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Resolution No. 2017-107: Adoption of the 2017-2018 Operating Budget - Tompkins Cortland
Community College (ID #7072)
WHEREAS, a proposed operating budget for Tompkins Cortland Community College for the
fiscal year September 1, 2017, through August 31, 2018, has been presented to the Legislature of the
County of Tompkins pursuant to County Law and Section 6306 of the Education Law, and
WHEREAS, the Legislature has conducted a public hearing on said proposed budget on the 20 th
of June 2017, and heard all persons wishing to speak on this topic, now therefore be it
RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Budget, Capital, and Personnel Committee, That said
proposed 2017-2018 operating budget in the amount of $40,857,954 of which the total sponsoring
community contribution is in the amount of $4,650,364, be and the same hereby is approved,
RESOLVED, further, That the Tompkins County Legislature includes in the 2018 Tompkins
County Budget an amount to be determined pursuant to the approved plan for said College in effect as of
September 1, 2017, and that the amount when determined be raised by taxation in the County of
Tompkins in the fiscal year 2018,
RESOLVED, further, That this resolution shall become effective upon the adoption of a
concurrent resolution by the Cortland County Legislature.
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WHEREAS, the College has requested one-time funding of $130,000 to implement the Plan, and
WHEREAS, at its meeting of June 5, 2017, the Budget, Capital, and Personnel Committee also
recommended approving a 1% increase in Tompkins Countys Sponsor Share contribution to the
Colleges 2017-18 Operating Budget, and
WHEREAS, Cortland County subsequently advised the College that it will not provide additional
Sponsor Share operating support to the College nor support the Service Modernization Plan on a one-time
basis, and
WHEREAS, Tompkins County wishes to fulfill its intent to provide financial support to the
College commensurate with a 1%, or $29,763, increase in its Sponsor Share contribution to the Colleges
operating budget, and further wishes to augment its support by $16,741, thereby providing the College
with revenue growth of $46,504, which is equivalent to a 1% increase in Sponsor Share contributions
from both partner counties, and
WHEREAS, it is recognized that under New York States rules governing community colleges,
Tompkins County and Cortland County must approve identical percentage increases in their Sponsor
Share contributions, and
WHEREAS, as a result of this rule, Tompkins County wishes its $46,504 contribution to be an
extraordinary, one-time discretionary grant of funds to the College made for the purpose of enabling
implementation of the Service Modernization Plan and that would not become a factor in future
maintenance-of-effort calculations nor require a proportionate match of funds by Cortland County, now
therefore be it
RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Budget, Capital, and Personnel Committee, That this
Legislature wishes this discretionary one-time supplemental appropriation to the College be applied for
the sole and restricted purpose of implementing its Service Management Modernization Plan during the
Colleges 2017-18 fiscal year,
RESOLVED, further, That the Director of Finance be and hereby is directed to make the
following appropriation to his budget:
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Resolution No. 2017-109: Budget Adjustment and Appropriation for 2017 Sponsor Support to
Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3) (ID #7080)
WHEREAS, Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3) receives annual financial support for
its operating budget from its two sponsor counties, Tompkins County and Cortland County, with each
countys share of the total determined by a ratio reflecting enrollment from the two counties, and
WHEREAS, for TC3s 2016-2017 fiscal year that ratio changed, and Tompkins Countys share
grew from 63% to 64%, reflecting an increase in Tompkins County Concurrent Enrollment Students, and
WHEREAS, this shift in the sponsor-share ratio increases the amount of Tompkins Countys
share from $2,929,730, as adopted for 2017, to $2,976,233, now therefore be it
RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Budget, Capital, and Personnel Committee, That the
Director of Finance be and hereby is directed to make the following adjustments to the 2017 Budget:
Appropriation
RESOLVED, further, That the Fiscal Target calculation for the Countys 2018 sponsor support to
TC3 shall include this $46,503 increase.
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Consent Agenda
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Resolution No. 2017-110: Award of Bid - Bridge Replacement - Game Farm Road (BIN 3209880)
over Cascadilla Creek, in the Towns of Dryden and Ithaca (ID #7095)
WHEREAS, the Department of Finance - Division of Purchasing has duly advertised for bids for
replacement of the bridge carrying Game Farm Road, County Road 173, over the Cascadilla Creek (BIN
3209880), and
WHEREAS, five (5) bids were received and publicly read on June 6, 2017, now therefore be it
RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Facilities and Infrastructure Committee, That the bid be
awarded to Economy Paving Company, Inc., of Cortland, NY, lowest responsible bidder, in the amount of
$ 977,090.77,
RESOLVED further, That the funds are available in the Game Farm Road Bridge Replacement
Capital Account, HZ 5315.59239.53.15,
RESOLVED further, That the Highway Department is hereby authorized to implement this bid
and to execute change orders to the contract up to 10% of the aforementioned bid amount on behalf of the
County, funds to be provided from the Game Farm Road Bridge Replacement Capital Account, HZ
5315.59239. 53.15.
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Resolution No. 2017-111: Authorization to Execute an Agreement with Cornell University - Bridge
Replacement - Game Farm Road (BIN 3209880) over Cascadilla Creek
in the Towns of Dryden and Ithaca (ID #7096)
WHEREAS, Game Farm Road (County Road 173) and the bridge carrying it over Cascadilla
Creek (BIN 3209880), in the Towns of Dryden and Ithaca are maintained by the County, and
WHEREAS, in response to deterioration of the bridge the County has developed plans and
specifications to replace the bridge and to improve the vertical alignment of Game Farm Road on the
bridges approaches, and
WHEREAS, Cornell University, through its Transportation Community Initiative, has expressed
willingness to share in the cost of these bridge and roadway improvements, now therefore be it
RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Facilities and Infrastructure Committee, That the County
Administrator be and hereby is authorized to execute an Agreement with Cornell University to fund
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Resolution No. 2017-112: Audit of Final Payment - Nelcorp Electrical Contracting Corporation -
Tompkins County Recycling and Solid Waste Center Upgrade Contract
#1B Electrical Construction (ID #7088)
WHEREAS, Nelcorp Electrical Contracting Corporation of Endwell, New York, has satisfied
their contract by submitting all closeout documents for the Tompkins County Recycling and Solid Waste
Center Upgrade, now therefore be it
RESOLVED, further, That the Finance Director be and hereby is authorized and directed to pay
said claim from Account No. HH8101.59239.
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Resolution No. 2017-113: Budget Adjustment to Transfer Funds from Recycling and Materials
Management Equipment Reserve to Departmental Equipment for
HVAC Units (ID #7087)
WHEREAS, the Department of Recycling and Materials Management received bids for the
purchase and installation of new HVAC units at the Recycling and Materials Management office, now
therefore be it
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WHEREAS, the Environmental Health Division has 2.0 FTE Sr. Public Health Sanitarian
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WHEREAS, the Division has received additional funding in the Drinking Water Enhancement
Grant to help address new water-related requirements and issues, now therefore be it
RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Health and Human Services and the Budget, Capital and
Personnel Committees, That two positions of Sr. Public Health Sanitarian, labor grade 16, position ID 452
and 439, (16/607), competitive class, be increased from 35 hours to 37.5 hours per week, effective July 2,
2017,
RESOLVED, further, That the Finance Director be and hereby is authorized to make the
following budget adjustment on his books for the Drinking Water Enhancement Grant:
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Resolution No. 2017-115: Budget Adjustment and Contracting Authority - Department of Social
Services (ID #7093)
WHEREAS the Department of Social Services (DSS) has received a check for $83,766,
representing repayments of loans that had been subsidized through a now-discontinued program
benefiting the Department's clients, and
WHEREAS the Social Services Commissioner wishes to use the funds as follows:
$62,000 - Training and certification of Social Services mental health service providers to
practice evidence-based Child Parent Psychotherapy
$6,000 - Safe Care 'train-the-trainer' training for our sole home visitation provider's staff
, now therefore be it
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RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Health and Human Services Committee, That the
Department of Social Services is authorized both to accept this donation and to enter into agreements as
necessary to effect the above,
RESOLVED, further, That the Director of Finance be and hereby is authorized to make the
following adjustments to the 2017 budget:
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Resolution No. 2017-116: Budget Adjustment for Balancing Incentive Program Caregiver Support
Program for 2017 - County Office for the Aging (ID #7061)
WHEREAS, the Tompkins County Office for the Aging (COFA) is the recipient of one-time
funds through the Balancing Incentives Program (BIP) Caregiver Support program, in order to provide
services to caregivers of clients who are Medicaid eligible, and
WHEREAS, COFA wishes to claim eligible salary and fringe expenses under the BIP Caregiver
Support Program that were not originally delineated in the County budget, and
WHEREAS, the New York State Office for the Aging is allowing expenditures related to this
program to be claimed for an extended period of time, through September 30, 2017, and
WHEREAS, because of this extension, COFA can claim $9,956.66 in expenditures beyond those
reflected in the 2017 County budget, now therefore be it
RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Health and Human Services Committee, That the
Director of Finance be and hereby is directed to make the following 2017 budget adjustments:
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Resolution No. 2017-117: Authorizing a Public Hearing on Proposed Local Law No. d of 2017 - A
Local Law Overriding Tax Levy Limit for 2018 (ID #7057)
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WHEREAS, according to New York States new Property Tax Cap legislation, if a county
government decides to adopt a county budget with a property tax levy that exceeds the level set by the
State, the county government must pass a local law to override that cap, and
WHEREAS, information from New York State that enables calculation of the Countys 2018
property tax cap is not available until late summer, and
WHEREAS, in the event the Countys annual tax levy exceeds the allowable tax-levy limit
voluntarily or due to clerical or technical errors, New York State has the authority to penalize our County
unless we have already formally given ourselves permission to exceed the tax cap, and
WHEREAS, adopting said local law is not predictive of the final tax levy but will provide the
Tompkins County Legislature flexibility to exceed the Property Tax Cap if it is deemed necessary, now
therefore be it
RESOLVED, further, That the Clerk of the Legislature 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. 2017-118: Appropriation from Contingent Fund and Authorization to Increase
Foodnet Meals on Wheels Subcontract (ID #7045)
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WHEREAS, the Tompkins County Office for the Aging recognizes the importance of Foodnet
Meals on Wheels in the provision of both home-delivered and congregate meals to adults sixty (60) and
over, and
WHEREAS, upon understanding that New York State Direct Care Worker funding would be
ongoing in 2017, the Tompkins County Office for the Aging reduced its original 2017 budget over-target
request by $12,500 to enable Foodnet to maintain its staff at the living wage, and
WHEREAS, the removal of the New York State Direct Care Worker Program from the New York
State Office for the Aging 2017 budget has adversely affected Foodnet Meals on Wheels, and
WHEREAS, this unforeseen decrease in New York State funding causes an operating deficit of
$19,500 for Foodnet in 2017, affecting its ability to maintain its staff at the living wage, and
WHEREAS, Foodnet intends to address its operating deficit through a combination of decreasing
expenditures and raising revenues, and
WHEREAS the Tompkins County Office for the Aging requests $12,500 in Contingency Funding
in 2017 and as an ongoing increase in target funding to assist Foodnet in closing its structural deficit, now
therefore be it
RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Health and Human Services and the Budget, Capital, and
Personnel Committees, That the request for contingency funding be granted,
RESOLVED, further, That the Finance Director be and hereby is authorized to make the
following adjustments:
RESOLVED, further, That the target budget for Office for the Aging to assist Foodnet shall be
increased by $12,500.
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Resolution No. 2017-119: Authorization to Enter into an Agreement to Procure Electricity (ID
#7056)
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WHEREAS, in 1998, Tompkins County, in partnership with Tioga County, created the Municipal
Electric and Gas Alliance (MEGA), and now, along with more than 30 New York State county
governments, has collectively shopped through a public-bid process for electricity and natural gas
supplies, securing savings in energy costs for the operation of County-owned facilities, and
WHEREAS, by resolution of one or more county governments, MEGA periodically bids the
electricity and natural gas supplies so that participating municipalities, businesses, and residents can
obtain the lowest cost, and
WHEREAS, based on its most recent procurement, conducted by resolution of Genesee County,
MEGA has recommended Constellation (formerly known as Integrys Energy Services) of Buffalo, New
York, as the low bid supplier of electricity, and
WHEREAS, through Section 408-a of the County Law, one or more such county governments
have made the terms of such procurement available to all municipal units in New York State, and
WHEREAS, Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) are a tradable commodity that is created when
harnessing energy from the wind, sun, water, plants, and other renewable sources, and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 241 of November 20, 2012, authorized the purchase of electricity
from Integrys Energy Services for a period ending on December 31, 2014, and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 184 of September 16, 2014, authorized the purchase of electricity
from Integrys Energy Services for a period ending on September 30, 2016, and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 165 of August 18, 2015, authorized the purchase of electricity from
Constellation Energy for a period ending on September 30, 2018, and
WHEREAS, Tompkins County wishes to purchase RECs to supply County structures with
electricity so that 100% of the Countys consumption can be attributed to carbon-free energy production,
now therefore be it
RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Facilities and Infrastructure Committee, That the County
Administrator or his designee be and hereby is authorized to sign an agreement and related documents
with Constellation Energy, including RECs to offset 100% of the County's electricity use for the period of
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RESOLVED, further, That the County Administrator or his designee be and hereby is authorized
to sign an agreement for the same period for the purpose of receiving Green-e certification on the
electricity procurement.
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Resolution No. 2017-120: Authorization to Continue the Homeownership Program and Housing
Rehabilitation Program Through the Use of Program Income Funds and
to Contract with Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services (ID #7073)
WHEREAS, the County has Program Income funds available from Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG) awards from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and
New York State for homeownership assistance loans, repayment of which began in September 1995, and
WHEREAS, under HUD and New York State rules, these program income funds must be re-spent
for like purposes as the original grants, including assisting low- to moderate-income households to
purchase homes or rehabilitate their owner-occupied homes, and
WHEREAS, the Tompkins County Legislature through Resolution Nos. 2016-2 and 2016-187
authorized $700,000 in Program Income funds for the continuation of the Homeownership Program, and
WHEREAS, the $700,000 Program Income contract with Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services
for the continuation of the Homeownership Program has not yet been executed, and
WHEREAS, the Division of Housing and Community Renewal Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG) awards to fund rehabilitation assistance for these homeowners have been exhausted, and
WHEREAS, Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services has obtained additional resources to assist
low- to moderate-income households to purchase homes within Tompkins County, and
WHEREAS, Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services has successfully administered both the
Homeownership Program and the CDBG-funded Healthy Homes Rehabilitation Program, now therefore
be it
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RESOLVED, further, That the County hereby authorizes the granting of Small Cities and New
York State CDBG Program Income funds to Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services in the amount of
$300,000 to continue the Housing Rehabilitation Program during any gap in the availability of CDBG
funds for the program over the next two years,
RESOLVED, further, That the County Administrator or his designee be and hereby is authorized
to enter into contracts with Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services to continue its role in the
Homeownership Program and Housing Rehabilitation Program using Program Income funds,
RESOLVED, further, That the Director of Finance be and hereby is authorized to make the
following budget adjustment:
Revenue CD8695.42411 Program Income $700,000
Appropriation CD8695.54400 Program Expense $700,000
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Resolution No. 2017-121: Negative Declaration for Authorizing Disbursement of the Community
Housing Development Fund Award to Amici House (ID #7063)
WHEREAS, the Tompkins County Legislature through Resolution No. 154 of 2015 authorized
funding for the Community Housing Development Fund Program, and
WHEREAS, the Community Housing Development Fund assists the development costs
associated with residential and mixed-use real estate development projects primarily benefiting low- and
moderate-income households, and requires that newly constructed or rehabilitated homes supported by
the program are not only made available to low- to moderate-income households, but also remain
affordable to future generations of renters and buyers, and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 122 of 2017 would authorize the disbursement of County funds in
support of the Amici House project at 661-701 Spencer Road in the City of Ithaca, and
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WHEREAS, Tompkins County has received and reviewed the City of Ithaca Full Environmental
Assessment Form (Parts 1, 2, and 3) documents for the project listed as the Amici House and Childcare
Center, and
WHEREAS, as Lead Agency, the City of Ithaca Planning and Development Board has
determined the Amici House and Childcare Center project to be a Type I Action with a Negative
Declaration, and
WHEREAS, as the City of Ithaca Planning and Development Board granted final site plan
approval for the Amici House and Childcare Center project on January 24, 2017, and
WHEREAS, Tompkins County concurs with the City of Ithaca Planning and Development Board
SEQR Negative Determination of the Amici House and Childcare Center project, now therefore be it
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WHEREAS, the Tompkins County Legislature through Resolution No. 154 of 2015 authorized
funding for the Community Housing Development Fund, and
WHEREAS, the Community Housing Development Fund (CHDF) assists with the development
costs associated with residential and mixed-use real estate development projects primarily benefiting low-
and moderate-income households, and requires that newly constructed or rehabilitated homes supported
by the program are not only made available to low- to moderate-income households, but also remain
affordable to future generations of renters and buyers, and
WHEREAS, the Notice of Funding Availability was made available to interested parties with a
deadline of May 23, 2016, for Round 11, and
WHEREAS, one application was received and reviewed by the CHDF Application Review
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Committee, which made formal funding recommendations for funding to the CHDF Program Oversight
Committee, and
WHEREAS, the Program Oversight Committee accepted and recommended that the proposal
receive funding as indicated in the table below, and
WHEREAS, the City of Ithaca Planning and Development Board's SEQR review process has
been completed for the Amici House project with a Negative Determination, and
WHEREAS, the Tompkins County Legislature through Resolution No. __ of 2017 concurs with
the City of Ithaca Planning and Development Boards SEQR Negative Declaration determination for
Amici House, now therefore be it
RESOLVED, further, That the Director of Finance be and hereby is authorized to make the
following budget adjustment:
Revenue CD8695.42411 Program Income $125,000
Appropriation CD8695.54400 Program Expense $125,000
RESOLVED, further, That the County Administrator or his designee be and hereby is authorized
to execute agreements in order to effect this grant program consistent with this resolution.
SEQR ACTION: Full Environmental Assessment Form on File with the Legislature Clerk
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