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CITY ADMINISTRATION
COMMMITTEE
AGENDA ITEMS
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Chair, Deb Mohlenhoff
1. Call to Order
1.1 Agenda Review
1.2 Review and Approval of Minutes
Approval of November 2019 Minutes
1.3 Statements from the Public
1.4 Council’s Response
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Yes
*Note: We will review the number of
cards received at the beginning of each
meeting and adjust time if needed.
15 Mins*
2. Consent
3. Finance, Budget and Appropriations
.1 Police – Request to Amend 2019 Budget
.2 IURA - Community Housing Development Fund,
Rescind Prior Authorized Funding
.3 Finance – Controller Request to Amend 2019 Budget
.4 DPW – IAWWTF – Request to Amend CP 422J
Resolution available after SCJ meeting on 12/18/19
.5 Finance – Approval of Bond Authorization
Resolution will be available at meeting
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Dennis Nayor, Chief
Nels Bohn, IURA Director
Steve Thayer, Controller
Steve Thayer, Controller
Steve Thayer, Controller
5 Min
5 Min
5 Min
5 Min
5 Min
4. City Administration, Human Resources and Policy
.1 Fire - Approval of City of Ithaca/Town of Ithaca Fire
Contract
.2 Highlights from Employee Engagement Survey
Yes
No
Tom Parsons, Fire Chief
Schelley Michell-Nunn, HR Director
5 Min
15 Min
5. Discussion
.1 Shopping Carts
.2 Council Rules of Procedure
No
No
Community Life Commission
All
20 Min
25 Min
6. Meeting Wrap-Up
6.1 Announcements
6.2 Next Meeting Date: January 15, 2020
6.3 Review Agenda Items for Next Meeting
6.4 Adjourn
No All 5 Min
Date: December 18, 2019
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Common Council Chambers,
3rd Floor, City Hall
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3. Finance, Budget and Appropriations
.1 Police – Request to Amend 2019 Authorized Budget for NYS Homeland Security Grant
WHEREAS, the Ithaca Police Department (IPD) recently received a US Department of
Homeland Security State Homeland Grant administrated by New York State for $100,000, and
WHEREAS, the grant will be used to develop and enhance tactical team response capabilities
through equipment, training and exercise, with funding through August 31, 2021, and
WHEREAS, equipment and resources purchased through this grant will include:
Helmet mounted night vision devices, self-contained breathing apparatus, tactical body armor,
rapid response vehicle for transport of personnel and equipment, CBRN protective ensemble and
backfill of overtime of training; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That Common Council hereby amends the 2019 authorized Police Department
Budget to account for the $100,000 New York State Homeland Security and Emergency Services
Grant as follows:
Increase Revenue Account:
A3120-4320 Police Federal Aid $ 100,000
Increase Appropriation Accounts:
A3120-5125- 5001 Police Overtime $ 10,000
A3120-5215- 5022 Vehicles $ 39,000
A3120-5225- 5022 Police Equipment $ 51,000
$100,000
Version 1 Total Total Cost Grant Funds Matching Funds
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Project #: TT18-1022-E00 Tactical Team Targeted Grant Program Project Status: Pending State Approval
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Budget Summary
Participant Grant Funds Matching Funds Total
Ithaca, City of $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
City of Ithaca Police Department $100,000.00 $0.00 $100,000.00
Tompkins County Sheriffs Office $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Total 100.00% $100,000.00 0.00% $0.00 $100,000.00
Advance Request Amount (If not requesting an advance, please skip) $ 0.00
Advance Request Justification (200 character limit)
Budget Summary by Participant
Ithaca, City of
City of Ithaca Police Department
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# Personnel Number Unit Cost Total Cost Grant Funds Matching Funds Deficient
1 Backfill Overtime Costs - Operator Initial and Spe...1 $8,000.00 $8,000.00 $8,000.00 $0.00 no
2 Backfill Overtime Costs - Operators attending Join...1 $2,000.00 $2,000.00 $2,000.00 $0.00 no
Total $10,000.00 $10,000.00 $0.00
# Equipment NumberUnit Cost Total Cost Grant Funds Matching Funds Deficient
1 Helmet Mounted Night Vision Devices 3 $7,000.00 $21,000.00 $21,000.00 $0.00 no
2 Self-contained Breathing Apparatus 1 $6,000.00 $6,000.00 $6,000.00 $0.00 no
3 Tactical Body Armor 10 $2,200.00 $22,000.00 $22,000.00 $0.00 no
4 Rapid Response Vehicle for Transport of Personnel ...1 $39,000.00 $39,000.00 $39,000.00 $0.00 no
5 CBRN Protective Ensemble 2 $1,000.00 $2,000.00 $2,000.00 $0.00 no
Total $90,000.00 $90,000.00 $0.00
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3. Finance, Budget and Appropriations
.2 IURA - Community Housing Development Fund, Rescind Prior Authorized Funding
WHEREAS, Cornell University, Tompkins County and the City of Ithaca annually contribute
funding to the Community Housing Development Fund (CHDF) to financially assist projects that
increase the supply of affordable housing; and
WHEREAS, due to a 2017 administrative error, the City of Ithaca’s balance of funds available to
invest in affordable housing projects was mistakenly increased by $150,000 and Cornell
University’s balance of funds available was mistakenly decreased by $150,000; and
WHEREAS, this error resulted in the City over-committing $127,000 in funding rounds #17 and
#18; and
WHEREAS, Cornell has agreed to assume the following City CHDF financial commitments:
x $70,000, Round #17, 402 S. Cayuga Street project,
x $100,000, Round #18, Cayuga Flats project (formerly known as INHS Scattered Sites); and
WHEREAS, the City of Ithaca previously authorized expenditures for the above listed projects by
resolutions dated February 7, 2019, and July 3, 2019, though such funds have not been disbursed;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Common Council for the City of Ithaca hereby rescinds authorization to
expend City of Ithaca CHDF contributions for the following projects that will receive funding from
Cornell University’s contributions to the CHDF:
x $70,000, Round #17, 402 S. Cayuga Street project, and
x $100,000, Round #18, Cayuga Flats project (formerly known as INHS Scattered Sites).
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3. Finance, Budget and Appropriations
.3 Controller - Request to Amend 2019 Budget Judgements and Claims
WHEREAS, during 2019, the City has experienced an increase in expenses related to litigation,
and
WHEREAS, during 2019, the City is anticipating a bit higher than budget collections in sales tax
revenue; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, That Common Council hereby amends the 2019 Authorized Budget to account for
the increase in litigation expenses as follows:
Increase Revenue Account:
A0001-1101 Sales Tax $200,000
Increase Appropriations Account:
A1930-5000 Judgements and Claims $200,000
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4. City Administration, Human Resources and Policy
.1 Fire – Approval of City of Ithaca/Town of Ithaca Fire Contract
WHEREAS, the existing agreement between the Town of Ithaca and the City of Ithaca by which
the Ithaca Fire Department provides service to the Town of Ithaca is set to expire on December
31, 2019; and
WHEREAS, in recent negotiations, the Town and the City have agreed on renewal terms
generally similar to the previous contract, but now accommodating the additional four firefighter
positions recently added to the IFD budget, and without volunteer staffing requirements to
accompany those or future increases in professional staff; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Mayor, upon review by the City Attorney, is hereby authorized to
execute an agreement substantially similar to the agreement included herewith, and with such
exhibits as may be recommended by the City Controller and the City Attorney, setting a new
term for this contract to expire on December 31, 2024.
To: Common Council
From: Tom Parsons, Fire Chief
cc: Svante Myrick, Mayor
Date: 12/13/2019
Re: 2020-2024 City-Town of Ithaca Fire Contract
On December 6th, 2019, representatives from the City and the Town of Ithaca met to conclude
negotiations for the City-Town of Ithaca Fire Contract that will be in effect through 12/31/2024.
The contract remains relatively unchanged except for the following items:
1. References to the Board of Fire Commissioners is removed from the contract.
2. An updated lease agreement for the land that Fire Stations in the Town of Ithaca occupies
will be renewed for another 30-years.
3. Regular reports and updates will be provided to the Town Board by the Fire Chief. The
Fire Chief will provide oral reports and updates to the Town Board as reasonably
requested.
4. A representative of the Town of Ithaca will participate in the search committee for a Fire
Chief when a committee is formed.
5. Town Board will provide representation on a Fire Department Strategic Planning
Committee when a committee is formed.
6. The Fire Department’s response area is expanded to include the buildings being
constructed for the North Campus Residential Expansion Project.
7. The language that referenced the exploration of limiting Fire Prevention Bureau work
from Educational Institutions is removed.
8. The career staffing language includes an increase in the number of firefighters from 47 to
51.
9. The language that required the increase of five volunteer firefighters for every increased
career position is removed. The contract still requires Town Board approval for sharing
the costs of increased staffing above the limits established in the contact. The City could
add more staffing above the contract limits, but the City would be responsible for those
increased costs without Town Board approval.
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THIS AGREEMENT
Made as of the day of , 202015, by and between THE CITY OF
ITHACA, Tompkins County, New York, (hereinafter referred to as the “City”), party of
the first part, and THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF ITHACA, (hereinafter
referred to as the “Town”, acting as and for the Fire Protection District of the said town.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the party of the first part is the governing Board of the Municipal Fire
Department and Common Council of the City of Ithaca, and has under its control and
custody personnel and fire fighting equipment of said the Ithaca Fire Department, and
WHEREAS, there has been duly established in said Town a fire protection district
known as “Town of Ithaca Fire Protection District”, embracing all of the territory in said
Town, except the Village of Cayuga Heights, and
WHEREAS, following a public hearing duly held pursuant to New York Town Law
§ 184, said Town was duly authorized to contract with the party of the first part for fire
protection and emergency medical service to the portion of said district hereinafter
defined, upon the terms and provisions herein set forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS MUTUALLY AGREED as follows:
1. Provision of Services. The City shall provide for the portions of the Town of
Ithaca Fire Protection District covered by this Agreement fire protection services and
emergency medical services equal in level, types and quality to the services the Ithaca
Fire Department provides throughout the City. The Ithaca Fire Department shall, to the
best of its ability perform its services using the methods, equipment and apparatus,
numbers of personnel, timing, and degree of skill and care ordinarily exercised under
similar conditions by experienced, competent and reputable fire departments operating
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in the same or similar locality at the time of performance. The Ithaca Fire Department
shall, to the best of its ability keep its facilities, apparatus and equipment in good
working condition at all times. The City and Ithaca Fire Department shall comply with all
applicable laws and regulations in carrying out their duties under this Agreement.
The portions of the Town of Ithaca Fire Protection District covered by this Agreement
are hereafter referred to as the “Town of Ithaca Covered Area” and are described as
follows:
ALL of the Town of Ithaca, excepting the following areas:
(a) The Village of Cayuga Heights;
(b) The northeast section of the Town of Ithaca that is situated east of the east
boundaries of the Village of Cayuga Heights and the City of Ithaca, south of the
Village of Lansing/Town of Ithaca boundary, west of the Town of Dryden/Town of
Ithaca boundary and north of a line described as follows: Beginning at a point
where Forest Home Drive intersects the east boundary of the City of Ithaca with
the Town of Ithaca, thence southerly along the Town/City line approximately 250
feet to the westerly end of a dead-end service road running behind the
Plantations Service Building, thence easterly along the toe of a slope of an uphill
grade to the south, crossing Judd Falls Road and Caldwell Road and continuing
easterly and southeasterly to a point along the center of the elevated grade that
runs between the Arboretum Road and New York State Route 366, thence
northerly and northeasterly to a point at the northwest corner of the parking area
attached to the former Cornell University Transit Facility, and thence northerly to
the point where Forest Home Drive crosses the boundary line between the
Towns of Ithaca and Dryden.
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Such southerly line is more particularly shown on the map attached as EXHIBIT
A by the dashed line running generally easterly from the Town of Ithaca/City of
Ithaca boundary to the Town of Ithaca/Town of Dryden boundary.
Generally, the intent is to exclude from the service area those buildings and
properties generally accessed from Plantations Road and north, and to include in
the service area those buildings and properties that are generally accessed from
Tower Road, from Judd Falls and Caldwell Roads south of Plantations Road, or
accessed from NYS Route 366, and south.
The Cornell University Filtration Plant is excluded from the area to be serviced
under this Agreement (this exclusion being the only change in territorial coverage
in this Agreement compared to the January 1, 1995, agreement between the
parties).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, those portions of the Cornell University North
Campus Residential Expansion (“NCRE”) sited within the Town are included in
the area to be serviced under this Agreement, [INSERT MORE PRECISE
DESCRIPTION HERE.]Cconsisting of tax parcels 67-1-1.1; 68-1-11.1; 68-1-11.2;
and 68-1-12.2 within the Town of Ithaca and bounded by the southerly curb line
of George Jessup Road to the North, the westerly curb line of Pleasant Grove
Road to the East, the southerly curb line of Cradit Farm Drive to the South, and
the Municipal Border with the City of Ithaca to the West.
The parties agree that the Town may, on 30 days’ written notice to the City, and without
the approval of the City, eliminate from the Town of Ithaca Covered Area any lands that
the Town may from time to time omit from the Town of Ithaca Fire Protection District,
provided, however, that such elimination shall not alter the calculation of the Town’s
total taxable assessed valuation of real properties in the Town of Ithaca Covered Area,
as calculated in Section 5(b) hereof, which calculation shall be completed as if such
elimination had not occurred.
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2. Fire Hydrants.
(a) To aid in the determination of hydrant and water source locations with
reference to particular alarms, the Town shall furnish to the City the most recently
available map of all areas of the Town having hydrant service, showing hydrant
locations, normal static hydrant pressure, hydrant flows, static water sources, streets
and highways, location and addresses of improved properties with hydrants and the
identity of the owner thereof. It shall be the sole responsibility of the Town of Ithaca to
provide the City with updated changes in hydrant locations, static sources, and to the
related data set forth herein, immediately as they occur. Revised maps reflecting such
changes shall be provided at least quarterly. The Ithaca Fire Department shall be
entitled to rely on such map and shall not be responsible for any inaccuracies therein.
(b) The Town of Ithaca shall perform all water system testing required by the
Insurance Services Organization (ISO), at the frequency specified. The Town will adopt
and maintain the NFPA color coding system indicating hydrant flows.
(c) The Town of Ithaca shall provide information on any impaired hydrant or
system as soon as practicable after the Town becomes aware of the impairment, and
on any new or modified installation that does not meet minimum standards as specified
by the American Water Works Association (AWWA), the National Fire Protection
Association (NFPA), or the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code.
(d) The Town shall maintain an inventory of replacement hydrants adequate to
insure timely replacement of damaged hydrants when necessary.
(e) For purposes of maintenance and testing, any hydrant use by the Ithaca Fire
Department shall be according to procedures established by the Town and/or the
Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission (Bolton Point).
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3. Use of Mutual Aid. The City warrants and covenants that as soon as a
serious fire or other emergency results in a situation that could potentially leave the
Town of Ithaca Covered Area without adequate coverage from the Ithaca Fire
Department, the City, through its Fire Department, shall immediately seek protection
through the Tompkins County mutual aid assistance agreement dated September 12,
1955, updated July, 1993 as it may be amended or renewed from time to time, which
provides coverage to the Town of Ithaca through deployment of equipment and/or
personnel brought into the City or the Town of Ithaca pursuant to the City’s request for
mutual aid.
4. Term.
(a) The term of this Agreement shall be January 1, 202016 through December
31, 202419, with an annual review to be held jointly by both parties no later than August
15, 20216, and August 15 of each subsequent year of this Agreement (202217, 202318,
and 202419 ). The purposes of the annual review are to clarify any confusion in the
Agreement, review expenditures, propose any changes to the Agreement and discuss
any changes in Fire Department operations and costs regarding the provision of the
services cited in this Agreement for the next year.
(b) Upon 60 days written notice by either party of a need for a modification other
than the modification described in paragraph 4 (a), the parties may agree to re-enter
negotiation for the purpose of making such change or modification as may be agreed
upon.
5. Payments by Town.
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The Town shall pay the City the following annual sums for the City’s services
under this Agreement:
2020: $3,495,000
2021: $3,582,375
2022: $3,671,934
2023: $3,763,733
2024: $3,857,826
2015: $ 3,177,504
2016: $ 3,241,055
2017: $ 3,305,876
2018: $ 3,371,994
2019: $ 3,439,433
The Town shall pay each annual sum in twelve (12) equal monthly payments.
Each monthly payment shall be due by the fifteenth (15th) day of that month.
The parties agree that the annual sums set forth above for the years 202015-
202419 shall be adjusted pursuant to the following methodology. The parties agree to
amend this Agreement accordingly and in as expeditious a fashion as possible to state
the adjusted sums once they are agreed upon. Under no circumstances shall the total
amount paid by the Town in any calendar year, plus any adjustment for that year paid in
the subsequent year, exceed the annual budgeted amount for Net Expenditures
(defined in Section 5(f)(i) below and approved by the Town in Section 6 below) without
the Town’s prior written approval of any budget changes resulting in such increase.
(a) Net Expenditures. The Town’s annual sums for the years 202015-202419
shall be adjusted upward or downward by the amount of any Town underpayment or
overpayment, as the case may be, for the preceding year. Each year, the Town’s
Percentage Share (defined in Section 5(d) below) of the preceding year’s annual Net
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Expenditures for the Ithaca Fire Department shall be calculated as set forth below in
Sections 5(b) et. seq.
On or before the 10th of each month, the City shall supply to the Town a
statement in substantially the form annexed hereto as EXHIBIT B certified by the Fire
Chief or City Controller as being true and correct detailing the actual revenues and
expenditures of the Ithaca Fire Department for the preceding month. The actual annual
Net Expenditures for a calendar year will be determined by March 31 of the subsequent
calendar year, with a corresponding adjustment being made in the next monthly
payment after the Agreement is amended to reflect the adjustment. Any additional
recommended or required adjustments resulting from any State Comptroller’s audit, the
City Controller’s report, or an independent auditor’s report shall become the subject of
review, discussion and agreement between the parties prior to any such adjustment
being reflected in any subsequent payment. This Agreement shall be amended as soon
as possible once adjustments are agreed upon to reflect all adjustments.
The City shall maintain records and accounts of all activity, income, expenses,
receipts and payments relating to the Ithaca Fire Department, which accounts shall
include, at a minimum, all of the line items set forth in the Year 202015 Ithaca Fire
Department budget attached to this Agreement as EXHIBIT C.The City shall also
supply a list of applicable budget codes detailing the nature of the budget lines set forth
in EXHIBIT C. The City, upon prior reasonable notice, shall provide the Town and its
agents access to the City’s accounting books, records, accounts, payroll documents
and facilities that are directly pertinent to this Agreement for the purposes of examining,
auditing, and inspecting all accounting books, records, work data, documents, and
activities related to this Agreement. The City shall maintain such books, records, data
and documents in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and shall
clearly identify and make such items accessible to the Town and its agents during the
City’s performance under this Agreement and for a period of six (6) years from the date
of the Town’s final payment. The City shall permit the Town and its agents to reproduce
documents or excerpts of documents by photocopying or electronic means, provided
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that the Town shall reproduce such documents on the City’s premises unless it receives
prior consent from the City to do so off-site.
The City will provide the Town with a copy of the City Controller’s annual financial
report for the Ithaca Fire Department within 120 days of the close of the calendar year
unless the time is extended by mutual written agreement. The City shall provide to the
Town copies of an annual independent auditor’s report and any State Comptroller’s
audit report that includes Ithaca Fire Department operations within 14 days of receipt of
such reports. All adjustments for each municipality’s share shall be finalized as each
final report is received, subject to the parties’ review and discussion as set forth above.
Upon expiration of this Agreement or if this Agreement terminates early, instead
of applying adjustments to future payments, the adjustments shall be made in cash from
one party to the other no later than June 1 immediately following the March 31
finalization of actual costs, and with respect to adjustments flowing from final figures as
determined by the State Comptroller, the City Controller, and/or the independent
auditor, within one month of the date of receipt of the final report from each of said
persons or entities, respectively.
(b) The total taxable assessed valuation of real properties in the City shall be
combined with the total taxable assessed valuation of real properties in the Town of
Ithaca Covered Area. Such amounts are hereinafter referred to as the “Combined
Taxable Assessed Valuation”. The Combined Taxable Assessed Valuation shall be
calculated and agreed upon by the parties as close as reasonably possible to
September 1 of each year.
(c) The portion of the Combined Taxable Assessed Valuation located within
the Town of Ithaca Covered Area shall be divided by the total Combined Taxable
Assessed Valuation. The result is referred to hereinafter as the “Town’s Percentage”.
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(d) The Town’s Percentage shall be multiplied times the Net Expenditures for
the preceding year, and the resulting figure shall be deemed the Town’s Percentage
Share. The difference between the Town’s Percentage Share and the annual sum
stated above for the relevant year shall constitute the adjustment described in this
Section.
(e) An example of the foregoing calculation is as follows: Assume the annual
sum for year X is $1,800,000. Assuming the yearly Net Expenditures (which number
includes debt service but excludes depreciation) determined by March 31 of the
subsequent calendar year is equal to $5,500,000, and assuming that the taxable
assessed valuation of real property in the Town of Ithaca Covered Area is $120,000,000
and the taxable assessed valuation of real property in the City is $240,000,000, the
Combined Taxable Assessed Valuation will be $360,000,000 ($120,000,000 plus
$240,000,000), the Town’s Percentage will be 33.33% ($120,000,000 divided by
$360,000,000) and the Town’s Percentage Share of year X’s Net Expenditures will be
$1,833,150 (33.33% x $5,500,000). The parties will then amend the Agreement as
soon as possible to reflect the adjustment of $33,150, and that amount is added to the
Town’s next monthly payment following amendment of the Agreement. Under other
scenarios, the difference between the Town’s Percentage Share and the annual sum
may be a negative number, in which case the Town shall receive a credit on its next
monthly payment following amendment of the Agreement.
(f) For the purpose of this Agreement (including paragraphs 5(b) through 5 (e)
above) the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(i) The term “Net Expenditures” shall mean the actual expenditures of the
Ithaca Fire Department including the items set forth in the budget
discussed below, less all revenues received by the City for Fire
Department operations except for the Town’s payments pursuant to this
Agreement and except for general tax revenues raised by City taxes. The
following matters shall govern the calculation of “Net Expenditures”:
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(A) There will be included in revenues any amounts received by the
City or the Town from any contributions from Cornell University and
Ithaca College for fire protection, emergency medical services, or
similar services, contributions from any other tax-exempt entity
provided for fire protection or emergency medical services, refunds,
gifts, grants, state or federal aid related to the Ithaca Fire
Department, income from the sale of Fire Department assets, code
and any other inspection fees or enforcement revenues related to
services performed by Fire Department personnel, rental income,
and any other forms of income payable to the Fire Department, to
the City, or to any other entity associated with either, for Fire
Department-related activities or expenses.
(B) Only expenses relating directly to the operation of the Ithaca
Fire Department shall be included in Net Expenditures (e.g.,
equipment purchase and maintenance, building purchase,
renovation or maintenance, salaries and fringe benefits of Fire
Department personnel, gasoline, supplies, and other items directly
related to the operation of the Fire Department).
(C) To the extent there is equipment or buildings that are used by
the Ithaca Fire Department and by other City departments or
personnel, there shall be a reasonable allocation of the expenses
related to such equipment or buildings between Fire Department
and non-Fire Department uses, with only the portion attributable to
the Fire Department to be included when determining Net
Expenditures. Occasional use by other entities (City or otherwise)
or for other purposes such as for a polling place, SWAT Team
exercise facility, or similar occasional uses that are not inconsistent
with Fire Department use, do not require allocation.
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(D) Both parties understand that there are general City overhead
expenses outside of the internal Ithaca Fire Department
administrative services that are required to operate the Fire
Department. These are expenses from the Mayor's office,
engineering, finance, City Clerk, City Chamberlain, information
technology, City Attorney, and human resources. These expenses
shall be considered administrative fees. The Town shall pay the
City $190,658 174,495 for its share of such administrative fees for
the year 20152020. For each subsequent year, the Town’s
payment for administrative fees shall increase by the same
percentage as the percent increase in the Ithaca Fire Department
budget. The administrative fees are included in the annual sums
listed for the years 202015-202419 at the beginning of paragraph 5,
and the Town shall pay the City this fee in equal installments on a
monthly basis as part of its annual sum payments.
(E) In addition to the amounts included in Net Expenditures
pursuant to subparagraphs (A) through (D) above and subject to
the provisions of subparagraphs (F) through (H) below, there shall
be included in Net Expenditures any required debt service
payments related to equipment and/or buildings dedicated solely to
Ithaca Fire Department use, provided that the debt service relates
to bonds or notes issued for a period equal to the period of
probable usefulness for the capital item as determined by the Local
Finance Law of the State of New York (presently Section 11.00 of
such Local Finance Law), unless the Town consents to a shorter
period.
(F) No depreciation shall be included in the calculation of Net
Expenditures.
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(G) Net Expenditures include (I) actual expenses incurred by the
City, and not reimbursed from bonds or other forms of debt, to pay
for equipment (including capital renovations to existing equipment)
and improvements (including renovations or additions to the Town
and City fire stations) and (II) the debt service expenses (principal
and interest payments) during the year for any debt incurred to pay
for equipment or improvements.
It is the intention that if equipment is purchased and paid for in cash
during the year, the entire cost of the equipment shall be included
in Net Expenditures. If equipment is purchased and paid for by
financing over a period of years, only the portion of debt paid during
the year shall be considered as part of Net Expenditures. There is
included in Net Expenditures any debt service during the year in
question related to purchases or construction in earlier years of this
or any preceding contract, provided that no purchases or
construction incurred earlier than 1989 shall be so included.
(H) Expenditures out of grants received for purposes that would not
otherwise be authorized expenditures under the terms of this
Agreement may nevertheless be included in Net Expenditures up to
the amount of grant revenues received to cover such expenditures
(ii) The term “budget” means the budget prepared and formatted as set
forth in this Agreement in the form attached as EXHIBIT D with review by
the Town, which includes the revenues and expenditures authorized for
inclusion by the terms of this Agreement as the same is adjusted in each
succeeding year as set forth herein to reflect the actual expenses and
revenues of each year.
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6. Review of Operating Budget. The City agrees to provide the Town with the
budget proposed to the Mayor by the Ithaca Fire Department by September 1 of each
year, and the Mayor’s proposed budget by the first Wednesday of October of each year.
The form of the budget shall include, at a minimum, all of the line items set forth in the
Year 2015 budget summary attached as EXHIBIT C. Any administrative expense or
charge set forth in the budget shall be substantiated by identifying the specific office or
officer performing the administrative service, the name of the incumbent presently in the
office performing the service, the nature of the service being provided, the cost of the
administrative service, and the rationale for its inclusion as part of the Ithaca Fire
Department budget if the individual performing the service is other than one of the staff
referred to in paragraph 13 below. No administrative expense resulting from services
performed by persons other than the staff referred to in paragraph 13 shall be included
in Net Expenditures unless the Town so consents in writing. The Town Board shall
have the opportunity to provide input to the Mayor and Council during the balance of the
budget deliberation process. The Town shall be notified of, and have the opportunity to
attend and participate in, the Common Council budget meetings which may be held to
review and approve the Ithaca Fire Department’s capital and operating budgets. The
Fire Chief shall provide notice of such meetings as soon as they are scheduled.
7. Approval of Capital Budgets. The City agrees to provide the Town with the
capital improvement budget requests proposed to the Mayor by the Ithaca Fire
Department by September 1 of each year, and the Mayor’s proposed budget by the first
Wednesday of October of each year. The parties agree that capital renovations in
excess of $100,000 per project or aggregating in excess of $200,000 per annum, and
new station construction, shall be accomplished within a capital budget for each project.
The budgets shall be approved by the appropriate governing body of each municipality
prior to commitments for construction or financing of any of such projects by the City.
For the purposes of this Agreement a “capital” expenditure or renovation shall mean any
improvement of a capital nature having a period of probable usefulness set forth in
Section 11.00 of the Local Finance Law.
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(a) The replacement schedule for "heavy apparatus," e.g. engines, aerial
ladders, and light rescues, shall be based upon a 15 year useful life. The replacement
of Heavy Rescue shall be based upon a 20 year useful life.
(b) EXHIBIT E shall project for the succeeding 50 15 years the proposed
replacement schedule for fire apparatus costing in excess of $100,000 per vehicle.
8. (a) Payment of Fire Department Expenses. No Ithaca Fire Department
expenses shall be paid out of any of the funds paid by the Town hereunder except upon
approved voucher or other similar document per the approval process in the City Code.
No payments out of any funds paid by the Town hereunder shall be authorized in any
budget line in excess of the total amount of the Fire Department Budget until the budget
has been amended and the amendment approved by the Common Council. Without
limiting any other remedy of the Town, if payments are made in violation of this
provision, the Town may withhold future installments until there is compliance with this
provision.
(b) Maximum Equipment Expenditures. Expenditures in any year for new
equipment shall not exceed $200,000 absent the mutual written agreement of the
parties hereto prior to commitments for such purchases and financing of same.
9. Fire Stations in Town, Manner of Title, Lease, Reimbursement. Title to the
land for the existing fire stations located on South Hill at 965 Danby Road and West Hill
at 1240 Trumansburg Road in the Town was taken in the name of the Town and then
leased by the Town to the City by a Lease Agreement dated July 14, 1989, currently
pending renewal on identical terms. The lease is was, and is again anticipated to be,
for 30 years at the rate of $1.00 per year, provided that the lease shall terminate upon
termination of this Agreement and payment by the Town of any remaining City
indebtedness on the premises. Title to the two existing stations constructed in the Town
was taken in the name of the City. Should this Agreement terminate at any time for any
cause (including a breach by the Town or termination or expiration of the Agreement),
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upon termination the City will convey to the Town whatever interest it has in and to the
land, the two stations in the Town, and any other improvements to said real property.
Upon conveyance, the Town shall:
(a) reimburse the City for its 30% of the construction expenditures for said
stations paid by the City during the duration of the Lease Agreement; and
(b) pay to the City any remaining unpaid debt service obligations of the City
relating to the stations.
There shall be credited to the amounts owed from the Town to the City the 27%
contributions made by the Town to the City for the renovations of existing stations within
the City limits as set forth in the Lease Agreement.
The City shall convey its interest in said stations located within the Town to the
Town by such instruments as the attorneys for the Town may reasonably require, such
conveyance to be made within 30 days of demand for same, provided that such
conveyance by the City is not illegal. If illegal, the City will immediately take all
necessary steps to remove any legal impediment and will convey such stations as soon
as such impediments are removed. In any event, the City will within ten days of
demand for same by the Town, and pending legal title transfer, deliver immediate
possession and occupancy of such stations so that the Town or any entity (such as a
fire company) may occupy and use same immediately for fire protection and emergency
medical service purposes. Such use and occupancy shall be granted without any
further compensation from the Town to the City. In the event of any breach of the
obligations to convey or to grant immediate occupancy, the Town may seek specific
performance in addition to any other remedies available to the Town under law or
equity.
For purposes of Section 3 of the Lease, this Agreement shall be considered a
renewal of the Fire Contract referred to in such section so that for the purposes of the
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Lease there has been no termination of the Fire Contract which would require
termination of the Lease.
10. Insurance.
(a) The City as the lessee of the real property underlying the South Hill (Station
5) and West Hill (Station 6) fire stations shall provide adequate property insurance
coverage for the property and buildings during the duration of the lease. The cost of the
insurance shall be included in the annual operating budget of the Fire Department. The
City shall name the Town as an additional insured on said coverage. Proof of such
coverage is set forth as EXHIBIT F, and such coverage shall be maintained throughout
the term of this Agreement.
(b) The City shall also procure and maintain the following insurance coverages
with limits of liability not less than the limits specified. Except for collision and
comprehensive and workers’ compensation and disability coverage, insurance
coverages shall not be provided by self-insurance.
(i) Commercial General Liability: including Premises/Operations,
Contractual Liability, Products/Completed Operations, Personal Injury and
Broad Form Property Damage--Occurrence Form required. The Town of
Ithaca and its officers, employees, board members, agents and elected
officials are to be included as Additional Insureds with respect to fire
protection and other related services rendered to the Town.
Each Occurrence: $ 1,000,000
Products/Completed Operations Damage Limit: $ 10,000,000
Personal and Advertising Injury Limit: $ 1,000,000
General Aggregate Limit: $ 10,000,000
Damage to Rented Premises (each occurrence): $ 100,000
Medical Expense: $ 5,000
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(ii) Automobile Liability: $1,000,000 - Any Owned, Hired and Non-Owned
Autos. The Town of Ithaca and its officers, employees, board members,
agents and elected officials are to be included as Additional Insureds with
respect to fire protection and other related services rendered to the Town.
(iii) Umbrella Policy: $5,000,000 – Occurrence Form Required. Must state
Follow Form of General Liability and Automobile Liability Policies.
Statement regarding Follow Form coverage must be on certificate of
insurance.
(iv) Additional Specifications: All insurance shall be written with insurance
carriers licensed by the State of New York Insurance Department and
have a Best’s Rating of A XI or better. Prior to the execution of this
Agreement and throughout the term of the Agreement, the City shall
furnish the Town with written evidence from its insurer(s) of the insurance
coverage described herein through use of certificates of insurance
acceptable to the Town. Broker signature is not acceptable. All
certificates shall contain a thirty (30) day notice of cancellation, non-
renewal or material change to the Town of Ithaca. The City shall not take
any action to cancel or materially change any of the insurance required
under this Agreement without the Town’s prior written approval of such
cancellation or change. The foregoing insurance coverage is not intended
to nor does it limit the liability of the City to hold the Town harmless.
(v) Proof of the coverage required by this subparagraph b is set forth as
EXHIBIT G and such coverage shall be maintained throughout the term of
this Agreement.
11. Equipment Reimbursement. Upon termination of the Agreement for any
cause the Town shall be entitled to receive 30% of those items of equipment which
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originally cost $25,000.00 or more, or 30% of the dollar value of such equipment
purchased by the City during the term of this Agreement reduced by the depreciation on
such equipment. For this purpose equipment so purchased shall be depreciated on a
straightline basis over fifteen years assuming a 20% residual value. To the extent
feasible the equipment to be transferred to the Town will be the equipment located in
the stations located within the Town. Such conveyance shall be by such appropriate
documentation such as bills of sale, vehicle registration, etc. as may be reasonably
required by the attorneys for the Town. If the City fails to transfer such items, the Town
may seek specific performance in addition to any other remedies available to the Town
under law or equity.
12. Contributions from Tax Exempt Entities. The City agrees to include in the
revenues included to calculate Net Expenditures the total cash contributions made by
Cornell University and Ithaca College to the City or Town for fire protection and
emergency medical services and paid each year of this Agreement. Any amounts for
fire protection and emergency medical services received from Cornell University as per
the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated October 21, 2003, and signed on
12/22/2003, between the City and Cornell University, or other subsequent agreement,
or Ithaca College in the future shall be included in the calculation of Net Expenditures.
Additionally, elected representatives from the City and the Town agree to meet regularly
to continue joint discussions with Cornell University and Ithaca College in the interest of
deriving contributions, be they monetary, in-kind, or a combination thereof, that bear a
direct relation to the fire and emergency medical services provided to those institutions.
It shall be the responsibility of the elected representatives to report the results of the
discussions to their respective governing bodies. It is also understood that any in-kind
contributions from tax-exempt entities will accrue to the direct benefit of the cost of
operating fire protection and emergency medical services (i.e., the entire monetary
value of in-kind contributions must be included as revenues to calculate Net
Expenditures), without any apportionment between the Town and City.
13. Staffing Levels.
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(a) As of July 1, 2015, the number of paid career personnel in the Ithaca Fire
Department used as a basis for determining shared costs under this Agreement is 5147
permanent firefighters, eight lieutenants, six assistant chiefs, one deputy chief, one fire
chief, and one administrative coordinator, for a total of sixty-four eight positions. In the
event that the City proposes to approve additional positions, such positions must be
approved in writing by the parties hereto and made an amendment to this Agreement in
order to be considered as a shared cost. Should the City choose to add any positions
which are not approved in writing by the Town, all costs relating thereto will be borne
solely by the City. Should the Town request the addition of any paid positions or paid
career personnel which are not approved in writing by the City, all costs relating thereto
will be borne solely by the Town. Unless the Town agrees in writing to a lesser level of
staffing, the City agrees that each of the two fire stations located in the Town of Ithaca
will be staffed in the same manner as individual stations in the City. Any staff added in
excess of one position beyond the 2015 shared-cost level (i.e., any additions in excess
of sixty-five positions, including administrative staff) shall be approved only with the
concurrent addition of five volunteers per such addition, at least two of which shall
intend to become interior fire fighters.
(b) Fire Prevention Bureau
The City and Town of Ithaca agree further to explore the potential to eliminate
from the workload of the Fire Prevention Bureau those inspections permitted by N.Y.
Education Law § 807-b(7).
14. Town Representation on Fire CommissionInclusion in Fire Department
Governance.
(a) Updates. The Fire Chief shall, by email or in hard copy, provide to the Town
quarterly written updates regarding substantial fiscal or operational issues as to which
new information (since the previous written update) may usefully be provided. The Fire
Chief shall additionally provide such oral updates to the Town as and when reasonably
requested.
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(b) Fire Chief Search Committee. On such occasions as the City is establishing
a search committee pursuant to Section C-26 of the City Charter for appointment of the
position of Fire Chief, The total membership of the Board of Fire Commissioners shall
be five, two of which shall be representatives of the Town of Ithaca Fire Protection
District appointed by an appropriate representative of the City shall provide the Town
with written notice of the same, and thereafter the Mayor of the City shall appoint as a
voting member of the search committee one designee of the Town from two names
recommended by the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca, provided, however, that the
Town may initially recommend one name if that name subsequently proves satisfactory
to the Mayor.
The first meeting of the search committee will occur no sooner than 21 days after
the City dispatched to the Town the written notice required by this subparagraph (b),
and in the event that a Town-recommended member of the search committee has not
been appointed by the Mayor by that time, the search committee may begin its work
subject to that member joining the search committee as soon as appointed, said
appointment not to be unreasonably delayed.
The Town-recommended member of the search committee shall maintain the
confidentiality of information obtained during the search process to the same standard
and requirements as other members of the search committee.No persons shall be
appointed as the Town representatives unless recommended by the Town Board.
(c). Strategic Planning. On such occasions as the City is establishing a formal
Strategic Planning committee specific to the Fire Department, the City shall provide a
Town designee with a seat on that Committee according to the same procedures and
requirements as specified in the immediately preceding subsection (b).
15. Indemnity. The City shall defend, indemnify, and hold the Town, its elected
officials, public officers, employees, boards and agents harmless from all damages,
losses, claims, actions and lawsuits by third parties (including those asserted or brought
by Ithaca Fire Department employees and volunteers) with regard to for personal injury,
death, property damage (including loss of use), contamination of or adverse effects to
the environment, or other damages or losses caused by or claimed to be caused by, or
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arising from or claimed to arise from, the City’s answering of calls for fire protection or
emergency medical services in the Town or other provision of services related to this
Agreement, or arising out of this Agreement in any other way. Such indemnity shall
include settlements and reasonable costs of defending such claims, including attorney’s
fees. To the extent the Town is negligent, the City’s indemnification shall not extend to
the proportion of loss attributable to the Town's negligence. The City’s indemnification
also shall not extend to the proportion of loss attributable to the Town's negligence in
the event of payments to injured firefighters or representatives of deceased firefighters
under the Workers Compensation Law, General Municipal Law, or other New York
statutes, where the aforementioned laws allocate liability to the Town for such
payments. The obligation to indemnify shall survive termination of this Agreement
whatever the cause of such termination. Indemnification shall be provided for all acts,
failures to act, or occurrences occurring during the term of this Agreement (e.g., the
City shall provide such indemnification for any claims made with respect to actions by
the City prior to the termination of this Agreement even if the claim itself is not made
until after termination of the Agreement).
16. Exculpation. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to limit in any lawful
way any lawful right of the Board of Fire Commissioners, the City, the Town, or any
member of the Ithaca Fire Department provided by the general statutes of the State of
New York, provided that this provision shall not be deemed to abrogate or modify any
rights or obligations provided for in this Agreement.
17. Authority of Chief. It is specifically understood and agreed that the number
of personnel, the amount and type of apparatus and equipment dispatched in answer to
a fire call or to an emergency medical services call, the manner of fighting the fire, or
handling the medical services, and other operations upon the scene of the fire or
medical emergency, are matters within the judgment of the Fire Chief of the City of
Ithaca Fire Department (the “Chief”) or the Chief's designees. The City and its officers
shall use sound professional judgment based on generally accepted standards in the
provision of its fire protection, emergency medical, emergency, and non-emergency
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services provided pursuant to this Agreement. The word “Chief” shall mean the person
duly appointed to that office in the Ithaca Fire Department by the Mayor of the City.
18. Payment of moneys from Foreign Insurance Companies. The payment by
the Town to the City of moneys collected by or received from foreign insurance
companies writing property insurance in the Town of Ithaca Fire District for the benefit of
the active firefighters serving the Town of Ithaca Covered Area shall be governed by a
separate agreement between the parties.
19. Audits. The Town reserves the right to cause an audit of City accounts
related to this Agreement on demand. If an overpayment error equal to or exceeding
5% of the Town’s share is not found after final settlement of the preceding year, such
audit shall be done at the expense of the Town. If an overpayment error equal to or
exceeding 5% of the Town’s contract share is found after final settlement of the
preceding year, the City shall pay for such audit. (An overpayment error in this context
is defined as a calculation of the Town’s contribution that resulted, or would have
resulted, in an overpayment by the Town.)
20. Building Code and Parking Enforcement. The parties agree that each party
shall have the respective rights, obligations, and duties with respect to enforcement of
the Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code set forth herein.
(a) The Town of Ithaca shall provide to the Ithaca Fire Chief reports of all fire
safety inspections conducted on premises within the Town of Ithaca Covered Area.
(b) The Town of Ithaca shall provide for the review and recommendation for
approval, or not, by the Chief of the Ithaca Fire Department or designee all plans and
proposals requiring Fire Department access.
(c) The City’s issuance and prosecution of tickets for fire lane and handicapped
parking violations in the Town shall be governed by a separate agreement between the
parties.
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21. Termination. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, either
party may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice of such intention to
terminate to the other party to be received by the other party at least one full calendar
year prior to the date of intended termination. If the Town is the terminating party, it
must hold a public hearing pursuant to New York Town Law § 184(8) before it gives
written notice of its intention to terminate.
22. Written Notice. Where notification is required by this Agreement to be given
to a party, it shall be in writing and shall be delivered to the Town Supervisor (if the
notice is to the Town), or the Ithaca Fire Department Fire Chief, who shall notify the
Mayor and Chair of the Board of Fire Commissioners (if the notice is to the City), with
delivery by hand, certified mail, or a commercial courier service to the other party at the
addresses shown above or such other address as is hereafter designated in writing by
that party. Notice of a change of address must be made in the same manner as other
notices. Notices shall be deemed given when they are received.
23. Workers Compensation and Disability Insurance. If the City ceases to self-
insure for workers’ compensation and/or disability coverage, the City shall present to the
Town proof that the City provides the levels of workers’ compensation and/or disability
coverage required by the State of New York.
24. Independent Contractor. The City will be at all times an independent
contractor and not an agent for the Town. The City shall be fully responsible for all acts
and omissions of its employees, volunteers, subcontractors, and suppliers, and
specifically will be responsible for sufficient administration and supervision to ensure
compliance in every respect with the Agreement requirements. There will be no
contractual relationship between any subcontractor or supplier and the Town by virtue
of this Agreement with the City. No provision of the Agreement will be for the benefit of
any party other than the Town and City. The City, and not the Town, is the employer of
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its employees and is responsible for their wages, hours, benefits, worker's
compensation, social security, and all other incidents of employment.
25. No Assignment. This Agreement may not be assigned by the parties.
26. Binding Nature of Agreement. This Agreement is binding upon the parties
and their respective representatives and successors.
27. Governing Law, Jurisdiction, and Enforcement. This Agreement is made in
New York, and shall be construed under the laws of the State of New York without
regard to, or the application of, New York State’s choice of law provisions. Both parties
consent that if any action is brought to enforce this Agreement, it shall be brought in an
appropriate Court in Tompkins County, New York, and both parties consent to the
jurisdiction of such court.
28. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement
between the parties and supersedes any and all prior written or oral agreements,
negotiations or understandings, existing between the parties. This Agreement may be
amended only by written instrument signed by each party and only after the Town holds
a public hearing pursuant to New York Town Law § 184(8) and after the City follows
relevant City and/or state laws and procedures.
29. Survival. All obligations arising prior to the termination of this Agreement
and all provisions of this Agreement allocating responsibility or liability between the City
and the Town shall survive the completion of services hereunder and the termination of
this Agreement.
30. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is deemed to be invalid or
inoperative for any reason, that part may be modified by the parties to the extent
necessary to make it valid and operative, or if it cannot be so modified, then it shall be
deemed severed, and the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and
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effect as if this Agreement had been signed with the invalid portion so modified or
eliminated.
Instrument to be executed by their duly authorized officers as of the day and year first
above written.
CITY OF ITHACA
______________________________________ __________________
Svante L. Myrick, Mayor Date
TOWN OF ITHACA TOWN BOARD
______________________________________ __________________
Herbert J. EngmanWilliam Goodman, Town Supervisor
______________________________________ __________________
Richard DePaolo, Councilman Date
______________________________________ __________________
William GoodmanPamela Bleiwas, Councilwomanman
______________________________________ __________________
Tee-Ann Hunter, Councilwoman Date
______________________________________ __________________
Patricia Leary, Councilwoman Date
______________________________________ __________________
Eric Levine, Councilman Date
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______________________________________ __________________
Rod Howe, Councilman Date
STATE OF NEW YORK )
COUNTY OF TOMPKINS ) SS.:
On the ______ day of ______________ in the year 202015 before me, the
undersigned, personally appeared Svante L. Myrick, personally known to me or proved
to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the individual whose name is
subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that she executed the
same in her capacity, and that by her signature on the instrument, the individual, or the
person upon behalf of which the individual acted, executed the instrument.
_______________________________
Notary Public
STATE OF NEW YORK )
COUNTY OF TOMPKINS ) SS.:
On the ______ day of ______________ in the year 202015 before me, the
undersigned, personally appeared Herbert J. EngmanWilliam Goodman, Supervisor of
the Town of Ithaca, Richard DePaolo, Councilman of the Town of Ithaca, Pamela
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BleiwasWilliam Goodman, Councilman of the Town of Ithaca, Tee-Ann Hunter,
Councilwoman of the Town of Ithaca, Patricia Leary, Councilwoman of the Town of
Ithaca, Eric Levine, Councilman of the Town of Ithaca, and Rod Howe, Councilman of
the Town of Ithaca, personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory
evidence to be the individuals whose names are subscribed to the within instrument and
acknowledged to me that they executed the same in their capacities, and that by their
signatures on the instrument, the individuals, or the person upon behalf of which the
individuals acted, executed the instrument.
_______________________________
Notary Public