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Home My WebLink About2019-03-20 March 20, 2019 1 REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING March 20, 2019 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 6:32 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 Deborah K. Munson, Town Clerk, showed the following to be PRESENT: Andra Benson, Councilperson Katrina Binkewicz, Councilperson Joseph Wetmore, Councilperson Edward LaVigne, Supervisor ABSENT: Doug Dake, Councilperson ALSO PRESENT: Guy Krogh, Town Counsel, Jessica Hall, Deputy Town Clerk, Charlie “Cricket” Purcell, Highway Superintendent, Mike Moseley, Deputy Highway Superintendent, Patrick Tyrrell, Parks and Recreation Supervisor, John O’Neill, Village of Lansing, Mike Sigler, Tompkins County Legislator, Dan Veaner, Lansing Star, Andrew Sullivan, The Ithaca Times/Lansing Ledger, Judy Drake, Ted Laux, Connie Wilcox, John Burger, Joe Williams, Suzanne Hinderliter, Eric Buck, Department of Transportation, Brian Bouchard, CHA Consulting, Inc., Sandra Dennis Conlon, and a few other attendees. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING MAP, PLAN & REPORT FOR TOWN OF LANSING SEWER DISTRICT #2, AN EXTENSION TO THE SERVICE AREA OF THE WARREN ROAD SEWER DISTRICT Brian Bouchard, CHA Consulting, Inc., stated the building orientation has been turned to help reduce the noise and they are working around wetlands. He noted, maybe the Map, Plan and Report (MPR) needs to be completed to elaborate on the district boundary, EDU allocation, and the sewer usage of the site. Supervisor, Edward LaVigne, stated this is only to authorize the creation of a MPR, not a vote to create a sewer district. He reported, about eight (8) to ten (10) Equivalent Dwelling Units (EDU’s) will be used for this project. Ed noted, the Village of Lansing and Village of Cayuga Heights are both comfortable with this. He stated, the Water and Sewer Advisory Board recommended to move this forward. Ed reported, the Kennedy- Smiths have expressed interest in being included in the new sewer district. He stated, Mr. Finkelday is out of Town, so two (2) scenarios will be done: one including Mr. Finkelday’s property and one without it. Ed reported, after the MPR is completed there will still be a public interest order, a public hearing, and then the Town Board will need to determine if they want this project to go forward. He clarified, the DOT will pay for the engineer to prepare the MPR. Councilperson, Joseph Wetmore, stated the public was not aware of this resolution ahead of time. He noted, there are many people concerned with this project and they will feel the Town Board is sneaking this through. Councilperson, Andra Benson, stated she would like to look at the planning map for clarification and see this go forward. Highway Superintendent, Charlie Purcell, stated the MPR will provide solid information to look at and then the Town Board can make a decision. Supervisor, Edward LaVigne, asked Brian Bouchard to send in their site plan to have it put on the Town of Lansing Website and the Lansing Star. RESOLUTION 19-65 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING MAP, PLAN & REPORT FOR TOWN OF LANSING SEWER DISTRICT #2, AN EXTENSION TO THE March 20, 2019 2 SERVICE AREA OF THE WARREN ROAD SEWER DISTRICT The following Resolution was duly presented for consideration by the Town Board: WHEREAS, pursuant to the Town’s sewer local law and the Town’s Intermunicipal Agreement with the Villages of Lansing and Cayuga Heights, and approval from such Villages for the inclusion of additional lands to Town service areas for properties along Warren Road, including the proposed NYSDOT site and some neighboring residential lands, and the matter having been presented to and recommended by the Town’s Water and Sewer Advisory Committee as feasible and ready for more formal examination by engineering report(s); and WHEREAS, the full costs of the Map, Plan and Report is to be paid by NYSDOT, such that, per the opinion of NYSOSC, with no appropriation of Town money there is no concomitant need for a § 209-b permissive referendum; and WHEREAS, the Town desires to fully examine the feasibility, parameters and costs of such a sewer district extension per Town Law Article 12-A, and upon due deliberation thereupon, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing has hereby RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Lansing hereby directs the Town Engineer to proceed with the preparation of a Map, Plan and Report pursuant to Town Law §§ 209-c and 209-d relative to a proposed service area extension to the Warren Road Sewer District, to be known as Sewer District #2, to serve parcels as set forth upon a proposed district extension map, all at a cost not to exceed $3,500, which amount is fully payable by NYSDOT. The question of the adoption of such proposed Resolution was duly motioned by Councilperson Andra Benson, 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 Joseph Wetmore - Nay Supervisor Edward LaVigne - Aye Accordingly, the foregoing Resolution was approved, carried, and duly adopted on March 20, 2019. LANSING COMMUNITY LIBRARY REPORT – CHRISTINE EISENHUT The following report was available as a handout. TOWN BOARD UPDATES FROM THE LANSING COMMUNITY LIBRARY March 20, 2019 1. Sixth Annual Summer Reading Logo Contest – Entries will be taken until 3/22. The theme this year is A Universe of Stories. 2. A Ramble Through Britain with Rob Mackenzie – Tuesday, March 26th at 7pm. In 2018, Rob spent 6 months backpacking and painting in western Europe. He will share his preparation, route, equipment and techniques in a show-and-tell fashion. 3. The Last Wild Tigers of India with Rick Marsi – Saturday, April 6th at 11am. In addition to meeting multiple tigers, viewers of this program will meet many of the birds and mammals that share space with these cats in their world. 4. YouthLAB (Library Advisory Board) – First Monday of the Month 6:00pm-7:30pm Students in grades 5-8 are invited to join in a monthly meeting to discuss future library programs and ideas. 5. Ask Annie – Tech Help for the Digital Library – Walk-In Wednesdays 10am-11am. Get help with downloading e-books, audiobooks and music onto your devices. March 20, 2019 3 6. Artwork on Display March and April – Water color paintings by Bethany LeBlanc. The vibrant and playful water color paintings of this Ithaca artist capture dreamlike landscapes that range from surreal and enchanting to peaceful and soothing. Ongoing programs at the library: a. T’ai Chi – Tuesdays 11:30am– 12:30pm, Thursdays 2:30pm-3:30pm b. Story Time – Tuesdays 1:00pm, Thursdays 10am c. Mah Jongg – Wednesdays 1:00pm-4:00pm Museum passes and Empire Passes are available. The library offers free printing, copying, scanning and faxing and extra computer time for those who are looking for a job. Ask for details at the Circulation Desk. The library is looking for donations of board games. Councilperson, Andra Benson, noted the Library Advisory Board is new and hoping it works. LANSING YOUTH SERVICES – JANICE JOHNSON The following report was available as a handout. Lansing Youth Commission; Est. 1987 Supports Lansing Youth Services Youth Employment Programs March 2019 Some Program Highlights: Legos: Participants completed building and engineering challenges, made simple machines, used small motors to propel vehicles and string apparatuses. Youth enjoyed playing Lego bingo, completing a drop test, and a one-handed build challenge. 12 youth served. Outdoor Adventure: All outdoor programs focused on fire building and personal safety in the winter. Participants learned how to make fire in wet conditions, cook over the fire, navigation and tracking skills, how to navigate out of a lost situation, and how to travel in a straight line in the forest. Deep snow provided lots of sledding and practice trail breaking. 11 youth served. Dungeons and Dragons: Role playing game that had two groups, based on experience and were led by Youth Employees. Each group followed the same fantasy storyline where the Youth Employees guided them through events and helped youth work together throughout the adventure. 16 youth served. Video Gamers: Participants played online based video games together. Each week saw participants play on a team (typically, team Bobcats) against the online gaming community. One group worked on creating their own music together through a student’s music making program. 15 youth served. Upcoming events: Spaghetti Supper- May 3rd Fishing Derby- June 15th Annual Statistics: 100 Unduplicated Youth were served 404 Registrations 550 Hours of programming 31 Youth were employed March 20, 2019 4 Councilperson, Andra Benson, noted about 25% of middle school students participated in the programs and the thirty one (31) employed youth are high school students. MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED CONSOLIDATED WATER DISTRICT EXTENSION FOR CERTAIN APPROVED AND CONNECTED OUTSIDE USERS Councilperson Joseph Wetmore, moved to OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED CONSOLIDATED WATER DISTRICT EXTENSION FOR CERTAIN APPROVED AND CONNECTED OUTSIDE USERS at 6:56 pm. Councilperson Andra Benson, seconded the motion. All in Favor – 4 Opposed – 0 Supervisor, Edward LaVigne, stated an outside water user pays a higher price until there are enough properties (about 10) to bring them in to the district. No one addressed the Town Board. MOTION TO CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING All persons desiring to be heard, having been heard, Councilperson Andra Benson, moved to CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED CONSOLIDATED WATER DISTRICT EXTENSION FOR CERTAIN APPROVED AND CONNECTED OUTSIDE USERS at 7:00 pm. Councilperson Joseph Wetmore, seconded the motion. All in Favor – 4 Opposed – 0 RESOLUTION MAKING DETERMINATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE FOR CWD OUTSIDE USER EXTENSION #1 AND APPROVING PUBLIC INTEREST ORDER AND FORMATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF SUCH CONSOLIDATED WATER DISTRICT EXTENSION, SUBJECT TO PERMISSIVE REFERENDUM Town Counsel, Guy Krogh, reported SEAF Part 1 is very long because there are several small individual parcels that were mapped and checked. The lake sturgeons were discussed, but it was determined there was no impact. Town Counsel, Guy Krogh, reviewed SEAF Part 2. RESOLUTION 19-66 RESOLUTION MAKING DETERMINATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE FOR CWD OUTSIDE USER EXTENSION #1 AND APPROVING PUBLIC INTEREST ORDER AND FORMATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF SUCH CONSOLIDATED WATER DISTRICT EXTENSION, SUBJECT TO PERMISSIVE REFERENDUM The following Resolution was duly presented for consideration by the Town Board: WHEREAS, pursuant to local law and the Town’s adopted outsider user policies for the Town of Lansing Consolidated Water District (“CWD”), and upon the approval and recommendations of the Town’s Water and Sewer Advisory Committee, there are sufficient outside users approved as justify an extension process to bring all such qualified outside users into the CWD by outside user extension (herein “Outside User Extension #1” or simply the “Extension”), and the Town duly authorized the preparation of a Map, Plan and Report (“MPR”) by the Town’s engineer pursuant to Town Law §§ 209-c and 209-d relative to the proposed Extension; and WHEREAS, the Town Board duly issued an Order calling a Public Hearing upon the Extension (the “Order”), such Order meeting the requirements of Town Law and such March 20, 2019 5 Public Hearing upon the said final MPR and the Public Interest Order was duly held on March 20, 2019 at Town Hall upon the question of adoption of the Order and the SEQRA environmental impact review thereof; and WHEREAS, each identified potential environmental impact was analyzed and duly considered by the Town Board, as Lead Agency, in relation to the question of whether any potential environmental impacts were so probable of occurring or so significant as to require a positive declaration, and after weighing the above and all other potential impacts arising from or in connection with this project, and after also considering: (i) the probability of each potential impact occurring; (ii) the duration of each potential impact; (iii) the irreversibility of each potential impact, including any permanently lost resources of value; (iv) whether each potential impact can or will be controlled or mitigated by permitting or other processes; (v) the regional consequence of the potential impacts; (vi) the potential for each impact to be or become inconsistent with the Town’s master plan or Comprehensive Plan and local needs and goals; and (vii) whether any known objections to the Project relate to any of the identified potential impacts, the Town Board found that these factors did not cause any potential impact to be or be likely to become a moderate or significant impact such that a negative declaration will be issued; and WHEREAS, the Town desires to proceed towards establishment of the Extension and finds that all proceedings to date have been in compliance with said Town Law Article 12-A and that this extension is in the public interest; and after conducting the aforesaid public hearing and in consideration of all evidence reviewed and considered thereat and otherwise, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing has hereby duly RESOLVED AND DETERMINED AS FOLLOWS: 1. After consideration of potential environmental impacts reviewed in accord with Article 8 of the Environmental Conservation Law of the State of New York and Regulations promulgated thereunder (“SEQRA”), including 6 NYCRR § 617.7(c), the Town Board, as Lead Agency, has found and determined that: (i) the proposed action— forming the Extension—will have no moderate or significant negative environmental consequences; (ii) this declaration was made in accord with SEQRA, including based upon a thorough review of the EAF and other documents prepared and submitted with respect to this proposed action and its environmental review, a thorough review of potential relevant areas of environmental concern to determine if the proposed action may have a moderate or significant adverse impact on the environment, and the completion of the EAF on the record, including the findings noted therein; (iii) a negative determination of environmental significance is hereby issued, and an environmental impact statement is therefore not required; and (iv) responsible officer of the Town complete and sign the determination of significance confirming the foregoing Negative Declaration, which fully completed and signed EAF is incorporated herein by reference. 2. That: (i) the Notice of Public Hearing was published and posted as required by law and was otherwise sufficient; (ii) all property and property owners within the proposed Extension are benefited thereby; (iii) all benefited properties and property owners are included within the said Extension; and (iv) the establishment of said Extension is in the public interest. 3. That the boundaries of said Extension are wholly outside the boundaries of any incorporated city or village, and are defined as inclusive of all that land identified and described in the MPR, being all those tracts or parcels of land situate in the Town of Lansing, County of Tompkins, State of New York as shown upon the official tax and assessment maps, the deed descriptions of each of which are as set forth in the Tompkins County Clerk’s Office and duly incorporated herein: 10.-1-13 1488 Ridge Road; 12.-1- 18.5, 1487 Ridge Road; 16.-1-44.2, 88 Emmons Road; 23.-1-6.32, 59 Emmons Road; 23.-1-6.34, 105 Emmons Road; 25.-1-7.61, 1 Dandyview Heights; 26.-4-6, 505 Ridge Road; 32.-1-57.2, 60 Lake Forest Drive; 37.1-6-6.1, 14 Waterwagon Road; 37.1-6-6.5, 30 Waterwagon Road; 41.-1-30.2, 132 Hillcrest Road; and 42.-1-45.2, 2622 North Triphammer. March 20, 2019 6 4. That the maximum amount proposed to be expended for the construction of the Extension is $0.00, as all such properties are already connected outside users or have agreed to pay all district extension formation and installation costs for personal service extensions from existing mains. 5. The construction and improvements identified in the afore-described Order calling a Public Hearing be and the same are hereby approved and authorized for this Extension, subject only to permissive referendum pursuant to Town Law §209-e and Town Law Article 7. 6. The Town Clerk is directed to publish and post, and maintain such posting throughout the referendum period, a Notice of Referendum as soon as is possible and within 10 days of the date of this Resolution, as required by law. The question of the adoption of such proposed Resolution was duly motioned by Councilperson Andra Benson, duly seconded by Councilperson Joseph Wetmore, and put to a roll call vote with the following results: Councilperson Andra Benson - Aye Councilperson Katrina Binkewicz - Aye Councilperson Joseph Wetmore - Aye Supervisor Edward LaVigne - Aye Accordingly, the foregoing Resolution was approved, carried, and duly adopted on March 20, 2019. PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR - GUIDELINES Supervisor, Edward LaVigne, read the following: “The public shall be allowed to speak only during the Public Comment / Privilege of the Floor period of the meeting, or during public hearings, or when they have reserved and been granted time upon the Agenda. Speakers must be recognized by the presiding officer (or his or her designee) and step to the front of the room. In this case, you may sit in that chair. Speakers must give their name and state whether they are speaking as a resident, a member of the public, or for any other person or organization. Speakers must limit their remarks to 3 minutes, and comments unrelated to the subject matter of the public hearing are not allowed. Speakers may not yield any remaining time they may have to another speaker. With the permission of the presiding officer a Board or committee member may interrupt a speaker for the purpose of clarification or information (and not for any other reason or to debate or disagree). Such time shall not be counted against the speaker’s 3 minute limit. All remarks shall be addressed to the Board or committee as a body and not to any member thereof, nor to any member of the public whether present at such public hearing or not. Speakers shall observe the commonly accepted rules of courtesy, decorum, dignity and good taste. Interested parties or their representatives may address the Board by written communications. Written documents and evidence may be submitted as part of the record of the public hearing. Persons who exceed 3 minutes, violate rules of courtesy, decorum, dignity or good taste, or deliberately or by their behavior interfere with other person’s right to comment or participate in the public hearing, or who deliberately or by their behavior interfere with March 20, 2019 7 governmental administration will be cut off, removed, or have non-recognized comments removed from the record, or any combination of the above. Before a comments or statements will be excised from the record, the speaker will be verbally warned that they are in violation of the rules for this public hearing.” PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR - COMMENTS One non-resident spoke about the lead contamination in Salmon Creek. The non-resident read some items from “BMP for Lead at Outdoor Shooting Ranges”. They noted, best management practice states, “runoff control may be of greatest concern when a range is located in an area of heavy annual rainfall because of an increased risk of lead migration.” The non-resident added there is a sloped terrain there and “the impacts of rainfall are greater in rolling or sloped terrain or where surface water bodies are located on, or immediately adjacent to, the range”. They noted, there are several things that need to be addressed. The BMP for Lead at Outdoor Shooting Ranges, Chapter III, Page III-7, Page III-9, Page III-10 were handed to the Town Clerk and are available for anyone to review in the Town Clerk’s Office. 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 March 20, 2019 Hello and thank you for having me again. Again, thank you to Marcia Lynch for her reports on the County that I draw from liberally. The Tompkins Chamber of Commerce launched a new pitch to live in Tompkins County with the launch of their new "Live in Ithaca" campaign. We’re hoping to reach talented job seekers. It went live Monday. This campaign was funded by the County. You can follow Live in Ithaca on social media, and share with your networks, at the links below: Facebook: facebook.com/liveinithaca Twitter: https://twitter.com/LiveInIthaca The Town was awarded a $5000 grant for Myers Park. This money comes from that Park Grant Program I started in the budget last year. $5000 was the cap, so I’m happy to see we got the limit. The Village can also get up to $5000, so I’ve reached out to them to see if they’re applying. The Airport construction is moving along with Streeter Associates, of Elmira, NY, being awarded the construction contract for the second phase of the Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport Terminal Expansion Project. Tompkins County Legislators, by unanimous vote, awarded Streeter the contract for its submitted bid of $18,276,000. Phase 2 involves elements including renovation and expansion of the passenger screening checkpoint of the departure lounge and the terminal’s gate area. The award is made contingent upon the anticipated award of a $10 million Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement Program grant, to supplement the $14.4 million awarded to the Airport last year under the Governor’s Upstate Airport Revitalization Initiative. The Legislature, by a vote of 10-3 (Legislators Mike Sigler, Dave McKenna, and Glenn Morey voted no; Legislator Deborah Dawson was excused) urged New York State to pass the Driver’s License Access and Privacy Act, to allow the issuance of driver’s licenses to New York State residents who are in the country illegally. The Resolution, in part, states that the Act will improve public safety by ensuring drivers are properly licensed and educated on the traffic laws. March 20, 2019 8 I maintained that the approach is misdirected. I said, “I don’t understand this at all. It’s a lot of wasted energy (that will) hurt the people you really want to help…making it easier to live in the shadows. Efforts should be focused on people who enter the U.S. legally at a port of entry, not to initiatives such as this that “turn a blind eye” to the immigration problem.” Asked to comment, Sheriff Derek Osborne said he supports this measure. He said he wants people to have to have the identification needed “so we can move on and treat them like anyone else we would in Tompkins County.” This is just a call to the State to pass this change to state law. We at the County don’t have the ability to do this. We also urged Governor Cuomo and State Legislators to double down on the State’s current water infrastructure funding. Created in 2015, the State’s Water Infrastructure Improvement Act (WIIA) has provided grants to municipalities across the state, enabling them to address their crumbling and outdated water mains, sewers, and wastewater treatment plants. Since 2017, WIIA has been funded through the Clean Water Infrastructure Act. Renewing an issue first advanced early last year, the Legislature urged the State Legislature to amend Section 224 of New York State County Law to permit Tompkins County to appropriate County funds towards the development, maintenance, or management of affordable housing (as counties are already able to do through use of federal and state funds.) State law does not expressly permit counties to appropriate funds for the purpose of affordable housing, although it identifies 28 other purposes whereby counties may appropriate funds and enter into contracts to promote private benefit services. The Legislature, with one dissent, awarded 2019 Arts and Culture Organization Development Grants to ten local organizations. Four of the organizations (The Cayuga Chamber Orchestra, Hangar Theatre, The History Center, and Paleontological Research Institution) have received increased awards, which returns the level of support to close to the 2015 level. The Legislature also approved 2019 payments of multi-year Tourism Capital Grants; $10,000 to Friends of Stewart Park and $30,000 to The History Center. I abstained in both votes, due to potential professional conflict of interest concerns. Mike also reported: Loan of $500,000 for the History Center has been approved. The Village of Lansing also received a $5,000 grant from the Park Grant Program. Councilperson, Katrina Binkewicz, stated the $5,000 grant for Myers Park will be used for trees. Supervisor, Edward LaVigne, spoke about Addendum #1 – (Draft) To “Intermunicipal Wastewater Transportation and Treatment Agreement,” by and between the Town of Lansing and the Villages of Lansing and Cayuga Heights Dated March 8, 2010 to Authorize Town of Lansing Sewer District #1 as a Service Area and Approve Certain Amendments to such Intermunicipal Agreement. Ed stated the following:  EDU conversion rate will be going down to 200 gallons per day (from 328 gallons per day). o More allocation of units, but using the same volume  More accurate capacity, an expansion will not be necessary now  DOT will only use a minimal amount (8-10) EDU’s March 20, 2019 9 Supervisor, Edward LaVigne, asked Tompkins County Legislator, Mike Sigler, to take the following information, regarding Lansing power, back to the Legislators:  Lansing needs reliable and inexpensive power  Last power outage was eight (8) to ten (10) hours  Residents are losing their computer, furnace, cable, etc.  Airport lost $20,000 HVAC unit  In this area, only Lansing is growing at a rate of 2% o May not continue with a power concern PARKS AND RECREATION REPORT – PATRICK TYRRELL Reviewed the following with the Town Board and the report was available as a handout. Parks & Recreation 3/20/19 Town Board Meeting RECREATION -We have completed our transition to only online registrations. We plan to put POS stations in the office for people to register. -LBP and LSP registrations have begun -Travel Basketball boys and girls had great seasons -YFL Football and Travel Baseball meetings are planned for next week -We are still working on players, coaches and parent code of conduct for our department so everyone knows expectations, we are working closely with the school and the athletics task force on this -We are working on the Summer Program Booklet to get that out as early as possible for parents to plan summer schedules PARKS -The Highway Department did a great job dredging Salmon Creek -We have completed some minor playground repairs -Lions Club will be donating money for several projects to be done in Ludlowville -We will be trimming up trees in all parks -We will be repairing some minor pavilion damage due to falling limbs in Myers Park -Dennis Osika is donating trees to Myers Park Patrick also noted: Notification is being sent home with students regarding online registrations. Thanks to Maureen Muggeo for her fifteen years of service to the Town. She is retiring and probably her last day in the Recreation Office will be March 29, 2019. The Lions Club donation of $2,050 will be used at Ludlowville Park to pave around the gazebo, replace basketball backboard and hoop, add fence topper by the falls, and paint flag poles. March 20, 2019 10 HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT REPORT – CHARLIE “CRICKET” PURCELL Cricket reported the following: Sewer Work: Thank you for getting the MPR going for the DOT Sewer Work. NYS Budget: The Governor has cut money to municipalities, but the Assembly and Senate want the money in the budget. Winter: 80% of winter is finished – 90% of salt has been used Brush Work: Regular spring work Inventory List: Mike working on annual inventory list, thanks. Generator: Town Hall generator is ordered and scheduled to be installed in April. Salmon Creek Dredging:  Took about six (6) days to complete  About 5,000 yards removed  Will be able to utilize some of the removed gravel on other projects (rather than purchase it)  Thanks to the crew that worked on this Brush Pick Up:  Town and Village of Lansing will be the week of April 29th  Need to have curbside at 6:00 am in the Town, 7:00 am in the Village  Loosely piled, no plastic bags Councilperson, Katrina Binkewicz, thanked Cricket and the Highway Department for all the extra time they have worked recently. Councilperson, Joseph Wetmore, stated he drove back from NYC in an ice storm and the Town of Lansing roads were the best ones he was on. PLANNING CONSULTANT REPORT – MICHAEL LONG Reviewed the following with the Town Board and the report was available as a handout.  Sewer Projects – Village of Cayuga Heights, Village of Lansing and Town of Lansing o Private developer’s 325 foot sewer line - Tim Buhl is preparing the MPR revised 5/14/2018 – Public Hearing – May 16, 2018. o Approved by the Town Board at the June 6, 2018 meeting. o “Big 6 – Sewer Committee Quarterly meeting” – held Nov. 5, 2018. o Warren Road Sewer District agreement proposed to be amended to include additional housing units and the Sewer District #1. Draft Language Mtg. Jan. 14 2019 with Village of Cayuga Heights and Village of Lansing. Guy received comments from VCH and is updating.  LED Street Lighting Project – o Attended work shop 3/12/2018 o Requested NYSEG purchase buyout agreement and current Public Service Commission (PSC) rate classes. o Inventory verification analysis phase begun by Cornell Cooperative Extension (no charge). o Meeting with New York Power Authority (NYPA) – Tompkins Co towns, villages and city – joint project. Will complete a no cost evaluation and presentation to town board. Information submitted.  Lansing TCAT Proposed Bus Stop at Village Solars / Village Circle o Met with TCAT staff and exchanged information o Shelter Design concept – Cornell University prototype at Village Solars. Village Solars to assist with concrete pad. March 20, 2019 11 o On-site meeting held 11/7/18 at 10:00 AM with Cornell Engineering professor and students, Larry Fabbroni, and TCAT officials. Warren Road location being investigated. Site base map being drafted. New location identified on east side of Warren. TCAT Bus Shelter location at Town Hall. o 8/1/18 – base map revised being drafted. – NYSEG request forwarded for location under power line easement. Additional information of specs received. 1/9/2019.  Lansing Trails Committee – Katrina outline / timeline... o TG Miller provided draft base Ariel photos with property line maps - 3/5/2019.  General Code – Municipal Ordinance / Local Laws Codification project. o Draft document being prepared, meeting held 11/5/2018. o Clerk, attorney and staff review of outline...underway.  NYS DOT Highway Facility – Proposed for Warren Road o Meeting w/ NYS DOT on Sept 4, 2018 w/ Dave Herrick o Proposed 15 Acres to be acquired from Tompkins Co. / Airport land (FAA involved as Lead Agency) – subdivision required. o Sewer District Issues and Water District available. o Site Plan review – not anticipated. o NYS DOT / Tompkins County discussions continue – invited to PB 1/14/2019 mtg. – Public Meeting to be held – Wed. 1/16/2019 at 4:00 PM. o SEQRA / NEPA Response letter sent to DOT 1/30/2019. o Planning Board request for subdivision filing?  Novalane – SWPPP review and as built drawings – TG Miller and John Andersson. o Roadway dedication by Town Board.  NYSERDA - $5,000 Grant Award – Pat is also getting Myers Park estimates for LED lighting improvements – additional NYSERDA grants funds may be available and potential other grants to match  Grant Work Shops – Tompkins County Programs - must be logged into the Tompkins County grants web site program application. (Municipal and 501C3 designation required). o Community Events applications $500-$3,000 due Feb 28th with 50% match required – Tourism event to draw people from outside counties / overnight stays. – Lansing Celebrations Events applied. o Parks Grant – Landscaping at Myers Park – $5,000 APPROVED – grants open March 5th. Can request funding for plant materials – local share labor, equipment, etc. Pat and Katrina have developed a planting plan and received price quotes. o Tourism Capital Project - $25,000 /yr. max – assistance to develop a master plan to encourage overnight stays and increase bed tax. YOGA Farm is developing an application. o Housing Affordability Infrastructure Grant – Readiness recommend Traffic and stormwater study at Cornerstone Phase 2 project – $10,000 REQUESTED with 10% local match. Must be approved by the Tompkins County Legislature.  Agriculture Committee – o Next Meeting April 1, 2019 – continued discussion on the draft Energy Local Law. o Prime Soils Map added to the draft proposed Zoning Map.  Planning Board Project Updates – o Land Use Ordinance –Planning Board to discuss Proposed Draft Zoning Map – public meetings / workshops – December 10 & 17, 2018 at 6:30 PM at Town Board Room. Continued discussion 2/11/2019 mtg. Copies distributed to Planning Board members 3/11/2019. o Sub-Committee is working on the Schedule I - table of Land Uses – meeting January 14, 2019 at 5:00 PM. Next Meeting – TBD. o Dutch Harvest Farm – Laura Huizinga Site Plan review – construction of a barn event / wedding center 72’x 102’ at 1487 Ridge Road.  Sketch Plan review meeting Sept 10, 2018. March 20, 2019 12  SWPPP phase 1 approved waiting for Stormwater analysis of entire project. Engineer submittal of revised Full SWPPP approved.  Revised Site plan being submitted with shallow pond, etc. APPROVED 2/25/2019. o NEXAMP Solar Farm – 339 Jerry Smith Road – Sketch Plan review Meeting 9/24/2018. Awaiting for stormwater plan review and 239 Review. Agriculture reclamation plan drafted.  Lead Agency designation – coordinated review  NYS Ag and Markets review  Agriculture Reclamation Plan – TG Miller review comments 2/4/2019 and updated 3/11/2019.  Discussion of recommendation of PILOT agreement – Feb 11, 2019.  SEQRA / Site Plan Approval – March 25, 2019 mtg. o OSMICA - 59 Emmons Road – Bed &Breakfast and Banquet Hall / Reception Venue Facility in historic Barn.  Sketch Plan review Jan 14, 2019  Public Hearing - opened Jan 28, 2019.  ZBA Appeal on Land Use definition / zone – 3/19/2019 meeting.  SEQRA / Site Plan Review – TBD. o NYS DOT – Subdivision request – Tompkins County  Response required about the Monroe Co v. City of Rochester regarding review procedure. (Similar to NYSEG Cell Tower Project). o Zarate – 2 lot subdivision at 426 Davis Road  Public Hearing / SEQRA / Approved – Feb 25, 2019. o Konowalow & Rosenkrantz – 2 lot subdivision on Algerine Road  Public Hearing / SEQRA / Approved – March 11, 2019. o N. Lin Davidson – Lot Line Adjustment = Minor Subdivision  Public Hearing / SEQRA / agenda – April 8, 2019 mtg. Mike also reported: Supervisor, Edward LaVigne, distributed the preliminary sewer draft between the Town and Villages. Myers Park Lighting: Supervisor, Edward LaVigne, reported there may be grant money for lighting at Myers Park. He noted, will need to decide if solar or wires are used for lighting. Fireworks: Mike noted, wedding venues will notify ahead of time if there will be fireworks. ENGINEER’S REPORT – DAVE HERRICK No report. AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE REPORT – CONNIE WILCOX Connie reported the following: Last meeting was March 4, 2019 Geronimo Energy – presentation on Solar  Lease 800-1000 acres  Some farmers looking for more information Solar Law Draft –discussed  John Fleming has comments to give to Mike Long Prime Soils Map – discussed as part of land use ordinance Next meeting April 1, 2019 March 20, 2019 13 Farmers want to have input with the Town  Propose fall meeting with Town Board, Planning Board, and Agriculture Committee Agriculture Districts - County is updating  Mattoon (Kingdom Farm) –wants to be back in the Agriculture District MOTION AUTHORIZING SUPERVISOR TO WRITE LETTER IN SUPPORT OF PUTTING LAND OF MATTOON (KINGDOM FARM) BACK IN AGRICULTURE DISTRICT Councilperson Joseph Wetmore, moved TO AUTHORIZE TOWN OF LANSING SUPERVISOR TO WRITE LETTER IN SUPPORT OF PUTTING LAND OF MATTOON (KINGDOM FARM) BACK IN AGRICULTURE DISTRICT Councilperson Andra Benson, seconded the motion. All in Favor - 4 Opposed - 0 MOTION AUTHORIZING SUPERVISOR TO WRITE LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION FOR NEXAMP PILOT PROGRAM Councilperson Andra Benson, moved TO AUTHORIZE TOWN OF LANSING SUPERVISOR TO WRITE LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION FOR NEXAMP PILOT PROGRAM Councilperson Joseph Wetmore, seconded the motion. All in Favor - 4 Opposed - 0 RESOLUTION SCHEDULING PUBLIC HEARING FOR PROPOSED LOCAL LAW #1 OF 2019 A LOCAL LAW TO OVERRIDE THE TAX LEVY LIMIT ESTABLISHED IN GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW § 3-C RESOLUTION 19-67 RESOLUTION SCHEDULING PUBLIC HEARING FOR PROPOSED LOCAL LAW #1 OF 2019 A LOCAL LAW TO OVERRIDE THE TAX LEVY LIMIT ESTABLISHED IN GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW § 3-C The following Resolution was duly presented for consideration by the Town Board: WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing is hereby authorized to adopt a budget for the fiscal year 2020; and WHEREAS, said proposed Local Law proposes: (1) to override the limit on the amount of real property taxes that may be levied by the Town of Lansing, County of Tompkins pursuant to General Municipal Law § 3-C (2) pursuant to Town Law Article 12-C, governed by the Town Board for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2020 and ending December 31, 2020 that requires a real property tax levy in excess of the “tax levy limit” as defined by General Municipal Law § 3-C; and WHEREAS, this proposed Local Law if adopted pursuant to subdivision 5 of General Municipal Law § 3-C which expressly authorizes the Town Board to override the Tax Levy Limit by the adoption of a Local Law approved by a vote of at least s ixty percent (60%) of the Town Board; and WHEREAS, upon deliberation there upon, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing has hereby 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 17th day of April 2019, at 6:31 pm, to consider public input and comments upon such proposed Local Law, 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 March 20, 2019 14 RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk of the Town of Lansing, Tompkins County, New York, is hereby authorized and directed to cause a Notice of Public Hearing 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 the law. The question of the adoption of such proposed Resolution was duly motioned by Councilperson Katrina Binkewicz, duly seconded by Councilperson Joseph Wetmore, and put to a roll call vote with the following results: Councilperson Andra Benson - Aye Councilperson Katrina Binkewicz - Aye Councilperson Joseph Wetmore - Aye Supervisor Edward LaVigne - Aye Accordingly, the foregoing Resolution was approved, carried, and dul y adopted on March 20, 2019. RESOLUTION HIRING JENNA HOELLERER, FULL-TIME INFORMATION AIDE IN THE PARKS & RECREATION OFFICE RESOLUTION 19-68 RESOLUTION HIRING JENNA HOELLERER, FULL-TIME INFORMATION AIDE IN THE PARKS AND RECREATION OFFICE The following Resolution was duly presented for consideration by the Town Board: WHEREAS, the Parks & Recreation Office currently has a Full-Time Information Aide position available; and WHEREAS, an acceptable and qualified candidate was located, and is therefore proposed to be hired to fulfill such job requirement; and WHEREAS, upon due deliberation thereupon, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing has hereby RESOLVED, that Jenna Hoellerer be and hereby is approved to be employed as a Town of Lansing Grade 3, Step 8 Employee, as a Full-Time Information Aide, in the Parks & Recreation Office, with such employment to commence March 25, 2019 at the rate of $19.16 per hour for 36.5 hours per week. RESOLVED, the probationary period be and hereby is scheduled for 26 weeks; 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 Andra Benson, duly seconded by Councilperson Joseph Wetmore, and put to a roll call vote with the following results: Councilperson Andra Benson - Aye Councilperson Katrina Binkewicz - Aye Councilperson Joseph Wetmore - Aye Supervisor Edward LaVigne - Aye Accordingly, the foregoing Resolution was approved, carried, and duly adopted on March 20, 2019. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TRANSFER OF FUNDS FOR GENERAL FUND A AND HIGHWAY FUND DA AND DB FUND BALANCE The following items were discussed:  A lot of money in water reserve account, pay down some water debt March 20, 2019 15 o Water income comes from overhead and maintenance on water bills and water district tax on tax bills, income cannot be recovered quickly  Lots of aging infrastructure  Need to discuss the use of money and what it is intended for  Triphammer Road needs about $170,000 now, should spend about $200,000 per year on improvement / replacement  Mike Long will work with Charlie Purcell on a five (5) year capital plan  Move money to highway fund to bring up to six (6) months fund balance amount A SHORT BREAK WAS TAKEN 8:33 PM TO 8:45 PM The Town Board was given the following documents to review and discuss: Fund Expenses (draft) from Supervisor, Edward LaVigne Budget Spreadsheet/Fund Balance History from Councilperson, Joseph Wetmore RESOLUTION 19-69 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TRANSFER OF FUNDS GENERAL FUND A AND HIGHWAY FUND DA AND DB FUND BALANCE The following Resolution was duly presented for consideration by the Town Board: WHEREAS, the Town of Lansing has Adopted a Reserve Fund Policy of 2016; and WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to allocate a portion of the surplus Fund Balance to various Town Reserve Funds; and WHEREAS, upon due consideration, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing has hereby RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Lansing hereby authorizes the Town Supervisor to allocate a portion of the surplus Fund Balance recognized from General Fund A in the amount of $31,714 to Repair Reserve, and $6,319 to Parks & Recreation Reserve, and $13,777 to Technology Reserve, and $19,968 to Trailways and Parkland Reserve, and $134,882 to DA Highway Equipment Reserve, and $342,570 to Highway DA Fund; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Lansing hereby authorizes the Town Supervisor to allocate a portion of the surplus Highway Fund DB Fund Balance in the amount of $150,000 to Capital Reserves for DB Highway Equipment Reserve. The question of the adoption of such proposed resolution was duly motioned by Joseph Wetmore, duly seconded by Andra Benson, and put to a roll call vote with the following results: Councilperson Andra Benson - Aye Councilperson Katrina Binkewicz - Aye Councilperson Joseph Wetmore - Aye Supervisor Edward LaVigne - Aye Accordingly, the foregoing Resolution was approved, carried and duly adopted on March 20, 2019. APPROVE AUDIT and BUDGET MODIFICATIONS AND SUPERVISOR’S REPORT RESOLUTION 19-70 The Supervisor submitted his monthly report for the month of February 2019, to all Board Members and to the Town Clerk. The Supervisor’s Report was reviewed by Councilperson Joseph Wetmore. The bills were reviewed by Councilperson Joseph Wetmore and Supervisor Edward LaVigne. March 20, 2019 16 Councilperson Andra Benson 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. CONSOLIDATED ABSTRACT # 003 DATED 3/20/2019 AUDITED VOUCHER #’s 152 - 246 PREPAY VOUCHER #’s 152 - 157 AUDITED T & A VOUCHER #’s 8 – 17 PREPAY T & A VOUCHER #’s 8 – 13 FUND TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS GENERAL FUND (A&B) $ 124,665.53 HIGHWAY FUND (DA&DB) $ 132,596.21 LANSING LIGHTING (SL1, 2 &3) $ 1,348.07 LANSING WATER DISTRICTS (SW) $ 4,463.19 TRUST & AGENCY (TA) $ 87,638.77 WARREN ROAD SEWER DISTRICTS (SS1-) $ 198.54 CHERRY ROAD SEWER DISTRICT (SS3-) $ 0.00 DRAINAGE DISTRICTS (SDD1,2,4,5,6,7,8) $ 1,716.44 DRAKE RD – CWD#4 (HA) $ 0.00 BUDGET MODIFICATIONS GENERAL FUND A 3/20/2019 Board Meeting FROM TO FOR AMOUNT A599 A8745.100 From Fund Balance to Flood & Erosion Personal $ 9,000.00 Salmon Creek Dredging work A599 A8745.400 From Fund Balance to Flood & Erosion Contractual $ 24,250.00 Salmon Creek Dredging work GENERAL FUND B 3/20/2019 Board Meeting FROM TO FOR AMOUNT B599 B8010.401 From Fund Balance to Zoning - Constable $ 400.00 Constable for Zoning Appeal - Ruzicka/Farrell B599 B8010.402 From Fund Balance to Zoning - Legal Fees $ 30,000.00 Legal for Zoning Appeal - Ruzicka/Farrell March 20, 2019 17 Councilperson Katrina Binkewicz seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote: Councilperson Andra Benson - Aye Councilperson Katrina Binkewicz - Aye Councilperson Joseph Wetmore - Aye Supervisor Edward LaVigne - Aye Accordingly, the foregoing Resolution was approved, carried and duly adopted on March 20, 2019. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS Andra Benson – reported the following: Lansing Youth Services - Spaghetti Dinner is on May 3, 2019 at All Saints Catholic Church Joseph Wetmore - reported the following: Website:  Proposals for three (3) to five (5) years  $4,000 to $5,000 per year  Best value bid  Supervisor, Edward LaVigne stated: need to see options – get pricing  Patrick Tyrrell will e-mail proposals to Town Board Tompkins County FEMA Meeting – working on new flood maps, but not for Lansing Association of Towns Meeting – attended the following sessions:  Fund Balance workshops  Multi-year capital planning  Census  Open meeting law - public cannot follow discussion without documents  Procurement Policy - should have anti-discrimination clause (Town Counsel, Guy Krogh, stated discrimination already prohibited by law) Cayuga Lake Watershed Intermunicipal Organization - Jennifer Karius gave final report on Cayuga Lake Water Quality Projects Katrina Binkewicz – reported the following: Zoning Board of Appeals – Meeting was well attended and the Board is doing a professional job TOWN COUNSEL REPORT Guy Krogh – reported the following: Intermunicipal Agreement – Need maps CWDX3 – No news from New York State Comptroller’s Office Procurement Policy –  Be careful making changes for anti-discrimination in the policy o Possibly add other requirements also o General Town policies already cover this o Office of General Services of NYS has some good language on this March 20, 2019 18 BOARD MEMBER REPORTS Edward LaVigne – reported the following: Investments – Have met with two (2) banks, will meet with one (1) more next week Micro Grid Summitt  Involves County and Airport  Saw positive results and failures  They were shocked with all the problems in Lansing Power Outage – FAA and Airport very concerned Kyle Dake Recognition – Sign will be put up honoring him for his wrestling championship Peter Wheeler Recognition – Joe Wetmore and Pat Tyrrell will work on this Town Board Lead Discussion Ed LaVigne stated, proactive is good, but talk with the Board first.  Ed LaVigne asked Joe Wetmore for the letter he sent to the DEC, need for Town record  Joe Wetmore stated he asked the DEC about the permitting process  Guy Krogh spoke with environmental attorney and stated: o DEC permitting process – there might be an exemption for sampling o Sampling - for scientific validity may be wise to have environmental engineer o If you do not find something, what does that mean o If you do find something, what does that mean o What is the purpose of sampling  EPA already made public record stating there is a lead problem  Joe Wetmore stated we do not know if there is a lead problem at Ludlowville Falls or by Lake o If find lead, do not know why it is there  Lead in water from gas, solution mine, black smith shops, etc.  Katrina Binkewicz stated: o Surface sampling – four (4) to six (6) inches o Rule out health effects for citizens o Will not know where the lead came from, but will have data o Town post sign in public areas, if lead found o Control samples away from the test samples  Environmental Engineer – Town used Geologic in the past  Guy Krogh will ask Paul Sylvestri, Esq for recommendation for Environmental Engineer  Andra Benson and Katrina Binkewicz will take samples which will be sent for testing o If test shows problem, bring in engineer for duplicate verification MOTION ALLOCATING $5,000 TO PAY FOR LAB TO TEST ABOUT 125 SAMPLES FROM OUTFLOW AREA OF SALMON CREEK, STREAM BANK EDGE INCLUDING BASE OF LUDLOWVILLE FALLS, TEN (10) CONTROL SAMPLES UPSTREAM AND PART OF DREDGING PILE Councilperson Joseph Wetmore, moved TO ALLOCATE $5,000 TO PAY FOR LAB TO TEST ABOUT 125 SAMPLES FROM OUTFLOW AREA OF SALMON CREEK, STREAM BANK EDGE INCLUDING BASE OF LUDLOWVILLE FALLS, TEN (10) CONTROL SAMPLES UPSTREAM AND PART OF DREDGING PILE Councilperson Andra Benson, seconded the motion. All in Favor - 4 Opposed - 0 March 20, 2019 19 MOTION TO ENTER EXECUTIVE SESSION Councilperson Andra Benson moved to ENTER EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS (i) THE TERMS OF A CONTRACT TO PURCHASE OR SELL LAND WHERE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT PRICE OR CONSIDERATION PAID AND OTHER TERMS, AND (ii) THE COMPORTMENT AND PERFORMANCE OF SPECIFIC EMPLOYEES OR OFFICERS OF THE TOWN AT 9:34 PM. Councilperson Joseph Wetmore, seconded the motion. All in Favor - 4 Opposed - 0 MOTION TO EXIT EXECUTIVE SESSION Councilperson Andra Benson moved to EXIT EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 10:43 PM. Supervisor Edward LaVigne seconded the motion. All in Favor - 4 Opposed - 0 ADJOURN MEETING Meeting adjourned at the call of the Supervisor at 10:44 p.m. Minutes taken and executed by the Town Clerk. Respectfully submitted, Deborah K. Munson Town Clerk