the vote was as follows: Stephen Farkas — aye, Francis Shattuck — aye, Connie Wilcox — aye; Martin Christopher — aye; and Matthew Besemer — recused; and the following Resolution therefore passed 4 -0, and was duly adopted: WHEREAS, the proposed Drake Road Subdivision application is in the final stages of Preliminary Plat Approval, and in connection therewith, the Town Board has been asked by the Developer and the Planning Board to conduct a review of the preliminary roadway layout, plans and designs; and WHEREAS, the Town Engineer and the Town Highway Superintendent have reviewed -the preliminary roadway layout, plans and designs, and have recommended preliminary approval of the layout and concept plans; and WHEREAS, in consideration of the foregoing and upon due deliberation thereupon, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing has hereby RESOLVED, that the Town Board does hereby conditionally approve the preliminary roadway layout, plans and designs, subject to (1) a review of final plans and designs by the Town Engineer and the Town Highway Superintendent, (2) any changes or conditions that are or may be imposed by the Planning Board in the review of the final Preliminary or Final Plat, and (3) any changes that may be implemented as a result of MS4 requirements or for the creation of a drainage district, and (4) the reservation and dedication of rights -of -way for any potential future road connections. no M- -r 226 Lansing Residential Center: The Girls School would like to extend the water main to the corner of ,Bower Road and place a fire hydrant there. They would also like to place one more on their property at the same time. A discussion was held as to who would be obligated to take care of these hydrants. It was decided that the Town Attorney will contact the State to discuss this matter and get back to the Board with his findings. ECREATION DEPARTMENT'S MONTHL Mr. Colt passed out the following report: RECREATION All of our fall programming is underway and winter programming is being planned now. Fall Youth Soccer takes place on our complex 4 days a week with approximately 280 players on 32 different teams ranging in grades from K — 6. • Separate, (non- Lansing Recreation) travel soccer teams containing Lansing players play games on the complex on Saturdays and Sundays. • Last year we had around 20 players participating on our JR small fry football team. This season we once again have our SR team as well as our JR team and have a total of around 60 players. Our small fry season opened this past Saturday night in the YFL League at Dryden where 2 very exciting games were played in front of a huge crowd of spectators. • Our small fry Cheerleaders have also started cheering our games and plan to alternate cheering for both of our teams, JR one week and SR the next. • The Flag Football program against neighboring towns. and 3rd graders and some 1 • Our Karate classes start on ® Youth Bowling for students at the Bowl -O- Drome. This included. has started and is scheduled to play games These are players comprised of mostly 2nd St graders. October 16th and are open to ages 6 — adult. in grades 3 — 8 is set to start on October 26th is an after school program with transportation • The Step Cardio classes started on September 18th and will run through December 21St. Yoga class is set to start on September 25th • We will also offer our usual Adult programs for Women's Basketball, Men's Basketball, Women's Volleyball, and COED Volleyball. These programs take place at the Lansing Middle School Gym evenings. • Youth Basketball and Gymnastics programs are being planned now. • Actually our SKI PROGRAM registration forms went into the schools today! The early payment discount deadline is October 14thh. The program starts January 8th. We usually send 5 full busses. • 1 am waiting to hear from the high school regarding the scheduling of swim times for our SR Open Swim program. It is always tricky to try and schedule this program during the day in- between the busy teaching schedule in the pool. PARKS • Coming off of the wettest summer season ever recorded, we are really hoping for a long fall to extend our current season in the parks. 7 • We are planning to have our Camping area open through early October pending no long periods of cold weather. • We are prepared to winterize our water lines when consistent cold weather hits. That will ultimately end our camping season immediately. • We are planning and currently getting estimates to do some minor work on our maintenance shop in Myers Park. Late fall would be the best to complete this work if at all possible. • Our fall "tree planting" will take place in the next few weeks. We try to average planting at least 2 — 3 trees each fall. • Our "Gator" utility vehicle for the Park was purchased in 1998. It was successfully auctioned last week with over 1000 hours on it. Code Enforcement Officer's Report: Mr. Platt was absent but a monthly report was given to each Board Member. It stated that they are up in permits by 11 but down in project costs by $ 633,463.00 from last year. Audit Approval: RESOLUTION 06 =195 RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Christopher and seconded by Mrs. Wilcox: RESOLVED, that the bookkeeper is hereby authorized and directed to pay the following bills and make the following Budget Modifications: Audited Vouchers: 916-1027 PrePay Vouchers: 916 — 922 FUND TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS General Fund 841414.76 Highway Fund 47,735.30 Lansing Lighting 11194.03 Lansing Water Districts 87,573.81 Cherry Road Sewer 818.91 Trust and Agency 31950.06 Salt Point Project 11000.00 Budget Modifications as follows: FROM TO FOR AMOUNT All 990.400 Al 990,400 A1410.400 Al 990.400 A1900.400 A7110,110 Al Al Al Al Al A7 320.400 410.100 410.401 610.200 910.400 110.200 Fron From From From From From Vote of Town Board, Vote of Town Board Vote of Town . Board . Vote of Town Board Vote of Town . Board . Counsel's Report: Contigency to Independent Auditing Contractual 500.00 Contigency to Town Clerk Temp. 920,00 Town Clerks Contractual to Contractual LCSD 166.00 Contigency to Technology Equipment 21900.00 Contigency to Unallocated Insurance 2,315.00 Parks Personnel Svcs to Park — Equip. 4,200.00 (Aye) Matt Besemer, Councilperson (Aye) Marty Christopher, Councilperson (Aye) Bud Shattuck, Councilperson (Aye) Connie Wilcox, Councilperson (Aye) Stephen Farkas, Supervisor Attorney Schmitt asked the Board to pass the following Resolutions: 227 W C • Appoint Larry Zuidema: RESOLUTION 06 -196 RESOLUTION APPOINTING LARRY ZUIDEMA AS ALTERNATE MEMBER OF PLANNING BOARD At a Regular Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Lansing held in and for the Town of Lansing at the Lansing Town Hall on the 20th day of September, 2006, the following members being present: Stephen Farkas, Supervisor; Francis Shattuck, Councilperson; Connie Wilcox, Councilperson; Martin Christopher, Councilperson; and Matthew Besemer, Councilperson; and the following members being absent: none; and the following motion for a Resolution was duly made by motion of Martin Christopher, and was duly seconded by Matthew Besemer; and the vote was as follows: Stephen Farkas — aye, Francis Shattuck — aye, Connie Wilcox — aye; Martin Christopher — aye; and Matthew Besemer — aye; and the following Resolution therefore passed 5 -0, and was duly adopted: WHEREAS, the Planning Board has a vacancy in the position of Alternate Member; and WHEREAS, the Town, in working with the Planning Board, have identified, examined and recommended that Mr. Larry Zuidema be appointed to fill such vacancy; and WHEREAS, upon due deliberation thereupon, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing has RESOLVED, that Larry Zuidema be and hereby is appointed as an Alternate Member of the Planning Board for a term to commence on September 20, 2006, and to run until December 13, 2013. Set Public Hearing For Comprehensive Plan: RESOLUTION 06 -197 RESOLUTION SCHEDULING PUBLIC HEARING FOR CONSIDERATION OF UPDATED AND AMENDED TOWN COMPREHENSIVE PLAN At a Regular Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Lansing held in and for the Town of Lansing at the Lansing Town Hall on the 20th day of September, 2006, the following members being present: Stephen Farkas, Supervisor; Francis Shattuck, Councilperson; Connie Wilcox, Councilperson; Martin Christopher, Councilperson; and Matthew Besemer, Councilperson; and the following members being absent: none; and the following motion for a Resolution was duly made by motion of Martin Christopher, and was duly seconded by Connie Wilcox; and the vote was as follows: Stephen Farkas — aye, Francis Shattuck — aye, Connie Wilcox — aye; Martin Christopher — aye; and Matthew Besemer — aye; and the following Resolution therefore passed 5 -0, and was duly adopted: WHEREAS, The Planning Board has formally recommended that the Town commence proceedings to consider and approve the revised and updated Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS, the requirements of Town Law § 274 -a having been met, the Town Board desired public input on the Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS, the Plan affects agricultural districts and is a covered action under SEQRA and General Municipal Law §§ 239 -1 and 239 -m; and WHEREAS, the Town Board has duly reviewed the proposed Comprehensive Plan and is familiar with its terms and changes; and 9 229 WHEREAS, upon due deliberation and consideration thereupon, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing has hereby RESOLVED, that the proposed Comprehensive Plan be subject to public review, scrutiny, and input by the filing thereof in the Town Clerk's Office, and at such other location as may be required by law; and it is further RESOLVED, that a Public Hearing will be held at the Lansing Town Hall, 29 Auburn Road, Lansing, New York, being in the Town of Lansing, on the 18th day of October, 2006, at 6:05 o'clock P.M., to consider the aforesaid Comprehensive Plan, and to hear all persons interested in the subject thereof, and to take such action thereon as is required or permitted by law; and it is further . RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk of the Town of Lansing, Tompkins County, New York, is hereby authorized and directed to cause a copy of this Resolution to be published in the official newspaper of the Town of Lansing, and also to post a copy thereof on the Town signboard maintained by the Town Clerk, in accord with law; and it is further RESOLVED, that the Clerk cause a copy of such proposed Comprehensive Plan to be filed with the County Planning Office, the NYS Department of Agriculture, and with such other persons and departments /agencies as is or may be required by law; and it is further RESOLVED, that the Town cause to be prepared a long form EAF, identifying all potential environmental impacts of such action, which EAF shall be filed in the Office of the Town Clerk, who shall thereafter notify all interested or involved agencies as to the proposed. action, advise as to the Town of Lansing proposing to be the lead agency, and solicit a concurrence thereto. Approve Harris Beach as Town Bond Counsel: RESOLUTION 06 -198 RESOLUTION APPROVING HARRIS BEACH AS TOWN BOND COUNSEL, AND FURTHER APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING PROPOSAL RELATIVE TO SERVICES At a Regular Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Lansing held in and for the Town of Lansing at the Lansing Town Hall on the 20th day of September, 2006, the following members being present: Stephen Farkas, Supervisor; Francis Shattuck, Councilperson; Connie Wilcox, Councilperson; Martin Christopher, Councilperson; and Matthew Besemer, Councilperson; and the following members being absent: none; and the following motion for a Resolution was duly made by motion of Francis Shattuck, and was duly seconded by Martin Christopher; and the vote was as follows: Stephen Farkas — aye, Francis Shattuck — aye, Connie Wilcox — aye; Martin Christopher — aye; and Matthew Besemer — aye; and the following Resolution therefore passed 5 -0, and was duly adopted: WHEREAS, the Town, in its Organizational Minutes, approved Charles Schachter, Esq., and the Rochester Office of Harris Beach PLLC as Bond Counsel for the Town; and WHEREAS, the Town, in connection with Consolidated Water District Number 1, has need for Bond Counsel Services, particularly, but not exclusively, in connection with the EFC grant money; and WHEREAS, such counsel has submitted a proposal for services which has been reviewed and approved by the Town's Counsel, and upon due deliberation thereupon, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing has hereby iirt 230 RESOLVED, that the proposal dated August 4, 2006 from Harris Beach PLLC, Rochester, as reflected in a proposed letter agreement signed by Charles Schachter, Esq., be and hereby is approved, and the Supervisor and /or Deputy Supervisor be and are hereby authorized to execute such agreement by, for, and in the name of the Town of Lansing. Future Roadwav at Hillcrest and Triphammer Roads: RESOLUTION 06 -199 RESOLUTION APPROVING AND ACCEPTING MARINOS OFFER OF DEDICATION FOR FUTURE ROADWAY AT HILLCREST AND TRIPHAMMER ROADS At a Regular Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Lansing held in and for the Town of Lansing at the Lansing Town Hall on the 20th day of September, 2006, the following members being present: Stephen Farkas, Supervisor; Francis Shattuck, Councilperson; Connie Wilcox, Councilperson; Martin Christopher, Councilperson; and Matthew Besemer, Councilperson; and the following members being absent: none; and the following motion for a Resolution was duly made by motion of Martin Christopher, and was duly seconded by Matthew Besemer; and the vote was as follows: Stephen Farkas — aye, Francis Shattuck — aye, Connie Wilcox — aye; Martin Christopher — aye; and Matthew Besemer — aye; and the following Resolution therefore passed 5 -0, and was duly adopted: WHEREAS, the Town had previously required the dedication of a future roadway along North Triphammer Road as shown on a Survey map entitled "Portion of Lands of Dino Marinos Located on Nort h Triphammer Road, Town of Lansing, Tomp. Co., New York ", dated July 10, 1986, as drawn by Thomas Miller and certified by Richard Slade upon September 10, 1990, which map I on file at the Tompkins County Clerk's Office in Map Drawer R -5, Map Drawer PP -123, among other places; and WHEREAS, the dedication of such land for a future roadway was a condition of subdivision approval for the Marinos Subdivision so as to allow access to developed lands to the north, when developed; and WHEREAS, there is currently pending before the Town Planning Board a proposed Preliminary Plat that will develop such northerly lands; and WHEREAS, on two occasions the developer approached the current land owner about such dedication, and even offered to purchase such lands; and WHEREAS, the intersection of Hillcrest Road and Triphammer Road is a dangerous intersection, and there is a great public need, as identified by the Planning Board and the Town Board, to limit the number of intersections in that area, thereby making such dedicated right -of -way and easement for a future roadway the perfect solution since it will naturally extend the Hillcrest intersection across Triphammer Road; and WHEREAS, the Town Board has examined the public need and sues for such dedication, and upon due deliberation thereupon, has hereby RESOLVED, that the offer of dedication by Marinos, as still c having been revoked by Marinos or any subsequent owner accepted by the Town of Lansing for public use as a roadway, original offer of dedication and the approved subdivision plat. Create Environmental Planner Position: RESOLUTION 06 -200 yen, valid, and not be and hereby is consistent with the 11 231 RESOLUTION APPROVING CREATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNER POSITION AND ADDING SAME TO CIVIL SERVICE ROSTER At a Regular Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Lansing held in and for the Town of Lansing at the Lansing Town Hall on the 20th day of September, 2006, the following members being present: Stephen Farkas, Supervisor; Francis Shattuck, Councilperson; Connie Wilcox, Councilperson; Martin Christopher, Councilperson; and Matthew Besemer, Councilperson; and the following members being absent: none; and the following motion for a Resolution was duly made by motion of Francis Shattuck, and was duly seconded by Connie Wilcox,; and the vote was as follows: Stephen Farkas — aye, Francis Shattuck — aye, Connie Wilcox — aye; Martin Christopher — aye; and Matthew Besemer — aye; and the following Resolution therefore passed 5 -0, and was duly adopted: WHEREAS, the Town has consulted with the County Personnel Office regarding the position of Environmental Planner; and WHEREAS, such position needs to be created for the year 2007, and in conjunction with the County and AMTEK, the Town has developed an approved job description that will create and define such position on the Town's Civil Service Roster; and WHEREAS, upon and in consideration of the foregoing, it is hereby RESOLVED, that such position be incorporated into and implemented through the Town's Wage & Salary Administration program; and it is further RESOLVED, the final description of such position (consisting of 3 pages and last updated 6.06), being fixed as competitive labor. grade N(14), be and hereby is incorporated herein and approved; and it is further RESOLVED, that the Town Supervisor is hereby directed to (i) cause the necessary documents to be created and filed with the County Personnel Office, (ii) to include the costs of such position in the Town's 2007 budget, and (iii) to take and direct such steps as to otherwise cause such position to be created in and for the Town. Amendment to Salt Point Management License with DEC• RESOLUTION 06 -201 RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT TO SALT POINT MANAGEMENT LICENSE WITH DEC At a Regular Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Lansing held in and for the Town of Lansing at the Lansing Town Hall on the 20th day of September, 2006, the following members being present: Stephen Farkas, Supervisor; Francis Shattuck, Councilperson; Connie Wilcox, Councilperson; Martin Christopher, Councilperson; and Matthew Besemer, Councilperson; and the following members being absent: none; and the following motion for a Resolution was duly made by motion of Martin Christopher, and was duly seconded by Connie Wilcox; and the vote was as follows: Stephen Farkas — aye, Francis Shattuck — aye, Connie Wilcox — aye; Martin Christopher — aye; and Matthew Besemer — aye; and the following Resolution therefore passed 5 -0, and was duly adopted: WHEREAS, the DEC has requested an amendment to the Salt Point. Management Agreement in relation to the timing of permitted recreational uses; and WHEREAS, there have been historical uses of the property along the north shore of the point involving the use of motorized boats; and 12 232 WHEREAS, the DEC proposal seeks to allow limited launching only from approximately October 6 to December 6, and from December 26 to mid - January, annually; and WHEREAS, upon due deliberation thereupon, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing has hereby RESOLVED, that, subject to the approval of the Salt Point Committee and the Town's Counsel as to the language of such amendment, such amendment be and hereby is approved, and the Supervisor and Deputy Supervisor be and hereby are authorized to execute such amendment by, for, and in the name of the Town of Lansing. NIMS: RESOLUTION 06 -202 DESIGNATION OF THE NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NIMS) AS THE BASIS FOR ALL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT IN THE TOWN OF LANSING At a Regular Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Lansing held in and for the Town of Lansing at the Lansing Town Hall on the 20th day of September, 2006, the following members being present: Stephen Farkas, Supervisor; Francis Shattuck, Councilperson; Connie Wilcox, Councilperson; Martin Christopher, Councilperson; and Matthew Besemer, Councilperson; and the following members being absent: none; and the following motion for a Resolution was duly made by motion of Martin Christopher, and was duly seconded by Francis Shattuck; and the vote was as follows: Stephen Farkas — aye, Francis Shattuck — aye, Connie Wilcox — aye; Martin Christopher — aye; and Matthew Besemer — aye; and the following Resolution therefore passed 5 -0, and was duly adopted: WHEREAS, the President in Homeland Security Directive (HSPD) -f, directed the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to develop and administer a National Incident Management System (NIMS), which would provide a consistent nationwide approach for Federal, State, local, and tribal governments to work together more effectively and efficiently to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from domestic incidents, regardless of cause, size or complexity. WHEREAS, to facilitate the most efficient and effective incident management it is critical that Federal, State, local and tribal organizations utilize standardized terminology, standardized organizational structures, interoperable communications, consolidated action plans, unified command structures, uniform personnel qualification standards, uniform standards for planning training and exercising, comprehensive resource management, and designated incident facilities during emergencies or disasters; WHEREAS, it is necessary and desirable that all TOWN OF LANSING departments and personnel coordinate their efforts to effectively and efficiently provide the highest levels of incident management; WHEREAS, the NIMS standardized procedures for managing personnel, communications, facilities, and resources will improve the TOWN'S ability to utilize federal funding to enhance local readiness, maintain first responder safety, and streamline incident management processes. WHEREAS, the Incident Command System components of NIMS are already an integral part of various incident management activities throughout the TOWN; and 13 233 NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOVED THAT THE LANSING TOWN BOARD HEREBY ESTABLISHES The National Incident Management System (NIMS) as the standard for incident management. Approval of Minutes: A copy of the Minutes of August 16th and 23`d, having been furnished to the Board Members beforehand, the Supervisor asked for a motion to make corrections or to accept the same as submitted. RESOLUTION NO. 06=203 RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Shattuck and seconded by Mrs. Wilcox: RESOLVED, that the minutes of August 16th and 23rd are hereby approved as submitted. Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Matt Besemer, Councilperson Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Marty Christopher, Councilperson Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Bud Shattuck, Councilperson Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Connie Wilcox, Councilperson Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Stephen Farkas, Supervisor BOARD MEMBER REPORTS. Matt Besemer: Planning Board: Drake Road subdivision received preliminary plat approval. Cayuga Way was put on hold for another month due to the fact that the report from the engineer came back late, not giving Mr. Herrick enough time to review it. Marty Christopher: Technology Committee: Steve Loncto attended the last meeting and reported that the Town was in much better shape than they were last year. He gave the committee a couple of recommendations for 2007 as follows: PO Box 4258 Ithaca, NY 607- 227 -6556 September 19, 2006 Town of Lansin 14852 — Technolo Recommendations 1. Purchase a tape backup unit of no less that 72 GB capacity. External drive would be preferable as it can be moved to another server in the future if 14 234 necessary. May require a SCSI card to interface with server. This would allow backups to take place and store data to removable media which can be stored in a fire proof safe or removed from site. Approximate cost $1500. 2. Replace 24 port hub located in basement. Current device has been onsite for several years and may contribute to network slowness. Approximate cost $300 — 350. 3. Flat panel monitors. Sharon Bowman and Charmagne could use 17" flat panel monitors. They are the only PC's currently in use without flat panel monitors. This is a want, not a need. 4. Printers continue to give us some communications issues from time to time. The only true "network printer" is the Canon in the break room. All other printers are parallel cabled into one PC in an office and may be used by the other members of that department Example: Dick prints to Rachel's printer; Deb prints to Bonny's printer; Pat and Steve print to Maureen's printer. For future reference when a printer needs to be replaced I recommend purchasing a true network printer, one that comes with an Ethernet card and needs to be connected to the hub. 5. No equipment "needs" to be replaced at present or in the near future with the exception of the hub mentioned above. 6. Partitioning and Ghost Imaging. My strongest recommendation would be to have me partition each hard drive using Partition Magic and then create a Ghost image of each person's hard drive. By doing this if any user's operating system crashes and needs to be re- installed this can be done in a matter of an hour if there is a Ghost image available for that persons PC. This recreates the PC to exactly what it was before it crashed to a point as recent as the most recent Ghost image. I would set up Ghost to run each night after work so the most recent image would be no more that 24 hours old. Cost would be for the Partition Magic software, Ghost software and approximately one to one and one half hours of my time per PC. Mr. Loncto was asked to change his contract to be effective from January 1St through December 31St. This will need to be amended. Mr. Krogh will be notified of this change. Connie Wilcox: Housing Authority: They are sprucing up the building at Woodsedge. They donated the picnic tables to the Town as it was too hard for seniors to use them. The tenants there have been working with the Fire Department on disaster /emergency plans which are going very well. There about 9 people on the waiting list at this time. They are very interested in the sewer as they would like to add another building. Better Housing: There will be two training sessions on how the funds are used. They will take place on October 3rd and 5th and will be in Ithaca. Connie will try to attend at least one of them. Fire District: 15 235 Oakcrest Fire Hall is still looking to build a new station. They are now looking at land behind the water tower on North Triphammer Road. Connie will keep the Board updated on the progress. Bud Shattuck: Nothing to report at this time. Steve Farkas: EMC Committee: Mr. Farkas stated that he needs to appoint a person to this committee by the meeting in November at the latest. Mr. Farkas will check with the person presently representing the Town on this Board to make sure he does not want to continue before looking for someone else. RESOLUTION 06 — 204 RESOLUTION, offered by Mrs. Wilcox and seconded by Mr. Christopher: RESOLVED, that the Regular Meeting be adjourned to go into Executive Session at 8:02 p.m. to discus a personnel matter. Vote of Town Board. Vote of Town Board, Vote of Town Board. Vote of Town Board. Vote of Town Board . (Aye) Matt Besemer, Councilperson (Aye) Marty Christopher, Councilperson (Aye) Bud Shattuck, Councilperson (Aye) Connie Wilcox, Councilperson (Aye) Stephen Farkas, Supervisor RESOLUTION 06 — 205 RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Christopher and seconded by Mr. Shattuck: RESOLVED, that the Executive Session be terminated and the Regular Meeting be reconvened at 8:32 p.m. Vote of Town Board Vote of Town Board, Vote of Town Board, Vote of Town Board. Vote of Town Board . (Aye) Matt Besemer, Councilperson (Aye) Marty Christopher, Councilperson (Aye) Bud Shattuck, Councilperson (Aye) Connie Wilcox, Councilperson (Aye) Stephen Farkas, Supervisor Painting of the Storage Building: RESOLUTION 06406 RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT LOWEST BID TO PAINT THE TOWN RECORDS BUILDING At a Regular Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Lansing held in and for the Town of Lansing at the Lansing Town Hall on the 20th day of September, 2006, the following members being present: Stephen Farkas, Supervisor; Francis Shattuck, Councilperson; Connie Wilcox, Councilperson; Martin Christopher, Councilperson; and Matthew Besemer, Councilperson; and the following members being absent: none; and the following motion for a Resolution was duly made by motion of Francis Shattuck, and was duly seconded by Connie Wilcox; and the vote was as follows: Stephen Farkas — aye, Francis Shattuck — aye, Connie Wilcox — aye; Martin Christopher — aye; and Matthew Besemer — aye; and the following Resolution therefore passed 5 -0, and was duly adopted: 16 236 WHEREAS, the Town of Lansing Records Storage Building construction located at the Town Offices, 29 Auburn Road, Town of Lansing, is now substantially complete; and WHEREAS, the Town Board, in a budget working session identified, examined and recommended that the new records building needs to be painted before the winter of 2006 -2007 in order to preserve the integrity of the new construction; and WHEREAS, the Town has requested and received bids for the painting of said Town records building; and WHEREAS, the bids and the cost estimates fall below the public bidding threshold of GML § 102, and WHEREAS, upon due deliberation thereupon, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing has RESOLVED, that the Town Supervisor be and hereby is authorized to accept the lowest bid on the project and immediate contract for the painting work on the records building to be performed by the.lowest bid received. Mail Box: Mr. Shattuck stated that he talked to Danny Gee regarding the mail box across the road from the Town Hall. The Board feels this is dangerous and Mr. Shattuck has asked for help from the Postal Service. Danny Gee suggested that the Town talk to either Bill Targosh (whom will be retiring soon) or to Bill Ryco who is the postmaster. RESOLUTION 06 — 207 RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Besemer and seconded by Mr. Christopher: RESOLVED, that the meeting be adjourned at 8:37 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) Bud Shattuck, 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. v�