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Home My WebLink About1989-10-09 TOWN OF DANBY cc2 S TOWN BOARD MINUTES OCTOBER 9 , 1989 THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF DANBY WAS HELD OCTOBER 9 , 1989 , AT THE DANBY TOWN HALL , 1830 DANBY ROAD , COUNTY OF TOMPKINS , NEW YORK . PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WAS LED BY COUNCILWOMAN JULIA TAGLIAVEPJTOr AT 8 . PM . PRESENT : DEAN ECKSTROM COUNCILMAN MARY OLTZ COUNCILWOMAN DOROTHY ROBERTS COUNCILWOMAN JULIA TAGLIAVENTO COUNCILWOMAN ABSENT : FREDRIC DIETRICH SUPERVISOR IN THE ABSENCE OF SUPERVISOR DIETRICH , THE BOARD APPOINTED COUNCILWOMAN TAGLIAVENTO TO CONDUCT THE MEETING . OTHERS PRESENT : PETE CODDINGTOPJ , EDWARD M . ROBERTS , ROY CASTERLINE , HERB ENGMAN , PAT WOODWORTH , WILLARD T . DAETCH , EILEEN WRIGHT , FRANK PROMO , NANCY WEITZEL , CAROL SCZPANSKI , JOEL GAGNON . RECORDING SECRETARY : JOAN BABBITT , TOWN CLERK APPROVAL OF MINUTES : A MOTION WAS MADE BY CLIN ROBERTS , SECOND BY CLMN OLTZ TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 11 , 1989 AS SUBMITTED . ADOPTED : ECKSTROM , OLTZ , ROBERTS , TAGLIAVENTO . ABSENT : DIETRICH . COMMUNICATION : JEAN PROTO CALLED THE CLERK , REQUESTING USE OF THE TOWN HALL FOR SENATOR SEWARD ON NOVEMBER 16 TH FROM 2P . M . TO 5P . M . . THE CLERK READ A LETTER FROM MARGE HOVANEC ASKING WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT ARBITRATION BD TO CONSIDER OPENING OLD TOWN RD FOR EMERGENCY USE ONLY . THE BOARD DECIDED TO DEFER TILL NEXT MONTHS MEETING IN THE ABSENCE OF SUPERVISOR DIETRICH . CLMU TAGLIAVENTO REPORTED THAT THE CLERK HAD RECEIVED A. CERTIFICATE FROM NYS ON COMPLETING A COURSE IN RECORDS MANAGEMENT . PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR FRANK PROMO : COUNTY BOARD MEETING 10/ 10 AND THERE IS A RESOLUTION TO FIND SOME ONE TO WORK WITH DSS ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING , WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AU ADVISORY BD , ON THE COUNTY LEVEL . COUNTY ROOM TAX , RESOLUTION FOR COUNTY ROOM TAX . , 85 % TO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ( VISITORS BUREAU ) , 15 % TO TOURIST RE - , LATED ORGANIZATIONS , ARTS , ETC . ROOM TAX IS 3 % , BRINGING ABOUT $ 300 , 000 . NEXT YEAR UP FROM $ 200 , 000 . TIPPING FEE : WILL BE IN EFFECT THE 1st OF THE YEAR . PROPOSED $ 40 . 00 A TON AND WILL EFFECT OUR HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS . COUNTY LOOKING AT TAGGING SYSTEM ( 30 # GARBAGE ) BAGS NOT TAKEN W/ 0 TAGS . COUNTY BUDGET : UNDER WAY . NEXT YEAR REVIEW . BAD NEWS , 26% TAX INCREASE . OF THE 26% , ALL BUT 7% WILL BE RELATED TO SOLID WASTE . 7% COULD BE TRUE TAX INCREASE . NOT FINISHED . BUS SERVICE FOR DANDY : APPROVED RESOLUTION & FUNDING TO PURCHASE 3 BUSES , ONE FOR DANBY , ONE FOR LANSING , WITH THE THIRD ONE AS A FLOATER . HOPE TO FALL IN PLACE BY 1 /90 . REGARDING THE STATUS ON THE RESOLUTION PASSED PERTAINING TO THE LANDFILL . CONSTRUC- TION MAPJAMEPJT WILL BE MEETING WEDNESDAY AT THE COMMUNITY MEETING . BARBARA ECKSTROM WILL PRESENT WHAT SHE HAS BEEN WORKING ON . WE SHOULD BE GETTING A REPORT ON SEVERAL OF THE ITEMS THAT DANDY WAS CONCERNED WITH . ONE ITEM WAS MICHIGAN HOLLOW ROAD . PETE CODDIPJGTOPJ AND I MET WITH WARD HUUGERFORD TO ARRANGE A ROAD SWAP . THE COUNTY WOULD TAKE OVER ALL OF MICHIGAN HOLLOW ROAD FOR SEVERAL OTHER ROADS TO BE WORKED OUT . OUR CONCERN WAS THAT THE TOWN WOULD END UP WITH ROADS THAT NEEDED A MILION DOLLARS WORTH OF WORK FOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE . PETE WENT ON A ROAD TOUR TO REVIEW THIS . I HAVE JUST RECEIVED A REPORT ON THIS RESEARCH . PETE ' S CONCERN WAS THE COUNTY WANTS TO GIVE THE TOWN TOO MANY ROADS TO PUT IN SHAPE IN TWO OR THREE YEARS . FRANK PROTO SENT A COPY OF THE MINING PERMIT TO RIC DIETRICH FOR LANDSTROM . SOME DISCUSSION TOOK PLACE REGARDING THE MINING PERMIT BETWEEN JOEL GAGNON , DEAN ECKSTROM AND FRANK PROTO . THIS THURSDAY AT 5 : 00 P . M . , AT KULP AUDITORIUM , THERE WILL BE A MEETING TO DISCUSS A PORTION OF THE DEIS , FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE AN INTEREST . THERE WAS A QUESTION RAISED REGARDING THE INSTALLATION OF SCALED AT THE LANDFILL . FRANK PROTO STATED THAT A RESOLUTION HAD BEEN ADOPTED TO INSTALL SCALES AT THE LANDFILL BY THE FIRST OF THE YEAR . PUBLIC : PETE CODDINGTON EXPRESSED A CONCERN ABOUT SNOW REMOVAL . ASKED IF THE TOWN HAD SIGNED A CONTRACT FOR SNOW REMOVAL . CLMNT TAGLIAVENTO TO ASK SUPERVISOR DIETRICH FOR AN AN- SWER . IF CONTRACT HAS NOT BEEN SIGNED , PETE SUGGESTS NOT TO SIGN ONE UNTIL NEGOTIATIONS HAVE TAKEN PLACE . WILLARD D - REPORTED ON THE CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN HIMSELF AND MARGE HOVANEC . MARGE WROTE TO THEM IN JULY ; DAETSCH RESPONDED ON JULY 21 ; MARGE WROTE AGAIN IN REPLY ON SEPT . 12TH . ALL PERTAINING TO OLDE TOWNE ROAD LAND TRANSFER OF OWNER- SHIP . AA 1PAGE 2 , DANDY TOWN BOARD MINUTES , OCTOBER 9 , 1989 COrei'1'1'EE REPORTS : EMC - ENVIRONMENTAL MP.NAGEMENT COUNCIL HAS BEEN WORKING A LOT WITH CENTRAL PROCESSING . NOT MANY CONCERNS ABOUT THE LOCATION . ODOR PROBLEMS NEED TO BE ADDRESSED . THE SITE STILL SEEMS TO BE A FEASIBLE SITE . AIRPORT RUNWAY EXTENSION - THERE IS SOME CONCERN FROM EMC IN THAT THERE IS A LOT HAPPENING AT THE AIRPORT , TERMINAL , ETC . ; AND THIS IS CALLED SEGMENTATION . THERE IS A LOT OF CROWDING AROUND THE AIRPORT THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO ( I . E . , CORNELL BUILT A POND THAT IS NOW ATTRACTING GEESE ) , THIS WHOLE MATTER NEEDS MORE COMPREHENSIVE INVESTIGATION . COMMUNITY COUNCIL - WE HAVE PLANNED THE COMMUNITY HALLOWEEN PARTY FOR OCTOBER 28TH ( SATURDAY ) , AT 7 : 00 P . M . UNTIL 8 : 00 P . M . HIGHWAY - WE ' VE BEEN STABILIZING THE BANK ON BROWN ROAD . WE ' VE BEEN USING MESH WIRE WHICH WE ' VE NEVER TRIED BEFORE . IT ' S MORE WORK THAN EXPECTED . ALSO BEEN DIGGING OUT DITCHES , GRAVELED SOME ROADS AND ARE NOW REPAIRING THE FWD WITH SOME USED PARTS THAT WE JUST RECEIVED TODAY . SENIOR CITIZENS - ON SEPTEMBER 13TH , OUR MYSTERY TRIP TURNED OUT TO BE TO BUSHKILL FALLS IN PENNSYLVANIA . WE HAVE 43 PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO GO ON AN OVERNIGHT TRIP NEXT MONDAY AND TUESDAY TO LANCASTER , PENNSYLVANIA . OUR FINAL TRIP WILL BE TO THE ICE CAPADES IN SYRACUSE ON NOVEMBER 9TH AT 6 : 00 P . M . ZONING - DEAN ECKSTROM READ DOUG STALEY ' S REPORT . TWO NEW HOMES , ONE BARN , ONE GARAGE , ONE RENEWAL . TOTAL BUILDING FEES COLLECTED $ 271 . 50 , TOTAL CONSTRUCTION VALUE $ 199 , 500 . 00 , FOUR CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY , ZONING : SIX ORDERS TO REMEDY , TWO FOR MOBILE HOMES , TWO FOR AUTOMOBILE PARTS , ONE WAS ISSUED IN ERROR AND ONE IS PENDING . THREE FOLLOW-UP LEITERS WERE SEND REQUESTING STATUS OF NOTICES SENT OUT IN AUGUST . DOG REPORT - READ BY TOWN CLERK . TOOK IN $ 30 . 00 ON ADOPTIONS AND $ 20 . 00 IN REDEMMPTIONS . THIS IS FOR THE MMTH OF SEPTEMBER . PLANNING BOARD - NO REPORT . WATER DISTRICT - NO REPORT . BZA. - NO REPORT . FIRE DIS"1'RICT - NO REPORT . COUNTY - FRANK PROTO STATED THAT THE FINAL PROPORAL FROM THE CITY FOR THE YOUTH PROGRAM IS GOING TO TOTAL BETWEEN $ 700 , 000 AND 900 , 000 . THE CITY WANTS " OUT " OF THE RECREA- TION PIECE AS WELL AS THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PIECE . THEY ARE OFFERING FOR THE COUNTY TO TAKE OVER . IT MAY MEAN LEASING OR BUYING THE BUILDING THAT THEY ARE IN NEAR STEWART PARK . WE HAVEN ' T RECEIVED THE OFFICIAL PROPOSAL FROM THEM YET . IN A DISCUS- SION I HAD WITH RIC , WE WOULD PROBABLY BUY INTO IT AT ABOUT $400 , 000 . OLD BUSINESS : NONE . NEW BUSINESS : RESOLUTION # 56 AUTHORIZES THE TOWN TO SIGN A CONTRACT ON THE RECYCLING CENTER AS SUBMITTED BY THE COUNTY SOLID WASTE DIVISION . WE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THEM ASKING FOR OUR STATUS ON THIS . DISCUSSION : THE PROGRAM WOULD START AT THE HIGHWAY :BARNS AND THEN MOVE TO A MORE VISIBLE LOCATION . THE COUNTY WILL PROVIDE CONTAINERS AND WE ARE TO PROVIDE A LOCA- TION AND CLEAN-UP OF THE CONTAINERS . THE COUNTY WILL PICK-UP THE CONTAINERS . FRANK PROTO MENTIONED THAT THE TYPES OF ACCEPTABLE MATERIALS WAS IN THE DANDY AREA NEWS . THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION FROM THE FLOOR ON GARBAGE PROBLEMS . PETE WAS DIS- APPOINTED IN NOT HAVING ANY KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THIS PREVIOUSLY AND IN NOT :BEING INVOLVE PETE TALKED TO A RANGER TODAY AND HE SPENT 35 HOURS TRACING GARBAGE DROPPED ON ROAD . CLMN ECKSTROM MADE THE MOTION , SECONDED BY CLMN OLTZ . ROLL CALL : CLMN ECKSTROM AYE CLMN OLTZ AYE CLMN ROBERTS AYE CLMN TAGLIAVENTO AYE SUPERVISOR DIETRICH ABSENT ADOPTED RESOLUTION #56 • RESOLUTION # �J7 At the regular meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Denby , Tompkins County , held at the Town Hall of said Town , 1830 Denby Road , on the 9th day of October, 1989 at 8 : 00 pm Clmn Tagliavento offered the following Resolution and moved it ' s adoption : Be it resolved that the Town of Denby will hold a preliminary public hearing on the Budget on Wednesday , November 1st at 7 : 30 pm at the Denby Town Hall and a final public hearing will be held on Monday , November 13th at 7 : 00 pm at the Denby Town Hall . Seconded by churl Roberts and duly put to a vote , which resulted as follows : AYES : Eckstrom , Oltz , Roberts , Tagliavento NOES : None ABSENT : Supervisor Dietrich Jo 110443 abbitt , Town Clerk Town of Denby 111 4 CR RESOLUTION S .5"6 At the regular meeting of the Town Doard of the Town of Danby , Tompkins County , held at the Town Hall of said Town , 1830 Danby Road , on the 9th day of October, 1989 at 8 : 00 pmt Eckstrz► offered the followwving Resolution and moved it ' s adoption : Whereas the Town of Danby wishes to continue working with the County to provide a recycling center in the Town of Danby , De it resolved that the Town Supervisor sign the contract with the Solid Waste Recycling Commission . Seconded by c. Oltz and duly put to a vote , which resulted as follows : AYES : Eckstrom , Oltz , Roberts , Tagliavento NOES : None ABSENT : Supervisor Dietrich rx) 641)--aC Jo Babbitt , Town Clerk Town of Danby • • PAGE 3 , DANDY TOWN BOARD MINUTES , OCTOBER 9 , 1989 a o 7 RESOLUTION #57 PRELIMINARY PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE TOWN BUDGET , NOVEMBER 1 , 1989 AT 7 : 30 P . M . WITH A FINAL PUBLIC HEARING NOVEMBER 13 , 1989 , AT 7 : 00 P . M . CLMN TAGLIAVENTO MADE THE MOTION , SECONDED BY CLMN ROBERTS . ROLL CALL : CLMN ECKSTROM AYE CLMN OLTZ AYE CLAN ROBERTS AYE CLMN TAGLIAVENTO AYE SUPERVISOR DIETRICH ABSENT ADOPTED RESOLUTION #57 APPROVAL OF WARRANTS : A MOTION WAS MADE BY CLMN OLTZ , SECONDED BY CLMN TAGLIAVENTO TO APPROVE PAYMENT FOR GENERAL FUND WARRANT #10 TOTALING $ 10 , 696 . 81 . ROLL CALL CLMN ECKSTROM AYE CLMN OLTZ AYE CLPQJ ROBERTS AYE CLPQJ TAGLIAVENTO AYE SUPERVISOR DIETRICH AYE ADOPTED A MOTION WAS MADE BY CLMN ECKSTROM , SECONDED BY CLMN ROBERTS TO APPROVE PAYMENT OF THE HIGHWAY FUND WARRANT #10 TOTALING $ 22 , 028 . 10 . ROLL CALL CLMN ECKSTROM AYE CLMN OLTZ AYE CLMN ROBERTS AYE CLMN TAGLIAVENTO AYE SUPERVISOR DIETRICH AYE ADOPTED A MOTION WAS MADE BY CLMN ROBERTS , SECONDED BY WIN TAGLIAVENTO TO APPROVE PAYMENT OF WEST DANDY WATER DISTRICT WARRENT #10 TOTALING $ 242 . 55 . ROLL CALL CLPQJ ECKSTROM AYE CLMN OLTZ AYE CLMN ROBERTS AYE CLMN TAGLIAVENTO AYE SUPERVISOR DIETRICH AYE ADOPTED A MOTION WAS MADE BY CLMN ROBERTS , SECONDED BY CLMN OLTZ TO APPROVE PAYMENT OF THE CHIPS FUND WARRANT #10 TOTALING $ 12 , 151 . 16 . ROLL CALL CLMN ECKSTROM AYE CLMN OLTZ AYE CLMN ROBERTS AYE CLMN TAGLIAVENTO AYE SUPERVISOR DIETRICH AYE ADOPTED APPROVAL OF SUPERVISOR ' S REPORT : A MOTION WAS MADE BY CLMN TAGLIAVENTO , SECONDED BY CLMN ROBERTS TO APPROVE THE SUPERVISOR ' S REPORT . ROLL CALL CLMN ECKSTROM AYE CLMN OLTZ AYE CLMN ROBERTS AYE CLMN TAGLIAVENTO AYE SUPERVISOR DIETRICH AYE ADOPTED APPROVAL OF TOWN CLERK ' S REPORT : A MO'T' ION WAS MADE BY CLMN TAGLIAVENTO , SECONDED BY CLMN ECKSTROM TO APPROVE THE TOWN CLERK ' S REPORT . ROLL CALL CLMN ECKSTROM AYE CLMN OLTZ AYE CLMN ROBERTS AYE CLMN TAGLIAVENTO AYE SUPERVISOR DIETRICH AYE ADOPTED c;Oi2 ' PAGE 4 , DANDY TOWN BOARD MINUTES , OCTOBER 9 , 1989 AUDITOR ' S REPORT : CLMN ECKSTROM STATED THAT THEY HAD MET WITH THE AUDITORS LAST WEEK AND THAT MOST EVERYTHING LOOKED GOOD . THINGS THAT WERE MENTIONED WERE CARRYING TOO BIG A BALANCE OVER THE YEAR END WHICH EVERY TOWN GETS . THE OTHER ERROR , WAS IN THE HANDLING OF PETE ' S TRUCK . THERE WAS ALSO SOME BUSINESS ABOUT PAYROLL AND PAYING FICA ; WE MAY HAVE SOHEMORE BUSINESS ABOUT THAT . ALL- IN-ALL , WE BELIEVE THAT THE NEW YORK STATE AUDITOR ' S REPORT WILL NOT SHOW ANYTHING OF REAL SUBSTANCE . SINCE 1986 , WE HAVE CLEANED UP OUR ACT QUITE A BIT . THE AUDITOR ' S REPORT WILL BE PUBLISHED TO THE PRESS AND THE TOWN AT THE SAME TIME . CLMN ROBERTS MADE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING , CLMN OLTZ SECONDED . MEETING ADJOURNED AT 9 : 00 P . M . RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED , JOAN BABBITT , TOWN CLERK /bf