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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB Minutes 1974-03-25TOWN OF ITHACA SPECIAL BOARD MEETING March 25, 1^74 - 7s30 p.m. At a Special Meeting Of the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, held at the TOwh of Ithaca Offices at 108 East Green Street, Ithaca, New York, on the 25th day of March, 1974, at 7s30 p.m., there were I PRESENT: Walter J. ^chwan, Supei^isor Noel DOsch, Councilman Victor D6l ROsso, Councilman Robert No Powers, Councilman ABSENT: Andrew W. McElwee, Councilman ALSO PRESENT: Jhmes V. Buyducos, Town Attorney Barbara Holcdmb, Chairman, Planning Board Kdnneth Kroohs, Planning Engineer Reynolds Metz, Zoning Officer Hugh (Skn) MacNeil, County Representative Edward N. Austen, Zoning Board of Appeals Public Hearing - Project I - Bolton Point ~ Modification (Supply) Proof of posting and piiblication having been presented. Supervisor Schwan opened the public hearing at 7:30 p.m. n Supervisor Schwan explained the basic changes proposed in the Bolton Project I are twos (1) the original resolution stated that the pl^t would be at Bolton Point, the modification merely saying ^at the filtration plant will be constructed 1,100 feet down Tu from the original site, and (2) a change in the amount ofthe Town of Ithaca's share of the total cost of the project. Motion by Supervisor Schwan; seconded by Councilman Powers, ^SOLVED, that the indicated changes in Project I (Modification of Plans for the Establishment of the Town Wide Water Supply Benefited Area of the Town of Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York - Bolton Point) as tlie legal notice published in the Ithaca Journal on March 14, 1974, be approved. (Town Clerk's note: See later resolu tion relating to republication of this notice of public hearing.) The motion was put to a roll call vote, with the following results: Councilman Del Rosso, voting Aye Councilmcui Powers, voting Aye Supervisor Schwan, voting Aye The resolution was thereupon duly adopted. Public Hearing - Project II - Bolton Point - Modification (Distribution) Proof of posting and publication having been presented. Supervisor ( Schwan opened the public hearing at 7:30 p.m. Supervisor Schwan explained that the modification in this case is that the Town of Lansing is included in the project and that the Town of Ithaca's involvement in terms of bonded indebtedness is being increased from $1.42Q,7GO to $1,460,700, the increase being based on additional inrormation in terms of water consumption re ceived after the Town Board hearing in April of 1973. r - 2 ^ March 25, 1974 Motion by Supervisor Schwan: seconded by Councilman Powers, RESOLVED, that the indicated modifications in Project II (Modification of Plans for the Establishment of the Tbwn Wide Watet Distribution Benefited Area of the Town of Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York - Bolton Point) as outlihed in the le^al notice published in the Ithaca Journal on March 14, 1974 be approved, subject to preparation of an appropriate resolution by the Town Attbmey to be adopted at the next regular meeting of the Town Board to bo held on the 8th day of April, 1974. The motion was put to a roll call vote, with the following results; Councilman Del Rosso, voting Aye Councilman Powers# voting Aye Supervisor Schwan, voting Aye The resolution was thereupon duly adopted. For the record, no persons appeated to speak for or against the fore going modifications, and thte hearings were thereupon closed. * * * Because of errors made by the Ithaca Journal in its publication of March 14, 1974 with respect to the order for a public hearing in the matter of the modification of plans for the establishment of the Town Wide Water Supply Benefited Area of the Town of Ithaca (Bolton Point Project I), the Board took the following actions; ^ Motion by Supervisor Schwan? seconded by Councilman Powers, j WHEREAS, after reviewing the order and notice of public hearing as published in the Ithaca Journal with respect to Bolton Point Pro ject I (Modification of Plans for the Establishment of the Town Wide Water Supply Benefited Area of the Town of Ithaca, Tompkins County, Mew York), it was determined that the Ithaca Journal had not published the notice of public hearing correctly in that certain parts of the order for the public hearing which was adopted by the Town Board on March 11, 1974 had been erroneously omitted by the newspaper in print ing the notice of public hearing, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED; That the notice of public hearing be republished in exactly the same form as originally submitted to the Ithaca Journal by the Town Clerk and as originally adopted by the Town Board on March 11, 1974, but changed only to provide that the public hearing will be held on April 8, 1974 at 5;30 p.m. It is understood that until the next public hearing is held as ordered below, on April 8, 1974, the Town Board preserves all rights in the proceedings which it may have under the aforesaid notice dated March 11, 1974, which was erroneously published on March 14, 1974. A roll call vote was taken, with the following results; ' Supervisor Schwan, voting Aye Councilman Del Rosso, voting Aye Councilman Powers, voting Aye Councilman Desch, voting Aye The resolution was thereupon duly adopted. - 3 -March 25, 1974 At h special n^eeting of the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca, Tompkins Cbtihty, held at 7:30 p.m., at 108 East Green Street, in said Town, on the 25th da^ of March, 1974. PRESENT: ABSENT: Supervisor Walter J. SchWah Councilman Noel DeSch Councilman Victor del Rossb Councilman Robert N. Pdwers Councilman Andrew W. McElwee In the Matter The Modification of Plans for the Establishment of the Town Wide Water Supply Benefited Area of the Town of Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York. WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Article 12-C of the Town Law and more particularly a resolution of this Town Board dated April 9, 1973, the Town of Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, has hereto fore established a benefited area in and for said Town to be known ^s the Town Wide Water Supply Benefited Area (Bolton Point Inter- municipal Project), and has authorized the providing of a water im provement for said area; and WHEREAS, the plan, report and map prepared in connection with the aforesaid water improvement provided for the construction of an intake and water treatment plant at Bolton Point on Lake Cayuga in the Town of Lansing, a raw water pump station, force mains, plant and pump station roads and a transmission main, together with appurtenant facilities and the acquisition of necessary lands or rights in land, all at a meucimum estimated cost of $4,150,000; and WHEREAS, the aforesaid proceedings provided that the proposed improvement would constitute a comprehensive water improvement for use as an interrounicipal water supply facility for the Towns of Dryden, Ithaca and Lansing and the Village of Cayuga Heights, for their joint use and operation pursuant to an agreement of municipal cooperation and pursuant to which the share of the costs to be allo cated to the Town of Ithaca were estimated then to be $2,551,000; and WHEREAS, it has been determined to locate the aforesaid water treatment plant at an alternate location, approximately 1,100 feet to t the south of the location originally set forth on the aforesaid map adjacent to the State Highway near a road leading from Bolton Point; and WHEREAS, present estimates indicate that the share of the Town of Ithaca will be $2,324,000; and WHEREAS, it is now desired to call a public hearing on the fore going matters in the manner prescribed by Section 209-q of the Town Law; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDERED, by the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, as follows: n I I - 4 - March 25, 1974 Section .1. A meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca, Tompkxns County, New York, shall be held at 108 East Green Street, Ithaca, New York, (Town Offices on third floor), on the 8th day of April, 1974, at 5;30 o'clock P.M., Eastern Daylight Saving Time, for the purpose of conducting a piiblic hearing on the modification of the plans for the aforesaid improvement and the revised estimate of the ^ cost thereof to be borne by the Town of Ithaca, as set forth in the preambles hereof, at which time all persons interested in the subject matter may be heard concerning the same, aind for the purpose of taking such further action on the aforesaid matters as is auti^rized or re quired by law. Section 2. The Town Clerk is hereby direcbed to give notice of such public hearing by publishing a copy of this Order once in the Ithaca Journal, the official newspaper of said Town and by posting a copy thereof upon the signboard maintained by him pursuant to Section 30 of the Town Law and as required by the provisions of subdivision 3 of Section 209-q of the Town Law. Section 3. This Order shall take effect immediately. The question of the adoption of the foregoing Order was duly put to a vote on roll call, which resulted as followss Councilman Del Rosso VOTING ..... Aye Councilman Desch VOTING Aye Councilman Powers VOTING Aye Supervisor Schwan VOTING ..... Aye ^ The Order was thereupon declared duly adopted. i ' PROPOSED REZONING OP LAND OF LAGRAND CHASE Supervisor Schwan reported that the Town of Ithaca Planning Board at its meeting on February 26, 1974, by resolution, recommended that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca hold a public hearing to consider the rezoning of a parcel of land off Ridgecrest Road in the Town of Ithaca owned by Lagrand Chase, from R-30 to R-15. Motion by Supervisor Schwan? seconded by Councilman Del Rosso, RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca hold a public hearing on April 8, 1974 at 5235 p.m. to consider the proposal to rezone the property of Lagreuid Chase which is west of Ridgecrest Road from R-30 to R-15, being the parcels designated on the tax map on file in the Town Clerk's Office, Town of Ithaca, (Pcorcel 45-1-2.2) and con taining approximately 53 acres, bounded on the south by the south line of the Town of Ithaca, on the north by leunds of Schuylkill Investors, Inc. (Beacon Hills - Pcircel 44-2-9), on the east by the west line of the parcels of land which front on Ridgecrest Road (Parcels 45-1-2.3 through 45-1-22, inclusive), and on the west by the Swanson property (45-1-1.2) and Schuylkill Investors, Inc. (Beacon Hills - Parcel 44-2-9). j I Unanimously carried. I The Town Clerk was instructed to prepare the required notices to parties who may be affected or have an interest in the proposed re- zoning • EXTENSION OF TOWN AND COUNTY TAX WARRANT Motion by Supervisor Schwan? seconded by Councilman Powers, RESOLVED, that the Town Supervisor request the County to extend the warrant for the collection of 1974 Town and County taxes to June 1, 1974. Unanimously carried. - 5 - March 25, 1974 MAPLE AVENUE HOUSING PROJECT DISTRIBUTION OF SHELTER RENTS Supervisor Schwan reported that on January 21, 1974 the Town of Ithaca received a check from Abbott Associates in the amount of $5,603.94 representing 10% of Shelter Rents f6r 1973 in lieu of taxes for the tax year 1974 for the Maple Avenue Hbusing Project. It would appear, according to statute, that the money should be distributed to the Town of Ithaca (including Pire Protiection (9.0102%), the County of Tompkins (8.4690%), and the.Ithaca City School District (82.52%), this pro-ration based upoh 1974 tax rates in these three entities. Motion by Supervisor Schwah; seconded by Councilman Powers, RESOLVED, that the Town Ithaca disburse the total of $5,603.94 received from Abbott Associates, representing 10% of Shelter Rents for 1973 in lieu of t^es for the tax year 1974 for the Maple Avenue Housing Project as folloWiSs Ithaca City ScLobl District $ 4,623.25 County of Tompkins 474.60 Retained by Town of Ithaca ^ 506.09 $ 5,603.94 Unanimously carried. COUNTY REQUEST TO TOWN OF ITHACA TO SHARE IN THE COST OF FLYING NEW AERIAL PHOTOS Supervisor Schwan reported that the County of Tompkins is contemplat ing over-flying the County to take a new set of aerial photographs which would update the photos we now have by about six years. Mrs. Holcomb indicated that the County's immediate request is for the Town of Ithaca to pay a shcure of the actual flying expenses. The cost of getting prints would be over and above that. The County is requesting, that the Town of Ithaca contribute $100.00 toward the flying expenses at this time. Motion by Supervisor Schwan? seconded by Covincilman Powers, RESOLVED, that the Town of Ithaca acquisces in the County of Tompkins request for a contribution of $100.00 toward the cost of flying aerial photographs of the County of Tompkins. Unanimously carried, PLANNING ENGINEER - JOB APPLICATIONS Barbara Holcomb, Planning Board Chairman, reported that six applica tions have been received from applicants for the job of Planning Engineer to replace Kenneth Kroohs who is leaving this summer. She requested guidance from the Board on how to proceed to screen the applicants and a decision about paying expenses to bring the appli cants to Ithaca for interviews. ' It was the sense of the Board that the two or three most likely applicants should be contacted by telephone and when the selection comes down to a reasonable number they should be invited to Ithaca and their expenses paid. Motion by Supervisor Schwan? seconded by Councilman Del Rosso, RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes portal to portal expense to reimburse potential applicants for the job of Planning Engineer, expenses to be paid on the submission of a voucher by those applicants interviewed. Unanimously carried. - 6 - Mardh 25, 1974 ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 9s00 p.nl« to March 26, 1974 at SsSO pom. Edward ii. Bbrgen TOwh Clerk I