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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB Minutes 1979-09-17 TOWN OF ITHACA TOWN BOARD MEETING September 17 , 1979 - 12 : 00 noon At a Special Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca , Tompkins County , New York , held at the Town of Ithaca Offices at 126 East Seneca Street, Ithaca , New York , on the 17th day of September , 1979 , at 12 : 00 o ' clock noon , there were PRESENT : Noel Desch , Supervisor Andrew W . McElwee , Councilman Robert N . Powers , Councilman Catherine Valentino , Councilwoman Shirley Raffensperger , Councilwoman George Kugler , Councilman ALSO PRESENT : Lawrence P . Fabbroni , Town Engineer James V . Buyoucos , Town Attorney Jean Swartwood , Administrative Supervisor ABSENT . Victor Del Rosso , Councilman PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Supervisor led the assemblage in the Pledge of Allegiance . SCHEDULE PUBLIC HEARING TENTATIVE TOWN BUDGET_ RESOLUTION NO . 186 , 1979 Motion by Supervisor Desch , seconded by Councilman McElwee , RESOLVED , that this Town Board will meet and conduct a public informational hearing on October 1 , 1979 at 7 : 30 p . m . , at which time the Town Supervisor will present the tentative budget to the Town Board and hear all persons interested in same . ( Kugler , Raffensperger , Valentino , Powers , McElwee , and Desch voting Aye . Nays - none ) SEWER SERVICE TO VALLEY VIEW ROAD , SLATERVILLE ROAD , AND WEST HAVEN ROAD Supervisor Desch reported that all the documents are ready with regard to sewer service to Valley View Road , West Haven Road , and Slaterville Road . Health Department approval has been received . Estimated cost is about $ 90 , 000 , including engineering , contingency , and inspection . Mr . Fabbroni reported he had secured all necessary ease - ments ; that the people in the area are eager for this project to proceed , particularly on the lower side of West Haven Road . He said about 20 - 25 units would be served . Councilman Powers inquired whether ( using Loziers figures ) the engineering and inspection was not a high percentage of a job of the proposed size . Mr . Fabbroni admitted it was high but that engineering and inspection is generally higher on a small job than it would be on a larger project . Supervisor Desch recommended a project budget of $ 100 , 000 . Mr . Fabbroni said that on September 30th the Federal government would be coming out with additional grants and prices will jump by about 50 % . Now would be the best time to tie down the unit price . s p d � 3 Town Board Minutes - 2 - September 17 , 1979 Councilman Powers inquired whether the proposed project amount of $ 100 , 000 covered the total cost , including engineering , inspection , and construction , as well as rights of way and easements . Supervisor Desch said that it did . RESOLUTION NO . 187 , 1979 Motion by Supervisor Desch , seconded by Councilman McElwee , RESOLVED , that this Board hereby authorizes the release of the proposed sewer project for West Haven Road , Valley View Road , and Slaterville Road for bidding with a project budget of $ 100 , 000 . ( Kugler , Valentino , Powers , Raffensperger , McElwee , Valentino and Desch voting Aye . Nays - none ) CURRENT BOND MARKET Supervisor Desch stated that the bond market does not appear to be responding as rapidly as hoped for . The prime rate broke all time records recently . It appears now that the Town may be some three months away from going to the market to sell serial bonds . In the meantime the Town will have to borrow on bond antici - pation notes for the Stone Quarry Water Project . He said he vlould like to have the agreement of the Board that it is good policy at this time to delay bonding and borrow on bond anticipation notes instead . The probable current rate for bond anticipation notes is 6 . 5 % , but there is no penalty for early redemption . A short term borrowing would not hurt the Town inasmuch as some of the borrowed funds can be put in certificates of deposit . The Board agreed with the Supervisor that this course of action is probably best at this time . LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD OFFER - TOWN OF ITHACA PREFERENTIAL RIGHTS - EAST ITHACA/FREEVILLE RIGHT OF WAY RESOLUTION NO . 188 , 1979 Motion by Supervisor Desch ; seconded by Counciwoman Raffensperger , RESOLVED , that this Board hereby accepts the offer of Lehigh Valley Railroad Company of $ 5 , 000 per mile ( 1 . 3 miles ) of the East Ithaca Freeville right of way in the Town of Ithaca , subject to the owner furnishing good and satisfactory title and all necessary title documents . ( Kugler , Valentino , Powers , McElwee , Raffensperger , and Desch voting Aye . Nays - none ) PROPOSED INCREASE IN WATER RATE Supervisor Desch reported that on September 24 , 1979 the Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission will conduct a public hearing to consider recommending to the participating municipalities a 12 % increase in the water rate . At the same time , the Supervisor suggested that it may be possible to reduce the sur - charge from 10 % to 5 % in the Town of Ithaca . This would reduce the impact of the rate increase on Town of Ithaca customers . He sug - gested that at the October meeting of the Board a public hearing should be scheduled on the matter of the decrease of the water sur - chargeby 5 % . 3� Town Board Minutes - 3 - September 17 , 1979 Councilwoman Raffensperger inquired if the reduced consump - tion of water had been accounted for in the water rate projection . Supervisor Desch said the conservation measures of large water users have reached the low level possible . The 1980 Commission budget fore - casts 1980 consumption equal to that of 1979 . The Town ' s repair pro - gram would be sustained through use of surpluses accumulated from previous year surcharges , Forest Home , and West Hill balances . .ADJOURNMENT The meeting was. duly adjourned . Gtit�t &f�- E d L . Bergen Town Clerk I