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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-10-12 - TB f si Ir TOWN OF ULYSSES REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING October 12 , 1993 P resent : Supervisor William Hogan ; Councilpeople Thomas Reitz , Catherine Stover , Ben Curtis ; Highway Superintendent James Meeker ; Town Clerk Marsha - Georgia . Absent : - Robert Weatherby . . . - O thers Present : Doug Austic , Free Press reporter S upervisor Hogan called the Regular Meeting of the Ulysses Town B oard to order at 7 : 30pm and led those in attendance in the P ledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States - of America . Mr . Reitz moved , seconded by Mrs . Stover approval . of the minutes of the Regular Town Board Meeting of September 14 , 1993 . Mr . Hogan Aye . Mr . Reitz Aye Mrs . Stover Aye Mr . Curtis _ Aye . , Approved . Report : Trumansburq Fire Department Absent Report : Representative James Mason Absent Claims \40 QMr . Hogan entertained a motion to approve Claims * 316 - 356 in the O� , amount of $ 27 , 914 . 36 ; moved by Mr . Reitz , seconded by Mr . Curtis . Mr . Hogan Aye Mr . Reitz Aye Mrs . Stover Aye Mr . _ Curtis . . . .Aye Approved . - S upervisor ' s Financial Report . Mr . Hogan reviewed the cash flow statement and quarterly report with the Board . • H earing of Delegations and Individuals N one OLD BUSINESS American Legion PUD Mr . Hogan entertained a motion to accept the Judge ' s opinion and n ot appeal the Court ruling on the American Legion PUD . Mr . Curtis said he would give a motion although he wouldn ' t e xactly word it that way . Wouldn ' t mind saying I don ' t agree w ith the Judge ' s ruling but would agree not to contest it . because o f Town funds and would include that in the motion . Mr . Reitz seconded the amended motion . Mr . Hogan asked for discussion . Mr . Reitz said he has talked w ith the American Legion since the Judge ' s decision and they are • a41 Town of Ulysses 2 Regular Town Board Meeting October 12 , 1993 pursuing looking into other areas . Would like to see the Town w ork with either the Village or other zones to pursue that . Mr . H ogan said that seems reasonable . Mr . Curtis said he doesn ' t think this discussion is pertinent to the motion . . . but , found h imself thinking back through this . . . very bothered again by the o riginal advice we received that we had to contest this in court , but at this time we don ' t have to pursue the appeal . Wonder if o ur case was that badly flawed that we can ' t list the procedural reasons , that at this point it ' s not worth pursuing . Guess I ' m concerned that we were advised to pursue it to begin with . Mr . H ogan said he agrees that it isn ' t pertinent to this resolution . Mr . Reitz said he has learned from this is that the Judge in this case took the worse case scenario and based his decision upon that . Mr . Hogan said a decision has been made ; only thirty day period to appeal if you so wish . Hearing no further discussion Mr . Hogan asked to vote . Mr . Hogan Aye Mr . Reitz Aye Mrs . Stover Aye Mr . Curtis Aye Approved . P lanning Board Vacancy Mr . Hogan said one application received regarding the vacancy . W ould like to advertise again and see if anyone else shows interest , would like more than one to consider . Unanimously approved . Zoning Ordinance Mr . Hogan said that PUD descriptions have been removed and thus the number of pages reduced . Also smaller print used reducing total number of pages from 62 to 31 . Quality of print was discussed ; was suggested that perhaps a laser printer be used . Mrs . Georgia also produced various types of print and sizes . Mr . Reitz asked about off - set printing or xeroxing and Mrs . Georgia said xeroxing ; off - set is very costly . Changed from three to two columns ; felt it was easier to read . D iscussion ensued regarding business district descriptions . Mrs . Georgia explained why they should be included . . . would be about two pages . Mr . Curtis felt they could be removed . Mrs . Georgia tried to explain the time involvement every time changes are made ; and just a page or two will not make a difference in the prices quoted . ( Prices on file in Town Clerk ' s office ) . Mrs . Georgia said she had received three estimates which include printing , collating and a cover and made into a booklet form . S uggested having 500 copies of Zoning Ordinance . Mr . Hogan felt that was too many . Mrs . Georgia reminded the Board that copies o f the Ordinance are not given away , but sold , so at $ 5 . 00 / copy ( do give them to Planning Board members , etc . ) , would more than cover the cost of printing . D id get prices for lots of 100 ; naturally the cost decreases with an increase of number ordered . Mr . Curtis inclined to have about 250 copies / enough to last a year or so ; by then may be an updated ✓ ersion . Mr . Rachun suggested talking with Challenge Industry about printing . Mrs . Georgia said that we are totally out of Subdivision booklets . Have also redone the format and have reduced that to 23 pages . Mr . Hogan suggested getting 100 . Mrs . Georgia said Town of Ulysses 3 Regular Town Board Meeting O ctober 12 , 1993 she had prices on Subdivision also . Mr . Hogan said think we should go with 250 copies of the Zoning O rdinance and get a price from Mid Lakes and New Beginning . Mr . Curtis still felt one - page could • be removed . More discussion '. Mr . Reitz said he would be happy to work with Mr . • Rachun , Gary Myers / Chair. Master - Plan and David Tyler / Chair . Planning Board and come back with some recommendations - regarding - this. - Mr . . Hogan said . that ' s ' a good idea before - we print up a number of them . Suggested tabling this until Tom reports - back. • Asked Mrs . G eorgia to also get a quote from Challenge Industries . Mr . Curtis offered to drop off a copy at Challenge . Was decided to have 100 copies made of Subdivision - Regulations . . . will also get a quote froth Challenge and go with the lowest quote . • • . Justice - Retirement Credit Mr . Hogan reiterated what has transpired . Have a recommended format for determining retirement credit for the Justices and other elected officials . The . Board has to establish by ✓ esolution , an - average work - week - for that elected position and cannot be less than six hours per day . So I would - recommend the six hour - per day ; then the elected officials have - to keep track o f the actual hours they work for one month , an average month . From that a percentage of : credit is determined : . Mr . Curtis argued the six hours . Mr . Hogan said you can use six , seven or eight ; but these are for elected officials in a part - time job . Short discussion ensued . Was suggested to table this until feed - back is received from the Justice . . Indemnification Tabled . N EW BUSINESS Mr . Curtis reminded people - that Thursday , October 14 at 7 : 00pm at Cooperative Extension a representative of the NYS Cable - Commission will be speaking . . H earing no further New Business , Mr . Hogan suggested going back to the budget . . • ' - Budget A copy of the proposed budget had been distributed . Left E lection Expenses in and would like to discuss that item . Heard that the Town of Ithaca had removed it from their budget . Opinion from State Comptroller is that the County can ' t charge them . We have $ 13 , 790 . 00 for Election Expenses . - Mr . Reitz spoke with the Board of Elections some time ago and this issue is still in the courts . Still have encumbered funds from last year . iWould fear if it becomes . a necessary expense , h ave only the one- year encumbered . Would like. to - have clarification . Mr . Hogan said he will call Association of Towns and also speak to Board of Elections to see if they have had . any further word . Mr . Curtis asked if under Street Lighting , does this reflect S hurSave lighting and if so is there a revenue line somewhere ? Mr . Hogan said Yes to both questions . Mr . Hogan will speak to the bookkeeper about this . 1; " Town of Ulysses 4 Regular Town Board Meeting O ctober 12 , 1993 Mr . Hogan said for the budget he used 3 % for employee salary increases . Inflation is something like 2 . 9 % . Thought we could have a meeting and discuss this with the employees . . . perhaps . next Monday or Tuesday night . Mr . Curtis said he cannot make either n ight . It was suggested October 23 , Saturday , at 8 : 00am for the employees to speak to the Board . Budget meeting Monday , October 25 at 7 : 00pm for a work session . Tentative work session S aturday , October 30 at 8 : 00am and will hold the Public Hearing on Monday , November 1 at 7 : 00pm . REPORTS Town Clerk , Marsha Georgia reported total fees for the month of S eptember $ 5 , 939 . 50 of which $ 1 , 475 . 35 was turned over to the S upervisor along with the monthly report . $ 4 , 280 . was sent to DEC for hunting licenses . Notification received that the rabies clinic will be Tuesday , October 26 at the Fire Station from 7 - 9 pm and they are asking for a $ 5 . donation for each animal . H ighway Superintendent , James Meeker reported the following activities : sealed roads , cleaned ditches , helped Village and Enfield . Working on tile lines and guide rails . Explained Mobil pipe line on Curry Road . Mr . Hogan said we will also be getting $ 3613 . from Federal Govt . for the snow emergency last year . Code Enforcement Officer , Alex Rachun reported that land use maps are finished being revised . Revisions were done after the Master Plan Committee looked at all the quadrants . Overlays and a n arrative will be done . Issued eight building permits . Also mentioned some food for thought : homes along the lake that are in the Town of Ulysses but the Ithaca School District . Quite a bit of tax revenue potential . . . perhaps some way to have those properties changed . B oard Members Mr . Reitz announced that there will be speakers at County P lanning on Wednesday night ; speaking on Economic Prospects in Tompkins County . Thursday night a meeting of the Intermunicipal Recreation Committee ; received about a ten percent return on the survey . As soon as results are received will distribute to the B oard . Also mentioned that after the - joint meeting with the ✓ illage , Mr . Hogan was going to check with Mr . Rachun regarding a n oise ordinance . Mr . Rachun said there is an ordinance , enforcing it is difficult . Mrs . Stover stated that recycling is moving ahead . Received a large container for cardboard ; also Salvation Army drop off bins . W ill check with Calvin about doors for his shelter . Correspondence Mr . Hogan reviewed correspondence received . H earing no further business Mr . Hogan entertained a motion to adjourn to an Executive Session to discuss personnel problems . Moved by Mr . Reitz , seconded by Mrs . Stover . Unanimously approved . Respectfully submitted , Marsha L . Georgia Town Clerk pm