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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReg Mtg. Minutes 10/18/1999134 Minutes of the Regular October 18, 1999 Village of Cayuga Heights Board of Trustees Present: Mayor Anderson, Trustees Dunning, Kira, Bisogni, and Kusse, Attorney Tyler, Treasurer Silber, Supt. of PW Cross, Fire Chief Day, Assistant Fire Chief DiVenti, Police Chief Lansing. Absent: Trustees Fleming and Meinhardt. Others Present: Deer Committee Members, Karen Davies, Richard Staples, Susan Woodard, Karen Jackson, Charlotte Shull and Fred Gouldin; Ithaca High School Students, Stephanie Ewert, Daniell Diekow, Jeff Mazer, Shane Cameron; Kay Newman, David Mooney. Mayor Anderson called the meeting to order at 7:30 PM. and moved the meeting into a Public Hearing of the Village of Cayuga Heights Planning Board which is composed of the members of the Board of Trustees. This Hearing was for the purpose of review of the Site Plan, under Local Law 92 of 1992, and under the State Environment Quality Review Act (SEQR), with respect to an application for proposed renovation and enlargement of the Village Fire Station at 194 Pleasant Grove Road. The Site Plan is on file at the Village Office. There was a brief discussion of the Site Plan, however it came ' to the attention of the Board that the neighboring property owners of the Fire House were not mailed notice of the hearing and therefore in the opinion of Counsel this would have made the hearing defective. The Public Hearing was canceled at 7 :50 PM and was rescheduled for Wed., November 3, 1999 at 5 PM at the Village Hall. •• ••• ............................ a ..........••.............. a •........� Zoning Officer, Brent Cross, then reported to the Planning Board that David Mooney owner of State Farm Insurance has submitted an application for moving his business to the property at 1111 Triphammer Road previously used as a residential, two - family property. Section 4: Commercial District, of the Cayuga Heights Zoning Ordinance requires a Site Plan to be submitted to the Planning Board. The Site Plan is on file at the Village Office. Zoning Officer Cross noted that the proposed use is permitted in the Commercial District. Mr. Mooney is not proposing any changes to the existing structure, but would like to add parking behind the building. Attorney Tyler disclosed that George Pfann, the Executor of the Estate for the property at 1111 Triphammer is his business partner and therefore Attorney Tyler would remove himself from giving any advice on the matter. Planning Board Member Kusse felt it was important to hold a Public Hearing on the matter and to notify the neighbors of the changes proposed before issuing a permit. Brent Cross noted this was an "unlisted action" under the State Environmental Quality Review Act so review under SEQR should also occur. A Public Hearing has been set for Wed., Nov. 3, 1999 at 5:15 PM. Mayor Anderson re- convened the Regular Meeting at 8:16 PM and opened it to the Privilege of the Floor. Fred Gouldin, Committee Chairman, of the Cayuga Heights 1 13b Deer Committee asked to speak about the Public Meeting that they would be holding on 10/20/99 at the DeWitt Middle School Auditorium at 7:30 PM. At this meeting they will discuss deer related problems in the Village, review the results of the Cayuga Heights Deer Survey done in conjunction with Cornell University, review the Committee's preliminary findings and solicit public opinion. They will also be distributing an additional survey to those present at the meeting to further solicit resident's opinions on Deer Management. Mr. Gouldin encouraged the members of the Board to attend Wednesday's meeting. The committee hopes to present their recommendations to the Board of Trustees at their regular November meeting. Mayor Anderson reported on the following: Police Chief Lansing, Mayor Anderson and Supt. of PW Cross will meet with representatives of the TCAT bus service at 10:00 AM, Wed. Oct. 20, 1999 to discuss safety concerns with the location of bus stops and bus traffic concerns in general. - There will be a Bolton Point meeting October 28, 1999 to discuss the responses to a possible contract with the City of Ithaca and Cornell Univ. - The Justice Court Assistance Program is looking for requests. - The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has Notice Kits available. The Mayor will purchase a kit for $59.00 plus $7.50 shipping. - NYSEG has put out a Y2K readiness disclosure. - SEQR findings on North Campus — Cornell has agreed to pursue construction of the North East connector road. - There will be a meeting Monday, Nov. 8, 1999 at 8 AM in Village of Cayuga Height Village Hall for area planning, there is a need for interested Trustees (elected officials) to attend the meeting. - There will be a meeting of Local Government Leaders on Thursday, Nov. 411999 at noon in Dryden to discuss census preparation and emergency planning. - There has been communication from the Commission of Rural Resources on the State Canal System noting that planning and zoning within 500' of the centerline be referred to County planning agencies. Cayuga Lake is a part of this System. - ITCTC Policy Committee will meet Oct., 19, 1999 at 2:00 PM. - The US Dept. of Commerce - Bureau of Census would like to be notified of any new construction that is in progress the will be occupied by mid April 2000. - There is a need for another elected official of the Village to join the Mayor on the Area Planning group. - The opening vacated by Pat Meinhardt on the EMC Committee must be filled before December 1, 1999 or an at -large member will fill the position. The County Youth Board and Joint Youth Boards also have openings. Police Chief Lansing made his report, which is on file, and reported on the following: He gave Attorney Tyler the final signed paperwork on the settlement for the Police Wage and Hours Claim. He noted that the Ithaca School District has taken preventative measures to curb school violence and that the DARE Program has done a great deal to curb anger 7 136 and violence issues as well as drug and alcohol problems in the Cayuga Heights School. Room* Room. .............................. ............................... Assistant Fire Chief DiVenti presented his report, which is on file and reported on the following: The Community Open House held on Sat., Oct.16 was a big success with approximately 200 people in attendance. Fire Chief Day has submitted his written resignation as Fire Chief as of October 20, 1999. He will continue as the Third Assistant Chief. Michael DiVenti will become the new Fire Chief. Resolution 5143 — New Fire Officers Motion by Trustee Kira, seconded by Trustee Bisogni, VOTED to Accept the slate of new Fire Officials; Michael DiVenti, Fire Chief, William Evans, First Assistant Chief, Phillip McNeil, Second Assistant Fire Chief, and Robert Day, Third Assistant Chief. Trustees Kira, Bisogni, Kusse and Dunning voted YES. Resolution 5144 — Thanking Fire Chief Day for his services. Motion by Trustee Kira, seconded by Trustee Dunning, VOTED to authorize the Mayor to write a letter to Fire Chief Day thanking him for his many years of service to the Village and accepting his resignation with regret. Trustee Kira, Bisogni, Kusse and Dunning voted YES. Superintendent of Public Works Cross made his report, which is on file, and reported on the following: Penn Can Asphalt was hired to prepare the road base for Kline Road and will return in October to pave the road. In reference to the Kalter- d'Ambrosie ditch issue, shortly after the September Board meeting, NYSEG began work in the area. Supt. Cross has asked the NYSEG Engineer to make the necessary improvements to the ditch area. There has been a request from a resident for the Village to install new water main in the E. Remington ROW at the Village's expense. There are several homes on E. Remington that must get their water from parallel streets and their service laterals run through neighbors yards causing difficulties in performing repairs. It was loosely estimated that the project would be in the range of $75,000 to benefit 6 residential properties. There would also be a cost impact on the homeowners to connect to the system. Supt. Cross felt that it would cost the Village less to redo each of the six service laterals. Supt. Cross will research the situation and report at the next Board meeting. The new garbage packer is in use and the DPW is working on devising a tipping device to aid in dumping the heavy trashcans into the packer. The third floor renovation project in the Village Hall is almost complete and now there is exterior restoration being done on the Village Hall. The Waste Water Treatment Plant numbers are in the average range. The back -up power generator installation is progressing. 137 Two property owners currently operating Bed and Breakfasts in Cayuga Heights have been notified that such businesses are not allowed under the Village Zoning Ordinance. They have been requested to discontinue such activity and the advertisement of such. The properties are located at 702 Cayuga Heights Road and 142 N. Sunset Drive. Trustee Dunning indicated that she has received complaints from a resident about the condition of the road on Highgate Pl. Supt. Cross indicated that it was high on the list for repairs in the coming year. Attorney Tyler reported on the following: Attorney Tyler requested and received a Bond Resolution from Willkie, Farr & Gallagher, 787 Seventh Ave., NY, NY for the Fire House Renovation Project in the amount of $1,500,000. Included is a quote for legal fees, that such fees not exceed $5,000. This Bond Resolution will be presented at the Special Meeting of the Board on Nov. 3, 1999. A draft was distributed to the Trustees. - The PBA Wage and Hours dispute has been finalized and Attorney Tyler will get the paperwork to Attorney Johnston so that payment can be made. The Tompkins County Cable Commission has agreed to provide all the information requested by George H. Winner of Denton, Keyser, LaBrecquc & Moore of Elmira, NY in his FOIL request. Treasurer Silber presented his report, which is on file, and reported on the following: ' The accounting system upgrade has been delayed because the vendor has indicated that their conversions were faulty. The conversion will be accomplished at the end of October. - Treasurer Silber will be meeting with potential computer support personnel in the next week. - He has communicated with Danica saying that the computer systems were warranted to be Y2K Compliant. - Treasurer Silber has had various requests from IRS claiming that payments were not made, but indeed they were made and the requests are satisfied. - Chiaschi, Dietershagen, Little & Mickelson has completed its yearly audit and has found nothing of note to report. Resolution 5145 - Approve Transfer Motion by Trustee Kira, seconded by Trustee Bisogni, From To Amount A19990.4 Contingency A9060.81 Employee Benefit/Health $1,500.00 VOTED to approve Transfer as listed in Treasurer's Report. Trustees Kira, Bisogni, Kusse and Dunning voted YES. The entr: s for Finger Lakes Communications on pages two and four of the Abstract of Warrants should be deleted Motion by Trustee Kira, seconded by Trustee Bisogni 2 Voted to approve the Abstract of Warrants as amended in the following amounts: General Fund $50,444.56, Sewer Fund $32,884.43, Capital Fund $21,722.00, and Water Fund $306.00. Trustees Kira, Bisogni, Kusse and Dunning voted YES. Motion by Trustee Dunning, seconded by Trustee Kusse, VOTED to adjourn the meeting at 10:00 PM. Trustees Kira, Bisogni, Kusse and Dunning voted YES. Elizabeth Kord Village Clerk 5 13�