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TOWN BOARD MEETING
SEPTEMBER 13 , 1983
Minutes of the Town Board meeting held Sept 13th
Supv Cotterill called the meeting to order at 7 : 30PM
Members and guests participated in the Pledge of Allegiance
Roll call was by the Town Clerk : Present : Supv Cotterill , Clm Jordan , Clm Metzger , Clm Webb
Clm Evans , Atty Perkins and Z . O . Stewart
Approval of the minutes : Motion was made by Clm Metzger and seconded by Clm Jordan that
the minutes of the public : .hearing and board meeting held on Aug 9th be approved as
submitted .
CQUNTY BRIEFING
Co Rep Watros reported that the county is working on._ the county budget . l� ,
ATTORNEY
Atty Perkins - Mr Cirafici has inquired about the status of the property formerly owned
by Frank Robinson , parcel # 23- 1- 7 . 12 , now owned by HAMY Investors of Ithaca ,. NY .
Z . O . Stewart and myself have been. in charge of keeping tract of the progress to see
if the new owner complied with . . the town zoning ordinance not as an unsafe structure
there . Last April , we inspected the property there and it was apparent to us at
that time someone was dismantling the existing cinder blocks from the foundation .
We did not take any action at that time . One of the principals of Hamy Investors
advised us that they thought the property was sold in August . However , they have
been waiting for the statute to run so that they could get total insurance on the
property in order to sell it .
Atty Perkins - has met with Mr Cirafici and explained to him that the town hadn ' t
taken any action because the property was about to be sold to a new owner and there
might be something that would change the status . Mr Cirafici has written a letter
to Z . O . Stewart dated July 25th inquiring about this problem and Atty Perkins suggested
that if he had any other ' questions that he come to a town board meeting .
Mr Cirafici - he believed what is being considered torn down is people just removing
cinder blocks , and this has been going on as long as he has owned the property next
door . There has been no one hired to take care of the property . He called Atty j ,_
Mulvey. , and was told that he didn ' t think the order was legal and he was going to i +; `
challenge it and he himself was doing nothing to take it down . He did acknowledge f, .: . .
that he was served with some papers 2 years ago .
Mr Cirafici - gave the board members some sketches of the property with the
foundations that Mr Robinson had drawn up at the time he was going to do the work .
There are at least 2 foundations that are still pretty well intact . There has been
other work done on the property , and a number of trenches cut along the property
where drainage culverts were going to be put in . These are actually holes and just
taking down cinder blocks is not going to solved the problem . You can not see the
foundations right now because of the overgrowth . Mr Cirafici said that he does have
a problem because he has a year and a half old grandson who lives next door and even
though you supervise your child , there are times I guarantee you he will be over there
trying to investigate . There are also other children in the neighborhood who . will also
be back there . Sooner or later someone is going to get hurt and these trenches should
be filled in . He has taken some steps to work something out with Hamy Investors and
it just didn ' t work out . He has given them another purchase offer , and once they found
out he was interested it was listing price only . I am coming to the Town Board and asking
you to fill in the property which is his main concern . I would rather be here asking
you people to fill it in rather than a couple of years down the line be in court suing
you because something has happened to his grandchild . He felt that the place was a
hazard , he :.was not concerned in the way it looks , the town maybe , but his concern is
the danger and hazard .
Atty Perkins - the first step would be to contact Hamy Investors Inc . and give them
some type of a timetable , and the next step would be to proceed criminally against
the corporation . There was some discussion and SupvvCotterill empowered Atty Perkins
to take whatever legal steps are involved and put Hamy Investors Inc on record to
have them clean it up with a certain timetable and if they don ' t proceed with the
next legal step ,
Atty Perkins - in the absence of the compliance forth coming for the owners , you
should authroize the Supv to institute the appropriate proceedings in any form of
competent jurisdiction to force compliance with our town zoning ordiance and any
local law .
RESOLUTION # 120 GRANT SPECIAL PERMIT - Mark Pace
Clm Evans offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption :
RESOLVED , that this Town Board grant a special permit to Mark Pace , 407 Etna Rd . ,
with the following stipulation that this special permit cannot be transferred
from the present owner by sale or by lease .
2nd Clm Jordan Roll call vote - all voting YES
RESOLUTION # 121 TRANSFER FUNDS FROM 1111 . 20 to 1111 . 40
Clm Evans offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption :
RESOLVED , that this Town Board authroize the Supv to transfer $ 162 . 50 -: from
Justice Sweetland equipment 1111 . 20 to his contractual 1111 . 40 account .
2nd Clm Metzger Roll call vote - all voting YES
RESOLUTION # 122 AUDIT HIGHWAY FUND BILLS
Clm Webb offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption :
RESOLVED , that the highway bills be paid as audited .
2nd Clm Jordan Roll call vote - all voting YES
RESOLUTION # 123 AUDIT GENERAL FUND BILLS
Clm Evans offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption .
RESOLVED , that the general fund bills be paid as audited .
2nd Clm Metzger Roll call vote - all voting YES
ZONING OFFICER
13 building permits for the month of July . 3 - one- family dwellings ; 1 mobile
home ; 5 additions to homes ; 2 garages ; 1 storage building and 1 swimming pool .
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Adjourned : 8 : 45 PM
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Susanne Lloyd
Town Clerk
RESOLUTION # 124 COMPLY WITH ZONING ORDINANCE & LOCAL LAW
HAMY INVESTORS INC . parcel # 23- 1- 7 . 12
Clm Evans offered the following resolution : and asked for its adoption :
RESOLVED , that this Town Board authorize the Supv to institute the appropriate proceedings
in any form of competent jurisdiction to force compliance with our zoning ordinance and
any local law against Hamy Investors Ins . ( Parcel # 23- 1- 7 . 12 )
2nd Clm Metzger Roll • call vote - all voting YES
Atty Perkins - the town has received letters from the Town of Virgil and the Town of
arford advising us of their intent to issue a cablevision franchise , and wanted to
know: .if -the Town of Dryden would ' like to join them in their joint franchise effort .
The Town of Dryden has . a franchise issued to Sammons Communication and on to
Ceracche Television , which is now ATC . We can talk with the Town of Virgil and
the Town of Harford to see what they have in mind before we open negotiations with
ATC . There was some discussion and since there was no objection Atty Perkins will
meet with the Town of Virgil and the Town of Harford and then a meeting _ can be •
set up with ATC , Clm Webb and Clm Evans who are on the cablevision committee .
Atty Perkins - regarding bonding resolution to the permissive referendum that was
approved on Aug 31st by a vote of 28 to 19 .
• RESOLUTION # 125 AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF $ 353 , 000 .
• SERIAL BONDS - CORTLAND ROAD SEWER DISTRICT
Clm Jordan offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption :
ECND P. ESCLUTION DATED _ikli'rt 1 , 1923 .
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $ 353 , 000
SERIAL EONDS OF THE TOWN OF DRYDEN , TOMPKINS CCUNTY ,
NEW YORK , TO PAY THE COST OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF A
SEWER SYSTEM FOR THE CORTLAND BOAC SEWER , DISTRICT CF
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WEEPERS , ty proceedings heretofore duly had and taken
pursuant to the provisions of Article - ' 2 - A of the Town Law , the
Town Eoard of the Town of Dryden , Tompkins County , New. York ,
has established the Cortland Road Sewer District of said Town
and has authorized the constructiom of a sewer system therefor
at a maximum estimated cost of $ 353 , 000 ; and
WHLREAS , it is now desired to authorize the issuance of
: 353 , 000 serial bonds of said Town to pay the cost thereof ;
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RESOLVED , by the Town Board of the Town of Dryden , Tompkins
County , Nev York , as follows :
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Section _els For the specific object , cr purpose of paying the
cost cf the construction of a sewer system for the Cortland
Foad Sewer District of the Town of Dryden , Tompkins County , New
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York , as more fully set forth in the proceedings providing for
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the establishment of said sewer system and the increase in the
maximum estimated cost thereof , there are hereby authorized to
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be issued $ 353 , 000 • serial bonds of said Town pursuant to the
provisions .of : the Local Finance . Law ; provided , however , that
the amount of bonds ultimately to be issued shall be reduced by •
the aron:nt of any State and / or Federal yx ants - in said received
ty said Town for said purpose . Further details concerning said
tonds will be prescribed in a further resolution cr resolutions
cf this Town Board .
fiscS QLI _ 2 , The maximum estimated cost cf the aforesaie
speciiiclot. jest cr purpose iS hereby determined tc be $ 353 , 000
and thejplan for . the financing thereof consists cf the issuance
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cf the 51, 53 , 000 serial bonds of said Town herein authorized to
le issued . •
5 eeti Qa t It is hereby determined that the period of
probable I usefulness of the aforesaid specific ob1ect or purpose
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is forty years , pursuant to subdivision 4 of paragraph a of
Section 11 . 00 cf the Local Finance Law . It is hereby further
determined that the maximum maturity of the serial bonds herein
authorized will exceed five years .
• Scot a _ Subject to the provisions of the Local Finance
law , the power to authorize the issuance of and to sell bond
anticipation notes in anticipation of the issuance and sale - of
the serial bonds herein authorized , including renewals of such
notes , iS hereby delegated to the Supervisor , the chief fiscal
officer . Such notes shall be • of such terms , form and contents ,
and shall be sold in such manner , as may . be prescribed by said
Supervisor , • consistent with the provisions of the Local Finance
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erect gn 5= The • faith and . credit of said Town of Dryden ,
Tompkins ' County , New York , are hereby irrevocably pledged to
the payment of the principal of and interest on such
obligations as the same respectively become due and , - payable .
There shall to annually apportioned , and assessed upon the
several lots and parcels of land within said Sewer District
which the Town Board shall determine and specify . to be
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e specially benefited by the improvements , an amount sufficient
to pay the principal and interest cn said bonds as the same
tecome due , but if not paid from such source , all the taxable
✓ eal property in said Town shall be subject to the levy of ad
valorem taxes without limitation as to rate qr amount
sufficient to pay the principal of and interest cn said bonds
as the same shall become due .
Secti2a _¢$ The validity of such bonds and bond anticipation
n otes may be contested only if :
1 ) Suet) obligations are authorized for an object or
• purpose for which said Town is not authorized to
• expend money , or
2 ) The provisions of law which shculd be complied with at
the date of publication of this resolution are not
substantially complied with ,
and an action , suit or •
proceeding contesting such validity is
commenced within twenty days after the date of such
publication , or .
3 ) Such obligations are authorized in violation of the
provisions of the Constitution .
IcUQa _- 23 This resolution which takes effect immediately ,
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shall be published in full in .1.1, e- aka-ca 1-OkVA , the
o fficial newspaper , together with a notice of . the Town Clerk in •
substantially the form provided in Secticn 81 . 00 of the Local
Finance Law .
2nd Clm Metzger Roll call vote - all voting YES
Atty Perkins requested permission to attend an • IDA bonding seminar in Syracuse and
the cost is $ 50 . 00
• The Town Board authorized Atty Perkins to attend the IDA seminar .
RESOLUTION # 126 APPOINT PLANNING BOARD MEMBER- Ron Beck
Clm Webb offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption :
RESOLVED , that this Town Board-appoint Ronald __Beck to_ the_Planning__Boar.d. _to,f.ill___ . •
the vacancy of Kenneth Gardner II whose term expires in Dec . 1984 .
2nd Clm Evans . . Roll - call vote - all voting , YES
Tim Baldwin from . Hunt Engineers was present and reported that the Town of Dryden
had qualified before June 30 , ,1983 for - the fiscal year of 1982 money . However , a project
they thought was going to fail didn ' t . Unfortunately we are back on our original
schedule and not rushed to be finished by the end of Sept . We are bascially back on
the 1983 list . There was some question about a financial capability analysis yet •
which is left on the schedule . Mr Baldwin said that he would try and get d sample
of the information needed so that the town will know what is needed . •
. TOWN CLERK .
There was a request from Robert Eastman , 4300 Baker Hill Rd to change the election
district boundaries on the end of Baker Hill Rd so that the people there could either
vote in District # 4 or District # 5 instead of District # 9 . There was some discussion
and the Town Board so no problems .
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RESOLUTION # 127 ALTER VOTING DISTRICT BOUNDARIES IN THE
TOWN OF DRYDEN - DISTRICTS # 4 ; # 5 & # 9
Clm Metzger offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption :
RESOLVED , that the Dryden Town Board hereby , approves the alterations of voting
District # 4 , District # 5 and District # 9 boundaries located in the Town of Dryden
on the south endi Iof Baker Hill Road . Residents living on the east side of Baker
Hill Road , which include house numbers 241 to 299 will vote in District # 5 . Residents
living on the west side of Baker Hill Road , which include house numbers 266 to 350
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will vote in District # 4 . -
2nd Clm Jordan . Roll ' call vote all voting YES
ZONING OFFICER . .
16 building permits issued for the month of August . One 4 unit apartment building ;
6 additions to dwellings ; 2 mobile homes ( one new7Land one a replacement ) ; 3
garages; 3 barns and 1 . storage building . ZBOA held 2 hearings - Robert Duff on
Virgil Rd wanted a machine shop which was granted and 2- The Filling Station
. Restaurant in Varna for an entrance which was granted . Reported on old junk
cars and has turned 1 over to each Judge-. There was some discussion about the
junk cars in Varna owned or rented by . Don Snyder , but was decided that the garage
was there before zoning went into effect . Supv Cotterill thought that ZO Stewart
could talk with the owner and ask him to clean it up , but there was nothing legally
we can do . I .
•Hwy Supt - equipment • inventory •
CORRESPONDENCE '
Ambulance report
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. I RESOLUTION # 128 PROPOSED RESOLUTION NEW LANSING
! WATER DISTRICTS
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Clm Metzger offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption :
WHEREAS , the Town of Lansing has formed Town of Lansing Water
District #4 to serve the new Morse Borg Warner manufacturing plant
on Warren Road and completed the water system improvements to serve
the district and ,
WHEREAS , the Town of Lansing has formed Town of Lansing Water
District # 5 to provide a one million gallon storage ' reservoir to "
serve the District E4 users an interconnection with the Village of
Lansing system serving the Research Park area , improved fire flows
in adjacent areas and potential domestic needs of additional districts
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WHEREAS , the Town of Lansing in accordance with the intermunicipal
water supply and - transmission system agreement with the Towns of Ithaca •
and Dryden and the Villages of Cayuga Heights and Lansing , has agreed .
to pay their proportionate share of the costs of operation and maintenance
and principal and interest in the manner set forth in the intermunicipal •
agreement and as - provided in the approved annual budget of the Commission ,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED , that the adoption of this resolution
by the Towns of Ithaca , Dryden and Lansing and the Villages of Cayuga
Heights and Lansing shall constitute a supplement to the intermunicipal
agreement acknowledging the connection of the . facilities of Town of ,
Lansing Water Districts `/ 4 and # 5 to the facilities of the Commission .
2nd Clm Evans , Roll call vote - all voting YES
___J_ustice . repor.t's - -_ . - --- -- - Judge Sweetland - $ 4371 . 00 . Judge Newhart - $ 2070 . 00
FINANCIAL REPORT ' REVENUES EXPENSES
. General Fund A . .'-. ' $ 6116 . 85 $ 11922 . 95
General Fund B . 551 . 26 14000 . 96
Fire Protection District • 398 . 13 _ - 0 -
Federal Reveal-de Sharing,
n 246 . 31 14555 . 96
Highway 16100 . 27 '55347 . 32
• RESOLUTION # 129 TRANSFER FUNDS FROM EQUIPMENT 1111 . 20 '
I : TO CONTRACTUAL 1111 . 40 ' •
Clm Evans offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption :
RESOLVED , That this Town Board authorize the Supv to transfer $ 55 . 69 from Sweetland
equipment 1111 . 20 to Sweetland contractual 1111 . 40
2nd Clm Webb ' Roll call vote - all voting YES
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RESOLUTION # 130 TRANSFER FUNDS FROM GENERAL FUND TO
CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND ( Cortland Rd Sewer
District )
Clm Metzger offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption :
RESOLVED , that this Town Board authroize the Supv to advance $ 500 . 00 from General
Fund to Capital Projects Fund ( Cortland Road Sewer District )
2nd Clm Jordan Roll call vote - all voting YEs
There was discussion about an illegal hook- up of water in Varna . Clm Metzger
recommended that the Town of Dryden start from the first day that the meter was
installed for the new owner of the property , even though someone had tapped in
illegally before .
RESOLTUION # 131 CHARGE NEW OWNER FROM DATE OF INSTALLATION
OF WATER METER - Bolton Point
Clm Metzger offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption :
RESOLVED , that this Town Board proceed to charge the new owner from the date that he
had the meter installed .
2nd Clm Evans Roll call vote - all voting YES
RESOLUTION # 132 AUDIT GENERAL FUND BILLS
Clm Evans offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption :
RESOLVED , that the general fund bills be paid as audited .
2nd Clm Metzger Roll call vote - all voting YES
RESOLUTION # 133 AUDIT HIGHWAY FUND BILLS
Clm Jordan offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption :
RESOLVED , that the highway fund bills be paid as audited .
2nd Clm Webb Roll call vote - all voting YES
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NEW BUSINESS
Schedule work session for budget on Sept 27th
Schedule proposed use hearing for FRS funds on October 11th
Adjourned : 9 : 00 PM
Susanne Lloyd
Town Clerk
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