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Home My WebLink About2009-07-08TOWN OF DRYDEN 0 SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEETING JULY 89 2009 TB 7 -8 -2009 Present: Supervisor Mary Ann Sumner, Cl Stephen Stelick, Jr., Cl Joseph Solomon, Cl David Makar, Cl Jason Leifer Elected Officials: Bambi L. Hollenbeck, Town Clerk .Jack Bush, Highway / DPW Superintendent Other Town Staff: Mahlon R, Perkins, Town Attorney Henry Slater, Director of Building, Planning, &, Environmental Kevin E•rell, Zoning Officer Dan Kwasnowski, Environmental Planner Jeff Kirby, Telecommunications Consultant Andy Sciarabba, Town Engineer Melissa Bianconi, Recreation Director Patricia Millard, Deputy Town Clerk Supv Sumner opened the meeting at 7:00 p.m. and board members and guests participated in the pledge of allegiance. PUBLIC HEARING SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION AUTOWORKS AMENDMENT TO CONDITION #6 OF OCT 259 2005, PERMIT TO ALLOW UP TO 50 VEHICLES AS OPPOSED TO 10 AT 1278 DRYDEN ROAD Supv Sumner opened the public hearing at 7:00 p.m. and Town Clerk Bambi Hol.lenbeck read the notice published in The Ithaca Journal. Applicant stated the purpose of expanding the allowable vehicles at their location is to establish a park and ride spot. Being very close. to Cornell, they feel it would benefit: the community. The facility is paved and very well maintained. Supv Sumner asked for comments from the Board and /or the :audience. Simon St. Laurent livers neru the site. Agrees the site is very clevun, cars don't just stray, they are rotated through; it's a big improvement on years past. Is not usually a big fan of parking lots, but this is a good one. PUBLIC HEARING CONTINUATION SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION OF AT &T MOBILITY TO CONSTRUCT A 140' TELECOMMUNICATION TOWER AT 14 FARVIEW DRIVE Supv Sumner asked for comments. Doug Migliaceio appeared for Pyramid Network Services on behalf of AT&T and Crown ® with respect to a 140' monopole .a.t the TC3 carnpus. AT&T has several existing sites in the area, but there is a drop in coverage within the Village area and definitely in building coverage Page l of 20 '1'13 74 =2009 at the TC3 ctunpus, The temporary site }gas corrected that problem. The ViIlage and Route 1. corridor now have excellent coverage for the community. The: temporary site is not a viable option long -term. The 140' monopole being, PTOPO !wd is very GJcr�:;c to where the existing temporary site is now- With the nccd for the 3G information, data, inte]-net, cell phone, this Will be a great addition for the community here, for AT &r, and for future co- locators, The Town requires that arty new einnstruction also accommodate future co- locators. This proposed structure Carl accommodate at least 3 othtrr carriers On it. Marty Christofferson gave a brief presentation on behalf of TC3. A survey done in 2046 showed that 96% ofTC3 student.% in I.1-ic; dorms had eel phones. The COW improved existing service from 0 -2 bars to full ser -0ce in most locations with O -2 only in the bowels of some of the huiIdIng%- Because of the location of campus at the base of the hill, the towers behind campus aren't able to hit the campus and provide service, The COW has greatly uicreased service levels. One of the applications TC3 is looking at for safety and emergency notifications for students and staff- Rave Guardian. In under b minutes, TC3 can send a text me-ssnge: and hit everybody who has a cell phone, and send an email. Now, if you're on campus, you actually get the text. Before you wouldn't. if you're not an AT&T customer, its still a challenge_- Co-location will help down the road f0T other providers to come in and do the same thing. At least our students now have an option. We make sure they know A'[ &l' has the besll coverage on f,�arripus, Unlike Calling 911 with a cell phone, RAVE Guardian will be tied to our student database. When somebody in trouble calls, a picture of the person is dispjaycd, their emergency contact information, all of 11hvir portinent data. 0- PS will allow us to find them. Students can find out things like grades, calendar Items, information on Visiting campus, etc. A demo can be found at http://mobi le. tcell-LAU- In the rui;ure .L , we see mobile uses being used for communicating by groups, teams, faculty wjth their students, etc. Eventually we'll be able to tic in K) TCAT so that students can find out where exactly a bus is. This is Wrig tested right now. We're able to OP the burets so students can tell the bus is 5 or 10 minutes away and if they hav(; time to grab coffee or snake a bathroom run before the bus actually comes- Doug Mighaccio requested the hearing be closed and this spe:cia] use permit granted. They have requested relief for some of the Ger)ULoh studies. If approved, also request an t;xi'ension past the current dcadIinc to the end of November be approved as well, PUBLIC COMMENT Dan Tier of Livermore Road prascritcd a letter from a neighbor expressing some concerns about property vaIucc. as they relate to tower$ to Supv Sumner. Would either co- locating on the '[IC Public Safety tower 0R moving the tower Further downhill accomplish the same results? J Kirby — the county public safety tower is further from TC3 than the Walker Road tower. Since it is further away, co- locating would not accomplish the goal- ,Jinn Woodword - AT&T- the towers that you see on the map are the ones that AT&T is already on- We are on the Arne.rican Tower site that is close to the Crown Walker ]load) Tower. To put us on the Grown Tower would be redundant: coverage, Both t,owers } {could be vying for the same space. That would cause problems to try to keep th(- m a from interfering with each other. Because or the hilly terrain in Dryden, and radio signals don't; bend or bounce, (they travel in straight lines) tower% on hills won't coyt.Lr ]oWer lying arc.Las. the tower on campus helps corn pen sate for thre lay of the land - The tower has to be at least, 1110' from the woler lank- The lower, has to br_ co- locatable- 11' we did an 80' [()we r, it would bc_ less expensive- In order to comply with the co- location requirements, use lave to build it taller. We tried to do anil&rinas on the building, but i! doesn't Page 2 o f 20 i B 7 -8-2009 provide coverage in the building ii'self- 'There would be too many antennas and boosters and it. would be cost prohibitive, ' Jim Turner, Director of Building and Crc}unr :sr. I'3 - building antennas is not an option - the rot) r of the buildings can't handle an an ten na(sj9 1TrI Woodward - We tried doing co- location on another tower to begin with., For TC LYE ; coverage needs, this is the best option- Unforbonately, there wasn't a possibility that would work - In regards to property vuluc8, a Otudy in Florida showed a tower withirn 600' of a residence does affect the property value by about 2 %r The fui-ther you get from the tower, the impact is lessened i:rernvndou%1y- 'I'h newer I:rchnologies coming out are all about the interact, texting, blackberries, etc. This type of technology is taking over. Time garner Cable and Road Runner available everywhere. Arrw can help with this type of coverage, D Tier - JList wants to make sure all of the options have been covered- Why the distancc from the water tower and why not further down the hill? M C'hrisl:ofrerson - e_ h:ivrL lookr}d ai: rill or the op6on0�, We feel this would provide the best option to TC0 and would provide service to the community as well as to TC3. Not everyone has access to high spr:cd irllCrrt[.t. 'They can rjL5e an A'f`�T mobile card to access 3G high needd internet on a laptop in areas where they couldn't before. Jim Woodward - The distance from the water tower is at the request of the co]lege x() that any activity at either site would not intcrfcrc: with cnch other. W also steeper the further down the hill you go- Using th(, line cif site principle, this location gives the nest coverage- Robertson - Was there s prOpa&alliOTI 40;udy from the public safety tower? J Woo dword - We didn't because, It's raTl:her North than the Crown tower. The Crown tower WoUld li;dvc been our best option for co- location an d il. didn't_ work, so looking farther North from our target area would not have worked- RESOLUTION #113 - CLOSE AT&T MOBILITY PUBLIC HEARING Cl Makar offered the folloWirng rr .LS()1ution and asked for its adoption: RESO LVED, that this Town Board hemby closes the public hearing on the special permit application of A'I`€SX Mobility to construct a 140' telecommunication tower at 14 Farview Drive, 211d Cl telick Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes Cl Solomon Yes Sups+ Sumner Yes 1 Makar Yes Cl lei fer YcS upv Sumner and the Board decided to held a Special Meeting to discuss the matter further before making a final determination- That date will be within the next 2 weeks and will be scheduled tomorrow, The Clark's office will be notified so the tr,cciling Can be properly noticed to the public, TB 7-5 -2409 H Slater - received 239 reply yesterday from Tompkins County Planning in regards to the Autoworks application, It states the application has no negative municipal impact. There are some suggestions made, however, that the Board may want to review. He has forwarded the rf,ply 4e Supv Surnncr I:« Nhtare with the Sc]ard_ RESOLUTION #114 - CLOSE AUTOWORKS PUBLIC HEARING C1 Stelick offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby- closes the public hearing on the special permit application of Au to works to amend con dit.lon #6 of 0r,1, 25, 2005, permit to allow up to 50 vehicles as apposed to 10 at 1278 Dryden Road. 211d Cl Solomon Roll Call dote Cl Stelick Yes Cl Solonion Yes Supv winner Yes Cl Makar Yes Cl Leifer Yes upv Sumner and the Board decided to hold a Special Meeting to discuss the mad'er further before nnaking a fJnal deilermin tivn_ That date will be within the next 2 weeks an d will be scheduled tomorrow_ 'The Clerk's office will be notified so the meeting can be properly nori(;ed to the public. Oiti"ns Privilege Sharon 'Podd - Dryden Recreation Comrrds� ion By establishing the Dryden Recreation Commission rand Recreation Departments, we think that you agrrr* that opportunities for organized recreation and other lei Lcqure pursuits are critical In health and well being of individuals, families and corn rnurki Lie s. These opportunities irnprove quality of life, including a number of domains like social, personal, rorrimunity, environmenIla and economic. Our rele Lively young and small recreation department offers prograrns, but has little to none of its o4vn facilities_ 'That. severely limits the quantity and duality of what can be offered. In our role as an advisory board to you, the Town Board, we are recommending that a Town of J)ry'den Recreation Capital Reserve fend be established for the purpose of accurnulatinl; all or part of the cost related to the development and nnain ten ance of recreation facilities, fields, parks, trails, and other relailed assets in the Town of Dryden. By maintenance,-we're thinking of con tirngency fund kinds of things like- new roof, not day to day kinds of ilhing%s. There is more information in your packet as well on this_ W wanted to stfirf a dialogue with the Town Board on ways to generate :nnd build that sort of fund long - term_ Supv Su rrrner - Thanked Sharon Todd, Would like to see add resgEed in the V, HEREAS that this i5 ern a Item pt t l}rlti t)ks= Recreation in line with the'fown':i Comprehensive P]on and Need A mm; sment. It will dcfinitely be discussed more in the coming weeks pis wf., head in to the 2Q ] 0 Budget Season _ Dog Control - Rich Leonard There is a tact gun we've found onIine, It can sofely catch a dog within 40', The current method we have, only works wi11hin 6' and isn't 0w effective even that close_ XViII be coming back next month with a formal request and a dollar figure. Also asks that there be sotne money set aside each year for equipment purchases. Vage 4 of 20 TB 7_ -2009 ena Leonard - Requested that everyoa-ke ;pread the word regarding adoptable dogs at their facility and the need for vnlunre rrs to help exercise and socialize the dogs prier 1'o adoption. Town Clerk Clerk HoI [on beck asked the board to approve the minutes of Cher_ 141 ay 13, May 20, June 10, June 16, and Juric 24, 00(), Town Board me:otin s_ RESOLUTION # 115 - APPROVE MINUTES Cl Makar offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereli }y approve -L& the Town Board meeting minutes of May 13, May 20, June 10, and ,June 24, 2009_ 211d Cl Keifer Doll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes Cl Solomon Yes Supv Sumner Yes Cl Makar 'Yes Cl Leifer yc:s Citizens Privilege - Continued BPR (Bone Plain Road) Citizens Group - Gas Drilling Made McRae - Owned and operated a farm in the Town of Dryden since 1986. 1 am hoping to open a conversa Lion with the Board about the coming of gas drilling companies to our area. Is interested in examining and acting on the possibilities for minimizing the harm that might be dorre to our town resources, to our natural environment, to our water wells and to the local cc on Thc;re are many neg�Civct vutcumes of hyclr ulie fr o turin for has in deep shale. Unintended, perhaps, but well - documented. The industry calls theirs inherent risks. In PA, TX, Y, CO and all of the other states where hydraulic fracturing is happening, there is e.videnc:c; 0f chernieal contamirnation of land, �..ir and water. There's also devastatingly expensive road damage_ Large tax burdens for repair and clean up arc common in tbese aFew3r Initially, 1 thought our 'rovwn had control over the siting and permitting of gas wells through local ordinances, but I learned that the gas corn panica in the early 90's were instrumental in having irgilai'ion that removes land use control from municipalities. NYS DEC alone has this land use control through their supplemental sOEI . Towns do retain absolutu control over their roads, but that is the only local control we have- DEC hat5 admitted that they are understaffed. They ve not yet come olut with a time table for the release of the draft sG EI S, When they do release ii: for public comment, it will be critical that we give feedback. On the agenda 11orkighC is a r e solution that will add Dryden Os voice to a lot of other voices asking DEC Commissioner GTaniij s to extend the comment TIC riad on the sCxElS from the standard 30 to 90 days. We really need that lame. Protection of our resources will tic with the regulations that get written in the SGE1S_ That will be the rules for permitting_ Tn addition to commenting on the sCTP:[S, it will be important thall �w�e have local road protection ordinanm% in place. Road damage is really. expensive_ Some of that damage could possibly bc; prevented. One WEV iS through restrictions ork truck weight and number of trips_ However, a lot of the road damage will not be preventable_ A secure mechanism needs to be in place with the drilling Companies so that the burden of Page 5 of 20 143 7 -8-2009 payment. does not land on the t,RRxp;�ye'rs in Dryden_ Another aveTl"o for protecting our local resources is through registering our list of unique areas with 1:he DEC, Drydc=n is rich in natural recreational and historic areas_ Language that requires the protection of t1l.osc: unique areas through a SEAR review needs to be written into the s EI , but locally we need to identify thr; places we want to protect, quant.ify them an a map, codiij• our list and then semi it. to DEC for their rc; cords. That has to be done before permitting starts_ DEC must have that list from you before the permitting starts or nothing can be done_ A lot of us are s1_ruggling with a Mountain of information that's available on this issue. We understand that you are also on overload. beaming about the issues surrounding the Marcellus Shale hydrofracking has been a daunting task for me_ I'm here, az,d crime of my friends and neighbors are hers., to offer our assistance to the Board_ 'Chia is an issue cif utmost importance to all of us. The time critical tasks are; Prepare to cortijnent on the uQE1S Formalize the inventory of unique: a vas ]puss ordinances that protect cur roads and our tax base We are here to h(..Flp_ We're not experCs but. we've done some research and we can do mare, We ran point to in forma ti on sites; we can help gather examples of whal. other towns. have clone to protect tl,r it maources. e can shore these tasks with you, We ask that you put us to warp. upv Sumner thanked M McRae for the inforn,ation and the work that had bLcen put in to the pr()Jeet so far. This is a timely topic. We will be calling tjPon YOU Hillary Lambert — Each of uw will address a different aspeol Of i:he arceilus shale drillirI end blasting for natural gas. lxusing situations landowners are g( cuing into_ These leasing contracts look attractive_ People are receptive to the added income. There is talk of big money coming in frorn these le�se.s_ Our concerns are that people need bett'e'r information before they sign the lease s- They need to understand them. There are a lot of unwritten conditions in the leases. They don't realize they can ask for various exemptions from harm to their land. They can make requirements that pipelines and roads not cross their front yards, ilk at drilling pads not be placed directly next to th6r house:_ Many don't know this and sign the boiler pl:it� lease and Icarn to their dismay afterwards that they are in fora world of trouble if and when this starts. A lot of people sign lea*es under what might be termed fraudulent conditions in wl,ic;h 1:hev were told everything would be great and find wot later that isn't the case. Some people were put under psychologi co I and f or financial pressure to sign. They were told everybody eIs&; around teem was signing and didn't really have a woy to find out if f.hat was true or not_ They were also told that there was a practice under law called °'compulsory integration' in which if 60% of tl7e properties around you have signed up, then even if you say no you can be drilled on and receive Only a minimuin payment, Finally, because we wuc con cernerd about the lack o information people received and the fact that people are rushing in to signing and sometimes regretting it afterwards, we developed a little brochure. ft's called, "Finding the Gas Leases in Your Neighborhood: A Step - By - iup Guide_" We're calling it the Tompkins County Edition. You can go to the Tompkins oLanl:y As srncnl' office_ and firt[1 c ut w11O around you in your town and f or neighborhood has signed one of these leases and learn about the conditions of that lease and what you are in for as a neighbor to someone who has signed one of these leases. We wEn hoping to he able to annouric o a follow -up rneeting to this tonight to inform the public about these lease agreements. I'm afraid we haven't quite managed to get that together yet. It will be in early August. We'll let the newspapers and thu Town know sa that we can get the word out and gel: good aj:1:enc38ncLcF. Page 6 of 20 TB 7 -5 -2009 Lilly Gershn - 1 mcently moved to the Town of Dryden, As are sl dc n t and land own cr, ]wanted to raise the concerns that deal with watr:r pollution, Thcrc are certain questions that we really ncLiA to hav(: answered before wu agme or befinrc we make it easy for this to happen in our town, How do we feel about the undisclosed and dangerous chr}micals that are going to be potentially in trod Llced to water and later put in to some sort of ponds that are on these lands that arc accessible to wildlife and children and plantlife? It feels to me that there are t5orne, sort of dmigerous ehetnicals and some of them have been disclosed at this point and they are really dangerous s gerous to be out in our to in these ponds lined % %qth vMr i.hin plastic. What are the; effects of that? Where are; t-he millions of gallonq of water coming from 1.hat will be used? Are they going to depletr the aquifers? How will it be disposed of sifter they are trade radioactive after• using it the hydrofracki n g? There is a lot of water W rig pumped down in to the ground for hydrofracking and it comes back radioactive, What happens to this water? In other towns, the water has been just dumped on 11he roads, We need to dcal with that. Where is this wakCr coming from? Where i% it going to go? How is that: affecting our areal How do we feel about there }king no hability on these companies if they do end up con tarn ir]ating the aquifers that supply i,he many wells in tolv•m? How rnurh will it cost the Town to run water lines out to these areas if that iL5 nectn%sary? How can we permit companies that are exernpf from The Olean Water Act to sffcct our water supply? There iL� a specific instalsce 1 saw in the: news recently of a town in Colorado who found out their water supply iN nOW flrxrnrna.ble. Can this water be treated? If not, what will happen to it? This water damage can be TIC rmanent and costly, it affects not juwi. the people, but the plants and wildlife a.s w(,II_ Peter Regg - There is a need for the town to rc:viow the capacity of our emergency response tea rnn ro deal with potr;nt1r3liy increased need. It sounds like there will be much, much higher heavy traffic - truck traffic - on the roads_ Undoubwdly, this is going to increase accident cases. There is potential for hazardous chemica.i spills and /or fires, Unsure if loci] emergency responders are dready trained for itlis [.yp . of case. It is important that we at least review what we may need to make sure we live that capacity. A member of the FrcevillG fire department told me the sUgndard procedure in that they contain the problem and then call in an expert to finish dealing with the problem. Is this going to be enough in the future if gas drilling co,nr;s to OUT area? 1]o w� r]�;cd additional training, equipment, clothes, to handle this capacity? Who will pay for that? Some towns have agreements that have included these costs being, taken over by the energy company. That is something we should explore. Suzanne Mc Mann is - My husband and 1 have an prganlc form in Preeville_ I would like to address the issue of enforcement of regulations that will be established_ One question the board should be asking is= Why slid the oil and gas industry 1obk}v t5o hard at Fhe Fed era] level to get exemptions for itself mainly from The Olean Air Act, The Safe Drinking Water Act, The Clean Water loot, and The Eight to know Act? Arguably, the mast powerfuI corpora M sector in rho world, the oil and gas industry has plans for the arcellus Shale in our community that present two different regulatory challenges. one financial and one environmental_ The Board should be aware that by all accounts the DEC is woefully understaffed to oversee the 10009 of well erkViSi oned for up %Late New. York, This staff, responsible far well casing inspections, site preparation inspection, noise pollution and toxic release rrk01rL1tUFinga orkgoing site inspections, wastewater monitoring, c Lc- , Will be wholly inadequate in any single locality. They will not be able to ideNril_ify, rnuc:11 less sanction or redress transgressions as 11hey occur_ Monitoring regulatory violations therefore will. be the province, a very costly province, of the municipalities. How will we afford I:his? Hey ;w will u•e pay a local staff to implement proper oversight? e cannot look to the DEC 1:o provide an �u�swer. Pane 7 of 20 T3 7 -8 -2009 Additionally, without careful, thoruugh oversight of each well, the (nvirnnmental threats increase tremendously_ The cha ef tear, ) f course, is that the damage to our air, water, land, and wiIdIire) left unchecked, wi11 be irreversible and profound_ Other communities, as my colleagues have mentioned, who were unpmparc_d for the avalanche of violations, have kitchen tap water that can be Iii' on fire, they have the burning o excess gas in open air near m!; ']dential settings, they have explosions, toxic w.3,1'Cr spills, aisd the like. The problems can be endless. The cost to our community bor.h financially and environmentally will be great. 1 urge the Town Board to vote unanimously in favor of s.his resolution and add Dryderi's vuiLe to the growing force, :�ndra Busby - Freeville residcriL_ My husband and I run a 120 -acre farm. W(--L raise lainb, board horses, make hay, and are raising our 3 children_ Cur 7- year -old son is a cancer survivor. We would not wish this exp tit r oe on anybody. Although the cause of hiK canc:cr is unknown, 1 would not avant to risk possible expoLiure (if any unicorn child, child or adult to the unknown . b!3tan[`a;5 or substances that are known carcinogens. I fear that. once the water quality is compromised, so is the quality € f our IiCe_ As a mother, a fanner, and a taxpayer, I urge the Beard to be overly diligent to preserve our w y of life, Martha Robertson - ounty Legislator for the Western side of the Town. The County is taking this 15eriO%UL (y enough that the C~ommi ,9sioner oC Phinning and Public. Works went to a public meeting in the arcs reQ=dy_ After that meeting, he moved this in to the work plan and moved other things off because he sees how important this is to the re ideni' and to i'he Community. It's an emergency because of the time sensitivity involved, JCq; unfortunate_ Natural gas is relatively clean and inexpensive. It would be a healthful transition away from fossil fuels, but the Marcellus -Shale {racking puts us in a whole other category and I think that's where people are concerned. 1 sent all of you {the• Town Board) an email lash: night. One item in that email wa.s a map that the citizens group put together of the gas leases in Tompkins County. About 39% of the Iia nd area. in DT)-den has Iea_s�C on ik._ Also in that email were copies of resolutions the County has passed dealing with these issue, The resolution passed in November f Deceilaber was to comment on the draft moping dncumcnr. z3 f. f}H C 11' lisi:c:d quite a bit of detail about our (,gonceTns_ A subsequent resolution was passed February f March. A response was received from the DEC, but one major issue the DEC; has not addrth %sed thaL Wei asked about was (LnCorcement and IN IBg. They stated if additional staffing was needed, that was up W that ]e; iL latQre_ e have been discussing a severance tax to be placed on the utilii:y f gas companies to cover the staff for monitoring necessary and inchldetd this ii) our resolution, as well as the rr;quekkt Chat permitting not be allowed until there are sufficient enough rbrids from those taxers to hire additional DEC staff people to monitor all these leases. There is no wry to monitor these leases with i.he tKisting resources. There is no reason the gas companies shouldn't be charged to pay for what we need to proteci' ourtclvew_ would ttrgc you to add some of the points from the county's resolution to ,}Fours in order to strengthen it. We 've gotten feedback from Assemblywoman Barbara Ligon Un €1 ernator Jim Seward that they a6rree with extending the public Coi Mtrit period to 90 days. That's an easy orke, If they were willing to gay to bat for the public, 1'hcy would be willing to change an additional tax on the companies. upv Sumner knows :3 loir has been done at the Tompkins County Council of Governments (rCCOG)_ There were a lot of resources passed, out at the last'Y COG meeting and de%rriptions of things that can be d()nr. 'Towns do have sonic lewcra e. Driveway permit's ig an additional issue, noi' j t5 t regulation of roads or weight limits. There is also documentation of road conditions, which should be done_ Crii:ical environmental areas - The County Planning D(ipartment provided 3 mops to get you started. County Planning has these resources and they are willing to hctp_ The first one 'age 8 of 20 TB 7 -8 -2009 has so many kind% of natural resource8, you can barely read it, Dryden has everything; and everything 1'0 lose. One of the maps covers aquifers, wells, and oncCr water sources. Once your water is gone, them; iS no getting it back. FarTnl�nd is the last snap. It may nor. look like a large amount of coverage, but it's a largo part of Dryden's economy and our Way of life. These are the kinds of mallerials you can use to create thin list of Critical Environmental Areas. 1 urge that staff work with Courtty Planning on that. Congressman Maurice liiuchev has co- sponsored a bill vylith CongreNsman DeJett (Colorado] to repeal the exemption from the Safe; Drinking Water Act for the oil and gas COr parkiCs and l understand. that Congressman Mike Arc uri has signed on to I:hat as well. Anybody who is so iTIclined might thank them and encour�igo others to follow suit. TCCOG also has a subcommittee working on this issue. Ed Marx, Commissioner of Planning (Tornpkins County) has convened a Forking group of county department heads that are working on this: Highway, Publie, Health, Emergency Response to name a few. Thr,mc really arc; things wQ can do_ The TCC 0G website has a lot of infonna Ili on on it_ YO LL can get to it from the County's main page. Katie Payne — I would like to speak about the wildlife_ I live on the Ellis Hollow wetland that connects on one side to the 6 -mile creek watershed and on the other to the Co vadil I watershed_ it is an extraordinary place becautie it is infant_ 'There is a full complement of amphibians in this area. Frogs have been recognized since the 1.98001 as a Primary ineii(; for of ecological health worldwide_ The pomibiIil_y of ch ern icaI pollution concerns me. We need to know what is in the materials that these companies will be putting in to the earth, 'Gas. companies aro not required to disclose the chemical content of the fluids used in the drilling process. 'World renowned endocriologist I]r_ Theci C;oliurn, i n n Nworn tcgi'irnony before, Congress, NLa1:c:d that she was ak,1e to access a list of chemicals in one such formula. The list contained 171 (one hundred seventy - onc) chericals (92% of the total number of chemicals) that are linked to health problems including skin and lung irritahans, nervy >us system disorders, cancers, and reproductive organ damage_ If that is the way it is for humans, it's probably a good deal worse for amphibians whose skin is permeable to water. Before these permits are allowed, we must insist thai: vwc know what ohemicaIs will ire used. We cannot. acerpl. that: 11he his rornT>anies don't have to tell us what they are putting in to our water system. If we don't, and there is water contamination, we'll pay a prior, that ic� greater than we ca.n imaginr,_ Bill McQuay - I live on Hunt: Hill Read. The potential impact this may have on us concerns me. I understand the Town Board has a lot of responsibility and have limited time, 1 wanted to make sure you know i:hat I am willing to help however 1 can to assist the Hoard in making 4ure we have some control over what takes place in our neighborhoods so that people coining in from the outside don't have as much Nay about the way we live as we do- Judy Pierpont - I live on Phoasant Hallow Road. i went to a presentation by William Pammer at the Women's Community Building in March_ Her is the SulIiv{un County Planning COMML ssioner who also led a research 6:� k force in which they did an incredible amount of research and made, j�commcndabons to their own comity representativrs can ho %v to respond to the corning gas drilling, in pnrl:icular, the draft of the SupplemlVTI tA I c;GF.I S, which will be coming out: %oon. He urged listeners to refer to the report - art 84 -page report - with Appendices, which I read and found very readable aril exrrernely useful in its detailed concrete suggestions on what legislators can do, both in responding to the &G 2 18 when it comes out and aINo in dealing with possible: changes in our own ordinances anti laws at the state krvel_ There are part -by -part: explanations of the laws that apply and what towns might be able to do, Brought. information for the Town Hoard (it was given to Supv Sumner_) Page 9 of 20 T8 7 -9-2009 J Pierpont went over some of the examples of items in the report that we could possibly enact in order to protect ourselves and recoup some of the additional costs to our town. Establishing a disciplined mad regim system to syste to ensure that gas drillirtig activities do not. re=sult In excess Cost to taxpayers; Recommends exploring potential laws that would do this including designating truck routes, computing the mileage and cost per mile of those routes, and creating n uniform method of assessing such casts; Recommend urging the state to create a rrlethodology to concretely quantify the costs to maintain roadways so as to eliminaW the guesswork and ad hoc ncrotiationa between municipalities and gas companies aver estimn.Ong damages and settuig borndiTig roquirorncnts; Recommend conveying to the state the need to create mechanisms to notify rnunicipalitieq of drilling permit application k and to require gas companies to nol:ify municipalities of permit approvals; Reviewing the issues surmundinV, FlropertY rights and the potential nuisanco related to seismic thurnp[:r Eruck testing and considering the parameters for drafting an ordinance that regulates such testing on county or town rnsds; Recommend requiring driveway permit applications for well pads include a site plan as a pre - requisite because a 91 1 address will be issued as part of any driveway permit for these C ites; ,Reviews of emergency response preparation and training of emergency responders dealing vaith gas Enid fracking fluids; Recommend working with the state to remove ambiguity in state law regarding the scope of local municipal authority as it perGa1 ,9 to gas thrilling - state I a w says the towns can hakve no power over gas drilling related activities - what is gas drilling related? Is building a building gas drilling related? Tb at needs to bf: c;laHficd- Recainmend reviewing and adopting proper cost recovery measures - changing the way well sites can be taxcd su that revenue generation is maximized and taxpayers arena unduly burdened; Recommend urging the state to amend the real property tax lake to give municipalities a clearer enforcement authority when ga.s rompOnles don't pay their property taXeS in a timely manner. Dena Leonard - Noted sorne positive exec. .Lrienrrr�� Lhe had with drilling, She used to work for a compicusy that did blasting and drilling that was clean and done right, D.11TI11a Apasor - North Wood load - Fracking is a new stele of gas drilling_ In i.his method, they donut just drill down_ They Inke 10,0001000 al Ions of water, mix it w9ith sand, salt, and these toxic chemicals, and pump it in to the ground to spread apart the shale_ it is a little bit of a different process than it was and them; arc certainly more risks to assess. I would urge you to read Up on how thiq r4ew style of natural gas drilling is different from natural gas drilling that has Happened in this region for the pass: 30 -50 years. it is a new process and 1t does have different risks. Chris Baurle - Local hay pmdurrr. You save to safeguard ,}your hjenith_ it's the 1-nost important thing in your life. This toxic cocktail they use in this drilling conc em,; me greatly if it affects our water tables. The difference between a good economist and a bad economist- a good economist will forgo the great good in the present for a small good in the future. if the decisions we snake ms humans aren't carefully thought out and safeguard f()r our health then we are doomed to extinction like a lot of other species_ 1'age 10 of 20 TB 7- -2009 upv Sumner thanked resid(Lnt.s far coming to the Town Board with all of this is information. We t%-6 11 be paying attention to this topic anti you will sce it on the agenda again soon, Highway f Department of Public. Works - No Report Recreation Department - No Report County Briefing - M Roberts( n Thr, City of Ithaca approved joining the Health Care Con sordum_ The Planning Committee met today. They disCl.]�L4cd the Aquifer Studies and partnership uA•ith USGS. Town of Dryden was one of the leaders in setting up that partnership to study the Virgil Creek Aquifer_ If there is another opportunily VOLL wouId like to have in the program, let County Planning know_ This study is wrapping u p . An aquifer in I~lewfield is next in line_ Jdeas for ther next location after that' are needed- Zoning Officer - Henry dater Tuttle Barn Project has been put on hold 0t. t.hr; rrcorrieni :. sinoo this is effectively a PLLiblic Works project, it is subject to prevailing wage in terms of labor cast, which doubles the cast we've discussed so far - to about. $80,0(10_ Wcl'll be exploring other npdons at this point._ upv Sumner — Discu ssed two possible options — having Jack and the DPW help with same of the labor, a.i1d f or reducing the scope of work done this year and at least removing the older sec fions so i :hat the building ran be einbiIi'rrd_ O Slater - Jack is interested in the project and would love to help, but doesn't havt- manpower free„ at 11 he mOMerll: i.hai; arc qualified to do that kind of work at this time. He could oversee the project a-id may be able to hire some temporary help- Meted to look at it more, I would ask that the money set aside continue In he saved while we work out a solution to have the work none_ Jeff Kirby has offered to take a look at the project and rriake SoMe recommendations. Storm water update - had significant: disfurbarice of about 3 acres adjacent to the Etna 1 ire De Pt that involvcs town and T7EC. Working with DEC see rns to be gclitc; slow_ Still waithig far their direction slid we can't do much until 1 :hey respond. The zoning office dirt issue a Stop work order on the projeci: in nn effort to stabilize the area_ With all the rain we've had since then, there been any other dirty water or sediment. pro tile, ms oft` that site. Will keep the Board posted. Cornell Cooperative Extension H a m e Energy Audit Program — Attexnded an audit today with this program. [t's a great program. Well have the: audit report soon and it will have recommendations for updates nrk our house that will help us save encrv, Village Cade Enforcemeni: Con iraet— Last month we discussed the proposal the Village sent for Code Enf6rcerrWLT1t_ The new agreement is identical m every 1way with a % increase in the amount that they would pay us for that, which brought their offe r to $20,765 for the year. Someone asked that we determine the ac_tu.al cast of providing this service. Dawn Bogdan, Bookkeeper for the 'Town, put toge:thcr a report receding the: ac;tua] cost involved_ Using the estirrma.te of hours Henry gave gown to work with, she was able to determines that it costa inalme r,o provide the service than we are paid for the service, She used the formula we used previously when t5wapping security service tar zoning service_ The cost is about: $30,950. While this hus been a beneficial agreement on both side, acid the Town is wit IIng to provide this service, we're not sure if we're willing (o subsidize it to that: great an extent_ Page I 1 of 20 113 7 -8 -20)0.9 Atty Perkins reminded the Board that the Village; charges us rate plus 'A for out of • district users. D Kwasnowski - does thew Village keep the building permit fees charged for their permits? ZO Slater - Yes, they do. They don't charge anything for some permits and very little for others. They've just recently updated their construction fee schedule to be equal to what ours is. What they don't: collect: for are things like variance hearings, site plan reviews, special use permits, and they don't do operational permits yet. We try to make them aware that they are required to do them. Supv Sumner is going to set up a meeting with Mayer Sterling and gable this discussion until next month. ZO Slater will also mention it at the Public Works meeting with the Village in the morning. As a last Town item for my report tonight - we've taken in 12 construction permit applications this week for the Town. Environmental Planner - Dan Kwasnowski Survey bid for doing a. survey on the Jerry Dell Farm. 1 made the recommendation for Reagan hand Surveying and gave the Town Board all of the bids. It's a little ahead of schedule, but. want to have surveyor lined up so that when we get the go ahead from Albany, we're ready to go. The bids are all within budget and of similar amounts. Mike does good work. He's a local business. He did the Lew Lin Farms project, so he's already clone a job for us for a grant like this before. • RESOLUTION # 116 - AWARD SURVEY BID CONFIRMING THE AUTHORITY OF THE TOWN SUPERVISOR TO EXECUTE THE' SURVEYOR AGREEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH JERRY DELL FARM- SHERMAN SURVEY REQUIRED BY NYSDAM FPIG Supervisor Sumner of -ered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: WHEREAS, providing land surveying and mapping services in connection with the survey requirements of New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (,N(YSDAM) Farmland Protection Implementation Grant (FPIG) requires special and technical skill, training, expertise and licensure, and WHEREAS, the land surveyor providing such services should be chosen based upon his or her accountability, reliability, responsibility, skill, education and training, experience, Judgment and integrity, and WHEREAS, such services are of a professional nature and the qualifications of the surveyor may not necessarily be found in the individual or firm that offer the lowest price, and WHEREAS, the town's environmental planner has solicited proposals for several local reputable land surveyors in connection with survey required to be done in connection with the Jerry Dell Farm- Sherman NYSDAM FPIG, and Page 12 of 20 ..f.B 7 -8 -2009 0 WHEREAS. such proposals ranee from $0,350 to $8.500, and WHEREAS, the proposal Irom Reagan Janet Surveying of $7,950 is within the ainount budgeted J.9 )r such services, and WHEREAS,. the procurement Of suc}t surveying; services is a procurement of professional services, and Services requiring special and technical skill, training, state licensure, and involve persona re I atiortshl p between the person pro vId'Lng and Services and town stall:. attorney for the town and elected officials, and WHERE AS, Meagan Land Survey'ing has d erno nstrated excellence in the work heretol-ore co m ni i ss ioned by the town. in connection with the NYS DAM FP G for Le WY l. n Farms, wh1ch is adjacent in part to the 3erry Dell - Sherman farms, and WTIERE AS, Meagan Land Surveying has previously surveyed part o�fthe Sherman farm and is already familiar %v1 di the area to be SLIiwveyed and has 'L 1,%; ��i�7�ice within a few hundred feet of the farms to be serveved, N0W, I %H EYR F,FORE, BIn IT fLBS0LVF -11.1 AS' E[)LL0WS: 7 . The procurement of land surveying and mapping set -vices in connection with the NYSDA M FP.FG for the Jerry Dell - Sherman farms is not a purohdse contract or a public works contract requiring competitive bidding- . Under the "I Own of Dryden Procurement Police the procuremmew of such services is the procurement of pr«Fessi��nal services tui;J services requiring special and technical skill, training and expertise and is therefore not subject to being awarded to the person or fi rni offering the lowest price. 3. For the reasons set torth in the recitals of this resolution, the u town spervisor is authorized to enter into an agreement with Meagan nand Surveying I'Or land surveying and snapping services in connection w1di the NIY f)AM FPIG for Jerry Dell- Sherman farms for the lump sum ol: $7,950.00. 2 " Cl Stelick Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yfrs Cl Solomon Yes Supv Sumner Yes 1 Makar Yes C1 Leifer Yes EP Kwasnowski - Submitted a memo concerning Virgil Creek aquifer project, Last fall, we ha.d a miscorn i n unication with US GS during budget process. We budgeted enough for the US GS agreerrkent costs, hut; did not buret for the cost of drilling the weII a r>suciated with the Page 0 of 20 T>3 7 -8 -2009 project. Todd & Ed helped me put together the bid package. We have received two quotes. A proposal was given to the Board regarding where the money can come from to cover this gap. RESOLUTION # 117- AWARD WELL DRILLING BID Cl Stelick offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: WHEREAS, in accordance with our agreement with USGS regarding the Virgil Creek aquifer project, we are required to drill a well; WHEREAS, two bids were received that qualify and only one was within the budgetary limits we scat for the project; RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby awards the well drilling project associated with the Virgil Creek aquifer study to Farber & Deli.ne for an amount not to exceed $50,000. 2nd Cl Solomon Roll Call Vote C1 Stelick Yes C1 Solomon Yes Supv Sumner Yes Cl Makar Yes Cl 1,eifer Yes EP Kwasnowski - We were notified the town was awarded $283,000 in Federal Farmland Protection grant money for match on the Wide -Awake Dairy. This is in addition to the money awarded by the State in t:he Spring. Cl RESOLUTION # 118- AUTHORIZE SUFV SUMNER TO SIGN AGREEMENT FOR FEDERAL AWARD REGARDING WIDE -AWAKE DAIRY Cl Makar offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: RESOLVED, this Town Board authorizes Supv Sumner to sign the Federal award agreement regarding Wide -Awake Dairy once Atty Perkins has reviewed the document. 2111I C1 Stelick Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes Cl Solomon Yes Supv Sumner Yes Cl Makar Yes Cl Leifer Yes EP Kwasnowski - Internships are going very well. Especially the fieldwork with the CIS. What we're doing with our GIS Department, with Josh on board now, having an intern collecting data during the summertime, we're getting some very useful information. The situation ZO Slater mentioned earlier, with this information in }sand, we can respond rr►ore quickly and more accurately to situations like this in the future. Engineering Report - Andy Sciarabba No items that require board action. This past month, we've been working on a_ number Of reviews for the TC3 project. ZO Slater gave me some information tonight on the Manhattan Page 14 of 20 °I "B 7 -8-22009 the municipalities so that we can start: getting the filings out to the state because we do have a • critical mass that we have to get to of at least. 5 entities and 2000 contracts. We have more- than the 5 entities, and we are at 1972 contracts. The consortium is committed to making surf; the benefits are whole - equal to or better than is the guarantee that we're putting out there - if it's proven that we can't get: to that level, the opportunity to withdraw is there. Supv Sumner - We did have a meeting that involved union representatives from all of the municipalities that will be involved in the consortium, and i talked to bill Arnault who stated they didn't have a problem with us getting our insurcu-ice some place else, but if there is a savings involved, they would like to share in that savings somehow. Who has not yet signed on to the consortium? Towns of Dryden, Lansing, Newfield, Villages of Cayuga Heights, Dryden, Freeville, Lansing and Trumansburg. Discussed the voting model for the health care consortium's board. For most matters, one vote per entity - simple majority would rule. There are certain things listed in the agreement that rise to a super majority. if 2 or more members of the beard of directors want. to invoke the weighted voting system that is authorized in the agreement, the group is split: in to two segments - those with over 500 employees and those with less than 500. There are 2 large employers (City of Ithaca and Tompkins County), the rest of the members have less than 500 and would be in the second segment (15 total possible members). Each of the small employers would have one vote, the two large employers would share that equivalent number of votes. In order to pass anything once the weighted voting model has been invoked, you have to get 2/3 of the vote, so you would still need enough votes that even weighted, there has to be a consensus to approve things. We should have the information for the ancillary programs by the end of the month. RESOLUTION NO. 119 AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE GREATER TOMPKINS COUNTY HEALTH INSURANCE CONSORTIUM FOR NEW YORK STATE SHARED MUNICIPAL SERVICES PROGRAM Cl Makar offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: WHEREAS, The "Tompkins County Council of Governments (TCCOG) is comprised of all the municipalities in Tompkins County, and WHEREAS, the Town of Dryden is a member of the Tompkins County Council of Governments (TCCOG), and WHEREAS, in 2007, the County, on behalf of TCCOG, accepted an incentive grant award under the New York State Shared Municipal Services Program, WHEREAS, the grant's purpose is to assist the municipalities in Tompkins County create a local municipal health insurance consortium, and WHEREAS, the Health insurance Consortium will develop health benefits coverage for all participating municipalities with the intent to provide a net savings to the taxpayers of Tompkins County, and WHEREAS, TCCOG encourages the signature of an inter - municipal agreement by TCCOG members, now therefore be it RESOLVED, by the Town Board of the Town of Dryden. that the Town Supervisor is Page 16 of 20 7'B 7 -8 -2009 ® Estates subdivision on Yellow Barn Road which 111 be working on next. It is on the Planning Board agenda on the 161" of this month. We're continuing to work with Jack Bush on I•lighway projects: Yellow Barn Bridge, coordinating with NYSEG, Pinckney Road culvert replacement, the salt storage barn is done - we're just waiting for t:he final paperwork to come through on that. We had coordinated with Bolton Point to do flow tests on the water mains in the Varna area and Freese Road. They completed the test last week. We got a copy of the test results a few days ago. A cursory review looks like the mains there have decent capacity for fire flow. Well be giving a summary report to Mary Ann with formal findings in the next week or so. Supv Sumner - We're working on trying to consolidate the water and sewer districts. The formula for each district is different, so we arc also reevaluating the formulas being used. Supv Sumner - Health care consortium Information was previously given to Board members the comparative benefits and projected costs for the Council of Governments Health Insurance Consortium. TCCOG was hoping all of the municipalities would be able to agree to this resolution and join the consortium - the resolution authorizes the supervisor to sign an official agreement. The actual signing has to be done in September. The spreadsheet: the Board received is comparing medical benefits to medical benefits. It looks to us like it would be a 14% increase over current premiums. The expectation is that Teamsters coverage will be increasing by 15 %. 'Teamsters has declined to confirm that because we are in a negotiating year. The newsletter they sent out recently said contributions are not increasing as fast as costs. The 15% is based on information the `i'own of Ithaca received from Teamsters with 2010 rates on it. These rages were a 15% increase over their 2009 premiums. Met with other towns that have Teamsters for coverage to talk about getting enough riders that would cover the additional benefits we have which are pretty important - dental, eye care, etc. The consortium has promised to provide a plan equal to or better than each ® municipality's existing plan. We don't have the pricing on that yet.. The current coverage for those items cost between $110 and $1.25 per person per month. I think there are some advantages that aren't immediately obvious on a spreadsheet about: the .l.qc year. The 1 year's budget is a little tough because of having to establish a reserve because it's self - insured. That's the worst part: of the first: couple of years. We anticipate that there will be greater savings after the 3rd year. in addition, because we would be self - insured, it means we are keeping the money here, we can invest it locally if we wish, there are smaller administrative fees and no profit. It will he run by a Board made up of a representative of each municipality. The bottom line is, I think it's a pretty good plan. Although the savings are not what we would have hoped for, the interrmunicipal cooperation is a good idea. I would recommend authorizing me, the Supervisor, to sign the membership agreement. We do have the option until October 3«d to withdraw if the final numbers aren't what we believe they will be. It is a one year contract with the option to continue or provide notice by October 3r4l to withdraw. If a municipality does not join at this time, there may be additional costs to join later. Steve Locey: One reason savings may not be as big for some municipalities as others. Retirees are not covered through the Teamsters fund. There is coverage available, but through a separate prograrn. The Consortium would be covering everyone from active employees to retirees. The money that is in reserves is making interest that stays with the consortium. There is no profit. motive through this consortium. The money spent on this program will go mostly for benefits and not mostly for administrative costs. The local school consortium through BOCES spends about 5 cents on every dollar for administrative costs. That's our goal as well. They have had about an average rate of increase of 6% over the past: 6 years. The school consortium has been in existence for over 20 years. They have a track record that proves this type of model works. There is the option to pull out if the consortium does not follow through on the commitments that we've made, As it stands right now, we're really seeking the support of all Page 15 01.* 20 `I" B 7 -8 -2009 hereby authorized to execute an inter - municipal agreement effective January 1, 2010 with the Greater Tompkins County Health Insurance Consortium for the New York State Shared Municipal Services Program. SEAR ACTION: TYPE 11 -20 233d Supv Sumner Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes Cl Solomon Yes Supv Sumner Yes Cl Makar Yes C1 Ue ifer Yes The Town Hoard took a break from 9:55 to 10: 12. Supervisor's Report - Mary Ann Sumner Supervisor's report was emailed to board members. Were there any questions? What's going on with Red Mill bridge? It's not high on the county's horizon. If we don't get Federal stimulus money, that takes some of the regulations out of the process, and will reduce the cost of the prpject as a whole. The County and Town may be able to afford the project without the Federal help with the lower regulations. NEW BUSINESS: dSGE1S resolution from the county was handed out. This resolution requests the time period be increased from 30 to 90 days as well as other requests for the state to implement in regards to gas drilling regulations, The resolution will be modified based on discussion and ® introduced at the next meeting. Credit Card Policy There are purchases that have come about this past year where the town could have, saved some money on items by purchasing things onl_i.ne and /or companies that don't allow purchase orders for purchases. Some items are also large enough that employees and /or petty cash aren't large enough to cover them. A credit card for the Town, with restrictions in place to prevent abuse, is a good idea. When determined that a purchase is appropriate to be made using the Town's credit card, a request shall be filled out based on the size of the purchase: a requisition and /or Credit Card Purchase Order. The Credit Card Purchase Order will be given to one of the cardholders who will make the purchase. The card limit shall riot exceed $5000. The cardholders would be the same as authorized signers on the checking account: Town Supervisor, Town Clerk, Depute Town Clerk. It will be kept in the vault for security purposes. Our credit card is to be held preferably at: a local bank but utilizing the best terms available. lFach January, the Town Board will review the signers on the account and update if necessary. The card is not to be used for personal purchases. The monthly credit card bill will be reviewed based on the Credit Card Purchase Orders submitted for that: month and a voucher prepared by the Clerk's office for payment. Unauthorized use of the credit is prohibited and may be grounds for disciplinary action up to and including discharge of the employee. RESOLUTION # 120- APPROVE CREDIT CARD APPLICATION Cl Stelick offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: ® WHEREAS, not all companies honor purchase orders; Page 17 o f 20 TB 7 -8 -2009 WHEREAS, some purchases can be made at a reduced price by using a credit card thereby saving the Town money; WHEREAS, a credit policy would be needed to ensure purchasing policies are followed; RESOLVED, this Town Board authorizes the Bookkeeper to apply for a credit card on the Town's behalf and create a comprehensive credit card policy, 2nd Supv Sumner Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes Cl Solomon Yes Supv Sumner Yes Cl Makar Yes Cl Leifer Yes RESOLUTION # 121- APPOINT TOWN HISTORIAN Supv Sumner offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby appoints Harry Weldon to serve as Town of Dryden Historian for 2009. 2nd Cl Makar Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes Cl Solomon Yes Supv Sumner Yes Cl Makar Yes Cl Leifer Yes Supv Sumner will be working on a job description with Mr. Weldon's input to come before the Board at a future date. Local Law Property Tax Exemption for Capital Improvements to resident buildings- Cl Leifer Atty Perkins will work on preparing the Local Law based on the information given out this evening. It will be introduced at the next meeting and a public hearing set. at that time. Time Warner Franchise Agreement - Cl Leifer A draft was sent out: to the Board to comment on. Once comments are incorporated, it will be sent to Atly Perkins for his review. Once an agreement: is decided on, 2 (two) public hearings will be needed before we can vote to approve it. The main request we have is for greater line extension. Recreation Capital Reserve Fund - Cl Leifer The Finance Committee will be discussing this further. The plan is to have a final draft of a resolution for August and vote on it then. Highway Capital Reserve Fund - Supv Sumner The Finance Committee has talked about this as well. The resolution just needs figures plugged in and then it will go to Atty Perkins within the next few days. Page 18 of 20 TB 7 -8 -2009 Gas Drilling - form subcommittee The Town Board hereby forms a subcommittee to work on the Gas Drilling topic. Members shall include, but are not limited to: Cl Leifer; Dan Kwasnowski, Environmental Planner for the Town; and Nancy Munkenbeck, Chair of the Conservation Board. Others members may be added as well. Initial topics will be to review information available and make recommendations on the next steps the Town should take including whether or riot a consultant needs to be hired to research and address these issues. This is such a time sensitive issue, we need to make sure we are doing everything we can to keep our town and resources safe. Internal Audit - Supv Sumner On Friday, June 1.2111, the Finance Committee met at 7:30 am and did an audit that started with the Justice Department, then the Town Clerk's Department, and finally the Bookkeeper. Some recommendations from 2007 were implemented in 2008. See report for details. Melissa Bianconi requested that the Recreation Department be included in the audit next year. RESOLUTION # 122- ACCEPT INTERNAL AUDIT REPORT Supv Sumner offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: RESOLVED, that this Town Board accepts the results of the internal Audit Report and find the current records and reports to be satisfactory. 2nd Cl Makar Roll Call Vote Cl St:elick Yes Cl Solomon Yes Supv Sumner Yes Cl Makar Yes Cl Leifer Yes HUD Loans & Grants Committee - D Makar information was handed out to Board members including the forms that will be put to use to measure the affects of the money utilized in this program. We're currently working on the marketing the program. HOME Grant update - M Sumner Two projects have been approved. We are wai%dng the associated Building Permit fees. Technology Committee - D Makar Minutes were sent out from the last meeting. RESOLUTION # 123 - APPROVE ABSTRACT #7 Cl Makar offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby approves Abstract. #7, as audited, vouchers #567 through #690, totaling $517,275.19. Page 19 of 20 "I`B 7 -8-2009 2nd Cl Stelick Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes Cl Solomon Yes Supv Sumner Yes Cl Makar Yes Cl Leifer Yes RESOLUTION #124- BUDGET MODIFICATIONS Supv Sumner offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: RESOLVED, that this Town Board approves the following Budget Modifications. From: A7330.414 Rec. Advertising / Marketing To: A7020.101 Rec Administration in the amount of $27132.20, to adjust for A. Pierces salary increase approved at the .tune Board meeting. From: A 1990.44 Contingency To: A7330.4 Rec Programming in the amount of $2,500.00, to corer the cost of bide Home Days Fireworks. 2nd Cl Makar Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes C:1 Solomon Yes Supv Sumner Yes Cl Makar Yes Cl heifer Yes Attorney Report - M Perkins In the resolution you made regarding the Verizon Permit, the special conditions listed - August 14, 2008. The Town Board should amend that prior resolution to make reference to the correct date of special conditions. Supv Sumner will add this to the next agenda and will find out what the difference in conditions is prior to that meeting. It is still an effective resolution and it can be left alone, but we should find out if it is needed. On a motion made by Cl Solomon, 2„a by Cl Makar, and unanimously approved, the Town Board adjourned to Executive Session to discuss litigation with Atty Perkins. No action was taken and the meeting was adjourned at .l 1:1.6 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Patricia C. Millard Deputy Town Clerk Page 20 of 20 Dryden Town .Board Meeting 93 East .Main Street Wednesday, July S, 2009 — 7:00 PM 1) Call Meeting to Order 2) fledge of Allegiance 3) Roll Call 4) Public Hearings a) 7:00 Auto Works Special Use Permit Amendment 1278 Dryden Road b) 7:15 A'FT 5) Citizens Privilege 6) Town Clerk a) Approve Meeting Minutes For May 13 & 20, and .lone 10 & 24, 2009 B. Hollenbeck 7) Presentation a) 131'R [Bone Plain Road] Citizens Group — Gas Drilling Marie McCrae 8) Highway / Department of Public Works — No Report 1. Rush 9) Recreation Department — No Report M. Bianconi 10) County Briefing Count y Representative l l) Zoning Officer H. Slater a) Update Stonmvatcr b) Update Tuttle Barn Repair c) Village Code Enforcement Contract 12) Environmental Planner U. Kwasnowski a) Bids b) federal Funding For farmland projects 13) Engineering A. Sciarabba ®Attorney M. Perkins a) Bolton Point Water Tower Bonding 15) Supervisor's Report a) Bolton Point: budget schedule, City water b) IAWWTP: energy assessment, Black Diamond Trail, Veriron tower, alkaline hydrolysis wastewater c) TCCOG: NYMIR. gas drilling, 2010 census, animal control, broadband, energy conservation, tower siting d) ITCTC: TIP funding, Red Mill Bridge, Long Range Transportation Plan e) TC3: Fairview Drive speed limit, striping Livermore Rd„ welcoming students, volunteer ol:vp10 rtu n i tics.. water reservoir 16) Unfinished Business a) Town credit card policy M. Sumner b) Town Flistorian M. Sumner c) Village Code hnl'orcement M. Sumner 17) New Business a) dSGEiS Resolution M. Sumner b) Local Law Establishing a Possible Tax Assessment Exemption J. Leifer c) Time Warner Franchise Agreement .1. Leifer d) I-IIC [Flealth lttsurttnce Consortium] Resolution M. Sumner 18) Committee Reports — 3 minutes or less each, please a) Personnel Committee .I. Leifer b) Finance Corn nittcc�lnternal Audit Report: U. Makar /..1. Leifer c) HUD Loans & Grants Committee—HOME. Grant Update J. Leifer d) Technology Committee J. Lcifer/D. Makar e) Recreatiun;YouthlCo III III Lin ity Centers Committee— Recreation Reserve hund Proposal .1. Leifer 19) Approve Abstract # 7 Budget Mods Future Agenda Items 2) Executive Session The Al'cvt Totim? of Dryden Board .Alleel il� will be Auk ust 12, 2009 at the Town Fall Tuwn of Uryq`n Town Board Meeting ® July 8, 2009 Name - iPlEase Pnnt} Address or Board cos ri 3 CD - \r\ , c� ct�, � l O r � WAAkii G-t*4j Q CTZ ^l i U ® N 6L k 0 r I c�ck� v s X11 ��C wfcwn of nryd4n Town Board Meeting ® Julys 8, 2009 Name - ff ease Print; Jam; <ortc�\ Address or Board c 11f y ZI 5ectm, H;11 Rc1 � Jl ► /A-tJ J � L� r LLI;67 L 410 Tog 6ceav, Dr, q&vON7Ue Cv L► r�� 1�_ -1"cwn of Dryden Town Board Meeting • July 8, 2009 Name - {Please_Ari:nt} Address or Board 0 00 7 -8 -09 SPEAKER SIGN IN SHEET If you wish to address the Board under citizens privilege of the floor please sign in below. Speakers will be limited to a maximum of three minutes. Please provide the Clerk with a vTitten summary of your statement. 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