Village of Lansing

 

 

MINUTES of a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Lansing held on Monday, June 18, 2007, in the Village Office.

 

Present: Deputy Mayor Larry Fresinski; Trustees, John O’Neill, Lynn Leopold, and Frank Moore; Clerk/Treasurer Jodi Dake; Attorney David Dubow; Planning Board Member Mario Tomei.

 

Deputy Mayor Larry Fresinski called the meeting to order at 7:33 P.M. and opened the public comment period. There were no comments.

 

                       Motion-To Close the Public Comment Period  

 

Trustee O’Neill moved to close the public comment period. Trustee Moore seconded the motion. A vote was taken:

 

Deputy Mayor Fresinski-Aye                         Trustee Lynn Leopold –Aye               Trustee Frank Moore- Aye                             Trustee John O’Neill-Aye

 

Dave Putnam was present to give an engineer’s report. Dave stated that Transact is, as of 6pm tonight, hooked to the Village’s sewer system. Larry asked Dave how he was coming with Northwood Dr. Dave indicated that he hopes to have a map and letter from Integrated Properties offering dedication by the July 2nd meeting.

 

Lynn asked where we are with the speed radar sign. Dave informed the Board that John Courtney is ordering the radar sign this week. Jodi pointed out that there is now radar equipment on N. Triphammer Rd. when you first enter the Town of Lansing. It was also reported that Moravia just installed solar powered radar equipment.

 

Sharon Anderson gave a PowerPoint presentation on rain gardens. She and Lynn have laid out an area in front of the Village Office where they plan on putting in a rain garden. The presentation provided the many benefits of a rain garden, how they are designed and the different types of plants that can be used. A seminar will take place at the Village Hall on July 17th at 7pm, and then people will be welcome to join in on the creation and planting of the rain garden on July 18th. Sharon has also arranged to have some people help her finish it that Friday if it is not completed on Wed. Lynn reiterated that by installing a rain garden and teaching people how to do it, we can claim storm water credit on our annual report.  It was acknowledged that although one rain garden may not make a big difference, every drop counts. It encourages developers to think about stormwater management.

 

Next on the agenda was the approval of minutes from May 21st, 2007.

 

 

Motion - To Approve the Minutes from May 21st, 2007.

 

Trustee Moore moved that the draft meeting notes, as reviewed and revised by the Clerk/Treasurer and the Board, are hereby adopted as the official minutes. Trustee Leopold seconded the motion. A vote was taken:

 

Trustee Lynn Leopold –Abstain                     Trustee Frank Moore- Aye                  Trustee Larry Fresinski-Aye                          Trustee John O’Neill-Aye

 

Next on the agenda was to consider creating a full time laborer position in the Village. Jodi had distributed the job description from Tompkins County Personnel. Jodi has spoken with the County Personnel Department and they stated that we must first activate this position as a specific Village position before we can place Marty Moseley in it. It was explained that Marty was originally hired as a Motor Equipment Operator (MEO), but because he doesn’t have his Class D license, he could not hold that position as far as the County was concerned. Once Marty is appointed to the new laborer position, the MEO position will remain vacant.

 

Resolution #5357-To Activate the Full Time Laborer Position and Appoint Marty Moseley to that Position

 

Trustee O’Neill moved this resolution. Trustee Leopold seconded the motion. A vote was taken:

 

Trustee Lynn Leopold –Aye                           Trustee Frank Moore- Aye                  Trustee Larry Fresinski-Aye                          Trustee John O’Neill-Aye

 

Byron Hall has submitted Order on Contract #16 with respect to the N. Triphammer Road project. Don has reviewed this and asked Jodi to bring it before the Board to approve. This has to do with the sub base of N. Triphammer Road and is a net increase of $990.

 

Resolution #5358-To Authorize the Mayor to Sign Order on Contract #16

 

Trustee O’Neill moved this resolution. Trustee Moore seconded the motion. A vote was taken:

 

Trustee Lynn Leopold –Aye                           Trustee Frank Moore- Aye                  Trustee Larry Fresinski-Aye                          Trustee John O’Neill-Aye

 

Larry stated that he had exchanged some emails with the Mayor about the N. Triphammer Road landscape work.  It was commented that it is difficult to get anything to grow since we haven’t had any rain. Lynn is surprised that there are no watering bags on the trees. Lynn stated that we need to invest some effort into these trees or we will lose them. It was suggested that the public works department water them once a week. Mario Tomei stated that the grass that was planted on Bush Lane is not taking.

 

The Board discussed the issue of the signage at the entrance of Sevanna Park & Lansing West Apartments to be re-installed as part of the N. Triphammer Road project and the apparent dispute between the two parties involved as to the location of the signage.  The Board inquired as to the Village’s obligation with respect to the signage.  It was agreed that David would look into the issue and report his findings. The Board would like to see a resolution to this very soon.

 

Larry has been in contact with Kathryn Wolfe regarding the way finding project that has been under discussion. She was heading off to vacation but will think about it. Larry feels that unless businesses are willing to pay for the way finding signs, the Village should forget about the whole deal. The plan is to get a design, send postcards to business owners, and see what the interest is. The goal is for this to be tastefully done without a lot of signs.

 

Frank stated that there is another Town of Lansing sewer meeting next Wednesday. The topic of Steve Farkas and Don going to the State to discuss a stand-alone plant is not on the Town of Lansing’s agenda. Frank thinks a study needs to be done or documentation provided so as to be able to give a presentation as to why this would be a good way to go. John O’Neill suggested that Frank and the Mayor discuss this issue.

 

John O’Neill stated that the Village needs to appoint a person to be in charge for the purposes of the County Department of Emergency Response/National Incident Management System (NIMS) program. John Courtney was suggested. It was explained that John has already had some of the necessary training. It was also explained that Tompkins County will act as an umbrella and will oversee all of the compliance requirements for the local municipalities.  All we need is a contact person. Because we must do this before September 30, this item will be placed on an August meeting agenda.  Jodi had distributed the proposed Recreation Partnership Agreement to all Board members. Phil Dankert would like everyone to review this before the August 6th meeting when Phil will come in to talk about this. Phil represents the Village of Lansing on the Recreation Partnership Board. Jodi will also distribute copies of the old agreement so that the Board can do a comparison.

 

Motion- To Adjourn

 

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

 

Trustee John O’Neill-Aye                               Trustee Lynn Leopold –Aye

Trustee Frank Moore- Aye                              Trustee Larry Fresinski-Aye

 

 

The meeting adjourned at 9:05 PM.                                       

                                                                                                                                                            Jodi Dake

Clerk/Treasurer