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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-05-09 - TB TOWN OF ULYSSES REGULAR BOARD MEETING May 9 , 1995 P resent : Supervisor Doug Austic ; Councilpeople Ben Curtis , Catherine Stover , Tom Reitz ; Code Enforcement Officer Alex Rachun ; Town Clerk Marsha Georgia . O thers Present : Free Press Reporter Don Fairchild , County Rep Peter Meskill , Thomas Tisch . Supervisor Austic called the Regular Board Meeting of the Town of Ulysses to order at 7 : 30pm and led those in attendance in the • Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America . Minutes Mr . Reitz moved , seconded by Mrs . Stover the approval of the minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of April 11 , 1995 . Unanimously approved . Claims Mr . Curtis moved , seconded by Mr . Reitz approval of Claims # 137 - 172 in the amount of $ 8 , 714 . 83 . Unanimously approved . Report : Trumansburg Fire Department N o Report . Reports Town Clerk , Marsha Georgia reported that $ 1641 . 68 was collected for the month of April of which $ 1103 . 88 was turned over to the S upervisor . $ 983 . 04 was turned over for penalties / fees on taxes . S he mentioned that the Taughannock Garden Club has offered to plant perennials along the building and do the shrubs , using their time , money , and maintenance . However , because of the hard rock Marsha wondered if some topsoil and ties could be put in . The Board passed a resolution approving a maximum expenditure of $ 250 toward the project . Approved unanimously . H ighway Superintendent April report through May 19 : Installed culvert pipes on Cold Springs Road , on Savacool Road for new homes . At meeting with Tompkins County Highway received bid packages for bridge work , h ave installed crossing signs for Glenwood School , have some major work to do on Cold Springs Road ( pits / bridge abutment ) , have finished raking up sod and black top along the road from w inter plowing . Have to do a brake job on salt spreader and ✓ eplace tandems while the June special is in effect . Dropped insurance on the ' 81 Mac , the ' 79 FWD and 72 Brockway ( one used for plowing and salting ) . We are now working on the cold • patching and sand blasting . painting some salt boxes , the cemetery is pretty much cleaned up . Re Curry Road Culvert Pipe Co . - - they haven ' t come in with a bid as yet . Code Enforcement Officer Mr . Rachun reported they had 5 permits this year ; 4 additions , 1 start , $ 126 , 000 in construction costs , 2 court cases brought in on zoning violations - - one has been satisfied and the other is pending which will probably end up in court . Town of Ulysses 2 Regular Town Board Meeting May 9 , 1995 B oard Members and Committee Reports Ofanfic s zB50F & iMegtnrtcQaireWetteffERFef @Pty ivghtehthRsCBgW in exi ence since 19 -/ 0 . They decided to go along with the break up of their Board into two separate groups - - the County Planning Federation and the Planning Advisory Board . He requested they have a member of the Town ' s Planning Board meet with the County P lanning Federation to discuss town planning functions and town planning processes . He is leaving a copy of the history of their contributions for the Board members . Doug Austic replied that when Tom attends their last meeting he should find out what the process is , if one of our members of the Planning Board wants to be on their Board , and they will then consider it . Tom reported he attended the Recreation Partnership meeting last • month . A copy of the Ithaca Youth Bureau ' s Annual Report was made available to other Board members . He said they have advertised tomorrow ' s ( Thursday ) meeting to let the people know the Town of Ulysses , including the Trumansburg School District , are partners in this operation . O LD BUSINESS Catherine Stover said May 16 , from 3 : 00 to 6 : 00 p . m . is Grievance D ay . D oug asked if anyone was notified re tax rate this year . They discussed target date for Master Plan ( 15 - 20 years ) . B en Curtis reported re Cable Commission : he is looking into g etting the standard tiers unscrambled as they did in Elmira . H is understanding is that they want to push to a more elaborate box which is basically what they did in Elmira . Ben said he hoped there would be a model agreement in approximately six months . They discussed having an updated map of cable in Ulysses . Report : Representative Peter Meskill Mr . Meskill reported the Planning Federation will be a real chance for the town , either through their Planning Board or their d irect government , to tell the county exactly what planning issues are important to them . With the town ' s view , it will be a more direct approach and should be able to get a better feeling . D iscussion took place re Joint Youth Partnership . D oug Austic reported on the Budget Committee meeting where they voted on a 4 to 1 vote , with two members missing , to making zero percent increase in the cost of living to departments . D iscussion at length on the recycling drop - off center and where it could be reestablished . Nothing resolved . Catherine Stover wondered where the Department of Motor Vehicles g ot their funding . Doug said the processing fee is usually paid • by the State . However , the last few years they ' ve been short which means there will be a cut in services , moving the location , or a combination of both or receiving a statement . O LD BUSINESS W ater District D oug Austic reported a meeting last Monday morning with the people interested in the water district in the South end of town Town of Ulysses 3 Regular Town Board Meeting May 9 , 1995 between Trumansburg and the creek . We discussed the minimum cost o f the project of $ 200 , 00 ensuring we would do some of the work o urselves . General consensus was not to form a district because n oone was willing to pay the cost of installation . He suggested n otifying people who had petitioned the letter , informing them the Town had been petitioned and , at this time , the Town was not interested in forming a water district Tom Reitz asked about ShurSave . Doug said they would do the S hurSave single user water . Jim will pay the full cost . Doug told Jim he did not want the water line - that it was Jims - and h e was to pay the rate and a half or whatever and to maintain the line . Doug said he had a letter from John Anderson who has ® extended Jim Seafuse ' s time to get municipal water until S eptember 15 . Jim will need to have documentation saying he has the water district forms and all of the proper applications and e verything that needs to be provided to the Town and New York S tate by July 1 , 1995 . Insurance D oug talked to Joe Farrell and $ 1350 . 00 was correct on the h ighway and liability . He can come up with a mid - range of public o fficials and liability for $ 2700 . 00 . If they wanted to increase the insurance on this building up to $ 250 , 000 , it would cost $ 127 . 00 / year . He talked with the Wood Agency and gave him the information of salaries but has not heard from him on differences in compensation . Joe didn ' t seem to think the blanket policy on moving the equipment to Inland Marine would make a lot of sense , but it would cost more money . i . e , you would have to insure truck , etc . Tom suggested they continue with the present insurance until the end of the year but to increase coverage on the two lines Doug mentioned . So for $ 1350 . 00 they can add on the liability . Much discussion followed re carriers , payments , e tc . Tom Reitz motioned , seconded by Catherine Stover , that the Town o f Ulysses continue the insurance with Farrell -Messier Insurance Agency , and in August / September , prior to the budget process , get a real proposal limited to whatever they want to do . Mr . Reitz Aye Mrs . Stover Aye Mr . Austic Aye Mr . Curtis Nay Approved Youth Bureau Contract Mr . Austic asked if everyone had a chance to look at the Youth § 8EQ @tcQiiarrctea1Nee 4ttRc € 4!it BemR @fitsayillif ibep . 8tp &fa } QR is this , Mr . Austic will send a memo . Short discussion ensued . Town Hall / Renovation • Mr . Austic asked if there was any discussion concerning renovation / addition to the Town Hall . . . or can we proceed with e stablishing a plan . Mr . Curtis asked about pursuing sharing space with the Village . Mr . Austic said there is no space to share . Mr . Austic said concerning a ' work - bee ' , would suggest having a contractor do the major construction and then go from there . Mr . Curtis mentioned Bob Leathers ; Mr . Austic said don ' t w ant to spend all summer doing it , might as well get the shell up . Mr . Reitz showed what he had put together with the modifications as requested by the Building Committee . Mr . Austic said we need to do something with this building . Mr . Curtis said ' “ Town of Ulysses 4 Regular Town Board Meeting May 9 , 1995 h e feels we have more than enough space between this building and the Village building . Mr . Austic said they [ Village ] don ' t have any usable space available . Mr . Curtis would like to have d iscussion with the Village ; share space , whatever . Mr . Austic suggested that Mr . Curtis talk to the Village , see what can be d one . . . have had many discussions with them in the past . Consolidation was discussed . Mr . Austic said we still have things to do here ; the floors , bathrooms , other things that are falling down and looking ratty . Mr . Curtis suggested getting together with Mr . Austic regarding the consolidation of the two buildings . N EW BUSINESS H ighway Pick - up Bid Mr . Austic said that the specs are finished for the new pick - up truck . Will be advertised and the bids will be opened at the next Regular Board Meeting . Curry Road Culvert Mr . Austic asked Mr . Meeker if they are still planning to do this project this year . Mr . Meeker said he would like to get it done . O ther Mr . Austic said a meeting was held with Mobil Oil ; they want to g et the houses in Jacksonville on the market . They asked what we w ere doing and told them about a possible water district to the creek and if they were interested in asking to extend it , fine . Their approach was that they would rather make the wells deeper , drill new wells at other locations or pursue some other source before going with a water district . Fellow from DEC was here , d iscussed what tests needed to be done and will determine exactly w hat needs to be done in order to declare the wells clear . Will then figure out which way to go . Mobil Oil will deal with the State DEC . H earing of Individuals / Delegations Mr . Tisch , resident of Jacksonville , asked about the chance of changing the speed limit on RT 96 from 40 mph to 30 mph . Mr . Meeker said the State of New York has certain criteria they follow and will go no lower . Mr . Reitz said that a petition was circulated last year . The State approved the no passing section but did not approve the lowering of the speed limit . H earing no further business , Mr . Reitz moved , seconded by Mrs . S tover to adjourn the meeting . Unanimously approved the meeting adjourned at 10 : 00 pm . Respectfully submitted , Marsha L . Georgia • Town Clerk pm