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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-23-1978UN February 23, 1978 4:00 P.M. Pg. 1 SPECIAL MEETING tA. special meeting of the Town Board was held on Thursday ­ February 23,'1978. The special meeting was called by the Supervisor to inform the board and the town residents of the developments regarding the new sewage treatment plant in the City of Cortland. Board members present: Supervisor Nadolski, Councilman Warren Manning, Councilman Ray Miller and Councilman Melvin Pierce. Councilman Raymond Thorpe was absent. Others present were: Town Clerk, Pauline Parker, Town Assessor, Robert Wells; Town Attorney, John Gardner; ® Legislators Delmar Palm and Henry Wadsworth, Newsreporter Skip Chapman. Special guests present were: James Feuss and Mr. John Curtis. • 1 The meeting was called to order by Supervisor Nadolski. Supervisor Nadolski apprised the board that one meeting one meeting a month of'the Town Board should be sufficient to take care of town business and he asked the consensus of the board in per month this matter. Mr. Nadolski stated that this was the original intention when he took office, the public had not been pnoperly informed of this and Mr. Nadolski apologized for the oversight. Mr. Richard Patrick, a resident of Isabelle Drive asked.the board the reason this special meeting had not been publized. He was informed that the press had been notified seventy-two hours in advance, as is required by lava, and apparently it was an oversight on the part of the media. The consensus of the board is that one Town Board meeting a month should be sufficient to conduct Town business. RESOLUTION # 31 AUTHORIZATION TO HOLD ONE (1) REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING PER MONTH TO CONDUCT TOWN BUSINESS. Motion by, Councilman Pierce, seconded by Councilman Manning. Votes: Councilman Manning, ayes Councilman Miller, aye; Councilman Pierce, aye; Supervisor Nadolski, aye. Adopted. BE IT RESOLVED, That authorization be and it hereby is given to hold one regular town board meeting per month for the purpose of conducting town business. Said meeting to be held the first Wednesday in each month. Supervisor Nadolski apprised the board that the primary reason for this meeting is to allow Mr. John Curtis, Engineer for the City of Cortland -and Mr. James Feuss, Senior Paablie-Health Engineer for Cortland County to present a Sewer comprehensive report on the development of a plan concernipg the disposal of waste water from the Town of Cortlandville and the City of Cortland into the,a,hew sewage treatment plant in the CitSK of Cortland. The meeting was turned over to Mr. John Curtis. Mr. Curtis highlighted the development of the plan as follows: 1. A draft ordinance has been drawn up, however at the present time, it cannot be distributed to the public. Revisions required by the Environmental - Protection Agency- must be made and must be accepted.by the.Common Council of the City of Cortland to make it an official ypart of the city code of ordinances. Cort® agency The updated code will include: a. idd.ntification of waste water constituents b. toxic pA m L_r_s c. biological pe i6 o_rs � 16 Thursday, February 23, 1978 Page 2 outline of sevver plan DyL`IY' d. extensive monitoring and survail3meeof industrial wastes. e. methods of collection of revenues from industries, f. federal industrial cost recovery. 2. An annual report has been compiled showing the estimated costs of ,operation and maintenance and costs of local debt for the first fiscal year. A recommendation has been.made to bill the Town of Cortland- ville as a whole. The town,, using federal guidelines will in return bill the residents. Estimated costss Estimated budget Local Debt costs 536,650.00 2329000.00 Total 768,6500-00 Industrial Contribut one: -for Maintenance and operations: $51,861.87 Industrial Contributions for local debt: 26,851.68 .Remainder to.be raised by residential and commercial communities: $689®937.00. Recommendation has been made to bill sewage use by units. Single Family dwelling: 1 unit - Double Family dwelling: 2 units Etc. One filed Lot to be billed one local debt unit only. In the Town of Cortlandville, a significant discrepancy was found in a house to house waste water volume taunt. Mr. James Feuss requested the permission of the board, for the Health Department and for the Department of Public Works in the Citjc of Cortland, to remove manhole covers in the Town of Cortlandvillein an attempt to locate sources of possible infiltration into the line: RESOLUTION #32 AUTHORKZATION TO REMOVE MANHOLE COVERS Remove IN'THE TOWN OF CORTLANDVILLE manhole covers Motion by Councilman ManViing, seconded by Councilman Miller. Votes: Councilman Manning, aye; Councilman Miller,aye Councilman Pierce, aye; Supervisor Nadolski, aye. Adopted. BE IT RESOLVED, That authorization is hereby given The Cortland County Health Department and the Department of Public Works of the City of Cortland to remove manhole covers in the Town of Cortlandville. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That said manhole covers will be removed only after notification has been given to the Water and Sewer personnel of the Town of Cortlandville. RESOLUTION #33 AUTHORIZING MELVIN PIERCE TO ACT AS COORDINATOR FOR THE TOWN OF CORTLANDVILLE IN THE REMOVAL OF ANY MANHOLE COVERS IN, SAID TOWN. Motion by Councilman Manning, seconded by Councilman Miller. Votess Councilman MannT`ng, aye; Councilman Miller , aye; Councilman Pierce, aye; Supervisor Nadolski, aye. Adopted. ` BE IT RESOLVED, THAT Mr. Melvin Pierce be and he hereby is authorized to act as coordinator for the Town of Cortlandville in the removal of any manhole covers in said town. 1 • [1 41 17 Thursday, February 23, 1978 Page 3 Mr. Melvin Pierce asked when the first billing would be for the Town of Cortlandville-under this new plan. Mr. Curtis stated that he could not, at this time, give a specific date as the report must first be adopted by the Common Council of the City of Cortland. Mr. Pierce asked the present status of development of the proposed Cortland County Sewer Agency. Mr. Curtis stated that in his opinion it would be at least eight to.ten months before the agency would be authorized to spend any money. Mr. Pierce asked, if the agency is formed, what becomes of existing trunk sewers in the Town of Cortlandville. Mr. Curtis stated that any existing trunk sewers become the responsibility of the County Agency. Collectors sewers, however, remain the responsibility of each municipality. Town Attorney, John Gardner asked what was to be done about the existing contract with the City of Cortland, as a payment is due on that contract on April 19 1978. Mr. Curtis stated that Mr. Frank Taylor, former Supervisor for the Town of Cortlandville, had signed a letter of intent when the program was in the planning stages. The City will assume that this letter would necessitate the renegotiating of a contract math the Town of Cortlandville. Mr. Gardner asked what was to be done about the contract between the Town of Cortlandville and Smith Corona Marchant. Mr. Curtis stated that the program should not affect this contract. The City of Cortland must negotiate with Smith Corona regarding their part in the program. There being no further business upon motion by Councilman Manning, seconded by Councilman Miller,';4ll..-voting aye, the meeting was,adjourned at 4s55:P.M. Respectfully Submitted Deputy Town Clerk •