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Meeting Minutes
Roll Call:
Town Board Joel Gagnon, Super visor
Leslie Connors
Katharine Hunter
Steve Weissburg
Patricia Woodworth
Highway Superintendent Keith Shipman
Town Bookkeeper Laura Shawley (via videoconference)
Recording Secretary Janice Adelman, Town Clerk (via videoconference)
Transcript and audio recording are available online.
NOTE: Audio quality was exceptionally poor from those in person in the meeting room. Thus,
the recording itself is difficult to decipher.
1.Call to Order Forum on the Noise Law Proposal Opened at 18:01
1.1.Statement From Warren Cross, Author of Above Proposal
[Note: Please see the audio recording posted on the Town’s website to review and hear
the entire 2 hour forum.]
1.2.Forum Closed at 21:04
2.Business Meeting Called to order at 21:08
3.Additions/Deletions to Agenda
3.1.Executive Session for Update on Property Negotiations with NYSEG for South Hill
Trail Extension
3.2.Set Response Deadline for Short-term Rental Sur vey
3.3.Authorize the Highway Department to Replace the Peter Road Culvert Head Walls
as Part of the Agreement to Spend Funds for 2023
3.4.Authorize an Emergency Award of Contract to JB Excavation to Replace the Peter
Road Culvert Head Walls
3.5.Consider Authorizing Drafting of a Local Law to Implement Property Tax
Abatement for Conser vation Easement Properties
Mary Ann Barr 2021
T he Town of Danby
1830 Danby Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
danby.ny.gov
Town Board Regular Meeting
Wednesday 19 April 2023 at 6:00PM
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4.Privilege of the Floor
5. Correspondence
6.Announcements
7. Reports & Presentations
7.1.County Legislature Representative Dan Klein
7.2.Highway Superintendent Keith Shipman
7.3.March Town Clerk's Report
8.Meeting Minutes Yet To Be Reviewed
8.1.25 October 2022
8.2.28 October 2022
8.3.1 November 2022
8.4.16 November 2022
8.5.6 December 2022
8.6.21 December 2022
8.7.3 January 2023
8.8.18 January 2023
8.9.7 February 2023
8.10.23 February 2023
8.11.7 March 2023
9.Warrant Abstract 08 of 2023
9.1.1.Resolution 107 of 2023 to Approve General Fund Vouchers 124–140 for
$18,818.70
Moved By: Connors Seconded By: Weissburg
Vote:
Councilperson Aye Nay Abstain
Connors X
Hunter X
Weissburg X
Woodworth X
Gagnon X
Resolution 107 of 2023 passed on 19 April 2023
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9.1.2.Resolution 108 of 2023 to Approve Highway Fund Vouchers 75–82 for
$32,043.19 with the addition of the JBL Excavation Invoice for $10,000 on
Voucher 83 bringing the total claims to 42,043.19
Moved By: Connors Seconded By: Woodworth
Vote:
Councilperson Aye Nay Abstain
Connors X
Hunter X
Weissburg X
Woodworth X
Gagnon X
Resolution 108 of 2023 passed on 19 April 2023
9.1.3.Resolution 109 of 2023 to Approve Water Fund Vouchers 08–10 for $582.00
Moved By: Connors Seconded By: Woodworth
Vote:
Councilperson Aye Nay Abstain
Connors X
Hunter X
Weissburg X
Woodworth X
Gagnon X
Resolution 109 of 2023 passed on 19 April 2023
9.1.4.Resolution 110 of 2023 Abstract 9 Voucher 84 for Key2Business Credit
Card Highway expenses for a total of 715.93
Moved By: Connors Seconded By: Woodworth
Vote:
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Councilperson Aye Nay Abstain
Connors X
Hunter X
Weissburg X
Woodworth X
Gagnon X
Resolution 110 of 2023 passed on 19 April 2023
10.Business
10.1.Resolution 111 to Declare an Emergency Situation On the Failing Culvert Head Walls
on Peter Road
Moved By: Connors Seconded By: Hunter
WHEREAS the headwalls on the culvert on Peter Road on both the inlet and
outlet ends are tipping over and creating a situation where the road could
collapse, possibly plugging the culvert as well,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Board declares this an emergency
situation.
Vote:
Councilperson Aye Nay Abstain
Connors X
Hunter X
Weissburg X
Woodworth X
Gagnon X
Resolution 111 of 2023 passed on 19 April 2023
10.2.Resolution 113 of 2023 To Authorize the Highway Department to Replace the Peter
Road Culvert Head Walls as Part of the Agreement to Spend Funds for 2023
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Moved By: Gagnon Seconded By: Connors
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 284 of the Highway Law, we agree moneys
levied and collected for the repair and improvements of highways and received
from the state for repair and improvement of highways shall be expended in part
as follows:
General Repairs
1. A sum not to exceed $9,500 shall be spent to replace the inlet and outlet
headwalls on the Peters Road culvert. This will be paid out of the Extreme
Winter Recovery funding provided to the Town of Danby from the Department
of Transportation.
Vote:
Councilperson Aye Nay Abstain
Connors X
Hunter X
Weissburg X
Woodworth X
Gagnon X
Resolution 113 of 2023 passed on 19 April 2023
10.3.Resolution 112 to Authorize an Emergency Award of Contract to JB Excavation to
Replace the Peter Road Culvert Head Walls
Moved By: Gagnon Seconded By: Connors
WHEREAS the Town Board has declared an emergency situation on Peter Road per
Resolution 111 of 2023, and
WHEREAS a contractor who has been working on a project for the town is still in the
area and is available to fix the culvert. The contractor is JB Excavation, and the price
that he quoted is more than reasonable for the project. Now therefore, be it
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RESOLVED that the Town Board declares this an emergency situation and therefore
awards the project to JB Excavation for the amount of $9,500.00. The amount of the
transaction will be paid for out of the Extreme Winter Recover y funds that have been
allotted to the Town of Danby from the Department of Transportation.
Vote:
Councilperson Aye Nay Abstain
Connors X
Hunter X
Weissburg X
Woodworth X
Gagnon X
Resolution 112 of 2023 passed on 19 April 2023
10.4.Resolution 114 of 2023 To Authorize Taps Across America Ceremony at Town Hall
on Memorial Day 2023
Moved By: Woodworth Seconded By: Connors
Vote:
Councilperson Aye Nay Abstain
Connors X
Hunter X
Weissburg X
Woodworth X
Gagnon X
Resolution 114 of 2023 passed on 19 April 2023
10.5.Resolution 115 to Set the Response Deadline for the Short-term Rental Survey to
May 10.
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Moved By: Gagnon Seconded By: Connors
Vote:
Councilperson Aye Nay Abstain
Connors X
Hunter X
Weissburg X
Woodworth X
Gagnon X
Resolution 115 of 2023 passed on 19 April 2023
Resolution 116 of 2023 Joel Move to postpone the rest of the agenda items to a meeting to be
held on Monday April 24 at 5pm. Woodworth seconded.
Moved By: Gagnon Seconded By: Woodworth
Vote:
Councilperson Aye Nay Abstain
Connors X
Hunter X
Weissburg X
Woodworth X
Gagnon X
Resolution 116 of 2023 passed on 19 April 2023
10.6.Goal Setting, Including Capital Projects Planning and Prioritization
10.7. Consider Planning Board Role in Short-Term Rental Questions
10.8. Response Protocol for Emails Directed to the Town Board
10.9. Hoffman-Karlsen Conservation Easement -- Set Public Hearing?
10.10. Next Steps in Noise Law Consideration
11.Discussion of Next Meeting Agenda
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12. Adjourned at 21:52pm.
Recorded by Janice R. Adelman
Town Clerk
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