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TOWN OF DRYDEN
TOWN BOARD MEETING
August 12, 2004
Present: Supv Steven Trumbull, Cl Stephen Stelick, Jr, Cl Michael Hattery
Absent: Cl Martin Christofferson, C1 Christopher Michaels
Elected Officials: Bambi L. Hollenbeck, Town Clerk
Jack Bush, Highway Superintendent
Other Town Staff: Mahlon R. Perkins, Town Attorney
Henry Slater, Zoning Officer
Debbie Gross, Environmental Planner
Dave Putnam, TG Miller, Engineering
Supv Trumbull opened the meeting at 7:05 p.m. and led board members and the
audience in the pledge of allegiance.
Nancy Zahler, Director of Tompkins County's Youth Services Department, gave a
presentation on the Recreation Partnership. She has been working with the Recreation
Partnership, a group of ten municipalities & Tompkins County, that have worked together for
ten years to try and make more recreational opportunities available for young people in the
County. Prior to the formation of the partnership residents of the Town of Dryden who wanted
to play something like Kiwanis baseball or attend a summer camp in Ithaca would have to pay
triple fees. Because of this the Town of Dryden has been involved in the partnership since its
inception.
Representatives from each municipality meet monthly and decide what kinds of
programs and from whom. At this point the Ithaca Youth Bureau is the current provider of the
programs and the Tompkins County Youth Services Department provides some planning help
to the Recreation Partnership Board, The Partnership Board has recently adopted a vision
statement and mission statement. The Partnership's programs complement the programs
currently offered by some of the partners and are not intended to replace any local programs.
By collaborating and pooling resources the Partnership offers a wider variety of programs than
any one municipality could do on its own. The Partnership strives for high quality programs,
ensuring that, there is equity in participation, and that there is diversity, affordability and
accessibility. The programs provide the children with an opportunity to interact with children
from other schools and provides families with a diverse set: of easily accessible recreation
opportunities.
In 2003 there were 7,364 registrations for Recreation Partnership programs, serving
3,871 different youth, with 8% of the registrants being from the Town of Dryden. A map
displayed showed the home location of the registrations in 2003, and while a lot of them are
concentrated in the area of the Town served by the Ithaca City School District, there is a good
number corning to programs frorn all over the Town. In 1.995 there were 229 different children
participating from the Town of Dryden, with that number rising to 285 in 1997 (participating in
384 different programs). In 2003 there were 324 from the Town participating in 556 different
programs.
® Programs offered through the Partnership include sports programs and lessons,
expressive arts, summer day camps and community recreation such as Club Ithaca for middle
school children and the Tot: Spot for toddlers. All sports programs rely on local neighborhood
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coaches and there are over 200 volunteers serving in that capacity. Fees paid by participants
cover over half of the costs of the programs (58 %). The balance is made up of municipal
contributions and sponsor /donations. They are currently trying to increase sponsor /
donations so they don't have to increase fees and keep it more affordable for municipalities.
Wegman's has recently made a donation of $6,000 for 2004 and committed to the same
amount for 2005.
The funding that Tompkins County has been contributing has been approved only
through 2004. The $38,000 the County has been contributing will not be part of the 200:5
budget for the Partnership unless the legislature adds it to their budget,
The Partnership is currently trying to work more with local recreation coordinators to
share information and do more cooperative planning. They are exploring which programs
should be more decentralized and how to promote local programs to others in the county.
Cl Stelick asked whether a calculation had been made of the cost per municipality for
their residents participation if they were not a member of the partnership. Nancy Zahler said it
had not been done in some time. Cl Stelick said the Town of Dryden would be interested in
being involved in the decision making with respect to which programs it: pays for. laic said he
understands there are a significant number of Dryden residents who attend the Ithaca School
District and he is cognizant of that, but he would really like to see the numbers to make sure it
is worth our while. He expects the Town's recreation program to get stronger and some of
those programs to draw from the number attending Partnership programs.
N Zahler noted that some programs (offered in the City of Ithaca and used primarily by
City residents) previously offered by the Partnership had been eliminated because they were
not used by residents of outlying towns. Since then the set of programs offered is looked at
and agreed on by the members. Part of the cost: sharing formula is based on a three -year
average of participants for each Town. Allen Green of the Ithaca Youth Bureau noted that the
programs offered do change from year to year and things such as fencing and sailing are new
programs, saving that a program currently offered by the Town of Dryden could become a
program through the Partnership. He noted he would welcome a request for proposals for
providers as suggested by Cathy Valentino's recent letter in The Ithaca Journal. He said he is
less enthusiastic about some of her other suggestions and said they would require some
discussion at the Partnership Board, such as in -kind contributions by the municipal partners.
Cl Stelick said transportation is a problem for some of outlying residents and N Zahler
said she agreed it was time to look at what the options are for that and that transportation had
been an obstacle for some in the past.
N Zahler said the Town and City of Ithaca_ had recently passed resolutions urging the
County to continue its portion of funding for the Partnership. She said if the board had any
other questions, they could contact her or Liz Vance or Allen Green. The board thanked them
for coming out.
Jon Andersson of the Tompkins County Health Department spoke to the Board
regarding the well contamination and questionable septic system on Hunt Hill and Midline
Roads. He distributed to the board a summary of the investigation of the well at 730 Midline
Road (Ball property). He provided the board with a preliminary report of the investigation
conducted to date and described the process for investigation. 'Phis investigation began last: fall
with a complaint by the Basl's of an unsatisfactory water sample. He explained the well was
shocked and that failed to clear up the contamination. The neighboring sewage system was
® identified as potentially being the problem and dye was placed in that system twice. Both
times the analyses of the well were negative dye, but it was noted the sewage system was not in
use at the time the dye was introduced. A sample of the neighbor's well was positive for
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Sbacteria, but because it was never shock disinfected, no further investigation could be done. In
March of 2004 the Health Department recommended that the owners install a permanent
disinfection system because they could not find a source of contamination.
This summer the Health Department agreed to look into the matter further and have
ruled out contamination by the Bast's own sewer system. They tested the nearby stream to see
if contamination could be entering the stream from the septic system at 483 Hunt Hill Road.
Results did not: show an upsi:reain /downst:rewn change. They have tried to follow up on
information regarding the neighbor's sewage system.
J Andersson said it appears that the contamination is limited to the area of the
properties at 730 Midline Road and 483 Hunt Hill Road, is transitory and the source at this
time is unknown. Potential sources that appear to be low risk are the well head construction
and the sewage system at 730 Midline Road and the stream under normal flow conditions.
They % %U be looking at a disposal site on Hunt Hill Road utilized by the Highway Department,
the sewage system at 483 Hunt: Hill Road, and impacts due to flooding of the stream across the
property 483 Hunt Hill Road. They have been unable to gain access to the property at Hunt
Hill Road because of probate issues, but are still involved in the investigation.
Bob Larson asked if they had noted the abandoned vehicles on the site and the threat of
contamination they pose. Mr Andersson said they had not been able to gain access to the
property and said they were looking for microbioligical contamination which would not come
from abandoned vehicles. Mr Larson said that anything leaking from them might be quite
serious. Mr Andersson has been unable to access the property on Hunt Hill property to make
any measurements of distance between the well and septic there, etc. because ownership of the
property is in question and in probate. He does not feel the beaver pond is contributing to the
® problem. The investigation is not complete and will continue. Cl Stelick asked Mr Andersson
to keep the board advised of their findings.
Ann Hotchkiss of'rhoma Development: spoke briefly with the board about a
questionnaire she had asked them to complete in order to determine what types of the grants
they should be looking for. She has spoken with Cl Christofferson who indicated he was
interested in obtaining high -speed internet coruiections and obtaining recreational lands in the
Town. A Hotchkiss will be the Town's contact with Thoma under its agreement for grant
writuig services. She will prepare a needs assessment from the completed questionnaires and
use it to decide what the priority projects are and seek out opportunities for funding those.
Monica Roth and Debbie Teeter of Cooperative Extension and the Ag and Farmland
Protection Board spoke to the board about the State's current request for proposals for the
purchase of development rights and conservation easements on agriculture land. Applications
are due the beginning of October and they have been talking to members of the fanning
community to get of sense of the interest in applying for funding. Interested farmers in Dryden
are Vaughn & Susan Sherman, Evan and Brenda Carpenter, Gabe Carpenter, Levis & Linda
Stut.tle and Paul Cook. Municipalities must make the application on behalf of the farmers and
the Ag and Farmland Protection Board would be required to send a letter of endorsement for
each of the applications.
The Town would then have a choice as to its level of involvement. It could be essentially
a pass - through for the funds with involvement only being administrative. After the
development rights are sold, the easement could be held by the Town. The easement will then
need to be monitored and that would be another level of involvement. M Roth said
municipalities across the state have made a variety of different arrangements. Tompkins
® County currently co -holds an easement with the Finger Lakes Land Trust. Because they have
interest from the farming community, they're are now looking for municipal support to move
forward with the applications. 1) Teeter pointed out on a map the locations of the properties of
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®the interested farmers. They have added information about: what land is rented by farmers in
the community. She would like to work with the Town to Borne up with a more detailed map.
M Roth said they would take a leadership role in completing the application, using the
assistance of County Planning staff and Town staff with mapping. Tompkins County Soil &
Water is also involved. They will need a copy of the Town's draft comprehensive plan or the old
plan that references agriculture. The State requires that the municipal applicant have
reference in some document of its commitment to maintaining agriculture as part of the
municipality. The Town as applicant would enter into a contract with the State and that would
obligate the Town as steward the money to be distributed. M Roth said they have good
information to share about the process. The State has a standard easement document to use
as a template if the municipality is interested in holding the easement. There is a fee to paid to
the administrator of the easement, up to $7,500 which is a one -time payment.
Craig Schutt said this had been discussed by the Conservation Board and the
Conservation hoard voted to encourage the Town Board to support: the applications because
they feel it is a good tool to protect farmland.
This is not: a tax relief program for farmers. They have an agricultural assessment in
place now to take advantage of. This program, by allowing them to sell the development rights
for cash, provides an avenue to further develop their farm or otherwise invest the money. Any
property tax relief would be marginal.
Applications are due October 1 and Cooperative Extension is looking for a commitment:
or expression of interest from the Town to move forward with the applications. Cl Hattery said
the Town could express its interest in participation and sort out with staff and the Town
Attorney about holding the easement. 70 Slater said this would be an opportunity to preserve
the open space inventory as citizens of the Town asked for in the 1998 survey indicated. He
said agriculture has been a large of part of this community since its inception and he will do
what he can to assist.
Mike Lane said some of the best agricultural land in Tompkins County is in the Town of
Dryden and we need to protect that. He said this is one method of doing that but would urge
the Town to take a long, hard look as to what areas should be protected, what areas might be
under development pressure and what areas might in the next 20 to 50 years logical areas for
develop. He said if a decision is made to take development rights away it will be almost
impossible to return those development rights, particularly if the easement is given to a not -for-
profit agency such as the Finger Lakes Land Trust. He stated it ought to be an elected board
that. holds the casement because an elected board can make decisions, though those decisions
will need to be made with New York State because the State is funding it, but if it is with a not -
for -profit agency that is run by a non - elected board. At the County level they made a decision
to hold the easement for Lansing jointly between the County Board and the Finger Lakes Land
Trust. He said there may be administrative responsibilities, but New York State government:
said it is the towns, cities and villages that have land use rights and control. He said we need
to protect the farmland, but the municipalities need to take a hard look at it. He commended
the work the Town of Ithaca did on this issue as a good example of how to proceed.
Evan Carpenter pointed out that the farmland could be sold as farmland, and could be
purchased by Cornell University; that Cornell University is the largest landholder of farmland
in the Dryden School District. The holder of the easement does not have any control over who
may purchase the land, but does control what happens to the land. D Gross pointed that it
seems most actions that would violate the easement would have to come before the Town for
isapproval (special permit, etc.)
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• The board stated it was supportive of this program, and thanked M Roth and D Teeter
for the presentation.
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
J Flush said the excessive rain has caused problems for there this summer, such as soft
shoulders, crossover pipes settling and things that are not normally seen, and have received a
lot of phone calls. They are having difficulty keeping up with mowing. He asked that: everyone
be on the lookout: for anyone stealing signs. In the Malloryville area many name signs have
been stolen. These are costly to replace and keeps employees from doing other necessary work.
This is also a safety issue, particularly when stop signs are stolen.
COUNTY BRIEFING
Mike Lane said that the report in the newspaper on state budget issues are good and it
appears the capital funding for the TC3 addition is in the budget. This will free up space in the
main building for academic expansion and build a field house, gym and some classrooms. This
is good for people in the Dryden area who will be able to take advantage of the facilities.
The County Legislature in its budget process is looking at two large items. One is the
public safety communications system. The 911 Center has been built and is corning on line,
but the system to build the new radio transmission towers is stall corning along and will be
expensive, but it is proceeding as quickly as they can do it. The other project is the jail. The
county has been told by the State that they need to expand the jail because otherwise they will
remove the waivers to double bunk and have additional prisoners. M Lane said the problem is
whether the County can afford to do both projects this year.
• The Legislature has asked the County Administrator to put forward a budget which
would contain no more than a 3% increase on the tax levy (the total spending from real
property taxes). He said that seems doable, but it: is questionable whether they can do that
and still do a jail project. If they don't do the jail project they could lose waivers and have to
board out prisoners to other counties which is very expensive. There is a lack of program
space in the current facility. The County Administrator has indicated that he can't make both
projects work and maintain the 3% levy increase. A 3% levy increase with the increase in
assessments this year could mean a reduction in the tax rate.
The Country is holding a public forum on August 31 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the
`Tompkins County Public Library to discuss the jail project and the country executive study
being done by the government operations committee.
The County Highway Department has been experiencing difficulties because of the rain
and because of increased costs and rain delays they will probably not be able to do as many
projects as they had planned. John Lampman is now Acting Highway Manager, and the
Deputy County Administrator is also spending time in that department. They expect: to begin
the search for a new Highway Manager in September.
ENGINEERING
No report.
RECREATION DEPARTMENT
Music in the Park concerts have proceeded well, with only Steve Southworth & t:he
Rockabilly Rays cancelled due to rain. Seven Valley Chorus of Sweet Adelines drew
approximately 1.50 people, with $84.35 raised in concessions and $15.50 in donations. Swamp
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SCats on July 28th had approximately 30 people in attendance due to rain, with $43.45 in
concessions. Rubin Everidge and the SanAnTones on August 4th had approximately 60 people
in attendance on another rainy night, with approximately 60 in attendance in cars and under
trees, and $30.00 in concessions. The Purple Valley on August 1 Ph drew approximately 100
people and raised $84.01 in concessions and $4.00 in donations. Sunny Weather is due to
perform August 18,11.
Registrations are currently being accepted for Flag, Junior Tackle & Senior Football,
and Cheerleading, with a start dale for practices of August 23 (mid September for Flag). The
Youth Football league scrimmage will be held September 1.211, at the Dryden High School.
A new Field Hockey program for grades 2 through 6 is currently accepting registrations
and scheduled to start September 8,
The Pepsi Pass Punt & Kick competition will be held September 11 at 9:00 a.m. at the
High School practice field. It is free and open to boys and girls ages 8 -15.
A Battle of the Bands is tentatively scheduled for September 18 at Dryden Lake Park
(rain date of 9/25). Five local teen /young adult: bands will perform for approximately 30 -40
minutes each. $5.00 admission includes $1.00 off concessions and a voting ticket. The first
place band will win a portion of the admissions collection.
The Wal *Mart All- American Kid's Fishing Derby was held July 17th at Dryden Lake with
46 participants and 48 fish caught. This was a success with all participants receiving a goody
bag and several awards of merchandise/ prizes. The event was co- sponsored by Canaan Flies &
More and other business sponsors. Pictures of the event were shared.
0 ATTORNEY
Atty Perkins distributed a proposed Order Calling Public Hearing in connection with the
office and work space addition for the Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Commission
Water Treatment Plan (Bolton Point). There has been an increase in the cost for the project
and so the board «rill need to hold another public hearing. The prior Town Board on May 14,
2003, passed a resolution approving a concept: of the addition for the Bolton Point facilities and
on June 11, 2003 adopted an Order calling the first public hearing on the proposed bonding
and the amendment to the Agreement of Municipal Cooperation. On July 9, 2003 the public
hearing as held and SEQt2 was done and the Board passed a Public Interest Order and bond
resolution and approved the amendment to the Agreement of Municipal Cooperation. Bids
came in higher than estimated and the parties to the agreement: need to increase the amount to
be bonded and that is the reason for this current process. This Order will call a public hearing
on increasing the amount of the bonding. The cost of the project has been increased by
$290,000, but the amount to be bonded will be increased by $500,000. Not all of the reserves
that had been accumulated will be used for this project; part of those reserves will be used for
the East Hill Tank project also. There has been some communication from Paul Tunison about
the East Hill Tank project and the extension of the transmission main which is owned by the
Commission to the tank. That is not part of this process and will be done separately.
RESOLUTION #124 - ORDER CALLING PUBLIC HEARING
IN THE MATTER OF THE INCREASE IN THE COSTS OF PROVIDING OF A PROPOSED
TWO -STORY OFFICE AND WORK SPACE ADDTION TO THE SOUTEHRN CAYUGA LAKE
INTERMUNICIPAL WATER COMMISSION WATER TREATMENT PLANT IN THE VILLAGE
® OF LANSING, TOMPKINS COUNTY, NEW YORK
Supv Trumbull offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption:
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WHEREAS, a plan, report and map was duly prepared in such manner and in such
detail as this Hoard determined to be necessary, relating to the construction and equipping of a
two -story office and work space addition to the Southern Cayuga Lake lntermunicipal Water
Commission ( "SCLIWC ") water treatment plant, pursuant to Article 5 -G of the General
Municipal Law and relevant provisions of the Town Law and Village Law, such project to be
known and identified as the SCLIWC 2003 Plant Expansion Improvement, and hereinafter also
referred to as "Improvement", to provide expanded space in the water treatment plant owned in
common by the Towns of Dryden, Ithaca and Lansing and the Villages of Cayuga Heights and
Lansing (collectively the "Municipalities" and sometimes individually the "Municipality "), such
improvement to be constructed and owned by the Municipalities, and
WHEREAS, based upon said plan and report SCLIWC and the Municipalities authorized
the expenditure of $2,310,835 for the Improvement Arid authorized the issuance of joint and
several serial bonds in the amount of $1,000,000 to pay for part of the costs of said
improvement; and
WHEREAS, the bids for the Improvement received from the lowest responsible bidders
for each segment of the project were considerably higher than the estimates for same from the
Engineers; and
WHEREAS, as a result the Engineers for SCLIWC and SCLIWC itself have
recommended that the amount to be authorized for expenditure for the Improvement be
increased by $289,165.00 to cover the increased amounts of such bids and to provide a
reasonable contingency for future unanticipated expenses; and
WHEREAS, SCIaIWC has also recommended that because of the increased costs and the
desire to possibly authorize other projects in the future that would utilize some of the surplus
funds that had initially been proposed for the Improvement, the amount of the bonds to be
issued in connection with the improvement be increased by $500,000; and
WHEREAS, the area of said Town determined to be benefitted by said SCLIWC 2003
Plant Expansion Improvement consists of the entire area of all of the water districts in the
Town served by the SCLIWC Water Treatment Plant, including, without hinitation, the areas of
the Dryden Water District #I- (Varna area), Snyder Hill Water District, Monkey Run Water
District, Hall Road Water District, Turkey Hill Water District and Royal Road Water District and
anv future water districts served by SCLIWC; and
WHEREAS, the proposed SCLIWC 2003 Plant Expansion Improvement consists of the
improvements set forth below, and as more particularly shown and described in said map, plan
and report presently on file in the Office of the Municipality Clerk:
WHEREAS, the proposed SCLIWC 2003 Plant Expansion improvement consists of the
improvements set forth below, and as more particularly shown and described in said map, plan
and report presently on file in the Office of the Municipality Clerk:
Construction of a 7616 square foot, two story office and work space addition on the
east end of the SCLIWC water treatment facility at 1402 East Shore Drive in the Village of
Uarising and renovation of 4332 square feet of existing office space to provide increased office
space for SCLiWC's Administration and Distribution personnel, workshops for SCLIWC's
electrical and mechanical technicians and production department personnel, handicapped
accessibility, an archive room for long term storage of SCLIWC's files and documents, an
expansion of the facilities laboratory to meet increased water quality monitoring requirements,
and additional fire suppression systerns in the new and renovated areas of the facility;
upgrading the 14VAC systems to bring them into compliance with current building codes;
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upgrading the north entrance to the facility;
accommodate the public.
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and adding four additional parking spaces to
WHEREAS, the maximum now proposed to be expended for the aforesaid improvement
is $2,600,000.00; and
WHEREAS, the proposed method of financing to be employed for the aforesaid
improvement is issuance by the Municipalities of joint and several serial bonds not to exceed
$1,500,000 and payment of the baku-ice of the costs of said improvement by the expenditure of
current revenues and surplus funds held by SCI..IWC; and
WHEREAS, it is now desired to call a public hearing for the purpose of considering the
increase in the maximum amount authorized to be expended for the Improvement, the
authorization of an increase in the amount of serial bonds to be used for payment of part of the
costs of the Improvement, and the amendment of the existing Agreement of Intermunicipal
Cooperation between the Municipalities in relation to such increases related to the
Improvement, and to hear all persons interested in the subject thereof, all in accordance with
applicable provisions of General Municipal Law, Local Finance Laws, Town Law, and Village
Law;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, by the Town Board of the Town of
Dryden, Tompkins Country, New York, as follows:
Section 1. A public hearing will be held at the Town Hall 65 East Main Street, Dryden,
New York, on the 9th day of September, 2004, at 7:00 o'clock P.M., to consider the aforesaid
increase in the maximum amount to be expended on the costs of the SCLIWC 2003 Plant
Expansion Improvement, the authorization of an increase in the amount of joint and several
serial bonds to be issued for payment of part of the costs of the Improvement, the expenditures
of such additional amounts towards the costs of such Improvement, and the amendment of the
existing Agreement: of Intermunicipal Cooperation between the Municipalities to authorize such
increase in costs, such increase in the amount of bonds to be issued, and other activities, to
reaffirm the delegation to the Treasurer of SCLIWC certain authority to issue such bonds on
behalf of the Municipalities, to reaffirm the grant: to SCLIWC of certain other powers and
authority, and to hear all persons interested in the subject thereof and concerning the same-
and to take such action thereon as is required by law.
Section 2.
hereby authorized
The 'Town Clerk of the Town of Dryden, Tompkins County, New York, is
and directed to cause a copy of this order to be published once in the official
newspaper of the
maintained by the
designated for the
Municipality, and also to
Clerk, not less than ten
hearing as aforesaid.
post a copy thereof on
nor more than twenty
the Town signboard
days before the day
Section 3. This order shall take effect irrimediately.
2nd Cl Hattery
Roll Call Vote Cl Stclick Yes
Supv Trumbull Yes
Cl Hattery Yes
Cl Hattery asked Arty Perkins whether he had seen the new proposed sewer agreement
with the Village for the Cortland Road Sewer District. Atty Perkins said he has it and will
comment on it at the next board meeting.
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SZONING OFFICER
With respect to the application of Ralph Crandall d /b /a Locke Woods Interiors for site
plan approval amendment to construct a self storage facility at 1408 Dryden Road (public
hearing held duly 22, 2004), ZO Slater said he had written to the applicant requesting
clarification of some items the board had concerns about at the hearing. Mr Crandall
responded in writing asking for an opportunity to speak with the board and is present tonight
and the board has copies of the correspondence.
Mr Crandall said he understood the board did not want: garage sales at the facility and
asked why. Cl Hattery said when Mr Crandall made his presentation on the request he had
stated that it would not impact the business if the sales were not: included. Mr Crandall said
he did not think that it would, but he doesn't think it would hurt if the people were able to
have a garage sale. Cl Hattery said there are situations where temporary garage sales have
become permanent ones and the Town does not want: to get into an enforcement issue here.
Mr Crandall said if becomes an issue he will come back to the board. With respect to the
drawings, D Putnam said the drawings for the stormwater plan still show two separate
buildings, and as long as the Board understands that those two buildings will be built as one
he is happy. The square footage is the same. The board is not concerned with what color the
building will be. Applicant states he will maintain any remaining green area, not add to it,
stating he has not observed shrubbery to be consistent with any other storage areas. Cl
Hattery said the other property owned by the applicant sets a tone for the neighborhood and
several other applicants that night: were asked about landscaping issues which got resolved
because they were present for the discussion. He assumed Mr Crandall would want a
landscaping plan consistent with his other property. Mr Crandall said there is some brush
that has been growing wild and the grass has been there for 15 years. The building will be
attractive and have a driveway around it and there will be no place for shrubs unless they are
planted in front and he thinks the lawn looks just as good. He had plans to maintain the green
lawn.
C1 Stelick asked whether anything had changed with respect to having one tenant rent
the entire facility, and Mr Crandall said until he gets the rest of his costs together he won't
know, but he still prefers to go with a single tenant.
Cl Hattery said some decision needs to be made with respect to what kinds of projects
w611 require landscaping in site plan review in the future. In this case the applicant has been
asked for plan he doesn't: want to provide, and another case was resolved in the hearing. There
are occasions when the board will require one and that should be considered as a general issue
in the future. ZO Slater said it is clear in cases where a buffer is required, and agrees that
some criteria should be established for different uses. This will require an amendment of the
ordinance and he suggested they ask for input from the Environmental Planner.
After further discussion, the board approved the site plan amendment for Mr Crandall.
RESOLUTION # 124 - APPROVE CRANDALL SITE PLAN AMENDMENT
Cl Hattery offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption:
RFSOLVD, that this Town Board hereby approves the site plan amendment as
submitted by Ralph Crandall d /b /a Locke Woods Interiors to erect a self - storage facility at
1408 Dryden Road, subject to the Standard Conditions of Approval (7- 12 -00).
2nd Supv Trumbull
® Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes
Supv Trumbull Yes
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Cl Hattery
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ZO Slater informed the board that William Tripp who had applied for a special permit
for mulch and coal storage has withdrawn his application because he finds it financially
difficult to conform to the applicable regulations at this time.
The Town filed an appeal of FEM.A's decision to withhold funding on the Virgil Creek
Project on August 1. 1, 2004. ZO Slater has made contact with Congressman Boehlert, US
Senator Schumer, and State Senator James Seward. Congressman Boehlert visited the site on
August 10 and reviewed the construction plans and items the Town was allegedly in violation
of. Congress Soehlert: said he will assist in the Town's efforts. Senator Schumer s office
indicated he will also support the Town. The Town and County Highway Departments continue
to work on restoring the bank and the toe. They will then seed, mulch and stabilize the bank.
ZO Slater said that everyone who looks at the project, including Congressman Boehlert, say it
is a beautiful project and ZO Slater said the workers are to be commended for their efforts.
Walter Matyjas, current Chair of the Zoning Board of Appeals, has resigned due to a
promotion and resulting relocation with NYSEG. Zoning Board members concurred that Oers
Kelemen, senior member of the ZBA, is the logical choice for Chair and he has agreed to act in
that capacity. There is currently one application on file for ZBA membership and that person
is still interested. The board agreed to appoint Oers Kelemen as Chair, but would like to seek
more applications for the current vacancy.
RESOLUTION #126 - APPOINT KELEMEN CHAIR OF ZBA
Cl Hattery offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption:
RESOLVED, that this Town Board does hereby appoint Oers Kelemen to serve as
Chairman of the Town of Dryden Zoning Board of Appeals.
grad Cl Stel.ick
Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes
Supv'Trumbull Yes
Cl Hattery Yes
ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNER
With respect to the Pre - disaster Mitigation, Education and Outreach Program, started
last year with many involved partners to do public education about being prepared for
disasters such as flooding and storms, the partners are moving forward, but she has had a
request from Mike Raffe to apply for an extension of this project that was supposed to be
completed in September. He would like an extension through December. There are a number
of expenses that will come up and she has spoken with the bookkeeper who said there is a
budget line for this project, but there is no money in that budget line. D Gross said the reason
probably is because it is supposed to be a situation where the Town expends funds and then
gets reimbursed by SEMO. She asked for support from the board that they can identify a place
to draw the money from to help the partners who have projects and then she will do the
paperwork for reimbursement. The total amount of funding to come from SEMO is around
$31,000. They have already spent: about $1,500. There is a $10,000 in kind match. The
board agreed this is doable within the fund balance, and D Gross should work with the
Supervisor and bookkeeper.
D Gross said the Conservation Board has two openings. She has put a notice in The
Ithaca Journal seeking interested residents and has received three resumes. The Conservation
Board has reviewed those, but doesn't feel confident: in making a recommendation tonight and
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have asked the interested individuals to attend a CB meeting. They are looking for a member
who is actively farming and can represent the farming community. They hope to make a
recommendation by the next Board meeting.
TOWN CLERK
RESOLUTION #127 - APPROVE MINUTES
Cl Hattery offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption:
RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby approves the minutes of July 8, 2004 and
July 22, 2004, as mnended.
2nd Cl Stelick
Roll Call Vote
DISCUSSION
Cl Stelick Yes
Supv Trumbull Yes
Cl Flattery Yes
The George Junior Republic would like to drain the property along the old railroad bed
between Springhouse Road and George Road. The board would like to see an engineered plan
that: shows the procedure will not interfere with the Village's sewer outfall line or future Town
use. Att:y Perkins said the Town should sign off on the plans and give the Republic a right to
cross the Town's casement. D Putnam said there is drainway across the casement now, but it
is plugged, and the Republic is looking to replace it. ZO Slater said Village employees have
been to the site with the Republic representatives.
Supv Trumbull said he had visited the intersection of Route 79 and Brooktondale Road
and suggested that it might be appropriate to install a streetlight there. NYSEG will install it at
no cost to the Town and the price per year will be about $300.
RESOLUTION # 12 8 - INSTALL STREETLIGHT
Supv Trumbull offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption:
RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby approves the installation of a streetlight at
the intersection of Route 79 and Brooktondale Road in the Town of Dryden, the cost to be paid
out of a budget line from which it may be lawfully extracted.
2nd Cl Stelick
Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes
Supv Trumbull Yes
Cl Hattery Yes
Supv Trumbull said the Town had received fire tax funds to be distributed. There is a
formula for this determined by the State Comptroller and it is based on active membership of
each department. There are some questions about the active membership list in the Etna Fire
Department. Cl Stelick asked if the Town could impose a system that was equal for each
department in determining active membership for departments in the Town and Atty Perkins
said they could as long as it was not arbitrary, capricious or unreasonable. Cl Flattery
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suggested they look at the systems used by the two departments that use them and use that as
a basis. D Putnam said that money is for anybody who is active on the membership roll, and
the Veterans Volunteer Fire Association in Ithaca also gets a check.
Cl Stelick asked Atty Perkins to provide them with a copy of the statute. Atty Perkins
said D Putnam is right with respect to the use, but the problem is how it is to be apportioned
between the different Fire Departments. If the Town wants to impose criteria to determine the
active members, it can do that.
Cl Stelick said that he would like to serve as alternate for the Recreation Partnership
Board, but because there are only three board members to vote, including himself, it can be
done next month.
RESOLUTION #129 - APPROVE ABSTRACT #108
Cl Stelick offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption:
RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby approves Abstract # 1.08, as audited, vouchers
#696 through #791, totaling $331,762.44.
2 11d Supv Trumbull
Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes
Supv Trumbull Yes
Cl Hattery Yes
! Supv Trumbull asked if there were others in the audience who wished to address the
board and there were not.
On motion of Cl Stelick, seconded by Supv Trumbull and unanimously carried, the
board adjourned to executive session at 9:24 p.m. to discuss the employment history of a
particular individual and the possible acquisition of a parcel of property.
The board moved back into regular session at 9:54 p.m.
RESOLUTION #130 - ACCEPT RESIGNATION OF RECREATION COORDINATOR
Cl Stelick offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption:
RESOLVED, that this Town Board, with regrets, hereby accepts the resignation of
Jennifer Glaab, Recreation Coordinator, effective August 20, 2004.
2nd Cl Hattery
Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes
Supv Trumbull Yes
Cl Hattery Yes
RESOLUTION # 131 - APPROVE PAY FOR REC COORDINATOR
9 Cl Stelick offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption:
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• RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby accepts the request of Jennifer Glaab for
$16.50 per hour, for a maximum of up to 20 hours per week through November 30, 2004, via
phone, e-mail and fax to run the Recreation Department for the Town of Dryden.
21111 Supv Trumbull
Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes
Supv Trumbull Yes
Cl Hattery Yes
RESOLUTION #132 - EXTEND RECREATION ASSISTANT POSITION
C1 Stelick offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption:
RESOLVED, that: this Town Board hereby extends the placement of Eric Hoffmann as
Recreation Assistant through November 30, 2004, with a maximum of 15 hours per week.
21141 Cl Hattery
Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes
Supv Trumbull Yes
Cl Hattery Yes
The board has previously received a request to grant more holidays to Town employees
to bring them in line with other municipalities. The 1 own currently gives 8 paid holidays and
the board is proposing to give four more holidays through the end of this year and then have
the personnel committee review the matter. The additional holidays will be determined at the
next board meeting.
J Bush told the board that this could possibly create another issue on whether equal
hours are given to everyone. CI Stelick said the union employees are covered by their contract.
J Bush said the board needs to be careful that there isn't an issue on the other side, and the
Board should remember that he has two employees that: should fall within the Highway
Department: and not be classified as town hall employees (the Deputy Highway Superintendent;
and Highway Clerk). Those employees are not covered under the union contract. Cl Hattery
said they are not going to give four additional drays off, but are going to give four additional
holidays that other municipalities have off. J Bush said he wanted the board to understand
that: in the past when additional time was given to town hall employees, it was given in hours
not days. Cl Hattery said they would need to determine what to do about the other two
employees in Highway and J Bush said they need to be treated as hightivay employees. They
take the 30 hours off during Fourth of July week.
J Bush said one of the reasons they take the additional time and shut down in July is
because of the holidays they work through the winter, and another reason is because of
internal problems he had with the men when he took over. He felt it was important that they
all had time away from each other at the same time instead of taking a day here or there, and
the Board supported him at the time. Another reason is that it is a period of time that he is
actually able to get away and not worry about employees working.
Cl Hattery asked why they took that week off during the peak of construction season. J
Bush said when he began working here they actually shut down for July 4`1 week and everyone
had to take a week's vacation. Then it was changed and those who wanted to work that week
were able to. He decided it was good to go back to the old way and make it a holiday because
of the reasons stated. They are able to work around the peak season, and will probably nun
out of money before the season is over. J Bush said he wants to keep his employees happy as
long as it doesn't cost. the taxpayer more money. Cl Stelick said he thought three days in
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October would make more sense than three days in July. J Bush said he feels that is a
decision that he should be able to make.
Cl Stelick asked what was being dumped on Hunt Hill Road. J Flush said that was a
place they had dumped fill for years and there is license agreement with the property owner.
There are other people that: put things there. It is not a town owned site and is used by a
number of other people. The landowner has given us the right to dump fill. Cl Hattery said he
would ask J Andersson to clarify that in the report and J Bush said he had spoken with J
Anderson about it and noted that was stated that the water test was fine.
On motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned at
10:10 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Balnbi L. Hollenbeck
'town Clerk
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