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Home My WebLink About2012-10-11 / ? Dryden Town. Board Meeting t• 1 Dryden Town Hall i; • + ° ,I• • � ^' � nr. k ,.93 East Main Street `co"` ' b 'v 'I' Thursday , October 11 , 2012 7 : 30 PM ` < r ' • 1 . Call Meeting to Order 2 . Roll Call 3 . Abstract approval 4 . Discussion Items a. Town Board Discretionary Review Schedule b . Sprint Wireless Sketch Plan — Dryden Road, Ground Mount c . Sprint Wireless Sketch Plan — Dryden Road , Crown Tower Mount d . Health Insurance buyout option for bargaining employees e . Road Use Law • I Budget 5 . Proposed October 18 Agenda Items a . Sketch Plan Review 1 . 5 Freese Road 2 . 53 Pinckney Road 3 . Hanshaw Road b . Approve Minutes 9/6 , 9/ 13 , 9/20 c. New Business 1 . Approve IAWWTT: budget and rate 2 . Approve Town Water/Sewer Rates 3 . Recommend S Bissen to Environmental Management Council d . The Next Abstract and Agenda Meeting will be Thursday , November 15 , 2012 at 7 : 30 TB 10- II - 12 TOWN OF DRYDEN TOWN BOARD MEETING October 11 , 2012 Present: Supervisor Mary Ann Sumner, Cl Stephen Stelick, Cl Joseph Solomon , Ci Jason Leifer, Cl Linda Lavine Elected Official& Bambi L. Avery , Town Clerk Other Town Staff: Jennifer Case , Bookkeeper Dan Kwasnowski , Director of Planning Supv Sumner called the meeting to order 7 ; 38 p . m . The finance committee has reviewed all the vouchers for this month 's abstract. Cl Lavine is concerned with the amount of legal fees for review of the Solar Liberty lease , and that what has been paid in legal fees will exceed the amount of savings for the first year. D Kwasnawski said the amount of savings over the years is worth the expense in getting the contract work done . He discussed the items in Attp Perkins ' memo with Solar Liberty . 1 Lavine would like to be sure this work is shared with other torrme that are considering a lease with Solar Liberty . Supv Sumner will ask Arty Perkins for an explanation of those charges prior to releasing the check. RESOLUTION 0155 ( 2010) — APPROVE AB TRATT # 1 . Supv Sumner offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption : RESOLVED , that this Town Board hereby approves Abstract I td , as audited, vouchers 0884 through 078 , totaling $832 , 303 . 39 , and it is further RSS LSED , that the town Supervisor will consult with the Town Attorney regarding the charge for work clone in connection with the Solar Liberty lease prior to releasing that check . nd Cl Stelick Roil Call Vote CI Sl:cliek See Supv Sumner See Cl Leifer Yes Cl Lavine Pee Budget Si Leifer said the board needs to discuss a fund balance policy and pick year to determine percentage from so they know what number they are working fon Supv Sumner would like to keep the. tax rate the same . Cl Stelick said the board has done a good job of bringing down the fund balance , but they now need to set a target, keeping in mind that revenue does not seem to he inmeasiog_ Expenses will need to be kept down , and he acknowledged that the Supervisors tentative budget reflects about a 10 % reduction in expenses , though that does not take into account transfers to reserves. Cl Solomon arrived at 8. 00 p_ w . Pogo I of 'fa 10- 1 1 - 12 SBudget workshops were set for Friday , October 19 , and N'riday , October 26 , at 3 : 00 p, m . A proposed road use law has been provided by Atty Perkins, Supv Sumner asked board members to please review that and provide her with any questions they may have , Varna draft amendment - The Planning Board is holding a public hearing on the comprehensive plan amendment on October 23 , 2012 at 7 : 00 pin . It will come before the Town Board . D Kwasnowsld said the zoning amendments have been completed and sent to the town board . Those amendments include the new article regarding Varna and other little changes . He is waiting for the Planning Board to discuss this again after their public hearing_ D wasnowski will then provide it to the Town Board and said it won 't be dramatically different. The green development bonus will be defined . The Planning Board will also discuss the letter from the Marna Community Association the Town beard received in July _ Co bwasnowski has addressed most of their concerns . Supv Sumner would like the plane to conic back to the Town Board in November and schedule a public hearing in December . B wasnonvski distributed a table of pending special use permits . This will be updated as the projects progress , The information for each application will be posted on the web . There is an application for a material storage yard and towing business special use permit by Bellesario and Phillips at the corner of Route 366 and Freese Road _ Them is still some information lacking and there will be a sketch plan presentation by the applicant next. week , That is an opportunity for the board to ask for further clarification on specific items and will decide whether it is ready to move on to public hearing The self storage facility on Pinckney Road would like to expand by adding another 410 identical building behind the current structures . The application is not complete until sketch plan review. It is located in a mixed use district_ D Kwasna nrski said based on the sketch plan the board can waive site plan review and move to the special use permit hea.ring because of previous site plan approval _ Sketch plan will be presented next week and it should be ready for public hearing in November. There le an application for a new structure and business , Head Over Heels Gymnastics , on Hanshaw Road , This application is coming together quickly and they will be ready for sketch plan rtvievu next week_ b Kwasnovvski said he has received several inquiries from cell companies that will be upgrading to 00 . In reviewing the telecommunications law , he and Atty Perkins have determined that these applications be not have to be special use permit applications . Under Section 18 of the law the companies should recertify , but none have recertified_ He is recommending that we allow them to recertify . The section provides that they "may submit a. written request for amendment of the special use permit for the purpose of modifying its existing antenna installation as may be necessary to improve coverage capacity for a new technology or other upgrade of service' . There are nine requirements for recertification and he recommends moving forward with the recertification process. He expects it will be orderly and move tenaard quickly. Public hearings will be necessary _ In the future he recommends this be an administration decision . Next week 's agenda will include; A public hearing on the tax cap override local law 3 sketch plans IATP budget and rate Town water/ sewer re Les Bppointrnent of Steve bissen to Tompkins bounty. Environmental. Management Council Page 2of3 . l.s 10- II - 12 Supv Sumner has received a letter of resignation from Torn Quinn , Recruitment for vacancies on our volunteer boards should begin now Supv Sumner has an agreement with the Human Services Coalition for the work site wellness program. The town will have a work &ite wellness committee and agrees to try and increase best practices of environment oriented strategies and activities that support employees of all abilities _ Things being considered by the committee include standing workstations, a basketball hoop at the end of the parking lot . Tigre in no Loam match or money involved . Them being no further business, on motion wade , seconded and unanimously carried , the meeting was adjourned at 9 : 4D p . m . Respectfully submitted , /11:r ihiji7rerear Bambi L. Avery Town Clerk 4110 S 10 w3of3