HomeMy WebLinkAboutMN-CC-1982-08-30COMMON COUNCIL. PROCI:I:DINGS
CITY OF ITHACA, NEW YORK
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Special_ Meeting 10:00 a.nl• August 30, 1082
PRESENT:
vf_a or - Shaw
Aldermen (8) - BanLield, Dennis, Roffman, Holman, Myers, Killeen,
Schlather, Schuler
ABSENT:
Aldermen (2) - QVnes, Huldswortl,
OTHERS PRESENT:
OF BUSUNESS:
City Controller - Spano
addressed the Coln1cil in
Building Commissioner -
Board
Sl:l,t . of public Works
K i nse ,:la
P1 -�Iner - Sieverdinr,
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T.uo. Administrators - John
J. Murphy
Chair, T.Co, Bd. of Reps,
and
Chair, I.D.A. - Harris
Dates
T.Co. Planning Commr. -
Frank Liguori
Chair, Commons Advisory
Board - The
Rev. John Taylor
the public hearing
C i t V' Clerk - Rand l c
to cons l_der a UDAG appl icati on for
V.P. Cit. Say. Rank - Geo. Gessle.in
Ex. V.P. Area Dev. Corp. - T,Hniley
Member C of C BE - Betty Cornish
Pres. DBh Thos. Hilton
Residents:
Leonard Pere i s, l n4 `short 5,
Robert Wood - 210 Franklin St.
PLEDGli 01: ALLEGIANCE:
Manor Shaw aed 6-11 present in the Pledge of Allegiance to the American
fLag.
SPECIAL ORDER
OF BUSUNESS:
Street,
addressed the Coln1cil in
Piah t c II. r i li4�
to �.o I i,!cr a
UDAG
application for assistance in
' ROVat I OI; tO
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the
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TI 1'110 11C oar
in[,
enterprise market.
tdCr'lllnn Holman:-
�C.0 OIldC.d
. 1)y
Alderman Banfield
R1'. :;OLVED, Thal
the public hearing
i s
to cons l_der a UDAG appl icati on for
assiistance in
renovations to
the
Rothschild building be open.
to the Rothsch
l l d
bu i 1_C11 ill' be closed .
Carried Unan imousl.y
`he following persons addressed the Council, speaking in favor of a
UDAG application for assistance;
George J. Gcsslein - -V.P. Citizens Savings Rank
Thomas Mailey - -lix. V.P. Tompkins County Area Development Corp.
llarri ' B. Dates -- Chair, Tompkins Con my Board of Represen-tat:i.ves
hwt. Corn.i nh-- Member, Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce Board
The t'ev. John Taylor -- Chair, Commons Advisory Board
Robert Wood, Resident, 2.10 Frankl in Street
Thomas Hi.lton-- Pres., Downtown Business Assoc. and owner of Lowton's
Store
The Rev. John 'Taylor and Robert Wood both felt. Ithaca Commons should
be 1 priority, not only the P.othschi_ld building, but also Clinton
Ilal l which n1.so i.s in need of renovat: ions.
Laollard Perris, resident,
101 Short.
Street,
addressed the Coln1cil in
Opposition to tine City ap.
' yang for
a grant,
or act ing as a borrower
or guarantor for assistaH�a
stated that
to renovate
the
Rothschild building. He
goverumont has
no place
in free
enterprise market.
Rc -,olut ion To C 1 os(, Publ is
hear i n1,
Ley .11 deI nlnn Ilolntan : Seconded by Alderman
Denn
i s
RESOLVED, That the public
hearing to
cons i der
a UDAG appl .i cation for
a ssI stance in renova t I ons
to the Rothsch
l l d
bu i 1_C11 ill' be closed .
Carried Unani_mousl-y
pesol111 iol
L)- 11 dorm in limn i_s : Seconded by Alderman Holman
l' IHRFA S, t he cont. i nued re f a i l use o f the Rothschild Bu i l d i ng i s
essenti a 1 to main to i n i ng the healthy economy o f downtol;n 1 thaca and
its role as the reta i l i ng center o f the, area , anil
11111 :1;1 :;15, a major ret -n i l i ng f i vm, Hey I1rothel s, altd its p<lreni cor!il,an�',
AI I ied DePW17 tent Store;, have e.xprusscd a st rony irlt,resl in
Mdevul"Ping and occupying the Rothschi Id hui ldin„ and
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