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Home My WebLink AboutTB Minutes 1977-12-22 TO"tr•1 OF ITHACA SPECIAL BOXRO T.IZETIIIG recem?)er 22 , 1977 e 12 ° 00 noon At a Special ��eeting of the Totm Board of the Toi-*.in of Ithaca , Tomn •v kins County , Nev..? York , held at the Totrm of Ithaca Off ices at 19. 6 East Seneca Street , Ithaca , New Mork , on the 22nd day of December , 1977 , a. 1200 o ' clock noon , there were PRESENT ° Mal ter J . Schwan , Supervisor Andret47 t'7 . ^.•2c11? lt"iee , Councilman Robert TT , Powers , Councilman Noel Desch , Councilman ALSO PRESEINTO James V . Buyoucos , ToT?m Attorney Lai.s7rence Pa Fabbroni , Tocim Engineer/Builr ing Inspector Representatives of the T de la e Philip Lerman , Itriaca Journal ABSEYT , Victor Del Rosso , Councilman Catherine A . Valentino , Councilwoman Shirley Raffensperger , Councilwoman A:e1TI =* R.ECESSIO:*T FUTgDS Supervisor Schwan explainer? the new x ederal government pro ° gram � � Anti. °° _Recession/Counter Cyclical Fiscal Assistance to State and Local Governments . He noted it is nor7 necessary to obligate and spend certain o :. the func? s already received by the Town of Ithaca . It is not required to hold a public hearing , but a notice roust be pub - lished v,7hen the Toim has taken action in this matter stating the specific purpose for which the funds were spent . The Supervisor recouuciended using the funds for er;fticloyee payroll , including fringe benefits for year end December , 1977 . The matter was temporarily tabled for lack of a quorum , Councilman Powers not having arrive at the meeting . r1,.7hen Councilman Powers appeared. he was briefed on the discussion . Thereafter the Board acted as followso 'Motion by Supervisor Schwan , seconded by Councilman Desch , ?12SOLVEDe that this Town Board hereby authorizes the allocation of Federal AntiP Recession Funds receiver?. in January $ 6 , 236 . 00 ) and April J .( `2 , 82 . 00 ) plus accrued interest ( $ 62 . 36 ) for the purpose of paying 71 °'_" oitm� of Ithaca employees ° General Payroll No ; 24 . ( Schc7an , HcElwee , Po*,aers and Desch voting Aye . Mays none . ) ri.otion by Councilman Deschr seconded by Supervisor Schr7an , that the Bolton point warrants dated December 22 , 1977 , :Wl if .:er review by the Town Board and upon recommendation b P y the South- xn Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission that they are in o°�dc- r for payment , are hereby approved in the amount of $ 16 , 011 . 69 in the Operating Account and in the amount of $ 95 , 542 . 6G in the Construction Account . ( Schwan , 11cKwee , Powers and Desch voting Aye . ,"".days � none . ) T'7ORR SrSSIOI At this point the Town retired into a work ses ,s ?. on to discuss the addendum to the contract for the five ° area sewer project . Town Board Minutes - 2 - December 22 , 1977 After the work session the meeting was remopeneda RAILROAD CROSSING SIGNING PROGRAM The Supervisor referred to a letter from York State Department of Transportation dated November 21 . 1 .977 requesting from the Toum a resolution pernitting the State to enter upon municipal highways and providing for municipal maintenance of the completed railroad crossing signing project . Supervisor Schwan described the requested resolution as `° innocuous " . the result of new Federal regulations , and he recommended that the Town Board adopt the resolution requestedo The railroad crossing signing project TP7111 be done partly with State funds and partly with Federal funds . The Board acted as follows . ! lotion by Supervisor Schwan ; seconded by Councilman Powers , t^JHEREAS , the New York State Department of ^raps-oortatior_ 7-1a proposed a Rail ° Highway Crossing Program Project ,, pursuant to Sectio 4 203 of the Federal Safety Act of 1973 as amended by Section 203 of the Federal Highway Safety Act of 1976 , and TnroE .. ^AS , the Mew York State Department of Transportation has notified this Board of the approval of plans and specifications for such a Rail � Highway Crossing Program Project , for the Rail �° lIiahulay Crossings which are under the jurisdiction of the Municipality , and which project is more completely described as the installation of railroad warning signs and railroad pavement markings ,, and WREREA, , the New York State Department of Transportation has made known its intention to advertise a contract for the above des ° cribed improvement and has requested an agreement from the Board to the effect that it will permit the State , its agents , and employees to enter upon the highways , roads , and/or streets under the juris -� diction of the municipality for the purpose of perfornning the above described improvement . NOW , THEzREFORE , BE IT RESOLVNE3D That the Town ?hoard of the Town of Ithaca duly convened in legal session held on the 22nd day of December , 1977 , does hereby approve of the above described improve -° men-'C to be performed on the highways , roads , and/or streets of this ,Municipality and noes hereby agree with the State Department of L"rans � portation that the authorities will permit the State , its agents , and e7 % .Oloyees to enter upon the highways , roads , and/or streets of the r .*..rkicipality for the purposes of carrying out the above described Raila.sigh*,tyay Crossing Program Project , and IT IS FURTHER PZSOLVE-D ° That the Town Board of this municipality does hereby agree with the State Department of Transportation that the 1-fnicipality shall retain jurisdiction over the highways , roads , alvid/or streets within the project area and hold harmless the State of New York for any damage to the property or persons of others due to the performance of any of the employees or agents of the munici � �4ality , and IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED ° That upon completion of the above described I?ait -- Highway Crossing program Project , the municipality will main _ ain the improvement and the highways , roads , and/or streets so improved in accordance with the New York State Highway Law and the Federal Nigh® way Safety Acts of 1973 and 1975 and Federal Standards and criteria in connection with such project . RESOLVL'no ^ hat for the Rail ° Highway Crossing Program Project , the municipality agrees to schedule any hightlyay resurfacing so that it will not obliterate nere.'iy painted markings , excel ')t as E" e --r..°C' Salt3t�C� by emergency situations t�Thereby resuLfacina is essential to main taining proper traffic operations , IT IS FUl'THIESp. Town Board Minutes 3 December 22 , 1977 RESOLVED > That the Clem; of this Board is hereby directerl ? within ten ( 10 ) days after the adoption of this Resolution , to trans mit five ( 5 ) certified copies of the foregoing Resolution to the Ne�.r York State Department of Transportation . ( Schwan , 4cElwee , Powers , and Desch voting Ave . Plays none ) EQUIP^PETIT FOR EPIGIIIEERING DEPARW. ENT fir . Fabbroni asked for authorization to su'Dstitute other more r appropriate drafting ecauipment for that originally authorized . Fie r said he would explore getting these materials under State contract . The Board authorized him to proceed . The materials requested would still be within the budget . Er RGENCV JOBS PROG?3API GE"'A 13r . Fabbroni brought to the attention of the Board an ad in the paper about the Emergency Jobs Program ( CETA ) and asked the BoarO if he might submit a bid . He said he could subunit a hid and if the Board eventually dceided it did not want to be involved with the pro gran �_t would simply not hire the people . Mr . Fabbroni was author !.? •T� ed to proceed . i-WOU Itl;TMEIdT The meeting was duly adjourned . Edward L . Bergen Town Clerk