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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB Minutes 1981-12-14 TOWN OF ITHACA BOARD MEETING December 14 , 1981 At a meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca , Tompkins County , New York , held at the Town Offices at 126. East Seneca Street , Ithaca , New York , at 7 : 30 P . M . , on the 14th day of December , 1981 , there were PRESENT : Noel Desch , Supervisor Victor Del Rosso , Councilman George Kugler , Councilman Shirley ' Raffensperger , Councilwoman Marc Cramer , Councilman Henry McPeak ; Councilman ABSENT : Dooley Kiefer , Councilwoman ALSO PRESENT : Lawrence- Fabbroni , Town Engineer James -Buyoucos , Town Attorney Montgomery Ma-" , 1360 Slaterville Road Edgar Ra " " �_, sTcrger , 139 Pine Tree Road Eric Gri r o _ , '2250 North Triphammer Road. Don Eniclrc_. , ]] as } Shore Drive Elizabeth i 'a _ -�Zin4c , 312 Turner Place . David Peterson , 603 - 2 Winston Court. Paul Hartman , 1.32 Pine Tree Road Margaret L . Hartman , 132 Pine Tree Road Harriet B . Brittain , 135 Warren . Road W . L . Brittain , 135 Warren Road Douglas B . Brittain , 135 Warren Road Jean Scallan - Rowley , 440 Forest Home Drive. David . Jennings , 593 . Sheffield Road Representatives of the Media : W . L . Astor , WHCU Tamar Sherman , Ithaca Journal PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Supervisor Desch led the assemblage in the Pledge of Allegiance . REVISION. TO . OFFI_CIAL. HIGHWAY MAP Supervisor Desch stated that the Board members had before them . the amended resolution on the East Ithaca Circulation , RESOLUTION NO . 191 Motion by Supervisor Desch ; seconded by Councilman Del Rosso , RESOLVED , that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca hereby recommends that the tabled resolution on the East Ithaca Circulation be brought before the Board , at this time . ( Desch , Del Rosso , Kugler , Raffensperger , Cramer , and McPeak voting Aye . Nays - none ) . RESOLUTION N0 , 192 Motion by Supervisor Desch ; seconded. by Councilman Kugler , :may. Town Board Minutes - 2 - December 14 , 1981 WHEREAS , the Town of Ithaca has aggressively pursued' solutions to the heavy traffic problem in . Forest Home , at the request of the residents , through the following , ( 1 ) The adoption on October 4 , 1968 , of an Official Highway Map to reserve specific open land for the cai .stxucti or, Of future highways , - including the . del ineat ion . of a Forest.. . Home bypass through . the Cornell orchard. , arboretum , gulf course and - Warren Farm , : ( 2 ), The adoption on :March419. , 1980 , of : a through truck ban in Forest Home , limiting through truck t.a:affi c : tC3 ra . fz-.ve ton limit . ( 3) Notification . to the County that its application for Federal Funding to accomplish J.TprovementSr to Warren Road in the vicinity of the Cornell Research Park . and County_ Airport Mould be endorsed by the Town of Ithaca_ , only in the event the County made the commitment to join with Cornell and the .. Town to plan for the construction of Circulation improvements in the East . 1thaca area . ( 4) Agreement in September 1980 by the �t`ownF Co �«�ty anc _ Cornell to retain the firm of O ' Bri.en. & Taube .to . develop a statement . of the East Ithaca circulati ` problens , wit on h- ,. - specific xeeognition of the . need tai reduce adverse traffic impacts on the Forest Home community and to remedy traffic circulation and safety problems through the eastern section of the Town of Ithaca , including Cornell University . ( See . . - y also . 1980 Tompkins County Economic Advisory Board Annual Report ) . , and to identify alternative alignments for such improvements . ( 5 ) Acceptance by Cornell Un. iversaty Board of Trustees in May 1981 , of the recommended alignment , recommended in ` the O ' Brien & Taube Study Report , and _ ..�}rii _ . . ,' t - ... '. ✓ � _ . . 1 ..Y ✓r# '1}..� .! .< +a>A;iLk ,. t �.—,'Y ''� r2 �•t,�.��. , � in�.O.�ft r Town . Board Minutes - 3 - December 14 ; 1981 ( 6 ) Review of the findings of the O ' Brien & Taube Study e Report with many positive comments by the Town. of Ithaca Planning Board on October 20 , and p WHEREAS , the Town Board , of the Town of Ithaca . held a public information . meeting to release to the public , the findings and. recommendations of the report and further held a public hearing on October 13 ' 1981 , to complete the receipt of .public input an the matter and further dedicated the regular Town . Board meeting . , held on November 9 , 1981 , . to . hear a detailed review - of the study report and to give the Town Board the opportunity to ask -y questions and discuss the . subject , and _ WHEREAS , the Forest Home Improvement Association presented . a . petition containing approximately 125 signatures at the November 9 meeting , said petition stated that _ the proposed - - alignment of the East Ithaca Traffic Corridor between Ellis Hollow Road and 366 was considered_ to . be detrimental' to Forest Home , and that as a condition for not opposing the route ( 1) the northern section ' (north of Route 366 ) should be constructed first ( or construction on both phases should be carried on simultaneously) , and ( 2 ) Caldwell Road should be altered in some way . or closed in order to prevent .its use by through traffic , and WHEREAS , the East Ithaca Town Association has expressed its ; opposition to Phase I construction , , including relocation . of the northern terminus of Pine Tree Road to the alignment recommended in the Study Report because of the traffic increase implications resulting from the new road on Pine Tree Road and Honness lane. , because of - the impact - of the corridor ' on the health and safety of the residents of the Ellis Hollow Apartments -and because of its potential for -increased traffic on Caldwell. Road ( See also Petition from residents of the Ellis Hollow Apartments: dated December 1 , 1981 ) , and f 5 y � J 1 'ld"rM L 4Y wig f K k i t Town Board Minutes - 4 - December 14 , 1981 WHEREAS , the Town recognizes the serious traffic congestion in the Community Corners area of the Village of Cayuga Heights . and the likelihood of . . significant increases on Warren Road in the Town , NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED , that although the . Town of ` Ithaca would perfer . the East . Ithaca Circulation Improvement alignment shown on the March 245 1977 . revision - of the Town of. Ithaca Official Highway Map. , it recognizes the cap tai. .. cost . and Cornell. Land Use Commitments - existing at this t ml he Tovm Board hereby supports .. the alignment - between Route 366 '. and Hanshaw Road , in the Town of Dryden proposed in: the O ` Briers. & Taube Report or other alternative - locations; irs the � . Town of Dryden acceptable to Tompkins County : and: .the: _ Towne. of Dryden: providing such alternatives will meet the_ . primary objective of reducing traffic in Forest Home. , and FURTHER BE. IT RESOLVED a that the Town Board will consider revision of - the Official Highway Map . . at a later date , to remove the alient :: _ - from Route 366 to .Hanshaw Road through the arboretum , golf course . and Equine Farm ,, at such time as the aforementioned: alignment or --acceptable alternative - thereto has been . constructed" and BE 1T FURTHER 3 111, RESOLVED- , that in conjunct * with the Freese . Road ph:� �eF, that: the following improvements be accomplished ( 1 ) Upgrading _ of Came Farm Road to serve as an additional. connector between Ellis Hollow _ Road and Route 3660 ( 2 ) Completion of Kite Hill Road Extension to the East ' Campus Entrance of Cornell University . ( 3 ) - Relocation of the northern terminus of Pine Tree ?toad to the alignment recommended in the study report or alternatives . :identified by further study of the proposed corridor between. Pine Tree Road and Route 3660 w Town Board Minutes - 5 - December 14 , 1981 ( 4 ) Intersection improvements to Judd Falls / Ellis Hollow Roads , East Hill Plaza , as recommended in the O ' Brien & Taube Study Report . AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED , . that the construction of these improvements; is an urgent matter and in. the best interest of the Town of Ithaca ,; . . - - - Tompkins County and Cornell - University and , therefore ., should be accomplished on. the following schedule : -Pro j ect Completion - Design Construction Route 366 to Hanshaw Road (TC ) 1982 1984 = Upgrade Game Farm Road :(TC , TI , TD ) 1982 1982 Kite Hill Road '- Extension ( CU) 1982 1984 . Realignment of Pine Tree Road . (TC ) 1982 Intersection Improvements (TI , TC ) 1982 1983 Ellis Hollow. Road. to Route 366 ( TC , TI , CU) 1982 Hanshaw Road to - Route 13° .(TC , TD) 1982 - TC = Tompkins County , TI = Town of Ithaca , TD = Town of Dryden , - CU - Cornell University AND BE -_--IT FURTHER = : RESOLVED , that the Official Highway Map is hereby revised to add the alignment proposed in the study report for the section of highway between Route 366 and Ellis Hollow Road . The Town , however , notes with particular concern , early plans by Cornell University to construct a Central Receiving Facility in the orchard area and University plans to consider the feasibility of relocating other traffic generating operations to this area . Town approval of the specific design and timing of the construction of Phase I shall be subject to further review by the Town through normal planning process , including at least the following concerns r Town Board . Minutes - 6 - December 14y 1981 ( a) The environmental impact of such development plans on nearby residenti-al areas in the Town , including Pine Tree Road and Forest Home , (b ) . The impact of such development on capital . and operating costs of the Towns _ ( c) The willingness of the .County to pursue alternatives to the use of Pine TreeoRoad as an element of the Forth South. corridor . . . . a : ♦ . , - ( d) . The health and ' safety implications of the proposed Phase I . alignment on the Ell ' s Hollow Elderly Housing: ' Pro ' ect. and other present or proposed developments , including circulation routes to the east of the Elderly Housing complex ( e) The impact of the Phase I alignment . _ inter section with Route 366 at Caldwell Road , on the ' Forest. dome Community . _T ^In the event that plans for Cornell land uses in . the orchard ° area , have not been completed by the . time. the tra. ff .�c orf Judd Falls Road between Ellis Hollow and. . Route 366 , .,reaches . 9 , 000 AADT , the Town. , . County and Cornell will proceed with . the construction . of Phase IF AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED , that the alignment proposed for a highway : between . Route 13 . and Hanshaw Road be reevaluated on the basis of origin and destination studies for through truck traffic serving the Industrial Research Park area and on the basis of the effect r of traffic on residential areas of the Town , such as Sapsucker ' '. . Woods Road , Hanshaw Road , Warren Road , Triphammer Road , Forest Home , Pine Tree Road and Honness Lane . The environmental impact of the proposed alignment on the Bird Sanctuary shall A also be evaluated . OH-The Town of Ithaca urges the County and the Town of Dryden Town Board Minutes - 7 - December 14 , 1981 to complete such evaluation prior to the time when traffic on . Warren Road , between Hanshaw Road and Route 13 , reaches 7 , 500 A.ADT , AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED , in the event the highway improvements do not adequately reduce peak traffic volume through Forest Home , the Town gill take other measures to reduce the volume of traffic in Forest Home , AND . BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED , that the Town Board is prepared tm immediately assign its engineering and highway resources to proceed . with the desig4 of the improvements . referenced above and has allocated . 46aO _ in Town Revenue Sharing and Improvement FwuA for tFlis purpose Councilman Cramer asked if there was an alignment of Pine . Tree Road and Judd Falls Road ? The Town Engineer answered yes . Councilman Cramer questioned the alignment that abuts to Caldwell Road , is this a fix alignment and please justify why it is aligned to Caldwell Road . Town Engineer Fabbroni answered , look at the plan , traffic would circulate better without bottlenecks if aligned to Caldwell Road . . Counc '. lman Cramer asked if the cutting and filling across Cascadilla Creek would require an Environmental Assessment Statement ? Mr . Fabbroni answered . could require an Environmental Impact Statement . He went on to say that if you go to the west you would have substantial cuts and fills . ( Desch , Del. Rosso , Kugler , Raffensperger , and McPeak voting Aye . Nays Cramer ) , NEWSLETTER Councilwoman Raffensperger stated that she would like , if there is space available , to write a paragraph on Senior Citizens . RESOLUTION N0 , 193 Motion by Councilwoman Raffensperger ; seconded by Councilman Kugler , RESOLVED , that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca hereby approves the Newsletter , as presented , with available space to be filled by appropriate . information . ( Desch , Del Rosso , Kugler , Raffensperger , and McPeak voting Aye . Nays - none ) . i- Town Board Minutes - 8 - December 14 ; 1981 AUDIO - VISUAL EQUIPMENT Town Engineer Fabbrpni stated that the staff and Town Supervisor had talked on several occasions have talked about the advantage of audio - visual equipment as aids for the Town Board , Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals , as well as documentation support for the staff . He went on to say that the funds . are available and the best buy seems to be a Canon AV - 1 , case , . filter , Kodak Carousel Projector , Screen stand alone , Overhead Projector - and Copy Stand with Lights . Purchase to be made - at Ithaca Photo for a price of $ 824 . 90 . Councilman Del Rosso asked what kind . of projector ? Mr . Fabbroni responded , % transparencies Councilman Del Rosso question Ithaca Photo_ being . Lhe ,: lowest, price . Supervisor :Desch answered that Ithaca. . Photo was lower than the State Bi d > Councilman McPeak asked if there was a reasol - why lens- for. close ups were not included in the package ? Town Engineer Fabbroni answered no reason , T tlii_n.k you are right , they . should be included . Councilman McPeak suggested that an extra $ 100 , be allocated. ' for the purchase . Councilwoman Raffensperger noted that she felt . this purchase .. was a good idea . RESOLUTION NO 194 Motion by Councilman Cramer ; seconded by Counc3'. 1f7oman. . P. a. ffensperger ,, RESOLVED , that the Town. Board of the Town of Ithaca hereby allocates $ 924 . 90 for the purchase of a, Canon AV - 1 cam.era. , Case , Filter , Kodak Carousel Projector. , Screen stand: alone, . Over . head Projector , Copy Stand with Lights and lei.-is ,. to e purchased from Ithaca Photo Supply . ( Desch , - Del Rosso , Kugler, Cramer , Raffenspergex , af-id McPeak voting Aye . Nays - none ) . RESOLUTION NO . 195 : Motion. by Supervisor Desch ; seconded. by Councilman: Cramer , : RESOLVED , that the Town Board. of . the Town of Ithaca hereby approves the appointment of David Klein ' s for a seven year term on the Town of Ithaca Planning Board , beginning January 1 , 19820 ( Desch ,. Del Rosso , Kugler , Cramer , Raffensperger , and McPeak voting Aye Nays m none ) , RESOLUTION NO . 196 Motion by Supervisor Desch ; seconded by Council_woman. ' Raffen.sperger. , RESOLVED , that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca hereby approves the appointment of Virginia Langhans of 111 Halcyon Hill to replace Liese . Bronfenbrenner on the Town of Ithaca , Town of Ithaca - 9 - December 14 ; 1981 Planning Board . ( Desch , Del Rosso , Kugler , Raffensperger , Cramer and McPeak voting Aye . Nays - none ) . RESOLUTION NO . 197 Motion by Councilman Cramer ; seconded by Councilman Kugler , RESOLVED , that the Town Board of the - Town of Ithaca hereby approves the appointment of Henry Aron to the Zoning Board of Appeals . ( Desch , Del Rosso, Kugler , Raffensperger , Cramer and McPeak voting Aye . Nays - none ) . RESOLUTION N0 , 198 Motion by Supervisor Desch ; seconded by Councilman Cramer , RESOLVED , that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca wi11 . meet an conduct the _ year end business at 10 : 00 a . m . , on December 31 , 1981 , at the Town Hall , 126 East Seneca Street , Ithaca ,. New York . ( Desch , Del Rosso , Kugler , Raffensperger , Cramer , and McPeak voting Aye , Nays - none ) . ADJOURNMENT The meeting was duly adjourned . wn Clerk v