HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-27-2020 Special Town Board MeetingDRAFT MINUTES 1 Town of Enfield Special Town Board Meeting Tuesday October 27, 2020, 7:30 p.m. Virtual Meeting via Zoom Meeting Portal For instructions for this meeting visit: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89816548655 (For computer or smartphone) Meeting ID: 898 1654 8655 Call in Number: (646) 876- 9923 (landline or cell) Present​: ​Acting Town Supervisor Stepahnie Redmond, Councilperson Virginia Bryant, Councilperson Robert Lynch, Town Clerk Ellen Woods Norbut Solar Farms Representative Dan Huntington, Councilperson Candidate James Ricks, Councilperson Candidate Michael Miles Special Meeting ●Call to Order: 7:30 PM ●Privilege of the Floor​- Limited to 3 minutes per speaker- including Pledge of Allegiance if you so choose (See General Guide for Procedure for information) James Ricks, Ellen Woods, Art Godin ●Additions and Changes to the agenda ​- TE-9A Form - Rockwell Road, Speed Limit ●Correspondence ​- regarding the position of Councilperson New Business: •​ ​Presentation ​- Dan Huntington of Norbut Solar Farms, Rochester, NY. Presented an inspired and comprehensive review of the current status of the proposal for a 20 MegaWatt solar project on Applegate and Mecklenburg Road in the Town of Enfield, NY. Including a question/answer session with Board Members and members of the community. DRAFT MINUTES 2 ●Candidates for Councilperson​ - Candidate Michael Miles, Candidate James Ricks Discussion​:​ Councilperson Virginia Bryant, Councilperson Robert Lynch, Town Clerk Ellen Woods, Art Godin, Uriel Carpenter • ​Workday Resolution: Acting Town Supervisor Stepahnie Redmond ​moves Workday Report Resolution 2nd Councilperson Robert Lynch Discussion​:​ Acting Town Supervisor Stephanie Redmond, Town Clerk Ellen Woods, Councilperson Robert Lynch, Councilperson Virginia Bryant Vote: ​ Councilperson Virginia Bryant, ​Aye​. Councilperson Robert Lynch,​ Aye. Acting Town Supervisor Stephanie Redmond, ​Aye. All Aye Resolution #2020 - 71 carries ●TE-9A Form​; Councilperson Robert Lynch ​moves to discussion of speed lImit on Rockwell Road Vote: ​ Councilperson Virginia Bryant, ​Aye​. Councilperson Robert Lynch,​ Aye. Acting Town Supervisor Stephanie Redmond, ​Aye. All Aye Resolution #2020-72 carries Announcements - ●Town Clerk Ellen Woods - The grange is sponsoring a drive-through carry out dinner the evening of the election, November 3, 2020 ●Councilperson Robert Lynch - The position of Councilperson is still open. Candidates are welcome to submit their application to the Town Board at townboard@townofenfield.org​ or in the Black Box at the Town Hall or mail in at 168 Main Enfield Road, Ithaca, NY 14850. Telephone inquiries can be made at 607-273-8256 by November 4, 2020. Adjournment: ​ Councilperson Robert Lynch ​moves to adjourn 2nd​ Councilperson Virginia Bryant 9:14PM DRAFT MINUTES 3