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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB Minutes 2015-06-08 Meeting of the Ithaca Town Board Monday,June 8,2015 at 5:30 p.m. a+b 4�yh 215 North Tioga Street, Ithaca, NY 14850 Agenda 1. Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance 2. Report of Tompkins County Legislature and Ithaca Common Council 3. Coddington Road Community Center Discussion 4. Persons to be Heard and Board comments 5. 5:30 p.m. Public Hearing on a Proposed Local Law amending the Town of Ithaca Code, Chapter 270 titled "Zoning" and revise the Town Zoning Map to rezone Tax Parcels 32.-2-6 and 31.-2-28 located at 617 and 619 Five Mile Drive from Low Density Residential to Medium Density Residential (Amabel Project) a. Consider adoption 6. Discuss Seasonal Parking on Towerview Rd 7. Discuss and consider setting a public hearing regarding a proposed local law to Override the Tax Levy Limit established in General Municipal Law §3-C 8. Discuss and consider approval of the PEG Access Studio Budget 9. Discuss and consider adoption of a bond resolution for the Sapsucker Water Tank Replacement project 10. Consider Consent Agenda Items a. Approval of Town Board Minutes b. Town of Ithaca Abstract c. Bolton Point Abstract d. Appointment to Codes and Ordinances Committee 11. Report of Committees 12. Report of Town Officials and Review of Correspondence 13. Consider Adjournment TOWN OF ITHACA AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING AND PUBLICATION I, Paulette Terwilliger, being duly sworn, say that I am the Town Clerk of the Town of Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York that the following notice has been duly posted on the sign board of the Town Clerk of the Town of Ithaca and the notice has been duly published in the official newspaper, Ithaca Journal: 0 ADVERTISEMENT O NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS O NOTICE OF ESTOPPEL O NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF PUBLIC INTEREST ORDER 5:30 p.m. Public Hearing on a Proposed Local Law amending the Town of haca Code, Chapter 270 titled "Zoning" and revise the Town Zoning Map to rezone Tax Parcels 32.-2-6 and 31.-2-28 located at 617 and 619 Five Mile Drive from Low Density Residential to Medium De sity Residential (Amabel Project) Location of Sign Board Used for Posting: Town Clerk's Office 215 North Tioga Street Ithaca, NY 14850 GIMM W3W2015 a W Tax h Date of Posting: 5/28/2015 Ba m The 101=aca-T ,gin G Date of Publication: 5/30/2015 entIn- yae8,2015at2 5 Yr It.pro.N:Tfoga St'b*MbV at,&.30 Tt The p•m•to disaW a proposed ty #y devF rocE1 taw amerOng the Torn 51 tides•af'Ithaca code.Chepter.270 6u entitled 7=W and to re."? 3875 visa the Town Zoning Map to eW Mw rezone tax parcels 31-2.0 N1 1e Corn•and .-2=28 located ai`817 SL fs Paulette Terwilliger *State s1 to FO Town Clerk rse tax Mom Densfty Rat. 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Nota�y 'ublic ZEBOR KELLhY Notary Public, ate of New York No -01 KEW25073 Qualified in Schuyler county 1a Commission Expires May 17,20_._..L Meeting of the Ithaca Town Board Monday,June 8,2015 at 5:30 p.m. Minutes Board Members Present: Herb Engman, Supervisor; Bill Goodman, Deputy Town Supervisor; Pat Leary,Tee-Ann Hunter, Eric Levine, Rich DePaolo, and Rod Howe Staff Present: Susan Ritter, Director of Planning, Bruce Bates, Director of Code Enforcement; Mike Solvig, Director of Finance,Judy Drake, Director of Human Resources; Paulette Terwilliger, Town Clerk; and Susan Brock,Attorney for the Town Absent: Jim Weber, Highway Superintendent Agenda Item 1 Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance Meeting was called to order at 5:32 p.m. Agenda Item 2 Report of Tompkins County Legislature and Ithaca Common Council None Agenda Item 3 Coddington Road Community Center Discussion Heather Mount, Executive Director of the Center gave an overview of Center's plans for expansion. She stated that they are celebrating their 301h year of childcare and they are looking at the services they offer and how they could expand to provide more services. Right now they have a temporary building providing some extra programming but they are really looking to build a permanent building. She explained that in getting approval for the temporary building, one of the issues that came up was the ballfield area which is designated as a town park and the restrictions that come along with that are impacting the planning process for the expansion because they are not sure what they can do and what the options are. She stated that they are committed to continuing to provide green space for the entire community to enjoy. They would like to be able to maneuver things a little bit while they expand their facility. Mr. Engman asked if it were her understanding that this was a town park or just a park tha t was made available by the Community Center and the town maintains it? Ms. Mount stated that it was her understanding from the abstract that they have and previous conversations with staff was that it was formally designated as a Town Park more than 20 years ago and there would be legal ramifications and things to explore as they move forward. Ms. Brock explained that the State would have to permit the town to alienate the park and that is a long process because the Senate has to approve that permit to alienate it and they would probably want to know if there is substitute park land in the area that would be given in replacement of the alienated land, not necessarily by the same entity, but right now that park is meeting certain needs of the residents in the area and they would want to know if those needs would continue to be met if this was no longer park land. Mr. Engman asked Ms. Mount if the TB Minutes 6-8-2015 Pg 1 thought was that the current park land would be built upon or changed in purpose and she responded that it wouldn't be in the long term but they would need the ability to maneuver around it a little bit. There is a tree line that runs right along the park area and they would need a little bit of that space and they would like to reconfigure the parking area a little bit and that is at the base of the park area. She stated that they do not want to take away any of the space or usage of the land but would like to be able to maneuver around it and it may come right up next to it in some cases. Ms. Brock responded that that may be a little different; she thought they were talking about actually using the park land for the new facility. Ms. Mount responded that when they first looked at where to place the temporary structure they had looked at placing it on the park land because it was the easiest but they put it somewhere else and at this point they are looking long term and wanting to know what steps they would have to take in order to build in a reasonable way. Ms. Brock asked if they were talking about green space or taking over an area that are the surrounding areas. Ms. Mount responded that her understanding is that the park is the large softball field, and the pavilion that is off the backside of it. They wouldn't be taking away either of those things, but as they build, one of the things they have to explore is a larger septic and they may have to dig part of that in order to enlarge the septic and then put it back. They would be temporary disruptions but then back to existing. Ms. Brock thought there was case law about even granting a water easement or similar require State Legislature approval but we could check once we know specifically what they want to do. Mr. Engman asked if they had any plans drawn up and Ms. Mount responded that they did not because the first question is what steps would have to be taken and what information would be needed for those steps. Mr. Engman stated that it sounds like if it is just a modification of the current park in some way, removal of trees or that sort of thing, that would be an agreement between the Town and the Community Center but if there is a permanent change like a sewer or septic field, that sounds like something we would have to research and figure out but he thought the State would view that as providing a benefit to a particular group or individuals and might require a longer process. It doesn't sound like it would be as drastic as changing the entire park to something else and finding comparable park space, but it will still be a process of some sort. He asked her to let the Town know as soon as they have even preliminary drawings and staff could look at those and go from there. Agenda Item 4 Persons to be Heard and Board comments Mr. Engman noted that we do have a public hearing scheduled so he would like to hear from the public under Persons to be Heard then the public hearing regarding the construction project and back to the discussion item regarding parking issues. Raj, (Attachment 1) Grandview subdivision of Sunnyview Lane, Westview Lane, and Towerview and a problem has risen to the top that has been going on for many years and migrating from close to Six Mile Creek and Second Dam where people are engaged in illegal swimming and gorge jumping which is both hazardous and illegal and they need to park somewhere so they invade the neighborhoods. They have been doing this for many years and it was covered in the TB Minutes 6-8-2015 Pg 2 media extensively in 2011 and both the Town which has jurisdiction over the Second Dam area and the City which has jurisdiction in the waterways were involved in those conversations and the neighbors in Penny Lane area requested a seasonal parking ban and a section of Route 79 did also. Those cars are now coming to the Towerview and our area to park and causing a nuisance. These cars block the flow of traffic, the access to emergency vehicles and they are dropping garbage and bottles etc. in the lawns and use the bushes as a restroom and are verbally abusive and it is becoming intolerable. He did say that he does not have direct experience of this because his house is the most remote from the area but he has on occasion gone through the neighborhood and and just yesterday half the length of the road was blocked with cars and at least 7 cars with NYS plates. Raj noted that the neighborhood has prepared a survey and now the topic is on the agenda as Item 6 for tonight. Mr. Raj stated that one of the chief leaders of the movement is Melanie who will speak later, but he wanted to address one aspect of the problem and a possible solution. Since the problem originates at the jumping spot and promoted by You Tube, he wanted to ask if the board had considered alternatives to restricting parking, especially an alternative that did not include restrictions on parking because he and many of his neighbors are very reluctant to see parking restrictions introduced of any kind because his fear is restrictions using hours will not work because the people could just come earlier and stay there. He stated that he is here primarily to urge the board to think of other ways besides parking restrictions and maybe strengthen the laws and articles that control the area such as the no swimming sign and actively enforce them. Mr. Engman wanted to respond to the speaker and the remaining group on the topic stating that the town has tried to make other arrangements with the city of Ithaca and the sheriffs to try to solve the problems through regulations and enforcement rather than parking restrictions; he has met many times with those entities and the state police to try and get them to do something and there was always a jurisdictional battle between the City and the Sheriff and nothing was happening so we took it into our own hands and started the parking restrictions to try and get some control over it. We kind of realized the problem might migrate but what may have some hope is we have received a message from Julie Holcomb, the City Clerk, and her read a paragraph from that message: "We have held a couple of meetings with the representative of the Tompkins County Sheriff's Office along with the Ithaca Police Department, Department of Public Works and others to discuss enforcement strategies. IPD and the Sheriff's Office have agreed to conduct three special details in June, July and August where they will go in an write tickets for every violation they see ranging from open container to illegal swimming etc. In addition, we will be enhancing our parking enforcement both in the City and in the Town around these areas. Our Gorge Rangers are now partnered up with the IPD and will be acting as the eyes and ears for law enforcement and will report issues as they occur as well as acting as a complainant for enforcement purposes." TB Minutes 6-8-2015 Pg 3 Mr. Engman stated that it went on to say some other things but it does seem like the City is going to make a major push this summer to try and get some control over what is happening. It is the City that owns the land down there and it is they that have the enforcement authority. He wanted to mention that because it is a relatively new development and if they could change the culture of the place so that people don't think of it as a place to party and to take life- threatening risks,then hopefully it won't be as big of an issue as it has been. Raj commented that as an educator, anything that you say is dangerous is not going to work; what will work is maybe fines, greater and greater amounts of fines. Mr. Engman responded that that is what he thinks they are going to do, and they will have someone to file the complaint and follow through. Hopefully that will get some chilling effect on the area. Mr. Engman noted that the Board has seen the questionnaire and responses and reiterated a 5 minute time limit so everyone has a chance to speak. Melanie Stein (Attachment 2) Ms. Stein stated that she has spoken to some of us and she thanked everyone that has emailed and spoken with her stating that everyone has been very helpful. She stated that she just went to Second Dam yesterday when her son was busy elsewhere and she was able to go with her husband. She went on to chronicle her visit saying that the number of people weren't anywhere near a record amount but she was able to see and talk to some people. She made attempts to count people and the day was not hot but just warm and she counted about 130 people at about 3:30 in the afternoon. On her way she counted 8 cars parked on Towerview Rd. and a dozen or so people in the water with more on the other side where the rope is and multiple people climbing the steep slope and jumping from different levels into the water. Ms. Stein stated that there was some trash but not a lot and there was an older man there picking up trash with two unleashed dogs who was telling people to pick up their trash and be careful about broken glass. She stated that she took multiple pictures and videos. Ms. Stein stated that only two people were borderline unpleasant and she asked people where they were from and a number of them told her they were from Binghamton, Norwich and Endicott and a couple were probably intoxicated. She asked one how they had heard about the area and was told from friends and she asked when the party would be breaking up and a young man told him the party would be all night because they were there to party and take Molly. Ms. Stein noted that a very big generator was being pulled into place and there was a big black speaker already in place. She asked another person who said the same thing and she smelled marijuana and was there long enough to notice people using a particular area as a bathroom. TB Minutes 6-8-2015 Pg 4 Ms. Stein asked a couple of small groups if they were aware that two people have died jumping from this gorge and no one was and while she was doing that, a young lady was coming down the path warning people that the cops were towing cars. Ms. Stein stated that when they reached Route 79 they could see a sheriffs car in the distance and trash on Towerview and more cars parked on Honness Lane than were there when they started. When she got home she called 911 and asked them to give her a call after to tell her the outcome and instead an officer came to the house. The officer told her that usually there are only 3 officers on duty at a time but yesterday they have 4 and two State Deputies on. Usually when they find illegally parked cars on Rte. 79 they rotate through the towing services but first we write tickets and if someone comes while we are there, we let them take their car and tow the ones that are still there when we are ready to leave. She stated that this is different than what she had been told on the phone which is that they only tow cars when a car has outstanding parking tickets. He told her that he has been involved in some enforcement on Second Dam for the last 2 and a % years and on hot days he has seen several hundred people and today when he went down there were about 50-75 people and 3 officers responded to her call with one staying on the road and 2 to the water's edge. They told the people that they had to leave and most picked up their trash. He didn't cite anyone because it would have been unsafe and that in his experience in the past couple of years the authorities have done joint details and if they do arrest someone they do it with an appearance ticket because it is a violation, not an offense so they are not arrested and taken to jail. He was very helpful but at the end, he wanted to ask me to let the County Legislature know that there aren't enough deputies on the road and that they need more personnel and she could see that he wanted to fix the problem but he can't because he needs to make sure he gets home safe. Ms. Stein went on to say that she talked to a 19 year old she knows and he helped her understand why they go and why they are fascinated. It's the thrill and the teenagers feeling of "it won't happen to me" and a place to get away from authority like anarchy. The teen told her that it has changed a lot over the past few years but he was a good citizen of the damn; he takes a lot of trash out with him but to him its simple; it's our spot, it's where we can go and we have our own rules. Ms. Stein went on to say that some people have fantasized about making it a bigger park but we can't even keep Buttermilk park open and what happens if someone did get hurt down there? How would we get them out? Her biggest concern was how to protect them, protect the rescue workers and protect herself and her children from them. She is concerned about her 12 year old son and when he walks or hikes and sees these activities and wants to imitate them. Mr. DePaolo spoke saying that it has been 15 minutes and he thought the Board understands that there are some issues with swimming and rowdy behavior at the Second Dam and those things go without saying. We have all lived here long enough to know that enforcement is an TB Minutes 6-8-2015 Pg 5 issue and he also wanted to remind the Board that we are here, for the most part, to consider potential parking restrictions as a means of addressing this issue and it sounded to him like what Ms. Stein was trying to do was to regulate the access and behavior into Second Dam and he was dubious whether parking restrictions will do that. He went on to say that although she may be concerned about her 12 year old imitating this behavior, he is going to be confronted with it at some point and whether or not we restrict parking in the neighborhood or not, these young and adventurous people who are swimming at the dam are going to, in all likelihood, be willing to walk from even farther away to get there. Ms. Stein responded that she hadn't even talked about parking and Mr. Engman spoke saying that as presiding officer he thinks we need to hear from everyone that wanted to speak and Ms. Stein was past the stated limit. He said the board would hear what everyone else had to say and then come back and have an opportunity for Town Board members to discuss this further. He asked the Board to stick to clarification questions during Persons to be Heard and discussion later. He stated that we would have to have a number of additional meetings to talk about the details of what to do and how to do it. This is just laying the issue on the table and starting a process. Ms. Stein responded that she would be really brief in wrapping this up and Mr. Engman stated that he was sorry, but she has taken more than her time and we need to listen to the other people. He stated that she could not continue to speak and should take her seat. Todd Olsen, 127 Westview Lane at intersection of Westview and Towerview so his is an area that these problems happen at and they park at. Mr. Olsen stated that his wife, who is retired, is a frequent user of the gorge area. One of the concerns they have is litter. He stated that they have seen people come back from the dam and empty trash from their cars into the ditch and they don't know what to do about it; sometimes it could be dangerous to speak to the people so they go around once a week and pick thing up from the ditch. They wondered if the town has dealt with these sorts of issues before and maybe something as simple as trash barrels might help. Mr. Olsen then talked about the security issues that have been discussed within the community group and he related a story about a time his wife was walking back up from the gorge and saw people changing their clothes right there on the side of the road and she was uncomfortable and the group then drove by her with a kind of smirk and a look at her and it was uncomfortable. He has heard similar concerns from others and so the biggest concerns are trash and feeling safe from these people. Judy Katz — Ms. Katz stated that she was a new resident in the community but has been following the email strings on the neighborhood group discussions and although she appreciates how difficult the problem is, her view is that if there is any way to deal with the issue at the gorge, although she has heard how difficult that would be, that would be a better solution. That would ensure the safety of those there and limit some of the behaviors. She opposes using parking as a means of controlling the problem because the neighborhood is in a public space and she was not in favor of using laws to limit people's access to public spaces and she felt that it was discriminatory. She recognizes that there are problems and those problems TB Minutes 6-8-2015 Pg 6 should be solved, but she doesn't believe they should be solved by restricting who can park there. Laura Joseph, 137 Westview Ln — Ms. Joseph stated that she is very conflicted about how to fix the problem because in talking with neighbors, there seems to be a lot of problems with trying to restrict parking because we tend to have our own parties and also a lot of work done on your house is done in the spring and summer and they need somewhere to park. She did say that her one thought is that it seems to be most of the ideas have focused around enforcement but maybe the people who manage parks and have dealt with this in other areas might have some ideas on how to deal with this type of problem that they have tried and had success with. There were no other people wishing to address the Board under persons to be heard and he turned to the Board Comments section. Mr. Engman reported that there is a tentative labor agreement with the union and Bolton Point which will come to a vote on Wednesday and then will need to be approved by all five municipalities. Mr. Engman reported that Mike has received a check from the Town of Dryden for their support of the Sustainability Planner from over a year ago and Paulette had received signed contracts for the sewer transmission, so those two very long-standing items have been rectified and hopefully there will be smoother relationships between us in the future. Ms. Hunter reported that the first Watershed Advisory Committee meeting for the update of the Watershed Management Plan and they will be presenting at the TCCOG June meeting. They will be starting a public outreach campaign to get people to engage and she will make sure the board gets that information. Mr. DePaolo asked if other board members who were able to attend some of the shurette sessions could report out on what happened. Mr. Engman asked that that be done later under Report of Town Officials so we can get to the public hearing that is scheduled. Agenda Item 5 5:30 p.m. Public Hearing on a Proposed Local Law amending the Town of Ithaca Code, Chapter 270 titled "Zoning" and revise the Town Zoning Map to rezone Tax Parcels 32.-2-6 and 31.-2-28 located at 617 and 619 Five Mile Drive from Low Density Residential to Medium Density Residential (Amabel Project) Mr. Engman opened the public hearing at 6:29 p.m. There was no one present wishing to address they board on this topic and the public hearing was closed. Mr. Engman reported that there is a summary on the project in the packets and there is a proposed change in the proposal to add a few more units which will need the SEQR to be redone,therefore,we cannot act on this tonight. TB Minutes 6-8-2015 Pg 7 Mr. DePaulo asked Ms. Brock whether she had researched the question regarding whether a rezoning can be tied to a specific project. Ms. Brock responded that she had researched and she stated that conditional zoning is allowed in New York. The conditional zoning has to be tied to the land and not any individual person just like all other principles associated with zoning. Where it is appropriate to rezone a property consistent with your Comprehensive Plan,where it is appropriate to rezone without conditions it is also appropriate to rezone with conditions to protect neighboring properties. You would look at the same standards for either; is this consistent with the comprehensive plan and then you may impose conditions and they will be binding to the land. She added that there was a case that referred to a specific plan that was submitted so you can also refer to and require conditions based upon a specific plan or be generic. You can specify setbacks, buffering, lot coverage, clustering, etc. Everything the board has in its power to put into a zoning ordinance can be placed on a rezoning and those conditions become part of the zoning law. Many municipalities also require that the owner of the land file a declaration of covenants which gets filed with the County Clerk's office and is in the deed chain of title so people who subsequently buy the lots would see it as well as part of the zoning. Ms. Brock noted that the board would need to hold another public hearing and the notice would have to specify the kinds of conditions or some idea of the character of the conditions so it is adequate notice for the public to comment on. Mr. DePaolo asked how we would differentiate this parcel from all of the other medium density parcels in the town and Ms. Brock responded that here you would be allowing a higher density and restricting them to the physical layout proposed. At this point we don't have a final plan and if the Planning Board still rules a negative declaration they would simply amend their declaration. Ms. Ritter noted that the developer is hoping to get on the next Planning Board agenda and asked the Board to start thinking about conditions they would like to have. Agenda Item 6 Discuss Seasonal Parking on Towerview Rd Mr. Engman summarized the topic by saying it seems to him the board has 3 options; 1 is to see what happens with the City's increased enforcement proceedings to see if that has any affect this season on activities in the gorge, 2 is to entertain a petition from residents specifying what they would like to see in terms of parking or other measures under our authority or 3 the possibility of a resident parking system which we have discussed in other areas and have not wanted to get into that for reasons of the legal complexities and the difficulty or administration and so forth but those seem to be the three options. Ms. Hunter said that given the limited authority we have over the Six Mile Creek and the Gorge and given that our attempts to regulate what goes on there through parking restrictions has simply moved the parking to other locations, she hoped that the combined law enforcement initiative would have some positive results over the summer. She wasn't sure what else we could do; our parking restrictions have worked in the specific are that is posted but simply moved it elsewhere. This is just going to move and move and this is a symptom of a greater problem I have stated before, we have no public access for swimming. We have natural resources here that people are going to want to avail themselves off an we have to figure out a way to provide people with a place to dip a toe in the water and it is a big task and it might not TB Minutes 6-8-2015 Pg 8 work this summer but she is glad that the city and the county are aware of the problems and are going to try and address it and she would like to see us support them in whatever way we can. She added that even if we were to do the parking restrictions, it probably wouldn't happen this season. Ms. Hunter was in favor of option 1 which is to see how the enforcement efforts go this season. She did add that she would really like to see us look into alternative for swimming because NYS has draconian regulations on swimming which do not exist in other states and this problem comes back year after year and is not going to go away. Mr. Goodman asked if the city is going to have to fence that area when they are done with their new water plant and Mr. Bates responded that he did not know for sure, but part of the federal regulations will require a fence. Mr. Goodman responded that he would want to wait and see what happens with the enforcement being proposed for this year because if we just put the proposed restrictions on Towerview that had been discussed at one point, it will just move people farther up into the Grandview neighborhood and he is wary given the comments we have heard to extend it further or throughout the neighborhood and it will be a long and difficult process for a residential permit system and he wasn't interested in doing that. Mr. Goodman thought it might be useful to have a group of people to sit down and talk if anyone else wants to do that, but thought that right now, doing some no parking on a block of Towerview isn't going to do anything except push it further up. Mr. Goodman and Ms. Hunter also wanted to look into some trash cans that might be a simple solution to some of the problems while realizing that the larger problem itself is something we don't have a lot of control over. Mr. DePaolo said that rather than predetermine what we may or may not do which might be determined to some extent by what we hear from the neighborhood by way of a formal petition for an action, even if we don't agree with what they are asking it, it would rise to the level of consideration by virtue of having a lot of support in the neighborhood. He did not want to discourage residents in the area from deciding what they would like to do, even if it is a restricted parking approach, so that we have a definitive approach to consider as opposed to this kind of nebulous problem which is certainly worth tackling, but it is going to take a long time to do that. Mr. Howe picked up on Mr. DePaolo's statement saying that it was definitely the sentiment from the Public Works Committee; that we needed more information from the residents themselves and that this is a complex issue and there is no immediate solution for it. He was in favor of waiting to see what happens this summer, but also suggesting the residents do some further work and get back to us. Mr. Engman added that it seems we have had this discussion before and Ms. Brock has explained to us that if there is a no parking established, that applies to everybody, you cannot pick and choose who can park and who can't because the streets are public and people have the right to use the street in the same way whether they are residents or not so even the resident could not park on the street. Ms. Brock added that if you wanted to go to a resident/nonresident system you need State Legislature approval to do that and in anticipation TB Minutes 6-8-2015 Pg 9 of that question, she had just looked up the City's regulations and some others and every single instance one requires a certain number of spaces within the permitted area to be available to non-residents and required short term parking in the permitted area. Mr. Engman stated to the audience that as they can see, the Town does not have a lot of freedom to do these types of things. He turned to Mr. Goodman saying that it sounded like he was willing to attend a neighborhood meeting... Mr. Goodman said he would if there is a meeting scheduled and then talk to other board members. Mr. Levine agreed with Mr. Howe and Mr. DePaolo saying if there is a petition submitted they should look at it since they did that for the other areas and looking at the survey results, it seemed a majority wanted some type of restriction. That being said, when it came to Commonland, there wasn't any discussion about increased patrols and enforcement efforts or fencing and if there are going to be meetings, he would like to go to those to discuss options. Mr. Engman suggested that we leave it at that and attend a neighborhood meeting if the neighborhood would like that and if there is a formal petition,consider that. Agenda Item 7 Discuss and consider setting a public hearing regarding a proposed local .law to Override the Tax Levy Limit established in General Municipal Law§3-C Mr. Engman noted that this is the same we have done in each year in case the board decides to exceed the limit and the Budget Committee will be looking at the County's proposed plan and make a recommendation to the board and this is simply setting the public hearing. TB Resolution No. 2015 - 062: Setting a Public Hearing regarding a proposed Local Law to Override the Tax Lew Limit Established in General Municipal Law§3-c Resolved that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca will hold a Public Hearing on July 13, 2015 at 5:30 p.m. regarding adoption of a local law to override the tax levy limit established in General Municipal Law §3-c, for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2016 and ending December 31, 2016. Notice of this public hearing shall be published in the official newspaper not less than 5 days prior to the hearing. Moved:Tee Ann Hunter Seconded: Rod Howe Vote: Ayes—Hunter, Howe, Goodman, Engman, Leary, Levine and DePaolo Agenda Item 8 Discuss and consider approval of the PEG Access Studio Budget Mr. Engman explained that this is for public access television which every subscriber pays a little bit of money towards and Mr. DePaolo has been insisting that they come through with what they promised in the franchise agreement. TB Minutes 6-8-2015 Pg 10 Mr. DePaolo reported that the accounting structure has changed and they no longer require 6 months advance notice for capital expenses so this can be more of an operating budget that can be drawn from over the course of the year. Mr. Engman also noted that Mr. DePaolo is on the negotiating committee on behalf of the town and 13 other municipalities for a new franchise and asked him for an update. Mr. DePaolo said it is fair to say that not a lot of the things we asked for were smiled upon and there has been a bid for TWC by another entity and it remains to be seen if that will affect negotiations. The committee is looking at precedents from other TWC customers to see what they have gotten and what to ask for and there is the outstanding discrepancies found by our auditor that would have to be settled before any new agreement is reached. TB Resolution 2015-063 :Adopt 2016 PEG Access Studio Budget Whereas the Franchise Agreement between Time Warner Entertainment and the City of Ithaca signed in 2003 (the terms of which continue until a new franchise is ratified)authorizes Time Warner Entertainment to collect$0.15 per subscriber per month to be used for equipment and PEG Access Studio facility maintenance; and Whereas the Franchise Agreement outlines the creation of an Access Oversight Committee which shall be responsible for approving the timing, use and amount of PEG access equipment acquired each year over the term of the agreement; and Whereas the Access Oversight Committee has recommended approval by participating municipalities of a 2016 budget in the amount of$12,500; and Whereas the Franchise Agreement states that participating municipalities, including the Town of Ithaca, must adopt the annual PEG Access Studio budget by June 30 of the preceding year; now therefore be it Resolved that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca adopts the 2016 PEG Access Studio budget as recommended by the Access Oversight Committee. Moved: Rich DePaolo Seconded: Bill Goodman Vote: Ayes—DePaolo, Goodman, Engman, Leary, Levine, Howe and Hunter Agenda Item 9 * Discuss and consider adoption of a bond resolution for the Sapsucker Water Tank Replacement project Mr. DePaolo had a question about verbiage in section 8 which authorizes the supervisor "in his sole discretion" to execute ... and he wondered what that meant and why it was there. Some discussion followed and Ms. Brock and Mr. Solvig responded that this is boiler plate and comes from Doug Goodfriend, our bond counsel and is probably so that the supervisor has an out to TB Minutes 6-8-2015 Pg 11 not sign if something seemed out of order or suspicious because otherwise he would be required to sign regardless. They will check with Mr. Goodfriend. Mr. DePaolo said he wasn't overly concerned but curious. TB RESOLUTION NO. 2015-064: BOND RESOLUTION - In the Matter of the Proposed Town of Ithaca Sapsucker Woods Tank Water Improvement Area Improvements,in the Town of Ithaca,Tompkins County, New York,pursuant to Town Law and the Local Finance Law. At a regular meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, held at the Town Hall, 215 North Tioga Street, in Ithaca, New York, in said Town, on the 8th day of June, 2015,at 5:30 o'clock P.M., Prevailing Time. The meeting was called to order by Herb Engman,and upon roll being called,there were PRESENT: Supervisor Herb Engman Councilperson Rich DePaolo Councilperson Bill Goodman Councilperson Rod Howe Councilperson Tee-Ann Hunter Councilperson Patricia Leary Councilperson Eric Levine ABSENT: None Moved by Rod Howe,seconded by Rich DePaolo A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $1,600,000 SERIAL BONDS OF THE TOWN OF ITHACA, TOMPKINS COUNTY, NEW YORK, TO PAY THE COST OF WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE TOWN OF ITHACA SAPSUCKER WOODS TANK WATER IMPROVEMENT AREA, IN THE TOWN OF ITHACA,. TOMPKINS COUNTY, NEW YORK. WHEREAS, pursuant to the proceedings heretofore duly had and taken in accordance with the provisions of Article 12-C of the Town Law, and more particularly a resolution dated December 8, 2014, said Town Board has determined it to be in the public interest to establish the Town of Ithaca Sapsucker Woods Tank Water Improvement Area (the "Area") and to make certain improvements therefore at a maximum estimated cost of$1,600,000; and WHEREAS,said improvements have been determined to be an Unlisted Action pursuant to the regulations of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation promulgated pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act,which it has been determined will not result in any significant adverse environmental effects; and TB Minutes 6-8-2015 Pg 12 WHEREAS,the office of the State Comptroller has given permission to establish said Area by Order dated June 2, 2015; and WHEREAS, it is now desired to provide funding for such improvements for said Area; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca,Tompkins County, New York, as follows: Section 1. For the specific object or purpose of paying the cost of water system improvements,for the Town of Ithaca Sapsucker Woods Tank Water Improvement Area consisting of the replacement of an existing 500,000 gallon steel water tank with a 390,000 gallon water tank, installation of a pressure regulating valve and all other related ancillary facilities,as well as other original equipment, machinery,apparatus, appurtenances, furnishings, incidental improvements and expenses in connection therewith, at a maximum estimated cost of$1,600,000 there are hereby authorized to be issued $1,600,000 serial bonds of said Town pursuant to the provisions of the Local Finance Law. Section 2. It is hereby determined that the plan for the financing of said specific object or purpose is by the issuance of the$1,600,000 serial bonds of said Town authorized to be issued therefore pursuant to this bond resolution. Section 3. It is hereby determined that the period of probable usefulness of the aforesaid specific object or purpose is forty years, pursuant to subdivision 1 of paragraph a of Section 11.00 of the Local Finance Law. It is hereby further determined that the maximum maturity of the serial bonds herein authorized will exceed five years. Section 4. The faith and credit of said Town of Ithaca,Tompkins County, New York, are hereby irrevocably pledged to the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same respectively become due and payable. There shall be annually apportioned and assessed upon the several lots and parcels of land within said Town of Ithaca Sapsucker Woods Tank Water Improvement Area 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 said bonds as the same become due, but if not paid from such source, all the taxable real property in said Town shall be subject to the levy of ad valorem taxes without limitation as to rate or amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same shall become due. Section 5. Subject to the provisions of the Local Finance Law,the power to authorize the issuance of and to sell bond anticipation notes in anticipation of the issuance and sale of the serial bonds herein authorized, including renewals of such notes, is hereby delegated to the Supervisor,the chief fiscal officer. Such notes shall be of such terms,form and contents, and shall be sold in such manner, as may be prescribed by said Supervisor,consistent with the provisions of the Local Finance Law. TB Minutes 6-8-2015 Pg 13 Section 6. The powers and duties of advertising such bonds for sale, conducting the sale and awarding the bonds, are hereby delegated to the Supervisor,who shall advertise such bonds for sale, conduct the sale, and award the bonds in such manner as he or she shall deem best for the interests of said Town, including, but not limited to the power to sell said bonds to the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation; provided, however,that in the exercise of these delegated powers, he or she shall comply fully with the provisions of the Local Finance Law and any order or rule of the State Comptroller applicable to the sale of municipal bonds. The receipt of the Town shall be a full acquittance to the purchaser of such bonds, who shall not be obliged to see to the application of the purchase money. Section 7. All other matters, except as provided herein relating to such bonds, including determining whether to issue such bonds having substantially level or declining annual debt service and all matter related thereto, prescribing whether manual or facsimile signatures shall appear on said bonds, prescribing the method for the recording of ownership of said bonds, appointing the fiscal agent or agents for said bonds, providing for the printing and delivery of said bonds (and if said bonds are to be executed in the name of the Town by the facsimile signature of the Supervisor, providing for the manual countersignature of a fiscal agent or of a designated official of the Town),the date, denominations, maturities and interest payment dates, place or places of payment, and also including the consolidation with other issues, shall be determined by the Supervisor. It is hereby determined that it is to the financial advantage of the Town not to impose and collect from registered owners of such serial bonds any charges for mailing, shipping and insuring bonds transferred or exchanged by the fiscal agent, and accordingly, pursuant to paragraph c of Section 70.00 of the Local Finance Law, no such charges shall be so collected by the fiscal agent. Such bonds shall contain substantially the recital of validity clause provided for in section 52.00 of the Local Finance Law and shall otherwise be in such form and contain such recitals in addition to those required by section 52.00 of the Local Finance Law, as the Town shall determine. Section 8. The Supervisor is hereby further authorized, at his or her sole discretion, to execute an application, a project financing and/or loan agreement, and any other agreements with the New York State Department of Health/or the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation, including amendments thereto, and including any instruments (or amendments thereto) in the effectuation thereof, in order to effect the financing or refinancing of the specific object or purpose described in Section 1 hereof,or a portion thereof, by a serial bond or note issue of said Town in the event of the sale of same to the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation. Section 9. The power to issue and sell notes to the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation pursuant to Section 169.00 of the Local Finance Law is hereby delegated to the Town Supervisor. Such notes shall be of such terms,form and contents as may be prescribed by said Town Supervisor consistent with the provisions of the Local Finance Law Section 10. The intent of this resolution is to give the Supervisor sufficient authority to execute those agreements, instruments or to do any similar acts necessary to effect the TB Minutes 6-8-2015 Pg 14 issuance of the aforesaid serial bonds or notes without resorting to further action of this Town Board. Section 11. The validity of such bonds and bond anticipation notes may be contested only if: 1) Such obligations are authorized for an object or purpose for which said Town is not authorized to expend money,or 2) The provisions of law which should be complied with at the date of publication of this resolution are not substantially complied with,and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of such publication, or 3) Such obligations are authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution. Section 12. This resolution shall constitute a statement of official intent for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.150-2. Other than as specified in this resolution, no monies are, or are reasonably expected to be, reserved, allocated on a long-term basis, or otherwise set aside with respect to the permanent funding of the object or purpose described herein. Section 13. This resolution which takes effect immediately shall be published in summary form in the official newspaper,together with a notice of the Town Clerk in substantially the form provided in Section 81.00 of the Local Finance Law. The question of the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote on roll call,which resulted as follows: Herb Engman, aye; Rich DePaolo, aye;Tee Ann Hunter, aye; Eric Levine, aye; Bill Goodman, aye; Rod Howe, aye; and Pat Leary, aye. The resolution was thereupon declared duly adopted. Agenda Item 10 Consider Consent Agenda Items TB Resolution 2014-065:Adopt Consent Agenda Resolved,that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca hereby approves and/or adopts the following Consent Agenda items: a. Approval of Town Board Meeting Minutes of May 11, 2015 and May 27, 2015 b. Approval of Town of Ithaca Abstract c. Approval of Bolton Point Abstract d. Appointment to Codes and Ordinances Committee Moved: Bill Goodman Seconded: Eric Levine Vote: Ayes—Goodman, Levine, Leary, Engman, Hunter, Howe and DePaolo TB Minutes 6-8-2015 Pg 15 TB Resolution 2015-065a: Approval of Minutes of May 11, 2015 and May 27,2015 Whereas,the draft Minutes of the meetings of the Town Board from May 11, 2015 and May 27, 2015 have been submitted for review and approval, now therefore be it Resolved, that the Town Board hereby approves the submitted minutes of May 11, 2015 and May 27, 2015 as the final minutes of the meetings the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca. TB Resolution 2015-065b:Town of Ithaca Abstract Whereas the following numbered vouchers have been presented to the Ithaca Town Board for approval of payment; and Whereas the said vouchers have been audited for payment by the said Town Board; now therefore be it Resolved that the governing Town Board hereby authorizes the payment of the said vouchers in total for the amounts indicated. VOUCHER NOS. 642-685 General Fund Town wide 58,851.30 General Fund Part Town 8,039.07 Highway Fund Part Town 8,893.56 Water Fund 21,885.78 Sewer Fund 2,239.40 TOTAL 99,909.11 TB Resolution 2015-065 c: Bolton Point Abstract Whereas,the following numbered vouchers for the Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission have been presented to the governing Town Board for approval of payment; and Whereas, the said vouchers have been audited for payment by the said Town Board; now, therefore, be it Resolved,that the governing Town Board hereby authorizes the payment of the said vouchers. Voucher Numbers: 230-283 Check Numbers: 15948-16001 Capital Impr/Repl Project $ 0 Operating Fund $ 101,696.64 TB Minutes 6-8-2015 Pg 16 TOTAL $ 101,696.64 Less Prepaid $ 35,220.42 TOTAL $ 66,476.22 TB Resolution 2015-065d: Appointment to Codes and Ordinances Committee Whereas there is a vacancy on the Codes and Ordinances Committee for the representative from the Planning Board Now therefore be it resolved that Yvonne Fogarty is hereby appointed to the Codes and Ordinances Committee for a term to expire in January of 2016 with reappointment at the Annual Meeting of the Town Board. Agenda Item 11 Report of Committees Mr. Engman gave an overview of what a charrette is for the benefit of the audience stating that it is a planning tool where experts get together and invite the community to come in and give ideas on how they would like to see development and this particular charrette was done by Better Cities and Towns under a NYSERDA grant. Many of have attended these workshops and their goal is to see what portions of the City and Town might look like under a new form of zoning, rather than Euclidian zoning which is what we have had up to this point and has been in place for decades, we are looking at Form Based zoning which is a very different type of zoning. This charrette was to help gather some ideas and eventually draft some regulations and systems of transitioning to Form Based zoning. Mr. Goodman reported that they split into small groups with each having a specific aspect, for example, he and Tee Ann were looking at frontage build-out which is basically the front yard setbacks and under Form Based zoning they also have a percentage of the frontage that needs to be built out, so for instance in the T5, which is the center zone like a downtown near the urban core, the percentage is 80% minimum so your building has to take up 80% of the frontage of your lot. He assumed that was to discourage people from having a large parking lot in front of the building but that's an example of the type of aspects they were looking at. After that, the designers got together and looked at the waterfront and South Hill at the Danby Rd/King Rd intersection and they had drawings posted on the walls with different configurations from those ideas. One of the interesting things on South Hill is that Seth Harry had thought that instead of having all the buildings line the roads, having green space at the intersection where the current College Crossings would be then have the buildings and parking spots around that green square. They also talked to local developers, the State DOT and TCAT to focus on transportation issues in the area. Friday was an open working session to ask questions or post comments and later the same for local officials. Saturday there was a presentation here and looking at how to handle Rte. 13 and building up the waterfront area. There was a focus on Complete Streets principles and he asked whether the State would approve that type of development and the representatives said they probably would because we have 4 lanes now where we don't need 4 so there is room to work with. TB Minutes 6-8-2015 Pg 17 Mr. DePaolo asked if he got a sense that there were any more members of the public present because it seemed there were a lot of insiders on Wednesday night and he wondered how effective the exercise was as far as outreach to the general public. Mr. Goodman thought there were new faces on Saturday that he hadn't seen on Wednesday or Thursday. Ms. Hunter asked if they would be providing draft zoning and Ms. Ritter responded and explained they will give ranges of the types of densities that they think would be appropriate and during the workshops the terms were confusing so Noah did some 3D models to scale and those visuals were very helpful and she hopes they will help the Board as we go through our rewriting of our zoning. Mr. Engman added that Cornell's redevelopment of the East Hill Plaza and possibly Chainworks may happen sooner than our work and will give us some ideas and input. Agenda Item 12 Report of Town Officials and Review of Correspondence Mr. Bates reported that within the last 2 weeks he has noticed an uptick in calls asking when a building permit is going to be ready and he wanted to bring it to the Board's attention that in 2 months' time they have received 1/3 of the total number of permits in a typical year and they are coming in in bunches of 5 or 6 at a time and they are trying to get them out, but he wanted to give the Board a heads-up in case they got phone calls. Ms. Ritter reported that the Gateway Trail had $50K put away for right-of-way acquisition but because it was allocated to that it is causing problems. The end result is if the Town is willing to put $5K toward ROW easements the $50K can be put back into the construction funds for the Trail. Ms. Brock also reported that we are waiting for the US Supreme Court to rule on a case regarding content neutrality regarding signs and since the decision will impact the Codes and Ordinances' work on the sign law, we will let you know as soon as we know. Meeting was adjourned at 7:25p.m. Submitted by Paulette Terwilliger TB Minutes 6-8-2015 Pg 18 Thank you, Board,for giving me this opportunity to offer a few remarks. My remarks are about today's agenda item#6 which I understand is intended to cover not only Towerview Rd but also the other three streets in Grandview sub-division, namely Terraceview Drive,Westview Drive,and Sunnyview Lane. My name is Rajindra Aneja,also known as Raj Aneja. My wife Sarla and I own and live at 322 Sunnyview Lane. Hence, my interest. In the last few years,the Board has implemented seasonal parking restrictions on Penny Lane and a certain length of Route 79E. Up for discussion now is"seasonal parking restrictions" in Grandview subdivision. Other successive neighborhoods,possibly Eastwood Commons,within walking distance of Six Mile Creek and Second Dam reservoir are sure to require remedial actions thereafter. Young people, mostly boys park,walk to the water spots,engage in drinking and illegal swimming and jumping into the Second Dam reservoir,and on return to pick up their vehicles,cause littering and other nuisance in the residential areas. I am sure the Town Board has over the years considered defining and enforcing effective alternatives to restrictions on parking. Perhaps this is or is not part of your current strategy. It was not an option in the in survey papers which are appended to today's agenda. Therefore, my primary objective is to implore the Board to focus on dealing with the problem at source, to strengthen and enforce the no swimming/jumping ordinance regulations at the reservoir and the Second Dam and preferably avoid restricting parking in successive neighborhoods in an ever widening circle. June 8,2015 Rajindra Aneja A\�Oat&W4 My twelve-year-old was off visiting a friend today, so my husband and I took the opportunity to walk down to Second Dam to try to understand the swimming and jumping a bit better. When we got home I called the sheriffs department to ask for enforcement. Here are my notes. It was a lovely day, sunny, warm,not hot,pretty breezy. There were about 8 cars parked on Towerview in the mid-afternoon(about 3:30 or so),but judging from some empty spots we saw, some cars had already left. There were at least 130 people there,most of them on our side (the east side) of the gorge, and about a dozen people in the water. There was a lot of jumping from the highest spot going on when we arrived. The spectators whooped it up for the more dramatic of the jumps. There are low rocks that you can sit on and dangle your legs in the water at the downstream end of the reservoir,but from there,the terrain rises steeply on both sides,toward the north(downstream direction). So if a person wants to jump from a high spot,he climbs the steep dirt hill,which is tricky because it has a lot of loose pebbles and rock fragments, and not much in the way of roots or branches to hold on to,jumps, swims over to the low rocky ledge, climbs out, and perhaps picks his way up the dirt slope to do it again. I, at 59,found the slope with the loose bits of rock challenging,but the young people managed it more easily. There are several other places people use as jumping-off points, of various different heights. The rope swing is on the west side of the gorge, and a little bit more to the north is the dam itself. We saw several people sitting or standing on the top of the dam, which seems to be a simple vertical wall. All the jumping occurs upstream of the dam. We saw some trash, but not a huge amount. I heard a slightly older man with two off-leash dogs going around exhorting people to take their trash out with them. He told them he had recently gone through the area picking up a whole lot of broken glass. At first I thought I should be discreet with the camera,but people were taking pictures of their friends doing epic jumps, so it didn't seem to matter. I talked to some of the people. Here are some of the more interesting things I heard or observed: -One person said he was from Endicott, several from Binghamton, one from Norwich. Several told me this was their first time,and they had found out about the spot from a friend. -Only a couple of the people I spoke with acted noticeably intoxicated. -I asked a young man what time people would be heading home,and he said they would be there all night. I said, "This doesn't seem like a very comfortable place to sleep," and he explained that soon the music would start,people would take Molly(Ecstasy),and then they would dance all night. Another person also told me they would be there all night. There was a big black speaker already there when we arrived; a heavy yellow generator was brought in while we were there. -One person told me he wasn't going in the water today because it was too cold. -I could smell marijuana in some places, and when I was photographing some trash in the low area,by some bushes, I got a strong smell of urine. -People were mostly relaxing and taking it easy, unless they were jumping,which clearly gave them a big thrill-- like people get from skiing. Only one person was what you could call rude to me. I asked a couple of people if they were aware that two people had died in that spot;no one was. On the way back up the hill,we ran into a young woman who was heading down the hill quickly to warn people that the police were starting to tow cars that had been "stupidly" parked on 79. As we were leaving, it was getting cooler out, and the jumping had tapered off. Some people were heading home,but others were just arriving. We saw from a slight distance that a sheriffs car was ticketing some cars on 79. We found more cars than before parked on Honness on our way home. We saw empty cans in the ditch on Towerview. At home, I called 911 and gave my information to the dispatcher. I asked that someone call me later to let me know what had happened. A young deputy came to the house to fill me in later. Here are my notes from our conversation: -Normally,there are only 3 officers on duty in the afternoon(regardless of the day of the week), but today there were 4. There are generally only 2 state police officers on duty. - When they encounter illegally parked cars on 79,they start going down the line writing tickets. If one of the drivers shows up before they finish,they don't tow,but they don't tear up the ticket. There are 5 towing companies in Ithaca, and they get called in rotation. -This deputy has been doing some enforcement at Second Dam for the last two and a half years. On hot days he has seen "several hundred" people gathered at the party/swim/rock climbing/jump spot where the reservoir ends and the gorge begins. He said that when he went to the dam today to tell people to leave,there were 50-75 people there. -Three officers responded to my call. One stayed on the road with a vehicle,and two went down to the water's edge. The deputies told everyone they had to leave. Only one person objected and behaved a little bit badly; as people were leaving,they took the initiative to pick up trash, and they and the deputies cleaned up the area together. -No one was given a citation for anything. The deputy explained that it would have been extremely unsafe for him and his fellow deputy to give anyone a citation. He said that several times a year a joint agency detail is organized. That would be the only way they would arrest anyone for anything. When that happens, what they do is to issue an appearance ticket,meaning that the person has to show up to court on a particular day. The person is free to leave and go home or whatever,because it's just a "violation," not a criminal offense. -The deputy was very patient with my questions. At the end of the conversation,he asked me to let the county legislature know that there aren't enough deputies on the road,and that they need more personnel. This was a heart-felt plea. TOWN OF ITHACAFINANCIAL REPORTSFOR THE MONTH ENDEDMAY 31, 2015REPORTS:BALANCE SHEETREVENUE & EXPENSE SUMMARYand CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTSDETAILED CASH LISTINGFOR FIDUCIARY FUNDSSUMMARY OF BANK COLLATERAL TOWN OF ITHACABALANCE SHEETFOR THE MONTH ENDED MAY 31, 2015GENERALGENERALHIGHWAYWATERFUNDSEWERFUNDCAPITALDESCRIPTIONTOWNWIDEPART-TOWNPART-TOWNPROJECTSFUNDFUNDFUNDFUNDSASSETSUNRESERVED CASH:CASH$4,360,825$564,595$1,485,865$1,916,462$1,891,123$872,073INVESTMENTS'-----PETTY CASH700-200---TOTAL - UNRESERVED CASH$4,361.525$564,595$1,486,065$1,916,462$1,891,123$872,073RESERVED CASH:PARKS & OPEN SPACE PLAN$735,833$.$-$-$-$-GENERAL PURPOSE BENEFIT180,44563,56799,90914,2268,006-HIGHWAY EQUIPMENT--212,176n--PRESERVE MAINTENANCE40,049--n--LAND STEWARDSHIP10,006-----INVESTMENTS------FIDUCIARY FUNDS--.---TOTAL - RESERVED CASH$966,333$63,567$312,084$14,226$8,006$-OTHER ASSETS:ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE$$.$$-$-$-WATER & SEWER RECEIVABLES-50,999205,238-nUE FROM OTHER FUNDS---FATE & FEDERAL AID RECEIVABLE---^UE FROM OTHER GOV'TS24,737--PREPAID EXPENSES6,906---TAXES RECEIVABLE - CURRENT.---TOTAL - OTHER ASSETS$6,906$$$75,735$205,238$-TOTAL ASSETS$ 5.334.764 $ 628.162 $ 1.798.150 $ 2.006.423 $ 2.104.367 $ 872.073LIABILITIES and FUND BALANCEACCOUNTS PAYABLE $ 58,851 $ 8,039 $ 8,894 $ 21,886 $ 2,239 $ACCRUED LIABILITIES 46,487 52,935 121,955 - 48,000DUE TO OTHER FUNDS ......RETAINAGE ..... 37,316DEFERRED REVENUE ......RESERVED FUND BALANCE 966,333 63,567 312,084 14,226 8,006UNRESERVED FUND BALANCE 4,263,093 503,621 1,355,216 1,970,311 2,046,121 834,757TOTAL LIABILITIES & FUND BALANCE $ 5.334.764 $ 628.162 $ 1.798.150 $ 2.006.423 $ 2.104.367 $ 872.073 1ESTIMATED FUND BALANCEFUND BALANCE - 01/01/2015Add: REVENUELess: EXPENSE$ 3,117,429 $ 833,740 $ 1,709,669 $ 2,091,325 $ 2,184,797 $ 935,8183,612,064 241,831 1,244,032 1,548,159 812,987 12,9761,500,067 508,383 1,286,400 1,654,946 943,657 114,037FUND BALANCE-05/31/2015$ 5.229.426 $ 567.189 S 1.667,301 $ 1.984.537 S 2.054.128 $ 834.757Page 1 of 4 TOWN OF ITHACABALANCE SHEETFOR THE MONTH ENDED MAY 31, 2015RISKFIRELIGHTINGDEBTTRUST &INLETDESCRIPTIONRETENTIONPROTECTIONDISTRICTSERVICEAGENCYVALLEYFUNDFUNDFUNDSFUNDFUNDCEMETERYASSETSUNRESERVED CASH:CASH$ 169,331$ 3,483,114$ 13,704$ 1,214,647$$INVESTMENTS------PETTY CASH------TOTAL - UNRESERVED CASHRESERVED CASH:PARKS & OPEN SPACE PLAN $GENERAL PURPOSE BENEFITHIGHWAY EQUIPMENTPRESERVE MAINTENANCELAND STEWARDSHIPFUNDS FOR BOND REFUNDINGFIDUCIARY FUNDSTOTAL - RESERVED CASH $OTHER ASSETS:ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE $CUSTOMER RECEIVABLEDUE FROM OTHER FUNDSSTATE & FEDERAL AID RECEIVABLEDUE FROM OTHER GOVTSPREPAID EXPENSESTAXES RECEIVABLE - CURRENTTOTAL • OTHER ASSETS $$ 169,331 $ 3,483,114 $13,704 $ 1,214,647 $- $- $- $- $- $- $- $20110,8229,07920 $ 110,822 $9,079- $- $TOTAL ASSETS169.331$3.483.11413.704?1.214.667$110.822$9.079LIABIUTIES and FUND BALANCEACCOUNTS PAYABLEACCRUED LIABILITIESDUE TO OTHER FUNDSRETAINAGEDEFERRED REVENUE$-$-$$$110,822$-RESERVED FUND BALANCE--20-9,079UNRESERVED FUND BALANCE169,3313,483,11413,7041,214,647--TOTAL LIABILITIES & FUND BALANCE$169.331?3.483.114?13.704$1.214.667$110.822$9.079ESTIMATED FUND BALANCEFUND BALANCE - 01/01/2015$141,875$1,038,139$5,565$1,427,187$-$9,076Add: REVENUE28,5243,581,83813,205989,215-2Less: EXPENSE1,0681,136,8635,0661,201,755--FUND BALANCE-05/31/2015S 169.331 $ 3.483.114 S 13.704 $ 1.214.647 $- $9.078Page 2 of 4 T0\JF ITHACABALANCE SHEET for CAPITAL PROJECTSFOR THE MONTH ENDED MAY 31, 2015ACTIVE CAPITAL PROJECTSFUND H4FUND MSFUND H8FUND H14FUND H18PUND H21^UND H22=UND H23FUND H24FUND H25FUND H28FUND H27TOTALDESCRIPTIONHanshaw RoadPine Tree RoadGateway TrailForest Home DrWhitetall DriveSand Bank RdWinners CircleChristopher CrICoddlngton RdSapsuckerHonness LaneMarcy CourtCAPITALWalkwayWalkway/Bridge(Grant Funding)Upstrm BridgeImprovementsImprovementsImprovementsWater TankWater MainWater TankImprovementsImprovementsPROJECTSASSETSUNRESERVED CASH;CASH$100,558S35,107$73,071$.S10,159$359,746$40,744S101,8985150,791S$S$872,073INVESTMENTS.....------•-TOTAL • UNRESERVED CASH$100,558s35,107$73,071$-$10,159$359,746$40,744$101,898$150,791$$$$872,073OTHER ASSETS:ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES%.$.$.$$•s-s-$$$$$-CUSTOMER RECEIVABLE-----------DUE FROM OTHER FUNDS-------•--STATE/FEDERAL RECEIVABLE------•--DUE FROM OTHER GOV'TS---------PREPAID EXPENSES-.-------BAN LOANS...------TOTAL - OTHER ASSETS$-$-$-$$$-s•$-$$$%$TOTAL ASSETS$100.558s35,107$73.071S$10.159$359,746?40.744$101,898S150,791$$$s872.073LIABILITIES & FUND BALANCEACCOUNTS PAYABLE$.s.$.i.$.$$-s•$-$$$$-ACCRUED LIABILIITES-n----•----DUE TO OTHER FUNDS..----•---•-RETAINAGE----10,000--27,316--•37,316BAN PAYABLE-------•----RESERVED FUND BALANCE-------•----UNRESERVED FUND BALANCE100,55835,10773.071-159359,74640,744101,898123,475---834,757ITOTAL UAB & FUND BALANCE$100.SS8$35,107S73.071$-s10,159$359.746s40,744$101,898$150.791$$$$872.073ESTIMA TED FUND BALANCEFUND BALANCE • 01/01/2015s100,526s35,096$64,344s93,045$155$359.632s40,731$117,895$124,394$$$$935,818ADO: REVENUE321112,697233113133548•n-12,976LESS: EXPENSE••3,97093,068---16,032967-n•114,037IFUND BALANCE - 05/31/2015$100.558$35.107$73.071s-$159S359.746$40.744$101,898$123.475$$ss834.757Page 3 of 4 TOWN OF ITHACABALANCE SHEET for LIGHT DISTRICTSFOR THE MONTH ENDED MAY 31, 2015DESCRIPTIONFUND SL-1ForestHomeFUND SL-2GlensideFUND SL-3RenwickHeightsFUND SL-4EastwoodCommonsFUND SL.5Clover LaneFUND SL-6Winner'sCircleFUND SL-7BurlelghDriveFUND SL-8WesthavenRoadFUND SL-9CoddlngtonRoadTOTALLIGHTDISTRICTSASSETSUNRESERVED CASH;CASHINVESTMENTS$3,173S724$ 1,568$ 2,239$ 342$898$862$ 2,460$ 1,439$ 13,704TOTAL • UNRESERVED CASH$3,173$724$ 1,568$ 2,239$ 342$898$862$ 2,460$ 1,439$ 13,704OTHER ASSETS:ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE$-$-$$$$$$$$CUSTOMER RECEIVABLEDUE FROM OTHER FUNDSSTATE & FEDERAL AID RECEIVABLEPREPAID EXPENSESTAXES RECEIVABLE - CURRENTTOTAL n OTHER ASSETS$$$$$$ITOTAL ASSETS3.173 $724 $ 1.568 $ 2.239342 $898862 $2.460 $1.439 S 13.704LIABILITIES and FUND BALANCEACCOUNTS PAYABLEACCRUED LIABILIITESDUE TO OTHER FUNDSDEFERRED REVENUERESERVED FUND BALANCEUNRESERVED FUND BALANCE3,173- $724- $1,5682,2393428988622,4601,43913,704TOTAL LIABILITIES & FUND BALANCE3.173 $724 $1.568 $2.239 $342 $898862 $ 2.460 $1.439 $ 13.704ESTIMATED FUND BALANCEFUND BALANCE - 01/01/2015Add: REVENUELESS: EXPENSE1434,000970404 $6503311,0439514261,1601,901822241 $20099473 $700275403 $8003411,0922,5011,1326071,5016695,56513,2055,066FUND BALANCE - 05/31/20153.173 $724 $1.568 $2.239 $342 $898 $862 $2.460 $ 1.439 $ 13.704(Page 4 of 4( TOWN OF ITHACAREVENUE and EXPENSE SUMMARYFOR THE MONTH ENDED MAY 31, 2015DESCRIPTIONGENERALTOWNWIDEFUNDGENERALPART-TOWNFUNDHIGHWAYPART-TOWNFUNDWATERFUNDSEWERFUNDCAPITALPROJECTSFUNDSREVENUEBUDGETED REVENUE$ 4,590,245$ 1,394,050$ 3,391.500 $6,409,658$ 2,453,582$-ACTUAL & ACCRUED3,612,064241,8311,244,0321,548,159812,98712,976REVENUE OVER /UNDER)$ (978,181)$ (1,152,219)$ (2,147,468) $(4^861,499)$ (1.640,595)$12,976% OF BUDGET EARNED78.7%17.3%36.7%24.2%33.1%0.0%EXPENSEBUDGETED EXPENSE$ 5,190,058$ 1,601,305$ 3,776,211 $6,320,463$ 2,795,520$-ACTUALS ACCRUED1,500,067508,3831,286,4001,654,946943,657$114,037EXPENSE OVER (UNDER)$ (3,689,991)$ (1,092.922)$ (2,489,811) $(4,665.517)$ (1,851,863)$114,037% OF BUDGET EXPENDED28.9%31.7%34.1%26.2%33.8%0.0%ESTIMATED FUND BALANCEFUND BALANCE - 01/01/2015^ Actual & AccruedAdd: REVENUELess: EXPENSE$ 3,117,429 $ 833,740 $ 1,709,669 $ 2,091,325 $ 2,184,797 $ 935,8183,612,0641,500,067241,831508,3831,244,0321,286,4001,548,1591,654,946812,987 $943,657 $12,976114,037FUND BALANCE - 05/31/2015$ 5.229.426 $ 567.189 $ 1,667,301 $ 1,984,537 $ 2,054,128 $ 834,757CASH andCASH EQUIVALENTSUNRESERVED CASHCASH (CHECKING/SAVINGS)CASH-SJC OPERATINGINVESTMENTSPETTY CASHTOTAL - UNRESERVED CASHRESERVED CASHPARKS & OPEN SPACE PLANGENERAL PURPOSE BENEFITHIGHWAY EQUIPMENTPRESERVE MAINTENANCELAND STEWARDSHIPINVESTMENTSFIDUCIARY FUNDSTOTAL - RESERVED CASH$ 4,360,825 $700735,833 $180,44540,04910,006564,595 $ 1,485.865 $ 1,916,462 $ 1,585,720 $ 872,073305,403200 - - -$ 4,361,525 $ 564,595 $ 1,486,065 $ 1,916,462 $ 1,891,123 $ 872,073. $ . $ - $ - $63,567 99,909 14,226 8,006212,176$ 966,333 $63,567 $ 312,084 $ 14,226 $ 8,006 $ITOTAL CASH - 05/31/2015$ 5.327.858 $ 628.162 $ 1.798.150 $ 1.930.688 $ 1.899.129 $ 872.073Page 1 of 4 TOWN OF ITHACAREVENUE and EXPENSE SUMMARYFOR THE MONTH ENDED MAY 31, 2015RISKFIRELIGHTINGDEBTTRUST &INLETDESCRIPTIONRETENTIONPROTECTIONDISTRICTSERVICEAGENCYVALLEYFUNDFUNDFUNDSFUNDFUNDCEMETERYREVENUEBUDGETED REVENUE$25,000$3,605,000$13,200$ 988,984$-$-ACTUAL & ACCRUED28,5243,581,83813,205989,215-3REVENUE OVER /UNDER)$3,524$(23,162)$4$ 231$-$3% OF BUDGET EARNED114.1%99.4%100.0%100.0%0.0%EXPENSEBUDGETED EXPENSE$15,500$3,405,000$14,120$ 1,236,400$-$1,500ACTUAL & ACCRUED1,0681,136,8635,0661,201,755--EXPENSE OVER /UNDER)$(14,432)$(2,268,137)S(9,054)$ (34.645)$-$(1.500)% OF BUDGET EXPENDED6.9%33.4%35.9%97.2%0.0%ESTIMATED FUND BALANCEFUND BALANCE-01/01/2015 $Actual & AccruedAdd: REVENUELess: EXPENSE141,875 $ 1,038,139 $28,5241,0683,581,8381,136,8635,565 $ 1,427,187 $13,2055,066989,2151,201,755- $9,076s2FUND BALANCE - 05/31/2015$ 169,331 $ 3,483,114 $ 13,704 $ 1,214,647 $- $9,078CASH andCASH EQUIVALENTSUNRESERVED CASHCASH (CHECKING/SAVINGS)CASH-SJC OPERATINGINVESTMENTSPETTY CASHTOTAL - UNRESERVED CASHRESERVED CASHPARKS & OPEN SPACE PLANGENERAL PURPOSE BENEFITHIGHWAY EQUIPMENTPRESERVE MAINTENANCELAND STEWARDSHIPFUNDS FOR BOND REFUNDINGFIDUCIARY FUNDSTOTAL. RESERVED CASH$ 169,331 $ 3,483,114 $$13,704 $ 1,214,647 $169,331 $ 3,483,114 $ 13,704 $ 1,214,647 $- $- $- $20.00- $- $- $110,8229,079$$- $20.00 $ 110,822 $9,079TOTAL CASH - 05/31/2015$ 169,331 $ 3,483.114 $ 13.704 $ 1,214.667 $ 110.822 $9,079Page 2 of 4 TOVJF ITHACAREVENUE and EXPENSE SUMMARY for CAPITAL PROJECTSFOR THE MONTH ENDED MAY 31, 2015ACTIVE CAPITAL PROJECTSFUND H4FUND H5FUND H8FUND H14FUND H18FUND H21FUND H22FUND H23FUND H24FUND H25FUND H26FUND H27TOTALDESCRIPTIONHanshaw RoadPine Tree RoadGateway TrailForest Home DrWhltetall DriveSand Bank RdWinners CircleChristopher CrICoddlngtonRdSapsuckerHonness LaneMarcy CourtCAPITALWalkwayWalkwav/Brldge(Grant Funding)UpstrmBtidqeImprovementsImprovementsImprovementsWater TankWater MainWaterTankImprovementsImprovementsPROJECTSREVENUEBUDGETED REVENUE$$t$$$S$$$$$$ACTUAL & ACCRUED321112,697233113133548n--12,976REVENUE OVER (UNDER1i 32S 11S 12.697$ 23$ 3S 113$ 13$ 35% 48t$$$ 12.976% OF BUDGET EARNED0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%EXPENSEBUDGETED EXPENSE$$$$$$$$$$$$$ACTUAL & ACCRUEDn-3,97093,068•-•16,032967---114,037EXPENSE OVER (UNDER)$$S 3.970S 93.068$$$S 16.032S 967$$sS 114.037% OF BUDGET EXPENDED0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%ESTIMATED FUND BALANCEFUND BALANCE • 01/01/2015S 100.526S 35,096S 64,344S 93,045$ 155S 359,632$ 40,731S 117,895S 124,394$$s$ 935,818Actual & AccruedAdd: REVENUE321112,697233113133548---12,976Less: EXPENSE--3,97093,068-nn16,032967n--114,037iFUNDflALAWCE-05/31/2015 S 100,558 $ 3S.107 S 73.071 S- SISO $ 359.746 $ 40.744 S 101.898 $ 123.47S $- $• 5 834.7S7CASH andQA SH EQUIVALENTSCASH (CHECKING/SAVINGS)INVESTMENTS$ 100,558 $ 35,107 % 73,071 $- S 10,159 S 359,746 $ 40,744 $ 101,898 $ 150,791 $• $• $. $ 872,073ITOTAL CASH - 05/31/2015$ 35.107 $ 73.071 $ « $ 10.159 $ 359.746 $ 40.744 $ 101.898 $ 150.791 SPage 3 of 4 TOWN OF ITHACAREVENUE and EXPENSE SUMMARY for LIGHT DISTRICTSFOR THE MONTH ENDED MAY 31, 2015FUND SL-1FUND SL-2FUND SL-3FUND SL-4FUND SL-SFUND SL-6FUND SL-7FUND SL-8FUND SL-9TOTALDESCRIPTIONForestGlensideRenwickEastwoodClover LaneWinner'sBurleighWesthavenCoddlngtonLIGHTHomeHeightsCommonsCircleDriveRoadRoadDISTRICTSREVENUEBUDGETED REVENUE$4,000$650$950$ 1,900$200$700$800$2,500$1,500$13,200ACTUAL & ACCRUED4,0006509511,9012007008002,5011,50113,205n REVENUE OVER /UNDER)$0$0?1$ 1?0$0?0¥1?154l% OF BUDGET EARNED100.0%100.1%100.1%100.0%100.1%100.1%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%EXPENSEBUDGETED EXPENSE$3,500$750$1,100$ 2,200$270$800$900$2,900$1,700$14,120ACTUAL & ACCRUED970331426822992753411,1326695,066n EXPENSE OVER (UNDER)$(2.530)%(419)$(674)$ (1.378)$(171)$(525)$(559)S(1.768)S(1.031)$(9.054)1% OF BUDGET EXPENDED27.7%44.1%38.7%37.4%36.8%34.4%37.9%39.0%39.3%35.9%ESTIMATED FUND BALANCEFUND BALANCE - 01/01/2015$143$404$1,043$ 1,160$241s473$403$1,092$607$5,565Actual & accruedAdd: REVENUE4,0006509511,9012007008002,5011,50113,205Less: EXPENSE970331426822992753411,1326695,0661 FUND BALANCE - 05/31/2015$3,173$724$1.568$ 2,239$342$898?8622.460$1.439$13.704 1CASH andCASH EQUfVALENTSCASH (CHECKING/SAVINGS) $ 3,173 $ 724 $ 1,568 $ 2,239 $ 342 $ 898 $ 862 $ 2,460 $ 1,439 $ 13,704INVESTMENTS ..........TOTAL CASH - 05/31/2015$ 3.173 $ 724 $ 1.568 $ 2.239 $ 342 $898 $862 $ 2.460 S 1.439 $ 13.704(Page 4 of 4( TOWN OF ITHACADETAILED CASH LISTING - FIDUCIARY FUNDS^ FOR THE MONTH ENDED MAY 31, 2015W'DESCRIPTIONAMOUNTTRUST & AGENCY FUNDTA200CDISBURSEMENTS CHECKING$-TA200PPAYROLL CHECKING16,289.04TA202ON-LINE COLLECTIONS360.57TA205NEXTEL SITE LEASE DEPOSIT4,503.99TA206ITMACA TOWERS OPTION ESCROW11,849.58TA207WIRELESS ONE4,595.69TA209EMPLOYEE FLEXIBLE SPENDING12,241.11TA210STORMWATER COALITION42,391.29TA211VERIZON WIRELESS ESCROW271.45TA212CAYUGA LAKE WATERSHED INTERMUNICIPAL ORG18,319.20TOTAL CASH: TRUST & AGENCY FUND$110,821.92INLET VALLEY CEMETERY FUNDTE202INLET VALLEY CEMETERY - EXPENDABLE TRUST$9,078.69TOTAL CASH: FIDUCIARY FUNDS $ 119,900.61 TOWN OF ITHACASUMMARY OF BANK COLLATERALFOR THE MONTH ENDED MAY 31, 2015 WTOMPKINS TRUST COMPANY:CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS $ 17,456,776INVESTMENTS 1TOTAL CASH ON DEPOSIT $ 17,456,776LESS: FDIC INSURANCE $ 250,000LESS: FMV OF COLLATERAL ON DEPOSIT @ 5/31/2015U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS $ 20,130,600OVER (UNDER) COLLATERALIZED $ 2,923,824CASH ASSETS COLLATERALIZED @ FMV 5/31 /2015 117%Collateral Is held by the Bank of New York, pledged for the Town of Ithaca, New York, forall deposits and/or repurchase agreements of Tompklns Trust Company.NOTE: ^For deposits in excess of FDIC coverage. General Municipal Law, section 10 requires thatthe excess amounts are to be secured by eligible collateral.