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Minutes
for
Village of Cayuga Heights
Planning Board Meeting #9
Held on
June 8, 2010
The meeting of the Village of Cayuga Heights Planning Board was called to order at
7:05 PM.
Board Members Present: Chair Martin Harms, Henry Richardson, Graham Gillespie,
Frederick Cowett, Mark Morris (arrived at 7:35 PM) and Alternate Member, Sean
Cunningham
Board Secretary: Mary Jane Neff
Others: Kristin Gutenberger
Guests: George Frantz, Jack Young, Carole Schiffman and Diana Riesman
The minutes were presented and reviewed for May 12 , 2010 meeting.
On a motion by Gillespie, seconded by Cowett the following was unanimously
passed:
RESOLUTION NO. 32
APPROVING MINUTES OF MAY 12, 2010
RESOLVE that the minutes of May 12, 2010 meeting are
hereby approved as presented.
Chair Harms opened the floor for public comments. There were none at this time
The Board concurred that they would accept further comments during their
discussion on the topics on tonight’s agenda.
The next item on the agenda was the comprehensive plan update from Mr. Frantz.
The Phase 1 report is completed and at the printers. Mr. Frantz stated he will deliver
thirty copies of the report to Village Hall for the public and will e-mail the report to
Planning Board members. Member Gillespie asked if the 2010 US Census would be
available in time for use at this stage. Mr. Frantz stated that it would not be available
until late October which will not meet the current timeline set by the Planning Board.
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Mr. Frantz discussed with the Board the possibility of a summer class for
developing the plan. He estimated the cost would be approximately $9,000 to the
Village. Member Richardson stated his concern that this stage needed more experience
to interpret the information received.
Mr. Frantz reported that he will be working through the summer on the goals and
objectives statement and asked the Board to provide input into this process. He reminded
the Board that a new MOU was needed to keep him on as a consultant for the next phase
of the comprehensive plan.
Chair Harms asked the Board if Mr. Frantz should attend their meetings over the
summer. The consensus of the Board was to request Mr. Frantz to have an outline of the
goals and objectives to them by the end of June so that they can discuss them at their July
meeting.
Chair Harms discussed the proposal and cost estimate from William Dennis, AIA
of Providence, RI to act as facilitator for the Community Corners Design charrette being
planned for this fall. The quote is on the high side, but conversations with Mr. Dennis
indicate it can probably be scaled back successfully to fit our needs. Chair Harms will
approach Mr. Dennis for a revised proposal. About charrette preparations in general, the
Board agreed that securing the involvement of as many residents and major stakeholders
(commercial property owners, tenants, etc.) as possible will be vital for the success of the
charrette. The Charrette Steering Group was urged to push ahead in the coming days and
weeks with preparations in the outreach categories previously identified and to report on
progress at the July 14, 2010 Planning Board meeting.
Chair Harms requested Board members to think about the areas of the charrette
preparation they want to participate in and to let him know as soon as possible. Given
some recent divided opinion on the advisability of proceeding with the charrette, he asked
the Planning Board to vote to proceed or not.
On a motion by Cowett, seconded by Richardson the following was unanimously
passed:
RESOLUTION NO. 33
TO PROCEED WITH THE PLANNED CHARRETTE
RESOLVED, that it is this Boards intention to proceed with
the planned charrette this fall.
Jack Young requested the Board to review the Village ordinance on the number of
unrelated people in a household. He and Code Enforcement Officer Brent Cross differ on
interpreting the ordinance. He requested time to discuss those differences with the
Planning Board.
Due to the lateness of the hour and the Board not being prepared to discuss this
topic this evening, the following resolution was offered.
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On a motion by Morris, seconded by Richardson the following was unanimously
passed:
RESOLUTION NO. 34
TO DISCUSS THE NUMBER OF UNRELATED PEOPLE IN A
HOUSEHOLD ORDINANCE
RESOLVED, that the number of unrelated people in a household
ordinance will be discussed at the Board’s July meeting.
On a motion by Cowett, seconded by Morris the following was unanimously
passed:
RESOLUTION NO. 35
ADJOURNING MEETING
RESOLVE, that this meeting was adjourned at 9:35 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Mary Jane Neff
Planning Board Secretary