Village of Lansing

 

MINUTES of a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Lansing held on Thursday April 12, 2007, in the Village Office.

 

PRESENT: Mayor Donald Hartill; Trustees Larry Fresinski, John O’Neill, Frank Moore; Superintendent of Public Works John Courtney; Code & Zoning Officer, Benjamin Curtis; Clerk/Treasurer Jodi Dake; Clerk, part-time Carol Willard; Motor Equipment Operator, Marty Moseley.

 

Mayor Hartill called the meeting to order at 12:29P.M.

 

John O’Neill would like to start talking to people about a controlled deer hunt. Don reminded him that it had to be 500 feet away from any residents so there are not too many places in the village, other than Murray Estates, where this can take place. John asked if the 17 acres that the Edelmans gave the Village could be used. Don stated that the required distance from a resident could not be met in that area. John will get in touch with the DEC to find out the exact rules for doing this, and he will double check on the legalities with David Dubow. John Courtney has spoken with Jeff Geiger who told him that the paperwork involved in getting permission to hunt was too much. Don stated that all that was required was a letter requesting permission to hunt. A big problem was people going onto that property and hunting illegally. John Courtney stated that it is illegal to feed the deer but yet there are Village residents doing it.

 

Frank Moore had nothing to report.

 

Larry has been continuing to work on way finding. He contacted Bob Witty of CFCU who would be happy to help if Larry sets something up. Larry was hoping Bob would make all the contacts. Jodi suggested that Carol send Larry the list of all of the businesses that she sends newsletters to. Ben stated that Bob was involved once before and may have some more information that would help Larry.  Larry will call Bob again.

 

Mayor Hartill has been researching the requirements for Emergency Response. He called Beth Herrington at Tompkins County Emergency Response to find out the actual requirements for the Village. Management may have to attend a short course. The Superintendent of Public Works will be required to take ICS 100 and then possibly ICS200 & 300 to qualify for FEMA funding. John Courtney stated that he has already taken ICS 100 and 700. Some of these courses are available to take online. O’Neill has spoken with Ned Hickey and thought that this would be a good topic for a joint meeting between the Trustees and Planning Board. Don suggested we have a joint meeting in June or July when he is in town.

 

Don attended a sewer meeting last night. He explained to them an alternative way to look at it. The next step is for Dave Herrick to reply since he was not present at the meeting. The map scale has a 10% overage. The Town also needs a formal statement as to how the Village will pay. Don will get an email out to all of the Trustees. Lastly, Don welcomed Marty Moseley who has been hired as our new Motor Equipment Operator. He began work on Monday, April 9, 2007 and has found it enjoyable so far.

 

Resolution #5313- Village of Lansing Elections

 

Be it RESOLVED, that the annual elections for the Village of Lansing will be held on Tuesday, April 24, 2007, at the Fire Hall on Oakcrest Road, between the hours of Noon and 9:00 in the evening on said day with the compensation for election officials to be set at $100.00 per person.

 

Trustee Moore moved this resolution and Trustee Leopold seconded the motion. A vote was taken:

 

Mayor Donald Hartill-Aye                             Trustee John O’Neill-Aye                   Trustee Larry Fresinski-Aye                          Trustee Frank Moore-Aye

 

Mayor Hartill entertained the following resolution:

 

Resolution #5314– Abstract of Audited Vouchers

 

Be it RESOLVED, that Abstract of Audited Vouchers No. 11 for the General Fund, in the amount of $29,579.61 is hereby approved for payment, and

 

Be it RESOLVED, that Abstract of Audited Vouchers No. 11 for the Water Fund, in the amount of $85,839.38, is hereby approved for payment, and

 

Be it RESOLVED, that Abstract of Audited Vouchers No. 11 for the Sewer Fund, in the amount of $573.14, is hereby approved for payment, and

 

Be it RESOLVED, that Abstract of Audited Vouchers No. 11 for the Capital Projects Fund, in the amount of $7,644.53 is hereby approved for payment.

 

Trustee Fresinski moved that the foregoing Abstract of Audited Vouchers resolution be adopted and Trustee Moore seconded the motion.

 

                        Mayor Donald Hartill-Aye                             Trustee John O’Neill-Aye                               Trustee Larry Fresinski-Aye                            Trustee Frank Moore-Aye

 

John Courtney stated that the snow just won’t quit. On March 17th & 18th Mayor Hartill helped him clear snow. We’ve used about 14 tons of salt this year. The amount has increased since John has been doing extra salting on the Dart drive corner and the sharp corners on Uptown Rd. A car hit one of the new light poles on N. Triphammer Rd. and an insurance claim was filed.  The sewer inspection at Stone Creek has passed. Homewood Suites is about half way through their inspection. There was a water main break behind the Cardiology building. Sewer for Bomax is in the development phase. The highway department has been fixing signs, getting the equipment ready to mow and cleaning up the snow removal equipment.

 

Ben stated that there hasn’t been much going on. Advion should be up and running in a week. Ben has talked to Homewood Suites about cleaning up their area. The Planning Board has been doing some training. They will be looking at Green Roofs. There is a new house starting in the Millcroft subdivision.

 

Don stated that there are still some outstanding negotiations with Suite Kote. They made a claim, the Village made a counter offer and they didn’t accept. This is the last step to wrapping up the N. Triphammer Road Project. There is still some landscaping and crosswalks to be completed. The lights on the Bridge over Route 13 need to be connected.

 

Don would like to have a joint meeting with the Planning Board in June or July. Jodi will let Ned know. The Planning Board has also changed its last meeting of April to Monday the 23rd.

 

Motion- To Adjourn

 

Trustee O’Neill moved for adjournment. Trustee Fresinski seconded the motion. A vote was taken:

 

                        Mayor Donald Hartill-Aye                 Trustee John O’Neill-Aye                                           Trustee Larry Fresinski-Aye                Trustee Frank Moore-Aye

 

The meeting adjourned at 1:10 PM.                                       

                                                                                                                                                            Jodi Dake                                                                                                                           Clerk/Treasurer