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Home My WebLink About1989-09-11 TOWN OF DANBY / TOWN BOARD MINUTES SEPTEMBER 11 , 1989 THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF DANBY WAS HELD SEPTEMBER 11 , 1989 , AT THE DANBY TOWN HALL , 1830 DANBY ROAD , COUNTY OF TOMPKINS , NEW YORK . PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WAS LED BY SUPERVISOR DIETRICH AT 8 : 09 P . M . PRESENT : DEAN ECKSTROM COUNCILMAN DOROTHY ROBERTS COUNCILWOMAN JULIA TAGLIAVENTO COUNCILWOMAN FREDRIC DIETRICH SUPERVISOR MARY OLTZ COUNCILWOMAN OTHERS PRESENT : PETE CODDINGTON , JAMES HOVANEC , JOEL GAGNON , RICH MARISA , NANCY WEITZEL , FRANK PROTO , HERB ENGMAN , WILLARD DAETSCH , BRIAN DAETSCH , EILEEN WRIGHT , DOROTHY DAETSCH , CAROL SCZEPANSKI , NICK MCCABE , JOHN ROSENBAUM , ROY CASTERLINE , EDWARD ROBERTS , FRANK DARROW RECORDING SECRETARY : JOAN 'BABBITT APPROVAL OF MINUTES : CLMN ECKSTROM MADE THE MOTION , SECOND BY CLrN OLTZ , TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 14 , 1989 , MEETING AS SUBMITTED . COMMUNICATIONS : NoHE PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR : TOWN BOARD : . NOTHING . TOWN CLERK : NOTHING . COUNTY REP . : FRANK PROTO - THE DEIS WAS ACCEPTED BY THE COUNTY . SHOULD BE HEARING FROM THE ELMIRA ROAD MERCHANTS FREQUENTLY NOW . ONE ITEM SHOWING CONCERN WAS THAT THE PIECES COULD BE :BETTER , BUT THE DOCUMENT WAS ACCEPTED . I SUGGESTED THAT WE HAVE ANOTHER NEIGHBORHOOD ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE ELMIRA ROAD DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF CON- CERN THAT WAS RAISED THERE . THAT WAS MADE PART OF THE RESOLUTION . THERE IS A COPY OF THE RESOLUTION AT THE COUNTY LIBRARY . RECENTLY RIC SHARED WITH ME A NOTICE ON THE BURNING OF STATE FORESTS TO CONTROL BRUSH AND WEEDS . I WROTE TO GOVERNOR CUOMO ASKING HIM NOT TO SIGN THIS BILL UNTIL WE LOOK IN'I'0 THE ALTERNATIVES , WHATEVER THEY MIGHT .BE . THERE DOESN ' T SEEM TO BE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE IDEA OTHER THAN THE PUBLIC WASN ' T MADE AWARE OF THE ADVANTAGES OF THE BURNING . AT THE PLANNING COMMITTEE METING , I ASKED JIM STALEY , THE EMC COORDINATOR , ABOUT THE PRACTICE AND HE ASSURRED ME THAT THE PRACTICE IS A GOOD ONE . WE ARE PLANNING A PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION WITH DANBY , CAROLINE , NEWFIELD AND DRYDEN TO EXPLAIN THE CONTROLLED BURNING AND TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF ITS :BENEFITS . WE ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR A COUNTY PLANNER . HARRY MISSIRIAN IS ACTING PLANNER AND OVERSEEING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT THE COUNTY HAS EMBARKED ON . READING ROOM : THE REASON WE HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING ON THIS IS THAT DICK PANES , DIRECTOR OF THE FINGER LAKES LIBRARY SYSTEM , HAS ACCEPTED A POSI - TION IN ROCHESTER AND THEY ARE IN A TRANSITION PERIOD OF PASSING ON THE INFORMMATION . LIZ STEVENSON WILL BE WORKING ON THE READING ROOM AND IS NOW JUST GETTING ORIENTATED . PEOPLE WHO HAVE AGREED TO SERVE ARE : GAY HUDDLE , GERTRUDE LAIRD , BECKY KNAUER , DONNA DECKER , GARY JOHNSON AND ANN JOHNSON , ALTERNATE : ED . ROBERTS . MORATORIUM : THE STATE HANDED DOWN A MORATORIUM STATING THAT THE COUNTY WOULD HAVE TO INSPECT ALL THE BRIDGES IN THE STATE . THE COUNTY HAS DEEMED THAT THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS WITH ITS BRIDGE . JOAN :BABBITT HAS BEEN COPIED ON THE LETTER FROM THE STATE . LIST OF ITEMS PERTAINING TO LANDFILL : THE ITEMS WAS DISCUSSED HERE LAST MONTH HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE COMMITTEES . THE DEPT . OF SOLID WASTE WILL HAVE 15 NEW EMPLOYEES . BY THE END OF THE YEAR DUE TO STATE MANDATES . DUMPING ALONG THE ROADSIDE IS GETTING WORSE . RIC DIETRCH AND PETE CODDINGTON WILL BE PUT ON A STUDY GROUP TO PUT TOGETHER A PLAN BY WHICH THIS . COULD BE PICKED UP ON A MORE REGULAR BASIS AND THE DUMPING PUNISHABLE BY THE SHEFFIFF ' S DEPARTMENT . E . O . C . : WADE THOMAS WAS CHAIRMAN OF THE ECONOMIC ADVISORY BOARD FOR TWO YEAR AND WILL BE SORELY MISSED AS HE LEAVES TO ACCEPT A POSITION AT S . U . N . Y . HE PUT TO- GETHER THE ECONOMIC FORECASTS FOR THE NEWSPAPER . BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL GROWTH FOR DANBY , THERE SHOULD BE A REPRESENTATIVE SELECTED FOR THE ECONOMIC ADVISORY BOARD FOR 1990 . THE TERMS ARE THREE YEARS . ANOTHER MEETING WILL ALSO BE HELD FOR SOLID WASTE PACKAGING AND RECYCLING DROP-OFF . DANBY IS WAITING FOR BARBARA HATCHKISS TO GET THE RECYCLING STARTED HERE . THEY HAVE DRYDEN TO SET-UP AND ARE BACKED-UP WITH WORK AT THE PRESENT TIME . WALLACE STEEL IS OUT OF THE RECYCLING BUSINESS AS OF THE END OF THIS MONTH DUE TO REGULATIONS REGARDING RECYCLING AND HOW THEY WERE TO BE REGULATED . A SYRACUSE FIRM WILL GET THE RECYCLING MATERIALS - FROM TOMPKINS COUNTY . DISCUSSION ON BURNING : WITH AN IMPOSED TIPPING FEE AT THE LANDFILL , PEOPLE WILL START TO BURN THEIR TRASH . NO PERMIT IS REQUIRED , IF THE BURNING IS DONE IN A BARREL . PUBLIC : JIM HOVANEC PRESENTED 15 SIGNATURES TO ADD TO THE 130 SIGNATURES OBTAINED FOR COGNATION IN AGREEMENT WITH OPENING OLD TOWNE ROAD . IF WE COULD PUT OTHER OP- TIONS INTO PRIORITY , THEN THE TOWN BOARD WOULD KNOW WHAT THE NEXT STEP SHOULD BE . WILLARD DAETSCH HAS AN APPRAISAL FOR AN ALTERNATE ROAD INTO THE OLD TOWN DEVELOP- MENT . WILLARD DAETSCH : THE APPRAISAL WAS REQUESTED IN JULY , IT WAS JUST RECEIVED . 1 c4 & . TOWN BOARD MINUTES SEPTEMBER 11 , 1989 - PAGE TWO DIETRICH: I WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR SETTING UP THE NEXT MEETING WITH REGARD TO ALTERNATIVES FOR OLD TOWNE ROAD . COMMITTEE REPORTS : EMC-HERB ENGMAN : NO REPORT . THE EMC POSTPONED THEIR AUGUST MEETING UNTIL SEPTEMBER 12 , 1989 . CO LAITY ( : JUDY TAGLIAVENTO REPORTED THAT THE DANBY POND IS NOW CLOSED FOR THE SEASON . OVER 2 , 000 YOUTH ( PLUS PARENTS , ETC . ) USED THE POND SERVICES . GOOD THINGS ARE BEING HEARD ABOUT THIS PROGRAM . SENIOR CITEENS : DOROTHY ROBERTS REPORTED THAT THE SENIOR CITIZENS WOULD BE TAKING ?_ A TRIP THE NEXT WEDNESDAY FOR THE DAY . IT WOULD BE A MYSTERY BUS TRIP WITH ABOUT 33 SENIORS SIGNED-UP . HIGHWAY : BRIDGE MONEY WAS APPLIED FOR , BUT THE CONSTRUCTION WAS PUT OFF UNTIL 1990 BECAUSE WE WERE ADVISED THAT THERE WAS BOND MONEY AVAILABLE TO BUILD THE BRIDGE WITH . IT ' S STATE MONEY THAT HAS BEEN ALLOTED TO THE COUNTY TO BUILD BRIDGES WITH . THE MONEY APPROPRIATED THIS YEAR WAS USED FOR OTHER ROAD WORK . I ' M - BEING ADVISED BY THE COUNTY TO HAVE THE BRIDGE CONTRACTED OUT . THE SUB-STRUCTURE IS ALRIGHT , IT ' S THE BRIDGE ITSELF THAT HAS TO BE REPLACED . IT WILL BE THE SAME WIDTH . THE STATE INSPECTED IT AND GOT IT DOWN TO 10 TON . WE HAVE SCHOOL BUSSES THAT USE THE BRIDGE , SO SOME- THING WILL HAVE TO BE DONE . WE ARE STILL NEGOTIATING WITH THE COUNTY TO TAKE OVER MICHIGAN HOLLOW ROAD . THEY WOULD ACTUALLY SWAP ROADS WITH US . THE ROADS WE WOULD TAKE WOULD ACTUALLY BE THREE MILES LONGER . WARD WILL COME UP WITH FIGURES AND TIME SCHEDULE ON MAINTENANCE THAT WILL BE MAINTENANCE FREE CLOSE TO TEN YRS . , TO DO MICHIGAN HOLLOW AS COUNTY RDS ARE . , CLOSE TO $ 400 , 000 . PROTO AND DIETRICH FELT THIS WAS A GOOD DEAL AND THE TOWN APPRECIATES ALL THE TIME PETE HAS SPENT ON THIS . STARTED :BRIDGE ON MAPLE AVE TODAY , OLD & STONE JUST ABOUT DONE . ZONING : CONSTRUCTION-MODULAR HOMES 2 , DOUBLE WIPES ( IN PARK ) 2 , 2 -CAR GARAGE 1 , 3 -CAR GARAGE 1 , STORAGE SHED 1 , MINI -STORAGE , IN-GROUND POOL , ADDITIONS , RENEWALS 6 , WITH TOTAL BUILDING PERMITS FEES COLLECTED $ 1 , 313 . 50 . TOTAL CONSTRUCTION VALUE OF $ 580 , 740 . 00 . CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCIES ISSUED 6 , ORDER TO REMEDY VIOLATIONS ISSUED 4 ( 2 WERE FOR MOBILE HOMES ) , 6 FOLLOW UP LETTERS SENT OUT REQUESTING STATUS OF PREVIOUS ORDERS SENT OUT , 2 COURT CASES ADJOURNED FOR DEFENDENTS TO SEEK COUNCIL . PLANNING BOARD : WE ' RE WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE SUPER COMMITTEE . WATER DISTRICT : STILL WATER IN THE PIPES , EVERYTHING ' S GOING FINE . BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS : SOME APPEALS ON TRAILERS ; THREE MIKE HOVANEC PUSHED OUT THAT WE FELT WERE HARDSHIPS , SO WE GAVE TWO OF THEM SIX MONTHS AND THE THIRD WAS CLEARED UP THE SAME NIGHT WE HAD THE HEARING . THEY HAVE TO CONTINUE LOOKING FOR OTHER PARKS , HOWEVER , IT APPEARS THAT THERE ARE NO OPENINGS IN TOMPKINS COUNTY . WE HAD A CASE WITH THE COMMON GROUND THAT WE WON . THEY WILL NOW HAVE TO CLOSE AT 2 : 00 A . M . INSTEAD OF 3 OR 4 A . M . FIRE DISTRICT : NO REPORT - THEY ARE STILL THERE . COUNTY YOUTH : WORKING ON A REPORT . THURSDAY THE CITY MAKES ITS PITCH TO THE COUNTY YOUTH BUREAU TO MAKE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS . CITY WAN'T'S COUNTY TO PICK UP THE TOTAL COST OF RUNNING THE YOUTH BUREAU PLUS COSTS OF THE BUILDING . THIS WOULD RESTRUCTURE HOW MONEY IS SPENT AND HOW PROGRAMMING Ip PUT TOGETHER . ( DIETRICH WENT INTO DETAIL AS TO HOW THE PROGRAMMING WOULD BE AFFECTED . ) NEW BUSINESS : ZONING OFFICER , DOUG STALEY , WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND A CONFERENCE THAT WOULD RETAIN HIS CREDITATION . DIETRICH MADE THE MOTION THAT NOT OVER $400 . 00 BE SPENT ON THIS CONFERENCE . SECONDED BY CLMN ROBERTS . CLMN ECKSTROM AYE CLMN OLTZ AYE CLMN ROBERTS AYE CLMN TAGLIAVENTO AYE SUPERVISOR DIETRICH AYE OLD BUSINESS : ON SEPT . 7 THE TOWN BOARD MET TO COMPLETE SOME MONEY TRANSACTION . IT INVOLVES $ 2 , 586 . 50 BE MOVED FROM THE CONTINGENCY FUND A1990 . 4 INTO A7150 . 1 TO COVER THE OVERRUN OF THE LIFE GUARD SALARIES . OUR LAST WEEKEND WE RAN OVER ABOUT $ 2 , 500 . 00 . THIS MONEY WAS MOVED OUT OF CONTINGENCY TO PAY SALARIES . IT WAS A UNANIMOUS VOTE . NEW BUSINESS ( CONT ' D . ) : JOEL GAGNON - QUESTION ON WHETHER DOUBLE WILES WOULD BE - I ALLOWED AND WHERE THE SUBJECT STANDS . DIETRICH - THE SUBJECT WOULD BE PUBLISHED IN THE DANBY AREA NEWS WITH ANOTHER INFORMATION OR PUBLIC METING TO BE SCHEDULED AT THIS METING . THIS MAY GO TO A BALLOT IN WHICH CASE , INFORMATION NEEDS TO BE GATHERED AND SUBMITTED IN A TIMELY MANNER . THE NEXT INFORMATION MEETING WILL BE WEDNESDAY , SEPTEMBER 27th AT 7 : 30 P . M . RESOLUTION # .55 BE IT RESOLVED THAT $ 2 , 586 . 15 BE MOVED FROM THE CONTINGENCY FUND A1990 . 4 INTO A7150 . 1 TO COVER THE OVERRUN IN THE LIFE GUARD SALARIES . TAGLIAVENTO MADE THE MOTION . MOTION WAS SECONDED BY CLMN OLTZ . CLMN ECKSTROM AYE � �� 1 CLMN OLTZ AYE /X./ - d UA /n-0 f Q ) CLMN ROBERTS AYE (P)A.., CLMN TAGLIAVENTO AYE '. RESOLUTION It ADOPTED . SUPERVISOR DIETRICH AYE II 0711 off ® HARK . , � . :; LCfo �� u� oHM (Cefoxitin Sodium 1 MSD) r.{ 55 7a/7/27 1. r 7' 6y lee_ . ( ,4d (460' 5s td-re6 ,/,.5-- Ae_ 4. 740,--x_eic..e. yettaxi 4-16 ?_ark.fry/et, _ ' , / ($ fq iv . V _h 47/ 50. / . __Jz. /__ (frtc- Y-57-e-rad-otleace A , ri 41/Celced., Of - - . A6-01 -- w - ycla.) le- a - / ,,,,,j , of I 11 -i, , I pis / 9- F3434 .4, 5.688-9994 PRINTED IN U .S.A. TOWN BOARD MINUTES SEPTEMBER 11 , 1989 - PAGE THREE APPROVAL OF WARRANTS : A MOTION WAS MADE BY CLMN TAGLIAVENTO , SECONDED BY CLMN ROBERTS TO APPROVE PAYMENT FOR GENERAL FUND WARRANT *9 TOTALING $ 4 , 746 . 42 . ROLL CALL CLd"1N ECKSTROM AYE CLMN OLTZ AYE CLMN ROBERTS AYE CLMN TAGLIAVENTO AYE SUPERVISOR DIETRICH AYE ADOPTED A MOTION WAS MADE BY CLMN ECKSTROM , SECONDED BY CLMN ROBERTS TO APPROVE PAYMENT FOR HIGHWAY FUND WARRANT #9 TOTALING $ 3 , 897 . 58 . ROLL CALL CLMN ECKSTROM AYE CT)1N OLTZ AYE CLMN ROBERTS AYE CLMN TAGLIAVENTO AYE SUPERVISOR DIETRICH AYE ADOPTED A MOTION WAS MADE BY CLMN OLTZ , SECONDED BY CLMN ROBERTS TO APPROVE PAYMENT FOR WEST DANDY WATER DISTRICT WARRANT #9 TOTALING $ 153 . 30 . ROLL CALL CLMN ECKSTROM AYE CLMN OLTZ AYE CLMN ROBERTS AYE WIN TAGLIAVENTO AYE SUPERVISOR DIETRICH AYE ADOPTED A MOTION WAS MADE BY CLMN OLTZ , SECONDED BY CLMN ECKSTROM TO APPROVE PAYMENT OF CHIPS WARRANT #8 TOTALING $ 3 , 716 . 94 . ROLL CALL CLMN ECKSTROM AYE CLMN OLTZ AYE CLMN ROBERTS AYE CLMN TAGLIAVENTO AYE SUPERVISOR DIETRICH AYE ADOPTED APPROVAL OF SUPERVISOR ' S REPORT : A MOTION WAS MADE BY CLMN ROBERTS , SECONDED BY CLMN TAGLIAVENTO TO APPROVE THE SUPERVISOR ' S REPORT . ROLL CALL CLMN ECKSTROM AYE CT_nj OLTZ AYE WIN ROBERTS AYE gr.214 TAGLIAVENTO AYE SUPERVISOR DIETRICH AYE ADOPTED APPROVAL OF TOWN CLERK ' S REPORT FOR JULY & AUGUST , 1989 : A MOTION WAS MADE BY CTJN TAGLIAVENTO , SECONDED BY CLMN ECKSTROM TO APPROVE THE TOWN CLERK ' S REPORT . ROLL CALL CLMN ECKSTROM AYE CLMN OLTZ AYE CLMN ROBERTS AYE C MN TAGLIAVENTO AYE SUPERVISOR DIETRICH . AYE ADOPTED MEETING ADJOURNED AT 9 : 30 P . M . MOTION BY WIN ROBERTS , SECONDED BY we; TAGLIAVENTO . RESPEC LY SUBMITTED , A JOAN BABBITT , TOWN CLERK /bf