MINUTES of a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Lansing held on Wednesday, July 14, 1999, in the Village Office.
Present: Mayor, Don Hartill, Trustees Larry Fresinski, Lynn Leopold; Ben Curtis, Jodi Dake, Carol Willard, Steve Halevy, Richard Beckwith and Michael Newport.
Mayor Donald Hartill called the meeting to order at 12:10pm and went around the table to hear everyone’s comments.
Don handed Steve Halevy, member of the Planning Board, a copy of the proposed cover to the Comprehensive Plan. He also had the Board members look at it. There were a couple of proposed changes, which the Mayor said would be very easy to do.
Carol had no comments.
Rick and Michael have been tidying up the park playground and straightening street signs. The Village of Cayuga Heights has furnished all the mulch that was put on the playground. Rick stated that our youth hire, Ben, has been doing a great job painting fire hydrants. The Youth Program kids cleaned the brush out of the creek next to the office. Due to the Child Labor Laws they were unable to do any others in the Village. Minors can’t work away from a shelter. Rick stated that someone had bent the top of the fence on the bridge that goes across the gorge where our sewer line runs. There is a sign on one end and he would like to put a sign on the gate at the lower end of the bridge. The Mayor told him to contact the property owner and get approval from them.
Michael had no comment.
Lynn asked who was responsible for the landscaping around the Rt. 13-east exit onto North Triphammer. The Mayor thought it was the States property but told Rick to call the Cortland field office to find out and to get permission to clean it up if it is the States. Lynn commented that there were a lot of dead trees and it doesn’t look very nice. She also thought that the Small Mall area looks really good now.
Ben stated that there is a BZA meeting on Monday for 3 minor variances. The Mayor asked if he had heard anything about the Avis Carwash at the airport. Don had spoken with Barbara Blanchard and she said that they didn’t need sewer permits. Ben had not heard anything. Don will meet with Barbara to discuss the Village’s concerns on this issue. The Triphammer Road traffic light issue came up at a Planning Board meeting. Ben will get a copy of Jim Napoleon’s Traffic Study for the Pyramid Mall to the Mayor. It was proposed that a turn arrow go in and Pyramid would pay for it. The Mayor stated that there are two possibilities, one is the turn arrow and the other is to restripe the two lanes to have the left lane be right turn only and the right lane to be marked right, straight or left turn. Ames is trying to open. The Access Program Phase I is pretty much completed.
The Mayor stated that the N. Triphammer Road acquisition letters went out this morning. Jodi sent them registered certified so that we will know when they receive the letter. He asked that the property owners contact us by the end of July. Don will soon meet with Brent Cross regarding sewer and try to draft a memorandum of understanding. Water is making steady progress. Kevin Kaufmanns leaving has not affected this. Don informed the staff that unfortunately Cliff Buck has resigned due to health reasons. He is sad to see him go.
Jodi has received the information on the NYCOM Fall Training School at the Nevele Grande Hotel. She would like for the Board to decide who is going so that she may get the discounted rate for paying by July 30th.
Larry has updated the webpage to show the weather in Ithaca. He is waiting to hear from Randy Marcus on the cable issue. Larry is concerned because Phil Smith is no longer with Time Warner.
Be it RESOLVED, that Abstract of Audited Vouchers No. 14 for the General Fund, in the amount of $336.66, is hereby approved for payment, and
Be it RESOLVED, that Abstract of Audited Vouchers No. 2 for the General Fund, in the amount of $26,186.41, is hereby approved for payment, and
Be it RESOLVED, that Abstract of Audited Vouchers No. 14 for the Water Fund, in the amount of $1,647.00, is hereby approved for payment, and
Be it RESOLVED, that Abstract of Audited Vouchers No. 2 for the Water Fund, in the amount of $1,467.66, is hereby approved for payment, and
Be it further RESOLVED, that Abstract of Audited Vouchers No. 2 for the Sewer Fund, in the amount of $9,605.02, is hereby approved for payment, and
seconded the motion. A vote was taken:
Mayor Donald Hartill- Aye Trustee Lynn Leopold- Aye
Trustee Larry Fresinski-Aye
Lynn asked if there was a disaster plan. The tornado sighting last week got her thinking about this. Carol knows that there is a preparedness plan because she worked on it when Ted Wixom was the Mayor. The Mayor asked Ben who sets the standards for fire sirens. Ben thought the National Fire Protection Associate set the standards. Don is concerned with how loud the fire alarms are and the damage it does to ones ears.
Trustee Larry Fresinski-Aye
The Board adjourned at 1:10pm.
Jodi Dake
Village Clerk/Treasurer