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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-11-06 November 6, 2019 1 TOWN BOARD WORK SESSION MEETING LANSING TOWN HALL BOARD ROOM 29 AUBURN RD., LANSING, NY November 6, 2019 PLEASE NOTE: The primary purpose of the Town Board Work Session is to be informational/educational for the benefit of the Board Members. The meeting was called to order at 6:31p.m. by Edward LaVigne, Supervisor, 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 Doug Dake, Councilperson Joseph Wetmore, Councilperson Edward LaVigne, Supervisor ABSENT: No one absent ALSO PRESENT: Charlie “Cricket” Purcell, Highway Superintendent, Charmagne Rumgay, Town of Lansing Bookkeeper, Andrew Sullivan, The Ithaca Times/Lansing Ledger, Ted Laux, Judy Drake, Bronwyn Losey, and a few other attendees. MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED 2020 ASSESSMENT ROLLS FOR TOWN WATER, LIGHTING, DRAINAGE, AND SEWER DISTRICTS Councilperson Doug Dake, moved to OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED 2020 ASSESSMENT ROLLS FOR TOWN WATER, LIGHTING, DRAINAGE, AND SEWER DISTRICTS at 6:32 pm. Councilperson Joseph Wetmore, seconded the motion. All in Favor – 5 Opposed – 0 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 2020 ASSESSMENT ROLLS FOR TOWN WATER, LIGHTING, DRAINAGE, AND SEWER DISTRICTS at 6:33 pm. Councilperson Doug Dake, seconded the motion. All in Favor – 5 Opposed – 0 MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED 2020 TOWN OF LANSING ASSESSMENT ROLLS AND PRELIMINARY BUDGET Councilperson Joseph Wetmore, moved to OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED 2020 TOWN OF LANSING ASSESSMENT ROLLS AND PRELIMINARY BUDGET at 6:34 pm. Supervisor Edward LaVigne, seconded the motion. All in Favor – 5 Opposed – 0 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 2020 TOWN OF LANSING ASSESSMENT ROLLS AND PRELIMINARY BUDGET at 6:35 pm. Supervisor Edward LaVigne, seconded the motion. All in Favor – 5 Opposed – 0 November 6, 2019 2 RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SPECIAL DISTRICTS BUDGET AND TOWN BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2020 The Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 2020 for Town of Lansing was available as a handout. Short discussion regarding putting grant money for the Accessible Town Hall Front Door in the budget. If grant has not been awarded, the money does not go in the budget. The Accessible Town Hall Front Door will be completed in 2020, regardless if the Town is awarded the grant or not. Decision to leave the budget as is. Summary of Fiscal Budget by Fund for 2020 Councilperson Joseph Wetmore, reviewed the following: Appropriations Estimated Revenue Unexpended Fund Balance Amount Raised by Tax Appropriated Reserves General Fund Townwide 2,237,459.00 898,887.93 100,000.00 1,145,883.07 92,688.00 General Fund Outside Village 387,815.00 387,815.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Highway Fund Townwide 1,338,497.50 240,895.97 55,000.00 1,042,601.53 0.00 Highway Fund OutsideVillage 1,484,300.00 1,484,300.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 TOTAL TOWN 5,448,071.50 3,011,898.90 155,000.00 2,188,484.60 92,688.00 Councilperson Andra Benson, reviewed the Drainage Districts and Councilperson Doug Dake, reviewed the Lighting, Sewer and Water Districts below: Special Districts Appropriations Estimated Revenue Unexpended Fund Balance Amount Raised by Tax Appropriated Reserves SDD1–Drainage District #1 3,000.00 0.00 0.00 3,000.00 0.00 SDD2–Drainage District #2 1,340.00 0.00 0.00 1,340.00 0.00 SDD4–Drainage District #4 2,750.00 0.00 0.00 2,750.00 0.00 SDD5–Drainage District #5 1,340.00 0.00 0.00 1,340.00 0.00 SDD6–Drainage District #6 3,740.00 0.00 0.00 3,740.00 0.00 SDD7–Drainage District #7 3,345.00 0.00 0.00 3,345.00 0.00 SDD8–Drainage District #8 7,602.00 0.00 0.00 7,602.00 0.00 SD10–Drainage District #10 3,788.00 0.00 0.00 3,788.00 0.00 SL1–Ludlowville Lighting District 2,000.00 0.00 0.00 2,000.00 0.00 SL2–Warren Road Lighting District 7,500.00 0.00 0.00 7,500.00 0.00 SL3–Lakewatch Lighting District 9,000.00 0.00 0.00 9,000.00 0.00 SS1–Warren Rd Sewer District 129,827.00 90,400.00 9,321.25 30,105.75 0.00 SS3–Cherry Rd Sewer District 30,655.00 25,200.25 5,136.00 318.75 0.00 SW–Lansing Water District 1,564,798.79 783,000.00 236,080.00 545,718.79 0.00 TOTAL SPECIAL DISTRICTS 1,770,685.79 898,600.25 250,537.25 621,548.29 0.00 GRAND TOTAL TOWN & SPECIAL DISTRICTS 7,218,757.29 3,910,499.15 405,537.25 2,810,032.89 92,688.00 RESOLUTION 19-143 RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SPECIAL DISTRICTS BUDGET AND TOWN BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2020 The following Resolution was duly presented for consideration by the Town Board: WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing, having duly held public hearings on November 6, 2019, upon the Preliminary Budget approved by this Board and filed with the Town Clerk for the fiscal year commencing January 1, 2020, including the lighting, water, and sewer Special District Budgets for 2020, and the Town Board having heard all persons desiring to be heard in the matter, and the matter of the Budget for this Town for such fiscal year having been fully discussed and considered, and November 6, 2019 3 WHEREAS, the Town Board, at such meeting, having discussed the changes and final updates to such Preliminary Budget, and as so amended, duly approved and established the same as the annual Budget for this Town for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2020; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the said Budget approved and filed as aforesaid, including the Special Districts Budget for 2020, are hereby amended as follows: General Fund (A) and Highway Fund (DA) Accounts: Tax rate: Increase by 0.16% from 1.5434 to 1.5435 (due to assessment decrease of $30,000); A1001 Real Property Tax Decrease from $1,145,883.07 to $1,145,881.35 A1081 In-lieu of taxes Increase from $29,131.93 to $29,133.65 DA1001 Real Property Tax Decrease from $1,042,601.53 to $1,042,599.97 DA1081 In-lieu of taxes Increase from $26,542.47 to $26,544.03 Water District Accounts: Increase number of Equivalent Dwelling units from 3,004.29 to 3,038.79 SW1030 Budget Revenues: Increase from $465,664.95 to $471,012.45 (due to increased revenues from an increased number of EDUs). Appropriated Fund Balance: Decrease from $236,080.00 to $230,732.50; and be it further RESOLVED, that the proposed Preliminary Special Districts Budget and the proposed Preliminary Town Budget, as so amended, be and hereby are approved and adopted as t he Town of Lansing Final Budget for the Fiscal Year 2020; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Clerk of the Town shall prepare and certify as provided by law duplicate copies of the said annual Budget hereby adopted and deliver one of such copies to the Supervisor of the Town, and that the Supervisor shall present such copy to the Board of Legislators of the County, as required by law. The question of the adoption of such proposed Resolution was duly motioned by Councilperson Doug Dake, duly seconded by Councilperson Katrina Binkewicz, and put to a roll call vote with the following results: Councilperson Andra Benson – Aye Councilperson Katrina Binkewicz – Aye Councilperson Doug Dake – Aye Councilperson Joseph Wetmore – Aye Supervisor Edward LaVigne – Aye Accordingly, the foregoing Resolution was approved, carried, and duly adopted on November 6, 2019. ADJOURN MEETING Meeting adjourned at the call of the Supervisor at 6:51 p.m. Minutes taken and executed by the Town Clerk. Respectfully submitted, Deborah K. Munson Town Clerk