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CITY OF ITHACA
108 EAST GREEN STREET
ITHACA, NEW YORK 14850
OFFICE OF TELEPHONE: 272-1713
MAYOR CODE 607
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 25, 1990
Mayor Benjamin Nichols today announced the appointment of the
members of the Interim Parks Commission which was approved by Common
Council at its meeting of January 3, 1990.
The Interim Parks commission is a brand new board for the City of
Ithaca. The need for such a commission was clearly established during
the Stewart Park Plan hearings of 1987, from which objectives emerged
called The Stewart Park Preservation Goals and Guidelines.
The Chair of the Commission is Victoria Romanoff (273-5796) .
As was evident from the numerous applications received by the City,
many citizens care deeply about their parks, open spaces, waterways,
bike paths and other natural and scenic settings.
Among the appointed members are ecologists, preservationists, a
limnologist, representatives from the Green Party, recreation specialists,
people who use parks in wheelchairs, liaisons from D.P.W. and B.P.W.
and also the public at large, including parents.
The Interim Commission has been asked to devise a permanent review
body which will address itself to the needs of existing parks as well as
help plan new parks and open spaces, which are critically needed in an
ever growing city! In the meantime the Interim Parks Commission will
advise the Board of Public Works on issues affecting the City parks.
An Equal Opportunay Employer with an Affirmative Action Program"
January 3, 1990
(as amended)
* 16.2 Interim Parks Task Force
By Alderperson Cummings: Seconded by Alderperson Peterson
WHEREAS, the Stewart Park 1987 Preservation Goals and Guidelines calls
for the establishment of a city-wide Parks Commission, and
WHEREAS, the board of Public Works and Department of Public Works have
made recommendations regarding the establishment of a Parks
Commission; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to appoint an
Interim Parks Commission for a term to expire on January 1 , 1991 , which
is to be composed of ten ( 10) members of whom at least six (6) shall
reside in the City of Ithaca. At least four (4) shall be experts in such
areas as landscape architecture, limnology, horticulture, historic
preservation, hydrological engineering, ornithology, and ecology; four (4)
shall be at-large representatives; and one ( 1 ) shall be a Department of
Public Works staff member; and one ( 1 ) shall be a member of the Board of
Public Works, and be it further
RESOLVED, The the Interim Parks Commission shall be charged with the
following:
1 ) To advise the Department of Public Works: a) in carrying out items
specified on pages 17 and 18 of the Stewart Park Preservation Goals and
Guidelines, b) in evaluating the appropriateness of implementing other
proposals described in the Stewart Park Preservation Goals and Guidelines
as such proposals conform to the goals for Stewart Park adopted by
Common Council on February 3, 1988, and c) in considering any other
appropriate areas related to the function of city parks.
2) To made recommendations to the Board of Public Works and the
Planning and Development Committee of Common Council by October 1 ,
1990 on a permanent Parks Commission for the City of Ithaca—the
recommendations to include parks and other green spaces for which they
shall assume responsibility, membership, terms of office, relationship to
existing Boards and departments, powers, tasks, appointment procedures,
and any other areas as they see fit.