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Home My WebLink About04-21-1993Wednesday, Ap°ri1 2 1993 PliL'LIC HEAR-NG STARR ROAD WATER 'IMPROVEMENT PROJECT 5:30 P.M. A Publ i c Hearing was held by the Town Board of the Town of Cort-iandville on April 21, 1993 at 5:30 p.r, at the Town Hall, 15 Terrace Road, Cortland, New York, concerning Starr Road Water Improvements Project. Members present: Supervisor; Raymond Thorpe Councilman, Edt1Ti n 0' Donnell :O1.1nCilman, 'Theodore Testa Counc ilritan, Ronal Rocco Cou- cilman; John Pilato Town C +_erk, Pauline Parker Others p7-eseni: .\Tere : To,,ln Attorney, Phillip Rut-,?sey; Higiiirtay S'_ipt ;;arl Bu,,h; Town Engineer, Hayne StnitlI; CEO, Brice Welber; Nancy Ja vis of County P1annJ Dept.; Jeff TenEycx of Cortland County Soil and Water Conservation District.; County Legislator, Frank Barbieri; KE: it n Hanif_i_n of NY DEC; Tom Dumas of Cortland County Cope?_alive Eztensl.on; Joe Eggleston of 'ortla?nd County Hig:iwav :kept; and Ne;.Tsreporter, Skip Chapman, and several re:sic.ents of the. �V:uraw Marathon Road. The PL:'lic Hearing was called to order by Superviso.c RaymonC. T nor pe at 53:30 p . tm. r'hr ^ov. t C"le:.-._ read aloud the Legal Notice as Po s t ed +.n(' f J,J_ed. The .rc j ect is .o allo •r installation of new 12 inch water lines -.e replace- 40 year -old six inch line that has many leaks and is tv�o small for current demand. The cost is not exce`"'d. $21.0,000.00. No o questions were heard. Councilman Rocco made a motion, seconded by Councilman O'Donnell., to adjourn the Public Hearing. All vot:"-ng aye, the ruction was carried. The Public Hearing was closed at 5:40 p.m. 54 Wednesday, April 21, 1993 The Regular of Cortlandville Road, Cortland, presiding. TOWN BOARD MEETING 5:00 P.M. Meeting of the Town Board of the Town was held at the Town Hall, 15 Terrace New York with Supervisor Raymond Thorpe Members present: Supervisor, Raymond Thorpe Councilman, Edwin O'Donnell Councilman, Theodore Testa Councilman, Ronal Rocco Councilman, John Pilato Town Clerk, Pauline Parker Others present were: Town Attorney, Philip Rumsey; Highway Supt', Carl Bush; Town Engineer, Hayne Smith; CEO, Bruce Weber; Nancy Jarvis of County Planning Dept.; Jeff TenEyck of Cortland County Soil and Water Conservation District; County Legislator, Frank Barbieri; Kevin Hanifin of NY DEC; Tom Dumas of Cortland County Cooperative Extension; Joe Eggleston of Cortland County Highway Dept; and Newsreporter, Skip Chapman, and Mike and Jeanette Smith, Doug and Carol Treacey, residents of the McGraw Marathon Road. The Regular Town Board Meeting was called to order AT 5:00 P.M., by Supervisor Raymond Thorpe following the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Nancy Jarvis of County Planning and Jeff TenEyck of County Soil and Water Dept., spoke to the Town Board in regards to the proposed Stormwater Erosion Plan. By using proper stormwater management, more ground water discharge can be accomplished, which is important to this area. A slide show regarding stormwater management was shown. A Model Ordinance was developed by the NYS DEC and has been localized for the needs of Cortland County. When a developer requests approval of a project, they would be required to meet with several agencies to develop a plan for the needs of their project. Inspections could be done by County staff or train Town personnel. Stormwater management would occur when they are building their development as well as when they are installing a road. The cost is less to the developers, using this program, than trying to fix it afterwards. A sample ordinance will be presented to the Town Board for their review. It could be included into our current Zoning Law. If approved, both water quality and quantity could be accomplished. It would accomplish better use of our lands. Councilman O'Donnell made a motion, seconded by Councilman Testa, to recess the Regular meeting to hold a Public Hearing for the Starr Road Water Improvements Project. All voting aye, the motion was carried. 1 1 APRIL 21, 190? TC.;4':`N AO :R-,-, PAGE RESOLUTION 479 APPROVE CHANGE ORDER FOR THE DAMON'-' CIRCLE AREA SEWER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT Mot.ic K by Councilman O'Donnell ._econclec by Councilman Testa VOTES: ALL AYE ADOPTED WHEREAS, a change order has been submitted by the Town Engineer for the Lamunt Circle Area Sewer Improvement Project for dewaverina and undercut placement between manholes, th i e.f:ore BE IT RESOLVAD, that the change order in the amount of. $17,313.83 A hereby approved for the contract wits= Vacri Corsi r�_ tion !no, Supervisur Thorpe introduced Yvonne Del.igat G , Director_ :;f Cortlan? County Clerks s Record Management Program. Ms. ol_ gato oxylained the grant program recei.vK from the state by the County Clerk's office. They are working with the municipalities within: the County to go through the records of each '.Town. They recommend which record may he disposed of and which must be keTt. permanently. They have Just completer this process in the Town of Cortlandville. The State w l approve grants to renovate an existing builAing, but will not approve a grant for new construction. A ".1is ussioJ.: followed concerning the Towns situation. A Needs Assessment _;epos"f; was distributed tc the. Town RGaK .. Councilman O'Donnell made a motion, sycondeU by Councilman Testa, to approve as written, the Town Board Minutes of Fehzua.r.. K7, 1 )93 . .All voting aye, the motion was C'.i_L'L rieS . Councilman O'Donnell wade a r r motion, seconded _dec ly Councilman Lance, to _aceivG ,and file �i1e t � �,G rtlandville Planning BoarV Minutes of November 24, 1992 and .January 26, 1993, All voting aye, the motion was carried. RESOLUTION 430 AUTHORIZE PAYMENT OF VOUCHERS APRIL Motion ny Councilman O'Donnell Seconded by Councilman Rocco VOTES: ?!L AYE ADOPTED BE IT RESOIVEP, that the oou.chers submitted have seen audited and . hKI. _e yid as follows General Fund A Vouchers #164 - 183 $ 9,506.06 General Fund ;. 25 - 26 $ 1, 56i . is Highway Fund) 140 - 1153 $ 4,803.91 Water Jun:? 63 - 69 $ 1 9SO . 5 Sewer Fund 4.2 $ 29.622 Capital Pro j ec-ts 22 $ G4.74 56 APRIL 21, 1993 TOWN BOARD PAGE 3 Supervisor Thorpe offered privilege of the floor to Mr. Mike Smith, a homeowner of the McGraw -Marathon Road, just outside the Village of McGraw and in the Town of Cortlandville. Mr. Smith apprised the Town Board of the damages done to his property, and his neighbors, due to high water and the erosion of their land by the stream located behind their homes. He has lost an additional 25-30 feet of land this spring. He would like to get back what he has lost, if possible. More important, is to find a solution to safeguard what they have left. You cannot just sit and watch your property be washed away. In 1974 or 1975 the County rerouted the stream as a result of a flash flood that caused many problems in the Village of McGraw. Around 1985 the County filled in with rift -raft to attempt to control the situation. This has not worked. The problem was reviewed again two years ago. Nothing was done. Exactly what was discussed then, has now happened. If nothing is done now, it will get worse. A large elm tree, located on the bank, will not withstand another bad storm. If it goes, it will be against -the small bridge located in the Village. Mr. Smith reported that he has requested both financial aid and assistance from Federal, State and County and local agencies for assistance, but has not accomplished. A discussion followed among those County and Town officials in attendance. It was so stated that it is almost impossible to receive funding for private property, and difficult for public funding. The Town Board requested Councilman O'Donnell to meet with Town and County officials, at the site, and attempt to reach a consensus concerning the problem. Reports of various departments are on the table for review, and are available for inspection, upon request, in -the Town Clerks Office. Councilman Rocco made a motion, seconded by Councilman Testa, to receive and file a letter from John A. Fitch, Mayor of McGraw. All voting aye, the motion was carried. The letter advised of two large -trees in the stream east of McGraw which is diverting water out of the stream when the water is high, and has contributed to flooding at the Village Park. They asked if our Highway Dept. could clean out the trees and roots. Supervisor Thorpe reported that the matter has been referred to the Highway Sup't. RESOLUTION #81 ADOPT RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO TOWN LAW SECTION 209-q (6) (c) STARR ROAD WAITER IMPROVEMENT Motion by Councilman O'Donnell Seconded by Councilman Rocco VOTES: ALL AYE ADOPTED WHEREAS, there was filed in the Office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Cortlandville, Cortland County, New York, general plans relating to the construction of a water improvement for the Cortlandville area of Starr Road and designated "Starr Road Water Improvement", as required by Section 209-q and 209-c of the Town Law, and a short Environmental Quality Review Act, and are available for public inspection, and APRIL 21, 1�'11�, 'C)WE' PAGE' WHEREA'S,, an uIrder was duly adopted by the Town Board cn April 7, 1ac reciting _11,:J filing o-,7 said general pla.as, the -improvei-tient,.z-, pL-upose,(I, and the estimated expense thereof a-.-,d sp-cifying A-Dril 21., 199.E at 5 : 30 o 1 C) C i iv. e a he said Town Hall in the laic', ToTn p.m.. as the no, t 'D , , -P v C (-) r t I a I " d 1. 1 i3 a b -" h e ,� 1 ice -v,`1 i e.- e the e Said Ir, o a r d -v� I d meet to crDns4_,71.er the Coc�-,,I,,-,ents filed, as aforesaid and to here all. ei S01-1S i .- ( _-.- e s t. e d in `she subject th(-,rt;c.-F, concernirvg, and WHEREAS, :rue duly posted and puL)l_`1she,,`_1 as ,-eq J-,ireC, by allA WHEREAS., c'. h_,aring, iir "he matte-_- was duly held ',)v the Board on t'.-i21st day o`:7 hpril, 11993 commencing at 15:30 p.m. at t.'Lle To;,?n Hall i:i the said Town as discussion upon the P.-,atter having been had and all persons desiring, to be heard J_avJ_ng duly heard includ-ing mein serer" ol, the Board and various otl,er persons, and NOW, given upon such hearing an,", the ii-iot-'Lon, of- Ed-v7in 'O'Donnell, Councilman, secondeO, by I Ronal Counc-iltmiT1, al -Id unanimous ly passed, it T RESOLVED A111D DETEMINED, tliat the plans heret0fo-re f-'led With the Tom-71-, ','J_c,..rk t '2own of Cortlandvil-Le _:re J__ I I - - - ` -1,7 Town Law the, - aj. t"i `-��,c' on, 209--c- of i-I compi _c� 1. F 'i e I IS e cuff j- c i e n a n d 111 a t St -ate o-F Ne-,v `1'urk anr--' I to estab_11-'1.s,-_- t 1 -1 -_ a f a -i d ,'la-!_.er im-orovenient- is -1-n tre public. ir. C r--f F; _ I-, , an,:7" 4i. `C_ i a further R E S 0 TI V H T' A,. '%-' 1 - D F I'E R,-1 T 11T7, I, a7 1 -o ts, nclucling t`i d bonds o r o -I'Ll'! e 1, p r _4.nc ipa 1 i L `L_ .1) r e,-4, Ons a I- ' 4 a t .' (-,, a--1 th-or j- z, ed t,_ !,-) e _slued shall be borne the land-s b,.-, e 'J -L t_ C1 V s—,-.ch ii-nprovement and such shall be ass ,_,.-seC, and collected from the sever -al lots C, rw c of land with:. n. said C o rt.i. a Y., cl \r e In 11�;t p r o -z) o r t, _1 o n t o the amount. U 1 benpf it T;,;h,i`i :L i,., i p v e..ri i e n t- shall- confer upci-. c`luch lots or r a s i -F t e e-eby determined f"na' all lot, r J-4i TowT.-I of C'C)rtla,--).dv-L.1]_e co,_,.ts_-'_Cle of a. 'serv`ced by the "Ar.1 -112, g'� c- a C, -F _L 4 _. ! 12-c" Wa h e r e t o IL o r e and herea f t �.0 p r o v i d e, C. , 4r I ot, or parcels- benefited by the prop(_SeC_,. d water 3- 1-[ 1 -U- v t- i, t a:! u" "i: la t,, c o s t- -) f s a _J d protect a,- previous z_ahall be spread upon and o v.e r the enlarged I.,; e n f: _J �irea all of such ir,,iprcve.mC ,It., con s t i t- U t i 1-.,. C, one a I_- e r system ul c h s y t em e i d e,� c r i b e,,-! b a -n d i -_, lu d i n g -i i3 area s e t f c, r t h J. n t he "Stupke Road Water "mprovement" Resolution adopted by this Boar' o J'anuary 6., 1_11�,1,3 an'-_' RE-SOIT'VED AND DET' T that the ccnstruct-ion of a it s po-pose�: ii Said i (d -Dla-ns e: watei _� �,, i c�—. - a , , r a,,_ithorizeC -oursuant to Section 6 c ) of the Town, ,aft; L_ 171 h e r e i n mentioned e constructed and S r "ice therein mentioned C1 po L e qu 4. r e d f �mds prov_ide �'3 b e i n made available, o i: fol; and that such improvei,ctenr' s ha 11 be al e s I L a a i In-: I %,i.-:i as, the Starr Road Wa' t is rrui her REE,107JVED I E.7.R" I N"Dtlat the proposed 4mprovemen• - in-l-Lid 4 1, Cf C,, 0 f a r_, d ac(.zisztion, right; of v a y • o n s t- 1, u Ct JL '),n, cos`,- -Legal e es- e n g 1 n e e r n a I": a • o n s u -1 t a f C- El n C, 'a 1, 1 t h e r e., p, e n s e s a p p r o x JL m a t- c- be a $210,000.00 shall be financed by the 4 issuance Gf tlhy! Town o f Corgi 1 andv i 11 e f c) r Yfl yea-i.i, at prevailing interest-, and it is W.- APRIL 21, 1993 TOWN BOARD PAGE 5 RESOLVED AND DETERMINED, that the costs of management, maintenance, operation and repair of said improvement or services shall be a charge upon the area of the Town of Cortlandville outside of Villages and shall be levied and collected in the same manner and at the same time as other Town charges, provided that it is the intention of the Town Board that such costs will be raised in the first instance from water rates, charges and fees upon all lots or parcels heretofore and hereafter serviced by Town Law Article 12-C Water Improvements, and it is further RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk of this Town shall within ten (10) days after the adoption of this Resolution file a certified copy of this Resolution in the Cortland COunty Clerk's Office as provided for by Town Law Section 209-q (6) (d). RESOLUTION ft82 AUTHORIZATION TO GO OUT TO BID FOR STARR ROAD SEWER, STARR ROAD WATER AND STUPKE ROAD WATER IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTS Motion by Councilman Testa Seconded by Councilman O'Donnell VOTES: ALL AYE ADOPTED WHEREAS, the Starr Road Sewer Improvement Project was approved by the Town Board on December 16, 1992, and the Starr Road Water Improvement Project was approved by the Town Board on April 21, 1993, and the Stupke Road Water Improvement Project was approved by the Town Board on January 6, 1993, therefore BE IT RESOLVED, the Town Engineer is hereby authorized and directed to let out for bid the three named projects, and such bids shall be opened on May 24, 1993 at 3:00 p.m.. Councilman Rocco made a motion, seconded by Councilman Pilato, to receive and file a complaint from Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation in regards to their 1993-1994 Special Franchise Assessments. All voting aye, the motion was carried. Councilman O'Donnell made a motion, seconded by Councilman Pilato, to receive and file a letter from New York State Electric and Gas Corporation in regards to their 1993-1994 Special Franchise Assessments. All voting aye, the motion was carried. RESOLUTION #83 AUTHORIZE MCGRAW CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TO USE TOWNS VOTING MACHINE FOR THEIR ANNUAL SCHOOL BUDGET VOTE Motion by Councilman Rocco Seconded by Councilman O'Donnell VOTES: ALL AYE ADOPTED BE IT RESOLVED, the McGraw Central School District is hereby authorized to use the Towns voting machine for their annual school budget vote to be held Wednesday, May 19, 1993. APR IL 21 cc 3 TOG'N Buc-.RD PACE _ RESOLUTIC`N #84 APPROVE PLUMBERS APPLICATION FOR PA Li JEBBETT TO INSTALL WA`T'EI? AND SEWER AT 7 36 737 ; AND 749 STC'P .L ROAD Motion _ ounciIman C)' Donnel1 Seconded by Counciiman Testa VOTE',^: ALL AYE ADOPTED WHEREAS, an arplica4 _ T. wa-_ submitted i)y Pau1 Jet': e t t Y-o _nstall watr . anu sewer services at 736, 737 and 749 St-upke i'o� d _.:1i and WHEREAS, I:C:°11 a p p 1.C:ation w_n lu ed refeience:_ n IJrC �r ol1S E: :�=c r �C�nCe 4-herefore BE IT RE CiL'JE7�, 'Lha�_ thc, applica.t`L`Lon submitted _,y .� _iul Jebbet.t -_. a ei apP ,: v d. . r?ESOLUTION ACCE~�;' WATER LII`dES AT IdORT'r'.VTEW JOaN Dh'L VECCHIO Motion ;by C'a'.Jncilman Rocco Seconded Sly Councilman O'Donnell VOTES: A! -'IL AYE ADOr`L'ED WHEREAS, a-.,equFs.t ias bee'_'! received -From Joni ljel Vecchio rc'y',_ ,c;t..nc t_ie Town .:o accept the grater nes he installed at Nc'rthvle,•i Apartments, and WITEREAS, the :.cps, a !c_1 "lec:ecisary information, as i.e'-_u_.red has now bee_. ,re ceived, theiefore BE IT RKSC ,VED, that. the Town Board does hereby accept the water line instalied by John Del Vecchio at the Northvie6v ApartPlent:= . RESOLUTION TION #8 ' AUIHO1,I7E CA:JI. ADVANCE FOR CAPITAL _-- --- P.R(''JECT -- SmARR _ROAD WATER -PROJECT _%f,otio i by Councilman O l DonnE''1J_ Seconded h, v C:o-an,-iimcan 7 i 1 atom VOTES- r i, 1 AYE ADOPTE D BE !i' t ESC�LVED, 'he 'Budget Officer is hereby autho:.-'ized, and directed, t.) n;ake a c a s.h advance from Water. Funrl Surplus i.:_ the aMcLin t of $64.74 and transfer to t% e tar- Road Wa i-e-. 1mr' : Gvemine_lt Prod ect Super-ri1-?.`r Thorpe advised t!ae Town Boa:i:'u t' a tl:e. County Plarim'.nj 3- -,e?rc. ham 'eCqueste_C' our attendance at the meet-._r!_; 01, our Torn Piann a, n g Boa rd regarding the SVJc1x t L t ut.G. Viuit�fi. -h7_s Kould be fC r li IUr:tlat_..C%i a purposes onl TT _s ,aril �e a joint :Meeting met peen Town of .o r IaaInd%ril.l o.CLi.id I s and y(-D�o7n c) o.-I:er ion i Off 1C:J.a1_' �.." _he ti' OpC)5,=�d ::ur�d__'Jl;� s iOC:d'`_F'C. -'In Towns. oot:- Towns. M APRIL 21, 1993 TOWN BOARD PAGE 7 Water and Sewer Administrator, Carl Bush informed the Town Board that they have attempted to hire an additional full time person through the civil service process. The need is for an Working Superintendent position. Civil Service does not have a job description for that position. One is being written now, and must be approved by Albany. Because it is a new position, a test will have to be given. The process could take as long as one year. Another delay, is the lack of a Personnel Director at the County level, The Town Board suggested to Carl that he contact The Association of Towns to see if they could help with this, or offer an alternative. Councilman O'Donnell made a motion, seconded by Councilman Testa, to adjourn the meeting. All voting aye, the motion was carried. The meeting was adjourned at 6:30 p.m. Resp ctfull 4mitted, ,' Pauline H. Parker CMC Town Clerk Town of Cortlandville l