Village of Lansing

MINUTES of a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Lansing held on Thursday June 14, 2007, in the Village Office.

PRESENT: Deputy Mayor Larry Fresinski; Trustees Lynn Leopold, Frank Moore; Clerk/Treasurer Jodi Dake; Clerk PT, Carol Willard; Superintendent of Public Works John Courtney; Laborers, Marty Moseley & Chris Bishop.

Deputy Mayor Fresinski called the meeting to order at 12:18P.M.

John Courtney reported that he has spoken with Tom Colbert about a letter he received from the Sevanna Park Association that states he needs to remove his temporary sign. There is quite a dispute going on. John asked how the Village was going to resolve the sign issue. Larry said it is a question of what the Village was legally responsible for. He thought the agreement was that, as part of the N. Triphammer road Project, we pay to have the wall put in and they were to pay for the actual sign letters. They are also interested in getting lighting for the sign, but Ben had previously stated that their was no lighting allowed. Larry has contacted our lawyer on this issue and is trying to get a hold of the owners of Lansing West and Sevanna Park. Frank pointed out that the Village doesn’t pay for street numbers at each residence so why would we pay for this? Larry agreed that we have no right to spend public funds for individuals. However, if we disrupted their sign during construction, then we would pay to put it back in. The long-standing dispute is who will be listed first on the sign. It only seems right that since Sevanna Park is the first physical building that it should be listed first. Larry will take this issue up with the Mayor.

John stated that they have finished up work on water break repairs. Street sweeping and crack sealing are complete. RC Wilson has fixed the swale on Catherwood East. Marty & Chris have been mowing and trimming back around signs. All three of them attended a 10 hour construction course at Bolton Point. They’ve done some park & trail work. New dog signs have been installed at all the trail heads, and one on Graham Road. There are new signs at Highgate. John has found out that there are new standards for traffic controls. The Federal Standards have been adopted so signs must now have 6” high letters. Our signs are currently 4”. This means that all of the new signs we just put up on N. Triphammer Road are not in compliance. We’ll need a plan to replace these signs by 2012. It was suggested that as we redo roads we also redo the signage. John will also need to order a new book since ours is obsolete. John stated that at Highway School training they suggested that less signage is better.

John stated that today they did a valve box inspection and found a few repairs that need to be done. He has ordered the vault for the PRV Pit at Highgate NE. He has also ordered manholes for Warren Rd, Essex Court and Beckett Way.

Lynn stated that she was out with Creig Hebden from the Town of Ithaca to observe the Outfall Mapping that is taking place. He asked for “as builts” for N. Triphammer. John will get those maps to them.

Lynn also asked if the bushes between the fence and the playground at Dankert Park could be cleaned out. John stated that that was on the list of things for the guys to do. Lynn will be meeting with Sharon Anderson this afternoon to look at where we will install a rain garden. John asked if the rain garden could be diverted because of where the utility lines are. John will try to meet with Lynn and Sharon this afternoon.

Lastly, John reported that Bomax sewer is nearing its completion. It should be connected by Monday evening.

Larry stated that the landscaping is not up to specification on N. Triphammer Road, and he wondered if John was contacting the appropriate parties One problem is that they used hay instead of straw. We also have had very little rain. We all want acceptance of the project, but two outstanding issues are the landscaping and the as-built drawings.

Dave Putnam and John Courtney have been working on the speed radar sign and equipment for North Triphammer Road. It will be solar powered. Once things slow down, it will be installed.

John asked if the Village would consider buying seasonal work boots. After some discussion the Board agreed to buy this protective equipment. Currently, our handbook states that the Village will allot up to $150 for work boots each year.

Ben has submitted a letter to the Board asking them to authorize him to issue the Regal Cinema at Pyramid Mall a Temporary Certificate of Compliance so they may begin setting up equipment and training their employees. A substantial amount of site work and landscaping remains to be done before they will satisfy the Planning Board’s requirements for a Certificate of Compliance. The Temporary Certificate that Regal is requesting at this time will be limited to occupancy by Regal employees and will not permit them to open for business. Life safety components for the building will be completed and operational prior to issuance of this limited Temporary Certificate of Compliance.

Resolution #5355 - To Authorize the Code & Zoning Officer to Issue a Limited Temporary Certificate of Compliance to Regal Cinema at the Pyramid Mall That Will Permit Regal to Bring in its Employees to Finalize Set-up and Train, Pending Satisfactory Completion of All Outstanding Items Which are of a Largely Cosmetic Nature With an Expiration Date of August 15, 2007 and a Nominal Security Deposit of $1,000 to be Placed on Deposit with the Village Pending Completion of the Outstanding Work and Issuance of a Final Certificate of Compliance.

Trustee Leopold moved this resolution be adopted and Trustee Moore seconded the motion.

Deputy Mayor Larry Fresinski-Aye Trustee Lynn Leopold-Aye Trustee Frank Moore-Aye

Carol reported that she has been inspecting University Park Apartments and has found that about one in every three apartments have smoke detectors that are not operational. Carol made them a list of what needed to be done. They will be mounting fire extinguishers in the hallways also. Frank asked what would happen if they don’t comply. Carol didn’t know. This is a question for Ben. Frank suggested that Carol should know this.

Larry asked if anyone would like to move the vouchers. Frank asked how the insurance reimbursement works and if the payment to the Tompkins County for the youth and recreation program was for a whole year. Jodi explained how the insurance works for employees who have insurance through their spouses and that the payment to Tompkins County was for half of the Recreation Partnership Agreement. The other half will be paid in December.

Resolution #5356– Abstract of Audited Vouchers

Be it RESOLVED, that Abstract of Audited Vouchers No. 13 for the General Fund, in the amount of $27,089.66 is hereby approved for payment, and

Be it RESOLVED, that Abstract of Audited Vouchers No. 1 for the General Fund, in the amount of $35,379.02 is hereby approved for payment, and

Be it RESOLVED, that Abstract of Audited Vouchers No. 13 for the Water Fund, in the amount of $14,996.99, is hereby approved for payment, and

Be it RESOLVED, that Abstract of Audited Vouchers No. 13 for the Sewer Fund, in the amount of $810.36, is hereby approved for payment, and

Be it RESOLVED, that Abstract of Audited Vouchers No. 13 for the Capital Projects Fund, in the amount of $480.00 is hereby approved for payment.

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

Deputy Mayor Larry Fresinski-Aye Trustee Lynn Leopold-Aye Trustee Frank Moore-Aye

Motion- To Adjourn

Trustee Moore moved for adjournment. Trustee Leopold seconded the motion. A vote was taken:

Deputy Mayor Larry Fresinski-Aye Trustee Lynn Leopold-Aye Trustee Frank Moore-Aye

The meeting adjourned at 1:30 PM.

Jodi Dake Clerk/Treasurer