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Home My WebLink About1985 April 3 TBMTOWN OF ENFIELD R.D. #5 ITHACA. N.Y. 14850 April 3, 1985 The Regular Meeting of the Enfield Town Board was held on the above date with all members present. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING Ithaca Journal changed to $39.70 from $85.42. T. G. Miller's & Sons Paper Co. - $14.78 - Delete Mr. Larry Stilwell made a motion to have the minutes •reflect the changes. Mr. David Bock seconded the motion. Motion carried. Mr. Roger Laue moved to adopt the minutes as amended. Mr. David Bock seconded the motion. Motion carried. COMMUNICATIONS AND NOTICES 1. Secretary of State - Memorandum - revised parts of the Fire Prevention and Building Codes. 2. Tompkins County Youth Bureau - Re: 1985 youth service. Application - 2/85 - $400 approved funds. 3. Human Rights Commission - wanting meeting notices and agendas. 4. Letter - reference pot holes condition on Stone House Rd. - sent to Carlton Thall. PRIVELEGE OF THE FLOOR 1. Discussion held with Alfred Eddy on the gravel situation. Mr. David Bock questioned if an analysis done yet as a source for gravel is needed soon. Screening plant needed for gravel. Carlton Thall has funds needed to procure gravel. 2. Jean Owens brought dog control petitions to give to the board. Discussion held - Attorney Egan to be contaced to get the 1982 draft copy for dog control. Jean reports that they have in excess of 200 signatures on the petitions. Jean feels there should be control - more towards troublesome dog problems. Mr. David Bock feels it is not a solution but provides a basis to deal with. Jean Owens submitted the petitions to the board. REPORT FROM COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE - Dan Winch Tompkins Community Hospital - 1 1/3 wings of the old hospital has, been sold for demolition and new office building. T.C.H. interested in procuring more land to expand. T.C.H. wants first refusal on sale of remainder of land. T.C.H. will have to recap all utilities. Intent of rest of building in speculation. Minimum price - $750,000. Dept. of Social Services has expressed interest in moving up to the old hospital - feels we should use what we have instead of renting due to expensive upkeep. Some people need daily contact with the DSS - inconvenient if moved out of the city. Youth Bureau - Supreme Court ruling - must pay minimum wage - impact on county and towns - concern of direction. Park & Ride signs - Mr. Winch will check at planning meeting next Tuesday. Mr. Winch through Cornell has a large safe for sale. Mr. Roger Laue questioned amount of acreage at hospital site. 6 acres usable - 16//xacres are wooded with ravine - not developmental.. • Mr. Winch reports that it is rumored that 14 physicians have sent a letter of intent to go up to the new office building. None of the plans to change Rte. 96 proposal. REPORT FROM DON BARBER Mr. Barber gave presentation of the Unique Natural areas - there are 3 in Enfield. These were determined the EMC - 1.. Enfield Creek Swamp - 97 acres privately owned. 2. Morrow Spring - privately owned— used for botanical studies. 3. Enfield Spruce Swamp - 8 acres privately owned - used for nature study. These are DEC protected and Fresh Water Wetlands - DEC regulates polutants - draining and dumping of waste. DEC should be notified if anything is to be done. TOWN AUDITS General Fund New York Telephone 180.35 Arnold Printing 60.00 Ithaca Journal, Inc. 16.39 • Lama Insurance Agency 542.00 Lama Insurance Agency 1,030.00 Patricia Podafulski 2.13 T.C. Municipal Officers Assoc. 10.00 Mr. David Bock moved to,pay the above General Fund bills. Mr. Roger Laue seconded the motion. Motion carried. s • 0 Youth Services Ann Jackson 35.00 Lisa Walters 17.50 Mary Cole 63.00 Diane D'Augustine 87.50 Ruth Littman 110.00 Ann Jackson 20.00 Shelby Tedesco 75.00 Richard Favaro 150.00 Carol Barriere 150.00 Mr. Larry Stilwell made a motion to pay the above Youth Services bills. Mr. Robert Scofield seconded the motion. Motion carried. Highway Fund Charles Blackwell, Inc. 73.40 Charles Blackwell, Inc. 252.00 Caskey's Garage 106.50 Ron Parmenter Motors, Inc. 99.79 S & A Starters 105.00 Upstate Industrial Supply, Inc. 156.82 Upstate Industrial Supply, Inc. 210.00 Cole Muffler, Inc. 22.13 Cole Muffler, Inc. 35.00 Seneca Supply, Inc. 223.81 N.Y. Emulsions 298.75 L. B. Townsend Distbr., Inc. 29.10 Dow & Co., Inc. 2577 Groton Auto Supply 6.00 Cramer's Auto Parts, Inc. 106.33 Ithaca Agway Farm & Home Store 46.27 Auto Parts Supply 40.17 Ames of Ithaca, Inc. 395.58 Wainwright Oil Co., Inc. 20.00 Seneca Stone Corp. 451.66 Seneca Stone Corp. 409.36 Mr. Roger Laue made a motion to pay the above Highway Fund bills. Mr. Robert Scofield seconded the motion. Motion carried. MONTHLY SUPERVISORS REPORT General Fund Receipts 1,270.14 Disbursements 4,673.77 Balance 90,876.68 Highway Fund Receipts 17,411.27 Disbursements 12,301.42 Balance 82,156.94 WOLD BUSINESS 1. Park & Ride - Area laid out with Helena for 8 - 10 cars approx. 2. Bid to be opened next Monday on the roller and Brockway. 3. Resolution on establishing new election districts - Whereas, it is in the best interest of the residents of the Town of Enfield to re -designate the two election districts to coincide with the legislative districts established by Local Law No. 5 of the year 1984 County of Tompkins by County Board of Representatives Now therefore be it Resolved: The Town Board of the Town of Enfield, does hereby designate two election districts, with the dividing line starting at the easterly boundary of. the Town of Enfield at point 300 fee more or less south of the centerline of New York State Route 79, Mecklenburg Rd.; Thence northwesterly along a line 300 feet, more or less, south of and parallel to Mecklenburg Road a distance of approximately one mile to .its intersection with the centerline of VanDorn Road; Thence westerly along a line 300 feet, more or less, south of and parallel to Mecklenburg Road a distance of approximately four miles to its intersection with the centerline of Black Oak Road; Thence westerly, continuing on the same alignment, but not parallel to Mecklenburg Road, a distance of approximately one mile to its inter- section with the centerline of Town Line Road, which is the westerly boundary of the Town of Enfield; The area south of this line is designated as Election District #1, and the areanorth of this is designated as Election District #2. Mr. David Bock moved the adoption of the above resolutiod. Mr. Robert Scofield seconded the motion. Motion carried. Mr. Roger Laue stated election custodians may be needed.. Ann Rider not certified. 4. Discussion on the Youth Summer Program - re:minimum wage. Suggestion made bv Mr. David Bock to either hire fewer ,people or have fewer hours. NEW BUSINESS 1. Roger Hubbell reported on the liason meeting with the SPCA - Groton, Ulysses and Enfield at the meeting. SPCA states 70% of their time spent on dog control. Lansing, Caroline and Danby is . not covered by the SPCA. Another meeting will be held in May. SPCA reports $46,000 revenue from all towns. Mr. Roger Laue stated he would still like to see the three towns - Enfield, Ulysses and Newfield get together and explore possibility of having one place to take care of the dogs. Mr. Roger Hubbell stated that there are ma�iy regulations set by the state and that it would be too expensive. 2. Discussion with Jack Hubbell reference numbering - he asked boards advice if he should go ahead and number correctly and notify residents. Board felt a brief letter stating that due to emergency reasons and due to so many people giving out numbers in the past that new numbers are being issued. 3. Discussion held on patching the roads and starting on gravel roads to fill in pot holes. Mr. Roger Laue suggested hiring part-time help. 4. Plans for the new Fire House have been sent to an architect. Meeting adjourned 9:45 PM Shirley M. Holcomb Town Clerk 0 9