Mayor Wheeler Opened the Village Board Meeting at 7:02P.M

JULY 1, 2015 VILLAGE BOARD MEETING

MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Kurt Wheeler, Trustee Amy Mann, Trustee Dave Porter, Trustee Fritz Koennecke

ALSO PRESENT: Mike Hayes, Jason Emerson, John Ninos, Susie & Bob Lucas, Geoff Zimmer

Mayor Wheeler opened the Village Board meeting at 7:02p.m.

Village Clerk Kathy Burns administered the oath of office to re-elected officials Mayor Kurt Wheeler, Trustee Amy Mann and Trustee Fritz Koennecke Jr.

Mayor Wheeler made the following Appointments for 2015:

Appointments for 2015:

PRIMARY DUTIES

Trustee Amy Mann Deputy Mayor and Public Works Commissioner

Trustee David Porter Commissioner of Water & Sewer and Fire Commissioner

Trustee Jim Joseph Police Commissioner and Parking Initiatives

Trustee Fritz Koennecke Parks & Recreation Commissioner and Court Liaison

ADDITONAL COMMITTEES/DUTIES

Mayor Kurt Wheeler Creekside Planning Committee

Trustee Dave Porter Lake Watershed Committee

Trustee Fritz Koennecke Lake Watershed Committee

Trustee Amy Mann Carpenter’s Barn/Lakeland Committee

Trustee Fritz Koennecke Carpenter’s Barn/Lakeland Committee

Mayor Kurt Wheeler Shared Services Committee

Trustee Jim Joseph Shared Services Committee

Trustee Dave Porter Sustainability/Climate Action Plan Committee

Trustee Amy Mann Tree Commissioner

Trustee Jim Joseph Parking Committee/HCBD Initiatives

Trustee Fritz Koennecke Employees Health Insurance Consultant

Trustee Jim Joseph CACDA Representative

Proposed appointments for 2015:

Katherine A. Burns Village Clerk / Treasurer – One Year

Susan M. Dady Deputy Village Clerk-Treasurer – One Year

Kerry Bishal Clerk to the Justice – One Year

Patrick O’Sullivan Acting Justice – One Year

William L. Carr Superintendent of Public Works – One Year

William L. Carr Zoning Enforcement Officer – One Year

William L. Carr Building Codes Inspector – One Year

Samuel D. Usborne Street Crew Chief – One Year

Charles Seager Water Superintendent – One Year

Jeffrey L. Hughes Superintendent of Cemetery – One Year

Proposed appointments for 2015:

Steve McEntee Village Planning Board Member – Five Years

Sally Ryan Zoning Board of Appeals Member – Five Years

Ted Bartlett Historic Preservation/Architectural Advisory Rev Cmte – Five Years

William L. Carr Advisor to Planning Board – One Year

Russ Brownback Village Ethics Committee – One Year

Tom Clarke Village Ethics Committee – One Year

Amy Conley Village Ethics Committee – One Year

Proposed tree commission appointments for 2015 (note that there are numerous members but five must be appointed officially per tree regulations).

Amy Mann (Chairperson) Tom Tait, Ted Bartlett, Jennifer Wilt, and Betsy Moore

Proposed appointments for 2015:

James T. Stokes Village Attorney – One Year – Designated Legal Services

Dunn & Sgromo Engineering Village Engineer – One Year

Timothy P. O'Hara P.E. PLLC Village Engineer – One Year

Designate Fee Schedule for 2015-16 budget year.

RESOLUTION # 3- BE IT RESOLVED that the Village of Cazenovia through its governing body the Board of Trustees, hereby makes the following designations:

Official Day and time for regular board meeting – First Monday of each month, 7:00 p.m. (U.O.N.)

Official Newspaper – Cazenovia Republican

Official Depositories – Key Bank, M & T Bank, Chase Manhattan, HSBC Bank, State Bank of

Chittenango

Official Mileage for the year 2015-2016: 57.5 cents per mile.

Motion made by Mayor Kurt Wheeler and seconded by Trustee May Mann to approve the above appointments for the year.

By vote of the Board – Mayor Kurt Wheeler – aye, Trustee Amy Mann – aye, Trustee Dave Porter – aye, Trustee Fritz Koennecke – aye

Four in favor. Approved.

Mayor Wheeler read the vision stated from the Comprehensive Plan

Motion made by Mayor Wheeler and seconded by Trustee Fritz Koennecke to pass the following resolution:

RESOLUTION NO. 4

OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

OF THE VILLAGE OF CAZENOVIA

Village of Cazenovia Comprehensive Plan Reaffirmation

Whereas, the current Comprehensive Plan was a joint effort between the Town and Village, initiated in the fall of 2006, conducted throughout 2007 and formally adopted by the Village in 2008. The 2008 plan replaced the Village’s previous Comprehensive Plan which was done in 1991, and

Whereas, the Village conducted an in-depth review of one facet of the plan relating the Village Edge South Zone in 2012 and 2013, leading to a formal amendment to the plan in October 2013 and new zoning and design guidelines for that zone in February 2014, and

Whereas, overall, progress on the plan’s goals has been steady and its principles have guided the Village’s efforts throughout the past seven years, and

Whereas, in total, the Joint Town & Village of Cazenovia Comprehensive Plan includes 48 goals in ten categories with 180 action steps in total. 120 of those action steps relate in whole or in part to the Village and 88 of those have been completed or initiated.

Now, therefore let it be resolved that, the 2008 Comprehensive Plan remains a valuable tool to guide the Village of Cazenovia. The Village Board of Trustees hereby reaffirms the plan and its vision for our community.

Dated: July 1, 2015

Vote taken. All aye. Approved.

Motion made by Mayor Wheeler and seconded by Trustee Mann to pass the following resolution:

RESOLUTION NO. 5

OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE

VILLAGE OF CAZENOVIA

A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE LAKELAND PARK SWIM WALL REPAIR PROJECT A TYPE 2 ACTION UNDER SEQR

WHEREAS, this Board of Trustees deems it in the best interest of the Village and the public to consider potential repairs and improvements to the stone retaining wall near the swimming area of Lakeland Park (“Swim Wall”), and, due to the potentially high cost of such repairs and improvements, the Board of Trustees deems it prudent to seek grant funding assistance to offset some of the anticipated costs of such activities, and

WHEREAS, the Village is preparing a grant application to the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation to fund the completion of improvements to the Swim Wall at Lakeland Park, (the "Project"), and

WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees desires to proceed with possible grant applications for the Project and wishes to address the requirements of the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act ("SEQR") prior to the commencement of any such applications for funding.

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the Cazenovia Village Board of Trustees hereby declares the Project to be a Type 2 Action pursuant to section 617.5(c)(2) of the SEQR regulations in that the Project is a “replacement, rehabilitation or reconstruction of a structure or facility, in kind, on the same site” which does not meet or exceed any thresholds set forth in section 617.4 of the SEQR regulations.

Dated: July 1, 2015

By vote of the Board – Mayor Kurt Wheeler – aye, Trustee Amy Mann – aye, Trustee Dave Porter – aye, Trustee Fritz Koennecke – aye.

Four in favor. Approved.

Motion made by Mayor Wheeler and seconded by Trustee Mann to pass the following resolution:

RESOLUTION NO. 6

OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE

VILLAGE OF CAZENOVIA

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION REGARDING THE LAKELAND PARK SWIM WALL REPAIR PROJECT

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the Mayor of the Village of Cazenovia be, and hereby is authorized and directed to file an application for funds from the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation in accordance with the provisions of Title 9 of the Environmental Protection Act of 1993, in an amount as may be recommended by the Village’s professional planners, Saratoga Associates, and, upon approval of said application, to enter into and execute, on behalf of the Village of Cazenovia, a project agreement with the State of New York for such financial assistance to the Village of Cazenovia for repairing the Swim Wall at Lakeland Park, and, if appropriate, a conservation easement/preservation covenant to the deed of the assisted property.

Dated: July 1, 2015

By vote of the Board – Mayor Kurt Wheeler – aye, Trustee Amy Mann – aye, Trustee Dave Porter – aye, Trustee Fritz Koennecke – aye.

Four in favor. Approved.

Motion made by Mayor Wheeler and seconded by Trustee Fritz Koennecke to pass the following resolution:

RESOLUTION NO. 7

OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE

VILLAGE OF CAZENOVIA

A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE LAKELAND PARK HAND LAUNCH IMPROVEMENT PROJECT A TYPE 2 ACTION UNDER SEQR

WHEREAS, this Board of Trustees deems it in the best interest of the Village and the public to consider potential improvements to the stone retaining wall along the outlet channel at Lakeland Park to create an area where canoes and kayaks could be “hand launched” (“Hand Launch Project”), and

WHEREAS, due to the potentially high cost of such improvements, the Board of Trustees deems it prudent to seek grant funding assistance to offset some of the anticipated costs of said Project, and

WHEREAS, the Village is preparing a grant application to the NYS Canal Corporation to fund the completion of the improvements for the Hand Launch Project, and

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the Cazenovia Village Board of Trustees hereby declares the Hand Launch Project at Lakeland Park to be a Type 2 Action pursuant to section 617.5(c)(7) of the SEQR regulations in that the Project consists of ‘construction … of a[n] … accessory/appurtenant , non-residential structure or facility involving less than 4,000 square feet of gross floor area and not involving a change in zoning or a use variance and [is] consistent with local land use controls....”

Dated: July 1, 2015

By vote of the Board – Mayor Kurt Wheeler – aye, Trustee Amy Mann – aye, Trustee Dave Porter – aye, Trustee Fritz Koennecke – aye.

Four in favor. Approved.

Motion made by Mayor Wheeler and seconded by Trustee Mann to pass the following resolution:

RESOLUTION NO. 8

OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE

VILLAGE OF CAZENOVIA

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION REGARDING THE LAKELAND PARK HAND LAUNCH PROJECT

WHEREAS, this Board of Trustees deems it in the best interest of the Village and the public to consider improvements to the stone retaining wall along the outlet channel at Lakeland Park to create an area where canoes and kayaks could be “hand launched” (“Hand Launch Project”), and

WHEREAS, the Village is preparing a grant application to the NYS Canal Corporation to fund the completion of the Hand Launch Project improvements at Lakeland Park, and

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the Mayor of the Village of Cazenovia be, and hereby is authorized and directed to file an application for funds from the Canalway Grants Program, through the New York State Canal Corporation, in an amount as may be recommended by the Village’s professional planners, Saratoga Associates, and, upon approval of said application, to enter into and execute, on behalf of the Village of Cazenovia, a project agreement with the State of New York for such financial assistance to the Village of Cazenovia for the completion of said Hand Launch Project.

Dated: July 1, 2015

By vote of the Board – Mayor Kurt Wheeler – aye, Trustee Amy Mann – aye, Trustee Dave Porter – aye, Trustee Fritz Koennecke – aye.

Four in favor. Approved.

Motion made by Mayor Wheeler and seconded by Trustee Mann to authorize Mayor Wheeler to sign agreement with Saratoga and Associates to provide plans and drawings for a hand launch and wall repairs at Lakeland Park for a fee of $4,000.

Four in favor. Approved.

Mayor Wheeler reported Trustee Jim Joseph has been working with the HBCD regarding parking on Albany St. One of the concerns noted by the retail businesses is that it isn’t possible to just park and run into a store to pick up a quick item, which reduces the likelihood of people stopping to shop in Cazenovia as they pass through. Trustee Joseph suggested the Village add two additional 15 minute parking spaces to each side of Albany St. The proposed designations would be two in front of AmeriCU/BG Buda’s and two in front of Kinney Drugs (along Albany Street, not in the municipal lot). It was also suggested that increased awareness of the existing 15 minutes spaces near Oneida Savings Band would be helpful.

The Board agreed to research these additions during July and meet with the Attorney for the Village to assemble the necessary language for the change. This item will be added to the August agenda.

Geoff Zimmer reported he had not heard any positive feedback regarding the parking on Bennett Lane. Mayor Wheeler stated he has some very happy feedback.

John NInos of 56 Albany St. stated the changes to Bennett Lane parking have been very helpful especially with Berkshire Realty as one of his tenants.

Mayor Wheeler reported the Ad Hoc Creekside committee had met for the last time and Dan Kwasnowski will be finalizing his report during this month.

Motion made by Mayor Wheeler and seconded by Trustee Amy Mann to schedule a public hearing for August 3rd at 7:00 to receive public comment regarding the Village of Cazenovia Creekside Park Plan and Trail Plan.

Vote taken. All aye. Approved.

Mayor Wheeler noted that one of the core elements of the Creekside area will be a linear park with play area and the existing fishing platform. Betsy Kennedy of the Public Library expressed her support for the play place behind the library. Mayor Wheeler announced that Project Café is planning a fundraiser with a goal to raise between $10,000 and $15,000 to help with the park and play area.

The Board discussed the signage at Lakeside Park regarding “No Swimming”. The Board agreed to review the section of the village code regarding park regulations and to table this item to next month’s agenda.