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Home My WebLink About1990-05-02 13 May a, 1990 The regular meeting of the Enfield Town Board was called to order at 7: 30 pin with the following, members present : Elected Officials: Other Officials: Supervisor Etta Gray Historian M. Clyde Hubbell Councilman Onale Mente Justice Dale Townley Councilman Robert Linton Town Clerk Jean Scofield Councilman Donald Lovelace Absent: Councilman Andrew Kraft i PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR Caroline Bingham reported that the Planning Committee is making progress. The Board hopes to to have a site plan review ready in approximately 6 months. The Moratorium on Site Plan Review expires on May 15, 1990. She urged the Town Board. to enforce the state codas in regards to junk yards. Eva and Andy Krayniak asked if there was any progress on garbage collection for community programs. MINUTES TO THE LAST TOWN BOARD MEETING The ITli.nutes to the last regular Town Board. meeting on April 4, 1990 were read by Town Clerk Jean Scofie"ld. There were no corrections. Councilman. Mente made a motion to accept the minutes as read. Councilman Lovelace seconded the motion. Motion. carried.. ADDITIONS/DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA Deleted from the. agenda: County Board Representatives Report REPORTS TOWN ATTORNEY Attorney Shirley Egan reported on the property line problem. The second, deed the the town property appears to be lost. The town has a copy but not the original signed deed. She is still researching for it. Attorney Egan asked what the town would be wing an accounting firm for. Consultation, audit or providing advice'? It was answered that the town would use the firm for consultations and advice. Attorney Egan will set up a meeting with the accounting firm. Supervisor Gray- questioned about th.e cost. Attorney Egan will look into the stale regulations on junk yards. HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT • Highway Superintendent Dave Miller reported. that Jeff Juber is working part-time. They are starting dust control an the roads. He is going; to look at a used Drott for $17, 000 to -purchase. ENERGY AUDIT Supervisor Gray just .received the energy audit for both town buildings. There were a couple of items in the Community Building that are in violation: of building codes. Councilman Lovelace will call Roger Rumsey on the code violation;. Supervisor- Gray will copy the energy, audit for the town board rnertil;err=. COMPUTFT,' 1_)FXC),_7`AT T ON Pat Podufalsk.i felt that Williamson Law Book offered the best deal . Supervisor dray will ask :foi• a quote. There is $3, 500 budgeted for the town bookkeeper for a computer. A. C. E. PROGRAM The A. C. E. Program is on hold until a state budget is passed. C,OMMTJN 1 CAT IONS The bulleting board. for outside the 'Town Hall will cost $270. 00. It will be recessed, waterproofed., and have a flourescent light. Frank Proto would like to talk to the Town regarding a town reading room. Letter- received from Carol Ea:rrie.rre applying to work on the A. C. E Program. BILLS Councilman Lovelace made a motion -to pay genera 1 fund warrant 5-90 for $$1 , 407 73 and highway- fund. warrant 5- 90 for- $13, 590. 90. Councilman Mente seconded the motion, motion carried. OLD BUSINESS Art Covert has asreed to clean the Community Building. He is not :pure of providing maintenance for the building. It was questioned. if -the garbage has been taken care of. The Hit.;hway Depa.rtmerit will take the non-perishable items to the landfill once or twice; a month. They cannot handle food wastes. PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION Attorney Egan outlined the a lernate veteranc-;' exemption. The Veterans exemption has to be clone by local. l.aw. The next step is for Attorney Egan to draw up a re:-:-,ol. uti.on. NEW BUSINESS RECYCLING DROP OFF CENT-ER The County will, bring a truck for a weekend once a month for recycling to the Town. They truck must bt= kept in. a secured place an(J, be manned by a person. EXTENDING SITE DEVELOPMENT MORATORIUM Councilman Lovelace made a motion to extend the Site Development Moratorium for six mon.tbs- or until November 15, 1990. Councilman Mer.Lte seconded the snot i.c;r,.. Motion OLD TOWN TSU I L T),I YG Cor.ruci.lman Linton approached the boar(I that the, old town building . across the road from the Town Hall. is in bard condition. There should be a decision ei. t1'( - to tear it clown, do �-;ome. maintenance or let it • fall down.. It was decided that the Town Board should think what should be done with the bui lc1 ingr and cie ide what =;1:,ould be done to the building at the .Tune meeting. Councilman Love.l ;,,Le made ra motion to adjourn, Councilman Linton seconded the motion. Motion carried, Meeting adjourned at 11 : 00 pm. Respectfully submitted, Jean Scofield, Enfield Town Clerk SUPERVISOR' S REPORT General Fund .Balance April 1. , 1990 Savings $ 91, 457 . 28 Checking 129. 83 Total $ 91 , 587 . 1.1 Receipts $121, 852 . 69 Disbursements 52, 127. 62 Balance April 30, 1990 Savings $161, 181 . 40 Checking 1.30 . 78 Total $1.61, .:312. 1.8 • Highway Fund Balance April. 1,, 1.990 Savings $328, 380 . 12 Checking 143 . 04 Total $328, 523. 16 Receipts $ 1, 639. 55 Disbursements $ 91, 950. 30 Balance April 30, 1.990 Savings $238, 060. 97 Checking 151 . 4. 4 Total $238, 212. 41 Equipment Reserve Interest $ 55. 16 Savings 13, 647, 11 Checking 1 . 00 Svice. Ch.g 3. 00 TOWW OF ENFtED SITE DEVELOPMENT MORATORIUM MAY 2, 1990 WHEREAS, the hRalth, ,E:.cafety arid wc-.--,1fare of the Town of Enfield are served 1.-)v the orderly growth and development of the Town; and WHEREAS, the Tow'.' 11:,7; by Article 16 of the Town • Law of the -'---State� of Ni7iw York to provicle for the ri�view i-,)f site. development or Cff 1,Zt11df:, within the Town; and WHEREAS, the Town has created a T6wn Planning Board and charged it with the task of drafting a proposed site developlyient review law for consideration by the Town Eloard; and WHEREAS, the Town. Board did bt.-�retoifore on November- 15, 1,989 adopt a resolution dnclaring a moratorium on site development nr site disturbance of larids within the Town, and certain exceptions, for, a period. of (00) day or until. a(ftoption. of a FA.te development review law in the Town , whichever shall. first occur, and' WHEREAS, the Town Planni-rj.g BoarA. lis diligently --tuclying and .7 in workin.-0 on a draft Ejtc--! plan reviC�W. IaW but requires-- more time bilfore a draft law will. be rr-,,ady to prL-.)p(-)r-3e to tkvz: TOWL Board.; NOV, THEREFORE, be it RESOLVED that the resolution establishing th(� moratorium dated November 15, 1989 be, and it hereby is, amended to provide that the moratorium shall be extended for dA additional, period of six months or until November 15, 1990 or until. a site development review law is adopted by the Town of Enfield, whichever shall. first occur; and FURTHER RESOLVED that -=;aid resolution is aiiiended. to provide. that the inorat.orium shall. apply to all new site development or site disturbaricu, -1111--jI dt,velopiiiiant (-)i !-,!,te meet one or rfiort.=-, of the following criteria: (a) tlake.-, I-.A.ace on a lot or lot:-, which -in th(.-:., aggregate are five (5) acres or less in of^r or (b) nr;c;ur7-, in the coirr�7--,n of normal. agricultur;-.1. or ti,inberIng operatinn.s, or (c) qualifie-s for 11---:7z;uancc, of a building permit for the construction of a one- or two-family home only regardless of th(-- of the site. FURTHER RESOLVED tbi;i-t any party �-ijl)ject to or aggrieved by such moratorium may apply to ttir, Town Board -Par a special ex-ceptinn, upon showirv;�- that his or h(--!i- pro;-1n.--=.-ed ,7-,it(-: developiTin-rit adequately • ad.drr�st�: 1:-„Ll�`r T- 'l ;]�;7 rl. 'I tj tc-) 1-1ri a. -1 , c,afety, welfare, environlne.nt, and the ord(,-,,rly dr-�v(-: Inpiiient fif the Tnwn; an.(!. FURTHER RESOLVED that -I.:F. rat ifiE!d a D(J conf irmed as aire-nded in all other respects RESOLVED that this resolution shall. be effective immediately.