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TOWN OF DRYDEN
TOWN BOARD MEETING
September 8, 2016
Present: Supervisor Jason Leifer, Cl Daniel Lamb, Cl Linda Lavine,
Cl Deborah Cipolla-Dennis, Cl Kathrin Servoss
Elected Officials: Bambi L. Avery, Town Clerk
Rick Young, Highway/DPW Superintendent
Other Town Staff: Jennifer Case, Bookkeeper
Ray Burger, Director of Planning
Jennifer Jones, Recreation Director
Supv Leifer called the meeting to order 7:05 p.m.
RESOLUTION #144 (2016) – APPROVE ABSTRACT #9
Supv Leifer offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption:
RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby approves Abstract #9, as audited, general
vouchers #631 through #712 ($665,967.08) and TA vouchers #83 and #84 ($3,712.78), totaling
$665,967.08.
2nd Cl Cipolla-Dennis
Roll Call Vote Cl Lavine Yes
Cl Cipolla-Dennis Yes
Cl Servoss Yes
Cl Lamb Yes
Supv Leifer Yes
Supv Leifer explained two budget modifications are needed for the Highway
Department. One is for an insurance payment for truck damage and an offsetting repair bill in
the amount of $2,451.25. The other is in the amount of $67,053.36 to accommodate
unanticipated funds received from the state that was not budgeted for. It is an extreme winter
appropriation, formerly referred to as the winter stipend. R Young said he’s been told this will
be sent to the town yearly for five years.
RESOLUTION #145 (2016) – APPROVE BUDGET MODIFICATIONS
Supv Leifer offered the following resolution and asked for its adop tion:
RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby approves the following budget modifications:
To Acct To Acct
DB3501 CHIPS DB5112.21 CHIPS $ 67,053.36
DA5130.4 Machinery DA2680 Misc Ins Recovery $ 2,451.25
2nd Cl Servoss
Roll Call Vote Cl Lavine Yes
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Cl Cipolla-Dennis Yes
Cl Servoss Yes
Cl Lamb Yes
Supv Leifer Yes
PowerPoint presentations were presented by the Highway Superintendent, Town Clerk,
Recreation Director, Planning Director and Town Supervisor detailing what each department
does and what the budget request for each department is this year. The presentations will be
made available on the town’s website.
1061 Dryden Road PUD – The board discussed holding a separate meeting for public
comment on this project. R Burger will see if he can find a location in Varna the first week in
October, preferably October 6th. The Town Board has received the Planning Board’s comments
and recommendations on this project. Things to be considered include traffic, emergency
access, buffering and stormwater.
CDBG Revolving Funds – Cl Lamb said he has been trying to do this in a way that
would save the town as much as possible. Alternatives Federal Credit Union seemed like a
good option, but he has now been advised by the Vice President that they can’t provide this
level of service. He is now doing some outreach and looking at other programs for options. It
may be something the town can do on its own, but he’ll explore the possibilities. HUD will be
providing a statement that this is an allowable use of the funds.
JCAP Grant Application – Supv Leifer provided a resolution that the Court will need to
use in order to apply for a JCAP grant to upgrade the camera system and provide some
equipment.
RESOLUTION #146 (2016) – AUTHORIZE JUSTICE COURT ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM (JCAP) GRANT APPLICATION
Supv Leifer offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption:
WHEREAS, the NYS Unified Court System has requested applications for the next cycle
of the Justice Court Assistance Program grants; and
WHEREAS, the Town Court is interested in applying for funds to use at the Justice
Court; and
WHEREAS, the program requires the Town to adopt a resolution authorizing the
application,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Dryden Town Board authorizes that an
application be filed with the NYS Unified Court System and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Supervisor be authorized and empowered
to certify the application in the name of the Town of Dryden.
2nd Cl Servoss
Roll Call Vote Cl Lavine Yes
Cl Cipolla-Dennis Yes
Cl Servoss Yes
Cl Lamb Yes
Supv Leifer Yes
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Cl Cipolla-Dennis presented a resolution regarding the New Market Pipeline Project and
expansion of the Borger Compressor Station. It is based on one passed on Tuesday by the
Tompkins County legislature. The comment period ends September 12 so we need to get this
in now for it to be relevant. Dominion is proposing to increase the pressure and make changes
to the Dominion pipeline and the Borger Compression Station. It is a complex and large
project. The concerns are that the pipeline is more than 50 years old and they have not done a
comprehensive study on the potential safety impacts of increasing the pressure in this pipeline.
A lot of people spoke at the legislature meeting on Tuesday and are very concerned about this.
The video is on meeting portal on the County’s website. The resolution asks that DEC hold a
public hearing in Tompkins County, to expand the scope of comments and accept comments
on both air and water quality, and requests them to do a study of the capacity of the pipeline
segments in Town of Dryden and surrounding area before issuing a permit. It also asks the
DEC to conduct a study of the greenhouse gas emissions along the length of the proposed
pipeline in New York State. Other organizations have also asked that the comment period be
extended.
Resolution #147 (2016) - Calling Upon the New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation to Hold a Public Hearing in Tompkins County and Conduct a Study on Potential
Impacts Related to the Dominion New Market Pipeline Project and Expansion of the Borger
Compressor Station
Cl Cipolla Dennis offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption:
WHEREAS, Dominion Transmission, Inc. (DTI), operates an existing 200-mile long natural gas
pipeline in New York State that passes through Tompkins County and includes the Borger Compressor
Station located at 219 Ellis Hollow Creek Road, Ithaca, NY, in the Town of Dryden, and
WHEREAS, DTI has proposed a $158 million New Market pipeline expansion project that would
involve major changes to the Borger Compressor Station, including addition of gas coolers and other
infrastructure alterations; as well as a significant increase in pressure and volume of natural gas moving
through an older existing pipeline, and
WHEREAS, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is
currently accepting public comments regarding the New Market pipeline until September 12, 2016, but
has limited comments to those regarding draft air discharge permits, and
WHEREAS, the DEC has scheduled public hearings near the locations of three compressor
stations (8/29/16, Morrisville State College , Morrisville , NY; 8/30/16, Corning Community
College , Corning, NY; and 9/1/16, Canajoharie Central School District, Canajoharie, NY), and
WHEREAS, the Dryden Town Board would like to ensure that its residents have a similar
opportunity to hear any public presentation by the DEC and provide comments regarding both air and
water quality certification for the proposed New Market Pipeline Project and the Borger Compressor
Station, now therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Dryden Town Board requests that the DEC hold a public hearing in
Tompkins County and, if necessary, extend the comment period to accommodate this request,
RESOLVED, further, that the DEC expand the scope of the comments it accepts to both air and
water quality,
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RESOLVED, further, that the Dryden Town Board requests a study of the capacity of the pipeline
segments in the Town of Dryden and the surrounding area to withstand the proposed increased volume
and pressure prior to the issuance of any permit,
RESOLVED, further, that the Dryden Town Board calls upon the DEC to conduct a study of
greenhouse gas emissions along the length of the proposed pipeline in New York State including carbon
equivalents from methane and utilizing recent scientific evidence regarding methane leakage as has been
done in the 2016 Tompkins County Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory, and
RESOLVED, further, that the Town Clerk send copies of this resolution to DEC Commissioner
Basil Seggos, Governor Andrew Cuomo, Senator James Seward, Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton, Chair
of Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee, Chair of the Senate Environmental Conservation
Committee, and email to Christopher M. Hogan NewMarketProject@dec.ny.gov as a comment
referencing Application ID’s: 4-2730-00038/00001, 7-2530-00033/00001, and 8-0740-00081/00001.
1http://www.dec.ny.gov/enb/20160706_not0.html
2http://tompkinscouontyny.iqm2.com/Citizens/FileOpen.aspx?Type=1&ID=Inline+True
2nd Lavine
Roll Call Vote Cl Lavine Yes
Cl Cipolla-Dennis Yes
Cl Servoss Yes
Cl Lamb Yes
Supv Leifer Yes
Planning Department
R Burger said the Verizon Tower application is still on hold because they don’t have a
report from the State Historic Preservation Office. The applicant has agreed to extend the
timeline.
The Planning Board will be taking up the preliminary plat review for Tiny Timbers at
their meeting this month.
T-Mobile will be amending their special use permit on the Simms Hill Road tower. We
probably won’t need a formal public hearing, but there will be a process to formalize that
permit.
Ideal Storage is applying to put a facility at the corner of Enterprise Drive and Route 38.
There will be a presentation next week and the board will set a public hearing.
There is a landlocked parcel off Scofield Road that the owner would like to put a home
on. We can’t issue a building permit without access, but under Town Law the town board can
make a resolution for an open development area. The owner does have an easement from her
son to access the parcel.
Airbnb - R Burger said the he is looking into the issue of short term rentals. Cl Lavine is
aware of a situation on Genung Circle and the residents are looking for a resolution to what
they believe is improper use of a residence. She will arrange for a local attorney who is very
familiar with airbnb and how it fits into zoning issues, liability, and other things. This will be
on the agenda for October 13.
Morris Road unsafe structure – R Burger is trying to get estimate of what it would cost
for DPW to take the building down. Once he has that he will consult with the property owner.
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DRYC vacancies – Supv Leifer said no applications have been received. He will check
with a couple of people who have expressed interest in the past.
There are also vacancies for Planning Board alternates.
Cl Cipolla-Dennis asked that the renewable energy law be placed on next week’s
agenda. She has been reviewing a draft with R Burger and will send it to the board next week.
Cl Lavine said there is emerging institution called Love Living at Home which is about
people joining a collective for elderly people who want to stay in their homes and age in place.
She would like this to do a presentation for the board. Supv Leifer said he would prefer to have
it done prior to a board meeting, and will decide whether October or November would be better.
The board will meet next week at 6:00 p.m. for the public hearing on the local law to
override the tax levy cap.
There being no further business, on motion made, seconded and unanimously carried,
the meeting was adjourned at 10:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Bambi L. Avery
Town Clerk