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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-01-12 Common Council Meeting AgendaOFFICIAL NOTICE OF MEETING A Regular meeting of the Common Council will be held on Wednesday, August 1, 2012, at 6:00 p.m. in the Common Council Chambers at City Hall, 108 East Green Street, Ithaca, New York. Your attendance is requested. AGENDA 1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: 2. ADDITIONS TO OR DELETIONS FROM THE AGENDA: 3. PROCLAMATIONS/AWARDS: 4. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS: 5. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS BEFORE COUNCIL: 5.1 Presentation of Disability Advisory Council Annual Report – DAC Chair, Larry Roberts 6. PETITIONS AND HEARINGS OF PERSONS BEFORE COUNCIL: 7. PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR – COMMON COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR: 8. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS: City Administration Committee: 8.1 Finance/Controller’s Office – Approval of Budget Amendments - Resolution 9. CITY ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE: 9.1 Finance/Controller’s Office - Approval of Corrective Action Plan for NYS Audit Report – Resolution 9.2 City Controller’s Report 9.3 Possible Motion to Enter Into Executive Session to Discuss Matters Relating to Bargaining Units 10. PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE: There were no items submitted for the agenda 11. GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEE: 11.1 An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 348 of the City of Ithaca Municipal Code entitled “Water and Sewers”, Section 348-29 “Sanitary Services” to Amend Sub- Section 348-29(J), and add the following Sub-Sections (J), (K), (L) and (M) 11.2 Local Law to Adopt New Boundary Lines for the City of Ithaca Wards 11.3 Update on last meeting from Committee Chair Mohlenhoff 12. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES: Common Council Meeting Agenda August 1, 2012 Page 2 13. NEW BUSINESS: 13.1 Approval of CSEA Administrative Unit Labor Contract for the period January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2015 – Resolution (information to be distributed under separate cover) 13.2 Compensation for Confidential Employees – Resolution (information to be distributed under separate cover) 14. INDIVIDUAL MEMBER – FILED RESOLUTIONS: 15. MAYOR’S APPOINTMENTS: 15.1 Appointment to Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Council – Resolution 15.2 Appointment of Alternate Member to the Board of Zoning Appeals - Resolution 15.3 Appointment to Disability Advisory Council – Resolution 15.4 Appointment to Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission – Resolution 16. REPORTS OF COMMON COUNCIL LIAISONS: 17. REPORT OF CITY CLERK: 18. REPORT OF CITY ATTORNEY: 19. MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS: 19.1 Approval of the June 4, 2012 Special Common Council Meeting Minutes – Resolution 19.2 Approval of the June 6, 2012 Regular Common Council Meeting Minutes - Resolution 19.3 Approval of the June 13, 2012 Special Common Council Meeting Minutes - Resolution 19.4 Approval of the July 2, 2012 Regular Common Council Meeting Minutes - Resolution 20. ADJOURNMENT: If you have a disability that will require special arrangements to be made in order for you to fully participate in the meeting, please contact the City Clerk at 274-6570 at least 48 hours before the meeting. ______________________________ Julie Conley Holcomb, CMC City Clerk Date: July 26, 2012 5. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS BEFORE COUNCIL: 5.1 Presentation of Disability Advisory Council Annual Report – DAC Chair, Larry Roberts City of Ithaca Disability Advisory Council, January 2009-May 2012 Report to the Mayor and Common Council The DAC Members Larry Roberts, Chair Greg Gizewski, Vice Chair Jason Anderson Jamie Freilich David McElrath, liaison to the BPAC Andrew Rappaport Jody Scriber Erin Sember-Chase, liaison to the Workforce Diversity Committee Allen Walters Eddie Rooker, Common Council liaison Former Members Charlie Dorsey Courtney Glenn George Eberhardt Otis Jackson Kendrick Kemp Wendy Skinner Siobhan Whalen Leslie Chatterton, former staff liaison Regular Attendees Danielle Conte, Aging Services Specialist, Tompkins County Office for the Aging. Ed Swayze, director, 211, Human Service Coalition of Tompkins County Mission The Disability Advisory Council (DAC), established in 1990, advises the Mayor, the Common Council and other city officials about the needs of residents with disabilities. The DAC is comprised of city residents with and without disabilities and non-city residents with an interest in the work of the DAC. Note This is a roughly chronological summary of our work from January 2009 – May 2012 Disability Advisory Council Annual Report (2009-2012) Page 2 Summary of Major Work Titus Towers/Ithaca Housing Authority Van David McElrath and George Eberhardt advised the DAC that the Ithaca Housing Authority doesn’t have accessible vans. The problem is that the vans it has are used by the tenant’s council to take out of county trips; that means that some residents with disabilities aren’t able to take part in those trips. The DAC met with Daniel Hoffman, City Attorney, to get his advice as to the issues and how to address the housing authority. DAC Member, Erin Sember-Chase, developed a letter which the DAC approved, and DAC Member George Eberhardt brought the letter to the attention of Brenda Westfall, Executive Director of the housing authority. The DAC had a very cordial and productive meeting with Ms. Westfall. The housing authority is willing to address the issue, has checked into HUD funding, and has talked with the Ithaca Youth Bureau about its accessible van. According to IHA and IYB the van is problematic as a solution. The DAC will continue to work to resolve this problem. Revised policy for resident requests for designated handicapped parking spaces at their residence At the request of Mayor Peterson, the DAC worked with Tim Logue, City Transportation Engineer, to revise the city’s Handicapped Parking Policy related to requests from residents for designated handicapped spaces at their homes. The Board of Public Works approved the revision. Suicide Means Restrictions The DAC supported the emergency declaration by Common Council allowing the continued fencing of city owned and Cornell owned bridges. The DAC also supported the ten week extension, placing of black fences on the bridges, and replacing the cyclone fencing. The DAC met with the Tompkins County Commissioner of Mental Health to educate itself on the efficacy of means restriction. The DAC Chair testified at Common Council meetings on the topic, representing the DAC and telling his personal history of depression, suicidal thinking and suicide attempts; Greg Gizewski, DAC vice-chair, testified to Common Council as well. The chair attended public meetings including a presentation by the architect hired by Cornell and the City to design approaches to means restriction for each bridge. The DAC supported the final suicide means restrictions design on the city-owned bridges on the Cornell University campus. The DAC Chair spoke at the Common Council meeting at which the suicide means restrictions on the City-owned and Cornell University bridges were approved. Disability access to Clinton Hall The DAC decided to revisit access issues at Clinton Hall. When Clinton Hall was renovated for retail and office use, the City agreed that the rear entrance could be a primary, fully accessible entrance, thereby avoiding the difficulty of providing full front accessibility of the building. Leslie Chatterton reviewed for the DAC the complicated and controversial decisions that were made about access at Clinton Hall. The current owner of Clinton Hall, Mark Kielman, invited the DAC to tour the building and welcomed feedback from us. We wrote a letter summarizing our opinion and advice. Disability Advisory Council Annual Report (2009-2012) Page 3 It should be noted that Clinton Hall is a special case. In some ways the controversy about rear access at Clinton Hall was the impetus for the creation of the Disability Advisory Council. The DAC is not responsible for assuring that buildings are accessible. That is the role of the building department and other city departments. The DAC sees its role as advisory, and has from time to time (though infrequently) offered advice to non-public entities, such as Clinton Hall. It should also be noted that while the DAC understands the nature of the compromise made at Clinton Hall, it remains ambivalent about the result. Snow and ice removal, specifically curb ramps The DAC met with Ray Benjamin, Assistant Superintendant of Public Works for Streets and Facilities. He gave a description of the responsibilities of his division, updated the DAC, and answered questions about snow and ice removal. Additionally, the chair met with him to talk specifically about snow and ice removal from curb ramps. Because of the ‘physics’ involved (weight of snow, number of ramps, power of plows, and staff time) there is general agreement that a solution to this problem isn’t easy to imagine, and would take considerable redesign of the snow removal program and development of resources. A practical solution is difficult to imagine. It should be noted that snow and ice on curb ramps is a significant barrier to access for people with disabilities. PSA campaign Greg Gizewski, Vice-Chair, and Julie Conley-Holcomb, City Clerk, are developing a Public Service Announcement campaign to raise awareness about disability issues in the city. Topics under consideration: The DAC itself, the availability of a waiver from parking meter fees for those physically unable to pay the meter, the availability of handicapped parking permits, reminders that it’s against city code to park across sidewalks, guide dog etiquette, and snow and ice removal. The DAC also provided input to the Tompkins County Handicapped Parking Education Program, with the assistance of Marcia Lynch. Accessibility Map, Downtown Ithaca Alliance The Downtown Ithaca Alliance has agreed to take the lead in the development of an accessibility map for downtown, as part of its website and other public relations upgrades. The last accessibility map of downtown, which was produced by the city, is dated 1994. Audible Crosswalks Tim Logue, Transportation Engineer, provided the DAC with updates about signalized, audible crosswalks. The city used to maintain all the crosswalks including those on State routes. That changed recently, with the State assuming responsibility for signals on its routes. The city recently allowed Cornell University to install a fully (state of the art) audible crosswalk at an intersection near Thurston Avenue bridge. Transportation Engineer Logue and the DAC are Disability Advisory Council Annual Report (2009-2012) Page 4 pursuing a policy that when crosswalks are installed or upgraded (especially audible crosswalks) that the city will install state of the art universally designed cross walk indicators. Input to the Comprehensive Plan The DAC, and the Tompkins County Office of the Aging, held a well attended meeting to gather input for the City of Ithaca Comprehensive Plan. As a result of discussion at the public input session about the doors at Center Ithaca, we met with Frost Travis, its owner, to express concern and to hear from him about his plans to install automatic door openers; he thinks he’ll be able to address this in the beginning of 2013. Other Work • Lynne Yost, Sidewalk Program Coordinator, meets often with the DAC to seek its input for sidewalk repair priorities; to provide updates, and ask for input on particular topics. She also attends public meetings that the DAC held to explain the sidewalk program • The DAC usually meets annually with the director of the Ithaca Festival to discuss access issues • We had a presentation from Phyllis Radke, Building Commissioner. She gave DAC an overview of the mission of her department and specifically addressed ADA compliance and snow and ice removal • We met with Duane Twardokus, Director of Information Technology, to familiarize ourselves with the responsibility of the department and particularly to talk about adaptations his department has made for employees with disabilities and to talk about the update of the city’s website. Erin Sember-Chase arranged for a colleague to review a draft of the city’s new website, and staff from the Finger Lakes Independence Center has also reviewed the website • We met with a representative from the Cornell Union on Disability Awareness (CUDA). CUDA is interested in doing more work in the city • Jason Anderson raised an issue about table heights at food courts. Because he uses a large, tall wheelchair he can’t independently use standard height tables and has to have someone assist him to eat. The DAC is looking into the issues involved in encouraging food courts to get higher tables. Jason has talked with Frost Travis, owner of Center Ithaca • Met with Gary Bordoni, lead Community Service Officer, IPD. DAC had a conversation with him about handicapped parking; his unit is responsible for ticketing for these violations within the City • We talked with Schelley Michell-Nunn, Director of Human Resources; Schelley described the work of Human Resources department, and the city’s diversity initiative; Erin Sember-Chase; Greg Gizewski; and Larry Roberts received training to be community representatives on city hiring committees • DAC is hosted a public hearing seeking input from pedestrians with disabilities; very few people attended the actual hearing but we did get several comments through an online survey posted on the City’s website Disability Advisory Council Annual Report (2009-2012) Page 5 • DAC met with Julie Conley-Holcomb, City Clerk, to discuss updates to guide dog and service animal rules, and to discuss issues pertaining to service animals on the Commons. • The DAC met with Leslie Chatterton, city planner and staff to the DAC. She retired in August 2011. She outlined her thoughts about issues the DAC needs to address, including updating the city’s ADA self-assessment • We had a conversation with Mayor Carolyn Peterson, and a conversation with Mayor Svante Myrick • We heard from Tomo Shibato about problems she’s encountered in Ithaca • DAC had a conversation with Tim Logue, Transportation Engineer; Lynne Yost, Sidewalk Program Coordinator; and Danielle Conte, Tompkins County Office for the Aging about the NYS Complete Streets law. Other The DAC chair is a member of the client committee for the commons redesign project, and a member of the client committee for the comprehensive plan Acknowledgements The DAC acknowledges the service of former members Otis Jackson and George Eberhardt. They contributed much to our work. The DAC acknowledges Leslie Chatterton for her long-term dedication to the work of the Disability Advisory Council; her expertise and commitment to the work of the Council was of great benefit. The DAC acknowledges Mayor Carolyn Peterson for her support of our work. The DAC appreciates the support of the Clerk’s Office, particularly Sarah Myers, Information Specialist. We are fortunate to work with very supportive city officials, department heads, and city staff. Their support is important to our success. Approved by the Disability Advisory Council: July 10, 2012 Presented to the Common Council: August 1, 2012 Report prepared by: Larry Roberts, Chair 8. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS: City Administration Committee: 8.1 Finance/Controller’s Office – Approval of Budget Amendments - Resolution WHEREAS, during 2012, City of Ithaca departments have received revenue from various unanticipated sources including reimbursement, grants, donations, and sale of material, that need to be accounted for in the 2012 budget, and WHEREAS, the reimbursements total $28,400 as follows: Tompkins County Celebration Grants $13,895 Insurance Recovery 9,300 Donations 500 Restitution/Reimbursement 600 Sale of Scrap/Equipment 4,125 now, therefore be it RESOLVED, That Common Council hereby amends the 2012 authorized budget as follows to account for said receipts and expenditures of funds: Increase Revenue Accounts: A1012-2379 Community Celebrations $13,895 A3120-2770 Police – Unclassified 2,333 A3311-2680 Traffic Control – Insurance Recovery 8,600 A5010-2655 Streets Minor Sales 1,539 A5132-2655 Garage Minor Sales 253 A7111-1710 Parks & Forestry 500 A7111-2680 Parks & Forestry – Insurance Recovery 700 A7111-2690 Parks & Forestry – Other Compensation 100 A7111-2705 Parks & Forestry – Donations 500 Totals $28,420 Increase Appropriation Accounts: A1012-5435 Celebrations Contracts $13,895 A3120-5225-5005 Police Other Equipment 2,333 A3311-5477 Traffic Control Parts 8,600 A5010-5483 Streets Construction Supplies 1,539 A5132-5481 Garage Small Tools 253 A7111-5485 Parks & Forestry – Trees 1,800 Totals $28,420 9. CITY ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE: 9.1 Finance/Controller’s Office - Approval of Corrective Action Plan for NYS Audit Report - Resolution WHEREAS, the City of Ithaca recently had a New York State Audit performed on Financial Operations for the period January 1, 2010 – April 14, 2011, and WHEREAS, said audit report number 2011M194, requires an improved corrective action plan to be submitted to New York State; now, therefore be it RESOLVED, That Common Council hereby approves the Corrective Action Plan dated July 9, 2012, and directs the City Controller to submit the plan to the New York State Office of the State Comptroller as required. 11. GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEE: 11.1 An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 348 of the City of Ithaca Municipal Code entitled “Water and Sewers”, Section 348-29 “Sanitary Services” to Amend Sub- Section 348-29(J), and add the following Sub-Sections (J), (K), (L) and (M) Ordinance #2012 - ___ BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED by the Common Council of the City of Ithaca as follows: Section 1. Section 348-29(E) of the City of Ithaca Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: (E) All installations of service drains or sewers between the curb and the building shall be made by a [plumber] Plumbing Contractor or [sewer layer] Water and Sewer Installer licensed by the Examining Board of Plumbers or any homeowner working on his/her own single-family residence. Section 2: Section 348-29 of the City of Ithaca Municipal Code is hereby amended to add the following subsections: (J) All sanitary services connected to the public mains shall have a house (building) trap installed between the property line and the building to prevent sewer gas and other potentially harmful gases generated in the public mains from entering the building. The house trap shall be installed as close to the building as possible. The trap shall be a service weight, cast iron, double hub running trap with a minimum of 4” inside diameter. A Fresh Air Inlet shall be installed on the building side riser of the trap and terminate at 12 inches above grade with an approved air inlet fitting to allow the internal vents to draft and remove accumulated gases from the plumbing system. A brass cleanout cover shall be installed at grade level on the street side of the trap for cleaning and maintenance of the trap. A wye, 45degree fitting with riser and brass cleanout at grade level is required immediately down-stream of the trap to facilitate cleaning between the trap and the public main. (K) Each plumbing system connected to the City of Ithaca municipal sanitary sewer system shall have an attending vent system designed to provide for the admission and emission of air within such system to protect trap seals from siphonage, backpressure and to remove the accumulation of sewer gas within the building. (L) Main Stack required. All plumbing systems connected to the public mains shall have at least one main stack connected to the building drain and run undiminished in size and terminate to the outside. The size of the stack shall be a minimum of 3 inches in diameter or larger if total developed length exceeds 75 feet. The stack shall connect to the building drain as close as possible to the fresh air inlet of the house trap to create the necessary stacking and circulation of air for the interior venting system. Where multiple fixture groups or stacks are located throughout a building, additional main stack(s) may be required by the local authority having jurisdiction. (M) Air Admittance Valves. Individual, branch and circuit vents shall be permitted to terminate with a connection to an air admittance valve. The air admittance valve shall only vent fixtures that are on the same floor level and connect to a horizontal branch drain. The horizontal branch drain shall conform to the following: 1) Location of branch. The horizontal branch drain shall connect to the drainage stack or building drain a maximum of four branch intervals from the top of the stack. 2) Relief vent. The horizontal branch shall be provided with a relief vent that shall connect to a vent stack, or stack vent or extend to the outdoors to the open air. The relief vent shall connect to the horizontal branch drain between the stack or building drain and the most downstream fixture drain connected to the horizontal branch drain. The relief vent shall be sized in accordance with existing Plumbing Code. 3) Stack-type air admittance valves shall be prohibited. Section 3: Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, then that decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. Section 4: Effective date. This ordinance shall take effect immediately and in accordance with law upon publication of notices as provided in the Ithaca City Charter. 11.2 Local Law to Adopt New Boundary Lines for the City of Ithaca Wards WHEREAS, a census was held in 2010 which indicated changes in population within the City that prompted the City to re-examine its ward boundaries and which made it necessary for the City to embark on a redistricting plan; and WHEREAS, in view of the foregoing, a City Redistricting Committee was established to make recommendations to the City of Ithaca Common Council regarding ward boundaries for the City; and WHEREAS, the Redistricting Committee studied various options and has presented its report and recommendations to the Common Council; and WHEREAS, the Common Council has received public comment and deliberated upon the matter at length, now therefore, City of Ithaca Local Law # ___ of the year 2012 BE IT NOW ENACTED BY the Common Council of the City of Ithaca as follows: Section 1. Legislative Intent and Purpose. The Common Council of the City of Ithaca determines that it is in the interest of the public welfare to adopt the Ward Map commonly known as Scenario 5-4, dividing the City into five separate wards from each of which two Alderpersons shall be elected. The Common Council recognizes that, based on the 2010 census, this will result in a population deviation spread of approximately nine-point-zero-three percent (9.03%) between the least and most populous of these wards. Section 2. The text of Section C-3 “Ward Boundaries”, as currently contained in the Ithaca City Charter and last ratified by Local Law No. 4 of 2002 is hereby repealed and replaced with the following text: “The City shall be divided into five wards respectfully bounded and described as follows: A. Ward I: Beginning at a monument marking the former southwest corner of the corporate limits of the City of Ithaca, also known as the southwest corner of "DeWitt location", located approximately 315 feet west of the center line of Floral Avenue, on the corporate limits; thence running easterly along the south line of the corporate limits a distance of 1,728 feet, to a point on the City of Ithaca corporate limits; thence along the western and southern corporate limits a distance of 16,730 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of South Aurora Street; thence easterly along the southern corporate limits of the City of Ithaca a distance of 8,023 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection of the center line of East State Street and the southern corporate limits of the City of Ithaca; thence northwesterly along the center line of East State Street a distance of 5,963 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of East Green Street; thence southwesterly along the center line of East Green Street a distance of 518 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of South Aurora Street; thence southeasterly along the center line of South Aurora Street a distance of 69 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the southern line of Six Mile Creek; thence southwesterly along the southern creek line of Six Mile Creek a distance of 1,066 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection of the center line of East Clinton Street and the southern creek line of Six Mile Creek; thence westerly along the center line of East Clinton Street a distance of 23 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the northern creek line of Six Mile Creek; thence southwesterly along the northern creek line of Six Mile Creek a distance of 559 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection of the northern creek line of Six Mile Creek and the center line of South Cayuga Street; thence southerly across Six Mile Creek along the center line of South Cayuga Street a distance of 276 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of West Spencer Street; thence southwesterly along the center line of West Spencer Street a distance of 1,344 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection of the center line of South Albany Street extended and the center line of Elmira Road; thence southwesterly along the center line of Elmira Road a distance of 2,201 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection of the center line of South Meadow Street, also known as New York State Route 13 and Elmira Road; thence northerly along the center line of South Meadow Street a distance of 3,964 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of West State Street; thence northerly along the center line of North Meadow Street a distance of 2,110 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of Hancock Street; thence northeasterly along the center line of North Meadow Street, also known as New York State Route 13 North, a distance of 2,445 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of Cascadilla Creek; thence westerly along the center line of Cascadilla Creek to a point of intersection with the center line of the Cayuga Inlet a distance of 1,877 feet, more or less; thence northerly along the center line of Cayuga Inlet, and as extended, to the north line of the City of Ithaca a distance of 5,523 feet, more or less; thence westerly along the north line of the City of Ithaca a distance of 3,420 feet, more or less, to a point on the west shore of Cayuga Lake; thence southeasterly along the line of the corporate limits of the City of Ithaca as it twists and turns a distance of 4,613 feet, more or less; thence westerly along the City of Ithaca corporate limits a distance of 2,587 feet, more or less; thence southwesterly along the City of Ithaca corporate limits, which is also the center line of Williams Brook, a distance of 331 feet, more or less; thence southerly along the western line of the corporate limits of the City of Ithaca a distance of 9,800 feet, more or less, to the point and place of beginning. B. Ward II: Beginning at a point of intersection of the center line of East Green Street and the center line of East State Street; thence running southwesterly along the center line of East Green Street a distance of 518 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of South Aurora Street; thence southeasterly along the center line of South Aurora Street a distance of 69 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the southern creek line of Six Mile Creek; thence southwesterly along the southern creek line of Six Mile Creek a distance of 1,066 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection of the center line of East Clinton Street and the southern creek line of Six Mile Creek; thence westerly along the center line of East Clinton Street a distance of 23 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the northern creek line of Six Mile Creek; thence southwesterly along the northern creek line of Six Mile Creek a distance of 559 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection of the northern creek line and the center line of South Cayuga Street; thence southerly across the creek along the center line of South Cayuga Street a distance of 276 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of West Spencer Street; thence southwesterly along the center line of West Spencer Street a distance of 1,344 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection of the center line of South Albany Street extended and the center line of Elmira Road; thence southwesterly along the center line of Elmira Road a distance of 2,201 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection of the center line of South Meadow Street, also known as New York State Route 13 and Elmira Road, ; thence northerly along the center line of South Meadow Street a distance of 3,964 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of West State Street; thence along the center line of North Meadow Street a distance of 2,110 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of Hancock Street; thence northeasterly along the center line of North Meadow Street, also known as New York State Route 13 North, a distance of 2,432 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the west line of Cascadilla Creek; thence southeasterly along the west line of Cascadilla Creek a distance of 2,609 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection of the south line of Cascadilla Creek and North Cayuga Street; thence northerly along the center line of North Cayuga Street a distance of 111 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of Farm Street; thence easterly along the center line of Farm Street a distance of 1,239 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of Linn Street; thence southerly along the center line of Linn Street a distance of 863 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of Terrace Place; thence easterly and southerly along the center line of Terrace Place a distance of 497 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of East Buffalo Street; thence easterly along the center line of East Buffalo Street a distance of 45 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of Parker Street; thence southerly a distance of 329 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of East Seneca Street; thence westerly along the center line of East Seneca Street a distance of 326 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of Seneca Way; thence southeasterly along Seneca Way a distance of 664 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of East State Street, the point of beginning. C. Ward III: Beginning at a point in the south corporate limits of the City of Ithaca at its intersection with the center line of East State Street; thence running easterly along the south corporate limits of the City of Ithaca a distance of 260 feet, more or less, to a monument marking the southeast corner in the corporate limits of the City of Ithaca; thence northerly along the east line of the City of Ithaca a distance of 11,274 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the north line of the City of Ithaca corporate limits, a point 259 feet due north of the intersection of the eastern City limits and the center line of the road known as Sisson Place Extension, a road on the Cornell University campus; thence westerly along the north boundary of the City of Ithaca a distance of 1,680 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of Triphammer Road; thence southerly and southwesterly along the center line of Triphammer Road a distance of 798 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of Wait Avenue; thence southeasterly and southwesterly along the center line of Wait Avenue a distance of 621 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center lines of Thurston Avenue and Risley Drive; thence southerly along the center line of Thurston Avenue a distance of 760 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection of the center lines of Forest Home Drive and University Avenue; thence westerly and southwesterly along the center line of University Avenue a distance of 1,924 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection of the center lines of McGraw Place and West Avenue; thence southerly and southeasterly along the center line of West Avenue a distance of 1,212 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of Campus Road; thence southeasterly along the center line of Campus Road a distance of 800 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of Central Avenue; thence southerly along the center line of Central Avenue a distance of 960 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of Oak Avenue; thence easterly along the center line of Oak Avenue a distance of 569 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of Summit Avenue; thence southerly along the center line of Summit Avenue extended a distance of 409 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of Dryden Road; thence westerly along the center line of Dryden Road a distance of 325 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of Linden Avenue; thence southerly along the center line of Linden Avenue a distance of 838 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of Bool Street; thence westerly along the center line of Bool Street a distance of 267 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of College Avenue; thence southerly along the center line of College Avenue a distance of 614 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of Mitchell Street; thence southwesterly along the center line of Mitchell Street a distance of 306 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of East State Street; thence southeasterly along the center line of East State Street a distance of 3,026 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of Woodcrest Avenue; thence, running southeasterly a distance of 668 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the City of Ithaca corporate limits, the point and place of beginning. D. Ward IV: Beginning at a point on the center line of Cascadilla Creek at the point of intersection with the center line of Stewart Avenue; thence running northeasterly along the center line of Stewart Avenue a distance of 1,943 feet, more or less, to a point on the center line of Stewart Avenue; thence northeasterly along the northwest face of Carl Becker House, a building on Cornell University campus, a distance of 330 feet, more or less, to the northeast corner of Carl Becker House; thence southeasterly along the westernmost edge of the access road located east of Carl Becker House a distance of 294 feet, more or less, to a point; thence easterly along a line which is also the north face of Mennen Hall a distance of 222 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of West Avenue; thence southerly along the center line of West Avenue a distance of 680 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of Campus Road; thence southeasterly along the center line of Campus Road a distance of 800 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of Central Avenue; thence southerly along the center line of Central Avenue a distance of 960 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of Oak Avenue; thence easterly along the center line of Oak Avenue a distance of 569 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of Summit Avenue; thence southerly along the center line of Summit Avenue extended a distance of 409 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of Dryden Road; thence westerly along the center line of Dryden Road a distance of 325 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of Linden Avenue; thence southerly along the center line of Linden Avenue a distance of 838 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of Bool Street; thence westerly along the center line of Bool Street a distance of 267 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of College Avenue; thence southerly along the center line of College Avenue a distance of 614 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of Mitchell Street; thence southwesterly along the center line of Mitchell Street a distance of 306 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of East State Street; thence northwesterly along the center line of East State Street a distance of 2,275 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of Seneca Way; thence northwesterly along the center line of Seneca Way a distance of 664 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of East Seneca Street; thence easterly along the center line of East Seneca Street a distance of 326 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of Parker Street; thence northerly along the center line of Parker Street a distance of 329 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of East Buffalo Street; thence westerly along the center line of East Buffalo Street a distance of 45 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of Terrace Place; thence northerly and westerly along the center line of Terrace Place a distance of 497 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of Linn Street; thence northerly along the center line of Linn Street a distance of 191 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of Cascadilla Creek; thence easterly along the center line of Cascadilla Creek a distance of 1,490 feet, more or less, to a point in the center line of Stewart Avenue to the point of beginning. E. Ward V: Beginning at a point of intersection of the center lines of Linn Street, University Avenue, and Cascadilla Creek; thence running easterly along the center line of Cascadilla Creek a distance of 1,490 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of Stewart Ave; thence northerly along the center line of Stewart Avenue a distance of 1,943 feet; thence northeasterly along the northwest face of Carl Becker House, a building on Cornell University campus, a distance of 330 feet, more or less, to the northeast corner of the Carl Becker House; thence southeasterly along the westernmost edge of the access road located east of Carl Becker House a distance of 294 feet, more or less to a point; thence easterly along a line which is also the north face of Mennen Hall a distance of 222 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of West Avenue; thence northerly along the center line of West Avenue a distance of 530 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection of the center lines of University Avenue and McGraw Place; thence northerly and easterly along the center line of University Avenue a distance of 1,924 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of Thurston Avenue; thence northerly along the center line of Thurston Avenue a distance of 760 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection of the center lines of Wait Avenue and Risley Drive; thence northeasterly and northwesterly along the center line of Wait Avenue a distance of 621 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of Triphammer Road; thence northeasterly and northerly along the center line of Triphammer Road a distance of 798 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the north boundary of the City of Ithaca; thence westerly along the north line of the City of Ithaca and its extension westerly to a point of intersection with the east line of North Cayuga Street; thence northerly along the corporate limit of the City of Ithaca a distance of 4,705 feet, more or less to the northeast corner of the corporate limits of the City of Ithaca; thence westerly along the north line of the City of Ithaca to a point on said north line, which said point is on a line directly due north of the center line of the Cayuga Inlet; thence southerly along the center line of the Cayuga Inlet, as extended, and along the actual center line of the Cayuga Inlet to a point of intersection with the center lines of Cascadilla Creek and North Meadow Street; thence southwesterly along the center line of North Meadow Street a distance of 13 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the west line of Cascadilla Creek; thence southeasterly along the west line of Cascadilla Creek a distance of 2,609 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection of the south line of Cascadilla Creek and the center line of North Cayuga Street; thence northerly along the center line of North Cayuga Street a distance of 111 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of Farm Street; thence easterly along the center line of Farm Street a distance of 1,239 feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the center line of Linn Street; thence southerly along the center line of Linn Street a distance of 707 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning. Section 3. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this local law shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered. Section 4. Effective Date. This Local Law shall take effect on January 1, 2013 after filing in the office of the Secretary of State, provided however that all current Alderpersons shall continue to hold office and represent the heretofore existing wards through December 31, 2013 absent cause for vacancy otherwise represented by law, and further provided that the ward boundaries heretofore existing shall continue to be the ward boundaries for the purpose of filling vacancies in office until the general election in November 2013. 15. MAYOR’S APPOINTMENTS: 15.1 Appointment to Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Council – Resolution RESOLVED, That Trevor French be appointed to the Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Council to fill a vacancy with a term to expire December 31, 2014. 15.2 Appointment to Board of Zoning Appeals – Resolution RESOLVED, That Susan J. Cummings be appointed to the Board of Zoning Appeals as the alternate member with a term to expire December 31, 2012, and be it further 15.3 Appointment to Disability Advisory Council – Resolution RESOLVED, That Amy Scott be appointed to the Disability Advisory Council to fill a vacancy with a term to expire June 30, 2015. 15.4 Appointment to Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission – Resolution RESOLVED, That Ashima Krishna be appointed to the Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission to fill a vacancy with a term to expire December 31, 2014.