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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-21-197675 5 Wednesday July 21, 1976 7:30 p.m. Pg.l The second regular Town Board meeting of the month was held at 15 Terrace Rd., with Supervisor, Robert P. Blatchley presiding. Other Board members present were. Jusiice,Ronald Fish and Councilman, Ray Miller. Councilman,Sherman Griswold was absent due to illness and Justice, Donald Eaton was attending a Justice Training Seminar at St. Lawrence University. Others present were: Town Clerk, Christine Canestaro; Deputy Town Clerk, Theresa Fortin; Town Attorney, John Gardner; Town Engineer, William Rowell; Highway'Supt., Carl Eaton; Town Assessor, Robert Wells; Water & Sewer Supt., Fred Walker; Legislators, Delmar Palm & Henry Wadsworth; Mr. Ray Ingraham; Mr. Edward Lurie; news reporter Skip Chapman; and several residents of the town. - The meeting was called to order by the Supervisor and the pledge ® of allegience was given by all in attenance. Reading of the minutes of the previous meeting was dispensed with, as all members had been given a copy of the minutes and had read them prior to this meeting. Motion was made by Justice Fish, seconded by Councilman Miller that the minutes be accepted as presented. Votes: Justice Fish,aye; Councilman Miller, aye; Supervisor Blatchley, aye; Motion carried. The Town Clerk read an invitation addressed to the Town Board Jacobi inviting them to attend the retirement dinner in honor of Joseph Jacobi, retirement Supt. of Public Works, Village of McGraw, on Saturday, 8/14/76 at 7:00 p.m. at the McGraw American Legion, Solon Rd. Motion was made by Councilman Miller, seconded by Justice Fish, that the invitation be received and filed. Votes: Justice Fish, aye; douncilman Miller, aye; Supervisor. Blatchley, aye. Motion carried. Supervisor Blatchley urged all who could to attend this dinner and the McGraw Bicentennial dinner being held 7/29/76. Mr. Edward Lurie an aide in Senator Tarky Lombardi's office advised that Supervisor Blatchley had contacted Mr. Lombardi's office seeking aid in applying for funding for the proposed water and sewer projects for the town. He said that funding for these projects were available through the Federj1 Government. However,his office did advise Congressman Hanley's office and the State Dept. of Environmental Conservation that they would do anything they could to expedite the paper work involved in applying for these funds. Ed. Lurie refunding sewer & water projects Assessor, Robert Wells asked the Board's permission to have the Assessor Supervisor's bookkeeper make a transfer of monies allocated in the request for assessor's contractual account, as the monies allocated for expenses, trans. of monies other than Court fees had been completely depleted. RESOLUTION #80: AUTHORIZATION TO TRANSFER $500 IN ASSESSOR'S CONTRACTUAL ACCOUNT Motion, Justice Fish, seconded by Councilman Miller Votes: Justice Fish, aye; Councilman Miller, aye; Supervisor Blatchley, aye. Adopted. BE IT RESOLVED, That the sum of $500 be transferred from account A-1355•4 Assessor Appraisal & Court Fees, to account A-1355.4, Assessor Contractual. ® Fish Justice Fish reported that the 701 Master Plan map had been completed Report on by the County Planning Board and would be presented to the Town Planning 701 Mater Board at their next meeting, 7/26/76, for their approval. After approval Plan of the Town Planning Board, the maps would be presented to the Town Board for approval and a public hearing. He commended the Citizen's Advisory Committee for the excellent job they had done and the tremendous amount of effort they had put into the rooster plan project. Supervisor Blatchley commented he would like to see the South Cortland water problem and the Terrace Rd. sewers resolved within the next couple of Groton months. He reported there was a legal problem holding up the formation of A.Sewer the sewer district at the Groton Ave. Plaza as Mr. Porter had sold some of the property which will be included in the sewer district. Mr. Blatchley read a letter from Mr. Porter which advised that his lawyer wauld draw up a transfer, regarding the dedication of the present sewer system, as soon as he returned from vaction. Wednesday , July 21, 1976 Pg.2 0 EQ Mr. Mel Pierce presented a petition from the residents of South Cortland requesting the formation of a water district and a letter from S X.M. signed by W. J. Stockton, stating that they wanted to be included in the list of petitioners. Attorney Gardner advised the petition was not acceptable as the petition should have specified ''ad' valorem-;" instead of a "benefit' district. He also advised that he had not had proper time to discern if the signatures were legal and if the signatures constitute 51% of the owners of the assessed valuation in the proposed district. Also, he said, the maximum amount of monies specified to be spent on the project was not properly stated. He recommended the town board not accept the petition as presented. The petition was not accepted. Mr. Pierce took back the petition and letter and will re -submit a proper petition at the next town board meeting. Some discussion followed as to the proper proceedure and amount of time required for the formation of a water district. Attorney Gardner advised that after the petition for the creation of a district is received, it must be accepted by the town board, a public hearing held, and then it must be submitted to the Dept. of Audit & Control for their approval, which sometimes took a year. The town board, he said, cannot approve the district until it has been approved by the Dept. of Audit & Control. In answer to a question from Supervisor Blatchley, Mr. Walter Spencer, Jr. said it had been his experience, on projects he had worked with, that the town boards may authorize pre -application for funding through Federal agencies, pending the approval of the creation of a district by the Dept. of Audit & Control. His notes, made at a meeting with Mr. Blatchley, Mr. Rowell, Mr. Jennison, Mr. Cooley, and himself, indicated, he said, "F.H.A. has been approving applications after close consultation with the Dept. of Audit & Control and that they do not expect the town to commit to go to project until after the approval ��-is received from the Dept. of Audit & Control". Mr. Rowell stated that all correspondence he had seen from F.H.A. indicates "that the district should be formed and the consent of expenditure by the Town Board and the pending taxpayers should be obtained before sending in the application. However, at the meetings he had attended with F.H.A. representatives, they had indicated that both steps could go on concurrently". RESOLUTION #81: AUTHORIZING SUPERVISOR TO SIGN PRE -APPLICATION FOR APALACHIN FUNDS FOR SOUTH CORTLAND WATER PROJECT Motion by Justice Fish, seconded by Councilman Miller. Votes: Justice Fish, aye; Councilman Miller, aye; Supervisor Blatchley, aye. Adopted. BE IT RESOLVED, That the Supervisor is hereby authorized to sign and submit a pre -application form for Apalachin funds for the proposed South Cortland water project. Soap Box Supervisor Blatchley advised the Board that Mr. Stan Connally Derby of Virgil had asked for Town Board approval to hold the annual Soap Box Derby on the Starr Rd. Mr. Blatchley said he had talked with three or four residents on Starr Rd. and they showed no objection to the derby being held there. He said that Walter Tennant, County Highway Supt, had given his approval. The Town Board gave their approval. Complaint Justice Fish reported that he had a complaint from Mrs. Smith on Re:Fisher Fisher Ave. regarding the flooding of her property due to the rebuilding Av & Rte of the State Highway at Fisher Ave. She told him that she had been to 281 flood- the State D.O.T., both local and Syracuse, and had not received any ing. satisfaction to her complaint. Justice Fish stated he felt since the State had rechanneled the,creek, it was their responsibility to eliminate the problem which they created. is J • 1 Supervisor Blatchley advised that he had talked with Mr. Cody of the State D.O.T. regarding this situation and, through his conversation with him, was under the impression that something was going to be done about the problem, Wednesday, July 21, 1976 Pg.3 Motion was made by Justice Fish, seconded by Councilman Miller Motion re that the Supervisor write a letter to the State D.O.T. requesting letter to D.O.T. them to repair the creek bed condition which they had created. re Fisher Ave Votes: Justice Fish, aye; Councilman Miller, aye; Supervisor Blatchley Flooding prob. aye. Motion Carried. RESOLUTION ##82: COMMENDATION OF MR. & MRS. RAYMOND INGRAHAM, CO-CHAIRMEN OF TOWN OF CORTLANDVILLE BICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE Motion by Councilman Miller, seconded by Justice Fish. Votes: Justice Fish, aye; Councilman Miller, ayes Supervisor Blatchley aye. Adopted. ® WHEREAS, the Town of Cortlandville is an official bicentennial community; and WHEREAS, it is conducting a series of successful bicentennial activities including, among others, three trips to historical places, namely: Concord, Mass., Ft. Ticonderoga, N.Y., and Philadelphia, Pa.; the identification of the oldest homes in the town of Cortlandville; the planning and execution of "Festival '7611, one of the.most successful events ever conducted by the town and held at Dwyer Memorial Park on June 27, 1976; and the publication and presentation of several historical highlights of the town; and WHEREAS, all of the above have been or are being done with dignity and dispatch and have brought forth much favorable credit to the town; 4 RESOLVED, that the members of the town board show appreciation for the above successful bicentennial co-chairmen, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Ingraham, and the other members of the committee for its dedication and devotion to the conduct of these many fine events; and be it further RESOLVED, That this Resolution be made a part of the minutes of this meeting of this board and that a copy thereof be transferred to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Ingraham in testimony and appreciation for their efforts as town bicentennial co-chairman. Mr. Raymond Ingraham presented the Town of Cortlandville Bi1ient1GfinA 1 Bicentennial Committee's financial statement. Motion was made by Comm. Financia Councilman Miller, seconded by Justice Fish that the statement be report received and filed. Votes: Justice Fish, aye; Councilman Miller, aye; Supervisor Blatchley, aye. Motion carried. (This statement is filed in the Town Clerk's office under "Committee Reports", sub title "Bicentennial Committee Reports". cc) Mr. Ingraham advised that in order to qualify as a "Bicentennial Bicentennial Community", three projects had to be undertaken and completed in the Projects areas of "Heritage '76", "Festival U.S.A." and"Horizons '76". Town of 0 Cortlandville projects undertaken are as follows: 1. "Horizons '76" - an authentic colonial herb garden was planted at ® Dwyer Park and dedicated to the County of Cortland June 27, 1976. 2. "Festival U.S.A." - Trips were taken to Concord Mass., Ft. Ticonderoga, & Philadelphia, Pa. A presentation was made by the Concord Minutemen and the Country Dance and Song Society at the festival held at Dwyer Park on June 27, 1976. Craftspeople demonstrated their crafts at this festival. 3. "Heritage '76" - documentation and recognizing of the older historical homes in the Town of Cortlandville. There is a lot of paper work yet to be done on this project. Wednesday, July 21, 1976 Pg. 4 Terrace Rd. Sewers TOWN ENGINEER, WILLIAM ROWELL REPORT: Re: Proposed Terrace Rd. Sewers Funding A recent bill passed in Washington makes public funds available for accelerated public works projects. In order to receive federal funds from this program, an application must be submitted with the proposed project ready for construction within 90 days. Mr. Rowell recommended submitting the detail application immediately as only a limited number of applications will he approved on a "first come","first served" basis. Supervisor Blatchley reported he had called Congressman Hanley's office and'at the suggestion of Mr. Hanley's aide, he wrote to the Dept. of Commerce in Washington to get Cortlandville's name in line for this funding program. Mr. Rowell advised that they had talked with Mr. Feuss of the County Health Dept. regarding this application and he promised he would do all he could to expedite the reviewing of plans and the necessary paper work required from'his department. Fred Walker suggested that the town engineer draw up the construction plans necessary and proceed with the construction of this project,using town personnel. Mr. Rowell suggested that the legal aspects of the project be checked out before any further action is taken. However, he did stress the urgency of an early decision. Justice Fish said he would check out the legal aspects with the town attorney. Also he would check to see if capital funds, now in the district, can be used for professional services necessary to prepare the documents and if these funds can be used to buy materials for the construction of the project by town personnel. There being no further business, motion was made by Councilman Miller, seconded by Justice Fish, that the meeting be; -adjourned. All voted aye. The meeting was adjourned at 8:56 p.m.. RESPECTFULLY SUBM D CHRISTINE CA ARO TOWN CLERK 1 • 1 • 1 RESOLUTION COMMENDATION OF MR & MRS RAYMOND INGRAHAM & BICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE JOHN J. GARDNER ATTORNEY AT LAW CORTLAND, N. Y. Upon motion by _Councilman Ray Miller , and seconded by Justice Ronald Fish the following Resolution was unanimously adoped: WHEREAS, the Town of Cortlandville is an official bicentennial community and WHEREAS, it is conducting a series of successful bicen- tennial activities including., among others, three trips to his- torical places, namely: Concord, Mass., Ft. Ticonderoga, N.Y., and Philadelphia, PA; the identification of the oldest homes in the Town of Cortlandville; the planning and execution of "Festiva '76", one of the most successful events ever conducted by the tow and held at Dwyer Memorial Park on June 27, 1976; the planning and planting of an authentic colonial herb garden at Dwyer Park and dedicated to the county•June 27, 1976; and the publication an presentation of several historical highlights of the town;and WHEREAS, all of the above have been or are being done with dignity and dispatch and have brought forth much favorable credit to the town; THEREFORE, be it RESOLVED, that the members of the town board show appreciation for the above successful bicentennial co-chairmen, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Ingraham, and the other members of the committee for its dedication and devotion to the conduct of these many fine events; and be it,further RESOLVED, that this Resolution be made a part of the minutes of this meeting of this board and that a copy thereof be transferred to Mr. and Mrs. 'Raymond A. Ingraham in testimony and appreciation for their efforts as town bicentennial co-chairman. Co cil"ban Sup/ o M Coup man Tusce of th Pe Town Clerk Justice of h Peace