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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-05-04TB 5-4mO5 TOWN OF DRYDEN TOWN BOARD MEETING May 4, 2005 Present: Supv Stephen 'Trumbull, CI Stephen Stelick, Jr., Cl Martin Christofferson, Cl Christopher Mich€rels, Cl Michael Hattery Elected Officials: Bambi L. Hollenbeck, Town Clerk Jack lush, Highway Superintendent Other Town Staff. Henry Slater, Zoning Officer Dave Putnam, 'TG Miller Engineers Supv Trumbull called the meeting to order at 3:10 p.m. and informed the board that he needed authorization to sign agreements with the property owners involved in the Dryden- Freeville trail project so that the Town could access the property for purposes of surveying and assessing the condition of the former railroad property. RESOLUTION #84 - AUTHORIZE CONTRACTS FOR TRAIL Cl Stelick offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby authorizes the Supervisor to execute agreements with the property owners involved in the Diyden =Freeville trail project in order for ® the Town to access property for purposes of surveying and assessing the condition of the property. 213d Cl Hattery Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes Cl Christofferson Yes Supv Trumbull Yes Cl Hattery Yes Pamela Kingsbury of Egner Architects made a presentation and explained to the board the pros and cons of placing the new town hall on three different sites on the property the Town is purchasing on East Main Street. The sites were labelled A, l and C. Site A is at the top easternmost end of the property and shows a drive in an area reserved for a future public road. This site has the most potential for variation in site design layout_ This is the flattest portion of the property and will be the easiest and least expensive to grade. Pros for this site as compiled by Egner are: visibility and image, easy grading, option of split parking areas, least interference with future possible recreational development, maxiinum security because a drive can be placed fully around the building, possible benefit to neighbors in extending the sanitary sewer, no public traffic through town highway garage area, and potential for basement/ storage. Cons are: disumce from future. recreational wetlands and future recreational fields. There was some discussion about use for a basement area for storage and whether an elevator would be necessary. The thought is that if there is a basement, it would be for storage of things such as recreation equipment and access would be from the outside. PbgC I of") Tf3 5-4405 Site B is closest to the present site would involve more grading. On the pro side, it is ® central to the property. Cons include: Steepest part of site, harder to grade for ADA access, remote parking area, the view would be focused on the highway storage piles, it would be most. expensive sitee because of grades, a swale behind the building would be necessary, it might be harder to find, and would encourage public traffic through highway department area. Site C's pros include that it is also central, has a potential view, and also has potential for a basement. Cons are that it would need a lot of driveway area and uses potential recreational field space. Boundary lines of neighboring properties were reviewed. it was suggested that incorporating recreation storage space into the town hall building would be expensive, and it would be cheaper to put up a pole barn -type building for storage. Cl Christofferson noted close proximity to the fields would be important: for this building, and said he felt bathrooms for the recreation area would also be important. He suggested the board come up with a plan for developing the rest of the parcel. J Bush explained his plan for use of the old town hall building and the space surrounding the highway building, including changing the parking area and the addition of la%vn and trees in an attempt to screen the building. He noted he would like to make this a secure area for the highway department and did not want any through traffic encouraged since they will lx changing traffic patterns. ZO Slater said there is somewhat of a requirement for the Town to complete the landscape for the highway department because when the site plan for the highway addition went before the Village Planning Board, they said they would approve the application contingent on making the premises look a lot different than it presently does. J Bush said that taking over the present town hall building will allow the department to grow and that in the future it will probably be necessary to add staff such as an engineer and ® engineering techs. D Putnam said there should Ix; a master plan for expansion and development of the property and the wetlands should be re- delineated. The stormwater plan ought to anticipate; the build -out of the site, even if it is not done in the near future. Cl Michaels and Cl Christofferson agreed. Cl Christofferson said it would make good sense to plot where the best sites for ball fields or a park might be. There was discussion about whether the public road anticipated to be built at the ridge of the property will be in place in time for the Town to use it, and %O Slater said it probably would not be, but there is potential to put a driveway in from Route 1.3. Cl Christofferson said he would like to know potential costs for the various things they have discussed (town hall sites and playing fields) and that would help him make a decision and look out for the taxpayers. Cl Hat:tery pointed that we do know where the water and sewer lines currently run and there was discussion about the potential ways to bring it to the site. D Putnam will get some estimates for the board for connecting to those services. He noted again the need to have the wetland area re- delineated to establish the exact boundaries. The board agreed that Site 13 was not the proper place for the town hall, and that the recreation storage and service areas should be a separate building from the town hall, but in close proximity. Site C takes up a lot of space that could be used for other uses. Site A has some flexibility for placing the building nearer to or further from the road. Cl Christofferson said he would like to get moving with putting the town hall at Site A and follow up with plans for the rest of the property. Cl Michaels said he doesn't want to delay moving forward with the town hall, and meanwhile continue to plan for future development of the site. Page 2 of 3 TB 5 -4 -05 ZO Slater said he had reviewed the purchase contract for the property, and the Town needs to consider the future development of the property owned by Ei..M when the wager and sewer lines are placed. He suggested it be run to the future roadway, then it: would be accessible to any future owner the remaining property. D Putnarn said a future developer would probably seek an easement from the Town across property lower down the hill. He said it would be important to have a grading plan prior to installing water and sewer lines. P Kingsbury will move forward with pricing now that it has been agreed that the building will be located on Site A. Cl Michaels said he would be willing to have the Town help create the road for access to remaining property. P Kingsbury said the Town needs to have a plan in place that includes possible future development. Cl Christofferson said in addition to the town hall, it should include at least 3 or 4 ball fields, a park area with swing sets and tables, and trails near the wetlands. Cl Flattery said a composite should be provided to Egner. Cl Stelick said the comprehensive plan is calling for a super park and the results of the recreation survey will be presented at the next board meeting. The board agrees that the fast track is to get the town hall built and a. second important item is to begin thinking about: an overall development plan. la Putnam said that will be necessary for inclusion the stormwater plan, in particular future potential paved surfaces and buildings, and the wetlands must be considered. Cl Christofferson said it may be necessary to use part; of the present town hall building for storage of recreational equipment until something permanent is in place tx.�cause several people are storing equipment. P Kingsbury said the numbers the board has seen for the new building are now a few years old, and she would like to get that up to date. She will get back to the board in about 3 weeks to discuss the overall project picture. TG Miller will get a proposal to the board for their involvement in the project. On motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned at 4:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Bambi L, Hollenbeck Town Clerk Page 3 of 3 rrB 5-12-Oif TOWN OF DRYDEN Ob TOWNBOARD NEE TING May 1 B, 2005 Present: SLLPV Stephen TTUMbu11, C1 Stephen Ste] ick, Jr -, C I Martin Christofferson, Cl Christopher Michaels, Cl Michael Hattery Other,rown Staff: Mahlon R. Perkins, Town Attorney 1-1 enuy Slater, Zoning Officer I)av(: 9utnam, TG Miller Engi neer: K19istill tricklancl, Deputy Town Clerk upv Trumbull opened the. meeting at 7.10 p.rn. and led board members and guf_sts its thr, plcdge of al legiance, Ron Flynn, Dryden Fire Departmcnt Chief, introduced the Town's fire chiefs' group. I.cs Gifford representing the McLean Fire Department, Natan Huffmann, Chief of the Varna Fire Department, Clayton Branson, dirc_ctor of Emergency Services and ainbutance service for Dryden ArribUla Ce, Inc -, Jeff urt•ine, Assistant Chief, and Andy Doxvri, Deputy Chief, of the Freeville Fire Departmenk., 'I'nm l_r)bde1l, Chief of the Etna Fire Department, and Brent Hollister, Chief of the Freevi Ile Fire Department, 19 R Flynn said that at the request of C I S telic k the Chiefs roup warm present to provide a little history as to the emergency services in the Town of Dryden and to address and offer their opinion on the prod on; d erncrgme.y service %' con suU'anr. T)ocdtion- He qa id Chat: in the pa!S,t attempts by the group to meet on a regular basis, but for whatever reason the meetings stopped and eea cd 110 exist. The in I:Craclion omong the TOtiwn'5 departments unfortunately only then occurred under the stress levels associated with a serious call. Approximately five years ago the chiefs once again started meeting in attQrripts to address the common issues that plagLAV t;0ch volun Lee r department in the Town. Their meetings have dramatically evolved in five years and they now have agendas, take note &: and they have constant representation from Dryden Amhutanf:r;, Inc- end the Town Board. E, They have made giwat strides in adc3rc% %ing same of the major and common issues such as the deciinin number of volunteers available to answer calls, ernurgency medical services, OSHA requirements, stzmdardization of training Ond certifcations, just to name a few- Thou gh they expect that declining numbers of volunteers will continue to be a problem, they have C: Dlle;c_tively worked alit automatic mutual aid programs and policies to share resources between departments. To address thc emergency 1-nedical services tiered response issues through the collaborative effort: and leadership earning from DryftTi Ambulance, Inc., the Town BOOT l and I.fk(._ 'rc)wn Chiefs group and by the. real Iocation of resources, Dryden Ambulance, Inc. implemented the rnc:rl -c .fir prngrait7 to expedite the delivery of l)re- hospital care to cornmunity menibers at no add i6ona1 cost to t1le taxpayers- In addressing the 0SPIA requirements specifically relating to the ability to wear still- COTIrnined breathing apparatus, each department has agree 11'ry use the occu -need group where two or three timer a year they visit the departments in the town to conduct physicals that mccf. minimum O 144 requiremC;nr.�L- tandardization of i'Mining and certifications hay been accomplished through the chiefs' meetings and 1.lieY have certified in exc. , ; of 50 firefighters for each of the past two yearn Page I of 15 T13 5-122-04 In attempts to meeting the expectations of the "Town Board relating to cost savings, the ,9 departments have adopted a basic turn -out gear spec, and by doing so now have the ability to buy direct from the manufacturer at factory discount prices. R Flynn said the chiefs' group has shown that it has the capability of dealing with the issues and they have a wide range of knowledge, expertise and total experience of over 350 years of emergency service to the communities. Now that there is an open line of communication between the town board, each department and agency, together they can attempt to overcome the issues. Collectively, they are not in favor of the gown hiring an emergency service; consultant: and feel they are the town's consultant. He said together they can continue to maximize the utilization of resources, create and implement: critically Overdue programs such as the proposed recruitment and retention program necessary to combat the declining number of volunteers. They can insure that as the town grows, so will emergency services. He said they have come a long way over the past five years by working together and by doing so have become the envy of other departments because of their accomplishments. R Flynn said because the emergency services line item in the town budget is the second largcsst item in the budget, a representative from one of the departments will be present at each board meeting to give a Briefing what they are working on. He said in the past they have only come to the board when they have a problem, and they don't believe that is the way the relationship should work. Dryden Village Mayor Reba Taylor said they replaced the fire siren this morning and it is back on top of the Village Hall and should be operational by the first of next week. Cl Michaels thanked the chiefs group for attending and said he takes their request very seriously. He is impressed with how well the joint meetings are going and how effective they A have been. He said a few things they would look to a consultant: to provide that were riot: mentioned was a joint analysis of the budget. The board receives a variety of budget formats. There is a concern on the board's side whether they have the right: amount of equipment and whether it is allocated correctly throughout the town. He said as they have educated themselves and as it has been explained t:o him, when there is an event, there is always going to be a mutual response from a number of departments and multiple twlkers will be necessary. He said part of what they were looking for from a consultant. was some feedback and an opinion as to how to best allocate equipment throughout the town and where funding should be directed. He said they might. be a difficult area for the chiefs to tackle and might create some contentiousness in the group, especially in a group that is already working very well together, but if they are willing to do that at no cost to the taxpayer, that is pretty hard t :o ignore. They were also going to look to the consultant to provide any recommendations with respect to future equipment, what they should be budgeting for, etc. Some of that has come out of other discussions such as corn munications equipment and he said they have already had a decent amount of success. R Flynn said one diing the town board, as well as the chiefs group, need to realize is that apparatus purchased with taxpayer funds can be used throughout the town. Cl Stelick asked C Bronson for an update on how the system for responding to calls in Etna is working. He said from his perspective and the feedback he has received, the program has been well received and responses are prompt. N Huffmann said he has been very happy with the program. It has not been without its problems, but those are at the county dispatch level, not within the responding people. When they are dispatched they respond and you very seldom hear a second activation for the Etna ® district. He said they are willing and capable-: of putting qualified, trained people on the scenes Page 2 of 15 I'[3 5 -I -04 quickly. Cl Stelick commended all involved irn that proccsS_ R FlynTk thanked Cl SWIiCk and the rest of the board for opening the line% of communication and working with the group. Sh.rnr, 'fond of S U N Y C ortland (Associate Professor 8 Acting Chair of the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies) and member or the Town of Dryden R.ecmatioin Commission, presented preliminary results of a survey prepared as a class project, for the Recreation Commission. She saki in talking with the Commission they realized that for the most part they had a pretty good start in terms of youth programming, so they thought they could help fill 0. gap 1 .y focusing on older adults in the community. What their study tried to do was gather views and perceptions of the residents of the Town regarding recreation, park and leisure opportunities offered by the rerrendon commission_ They tried to focus on patterns of recreation participation by adults, park and rec facilities used, and rnci:hods of communication. The easiest way to do this cast - iise was a phone survey and based on Che} population of the town they decided 375 was a good represe n in ti ve &arnplu and used the voter registration list, calling every 6t'l nurnbcr on that list. They also conducted two fac.US gmupfc_ 3.8 :students spent evenings and weekends making prone calf_ S 'f odd reviewed the results of the survey for the board (copy attached). Shc will work on more extensive written report, this summer and prOVLde ii: to 11he R creation Commission, Cl Ste] ick said 11h is information will be very useful_ C l Michaels said he would be intt,rcsted in seeing the information sorted by voter district. Cl Stelick said the survey reinforces a lot of what is already known. Cortland Road Bearer District "ryden Village Mayor Reba Taylor provided the board with a memo showing what 11hc: Village ha.s expended so far on tmgineering casts, etc for the Cortland Road Sewer Oistrict and the riew sewer plant. The contract for providing sewer service has expired and she explained the savings due to a change_ in the billing process for the residents of the district ($64,858). The Village slid this in good faith bcCaUse. therc would be a contract with the Town forthcoming. The savings r(,uli7ed could have been invested in the pla.nl._ '['he gentlemen's agreement previoiisly in place expire:ci last November and 1 :he Village has continued assuming a good faith effort on thr.L part of the Town. Thc_y no longer feel they have a good faith effort, and are contemplatiing reverting Co the old method of billing. She distribu Led e list of expenses incurred by the Tillage for the Cortlzuid Road prgjcct (part for the actual wastewater fecrility and part for the improvern(ints to the lines, interceptor lines, ete_J. At one point wl-ie.,n they looked al. the engineering, TC3 was a driving force far insi'aIling an interceptor Iii7e and they are hoping that TC3 will want to cLontizbute to the project. Sloe understands that TC3 has been doing a lot to try- and corjserve Fund have taken steps to insnall new toilets, Ctc.. Mayor Taylor asked the Town Board if it wished to continue with 1.hese efforts and if they could set up a working committee for the process and get a contract in place_ She noted that they missed last year's bid process and have now gone_ from a 3.6 MIIIion- dollar plant to a .8 millie,n,rlollai plant t>r c;ause of increased costs, '1'hev want to be ready to go to bid this year and need to have a coig i n n PIa(AM for the C;orl:l:�-nd Road Sewer District. CT Michaels said one piece= of inform a Lion missing previously was what specifically needed to be done and that: was ltu•gely iTlnuenced by Lhe correctfon of infiltrai:ion problem ai. TC3. He bf;lieves reduction of the infiltration would reduce the cost of the_ repairs to thc_ plant, He sr3ic� we are jusl: getting to the point of bc}ing able to clothe analysis of what nc;eds to be done. Mayor Tay.Ior said there~ is an open -ended niorn Lori um in place until fl•ke sewer plant work con be done because it is currently operating al: maximum capacity. If TC3 wants to Page 3 of 15 TB 5 -l2wO4 huiid a dorm or new ;�thIc %nc facilil:y, the Village can't handle the increase, though they are trying, ko Q%ji: dawn on their current discharge. It is more a question of'low the repairs wi11 be paid for because interceptor lines will rwed to be installed due to TC:3's usage_ Currently when there is a heavy rain they are knocked off line rind ca be fin( :cd by DE C, though the problem may riot L)(.--L the Villages making. rimes range froln $5,000 to $10,000 a day, Cl Hatter)! said the previous engineering numbers on the demand from the district didn't include inflow and infiltration. They are bras d on water usage and so they underestimate current inflow fro in the district_ 1•le said he thought two member. from eauh board could get together and ask the attorneys to }work on the agreement, with the board ineinbers telling the attorneys how they want the agreement structured, Mayor Taylor noted the agreement is between the boards rind tho ra1,LornCyS should prepare it as directed. They hare; t3 rough draft they can begun with, Mayor Taylor invited the hi)ard for a tour of the sewer plant. It would probably be around '7 :00 a_n,. The board asked her to set it up and let them kno w the elate;, C:I C~hristolferson asked about the moratoriuin on the sewer district and. why it only applied to the Cortland Road Sewer LDistri(;L_ Mayor Taylor said they didn't have a 10i: of nevw dnreioprneni: goirkg on in the Village, but now they will procoe'd no matter what becau se they have two developers that have fairly large developments planned, The Cortland road Sower (District contract needs to be in plane in order for them to proc eed_ upv Trumbull and Cl MicJhael& will be tbC relDresentatives from libc Town Board and Supv Trumbull will meet with Atty Perkins soon. Mayor Taylor also digi :ri6utesd information to board members about providing water to the Cortland Road Sewer District. The expense is projected at $431,000- She) asked the Board to have the Town engineers review 1C. CITIZENS PRILEG>Ei Simon St Laurent Said there had prcViOL151y been talk of in�:rea. ;i g the Supervisor's salary prier to election time and wondered if the board was going to do thal:_ tai Hattery said t.hcy had talked of splitting the Supervisors tialarw with an administrative piece With t:h� idea_ that there ma .y be other people that can handle the administrative duties_ l Christofferson said they u4�ill probably deal with that during hUdget season. HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT/DPW No report. COUNTY BRIEFING Martha Roberts *n said Mike Lane= is not present tonight becau he is attendingn employees' dinner_ The County I�U051ature will lie considering e) resolution to [_ricour'1ge the state to allow municipaliticts to initiate annexation. The County uriII be holding a public hearing on three iraI property exemptions, The firsl' has to do with an exemption for re noval:ions made to iccornmodat:e_ persons whth disabilities_ Cl Michaels said lie feels this will be a nightmare to administer and frustrate the people trying to benefit frnm it. 1-1c mid those most likely to be aware of it are probably the people wh o need it: the least, M Robertson said the Assessment Department thought. it Would be of vnIue, and other C;ountie_% have similar exemptions. The exerrkption would only apply so long as the person with disabilibes lives in the re8idenre, Page 4orI5 'I,ki 5- 12 -O4 The second exempl:ion would provide that cAcrtain unreimbursed medical and prr:scr ption drug expenses uFould be exrlud(-A from income in detCrminmg senior citizens tax exemptions, The third exemption would apply to historic barns, Cl Michaels said h(.= has asked Claire Marcino, director of the Ithaca Cornn]unity Child Care, to oontact M Robertson and he would Iiki; the three of them to meet to talk abou11 a, park and ride tut 11hcre, There is already a bus stop there and ii: is right across the road from Warren Road Apartmeni'N, close to schools and BO MS, and the tech park. He said there is some land owned by Cornell there., and all of the reasons identified for having a parts wid ride lot are there, Robertson aicl tl,e results of the survey that Cornell im� doing of all its employees aboui: their cominuting pai1W.rn should be a n a ly2r, d and available in the next month or so- ENGINEERING D Putnam told the board he is obtaining proposals for delineating the wetlands on the property recently purchased. He is getting them from Barton & Loguidice, 'r.E_s., and from the cornpany that did the wetland mapping for Enripire Livestock, They will go with the lowest net price, RESOLUTION 085 - AUTHORIZE WETLAND 14APPING Cl Ste IIck offered the following m. goIution and asked for its ad0]Dtian: RES I,VP,D, that this Town Sward hereby authnriri s TC Miller Engineers PA Surveyors to obtain wetland delineiti on mapping servicr:�, ' using the lowest nei, price from 3 proposals. 211d Supra Trumbull Roll Call Vote, Cl Stelick Yes Cl Chri�tofferson Yes SupvTrumbu11 Yes Cl Michaels Yre Cl. llatttery Yes RECREATION DEPARTMENT ,Jennifer Staton wo%Ljld like to hire suMmc-r help using funds in her budget- She has interviewed and selc,c:ted Elizabeth L'3run(tlle and Trevor Prc rich. They will :assist with events such as Music in the Park concerfn and Dairy Days, a, summer baskei:ball league, travel baseball and softball, etc - and be available during the two wct tks ,J Staton will be away- this surrkmer, RESOLUTION #85 - SEASONAL PART -TIME RECREA`T`ION PERSONNEL Cl Christofferson offered I:he following rc- %oiLltion and eked far its adoption: Whereas a part time position was made available with the adoption of the 2005 recreation budget, and Wherea:q the two individuals listed below Dave: interviewed with the RcLc ration C oordinator a well as submitted applirratiaus for s-_mpioymeni., and Page 5ofl5 TB 5 -12 -04 Whereas seasonal help will be needed for the Summer of 2005, Applicant name: Elizabeth Brunelle Trevor French Now, therefore be it resolved that: The above mentioned individuals will begin working for the Town of Dryden Recreation Department beginning June 1 and ending September 1, 2005, at a. rate of $0.00 per hour. Both have colleges degrees (Cornell and SUNY Cortland) in the recreation field. Both would work no more than 20 hours a, week. 2 ^d Cl Michaels Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes Cl Christofferson Yes Supv Trumbull Yes Cl Michaels Yes Cl Hattery Yes RESOLUTION #87 - AUTHORIZE PERFORMER AGREEMENTS Cl Flattery offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby authorizes the Town Supervisor to execute the performer agreements for the Music in the Park concert series. 2nd Cl Stelick Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes Cl Christofferson Yes Supv Trumbull Yes Cl Michaels Yes Cl Flattery Yes The Burns Sisters will be the first concert of the season, and J St:aton said she would like to have some sort of celebration to kick off the series. Posters will be going up to advertise the concert series. ATTORNEY Atty Perkins previously provided the board with a proposed resolution abandoning a portion of Sapsucker Woods Road and explained this would complete the Town's obligations under the agreement with Cornell University. RESOLUTION #88 - ABANDONMENT OF A PORTION OF SAPSUCKER WOODS ROAD Cl Hattery offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: Page G of 15 TB 5 -12 -04 ® WHF..REAS, the Town of Dryden (Town) and Cornell University (Cornell) entered into a certain Agreement dated July 10, 2001, which Agreement recited certain obligations of each party involving the construction of a new road by Cornell, the conveyance of such new road to the Town, the payment by Cornell of certain expenses of the Town in connection with the project, and following the conveyance by Cornell to the Town, the agrecbment by the Town to consider abandoning a portion of Sapsucker Woods Road pursuant to Highway I. aw 212 -a, and WHEREAS, Cornell has executed and delivered to the Town a good and sufficient Bargain and Sale Deed with Lien Covenant: conveying to the `Town a new road running from the Village of Lansing line easterly, southerly and westerly to the existing Sapsucker Woods Road as more particularly described in said Deed and depicted as Parcels A and B on a snap of survey entitled "Survey Map Showing Lands to be Conveyed by Cornell University to the Town of Dryden Located on Sapsucker Woods Road, 'I'owrn of Dryden, Tompkins County, New York," dated May 31, 2001 and made by T. G. Miller P.C. Engineers rind Surveyors, and WHEREAS, Cornell has performed its agreements and paid its financial obligations under the aforesaid Agreement, and WHEREAS, on February 20, 2001 the County Superintendent of Highways consented to the abandonment by the Town of Parcels C and D shown on the aforesaid map, and WHEREAS, on July 10, owns the 2001 the Town Superintendent: of Highways recommended to the Town Board that Parcels C and 1) shown on the aforesaid map be abandoned, and WHEREAS, Cornell owns the property on both sides of Parcels C and D and also owns the property on both sides of Parcels A and B shown on the aforesaid map, and ® WHEREAS, after the conveyance to the Town of Parcels A and B, the section of Sapsucker Woods Road as it existed before the improvement (Parcels C and D) is of no further use for highway purposes, now THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED as follows: 1. This resolution is adopted pursuant to Highway Laws 212 -a. 2. The Town of Dryden hereby abandons to Cornell University those parts of the old Sapsucker Woods Road depicted as Parcels C and D on the map of survey referred to in the preamble of this resolution, said parcels being of no further use for highway purposes. 3. The Supervisor of the Town is hereby authorized to execute and acknowledge in the name of the Town and to affix the seal of the Town to a quit- claim deed to the lands so abandoned and to deliver the same to Cornell University, 4, The Supervisor of the Town is also authorized to execute and deliver such other documents as may be necessary, convenient. or required to complete such transaction. 5. The adoption of this resolution shall be an immediate abandonment and discontinuance of the use for highway and street purposes of said Parcels C and D. 21td Supv Trumbull 0 Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes Cl Christofferson Yes Page 7 of 15 TES 5 -12 -04 U17V i'1 "urrlbLlll YC Cl Michaels Yes Cl Hattery Yes Att�� Perkins said he had on the agenda a resniui'.ion to approve the construction of an addition to I:he highway garage. That rc%ol,ucion would be subject to a perntissive referendum, They have not received I' Inc actual figures for construction, so that resolution wiII be presented next month" Proposed Pindings, Resolution and Ord(_.Lr on the annexation application of Drvden Mutual were sent to the board by Arty PerkhiS. Atty Perkins :aid that after reviewing fie record, this is what he thought the record eupported. He asked thal: l:hµ board review and edit ii:. A memorandum was also t5c n t to the board rega rd ing the Si inonet annexai:ion heann scheduled for next: week, Atty Perkins previously provided the hoard with a cope of a proposed agreement %%qth the omrnunity Science Jnstifuw for the continuation of the volunteer monitoring program for Six Mile Creek" RESOLUTION 089 - AUTHORIZE SUPERVISOR TO SIGN AGREEMENT - I X MILE CREEK MONITORING Ci Christofferson offemd 01e following resolution arid inked for its adoption= RESOLVED, 1'hal. this To a&re=ezment vwith the Community nil Cl Hattery Roll Call Vote Cl Cl Su C1 l ONINGF OFFICER wn Board hereby aul:he rirrs tbe dupe =rvisar to exencul.. an Science lnsti1:ure for volunteer monitoring cif Six [Mile Creek. telick Yes Christofferson Yes pv Trumbull Yes Michaels Yes Hattery Yes O Slater st. (] ,Jeff Kirby, the Town's tele:r«mmunications conaultar�l- was presel�t, and the board had previously been provided with a copy of his reVicw cif the Towns current. telce.nrnrn unications law. J l <irby said he had reviewed the town's ordinance in light of his experric�nce with other ordinances and municipalidos across the state and witl, leis fainillaril:y with the trends in i:he industry and what; types of applications he is seeing and involved in in other municipalities, and hOW thOLSe issues are being addressed. His c= nmments were not. geared toward making the process simpler or more di Ili cult to facilitate: or discourage any particular types of applications" They am simply preliminary comments ilo initiate dialog so the board can be in to decide ]law to mnve forward with updating then ordinance. He said some of his cornments tu•e fairly 4traight forward and others are more subt;tantial and mny need some discussion. C I C`.hhstoffet•son :did. Ile felt our local IWAI ,vas more complex 1:h an it needs to 10e ail could probably be strearnlined while still protecting the Town J " Kirby said i1: is longer than the majority of similar laws in other municipalities, but he doesn't find it to be more complex though it may appear that way because of the way that it is organized. The teleeommunicatir >n Page 8 cif" 15 T13 5 -12 -04 committee consisting of Cl ChristofTerson, Debbie Gross and ZO Slater will meet with J Kirby to discuss the proposed changes. J Kirby reviewed some of his major points including: • Considering private use/co-location on structures currently only used for emergency services. • Amending the way a carrier can change the type /size /frequency of antennae and making that process easier. • Instead of encouraging applicants to build to their minimum requirements for present use, investigating what opportunities there; may be for something better. • Giving consideration to specifcal.ly permitting certain types of structures. ZO Slater said during the April meeting there was a discussion about electrical inspectors in the Town and he has reviewed what currently occurs in the Town. In general the Town Board authorizes electrical inspector by resolution and most recently authorized Atlantic Inland, New York Board of Fire Underwriters and Commonwealth Electrical Inspection Agency to conduct electrical inspections. ZO Slater said he has discussed this with Floyd Ferris of Commonwealth and also talked to Atlantic Inland about hiring practices and liability coverage. We has received a certificate of insurance from Atlantic Inland that. names the Town of Dryden as a protected party. New York Board of Fire Underwriters has a training program, but we don't: know the value of that particular program. He has also learned that Atlantic Inland has started an in -house training program. The current local law has been unchanged since 1981 and is probably something the Town should review. The City of Ithaca employs its own electrical inspector and the Towns of Lansing and Groton and the Village of Lansing have collectively hired an individual to do their inspections. ® The person working for Lansing and Groton would be interested in also working for the Town and is certified. ZO Slater estimates it would cost approximately $12,000 annually and a fee would be collected from applicants for the inspection service. The; board asked ZO Slater to collect more information on the potential cost of providing this service. Atty Perkins said the reason the Town originally had a choice of inspectors was that some builders work better with certain inspectors and the more you narrow the choice of qualified people the more potential there is for disputes about whether the code was met. The original purpose was to keep it competitive while offering a choice of qualified providers. ZO Slater it was suggested that there are some people who will keep finding another inspector until they find one that passes what they want to present. He said he's always felt that the Town had a good handle on this. Cl Christofferson asked him to discuss it with Atty Perkins, taking into consideration the potential cost of contracting with someone for this service and what kind of liability coverage they should have. Cl Michaels said he would work with Atty Perkins and ZO Slater on this. ZO Slater said on April 22 the Planning Board by vote recommended the Comprehensive Plan to the Town Board, and according to legislation, the Town Board then has 90 days to act. However, the plan has now been amended. Cl Christofferson said before he is ready to act, he would like a final copy of the plan. The County needs to review it under General Municipal Law. Atty Perkins said because the plan was changed, the Planning Board should rescind its previous resolution and when a final document. is in place, they need to pass another resolution. The nature of the changes made will dictate whether another public hearing is necessary. ® Virgil Creek instream work resumes next Monday, with a plan to complete work by July first. Page 9 of 15 49 0 dater took care of agenda items for E riviron men in I Planner Debbie Gross, who was unable to attend the meeting. She had prcvinuq�ly provided the board with a copy of the town's w orld annual Storm Water Man0pment flan report that need% to be filed by dune_ I_ The plan was presented at the Conservation Board meeting on Tuetiday. ZO dater explained that storm water management is a concept that was originated by thy; Srivironmental Protection Agency in the carty 90's and has been phased into octivity overtime. The final please began in February 2003, and the whole idea is to protect water assets. 1 he Tovm assumed a role as an MSA community (small municipal storm sewer) which is based on population density turd the Town exreedig that density in the Varna oree.. Each year an annual report must be filed by the Towwn detailing the progress it has made in implementing the Man previously filed and what activii:ie are }Manned for next }Fear. D Gross is n aw +working on a draft of local legislation relative to stormwatnr management and will pm%cnl:ing it to the board in the near future. RESOLUTION #90 - APPROVE STORMWAT>ER NANAGEMEN'T PLALN ANNUAL REPORT Gl Michaels offered the following reuoIution and asked For it.s adaption, Whereas the Town of Dryden was required by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC } to apply for a SPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from ma II Municipal Separate Storm Sewers (M54s1, Perin it No. GP- 02 -02, and Whereas Dryden completed a notice of Intent (N01) and Storm Water Management; Plan (SWMP) in order to apply for this permit by Marsh 100 2003, and Whereas this Permit was approved by D11C: and Dryden was given SPDLS Number NYR20A231. and has until January S, 2008 W fully implement its Storm Water Management Plan, and Whereas DEC; requires the Town of Dryden to submit Storm Water Management flan Annual Reports by .dune 1 of each year, which assess progress For each year of permit activity, outline plans for next year, and incorporate public comment, and Whereas the lirsi; annual report was dues submitted by June 1:, 2004, and Whereas a public presentation and oppertLLnity for public comment on the sGmond annual report was properay noticed and held at the May 10, 2005 meeting of the Dryden C;onservol:ion Board, and Whereas all }public comm(nLs received will be incorporated into the Second Annual Repxrl: before submission Lo the DEC;, and Whereas the report: includes a Municipal Complituice Ce tti fica ti on Form, which rnust be signed by "a principal executive officer or ranking elected official, or duly authorized representative of that person as described in Part V1.1.2_ of the permit ", Now, therefore, be it resolved that: 1_ The Town Board of Dryden accepts his Storrnwater ManagemenI, Plan Annual Report, upon condition that all public comments discussed cat the May 1.0 public tncet_ing, at this May 1.2 Board Meeting, or submitted by May 20, 2005 are incorparated inl'o the final report, and ?, The Town Board of Dryden authorizes the Town Supervisor, St:(-:ven Trujubu11) to sign the Municipa CompliaricP Gertifcation acid subinii: t:he report to I)P�C by Junc 1., 2005. Page 1OoFI5 ® 2nd Cl Hattery Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes Cl Christofferson Yes Supv Trumbull Yes Cl Michaels Yes Cl Hattery Yes TB 5 -12 -04 There is an opportunity to have out:fali mapping done via a grant the Town of Ithaca has obtained. This mapping is necessary in connection with the SPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewers (MS4s). RESOLUTION #91 - ACCEPT SERVICES OF TOWN OF ITHACA FOR OUTFALL MAPPING Cl Michaels offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: Whereas the Town of Dryden was required by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to apply for a SPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewers (MS4s), Permit: No. GP- 02 -02, and Whereas Dryden completed a Notice of Intent (N01) and Storm Water Management Plan (SWMP) in order to apply for this permit by March 1.0, 2003, and Whereas this Permit was approved by DEC and Dryden was given SPDES Number NYR20A231 and has until January 8, 2008 to fully implement its Storm Water Management Plan, and Whereas the MS4 Permit. requires permit:tecs to develop a map of their MS4 area that shows, at a minimum, the location of all outfalls and the names and locations of all waters of the United States and other MS4s that receive discharges from those outfalls, and Whereas the DEC has developed technical guidance for the required mapping, and Whereas the Tompkins County Storrnwat:er Working Group has received funding to assist municipalities in meeting the mapping requirements, and Whereas the Town of Ithaca has developed a specific mapping protocol and hired field staff to conduct the inventory and is offering to extend this service to other municipalities, and Whereas the Tompkins County Planning Department will enter the data into a map for the Ithaca- Tompkins County MS4 area, and Whereas these services are funded by grant. monies administered by the Tompkins County Soil and Water Conservation District for the Stormwater Working Group, Now, therefore, be it resolved that: L The Dryden Town Board accepts this offer of services by the Town of Ithaca and Tompkins County for outfall mapping, and is 2. The Dryden Town Board authorizes the Tompkins County Soil and Water Conservation District to reimburse the Town of Ithaca and Tompkins County through the grant monies for outfall mapping work done in the Town of Dryden MS4 areas, I'rrge I I of 15 TB 5- 124.14 3. The Dryden Town board requests notification to the Dryden Environmental Planner prior to outfall mapping activities in the Town of Dryden, and the opportunity for Dryden staff to review the snapping protocol. 211d Cl Hattery Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes Cl Christofferson Yes Supv Trumbull Yes Cl Michaels Yes Cl Hat:tery Yes ZO Slater reported in- service training sessions for the Planning board and Zoning Board of Appeals will in June. The plan is to provide 3 hours in- service training per year. ZO Slater said he and D Cross were going to head tip the training, but since Debbie is going to be moving to India, he will be doing it largely by himself. If he should find an area where he is not comfortable with a subject, he will seek assistance. Trainings will probably be conducted on regular meeting nights as agendas permit. DISCUSSION Supv Trumbull received a letter from Carol McTague, Sr Municipal Consultant, Office of Telecommunications, of the NYS Department of Public Service. She has reviewed the proposed Time Warner Cable franchise agreement and makes certain recommendations with respect to that proposal. The board agrees with her recommendations and Supv Trumbull will ask Time Warner to rnodify the franchise agreement based on her recommendations, with a three year germ, and forward it. for review. The board discussed the proposal to trade court: security services for zoning /code enforcement services. There; would be a reduction in the general fund revenues and the board feels the court budget should be reduced by the amount. allocated for court security. Supv Trumbull noted that the current. court security person may be called on for seivice for jury trials. The board asked Atty Perkins to draft a contract with the Village to trade services on a trial basis through the end of the fiscal year. There is a voucher subinitted by the court to reimburse a justice for expenses and there was some question about what should be reimbursed. The voucher was removed from the abstract and the board asked that the bookkeeper draft a policy addressing reimbursable expenses. CI Stelick said he has spoken with the Highway Superintendent and the Fire Department; regarding a fuel contract. The Fire Department would like a clause providing for notice prior to cancellation. The board agreed to a 30 or 60 days notice and Cl LStelick wrill relay that to the department. Cl Michaels suggested any work to be done at the cei summer. CI Stelick said he is few. that the town's community centers be contacted to see if there is hers that could be done by the Youth Conservation Corps this working on that, but has had problems getting feedback from a RESOLUTION #92 - APPROVE ABSTRACT #5 C1 Wattery offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: Piwe 12 cif A5 `rB 5 -12 -04 RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby approves Abstract: #5, as audited, vouchers #276 through #353, excepting #354, totaling $248,575.88. 21211 Cl Christofferson Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes Cl Christofferson Yes Supv Trumbull Yes Cl Michaels Yes Cl 1- lattery Yes Cl Stelick asked whether anyone had received the proposed changes to the employee policy his wife had worked on. Cl Christofferson said he would take it to the personnel committee for their comments, bring it back to the board, and then forward it to the town attorney. Atty Perkins said he had a matter for executive session involving union contract negotiations. The last day for the board to act on the Drvden Mutual annexation petition is May 31. If the board doesn't want t:o meet prior to then and adopt the proposed findings, it. will be approved by default. Cl Christofferson asked whether Dryden Mutual's position has changed. If DOT is not going in and the cost of bringing water to their site will be their responsibility, they may not want: to do this. Ataxy Perkins said he hasn't heard anything since the hearing. CI Hattery said he had talked with Carl Ford, DOT Regional Director, in early May and he said the reason DOT had been partnering with Tompkins County was so that the building could be built by a third party and they were hoping to circumvent some state requirements by buying a turn -key building from a third party. There was a legal opinion that if they had a third party do it, they would still have to meet the same requirements. Cl l•lattery said he believes the option has expired, but DOT is still interested in the site, though their process will be slower. C1 Christofferson said he is in favor of it as long as Dryden Mutual is aware of the situation and still wants to move forward. Atty Perkins said the board has three choices. They can not do anything tonight and ask Dryden Mutual if they want to withdraw their petition. 'They can approve it tonight. Or they can do nothing, in which case on the 31s, it will go through by default. If Dryden Mutual wants to withdraw, the board can call a special meeting. Supv Trumbull will contact. Dryden Mutual to see if they are still interested in annexation. Atty Perkins said that apparently the biggest problem with the Simonet petition is the assessment certification. He suggested that Simonet have the certificate corrected prior to the hearing next: week, and Atty Perkins %will contact him. Cl Christofferson said with Debbie Gross leaving it is a good time to look at that. position and decide whether any changes need to be made. He asked whether a full time position was necessary, or whether the Town should hire a consultant on an as- needed basis. Cl Michaels said he believes the town needs someone on staff. He was on the board when the Town didn't have this position and it has proved valuable. Cl Stelick noted the Town is now part of Civil Service, which requires things to be done in a different manner. There may be a hiring list to review and the Town will need to go through Tompkins Country. They have applied to make this position exempt. Ci Stelick asked Supv Trumbull to find out if there is a list in Tompkins County for this position. If not, the Town can hire a replacement on a provisional basis, and they will take the test when it is next offered. If there isn't a list the Town can collect applications, then forward them to the Country. Page 13 of 15 TB 5 -12 -04 Cl Hattery said he had no objections to hiring someone they call a planner that is largely focused on environmental planning as opposed to having an environmental planner, and D Gross has said it was her understanding that was more in line xk4th the current job titles that. exist now in Tompkins Count}. On motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the board moved into executive session at 9:49 p.m. to discuss collective bargaining negotiations. The board came back to regular session at 9:56 p.m. RESOLUTION #93 - AMEND RESOLUTION #83 (APPROVAL OF CONTRACT WITH THE INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS FOR SOUTHERN CAYUGA LAKE INTERMUNICIPAL WATER COMMISSION EMPLOYEES) Cl I•lattery offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: WHEREAS, the majority of the Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission's (Commission) non - managerial employees in the Production and Distribution Departments voted affirmatively on January 31, 2001 to be represented by the international Union of Operating Engineers for the purposes of collective bargaining; and WHEREAS, the Commission, in good faith, entered into contract; negotiations with the union for a successor contract to the original contract that expired on December 31, 2004; and WHEREAS, on December 9, 2004, the Commission's negotiating team reached tentative agreement on a contract with the union's negotiating team; and WHEREAS, on December 15, 2004, the employees in the union bargaining unit: ratified the tentative contract:; and WHEREAS, the Commission has reviewed and approved the tentative contract; and WHEREAS, the 'Town of Dryden Board has reviewed the tentative contract and determined it to be acceptable; NOW, THEREFORE, BE iT RESOLVED, the Town Board of the Town of Dryden does hereby approve the tentative contract.; and, be it further RE�'SOLVED, the Town Board authorizes the Town of Ithaca Town Board or the Town of Ithaca Supervisor as agent for the Commission to sign said contract as presented, or in the alternative the Toixm Supervisor of the Town of Dryden is authorized to sign said contract as presented, provided similar authorizations are received from the other member municipalities. 2nd Cl Christofferson Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes CI Christofferson Yes Supv Trumbull Yes Cl Michaels Yes Cl Hattery Yes Paine 14 of 15 TB 5-12-04 On motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned at: 9:5G p.m. Respectfully submitted, Kristin Strickland Deputy Town Clerk Page 15 of 15 5 -12 -05 SPEAKER SIGN IN SHEET If you wish to address the Board under citizens privilege of the floor please sign in below. 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