HomeMy WebLinkAboutMN-CC-1998-03-23COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
CITY OF ITHACA, NEW YORK
Special Meeting 3:30 P.M. March 23, 1998
PRESENT:
Mayor Cohen
Alderpersons (10) Gray, Marcham, Blumenthal, Vaughan, Sams,
Shenk, Manos, Taylor, Spielholz, Farrell
OTHERS PRESENT:
City Clerk – Conley Holcomb
Director of Planning and Development – Van Cort
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Mayor Cohen led all present in the Pledge of Allegiance to
the American flag.
SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS:
2.1 Approval of Appointments to TCAT Board
By Mayor Cohen : Seconded by Alderperson Vaughan
RESOLVED, That Common Council approve the appointment of
Alderpersons Marcham, Gray, and Farrell to the TCAT Board.
Motion to Table
By Alderperson Shenk : Seconded by Alderperson Blumenthal
RESOLVED, That Common Council table this item until the
next Common Council meeting April 1, 1998.
Alderperson Shenk discussed issues surrounding ridership
labor representation.
A vote on the Motion to Table resulted as follows:
Ayes (7) Shenk, Manos, Sams, Gray,
Blumenthal, Taylor, Vaughan
Nays (3) Marcham, Spielholz, Farrell
Carried
2.2 Authorization to Sign Contract for Local Waterfront
Revitalization Program
By Alderperson Blumenthal : Seconded by Alderperson Farrell
WHEREAS, the City of Ithaca in cooperation with Tompkins
County, Town of Ithaca, Cornell University and the Tompkins
County Chamber of Commerce worked on the preparation of the
Tompkins County Waterfront Plan in January, 1997, and
WHEREAS, the plan was accepted by the Common Council in
September, 1997, and
WHEREAS, the plan calls for the revitalization and
development of sections of Ithaca’s waterfront, and
WHEREAS, many State implementation grant programs have as a
prerequisite the preparation of a Local Waterfront
Revitalization Program (LWRP), and
March 23, 1998
2
WHEREAS, the City applied for and received a grant for
preparation from New York State for the preparation of an
LWRP in cooperation with Tompkins County and the Town of
Ithaca, and
WHEREAS, the Common Council, by resolution of 12/4/96,
committed the City to funding its share of a fifty percent
local match toward the preparation of the LWRP, and
WHEREAS, the City’s share was determined to be $20,000;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That Mayor Alan J. Cohen is hereby authorized to
sign any and all instruments necessary to receive the
matching grant provided by New York State for the
preparation of the LWRP.
Carried Unanimously
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
By Alderperson Gray : Seconded by Alderperson Blumenthal
RESOLVED, That Common Council adjourn into Executive
Session to discuss a personnel related item.
Carried Unanimously
RECONVENE:
Common Council reconvened into regular session with no
formal action being taken.
ADJOURNMENT:
On a motion the meeting was adjourned at 4:35 P.M.
Julie Conley Holcomb,CMC Alan J. Cohen,
City Clerk Mayor