Chair Mink called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.

Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and Roll Call of Members

Members and guests participated in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

Present: 15 Representatives.

Presentation of Proclamation(s)

Ms. Mink presented a proclamation declaring the month of May, 2001 to be Foster Parent Recognition Month in Tompkins County To Shella Chase from the Department of Social Services.

Privilege of Floor by the Public

Tish Perlman, Town of Ithaca resident, said up until April 30, when she was abruptly fired b y Eagle Broadcasting, she had been employed in the field of radio broadcasting for a year and a half in Tompkins County. Ms. Perlman thanked many individuals who she felt had supported her during that time.

Sondra Segal, City of Ithaca resident, spoke of the SPCA and requested the Board to look into its funding of that agency. She stated the SPCA recently instituted a temperament test that she feels is being used to select dogs for euthanasia rather than to match them for homes. Ms. Mink referred this issue to the Health and Human Services Committee.

Edward Hershey, City of Ithaca, spoke on behalf of the City’s Redistricting Committee regarding the County’s recent reapportionment activities. He expressed appreciation to the Charter Review Committee for the level of cooperation and communication that has taken place over the last two months. He said the City believes the County’s proposed Scenario 15D is a proposal that meets every criteria the City would like to see, such as preservation of neighborhoods, it adheres to one person one vote, and achieves a continued congruity that is important to the Board of Elections and the voters of Tompkins County. He spoke of areas where City and Town of Ithaca lines cross; the City recognizes that a number of City representatives will be represented in the coming years by residents of the Town. He said the City supports those actions and is part of a trend towards intermunicipal cooperation and relations that is being addressed in so many other ways.

Fay Gougakis, City of Ithaca, spoke of a meeting about Cornell’s Radioactive Waste Disposal site that was held this evening on Warren Road and felt there was inadequate public notice of that meeting. She asked that the Board request that Cornell hold one more public information and comment meeting downtown. Ms. Gougakis also asked that the Board take a position on banning jet skis in Tompkins County.

Cathy Valentino, Town of Ithaca Supervisor, spoke of the County’s reapportionment process and thanked the Charter Review Committee for its work and the amount of time spent on this. Ms. Valentino spoke of the various scenarios that were reviewed by the Committee and said she does not feel any of them provide fair representation to the Town of Ithaca and to several of the other towns in the County. She feels unless the Board were to have more than 15 representatives on the County Board, any scenario that keeps five City representatives diminishes the fair representation of all the towns in the County. She urged the Board to look closely at respecting municipal boundaries and the number of County representatives that is going to give everyone the fairest representation. She said the number of County representatives is not as important as the County’s responsibility to represent everyone fairly and equally.

Privilege of the Floor by Board Members

Ms. Davis, District No. 2 Representative, reminded City residents that school board elections are being held this evening and encouraged all residents to vote.

Mr. Penniman, District No. 15 Representative, also spoke of school board and budget votes. He said due to construction at the Trumansburg Central School, the location will be at the Historical Society on South Side.

Mr. Lalley, District No. 13 Representative, commended Matt Whitmire of the Tompkins County Highway Division who had noticed deconstruction of the Moose Lodge and Garage DeFrance was occurring and acquired the spoils to use as a riprap, thus saving Tompkins County $17,000. Mr. Lalley also commended employees Greg Potter, Wendy Skinner, George McClure, and Jim Blizzard for their work on placing the reapportionment scenarios on the Internet.

Ms. Blanchard, District No. 1 Representative, said in their folders Board members will find two-day free-ride bus passes on the TCAT bus system. She said these tickets are part of the new automated ticket system.

Mr. Proto, District No. 7 Representative, said last night at the Town of Danby Board meeting a briefing was given on the Cornell Radioactive Waste Disposal site by the Environmental Management Council. He said he will be travelling to Albany tomorrow to defend the County’s Archives and Records Administration grants and will keep the Board informed on the status of Tompkins County grants. Mr. Proto reported he attended a presentation given this past Saturday on behalf of the Music Teacher’s Association of Tompkins County where 22 children performed. He said these children ranged in ages from 8 to 17 years and two won national recognition for writing their own compositions. He said he was disappointed there was no media recognition because these kids did a tremendous job and deserve a lot of credit.

Ms. Kiefer, District No. 11 Representative, announced a celebration would be held recognizing the solar panels at the Tompkins County Public Library’s roof on June 8 and 9. An official celebration ceremony will be held on June 8 with guests of honor being from state and federal agencies. Tours will also be given of the Library’s solar system at 1 p.m. and a free symposium for building owners and energy managers will be held in the afternoon. On Saturday a workshop will be held for homeowners. She asked Board members to distribute copies of the program within their municipal town and village offices.

Chair’s Report and Appointment(s)

Ms. Mink had no report or appointments.
 
 
 
 

Report from the County Administrator

Mr. Whicher announced the appointment of Peter Messmer as Tompkins County Highway Manager. He will be introduced at the next Board meeting.

Report from the County Attorney

Jonathan Wood, Deputy County Attorney, reported the County Code and Sanitary Code are now on the Internet.

Report from the Finance Director

Mr. Squires reported he has filed the County’s annual financial report with the Clerk of the Board. The audit report will be presented to the full Board in June. He announced the County auction of delinquent tax properties would be held on Saturday, May 16^th. A preview of those properties will be held this evening at the Women’s Community Building at 7 p.m.

Presentation from the Charter Review Committee

Mr. Lane said a meeting was held on May 5 for municipal officials from across Tompkins County to review various scenarios for redistricting. The Committee explained the scenarios and accepted comments from those present. Mr. Lane said they conducted a survey and items that were raised in those surveys were taken back to the Committee and reviewed. The Committee did a poll of the respondents and found that most were in favor of a scenario that favored 15 representatives. Another meeting was held yesterday at which the Committee reviewed additional scenarios. He said at the Charter Review Committee meeting last Friday they heard from Cathy Valentino who expressed concern over 15-member scenarios. He said the Committee looked at scenarios at yesterday’s meeting that might not include as many cross-boundary incursions as had been looked at in the past.

Mr. Lane called attention to 13 scenarios displayed on the wall that range from 13 to 17-member boards. The Committee felt this Board should provide them with a preferred scenario in order for them to have something for the public to react to at the May 21 meeting. Mr. Lane said timing is a very important concern because they need to have the redistricting process completed in time for the petitioning process for elections this fall.

Mr. Lane reviewed options that were discussed but not favored in early meetings of the Committee. The first was to shorten the term of office of the Board. In order to accomplish that they would have to either have a special referendum before the November election that would cost taxpayers $50,000, or to have a referendum at the same time members are elected. This would mean members would not know at the time of election whether they would be serving a two or four-year term. If that passed it would mean members would be serving in districts they know would be unevenly populated. An alternative to this would be for the Board to adopt a weighted voting system which would mean each member’s vote would carry a different weight and the Board would need to calculate that based on the population in each district. He said these alternatives are not very suitable and based on conversations with board members he does not feel the Board should avoid redistricting this year. Yesterday the Committee decided to send three 15-member scenarios and one 17-member scenario forward to the Board. He noted one member, Ms. Kiefer, wanted a 16-member scenarios, but we have no tie-breaking mechanism.

At this time Greg Potter, Geographic Information System Project Leader, reviewed various scenarios and answered questions posed by Board members. He said we tried to keep within +5% of the 6433-person ideal district size, so the spread would be approximately 10 percent. He reviewed 15D, which has three City districts sharing some Town of Ithaca population, and has an 11.07 spread; 15E & F, which give the City four districts and one shared equally with the Town, and 17A, which adds two districts.

Ms. Kiefer said at the time the Board passes the initial local law that at the same time the language in the Charter would be changed to state the Board would try to preserve municipal boundaries as much as possible and also maintain neighborhoods. Mr. Lane said he would support this.

Ms. Kiefer commented on the scenarios that were presented and stated she is not sure the Charter Committee has taken into consideration any Planning Department information that projects where growth will continue. She said she believes it is the Board’s responsibility to reflect the change in the demographics that was revealed by Census information and feels more consideration needs to be given to a 16-member board scenario. Ms. Kiefer said it is very rare that a tie vote would occur and doesn’t feel it would pose a major problem for the Board. She said she will be working with Mr. Potter on trying to come up with another scenario.

Ms. Davis said she has served on the Charter Review Committee and stated the Committee considered many different sizes of boards. With respect to the scenarios that were presented she does not feel any of them portrayed what would be in the best interest of the majority of the County. Ms. Davis said she will support scenario 15D.

Ms. Blanchard said her observations of this process are based on her service on Common Council and this Board. She referred to scenarios 15E and 15F and said she sees them as being the most disruptive. She stated there will not be total agreement on one particular scenario but feels the Board can achieve its goal with adopting scenario 15D.

Mr. Winch recalled the last time the Board went through the reapportionment process. He complimented Mr. Lane on how productive the Charter Review Committee meetings have been and said due to modern technology the Committee has been able to see scenarios very quickly.

Mr. Penniman said he now supports scenario 15D; however, he said was previously interested in a larger number board; 17 members are recommended by both the Town of Ulysses and the Town of Enfield, but that could mean extra cost. He said in looking at the way this has developed and the areas where the City districts have extended to the Town they do follow neighborhoods. He said the Town of Ithaca may wish to consider creating election districts especially with the growth patterns.

Mr. Todd expressed support for scenario 15D. He said the Board will not be able to please everyone with any of the scenarios and feels this process should not be delayed.

Mr. Joseph also spoke in favor of scenario 15D in spite of doing what his Town Supervisor has asked the Board not to do. Although that is a concern to him, in looking at the implication of other scenarios has led him to believe scenario 15D is the most practical option. He said he believes it is very possible that a resident of the Town may end up representing one of the City districts because people are more interested in what a candidate says rather than where they live. Mr. Joseph also said it is very rare that anything comes to the County Board based on where they live.

Ms. Mink said one of the advantages of not serving on the Committee is being able to look at the entire picture with a broader perspective than those who have been directly involved in the work. She said for the past thirty years this County has operated as a charter county and not a board of supervisors or collection of municipalities. She said this Board has tried to work very hard in the last five to six years towards coordinating and cooperating intermunicipally. She said adding more members to the Board adds not only cost, but more difficulty. She agreed with Mr. Joseph’s comments and said fair representation is representing the needs of the taxpayers of Tompkins County, which is what the Board already does. In regard to crossing district boundaries, she feels this is less important than providing good representation to the people who elect members to the Board. She said she will support scenario 15D because it does the least harm to the most people.

Ms. Mink asked the Board to provide direction to the Committee in pursuing various scenarios. There was interest in pursuing scenario 15D by 14 members, scenario 15E by two members and scenario 16 and 17 by one member.
 
 
 
 

RESOLUTION NO. 101 – AUTHORIZING A PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED LOCAL

LAW NO. C OF 2001 – A LOCAL LAW AMENDING THE

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Charter and Code, Article 2, Section 2.09 a committee was appointed to assist in arriving at a plan of reapportionment, and

WHEREAS, it has become clear to the committee that the provisions of the Charter and Code relating to reapportionment should be updated, now therefore be it

RESOLVED, That a public hearing be held before the Board of Representatives in Board Chambers of the Tompkins County Courthouse, 320 North Tioga Street, Ithaca, New York, on Thursday, May 31, 2001, at 5:30 o’clock in the evening thereof concerning proposed Local Law No. c of 2001 – A Local Law Amending the Charter and Code, Article 2, Sections 2.09 and 2.10. At such time and place all persons interested in the subject matter will be heard concerning the same,

RESOLVED, further, That the Clerk of the Board is hereby authorized and directed to place proper notice of such public hearing in the official newspaper of the County.

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RESOLUTION NO. 102 – AUTHORIZING A PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED LOCAL

LAW NO. 3 OF 2001 – A LOCAL LAW DEFINNG ELECTION

WHEREAS, Section 2.09 of the Tompkins County Charter and Code requires the Board of Representatives to prepare a plan for reapportionment upon publication of the results of the Federal Decennial Census, and

WHEREAS, the results of the Federal Decennial Census have been published recently, now therefore be it

RESOLVED, That a public hearing be held before the Board of Representatives in Board Chambers of the Tompkins County Courthouse, 320 North Tioga Street, Ithaca, New York, on Thursday, May 31, 2001, at 5:30 o’clock in the evening thereof concerning proposed Local Law No. 3 of 2001 – A Local Law Defining Election Districts in Tompkins County. At such time and place all persons interested in the subject matter will be heard concerning the same,

RESOLVED, further, That the Clerk of the Board is hereby authorized and directed to place proper notice of such public hearing in the official newspaper of the County.

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Withdrawal of Presentation from the Agenda

Ms. Mink said a presentation on activities of Tompkins County Area Development that was scheduled to take place at this meeting is being postponed to the June 5 Board meeting.

Addition of Resolution(s) to the Agenda

On motion and duly seconded and unanimously adopted by voice vote, the following resolutions were added to the agenda:

Authorization to Accept West Nile Virus Surveillance and Education Grant – Health Department

Creation of Implementation Coordinator Position – Workforce Development

Withdrawal of Resolution(s) from the Agenda

Chair Mink gave the appropriate committee chairman permission to withdraw the following resolution(s) from the agenda:

Award of Bid – Bostwick Road Renovations – Buildings and Grounds

Report and Presentation of Resolution(s) from the Budget and Capital Committee

Mr. Joseph, Chairman, reported the Committee will meet on May 17 and will begin taking actions that relate to the upcoming 2002 budget process.

RESOLUTION NO. 103 AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $2,910,625 SERIAL BONDS

OF THE COUNTY OF TOMPKINS, NEW YORK, TO PAY THE

COSTS OF THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE HVAC SYSTEMS

OF THE VARIOUS CAMPUS BUILDINGS OF THE TOMPKINS

CORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE

MOVED by Mr. Joseph, seconded by Mr. Totman. A roll call vote resulted as follows: Ayes – 15, Noes – 0. RESOLUTION ADOPTED.

WHEREAS, a plan for the establishment, construction, maintenance and operation of the Tompkins Cortland Community College (the "College"), as amended, was jointly sponsored by concurrent resolutions of the legislative bodies of the County of Tompkins, New York, and the County of Cortland, New York (the "Counties") pursuant to the provisions of Article 126 of the Education Law (the "Plan"), and

WHEREAS, in 1994 the Counties, pursuant to the Plan for the College, commenced certain improvements at the Tompkins Cortland Community College, being the construction of additions to and the reconstruction of various campus buildings, and

WHEREAS, the Counties, in furtherance of the Plan for the College, have now authorized the reconstruction of the HVAC systems at the various campus buildings of the College, and

WHEREAS, it is now necessary to provide for the financing of such HVAC systems reconstruction, and

WHEREAS, the Counties have entered into an Intermunicipal Agreement relating to the College and the Plan, including the HVAC systems improvements hereby authorized, pursuant to Article 5-G of the General Municipal Law and Article 126 of the Education Law, and

WHEREAS, all conditions precedent to the financing of the capital improvement hereinbefore and hereinafter described, including compliance with the provisions of the State Environmental Quality Review Act, have been performed, and

WHEREAS, it is now desired to authorize the financing of such HVAC systems, now therefore be it

RESOLVED, by the Board of Representatives of the County of Tompkins, New York, as follows:

Section 1. For the class of objects or purposes of paying the costs of the reconstruction of the HVAC systems at the various campus buildings of the Tompkins Cortland Community College, including incidental improvements and expenses in connection therewith, at a maximum estimated cost of $2,910,625, there is hereby authorized to be issued $2,910,625 serial bonds of said County of Tompkins, New York, pursuant to the provisions of Local Finance Law.

Section 2. It is hereby determined that the maximum estimated cost of such class of objects or purposes is $2,910,625 and that the plan for the financing thereof is by the issuance of the $2,910,625 serial bonds of said County of Tompkins, New York, authorized to be issued pursuant to this bond resolution.

Section 3. It is hereby determined that the period of probable usefulness of the aforesaid class of objects or purposes is ten years, pursuant to subdivision 13 of paragraph a of Section 11.00 of the Local Finance Law.

Section 4. Subject to the provisions of the Local Finance Law, the power to authorize the issuance of and to sell bond anticipation notes in anticipation of the issuance and sale of the bonds herein authorized, including renewals of such notes, is hereby delegated to the County Finance Director of the County of Tompkins, New York, the chief fiscal officer. Such notes shall be of such terms, form, and contents, and shall be sold in such manner, as may be prescribed by said County Finance Director, consistent with the provisions of the Local Finance Law.

Section 5. The faith and credit of said County of Tompkins, New York, are hereby irrevocably pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on such obligations as the same respectively become due and payable. An annual appropriation shall be made in each year sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such obligations becoming due and payable in such year.

Section 6. Such obligations shall be "several indebtedness" of the County of Tompkins, New York, as defined in Section 15.00 (b) of the Local Finance Law, as to which the faith and credit of the County of Tompkins, New York, has been pledged in Section 5 hereof. Such obligations shall be issued pursuant to Section 15.00 (c) of the Local Finance Law, and pursuant to Section 15.00 (q) of the Local Finance Law, shall constitute indebtedness of the County of Tompkins, New York.

Section 7. Such bonds shall be in fully registered form and shall be signed in the name of the County of Tompkins, New York, by the manual or facsimile signature of its County Finance Director and a facsimile of the corporate seal shall be imprinted or impressed thereon and attested by the manual or facsimile signature of the County Clerk.

Section 8. The powers and duties of advertising such bonds for sale, conducting the sale, and awarding the bonds, are hereby delegated to the County Finance Director of the County of Tompkins, New York, who shall advertise such bonds for sale, conduct the sale, and award the bonds in such manner as he shall deem best for the interests of the County; provided, however, that in the exercise of these delegated powers, he shall comply fully with the provisions of the Local Finance Law and any order or rule of the State Comptroller applicable to the sale of municipal bonds. The receipt of said County Finance Director shall be a full acquittance to the purchaser of such bonds, who shall not be obliged to see to the application of the purchase money.

Section 9. All other matters, except as provided herein relating to such bonds, including determining whether to issue such bonds having substantially level or declining annual debt service and all matters related thereto, prescribing whether manual or facsimile signatures shall appear on said bonds, prescribing the method for the recording of ownership of said bonds, appointing the fiscal agent or agents for said bonds, providing for the printing and delivery of said bonds (and if said bonds are to be executed in the name of the County of Tompkins, New York, by the facsimile signature of its County Finance Director, and providing for the manual countersignature of a fiscal agent or of a designated official of the County), the date, denominations, maturities and interest payment dates, place or places of payment, and also including the consolidation with other issues, shall be determined by the County Finance Director. It is hereby determined that it is to the financial advantage of the County not to impose and collect from registered owners of such serial bonds any charges for mailing, shipping and insuring bonds transferred or exchanged by the fiscal agent, and, accordingly, pursuant to paragraph c of Section 70.00 of the Local Finance Law, no such charges shall be so collected by the fiscal agent. Such bonds shall contain substantially the recital of validity clause provided for in Section 52.00 of the Local Finance Law, and shall otherwise be in such form and contain such recitals in addition to those required by Section 52.00 of the Local Finance Law, as the County Finance Director of the County of Tompkins shall determine.

Section 10. The validity of such bonds and bond anticipation notes may be contested only if:

1. Such obligations are authorized for an object or purpose for which said County is not

 

 

authorized to expend money, or

2. The provisions of law which should be compiled with at the date of publication of this resolution are not substantially complied with,

3) Such obligations are authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution.

Section 11. This resolution shall constitute a statement of official intent for purposes of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.150 – 2. Other than as specified in this resolution, no monies are, or are reasonably expected to be, reserved, allocated on a long-term basis, or otherwise set aside with respect to the permanent funding of the object or purpose described herein.

Section 12. This resolution, which takes effect immediately shall be published in full in the Ithaca Journal, the official newspaper of the County, together with a notice of the Clerk of the Board of Representatives in substantially the form provided in Section 81.00 of the Local Finance Law.

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Report from the Government Operations Committee

Mr. Koplinka-Loehr, Chairman, reported the Committee will meet tomorrow at 2:15 p.m. He announced the Community Affirmative Action Committee is changing its name to the Affirmative Action and Workforce Diversification Committee.

Report from the Public Works Committee

Mr. Lane, Chairman, reported May 20-26, 2001 is National Public Works Week. He announced a ground-breaking ceremony for the Bostwick Road project will be held on May 23^rd at 7:30 a.m., and a grand opening ceremony of the Household Hazardous Waste facility will take place on May 25^th at 1:45 p.m.

Mr. Lane spoke of the bidding process for the Bostwick Road project and said the cost of the alternates run approximately $260,000 above the project capital cost estimate that was included in the capital budget. He said there is unanimous belief by the Committee that these alternates which are for things such as a generator, better control for the HVAC system to save energy, and a cold-storage facility to preserve equipment are necessary to the project. Therefore, the Committee will be asking the Budget Committee and the full Board to amend the capital program to include these costs. Mr. Lane also reported the Committee had an extensive discussion about the resolutions that are on the agenda that deal with paying engineering fees for Airport projects. He said in order to obtain federal funding, the County has to abide by federal requirements. He said the engineering firm of Calocerinos and Spina was asked to provide the County with an itemized list of what is included in their costs so that the Committee can understand those fees better.

RESOLUTION NO. 104 - AUDIT OF FINAL PAYMENT - RENWICK DRIVE BRIDGE

PROJECT - SILVERLINE CONSTRUCTION, INC.

MOVED by Mr. Lane, seconded by Ms. Kiefer, and unanimously adopted by voice vote.

WHEREAS, Silverline Construction, Inc., has completed their construction contract for the Renwick Drive Building Project, now therefore be it

RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Public Works Committee, That the following claim against the County of Tompkins, be and hereby is audited by the Board of Representatives:

Vendor Payment Request Account No. Amount

Silverline Construction, Inc. 6 (Final) HZ5103.53.03 $24,321.06

RESOLVED, further, That the Finance Director be and hereby is authorized and directed to pay said claim from Account No. HZ5103.59239.53.03

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RESOLUTION NO. 105 - AUTHORIZING SUPPLEMENTAL CONSULTANT

A voice vote on the resolution resulted as follows: Ayes – 12, Noes – 3 (Representatives Kiefer, Schuler, and Stein). RESOLUTION ADOPTED.

WHEREAS, the Airport Master Plan identifies the Old Terminal Ramp Rehabilitation, Obstruction Removal (Runway 32 End), ARFF Facility Expansion, Passenger Boarding Bridge, and Land Acquisition as projects for FY 2001, and

WHEREAS, there is a need for various engineering design, acquisition and administrative services to be rendered, and

WHEREAS, the fees associated with these projects are as follows:

Old Terminal Ramp Rehabilitation and

Obstruction Removal (Runway 32 End) - $68,600

ARFF Facility (CFR Building) Expansion - $83,000

Passenger Boarding Bridge - $24,000

Land Acquisition Services (Runway 14 End) - $35,986

and

WHEREAS, the funding for the required services is as follows:

FAA Share (90 percent) - $190,427

NYSDOT Share (5 percent) - $ 10,579

Local Share (Airport Revenues) - $ 10,580

Total - $211,586

now therefore be it

RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Public Works Committee, That Supplementary Agreement No. 2 with C&S Engineers for $211,586 be and hereby is approved and that the County Administrator is authorized to execute the required documents,

RESOLVED, further, That the Finance Director is authorized to advance payment for these services until reimbursement is received from FAA and NYSDOT.

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RESOLUTION NO. 106 - AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF A FEDERAL AVIATION

ADMINISTRATION (FAA) GRANT FOR THE EXPANSION,

WHEREAS, the Tompkins County Board of Representatives awarded a contract on the 3^rd day of April, 2001 to expand the General Aviation Ramp, and

WHEREAS, a Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) grant for Phase I of this project was accepted by the County Board on the 19^th day of September, 2000, it being the remainder of the airport’s Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Entitlement grant for FY 2000, and

WHEREAS, the total cost of the GA Ramp Expansion (Phase II) is $155,868 and that the funding is as follows:

FAA Share (90 percent) $140,281

NYSDOT Share ( 5 percent) $ 7,793

Local Share (Airport Revenues) $ 7,794

Total $155,868

now therefore be it

RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Public Works Committee, That the grant offer for $140,281 be and hereby is accepted and that the County Administrator is authorized to execute the required documents.

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RESOLUTION NO. 107 - AUTHORIZING SUPPLEMENTAL CONSULTANT AGREEMENT

A voice vote resulted as follows: Ayes – 14, Noes – 1 (Representative Stein). RESOLUTION ADOPTED.

WHEREAS, on April 3, 2001, the County awarded construction projects for Lighting, Rehabilitation and for the General Aviation Ramp Expansion, and

WHEREAS, there was a need to rebid both contracts due to unacceptably high bids being received last year, and

WHEREAS, for emergency reasons there was a need to separate out the Taxiway "A" Regular Replacement and complete that early, and

WHEREAS, various engineering services, including inspection, grants administration, and design/build for the regulator installation are required, and

WHEREAS, the fees associated with the four projects are as follows:

Runway Rehabilitation Inspection - $60,750

GA Ramp Expansion Inspection - $60,759

Rebidding Services - $ 7,500

Taxiway Regulator Replacement - $21,500

and

WHEREAS, the funding for the required services is as follows:

FAA Share (90 percent) - $135,296

NYSDOT Share ( 5 percent) - $ 7,516

Local Share (Airport Revenues) - $ 7,517

Total - $150,329

now therefore be it

RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Public Works Committee, That Supplementary Agreement No. 1 with C&S Engineers for $150,329 be and hereby is approved and that the County Administrator is authorized to execute the required documents,

RESOLVED, further, That the Finance Director is authorized to advance payment for these services until reimbursement is received from the FAA and NYSDOT.

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- Village of Dryden 8-1-11 back to Alan L. Macomber

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Report from the Planning Committee

Mr. Penniman, Chairman, reported the Committee will meet tomorrow at noon. At that time the Committee will be discussing the Cornell Radioactive Waste Disposal Site. He announced documents relating to that project are available at the Tompkins County Public Library, Village of Lansing office, the DEC central office, Cornell University, and in the Board Office.

Report and Presentation of Resolution(s) from the Health and Human Services Committee

Mrs. Schuler, Chair, reported the Committee will meet tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. at the Mental Health Building. She reported she attended the grand opening of the Family Opportunity Center last week. Other activities that have taken place during the past week were the opening of the Cornerstone Recovery Center and the annual meeting of the Tompkins Community Action Board. She announced the Office for the Aging luncheon will take place on May 21^st.

WHEREAS, Health Research, Inc. has been awarded a grant from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Federal CFD # 93.283, to support West Nile Virus surveillance activities as well as education activities, and

WHEREAS, Health Research, Inc. has awarded Tompkins County Health Department $10,000 for the period of May 1, 2001 through December 31, 2001, now therefore be it

RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Health and Human Services Committee, That the Health Department is authorized to accept said grant funds,

RESOLVED, further, That the Director of Finance is authorized to make the following budget adjustment on his books:

REVENUE: A4090.44959 Federal Grants $10,000

APPROPRIATION: A4090.54440 Program Expense $10,000

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Report and Presentation of Resolution(s) from the Economic and Workforce Development Committee

Mr. Stein, Chairman, reported the Committee met today at noon and discussed many items. He announced a grand opening celebration will take place for the Downtown Visitors Center this week and Workforce Development will be opening the First Step Program next week.

RESOLUTION NO. 110 - ACCEPTANCE OF COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT INITIATIVE

WHEREAS, the goal of the project is to engage local Workforce Investment Board members in identifying the workforce needs of local industry and jobseekers and use the information to develop a strategic plan that sets forth policies to address these needs, now therefore be it

RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Economic and Workforce Development Committee, That the County hereby accepts the grant in the amount of $25,000,

RESOLVED, further, That the County Administrator be authorized to execute any contracts related to this project,

RESOLVED, further, That the Finance Director is authorized to make the following budget adjustment to his books:

REVENUE: CD6290.44790 Federal Aid Job Training $25,000

APPROPRIATION: CD6290.51000 Salary $16,711

.58800 Fringe 4,177

.54303 Supplies 510

.54432 Space/Utilities 1,652

.54472 Telephone 120

.54452 Postage 1,500

.54430 Printing 300

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RESOLUTION NO. 111 - ACCEPTANCE OF INVEST GRANT AND BUDGET ADJUSTMENT-

WHEREAS, Tompkins County was recently awarded a $25,000 grant from the New York State Department of Labor to promote the InVEST Job Ladder and Job Start Programs to local businesses, and

WHEREAS, the InVEST Job Ladder and Job Start Programs provide low-wage workers with opportunities to upgrade their skills, and

WHEREAS, the funds will be used to promote the development of strategies that assist both the employed and unemployed, and

WHEREAS, no local match is sought, now therefore be it

RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Economic and Workforce Development Committee, That the County hereby accepts the grant in the amount of $25,000,

RESOLVED, further, That the County Administrator be authorized to execute any contracts related to this project,

RESOLVED, further, That the Finance Director is authorized to make the following budget adjustment to his books:

REVENUE: CD6290.44790 Federal Aid Job Training $25,000

APPROPRIATION: CD6290.51000 Salary $18,000

.58800 Fringe $ 6,000

.54412 Travel/Training $ 1,000

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WHEREAS, a .5 FTE Implementation Coordinator was hired in May 2000 for a twelve-month period to assist in the implementation activities funded by the $300,000 One-Stop Implementation Grant Tompkins County received, and

WHEREAS, Tompkins County was recently awarded a $25,000 Community Assessment Initiative Grant, and a $25,000 InVEST Planning Grant, which the Implementation Coordinator will provide assistance in implementing, and

WHEREAS, this position will require no local share, now therefore be it

RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Economic and Workforce Development Committee, That one .5 FTE position of Implementation Coordinator, (12/748), labor grade L (12), 20 hours per week, competitive class, be created effective May 3, 2001, to be funded by grant money.

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Report from the Public Safety Committee

Mr. Totman, Chairman, reported the Committee has not met since the last Board meeting. The next meeting will be held on June 14 at the Criminal Justice Center.

Report from the Communications Capital Project Committee

Ms. Blanchard, Chair, announced the Committee will meet on May 22^nd.

Report from the Intermunicipal Planning Committee

Ms. Mink, Chair, announced the Committee will meet on May 25^th at 9:30 a.m.

Report from the Space Needs and Location Committee

Ms. Mink, Chair, announced the Committee will meet on May 25^th at 11:30 a.m.

Report from the Tompkins 2020 Committee

Mr. Koplinka-Loehr, Chairman, reported the Committee continues to work on the final report. Mr. Koplinka-Loehr briefly highlighted some of the indicators that will be included in that report.

Approval of Minutes of May 1, 2001

It was MOVED by Mr. Totman, seconded by Mr. Proto, and unanimously adopted by voice vote, the minutes of the May 1, 2001 meeting were approved as corrected. MINUTES APPROVED.

Executive Session

It was MOVED by Mr. Todd, seconded by Mr. Lalley, and unanimously adopted by voice vote to enter into executive session at 7:46 p.m. to discuss real estate matters. The meeting returned to open session at 7:52 p.m.

Adjournment

On motion the meeting adjourned at 7:52 p.m.