HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-18-20 APPROVED PLANNING BOARD MINUTES APPROVED
1 TOWN OF LANSING PLANNING BOARD
2 MEETING MAY 18, 2020
3 Via Zoom Meeting — Live on YouTube
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5 Board members Present:
6 Jerry Caward, Chair,
7 Sandra Dennis Conlon,
8 Norman (Lin) Davidson,
9 Al Fiorille, Vice-Chair,
10 Larry Sharpsteen,
11 Dean Shea,
12 Deborah Trumbull,
13 Thomas Butler, Alternate,
14 Dale Baker, Second Alternate
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16 Also Present:
17 C.J. Randall, Planning Director Guy Krogh, Town Attorney Doug Dake, Town Board
18 Sue Munson, Code Clerk
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20 Public Present via Zoom— Live on YouTube:
21 Ed Dormady Tim Buhl
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23 Chair Jerry Caward opened the meeting at 6:33 pm.
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25 Chair Jerry Caward enacted both Thomas Butler and Dale Baker as voting members.
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27 Privilege of the Floor
28 No Public Comments
29 See transcript lines 59-78 for more detail
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31 Town Board liaison report (verbal)
32 Doug Dake gave an update from the Town Board meeting held on April 15, 2020.
33 - Town Board Passed the Consent Agenda
34 o Motion Approving and Authorizing LEDs Digital sign payment and clarifying
35 payment amount.
36 o Motion authorizing supervisor to sign a contract with Marathon Energy for 2021
37 to 2023 gas services.
38 o Motion authorizing supervisor to sign a contract with Constellation for 2021 to
39 2023 for electric services.
40 o Motion authorizing Supervisor's signature for youth services agreement.
41 o Motion approving an authorizing payment for expenses actually and necessarily
42 incurred of the Lansing Advisory Committee on the Power Plant Future.
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43 o Resolution approving and authorizing bid documents for procurement of Myers
44 Park project bulkhead materials.
45 o Resolution, establishing the Town Broadband Committee.
46 o Resolution approving and authorizing Guy Krogh to represent the Town on call
47 your trust fire claim.
48 o Resolution Hiring part time and seasonal laborers for the Park and Recreation for
49 the Town of Lansing.
50 o Resolution hiring Myers Park, campground manager for the Town of Lansing.
51 o Resolution increasing pay for labors or Town Lansing Parks and Recreation.
52 o Resolution approving audit and budget modification and supervisors report.
53 - Motion authorizing issuance of Highway Department Building, renovation project, a
54 request for proposal. This had quite a bit of discussion. This RFP was for architectural
55 and engineering services and not for the building of the building. So, based on that, we
56 voted in, one in, adopted that resolution.
57 - Board member reports.
58 - Discussion about the COVID impact on what the Town may hit, with mortgage tax. At
59 that time, we had approximately 20% possible downturn. Sales tax we still however, are
60 quite healthy with our fund balance. We're in a five to six-month period with that.
61 - We moved to solar law public hearing to a June hearing.
62 See Transcript lines 88-108 for more detail
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64 Larry Sharpsteen joined the meeting
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66 Motion to approve the Planning Board minutes for April 13, 2020
67 Motioned by: Dean Shea Seconded by: Deborah Trumbull (Motion Carried)
68 See transcript lines 259-281 for more detail
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70 Sandy Conlon joined the meeting
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72 Project: Pinney Properties, LLC Duplexes Applicant: SDM Rentals, Inc. on behalf of Pinney
73 Properties, LLC Location: northwest corner of Peruville and Scofield Roads; Tax Parcel No. 30.-
74 1-28.212 Anticipated Board action(s) this month: Project updates; Review Full Environmental
75 Assessment Forms Parts 2 & 3 Project Description: The Applicant is requesting Site Plan
76 approval of mixed residential /commercial development, including fifteen (15) new duplexes
77 on the 37.99-acre parcel and an existing contractor's yard. Previous Site Plan approval expired
78 on November 28, 2019 (Planning Board Resolution 16-26, approved November 28, 2016). The
79 property is located in the Rural Agricultural (RA) Zoning District. This is a Type 1 Action under
80 the State Environmental Quality Review Act and is subject to environmental review. Project
81 materials are available here: https://Ifweb.tompkins-
82 co.org/WebLink/Browse.aspx?id=43354&dbid=7&repo=Lansing
83 See transcript lines 291-532 for detail
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85 Project: Dormady— Hillcrest Subdivision Applicant: Ed Dormady on behalf of Helen Krizek
86 Dormady (RO) Location: Hillcrest Road/Forest Acres Drive; Tax Parcel No. 44.4-4.2
87 Anticipated Board action(s) this month: Review of project memoranda; Recommendation to
88 the Town Board and/or Zoning Board of Appeals Project Description: Applicant is requesting to
89 subdivide the existing undeveloped 25.20-acre parcel into two parcels: Parcel A, measuring
90 6.943 acres; and Parcel B, measuring 18.140 acres. The property is located in the Residential
91 Low Density (R1) Zoning District. The subdivision as proposed requires suitable improvement of
92 Forest Acres Drive. This is an Unlisted Action under the State Environmental Quality Review Act
93 and is subject to environmental review. On February 24, 2020, Planning Board directed the
94 Planning Department to prepare a memorandum that considers options for this project's
95 review in relation to the relevant policies in the 2018 Comprehensive Plan and the decision-
96 making criteria and standards in the current Land Use Ordinance and Subdivision Rules and
97 Regulations. Project materials are available here:
98 https://Ifweb.tompkins-co.org/WebLink/Browse.aspx?id=42245&dbid=7&repo=Lansing
99 See transcript lines 534-915 for detail
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101 Final Summary
102 The Planning Board recommends to the Town Board to consider selling a 165-foot piece of
103 Forest Acres Drive to the applicant, subject to a permissive referendum, Planning Board
104 conditions approval on no further future subdivision of parcel "A".
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106 Motion for the Planning Board to recommend to the Town Board to consider selling a 165-
107 foot piece of Forest Acres Drive to the Applicant,subject to a permissive referendum,
108 Planning Board conditions approval on no further future subdivision of Parcel "A".
109 Motioned by: Dean Shea Seconded By: Larry Sharpsteen ( Motion Carried as follows 6
110 Approve and Al Fiorille opposed)
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112 Project: Britton Woods Subdivision Applicant: Scotty &Wayne Britton, Owner Location: East
113 Side of Triphammer North of 1100 Asbury Rd; Tax Parcel No. 37.1-4-2.12 Anticipated Board
114 action(s) this month: Update Project Description: Update on a 10 resident Cluster
115 Development Project materials are available here: https://Ifweb.tompkins-
116 co.org/WebLink/Browse.aspx?id=43346&dbid=7&repo=Lansing
117 See transcript lines 917— 1245 for detail
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119 Final Summary
120 - Owner Plans on dedicating the road to the Town.
121 - Owner plans to dedicate Pond 1 and Pond 2 to the Town to create a new Drainage
122 District.
123 - The Plan will now be classified as Cluster Development with open space that benefits
124 those future residents.
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125 - Tim Buhl will bring in a document that corresponds with the map and state if it's a no
126 build zone, bird habitat or open meadow habitat. Along with the other updated
127 documents.
128 Discussion on the Tompkins County IDA
129 We will try another iteration of this with some updated maps. I'll try to send along a little bit also about
130 the rationale for considering incentivizing on existing or adjacent things like transit and transportation
131 corridors and on plan existing and plans of infrastructure.There's some really interesting research out
132 there on this in terms of a higher per acre revenue to municipality as well as decreasing pressure to
133 build on agricultural land as well. So there could be a nice balance here in terms of thinking about some
134 years about what the tax base will look like in the town. How can we really get the most for our dollar
135 because you know, all land is finite in every municipality. So, we're just one of the reasons we just want
136 to examine this is to see and look at a bunch of years and think about what you'd like to see where, so
137 this is a great start to this conversation. So, I'll make those changes and get to those to you. Hopefully
138 adapt for the next working meeting, which I have on the schedule is June 8th,where we can pick up
139 again with the land use audit, since we've missed so many things.
140 See transcript lines 1259—1599
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142 Adjourned Meeting—see transcript line 1635
143 Meeting adjourned at the call of the Planning Board Chair at 8:28 pm.
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145 Minutes taken and executed by Sue Munson. Transcript available online with the Planning
146 Board minutes.
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148 Access to public documents are available online at:
149 Planning Board Email tolcodes@lansingtown.com
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151 Town Website https://www.lansingtown.com
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153 Planning Board agendas, minutes & submittals https://www.lansingtown.com/town-docs
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