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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMN-CC-2002-07-10 1 COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS CITY OF ITHACA, NEW YORK Continuation of July 2, 2002 Meeting 7:00 p.m. July 10, 2002 PRESENT: Acting Mayor Manos Alderpersons (9) Pryor, Sams, Blumenthal, Mack, Whitmore, Vaughan, Peterson, Cogan, Hershey OTHERS PRESENT: City Clerk – Conley Holcomb Planning and Development Director – Van Cort Deputy Director of Planning and Development – Cornish Acting Mayor Manos reconvened the meeting from July 2, 2002. City Clerk Conley Holcomb read Item 9.4A - A Resolution to Create a Cayuga Green Client Committee that was approved unanimously at the July 2, 2002 meeting: 9.4 CAYUGA GREEN PROPOSAL - A Resolution to Create a Cayuga Green Client Committee By Alderperson Pryor: Seconded by Alderperson Mack WHEREAS, by previous resolutions, Common Council has made certain critical decisions about the Cayuga Green project, and WHEREAS, the Cayuga Green project needs to quickly move into a development phase, and WHEREAS, the City also needs continuing oversight and opportunities for input during the development phase; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That Common Council creates a Cayuga Green Client Committee, and, be it further RESOLVED, That Dan Cogan be appointed Chair of the Cayuga Green Client Committee, and be it further RESOLVED, That the Chair of the Client Committee will work with the City and NDC Staff to better understand the process needs of the development phase and then present to the Common Council for its approval, the constituent make-up of the client committee, and, be it further RESOLVED, That the Client Committee will provide input to the National Development Council and to the Department of Planning & Development through the development phase of the Cayuga Green project, and, be it further RESOLVED, That all meetings of the Client Committee shall be posted and open to the public. Alderperson Cogan presented the following resolution to Common Council and reported on his discussions with various proposed committee members: July 10, 2002 2 Cayuga Green Client Committee - Resolution By Alderperson Cogan: Seconded by Alderperson Blumenthal WHEREAS, by previous resolutions Common Council created a Cayuga Green Client Committee to provide oversight and opportunities for input during the development phase of Cayuga Green and WHEREAS, Common Council reserved the authority to approve appointments to this committee, now therefore be it RESOLVED, That Common Council approves the following appointments to the Cayuga Green Client Committee: 1. Dan Cogan Common Council 2. Susan Blumenthal Common Council 3. Pat Pryor Common Council 4. Diann Sams Common Council 5. Alan Cohen Mayor 6. Barbara Mink Chair of Tompkins County Industrial Development Agency 7. Tim Joseph or designee Chair of the Tompkins County Board of Representatives 8. Janet Steiner Tompkins County Public Library 9. Gary Ferguson Ithaca Downtown Partnership 10. John Schroeder Ithaca Downtown Partnership 11. Scott Whitham Planning Board and Historic Ithaca 12. David Kay BPAC 13. Carol Schmoock Merchant (Handwork) and, be it further, RESOLVED, That the committee will be supported by, among others, 1. Thys VanCort, Director of Planning and Development 2. Doug McDonald, Director of Economic Development 3. JoAnn Cornish, Deputy Director of Planning & Dev. 4. Bill Gray, Superintendent of Public Works 5. Jim Monahan, Monahan Development Corporation 6. Kevin McLaughlin, National Development Council and, be it further RESOLVED, That in the event members of the Client Committee are unable to continue to serve, the Chair of the committee will be authorized to appoint their replacements, and, be it further RESOLVED, That the Client Committee will provide input to the National Development Council and to the Department of Planning and Development through the development phase of the Cayuga Green Project, and, be it further RESOLVED, That all meetings of the Client Committee shall be posted and open to the public. Alderperson Sams expressed concern that the Client Committee did not include a resident of the neighborhood. She suggested that Jemma Macera be appointed to the committee. July 10, 2002 3 Amending Resolution: By Alderperson Hershey: Seconded by Alderperson Mack RESOLVED, That the first Resolved clause be amended to add the following language: “14. Vacancy Resident of the immediate vicinity” Extensive discussion followed on the floor regarding the make-up of the committee and the time commitment involved. Alderperson Cogan explained that the meeting schedule would be time intensive for the next six months and would include two or three hour meetings every other week. He also explained his desire for members of the committee to commit to serve for the duration of the process. A vote on the Amending Resolution resulted as follows: Carried Unanimously Further discussion followed on the floor regarding people serving on sub-committees who are not voting members of the Client Committee. Concern was raised that environmentalists and other groups have not been included in the committee make-up. Alderperson Cogan stressed the necessity to keep committee membership small so that work can be accomplished, and noted that the meetings are open to the public and people are welcome to attend, and voice their concerns. Amending Resolution By Alderperson Blumenthal: Seconded by Alderperson Hershey RESOLVED, That the following Resolved clause be added to the end of the resolution. “RESOLVED, That sub-committees will be formed to address specific topical issues related to Cayuga Green and that the Chair will have the authority to appoint sub-committee members who represent diverse points of view and interests.” Carried Unanimously Main Motion As Amended: A vote on the Main Motion As Amended resulted as follows: Carried Unanimously Alderperson Whitmore noted for the record that he fully supports the decisions that were made by Common Council in support of the Cayuga Green Project at the July 2, 2002 meeting. ADJOURNMENT: On a motion the meeting adjourned at 7:35 P.M. ________________________ _______________________ Julie Conley Holcomb, CMC Paulette Manos, City Clerk Acting Mayor