HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB Minutes 1982-12-13 TOWN 01? IJ 1fACA
RF, GUI A BOARD fv] E' 1 `!' .0 -IG
Deceirli.) er 13 , 1982
At a Regular f •iecting of the Town Board. of the :n of Ithaca ,
To:a _ kii County , Ne�v Yor ): , held at the TO� lIl Off - ces at 1 � 6 . Lase
Senc.! ca. Street , Ithaca , New York , at 5 : 30 P . I7 . , on the 13th day of
Decc: In}Oer , 1982 , there were :
PRE Es ' N`_P Noel Desch , Supervisor
George Kugl. er_ , Councilman
Penry McPeak , Councilman
Shirley R ? f. fensperaer , Council.wor,:tan
Nare Cramer , Councilman
Duvi_d Jennings , Councilman
Dooley Kiefer , Councilwonusr.
ALSO PRESENT : John Barney , Town Attorney
Robert Parkin , Town Highway Superintendent
Lawrence lla.bbroni , mown Engineer
Doug KnoxYlton , Fast. hill Plan::
Stewart Knowlton , lEast Hi_ 11 Plaza
Mary Call_ , Board of Representatives
Representatives of the Too-Iedia :
Lisa Best , VIIICU
Jessica R . Ettinger , WTK0
John Huenneke , Ithaca Journal_
Pr,I . DGL OF ALLEG �. ANCE
The Supervisor led the assemblage in the Pledge o .f_ Al_ legiance .
REPOPXT OF TOWN OFF1: CIhLS
Supervisor ' s Report
Sale ; Tar Credit _- Town of Ithaca
Supervisor Desch reported that the Sales Tax credit for 1983
e ; ^ cads the amount for 1982 , in spite of the recession and reduces
our overall tax increase to 2 . 1E from the roughly 6 increase
projected . The proposed Newsletter spells this out and he was
cco fident. that the people of the Town will be very pleased with our
eff. c� r "ts to accomplish this cost control without curtailing our on -
goi. ncl prograrils of essential_ services .
UtiIitie
The Supervi- sor stated -that he and the En ji- neering Staff had
parti_ c: •. pa -Led in num. ber of discussions on the matter of sortin ;7
ULIL Llt :i. l_ -i. ty jurisdi. ct: ions . So far , about all that has }_ ecne
aCCUr;,p1l. Shed iS t0 get across to all the pit _L' t. :1. C1pcilit: ; a clear
understanding of the Town ' s position . He stated that , in his view ,
tji "< C: ounl.. y has to move away from its insistence that the Town take
0W*- � il, l_ -1 . water and. sewer linr' s , �• hich is un �.lcceptable to the Toy-JTl .
V:1} len they do this they will find therisel_ ves quite close to the
`I' C> 7175 COI'npromi- se approach . The To`.n-i
has no basis for g0111g beyond
iuk> current_ posi_ tl. On , 1. I1 fact , it would be reasonable for us to say
We ' re haL.7py wiu-i the, current status , and it ' s up to the County and
1-1 c.) p i t. aI to sort out the intri- cacies of their problem .
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Town Board Minutes - 2 - December. 13 , 1982
Newsletter_
He r1� nt on to say that the Poard mcn-tbcrs have the draft of the
Nevls1_ etter to go out wi til the tax notices , to save postage . 110
noted 'that he would ask. fox: the , oi-� rds, comment : near the end of the
rnee 'ting so that 'th -it s can be ready to go in plea t.-. y of time . He went
on to say that thE> F'.) Oard rnertlber S sl'lould Ilote that he has sllo�'in in
soft detail the wi; ter system improveme= nt priorities and Inany of ' the
objectives to which our `i' ow"ispeopi_ e will be interested in perhaps
prow "Lding some inp a -. .
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C011r ittees for 1- 913
Sups .7 visor Desch stated t:hat }le has prepa .r_ ecl a paper_ setting up the
cori:itiittees and charges,s for 1983 , alc; ng With the-.% primary objectives
fr_ UM his p .relialinary perspect . ve , at this point . This will be
aV i :t. .L :, ble in a day or so in yUllr mail boxes and is timed so "that v: e
call u. , e it as a basis for_ our discussion on the matter at the year
encl. meeting which by -the v.1ay , he proposed t. o be set i= or 1. 030 a . m .
an December 30 , 1. 9 820
YE R END 1--lEETING
RF ,;XJ, U `!"ION NO .
Riot .i. on by Supervisor. Desch ; seconded by Coul'lcilnlan Cramr1r ,
RESOD VE' D , that the Town Board of the �P o � m of Ithaca wi1. l meet and
conduct the year end business at 1. 0 : 30 a . m . , on DeCelltber 30 , 1982 ,
at the Town roll , 1206 East Seneca .St .roet , Ithaca , Nev-7 York .
( Desch , Kugl_ er_ , 1'-ICPc1a ,- Ra .f'fen pe .rger , Cramer ,. Jennings and F: ie : or
votino Aye . Nays - none ) .
i' a. m Engineer ' s Report-
_Sou tri_ Hi. 1. 1. Bikeway
`Patin E ncineer P' abbron :i re or_ ted that work is p .r_ og .ressing with the
C :i. t •,- to f: inali ze tl _ e draft ag :L- eement on the bikeway - ttt :i. l i_ 'ty
dreia ;. dC;' E? Wa.}' . The c. gl: E'. ciilEni. , v' ti0I1 final
_ ized , �Jl .� l_ } c--% given t0 file
hilt ^: 5 COIllrnlsslon for review , `1' }le State _ , prOC ( e -:1411g to Ina }C E'. ct
1) c: � Cht-ISe offer on the property , although , as stated before , the
TOS. : : and City have stated their preferential rights .
Cc:. i.inc .i. lnlan Cramer asked the Tov711 Engineer_ what section of the
railroad right - of - way was he referring to ?
To, / il Engineer F % hbroni_ answered , the section from the old Enight ' s
Crossing to Stone Quarry Road is being abandoned .
1•d i', _ _
111r . F' abbron :i went on to say that a meeting had been held with our
10 (.-' al. congressmen to impress on him the urgency for EPA to approve
the sewer application while the funding level is still at 75100
Star. tang in 1984 , the funding level will be 55c.,' ,. A meeting was
:i. n Syracuse with DOT on the proposal -t= o open cut Route '13
i. n .r gard to the proposed sewer project . The concept has largely
been approved by DOT .
F ' o :i: est Ilolne
i' o :ni Engineer stated that he had attended a meeting of the
Forest IIor;1e Improvement Associatian to discus ; the proposed one - ��� ay
traffic:i_ c: pattern for Forest Monte . Ile stated that-- he had de 't. ai. :Led
Inet:lo to the Board The Town Engineer f elt it was the proposal in a
nC)g -.i UIP to the Forest Home Improvement Associ_ a -Lion to take the next
SI c o
The t .tElf_ f is light at I:. he irl 'tersectiol of Route 366 and Judd Falls
Road has been sec b _� ck at least a year . Cornell is not ready to .
accent work already col::pleted oil the study repr.. rt .
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Tov m Board Minutes - 3 - No" vel�rhe'�4 , 1982
The Engineer I oteCi that a gooc�I deal_ of staff involveiilC_ i - Ilc7. s been
re .] L± 17: Cd to prepare the answer to the Article 78 petition f :LIeC1
in - ega. rd to Commonlcin Cis .
Audi- t:: and Control ha. c> asked that the Northeast. Transit cont .r. a. ct now
be on a twelve month fiscal cycle as ot. he .r. City accounts are . The
contract which :i. s: oI t } Ie agenda for approval this evc. nil'iq vri_ 11 novr
roll from January to December .
Fabbroni noted -that the Park crew has been involved in
completion of the trails , exercise stations and structures On the
Dewitt. Park . 1-Icy went on to note that Soil Conservation has
completed the ' work. in Pal ]_ Creel: . The account: fell short by $ 15 . 00
and Soil Conservation will. either_ render a bill - for payment by the
1ovin or we will. provide them a loader for an hour ,
Sur) er. vTisor Desch stated that he felt the whole Fall Creek project
had worked beautifully .
To; .n Eng :i. nccr rabb -r_ oni stated that a pending proposal on the old
i� eacon Hill property for a 120 unit apartment plus a single house
vra. s- on the Planning Board agenda for December 21st . Bill Manos is
:i .ntel_- e t. in developing this property .
fl i_c; hw � ! y Superintendent- ' s Report
Itigilv: ay Stiper_ i_ ntendellt Ro }.xrt Parkin reported that the Parks have
taken up most of the highv:Jaymen ' s title . The holes for the fence
RC .N.- OW -1 (a the ' pond at I) ewitt Park have been dug . The fence' on the
rllaple Avenue Bikevray is 75 to 80o installe= d and the bike--;ray is
ready for treatiac� nt next yea ;: .
I *: O v:c-11r, t on to say t }lat lie would be presenting his annual report at
the January meeting . Also , at -that time , he wi. l ..1 have the
s �; e ,-li. fications ready for the 4 - wh :� el drive vehicle .
COUI _ c: -i. lriian Cramer (asked the H .-_ 1'1vray Superintendent hoer mare% sand er_ s
are I: 11llctioning i:it this time ?
Park in responded , three .
Couric: :i l_ man Cramer asked if they were all -in operaL. ion , as he had
r_ ecc, i. ved about thirty telephone calls after the Monday storm .
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Iii_ r. }r.: ay Superintendent Park- in responded that they vrer_ e doing (all-
Ulf-)
ey could with the three spreaders , but the natiare of . the icy
cond _i." tions on the hilly parts of the Town slowed us down .
CounC : , Irtian b1cPcG-1k gLtc` sLionP(j the itl_ xtUre u .sled for sanding .
N . . 0 l arkln responded that the Town has cut down core : erably Oil
amoLint of salt being used .
Super - isor Desch noted that the _idea was to cut back on tilt
mix-I.- tire Uc d , except On inter sect_ J_ Ons and slopes . Ile
Lhat all F3C? c;. Y d member " should fec. 1. free t0 Ccl '
call the IIignw �i }
Sit ; � � r :ilir_ endent
if they received calls a. boiit -the condition of the
r id
Puhlic vlorks Comm % t, t^e: e Report:
Councilwoman Rai: feresp r. ger stated t1'iat the Public V% orks Comitlittee
had cn working on the onc -way traf :f- i aForest. c propos _ for Foes 't I-IorRe i
i n
C011iiic : ion with thc ) Last Ithaca Connector . She noted that the
residents of Fore - L Iiorrie have questions on Phase II of the East. �
Illy:? cEc Connector:' Stu (Jy r. epo :,: t . Sll0 went on to say that the
Comm. it: "Le� e felt- the 'Town shoal_ i push the County for a po ; :ition and
t )-, e• re- 'fore , proposed the foll. owina :
Town Board Minutes - 4 -_ December 13 , 1. 982
`1' h �:; PUbl is works Cormnittee reconlmends to the Town Board that a
T ; rif tc, n inqu _- r.. y be made to f= }le Count }7 Bo 1rd of }:epr_ esentat :i_ ves
ask .i. rlg for atr expre :.; s :i_ on of the County position regardilicl th - La :=, t
:f: thc. c �� Circtllati. c:. 1'. Study allc? t: he relai. cr',. `i' oT; n of Itl1 Ica `i' o; ; r, BO � :Cd
R' e ` ; olil' t-. -Lon % 192 , Decc--' I )ber 14 , 1982 , and
the CoIiiri ! -i_ ttee urjes thaL- the County Board of
Rel1) rciscntat. ives be aisk.ecl to ue— spond in detc _ ia_ to the spec ?. f :ics of
t. }7t:' :; •:'. tTJo domiii cij L. s so that t he 'i' o `.JII of l. ti] dC' d he+. : i. }? a .LS 1 Or
fuir_ ther discussion arld may procr. cd T�.- :ith trans; pO .rtation pla. nnincl and
i_ lc!} � :: <. : ,- e1nc11ts , Taith -- n the limits of the. `I' oTJn ' s and the County ' s
estal)li. shed poli. c ?_ es .
Counci IT�. oma . , Raft= •:Ins,perger stated that the Town needs to know w }iat
Ule County plans to do , in the near future .
Councilman Cramer asked if there shad been any response from the
Coulif_y .
Su -o visor Desch responded that Frank Liguori and B-ill Mobbs had
tc }'. c I'l a joint position , hoT.; ever , there has been no official
position taken by the Board of Representatives ,
Co ,i. rlcil. I:;an Cramer asked if the Town of Dryden had taken a position ?
Supervisor Desch responded that he believed the Tc)y,-,p of Dryden had
Passed a resolution stating they TJerc not interested , a.s a Tai:-n in
assi_ stiny in the financing of the highway . The Supervisor T-.,le : t on
to say that he woulct take the resolution proposed by the Public
Works Comi- Agee and draft a letter to Harris Dates ,
T-t riP PORT � \T t � iii •; D OT ' I'..t; 1 I1 ? (' -, .. rt �`.L' .t l
�� r. r i ; . �. U }:' C � lT1 . `i � I-� -- i }._ > v .� }' 1 } 1 �---tJS
CC) U ., Representative i•} ary Call. reported that- Thursday , staff and
e .lecteci officials froal all -three entitites ( the lospital . , 'i' o ,, ins
County , . and the Town of Ithaca. ) me f: to talk about hospital
uti li'Lies and t here % c S a JoL of c1 -LSC11S i1. C) Il abGU 't who T'7a t0 }plc": ITtE
She rho .- ecli that T•rc should not be particularly concerrltc� d whose fault
i t. Teas but that Coi:;D1- 0111 :Lse was needed if an agreeil'c! nt was to be
reac1-1ed .
Mr .s . Call felt that a majority of the problem was Countys ' but that
the Tov,al ' s help w6s needed .
Supervisor Desch stated that there was nothing more the Town could
d. o . Vie have already gone the extra mile .
ZI�0T , it. was time for the County to bend. . This Board feels that it
i s inappropriate to ask us to compromise further . lie went on to
s <11 i. hat it was the County ' s ball now , and they should recogni. e
the fact- that an agreement could offer theta a long term solution to
this, problem . T can ' t ask the Towns people to take on more
responsibility and liability and I do not expect , to come back to
i. } 10 i: oard to ask for nlor_ e compromise . In fact , it will be easier_
to ash the Board to hold fast or go back to accepting the status
Ct: o .
Fabbron :i noted that if the count
y LSS cons> ide :c :i_ ng putti_ ncJ
COU ! , t- y Offices out there , the: square footage costs being estimated
s11CU.j realistically be upped to include -the uti .li_ ty improvenu� nt
cOS _ s too .
PERS07 11'1 Tt ll
� � < <• t- Hill-ll - Plaza ac'. cre ; �: •C.^ d t. J, c:
Stc. T ; �:. it. ICno .: lto21 c :C L � i .� _ .L . ,
the c the purpose of his be :i nr ; herd wak s to a:-1 ; the I'oT<:Il Uoard to
con : :idclr_ passing zt local. law to cover Lhe pc, r ) - :ing of vchi_ C .les in
' ire 1cz11cs u 't the East-. Hill Plaza . T%dr . XnoT•Ilt.orl si✓ ated that he had
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Town Board Minutes. - 5 - December 13 , . 1982
a_ ready addressed the problem for several_ years, chid has ( 0110
evcrythi_ ng possible to control_ the cars that par'} , i_ n Lhe traffic
including painting yellow lines and putt _i. ncj note- s on cars .
fie %dent= on to sal' thcut lie had even consi0cred l. aI-ldscaping between
the P & C and [^rarren Home Furnishings , h0\•? i- V_ \7Or a planter this size
ld cost $ 18 , 000 . Mr . Knowlton went on to say that. L % nsing had
an C, " dlnance wl1 :Lch gives Shopping plaza Otdi %Le J the c7LithGr :Lty t0
rC-:. m ) ve vehicles wfl cl1 have beers abandoned or pai ;. eCi fGl" c1 l_ OI7Cj
pc! -,_-J. od of time and lie felt the Town of Itl-: cica should include this
autthOri_ ty in its local law as this is! also a proble% r:; f of him ,
Sltl. 7� ' rvisol:- Desch a- skod Ivir .. Kt"lowlt:. () n if he would write a letter to
Town Boar l r :. r. e. � ting the h as :, a. gc of 1GCal_ sat'. to cover
par }: :i_ ng in . fi rc l- antis
Mr .. Knowlton agrE` ed to write a letter -to the Town Board request -in
t. h. e passage of a_ local law to cover park- ing in fire zones . He went
on to say i=hat he would like the sip: toot indented section in front
or th ( : old FBC store eaclu (fcndl cLS -this :LS a bus stop area . I"lr .
I� 16 ',' ) 1_ t (? "I agreed. to include a diz? gral�t of t1 he area with his letter .
Supervisor Desch stated that after 11r . Know 14- c lI S letter was
rE_: coi_ ved , a local lat'7 would be drafted and a public hearing held on
tile: mi tter .
APPO :LI.11.1 ..' ENT OF P.1 PI F: SEI' `!'A�I' IVES 7' O NEC O`I' Ifi !' L S1,t''] I l:: COrlT�;AC i' tdI `l'II Tl:iF;
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�Ti (_ ./L GE OF' CAYUGA HEIGHTS .
SLU.1 .1ervisor Desch stated that some tide ago he had taritten a letter
to Ilayo .r- flarcl-lcim requesting that a committee he appointed to take a
fresh look at. the Setle .r Agreement= bet�; een the Village of C �iyuga
IIc ic; t � ts and. thu Town. of Ithaca . He noted that the present
agreement haLd a . lifetime of 35 years , however , he felt that there
were a nuntht: r. of deta4. 1s that we _- e no longer applicable . Also , a
nui% tbei_- of the Cayuga Heights Village Board were receptive to -tile
idc of changing the mechanics of billing for sewer from unit to .
%dater consumption: and this should he discussed . The Supervisor
went on to say tha. 'L: lie had asked Counci _lt'ioman Raffenspercjc� r to work
With him on the conV,iittee , as they were both involved with -t }ie
sewer_ agreement with the City of Ithaca .
RL ;- OLUT :i: ON NO
Piot: _i_ o11 by Supervisor Desch ; seconded by Counilman C .rame .r. ,
RES011WI ) , that t: he ` of von I? oard of 'tl-le Town of Ithci. Cii. h �. .L' '
c_ by appoint
Supervisor Desch avid. Council;'7oman RJD. ffenspe )_- e .r to r_ epre: c- ent the
fown of Ithaca in the negotiations with the Village of Cayuga
I ' c-: ichts to update the Sewer Agreement ,
Kugler_ , McPeak , Rafrensper- ge .r. , Cramer_ , Jennings and Kiefer
votinc Aye , Nays - none ) .
ZONING BOARID OF APPEALS APPOIN `IMEN ` ! S
I: ' OLU `1` IOid 110 .
I-lotic:in by Supervisor Desch ; seconded by Councilman Cramer ,
RESOa:, VLD , -that the Town Bo < rd of the Town of Ithaca hereby approves
the iippC) 1. ntrrlellt of 0ack Hewett for a. five year term on the Town of
Ithl -- c Zoning Board of Appeals , and
ALSO RESOLVED , that the `.down Board of the Town of If- haca hereby
approves the appointment of henry Aron as Chairman of the Zoning
Board of Appeals for -the year 1983 , and
Toj�n Board Minutes - 6 December, 13 , . .1982
FUY"J 'HER BE' IT J.U, SOL•Vi' D , that the Toren Board o :- the Town of tllaca.
approves the appoint=lrIent of Jack Hewett as First Vice
Chtl .�_ railall and 1"_; CibT <! :r. d Al1St: .l_ h aS SC=' C0 Vice Cf'1d11" InCtj of tl'1C� Zoning
Bo �) rd of Appeals for t .he year 19 £136
( Descii , Kugler , McPealc , Raffel"1spergier , Crart;er , Jennings and Kiefer
voting Aye: . Nays -- nOno ) .
PhA 'ild .T N' G BOARD APPOINTMEbITS
}? : SOA J J . ON 1�l0 .
110 -cion by Councilwoman Raffensperger_ ; seconded by Councilman
RI? SOLVLD , that the Town Board of the To;•,n of Ithaca hereby approves
t. lhe ctppointriient of Barbard Schultz for a seven year term on the
Tom of Ithaca Planning Board , beginning Janua .-- v 1 , 1983 ,
( Deg> ch , Kugler , McIleak , Raffen :sperger , Cramer. , Jenn :i_ ngs and Kiefer
vot .-in. g Aye , Nays - none ) ,
RESOLUTION N0 ,
Mo �� _i. on by Counci_ lnlan Jennings ; seconded by Councili;lcln Kugler ,
RES01.1VED , that the Town Board of the Town of :Ithaca hereby approv (--- S
UIC a}? }Jointment of JEm-tes L . Baker for a five:` yE' al" teJ"Ifl On tl"le ` IOC+:n
of Tthaccl Planning board , beginning January 1 , 19834
OJ:: . ch ICU leg I`'ICPe z-, k i c
g . , I2afl: c. n ., I crgCr Cr_ c._n , c= r Jc Ilni .,: g .� and Kiefer
vot .i_ rig Aye , Nays "- none. ) .
NOR P, TRANSIT CON `I' IZAC `1'
TC)W11.. Er1gi_ neer Lawrence Fabbroni. cvLated that the ridersh :i" p on the
N( ) rthrast Transit , which provides approximately the same service as
the East Ithaca Transit , is 30 to 35 % higher. this year . He felt
the increase might be attributed to people riding the bus instead
of buying a second czar and the nearby apartments w17ic11 h « ve a high
tu1= Ilover ,
lie went; on to say that after four years of service , Audit. and
Cc• ntrol felt that . since there teas sufficient l .i_ kelyhood the se .r_ vice
was going to continue , that an account should be set up for this on
a t. �+�e1. ve month cycle . Any surpluses will be paid back to the
participants after the year_ end . He stated that he x%7as asking; for
the `.Povvn Board Is corllnitment to continue the service in 1983 .
Councilwoman Kiefer asked if there was a written contract ?
i•1r , Fabbroni stated that the contract , when coin}Meted , will be
rev ':nVrd by the cojm%tittee and then sent to the prop ` r authorities
f: c � r signing6 lie oil to say that Councilwoman Ra: 'fr_ el"1Spe1 oer
Ll 17 ( 3I,11- 0" vents the Town on the committee ,
Counc: i_ lwoman Kiefer asked if weekend service had every been
d .1SC11SSe'. Ct ?
The rPo T.; lt Lnginc:! er_ responded , talking about ��Tee }. c nr � c� r.. vice is as
it has eVel: c� JL: I� . Weelccnd Service_' is prilllarly a shopliinq
need . +le
were thiaki" rlc about doing it six rnor. ths ago , th. er,
. Rotllscll .ild ' s was close ;? gild now everything is set back .
Councilman Jennings asked -if there hItd been incl_ e (=tse in far_ e r ,., tes
in the _last four. year- s ?
Tovna Board Minutes. - 7 - December 13 , 1982
Town Engineer F' abbroni answered yes .
Councilman Jennings expressed the fear that the }:> us service could
end* up like the New York City Subway with the Town subsidizing the
bus c* 11 Rather than expanding -the subsidy , the fare should be
raised. so that the bus service become ., self - support_,1. 119 .
Stz ;_,e1: i :; o .r_ Desch ated that he felt a posi. cion was more likely to
be -L .nken to provide nec_lded bu s� service 1_ n needy areas , 47e have
taken a }Iard look at the runs , like the Hospital run . Northvi etv
I:or, c? area would be a very popular area to institute aa bus run .
Councilman Jennings states! that his point was , hMa to pay for the
bus ser �� i_ ce and raisincl the fare :.; cerned a locjica ]. solution .
Town E' nc; ineer F' ab}> roni responci Ci � :e are not now having �t capacity
problem , if you r � ise the fare you reduce the r % der _; 11ip and then
you 1-Iave a capaci. tX7 problem and have to ra :cse the fare .
Councilwoman Raffenspor_ ger noted that there were no unsubsidized.
profitable bus services regionally nationally .
Town Engineer Fabbroni noted that ' the City Bus Service was one of
tl-ie best in the County . If you pull bac }; the subt.--; idy on the local
II e .l_ , -the same will be pulled back by the State and usership w % 1 ]_
de ;<iini_ s11
F1 `, OLU �� .-iODI NO *
i•iot:. ion by Councilwoman Kiefer ; seconded by COUnCilman 1vjcPealc ,
WT11Bl ; EAS , the Town of Ithaca has participated in . the local_ funding
of Nor- theast Transit for four years up to an annu l maximum $ 8 , 000
of To �•JIl fuYIds , and
VVTYI : RI,.'A. S , the 1Toxtheast Transit contracts for 1983 will_ span the-
calendar year from Jfanuary 1 through December 31 w :i_ tll the TOtJIl of
CJ1 MEIXlMUM commitment remaining pit. $ 8 , 000 which is below the
$ 9 , 000 already budgeted for 1983 for Northeast 'Transit ,
iN; Ui '1T� EREFORL. 11311 TI ItESO ,VEO , that the Town Board of -the Town of
Ithaca appropriate $ 8 , 000 toward local participation and support of
Noi-- L- hc « st Transit , and
FilI:T11 R RE' SOLVE' D that the Town Board authorizes the Town
Suporvi_ sor to execute appropriate contracts committing the ToT,ni to
such maximum amount for a twelve month term involving service no
le ss than present .
Kugler , 1-1cPeak , Raf_ fensperger , Cramer , Jennings and Riefer
voting Aye . Nay - none ) ,
EX_:.'t 1iID Er P .LOYHEN11'_OF PART{ EMPLOYEES AND TOWN PLANN ]" R
To�•.r. Engineer 1' abbroni stated that he felt. Larry Stanton ' s
er,-� ployment should be extended for six months and then the Board
could make a decision on the possibility of permanent employment ,
Cour, c :i. lwoman I< i. efer noted that the resolution stated no termination
date for Richcird Schoch and she did not understand his being a
ba0'. u } > for general winL- er maintE' Ilc-,MCO peak loads , whicl-I implies hi. s
erlp :Loymont through the winter .
T a; n , L: Iigineer Pcabbroni rc, sponcled t:}Ia ►_. } IC had purposely not
men -,ti oned a termination elate as PIr , Schoch can work on prefabbi. ng
play s :: ruc. tures and if we have a big snow storm , he can assist
Larry Stanton . Obviously , if the . plzly c> tructl_Ires are completed and
�'rc 1-iave no big snow Stor_ r:ls , he would be terininated .
Town Board Minutes. - 8 - December. 13 , 1982
Rr; :� ol : t} t' :rcr. I TAO .
Pic) i . :i: on }:) y Counci_ .lrian C' rarner ; seconded by Counci lmarl Kugler. ,
I;t
C.! u.T VI=. 11 , TJIiEREAS , It :i_ ch ..Ird Schoch a. nd Peter Lovi_ were approved for
i:. c -t ' orary employment through December 3 , 1982 as Paark . Work -ing
}: o : ] rian at $ 7 . 00 per hour ai `i' own Planner_ at $ 8 . 00 per hour
r. c s }: ectively , and
Stanton has been approved through Deceriiber 31 , 1982
as CAN Park I••laintenzlnce Worker at $ 3 . 60 per hou ,- , and
ltillr %: :.IBS , Peter Lovi will be the-- full time `1' ovan Planner as of
;l --r, uary 1 , 1983 , and.
` Y1-t I� A�.IJ aS , Richard Schoch is pre er! t: ly needed to complete 1982 park
program incidentals , being singly best suited -to completing
IC"IC :i. r! g , posting graphic sighs , constructing secure Storage
for small_ park equipincnr] t , inventorying of equipment ,
Packaging of matE, r :ia.IS for three additional play structures , and
providing b « cku. p to general winter maintenance peal. loads , and
Larry Stzri.nLon will have. prime rerTonsibilit. y for year
c1 :COltild rlaintenarice of al .I. park Properties includi. nr :: I1ova removal of
bi }c _ ,
w,.� 1. , . ••T �. , , e��, �a. y �; arid.
TRIM THEREFORE BF IT RESOINE10 , by tl-!. e To \.•TrI hoard of the Town. of
1: t11 , . ca that the abo -v(_, personnel d ,= 1:= }IC TovTn be continued with the
`l oer! as follows :
1. . T•ir . Peter Lov :L , 'Powl , Planner , aS a tempo .l- ary employee for up
a: or 35 hours per vj : ek from Dece ]ill ber 6 -through December 31 inclusive
$ 8 . 00 pet hour and -thereafter a :_, a permanent eml-) loyec witi full
}:: :. Ilcfits at an annual salary of $ 18 , 000 per year .
2 . I-ir_ . Richard Schoch , Park PJor }: ing Foren; an , as a temporary
e ]:I1, 1o1 e <:it $ 7 . 00 per hour for Lap to 35 hours per week from
Decc-r, Lber 6 until such time that weather makes imposs11) 10
ulld (2rcaki ng assigned work. tasks requiring complet -ion .
3 . Ttti .r_ . Itarr.. y Stanton , Park 1%lainter! ance Worker , a _, a temporary
eml,) l. oyce with prorated employee benefits excluding retirement
bergc. -Fits for 35 hours Per week from ,January 1 , 1. 983 through July 1 ,
1983 at $ 3 . 80 per hour after which time the �own Board will reviev.
Mr . Stanton to consider permanent employcment .
Kugler , AlcPeak. , Raff_ ensperger , Crame .r_ , Jennings and Kiefer
vot. inq Aye . Nays - none ) .
D ? .i ; :±. i? Ot1ENT IVATER £; SEN R CIiARGES - 1983 TAY ROTLL
- ' TON N10it
I•40t. :ion by Supervisor Desch ; secoridf,- ci by Councilman Cramer ,
Rl' SCi1- NA.-ID , by the `rosin Board of tllc `1'Uxdrl of Ithaca -that delinquent
$1 7 J1" t U Ithaca , PU1tO11 Point_ -later use bil. l_ s in tl-! E' amount. oI=
� 1 , 006 . 79 ; del . - `1' o1^In of C1.. }IaCc1 sewer use charges in thr
ar:ount of $ "115 . 55 ; Vi_ =L1ac e of Cayuga Heights sewer rcrrt charges i_ n
' he amount of $ 3 , 624 . 49 ; and del_ ineuent custom • r rater service bill
of $ 24 . 00 be added -to t }le tax roll for 1983 , cis a. lien aga. :inst the
pro ,.>elrties involved , and to beceru due and col. lectibl as part of
the tax bills for the Town of :Cthac �: v:; hi ch will.. be' n ! ail. ed to
property owners on December 31. , 1. 9P2 , c.tnd w111ch v; ill_ become d 11
JanuE! i7Aj7 of 1- 9830
Kugler , T } Cl� edj;. , } fj: e " Sperge.r , Craril !' r , L Ie1i111ngs and Kiefer
vot :i ng Aye . Nays - nar! e ) .
Town Board Minutes - 9 - December_ 13 , 1982
V,Elt•'t } F: IJET1. ' f: R
Sufi-) r v i s o r I:) esch sta ±. � d that- a newvslett (:1r had be -- .n prepared to bc'l
enclosed with the 1983 ta. y: bills . He asked if any of the BQo rC
mert!`) ers viould li. kc any "t- hi. ng added , as a small b ]. t of space remain ,;
LC? u ; iC ?_ 1. w0I aI1 KlC' l- e ]- Sta "ted t-1'lct Amerl_ C �? I: C OiY'!rlLlJl :Lty Cab1C'. V1 1011 IiO �d
ljac; I. he Parent `I'V Access Control Devices available for the public
tc1 h �il- - e, a fee of $ 15 . 95 , . and stated that she Mould like to
see: this inforrn �: t :i. on i. ncl > idcd in the News l_ ct. ter .
RF; SC t t� `j.' ON :CIO .
I'IOi ]. OI'1 by CouncllIrldrl KlJ.y _Ler ; SeCOnded by COUr: ClI.� IOri? an
I: <r .: I c! iisperger ,
MI, SGLVI. D , that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca hereby approves
the sixteenth Nev7sl e "tter to be enclosed with the 1983 tax bills , as
presented by the Supervisor , and
FU '2'I'} L' R BE IT R TI, S0LVED that a paragraph be added noting the
availability of a Pa :cental Control Device for a fee of $ 15 . 95 can
be purchased frorn, American Community Cabl_ evision .
( DeS. ch , Kugler , MCPE'_ ak , Raffensperger , Cramer , Jennings and Kiefer_
voting Aye . Nays - none ) .
1983 SPCA CONTRACT
SL: . sor Desch :; tat e that SPCA Contract would not be consider. ed �
at. t } i :i. s; rneetirlg , a -the Addendum had sti. l_ 1 not. been received with
C a " 1Ct can be coI - - ract 1` i 1 . P � y ,
aI'= p tc, '. ed at the Year End Meeting .
PLIBL :LC FIEhF; IhG OF PUBLIC OFF' l_ CE ? S
of postin ;, and publication notice of a Public Ilearinci to
a local on the Defense of Public Off icers having . been
p c : :; cn "teci by the Town Cler_ i; , the Supervisor opened the Public
Ilear :irlg .
Supervisor Desch stated that the public hearing oil the Defen:=_, ci of
Public Officers X:h :l_ ch Has adjourned from the September meeting
should further be adjourned to consider the recent comments horn
Board members , The input received from the Board members ,
following the recent discussions , has been sent to the Insurance
Agent and a response is expected. in January .
RI SOLUT701,? 1\10 ,
Motion by Supervisor Desch ; seconded by CouncilWoman Raffensperuex
RF. SOLVED , that the To%•:n Board of the Tow'A of Ithaca hereby adjourns
urlt . l- January 10 , 1983 , at 7 : 00 P - 1.1 . , the. public hea .rincr, oil the
prol; osed local law to Defend Public Officials , at Which time they
v. ill meet and conduct a public hecaring on sane .
( I? sc. h , Kugler , I3cPcalc , Raf fensperc; el. , Cramer , Jennings and . Kiefer
VOting Aye . I'Jcxys - IiOnC' ) .
CouT? c :i Iworilan Kiefer. asked if a I4Lst. of persons to be CON7er_ ed by the
law hc; d been prepared \
Supt ] % I . sor Der; cf-I sLL--, Led that t, I -ie list w :i. 11 be available before the
.1- a: finally adopted . ``
Town Board Minutes - 10 December 13 , . 1982
Cou. lcsil_ wor:lan Kiefclr atsked if anything h d been done about `.Cojan
At ` . crl; cy James I3L1yOlICOS ' s suggcstion that offici �lJ. s ol ) 1_y be coven , d
for tllc total amount. oz insurance ?
Supervisor Desch state0 that this will be a question for the
Trsu ance Company to answer , any amounts above "the local law is
opti. olla 1 .
APJ-) ROYAL OF 14114UT , S
Thc Official. copies of the 1981 Board minutes , witl1 cover , having
been missing for sometime and never f. ourn (l , tine Town Clerk has;
disc- ri }:) tlted re }-.) 1. C--' cement- copies . Supervisor Desch moved approval of
-the 1. 981 minutes . Counci1 . won la. r: Fta :Efensperger stated. that the
January through March 1981 minutes were approved June 8 , 1981. 0
Councilwoman Kiefer noted that there are still no minutes for
August 10 , 1981 , and that she has correction, for some of the 1981.
mi. rjutes . Supervisor raociificd his Motion not :i. ng that the brief noon
meeting held on Aue.fust 18 , 198 .1 s, "t. ii_ 1 needs to be approved by the
To1:lri Board ,. and calla d for a vw . e w
Motion by Supervisor Desch ; seconded by Councilman Cramer ,
R-E, SOTVED , that the !'own Board of the Town of Ithaca hereby approves
t } ic Minutes of April 13 , 1981 , April 28 , 1981 , P-Iay '11 , 1981r flay
27 , 1981 , June 8 , 1981 , June 23 , 1981 , July 13 , 1. 9811 . July 27 ,
1981 , Aucjust 10 , - 1981 , September 8 ', 1981 and September 2-4 , 1981 as
presented by the Town Clerk .
( Desch , Kugler , ticPe _. k , Raffenspe ., ger , Cramer_ voting Aye . Nays -
Kiefer . Abstaining - Jennings ( ,Jennings was not a member of the
Boars: in 19810
`i' he minutes of the October 4 and No•%relrber_ 4 , 1982 mieeti.ngs were not
con. S :i_ dered , since hoard members have still no "t received the
Sel;, tc rnber 1982 minutes ,
T01r,IN OF ITHACA WARRAT-41t1S
RESOLUTION NO .
Itoti_ on by Supc rvi s. or Desch ; seconded_ by Councilman Jennings ,
RES %)EYED , that the Town Board of -Lhe Town of Ithaca hereby approves
the `.'mown of Ithaca Varrants dated December_ 13 , 1982 , in the
following amounts :
General Fund. - Town Wide . . . . . . . 0 0 * e $ 25t424w61
General Fund - Outside Vi_ =Llage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 61181026
Highway Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ ?_ 4 , 540 . 96
Water & Sewer Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 39 , 850 . 54
Park Reserve Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6 , 848 . 99
Lighting Districts Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 286 . 97
( 1.) c-: c; c }i , Kugler , AICPeak , Raffensperger , Cramer , Jeriniligs , and zr 1er
vot. .i_ ng Aye . Nays - none ) .
BOL`:C'O?v POINT jlhRftr.d ? `IS
RESOLU:C .ION NO , `
I40tiUI"1 by COt11lCi_ ]. n1a11 f Ug ]. C'- r ; secono, (- by SUperzJ ?_ SOr DE? SC }l ,
Town Board Minutes - 11 - December. 13 , 1982
RES0,13V ; D , that the BOIL- on Point-. Warrants dated December 13 , 1982 ,
in the o ,_> e .rat i. ng Account are hereby approved , in the amount of
$ 57_ , 339 . 80 aftc r r. evie� ? and upon tth recommendation of the Southern
C �:iyt:tgci :Lake Inter_ muni. cipal . VIa[ : er Commission , they are in order_ for
paymant. .
� tiE' SCi] , KU (JlE' r , NtCP0 ,H'% , Raffensperger , Cramer , Jennings and 1Cn_ efor
vot—inq Aye . Nays - none ) .
AF)VISORY Cc)j241TTE
IticFe � }: , reported that the Citizen ' s Advisory ComilAttee
hail me i . twi. ce . I1e noted ti,Jat an Industrial [Taste Survey was heir: '
sent to Morso Chain to determine if ,Taste from their fc). cil. i. ty
iiec� Ced to be pretreated or if it could be discharged directly into
the system . All Industrial. Waste Surveys must be completed icy July
_
if 1983 .
Councilwoman Kiefer stated that she had received some information
Oil New York State Planning , if anyone wa. s interested .
Co ir %O1T L�lt� D S
COullcilwomail Kiefer asked for a factual update on the pending court
C -, se oil ComlctonlandS ,
Attorney John Barney stated that t- he Judge had indicated than he
V;C)U __ d make a decision very soon , as he has a very heavy schedu7_ e of
court cases after the first of the new year
si)P � rv :isor Desch wished all present , a very I`1err ;7 Christmas ,
Courc: :il_ woraan Ra :cy (: .? sperger st. z: ted that if the Board r:ie��Ibers wished
to have coffee during the Boarc meetings they should make donations
toward the purchase of coffee and not expect . the TOWT) Staff to
sU. l:) _: .;_ d i_ ze the Board members coffee fund .
The meeting was duly adjourned at 6 : 50
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