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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB Minutes 2007-10-04 Budget Meeting of the Ithaca Town Board Thursday , October 4 , 2007 at 5 : 30 p . m . 215 North Tioga Street, Ithaca , NY AGENDA 1 . Call to Order 2 . Pledge of Allegiance 3 . 5 : 45 p . m . - County Library presentation re budget request — Janet Steiner, Library Director of Tompkins County Public Library 4 . 6 : 00 p . m . -- SPCA budget request 5 . 6 : 15 p . m . — Community Science Institute (Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring program ) budget request 6 . 6 : 30 p . m . — Presentation from MEGA re purchasing alternate energy 7 . 6 : 45 p . m . — Presentation from TCAT regarding a request for an annual contribution 8 . Consider Setting a Public Hearing to Consider 2008 Assessment Rolls for Special Benefit Districts and Special Benefit Areas 9 . Presentation and Discussion of Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission 2008 Tentative Budget 10 . Discussion and Consider Adoption of Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission 2008 Tentative Budget as 2008 Preliminary Budget 11 . Consider approval of Year 2008 Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission employee wages 12 . Consider Setting Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of 2008 Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission Budget 13 , Consider Setting a Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of 2008 Town of Ithaca Final Budget 14 . Consider approval of Karen Billings , Town Clerk , as signatory on town clerk' s account 15 . Consider authorization to hire consultant for Northeast Area study 16 . Consent Agenda : a . Consider authorization for attendance at NYS Planning Federation Conference , Saratoga Springs , NY b . Consider Bolton Point Warrants Final Agenda — October 4, 2007 Page 1 of 2 17 . Consider Adjournment Final Agenda — October 4, 2007 Page 2 of 2 Additional Agenda Items Regular Meeting of the Ithaca Town Board Thursday, October 4, 2007 1 . Consider consent agenda — Bolton Point Abstract (if the Abstract is available) 2 . Consider setting a public hearing for 7 : 00 p.m. , during the regularly scheduled Town Board meeting of October 15 , 2007, regarding agreement for Babcock property and transfer of money from reserve fund . ITHACA TOWN BOARD THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2007 5 : 30 PM At a budget meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca , Tompkins County, New York held at the Town Hall , 215 North Tioga Street , there were present : Board : Supervisor Catherine Valentino , Councilman Will Burbank ; Councilwoman Sandy Gittelman , Councilman Herb Engman , Councilman Peter Stein , Councilman Jeff Cowie , Councilman Patricia Leary . Staff : Karen M . Billings , Town Clerk ; Susan Brock , Attorney for the Town ; Daniel Walker, Director of Engineering ; Fred Noteboom , Highway Superintendent ; Jonathan Kanter, Director of Planning ; Al Carvill , Budget Officer. Excused : Judy Drake , Human Resources Specialist . Members of the Public : Stuart Stein , Mega ; Barbara Blanchard , Mega ; Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance Supervisor Valentino called the meeting to order at 5 : 30 p . m . , and led the assemblage in the Pledge of Allegiance . Announcements Supervisor Valentino announced that she is resigning as the alternate for the Recreation Partnership and suggested the Board appoint an alternate representative . Councilman Stein announced that he would not be able to attend the November 8th and November 19th Town Board meetings . He asked if they could move the November 8th budget meeting to November 5th . Supervisor Valentino said that they were unable to do so because it is against Town Law. The adoption of the budget has to occur after the election . Agenda Item No . 3 — County Library presentation re budget request — Janet Steiner, Library Director of Tompkins County Public Library ( See Attachment # 1 ) Nathan Faucet, Board of Trustees Mr. Faucet appeared before the Board and introduced himself. He explained his responsibilities as the treasurer of the library . Mr. Faucet stated that over the last few years they have been drawing down their limited reserve , which they have stopped with Board direction . This has made it difficult for them to continue the current level of services offered in addition to improving services provided . Town Board Minutes October 4 , 2007 Approved The library needs to find additional levels of revenue to support operations . Therefore , Mr. Faucet was before the Ithaca Town Board to ask for support in library operations . Janet Steiner, Library Director of Tompkins County Public Library Ms . Steiner appeared before the Board and gave a presentation regarding their budget request . She discussed services provided to the public , and the need and basis of their request . Councilman Stein asked questions regarding the amount of the request . In particular , he wanted a sense of where the users and usage is . Ms . Steiner provided the Board with a breakdown of library usage (see attachment # 1 ) . She explained the charts provided to the Board . Ms . Steiner explained the money they receive from the City is a small percentage of a sales tax formula , which equals $ 12 , 000 . Mr. Faucet added that the City also absorbed the tax loss of the Woolworth ' s building when the library took over the building . Councilman Stein added that there was not a lot of interest in developing the property. Councilwoman Leary wondered if the library had requested more money from the City . Ms . Steiner said that they are approaching the Town first and have not formally approached the City for additional funding . Councilwoman Leary commented that Councilman Stein ' s point is correct . Woolworth' s was not kicked out for the County Library . It was another hole in the downtown area , on or off the Commons . So the description of the benefits that the County Library provides to the downtown is very true . If anything , the library is doing the City of Ithaca a favor by being in that location . Councilwoman Leary finds the City' s argument that they are counting their foregone retail sales tax as a contribution completely disingenuous . She was not happy about the Town being asked to contribute $50 , 000 a year because of the Town ' s relatively high proportion of users and relative service population , yet the City only contributes $ 12 , 000 per year. Mr. Faucet understood Councilwoman Leary' s point about the City' s contribution and stated they would like to see more money coming from the City . He felt the reference to the Town ' s high usage was to other townships , and not to the City . Supervisor Valentino asked what the difference was between satellite and charter libraries . Ms . Steiner explained a library receives a charter from the Board of Regents . The charter enables them to tax and to receive tax dollars . The Lansing library does not have a charter and they run on volunteers . It cannot tax for the library and does not have an elected board . A chartered library is required to have an elected board and meet minimum standards set by New York State Education Department . Supervisor Valentino asked if all the tax dollars come from a direct tax or if some of the money is funneled through the County . She thought there were lines in the County budget for chartered libraries . 2 Town Board Minutes October 4 , 2007 Approved Ms . Steiner said the County does support chartered libraries within the County. The Tompkins County Public Library provides funding to Danby , Caroline , and Lansing as satellite libraries , or reading rooms . Councilman Burbank asked if the library was an elected board . Mr. Faucet replied that the County Legislature appoints trustees . Councilman Burbank agreed that there was a disparity between what the City is paying and what is being asked of the Town and wondered if the City was going to be asked to contribute more . Mr. Faucet wanted to see more support from the City. Ms . Steiner added that if it would be a condition of the Town ' s support that additional funding be requested of the City , then they could make that happen . Supervisor Valentino asked for clarification on the connection between the County Legislature and the library , and whether or not library employees were County employees . Mr. Faucet clarified that employees are employees of the library . They have labor contracts for the employees negotiated by the library. The Board of Trustees set the operating policies for the library. In the County Charter, there is a provision that it shall support a county public library , but it doesn 't specify what type of support . Ms . Steiner added that they are a hybrid organization with two masters . The State Education Department charters them and they have certain responsibilities and expectations to meet . They are also a 501 ( c)( 3 ) organization with their partner being the Friends of the Library. There is also the Tompkins County Public Library Foundation , which is a 501 ( c)(3 ) organization . Councilman Stein was inclined to support public libraries and was not bothered if the City underpays . He thought they should pay proportional to their usage , but wondered how the number of $ 50 , 000 was settled upon . Mr. Faucet directed the Board ' s attention to Hank Dullea ' s letter ' of July 2 , 2007 and it looks at other towns where there is local support of a library , the amount of money raised and the number of people being served . The average is $ 54 , 000 and the weighted average is $46 , 000 . Councilman Engman commented that analysis was done to determine what a reasonable request might be based on usage of the library from Town of Ithaca residents . He asked if an analysis was done on where the other monies come from , Friends of the Library contributions , whether the Town of Ithaca is carrying its weight in those regards , in other words , if Town of Ithaca residents are making contributions through other monies . Ms . Steiner didn 't think there was a way to determine where the money for the Friends of the Library came from . They can analyze their donor database to see where the prevalent donors are . Councilwoman Leary was bothered by the Town having to carry the City' s weight on the issue and she would not support a larger contribution than what the City is making . She does sympathize with the library and the services it provides to Town residents , and would only support a contribution of $4 , 000 or $5 , 000 based on the Town and City a population and associated usage . 3 Town Board Minutes October 4 , 2007 Approved Supervisor Valentino strongly believes in libraries and their mission , making sure everyone can enjoy reading . How it is financed and who is responsible for financing it becomes a difficult question for her when she looks at the contributions the Town makes in other areas . She would have a better comfort level if they were able to sit down with the County , City and Town and compile who is making contributions where to balance it out for the well -being of the community. Supervisor Valentino did not think the Board could come to a conclusion on what they could or could not support at this meeting . After looking at municipal contributions , Councilman Cowie wondered how Groton was able to contribute $ 108 , 000 towards the library. Ms . Steiner said it all comes back to how the libraries are funded . Groton residents vote directly on the library budget each year. Councilman Stein was inclined to support the $ 50 , 000 request . He thought it was a worthwhile request because the quality of the library is important to the quality of life . He also agreed with Councilwoman Leary and saw no reason why the City shouldn 't contribute except for the fact that the City tax base is much higher than the Town . Such a contribution from the Town could be used to increase the City' s contribution . Councilman Engman stated that the Town has received many requests for the 2008 budget and they total hundreds of thousands of dollars . He thought it was appropriate to have a conversation with the City , the County and the Town as to what everybody' s responsibility is because it is easy to say that the Town doesn 't make a contribution to the library , but on the other hand , the County does not support parks . He felt the money was being taken out of the same taxpayer' s pocket . Councilwoman Leary did not think it was the same taxpayers . The Town was asked to make a contribution out of Town property tax . It is irresponsible for the Town Board to volunteer $ 50 , 000 when clearly the reason the library is in the trouble they are in with their budget is because the City has been irresponsible in not funding the library . She did not think the Town giving $ 50 , 000 would be an incentive for the City to match the funds . It is not coming out of the same taxpayer pocket and the City needs to recognize the benefit the library provides to its residents for the very fact that it is in the City . Other towns in the County have the benefit because they have a local library in their community . Supervisor Valentino wrapped up the discussion and thanked Ms . Steiner and Mr. Faucet for coming before the Board . Agenda Item No . 4 — SPCA budget request ( See Attachment #2 ) Abigail Smith , Executive Director of the Tompkins County SPCA Ms . Smith introduced herself to the Board and made a brief PowerPoint presentation ( see attachment #2 ) . 4 Town Board Minutes October 4 , 2007 Approved Supervisor Valentino understood that the County currently pays $28 , 000 for their animal control contract . The City pays approximately $41 , 000 and the Town of Ithaca pays $20 , 700 . She asked how the figures are arrived at for each contract. Ms . Smith did not know how the figures were arrived upon . Historically , she could not find a consistent way original fees were determined . The solution for 2008 , in an emergency situation , was to increase the fees in each municipality by the same percentage . Ms . Smith thought that all municipalities would want to sit down to look at usage , population , square miles and figure out how to negotiate countywide service . She did not think it was her responsibility to decide that for every municipality and would like it to be a discussion between everyone . In the meantime they only have 3 months to renegotiate contracts . Councilman Burbank asked Ms . Smith to remind the Board of what its state mandated obligations are for animal control , what alternatives exist , and what other communities have done . Ms . Smith responded that nationwide , many communities contract with shelters and animal control officers on their own or as a group . It is funded and managed as a department of the town or city. Councilman Burbank asked what the Town is obligated to provide under Article 7 of the New York State Agriculture and Markets law. Ms . Smith summarized that the Town must provided a shelter , veterinary care during the required 5 to 10 day holding period per dog , enforcement of quarantine orders issued , licensing , managing rabies , and enforcement of state law. Councilwoman Leary asked what happened with the reserve fund to make it necessary to double the dog control contract fees. Was there monitoring of the reserve fund ? How did it shrink so suddenly? Ms . Smith addressed Councilwoman Leary' s questions by explaining that the reserve fund is money raised by private individuals , foundations , and others to support the mission of a non- profit . Animal control services are contracted services not to be supported by donations designated for the mission of the agency. Councilwoman Leary and Ms . Smith further discussed the agency' s ability to use money from other funds to cover dog control costs . Councilwoman Leary wondered if there were fees for spaying and neutering of the dogs . Ms . Smith responded that there was an adoption fee , but the fees are not comprehensive for the cost of every animal . Councilwoman Leary noted Ms . Smith stated the SPCA was in danger of going out of business and asked if there were other activities that the SPCA was doing other than the contracted activities and mandated activities that were paying for themselves or making more money than the costs . Ms . Smith explained the other programs they are doing fit into a series of programs that would be self-sustaining if enough private funds are raised , which is what they are doing . She felt that animal control funded at 100 % costs would be appropriate and no animal control would be fine . The SPCA needs both pieces funded . Ms . Smith made clear that if the revenues do not meet the expenses for dog control contracts the contracts will be cancelled . 5 Town Board Minutes October 4 , 2007 Approved Councilwoman Leary asked where the funds for public relations come from . She remembered for several years there was an ongoing marketing campaign and it was TV, radio , and mailings and she wanted to know where the money came from . Ms . Smith was not the director during that period of time , so she wasn 't sure of what Councilwoman Leary was referring to . She did explain that non - profits do need to put money into raising money so they have development staff with a development budget . Ms . Smith did not know if there were specific grants , but she did know historically that most of the radio and television space was donated . Councilwoman Leary thought it would be beneficial for the Town to contract with a private individual . Supervisor Valentino interjected that she has been looking into alternatives for dog control services . It looks as if there is a viable option , but she ' s not able to say for sure at this time . The Town needs to look into the other possibility further and might have to pay the SPCA what they are demanding for 2008 while the alternative is explored . Supervisor Valentino thought that all municipalities needed to work together to come up with a countywide option . Councilman Stein understood from the discussion that if one municipality opts not to renew their contract with the SPCA then all dog contracts will be canceled . He asked if he heard Ms . Smith correctly. Ms . Smith thought Councilman Stein got her point when she said that most municipalities need to participate in 2008 . If she only contracts with the Town of Ithaca , the Town ' s $40 , 000 is not going to meet all expenses . Councilman Stein did not think there was anything for the Town to decide since it' s a state requirement . Its not clear that there is an alternative provider for the entire county. Supervisor Valentino added that there is not. There is an alternative that could probably provide services to the Town . Councilman Stein reiterated that there wasn 't anything to discuss at this point . Councilman Engman thought that there was . He added that at the Council of Governments meeting , Ms . Smith indicated that it was an all or nothing scenario and the same comment was made at the beginning of the Board ' s presentation . Then Ms . Smith stated , " most municipalities" . Councilman Engman thought that they were starting to get a mixed signal because what happened at the Council of Governments meeting is that , as a couple of towns reported , they could not afford doubling so therefore they searched for other providers . The Town needs a clear signal as to whether as of January 1 the SPCA is out of the dog control business or if the Town can continue to contract with the SPCA for the amount asked . Ms . Smith replied that when she says " most" it is appropriate to consider the size of the town and the size of their fees. The Town of Ithaca is currently at a $20 , 000 + level , other municipalities are at a $ 7 , 000 level . Ms . Smith could afford to lose $2 , 000 or $3 , 000 from smaller towns , but there is absolutely a level at which she needs to meet revenue-wise to be able to provide the service . Councilwoman Leary asked if there was a customary number for an SPCA to subsidize the dog control function . Ms . Smith said it was not customary for an SPCA to provide 6 Town Board Minutes October 4 , 2007 Approved the dog control function . Councilwoman Leary asked Ms . Smith to talk a little about the no- kill policy and how much it costs to board un-adoptable dogs . Ms. Smith clarified that no- kill did not mean that they would board or adopt out a dog that was vicious . In response , Councilwoman Leary asked what was done with un-adoptable dogs . Ms . Smith explained unsafe and untreatable dogs were euthanized . Adoptable dogs are kept at the facility until they are adopted . Councilwoman Leary wondered if boarding the animals was part of the dog control function . Ms . Smith answered that a certain portion of it is . There is a required amount of time that an animal needs to be held . Brenda Griffin , Veterinarian at Cornell University Ms . Griffin added that her family moved to Ithaca because of the history the town , the city and the community has with respecting the lives of animals . They would prefer to live in an area where animals are not taken to a county shelter, held for 5 days , and then disposed of. Ms . Griffin gave an overview of the difference between a private human organization facility and a municipal facility. She explained that the role of the SPCA is to focus on lifesaving measures and to find homes for animals . She gave a passionate plea for the Town to continue their contract with the SPCA. Councilman Burbank agreed with Ms . Griffin ' s sentiment and if the Town were to explore alternative options , he insisted that it not be based on an individual who could do a service from year to year, but there be an institutional , comprehensive plan at least as good as the Town is receiving from the SPCA. Councilwoman Leary countered that the Town is not supporting the charitable , non- profit activities of any group . The Town ' s concern is who to contract with for mandated dog control services . It sounded to Councilwoman Leary like the organization was coming to the Town and not negotiating , but demanding that the contract fee be doubled . Supervisor Valentino wrapped up the discussion stating that everyone is concerned about the welfare of the dogs and cats in the community . The Town has an obligation , as a municipality, to make sure dog control services are provided under the law. It is the Town ' s responsibility to look at viable alternatives . The requested contract amount has been included in the 2008 budget . Agenda Item No . 5 — Community Science Institute (Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring program ) budget request ( See Attachment #3 ) David Weinstein , Member - Board of Community Science Institute Mr. Weinstein came before the Board to discuss the 3 monitoring committees and the Community Science Institute that provides the service that allows the monitoring committees to function . The monitoring committees are made up of citizens of the County organized to monitor, maintain and improve the ecological health of the major streams . The creeks are monitored under normal and high conditions . 7 Town Board Minutes October 4 , 2007 Approved The monitoring committees collect water samples at many locations on the major creeks and at sewer outfalls , which is done 4 to 5 times per year. The samples are analyzed by the Community Science Institute Laboratories . The labs have been certified by the EPA and the DEC . It has been documented where and when the creeks are healthy and where problems are existing . Specific locations have been identified where there seems to be a problem and where actions can be taken to alleviate the problem . They are also providing a historical record of the streams . Mr. Weinstein showed an example of the data collected . Benefits to the Town include quality data , early warning indicators to problems and citizen participation . The cost to the Town is $26 per sample point . It also provides long term cost savings for the Town as well . Stormwater regulations will be requiring towns to produce a lot of the data that is being collected . Public participation is also required . The program provides an avenue for public participation . The total cost for the program is $ 197 , 456 , but the program has been running on less money . This is done by having dedicated people donate their time and effort , as well as foundations making donations . Mr . Weinstein explained that a formula was established to divide the cost among the towns and various communities . For the Town of Ithaca , they took the percentage of the County' s population living in the Town , the percentage of taxable value , take the average of the 2 and normalize it. This results in the Town ' s percentage being 8 . 6 % share , which equals $ 17 , 000 . In closing , Mr. Weinstein summarized the benefits to the Town . The presentation convinced Supervisor Valentino that the program would be beneficial to the Town . She noted that the City of Ithaca contracted with them to collect samples . It was explained that the current collection of samples is part of an EPA grant the City received . Councilman Stein calculated that "others" fund half of the monitoring program . He asked what "others" was . Mr. Weinstein defined "others" as the other towns and villages they were asking for funding . Councilman Stein asked if all municipalities were being asked to contribute proportionately to their population . Mr. Weinstein explained it is proportional to the average of the population and taxable value . Supervisor Valentino added that the Town is currently contributing $ 6 , 000 . Councilwoman Leary asked what the increase would be funding . Mr. Weinstein said it was so that they did not have to depend upon foundations to support the operation . The foundations gave start up money to get the monitoring program up and running , then the program would need to find alternative sources of funding . The funding would also pay laboratory staff. Councilwoman Leary asked if volunteers would still be collecting data . Mr. Weinstein clarified that the people who collect the data will always be volunteers . 8 Town Board Minutes October 4 , 2007 Approved ` Councilwoman Leary asked for . a breakdown of the youth and adult volunteers . Mr. Penningroth added the increase in funding will support an increase in monitoring . The current funding is for Fall Creek and Six Mile Creek . They are proposing to monitor the entire Cayuga Inlet and southern Cayuga Lake in cooperation with other entities . In response to Councilwoman Leary' s questions , he explained that the Salmon Creek group is mostly a youth group , mostly home schooled families . Another group is the 4- H20 Monitors . They monitor Stewart Park . Two of the 7 groups are youth groups. Councilwoman Leary asked if there were any processes in place to make assure that the data collection is reliable . Mr. Weinstein answered that most samples are collected by adults . With the youth groups , samples under collected by youth under the supervision of adults that have been trained . Youth does not collect unsupervised . Samples are collected parallel with the Soil , Water and Conservation District and analyzed with results that are indistinguishable . Youth are supervised by an adult on the Floating Classroom , who collect samples from Cayuga Lake . The phosphorous values are very similar to the phosphorous values collected by City of Ithaca staff. Councilwoman Leary asked how unique is the service and if a gap is being filled , or is it a supplemental program to established programs . She wondered if the monitoring was something that the State DEC or other governmental agency should be doing . Mr. Weinstein responded that there are huge data gaps and they are fulfilling a unique need . Other organizations focus on a particular issue . For example , in the case of Lake Source Cooling , they are only monitoring southern Cayuga Lake at specific locations as directed by the permit . The City' s program is restricted to a transect across Cayuga Lake and the mouths of three streams . The Finger Lakes Institute has started monitoring in Cayuga Lake with foundation support . His main point was that the Community Science Institute collects data for management purposes . Their stated goal is to serve the interest of local governments and their citizens , not the interest of satisfying permit requirements or conducting research at an academic institution . Supervisor Valentino thought that this program was a great bargain for the work that is done and for the information it provides to the community at a reasonable cost . Mr. Walker added that the program is developing into a large database of data for the streams , which the Town will be responsible for as the stormwater discharge permits expand . The data will give a good background screen on what there is if problems occur. Mr. Kanter asked if there are any preliminary commitments from Cornell , Ithaca College or area businesses . Mr. Penningroth answered that Cornell has contributed what was requested for the past three years . Cornell ' s contribution last year was $ 1600 through the Office of Community Relations . They are now seeking to expand the program and its financial footing . The Institute will be asking Cornell for $ 19 , 000 for 2008 . Ithaca College turned down the request for 2007 funding . Supervisor Valentino thanked Mr. Weinstein and Mr. Penningroth for their presentation . 9 Town Board Minutes October 4 , 2007 Approved Agenda Item No . 6 - Presentation from MEGA re purchasing alternate energy ( See Attachment #4) Barbara Blanchard Ms . Blanchard appeared before the Board and provided them with material regarding MEGA. The brochure explains the Municipal Electric and Gas Alliance programs , who they are , what they do , and how they do it . The program started in 1998 when the State decided to deregulate the electric power industry . It started with a partnership between Tioga and Tompkins Counties . Today it is an organization incorporated as a not-for- profit for the purpose of aggregating electric power and natural gas to serve its participants . The organization now includes 13 counties , 100 towns and villages , several not-for-profit groups and a large component of residential and business customers . The most recent participant in the program is the New York State Thruway Authority , which is going to impact the program by almost doubling the power load MEGA will be bidding in the future . The Town of Ithaca has saved $ 17 , 024 between April 2005 and March 2007 . Bolton Point has saved $ 116 , 903 over the same time period . Ms . Blanchard was before the Board to discuss a new program that has been initiated by MEGA. They have prepared a public bid for renewable energy. Bids were received from three vendors and it covered programs for national wind , New York State wind energy , qualified biomass , and a low impact hydro-option . If the Town is interested in layering renewable energy credits on top of your existing electric purchase so that the Town can become more green , help meet the goals the governor' s office has set for the use of renewables , then there are options available to choose from . Ms . Blanchard provided a detail of the cost to the Town for the various programs . She also included the subsidy from MEGA should the Town choose to participate , which would be 50 % of the increased cost to the Town capped at $ 1000 per year for a two year period . Ms . Blanchard left the materials for the Board to review and suggested that the Board discuss what dollar amount they might want to invest in renewable energy . Then the consultants at Energy Next work out a program that will allow the Town to receive the maximum subsidy and have the blend of renewables they would like . Councilman Engman stated when he has heard presentations before about buying green energy , he has always thought that there ought to be a venture capital setup for those that give money now when it' s a premium . Then at some point when alternative forms become competitive that some of the early investment come back to those that invested in the beginning . He thought it would be more of an incentive for people to invest. Ms . Blanchard commented that one of reasons why the cost of New York State wind went down to 1 . 95 cents per kilowatt hour was because investments have been made . She imagined that unless you are part of the original venture capitalist that there is no mechanism to recapture any of those original investments . She did not see where that would happen . 10 Town Board Minutes October 4 , 2007 Approved Councilwoman Leary remembered that the problem the last time this was discussed was that there was a concern about whether or not the Town could make the purchase because it was almost like a charitable contribution . She would like to see the Town purchase alternate energy , but there was a hang - up that prevented the Town from making the purchase . Ms . Blanchard explained that the program has been vetted by the Public Service Commission , and the legal division and organization of the New York State Association of Counties . The New York State Controller' s Office and the State Attorney General ' s Office have both approved the contractual arrangements and the bidding process . Councilman Stein recalled the Town ' s decision to purchase alternative energy does not make any more wind power at the moment than would be made if the Town didn 't purchase wind power. Ms . Blanchard did not think that was correct because these are the kinds of investments that result in the creation of additional wind power or biomass . Prices are going down because people are making the investment and more people are building the facilities . Councilman Burbank remembered he was concerned about the Town being asked to capitalize private , for- profit entities , who are attempting to exploit a market niche . The presumed benefit is spread across everybody . Everyone wants there to be more renewable energy and a better market for it , but the direct beneficiaries are the for-profit companies . Public tax monies are being used to help a subset of energy producers that are doing something for the broad social good . It might be the best that can be done at this point , but he shares Councilman Engman ' s concern and wishes there was a better model . He would be more supportive of subsidizing community non- profits doing the same thing or if there could be a mechanism so that the early adapters were able to reap a concrete reward . Ms . Blanchard did not see that happening . The utility market is not made up of a lot of not-for- profits that are in it to do good . The market is made up of business organizations that come forth with enormous amounts of capital investment from private sources to build facilities that generate power. Ms . Blanchard further explained that this is currently the only option . She stressed MEGA does not have an interest in seeing the Town purchase alternate energy, other than they think it is for the public good . They are interested in bringing the opportunity to people . Councilwoman Leary thought it was important to encourage the private market to produce alternate energy options . She is not concerned that it is a private entity because governments use their tax money all the time to encourage private companies to make decisions . Councilman Stein stated that it looks like a way of reducing the carbon footprint , but its not quite so because biomass does not reduce the carbon footprint . Wind and hydropower do reduce the carbon footprint , which is a public good . Then Councilman Stein gave a scenario of him supporting the program in his private life . There would be various options available to him . If Councilman Stein decided to spend $ 1 , 000 of his 11 Town Board Minutes October 4 , 2007 Approved own money to reduce the carbon footprint , he would not be inclined to give it to NYSEG to make more wind generators . He felt he was being asked to make the same decision in his role as Town Board member for the Town , which made him uncomfortable . He is not sure this is the most effective way to achieve the public good of reducing the carbon footprint . Ms . Blanchard wrapped up the discussion by stating if the Town decided during their budget process to allocate money to participate in the renewable energy credits , the formula is outlined on the chart provided . MEGA would be happy to put together a package for the Town . The Board thanked Ms . Blanchard for her presentation . Agenda Item No . 7 - Presentation from TCAT regarding a request for an annual contribution ( See attachment #5) Pam Mackasey, TCAT Board Member Ms . Mackasey appeared before the Board and introduced Joe Turcog , head of TCAT, and Kathy Luz- Herrera . She explained that there was a number of reasons they were before the Board . One , they have a new leader at TCAT who is ready to move forward . Second , the demand for TCAT services is rising . Ms . Mackasey commented that TCAT is able to track who rides their buses and it will become more refined as time goes on . Scanners were recently installed on buses to track where someone gets on the bus . They also have GPS systems on their buses . This allows them to track the miles of the bus. She added that the Town of Ithaca is a major player in Tompkins County and it feels as if there is a real role for the Town to be playing in the transportation system . Ms . Mackasey provided a spreadsheet to the Board and explained the table headings . According to TCAT calculations , there is a $ 144 , 343 shortfall in funding from the Town of Ithaca . She expressed that the ideal situation was to have everyone become part of this system with members of the community being on the TCAT board . They hope to get more communities involved so that it is not a huge burden for anyone . She would like the board to consider it in both the long and short term . For the short term , it would be helpful for the Town to provide an amount of money for 2008 to help move them forward . In the long term , to try and develop a countywide transportation system that includes all municipalities at the table. Supervisor Valentino explained she had asked the Attorney for the Town about the Town being able to make a donation to TCAT . Ms . Brock was not able to answer the question because she is also the attorney for TCAT and it would be a conflict of interest. Supervisor Valentino asked Ms . Mackasey to define what kind of an organization they were . Mr. Turcog answered that TCAT is a non- profit organization . Supervisor Valentino explained that it might be a problem for the Town to provide funding because they are under different municipal law than cities and counties with regard to the ability to make donations . The Town will need to seek legal advice on providing funding to TCAT . 12 Town Board Minutes October 4 , 2007 Approved Councilman Stein was pleased to see the analysis , but wondered if it were correct. He rides TCAT buses from home and from Cornell . He presumes that the number 10 bus trips are counted as City contributions . The trips Councilman Stein takes make him more a City resident than a Town resident because of where he gets on and off the bus . Councilman Stein suggested that information be put on the card regarding the individual ' s residence . It would help provide a more accurate picture . Ms . Mackasey thought Cornell had the ability to do that . Councilman Engman found that the data provided very useful information and thought it was an intriguing look at the balance of usage . It is a good starting point . Ms . Mackasey did not think that they would ever have perfect figures , but there needs to be a way to divide it up . Councilman Stein brought up the possibility of the Town having a seat on the board if they were going to pay a substantial amount of money . Ms . Mackasey indicated that they would really like for the Town of Ithaca and Village of Lansing to become members of TCAT . She thought that it would create a better system . Supervisor Valentino asked how the TCAT Board is currently constituted . Ms . Mackasey explained that there were three members from each entity ( County, City and Cornell ) . Cornell pays a third of the cost plus $2 million from the Omni ride system . Supervisor Valentino remembered that it was beneficial to extend service to the outlying communities because TCAT would receive a higher subsidy for providing the transportation . Mr. Turcog explained that State funding is based on passengers and miles . They are reimbursed $0 . 69 per mile and $0 . 40 per passenger. Councilwoman Leary asked if number of routes is considered with regard to State funding . Mr. Turcog replied funding is based on miles and passengers . Councilwoman Leary asked if the $290 , 000 figure was the actual price of membership . Ms . Mackasey clarified that they currently have a triumvirate , which equals $2 , 166 , 000 . So it is divided by 3 , but if someone else became a partner it would be divided by 4 . Councilwoman Leary asked if it would be a straight division . Ms . Mackasey indicated that she did not know. She was providing information based upon history. She was not sure of what they could come up with that would be fair. TCAT would like to have the Town talk with them about it . Councilman Burbank wondered if there were any concrete benefits to Town of Ithaca residents , other than potentially seats on the board that would come from contributing . Ms: Mackasey thought Town residents already benefited from TCAT because anyone who rides the bus benefits . The City and the County have stepped up and are willing to pay their share , but they feel as if the other municipalities in the County need to pay their share as well . Costs are being incurred for the routes that are taken through other municipalities . There is a potential for being able to increase services if the Town were to contribute . 13 Town Board Minutes October 4 , 2007 Approved Councilman Engman thought it was unlikely that the Town would ever be able to be an equal partner in TCAT . But if there were to be a contribution of some kind , there didn 't seem to be a mechanism for input into TCAT operations . He wondered if it would be possible to think of methods of getting input into TCAT other than being one of the top money contributors . Ms . Mackasey brought up that there is a TCAT advisory group , which was setup within the lastofew years . Ms . Luz- Herrera added that public transit is something that benefits the whole community . She understands that you don 't have to be a member to benefit and also understands Councilman Engman ' s concern . They are offering for the Town to have a relationship with the organization and it' s a quality of life issue . Also in the context of the recent TGEIS , she noticed that many of the trips pass through the Town . The County is talking . about flexible service and demand service . There are exciting things happening in transit and this would be a great time to have that conversation . They do not know the formula or the solution , which is better because nothing is set in stone . Supervisor Valentino stated that there are opportunities to have contracted services with organizations . She is on the TGEIS committee looking at transportation and its very clear that public transportation is one of the most important things that needs to be improved and worked jointly on . Councilman Stein could understand why TCAT was asking for financial help , but TCAT could also understand why the Town would ask for input. They go together. If the Town has enough ridership so that it should be providing financial support , then there is enough ridership to be some part of the decision making body. Ms . Mackasey reminded everyone that the Town has been going through a tremendous growth spurt . There is a lot of development occurring , West Hill is an example . They have been trying to come up with ways to increase the routes through the new developments . Supervisor Valentino thought it would be a good opportunity for a contract for services . Councilwoman Leary added that there is also the opportunity as the buses get old and retire to look into smaller buses and buses that are designed not to separate the drivers from the passengers . She thought that they could come to a middle ground and suggested that if TCAT were interested in getting smaller municipalities involved then they might want to rework the model . She could not imagine a town further out coming on the Board as a full partner the way it was currently structured and paying that kind of money . If the Town were to join , Councilwoman Leary asked if the cost would go down for everyone or would a new partner infuse the system with more money because that is where there would be service improvement and expansion . Mr. Kanter added that Cornell ' s involvement further complicates it because when you look at the figures on the table , it does not show what role Cornell plays . The TGEIS study will provide information about transit enhancements and how Cornell ' s growth will factor into it. To him , it was almost premature to think too carefully about dollar amounts and what role the Town or other municipalities would have at this point . It could be that Cornell may have to take on a lot of additional burden depending on 14 Town Board Minutes October 4, 2007 Approved recommendations from the TGEIS . Councilman Engman thought Mr. Kanter made a good point . In the master plan presentation given by Cornell , they talked about their own bus system in central campus . It would impact TCAT in some way because TCAT would not be the bus service on central campus any more . Councilwoman Leary added that they may find the bus system evolving back to the older model of Cornell having a bus system and the City having a separate system , or County entity where they are separate , but coordinated . The benefit of that model was that each entity exercised direct control over routes and purchases . Ms . Mackasey did not know if the system would return to the previous model because Cornell Is transportation system had changed a lot since then . Transportation systems work most efficiently when they have the broadest integrated system possible . Supervisor Valentino thanked TCAT for their presentation . Agenda Item No . 11 — Presentation and Discussion of Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission 2008 Tentative Budget ( See attachment #6 ) Paul Tunison , General Manager Mr. Tunison thanked the Board for moving discussion of the budget up on the agenda and announced that the Commission approved their Tentative Budget on October 2 , 2007 . He provided copies of the 2008 Tentative Budget to the Board . Mr. Tunison went over the changes that were made to the Budget at the Commission meeting . The Commission decided to decrease the suggested water rate increase from $2 . 42 to $2 . 32 per 1 , 000 . Supervisor Valentino added that $2 . 21 is the rate the Town pays Bolton Point from the water the Town sells . The Town rate is $3 . 44 per 1000 . She explained that the difference in the rates is used to pay for Town infrastructure. In past years when there has been increase in the rate , the Town absorbed it within the Town rate . The Town ' s water fund is not as strong as it was before because of current projects , therefore , Supervisor Valentino recommended that the Town increase the Town ' s water rate by $ 0 . 11 as well . It would result in a Town rate of $ 3 . 55 per 1000 gallons . Councilman Stein understood that there is a minimum charge for water and wondered what percent of customers pay the minimum charge . Mr. Tunison did not have the figure for the number of customers that pay the minimum charge , but his memo to the Board stated that the Commission receives 107 % increase in revenue over water sold . Mr. Walker thought that approximately 30-40% pay the minimum charge . Mr. Tunison added that because the Commission is using fund balance this year to lower the rate increase , it is likely that there will be a similar increase in the 2009 water rate . Councilman Cowie asked what the increase was in 2005 . Mr. Tunison recalled that the rate went from . $2 , 04 to $2 . 21 . Supervisor Valentino added that the current water rate is still lower than the rate the Town used to have to charge . Mr. Tunison 15 Town Board Minutes October 4, 2007 Approved further explained that the rates were highest in 1996 , 1997 and 1998 . At that time the Bolton Point rate was $2 . 55 . Mr. Tunison turned everyone' s attention back to the Tentative Budget . Under appropriations , the total is $2 , 609 , 000 , which is an increase of $ 30 , 000 or approximately 1 % . In 2007 there was $ 156 , 000 appropriated for a one-time project that replaced 1000 feet of the Commission ' s Transmission Main . There is not a similar project proposed for 2008 . It equals to being an increase of $ 185 , 000 in the budget. The bond principle and interest is increasing for 2008 to $236 , 000 from $ 134 , 000 in 2007 . This was for two reasons . One , at the end of 2006 there was $82 , 000 remaining in the Commission ' s debt fund . Second , last year staff made a miscalculation and did not budget enough to make up the difference between what principal interest payments would be in 2007 and what was left in the debt fund . Other increases included one time increases and . ongoing increases . Mr. Tunison directed the Board to the equipment line . In this line , there is an approximate $ 50 , 000 increase for the administration department to replace the computer server and several computers . This will not be an annual increase in the budget . He explained some additional expenses in the budget , which included the custodial services line being increased by approximately $ 8 , 000 because the Commission switched from a custodian to a cleaning service . It was difficult for one person to keep up with all the cleaning in the expanded facility. There was a $ 13 , 000 increase in lab supplies , which will be an ongoing increase due to new , monitoring requirements from new EPA regulations . Estimated increases have been included for electric power. Supervisor Valentino asked if everyone recalled the connection between the Town and Bolton Point . She explained that the budget is a pass-through for the Town . The Commissioners work on the budget and approve it. It then becomes the Town of Ithaca ' s responsibility to be the vehicle that approves it. The Town will hold the public hearing on behalf of the whole Commission . Councilman Stein asked if Bolton Point personnel are considered Town employees . Supervisor Valentino explained that Bolton Point personnel are considered Town employees because of the Commission ' s lack of standing , but in reality, the Commission has control over their employees . Councilman Stein wanted to know if the raise pool was the same in both entities. Supervisor Valentino clarified that part of Bolton Point in unionized and their contract is negotiated . The Commissioners decide based on the ability to pay what the wage increases will be . Supervisor Valentino suggested that the Board review agenda number 13 before they pass the Bolton Point tentative budget . Agenda Item No . 13 — Consider approval of Year 2008 Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission employee wages 16 Town Board Minutes October 4 , 2007 Approved Supervisor Valentino directed the Board to the information in their packet . The Commission decided to give an increase of 3% . A few employees will receive a higher increase because they have not reached job rate . Councilman Stein asked if the Commission employees generally receive the same raise as Town employees . Mr. Tunison explained that it is not always the same . Last year Town employees received a 4 . 6 % increase and non-union Commission employees received a 4 % increase . Councilman Engman was confused because the information they were given said , " percent increase 2007/2008 3 . 1 %" then " percent increase 2006/2007 2 . 2 %" . He was not sure how that tracked with what the Board just heard . Mr. Tunison explained that they had one long -term employee leave in 2006 and the new person hired as a replacement was hired at a lower salary . One position was also changed from fulltime to part-time . Supervisor Valentino moved the resolution for the Bolton Point 2008 wages . Councilwoman Gittelman seconded . Councilwoman Leary stated the language in the first resolved of the proposed resolution was unclear and should be clarified . Councilman Cowie suggested that " nonunion" be inserted after " Commission ' s" in the first resolved . Councilwoman Leary asked why the unionized wages were assumed to be less than the nonunion employees . Supervisor Valentino explained that the number is assumed as a holding place , which is standard procedure . Councilwoman Leary thought it would be better to assume an equal increase for both groups . Supervisor Valentino and Councilman Stein explained it was the starting place for negotiations . TB RESOLUTION NO. 2007- 159: Approval of Southern Cayu_aa Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission Employee Wages for 2008 WHEREAS, the governing Town Board of the Town of Ithaca has reviewed the proposed wages for Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission 's (Commission) employees for the year 2008 (see attached) ; and WHEREAS, the said wages have been approved by the Commission at their October 2, 2007 meeting with the understanding that the union wages are yet to be negotiated; Now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, the governing Town Board of the Town of Ithaca does hereby approved the said wages for the Commission 's nonunion employees for the year 2008 as presented, and to be filed in the Human Resources Office; and be it further RESOLVED, the unionized employee wages are yet to be negotiated. 17 Town Board Minutes October 4 , 2007 Approved MOVED: Supervisor Valentino SECONDED: Councilwoman Gittelman VOTE: Supervisor Valentino, aye; Councilman Burbank, aye; Councilwoman Gittelman, aye; Councilman Engman, aye; Councilman Stein, aye; Councilman Cowie, aye; Councilwoman Leary, aye . Carried unanimously. Agenda Item No . 12 - Discussion and Consider Adoption of Southern _ Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission 2008 Tentative Budget as 2008 Preliminary Budget Councilman Cowie complemented Mr. Tunison on his explanation of the budget . Supervisor Valentino commended Mr. Tunison and the Commission staff for putting together a concise budget . Supervisor Valentino moved the resolution to adopt the tentative budget as the preliminary budget . Councilman Burbank seconded . Councilman Engman clarified that they are voting on the proposed budget . The Board still needs to hold the public hearing and vote on the final budget . Supervisor Valentino concurred . The Board is voting to approve the tentative budget to the preliminary budget . TB RESOLUTION NO. 2007460: Acceptance of the Southern Cayu_ga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission 2008 Tentative Budget as the Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission 2008 Preliminary Budget WHEREAS, the 2008 Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission Tentative Budget was filed with the Town Clerk on October 4, 2007 and distributed to the Town Board for their review; and WHEREAS the 2008 Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission Tentative Budget was approved by the Commission at its October 2, 2007 meeting; and WHEREAS the Town Board has reviewed the Tentative Budget and has no recommended changes; Now, therefore, be it RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca hereby adopts the 2008 Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission Tentative Budget as the 2008 Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission Preliminary Budget. MOVED. Supervisor Valentino 18 Town Board Minutes October 4 , 2007 Approved SECONDED: Councilman Burbank VOTE: Supervisor Valentino, aye; Councilman Burbank, aye; Councilwoman Gittelman, aye; Councilman Engman, aye; Councilman Stein, aye; Councilman Cowie, aye; Councilwoman Leary, aye . Carried unanimously. Mr. Tunison asked if the Town Board would approve the increase in the water rate pending the public hearing or after the public hearing . Supervisor Valentino explained that the Town needed to have a public hearing on the municipal water rate . Mr. Carvill added that the Town also needs to hold a public hearing on behalf of the Commission for the Commission ' s water rate . Supervisor Valentino suggested the Board move to agenda number 10 and start setting the necessary public hearings . Agenda Item No . 10 — Consider Setting a Public Hearing to Consider 2008 Assessment Rolls for Special Benefit Districts and Special Benefit Areas Supervisor Valentino explained this item was for the lighting districts and the benefit charge on the tax bills . Mr. Carvill added that the water and sewer benefit rate is a one time rate , which is assessed on an individual ' s real property tax bills , based upon the number of water and sewer units to the residence . He explained the reason for the charge is exclusively to pay for debt . As the debt load diminishes, the benefit assessment will also diminish or as the infrastructure may need improvement . This year' s budget has increased the debt load for the water fund to keep the tax benefit rate the same . The sewer debt load is starting to decrease dramatically. As more debt is added , the benefit assessment may go up or down . The sewer fund can maintain debt payments at $20 per unit . Sewer debts will be paid in 2011 . The $20 will allow the continuance of the reserve fund for future maintenance of the lines . Supervisor Valentino made a motion to set the public hearing November 8 , 2007 at 6 : 30 pm . Councilman Engman seconded . TB RESOLUTION NO. 2007-161 : Set Public Hearing Date for Special Benefit Districts and Special Benefit Areas BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca hold a public hearing at 6:30 pm, on November 8, 2007 at 215 North Tioga Street, Ithaca, NY for the consideration of the following 2008 Assessment Rolls for Special Benefit Districts and Special Benefit Areas: AM Forest Home Lighting District Glenside Lighting District Renwick Heights Lighting District 19 Town Board Minutes October 4, 2007 Approved Eastwood Commons Lighting District Clover Lane Lighting District Winners Circle Lighting District Burleigh Drive Lighting District Westhaven Road Lighting District Coddington Road Lighting District Water Improvement Benefited Area Sewer Improvement Benefited Area MOVED: Supervisor Valentino SECONDED: Councilman Engman VOTE: Supervisor Valentino, aye; Councilman Burbank, aye; Councilwoman Gittelman, aye; Councilman Engman, aye; Councilman Stein, aye; Councilman Cowie, aye; Councilwoman Leary, aye . Carried unanimously. Agenda Item No . 14 - Consider Setting Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of 2008 Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission Budget Supervisor Valentino suggested the public hearing be held at 6 : 40 pm on November 8 , 2007 . Councilwoman Gittelman moved the resolution , Councilman Stein seconded . TB RESOLUTION NO. 2007462: Set public hearing for consideration and adoption of Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission preliminary budget as Southern Cayu_ga _ Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission final 2008 budget BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca hold a public hearing at 215 North Toga Street, Ithaca, New York on the 8t" day of November 2007 at 6:40 pm . for the purpose of considering the 2008 Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission Preliminary Budget as the 2008 Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission Final Budget; and it is further RESOLVED that at such time and place all persons interested in the proposed budget may be heard concerning the same; and it is further RESOLVED that the Town Clerk of the Town of Ithaca is hereby authorized and directed to publish a notice of such public hearing in the City of Ithaca, New York and to post a copy of same on the signboard of the Town, said publication and posting to occur not less than 5 days before the day designated above for the public hearing. MOVED: Councilwoman Gittelman SECONDED: Councilman Stein 20 Town Board Minutes October 4 , 2007 Approved VOTE: Supervisor Valentino, aye; Councilman Burbank, aye; Councilwoman Gittelman, aye; Councilman Engman, aye; Councilman Stein, aye; Councilman Cowie, aye; Councilwoman Leary, aye . Carried unanimously. Agenda Item No . 16 - Consider Setting a Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of 2008 Town of Ithaca Final Budget Supervisor Valentino moved setting the public hearing for November 8 , 2007 at 6 : 50 pm . Councilman Stein seconded . TB RESOLUTION NO. 2007463 : Set Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of 2008 Town of Ithaca Final Budget BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca hold a public hearing at 215 North Tioga Street, Ithaca, New York on the e day of November 2007 at 6: 50 pm . for the purpose of considering the 2008 Town of Ithaca Preliminary Budget as the 2008 Town of Ithaca Final Budget; and it is further RESOLVED that at such time and place all persons interested in the proposed budget may be heard concerning the same; and it is further RESOLVED that the Town Clerk of the Town of Ithaca is hereby authorized and directed to publish a notice of such public hearing in the City of Ithaca, New York and to post a copy of same on the signboard of the Town, said publication and posting to occur not less than 5 days before the day designated above for the public hearing. MOVED: Supervisor Valentino SECONDED: Councilman Stein VOTE: Supervisor Valentino, aye; Councilman Burbank, aye; Councilwoman Gittelman, aye; Councilman Engman, aye; Councilman Stein, aye; Councilman Cowie, aye; Councilwoman Leary, aye . Carried unanimously. AA enda Item No . 17 - Consider approval of Karen Billings , Town Clerk , as sanatory of Town Clerk Account Supervisor Valentino moved the resolution and Councilman Burbank seconded . TB RESOLUTION NO. 2007= 164 : Approval of Karen Billings, Town Clerk as ss ►natory on Town Clerk 's Account WHEREAS, the Town Clerk 's checking account #01201002965 is located at Tompkins Trust Company, and 21 Town Board Minutes October 4 , 2007 Approved WHEREAS, the Town Supervisor, and Town Budget Officer, are signatories on this account and it is necessary and appropriate for Karen Billings, appointed Town Clerk effective September 17, 2007, to be a signatory; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca does hereby approve, authorize, and direct that the name of Karen Billings be added as signatory to this account and a certified copy of this resolution be forwarded to Tompkins Trust Company, MOVED: Supervisor Valentino SECONDED: Councilman Burbank VOTE: Supervisor Valentino, aye; Councilman Burbank, aye; Councilwoman Gittelman, aye; Councilman Engman, aye; Councilman Stein, aye; Councilman Cowie, aye; Councilwoman Leary, aye . Carried unanimously. Additional Items : Consider Setting a Public Hearing to Consider Amending the Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission Agreement Increasing the Water Rate Charges and Application Fees Supervisor Valentino moved to hold a public hearing on November 8 , 2007 at 6 : 20 pm . Councilman Engman seconded . TB RESOLUTION NO. 2007465: Set a Public Hearing to Consider Amending the Southern Cayu_ga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission Agreement Increasing the Water Rate Charges and Application Fees RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca hold a public hearing at the Town Hall, 215 North Tioga Street, Ithaca, New York, on the 8th day of November, 2007, at 6:20 p . m . for the purpose of considering the approval and execution of an amendment to the agreement of intermunicipal cooperation between the Town and several other municipalities pursuant to which the Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission was formed, which amendment would increase the water rate charged by the Commission from $2. 21 per 1000 gallons to $2. 32 per 1000 gallons, said changes to be effective January 1 , 2008; and it is further RESOLVED, that at such time and place all persons interested in such memorandum may be heard concerning the same; and it is further RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk of the Town of Ithaca is hereby authorized and directed to publish a notice of such public hearing in the Ithaca Journal published in the 22 Town Board Minutes October 4, 2007 Approved City of Ithaca, Ithaca, New York, said publication to occur not less than ten days before the day designated above for the public hearing. MOVED: Supervisor Valentino SECONDED: Councilman Engman VOTE., Supervisor Valentino, aye; Councilwoman Leary, aye; Councilman Cowie, aye; Councilman Stein, aye; Councilman Burbank, aye; Councilman Engman, aye; Councilwoman Gittelman . Carried unanimously. Consider Setting a Public Hearing to Consider a Local Law to Amend the Town of Ithaca Code to Adopt a New Water Rate Schedule Effective January 1 , 2008 for Water Rates , Charges , and Other Fees Chargeable to Consumers of Water in the Town of Ithaca Supervisor Valentino moved setting the public hearing for November 8 , 2007 at 6 : 25 pm . Councilwoman Gittelman seconded . TB RESOLUTION NO. 2007- 166: Setting a Public Hearing to Consider a Local Law To Amend the Town of Ithaca Code to Adopt a New Water Rate Schedule Effective January 1 , 2008 for Water Rates, Charges, and Other Fees Chargeable to Consumers of Water in the Town of Ithaca RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca hold a public hearing at the Town Hall, 215 North Toga Street, Ithaca, New York, on the 8th day of November 2007, at 6:25 p . m . for the purpose of considering a proposed local law amending Schedule A of Chapter 261 of the Town of Ithaca Code, which amendment would increase the water rate charged for water consumption in the Town from $3. 44 per 1000 gallons to $3. 55 per 1000 gallons effective January 1 , 2008; and it is further RESOLVED, that at such time and place all persons interested in the proposed amendment and fees may be heard concerning the same; and it is further RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk of the Town of Ithaca is hereby authorized and directed to publish a notice of such public hearing in the Ithaca Journal published in the City of Ithaca, Ithaca, New York, and to post a copy of same on the signboard of the Town of Ithaca, said publication and posting to occur not less than ten days before the day designated above for the public hearing. MOVED: Supervisor Valentino SECONDED: Councilwoman Gittelman 23 Town Board Minutes October 4 , 2007 Approved VOTE: Supervisor Valentino, aye; Councilwoman Gittelman, aye; Councilman Cowie, aye; Councilman Stein, aye; Councilman Burbank, aye; Councilman Engman, aye . Carried unanimously. Agenda Item No . 19 . Consent Agenda Supervisor Valentino moved approval of the consent agenda . Councilman Burbank seconded . TB RESOLUTION NO. 2007= 167: Consent Agenda Items BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca hereby approves and/or adopts the following resolution for Consent Agenda Items as presented: a . Bolton Point Warrants MOVED: Supervisor Valentino SECONDED: Councilman Burbank VOTE., Supervisor Valentino, aye; Councilwoman Gittelman, aye; Councilman Cowie, aye; Councilman Stein, aye; Councilman Burbank, aye; Councilman Engman, aye . Carried unanimously. TB RESOLUTION NO. 2007467a: Approval for Planning Board Members, Zonin_g Board of Appeals Member and Conservation Board Member to Attend 2007 New York Planning Federation Conference WHEREAS, there are many new developments impacting the Town regarding planning, land use, environmental, zoning and other regulatory issues; and WHEREAS, New York State recently enacted legislation requiring the training of municipal planning and zoning board members; and WHEREAS, the New York Planning Federation (NYPF) is holding its 2007 Planning & Zoning Conference from October 7th through October 9th, 2007, in Saratoga Springs, New York, which provides programs and workshops on a number of current planning, environmental and zoning topics, and basic training for planning and zoning board members; and WHEREAS, it will be beneficial to the Town to send members of the Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals, and Conservation Board to this program; and WHEREAS, the current Town of Ithaca Budget (Account No 's. B8010. 403 and B8020. 403) includes sufficient funds for this purpose; 24 Town Board Minutes October 4 , 2007 Approved BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca does hereby approve the attendance of Fred T. Wilcox Ill, Chair of the Town Planning Board, George Conneman, member of the Planning Board, Diane Conneman, Chair of the Conservation Board, and Kirk Sigel, Chair of the Zoning Board of Appeals, at the NYPF 2007 Planning & Zoning Conference from October 7th through October 9th, 2007, at a total cost not to exceed $2, 300. 00 +/-, which includes registration, accommodations, meals, and other travel expenses, charged as follows: $630. 00 to Account B8010. 403 (Zoning & Code Enforcement — Conferences and Mileage); $ 1 , 670. 00 to Account B8020. 403 (Planning Department - Conferences and Mileage) . MOVED: Supervisor Valentino SECONDED: Councilman Burbank VOTE: Supervisor Valentino, aye; Councilwoman Gittelman, aye; Councilman Cowie, aye; Councilman Stein, aye; Councilman Burbank, aye; Councilman Engman, aye . Carried unanimously. TB RESOLUTION NO. 2007- 167b: Bolton Points Abstract WHEREAS, the following numbered vouchers for the Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission have been presented to the governing Town Board for approval of payment; and WHEREAS, the said vouchers have been audited for payment by the said Town Board; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes the payment of the said vouchers. Voucher Numbers: 563- 621 Check Numbers: 10347- 10406 Operating Fund $ 841774. 84 1998 SCADA Capital Proiect $ 12. 938. 12 TOTAL $ 97, 712. 96 MOVED: Supervisor Valentino SECONDED: Councilman Burbank 25 Town Board Minutes October 4, 2007 Approved VOTE: Supervisor Valentino, aye; Councilwoman Gittelman, aye; Councilman Cowie, aye; Councilman Stein, aye; Councilman Burbank, aye; Councilman Engman, aye . Carried unanimously. Agenda Item No . 18 — Consider Authorization to Hire Consultant for Northeast Area Study Item was removed from agenda . Supervisor Valentino reported that one consulting firm was interviewed on October 4 , 2007 and the second consultant interview will be October 5 , 2007 . The committee will report on the interviews at the October 15 , 2007 meeting and may be recommending the hiring of a consultant . Agenda Item Nos . 8 , 9 and 10 Given the late hour, the Board decided to discuss the Town Budget at the October 15 , 2007 Town Board meeting . Agenda Item No . 20 — Consider Adjournment Upon motion by Councilman Burbank , seconded by Councilman Stein , Supervisor Valentino adjourned the meeting . Respectfully Submitted , Karen M . Billings Town Clerk Upcoming meetings : October 15 , 2007 — regular meeting November 8 , 2007 — budget meeting 26 TOWN OF ITHACA TOWN BOARD SIGWIN SHEET DATE : Thursday , October 04 , 2007 (PLEASE PRINT TO ENSURE ACCURACY IN OFFICIAL MINUTES) PLEASE PRINT NAME PLEASE PRINT ADDRESS / AFFILIATION 'U 'Aavz� 14:4u ce r o /[Ins (7v . PL4 // c Libor - 7ree4 zSke.e 7 jrla.s ► w k l 0Uvvvo' k Pl yr 1C l � i ;Zv�r�� � . IC 10 / 04 / 2007 TOWN BOARD MEETING k= ATTACHMENT # 1 Agend$ ITOMPKINS 3, COUNTY T7 PUBLIC BLIC NAVIGATING A SEA OF RESOURCES LIBRARY t JUL w 2DOI i �L J, July 2, 2007 ' K Hon. Catherine Valentino Supervisor Town of Ithaca 215 N . Tioga Street Ithaca, New York 14850 Dear Cathy : Thank you for meeting with us to discuss financial support for the Tompkins County Public Library, and for your willingness to entertain a regi.' est for funding from the Town of Ithaca . As you know, the Tompkins County Public Library (TCPL) receives support from several sources, but needs additional funds to carry out fully its mission for the residents of Tompkins County, including those in the Town of Ithaca . Its largest source of support is the County, and key private support comes from the Friends of the Library (financed by their semi-annual book sales) and private donations to the Library Foundation . TCPL also receives state aid, by formula, and funding from the City of Ithaca given its centrality and service to its residents . The attached budget provides a summary of that support. Despite those revenues sources, the Library is operating with four fewer staff than when it moved to its new location but handling almost twice the workload, and needs additional support to keep up with the public demand for services . Currently, staffing constraints are generating backlogs of circulating materials to be re-shelved, precluding the processing and placement on the shelves of new acquisitions in a timely manner, and delaying prompt responses to requests for information services . The acquisitions budget of the TCPL is also below that of peer libraries . 101 EAST GREEN STREET , ITHACA , NEW YORK 14850 - 5613 • PHONE 607 272 4557 • FAX 272 8111 • WWW. TCPL . ORG NAVIGATING A SEA OF RESOURCES Hon. Catherine Valentino July 2, 2007 Page 2 In a number of the towns in Tompkins County citizens not only pay county taxes that help support TCPL, but in addition they pay taxes to support a local library that provides closer service . In the case of the Town of Ithaca, TCPL itself functions as both the County' s central library and as the Town' s local library . Town of Ithaca residents represent a significant portion of TCPL' s users : approximately 24 % of TCPL cardholders are from the Town of Ithaca and they represent 27 % of TCPL' s circulation, evidence that they use TCPL resources more intensively than the average county resident. (Residents of the City of Ithaca, which has for some years recognized the important level of services its residents receive from TCPL through a payment for those services, represent 37 % of TCPL cardholders and 35 % of its circulation. In the City' s case, its contribution is effectively the combination of a payment of about $12,000 and the revenue lost when the building was converted from a retail store to a tax-exempt library . ) The range of support from taxpayers in the County for local library services, in additional to TCPL and county support, varies . In 2006 for Dryden it was $13,500 for around 13,000 residents; for Groton it was $108, 700 for approximately 5,900 residents; for Newfield it was $22,000 for approximately 5,200 residents, and for Trumansburg it was $71,500 for around 7,200 residents . This translates to a simple average of about $54,000 and a weighted average of about $46,100 per local library with an average resident population of about 7,800 . In contrast the Town of Ithaca population was about 18,100 in the 2000 census . Given the magnitude of the need for additional support of TCPL core operations, the role TCPL plays as the local library for Town of Ithaca residents, the relatively high proportion of TCPL users that Town of Ithaca residents constitute, and the relative service population represented by Town of Ithaca residents, we are requesting the Town of Ithaca consider annual budgetary support for TCPL at the level of $50,000 per year as payment for services received by its residents . NAVIGATING A SEA OF RESOURCES Hon. Catherine Valentino July 21 2007 Page 3 We would be happy to provide any additional detail on the TCPL budget or its unmet funding needs that you or members of the Town of Ithaca Board may need to consider our request. Sincerely, 1' 09L I Henrik N . Dullea President TCPL Board of Trustees Attachment cc : Janet Steiner TCPL Board of Trustees Tim Joseph N C T p Y N C N U E o co to @ � Z o o Co co ~ N US U O (n c d ~ > Co N o LL 0 m c (0 K U c c - cc LL O 3 7 m m 7t c o / LL C7 0 Q. a) (6 0 Q. N O. CL Q N 0 LL ° r) 0 a) E r m Oi A 7 N `O N U Q N _ LL L 0_ L� _ o ++ C L N 7 C M i + J (D J o m N +5 > O N v U o L C o Z' � N v o O vi a) c a) N of N O co m � F U m RT u O a) m r o S E o 0 (D c� N 'o p co u)i a) � ci a) v CV a m ° L rn �*. 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T A TOb" J CL —RK August 27, 2007 Ms. Catherine Valentino Supervisor, Town of Ithaca 125 North Tioga Street Ithaca, NY 14850 Dear Supervisor Valentino, As you know, the Tompkins County SPCA has contracted with your town for many years to provide animal control services as mandated by NY State Ag & Markets law. This letter is to inform you that I have recently determined that the Animal Control program at the SPCA is drastically under funded. In other words, the SPCA has subsidized this state mandated service and has been operating at a substantial deficit for years. Consequently, we have spent down our reserves and found ourselves in an emergency situation as we look forward to next year. If changes are not made, the SPCA is in real danger of going out of business. I believe we would all agree that losing our community' s SPCA would be tragic, not to mention the ramifications caused if every town in the county were to lose its service provider for animal control. I also believe that this problem we are facing is a problem best addressed and solved by the community, as opposed to an SPCA issue for us to tackle alone. It is in the face of our financial crisis and with the spirit of community collaboration that the Board of Directors and I submit the following proposal for your review. 2008 is right around the corner and the time for preparing our budgets is now, if not already passed. We understand that major changes to contracts and extraordinary increases in fees are impossible to achieve at this point in the year. That being said, we need to increase our revenue from animal control contracts enough to keep our doors from closing next year. Without a significant increase, SPCA will be subsidizing 75% of the dog control costs in 2008 . With the proposal detail below, we will be subsidizing 40%. Therefore we are proposing that each municipality' s contract fees will double for 2008 , thus contributing approximately $350,000 toward the program budget of $579,460 . For 2008 the town of Ithaca' s animal control contract amount will be $41 ,400. In addition, the TC SPCA would like to formalize the discussion about animal control for 2009 and beyond. We are willing to work with representatives of each of the T h e S o c i e t y f o r t h e P r e v e n t i o n o f C r u e l t y t o A n i m a l s municipalities witmn 'Toapkins County collectively or possibly the Council of Govemments to develop such e, plan. We vnulfd like to examine the question of ardmmafl control, who should provide it, what sz Vic°s are necessary and whist the real costs tee. We would like to look for a long term solution working with l the MUPMeip,qj ities in t'he County, and have a plan in place for 2009 and beyond by June 30, 2008 . 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O 40"a O E cl) c: a) - o L O O v � oC) � � � cao O C 0 o C� - p � 0 o E o O O O O C: 4=4 cu co %Imm C) mo Cf) E �f ■ ..rY U) c CL CD . _ o c� .� U) C/) mo o o � U U a ) Co c:CU Waft% r:z cu 0) � a� C: Q O o O � o V 4=0 ON o CO CD O � = � � o 0 O � � o cn O � � CD o . _ C\j 0 O � O O Cn Q cn S 10 / 04 / 2007 TOWN BOARD MEETING ATTACHMENT # 3 1 endo # J 1 Community Science Institute www . communityscience.org Volunteer Monitoring Watershed Science Risk Communication Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring in Six Mile Creek, Fall/Virgil Creek, Cayuga Inlet, Cascadilla Creek, Southern Cayuga Lake, and Stewart and Cass Parks in 2008 A Request for Funding submitted by Community Science Institute, Fall Creek Watershed Committee, Six Mile Creek Volunteers, 4-1-12O Monitors , Newfield Volunteers, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Tompkins County Soil and Water Conservation District to City of Ithaca, Town of Caroline, Town of Danby, Town of Dryden, Town of Enfield, Town of Groton, Town of Ithaca, Town of Newfield, Village of Cayuga Heights, Village of Dryden, Village of Freeville, Village of Groton, Cornell University, Ithaca College Table of Contents Topic Page Summary 2 Regional Approach to Water Quality Monitoring 3 Background What is the Community Science Institute 4 How Do Municipalities Benefit from Monitoring Partnerships? 5 Summary Overview of Monitoring Results to Date Fall and Virgil Creek Watersheds 6 Six Mile Creek Watershed 7 Southern Cayuga Lake 8 Cayuga Inlet 11 Stewart Park 11 Proposal Goals and Objectives for 2008 11 Continuation of Monitoring Programs 13 Expansion of Existing Programs 13 Creation of New Monitoring Partnerships 14 Hiring a Volunteer Coordinator 15 Cornell/WRC Monitoring Partnership 15 Cost of Monitoring 16 Funding Request for 2008 17 Budget 19 Table 1 : Suggested Distribution of Monitoring Costs 22 Table 2 : Projected Frequency and Cost of Sampling 23 284 Langmuir Lab/Box 1044 95 Brown Road Ithaca NY 14850 Voice/Fax 607 257 6606 Certified Water Testing NYSDOH-ELAP # 11790 EPA Lab Code NY01518 Stephen Penningroth Executive Director gabecommunityscienee. org> 2 - Community Science Institute www .communityscience.org Volunteer Monitoring Watershed Science Risk Communication Appendix A : Baseline Phosphorus in Cayuga Lake 2004-6 24 Appendix B : Chart of Total Phosphorus in Cayuga Lake 2004-2006 25 Appendix C : Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) 26 Summary Financial support is requested to continue and expand volunteer-driven water quality monitoring in five sub-watersheds of Cayuga Lake: Six Mile Creek, Fall Creek, Virgil Creek, the Cayuga Inlet and Cascadilla Creek; the southern third of Cayuga Lake from Ithaca to AES Cayuga; and Stewart Park and Cass Park. The total amount requested from the twelve Tompkins County municipalities located in these sub-watersheds is $ 77 ,237 , while the total amount requested from Cornell University and Ithaca College is $26 , 771 . This request is part of a Tompkins County-wide initiative to expand existing volunteer-agency partnerships to monitor and protect water quality in the southern Cayuga Lake watershed at an annual cost of $ 197 ,456 and to share the cost among major municipal , county and institutional stakeholders . The requested contributions from each stakeholder are listed in Table 1 . Separate funding requests are being submitted to the Tompkins County Department of Planning and to municipalities in the Salmon Creek, Taughannock Creek and Trumansburg Creek watersheds and are available on request . The requested contributions from Tompkins County and from stakeholders in the Salmon, Taughannock and Trumansburg Creek watersheds, which are not addressed in this proposal, are listed in Table 1 . It is proposed that existing water quality monitoring programs in Fall Creek, Virgil Creek, Six Mile Creek, the Newfield section of the Cayuga Inlet, parts of southern Cayuga Lake and Stewart Park continue to be conducted as partnerships between the Community Science Institute (CSI) and local groups of volunteers, including the Fall Creek Watershed Committee, the Six Mile Creek volunteers, the Newfield volunteers, and the 4-H2O Monitors . In these programs, volunteers collect samples under base flow and stormwater conditions several times a year and transport them to CSI' s certified laboratory in Ithaca for analysis (NYSDOH-ELAP # 11790) . Results through 2006 are summarized on the CSI website, www . communityscience. org, using graphs, tables and narrative text . The CSI website is the primary vehicle for disseminating management- grade water quality data generated by volunteer-CSI monitoring partnerships, and efforts to maximize its usefulness and educational value to citizens and local governments are ongoing. Raw water quality data are archived in MS Excel files and are available to local governments and interested citizens on request; raw data files will soon be made available for downloading from the CSI website. In addition to continuing current volunteer monitoring partnerships, it is proposed that new volunteer groups be recruited, trained and coordinated to monitor the Cayuga Inlet, Cascadilla Creek, parts of southern Cayuga Lake that are not currently being monitored, and Cass Park. Water quality indicators that are analyzed by CSI ' s certified lab include coliform bacteria, sediment, phosphorus and nitrogen nutrients, and minerals . Because 284 Langmuir Lab/Box 1044 95 Brown Road Ithaca NY 14850 Voice/Fax 607 257 6606 Certified Water Testing NYSDOH-ELAP #11790 EPA Lab Code NY01518 Stephen Penningroth Executive Director <1ab @eomm.unityseienee. org> 3 Community Science Institute www .communityselence.org Volunteer Monitoring Watershed Science Risk Communication concentration measurements are accurate, it is possible to perform estimates of sediment and phosphorus loading in tributaries with USGS flow gauges . Volunteer groups measure water temperature in the field ; some groups also perform field measurements of pH , dissolved oxygen and alkalinity. CSI also offers training to volunteer groups in biological monitoring involving the collection and analysis of aquatic insects called benthic macro invertebrates (BMI) . The Six Mile Creek Volunteers have monitored BMI once a year for the past three years and have achieved a significant level of expertise in this technique. Results of chemical and biological monitoring to date document generally good water quality under base flow conditions ; however, substantial sediment, nutrient and bacteria impacts are observed following rain or snowmelt . Differences in stormwater impacts are observed both between different streams and in different parts of the same stream . Cayuga Lake and Stewart Park differ from each other and from the tributaries . The proposed monitoring program will make it possible to characterize each water body in the southern Cayuga Lake watershed system and to assess how the lake and its tributaries are impacted by diverse geographic features and land use practices such as erosion, agriculture, on-site septic systems and runoff from impervious urban surfaces . Long-term characterization will inform and support management strategies appropriate for protecting water quality as the cornerstone of our regional economy. Regional Approach to Water Quality Monitoring This request is part of a larger initiative to monitor and protect water quality in the Cayuga Lake watershed . Since 2002 , the Community Science Institute has initiated monitoring programs in a total of seven tributaries of southern Cayuga Lake as well as Stewart Park and Cayuga Lake. We conduct water quality monitoring in partnership with volunteers and local government agencies . We currently partner with six volunteer groups comprising approximately 60 adults and youth who will collect a total of about 220 samples for certified analyses in 2007 . The goal of CSI-volunteer monitoring partnerships is two-fold : To build long-term data sets that can be used to support and enhance water resource management decisions by local governments ; and to educate the public and build grassroots awareness of water quality issues by involving volunteers as indispensable partners in the monitoring process . Beginning in 2008 , CSI seeks to place volunteer-driven water quality monitoring in Tompkins County on a sustainable financial footing. The County, municipalities, Cornell University and Ithaca College are asked to join with CSI in creating and funding a regional water quality monitoring program (see Table 1 ) . The total cost is estimated to be $ 197 ,000 for about 574 samples per year covering southern Cayuga Lake from AES Cayuga to Ithaca, eight major tributary streams, and four parks (see Table 2) . The proposed regional program will complement not compete with other monitoring efforts ; it will produce water quality data that is not being provided by the WRC/Cornell Partnership, the Finger Lakes Institute, the City of Ithaca, CSLAP , or the USGS . It is proposed that a portion of county-wide monitoring costs be recovered by soliciting contributions from watershed municipalities that border Tompkins County as well as from area businesses . 284 Langmuir Lab/Box 1044 95 Brown Road Ithaca NY 14850 Voice/Fax 607 257 6606 Certified Water Testing NYSDOH-ELAP # 11790 EPA Lab Code NY01518 Stephen Penningroth Executive Director <1ab @communityscience. org> 4 Community Science Institute www.communityscience.org Volunteer Monitoring Watershed Science Risk Communication Background . The Community Science Institute has built a unique water quality monitoring program in the southern Cayuga Lake watershed that draws on the resources of a certified testing laboratory, adult and youth volunteers, Cooperative Extension, Soil and Water Conservation Districts, and the Floating Classroom . The result is a growing set of management-grade water quality data that is beginning to help inform local water resource planning and decision-making. By expanding volunteer monitoring partnerships to include more locations in the Cayuga Inlet and southern Cayuga Lake and by increasing the frequency of monitoring to five times per year in the tributaries and at least seven times per year in the lake including the immediate aftermath of stormwater events, accurate information can be obtained about water quality under base flow conditions, how it is impacted by stormwater runoff, and how much sediment, phosphorus and nitrogen nutrients are loaded to Cayuga Lake from tributary streams each year. What is the Community Science Institute? • Organization : We are a local nonprofit watershed organization based in Tompkins County, New York. We were incorporated in 2000 and received recognition of 50103 tax-exempt status in 2002 . CSI is governed by a 7- member board of directors . Our staff currently includes a full-time executive director, two part-time lab technicians, a part-time web designer, and two student interns for web design and data management. • Certified laboratory: CSI is certified by the New York State Department of Health-Environmental Laboratory Approval Program for 30 non-potable and potable water quality analyses, including bacteria, nutrients, sediment, and minerals, making us the largest independent certified testing lab in Tompkins County (ELAP # 11790) . Our detection limit for dissolved phosphorus, 0 .4 ppb , is among the lowest in New York State. Our certified lab performs fee- for-service testing for the City of Ithaca, USGS , Tompkins County Health Department, and the Tompkins County Soil and Water Conservation District as well as private homeowners and businesses . • Volunteer monitoring partnerships : CSI currently recruits, trains and coordinates six volunteer groups comprising approximately 60 adults and youth . Volunteer groups collect water samples one to five times a year, depending on funding, from Six Mile, Fall , Virgil , Salmon, Taughannock and Trumansburg Creeks and the Newfield section of the Cayuga Inlet, as well as Stewart Park and portions of Cayuga Lake, transporting samples to the CSI lab for certified analyses . One volunteer group, the Six Mile Creek volunteers, also conducts biological monitoring once a year by collecting and analyzing benthic macroinvertebrates (BMI, or aquatic insects) . • Data management and anal: CSI archives raw water quality data in MS Excel files, over 7 , 000 .data items to date. CSI helps water resource managers and the general public make sense of the data by preparing summary graphs, tables and reports and posting them on the CSI website. 284 Langmuir Lab/Box 1044 95 Brown Road Ithaca NY 14850 Voice/Fax 607 257 6606 Certified Water Testing NYSDOH-ELAP #11790 EPA Lab Code NY01518 Stephen Penningroth Executive Director qab @communityscience. org> 5 Community Science Institute www . communityscience.org Volunteer Monitoring Watershed Science Risk Communication Website : CSI maintains a website at www . communityscience. org. Our innovative design, use of plain English, and inclusion of a comprehensive glossary make our website a useful tool for informing the general public as well as resource managers about water quality in the Cayuga Lake watershed . MS Excel files containing raw water quality data will soon be available for downloading from the CSI website for each water body being monitored by a CSI-volunteer partnership . A web-based interactive capability is currently in development to enable visitors to the CSI website to query the water quality database. • Funding : Financial support for CSI-volunteer monitoring partnerships has come from the Tompkins , Cortland and Schuyler County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (FL- LOWPA funds), the City of Ithaca, the Towns of Ithaca, Dryden, Caroline and Newfield, Cornell University, the Park Foundation, the Howland Foundation, and the Homelearners Fund of the Finger Lakes . CSI ' s budget totaled $ 72 ,000 in 2006, including $25 ,000 lab overhead . CSI ' s full-time Executive Director and two part-time web designers currently donate approximately 60% to 80% of their salaries based on estimated market rates for the services they provide. • Relationship to other watershed organizations : Water resource programs in the Cayuga Lake region fall into two broad categories : Data collection, and policy development and implementation. CSI is dedicated to long-term data collection as a prerequisite for effective management of regional water resources . Other local monitoring programs are not comprehensive, including Cornell University' s permit-mandated monitoring of possible impacts of its Lake Source Cooling facility on the far southern end Cayuga Lake ; the City of Ithaca ' s EPA-funded sediment and phosphorus monitoring program near the mouths of streams equipped with USGS flow gauges and autosamplers ( Six Mile Creek, Salmon Creek, and the Seneca-Cayuga Canal) ; the Finger Lakes Institute ' s inclusion of sampling locations in Cayuga Lake for purposes of comparison with other Finger Lakes ; and one sampling location as part of the NYSDEC ' s Citizens Statewide Lake Assessment Program (CSLAP) . Other watershed organizations are involved in policy development and implementation, for example, the Cayuga Lake Watershed Network, the Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Organization, the Tompkins County Water Resources Council, and the Tompkins County Stormwater Coalition, among others . How Do Municipalities Benefit From CSI-Volunteer Monitoring�Partnerships? ✓ Water quality data are management-grade, because samples are analyzed by a certified lab , and sample collection by trained volunteers is quality-assured. ✓ Continuous, long-term, internally consistent data sets are essential in order to assess trends and make long-range decisions involving water resources. 284 Langmuir Lab/Box 1044 95 Brown Road Ithaca NY 14850 Voice/Fax 607 257 6606 Certified Water Testing NYSDOH-ELAP # 11790 EPA Lab Code NY01518 Stephen Penningroth Executive Director Qab @communityscience. org> 6 Community Science Institute www.communityscience.org Volunteer Monitoring Watershed Science Risk Communication ✓ "Watershed profiles," which are made possible by near- simultaneous, watershed -wide ("synoptic") sampling by volunteers, facilitate the identification and management of point and nonpoint sources of pollution. ✓ Volunteer monitoring data can be combined with USGS flow data to estimate loadings of phosphorus and sediment to Cayuga Lake. ✓ Water quality data support applications for outside funding. ✓ As volunteer monitors, local residents become informed and educated about water resource management, making them active stewards of their watersheds and building grassroots support for protecting streams and lakes . ✓ Public participation requirements under Phase II stormwater regulations can be partially met through CSI-volunteer monitoring partnerships and CSI-sponsored public information events . Summary Overview of Monitoriny, Results to Date Fall and Virgil Creek watersheds : The Community Science Institute has partnered with the Fall Creek . Watershed Committee and the Tompkins and Cortland County Soil and Water Conservation Districts to monitor water quality in lower Fall Creek and Virgil Creek since 2002 and in upper Fall Creek since 2006 . Results for ten water quality parameters are posted on the CSI website at www . communityscience. org /FallCreek/FallCreek.html and www . communityscience. org/VirgilCreekNirgilCreek. org. Two MS Excel files containing the complete sets of raw data for both watersheds are available on request. Observations are summarized here briefly in three parts : Lower Fall Creek from Freeville to the Cayuga Street Bridge in Ithaca, upper Fall Creek from Lafayette Road to McLean, and Virgil Creek from Owego Hill Road to Freeville. Water quality impacts are evaluated by comparing average base flow values to "grand averages," i . e. , average values under all flow conditions including base flow and stormwater. Lower Fall Creek (monitored beginning 2002) : Water quality in lower Fall Creek from Freeville to the Cayuga Street Bridge is generally good under base flow conditions but shows significant impacts from bacteria, sediment and nutrients under stormwater conditions . E . coli , an indicator of fecal coliform contamination, averges about 200 colonies/ 100 ml under base flow conditions while the grand average including both base flow and stormwater measurements is roughly 4-fold higher. The grand average of suspended sediment increases 5 - fold from Freeville to the Cayuga Street Bridge, from about 20 mg/L to 100 mg/L; and total phosphorus increases in parallel with suspended sediment; interestingly, dissolved phosphorus increases little, from about 17 to 21 ug/L. Chloride, a marker for salt, increases two- to three-fold from upstream to downstream under both base flow and stormwater conditions . 284 Langmuir Lab/Box 1044 95 Brown Road Ithaca NY 14850 Voice/Fax 607 257 6606 Certified Water Testing NYSDOH-ELAP #11790 EPA Lab Code NY01518 Stephen Penningroth Executive Director <lab@communityscience. org> 7 Community Science Institute www . communityscience.org Volunteer Monitoring Watershed Science Risk Communication Upper Fall Creek (monitored beginning 2006) : Monitoring in upper Fall Creek was initiated in 2006 , and data are very preliminary. E. coli levels are generally similar to lower Fall Creek, however, an exception was found for the Davis Road location, where E . coli exceeded 40, 000 colonies/ 100 ml in one stormwater event. The source of this exceptional impact is being investigated in collaboration with the Tompkins County Soil and Water Conservation District. Stormwater-related increases in suspended sediment tend to be more modest in upper than in lower Fall Creek, but increases in soluble phosphorus and nitrate- nitrogen are more pronounced. The increase in salt concentration in a downstream direction is similar to lower Fall Creek . Possible sources of localized impacts include agriculture, which is more wide- spread in upper than lower Fall Creek (see land use map at www . communityscience. org/FallCreek/FallCreek.html) ; residential areas with on- site septic systems ; and groundwater. Virgil Creek (monitored beginning g_002) : Three general trends are noted in Virgil Creek water quality: a) E . coli bacteria, nitrate-nitrogen, and soluble phosphorus concentrations are highest upstream at the Owego Hill and Meeting Hill Road locations and decrease in a downstream direction; b) Suspended sediment and total phosphorus levels are low upstream and increase in a downstream direction; and c) Chloride concentrations are fairly constant across the Virgil Creek watershed. These observations are consistent with upstream impacts from agriculture (see land use map at www . communityscience. org/Vir�'ilCreekNirgilCreek.html) ; a greater tendency for soil to erode in the middle and lower reaches of Virgil Creek; and relatively little salt in groundwater. The monitoring site located on a tributary of Virgil Creek below the Dryden Lake outlet differs from Virgil Creek and probably reflects conditions in Dryden Lake, including lower average concentrations of E . coli bacteria, total phosphorus, nitrate-nitrogen and salt than in Virgil Creek. Sewage treatment plant outfall on Virgil Creek (monitored beginning 2007) : In 2007, volunteers began sampling the combined outfall of the Village of Dryden and Village of Freeville sewage treatment plants, which empties into Virgil Creek. Preliminary data from two monitoring events showed that fecal coliform bacteria were well below the permitted level of 200 colonies/ 100 ml . However, nutrients were high : Total phosphorus averaged 3 .4 mg/L, soluble reactive phosphorus averaged 2 . 8 mg/L, and Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen averaged 10 . 0 mg/L. The ammonia-nitrogen concentration was 11 . 3 mg/L in one sample with a Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen concentration of 13 . 4 mg/L. While the permitted levels of nutrients are not known to the author, the measured levels seem unusually high. It is noted that the total phosphorus levels are comparable to those emitted by the Village of Groton sewage treatment before its upgrade last year to reduce phosphorus emissions to Owasco Lake. Six Mile Creek watershed : The Community Science Institute has partnered with the Six Mile Creek Volunteers, Cornell Cooperative Extension and the Tompkins County Soil and Water Conservation District to monitor water quality in Six Mile 284 Langmuir Lab/Box 1044 95 Brown Road Ithaca NY 14850 Voice/Fax 607 257 6606 Certified Water Testing NYSDOH-ELAP #11790 EPA Lab Code NY01518 Stephen Penningroth Executive Director qab n communityscience. org> � g Community Science Institute www. communityscience.org Volunteer Monitoring Watershed Science Risk Communication Creek since September 2004. Results through 2006 are posted on the CSlwebsite at www , communityscience. org/SixMile/sixmilecreek .html including graphs and tables for ten water quality parameters, a narrative summary, and a down].'oaddble raw data file. All in all, water quality in Six Mile Creek is arguably the bst of the tributaries currently being monitored by CSI-volunteer partnerships . For example, under base flow conditions, phosphorus and nitrogen nutrients are substantially lower and E . coli levels are somewhat lower than other tributaries (see base flow average and grand average graphs comparing different watersheds at www . communityscience. orWComparisons/CompareWatersheds .html) . Low base flow nutrient and bacteria levels are probably due to 75 % forest cover and relatively little agricultural activity in the Six Mile Creek watershed (see land use map at www. communityscience. org/SixMile/SixMileCreek.html) . Stormwater conditions cause only marginal increases in the concentrations of dissolved phosphorus and nitrogen nutrients . However, average E. coli levels increase significantly, from the low hundreds to the low thousands . Even more dramatic are stormwater-related increases in the concentrations of suspended sediment and total phosphorus . These increases begin downstream from the headwaters area, i . e. , around Six Hundred Road, and peak at German Cross and Burns Roads , then decrease by about half below the reservoirs, suggesting the dams trap roughly 50% of suspended sediment and associated phosphorus . Turbidity, which is a measure of light scattering by suspended particulates , does not decrease below the dams (see www. communityscience. org/SixMile/SixMileStispendedSediment.html) . . Turbidity is caused by both small and large particles in suspension. The observation that turbidity does not decrease below the dams suggests that the dams trap heavier sediment particles but let pass a disproportionate share of fine sediment particles . It is not clear how such apparent preferential transport of fine sediment particles past the dams might occur. Southern Cayuga Lake Monitoring locations in Cay ag_Lake: The City of Ithaca contracts with the Community Science Institute under an EPA grant to the City to perform phosphorus analyses on samples collected by City staff along a transect across Cayuga Lake in the vicinity of Frontenac Point near Taughannock Park. In other lake monitoring activities, CSI partners with two volunteer youth groups to monitor two clusters of sampling points south of the transect (for the locations of the three sampling clusters, see map at www . communityscience. orWCayLigaLake/cayLigalake .htmI Frontenac Transect : The transect has been sampled since 2004 by the City of Ithaca monthly from May to October at four to five points . After the lake stratifies, both the epilimnion (shallow water at a depth of about 3 meters) and the hypolimnion (water at a depth of about 80 meters) are sampled . The CSI lab analyzes samples for phosphorus 284 Langmuir Lab/Box 1044 95 Brown Road Ithaca NY 14850 Voice/Fax 607 257 6606 Certified Water Testing NYSDOII-ELAP # 11790 EPA Lab Code NY01518 Stephen Penningroth Executive Director <lab @communityscience. org> 9 Community Science Institute www .communitysclence.org Volunteer Monitoring Watershed Science Risk Communication only. The results serve as a baseline characterization of phosphorus in the epilimnion and hypolimmon of Cayuga Lake; b) Three locations near the mouth of Salmon Creek : These locations have been monitored since 2006 in partnership with the homeschool families who monitor Salmon Creek as their main project (a 2008 proposal was recently submitted to Salmon Creek municipalities to support Salmon Creek monitoring and is available on request) . The purpose of the lake samples is to investigate how Salmon Creek may impact Cayuga Lake water quality. Sampling is performed from the Floating Classroom , which is chartered for two monitoring cruises, one in July and one in August. Samples are collected from the hypolimnion as well as the epilimnion at two sampling sites located in deep water. Samples are analyzed for the same set of 13 water quality parameters as stream samples except for suspended sediment, which is generally not detectable in lake water; c) Four locations at the far southern end of Cam ag Lake : These locations have been monitored beginning in 2007 in partnership with the 4-H2O Monitors, a 4-H club that monitors water quality in Stewart Park as their main project . The purpose of southern Cayuga Lake sampling is to investigate how the sewage treatment plants and Lake Source Cooling may impact water quality. Sampling is performed from the Floating Classroom, which is chartered for two monitoring cruises, one in July and one in August. The 4-1-12O Monitors share the Floating Classroom with the Salmon Creek homeschool volunteers, such that both youth groups collect their lake samples on the same two cruises, thus conserving scarce funds . (A 4-hour monitoring cruise on the Floating Classroom costs $ 600 . ) Samples are collected at locations corresponding to the GPS coordinates for the outfalls of the Cayuga Heights and Ithaca Area sewage treatment plants and Lake Source Cooling; a sample is also collected from a control location roughly in the middle of the southern shelf, for a total of four samples in this part of the lake . Samples are analyzed for the same set of 13 water quality parameters as the lake samples collected near Salmon Creek. Background phosphorus in Cayu a Lake : Cayuga Lake is considered a mesotrophic lake characterized by total phosphorus concentrations in the 10 — 20 ug/L (ppb) range. Phosphorus determinations at the Frontenac Transect confirm the general classification of Cayuga Lake as mesotrophic (see table in Appendix A) . Total phosphorus concentration in the epilimnion (shallow water) averaged about 14 ug/L in 2006 , while dissolved phosphorus averaged about 6 ug/L . The difference between total phosphorus and dissolved phosphorus is explained by the presence of algae in shallow water. Algae are single-celled plants which, like all cells, contain phosphorus . Before analyzing for dissolved phosphorus, the algae are removed from the sample by filtering. When analyzing for total phosphorus, 284 Langmuir Lab/Box 1044 95 Brown Road Ithaca NY 14850 Voice/Fax 607 257 6606 Certified Water Testing NYSDOH-FLAP #11790 EPA Lab Code NY01518 Stephen Penningroth Executive Director <lab @communityscience. org> 10 Community Science Institute www .communityscience.org Volunteer Monitoring Watershed Science Risk Communication on the other hand, the algal cells are destroyed by acid digestion, and their contents, including all their phosphorus, are released into the digested sample; therefore, total phosphorus in the epilimnion is the , sum of dissolved phosphorus and algal phosphorus . In the hypolimmon (deep water), the concentrations of total phosphorus and dissolved phosphorus are virtually the same (see table, Appendix A), because algae cannot grow there due to lack of sunlight . Overall, the total phosphorus concentration in the dark hypolimnion is about one-third less than in the sunny epilimnion. The Frontenac Transect data indicate that phosphorus concentrations in both the epilimnion and the hypolimnion increased by approximately 40% from 2004 to 2006 (see table in Appendix A and chart in Appendix B) . The reason for this baseline increase in phosphorus is not known. Preliminary observations from Cayuga Lake monitoring clusters south of Frontenac Point: Most of the data on the other two clusters of sampling locations in Cayuga Lake are from two monitoring events in July and August, 2007 . Therefore, results are extremely preliminary. Nevertheless, a few observations are worth reporting: a) No impacts have been observed from Salmon Creek on nearby locations in Cayuga Lake, however, this could be due to lake samples being collected under base flow not stormwater conditions ; b) The chloride concentration in Cayuga Lake, which serves as a marker for salt, is about 40 mg/L, which is roughly two to three times higher on average than in the tributaries . The sulfate concentration, around 25 mg/L, is also roughly three times higher than the tributaries . These observations raise the possibility that groundwater sources may contribute significant amounts of salt and sulfate to Cayuga Lake independently of groundwater contributions of salt and sulfate to the tributaries ; c) Concentrations of E . coli and total coliform bacteria are much lower in Cayuga Lake than in the tributaries, with E . coli generally less than 10 colonies/ 100 ml and total coliform less than 100 colonies/ 100 ml . Total coliform but not E. coli was elevated to about 2 , 500 colonies/ 100 ml in the August 2007 samples from the Cayuga Heights and Ithaca sewage treatment plant samples and to about 2 , 500 colonies/ 100 ml in both the July and August 2007 samples collected at the Lake Source Cooling outfall . The source of bacteria in the LSC effluent is not clear. The generally low bacteria levels observed in Cayuga Lake in 2007 reflect base flow conditions in the tributaries . No lake samples have been collected in the immediate aftermath of stormwater events, and therefore data on possible stormwater increases in bacteria in Cayuga Lake are not available; d) Total phosphorus concentrations at the outfalls at the far southern end of the lake were on average slightly higher than those measured at the Frontenac Transect. The highest phosphorus concentration, 34 . 8 ug/L, was observed at the Ithaca sewage treatment plant outfall . As with non-fecal coliform, it is not surprising to find slightly elevated phosphorus concentrations in the vicinity of the sewage treatment plant outfalls . The control site in the southern shelf area averaged 22 ug/L total phosphorus (N=2 ) or about 50% higher than the Frontenac Transect. It is possible that particulates that may become resuspended from the lake bottom as 284 Langmuir Lab/Box 1044 95 Brown Road Ithaca NY 14850 Voice/Fax 607 257 6606 Certified Water Testing NYSDOH-ELAP # 11790 EPA Lab Code NY01518 Stephen Penningroth Executive Director <1ab @eommunityseienee. org> � 11 Community Science Institute www . communityseience.org Volunteer Monitoring Watershed Science Risk Communication a result of wave action could contribute to total phosphorus levels at the shallow southern end of Cayuga Lake. Total phosphorus was found to be elevated at the southern lake shore in Stewart Park, apparently due to suspended particulates (see Stewart Park, below) . Cayupza Inlet The Town of Newfield provided funding to start up a water quality monitoring program in the Cayuga Inlet. CSI organized and trained a group of six volunteers in the winter of 2006-2007 . The Newfield Volunteers conducted their first monitoring event in May, 2007 , collecting samples at four locations from the Cayuga Inlet in the Town of Newfield. The results indicate good water quality at those locations, comparable to Six Mile Creek under base flow conditions . A second monitoring event at the same four locations is planned for stormwater conditions in the fall of 2007 . Stewart Park Since 2006, water quality in Stewart Park has been monitored by a 4-H club , the 4-H2O Monitors, with financial support from the Park Foundation. Samples are collected May through October once a month at three locations : The shore of Cayuga Lake, Fall Creek near its mouth, and the tributary that borders the bird sanctuary and flows into Fall Creek (dubbed "Sanctuary Stream") . Samples are analyzed for the same set of 13 parameters as stream samples . Stewart Park results are complex because they represent three different water bodies . Water quality along the shore of Cayuga Lake differed from the in-lake sampling locations described above : Lake shore E . coli ranged from 60 to 280 colonies/ 100 ml , turbidity ranged up to 60 NTU as a result of particulates which were apparently resuspended from the lake bottom by wave action, and total phosphorus associated with the resuspended particulates ranged up to 262 ug/L . Dissolved phosphorus and chloride (salt) in the Sanctuary Stream ranged as high as 71 ug/L and 149 mg/L, respectively, up to three times higher than in Fall Creek or lake shore water, suggesting substantial upstream inputs of these pollutants to the Sanctuary Stream . On the whole, preliminary results suggest that water quality in Stewart Park is impacted by bacteria, suspended particulates , nutrients and salt, and that the nature and extent of the impacts depend on the identity of the particular water body within the park . Proposal Goals and objectives for 2008 : Requested funds will be used to continue the long-term baseline characterization of water quality in Fall Creek, Virgil Creek, Six Mile Creek and Stewart Park; expand Cayuga Inlet monitoring from the Town of Newfield to cover the entire Cayuga Inlet watershed, from headwaters to mouth; expand the baseline characterization of southern Cayuga Lake by increasing the number of sampling locations from nine to 15 , increasing the frequency of sampling events from two to seven per year, and collecting some samples immediately following stormwater events ; and initiating water quality monitoring programs in Cascadilla Creek and Cass Park. Specific objectives are : 284 Langmuir Lab/Box 1044 95 Brown Road Ithaca NY 14850 Voice/Fax 607 257 6606 Certified Water Testing NYSDOH-ELAP # 11790 EPA Lab Code NY01518 Stephen Penningroth Executive Director <1ab@communityseienee. org> < � 12 Community Science Institute www.communityscience.org Volunteer Monitoring Watershed Science Risk Communication ❖ Continue to monitor water quality in Fall Creek, Virgil Creek and Six Mile Creek five times a year under base flow and stormwater conditions in partnership with the Fall Creek Watershed Committee, Six Mile Creek Volunteers, and Soil and Water Conservation District staff in Tompkins and Cortland Counties ; ❖ Continue to analyze phosphorus in Cayuga Lake at the Frontenac Transect seven times a year under contract with the City of Ithaca; ❖ Continue to monitor Stewart Park seven times a year in partnership with the 4- H2O Monitors; ❖ Continue to charter the Floating Classroom twice a year and monitor Cayuga Lake near Salmon Creek and at the sewage treatment plant . and lake source cooling outfalls at the far southern end of the lake under base flow conditions, in partnership with the 4-1-12O Monitors and homeschool volunteers ; ❖ Recruit and train volunteer boat owners to collect water samples from Cayuga Lake under base flow conditions and in the immediate aftermath of storm events ; ❖ In partnership with the proposed new volunteer group of boat owners and'in consultation with stakeholders and the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, expand the number of sampling locations in Cayuga Lake from seven to approximately 15 and increase the number of comprehensive monitoring events in Cayuga Lake from two to approximately seven in 2008 , or as many monitoring events as time permits after the proposed group of volunteer boat owners has been recruited and trained; ❖ Building on the Town of Newfield ' s initiative, expand monitoring of the Cayuga Inlet by recruiting and training volunteers from other municipalities in the Inlet watershed; ❖ In partnership with Newfield volunteers and the proposed new volunteer groups in the Cayuga Inlet watershed, conduct up to five monitoring events in 2008 , or as many as time permits after the proposed new volunteer groups have been recruited and trained, collecting samples at approximately 20 locations under base flow and stormwater conditions ; ❖ Recruit and train youth groups to monitor Cascadilla Creek and Cass Park and conduct five monitoring events in 2008 , or as many monitoring events as time permits in 2008 after the youth groups have been recruited and trained; ❖ Archive water quality data in MS Excel files for each water body and park and make the files available for downloading as "public databases" from the CSI website; ❖ Maintain continuous reporting of water quality results on the CSI website, updating graphs and tables regularly to reflect new bacteria, nutrient, sediment, and mineral data; ❖ Estimate sediment and phosphorus loading from Fall Creek to Cayuga Lake by combining CSI-volunteer monitoring data with USGS flow data; ❖ Working with USGS , explore techniques for citizen volunteers to perform accurate and affordable flow measurements in the Cayuga Inlet, for example, using a staff gauge, in order to estimate sediment and phosphorus loading from the Inlet to Cayuga Lake; 284 Langmuir Lab/Box 1044 95 Brown Road Ithaca NY 14850 Voice/Fax 607 257 6606 Certified Water Testing NYSDOH-ELAP # 11790 EPA Lab Code NY01518 Stephen Penningroth Executive Director 4ab @ communityscience. org> 13 Community Science Institute www .communityscience .org Volunteer Monitoring Watershed Science Risk Communication ❖ Offer a benthic macroinvertebrates (BMI) training workshop and encourage volunteers to monitor BMI at least once a year in their streams ; and ❖ Consult with municipalities and other stakeholders on the choice of monitoring locations and water quality parameters in order to ensure that municipalities ' water quality data needs are met and monitoring costs are controlled . Continuation of monitoring programs : In Six Mile Creek, the existing monitoring program consisting of five monitoring events under base flow and stormwater conditions will be continued in partnership with the Six Mile Creek volunteers and Cornell Cooperative Extension . The existing program will also be continued in Stewart Park (monthly sampling from April through October irrespective of weather) and southern Cayuga Lake (two sampling cruises in July and August on the Floating Classroom in calm weather) in partnership with the 4-1-12O Monitors and Salmon Creek homeschool volunteers . The existing monitoring program in Fall and Virgil Creeks will be continued in partnership with the Fall Creek Watershed Committee and the Tompkins and Cortland County Soil and Water Conservation Districts with five synoptic sampling events in 2008 . Expansion of existing monitoring pro rg ams Cayu ag Inlet : The monitoring programs in the Cayuga Inlet and southern Cayuga Lake will be expanded significantly. In the Cayuga Inlet, volunteers will be recruited from the Towns of Danby, Enfield and Ithaca and the City of Ithaca to join the existing group of volunteers from the Town of Newfield. Volunteer training workshops will be offered on the identification of land use practices that impact water quality; sample collection techniques ; and field measurements of temperature, pH and dissolved oxygen using portable test kits . Following their training and with input from scientists from municipal , county and state agencies , volunteers will select approximately 16 sampling locations on the Cayuga Inlet and its tributaries to add to four existing sampling locations in the Town of Newfield . Synoptic sampling will be performed if possible, i . e. , volunteers will be coordinated to collect samples at all monitoring sites throughout the Cayuga Inlet watershed on the same day and within a few hours of each other. However, given the size of the Inlet watershed and the anticipated diversity of volunteers ' schedules, synoptic sampling may not be feasible. If that is the case, then different segments of the Inlet will be monitored on different days . That will still make it possible to construct watershed profiles for bacteria, sediment, phosphorus and other water quality indicators reflecting base flow conditions and stormwater impacts , analogous to watershed profiles for Six Mile Creek and other streams (see CSI website) . However, comparisons of impacts at different sites may be subject to somewhat greater uncertainty when sampling is not done synoptically. Cayp ag Lake : The monitoring program in Cayuga Lake is currently conducted twice a year in partnership with the Salmon Creek homeschool volunteers and the 4-1-12O Monitors, the two groups currently in CSI ' s Youth Partnerships for Watershed Protection program . Lake samples are analyzed for the same set of water quality parameters as stream samples, including bacteria, phosphorus and nitrogen nutrients, turbidity, chloride 284 Langmuir Lab/Box 1044 95 Brown Road Ithaca NY 14850 Voice/Fax 607 257 6606 Certified Water Testing NYSDOH-ELAP # 11790 EPA Lab Code NY01518 Stephen Penningroth Executive Director <lab a communiryscience. org> 14 Community Science Institute www .communityscience.org Volunteer Monitoring Watershed Science Risk Communication (salt) and other minerals . Cayuga Lake monitoring will be expanded in three ways : .By recruiting a new group of volunteer boat owners ; by increasing the number of sampling sites from seven to approximately 15 and the number of sampling events from two to seven times a year; and by adding laboratory analyses for chlorophyll (an indicator of algal biomass) as well as selected toxic chemicals . Recruitment of the proposed new group of volunteer boat owners will make it possible to greatly expand water quality monitoring in southern Cayuga Lake at very low cost while reaching out to boat owners as an important group of stakeholders . It is envisioned that the proposed volunteer corps of boat owners will collect five additional sets of samples from the same seven locations as CSI ' s Youth Partners in April , May, June, September and .October while our Youth Partners continue to collect lake samples from the Floating Classroom in July and August. Further, volunteer boat owners will be tasked with collecting seven sets of samples, one set per month from April through October, at approximately six additional shallow and deep water locations . The new lake sampling sites will be selected by boat owners and other members of the community in consultation with scientists from municipal , county and state agencies in order to use monitoring resources effectively while also addressing citizens ' concerns about water quality in the lake. It is envisioned that two to three times per year, volunteer boat owners will collect samples in the immediate aftermath of storm events, in particular near the mouths of tributaries such as the Cayuga Inlet, Fall Creek and Salmon Creek, in an effort to obtain direct evidence of how water quality in the lake is impacted by stormwater runoff from the many subwatersheds that feed Cayuga Lake. Finally, the CSI lab will set up an assay for chlorophyll , an indicator of algal biomass, using the same EPA- approved method as the Upstate Freshwater Institute, Cornell ' s contractor for monitoring possible Lake Source Cooling impacts on water quality. In addition, the CSI lab will set up a small battery of approximately a half-dozen water quality tests as a rough screen for toxic chemicals that have been reported in stream and lake water in other places in order to assess whether they might also pose a problem here, e. g. , metals, pesticides, detergents and pharmaceuticals . Creation of new monitoring partnerships : It is proposed that two new CSI-volunteer monitoring partnerships be created to monitor Cass Park and Cascadilla Creek. A vigorous effort will be made to recruit youth groups for these two programs . Possible sources of youth groups include expanding the 4-H2O Monitors (4-H club) , partnering with science teachers and their classes at public or private schools, or partnering with the Village at Ithaca or the Ithaca Childrens ' Garden. An important caveat is that CSI ' s past experience has shown it is considerably more difficult to recruit, train and coordinate youth groups than adult groups for long-term water quality monitoring programs, and that it is important to be realistic about the limited resources available to develop and support youth groups for this purpose. That said, it is hoped that effective deployment of available resources may result in the creation of new Youth Partnerships for Cascadilla Creek and Cass Park. Fostering environmental stewardship is an important component of CSI ' s mission, and hands-on water quality monitoring is an effective way for youth to learn by doing. It should also be noted that further development of CSI ' s website will 284 Langmuir Lab/Box 1044 95 Brown Road Ithaca NY 14850 Voice/Fax 607 257 6606 Certified Water Testing NYSDOH-ELAP #11790 EPA Lab Code NY01518 Stephen Penningroth Executive Director <1ab a communityscience. org> 15 Community Science Institute www .communityscience.org Volunteer Monitoring Watershed Science Risk Communication include an effort to provide more online educational opportunities for CSI ' s Youth Partners . In addition, Youth Partners will be encouraged to give public presentations on their water quality monitoring activities and how their data contribute to protecting Cayuga Lake, Stewart Park and other water and water-related resources in our region. Hiring a Volunteer Coordinator: As part of the proposed county-wide program of volunteer-driven water quality monitoring, a Volunteer Coordinator will be hired on a priority basis at 60% time, or three days a week. The Volunteer Coordinator will be hired early in 2008 , or as soon as sufficient funds have been committed by Tompkins County stakeholders . The Volunteer Coordinator will immediately begin working with the Project Director to recruit and train new volunteer groups . It should be noted that recruitment rates may vary from watershed to watershed ; therefore, monitoring activities may commence at different times in 2008 for different watersheds . Training workshops in conducting watershed surveys and collecting stream and/or lake samples will be offered separately for each new group of volunteers as it becomes organized . BMI workshops , which are considerably more time- and labor-intensive, will be offered once or twice a year. It is envisioned that volunteers who are newly recruited in 2008 may start BMI monitoring in 2009 or 2010, after their water sampling programs are firmly established and they have had sufficient opportunity and time to learn BMI monitoring techniques . Groups that are already established , such as the Fall Creek Watershed Committee, the Salmon Creek homeschool volunteers, and the Stream Watchers in the Town of Ulysses, have been offered BMI training in the past and could start BMI monitoring in 2008 . Cornell/WRC Monitoring Partnership : Cornell University has accumulated a valuable database on trophic status indicators at the far southern end of Cayuga Lake in the course of monitoring water quality for possible impacts of the university' s Lake Source Cooling facility. In partnership with the Water Resources Council , and as part of its LSC permit renewal application in March, 2008 , the university is in the process of re-evaluating its LSC monitoring program with the view of cutting back on some sampling locations and re-directing resources toward monitoring other features of Cayuga Lake which, in the university' s view, hold greater promise for long-tenn understanding and management of the lake, and which also are more in line with faculty research interests . Specifically, the university apparently favors redirecting significant resources to support a graduate student doing limnological research using the RUSS (Remote Underwater Sampling Station) unit at the far southern end of Cayuga Lake. The present proposal for a county- wide monitoring program does not take a position on the Cornell/WRC monitoring plan, in part because the details have not yet been clearly formulated and communicated to the public . However, regardless of the exact number and location of sites to be monitored by Cornell faculty, students and consultants, it is clear that the area covered by the Cornell/WRC plan is quite small compared to the total hydrologic system that is the Cayuga Lake watershed, i . e. , Cayuga Lake and all its tributaries . In the regional monitoring initiative proposed here, the annual number of Cayuga Lake samples, 105 , cover a much larger portion of Cayuga Lake than the LSC pen-nit area and yet constitute 284 Langmuir Lab/Box 1044 95 Brown Road Ithaca NY 14850 Voice/Fax 607 257 6606 Certified Water Testing NYSDOH-ELAP #11790 EPA Lab Code NY01518 Stephen Penningroth Executive Director <lab @communityscience. org> �i 16 Community Science Institute www. communityscience.org Volunteer Monitoring Watershed Science Risk Communication only 18 % of the total number of samples, 574 (Table 2) . The reason only a minority of monitoring resources are devoted to Cayuga Lake is that because the lake and its tributaries constitute a single hydrologic system, water quality in the lake depends to a large extent on the water that flows into the lake from its tributaries . Thus, Cayuga Lake monitoring, while necessary, is not, in and of itself, sufficient to manage and protect the lake. Similarly, LSC monitoring and RUSS research, while they have yielded and may continue to yield important contributions to our understanding of some aspects of lake chemistry and dynamics, do not begin to constitute a sufficient basis for protecting and managing Cayuga Lake. Rather, identifying and quantitating pollutant inputs from Cayuga Lake ' s tributaries -- as well as other potential sources such as sewage treatment plants and lake source cooling -- constitute the foundation for effective management of Cayuga Lake and also its tributary streams . Accordingly, about 68 % of the resources in the proposed regional monitoring program are devoted to monitoring tributary streams while 18 % support Cayuga Lake monitoring throughout the southern third of the lake; the remaining 14% of resources are devoted to monitoring parks along the shore of Cayuga Lake, in part because of their value in educating and fostering stewardship in area youth. Cost of monitoring: The total cost of a CSI-volunteer monitoring partnership is $ 576 per monitoring location per sampling event. This is based on the cost of the Six Mile Creek monitoring partnership in 2007 and includes recruiting, training and coordinating volunteers ; certified lab analyses of 13 water quality indicators ; managing data archives ; preparing reports of results ; maintaining the CSI website; and in-kind contributions of time by volunteers, CSI, and Soil and Water Conservation Districts . The total cost of monitoring Six Mile Creek in 2007, based on 13 monitoring locations and five sampling events, is $ 576 x 13 x 5 = $ 37 ,440 . The net cost of a CSI-volunteer monitoring partnership is $ 344 per monitoring location per sampling event after subtracting in-kind contributions from volunteers, CSI and agency partners . This works out to a cost, per item of water quality data, of $ 26. For comparison, note that Cornell University' s LSC monitoring program, which is performed by a consultant, the Upstate Freshwater Institute (UFI), is approximately $ 67 per data . item, based on published information. The low net cost of CSI-volunteer monitoring partnerships is due, in part, to in-kind contributions from volunteers, CSI and SWCD partners, and in part to CSI ' s policy of using the internet to disseminate results informally for review and discussion by local stakeholders in place of the time- consuming process of preparing expert reports for peer review and publication in scientific journals . The net cost of monitoring Six Mile Creek in 2007 is $ 344 x 13 x 5 = $22 , 360 . For additional cost analyses, see FAQs in Appendix C . It is proposed that a regional volunteer-driven water quality monitoring program include the collection and analysis of 422 stream and lake samples per year from the watersheds in which the stakeholders addressed in this proposal are located : Six Mile Creek, Fall Creek, the Cayuga Inlet, Cascadilla Creek, and southern Cayuga Lake, plus Stewart and 284 Langmuir Lab/Box 1044 95 'Brown Road Ithaca NY 14850 Voice/Fax 607 257 6606 Certified Water Testing NYSDOH-ELAP #11790 EPA Lab Code NY01518 Stephen Penningroth Executive Director <1ab @communityscience. org> 17 Community Science Institute www .communityscience.org Volunteer Monitoring Watershed Science Risk Communication Cass Parks . The net cost is estimated to be $ 145 , 168 (422 samples x $ 344/sample) out of a total annual county-wide program cost of $ 197 ,456 . The balance of $ 52 ,288 has been requested in two additional proposals that are being submitted to municipalities in the Salmon Creek watershed and in the Taughannock-Trumansburg Creek watersheds ; these proposals are available on request. Funding request for 2008 : Funding is requested in the amount of $ 145 , 168 to continue established water quality monitoring programs in Six Mile, Fall and Virgil Creeks ; expand existing monitoring programs in the Cayuga Inlet and southern Cayuga Lake; and create new monitoring partnerships, preferably with youth groups, in Cascadilla Creek and Cass Park. It is proposed that the cost of monitoring regional water resources be shared among municipalities, Cornell University and Ithaca College as follows : City of Ithaca $23 , 568 Town of Caroline $ 21561 Town of Danby $ 25946 Town of Dryden $ 12 ,041 Town of Enfield $ 200 Town of Groton $ 4, 355 Town of Ithaca $ 17 ,036 Town of Newfield $ 41099 Village of Cayuga Heights $ 45227 Village of Dryden $ 15537 Village of Freeville $ 384 Village of Groton $ 1 , 793 Cornell University $ 191982 Ithaca College $ 6, 789 Other Tompkins County stakeholders $26,456 Tompkins and Cortland County SWCD $ 14, 704 (FL- LOWPA) The proposed 2008 cost distribution is based on a Tompkins County-wide funding formula, as outlined below and in Tables 1 and 2 . Other sources of funding in addition to watershed municipalities and institutions of higher learning include Tompkins County and area businesses (see Table 1 ) . Justification for proposed cost distribution Sharing the costs of water quality monitoring count: Because Cayuga Lake and its tributary streams and parks are shared resources that benefit the economy and the quality of life of the entire region, CSI advocates a county-wide approach to sharing the financial burden of monitoring water resources . Systematic monitoring is the only way to detect and correct problems early on, before they grow and become difficult and expensive to 284 Langmuir Lab/Box 1044 95 Brown Road Ithaca NY 14850 Voice/Fax 607 257 6606 Certified Water Testing NYSDOH-ELAP #11790 EPA Lab Code NY01518 Stephen Penningroth Executive Director 4ab @communityscience. org> 18 Community Science Institute www . communityscience .org Volunteer Monitoring Watershed Science Risk Communication ' handle . Financial investment in monitoring water quality is a form of insurance that benefits individuals, businesses and institutions throughout our region. Estimated cost of county-wide water quality monitoring: CSI estimates that the total cost of monitoring eight major tributary streams, the southern third of Cayuga Lake, and four parks is $ 197 ,456, based on the monitoring frequency for Six Mile Creek in 2007 . This estimate assumes the collection of 574 water samples per year by volunteers and certified laboratory analyses for 13 sediment, nutrient, bacteria and mineral indicators of water quality. The cost estimate includes collection of 15 samples from southern Cayuga Lake, seven times a year. Cayuga Lake samples will be analyzed for the same phosphorus, nitrogen, sediment, bacteria and mineral parameters as stream samples, plus lake samples will also be analyzed for chlorophyll (algal biomass) . Distribution of costs among large and small stakeholders : CSI proposes that monitoring costs be distributed among the county, municipalities, Cornell University, Ithaca College, and FL-LOWPA according to a formula that takes into account each stakeholder' s share of the total population in the county and their taxable assets . No adjustment for taxable assets is made for Cornell and Ithaca College, which are tax-exempt. Using preliminary population and tax figures culled from the internet, it is suggested that monitoring costs might be distributed approximately as presented in Table 1 , below. According to Table 1 , 69% of the costs, or $ 137 ,010 , would be borne by the six largest stakeholders in Tompkins County in terms of population and/or taxable assets : The Tompkins County government, the City of Ithaca, the towns of Ithaca, Dryden and Lansing, Cornell University, and area businesses . Additional 10%, or $20, 000, would be borne by FL- LOWPA funds from Soil and Water Conservation Districts in Tompkins,. Schuyler, Cortland and possibly Cayuga and Seneca Counties . The balance of 23 % would be distributed among the twelve smaller municipalities in Tompkins County plus Ithaca College. Budget for county-wide Cayuga Lake water quality monitoring project : The following budget is for a county-wide monitoring program for collection and analysis of 574 water samples by volunteer-CSI monitoring partnerships in all major tributaries, the southern third of Cayuga Lake, and Stewart, Cass, Taughannock and Myers Parks . Note that the budget for each water body or park is directly proportional to the proposed county-wide budget . In other words, the proposed number of monitoring events in Fall, Virgil, Six Mile and Cascadilla Creeks, the Cayuga Inlet, southern Cayuga Lake, and Stewart and Cass Parks in 2008 at a cost of $ 145 , 168 (see above) represents 73 . 52 % of the proposed county-wide monitoring budget. Therefore, costs can be calculated by multiplying line items in the proposed county-wide budget (see below) times 0 . 7352 . For example, salaries are $115 , 700 x .0 . 7352 = $ 85 ,063 ; fringe on salaries is 0 . 7352 x 35 ,903 = $26 , 396 ; total overhead is $ 30, 500 x 0 . 7352 = $22 ,424 ; and total other expenses are $ 15 ,200 x 0. 7352 = $ 11 , 175 . (The total is $ 145 , 058 instead of $ 145 , 168 due to rounding. ) 284 Langmuir Lab/Box 1044 95 Brown Road Ithaca NY 14850 Voice/Fax 607 257 6606 Certified Water Testing NYSDOH-ELAP # 11790 EPA Lab Code NY01518 Stephen Penningroth Executive Director <1ab @communityscienee. org> 19 Community Science Institute www .communityscience.org Volunteer Monitoring Watershed Science Risk Communication Projected Budtet for County-Wide Cayuga Lake Monitoring Project Item Net Cost In-Kind Net Cost plus In-Kind (Total Cost) Salaries and fringe benefits CSI Stephen Penningroth, Project Director $ 31 ,200 $ 5 ,200 $ 36,400 . 60% time Chemical analyst/Quality Assurance $ 32 ,000 $ 321000 officer, 100% time $ 16/hr Bacteriological analyst, 50% time @$ 14/hr $ 14,000 $ 1400 Volunteer Coordinator, 60% time @$ 15/hr $ 181000 $ 18 ,000 Data entry/data management, 50% time @$ 12/hr $ 12 , 000 $ 12 ,000 Website maintenance, update, design, 10% time $ 45000 $ 45000 $ 20/hr Student interns, work- study $ 2 ,000 $ 25000 $ 45000 Volunteers Sample collection, transport to lab by volunteers $ 905000 $905000 Cornell Cooperative Extension Annual Volunteer Monitoring Symposium $ 2 , 500 $ 21500 Soil and Water Conservation District staff time $ 2 , 500 $ 21500 TOTAL SALARIES $ 1159700 $ 99, 700 $ 2153400 Payroll taxes ( 12 . 5 % of payroll) $ 14 ,463 $ 125463 $ 265926 Fringe on positions > 50% time (20% of payroll) $ 21 ,440 $ 1 ,040 $ 225480 TOTAL SALARIES AND FRINGE $ 151 ,603 $ 1135203 $ 264, 806 Overhead expenses Lab and office rent ( expand to approx . 600 sq . ft. $20,000 $ 205000 lab space and 200 sq . ft . office space in Langmuir Lab in Cornell Business and Technology Park) Insurance $ 51000 $ 53000 Lab certification fees $ 43000 $ 45000 Phone, DSL, website hosting $ 1 , 500 $ 15500 TOTAL OVERHEAD EXPENSES $ 30,500 $ 303500 Other expenses Floating Classroom $ 15200 Lab supplies $ 500 $ 6,000 Office supplies $ 1 , 000 $ 1 ,000 Bookkeeper $ 1 , 000 $ 1 ,000 284 Langmuir Lab/Box 1044 95 Brown Road Ithaca NY 14850 Voice/Fax 607 257 6606 Certified Water Testing NYSDOH-ELAP #11790 EPA Lab Code NY01518 Stephen Penningroth Executive Director gab@communityscience. org> 20 Community Science Institute www , communi* tyscience.org Volunteer Monitoring Watershed Science Risk Communication Accountant $ 500 $ 500 Contract labor $ 1 ,300 $ 1 , 500 Travel $ 200 $ 200 $ 400 Lab equipment $ 5 ,000 $ 5 ,000 TOTAL OTHER EXPENSES $ 159200 $ 200 $ 15 ,400 TOTAL PROJECTED EXPENSES $ 1979303 $ 113 ,403 $ 310, 706 Proposed 2008 Cost Sharinp, for Fall, Virgil, Six Mile and Caseadilla Creeks, Cayuga Inlet, Southern Cayuiza Lake, and Stewart and Cass Parks STREAM , LAKE AND PARK MONITORING PROGRAM, 2008 Item Total Total Agency and Volunteer Cost $ 228 ,431 Less Agency and Volunteer In-kind $ 83 ,374 Net Program Cost $ 145,057 2008 Proposed Net Cost Distribution (see Table 1 ) City of Ithaca. $ 23 ,568 T. Caroline $ 21561 T. Danby $ 21946 T. Dryden $ 12,041 T. Enfield $ 200 T. Groton $ 4 ,355 T. Ithaca $ 17,036 T. Newfield $ 41099 V. Cayuga Heights $ 45227 V. Dryden $ 1 ,537. V. Freeville $ 384 V. Groton $ 11793 Cornell University $ 19 ,982 Ithaca College $ 65789 Soil and Water Conservation Districts (FL-LOWPA) (73 . 52% of $20 ,000) $ 141704 Other Tompkins County stakeholders $ 26,456 Major Budget Items 1 . Project director: Stephen Penningroth serves as both Executive Director of the Community Science Institute and Technical Director of CSI ' s ELAP-certified laboratory. As project director, he will be responsible for directing and coordinating the proposed county-wide water quality monitoring program, including sample collection by volunteers, certified water quality analyses by laboratory staff, data archiving and management posting data on CSI ' s website; preparing written reports for distribution to stakeholders and posting on CSI ' s website; administering project funds ; and managing program staff. I J 284 Langmuir LabBox 1044 95 Brown Road Ithaca NY 14850 Voice/Fax 607 257 6606 Certified Water Testing NYSDOH-ELAP # 11790 EPA Lab Code NY01518 Stephen Penningroth Executive Director 4ab @communityscience. org> �i 21 Community Science Institute www . communityscience .org Volunteer Monitoring Watershed Science Risk Communication 2 . Laboratory anal: Projections of staff time are derived from current volumes of chemical and bacteriological testing. 3 . Volunteer coordinator: Reporting to the Project Director, this position will be responsible for recruiting volunteers, scheduling training workshops, coordinating sampling events, providing technical support to volunteer groups, and scheduling and supporting one or more annual public symposia on water quality monitoring and the state of regional water resources . 4 . Data entry/data management : This position will be responsible for archiving all the raw data in separate MS Excel files for each water body and park, updating graphs and tables on the CSI website, and assisting the Project Director with preparing reports of monitoring results . This position will coordinate with the Project Director to supervise student interns and work-study students assisting with data management. 5 . Website : The requested funds are to support a person conversant with web and database programming languages who will work with the project director and the data manager to maintain and update the CSI website, including graphs and tables reporting water quality results , and to modify the website as needed to communicate water quality information effectively to the general public. Note that an individual with suitable skills could combine the positions of data manager and webmaster in a single position of data manager/webmaster. 284 Langmuir Lab/Box 1044 95 Brown Road Ithaca NY 14850 Voice/Fax 607 257 6606 Certified Water Testing NYSDOH-ELAP # 11790 EPA Lab Code NY01518 Stephen Penningroth Executive Director 4ab a communityscience. org> 22 Community Science Institute www .communityscience.or9 Volunteer Monitoring Watershed Science Risk Communication Table 1 . Suggested Distribution of Annual Water Quality Monitoring Costs Among Tompkins County Stakeholders Based on Program Budget of $ 197,456 Stakeholder % County % County Taxable Average %2 Normalized %3 Share of Population ' Value $ 197,4564 Tompkins County n/a n/a n/a n/a $2402 ( 12 . 5 % of total cost) Area Businesses n/a n/a n/a n/a $ 2402 ( 12 . 5 % of total cost) FL-LOWPA (Tompkins, Schuyler, n/a n/a n/a n/a $20,000 . Cortland Counties) City of Ithaca 303 193 24 . 8 18 .4 $235568 Town of Caroline 3 . 0 2 . 5 2 . 75 2 . 0 $ 2 ,561 Town of Danby 3 . 1 3 . 1 3 . 1 23 $ 25946 Town of Dryden 14 . 0 113 12 : 65 9 .4 $ 12 ,041 Town of Enfield 3 . 5 2 . 2 2 . 85 2 . 1 $ 2 ,690 Town of Groton 6 . 0 33 4 . 65 3 .4 $ 45355 Town of Ithaca 18 . 9 17 . 0 17 . 95 133 $ 175036 Town of Lansing 10 . 9 17 . 0 13 . 95 103 $ 139193 Town of Newfield 5 . 3 3 . 2 4 . 25 3 . 2 $ 45099 Town of Ulysses 4 . 9 5 . 7 53 3 . 9 $ 45996 V . Cayuga Heights 3 .4 5 . 4 4 . 4 33 $ 45227 V. Dryden 1 . 9 13 1 . 6 1 . 2 $ 1 , 537 V. Freeville 0. 5 0 .4 0 .45 03 $ 384 V. Groton 2 . 6 Li 1 . 85 1 . 4 $ 1 ,793 V . Lansing 3 . 5 5 : 8 4 . 65 3 . 4 $ 4,355 V . Trumansburg 1 . 6 1 .4 1 . 5 1 . 1 $ 15409 Cornell University 21 . 0 (estimated) n/a 21 . 0 15 . 6 $ 19 ,982 Ithaca College 7 . 2 (estimated) n/a 7 . 2 53 $ 65789 ' Estimated from information on internet 2 Average of % of county population and % of county taxable tax value 3 Average % divided by the sum of average % column, which is 134 . 9% . This sum is greater than 100% primarily because Cornell and Ithaca College are not included in the county population figures and also because the sum of the averages of % population and % taxable value does not equal 100% . 4 Proposed Tompkins County share is 25 % of total . Proposed FL-LOWPA share is $20, 000 . The balance of $ 128 , 092 is distributed among municipalities, Cornell University and Ithaca College according to their normalized % share of population and/or taxable assets . 284 Langmuir Lab/Box 1044 95 Brown Road Ithaca NY 14850 Voice/Fax 607 257 6606 Certified Water Testing NYSDOH-ELAP #11790 EPA Lab Code NY01518 Stephen Penningroth Executive Director <lab @communityscience. org> �i 23 Community Science Institute www.communityscience.org Volunteer Monitoring Watershed Science Risk Communication Table 2 . Projected Frequency and Annual Cost of Regional Water Quality Monitoring Partnerships Water Body Current # Locations Projected # Locations X # Monitoring Events/Year x # Monitoring Events/Year Six Mile Creek 13 x 5 13 x 5 Fall Creek 9 x 4 ' 9 x 5 Virgil Creek 6 x 4 6 x 5 Salmon Creek 10 x 4 10 x 5 Taughannock Creek 7 x 1 7 x 5 Trumansburg Creek 5 x 1 5 x 5 Cayuga Inlet 4 x 2 20 x 5 Cascadilla Creek 0 x 0 7 x 5 Southern Cayuga Lake 7 x 2 15 x 7 Stewart Park 3 x 6 3 x 7 Myers Park 0 x 0 3 x 7 Taughannock Park 0 x 0 3 x 7 Cass Park 0x0 3 x 7 Total 217 samples/year 574 samples/year Current cost @$344/location $74,648 Projected cost @$344/location $ 1979456 284 Langmuir Lab/Box 1044 95 Brown Road Ithaca NY 14850 Voice/Fax 607 257 6606 Certified Water Testing NYSDOH-ELAP # 11790 EPA Lab Code NY01518 Stephen Penningroth Executive Director <lab @communityscience. org> ® 24 Community Science Institute www .communitysclence.org Volunteer Monitoring Watershed Science Risk Communication APPENDIX A February 6, 2007 Phosphorus Concentrations in the Epilimnion and Hypolimnion of Cayuga Lake, 2004-2006 City of Ithaca staff collected samples at five locations along a transect of Cayuga Lake in the vicinity of Taughannock Park. One epilimnion and one hypolimnion sample were collected at each location plus field replicates for a total of six epilimnion and six hypolimnion samples on each sampling date. On some dates as few as four samples were collected due to unfavorable weather conditions . Samples were analyzed by the Community Science Institute ' s certified laboratory (NYSDOH-ELAP # 11790) using Method EPA 1979 : 365 . 3 and employing a 10 cm instead of a 1 cm pathlength spectrophotometric cuvette in order to enable measurement of low phosphorus concentrations . Method Detection Limits are 0 .4 ug/L for Soluble Reactive .Phosphorus (SRP) and 1 .4 ug/L for Total Phosphorus (TP) . Detailed results will be posted on the Community Science Institute website in 2007 (www . communityscience. org) . Summary results are presented in the table below . Average Phosphorus Concentrations with Standard Deviations, Transect of Cayuga Lake Near Taughannock Park Epilimnion Hypolimnion Year SRP (ug/L) TP (ug/L) N SRP (ug/L) TP (ug/L) N 2004 3 . 1 +/- 0 . 9 9 . 3 +/- 1 . 8 47 5 . 4 +/- 1 . 6 5 , 9 +/- 2 . 2 30 2005 4 . 6 +/- 0 . 9 10 . 3 +/- 3 . 8 24 9 . 1 +/- 1 . 7 7 . 0 +/- 2 , 5 18 2006 5 . 7 +/- 2. 1 14 . 1 +/- 3 . 9 17 73 +/- 2 . 9 8 . 5 +/- 1 , 2 17 Data are presented with permission of Ms. Roxanna Johnston, Watershed Coordinator, City of Ithaca. 284 Langmuir Lab/Box 1044 95 Brown Road Ithaca NY 14850 Voice/Fax 607 257 6606 Certified Water Testing NYSDOH-ELAP #11790 EPA Lab Code NY01518 Stephen Penningroth Executive Director 4ab communityscienee. org> �i 25 Community Science Institute www .communi* tyscience.org Volunteer Monitoring Watershed Science Risk Communication APPENDIX B See Table in Appendix A for Total Phosphorus values presented in the chart below for Cayuga Lake at the Frontenac Transect from 2004-2006 . Bars indicate standard deviations . Total Phosphorus Near the surface and the Bottom .of the 3 k• �i Of 12 . 33 R L"35� 1 P , wwll y 10, . gi ` v8 f f F� zd O All R 3 — El Surface y s o 52 y 113 Bottom H � T e, 284 Langmuir Lab/Box 1044 95 Brown Road Ithaca NY 14850 Voice/Fax 607 257 6606 Certified Water Testing NYSDOH-ELAP # 11790 EPA Lab Code NY01518 Stephen Penningroth Executive Director 4ab communityscience. org> 26 Community Science Institute www . communityscience.org Volunteer Monitoring Watershed Science Risk Communication APPENDIX C 2008 County-Wide Approach to Water Quality Monitoring Frequently Asked Questions 1 . What is the basis for the substantial increase in our town ' s requested contribution? Since 2003 , water quality monitoring has been heavily subsidized by donated CSI staff time as well as grants from local foundations . While acceptable in the short term as a way to pilot the concept of volunteer monitoring partnerships, free professional services and occasional foundation grants are not a viable approach to providing an important public service over the long term . The 2008 increase is designed to put water quality monitoring in Tompkins County on a solid financial footing so that this service can continue to be provided in the future. The 2008 increase is also designed to expand the monitoring program to include all major tributaries as well as to foster stewardship of water resources by engaging youth in monitoring area parks . 2 . How do costs compare to other monitoring programs ? Monitoring programs . incur costs in three general areas : Sample collection; laboratory tests ; and managing and analyzing data and reporting results. Compared to private consulting firms, CSI saves money in all three areas because trained volunteers collect samples at a tiny fraction of the cost of professional staff, CSI lab fees are discounted substantially, and results are reported online as an effective alternative to peer review . The net cost of CSI-volunteer monitoring partnerships is estimated to be less than half of what it would cost for a private consulting firm to handle the same amount of samples and data, e. g. , $ 26 per data item reported by CSI vs . approximately $ 67 per data item reported by Cornell ' s consultant for Lake Source Cooling. The cost is also estimated to be less than the cost of university research when tuition and other subsidies are taken into account. For example, a single Cornell graduate student costs $ 60,000 per year to operate the RUSS unit in connection with his or her Ph. D . dissertation research. The closest analogy to CSI ' s volunteer monitoring partnerships is the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ' s (NYSDEC ' s) Citizens Statewide Lake Assessment Program (CSLAP), in which private lake associations monitor their lakes in partnership with NYSDEC and the New York State Federation of Lake Associations (NYSFOLA) . CSI ' s costs are generally comparable to CSLAP ' s including lab fees and NYSDEC and NYSFOLA staff time and overhead expenses . 3 . What is the relationship of CSI and the proposed monitoring program to the Cayuga Lake Watershed Network, the Intermunicipal Organization, and other watershed programs ? 284 Langmuir Lab/Box 1044 95 Brown Road Ithaca NY 14850 Voice/Fax 607 257 6606 Certified Water Testing NYSDOH-ELAP #11790 EPA Lab Code NY01518 Stephen Penningroth Executive Director <lab @communityscienee. org> 27 Community Science Institute www .communityscience .org Volunteer Monitoring Watershed Science Risk Communication It is important to distinguish between watershed programs that produce water quality data and organizations that base their programs on available data but do not actually produce data as part of their mission. CSI ' s mission is that of a data-producing organization because in our view, the production of water quality data, as well as the way in which data are produced and disseminated, are absolutely essential to the effective management of water resources . The Cayuga Lake Watershed Network and the Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Organization do not have as their primary mission the production and dissemination of water quality data. Rather, they work with local governments to develop and implement water resource management programs that are based on data that are produced by other organizations . From a larger perspective, every nonprofit has its particular niche, and no one nonprofit can be expected to do it all , especially given the scarcity of resources for monitoring water. It seems fair to say that the Cayuga Lake region is fortunate in having both a data-producing nonprofit like CSI and program implementation nonprofits like CLWN and the 10 . 4 . What good will all the data do us ? This request for funding is based on the hypothesis that water quality in the Cayuga Lake watershed is at long-term risk from multiple factors, and that careful monitoring is needed to identify stressors and manage impacts so that damage to water resources can be prevented or at least minimized. Experience in other states and countries has shown that once a water resource such as a lake or groundwater aquifer is degraded, the damage can be irreversible. If we as a society do not invest in protecting Cayuga Lake and its tributary streams , they may well succumb to the same development processes that have destroyed water resources in other places . - - As always with science, the necessary information has to be accumulated patiently and incrementally. Indeed, monitoring water quality, particularly in partnership with volunteers, could be said to demonstrate faith in the scientific process as a way to deal with threats to our collective stake in Cayuga Lake. The alternative to monitoring is to assume there are no problems or, if there are, that they will take care of themselves . -- If the data show that water quality is good and impacts from various land uses are minimal , then that is useful information to have. If the data point to adverse impacts from land uses in various places, that, too , is useful information . Monitoring is a little like going to a doctor for a physical : Regular checkups can catch problems before they get expensive if not impossible to fix . CSI shares the scientific monitoring process publicly through online reporting and citizen involvement. Our intent is to promote fact-based discussion of water resource issues at the grassroots level and to build support for management decisions that the data may at some point show are necessary to protect Cayuga Lake. 5. Do municipalities have a say in which locations are monitored and what they are tested for? 284 Langmuir Lab/Box 1044 95 Brown Road Ithaca NY 14850 Voice/Fax 607 257 6606 Certified Water Testing NYSDOH-FLAP #11790 EPA Lab Code NY01518 Stephen Penningroth Executive Director <lab @communityscience. org> Aj ® 28 Community Science Institute www .communityscience.org Volunteer Monitoring Watershed Science Risk Communication Absolutely ! The primary goal of CSI-volunteer monitoring partnerships is to. provide data that can be used to manage water resources . Our role is to recommend monitoring sites and water quality indicators and to assist with interpreting results . The final decisions lie with local governments and their citizens . -- In our experience, there has been a history of volunteers collaborating with agency scientists and municipal officials in the selection of monitoring sites and water quality indicators Volunteers have agreed to eliminate water quality indicators when the indicators have appeared not to be cost-effective. While there are a number of water quality indicators that probably should be tracked continuously, e. g. , nutrients, bacteria, sediment and chlorophyll, there are some that might be tested less frequently or eliminated altogether. CSI ' s role is to advise local governments on their water quality monitoring options and to implement monitoring programs through partnerships with volunteers. The final decision as to which sites and parameters to monitor is up to local governments and their citizens . — 284 Langmuir Lab/Box 1044 95 Brown Road Ithaca NY 14850 Voice/Fax 607 257 6606 Certified Water Testing NYSDOH-ELAP # 11790 EPA Lab Code NY01518 Stephen Penningroth Executive Director <1ab @communityscience. org> 10 / 04 / 2007 TOWN BOARD M"TI ATTACHMENT # 4 # 6 The Power of Partnership o d ,.. SEP 1 3 2007 � . MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC & GAS ALLIANCE , A Local Development Corporation I t P. O . Box 88 • Ithaca , New York 14851 FATTEST T ro:^:lr1 CLF4 Phone : 1 -866-320-MEGA (6342) http ://www. megaenergy.org September 10 , 2007 Honorable Cathy Valentino , Supervisor l� ' Town of Ithaca t 215 N Tioga St. Ithaca , NY 14850 / Dear M ino , We know that , as municipal leaders , many of you are deeply concerned about the country's energy problems and climate change . We at MEGA think we have a way to help . 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Terms, Addendum 1 - Pricing table, Addendum 2 - Selection Sheet, BRE 755 Brooks Avenue a Rochester, NY 14619 tel : ( 607 ) 721 - 1750 • toll free (800) 567-6520 • fax: ( 585 ) 235-3023 www. nysegsolutions . com Addendum 1 Price Calculation Municipal Entities REC Source or Characteristic Quantity Price / kWh National Wind — Green E — Certified Blocks of 200 kWh $0 . 0083 E0111 2 NYS Qualified Wind Energy >2500 Blocks of 200 kWh $ 0 . 0195 E0111 2 NYS ED Qualified Biomass Blocks of 200 kWh $ 0 . 0084 Certified Low Impact Hydro Blocks of 200 kWh $0. 0060 Non-Municipal Entities REC Source or Characteristic Quantity Price / kWh National Wind — Green E — Certified Blocks of 200 kWh $0 . 0083 E0111 2 NYS Qualified Wind Energy >2500 Blocks of 200 kWh $ 0 . 0195 E0111 2 NYS ED Qualified Biomass Blocks of 200 kWh $0 . 0084 Certified Low Impact Hydro Blocks of 200 kWh $0 . 0060 Calculation 1 -example Meter reads not available Customer request 6000 blocks annually Customers Annual Usage level is 1 ,200, 000 kWh Municipal/Non-Municipal selects all National Wind 17200,000 kWh / 12/200 = 500 blocks REC ' s supply monthly 500 * 200= 100,000 kWh REC ' s monthly supply * $0 . 0083 = $ 830 cost of REC ' s/month Calculation 2 - example Meter reads not available Customer request 6000 blocks annually Customers Annual Usage level is 1 ,200 ,000 kWh Municipal/Non-Municipal selects E0111 2 NYS Qualified Wind Energy — minimum of 500 MegaWatt-hours annually (That translates to 209 blocks minimum monthly since partial blocks cannot be supplied) 19200,000 kWh / 12/200 = 500 blocks REC ' s supply monthly 500 * 200= 100, 000 kWh REC ' s monthly supply * $ 0 . 0195 = $ 1 ,950 cost of REC ' s/month Note : Once the 2500 blocks (500 MWH ' s) annual minimum is reached for E0111 2 NYS Qualified Wind Energy, purchases of single blocks of 200 kWh are allowed . Addendum 2 Municipal Electric and Gas Alliance Renewable Energy Credits (REC ' s) Selection Sheet Municipal and Non Municipal Entities Monthly Number of REC Source / Characteristic 200 kWh Power Blocks Price National Wind — Green E Certified 0 $ 0 . 0083 / kWh Qualified Wind Energy (EO111 & NYS ED) 0 $ 0 . 0195 / kWh (Must be over 500 MWH ' s (>2500 blocks) Qualified Biomass (EOM & NYS ED) 0 $0 . 0084 / kWh ertified Low Impact Hydro 0 $0 . 0060 / kWh Your selections above will be applied to each individual account number listed below per month National Grid Account No . - Is 10 digits in the following format 1100000 — 00000" NYSEG — P . O. D . ID No . - Is 15 digits in the following format "NO 1000000000000" Central Hudson Account No. - Is 10 digits in the following format 140000 — 0000 — 00" List of account number to apply the above REC selection to : (add pages -as necessary) 1 11 2 12 3 13 4 14 5 15 6 16 7 17 8 18 9 19 0 20 uthorized Signature : MEGA REgEWABLE ENERGY CREDITS kw PURCHASE COMMITMEN ' i L3 RENEWAL L3 NON-STANDAR RENEWABLE ENERGY CREDITS SUPPLY AGREEMENT Please read this Renewable Energy Credits Supply Agreement ("Agreement") and the attached General Terms carefully. If you have any questions, please ask for an explanation prior to signing . The words "we" , "us" , and "our" in both the Agreement and the General Terms mean NYSEG Solutions , Inc. , while the words "you" and "your" refer to the Customer indicated in the signature block below. Both you and we are a Party to this Agreement and may be referred to collectively as "the Parties" . ADMINISTRATIVE, BILLING & CONTACT INFORMATION 1 . Facility to be served. This agreement is for service at the 2. Billing and contact information. All bills and notices to following facility: the customer should be sent to the following : Facility Name : Customer Name : County: School District: Check if exempt from State Sales Tax (and attach form) : Authorized Representative: Service Address : Billing Address : LDU : Your LDU Account #: Phone : Facsimile: Rate Class : PSC # S. C . # (Additional Facilities may be identified on an attachment that references this Agreement, in which case such Attachment is hereby incorporated into and made a part of this Agreement) . RENEWABLE ENERGY CREDITS SUPPLY SERVICES 3. Purchase of Full Requirements at identified facilities; month prior to the end of such term , provided however that qualification. You will buy all of your REC's requirements for if the end of the one year term does not coincide with a meter electricity service for your own use at the Facilities identified reading date , then the Agreement and service hereunder shall below from us on a firm basis pursuant to the terms of this terminate on the date of the first meter reading following the Agreement. You will not buy REC 's electricity service from any end of such term . If this contract expires for any reason , and third-party, nor resell any portion of the service provided we continue to provide service without renewal , we may bi hereunder. REC's will be . offered by us and purchased in you at our market rate until such extension agreement i blocks of 200 kWh by you . You may request a percentage of reached or our relationship ends . your annual usage or a specific kWh annual total , but you must 6. Level of Service. We will supply one hundred perc purchase in blocks of 200 kWh' s . You cannot purchase a ( 100 %) of your REC's electricity requirements as requested by partial block; To the extent you need a kWh amount that isn't in you , at the identified Facility or Facilities , up to a maximum whole blocks you must round your purchase up to the next level for all identified Facilities of kWh in any whole block to meet your allocation . month . 4. Renewable Energy Credits Supply Service. We will sell 7• Sales Price. For each month , you will pay us for each kWh to you REC's electricity service to meet the identified Facility's of service supplied under this Agreement an amount equal to requirements for REC's electricity supply service and arrange the sum of: (a) the see addendum 1 and 2 per kWh ; (b) Sales for the delivery of such service to that Facility subject to the Tax and (c) any other applicable taxes or fees . You will also terms of this Agreement, the tariff of your local electricity be responsible for paying directly to your LDU any charges distribution utility (" LDU") , the tariff of any transmission provider made under your LDU tariff classification listed above for the that delivers electricity to or for the LDU , the rules and orders delivery of electricity service to your Facility. of all applicable Federal and State regulatory bodies , power pools, system operators , power exchanges or other institutions $• Invoices. Invoices may be based on your LDU's billing that are established or approved by such regulatory bodies . period where possible (unless you request a specific usage level of service) , and will reflect the Sales Price multiplied by 5 . Term and Termination. the number of kWh' s of electricity you used during the billing a. Commencement of Service and Term. This Agreement period as well as any corrections we receive from the LDU to will become effective on the date both Parties sign it and reflect actual kWh usage for prior periods where possible ; Or service will commence on or about and shall we will bill you based on the number of blocks you requested . continue in effect until . Service shall In that case we will bill you in 12 equal amounts based on the commence on the first eligible date following the effective date level (block usage) requested as stated above . of this Agreement (as close to the requested start date as 9. Disclosure Statement. You acknowledge that you have possible ) and shall further continue in effect for successive received and had opportunity to review our General Terms and one year terms if there is mutual agreement, unless terminated Statement of Customer Rights and Responsibilities . In the by either Party pursuant to AGR Mega REC' s 2007 Final event of a conflict between the terms of the Statement and this agreement. Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control . b. Right to terminate at expiration of any term. Either you 10. Release of usage and credit information; commodity or we may terminate this Agreement at the end of any term by delivery options. You hereby authorize the LDU to release providing written notice to the other no less than one calendar us the following information regarding your electricity servic MRECPC Jul 2007 NSI 0-5 MEG mdter numbers ; usage information (both energy usage (i .e . any disclosure, except for municipal customers required by law ) . and capacity (i .e. kW) ; supply credit information ; billing to make disclosure sooner. Municipal customers must notify revenue class , service class and segment profile us as soon as possible. . Iation ; and all other information (including payment 13. Entire Agreement; amendments; applicable law; r and credit quality information) necessary and/or waivers; headings for reference only. This Agreement ant to providing service under this Agreement. represents our entire agreement. It supersedes all prior 11 . Limitation of Damages, agreements and understandings . Amendments to this a . If we fail to supply. If we fail to supply your RECs Agreement are not enforceable unless in writing and executed requirements in accordance with the terms of this Agreement by both parties . It is formed and accepted in New York and is for reasons other than your failure to perform or Force Majeure governed by New York law without regard to conflicts. No as defined below, we will pay you damages equal to your waiver or consent, express or implied , of any default will reasonable costs of cover to replace the REC's service that operate as a waiver or consent of any other default. Failure to was not supplied , less any expenses saved . In no case do we complain or declare a default, regardless of the time , will not represent that we are responsible to make sure you purchase be a waiver. Headings are used for reference purposes only. the minimum number of REC's you may need annually for any 14. Force Majeure. Except as otherwise provided here, reason or goal . FORCE MAJEURE IS THE ONLY EXCUSE OF b. If you fail to purchase. If you fail to purchase your RECs PERFORMANCE AND ALL OTHER EXCUSES (AT LAW OR requirements from us for the entire term of this Agreement for IN EQUITY) ARE WAIVED . Except for payment obligations , a reasons other than our failure to perform or Force Majeure as Force Majeure event will , upon notice , excuse both parties' defined below, you will pay us for any remaining REC 's costs . performance during the event. "Force Majeure" means those c. LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO DIRECT ACTUAL DAMAGES events not reasonably anticipated on the effective date hereof ONLY AS THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AND ALL or within the control of the claiming party and includes (a) OTHER REMEDIES OR DAMAGES AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, force majeure events of your LDU , or maintenance or other EXCEPT FOR ANTICIPATORY REPUDIATION CLAIMS , ARE activities undertaken by LDU which permit the interruption of EXPRESSLY WAIVED . NEITHER PARTY WILL BE LIABLE firm transmission service and/or other firm service without FOR CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE , penalty or liability to the LDU ; (b) strikes or other problems EXEMPLARY OR INDIRECT DAMAGES , LOST PROFITS OR affecting LDU transmission service and which prevent the ANY OTHER BUSINESS INTERRUPTION DAMAGES , IN transmission of your electricity; (c) "force majeure" events of TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE . INDEMNITIES AND the other electricity transmission providers we use to deliver ATIONS OF LIABILITY ARE WITHOUT REGARD TO electricity to you ; (d) curtailment or disruption by your LDU or tINCLUDING A PARTY'S SOLE , JOINT, other electricity transmission providers used to deliver RRENT, ACTIVE OR PASSIVE NEGLIGENCE , BUT electricity hereunder; (e) force majeure or other outages of R PARTY WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIMS generating facilities used to deliver electricity to you ; and (f) ING FROM THE OTHER PARTY' S GROSS any lawful LDU or other government appropriation or NEGLIGENCE , WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OR BAD FAITH . curtailment of electricity . 12. Confidentiality. You agree to keep the terms and 16. General Terms. The General Terms attached hereto are provisions of this Agreement confidential except to the extent incorporated in this Agreement by this reference as applicable . you are required by law to disclose such information . Further, you will provide written notification to us 30 days in advance of WHEREFORE this Agreement is executed by the Parties by their signatures below. NYSEG SOLUTIONS, INC . CUSTOMER: By: Title: By: Date : Title : Date: Management Approval : Approval Date. MRECPC Jul 2007 NSI 0-5 MEG GENERALTERMS OUR RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES Switching : Customer may cancel agreement at the end of its WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION , WHETHER WRITT term and switch to another supplier or return to the LDU . Upon OR ORAL , EXPRESS OR IMPLIED , INCLUDING TH the receipt of a copy of an executed agreement between WITH RESPECT TO CONFORMITY OF THE ELECTRICfi Customer and new supplier, NYSEG Solutions Inc. (NSI) will TO MODELS OR SAMPLES , MERCHANTABILITY OR provide notification of the switch to the LDU . In either case, it FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE . NYSEG may take up to 60 days or more to complete the switch , during Solutions Inc. assumes no liability for missed opportunities for which time the Customer is responsible for all NSI charges, customers. who are not enrolled in an energy program through including supply and delivery charges if applicable . The switch no fault of NSI . The Customer assumes the responsibility of will be effective as of the next scheduled meter read date by verifying their enrollment with NSI if an enrollment confirmation the local utility or the date on which the utility effects the letter or an initial billing is not received within 60 days of transition . If Customer chooses to switch to another supplier or submitting a signed agreement for service . back to the LDU , Customer may incur a fee from the LDU for Measurement: The Customer and ' NYSEG Solutions Inc. this transfer. You hereby appoint us as your exclusive limited (NSI) accept for the purposes of accounting for electricity Agent and attorney-in-fact, in accordance with the terms of this delivered under this agreement, the quantity, quality, and Agreement, and authorize us to: make nominations; execute measurement determined by the LDU . This may include, but required documents necessary for us to provide service to you not be limited to , meter readings , estimating routines , and pro- or on your behalf; aggregate your electricity supply, schedule , ration practices . NSI assumes no liability for errors in balance, make settlement, and bundle , whichever is measurement. applicable, with those of our other customers and to perform all other tasks appropriate to provide service to you . The Termination : Notwithstanding any other provision of this customer is responsible for installing , maintaining and Agreement, in the event that any court or administrative operating all equipment and related services required by your agency takes any action that renders ineffective any material LDU to receive service hereunder. portion of the Agreement, prohibits performance hereunder, or otherwise constitutes a material adverse change for either Indemnification : Customer is responsible for, and will party, the party adversely affected by such action may indemnify NYSEG Solutions Inc. (NSI) , against any and all : terminate this Agreement upon 30 days written notice , subject penalties resulting from Customer's failure to fully comply with to any applicable cancellation fee . If Customer experiences , in this Agreement; including damage losses resulting from your the opinion of NYSEG Solutions Inc. (NSI) , a material adverse failure to advise us of a Material Change , as well as any and all change in the ability to meet obligations hereunder, NSI ha damages or injury caused by the electricity after our delivery of the right to request information , security or other assurance such to your Facility. NSI is responsible for, and will indemnify from Customer sufficient to satisfy NSI concerns . A breach Customer against, any and all damages or injury caused by the this , Agreement may. occur if, Customer fails to : make tim electricity before its delivery to the customer's facility. You payment of any amount due for services provided hereunde , represent that all information you supplied is correct and that provide any required financial information, security or other you are validly existing , financially able to continue your assurance upon request; or otherwise fail to fully comply with business , unaware of any situation which would alter your the terms and conditions of this Agreement. If Customer financial abilities and have not filed , planned to file or have had breaches any provision of this Agreement, NSI may, in addition filed against you any bankruptcy proceeding . You will provide to seeking damages for such breach , immediately terminate those financial assurances we deem reasonable to ensure this Agreement without further notice to Customer unless your full performance. You will immediately provide us with otherwise governed by HEFPA rules where applicable per copies of any emergency or similar notices you receive from LDU 's tariff minimum 15 day notice. At termination , should the your LDU , by facsimile or by telephone contact, and will Customer account not be paid in full , any outstanding amount indemnify us from any costs associated with your failure to will be subtracted from any deposit and interest and the strictly comply with __ these orders/notices within' the time balance will be returned to Customer. If account is not paid in prescribed . full after application of any deposit and interest, Customer is Liabilities : The liability of NYSEG Solutions Inc. (NSI) to the responsible for the remaining balance. NSI , Inc. will notify the Customer is limited by the ability of the LDU to effectively and LDU if the sales agreement ends, is cancelled or not renewed . reliably deliver the energy commodity supply to Customer's Customer will receive uninterrupted service from the LDU until point of service . NSI assumes no liabilities for energy delivery Customer designates another provider of service, returns to that are addressed by applicable provisions of the LDU's PSC- the LDU , or service is shut off by the LDU under procedures approved tariffs . Further, NSI assumes no liabilities approved by the NYS Public Service Commission . The LDU whatsoever that are greater than those assumed by the may impose additional obligations on customers through regulated utility that previously provided service to Customer. applicable tariff provisions . Customer may cancel the variable NSI will provide all of the component services in compliance price electricity agreement upon 30 days written notice . The with your LDU's retail access plan and the transmission terms of fixed price electricity offers vary based on LDC rate providers (such as unforced capacity, energy, ancillary programs . NSI may send a proposal for renewal 60 days prior services , and losses) . Should the LDU' s tariff or the to the end of the electric Agreement's current term . If the transmission providers or ISO require us to provide additional renewal proposal is not acceptable and Customer wants to services , we reserve the right to increase our price to you by terminate the agreement, Customer must provide writte the cost any such new requirement imposes on us . We notification to NSI within 15 days of receipt of the proposal . NSI warrant that the electricity service will be pursuant to the reserves the right to not offer a renewal proposal regardless standards of your LDU and all transmission providers providing account status, business climate , or market conditions . the service to it. WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY OTHER NYSEG Solutions, Inc. D osits and Other Fees : NYSEG Solutions Inc. (NSI) will Miscellaneous : These General Terms and Statement of ge 20 for returned checks. NSI may request a deposit for Customer Rights & Responsibilities are superseded by all $ ice if conditions warrant. Customer deposit will earn authorized revisions of this document. NYSEG Solutions Inc. t at a competitive rate, which may vary during the period (NSI) reserves the right to revise the general provisions of this Ids the deposit. If account has been paid in full for 12 document as necessary without notice . NSI reserves the right consecutive months , the initial deposit and interest will be to change provisions and terms and conditions in response to returned to Customer. If at any time the account balance is PSC regulatory changes and requirements or LDU tariff greater than permitted under the terms and conditions of this changes which may affect our ability to serve you under the Agreement, NSI may use Customer's deposit, and any accrued existing terms and conditions . In such instances , we reserve interest thereon , to satisfy the outstanding balance. Customer the right to alter contract terms and conditions with a 30-day will thereafter be, required to restore the deposit to its original notice. We may terminate this Agreement per the LDU' s Tariff amount. Customer agrees to pay NSI any reasonable if changes to the current tariffs , rules , regulations or collection costs and attorneys fees incurred in the collection of procedures adversely affect our ability to continue to provide any outstanding balance on the NSI account. The nature of service to you or if you experience , in our opinion , a material Customer's load , specific service location , or other special adverse change in your credit, financial situation or ongoing service requirements may require installation of special business activities . NSI will supply the customer with a current equipment by the LDU pursuant to its tariffs. Any charges for version of this document annually and upon request. No that special equipment are Customer' s responsibility unless modifications to the Sales Agreement terms may be made otherwise agreed to in the sales agreement. NSI reserves the except for the following : Customer may modify the Sales right to bill for additional services rendered as prescribed by Agreement, in writing , only in the event of a change to personal the LDU 's tariff or as required by any directive from data or relocation . Should NSI need to make substantive governmental oversight agencies: changes to the Sales Agreement terms , Customer will receive Bill Payment Process: NYSEG Solutions Inc. (NSI) may issue written notice including the option of either acceptance or a consolidated supply and delivery bill either directly or through cancellation . The Sales Agreement shall be interpreted in the LDU with certain restrictions that may include a billing accordance with the laws of the State of New York. Failure of service fee . NSI , Inc. may otherwise issue a separate bill for one provision under the law does not effect the remaining energy supply services only. Customer may receive a separate provisions in the agreement. We may transfer this Agreement, bill from the LDU for distribution services . We are not a party to in whole or in part, to an affiliate, without your consent, or to your service agreement with your LDU and we do not assume any other third party, with your consent, which you will not kallability for your obligation to pay your LDU Charges . Bill unreasonably withhold . You may not transfer this Agreement ts are due according to the terms that appear on the to any third party without (a) our prior written consent, which mely payments should be made directly to the entity we will not unreasonably withhold , and (b) the prior written the bill . If an NSI issued bill is not paid in full by the approval of your LDU that your assignee is an Eligible oted , partial payments would be applied to the Customer under your LDU 's tariff. ding balance. The remaining balance will be subject to Emergency Service: In the event of an electrical emergency a late fee of 1 .5% monthly after the late payment date. A situation or when experiencing loss of electricity or poor power history of late payments may be reason for cancellation of the quality, Customer should contact the appropriate LDU : RG&E agreement and possible referral to a collection agent unless (800) 743-1701 , NYSEG - (800) 572-1131 , National Grid (800) otherwise governed by HEFPA rules. NSI reserves the right to 892-2345, Central Hudson (800) 527-2714, Orange & conduct credit checks on applicants. NSI provides bills based Rockland (877) 434-4100 , Con Edison (800) 752-6633 , on LDU meter reads . The LDU will continue to obtain and/or National Fuel (800) 444-3130 . estimate meter reads per their schedule according to PSC approved methods . Customer Questions and Dispute Resolution : The NYSEG Solutions Inc. customer service center is located at 755 Brooks Avenue, Rochester, NY 14619, and is open from 8am to 5pm, Monday through Friday. The toll-free number is (800) 567- 6520. For non-residential customers , in the event of a dispute arising from the terms of this agreement that is not resolved by discussions between the parties , the issue may be submitted by either party to mediation , arbitration , or small claims court. During the dispute, Customer must pay the undisputed portion of any invoice on or before the due date . The NYS Department of Public Service will not resolve non-residential disputes. a - NYSEG Solutions, Inc. Addendum 2 Municipal Electric and Gas Alliance -- --- ----- -- --- - ---- - -- --- ---- ---- ------------- ----Renewable Ever-gY-Cr-edits-(REC-'-s)-- - -- --- -- ---- - - ----- - ----- -- ---- - ---- - Selection Sheet Municipal and Non Municipal Entities Monthly Number of REC Source / Characteristic 200 kWh Power Blocks Price National Wind — Green E Certified 0 $0 . 0083 / kWh Qualified Wind Energy (E0111 a NYS ED) 0 $0 . 0195 / kWh (Must be over 500 MWH ' s (>2500 blocks) Qualified Biomass (E0111 & NYS ED) 0 $0 . 0084 / kWh Certified Low Impact Hydro 0 $0 . 0060 / kWh * Your selections above will be applied to each individual account number listed below per month National Grid Account No. - Is 10 digits in the following format 1100000 — 00000" NYSEG — P . O .D . ID No . - Is 15 digits in the following format "NO 1000000000000" Central Hudson Account No. - Is 10 digits in the following format 110000 — 0000 — 00" List of account number to apply the above REC selection to : (add pages as necessary) 1 11 2 12 3 13 4 14 5 15 6 16 7 17 8 18 9 19 10 20 Authorized Signature : Renewable Energy Credit Potential Purchase Energy Source 100% REC 50% REC 25% REC Subsidy NY Wind $20, 885 $ 109428 $5,214 $ 11000 National Wind $83889 $4445 $2,223 $ 15000 Hydropower $6,426 $3 ,213 $ 11607 $804 Based on yearly usage of $ 1 ,071 ,000 kWh Subsidy Policy: Communities using at least 1 . 0 million kWh/yr will receive a subsidy of 50 percent of the increased cost of RECS capped at $ 1 ,000/yr for a two year period. a Summer 11 The Power of Partnership MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC & GAS ALLIANCE PUt the Power of o Work for 0 NYSAC Hosts Bid opening for b� Renewable Energy Credits On Tuesday June 26 , 2007 MEGA opened bids for renewable energy credits at the offices of the New York State Association of Counties ( NYSAC ) in Albany. NYSEG Solutions was the winner among three competing bids . This option provides MEGA members with access to reasonably priced clean _---- electric energy from a variety of sources . Renewable energy credits represent a financial commitment by energy consumers to purchase all or a portion of their requirements from wind , solar , biomass and dropower. Such purchases help encourage invest- MEGA Executives, Barbara Blanchard , Gordon Boyd ent in more renewable generation , and bring down ( EnergyNext) , and NYSAC Executive Director Steven e cost of such power as more facilities are built and Acquario open bids for RECs. chnology improves . environment in New York . " "We are pleased to host our innovative partners New, participants are able -tojoin 'MEGA at anytime from MEGA , as they work to provide lower cost pow- by completing the simple application form found at er to the residents of a number of our member coun - www. megaenergy. org . Most recently, through its com - -ties , " said NYSAC Executive Director Stephen J . petitive bidding for electricity and natural gas , MEGA Acquario . " Increasing energy costs have a direct saved its participants more than $3 . 3 million in the two impact on our county governments and local taxpay- years through April 2005 -07 ers , and innovative programs like MEGA provide an avenue to reduce costs through cooperative efforts . " Barbara Blanchard , Executive Director of MEGA , Helping Communities said , "We are very pleased with the competitive pric- ing we received from NYSEG Solutions , and are con - Go Green fident that participation in our renewable energy pro- MEGA offers a subsidy to municipalities that agree gram will significantly increase as a result . At a time to dedicate at least five percent of their energy supply when there is so much concern about climate change to the purchase of renewable energy credits . from and using domestic sources of energy, we have an wind power. Tompkins and Otsego Counties , the City excellent offering for our participants , thanks to our of Ithaca and the Town of Caroline have opted into the competitive bid and NYSEG Solutions ' proposal . In program . addition , this will also allow our municipal participants Ithaca's Mayor Carolyn Peterson says , " Ithaca is to move toward meeting the goals of the State's poli - working toward a greenhouse gas emission plan and l non using renewable energy. " wind energy helps us toward our goal. , The MEGA Carl Taylor, President of NYSEG Solutions and pricing and subsidy was a great incentive, the 5% ergetix stated "This is great for New York and will purchase nearly pays for the entire city hall building ake us , not only one of the leading ESCo 's in New ( 10 departments) through wind energy". By setting York State , but also one of the leading clean energy examples such as this, cities and counties take a suppliers . We look forward to serving MEGA's cus- leadership role in creating a new economy for alterna - tomers and continuing our efforts to preserve the tive energy and energy conservation products. 32 . 5 million kWh , was also reported . This brings the Board News total to over 443 million kWh in the MEGA program . Mega Officers Elected " Energy sService companies ( ESCOs ) will have gre interest in competing for our customers when next w Frances Leavenworth , former Tioga County legis- go out to bid , " said Blanchard . lator will continue as Board President . Fran , a stalwart The Board also heard results of the " Light Bulb member of the Board since MEGA's inception , also Project" from Special Projects Director Stuart Stein . serves on the board of the National Association of Energy- eff icient CFL light bulbs were sent to all MEGA Nursing Home Providers members as a reward for their participation and with a Otsego 'County Legislator Ronald Feldstein will message that encouraged the use of these bulbs as serve as Vice- President . Ron is a retired administrator an energy conservation measure as well as a way to with SUNY- Oneonta and long time MEGA Board save money. member. "We look forward to our next annual meeting in Michael Stamm , president of Tompkins County 2008 , " said MEGA Board President Frances Area Development , will continue to serve as Secretary Leavenworth , "when I ' m sure we ' ll be welcoming more in addition to his duties as President of the NYS counties into the Alliance and reporting even more Economic Development Council . savings for our participants Stuart Stein , former Chairman of the Tompkins For information , contact MEGA at 1 - 866 - 320 County Legislature and a MEGA founding member, MEGA (6342 ) or visit www. megaenergy. org ) will serve as Treasurer as well as Director of Special Projects . John Smigelski , Broome County resident active in " Voice Your Choice " Alert ', energy issues and Steve Hoover, Chemung County A new round of " Voice Your Choice " rate options Budget Director are two new additions to the Board . are in store later this year, and MEGA will be ready to Returning Board members include Doug Barton help its customers continue maximizing their savings . (Tioga) , Darrell Slusser ( Schuyler) , Mary Pat Hancock NYSEG utility and the New York State Public ( Genesee ) and Scott Schrader ( Cortland ) . Service Commission recently announced a "joint pr posal " that sets the stage for a long term renewal an • improvement of NYSEG 's rate plans , with so Annual Meeting Highlights important adjustments that will be good for con MEGA's' savings surners .'record continues to confirm the At the same time , MEGA will be re- bidding our power of partnership ! . Savings now total $3 . 3 million electric supply program which is now using Integrys for atwo-year period according to Executive Director Energy Services (formerly Advantage Energy) . Barbara Blanchard reporting at the Annual Meeting of " A re - bid , at the time of the new NYSEG program the MEGA Board of Directors in April at the Holiday start- up , will give us a running start on capturing sav- Inn in Cortland . MEGA's natural gas program also ings for our municipal , commercial and residential turned in record savings . customers , " said Barbara Blanchard , executive direc- The addition of Cattaraugus , Livingston and for of MEGA . Steuben Counties and the New York State Thruway " We expect active supplier competition for our pro- Authority to the alliance , boosting the power load by gram , " she added . The Power (:)f I'ar(nertihip �7 L4�ICIPAj �.l Cf RIC K GAi .1LLIANCI' PO Box 88 Ithaca , New York 14851 -0088 k2EnnThe Power of Partnership MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC & GAS ALLIANCE Put • Power Background on MEGA In 1999 , the Public Service Commission deregu - lated the electric power industry in New York State Q ( natural gas was deregulated several years earlier) . This meant that utility companies such as NYSEG and Niagara Mohawk no longer enjoyed monopoly status in the sale of electricity to customers . The mar- ket for electricity was opened to cost competition . Anticipating the deregulation of electricity, Tompkins and Tioga Counties formed an energy alliance in 1998 . Two years later, when Broome , Cortland , Schuyler and Otsego Counties became members , the alliance reorganized as a non - profit , mmunity- based local development corporation . Members of the corporation , which now includes many more counties , are appointed by the legislative chairs of participating counties . What MEGA Members Say : MEGA ' s primary purpose is to achieve the "We are very satisfied with the savings we see best terms and the lowest and most stable rates with MEGA . It is easy and effective and good for for electricity and gas commodities for its mem - our business. " bers . It represents only the interests of the customer, Sylvia Kerber, not the supplier. Because it is a non - profit corporation V. P. , Upstate Office Furniture with its roots in county government , MEGA has a pub- Johnson City, NY lic service orientation , not a profit- making goal . "Containing the cost of utilities is always a challenge Many people are confused about what happens if for facility managers but especially so in these times there are problems with the electric lines , such as of extreme pressure on municipal budgets. power outages . Solving those problems continues to Participation in the MEGA program has resulted in be the responsibility of the utility company and nothing savings to Tompkins County and I am happy to about your electric delivery service over existing pow- recommend MEGA to others. " er lines or natural gas via pipe lines has changed . Arel LeMaro Facilities Manager Tompkins County How Does the MEGA "Town of Ithaca taxpayers have appreciated the ben- Program Work ? efits of participating with MEGA in purchasing energy at reasonable market costs. More than ever, with MEGA does NOT buy and sell electricity. It is an rising fuel and energy costs, this form of partnered AGGREGATOR which goes to the open - market to fiscal and purchasing leverage is vital to any com- seek prices that are lower than individual customers muniry. " could achieve by purchasing these commodities on Al Carvill their own . MEGA pools potential customers and bids Town of Ithaca out this power load to private energy service compa- Budget Officer nies ( ESCOs) , all in accordance with public bidding requirements . MEGA then selects the lowest respon - sible bidder, and signs a master contract with the win - ning supplier who agrees to supply electricity or natu - ral gas at the accepted bid price . That price is then f offered to our participants . At that point , participants in MEGA decide whether or not they wish to enter into a contract with the ESCO that won our bid . ; To become a participant in this aggregation pro- s =, gram , complete and submit the Participation Ap- plication Form on the following page (or download ■ ., Y ' ' °` W from www. megaenergy. org . ) Submission of this Y" > form represents no commitment . The purpose of the form is to allow MEGA to gain access to your his- tory of electricity consumption in order to make an The Ithaca-Tompkins Regional Airport saves Tompkins estimate of potential savings . MEGA's natural gas County dollars by participating in the MEGA program. program works , essentially, in the same way as the have saved more than $4 million since the program 's electric power program . inception in 1998 through 2005 ; $2 . 7 million from April '05 to April '06 in electricity costs alone . How ® o I Judge the What About Public Savings Potential ? Once the participation form is received , it will be Bidding Requirements . sent to our current private commodity supplier who As noted earlier, an important feature of our pro- will send you an estimate of savings plus a contract to gram , which is vital to municipalities , is that we confor sign - up with them . It is at that point that you will have to the State's bidding requirements for purchasin to make a commitment . If you decide to sign the con - goods and services . We offer municipalities and scho tract , you will be committed to purchasing electricity districts a blanket bid , which they can sign -on to with- or natural gas for a specified contract period . After out spending the time and money needed to advertise you sign the contract , you will get two bills - one from and process individual bids . the utility company for its power transmission servic- es , and one from the private supplier only for the elec- tricity or natural gas delivered . There will also be sav- Are There Other Benefits ? ings on sales taxes for businesses and individuals , MEGA works with professional energy consult- not available to those customers who stay with the ants and procurement specialists , at no cost to our original utility supplier. participants , to secure the best prices and terms available in today' s complex and evolving energy marketplace . Our consultants assist in solving prob- What Is the lems should they arise , and monitor changes in the complex regulatory process and private markets to Cost to Participate ? benefit our participants . There is no cost to join MEGA and participate in MEGA has an alternative energy option for the purchase of wind-power and is exploring other alter- the savings ; no fees are charged . MEGA members native sources . MEGA also offers limited technical pay only for the energy they use . assistance to municipalities on energy- related issues . Contact information . Who Participates in MEGA ? If there are any questions about this program , please call us at 1 -866-320- MEGA (6342) or call our consultant MEGA currently has over a thousand individual Gordon Boyd (of EnergyNext, Inc. ) at 518-580-9244 . or participants in the program including approximately E-mail us at : info @megaenergy. org 100 municipal participants and school districts as well as many business members and individual house- Po Box 88 • Ithaca, NY 14851 holds . By choosing to enroll with MEGA , participants http ://www. megaenergy.org Municipal Electric and Gas Alliance (MEGA) Participation Application Yes , we are interested in exploring the energy supplies and services through the Municipal Electric and Gas Alliance ("Alliance"). In signing below, we are indicating our consent and authorization: 1 . For our electric and/or gas utilities to provide data (which will be kept confidential) about our energy usage and costs that may be requested by the Alliance, its consultants (Energy Next, Inc. ) and/or selected supliers . in 2. For the Alliance to include our name listed as a potential power purchaser for the purposes of supporting com- petitive bid documents to be issued by the Alliance to providers of energy supplies and services . NOTE: The submission of this application is NOT a commitment by you or MEGA, nor an obligation by you to contract for electricity or natural gas through or in conjunction with the Alliance. No commitment or obligation will be required until a pric- ing offer and agreement is presented to you and accepted by you. MEGA is a non-profit municipally based corporation serving participants in New York State that exists to aggregate customer purchasing power for electricity and natural gas and to advo- cate for the interests of our participants. MEGA is not an energy services company (ESCO). MEGA is not a cooperative. The submission of this form does not require the payment of any fees. Your participation in MEGA does not offer you voting mem- bership on activities of this corporation, unless you are a duly appointed representative of a participating county. Name or Organization Address City State Zip County Contact person (if different from above) Title Phone Fax email i lint I M0,11111ARWIMMI14 Electric Utility Account Number(s) Service Locations) Service Classification (Municipal , (NYSEG Customers MUST provide (only if different from above) Comercial or Residential Account) POD LD. #, found on NYSEG bill just above the dates of service) Note: If you have many separate accounts , attach a list to this form. Gas Utility Account Number(s) Service Location(s) Service Classification (Municipal , (NYSEG Customers MUST provide (only if different from above) Comercial or Residential Account) POD I.D. #, found on NYSEG bill just above the dates of service) Note: If you have many separate accounts , attach a list to this form. Signature Title Date Please return this form to: MEGA, PO Box 88, Ithaca, NY 14851-0088 For Additional information, call us at 1-866-320-MEGA (6342) First Class Postage The Power of Partnership MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC & GAS ALLIANCE PO Box 88 Ithaca , New York 14851 -0088 Put the Power of MEGA to work for you ! To pricing information for your as service, fill out the form We know that in order to be competitive in today's economy you 3. must control costs while being able to provide the highest quality Power of Partnership service for your clients and constituents . We understand this because that's why we were created — to help Ell an save you money on your energy supply. tPAL ELESince 1998 , MEGA has been brin ging together energy users the flyer, so the MEGA add- throughout New York State in order to secure more competitive s, apply first class postage energy prices . We do the work and provide oversight to watch out it in the mailbox. for your interests ; you save the money and there's no cost to you . Contact us today : MEGA .rte®�►P PO Box 88 The Power of Partnership Ithaca, NY 14851 -0088 Toll-free : 866-320-6342 or call: EalEin Gordon Boyd , Energy Consultant EnergyNext, Inc . MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC & GAS ALLIANCE 518-580-9244 The Power of Partnership P\ MUNICIPAL ELECERIC & CAS ALLIANCE PO Box 88 Ithaca, New York 14851 -0088 Addendum 2 Municipal Electric and Gas Alliance --- - -- - - - - - - -- ---- - Renewable-Energy--Credits-(REC-' s)- -- - --- -- - - - - -- - Selection Sheet Municipal and Non Municipal Entities Monthly Number of REC Source / Characteristic 200 kWh Power Blocks Price National Wind — Green E Certified 0 $0 . 0083 / kWh Qualified Wind Energy (EOI I I &, NYS ED) 0 $0 . 0195 / kWh (Must be over 500 MWH ' s (>2500 blocks) Qualified Biomass (EOI I I & NYS ED) 0 $0 . 0084 / kWh Certified Low Impact Hydro 0 $0 . 0060 / kWh * Your selections above will be applied to each individual account number listed below per month National Grid Account No . - Is 10 digits in the following format 1100000 — 00000" NYSEG — P .O .D . ID No. - Is 15 digits in the following format "NO 1000000000000" Central Hudson Account No. - Is 10 digits in the following format 110000 — 0000 — 00" List of account number to apply the above REC selection to : (add pages as necessary) 1 11 2 12 3 13 4 14 5 15 6 16 7 17 8 18 9 19 10 20 Authorized Signature : Renewable Energy Credit Potential Purchase Energy Source 100% REC 50% REC 25% REC Subsidy NY Wind $20, 885 $ 101428 $5,214 $ 11000 National Wind $81889 $4,445 $2,223 $ 100 - - - ---- --- --- -NY Biomass----- - --- -$.8199-6----- - --.---$-45498--,-- -----$21249-- -- — - $_1 ,000 ---- -- -- - - - -- -- - Hydropower $67426 $3 ,213 $ 17607 $804 Based on yearly usage o6l ,071 ,000 kWh Subsidy Policy: Communities using at least 1 .0 million kWh/yr will receive a subsidy of 50 percent of the increased cost of RECS capped at $ 1,000/yr for a two year period. MEGA ELECTRIC PROGRAM REPORT SUMMARY Two-Year Savings April 2005 - March 2007 Appx. Total Percent Customer Name Total Usage Savings Savings Total All 41097649398 $3,3779281 0.068516173 Total 410,7649398 $3,3775281 7% Broome County 3790459139 $4707422 11 % City Of Binghamton 331403 ,367 $402 ,860 10% Residential Accounts -11 ,622, 389 -$288,833 21 % Binghamton City School Dist 16,2561494 $2381482 12% Chemung County 259422 ,750 $181 ,590 6% City of Ithaca 18, 3107352 $166,294 8% Town Of Union 10,941 ,921 $156,338 12% S C L I W C 10,0699969 $116,903 10% Tompkins County 1678297467 $109,843 5% Bing J City Joint Sewage Treatment 12, 019,062 $108 ,248 8% Town of Vestal 10, 339,272 $104,446 8% OGS Division of Financial Administration 13 , 964 , 391 $71 ,614 4% Delaware County Budget Office 61452,270 $63,851 8% Village Of Johnson City 61048,383 $569023 8% City of Oneonta 815347573 $557658 5% City Of Hornell 61910, 100 $51 ,853 6% Otsego County 1197379068 $46,948 3% Town of Chenango 518249027 $429648 6% Village of Walton 5, 019 , 137 $299836 5% Tioga Central School 51044 , 839 $287998 5% Newark Valley Central School 61931 , 982 $277728 3% Village Of Richfield Springs 11983 , 773 $25,714 11 % Village Of Liberty 4,4745320 $259575 5% City Of Norwich 374807102 $239413 6% Tioga County D P W 51100,518 $21 ,637 4% Windsor Central School District 5 ,224, 106 $207896 3% Town of Owego 4 , 930, 846 $209433 3% Town of Kirkwood 178735475 $209309 9% Greater Binghamton Airport 413707613 $197308 4% Village Of Owego 22892 , 176 $187437 5% Town of Ithaca 271417982 $179024 7% City of Batavia 616407192 $15,491 2% Oneonta City School 4, 9171732 $15,428 3% Margaretville Central School District 133982150 $15,205 9% Village Of Perry 13573 ,545 $139630 7% Village of Pawling 11195 ,841 $13, 109 9% Village Of Delhi 21858, 110 $12,995 4% Village Of Trumansburg 27229 , 903 $12, 152 5% Town of Fenton 131759407 $11 ,608 8% Town of Dickinson 837, 773 $11 , 109 11 % Ithaca Housing Authority 37756, 372 $9,668 2% Village of Woodridge 11956,041 $9,640 4% Milford Central School 11665, 724 $8, 347 4% Village Of Endicott 31365,966 $8,245 2% Town of Conklin 453,804 $77821 14% Page 1 of 2 Village Of Stamford 19824,855 $7,299 3% Village of Cayuga Heights 771 , 356 $7,263 8% Village Of Deposit 11753,064 $6, 823 3% Town of Liberty 173729528 $6, 584 4% Village Of Aurora 751 ,722 $5,889 7% Cattaraugus County 645,385 $59638 7% Village Of Whitney Point 652 , 533 $5, 129 7% Harpursville Central School 11156 ,295 $4 ,625 3% Town of Saranac 667,929 $4 ,614 6% Village Of Bainbridge 8619020 $43468 4% Broome County Office for Aging 3807404 $47053 9% Village Of Unadilla 3881052 $3,929 8% Johnson City School District 9497644 $3 ,799 3% Village Of Port Byron 583 , 555 $3 ,697 5% Village Of New Berlin 4049713 $3,554 7% Village Of Margaretville 3817302 $32496 8% Town of Maine 2011632 $3,415 14% Town of Colesville 262, 862 $37032 10% Village Of Port Dickinson 311 ,033 $2 , 923 8% Town of Lansing 540,048 $27883 4% Village Of Spencer 1897493 $29882 13% Village Of Naples 3731958 $2,733 6% Town of Norwich 151 , 751 $2 ,601 14% Morris Central School District 11007,960 $2 , 306 2% Town of North Dansville 463,358 $2,263 4% Village Of Johnson City 5587282 $2,233 3% Town of Salem 139 ,266 $27070 12% County of Genesee 9659877 $1 , 963 2% Town of Indian Lake 306,551 $19852 5% Town of Caroline 178 ,353 $1 ,601 7% Four County Library Sys 350, 976 $1 ,404 3% Otsego Co. Courthouse 3237163 $1 ,293 3% Town of Brutus 1347246 $17131 7% Chenango Fire Co Inc 148, 504 $1 ,078 6% Schuyler County 377, 313 $19068 2% Town of Candor 2539185 $1 ,013 3% Town of Richford 1443325 $937 5% Village of Union Springs 97, 083 $856 7% Town of Hamden 1162851 $848 6% Town of Newark Valley 94 , 395 $845 7% Town of Berkshire 50,640 $830 14% Tomp Cortland Comm College Business Office 120,473 $765 5% Village Of Lodi 677875 $696 9% Town of Triangle 118,890 $673 5% Afton Central School District 103, 879 $524 4% Town of Ward 53, 811 $416 6% Village of Almond 409335 $371 8% Town of Pulteney 70,596 $341 4% Town of Danby 77, 772 $311 3% Town of Almond 392546 $297 6% W B Strong Fire Co Of Freeville Inc 689495 $274 3% Village Of Freeville 13,366 $53 3% Newark Valley High Dept. 9,039 $38 4% aine Endwell Central coo i o Page 2 of 2 MUNICIPAL & NON-PROFIT VILLAGES (35) SCHOOL DISTRICTS ( 12) MEGA PARTICIPANTS Almond Afton Central ummer 2007 Aurora Binghamton City Bainbridge Harpursville Central OUNTIES ( 12) Cato Maine-Endwell Central Iroome Cayuga Heights Margaretville Central Caftaraugus Delhi Milford Central Chemung Deposit Morris Central Cortland Endicott Newark Valley Central Delaware Freeville Oneonta City Genesee Hammondsport Tioga Central Livingston Hancock Windsor Central Otsego Homer Johnson City Schuyler Johnson City Steuben Laurens PARTIAL UST Tioga Liberty OTHER ORGANIZATIONS Tompkins Lodi Alternatives Federal Credit Union Mangaretville (Ithaca) CITIES ( 6) Moravia Cady Library (Nichols) Batavia Naples Center for the Arts at Ithaca Binghamton New Berlin Community Arts Partnership (Ithaca) Homell Owego Community School of Music and Art Ithaca Pawling (Ithaca) Norwich Perry Cooperative E)dension Tompkins Co. Oneonta Port Byron Day Care/Child Development Council Port Dickinson (Ithaca) TOWNS (35) Richfield Springs Dryden Senior Housing Almond Spencer East Hill Flying Club (Lansing) t hiand Stamford Family and Children's Services (tthaca) rkshire Trumansburg Finger Lakes Independence Center utus Unadilla (Ithaca) ndor Union Springs . First Unitarian Society of Ithaca Caroline Walton Food Net (Tompkins) Chenango Weedsport Glenn H. Curtiss Museum (Coming) Colesville Whitney Point Hangar Theater (Ithaca) Conklin Woodridge Hospicare (Ithaca) Danby Ithaca Board of Reactors Dickinson OTHER MUNICIPALS Literacy Volunteers Tompkins Dix' ( 14) Mental Heatth Association (Tompkins) Fenton NYS Thruway Authority Opportunities for Otego (Oneonta) Hamden Binghamton-Johnson City Otsego Chemical Dependency Clinic Indian Lake STP Otsego SWCD Ithaca Binghamton Regional Planned Parenthood (Tompkins) Kirkwood Airport St. James Church (Trumansburg) Lansing Broome County Office for St. John's Church (Ithaca) Lebanon I Aging Southern Tier Zoological Society Liberty Broome County SWCD (Broome) Maine Chenango Fire Company Southworth Library (Dryden) Newark Valley Four Library System STERB (Southern Tier East Regional North Dansville (Vestal) Planning Board) Norwich Ithaca Housing Authority Tioga Agricultural Society Owego Lisle Fire Company - Tioga Boys and Girls Club Pulteney Montgomery/Schoharie/ Tioga Historical Society Richford Otsego Solid Waste Tioga Opportunities, Inc. (Owego) Salem Authority Tompkins Community Action Iaranac Southern Cayuga :Lake Tompkins Livelong (Senior Citizens) pencer Water 'Commission Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit dangle Varna Volunteer Fire ,(TCAT) nion I I Company I Ulysses Philomanthic Library Vestal W.B. Strong Fire Co - Wells College (Aurora) Ward Freeville YMCA (Ithaca-Tompkins) Windham West Danby Water District 10 / 04 / 2007 TOWN BOARD EE I G ATTACHMENT # 5 � - ends f 7 CONSOLIDATED AREA TRANSIT, INC. Memo DATE . September 27 , 2007 TO : Kathy Valentino, Herb Engman, Will Burbank, Peter Stein, Jeff Cowie, Pat Leary and Sandra Gittelman \1 FROM FROM : Kathy Luz Herrera, Chair, TCAT Board Pam Mackesey , Chha* , Ad Hoc Committee on Ridership Those of us associated with TCAT are very excited about its future . Having successfully reorganized and completed several staff changes, including a new Executive Director, TCAT is poised to play an increasingly central role in filling transportation needs throughout Tompkins County . Even now, TCAT has ridership totals-- 3 . 1 million per year-- that are among the highest per capita in the country . We can only expect future demand for service to increase as oil prices continue their upward trend . Yet, even maintaining existing service is a challenge in the face of rising costs . TCAT's ability to add routes and increase service is limited by the enormous cost of operating a bus route, which brings us to the reason for this letter. Currently the City of Ithaca, Tompkins County and Cornell each contributes over $ 700, 000 per year to TCAT. It appears from our initial studies of ridership that the Town of Ithaca receives a substantial level of service from TCAT . We would like to present some of this data to your Board and request an annual contribution to TCAT from your municipality, starting in 2008 , so that we can continue to provide excellent service to the Town of Ithaca and possibly even expand service in the future . When can we meet to discuss the opportunity to provide continued service to the Town of Ithaca? We will be in touch to set up a mutually agreeable meeting time . O LO (0 w um) Mqqdb 1� m O O C) qq- d' m vUP) r� O O V Nr O NT Ln M � m qT d 00 00 L() B O O qli Ncr O V M r N (0 r r V q r r = 69 69 69 6r) 63 64 r 64 63 6c� W � L() r V r N V 00 00 qq- (.0 o O 00 00 � ti O r M M (0 M 0 N 0 LO M M r rq;3- 00 r 69 N 00 00 O I� S O Ni d 00 63 CMS 64 (A N 00 63 � I L 69 6t? 64 V _ R tp)- t 69 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 � 0 0 0 0 0 Q- CO r O N (O O r O L() r O Z 00 O O N 0 O. O M O O N LO N r O L r O o _ _ M O M O M O vm (D Lo Nq;T O. 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Box 173 I''ihaca, N.Y 14331 SHIPPING ADDRESS: TO : Town of Ithaca Town Board 1402 East Shore Drive Ithaca, N .Y 11350 FROM : Paul Tunison www. boltonpoint.org DATE : September 28 , 2007 RE : Commission Draft 2008 Operating Budget This package contains the Commission ' s draft 2008 Operating Budget. The budget was first reviewed by the Commission at the August 9 meeting of the Commission and was further discussed at the September 6 meeting of the Commission. It is anticipated that the Commission will approve a 2008 Operating COMMISSIONERS: Budget at the October 2 meeting of the Commission. H. MICHAEL NEWMAN Also included is a water rate calculation worksheet. That shows that a Chairperson total of $2 ,365 ,396 . 50 is required from water sales to balance the draft budget. WALTER R . LYNN The calculation in Step 1 results in a required water rate of $ 2 . 61 per 1000 Vice Chairperson gallons based on the average consumption in 2005 and 2006 . Step 2 accounts for CATHERINE VALENTINO the minimum bill effect and shows that in 2006 , with a water rate of $2 . 21 per Treasurer 1000 gallons , the Commission actually received an effective rate of $2 . 38 per 1000 gallons . This equates to a minimum bill factor of 107 . 69 % . When this P, _D ANDERSON Wfactor is applied to the required 2008 water rate of $2 . 61 per 1000 gallons , Step 3 , S FARKAS the resultant net water rate required is $2 .42 per 1000 gallons . The calculation in DONALD HARTILL Step 4 shows that $206 , 145 .43 would have to be used from the Fund Balance to STEPHEN C . LIPINSKI keep the water rate at the current $2 . 21 per 1000 gallons . A basic correlation shows that each $ 10 ,000 .00 in the budget represents approximately $0 . 01 per MARY RUSSELL 1000 gallons in the water rate. Thus , if the Commission were to approve a $0 . 10 STEVE TRUMBULL per 1000 gallon increase in the water rate , as apposed to a $0 . 21 per 1000 gallon CONNIE WILCOX increase, approximately $ 110 ,000 .00 would be required from the Fund Balance. The Commission is expected to make a recommendation on the 2008 water rate at the October 2 meeting of the Commission. 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