HomeMy WebLinkAboutMN-B&A-1995-11-28 BUDGET AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
REGULAR MEETING 7 :30 P.M. NOVEMBER 28, 1995
MINUTES
Present:
Committee Members : Booth
Committee Members excused: Shenk, Johnson, Thorpe
Others Present:
City Controller Cafferillo
Deputy Controller Thayer
City Chamberlain Parsons
Supt. of Public Works Gray
City Attorney Guttman
Mayor-elect Cohen
1 . ORening Comments:
This B & A Meeting followed the Council ' s budget meeting, and
it was noted that the members of the B & A Committee gave the
power to act on items to Chairperson Booth. Chairperson Booth
stated that formal votes will not be taken, but if he deemed
it necessary, items will be sent forward to Council.
2 . Finance/Chamberlain
A. Request to Approve Tax Sale Redemption Extension
City Chamberlain Parsons discussed a request to extend
the tax sale redemption period on a city property at 302
Hancock Street. Parsons recommended that the request be
approved. After a brief discussion regarding the
property, Chairperson Booth stated that he would send the
following motion forward to Council:
WHEREAS, the property owner at 302 Hancock Street has
requested an extension of time for property redemption from
the 1992 City Tax Sale for the property at 302 Hancock Street,
and
WHEREAS, the Budget and Administration Committee has reviewed
the request and recommends approval of the extension; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the existing owner be permitted to redeem the
property at 302 Hancock Street, up to January 22, 1996, for
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the total lien amount outstanding, plus additional interest,
penalty and related costs through the date of the redemption.
B. Request Deletion of Exempt Property from 1995 City Tax
Roll
City Chamberlain Parsons presented a request to delete
ten properties from the 1995 Tax Roll. Parson explained
that the state purchased these properties as part of the
octopus project and under Real Property Tax Law, the
properties are exempt from taxes.
Parsons explained that the taxes on only those properties
acquired after January 1, 1995 remain unpaid. The amount
of tax unpaid and to be deleted will be $8,800. After a
brief discussion, Chairperson Booth stated he would send
the following motion forward to Council:
WHEREAS, the following properties were acquired by New York
State in late 1994 for the octopus project:
701 W. Buffalo Street 59 .-8-1
700 Cascadilla Street 43.-2-9 . 1
723 Cascadilla Street 52 .-3-.52
738 Cascadilla Street 43 .-2-7 .2
Hancock Street 43.-2-9 .2
610 N. Meadow Street 43.-2-8
799 W. Seneca Street 73.-5-2.2
802-04 W. Seneca Street 58.-5-1
700 W. State Street 72 .-1-1 .2
800-04 W. State Street 73.-5-3
and
WHEREAS, Section 404 of the Real Property Tax Law provides for
tax exempt status on the date of acquisition for property
required for highway purposes; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the City Chamberlain is authorized and directed
to make the appropriate changes to the tax rolls .
3. Finance/Controller
A. Request to Approve Ithaca Housing Authority Salaries
City Controller Cafferillo explained that the City is
required, on an annual basis, to compare the Ithaca
Housing Authority salaries with those of similar City
employees . After some discussion regarding the salaries
and the percentage increases for 1996, Chairperson Booth
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stated that he would send the following resolution
forward to Council:
WHEREAS, the Ithaca Housing Authority is mandated by the
Department of Housing and Urban Development, our funding
agency, to demonstrate that the salaries and wages of the
employees of said Housing Authority are comparable with the
practices of the local governing body for all positions of
similar responsibility and require competence; and
WHEREAS, the IHA will be negotiating a Contract with the
IHAMEU Local 2300 UAW for maintenance employees, and
WHEREAS, the City of Ithaca authorized cost of living
increases for 1995, including step increases for qualified
employees; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Ithaca Housing Authority authorized an
increase not to exceed 5.5% for all qualified employees, and
be it further
RESOLVED, That the IHA establish the following positions,
comparability and salary ranges for its Public Housing Section
8 employees, subject to review upon completion of a Position
Analysis now in progress and a salary range analysis to be
completed no later than August 1, 1996, and covered by its
Operating Budget:
Position Comparable Position Salary
Executive Director Director of Planning & $40,250 (Oper. )
Development/Controller 2,750 (Sec. 8)
Salary $43,000
Family Self- Supervisor of Caseworkers
Sufficiency Tompkins County DSS
Coordinator Salary $28, 088
Principal Account City of Ithaca CSEA
Clerk/Fiscal officer Salary $37,277
Administrative City of Ithaca CSEA
Secretary (35 hours week) Salary $28, 133
Tenant Relations Administrative
Assistant Assistant Salary $24,905
Position Comparable Position Salary
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Tenant Relations Administrative
Assistant Assistant Salary $16,538
Sr. Account Clerk- City of Ithaca CSEA
Typist Salary $21,231
Principal Account City of Ithaca CSEA
Clerk Salary $25,200 (Sec. 8)
Resident Initiatives Recreation Supervisor
Coordinator CSEA Salary $30,816
CIAP Program Assistant Civil Engineer
Coordinator (35 hours week) Salary $35,000
Maintenance Supervisor Ithaca City School District
Salary $35,298
Storekeeper City of Ithaca CSEA
Salary $20,436
Building maintenance Maintainer CSEA Salary $28,064
Mechanic
Building Maintenance Maintainer CSEA
Mechanic Salary $28,064
Maintenance Worker City of Ithaca CSEA
Salary $22,932
Maintenance Worker City of Ithaca CSEA
Salary $20, 137
Maintenance Worker City of Ithaca CSEA
Salary $20, 137
Maintenance Worker City of Ithaca CSEA
Salary $20, 137
Laborer City of Ithaca CSEA
Salary $20,552
Laborer City of Ithaca CSEA
Salary $16, 752
SECTION 8 / VOUCHER
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Position Comparable Position Salary
Section 8 Administrator Planner II - CSEA
Salary $24, 150 (Sec. 8)
Account Clerk/Typist City of Ithaca CSEA
Salary $18, 145 (Sec. 8)
Tenant Relations City of Ithaca CSEA
Assistant Salary $22, 350 (Sec. 8)
SECTION 8 / VOUCHER
Position Comparable Position Salary
Tenant Relations City of Ithaca CSEA
Assistant Salary $17,235 (Sec. 8)
Typist City of Ithaca CSEA
Salary $15,055 (Sec. 8)
and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Common
Council of the City of Ithaca for their compliance with Section 3,
Article 32( 1) of the New York State Housing Law.
B. Request to Approve 1994 City Annual Financial Report
Deputy Controller Thayer stated that the City' s 1994 Annual
Financial Report is completed, and Council annually approves the
report. He explained that he has previously given the report to
the other members of the B & A Committee. Chairperson Booth
stated that he would send the following motion forward to
Council:
RESOLVED, That the 1994 Annual Financial Report prepared by the
Finance Department be approved as presented.
4 . DPW - Request to Amend Capital Project #403J IAWWTP Capacity Upgrade
Project
Supt. of Public Works Gray presented a request to amend the
Ithaca Area Wastewater Capital Project to upgrade the facility by
an amount not to exceed $9, 800 . Gray explained that this project
was approved in the amount of $54, 800 back in September, 1995 .
He stated it has been amended twice already. He explained that
the entire upgrade project will be approximately $450, 000, but
the project currently has only been approved for engineering
services, and the entire authorization will not be made until a
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solid number is established.
Gray explained that this amendment represented additional
engineering services in the amount of $9,800 which included:
Dye & Stress testing $6, 300
On-site pump installation work 700
Prepare drawings 2, 800
After a brief discussion, Chairperson Booth stated he would send
the following motion forward to Council:
WHEREAS, by vote of Common Council at its April 5, 1995 and September
6, 1995 Common Council meetings, the City' s share of funding for
increasing the IAWWTP treatment capacity and selection of Stearns and
Wheler for the related engineering services was approved in the amount
of $54, 800, and
WHEREAS, the Special Joint Sewer Committee, at its regular meeting on
October 17, 1995, voted unanimously to recommend to the Board of
Public Works and to Common Council Amendment No. 2 to the contract for
additional services as follows :
1. Assist owner in completing dye testing and stress testing as
required by the NYSDEC. Anticipated cost $6, 300.
2 . Provide an Engineer' s Representative on-site for one ( 1) day
during required bypassing of the wastewater treatment plant
associated with installation of a new raw wastewater pump.
Anticipated cost $700.
3. Prepare a set of reproducible record prints of drawings
showing those changes made during the construction process .
Anticipated cost $2, 800; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That Capital Project #403J IAWWTP Capacity Upgrade Project
be amended by an amount not to exceed $9, 800, giving a total project
cost of $64, 600, for purposes of funding said additional engineering
services, and be it further
RESOLVED, That funds for said amendment shall be derived from the
IAWWTP Capital Reserve J-1 and allocated among the City of Ithaca,
Town of Ithaca, and the Town of Dryden as per the existing capital
cost allocation agreement.
5 . Committee to Proceed into Executive Session
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Chairperson Booth stated that he would proceed into executive
session to discuss a DPW personnel item, and possible land
acquisition and sale of land items .
6. Report from Executive Session
Chairperson Booth reported that he discussed a personnel item
with the Supt. of Public Works, and a resolution will be
forwarded to Council to be voted on in executive session at the
next council meeting.
Chairperson Booth also reported that he discussed a sale of land
item and a purchase of land item with the City Attorney and a
resolution on both items will be forwarded to Council to be voted
on in executive session at the next council meeting.
No further business was done, and the meeting adjourned at 12:55 A.M.
NOTE: In many cases the actual texts of the resolutions presented in
these minutes were prepared following the Committee' s
deliberations and decisions on the matters involved. The
resolutions presented here are in complete accord with decisions
made by the Committee.
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