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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB Minutes 1974-09-16 TOV-ZT OF ' ITHACA ADJOURNED BOARD MEETING September 16 , 1974 , At an adjourned meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca , Tompkins County , New York , held at the Toc•,m of Ithaca . Of.. fices , 100 East ° Green Street , Ithaca , New York , on the 16th day of September , 1974 , at 5 ° 00 p . m . , there were P T RESENT ° Walter J . Schwan , Supervisor Andrew Wo McElwee , Councilman Noel Desch , Councilman Victor Del Rosso , Coucilman Robert No Powers , Councilman ALSO PRE5EE1To Barbara Holcomb , Planning Board Chairwoman Lawrence P ° Fabbroni , Planning Engineer/ Zoning Officer Reynolds Betz , Assistant Zoning Officer Randy Cantrell , 200 Lower Creek Road Robert Cornell , 124 Burleigh Drive Ellen Dykema , 5 Sandra Place Norman D ° Dykema , 5 Sandra Place ? erle Lalonde , 412 Winthrop Drive Georgia Payne , 4 Sandra Place Millicent Yarussi , 321 Winthrop Drive Herbert , 117ahr , 103 Judd. Falls Road Beverly Livesay , County Representative Edward J ° Conley , Mayor , City of Ithaca S ° T . Nadolski , Cortland , No Y . ( Flood Insurance ; Radio , TV , and Press This meeting was originally scheduled to be held on September 9 , 1974 , but ,; had to be adjourned to this date because of lack of a quorum . REPORTS OF COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES Beverly Livesay said that to date no offer in writing from ABC Sandblasting Company of Syracuse with regard to the Boardman House had been received . She reported that the Town of Ithaca ° s proposal was moved at the meeting of the County Representatives but did ^ not get a second . Pars ° Livesay asked if the Ithaca Town Board wanted her to follow up on the Boardman House matter with the whole Drjard of Representatives ° Since it appeared that the Town of Ithaca ° s proposal could not get a second in Committee it did not appear that it would be useful to follow up on it ° Mrs . Livesay noted that the Town ' s proposal had only come before Committee rather than the full Board of Representatives . The Ithaca Town Board still did not feel it was worthwhile to follow upon the matter . APPOINTMENT OF SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD Motion by Supervisor Schwano seconded by Councilman Powers , RESOLVED , that Mr . Virgil Neigh be appointed as School Crossing Guard at the Northeast School for the next school year , 1974 - 75 , at $ 110 . 004 per, month . _ Unanimously carried . 2 September 16 , 1974 APPOINTMENT OF A NOMINEE FRO14 THE TOPM OF ITHACA TO THE 1976 BI � CENTPMZiIAL COMMITTEE Supervisor Schwan reported that he had received a memorandum dated July 23 , 1974 from Gary A . Lee , Chairman , Board of Representam tives of Tompkins County , asking that the Town Board nominate for consideration an appropriate individual to be appointed to the Tomp- kins , County BimmCentennial Committee . Supervisor Schwan asked if there were any suggestions regarding such a nominee . 11re Peter Francese expressed an interest in serving on this Committee . (lotion by Councilman Powersk seconded by Supervisor Schwan , RESOLVED , that Mr . Peter Ko Francese be selected as a nominee to the Tompkins County Bi �Centennial Committee from the Town of Ithaca for consideration by the Tompkins County Board of Representatives . Unanimously carried . STATUS OF SANDRA PLACE Barbara Holcomb , Planning Board Chairwoman , reported that the summary she sent to members of the Ithaca Town Board dated September 12 , 1974 indicates that the planning Board wants a resolution of the Sandra Place extension problem because they are in the process of approving a subdivision for the remainder of Otto Schoenfeld ' s land . Mrso ,: Holcomb reported that she had received two petitions with regard to the opening or closing of Sandra Place . She read the petition to open „ Sandra Place and she read a second petition to close Sandra Place . She ''reported that she had plotted the parcels on a map which she suh � mitted and reviewed with the Board . She also furnished the Board w.Ath a summary of the petition to open Sandra Place and the petition to close Sandra Place * The petition to close Sandra Place made the folm lowing recommendations to the Board . ( 1 ) That Sandra Place be left as is with vehicle barriers at the bridge over the creek , and that it remain open to pedestrian traffic . ( 2 ) That the extension of Sandra -Place which shows on the Town Highway Map between the existing turn ®around and Burleigh Drive be removed from the proposed map to be submitted by the Town Board for approval . ( 3 ) Than an asphalt walkway with proper grading and drainage be provided from Burleigh Drive to the turn _around on Sandra - Place . ( 4 ) That the Board show concern for the traffic problem by carefully considering the impact of laying out streets with direct access to Winthrop Drive from . those properties under development and those yet to be developed in the area . Mrso Holcomb also read from the petition to open Sandra Place , The petition recommended that Sandra Place between Burleigh Drive and Winthrop Drive be made an open street in order to . ( 1 ) Provide a more practical access between Winthrop Drive and nearby streets to Burleigh Drive and nearby and proposed new streets . ( 2 ) To enable reduced speeds of drivers now using Winthrop and Burleigh as they slow down to turn into Sandra Place . ( 3 ) To more fairly distribute flow of traffic which must now travel all the way west on Winthrop to turn back on Burleigh and vice - versa . - 3 d September 16 , 1974 ( 4 ) To create a safer and easier access to and from the approaches to Northeast Elementary and DeWitt Junior High Schools . Mrs . Holcomb ° s rough survey on the petition to open Sandra Place indicated 58 people representing 36 parcels ( plotted on map ) plus 12 people from Lansing , 2 from Village of Cayuga Heights , 14 people naming schools as base , and 4 people naming other Northeast base ° " The rough summary of the petition to close Sandra Place indi - cates 95 people representing 62 parcels ( plotted on map ) .plus 18 people from Village of Cayuga Heights and 4 people from Siena Driven Motion by Supervisor Schwan ; seconded by Councilman Desch , RESOLVED , in view of the divergence of opinion on the matter of open- ing or closing Sandra Place and the two petitions indicating opposing points of view , that the matter be referred to the Planning Board for further study and recommendation to the Town Board ( having in mind Otto Schoenfeld ° s latest plan for the remainder of his subdivisiono) Unanimously carried . PUBLIC HEARING - WILLIA£IS GLEN ROAD - RE- SCHEDULING A public hearing on this matter , was originally scheduled for September 91 1974 which Town Board meeting was adjourned to September 16 , 111974 . The Board felt the public hearing should be re - scheduled . Motion by Councilman Desch ; seconded by Supervisor Schwan , ' WHEREAS , a written petition dated August 12 , 1974 , was duly filed with this Board pursuant to Section 200 of the Town Law , for the improvement of that portion of the highway in said Town , known as Williams Glen Road , which runs northerly from the City boundary line approximately 1 , 000 feet to its new termination in a cul de sac , there - by abandoning the northernmost existing interchange of Williams Glen Road and Route 96 ( Cliff Street ) , all as more particularly shown on a survey map on file in the Town Clerk ' s Office , 108 East Green Street , Ithaca , New York , made by Carl Crandall , CoE and drawn by Jo De Parkes on November 1 , 19710 the right of way of said road to have a width of 50 feet ; and WHEREAS , it duly appears that such petition has been duly signed by the owners of real estate on at least one -half of the entire frontage or bounds on both sides of that portion of Williams Glen Road which is to be improved and made a Town street ; and WHEREAS , it duly appears that such petition was duly signed by resident owners owning not less than one -half of the frontage owned by resident owners residing in or along the portion of Williams Glen Road as hereinabove described ; and such petition was duly acknowledged or approved by all signers thereof in the same manner as a deed to be recorded ; and WHEREAS , the maximum amount proposed to be expended for the improvement of said highway as stated in said petition does not exceed the sum of $ 2 , 500 . 00 ; IT IS , pursuant to the provisions of Section 200 of the Town Law , ; HEREBY ORDERED that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca , Tompkins County , New York , shall meet at the Town Offices , 108 East Green Street in the City of Ithaca , New York , on the 7th day of October , 1974 , at 5 ° 30 o ° clock in the afternoon of that day for the purpose of consider - ing 'the said petition and hearing all persons interested in" the .. subject thereof concerning the same . Unanimously carried . 4 o September 16 , 1974 FLOOD CONTROL INSURANCE PROGRAM Supervisor Schwan reported that unless the Town of Ithaca participates in the flood control program by the end of 1975 , people who live in areas designated flood prone , based on maps worked out by the Federal Government , will be unable to get a mortgage from any bank insured by the FDIC . Supervisor Schwan said he felt the Town had to participate in this program and that he would like to have a resolutio" from the Board to pursue this matter further and to produce the neces - sary " data to enact the Town ' s part of the programo Mr . Fabbroni said the Town would have to specify the flood prone areas in the Town of Ithaca ° He said he would also have to look into whether the Town has to provide special zoning for these areas , Motion by Supervisor Schwan ° seconded by Councilman Del Rosso , RESOLVED , that the Town of Ithaca investigate the procedures for participating in the National Flood Insurance Program , and prepare whatever maps or information is required to apply for participation in this program , Unanimously carried . CODDINGTON ROAD WATER Ir1PROVE14ENT Motion by Councilman McElweeo seconded by Councilman Desch , a 11 RESOLVED , that the Supervisor of the Town of Ithaca be authorized to borrow from the Tompkins County Trust Company the sum of $ 29 , 000 on a Bond Anticipation Note , renewal date to be March 3 , 1975 , for the i Coddington Road Water Improvement ° _Unanimously carried . REPORTS OF TOWN OFFICIALS Councilman Desch reported on the first meeting of the " Octopus "' Committeeo He said that presentations were made by Mr . Hennessey and are Powers of the. Department of Transportation . He said the idea is to get local in®put at . the right time on the project in this area of the state . He said that right now the Environmental Impact Study is being reviewed in Albany . They are trying to get it approved and sent to Washington . There will be a local committee to work along with the Department of Transportation people . He said they had asked for volunteers to work with that group ° Councilman Desch said he had volunteered that he would be available for this , Councilman Desch said that rirso Constance E . Cook had outlined the objectives of the committee , the objectives including design standards , traffic considerations , and impact on each of the municipalities in ° volvedo It appears that the working committee will be set up very shortly . The most optimistic date for project completion is 1979 , Barbara . Holcomb , Planning Board Chairwoman , reported on the circumferential or " loop " road , She said Frank Liguori , Tompkins County Planning Commissioner , would attend the Town of Ithaca Planning Board meeting on September 17 , 1974y that the meeting is designed as an information meeting to determine what the County intends to solve by the proposed " loop " road . She suggested that Town Board members might wish to attend that meeting ° She reported also that the County Planning Board has set up an ad hoc committee on the cross - town road ( loop or circumferential road ) , The first meeting of this committee is on September 18 , 1974 ° Mrs . Holcomb reported that the som called Northeast Committee , comprising the Town of Ithaca , Village of Cayuga Heights , Town of , Lansing , Cornell University and the County will have another meeting 5 - S eptember 16 , 1974 on September 200. 1974 to consider the status of the Graham Road pro - posal , the Schoenfeld development , and the Q1loopB1 road as it affects the Northeast , and a report will be forthcoming from that meeting , Mrs . Holcomb reported that the . Planning Board has given pre • ° liminary approval to two new proposed cluster developments , one to Willis Hilker on South , R® 9 zones The second cluster is on West Hill or Elm Street Extension for Longhouse , Inc . They have 1105 acres and propose a total of 12 units in four buildings ( three units per buildm ing ) . They are only asking for final approval of the first three units ," PUBLIC HEARING - OFFICIAL TOWN MAP tyre Fabbroni , Planning Engineer , suggested scheduling a pub - lic hearing on October 7 , 1974 to consider revision of the official town map , kirs , Holcomb illustrated on map proposed additions and deletions to official town map , Motion by Supervisor SchwanP seconded by Councilman Desch , RESOLVED , that pursuant to the provisions of Section 273 of the Town Law , the Town Board will hold a Public Hearing on October 7 , 1914 , at 5045 p . m . at the Town Offices , 108 East Green Street , Ithaca , New York , for the purpose of revising the official map of the Town of Ithaca to add streets , highway , drainage systems , or parks , which have been officially proposed or accepted by the Totgn Board and the Planning Board , or the widening thereof , and to remove certain previously pro - _ posed streets or highways and , specifically , to consider among other items , the question as to whether proposed Sandra Place Extension shall be removed from the official map and whether the proposed alignment — of the streets north of Burlei_gh Drive as shown on the present official map shall be changed or whether any one or more of such streets shall be removedg and such map , as revised , shall be final and conclusive with respect to the location and width of streets and highways and the location of parks or other improvements shown thereono and IT IS FUR- THER RESOLVED , that the Town Clerk shall publish and post notice of this hearing as required by law , Unanimously carried , CODDINGTON ROAD WATER IMPROVEMENT 11ro Fabbroni asked that the Board give authorization to pay 90 % of the ccntract . amoqnt to Piccirilli _ Brothers with r€ spect to work on the Coddington Road Water Improvement . After ' some discussion , it was agreed that 10 % of the cost of completed items of work , plus the cost of uncompleted work to date , be withheld from Piccirilli Brothers , Motion by Supervisor Schwan , seconded by Councilman McElwee , RESOLVED , that Piccirilli Brothers be paid on the basis of completed work , except that 10 % of the cost shall be withheld with respect to -� completed items , plus& iAthholding the cost of uncompleted work . Unanimously carried . KENNILWORTH PLANTING STRIP Hre Fabbroni reported that Kennilworth will be planting the required planting strip at the end of October . CAMPBELL AVENUE IMPROVEMENT Mra Fabbroni reported that Campbell Avenue . is ready to be completed . 6 _ September 16 , 1974 TOWN ROADS AND STREETS Highway Superintendent Morey reported that he had a letter dated August 28 , 1974 from John L . Miller , County Fire and Disaster Coordinator , enclosing . a list of roads and streets in the Town of Ithaca . He requested that the list be studied , that any necessary corrections or additions be made , and when so corrected that the Town Board pass a resolution declaring them to be the official names . He requested a copy of the resolution along with names of the roads . It was agreed that Mr . Morey and Mr . Fabbroni would study the list and correct it and when that is done the Town Board would pass a formal resolution to make it the official list of toy,Im roads and streets . This action would probably be taken at the next meeting of the Board on October 7 , 1974 . Highway Superintendent Morey reported that the old Coy Glen voting building had been torn down and disposed of . TOWN HIGH14IAY BARN - FEASIBILITY STUDY Supervisor Schwan reported that the Town is considering doing or having done a feasibility study with regard to upgrading the Town ' s highway barn . It appears the OSHA ( Occupational Safety and Health Act ) regulations require locker rooms , bathrooms , and showers . It appears , too , that some highway equipment ( grade -all and grader ) re - main ,;outdoors since there is no room to store them inside . The mac.hl. nerybay is too low to accommodate some of the big trucks ., Supervisor Schwan suggested there probably ought to be one maintenance bay for ( the grade - all , cne for the grader , and possibly a third one as a spare for future use . Mr . Fabbroni suggested the Town should hold off on this ° for at least a month to determine first whether the Town might wish to get into combined facilities ( Town barn and Town Hall ) , Councilman Desch suggested the Town Engineer should develop a scope of proposal , a draft which the Town Board might review , and then possibly hire someone . to do a study , whether it be site options or rehabilitation options or both . This appeared to be acceptable to the Board . CAMPBELL AVENUE IMPROVEMENT Supervisor Schwan reviewed the fact that the Town is improv - ing a section of private highway on West Hill , off Trumansburg Road , some 515 feet on Campbell Avenue and some 135 feet on Hopkins Place , and that the property owners will pay the cost of $ 2 , 070 for the im- provement . In connection with this improvement the Town Board took the following action . Motion by Supervisor Schwan ; seconded by Councilman Desch , WHEREAS , a written petition , dated August 11 , 1973 was duly filed with the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca requesting the perma - nent improvement of that portion of the highway in this Town known as Campbell Avenue and the P portion of the highway in this Town known as Hopkins Place as more particularly shown on the " Survey flap of. Camp� bell Avenue and . Hopkins Place r . o . w . between Brookfield Road and N . Y . S . Rte 96 , in Town of Ithaca , Tompkins County , N . Y . , made by John A . Dougherty , L . S . 36171 , on October 2 , 1973 " being that portion of said streets described as follows A . That portion of Campbell Avenue which runs northerly from the north line of the City of Ithaca at the north line of Brookfield Road to the south line of Hopkins Placed B . That portion of Hopkins Place which runs easterly from the west line of Campbell Avenue , extended northerly , to the west line of New York State Route 96 , also known as Cliff Street or the Ithaca -Trumansburg State Highway , and 7 September 16 , 1974 WHEREAS , the said petition requested the improvement of said street by a permanent pavement thereof and certain other improvements set forth in Schedule A of said petition of such width , depth and specifications as the Town Board should determine , and f WHEREAS , said petition was duly signed by owners of real estate owning real Estate to the extent of at least one °half of the entire frontage or bounds on both sides of that portion of such high - ways . situate between the points aforesaid and also signed by resident owner's owning not less than one -half of the frontage owned by resident owner's residing in or along the portion of such highways situate be ° tween, such points , and WHEREAS , the said petition was duly acknowledged or _ proved as to each signer in the same manner as required of a deed to be recorded , and WHEREAS , at a meeting of said Town Board duly called and held on March 11 , 1974 , an Order was duly adopted by it and entered in its minutes , reciting the filing of such petition , the improvement pro ° posed and the maximum amount proposed to be expended for the improve ° ment as stated in such petition , to wit , the sum of $ 2 , 070 , and speci ° fying that the said Board Mould meet to consider the petition and to hear . all persons interested in . the subject thereof concerning the same , at the Town Offices at 108 East Green Street in the City of Ithaca , Tompkins County , New York on the 8th day of April , 1974 , and WHEREAS , the said Order , duly certified by the Town Clerk , was duly published and posted as required by law , to wit , a duly certified copy thereof was published in the Ithaca Journal , the official paper of this Town , on the 28th day of March., 1974 , and copies of such Order were posted on the 28th day of Parch , 1974 , as required by law , and WHEREAS , a hearing was duly held by this Town Board at the place and on the date and time hereinbefore mentioned' , and at such place and time , the said Town Board did duly consider the said peti - tion and hear all persons interested , and WHEREAS , after such hearing the Town Board resolved to improve said :. road subject to verification of ( i ) the map and ( ii ) the property ownership of adjoining lands , and ( iii ) the cost and expenses of this improvement , and ( iv ) the specifications for the improvement , NOW , THEREFORE , after such hearing , and upon the evidence given at such hearing , and upon the investigation made subsequent to such hearing , and pursuant to the provisions of Section 200 of the Town Law of the State of New York , it is hereby RESOLVED , that this Board does hereby determine that it is in the public interest to improve Campbell Avenue and the easterly por - tion of Hopkins Place in accordance with the aforesaid petition in this " proceeding , the specifications of which improvement are more particularly set forth in Schedule A annexed hereto , and it is fur - ther RESOLVED , that the width of Campbell Avenue shall be as shown on said survey map , to wit , 60 feet in width and the width of Hopkins Place shall similarly be shown on said survey map , namely 50 feet in width , and it is further I; RESOLVED , that the work shall be erformed by the Town Hi P y gh way Department and that the total cost to be paid for by the property owners shall not exceed the aforesaid sum of $ 2 , 070 , and , it is fur ° they . 8 m September 16 , 1974 RESOLVED , that such work shall not be commenced until there has either been a proper dedication to the Town of Ithaca of the said streets or a proper conveyance , to the Town of Ithaca of the title to said streets by the owners of the lands lying within the boundaries Of said streets . SCHEDULE A 1 Specifications for Campbell Avenue and Hopkins Place -improvements as determined by Mr .-Marion Morey , Town Highway Superintendent . go Campbell Avenue : Length coo 515 feet 20 ° Gravel 12 " Deep Oil and Stone Top 4 ° Shoulders gravel Necessary Drains Arid Ditches 20 Hopkins Place : Length m 135 feet 20 ° Gravel 12 " Deep Oil and Stone Top 4 ° Shoulders = gravel Necessary Drains and Ditches t t Town 'of Ithaca Highway Department will, :construct . Necessary Permits have been. obtained from N . Y . S . De Oe To Prepared by Marlon Morey September 6 , 1974 az Unanimously carried . I `C APPROVAL OF WARRANTS Notion by Councilman Desch ; seconded by Councilman- McElwee , RESOLVED , that the Narrants dated September• 1.6 _, 1.974 ; in 'the ` fo llow® ing amounts , be approved : General Fund. e e $ 27 , 27.5033 Highway Fund o 7 , 442053 Water and Sewer- Fund .o O u 9 , 113 a 67 PETTY CASH FUND Unanimously carried . h . In view of increased office activities and higher postage costs., it appeared appropriate to increase the petty cash fund . Motion by Supervisor Schwan,,; seconded by Councilman. Powers , RESOLVED,, that the Town of Ithaca Petty Cash Fund Abe. increased from $ 200 ° 00 to $ 3000000 Unanimously carried . 9 o September 16 ', 1974 ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 6A5 p . m . Edgard L . Bergen Town Clerk i