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CITY OF ITHACA, NEW YORK
Regular Meeting 7:30 P.M. April 2, 1980
PRESENT:
(`iiyor - Bordoni
Aldermen (7) - Boronkay, Gutenberger, Holman, Nichols, Saccucci, Schuler,
Slattery
ABSENT:
1_Ldermen (3) - Banfield, Boothroyd, Dennis
OTHERS PRESENT:
Asst. City Controller - Spano
City Attorney - Shapiro
Personnel Administrator - Collins _
Building Commissioner - Hoard
Dep. Fire Chief - Tuckerman
Director, Planning & Development - Van Cort
Police Chief - Herson
City Clerk - Rundle
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
{ \� Mayor Bordoni led all present in the Pledge of Allegiance to the American
L.� fIag.
°I MINUTES:
I >y Alderman Slattery: Seconded by Alderman Boronkay
RESOLVED, That the Minutes of the March 5, 1980 meeting be approved as
- recorded by tine City Clerk.
Alderman Schuler asked for a correction to the Minutes: Page 12, under
Int=ergovernmental Relations Committee, it should read Human Services
Coalition, not Human Services Committee.
A vote on the resolution, as corrected, resulted as follows:
Carried Unanimously
CITY CLERK'S REPORT:
City Clerk Rundle reported that the Roster of City Officials is at the
printer's, and the roster should be ready for distribution at the next
meeting of the Council.
BUDGET AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE:
lrrance Department 1979 Annual Report
r1-A1derman Gutenberger: Seconded by Alderman Saccucci
R! "SOLVED, That this Common Council acknowledges the receipt of the City
of Ithaca 1979 Annual Report.
Carried Unanimously
Assessment Roll Correction
Icy Alderman Gutenberger: Seconded by Alderman Saccucci
tUIE1ZEAS, the 1979 Tax Roll for the City of Ithaca included the property
known and numbered as 108 Parker Street, Ithaca, New York, owned by the
I st. :ate of Elizabeth Charron, and
11'1111".REAS, pursuant to Section S54 (Sub. 4A) of the Real Property Tax Law,
1-li:: Director of Assessments has investigated an application for the
Correction of an error in essential fact filed by George Charron, and
1,VHEREAS, said investigation revealed that Parcel 62 -5 -7 had a garage and
dviveway valued in duplicate i;ith Parcel 62 -5 -6, and
WIIF :REAS, the Director of Assessments recommends that the assessed value
e0" 108 Parker Street be changed from $39,400 to $36,200;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the 1979 Tax Roll for the City of
Ithaca be amended to reduce the assessment of Tax Map Number 62 -5 -7, 108
l'rrrker Street, from $39,400 to $36,200 and
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the City Chamberlain be authorized and
directed to make the appropriate changes in the Tax Roll and to prepare
a new tax bill for said property or make an appropriate refund if the
1979 City Taxes have been paid.
Discussion followed on the floor.
A vote on the resolution resulted as follows: Carried Unanimously
By Alderman Gutenberger: Seconded by Alderman Saccucci
RESOLVED, That the sum of $122,000 be appropriated from Capital Reserve
Fund #22- Buses, for the purpose of financing the purchase of one 3S-
passenger bus as requested by the Board of Public Works.
Discussion followed on the floor.
A vote on the resolution resulted as follows :. Carried Unanimously
city of Ithaca and E.O.C. Lease Agreement
By Alderman Gutenberger: 0 e11,10111CIF:,,d by Alderman Slattery
RESOLVED, That the Mayor be hereby authorized and directed. to execute
an Agreement with the Economic Opportunity Corporation of Tompkins
County for leasing of rooms at the G.I.A.C. Building during the year
1979. The total rent shall be $13,074.75.
Carried LTn?nimously
Youth Bureau Summer Hiring
By Alderman Gutenberger: Seconded
RESOLVED, That the Youth Bureau be
the 1980 Summer season within the
with Civil Service Regulations and
by Alderman Boronkay
authorized to hire seasonal help for
budget appropriations and in accordant
Personnel Department Procedures.
Carried Unanimously
Salary Incremental Adjustment Board Recommendations
By Alderman Gutenberger: Seconded by Alderman Saccucci
WHEREAS, the Personnel Board for the City of Ithaca convened as the
Salary Incremental Adjustment Board on March 13, 1980, and March 20,
1980, and
WHEREAS, said board received and considered the records and recommenda-
tions of personnel recommended by their Department Heads and /or Super-
visors for a salary incremental adjustment, and
WHEREAS, after due deliberations the Salary Incremental Adjustment Board
(SIAB) recommended to the Budget and Administration Committee of the
Common Council five (5) employees who they believed to be the most quali-
fied and deserving of those recommended for a salary incremental
adjustment, and
WHERF'"rS, after reviewing the recommendations the Budget and Administra-
tion Committee recommends that the City of Ithaca Personnel_ Board SIAB
results be approved;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That salary incremental increases be
approved to adjust the annual salary of each of the following employees
as follows:
Bonnie Steinberg
$10,239
Etta Gray
8,123
Carol Wilson
10,146
Pamela Tallman
10,415
Peter Larson
7.78/hr.
13E IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Acting City Controller be directed to
make these increases effective March 31, 1980, and that the Personnel
Administrator be directed to notify the Department Heads of these
decisions.
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Discussion followed on the floor.
A vote on the resolution resulted as follows:
Carried Unanimously
Reduest to Change Official Title of the Salary Incremental Adjustment
Board
B), Alderman Gutenberger: Seconded by Alderman Holman
BE IT RESOLVED, That the Salary Incremental Adjustment Board (SIAB) be
renamod, Committee for Adjustment of Salary Hikes (CASH).
Resolution
13)' Alderman Slattery: Seconded by Alderman Saccucci
RESOLVED, the resolution in question be tabled.
A vote on the tabling motion resulted as follows:
Ayes (6) - Boronkay, Gutenberger, Nichols, Saccucci, Schuler,
Slattery
Nay (1) - Holman
Absent (3) - Banfield, Boothroyd, Dennis
Carried
Audit
Ey Alderman Gutenberger: Seconded by Alderman Holman
RESOLVED, That the bills audited and approved by the Budget and Admini-
stration Committee, in the total amount of $14,053.85, as listed on
Audit Abstract #6/1980, be approved for payment.
Discussion followed on the floor.
A vote on the resolution resulted as follows:
Carried Unanimously
CHARTER AND ORDINANCE COMMITTEE:
Pn►F_ndment to the Zoning Ordinance concerning extension of the B-1
District to Cascadilla Creek
Alderman Slattery intro uce the following proposed zoning change:
ORDINANCE NO. 80-
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING MAP OF CHAPTER 30 ENTITLED
"ZONING" OF THE CITY OF ITHACA MUNICIPAL CODE
BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED By the Common Council of the City of Ithaca,
New York, as follows:
SECTION i. AMENDING ZONING MAP.
1. That the "Official Zoning Map of the City of Ithaca, New York ",
a -s Last amended, is hereby amended and changed so that the following
de:cribed area presently located in the R -3, Residential District is
reclassified and changed to the B -1 Business District:
All that tract of parcel of land bounded on the south by the
conte-c line of Court Street; on the west by the center line of Sears
Sii:reet; on the north by Cascadilla Creek; and on the east by the center
I -i.ne of North Aurora Street.
l.. That in accordance herewith the City Clerk is hereby directed to
mal:.e or cause to be made the necessary changes on said Zoning Map.
SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This ordinance shall take effect immediately and in accordance with
law upon publication of a notice as provided in 93.11(B) of the Ithaca
C;.. y Charter.
Discussion followed on the floor.
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Resolution
By Alderman Slattery: Seconded by Alderman Nichols
BE IT RESOLVED, That Ordinance No. 80- entitled "An
the Zoning Map of Chapter 30 entitled 'Zoning" of the
Municipal Code be and it hereby is introduced before
of the City of Ithaca, New York, and
April 2, 1980
ordinance amending
City of Ithaca
the Common Council
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Charter and Ordinance Council shall
hold a public hearing in the matter of the adoption of the aforesaid,
ordinance at the Council Chambers, City Hall, at 108 East Green Street
on Monday, the 28th day of April, 1980, at 7:30 P. i1ed Unanimously
Title VIII Fair Housing Ordinance
Alderman Slattery laid a draft of a proposed Fair Housing Or
on
the table, to be acted upon at the next Regular meeting of the Council.
Re ort on Consideration of revised Do Control Ordinance
Alderman Slattery reported that he had received a letter from Bill
Brothers of the S.P.C.A. The committee is reviewing a Model Ordinance
which Chm. Slattery has sent a copy of to Judge Clynes for his comments..
He said he has received some communication back from Judge Clynes which
the committee will take up at its next meeting.
Re ort and Possible Action on Ordinance em lity to defend
officials charged with violating law in performance o their duties
Alderman Slattery reported that, at the request of the committee, he had
sent a copy of the proposed ordinance to the City Attorney who has re-
viewed it and feels (and this has been recommended to the committee by our
Geneva firm iaho does the supplemental work to our Codes of Ordinances)
that although it could work well in other communities, there are some
problems with it and he would like to meet with Chm. Slattery further on
it so that he can bring back a revision that will make it more meaningfj
to the City of Ithaca. He said that as soon as it is revised to any
extent, he will send copies out so that the committee can act on it.
Report on all -night street parking
Alderman Slattery reported that the Board of Public Works had met on the
all -night street parking problem, reviewed a petition by neighbors in
the Lake Street Area, sent it back to the Common Council; the Charter and
Ordinance Committee reviewed the original recommendation dated August 19,
1964 regarding all -night street parking.
Resolution
By Alderman Slattery: Seconded by
RESOLVED, That the problem related
to the Planning Board for a meeting
Committee and the Parking, Traffic
Public Works
Alderman Gutenberger
to all -night street parking be referred
with the Charter and Ordinance
and Transit Committee of the Board of
Carried Unanimously
Resolution declaring the Board of Public Works res onsible for the
a ministration and enforcement of State Energy Law Chapters 743 and 744
of the Laws of 1979 -1980 Mandatory Lighting Efficiency Standards
By Alderman Slattery: Seconded by Alderman Holman
Mandatory Compliance with State Energy Law
WHEREAS, the City of Ithaca is required by New York State Energy Laws,
Chapters 743 and 744 of the laws of 1979 and 1980, as promulgated by th
State Energy Office, to adopt mandatory lighting efficiency standards fc
those buildings owned by the City of Ithaca, and
WHEREAS, provisions for administering and enforcing these standards must
be adopted by local law, ordinance or resolution;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Common Council of the City of
Ithaca hereby assigns the responsibility for administering and enforcing
these standards to-ie Board of Public Works and /or Board of Fire
Commissioners.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Department of Public Works and /or Board
of Fire Commissioners will be responsible for compliance with these
standards by the New York State Energy Office, mandatory date of April 1,
1981.
Carried Unanimously
Report on Gaming Ordinance consideration
Alderman Slattery reported that, as a result of the last Charter and
Ordinance Committee meeting at which the District Attorney appeared and
sv.bmitted a recommendation that the Council consider passage of a Gaming
Ordinance, the committee will be in touch with municipalities who have
passed this already and try to obtain model ordinances and work on it in
committee. The committee will report on the matter as soon as possible.
It: was brought to the attention of the Council that raffles are illegal.
PETITIONS AND HEARINGS OF PERSONS BEFORE THE COUNCIL:
Radio Tower on South Hill
Mr. Alan Boardman, 1S Hudson Place, addressed the Council in respect to a
radio tower which has been constructed within 400 feet of his home- -
approximately 100 feet tall with guy wire supporting it, and a 20 -feet
s tower on top. Mr. Boardman quoted Sec. 30.2 of the Zoning Ordinance and
commented that he does not believe the tower conforms to the purpose of
i the ordinance. The tower does not enhance the appearance or value of the
land; in fact he believes the property values in the area will go down
1: as a result of it. He recommended that the zoning regulations be amended
to prevent these towers from being constructed just anywhere in the city.
Resolution
By—Alderman Slattery: Seconded by Alderman Boronkay
RESOLVED, the matter of radio towers' construction within the city be
referred to the City Attorney, Charter & Ordinance Committee, Planning &
Development Committee, Planning Board, Building Commissioner, and
1LPlanning Director and staff.
I BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a meeting of the designated bodies be held
on Wednesday, April 9, 1980, at 7:30 p.m. in the Common Council Chambers,
or place to be announced.
Carried Unanimously
Meeting Place of Common Council
Ati. lllfred Leonardo, 104 Third Street, inquired if the next meeting of
t:he Council will be held in a location accessible to the handicapped.
Mayor Bordoni reported that the meeting place question has been referred
to committee and perhaps by that time the committee will have settled on
a place where the meetings can take place. The public will be notified
through the media.
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE:
Alderman Nichols explained that Items A and B are related in that sale
o:£ Land in Item A will pay for acquisition of land described in Item B.
These are part of the Cherry Street project, which is proceeding
e;cct.remely well.
CI�c_rry Street Industrial Park -- Resolution approving results of auction
of surplus city land
By 1110e, man Nichols: Seconded by Alderman Gutenberger
MIEREAS, Common Council has authorized the disposal of a portion of the
Cherry Street -right -of -way at public auction, and
WHEREAS,
said public
auction was
held on March
19,
1980, and
a high bid
of $1, "000 was
received for
said
parcel;
NOW, TI-fEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That Common Council hereby approves sale
of said parcel to the high bidder, contingent upon acquisition of other
necessary property from the Cherry Street Right -of -Way as set forth in
Item B.
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Discussion followed on the floor.
A vote on the resolution resulted as follows:
Carried Unanimously
Ch-rry Street Industrial Park -- Resolution authorizing ac uisition of
strip of land needed to complete project
By Alderman Nichols: Seconded by Alderman Schuler
WHEREAS, acquisition of parcels of privately -owned land is necessary fo
proper design and alignment of the Cherry Street Industrial Park access
road;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the City Attorney be authorized and
is hereby directed to purchase such lands as are necessary for street
and right -of -way, north of the Cherry Street Industrial Park and south
of the resent end of. Cherry Street, presently owned by Ddhalama, for the
sum of $1,000.
Discussion followed on the floor.
A vote on the resolution resulted as follows:
Carried Unanimously
Ithaca Center Project
Alderman N c ols reported that there will be some important decisions to
be made during the month, and councilmen should expect to be called to a
special meeting, probably on Monday, April 21, 1980, the idea being that
the Urban Renewal Agency will meet in late afternoon and Common Council
that evening.
Discussion followed on the floor.
Proposed expansion of the B -1
Courthouse--Joint Resolution
Alderman Nichols referred to
which was introduced by Chm.
district in the vicinity of the County
Item A of the Charter and Ordinance Commit
Slattery.
East Hill School
By Alderman Nichols: Seconded by Alderman Schuler
BE IT RESOLVED, That the Budget and Administration Committee is requested
to provide authorization and funding for an independent appraisal of the
East Hill School property to determine whether the Mayor and concerned
members of the City staff may proceed with the negotiations concerning
possible transfer or sale of the East Bill School property to the City of
Ithaca.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Budget and Administration Committee shall
award the contract for such appraisal in an amount not to exceed $1,500 as
promptly as possible, and to that end the Budget and Administration Com-
mittee is empowered to act on behalf of the Common Council.
Discussion followed on the floor. Planning Director Van Cort was in-
structed to continue informal negotiations with the Ithaca School District.
A vote on the resolution resulted as follows:
Carried Unanimously
Valentine Place housing development
Alderman Nichols reported that at least two people are interested in pu
ting together projects that would put the Fast Hill School back on toed
City of Ithaca tax rolls, with some low - density, ultra- attractive
quality housing. Part of that includes Item F which would also develop
a related area which is for sale by Ithaca College. Obviously they will
be coming to us for zoning changes, etc.
Tompkins County Exposition contract to use Southwest Park granted by the
Board ot Public LUorks -- Concerns raised by the Board of Planning and
development
Alderman Nishols listed the following concerns which should be taken into
consideration when the contract is written:
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the city's control over activities which might be harmful to the
environment
leif,
the city's control over the t, of the lease in case we should
want that land back for a more important purpose of our own
. the public safety concern that arises from it
. that the city be protected from any liability
requirement for an Environmental Impact Statement
posting of a bond to return the land to its original state should
we wish to have it back.
Resolution
By A1- merman Nichols: Seconded by Alderman Gutenberger
BE IT RESOLVED, That the report of the economic Development and Transporta-
tion subcommittees of the Planning and Development Board concerning the
use of Southwest Park by the Tompkins County Exposition be referred to the
Planning and Development Committee and the Charter and Ordinance Committee
for study and recommendation in cooperation with the Board of Public Works.
Carried Unanimously
CIRCLE GREENWAY COMMITTEE:
j Alderman Nichols reported that the committee are continuing to work on
the Fall Creek extravaganza plan for June - -the history and charms and
beauty. of Fall Creek.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE:
Alderman Slattery announced that there will be a meeting of the Inter -
governmental Relations Committee on April 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the Council
chambers with the outlying municipalities involved in our youth program
and our Youth Bureau Board.
REP()_RTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES:
Humilln Services Coalition
A1deerman Holman called attention to three sheets of attachments to the
i.' agenda, for the information of the council -- Statement of Financial
Condition for 1979, and Workplan for.1980.
UNFINISHED AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS:
Budget and Administration Committee
Alderman Gutenberger remin e t e Council that the committee will. meet
with the Building Commissioner and Planning Department the following
evening; and a tentative meeting is set for Thursday, April 10, 1980 for
the review of the Youth Bureau Programs.
NEW_BUSINESS:
Straigh- tang of Street Name Signs
Alderman Saccucci reported that he and other citizens believe the
appearance of the city could be improved if the signs were straightened.
Resolution
By Alderman Saccucci: Seconded by Alderman Slattery
RESOLVED, the matter of straightening the street name signs within the
City of Ithaca be referred to the Department of Public Works.
Carried Unanimously
ADJ_ C,iiRNMENT .
Oit a motion the meeting adjourned at 9:15 p.m.
Jo eph A. Rundle, City Clerk
Rhymond Bor on1 , Jr. , Mayor