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Home My WebLink About2010-04-14Tli 4 -14 -1 Q TOWN OF DRYDEN TOWN BOARD MEETING April I47 2010 Present, uprrvisor Mary Ann Sumner, CI Stephen Stelick, CI David Makar, CIJason heifer Absent, CI ,Joseph Solomon Elected Officials: Barrmbi U. Auer}, 'rown Clark Jack Bush, 141ghway /DPW Su perintentdent Other Town Staff: Dail Kwasnowski Briar] mellrny upv Sumner opened the meeting at 7905 pm, Members of the Dryden Rosourc;GB Awarc;nc_ss Council were present and said they will be addressing the hoard next week about critical environmcnfal ar( gas, road protection, and road use agreernQn.63. petitions regarding noise ordinance and home rule- They have- vol u n teercg willing to help draft a noise ordinance that makea sense with respect to human hearing. They will also be asking each board member whether they have gas leases can their property- Them. iN a big interest in this across the state with respcei, ix> cOnllicts of interest at the local level. D Kwasriawski said the Conservation board is working can designating Eris- Areas am. mapped out and are based on _011 itlue natural areas. There are sepa.r ire CeAs for certain corildors of property, Butlers along streams have been con slidered, A public hearing is nrC,esLixry before final adoption- Supv Sumner introduced the new bookkeeper, Brian McIlroy. Proc:uremcnt policy - B McIlroy rcviewr;cI current procurement policy, General MtinicipL9l L a�w� has increased the re uirc�ment for bid to $35,000. Cur local jDrocurement policy should reflect this change. Supv Sumner and B McIlroy will. draft changes and Shure them. The purchasing system has been reviewod and suggested changee will be sent to board morribers, The floe of vouchers has changed and will come to hint first now - D Kwasnowski would like depari'ment beads to always see the vouchers that they h ave responsibility for to avoid charges to accounts being made without their knowledge, Presentation of Red CrosL5 emergency service% will be scheduled for Maky. upv Sumner announced she has gathered thc Towns s emergency plans (51nergency Pltui, HazMat Emergency Plan and a Hazard Mingation Planj. They all should be reviewed annually. Special Use Permit and Site Plan Approved Authority- board reviewed staternenl's of Torn Hatfield and Dan Kwasnows1d. There was discussion aboul: possible ways to divide or share the au thori tic Lq- The town boa rd agrees that if they retain this aLithority, training will be required of board members, 1';LL5c I of 3 TB d -14 -1D • Supv Sun-mer said the Town's Tower Law is cumbersome and she is eager to update it. Jeff Kirby is ready to work on it. if this is to be done this year, there will need to be a budget modification. Supv Sumner will get: an estimate of the cost. TCCOG has a group working on a model law. It may be less expensive to work with this cooperative effort and tailor the model law to our particular needs. Cl Leifer presented information on the PACE program, which allows a town to leverage federal grant funds to help residents with installation of renewable energy systems. Repayment would be made through additions to the property owner's real property tax bill, and will stay with the property if /when it is sold. He will talk with Tompkins County Assessment about implementation and implications. Southworth Library - The library has requested $25,000 from the Town to help with furnishing the new library. It was noted the library gained a substantial amount of money from the sale of the Lincoln manuscript and already had an endowment. Board members agreed they would like to help, but would like any contribution it makes to go to a lasting purpose. Supv Sumner suggested the town could match, up to a specific amount, what the library raises. Board members will communicate their ideas for a match amount. Supv Sumner %vrill talk with Mike Lane. Farmland Protection - With respect to the Stuttle farm, project files are complete, but we can't close because the State has no money until July 2010. Some communities close on the purchase of development rights within a few months of notification of approval, and are reirnbursed by the state. The farm has built. their financial plan around closing this year. The Town could front: the money ($58$,000) and get reimbursed by the state. Supv Sumner thinks this is a good idea. D Kwasnowski is sure the state will eventually come through wii:h the • funds. The board will discuss this further next week. Sustainabilit:y grant - The proposal will be available next week. This will be a shared position for a sustainability planner housed and administered at the Town of Ithaca.. The person will work in Dryden a couple of days a week and will look at the town and its policies and how they relate to the concept of sustainability. More information is now available on sustainable planning. This will provide the groundwork for re- writing the comprehensive plan. D Kwasnowski noted that some states are changing their authorizing legislation for comprehensive planning to require a sustainability component. This person will report to I) Kwasnowski when in the Town of Dryden. There are two other one- year positions that will deal directly with energy efficiency (one for municipal operations and buildings, and one for the Town at large). Bellisario /Phillips - Supv Sumner Lip ZO Slater met with Nick Bellisario about the state of the property at the corner of Freese Road and Route 366. Cl Stelick said the Town should put a deadline in writing and then enforce it. Supv Sumner said at the meeting they decided they would issue a. warning and if the matter was not rectified by a certain date, action would be taken. RPM [biomass project and town lands - RPM is recruiting landowners with more than 25 acres to plant trees to be harvested for biomass. Proposed agenda items were reviewed and approved: Dryden Ambulance is asking for a rate increase. They write off about $60,000 of the $360,000 per year that is billed. ® Other agenda items include: rfi�T 2 of 3 x13 4 -14 -10 ® o Public Hearing: Amendment to Official Map o Public Hearing: `bower Use fee local law o Public Hearing: Varna Bunker financing o Environmental Planner - MS4 Audit Report o Retirement plan 41j resolution o 'Town Road weight limits o Dryden Ambulance Rates o Simplex agreements o Community Center PROGRAM Grants o DRC Recommendations for INFRASTRUCTURE grant ('Town Board vote this month ?) o Resolution regarding Dryden Lake Festival RESOLUTION #57 - BUDGET MODIFICATION Cl Stelick offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby approves the following budget modification: The amount of $2,500 from A1.490.2 (Equipment), $2,000 from A1490.403 (Lightning Protection), $2,500 from A1490.404 (Fire Protection), $3,500 from A5132.4 (Garage) to A5020A (Highway Engineering- contractual). 2°11 Supv Sumner Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes Supv Sumner Yes Cl Makar Yes Cl Leifer Yes RESOLUTION #58 - APPROVE ABSTRACT #4 Supv Sumner offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby approves Abstract #4, as audited, vouchers #269 through #365, totaling $343,583.27. 2^d Cl Makar - Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes Supv Sumner Yes Cl Makar Yes Cl Leifer Yes There being no further business, on motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned at 9:02 p.m. Respectfully submitted, ®[iambi L. 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