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Home My WebLink AboutTB Minutes 1976-08-16 TON7111 OF ITHACA ADJOUMIED BOARD TMETING August 16 , 1976 e 500 oemo At an adjourned - 'Meeting of the Town Board of the Town: of Ithaca Tompkins County , Alew York , held at the Town of Ithaca Offices at 126 East Seneca Street , Ithaca , New York , on the 16th day of Puaust ,v 1976 , at 50000 pone , there were PRESENT . Walter Jo Schwan , Supervisor Andrew W . n4.cElwee , ,. Councilman Ploel Desch , Councilman . Robert N . . Powers , Councilman Victor, Del - Rosso , Councilman Catherine . Ao Valentino , , Councilwoman Shirley Raffensperger , Councilwoman ALSO PRESENT ° James Ve Buyoucos , Town Attorney Lawrence P . Fabbroni , ToWi Engineer/Building; Inspector BONDING ( $ 10967 , 000. ) Supervisor Sch'ifiran reported that , bids on Town of Ithaca serial bonds in the amount of $ 1 , 967 , 004 will be received in New York !City on Thursdayel11' August 19 , 1976 at ll � 00 z aDlo It was agreed that the Supervisor will , if necessary , make a call to Ithaca . after the bids are received to consult with toard members on accep - tance of the low bide WATE1•: RATE SCI,TEA RULE The Board reviewed proposed local law with respect to the adoption of a revised water rate schedule , . Town Attorney Buyoucos noted that no provision had been made as yet for the surcharge section of Schedule " A,il' o The Board agreed to set the water sur - charge at 5 % and the Town &Attorney will prepare appropriate lan - guage . A public hearing on this matter is scheduled for August 23 , 19760 It was agreed 'also that the sewer surcharge will remain at 2 % 110 Therefore , no ;revision of the sewer ordinance will be re � quireda PLUMBING CODE The Board reviewed proposed local law , prepared by Town Attorney Buyoucosj for ,; the adoption of a plumbing code and for the control of cross -- conneotionso This material and the prepared mate ... rial on cross connection control was accepted by the Board " as is " ( in view of the ircnediate need for a plumbing code and cross - connections control ) with the intention that after some experience 11 1 th it , it could be amended , if necessary . A, public hearing on this matter is scheduled for 'August 23 , 1976 ° PETITION OF ITHACA EL.!- 111E MAPLE T-SOUSES , INC, FOR ANNEXATION TO CITY ° OF ITFLjCA Town Attorney Buyoucos read letter dated August 16 , 1976 addressed by hire to Supervisor Schwan on this matter . His letter notes that not later than August 30 , 1976 the Town of Ithaca and the City of Ithaca must publish a notice that a joint hearing must be held not sooner than 20 days nor more than 40 days after the publication of the notice , He suggested October 3 , 1976 as the hearing date . He recommended that each member of the Town Board should submit a list of arguments in support of the contention that the proposed annexation is not in the over - all public interest of the Town . Town Board Minutes 2 - August 16 , 1976 TOW ' HIGHWAY MAINTEIIA14CE FACILITY Mre Buyoucos . r;eported that ' r2ra Millard Brink has leased from 'Mrs a Iva . C o Marion a portion of the site . which the Town ° is purchasing for the ' highway. maintenance : facilityo On this leased portion PTr a Brink 'has 'planted a corn field o Mr .o Buyoucos noted that the Town ° s option',' to purchase the . land. did riot include any agreement to take titlo .to the property subject . to any lease or agreement. with anyone 'else ° It was aIgreed . a letter to Mr . Brink would - be drafted in anefort to settle this matter . amicably with Mr , Brink . Mro Brink will be asked to harvest his corn , if pos ° sible before Augu6t, 25 '!, 1976 ° The . Town has no alternative con- sidering its need to take possession of the site in ' order to have the facilities ready by the time it vacates its present premises , FRESHWATER d<1ETLANDS Flr a Fabbr6hi reported that the Town ' Iias received a model law/ordinance for the Arotection of freshwater wetlands prepared by the 14ew York . State Department of EnVirohn' ental Consdrvation , with a request to bring it to the attention of the Town Board . In Order to protect the remaining wetlands in New York State , . the State,, Legislature adopted the Freshwater tHetlands Act , Article 24 , of th'e Environmental Conservation Law , effective September 1 , 19750 It appears there is some confusion as to whether the Town ( or any municipality ) is required to adopt its oirm wetlands' legislation by September 1 , 19760 In any event , any local legislation would not be effective until ,', the Department of Environmental Conservation furnishes freshwater wetlands maps . The Town . Board 'P after brief discussion , acted as follows : Motion by Councilman Desch ,, seconded by Councilman Powers , RESOLVED , that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca shall hold a public hearing on August 23 , 1976 at 6 .* 00 pomo at the Town Offices to consider the adoption of a local law for the protection of fresh- water wetlands in accordance with a model law prepared by the De - partment of Environmental Conservation . Unanimously carried . REZONING RIDGECREST ROAD AREA Mr . Fabbroni , as indicated at the meeting of August 9 , 1976 , presented a map of the area proposed to be re - zoned . This is an area west of Ridgecrest Road , east of the Chase property , "ild south of East King !; Roado The intent is to re- zone all the a cea which is not R� 15 to R�- 15 ( from R-- 30 ) o Mr . Fabbroni asked tae Town Board to schedule a public hearing to re - zone this land 1>>>hich is served with water and sewer since the R- 30 category is no longer required for proper drainage . The Planning Board has recommended such re ° zoning ° Motion by Councilman Desch ° seconded by Supervisor Schwan , RESOLVED , that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca shall hold a public hearing on September 13 , 1976 at 7o00 pomo at the Town Offices to consider rezoning from R- 30 to R� 15 the following area . all the land west of Ridgecrest Road , east of the Chase property , and south of East King ' Roado Unanimously carried . Councilman Del ' Rosso noted that the Ridgecrest Road area is becoming a blightedJlarea and that if this is the result of any lack of enforcement o .f ', the Zoning Ordinance , the Town should look into the matter very carefully . Councilman Powers noted that the Town Board Minutes - 3 - August 16 , 1976 blighted . appearance is at . least in part due to the type of house construction in the area and that these houses now are beginning to show signs of deterioration . VARIETY STORE AND MINI -GAS STATION DEVELOPMENT m MORRIS ANGELL Councilwoman Raffensperger said it was her understanding that ; the Town Board was going to hold a public hearing on August 23 , 1976 in regard to the variety store and rani ®gas station which is proposed for the corner of Judd falls Road and Ellis Hollow Road by Morris Angell , one ' of the reasons for the holding of a hearing being that the Planning Board held an improperly advertised public hearing on this mattero Since there , was still some disagreement as to whether • a public hearing is a legal requirement in this case ( since the use applied for . is a legal use in the area ) , . it was agreed that . a special advertisement ( not a legal notice ) would be placed in the .. Ithaca Journal notifying the 7bwn residents that a public information meeting will be held on August 23 , 1976 on the proposed development . STATUS OF BUILDING PLANS FOR HIGHWAY MAIA1TFNADICE FACILITIES Mro Fabbroni presented three schematic site plans for the proposed Town of Ithaca highway maintenance facility on Seven Mile Drive and schematics for the ultimate use of . the building prepared by John So MacNeill , Jr . , P . C . ( Consulting Engineer & Land Surveyor ) , including topographical survey . Costs were variously estimated at $ 246 , 000 , $ 1950000 , and $ 170 , 000 . The Board reviewed with Mr . Fab ° broni the three alternatives , and discarded the two higher estimates for economic reasons , and reviewed more closely the $ 170 , 000 pro postal , a pre engineered metal building of about 9 , 180 square feet . Tiro Fabbroni and the Board made various suggestions modifying the schematics , particularly recommending location of a part of the proposed facilities on a second floor , ADJOUPIZIENT The meeting was duly adjourned at 7055 pamo to 5000 p . m . on August 23 , 19760 Edward La Bergen Town Clerk