Called to Order

 Mr. Penniman called the meeting to order at 9 a.m. (8 members present).

GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE

 It was MOVED by Mr. Koplinka-Loehr, seconded by Ms. Robertson, to approve the recommendations of the Government Operations Committee.

Human Rights

 Mr. Joseph arrived at 9:02 a.m. (9 members present).

 Ms. McBean arrived at 9:02 a.m. (10 members present).

 Ms. Blanchard arrived at 9:04 a.m. (11 members present).

 Mr. Lane arrived at 9:04 a.m. (12 members present).

 It was MOVED by Mr. Proto, seconded by Mr. Winch, to reduce OTR No. 215 – Maintenance of Effort – Salaries and Fringe, in the amount of  $35,123 to zero.

 Ms. Kiefer arrived at 9:15 a.m. (13 members present).

 A vote by show of hands resulted as follows:  Ayes – 6 (Blanchard, Penniman, Proto, Totman, and Winch); Noes –  7 (Herrera, Kiefer, Koplinka-Loehr, Lane, McBean, Schuler, and Robertson).  MOTION FAILED.

 It was MOVED by Mr. Joseph, seconded by Mr. Proto, to amend the original motion and reduce OTR No. 215 – Maintenance of Effort – Salaries and Fringe, in the amount of  $25,123 to zero.

 It was MOVED by Ms. McBean, seconded by Mr. Koplinka-Loehr, to amend the amendment by reducing OTR No. 2165 - Maintenance of Effort - Salaries and Fringe, to $7,623 as one-time funding.  A vote by show of hands resulted as follows:  Ayes – 3 (Herrera, Koplinka-Loehr, and McBean); Noes – 10.  MOTION FAILED.

 A vote by show of hands on the original amendment resulted as follows:  Ayes - 9, Noes - 4 (Herrera, Kiefer, Schuler, and Robertson).  MOTION CARRIED.

 It was MOVED by Mr. Koplinka-Loehr, seconded by Ms. Herrera, to increase OTR No. 216 – MOE – Professional Services, in the amount of $4,000 to $9,000 as one-time funding.  A vote by show of hands resulted as follows:  Ayes – 6 (McBean, Herrera, Kiefer, Koplinka-Loehr, Schuler, and Robertson); Noes – 7 (Blanchard, Joseph, Lane, Penniman, Proto, Totman, and Winch).  MOTION FAILED.

 It was MOVED by Mr. Lane, seconded by Mr. Koplinka-Loehr, to approve OTR No. 217 – MOE – Computer Equipment, in the amount of $1,500 as one-time.  A vote by show of hands resulted as follows:  Ayes – 6 (Herrera, Kiefer, Koplinka-Loehr, Lane, Schuler, and Robertson); Noes – 7 ( Blanchard, Joseph, McBean, Penniman, Proto, Totman, and Winch).  MOTION FAILED.

Legislature

 It was MOVED by Ms. Blanchard, seconded by Ms. McBean, to amend OTR No 221.1 – Salaries and Fringes, from zero to -$7,750 for one-time, which is the equivalent of a freeze in salaries for Legislators for a second year.

 It was MOVED by Mr. Proto, seconded by Mr. Totman, to postpone action on this motion until the Legislature receives answers from Mr. Whicher to the questions he posed yesterday relative to personnel costs.  A vote by show of hands resulted as follows;  Ayes- 3 (Proto, Totman, and Winch); Noes – 10.  MOTION FAILED.

 A vote by show of hands on the original amendment resulted as follows:  Ayes – 13, Noes 0.  MOTION CARRIED.

County Administration

 It was MOVED by Mr. Koplinka-Loehr, seconded by Ms. Herrera, to restore OTR No. 223 – Salaries and Fringe – Account Clerk Typist and OTR No. 224 - Certified Rollover, in the amount of $16,823 as one-time. A vote by show of hands resulted as follows:  Ayes – 8, Noes – 5 (Lane, McBean, Penniman, Totman, and Winch). MOTION CARRI9ED.

 A vote by show of hands on the recommendations of the Government Operations Committee as amended resulted as follows:  Ayes – 12, Noes – 1 (Kiefer).  MOTION CARRIED.

CONSUMER AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

It was MOVED by Ms. Kiefer, seconded by Mr. Joseph, to approve the recommendations of the Consumer and Community Affairs Committee.

Dewitt Historical Society

 It was MOVED by Mr. Joseph, seconded by Mr. Totman, to reduce the base budget for the Dewitt Historical Society, by a ten percent ($7,173) target decrease, resulting in a base budget of $70,000.  A vote by show of hands resulted as follows:  Ayes – 11, Noes – 2 (Lane and Winch).  MOTION CARRIED.

Rural Libraries

 It was MOVED by Mr. Koplinka-Loehr, seconded by Mr. Joseph, to reduce the appropriation to each rural library (OTR Nos. 3 thru 6) from $29,500 to $24,500 as a target decrease.  A vote by show of hands resulted as follows:  Ayes – 6 (Blanchard, Herrera, Joseph, Koplinka-Loehr, McBean, and Robertson); Noes – 7 (Lane, Kiefer, Penniman, Proto, Schuler, Totman, and Winch).  MOTION FAILED.

 It was MOVED by Ms. Robertson, seconded by Ms. Herrera, to reduce the appropriation to each rural library (OTR Nos. 3 thru 6) from $29,500 to $27,000.  A vote by show of hands resulted as follows:  Ayes – 5 (Herrera, Joseph, Koplinka-Loehr, McBean, and Robertson); Noes – 8 (Blanchard, Lane, Kiefer, Penniman, Proto, Schuler, Totman, and Winch).  MOTION FAILED.

Public Library

 It was MOVED by Mr. Joseph, seconded by Ms. Blanchard, to reduce OTR No. 8 – Maintain Minimum Services, in the amount of $253,028 to $103,028 as a target decrease.   A vote by show of hands resulted as follows:  Ayes – 8 (Blanchard, Herrera, Joseph, Koplinka-Loehr, McBean, Penniman, Robertson, Totman); Noes – 5 (Lane, Kiefer, Proto, Schuler, and Winch).  MOTION CARRIED.

 Mr. Penniman requested a report back on the impact of revenue lost and layoffs.

Recess

 Mr. Penniman declared recess from 10:49 a.m. to 11:03 a.m.

Tompkins Community Action

 It was MOVED by Mr. Koplinka-Loehr, seconded by Ms. Schuler, to reduce the base budget for Tompkins Community Action in the amount of $173,045 by ten percent ($17,305 as a target reduction).  A vote by show of hands resulted as follows:  Ayes – 10, Noes – 3 (Joseph, Kiefer, and Robertson).  MOTION CARRIED.

Cooperative Extension

 It was MOVED by Mr. Lane, seconded by Ms. McBean, to reduce OTR No. 11 – 1.0 FTE Youth Development Educator, in the amount of $38,000 to zero.  A vote by show of hands resulted as follows: Ayes –  8 (Blanchard, Herrera, Joseph, Koplinka-Loehr, Lane, McBean, Penniman, and Totman); Noes – 5 (Kiefer, Proto, Schuler, Robertson, and Winch).  MOTION CARRIED.

Board of Elections

 It was MOVED by Mr. Koplinka-Loehr, seconded by Ms. McBean, to reduce OTR No. 19 – MOE for 1.0 FTE Clerical for Presidential Election, in the amount of $30,722 to zero.  A vote by show of hands resulted as follows:  Ayes-  2 (Herrera and Koplinka-Loehr); Noes – 11.  MOTION FAILED.

 A vote by show of hands on the recommendations as amended of the Consumer and Community Affairs Committee resulted as follows:  Ayes – 13, Noes – 0.  MOTION CARRIED.

PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE

 It was MOVED by Mr. Lane, seconded by Ms. Herrera, to approve the recommendations of the Planning, Development and Environmental Quality Committee.

Planning Department

 It was MOVED by Ms. Kiefer, seconded by Ms. McBean, to amend OTR No. 180 – Commercial Center Revitalization, by restoring $8,000 as target funding for the Ithaca Downtown Partnership.

It was MOVED by Ms. Blanchard, seconded by Ms. McBean, to amend the amendment by allocating $2,500 for one year to the Downtown Partnership and to charge this Legislature with negotiating an agreement with the City of Ithaca for a payment in lieu of taxes.  A vote by show of hands on the amendment to the amendment resulted as follows:  Ayes – 3 (Blanchard, McBean, and Totman); Noes – 10.  MOTION FAILED.

A vote by show of hands on the original amendment resulted as follows:    Ayes- 3 (Kiefer, McBean, and Schuler); Noes – 10.  MOTION FAILED.

It was MOVED by Ms. Kiefer, seconded by Ms. McBean, to restore $8,000 to the Ithaca Downtown Partnership and $8,000 to the Commercial Center Revitalization Program as target funding .

It was MOVED by Mr. Proto to restore $8,000 to the Ithaca Downtown Partnership and $31,000 to the Commercial Center Revitalization Program.  MOTION FAILED DUE TO LACK OF A SECOND.

It was MOVED by Ms. McBean, seconded by Ms. Robertson, to amend the amendment by restoring $4,000 to the Ithaca Downtown Partnership and $8,000 to the Commercial Center Revitalization Program.   A vote by show of hands resulted as follows:  Ayes – 2 (Kiefer and McBean); Noes – 11. MOTION FAILED.

A vote by show of hands on the original amendment resulted as follows:  Ayes – 2 (Kiefer and McBean); Noes – 11. MOTION FAILED.

Mr. Proto requested to receive an updated report on the tourism grant process from the Finance Director.

Workforce Development

 It was MOVED by Mr. Joseph, seconded by Ms. Schuler, to recommend funding come from IDA and that OTR No. 183 - Salaries and Fringe - Administrative staff, in the amount of $27,265 and OTR No. 184 - Computer Equipment, in the amount of $1,700 be amended to reflect the revenue amount.

 It was MOVED by Ms. Robertson, seconded by Mr. Winch, and unanimously adopted by a show of hands vote, to Table the amendment to the next meeting of the Committee.

 Ms. Blanchard was excused at 12:49 p.m. (12 members present).

 It was MOVED by Mr. Lane, seconded by Mr. Winch, and unanimously adopted by a show of hands vote, to Table the recommendations of the Planning, Development and Environmental Quality Committee.

Adjournment

 The meeting adjourned at 12:51 p.m.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Respectfully submitted by Michelle Pottorff, Legislature Office