HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-19-14 Common Council Meeting AgendaOFFICIAL NOTICE OF MEETING
A Regular meeting of the Common Council will be held on Wednesday, February 19,
2014, 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:
4.1 The J. Diann Sams Annual African-American History Month Recognition
Honoring Elder Ronald Benson - Resolution
5. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS BEFORE COUNCIL:
6. PETITIONS AND HEARINGS OF PERSONS BEFORE COUNCIL:
7. PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR – COMMON COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR:
7.1 Announcement of the Availability of the 2014 Annual Disclosure Forms of
the Mayor and Common Council
8. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS:
City Administration:
8.1 Youth Bureau - Roster & Budget Transfer in the Youth Employment Services
Program- Resolution
8.2 Youth Bureau - Amendment to the 2014 Personnel Roster - Resolution
8.3 Ithaca Area Waste Water Treatment Plant Modification of Work Hours for
Administrative Coordinator - Resolution
8.4 Ithaca Area Waste Water Treatment Plant - Amendment to Personnel Roster -
Resolution
9. CITY ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE:
9.1 Engineering - Amendment to Personnel Roster – Addition of Sidewalk Program
Manager - Resolution
9.2 Fire Department - Request for Roster Change – Addition of Assistant Fire Chief -
Resolution
9.3 City Controller’s Report
Common Council Meeting Agenda
February 5, 2014
Page 2
10. PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE:
10.1 An Ordinance to Amend the City of Ithaca Municipal Code, Chapter 325, entitled
“Zoning” to Rezone Portions of the R-U Zoning District to R-3aa and to Amend
the R-3aa Zoning District in Order to Add Language Stating That in Locally
Designated Historic Districts, Any Non-Contributing Buildings Will Be Excluded
From the Calculation to Determine the Maximum Building Footprint Size
A. Declaration of Lead Agency – Resolution
B. Declaration of Environmental Significance – Resolution
C. Adoption of Ordinance
11. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES:
12. NEW BUSINESS:
13. INDIVIDUAL MEMBER – FILED RESOLUTIONS:
14. MAYOR’S APPOINTMENTS:
14.1 Appointments to Various City Board/Committees – Resolution
15. REPORTS OF COMMON COUNCIL LIAISONS:
16. REPORT OF CITY CLERK:
17. REPORT OF CITY ATTORNEY:
18. MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS:
18.1 Approval of the January 8, 2014 Common Council Meeting Minutes – Resolution
19. 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: January 30, 2014
4. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS:
4.1 The J. Diann Sams Annual African-American History Month Recognition
Honoring Elder Ronald Benson
WHEREAS, since 2004 the City of Ithaca Common Council has recognized an individual in our
community of great esteem and stellar leadership during African-American History Month and, in so
doing, established a tradition of honoring outstanding leadership, courage against unspeakable odds, and
an unwavering commitment to community that is in keeping with the vision of Dr. Carter G. Woodson,
founder of African-American History Month; and
WHEREAS, Common Council first bestowed this honor in 2004 on Alderperson J. Diann Sams following
her retirement from serving on Council; and
WHEREAS, Alderperson Sams was a civil rights leader, long-time public servant, and the first African-
American woman who also was disabled to serve on Common Council; and
WHEREAS, this annual recognition was renamed in 2007 in honor of Alderperson Sams, after her
passing, recognizing her tireless efforts on behalf of African Americans and other underrepresented
populations in and around Ithaca; and
WHEREAS, subsequent years have seen Council award the following outstanding leaders with said
recognition:
- 2005, Dr. James E. Turner, world-renowned scholar and founding director of the Africana Studies and
Research Center at Cornell University;
- 2006, Mr. Calemeze (Cal) D. Walker, community advocate and visionary leader with the Village at
Ithaca;
- 2007, Mrs. Frances Eastman, first woman of color supervisor of medical records at the former Tompkins
County Hospital and past Tompkins County “Senior Citizen of the Year” recipient;
- 2008, Ms. Lucy J. Brown, a dedicated citizen with an unwavering commitment to social justice and
promoting local civic collaboration and participation;
- 2009, Ms. Marcia J. Fort, longtime director of the Greater Ithaca Activities Center (GIAC), so honored for
her steadfast advocacy for the voiceless and oppressed of our community and elsewhere;
- 2010, Mr. and Mrs. Abraham A. and Denise C. Dendtler Lee, long-time career educators in the Ithaca
City School District who lend their time, talent, and personal resources to create or further local
achievement for area children;
- 2011, Mr. Karl A. Graham, longtime community and youth-education advocate whose work pushes for
access and social improvement for all local residents;
- 2012, Mr. Kenneth E. Glover, an ardent supporter of Town-Gown relations to achieve success through
education, employment, and community involvement for area youth and young adults;
- 2013, Mr. William (J.R.) B. Clairborne, Jr., and Mrs. Leslyn E. McBean-Clairborne, elected officials
whose public service advocates for social and economic justice through inclusion, fairness, and
accessibility to government services for, and sensitivity to, those in need; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Woodson’s lifelong devotion to educating African Americans about their own culture and
history as part of U.S. history led to the modern-day, month-long observance of Black, or African
American, History Month, which highlights the positive impact people such as this award’s recipients have
had on society; and
WHEREAS, such an individual who has made an indelible stamp upon Ithaca history and is so revered
that he is worthy of community support is the Elder Ronald Benson, pastor of the Baptized Church of
Jesus Christ, whose continuous support of people at all levels of society is a true model for faithfully
serving humankind; and
WHEREAS, during his 25 years as a pastor in Ithaca, Elder Benson has lead a church that has become a
quiet space for prayers and meditations any time someone is in need, provides a place for another
minister’s weekly service for men, and, in essence is a safe haven and refuge for many of our
community’s “vulnerable” populations; and
WHEREAS, Elder Benson’s ministry extends, in person, to those at the Tompkins County jail and Auburn
Correctional Facility, as well as to many others through Public Access Channel 13’s longest-running
television program (20 years), which has received awards for religion and philosophy; and
WHEREAS, Elder Benson offers through his church and parishioners a food pantry program, food and
meals to individuals and families in need outside of the regular pantry hours, and serves as a member for
21 years of the Southern Tier Food Bank Network; and
WHEREAS, Elder Benson’s advocacy of community and faith has led to his involvement with Healing
Ithaca, Local Leaders of Color with Cornell University, the Equity Inclusion Leadership Council of the
Ithaca City School District, the host for Community Leaders of Color, and his elevation to District Elder of
the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World; and
WHEREAS, Elder Benson freely and regularly gives of his time to attend school meetings, to speak at
court hearings, and to attend meetings with Department of Social Services personnel; and
WHEREAS, in its nominating statement, the panel of this award’s past recipients note:
“Pastor Benson has long been a staunch advocate for youth and families, particularly with the
educational, social services, and court systems…. He is a passionate advocate, often speaking at
meetings to insure that issues negatively impacting the underrepresented and disenfranchised are
heard and understood,”; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the City of Ithaca Common Council urges all citizens to recognize the invaluable
contributions of this positive, affirming, and dedicated citizen – the Elder Ronald Benson – who, through
his commitment to community through faith with the residents of our community, has become a stalwart
example of the many prominent figures we celebrate throughout history, particularly African-American
history; and be it further
RESOLVED, That in so doing, the Elder Ronald Benson is worthy of honor not only each year in
February, but throughout the entire calendar year.
8. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS:
City Administration Committee:
8.1 Youth Bureau - Roster & Budget Transfer in the Youth Employment
Services - Resolution
WHEREAS, the Youth Program Assistant position is currently funded at 25 hours per
week, and
WHEREAS, the normal demands of the Youth Employment Services Program have
resulted in additional hours worked on a continuous basis, and
WHEREAS, an increase in the Youth Program Assistant hours is budget neutral, as the
individual is currently paid for the 35 hours, the additional hours are paid out of the
seasonal line, and the individual is currently receiving benefits; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, That Common Council hereby amends the 2014 Youth Bureau Roster and
Budget as follows
Increase: Youth Program Assistant hours from twenty-five (25)
to thirty-five (35) per week
Transfer: $8,374 from A7310-5120-01202 Part-time Hourly
to A7310-5110-01202 Staff Salary
and be it further
RESOLVED, That said roster and budget amendment be derived from the existing
Youth Bureau budget.
Ithaca Youth Bureau
1 James L. Gibbs Drive
Ithaca, New York 14850
Phone: (607) 273-8364
Fax: (607) 273-2817
“Building a foundation for a lifetime.”
BACK-UP ITEM 8.1
DATE: January 10, 2014
TO: City Administration Committee
FROM: Karen Friedeborn, Youth Program Administrator
Liz Vance, Acting Director
RE: Youth Bureau Roster Amendment
We are requesting permission to make the following budget neutral amendments to the
2014 Youth Bureau employee roster effective February 10th, 2014 as follows:
• Increase the Youth Employment Service (YES) Youth Program Assistant
position from 25 hours per week to 35 hours per week and transfer the required
funds from within the YES approved budget. This employee has worked
additional part-time seasonal hours (at the same rate of pay as her roster
position) for several years, effectively making her a full-time employee with part-
time benefits. Since she already receives health insurance, changing her roster
hours would result in no additional cost to the city.
• Remove funding from one 17.5 hours per week Paul Schreurs Memorial
Program Youth Program Leader position; fund one 22 hours per week Paul
Schreurs Memorial Program Youth Program Assistant position (currently
unfunded on the roster as a 17.5 hours per week position).
We have worked with the HR Department in developing these proposed roster changes.
8.2 Youth Bureau - Amendment to the 2014 Personnel Roster - Resolution
WHEREAS, the Ithaca Youth Bureau has requested an adjustment to the 2014
personnel roster to better meet the demands on the Paul Schreurs Memorial Program,
and
WHEREAS, the Youth Bureau has a vacant funded Youth Program Leader position at
17.5 hours per week and an unfunded Youth Program Assistant at 17.5 hours per week,
and
WHEREAS, the Youth Bureau would like to hire at the Youth Program Assistant level
and increase the hours from 17.5 to 22 hours per week, and
WHEREAS, this amendment is budget neutral, now therefore be it
RESOLVED, That Common Council hereby amends the 2014 Youth Bureau Personnel
Roster as follows:
Unfund: One (1) Youth Program Leader (17.5 hours per week) position
Fund: One (1) Youth Program Assistant and increase hours from 17.5 to 22
hours per week
and be it further,
RESOLVED, That the increase in hours is budget neutral.
8.3 Ithaca Area Waste Water Treatment Facility - Modification of Work Hours
for Administrative Coordinator - Resolution
WHEREAS, to provide adequate administrative support to the Ithaca Area Wastewater
Treatment Facility (IAWWTF) the Water and Sewer Division of the City of Ithaca
Department of Public Works requested and received an increase in the workweek of an
Administrative Coordinator from twenty (20) hours/week to thirty (30) hours/week. This
was accomplished by resolution of item 8.5 of the Common Council Agenda on
September 5, 2012, and
WHEREAS, it is our experience over the time period of August 13, 2012 to date that this
position demands no less than thirty five (35) hours/week, and
WHEREAS, to allow the Water & Sewer Division the additional weekly hours to cover
the administrative needs of the IAWWTF; now therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the work week of one Administrative Coordinator position in the
Water and Sewer Division of the Department of Public Works be and hereby is
increased from thirty (30) hours/week to thirty five (35) hours/week, and be it further
RESOLVED, That for the sole purpose of determining days worked reportable to the
New York State and Local Employees’ Retirement System, the standard workday for
this position shall be established at six (6) hours per day (thirty (30) hours per week) for
the period August 13, 2012 through February 5, 2014, and at seven (7) hours per day
(thirty five (35) hours per week) from February 5, 2014, thereafter, and be it further
RESOLVED, That funds necessary for said work week adjustment be derived from the
existing, authorized 2014 Water, Sewer, and Wastewater budgets.
8.4 Ithaca Area Waste Water Treatment Facility - Amendment to Personnel
Roster - Resolution
WHEREAS, the Wastewater Collection Systems Supervisor retired on September 13,
2013, and
WHEREAS, the 2014 work plan and budget request were developed with a temporary
downgrading of the Wastewater Collection Systems Supervisor position to a Working
Supervisor position, both to accommodate budget constraints and to be in line with the
capabilities and qualifications needed for planned projects in 2014, and
WHEREAS, the Water and Sewer Division has the immediate need of a Working
Supervisor for the Sanitary Sewer Maintenance Crew , and
WHEREAS, the division currently has an unfunded Working Supervisor position, while a
Wastewater Collection Systems Supervisor position is currently funded, and
WHEREAS, the salary range for the Wastewater Collection Systems Supervisor is
$21.24/hr to $25.49/hr. and the salary range for the Working Supervisor is $20.25/hr. to
$24.30/hr. A small savings will be realized by a temporary downgrade of the funded
position to Working Supervisor; now therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Wastewater Collection Systems Supervisor position be unfunded
and remain on the Department of Public Works Water and Sewer roster as unfunded,
and the Working Supervisor position be funded and filled as soon as practicable, and be
it further
RESOLVED, That the necessary funding for the roster change shall be derived from the
existing, authorized 2014 Water and Sewer budget.
9. CITY ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE:
9.1 Engineering - Amendment to Personnel Roster – Addition of Sidewalk
Program Manager - Resolution
WHEREAS, the Common Council adopted on September 4, 2013, a Local Law creating
five Sidewalk Improvement Districts, and
WHEREAS, the 2014 assessment levies for said five Sidewalk Improvement Districts
are cumulatively sufficient to fund a staff person to manage the Sidewalk Program, and
WHEREAS, it is anticipated that each individual Sidewalk Improvement District would
contribute that portion of the cost of employing said staff person that is equal to each
District’s portion of the Citywide sidewalk assessment levy, and
WHEREAS, the Civil Service Commission classified the position of Sidewalk Program
Manager and adopted the job description for the position at their January 15, 2014,
meeting, now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the personnel roster of the Engineering Division of the Department of
Public Works shall be amended as follows:
Add: One (1) Sidewalk Program Manager (40 hours)
and be it further
RESOLVED, That the position of Sidewalk Program Manager shall be assigned to the
CSEA Administrative Unit at salary grade 13, and be it further
RESOLVED, That for the sole purpose of determining days worked reportable to the
New York State and Local Employees’ Retirement System, the standard workday for
this position shall be established at eight (8) hours per day (forty (40) hours per week) ,
and be it further
RESOLVED, That the necessary funding for the roster change shall be derived from the
existing, authorized 2014 Sidewalk Assessment Districts.
9.2 Fire Department - Request for Roster Change – Addition of Assistant Fire
Chief - Resolution
WHEREAS, in 2009 Common Council approved the creation of an additional Fire
Lieutenant position in the Fire Department to facilitate the supervision in the Fire
Prevention Bureau as part of a department reorganization that reduced the number of
funded management positions from three to two; and
WHEREAS, the Fire Chief is currently the only full-time management position funded in
the 2014 budget; and
WHEREAS, there are currently two unfunded and vacant Deputy Fire Chief positions;
and
WHEREAS, the areas of responsibility and the workloads of the Fire Chief that are
distributed to the Assistant Fire Chiefs need to be adjusted from time to time for the
efficient operations of the fire department; and,
WHEREAS, the nature of the work of the Fire Prevention Bureau, the responsibilities of
the Fire Marshal, the need for day-to-day guidance and quality assurance is very time
intensive; and,
WHEREAS, the Fire Department has proposed this adjustment to facilitate future
succession of anticipated retirements of the current Assistant Chiefs; now, therefore be
it
RESOLVED, Common Council hereby authorizes the creation of an additional Assistant
Fire Chief position to direct and supervise the operations of the Fire Prevention Bureau,
thus allowing the Fire Chief to delegate the responsibilities of Fire Marshal to that
Assistant Fire Chief; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That without further approvals from Common Council to do otherwise,
once the new Assistant Fire Chief’s position in the department is filled, a position in the
Fire Lieutenants’ rank will be eliminated from the fire department roster, and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That the funding for the new position will be derived from the existing,
authorized Fire Department budget.
10. PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE:
10.1 An Ordinance to Amend the City of Ithaca Municipal Code, Chapter 325,
entitled “Zoning” to Rezone Portions of the R-U Zoning District to R-3aa and to
Amend the R-3aa Zoning District in Order to Add Language Stating That in
Locally Designated Historic Districts, Any Non-Contributing Buildings Will Be
Excluded From the Calculation to Determine the Maximum Building Footprint Size
A. Declaration of Lead Agency – Resolution
WHEREAS, State Law and Section 176-6 of the City Code require that a lead agency
be established for conducting environmental review of projects in accordance with local
and state environmental law, and
WHEREAS, State Law specifies that, for actions governed by local environmental
review, the lead agency shall be that local agency which has primary responsibility for
approving and funding or carrying out the action, and
WHEREAS, the proposed zoning amendment is a “Type I” Action pursuant to the City
Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) Ordinance, which requires environmental review
under CEQR; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Common Council of the City of Ithaca does hereby declare itself
lead agency for the environmental review of the proposed amendments to the R-3a, R-
3aa, and R-U zoning districts.
B. Declaration of Environmental Significance – Resolution
WHEREAS, The Common Council is considering a proposal to amend the R-3a and R-
3aa zoning district boundaries, in order to include properties currently located within the
R-U zoning district, and
WHEREAS, the appropriate environmental review has been conducted, including the
preparation of a Full Environmental Assessment Form (FEAF), dated November 22,
2013, and
WHEREAS, the proposed action is an “unlisted” Action under the City Environmental
Quality Review Ordinance, and
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Ithaca, acting as lead agency, has
reviewed the FEAF prepared by planning staff; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Common Council, as lead agency in this matter, hereby adopts
as its own the findings and conclusions more fully set forth on the Full Environmental
Assessment Form, dated November 22, 2013, and be it further
RESOLVED, That this Common Council, as lead agency in this matter, hereby
determines that the proposed action at issue will not have a significant effect on the
environment, and that further environmental review is unnecessary, and be it further
RESOLVED, That this resolution constitutes notice of this negative declaration and that
the City Clerk is hereby directed to file a copy of the same, together with any
attachments, in the City Clerk’s Office, and forward the same to any other parties as
required by law.
C. An Ordinance to Amend the City of Ithaca Municipal Code, Chapter 325,
entitled “Zoning” to Rezone Portions of the R-U Zoning District to R-3aa and to
Amend the R-3aa Zoning District in Order to Add Language Stating That in
Locally Designated Historic Districts, Any Non-Contributing Buildings Will Be
Excluded From the Calculation to Determine the Maximum Building Footprint Size
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Ithaca is interested in preserving and
protecting the character of the Cornell Heights Historic District, and
WHEREAS, the Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission, requested that the
Common Council consider rezoning properties in the Cornell Heights district from R-U
to R-3aa, which would limit the maximum building footprint sizes to be no more than
120% of the surrounding contributing buildings in the district, and
WHEREAS, City staff prepared and circulated a draft ordinance that would eliminate the
R-U zone by rezoning properties currently zoned R-U and located within the Cornell
Heights Historic District to R-3aa, and rezoning the remaining R-U properties to R-3a,
and
WHEREAS, City staff also prepared and circulated a draft environmental assessment
for this action, and
WHEREAS, on December 15, 2013, after reviewing the draft Environmental
Assessment Form and reviewing comments received from the City of Ithaca Planning
and Development Board and from the Tompkins County Department of Planning, which
stated that the action was determined not to have negative inter-community, or county-
wide impacts, the Planning Committee passed a resolution declaring itself lead agency
for the purposes of environmental review, and
WHEREAS, also on December 15, 2013, the Planning Committee determined that the
action would result in no significant impact on the environment, and a Negative
Declaration of environmental significance was adopted, and
WHEREAS, on January 15, 2014, the Planning Committee, after discussing concerns
about the proposal, voted to reinstate minimum parking requirements, and to maintain
the R-U zone in the area outside of the historic district, and
WHEREAS, review of the proposal to rezone the R-U properties located within the
Cornell Heights Historic District to R-3aa with minimum parking requirements intact was
addressed in the original Full Environmental Assessment Form (FEAF), dated
December 13, 2013, it has been determined that a new FEAF is not required because
this proposal is no more impacting than that which was adopted by the Common
Council on December 15, 2013, now therefore
ORDINANCE 2014-
BE IT NOW ORDAINED AND ENACTED by the Common Council of the City of Ithaca
that Chapter 325 (Zoning) of the City of Ithaca Municipal Code is hereby amended as
follows:
Section 1. Chapter 325, Section 325-8 District Regulations, is amended to add a new
section 325-8E, entitled “Additional Regulations in the R-3aa District,” to read as
follows:
E. Additional Regulations in the R-3aa District.
(1) No new construction of a primary structure in the R-3aa zone shall contain
a footprint that is larger than 120% of the average footprint of the existing
buildings along the entire block front in which the building is located. If
one or more such surrounding buildings have been demolished, then the
calculation for maximum building footprint shall use the footprint of the
primary structure that most recently stood on any lot where a demolition
had occurred. In locally designated historic districts, any non-contributing
buildings will be excluded from this calculation.”
Section 2. Chapter 325, Section 325-5, of the Municipal Code of the City of Ithaca is
hereby amended to change the zoning designation from R-U to the R-3aa designation
for the following tax parcels: 10.-1-5, 10.-2-1, 11.-1-1, 11.-1-2, 11.-2-1, 11.-2-2, 11.-2-3,
7.-2-1, 7.-2-2, 7.-2-3, 7.-2-4.2, 7.-3-5, 7.-3-6, 7.-3-7, 7.-4-1, 7.-4-10, 7.-4-12, 7.-4-4, 7.-4-
5, 7.-4-6, 7.-4-7, 7.-4-9, 8.-6-5.1, 8.-6-5.2, 8.-1-1, 8.-1-10, 8.-1-11, 8.-1-12, 8.-1-13, 8.-1-
14, 8.-1-2, 8.-1-3, 8.-1-4, 8.-1-5, 8.-1-6, 8.-1-7, 8.-1-8, 8.-1-9, 8.-2-1, 8.-3-1, 8.-4-1, 8.-4-
6, 8.-4-7, 8.-4-8, and 9.-1-1. The boundaries of this amendment are shown on the map
entitled “Proposed Amendment to R-3a & R-3aa Boundaries - October 21, 2013,” a
copy of which shall be on file in the City Clerk’s office.
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.
BACK-UP ITEM 10.1
To: Common Council
From: Jennifer Kusznir, Economic Development Planner
Date: January 28, 2014
RE: Proposal to Amend R-U & R-3aa Zoning Districts
The purpose of this memo is to provide information regarding a proposal to rezone
portions of the Cornell Heights Historic District from R-U to R-3aa. Enclosed is a copy
of the proposed ordinance and a map showing the boundaries of the proposed area to
be rezoned.
This proposal was originally reviewed by the Planning Committee in December of 2013.
The Planning Committee reviewed the proposal, passed a resolution for lead agency,
and after reviewing the environmental assessment form and comments from the County
and Planning Board, passed a resolution of negative environmental significance. In
response to concerns, staff was instructed to remove the minimum parking
requirements within the historic district and re-circulate the ordinance.
At their January meeting the Planning Committee reviewed additional comments from
the public and the Planning Board and decided to maintain the R-U zoning outside of
the historic district and to recommend rezoning only the R-U properties located within
the Cornell Heights Historic District to R-3aa and to keep the minimum parking
requirements intact.
The enclosed ordinance reflects the changes that were requested by the Planning
Committee. The enclosed FEAF has not been amended and re-circulated since these
changes were included as a part of the original environmental assessment. (If you
would like a hard copy of the FEAF, please contact the City Clerk’s Office).
If you have any concerns or questions regarding any of this information, feel free to
contact me at 274-6410.
14. MAYOR’S APPOINTMENTS:
14.1 Appointment to Board of Public Works – Resolution
RESOLVED, That David Warden be appointed to the Board of Public Works to replace
Jeanne Leccese with a term to expire December 31, 2014
14.2 Appointments to Board of Zoning Appeals - Resolution
RESOLVED, That Marshall McCormick be appointed to the Board of Zoning Appeals to
fill a vacancy with a term to expire December 31, 2014, and be it further
RESOLVED, That Teresa Halpert Deschanes be appointed to the Board of Zoning
Appeals to replace Jan deRoos with a term to expire December, 31, 2016.
14.3 Youth Member Appointment to Community Police Board – Resolution
RESOLVED, That Madeline Spitznagel be appointed to the Community Police Board as
the youth member to fill a vacancy with a term to expire December 31, 2014.
14.4 Appointment to Joint Sewer Committee – Resolution
RESOLVED, That David Warden be appointed to the Joint Sewer Committee with a
indefinite term.
14.5 Appointment to the Natural Areas Commission – Resolution
RESOLVED, That Ashley Miller be appointed to the Natural Areas Commission to fill a
vacancy with a term to expire December 31, 2015.