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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-12-08TB 12-8-16 Page 1 of 3 TOWN OF DRYDEN TOWN BOARD MEETING December 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 Other Town Staff: Jennifer Case, Bookkeeper Supv Leifer called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. PUBLIC HEARING AMEND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO EXPAND OPTIONS FOR GENERATING SOLAR ENERGY Supv Leifer opened the public hearing at 7:00 p.m. There were no comments from the board or the public. Budget mods – Supv Leifer reviewed and explained the budget mods that had been submitted by department heads. RESOLUTION #185 (2016) – APPROVE BUDGET MODIFICATIONS Supv Leifer offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby approves the following budget modifications: From Acct To Acct A1220.453 Supv Mileage A1220.451 Supv Office Supplies $ 152.50 A1220.455 Supv Training A1010.4 Town Board Contractual $ 738.12 A1680.450 IT Misc Contractual A1680.401 IT Service Contracts $ 1,000.00 A1680.402 IT Website A1680.401 IT Service Contracts $ 1,500.00 A1680.2 IT Equipment A1680.401 IT Service Contracts $ 2,500.00 DA2680 Insurance Recoveries DA5130.4 Machinery $ 900.00 A5132.4 Highway Garage A1490.403 Cleaning $ 813.00 To Acct To Acct A2770 Misc Revenue A1410.4 Town Clerk Contractual $ 600.00 2nd Cl Lamb Roll Call Vote Cl Lavine Abstain Cl Cipolla-Dennis Yes Cl Servoss Yes Cl Lamb Yes Supv Leifer Yes TB 12-8-16 Page 2 of 3 RESOLUTION #186 (2016) – APPROVE ABSTRACT #12 Supv Leifer offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby approves Abstract #12, as audited, general vouchers #896 through #975 ($150,983.31) and TA vouchers #89 and #90 ($3,766.13), totaling $154,749.44. 2nd Cl Servoss Roll Call Vote Cl Lavine Yes Cl Cipolla-Dennis Yes Cl Servoss Yes Cl Lamb Yes Supv Leifer Yes Moratorium – The local law providing for a moratorium on certain public utility installations was filed with the Department of State on July 26, 2016. The board agrees that there is more work to be done and we will need an extension of another 180 days. If the work is done before the end of the extension, the moratorium can be repealed. Cl Cipolla-Dennis reported they have had some very productive meetings and are doing additional research. Because this pipeline is not regulated by the PSC in same sense as an article 7 pipeline, they are trying to cover those bases and are working on that now. Joe Wilson said there is also the issue of where some of these conditions may fit into the highway law. The Planning Board is working on the highway law now. It is probably a few months away from being ready. Board meeting schedule - The board will hold its organizational meeting on January 3, 2017, at 6:00 p.m. The regular board meeting schedule will remain the same as this year – the second and third Thursdays each month at 7:00 p.m. Next week there will be public hearings on the solar law, trail easements, subdivision and zoning law, Verizon tower, Clarity Connect, and Comprehensive Plan changes. Supv Leifer said resumes have been sent to board members for appointment to the volunteer boards and those appointments will be made at the organizational meeting. The Recreation & Youth Commission will have three vacancies to fill. Supv Leifer is working on an insert to go with the tax bills. One side will be contact information for town departments. The other side will be about the fire companies and their ISO ratings and something about volunteer recruitment. He’ll have a final copy for board approval next week. Supv Leifer talked with someone from Comptroller’s Office about doing an audit. They don’t do a financial audit; they do a process audit. They’ll touch on some of the things we want, but it won’t be like a full financial audit. They aren’t sure when because based on our fiscal stress rating, we are great. Supv Leifer said he explained our fund balance level, bonding and how we’re trying to fix a structural deficit. They’ll do it, but we won’t be at the top of the list. Perhaps it will next fall. There were no comments on the Comprehensive Plan changes, and Supv Leifer closed the public hearing at 7:27 p.m. Distributive Sun will give a presentation during the hearing next week for the solar law. They will show plans for the one built in Harford. What they are planning to do here will look TB 12-8-16 Page 3 of 3 similar to that and the one near the airport. They are looking at five installations on Turkey Hill and two on the old RPM site. Supv Leifer said the town will negotiate a PILOT for these. The board discussed requests about rezoning around Cricket Lane. Supv Leifer said the Planning Board should discuss it first and will send it to them. RESOLUTION #187 (2016) – SEND ZONING REQUEST TO PLANNING BOARD Supv Leifer offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: WHEREAS, the Town Board has received a request(s) from residents of Cricket Lane to re-zone the neighborhood to reflect the residential nature of the area, it is hereby RESOLVED, that the Town Board requests that the Planning Board review the request and consider any implications and options and provide a report and recommendation to the Town Board. 2nd Cl Lamb Roll Call Vote Cl Lavine Yes Cl Cipolla-Dennis Yes Cl Servoss Yes Cl Lamb Yes Supv Leifer Yes Red Mill Bridge – The board received a petition from a resident about the bridge replacement. This is a county project. The board discussed the petition and whether to respond. Supv Leifer said he will respond. Dryden High School will host a Community Planning Forum on Monday, February 6, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. There will be a community celebration of life for Kaylee Wacht (who was tragically hit and killed by a car) at the Dryden High School auditorium on Saturday afternoon. The board received a letter from resident (that was also printed in The Courier) that asks the Town and/or Village to find a way to celebrate and appreciate the work done by volunteers in the town. The board briefly discussed that. Ideas included doing something each month at our regular meeting or something at Dairy Day or the Dryden Lake Festival. There will be more discussion after the first of the year. There being no further business, on motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned at 7:50 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Bambi L. Avery Town Clerk