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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-09-02 115 September 02 , 1992 The Town Board met in Special Session at the Lansing Town Hall Board Room at 8 : 00 P .M. with Supervisor Kirby presiding. ROLL CALL Jeannine Kirby Supervisor Present Herbert Beckwith Councilman Present Paul Butler Councilman Present Jeffrey Cleveland Councilman Present Larry Tvaroha Councilman Present 41/1 Bonita Boles Town Clerk Absent Debbie Crandall Deputy Town Clerk Present Richard John Town Attorney Present VISITORS : George Totman, Pete Larson, David Herrick, Linda Beckwith & Andy LaVigne. The Supervisor called the meeting to order and had the clerk take the Roll Call . Mr. Larson informed the Board that he was having trouble staffing the Town' s Recycling Center . Mr. Larson wrote a letter to the County informing them that the wages were not high enough ($6. 00 per hour for 6 hours on Saturday) to get quality people. The County told Mr. Larson that other centers were not having the same problem. Mr . Larson checked with other Towns and found they were having the same problem. The Town of Newfield is taking one of their men from the Highway Department and paying them their normal wages and absorbing the difference in pay . Mrs . Kirby asked Mr . Larson if he would be interested in doing this . Mr. Larson will check with his men and get back to the Board. Mr. Cleveland asked if we were obligated to keep the center open now that we have curbside recycling. Mr. Larson replied that there were between 70 to 120 residents that used this service on Saturdays and felt it was a good service to provide to the residents . Mr. Larson discussed in length the Lakewatch Road situation and his proposals . Mr . Larson, Mr . Cleveland & Mr . Pinney will meet to obtain a written agreement . Mr . Larson will return to the Board with a formal proposal in regards to the Lakewatch Road at a later date. Mr. Larson proposed to take the $5 ,000 . 00 left in escrow on Murfield Drive and make test repairs and watch them over the winter to see how they will hold up . (Repairs to be made as far as the $5 , 000 . 00 will go) . Mr . Tvaroha asked the Town Engineer his opinion. Mr . Herrick agreed with Mr . Larson' s proposal . Mr. Larson & Mr. Herrick with meet with John Hicks and George Schlecht and let them know what is proposed and what they want to accomplish with the $5 , 000 . 00 and asked them to work with them to release the funds and utilize them for the road repairs as far as it will go. RESOLUTION , offered by Mr . Tvaroha, seconded by Mr . Beckwith: RESOLVED, to authorize the Town Attorney ' s with the understanding that there will be prior communication with the • engineer and John Hicks , the authority to obtain the $5 ,000 .00 from escrow and exercise it if needed. The funds to be utilized for road repairs to Murfield Drive as far as it will go . Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye) Herbert Beckwith, Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye) Paul Butler, Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye) Jeffrey Cleveland, Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye) Larry Tvaroha, Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye) Jeannine Kirby , Supervisor 116 September 02 , 1992 , continued RESOLUTION , offered by Mr . Cleveland, seconded by Mr. Beckwith: In the matter of the establishment of a Uniform Development Bond. WHEREAS, the Town of Lansing has required bonds to secure the quality and completion of projects which developers propose to dedicate to the Town of Lansing including roads and water and sewer mains , and WHEREAS , it is in the best interest of the citizens of the 1111 Town of Lansing and the developer to have a uniform and consistent method of calculating the amount of the bond in advance , and WHEREAS , the Town Engineer and Town Highway Superintendent have stated that a bond equalling 5% of the entire cost of the infrastructure improvement is sufficient to ensure completion and repair of such projects . NOW, on motion of Mr . Cleveland, seconded by Mr . Beckwith it is hereby ORDERED, that the Town Board of the Town of Lansing hold a Public Hearing at the Lansing Town Hall in said Town of Lansing on the 23rd day of September , 1992 , at 8 : 00 D .M. on that date and consider said proposal and to hear all persons interested in the subject thereof concerning the same and to take such action thereof as is requied or authorized by law. The adoption of the foregoing order was duly put to a vote and upon call the vote was as follows : Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye) Herbert Beckwith, Councilman Vote of Town Board . . (Aye)) Paul Butler , Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye) Jeffrey Cleveland , Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye) Larry Tvaroha , Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye) Jeannine Kirby, Supervisor RESOLUTION, offered by Mr . Tvaroha , seconded by Mr . Butler: RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes Mrs . Kirby to write a letter to Citizen' s Savings Bank informing them to approve Mrs . Kim' s letter of credit down by $20 , 000 . 00 to allow Mrs . Kim to be reimbursed the amount she has already paid to Cortland Paving. This will leave a Balance of -0- . Vote of the Town Board . . . (Aye) Herbert Beckwith, Councilman Vote of the Town Board . . . (Aye) Paul Butler, Councilman Vote of the Town Board . . . (Aye) Jeffrey Cleveland, Councilman Vote of the Town Board . . . (Aye) Larry Tvaroha, Councilman Vote of the Town Board . . . (Aye) Jeannine Kirby, Supervisor Dave Herrick , Town Engineer informed the Board of the following : The bid opening on the water storage tanks project were open on September 01 , 1992 at 4 : 30 P .M. The following are the results : Base Alternate Bid Deduct 1 . Pittsburg Tank & Tower Co . 273 ,000 13 , 700 1111 2 . F. G . Compagni Construction 294 , 848 13 , 710 3 . Advance Tank and Construction Co . 307 , 560 13 , 710 4 . Pitt-Des Moines Inc . 321 , 404 13 , 750 - 6, 844 314 , 560 September 02 , 1992 , continued 1 1 7 5 . Summit City Construction, Inc . 328 , 400 14 , 000 6 . Fisher Tank Company 372 , 400 7 . Wiltsie Construction Co. , Inc . 385 , 565 14, 395 Mr . Herrick has contacted the 3 low bidders and asked them to submit a subcontractors list . When these are received he will make a recommendation to the Board next Wednesday. Mr . Herrick passed out and discussed the revised estimated 1111 project budget for the water benefit area capital improvements . RESOLUTION, offered by Mr . Cleveland, seconded by Mr . Beckwith: RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes Dave Herrick Town Engineer to publish the following Invitation to Bid in the Ithaca Journal . INVITATION TO BID Project : Water system Improvements Project Contract for Water Mains Owner : Town of Lansing Engineer : T. G. Miller , P .C. 203 North Aurora Street Ithaca, New York 14850 Sealed Bids for the construction of the above named project will be received by the Town Clerk at the Town Hall , 29 Auburn Road, Lansing, New York, until 4 : 00 pm prevailing time, Thursday, September 24 , 1992 , and will then be publicly opened and read. In general , the project consists of the following: 1111 Constructing a total of 4 , 935 linear feet of 10 , 8 and 6 inch ductile iron water main together with valves , fire hydrants and service connections ; constructing two wood framed telemetry buildings to house telemetering equipment together with masonry foundation, electric and telephone service; constructing a wood framed pressure reducing building to house solenoid pressure reducing valves and telemetering equipment together with masonry foundation, electric and telephone service; installing a pump package , valves , piping and related fittings , electrical controls and telemetering equipment at the Burdick Hill Pump Station; constructing granular pavement access roads for water storage tanks sites . The Contract Documents may be inspected at the Town Hall , the office of the Engineer and the following: F.W. Dodge 6315 Fly Road East Syracuse , New York 13057 Copies of said Contract Documents may be obtained at the office of the Engineer during normal business hours for the following consideration: $10 . 00 refundable deposit $25 . 00 non-refundable charge $35 . 00 Total Cost Per Set The deposit will be refunded for each set returned in good condition to the office of the Engineer within 30 days of the bid opening date. All Bids must be made on the official Bid Form, and be accompanied by a certified check or satisfactory bid bond, payable 118 September 02 , 1992 , continued to the Town of Lansing , in the amount equal to 5% of Base Bid. All such bid securities will be returned no later than the thirty-sixth day after the Bid opening . A Pre-bid Conference will be held at the Town Hall at 1 : 00 pm, prevailing time , Wednesday , September 16 , 1992 . The Lansing Town Board reserves the right to reject all bids , or to reject any bid because of informality . Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye) Herbert Beckwith, Councilman 4111 Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye) Paul Butler , Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye) Jeffrey Cleveland, Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye) Larry Tvaroha, Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye) Jeannine Kirby , Supervisor Mr . Herrick received a call today from Mayor Wixom in regards to meeting with the Town Board and Village Board members to discuss sharing the cost of the water main project . The meeting will be held on September 23 1992 , Wednesday at 4 : 30 pm. Mrt . Gillett ' s water situation with the Village of Lansing will also be discussed at this time . Mr . Harry Bortz has contacted Mr . Herrick in regards to receiving public water at Ladoga Park . RESOLUTION, offered by Mr . Cleveland, seconded by Mr . Butler : RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes Stan Burke and George Totman to attend a seminar on October 28 , 1992 from 8 : 30 am to 4 : 30 pm. Seminar to take place in Vestal , New York . All expenses incurred to be a Town charge . Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye) Herbert Beckwith, Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye) Paul Butler , Councilman 1111 Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye ) Jeffrey Cleveland, Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye) Larry Tvaroha, Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye) Jeannine Kirby , Supervisor Mr . Totman discussed with the Board repairing the stairs to the court and zoning offices and bringing them up to the code requirements . Mr . Totman recommended that John Moravec repair the stairs at an estimated project cost of $900 . 00 . RESOLUTION , offered by Mr . Tvaroha , seconded by Mr . Beckwith: RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes John Moravec to repair the stairway to the court and zoning offices at an estimated project cost of 5900 . 00 . Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye ) Herbert Beckwith, Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye) Paul Butler , Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye) Jeffrey Cleveland, Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye) Larry Tvaroha , Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye) Jeannine Kirby, Supervisor The Town Board reviewed the document regarding the Lansing Plumbing Inspections . After further discussion the Board authorized the attorney to communicate with Bolton Point further and report back to the Board at the next meeting . Mr . Totman will send a letter to the Hickory Hollow Driving 4110 Range & Pro Shop stating that they have met the requirements of the variance in regards to the fence . The letter will also state that it does not constitute a formal , or forever compliance approval . Mr . Totman also checked with the State Police and Sheriff ' s Department to see it they thought the lights at night were Hazardous to driving . They both informed him that there were no problems . - 1 .19 September 02 , 1992 , continued RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the Town Board has received letters from the Town Highway Superintendent and the Town Engineer approving the road construction in the Cayuga Highlands Development Project ; and WHEREAS , the Town Board wishes to consider dedication of the roads in the Cayuga Highlands Subdivision to the Town of Lansing. Therefore be it RESOLVED, that the Town Attorney is authorized to proceed with • review of legal title to the roads in the Cayuga Highlands Development Project and to make a recommendation to the Town Board whether to accept the roads on behalf of the Town. Upon Motion duly made by Jeffrey Cleveland, seconded by Herb Beckwith and a vote taken by Roll Call resulting in the following: Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye) Herbert Beckwith, Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye) Paul Butler, Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye) Jeffrey Cleveland, Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye) Larry Tvaroha, Councilman Vote of Town Board . . (Aye) Jeannine Kirby, Supervisor The Town Board discussed changing the lighting (approximately 50 lights) in the Town Hall . Actual cost after NYSEG rebate would be about $600 . 00 . Mrs . Kirby will look into this option further and report back to the Board at the next regular meeting. Pat Clare a resident on Sunset Drive has contacted Herbert Beckwith in regards to having a speed limit and a Slow Children at Play Sign put up on their road. Mr. Beckwith will contact her and let her know the Board needs a petition submitted stating these requests . 1110 Cleve land RESOLUTION, offered by Mr . Beckwith, seconded by Mr . : RESOLVED, that the Regular Meeting be adjourned to go into Executive Session at 10 : 20 P.M. RESOLUTION, offered by Mr . Butler, seconded by Mr. Beckwith: RESOLVED, that the Executive Session be terminated and the Regular Meeting be reconvened at 11 : 35 P.M. On motion meeting adjourned at the call of the Supervisor at 11 : 40 P .M. Minutes taken and executed by the Deputy Town Clerk. 4110