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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-05-09 - TB Si TOWN OF ULYSSES REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING MAY 9, 2006 • Present : Supervisor Douglas Austic ; Town Council Roxanne Marino, Rod Ferrentino and Lucia Tyler; Town Clerk Marsha L. Georgia; Deputy Supervisor Richard Coogan; Town Highway Superintendent James Meeker; and Town Attorney Bruce Wilson. Others Present : Ithaca Journal Reporter Darise Jean-Baptiste, Patty Halloran, Peter Pennimen, Debbie Watkins, Bob Lodder, TC Board Representative James Dennis, Jane Penrose, Joanne Molino , Barry Hayes, Julie Ferrentino , Scott Peters, Lawrence McCann. Supervisor Austic called the meeting to order at 7 : 00 PM and led those assembled in the pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America. APPROVAL OF MINUTES : RTB 4/11 /2006 Ms. Tyler presented minor changes and corrections to the Regular Town Board Meeting of April 11 , 2006 . Mr. Ferrentino moved, seconded by Ms . Tyler the following : BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Ulysses approve the Minutes of the Regular Town Board meeting of April 11 , 2006 with the minor changes and corrections given to the Town Clerk by Ms . Tyler. Mr. Austic aye Mr. Ferrentino aye Ms. Tyler aye Ms. Marino aye Adopted. PUBLIC PRIVILEDGE OF THE FLOOR — none heard. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS Ms . Marino moved, seconded by Ms . Tyler the following : BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Ulysses approve the previous examined voucher # ' s 181 through 222 in the amount of $32656 . 97 . Mr. Austic aye Mr. Ferrentino aye Ms. Tyler aye Ms . Marino aye Adopted. REPORTS OF REPRESENTATIVES JIM DENNIS, Tompkins County Board of Representative reported a target of 3 % increase in the tax levy which translates into a 1 . 4% increase in the taxes . That is roughly a $ 900,000 cut that the legislature has to make to achieve that 3 % increase in the levy. Room tax was dispersed by the legislature and approved applications can be used for celebrations or capital projects that the town/village can apply for. Grass Roots Festival is one group that does use this fund. Ms . Marino asked about the amount of money involved and when applications could be filed. Mr. Dennis stated that he would provide copies of the applications to the Town. Regular Town Board Meeting 2 05/09/2006 TRUMANSBURG FIRE DEPARTMENT Jason Fulton was not in attendance but submitted a report to Mr. Austic for month ending : April 1 , 2006 . Fire & Rescue Responses : 14 EMS Ambulance Responses : 47 Totals : In service Hours : Training 427 . 50 In service Hours : Fire and or Rescue 171 . 72 In service Hours : EMS Services 183 . 20 Total - In-service hours 771 .42 Total - Calls Combined 61 Mr. Austic attended the annual fire department banquet. Mr. Austic commented that we have had more calls then normal in the Town of Ulysses and our contract/contribution is based on 3 years and the more calls to the department the higher the cost. This will have to be addressed at budget time. Mr. Austic has requested to become more involved with the budget for the fire department to understand how they come up with the figures and why they need to do certain things . Mr. Ferrentino stated that he didn' t think the Fire Department would mind if he got involved and that the information is discussed in great detail to get the best bang for the buck in each category. ; . PLANNING BOARD REPORT Mr. Wertis, Planning Board member reported the Planning Board met with the focus on the revised zoning ordinance and a way for the Planning Board to get together with the Town Board. A proposed remedy would be to have the Planning Board secretarial help work along with Mr. Rachun to address problem areas as they exist in the zoning ordinance and what would be proposed remedies. Ms . Marino stated that the Washington Street Partner' s had resubmitted the site plan with the Planning Board specifications that they passed . Mr. Rachun commented that they submitted the site plan 8 or 9 days ago and he and Mr. Coogan reviewed it. Mr. Coogan felt that the storm water issues weren ' t met properly and made requests of storm water mitigation and also some landscaping issues that were not covered entirely and that they resubmitted yesterday and have met all those issues . Mr. Rachun and Mr. Coogan feel the site plan is complete for Ms . Chiuten to sign off on it. OTHER - no comments TOWN REPORTS Highway Superintendent James Meeker reported that the highway crew cut some brush, patched all Town roads, and cleaned ditch on Agard Road. They also put stabilized gravel for some wash out spots that were formed through the winter, worked on washing up plow equipment and salt boxes, changing oil and filters on trucks etc . Mr. Meeker made a request for the purchase of a truck to be purchased on State Contract, which would be at a 30% discount off of list price . Mr. Austic moved, seconded by Mr. Ferrentino the following : Regular Town Board Meeting 3 05/09/2006 . BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Ulysses authorize Highway Superintendent James Meeker to order this truck as specked on State Contract Number PC62176, in the amount of $ 136, 514 . 80. Mr. Austic aye Mr. Ferrentino aye Ms. Tyler aye Ms. Marino aye Adopted. This is for the replacement of the 1979 FWD truck which Mr. Meeker would take to an auction that will take place in the fall in Lansing. Mr. Austic moved, second by Mr. Ferrentino the Sowing: BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Ulysses adopts this resolution subject to a permissive referendum to withdraw $ 136 , 514. 80 from the Highway Equipment Reserve Fund. Mr. Austic aye Mr. Ferrentino aye Ms . Tyler aye Ms . Marino aye • Adopted. Mr. Meeker also mentioned that he is working on having another tire pick-up for this fall . Code Enforcement Officer Alex Rachun reported that six permits were issued in the month of April . One permit was for a single family home, two for renovations and three for additions. Mr. Rachun stated that in the Zoning department one application for an area variance was submitted to the Board of Zoning Appeals which was granted. Mr. Rachun said in reference to the Zoning Law amendments he is about three quarters of the way done and has given Mr. Coogan a couple of items to do and he is working on that. Hopefully by the end of this week it will be done . Mr. Rachun said they will be setting up the amendments to show what is currently in the Zoning Law and then what is proposed to change . Ms . Marino said that Mr. Rachun has information regarding amendments for the Zoning Law from Ms . Chiuten, Planning Board Chairman and also from Mr. Rachun, Mr. Coogan, and Mr. Wilson. The idea is to compile them into a document that then could go to the Town Board and the Planning Board that they could read easily and so the suggestion was to have the current wording and then the proposed changes and the rationale or the need for the change. This would be the fastest way to look at it. Ms . Peck, Planning Board secretary offered to work with Mr. Rachun to do this . Town Clerk Marsha Georgia reported that a total of $ 1 ,226 . 50 was collected for the month of April . Mrs . Georgia submitted her monthly report to the Supervisor along with $ 747 . 13 for the monthly fees . Also $ 125 was collected for a Plumbing permit. BOARD MEMBER AND COMMITTEES Ms Marino said that she previously talked about the Zoning Amendments and will hold off speaking about the Comprehensive Plan until later in the meeting. SUPERVISOR REPORT Supervisor Austic asked if everyone had his Supervisor' s report and asked if anyone had any questions . No questions were heard. ,,1 ; t • Regular Town Board Meeting 4 05/09/2006 • Mr. Austic reported as Water Commissioner and said that there had been a power surge at the pump station which changed the settings on the pumps so when he was inspecting them on Saturday morning there was only four feet of water in the tank. Mr. Austic had to call Bolton Point and they quickly arrived and the pumps were re-set. Two pumps ran until around two o ' clock in the afternoon to refill the tank. Everything seems to be working fine . . The Town of Ulysses previously purchased a system that would read the pumps settings through a computer and alarm system but this has been sitting there for two years and Bolton Point has not hooked this up . This is the main reason Mr. Austic or Mr. Coogan goes there every single day to make sure this is working. Mr. Austic also called Mr. Dan Walker of the Town of Ithaca this last Saturday to come and see the problem for himself. Mr. Ferrentino asked why Bolton Point had not installed the alarm system . Mr. Austic said that Bolton Point does not understand it nor do they have anyone trained so that is why Mr. Pond and the people that installed the pump house is coming down and the Town of Ulysses is having it installed at the Town of Ithaca ' s expense because the pump station was turned over to the Town of Ithaca. Once this is installed there will be a computer output at the Town Hall plus Bolton Point will have it so you can read it at all time and know what is happening. Deputy Supervisor Richard Coogan previously submitted a report and that is as follows : Deputy Supervisor/Planning Management Report Storm Water Storm Water Coalition I attended a Stormwater Coalition of Tompkins County training secession for municipal officials that consisted of a review of municipal responsibilities in the morning and field inspections at selected sites in the afternoon. This was by far the best training provided by the DEC. It focused on the regulatory aspects of storm water as well as how to conduct routine inspections. It. also provided a nice forum for discussing how the different agencies and municipalities could work together in order to see that the intent of storm water regulations are put into practice. There has been much confusion at all levels regarding MS4 and storm water runoff activities. The Coalition is requesting that municipalities adopt the MOA and appoint a representative in a timely manner. Ulysses Storm Water Group This group is meeting on May 11th to finalize recommendations to the Board. Planning Management The Municipal Officers ' Association Planning Coalition The MOAPC has regrouped and elected new officers: R Coogan Chair, S Beeners Vice Chair, and D Kwasnowski Recording Secretary. The PC has decided to shift the focus of the organization to concentrate on haying guest speakers on pertinent topics for planning boards. Ellen Hahn, DEC Stormwater Agent, will be the speaker at the June meeting and she will be talking about how Planning Boards should approach the review of SWPPPs. TC Planning Advisory Board AFFORDABLE HOUSING • The PAB was given a presentation on Affordable Housing at the April Regular Town Board Meeting 5 05/09/2006 meeting and an opportunity to discuss the process with the consultant who did the study. Affordable Housing has become a very real concern for the County in terms of workforce not being able to find housing, increase in traffic from in commuters, as well as a loss of dollars staying in the County. The legislature is considering waiving TCPD fees for municipalities requesting help to amend zoning laws to accommodate affordable housing. In order to have the fee waived the zoning must be amended to be more friendly to affordable housing. NATURAL FEATURES FOCUS AREA The Natural Features Focus initiative was presented at the April MOAPC so that the municipalities could have a chance to discuss the project and its implications for planning boards. This initiative will begin a series of public meetings this month. The first areas to be considered are the East side of Cayuga Lake in Groton, Lansing and Dryden. This section was considered as a top priority because of the development pressure and the unique wetland habitats. This Fall the focus will be on the Southern forested lands in the County and next Spring the West side of the Lake. The NFFAs for Ulysses are defined as the slopes along the lake as well as Taughannock Creek. Like UNAs and Scenic Views, NFFAs are not regulated by the County nor is development excluded. UNAs, SVs, and NFFAs can be adopted by municipalities to help manage important natural aspects of the Towns and Villages. I asked Kate Hackett, Senior Planner and presenter, if the County would be willing and able to work with municipalities if a municipal project would be within a NFFA and she said that the County would be willing to help if a municipality asked. SCENIC VIEWS - The Scenic Views committee, I serve on, reviewed the methodology to be used in selecting sites for inclusion. The rating can be distinctive, noteworthy, or characteristic. As part of the committee work, we were invited to work with the consultant, Peter J. Smith, at one site to understand how a view is taken from a subjective seeing to an objective scoring. The chosen site was in Ulysses on Perry City Road East of DuBois. Yes it did score a rating of Distinctive. There will be two or three public meetings so that the residents will have a chance to rate the views. Comprehensive Plan Ms. Marino and I have been meeting to move this initiative forward. Our next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday May 23rd at the Ulysses Public Library starting at 7 PM Cayuga Lake Waterfront Plan The Town should consider adopting this Plan. Until the water front municipalities formally adopt the Plan, none of the work listed in the Plan can begin. This includes dredging the inlet. TB Communications Workshop The communications workshop will be this coming Saturday at Town Hall. David Kay will be the presenter. Interesting to note that CCETC, Sharon Anderson, and CDRC all came up with David as the ideal person for this workshop. The Town Board will caucus for the workshop and only the TB and David will be in attendance. I have been through a CDRC workshop and I believe that you will find it informative, interesting, and beneficial. While David was not the lead in the workshop I attended, I have worked with David on other projects and the Ulysses TB is very fortunate to have David conducting the workshop. OLD BUSINESS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN • Regular Town Board Meeting 6 • 05/09/2006 Ms . Marino reported that she has met briefly with Mr. Coogan to set up a meeting with the Core Committee. Ms. Marino said that everyone on the Core Committee has accepted the invitation to participate and she also has another person that has volunteered from the lake area that is interested and also Sue Ritter who is a planner with the Town of Ithaca and lives in Ulysses has also expressed interest in coming and participating. Mr. Coogan said that Ms . Ritter has agreed to come and give an overview to the Core Committee on "what is a comprehensive plan, how does it work with the zoning plan and just basically what the committee should be looking at as they go through the process" . Ms. Marino gave this summary to the Planning Board at their last meeting. Ms . Marino and Mr. Coogan had also come to the conclusion that a key need is having administrative and clerical help to keep these meetings rolling along and the information gathering process and organizing the focus group meetings . Ms . Marino said that the Planning Board Secretary and the prior Zoning Board Secretary have expressed interest in sharing this responsibility. Ms . Marino also mentioned that Sue Poelvoorde volunteered to be the Committees facilitator for the first few meetings because she was on the previous comprehensive plan committee for the Town. The Board discussed the hiring and the compensation for this position. Ms . Marino moved, seconded by Ms . Tyler the following : BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Ulysses authorizes to set aside $2000 for administration/clerical help for the Core Committee Comprehensive Plan through December 31 , 2006 and FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Board appoint Robin Peck and Karin Lanning to share the responsibilities at the current rate of Planning/Zoning Clerk and FURTHER Resolve that Ms . Marino is to serve as the immediate supervisor of this position . Mr. Austic aye Mr. Ferrentino aye Ms . Tyler aye Ms . Marino aye Adopted. The next meeting scheduled for the Core Committee is scheduled for May 23rd , 2006 at the Ulysses Library. The Board discussed the official appointment of the Core Committee and Mr. Wilson will look into the formation of this committee as a committee of the Town Board. The final establishment of the Core Committee members will be tabled until the June Regular Town Board meeting. STORMWATER COALITION RESOLUTION Mr. Austic moved and read into the record the following "MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT TO CREATE THE STORMWATER COALITION OF TOMPKINS COUNTY" Regular Town Board Meeting 7 05/09/2006 WHEREAS , the United States (U. S . ) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated the Phase II storm water regulations (regulations) in 2003 that require owners and operators of small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s) in urbanized areas to obtain a permit to discharge stormwater to the waters of the U. S . ; and WHEREAS , the EPA requires MS4s in New York State to obtain permit coverage under the New York State Pollution Discharge and Elimination Systems (SPDES) General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from MS4s (GP-02 - 02) ; and WHEREAS , to maintain coverage under GP-02-02 , regulated MS4s must prepare and implement a stormwater management program that includes the six minimum control measures as described in GP-02-02 ; and WHEREAS , the MS4s receiving GP-02-02 coverage have been meeting since October 2003 to identify common elements and collaborate. on the implementation of their stormwater management plans, and WHEREAS , by working collaboratively and cooperatively to meet the requirements of GP-02 - 02 , MS4s can make more efficient use of resources allocated to meet the requirements of GP-02- 02 ; and WHEREAS , this Memorandum of Agreement (Agreement), among the regulated MS4s will create the Storm water Coalition of Tompkins County (Coalition) ; and WHEREAS , the members of the Coalition will work collectively to meet the requirements of the U. S . EPA Phase II stormwater regulations (40 C .F .R. Sections 9, 122, 123 , and 124) and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's (NYSDEC) SPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from MS4s (GP-02-02) , and any amendments thereto ; and NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, members of the Coalition agree as follows : 1 . TERM. The term of this agreement shall commence on the date of signature and terminate on March 31 , 2008 ,. so as to coincide with the terms of GP-02-02 , unless otherwise extended, renewed, or revised. 2 . PURPOSE. The purpose of the Coalition is to : A. Exchange information and foster cooperation among MS4s to assist MS4s in compliance with the EPA Phase II stormwater regulations ; B . Facilitate the use of resources to assist MS4s in meeting the requirements of the U. S . EPA Phase II stormwater regulations and the permit conditions of GP-02-02 issued by the NYSDEC ; C . Identify funding mechanisms to meet the financial needs resulting from compliance with the Phase II Stormwater regulations and GP-02-02 ; D . Protect and/or improve local water quality in accordance with State, County, and local water quality regulations, planning documents and policies ; and, E . Facilitate consistency of stormwater management and regulations across municipal boundaries . • 3 . MEMBERSHIP A. Each regulated MS4 shall designate a representative and one or more alternates to serve on the Coalition. These representatives will constitute the Coalition members and will be responsible for acting on behalf of their respective MS4s on matters such as Regular Town Board Meeting • 8 05/09/2006 facilitating the payment of the annual membership fee, making decisions about financial matters related to the activities of the Coalition, and other administrative matters . B . The Coalition may admit non-permitted MS4s and municipalities as members at the discretion of the Coalition so long as these members agree to undertake all rights and responsibilities included in this Agreement and further conditioned upon payment of the full annual membership fee for that calendar year. C . The Coalition may also approve ex officio representatives of agencies that provide technical or advisory assistance to the MS4s in meeting these regulations. . . D . The Coalition shall adopt by-laws relating to the conduct of its proceedings and such other administrative matters as it may deem appropriate. 4 . FINANCIAL OBLIGATION A. Each permitted MS4 Coalition member shall pay an annual membership fee, which will be used to help fulfill the requirements of GP-02-02 . The initial fee schedule is detailed in the "Proposal to Fund the Tompkins County Stormwater Working Group in 2006 (approved by the Stormwater Working Group on August 24, 2005 ) " . Future fee schedules shall be established by the Coalition and detailed in by-laws for the Coalition. B . The Coalition shall submit an invoice for the fee to each Coalition member annually. C . The Coalition shall designate and authorize a qualified entity to, hold and manage separate accounts on behalf of the Coalition, where the annual fees and other funds shall be deposited. These accounts shall be created explicitly for the use of the Coalition. Such designation shall be reviewed and re-authorized on an annual basis. D . The Coalition shall not incur any financial obligations in excess of the funds available to the Coalition. E. Any Coalition member may withdraw from this Agreement upon adoption of resolution by their legislative body and upon 60 days written notice to the full membership of the Coalition. 5 . TERMS AND CONDITIONS A. This Agreement may be modified or amended only in writing and duly executed by all Coalition members . B . Each Coalition member shall be solely responsible and liable for its own activities under this Agreement, for obtaining its permit coverage under the SPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from MS4s (GP-02-02), and for the preparation, implementation, operation and maintenance of its own stormwater management program including, but not limited to, the required minimum control measures . 6 . MISCELLANEOUS A. This Agreement constitutes the entire Agreement among and between the Coalition members and supersedes any and all prior Agreements between the parties hereto for the services herein to be provided. The Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of New York State without regard or reference to its conflict of laws and principles . . B . If any provision, paragraph, sentence, or clause of this agreement shall , for any reason, be held to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability of such shall not affect the remainder of this Agreement and this Agreement shall be construed and enforced, consistent with its expressed purposes, as if such invalid and unenforceable provision, paragraph, sentence, or clause had not been contained herein. • Regular Town Board Meeting 9 05/09/2006 • C . If any member withdraws from the agreement pursuant to Section 4 above, the Agreement remains binding for remaining members . D . Each Coalition member represents and warrants to the Coalition, and to the other Coalition members, that it has been fully authorized to execute and to perform this Agreement, and that its execution and performance of this Agreement will not violate any legal duty or restriction. 7 . EXECUTION IN WITNESS WHEREOF , this Agreement is signed by the duly authorized representatives of the regulated MS4s on the date written below . Tompkins. County Town of Dryden . Town of Lansing Town of Caroline Name : Title : Name : Title : Name : Title : Name: 'Title : Signature : Signature : Signature : Signature : Date : Date : Date : Date : Town of Ithaca Town of Newfield Town of Ulysses Name : Title : Name : Title : Name : Title : Signature : Signature : Signature : Date : Date : Date : Village of Cayuga Heights City of Ithaca Village of Lansing Name : Title : Name : Title : Name : Title : Signature : Signature : Signature : Date : Date : Date : Seconded by Mr. Ferrentino . Ms . Marino said that the Town Board also 'needs to appoint a representative and alternate . Mr. Coogan volunteered to stay as the representative and Mr. Wertis agreed to be the alternate if needed. Mr. Austic aye Mr. Ferrentino aye Ms . Tyler aye Ms. Marino aye Adopted. The dues for this are $ 1500 a year and this is in the budget. WATER REVITALIZATION RESOLUTION Mr. Austic read into the record and moved the following: WHEREAS , the Village of Lansing, in conjunction with the Village of Cayuga Heights, the Towns of Ithaca, Lansing, and Ulysses, and the City of Ithaca, initiated preparation of a Local Waterfront Revitalization Program in cooperation with the New York State Department of State, pursuant to Article 42 of the Executive Law; and WHEREAS , a draft Local Waterfront Revitalization Program was prepared and subsequently accepted by all the partner municipalities ; and WHEREAS , the Town of Lansing Planning Board has, for the purposes of compliance with the State Environmental Quality Review Act, been lead agency for the environmental review of this project ; and Regular Town Board Meeting 10 05/09/2006 WHEREAS , the Town of Lansing Planning Board determined that the Local Waterfront Revitalization Program : Cayuga Lake Waterfront Plan (December, 2004) will not have a significant adverse effect on the environment, and WHEREAS , the Town of Lansing Planning Board made a negative declaration of environmental significance in regard to adoption of the Local Waterfront Revitalization Program : Cayuga Lake Waterfront Plan (December, 2004), now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, on the recommendation of the Village of Lansing Planning Board, that the Local Waterfront Revitalization Program : Cayuga Lake Waterfront Plan (December, 2004) is hereby adopted . Mr. Austic aye Mr. Ferrentino aye Ms . Tyler aye Ms . Marino aye Adopted . WD# 5 INFORMATIONAL MEETING Mr. Austic mentioned that there seems to be a variety of numbers floating around for the information on the Water District #5 . Mr. Austic proposes that the Town Board work with the engineer and have him submit a set of figures that he comes up with at this point that the Town. Board can review and all of the Town Board agrees on that can be presented at an informational meeting that will be set up . Mr. Austic asked if everyone was okay with this plan. Mr. Ferrentino said if everyone understands that the figures are an estimate and the best scenario with the way it fits now and could change . Ms . Marino said she feels that it is a good plan and would like to see when the Board has this meeting to come up with a basic range . Mr. Austic asked each Board member to submit to him a list of what they would like to see in these figures, questions that they would like to discuss with Mr. Pond. Mr. Austic said that Barton and Loguidice are the best source for these figures . Mr. Ferrentino felt that the Board should schedule the public hearing. The other Board members disagreed. The Board discussed this further and determined that possibly they may do an informational meeting the week of June 5th through the 9th Mr. Austic said that he has had a request from Ms . Tyler and Mr. Ellis to have a Special Meeting on May 15th or 16th . This meeting was asked for to talk about what takes place on the Saturday morning meeting with the facilitator. At this meeting the Board can talk about the Water District #5 . ZONING LAW AMENDMENTS Previously discussed. OTHER None heard. NEW BUSINESS BZA MEMBER REPLACEMENT • 11 Regular Town Board Meeting 05 /09/2006 . Board of Zoning Appeals member Joel Warren has resigned and the Town Board needs to find a replacement. The Board felt they need to advertise . Mr. Austic said that he would take care of that. OT_ Ms . Marino wanted to suggest that the projector be used at meetings so that when resolutions come up at the meetings they could be projected so that the public could see them or the Board if they forget them . Mr. Coogan will take care of that. Ms . Tyler asked about the SPCA. Mrs . Georgia said that the Tompkins County Clerk ' s Association met with Mr. Jeff Lydon, Director of the SPCA and came to an agreement that the SPCA will continue to personally issue appearance tickets to individuals instead of mailing them for the remainder of the 2006 contract. Mr. Lydon said that this should be something that is discussed at the time of contract negotiation. CORRESPONDENCE Mr. Austic previously distributed information from a group that would like to monitor Taughannock Creek. Mr. Austic said that he does not know how to handle that at this point because the Town does not have the money in the budget for that . They are asking for $3 , 500 . They do not have to have a decision on this right now . The general consensus of the Town Board was to have the group come and give a short presentation at the June Regular Town Board meeting . ,:. PUBLIC COMMENTS Ms . Malino asked the Town Board to go over again the sequence of events leading up to a public informational meeting on water. Mr. Austic said that it seems to be that there are some figures that need clarification to get the best estimate at this point from the engineer. Mr. Austic said that the Board is going to meet to decide if the Town Board agrees on the report from the engineer with the figures he provides, because if the Board is to present figures then everyone has to agree. Mr. Austic said that after that point if the Board is certain what they have is the best estimate at the time then a public informational hearing will be scheduled for the first week in June some where between the 5th and 8th . In the meantime the Board will submit questions to Mr. Pond to see if the figures can be clarified. Ms . Malino asked what happens if the Board does not agree on the figures, does that mean you will not have a meeting . Mr. Ferrentino said what a surprise that would be . Ms . Malino said this is what she gets all of the time is a response that the Board does not know. Ms . Marino said that she thinks the Town Board needs to try to agree on the figures . Again Ms. Malino asked what if they don ' t agree . Mr. Austic said that he thinks that the Town Board needs to agree with whatever the engineer says unless somebody has a revolutionary thought that they actually know what the figure is, which he doubts , the Board would have to agree with the engineer. Ms . Marino said that in her view, how this is sheet should be constructed and what she is hearing from Mr. Austic is that the Board all understands the assumptions behind the calculations and the number that is presented and all have a reasonable range of numbers Regular Town Board Meeting 12 05/09/2006 . based on how these assumptions vary a little bit and that the Board put it down in writing in an outline form sort of like the little summary sheet you get for the school budget to have for the public at the informational meeting. Mr. Austic said that not to say these figures will never change that they are the best estimate at the time. Ms . Malino said this has all been said before and the public informational meeting has just been changed and that is what she is afraid will happen again. Mr. Austic said that will not happen, the Town will have this meeting sometime that week of June., the Town Board will meet every night to figure it out if need be. Ms . Marino said that she understands that there is a list of people in the proposed district and would like to see information available to the public who like to organize neighborhood meetings or discussions just like those done in Jacksonville and the Town could facilitate that by getting the information that people need in certain areas . Mrs . Georgia said that she also received a group of petitions in favor of pursuing Water District #5 . ADJOURNMENT Hearing no further business Mr. Ferreritino moved, seconded by Ms . Marino to adjourn the meeting. Unanimously approved . Meeting adjourned at 9 : 00 PM. Respectfully submitted, Marsha L. Georgia Ulysses Town Clerk MLG : mlg