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Motion by Trustee Kira, seconded by Trustee Pimentel:
RESOLUTION 3814 - ADJOURNED INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION
The Board resolved itself into an Executive Committee under provision, area f. of
the State Legislation governing executive committees at 8:00 p.m.
The Board heard the statement of Engineer Rogers regarding the history of his
office since the creation of the Village and his comments on his duties and his
compensation as Village Engineer.
He explained the proportionate cost to the Village of the Public Works Program and
other Village activities and asserted that the proportion had decreased over the
past 20 years.
At 8:30 p.m. the Engineer left the meeting. After a full examination of the duties
and compensation that might be associated with the post of Village Engineer or
Superintendent of Public Works, the Board ended the Executive Session and re- instated
the Public Meeting at 9:50 p.m.
Motion by Trustee Kira, seconded by Trustee Bennett:
RESOLUTION 3815 - TO CREATE OFFICE OF BULL TIME SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Resolved: To create the office f jull time Superintendent of Public Works for the
Village, to become effective as soon as possible after 1 June 1987, the salary to
be $27,500 per annum, and to ask Engineer Rogers if he wishes to be a candidate for
the position. RrSsed unanimously.
Trustee Anderson
Trustee Camp
Trustee Kira
Adjourned 10 :10 p.m.
Voting Yes
Voting Yes
Voting Yes
Trustee Bennett
Trustee Fleming
Trustee Pimentel
F.G. Marcham
Mayor
Voting Yes
Voting Yes
Voting Yes
MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING 5/1/87
Minutes of a,Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cayuga
Heights held May 1, 1987 at 7:30 p.m. in the Village Hall.
PRESENT: Mayor F. G. Marcham; Trustees Anderson, Bennett, Camp, Fleming, Kira,
Pimentel: Engineer Rogers.
OTHERS PRESENT: About 25 Villagers.
The Mayors that the purpose of the meeting was to gather comments of Villagers
on the plan, distributed to them, showing a provisional program for repairing and
replacing sidewalks in the Old Village, and for removing some and adding others.
Villagers offered reasons for not removing some of the sidewalks marked for removal.
Individual persons spoke regarding individual pieces of sidewalk. Mention of the
proposed re- opening of Cayuga Heights School led to discussion of the whole removal
plan. The point most effectively made was that sidewalks in many parts of the
Village will come into new use. Opinion among those 10 persons who spoke was against
removal.
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Mrs. Matyas raised questions concerning cost sharing and spoke in favor of putting
the additional cost, if any, of using concrete rather than asphalt, upon all Villagers.
Much discussion followed and in the course of it, Trustee Pimentel turned attention
towards creating a sidewalk program for the whole Village. His opinion was that the
Board should turn away from considering the Old Village as a special sidewalk problem
and regard what was called for in the original petition of Old Villagers and what the
Board had done in response to that petition as preliminary steps towards a program for
the whole Village. The elaborate procedures called for the Village Law regarding
sidewalk districts would not come into play.
After substantial new discussion, and after Villagers present expressed their opinions
by show of hands on specific parts of the new program, the Board resolved, as
follows: (Mayor's Note: The wordinq of the Resolution set out below is tentative
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Resolved that the Board tentatively sets aside the petition of property owners in the
so- called Old Village,,in which they asked that the sidewalks in the Old Village be
repaired or replaced in concrete; this action by the Board to be subject to the con-
sent of the petitioners or of persons who speak for them.
And, the Board will plan to repair or replace old sidewalks and, where appropriate,
install new sidewalks, throughout the Village of Cayuga Heights and the Board will
consider using either concrete or asphalt for this work, their preference being for
concrete. In considering the merits of concrete and asphalt as to cost, account will
be taken of the total life cycle cost of both materials.
Before the Board authorizes the repair and replacement and addition of sidewalks,
it will submit its plan for work to be done, and the cost to be incurred, to Villagers
for their judgment.
Adjourned 9:05 p.m.
F.G. Marcham
Mayor
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING 5/18/87
Minutes of a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cayuga
Heights held May 18, 1987 at 7 ?30 p.m. in the Village Hall.
PRESENT: Mayor F. G. Marcham; Trustees Bennett, Camp, Fleming, Kira, Pimentel;'
Attorney Sovocool; Treasurer Walker; Police Chief Wall; Fire Chief Miller.
ABSENT: Trustee Anderson, Engineer /ZO Rogers.
OTHERS PRESENT: 15 to 20 Village residents, Harry Missirian.
Harry Missirian of the County Planning Department staff presented a circulation
study of the 5- street intersection at the Community Corners dating from 1966 to
the present and placed on display for Board consideration several traffic plans
for possible implementation in that area to help alleviate existing traffic flow
problems and to improve pedestrain safety. He explained; at some length, the
details of each of the plans - B through E (Plan A - existing situation) - showing
direction and flow of traffic, implementation of center lanes and traffic lights,
estimated costs, etc., and stated that the plans are designed for the smooth, safe
flow of traffic - none will reduce it. Mr. Missirian spoke of a study about to
get underway which will deal with the Ithaca Urban Area bounded by Rt. 13 from the
north, Warren ans Pine Tree Roads from the east, Rt. 79 from the south, and the
Octopus from the west, and he urged Village participation in this study. Mr.
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