Village of Lansing
MINUTES of a regular meeting of the Board of
Trustees of the Village of Lansing held on Wednesday, April 12, 2000, in the
Village Office.
Present: Mayor Donald Hartill: Trustees Larry
Fresinski, Lynn Leopold, Frank Moore; Jodi Dake, Carol Willard, Benjamin
Curtis, Rick Beckwith and Dennis Reinhart.
Mayor Hartill called the meeting to order at
12:10pm
Rick was displeased to see that an ad for
seasonal help didn’t go in the paper until yesterday. Hopefully we will hire
someone by May 1st.
The Mayor asked Carol how the census was going.
Carol spoke with some of the apartment residents and they seemed to have
received their census. However, the foreigners didn’t really understand. Our
appeal was successful, all but one of our addresses submitted were accepted.
Carol has been working on the corrections to the codification and will have it
back to Randy next week.
Frank Moore was concerned with the Greenway
process. Don stated that the original concept was to set aside space as
properties were developed. We have a proactive approach. Typically when a piece
of property is subdivided for development they must set aside 6% of the
property for trails or parkland. The Mayor anticipates that the same will be
true when the Edelman’s develop their property. The Village is really doing
more than is reflected in the budget. This year we did the Sheraton Drive
sidewalk, which was paid for by the multi-modal grant. This year the trail on
Viola Miller’s property will be completed. This trail hooks to the trail in
Lansing Trails. When we redo North Triphammer Road a significant amount of the
sidewalks will be paid for by the State. Lynn stated that the County did a
countywide report on greenspace. The committee that did this is no longer in
existence. It was their hope that the municipalities would continue to use the
report to guide them as they develop.
Lynn asked if the issue of who is responsible
for the plowing of the sidewalks on Brown Road was ever resolved. Dennis stated
that they sent us a letter reminding us that we had agreed to maintain the
sidewalk after Brown Road was taken over. Don doesn’t understand why the clause
was left in but this issue would be used as a bargaining chip.
Larry stated that cable franchises would be
refunded yearly but we need a method of reconciling that is more frequent. To
install RoadRunner is about double that of a residential customer. He is unsure
of the cost to run it to the barn out back. The Mayor asked him to go ahead and
get a quote. Larry will be attending the EDR meeting this afternoon from 4-6pm.
Lynn commented that it was nice to see so many
Village residents at Nancy Bent’s funeral. Lynn will need Frank to attend the
watershed meeting for her again in April. She will get the date and location to
Frank.
Bell Atlantic and Sprint have contacted the
Mayor. They want space on the water tower tank at the airport. The Mayor would
be willing to lease them the land to put up a tower if they paid to have the
water tank taken down and as long as the FAA approves. Ben thinks we should
revisit our telecommunications tower ordinance. Don had nothing to report on
water or sewer.
Jodi will be gone on vacation next week and
Carol will be covering for her. The first set of water bills from Bolton’s new
computer program has gone out. The Village is still not hooked into Bolton
Point’s computers yet. They are still trying to work out some bugs.
Don asked Dennis to do a temporary fix at the
end of Oakcrest Road where the water main break occurred. We need to cold patch
it to prevent the rocks from flying. Dennis commented that the pipe they pulled
out on Oakcrest had 7 holes in it. Dave Putnam is talking to a pipe specialist
about the distinct spots and what may have caused it.
This morning the cars were backed up out of McDonald’s.
This continues to be a problem. Dennis has been working on the McDonald’s sewer
issue. One of the options is to get an easement from Pyramid Mall but
McDonald’s doesn’t want to do this because of time. If this is the case they
will have to come across the road. At this point he is unsure as to the best
way to hook into the sewer line.
Dennis requested that the Board considers paying
$1,896 for the labor portion of the Patch ‘N Seal invoice. Don wants to consult
with Randy first. Dave Ore came to look at the crack & seal job they did
and said there was no way to fix what went down. Don stated that the only real
solution was to chip seal. Dennis is having the sealing material they used
analyzed to see if they used the stuff he ordered.
On Friday around noon, traffic was backed up on
North Triphammer Road due to a signal light problem. Rick ran the light
manually for the afternoon. No one fixed the signal but it seems to be working
normally now. In four months we should have a state owned signal system. Dennis
will have TG Miller’s look over the signal plans, which were sent to him.
Once the ground dries out Tops will begin work.
Dennis has three 2 ˝” maple trees tagged over that that will be replanted in
the Village.
Ben has contacted Jack Krisanda at New Plan
Realty Trust in Syracuse to let him know that the service road into Cayuga Mall
is breaking up. Don suggested we follow up on the issue of having a guy move
into Cayuga Mall who will work off part of his lease by being an onsite clean
up person. This would solve the ongoing trash problem over there.
Ben stated that there will be six negotiating
meetings with Time Warner in May. Time Warner has offered to provide 4
additional I-Net drops. The Cable Commission proposes that these locations be
Trumansburg, TC3, Caroline Town Hall and Lansing Town Hall. This is a fiber
network. One of the main reasons is for Video Arraignment.
Ben asked
the Board to grant two temporary certificates of occupancy. First was the
Babcocks who have put up a log cabin at 2549 North Triphammer Road. It is
substantially completed except for establishing ground cover and the rear
porch. Drainage and erosion control measures are in place, but the lawn will
have to wait until the weather permits later in the spring. The owner and her
contractors have worked conscientiously with the Village throughout this
project to comply with all requirements and Ben is confident that these last
few requirements will be met in a timely manner. The second request for a
temporary certificate of occupancy is for the Parkview Health Care Campus at 8
Brentwood Drive. The building is scheduled for phased occupancy and the first
space, for the Strong Internal Health Offices, should be ready for occupancy
later in April. Ben proposes that Integrated Acquisition & Development be
required to have a $10,000 bond to insure that the plantings, paving and other
cosmetic work are completed. As always, issuance of the Temporary Certificates
will be contingent upon satisfaction of all other code and life safety issues.
Resolution #3653- To Grant Temporary Certificates of Occupancy to2549 North Triphammer and 8 Brentwood Drive.
Be it RESOLVED, that a Temporary Certificate of Occupancy is granted for the Babcock House at 2549 North Triphammer until June 30,2000 without bond as long as erosion control measures are left in place until the lawn has been planted,
Be it further RESOLVED, that a Temporary Certificate of Occupancy is granted for Parkview Health Care Campus-Building 4 at 8 Brentwood Drive until August 15,2000 with a bond of $10,000.
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 Frank Moore-Aye
Next the mayor proposed a motion to approve the
vouchers.
Resolution #3654- Abstracts of Audited Vouchers
Be it RESOLVED, that Abstract of Audited Vouchers No. 11 for the General Fund, in the amount of $23,839.31, is hereby approved for payment, and
Be it further RESOLVED, that Abstract of Audited Vouchers No. 11 for the Water Fund, in the amount of $3,300.00, is hereby approved for payment, and
Be it further RESOLVED, that Abstract of Audited Vouchers No. 11 for the Sewer Fund, in the amount of $1,294.51, is hereby approved for payment, and
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 Frank Moore-Aye
John Bailey had asked Jodi to present a resolution to the Board supporting the Quality Communities Demonstration Program Grant. The Mayor supported a motion to approve the following resolution subject to Randy’s approval.
Resolution#3655-Support for a Quality Communities Demonstration Program Grant-Development Strategies to Facilitate Cooperative Multi-Jurisdictional Land Use Planning
WHEREAS, planning is a necessary step to providing for the future quality of life in Tompkins County, and
WHEREAS, there has been an ongoing intermunicipal effort by County, City, Town & Village governments to work cooperatively to address mutual-planning concerns, and
WHEREAS, the New York State Department of State Quality Communities Demonstration Program, 1999-2000, provides aid to municipalities to enter into collaborative and cooperative agreements to accomplish effective planning for long term community and regional vitality, and
WHEREAS, the Tompkins County Department of Planning and the City of Ithaca Department of Planning and Economic Development have been working together to develop an application to develop intermunicipal planning strategies, and
WHEREAS, the application will support the County’s Vital Communities Initiative, now therefore be it,
RESOLVED, That The Village of Lansing supports the application for Quality Communities Demonstration Program funding for development strategies to facilitate cooperative multi-jurisdictional land use planning,
Be it further RESOLVED, That the Village of Lansing Board of Trustees encourages its counterparts in the County’s local governments to join them in passing similar resolutions expressing support of these effort.
Trustee Larry Fresinski moved that this resolution be adopted subject to Randy’s approval and Trustee Lynn Leopold seconded the motion. A vote was taken:
Mayor Donald Hartill- Aye Trustee Lynn Leopold- Aye
Trustee Larry Fresinski-Aye Trustee Frank Moore-Aye
Motion-To Adjourn
Trustee Larry
Fresinski motioned to adjourn and Trustee Lynn Leopold seconded the motion. A
vote was taken:
Mayor Donald Hartill- Aye Trustee Lynn Leopold- Aye
Trustee
Larry Fresinski-Aye Trustee
Frank Moore-Aye
Meeting adjourned at 1:30pm.
Jodi
Dake
Village
Clerk/Treasurer