HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB 2025-145 Consent Dec RegularMEETING OF THE ITHACA TOWN BOARD
December8, 2025
TB Resolution 2025 - 145: Adopt Consent Agenda
Resolved that the Town Board adopts/approves the following Consent Agenda items:
Approval of Town Board Minutes
Approval of the Town of Ithaca Abstract
Approval of Bolton Point Abstract
Setting public hearings for December 30, 2025, regarding: a contract with the City of Ithaca for Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services; the acquisition of real property – Sage
Preserve; and a local law revising Town of Ithaca Code Chapter 270 regarding the definition of “ordinary high water level”
Approval of an amendment to Taitem Engineering Service contract
Approval of budget amendments and transfers
Moved: Pamela BleiwasSeconded: Margaret Johnson
Vote: ayes – Bleiwas, Johnson, Howe and DePaolo
TB Resolution 2025 - 145b: Approval of Town of Ithaca Abstract No. 23 of 2025
Resolvedthat the Town Board authorizes the payment of the audited vouchers in total for the amounts indicated:
VOUCHER NOS.20251111 - 1159
General Fund Town Wide
316,120.34
General Fund Part-Town
2,467.90
Highway Fund Town Wide DA
5,590.82
Highway Fund Part Town DB
13,117.71
Water Fund
800,180.82
Sewer Fund
3,634.14
Capital Projects
4,212.36
Risk Retention Fund
50.00
TOTAL
1,145,374.09
TB Resolution 2025 - 145c: Approval of Bolton Point Abstract
Resolved that the governing Town Board authorizes the payment of the audited vouchers as submitted and listed below:
Voucher Numbers: 496-543
Check Numbers:21517-21564
Capital Impr/Repl Project$ 23,083.96
Operating Fund $ 130,392.97TOTAL$ 153,476.93
TB Resolution 2025 -145d: Setting public hearings
Resolved that the Town Board will hold public hearings at their meeting on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, which begins at 11:00 a.m. at Town Hall, 215 N. Tioga Street, and broadcast via
Zoom for public comments, at which time all persons shall be heard regarding:
The acquisition of +/- 137 acres of real property for a preserve fronting Ridgecrest Rd, Chase Ln, King Road E., and Schickel Rd at a Town cost estimated not to exceed $259,000 (subject
to permissive referendum)
A proposed contract with the City of Ithaca for Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services
A local law revising Town of Ithaca Code Chapter 270, “Zoning” amending the definition of "ordinary high water level"
TB Resolution 2025 - 145e: Authorization to update contract with Taitem Engineering in
Support of Ithaca Energy Code Supplement (IECS) Development
Whereas, the Town Board unanimously adopted the Town' s Green New Deal on March 23,
2020, which sets forth a goal to achieve an equitable transition to carbon-neutrality communitywide by 2030; and
Whereas, as a major milestone in its Green New Deal efforts, the Town of Ithaca on June 14,
2021, adopted Local Law 5 of 2021, adding Chapter 144 to the Town of Ithaca Code, titled
Energy Code Supplement; and
Whereas, the NYSERDA Stretch to Zero pilot program, was awarded to the Town of Ithaca because of the local legislative action to adopt a zero on- site greenhouse gas emissions code,
and interest in sharing information with NYSERDA and learning from the other participating municipalities; and
Whereas, the Town of Ithaca received a maximum award of $200,000 from the Stretch
to Zero pilot program to support ongoing implementation and enforcement of the Energy Code Supplement; and
Whereas, The Town of Ithaca entered into a contract with Taitem Engineering as an external consultant to provide technical assistance in researching and developing the next phase of
the Energy Code Supplement; and
Whereas, under the existing contract (executed on May 12, 2025) with Taitem Engineering the maximum service fee was not to exceed $12,000; and
Whereas, on November 25, 2025, the Town was informed by Taitem that the contract had been exceeded by $1861.00; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, that the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca hereby revises the contract with Taitem Engineering; updating the maximum service fee to $15,000 using the financial assistance from
the NYSERDA Stretch to Zero pilot program; and be it further
Resolved, that the Town Supervisor is authorized to execute the revised contract as stated.