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TOWN OF DRYDEN
TOWN BOARD MEETING
September 17, 2003
Beard Members Present: Supv Mark Varvayari.is, Cl Charles Hatfield,
Cl Deborah Grantham
Absent: Cl Charles Hatfield, Cl Christopher Michaels
Other Elected Officials: Bambi L. Hollenberk. Town Clerk
Other Town Stag: Kevin Ezell, Zoning Officer
Supv Vrtr•vayanis called the meeting to order at: 6:40 p.m. Because the bids for the
phosphorus removal project came in over the amounts anticipated, it is necessary to hold
another public hearing on the matter.
RESOLUTION #1138 - ORDER CALLING PUBLIC HEARING
IN THE MATTER OF THE PROPOSED PHOSPHOROUS REMOVAL. PROJECT FOR THE SEWAGE
TREATMENT PLANT IN THE CITY OF ITHACA SERVING THE TOWN OF DRYDEN '1.O BE KNOWN AS
THE JOINT SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
PURSUANT TO TOWN LAW §202 -13
Supv Varvayanis offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption:
WHEREAS, a plan report and map has been duly prepared in such manner and i.n such detail as heretofore
has been determined by the Town Board of the Town of Dryden, Tompkins County, New York, relating to the
construction, pursuant to Towii Law § 202 -b of server system improvements to be known and identified as die Joint
Sewage Treatment Plant Phosphorus Removal Improvement Project, and hereinafter also referred to as
"improvement ", to provide such sewer improvement, to the present sewage treatment plant in the Cite of Ithaca
managed jointly with the Towns of Ithaca and Dryden providing sewage treatment services for the Town sewer
districts served by such sewage treatment plant; such sewer system improvement to be constructed and o���ncd by the
Town of Ithaca, Town of Dn�dcn. and the Citv of Ithaca, and
WHEREAS, said plan, report and map have been prepared by Stearns and Wheler, Professional Engineers,
competent engineers duly licensed by the State of New York and have been filed in the office of the Town Clerk
where they are available for public inspection, and
WHEREAS, the area of said Town determined to be benefitted by said Joint Sewage Treatment Plant
Phosphorus Removal Improvement Project consists of the entire area of said Town saver districts sen.cd b_v the
sewage treatment plant in the City of Ithaca, and
WHEREAS, I.he proposed Joint Sewage 'Treatment Plant Phosphorus Removal Improvement Project
consists of the steer improvements set forth below, as more particularly shown and described in said map, plan and
report presently on file in the Office of the Town Clerk:
Construction and installation of a teritary high rate settling process and associated reinforced
concrete structure on piles at the end of the current process stream, adjacent to the final effluent
channel at the jointly operated sewage treatment plant located at 525 Third Street, Ithaca, New
York, together with associated controls; piping, and other structures, and
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is WHEREAS, a public hearing on said plan, report and neap was held by the Town Board of the Town of
Dryden on July 9, 2(X)3 at which hearing all interested persons in the subject were heard on the questions of
providing of said Joint Sewage Treatment Phosphorous Removal Improvement Project, and the question of
executing any related agreement, and
WHEREAS, following said public hearing the Town Board of the Town of Dryden adopted a Public
Interest Order on July 9, 2003, approving the improvement with a maximum proposed amount to he expended of
$4,115,000 of which the Town of Dry-den's share was not to exceed $81,477.00, and
WHEREAS, following the construction bid opening for the improvement, the lowest responsible bids
exceeded the project budget resulting in a revised total project cost, and
WHEREAS, it is now necessary to consider approving a revised maximum amount to be expended by the
Town of Dryden for the aforesaid improvement, and
WHEREAS, the revised maximum proposed to be expended for the aforesaid improvement is now
$4481500.00 of which the Town of Dryden's share is not to exceed $88,070.41. The proposed method of financing
the Town's share to be employed by said Town of Dryden consists of payment of said Town's share out of the
surplus funds and current revenues in the Town of Dryden Sewer Districts; and
WHEREAS, the implementation of this project will be through a joint agreement with the City of Ithaca
and the Town of Ithaca.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, by the Town Board of the Town of Dryden, Tompkins
County, New York as follows:
Section 1. A public hearing will be held at the town hall, 65 East Main Street, Dryden; in said Town, on
® the 1st day ol'October, 2003 at 7:00 o'clock P.M., to consider the aforesaid plan, report and map and the questions
of the providing of said Joint Sewage Treatment Phosphorous Rcmoval Improvement project, and the question of
executing any related agreement, and to hear all persons interested in the subject thereof, all in accordance with the
provisions of Town Law §202 -b and applicable provisions of the General Municipal Law and Local Finance Law.
Section 2. The Town Clerk of the Town of Dryden, Tompkins County, New York, is hereby authorized
and directed to cause a copy of this order to be published once; in the official newspaper of the Municipality, and
also to post a copy thereof on the Town signboard maintained by the Clerk, not less than ten nor more than twenty
days before the day designated for the hearing as aforesaid.
Section 3. This order shall take ctTecl immediately,
2nd C1 Grantham
Roll Call Vote
Cl Hatfield
Supv Varvayanis
C1 Grantham
(Cl Stelick arrived after the vote)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Cl Grantham said that Craig Schutt is writing an application for funding to the
Environmental Protection Fund for the Town for a salt: storage shed. He is working on it with
Highway Superintendent, Jack Bush. She said she wasn't sure if Jack expected the money to
go through the Soil & Water Conservation District, or would rather it came through the Town,
but if we want it to go through the Soil & Water Conservation District, then the Town needs to
do a letter of intent. ".l'he decision does not need to be made now, and the board will discuss
the matter with J Bush.
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0 Cl Hatfield said the carpet in the board room needs to be repaired or replaced. Supv
Varvayanis said he would get estimates for it.
Supv Varvayanis said the hoard should prepare a SEQR on the annexation matter
before it is voted on.
On motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned at
6:55 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Bambi L. Hollenbeck
Town Clerk
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