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REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING
March 16, 2022
A Regular Meeting of the Lansing Town Board was held at the Town Hall Board Room,
29 Auburn Road, Lansing, NY, and streamed live on YouTube on the above date at
6:31 p.m. The meeting was called to order 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:
Ruth Groff, Councilperson Bronwyn Losey, Councilperson
Joseph Wetmore, Councilperson Edward LaVigne, Supervisor
ABSENT: Andra Benson, Councilperson
ALSO PRESENT: Patrick Tyrrell, Parks and Recreation Supervisor and Mike Moseley,
Highway Superintendent
ALSO PRESENT REMOTELY: Guy Krogh, Town Counsel, C.J. Randall, Director of
Planning, and Mary Ellen Albrecht, Town of Lansing Information Aide
MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR PROPOSED LOCAL LAW
NO. 2 OF 2022 – A LOCAL LAW TO ESTABLISH THE 2022 LOCAL
RETIREMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR THE TOWN
Councilperson Joseph Wetmore, moved to OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON
PROPOSED LOCAL LAW # 2 OF 2022 – A LOCAL LAW TO ESTABLISH THE
2022 LOCAL RETIREMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN
QUALIFYING OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES at 6:32 pm.
Councilperson Ruth Groff seconded the motion.
All in Favor – 4 Opposed – 0
No one addressed the Town Board.
MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR PROPOSED LOCAL LAW
NO. 2 OF 2022 – A LOCAL LAW TO ESTABLISH THE 2022 LOCAL
RETIREMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR THE TOWN
Councilperson Joseph Wetmore, moved to CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON
PROPOSED LOCAL LAW # 2 OF 2022 – A LOCAL LAW TO ESTABLISH THE
2022 LOCAL RETIREMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN
QUALIFYING OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES at 6:34 pm.
Councilperson Ruth Groff seconded the motion.
All in Favor – 4 Opposed – 0
MOTION TO ENTER CLOSED SESSION
Councilperson Joseph Wetmore moved to ENTER CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS
PROPOSED LOCAL LAW # 2 OF 2022 - RETIREMENT INCENTIVE
PROGRAM FOR THE TOWN AT 6:34 PM.
Councilperson Ruth Groff seconded the motion.
All in Favor – 4 Opposed – 0
MOTION TO EXIT CLOSED SESSION
Councilperson Joseph Wetmore moved to EXIT CLOSED SESSION AT 6:45 PM.
Councilperson Ruth Groff seconded the motion.
All in Favor – 4 Opposed – 0
RESOLUTION ADOPTING LOCAL LAW NO. 2 OF 2022 – ESTABLISH THE
2022 LOCAL RETIREMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM
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Town Board discussed, for the future, reviewing retirement incentive program annually at
budget time.
RESOLUTION 22-75
RESOLUTION ADOPTING LOCAL LAW #2 OF 2022 RESPECTING
LOCAL EARLY RETIREMENT INCENTIVE FOR
CERTAIN QUALIFYING OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES
The following Resolution was duly presented for consideration by the Town Board:
WHEREAS, the Town of Lansing has been continually examining the structure of its
workforce and endeavored to share services, combine positions, cross-train employees,
and otherwise restructure the workforce and reduce the number of employees to reduce
costs and create greater overall efficiency in municipal operations without sacrificing
needed services or response times, and over such decades various organizational plans
were created and generally approved as templates to guide such plans and future growth,
and at various times positions have been created and filled, as well as amended, to
implement and help implement such plans; and
WHEREAS, in order to avoid the pain and morale-reducing effects of layoffs and
positional eliminations during a period of restructuring, and to reward long-term
employees in compensation for such years of service and their contributions to this plan
and the Town generally, and to reduce costs in a time of fiscal stress and constraint,
including a mandated New York State tax cap, the Town Board has elected to implement
a local retirement incentive program to achieve and help achieve each of such goals; and
WHEREAS, this matter has been reviewed and deemed a Type II Action under SEQRA
such that no environmental review is mandated or required; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was duly noticed and duly held at the Lansing Town Hall
on the 16th day of March, 2022, whereat all persons interested in the subject matter of
this local law were duly heard, and after due deliberation thereupon, the Town Board of
the Town of Lansing has hereby resolved as follows:
1. Local Law Number 2 of 2022, being a local law entitled “A Local Law to
Establish the 2022 Local Retirement Incentive Program for the Town of Lansing”, be and
hereby is approved and adopted in the form as presented to this meeting, and in such
form “be it so enacted.”
2. In accord with the Municipal Home Rule Law the final adopted version of this
local law shall be filed with the Town Clerk, and the said Town Clerk shall within 20
days hereof file the same with the New York State Secretary of State, State Records and
Law Bureau, Department of State, 41 State Street, Albany, New York 12231, as required
by Municipal Home Rule Law.
The question of the adoption of such proposed Resolution was duly motioned by
Councilperson Joseph Wetmore, duly seconded by Councilperson Ruth Groff, and put to
a roll call vote with the following results:
Councilperson Ruth Groff – Aye Councilperson Bronwyn Losey – Aye
Councilperson Joseph Wetmore – Aye Supervisor Edward LaVigne – Aye
Accordingly, the foregoing Resolution was approved, carried, and duly adopted on March
16, 2022.
TOWN OF LANSING, TOMPKINS COUNTY, NEW YORK
LOCAL LAW NUMBER 2 OF 2022
A LOCAL LAW TO ESTABLISH THE 2022 LOCAL RETIREMENT
INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR THE TOWN OF LANSING
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Be it enacted by the Town of Lansing as follows:
SECTION 1: LEGISLATIVE INTENT AND EFFECT: This Local Law
shall be known as “Local Law Number 2 of 2022,” and the Town Board of the
Town of Lansing finds and declares that the retirement incentive benefits herein
provided for are designed to achieve cost-savings and efficiencies for the town,
including but not limited to the cost-savings and efficiencies that would or could
be created as employment rosters and job descriptions are updated, as well as to
avoid layoffs in this time of fiscal need. Therefore, the offer to retire from town
service and accept the below-identified incentives, paid in respect of the long-
term employment of qualified persons, is a one-time offer and nothing herein
shall be construed to create any expectation that this local law, or any similar
program, will be adopted or offered in the future, or that layoffs may not occur
to promote the goals of overall efficiency in government and cost-savings for
taxpayers, or that any electing eligible employee will qualify under New York
State retirement system rules for retirement. All employees are encouraged to do
their own and independent research in respect of the impact of such an election
and the impacts and effects of retirement from town service , the retirement from
the civil service system, or the retirement from the workforce generally.
SECTION 2: OPEN ELECTION PERIOD: The Town of Lansing hereby
elects to provide all eligible employees (as below-defined) with a retirement
incentive program with an open and binding enrollment period commencing
upon the date of adoption of this local law and ending at midnight upon April
29, 2022. Making the election means that the eligible employee has elected and
chosen to retire from the town’s service and employment with the town effective
on or before July 1, 2022.
SECTION 3: DEFINITIONS: As used herein, unless the context clearly
requires otherwise, the following terms have the following meanings:
a. “Effective retirement date” means July 1, 2022, or any earlier date that any
electing eligible employee gives notice of.
b. “Electing eligible employee” means an eligible employee who has made a
timely election to participate in this local retirement incentive program.
c. “Eligible employee” means a person who is a member of the retirement
system, who has completed at least 10 years of service with the Town of
Lansing, and who is at least the age of 53 years old at the time of the election
to accept an early retirement benefit from the town.
d. “Retirement system” means the New York State and local employee’s
retirement system.
SECTION 4: ELECTION PROCEDURES AND RULES: Any eligible
employee may elect to participate in the local retirement incentive program by
submitting a signed irrevocable letter making the election to retire from Town
Service to the Town Clerk’s Office, and a standard-form letter usable for such
purposes is available from the Town Clerk. Such letter may state the proposed
effective date of retirement, but if no date is stated then the effective retirement
date shall be June 30, 2022. This local law does not require qualification for
benefits or payments from the retirement system, retirement from civil service, or
retirement from all work or labor, but only retirement from town service and
employment with the town. Once an election is made it is irrevocable for all
purposes, regardless of error, mistake, or misunderstanding. In addition, if the
electing eligible employee remains in the civil service system, the electing eligible
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employee agrees that he or she shall reject, not apply for, and not accept, any
future position of employment with the town as a civil servant unle ss the town
shall expressly waive this requirement by resolution of the Town Board.
SECTION 5: LOCAL RETIREMENT INCENTIVE PAYMENT & PLAN:
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an eligible employee who makes a
participation election shall receive: (a) a retirement incentive of $1,000 for each
year of credited service in the retirement system, payable in lump sum upon the
effective retirement date; and (b) will be permitted to utilize accrued eligible
leave time benefits to fund post-retirement benefits prior to a bona fide retirement
from the NYS retirement system, but all other eligibility requirements must still
be met.
SECTION 6: NO CHANGE IN OTHER BENEFITS: Any electing eligible
employee shall receive all other benefits accorded to any person de parting or
leaving town service, including without limitation termination pay, accrued but
unused leave credits, COBRA rights, and other similar benefits, each and all as
are defined and provided for in and under the Town’s personnel policies and
employee handbooks. Nothing herein shall diminish any rights to which any
person is entitled under any collective bargaining agreement or the NYS
retirement system. In addition, an electing eligible employee shall not be
disqualified from being paid as a consultant or independent contractor of, for, or
by the Town, so long as all conflict of interest and ethics rules pertaining thereto
are duly observed, including without limitation the requirements of the Town’s
ethics rules and laws and the requirements of General Municipal Law Article 18.
SECTION 7: VOLUNTARY: Participation is voluntary and no employee
shall be required to elect to participate or otherwise be required to retire from the
workforce or from town service.
SECTION 8: SEVERABILITY: If any portion or provision this Local Law,
or the application thereof to any person, entity, or circumstance, shall be
determined by any court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or
unenforceable, such determination shall be confined in its operation to the
invalid part hereof, or in its application to such person, entity, or circumstance as
is directly involved in the controversy in which such determination shall have
been rendered, and the remainder of this Local Law shall not be impaired
thereby and such determination shall not be deemed or construed to apply to
other persons, entities, or circumstances.
SECTION 9: EFFECTIVE DATE: This Local Law shall take effect
immediately.
PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR – GUIDELINES
Available on Town of Lansing website and as a handout.
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.
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.
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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
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
(Available in person and via Zoom)
No one addressed the Town Board.
LANSING COMMUNITY LIBRARY REPORT – CHRISTINE EISENHUT
The following report was available on Town of Lansing website and as a handout.
TOWN BOARD UPDATES
FROM THE LANSING COMMUNITY LIBRARY
March 16, 2022
1. The library is distributing free self-test COVID-19 kits and KN95 masks to
Lansing households.
2. Annual Meeting and Vote - Monday, April 25th at 7pm at the All Saints Hall.
The library will hold the Annual Meeting during which the public will meet the
candidates running for seats on the Board of Trustees and hear what is planned
for 2023. Tuesday, April 26th will be the Trustees Election and the Budget
Vote at the library. Absentee ballots will be available at the circulation desk
beginning April 1.
3. Book Donations - Starting Tuesday, March 15th the library will resume book
donations. Donations will be accepted at the circulation desk during open hours.
Please do not leave them outside and do not put them in the book drop. We do
not accept textbooks, encyclopedias, Readers’ Digest Books, or magazines. We
do not accept moldy or mildewed items. Donation receipt forms are available.
4. Logo Contest for Summer Reading - This year’s Summer Reading Program
theme is Oceans of Possibilities. Submissions are due to the library by
Saturday, April 9th. The winning logo will be announced at the library’s Annual
Meeting on Monday, April 25th and will be featured on Summer Reading
Program gifts, library newsletters, and posters. Copies of the logo contest form
are available at the library.
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5. Story time - Starting March 10, story time will be held on Thursdays at 11:00am
at the Lansing Community Center. Join children’s librarian Rachel for stories,
songs, fingerplays, and fun. After story time, feel free to go to the community
room in the library to enjoy the toys in our toy cabinet and connect with other
families. No registration required.
6. Pages to Projects – Book Selection – Beasts of Olympus: Beast Keeper by Lucy
Coats.
7. The Tween Book Club selection is – The World’s Greatest Detective by
Caroline Carlson.
8. The library continues to provide free delivery to Woodsedge.
9. The Library has an Empire Pass and passes to the Museum of the Earth and the
Cayuga Nature Center available for check out.
10. The LCL’s Wi-Fi is not password protected. The community is welcome to
park in the lot to access the Internet.
Supervisor Ed LaVigne stated the Library may expand their building.
LANSING YOUTH SERVICES REPORT – MEGHAN LYONS
The following report was available on Town of Lansing website and as a handout.
Lansing Youth Services
Town Board Report
March 2022
LYS’s next meeting be will in-person on March 17th at 6pm at All Saints
1. Live Legoland - Live Legoland participants had a blast with imaginary creations.
The group created imaginary vehicles, homes, amusement park rides and even some
amazing self-portraits. One valued part of program was the time allotted for
participants to work on their ongoing projects (ample time was provided to do so).
The youth created a tropical island which evolved such a large capacity that it had to
be disassembled to be stored! 16 youth served.
2. Outdoor Adventure - Outdoor Adventure was very busy with snow. The group
made their own shelters that everyone got to hang out in, went sledding as much as
their bodies would allow and enjoyed warm snacks by the fire. The creativity with
S'more creations was impressive, even including a hot dog bun recipe. 9 youth
served.
3. Dungeons and Dragons – D&D was a huge success this round and super busy. The
Dungeon Masters were very well prepared each day, which provided lots of side
adventures for the group and despite the large numbers, kept everyone involved. 16
youth served.
4. Motion and Movies - Participants in Motion and Movies began with a Claymation
project. Some of the groups even took theirs home to continue their adventures. When
the group finally got into the miniature characters and the tools to make such detailed
figures, it was difficult to take them away from their work. 17 youth served.
5. Youth Employment Program - Teens in the Youth Employment program have been
very busy at each location. The teens at the Library are moving ahead full steam,
Lansing Youth Services assistants have been great and jumping at the door for more
opportunities and our ice skating chaperones finished the program strong. 12 youth
served.
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Visit ccetompkins.org/4h/rys/lansing for more information and to sign up for
programs.
6. LYS met on February 17th via Zoom.
7. Travis is still working with youth in programming on DEI Statement possibilities and
will have option for the commission at the March meeting.
8. LYS agreed to host the Spaghetti Supper Fundraiser (adapting it to COVID protocols
and safety). LYS met again on 2/3/22 via Zoom to do more planning for the event.
The group has agreed to host the Spaghetti Supper Fundraiser on 4/29.
9. Meghan Guerra Lyons (TCYSD Liaison) presented to the commission a proposal for
a 2022 Youth Needs Assessment which includes an online survey for adults, key
informants, PhotoVoice (youth project), and focus groups. The group reviewed the
survey questions and edited the survey to fit the needs of Lansing. The survey will be
pushed throughout the month of April and at the Spaghetti Supper Fundraiser.
10. Meghan also presented the Municipal Youth Services System (MYSS) Dashboard to
the commission. This gives a high-level view of what each commission/council is
doing throughout the county. This is to provide more opportunities to network with
other commissions/councils. Meghan also created a new Facebook Group Page to
allow commissions to directly interact with each other.
LYS 2022 Goals:
1. Create orientation packet for new members - outlines of fiscal revenue and funded
programs. Set expectations to visit programs/uniform template to monitor
programs.
2. Conduct community needs assessment (focus on impacts of the pandemic).
3. Use DEI statement to track metrics and funded programs.
4. Incorporate more youth input at meetings for feedback into program decisions.
TOMPKINS COUNTY LEGISLATOR REPORT – MIKE SIGLER
Report was emailed to Town Board members and posted on the Town’s website.
Tompkins County Legislator
Michael Sigler
March 16, 2022
Hello and thank you for inviting me in again to your meeting. I’m sorry I cannot make it
tonight, but here’s my report on the County. It’s kind of light as we did not meet
yesterday. That meeting will be tomorrow because of the county conference in Albany. I
want to thank Dominick Recckio from who’s reports I take liberally.
It’s Women’s History Month and we had a proclamation. We are celebrating the
achievements and contributions women have made on our society. This year’s theme is:
“Women providing healing, promoting hope.” Legislature Chairwoman Shawna Black
(D-Ithaca) encouraged Legislators and the community to think about the work of
caregivers and frontline workers who’ve led us navigating through this pandemic and the
countless ways that women from all backgrounds have provided both hope and healing to
us all.
In her Chair’s Report, Shawna Black (D-Ithaca) shared comments on the suspension of
the local mask advisory, stating “Just because the advisory was lifted it doesn’t mean that
you can’t continue to wear a mask, and in no way should this stigmatize or degrade
people who do choose to continue to wear a mask. We don’t know a stranger’s story.”
The Legislature’s made a statement on Ukraine. We agreed to fly the Ukrainian flag at
the airport and library because we have staff there that can accommodate the flags in
accordance with national flag protocol. The airport went a step further lighting up the
canopy and the digital sign out front with the Ukrainian colors and flag. The dome in
Syracuse is lit up yellow and blue. It’s quite a sight.
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We are running a survey on the County website to gather information on cell phone
service coverage in the County. We want to see where the County is lacking service.
The survey can be accessed at:
https://tompkinscounty.maps.arcgis.com/apps/GeoForm/index.html?appid=95b4be
efb9e84ce1b97b89138a44aca6
Rosemary Avila (who was previously serving as interim director) was unanimously
approved by the Legislature as the Director of the Workforce Development Board.
Thank you for having me and if you have any questions about what’s going on at the
County, just email me.
PARKS AND RECREATION REPORT – PATRICK TYRRELL
Submitted the following report to the Town Board and it was available on Town of
Lansing website and as a handout.
Parks & Recreation
3/16/22
Town Board Meeting
RECREATION
• LBP (youth baseball) and LSP (youth softball) registrations began last week,
numbers are looking good so far.
• We are already working on the Summer Programs. We hope to have those
offerings out at the end of this month.
• We once again toured the Lansing Girls Residential Center. We were encouraged
that the buildings looked much better this time, some work has been done to clean
them up and repair minor issues. The Town Board will need to make some
decisions regarding the next steps.
• Drop-in is back up and running, please see the website for details.
• The Community Center has been reserved for many uses; we are turning away
people because the calendar is so full.
• We had another Parks, Recreation and Trails master plan meeting last week, there
are a few things to complete with regards to Trails and then we think it will be
ready for review. The Planning Board got a presentation of the plan on Monday
night.
PARKS
• Music in the Park schedule is attached, we have a great lineup this year, hopefully
the weather cooperates.
• We have completed installing new panels and have removed the old channel wall
from the marina, we will now be working behind the new wall installing tie-backs
and electric. Thanks again to the Highway Department for their help.
• Our guys have also been working on cleaning the Myers Park shoreline which has
yet again become clutter with trees and brush.
• With all the runoff and rains we’ve had some damage from ice and flooding at
Myers Park, I’ve sent you all pictures. We’re working with Mike Moseley and
Tompkins County Soil and Water to hopefully remedy this from occurring in the
future.
• Two (2) new mowers have been purchased. Other equipment may take a year to
be delivered to us.
Pat also reported:
Parks, Recreation and Trails Master Plan has been submitted to the Planning Board.
Thanks to Highway Superintendent Mike Moseley and his crew for their help with the
Marina Project. Also, thanks to Planning / Code office, Town Clerk’s office,
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Supervisor’s office, and Highway Superintendent’s office for their help with software
transitions.
HIGHWAY REPORT – MICHAEL MOSELEY
Submitted the following report to the Town Board and it was available on Town of
Lansing website and as a handout.
HIGHWAY REPORT
March 2022
FLOODING
Major flooding caused by both rain and snow melt on February 18, 2022 around Town.
Salmon Creek Road was closed from Red Bridge to Lockerby Hill Road for half the day
until water subsided. Road crews worked to clear snowy roads (from snow event at the
beginning of the day) while also managing and addressing Town flooding.
Major flooding caused by both rain and snow melt on March 7, 2022. The Highway crew
worked until 1:00AM to fix washed out culvert pipes, manage flooded roads, and
perform needed clean up once water subsided to ensure roads were safe for travel.
During both events, two days following flooding were spent performing clean up and
repairs from any flooding damage.
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MYERS PARK RETAINING WALL
Highway crews continue to work with Parks and Recreation Department to replace
seawall from the lighthouse to marina.
SNOW AND ICE
Crews continued to clear snow/ice when needed and repair snowplow fleet in between
snow/ice events.
PATCHING
Crews worked to patch potholes.
Mike also reported:
Thanks to his crew and the Parks and Recreation Department for their help for the past
storm of flooding and snow.
Overtime – annual per employee
• Budget 150 hours
• Already at 140 hours
Ludlowville Road
• Working with Dondi Harner, T.G. Miller, P.C.
Budget Modification $100,000
• Hope it will take care of 2022 expenses
• No salt carry-over from 2021
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING (ARPA)
• Report from Capital Improvement Committee (CIC)
o Recommend reimbursement to highway department $223,536.45
o Will review again at next CIC meeting
• Town Counsel Guy Krogh will review new guidance/regulations before April
Town Board meeting
DIRECTOR OF PLANNING REPORT – C.J. RANDALL
Submitted the following report to the Town Board and it was available on Town of
Lansing website and as a handout.
CORE PLANNING FUNCTIONS
• Data and GIS Services
o Continued virtual meeting protocol during coronavirus outbreak for
board and committee meetings, updated 2/15
• Agricultural and Farmland Protection Committee staff support
• Conservation Advisory Council staff support
o Coordinated designation of liaison to County Environmental
Management Council (EMC) on 2/2
• Planning Board staff support
o Lot Line Adjustment – 105 Goodman Road – authorized 2/28
o Minor Subdivision – 428 Scofield Rd
▪ Public Hearing and SEQRA Declaration of Lead Agency –
2/28
o Retail Store (Dollar General) and Lot Line Adjustments – East Side
of NYS Route 34B north of Lansing Station Rd
▪ SEQRA Negative Declaration of Environmental Significance
and Site Plan approval – 2/28
o Home Business – 442 Asbury Rd
▪ Site Plan approval – 2/28
o Major Subdivision – Asbury & Collins Rds, lots 3-7
▪ SEQRA Declaration of Lead Agency – 2/28
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o General Processing, Light Manufacturing and Assembly (Hygear
Motorsports) Modification of Site Plan – 308 Peruville Rd
▪ Site Plan review – 2/28
o Convenience (Mini) Mart and Vehicular fuel (Dandy Mini Mart) – 7
Ridge Rd
▪ Concept plan presented – 2/28
• Zoning Board of Appeals staff support
o No 2/8 meeting
• Stormwater Management
o SMO attended Tompkins County Stormwater Coalition mee ting on
2/2
• Interdepartmental Coordination
o Coordinated and attended monthly Department Head meeting on
2/2
o Coordinated and attended Water & Sewer Advisory Committee
meeting on 2/2
o Coordinated with Town Supervisor, Parks & Recreation Supervisor,
Town Counsel and NYSOGS regarding Lansing Residential Center
on 2/23
• Project Management
o Reviewed scope of work with Highway and Parks & Recreation
Departments on Myers Park Project on 2/8
o Attended Parks, Recreation & Trails Master Plan coordination
meeting on 2/9
o Attended Parks, Recreation & Trails Advisory Committee meeting
on 2/22
o Coordinated and attended Capital Improvement Committee
meeting on 2/9
o Coordinated with OpenGov on 2/3 and 2/25 and Open Gov and
County Assessment on 2/23
• Attended Tompkins County Planning Advisory Board (PAB) meeting
on 2/8
• Coordinated with Tompkins County Department of Planning &
Sustainability on their 2022 Work Program on 2/18
• Attended FEMA Tompkins County Virtual Flood Risk Review (FRR)
Meeting on 2/28
LAND USE WORK PROGRAM
Q4 2021 – Q3 2022 Scope of work and schedule of adoption located at:
https://bit.ly/RAZoningupdate
• Zoning and Land Use Regulations Update
o Reviewed internal process diagram with Code Revision Committee
on 2/3
o Reviewed preliminary report Town Board regarding the Rural
Agricultural (RA) AG Zoning District on 2/17
▪ Coordinated with Ithaca-Tompkins County Transportation
Council (ITCTC) relative to Tompkins County Department of
Planning & Sustainability GML 239 recommendations on
2/15
o Reviewed directive relative to preparation of Zoning District Text
Amendments to Define and Prohibit Certain Commercial
Blockchain Businesses and Industrial Uses
o Environmental Protection Overlay Districts
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ENGINEER’S REPORT – DAVE HERRICK
No report.
CONSENT AGENDA
a. MOTION AUTHORIZING SUPERVISOR TO SIGN LANSING YOUTH
SERVICES 2022 AGREEMENT
MOTION M22-12
MOTION AUTHORIZING TOWN OF LANSING SUPERVISOR
TO SIGN LANSING YOUTH SERVICES 2022 AGREEMENT
Motion authorizing Town of Lansing Supervisor to sign Lansing Youth Services 2022
Agreement between Tompkins County and Town of Lansing, Term of Agreement
January 1 Through December 31, 2022.
b. MOTION AMENDING TOWN EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK § 702 –
COMPENSATION TIME
MOTION M22-13
MOTION AMENDING 2022 TOWN OF LANSING EMPLOYEE
HANDBOOK, TO ADDRESS § 702 COMPENSATION TIME
RULES FOR TOWN EMPLOYEES
Motion to approve the following amendment to the § 702 of the Town of Lansing
Employee Handbook, entitled “Compensatory Time”, with the effective date of such
amendment to be deemed to be January 1, 2022, with such amended § 702 to now be
wholly replaced to read as follows:
COMPENSATORY TIME – With pre-authorization from the Department Head, a non-
exempt employee may elect to accumulate compensation time for hours worked outside
their normal workday instead of being paid for those hours at their Overtime Rate
(“Compensation Time”). Compensation Time shall be credited at a rate of 1.5 hours of
compensatory leave time for each 1 hour of overtime worked (and holiday and call-in pay
shall be credited at their increased rates as well). A maximum of 120 hours of
Compensation Time may be accumulated during any single calendar year and such bank
may not be re-charged (all time booked and used counts towards the 120-hour limit).
Time not used will be compensated by December 31st of each year, with the last payroll
of the year. The last payroll of the year is usually before December 31st, so any hours
not used will be paid. If compensation time planned in the last few weeks of the year
cannot be taken, because of bad weather or other cause, it will be paid in the first payroll
of the following year, at the pay rate at which it was earned.
c. RESOLUTION ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO §§ 608 AND 809 OF TOWN OF
LANSING EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK TO CLARIFY PAID LEAVE RULES
UNDER FMLA AND SHORT-TERM DISABILITY BENEFIT PROVISIONS
RESOLUTION 22-76
RESOLUTION ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO §§ 608 AND 809 OF TOWN
OF LANSING EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK TO CLARIFY PAID LEAVE RULES
UNDER FMLA AND SHORT-TERM DISABILITY BENEFIT PROVISIONS
The following Resolution was duly presented for consideration by the Town Board:
WHEREAS, there was confusion about the effect of the Town of Lansing Employee
Handbook (“Handbook”) respecting the interplay between workers’ compensation and
short-term disability leave (§ 809) and the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) benefits
(§ 608) relative to the initial days of any leave period, and how such policies reflected the
intent of the Town relative to benefits and benefit calculations, including because the
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New York State labor laws, disability rules, and FMLA statutes have been amended since
the last update for these provisions; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Town Board to clarify these leave rules and related
benefits as follows:
1. For employees who are eligible for Short-Term Disability or FMLA leave, the
Town will pay their full wages for up to a maximum of 5 working days of
qualified leave due to their own illness or injury, or to care for a dependent (per
FMLA definitions).
2. The employee must provide a medical certification issued by a physician or other
qualified health care provider which supports the need for leave under short-term
disability or FMLA.
3. Qualifying employee must take these days consecutively at the beginning (first 5
days) of their leave of absence, and are only eligible for this benefit once per
calendar year.
WHEREAS, this action is a Type II SEQRA Action such that no environmental review is
mandated or required, and upon deliberation hereupon, the Town Board of the Town of
Lansing has hereby
RESOLVED, that Handbook § 608 (entitled “Family and Medical Leave Policies”) be
and hereby is amended, and the subparagraphs entitled “Use of Accrued Paid Leave
Credits” are amended to hereafter read as follows:
“Use of Paid Leave Credits – An employee taking leave for the birth, adoption of, or
foster placement of a child, or to care for a spouse, child or parent (or other qualified
relative or person) with a serious health condition that is documented by a healthcare
professional, will be paid their full wages for up to a maximum of 5 working days of
qualified leave, such leave to be taken consecutively and prior to applying any other
leave time credits. After such 5-day period the employee must use vacation leave
credits to generate payments in lieu of work during the leave period, being generally
the FMLA maximum of twelve weeks of leave. The substitution of paid leave for
unpaid leave (for these types of leave time benefits or payments) does not extend the
FMLA twelve-week leave period, and this five-day paid benefit is available only once
per calendar year.
For leaves taken due to the employee’s own serious health condition which are
documented by a healthcare professional, the employee will be paid their full wages
for up to a maximum of 5 working days of qualified leave, such leave to be taken
consecutively and prior to applying any other leave time credits. Thereafter, a
qualified employee may use, in order, their short-term disability benefits (if
applicable), sick leave benefits, and vacation leave credits to generate payments in
lieu of work during the leave period. The substitution of paid leave for unpaid leave
(for these types of leave time benefits or payments) does not extend the FMLA
twelve-week leave period, and this five-day paid benefit is available only once per
calendar year. However, such qualified employees (having their own serious health
condition, as documented by a healthcare professional) may extend leave beyond said
twelve-week period (or otherwise use a leave of absence under the Civil Service Law
and the Civil Service Rules for Tompkins County) if their accumulated leave time
benefits exceed such twelve-week period. The total leave period may not exceed one
year and pay benefits for such leave shall be utilized in the same order as presented
above. If, after any one-year leave of absence, the employee is medically unable to
return to work (as determined by physician or other qualified healthcare provider) and
has remaining unused leave credits or short-term disability benefits, the Town Board
may authorize an extension of the employee’s leave of absence until such benefits are
exhausted. However, job reinstatement beyond the one-year leave of absence is not
automatic, and will be dependent upon the availability of the position, Civil Service
Law §§ 71, 72, and 73, and the Civil Service Rules for Tompkins County.”
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And be it further
RESOLVED, that Handbook § 809 (entitled Short-Term Disability Benefits”) be and
hereby is amended, and the subparagraph entitled “Disability Payments” is amended to
hereafter read as follows:
“Disability Payments – Disability payments will be available to an employee who
has been determined by a physician (or qualified healthcare provider) to be unable to
return to work after having been absent due to a qualified non-job-related illness or
injury for five consecutive workdays. In such event, the employee will be paid their
full wages for up to a maximum of 5 working days of qualified leave, such leave to be
taken consecutively and prior to applying any other leave time credits. Thereafter,
employees shall be paid one-half of the employee’s normal daily pay for qualified
absences beyond that period, up to a maximum of twenty-six weeks. The duration of
disability benefits shall be dependent upon a physician’s certification, or equivalent
certification from a qualified healthcare provider. An employee may request that
disability benefits be paid in addition to any benefits received from any Collateral
Source, but in no event shall the disability benefit, after adding in the value of any
benefits paid or money received from any Collateral Source, exceed the employee’s
normal daily pay. The Town may collect from any employee any amounts overpaid
due to the existence of a Collateral Source payment of benefit that was unknown to
the Town, or which is later received by any employee (including per Resolution of
the Town Board, as dated June 18, 2003).”
And be it further
RESOLVED, that these changes shall be dated January 1, 2022, shall be deemed to have
taken effect upon such date, and such policies shall be applied retroactively to said date.
d. RESOLUTION APPROVING AUDIT AND BUDGET MODIFICATIONS AND
SUPERVISOR’S REPORT
RESOLUTION 22-77
RESOLUTION APPROVING AUDIT and BUDGET MODIFICATIONS
AND SUPERVISOR’S REPORT
The Supervisor submitted his monthly report for the month of January 2022, to all Board
Members and to the Town Clerk. The Supervisor’s Report was reviewed by
Councilperson Ruth Groff. The bills were reviewed by Councilperson Joseph Wetmore
and Councilperson Ruth Groff. 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 03/16/2022
AUDITED VOUCHER #’s 134 – 228
PREPAY VOUCHER #’s 134 – 137, 228
AUDITED T & A VOUCHER #’s 12 – 17
PREPAY T & A VOUCHER #’s 12 – 14
FUND TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS
GENERAL FUND (A&B) $ 104,702.82
HIGHWAY FUND (DA&DB) $ 61,703.85
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LANSING LIGHTING (SL1, 2 &3) $ 1,462.38
LANSING WATER DISTRICTS (SW) $ 6,213.17
TRUST & AGENCY (TA) $ 63,031.15
WARREN ROAD SEWER DISTRICT (SS1-) $ 20,199.59
CHERRY ROAD SEWER DISTRICT (SS3-) $ 7,520.36
BUDGET MODIFICATIONS
MARCH 16, 2022 MEETING
GENERAL FUND A
March 16, 2022
FROM TO FOR AMOUNT
A599 A1220.400 From Fund Balance to Supervisor's Contractual $ 2,500.00
Additional Funds needed for Employee Handbook
A599 A1440.406 From Fund Balance to Engineering - Misc Waters Dists $ 20,000.00
Continual Water Dist work
HIGHWAY FUND DA
March 16, 2022
FROM TO FOR AMOUNT
DA599 DA5148.400 From Fund Balance to Snow Removal Other Contractual $ 100,000.00
Additional Funds needed for Salt
PERUVILLE RD CWD#5
March 16, 2022
FROM TO FOR AMOUNT
HC599 HC8340.420 From Fund Balance to Engineering $ 1,000.00
Funds needed completion
ARPA FUNDS
March 16, 2022
FROM TO FOR AMOUNT
HF599 HF1610.400 From Fund Balance to Technology $ 59,030.00
Funds needed
CHERRY ROAD SEWER
March 16, 2022
FROM TO FOR AMOUNT
SS3-599 SS3-8120.400 From Fund Balance to Treatment & Disposal Contractual $ 50,000.00
Additional Funds needed
CONSENT AGENDA MOTIONS M22-12 – M22-13 AND RESOLUTIONS
22-76 – 22-77
RESOLUTION 22-78
WHEREAS, upon due deliberation thereupon, the Town Board of the Town of
Lansing has hereby
RESOLVED, that the Consent Agenda Motions M22-12 – M22-13 and Resolutions
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22-76 – 22-77, are hereby approved as presented and amended, and
The question of the adoption of such proposed Resolution was duly motioned by
Councilperson Joseph Wetmore, duly seconded by Councilperson Ruth Groff, and put to
a roll call vote with the following results:
Councilperson Ruth Groff – Aye Councilperson Bronwyn Losey – Aye
Councilperson Joseph Wetmore – Aye Supervisor Edward LaVigne – Aye
Accordingly, the foregoing Motions and Resolutions were approved, carried, and duly
adopted on March 16, 2022.
RESOLUTION REQUESTING REDUCTION OF SPEED LIMIT ON JERRY
SMITH, LANSINGVILLE, AND LOCKERBY HILL ROADS
RESOLUTION 22-79
RESOLUTION REQUESTING REDUCTION OF SPEED LIMIT
ON JERRY SMITH, LANSINGVILLE AND LOCKERBY HILL ROADS
The following Resolution was duly presented for consideration by the Town Board:
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing has received a request from the
residents along Jerry Smith, Lansingville and Lockerby Hill Roads concerned about
safety of residents and excessive speed and a representative of the neighborhood has
presented a petition signed by the residents in support thereof; and
WHEREAS, Jerry Smith, Lansingville and Lockerby Hill Roads are Town Highways;
and
WHEREAS, the residents and property owners of Jerry Smith, Lansingville, and
Lockerby Hill Roads request a reduction in the speed limit to 40 miles per hour to
improve public safety; and
WHEREAS, upon consideration and deliberation upon the same, the Town Board of the
Town of Lansing has hereby
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Lansing supports the requested
reduction in speed limit and hereby directs that the Town requests the New York State
Department of Transportation to conduct a traffic study along Jerry Smith, Lansingville,
and Lockerby Hill Roads in the Town of Lansing for the purpose of considering reduced
speed to enhance safety.
The question of the adoption of such proposed Resolution was duly motioned by
Councilperson Joseph Wetmore, duly seconded by Councilperson Ruth Groff, and put to
a roll call vote with the following results:
Councilperson Ruth Groff – Aye Councilperson Bronwyn Losey – Aye
Councilperson Joseph Wetmore – Aye Supervisor Edward LaVigne – Aye
Accordingly, the foregoing Resolution was approved, carried, and duly adopted on March
16, 2022
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
WITH TOWN OF ITHACA FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT SERVICES
RESOLUTION 22-80
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
WITH TOWN OF ITHACA FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT SERVICES
The following Resolution was duly presented for consideration by the Town Board:
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WHEREAS, Article IX, Section 1(c) of the New York State Constitution and Article 5-G
of the General Municipal Law empower local governments in the State of New York to
enter into agreements amongst themselves for the provision of joint services, and
Executive Law § 381(2) states “Two or more local governments may provide for joint
administration and enforcement of the uniform code, the state Energy Conservation
Construction Code, or both, by agreement pursuant to Article 5-G of the General
Municipal Law”; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Lansing has identified that there may be certain circumstances,
such as but not limited to natural or other disasters, illness of a Code Enforcement Officer
or Official (“CEO”), lack of a CEO, additional work load, or any other reason for which a
municipality may not have an available CEO, which may require assistance from, or the
shared services of, another municipality in Tompkins County for the purposes of
administering and enforcing the New York State Uniform Codes (“Code”); and
WHEREAS, the provisions of §§ 20 and 138 of the Town Law, when read with § 3 of the
Public Officers Law, provide that a CEO is a public officer and thus must be a resident of
that Municipality, and like provisions of law exist for and apply to villages and cities
respecting the application of § 3 of the Public Officers Law; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Lansing governing board (i) has adopted, prior to undertaking
to obtain services under this Agreement, a superseding local law respecting the residency
requirements for their CEOs as public officers, or (ii) have formally and properly adopted
this agreement under General Municipal Law Section 119-o regarding mutual sharing
plans, or (iii) have undertaken both of the above steps to authorize the provision of Code
Services pursuant to the requirements of law to ensure that, at all times, a duly qualified
and trained CEO may act when the CEO of the Town of Lansing is not available to
provide the required Code Services; and
WHEREAS, this is a Type II Action under the State Environmental Quality Review Act
Section 617.5, which requires no environmental review; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Lansing would benefit from services from the Town of Ithaca,
now therefore be it
RESOLVED, the Lansing Town Board hereby authorizes the Town Supervisor to execute
a Memorandum of Understanding with the Town of Ithaca to permit the Town of Lansing
to purchase code enforcement services at an hourly rate of $34.67 on an as-needed basis
and subject to Town of Ithaca availability with no additional cost for pro-rated fringe
benefits for the time period beginning (retroactive) Wednesday, March 2, 2022 through
December 31, 2022.
The question of the adoption of such proposed Resolution was duly motioned by
Councilperson Joseph Wetmore, duly seconded by Councilperson Ruth Groff, and put to
a roll call vote with the following results:
Councilperson Ruth Groff – Aye Councilperson Bronwyn Losey – Aye
Councilperson Joseph Wetmore – Aye Supervisor Edward LaVigne – Aye
Accordingly, the foregoing Resolution was approved, carried, and duly adopted on March
16, 2022.
RESOLUTION HIRING PART TIME CODE/FIRE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
FOR THE TOWN OF LANSING
RESOLUTION 22-81
RESOLUTION HIRING PART TIME CODE/FIRE ENFORCEMENT
OFFICER POSITION FOR THE TOWN OF LANSING
The following Resolution was duly presented for consideration by the Town Board:
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WHEREAS, there is a need for one (1) Part Time Code/Fire Enforcement Officer
position at the Town of Lansing, and
WHEREAS, an acceptable and qualified candidate will be identified and selected by the
Director of Planning to fill the Part Time Code/Fire Enforcement Officer, and are
therefore proposed to be hired to fulfill such job requirements; and
WHEREAS, said position has been classified and deemed as a Non-Competitive Civil
Service position by the Tompkins County Department of Personnel; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Lansing Supervisor has recommended that the above position
be filled at the Town of Lansing; and
WHEREAS, upon a review and discussion of the matter, the Town Board of the Town of
Lansing has hereby:
RESOLVED, that the Director of Planning is hereby approved to hire a Part Time
Code/Fire Enforcement Officer, in the Planning & Code Enforcement Department, at a
pay grade not to exceed Grade 7, Step 8 $35.46 per hour; and
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 Joseph Wetmore, duly seconded by Councilperson Ruth Groff, and put to
a roll call vote with the following results:
Councilperson Ruth Groff – Aye Councilperson Bronwyn Losey – Aye
Councilperson Joseph Wetmore – Aye Supervisor Edward LaVigne – Aye
Accordingly, the foregoing Resolution was approved, carried, and duly adopted on March
16, 2022.
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TOWN SUPERVISOR TO EXECUTE
BUILDING AND SITE EVALUATION AND PROGRAMMATIC FEASIBILITY
STUDY FOR LANSING RESIDENTIAL CENTER
RESOLUTION 22-82
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TOWN SUPERVISOR TO EXECUTE BUILDING
AND SITE EVALUATION AND PROGRAMMATIC FEASIBILITY
STUDY FOR LANSING RESIDENTIAL CENTER
The following Resolution was duly presented for consideration by the Town Board:
WHEREAS, the State of New York ("State") is the owner of two parcels of property
located at 270 and 250 Auburn Road (NYS 34B) in the Town of Lansing, New York,
Tompkins County, New York consisting of approximately 103.538 acres, SBL 31.-1-13
and 31.-1-14.2, respectively, and known as the Finger Lakes Residential Center and
Lansing Residential Center, respectively; and
WHEREAS, the State of New York, Office of General Services intends to reconfigure
the parcels via Lot Line Adjustment to separate the Finger Lakes Residential Center into
80.059 acres and Lansing Residential Center into 23.479 acres, the latter of which is
hereby referred to as the “Premises”; and
WHEREAS, on March 9, 2022, the Town of Lansing Capital Improvement Committee
recommended the Town of Lansing undertake a feasibility study to examine the existing
buildings on the Premises; and
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the Town Board of the Town of Lansing has hereby:
RESOLVED, that the Town of Lansing Town Board hereby authorizes the Town
Supervisor to acquire a professional services agreement for the Lansing Residential
Center Building and Site Evaluation and Programmatic Feasibility Study for a lump sum
not to exceed $40,000 contingent on agreement by New York State Office of Children
and Family Services (OCFS), granting one year extension, as requested.
The question of the adoption of such proposed Resolution was duly motioned by
Councilperson Joseph Wetmore, duly seconded by Supervisor Edward LaVigne, and put
to a roll call vote with the following results:
Councilperson Ruth Groff – Aye Councilperson Bronwyn Losey – Aye
Councilperson Joseph Wetmore – Aye Supervisor Edward LaVigne – Aye
Accordingly, the foregoing Resolution was approved, carried, and duly adopted on March
16, 2022.
MOTION AUTHORIZING SUPERVISOR TO SIGN CONTRACT WITH
MARATHON ENERGY FOR GAS SERVICES
Town Board discussion concerning feasibility of ground source heating and cooling.
For the contract below, Town is not obligated to use minimum amount of gas. If the
Town finds other source, less gas will used.
Town Hall could do geothermal, but not practical for highway building.
Councilperson Joseph Wetmore will send geothermal information to Supervisor Ed
LaVigne who will then take it to the Capital Improvement Committee.
MOTION M22-14
MOTION AUTHORIZING TOWN OF LANSING SUPERVISOR TO SIGN
CONTRACT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF LANSING (TOWN) AND
MARATHON ENERGY
Councilperson Joseph Wetmore, moved to authorize the Town of Lansing Supervisor to
sign contract between the Town of Lansing (Town) and Marathon Energy. Contract is
for January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025 for gas services.
Councilperson Ruth Groff seconded the motion.
All in Favor – 4 Opposed – 0
MOTION AUTHORIZING SUPERVISOR TO SIGN CONTRACT WITH
CONSTELLATION FOR ELECTRICITY SERVICES
MOTION M22-15
MOTION AUTHORIZING TOWN OF LANSING SUPERVISOR TO SIGN
CONTRACT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF LANSING (TOWN) AND
CONSTELLATION
Councilperson Ruth Groff, moved to authorize the Town of Lansing Supervisor to sign
contract between the Town of Lansing (Town) and Constellation. Contract is for January
1, 2023 to December 31, 2025 for electricity services.
Councilperson Joseph Wetmore seconded the motion.
All in Favor – 4 Opposed – 0
MOTION AUTHORIZING SUPERVISOR TO EXECUTE LETTER TO NEW
YORK STATE LIQUOR AUTHORITY GRANTING WAIVER OF THE
THIRTY(30) DAY WAITING PERIOD FOR EAST SHORE ROAD HOUSE
LIQUOR LICENSE
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MOTION M22-16
MOTION AUTHORIZING SUPERVISOR TO EXECUTE LETTER TO NEW
YORK STATE LIQUOR AUTHORITY GRANTING WAIVER OF THE THIRTY
(30) DAY WAITING PERIOD FOR EAST SHORE ROAD HOUSE
LIQUOR LICENSE
Councilperson Joseph Wetmore, moved to authorize Lansing Town Supervisor to execute
a letter to New York State Liquor Authority granting a waiver of the 30-day municipality
notification for on-site premise liquor license for the East Shore Road House located at
1928 East Shore Drive, Lansing, NY 14882. This request is a standard NYSSLA request,
and is being made to expedite the licensing process for an existing business at such
location.
Councilperson Ruth Groff seconded the motion.
All in Favor – 4 Opposed – 0
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
Bronwyn Losey – No report
Ruth Groff
The following report was available on Town of Lansing website and as a handout.
Ruth Groff
Town Board Member Report
March 2022
• On 3-1-22, I attended the Parks, Recreation, & Trail Committee meeting, which
included a presentation by MJ Engineering of the plan they developed for the
parks and the trails. The committee asked that there be further discussion and
modifications to the trails as presented in the plan, to include more sidewalks in
certain locations, and to take some of the trails off the main roads. There was also
concern that the plan did not include trails connecting to the village and the
YMCA.
• On 3-2-22, I attended a webinar on Multiyear Capital Planning provided by the
Office of the State Comptroller.
• I presented a capital planning tool template to the Capital Improvement
Committee prior to the meeting on 3-9-22, including a brief explanation as to the
need for such a plan, as it will aid in discussions of current and future projects,
and its function in relation to a multiyear forecast and in the budgeting process.
Additionally, I sent the link to the recorded webinar to the committee members
asking them to view it to gain a better understanding of the process.
o At the Capital Improvement Committee meeting on 3-9-22, we briefly
discussed the plan and will discuss in greater detail at the next meeting. I
committed to starting the process by: 1) meeting with Mary Ellen, to
gather full asset information from the asset management system; 2)
meeting with both Mikey and Pat to discuss their current assets and future
needs; and 3) starting to populate the planning template using the
information gathered from the sources mentioned.
o It is recommended by the state comptroller's office that the plan be
adopted by the board and updated as new projects present themselves.
• I created a multiyear financial plan template for planning purposes for the Town
Board. I populated it with six years of prior financial information from the state
AUD reports, the 2021 final data, which I received from the Bookkeeper, and the
current 2022 budget. Using that information, I populated the next seven years
based on the growth rates for each line item. I plan to have some meetings with
the department heads to get feedback from them on their expectations for future
expenditures, and then to ask for work sessions with the board to discuss the
proposed plan. The multiyear plan will analyze Revenues, Expenditures, Fund
Balances (to ensure compliance with Fund Balance Policy), and Reserves (to
ensure compliance with Reserves Policy). The intended outcome is that the board
will be able identify areas of concern in future periods, then develop a plan to
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mitigate any issues, whether it be by adjusting taxes, or slowing expenditure
growth rates, or a combination of other possibilities.
o It is recommended by the state comptroller's office that the plan be
adopted by the board and updated at least annually.
Ruth also reported:
Ithaca Transportation Council (ITCTC) – March 15, 2022
• Salmon Creek Bridge will open June 2022
Attended Local Federal Aid 101 Workshop – put on by Cornell University
Joseph Wetmore
The following report was available on Town of Lansing website and as a handout.
Joseph Wetmore
Town Board Member Report
March 2022
Town of Lansing - Code Revision Committee
Thursday, February 17⋅8:00 – 10:00am
• Review internal process diagram
• Review preliminary report to Town Board regarding the Rural Agricultural (RA)
Zoning District
• Review of Schedule of Adoption to accompany Rural Agricultural (RA) Zoning
District preliminary report
• Discuss Town Board directive for the Code Revision Committee to Prioritize and
Prepare Preliminary Draft Zoning District Text Amendments to Define and Prohibit
Certain Commercial Blockchain Businesses and Industrial Uses Recommended that
Guy Krogh try to draft a law.
Association of Towns - On-Line Conference
February 20 – 23, 2022
Workshops attended:
• Developing a Structurally Balanced Budget
• Land Use Moratorium
• Procurement rules to Follow Using ARPA
• A Practical Guide to Government Ethics
• Municipal Broadband Implementation in NY
Tompkins County Council of Governments
Thursday, February 24⋅3:00 – 5:00pm
• Report/Discussion: Reimagining Public Safety Update - D. Carrithers/M. Smiley
• Report/Discussion: IT Services and a possible RFP from municipalities - R. Hart
• Report/Discussion: Countywide Emergency Services and Response - M. Witmer
• Report/Discussion: NYSEG Roll-out of advanced (“smart”) meter infrastructure
(AMI) G. Mosely
• Subcommittee Reports
o Energy - R. Howe
o Transportation - R. Lynch
o Water Quality
o Subcommittee Structure Discussion
Bolton Point – Personnel Committee
Monday, February 28⋅11:00am – 12:00pm
Discuss and consider policy revisions:
a. Health Insurance - declining coverage waiver
b. Retiree Health Insurance
c. Personal Appearance and Personal Protective Equipment
d. Discuss only: Weather Related Time - Off Procedures
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Reports
a. Shop Steward
b. Production Manager
c. Finance Manager
d. Distribution Manager
e. Human Resources Manager
f. General Manager
Planning Board
Monday, February 28⋅6:30 – 8:30pm
Lot Line Adjustment – 105 Goodman Road: Adjustment to convey 1.03 acres of a 4.18-
acre parcel to the parcel immediately adjacent to the East.
Minor Subdivision – 428 Scofield Rd: The applicant proposes to subdivide the existing
~37.32 acre lot into three (3) parcels; Parcel A, 2.7 acres; Parcel B, 7.68 acres; Parcel C,
26.94 acres.
Site Plan and Consolidation/Lot Line Adjustment - Dollar General Retail Store: SEQR
determination/ Lot line adjustment/Site Plan approval.
Site Plan - Home Business - 42 Asbury Rd: The owner is proposing a 672sf accessory
structure to operate a fish reproduction home business.
Major Subdivision - Asbury & Collins, lots 3-7: Declaration of Lead Agency, scheduling
of public hearing
Site Plan Amendment – 308 Peruville Rd, Hygear Motorsports: Proposed 48’ x 76’
addition to the existing facility, Site Plan review
Dandy Mini Mart – 7 Ridge Rd – Review and Comment on Concept of Site Plan
Town of Lansing Code Revision Committee
Thursday, March 3⋅10:00am – 12:00pm
• Reviewed and tabled of Town Board directive for the Code Revision Committee
to Prioritize and Prepare Preliminary Draft Zoning District Text Amendments to
Define and Prohibit Certain Commercial Blockchain Businesses and Industrial
Uses
• Approved internal process diagram
• Approved amended preliminary report to Town Board regarding the Rural
Agricultural (RA) Zoning District
• Review of Rural Agriculture (RA) Zoning District update documents
Bolton Point meeting
Thursday, March 3⋅4:00 – 5:00pm
Management Staff Report
Committee Reports
Budget and Finance Committee
End of year Budget Transfer Resolution
December 31, 2021 Financial Report (Final)
Approval of March 3, 2022 Warrants
Engineering and Operations Committee
Personnel and Organization Committee
Planning Board
Monday, March 14⋅6:30 – 9:30pm
Presentation (6:30 pm): Parks, Recreation, and Trails Master Plan – MJ Engineering &
Town of Lansing Parks & Recreation Department
Project: Concept of Site Plan – Dandy Mini Mart – Convenience (Mini) Mart
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Edward LaVigne – No report
Town Counsel Guy Krogh
Governor Hochul signed Executive Order #11.4 extending Covid emergency declaration
remote meeting option through April 15, 2022. It is an option to have remote meetings –
not mandatory.
WORK SESSION MEETING ITEMS OF DISCUSSION
Future Town Board Meetings
• If Executive Order #11.4 is not renewed after April 15, 2022, Town Board
Members may attend meeting in other rooms at the Town Hall. Discuss details
after April 15th.
• Masks – continue to wear them
MOTION TO ENTER EXECUTIVE SESSION
Councilperson Joseph Wetmore moved to ENTER EXECUTIVE SESSION TO
DISCUSS MEDICAL, FINANCIAL, CREDIT, OR EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
OF A PARTICULAR PERSON/CORP. OR MATTERS LEADING TO SAID
DISMISSAL, REMOVAL, PROMOTION, APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT,
DISCIPLINE, DEMOTION OR SUSPENSION AT 7:55 PM.
Councilperson Ruth Groff seconded the motion.
All in Favor – 4 Opposed – 0
MOTION TO EXIT EXECUTIVE SESSION
Councilperson Joseph Wetmore moved to EXIT EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 9:04 PM.
Councilperson Ruth Groff seconded the motion.
All in Favor – 4 Opposed – 0
MOTION TO ADJOURN MEETING
Councilperson Joseph Wetmore moved to ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 9:04 PM.
Councilperson Ruth Groff seconded the motion.
All in Favor – 4 Opposed – 0
Minutes taken and executed by the Town Clerk.
Respectfully submitted,
Deborah K. Munson, RMC
Town Clerk