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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-09-24 - TB TOWN OF ULYSSES SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEETING SEPTEMBER 24, 2007 Present : Supervisor Douglas Austic ; Town Council Roxanne Marino, Don Ellis, and Lucia Tyler; Rod Ferrentino absent ; Town Clerk Marsha L . Georgia; Deputy Supervisor Richard Coogan . Others Present : Michael Cirri , David and Sandy Kline, Attorney Mike May, Free Press Reporter Stacey Silliman . Mr. Austic called the meeting to order at 7 : 00 PM . Development District #5 The Town Board had previously passed a resolution that both parcels in DD#5 would go forward as PUD ' s . Mr. Cirri had previously submitted his packet for a PUD for a mini- golf course on Route 96 to Mr. Rachun and Mr. Rachun had distributed those to the Town Board . Mr. May submitted a letter tonight summarizing Mr. Kline ' s request to keep the remaining three acres in a DD#5 as it states in the files of that district. The Town Board and Mr. Rachun reviewed the application and maps . Mr. Rachun felt that there was enough information to go forward with the next step and have the Sketch Plan Conference. Mr. Rachun also requested that Attorney Mariette Geldenhuys attend this conference . Ms . Marino moved, seconded by Mr. Austic the following : BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Ulysses accept the application from Mr. Cirri and Mr. Kline for Development Districts and proceed through the Zoning Law requirements of Section 3 . 5 . FURTHER RESOLVED that the first step be a Sketch Plan Conference is held with both of the applicants , the Town ' s Zoning Officer, the Zoning staff, the Planning Board Chair and liaison and the Town Attorney. FURTHER RESOLVED that after the Sketch Plan Conference when everything is acceptable it will be forwarded to the Planning Board for their review and recommendation . Mr. Austic aye Ms . Tyler aye Mr. Ellis aye Ms . Marino aye Adopted . Mr. Coogan will set the Sketch Plan Conference meeting . Zoning Law Changes The Board reviewed the additional changes to the Zoning Law and made changes in the Law . * * For the discussions of these changes the tapes are available . Mr. Coogan will make all the changes and present a final draft of the Zoning Law to be voted on at the next Regular Town Board meeting on October 9th, 2007 . Special Town Board Meeting 2 09/24/2007 Recreation Partnership Mr. Austic and Ms . Marino had different views on the amount that should be requested from the Towns of Covert and Hector for the participation of their youths in the Recreation Partnership . Mr. Austic thought it should be 14% of the Town of Ulysses contract ($6500) because of 14% of youth participation from these two towns divided by two is about $455 to each Town . Ms . Marino explained the formula the Rec Partnership uses and the Ulysses percentages in both the Ithaca City School District and total registrations for 2007, and what the Town pays just to participate, and she came up with around $ 310 as the marginal extra cost to Ulysses, so that would be around $ 155 to each Town. Ms . Tyler moved to ask the Town ' s of Covert and Hector to pay $200 each for 2008 . Mr. Ellis seconded the resolution. Mr. Austic nay Ms . Tyler aye Mr. Ellis aye Ms . Marino aye Adopted . Vote on Annexation Ms . Georgia previously talked with Attorney Mariette Geldenhuys and she reported to the Town Board : • Can use paper ballots • Board of Elections will provide a locked box • The election will be overseen by two election inspectors ' one from each party • Ms . Geldenhuys will prepare a resolution for the Board to review and pass at the October 9`h, 2007 Regular Town Board meeting • The resolution has to be passed twenty days before the election • Ms . Geldenhuys would like the Board tonight to set a date, a place and time for the vote on annexation . The Board set the date for October 30th, 2007 from 12 noon to 7 PM and locate the election at the Trumansburg Fire Hall . Representative to EMC Ms . Tyler said that she needs the Board to pass a resolution to reappoint her to the EMC board . Mr. Ellis moved, seconded by Ms . Marino the following : BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Ulysses reappoint Ms . Lucia Tyler to the EMC Board . Mr. Austic aye Ms . Tyler aye Mr. Ellis aye Ms . Marino aye Adopted .. Ms . Georgia will send a copy of this resolution to Tompkins County Representatives . Community Revitalization Grant Special Town Board Meeting 3 09/24/2007 Ms . Marino had seen that the Town of Ulysses had received the grant of $400,000 for the revitalization project through an announcement in the Ithaca Journal and wanted to give Ms . Tyler kudos for starting the ball rolling on it . Ms . Tyler said that Mr. Coogan was the one that put the bug in her ear. Mr. Austic tried to call Mr. Spence of Better Housing to find out the next step . Mr. Spence will be back in the office next week and Mr. Austic will contact him then. Ms . Marino said that Mr. Spence should be invited to the next Regular Town Board meeting on October 9th to explain the procedure . Minutes Ms . Marino would like to rescind her resolution or make a new motion in reference to the changes in the minutes passed at the Regular Town Board meeting on September 11 , 2007 . Ms . Marino moved, seconded by Ms . Tyler to go back to including a summary of the important discussion points in the minutes but also that each meeting get recorded on a digital recorder as well as the current tape system and make the audio file available to the Board members a few days after the meeting. Mr. Austic aye Ms . Tyler aye Mr . Ellis aye Ms . Marino aye Adopted. Hearing no further business Mr. Ellis moved seconded by Mr. Austic to adjourn the meeting. Unanimously approved meeting adjourned at Respectfully submitted, Marsha L. Georgia Ulysses Town Clerk MLG : mlg 1 . . . H . H . . 1