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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-05-07 240 TOWN OF ENFIELD TOWN BOARD MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY,MAY 7, 1997 6;30 P.M. The regular meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Enfield was held Wednesday, May 7th, 1997 at the Enfield Community Building, 182 Enfield Main Road, Ithaca<NY at 6:30 p.m. Supervisor Mather presiding Present: Supervisor, William Mather; Town Councilmen,Garry Achilles, Lanny Clark, Gary Fisher, Donald Lovelace. Others present Highway Superintendent,Ron Updike; Town Clerk, Alice Laue. Pledge of Alleaiancg to the Flag- Supervisor Mather led the assemblage in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Tompkins County Representative- Dan Winch Representative Winch reported on the County Criminal Justice Coordinator's accomplishments since creation of this position. Spoke on reduction of possible sales tax on clothing and shoes. More information county wide needed. Monthly Bills - Motion made by Councilman Lovelace and seconded by Councilman Clark that the Town Board of the Town of Enfield approve for payment Highway Fund warrants 57 - 89, deleting warrant#58 in the amount of$112.00,for a total of$42,354.80, General Fund warrants 74 -93 in the amount of$20,122.12 and Small Cities Grant II warrants 6-7 in the amount of$1,596.52. Vote: Councilman Achilles, Clark,Lovelace- aye. Supervisor Mather, -aye Councilman Fisher-nye. Committees- Cemetery Committee -Peggy Hubbell Toured Christian Cemetery April 18, 1997 to see what work needs to be done. Authorized Roger Laue to buy supplies(stakes,reflective tape)needed to line up rows. Regular meeting April 21, 1997 discussed coming up with rules and regulations for people going into cemetery or people who have plots there. Saturday,May 3rd,Cub Scout Pack#50 picked up branches at Presbyterian Cemetery. Saturday,Maya 3rd and Sunday May 4th,Jack and Peggy Hubbell worked at Presbyterian Cemetery. Town Board Meeting Minutes 5-7-97 2 Fire Department- Roy Barriere Written quarterly report given to board members. Number of grass and brush fires up considerably. Some members have just received final certification for the defibrillator which is now on the truck. \Carnival coming back, same weeks as in the past. June 25th-June 29th, 1997 for four days. Wednesday- Saturday. There will not be a beer tent. Tentative schedule fireworks Friday night. No parade- Advanced ride tickets sale. Possibly will do carnival again next year for 50th anniversary. Planning Board-Gene Enders Public Hearing held on Site Plan Review Ordinance April 9th, 1997. Dozen or so people in attendance, mostly to voice objections to the ordinance ranging from why do we need any law at all,nothing has happened in the last 6-7 years since the first Site Plan Review law proposal. People with specific objections to kinds of things in it. Few people supporting law. If census were taken most people would not be affected by Site Plan Review Ordinance. CoMW Planning- Rick Chase Tompkins County Planning and Wolf Landscape architects working on Tompkins County Water Pump Plan. Details are canal planning, recreational paths and parks, lake front planning and development. Upcoming Planning Federation meeting to be a workshop on implication of flooding, drainage, streams and lakes. May 13th, 1997 at the Holiday Inn Executive Tower. Commemorative Committee-Gary Fisher No up date. Infrastructure Committee- Supervisor Mather Working with space, buildings, trying to figure out what we do to satisfy courts, make sure highway has what it needs, what town needs,trying to find the most affective way to use what are resources we have and what we as a town need. Approval of Minutes- Motion made by Councilman Achilles and seconded by Councilman Clark that the Town Board of the Town of Enfield approve for adoption the minutes of the April 2, 1997 regular Town Board Meeting. Vote- Councilman Achilles, Councilman Clark-aye Supervisor Mather-aye Councilman Fisher and Lovelace-abstained(absent from 4/2/97 meeting). 241 Town Board Meeting Minutes 5-7-97 3 Old Business- Site Plan Review- Supervisor Mather Supervisor Mather suggested revisiting proposed ordinance,make minor changes on things we can address, i.e. 62 day window,put out published exact copies of proposed Site Plan Review Ordinance,put Site Plan Review Ordinance on ballot as a referendum and let the public vote on it. Motion made by Councilman Clark and seconded by Councilman Achilles that the Site Plan Review Ordinance be put on the ballot as a referendum, if legal. Discussed- Advocating boards responsibility. People elect board members to make decisions. Best way for decision to be made on Site Plan review Ordinance is by public vote. Reluctance on Town Board members to vote on because of controversy. Motion made by Councilman Clark and seconded by Councilman Achilles that the motion to place the Site Plan Review Ordnance as a referendum on the ballot be withdrawn. Carried Unanimously Supervisor to look into legality of placing Site Plan Review Ordinance on election ballot as a referendum. Back to June 4th, 1997 meeting. Decency Law- Attorney has given a suggested alternative to Decency Law. Copies given to board members for review. New Business- Cemetery Maintenance bid Under$1,000.00 no bid necessary. Over$1,000.00 placed out for bid. Bid received to be presented for acceptance or rejection to Cemetery Committee. Tompkins County Cable Commission Town's cable contract with Haefele coming up for re-negotiation. Representative from Tompkins county Cable Commission to be invited to attend a Town Board meeting. Town Board Meeting Minutes 5-7-97 4 Budget Amendment- Motion made by Councilman Fisher and seconded by Councilman Achilles that the Town Board of the Town of Enfield approve the amendment.of the 1997 budget as follows. One thousand dollars($1,000.00)be moved from line A 1990.4 Contingency to line A 1410.4 Town Clerk, CE,to be used for the indexing of the Town Board minutes. Carried Unanimously Adjournment- Motion made by Councilman Achilles and seconded by Councilman Fisher that the regular May 7th, 1997 monthly meeting of the Town of Board of the Town of Enfield adjourn. Carried Unanimously Meeting adjourned at 7:45 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Alice au �'-- Town Clerk