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TOWN OF ULYSSES
SPECIAL BOARD MEETING
June 28 , 1994
P resent : Supervisor Doug Austic ; Councilpeople Tura Reitz ,
Catherine Stover , Bobby Weatherby ; Deputy Clerk Paula
Mount ; Nancy Zahler , Linda Buettner , Linda Beins , Sam
Cohen / Dir . Ithaca Youth Bureau , Peter Meskill , Carol
Fickler .
S upervisor Austic opened the Special Board Meeting at 7 : OOpm and
turned the meeting over to Nancy Zahler who explained briefly the
interrnunicipal recreation program provided by the Ithaca Youth
Bureau . Talked about the pilot program and the cost of
participation although no proposal is available as yet . Program
w ould give access to services especially for kids in the Ithaca
school district .
Sam Cohen , Director of the Ithaca Youth Bureau gave a brief
o verview of the Youth Bureau and explained the four departments � ,
of services and the different funding for each . The recreation
program receives no funding from the County . c1
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Nancy stated that the pilot program is to be a time when
interested municipalities can participate and determine
activities ; triple fees will be done away with ; barriers will be
dropped ; see who attends and level of participation . Sam said
the pilot program , within the first year , will one numbers
interested . Certain goals : 1 ) no triple fees ; 1 ) make
programming available locally ; 1 ) new programming ; 4 ) increase
✓ ariety of programming ; 5 ) recognize needs of different
communities . If Ulysses , for instance , buys into the program
e veryone can use it , not just those few who attend Ithaca
schools .
The budget , the first year , is based upon old figures . Have
tentatively decided to offer communities a choice . , . can " buy "
what types of activities they feel will interest participants .
Mr . Austic said perhaps we would decide to buy into just the pool
and rink . . , that ' s possible ? Nancy and Sam thought this was a
good
thought .
Discussion ensued regarding the budget ; numbers from Ulysses that
u se services offered and if money would be better used and youth
served if kept locally . Nancy said there will be a meeting on
Thursday and the budget will be addressed ; need to break it down
further . Doug Austin said that the amount being requested would
almost double what the Town ' s budget is now . Based on numbers
u sing the program amounts to almost $ 1 , 000 . per child . Peter
Mostill would like to see a full accounting . Linda Seine maid
that she would hate to see the local Youth Development dollars
decreased and Recreational dollars increased . Mr . Weatherby said
he felt the Ithaca school district should share the cost ; prime
property along the lake , kids who live there go to Ithaca
schools .
After further discussion , can said new budget figures , with
further breakdown and clarification , will be available shortly .
Hearing no further business , the Special Meeting adjourned at
f : 45pm .
Respectfully submitted ,
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