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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07.20.2022_Minutes1 Minutes VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS Wednesday, July 20, 2022 Zoom Meeting ID # 4118425407 BOARD OF TRUSTEES 7:00 p.m. MONTHLY MEETING Present: Mayor Woodard; Trustees: Hubbard, Marshall, Rennekamp, Robinson; Police Seargent Manning; Village Engineer B. Cross; Clerk Walker; Treasurer Dolch, Attorney Marcus, Planning Board Chair Cowett. Absent: Trustee Salton, Police Chief Wright & Director of Public Works Wiese 1. Call to Order: Mayor Woodard calls the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. 2. Approval of Meeting Minutes: June 16, 2022 (Exhibit 2023-036) Resolution # 9229 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Village of Cayuga Heights Board of Trustees approves the June 16, 2022 Meeting minutes as presented. Motion: Trustee Marshall Second: Trustee Rennekamp Ayes: Mayor Woodard; Trustees: Hubbell, Marshall, Rennekamp, and Robinson Nays: none Abstentions: none Motion Carried 3. Report of Fire Superintendent Tamborelle: Submitted Report (Exhibit 2023-037) •Fire Superintendent Tamborelle states that movie night has been very successful. •Mayor Woodard asks about the installation of the new air conditioners. •Fire Superintendent Tamborelle states that the contractor has not provided an installation date yet. In the meantime, they have purchased two window units and installed them where needed. 4. Privilege of the Floor: •Village residents Randall Nesbitt and Christina Lacey addressed the Village Board with two concerns. One, the vacant property located at 322 Highland Rd. & two, the Walking Safe Cayuga heights Sidewalk Project on Kline Rd. •C. Lacey states that 325 Highland Rd has had no property maintenance in two years, and she would like to know what the Village’s plan is since the Village DPW staff mowed the lawn at that location. •C. Lacey also states that there need to be some updates on where the Walking Safe Cayuga Heights stands. point. Residents were promised a website and community outreach. C. Lacey would like to know where this project is today. •Mayor Woodard states that this project has been plagued by numerous delays. 2 One example was that NYS forced the Village to conduct a historical study of the proposed location of this project which took several months to complete. •B. Cross states that the study was an architectural study of individual property owners. The Village had to hire an architect to do these reviews of these properties which was an added expense of $13,000. •B. Cross states that we are at the same place with this project that we were a year and a half ago. We still do not know where this project stands financially. The goal is to have a completed engineering report which will then produce a final design report for the public to then make comments. •C. Lacey states that she and other residents have safety concerns for this project that stem from the preliminary concepts. C. Lacey is hopeful that now might be the right time to re-evaluate this project's current course. •R. Nesbitt states that it is his understanding that the proposed sidewalk will be on the south side of Kline Rd. •B. Cross states that R. Nesbitt is correct, and that decision was made with the resident's input. The Village was also challenged by the Federal Highway Administration to demonstrate that there was a basis for choosing to have the sidewalk on the south side of Kline Rd. •C. Lacey states that neither option is ideal given how traffic flows through that area. She would like to know why wasn't there an option to put a pedestrian walkway at the end of the road and stop the thoroughfare. •B. Cross states this was a consideration but the NYSDOT Grant is for transportation enhancements, not transportation elimination. •R. Nisbitt states that he is hopeful that moving forward the project will have more resident input. -Mayor Woodard directs the conversion to address the vacant property located at 325 Highland Rd. •Mayor Woodard states that we are proposing a local law that allows the Village to keep a vacant property maintained. •Village Attorney R. Marcus states that specifically, this local law will allow the Village to go on-site to do the property maintenance and then charge the property owner for any cost. Whether that's the cost of the village itself doing that work or hiring out. •R. Nisbitt states that NYS Building Code has a property maintenance section that requires property owners to maintain their property. In this case, is that not being done because the property is in foreclosure? Why wouldn't this accomplish law cover the Village? •Village Attorney R. Marcus states that it might be the case that the banks are paying the taxes on this property. •R. Nisbett would like to see the maintenance improved to the standard of the neighborhood. It is beyond just moving the lawn, the whole property needs to be brought back to a level that represents the Village. •B. Cross states that is the Villages goal as well. Director of Public Works M. Wiese will be hiring a professional landscaper for this property. •Village resident M. Defay states that she lives next to the vacant property informed the Board that there is now a feral cat population living on that property. •Mayor Woodard states that is an important information and thanks M. Defay for bringing that to our attention. 3 5. Report of Treasurer Dolch: Submitted Report (Exhibit 2023-038) •Village Treasurer Dolch states that there is some progress with the internal audit. •Village Treasurer Dolch states that the Village Finance Committee has discussed an audit proposal from another company. •Village Treasurer Dolch states that the Office of the State Comptroller has granted a 60 day extension to complete the AUD. Approval of Abstract #2 Resolution: 9230 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Village of Cayuga Heights Board of Trustees approves Abstract #2 for FYE2022 consisting of TA vouchers 7-15 in the amount of $16,062.23 and Consolidated Fund vouchers 29-120 in the amount of $862,644.93 and the Treasurer is instructed to make payments thereon. Motion: Trustee Robinson Second: Trustee Marshall Ayes: Mayor Woodard; Trustees: Hubbell, Marshall, Rennekamp, and Robinson Nays: none Abstentions: none Motion Carried In closing Village, Treasurer Dolch states that she has submitted for reimbursement of $1,800,000.00 from EFC for the WWTP upgrades. 6. Report of Mayor Woodard: a. Ithaca Women Writers of Silent Films Weekend: The Wharton Studio Museum and the Finger Lakes Film Trail combined with Historic Ithaca are planning a weekend (October 14 - 16) to mark Silent Movie Month. •Village Historian B. Szekely and Village resident and Co-Founder of the Wharton Studio Museum, D. Reisman have requested the use of Marcham Hall on October 15, 2022. •Mayor Woodard states that the History Project in Cayuga Heights has been invited to participate by hosting a 1 - 1.5-hour program at Marcham Hall on Saturday the 15th from 2:00 to roughly 3:00 pm. Two of the three women whose work will be featured--Ruth Sawyer Durand and Maude Radford Warren-- lived in the village (in homes on Highland Road). Resolution: 9231 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Village of Cayuga Heights Board of Trustees approves and authorizes the use of Marcham Hall on October 15, 2022, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. for a presentation of Ithaca Women Wrights of Silent Films. Motion: Trustee Marshall 4 Second: Trustee Rennekamp Ayes: Mayor Woodard; Trustees: Hubbell, Marshall, Rennekamp, and Robinson Nays: none Abstentions: none Motion Carried •Mayor Woodard states that later this year Village Historian B. Szekely will be hosting a historical walk around the Village. This event will be held on August 27, 2022. b. Schedule a Public Hearing on Proposed Local Law B-2022 Property Maintenance. •Mayor Woodard states that we have two abandoned properties, and after tonight’s privilege of the floor comments it is apparent that this is the right time to put forward this Proposed Local Law B of 2022. •The Village Board of Trustees supports hiring an outside contractor to bring those properties back to the standard of the neighborhood. VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS PROPOSED LOCAL LAW B OF THE YEAR 2022 DRAFT A LOCAL LAW TO AMEND THE VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS CODE CHAPTER 305, "ZONING," ARTICLE XIII, “PROPERTY MAINTENANCE” Be it enacted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cayuga Heights (the "Village") as follows: SECTION I PURPOSE AND INTENT The Village’s Board of Trustees has found that, in such cases, as a property owner has violated the requirements of Article XIII, "Property Maintenance," of Chapter 305, "Zoning," of the Village Code, such violation threatens the health, safety, and welfare of Village residents, may create fire hazards, may endanger the environment and groundwater, may lead to infestation by insects, vermin or rodents may cause depreciation of property values, and has a deteriorating and blighting effect upon the neighborhood and community. The Village Board has determined that a violation of said Article XIII constitutes a public nuisance. The Village Board has determined further that the Village should undertake remedial action to abate such nuisances, and that in such instances that the Village undertakes such abatement, the Village should recover the cost of such abatement, and the Village should have the opportunity to do so by placing a lien upon the subject property. The purpose of this Local Law is to modify the text of Village Code Chapter 305, Article XIII as stated below. SECTION II AUTHORITY This Local Law is enacted pursuant to the grant of powers to local governments provided in Section 10 of the Municipal Home Rule Law to adopt and amend local laws not inconsistent with the provision of the New York State Constitution and not inconsistent with any general law relating to its property, affairs, government or other subjects provided for in 5 said Section 10 of the Municipal Home Rule Law. SECTION III AMENDMENT OF VILLAGE CODE SECTION CHAPTER 305, "ZONING," ARTICLE XIII," "PROPERTY MAINTENANCE” The following provisions shall be added to subsection 305-96, "Enforcement," of Article XIII, "Property Maintenance," of Chapter 305, "Zoning," of the Village Code. C. Upon the failure of the owner to comply with a notice to remedy a violation of Section 305-95 above, the Village Board may hold a public hearing. The public hearing shall be held upon notice posted conspicuously on the subject property and forwarded to the last known address of the property owner, as it appears on the current tax records of the Village, by certified mail, return receipt requested. Posting and service of such notice shall be not less than fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the date of such hearing. The notice posted shall be not less than 11" by 17" in size, affixed to a stake placed in the front yard of the subject property, and shall include a statement of the violation and the date, time, and location of the public hearing, D. The Village Board, after the public hearing as provided in subsection C above, may determine that the subject violation of Section 305-95 above must be remediated, and order the owner of the property to complete such remediation within thirty (30) days of the date of such order. Such order shall be delivered to the property owner in the same manner as the notice of the public hearing described in subsection C above. E. In the event that the violation has not been remedied in accordance with the order of the Village Board within thirty (30) days of the date of such order, the Village may perform such remediation. Said remediation may be performed by the Village's Department of Public Works or other designee, including a private contractor. The Village Board shall ascertain the total costs of the remediation, and such costs shall be charged and assessed against the owner of the subject property. The costs so assessed shall constitute a lien and charge on the real property on which such lien is levied until paid or otherwise satisfied or discharged and shall be collected in the same manner and at the same time as other Village charges against such real property. F. If the Village Board determines, in accordance with the foregoing procedures, that the violation must be remediated, the Village Board also may determine that the violation is or may become ongoing or recurring, such as the failure to maintain the height of growth in a lawn area, in which event such ongoing or recurring violation shall be subject to the Village's performance of remediation in accordance with subsection E above on an ongoing or recurring basis, without further notification to the property owner, or posting of such violation, or additional public hearing or further determination by the Village Board. The costs of all such ongoing or recurring remediation by the Village shall constitute a lien on the subject property and collected as provided in subsection E above. G. The remediation of any violation of the requirements of Section 305-95 above by the Village or its agents shall not operate to excuse the owner from properly maintaining any premises as required by this article, and such owner shall, notwithstanding such action, be subject to any other penalties provided for herein. SECTION IV SUPERSEDING EFFECT All Local Laws, Articles, resolutions, rules, regulations, and other enactments of the Village of Cayuga Heights in conflict with the provisions of this Local Law are hereby superseded to the extent necessary to give this Local Law full force and effect. Without limiting the foregoing, to any extent that the terms of the Zoning Law of the Village of Cayuga Heights are deemed to be in conflict with the requirements of this Local Law, the terms of this Local Law 6 shall govern and control. SECTION V PARTIAL INVALIDITY. In the event that any portion of this Local Law is declared invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the validity of the remaining portions shall not be affected by such declaration of invalidity. SECTION VI EFFECTIVE DATE. This Local Law shall be effective immediately upon filing in the office of the New York State Secretary of State, except that it shall be effective from the date of its service as against a person served with a copy thereof, certified by the Village Clerk, and showing the date of its passage and entry in the Minutes of the Village Board of Trustees. Resolution: 9232 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Village of Cayuga Heights Board of Trustees hereby schedules a Public Hearing on Proposed Local Law B of 2022 - A local law to amend the Village of Cayuga Heights Code Chapter 305, "Zoning," Article XIII, "Property Maintenance "on August 17, 2022, at 7:10 p.m. Motion: Trustee Marshall Second: Trustee Hubbell Ayes: Mayor Woodard; Trustees: Hubbell, Marshall, Rennekamp, and Robinson Nays: none Abstentions: none Motion Carried •Mayor Woodard asks Village Attorney R. Marcus if this new local law could be used in other property maintenance situations such as the property on Devon Rd. •Trustee Robinson states that the difference with this new approach is the fact that the resident still resides on the property. •Village Attorney R. Marcus states that the village has currently criteria that states that the exterior of all buildings shall remain in good repair and building commercial industrial goods equipment tools and material shall not be stored or used at any location exposed to public view except for when construction is occurring. The Village is covered by this new local law and has the authorization hire an outside contractor to do the work and then charge the property owner. c. Water and Sewer Rates: Bolton Point’s Water Commission has approved a 4.5% increase to the water rate starting in January 2023. •Mayor Woodard states that the Village Finance Committee and possibly the Village WWTP Committee will be discussing this increase to determine what the new Village water and sewer rate will become. •Mayor Woodard also states that there will be some money coming to the municipality to help offset the cost of replacing water pipes that have lead. There will be more information next month. 7 •Trustee Marshall asked how the Village ranked compared to the rest of the NYS on water and sewer rates. Mayor Woodard will collect that information and present that to the Board at the August meeting. d. Health Care Summary: Mayor Woodard has put together last fiscal year’s numbers on the cost/savings for the Greater Tompkins County Municipal Health Insurance Consortium Gold Plan. •Mayor Woodard states that Treasurer Dolch has created a spreadsheet that shows all the employee benefits contributions. •Mayor Woodard states the Village saved over $28,000 in premium savings even with funding all employees with an HRA account. e. EFPR Group Audit Proposal: The Village Finance Committee has sought to change auditors for the Village internal audit. •Mayor Woodard states that there seems to be less knowledge of governmental accounting among the current auditors. •Mayor Woodard received a proposal from The EFPR Group whose main focus is municipalities. Both Bolton Point and the Town of Ithaca use this CPA Firm for their audits. •Clerk Walker states that the EFPR Group’s proposal is very thorough and has client support for the Annual Update Document (AUD) as well as other areas in operations. •Trustee Robinson states that he would like some details in the agreement to specify a separation agreement and also asks if there is a need for a multi-year contract. •Clerk Walker states that he will reach out to EFPR and discuss these issues. Clerk Walker will report back to the Board or the Village Finance Committee. f. RaNic Proposal: •Mayor Woodard states B. Cross received a Planned Development Zone proposal from the RaNic Golf Club. This proposal was not received in time for tonight’s meeting. •Mayor Woodard states that the RaNic proposal needs to be specific for the Village and not a combined proposal for the Village of Cayuga Heights and the Town of Ithaca. •B. Cross states that he should be receiving a formal application by the end of the week. This would allow them to be on the agenda for the September Board meeting. •B. Cross states that he will recommend to the project engineers for RaNic that they put together a matrix of comparisons of what is and is not allowed under the Village Zoning Law. •Village Attorney R. Marcus states that the point of a PDZ is to convince the Board that a development with a PDZ will enhance the Village in a positive way. A large portion of what has been submitted does not describe outcomes that are needed with a PDZ. The document describes desirable outcomes, but in many cases can be achieved with the existing Zoning law. 8 •Village Attorney R. Marcus also states that the RaNic Golf Club developers should focus more specifically on what is different about a PDZ that the Village would want. •Trustee Marshall states that a simplistic way to describe it to RaNic would be that a hotel and golf resort with townhouses would improve the Village character. •B. Cross states that another factor the Board needs to consider is who will become the lead agency for the coordinated review of SEQR. He will reach out to the Town of Ithaca and express the Board's support if the Town of Ithaca were to become the lead agency for SEQR. •Village Planning Board Chair, F. Cowett supports this decision. •Village Planning Board Chair, F. Cowett states that the timing of submitted documentation during site plan review is crucial for the Planning Board to react and provide feedback to the applicant. Ideally any plans should be submitted seven to ten days ahead of a meeting. 7. Report of The Trustees: •Trustee Hubbell states that the Cayuga Lake Watershed IO is still working through applicants for a manager. 8 . Report of Police Chief Wright: Submitted Report (Exhibit 2023-043) •Police Chief Wright was absent, and Police Sergeant Manning was present for any questions. •Seargent Manning states that the department had a busy month. •Mayor Woodard states that she would like more information on the mutual aid call coverage. •Seargent Manning states that he signs off on the call list which lists who the department assists. He could provide that information to the Board next month. •Trustee Robinson states that he is more interested in the calls during a shift change by other departments. •Seargent Manning states that a good percentage of the mutual aid is during the shift and not the shift change of another department. The software program the department uses can provide a list of any calls that the Village Police Department was called out to cover another department. 9. Report of Director of DPW Wiese: Submitted Report (Exhibit 2023-044) •Director Wiese was absent from tonight’s meeting •Mayor Woodards states that the new DPW work schedule has proven to work with no complaints from Village residents to date. 10. Report of Village Engineer Cross: a. WWTP Phase 2 Change Order: Over the course of the Phase 2 WWTP Improvement Project, there have been various/misc. changes to the scope of work that have impacts on the value of the construction contract(s). Since many of these changes are small, it does not make sense to issue an official change order on the contract for each of them as they come along, instead, they have accumulated to the point it is time to make the changes to the official contracted value. 9 1. Electrical Contract #2: Matco Electric Corp for the following work: WCD E001: Replace 800 amp fused disconnect with circuit disconnect and electronic trip @ $34,833 WCD E002: Master Control Center modifications for package blower protective devices @ $8,429 WCD E003: Conduit and conductors for relocation of hydronic systems pumps @ $3,299 DB-01 Credit for relocation and use of existing schedule 40 PVC buried conduits @ ($29,863) Total combined change order amount equals an additional $16,698 to the original contract of $1,366,500 for a new total of $1,383,198 (increase of 1.2%) Resolution: 9233 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Village of Cayuga Heights Board of Trustees approves and authorizes Mayor Woodard to sign the WWTP Phase 2 change order for Matco Electric Contract # 2. Motion: Trustee Hubbell Second: Trustee Robinson Ayes: Mayor Woodard; Trustees: Hubbell, Marshall, Rennekamp, and Robinson Nays: none Abstentions: none Motion Carried 2. HVAC Contract #3: King & King Mechanical for the following work: WCD H001: Cost of additional ductwork in Recirculation Pumping Station @ $974.58 WCD H002: Relocation of hydronic system pumps at new CMU firewall @ $3,320.33 The total combined change order amount equals an additional $4,294.91 to the original contract of $329,517.00 for a new total of $333,811.91 (an increase of 1.3%) Resolution: 9234 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Village of Cayuga Heights Board of Trustees approves and authorizes Mayor Woodard to sign the WWTP Phase 2 change order for King and King Mechanical Contract # 3. Motion: Trustee Robinson Second: Trustee Rennekamp Ayes: Mayor Woodard; Trustees: Hubbell, Marshall, Rennekamp, and Robinson Nays: none Abstentions: none Motion Carried b. GHD I & I Study: GHD Engineers will conduct field survey of all off-street sewer main crossings at intersections of natural stream courses in an effort to find I & I. •B. Cross states that the estimated cost for this work is $25,250. The cost of this effort was presented to the Towns/Village elected officials to determine the appropriate cost-sharing formula. Mayor Woodard had proposed to share the expense at a proportion equal to the water consumption from each municipality. Only the Village of Lansing expressed an opinion about this proposal and suggested that it would be easier for them to budget if the cost of this I/I study was paid by the Village of Cayuga Heights as an operational expense. If there were a necessary increase in the billing rate, their taxpayers would reimburse the village through their water/sewer bills. 10 •B. Cross states that additionally, Cornell University had expressed an interest in financially supporting some level of effort to seek out the source of I & I so that there could be some relief on the issuance of future sewer units (inclusive of a couple of large-scale projects on properties currently owned by CU). They have since offered to contribute $5,000 towards the GHD field survey. Therefore, the Village’s Sewer Fund would have a net cost of $20,250 for this project (to be charged on an hourly basis) •Trustee Marshall inquires to whether or not the GHD has incorporated several sections where sewer lines cross natural streams. •B. Cross states they have not, but it will be part of what they will create or map in this study. Resolution: 9235 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Village of Cayuga Heights Board of Trustees approves and authorizes Mayor Woodard to sign the GHD Proposal for a field study of all the municipalities who utilize the Village WWTP to investigate I & I. Motion: Trustee Marshall Second: Trustee Hubbell Ayes: Mayor Woodard; Trustees: Hubbell, Marshall, Rennekamp, and Robinson Nays: none Abstentions: none Motion Carried c. The Federal Highway Administration grant update: The program known as Safe Streets for All (SS4A) has a pool of $5 billion to distribute to state/local projects, but eligibility is based on the completion of a Safety Study. Therefore, the Village would need to have a Safety Study to be eligible to submit for a grant to fund the Pleasant Grove/Hanshaw/Triphammer Road intersection improvement project. •B. Cross states that additionally instead of the Village, and the City and Towns all hiring a consultant separately, the City of Ithaca is proposing to seek a grant to pay 80% of the cost of hiring a traffic consultant to conduct the Safety Study, and offer to share this service with the towns/villages. No official proposal has been generated (as of 7/14/22), so no action by the Village can be taken until a cost is estimated for the whole project, inclusive of the Village's portion. •Trustee Marshall states that the stumbling block with this program is that the grants are geared towards reducing the number of traffic accidents or traffic fatalities. There are no streets in the Village that qualify as dangerous under the NYSDOT guidelines. •B. Cross states that we may end up with a safety study that says that we're not qualified, but even so, without engaging in the grant for the safety study we are not going to know. The good news is that it's only going to cost the Village 20% to find that out. d. WWTP Improvement Phase 3 Engineers Report: GHD Engineers identified that the WWTP could utilize photovoltaic panels for power generation. The cost of this type of work was included in the overall Phase 3 Engineers Report that was sent to the NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation. •B. Cross states that one grant opportunity is known as Green Innovation Grant Program (GIGP) specifically allows for Solar Electric projects. Therefore, GHD Engineers have put together a GIGP application for the Village to seek $71,750 (50%) towards a total cost of $143,500 project. 11 •Mayor Woodard states the Village WWTP uses a large amount of electricity, and the solar panels could pay for the Village investment. •Trustee Marshall asks if there is any information on the number of years it would take to get the original money back. •B. Cross states that if we are successful then he is positive there would be a cost analysis on the investment. Resolution: 9236 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Village of Cayuga Heights Board of Trustees approves and authorizes B. Cross to submit the Consolidated Funding Application to seek a GIGP Grant in the amount of $71,750 for the solar Electric Generation Project at the Village WWTP. Motion: Trustee Robinson Second: Trustee Hubbell Ayes: Mayor Woodard; Trustees: Hubbell, Marshall, Rennekamp, and Robinson Nays: none Abstentions: none Motion Carried e. Dickson’s Environmental: recently Dickson Environmental sold their company to Cassella Waste Management which is going to take over the land application (sludge) process. Therefore, Cassella has provided the WWTP with a contract to dispose of sludge at the rate of $86/ton (inclusive of hauling which they will continue to utilize Dickson as the trucking company. •Village Attorney states that the Village should consider this a contract and he would like to review the contract. Resolution: 9237 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Village of Cayuga Heights Board of Trustees approves and authorizes Mayor Woodard to sign the Cassella contract to take the Village WWTP sludge subject to a review and final approval by Village Attorney R. Marcus. Motion: Trustee Rennekamp Second: Trustee Marshall Ayes: Mayor Woodard; Trustees: Hubbell, Marshall, Rennekamp, and Robinson Nays: none Abstentions: none Motion Carried f. Rightsizing Culvert Project Update: A total of 8 culvert locations will be replaced under this project. •B. Cross states that all but one easement has been signed and there is a workaround if the last resident is unwilling to sign the easement. 12 •Once F.P. Kane has completed their work it is anticipated the Village DPW staff will be following behind which will shorten the time Cayuga Heights Road would be closed. 11. Report of Clerk Walker: •Clerk Walker states that the Village residents on the privilege of the floor were in the office a couple of weeks ago and he thought the office and staff did a great job of communicating where the Village was with the Walking Safe Cayuga Heights as well as how we were addressing the vacant properties. •Clerk Walker states that the Village Property Tax Collection is down to less than $85,000 and of that, there are around 10-12 residents that let their taxes get relieved. •Village Attorney R. Marcus offers to look up the banks that hold the mortgage on the two vacant properties located in the Village. 12. Report of Attorney Marcus: No report at this time. 13. Adjournment: Mayor Woodard adjourns the meeting at 9:24 p.m.