HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB Minutes 2017-07-17 SPECIAL MEETING OF THE ITHACA TOWN BOARD
215 N. Tioga St., Ithaca, NY Tompkins County
July 17, 2017 at 12:00 p.m.
Present: Board Members Bill Goodman,Pamela Bleiwas, Rod Howe and Pat Leary and
Paulette Rosa, Town Clerk
Mr. Goodman opened the meeting at 12:02 p.m. and gave an overview of the need for the special
hearing to run the public interest order process for the engineering services associated with the
larger public interest project of the water tank.
TB Resolution 2017 - 083: Order Settinu a Public Hearinu Reuardinu Enuineerinu and
Desiun Services for a Proposed Water Improvement for the Town of Ithaca, Tompkins
Countv, New York, pursuant to Article 12-C of the Town Law, to be known as the Town of
Ithaca Ellis Hollow Water Tank Engineering and Design Services Water Improvement, and
establishinu the Town of Ithaca Ellis Hollow Water Tank Engineering and Design Services
Water Improvement Area
Present: Bill Goodman, Pat Leary, Rod Howe and Pamela Bleiwas Absent: Tee-Ann Hunter,
Rich DePaolo and Eric Levine Moved: Bill Goodman Seconded: Rod Howe
Whereas, a map, plan and report, including an estimate of cost, have been duly prepared
in such manner and in such detail as has heretofore been determined by the Town Board of the
Town of Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, to provide engineering and design services
relating to proposed water system improvements, pursuant to Article 12-C of the Town Law, to
be known and identified as the Town of Ithaca Ellis Hollow Water Tank Engineering and Design
Services Water Improvement, and hereinafter also referred to as the "Improvement," to provide
such water Improvement to the present Town water system, to serve a benefitted area in said
Town to be known as the Town of Ithaca Ellis Hollow Water Tank Engineering and Design
Services Water Improvement Area, and hereinafter also referred to as the "Water Improvement
Area'; and
Whereas, said map, plan and report, including estimate of cost, were prepared by a
competent engineer, duly licensed by the State of New York and have been filed in the office of
the Town Clerk of said Town, where the same are available during regular office hours for
examination by any person or persons interested in the subject matter thereof, and
Whereas, the area of said Town determined to be benefited by said Town of Ithaca Ellis
Hollow Water Tank Engineering and Design Services Water Improvement Area consists of the
entire area of said Town excepting therefrom the area contained within the Village of Cayuga
Heights; and
Whereas, the Improvement proposed in connection with the establishment of the Water
Improvement Area consists of engineering and design services, and preparation of construction
documents for apotential new 600,000 gallon steel glass-lined water tank proposed to be located
on Hungerford Hill Road approximately 300 LF south of the Hungerford Hill Road/Ellis Hollow
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Road intersection, installation of approximately 4,000 LF of 12" and 10" water main, beginning
in the area of the intersection of Pine Tree Road/Ellis Hollow Road and ending at the new tank
location on Hungerford Hill Road, the modification/reconstruction of a control building located
on Pine Tree Road south of the Pine Tree Road/Ellis Hollow Road intersection, and other related
ancillary services, at an initially determined maximum estimated cost to said Water Improvement
Area of$500,000.00; and
Whereas, said $500,000.00 maximum estimated cost, which is the cost of the project,
shall be authorized to be financed, at the option of the Town, by temporary financing under use
of available reserves or a bond anticipation note, and upon maturity of a bond anticipation note,
the issuance of serial bonds with a maximum maturity not in excess of the five (5) year period
prescribed by the Local Finance Law, or directly by the issuance of such bonds; and
Whereas, it is proposed that the cost of the aforesaid improvements shall be borne by the
real property in said Water Improvement Area by assessing, levying upon and collecting from
the several lots and parcels of land within such Water Improvement Area, outside of any village,
which the Town Board shall determine and specify to be especially benefited by the
improvements, an amount sufficient to pay the principal and interest on serial bonds and bond
anticipation notes issued in anticipation of the issuance of serial bonds, as the same become due
and payable; and
Whereas, it is now desired to call a public hearing for the purpose of considering said
map, plan and report, including estimate of cost, and the providing of the Improvement, and to
hear all persons interested in the subject thereof concerning the same, all in accordance with the
provisions of Section 209-q of the Town Law;
Now, therefore, it is hereby ordered, by the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca,
Tompkins County, New York, as follows:
Section 1. A public hearing shall be held by the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca,
Tompkins County, New York, at Town Hall, 215 N. Tioga St., Ithaca, in said Town, on the 31s`
day of July, 2017, at 11:15 A.M., Prevailing Time, to consider the aforesaid map, plan and
report, including estimate of cost, and the question of providing the Improvement, and to hear all
persons interested in the subject thereof concerning the same and to take such action thereon as is
required by law.
Section 2. The Town Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish a Notice of
Public Hearing regarding the aforesaid Improvement to be published once in the official
newspaper, and also to post a copy thereof on the town signboard maintained by the Town Clerk,
not less than ten (10)nor more than twenty(20) days before the day designated for the hearing as
aforesaid, all in accordance with the provisions of Section 209-q of the Town Law.
Section 3. This Order shall take effect immediately.
The question of the adoption of the foregoing Order was duly put to a vote on roll call, which
resulted as follows: Bill Goodman, aye; Pat Leary, aye; Rod Howe, aye; and Pamela Bleiwas,
aye.
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The Order was thereupon declared duly adopted.
Meeting was adjourned at 12:06 p.m.
Submitte
Paulette Rosa, Town Clerk
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