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TOWN OF DRYDEN
TOWN BOARD MEETING
October 14, 2021
Zoom Hybrid
Present: Supervisor Jason Leifer, Cl Daniel Lamb, Cl James Skaley,
Cl Loren Sparling, Cl Leonardo Vargas-Mendez
Elected Officials: Bambi L. Avery, Town Clerk
Other Town Staff: Amanda Anderson, Bookkeeper
Ray Burger, Planning Director
Supv Leifer called the meeting to order at 6:10 p.m.
PUBLIC HEARING
PROPOSED LOCAL LAW TO OVERRIDE THE TAX LEVY LIMIT
Supv Leifer opened the public hearing at 6:12 p.m. There were no public comments
and no comments from the board. The hearing was left open at 6:14 p.m.
Abstract Approval
RESOLUTION #156 (2021) – APPROVE ABSTRACT #10
Supv Leifer offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption:
RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby approves Abstract #10, as audited, general
vouchers #802 through #895 ($470,080.19) and TA vouchers #43 through #47 ($4,758.49),
totaling $474,838.68.
2nd Cl Lamb
Roll Call Vote Cl Sparling Yes
Cl Vargas-Mendez Yes
Cl Skaley Yes
Cl Lamb Yes
Supv Leifer Yes
PRESENTATION
CAYUGA LAKE WATERSHED INTERMUNICIPAL ORGANIZATION
Liz Thomas, chair of CWIO, thanked the board for its service. Liz is the former
supervisor for the Town of Ulysses and was on the Town Board there, so she knows the
dedication the board members put in. The Town of Dryden and Town of Ulysses have a good
history together and have worked well in the past. Her background is in agriculture working in
the fruit growing regions. When she moved to the Ithaca area she worked with Cooperative
Extension. CWIO is several municipalities joined together watershed wide. It is often confused
with Cayuga Lake Watershed Network which is their sister organization. Hilary Lambert is in
charge of outreach, and she has done a great amount of work on the lake with hydrilla hunters
and monitoring. The difference is that her organization is aimed towards the community and
CWIO is more aimed at municipalities. Most of the finger lakes are set up the same way with a
municipal organization like CWIO and a public one like the not-for-profit watershed network.
There’s also the community science institute that monitors the lake. They are the official group
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that monitors for HABS and reports to DEC. She reviewed what the organization has done to
date, including creating and prioritizing a list of shovel-ready projects that may be eligible for
grant funding. They would like to hire a watershed manager as neighboring watershed
organizations have done, but they have limited funding. They have developed a funding
formula and will be phasing that in over time for municipal dues. Presentation attached.
Discussion/Action Items
Speed Reduction on George Road and Game Farm Road - The board discussed the
need for a speed reduction on George Road and Game Farm Road. Ithaca has also put in a
speed limit reduction request for Game Farm Road. Supv Leifer will bring proposed resolutions
next week.
Appoint Code Enforcement Officer – Shelley Knickerbocker has passed the exam for
Code Enforcement and the board can now officially appoint her to the position.
RESOLUTION #157 (2021) - Appointment of Shelley Knickerbocker as Code
Enforcement Officer
Supv Leifer offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption:
RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby appoints Shelley Knickerbocker, from the
certified list of candidates through Tompkins County Civil Service, to the permanent position of
Code Enforcement Officer as of September 29, 2021.
2nd Cl Sparling
Roll Call Vote Cl Sparling Yes
Cl Vargas-Mendez Yes
Cl Skaley Yes
Cl Lamb Yes
Supv Leifer Yes
Safety & Preparedness Committee Vacancies – Christina Dravis has resigned
resulting in a vacancy for chair of the committee as well as a member. An application was
received, but has not yet been reviewed by the board. Sarah Erickson has agreed to serve as
chair.
RESOLUTION #158 (2021) - Safety and Preparedness Committee Chair Appointment
Supv Leifer offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption:
RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby appoints Sarah Erickson as Chair of the
Safety and Preparedness Committee for a term to expire December 31, 2021.
2nd Cl Lamb
Roll Call Vote Cl Sparling Yes
Cl Vargas-Mendez Yes
Cl Skaley Yes
Cl Lamb Yes
Supv Leifer Yes
Climate Smart Task Communities Task Force Vacancy – Cl Sparling presented a
resolution to appoint Marie McRae to this committee.
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Resolution #159 (2021) - Climate Smart Communities Task Force Member
Appointment
Cl Sparling offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption:
RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby appoints Marie McRae as a member of the
Climate Smart Communities Task Force.
2nd Supv Leifer
Roll Call Vote Cl Sparling Yes
Cl Vargas-Mendez Yes
Cl Skaley Yes
Cl Lamb Yes
Supv Leifer Yes
Supv Leifer closed the public hearing on the proposed local law at 6:59 p.m.
RESOLUTION #160 (2021) – ADOPT LOCAL LAW TO OVERRIDE THE TAX LEVY LIMIT
Supv Leifer offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption:
RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby adopts the following local law and directs the
Town Clerk to file the same with the NYS Department of State, State Records and Law Bureau:
LOCAL LAW TO OVERRIDE THE TAX LEVY LIMIT ESTABLISHED IN GENERAL
MUNICIPAL LAW §3-C
Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Dryden as follows:
Section 1. Legislative Intent: It is the intent of this local law to override the limit on
the amount of real property taxes that may be levied by the Town of Dryden, County of
Tompkins pursuant to General Municipal Law §3-c, and to allow the Town of Dryden, County
of Tompkins to adopt a town budget for (a) town purposes, (b) fire protection districts, and (c)
any other special or improvement district, and Town improvements provided pursua nt to Town
Law Article 12-C, governed by the Town Board for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2022
and ending December 31, 2022 that requires a real property tax levy in excess of the “tax levy
limit” as defined by General Municipal Law §3-c.
Section 2. Authority: This local law is adopted pursuant to subdivision 5 of General
Municipal Law §3-c, which expressly authorizes the Town Board to override the tax levy limit
by the adoption of a local law approved by vote of at least sixty percent (60%) of th e Town
Board.
Section 3. Tax Levy Limit Override: The Town Board of the Town of Dryden, County
of Tompkins is hereby authorized to adopt a budget for the fiscal year 2022 that requires a real
property tax levy in excess of the limit specified in General Municipal Law §3-c.
Section 4. Severability: If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part of this
Local Law or the application thereof to any person, firm or corporation, or circumstance, shall
be adjusted by any court of competent jurisd iction to be invalid or unconstitutional, such order
or judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined
in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part of this Local Law or in
its application to the person, individual, firm or corporation or circumstance, directly involved
in the controversy in which such judgment or order shall be rendered.
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Section 5. Effective date: This local law shall take effect immediately upon filing with
the Secretary of State.
2nd Cl Lamb
Roll Call Vote Cl Sparling Yes
Cl Vargas-Mendez Yes
Cl Skaley Yes
Cl Lamb Yes
Supv Leifer Yes
Presentation Regarding Purchase of Renewable Source Electricity by the Town -
John Kiefer of the Climate Smart Communities Task Force said the committee passed a
resolution last week recommending the Town of Dryden purchase its municipal operating
electricity from renewable sources. His presentation does not show why the town should do
this; it shows how the town can do this. He reviewed the attached document for the board.
A Green explained the benefits to the town in doing this. It will give us advantages on
state funding. Right now, we are second in our region with 2400 points. This action, should we
approve buying this, will bring another 500 points. That will put us at 2900. We will
immediately qualify for another $10,000 grant. This action counts towards cumulative grants
that can bring as much as $70,000 combined with other actions we have under way like the
LED street light completion, the upgrades to Town Hall , and educational programs that they
are undertaking through the Climate Smart Community Task Force. We just received 10,000
from NYSERDA for passing the stretch code and for our clean energy campaign. This new
10,000 would add to that and put us in line for higher state grants . The task force voted to
recommend that be applied toward the purchase of an electric car for code enforcement.
The next step is to decide whether to put the additional funding in the budget and send
an RFP to the companies on the document.
D Lamb thanked J Kiefer for all the research he’s done on this project.
County Update
Mike Lane has spent most of the last month working heavily on their budget. They
have had several votes in the past few days for over-target requests which are amendments to
the administrator’s budget. They adopted the amended budget at the committee level. It calls
for $53,487,000 to be taken from the real property tax. This is only a 1.16% increase on the
levy. The tax cap was over 7%. That’s an average tax rate of .67% decrease . A medium-priced
home has gone from $200k in 2020 to $205k in 2021. It would mean a tax increase on a
median priced home of an additional $22.46. A tax bill on a medium-priced home would go
from $1242 to $1265. Added to the budget for next year were:
• Work with Cortland County on a reserve for the community college (deferred
maintenance, parking lots and drainage issues).
• Hire a consultant to look at the issue of county-wide code enforcement. The idea is if
there’s a county-wide code enforcement officer, it will get all the municipalities on the
same page. This has been funded for $75,000.
• Continue the Finger Lakes ReUse Program for one year.
• A Recovery fund based on money available from ARP (American Rescue Plan) for
potential use for social programs to housing, daycare, etc. They have designated 7
million out of fund balance.
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They did appropriate one million from fund balance to help with the revenues for the
budget. The budget will now go to public hearing, may be amended, and adopted in November
by the legislature.
Municipal Solutions
Municipal Solutions would like to amend their contracts to include applications for
additional grant funding.
RESOLUTION #161 (2021)- Adjust Municipal Solutions contract to apply for a WIIA
grant for the Varna Water Project.
CL Skaley offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption
WHEREAS, Municipal Solutions, Inc has agreed to apply for a WIIA grant to reduce the
principal cost of the Varna water project by 60% and
WHEREAS, Municipal Solutions will work at an hourly rate of $148/hr with a minimum charge
of $1500 with an increase to the cost of the existing contract estimated to be $22,500, and
WHEREAS, if successful would benefit property owners in Varna, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Supervisor is hereby authorized to sign this amended contract.
2nd CL Vargas-Mendez
Roll Call Vote Cl Sparling Yes
Cl Vargas-Mendez Yes
Cl Skaley Yes
Cl Lamb Yes
Supv Leifer Yes
RESOLUTION #162 (2021)- Adjust Municipal Solutions contract to apply for a WIIA
grant for the Varna sewer Project.
Cl Skaley offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption:
WHEREAS, Municipal Solutions, Inc has agreed to apply for a WIIA grant to reduce the
principal cost of the Varna sewer project by 25% and
WHEREAS, Municipal Solutions will work at an hourly rate of $148/hr with a minimum charge
of $1500 with an increase to the cost of the existing contract estimated to be $27,500, and
WHEREAS, if successful would benefit property owners in Varna, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Supervisor is hereby authorized to sign this amended contract.
2nd CL Vargas-Mendez
Roll Call Vote Cl Sparling Yes
Cl Vargas-Mendez Yes
Cl Skaley Yes
Cl Lamb Yes
Supv Leifer Yes
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Health Insurance Consortium
When there is a change in the cooperative agreement, all parties need to approve it. The
main change that is happening this year is that they admitted four new municipalities.
RESOLUTION #163 (2021) - Approval of the 2022 Amendment to the Municipal
Cooperative Agreement for the Greater Tompkins County Municipal Health Insurance
Consortium
Supv Leifer offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption:
WHEREAS, the Town of Dryden is a Participant in the Greater Tompkins County Municipal
Health Insurance Consortium (the "Consortium"), a municipal cooperative organized under
Article 47 of the New York Insurance Law, and
WHEREAS, the municipal participants in the Consortium, including this body, have approved
and executed a certain Municipal Cooperation Agreement (the "Agreement"; effective date of
October 1, 2010),
WHEREAS, Article 47 of the New York Insurance Law (the "Insurance Law") and the rules an d
regulations of the New York State Department of Financial Services set forth certain
requirements for governance of municipal cooperatives that offer self -insured municipal
cooperative health insurance plans, and
WHEREAS, the Agreement sets forth in Section Q2 that continuation of the Consortium under
the terms and conditions of the Agreement, or any amendments or restatements thereto, shall
be subject to Board review and upon acceptance of any new Participant hereafter, and
WHEREAS, by motion 001-2021 the Consortium's Board of Directors recommends approval of
the 2022 Amended Agreement, and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Cooperative Agreement requires that amendments to the agreement
be presented to each participant for review and adopted by its municipal board,
WHEREAS, the Town of Dryden is in receipt of the proposed amended Agreement and has
determined that it is in the best interest of its constituents who are served by the Consortium
to amend the Agreement as set forth in the attached 2022 Amended Municipal Cooperative
Agreements, now therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Town of Dryden approves and authorizes the Chief Executive Officer to
sign the 2022 Amendment to the Municipal Cooperative Agreement of the Greater Tompkins
County Municipal Health Insurance Consortium, and
RESOLVED, further, that the Clerk of the Town of Dryden is hereby authorized to execute this
Resolution to indicate its approval, transmit a copy thereof to the Board of Directors of the
Greater Tompkins County Municipal Health Insurance Consortium, and take any other such
actions as may be required by law.
2nd Cl Vargas-Mendez
Roll Call Vote Cl Sparling Yes
Cl Vargas-Mendez Yes
Cl Skaley Yes
Cl Lamb Yes
Supv Leifer Yes
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RESOLUTION #164 (2021) - REAPPOINT STEVEN BISSEN TO TOMPKINS COUNTY
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COUNCIL (EMC)
Supv Leifer offered the following resolutions and asked for its adoption:
RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby recommends the appointment of Steven Bissen to
the Tompkins County Environmental Management Council for the 2-year term beginning
1/1/2022.
2nd D Lamb
Roll Call Vote Cl Sparling Yes
Cl Vargas-Mendez Yes
Cl Skaley Yes
Cl Lamb Yes
Supv Leifer Yes
Budget Discussion
The board reviewed budget requests from the Planning Department, Town Clerk and
Supervisor. Supv Leifer gave a review of the tentative budget as a whole.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:10 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Bambi L. Avery
Town Clerk
Transcribed by Emily Banwell
Cayuga Lake
Watershed
Intermunicipal
Organization
The purpose of the Intermunicipal Organization is
to bring watershed municipalities together to work
collectively and collaboratively on monitoring,
protecting, and restoring the health of the
watershed.
A watershed is an area of land
where water from streams,
springs, and wetlands all flow to a
common larger body of water.
•Cayuga Lake Watershed covers 860
square miles or about 500,000 acres
•Largest Watershed in the Finger
Lakes
•Part of the Lake Ontario Watershed
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Cayuga Lake Watershed:
Watershed Facts
•Extends 38 miles in length
•Average width of 1.75 miles
•Contains 46 major and minor sub-
watersheds
•More than 140 permanent streams
flow into Cayuga Lake
•95 miles of shoreline
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Cayuga Lake Watershed:
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The watershed is spread
over 7 counties and 50
municipalities
Cayuga Lake Watershed:
Restoration and Protection Plan HABs Action Plan
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Guiding Documents
Cayuga Lake Watershed
Intermunicipal Organization
The purpose of the Intermunicipal Organization is to bring watershed municipalities together to work collectively and collaboratively on monitoring, protecting, and restoring the health of the watershed.
Threats
Great Gully photo credit Bill Hecht
Storm events increase runoff, sedimentation,
pollutants, and damage from flooding
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Threats:
Photo credit: Rochester Dem & Chronicle, Interlaken
Photo credit: Ithaca Journal
Town of Ulysses, Jim Meeker
August 6, 2014Cayuga Inlet, City of Ithaca
Harmful Algae Blooms (HABs) affect water quality making water undrinkable
and unsafe for swimming and animals
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HABs may make the water look bright green or like pea
soup.
HABs may look like parallel streaks, usually green, on the
water surface.
Threats:
Photo credits: NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
Invasive Species threaten biodiversity, impacts water quality and reduces
accessibility to the water
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Hydrilla Zebra Mussel
Threats:
USGS Collette Jacono
Bugwood by Randy Westbrooks
Canoga Creek photo credit Bill Hecht
Solutions
Prevent Pollution at its Source
Take action on key projects.
Identify and remediate key problem
areas helps protect water quality one
project at a time.
Finding funding to do these projects
is critical.
The IO is currently prioritizing shovel-
ready projects and helping to find
funding sources.
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Taughannock Park. Photo credit: Bill Hecht
Problematic sediments from stormwater runoff
Solutions
:
Monitoring
Consistent monitoring of the lake and its
tributaries is necessary to understand
threats.
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Monitoring provides a science-based
assessment of lake
Data sets examine changes over time.
Solutions
:
Regulation
Model Regulations and Local
Laws can protect water
quality.
Examples:
•Best Management Practices for all
land uses.
•Stormwater regulations to reduce
runoff
•Illicit discharge laws
•Development setbacks to
waterways
•Septic system testing
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Photo credit: Bill Hecht
Ensure water going into lakes is not impaired
Solutions
:
Photo Credit: Finger Lakes Land Trust
Education
Outreach and Education are
critical to implementing solutions
The IO partners with others to provide
educational opportunities encouraging
municipal to adopt practices that are
protective of the lake.
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Solutions:
2019 Riparian Buffer Workshop
Photo credit : Tompkins County Water Resources Council
Coordination of Efforts
Coordination of efforts across the
watershed is an efficient use of limited
resources
CWIO membership spans
•Agencies,
•Stakeholders,
•Geography.
All with interests in keeping the waters of Cayuga
Lake clean for everyone.
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Photo credit: Bill Hecht
Solutions
:
The municipalities within the Cayuga Lake watershed
recognize the enormous and irreplaceable ecological, economic and social value of Cayuga Lake, its tributaries, and its wetlands. The purpose of the Intermunicipal Organization is to bring the watershed municipalities together to work collectively and collaboratively on monitoring, protecting, and restoring the health of the watershed.
Village of Aurora photo credit Bill Hecht
2021 CWIO Work Plan
Create and prioritize lists of shovel-
ready projects applicable for grant
funding.
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2021 Work Plan: Prepare Priority Projects for Grant Funding
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2021 Work Plan: Coordinate efforts
Cayuga Lake watershed management goals
Cayuga County
Tompkins County
Cortland County
Tioga County
Schuyler County
Seneca County
SWCDs
NGOs
Land OwnersResearch
NY State
Municipalities
Coordinate a Broad Range of Stakeholders
State Programs
•NYS DEC
•NYS DOH
•NYS Ag and
Markets
•NYS DOS
•NYS
Legislators
County
Programs
•Planning
•Health Dept
•Soil & Water
Conservation
Districts
•Cornell
Cooperative
Extension
•Water
Resource
Councils
•Parks Depts
Local
Municipalities
•County
•City
•Town
•Village
•Water
Purveyors
•DPWs and
Highway
Depts
Not for Profits
•Cayuga Lake
Watershed
Network
•CLEAN
•Community
Science
Institute
•Discover
Cayuga Lake
•Finger Lakes
Land Trust
Landowners
•Farmers
•Homeowners
•Commercial
/Retail
•Agricultural
Industry
•Land trusts
Those Using
Cayuga Lake
•Tourists
•Residents
who recreate
on the lake
•Agriculture
•Regional
economic
interests
•Universities
and Colleges
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Watershed Manager would work to coordinate interests
Work Plan: Coordinate Efforts
Seneca Lake -Ian Smith
5 Counties, 40 Municipalities
Owasco Lake
Adam Effler
3 Counties
12 Municipalities
Canandaigua Lake
Kevin Olvany
10 Municipalities
Image credit:
Finger Lakes Land Trust
2021 Work Plan: Fund a Watershed Manager
Cayuga Lake
< ? >
7 Counties and
50 Municipalities
Keuka Lake
Colby Peterson
8 Municipalities
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Projects enabled by the IO –when staffed
2021 Work Plan: Fund a Watershed Manager
•Projects list developed and ranked
•Assist in application to drainage stabilization –vineyard, two munis.
•Partner with Seneca Lake IO on ditch assessment tool grant
•Complete organizational assessment grant
•Advocate for preservation of 2 large tracts of undeveloped land adjoining the lake.
•Assist municipality with FEMA funds for project to prevent flooding
•Support Seneca County septic system testing legislation
•Comment on the Total Maximum Daily Load for phosphorus.
•Develop closer relationship with CLWN, CSI, Discover Cayuga Lake, County Planning,
SWCD Offices, Finger Lakes Land Trust, other watershed organizations.
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Projects 2021
2021 Work Plan: Fund a Watershed Manager
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Actions Assisted by Watershed Managers
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Actions Assisted by Watershed Managers Canandaigua Projects
•Cayuga Lake IO dues -not increased since 2004.
$900/year/municipality
•Goal : raise $90,000
•Funds needed for
•Watershed Manager, Watershed Inspector
•Implement Projects
•Education
•Fair Funding Formula –more equitable dues.
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2021 Work Plan: Create a Fair Funding Formula
% Land in Watershed… Shoreline…Pop. Density…Assessment = Share of FFF
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CWIO Goals: Funding a Watershed Manager
% of
Payment $ Amt
Cayuga County 19.7%$5,895
Cortland County 6.4%$1,928
Ontario County 6.2%$1,865
Schuyler County 3.9%$1,155
Seneca County 22.5%$6,747
Tioga County 2.9%$ 882
Tompkins County 38.4%$11,497
County Total 100%$29,970
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CWIO Goals:
Funding
City of Ithaca 11.3%$6,796
Town of Caroline 1.0%$612
Town of Danby 1.5%$919
Town of Dryden 6.1%$3,651
Town of Enfield 1.8%$1,105
Town of Groton 1.2%$709
Town of Ithaca 7.9%$4,757
Town of Lansing 10.0%$6,026
Town of Newfield 1.7%$1,013
Town of Ulysses 4.5%$2,730
Village of Cayuga Heights 3.0%$1,786
Village of Dryden 1.2%$741
Village of Freeville 0.6%$361
Village of Lansing 3.1%$1,860
Village of Trumansburg 1.3%$787
Tompkins County
What can municipalities do?
•Support funding for a Watershed Manager
•Submit project ideas in 2022
•Keep in touch!
Questions?
Cayuga Lake Watershed Intermunicipal Organization
Liz Thomas, Chair
Liz.Graeper.Thomas@gmail.com
607-279-0675
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CWIO Goals:
Funding
Town of Aurelius 1.5%$894
Town of Fleming 0.4%$255
Town of Genoa 2.7%$1,613
Town of Ledyard 4.3%$2,604
Town of Locke 0.0%$27
Town of Scipio 1.1%$656
Town of Sempronius 0.2%$104
Town of Springport 3.2%$1,904
Town of Summerhill 0.9%$548
Town of Venice 1.4%$838
Village of Aurora (Ledyard)1.0%$630
Village of Cayuga (Aurelius)0.7%$414
Village of Union Springs (Springport)1.0%$626
Cayuga County
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CWIO Goals:
Funding
Town of Covert 3.7%$2,217
Town of Fayette 3.9%$2,334
Town of Junius 0.0%$28
Town of Lodi 0.4%$245
Town of Ovid 1.9%$1,154
Town of Romulus 2.2%$1,318
Town of Seneca Falls 3.3%$1,995
Town of Tyre 0.0%$10
Town of Varick 2.0%$1,207
Town of Waterloo 0.6%$375
Village of Interlaken 1.3%$804
Village of Waterloo 1.4%$828
Town of Covert 3.7%$2,217
Seneca County
Climate Smart Communities Task Force Resolution: Municipal Ops Renewable Electricity
Talking Points, Dryden Town Board Meeting 10/14/21
The electricity marketplace in New York is complicated and dynamic.
NY Independent System Operator (NYISO), 1999 Deregulation
Controls the production and (whole) sale of electricity in New York
Establishes the cost of electricity: the marginal/variable rate
Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) buy wholesale, sell retail
NYS Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA):
Implements NY’s Clean Energy Standard
Financial tools include Renewable Energy Credits (RECs, 1MWh), capacity
credits, the community solar program to name a few
Current Town of Dryden Municipal Operations Electricity Procurement
Solar PV Approx 100 MWh/yr (jak wag)
17 Town Electric Accounts, Approx. 300 MWh/yr (net after solar)
Municipal Electric and Gas Alliance (MEGA)/Constellation, Variable Rate
Constellation Energy (Exelon)
NewMix RECs, Nationally Sourced Wind RECS, $0.004/kWh
Requires switch to a fixed rate, 1+ yr term contract, was $0.046/kWh in June
Approx $7K/year added cost based on $0.02 (for fixed) and $0.004 (for RECs)
Not compliant with CSC program as of June 2021
Dan Murphy 315 715 1231
Energy Cooperative of America
Non-profit, member owned
Variable rate, monthly term, adds $0.001/kWh to NYISO for overhead
NY Sourced RECs $15 each ($0.015/kWh) CSC Compliant
Approx $4.5K/year added cost based on $0.015 (for RECs)
Joe Mascaro 716 580 3506 x231
NYPA
Blended Power Program – Up to 100% Renewable
Fixed Rate, 1+ yr Term Currently a bit under $0.05/kWh for 100%, Three Year Term
Approx 6K/year added cost based on $0.03/kWh current rate
CSC ongoing compliance needs confirmation: old hydro for example
Casey Mastro 716 475 3226
Next Steps
Budget for added cost: $5K to $7.5K annually
Town staff should request proposals based on specific start date
10/12/21 jak