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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-03-11TB ; -11 -09 TOWN OF DRYDEN TOWN BOARD MEETING March 11, 2009 Present: Supervisor Mary Ann Sumner, Cl Stephen Stelick, Jr., Cl Joseph Solomon, Cl David Makar, Cl Joseph Solomon Elected Officials: Bambi L. Hollenbeck, Town Clerk Jack bush, Highway Superintendent Other Town Staff: Mahlon R. Perkins, Town Attorney Dan Kivasnowski, Environmental Planner Henry Slater, Zoning Officer Supv Sumner opened the meeting at 7:03 p.m. and board members and guests participated in the pledge of allegiance. PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED LOCAL LAW EXTENDING THE TIME TOMPKINS- CORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE MAY MAINTAIN A TEMPORARY CELLULAR TOWER ON WHEELS TO OCTOBER 1, 2009 Supv Sumner opened the public hearing at 7:05 p.m. and 'Town Clerk B Hollenbeck read the public notice published in The Ithaca Journal. There was no public comment: and the hearing was left open. PUBLIC HEARING ADOPTION OF PROPOSED OFFICIAL TOWN MAP Supv Sumner opened the public hearing at 7:07 p.m. and Town Clerk B Hollenbeck read the public notice published in The fthuca Journal, There was no public comment and the hearing was left open. PUBLIC HEARING - CONTINUATION SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION OF VERIZON WIRELESS TO CONSTRUCT A TELECOMMUNICATION TOWER FACILITY AT 1536 HANSHAW ROAD Supv Sumner asked for public comment. Brian Atzberger, 6 Cardinal Drive, said that this 1 14' tower will have a negative impact on the value of neighboring properties. It has been placed in the far northeast corner of an 11 acre lot near residential properties. He said in his opinion this application does not appear to meet the intent of the 'T'own's zoning. Residents in t:he area have good cell phone service and don't see a need for this tower. This appears to be a temporary fix, not a long term solution. Hilary Lambert, 1676 Hanshaw Road, submitted a letter last month and presented a statement of concern signed by 60 residents. She thanked the Town for taking time to evaluate this project. She contacted Sharon Perry at the FAA in Jamaica, New York, with her concerns. Ms. Perry forwarded the information to Robert Alexander, an Obstruction Evaluation Specialist. He responded that the only tower they find in their database is for a 119' tower that does not exceed any FAA obstruction standards. A height increase would require a refiling and restudy. Page 1 of 21 kA e­rR 3 -11 -09 1.1 Lambert said she is concerned that Verizon'S proposal is not honest and that Verizon intends • to add height to the tower after it is in place. A letter from Margaret Renwick was submitted (attached). Nancy Morgan, 1608 Hanshaw Road, read attached letter. A letter from Michael Ludgate was submitted (attached). David George, 1.08 Maplewood, said he lives across the line in the 'Town of Ithaca, shares the concerns expressed by others, and is against the Verizon application for construction of a cell tower. Fie believes towers should be in industrial zones. Construction of a tower in this location could drive people away. Jared Lusk, of Nixon Peabody, representing Verizon Wireless, presented the board with a letter dated March .1. 1, 2009, and attachments, in response to correspondence from the Town and an e-mail from C1 Makar. (Document is in project file). He noted: 1) The two existing coverage maps requested have been submitted. 2) Verizon will design the tower to accommodate a future 20' extension with capacity to support at least two additional antennas and required lighting. 3) The project has been designed to minimize overall impact on the surrounding area. 4) Verizon will comply with the ANSI /`I'IA -222 -G standard for tower maintenance and inspection. Proof of inspection will be provided to the Town. 5) Verizon's policy regarding birds nesting on the tower. In addition to complying with the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, Verizon personnel are trained to avoid climbing any tower containing a nest during nesting season. 6) Cornell University has refused to lease property to Verizon. 7) The Town's telecommunication consultant has confirmed the need for the site. Supv Sumner said she is not clear holy this tower will help with coverage in the 'Town, other than to acid the additional frequency in an area that is already covered. Cl Makar said there is no Verizon coverage on Route 79 and there are thousands of vehicles on that road in a day. This is a concern of the people of the Town of Dryden. J Lusk displayed maps of current coverage and said they are working diligently to expand coverage throughout the area. Verizon Wireless has an obligation to provide coverage to their entire area, and he can get the board further information. There may be other sites that they are pursuing now that will cover that area. Kathy Pompiano of Verizon said they are not pursuing it now, they will be in the future. She asked them to recognize that the 850 wavelength sees farther than the 1900. They need to replicate that coverage with the PCS (1900) network so they are both seamless. Because the PCS is a higher frequency, it does not see as tar so you need more cell sites to cover what is already covered with the 850 network. The 850 network is at capacity now (particularly at peak times) and without this new frequency, people will begin to lose more calls and be unable to make calls. The 1900 frequency will increase the number of calls that can be made in that area. J Lusk said Verizon is not expending this time, money and energy because they don't need the site. Martha Robertson stated the County has just invested 16 million dollars in communication sites around the County, including on Mt. Pleasant, one of the highest sites in the County. At the time, they had been told that cell companies would be interested in co- locating on those towers. They are now surprised that cell companies want shorter towers in populated areas. She said she is unable to use her Verizon phone at home and knows exactly where on Ellis Hollow Road the dead zones are. There are a lot: of people in areas of the Town that are not covered, and there are tower sites available for co- location. She said the County Page 2 of 21 TB 3- 11 -09 • would be delighted to have co- location on its existing towers, and added that it makes sense, to use infrastructure that way. J Lusk said they have an obligation under the FCC to cover the entire area and they will continue to do that, but it doesn't mean that this tower isn't needed. They have demonstrated that it is needed in this area, but it doesn't mean that Verizon Wireless isn't pursuing it in other areas. M Robertson said that it makes sense to cover the areas that don't have coverage first. Supv Sumner said she is not interested in seeing four towers every square mile, and she doesn't. have access to Verizon's long -range planning. So there is no intelligent way for her to reach a conclusion, except that this tower appears to be providing service for more calls to a very small area. ,.1 Lusk asked her not to look at the tower in isolation, but in the context of the network surrounding it. That cell is a part of the 1900 megahertz area. Supv Sumner does not want: to see the rest. of the town ignored. J Lusk said they have an obligation under the FCC to pursue and provide coverage to the area. They have started. Supv Sumner said she has some concerns about co- location and said that at other sites it would make sense to engineer the tower so that it could be extended. But because of the airport and the bird sanctuary, they don't really want it taller in this site. This would seem to make it unsuitable for co- location in the future. J Lusk saki they will design it as the Town requires to accommodate the co- locations. If the Town wants to have it extendable they will address that issue. The reality is that if it isn't: designed for extension, someone will need to build another tower if they need to go higher. They have designed the tower to accommodate co- locaters and they may need a shorter space on the tower, or they may need taller. Verizon is not interested in being higher. The tower has been designed to the Town's standards to allow up to three co- locations on that 114' tower from a structural capacity perspective. J Lusk reviewed with the board all the alternative sites Verizon had investigated and said that those locations do not work to fill in the area they are concerned with. Cl Solomon asked who owned the band widths just above and below the 850 system and whether it would be possible to purchase those and use existing infrastructure. J Lusk said Verizon has paid billions of dollars for the frequency range they have and are prohibited by law from interfering with the frequency dust below. The law requires the frequencies to be separate and they are licensed to those frequencies. Verizon has to use the frequencies they are licensed for. They have a third frequency license coming that is closer to 700, but the 1900 is what is required for today's phones. All phones are dual band (850 and 1900 megahertz) and they are trying to make sure the second frequency is provided for users. Cl Leifer asked whether Verizon leased network capacity to other providers, or if they engage in network sharing at. ail. J Lusk said no. Supv Sumner thanked J Lusk for providing the additional information requested. There were no other questions or comments, At 8:05 p.m. Supv Sturvier left the hearing open, saying the board hadn't had time to review the material provided tonight, and she thought they may have more questions. Supv Sumner closed the hearing for adoption of the official 'Town map at 8:05 p.m. There were no additional comments. Page 3 of 21 TB 3 -1 1 -09 RES # 64 - RESOLUTION ADOPTING OFFICIAL MAP Cl St:elick offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: WHEREAS, Town Law sections 270 and 273 authoriTe and empower the town board to establish, change and add to an official map, of that part of the town outside the limits of any village, and showing the streets, highways and parks heretofore laid out, adopted and established by law, and WHEREAS, a draft: official map has been prepared by town staff and has been reviewed by staff, and WHEREAS, the draft official map has referred to the planning board for report thereon and no report has been received from such planning board, and WHEREAS, the town board has duly held a public hearing on the proposed official map following the required publication of notice of such hearing, and WHEREAS, the adoption of the official map is a Type 11 action under the State Environmental Quality Review Act: (Environmental Conservation Law Article 8) and the regulations promulgated thereunder at 6 NYCRR Part 617, requiring no environmental review, now, therefore, sp, 1T RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS: 1.. The town board hereby establishes the draft official map dated January 2009 (ver -9) as the Official Map. Freevil.le, 2. This map shall have no effect on the streets, highways and parks located in the villages of Dryden and the Freevil.le, as they are shown for information only. 3. No further changes, additions, revisions or modifications shall be made to such map without compliance with the statutes in such case made and provided. 4. The original Official Map dated January 2009 (ver -9) shall be filed with the Town Clerk, S. The Town Clerk shall immediately file a Certificate of the fact of the adoption of the Official Map and a copy of such map with the Tompkins County Clerk, 6. This resolution shall take; effect immediately. 21141 Cl Solomon Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes Cl Solomon Yes Supv Sumner Yes Cl Makar Yes Cl Leifer Yes Supv Sumner closed the public hearing on the proposed local law at 8.06 p.m. There were no further comments. Page 4 of 21 TB 3 -11 -09 RESOLUTION #65 - ADOPT LOCAL LAW FURTHER AMENDING LOCAL LAW NO. 2 OF 2006s AS AMENDED BY LOCAL LAW NO. 2 OF 2008 Cl Makar offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby adopts the following local law and directs the Town Clerk to file the same with the Secretary of State of the State of New York: Local Law No. 2 (2009) - a local law which further amends Local Laws No. 2 of the year 2006 (regulating siting of telecommunications towers, antennae, and related facilities), as amended by Local Law No. 2 of the year 2008 (permitting a temporary telecommunications tower on lands of Tompkins- Cortkurd Community College) 1. local Law No. 2 of the year 2006 (regulating siting of telecommunications towers, antennae, and related facilities), as amended by Local Law No. 2 of the year 2008 (percnitti.ng a temporary telecommunications tower on lands of Tompkins- Cortland Community College), is hereby further amended by revising paragraph 8 of Subsection C to Section 15 (Applicability of Special Use Permit to Telecommunications Towers) to read as follows: "8) The cell on wheels" and all other appurtenances shall be completely removed from the installation site by October l,, 2009." 2. This local law shall take effect upon filing with the Secretary of State as required by the Municipal Home Rule Laws and its application shall be retroactive to February 18, 2004, 2 11d Cl Stelick Roll Call Votc: CITIZENS PRIVILEGE Cl Stelick Yes Cl Solomon Yes Supv Sumner Yes Cl Makar Yes Cl Stelick Yes Don Scutt presented the Supervisor with a representative sample of some emails received by him regarding softball. Isle said most people know him as the guy who runs youth baseball in the Town of Dryden for K.iwanis and he is also a Dryden Recreation Commission (iaRC) member. He is not representing either organization tonight, but is here because he plays in an adult softball league and has some issues and concerns. Isle said in January it was recommended and pretty much agreed that the Town would not be involved in its co-ed adult softball program for the coming season. He did not agree with that or think it was a good idea for the Town to withdraw support from its largest adult recreation program because this program represents a good deal of the same voting population that the Town will someday rely on for future recreation expansion. In the two months since January the Town has done nothing to support this program. He said he believes the program has internally figured out a resolution to its current situation. The program had lost its facilities at Dryden High School. He said they believe they have space to play. A fellow DRC member and he took it upon themselves to find space to play, and have arranged to have the program be pretty much self - support.ing and governing. They are disappointed that they had to do this and is here tonight to ask the Town to reconsider its lack of support, logistically and financially, to the season. This program reaches far into the community. (He acknowledged the large number of people in attendance that: were there to show support for his request_) Page 5 of 21 T13 3 -11 -09 SD Scutt: said they would like the Town to fulfill its prior commitment to adult softball. It has been one of the largest programs that: whole families have been involved in for many years. He said he feels I:his is a duality of life issue, as do the other people who are here with him tonight. The players feel the Town should take some financial responsibility for the program as it has in the past:. They are asking for $2,000. He said because of the Town's lack of its own facilities and because of a past lack of prior commitment to develop its own facilities, this program will incur costs to play elsewhere. D Scutt said the role of local government is to build and develop things that people cannot do for themselves, such as building roads, fire protection, park space, and so on. Public recreational fields are one of the things that local government can do for its people. D Scutt said the other thing the Town can do for the softball players is to establish a recreational fields committee, outside of any recreation master plan, steering committee, or any other recreation group. He said the issue needs to be addressed tonight and needs to be led from the top of the Town government down. Current leadership needs to get behind the softball program and recreational fields. He asked that; the board take action tonight because "in government, to delay is to deny." One email he received said that this year a father, mother, and 16 year -old son were going to play on the some team and there aren't too many places in the world where that could happen. They want to see the board support the program. They would like financial support, and would like a committee developed to start construction of softball, baseball, youth fields, and so forth. Margaret DeGaetano, .1.3 Meadow Drive, said her son was going to play this year with • she and her husband. They have been playing for about ten years. We need programs that keep families together. This is an inexpensive way for family and friends to recreate and have a good time. For her family of live it costs $50 just to go to a movie. Going to a softball game, together costs a minimal amount for the season and a $1 per night for the umpires. The board should support something that gets kids and adults outside, away from the television. There were ten or twelve teams last season with twenty or so people per team. She said the board can't say no to something this community centered. She cautioned the board to consider the effect on the community including the children and grandparents who come to watch family play. She said she is struggling with the Recreation Department as a whole. A few years ago there wasn't a department, then we hired one person and now we've hired a second person. She feels like the program is being; disseminated away from those two people; that they've given out pieces, so that their job has become less. She struggles with the idea that there is too much to do and not enough help when a while ago there was nobody to do the job. Suzanne Koehl, 1.1. Meadow Drive, said this was the first year she had played on a softball team and it helped her on many levels. She feels more a part of her community because she doesn't have children and so does not get involved in school functions, birthday parties, and so on and so forth. This is a group of people who are concerned about each other. With obesity being a problem in the country, it is important to get outside and do something. This is an important program and she would hate to see it go away. She said "we don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." Dan Schmohe and Shawn Hubbard were signed in to speak to the board, but declined to do so, saying someone else could speak in their place. isIretta Ellis said she plays softball in Dryden, Lansing, and Ithaca. Prequently after playing hall, people visit local businesses and now Dryden will be losing that business. The Page 6 o f 21 TB 3 -11 -09 board is pushing the teams out of town. She asked the board if there was a reason they didn't: want a softball league. Supv Sumner said she has no reason to believe the program is in danger forever. It is her understanding that the fields are not available this season. Bob Slocum said for years he chaired the softball league while working a full -time job, managing two teams, and running the Kiwanis baseball/ softball program. He was responsible for bringing it to Dryden because the former Superintendent of Dryden Schools and former Director of Athletics encouraged adult leagues to use school facilities. He would like to see the program continue in Dryden. There were some incidents that happened last season, but they were few and far between and most nights and Saturdays it went very smoothly. There were a few problems with smoking and some drinking. 'I here was only one incident in the Tuesday Thursday league and that was a dornestic dispute that could have happened at. any activity. He said he would like to see the program continue and would like the Board's support behind it. Cl Leifer said he played in the league. It was one of the first things he did when he moved to Dryden. He asked the Recreation Director in January when they found out about the problem with the fields to try a little harder and see what could be done. Since then she has been pricing out clay to put somewhere on a field. He said many people would be surprised at what has been done at the board level considering the lack of facilities. Supv Sumner said the board will be establishing a reserve fund for recreation facilities. Cl Leifer said there was money in this year's budget for softball. D Scutt said they do have a resolution. A former DRC member (Dan Schmohe) and he • have located alternative fields. They have three locations outside the Town of Dryden and one in particular will cost some money. They would like some financial support to be able to play this summer within the Town of Dryden. One field is just over the line on Warren Road. Establishing a capital reserve fund for recreation is not related to this issue. He has asked for funding for the program itself and a committee to establish a ball field plan. This is independent of the master plan or any other recreation plan. Hr, would like to see some sort of resolution tonight. Doug Hoyt asked where the youth travel baseball and softball teams would play this year. He was told the majority of those games were at the elementary school, that perhaps some of them would be at TC3. Cl Stelick thanked D Scutt. saying he had challenged him in January to come up with a solution. Fle said he supports the program and knows that funds were set aside for adult softball. The Town doesn't have fields and that is something they are still working on. He supports the $2,000 and he and C1 Leifer will find a way to come up with a temporary solution. There needs to be a long -term solution and he is sure the Town will be working on that. The fields at the school will be available next year. The lack of the fields at the school was the impetus for not having adult softball this year, but there was never the intent that it Ix; gone completely. He said he personally doesn't feel it was handled properly and there should be a solution by now. He likes the idea that the program be self - governing. There were problems last year and the school took note of the smoking and drinking on school property. All in all the program was well nun, and the Town is riot looking to stop it, but: has not done a good job of getting ghat message out in the community. D Scutt said Cl Stelick is correct: about the fields at the school. They do need funds to is play at other fields. The money they are asking for is less than what: the Town would invest on a yearly basis for their own fields. He appreciates anything the Town can do, and believes that Page 7 o F 21 TB 3 -11 -09 40 the leadership of the Town should meet with the council of the softball league to dissolve any fears. Cl Makar said that. in January he was surprised to hear the school would not allow us to use the space. He believes that M Bianconi said they were not: ending the program, that it was on hold for this year because of space. She felt that she did not have the resources to find a solution. He is glad that D Scutt did as Cl Stelick asked him to and found a solution. He wants to see the program happen this year and in the future. For the Town to now move forward, they need a plan in place detailing the location of the fields, how the money will be spent, and who will administer it. He asked them to put a plan in writing. Next year when the high school Gelds are available, they will have those in addition to the three additional fields. There is potential for the league to be twice as big next. year. He supports creating a committee to deal with the issue. If they have a plan by April 1, the board can act at its April 8 board meeting. He thanked Don Scutt and the other players for attending. HEALTH INSURANCE CONSORTIUM Steve Locey, of Locey & Cahill, LLC, said they are an employee benefits consulting firm that has been working with the Tompkins County Council of Governments to form an insurance consortium to provide health insurance benefits to employees of all municipalities in Tompkins County. In the future they will be asking each municipality to become a partner in the consortium. The goal of the consortium is to have the individual municipalities pool their resources in order to provide health insurance plans that: are less costly than what each individual municipality could purchase on their own. More detail regarding benefits, premium rates, etc., %%6 l be available in the future. • The consortium's goal is to develop a range of plans for municipalities to choose from for coverage for their employees. Coverage will be available that is at least equal to what each municipality currently has. Because the consortium will be part of a buying group with over 2,000 contracts, this should result in a cost savings to the municipalities. Premiums and costs to municipalities should not fluctuate greatly from year to year. Because municipalities will have representation on a. board of directors, they will have more control over the financial management of the plan. Any rate increase will be apparent months prior to its effective date. The consortium will be governed by a municipal cooperative agreement between participating municipalities. Each municipality with less than 500 employees will be given one vote, and each municipality with more than 500 employees will be given one vote per 500 employees. Available plans will be equal to or better than those currently in effect for participating municipalities. They understand they have to match benefits provided under collective bargaining agreements. Benefit models and the associated costs will be available in early April. It will be a self- insured model so that smaller municipalities may be included. Expenses will be the paid claims, cost of administration, and other associated coordination fees. Generally only about 5'%, of the money spent is used for administrative overhead. 95'% is spent on benefits for members. If more money is collected than is expended for claims, the excess will stay in the consortium and used to hold down future rate increases. S Locey asked the board to become familiar with the consortium and review the municipal cooperative agreement. Feel free to ask questions. They have met with most of the municipalities at this point. By July they will be asking the municipalities to consider joining the consortium and adopting the operating agreement. 'Their goal is to have an open enrollment; period some time in November with an implementation date of January 1, 2010. More information will be available as they move forward. Page 8 of 21 TB 3 -11 -09 Rates for the various plans will be the same for each municipality. They expect the smaller municipalities to sce a greater savings initially than the county and city- Individual municipalities will be responsible for negotiating with their respective labor unions. Supv Sumner said that the unions have been participating in the planning process. M Lane noted that when the County had been able to build up some reserves, the labor unions had demanded that a large portion of it be returned to their employees, and wondered if they would do so again. S Locey said that would have to do with the way County is currently financed for their health insurance. He said there %will be representatives from the unions sitting on the board of directors. They will be non - voting members, but there will be representation. Bill Arnault of the Teamsters asked when plan descriptions and costs would be available and was told that would be in April. Dawn Bogdan asked if there was a penalty to withdraw from the consortium and S Locey said there is no penalty to be paid, except that each employer will be responsible for any deficit that may exist or any liabilities that may exist that are unfunded in the program. It is explained in the cooperative agreement. One of the reasons it is important for the consortium to establish reserves initially is so that there is no `financial penalty" to get out at a later date. Cl Makar asked if there is any down side that the 'town should be aware of. S Locey said they know the financial model works. The reason this is unique is it is one of the first models like this to be established where the towns and villages will benefit substantially greater than the city and the county. He doesn't. see a down side from a financial perspective by getting everyone together. He can almost guarantee that over a five or ten year period, this will . be substantially cheaper than what a single entity would be able to do on the open insurance market. The Town of Dryden's rage increase last year was 1.311/ri. The City's was 24% and the County was 7 %. Those rate increases would balance each other out in the consortium. S Locey said that if we can grow this over time the right way, there are additional advantages and economies of scale that can be had to make the administrative portion of the budget even smaller and dedicate more dollars to benefits. Cl Makar asked whether this consortium could join the school consortium and S Locey said that may be a possibility in the future. He said there have also been questions about other quasi - municipal entities such as TCAT and Bolton Point joining, but currently the law does not allow that. D Bogdan asked what the deductibles would be for the indemnity programs. S Locey said there are ranges. The county currently has $100 for an individual and another entity has a $50 deductible. Deductibles will be the same with the consortium, with options available down the road. Initially it will be what is currently in place in the municipality. B Arnault asked how rates would be determined and whether claims experience had been collected. S Locey said they kno%v the claims experience for about 90% of the group. Supv Sumner thanked S Locey for coming and said there will be more information opportunities in the future for more detailed information. There is also information on the Council of Government's websitc http: / /«r%l%r%v.tompkins- co.org /legislature /TCCOG. 0 THOMAS ROAD AMPHIBIAN RESCUE PROJECT Page 9 of 21 �m 3 -11 -09 John Confer said that as part of the Environmental Science program at Ithaca College he involves students in a number of conservation activities that are self - empowering and so something meaningful at the community level. One of the projects that began several years ago was one to try and reduce the highway mortality of frogs, toads and salamanders as they migrate from the woods across Thomas Road and into the wetlands downhill from there. Migration generally happens from late March to mid -April. The migration across Thomas Road is one of the highest: concentration areas in the County, and the mortality on Thomas Road is also one of the highest. Students continue to walk up and down the road during the night time migration, counting the dead ones and lifting over the live ones they find. in some years the mortality is 30% to 40 %. Neighbors in the area are supportive of trying to sustain the amphibian population. J Confer said one of his concerns is a safety concern for both the students working and motorists. There will be three to ten students (wearing reflective vests) three to five nights (two to five hours each night). Students sign a code of conduct agreement. He has asked the Town of Caroline to become involved because most traffic comes up Ellis Hollow Road and goes south on Thomas Road. The Town of Caroline has agreed to close the road to through traffic three to five nights of the year, with six hours warning and after J Confer has predicted when the amphibians will be crossing the road. Caroline will provide the "closed to through traffic signs ". Ithaca College has created eight advance warning signs. He would like the Town of Dryden also assisting with putting up signs (or leaving them in the ditch for the students to place). Ithaca College will provide a certificate of liability insurance for the students involved in the activity. Students will be on the Caroline end of Thomas Road this spring. There may be a question of liability if something were to happen if there were no signs on the Dryden end. They expect that traffic would be greatly reduced if there were signs at both ends. The County • Highway Department has given them permission to work on Ellis Hollow Road where there is another area of amphibian migration. Atty Perkins said the board should bear in mind that: it does not: have the authority to close the road to through traffic. There is authority under the vehicle and traffic law to regulate traffic by means of signage that wouldn't include closing the road. The use of the road is held in trust for the public and the board holds certain power under the Municipal Home Rule Law. Conceivably, the board could adopt a local law which would authorize some kind of signage and temporary closing of the road during these designated periods which are temporary in nature. The board should not condone people being out on the road on dark, rainy nights for liability purposes. Atty Perkins said the board should have an ironclad indemnification agreement frorn Ithaca College, not just a certificate of liability insurance. Highway Superintendent Jack Bush said Bill Sczesny of Tompkins Country Highway and Cindy Whittaker of the Town of Caroline have both advised hire that they are not going to have any part of this and will not close the road. J Confer said he has a letter from Bill Sczesnv saying if they provide a certificate of liability insurance they will allow them to work on Ellis Hollow Road. Fie will provide that letter. He has also corresponded with the Caroline Town Board and is sure the board will allow it. CI Makar said if this was January or February there would be more time to get this done. Someone from J Confer's team presented to the Conservation Board a year ago and the Board had some questions that they never got answers to. Cl Makar asked J Confer to provide the resolution from Caroline allowing this, permission from County Highway and what Atty Perkins has asked for. Then the board can make a decision. Cl Leifer said an ironclad ® indemnification agreement is an important itern. Page 10 of.) I TB 3 -11 -09 Supv Sumner said she would have someone contact J Confer early next week and see if there is anything they can do. J Confer wTill provide a copy of the letter from Bill Sczesny and contact Don Barber and Cindy Whittaker of Caroline in the meantime. J Bush cooperation from the Town of Caroline is most important because they have the other end of Thomas [load. The board gook a five minute break at 10:00 p.m. and Cl Stelick left the meeting because he wasn't feeling well. TOWN CLERK B Hollenbeck said she has received a copy of the McLean Fire District's Annual Financial Report and it is available in her office; for review. On Saturday, March 28, the Town Clerk's Office will participate in the Department of State's Passport Day in the USA. The office urill be open from 1.0:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on that day for processing passport: applications. Beginning June 1, 2009, a_ passport or passport card will be required for border crossings at Canada and Mexico. B Hollenbeck said that she receives notice when a business renews its liquor license. She has recently received a notice today that Four Seasons Golf Center is changing their ovine and beer license to a full on premises beer, wine and liquor license. The board has received the Clerk's monthly report and the dog control report. She added that dog control is going well and she feels they are doing a conscientious job. HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT /DPW Highway Superintendent Jack Bush said he was in Albany yesterday and today with the Association of Towns and vendors to make sure that the assembly and senate members are aware of the importance of funding local government roads and bridges projects, particularly with the CHIPS funds. Highway Superintendents spent time with their local representatives, and J Bush said that Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton and Senator Jim Seward seemed supportive and understands the importance of the CHIPS money and assured them they would be supporting it. Gov. Patterson has now assured them that the funds would be in the budget, probably from the stimulus money. Last year Dryden received approximately $226,000. To lose that would make a big impact: on the Town. Don Scutt and some other residents may be asking the Town Board to lower the speed limit on Palmear Road next month. J Bush said he is in favor of a five -ton weight limit on the road because heavy truck traffic is damaging that road. There is a process to accomplish that, and Atty Perkins has provided it to the board. Supv Sumner said she was going to talk to the County about realigning the intersection of West Dryden Road and Route 38 so that it was more of a 90 degree angle in hopes that trucks would no longer travel Palmear Road. Atty Perkins said the Highway Superintendent needs to prepare a recommendation and report indicating that it is in the public good and best interests of the Town to have this weight limit. The board would then adopt an order and post and publish it in the newspaper. J Bush and Atty Perkins will have this ready for next month's meeting. J Bush said that in January the board passed a resolution allowing him to sell a 2001 Volvo tandem axle tractor /trunk. Since then he has decided that is the wrong truck to sell at this time. Because of the County taking knack some roads (we can sell a truck and not replace it) and the problems he has had with the Sterling trucks (and they will no longer be manufactured), he would instead like to sell two of the Sterling trucks. With the purchase of a new live bottom trailer, they will be able to haul about the equivalent of two trucks. The Sterling trucks require more repair and have not been as reliable as other trucks. Pale 11 of 21 TB 3-11-09 RESOLUTION #66 - AMEND RESOLUTION #32 AND AUTHORIZE SALE OF TWO TRUCKS Cl Makar offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby amends resolution #32 of 2009 by removing the language with respect. to sale of a 2001 Volvo tandem axle tractor /truck, vehicle identification #4V5JC8UFX1N309570, and it is further RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby authorizes the Highway /DI'W Superintendent: to sell one used 2004 Sterling single axle dump truck vin #2FZAACV94AAM19507 and one 2004 Sterling tandem axle dump truck vin #2 FZHAZCV24AM 19508 at a surplus auction or advertisement. to bid or to a public: entity. 2n" Supv Sumner Roll Call Vote Cl Solomon Yes Supv Sumner Yes Cl Makar Yes Cl heifer Yes J Bush reported that he advertised for bids for a live bottom tri -axle trailer. Three bids were received: Gateway Equipment Corp. $79,950.00; STS 'frailer & Truck Equipment $75,011.00; and Tracey Road Equipment $72,580.00. He recommends the low bid from Tracey Road Equipment. RESOLUTION #67 - ACCEPT LOW BID FOR LIVE BOTTOM TRI -AXLE TRAILER Supv Sumner offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby accepts the bid from Tracey Road Equipment for a live bottom tri-axle trailer in the amount. of $72,580.00 for a 2009 or newer Entyre LB237/3A Falcon Live bottom Tri -axle Trailer. 2nd CI Makar Roll Call Vote Cl Solomon Yes Supv Sumner Yes Cl Makar Yes Cl Leifer Yes J Bush has provided the board with a work summary for 2009. That work is included in the §284 Agreement and he asked for the board signature on that agreement. Roads that were postponed last year have been included this year. They will be sealing the roads that are in good shape to keep the salt, sand and water from penetrating to the base. This is recommended by Cornell Local Roads. RESOLUTION #68 - APPROVE §284 AGREEMENT Cl Makar offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby accepts and approves the §284 Agreement as presented. 2114 Cl Solomon Roll Call Vote Cl Solomon Yes Supv Sumner Yes Page 12 of 21 TB 3 -11 -09 Cl Makar Yes Cl Leifer Yes The agreement was signed by board members and the Highway Superintendent. The board has also received from J Bush a 2009 DPW work project summary for their information. Last month the board passed a resolution asking for a no passing zone through Varna and has since discovered that it was previously marked as a no passing zone. Because speed through the hamlet is also an issue, the board passed the following resolution. RESOLUTION #69 - REQUEST LOWER SPEED LIMIT IN VARNA Supv Sumner offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: WHEREAS, NYS Route 366 is a heavily travelled road through the hamlet of Varna in the 'Town of Dryden, and WHEREAS, the hamlet of Varna is densely populated and experiences a great deal of pedestrian traffic and there are no sidewalks to accommodate that pedestrian traffic, and WHEREAS, the Town of Dryden is concerned for the safety of pedestrians on Route 366 in the hamlet of Varna, NOW, THEREFORE, BE 1014 RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby requests that the speed limit on Route 366 from Game Farm Road to Turkey Mill Road be lowered to 30 miles per hour, and requests that the New York State Department of Transportation conduct a study of the area to determine whether such a speed limit is warranted_ tad CI Makar Roll Call Vote ZONING OFFICER Cl Solomon Yes Supv Sumner Yes Cl Makar Yes Cl Leifer Yes ZO Slater said he assumed that: the Supervisor would like to meet with him and Jeff Kirby next week regarding the Verizon Wireless project. She said she would and she has a finding statement: for another project that would serve as a good model for demonstrating due diligence. ZO Slater reported he has closed another weat.herization proiect this past month. There are four others in various stages. Supv Sumner said she signed the state contract for the HOMES grant today and will be setting up a meeting with the oversight committee and Better Housing to review the procedure. ZO Slater said that he has encouraged some of the home owners in the weatherization program to apply for a HOMES grant. The Finance Committee has reached some consensus about not applying for a CDBG grant this year. They intend to get the HOMES program running and apply next: year for CDBG. Page 13 of 21 "M 3 -11 -09 ZO Slater said that today he attended a Department of State mandated training session. One of the state representatives said that the message from the Governor's office to the Department of State is that if it isn't mandated by law, scrap it. So in the future in order for zoning /code officials to get their training, they will have to look to other sources to maintain their certification. Supv Sumner said a. curriculum is being developed within the county that can be shared. At:ty Perkins has provided the board with two proposed local laws amending training requirements for the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals. ZO Slater asked that they be introduced. RESOLUTION #70 - INTRODUCE PROPOSED LOCAL LAW REGARDING ATTENDANCE AND CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Supv Surnner offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: RESOLVED, that this Town hoard hereby introduces the following local law and setts the public hearing on the same for April S, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. Proposed Local Law No. (2009) Local Law No. 1 of the year 1993, a local law establishing minimum attendance and continuing •education requirements of members of the Zoning Board of Appeals and providing a procedure for removal of members not meeting such requirements and for cause, is amended as follows: 3. The last sentence of SECTION 1. PURPOSE. AUTHORITY. is amended to read as follows: "This local law is enacted and amended under the authority of Town Law Sections 267(2); 267(7 -a) and 267(9)." 4. The heading of SECTION 2 is amended to read: MINIMUM MEETING AND HEARING AI" fENDANCE REQUIREMENTS." 5. SECTION 3. MINIMUM ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS (Continuing Education and Training). is deleted in its entirety and a new SECTION 3 is adopted to read as follows: SECTION 3, TRAINING AND ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS. a. Each member of the Zoning Board of Appeals shall complete, at a minimum, four hours of training each year designed to enable such members to more effectively carry out their duties. Training received by a member in excess of four hours in any one year may be carried over by the member into succeeding years Page 14 (A`21 Tm 3 -11 -Uy in order to meet these requirements. Such training shall be approved by the Town Board and may include, but not be limited to, training provided by a municipality, regional or county planning office or commission, county planning federation, state agency, statewide municipal association, college or other similar entity. Training may be provided in a variety of formats, including but not limited to, electronic media, video, distance learning and traditional r,.lassroom training. b. To be eligible for reappoint.mont to such board, such member shall have completed the training promoted by the town pursuant to this section. c. The training required by this subdivision may be waived or modified by resolution of the Town Board when, in the judgment of the Town Board, it is in the best interest of the town to do so. d. No decision of a 'Zoning Board of Appeals shall be voided or declared invalid because of a failure to comply with this section. 6. SECTION 4. CONTINUING EDUCATION AND TRAINING. is deleted in its entirety and a new SECTION 4 is adopted to read as follows: "SECTION 4. CONTINUING EDUCATION AND TRAINING. The costs of such graining shall be a town charge. Members shall be reimbursed for travel and meal expenses associated with such training according to Town policies." 7. The heading and introductory paragraph of SECTION 5 is amended to read as follows: "REMOVAL PROCEDURE. In the event a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals has failed to meet the minimum attendance requirements set forth in Section 2 or the training requirements set forth in Section 3, then the Town Board may remove such member from the Zoning Board of Appeals as herein provided:" 211LI Cl Solomon Roll Call Vote Cl Solomon Yes Supv Sumner Yes Cl Makar Yes Cl Leifer Yes RESOLUTION #71 - INTRODUCE PROPOSED LOCAL LAW REGARDING ATTENDANCE AND CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING BOARD Page 15 of 21 TB 3 -11 -09 Supv Sumner offered the following resolution and ask(-,d for its adoption: RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby introduces the following local law and sets the public hearing on the same for April 81 201 1., at 7:05 p.m. Proposed Local Law No. (2009) Local Law No. 2 of the year 2002, a local law establishing minimum attendance and continuing education requirements for members of the Planning Board and providing a procedure for removal of members not meeting such requirements and for cause, is amended as follows: 8. SECTION 3. MINIMUM ATTENDANCE REOUIREMENTS (Continuing Education and Training). is deleted in its entirety and a new SECTION 3 is adopted to read as follows: SECTION 3. TRAINING AND AT'T'ENDANCE REQUIREMENTS. a. Each member of the Planning Board shall complete, at a minimum, four hours of training each year designed to enable such members to more effectively carry out their duties. Training received by a member in excess of four hours in any one year may be carried over by the member into succeeding years in order to meet these requirements. Such training shall be approved by the Town Board and may include, but not be limited to, training provided by a municipality, regional or county planning office or commission, county planning federation, state agency, statewide municipal association, college or other similar entity. Training may be provided in a variety of formats, including but not limited to, electronic media, video, distance learning and traditional classroom training. b. To be eligible for reappointment to such board, such member shall have completed the training promoted by the town pursuant to this section. c. The training required by this subdivision may be waived or modified by resolution of the Town Board when, in the judgment of the Town Board, it is in the best interest of the town to do so. d. No decision of a Planning Board shall be voided or declared invalid because of a failure to comply with this section. Page 16 of 21 TB 3-11-09 9. SECTION 4. CONTINUING EDUCATION AND TRAINING. is deleted in its entirety and a new SECTION 4 is adopted to read as follows: "SECTION 4. TRAINING COSTS. The costs of such training shall be a town charge. Members shall be reimbursed for travel and meal expenses associated with such training according to Town policies." 10. The introductory paragraph of SECTION 5 is amended to read as follows: "REMOVAL PROCEDURE. In the event a member of the Planning Board has failed to meet the minimum attendance requirements set forth in Section 2 or the training requirements set forth in Section 3, then the Town Board may remove such member from the Planning Board as herein provided:" 2nd Cl Solomon Roll Call Vote ENGINEERING Cl Solomon Yes Supv Sumner Yes Cl Makar Yes Cl Leifer Yes Supv Sumner said she had a report from the engineer that she would provide to board members. ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNER la Kwasnowski said that. the Environmental Protection Fund is slated to be eliminated from the budget. This will affect grants for farmland protection and water quality improvement projects. The Town of Dryden is currently owed about $25,000 for stormwater work over the last five years. This is a fund that is supposed to be protected, r4v�w lis) t�ou Atty Perkins st'tid he has been advised by the Town Supervisor that she would like to terminate the McArthur Fund. Cl Makar agrees. Permission of the Attorney General is required in order to do this. Income from the fund in 2006 resulted in payments to Dryden Central School of $13.78 and to the George Junior Republic of $0.88. RESOLUTION #72 - REQUEST TERMINATION OF MCARTHUR FUND Cl Sumner offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby requests the New York State Attorney General bring a proceeding to terminate the trust known as the McArthur Fund, given the small amount of principal involved and relatively insignificant annual income. 2nd Cl Makar Roll Call Vote CI Solomon Yes Supv Sumner Yes Page 17 of 21 IT 3 -11 -09 Cl 0 Makar- Yes Cl Leifer Yes Supv Sumner said she will be asking Atty Perkins to work on special district consolidation. There may be grant money available for this_ UNFINISHED BUSINESS Recreation Master Plan - Supv Sumner said the consultant working on this has been relieved of their duties. `rown staff %%U complete this project. NEW BUSINESS Unexpended Fund Balance Policy and Reserve Fund Proposal - Supv Sumner explained that in the past 15 years the amount: of fund balance used to reduce the tax levy has ranged from 11% of appropriations in 1993 to 35% in 2008. She is suggesting a fund balance equal to 50% of appropriations. The projected fund balance for the end of 2009 is $6,850,000 (84% of 2009 appropriations). Fifty percent of that would be $2,880,000. The difference of $3,940,000 is available for emergencies or long range planning. 'rhe Finance Committee suggests establishing reserve funds for Highway and DPW equipment ($500,000), recreation infrastructure ($100,000), capital improvements ($1001000), and contingency ($300,000). They will have a more detailed proposal next month. IAWWTP Capital Project - Supv Sumner said the Ithaca Area Waste Water Treatment Plant is asking for approval of amendment #5 to the contract with Stearns & Wheler for the capital project. There is no cost to the 'Town. There were funds left from the last phase which • will cover this phase. Atty Perkins said the same process will have to be followed as last year when they did the miscellaneous plant improvements. Once there is a set of plans, cost, etc. the board will need to adopt an order calling a public hearing, hold the public hearing, adopt a public interest order and then publish and post a notice of adoption, because it is subject to a public referendum. RESOLUTION #73 - APPROVING AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO ENGINEERING SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH STEARNS & WHELER, LLC FOR MISCELLANEOUS PLANT IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ITHACA AREA WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, INCLUDING THE NEW SEPTIC UNLOADING FACILITY Cl Makar offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: WHEREAS, the Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Plant is in need of certain capital improvements, and WHEREAS, consulting engineers Stearns & Wheler, i..LC have estimated the cost to be $135,000 for the next phase of engineering services, including design, bidding and construction phases for miscellaneous plant improvements including the new septic unloading facility, and WHEREAS, proposed amendment No. 5 to the engineering services agreement with Stearns & Wheler, LLC covers the aforesaid next phase of engineering services, and WHEREAS, the Town of Dryden, along with the Town of Ithaca and City of it:haca are the joint owners of the Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Plant and the approval of is amendment No. 5 to the engineering services agreement is required by all of the owners of said facility, now, therefore, Page 18 of 21 TB 3 -11 -09 BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS: 1, The Town of Dryden on behalf of the various sewer districts served by the Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Plant hereby authorizes amendment No. 5 to the engineering services agreement with Stearns & Wheler, LLC. 2. The Town Supervisor is authorized to sign the agreement constituting amendment No. 5 to the engineering services agreement dated September 7, 2005, with Stearns & Wheler, LLC. 3. This approval is contingent upon similar approval of amendment No. 5 by the other owners of the Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Plant. 4. The Town's share of the costs associated with amendment No. 5 for such engineering services shall not exceed the Town's percentage of ownership in the Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Plant, and for the purposes of this resolution, the maximum amount shall be $2,683. 5. This resolution shall take effect immediately. 21)(' Cl Solomon Roll Call Vote Cl Solomon Yes Supv Sumner Yes Cl Makar Yes Cl Leifer Yes Supv Sumner said things have been very busy at the sewer plant. Johnson Controls reported today on an energy audit that: projects saving $182,000 per year, which is 3$% of their total energy costs. "they have been discussing whether to accept the alkaline hydrolysis • waste stream from Cornell Vet School. The issue has been the possibility that it may contain items that cause neurological diseases, including mad cow disease. She has a proposed resolution that she will share with the board and said she probably will vote to accept the waste stream. She is convinced that the danger from the waste stream is considerably less than other risks we all face: every day. In addition, they are interviewing candidates to replace the retiring chief operator. Supv reported that Bolton Point is planning to build a new water tank on Burdick Hill Road. It is a 900,000 gallon tank that: will replace the old tank. Plans will be available next: week and Supv Sumner may call a special meeting to set a public hearing for the matter because they are eager to get through the approval process. Atty Perkins said they will need to call a public hearing, hold a public hearing, and adopt a bonding and authorizing resolution because they will issue 2.6 million dollars in serial bonds to cover the cost of the project. That will be subject to a permissive referendum. Community Center Grant Program - Cl Leifer reported they have four applications, Tonight he would like a resolution authorizing the Supervisor to sign a contract with the Varna Community Association for their program grant of $2,450. The money will be used to fund family fun nights, an amphibian and reptile program, senior citizens programs, and internet access installation. Cl Leifer said that fits perfectly with the 't'own's broadband project because in their application they commit to giving internet courses. in April, the committee will have recommendations for program grants for the other community centers, as well as the infrastructure grants for all the centers. Cl Makar asked for the recommendations in advance of the meeting. • RESOLUTION #74 - APPROVE PROGRAM GRANT FOR VARNA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Page 19 of 21 TB 3 -11 -09 Cl Makar offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby approves the program grant application for the Varna Community Center in the amount of, 2,450.00 and authorizes the Town Supervisor to sign the agreement and pay the funds. 2"d Supv Sumner Roll Call Vote Cl Solomon Yes Supv Sumner Yes Cl Makar Yes C1 Leifer Yes Supv Sumner noted that she has a file of correspondence and interesting information accumulated through the month that the board is welcome to review. COMMITTEE REPORTS Emergency Services Committee - Supv Sumner noted she attended all four fire department banquets. She said because Cl Makar will be doing more work with the 'ITCAD and AFCU programs, she will be taking his place on the Emergency Services Committee, Personnel Committee - No report. Finance Committee - Reported previously. HUD Loans & Grants Committee - Will have a report shortly with a plan for the year. Technology Committee - Will have a report shortly with a plan for the year. Recreation /Youth /Community Centers Committee - Cl Leifer said the grant program will be wrapped up in April. He will ask the Dryden Recreation Commission to take on the task of advising the board on playing fields. They can designate a subcommittee if they choose. RESOLUTION #75 - APPROVE ABSTRACT #3 Cl Makar offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: RESOLVED, that: this Town Board hereby approves Abstract #3, as audited, vouchers #128 through #226, totaling $430,212.21. 2t 1d Supv Sumner Roll Call Vote CI Solomon Yes Supv Sumner Yes CI Makar Yes CI Leifer Yes RESOLUTION #76 - APPROVE BUDGET MODIFICATIONS Supv Sumner offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby approves the following budget modifications: From A1990.4 (contingency) to A1420.401 (legal contractual) $855.00 Page 20 of 21 TB 3 -1 1 -09 Appropriate funds /revenue collected specifically for a football grant: From A2001 to A7330.4 (recreation programs) $1500.00 2„a Cl Leifer Roll Call Vote Cl Solomon Yes Supv Sumner Yes Cl Makar Yes Cl heifer Yes Supv Sumner noted the new finance reports that were distributed. The shorter version will be distributed monthly and the larger one (including special districts) c +gill be provided on a quarterly basis. The quarterly investment report was distributed. There being no further business, on motion made, seconded, and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned at 11:15 p.m_ Respectfully submitted, W4 4erlc� Bainbi L. Hollenbeck Town Clerk Page 21 of 21 m ;_11 -09 SPEAKER SIGN IN SHEET If you wish to address the Board under citizens privilege of the floor please sign in below. Speakers will he limited to a maximum of three minutes. Please provide the Clerk with a written summary of your statement. Name AZz lea r M �, - La wv*,� 4-1 Ja-ic, oll- 1 - Address ��&c ell VW Pre L for eA is D j h cx�j �DiZ flza /i u iVi /sat,? DRYDEN TOWN BOARD MEETING 93 East Main Street Wednesday, March 11, 2009 — 7:00 PM 1) Call Meeting to Order 2) Pledge of Allegiance 3) Roll Call 4) Public Hearings a) 7:00 — ATT COW Extension b) 7:15 —Official Map c) 7:30 — Verizon Cell Tower 5) Citizens Privilege 6) Special Presentation a) TCCOG Health Care Insurance Consortium b) Amphibian migration on Thomas Road 7) Town Clerk a) Approve Meeting Minutes for February 11, 2009 8) Town Highway Superintendent /Department of Public Works a) Palmear Road Residents' Concerns b) Resolution to Sell Highway Equipment. c) Approve Competitive Bid for Live Bottom Tri -Axle Trailer d) 2009 Road Work & 284 Agreement to Spend Highway Funds 9) Recreation Department a) Monthly Program Report Briefing 0County ) Zoning Officer a) Further consideration, Verizon Wireless S.P.A. b) Weatherization Funding Update c) ZBA, Planning Board 'training Local Law 12) Environmental Planner 13) Engineering 14) Attorney a) MacArthur Fund 15) Unfinished Business a) Recreation Masterplan b) Route 366 No passing zone speed limit 16) New Business a) Unexpended Fund Balance Policy b) Reserve Fund proposals c) IAWWTP Capital Project d) Community Center Grant Program 17) Committee Reports (3 minutes or less each, please) a) Emergency Services Committee b) Personnel Committee c) Finance Committee d) HUD Loans & Grants Committee e) Technology Committee t) Recreation/Youth /Comn Lin ity Centers Committee Approve Abstract # 3 1W8) ) Future Agenda items 20) Executive Session Steve Locey .ion Confer B. Hollenbeek J. Rush M. Bianconi County Rep H. Slater D. Kwasnowski A. Sciarabba M. Perkins M. Sumner .1. Bush M. Sumner M. Sumner M. Sumner J. Leifer M. Sumner J. Leifer M. Sumner J. Leifer The Next Town of Dryden Board Meeting will be held April 8, 2009 at the Town .Hall Town of DFyden Town Board Meeting March 1, It 2009 Name - JPlease Print) t'S�i /.;;<<� so Address or Board I✓IC. ate G' n 6v ihU✓? l ���✓ge r e Ff-� \r� e f \j C &,r V/a. O9� AV �� �l� /9"210 Qv �>'� o/ - Town of Dryden Town Board Meeting March 11. , 2009 Name - {Please print; Address or Board 33 SWdovi " D, LA) -C� 5ra>d n 2d 6V. W n , �M 9tz 0tv � /,�, vt .3 t , C� j /z 1 is D �� 7 rat 11 c ape C4/ I C ,\J�,e ry�q YV( 0 c6w�e / Z C� 0 in 2C A 57, w1 own of Uryden Town Board Meeting March 1. 1) 2009 Name - "Please Print} aw Nr- , C . Z�- MAPIACA)VO# Address or board Peac/z 1(e, 'DcYG1en AIY N� Afy 1608 Hanshaw Road March 7, 2009 Members of the Dryden Town Board, Again thank you for allowing me to express my concerns about the proposed location of a cell - phone tower on the Uhl property along Hanshaw Road. I do not think Verizon Corporation has been entirely aboveboard in its permit application. Their claim that the tower will have only minimal visibility was accompanied by photographs of a balloon, supposedly floating 114 ft. in the air. Its true, you can hardly see the little balloon, but I think the tower itself would be much larger and much more visible, especially in winter. The photos were all taken from vantage points where a much closer tree obscured the view. Secondly, the co- location requirement is bound to be a problem because a tower of 114 feet would be inadequate. In order to make it useful for other companies, the height of the structure would just about have to be increased at some point in order to accommodate oo- location. (On the other hand, if Verizon planned it so as to deliberately discourage co- location, they would be violating the spirit of the law, which is to ensure that fewer cell towers are built within the town.) Then if an extension is needed after the tower is in place, and proper hearings and approvals gone through, it would by law have to be lighted at night, which the Town of Dryden would not prefer, and which would raise a host of additional problems for birds, bats, and people living in nearby houses. If Verizon had submitted an application for a 120400t tower with nighttime lighting on that same site, I wonder if it could possibly get this far in the approval process. Yet I'm afraid • that a tower with those specifications could be exactly what we end up with. As many have pointed out, these woods in question are not just an ordinary bunch of trees. It would be wrong to assume that because this woodland is relatively small, it is unrelated to the protected woods of the bird sanctuary and along Fall Creek. This wood patch is right between them and connects them, through and around the edges of the two residential streets. The wildlife living in the area can travel this route in relative freedom and safety from one protected woodland to the other. If Verizon puts a cell tower in that spot, not only would it quickly destroy a large part of the wooded corridor, it may eventually invite more development of the remaining woods. This would be a local tragedy, one that can be prevented by finding another place for the cell tower that would serve the needs of town residents for years to come and at the same time preserve what is left of a uniquely important woodland. I know the Board has already spent a great deal of time and thought on this issue. You must be more than ready to "kiss it goodbye," as the saying goes. But you don't have to make a decision right now, and I would urge you to consider it from all sides just a little longer. This location may be most convenient for Verizon but not good for the interests of the Town of Dryden. At the Town Board meeting on Feb. 11, one of Verizon's representatives stated that Verizon was willing to consider attemative sites. I believe that is the best and wisest course for all concerned_ Respectfully, Nancy Morgan • March 11th 2009 Michael Ludgate General Manager Ludgate Farms 1552 Hanshaw Road To: Town of Dryden Town Board Members, Mary Ann Sumner - Dryden Town Supervisor, Henry M. Slater - Director of Building, Zoning and Planning Re: Verizon Wireless special use permit application to build a 114' foot tall wireless telecommunication facility at 1536 Hanshaw Road. To all addressed above and others it may concern, I would like to thank you for this opportunity to express additional thoughts on this proposed tower. Primary concern: My main concern remains still to protect the viability of our family business. Aesthetic appeal is a legitimate concern for a family owned farm market. New comments since last meeting: A couple of times I have had feedback from folks about alternate sites. A customer of mine, who unfortunately insists on anonymity, owns a cell tower network in another state. He agrees that the proposed site is too close to homes and our small business. "Wowl 1 would never put a tower here." were his exact words when I took him to the backyard to show him the pink flagging tape in the Uhl woodlot marking off the proposed location. This same man has suggested using tall electric transmission towers as bases for local cell towers. "Hi Mike, f wonder why they [Verizon] could not go on one of the high powered electric line poles out by the dirpl rt. They seem high and close enough and would give great indoor coverage to the Lob of Ornithology, the airport, and all of the other buildings in-the area." I researched this a little on the web and found this is a fairly common occurrence. Folks don't usually notice it, because the power transmission poles are already there and pretty ugly anyway. Has Verizon investigated this possibility? Thank you all for your time and consideration, Michael Ludgate W U General Manager Ludgate Farms 1552 Hanshaw Road Margaret Renwick 1676 Ilanshaw Rd. Ithaca NY 14850 March 11, 2009 To: Dryden Town Supervisor Re: Proposed Verizon Cell Phone Tower on Hanshaw Road As a resident of Dryden, 1 am writing to express my concern over the location, purpose and effect of the cell phone tower proposed to be built by Vernon near the corner of Hanshaw and Freese Roads. I am also concerned about the legality of the cell tower's construction, as proposed, under Dryden law. I live on Hanshaw Road, within sight of the proposed location for the tower. I am therefore concerned about the tower's location for aesthetic reasons: living outside a city center allows me to enjoy relative quiet, darkness, and woodland surroundings. A cell phone tower on the horizon would frankly be an ugly sight. This is particularly true if it is situated in the proposed spot almost directly behind a long -time, treasured local business, Ludgate Farms. As a supporter of local businesses and a frequent customer of Ludgate Farms, I worry that a looming cell tower could drive other customers elsewhere, i am concerned about the purpose of this eel I phone tower, which would be built in the town of Dryden, but whose primary beneficiaries would in fact be residents of Ithaca. The area west of the proposed cell tower site is in Ithaca, and is heavily populated; east of the cell tower in Dryden, however, there are very few homes. This Aftshn s that many more residents of Ithaca will benefit from this cell tower than will residents of Dryden. This is ticularly true when one considers one supposed benefit of the tower, that is, the possibility of getting a high- speed internet connection through the tower's `f -1 connection: the primary beneficiaries of this kind of connectivity are people in their homes, not people driving in cars on Route 13 or using cell phones elsewhere. Therefore the people who would benefit most from this facet of the tower's placement are residents of Ithaca. Relatively few residents of Dryden would have the possibility to put this internet connectivity to work. Why is this tower, therefore, of great benefit to Dryden? My concerns about this cell tower with regard to the laws of Dryden are as follows: Dryden statute requires that cell towers permit co4ocation by other companies, meaning that the tower needs to be taller than proposed, and would therefore also need to be lit. Does this not mean that the cell phone tower, as currently proposed by Verizon, would violate Dryden 1mv? It is absurd that the town of Dryden would knowingly approve such a proiect. I am concerned that if this project is approved and must then be further augmented to allow co- location, this would open the door for the construction of other towers which violate town law, simply by creating a precedent. My final concern with the process for approval of this proposed cell phone tower is as follows: What measures have been undertaken to ensure a lack of unacceptable environmental impact on the surrounding area? Has an environmental impact assessment been perfonned? If not, why not? 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H c C O O H N U .1 rt �, ro m L A V H d • rov wV ro� a 0+g 0� a0 d cc 0 a°i w 0 W q as o 0V'�� 3 x to Q H U W 0 a m ou .,4 v� N C 01 a Q 0 -., w m m ro w a1 a w a W H 0) N ro m C Irl 4A U C W U A W w s� a0 v m 4 A Pool 0 0 21 1i wo N C r-4 N 'J ro CO 4J 0 0 0 Ol ►°+w >w° � of r0.1 7 0 0 0 0 r: 0) e 8 U A b ,Hq fi go m r•1 A 0 0 m x 0 O N 43 0 b 0V4`1 .01AaWo 0 W 0 0 So 1 m row a 0b m fool 44 ori to to 0 AMx °H> W ro -n a� .q IS W 1 q 'd a1 0 tW ° •rHl : 100 C C � p'04 m CD III a OJ 14 H O+ U 44 A .Q 0 rl C 10 0 M G M A C - -Wary Lambert 1676 Hanshaw Road - Dryden resident hiiary.lambert@yahoo.com Where the Woods Meet Tuesday, March 40, 2009 Where Falk Creek's woods meet Sapsucker Woods, Hanshaw Road curves between them. A small stream is culverted there under the road, carrying Sapsucker Woods runoff toward Fall Creek, Residents know to take it slaw on Hanshaw Road through this wooded corridor to avoid hitting the deer and other wildlife who use the continuous woodland cover to traverse a gap between one counter- designated Unique Natural. Area (Sapsucker Woods) and another (Falb Creek}. Those are probably not the place -names used by animals: Big birds are often perched in the trees here, maybe for the view to be had at this wooded crest of the long slope up Hanshaw Road from Cayuga Heights, Ithaca and Cayuga Lake in its deep valley below. The wooded corridor at the Hanshaw Road crossing is narrow, just a couple hundred feet wide, but it spreads outward to the Wrth and west into the wetland woods on both sides of Sapsucker Woods Road, surrounding the orne(I Laboratory of Ornithology. Across Hanshaw Road southward, a five - minute. walk through the arc of woods that widens between Hanshaw and Freese Roads brings a hiker to the steep crumbling bluffs high above Fall Creek, and onto the Cayuga Trail. Just beyond the woodland edge in old pastures is Cornell's Dyce Laboratory for Honey Bee Studies. To the east of this wooded corridor, Hanshaw Road curves around the edge of flat Correll farm fields, bordered on their southern edge try Fall Creek and its woodland cover and on the north by Sapsucker Woods, old pasture lands, and wooded wetlands that extend along Hanshaw as it takes a sharp turn northward (and Lower Creek Road continues straight ). Here again there is a narrow wooded meeting place, between the Hanshaw Toad wetlands and Monkey Run woods. Again, Hanshaw Road parts them and a stream, culverted under the road, joins them. The stream travels on next to the hiking trail (beloved by dogs and their owners) that was once Monkey Run Road, downhill to Fall Creek. West and south of the apsucker-Hansha woodland corridor, blue -hill vistas can be seen beyond patches of woodland as the open Cornell farmland drops away from both Hanshaw and Freese Roads toward the wooded Fall Creek valley below. Westward and donslope Lies Ithaca, its suburban homes infringing upon the edges of Sapsucker Woods. The northern extent of Sapsucker Woods and the Hanshaw wetlands are abruptly cut off by a strip of intense human development. The heavily- trayeled, limited- access Route 13 highway is Orever - humming backdrop to this quiet area. The road severs Sapsucker, Hanshaw and the ea P s birds and beasts from wetlands and woodlands to the north. On the north side of Route 13 from Sapsucker Woods is the Tompkins County Airport. Its need for landings, takeoffs, wide beds of flashing tights and extended runways makes it a noisy, light - polluting neighbor for the Hanshaw - Sapsucker area. invisible, destructive boundaries cut through the heart of this unified natural area. Sapsucker nods Road is the border between the Town of Ithaca and Town of Dryden, The southeast order of the Village of Lansing runs east -west across the northern quarter of Sapsucker Woods Road, and contains the airport on the north side of Route 1 . This division among three municipal interests has resulted in neglect and misuse on all sides of these arbitrary, highly unnatural straight lines and right angles. An understanding of the whole has been discarded. From the micro - scale of backyard fences to the international interfaces between countries, borders and margins are places for sloppy land -use at best, and criminal behavior at worst. Farthest from the nearest seat of power and governance, borders are where unwanted land -rases are dumped: At the edges of things, planning and zoning wear thin and can become slipshod, and are more easily set aside for convenience. Less powerful than residents nearer the center, the humAn residents of border areas often have the least say in how their land is used. They lose out when land managers and agents of governance are swayed by those with attorneys and a thumb on the scale as the laws are written and the regulations are enforced. Within the Sapsucker Woods and Hanshaw Road wetlands and woodlands, the non- hurnan residents have the least power and have lost out most of all. Over the past fifty gears their land, water and air habitats and travel routes have shrunk and shriveled, severed by new residential roads, Route 13, and airport expansion, and gouged by the bultdozers and bullying of builders who have carved suburbia out of the woodlands and wetlands on the edges of, and driving *ward the heart of, Sapsucker Woods. On the Ithaca side of the line, builders are poised to eat further into Sapsucker Wands very soon, if the planning wizards can be convinced that no real harm will be done. On the Dryden side of the line, businesses were allowed into the wetlands along Hanshaw Road before residential zoning was put in place to slow their spread and impact on this wetland area that feeds Fall Creek. There should not be, but there are, big parking lots and warehouse -sized businesses set on elevated fill pads in the wetlands at Hanshaw Road's intersection with Route 13. At the moment (FebruaryaMarch 2009), erizan is Playing games with the governments and planning entities on both sides of the Ithaca- Dryden border, trying to get a (possibly non° J complying) cell tower placed on. the Dryden side of Sapsucker Woods Road in order to serve Ithaca residents. Verizon proposes to place this tower in that woodland along Hanshaw Road which serves as a corridor from the Fall Greek Unique Natural Area to the Sapsucker Woods Unique Natural Area. The Landowner has informed neighbors that if the tower does not go in, he will sett the woodland to a developer. This immediate situation has prompted me to write this essay, to illustrate how these woodlands, fields, and wetlands make up a unified (though under sieges natural area of semi= wild nodes and corridors between Sapsucker Woods and Fall Creek. I argue that these natural functions outweigh the value to the three adjDMTng municipalities of continuing to use this area for a dumping - ground of unwanted land uses and zoning waivers, lour informal group, Friends of Hanshaw - Sapsucker, is made up of neighbors (in Ithaca and Dryden) who see a center here, not edges. We want to protect this wonderful natural area from further fragmentation and neglect. We support the work of the Save Sapsucker Woods group. We 1 nvite you to join us. 10 09 Comments: Dear Ms Sharon Perry: Be, Verizon Corrmunications 'Power proposed for siting near Tompkins CoLinty Regional Airport. The project number appears to be 2007245162. A loca�or map showing proposed tower site and aixport runaways is available, but will not copy to this email farm. Please contact us far a copy of the map, We are w,ritzng out of concern about a proposal by Verizon to locate a mobile phone tower near the Tompkins County Airport j .n the Town of Dryden_ In its YseIgh t as per application to the Town of the tower will be FAA regulations, nor for a 114', and will it permit, Verizon therefore will require any type has stated that the not require lighting of formal ccnsuitatzon with the FPAA. A Town of Dryden law stipulate8 that such facilities must be designed for co- locatzan by other telecornmunicationS companies. However, after the tower is built at 114' unfit, other companies may apply for co- location on that tolrer. Its height would then have to biD increased by at lea 6t 20', thexeby making it necessary to install lights for aircraft safety and to put it into compliance with Dryden law, Because this proposed tower is very close to flidnt paths for Tompkins County Airport, we ask= is it acceptab;l,e to the FAA and tho Tompkins County .,. Airport authorities for Verizon i0 receive a permit for a st.�ucture at this location that may eventually be 125' or more in height? :KWe are concerned that Verizon's proposal is not honest, that Verizon intends to add height to the shorter tower after it is in place, having avoided the initial scrutiny required for construction of taller towers in. the vicinity of an airport. ,Tk second public hearing is being held by the Town Board ia� Dryden this Wednesday at 7 pm, and a lot of important questions about this proposed tower .remain unanswered by Verizon. We request that, ii any review action is undertaken, we be provided C,onsultinq Party s•atus unde:i: the National Historic Preservation Act Section 196 process, Sincerely yours, Hilary 'lambert 2675 Hanshaw Road zthaca NY 19850 Nancy Morgan 1608 Hansha�� Road Ithaca NY 14050 A From: Rabert.P.Alexander @faa.gov [ maiito :Robert.P.Aiexendex: @faa.gDv] Selit : Tuesday, March 10, 2009 12:29 PIA To hilary lambert @yahoo.com Subject: RO: Qaieat�on abort Airport Certification /Safety Inspections Tatportancei High Ms. Lambert, Based on the information you supplied, the only tower I can find in our data base is for a 119 foot tower_ ThXa tower dnas not exceed any FAA obstruction standards and was found to have no impact an the traffic oaa`tezn aIso. A height increase on an antenna tower would necessitate a refiling and a restudy. (See attached file; OZ Case Data.pdf} Robert P. Alexander Ohstx'uction Evaluation DL, DC, N,T, TAY, WV1 PA, Obstruction Evaluation 718- 553 -4546 Specialist for South FL $ervXCe i'obert.p.alexander@faa_gav Sharon Perry /AZA /VAA AEA -620, Safety & To Standards hilaxy 1ambert@yahoo,com cc Robert P Alexander /A$A /CAA @EAA, 0VID/2DO9 10949 Angeiique M Lest rad /ACA /FAR @FAA AM Subject Re: Question about Airport Cert-ification/Safety Inspections Mocumant link: Robert P Alexander) Hilary, I am the Airports xep for projects ON airports property; ex; establishing smajj ajrpo4ts, heliports etc and commenting along with other divisions to ATO for their off AIRPORTS CASE'S. The case had to have been f•�Jed with Air Traffic THROUGH THE [DEB: http: /loeaaa,faa.go ;r In the State of NY it would be Robert P Alexander at 71B -553 -7596 for OFF AIRPORT PROJECTS/ There are too many numbers in the cases referenced. You might also ck with his technician M5 Thank you Sharon Sharon Perry Trirports Division OE/AAA Specialist 1 #vzation P,I,aza Jamaica, NY 11434 0 18i 553 -3341 hilarj iambe,rt@ya hoo.com 03/0912009 02:02 PH Angelique Lestrad 716 -553 -2611 Sharon PerrylAEA /FAM5AP& To cc 8 ubj e ct QueStr,, about Airport Certification /Safety L'Ispections This email was seat through the Federal Aviation Administration public we,sita. You have been contacted through an email link on the foliardi,nq page: http; /IWWW_faa.gov /airports airtraffic /airporta /,sanional_guidanCe /ea &tern /ai rports_ ze5ources /aea620 /v "20conr�actslindex.cfm smajj ajrpo4ts, heliports etc and commenting along with other divisions to ATO for their off AIRPORTS CASE'S. The case had to have been f•�Jed with Air Traffic THROUGH THE [DEB: http: /loeaaa,faa.go ;r In the State of NY it would be Robert P Alexander at 71B -553 -7596 for OFF AIRPORT PROJECTS/ There are too many numbers in the cases referenced. You might also ck with his technician M5 Thank you Sharon Sharon Perry Trirports Division OE/AAA Specialist 1 #vzation P,I,aza Jamaica, NY 11434 0 18i 553 -3341 hilarj iambe,rt@ya hoo.com 03/0912009 02:02 PH Angelique Lestrad 716 -553 -2611 Sharon PerrylAEA /FAM5AP& To cc 8 ubj e ct QueStr,, about Airport Certification /Safety L'Ispections This email was seat through the Federal Aviation Administration public we,sita. You have been contacted through an email link on the foliardi,nq page: http; /IWWW_faa.gov /airports airtraffic /airporta /,sanional_guidanCe /ea &tern /ai rports_ ze5ources /aea620 /v "20conr�actslindex.cfm 0410712009 09:12:52 i MONTHLY REPORT OF SUPERVISOR TO THE TOWN BOARD OF THE Town of Dryden: * uant to Section 125 of the Town Law, I hereby render the following detailed statement all moneys received and disbursed by me during the month of March, 2009: DATED: April 2009 A GENERAL FUND - TOWNWIDE Balance Balance 02/28/2009 Increases Decreases 03/31/2009 CASH - CHEC'KING 42,093.09 1601525.44 177,035.33 95,850.93 25,568.20 0.00 CASH - SAVINGS 5,828,421.06 81415.84 0.00 129,776.16 95,873.88 5,7071058.74 1,589,257.61 PETTY CASH 600.00 0.00 564,444.22 0100 10,259. 600.00 "r6 PETTY CASH - POSTAGE 5,394.89 552,533.56 0.00 2,578.67 2,943.66 2,816.22 0.00 TOTAL, 51876,514.04 340.92 168,941.28 2,602.74 309,392.16 5,736,063.16 567,367.88 DA HIGHWAY TOWNWIDE FUND CASH - CHECKING 0.00 95,850.93 95,850.93 0.00 CASH - SAVINGS 1,680,955.76 4,175. 0.00 3 95,873.88 1,589,257.61 TOTAL 1,680,955.'16 100,026.66 191,724.81 1,589,257.61 GENERAL - OUTSIDE FUND CASH - CHECKING 0.00 22,210.42 22,210.42 0.00 CASH - SAVINGS 564,444.22 10,259. "r6 22,170.42 552,533.56 PETTY CASH - POSTAGrE 2,943.66 0.00 340.92 2,602.74 TOTAL 567,367.88 32,470.18 440721.76 555,136.30 DB HIGHWAY OUTSIDE FUND CASH - CHECKING 0100 1,030.97 10030497 0.00 CA6*H - SAVINGS 987,160.75 160,1.92.88 1,030.97 11146,272.66 TOTAL 987,160.75 161,173.85 21061.94 1.,146,272.66 SF1- DRYDEN FIRE DISTRICT CASH - CHECKING 0.00 278,538.00 278,538.00 0.00 CASH - SAVINGS 748,186.26 300.67 2'76,538.00 969,948.93 TOTAL 748,186.26 278,838.67 557rO 6.00 469,948.93 SL1- VARNA LIGHTING DISTRICT CASH - CHECKING 0.00 307120 307.20 0.00 CASH - SAVINGS 5,115.49 3.06 307.20 4,813,.37 TOTAL 5,13.5.49 310.28 614.40 4,811.37 L2- ETNA LIGHTING DISTRICT CASH - CHECKING CASH - SAVINGS 9,370.30 0100 297.93 2.64 247.93 247.93 41125.01 0100 TOTAL 4,370.30 250.57 495.86 41125.01 Page 1 ,NIONTHLY REPORT OF SUPERVISOR , Balance Balance 02/28/2009 Increases Decreases 03/31/2009 �L3- MEADOW /LEISURE LIGHTING CASH - CHECKING CASH - SASiINGS SM AMBULANCE DISTRICT CASH - SAVINGS TOTAL TOTAL SS1- SAPSUCKER SEWER - UNITS CASH - SAVINGS TOTAL SS2- VARNA SEWER - UNITS CASH - CHE,CKING CASH - SAVINGS TOTAL SS3- CORTLAND RD SEWER CASH - CHECKING CASH - SAVINGS POSTAGE, SS4- MONKEY RUN SEWER CASH - CHECKING CASH - SAVINGS TOTAL TOTAL SSS- TURKEY HILL SEWER CASH - CHECKING CASH - SAVINGS TOTAL SS6- PEREGRINE HOLLOW SEWER CASH - CHECKING CASH - SAVINGS SS7- ROYAL ROAD SEWER CASH - SAVINGS 0 SW1- VARNA WATER CASH - CHECKING CASH - SAVIN.'S 0100 203.32 203.32 0.00 3,452.66 2.08 203.32 3,251.42 3,452.66 205.40 906.64 3,251.42 329,134.85 211.1. 10 0.00 329,945.95 329,734.85 211.10 0.00 329,945.95 51,064.29 65.83 0100 51,130.12 51,064.29 65.83 0,00 51,130.12 0.00 1.81,396.33 66 6,878.28 129.69 16.11 6,878.28 6,878.28 0100 0.00 0.00 174,647.74 201,828.68 183„396.33 1,617.50 7,007.57 1.05.06 13,766.56 203,341.12 0.00 174,647.74 25,185.18 0.00 66 105.06 16.11 105.06 0100 0.00 25,185.18 201,828.68 1,617.50 1.05.06 :1.6.11 203,341.12 0.00 65.05 25,185.18 0.00 14.43 50.62 201,893.13 :I „722.56 224.55 203,391.74 0.00 4,747.66 4,741.66 0.00 21.3,713.92 133.78 41747.66 209,100.04 213,71.3.92 41881.44 0.00 66 940.66 16.11 191,261.52 0100 316.45 25,185.18 9,495.32 209,100.04 940, 66 0.00 16.11 940.66 0100 190,637.31 25,185.18 191,2.61.52 1,2.51.11 16.11 1,881.32 0100 190,631.31 25,185.18 0.00 352.75 352.75 :1.6.11 0.00 0.00 95,679.11 25,185.18 78.64 352.75 95,405.60 TOTAL 95,679.'!1 431.35 705.50 95,405.60 25,3.69.07 16.11 0100 25,185.18 TOTAL 25,169.07 :1.6.11 0.00 25,185.18 0.00 725.62 725.62 4.00 321,421.11 "310.72 725.62 321,006.21 Page 2 MONTHLY REPORT OF SIJPERVISOR Balance Balance 02/28/2009 Increases Decreases 03/31/2009 • TOTAL 321.1421.11. 0.65 11036.34 0.00 1,451.24 11008.54 3321,006.21 1,007.89 7,604.97 SW2- SNYDER HILL WATER 0.65 114,214.63 0.00 114,214.63 1,008.54 7,604.97 7,601.97 114,214.63 CASH - CHECKING 114,214.63 0.00 7,604.97 711,46 711.46 0.00 CASH - SAVINGS 68,070.89 19.45 711.46 67,438.63 TOTAL 68,071;.84 790.91 11422.92 67,138.83 SW3- MONKEY RUN WATER CASH - CHECKING 0.00 1,094.05 If 094-05 0.00 CASH - SAVINGS 203,463.52 129.56 1,094.05 202,499.03 TOTAL 203,963.52 1,223.E1 2,168.10 202,499.03 SW4- HALL ROAD WATER CASH - CHECKING 0.00 21. 25 21.25 0.00 CASH - SAVINGS 33,653.23 21.53 2:1..25 33,653.51 TOTAL 33,653.23 42.78 42.50 33,653.51 SW5- TURKEY HILL WATER CASH - CHECKING 0.00 21.25 21.25 0.00 CASH - SAVINGS 197,450.75 502.08 21.25 197,931.58 TOTAL 197,450.75 523.33 42.50 197,931.5E SW6- ROYAL ROAD WATER CASH - CHECKING 0.00 21.25 21.25 0.00 CASH - SAVINGS 27,907.88 17.85 21.25 27,904.48 TOTAL 271907.88 39.10 42.50 27,904.46 PN MCARTHUR SPECIAL RESERVE CHECKING - SPECIAL RESERVES 2,922.90 0.00 0.00 2,922.90 TOTAL 2,922,90 0.00 0.00 2o922.90 CD REHABILITATION LOANS AND GRANTS CASH - CHECKING 201,044.20 6,040.03 11500.00 205,584.23 TOTAL H CAPITAL PROJECTS - TOWN HALL CASH - SAVINGS TOTAL TA AGENCY FUND CASH - TRUST 6 AGENCY 0 TOTAL CM MISC SPECIAL REVENUE /MCARTHUR CASH - SAVINGS 201,044.20 61040.03 1,500.00 205,584.23 10007.89 0.65 0.00 11008.54 1,007.89 7,604.97 0.65 114,214.63 0.00 114,214.63 1,008.54 7,604.97 7,601.97 114,214.63 114,214.63 7,604.97 22.03 0.00 0.00 22.03 Page 3 MONTHL -Y REPORT OF SUPERVISOR Balance Balance 02/28/2009 Increases Decreases 03/31/2009 TOTAL 22.03 0.fo 0100 22.03 HB CORTLAND ROAD SEWER BAN CASH - SAVINGS 24,798.65 0.00 0.00 24,798.65 XT AL TOTAL ALL FUNDS 24,:98.65 0.00 0.00 24,798.65 12,252,424.53 881,721."8 3 „253,461.23. 11,880,685.10 Page 4 From: Andrew Sciarabba [mailto:ajs @tgmillerpc.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 4:39 PM To: supervisor @dryden.ny.us • Cc: zoning @dryden.ny.us; TownHighway @dryden.ny.us Subject: Tonights Meeting Hey folks. I don't have anything that required Board action tonight but was going to attend and just run through what we have been working on for the Town since January. I've been battling a killer migraine and am sorry to say I'm losing the battle. So I will riot be at the meeting tonight. Here is the summary of what we have been working on the last 2 months: Stormwater Planning & Maintenance: 1. Weekly reviews (brief ones) of SWPPP inspections for TC3. We only visit the site if requested by Henry or if we see something in the inspection that seems like it needs our oversight. 2. We have received and reviewed the SWPPP for the Bellesario Property on Rte 366. 1 will be working with the Engineer to make some minor modifications and will forward an approved plan to Henry. Code Enforcement: 1. Review of the Manhattan Estates Subdivision for the Planning Board Highway: 1. Working with Jack on the Yellow Barn Road Bridge replacement slated for later this year. 2. We are gearing up for the completion of the outstanding items on the Salt Storage Building. Contractor should be back on -site in the next few weeks as the weather improves and the site dries up. SCLIWC: 1. Attending the E +0 committee meetings. 2. Preparing the Map, Plan & Report for the Burdick Hill Storage Tank Replacement project, TCAD: (Martha may mention this) 1. We are working with the County on a mini water and sewer study to identify projects that may be positioned to take advantage of the Stimulus monies. Besides the SCLIWC and TCAD items this list mimicks our invoices so you may already have gathered this info from them, I'll be in touch soon. Andy Andrew J. Sciarabba, PE Principal Engineer T.G. Miller, PC Engineers and Surveyors 203 N, Aurora Street Ithaca, NY 14850