HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB Minutes 1968-06-10AGENDA
Regular Meeting
Ithaca Town Board
June 10, 1968
1. Warrants
2. Minutes-May 133 19^8
3. Renewal of notes #2 & #3-Slaterville Road Sewer
4. Refunds-Street Openings
Enos Pyle-Honness Lane-July 19d7
John MacLean-Salem Drive-August 19^7
Otto Kapp-Sapsucker Woods Rd.- November 19o7
5. Town & County Officers Training School at Cornell University
July 8-10-authorize town officials attendance
6. a) Progress report-Lucente Development
Request by Edward Ostrander
l46o Hanshaw Road
b) Appeal
7. Request lower speed limit-Winthrop Drive by Joseph DiGiacomo
Winthrop Drive
8. Sale of Chase property on Ridgecrest Road to Town for
tank site
9. Light-Mclntyre Place
10. Progress on water and sewer —Stone Quarry Road
11, Miscellaneous
JUNE 10^ 1968
At a regular meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca,
Tompkins County, New York, held at the Town Offices, 108 E. G-reen
Street, Ithaca, New York on the 10th day of June 1968 at 4 o'clock
p.m., there were:
Present: Supervisor William B. Kerr, Councilmen Joseph N. Mayer, Jr
and Harry U. Baker..n
Absent: Councilmen Harry N. Gordon and Andrew W. McElwee. n
Also Present: Attorney James V. Buyoucos, Zoning Officer, David
Cowan, Lozier Engineer James Dunlap, Clerk Myrtie Hewitt, Joe
DiGiacomo from Winthrop Drive, Otto Schoenfeld and several
residents from Sapsucker Woods area, also Journal Reported Sue
Strandberg and a Reporter from WTKO.
Residents from the Sapsucker Woods area appeared before the Board
requesting a progress report on the Lucente construction in the
area supposedly being built in violation to the Zoning Ordinance
of the Town of Ithaca. After niuch discussion the following
resolution was passed:
RESOLUTION 222 -RESTRAINING ORDER--LUCENTE
Upon motion made by Supervisor William B. Kerr, seconded by.i.
Councilman Harry Baker the town attorney, Mr. Buyoucos was
instructed to start proceedings for a temporary restraining order
against Rocco Lucente stopping further construction on Sapsucker
Woods Road. An all "aye" vote carried.
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RESOLUTION 223 - MINUTES
A motion was made by Councilman Mayer, that minutes of the
meeting of the Board held on the 13th of May, 19^8, as submitted
by the clerk be approved. Seconded by Councilman Baker and
unanimously adopted.
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RESOLUTION Z2k - WARRANTS
Councilman Mayer moved that warrants dated June 10, 1968 submitted
to the Board be approved for payment. Seconded by Councilman
Baker and unanimously approved.
General Fund $3l5 059»33
Highway Fund 12,089.88
Northeast Sewer Dist. 1,899.90
S.H. Sewer Dist. 103,219.69 . C)
S.H. Sewer Dist. 39,071.05
S.H. Sewer Dist. 3,501.00
Second South Hill Water Dist. 92,278.77
Second South Hill Water Dist. 22,012.23
Second South Hill Water Dist. Ext.l 7,78l.l3
Snyder Hill Road. Water Dist. — 32,4o6.26
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RESOLUTION 225 - NOTES-RENEWAL NOS. 2 & 3
SLATERVILLE ROAD SEWER
Supervisor Kerr moved that the Supervisor he authorized to renew
Notes NoSo 2 and 3 for the Slaterville Road Sewer District as
follows: Note #2 - Due July 27 in the amount of $200,000
Note #3 - Due October 25 in the amount of $100,000,
with interest payments being made on each. Seconded by Council
man Mayer and unanimously approved.
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RESOLUTION 226 - REFUNDS ON STREET OPENINGS
Supervisor Kerr moved that refunds be made to the following people
for deposits.made.on street opening permits:
Enos Pyle—Honness Lane--Permit issued July 19^7
John MacLean—Salem Drive--August 19^7
Otto Kapp—Sapsucker Woods Road—November 19^7
Seconded by Councilman Mayer and unanimously approved,
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RESOLUTION 227- TOWN AND COUNTY OFFICERS
TRAINING SCHOOL AT CORNELL
Supervisor. Kerr moved that Town Officials be authorized to attend
the Town and County Officers Training School at. Cornell University
July 8-10.. Seconded by Councilman Mayer and unanimously approved.
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m RESOLUTION 228 - SPEED LIMIT WINTHROP DRIVE
i Joseph DiGiacomo from Winthrop Drive appeared before the Board
requesting that speed on Winthrop Drive be lowered. Supervisor
Kerr moved that the Clerk be authorized to file the necessary
request jointly with the County Superintendent of Highways
appealing to the state for a minimum speed of 30 mph on Winthrop
Drive to conform to the limit of the surrounding streets in the
area. Seconded by Councilman Baker and unanimously approved.
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RESOLUTION 229 - TANK SITE-RIDGECREST ROAD
Supervisor Kerr moved that the Town of Ithaca purchase the parcel
on the west side of Ridgecrest Road belonging to the Estate of
Nellie Chase for use as a tank site in the Second South Hill Water
District at a quoted price of $5^000, Seconded by Councilman
Mayer and unanimously approved.
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^ RESOLUTION 230 - PAYMENT OF JOHN MACNEILL BILL
Councilman Mayer moved that a bill presented by John MacNeillnto the Planning Board in the amount of $2,4^7.70 for professional
services in the relocation and design of Burns and Coddington
' Roads be paid. Seconded by Councilman Baker and unanimously
approved.
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Councilman Joseph N. Mayer, Jr. announced his resignation as
councilman and deputy supervisor will be forthcoming as he and
his family are leaving Ithaca and moving to Seneca. Falls where
he has accepted the position as Director of Business Affairs at
Eisenhower College at Seneca Falls. This will be his last
meeting with the Town Board.
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RESOLUTION 231 - DEPUTY SUPERVISOR APPOINTED
Supervisor Kerr moved that Councilman McElwee be appointed to
serve as Deputy Supervisor in his absence upon the resignation
of Councilman Mayer. Seconded by Councilman Baker and unanimously
approved.
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RESOLUTION 232 - TE14P0RARY CHAIRMAN OF ZONING
ORDINANCE COMMITTEE
Supervisor Kerr moved to appoint Mr. Edmund Weatherby of l8l
Townline Road as temporary chairman of the Zoning Ordinance Committee
to be organized for reviewing and recommending improvements to the
Town of Ithaca Zoning Ordinance. Seconded by Councilman Mayer and
unanimously approved.
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RESOLUTION 233 - SCHOENFELD DEVELOPMENT
Upon motion made by Supervisor Kerr and seconded by Councilman
Baker the Town Board resolved to accept Simsbury Drive and
Brandywine Road as town roads on condition that Mr. Schoenfeld
presents a certified check to guarantee completion of these roads
after construction of houses by the contractor^ also subject
further that acceptance be conditioned upon immediate submission
of all papers to town attorney in order that the town attorney
may approve title to the roads and this conveyance will also
include water and sewer lines within the roads.
Further Resolved that until such time as the road shown as
Christopher Circle on subdivision map dated December I9SY,
entitled "preliminary plans for Williamsburg Park and Simsbury
Drive development" can be made accessible to the present
Christopher Circle Road^ no building permits shall be issued
on lots 72 thru 77 inclusive until a solution is found. Duly
adopted,
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Meeting duly adjourned 6:15 P.M.
Myrtle M. Hevritt
Town Clerk
6/10/68