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MEETING Correspondence 9. Ethics Board the Appointments to e. sale of Surplus Equipment the Designate and authorize d. Stewart –Appointment of Town Historian c. Town of Ithaca
Abstractthe Approval of b. Approval of Town Board Minutes a. Consent Agenda 8. TCCOG o Parks, Trails, Preserves & Recreation o Economic Development o Others f) Public Works e)
Planning d) Personnel and Organization/ERC c) Codes & Ordinances b) Budget a) Committee Reports 7. Town of Ithaca 2025 Striping Contract b. Safety Corridor ProjectDrive Pedestrian
and Bicyclist Engineering Consultant Agreement for East Shore a. :wardaAuthorization to 6. implementation Update on Historic Preservation 5. GIS How to use Geographic Information
System aka –Presentation 4. for improvements to Iacovelli Parkand Recreation Grant Program Municipal Parks Consideration of Authorization to Apply for Funding through the 2025 3.
) Sheffield Road, Hayts Road, and Bundy Road( property Holmes –Consider approval of purchase offer and associated survey 2. Ithaca Fire Department Quarterly Report 1. AGENDA
YOUTUBE LINK(ID 98910958241) ZOOM 4:30 p.m. – 52, 208April 2 215 N Tioga St. -Town Hall OF THE ITHACA TOWN BOARD
Vote: Seconded: Moved: at a cost not to exceed $6,300. 1.6, -5-to perform a boundary survey and conservation easement mapping for Tax Parcel No. 24.Resolved, that the Town Board
of the Town of Ithaca authorizes the hiring of T.G. Miller, P.C. ), and be it furtherRoadslocated on Hayts, Sheffield, and Bundy 1.6 (-5-conservation easement on Tax parcel No. 24.)
regarding the potential purchase of an agricultural Trustee of the “Julia Holmes Trust”(” with Julia Holmes Purchase of Development Rights Agreement and Sales Contract the “Resolved,
that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca authorizes the Town Supervisor to execute therefore, be itoutline the process, costs, and responsibilities for this conservation easement
project; now, Agreement and Sales Contract has been prepared to Whereas, a Purchase of Development Rights boundary survey and conservation easement mapping, with a total cost of $6,300;
andWhereas, the Planning Department has received a proposal from T.G. Miller, P.C. to perform a appraised easement value; and2024) and the landowner concur with the on April Whereas,
the Planning Committee ( $260,000; andWhereas, an appraisal was completed in January 2024 with the easement value determined to be authorized by the Town Board on April 10, 2023;
andproperty details and recommended that an appraisal be completed for the property, which was Whereas, on March 16, 2023 the Town’s Planning Committee reviewed the application and
agricultural conservation easement by the Town of Ithaca; andgh the purchase of an the potential sale of the development rights to their property throu“Julia Holmes Trust”), located
on Hayts, Sheffield, and Bundy Roads, has expressed interest in 1.6 (Julia Holmes / Trustee of the -5-Whereas, the owner of Town of Ithaca Tax Parcel No. 24. )Holmes( 1.6-5-24. Tax
Parcel No.on asement ervation onsecgricultural aurchase of potential pfor and authorization to proceed with purchase contract ervicess urveysontracting for croceed with p: Authorization
to - 52TB Resolution No. 20 52, 20 April MEETING OF THE ITHACA TOWN BOARD Item 2
VOTE: SECONDED: MOVED: istance to the Town of Ithaca. execute a project agreement with OPRHP for such financial assTown of Ithaca local share), and upon approval of said request
to enter into and 66,440.00 664,400.00Municipal Parks and Recreation Grant Program in an amount not to exceed $under the 2025 Iacovelli Park Playground Replacement and Site Improvements
Projectauthorized and directed to file an application for design and construction costs for the Vincenzo that the Supervisor of the Town of Ithaca, or designated representative, is
hereby Resolved, applications are due by May2, 2025; now, therefore, be itWhereas, grant Works and Planning Departments, and, based on cost estimates prepared by the Town of Ithaca’s
Engineering, Public 664,400.00$Whereas, the Town of Ithaca estimates the total cost of this project to be approximately 22.2), and -1-at the Town’s Vincenzo Iacovelli Park (Tax Parcel
No. 53. etc.)use court, walkways, benches, picnic tables, -(inclusive playground, multirecreational facilities Whereas, the Town of Ithaca is seeking to develop designs and construct
new active and passive $1,000,000, with a 10% local match required, andWhereas, the maximum assistance allowed toward the cost of the project is capped at Program, and2025 Municipal
Parks and Recreation Grant announced the availability of funding under thethe New York State Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation (OPRHP) has Whereas, Vincenzo Iacovelli
Park Playground Replacement and Site Improvements ProjectMunicipal Parks and Recreation Grant Program for the design and construction of the 2025 : Authorization to Apply for Funding
through the - 52TB Resolution No. 20 52, 20 April MEETING OF THE ITHACA TOWN BOARD Item 3a
Vote Seconded: Moved: n Environmental Impact Statement will be required.Assessment Form, nor aabove referenced action as proposed
and, therefore, neither a Full Environmental Environmental Quality Review Act and Chapter 148 of the Town of Ithaca Code for the in the Short EAF Parts 2 and 3 in accordance with the
New York State reasons set forth environmental significance based on the information in the Short EAF Part 1 and for the Resolved, that the Ithaca Town Board hereby makes a negative
determination of action; now, therefore, be itShort Environmental Assessment Form, Parts 1, 2, and 3 prepared by Town staff for this adequate the Whereas, the Town Board, on April
28, 2025, has reviewed and accepted as the design and construction project, andca Town Board is acting as Lead Agency in an environmental review with respect to IthaEnvironmental
Quality Review, for which the Town of –of Ithaca Code, Chapter 148 pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act, 6 NYCRR Part 617, and Town described action is an Unlisted
Action, -Whereas, it has been determined that the above funds), andRecreation Grant Program to assist in the design and construction costs (90% State 2025 Municipal Parks and Recreation
& Historic Preservation (OPRHP) under theNYS Office of Parks, the Town of Ithaca is applying for funding from Whereas, and 2000 along with a small pavilion, picnic tables, and benches,
-that were installed in 1999Whereas, the park currently contains an old wooden playground and ½ basketball court 22.2), and -1-Vincenzo Iacovelli Park (Tax Parcel No. 53.the Town’s
use court, walkways, benches, picnic tables, etc.) at-facilities (inclusive playground, multiconstruction of active and passive recreational Whereas, this action is the design and
Park Playground Replacement and Site Improvements ProjectVincenzo Iacovelli Design and Construction of the : SEQR: - 52Resolution TB 52, 20April 28 MEETING OF THE ITHACA TOWN
BOARD Item 3b
.Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission City/Townjoint framework for a finalize theto and April 18, 2024, respectively (on November 16, 2023 Planning Committeethe to ssince the
most recent update Planning, Building, Zoning, & Economic Development DepartmentIthaca with the City of in earnest demolition of historic structures, the Town’s Planning Department
has been working As local laws are the strongest legal protection against inappropriate exterior remodeling, new construction, or cannot locally designate historic resources. and,
therefore, lawhe Town of Ithaca does not have a local landmarks Treview commission. qualified preservationhistoric designations result in the regulation of exterior alterations by
a local property. Only arestrictions on the State and National Register of Historic Places is an honorary designation and does not place regulatory on listing of a property mere
tassets are currently protected by the Town of Ithaca; historicthe none of However, listed in 2006. Hayts Corner Chapel (Abolitionist Church) and Schoolhouse on the corner of Hayts
and Trumansburg Roads · 1984. Cornell University campus (within the Town), Rice and Wing Halls (part of the Agriculture Quad) listed in · acres and includes 75 buildings and four structures.
Forest Home Historic District, nominated to the State and National Registers in 1998, which encompasses · includes three sites and one district:here are four locations in the Town
of Ithaca listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places. This T inventory of these properties.and detailed sizable the Town’s Planning Department has amassed a –Planning
program at Cornell University since the early 1990’s as well as several historic survey classes in the Historic Preservation –Tompkins County Department of Planning assistance from
Thanks to buildings and properties with archeological and historical significance. hundreds ofto The Town of Ithaca is home active use within a community while retaining their historic
and architectural integrity. The overarching objective of a historic preservation program is to ensure that historic resources continue to have an Background of the eleven policy areas
of the Town’s 2014 Comprehensive Plan.Preserving, enhancing, and promoting the Town’s historical resources is one Landmarks Preservation Commission. a joint City and Town of Ithaca
ation offormthe alongside districtshistoric properties and Town significant create a process for identifying and designating ; this program is intended to historic preservation programestablish
a shared Town and City Town has been working in cooperation with the City of Ithaca to Since 2020, the In Brief implementation update – rogramPreservation Pstoric :Subject 2025,
61 April :Date Director of Planning, C.J. Randall :From embersM Town Board : 1
# # # .2474-882-607or cjrandall@townithacany.gov Please contact me with any questions or concerns at InformationFurther to build.233: Permit -§ 270 fficially designated landmarks
or landmark districtsIntegrate new process for o o : )’Reservedreplacing section currently marked ‘( .Landmarks :216-§ 270Add new o 5: Definitions.-§ 270Law to Landmarks(draft) proposed
from the Add definitions o Chapter 270: Zoning · .”districtstructure designated as a landmark structure or on a building or structure located within an historic A building permit is
required for any exterior work on a building or “ :to add -§ 125Amend o 3: Definitions.-§ 125from the (draft) proposed Landmarks Law to Add definitions o Chapter 125: Building Construction
and Fire Prevention · staff recommend consideration of the following additional provisions:Town Preservation,’ ) titled ‘Landmarks https://ecode360.com/IT1944In addition to a new Chapter
to the Town of Ithaca Code ( Additional Code Considerations for review and approval Submit application to SHPO o Complete application and collect documentation o Coordinate the Town’s
application to become a Certified Local Government 5202 4anticipated Q –Certified Local Government Application (Town only) HearingHold Public o Ordinance as required by Certified
Local Government (CLG) programrevised Landmarks freview oState Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) New York Coordinate o Identify and coordinate appointment of Town Commission members
o process in the City) parallel(concurrent Revised law review by Planning Committee and Town Board o ; the Intermunicipal Agreement (MOU) provides staff support for the program and
CommissionCommission(City/Town) adopt ordinance/law establishing a preservation program in the Town and creating the Joint anticipated Q3 2025 –Regarding Joint Ithaca Landmarks Preservation
Commissio(MOU) Intermunicipal Agreement and adoption of Landmarks Ordinance/Law Adoption (City/Town) implementation of the Historic Preservation Program).(which was developed by the
2024 Planning summer intern Daniel Winters in anticipation of the Town Historic Preservation webpagethe launch and updated webinarrecord an The Town intends to . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F
SEAJKljNwU Bryan McCracken: Ithaca Historic Preservation Plannerby City of , presented The City and Town held a virtual public information session on October 21, 2021 summer 2025anticipated
– coordination with internal stakeholdersengagement and Public Next Steps 2
Vote: Seconded: Moved: .rojectPfor the servicesProfessional Engineering/Design for the ,000.000$shall not exceed the total cost Resolved, and be it furtherto approval of the
contract documents by the Director of Engineering and Attorney for the Townto Barton and Loguidice, D.P.C, 443 Electronics Parkway, Liverpool, NY 13088, subject Project for the Engineering/Design
Servicesthe award and execution by the Supervisor of a contract for zes authori the Town BoardResolved, that based on the scoring procedure and evaluation process, therefore be it
now ;reviewType II Action and not subject to environmental a roject ase P120 classified th-TB 2024and its implementing regulations at 6 NYCRR Part 617York State Environmental Quality
Review Act (SEQRA) the New with in accordance Whereas and ;expectations s’the Townthat meet and/or exceed design elements required knowledge of and ,timelines roject objectives,PB&L
has adequately outlined ,Whereas and ;Consultant Agreement and Fee for the Project EngineeringArchitectural/ has provided Barton & Loguidice, D.P.C, 443 Electronics Parkway, Liverpool,
NY 13088 (B&L) ,Whereas LAFAP); andPChapter 6 of the Procedures for Locally Administered Federal Aid Projects (evaluated using the standard matrix provided in werethat submitted
interest sfirm allWhereas ; andfor the Project contacted to solicit expressions of interest egion 3 wereR(LDSA) list for all fifteen engineering firms on the NYSDOT Local Design Services
Agreement Whereas, earby Town of Ithaca and Village of Cayuga Heights neighborhoods; andwell as nWaterfront Trail for walkers, joggers, and cyclists from various City of Ithaca neighborhoods,
as Bureau (James L. Gibbs Dr.) providing an important link to Stewart Park and the Cayuga Boynton Middle School (N. Cayuga Street) and the Ithaca Youth 34) between-Drive (NYSEast Shore
infrastructure onuse trail -safety for pedestrians and bicyclists, linking existing multiwill improve the (the Project)Cayuga St to James L Gibbs Dr, Town of Ithaca, P.I.N. 395091
East Shore Drive Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Corridor, 2023 TAPa Project for the Whereas, ; andEast Shore Drive Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety Corridor Projectauthorized the Town
Supervisor to award and execute the Engineering Consultant Agreement for which 021, adopted February 10, 2025, -5rescinds TB Resolution 202 Whereas, this Resolution for East Shore
Drive Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety Corridor ProjectConsultant Agreement Engineering Authorization to Award :XXX - 5202TB Resolution 5, 202April 28 MEETING OF THE ITHACA TOWN BOARD
Item 6a
Item 6b Vote: Seconded: Moved: for this project. .00)706,29$( and Zero Cents Hundred Seventy Dollars-SixNine -Twentyauthorized cost of contract, engineering, legal, inspection,
and other expenses, does not exceed the maximum , and provided further that the total project cost, including authorization of this Boardprior without ,.00)005,2$( and Zero Cents Hundred
Dollars FiveTwo aggregate exceedprovided the maximum amount of such change orders shall not in the , of appropriate justificationupon receipt contract suchthat the Director is authorized
to approve change orders to Resolved Director, and be it further the documents byof the contract subject to final approval ,.Apex Striping Inc withsuch execute to upervisor STown
authorizes theand awards the contract Resolved that the Town Board now, therefore be it is both responsive and responsible, 13057,East Syracuse, NY ,6500 New Venture Gear Dr. ,.Apex
Striping, Inc made by ).00($27,170 and Zero Cents Seven Thousand One Hundred Seventy Dollars-Twentybid in the amount of bid and qualifications received and has determined the sole Whereas
the Director reviewed the ," and thus the Project is not subject to review under SEQRA; andand HighwaysInstallation of Traffic Control Devices on Existing Streets, Roads because the
Action constitutes "is a Type II Action pavement marking servicesapproval, construction and implementation of the implementing regulations at 6 NYCRR Part 617, it has been determined
by the Town Board that Whereas pursuant to the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (“SEQRA”) and its the Town of Ithaca; andstriping, parking lines, ADA symbols, and other
miscellaneous pavement markings throughout pavement markings such as road and labor for the installation of NYSDOT equipment,s, Town Wide Pavement Markings contract which included
supplying the material 5202for the bids(Director) Engineeringthe Town of Ithaca Director of ,5220 ,st April 21n ContractTown Wide Pavement Markings 5the 202ward a ot Authorization
:--5220 ResolutionTB , 2025April 28 OF THE ITHACA TOWN BOARD MEETING
.Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission City/Townjoint framework for a finalize theto and April 18, 2024, respectively (on November 16, 2023 Planning Committeethe to ssince the
most recent update Planning, Building, Zoning, & Economic Development DepartmentIthaca with the City of in earnest demolition of historic structures, the Town’s Planning Department
has been working As local laws are the strongest legal protection against inappropriate exterior remodeling, new construction, or cannot locally designate historic resources. and,
therefore, lawhe Town of Ithaca does not have a local landmarks Treview commission. qualified preservationhistoric designations result in the regulation of exterior alterations by
a local property. Only arestrictions on the State and National Register of Historic Places is an honorary designation and does not place regulatory on listing of a property mere
tassets are currently protected by the Town of Ithaca; historicthe none of However, listed in 2006. Hayts Corner Chapel (Abolitionist Church) and Schoolhouse on the corner of Hayts
and Trumansburg Roads · 1984. Cornell University campus (within the Town), Rice and Wing Halls (part of the Agriculture Quad) listed in · acres and includes 75 buildings and four structures.
Forest Home Historic District, nominated to the State and National Registers in 1998, which encompasses · includes three sites and one district:here are four locations in the Town
of Ithaca listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places. This T inventory of these properties.and detailed sizable the Town’s Planning Department has amassed a –Planning
program at Cornell University since the early 1990’s as well as several historic survey classes in the Historic Preservation –Tompkins County Department of Planning assistance from
Thanks to buildings and properties with archeological and historical significance. hundreds ofto The Town of Ithaca is home active use within a community while retaining their historic
and architectural integrity. The overarching objective of a historic preservation program is to ensure that historic resources continue to have an Background of the eleven policy areas
of the Town’s 2014 Comprehensive Plan.Preserving, enhancing, and promoting the Town’s historical resources is one Landmarks Preservation Commission. a joint City and Town of Ithaca
ation offormthe alongside districtshistoric properties and Town significant create a process for identifying and designating ; this program is intended to historic preservation programestablish
a shared Town and City Town has been working in cooperation with the City of Ithaca to Since 2020, the In Brief implementation update – rogramPreservation Pstoric :Subject 2025,
61 April :Date Director of Planning, C.J. Randall :From embersM Town Board : 1
# # # .2474-882-607or cjrandall@townithacany.gov Please contact me with any questions or concerns at InformationFurther to build.233: Permit -§ 270 fficially designated landmarks
or landmark districtsIntegrate new process for o o : )’Reservedreplacing section currently marked ‘( .Landmarks :216-§ 270Add new o 5: Definitions.-§ 270Law to Landmarks(draft) proposed
from the Add definitions o Chapter 270: Zoning · .”districtstructure designated as a landmark structure or on a building or structure located within an historic A building permit is
required for any exterior work on a building or “ :to add -§ 125Amend o 3: Definitions.-§ 125from the (draft) proposed Landmarks Law to Add definitions o Chapter 125: Building Construction
and Fire Prevention · staff recommend consideration of the following additional provisions:Town Preservation,’ ) titled ‘Landmarks https://ecode360.com/IT1944In addition to a new Chapter
to the Town of Ithaca Code ( Additional Code Considerations for review and approval Submit application to SHPO o Complete application and collect documentation o Coordinate the Town’s
application to become a Certified Local Government 5202 4anticipated Q –Certified Local Government Application (Town only) HearingHold Public o Ordinance as required by Certified
Local Government (CLG) programrevised Landmarks freview oState Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) New York Coordinate o Identify and coordinate appointment of Town Commission members
o process in the City) parallel(concurrent Revised law review by Planning Committee and Town Board o ; the Intermunicipal Agreement (MOU) provides staff support for the program and
CommissionCommission(City/Town) adopt ordinance/law establishing a preservation program in the Town and creating the Joint anticipated Q3 2025 –Regarding Joint Ithaca Landmarks Preservation
Commissio(MOU) Intermunicipal Agreement and adoption of Landmarks Ordinance/Law Adoption (City/Town) implementation of the Historic Preservation Program).(which was developed by the
2024 Planning summer intern Daniel Winters in anticipation of the Town Historic Preservation webpagethe launch and updated webinarrecord an The Town intends to . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F
SEAJKljNwU Bryan McCracken: Ithaca Historic Preservation Plannerby City of , presented The City and Town held a virtual public information session on October 21, 2021 summer 2025anticipated
– coordination with internal stakeholdersengagement and Public Next Steps 2
MEETING OF THE ITHACA TOWN BOARD International, in East Aurora, NY. an via equipmentthe Town and authorizes the sale of said Resolved, that the Town Board declares the following equipment
surplus and no longer needed by : Sale of Surplus Itemsd –TB Resolution 2025 effective immediately. Gary Stewart, 110 Tudor Rd, Ithaca, as Town Historian, Resolved that the
Town Board appoints c: Appointment of Town Historian -Resolution 2025 TB 313,483.40 TOTAL 1,530.00 Risk Retention Fund 148,723.17 Capital Projects 4,968.17 Sewer Fund 47,058.04
Water Fund 29,243.05 Highway Fund Part Town DB 2,657.48 Highway Fund Town Wide DA 13,431.64 Town-General Fund Part 65,871.85 General Fund Town Wide 373 -334 2025 VOUCHER NOS. for
the amounts indicated:that the Town Board authorizes the payment of the following audited vouchers in total Resolved 2025-for FY 8: Town of Ithaca Abstract b -TB Resolution
2025 changes made. substantive -, 2025, are adopted as final with any nonApril 14Resolved that the draft minutes of a: Approval of Town Board Minutes -TB Resolution 2025 Vote:
Seconded: Moved: Appointments to Ethics Board e. Surplus EquipmentDesignate and authorize the sale of d. Stewart –Appointment of Town Historian c. Approval of the Town
of Ithaca Abstract b. Approval of Town Board Minutes a. : Adopt Consent Agenda -TB Resolution 2025 April 28, 2025
Ethics Board through December 31, 2030. year terms on the -Resolved that the Town Board reappoints Susan Kirby and Rajindra Aneja to 5 Ethics Boardthe Appointments to e –TB Resolution
2025 25,000 GVW (T7) –2015 Locke Trailer · Miscellaneous trailer brakes · Diagnostic Computer –Nexiq Prolink IQ · Snap On Modis Diagnostic Computer · Coats 1250 Wheel Balancer
–Tire Balancer · 1--Coats Rim Clamp 70X –Tire Machine · 84” Bobcat Angle Blade · Mulitpro Gas Post Driver · 1978 Budgit one ton Chain Hoist ·