MINUTES of a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Lansing held on Wednesday, September 13, 2000 in the Village Office.

Present: Mayor Donald Hartill; Trustees Larry Fresinski, Lynn Leopold, Frank Moore; Code and Zoning Enforcement Officer Benjamin Curtis; Motor Equipment Operator Rick Beckwith; Superintendent of Public Works Dennis Reinhart; and Clerk, part-time Carol Willard.

Mayor Hartill called the meeting to order at 1:17 P.M.

Beckwith reported that all is going well, although someone removed a water fountain in the park but it has since been replaced.

Curtis reported that the NYS Building Officials are holding their conference this year at the Ramada Inn. Next week he will be attending the BOCA Conference in Rochester.

Curtis stated that the Planning Board has approved the renumbering of three residences on Dart Drive. Currently, numbering of residences on Hemlock and Cedar Lanes also needs to be addressed.

Construction in the Village is proceeding. Tops is planning to open in Nov. The B & T Hotel should be ready in early winter. CFCU has received their variance and approvals but have chosen to wait until spring to proceed. They have their sewer unit although Curtis stated he now has three residences awaiting units. Hartill will be scheduling a meeting soon with Mayor Anderson and Brent Cross to see if more units can be made available. McDonalds is proceeding and currently the roof is very red in color. There are also plans for 1,000 watt lights around the parking lot. The Planning Board may review light intensity standards and the Lighting Commission can address this issue. The old McDonalds will have the arches removed and will revert to CLT. The Greenberg house on Twin Glens Rd. is under construction.

Moore suggested the Village neighborhoods be divided up and each Trustee be responsive to the concerns of the residents in their specific area. Hartill responded that he hopes to visit the neighborhood associations this year.

Leopold stated she has attended the joint meeting of the Cayuga Lake Watershed Management Intermunicipal Organization and the Cayuga Lake Watershed Network. Judy Saul, Community Dispute Resolution Center, chaired the joint meeting. The groups were reminded that they are both working for one goal – protecting Cayuga Lake. Although inconclusive, it was agreed that better communication is needed between the two groups and trust needs to be built. Leopold also mentioned that she has volunteered to be on an educational committee for Watershed Management.

Hartill stated his time has been spent on the lack of sewers and the property acquisition for N. Triphammer Rd. Also, next Tues. he will be attending another meeting for sewer with the other concerned municipalities. He stated the Ithaca area plant needs upgrading. He also stated the paperwork has been slow and then an EIS must be completed upon which it will then take a year to go the next step.

Hartill has gone to the Ripple house on Highgate Circle to talk and look at the damage caused by the broken sewer line. He stated the floor must be replaced but the paneling looks ok. Our insurance company has stated that the Village will not assume responsibility as the Village has not been negligent. It is unclear whether the Ripples are addressing this with their insurance company and Hartill is unsure of the outcome.

Willard stated she is about to begin the fall Newsletter and would appreciate articles as soon as possible.

Reinhart requested permission from the Board to surplus the old truck so it can be sent to auction in early October in Monroe County. Leopold introduced the following:

RESOLUTION # 3701 - Truck to be Declared Surplus

Be it RESOLVED, that the Village of Lansing declare the 1997 Ford

1 Ton Dump Truck as surplus

Mayor Hartill – Aye Trustee Leopold – Aye

Trustee Fresinski – Aye Trustee Moore - Aye

Next, Reinhart stated that the traffic light installation on the corner of Graham and N. Triphammer Roads is stalled. The current owner of the property, Neil Torello, is requesting Tops provide him with four assurances until the easements are acquired for N. Triphammer Rd. acquisition. Tops is reluctant to agree to the condition that a guarantee be in place in case the project falls through. Hartill stated that the property owner should probably be receiving a purchase order next week and this will allow the installation of the light to proceed. Hartill also noted that temporary COs might need to be granted to allow the projects to proceed.

Reinhart noted that McDonalds did not need to cut across N. Triphammer Rd. as they pushed two sewer lines under the road. Two lines were put in in case of failure of the first line.

The Town of Lansing has been assisting the Village. First, the University Park lawn repair has been completed and secondly, the storm drains on the bottom of the ditch lines across from Cooke’s was higher than the drain on Cooke’s side so the Town repaired this. Also the Town assisted with the Cedar Lane water main break on Monday, by carving out the ditch and adding stone.

Reinhart stated that Suit Kote has repaired the sewer saddle on Cinema Dr.

Regarding the Leif’s Way shoulder repair project, only one quote has been received from RC Wilson and it is approx. $3,000 higher than expected due to the price of oil. Reinhart is hopeful other bids may be lower.

Reinhart stated that he and Curtis have looked at Kate’s Hole as there have been concerns expressed about it. He stated the problem is at the mouth of the culvert where trees have fallen in that vicinity. He noted that the trees did not wash down to that location. His recommendation would be to have it cleaned out but it is on private property so the Village can’t be involved. Hartill stated he will talk with Bob Nevin and will also try to remove the loose trees over the next six months.

Next, the Mayor entertained a motion to approve the vouchers.

RESOLUTION # 3702 - Abstract of Audited Vouchers

Mayor Hartill – Aye Trustee Leopold – Aye

Trustee Fresinski – Aye Trustee Moore - Aye

Trustee Leopold introduced the following:

Motion – Adjournment

Mayor Hartill – Aye Trustee Leopold – Aye

Trustee Fresinski – Aye Trustee Moore - Aye

Meeting adjourned at 1:13 P.M.

Carol J. Willard

Clerk, part-time