Village of Lansing
MINUTES of a regular meeting of the Board of
Trustees of the Village of Lansing held on Wednesday, January 12, 2000, in the
Village Office.
Present: Mayor Donald Hartill: Trustees John
Bailey, Larry Fresinski, Lynn Leopold; Jodi Dake, Benjamin Curtis, Rick
Beckwith and Dennis Reinhart.
Mayor Hartill called the meeting to order at
12:10pm. Dave Herrick, engineer from TG Miller, was present to present the
Board with The Storm Water Phase II Program. The program includes the 40 page Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) Report that went to Congress on the Phase II Storm
Water Regulations. One of the main concerns is rooftop and parking lot runoff. We
are currently under Phase I, which is overseen by the NYSDEC. Dave stated that
the Village would need to look at their present storm water policy and see how
it will need adjusting. The Mayor would like to wait until the DEC decides what
they want to do before proceeding. Dave Herrick will keep us up to date. The
Mayor asked Dave if we were able to spend the entire $100,000 multi modal
grant. Dave stated that Sheraton Drive was ~$106,000, so yes. Dave is meeting
with someone from Mobil’s Corporate Office to work out the property acquisition
issue. The Mayor also asked Dave to ask about putting a sidewalk on their south
side so that pedestrians coming to N. Triphammer Road from the P&C don’t
have to walk in the road.
Ben stated that Tops is starting the asbestos
removal. The Mayor was curious as to what the cost of the Tops project was. Ben
told the Mayor he thought the total cost of the Tops project was $3-4 million.
The Planning Board has approved an amended application for Pyramid Mall to add
a 150,000-sq. ft. addition. The addition will be one story only. The YMCA would
also like to expand. Ben feels they have a lot of good ideas. They want to put
a sidewalk on the south side but there is a problem with the grade. Ben’s
permit program is up and running. He is in the debugging phase.
Ben did some clarification on the proposed
zoning law changes that are being presented to the Board. Presently in the zoning law a swimming pool is
referred to as a building or if it is less than 200 sq ft it is considered an
accessory building. Ben would like a clearer definition. The other
clarification needed was on the definition of a mobile home since they have
changed quite a bit since 1974. He would like our definition to be enhanced to
reflect the changes that have occurred. Ben stated that the Planning Board went
on a tour of a factory that manufactures homes and was quite impressed. If the
laws are more specific they are easier to enforce. Don proposed a motion to set
public hearings for both of these proposed zoning law changes.
Resolution #3627 – To Set
Public Hearing for the Proposed Local Law_, Amendment of Village of Lansing
Zoning Law Concerning Swimming Pools
BE IT RESOLVED, that
the Board of Trustees sets a public hearing for Proposed Local Law_, Amendment of
Village of Lansing Zoning Law Concerning Swimming Pools for January 24, 2000 at
7:35pm at the Village Office.
Trustee John Bailey moved that this
resolution be adopted and Trustee Larry Fresinski
seconded
the motion. A vote was taken:
Mayor Donald Hartill- Aye Trustee Lynn
Leopold- Aye
Trustee
Larry Fresinski-Aye Trustee John Bailey-Aye
Resolution #3628 – To Set
Public Hearing for the Proposed Local Law E, Amendment of Village of Lansing
Zoning Law Section 103 Adding Definition of “Mobile Home”
BE IT RESOLVED, that
the Board of Trustees sets a public hearing for Proposed Local Law E, Amendment
of Village of Lansing Zoning Law Section 103 Adding Definition of “Mobile Home”
for January 24, 2000 at 7:40pm at the Village Office.
Trustee John Bailey moved that this
resolution be adopted and Trustee Larry Fresinski
seconded
the motion. A vote was taken:
Mayor Donald Hartill- Aye Trustee Lynn
Leopold- Aye
Trustee
Larry Fresinski-Aye Trustee John Bailey-Aye
Resolution #3629 – To Pay
the Goldberg’s Legal Fees for Churchill Drive Temporary Easement
BE IT RESOLVED, that
the Board of Trustees will pay the legal fees associated with reviewing the
easement materials for Mark & Sheryl Goldberg relative to the Churchill
Drive Temporary Easement to John Barney in the amount of $208.
Trustee Lynn Leopold moved that
this resolution be adopted and Trustee Larry Fresinski
seconded
the motion. A vote was taken:
Mayor Donald Hartill- Aye Trustee Lynn
Leopold- Aye
Trustee
Larry Fresinski-Aye Trustee John Bailey-Aye
Resolution #3630 - To Convey to
Mark A. Goldberg and Sheryl S. Goldberg, by Quit-claim Deed, All of the Village’s
Right, Title & Interest in and to the parcel at the Northerly end of
Churchill Drive
WHEREAS, the Village of Lansing has long been interested in resolving issues concerning the ownership, use and maintenance of the northerly end of Churchill Drive; and
WHEREAS, the residential property at the northerly end of Churchill Drive was acquired by Mark A. Goldberg and Sheryl S. Goldberg in May 1999; and
WHEREAS, Mr. & Mrs. Goldberg have agreed to convey a portion of this property in order that the Village may establish a turnaround at the northerly end of Churchill Drive, and also to convey certain rights concerning the water lines in this vicinity; and
WHEREAS, in consideration for the Village’s receipt of these real property interests, the Village has agreed to quit-claim to Mr. & Mrs. Goldberg any other rights the Village may have to their property,
Now, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Lansing that the Village conveys to Mark A. Goldberg and Sheryl S. Goldberg, by quit-claim deed, all of the Village’s right, title & interest in and to the parcel at the northerly end of Churchill Drive acquired by Mr. & Mrs. Goldberg in May 1999, except for those rights previously or currently conveyed by Mr. & Mrs. Goldberg to the Village, and
FURTHER, that this
resolution shall serve to ratify the execution, acknowledgment and delivery by
the Mayor on behalf of the Village of the quit-claim deed to effect the
foregoing resolution, together with any other documents necessary or
appropriate for the conveyance of such interests.
Trustee
Lynn Leopold moved that this resolution be adopted and Trustee Larry
Fresinski
seconded
the motion. A vote was taken:
Mayor Donald Hartill- Aye Trustee Lynn
Leopold- Aye
Trustee
Larry Fresinski-Aye Trustee John Bailey-Aye
Resolution #3631- To
Transfer $1450 from the Sewer Fund Checking Account to the Special Assessment
Sewer Fund Checking
BE IT RESOLVED, that
the Board of Trustees has authorized the clerk/treasurer to transfer $1450 from
the Sewer Fund Checking Account to the Special Assessment Sewer Fund Checking to
cover the GMAC Loan Payment.
(It was found after
the meeting that is was not necessary to do this transfer therefore a resolution
to not transfer the $ will be done at the Jan. 24th meeting)
Trustee Larry Fresinski moved that
this resolution be adopted and Trustee Lynn Leopold
seconded
the motion. A vote was taken:
Mayor Donald Hartill- Aye Trustee Lynn
Leopold- Aye
Trustee
Larry Fresinski-Aye Trustee John Bailey-Aye
The Mayor stated that he would be meeting with
Mr. Homik to work out the N. Triphammer Rd. property acquisition issue. If he
is not cooperative then the Village will have no choice but to start the
eminent domain proceedings.
Next the mayor proposed a motion to approve the
vouchers.
Resolution #3632 - Abstracts of Audited Vouchers
Be it RESOLVED, that Abstract of Audited Vouchers No. 8 for the General Fund, in the amount of $41,809.53, is hereby approved for payment, and
Be it further RESOLVED, that Abstract of Audited Vouchers No. 8 for the Water Fund, in the amount of $11,886.00, is hereby approved for payment, and
Be it further RESOLVED, that Abstract of Audited Vouchers No. 8 for the Sewer Fund, in the amount of $229.62, is hereby approved for payment, and
Be it further RESOLVED, that Abstract of Audited Vouchers No. 8 for the Special Assessment Sewer Fund, in the amount of $21,722.50, is hereby approved for payment.
Trustee Larry Fresinski moved that this resolution be adopted and Trustee John Bailey
seconded the motion. A vote was taken:
Mayor Donald Hartill- Aye Trustee Lynn Leopold- Aye
Trustee Larry Fresinski-Aye Trustee John Bailey-Aye
Larry asked if we were going to approve minutes from the previous meeting. The Mayor stated that he would like to approve minutes only at the Monday night meetings since this meeting was mainly just to meet and communicate with the staff. Larry asked Jodi to send him Decembers approved minutes to put on the Village website. Due to a Clarity Connect crash, Larry will send Ben the South West Park wording again to approve before he puts it on the website. The Village is still waiting on more money from Time Warner.
Dennis got a new computer but it has crashed. Larry is staying after the meeting to help Dennis. After looking at the survey maps for Lansing Trails and Viola Miller’s property where we will be putting in a trail, it was found that IJ Construction owns 9” of property along the road so we will need to get an easement from him. Lansing Trails easements that are currently in place are not wide enough to solve the drainage problem. Dave Putnam suggested that we go to the property owners that have given us easements and ask them to convey the property to us. This could lower their assessed value meaning they pay less tax. Dennis will meet with the property owner that needs to have his shed moved when the property owner returns from the south in the spring. The catch basin will be relocated.
Many complaints are coming in regarding the potholes on the N. Triphammer Bridge. The bridge is owned by the State so we can not fix the holes. The person to contact is Larry Hazard. Larry is a maintenance engineer and his phone # is 315-448-7300.
Motion-To
Adjourn
Trustee Larry
Fresinski motioned to adjourn and Trustee Lynn Leopold seconded the motion. A
vote was taken:
Mayor Donald Hartill- Absent Trustee Lynn Leopold- Aye
Trustee
Larry Fresinski-Aye Trustee
John Bailey-Aye
The Board adjourned at 1:27pm.
Jodi
Dake
Village
Clerk/Treasurer