HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB 2024-024 Authorizing the Settlement associated with 16 The Byway litigationMEETINGOFTHEITHACATOWNBOARDFebruary 12, 2024TB Resolution 2024 -024:Approval of the Stipulation of Settlement and Release regarding E Sanders & S Bensel v. Town of Ithaca Whereas the
Town began transitioning to LED street lighting in 2023, and Whereas Elizabeth Sanders and Seth Bensel, (Litigants), 16 The Byway, began petitioning the Town regarding a light pole on
their property and their wish that the light fixture not be changed to LED, andWhereas the Highway Superintendent, Supervisor and Town Staff made numerous attempts to address and allay
the Litigants concerns, and Whereasthe Litigants filed suit against the Town,(Index # EF2023-0195) on March 24, 2023, regarding the issue,andWhereas the Town and the Litigants engaged
in 3 sessions of mediation in January 2024 and settled the matter via the Stipulation of Settlement and Release as submitted and discussed by the Town Board at its February 12, 2024,
meeting, now therefore be it Resolved,thattheIthacaTownBoardhereby agrees to the terms of the Stipulation of Settlement and Release as submitted and authorized the Town Supervisor and
involved Counsel to execute and file all necessary documentation regarding same.
Moved: Pamela BleiwasSeconded: Susie GutenbergerVote: ayes – Bleiwas, Gutenberger, Howe, Levine, DePaolo and Rosen