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Home My WebLink About2009-03-26TB 3 -26 -09 TOWN OF DRYDEN SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEETING MARCH 26, 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 Other Town Staff: Mahlon R. Perkins, Town Attorney Supv Sumner called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Atty Perkins has provided the board with a proposed order for a public hearing regarding Southern Cayuga Lake lnt:ermunicipal Water Commission's Burdick Hill Tanks project. RESOLUTION 477 - ORDER FOR PUBLIC HEARING IN THE MATTER OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SOUTHERN CAYUGA LAKE INTERMUNICIPAL WATER COMMISSION'S 2009 BURDICK HILL TANKS PROJECT, THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF JOINT AND SEVERAL SERIAL BONDS FOR THE COSTS OF SUCH PROJECT, AND THE EXECUTION OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT OF MUNICIPAL COOPERATION GOVERNING SUCH WATER TANKS PROJECT. Cl Makar offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: WHEREAS, a plan, report and map has been duly prepared in such manner and in such detail as this Board determines to be necessary, relating to the dismantling of an existing water storage tank and the construction of two new wager storage tanks, all in the Town of Lansing, to be part of the Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission ( "SCLIWC ") water system, pursuant to Article 5 -G of the General Municipal Law and relevant provisions of the Town Law, such project to be known and identified as the SCLIWC 2009 Burdick Hill Tanks Project, and hereinafter also referred to as the "Improvement," to provide improved water storage capacity for SCLIWC and the system owned in common by the Towns of Dryden, Ithaca and Lansing and the Villages of Cayuga Heights and Lansing (collectively the "Municipalities" and sometimes individually the "Municipality "), such improvement to be constructed and owned by the Municipalities, and WHEREAS, the proposed SCLIWC 2009 Burdick Hill 'Tanks Project consists of the improvements set forth below and as more particularly shown and described in said map, plan and report presently on file in the office of the Town Clerk: (i) Construction of a new 900,000 gallon pre - stressed concrete water storage tank (the "New Tank No. 1 project ") on the site of the Commission's existing 33- year -old, 1,500,000 gallon welded steel water storage tank (the "Existing 'Tank ") just east of' the intersection of North Triphammer and Burdick Hill Roads in the Town of Lansing, construction of 290 feet of twenty -inch diameter ductile iron pipe and appurtenances running from the Commission's existing transmission main, and drainage and site improvements, and (ii) dismantling and removing the Existing 'Tank, construction of a new 1,500,000 gallon pre - stressed concrete water storage tank (the "New Tank No. 2 proiect") on Page I or 3 e O the same footprint as the Existing Tank, construction replacement of the Existing Tank overflow outfall structure up to current Health Department standards drainage around the New Tank; and WHEREAS, the maximum amount proposed to be Improvement is $2,600,000.00 ($1,200,000 for the New 'Tank No the New Tank No. 2 project); and WHEREAS, the proposed method of Improvement is issuance by the Municipalities $2,600,000; and TB 3-26 -09 of a concrete catch basin and piping to bring the overflow , and installation of perimeter expended for tho aforesaid 1 project and $1,400,000 for financing to be employed for the aforesaid of joint and several serial bonds not to exceed WHEREAS, the area of said Town determined to be benefited by said SCLIWC 2009 Burdick Hill 'T'anks Project: consists of the entire area of all the water districts in the Towns sensed by SCLIWC, including without limitation Dryden Water District: #1 -Varna area, Snyder Hill Water District, Monkey Run Water District, Hall Road Water District, 'Turkey Hill Water District, and Royal Road Water District; and WHEREAS, it is now desired to call a public hearing for the purpose of considering (i) the aforesaid plan, report and map, (ii) the providing of said SCLIWC 2009 Burdick Hill 'ranks Project, (iii) the authorization of serial bonds for payment. of the costs of the Improvement, and (iv) the amendment of the existing Agreement of lnterrnunicipal Cooperation between the Municipalities in relation to such Improvement, and to hear all persons interested in the subject thereof, all in accordance with applicable provisions of General Municipal Law, Local Finance Law, and Town Law; NOW, THEREFORE, iT IS HEREBY ORDERED, by the Town board of the Town of Dryden, Tompkins County, New York, as follows: Section 1. A public hearing will be held at the Town Hall, 93 East Main Street, Dryden, New York, on April 8, 2009, at 7:1.0 o'clock p.m. to consider the aforesaid plan, report and map and the questions of the providing of said SCLIWC 2009 Burdick Hill Tanks Project, the authorization of joint and several serial bonds for payment of the costs of the Improvement, and the amendment of the existing Agreement: of intermunicipai Cooperation between the Municipalities to authorize; such Improvement, bonding, and other acti%4ies, to delegate to the 'treasurer of SCLIWC certain authority to issue such bonds on behalf of the Municipalities, and to grant SCLIWC certain other powers and authority, and to hear all persons interested in the subject thereof and concerning the sarne, and to take such action thereon as is required by law. Section 2. The Town Clerk of the Town of Dryden, Tompkins County, New York, is hereby authorized and directed to cause a copy of this order to be published once; in The, Ithaca. Journal, official newspaper of the Town, and also to post a copy thereof on the Town signboard maintained by the Clerk, not less than ten nor more than twenty days before the day designated for the hearing as aforesaid. Section 3. This order shall tike effect irrimediately. 2nd Cl Leifer Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes Cl Solomon Yes Supv Sumner Yes Cl Maka_r Yes Cl Leifer Yes Pagve. 2 of 3 TB 3 -26 -ay IS Supv Sumner said she has a copy of the Village of Dryden's budget in her office available for review and will be attending the Village of Dryden's budget. hearing on Monday. She would like someone to attend the meeting that: night at: the Town of Ithaca regarding gas drilling for municipalities. Atty Perkins will attend that meeting. Atty Perkins said the Board needs to take a look at its contract with the Village of Dryden and what consulting the Village should be doing with the Town on the sewage treatment plant and interceptor work. Under the agreement for the Cortland Road Sewer District, the Town is to be consulted about these improvements. Supv Sumner wril.l look into that. Harry Weldon has expressed an interest. in the Town Historian position. Supv Sumner is writing a job description for the position. Supv Sumner will do a radio interview tomorrow morning about the proposed reserve funds. She has received positive feedback about: the article that was in the newspaper. Tompkins County Council of Governments will be looking at the current locations of call towers in the County and Ivry to do some planning about where towers are likely to be needed and can be appropriately located. There will be a meeting tomorrow= with a representative of Ama, ZO Slater, Jeff Kirby and Supv Sumner about TC3's upcoming telecommunication tower application, Supv Sumner asked board members to get her any questions they have about cell tower applications. Supv Sumner had a brief meeting with Lotte Carpenter, Mayor of the Village of Freeville, recently. Supv Sumner said there are three areas in which the Town could possibly help Freeville: Court, Department of Public Works, and Code Enforcement. This would likely result in a savings to taxpayers. The board discussed this further and would like to explore the possibility of shared services with the Village of Freeville. Supv Sumner will contact; Mayor Carpenter. There is a possibility that the old Red Mill Road Bridge could be moved to either the Genung Preserve: to connect it with the ball fields on Groton Avenue in Freeville, or to replace the snowmobile bridge behind the VFW on Route 13. Supv Sumner said the Park Foundation has asked her to apply for a grant to fund the salary for a Sustainability Coordinator for three years. They have suggested the Towns of Dryden and Ithaca apply jointly. The board discussed this briefly, and Supv Sumner will develop the grant. The board discussed the amphibian project on Thomas Road. Supv Sumner asked Atty Perkins to prepare a local law to allow the Highway Superintendent to temporarily close the road under certain conditions. Supv Sumner said that she %rill enforce the provision in the Fire Contracts this year that requires departments to provide a monthly summary of the calls responded to. Re 5eatfulIV submitted, Sam bi L. Hollenbeck oTown Clerk Page 3 of 3