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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-01-08 226 TOWN OF ENFIELD TOWN BOARD MEETING WEDNESDAY„ JANUARY 8TH, 1997 6;30 P.M. The regular monthly meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Enfield was held Wednesday,January 8th, 1997 at the Enfield Community Building, 182 Enfield Main Road,Ithaca,NY. Supervisor Mather presided. Present: Supervisor, William Mather; Town Councilmen, Garry Achilles, Lanny Clark, Donald Lovelace, Gary fisher. Others present, Highway Superintendent,Ron Updike: Town Clerk, Alice Laue. Pledge of Allegiance Supervisor Mather led the assemblage in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Approval of Minutes - Motion made by Councilman Lovelace and seconded by Councilman Fisher that the Town Board.of the Town of Enfield approve for adoption as amended the December 4th, 1996 minutes of the regular Town Board meeting and the December 30th, 1996 minutes of the Special Town Board meeting. December 4th, 196 regular Town Board minutes amended as follows: Contract amounts to be added to Fire Company, SPCA and Enfield Community Council contacts. Fire Company contract $156,374.00, SPCA contract 7,383.00, Enfield Community Council contract, $38,400.00. Discussed- 1996 Orginizational Resolution approved was amended but amendment was notrecorded. December 30th, 1996 Special Town Board meeting. Discussed Highway Superintendent anticipated approximately$700.00 in outstanding bills. Supervisor anticipated approximately$1,000.0.0 in outstanding General fund bills. Carried Unanimously Motion made by Councilman Fisher that meeting tables be turned so Town Board is facing public. (No action taken) Town Board Meeting Minutes 1/8/97 2 Resolution- 1997 Organizational`Resolution Motion made by Councilman Achilles and seconded by Councilman Clark that the Town Board of the.Town of Enfield approve for adoption the 1997 Organizational Resolution as amended. Amended as follows- (The residency requirement for Robert&Katherine Kellogg, Robert Kellogg, Jr.; and Ruth Miller is specifically waived.) Ithaca Youth Bureau amended to Tompkins County Your Bureau. Discussed Drug&Alcohol policy, change of meeting date,councilmen input in to what goes on supervisor report, supervisor report time table,vacancies on Conservation Advisory Committee and Tompkins County Transportation Council. Privilege of the Floor- Anna Carpenter presented a copy of a petition asking for assistance in cleaning and stabilizing Enfield Creek to the Town Board. Copies of the petition have been filed with the County, Soil and Water District,and Assemblyman Luster. Petition filed with Enfield Town Board January 8th, 1997: John Ranchich proposed selling.of washed gravel on his property from cleaning Enfield Creek to the Town of Enfield. This transaction would be advantageous to both Mr. Ranchich and the Town. Highway Superintendent to obtain all necessary forms for Town to be on Mr. Ranchich's property: Jeff Juber asked for follow up on his flooding problems. Jeff presented to the Town Bored a Notice of Defect. Notice of Defect filed January 8th, 1997. Committee Reports Fire Department-Roy Barriere/Greg Stevenson Greg Stevenson, Deputy Fire Chief reported-Operational report for December 1996 is as follows: 16 emergency calls( 1 wires arching call, 1 electrical odor call, 2 hazardous condition calls, 2 in v a's, 6 emergency medical service calls, I chimney fire, 1 automatic alarm, structure fire. Mutual aid twice,one to Trumansburg and one to Ovid. Received mutual aid three times,one time each from Mecklenburg, Trumansburg,Newfield. Significant structure fire on Shudaben Road, inflammable liquid fed fire. Used fire fighting foam (experimented with form during 1996). will be reporting more on use of fire fighting foam. Roy Barriere- Financial report&e February 1997. Board of Directors Meeting second Tuesday of month at 7:30 p.m. 22 Town Board Meeting Minutes 1/8/97 3 Planning Board - Michelle Humphries Received response from town attorney regarding draft of Site Plan Review. There are a couple of things needed to be looked at,maybe to make additions or corrections, which will,be done at Planning Board meeting next week with the Tompkins County Planning Board representative. Public hearing possibly in February instead of January. One change is very minor, concerning fees,which are up to the town. The other concerns an environmental issue, need to add something that will keep us from any SEQR type of issues. Community Council-Tom Drew Annual meeting to be held January 13th, at the Community Building at 7:00 p.m. Election of new officers and in-depth budget review. Motion made by Councilman;Fisher and seconded by Councilman Donald Lovelace that Virginia Bryant be appointed to the Town of Enfield Planning Board. Term to expire in 2003. Carried Unanimously Cemetery Committee-Peggy Hubbell No meeting held. Peggy working on charting cemeteries. By the 1970 there have been a total of 969 people buried in Enfield. Highway Committee-Councilman Achilles No report. Commemorative Committee-Councilman Fisher In process of wrapping up ads for cookbook. Over all a good response from businesses in Enfield. History book-proofing-trying to make as accurate as possible. Goals for Committees in 1997 Planning Board- Priority- Site Plan Review ordinance. Sub Division regulations. Cemetery Committee-stone setting(Christian Cemetery) Cemetery policy book. Infrastructure Committee-needs assessment,unbiased, legitimate with no performed conclusions as to the space requirement of this town for public meetings,offices,etc. Bami Bowman asked to be Senior Citizen representative to the Infrastructure Committee. Bami Bowman accepted Fire Department and Planning Board to appoint member to Infrastructure Committee Town Board Meeting Minutes 1/8/97 4 Monthly Bills- Motion made by Councilman Lovelace and seconded by Councilman Fisher that the Town Board of the Town of Enfield approve for payment General Fund warrants 1 - 8 in the amount of$18,016.31 and Highway Fund warrants 1 - 7 in the amount of$654.60. Carried Unanimously Old Business_ Discussed Use of salt versus sand. Salt used for hard top roads in emergency situations only. Cinders used on gravel roads. Use of Community building - Lock system to be changed to a number coded lock with a pass key for those who need a key(i.e. fuel oil deliveries). Building use to be reserved through the Town Clerk's office where a master calendar is to kept. Insurance carrier requires that town be named as an additional insurer by organizations using building. Town Records- Discussed keeping of all town records at town hall. Concern was lack of space. New Business- Discussed Educational Liaison Committee; Independent Contractors-Janitorial services in Community Building and Town Hall. and Cemetery maintenance workers Ruling by the state that unless these people supply the means of doing the job (equipment)they are not independent contractors. Therefore,they are subject to all the employer taxes town would have to pay. Janitorial services,person doing the job needs to provided equipment. Cemeteries -contractor needs clarification. 228 Town Board Meeting Minutes 1/8/97 5 Contracts-Fire Department and Enfield Community Council contracts signed. SPCA waiting for their board approval. Review of books scheduled for February 5th, 1997 before regular Town Board meeting. New loaders delivered January 3, 1997. Adjournment- Motion made by Councilman Achilles and seconded by Councilman Lovelace that the regular meeting of the Town Bored of the Town of Enfield held January 8th, 1997 adjourn. Carried Unanimously Meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m Respectfully submitted, l Alice Laue Town Clerk.