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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-08-12.. I MINUTES OF TOWN BOARD MEETING HELD MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 1991, AT 7:30P.M. Those present: Teresa M. Robinson, Supervisor Gordon C. VanBenschoten, Councilman Ellard L. Sovocool, Councilman Jack Fitzgerald, Attorney Arrived Late: Donald E. Cummings, Councilman 'Arrived Late: Carl E. Haynes, Councilman Also present: Leland Cornelius, Elizabeth Brennan, Betty Sperger, Grace M eddaugh, Abe Congden, George VanSlyke, John Pachai, Mr. and Mrs. Steve McMahan, Lyle Raymond, Monica Carey, George Senter and others Moved by Mr. VanBenschoten, seconded by Mr. Cummings, to approve minutes of July 8th meeting as mailed. Ayes - Sovocool, Vaa enschoten, Cummings, Robinson (Absent - Haynes). Claim Nos. 1.46 to 173 of the Highway Fund in the amount of $42,264.13 Claim Nos. 223 to 255 of the General Fund in the amount of $10,087.41 were presented for audit. Moved by Mr. Sovocool, seconded by Mr. Cummings, that the bills be approved. for payment. Ayes - Sovocool, VanBenschoten, Cummings, Haynes, Robinson. Steve McMahon - Submitted petition with approximately 50 signatures that read as follows* We, the concerned citizens, taxpayers, residents, and lessee's of (Old Stage Road) in the Town of Groton, do not want any more mobile homes placed in our neighborhood including, but not limited to the proposed mobile home at approximately 1119 Old Stage Road. He also read a letter from Boyd and Elsie DeMond against placing a Mobile Horne Park on the Sears property. Mr. McMahon asked< thekB6ard to-..change.- the : zoning law so that trailer parks are only allowed in an industrial zone so the people in the rural area don't have to worry about the value of their property or the quality of the life they have. Secondly, to allow trailers to be only in trailer parks, to limit the placing of trailers 6r mobile homes only in trailer parks. Mr. McMahon explained where proposed trailer park was going on Old Stage Road on property owned by Jim Sears, Grace Meddaugh - Property owner directly across road from proposed site of trailer park. Mrs. Meddaugh's main concern was pollution. Several springs on hill and runoff in spring would bring water across her land at 1128 and 1130 Old Stage Road on down into Groton City. Abe Congdon - Doesn't Jim Sears have to come before the Board before he can do anything? George_VanSlyke - I'd just like to answer his question since I'm on the Planning Board. This thing has not come before us at all. The first word we heard about it was Russ DeMond showed up at our Planning Board Meeting last month and brought this up. Just to answer his question here, if the water situation is such that you say it is, to put a trailer park in he'd not only have to come to get approval from the Planning Board but he would have to fulfill any obligations that the DEC may have regarding sewage. Steve McMahon - Did I make my point about my purpose here tonight as far as asking the Board to consider changing the zoning laws? I'm fully aware at this point that I have not heard that there has been application for the trailer park. What I'm asking is that the zoning board change laws so that we don't have to go through this every time some one comes in and wants to start a trailer park. After some discussion, Town Board agreed to refer request over to Planning Board for their review and recommendations. George VanSlykc of the Planning Board was present to again present Planning Board's recommendation on zoning changes to the Town Board for their consideration. Let's take Section 31.2 - Becoming aware of the code enforcement officer's predicument of not being able to view other than inspect from the roadside to enforce the junk situation, at our last Planning Board meeting we decided that if as the zoning officer said, he is happy with the way it's worded then we're happy with the way it's worded also. So if you like to just delete Section 312 and leave it the way it is on the books at this point. Second item - Road Frontage - Again, this goes back to the idea of that person who wants to buy,ld and not having the 200' Frontage and granting to build on the section of land where he doesn't have the 200' frontage but he does have it in a panneoting parcel. Again, the key word there was principal. And if you remember the principal frontage had to be the one that the driveway to this, residence should be located on. In other words, if he has his 2OD' frontage over here, and he wants to build his house over 7 this section that does not have 200' Frontage, we're saying that hip, access road has to be in the 200' frontage, (Board Members and Attorney discussed definition of principal frontage. Consensus was that It should say frontage or principal frontage: 200 contiguous fee'L MinioLum. } The 200' diameter zs not really being requ2. ed by the planning Board since they don't really care where the house is put. The other thing is Flag Lot - At, the last Meeting you asked our- Board to check on the requirements of our Fine Department a.S far as the access and the roadway to the lot. I check With Lee Shlartleff who is now the Chief and I checked with Robert Walpole who was the Chief previously Five year$ ago. The situation is such that 'there is no requirements on the books. right now as fax as the Fire Department itself requiring any minimum width. They said that thEy usuallyF need 10 to 12 feet to get min emergency vehicle or tanker back into area, if you xecall, we said that we wanted the access drive to this flag lot to-be 20 feet. As it turns cut that is five feet more than the state mrarid.ates, Consensus of Board was to go with 20' access. Carl Haynes: How frequent are people using this idea of a flag lot. George VanSlyke: LaPEsirig has it. Dryden has already approved several of them in their Town - and they have riot had any problems with them at all with the flag lot situation& We Checked with those two situations, They have a definition of a. flag lot in their code already. We don't have the definition in our code now but that's what we're trying to do now so that rae'11 be able to utilize some properties around the Town that, due to the-way that things were done beforehand, are unuseable,, because of the way we've sold off frantages. A couple of years ago over on McLean Road they wanted to build a house in back of their property but the thing was landlocked. There was no way we could give them approval to use this laxid since they didn't have any access to it. If we can get the definition o a flag lot Ln theme, then it's very very possible then, that if he can purchase a strap of land that would fit so he could make a flag lot, then they would be able to use that land and it wouldn't be landlocked. (Discussed pros and cons of Flag lots Access to one lot or several lots? Possibly opening up dos abuse or maybe better off by looking at a variance mechanism to t.11Y to satisfy those few situations that we do have. Limit access road to one residence only. We are cuxren'tly deall.ng rei y.th .a real situation which .john Paahai expladned to the Board. Consensus of Board is to leave junkyard definition as is and have Attorney Fitzgerald rework wordage of road frontage and flag lot for the Planning Board Meeting an Thursday, August 15, Assuming the Planning Board appzoves wordage, the Town Board will bold Meaning on same at next month's meeting, -RE OLUTIO1j N0, 29 SCHEDULE "PUBLIC HWING TO AMEND LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT CODE Moved by Mr. VanBenschaten, seconded by Mr. CUmmings Ayes - Sovocool, VanBenschoten, Cummings, Hynes, Robinson RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Groton aloes hereby schedule a public hearing on September 9, 1991, at %:COpM, to amend the Land Use and Development Code as follows: 1) Amend Dimension Regulations aryd 2) 'Add Flag Lotd, Supervisor Robinson, reported that Divexified Technologies, Inc. is ready tc finalize purchase on 'iday, August 16, and we need authorization to have HUD aheoks signed, We currently have a check for $1,531.2 to reimburse Town and a check for $2, -519, 28 for consultant Fees. RESOLUTION [PTO. 30 - AUTHORIZATION TO SIGN HUD CHECKS Gloved by Mr. Haynes, seconded by Mot. Sovocool Ayes - Sovocool, VanEenschoten, Oujnmings, Haynes, Robinson RF,SO+LVED, that the Toein Board of the Town of Groton does hereby authorize the Supervisor' and Deputy Supervisor to sign IUD checks for Diversified Technologies, Inc. project. Attorney Fitzgerald reported that there is going to be a pre'bria.1 discovery hearing on the Hedlund case. That will be a hearing where it will be decided what they are going to wart in the way of diacovery or what other information where going to get. It is progressing normally. Discuss status of highway garage - George Spnter said Gary Mood hasn't said anything discuss personnel. about by it, Haynes Mr. Senter will check with Mr. Wood. Supervisor' Ro ' nson asked Board for approval of appointment of Bookkeeper. Since it was brought up at a previous meeting, no's an official irleeting, the Supervisor' requested that appointment be-made retroactive at the rate of $8.00 per hour plus farfily health insurance, RESOLUTION NO. 31 - APPOINT LIZ BRENVER AS BOOKKEEPER Moved. by [fir. VanBenschoten (There was no second to this notion) Supervisor Rozneon made the motion to go into executive session to discuss personnel. Seconded by Mr. Haynes at qF20P111 Board meeting reconvened at 10& bpM. RESOLUTION NO, 32 - APPOINT LIZ BRENNER AS BONKE'EPER Moved by Mr. VanBenschaten, seconded by Mr. Sovocool Ayes - Sovocool, VanBenschoten, Ctmjoings, Xa�gnes, Robinson RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Groton does hereby appoint Liz Brenner as Bookkeeppex at the rate of $8.00 per hour and to xncJ.ude family health insurance. RESOLUTION ISO. 33 - -APPOIKrB�ENT OF CODE EN RCEMENT OFFICER Moved by Mr. Sovocool, seconded by Mr. Cummings 4 Ayes - Sovocool, VarnBenschoten, Cummings, Haynes, Robinson I R SOZ,VEI)p that the Town ,Board of the 'pawn of Groton does hereby appoint George Sentear as Code Enforcement Officer effective September 1, 1991, at the present salary rate. Moved by Mx. Haynes, seconded by Mr. Vaaenschoten, to authorize -Robert Walpole to attend the NYS Magistrates Association School on October �9 at Nebille; Leland Cornelius, Highway Superintendent, reported that he has completed CHIPS work. This included Sovocool �ii11 road, Elie Street Ext., incerbeaux Road. Bz' must be submitted for reimbursement for CHIPS money. Mr. Cornelius also would like to trade in the 1982 Autocar for a 1992 10�wheeler. Money should be in this years budget. Moved by [fir. VanBenschoten, seconded by My. Sovocool., to authorize Highway Suy &rintendent to let bids fax` a 1992 10- wheelex with the 1982 Autoaar as trade in. Ayes, Sovocool, VanBenschoten, Cumrdngs, Kaynas, Robinson. RESOLUTION N0. - AUTHORIZZ BUXET TRANSFERS Moved by Mr. Haynes, seconded by Mr. CurfLming Ayes - Sovocool, VanBenschoten, Cummings, Haynes, Robinson RESOLVED, that the Town Board does hereby authorize or 1991 budget, modifications as follows: FROM 1340.4 TO 1Y40.2 ($400.0U From iq 0.4 To 1920.4 $25, oo Flom 1440.4 To 144,4 $1000.00 trap of exs - Printer) GSA Dyes) ConEuUlting Atty, K 0 Chuck Rankin reported that the reason that the bookkeeping got so fax behind is because of the payroll system. Mfr. Rankin thought we ought to start looking at and getting some quotes on inhouse software so that payroll could be done in house now that we're going to have a person here who is a fairly steady bookkeeper. This ADP thing is not anybodys. fault but just a set of circumstances that just knda went all to hell in a hurry. Mr. Haynes asked if we shouldn't finish out the year. Mr. Rankin said that at a very minimum finish out this quarter. Board and Chuck discussed different software packages available Moved by Mr. Haynes, seconded by Mr. VanBenschoten, to authorize Chuck Rankin to investigate payroll software and come back to board with recommendations. Ayes - Sovocool, VanBenschoten, Cummings, Haynes, Robinson. Board discussed roof repairs to highway garage and replacement of overhead doors. It was not know what projects would cost nor if we had enough funds to cover projects. There being no further business, Mir. Sovocool moved to adjourn meeting, seconded by Mr. VanBenschoten, at 10:45PM. Unanimous. Colleen D. Pierson Town Clerk MINUTES OF TOWN BOARD MEETING HELD MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1991 AT 7:30P.M Those present: Teresa Ellard Gordon Donald Carl E. Jack Fi M. Robinson, Supervisor L. Sovocool, Councilman C. VanBenschoten, Councilman E. Cummings, Councilman Haynes, Councilman tzgerald, Attorney Also present: Leland Cornelius, George Senter, Betty Sperger, DeForest Hall, Cindy Bale, Elmer McNeal, William Casolara, Monica Carey, George VanSlyke, William and Harriet Tenney, Carl Scheffler, Cecil Twigg, Verl Rankin, John Pachai (A public hearing was held at 7000PM on a proposed amendment to the Land Use and Development Code relative to dimension regulations as it appears in Sections 352.1, 353.1, 354.1 and 355.1 and add Section 114.04 - Flag Lot and Section 356 - Flag Lot. Minutes of public hearing are filed in public hearing minute file.) Moved by Mr. Haynes, seconded by Mr. August 12th meeting as mailed. Ayes Haynes, Robinson. Cummings, to approve the minutes of Sovocool, VanBenschoten, Cummings, Claim Nos. 174 to 194 of the Highway Fund in the amount of $31,715.44 and Claim Nos. 255.to 294 of the General Fund in the amount of $6,083.75 were presented for audit. Moved 'by Mr. Sovocool, seconded by Mr. Cummings, that the bills be approved for payment. Ayes - Sovocool, VanBenschoten, Cummings, Haynes, Robinson. Monthly reports from Town Clerk, Town Justice Heffron and Bookkeeper's report from Jan. 1 thru June 30 "were presented. Supervisor indicated we needed to set up a Community Development Savings Account Fund since payments and interest will be starting to come in from grant monies distributed to Diversified T.E.S.T. Technologies, Inc. on Route 222. Total amount of grant was $135,000. At the present time, left over from that amount, was $1,000 encumbered to pay off Thoma and we have $1,918.27 left. Atty. Fitzgerald's fees were taken care of by the borrower.