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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-12-04 SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEETING December 4, 2013 A Special Meeting of the Lansing Town Board was held at the Town Hall Board Room, 29 Auburn Road, Lansing,NY on the above date at 6:00 p.m. The meeting was called to order by the Supervisor, Kathy Miller and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. Roll call by Darlene Marshall, Deputy Town Clerk, showed the following to be PRESENT: Kathy Miller, Supervisor Katrina Binkewicz, Councilperson Robert Cree, Councilperson Ruth Hopkins, Councilperson Edward LaVigne, Councilperson ABSENT: Sharon Butler Bowman, Deputy Supervisor ALSO PRESENT: Guy Krogh, Town Attorney, Dave Herrick, Town Engineer, Dan Veaner, Lansing Star, John O'Neill, Village of Lansing, Ray Farkas, Doug Dake, Maureen Cowen Baker, Ted Laux, Gerry Monaghan, Steve Lucente, Dan Konowalow and a few other attendees CONSIDER RESOLUTION TO SCHEDULE PUBLIC HEARING UPON PROPOSED CONSOLIDATED WATER DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT TO DEVELOP AN IMPROVED PRESSURE ZONE AND THE BONE PLAIN ROAD WATER TANK DISCUSSION There was no discussion on this resolution. RESOLUTION 13-138 RESOLUTION AND ORDER SETTING PUBLIC HEARINGS REGARDING: (i) CWD BONE PLAIN TANK AND PRESSURE ZONE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS; AND FOR(ii) AN ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF SAID PROJECTS The following Resolution was duly presented for consideration by the Town Board: WHEREAS, a large area of the central part of the Town has for over a decade had issues with water pressure and supply, to the point where the Tompkins County Health Department has demanded system upgrades, including areas along and served by lines upon Bean Hill Lane, Forest Acres Drive, Hillcrest Road, Grandview Drive, Placid Terrace, Pheasant Way, Whispering Pines Drive, Arrowood Lane, Village Circle Place, Village Circle North, Village Circle South Warren Road, Springbrook Circle, Warren Road and Farrell Road, as well as most of the Woodland Park PDA and the Village Solars project currently under development, and such improvements benefit the whole of the CWD; and WHEREAS, the Town Board had previously authorized a study of the area and, after solutions were so presented, the Town Board duly authorized the preparation of a map, plan and report ("MPR") to identify, describe, and create a cost estimate as to a viable and feasible solution for the water supply and pressure problems within the CWD; and WHEREAS, the solution includes two main phases: the first being the creation of a new pump station near the existing Village Circle Tank; and the second being the construction of a transmission main extension to a new Bone Plain Road Water Tank. The project includes: (i) 8,300' of 12" pipe, with valves and hydrants, running to Bone Plain Road; (ii) 1,440' of 12" main for a low pressure transmission main to allow switching over the existing parallel 10" distribution main to the new higher pressure zone; (iii) 620' of 12" main to connect, mains on Village Circle North and Springbrook Circle; (iv) the acquisition of 1.5 acres of land along the south side of Bone Plain Road, just past the Town Line, being part of Town of Dryden TPN 30.-1-1-12; and (v) the installation of December 4, 2013 1 temporary systems, mains, lines, and pneumatic pumps and storage to keep the CWD functional during construction; and WHEREAS, private developers, including the aforesaid owners of the Woodland Park PDA and the Village Solars project, are also contributing to and privately paying for some of the needed infrastructure, including: (i) connections to the Warren Road mains; (ii) a piping loop along Hillcrest Road; (iii) new piping to the Bean Hill water tank; and (iv) 1,700' of 8" mains along Village Circle South, together with defraying the costs of some of the temporary and pneumatic systems; and WHEREAS, the proposed cost of both phases is $2,006,500.00, which amount is proposed to be financed through the issuance of bond anticipation notes followed by a 20-year serial bond. The overall financing plan will result in no tax increase in the CWD charge of$155.00, as existing bonds will expire before this project is bonded, but a water surcharge of $0.05 per 1,000 gallons is proposed to cover a portion of CWD O&M expenses and O&M expenses attributable to the new pressure zone infrastructure and (surcharge will increase from $0.57 to $0.62 for the CWD, and from $1.02 to $1.07 for CWD Extensions #1 and #2), such that the minimum quarterly water bill for a single- family residence in 2014 will be $47.00 (or $51.50 for CWD Extensions #1 and#2); and WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing is thus proposing to repair and improve the facilities of the Consolidated Water District, including Consolidated Water District Extensions #1 and #2, consisting of a new pump station and the construction of a water tank and transmission mains, both together with interconnection to existing CWD infrastructure, all being designed to increase service pressures and service volumes in key areas of the Town, thus enhancing the viability of the whole of the CWD at the same time; and WHEREAS, the Engineering Study for this project be and is hereby approved and includes a description of the project, the proposed infrastructure of such project, and the costs thereof, amounting in all to a cost estimate of $2,006,500.00, which amount is hereby declared to be the maximum estimated cost to the CWD and which costs shall be paid by issuance of BANs and 20-year serial bonds as set forth in the MPR; and WHEREAS, this action is classified as a Type I Action under SEQRA and thus an environmental review is required; and WHEREAS, in consideration of the public need for such repairs and improvements and the public interest so served thereby, and upon due deliberation upon the foregoing, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing has duly RESOLVED AND DETERMINED, that 1. This action is classified as a Type I Action pursuant to 6 NYCRR Part 617.4; 2. The Town Board of the Town of Lansing proposes to be the Lead Agency for environmental review, subject to consent or any requests for Lead Agency status or review by any Involved Agency, as applicable; 3. The Involved Agencies are determined to be the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, the NYS Department of Transportation, the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, the NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets, the Tompkins County Health Department, the Tompkins County Highway Department, and SCLIWC (Bolton Point); 4. The Village of Lansing, the Town of Lansing Planning Board, the Tompkins County Planning Department, and the Tompkins County Environmental Management Council are determined to be Interested Agencies; and it is further RESOLVED AND ORDERED, 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 15th day of January, 2014, at 6:05 P.M., to consider the environmental review of the Bone December 4, 2013 2 Plain CWD Improvement Projects, and to thereat 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 RESOLVED AND ORDERED, 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 18th day of December, 2013, at 7:05 P.M., to consider Bone Plain CWD Improvement Projects, the Engineering Study, and the costs thereof, each and all as required by Town Law § 202-b, and to thereat 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 RESOLVED AND DETERMINED, as follows: 1. The boundaries of the proposed Project are the whole of the CWD, all together with the land survey, metes and bounds, and/or such other descriptions and maps as are on file in the Tompkins County Clerk's Office for each of the tax parcel numbers within the CWD; 2. The public improvements for such Project to be installed by the Town and CWD include the creation of a new pump station near the existing Village Circle Tank; and the construction of a transmission main extension to a new Bone Plain Road Water Tank. The project includes: (i) 8,300' of 12" pipe, with valves and hydrants, running to Bone Plain Road; (ii) 1,440' of 12" main for a low pressure transmission main to allow switching over the existing parallel 10" distribution main to the new higher pressure zone; (iii) 620' of 12" main to connect, mains on Village Circle North and Springbrook Circle; (iv) the acquisition of 1.5 acres of land along the south side of Bone Plain Road,just past the Town Line, being part of Town of Dryden TPN 30.-1- 1-12; and (v) all together with such temporary pneumatic tanks, storage facilities, mains, lines, and appurtenances as are necessary to maintain a public water supply while the Project is being constructed; 3. The maximum amount proposed to be expended by the Town of Lansing and the CWD for such Projects is $2,006,500.00; 4. The one time estimated cost of connection, including hook-up fees, is estimated at $0.00 as the Developers are paying for any new hook-ups of new facilities, including the payment of SCLIWC connection fees and related hook up expenses, including, but not limited to, an approximate permit connection fee of $250.00, 1/4" meters estimated at $265.00 per meter, estimated 1"-2" service line extensions from the future curb boxes at approximately $35.00 per linear foot, plus the cost of any necessary road boring/jacking expenses; 5. The annual cost to the typical property is estimated to be $343.00. The typical property is a single family dwelling measured by EDUs, and such cost was thus calculated as follows: (i) $155.00 per EDU for CWD Operation and Maintenance (which is the current rate — this project does not propose any increase in such rates); plus (ii) annual water consumption fees of$188.00 per EDU ($47.00 per quarter, or for CWD Extensions #1 and #2 the sum of$51.50 per quarter, or $206.00 annually), representing an increase in cost of the water surcharge of $0.05 per 1,000 gallons. The Project Cost is planned to be financed through the issuance of bond anticipation notes and a 20-year serial bond. The $155.00 per EDU for CWD Operation and Maintenance is number is equivalent to the current CWD fees and O&M expenses paid by those within the CWD, such that no real increase is expected in such costs due to the fact that the existing CWD bond obligations will be paid off when this Project's bonds are issued in 2021. The projected debt service payment in year 2021 is $140,031.00, and at the present charge of $155/EDU, the CWD would raise approximately $443,300.00, and the only increase in any cost proposed is a $0.05 per thousand water rate charge for CWD, CWD Extension #1, and CWD Extension #2 O&M and Project O&M fees; 6. CWD financing is applicable to this project in the form of 5-years of BANs and a 20-year bond issuance, in the amount not greater than $2,006,500.00, at a variable December 4, 2013 3 interest rate as set forth in Schedule B of the MPR, but which rate starts at 1.10% and caps-out at a projected 4.750%; 7. The Map, Plan and Report are on file for public review and inspection at the Office of the Town Clerk; 8. As aforesaid, the Public Hearing be and hereby is set for 7:05 p.m. upon December 18, 2013, at the Lansing Town Hall, 29 Auburn Road, Lansing,New York, and to thereat hear all persons interested in the subject hereof, to thereat take all evidence presented, and to thereat take such other or further action as is required or permitted by law; and 9. The Map, Plan and Report describes in detail how the financing, hook-up costs, and other costs and expenses, were estimated and computed, and therefore complies with Town Law §§202-b and 193 as it constitutes the detailed statement of costs and expenses as therein required; and it is further RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk of the Town of Lansing, Tompkins County, New York, is hereby authorized and directed, for each such public hearing, 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 law; and it is further RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk immediately cause a Notice of Intent relative to Lead Agency status to be issued and delivered to all Involved and Interested Agencies. The question of the adoption of such proposed Resolution was duly motioned by Supervisor Kathy Miller, duly seconded by Councilperson Katrina Binkewicz, and put to a roll call vote with the following results: Councilperson Katrina Binkewicz-Aye Councilperson Robert Cree - Aye Councilperson Ruth Hopkins -Aye Councilperson Edward LaVigne - Aye Supervisor Kathy Miller-Aye Accordingly, the foregoing Resolution was approved, carried, and duly adopted on December 4, 2013. Meeting adjourned at the call of the Supervisor at 6:04 p.m. Minutes taken and executed by the Deputy Town Clerk. Respectfully submitted, Darlene Marshall December 4, 2013 4 TOWN BOARD WORK SESSION MEETING PLEASE NOTE: The primary purpose of the Town Board Work Session is to be informational/educational for the benefit of the Board Members. Public comment will be taken at the Regular Meetings when the items are scheduled on the agenda. TOPICS OF DISCUSSION: 1. Dave Herrick, Town Engineer—Presentation on Bone Plain Water Tank Project 2. Planning Department Position 3. Proposed Local Law#5 — Sign Law With no further business to discuss the Work Session Meeting ended at 8:30 p.m. Notes were taken by Supervisor Kathy Miller and executed by the Deputy Town Clerk. Respectfully submitted, Darlene Marshall December 4, 2013 5