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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB Minutes 2006-09-11Final-9/5/2006 REGULAR MEETING OF THE ITHACA TOWN BOARD MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2006 AT 5:30. 215 NORTH TIOGA STREET, ITHACA, NY 14850 1. Call to Order 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Report of Tompkins County Legislature - Tim Joseph 4. Report of Common Council - Robin Korherr 5. Report of Fire Commissioners - Bob Romanowski 6. 6:00 p.m. - Persons to be Heard and Board Comments 7. Consider resolution of support of concept of the 2006 Economic Development Strategy for Tompkins County 8. Consider adopting the National Incident Management System (NIMS) as the Town of Ithaca's Official All-Hazards Incident Response System 9. 7:00 p.m. - Public Hearing regarding proposed local law adding chapter to the Town of Ithaca Code, titled "Stormwater Management" regarding repair of stormwater management facilities and recovery of Town charges 10. SEQR - regarding local law adding chapter to the Town of Ithaca Code, titled "Stormwater Management" regarding repair of stormwater management facilities and recovery of Town charges 11. Consider adoption of local law adding chapter to the Town of Ithaca Code, titled "Stormwater Management" regarding repair of stormwater management facilities and recovery of Town charges 12. Discussion and consideration of setting a public hearing regarding a proposed local law adding a chapter to the Town of Ithaca Code titled "Outdoor Lighting" 13. a. Discussion and decision on proposed local law amending chapter 270 of the Town of Ithaca Code titled "Zoning" regarding solar collectors and installations b. Consider setting a public hearing regarding a proposed local law amending chapter 270 of the Town of Ithaca Code titled "Zoning" regarding solar collectors and installations 14. 7:30 p.m. - Youth Employment Recognition 15. 7:45 p.m. - Public Hearing regarding noise permit application - Little Big Shots Final-9/5/2006 16. Consider granting noise permit to Little Big Shots 17. Acknowledge receipt and acceptance of NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation grant for Town playground replacements j} 18. Consider approval of 2006 budget transfers and amendments 19. Consider requesting voter registration figures and acknowledging receipt and at annual Town Organizational Meeting 20. Consider Approval of Creation of Employee Relations Committee 21. Consent Agenda a. Approval of Minutes b. Town of Ithaca abstract c. Bolton Point abstract d. Attendance at New York Planning Federation Conference e. Brush and leaf pick up dates f. Waive park use fee for student / resident picnic 22. Report of Town Officials a. Town Clerk b. Highway Superintendent c. Director of Engineering _ d. Director of Planning | e. Budget Officer ' f. Manager of Human Resources g. Network/Records Specialist h. Recreation and Youth Coordinator i. Attorney for the Town 23. Report of Town Committees a. Agriculture Committee b. Agricultural Land Preservation Committee c. Alternate Energy Committee d. Capital Projects and Fiscal Planning Committee e. Codes and Ordinances Committee f. Ethics Committee g. Personnel Committee h. Public Works Committee i. Recreation and Human Services Committee - Discussion j. Records Management Advisory Board k. Safety Committee I. Transportation Committee 24. Intermunicipal Organizations a. Cayuga Lake Watershed Intermunicipal Organization j | b. City/Town Trail Committee c. Intermunicipal Cooperation and Consolidation Study Group Final- 9/5/2006 d. Joint Youth Commission e. Lake Source Data Sharing f. Pegasus Oversight Committee g. Recreation Partnership h. Special Joint Committee (Sewer) i. Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission j. SPCA monthly report for January 2006 25. Review of Correspondence a. 8/18/2006 letters from M. Stamm, TCAD, re Tompkins County Empire Zone Allocation b. b. 8/24/06 letter from D. Barber re temporary certificate of occupancy 26. 8:00 p.m. - Presentation - Coddington Road reconstruction project - John Lampman 27. Consider Adjournment Regular Town Board Meeting 9/11/2006 Approved October 16, 2006 Regular Meeting of the Ithaca Town Board Monday, September 11, 2006 at 5:30 p.m. 215 North Tloga Street, Ithaca, New York THOSE PRESENT: Supervisor Valentino; Councilwoman Gittelman; Councilman Burbank; Councilman Engman; Councilman Stein; Councilman Cowie STAFF PRESENT: Tee-Ann Hunter, Town Clerk; Fred Noteboom, Highway Superintendent; Daniel Walker, Director of Engineering; Judy Drake, Human Resources Manager; John Kanter, Director of Planning; Al Carvill, Budget Officer; Susan Brock, Attorney for the Town EXCUSED: Patricia Leary, Councilwoman OTHERS PRESENT: Bob Romanowski, Fire Commission; Jennie Daley, Ithaca Journal; Rick Couture, Ithaca College; Jim Foster, Little Big Shots; Shelly Foster, Little Big Shots; Carl Sgrecci, Ithaca College; Bill Lesser, 406 Coddington Road; John Lampman, Tompkins County Highway Division CALL TO ORDER Supervisor Valentino called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. and led the assemblage in the Pledge of Allegiance and a moment of silence commemorating the victims of 9-11. Additional Agenda Items Supervisor Valentino asked for Board permission to add two items to the evenings agenda: 1) Executive Session to Discuss the Personnel History of 3 Employees and consideration of Consideration of Additional Services to Southern Cayuga Lake Water Commission, 2) a Consent Agenda Item authorizing Linda Fetherbay to attend an upcoming magistrates meeting. There were no objections from the Board. Agenda Item No. 3 - Report of Tompkins County Legislature Supervisor Valentino reported that Tim Joseph was not able to attend the evening's meeting. Agenda Item No. 4 - Report of Common Council Robin Korherr was not present to address the Board. Agenda Item No. 5 - Report of Fire Commission (Attachment # 1 - Monthly Report) Bob Romanowski appeared before the Board and read his monthly report. Agenda Item No. 6 - Persons to be Heard (Attachment # 2 - Noise Permit Application) Bill Bryant, Ithaca City School District Director of Athletics, and Phil Pennipat, Senior Class President, came before the Board to discuss a Noise Permit application for fireworks at the upcoming High School Homecoming. Mr. Bryant thanked Ms. Hunter and the Board for giving them the opportunity to speak to them this evening. Mr. Bryant described the events leading up to submission of a permit application. He acknowledged that the application did not meet any of the Town's required deadlines. 1 Regular Town Board Meeting 9/11/2006 Approved October 16, 2006 Homecoming is scheduled for Friday, September 29^'^. The fireworks show would take 5 to 7 minutes; held roughly between 7:45 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. Mr. Bryant stated he and Phil were before the Board to see if it would be at all possible, given the short notice and the new Noise Ordinance, for the School District to hold the fireworks display on Friday, September 29*^. Phil Pennipat introduced himself to the Board as class president and new chair of the Ithaca High School Homecoming Committee. He told the Board a goal of the Committee is to bring back community involvement in Homecoming and with the school. Mr. Pennipat told the Board he felt that had a lot to do with the spirit that is lacking at the school; the community not being as involved with the school system. Mr. Pennipat reported that the issue had come up in a conversation last Monday at the Lincoln Street Diner with Joe Scaglione. Ms. Valentino told Mr. Pennipat that there were several problems facing them. One is that Mr. Scaglione knows very well the procedures and the public hearing timetable; he knows very well that there is no way the Town can meet the timeframe. She asked the Town Board what they thought. Mr. Stein asked what the Town Board would have to do by the law if they wanted to grant the request. Ms. Valentino told him they would have to hold a public hearing and have another Town Board Meeting. Ms. Valentino stated her concern that the person who is providing the fireworks knows the regulations full well; he's been through them before. Ms. Brock stated ^ that the law also requires that the application for the permit be filed with the Town Clerk no less than 45-days before the anticipated need. That requirement can be met and there is not really a provision in the law to waive that. Mr. Stein asked if, suppose they wanted the Homecoming thing to happen, could they waive that provision or not? Ms. Brock told him there was no provision for how to waive that requirement. The laws requirements are there and they are clear. Mr. Stein asked if it was her advise that the Board could not do anything to grant the request. Ms. Brock responded stating, not in compliance with the law. Mr. Burbank told the applicant that what may not be known to them is that the Town Board has previously dealt with numerous complaints from people who live adjacent to that field due to the noise from other events so they are very loathe to causally enter into a process that would create a noise situation for which we might then be vulnerable if somebody were to bring a suit for failure to follow procedures. Mr. Engman asked if there was any possibility that this, sort of event could be held at a later football game? Mr. Bryant told him that they have a senior night in late October, but he did not believe it would fall within the 45-day provision. As far as Mr. Stein was concerned, he did not think they could discuss the merits of the case because they had heard a clear statement from the Town's legal council that they do not have the right to do that. He stated he was sympathetic to homecoming events, but not so sympathetic that he wants to violate the law. pn r Mr. Bryant told the Board he appreciated them hearing their request. Regular Town Board Meeting 9/11/2006 Approved October 16, 2006 Mr. Cowie remarked that the 45-day period had been his concern when they passed the law, he thought then that it was onerous. Ms. Brock told him the reason they had the 45-days was if somebody put in an application right after a Town Board Meeting and there were a shorter time period the Town Board might have to hold a special meeting. It was really meant as an accommodation to the Town Board. Agenda item No. 6 - Persons to be Heard Jennie Daley, Ithaca Journal Ms. Daley introduced herself to the Board telling them she was taking over coverage of the Town of Ithaca from Anne who has left the Journal. Mr. Burbank asked for a business card from Ms. Daley and told her he was delighted she was at the meeting. He stated that the Journal has cut way back on their coverage of Town Board meetings. Ms. Daley told him there was a resource issue at the paper that makes it hard to be everywhere at once. They do try to keep track of what's going on so if they can't be there they can at least be aware of issues. Mr. Burbank asked what is a good timeframe in which to call Ms. Daley if there was something on the Board agenda that the Board feels should be brought to the attention of the public. Ms. Daley told him that every Tuesday she plans her next week so a week's notice would allow her to weigh her options and allocate her time. Joint Youth Commission Funding Ms. Valentino reminded the Board that she had spoken about problems with the Joint Youth Commission budget at the last Board meeting. When she went back and started to do her budget work and pull out the final contract that they had signed for the services from the different providers she realized that she was wrong. The Board had in fact approved the extra money in the budget. She apologized to the Board for misinforming them. The Commission was exactly right with the budget number and the amount that we had agreed to pay and Ms. Valentino's signature was definitely on the contract for those services. Ms. Valentino reported they just had a very good Joint Youth Commission Meeting. They have worked out the budget process for the year and it looks like they are all feeling that they are going to be able to provide good programming. Tour of Solar Installations Mr. Cowie reported that Dave Mountin asked him to help promote a tour of some solar installations Mr. Mountin is helping to put together for October 7^^. Mr. Burbank added that Cooperative Extension was actually doing the event. Mr. Burbank stated he had sent everybody an email with the link; it's a national organization that does this all over the country on that day. Mr. Cowie added that Mr. Mountin had a particular interest within the context of the solar collector law. Election Districts and Voter Registration Rolls ( Attachment # 3 - Article from Ithaca Journal) Mr. Burbank reported having had a conversation with Steve DeWitt of the Board of Elections to get a better understanding as to why the sites had been changed. Mr. Burbank reminded the Board of Mr. DeWitt's April 2006 request to the Board to create a new voting district at Kendal and the fact that the Board had denied that request because of a February deadline. Mr. Burbank continued stating that the Board of Elections apparently had until this year the Regular Town Board Meeting 9/11/2006 Approved October 16, 2006 authority to act in the event that a municipality did not. That authority lapsed statewide and was restored this summer. Mr. DeWitt felt it was okay to move ahead on creating the new election district. He did consult with the folks at Kendal who are very enthusiastic about having a polling place. There had been some concern that the people at Kendal might not be comfortable with many outsiders coming in but apparently they are. They other changes that happened and these had to do with the Board Elections acting, as opposed to the Town, was moving the polling place sites of South Hill up to College Circle; the Ellis Hollow Apartments up to Reis Tennis; Maplewood to Reis. Mr. Burbank reported that in each case it had to do with accessibility issues. At South Hill they could not legally meet the requirements without installing a ramp. They were informed by Ellis Hollow that they did not want to serve as a polling place. Ms. Supervisor did not think that was true. Mr. Burbank encouraged someone from the Town to contact them to discuss this. Ms. Valentino asked Ms. Hunter if she had comments. Ms. Hunter stated she thought it would probably be good for the Board to assume its responsibility of creating the election districts. In order to do that they need to have the voter registration numbers, which is why she is suggesting the Board may want to add receipt of the voter registration numbers to the Board's Organizational Meeting. The Board would then have them in time to create any needed new districts by the February 16^^ deadline and it would start a dialogue with the Board of Elections about the designation of the polling places. Ms. Hunter reported having spoken with Mr. DeWitt who said that he could provide the figures for the Organizational Meeting. Ms. Hunter felt the Board might also want to have an appearance by one of the election commissioners on the February agenda as a routine matter. The Board agreed to include receipt and acknowledgement of voter registration numbers as part of their organizational meeting. Agenda Item No. 7 - Consider Resolution of Support of the Concept of the 2006 Economic Development Strategy for Tompkins Countv (Attachment # 4 - Draft Plan ) Martha Armstrong appeared before the Board on behalf of Tompkins County Area Development. Ms. Armstrong gave a brief synopsis of the development strategy as follows: In 1997 the County asked TOAD to take on the economic development strategy for the County and we did that and over a 2'year process we came up with a 58-step action plan as an E.D. strategy. Part of what came out of that process was, first of ail, a lot of participation by people like Jon who are sort of technical experts and do economic development in the County and we decided we wanted to keep meeting on a quarterly basis to coordinate and evaluate how we were doing. As issues came up have a collegial group to discuss them with, and try to coordinate our efforts, make sure we're not duplicating and help each out where we can. So we have in fact been meeting quarterly since probably 1999 or so and about a year/year and a half ago we put on our schedule to review and renew the strategy because a lot of those actions steps from the original strategy had aged out, some of them quicker than others. Some of them were completed; some of them were not completed. Most of them actually were in process or completed. Then we had a process last year where we had a couple of broad kind of leadership forums to look at a new vision, to look at what our goal setting should be. Did some focus groups. Went around and talked to business leaders, some community groups, etc. got input and came up with a pretty different approach to the strategy itself and three goals that at the beginning I wouldn't have thought would be Regular Town Board Meeting 9/11/2006 Approved October 16, 2006 the goals. So the mission we came up with is in your resolution, which is to "cultivate a prosperous and sustainable regional economy by building the economic foundations, expanding opportunities, and fully engaging the community in ways that reflect our strengths and values. The major 5 yeas goals that we established are to increase and diversify housing supply, improve workforce and business skills, and thirdly to revitalize unique commercial districts and town centers. We felt that each of those issues, while they've kind of been in the air, they really needed some crystallized action around them. They are complex issues, they're county-wide issues, they're issues that a group of agencies such as has been participating and are listed in the resolution working together would help really move progress forward around trying to accomplish some of these goals, which can be, as I said, difficult to do. If they are Just sort of taken on place-by-place or one individual at a time, we don't really get the comprehensive impact that we need to have to keep our economy strong here and doing well. This is not the exclusion of other economic development work. All of the agencies who are participating in this do particular things. Cooperative Extension does a lot of work around agriculture. We do work around hi-tech, tech transfer, from Comell, other kind of business development. Each of these agencies have a lot of work that they do. But these are the things we've said, let's come together and really focus on these and let's have a strategy of elevating our collective work. And that's really what the strategy is here and what we're here with this resolution trying to do is have all the participants go back to their boards or their legislative bodies, depending upon what kind of organization they are. Make sure that group, that board, is aware of what we are doing, has a sense of commitment towards that so we have a little depth in our participation and commitment to trying to achieve some of these goals. That's why I'm here. I thank Jon for inviting me to come and answer your questions, if you have any, and I hope you'll support the resolution and help participate in this. Mr. Engman noted that the materials the Board received in their packets were marked as "draft". He asked if there was an opportunity for the Board to provide input at this point and would that input then be considered as a possible change to the document, or is the document pretty well settled. Ms. Armstrong told him the document had been passed by the TCAD Board and is going for acceptance by the County Legislature tomorrow night. The only reason it says it is not for distribution is because they are going to prettify it for a broad publication. Mr. Engman stated he had not had a chance to look at the document until the weekend passed and he questioned whether he was being asked to approve something he really hasn't had a chance to have any input into. Ms. Armstrong told him the Board was not being asked to approve the ED strategy, they are asking the Board to feel a sense of commitment to the goals and mission of what they are doing which is trying to accomplish keeping the County economically viable through this general approach. Mr. Engman was very happy to see increased and diversified housing supply as one of the items. He stated he was a little taken aback by the phrase on page 6, "the County has an entrepreneurial populace and workforce education levels that exceed those of the research triangle and Silicone Valley regions". To Mr. Engman it sounds like the County has more people working in the entrepreneurial populace than they do in those regions, which certainly would not be true. Ms. Armstrong responded stating the County has an entrepreneurial population, somewhat above the national self employment average. Mr. Cowie pointed out that she was talking about "rates". Mr. Engman further stated that he has argued for decades with the County Planning Department that the local environment, along with affordable housing, ought to be a first rate consideration. A lot of people stay here, relocated here, want to live here, Regular Town Board Meeting 9/11/2006 Approved October 16, 2006 enjoy the quality of life here because of the natural environment. He has always thought when we talk about the environment we should talk about economic development; when we talk about economic development we should talk about the natural environment. That was one piece he would have liked to see in the plan. Mr. Engman's final comment was that he noticed there were 13 bodies listed as involved agencies. He thought it would also be useful to have another section called interested agencies, like Sustainable Tompkins, the Tompkins County Environmental Management Council, the Finger Lakes Land Trust, other organizations that have a slightly different take on economic development but can support it if brought into the process. He thought another section of interested agencies would make the document effective. Mr. Burbank voiced his agreement with everything that Mr. Engman said. He added that he was delighted about the housing, noting that the projected need estimates did not even begin to factor the people that live far out who would like to be here but can't. That being said, whenever you build housing, especially at the lower end, you are likely to run into situations where you are changing the natural environment and neighborhoods. It's a balancing act. {turn tape). Ms. Armstrong told the Board that maintaining the environmental quality in the County, while not explicit in the economic development strategy in front of the Board, it was in the original one. It did specifically talk about environment. While this is a much shorter and flexible kind of document than the first one was they did include the statement of the community's values in the mission statement, which was more explicitly drawn out in the original document back in 1999. Ms. Armstrong agreed that it was clear when talking to the community and community leaders; most community leaders whether they are leaders of industry or leaders of small businesses, will talk about the environment very consistently. Part of the idea of having the collaborative is that the parties do meet and do kind of get in each others business a little bit more formally and say, "This is an important thing from the County's perspective", or "This is an important thing from the Town's perspective", be as explicit as possible with each other about what is valued by the different players in the community and try to work that out. Attorney Brock noticed the document stated "local governments hope to incorporate a Council of Governments for Tompkins County". She asked if the word "incorporate" was being used in the sense of creating a corporation. The group's by-laws that Attorney Brock has seen indicate it is more just a group of municipalities coming together to jointly perform this function. Ms. Armstrong stated she had understood that it was actually going to be formally an organization of some kind and she assumed that would be a corporation. She stated she was happy to be corrected. Ms. Valentino told her the group was really not at that stage. Ms. Valentino stated her thought when reading that language was they were looking for the Council of Governments to become an involved agency. Right now and for quite some time the council will be a pretty loose knit organization that just has simple by-laws. Mr. Kanter suggested the use of the word "form" or "organize" in place of "incorporate". Mr. Kanter stated that he had taken a resolution provided by Ms. Armstrong and modified it a good bit for the Town's needs. He stated he thought as a municipality the Town needs to balance economic development considerations with many others, housing and environment and open space. The original wording was much stronger in terms of fully involving Regular Town Board Meeting 9/11/2006 Approved October 16, 2006 ourselves in It as opposed to supporting the concept of which is the wording I suggested we use. Both supporting the concepts of the collaborative and also supporting those goals in the strategy that are consistent with the Town's Comprehensive Plan. IB RESOLUTION NO. 2006-176 : Support for the Implementation of the 2006 Economic Development Strategy for Tompkins County and the Concept of the Economic Development Collaboratlye WHEREAS, the Economic Development Strategy prepared for Tompkins County by Tompkins County Area Development in 1999 included the formation of a Coordinating Committee responsible for implementation of the strategy, and WHEREAS, the Coordinating Committee, (including representatives from Tompkins County Area Development, the Industrial Development Agency, the Workforce Investment Board, the Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Ithaca Downtown Partnership, The City of Ithaca Department of Planning and Economic Development and the Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency, the Town of Ithaca Planning Department, the Tompkins County Planning Department, the Ithaca-Tompkins County Transportation Council, Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, and the Municipal Officials Association) has been meeting quarterly to assess progress toward implementation and to ensure that all parties are fully aware of the challenges and concerns facing committee members, and WHEREAS, this committee structure has proved valuable in uniting the economic development professionals in the community to provide mutual support and assistance, and WHEREAS, the Town of Ithaca Comprehensive Plan (September 1993) includes among its goals the promotion of a stable and diverse local economy (Goal E-1 Economic Development) by supporting the continued viability of existing employers, ensuring that there is adequate and suitable space available, and engaging economic development agencies serving the area in cooperative efforts to promote adequate and stable employment opportunities within the parameters of Town policy, and WHEREAS, the process of updating and revising the 2006 Economic Development Strategy for Tompkins County has been completed by Tompkins County Area Development, bringing with it new challenges and opportunities that can be more fully realized by formalizing the role of the Coordinating Committee and converting it to an Economic Development Collaborative with a mission to: "Cultivate a prosperous and sustainable regional economy by building the economic foundations, expanding opportunities, and fully engaging the community in ways that reflect the community's strengths and values." NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town of Ithaca Town Board hereby supports the concept of the Economic Development Collaborative and supports those strategies outlined in the 2006 Economic Development Strategy for Tompkins County that are consistent with the Town of Ithaca Comprehensive Plan and that will lead to the fulfillment of the above described mission. Regular Town Board Meeting 9/11/2006 Approved October 16, 2006 MOVED: Supervisor Valentino SECONDED: Councilman Engman VOTE: Supervisor Valentino, aye; Councilman Burbank, aye; Councilwoman Gittelman, aye; Councilman Engman, aye; Councilman Stein, aye; Councilman Cowie, aye. Agenda Item No. 8 - Consider Adopting a National Incident Management System (NIMS) as the Town of Ithaca's Official All Hazard Incident Response System Dan Walker told the Board that the National Incident Management System is a way that we tie local agencies with state agencies to the federal agencies in the event of a disaster or emergency. There is training scheduled this week both at the Town's Public Works Facility and in the Town of Caroline. All the different agencies are coordinated through the Incident Command System headed up by the County Emergency Operations Coordinator, Lee Shurtluff. The NIMS System is a way of integrating all the different states into the federal support system. To be in compliance and to get federal funding for mitigation, local municipalities need to adopt the National Incident Management System. The Town has already gone through a program and set up a mitigation plan with the County for emergency management. Since we have a plan we're now eligible for mitigation funding when it becomes available. Mr. Walker told the Board that he will be doing an organized presentation to the Board on the structure of the emergency response system in the near future. Supervisor Valentino told the Board that initial training, which the Board is required by law to do, will be offered on Friday September 15, 2006 at the Public Works Facility. It is an all day training session. Caroline is also offering the training on Saturday. The other alternative is to take the course on-line; the website is listed in the latest Association of Towns magazine. IB RESOLUTION NO. 2006-177 Adoption of the National Incident Management System (Attachment # 5 - Memo) It is hereby resolved by the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca, State of New York that: Whereas, in Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-5, the President directed the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to develop and administer a National Incident Management System (NIMS), which would provide a consistent nationwide approach for federal, state, local and tribal governments to work together more effectively and efficiently to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from domestic incidents, regardless of cause, size or complexity; and Whereas, the collective input and guidance from all federal, state, local and tribal homeland security partners has been, and will continue to be, vital to the development, effective implementation and utilization of a comprehensive NIMS; and Whereas, it is necessary that all federal, state, local, and tribal emergency management agencies and personnel coordinate their efforts to effectively and efficiently provide the highest levels of incident management; and 8 Regular Town Board Meeting 9/11/2006 Approved October 16, 2006 Whereas, to facilitate the most efficient and effective incident management it is critical that federal, state, local, and tribal organizations utilize standardized terminology, standardized organizational structures, uniform personnel qualification standards, uniform standards for planning, training, and exercising, comprehensive resource management, and designated incident facilities during emergencies or disaster; and Whereas, the NIMS standardized procedures for managing personnel, communications, facilities and resources will improve the state's ability to utilize federal funding to enhance local and state agency readiness, maintain first responder safety, and streamline incident management processes; and Whereas, the Incident Command System components of NIMS are already an integral part of various incident management activities throughout the state, including all public safety and emergency response organizations training programs; and Whereas, the National Commission of Terrorist Attacks (9-11 Commission) recommended adoption of a standardized Incident Command System. Now, therefore, be it resolved that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca adopts the National Incident Management System for all incident management in the Town of Ithaca. MOVED: Councilman Burbank SECONDED: Councilman Cowie VOTE: Supervisor Valentino, aye; Councilman Burbank, aye; Councilwoman Gittelman, aye; Councilman Engman, aye; Councilman Stein, aye; Councilman Cowie, aye. Agenda Item No. 12 - Discussion and consideration of setting a public hearing regarding a proposed iocal law adding a chapter to the Town of Ithaca Code titled "Outdoor Lighting" The Board has seen a presentation on the local law and received a copy as part of earlier Town Board meetings. TB RESOLUTION NO. 2006-178 : Consider setting public hearing regarding a Local Law adding Chapter 173. titled "Lighting. Outdoor" to the Town of Ithaca Code, and amending Chapter 221 of the Town of Ithaca Code, titled "Signs." and Chapter 270 of the Town of Ithaca Code. Titled "Zoning." to add references to the Outdoor Lighting Law BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca hold a public hearing at the Town Hall, 215 North Tioga Street, Ithaca, New York on the 16th day of October 2006, at 7:00 pm for the purpose of considering a proposed a Local Law adding Chapter 173, titled "Lighting, Outdoor" to the Town of Ithaca Code, and amending Chapter 221 of the Town of Ithaca Code, titled "Signs," and Chapter 270 of the Town of Ithaca Code, titled "Zoning," to add references to the Outdoor Lighting Law. Regular Town Board Meeting 9/11/2006 Approved October 16, 2006 RESOLVED, that at such time and place all persons interested in the proposed local law may be heard concerning the same; and it is further RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk of the Town of Ithaca is hereby authorized and directed to publish a notice of such public hearing in the Ithaca Journal published in the City of Ithaca, Ithaca, New York, and to post a copy of same on the signboard of the Town of Ithaca, said publication and posting to occur not less than ten days before the day designated above for the public hearing. MOVED: Councilman Engman SECONDED: Councilwoman Gittelman VOTE: Supervisor Valentino, aye; Councilman Burbank, aye; Councilwoman Gittelman, aye; Councilman Engman, aye; Councilman Stein, aye; Councilman Cowie, aye. Agenda Item No. 13a - Discussion and decision on proposed local law amending chapter 270 of the Town of Ithaca Code titled "Zoning" regarding solar collectors and installations (Attachment # 6 - Memo, Letter and Photos ) Mr. Engman, speaking as Chair of the Codes and Ordinances Committee, told the Board that the proposed local law is before them without a recommendation from the Codes and _ Ordinances Committee. He thought it should be extremely rare that committees send ! ^ something on without a recommendation but reported that the committee was split on certain elements of the law. Since then, the proposed local law has been before the Planning Board, the Zoning Board of Appeals, and the Conservation Board. Prior to review by other Boards, the Codes and Ordinances Committee had gotten input from a number of community folks who were familiar with solar, who have installed them, who have used them. They got a great deal of input and discussion on the topic. There seem to be two basic camps. One camp says that, in effect, the lower numbers should be used because of aesthetic consideration so that there can be another layer of review to help protect neighborhood consistency and neighbors' consideration. On the other hand, the other side basically says we already allow solar on rooftops of any size, any place, anywhere therefore why, just because they are free standing would there be a difference. If we are truly interested in alternative energy we ought to be as generous as possible on the numbers. Giving his personal opinion on the issue, Mr. Engman stated that he would like to see the Board go to the larger numbers because: 1) the Conservation Board has looked at it and he thinks they are very attuned to the needs of folks to be environmentally sensitive and to create alternative energy and they have recommended the higher numbers across the board; 2) he also thinks aesthetics arein the eye of the beholder and personally thinks the solar units are beautiful. He does not mind seeing them in the front yard, back yard, side yard, or any place else anybody wants to put them. Mr. Engman is convinced by the testimony they had in Codes and Ordinances that 1,000 square foot for the size is the size that a regular size household would need if they were trying to provide the energy for a household. You can i have smaller household solar units, but then you'll have to have some alternative supply of energy for heating; it takes a great deal of solar in order to heat a place. The other thing that 10 Regular Town Board Meeting 9/11/2006 Approved October 16, 2006 moved Mr. Engman was when some of the folks had to get a special permit in order to put up solar arrays, they were quite upset about the additional red tape they had to go through. Mr. Engman reported having sat in meetings where the Town of Ithaca was castigated for being anti-alternative energy because we didn't make it easier for people to get solar and other types of energy. To some degree, Mr. Engman thought this was going to be self regulating. This is a very expensive proposition. You don't build a bigger sized unit than what you can afford because it is just too expensive and when you sell it back, if you have extra energy, to NYSEG you can sell back at the retail rate the amount you might use in a year. If it is anything above that, NYSEG will only pay you the wholesale rate which is about half. So there isn't a lot of financial incentive to over build. The other factor that came to bear for Mr. Engman was that the sun comes up and sets in one place and that determines where you can get your best solar energy. So if it's the front yard and you're not allowed to put it in your front yard, then it may cause people to cut down trees in their back yard to get enough solar access or they simply may not have any other access to decent solar and therefore they wouldn't be able to have it at all. Mr. Engman's feeling is that some folks would rather see solar arrays in the front yard because they have a nice deck and their neighbors have a solar array, I think they'd rather look at their neighbor's nice deck or garden other than the solar array. For all those reasons, Mr. Engman preferred to have the higher numbers as recommended by the Conservation Board. Mr. Engman moved that the Board fill in the blanks with the 20-foot height, 1,000 square foot maximum for the size of the array, and the permission in any yard of the house. Mr. Burbank seconded the motion for sake of discussion. In response to questions from Ms. Valentino, Mr. Kanter reported that both the Planning Board and the Zoning Board recommended the more conservative of all three of the criteria which was: 500 square foot surface area, 15 foot height, and not allowing them in the front yard. Mr. Burbank stated that he was completely supportive of encouraging this and making as little red tape to make these happen while protecting the interests of the people that live adjacent and have to view the arrays and may not be deriving a direct benefit. He thinks there is a real difference on the potential impact depending on yard. He did not know if this was ever discussed in the committee, but Mr. Burbank felt they might want to distinguish between residential zones. The potential impact is far, far greater in a small property and a densely populated property than it would be in a low density zone. Mr. Engman responded that the setbacks still apply. Mr. Burbank acknowledged that but still the examples they have seen where the panels are far off in a very large field is very different than on a yard that's 100 feet across. Mr. Burbank saw no problem in requiring a review process if the array was going to be sited where it is most visible which would typically be the front yard. It's going to depend on the property. There may be situations where that is literally the only place that would work, but he would not consider it a great burden to go through a review process for permission to set it and give his neighbors a chance to speak to the aesthetics and give a board a chance to consider whether this is truly the right setting. Councilman Stein stated that if he had to vote now he would vote for the smaller limits. Mr. Stein likened a 1,000 square foot array to one of the walls in the boardroom. He stated it was an immense structure. He thought that from his outlook of life on walking, the character of a 11 Regular Town Board Meeting 9/11/2006 Approved October 16, 2006 neighborhood looks like what you see in the front yard, not what you see in the back yard. Mr. Stein thought if he walked down Christopher Lane or Simsbury Drive and saw something 1,000 square feet in size standing in a front yard, while it is true that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, everything would be changed by that structure, the whole walk would be — dominated by that. Back yards are pretty private and Mr. Stein thought a person ought to have more freedom to do what he or she wants in the back yard than they ought to in the front yard. He thought that allowing someone to build something this big without a review process or even in a front yard even smaller without a review process is a mistake. Mr. Cowie had two questions. Does the Town have any idea what percentage of solar installations is not on roofs, in the nation, in the state? What percentage of the installations are we talking about that would possibly in front yards? Mr. Walker responded stating the three recent applications that have come in have all been free-standing. Mr. Stein asked if Mr. Walker knew why that was. Mr. Walker knew that for the first one that was built, the person's house sits in the middle of a bunch of trees. Some roofs are not structurally designed to carry the weight. Ms. Valentino reported she has heard that climbing up on the roof to do the maintenance can be problematic. Mr. Cowie reported having read the discussion between Susan Brock and David Mountin regarding "qualified installer" and didn't understand it. He stated that this was an emerging technology and thought the Town wanted to allow "a thousand flowers to bloom" on this and he didn't understand how they were limiting things to qualified installers. Ms. Brock stated that one of the code enforcement officers who has had some training in this area felt that it was important that the Town have certain criteria that it could apply so that it could determine that people who are actually doing ^ the installations had adequate knowledge and training. Some of the language they put into the local law is similar if not identical with that which is in a national electrical code that the code enforcement officer has to apply. The Town is requiring that people be qualified and there are certain ways that one can be qualified. One is being on NYSERTA's list or being certified by the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners. There is also a provision that if the Town determines that people have adequate training they can also be deemed to be qualified even if they aren't on the list or they don't have that designation. Mr. Cowie was bothered by this; it seemed like another layer of red tape. Mr. Walker told the Board that any electrical installation has to be inspected by the electrical inspector before we can issue a certificate of occupancy. Plus there are opportunities, if you are going to go on the grid, to feed power back into the grid. You've go to make sure you know what you are doing. Mr. Cowie agreed stating that should be the end result of the inspection process, that it's done right. Mr. Walker told Mr. Cowie that our inspectors do not inspect the electrical, they are not electrical inspectors. There has to be a separate, certified, electrical inspection done and a certificate issued. Mr. Cowie felt that fact actually worked in favor of his argument. If you can do this, and it passes the test then you're in without having to be certified, then do it, then pass the test. Mr. Walker thought most of the vendors that are distributing the products are certified installers. They may not physically do all the work but they would be the one supervising it and providing the materials. Ms. Brock thought part of the rationale was for the safety of the person doing the installation. It is not just a concern about whether they've actually wired things correctly, but do they understand the tremendous amounts of voltage that they are working with and can they work with it safely. Mr. Kanter thought that Camilla was concerned about homeowners installing their own fixtures and trying i to have some process where that could be overseen by the Town. 12 Regular Town Board Meeting 9/11/2006 Approved October 16, 2006 Mr. Carvill asked whether individuals could collectively purchase a vacant lot and put in a "solar panel farm". He asked the Board how the proposed local law would address such an installation; would it be a different type of application. Mr. Engman stated that as far as he read the law, as long as you obey the setbacks and have the square footage in the law you could do that on a bare lot. Mr. Burbank stated that in practical terms the maximum size of 1,000 square feet would not be enough to power multiple homes. Mr. Carvill asked if someone could sell solar power generated on their property to five of their neighbors. Mr. Engman told him a person wouldn't be able to do that through the grid because NYSEG controls the grid and you would have to sell it just to them. If you went into a battery storage system, Mr. Engman did not think it would be effective enough to make it feasible. Right now solar, wind, most of the technologies are not economically viable. The only way you can afford to do it is with subsidies and right now there are some pretty good government subsidies so it is viable. There isn't a lot of money to be made from solar, at least with the technology that is around now. Mr. Burbank asked if it was legal in the Town for people to do their own electric and have it inspected. Mr. Walker told him that the Town has no licensing requirements for electricians or plumbers. Supervisor Valentino interrupted discussion to open a public hearing. Agenda Item No. 9 - Public Hearing regarding proposed local law adding chapter to the Town of Ithaca Code, titled "Stormwater Management" regarding repair of stormwater management facilities and recoverv of Town charges Supervisor Valentino opened the public hearing at 7:00 p.m. Notice of the public hearing had been posted and published as required. The Board returned to discussion of the solar collector law. Agenda Item No. 13a - Discussion and decision on proposed local law amending chapter 270 of the Town of Ithaca Code titled "Zoning" regarding solar collectors and installations (continued) In response to the questions raised by Mr. Carvill, Councilman Stein stated that it was clear to him that the proposed local law would not allow someone to transfer their rights to put a solar array on to another property and then have people transfer their rights to that property. That sounded clear to Mr. Stein. Jon Bosak, 1448 Trumansburgh Road (Attachment - written statement) Mr. Bosak asked for and was given permission to address the Board. He told the Board he also represents a citizens group called TC Local and was fully supportive of Mr. Engman's comments. He read a statement to the Board in support of solar energy. Supervisor Valentino told the Board that there needed to be a recommended proposal for the local law before the Board could set a public hearing. 13 Regular Town Board Meeting 9/11/2006 Approved October 16, 2006 Councilman Stein moved a substitute motion (a substitution for Mr. Engman's earlier motion) based on the dimensions recommended by the Planning Board including 15 foot height maximum, 500 square feet in size, with the location in rear and side yards only. Supervisor Valentino seconded the motion. The Board debated Councilman Stein's substitute motion. Councilman Engman and Councilman Burbank expressed that they were not in favor of Councilman Stein's motion. Councilwoman Gittelman proposed a third substitute motion to separate out each of the three elements and vote on them separately. The Board discussed whether or not, pursuant to Roberts Rules of Order, there could be more than one substitute motion under discussion at one time. They determined that there could and Supervisor Valentino seconded Councilwoman Gittelman's substitute motion. Councilman Stein explained that Councilwoman Gittelman's substitute motion would have to be brought up against his and if it survives, then brought up against Councilman Engman's. The Board voted on Councilwoman Gittelman's substitute motion against Councilman Stein's substitute motion. Supervisor Valentino, Councilman Burbank, Councilwoman Gittelman, Councilman Engman, Councilman Cowie voted in favor of Councilwoman Gittelman's substitute motion. Councilman Stein voted against the motion. The Board then voted on Councilwoman Gittelman's substitute motion against Councilman Engman's substitute motion. Supervisor Valentino, Councilman Burbank, Councilwoman ^ Gittelman, Councilman Stein, Councilman Cowie voted in favor of Councilwoman Gittelman's substitute motion. Councilman Engman voted against the motion. ' The three elements to be voted on were height, square footage, and location by right. Height in question is 15 feet versus 20 feet; square footage is 500 square feet versus 1,000 square feet; location is by right in side and rear yard only or side, rear, and front yard by right. Supervisor Valentino stated that these would be straw votes, but the "in favor" number would carry to the resolution to be adopted. Supervisor Valentino asked how many board members would be in favor of a 20-foot height limitation. Four in favor. Supervisor Valentino asked how many board members would be in favor of allowing 1,000 square feet. Three board members were in favor of 1,000 square feet and three were against resulting in a tie vote. Supervisor Valentino asked how many board members were in favor of allowing solar panels anywhere by right as long as they met the setback requirements. Two board members in favor (Councilman Cowie and Councilman Engman). Supervisor Valentino assumed that the other board members were in favor of getting a variance. n Supervisor Valentino summarized that requiring a variance for the front yard had strong support. There was clear support for a 20-foot height limitation and there was a tie vote on the square footage allowed. Councilman Burbank proposed that the Board split the 14 Regular Town Board Meeting 9/11/2006 Approved October 16, 2006 difference between 500 and 1,000, and permit 750 square feet. The Board discussed the proposal of allowing 750 square feet. Supervisor Valentino made a motion to accept the height at 20 feet, accept the square footage at 1,000 feet, and the front yard by area variance. Councilman Stein did not think the motion was in order. He thought that the motion on the floor was Councilwoman Gittelman's, which was to vote on each issue separately. Supervisor Valentino agreed to vote on each issue separately and withdrew her motion. Supervisor Valentino stated that they have Councilwoman Gittelman's motion on the floor that the Board vote on the issues separately. The Board discussed whether or not the Chair could cut off discussion. They agreed that the Board as a whole had to vote to end discussion. Supervisor Valentino asked for a vote on closing discussion. The Board agreed to hear additional comments from Councilman Stein. Councilman Stein and Councilman Engman discussed alternative energy uses and issues. Supervisor Valentino brought the Board's attention back to the three items that they needed to vote on. She asked how many board members were in favor of the 20-foot height. Councilman Cowie, Councilman Engman, Councilman Burbank and Supervisor Valentino voted in favor. Councilman Stein and Councilwoman Gittelman voted against. The majority voting in favor. She asked how many were in favor of 1,000 square feet. Councilman Cowie, Councilman Engman, Councilman Burbank and Supervisor Valentino voted in favor. Councilman Stein and Councilwoman Gittelman voted against. The majority voting in favor. Supervisor Valentino asked who was in favor of allowing solar panels in the front yard, side yard, rear yard by right, without having to obtain a variance. Councilman Cowie and Councilman Engman voted in favor. Supervisor Valentino, Councilman Burbank, Councilwoman Gittelman, Councilman Stein voted against. The majority voting against. She then asked how many were in favor of a variance for location in the front yard. Supervisor Valentino, Councilman Burbank, Councilwoman Gittelman, and Councilman Stein voted in favor. Councilman Cowie and Councilman Engman voted against. The majority voting in favor. Agenda Item No. 13b - Consider setting a public hearing regarding a proposed local law amending chapter 270 of the Town of Ithaca Code titled "Zoning" regarding solar collectors and installations The Board agreed on October 16, 2006 at 7:15 p.m. as the date and time for the public hearing. Supervisor Valentino moved the resolution. Councilman Engman seconded. Motion carried unanimously. 15 Regular Town Board Meeting 9/11/2006 Approved October 16, 2006 TB RESOLUTION NO. 2006-179: Consider Setting Public Hearing Regarding Proposed Local Law Amending Chapter 270 of the Town of Ithaca Code. Entitled Zoning. Regarding Solar Collectors and Installations BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca hold a public hearing at the Town Hall, 215 North Tioga Street, Ithaca, New York on the 16th day of October 2006, at 7:15 pm for the purpose of considering a proposed local law amending chapter 270 of the Town of Ithaca Code, entitled Zoning, regarding solar collectors and installations, and it is further RESOLVED, that at such time and place all persons interested in the proposed local law may be heard concerning the same; and it is further RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk of the Town of Ithaca is hereby authorized and directed to publish a notice of such public hearing in the Ithaca Journal published in the City of Ithaca, Ithaca, New York, and to post a copy of same on the signboard of the Town of Ithaca, said publication and posting to occur not less than ten days before the day designated above for the public hearing. MOVED: Supervisor Valentino SECONDED: Councilman Engman VOTE: Supervisor Valentino, aye; Councilman Burbank, aye; Councilwoman Gittelman, aye; Councilman Engman, aye; Councilman Stein, aye; Councilman Cowie, aye. Agenda Item No. 9 - Cont'd Supervisor Valentino asked if there anyone was present to speak regarding the "Stormwater Management" local law. There was no one present wanting to address the Board and Supervisor Valentino closed the public hearing at 7:33 p.m. Agenda Item No. 10 - SEQR regarding local law adding chapter to the Town of Ithaca Code, titled "Stormwater Management" regarding repair of stormwater management facilities and recovery of Town charges (Attachment # 7) Councilman Burbank moved adoption of the SEQR, Councilman Engman seconded the motion. Ms. Brock told the Board she had received the chapter number from General Code. The resolution and short environmental assessment form should indicate that it will be Chapter 228 of the Town of Ithaca Code. TB RESOLUTION NO. 2006-180 : SEQR: Proposed Local Law Adding Chapter 228 of the Town of Ithaca Code. Titled "Stormwater Management." Regarding Repair of Stormwater Management Facilities and Recoverv of Town Charges 16 Regular Town Board Meeting 9/11/2006 Approved October 16, 2006 WHEREAS, this action is the enactment of a local law adding Chapter 228 of the Town of Ithaca Code, titled "Stormwater Management" regarding repair of stormwater management facilities and recovery of Town charges; and WHEREAS, said proposed local law would require that privately-owned stormwater management facilities be maintained in good working condition and kept in good repair; and WHEREAS, said proposed local law would allow the Town to enter the private property to make repairs or cause such repairs to be made should the owner fail to complete the repairs after proper notification by the Town; and WHEREAS, said proposed local law would provide a procedure for the Town to recover any costs and expenses incurred by the Town in connection with any such repairs, and WHEREAS, this is an unlisted action pursuant to the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) 6 NYCRR Part 617 and Chapter 148 (Environmental Quality Review) of the Town of Ithaca Code, for which the Town of Ithaca Town Board is acting as Lead Agency in conducting an uncoordinated environmental review with respect to the enactment of the above-described local law; and WHEREAS, the Town Board, at a public hearing held on September 11, 2006, has reviewed and accepted as adequate the Short Environmental Assessment Form, Parts I and II for this action, prepared by Town Planning staff; RESOLVED, that the Town of Ithaca Town Board hereby makes a negative determination of environmental significance based on the information in the EAR Part I and for the reasons set forth in the EAR Part II in accordance with the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act and Chapter 148 of the Town of Ithaca Code for the above referenced action as proposed and, therefore, neither a Full Environmental Assessment Form, nor an Environmental Impact Statement will be required. MOVED: Councilman Burbank SECONDED: Councilman Engman VOTE: Supervisor Valentino, aye; Councilman Burbank, aye; Councilwoman Gittelman, aye; Councilman Engman, aye; Councilman Stein, aye; Councilman Cowie, aye. Agenda Item No. 11 - Consider adoption of local law adding chapter to the Town of Ithaca Code, titled "Stormwater Management" regarding repair of stornriwater management facilities and recoverv of Town charges (Attachment # 8 ) Supervisor Valentino moved adoption of the local law. Councilman Engman seconded the motion. Ms. Brock asked that the chapter number. Chapter 228, be added to the local 181 and resolution of adoption and indicated where those additions were needed. 17 Regular Town Board Meeting 9/11/2006 Approved October 16, 2006 TB RESOLUTION NO. 2006-181: Resolution Adopting "A LOCAL LAW ADDING CHAPTER 228 OF THE TOWN OF ITHACA CODE. TITLED "STORMWATER MANAGEMENT." REGARDING REPAIR OF STORMWATER MANAGEMENT FACILITIES AND RECOVERY OF TOWN CHARGES" WHEREAS, a resolution was duly adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca for a public hearing to be held by said Town on September 11, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. to hear all interested parties on a proposed local law entitled "A LOCAL LAW ADDING CHAPTER 228 OF THE TOWN OF ITHACA CODE, TITLED "STORMWATER MANAGEMENT," REGARDING REPAIR OF STORMWATER MANAGEMENT FACILITIES AND RECOVERY OF TOWN CHARGES"; and WHEREAS, notice of said public hearing was duly advertised in the Ithaca Journal; and WHEREAS, said public hearing was duly held on said date and time at the Town Hall of the Town of Ithaca and all parties in attendance were permitted an opportunity to speak on behalf of or in opposition to said proposed local law, or any part thereof; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act ("SEQRA") and its implementing regulations at 6 NYCRR Part 617, adoption of said local law is an Unlisted action for which the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca, acting as lead agency in an environmental review with respect to adoption of this local law, has on September 11, 2006 made a negative determination of environmental significance, after having reviewed and accepted as adequate the Short Environmental Assessment Form Parts I and II prepared by the Town's Planning staff; NOW, THEREFORE, be it RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca hereby adopts said local law entitled "A LOCAL LAW ADDING CHAPTER 228 OF THE TOWN OF ITHACA CODE, TITLED "STORMWATER MANAGEMENT," REGARDING REPAIR OF STORMWATER MANAGEMENT FACILITIES AND RECOVERY OF TOWN CHARGES", a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part of this resolution; and it is further RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to file said local law with the Secretary of State as required by law. MOVED: Supervisor Valentino SECONDED: Councilman Engman Roll Call Vote: Supervisor Valentino aye Councilwoman Leary absent Councilman Cowie aye Councilwoman Gittelman aye Councilman Burbank aye Councilman Stein aye Councilman Engman aye 18 Regular Town Board Meeting 9/11/2006 Approved October 16, 2006 Agenda Item No. 14 - 7:30 Youth Employment Recognition (Attachment # 9 n letter from Stephen J. Colucci) Mamie Kirchgessner, Recreation and Youth Coordinator, appeared before the Board and gave a brief overview of the Youth Employment Program. Supervisor Valentino read into the record a letter from Stephen J. Colucci regarding his son's participation in the program and thanking the Town for providing his son with the opportunity. Ms. Kirchgessner read the names of youth receiving certificates (Florence Baveye, Connor Belcher, Nat Carlson, Matt Chen, Greg Colucci, Li Guo, Patrick Miller, Marcus Ny, Paul Rhee, Jonah Rosenthal, Neil Shipman, Justin Song and Ermira Torlic) and explained where they had worked over the summer. She introduced the students who were present for the presentation. Supervisor Valentino thanked staff and the students for participating in the project. Bill Hawley from Lifelong made comments in support of the program and thanked the Town for their support of the project. Agenda Item No. 15-7:45 Public Hearing regarding noise permit application - Little Big Shots Jim Foster, Little Big Shots, appeared before the Board. He noted that the time of the noise permit request had changed and the fireworks would occur between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. He described the fireworks display that was planned. Supervisor Valentino asked if there were questions from the Board. Councilman Stein noted that he had been looking over the application and one element of the application was to notify neighbors of the noise permit application. He did not understand what was meant by the comment that the Vineyard preferred to contact neighbors personally. Councilman Stein clarified that what they are asking for is a list of neighbors that have been contacted. Mr. Foster explained that, for the comfort of the neighbors, the Vineyard had wanted to make the contact. Councilman Burbank mentioned that this is the second noise permit application the Town Board has received for fireworks as part of a wedding at the vineyard. He expressed his concern over the Board setting a precedence of allowing fireworks exhibitions at the vineyard. Mr. Foster explained that the vineyard was originally against the proposal and he worked with the vineyard for the fireworks show. The display was designed to minimize noise and the noisiest fireworks would only last 15 seconds. Supervisor Valentino asked if members of the public were interested in speaking about the noise permit. No one was interested in speaking. 19 Regular Town Board Meeting 9/11/2006 Approved October 16, 2006 Agenda Item No. 16 - Consider granting noise permit to Little Big Shots (Attachment #10) Councilman Engman shared Councilman Burbank's concern regarding venues having several displays throughout the year. He thought the Town should give some thought to how to deal with it. Councilman Engman suggested the Town think about contacting the neighbors themselves because they would receive more of a true response. He is unsure if the Board gets a true response and it is hard to tell what the individual neighbors said. Councilman Stein continued to be concerned that names of the neighbors contacted were not listed. He thought that there was something wrong in the process when the Board requires that the neighbors be informed of the hearing, but they do not know which neighbors were contacted. Councilman Stein wondered who accepted the permit application and felt that it should not have survived the process since names of the neighbors contacted were not given. Ms. Hunter explained that she receives the application and pursuant to the Town's local law, is supposed to put on the Board's agenda an application that she receives 45 days before the proposed event. Councilman Stein felt that he would need to vote against the application because the names of the neighbors were not listed on the application. He thought that the applicant should be informed that they needed to do that within the 45 days. Councilman Cowie commented that an email indicated that a list of neighbors would be given to the Town. Councilman Burbank noted that the application was received August 31 which is less than the 45 days required. The application was not compliant by the 45-day limit. He stated that earlier in the evening there was an application for a fireworks display, but the Town was not permitted to grant an application received less than 45 days. Councilman Engman commented that the actual signature date before the notary was August 25^*^. He wondered what the checkpoint is in the law that starts the 45 days. Ms. Brock stated the law states an application for such a permit should be filed with the Town Clerk no less than 45 days before the anticipated need. Supervisor Valentino felt that the Board would have to go by the date the permit was stamped as received. Ms. Hunter commented that the initial conversation occurred within the 45-day timeframe. She apparently did not have the paperwork until August 31 It may have come through Ms. Rice and was forwarded to Ms. Hunter. Ms. Hunter commented that they have not had sufficient conversations regarding the new noise law and they don't seem to be able to implement it seamlessly. She feels that there needs to be further consideration and discussion. In previous discussions at the staff meeting, they talked about the intent of the law and the intent of the 45 days was so that the Town would have time to get a public notice in the paper. She operated under the intent of the law assumption. Councilman Stein stated that the Board turned down the previous application on the same grounds. Supervisor Valentino did not think the Board could approve it because of the date it was received and because of the concern Councilman Stein expressed earlier regarding a list of neighbors notified. 20 Regular Town Board Meeting 9/11/2006 Approved October 16, 2006 Councilman Engman thought that they needed to discern between whether the applicant fulfilled responsibilities, or whether the Town, on their end, may have been fuzzy on some of the requirements. If the applicant was given the indication that the process was started 45 days in advance and if it wasn't absolutely clear that the Town needed to have the list of names in order to give the noise application, then the applicant should not be punished if the Town has some responsibility. It appears to be unclear when the Town actually received the application. Councilman Engman expressed he would not vote against the application based on those issues. Mr. Walker mentioned that during a site plan or subdivision review process, the Town locates the property and identified all the residents within 500 feet of the property. Notices are then sent to each resident. Technically, all that has to be done is a public notice in the paper. Councilman Stein reiterated that the process did not allow the opportunity for neighbors to speak against the application. Councilman Cowie asked if the law included a definition of neighbors. Ms. Brock stated that the law reads, "notification has to be given to each person reasonably expected to be affected by the noise." Mr. Foster noted that the site of the fireworks is as close to the woods as ATP would allow. Supervisor Valentino commented that the site of the fireworks is 500 feet from the road. She also wondered if the closest house was occupied. Mr. Foster thought the house was occupied. Councilman Burbank thought that Mr. Foster had made a good case, but the Board was bound by their recently passed noise ordinance. He wondered if they could interpret the time that verbal communication began. Ms. Brock raised the issue of the involvement of both Building and Zoning and the Town Clerk's office. Mr. Foster warned the Board that fireworks are becoming very popular at weddings. Councilman Cowie asked what was the expected height of the fireworks. Mr. Foster explained that each cake is different, but they may reach 120 feet. Councilman Burbank wondered if there would be so little noise that it would not be covered by the noise ordinance. Mr. Foster offered to reduce the size from 2.5 to 2 inch. The decibels would be smaller and he could make them burn twice as fast. The 2-inch cake would be half the time and half the noise. Supervisor Valentino asked if someone would like to move either the acceptance or denial of the noise permit. Councilman Engman moved to accept the noise permit application and Councilwoman Gittelman seconded. Ms. Brock noted that they need to indicate on the resolution the period of time during which the fireworks would occur. Mr. Foster said it would occur between 6 and 7:00 p.m. and for a period of time not longer than 15 minutes. TB RESOLUTION NO. 2006-182 : Grant Noise Permit to Little Big Shots BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca grants the request of Little Big Shots for a noise permit for fireworks for a 15 minute period between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. on October 7, 2006 at the Six Mile Creek Winery, 1551 Slaterville Road, Ithaca, New York. 21 Regular Town Board Meeting 9/11/2006 Approved October 16, 2006 MOVED: Councilman Engman \ -t SECONDED: Councilwoman Gittelman VOTE: Supervisor Valentino, aye; Councilman Burbank, aye; Councilwoman Gittelman, aye; Councilman Engman, aye; Councilman Stein, nay; Councilman Cowie, aye. Councilman Stein stated that he would like to have agreement that before the Board sees another noise permit, there is a procedure in place to make sure there is advance notice of the list of people who have been contacted. The Board and staff discussed how neighbors could be notified in the future. It was agreed that the same procedure should be followed as is followed by the Planning Board and Zoning Board. Councilman Burbank would like to refer the 45-day requirement to the Codes and Ordinances Committee to see if it makes sense based on the Town's experience trying to implement it. He would like to express to the owners of Six Mile Creek Vineyard that there is a concern that requests for fireworks will become more frequent. Ms. Hunter asked the Board to define "neighbor" for the purposes of notification. Councilman Burbank wanted the Codes and Ordinances committee to look at the issue. ^ Mr. Foster invited the Board to visit the site the night of the fireworks so that they could see i and hear the difference in fireworks. Agenda item No. 17 - Acknowledge receipt and acceptance of NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation grant for Town plavground replacements (Attachment #11) The Board received copies of TB Resolution No. 2005-089 "Authorization to Apply for Parks Development Grant to Replace Three Playgrounds" and an August 8, 2006 letter from B. Castro of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation awarding a matching grant of $40,000. Supervisor Valentino noted that the Board does not need to authorize acceptance of the grant because acceptance was part of TB Resolution 2005-089. The Board acknowledge award of the grant money. Agenda Item No. 18 - Consider approval of 2006 budget transfers and amendments Councilman Burbank noted that the money for the dog enumeration has been used and wondered if that meant the money would not be available in 2006. Supervisor Valentino thought that it would be reinstated in 2007. r-v 22 Regular Town Board Meeting 9/11/2006 Approved October 16, 2006 TB RESOLUTION NO. 2006-183 : 2006 Budget Transfers. Amendments and Modifications for the Period January 1. 2006 to July 31. 2006 WHEREAS, the Town Supervisor and Town Budget Officer have reviewed all department over and under expended expenditures for the operating period January 1, 2006 to July 31, 2006, and WHEREAS, this review disclosed that certain budgeted expenses require a transfer and/or modification of funding because the adopted budget amount has been over expended or needs to be funded, and WHEREAS, detailed are those disclosures for the Ithaca Town Board's review, discussion and approval, and therefore be it TOWN OF ITHACA Budget Transfer, Amendments and Modifications BUiQET JOURNAL Account General Townwide Fund Description FROM (DEBIT) (Under Expended Budgeted Appropriations) Amount A2401 A1440.420 A1620.400 A1680.401 A1680.421 A1680.481 A1680.495 A9060.800 A3520.402 A1920.401 A1460.448 REVENUES Interest Earnings APPROPRIATIONS Dues & Publications Buildings & Grounds Maintenance - Contractual Maintenance & Repairs Employee Education Web Services Network Support Health Insurance Dog Enumeration Taxes on Town Owned Property Nexis Electronic & Paper Support 8,453.78 208.00 1,006.14 24.67 580.00 2,200.00 279.80 4, 200.00 5, 000.00 1,307.63 2, 000.00 23 Regular Town Board Meeting 9/11/2006 Approved October 16, 2006 A1316.421 A1316.410 A1330.401 A1330.410 A1330.420 A1340.410 Employee Education Conferences & Mileage Printing of Tax Bills Conferences & Mileage Dues & Publications Conferences & Mileage Total Appropriations Under Expended Budget Town Board A1010.400 A1010.410 Town Justices All 10.400 TO (CREDIT) (Over Expended Budgeted Appropriations) APPROPRIATIONS Contractual Conferences & Travel Contractual Town Tax Collection A1330.400 Contractual Town Budget Officer A1340.420 Dues & Publications Legal Services A1420.400 Contractual Engineering A1440.440 Personal Protective Equipment Buildings & Grounds A1620.411 A1620.414 A1620.431 A1620.409 Mechanical Maintenance & Repairs Bottled Water & Coffee Service Elevator Maintenance Contract Water & Sewer 129.00 100.00 322.25 156.65 5.00 242.92 $ 26,215.84 108.61 2. 255.90 474.39 46.75 77.00 4,337.05 208.00 925.43 1,258.16 80.71 51.04 r 24 Regular Town Board Meeting 9/11/2006 Approved October 16, 2006 Telephone System A1650.400 Telephones Information Technology A1680.200 A1680.205 A1680.461 A1680.491 A1680.492 A1680.493 A1680.496 A1680.498 A1680.499 Equipment Network Administration Tools & Supplies Software GIS Support SDG Support DSUISP/Clarity Connect Support Justice Court Support Human Resources Traffic & Transportation Planning A3310.406 Transportation Study Employee Benefits 1,700.88 1,981.63 86.73 57.51 193.28 116.75 550.00 3,011.52 50.00 33.00 4,411.50 A9050.800 Unemployment 4,200.00 Total Over Expended Appropriations Ri Iini iDMAi $ 26,215.84 General Part Town Fund Account Description FROM (DEBIT) (Revenue Resources in Excess of Budget) Amount B2110 B2401 B2680 B2691 B2701 RESOURCES Zoning Fees Interest Earnings Insurance Recoveries Other Town Permit Fees Refund of Prior Years Expense 12,556.50 1,227.15 612.00 100.00 766.00 B599 Appropriation from Fund Balance 3,458.97 Total Resources in Excess of Budget $ 18,720.62 25 Regular Town Board Meeting 9/11/2006 Approved October 16, 2006 TO (CREDIT) (Over Expended Budgeted Appropriations) APPROPRIATIONS Legal Services B1420.400 Legal Services Information Technology B1680.492 B1680.493 Zoning B8010.401 B8010.408 GIS Support BIdg/Zoning Code Support & Subscription Legal Ads Postage Total Over Expended Appropriations Account BUDGET JOURNAL General Part Town Highway Fund Description FROM (DEBIT) (Under Expended Appropriations & Excess Resources) RESOURCES DB2401 Interest Earnings Information Technology DB1680.200 DB1680.461 DB1680.401 DB1680.495 Hardware Tools & Supplies Maintenance Network Support Permanent Improvements DB5112.504 DB5112.505 Christopher Circle Muriel Street 17,799.12 116.75 89.75 300.00 415.00 $ 18,720.62 Amount 650.44 740.00 47.52 47.01 56.80 4,141.53 3,461.86 r 26 Regular Town Board Meeting 9/11/2006 Approved October 16, 2006 Total Unexpended Appropriations & Resources In Excess of Budget TO (CREDIT) APPROPRIATIONS (Over Expended Appropriations) General Government Support Legal Services DB1420.400 legal services Information Technology $ 9,145.16 DB1680.491 DB1680.495 DB5112.450 DB5112.453 Machinery DB5130.202 DB5130.461 Software Network Support Transportation Gasoline, Oil & Diesel Fuel Road Repairs Small - Equipment Tools & Supplies Total Over Expended Appropriations 1,284.39 133.38 124.00 471.28 3,481.25 189.00 3,461.86 $9,145.16 Account BUDGETJOURNAL Water Fund Description FROM (DEBIT) (Under Expended Appropriations) APPROPRIATIONS Amount Information Technology 27 Regular Town Board Meeting 9/11/2006 Approved October 16, 2006 F1680.200 F1680.461 F1680.495 Hardware Tools & Supplies Network Support T ransmission/Distribution F8340.470 Line Repairs Employee Benefits F9060.800 Health Insurance Total Under Expended Appropriations TO (CREDIT) APPROPRIATIONS (Over Expended Appropriations) Legal Services F1420.400 Attorneys Information Technology F1680.491 F1680.492 Software GIS Support Special Items F1920.400 Taxes On Town Owned Property Transmission I Distribution F8340.404 Vehicle Maintenance Employee Benefits F9010.800 F9040.800 New York State Retirement Workers Compensation 740.00 75.25 279.80 2,456.58 3,954.00 $ 7,505.63 Total Over Expended Appropriations 317.15 93.40 116.75 6.80 3,017.53 2,861.50 1,092.50 $ 7,505.63 28 Regular Town Board Meeting 9/11/2006 Approved October 16, 2006 BUDGET JOURNAL Sewer Fund Account Description Amount FROM (DEBiT) (Under Expended Appropriations) information Technoiogy G1680.200 Hardware 740.00 G1680.461 Tools & Supplies 75.25 G1680.495 Network Support 233.99 Employee Benefits G9060.800 Health Insurance 3,200.00 Total Under Expended Appropriations $ 4,249.24 TO (CREDIT) (Over Expended Appropriations) APPROPRIATIONS Legal Services G1420.400 Legal Services 65.69 Information Technoiogy G1680.491 Software 93.40 G1680.492 GIS Support 116.75 Special Items G1920.400 Taxes On Town Owned Property 6.80 Sanitary Sewers G8120.415 Telephones 250.03 G8120.450 Gasoline 516.57 29 Regular Town Board Meeting 9/11/2006 Approved October 16, 2006 Employee Benefits G9010.800 New York State Retirement 3,200.00 ' Total Over Expended Appropriations $ 4,249.24 RESOLVED, that Town Board approves, authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor and Town Budget Officer to record these budget transfers and modifications and any other budgetary items deemed necessary and appropriate. MOVED: Councilman Stein SECONDED: Councilman Burbank VOTE: Supervisor Valentino, aye; Councilman Burbank, aye; Councilwoman Gittelman, aye; Councilman Engman, aye; Councilman Stein, aye; Councilman Cowie, aye. Agenda item No. 20 - Consider approval of Creation of Empiovee Reiations Committee Councilman Stein thought that the representative on the staff personnel committee were elected, but he noticed the resolution stated that they were appointed. Mrs. Drake explained that they are elected and then Supervisor Valentino makes the final appointment. " Councilman Stein moves the resolution and Councilman Cowie seconds. TB RESOLUTiON NO. 2006-184 : Approvai of Creation of Empiovee Reiations Committee WHEREAS, pursuant to the Code of the Town of Ithaca, Chapter 18, Citizen and Staff Advisory Committees, the Town Board may create a staff advisory committee, with the Town Supervisor having the appointing authority; and WHEREAS, the Town's Personnel Committee, which is comprised of three Town Board members, recommends the creation of a Employee Relations Committee, which would serve as a Staff Advisory Committee to the Town's Personnel Committee and/or Town Board; and WHEREAS, from time to time throughout the year the Personnel Committee and the Employee Relations Committee would meet jointly to discuss personnel related items, and WHEREAS, the Employee Relations Committee would be comprised of 2 representatives from the Public Works Facility, 2 representatives from the Town Hall facility, 2 representatives from Bolton Point, and with staff support provided by the Human Resources Manager; Now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca hereby creates a staff advisory committee entitled the Employee Relations Committee; and be it further 30 n Regular Town Board Meeting 9/11/2006 Approved October 16, 2006 RESOVED, that the committee shall be comprised of 2 representatives from the Public Works facility, 2 representatives from the Town Hall facility, 2 representatives from Bolton Point, with staff support provided by the Human Resources Manager; and, be it further RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca hereby acknowledges the Town Supervisor's Employee Relations Committee appointments as follows: Public Works Facility: Donald TenKate and Larry Salmi Town Hall: Susan Ritter and Dani Holford Bolton Point: To be determined by Bolton Point General Manager MOVED: Councilman Stein SECONDED: Councilman Cowie VOTE: Supervisor Valentino, aye; Councilman Burbank, aye; Councilwoman Gittelman, aye; Councilman Engman, aye; Councilman Stein, aye; Councilman Cowie, aye. Agenda Item No. 21- Consent Agenda Councilman Stein moves approval of the consent agenda. Supervisor Valentino brought the Board's attention to the additional consent item that she mentioned at the beginning of the meeting. It is approval of a conference/training for a Justice Court Clerk. Supervisor Valentino seconded the resolution. TB RESOLUTION NO. 2006-185 : Consent Agenda Items. BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca hereby approves and/or adopts the following resolutions for Consent Agenda Items as presented: a. Town Board Minutes of August 14, 2006 b. Town of Ithaca Abstract c. Bolton Point Abstract d. Attendance at New York State Planning Federation Conference e. Brush and Leaf Pickup Dates f. Waive park use fee for student / resident picnic g. Attendance at New York State Magistrates Court Clerk Conference MOVED: Councilman Stein SECONDED: Supervisor Valentino VOTE: Supervisor Valentino, aye; Councilman Burbank, aye; Councilwoman Gittelman, aye; Councilman Engman, aye; Councilman Stein, aye; Councilman Cowie, aye. 31 Regular Town Board Meeting 9/11/2006 Approved October 16, 2006 TB RESOLUTION NO. 2006-185a: Town Board Minutes of August 14. 2006 WHEREAS, the Town Clerk has presented the minutes for a Regular Town Board meeting held on August 14, 2006 to the governing Town Board for their review and approval of filing; now therefore be it RESOLVED, the Town Board does hereby approve for filing the minutes for the meeting held August 14, 2006 as presented at the September 11, 2006 board meeting. MOVED: Councilman Stein SECONDED: Supervisor Valentino VOTE: Supervisor Valentino, aye; Councilman Burbank, aye; Councilwoman Gittelman, aye; Councilman Engman, aye; Councilman Stein, aye; Councilman Cowie, aye. TB RESOLUTION NO. 2006-185b: Town of Ithaca Abstract WHEREAS, the following numbered vouchers have been presented to the Ithaca Town Board for approval of payment; and WHEREAS, the said vouchers have been audited for payment by the said Town Board; now therefore be it RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes the payment of the said vouchers in total for the amounts indicated. VOUCHER NOS. 2540 through 2681 P P General Fund Townwide $69,111.81 General Fund Part Town $6,813.27 Highway Fund Part Town $120,622.14 Water Fund $15,576.30 Sewer Fund $184,986.15 William & Hannah Pew Bikeway $6,092.79 Risk Retention Fund $382.50 Fire Protection Fund $167,778.12 Forest Home Lighting District $170.85 Glenside Lighting District $66.04 Renwick Heights Lighting District $91.95 Eastwood Commons Lighting District $185.21 Clover Lane Lighting District $21.38 Winner's Circle Lighting District $61.47 Burleigh Drive Lighting District $75.01 Westhaven Rd Lighting District $249.25 / i 32 Regular Town Board Meeting 9/11/2006 Approved October 16, 2006 Trumansburg Rd Tank Renovation $136,629.00 Debt Service $ 745.40 Trusts Agency $ 50.00 Coddinaton Rd Lighting District $ 147.09 TOTAL: $ 709.855.73 MOVED: Councilman Stein SECONDED: Supervisor Valentino VOTE: Supervisor Valentino, aye; Councilman Burbank, aye; Councilwoman Gittelman, aye; Councilman Engman, aye; Councilman Stein, aye; Councilman Cowie, aye. TB RESOLUTION NO. 2006-185c: Bolton Points Abstract WHEREAS, the following numbered vouchers for the Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission have been presented to the governing Town Board for approval of payment; and WHEREAS, the said vouchers have been audited for payment by the said Town Board; now, therefore, be it I RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes the payment of the said vouchers. Voucher Numbers: 494-570, 572 Check Numbers: 9389-9401, 9403-9467 Operating Fund $ 172,559.36 1998 SCADA Capital Project $ 7,154.30 2002 Office Space Addition $ 2,536.56 2003 East Hill Tank Proiect $ 27.031.30 TOTAL $209.321.52 MOVED: Councilman Stein SECONDED: Supervisor Valentino VOTE: Supervisor Valentino, aye; Councilman Burbank, aye; Councilwoman Gittelman, aye; Councilman Engman, aye; Councilman Stein, aye; Councilman Cowie, aye. 33 Regular Town Board Meeting 9/11/2006 Approved October 16, 2006 TB RESOLUTION NO. 2006-185d: APPROVAL FOR TOWN STAFF AND PLANNING BOARD MEMBER TO ATTEND 2006 NEW YORK PLANNING FEDERATION CONFERENCE j WHEREAS, there are many new developments impacting the Town regarding planning, land use, zoning and other regulatory issues; and WHEREAS, the New York Planning Federation (NYPF) is holding its 2006 Planning & Zoning Conference from October 8^"^ through October 2006, in Saratoga Springs, New York, which provides programs and workshops on a number of current planning and zoning topics, basic training for planning and zoning board members, and continuing education credits for professional staff; and WHEREAS, it will be beneficial to the Town to send staff and a member of the Planning Board to this program; and WHEREAS, the current Planning Department budget (Account No. B8020.403) includes sufficient funds for this purpose; BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca does hereby approve the attendance of Susan Ritter, Assistant Director of Planning, and Fred T. Wilcox III, Chair of the Town Planning Board, at the NYPF 2006 Planning & Zoning Conference from October 8*"^ through October 2006, at a total cost not to exceed $1,500.00 +/-, which includes m registration, accommodations, meals, and other travel expenses, charged to Account B8020.403 (Conferences and Mileage). 1 MOVED: Councilman Stein SECONDED: Supervisor Valentino VOTE: Supervisor Valentino, aye; Councilman Burbank, aye; Councilwoman Gittelman, aye; Councilman Engman, aye; Councilman Stein, aye; Councilman Cowie, aye. TB RESOLUTION NO. 2006 -185e: Set Fall Yard Waste Collection Dates WHEREAS, the Highway Department provides yard refuse disposal services for the Town of Ithaca residents; WHEREAS, twice annually the Highway Department collects yard waste from roadsides; WHEREAS, this year the Highway crews will use the leaf vacuums the first week and go around the Town once, thereafter, residents will be allowed to put biodegradable paper bags at curbside on the each Monday in November, now therefore be it; RESOLVED, that fall brush collection will start on October 16, 2006, until finished; and 34 'V ! Regular Town Board Meeting 9/11/2006 Approved October 16, 2006 RESOLVED, that the fall leaf and yard waste collection will commence on November 6, 2006, until finished. MOVED: Councilman Stein SECONDED: Supervisor Valentino VOTE: Supervisor Valentino, aye; Councilman Burbank, aye; Councilwoman Gittelman, aye; Councilman Engman, aye; Councilman Stein, aye; Councilman Cowie, aye. IB RESOLUTION NO. 2006-185f: Waiving Permit Fee for use of lacovelli Park for ithaca College/Communitv Workgroup Neighborhood Event WHEREAS, the IC/ Community Work Group has requested the use of lacovelli Park for a neighborhood brunch on September 24, 2006, from 12 noon to 2PM to provide an opportunity for students and permanent residents of the Coddington Road/Pennsylvania Ave. neighborhood to become acquainted, and WHEREAS, The Town of Ithaca is an active participant in the Workgroup sponsoring the event, and WHEREAS, Ithaca College will be catering the event and have full setup and cleanup responsibilities with no cost to the Town of Ithaca, Now therefore be it RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca waives the permit fee and security deposit for this event. MOVED: Councilman Stein SECONDED: Supervisor Valentino VOTE: Supervisor Valentino, aye; Councilman Burbank, aye; Councilwoman Gittelman, aye; Councilman Engman, aye; Councilman Stein, aye; Councilman Cowie, aye. IB RESOLUTION NO. 2006-185g: Authorization for Attending NYS Magistrates Court Clerk Association 2006 Annual Conference WHEREAS, the NYS Magistrates Court Clerk Association will be holding their 2006 Annual Conference on October 8, 2006 through October 11, 2006, in Nevele Resort and Country Club, Ellenville, NY, and WHEREAS, the attendance at the said conference, by Linda Featherbay, Court Clerk will benefit the Town of Ithaca by providing additional schooling from said training session; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, that the governing Town Board of the Town of Ithaca does hereby authorize Linda Featherbay, Court Clerk, to attend the NYS Magistrates Court Clerk 35 Regular Town Board Meeting 9/11/2006 Approved October 16, 2006 Association 2006 Annual Conference, to be held in Nevele Resort and Country Club, Ellenville, NY, on October 8, 2006 through October 11, 2006; and be it further RESOLVED, the cost not to exceed $650 for registration, lodging, meals and travel is to be expended from A1110.410. MOVED: Councilman Stein SECONDED: Supervisor Valentino VOTE: Supervisor Valentino, aye; Councilman Burbank, aye; Councilwoman Gittelman, aye; Councilman Engman, aye; Councilman Stein, aye; Councilman Cowie, aye. Agenda Item No. 26 - 8:00 p.m. Presentation, Coddinqton Road reconstruction project John Lampman f Attachment # 12 ) John Lampman appeared before the Board and gave a presentation on the proposed Coddington Road reconstruction project. Supervisor Valentino opened the floor for public discussion and comment. She asked that people keep their comments to 5 minutes. Bill Lesser, 406 Coddington Road p* Mr. Lesser thanked the Board for their ongoing interest and concern about the project. He T made the following statement: ' I think from the residents' point of view, one of the big frustrations here is the frequent talk we hear about safety. Safety being described totally in terms of width of the road and sight distances. However, as we teamed very well from the Transportation Committee, when you make...(tape flipped)...Tonight is the first night time we have heard anything systematically about roundabouts. That sounds like a really plausible way of traffic calming, but we really believe those who travel 55 on a 40 mile an hour area probably aren't going to be greatly deterred if the shoulder happens to brown rather than black. I think that was part of the reason of the skepticism. So I would say that the people on the road are very concerned about the safety and we just see speeds increasing and if you want to get an indication of what is going to happen on the road when Mr. Lampman refers to sight distances of 45 miles an hour, if you look on the design that is pasted on the wall, the green areas indicate the full extent of the leveling of the road because in order to increase the sight distances, there are a number of areas that are either going to be built up or cut down. Not only is the road going to be.. .the pavement going to be 50% wider than it is now, the whole impact of the road is going to be increased quite substantially because of the leveling that is going to go on. So it is going to be a very different road. It is going to be straighter and far flatter and people are going to definitely go faster. Some roundabouts at the Ithaca College entrance and Burns Road would slow it, but as we can see, there are substantial stretches in between where there is no reason to believe that people aren't going to do it. Indeed, I think it was Jonathan, who said that the result showed that when people are slowed up in one area, they sometimes go faster to make up the distance in between. So we would really appreciate any input that the Town Board could have to recognize what an impact on the community and what a 36 n t V Regular Town Board Meeting 9/11/2006 Approved October 16, 2006 further likely reduction in safety there is going to be. It is going to be an area for bicyclist and pedestrians, but there are going to be faster vehicles. And again, the net benefit there is not entirely clear. One final point goes a little bit passed the area that is in the Town that we are not talking about, but I think any...I personally believe any discussion about diverting traffic onto the City portion, the hook if you will, of Coddington Road exiting out on 96B is very inappropriate because that is an extraordinarily dangerous intersection where you come in 96B Just at the area where it widens out into the four lanes where people either accelerate or are reluctant to slow down and merge into two lanes and you come out at quite a bleak angle with a relatively small sight distance, two lanes to cross if one is heading south. I think that is, without significant investment in that intersection, I think that would be a very, very unsafe to do. Thank you. Councilman Cowie asked if Mr. Lesser was advocating for any portion of the project. Mr. Lesser thought the neighborhood realized the reason the project was being done, poor roadbed condition and the need for a shoulder. He was in support of not doing as much leveling of the road and advocated the proposed roundabouts and thought one should be considered at the Troy Road intersection. Residents have recognized the need for a much safer pedestrian passage from Ithaca College to the sidewalks on Hudson Street. Conversations were held with Ithaca College about passing over their land and coming out at the intersection of Hudson and Coddington Roads, but it is Ithaca College land and would be their choice Councilman Stein commented that the narrowest lane allowed by the New York State Department of Transportation does not allow one to keep the current configuration of the road. Mr. Lesser commented that if one were to look at the New York State Department of Transportation website, there is a section on community sensitive design. It gives a series of reasons why the standard specifications may not be followed. He felt that it would take a significant effort and commitment by someone to seek approval from the State. Councilman Stein wondered if Mr. Lesser was looking for someone to put a concerted effort into seeking approval from the State. He asked Mr. Lampman if that was a possibility. Mr. Lampman explained that the draft designs sent to the State included 10-foot lanes. The State's first comment was that it needed to change. Supervisor Valentino added that she was very concerned early on because of the size of the lanes. She spoke with members of the County Legislature about narrower lanes and whether they would pass a resolution in support of that. It was felt that there was not a need for them to do that. Supervisor Valentino would still like a concerted effort by the community, and County and Town elected officials to make their case to the State for narrower lanes. Mr. Lampman thought that taking the request to a higher level in the State might be something to try on the staff level. Should that fail, then there may be a place for the elected officials to get officials to get involved as well. Supervisor Valentino asked Mr. Lampman if he would help the Town with that request. Mr. Lampman said that he would. Councilman Cowie wondered if anything could be done with regard to the natural topography of the road. Councilman Stein asked if the State required roads to be leveled by grading. Mr. 37 Regular Town Board Meeting 9/11/2006 Approved October 16, 2006 Lampman explained that the standard way of handling this type of project would be to go by the design speed approved. A member of the audience asked why the County was entering Spruce Way^ Mr. LampmanexSaE that on the drawing with the green, the parking area proposed f widen ^ section of the road on the north end considerably. The County proposed to enclose the dit on the west side of the road and shift the centerline over to compensate for the widtK In the area around Spruce Way, traffic would be driving on the shoulder on the the intersection. Currently there is a vertical face on each side of Spruce Way that if traff c were pushed over 5 or 6 feet closer to the intersection, the intersection sight distance would be below standard. The drawings envision taking the slopes off to open up the intersection sight distance if Coddington Road were closer to Spruce Way. Male voice made Inaudible comments. In response to these comments Mr^ Lampmanexpressed that he did not think the change in the intersection would change the speed on the road because it would not change traffic on the road. Supervisor Valentino brought the discussion back to the board, phe comrnented that the^^^ would be another public meeting. Mr. Lampman would be ooking ®^°^ments ai^dSupervisor Valentino assumed that they would see some of the changes at the public meeting. Mr. Lampman concurred. He stated the drawings only reflect the proposal with the parking lane. Removing the parking lane would change the drawings. Supervisor Valentino stated that the Town and the County would see what they could do about having a serious contingent make their case to the State regarding ^ Lampman agreed. Supervisor Valentino thanked everyone for coming and for their comments. She invited the public to provide additional comments to the Board through email or phone conversations. Agenda Item No. 22 - Report of Town Officials (Attachment# 13 ) Director of Planning ^ . ... . ^ Mr Kanter referred to the annual inspection report on the Ferguson Easernent, whichrequirement of the Agricultural Preservation Program. Every year the Town has to follow up on the easements acquired to make sure the property owner is following the easement requirements. The property is in compliance with the easement. Councilman Burbank expressed concern that they are moving forward with the formal letter of intent to the State for the Gateway Trail. He felt that it was dragging on and it needed to be done with all due haste. He didn't want the money to disappear. Mr Kanter said they had no indication that the money would disappear. There are certain components of the project that the Town cannot do alone and they need City input on those components. Manager of Human Resources • Ms. Drake reported that the Town was able to apply for a 50/50 grant through Workman s Comp towards the defensive driving course the Town offers every 3 years. Supervisor 38 Regular Town Board Meeting 9/11/2006 Approved October 16, 2006 Valentino added that It also looks like the health insurance costs might be below the projected budget amounts. Attorney for the Town Ms. Brock stated that an issue has come up that she would like to give the Board advice on in closed session. Agenda Item No. 23 - Report of Town Committees Supervisor Valentino reported the Recreation Partnership would be funded by the County through the end of this year, but not funded for 2007. Councilman Burbank reported that the Transportation Committee is nearing final work on the draft of the Transportation Plan. Mr. Kanter added that it would be brought to the Board in October. Mr. Walker reported that the Ithaca College Community work group is sponsoring a welcome back brunch for the students. The Town Board approved the waiver of fees for that permit. Ithaca College will be hosting a brunch for the neighbors and students at lacovelli Park September 24, 2006 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. Supervisor Valentino mentioned she attended the Overlook ribbon cutting. She thought the Town Board should feel very proud of the project. The apartments are fantastic. They are designed to be energy efficient, which will cut the costs for people who live there. The apartments are currently over 70% full. Overlook has placed 11 homeless families in apartments. She felt it was a great model for affordable housing in the community. Councilman Engman asked if there was any mention of whether Cayuga Medical Center employees had moved in. Supervisor Valentino responded that there were not as many as they thought there would be. They are going to try to do more recruiting for CMC employees. EXECUTIVE SESSION Supervisor Valentino moved that the Town Board move into Executive Session to discuss the personnel history of three employees. Ms. Brock corrected that the appropriate language is to discuss employment histories of three particular people. Councilman Burbank seconded the motion. TB RESOLUTION NO. 2006-186: Entering Executive Session to Discuss Emplovment Histories of 3 Particular Persons BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca enters into executive session at 9:40 p.m. to discuss employment histories of three particular persons. iM MOVED: Supervisor Valentino SECONDED: Councilman Burbank 39 Regular Town Board Meeting 9/11/2006 Approved October 16, 2006 VOTE: Supervisor Valentino, aye; Councilman Burbank, aye; Councilwoman Gittelman, aye; Councilman Engman, aye; Councilman Stein, aye; Councilman Cowie, aye. n I n IB RESOLUTION NO. 2006-187 : Returning to Open Session BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca return to open session at 10:04 p.m. MOVED: Councilman Burbank SECONDED: Supervisor Valentino VOTE: Supervisor Valentino, aye; Councilman Burbank, aye; Councilwoman Gittelman, aye; Councilman Engman, aye; Councilman Stein, aye; Councilman Cowie, aye. IB RESOLUTION NO. 2006-188: Authorization for Additional Service for SCLIWC WHEREAS, the Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission requested additional services from the Town of Ithaca for the Budget Officer for training and consulting for the Administration Manager; and n WHEREAS, due to a change in staff the Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission request from the Town of Ithaca the temporary services of the Budget Officer through the end of 2006; and WHEREAS, the Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission requested that the Human Resources Manager assume all Human Resources duties for the Commission from July 2006 on; and WHEREAS, the Commission will reimburse the Town of Ithaca for additional wages and fringes (see attached sheet) for the Budget Officer and the Human Resource's Manager while providing said additional duties; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca does hereby authorize the additional services of the Budget Officer and Human Resources Manager to the Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission; and be it further RESOLVED, the Town Board authorizes the additional wage portion of the reimbursement from Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission to be paid to the Budget Officer and Human Resources Manager for the time period of the additional work load as outlined on the attached sheet. MOVED: Supervisor Valentino SECONDED: Councilwoman Gittelman ' 40 Regular Town Board Meeting 9/11/2006 Approved October 16, 2006 VOTE: Supervisor Valentino, aye; Councilman Burbank, aye; Councilwoman Gittelman, aye; Councilman Engman, aye; Councilman Stein, aye; Councilman Cowie, aye. TB RESOLUTION NO. 2006-189: Entering Closed Session to Seek Advise of Counsel BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca enters into closed session at 10:05 p.m. to seek advise from counsel. MOVED: Supervisor Valentino SECONDED: Councilman Burbank VOTE; Supervisor Valentino, aye; Councilman Burbank, aye; Councilwoman Gittelman, aye; Councilman Engman, aye; Councilman Stein, aye; Councilman Cowie, aye. TB RESOLUTION NO. 2006-190: Returning to Regular Session BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca return to regular session at 10:07 p.m. MOVED: Supervisor Valentino SECONDED: Councilman Engman VOTE: Supervisor Valentino, aye; Councilman Burbank, aye; Councilwoman Gittelman, aye; Councilman Engman, aye; Councilman Stein, aye; Councilman Cowie, aye. ADJOURNMENT On motion by Councilman Burbank the meeting was adjourned at 10:08 p.m. Respectfully submitted. \at Tee-Ann Hunter Town Clerk NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING: October 5, 2006 Budget Meeting 41 TOWN OF ITHACA TOWN BOARD SISN-IN SHEET DATE: Monday, September 11, 2006 (PLEASE PRINT TO ENSURE ACCURACY IN OFFICIAL MINUTES) PLEASE PRINT NAME MMk t CitfA J .4 ill i ^ PLEASE /'/?JA/r ADDRESS/AFFILIATION JrtL P O J M- sr^ 4 lrru^^^ I JtHiPirA' fi-L g C (?M'-rOC.r // L<^ f /G— ~ioVifv (_ vwo^^fN a ,OJ V, ^ 1 H TOWN OF ITHACA 215 NORTH TIOGA STREET, ITHACA, N.Y. 14850 WWW. town. ithaca. ny. us TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE PHONE (607) 273-1721 FAX (607) 273-5854 TOWN OF ITHACA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca will hold a public hearing at 7:45 p.m. on the 11^^ day of September 2006 at Town Hall, 215 North Tioga Street, Ithaca, New York, for the purpose of hearing a noise permit request from Little Big Shots for fireworks on Saturday, October 7, 2006 from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Six Mile Creek Winery, 1551 Slaterville Road, Ithaca, New York. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at such time and place all persons interested in the requested noise permit may be heard concerning the same; and FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that individuals with visual or hearing impairments or other special needs will be provided with assistance as necessary, upon request. Persons desiring assistance must make a request to the Town Clerk not less than 48 hours prior to the time of the public hearing. Date: August 31, 2006 Tee-Ann Hunter, Town Clerk TOWN OF ITHACA ^ AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING AND PUBLICATION I, Paulette Neilsen, being duly sworn, say that I am the Deputy Town Clerk of the Town of Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York that the following notice has been duly posted on the sign board of the Town Clerk of the Town of Ithaca and the notice has been duly published in the official newspaper, Ithaca Journal: ADVERTISEMENT: NOTICE OF Public Hearing at 7:45 p.m. on the day of September 2006 at the Town Hall, 215 North Tloga Street, Ithaca, New York, for the purpose of hearing a noise permit request from Little Big Shots for fireworks on October 7, 2006 from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Six Mile Creek Winery, 1551 Slatervllle Road, Ithaca, New York. Location of Sign Board Used for Posting: Town Clerk's Office 215 North Tioga Street Ithaca, NY 14850 Date of Posting: Thursday, August 31, 2006 Date of Publication: Saturday, September 2, Paulette Neilsen, Deputy Town Clerk, Town of Ithaca STATE OF NEW YORK) COUNTY OF TOMPKINS) SS: TOWN OF ITHACA) Sworn to and subscribed before me this^5fh day of September, 2006 Notary Public CARRIE WHITMORE Notary Public, State ot New York , \ No. 01WH6052877 Tioga County Commission Expires December 26, TOWN OF ITHACA NOTICE OF PUBUC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV EN, that the Town Board o] the Town of Ithaca will hold a public hearing at 7545 p.m. on the ilth day ^ September 2006 ot Town Holl, 215 North Tioga Street, Ithaco, New York, for the purpose of hearing a noiM peff"''f®" quest nom little Big Shots for fireworks on Saturday, October 7, 2006 from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Six Mile Creek Winery, 1551 Slaterville Road, Ithaca, New York. FURTHER NOTICE IS , HEREBY GIVEN, thot at such time and place all per sons interested in the re quested noise permit mw be heard concerning the '^"further NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that indi viduals with visual or n^- ing impairments or other special needs will be pro vide with assistonce as necessary, upon request. Persons desiring assistance must make o request to the Town Clerk not less than 48 i hours prior to the time of the public hearing. Dote: August 31, 2006 Tee-Ann Hunter, Town Clerk 9/2/06 "fOLOO Of TTHdm ^£p£:t£r ATTACHMENT 1 9/11/2006 ( \^uD<3cy <S7i^7us - ZT^ ^.c^oy o^fjs>Q77kJ<^ ^U^^Js A-fiJ't> Cf/^y//Q£. ^ 0£j y^A. ffCA. S^.t>(s>^y ^£^/>^^S'S££v(J 75 (2s£t£^^^ ^£ic^A/C/L. / 77^ SmS^ /rA^ Cf/s^^s Slye>£^yisa/£L, ^leAJl/AJci 75 y:>A'A3£>t/T Ck(^fr&^7$ A/7i> ^C6/f/ijs^0A7f^ia^S ^ A'S£>t^ '7U£ -2,a<s7 A^Ajt. 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TIME SCHEDULE OF PROPOSED EVENT: FA/. SlPTUitU^V^ , ">^1 ^ ESTIMATED NUMBER OF PERSONS ATTENDING EVENT: SIGNATURE OF PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR EVENT: REASONS FOR SUCH USAGE: -fo fdOHcri- :'59%rxf. PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS OF THE USE: il2^6 Pur V NOISE ABATEMENT AND CONTROL METHODS TO BE USED: lhS^a^ joyj CyruAr\p-^ ^ "ifeA/ yj % r\ tfl^ ^ 5pi^ - 10% _l es TcMn of Ithaca Noise Permit Approved May, 13, 2002 TB Rasolution No. 2002-072 09-07-06;03:59Pm; : #2/2 f > DEMONSTRATION WHY APPLICANT CANNOT CONFORM TO THE ORDINANCE: NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF NEIGHBORS NOTIFIED: ~ ST.^ cnsr , y^8r6 AUTHORIZATION FOR PERMIT (From Town Noise Ordinance): "Where the enforcement of this Ordinance would create an unnecessary hardship, the Town Board, in its discretion, 1$ authorized to grant a permit for a specific waiver from the requirements of this Ordinance. Such waivers shall be granted only in those circumstances where the applicant demonstrates that the waiver is necessary for a valid purpose, that the proposed waiver is the minimal Intrusion needed, that on balance the need for and benefits of the waiver outweigh the needs and rights of the surrounding neighbors to a peaceable and quiet environment. A public hearing before the Town Board_shall be held in connection with the application not less than five (5) days after publication of-/iof/ce"orst;ch hean'ng in the Town's official newspaper. The Issuance of permits shall be discretionary^ The Town Board may impose any conditions deemed necessary by such Board to minimize the intrusion sound that might occur by the exercise of the privileges granted by the permit." Applicant/nust conform to all provisions set forth in the "Ordinance Regulating Noise in the Town of Ithaca'.l^/'^PIease refer to the attached Noise Ordinance. THE UNDERSIGNED APPLICANT AFFIRMS THAT THE FOREGOING INFORMATION IS TRUE, COMPLETE AND CORRECT: SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT: DATE APPLICATION RECEIVED BY TOWN CLERK; DATE APPROVED BY TOWN OF ITHACA TOWN BOARD: PM DATE: QlSjoL RESOLUTION NUMBER GRANTING AUTHORIZATION FOR PERMIT: Town of Ithaca Noise Permit Approved May, 13,2002 TB Resolution No. 2002-072 f •s ATTACHMENT 3 9/11/2006 tiiiMta.20l»IHgHWCAi0UIINAL 'A I \ f ^ Sxvoti^ loca^ns changed in Ibmpkiiis Two dty locations, Town of Ithaca and Enfidd.|iteis.switched From Journal staff;repoAs - : i'ompldns Gqun^ Board qf Elections ^ changed die location^ of sax Twoofthech^esaieindie Gityrof Itha<^ dii^q aiieianl the Town ofldiaca-hnd^ne; is mdie Towh of ' n Voters in tlie df^s First Ward <^j^cte 1 and 2, who used to vote at MtWnative OommunitySchool^willnow VDteatGhefniTngGandTrust Company^ 806 W; Buffalo Street: . . •: Those in the City's Fourth Wdrd District 1 w die AUce GodkHbuse; a^^ cbmier " of ; Stev^ " and bfat'Gl^iSf'26 HklL intheTQwnoflthaca; vot- ^^^dstrictsS^d^ la^-ilieif/bi^ at the Goll^e Cirde Gommunity Genter,1033Danby Road, in stead, of at South HUlFire Stadbiodte^Townpistrict 12 residents will vote iat Reis Tenhis Center,230PineTree Road, instead of at h^le- wood Apartments. Some voters in Tpvm of Ithacatiistrid 7 vdUch|nge their polling site. Votjers liv ing at Ken^'at Itha^ and scmie voters onthesiu^^ ing streets, will nowvote at Kendal .at Ithaca, 2230 N. Triphammer Road The rest ofDistrict^ wiii continue to vote at the FheStdiQn. The poDing pia^ for En- fidddistiictsland2hasbeen changed; from the E^eld Gommunii^ /Building to Enfieid Monenta^^S^bol, 20 Enfidd Mam Itoad Electiom bffid^reihind votem tp/watchfq^^ low card 'cbming in die mail, whidiwptdlthenithe^vot- inglocadpn.: For ihfor^tion on this of Met^pypaat 274^5522 or die hPa^ Web site at www.votetompkms.conL AGEKBA#19 Tee Ann Hunter Page 1 of 1 AGENDA#19 f From: Susan H. Brock [brock@ctai1tyconnect.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 23,2006 3:45 PM To: Tee Ann Hunter; Cathy Subject: Election Law Tee-Ann & Cathy, Three follow-up issues regarding the Board of Election's redlstricting of the Town of Ithaca: 1.1 looked at caselaw under the NY Election Law, and it appears the Board of Elections can create districts after the Town's cut-off date of February 15. Tee-Ann & I had wondered if the requirement for all districts to be created by February 15 applied to the Board of Elections as well as to the Town—while no case directly addresses this, the answer appears to be no. 2. The Election Law says polling places within districts are designated by the Board of Elections "in consultation with" the towns. Of course, the Board of Elections will say it didn't consult with the Town t)ecause it was the Town's failure to act by February 15 that forced it to create tiie new districts, and it shouldn't have to comply with the consultation requirement for designation of polling places in such situations. The Town's response is that it was the Board's failure to bring the numbers to the Town in a timely manner that caused the Town to miss the Feb. 15 deadline, and the Board should have consulted with the Town alx>utthe polling places. 3. To know whether the redlstricting is proper, the Town needs to know how many voters are in Inactive status. The Election Law defines "inactive status" as the category of voters who have failed to respond to a residence > confirmation notice sent to them by the Board of Elections, and whose registrations have neither been restored to the active rolls nor cancelled. The confirmation notice is sent to the voter after the Board of Elections receives information not signed by the voter that the voter has moved (for example, mail from the Board of Elections is retumed as not deliverable). The Election Law also contains the following: "Such notices shall request all voters who receive the notice to reply with their current addresses and shall state that voters who have not moved or who have moved within the county or city and who do not respond may be required to vote by affidavit ballot and that if they do not vote in any election up to and including the second federal election after such notice, their registrations may be cancelled. Such notices sent to addresses in New York state shall also include a mail registration form and information on how voters who have moved to a different city or county may reregister." Susan This electronic transmission contains legally privileged and confidential information intended only for the person(s) named. Any use, distribution, copying or disclosure by any other person is strictly prohibited. If you received this message in error, please immediately notify the sender by telephone at (607) 277-3995 (collect) or send an electronic mail message to brock@clarityconnect.com. In addition, please delete all copies of this message from your computer. \ 9/5/2006 Page 1 of 1 A€E]VDA#19 Tee Ann Hunter From: Susan H. Brock [brock@clarityconnect.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 3:56 PM To: Tee Ann Hunter; Cathy Subject: polling places One more thing-the Election Law says polling places must be designated by May 1st of each year. It does not address the situation where the Board of Elections alters or creates districts after that date. But since the Board can alter or create districts only if the Town fails to act by February 15, presumably the Board of Elections should be expected to meet the May 1 deadline. The only exception to this deadline is "If, within the discretion of the board of elections a particular polling place so designated is subsequently found to be unsuitable or unsafe or should circumstances arise that make a designated polling place unsuitable or unsafe, then the board of elections is empowered to select an alternative meeting place." Susan This electronic transmission contains legally privileged and confidential information intended only for the person(s) named. Any use, distribution, copying or disclosure by any other person is strictly prohibited. If you received this message in error, please immediately notify the sender by telephone at (607) 277-3995 (collect) or send an electronic mail message to brock@claritvconnect.com. In addition, please delete all copies of this message from your computer. /-s 9/5/2006 08/21/2005 10:19 5072745533 TOMPKINS CO BGE PAGE 02 V Page 1 of3 Nc\v York State ASSEMBLY Shrlil'/Ti ■•■([vtr - S]yc.i'k.i-:r Monday, August 21, 2006 Bill Summary - A10059 Back I New York. State Biil Search } Assembly Home See Bill Text A100$9 Summary: BILL NO SAME AS SPONSOR COSPNSR A100S9 Same as S 7850 Wright MLTSPNSR Robinson Amd S4-100, El L Authorizes county boards of elections to create, consolidate, divide election districts under certain circumstances when the legislative b city or town fails.to do so when so required. A10059 Actions: BILL NO 02/23/2006 03/01/2006 03/02/2006 05/15/2006 05/15/2006 05/15/2006 06/12/2006 06/12/2006 06/12/2006 06/12/2006 07/14/2006 07/26/2006 A10059 referred to election law reported advanced to third reading cal.lOl passed assembly delivered to senate REFERRED TO ELECTIONS SUBSTITUTED FOR S7850 3RD READING CAL.1090 PASSED SENATE RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY delivered to governor signed chap.222 http://^viAv.assembly,state.ny.us/leg/?bn=aI0059 8/21/2006 08/21/2006 »ms 10:19 6072745533 TOMPKINS CO BGE PAGE 03 Page 2 ot3 / ; ^ A10059 Votes: BILL: A10059 DATE: 05/15/2006 MOTION;YEA/NAT Abbate Y Camera Y Errigo Y Hikind ER Manning Y Peoples Y See Alessi Y Canestr Y Espaill Y Hooker ER Markey Y Peralta ER Sem Alfano Y Carrozz Y Farre11 y Hooper Y Mayerso Y Perry Y Ste Arroyo Y Casale Y Fields Y Hoyt y McDonal Y Pheffer Y Swe Auberti Y Christe Y Finch Y Ignizio Y McDonou Y Powell Y Ted Aubry Y Clark Y Fitzpat NO Jacobs Y McEneny Y Pretlow Y Thi Bacalle Y Cohen . Y Friedma Y John Y McKevit Y Quinn y Tit Barclay NO Cole y Galef y Karben Y McLaugh ER Rabbitt Y Tok Barra Y Colton Y Gantt ER Kirwan NO Meng ER Raia y Ton Benedet Y Conte Y Gianari Y Kolb Y Miller y Ramos Y Tow Benjami Y Cook Y Giglio Y Koon Y Millman Y Reilich Y Tow Bing Y Crouch Y Click Y Lafayet Y Mirones y Reilly Y Wal Boyland Y Cusick Y Gordon Y Latimer NO Morelle Y Rive J Y Wei Boyle y Cymbrow Y Gottfri Y Lavelle Y Mosiell y Rive N Y Wei Bradley Y DelMont Y Grannis Y Lavine Y Nolan Y Rive PM y Wep Brennan Y Destito y Green Y Lentol y Oaks Y Robinso Y Wri Brodsky Y Diaz LM Y Greene ER Lifton Y 0'Donne Y Rosenth y Zeb Brown Y Diaz R Y Gunther y Lopez y O'Mara Y Saladin Y Mr Burling NO DiNapol ER Hawley Y Lupardo Y Ortiz Y Sayward NO Butler Y Dinowit Y Hayes y Magee Y Ortloff NO Scarbor Y Cahill Y Eddingt Y Heastie Y Magnare Y Parment Y Schimmi Y Calhoun Y Englebr Y Hevesi Y Maisel Y Paulin Y Schroed Y A10059 Memo: BILL NUMBER: A10059 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the election law, in relation to th authority of cities and towns to create, consolidate, divide or alter election districts \ PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To authorize and require local boards of elections to create, consolidate, divide or alter election districts if the legislative body of a city or town fails to do so by February 16 as required by Election Law S 4-100(5) SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1 of the bill authorizes an requires local boards of elections to create, consolidate, divide or alter election districts if the legislative body of a city or town fails to do so by February 16 as required. http;//www-assembiy,state.ny.u8/leg/?bn='al0059 8/21/2006 08/21/2006 10:19 6072745533 TOMPKINS CO BGE PAGE 04 Page 3 of 3 f X Section 2 of the bill contains the effective date JUSTIFICATION j Section 4-100(5) of the Election Law requires that the leqislativ® body of a city or town create, consolidate, divide or alter election districts, as necessary, by February 16, but does not provide a mechanism for doing so if the legislative body of a city or town fails to act. This bill would vest authority in and require loca boards to create, consolidate, divide or alter election districts if the legislative body of a city or town fails to do so by February 16 as required.' PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY : None FISCAL IMPLICATIONS ; None EFFECTIVE DATE : Immediately Contact Webmaster Fage display time - 0.0043 sec /' ^ htlp://\vww.as$embiy.statie4ay.us/leg/?bn-al0059 8/21/2006 ATTACHMENT 4 9/11/2006 ■A iy ^ 0 TOWN OF ITHACA PLANNING DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: TOWN BOARD MEMBERS FROM: JON KANTER, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING DATE: SEPTEMBER 5,2006 RE: SUPPORT FOR 2006 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COLLABORATIVE The September 11^ Town Board meeting agenda includes consideration of support for the implementation of the 2006 Economic Development Strategy for Tompkins Coimty and the concept of the Economic Development Collaborative. Attached for the Board's consideration are a draft resolution of support and a copy of the Draft 2006 Economic Development Strategy for Tompkins County. The 2006 Draft Strategy is an update of the 1999 Economic Development Strategy that , has been prepared by Tompkins Coimty Area Development (TCAD). The Town of Ithaca has been participating since that time on a county-wide Economic Development Strategy Coordinating Committee, which meets quarterly to discuss and coordinate economic development issues of common interest. With the completion of the 2006 update, TCAD is proposing to convert the Coordinating Committee into a new Economic Development Collaborative. Michael Stamm and Martha Armstrong, representing TCAD, plan to attend the September 11^^ Town Board meeting to discuss the 2006 Economic Development Strategy, the Economic Development Collaborative, and to answer any questions that Board members may have. TCAD provided the following description and explanation relating to the Economic Development Collaborative: "The collaborative effort contemplated is similar to the work done by TCAD and the Chamber to bring about a resolution to the joint sewer project involving multiple communities and varied interests. The work of the Air Services Task Force, which brought the business community and the public sector together to bring Northwest Airline service to the Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport is another example. The success of this collaborative effort resulted in the formalization of the group into an Air Services Board with private sector representatives working with elected officials and County staff to continue to aggressively promote the airport and work to improve service. The success of these efforts ultimately depended on the support and commitment of the government entities and appointed boards Aat stood firmly behind the economic development professional staff responsible for the projects. A similar support structure is contemplated by the formation of the Economic Development Collaborative." (Martha Annstrong, TOAD) Please let us know if you have any questions on this matter. Att. cc: Michael Stamm Martha Armstrong ( •i&€EIV D/5 # 0 DRAFT - NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION Public Edition of2006 ED Strategy Edition: July 18,2006 Pagel 2006 Economic Development Strategy for Tompkins County A Strategy to address key economic challenges and strengthen the county's economic development system. This edition contains the contents. It will be reformatted when it is designed for publication. Prepared by Tompkins County Area Development DRAFT - NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION Public Edition of2006 ED Strategy Edition: July 18,2006 Page 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Table of Contents 2 Preface 2 Acknowledgements 3 Part 1: Executive summary 4 Part 2: Introduction 5 • The local economy and regional context • The current economic development situation Part 3: Overview: vision, mission, goals, strategy 8 Part 4: Goals in detail 10 • Increase and diversify housing supply • Improve workforce and business skills • Revitalize unique commercial districts and town centers Part 5: Mobilizing to achieve the strategy 13 • Implementation of the goals • Evaluation • Involved agencies PREFACE Tompkins County's 2006 Economic Development (ED) Strategy was developed by TCAD with contributions from diverse stakeholders. We embarked on this effort in order to take a fresh look at the county's overarching economic development challenges and to renew our strategic approach to addressing those challenges. The process reached for broad input, but also self- reflection and depth of consideration. The results include a new mission and vision, and new top goals, as well as an elevated commitment to achieving our goals by working together. Having completed the written strategy, the real work of mobilizing this vision for change can begin. Howard Hartnett Art Pearce Michael Stamm Chair, TCAD Chair, EDS Steering Committee President, TCAD 'A DRAFT - NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION PubUc Edition of 2006 ED strategy Edition: July 18,2006 Page 3 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ^ The ED Strategy Steering Committee provided the leadership and guidance for this strategic plan, challenging and encouraging the staff. The Committee's insights on engaging stakeholders in the process as well as honing the substance of the strategic plan has been invaluable. The Vision Task Force took on the Herculean task of crafting a short, yet true, vision that captures the range of passions and perspectives of participating stakeholders. Finally, the Technical Advisory Committee contributed a depth of wisdom — about economic development and about the community ~ that is critical to our success. Steering Committee Art Pearce, Consultant — Chair Barbara Blanchard, Executive Director, Municipal Electric and Gas Alliance - Vice Chair Dave Ahlers, Consultant Steve Gamer, President and CEO, Tompkins Trust Company Janet Hawkes, Consultant Tim Joseph, Chair, Tompkins County Legislature Van McMurtry, VP Government and Community Relations, Cornell University Mark Mital, Director of Operations, BorgWamer Morse TEC Carolyn Peterson, Mayor, City of Ithaca Technical Advisory Committee Femando de Aragon, Executive Director, Ithaca-Tompkins County Transportation Council Martha Armstrong, VP and Director of ED Planning, Tompkins County Area Development Barbara Blanchard, Executive Director, Municipal Electric and Gas Alliance ^ Nels Bohn, Director of Community Development, Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency Fred Bonn, Director, Convention and Visitors Bureau Gary Ferguson, Executive Director, Ithaca Downtown Partnership Howard Hartnett, Vice President and Regional Manager, Trust & Investment Services, M&T Bank Jonathan Kanter, Town Planner, Town of Ithaca Ed Marx, Commissioner of Planning, Tompkins County Planning Department Julia Mattick, Executive Director, Tompkins County Workforce Investment Board Jean McPheeters, President, Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce Carolyn Peterson, Mayor, City of Ithaca Ken Schlather, Executive Director, Cornell Cooperative Extension Michael Stamm, President, Tompkins County Area Development Bob Sweet, Deputy Regional Director, Empire State Development Cathy Valentino, Town Supervisor, Town of Ithaca Thys Van Cort, Director of Planning and Development, City of Ithaca Abby Westervelt, Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, College of Engineering Roger Williams, Extension Support Specialist, Biotechnology Center, Cornell University Patrick Woods, Director, Business CENTS, AFCU Vision Task Force Dave Ahlers, Consultant Barbara Blanchard, Executive Director, Municipal Electric and Gas Alliance Jean McPheeters, President, Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce N Bob Sweet, Deputy Regional Director, Empire State Development DRAFT — NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION Public Edition of 2006 ED Strategy Edition: July 18,2006 Page 4 PART 1: Executive Summary Tompkins County has experienced steady, moderate growth for many decades. Since 1960 the economy has restructured from being primarily driven by durable goods manufacturing to being primarily a college town with manufacturing and high-tech sectors playing important supporting roles. Agriculture, Tourism, and some professional services also contribute to the economic base. The populace is well educated and family income distribution is above the national average. While 85% of the population is white, in the 1990's all population growth was due to increasing minority populations, particularly Asian and Hispanic. The county's moderate growth sets it apart from the rest of central upstate New York, a region that has faced economic stagnation and population decline in recent decades. The ED Strategy identifies a vision for the local economy and key barriers to achieving that vision. Local agencies currently provide conventional and progressive ED services — financial assistance and incentives, business planning, workforce training and recruitment, and development of infrastructure such as water and sewer, ground transportation, and airport service. The ED Strategy calls for the continuation and improvement of these services by the individual service providers. At the same time, the Strategy calls on the agencies to elevate their conunitment to collaborative work in order to achieve three major economic development goals that address complex and broad challenges to the continued economic vibrancy of Tompkins County. The essential elements of the strategic plan are highlighted below. Vision Tompkins County will be an economic iimovator, transforming a rich tradition of original ideas and academic excellence into products, services, and opportunities that change our world for the better, both locally and beyond. A sense of possibility will infuse its generous, civic-minded, and connected communities. Mission Cultivate a prosperous and sustainable regional economy by building the economic foundations, expanding opportunities, and fully engaging the community in ways that reflect the conmiunity's strengths and values. Major Five-Vear Goals ^ Increase and diversify housing supply ^ Improve workforce and business skills ^ Revitalize unique commercial districts and town centers Strategy Formalize the existing loose network of development agencies into a committed Economic Development Collaborative to: • Pursue a common economic development mission for the county • Address complex and multi-dimensional development goals that are larger than any single agency's purview • Bring additional resources to the county to achieve its goals and mission • Elevate participating agencies' achievements by engaging the ED Collaborative's resources to complement efforts The ED Collaborative will extend its reach to engage other public, not-for-profit, and private sector partners in economic development to achieve its goals. A DRAFT - NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION PART 2: Background - Current Situation of the Economy and Economic Development Public Edition of 2006 ED Strategy Edition: July 18, 2006 Page 5 The local economy and regional context The Tompkins County economy has grown steadily from about 17,000 private sector jobs in 1960 to about 53,300 in 2005. In the same period, the local economy has experienced significant restructuring. In 1962 manufacturing peaked providing 6,200 jobs, which was 36% of all private sector jobs. In 2005, there were 3,900 manufacturing jobs, less than 8% of all private sector jobs. Service-providing jobs now account for 90%, or 48,200 private sector jobs in Tompkins County in 2005. Over the decades, conventional service jobs - retail, food service, and hospitality - have remained steady at about 16% of private sector jobs. Starting in the mid 1960's and accelerating into the 1980's, education services grew into the dominant sector—now accounting for about 49% of private sector jobs'. Technology firms producing software, equipment, and high tech services emerged in the 1980's. By 2005, these firms accounted for about 2,000 service jobs, or 5% of permanent private-sector jobs. Health services, transportation, professional services, and other business services make up most of the remaining service-producing jobs. Change in Tompkins County Employment by Sector 1990-2004 2S.OOO 26.000 24 000 22.000 20.000 1990 ,.■2000 2004 9.000 8.000 - 7.000 - 6.000 - 5 000 - 4.000 • - 3.000 - 2.000 - Soiirce: NYS Departmenl of Labor ' Job figures arc from NYS Deparlmenl ol" Labor. For Tompkins County ihese include approximately 14.000 on- campus part-lime student jobs. If these are removed from the tabulation. Education Services account for about 30% of permanent (non-studcnl) private sector jobs. DRAFT - NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION Public Edition of 2006 ED Strategy Edition: July 18,2006 Page 6 Our key wealth-generating sectors are Education Services, Manufacturing, and High Tech. While smaller, Agriculture and Tourism contribute significantly to our quality of life and help diversify the economic base. Tompkins County's top private employers are innovative organizations that provide stability to the local economy. These include Cornell University and Ithaca College, BorgWamer Automotive, Cayuga Medical Center, and Wegmans supermarket. Top homegrown technology firms include Kionix, CHORD, and Advion Biosciences. The county has an entrepreneurial populace and workforce education levels that exceed those of the Research Triangle and Silicon Valley regions. Comparison of US and Tompkins 2000 Family Income Distribution □ % Tompkins Families % US Families C? C? C? C? C? C? C? cP c\"cP cP cP up <p <P , , cP ^cP«P' .o? •s «■> itTvV Sj" 6s' 6? Source: US Census 2000 The population in Tompkins County has continuously expanded. Total population grew 46% from 66,200 in 1960 to 96,500 in 2000. While growth slowed in thel990's, there was still a modest 2.6% increase. Census estimates that population growth accelerated in the first years of the new century, growing to just over 100,000 by 2005. Tompkins County has a fairly healthy ec ^ omy, reflected in continued moderate job growth and slow but steady population growth. Fai ine^>me has continued to improve with the percent oflow-income families dropping from 19 .^tr 1990 and again from 1990 to 2000. The distribution of family income remains above the n s. However, there are individuals and families living in poverty including 30% of all fcmal ided nilies with children under 18 years old. And, while the county has a low unemplo} jf," •• .*ic. the higher regional levels of unemployment and limited job opportunities affect the a ^ residents to fi nd full employment. decades isVn sharp contrast to the rest of the xy lenced stagnation and decline for over 50 years. Tompkins County's moderate growth upstate New York region, an area that Iia^" DRAFT - NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION Public Edition of 2006 ED strategy Edition: July 18,2006 Page 7 The region including Binghamton, Syracuse, and the counties surrounding Tompkins lost 25,000 people, 2.1% of the population, during the 1990's. This has been spurred by decline in manufacturing as well as technology employers such as IBM and Carrier that have also declined or left the region. The area is struggling to maintain population, particularly workers under 40 years old. In a region with little recent population growth, the county's continued job growth has been dependent on women and students entering the workforce as well as a constant increase in in- commuters from the surroimding region. As those labor force resources have tightened, companies have considered expanding in surrounding counties or other regions of the country to gain better access to workforce. This creates a paradox: some reductions in job opportunities result from the tight labor force - and parts of the labor force unable to find jobs Aat match their skills and career interests because of limited business growth. Thus it is a critical time to support continued job growth in the county and contribute to regional revival. To do this, economic development efforts must overcome the threat to job growth posed by a relatively small local and regional labor force. Economic development resources TCAD released the county's first ED strategy in 1999. The process of creating and implementing that strategy brought together the many agencies that work on some aspect of economic development. Since 1999, the agencies have met quarterly to review progress, coordinate efforts, and discuss economic development issues. As a result, the agencies have increased their familiarity with each other and expanded their working relationships. The individual agencies have evolved in many ways. For example. The Workforce Investment Board, which was new in 1999, has since opened the premier One Stop Career Center in New York; the Ithaca Downtown Partnership, the Convention and Visitors Bureau, and TCAD have created strategies for their organizations' work; and the Tompkins Coimty Planning Department has created the County's first Comprehensive Plan. Through these efforts, the agencies now have extensive knowledge of the local economic environment and of available resources. They also have a great deal of experience. The county has organizations in-place to provide all major economic development services (for more detail, see page 14). These include: • technical and financial services for businesses • workforce development and employment services • commercialization of new technologies • infrastructure for development • improvements to the local economic climate So, there is a good array of service providers and economic development capacity for a small county. However, being a small place, each agency is challenged to accomplish many tasks with limited resources. DRAFT - NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION Public Edition of 2006 ED Strategy Edition: July 18,2006 Page 8 PART 3: Overview of the ED Strategy: vision, mission, goals, and strategy TCAD convened the process of creating the 2006 ED Strategy. Highlights of the process include an on-line survey of economic challenges and vision; a community policy forum on a vision for the economy and a forum on top economic goals; interviews of business leaders and interest groups for in-depth imderstanding of their goals; and multi-agency analysis of vision, goals, and strategic issues. The Vision and Goals had significant input drawing fi-om over 100 community voices. The mission was articulated by TCAD but evolved fi-om the 1999 Economic Development Strategy. The strategy flowed naturally fiom the years of coordination and cooperation among the agencies involved in local economic development. Vision The vision defines a general, but tangible direction for economic development work in the coimty. While it sets a lofty goal, it identifies what we hope to achieve in the next five to ten years. Our vision is: Tompkins County will be an economic innovator, transforming a rich tradition of original ideas and academic excellence into products, services, and opportunities that change our world for the better, both locally and beyond. A sense of possibility will infuse its generous, civic-minded, and connected communities. Mission The mission defines the general goal and process for economic development in the county — why we do economic development. Our mission is: Cultivate a prosperous and sustainable regional economy by building the economicfoundations, expanding opportunities, andfully engaging the community in ways that reflect the community's strengths and values. Maior Five-Year Goals The major five-year goals have been identified by community stakeholders as key objectives we need to achieve in order to realize our vision. While the full range of economic development work is needed to reach the vision, these three issues are overarching and in particular need of concerted attention. Our major five-year goals are: Increase and diversify housing supply ^ Improve workforce and business skills ^ Revitalize unique commercial districts and town centers Strateev The ED Strategy recognizes the importance of continued support to the current work of individual agencies. This work focuses on specialized aspects of economic development such as employment services, financial incentives, technology transfer, facilitating business growth, and marketing. However, at this time, it is critical to implement an additional strategy to achieve our major economic development goals. That strategy is: DRAFT — NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION Public Edition of 2006 ED Strategy Edition: July 18,2006 Page 9 Formalize the existing loose network of development agencies into a committed Economic Development Collaborative to: • Engage in a common economic development mission for the county • Address complex and multi-dimensional development goals that are larger than any single agency's purview • Bring additional resources to the county to achieve its goals and mission • Elevate participating agencies' achievements by engaging the Collaborative's resources to complement efforts. The ED Collaborative will extend its reach to include other public, not-for-profit, and private sector partners in economic development to achieve its goals. Discussion At first glance, die top goals of housing, skill development, and revitalization may not appear to lead to the vision of economic innovation. The county's economic growth over the last decade has taken the slack out of our housing and workforce resources. Many county employers are innovative and poised to grow, but some are stymied by non-aligned workforce and management skills, lack of housing for workforce, and uneven commercial resources. These conditions make it difficult to operate at a competitive level, hampering efforts to build the teams and systems that employers need to be innovators. At the same time the local labor force and entrepreneurs are often imable to access suitable housing, skill-building resources, and commimity services that support full and satisfying participation in the economy. A broad range of stakeholder perspectives consistently identified these three major goals as primary challenges to the continued growth of innovative and engaging economic opportunity here in Tompkins County. DRAFT - NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION PuWIc Edition of 2OO6 ED strategy Edition: July 18,2006 Page 10 PART 4: Goals in Detail Three key goals have been identified for the local economy. These are: ^ Increase and diversify housing supply Improve workforce and business skills ^ Revitalize unique commercial districts and town centers Each is detailed below. Goal 1: Increase and diversify housing suddIv Increasing housing supply to meet demand has become critical to ED. In the past, housing would not have been a central ED issue, but today's workforce, whether local or new to the area, is challenged to find housing - the supply across a range of prices and types is inadequate. And, housing is projected to remain a challenging issue for the next five to ten years. Younger native workforce and newcomers alike have trouble finding housing in any price range or type in the tight market. This has put negative pressure on the population growA that should naturally accompany the county's consistent job growth. According to the County's Housing Needs Assessment report (draft dated March 29,2006), the coimty requires a significant increase in housing imits to meet current and anticipated housing demand. The market demands a variety of unit types and sizes. Some, but by no means all, will require development subsidies or incentives. However, in most cases, municipalities and the ED Collaborative must participate to help attract investment, stimulate developer interest, facilitate the development process, and insure that developments contribute to the community's well being. The report indicates that the unmet need in 2005 was for 875 new housing units plus a need to develop at least 300 additional imits annually^ for the following ten years. In round numbers, immediate demand is for: ^ 250 owner occupied units in the $60,000 to $130,000 range => 250 owner-occupied units valued above $130,000 525 rental units in the $625 to $1,225 range => 225 units with rents above $1,225 The scope above is a minimum estimate based on current trends in population growth. It does not include capturing in-commuters who would choose to live in Tompkins County if they could find housing that meets their needs. Less expensive housing - under $625 per month is also needed. ^ US Census data indicates that the county added about 320 units annually between 1990 and 2000. Local data indicates about 365 units added per year between 2000 and 2005. Current total demand could be met over 10 years with the addition of 390 units per year - 67% of those affordable to households below the median income. However, a significant increase in housing development is needed in the near term to meet pent-up demand. DRAFT - NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION PubUc Edition of 2C06 ED strategy Edition: July 18,2006 Page 11 Overall housing costs including taxes and utilities are an issue for persons and families considering moving to or within the county. Carrying costs are very high especially compared to other parts of the coimtry. Beyond being a local taxpayer issue, high costs of residency have an impact on employers' ability to stay in Tompkins County and grow good jobs here. State and local fiscal reform is needed. Nodal development patterns can also contribute to containment of these costs. Goal 2; Develop workforce and business skills Workforce and business skill development has been a key issue during the past decade. Technology has replaced many low-skilled jobs that used to provide family-supporting incomes and benefits. Today's "low-stilled" jobs tend to be in service occupations, working with the public. Thus they require communication stills, ability to make decisions, teamwork stills, and high levels of integrity. Nationally and locally, there is increasing demand for high-stilled workers and business managers who bring high levels of technical and communication stills as well as flexibility, independence, and innovation to their places of work. Businesses operating in competitive regional and global environments need managers and entrepreneurs who have a solid base of business stills, and have access to management resources to survive and thrive. Increasing still development and access to training resources remains a top goal for successful economic development in Tompkins County. The scope of this work requires matching resources to fit a mix of still-set needs and diverse populations needs. Workforce still-sets include: • Basic competencies: basic education, communication stills, workplace competencies, teamwork, and learning to learn • Specialized technical competencies: software, stilled trades, credentialed professional stills. Business management still-sets include: • Fundamental business planning • Specific technical skills: finance, regulatory compliance, marketing, human resources, and managing production • Leadership stills to grow a start-up into a regional employer: for example, business relationship building, gained through mentoring, networking, and counseling. Populations needing stills are diverse. The most basic segments of population to be reached are: • Emerging workforce, especially disengaged youth • Adults: incumbent workers, dislocated workers, and displaced homemakers. However, changing demographics require continuing change in the delivery of education and training. According to the 2000 US Census, the workforce-age population in the United States was 72% white, and primarily native-bom. By 2020 that figure is projected to drop to 63%. The largest and fastest growing minority group is Hispanics. The fastest growing minority populations include many recent immigrants, and they have the lowest levels of education. Meanwhile, the primarily white baby-boomers who are highly educated are poised to retire. While the local workforce-age population was 83% white in 2000, the evolving population mix is reflective of US trends and has a significant and increasing demand for education and training. DRAFT - NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION Public Edition of 2006 ED Strategy Edition: July 18,2006 Page 12 In sum, at a time when the workplace and business world demand greater skills, the population also demands greater training. The workforce and business training systems must increase service capacity to meet this dual pressure of demand. Without skilled workforce and entrepreneurs, the businesses creating the best job opportunities will relocate or never start up in Tompkins County. The better prepared that Tompkins County residents are, the more likely they are to be hired by local businesses that recruit regionally. Meanwhile, skills-providers face reduced support from federal and state levels of government. The need for greater contributions from the private sector and foundations, as well as government, adds to the complexity of developing sustainable programs to address these pressing skill-development issues. Goal 3: Revitalize unique commerciai districts and town centers Active and attractive commercial centers are important for all sectors of the economy. For example, higher education needs lively college towns, young adult workforce needs social gathering spots, households and businesses need convenient services and shopping - in the urbanized area and in rural villages and hamlets. The county has a variety of commercial districts. They need continuous investment focus to provide vibrant community settings and to be responsive to current needs of the commimity. This goal is about stimulating appropriate development that will enhance the unique spirit of each community center. Revitalization requires planning, promotion, commitment of public resources, and attraction of private sector investment. Older downtowns and commercial districts must continuously reinvest to maintain vitality, and creating new special districts, such as Inlet Island's waterfront, require targeted investment strategies. The scope of this goal includes increasing investment in commercial districts from the center- city, to villages and hamlets, to special development areas such as a waterfront district. Around the county, businesses and community groups express a strong interest in creating more vital commercial centers, such as: • Improving an apartment building and adding a small convenience store in a hamlet • Generating more foot traffic for retailers in a village • Creating an exciting waterfront district for locals and tourists to access the lake • Providing more diverse commerce and housing in downtown Ithaca. While residents also express interest in preserving neighborhood character and in protecting and strengthening rural landscapes, these objectives are not included in the scope. They fall more narrowly under the scope of community and rural development agency work, as distinguished from a major economic development goal. There are several recent examples of revitalization initiatives. In 1995, businesses in the City of Ithaca's downtown voted to create a business improvement district - creating a special assessment district to support the services provided by the Ithaca Downtown Partnership. The City of Ithaca's Density Policy is an incentive program to target private investment to a defined DRAFT — NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION PubUc Edition of 2006 ED strategy Edition: July 18,2006 Page 13 geographic region. In 2005, the Village of Dryden annexed about 25 acres, to facilitate the extension of the Village's water system to a 110- acre industrial zone. The Trumansburg Main Street Project, to be constructed during the summer of 2006, improves sidewalks, transit stops, and streetscape. This public investment is part of a strategy to increase private sector investment and business activity in the historic village's commercial center. PART 5: Mobilizing to Achieve the Strategy Implementation of the Goals The general scope of the major goals is delineated above. Greater detail will be developed as initiatives to adi-ess each goal are convened. For all three goals, the ED Collaborative will: Establish an initiative to achieve the goal Gather and pool greater knowledge of the current situation Identify key players, stakeholders, and champions Formulate a process and a leadership plan Create an action plan with target milestones Engage the ED Collaborative and a network of stakeholders in implementation Identify benchmarks for evaluation Evaluate and report to the community Incorporate evaluation results in ongoing work TCAD will convene the ED Collaborative to establish the initiatives during 2006. Once convened, the ED Collaborative will work jointly to propel the initiatives forward. Previous experience provides a foundation for this work. Past examples of collaborative work on major projects include: • Work done by TCAD and the Chamber to bring about a resolution for the joint sewer agreement, a project involving multiple commimities and varied interests. • The work of the Air Services Task Force, which brought the business community and the public sector together to attract Northwest Airlines service to the Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport. These projects took years of commitment to reach milestone objectives, and they continue to need multi-party commitment. They also demonstrated that collaborative effort is a successful tool to achieve broad-reaching, complex goals. The ED Collaborative is committed to applying a similar approach to the ED Strategy's major five-year goals. Evaluation This section addresses monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of the ED Strategy. Annual evaluation of the major five-year goals and the ED Collaborative's achievements will be initiated by TCAD. Evaluation results will be reported to the TCAD Board, the ED Collaborative, and the community. Collaborative members will consider the results of the evaluation in developing their agencies' annual work plans. Evaluation will include: DRAFT - NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION PubUc Edition of 2OO6 ED strategy Edition: July 18,2006 Page 14 1. Monitor and evaluate progress toward accomplishing the major five-year goals using benchmarks established for each goal. 2. Monitor and evaluate progress toward collaborative work, including: a. Participation in the ED Collaborative's initiatives b. Engagement of other agencies and stakeholders c. Attraction of new resources 3. Evaluate the Major Five-Year Goals: a. Are they still major? b. Identify new major goals over time The evaluation will not be simply a mechanism for control. Rather, it will attempt to be stimulating and invigorating - providing direction and enthusiasm. Ideally, the evaluation will be a tool to keep the ED Collaborative's commitment and creativity strong. Involved Agencies The following agencies intend to participate in the ED Collaborative. They are all organizations with a local interest and public purpose - be they not-for-profits, or departments of local government. For more information about the ED Collaborative agencies, please visit http://www.tcad.org/ or their individual web sites. 1. Tompkins County Area Development (TCAD), a private, not-for-profit corporation foimded in 1964, is the community's lead economic development agency. TCAD's mission is: to building a thriving and sustainable economy that improves the quality of life in Tompkins Coimty by fostering the growth of business and employment, http://www.tcad.org 2. The Tompkins County Industrial Development Agency (TCIDA) is a public benefit corporation controlled by the Tompkins County Legislature and managed by TCAD. The IDA can abate taxes and issue tax-exempt bonds. Historically, the primary purpose of the IDA was to create quality employment opportunities. The IDA now also delivers assistance to not-for-profit corporations and to certain mixed-use revitalization projects, (web?) 3. The mission of the Tompkins County Workforce Investment Board (TCWIB) is to enhance the productivity and competitiveness of Tompkins County by developing and coordinating resources that meet employer workforce needs and facilitate employment and development opportunities for individuals. The One Stop Career Center is the flagship product of the TCWIB. http ://www.tompkins workforcenv.org 4. The Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce advocates for the free enterprise system and sound economic development. It fosters success for its for-profit and not-for-profit members, and promotes a high quality of life for all residents. The Chamber hosts a number of networking and educational programs for business. A key strength is its ability to bring diverse parties together to solve community problems, http://www.tompkinschamber.org DRAFT - NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION PubUc Edition or2006 ED strategy Edition: July 18,2006 Page 15 N. 5. The Ithaca / Tompkins County Convention and Visitors Bureau (I/TCCVB), a division of the Tompkins Coimty Chamber of Commerce, is the Destination Marketing Organization that serves the greater Ithaca area. The I/TCCVB actively promotes the area and operates two visitor centers. The County's Strategic Tourism Board oversees the work of the I/TCCVB and also supports development of visitor attractions such as The Sciencenter. http://www.visitithaca.com 6. The Ithaca Downtown Partnership (ID?) is a Business Improvement District created in 1997 and charged with the development, management, and promotion of a 22-block area of downtown Ithaca. The ID? provides small business technical assistance and organizes major events and an outdoor entertainment series. It also provides supplemental cleaning, safety, and beautification services to the center city, http://www.downtownithaca.com 7. The primary goals of the City of Ithaca's Department of Planning and Development are strengthening the City's economy, improving the quality of life of its citizens, and strengthening its residential neighborhoods. TTiis work depends on the effective partnership among the City, the Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency, and Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services. http://www.ci.ithaca.nv.us 8. The Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency (lURA) works to revitalize urban neighborhoods and strengthen the local economy. The lURA works to implement the Urban Renewal Plan, manages ^ the City's HUD Entitlement Grant award of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funds and administers various economic development loan programs and industrial park leases. 9. The Town of Ithaca Planning Department develops and maintains the Town's comprehensive plan, zoning ordinance, and site design regulations. The Department balances the goals of preserving the Town's significant and sensitive natural features and open space and neighborhood character with the need to provide for reasonable growth, economic development and housing that is affordable to households at all income levels, http://www.town.ithaca.nv.us/ 10. The Tompkins County Department of Planning provides planning and related services to County government and local municipalities. The Department is charged with preparing a comprehensive plan for the development of the County; collecting and distributing data and information on population, land use, housing, environment and community facilities; and preparing planning studies and analyses, http://www.tompkins-co.org/planning/ 11. The Ithaca Tompkins County Transportation CouncU (TFCTC) works to advance projects and programs that provide for an efficient, flexible, and multi-modal transportation system in Tompkins County. The ITCTC works cooperatively with all local governments, TCAT, NYSDOT, and federal transportation agencies. The ITCTC has expertise in the areas of transportation planning, data gathering, and analysis, http://www.co.tompkins.nv.us/itctc/ 12. The mission of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County (TCCCE) is strengthening youth, adults, families, and communities through learning partnerships that put knowledge to work. TCCCE is a portal to Cornell - New York's land grant university - and DRAFT - NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION Public Edition of2006 ED Strategy Edition: July 18,2006 Page 16 applies research in understandable and useful ways for the community. Three broad programming areas are: agriculture, community well-being, and youth development. http://www.cce.comell.edu/tompkins/ 13. Local governments hope to incorporate a CouncU of Governments for Tompkins County (TCCOG) in 2006 or 2007. Participants include nine towns, six villages, the City of Ithaca, and the County of Tompkins. The TCCOG would provide a fomm for commxmication on common issues and a vehicle to imdertake joint delivery of services. The goal is to improve inter- mimicipal cooperation for the benefit of the people that the local governments serve. These thirteen organizations intend to make a formal commitment to form the Economic Development Collaborative. Members will work together to accomplish the three five-year goals identified in the 2006 ED Strategy. Over time, they will identify emerging goals and continue to work collaboratively on those. (back page?) The 2006 Economic Development Strategy for Tompkins County, New York, was prepared by TCAD with significant contributions from the ED Collaborative and other community stakeholders. TCAD's Board of Directors Howard Hartnett - Chair Hans Fuller John Majeroni Charlie Trautmann - Vice Chair JeffFurman Dave Marsh Andy Sciarabba - Treasurer Greg Galvin Ed Marx Bob Abrams Steve Gamer Jean McPheeters Dave Anderson Mike Hattery Art Pearce Don Barber Janet Hawkes Carolyn Peterson Larry Baum Carl Haynes Martha Robertson Barbara Blanchard Pat Johnson Carl Sgrecci James Brown Tim Joseph Michael Stamm Dick Cahoon Tom Kurz Thys Van Cort ATTACHMENT 5 9/11/2006 A€EIVDi^# 8 TOWN OF ITHACA 216 NORTH TIOGA STREET, ITHACA, N.Y. 14850 www.town.ithaca.ny.us TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE PHONE (607)273-1721 FAX (607)273-5854 MEMORANDUM DATE: September 6, 2006 TO: Town Board FROM: Town Clerk's Office RE: Emergency Management Training As stated in the article from the recent Town Topics, elected officials and key staff should have a sufficient understanding of emergency management to respond to incidents in accordance with national standards. All elected officials should receive \ 18700 and 108100 training (see "Required Training" on pages 2 and 3 of article). Local 18700 and 108100 training sessions are taking place at the Town of Ithaca Public Works Facility on September 15**^ beginning at 8:30 a.m. and at the Slaterville Fire Station on September IB**^ beginning at 9:00 a.m. It is my understanding that the training consists of both a morning and afternoon session and word has it that lunch is being provided at the Slaterville session. Town Board members interested in the training should contact Beth Harrington (Tompkins County Department of Emergency Response, Assistant EMS Coordinator) for exact information and to register for the sessions. Her contact information is as follows: phone 607-257-3888, email bharrin1@twcnv.rr.com. Tee-Ann Hunter ATTACHMENT 6 9/11/2006 ^ Statement by Jon Bosak, Chair, TCLocal, to the Ithaca Town Board on proposed amendment of Chapter 270 of the Town of ^ Ithaca Code titled "Zoning'' regarding solar collectors and installations (11 September 2006) To the members of the Ithaca Town Board, greetings. It is becoming increasingly apparent to energy analysts and petroleum geologists that world oil production will reach a peak within the next two decades and then begin an irreversable decline. Recent discoveries in the Gulf of Mexico will have a negligible effect on this development. The result will be astronomically high energy prices beginning around the year 2020. To provide for the future, communities such as ours must do everything possible to encourage the development of local sources of energy such as solar and wind power while we still have the resources to do so. But the expense of these technologies makes such development very difficult within existing budgets. Consequently, most of the funding for future local energy sources will have to come from concerned citizens willing to reach into their own pockets for the public good. The concerned citizens of TCLocal understand that the Town of Ithaca is limited in its financial ability to fund the local energy infrastructure we will desperately need to have in place 20 or 30 years from now. What the Town can do to meet this future crisis is to implement zoning laws that encourage private energy development to the greatest extent possible. With regard to solar installations, this means two things: First, that restrictions on the location, area, and height of solar installations must be designed to encourage the maximum amount of citizen-funded solar energy generation; and second, that the approval process must be so constituted as to put the burden of proof upon those who object to an installation rather than those willing to contribute to the future energy needs of the community. In short, we must look to future trends and recognize that the inhabitants of the Town of Ithaca a couple of decades from now will have a much different opinion of the tradeoff between esthetics and available energy than we do now in an era of cheap fossil fuel. Jon Bosak 1448 Trumansburg Road Town of Ithaca 607 2773545 bosak@ibiblio.org PC y I ^ ATTACHMENTSolaia'aneis, Zoning Board April 17,2006 . 'i.* iK- y-i- .. t- i- U V# i'-'V'" •v ^ 1317 Trumansburg Road. Largest panel of all four applications. Applicant received building permit before staff realized he needed to obtain a variance. Panel located in a cow pasture. Can be seen from T-burg Road going North to Trumansburg. M Close up of 1317 Trumansburg Road solar panel. 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So far, the Planning and Zoning Boards have discussed the draft law, and the Conservation Board will be discussing this at their meeting on September 7^. The Town Board is being asked to consider setting a public hearing for consideration of adoption of the proposed law. Before doing that, however, the Board should make a decision regarding the three unresolved issues in the draft law. The three criteria in question (not resolved) include maximum height, maximum surface area, and yard location. These are all highlighted in boldface and bracketed on page 2 of the draft law. In Section 270-219.1 .B.2, the alternates for maximum height are either 15 feet or 20 feet when oriented at maximiim tilt. In Section 270-219.1.B.3, the alternates for maximum surface area are either 500 square feet or 1.000 square feet. In Section 270-219.1 .B.5, the question is whether solar collectors should be located only in the side or rear yard, or whether they should also be allowed by right In the front yard. The Planning Board in PB Resolution No. 2006-080 (a copy of which is attached) recommended that the law include a maximum height of 15 feet, a maximum surface area of 500 square feet, and to limit solar collectors to side and rear yards only. These are all the most restrictive of the three alternative sections of the draft law. The ZBA did not specifically pass a resolution on this referral, but the discussion at their August 21®^ meeting is provided in the attached excerpt of their draft minutes. The ZBA also recommended limiting the surface area to a maximum of 500 square feet, limiting the height to a maximum of 15 feet, and limiting solar collectors to the rear and side yards only, subject to the setback requirements of those yards. The Conservation Board will be discussing this at their meeting on September 7*, ^d we will provide the Town Board with copies of their recommendations at the Sept. 11 Town Board meeting. Prior to setting the public hearing date, the Town Board should consider a resolution confirming the three criteria (height, surface area, and yard locations) that it would like to see in the final draft local law, so that the draft will have set criteria for public review and comment. (This can be done by a motion, a second, and a vote by the Board at the Sept. ^ 11^ meeting.) Once that is done, the Board can consider the attached resolution setting the public hearing date. Please feel free to call if you have any questions. Att. I I JULY 19,2006 DRAFT TOWN OF ITHACA LOCALLAWNO. OF THE YEAR 2006 A LOCAL LAW AMENDING CHAPTER 270 OF THE TOWN OF ITHACA CODE, ENTITLED ZONING, REGARDING SOLAR COLLECTORS AND INSTALLATIONS Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca as follows: Section 1. Chapter 270, Article III, Section 270-5 of the Town of Ithaca Code, entitled "Definitions," is amended by adding the following defimtions for "QUALIFIED SOLAR INSTALLER," "SOLAR COLLECTOR," and "SOLAR STORAGE BATTERY": "QUALIFIED SOLAR INSTALLER - A person who has skills and knowledge related to the construction and operation of solar electrical equipment and installations and has received safety training on the hazards involved. Persons who are on the list of eligible photovoltaic installers maintained by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), or who are certified as a solar installer by the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP), shall be deemed to be qualified solar installers for the purposes of this section. Persons who are not on NYSERDA's list of eligible installers or NABCEP's list of certified installers may be deemed to be qualified solar installers if the Town determines such persons have had adequate training to determine the degree and extent of the hazard and the personal protective equipment and job planning necessary to perform the installation safely. Such training shall include the proper use of special precautionary techniques and personal protective equipment, as well as the skills and techmques necessary to distinguish exposed energized parts from other parts of electrical equipment and to determine the nominal voltage of exposed live parts." "SOLAR COLLECTOR - A solar photovoltaic cell, panel, or array, or solar hot air or water collector device, which relies upon solar radiation as an energy source for the generation of electricity or transfer of stored heat." "SOLAR STORAGE BATTERY - A device that stores energy fi*om the sun and makes it available in an electrical form." Section 2. Chapter 270, Article XXVI of the Town of Ithaca Code, entitled "Special Regulations," is amended by adding Section 270-219.1 as follows: JULY 19,2006 DRAFT "§ 270-219.1 Solar collectors and installations. A. Rooftop and building-mounted solar collectors are permitted in all zoning districts in the Town. Building permits shall be required for installation of rooftop and building—mounted solar collectors. B. Ground-mounted and freestanding solar collectors are permitted as accessory structures in all zoning districts of the Town, subject to the following requirements: (1) The location of the solar collector meets all applicable setback requirements of the zone in which it is located. (2) Theheightofthesolar collector and any mounts shall not exceed [15]? [20]? feet when oriented at maximum tilt. (3) The total surface area of all ground-mounted and freestanding solar collectors on the lot shall not exceed [SCO]? [1,000]? square feet. (4) A building permit has been obtained for the solar collector. [(5) The solar collector is located in a side or rear yard.] (Or should solar collectors also be allowed in front yards as of right?) C. Where site plan approval is required elsewhere in this chapter for a development or activity, the site plan review shall include review of the adequacy, location, arrangement, size, design, and general site compatibility of proposed solar collectors. Where a site plan exists, an approved modified site plan shall be required if any of the thresholds specified in § 270-191 of this chapter are met, including but not limited to proposed changes to or additions of solar collectors where such changes or additions meet a § 270-191 threshold. D. All solar collector installations must be performed by a qualified solar installer, and prior to operation the electrical coimections must be inspected by the Town and by the New York Board of Fire Underwriters or other appropriate electrical inspection agency as determined by the Town. In addition, any coimection to the public utility grid must be inspected by the appropriate public utility. E. When solar storage batteries are included as part of the solar collector system, they must be placed in a secure container or enclosure meeting the requirements of the New York State Building Code when in use and when no longer used shall be disposed of in accordance with the laws and regulations of Tompkins County and other applicable laws and regulations. , JULY 19,2006 DRAFT F. If a solar collector ceases to perform its originally intended function for more than 12 consecutive months, the property owner shall remove the collector, mount and associated equipment and facilities by no later than 90 days after the end of the 12 month period." Section 3. In the event that any portion of this law is declared invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the validity of the remaining portions shall not be affected by such declaration of invalidity. Section 4. This local law shall take effect upon publication of the local law or an abstract of same in the official newspaper of the Town, or upon its filing with the New York Secretary of State, whichever is the last to occur. ADOPTED RESOLUTION: RB RESOLUTION NO. 2006-080 ' Recommendation to Town Board Regarding a Proposed Local Law Amending Chapter 270 of the Town of Ithaca Code, Entitled Zoning, Regarding Solar Collectors and Installations Town of Ithaca Planning Board August 15, 2008 MOTiON made by Chairperson Wilcox, seconded by Board Member Thayer. WHEREAS: The Codes and Ordinances Committee has drafted a proposed local law amending Chapter 270 of the Town of Ithaca Code, entitled Zoning, regarding solar collectors and installations, and WHEREAS: The above-described amendment would permit the installation and use of solar collectors in any zoning district in the Town, subject to certain criteria and upon issuance of a building permit, and WHEREAS: The draft local law prepared by the Codes and Ordinances Committee includes several altemate provisions regarding maximum height, maximum surface area, and permitted location in yards, and VVHEREAS: The Town Board has reviewed the above-described proposed local law at its meeting on July 24, 2006 and has referred this matter to the Planning Board for a recommendation, and WHEREAS: The Town of Ithaca Planning Board has held a public hearing on August 15, 2006 to consider comments from the public regarding this proposed zoning amendment, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the Town of Ithaca Planning Board hereby recommends that the Town Board adopt the proposed local law amending the Zoning Chapter of the Town of Ithaca Code regarding solar collectors and installations, subject to the following; 1. Height not to exceed 15 feet, 2. Surface Area not to exceed 500 square feet, 3. Side and rear yard locations only. PB RESOLUTION NO. 2006-080 PAGE 2 O A vote on the motion resulted as follows: AYES: Wilcox, Hoffmann, Conneman, Thayer and Howe. NAYS: None. Motion was declared to be carried unanimously. STATE OF NEW YORK) COUNTY OF TOMPKINS) 88: TOWN OF ITHACA: I, Paulette Neilsen. Deputy Town Clerk of the Town of Ithaca, New York, do hereby certify that the attached resolution is an exact copy of the same adopted by the Planning Board of the Town of Ithaca at a regular meetina on the 16 day of ^ugust 2006. ^ Deputy Town Clerk Town of Ithaca I 1 Portion of Zoning Board of Appeals regarding the recommendation to the ^ Planning Board on Solar Panel requirements Ms. Balestra - There's also another item of Other Business that is kind of important. In your packets there is the Solar Collector Law. It is something that the Codes and Ordinances Committee has been working on. You do...you may recali those...that Zoning Board meeting where there were 4 solar panel projects at the Board, well the Town has updated the law... Ms. Brock - No, actually... Ms. Balestra - ...oractually created a law... Ms. Brock — No, it's being proposed. And it actually hasn't gone yet to the Town Board...It's gone to the Town Board but with some gaps in it, right. We're also...the Codes and Ordinances Committee could not reach agreement on certain key provisions, so they sent it to the Town Board with different options and the Town Board has now referred this to the Planning Board for comment and for their advice on how to fill in those gaps. But they also ask that this be sent to the Zoning Board and the Conservation Board to ask for their ^ recommendations that they might have as well. So that's what's happened, is this has been referred to you by the Town Board. The 3 issues that have been left open are 1) what the maximum height should be for the solar collectors and the 2 options that were being considered by the COC were either 15 feet or 20 feet when oriented at maximum tilt and 2) They also could not reach agreement as to whether the total surface area for ground mounted and free standing collectors should be 500 square feet or a 1,000 square feet. This doesn't apply to anything that might be on the building itself such as roof-mounted collectors, there's no area limit on that. This is for things that are put on the ground or on poles on the ground. Whether it should be 500 square feet or a1,000 square feet. And just to get you kind of get you back into a frame of reference, the one that was on Trumansburg Road you saw, the largest one was approximately 600 square feet, the one that lay on the ground and tilted up...right...it was in- between the two. And I think the highest one you got was maybe 16 feet or something like that, of the projects that came before you on that one day. And then finaily 3) there was disagreement as to whether these collectors should be limited to side and rear yards or whether they should also be permitted in front yards. The arguments were: Well, you know, the aesthetics, if you ailow them in the front yards, that won't look good, but other people said that; What if the front yard is the best place for them. You know, if you say they have to be in the side or rear yards, then people might be encourage to cut down their trees to get adequate solar access to their panels. So there were sort of arguments on both sides. And the arguments on both the maximum height and the maximum area sort of... you know... one side worrying about sort of the aesthetics... you know and how that's going to impact the neighboring properties...and on the other hand...the argument is: Shouldn't we be doing everything we can as a Town to t promote alternative uses of energy and these solar collectors are no more ugly than somebody's RV parked in their front yard or side yard or water and that we should not be putting roadblocks in the way of use of solar energy. We should be doing everything we can to encourage it. So...There's just people feeling very strongly on both sides of the issue and that's why the Codes and Ordinance Committee could not reach a decision. So those are really the 3 areas for you to discuss tonight and if you can jointly come up with recommendations in those 3 areas then those will be sent back to the Town Board along with the Planning Board's and the Conservation Board's recommendations. So do you want to just take them one at a time? Do you want to start with height.. .whether you have any feeling... JK-Well...(inaudible)...comments... they are clearly ugly as hell and they're not going to be maintained and it's like they outlawed billboards and a lot of them are just like a whole bunch of billboards and if they were near anybody here's house, they would object to them. But you can't really go against solar power ...you know...it's like motherhood...(laughter)...and everything else. It's just not...|t's^ something that's with the deal with oil and energy now that you just worry...can't ^ put too many restraints on it... it's just not acceptable, especially in a town like , Ithaca. - Ms. Brock - If you pick some numbers, I guess the other think I should have said is; if somebody wants something that exceeds those numbers, it's an Area Variance and it'll come back to you anyway. So...but that may be conceived by some applicants as an additional stumbling block that they don't want to go through. Mr. Niefer - There was only one that was over 500 square feet of the four... Ms. Brock - Of the 4 you had, one was over 500 square feet. Mr. Krantz - Yeh, 600 feet (inaudible)on Trumansburg Road...and it's ugly. Ms. Brock - Yeh...that was Trumansburg Road. The one that was out in the field. Mr. Krantz - You know...it's like a billboard that fell down. Chairperson Ellsworth - Well, do you have any specific feelings on the height. What was it... 15... ^ Mr. Mountin - Let me... if I may jump in here... - Mr. Niefer—What's the (inaudible)...is permitted in the zoning ....50 feet...an auxiliary building? Ms. Balestra - It depends on the zone. Some of them are 15, some of them are 20. Mr. Mountin -1 can lend some expertise to this area. I installed my first solar panels in 1990, I've installed solar hot water heaters, I've installed PV systems so... (inaudible)... interest in getting involved in the community and this ....(inaudible) the Zoning Board is my interest in energy and alternative energy and what I've been doing the last 20 years is see that we can create zoning laws in this town that can have some legitimacy to...I love panels...! love they way they look... and I think it is very important that we also look at altemative energy because of the societal impact of oil...peak oil have an impact on us...so I...I'm really...having installed them I can a lot to being the expert here to give you an idea of what kind of heights would come from certain ground mount systems, whether they're track mounted systems or rather they're tilted systems or whatever.. I can give you some information on that but ...My main interest is really to see that...again, Susan brought this up...that we don't block the development of altemative energy, but also speak to the fact that I have some ^ practical knowledge, knowing heights, sizes of systems and want to make a couple of comments... That comment that real build ground mount system on Taughanock Boulevard it's 65,000 watts. That's huge... Ms. Balestra-Trumansburg Road Mr. Mountin - Trumansburg Road, that's about as big as they would normally get. Some one going beyond 600 — 700 square feet...my interest there is thinking they are...they're actually...then your starting to produce electricity for consume or to sell. Most houses, if you have 65,000 watt panels... Mr. Matthews - Your feeding it back to the grid. Mr. Mountin - Right, and that's, that's huge. Obviously they have the property to do that, a lot of space to do that, but if someone wanted to put a system that big on a much smaller lot, that would be a question to probably all of us in terms of how would it impact the views, impact the neighborhood, something like that. So, I'm I make the suggestion that at least on the size of a system, not go more than 700-750 square feet because then you are really getting into something that's' ...people are really putting in a large system because they either have a lot of money or because they want to produce a lot of electricity. Mr. Matthews - Or a big house. Mr. Mountin - And the other consideration then is, we're doing energy ^ conservation first, we're doing energy efficiency with alternative compact fluorescent light bulbs and real efficient insuiation and and a furnace and ail that, you have a much lower load than 65,000 watts of electricity. I just built a house and I'm...you know...my loads about a fifth of that. And that's a real energy efficient house. 21 .OOOsquare feet, in a big house you don't need that big of a system if you've done energy conservation, energy efficiency first. So, I iike... if we set a standard...I suggest of 150...it comes back to this...comes back to this board here...because then you may be iooking at something that could impact visually a neighbor, could impact a... I think another issue is what's being done in terms of energy efficiency energy conservation first. So just a normal house your sticking a bunch of solar panels on there without taking in energy efficiency, energy conservation, maybe those considerations could be thought of first and ... I (inaudible).. .that can't be.. .you know... requested by this board... but its something that comes into my mind, if somebody puts up a big system, what...why are they putting up such a big system. It makes sense for somebody like Ithaca Bakery to put up a big system on their roof., that's commercial...I don't know if... does this law...this law covers... Ms. Brock — It covers all zones. Mr. Mountin -1 have a problem with that because it's certainly different for commercial/ industrial than it wouid be for residentiai. ^ Mr. Niefer - So you're suggesting a iimit of 750 square feet of solar surface? Mr. Mountin - Yes. Ground mounted. Mr. Niefer - For a normai home. Mr. Mountin - Yeh. For residential zoning. Ms. Balestra - That would be bigger than the one on Trumansburg Road. Right? Mr. Mountin - Right, but someone might have a bigger...some one might have a 5-acre lot. Or you know... It would be comparable to...You get into that big a size, then you are... I think you really are needing to come to the zonier to see how...are there impacts on the neighbors, are there impacts on the environment where you doing that with run-off...you can get some big systems with some erosion, potentiai run-offs of those panels... Chairperson Eilsworth - Let's take an item at a time here. Is there any other feeling about this square footage limitation from other members? Mr. Nlefer -1 think certainly the square footage should be limited. I think there should be some kind of side yard buffer and maybe even a certain percentage of lot, particular...! think... My personal view is that none of these collectors should be in front yards anyway. Chairperson Ellsworth - Well, I was going to get to that. Ms. Brock - Let's do the area first. Mr. Niefer- Right....criteria...no front yard solar collector panels...because I think they look horrible and...well... I wouldn't be very unhappy to have somebody put a solar collector panel in the front yard in our neighborhood... even some of these jungle gyms and play things that people put in their front yards...it makes you look...it makes the neighborhood look like a schoolyard. Put them in the back. So that's why I feel that it just clutters up and makes the neighborhood look unkept. Mr. Mountin - Well, what if your house is set back 300 feet from the yard...from the road...can you put the panels 250 feet from the road but they're still in the front of your house. Mr. Niefer-With screening at the road. Mr. Mountin - With screening at the road or something like that, yeh...bushes or something. I think...there are some variances or some trade offs ... if you've got a house that's 50 feet...meets the minimum set back from the front, maybe that won't... that setback criteria could be established, as nothing closer than the setback, but...you know... people got a big yard, why not put them in the front yard. If that's the best... if that's the best solar access. Mr. Niefer - People are actually putting these great big tv dishes in their front yard too, I mean there are still some around in the Town of Ithaca that are sitting in people's front yard and you know...they've just been abandoned. Mr. Mountin -1 think the law is also saying that if there's anything abandoned it has to be removed as far as the tv's go... finally... Ms. Brock - Yes, this law does require the removal of the solar collectors if they are not used for a certain amount of time. Mr. Mountin - Go up and see the meter not running backwards. Mr. Matthews - Is it possible to put into the zoning constrictions that it can...based on the square footage of the home...the size of the solar panels...based on the square footage of the home or the usage in the home? f \ Ms. Brock - Well the only thing is that the zoning ordinance actually allows public utilities as a right, even in residential zones. And so it would be inconsistent for this law to say that the collectors can be sized only to serve that home and not meter any of the excess energy back on to the grid because if you're going to allow public utilities everywhere, then you should be able to allow oversized collectors to be built to that send energy back to the grid. Mr. Matthews - But the homeowner is not in the business of.. Ms. Brock - It doesn't matter. It's a permitted use. In the residential zone, public utilities are permitted as a right. Mr. Matthews - But don't we have to balance the neighborhood needs verses the social, the larger social needs. Ms. Brock - Well I think you can do that by just putting an overall limit on the area, the total area, but trying to say that you can not produce anymore energy than your home is going to need and so you have to size your collectors accordingly, I don't think that that would be something that we could really justify based on the way that rest of the ordinance is set up right now with public utilities permitted as a right in residential zones. \ Mr. Matthews - We would be violating the law if we required it? Ms. Brock - Well I think your law...I think the zoning ordinance would be internally inconsistent if you were to do that. Mr. Krantz - You know that wouldn't be a problem... Mr. Niefer - If we limit to say 500 feet, that's doing the equivalent of putting them in a position of not generating power and selling it to the neighbors. Mr. Matthews - That's fine. Mr. Mountin - You can't sell it to the neighbors anyway. You've got to sell it to NYSEG and that's required something the law addresses... off grid solar systems too...in terms of siting in terms of size, area...this just really talks to the fact of NYSEG grid connected solar collector systems. Ms. Brock - No it's not written to ... Mr. Mountin - No, it doesn't mention it. Ms. Brock - It's not really written to really differentiate between what's connected to the grid and what's not. I I Mr. Mountin - So it's vague enough. I readit... Ms. Brock - Well It's not vague, it just covers both types of installations. Mr. Mountin - Well, they're very different. They are very different in terms of safety in terms of installation, in terms of expertise in doing them. You're talking batteries in off grid systems...they're very different than grid conne..grid tied systems. Ms. Brock - So there are requirements that the people who do the installations have to be qualified and there's a long definition about who is qualified and the requirements that any connections to the grid be inspected by the appropriate utility and things like that too, so... Mr. Mountin - So I have an issue with that too. As having installed my own, I'm... I'm not a licensed installer but I'm pretty handy and a lot of people are pretty handy at doing things and are smart enough and do a lot of installing their own furnaces, install your own water heaters, I don't...this is...installing pv panels or solar hot water thermal hot water storage collections isn't that hard. A lot of people can do it themselves. I think that the important thing is that it be ^ inspected by a licensed electrician and by the building code inspector, but I think you should allow anyone, by right, to install, to do their own work on their own home as long as it's code approved and electrical or building inspector approved after you've finished it. I mean, lots of us have put our own heating systems on. I put my own pvs on, I put my own solar hot water, but I did get them inspected by a licenses electrician and by the zoning inspector but, qualifted kind of brings the sense then only business people or only licensed business people should do this, and I think that that's a deterrent for people. Ms. Brock - The law as drafted doesn't say that. It says that if you can show that you've had appropriate training... you can also be deemed to be qualified to do it. The Codes and Ordinances Committee actually discussed that requirement a lot and I believe it's the National Electrical Code that a lot of this ianguage came straight from that, so the Town really wasn't imposing anything above and beyond what the National Electrical Code would have required anyway. But that issue isn't before you anyway, the Town's really referred this to you for those three distinct issues of total area, height and placement in yard. Which yards should it be allowed in. Chairperson Ellsworth - Have we come to an agreement on the square footage? Kill one bird at a time here. Either 500 or 750.... Mr. Niefer - The one at Trumansburg Road was 6 Mr. Mountin - 600 Ms. Brock -1 believe it was about 600. Mr. Matthews - What's the difference between 750 and 500? I mean.. Mr. Niefer-250.... Mr. Matthews - Give me a visual here someplace. Mr. Mountin - It's about another 1500 watts of power. Mr. Niefer - 10 by 25. 10 foot by 25 foot's a total of 50 square feet. Mr. Mountin - 750 square foot array would be enough power to probably do a 3-4 bedroom house, family of 4 or 5, with 3000 square feet. Ms. Brock - Is that include heating? Mr. Mountin - It depends what king of heating system but typical electric load. Ms. Brock - What if they have electric heat? Mr. Mountin - No way. Ms. Brock - No. So your looking at some other type of energy to heat the home. Oil or wood or gas. Mr. Mountin - Yes. Ms. Brock - Okay. Mr. Niefer - An extra 250 square feet is 10 x 25. Mr. Matthews So that panel right there where the clock is on is half....half...is that 10 feet high? That brown panel? Mr. Niefer - Probably. Mr. Matthews - So that's the size of the panel. About 500 square feet. Mr. Mountin -10 by how far? Mr. Matthews - 10 x 25 Mr. Niefer - That's 250 square feet. I Mr. Matthews - So 500 is double that? Mr. Niefer - That's the additional one, about 500. Mr. Matthews - That's huge. Mr. Mountin - It's big. It's pretty big. And I think to have it for a two-person household. Mr. Matthews - That's huge. That's from the top of that brown panel down to the floor where Chris is walking....is approximately 500 square feet. Mr. Mountin - But then again you may have somebody with a big huge 5 acre lot that has a big huge house that...that doesn't look so big. Mr. Matthews - That's big. Chairperson Ellsworth - We aren't going to be able to describe all of the limiting factors. Mr. Matthews - Well now your looking at...you know... something 500 square feet in the back yard is impacting the neighbors view, if they like looking down the valley, that thing is going to block it. Mr. Mountin -1 think it's a question of also, how many times do you want people to come in for the variances, for going beyond the 500 square feet. Mr. Krantz - The one on Trumansburg Road that many of us have seen is 600 square feet, and it costs something like $40,000 dollars to put it in, so you know, one of the limiting factors here is; solar panels, particularly when they are not attached to the rest of the house. Are not cost efficient. I mean they're efficient for a lot a people it's worth it for saving on energy and it's their thing to do but, in terms of economics, it really doesn't make a whole lot of sense, number 1 and then you have a lot of maintenance expenses as well, and so it's not likely that anyone is really gonna even want to sell off an excess of energy. Chairperson Ellsworth - Well, let's have a show of hands on the...or we'll be here all night. Squarefootage...Howmany say limititto upto750? How many say limit it to 500? Okay. Mr. Niefer - So this is our recommendation, limit it to 500. They've got that part of it taken care of. Chairperson Ellsworth - Now Dave, do you want to enlighten us on the height. Mr. Mountin - Most systems... Chairperson Ellsworth - Those that can be moved... Mr. Mountin - Most systems...a movable tracking system? There's ^o different types of ground mounted systems, one's that are stationary and one s that automatically track the sun. Those are the most efficient. Ms. Brock - And the height requirement would apply to either one of those. Mr. Mountin ~ Either one of those. I have never seen systems over 15 feet. Even these big 500-square foot, six...tract ones. The tract ones...It's a huge pole to put that much pv on a system that actually tracks the sun so, mostly ground mounted systems that don't track the sun. I've never seen them above 15 feet, so. That limitation then, also means that your not chopping...your not chopping down a lot of trees...you know, or people have to make an assessment. The higher you go up, people are going to realize, well I can chop down less trees because of the higher I can get them up. But also, at the same time. It actually...there's an Impact to what that may do for shading or for the effect for the other neighbors, but I've never seen a system taller than 15 feet. Mr. Matthews - So we're talking about 15 foot to the top of the array. Mr. Mountin - From the ground, yeh. Most of them are...you know... 10-12 feet. Ground mounted systems, even this one...this real big one on Taughanock, that's not, that's not higher... Ms. Brock- Trumansburg Road... Mr. Mountin -Trumansburg Road...Taughanock Boulevard... Mr. NIefer - Fifteen feet from ground level to the highest extremity of the panel when It's...adjusted In it's most vertical position. Chairperson Ellsworth - Can we get a show of hands on that. Ms. Brock- So wait, how many voted for that? Chairperson Ellsworth - Three. Mr. NIefer - Four. (Inaudible) Chairperson Ellsworth - What was...what was the third? Ms. Brock- The location, whether side and rear yards only or also t i ^ Chairperson Ellsworth - Rear, side or front... Ms. Brock-And again, this is as of right...these issues you are discussing are what will just be permitted as right, they don't have to do anything but comply with these requirements and they can get their building permit. So there is always the option to come in for an area variance to either... bigger area, taller height or if you decide on side/rear yard Chairperson Ellsworth - The yard that we don't... Ms. Brock- ...could go in front yard...but keep in mind that counter argument of; Why not put it where the sun is best and we don't want to somehow inadvertently encourage people to cut down trees to put it in the rear yard or side yard as opposed to the front yard. Mr. Krantz - That's kind of tough because its... it kind of depends... if your to go for the side yard say... Mr. Niefer— I'm not in favor of side yards. Ms. Brock- Well they would still have to meet all of the applicable setback requirements. So the side setback requirements and the rear setback requirements that apply to that zone, would still apply. Mr. Matthews - So, does it matter? I mean if the side yard setback is maintained, so rather than look at somebody's windows, and you can't peeping tom, you get to look at a solar panel. What's the difference? Chairperson Ellsworth - Well, let's first... (laughter) Chairperson Ellsworth - ...and maybe we can conclude the meeting. Chairperson Ellsworth - How many agree with them in the backyard? Mr. Matthews - We all do. That's fine, that's fine. Chairperson Ellsworth - Now we'll move to the side yard. Mr. Matthews - I think we should maintain the side yard setback and leave it at that. Chairperson Ellsworth - Side yard while maintaining the setback. How many agree with side yard while maintaining the setback. Mr. Matthews - Leave it that and then 16-foot... n Mr. Niefer- Well, no. Mr. Matthews - No. Mr. Niefer-No. Mr. Matthews - Argument why not. Ms. Brock-We got three. (inaudible) Mr. Krantz - They're ugly... maybe that's why. Chairperson Ellsworth - Okay, I guess we got three out of four. Now we'll go to the front yard. Any votes for putting them in the front yard, as long as they have setback from the road. Mr. Matthews - None. Not from me. Chairperson Ellsworth — No votes for that. Ms. Brock- Okay, so the report back to the Town Board is that the Zoning Board recommends a maximum 500-square feet on the ground mounted and pole mounted facilities, a maximum of 15-foot height again for those types of facilities, and placement in the side or rear yard only, not in the front yard. Correct? Mr. Matthews - With setbacks? Ms. Brock- Right. Actually that's written into the law already, that ...that's one of the requirements. Mr. Niefer- . ..for information... Is a solar collector free-standing to be considered a structure within the scope of zoning? Ms. Brock- It...let's see... Mr. Niefer- Particularly with regard to setbacks and side yard...rear yard... Ms. Brock- Yeh, we'll make sure it do's Mr. Niefer-...setback too... I I I \ Ms. Brock- Yeh, we'll make sure that that works. That... It says that... one of the requirements Is the location of the solar collector meets all applicable setback requirements of the zone in which it is located. Maybe we should say all applicable requirements for structures or whatever. Mr. Niefer- So basically if this gentleman who just applied for a variance, wanted to put a solar panel in his...the back yard at this place, and he's already 28 feet from the back and he wanted to put the solar panel back there, the zoning would not permit it because the solar collector's considered a structure, needed to be 30-feet from the back iot line. Ms. Brock- Correct. Mr. Mountin - He'd need a variance. Mr. Niefer- He could apply for a variance. Mr. Mountin - And a lot of them will. Ms. Brock- Right. Your gonna still see these applications. Mr. Mountin - A lot of people. Ms. Brock- Hopefully a lot of them will just fall within whatever law is finally drafted. The intent was to allow a certain proportion of these to just occur as a right as long as they can meet all of the requirements. They don't have to come to you for a... Mr. Matthews - Or if it's a 400-foot deep lot, why certainly there's lots of room back there to put a solar collector. Or even a 300-foot deep lot, there s lots of room to put it. But in a residential area like where this development is... Mr. Mountin - The law also might encourage designers, and architects and builders to look at site location of the house because it's in a best practical location is on the house. Creating a law might get people to think about how they're orientating that house if they want solar collectors and put them on the roof vs the ground, then we should design these with knowing the setback. Ms. Brock- And everything's allowed on the house, I mean, as long as they can meet building code. The zoning is not limiting what goes on the roof. (inaudible) Mr. Matthews - Put em on the roof. ATTACHMENT 7 9/11/2006 □□□□□□□Town Assigned Project ID Number _ Town of Ithaca Environmental Review SHORT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FORM For UNLISTED ACTIONS Located in the Town of Ithaca, Tompkins County, NY ONLY PART 1 - PROJECT INFORMATION ( To be completed by Applicant or Project Sponsor)2. Project Name 7-'^ Local Law - Adding Chapter XXa of the Town of Ithaca Code, Titled "Stormwater Management," Regarding Repair of Stormwater Management Facilities and Recovery of Town Charges. 1. Applicant/Sponsor Town of Ithaca Town Board 3. Precise location (street address, road intersections, prominent landmarks, etc. or provide map:) Townwide Tax Parcel Number: N/A 4. Is proposed action: NEW?EXPANSION?MODIFICATION/ALTERATION? X (Amendment of Town Code) 5. Describe project briefly: (Include project purpose, present land use, current and future construction plans, and other relevant items): Enactment of a local law adding Chapter the Town of Ithaca Code, titled "Stormwater Management," regarding repair of stormwater management facilities and recovery of Town charges. The local law would require that privately-owned stormwater management facilities be maintained in good working condition and kept in good repair, would allow the Town to enter the private property to make repairs or cause such repairs to be made should the owner fail to complete the repairs after proper notification by the Town, and would provide a procedure for the Town to recover any costs and expenses incurred by the Town in connection with any such repairs. (Attach separate sheet(s) if necessary to adequately describe the proposed project.) Amount of land affected: N/A (Townwide) Initially (0-5yrs) Acres (6-IOvrs)(>10yrs) Acres 7. How is land zoned presently? N/A (Townwide) 8. Will proposed action comply with existing zoning or other existing land use restrictions? Yes NO If no, describe conflict briefly: N/A 9. Will proposed action lead to a request for new: Public Road? YES NO X Public Water? YES NO X Public Sewer? YES NO X 10. What is the present land use in the vicinity of the proposed project? Residential Commercial Industrial Agriculture Park/Forest/Open Space Other Please Describe: N/A (Will affect the maintenance and repair of stormwater management facilities anywhere in the Town) 11. Does proposed action involve a permit, approval, or funding, now or ultimately from any other governmental agency (Federal, State, Local?) YES NO X If yes, list agency name and permit/approval/funding: 12. Does any aspect of the proposed action have a currently valid permit or approval? YES NO ^ If yes, list agency name and permit/approval. Also, state whether it will require modification. KNOWLEDGE I CERTIFY THAT THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ABOVE IS TRUE TO THE BEST OF MY Applicant/Sponsor Name (Print or Type): Catherine Valentino. Supervisor, Town of Ithaca Signature and Date: 9/11/2006 PART 11 - ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (To be completed by the Town; Use attachments as necessary) Does proposed action exceed any Type 1 threshold in 6 NYCRR, Part 617.12 or Town Environmental Local Law? YES NO X If yes, coordinate the review process and use the full EAF. B. Will proposed action receive coordinated review as provided for unlisted actions in 6 NYCRR, Part 617.6 YES NO X If no, a negative declaration may be superseded by another involved agency, if any. C. Could proposed action result in any adverse effects associated with the following: (Answers may be handwritten, if legible) Cl. Existing air quality, surface or groundwater quality, noise levels, existing traffic patterns, solid waste production and disposal, potential for erosion, drainage or flooding problems? Explain briefly: None anticipated. The local law is intended to prevent increases in the magnitude and frequency of stormwater runoff, reduce flooding hazards, and control erosion and sedimentation by ensuring the proper maintenance and repair of stormwater management facilities. C2. Aesthetic, agricultural, archaeological, historic, or other natural or cultural resources? Community or neighborhood character? Explain briefly: None anticipated. C3. Vegetation or fauna, fish, shellfish, or wildlife species, significant habitats, unique natural area, wetlands, or threatened or endangered species? Explain briefly: None anticipated. C4. The Town's existing plans or goals as officially adopted, or a change in use or intensity of use of land or other natural resources? Explain briefly: None anticipated. ^C5. Growth, subsequent development, or related activities likely to be induced by the proposed action? Explain briefly: None anticipated. C6. Long term, short term, cumulative, or other effects not identified in C1-C5? Explain briefly: None anticipated. C7. Other impacts (including changes in use of either quantity or type of energy) Explain briefly: None anticipated. D. Is there, or is there likely to be controversy related to potential adverse environmental impacts? YES NO X Ifyes, explain briefly: See Attached. E. Comments of staff X , CB , other attached. (Check as applicable.) PART III - DETERMINATION OF SIGNIFICANCE (To be completed by the Town of Ithaca) Instructions: For each adverse effect identified above, determine whether it is substantial, large, important, or otherwise significant. Each effect should be assessed in connection with its (a) setting(i.e. urban or rural); (b) probability of occurring; (c) duration; (d) irreversibility; (e) geographic scope, and (f) magnitude. If necessary, add attachments or reference supporting material. Ensure that the explanations contain sufficient detail to show that all relevant adverse impacts have been identified and adequately address. Check here if you have identified one or more potentially large or significant adverse impacts which MAY occur. Then proceed directly to the full EAF and/or prepare a positive declaration. X Check here if you have determined, based on the information and analysis above and any supporting documentation, that the proposed action WILL NOT result in any significant adverse environmental impacts AND provide on Attachments as necessary the reasons supporting this determination. Town of Ithaca Town Board Name of Lead Agency Preparer's Signature(If different from Responsible Officer) Catherine Valentino. Supervisor ime & title of Responsible Officer In Lead Agency Signature of Contributing Preparer DATE: 9/11/2006 Signature of Responsible Officer in Lead Agency ATTACHMENT 8 9/11/2006 TOWN OF ITHACA '^ LOCAL LAW NO. 10 OF THE YEAR 2006 A LOCAL LAW ADDING CHAPTER 228 OF THE TOWN OF ITHACA CODE, TITLED "STORMWATER MANAGEMENT," REGARDING REPAIR OF STORMWATER MANAGEMENT FACILITIES AND RECOVERY OF TOWN CHARGES Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca as follows: Section 1. The Town of Ithaca Code is amended by adding Chapter 228, titled "Stormwater Management," as follows: "CHAPTER 228 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT § 228-1. Repair of stormwater management facilities and recovery of Town charges. A. This chapter is adopted pursuant to the laws of the State of New York, including § 130, Subdivision 15 of the Town Law, § 10, Subdivision 2 of the Municipal Home Rule Law, and § 10, Subdivision l(ii)a(9-a) of the Municipal Home Rule / X Law, in order to protect and promote the health, safety and welfare of the community. Among other purposes, this chapter is intended to prevent increases in the magnitude and frequency of stormwater runoff so as to prevent an increase in flood flows and in the hazards and costs associated with flooding; control erosion and sedimentation so as to prevent sediment deposition in streams and other receiving water bodies; and facilitate the removal of pollutants in stormwater runoff, B. Privately-owned stormwater management facilities shall be maintained in good working condition and kept in good repair. If the Town notifies a property owner of maintenance deficiencies, the owner shall cause needed repairs to be made within the number of days set forth in the Town's notice. C. If the owner fails to complete the repairs to the satisfaction of the Town's Director of Engineering within the period set forth in the Town's notice, the Town may enter the property to make the repairs or cause them to be made. The Town's entry onto such private property shall be pursuant to an agreement between the Town and property owner. If no agreement exists or can be obtained in a timely manner, the Town may enter such property to remove an imminent danger to life, property or safety of the public caused by the inadequate operation or repair of the stormwater management facilities. July 10,2006 D. The Town shall present the property owner with a bill for all costs and expenses incurred by the Town in connection with the repairs. If the owner shall fail to pay ^ such costs and expenses within 10 days after the demand for same, or within 30 days of the final decision on any administrative or judicial contest the owner may pursue, then such unpaid costs, expenses and interest at the per annum rate of 9% incurred from the date of repair shall constitute a lien upon the leind on which the stormwater management facilities are located. A legal action or proceeding may be brought to collect such costs, expenses, interest, and recoverable attorney's fees, or to foreclose such lien. As an alternative to the maintenance of any such action, the Town may file a certificate with the Tompkins County Department of Assessment stating the costs and expenses incurred and interest accruing as aforesaid, together with a statement identifying the property and owner. The Tompkins County Department of Assessment shall in the preparation of the next assessment roll assess such unpaid costs, expenses and interest upon such property. Such amount shall be included as a special ad valorem levy (administered as a move tax) against such property, shall constitute a lien, and shall be collected and enforced in the same manner, by the same proceedings, at the same time, and under the same penalties as are provided by law for collection and enforcement of real property taxes in the Town of Ithaca. The assessment of such costs, expenses and interest shall be effective even if the property would otherwise be exempt from real estate taxation." Section 2» In the event that any portion of this law is declared invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the validity of the remaining portions shall not be affected by such declaration of invalidity. Section 3. This local law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State of the State of New York. July 10,2006 2 ^ 9n/06 Town BoaryR. Schoch/M. Kirchgessner Stephen J. Colucci 207 Tudor Road Ithaca, New York 14850 ATTACHMENT 9 9/11/2006 September 6, 2006 Oy f ^ To whom it may concern: I thank you for inviting my family to the September 11 Town Board meeting at which participants in the Student Work Initiative Program will be recognized. My son Greg participated in the program this past summer but is now away at college and will be unable to attend the meeting. He thoroughly enjoyed the Program and wished that he could have spent more days participating in it than his summer schedule allowed. 1 especially thank Rich Schoch for alerting Greg to this program and for serving as a mentor to Greg while he completed his Eagle Scout service project, landscaping the Pew Trail parking area and installing Greg's "Welcome to Eastern Heights Neighborhood" sign. Sincerely, Steph^ J. Colucci f \' f \ 10-06;11:51am; Revised 6/16/06 9/11/2006 ATTACH]^!^ ^0 Pjrff — Tee. - AiMai AGENDA #15^ PERMIT APPLICATION PUBLIC DISPLAY OF FIREWORKS (PENAL LAW SECTION 405,00) ® H D" W H AU6 3 1 2006 attest ITHACA TOWN CLERK This application form is provided by the Town of Ithaca for the benefit of persons applying for a permit for die public display of fireworks, as defined in New York State Penal Law Section 405.00. It is the obligation of fiie applicant to provide a completed ai^lioation, and no action will be taken by tto Inning Agent unless and until all information required by this application is provided and this ^^Izcation is verified by die applicant The Town of Idiaca shall not be liable for the foilure of the applicant to comply whh such requirements. NAME OF isODY SPONSORING THE DISPLAY: tfuiUiLK^ Piito NAMES OF PERSONS IN CHARGE OF THE FIRING OF THE DISPLAY: Q~ -J^icAy . DATE AT WHICH THE DISPLAY IS TO BB HELD: h 0 (c , TIME OF DAY AT WHICH THE DISMAY IS TO BE HELD: EXACT LOCATION OF THE DISPLAY: , DATE NOISE PERMIT RECEIVED FROM TOWN BOARD: AGE, EXPERIENCE AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PERSONS ACTUALLY DISCHARQINO THE FIREWORKS: 53 Yis Experience Height Q^tfVLCl b NUMBER AND KIND OF FlREWOlto TO BE DISCHARGED: CAASA 6 Gotoft- 5Kc.Us MANNER AND PLACE OF STORAGE OF FIREWORKS PRIOR TO DISPLAY: thltUuLcL , a t, K. ,»« r^ mm f £ auA fiAeuJevoK^ , 'V. w07-io-06:11 :51am; i * ' Revised ^16/06 #3/9 / s f \ /^S DIAGRAM OF THE GROUNDS ON WHICH THE DISPLAY IS TO BE HELD SHOWING: POINT AT WHICH THE FEEUBWORKS ARE TO BE DISCHARGED.. *foo^4-LOCATION OF ALL BUILDINGS. LOCATION OF ALL HIGHWAYS. LINES OF COMMUNICATIONS. _ 'iOO r^K2. 0 LOCATION OF ALL NEARBY TELEGRAPH OR TELEPHONE LINES. 45)- LINES BEHIND WHICH THE AUDIENCE WILL BE RESTRAINED. ^ LOCATION OF ALL NEARBY TREES. Len (8) BOND: INDEMNITY INSURANCE POLICY: OTHER OVERHEAD OBSTRUCTIONS. STATE OF NEW YORK) SS: COUNTY OF TOMPKINS) f,s. Fo^+er- ^ being duly swoniji deposes and says that deponent is die applicant in the foregoing application, that deponent has read d)^regoing application and^^iw the contents diereoi^ that the same is true to deponent*s ovm knot Sworn to before me this day of AtcA^ . 2006. pMr^ Notary PubHo „ .meu^lmacmhuw n r • #4/9 07-10-06; 11 :51am: TOWN OF ITHACA 215 NORTH TIOGA STREET, ITHACA, N.Y. 14850 vvww.town.ithaca.ny.u8 TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE PHONE (607)273-1721 FAX (607) 278-S8S4 TOWN OF ITHACA NOISE PERMIT APPLICATION NAMeORGANIZAtlON: LiTTUT?- R\ty PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR EVENT: ADDRESS; Rt M-^/- PHONE NUMBER: 1*^ ADDRESS OF PROPOSED EVENT: KSl ^ 'r—^^fULLd^,'1^ ^ PROPERTY OWNER: XUC Hjilt IL— — DATE PROPERTY OWNER NOTIFIED: Tt> ^".co rVv\ ^TE APPROVAL OF PROPERTY OWNER GIVEN: M U- Li >1 TIME SCHEDULE OF PROPOSED EVENT; ESTIMATED NUMBER OF PERSONS ATTENDING EVEN SIGNATURE OF PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR EVENT; REASONS FOR SUCH USAGE: hrt>L- PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS OF THE USE; / , , ^,yi-lLfUt J4M.IUI (UAL^ ^UJ.l0^lCL NOISE ABATEMENT AND CONTROL METHODS TO BE USED; rv— —^^ , ; Town eflthaoa Noise Peimtt ' AppravedMay, 13,2002 TB ResoUrtien No. 200Z<072 ,07-io-oe;ii:siAM; ; # g/.s DEMONSTRATION WHY APPLICANT CANNOT CONFORM TO THE ORDINANCE; < \ ES AND ADDRESSES OF NEIGHBORS NOTIFIED; KM fUllg LajulL llUJLJAAM AUTHORIZATION FOR PERMIT (From Town Noise Ordinance): yi/here the enforcement of this Ordinance would create an unnecessary hardsh^, the Town Board, in its discretion, is authorized to grant a permit for a specific waiver from the rsquiraments of this Ordinance. Si/c* waivers shaS be granted only in those circumstoncea where the af^ilcant demonsir^es that the waiver necessary for e vi^id purpose, that the proposed vmiver is the minimal intrusion needed, that on balance % . need for and benedts of the waiver outweigh the needs and rights of die sunounding neighbm to a peaceabf arrd quiet environment A pubiiG hearing before the Town Board shall be held in connecdon with the appilcation not iess than five (6) days ader pubticadon of notice of such hearing in the Town's offic/a/ newspaper. The issuance of permits shaU be discredonafy. The Town Board may impose any cond^hns deemed necessary by such Board to minimize the intrusion of sound that might occur by the exercise of the privileges granted by the permd." Applicant must conform to ail provisions set forth in the 'Ordinance Regulating Noise in the Town of Ithaca". Please refer to the attached Noise Ordinance. THE UNDERSIGNED APPUCAN1>AFFIRMS THAT THE FOREGOING INFORMATION IS TRUE, COMPLETE AND CORRECT. SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT DATE APPLICATION RECEIVED BY TOWN CLERK: DATE APPROVED BY TOWN OF ITHACA TOWN BOARD: : DATE: f RESOLUTION NUMBER GRANTING AUTHORIZATION FOR PERMIT: Town of Ithaea Noisa Pwn< ^ Approved May. 13,2X% TBRi^lutionNo.^)a2-07^ ^ T.. From: Jim ■Foster To: Town of Ithaca Date: 8/27/2006 Time: 10:04:46 AM Page 1 of 6 FACSIMILE COVER PAGE To: Town of Ithaca From: Jim Foster Sc'^ 8/27/2006 at 10:04:44 AM Pages: 6 (Including Cover) Si 'ct: six mile vineyards permits Thanks for all of your help on this permit. We will be shooting several class b cakes and about 80 2.5 Inch shells. The cost Is $1000. and should be over about 7:30 pm. You can reach me at work 1-315-696-6686 or home 749-4463, or fax 749-4121, or even email jfoster7@twcny.rr.com Thanks again for all of your help. I will need a time to show up at your meeting on the 11th of sept. Please be advised that the owner of Six Mile Vineyardswanted to be the only one to contact neighbors. She aiso said she would send us a list of names. Also the certificate of Insurance will follow this week. \ ATTACHMENT 11 AUG 2 1 2006 9/11/2006 1 New York State ' ^ OrncE OF Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Bernadeue Castro Geoi^e E. Pataki Commissioner (.overnor August 8, 2006 Honorable Catherine Valentino Supervisor Town of Ithaca 215 North Tioga Street Ithaca, NY 14850 Dear Supervisor Valentino: Congratulations! As Governor Pataki announced today, a matching grant of $40,000 has been reserved from the Environmental Protection Fund for the Town Playground Replacements. Your grant will be fomially awarded by means of a contract, which will be coming to you from your Regional Grants Office in the near future. I urge you to work very closely with the Region, and not lo begin work on your project until appropriate contract conditions have been satisfied. Governor Pataki's strong commitment to this program has made more than $14.3 million of grant funds available for distribution this year. The need for this funding is demonstrated once again by an extremely keen competition. Statewide, for these programs, we received 327 applications requesting S57.3 million. For the parks program, 190 applicants requested $29.6 million; for historic preservation S24.9 million was sought by 122 potential grantees; and for the Heritage Areas program, we saw 15 requests for $2.8 million this year. I am delighted that yours was one of the grants that we were able to award from the more than $14.3 million available to us. We are eager to initiate our partnership with you for this very important project. 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