MINUTES of a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Lansing held on Wednesday, September 15, 1999, in the Village Office.

Present: Mayor, Don Hartill, Trustees Larry Fresinski, Lynn Leopold; Jodi Dake, Carol Willard, Rick Beckwith and Dennis Reinhart.

Mayor Donald Hartill called the meeting to order at 12:10pm.

Dave Putnam of TG Miller was present to give a recommendation for Sheraton Drive Walkway. Bid opening was yesterday at 11:30am. There were two bids, Economy Paving Co. Inc. with a base bid of $95,364 and Procon Contracting LLC with a base bid of $88,000. Dave recommended we accept Procon’s bid with alternates 2 & 3 for $87,375. Alternate No. 2 calls for all granite curb in lieu of part granite curb and part asphalt gutter-$3,975. Alternate No. 3 is with no temporary easement and walk at curb along Clarion Hotel- ($4,600). Mayor Hartill stated that these bids were lower than the first time we put it out to bid, therefore it paid off to wait. The Mayor proposed a motion to accept Dave’s recommendation.

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

Next there was discussion regarding changing the Monday Meeting because it is a Jewish Holiday and our attorney Randy Marcus can not attend. Larry will still be able to attend, there is a public hearing and it is late notice so the meeting stands as scheduled. In the future the Board will do a better job of planning around this things. It is possible that at the organizational meeting the Board will look at the calendar for the whole year and do there scheduling at that time.

The Mayor asked Dennis how we were doing getting all the violations from PESH resolved. Public Employee Safety Hearing (PESH) did a surprise visit. The inspector stated that we did very well but we still got some violations, mainly involves getting paperwork in order. Dennis stated that some of the things we needed were a chart for equipment used and protection needed, lock out/tag out tags, sticker on tank and a written policy of how we deal with entering a manhole. Dennis stated we need a person certified in CPR & First Aid to be present when we enter a manhole. Jodi is certified in both and will be that person until Rick gets his certifications. Don feels that during this slow time would be a great time to have Rick take the classes and get certified. In an emergency we can also use the fire department. Don stressed that these things needed to be taken care of because the penalty is $250 per day if we are not in compliance.

Dennis stated that he received e-mail Monday morning, which was sent Friday regarding a man receiving a shock from the Pedestrian Crosswalk Signal Pole in front of the Triphammer Mall. Dennis taped the area off and Bill Wilson, our contractor for traffic signals, fixed the shorted wire that day. Larry thought that we should publish emergency numbers on our website. The emergency numbers are on all our answering machines and now will be on the website.

Lake Source Cooling has our sewer main suspended in mid air while they go underneath it. It should be backfilled soon. Primer is on the Airport Water Tank and the painting should be completed in another week if the weather holds up. Since the tank is off line the fire hydrant out in front at the corner of Oakcrest is flushing so that we don’t have pressure surges and break lines. The office has received many calls on the water running out of the hydrant. The new hotel going in at the corner of Warren & Rt. 13 is doing site work. Janivar Drive got the first binder course. There is a potential problem with where the curve is but Brent Cross is checking that out. Thornwood Drive Extension is taking a lot of Dennis’s time because of the new water & sewer mains and all the inspecting that needs done. Finally, Dennis reported that he has been working with Ned Hickey on the traffic study.

Don reported that a letter has gone out to Time Warner. We continue to progress forward with N. Triphammer Road. Don received a nice letter from Roy Park who is very appreciative of the Village for putting in the light at the end of Cayuga Hills Road. The joint water meeting, which was scheduled for September 9th, has been rescheduled for September 30^th. The DEC has mandated a lower phosphorous requirement, which the Village of Cayuga Heights is already complying with but the City of Ithaca is not. The City wants to fund this out of the moneys.

Lynn has been attending the Planning Board meetings and has received many letters, mainly from people outside the Village. She asked the mayor how she should respond. The Mayor stated that she should definitely try to respond to all Village Residents. In October Lynn will be reporting to the EMC from the Village and she asked the board to let her know if they want her to present anything in particular.

Carol is in the process of collecting articles for the Village Newsletter. She would like to have them by September 24^th. She asks the Board to review the Greenspace Advisory Council’s recommendations at there Monday meeting. She was concerned with the recommendation to have a Big Clean Up Day. The Board thought this would be a big expense, the Village doesn’t have the equipment or manpower and there was a concern about people putting out hazardous waste. Lynn volunteered to write an article for the newsletter as to what to do with refuse. October 25^th will begin brush pick up. We do not pick up leaves.

Next the Mayor proposed a motion to approve the vouchers.

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

Mayor Donald Hartill- Aye Trustee Lynn Leopold- Aye

Trustee Larry Fresinski-Aye

The Board adjourned at 1:18pm.

Jodi Dake

Village Clerk/Treasurer