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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-08-05 TB 199 August 05 , 1992 The Town Board met in Special Session at the Lansing Town Hall B oard Room at 8 : 00 P . M . with Supervisor Kirby presiding . - ROLL CALL Jeannine Kirby Supervisor Present H erbert Beckwith Councilman Present ® Paul Butler Councilman Present Jeffrey Cleveland Councilman Present L arry Tvaroha Councilman Present B onita Boles - Town Clerk Absent D ebbie Crandall Deputy Town Clerk Present Richard Thaler Town Attorney Absent VISITORS : Tom Todd , Steve Colt , Andy LaVigne , David Herrick , G eorge .: TotmanI , . Jean Cookingham ., Pete . Larson ( 9 : 00 . p . m . ) , Pete Guzman , Jim Tucker , Clay Burruss , & - Peter Duenkelsbuehl .er . The Supervisor called the - meeting to order and . had the clerk take the Roll Call . . P roof of • Notice having been furnished , the Public Hearing on Clarke Property •: in Ludlowville was . called to order at : 8 : 00 P . M . . Jean . Cookingham , attorney . .for . Rosemary Clarke & Richard V . S olano stated she would hope the . Town . wouid pass the resolution and it would - be a benefit to the - Town - on - the exchange of property . All persons desiring to be heard , having - been _ heard , the P ublic . Hearing was terminated at . 8 .: 05 P . M . . - - ® Steve Colt , Parks & Recreation Director gave the following ✓ eport . - ( Figures are . based . on the end of July ) - . . 1991 1992. Camping $ 5 , 910 . 42 . • $ 6 , 213 . 00 L aunching 4 , 012 . 39 5 , 664 . 30 Admissions 3 , 867 . 83 1 , 722 . 00 Marina & Dock Fee 27 , 863 . 00 26 , 727 . 00 Concessions - . . no figure . . 618 . 06 Revenues : . 40 , 944 . 45 40 , 550 . 61 • Mr .. . Colt stated that overall the operation was. more . efficient . H e also stated that the weather was the worse summer in . 20 - years . In order to raise the admission fees Mr . Colt suggested to charge the . people - the : admission . fee when . a pavilion was . rented . Recreation $ 16 , 100 . 88 $ 20 , 696 : 00 The - 1992 figure . does . : not include the fall programs , ( soccer , small fry football , flag football and basketball ) .. . - - Mr . Colt stated that - he thought the system that- was put in e ffect . :this . year . worked and . we would have seen a . tremendous increase : if the -weather . had been decent . . . . _ . Tom Todd , County . Representative reported the following : 1 . . Continuing problem _ with - Solid - Waste at the County level . Mr . Todd . stated . he has . beentrying to convince the _ Solid Waste Committee . . to try . to . obtain - a long . term out of County . . hauling contract . through a. bid process , At this time . the County is against this . The County has contacted Cargill Inc . to see . if they are interested .:in _having . a baling station in the . mine . . . Cargill is not uninterested.: and . will look. -i.nto . this . and .get back to the County in the . . fal. l . _ . : _ : - . : _ _ _ Mr . _ Tvaroha informed Mr ..- Todd _ that_ there - is a . strong group in the .County putting together a: committee and will . be approaching him o n privatizing the. whol e ._ sol id : waste :system . . Mr-. . Tvaroha _ also . gave Mr . Todd a newspaper article in regards to sighting of a landfill in wetland areas . 2 . Mr . Todd received a call from Tom Cirafici in regards to :il:4. 0 0 August 05 , 1992 , continued the property located at 400 Ridge Road . Mr . Cirafici ' s wife , Maria B azzurro is the owner of the property . The property is rented to a family assisted by Social Services . The family has ruined the ✓ esidence to a fairly substantial property damage . Mr . Cirafici is g oing to sue Social Service for neglect for the restoration of the property . 3 . Sales tax receipts for the second quarter were flat compared to 1991 . The budget estimate was 2 % increase . The Town w ill want to know what the sales tax receipts are going to be in relationship to the added 1 % . That will be 25 % of the 1 % will be and estimate around 2 million dollars . You will only receive half • o f this because for the first 2 quarters the County receives all of it . Approximately one million will be split , city 1 / 2 and the rest d ivided between the Towns based on population . The following residents of the Town of Lansing appeared before the Town Board in regard to road conditions . Pete Guzman of 4 Arrowood Lane stated that he had spoken twice w ith Pete Larson concerning the pavement of the roads . He stated it was a shame and a disgrace and not equitable with the kind of h ousing in the neighborhood and he is requesting that the roads be beautifully paved . Jim Tucker of 3 Whispering Pines stated that they have suffered with bad roads for six years . He felt that the entrance h as never been fixed after Euvrard Construction had put through a d rainage pipe . He requested at the very least that the entrance be paved and the road be tarred and graveled . Many letters have been w ritten to Mr . Larson , Highway Superintendent and it has never been corrected . They have been told that construction is still continuing and they won ' t pave until the building is completed . He feels something should be done prior to this . He stated that it is d ifficult to sell in this area because of the roads . Clay Burruss of 5 Whispering Pines stated that he was here in • support of the same matter . At minimal he would like to see the ✓ oad tarred and graveled and fill in some of the bigger holes . Mr . Cleveland asked Mr . Tucker about his statement stating they had to put up with the bad roads for six years , so even when the road was " new " it was in bad shape . Mr . Tucker stated it had n ever been right or corrected . There are different elevation problems with the road and it is very ragged . They feel they d eserve better roads than that . Mrs . Kirby stated that the Board would take their concerns to Mr . Larson . Mr . Tucker stated that there have been many many letters from the homeowners to Mr . Larson and never received a satisfactory answer back and would appreciate anything the Town B oard could do . George Totman introduced Peter Dunklesbueher and passed out a map relating to the subdivision of property he brought from Karl D ates . Mr . Dunklesbueher would like to see if the Board would agree to allow him to sell some lots and develop the land over a ten year period . He would like to see if the Board would agree to allow him to sell some lots and to develop the land over a ten year period . He would like to rebuild the old farm house for himself and sell two lots below the shore line . Then they would make 4111 another road at the top of the hill and sell 4 or 5 more lots . The o ther land he would like to keep for a deer farm and a pottery business for his wife . Mr . Totman stated that one of the reasons he is here instead o f going to the Planning Board first is that the Planning Board w ill not act on the subdivision until the Town agrees on the roads . Mr . Dunklesbueher would like to get an answer as soon as possible in order to obtain his building permit and go to the L ansing Planning Board with the subdivision . 1VV@1 August 05 , 1992 , continued Mrs . Kirby stated she would refer the proposal to the Town Attorney to see if he has legal problems with this and get back to Mr . . Dunklesbueher as soon as possible . RESOLUTION , offered by Mr . Beckwith and - seconded by Mr . B utler : RESOLVED ,. . that the Town . Board of . the Town of Lansing does h ereby : declare . surplus , - the. . . 01 acre of land that is located in the 411 Ludlowville . Park . in the Town of Lansing , owned by the Town of L ansing as shown on a survey map make by Kenneth A . Baker and dated May . 28 - 1992 and : - . . BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED , that the Town Board of - the Town of L ansing does hereby agree to convey to said . 01 acre of land to Rosemary E . _ Clarke and Richard V . Solano and : . BE IT . FURTHER RESOLVED that Rosemary E . Clarke and Richard V S olanowil . l _ convey to _ the Town of Lansing , . 02 acres of land that is adjacent to the Ludlowville Park . • _ Vote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) . Herbert Beckwith , Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . . . ( Aye ) Paul Butler , Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Jeffrey Cleveland , Councilman ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Larry Tvaroha , Councilman . Vote of Town Board - . . . . ( Aye ) Jeannine Kirby , Supervisor RESOLUTIONS , offered by Mr . Tvaroha and seconded by Mr . Beckwith :. _ . RESOLVED , thatthe - Town Board reverses their decision on the resolution passed at the June 03 , 1992 meeting in regards to the B ill :-George : Road . _ culvert project . The -Board does hereby allow Mr . L arson to . use -. the : allocated monies for the . project . • _ Vote of Town Board . . . . . ( Aye ) . Herbert Beckwith , Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Paul Butler , Councilman . Vote of Town . Board . . . ( Aye ) Jeffrey Cleveland , Councilman ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Larry . Tvaroha , - Councilman ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Jeannine Kirby , Supervisor The Public_ Hearing to amend the solid waste law will be on Thursday , August 13 1992 at 7 : 30 P . M . . . Mrs . Kirby asked George : T.otman if there was anything new on Michaleen ' s . Mr- . _ Totman . stated that Michaleen ' s - did put up a small fence on the corner of the building to put some of • the bags , etc . behind it . The pallets will be removed . The potted trees will remain . Mr . Herzog is planning to attend . .a. future Town Board meeting . Mr . Totman received a cal .l . . from a H_il- l- crest - resident stating that they were selling sweet corn at - Mi.challeen ' s . His • concern was traffic increase . The. person selling. sweet . corn was the same person that sold it last year at the Asbury Church . Mr . Totman addressed the Board concerning the small signs that appear throughout the Town . Mr . Totman stated that it was unclear in . the _ Sign _ _Ordinance . if you can . . have .. these : : signs off your property : Mr . .. Totman asked the Board ' s - direction concerning these signs . -_ Mr . _. Totman ._ stated . that - . thes.e signs are not in compliance but . have : be.en -p-ermi. tte.d _ throughout . the Town. . - It . was the consensus of _ the . Boar. d . to . revi ew _ t:h.e Sign Ordinance at a future meeting . Mr - Totman _ i.nf:o:rmed. the : . Board _ .that he has sent.- certified letters to Mr. . _ Hol: t: :: and _ Mr . _ & - Mrs. . _ Pace _ in regards to the fence that . was --i-nst:a.11 ed_ a_t- the . Hickory Hollow:. Driving Range & Pro Shop . The complaint. : was that _ the . fence was not opaque , • and this was one o f the conditions in the variance that was made on June 09 ,- • 1992 . Therefore Mr . Totman requested that they either replace or reconstruct the fence to meet the conditions set forth in the ✓ ariance within the next ( 15 ) fifteen days . ( The certified letter 112 August 05 , 1992 , continued w as mailed July 30 , 1992 ) . Mrs . _ Kirby reminded . the Board of Assemblyman Luster ' s Meeting at the Lansing Town Hall Board Room on August 11 , 1992 at 7 : 00 P . M . The Town Board will meet at the Groton Town Hall on August 12 , 1992 at 6 : 00 P . M . Mrs .. Kirby informed the Board that there have been several Town Halls that have been burglarized . Mrs . Kirby suggested that in the future all computer back ups be stored in the vault . Mrs . Kirby updated the Board on the Bonding for all projects . D ave Herrick , Town Engineer informed the Board of the following : 1 . Water Storage Tank bids will be the first of next week . The water main project bids will be the week of August 24 , 1992 . 2 . . Mr . Herrick passed out correspondence in regards for a ✓ equest of water from Mr . James W . Gillett of 150 Burdick Hill Road . 3 . On August 11 , 1992 , Dave Herrick , Noel Desch , & George S chlecht will have a meeting on sewer . They will be working on a proposal to bring back to the Town and Village at the end of August . RESOLUTION ., offered by Mr . Butler who moved its adoption , seconded by Mr . Cleveland : RESOLVED , that a request for engineering services for a d etailed estimate for a water supply line to NYSEG ' S Milliken station guard shack , storage tank and pump station . B E IT FURTHER RESOLVED , that an engineering study and ✓ esultant detailed estimate for the required equipment and piping installation for the water supply line to be provided by Dave • H errick , of T . G . Miller and engineer for the Town of Lansing . The following describes the work scope : A more detailed estimate shall be provided to include e quipment and installation for : 1 . Survey for pipe routing 2 . Rebuilding culverts as necessary 3 . Cuts through roads and pavement refurbish 4 . Hydrants 5 . Hydro test and start - up chlorine 6 . NYSEG portion of storage tank cost 7 . NYSEG. portion of pumping station cost 8 . . Repaving driveways 9 . Reseeding lawns 10 . Trenching 11 . Laying pipe line 12 . Backfill 13 . Backflow preventor 14 . Meter 15 . Metering pit . Feasibility estimate : An equation is needed for buy in fees to assist in estimating future potential district hook ups . An estimate if needed for the number of houses currently in residential districts ( along the lake ) and after four years , when changes can be requested and current agricultural districts can change to residential districts . B E IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the engineering study shall not e xceed $ 5 , 000 . 00 . The funding shall come from NYSEG . If the project gets approved by NYSEG and the town , then the amount w ill be included in cost of project at the expense of the d istrict 108 August 05 , 1992 , continued ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Abstained ) Herbert Beckwith , Councilman ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Paul Butler , Councilman ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Jeffrey Cleveland , Councilman ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Larry Tvaroha , Councilman ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Jeannine Kirby , Supervisor RESOLUTION , offered by Mr . Cleveland who moved its adoption , seconded by Mr . Tvaroha : ® RESOLVED , that the Town of Lansing road specs be amended to read as follows : All road right - of - ways , easements and above and below grade improvements there and shall be guaranteed against defects and poor workmanship for a period of one year . Instead of a period of two years as stated in the specs . ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Herbert Beckwith , Councilman ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Paul Butler , Councilman ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Jeffrey Cleveland , Councilman ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Larry Tvaroha , Councilman ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Jeannine Kirby , Supervisor RESOLUTION , offered by Mr . Beckwith who moved its adoption , seconded by Mr . Tvaroha : RESOLVED , that the Special Meeting be adjourned to go into Executive Session at 10 : 15 P . M . RESOLUTION , offered by Mr . Butler who moved its adoption , seconded by Mr . Cleveland . RESOLVED , that the Executive Session be terminated and the Special Meeting be reconvened at 10 : 40 P . M . On motion meeting adjourned at the call of the Supervisor at 10 : 45 P . M . Minutes taken and executed by the Deputy Town Clerk .