Village of Lansing
MINUTES of a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Lansing held on Monday, October 18, 1999, in the Village Office.
PRESENT: Mayor Don Hartill; Trustees Larry Fresinski and John Bailey; Planning Board Chairman, Edward Hickey; Village Attorney Randy Marcus
Mayor Don Hartill called the meeting to order at 7:45P.M. The first order of business was for the Mayor to appoint John Bailey to the Board of Trustees so that we would have a quorum.
Motion- To Open Public Comment Period
Trustee moved to open the public comment period.
Trustee seconded the motion. A vote was taken:
Mayor Donald Hartill - Aye Trustee John Bailey- Aye
Trustee Larry Fresinski- Aye
There was no public comment.
Motion- To Close Public Comment Period
Trustee moved to close the public comment period.
Trustee seconded the motion. A vote was taken:
Mayor Donald Hartill - Aye Trustee John Bailey- Aye
Trustee Larry Fresinski- Aye
Next on the agenda was the engineer’s report. The Airport Ground Tank is complete and it was put back in service last week. Change order #2 needs to be approved by the Board.
RESOLUTION #3602-To Approve AMSTAR’s Change Order #2 to the Airport Ground Tank for an increase in the amount of $14,500 to perform pit welding, reblast the interior, install pit filler and modify the existing roof hatch
Be it RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees approves Change order #2 for an increase in the amount of $14,500 for steel repairs and modification to the hatch to work with the new safety railings.
Trustee Larry Fresinski moved to accept Change Order #2 and Trustee John Bailey seconded the motion. A vote was taken:
Mayor Donald Hartill- Aye Trustee John Bailey- Aye
Trustee Larry Fresinski- Aye
Procon has completed the storm sewer modifications, sanitary sewer repairs, curbing, and has installed the binder for the road repairs. Dave asked the Board to approve Change Order #1.
RESOLUTION #3603-To Approve ProCon Contracting Change Order #1 for Sheraton Drive Walkway in the Amount of $2,560 to Change Sidewalk Material and Modify the Manhole to Make a Better Fit With the Curb.
Be it RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees approves the Sheraton Drive Walkway Change Order #1 which changes the sidewalk from asphalt to concrete from station 7+15 to 10+58 and excavate and remove the cone section of manhole 3041, rotate as needed, reset cone section, grout manhole joint, and install 5 steps for the agreed price of $2,560.
Trustee Larry Fresinski moved to accept Change Order #2 and Trustee John Bailey seconded the motion. A vote was taken:
Mayor Donald Hartill- Aye Trustee John Bailey- Aye
Trustee Larry Fresinski- Aye
Sheraton Drive Project should be completed by the end of next week. The Mayor informed John that the Sheraton Drive Walkway project was part of a special $100,000 grant for sidewalks, which the Village received two years ago.
Bids for the Airport Elevated Tank removal will be accepted until November 11th and a recommendation will be made at the November 15th Board meeting. The project has a completion date of May15, 2000 with an alternate for the tank to be removed by
January 1, 2000. We will need to coordinate with CBord to have all cars removed from parking lot. The cost of the removal will be $3-4,000 more if it has to be done on a Saturday. The Lake Source Cooling Project agreement to use the Village sewer for an emergency connection for the heat exchanger building has been received and reviewed by Dennis and Dave Putnam. They both have concerns that they have sent to Randy Marcus. Randy stated he has not contacted Cornell University yet. Finally, Dave stated that he would like to make the modifications to the water to Churchill Drive and install culvert, if weather permits, this construction season if the easement can be obtained. The Mayor granted Dave permission to go ahead with the water main. Dave will work with Dennis to get three quotes. Randy expanded on this issue to update the new trustee. The property that we are speaking of is the old Talandis Property, which was bought by Mark & Cheryl Goldberg this summer. The Goldbergs are to grant the Village an easement and the paperwork is almost complete. In November the Planning Board will need to approve subdivision then the Board of Trustees will have to accept dedication of part of this area.
Next on the agenda was election discussion. The Board confirmed that there were two positions to be filled, John Caren and Cliff Buck. John Bailey has temporarily filled one of the positions but will need to run in the election next spring.
The Mayor has found candidates for the openings on The Board of Zoning Appeals. John Hartnett has resigned which was a full time opening and now that John Bailey is on the Board of Trustees he will no longer be the alternate. The Mayor proposed to appoint Michael Ward as a full time member of the BZA. Ned Hickey has spoken highly of him. Don spoke with Michael on Sunday and he has agreed to serve on the BZA.
RESOLUTION #3604-To Appoint Michael Ward of Oakcrest Road as a Member of the Board of Zoning Appeals Replacing John Hartnett
Be it RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees appoints Michael Ward of Oakcrest Road as a full time member of the Board of Zoning Appeals replacing John Hartnett
Trustee Larry Fresinski moved and Trustee John Bailey seconded the motion. A vote was taken:
Mayor Donald Hartill- Aye Trustee John Bailey- Aye
Trustee Larry Fresinski- Aye
The Mayor also stated that John Dennis is interested in serving as the alternate to the BZA.
RESOLUTION #3605-To Appoint John Dennis as an Alternate to the Board of Zoning Appeals
Be it RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees appoints John Dennis as an alternate to the Board of Zoning Appeals replacing John Bailey
Trustee Larry Fresinski moved and Trustee John Bailey seconded the motion. A vote was taken:
Mayor Donald Hartill- Aye Trustee John Bailey- Aye
Trustee Larry Fresinski- Aye
The Mayor stated that Lynn Leopold isn’t with us tonight because she is at a Waste Management Conference in Albany but he spoke with her and she supports the appointment of John Bailey as a Trustee. The joint water situation has not changed. The legal consultants still are looking at this. There is also no change in sewer. The Mayor will be attending a meeting this week as "one of the new partners" along with Jeannine Kirby and Ron Anderson. Don reported that he, Ned and Ben spent two hours with the NYSDOT last Friday discussing the North Triphammer Reconstruction Project. The Mayor came away with a positive feeling.
Next on the agenda was the consideration of offer of dedication of Horizon Development open space & drainage area. Randy explained that there was only a small portion of this subdivision in the Village.
RESOLUTION #3606-To Accept the Offer of Dedication of Horizon Development Open Space & Drainage Area subject to Randy’s Confirmation That All the Paperwork is in Order
WHEREAS, Horizons is the developer of the Horizons Estates subdivision in the Town & Village of Lansing located easterly of North Triphammer Road and northerly and westerly of Bush Lane in the Town & Village, New York State Route 34, and the owner of the remaining lots in said subdivision, which premises are a portion of the premises conveyed to Horizons by four deeds to Horizons Development Corporation of Ithaca from Sigrid O. Farwell, Erna Olafson, Aldies O. Edwards, and Freya Olafson, recorded in the Tompkins County Clerk’s Office in Book 632 of Deeds at page 1086, 1089, 1092 and 1095 respectively (the"Property"); and
Subdivision approval for the subdivision of the Property known as the
Horizons Estates; and
WHEREAS, a condition of the subdivision approval and amended subdivision approval required that Horizons develop and convey to the Village the retaining pond located between lots 2V and 67V on the west and lots 3V and 7V on the east, and the 14,991 square foot parcel adjoining Lot 1V on the west: and
WHEREAS, Horizons desires to dedicate and convey these parcels to the Village for Village purposes as provided in the subdivision approval and amended subdivision approval.
Now, Therefore, Horizons hereby offers to the Village of Lansing for dedication as Village properties the premises more particularly described in Schedule A annexed hereto and made a part hereof.
Be it RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees accept the Offer of Dedication of Horizon Development Open Space & Drainage Area subject to Randy’s confirmation that all the paperwork is in order.
Trustee John Bailey moved to accept this dedication and Trustee Larry Fresinski seconded the motion. A vote was taken:
Mayor Donald Hartill- Aye Trustee John Bailey- Aye
Trustee Larry Fresinski- Aye
RESOLUTION #3607-To Set Public Hearing for the Offer of Dedication of Horizon Development Open Space & Drainage for November 1,1999 @ 7:35pm at the Village Office
Be it RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees sets a public hearing for the Offer of Dedication of Horizon Development Open Space & Drainage for November 1,1999 @ 7:35pm at the Village Office
Trustee John Bailey moved to set the public hearing and Trustee Larry Fresinski seconded the motion. A vote was taken:
Mayor Donald Hartill- Aye Trustee John Bailey- Aye
Trustee Larry Fresinski- Aye
The Mayor explained to the board the citations we received from PESH. PESH is the state arm of OSHA. The visit stems from Dave Putnam’s brother’s death. PESH is big on documentation and procedures. The Mayor was not pleased with the written administrative plan that we are implementing because it states we will not enter confined spaces. We have all the equipment that is needed; we just need someone who is certified in CPR & First Aid. The Mayor thought this could be simply adopted but a plan could not be completed in time. Hopefully we will change this in the near future. By approving and implementing this policy regarding confined spaces we are in compliance with PESH.
Larry was interested in the next steps we will be taking with Time Warner. Randy will be sending a letter this week asking for calculations and how they arrived at the dollar amount they sent us.
Much discussion took place regarding the deer problem. The Village of Cayuga Heights has the same problem with deer as we do. The Mayor was surprised that Viola Miller hasn’t returned to get permission to hunt her land.
The Mayor asked Randy to update the list of outstanding legislative issues. The Mayor would like to revisit the noise ordinance as far as dogs. Randy will draft legislation for this issue. The Board discussed ways to slow down the traffic in the Village. Randy stated that on November 1st he had to attend the City of Ithaca’s Zoning Appeals meeting at 7:00 but he would try to get another partner to be at our Board Meeting. Randy will draft a standard form for the North Triphammer Road purchase offers.
John Bailey thanked the Board for the opportunity to serve on the Board of Trustees. He is honored and looks forward to serving on the board. He gave his e-mail address and phone numbers to the Board.
Motion- To Adjourn
Trustee Larry Fresinski moved adjournment. Trustee John Bailey seconded the motion. A vote was taken:
Mayor Donald Hartill- Aye Trustee John Bailey- Aye
Trustee Larry Fresinski- Aye
The meeting adjourned at 9:12 P.M.
Jodi Dake
Village Clerk