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Home My WebLink AboutTB Minutes 1971-10-0778 TOWN OP ITHACA., a EEGUIAB 60ABB MESflNO OCTOBER 7, 1971 At a regular meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca, Tonhkihi County, Ithaca, New York, held at the Town offices at 108 East Green there were York, on the 7th day of October, I971, at 5:00 p.m., PRESENT: Walter J« Schwan^ Supervisor ! Andrew W, McElwee;, Councilman Noel Desch, Councilman Victor Del Rdsso^ Councilman Robert N. Powers, Councilman ALSO PRESENT: James V» Buyoucos,- Town Attorney Reynolds Met2, Assistant Zoning Officer Marion Morey,'Highway superintendent Peter K, Prancese, Planning Consultant Barbara Holcbmb, Chairman, Planning ^ard Hugh (Sam) MacNeil, County Representative Walter J, Wiggins, Attorney George Ideman Paul Tavelli, Attorney Richard Thaler, Attornejr Beverly Livesay Arthur L. Berkey Evan Monkemeyer P. W. Hornbrook Sharon Staz Other Town residents Members of radio, TV, and press Supervisor Schwan called the meeting to order at 5:10 p»m. corrected to include the fact 2 2 Highways, Marion Morey, had submitted to theto September 30, 1971 Inventory of Highway Machinery,Tools, and Equipment in accordance with Higiiway Law, Section 142(3). Supervisor Schwan; seconded by Councilman McElwee, minutes of September l3j, 1971, with the correction noted above are approved. ? Unanimously carried. PRaHailKARY BUDGET - 1972 Supervisor Schwan reviewed the preliminary budget for 1972 page by page, ^Explaining each item, after which the following resolution was made: Motion by Supervisor Schwan; seconded by CcmncHjaian McElwee, RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby prepare and"appix>ve as a Pi'e— liminary Budget of this Town for the fiscal year beginning January 1972, the itemized statement of estimated revenues and expenditures as prepared; a copy of which is to be made a part of these minutes, mm and \ BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca shall meet to hold a public hearing at 5j30 p.m. on Thursday, Novembe?r 4, 1971 at the Town Offices, I08 East Green Street, Ithaca, New York,, for the purpose of hearing any person for or against any item or item^s therein; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk shall give notice of such public hearing in the manner provided in Section 113 of the Town Law providing that such notice shall be published in The Ithaca Jouibnal : at least twice. i Unanimously carried. "V - 2 - October 7, 1971 PUBLIC idlARlNG - TOWN OP ITHACA WATER AND SEWER IMPROVMEHT DISTRICTS ' ' ' ' '" ' ' ' n ' ' 1— *; i * / Proof of publication and posting having, been presented by the Town - Clerk, Supervisor Schwan opened the public hearing on the apportion ments and assessments for the^Town of rfehaca Water Improvement Dis trict at 52^5 Pem» and the Town of Ithaca Sewer Improvement District at 5:50 p.m. P. We Hombrook appeared to say he felt he was not getting any more benefit now than before the districts were dissolved and yet would be charged now on a unit basis whereas previously he had been excluded from the district. Supervisor Schwan pointed out that under the old method of charging benefit Mr. Hornbrook's land was excluded from the district. However, under the new method the whole Town has been declared the benefitting area and Mr. Hombrook* s property is now part of the benefitting area and would, therefore, have to be assessed. Arthur L. Berkey of Christopher Circle noted that under the new formula there are more units than originally indicated at the public hearing in May and he questioned:from what source the additional units are derived. Supervisor Schwan said for the most part the additional units are from Forest Home, Lakeside, Glenside, and Renwick Heights which were not included in the original totals because there were no rolls prepared for those districts at the time of the public hearing in May and no time to figure them and include them. Mr. Berkey in quired whether the change in the formula had produced any new units. Supervisor Schwan said the new formula could not produce, overall, any additional unit is because of the new undeveloped acreage portion of the formula. Mr. Berkey questioned the wisdom of the':-formula in assessing one tmit per 100 feet of frontage, contending that a parcel with 200 feet of frontage did not receive any more benefit than a parcel of 100 feet. He suggested that the Board might in the future consider charging one unit for each family unit. Supervisor Schwan indicated that the basic premise has been that it costs more to lay 200 feet of pipe than it does to lay TOO feet of pipe. Further, that the Town of Ithaca Zoning Ordinance predicates 100 foot frontage lots and that' the great majority of lots are 100 foot lots. Councilman McElwee pointed out that. about 90^ of bl^e lota in the Northeast are 100 foot ®^3?e w^. ^rl^er idiscussion aa to whether 100 feet might not be, an . arbitrary ,that thia was possible and that in another; year f.this ;t2ouid^ be' looked ^Into again - ^ to determi^ whether there,-i-s wayr to deteimiine* dhiits -TOe follqwingirreso-i^ offered;: 'i.'"!! o"':' Motion ^ by jSupervisQr;; Schwen^ "jsecondedi by Councilman MCEi^ee " R£SOL'\^D> NH^IEIEAS rthe> :TQwn of- Ithaca ^has pr^ared ass on tbe parcels of./landilncluded:,in ithe .following: • • . ■i - /x" T '^o'V c!j ^ r.v;i1J Forest Home • Lightingi Spedial ^njjrovemerit" Di'Stfictf2) Glenside Lighting Special "Impro^ment District; "): i/ Renwick Heights Lighting Special ilmprovement District f) The Town of Ithaca water'.and ^sewer improvements now. • operated 'by the Town-as 7a-Toihi-?iWi-de?;^function and ^coyer- -ing all lands in the Town, pursuant to'Section 2p9-rcj : of the Town Law; this assessment roll Includes not only all the parcels formerly included in all the former Water and SeWCr Districts, but also all other lands in the Town of'Ithaca outside of the Village of Cayuga Heights; • and has apportioned and assessed upon such parcels of land in pro portion to the amount of benefits the improvements shall confer upon the construction of public Water and sanitary sewer systems thereinwhich are payable in-the year 1972 and therefore, pursuant to Sec tion 239 of the Town Law, the said Town Board will hold a publichearing thereon at the Town Offices, 108 East Green Street, Ithaca i • 3 - October 1971 November, 1971 in the order listed aboveat 0:00 p.m.3 S'"t "which time it will consider any objections which may be made to said assessment rolls and apportionmeiits. Unanimous!^ carried. CITY OF ITHACA ^PIKE. GONTOACT Supervisor Schwan; seconded by Councilman McElwee, I? hearing be held by the Town Board of the ?nft I 5:15 p.m. November 4, 1971, in the Town of Ithaca ^Offices, 10b East Green Street, Ithaca, New York, for the purpose of 5??"^ I persons interested in the renewal ^=of a contract with the for a one-year period on the basis 1972 in the Town of Ithaca, excepting the following areas, to wit: 9 ^ & ft) the ViXlftge of Cayuga Heights. tv?^ ftrea comprising all the territory lying betweenthe east boundary of the Village of Cayuga Heists and the east boundary of the Town of Ithaca, c) the Hamlet of Forest Home exclusive of the structure housing the Cornell University Filtration Plant. Unanimously carried. CAYUGA HEIGHTS FIRE CONTRACT Councilman McElwee; seconded by Supervisor Schwan, ^ public hearing be held by the Town of Ithaca Town LoP n ^^Qvember 4, 1971 in the Town of Ithaca Offices, r-i fi ll CJreen Street, Ithaca, New Yort, for the purpose of hearing r.? interested in the renewal hf a contract with the VillageHeights for fire protection /for the year 1972 in the Hamlet K and in that portion of /the Town to the north of Forest ^ boimdary of Cayuga Heights and the eastboundary of the Town of Ithaca. ' Unanimously carried. GEORGE IDEMAN LAUNDROMAT ; ^, Attorney, ftppeftred, on behalf of George ikes^- +« 3 hftd withdmmhis request tb be permittedo build four apartments on the second floor over the proposed on Judd Fails Road and that he was nowrequesting on behalf of Mr. Ideman a;^proval of the Town Board for e proposed laundromat with only one apartment on the second floor for a caretaker and the remainder of the second floor space to be used for offices or other commercial use. Mr. Fremcese, Planning Consultant, reported that Mr. Ideman had agreed to comply with all 4.?®? trash disposal requirements, plantings, etc.,and that there was no need at this point for Mr. Ideman to appear before the Zoning Board of Appeals. Mrs. Holcomb, Chairman of the Planning Board, said all those conditions should be included in the Town Board's resolution if it approved of Mr. Ideman*s plans. Mrs.-^ Livesay noted that even though Mr. Ideman complied with the condi- f—^ tions indicated, it was possible that at some later date he might ^ 1 I not be able to rent the offices and could, come to the Board and I I plead hardship and that th«o' only way he-^could get his money out of the idle office space would be to put in apartments. It was admitted that this was a possibility and that it was Mr, Ideman*s privilege " to do that and that the Zoning Board of Appeals would have to make n a Judgment when and if this happened. Motion by Councilman McElwee; seconded by Councilman Powers, RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the ^wn of Ithaca hereby approves Mr. Ideman*s plans to construct a laundromat on the ground floor of his property at Judd Falls Roa4,,,in accordance with plans submitted' to the Planning Board and the Town Bo^rd, with one apartmerit to''be : : , ft-j iii' - October 7, 1971 construcljfed on "the second floor for a caretaker and the remainder of the space'on the second floor to be used for offices or other com mercial purposesI and on the further condition that the set-back« as indicated on the plans submitted, be increased !to 44 feet to allow for parking and turh-around radius; and on the further condition that shall comply with all conditions specified in the minutes of the Town of Ithaca Planning Board dated September 21, 1971, as follows: 9 ^1 9 (1) the plantings in front of the property along Judd Falls Hbad will duplicate such plantings as presently exist in front of the P&C and will approximate 3 to feet in height. (2) No trash will be permitted anywhere outside of the building. (3) If there is to be any sign other than one that conforms with the Zoning Ordinance, Mr, Ideman should present such a proposal to the Planning Board and to the Town Board. Unanimously carried. COMBINED REGULAR AND BUDGET MEETING Councilman. McElwee; seconded by Supervisor Schwan, RESOLVED, that the Town Bbard of the Town 'of Ithaca shall hold a combined regular and budget meeting oh November 4, I971 at 5:D0 p^m. in the Town, Offices, as required by Town Law. .v ^ • Unanimously carried, r APPROVAL OP ALTERNATE ELECTION INSPECTORS Supervisor Schwan; seconded by Councilman Desch, R^OLVED, that the ToWh Board of the Town of Ithaca hbreby approves the following alternate election infepectors, as approved .by the paxty chairmen of the Republican ahd'"Democrat' parties: . For the Republican party: Marian Gillespie, lifi Warwick Place, Ithaca, N. Y. Edith Weatherby, 208f.Texas Lane, Ithaca, N. Y. Mrs, Richard Currah, 135 N, Sunset Drive, Ithaca, N. Y. For the Democrat party* Clara Golay, 109 N, Sunset Drive, Ithaca, N. Y. Susan Fine, 246 Renwick Drive, Ithaca, N. Y. Marsha P. Plovnick, 600 Warren Road, Ithaca, N, Y, . Unanimously SNOW PLOW FOR TOWN HIGHWAY'DEPARTMENT ' V Mr. Morey, Highway Superintendent, reported that the snow plow cur rently owned by the Highway Department needs to be replaced and re quested authorization to advertise for bids on this piece of equip ment, - Motion by Supervisor Schwan; seCohdea by Coimcilman McElwee, RESOLVED, that the Superintendent of Hijghways of the Town of Ithaca, Marion Morey, be authorized to advertise for bids for a new snow plow tor the Town of Ithaca. ' ' Unfiuiimously carried. 82 " 5 -October 7, 1971 Ser'235e''?,;T®' *«" >• BOHTS OP ni - ketotj, um PBnnavrvajm ,,n„|n^ for snoh qJ finiPle method of 5o4 of i Proceedings begin-lor such street improvements. ^ ^ frontage owners petltifning coppnn.n^.. ha! on °®^®loP"'®nt CoiT>oratlon Is inhad no notice of such that the Town of S2u^i;-i.«v.r33«3r s ■2r;<,«asss.° Sftss'si s.fgii ^Rno^iJ exempted from our zonin^^^^ noted there were certain groups—4 ^ 4.1?®® that Mr, Buyoucos shonifl ^Wirements, The consensus of th^mine the Town's rigM8? i? Jv "^°f'' *his matter and detfr-' ®est possible time, Attorn^w report to the Board at the earli-with all correspondence and hackSoTOd^lnfo™®t< ^® ^^rnfshedu uacKground information on this matter. CODDINGTON ROAn Wfl^pTO matw i- ; (between Hudson Street and Danby Road) Supervisor Schwan rpaHof Ithaca and the Town of 1962. between the Citywater main between Hudson Street ^oddington Roady the City of Ithaca, The Citv "npy^-f-t^ 4. area annexedprovements and accordinc to l^lp®''t®s in the costs of im- amountBoard that since up to this tima -t-u cons"ensus of theV40th interest in the m^n ttet the acquired only abourlCity for its share of the costs of the rmprovemLts?^^""® *''® ^ APPROVAL OF WARRA'iVFr.c; SSo£™! Ssiinsr U.TS3 V -i -"..o,amounts be approvedr dated October 7, 1971, in the following General Fund t tj ooi. ic /—sHighway Fund .....:::; ^ Unanimously carried. j*] PUBLIC HEARING - DESIGM STUDY •<■ TOWW WATER SYSTBiM , f tions with respl^t'^to^the^Citv's^use^of^n^® objections and reserva-water source and State Health nens^tn.e^i.?®'^"®® Inlet as an alternateity of the oity.s t?2S'3£ni"s;;i.'*K*s"''' pSOLVEol! CouncllaiM McElwee,6:45 p.m. on November 4 ?£ of Ithaca will meet atwovemoer 4, 1971 to hold a public hearing at the Town - 6 October 7, 1971 ^ Green Street, Ithaca/New. York^ on the proposalthat the Town expend an amount not to exceed $30,000,00 for an engin eering design study of a Town water system^ : Unanimously carried. (Ml PUBLIC HEARING - MOMKEMEYER SUBDIVISION Planning Board Chairman, and Peter Prancese, Plan- ?own Planning Board recommends that there-zoning a 15.15 acre parcel on Bast King Road rpaimatL multiple for 111 units, andrequested that the Town Board hold a public hearing for that purpose. ®*®^®®®?"^ concern that should the area be re-zoned, if ninff development which is highly recommended by the Plan- ffo ?n thf-a « ®®®® favorable development might t-tart Mr. Prancese assured her that the re-zoning could be di ff'avL+ P^ticular development and no other, and that should adevelopment be conteogilated, any citizen could raise objec- i^,^® re-zoned back to what it was, and thematter could come to public hearing. Schwanj seconded by Councilman Powers ^ 7^n m J Board of the Town of Ithaca- shall meet at Strea? •fthal®® f/ i *^® ^o»«n Offices at 108 East Green-a .c ^baca. New York, to hold a public hearing on the re-zoning D on®£ ^5 the Ea,^ King Road owned by Herbert Monke- uni+B testdsMial to multiple residence for 111 housingunits being proposed on the site. ^ Unanimoui9ly carried. ' STATUTORY DEBT LIMIT requested approval of the Town Board to apply to no>%+ Town's sewer debt from the Statutory •hflVinfr fiUI ^ ® States He said this mi^t be helpful in under-project. The Board authorized the Supervisor toproceed with the application. REPORTS Barbara Holcomb, Planning Board Chairman, presented some long-term "crairic and speed zoning problems, intersection signs, etc. She recommended that action be taken with regard to the intersection Where the Ithaca College Road comes into Coddington Road and the construction of an overhead street light there. She also requested cooperation in approaching the County Highway Department to have road signs placed at that intersection. Supervisor Schwan said he had Howard Stevenson, County Highway Superintendent, who saysthis is a private road and there is nothing in State Highway Law that would allow them to erect signs on a private road. Attorney Buyoucos suggested that the County Representatives might be able to help with^ this problem. ! Mrs. Holcomb also requested that some action be taken at the inter section, df Hanshaw Road and Muriel Street, and Hanshaw Rpad and Warren Road to move shrubbery back from the right of way so that there is a clear line of sight at those intersections. Supervisor Schwan said that in the revised ordinance with regard to subdivisions it specifically prohibits plantings within a given radius of a corner, but that Muriel Street-and Hanshaw Road existed prior to zoning. Mrs, Livesay said the same situation exists at the intersection of Honness Lane and Pine Tree Road, Supervisor Schwan said he would take these matters up with Howard Stevenson. v"./ ;• " ■??» ; j*,;- ..P'-y- ' **/*'* ^ "'e ► ■ O*"!- • . ■ ^ ^ ...i V, ^ .. . I - . . T !# ' - 7 -October 7, 1971 Mrs, Holcomb said she would also like to have'the cooperation of the Town Board In talking to Mr, Liguori to see if we can work out some temporary solution to the Ellis Hollow Road-Judd Palls Road inter section by additional stop signs on Ellis Hollow Road. Supervisor Schwan said he would write a letter to Mr. Stevenson with a copy to 2^2?^ Representatives Robert Bruce and Sam MacNeil in regard to 6omeof the problems presented by Mrs. Holcombj, but .would defer until the December meeting the Pine Tree Road-Jiidd Palls Road intersection matter, and that in the meantime sketches of the intersection could be brought in for study. INTERSECTION LIGHTS Councilman McElwee; seconded by Councilman Desch, KEbOLVED, that Supervisor Schwan call the New York State Electric & o 2^4 regarding the intersections at Ithaca College Road-Coddington Road, Sugarbush Lane-Snyder Hill Road, Brandywine-Chris- topher Lane, and Tudor Road-Charlene Road, and request installation of lights at these intersections. Unanimously carried. n ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 p.m. Edward L. Bergen Town Clerk n n