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TOWN OF DRYDEN
• TOWN BOARD MEETING
JANUARY 6, 1999
PUBLIC HEARING - DRYDEN AMBULANCE
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Supv Schug opened the public hearing at 6:00 p.m. and explained that this hearing was A
being held because it was previously improperly advertised in the newspaper. The amount: first
advertised was $106,435. Left out of that amount of money was $42,840, which the town pays
in a payment for the building which is being used by the ambulance company. Therefore it is
necessary to hold another public hearing to make the change from $106,435 to $149,275. The
money is in the budget but the wrong amount had been previously publicized.
Supv Schug asked for comments from the public and there were none.
The
Board
then moved into the Town Board meeting, after
Atty Perkins and Supv Schug
agreed that
public
hearings could be held within the Town Board
meeting.
Members and guests participated in a moment of silent meditation followed by the
pledge of allegiance.
Roll
call by the
Town Clerk proved the following in attendance: Cl
Ronald Beck, Cl T
Hatfield, Cl
C Hatfield,
Attorney Perkins and Supervisor
Schug, Absent:
Cl Grantham.
Supv Schug asked Atty Perkins to clarify the situation with respect to Fingerlakes
Aquaculture, LLC.
• Atty Perkins - The procedure is for the Town Board to determine that the grant of the
casement will not interfere with any Town purpose and obviously that has to do with it being
sufficiently deep so that it would not affect the ordinary use of the road, and that the road
surface be restored and the restoration be maintained. You must also determine what is the
fair and adequate consideration for such easement. You also need to determine the term of the
easement. It can not be indefinite.
Supv Schug - Does the Highway Department want to handle how deep this should be?
R
Riker -
l gave
them
a permit
application to complete and they have informed me that
they n*ill
not dig
up the
road,
they x %U
tunnel under.
Supv Schug - Who will take the responsibility to make sure it is deep enough?
R Riker - Our standard is two feet below the center of the ditch line.
Atty Perkins - There will be a formal easement prepared.
Supv Schug - We can put in the easement that have Putnam checks it. or guides us in
doing it.
Atty Perkins -This is just a procedure. Once this passes and notice of adoption is
posted and published and no one files a petition for a referendum, then the Town Supervisor
can execute the easement, subject to whatever conditions you want.
Supv Schug - How about a $100.00 a year, since they are not going to dig up the road?
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Cl T Hatfield - I was thinking $100.00, but would it be for a year or would it be a one
time deal? 4
Supv Schug - $100.00 per year for ten years. In the contract, it can be renegotiated if
there is not public water and sewer.
(At 6:20 p.m. Cl D Grantham arrived)
Cl Beck - What costs could we incur as a result of this? If it doesn't work and they
abandon it, do we have to do anything with it? Is it: fair to assess them $1,000 for ten years of
use of something that isn't: going to really affect us. It sounds like a little bit more than we
need.
Cl Hatfield - I was thinking considerably less than that. We are trying to encourage
business.
Cl Beck - They are just crossing the right of way. It dill be way below grade.
Supv Schug - That's fine, but if that thing breaks and washes out the road, then it is up
to them fix it.
Cl Beck - Is it?
Atty Perkins - No, the resolution is written so that: they would be responsible for
maintaining any disturbed areas.
The Board further discussed what would be a fair and adequate charge, keeping in
mind that it is the duty of the board to protect the taxpayer. Atty Perkins pointed out that the
board may be entering into some other negotiations for use of town highways and we should 4D
not set too low a precedent. This is putting public property to a private use and it is up to the
board to determine the fair and adequate consideration. The town may not be giving up a lot,
but what is the benefit to the person who is gaining the use. The Board decided to charge
$100.00 per year for the easement, which seemed appropriate for the intended use.
RESOLUTION 072 - RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING GRANT OF EASEMENT
TO FINGERLAKES AQUACULTURE, LLC
Cl T Hatfield offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption:
RESOLVED:
(1) That the Supervisor is authorised and directed to execute an easement to
Fingerlakes Aquaculture, LLC, in a form satisfactory to the Town Attorney, for the installation
of a water line under Johnson Rd., a town highway.
(2) That it is hereby determined that fair and adequate consideration for the grant of
such easement: is $100.00 per year, and the further agreement by Fingerlakes Aquaculture,
LLC to restore the disturbed area of the easement: to the satisfaction of the Superintendent of
Highways, and it is further determined that the grant of such easement will not interfere with
any town purpose, and it is further determined that the term of the easement is for ten (10)
years, during which period the obligation of responsibility for the disturbed areas shall
continue.
(3) That:
it is a condition of this
resolution that Fingerlakes Aquaculture, LLC pay
all of
0
the expenses of
the town in connection
with the granting of such easement, including the
fair
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and adequate consideration expressed above; tie reasonable fees and expenses of the town
attorney and all costs of publication of notice of adoption of this resolut7on-
(4) This re; solution is adopted subject to a permissive reforendum as provided in Article
7 of the Tawas Law.
(5) The Tower Clerks is hereby authorized and directe=d to publish emd post notice of
adoption of this resalu #ion as required by Article 7 of said law,
2nd Cl Beek
Roll Call Vote Cl Beck Yes
Cl T HatEicld Yes
Cl C Hatfield Yes
Cl Grantham Yes
upv
Schug - Explatn-ed to Cl
Grantham the reason for the public hearing
on Dryden
Ambulance,
there were no comments
from the public, and
the hearing was closed
at 6:30 p -m-
RESOLUTION #73 - AUTHORIZE SUPERVISOR TO SIGN
DRYDEN AMBULANCE CONTRACT
Cl T Hatfield offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption.
RESOLVED. that the Supen+isor is hereby authorised to execute the contract with
Dryden ambulance for ambulance service for 1999 -
2nd Cl C Hatfield
Roll Cat Vote C1 Beck Yes
Cl T Hatfield Yes
CT C Hatfield Yes
Cl Grantham Yes
Arty Perkins - With respeol to Snyder Hill Court, you will recall that there are three
parcels involved. The Town is getting one parcel, basically trading that parcel with the ownerr
We arc giving yip part of the circle, they are giving up part of the T- We have already done the
work. There is another small parcel, 29 square; fe=et, which you 9%U have w determine a fair
and adequate consideration for, The procedure will he to adopt a resolution mu ilaz to the
other mie clone tots ht. You are free to make any detenninations you want. The parcel you are
acgtiyr'ng is 1495 square feet and the Larger of the two pamets you are giving up is 1293 square
feet, Thal. is pretty close to a wash, so the consideration might be the conveyance of the other
parcel to the Town. The 29 square foot parcel I would sL gewst to you is worth 1 -009
After discussion, the board felt that $.1 -p9 was adequate consideration for pari�el C, and
that parcels A and 8 could be considered an even trade.
RESOLUTION #74 - AUTHORIZE CONVEYANCE OF A SMALL PARCEL OF
SNYDER HILL COURT TO KATHLEEN KRAFT
Cl C Hatfield offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption,
HE REAS, the Town of Dryden has had a surrey prepared of Snyder Hill Court, a town
highway, in connection with the reconstruction of Lhe end of Snyder Hal Court, and
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WHEREAS- said survey discloses a parcel of 29 squam feet of property adjacent to the
northeast cumer of premises owned by Kathleen Kraft which parcel is a portion of the farmer
undeveloped turn- a -ro=4 at the end of Snyder Hill Court, and.
V; R 6 R EAS, due consideration and deliberation having been 1--lad on the advisabilit .)r of
releasing any interest: the Town has in and to scud parcel, it is
RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS.
(1) That the area idenlii&A as Parcel C on a reap of survey entitled "Survey map
Showing Lands to be Coi -weyed by and to the'Cown of Dryden Situate at the Forth End of
Sn3rder Hill Court:" made by Mariran and Regan land surveyors, dated November 4, 1998 is not
now car ui the future needed for town purposes and is therefore surplus property-
f2) That the Town Supervisor is here by authonz* rd amd directed to execute a deed Knd
such other mstruraents a,% will convey a parcel of approximately 29 square feet of land as
shown as Parcel C on the above mentioned survey to Kathleen Kraft, such deed and
nistr ments to be in a form satisfactory to th-e town attorney-
(3) That' the fair and adequate consideration -for the grant of such parcel is the sum of
one dollar ($1.00). payment of which is waived,
(4) That this resolution is adopted subject to a permissive referendum as provided in
Article 7 of the 'f o%&m Jraw-
(5) Thal, the Town Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish and post' nnt:ice of
adaplion o.f this resolution as required by Article 7 of said law. 0
211' C1 Beck
Roll Call Fate C:1 Beck Yes
1 T Haffield Yes
C'1 C: Hatfield Yes
C;l Grantham Yes
RESOLUTION 475 - AUTHORIZE EXCHANGE OF A PORTION OF SNYDER MILL COURT
FOR A
PORTION OF LANDS OF P]E]RTER L. CAR.ROLL AND NANCY SUJM SKIPPER
Cl T. Ha-tEeld offered the following resoJu1xoa and asked for its adoption:
WHEREAS the Town
of Dryden has had
a surrey prepared of
Snyder Hill Court, a town
highway, in connection with
the reconstruction
of the end of Snyder
Hill Court, aDd
WHEREAS said reconstruction requires. the acquisition of a parcel of property from
Peter L- Carroll and Nancy Sue Skipper, and
WHEREAS following the reconstruction of the turn -a -round at the end of Snyder Hill
Court there will remain a portion of the former urkdeveloped turn -a- round adjacent to the lands
of Peter L. Carroll and Nwicy Sue Skipper; and
WHEREAS clue cansideradoin and deliberation having been had on the aduisabiliry of
releasing any interest the Town has in and to said parcel, it is 0
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RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:
(1) That they area identified as Parcel B on a. map of survey entitled °`Survey Map
Showing Lands to be Conveyed by and to the Town of Dryden Situate at the .Forth End of
Snyder Hill Court" made by Marl ari and Reagan land surveyors, dated November 4, 1998 is
not now or in the future needed for town purposes and is therefore surplus property,
() That the Tvv4•rx Supervisor is hereby authoriwd and directed to execute a deed and
such other instruments as will rzoTivey Parcel B on the above mentioned survey to Peter L_
Carroll and Nancy Sue Slipper in exchange for their conveyance to the Town of Parcel A sh,Uwn
on said survey, bath such deeds and other instniments to be in a form satisfactory to Il,e town
attorney,
(8) That the fair and adequate consideration for the gTHnE of such parcel 13 is the
conveyance to the Town of Parcel A.
(4) That finis resolution is adopted subject to permissive referendum as Provided in
Article 7 of the Tcnvn Law,
(5) That
the Town Clerk i.,% hereby
authorized
an.d
directed to publish and past notices of
adoption of this
resolution as required by
Article
7 of
said
law-
2nd C }1 Beck
Roll Call Vole=
HUD PUBLIC BEARING
Cl Beck Yes
C;1 T Hatfield Yeas
C1 G Hatfield Yes
Cl Grantham Yes
Supv $chug - There is no one here for the HUD Hearing, but we'll go ahead. There will
be anD1her hearing on January 12 You know we have a housing grant for $400,0000 The
federal government has a lot of money to put into Ifus program and (here is a possibility of an
additional $400,000 ecanoxnic developmenl, arrant. If that happens, it will not cosC the Town a
Cent- The County will charge $10.000 out of the $400,000 for handling the paperwork_ The
money is loaned out and then paid back to the Town_ At the end of ten or fifteen years, the
Town will have close to half a million dollars that can he rt used for this purpose, e just had
a house paid off that was in this program. We have $17,000 in this housing fund. Because we
have a second grant, uTe-LU leave that there in case we need it. This is a Win=win situation for
the Town. (IrJormation from IIUD with respect to this is attached)
Supv Schug -rat the last meeting of the planning and policy committee, we found out
that there is a possibility of federal and stare money available for sidewalks and sidewalk
rejuvenation _ This may be applicable for Game Farm Road, The MklD is going to apply for a
grant to either hang a sidewalk on the bridge and build a sidewalk on one sides or math sides of
Game Farm- Road. I would like a resolution supporting the Tovan's participation in this as it
will en.hance the application_
RESOLUTION # 76 - SUPPORT GRANT APPLICATION FOR GAME FARM ROAD
Cl T Hatfield of Bred the following resolu tion and asked for its adoption;
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RESOLVED, that this Town Board feeling that it is in the best interests of its residents
and to further protect the szdii ty of its residents, supports the application of the M.F -O, f Town
of Ithaca, Tompkins County Highway Department and Town of Dryden for grant fiends to
install ,sidewalks on Game Farm Road.
211d Cl Grantham
Roll Call Vote Cl Beck Yes
C1 T Hautfield Yes
Cl C Hatfield Yes
C;1 Grantham Yes
Supv Schug - You have K copy of Mager W. Riley's resume and he. is inter", red in
serving on the Dryden Youth Commission-
RESOLUTION #77 - APPOINT ROGER W. ]RILEY TO DRYDEN
YOUTH COMMISSION
C1 C Ha eld offered the following resolution and asked fcr its adoption:
RESO WPM, that this Town Board appoint ROgeT W- Riley to serve on the Dryden Youth
Commission for a term four years,
2rirl Cl T Hatfield
Roll Call Vote Cl Beck Yes
Cl T Hatfield Yes
C1 C I•Iatf`ield Yes
Cl Grantham Yes
upv Schug - A ked for comments on floe HU D hearing. There were none and the
public hearing was closed at 7:,0 p.m-
The board moved into e XecuEve Session briefly to discuss per nneL matters.
Cl Grantham felt that the Board should not vote on their own raise. and that the
:mcrLxrit should be )eft at $2,000 each }]fir+e:ir. Aft discussion, the, Isiard decided to leave
things as tli.e are-
Supt/ rh+�g reviewed the draft rCsolUtiOD of the organizational meeting with the board
members.
Cl T
KatEeld
moved that
Randy Riker's
name
be deleted from Resolution #29 and the
name ,Jahn
Bush be
inserted- Seconded
by Cl
Beck
and unanimously carried-
It was noted that Res07 ut7un #64 should read Kathleen Perkins, not Nathcrine.
upv Schug noted that the Tolam of Dryden and the Village of Dryden will be working
together to mairrtairt the dam site (re solution #71J-
The board moved again into executive .session to discuss a personrzel matter. Upon
return it was noted that Resolution #29 should contain the name Jack A, Bush, not .Jahn Bush-
1 T Hatield moved the adoptior of Resolutions # 1 through #7I as amended, seconded
by Cl Beck and unanimously carried,
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Cl T Hatfield commented on the promptness of receiving the Tourn Clerk's annual
report.
Supv Schug explained we lease land from NYSH: C that the water tanks sit on. We have
received a letter about renewing this lease. They want: to raise the rent to $400.00 per year (we
are presently paying $200.00 per year).
Cl Grantham - Would like to set up a couple of special town board meetings per year as
discussions, no business being taken. Also, since we passed a resolution to work with the
Dryden School District on some proposals, we should try real hard to get some money to do a
study of recreational needs throughout the town. That could put us in a good position to get
money to address things like the skateboard park. We need to go after some planning money,
and then some implementation elsewhere.
Cl T Hatfield - Noted that %ve need to rethink the way that we manage the distribution of
our recreation money.
Supv Schug - Noted that: the Planning Board. will revisit the Lucente project and
comment on it. He has also contacted Joe Lalley about moving forward with the long range
plan for the town. Perhaps if a questionnaire is sent out, we put some questions on it
regarding recreation.
Cl T Hatfield - noted that the recreation planning is difficult because of the number of
school districts and the peer groupings of our children.
The January meeting will be held on January 13, 1999, at 7:30 p.m.
The February meeting will be held Wednesday, February 3, at 7:30 p.m.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Z,%'n ; Al r CfLI L
Bambi L. Hollenbeck
Town Clerk
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INFORMATION FOR PUBLIC HEARING #1 FOR 1999 SMALL CITIES COMMUNITY
a DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM - Town of Dryden
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced funding available to
local municipalities for housing, community development and economic development activities. Two
Notices of Funding Availability (NOFA) were published in the Federal Register on November 20, 1998.
One NOFA provides for approximately $54.4 million in funding for the Small Cities Community
Development Block Grant, and the another NOFA provides for $3 million for the Canal Corridor
Initiative. Both NOFA's will be discussed in this public hearing.
m) Small Cities Community Development Block Grant
HUD is making $54.4 million available for the 1999 round of Small Cities funding. Maximum grant
limits for towns, cities and villages are $400,000, and for counties are $600,000. Municipalities may
apply for one grant or more than one grant, as long as the overall amount of the requests is not greater
than the limit.
Applications may be submitted in the following areas: housing (including rehabilitation, construction of
new housing, and homeownership), economic development, public facilities (typically water and
sewer), and microenterprise development. All projects must meet at least one National Objective for the
CDBG program, for which the most common is direct assistance to low and moderate income persons in
the community. The other National Objectives are clearance or rehabilitation of slums and blighted
conditions; and meeting the needs of a community in an emergency situation.
The Town of Dryden participated in the Small Cities program with successful applications for housing
• rehabilitation assistance in 1995 and 1998. The 1995 program rehabilitated 21 units of housing in the
Town to date with $400,000 in assistance, and one additional unit is anticipated for rehabilitation as
part of this Program. HUD closeout of the 1995 Dryden program is anticipated in 1999 by HUD
personnel.
The 1998 housing rehabilitation program was recently approved for funding by HUD. The 1998
program provides $400,000 in assistance to rehabilitate a minimum of 19 units of housing in the Town
on a Town -wide basis outside the Villages of Dryden and Freeville. This Program Brill complete its
Environmental Review in January, and will be implemented in 1999.
In addition, 24 houses have been sold in the Town of Dryden using Tompkins County Homeownership
Program funds (including the Villages). Tompkins County has not completed an economic development
project in the Town of Dryden.
The Town of Dryden believes that economic developments is its major need that can be met with Small
Cities funds at the present time. Homeownership opportunities are made available through the
Tompkins County Homeownership Program. Housing rehabilitation is being met through the 1998
grant program, and there are no public facilities needs at the present time that would be competitive in
the Small Cities funding round.
n) Canal Corridor Initiative Funding
HUD concurrently announced the availability of a second round of Canal Corridor Initiative funding.
This funding is available through a separate Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Canal Corridor
• Initiative communities, which include Tompkins County and its local jurisdictions.
A total of $3,000,000 is available in grants, as well as loans through the HUD Section 108 program.
r Each community is eligible for a maximum of $300,000 in grant funding, and all projects to be funded
must be job - creating economic development projects that have some impact on the Canal or waterfront.
Grant funding is encouraged to combine with the Section 108 loan funding to provide lower interest rate
opportunities for economic development projects. Unlike the previous round of Canal Corridor
Initiative funding, Section 108 loans will not be written down by HUD, or have written -down interest
rates. Current Section 108 loan rates from HUD are approximately 61/2 %, and all Section 108 loan
monies borrowed must be returned to HUD.
The Town of Dryden did not participate in the 1997 Canal Corridor Initiative, and does not anticipate
participating in this round. The Town is not proximate to the Canal. Should an opportunity to
participate in the Initiative come for%Nurd, the Towm will be pleased to explore this funding possibility.
o) Abbreviated Consolidated Plan
The Town will be completing a new Abbreviated Consolidated Plan for submission with the application
that includes the elements of the applications being submitted for the 1999 round, in accordance with
HUD regulations for the Small Cities program.
p) Both Programs
Applications for funding for both NOFA's are due to the HUD Field Office in Buffalo on Wednesday,
February Yd by 4 :30 p.m. The second public hearing will describe the application or applications being
submitted in greater detail, as per HUD guidance for public hearings. The second public hearing is
scheduled for January 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the Town Hall.
I would be happy to take any questions at this time.
TOWN OF DRYDEN
SITE PLAN REVIEW
JANUARY 13, 1999
TELERGY BOOSTER STATION
Supv Schug opened the hearing at 7:30 p.m. and informed the public that this is a
continuation of the hearing held on November 10, 1998. It appears that the concerns that we
previously had, as well as those of the Varna Fire Department, have been addressed.
Brian Dewarsky, Right of Way and Outside Flan Engineering for Telergy - Our
company, Telergy, is based is Syracuse, New York, and is trying to become a competitive long
distance carrier. We have recently signed an agreement with Bell Atlantic to do their long
distance for digital wavelength. And coming down through with the Ithaca area we are looking
to bring internet access and part of that the fiber optic background. The building we are going
to be placing on Pinckney Road is a booster station which will take the fiber optic signal, take
out the defects, and send it on its way. It is an unmanned station which has some safety
features built in to it. There is a propane tank connected to a generator, which both have a
shut off valve and can be manned from our station in Syracuse, New York. I can answer
questions in more detail, but generally, it just boosts the signal so that you can get cleaner
signals and cleaner voice, data and video transmissions.
Loren Hardesty, the landowner, has allowed Telergy to purchase an acre of his land on
Pinckney Road underneath the transmission towers that feed NYSEG. Telergy has an
agreement with NYSEG to use their transmis,%on corridor to carry fiber optic cable so they
don't have to build new facilities. This is a perfect position for us and Henry Slater has been
more than helpful.
Supv Schug inquired if there were any questions or comments and there were none.
Supv Schug asked if the fence will be kept up and clean and was told that Telergy will
do monthly checks of the site. The Fire Department is satisfied with the safety features of the
propane set up, and they will have a key to the facility.
The hearing was closed at 8:07 p.m.
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