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Home My WebLink About1993-08-04 TB ` 2- 91 AUGUST 4 , 1993 The Lansing Town Board met in Special Session at 8 : 00 p . m . at the Lansing Town Hall Board Room with Supervisor Kirby presiding . ROLL CALL Jeannine Kirby Supervisor Present H erbert Beckwith Councilman Absent Paul Butler Councilman Present . Jeffrey Cleveland Councilman Present Larry Tvaroha Councilman Present B onita Boles Town Clerk Present ® Richard Thaler Town Attorney Absent • VISITORS : George Totman , Pete Larson , Richard , Flo , Scott and Rick Pinney , Barry Putnam , Gary Wood and Larry Updike . The Supervisor called the meeting to order and had the clerk take the Roll Call . Proof of : Notice having been furnished , the Public Hearing on the proposed . repairs to the Highway _ Barn roof was called to order at -: 8 : 00 p : m . . No - one appeared voicing any objections to the proposed repairs to the : Highway- Barn and all persons desiring to be heard , having been heard , the Public Hearing was terminated at 8 : 01 p . m . Proof of Notice having been furnished , the Public Hearing on d eclaring - the Gravel Bank in Myers ' . was called - to order at 8 : 15 p . m . - No . oner-appeared voicing any - objections to declaring the . Gravel B ank in Myers a surplus and all persons desiring to be heard , h aving been heard , the - Public Hearing : was called to order at 8 : 16 • Mr . Updike presented the following letter to the Board Members w hich - explains his problem : - . Many residents have -been experiencing drainage problems in the area bordered by . Forest Acres Drive and Bean Hill Lane . This has been - occurring - for many years . . The - lhomes in this area were constructed by several different contractors : :: Due to: the: fact that the Town had no zoning ✓ equirements - pertaining to drainage - systems , no - - common infrastructure -was installed to handle drainage properly_. f . The n ature :af t:he land with the problems of shallow topsoil and bedrock dictate that such a system be present . - . The land on the west side of Forest Acres Drive generally slopes away_ :or down from the . road . Many of - the :homes were . : bui l t w ith _ footer . drains emptying to the rear of the lot with very . little " fal 171 -t:o : the - drains : . Ar common drain system . - was- . installed , for several of the upper —lots ( i . e -. near : Hi "llcrest ) by Alex Cima :. The o utlet ' : for- this systema came out on . - a building. lot - which was subsequently ' covered ' by a - contractor -. dur. ing the construction . ofr. a h ome : : : . . - - r - - c, e : Most : residents in this area, are experiencing problems with w ater ; . Some basements - have been flooding , sump pumps are .. running frequently and surface water exits on some lots ::which = provides -. a place for insects to breed . - Somer- of the watereventually makes it to the - South : end - of the peninsula and exits through a . large - drain . - located under the Anderson property . No permanent solution has . been put -into placetto f = take the water away from south of the Anderson property ( property 4 owned : rby - Zadarl - ik ) .. . • . : • r Last fall several residents met with the Town Board to discuss this problem -. . - The. Town Board agreed . to work with residents to address the problem upon receipt of a . petition - from theresidents affected - requesting the formation of - a drainage district . : :: - Mr . Updike presented the Board with petition for a Special D istrict for . Drainage . c . Mr . Larson stated that he has received permission from Liz 292 continued August 4 , 1993 B izz and - Mr . Anderson to clean out the end of the pipe and ✓ eestablish the drainage . Mr . Butler informed the Board that Mr . Tom Gift is also having d rainage problems on Hillcrest Road . Mr . Larson asked the Board for permission to hire someone with a track machine to complete this work . He stated that it would cost around $ 500 . 00 . Mrs . Kirby will contact Mr . Herrick and get back to Mr . Updike w ith figures before proceeding further . Mr . ' Gary Wood , who was representing the Pinney ' s as their Engineer , presented the Board with his report on tests taken from the road in Fiddler ' s Green . He stated that the material DID pass . Mr . Larson was concerned about the depth of the road . Empire soils stated that the depth was only 6 or 8 inches . After some discussion , the following resolution was duly adopted : RESOLUTION offered by Mr . Cleveland and seconded by Mr . Tvaroha : RESOLVED , that on recommendation of the Town Board , Mr . Larson and Mr . Pinney will measure the exact place where Empire Soils took a test and stated that it was six to eight inches deep . If this measures at least twelve inches , the Pinney ' s will then be required to put at least six inches of limestone on top of this and g uarantee the road for three years . ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Paul Butler , Councilman ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Jeffrey Cleveland , Councilman ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Larry Tvaroha , Councilman ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Jeannine Kirby , Supervisor Mr . Barry Putnam of Murfield Drive addressed the Board with concerns he has in regard to this road . He stated that the pot h oles were so bad that you could not drive around them and that stones are ending up in lawns . Mr . Putnam stated that Mr . Larson told him the road would be fixed by the end of July and it is not fixed yet . Mr . Putnam asked when the . road would be fixed . Mr . Larson felt the repairs needed to be started within the1111 next two weeks . Mr . Larson will draw up an agreement on the Town B oard ' s recommendation and go with the same inspector used in the L akewatch Development . Mr . Larson stated that the Town would stone and oil the road if Mr . Hicks has the job done by September first and if it is not done by that date the Town will stone and oil it in the Spring . Mr . Larson will also include a note that Mr . Hicks w ill have to give a one year guarantee from the time the limestone is put down . Mr . Cleveland asked about a letter that was to go out to all ✓ ealtors stating that building permits and C . O . ' s could not be issued in the Hickory Knoll Development . He stated that this should N OT be sent out as the Town Board NEVER authorized it . Mr . Cleveland stated that two lots were sold in the Hickory Knoll Development two years ago and wondered if Building Permits could be issued to them if needed . It was the consensus of the B oard that NO Building Permits could be given out until the road w as repaired . The Town Board anticipated this would not be until at least September first of 1993 . Mr . Larson will write a letter of acceptance for the roads in the Lakewatch Development and then Mr . Totman will be informed when B uilding Permits and C . O . ' s can be issued again . RESOLUTION offered by Mr . Cleveland and seconded by Mr . B utler : RESOLVED that the Town Board does hereby authorize the roof repairs to the Highway Garage . ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Paul Butler , Councilman ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Jeffrey Cleveland , Councilman ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Larry Tvaroha , Councilman ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Jeannine Kirby , Supervisor RESOLUTION offered by Mr . Butler and seconded by Mr . Tvaroha : \ 2.`9 3 continued August 4 , 1993 BE IT RESOLVED , that all that tract or parcel of land known as tax map parcel no . 33 - 3 - 15 . 2 and more definitely described on a survey map entitled " SURVEY MAP OF PARCEL TO BE CONVEYED BY TOWN OF L ANSING " dated June 29 , 1993 by T . G . Miller , P . C . is declared surplus and subject to sale pursuant to law ; and ✓ E IT FURTHER RESOLVED , that the Town Board shall fix a date o f advertising notice of a sealed bid auction of said parcel of land , bids to be received by the Town Clerk after due publication , reserving to the Town the right to reject and refuse and all - bids , ✓ equiring all bidders to be present at bid opening , the accepted successful bidder being required to deposit certified check , bank 4111 draft or cash equivalent with the Town of ten percent of the bid price and that the balance of said sales price be paid to the Town by certified check , bank draft , cash or equivalent at timee4- of closing which shall be within thirty days , that the Town shall provide no abstract of title and supply a quit - claim or covenant against grantor deed and that the Supervisor is heteby . authorized to execute such deed in the event of the closing pursuant to the terms hereof . ✓ ote • of • Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Paul Butler , Councilman •- ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Jeffrey Cleveland , ' Councilman ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Larry Tvaroha , Councilman ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Jeannine Kirby , Supervisor It was the consensus of the Board to have the Highway D epartment plant a flowering tree in the Woodsedge area in memory o f Philip Munson , a past Lansing Supervisor . There will also be a bronze lettered placque placed near the tree . RESOLUTION offered by Mr . Tvaroha and seconded by Mr . Cleveland : WHEREAS , certain municipalities in the North East suburban area are currently without treatment capacity that would allow additional sewer hookups and WHEREAS , a project known as the Kline Road Bypass Project is being developed by the staff and consultants of the involved municipalities , such project diverting flow from the Cayuga Heights Waste Water Treatment Plant to the Ithaca Waste Water Treatment P lant and WHEREAS , the purpose of this project , following further agreements among the involved municipalities would allow up to 250 , 000 gallons per day of replacement capacity within the Cayuga H eights Waste Water Treatment Plant for use by the Town of Lansing , the Village of Lansing , the Town of Ithaca and the Town of Dryden , be it therefore RESOLVED , that the governing board of the Town of Lansing supports the purpose of the Kline Road Bypass Project and encourages the further development of plans and agreements that w ill meet the purpose . ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Paul Butler , Councilman ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Jeffrey Cleveland , Councilman ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Larry Tvaroha , Councilman ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Jeannine Kirby , Supervisor A copy of the minutes of June 9th and 16th and July 7th , 1993 , h aving been given to the Board members beforehand , the Supervisor asked for a motion to make any corrections or to accept them as submitted . RESOLUTION offered by Mr . Tvaroha and seconded by Mr . ® Cleveland : RESOLVED that the minutes of June 9th and 16th and July 7th , 1993 are hereby approved as submitted . Carried Carried Carried Mr . Cleveland asked the Board for a consensus in regard to the Tompkins County Youth Service Program . It was the consensus of the Board to stay witli ' the County for at least one more year or until .2'9 4 continued August 4 , 1993 a full time recreation director was hired . :: - The Lansing Housing Authority asked for assurance from _ the Town Board that if the time ever came when Woodsedge could be expanded , they would like to be sure the Town of Lansing would provide them with the land necessary for an expansion . It was the consensus of the Board that this would be acceptable and land would be provided . RESOLUTION offered by Mr . Cleveland and seconded by Mr . Tvaroha : RESOLVED that the Special Meeting be adjourned to go into E xecutive Session at 9 : 55 p . m . Carried RESOLUTION offered by Mr . Cleveland and seconded by Mr . B utler : RESOLVED that the Executive Session be terminated and the S pecial Meeting be reconvened at 10 : 06 p . m . Carried On motion , meeting adjourned at the call of the Supervisor at 10 : 08 p . m . //l ZZ.49 S