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Home My WebLink About04-18-1990Wednesday, April 18, 1990 5:30 P.M. PUBLIC HEARING AQUIFER PROTECTION DISTRICT SPECIAL PERMIT PALL TRINITY MICRO CORP. A Public Hearinq was held on April 18, 1990 at 5:30 o'clock p.m. regarding an application for a Aquifer Special Permit for Pall Trinity Micro Corp. Members present: Supervisor, Melvin Pierce Councilman, Raymond Thorpe Councilman, Theodore Testa Councilman, Edwin O'Donnell Councilman, Ronal Rocco Town Clerk, Pauline Parker Others present were Atty. John Ryan; CEO, Bruce Weber and Mr. Les Sandman of Pall Trinity Micro Corp. The Public Hearinq was called to order by Supervisor Pierce at 5:30 p.m. The Town Clerk read the Legal Notice as posted and published. Supervisor Pierce offered the privilege of the floor to those in attendance. No comments or questions were heard. A motion was made by Councilman O'Donnell, seconded by Councilman Thorpe, to adjourn the Public Hearing. All voting aye, the motion was carried. The hearing was closed at 5:35. 1 Wednesday, April 18, 1990 5:30 P.M. TOWN BOARD MEETING The Town Board of the Town of Cortlandville was held at the Town Hall, 15 Terrace Road, Cortland, New York, with Supervisor, Melvin Pierce -presiding~ Members present: Supervisor, Melvin Pierce Councilman, Raymond Thorpe Councilman, Theodore Testa Councilman, Edwin O'Donnell Councilman, Ronal Rocco ' Town'Clerk, Pauline Parker Others -present were Atty. 3ohn Ryan; CEO, Bruce Weber and Mr. Les Sandman of Pall TrinityMicro Corp. The meeting was called to order by Supervisor Pierce at 5:30 o'clock p.m.. Following thepledge of alJegiance, .a Public Hearing. was ` held_for an Aquifer Special Permit Application,by Pall Trinity Micro Corp RESOLUTION #103 AUTHORIZE PAYMENT OF VOUCHERS APRIL Motion byCouncilman Thorpe. Seconded by CounciAmanO'DonneIl VOTES�. ALLAYE ADOPTED ' � BE IT RESOLVED, that the vouchers submitted have been audited and shall bepaidasfollows: General Fund A Vouchers #143 -'160 $ 8,932.31 General Fund B .21 _ 27 120,327.25 Highway Fund - 101 8,819.79 Water,.Fund,, 36 - 43 1,237.54 Sewer Fund 32 - 33 14.62 Capital Projects 62 - 65 4,599.41 RESOLUTION #104 AUTHORIZE HIGHWAY SUPT. TO 9URCHASE Motion by Coun~cilman Thorpe Secondedby CouncilmanO'Donnell VOTES: ALL AYE ADOPTED BE IT RESOLVED, that the Highway Supt., Carl Bush is hereby authorized to purchase a `Bmm Camcorder,for, a price -not toLtxceed $12()0.00. Supervisor Pierce reported that the local State Police set up a radar check recently with the machine that,we purchased them. They issued. a, total of 115 tickets. Not one of them was for anyone locally. Supervisor Pierce reported that a representative from the Buffalo District, Dept. of -the Army, Corps of Engineers came here and they went to the Lorings Crossings area and took pictures. ' 'He will write a report_of'his findings and forward them- to us. Supervisor .Pierce . contacted Mrs. Neville, and advised her of this. She was very grateful. Wednesday April 1B, 1990 PAGE B Councilman Thorpe made a motion, seconded by Councilman O'Donnell, to receive and file the contract with General Code Publishers Corp. All voting aye, the motion was carried. Councilman O'Donnell made a motion, seconded by Councilman Thorpe, to receive and file a copy of the correspondence between Ms. Cindy Briggs of Resource Associates, and the Town CEO, Bruce Weber. All voting aye, the motion was carried. The letters were in regards to lot sizes. A discussion was held concerning new ideas for future developments. New information for cluster developments or Planned Unit Developments have been received and should be reviewed. These plans allow for open space areas and/or recreation areas in new developments. Councilman Rocco made a motion, seconded by Councilman O'Donnell, to receive and file a copy of the Annual Report of the Cortland County Area Agency of Aging. All voting aye, the motion was carried. Councilman Thorpe made a motion, seconded by Councilman O'Donnell, to receive and file a copy of the letter sent to County Legislator, Delmar Palm. All voting aye, the motion was carried. The letter requested his support of the vote for the constituents of the Town relating to the sales tax issue. Atty. John Ryan reported that the Budget and Finance Committee met this morning and voted, 5 to 1, to terminate the existing contract, which expires January 1, 1991, with the City relating to sales tax procedure. The County intends to keep 100% of the sales tax money instead of dividing it, under the terms of the current contract. Atty Ryan explained how the program is set up. RESOLUTION #105 RECEIVE AND FORWARD PETITION FROM TOWN RESIDENTS - KELLOGG ROAD Motion by Councilman Thorpe Seconded by Councilman Testa VOTES: ALL AYE ADOPTED WHEREAS, the residents of Blodgett Mills have sent a petition to the County Highway Supt, asking for the Kellogg Road to be repaired and the curve at the railroad tracks be straightened, as soon as weather permits, and WHEREAS, the Kellogg Road is maintained by the County, and WHEREAS, a copy of such petition was sent to this Town Board also. therefore BE IT RESOLVED, that such petition be received and filed and forwarded to the County Highway Supt. and state the support of this Town Board for the improvements. Wednesday, April 18, 1990 PAGE �i Councilman O'Donnell made a motion, seconded by Councilman Testa, to receive and file the notice received from the Plaza Discount Liquor Store. All voting aye, -the motion was carried. The letter advised that they were renewing their liquor license July 1, 1990. RESOLUTION #106 DECLARE ALL POLLING SITES AS ACCESSIBLE TO,PEOPLE Motion by Councilman Thorpe . Seconded by Councilman O'Donnell VOTESx ALLAYE ADOPTED WHEREAS, notification was received from the New York State Board of Elections advising .that it would be necessary' to ' submit .a .waiver request, for each inaccessible polling site, and WHEREAS, the Supervisor has reported that no waiver requestis necessary for the Town of Cortlandville, therefore - ' '' . �I BE IT RESOLVED, that The Town'Board does hereby declare that all pollingsites inthe Town of Cortlandville are accessible to the people. RESOLUTION #107 APPOINT MICHELLE R. WRIGHT AS IST;DEPUTY;TOWN CLERK Motion by Councilman Thorpe ' Seconded by CouncilmanOi'Donnell VOTES: ALL AYE ADOPTED WHEREAS, there exists a vacancy in the position of the 1st Deputy Town Clerk, and WHEREAS, Town Clerk,�`Pauline H.Parker, 'has interviewed applicants for the. -position., and has submitted her recommendation to the Town-Supervisor,,'therefore / . '^ I ` t %'` / '`/ . I `. `/./. �. BE,IT.RESOLVEDr that -the TownClerk is hereby authorized tohireMichelle R. Wright, Rt #13;, Cortland, New -York, for the position of,'`1st'Deputy'.Town�CLerk, effective Apr il 9,,', 1990, at a salary',of $13,OOO�� O�* tobe paid from, A141O�1, and, RESOLVED, that said applicant shall be given two'weeks, without pay, to have necessary surgerY,� commenciing April 16, 1990, and RESOLVED, that above applicant shall be required to become a resident of the Town within a six month period. Wednesday, April 18, 1990 PAGE 4 RESOLUTION #108 ACCEPT RESIGNATION OF LONNA L. MAXSON - DEPUTY TOWN CLERK NO. 2 Motion by Councilman O'Donnell Seconded by Councilman Thorpe VOTES: ALL AYE ADOPTED WHEREAS, due to a Town Board Resolution adopted March 21, 1990, this Board chose'to remove the duties of the Water and Sewer Department from the Town Clerk and add to the Highway Department, and WHEREAS, the duties of Lonna L. Maxson were classified as Deputy Town Clerk #2, therefore BE IT RESOLVED, that this Town Board does hereby accept the resignation of Lonna L. Maxson as Deputy Town Clerk #2. RESOLUTION #109 APPOINT LONNA L. MAXSON - SECRETARY WATER AND SEWER AND HIGHWAY DEPT. Motion by Councilman O'Donnell Seconded by Councilman Thorpe VOTES: ALL AYE ADOPTED BE IT RESOLVED, that Lonna L. Maxson is hereby appointed as Water, Sewer and Highway Department Secretary, as per the Organizational Chart adopted by the Cortlandville Town Board on March 21, 1990, and further RESOLVED, that she shall receive an annual salary of $15,995.00. A discussion was held concerning the problem of lack of personnel in the Town Clerks Office. The clerk explained that between the work load of her office, the absence of a regular or experienced 1st Deputy Clerk in the office since last August, and the necessity for her having to be away from the office due the serious illness of her husband has caused many problems. Now. this last change has added more burden. Supervisor Pierce stated that it was his intent to hire another person to compensate for the change, however it can not be done rioht now as there is no place to put an additional employee. No action was taken. 6 3�)! Wednesday, April 18, 1990 PAGE 5 RESOLUTION #110 DECLARE NEGATIVE IMPACT - SPECIAL PERMIT - PALL TRINITY MICRO CORP Motion by Councilman Rocco Seconded by Councilman Testa VOTES: ALL AYE ADOPTED ® WHEREAS, application was made by Pall Trinity Micro Corp. for an Aquifer Special Permit and a Public Hearing has duly been held by the Town Board, and WHEREAS, the short form of the Environment Assessment Form has been reviewed, as required, therefore BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board, as Lead Agency, does hereby declare that the proposed project will have no significant impact on the environment, and further RESOLVED, that the Supervisor is hereby authorized to sign a Negative Declaration regarding this application. RESOLUTION #111 APPROVE SPECIAL PERMIT TO PALL TRINITY MICRO CORP. - WEST ROAD Motion by Councilman Rocco Seconded by Councilman Thorpe VOTES: ALL AYE ADOPTED BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board does hereby authorize approval of an Aquifer Special Permit to Pall Trinity Micro. Corp. Councilman O'Donnell made a motion, seconded by Councilman Testa, to receive and file the letter from Cortland County Solid Waste. All voting aye, the motion was carried. The letter included a sample declaration to have signed if a farmer should request removing newsprint from our recycling containers to use it for bedding. RESOLUTION #112 AUTHORIZE INSTALLING MORE STREET LIGHTS ON GROTON AVE. ETC. Motion by Councilman Rocco Seconded by Councilman O'Donnell VOTES. ALL AYE ADOPTED WHEREAS, information was received from. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. regarding installing street lights on Groton Ave. from the City line to Route 281, and WHEREAS, a list has been prepared for street lights on Oakcrest, Owego St, and others, therefore BE IT RESOLVED, that the Supervisor is hereby authorized to contact Niagara Mohawk and request them to install new lights on Groton Ave, Oakcrest, and those others on the list as discussed. 30,9- Wednesday, April 18, 1990 PAGE 6 A discussion was held regarding a request from Dr. Ambrose for street lighting in his subdivision. A proposal was received from Niagara Mohawk giving the costs for regular lights and also the costs of the liqhts that is desired for the Renaissance area. They do not want —the standard light fixtures, and are willing to pay the difference of the cost. To accomplish this, it may be necessary to create a lighting district. This will be investigated further. Supervisor Pierce- reported that he has heard nothing from Dr. Ambrose or his representatives regarding the proposal made to them. He is going to send information directly to Dr. Ambrose, to attempt to expedite the matter. RESOLUTION #113 APPROVE PLUMBER APPLICATION OF ROBERT HATHAWAY - WATER & SEWER Motion by Councilman Thorpe Seconded by Councilman Testa VOTES: ALL AYE ADOPTED WHEREAS, an application was submitted by Robert Hathaway to install water and sewer installations in the Town, and WHEREAS, such application has been reviewed and found to be in order, therefore BE IT RESOLVED, that Robert Hathaway is hereby approved for both water and sewer connections in the Town, and RESOLVED, that his name shall be added to the approved plumber list of the Town of Cortlandville. RESOLUTION #114 AUTHORI2E SELLING OF SURPLUS EQUIPMENT Motion by Councilman Thorpe Seconded by Councilman O'Donnell VOTES: ALL AYE ADOPTED WHEREAS, a request has been received from Mardis F. Kelsen, to purchase surplus equipment stored in the basement, therefore BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board does hereby approve selling of one grey typewrite stand for $5.00 and one Selectric II Typewriter for $60.00 to Mardis F. Kelsen. RESOLUTION #115 ESTABLISH NEW ACCOUNT -LAW-B1420.4 Motion by Councilman Thorpe Seconded by Councilman Testa VOTES: ALL AYE ADOPTED BE IT RESOLVED, that the Budget Officer is hereby authorized to establish a new account B1420.4 named Law,to accommodate the pending law suit against the Cortlandville Planning Board. 303 Wednesday, April 1B, 1990 RESOLUTION #116 AUTHORIZE TRANSFER OF FUNDS Motion by Councilman Thorpe Seconded by Councilman O'Donnell VOTES: ALL AYE ADOPTED BE IT RESOLVED, that the Budget Officer is hereby authorized to transfer $12,726.63 from surplus funds, GFB, to B1420.4, Law. RESOLUTION #117 AUTHORIZE MC GRAW CENTRAL SCHOOL USE OF TOWN VOTING MACHINE Motion by Councilman Thorpe Seconded by Councilman O'Donnell VOTES: ALL AYE ADOPTED BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board does hereby authorize the McGraw Central School District use of the Town voting machine on May 16, 1990 for their annual budget vote. RESOLUTION #118 AUTHORIZE REPLACEMENT OF DEPUTY TOWN CLERK #2 Motion by Councilman Thorpe Seconded by Councilman Testa VOTES: ALL AYE ADOPTED BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board does hereby authorize hiring a replacement to fill the position of deputy town clerk no. 2. A motion was made by Councilman Thorpe, seconded by Councilman Testa, to recess the regular meeting and convene to an executive session in the matter of real estate. All voting aye, the motion was carried. The following information was received from the Supervisor: Councilman Rocco made a motion, seconded by Councilman O'Donnell, to adjourn the executive session and reconvene the regular meeting. All voting aye, the motion was carried. RESOLUTION #l19 KEEP TOWN CLERK SALARY AS IS Motion by Councilman Testa Seconded by Councilman Thorpe VOTES- ALL AYE ADOPTED BE IT RESOLVED, that Pauline's salary is to be left as is totally. Councilman Thorpe made a motion, seconded by Councilman Testa, to adjourn the regular meeting. All voting aye, the motion was carried. J?p Pauline H. Town Clerk