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Home My WebLink AboutSpecial Meeting~ 7-02-85, 7-15-85, 9-16-85 and 10-21-85.pdfMIIIUTES of a Special Meeting in the ViILage HaII. PRESENT: Mayor F.G. I,{archam; Rogers. of the Board of Trustees held July 2, L98j at l:30 p.rn. Tzustees And-erson; Canp; Kira; pinentel; Ergineer OTHEBS PRESENT: Fborn Cornell - Vice Presid.ent Gurowitz; A1 Wright; Lew Roscoelcharles Jankey; Bill lfendt; Architect Bohrin; and D. Irdaxwelr. ARSENT: lYrrstees Bennett, Fl_ening. architeets presented. a large scale map and. a model of the dormitory developrnentJessup Boao. He pronised that site plans and. other relevant docunents wou-l-d Eprovided 7/3/85. Members of the Board raised questions about the locationthe buil-dings, readiness of aeeesss for emergeney vehicles, the provisionparking stud.ent cars temporarily, liBrting, and so forth. fthwas agreed that the Board and its officers lrouJ-d examine the plans more earefl-rll-yand would decide whether action to approve possible changes in and variations fromthe Zoning ord-inance would- need. to be taken; in consequence, whether a public hearingwould be neeessarry. I{r. Wendt presented, a proposed sign program as suggested. by the State to provid.efor the more easy flow of traffic on the Eastern and Northern part of the Vi11age. l'4otion made by Trustee Pimentel', seconded. by f?r.r.stee Kira: RESOLUTION 3616 - PROYTSIONAL ACCEPTANCE OF PROPOSED STGN PROGNAM tre on be for VOTED to give provisional acceptanee to endorsement by the Pol_ice Ctrief and. the Anderson Voting yes Kira Voting Yes l4eeting adgQurned 9225 p,m. Minutes of a regular meeting of the Board J:30 p.m. in the Village HaI1. the sign program subject to cormrents ano Ptrblic Safety Connittee. Lhanirnously passed.. Canp Voting Yes Pinnentel Votine Yes F.G. Ivlarcham Eayor of Thustees held July 15, a985 at PRESENT: Ivlayor F.G. Marcha,rn; Trustees Ande?son, Bennett, camp, Fleming, Kira,Attorney Sovocool; Treasurer Fandolph; Engineer/ZO Rogers; Police Chief McE\,ren;Fire Ctrief Mi1ler. ABSENT: Trustee Pimentel. OII{ERS PRESENT: Joe Ciaschi, Mike Schwartz, John Majeroni, Robert Krizek,Tibby Mclafferty. Mressrs. Ciaschi and Schwartz reappeared. before the Board in connection I'ith thepreviously approved. plan for the further d.evelopment of the Corners to correctfigures which had been erroneously subnritted relative to J-and coverage of 6reproposed- build.ing. After lengthy d.iscussion, the Board. scheduled July J-8, T pmfor,a special meeting of the Board. as the Planning Board. and requested. that Mr.Ciaschi and. his architect submit a ne.w final and cornllete.site plan of- the entire d-evelopment which will ad.dress questions of traffic safety, ad.eo.uate parking spaces, proposed roadway, hydrants, landscaping, and so fcrth. ,t I.t I{INUTES of a regular neetinC T/aj/85 Continued Ivlayor Mrarchan caB,lcd. the regelan meeting to ord.er,. Motion nrade by Trustee Kira, seconded by Tbustee Flerning: VOTED to approve the minutes of a regular meeting held. June AT, I9g5 and specialmeetings held J,ne 2)+, and Jury 2 , r;8, ." p""rriously furnished. Trustees in xeroxforrn. Unanimously passed Anderson Voting yes Canrp Vot:ing yes Kira Votine yes l4ction nade by Trustee Alderson, seconded by trustee Bennett: VOTED to approve the Abstract of Audited Vouchersanounts: General_ Fund _ $56,06g.59; Sewer F\rnd _ And.erson Voti.ng yes canp Voting yes Kira Voting yes Trustee And.erson Voting yes Trustee Camp VotinE yes Trustee Kj.ra Votini les Bennett Fleming Voting Yes Voting Yes dated July $23,gg8.0B . Bennett FJ-enring a5, 1985 in the following Unanimously passed.. Voting Yes Voting Yes &9& Mayor Marchan gave his report and. placed it on file in the village office, The Mayor referred to a lette} from John L. Mi11er, coordinatou of the TornpkinsCo. Fire and krergency Serviee .in Lrhich h; ";;;""ts Village support to seeurestate funds for the purchase of repolting and'dispateh equi.pment. The Mayor willwri'te to Assemblyman }4acNeil and senator Riford. in eonnection with this. rn connection vith a letter fr'om Gary lindenbaum, Assistant superintendent of thefthaca Schoot District, in whieh he notifies the Village of a 5% rent increasefor= space in the Cayuga Heights School Building for the A981,_86 year, TreasurerRandolph is instructed- to examine the accompurrlirrg tist of figures indicatingthe rental fees for elosed school buildings^".r"d ""port his finrtings at the nextmeeting. Mayor Marcham read' Gor<lon wheelerts l-etter of resignation as village fbeasurerand spoke of an upconing, inforrnal farewell prirty to be announced., at the con-venience of I4r . Wheel_er. The Board .rejeeted ther request of Mrs. Helen shevchuk for refund of the latecharge of $3.75 on her sewer rentar bir_I. she will be so inforried. Mayor ]vlarcham referred' to a request from a cornel-l student for permission to holda large picnie on Jessup Field tn August 31st. Di-scussion folloved and the foltow-ing action was taken: Motion made by Trustee Kira., seconded by Trustee Fleming: RESOLUTTON 3517 - DENY PERMrssroN TO HoLD prcNrc oN JESSLTp FrELD votED to reject the application from cornelr students to hold a picnic on .TsssupField on the basis that there'are alternative sites on the universitlr campusand' further, that sanitary and seeurity facilities a::e lim:'.ted. unanimously passed. Trustee Bennett Voting yes Trustee Flening Voting 1esI MINUTES of Regular Irbeting _ T/aj/g5 Fire Chief Mriller presented his monthly report and placsd it on file in the lil1ageOffice. I\btion nade by Trustee Bennett, seconded by Trustee Kira: RESOLUTION 3618 - APPROVE TBANSFERS I VOTED to approve the transfers as reconmend.ed by the T?easurer. unaninously passed..(Copy to be-inserted in officiat Minute Book). Trustee Anderson Voting yes Tn,.tee Bennett Voting yesTrustee Camp Votin! yes Trustee Flening Vbting yesT?ustee Kira irotine yes x*tt Attorney Sovocool had no report for the month. Police ctrief MrcEnen presented his statistical- report whieh is on file in the clerk,sOffice. cttief McEwen reported that he has ad.vertised for the sd,re of thefor a minim:m bid of $:5OO and sealed bids are d.ue by 1p.m. on fr:gineer/ZO Rogers presented hi's report and plaeed it on file. fn- examining the siteplan for the townhouse projeet onsubrnitted by the University, the Fire C?rief iotea gravesafety of the complex. fhe Board. agreed. that-a meetingtects and Village offieials be arranged. imrnediately forthe lrlans. rn connection with the special treatment for the sewage flow from }frrrse AutomotiveProduets Plant, the Ergineer is instmcted to investigate the cost of hiring aconsulti'ng engineer to perform tests on the flow from the lbrse prant and tod'etermine t'hat treatment, if arry, would be necessary to render,their flon equiva,-lent to domestic sewage for treatment purposes. Etngineer Rogers was instrueted. to obtain an estimate from Robert trr-umerfelt, civil_Engineer, for the cost of performing a sid.erralk survey of neeessary repairs in theproposed sidew+3.k' district, tr?rgineer Rogers spoke of the urgent need. for stream maintenance work on FerningtonRoad' between cayuga Heights and Highland Roads. He stated that the county hasagreed to contribute $2e50, if the vil:lage rvi11 provide matching funds to accomp-]-ish this. I'4ction nide by Trustee Flening, second.ed by Trustee Kira: RESOLUTTON 3679 - PROCEED llrru sTREAM I{ATNTENANCE pROJEcr AND ALLOCATE MATCIITNG FUNDS VOIED to authorize the E:gineer toRen::ington Road in eooperation withto a]-locate its share in the annount proceed with the strea^n maintenance project onthe County, ild further, the Village is prepared.of $2250 in natching fund.s for the cost of the used police carJuly 22nd. Jessup Road which had been d.eficiencies in the fire between Cornellts archi-the purpose of reviewinE Trustee Bennett Voting yes Trustee Eleming Vbting yes project. Unanimously passed.. Trustee And.erson Trustee Camp Trustee Kira Voting Yes Voting yes Voting Yes tt r(*-1,t7 Tbustee Anderson Trustee Camp Trustee Kira, Trustee Anderson lbustee Ca^nrp T?ustee Kira f?ustee Anderson T?ustee Canp Tbustee Kira MINUIES of Begular lr[:eting _ T/fl:'/g5 Mrotion rnad-e by Trr:stee Bennett, seconded by Trustee Anderson: RESOI,UTTON S6ZO - AUTTIORTZE ENGTNEER TO PUFCHASE TRUCT VOTED to authorize the Engineer to proeeed withDepartment of l\rb1ic llorks at the State contract the purchase of a trlck for theprice ot $9955. Unanirnously passed. Trustee Bennett Votine yes T::ustee Fl-eming r Votini yes Trustee Sennett VotinE yes Trustee Elening Votin! yes Trustee Bennett Votine yes Trustee IJ-ening Voting yes Voting Yes Voting Yes Voting Yes t(r0* The clerk presented a report in connection with the listing in the Retirement systemof Porice offieer prrilip r. Bache as a member of the wrong plan. l4ction made by T.r.stee Bennett, seeond.ed by Tbustee And.erson: RESOLUTTON 3621 - TAIG NECESSARy AcrroN THRoucH srArt LEGTsLATURE FORCORFXCTION OF OFFTCER BACHEIS STATUS IN RETIREMENT-SYSTEM a^n status of Officer philip f . Bache thatved from his present status (Section cted to provid.e ,for its police Officers employnient by the Village _ October J,in motion a request for a private billalso contribute w.hatever su.m isnecessalar to meet this change of status. unanimously passed. *** Mrotion made by Trus,tee Bennett, second.ed by tbustee irira: RESotuTroN 3622 _ APPROVE nrrunns VoTED to approve refunds as follows: D.A. zwart of 5G Higfigate Road., sewer Fent inthe amount or $75'oo br:cause of d-uplicate paynent; Bonnie lierger - ffzz.\g overpaymentof water use bill fo.bhe Ivray quarter. unanimously passed". Voting Y€s Voting Yes Voting yes Voting Yes Voting Yes Voting Yes *x.t( ry /-i, Meeting ad.journed 10:l+lr. p.m" MINUTES of Regutar X{eeting _ 9/r6/Bj Motion mad"e by Trustee Ca,:rip, seconded by t?ustee pinentel: RESoLutrON 3636 - WATER comrtssrou To I\FLEMENT pROGnAM F,oR METER READTNG ection to the plan of the Water Cornmis_perty ovners read their own rneters fore Board encouraged the water departmentossible where necessary. UnanimouslS, f?ustee Anderson Votins yes Trustee Camp Votinf yes Trustee Fleming Votin! Ves tc*l( Trustee Bennett Voting yes Trustee Kira Voting yes Trustee Pimentel Voting yes Mtayor Marcha,n was instructed to l,,rite Mayor tr\:.rrXr in an effort to hasten negotia_tions in connection with the proposed, contract for sewer serv.ices between the twoVillages . Pol-ice ctrief McEwen presented his statistical report whieh has been placed on file. chief MeEwen presented several options for street lighting to be considered onspruce Lane and-.the Board expressed. their preferenee which the ctrief, in turn,will discuss with the residents. IIe wil-l report his findings at the:next meetine. l4ction mad'e by Trustee And-erson, seeondeB by tbustee Kira: RESOLUT:TOIV 3637 - AUTHOBTZE TRANSFER OF FENT $ TO POTTCE EQUIPMENT ACCOI.]NT vorED to authorize the transfer of $500, receivecl annuarly for the rentar of base-ment space for equipment, into the Po1ice Equipment account to be used toward. thepurehase of a typewriter. Five Trustees votla-aye. Trustee canrp abstained. T'rstee And.erson voting yes Trustee Bennett voting yesTrustee Camp Votin55 No Trustee Kira Voting yesT?ustee Flening Voting Yes Truatee pimentel Voti.ne yes t(** E:gineer/zo Rogers presented his reports and placed them on fi1e. nd Gary Gleason have been alIoned to consul_ting engineers, Stearns & I^,rhe1er,to Morse Chain officials to say thatder to carry out tests necessarJr to ed by Morse C?rain meets the stand.ardsto give them a deadline of tlro rteeks Motion nade by T?ustee pirrentelrseconded- by Trustee tr!-erning: RESOLUTTOII 3538 - coNFrRM pnEvrous ACTTo]v ro AwABD BrD FoR pAcKER VOTED to eonfirm Board- approval via telephone to award. to the Albee T?uck Co. rnc.the bid to suppty a packer for a price or $r*S,g9l+. ;;.;ir;;Jrfpur""a. ,) i\trNUTES of Regr:lar Meeting _ 9/M/AS *rT* : llction nade by Tbustee trlerdng, seconded by Trustee Bennett: FnsoLUTrON 3639 - APPRovE sALE oF usED pAcKER ilo corLrNS GARBAGE sERVrcE vorED to approve the sale of the used. Packer to collins Garbage servj-ce for abid of $5,OOO. .Unanimou"fy pa"sua. Trustee Anderson Voting yes Tlustee Ce.nrF Voting yes Trustee Kira Votin! yes fbustee Aad_erson Voting yes Trustee Camp Voting yes TRustee Kira Votin! yes Tnrstee Bennett VotinE yes Trustee Fl-enring Votin! fesTrustee Pirrentel Voting yes Trustee Bennett Votine yes Trustee Flerning Votin! yes Trustee Pirrentel \rotinE yes >---**-k Anne Krohdo xrT* is Rd., as-ked the Board to consid.er,walk district study, to remove ratherrth sid.e of froquois Rd. He pointss an ad.equate one. His written request tructed to draft an ordinance to add.ressstanding solar collectors, to be p::e_ ssrs. Herbster and Miller to cut 15 feetes located in Sunset park and the probable oned that h-e had written to ldr. Herrbsternctations and. if he and Mr. Mil1er now d. in writing for Board consid.eration. Meeting adjourned 10 p.m. Clerk HYTi,:t; ff:"+iirffi:t;:fr:r the Board or rrustees her.d october pa, ae5j at PBESENT: Mayor F. G_" I4areham; Trustees Benneta, o:rl, Fleming.Kira; Attorneysovocool l Treasurer ]iandolprr I 'nnein"""7zo-il";; , porice chiei McEwen; Fire chiefMil1er. ABSENT: Trustees Anderson, pimentel. I OTHERS pRESENT: trbom cornell university - Bill paleen, peter Bohr_in and 41r'ewis cartee; Fralk ttansnaw; n"o1"q rrieier, uuiu. s-earle; Betty Matyas; Dick''tane Mccarthy; Kate Newma.r;'cu"or schnitt; officer wall. \ Architect Bohrin presented for Board approval a site plan of the proposed studenttor'mhouse development on the north sidl-or .lu"Jrp Roaa. nis"u"sion eentered on thepz:oposed bike/walkway a1-Q'g Pleasant Grove Road and cornellrs participation in irsconstruction from Jessup no"a-to the end or their property near the village/Town MfNUTES of a regul_ar meeting October 2L, I}BS continued line' as had been discussed. in a previous rneeting betveen village and university.official-s at which Bill wend't was present. rn connection with this, Mayor Mrarchamread a l-etter from Town supervisor Desch in which he urges that as a condition toirm cornmitment from the University fornstruction. I4r. Lewis Cartee, Town Build_to the attention of the Board that twothe Vi1lage/Town tine _ Buitding F, thega Heights and Building G, the majori-u1.stated that each municipality should. beresponsibre for issuing buird,ing permits and subsequent inspections for thosestructures r,ihich l_ie in their jurisdiction. VOTED to approve the project regard.ing cornell uni.versity townhouses on the northside of Jessup Road- with the understand.ing that there wiII be an assurance on thepart of the university for approval of the sidewalk program so far as it affectsuniversity property and al-so that in connection with-ruitaing G, as shown on thesite pIan, the issuance of a building pemit and the earrying out of the necessaryitrspections shall ber the responsibilitt of the Town of rthaee and that the siriil-arresponsibillty for Iiuilding Fi as shovn on the site p1an, shal1 lie with the Villageof Cayuga Heights. Unanimously passed.. Motion mad.e by Trustee Fleming, RESOLUTTON 361+0 - AppnOrE ROAD second,ed by Trustee Ca,rnp: CORNELL UNTVERSITY TOWNfIOUSE WTTH FTRM COMI\trT]VGNT FOR BI f?ustee Flenr-ing \Ioting yes Trustee Kira, Voting yes T?ustee Fleming Voting yes Trustee Kira Votine yes Trustee Bennett Voting yes Ihu.stee Camp Voting yes Ir** 1""* Hanshaw presented for Boa.rd approval a subdividion map of Iowell prace - offsheld'on Road.' Discu.ssion folrowea. eoncerning street lighting and. rocation of firehyd.rants. MOTION mad.e by T?ustee Bennett, seeonded by tbustee Ki_ra: RESOLUTION 35]+1 - APPROVE HANSHAW SUBSTVISTON }4AP OF LOWELL PLACE DEYELOPMENT VOTED to approve the subd.ivision map dated fO/n/gj as submitted by Frank Hanshar,,of Lowell Pl-ace development with the und.erstand,ing that the first hydrant belocated between Lots 1 and 2 and the seeoncl- nyarant on Lot l+ - subject to the ap-proval of the Fire C'l:ief, and also with the und.erstanding that decision regardinginstallation and location of two street lights will- be nade after agreement has beenreached with the Por-:ice chief and NYsEG. unanimously passed.. TYustee Bennett Votins yes Trustee Camp Votini yes **tE certain resid'ents raj-sed questions about the recent extensive clearing of brushand trees at Sunset Park - one speaking in favor of and one against the voz.k thathad been done - and the residents suggested that the cornriunity be invited to partiei-pate in the planning of any future pranting and clearing in the park. It{ayor lvlarcham called the regurar meeting to order at B:50 p.'. MfIIUTES of Regulaz. Ir{eeting _ IO/ZL/B5 M,T'.N made by Tbustee I{ira, seconded by Trustee Freming: VOTED to approve the Minutes of a regular meeting held september a6, rgg.' as previ-_ously furnished Trustees in x616* fo1a. Unanimously passed-. Trustee Bennett Voting yes fbustee Flening Voting yesTrustee Camp \roting yes Trustee Kira \rotinE yes **t( I40tiQn made by Trustee camp, seconded by Trustee Bennett: the Abstract of Audited Vouchers $a!ed tO/ZA/Bj in the followingFund - $t5,755.J0; sewer tr\:nd - $rg ,TG;.oa.'-irnanirously passed. VOTED to approve amorrnts - Genersl_ Trustee Bennett Voting yes Trustee Camp VotinE yes T?ustee Flening Voting yes Tbustee Kira VotinE yes tFt(* Mayor 'r4archam mad-e reference to the folloving cornmunieations: 1' NYCOM - Re compensatory Time and liability rnsurance. The lvlayor was instructedto write Governor cuomo, senaior And.erson and speaker Fink to emphasize that thisis a real crisis and the Legislatu;.-;;;--c";;";o" must act to resor_ve it. xplaining in detail the two provisions of, capacity of the New york Job De.relopment(to appear on the November bal1ot) .i.a to r_ssue nform the public about this inportant 3' Anerican conmunity cablevision - Aud.ited Financial statement - available in theVillage office for Board perusal ointment as representative of the Board.and Cornell University on natters eon_yor was instrueted.- to write to ldr.pprove of his sitting with the Cornedl would. not commit the Board of Trustees development and to make it understoodt became available to hin woul_d be 5 ' Professor Henry L. Gates - Re his conrrersion of a two unit dwelling to one-familyresidenee and requests refund.s for the second unit charge for sewer rent and. Bol_tonPoint. I4otion nad'e by Trustee Flening, second,ed by Trustee Benne-r,t: RESOLUTTON 36]+2 - APPRO\TE REFI.IN-DS TO GATES FOR SEWER AND I,TATER UNTTS VOTED to refl_md to professor Henry L" Gates, Jr. of 503 tbiphanrner Road the secondunit charges for sewer rent and Bolton poini as they "pp"u"La on his ag}r_g5 villagetax bil_1 ln the amount of $T6.fl+. Unanimously passe<I. Trustee Bennetl; Voting yesTrustee Camp VotinE yei art / i\ f^',/ v. T'rustee Flemine trbtins yesTrustee Kira VotinF Yes