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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-03-28 - PB irof TOWN OF ULYSSES P LANNING UOARD MEETING MARCH 28 , 1994 TOWN HALL P RESENT : CHAIRMAN : DAVID TYLER ; MEMBERS : TOYS GAIL , GERRI NEIL , DAN SMITH , BUDD STOVER AND PETER DFN ,JANEC7 SECRETARY : ROXANNE SMITH The Members opened the meeting with discussion of previous minutes . Due to having several guest speakers / local businesses , for the purpose of gathering information ; minutes from February 21 , 1994 o n , had yet to be approved . David took the opportunity to thank Krys for chairing the meeting of March 21 , 1994 . He then suggested that the Members work backward , beginning with the minutes from that last . muting , For the minutes of March 21 , 1994 ; there has been an addition o f " Lim said " , to the second sentence , top paragraph , page 4 . It should state " Tim said the highest spot ( needed to build HE pressure in t he Town of Ulysses ) , is the property owned by Wilbur Briggs . " Krys motioned for approval , with amendment ; Gerni seconded ; the minutes of March 21 , 1994 passed unanimously , The minutes for March 14 , 1994 have the following additions / correction : page 1 , last paragraph , t he addition of Stever ( to Beach ) ; page 2 , last paragraph , midway L Is' nLgh , the addition of Auble to B2 ; page 3 , next to last paragraph , ✓ eal, ators was corrected to realtors . Dan made the motion for approval , N uys seconded ; the minutes of March 14 , 1994 were passed unanimously as amended . For the record , the meeting of March 7 , 1994 was the ✓ eply to Doug Rustic ' s ( Town of Ulysses Supervisor ) letter , and the ✓ esults have been previously approved . The minutes for the meeting of February 28 , 1994 have the following corrections : page 1 , sixth para - g raph , forty - five thousand dollars should be forty - five million , seventy thousand dollars should be seventy million . Page 1 , seventh paragraph " of " should be deleted . Discussion ensued on the average total e xpenditures that a convention delegate would make . trys stated that Tom King ' s figure was a national .figure and is way out of skew for t his area . ILLS moved for the minutes to be approved with the changes , Peter seconded . The minutes of February 28 , 1994 were passed unanimously . • The revised minutes of February 21 , 1994 have the following changes / additions : page 1 , third paragraph , first sentence ; " they " should be " there " , same page , last paragraph , next to last sentence , change " said " to " asked " ; last page , second paragraph , three quarters of the way down , " retails " should be " retail " . Henri made the motion for approval , Peter seconded . The minutes were approved as amended , unanimously . Krys inquired if any Member was interested in the interim report of t he Governor ' s Panel on Real Property Tax Exemption and Classification Issues . David said that tax exemptions are a pretty technical_ area ; that he doesn ' t feel confident to deal with it , He went on to say certainly , t ax exemptions are an important out of providing incentives . Does this group have the expertise to deal with them ? This group did touch on the Ag exemption at the first business forum . Dan had made the point t hat the Ag exemption has been sliced away pretty effectively , ( Which D avid agreed with . ) David mentioned Howard Conklin ' s column in the Ithaca Journal . The best farmland is often the farmland that goes out of farming . He suggested that there ought to be a way to keep the good farmland for farming and let the marginal farming go to development , or whatever . Ferri said that it is all a relative statement of what is good farmland . Peter thought Mr . Conklin ' s idea of setting aside the individual fields permanently , for agricultural use , based on their productivity / tfllabilily is excellent , very logical , and almost inevitable . Dan said to get your wallet out ; that you ' re treading on thin ice regarding property rights / issues . Some of them are being tested right now . Peter said we need to look for a way to guarantee a place for agriculture , and at the same time to accommodate developers . The problem with that , said Dan , is that when you sandwich farms in between development the value of the farmland goes up ( and they are taxed accordingly ) . mas TOWN OF ULYSSES 2 PLANNING BOARD MEETING MARCH 28 , 1994 D avid mentioned that Roxanne will gather up the work the Members d id in the fall on the Zoning Ordinance . He would like to shift into lower gear , meet bi - monthly , and pull all that information together ; perhaps beginning with the next Planning Board meeting . Krys mentioned that Monica Crispin from Cooperative Extension will be happy to came talk to the Planning Board and guests , but it would h ave to be on a Tuesday night . Dan mentioned that they are probably getting in the information from the survey they just did , and it would be good to give them a little more time . D avid suggested that the Members focus on the fine points from Tom King ' s presentation ' ( from the Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce ' s Convention Bureau ) . Dan wanted to know how much room tax is collected in the Town of Ulysses . Kris said she called , and they won ' t divulge t hat information , because there are too few payers , and it would be easy to figure out how much business these places are doing , which is - private . The Members felt that that is public information . Dan commented that sending Tom King out to give his presentation was probably the first time the Chamber spent any money in the Town of U lysses . Gerri felt that Ingrid Potenza ' s comments made a rot of sense , specifically in attracting tourists to the Village . ( What she said made more sense than what Tom said . ) The accessibility could be improved by sidewalks , more green spaces . Tom Sing said they concen - t rated their survey pretty much down at the bake and that doesn ' t t ranslate well to our village . D avid mentioned that Trumansburg has the potential for another " Geneva - On - The - Lake " . He queried whether anyone had ever tried t o do that . Budd mentioned that Keith teGrand had plans for a conven - L ion type center on his deceased grandparent - in - law ' s property ( Maude and Merritt Agatd ) , but that the neighbors squelched it . The sales tan revenues that come into the County benefit everyone . It doesn ' t matter that it didn ' t come into the Town of Ulysses said D avid . It ' s a common perception that many people have , said toys , they don ' t understand how it works . D avid queried what the genesis of the mutual distrust between the ✓ illage and Town was ; when did it occur ? Dan thought perhaps it started with the trailer park . D rys mentioned the survey that was done for the Chamber, of Commerce . O ne of the things that came out of that was that there is room for more outdoor / recreation facilities . Dan feels that a major asset for the ✓ illage / Town of Ulysses is the addition of the net holes to the . Trumansburg Golf Course . It has the potential to be a major draw . Neuman Golf Course was flooded out last season so people came to Trumansburg to play and saw them under construction . He knows that at 0 most one league has left Neuman and has come here . Tax incentives could be used to get developers here ( for needed tennis courts , pool , etc . ) said David . Peter commented that the Members were unlikely to see a Convention Center locate in the Town of Ulysses in our lifetime . It would be better t o recognize that we have a centerpiece in the Falls / lakefront / park / fair - g rounds . He thinks they only serve as a centerpiece in terms of a back drop . They are not going to be a sustaining centerpiece by themselves . If tourism is going to be a serious objective of the community than e ffort is going to have to be made to have an endless series of events for these locations . They need to be promoted and advertised by our local Chamber of Commerce . V 2- TO4WJN OF ULYSSES 3 PLANNING BOARD MEETING MARCH 28 , 1994 Krys is very interested in the local architecture . It would be • nice to have a walk of the historic houses that was structured and written out . The need for the sidewalks ( as Ingrid Potenza said ) would have to be addressed . If there was a brochure it could be put in the Visitor ' s Bureau . The Watkins Glen Racetrack has a tremendous draw , said Dan . A lot o f people center their vacation around the races . We can offer camp - grounds , and golf . Frye mentioned that developing campgrounds does ✓ equire water and sewer . Tourism is e Town / Village initiative . A joint committee made up o f e tee Village Trustees and Town Council Members would Fe e fine idea said David . A strong recommendation to the Town Board stating that the Planning Board had arrived at that conclusion ( regarding tourism ) would be appropriate , he said . Toys mentioned that through her talks with Doug rustic , four things came up that Doug would Like the Planning Board to do . 1 . He would like e copy of the minutes for each meeting ( which he now receives ) . 2 . The Master Plan Femmittee should report to the Board every sic months . 3 . The Planning Board should report to the Board every month ( outlining the work that they are doing , it could be e written report . ) 4 . The Town Board should know who is on the doctor Plan Committee . David suggested that after the next meeting Roxanne could take the minutes and using them could come up with a short letter stating what the Planning Board recommends . The agenda for the next meeting will be to hash out the business forums . The meetings for April will be on the 18th and 25th at the Town Hall at 7 ; 30PM . The meeting adjourned. at 9 : 10 PM . •1