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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-15-1976i C" 136 Wednesday, December 15, 1976 Pg. 1 Justice Report for November Fuel Oil for Town Zoning Off. Report -Nov. The second regular Town Board meeting of the month was held at the Town Hall, 15 Terrace Rd. with Supervisor, Robert P. Blatchley, presiding. Other Board members present were: Justices, Donald Eaton & Ronald Fish and Councilmen, Sherman Griswold and Ray Miller. Others present were: Town Clerk, Christine Canestaro; Town Attorney, John Gardner; Town Engineer, William Rowell; Town Assessor, Robert Wells; Town Highway Supt., Carl Eaton; Water & Sewer Dept. Supt., Fred Walker; Legislators, Henry Wadsworth & Delmar Palm; news reporter, Skip Chapman and several residents of the town. The meeting was called to order by the Supervisor and the pledge of allegiance was given by all in attendance. Reading of the minutes of the special meeting held on 11/24/76 and the regular meeting held on 12/1/76 was dispensed with as'all board members had reviewed copies of these minutes prior to the meeting. Motion was made by Councilman Miller, seconded by Justice Eaton that the minutes of both meetings be approved as written. Votes: Justice Eaton, aye; Justice Fish, aye; Councilman Griswold, aye; Councilman Miller, aye; Supervisor Blatchley, aye: Motion carried. Justice Eaton gave the following report on the activities of his office during the month of November: 383 completed cases $7,640. paid to the State Comptroller in fines & forfeitures $2,480. being held in pending cases Supervisor Blatchley reported he had written to the State Dept. of Purchases regarding the purchase of fuel oil for the town through the State. Robert Wells, acting Zoning Officer reported no building permits issued during the month of November. Hydrant Supervisor Blatchley said he had talked with Mr. Grover Eaton, Fee - Cortland Water Board Supt. regarding the $25.00 fee for hydrants in City of the Town of Cortlandville to which the City of Cortland supplies Cortland water. This fee, he said, was not a maintenance fee but for anticipated use of water through these hydrants. The hydrants involved are: 3 on Crestwood Court, 1 on Vernon Dr. and 1 on the private property of Wilson & Greene Lbr. Co.. Supervisor Blatchley said he had talked with Wilson & Greene regarding the hydrant on their property and they have agreed to pay the fee for their privately owned hydrant. Hydrant Fee Engineer, Wm. Rowell advised that regarding Fire Lines,the Per Ordinance Town of Cortlandville Water Ordinance calls for a rate of"$90.00 per quarter, payable in advance, for 6" service or smaller and $120.00 per quarter, payable in advance, for service larger than 6". He recommended that Wilson & Greene make their own agreement with the city regarding this hydrant. Wilson & RESOLUTION #141: DECISION REGARDING WILSON & GREENE LBR. CO. Greene to PRIVATELY OWNED FIRE HYDRANT make own Motion by Justice Eaton, seconded by Councilman Miller. agreement Votes: Justice Eaton, aye; Justice Fish, aye; Councilman with City Griswold, aye; Councilman Miller, aye; Supervisor of Cortland Blatchley, aye. re: Hydrant Adopted. fee WHEREAS, on 11/29/76 the Cortland Water Board advised the Town of Cortlandville that as of January 1977, a fee of $25.00 will be charged for each hydrant to which the city supplies water; said hydrantsbeing located as follows: 3 on Crestwood Court 1 on Vernon Drive 1 on the property of Wilson & Greene Lbr. Co.(privately owned) and, WHEREAS, the hydrant located on the property of Wilson & Greene Lbr. Co. is privately owned, 1 • 1 1 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That Wilson & Greene be informed, by the Supervisor,that they should make their own agreement with the Cortland Water Board for the hydrant located on their property and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Supervisor notify the Cortland Water Board of this resolution. Wednesday, December 15, 1976 Pg. 2 137 SUPERVISOR BLATCHLEY REPORTED: 1. He had requested Fred Walker to notify Robert Fragnoli that the water service to his horse barn on Tompkins St. Ext. has to be metered. 2. Regardin-meeting with firemen and Town Board Members, one of the main items discussed was the heating and maintenance of their meeting room. Justice Eaton reported. Pie still does not have any estimates on the insulation and proposed heating system for this building. Also discussed at the meeting was the possibility of having a Town Fire District for this area of the town. Supervisor ® Blatchley advised them that this possibility will be under study for the next three years, the remaining term of -the fire protection contract with the Village of Homer. The firemen wanted to know if the Town's insurance covered any loss of their personal property which had been stolen. Mr. Blatchley is to contact Mr. Barth regarding this. 3. Petition regarding Ridge Rd. - Mr. Blatchley said he had talked with -the Town Planning Board and the County Highway Supt., Walter Tennant regarding the change in name of this road from "Sunset View Terrace" to"Ridge Rd.". They had no objection. Mr. Dexter Paddock, a land owner on Sunset View Terrace said he objected to the name change. Gary Reardon, also an owner of land on this road said all the deeds refer to it as "Ridge Rd." He said his father-in-law, Leon Mallory, was a co -petitioner with Mr. Bacon in 1967, at which time they successfully had the road name changed to ",Sunset View Terrace" (see minutes 5/17/67, pg. 250, paragraph 4). Mr. Reardon said he would like the name to remain "Sunset View Terrace". There was considerable controversy amongst the residents of this development who were present. Due to the fact that a bid opening had been scheduled for 8:00 P.M., Supervisor Blatchley asked these people to continue their discussion in the corridor to see if some decision could be made amongst them. At 8:00 P.M. the regular meeting of the town board was recessed and receiving of bids for one new and unused portable air compressor was declared closed. The Town Clerk opened the only bid submitted. It was from I-R Equipment Corp., 6605 Joy Rd., E. Syracuse, N.Y. in the amount of $3,324.00 for a G-85 I-R Portable Air Compressor, new, and unused, plus trade-in. Upon motion_ of Councilman Miller, seconded by Justice Eaton, the bid was ordered received and filed. Votes: Justice Eaton, aye; Justice Fish, aye; Councilman Griswold, aye; Councilman Miller, aye; Supervisor Blatchley, aye. Motion carried. The bid proposal was turned over to the Town Attorney and Fred Walker to examine for legalities and. sufficiencies. ® The regular meeting was reconvened at 8:06 p.m. WATER DISTRICT .#4-: Supervisor .Blatchley read a letter from James T. Spaulding, Atty. representing Pyramid Properties Co. regarding their petition for the formation of Water District A and the transfer of water facilities to the town. The letter advised that a lease had been signed with Kresge for the period 1211176 thru 1/31/98. Two pages of the lease agreement were enclosed with the letter. Upon motion of Councilman Miller, seconded by Councilman Griswold, the letter and lease agreement were ordered received and filed. Votes: Justice Eaton, aye; Justice Fish, aye; Councilman Griswold, aye; Councilman Miller, aye; Supervisor Blatchley, aye. Motion carried. (These are on file in the Town Clerk's office in the "Water District #4 folder. R.Fragnoli meter Firemen Town Board Meeting Ridge Rd. Bid Opening Portable Air Compressor Water Dist. #4- 138 Wednesday, December 15, 1976 Pg• 3 Water Dist. Justice Eaton stated he would like to see signs of permanent #4 occupation of the stores in the mall before the town takes over these facilities. Engineer, Wm. Rowell, concurred it would be be in the best interest of the town to postpone action at this time. Lateral SEWER[-,' DISTRICT #1 IMPROVEMENTS: Sewers Supervisor Blatchley stated a public hearing was held on this Terrace Rd. subject on 12/1/76. All land owners in the district were area notified of the hearing. He had heard very little negative views and therefore called for the board to take action on the matter. Some discussion followed and it was decided that prior to taking further action on the matter, the Town Engineer should be authorized to prepare detailed plans and specifications for the project. Authorization RESOLUTION #142: AUTHORIZATION FOR WILLIAM ROWELL TO PREPARE Eng.prepare DETAILED PLANS & SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF detailed plans PROPOSED SEWER DISTRICT #1 IMPROVEMENTS & specs. re. lateral sewers Motion by Justice Eaton, seconded by Justice Fish. Terrace se area Votes: Justice Eaton, aye; Justice Fish, aye; Councilman Griswold, aye; Councilman Miller, aye; Supervisor Blatchley, aye. Adopted. BE IT RESOLVED, That Town Engineer, William Rowell, be and he hereby is, authorized and directed to prepare detailed plans and specifications for the construction of proposed sewer laterals on Terrace Rd., McLean Rd., Pleasantview Dr., & Munson Ave.. Said work to be done on a per deim basis, not to exceed $6,000.00. Authorization RESOLUTION #143: AUTHORIZATION FOR SUPERVISOR TO SIGN APPLICATION FOR Supervisor YOUTH RECREATION PROGRAM sign Youth Motion by Councilman Miller, seconded by JusticRec.Programs.Eaton. application Votes: Justice Eaton, aye; Justice Fish, aye; Councilman application Griswold, aye; Councilman Miller, aye; Supervisor Blatchley, aye. Adopted. WHEREAS, Monies have been allocated in the 1977 budget in the Town of Cortlandville for recreation with the Village of McGraw, as well as monies for the purchase of materials for a youth recreation program in the nature of arts and crafts, to be used in the Town outside of the Village of McGraw for a Youth Recreation Program, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the Town Board authorize the Supervisor, Robert P. Blatchley, to gign an application of this project and that the Town Clerk, Christine Canestaro, be authorized to sign the certification of this resolution. 701 Program RE: 701 DEVELOPMENT MAP Supervisor Blatchley announced, as a result of the joint meeting with the Town Planning Board held on 12/8/76, an informational meeting for the public will be held on 1/12/76 at the Town Hall . Supervisor Blatchley reported that the Revision of Town Town Planning Board had requested that the County Planning Zoning maps & Dept. be kept on as technical advisors in the updating of Ordinance the zoning ordinance. They had indicated to him that the cost of printing of the new zoning maps would be approximately $800.00 to $1,000.00 and the printing of the new zoning ordinance would be approximately $600.00 (1/20 per page). Plus there would be an additional cost for reviewing the zoning ordinance. Justice Eaton stated that he had the feeling that some of the Planning Board members were under the impression that the $11,000.00 State grant would be used for this project. However, per the minutes of the special meeting held on 11/24/76 with 1 n U n �J 1 Wednesday, December 15, 1976 Pg•4 139 Mr. Zollendeck, he understood that these funds were to be used for Revision of enforcement and administration of present ordinances only. He said Town Zoning he understood, at the- meetting ;with- the Planning Board, that Mr. Ordinance & Willard Griswold was going to get this fact straightened out with Maps the County Planner and asked Mr. Blatchhley if this had been done. Mr. Blatchley said he did not know. Supervisor Blatchley asked for a resolution authorizing the County County Planning Dept. be kept on as technical advisors, as requested by the Planning Town Planning Board. Justice Fish made a motion that this be done. Dept. to Justice Eaton seconded the motion with the stipulation that certain act as contingencies be attached. Resolution follows: Technical advisors RESOLUTION #144: AUTHORIZATION FOR SUPERVISOR TO ENTER INTO A FORMAL for above ® AGREEMENT WITH THE PLANNING DIRECTOR OF THE CORTLAND COUNTY project PLANNING DEPT. FOR THE UPDATING OF THE TOWN ZONING MAPS AND ORDINANCE Motion by Justice Fish, seconded by Justice Eaton Votes: Justice Eaton, aye; Justice Fish, aye; Councilman Griswold, aye; Councilman Miller, aye; Supervisor Blatchley, aye. Adopted. BE IT RESOLVED, That the Supervisor be, and he hereby is, authorized and directed to enter into a formal written agreement with the Planning Director of the Cortland County Planning Dept, to assist the Zoning Commission of the Town of Cortlandville to recommend the boundaries of the various original districts on a new official zoning map of the Town, and a new appropriate zoning ordinance to be enforced therein. Said agreement to be approved by Town Board prior to signing. Be IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the sole cost to the Town shall be limited to the disbursements for preparing and printing the necessary maps, ordinance and reports. Legislator, Delmar Palm clearified the County Planning Directors position. The County Planner, he said, does not have the obligation to help the towns County as he is a County official, not a town official. Assistance to towns comes Planner under "Local Assistance" such as the 701 program. The County Planner will, Position however, come into a town and help when asked to do so. The primary clearified function of the County Planner is to serve the County. P.T.M. SEWERS: Supervisor Blatchley read the following paragraph from 'the minutes of a. meeting held on 12/1/76 with P.T.M. officials. "Mr. Seibert, President of P.T.M. indicated that the company was not planning to move out of Cortland. However, future expansion depends, in part, onithe resolution of their waste water problems. The company reviewed the conditions of the S.P.D.E.S. permit issued on 10/19/75. They understand the compliance schedule is directed toward it; adequate treatment being provided by July 1977. They did have some questions on our Departments posture (Health Dept.) now that public sewers were being considered as an alternative solution. The contaminates under question are low level phenols and total solids. On site treatment of pre-treatment facilities would, restrict future expansion." Engineer Rowell stated he had offered several suggestions and alternative measures at that meeting and is now awaiting word from ® P.T.M. on which direction they wish to follow. ENGINEER, WILLIAM ROWELL REPORT: WELL #3 INSTALLATION: Pump has scheduled for Friday, 12/17/76. disinfection of the line will be week, and hopefully, will be put P.T.M. SEWERS been installed. A test is WELL #3 If all goes well with the test, Report done on Monday or Tuesday of next into service in the next week or so. ZONING MAPS: Per request of Town Clerk, Christine Canestaro, zoning maps were revised. to reflect the zoning change from R-1 to business of lands owned by Michael & Patricia Colasurdo on Rte. 13 per action of the Town Board 11/17/76, Resolution #130. Mr. Rowell reported he has supplied the Town Clerk with 20 copies of the revised - map. Zoning Map revised Wednesday, December 15, 1976 Pg. 5 LEHIGH VALLEY LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD: Justice Eaton referred to the letter received and filed at the last meeting of the Town Board RAILROAD regarding the purchase of the railroad right-of-way and said RIGHT-OF-WAY he felt the town should take some action on it. Supervisor Blatchley advised that he had spoken to Legislator, R. Bays regarding this and a meeting of the Town Board, members of the County Legislature, Town Engineer, and representatives of Lehigh Valley Railroad Co. is planned for the near future. Insulation for Justice Eaton reported he has discovered the town hall is not town hall insulated and felt something should be done about this to conserve heat. He had Mr. Robert Bowker, representative of Coffin Insulating Co., Jamesville look over the building. Mr. Bowker recommended that it be insulated with 10" of blown inifiber glass. The cost, he said, would be approximately $800.00. • Storm Windows The subject of storm windows for the town hall was brought for town Hall up. Justice Eaton was instructed to proceed further with obtaining cost estimates for -the insulation of the building and also for storm windows. Air Compressor bid o.k. Fred:Walker reported that he and the Town Attorney had examined the bid for the portable compressor for legalities and sufficiencies and found it to be in order. RESOLUTION #145: AWARDING OF BID FOR ONE NEW & UNUSED PORTABLE Awarding of AIR COMPRESSOR bid, Air Motion by Justice Eaton, seconded by Justice Fish Compressor Votes: Justice Eaton, aye; Justice Fish, aye; Councilman Griswold, aye; Councilman Miller, aye; Supervisor Blatchley, aye. Adopted. WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution #139, dated 12A/76, bids were solicited for the funishing and delivery of one, new and unused portable air compressor, and WHEREAS, one sealed bid was received and opened and read aloud by the Town Clerk, at 8:00 p.m. on 12/15/76, and WHEREAS, I-R Equipment Corp., 6605 Joy Rd., E. Syracuse, N.Y. submitted the only bid, said bid being in the amount of $3,324.00 with trade-in, and WHEREAS, said bid submitted by I-R Equipment Corp. met all the specifications and requirements set forth in the "Information to Bidders", NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the bid of I-R Equipment Corp., 6605 Joy Rd. E. Syracuse, N.Y. in the amount of $3,324.00 with trade-in is hereby accepted,and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the successful bidder be notified, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That funds for payment of this bid be obtained from the following accounts as allocated in the 1977 budget:a/c#SW834.0.2 $2 , 216.00 • a/cWSS8120.2 $1,108.00 Town Bd. Motion was made by Councilman Griswold, seconded by Justice final meeting Eaton that the final meeting of the Town Bawd for the year 1976 be held on 12/29/76 at 7:30p.m. at the Town Hall. All voted aye. Motion carried. RIDGE RD. PETITION: Mrs. Ray Miller requested that the petition Ridge Rd. be tabled until all owners of land on the road could be Petition reached. It had been decided amongst them that the road tabled would be called "Sunset View Terrace on Ridge Rd." Action was tabled until 1/5/76. There being no further business, upon motion of Justice Fish seconded by Councilman Griswold, all voting aye, the meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m.. ��s�ct��� fitted CHRISTINE C STARO, Town G1erk