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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-03-10Pre sent: Elected Officials: rl,a 3 -10 -45 TOWN OF DRYDEN TOWN BOARD "ETING Mauch 10, 2ODS SLLpv Stephen Trumbull, Cl Stephen Stelick, Jr., Cl Martin Christofferson, Cl Christopher Michaels, Cl Michael Hattery iambi L. Hollenbeek, Town Clerk Jack Kush, Highway Superintendent Other Town Staff: Mahlon R. Perkins, Town Attorney Henry dater, Zoning Officer fl�vr Putnam, TG Miller Engineers Debbie Grot5s, En V kronmental Planner Supv Trumbull opened the meeting at 7 :05 p_m. and led board members and guests in the pledge of allegiance, Tompkins County Youth Bureau Presentation Kris Bennett of the Tom pkiri�s Count° Youth Bureau di0ributed the Dryden Youth C ;ommission's report foT- 2004. She said there were 9 programs funded last year through the Dryden Youth Commission and R this }year. Funding has slowly dwindled over the last few years bur: the commission has been able CO corLllinue quality prograinm in g. 'T ary Kurtz of the Dryden Youth Gomm is *ion and Unda Schoffel of Cooperative Extension were introduced. Cooperative Extension is the lamest part of the Dryden Youth Corn miL5t5ion's budget and provides %ervioeq year -round to most of the kidt5 that are sensed through the programs_ It wa3s noted there is a difference bellwt� en recreation programs and youth d[ vclopment programs, Cl C hristofferson said he. wouA like to better understmid what the programs offer rc ;�sid(:nts of the Town and how much of the money covers salaries, how manv children are served, etc, K Sennett said she works for the Tompkins County Youth ervic(�s Department and none of her salary is included in the budgeted amount. The County Legislature provides funds for a rural youth services systern to provide youth developrnerit services and that money is matched by the local communil.iQs_ Dryden received $39,000 from the County and that was matched 1nr the Town. The largest portion of that goes to prograrrms provided by Cooperative Cx(ension_ Ad diilionalIv local teens are employed at summer day camps (9 last year), the Youth Conservation Corps employed S youth to work on local parks, rtr_ and other employment programs. Over 200 Dryden youth participated in the programs. Cl Christofferson said the Town spends a lot of money on a lot of different programs through the Youth Commission, Recreation 1)VParl1m6%nt, and the Recteation Partnership, and said he wants to maxirnirr l.h; benefit: for l:har. money. L Schvffel spoke about Cooperative Extension's involvement and said they have two staff committed to the programs in Dr yden, David Hall who is full time, and Bridget Gaines who is haIr time, and exhibited their reports indicating participant numbers_ CoopeLrativc Extension provides youth development programs which are programs that tCaCh lire skills to youth_ She said they do a tat to reach out to the kids who most need those opportunities. The programs target middle school children, are run after school and participants are often referred by the Guidance Office and teachers. Thev look far kids w h u hc.cause of social ski] Is issues or Page l or 18 -19B 3 -10 -05 other factors are in need of opportunities for good youth development, but any child is able to 0 attend. They sometimes run a prograin more than once_ to accomirnodate everyone. bill rural oominunitle.q in the {aunty p�lrticipate in the programs. Cl Christoffer tin said it seems like sorne of the programs are tluplicated by thr, Town's Rcr;reation Department and ii. would be nice to coordinate that, L rhoffel said its different to set up u program and have kids Rio it, but one of the things they try to do is have the youth connect with the program rnanager because they are serving youth who need mcntoring relationships, The Mate funding portion of the programs is targeted for "at risk" youth. Cl telick asked if there was information available with respect to how many at risk }youth were servcd acid L SchGfFel said they hawse a new database and ark presently enuring that information- CI Christoffert5on said he is concerned about: 1 :he portion of their budget that goes to personal services and noted that the Town's programs m�Orvc hundreds of bids and the coaches don't receive any compensation. L Schoffel said ill's a wonderful plan to have ever.yNng done by volunteers, but that: is getting harde=r today. Their services fail under youl:h development and 4 -H clubs have always brrn volunteer led_ L Schoffel distributed a pamphlet entitled Rural Youth Services lnitiatives Update. She said their programs are tied to whW indicates kids need: positive adult rote models, opportunities to try new things, risk - taking, high expectations from people they can turceed with, and for behavior. They inteni.ionally try to provi(ie this in their programs and are underway in trying to rriLasure it allr Cl Stelick asked how programs were determined, and 'I' Kurtz said they advertiKe for people who want to run programs and applica Lion a are su bin itted. Those are reviewed and programs are chosen by the commission. The schools provide in -kind support for the programs in that l.hey provide rooms when nOressary to conduct the programs in. Cl Hatters said it looked like only $4,000 of their funding wan stab: funds and asked if part of the County Youth Services uTas also state fund L�_ L Schoffel said the County Youth ervicet5 is County inoney only, and the Slate Youth Services is State money and both have decreased a little each year for the past several years_ She nuLed that the people employed by Cooperative Extension receive cxcellcnl. benefits, and there is no cost to the municipalities for those benefits (Cornell contributes the benefits) but it is helpful in attracting people who want to do this type: u work because the salaries are not very high. 13udget breakdowns were provided to board members. CITIZENS PRILEGE William Openshaw said he has lived in the Town of Dryden can Mt Plc_asrnnt for over 30 years and he and hiS neighbors are concerned because of Cornell University's plan to install wind turbines on Mt Pleasant, The area i8 used for bind watching, hiking, cross country skiing, and other outdoor activities. He said Connell amts to install 8 giant windmills, 4 of them next to the WFIU radio tower and 4 on the next mill a half mitre away near the ormell Observatory_ The windmills will be nearly 400' tall with a propeller diameter of 130'. Each windmill i� Ccluippc,d With :� �Cnr;r.�tc�r t.I� �1' i% �% big a s u grr= yhound bus_ The tips of the propellers will have flashing lights because of FAA requirements. Each structure requires an acre of land to accommodate it_ Because of their size and the fact that they will be placed on cnr of the highc.Lt points in the County they will be visible for miles in all directions. He said they will be a novelty at first, but very quickly become an eyesore and the negative impact to the quality of life for nearby residents will be profound. Pace 2 of 18 TB 3 -1 0-05 W Openshaw said residents will have to endure the monotonous noise created by the ' turning propellers and generators. The disorienting effects of moving shadows created when the sun is behind the rotating blades will be disruptive and the rotating flashing lights will be stressful. He said Cornell is not concerned with what this industrial site will do to the rural integrity of the Town of Dryden and don't care about: the people whose lives they will severely impact, or they would not be considering this project. W Openshaw distributed to the board packets of information addressing the negative: effects that wind turbine sites have on communities and neighbors. The packet: includes a DVD of testimonials from people who have had sites built near them. Wind turbines have been around for thirty years and there is a wealth of information and studies available, which W Openshaw said, reads like a nightmare. He asked the Board to read the information and research the topic and said this issue has major consequences to the residents of Dryden. He urged the Board to take action to prevent this potential nightmare from happening here. Marie Read of Ringwood Road read a petition signed by several residents. It said: "We the undersigned residents of Dryden wish to call to your attention the potential threats to the character of the Town and to its residents posed by the wind turbine installation said to be planned by Cornell University for the Mt pleasant area on the hill directly west of Mineah Road and on Observatory Hill. Because Cornell has not yet made public the plans that we have reason to believe are in the making, we urge the Town Board to do the following two things: 11 `1`O be ready to study any proposal made by Cornell for such an installation with great care, holding the University or its agents to a high standard of proof of the safety, harmlessness, and efficacy of such a proposal. 2. Act now to amend zoning ordinances to specify the prohibition of the placement of wind turbines in the Town of Dryden. In the event: of such a proposal, we request: that the Town Board inform itself, other Town bodies, and Dryden residents of the reasonableness of this type of energy generation and the possible consequences to the Town's rural character and to livability for its residents as well as other effects. There is now a wealth of reports detailing both the energy generation prospects for wind and the experiences of communities in which turbines have been sited. Some of them have been appended to this petition. We are confident that if the Board were to perform careful and exhaustive studies on the possible impacts of wind turbines in our Town, such thorough research would lead to the rejection of the proposed project. We are opposed to any projects like this that have not been completely researched and guaranteed. Many of us in the area have long believed that clean solutions to the world's energy problems must be found. Many of us have long favored wind energy as a solution, but our reading and our recent research have raised grave doubts in our minds. We have learned of recent research that shows the production of electricity from wind is minimal, undependable and inefficient. Some energy experts have called the push for installation of wind factories a soon. They say that the main beneficiaries of these projects are the wind factory owners, and this is only because of the considerable tax breaks and subsidies paid for by taxpayers. But we are principally concerned about the considerable probable impacts of these turbines on close and not so close neighbors, on people, on animals and on the land. Here's a short list of our concerns: • Turbine noise at various distances under various conditions, both audible and infrasonic. Page 3 of 18 TB a -10 -OS • Visual impacts of towers lip trobing effects caused by t5pinning blades and the night -time flashing of federal Aviation Authority mandated lights_ • Disruption of drainage and wells Impacts on recreation in the area, and on tourism more generally, • Declining property values and other threats to the tax but5c and economy of the town and county. ■ Bird and bat: mortality and other impacts on animals, wild and doniestic, • Threats to air traffic to and from Tompkins County Airport, Wind factories sire particularly noxious to near residents as documented by reports and widens by those living near the Penner, New York, Mayor dale, Pennsylvania, and Lincoln, Wisconsin, wind factories, aunong other% in the U.S. The countries of (jcrmany and Denmark have begun to back off from windpower, not only because of its inefficiency, bull also because of widespread objections from citizens_ J turns out that in all these cases, wind factory promoters and owners have not been straight forwkird about the effects of wind turbines on neighbors, and they have not been forthcoming in addressing the issues after they have become known. Neighbors say that their quality of life has been ruined by the effects of these turbitkr:s. The persistent grinding and thumping noise is extremely distret5sing_ The blades, which create stroboscopic flashing effects through their houses under certain conditions, cause; c3i on'nllation in addition to being annoying. Many people softer sleep disruption, headaches, dizziness and depression, as well as other illnesses, Water supply to wells is disrupted and ch�ulged, and property values plummet_ Wind turbines are huge industrial installations, with accompanying industrial anise and disruption In the land. They must be carefully and properly sited. It is careless and irrosponsiblc �o attempt to site them in residential ar[.a_ We do not believe that the Town of Dryden should sacriFice its rural character and its inipertant natural beauty to an industrial undertaking with such a low probability of worthwhile return, not to Cornell University, artd not to the citizens or the economy of Dryden, Because to our laiawledge Cornell has not yet applied to the Board for a zoning variance or ocher local permission for such a project to go ahead, we urge that the Board act now to insure that study of any such proposal be thorough and that the Board's own deliberations be complete. We request now than yoiu arnerid chi: 7 ning law to specify the prohibition of the loration of wind turbines in the Town of Dryden and such legislation we suggest should be narrowly crafted so as not to prohibit individuia l horn eowners construction of small windmills on their OWri property to provide for their ow,-i ever y needs. The action we propose would help insure that an application for variance of existing regulations would have i10 ravel' a particularly high standard of proof of harmlrssnc ss on I:htr part oif Cornell University or its agents. We urge you to work actively with our, and your, neighbors an {{?hat Tive see as a large potential problem," The pt:tition is signed by 20 people, but they expect to secure more signatures, Judy Pierpont of 1.1 l Pk:asa.nt Hollow load said she lives ri hC down the hill from where four of the turbirke� are proposed. She talked to the heard about the effects of wind tLLTbineS on neighbors amd disruptions in the lives of those neighbors, near and not so ne, r_ Those effects include noise, shadow flicker and ftashing, strobing of the blades, ice throw and breakage, as well as pos�iksle lighting strikes. She react comments from neighbors dc` %cribing Page 4 of 18 the effects on their lives and noted that these people had like a disttuit whisper and nothing un6;�.ttling_ The noise study done on the Dutch - German border residents living we na r- cacting very strongly to the noise and residents up annoyance. The comments are included in the p;�cket�s F TB 3 -10 -05 been assured that the noise would be impact increases with distance. A a third of mile and more from the site to 1.2 miles away expressed constant rovid(,Ld to ilhe board- Read said the people who use Mt Pleasant enjoy the peacefulness and in her opinion ii: would he a tragedy to change that area in such an intrusive way_ Visually they are incredibly dominant in the landscape and the sound would ruin it for the many people who use the area for recreation_ She said there is a large birding community in the area and Mt Pleasant is a very popular bird wotehing �re�, The turbine tL'oLlld pose a threat to migrating birds and bats. She asked the board to think about the aesthetic effects on the countryside. penStkaw there is an article in The Ithaca Journal today about what C±orneil has in mind for this project and they describe the height, width and location of the tovwer3, M Read said the reason s}ke knew about the plans was that she works at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the lab has been asked to do a study on bird migration paths with respect to this. D Gross thanked them for the time- they've put into gathering the information- Gerry Ryan of Dryden thanked the Board for the interest they've shown in the La.kevicw Golf Course in the past, and asked whether the Town would have a rc.,pre wntative at the foreclosure auction tomorrow, Supv Trumbull said he would be in attendance. Michael Kira painted out that there are severel Ia w�sui m ts over wind turbines in this country (Salt lake City and in Wisconsin)_ He said that at one time he vas in favor of wirdmills, but after being informed with the material i:he hoard has he has changed his mind. ZO Slater said he and Atty Perkins have concluded that windmills and windmill farms are not a use pr:rrniRed in the Town of Dryden at this time under the coning ordinance. Cornell University has been issoed a permit to build a weather monitoruig station. He said Carrell is aware that it is not a use they are eni:id(A to, HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT/DPW Jack Hush distributed a copy of the description of thr, road work proposed for this year slid a proposed §284 Agreer crit. Board members were previously provided a copy. The agreement needs to be signed by a majority of board members and the I•Iighwav Superintendent and a copy liked with the County Highway manager_ A11 board members and Jack Bush sigr-red the Agreement, 00UNTY BRIEFING Lane said he believes Chat people are developing a huge misconception about the local income tax study group that was appointed by to Iook at the concept. of a local income tax_ `here are two municipalities in NY State that have these now (Yonkers and New York), He said this is simply a stud- group and there has been no recommendation or decision to do anything. It. is not a group 1ookiDg for Other ways. to tax people. People serving on the shady group inClude Larry Baum, Noel Desch, David Dornbush, Mike Hall, Patricia Jordan, Debbie is W Jordan, Sill Mvers and Andy Sclarabba. fags 5 of 18 The study took a look at whether an income tax might be a substitute iar all or part of the real property tax, It has never been looked at as an additional tax, 'There are probiem:� with the real property tax and ho } +, unequitable it. might be for those on foxed incomes or smalls businesses_ The income tax study group concluded in its first interim report that imposition of a local income tox, a payroll tax and f or a meals ta-x would result: in a substantial rf- Auction in property tax. They have not reached consensus on a recommendation for any new tax at the present time. They have made conl:act with staate legislators to understand what might be posxihle, because no county has the right. to impose an incorne_ tax by itself_ [t requires special state legislation. The study group was told that the Assembly would be open to thal' idea if it were tied to a property tax reduction and especially if public referendum was required in artier to implement any such income tax. lane said the important thing to think about is whether il: would be a good substitute. There arc downsides to an income tax that might encourage business and f or residents In live outside of the County. A commuter taX was discussed by the group, but Albany huts indicated no support: for that, and that may vary well kill any poaqibiiity of an income tax because it may be more detrimental to the County in the long run. Another drawback is a number of the entities that own a sub stun bL31 taxable alnount of real property would be greatly bon e Fite d if the real }property tax was reduced. Some of those include APM Eastern Energy with 142 million in assessments, NYSEC with 116 million, and Pyrainid Ma I1 with S9 million, Cornell University with 5 mill ioii, and Dominion Resouroces with 38 million. This group is looking at what other drawbacks there may be_ M Lane left a copy of the interim report with the board and reminded them that this is a study group and there is no recommendation rind there inay never be any recommendation from this group for implr:rnentation of an income tax. Martha Robertson raid site % %Pros told by Tim Joseph that the idea for local income tax carne from the Chamber of Commerce, the idea being that it is based more fairly on one's income for 11he year, rather than their property assessment which doesn't necessarily reflect one's ability to pay in a particular year, She said it is important that the public; knowis they are working to find whatever ways they can, within seriouti constraints imposed by New York State, to make the W burdCn as fair as possible. They are also looking at mortgage recording tax and property transfer tax. M Robertson responded to some things that were on the radio lately about: l:hc County jai rind the decision not to build a jail and haw much that is costing in board out expenses. It had been said the County didn'l: know how much the jai] would coal: or how much they were spending on board outs. M Robertson said they have some very good estimates of what the jail expansion would cost if they vwunr to build it._ It was estimated to be $20 million (as of last Fall) and indications are that it would actually be more than that. With respect to the cost of boarding out, she said it is important to dote they don't want to have to board anyone out. The cost of building a new jail af. $20 million i� equivalent to boarding out 52 people per day every clay of the yeas. She said that every day they board out fewer than 52 people, they are saving County- taxpayers money. ThcV have been aUt� to keep the number of inmates for the most part well below capacity, but have had to board out a few people due to classification issues. She said populations rates have been about what they were ten years ago, and believes t.hai: in tcstarnernt to the alternatives programs in plane. I ubcri:Nuri said the Ringwood Road bridge is scheduled for reconstruction in 2006. It is a very f�ma.11 bridge about 70 years old near Ringwood Court:, Jahn Lampman held a community meeting lest Thursday to discuss the matter with residents and what the detour might look like. Page 6 of 18 TB 3 -10 -05 lajamlau" D PLAnam asked the bu.,�rd to again consider his firm's proposal for topographic mapping for the pmperty the Town is purchasing, He explained the Town would need it dome to extend utilities to the town hall and will make anything done on the land in the future a lot casiej. They will n6:ed to subcontract the aerial photograph work and are concerned about the timeframc for that, Cl Michels said he assumed it would be something the landscape architects would need. Cl Stelick said they may not be ready for it now, but urill need it- 17 Putnam said they will own the aerial photographs and it is a lot cheaper to do topograph maps from aerial photos than it is to pay a survey creW at preVailing wage rate to do it manually. Ji: will give the architect a -d snap in electronic format that they can work with for placement of the building, The Highway Superintendent will also be able io use it to site the area of the salt barn, ]7 Cross said it will be needed for a %tormwater plan. RESOLUTION #61 - HIRE TG MILLER FOR TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING 1 Michaels offered the following resolution arid asked for its adoption- RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby accepts TG Miller's proposal as outhned in a letter elated Febmary 10, 2005 to Supervisor Trumbull to produce topographic, mapping of the land to be purchased fram ELM Acquisition at a totl�l 'oat not to exceed $4,800. Did Cl Steiick Roll Call Vote »REATION DEPT Cl Stelick Yes O1 Christofferson Yes upv Trumbull Yes Cl Michaels Yes Cl Hattery Yes ,Jennifer 8 Caton presented her monthly report and said the boys travel basketball tournament was held at Dryden high School with 167 participants (13 teams). She would like to host this tuurnRmcnt again next yf #ar since A vwas a huge success. The Recreation Drpi: will sponsor an Easter egg hunt on March 201h at Montgomery Park, She is. working with the Senior centers to help stuff the, eggs and Neptune Hose to transport the bunny- The ]recreation Partnership has distributed a survey to the Town Supervisors and others to help determine how the Partnership needs to grove, Contra dancing will begin are March 27 at Bethel Grove, with other events to be held around the Town. She hay been unable to get in touch with anyone at Varna Community Center to sched-ulc a. date there, Martha Roberilccon gave her some names to call_ FAAit1100034 Atty Perkins said since the Town has now held its informational meeting on the proposal real property purchase, the Board should ratify j:he of -fer to purchase and prior to that comply with S1EQR_ D Gross has completed a short Environmental Assessment Form and Atty Naga 7 of 19 'CB 3 -10 OS Perkins has reviewed the responses on. The Board reviewed the document and found there to be no significant adverse environmental effects. RESOLUTION #62 - NEG SEQR DEC - PROPERTY PURCHASE Cl MichaekI offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption. WHEREAS, A, The proposed action involvC�s the purchase by the Town of Dryden of a parcel of property from ELM Acquisition Corp. contiguous to the parcel ourTCnt.1y owned by the Town on Easl: Main Street in the Village of Dryden. B. The proposed action is an Unlisted Action for which the Town Hoard of the town of Dryden is the lead agency for the purposes of uncoordinated environmental review in connection with approval by the Town, C, The ,rowr% Board of the Town of Dryden, in performing the lead agen(oy function for its independent au-id uncoordinated environmental review in accordance with Article 8 of the New York State Environmen I Conservation Law — the S Bate Environmental Quality Review Act "(SEQRJ, (i) thoroughly reviewed the Short Envirurkmental Assessment P %omn ([he "Short EAF"), Part I, and uny and all other documents prepared and submiilwd with respect to this proposed action and its env] rorimerntal review, (ii) thoroughly analyzed the potentla relevant areas of environmental concern to determine if tl,e proposed action may have a significant adverse impact on the environment., including the cri teria identified in 6 NYC RR 617.7(c), and (iii) completed the Short EAF, Fart II; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT KSOL ED AS ]FOLLOWS: 1, The 'Gown Board of the "Town of ])Tyden, based upon (i) its thorough review of the Short EAK Parr. 1, and any and all ether documents prepared and submitted with respect to this proposed action :ind its environmenin1 review, (A) its thorough review of the potential relevant areas of environmental uonceTn to determine if the proposed action may have a significant adverse impact on the environment, irncluding the criteria identified in G NY RR §617.7(c), and (iiij its completion of the Short EAT', Fart 11, including the findings noted thereon (which findings are incorporated herein as if set forth at length), hereby makes a negative determination of environmental significance ('Negative Declaration") in :accordance with SrQR for the above referenced proposed action, and determines that neither a full Environmental Assessment Form, nor an Environmental impact Statement will be required, and 2_ The Responsible Officer of the Town Board of the Town of Dryden is hereby authorized and directed to complete :end sign as mgoired the determirna.tion of significance, confirming th( foregoing Negative Declaration, which fully completed and signed Short EAF wnd determination of significance shall be.. incorporated by reference in this Resolution, 2nd Cl Christofferson Roll Call Vote Cl stelick Yes Cl Christofferson Yes upv Trumbull Yes 1 Michael% Yc:s 1 Flattery Yes P�ae 8 of 18 TB 3 -10 -05 RESOLUTION #63 - RATIFY PURCHASE OFFER W TH ELM ACQUISITION CORP Cl Stelick offered the following rcc eohution and asked for its adolDeion. RESOLVED, that this Town board herfpby ratifies the purchase offer between th,, 'I'owri of Dryden and ELM Acquisition Corp for the purchase of property on East Main Street in the Village of Dryden. 2Rri Cl Michaels Roll Call Vote ZONING OFFICER lI:elick Yes Cl Christofferson Ye% Supv'I'rumbull Yes C1 Michaels Yes Cl iiattery Yes O Slater said he and the Highway Superiotendent, Dare Putnam and other Town staff have been working on putting the push together to finish the Virgil Creek Projcet, Everything is basically done except for t5gme work in the creak and some plantings along the bark, It is time for the building committee to begin meeting again, and a site selection committee should be formed to decide where to place the building, Cl Christofferson, Cl Hattery, ZO Sle ter and 8 Hollenhr_ck will work on thni. committee. ZO Slater will need to submit a site plan application to the Village. D Cross said the Town has been receiving some free advice from a consultant on energy efficiency and they may have some input in site selection. She has spok(--m with Egner Associations about having there meet for a presentation. D Gros said it would have to be during the day from 10 =00 to 3:30 or so and asked if any board meinbers vwcre interested in at.i:unding and will lec them know when she has ii: scheduled, Cl Michaels said other things that need to be considered is furniture and wireless internet, ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNER D Gross prQwjously shared with the Board a draft of the Conservation Board's 2005 proposed wc)rk plan items and asked for feedback. ZO dater saicV iC seemed a worthy endeavor an the part of the CS. D Gross said a representative from the Genessee Finger Lakes Regional Planning Council is going to provide some assistance with stormwatfir regulations_ Cl Michaels said that the Conservation Board may want to take a look at the standard conditions of approval applied by the Town to special permits. He also suggested they might come with better infomation for applications that explains what they need to do. D Gross said DEC has been coming out with an impruvc_d information package and the Town of Ulysses is also working on something that can be shared, and the Conservation Board may have some additional insights. D Crass said that Tompkins Counl:y has submitted a grant application to the Quality OomMmities funding source on behalf of the `fovwns of Danby, Dryden, and Caroline and they need a resolution to attach to the application_ The total project cost is calculai.ted at $32,000, They are asking for about $24,000 in state funding. Involved parties include Tompkins Count} Planning, the three Towns, Finger Lakes land Trust, NYS DZC and when they compile match it will mostly he staff hours from those: groups anti maybe volunteer hours as well if the Page 9orIa TB 3 -10 -05 Conservation Board is involved. They are asking the Towns to send the survey to fbrr, t. land owners in the area when it is prepared_ 0rie of the aspects of the ]and owner Survey is to see if anyone might be interested in conservation easements (vol untaryI or rreaban of a resource management plan %&nth technical assistance from DEC or Boil 8t Water. RESOLUTION 064 - In Support of the Forest Lands nds Foous Area Protection and Management Plan Proposal for 2005 Quality Communities Grant Funding upv Trumbull orfered the following resolution and asked for ii's adoption: Whereas the Tompkins County Planning Department ofkcred to partner ►vital municipalities in the county to prepare a joint app IicadOn for Quality Communities Grant Funds for projects of a regional natijre, and Whereas the Town of 01Lnt�y initiated a proposal for collaborative d eve] apinent of a protection and management plan for the 'Forest bands Focus Area', and Whereas the "Forest Lando Focus Area" is I.1it largest of fourteen 'Natural Features Focus Aruat5" identified in the TompkirnL5 County Comprehensive Plan, and her(�as this area encompasses 40,000 acres, and lncludc:N several state forests, recreational trails, unique natural areas, b) ological corridors, and multiple creeks and wetlands, and Whereas the "Forest Lands Pocus Area'° spans acrot5s the towns of Danby, Caroline, and Dryden, and Tompkins County invited involvement of all three towns in (Ieveloping a grant proposai, and Whereas the ,town of Dryden recoVizes the overall value of the upland foret5ted landscape for c:onwrvation, water quality, recreation, sustainable resource use, and quality of life, and Whereas the Town of Dryden desires to participate in a collaborative planning effort that brings all stakeholders to the tab]e, including municipalities, private Ian downers, state agencies, anti other involved organizations, Nosy, therefore, he it resolved that: The: 17ryden Token Suard authorizes the Town of Dryden to be a co. applicant on the proposal called'ForaL5t Umids Focus Area Protection and Management Plan" which has been submitted by Tompkins County for the 2005 Cuality Communities Grant Program, and The Dryden Town Board makes a Cornmitment thai1 the Town %viII rantribute a reasonable number of staff hours in support of this pr« feet as snatching funds if i1he project troves fonamrd, and The Dryden Town Board authgrizes the Town Supervisor or his designee to act on behalf of the Town or Dryden in all matters relating to this financial assistance. 2n(I C1 Stelick Roll Crall Vote C1 Stekk Yes Cl Christofferson Yes 0 SupvTrumbuli yeLS Cl Michaels Yes Cl Hattery Yes Page 10 of is 'fB 3- I0wo5 D Gross said she liked the proposal becauso they are really trying to bring all the stakeholders to the table_ Cl Chrlsltofferson said it is important that they dorl't nay one farm of recreation is more important than the other and drying to find ways that recreadar»I activities can co- exist. TOINN CLERK B Hallenbeck asked the board to approve the minute for January and February. RESOLUTION #65 = APPROVE JANUARY & FEII UARY MINUTES upv Trumbull offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: RE OLVED, that thi Town Board hereby approves the minutes of January 1 ;X005, and February 10, 2005. 2"1' Cl Stelick Roll Call Vote DISCUSSION C1 3telick Yes Cl Christofferson Yes xlpv Trumbull Yes Cl Michaels Yes C1 Hattery Yes With respect to the signs to be provided by m the Chamber of Commerce, upv Trumbull . said he'd like it to say "Welcome to Dryden, It's All Here ". The bbi�ird agreed, and Supv Trumbull will notify the Chamber, Bupv Trumbull provided the board with (_()pies of a proposed resolution from the Association of Towns about aI tern ate ways of funding education and asked the board membrrt5 to renew it for next months board meeting_ Cl I•iattery said he and O Slater and Mayor 19zxylor had been discussing getting the 2nd parcel - based annexation proposal and the possible solutions For getting water to the current. Cortland Road Sewer District, They discussed about splitting the interests pa rtly based on responses to the meeting organized by Michael bane and ZO later's knowledge of the pre ffrences of spine of the property owners. There wati bill introduced last year that didn't get passed by the Assembly that. would permit two rnunicipali tie s to initiate a lamer scale annexation and one of the things they discussed between themselves Fuid with t-nator eward's staff was the possibility of using that on a special bill basis_ They talked about the potential for an annexation that took 11h west side of RouEe 13 as an annexation that would build on where the two requests for annexation have been, and creaking a water district on the east side, which is largely the T 3 }property and the Westerling mobile home park. He met with Mayor Taylor and upv Trumbull and Assembl_ woman LiFtori today, and she 4( .Lems general Iv favorrable to that. Cl Hattery distribuWd a map of his proposal and said he is making this proposal as a way of trying to get past this loggerhead and get {eater to the entire area, The use of the propn,*ed special bill would include_ both boards agreeing that this is a goad annexation and vw-il] then be voted on by the property owners_ Page I I of 19 TB 3 -10 -05 Cl Chn'stofferson said he l-lad the sense that people were generally not in favor of is annexation and Cl Hattery said he wasn't at the public information meeting, hut. was getting feedback in favor of annexation. I Ste 11ck asked if there was annexation would every property owner have to Book up, and Cl Hattery said no, Atty Parkins said he belinred the Village's position is if you are in the Village you do hook up to water if the line runs past }our property_ The Town's policy in the past for a wafer district has been that you are not required to utilize the water lime as your water source, but: you will pey the bcnclit assessment whether you hook up or not. Cl Stelick saki Karel Westerling has stated clearly that he has his own well and wasn't interested in annexation, and Cl S telick doesn't think 1-ie woltld bu inter( Stwd in a water disrriot either_ Cl Hattery said one way or another, that side of Route 13 has to be provided service. Thom are users on the east side or the road and there has to t some infrastructure up thcr(� and the Village can't do it. In the long run a district would respect Westerling's investment and the fact that. he manages his [awn water system and has a lic;c;nsC, end o mgulawry authority increases over small water systems, it may get too costly for him and he may want a district - based water supply_ M Lane noted thet both Karel Wes terfing an y# the Kortes had said they didn't want annexation or a water district, and he found that troubling, saying that they didn't hear from people in the trailer park about having municipal services there. Cl Hattery said the public users on that side of the road need a solution (I'hr ones already served by the Village water syst(,m} that can't be accomplished under the current arrangernenl.s_ 'fhe Village can't go out there and make an investment._ 0 Slaver pointed out that. Village believes the water line on the east side of Route 13 is in dire need, and is the most attended line they havc- Cl Michaels said he thought the business owners and residents of I:1-1e trailer park would berieGl: in terms of having a police force close by- Thu business owners had indicated they wanted water service, Cl Hattcry said this idea has some possibility legislatively and asked the board to consider it and suggest any changes_ He said the Town needs 1'o move ahead in some way_ Cost is an issue for infrastructure since the 1) OT dea] is apparently stalled_ Cl Christoffcnr on and C1 Hattery suggested a survey, could be conducl'ed of the owners and residcriw once cost figures have: been agreed on by the municipalities, RESOLUTION 066 - APPROVE; ABSTRACT 03 ] t. I ic;k offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption= REOLVP�J), that this Town Board hereby approves Abstract #3, as audited, vouchers #1 b through #190, totaling $227,864.1,x_ 21111 Supv Trumbull Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes C1 Christofferson Yes Sup�� `] rumbull Yes Cl Michaels Yes Cl Hattery Yes Page 12 c? 1: IS T13 3 -1MS Cl Hattery asked if there had been a meeting with the Tillage of Freeville about the Fire Fighters Length of Service Award Program. Supv Trumbull said Doug C;otterill was going tv be talking with them, acid C l Hattery said it would be a good idea to have to have u hoard member present for that meeting, Cl Mlehaols said he has spoken with Ron Flynrn about hiring a consuI(ant to work with the fire departments and he is going to get same feedback from the departments about that- Cl Michaels said he would like to get moving on that- He views it as a two -part project= riguring out exactly what it is we need, and then looking at designing a position to fill that need. He feels it is ultimately going W be a permanent position, and hopes to have the feedback by nexc board rneeting- CI Hattery said he had been approached again about the agncull .rure group's request to be acknowledged as a formal cum irnittee and the board should rt:t5pond to them, Supv Trumbull iLi rneeting with Ken Miller on Monday abo ut this, Cl Michaels said hC would be interested in what they have in mind, but doesn't have sl:rong feelings one *ray or another. C l Christoffrrson said TC;3 now has a fiber optic cable arid has the possibility of that bring used by the Communication Modia Arts Program. They are interested in doing some broadcasts on public channels. He said he feels that people who do not have access to the internet and computer systems are at a disadvantage, especially children trying to do work for school, He asked Time Warner to come up with a figure for what it would cost to provide Food Runner for r}ver}'body in Town and the cost wa% I -Q million dollars. lie has sonic numbers and will bring there to the ncxr. meeting. He also noted the TC3 students may want to broadcast some token rneetings. CI felick said he has been working with Time Warner on the franchise agreement and they may be coming to the noxi, beard meeting. On motion made, seooridud and unanimously carried, the board moved into executive session at 10,15 p - ern - to 0it5cus5 the employment history of u particular person and matters of litigation, and reconvened at 10:45 p -m. Tlie Board reviewed a resolution creating civil service positions in the Town, RESOLUTION #67 - CREATION OF POSITIONS PURSUANT TO CMM SERVICE LAW Cl Stelick offered the following resolution and asked for iW adoption I WHEREAS, the Town of Dryden, has hcen %vorking with the Tompkins County Civil Serving Agency to qualif ? employment positions in the Town of Dryden in accordance with applicable C~ivii Service laws, rules and regulations; and WHEREAS, the Town of Dryden desires to adopt a classification plan, formally create, and apwint employees to the positions set forth below, subject to a thorough review of the competitive classification of the Recreation Coordinator, Zoning/Code & Fire Cnforax=ment Officer, Director of Zoning and Building, and the Environmental Planner positions- NOW, Tl- 1EREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town of Dryden establishes the foliowing positions in accordance with app] i(Able New York State laws and the Civil Se rvlcc Rules for Tompkins County_ Page 13 of Is I'll 3 -10-05 1. The following positions are reaffirmed as existing positions, which positions are by statute believed by the Town to be positions in the unclassified service pursuant. to Section 35 of the Civil Service Law: a) One Town Supervisor. b) Four Councilmen. c) One Town Highway Superintendent. d) One Town Clerk e) Two Justice (part -time) RESOLVED, that the following persons were elected or appointed to the positions noted: 1) Steven Trumbull, Town Supervisor 2) Stephen Stelick Jr., Councilman 3) Martin Christofferson, Councilman 4) Michael Hattery, Councilman 5) Christopher Michaels, Councilman 6) Bambi Hollenbeck, Town Clerk 7) Christopher Clauson, Justice 8) Joseph Valentinelli, Justice 9) Jack Bush, Town Highway Superintendent. 2. The following positions are established as positions in the competitive class pursuant to Section 44 of the Civil Service Law and the Civil Service Rules for Tompkins County, subject to a thorough review of the classification of the Recreation Coordinator, Zoning /Code g; Fire Enforcement Officer, Director of Zoning :end Building, and the Environmental Planner: a) One Court Clerk (Pending jurisdictional classification to the Exempt Class of Civil Service) b) One Senior Typist c) One Recreation Coordinator d) Two Zoning /Code & Fire Enforcement Officers e) One Director of Zoning and Building is0 One Administrative Services Coordinator Page 14 of 18 T13 j -10 -05 g) One Environmental Planner h) Six Heavy Equipment Operators (Pending jurisdictional classification to the Non- competitive Class of Civil Service) RESOLVED, that the following persons are appointed provisionally to these competitive class positions subject to examination pursuant to applicable civil service laws or pending jurisdictional classification to remove them from the competitive class as designated: l) Deborah Gallagher, Court Clerk (Pending jurisdictional classification to the Exempt Class of civil service) 2) Dianna Applegate, Senior Typist 3) Jennifer Staton, Recreation Coordinator 4) Henry Slater, 7oning /Code & Fire Enforcement Officer S) Kevin Ezell, Zoning /Code & Fire Enforcement Officer 6) Deborah Gross, Environmental Planner 7) Stephen Card, Heavy Equipment Operator (Pending jurisdictional classification to the Non- competitive Class of civil service) $) Donald Lawson, Heavy Equipment Operator (Pending jurisdictional classification to the Non- competitive Class of civil service) 9) Charles McDa- niels, Heavy Equipment: Operator (Pending jurisdictional classification to the Non - competitive Class of civil service) 10) Jon Sinnigen, Heavy Equipment Operator (Pending jurisdictional classification to the Non - competitive Class of civil service) 11) James Smiley, Heavy Equipment Operator (Pending jurisdictional classification to the Non- competitive Class of civil service) 12) Samuel Sweeny, Heavy Equipment Operator (Pending jurisdictional classification to the Non - competitive Class of civil service) 3. The following positions are established and believed to be in the non - competitive class pursuant to Section 42 of the Civil Service Law and the Civil Service Rules for Tompkins County: a) Six Motor Equipment Operators b) Eighteen Seasonal Workers c) Two Working Supervisors d) One Maintenance Worker e) Three Typists (part: -time) Page 15 of 18 TB j -1 O} 05 isf One Court Attendant (past- time) g) Four Project Assistants RESOLVED, that the following persons be appointed to the non - competitive class positions noted: 1) Barbara Gera, Typist (part -time) 2) Louis Crandall, Court Attendant (part -time) 3) Kelly Ashworth, Project Assistant. 41 Stephen Bell, Project Assistant 5) Lawrence Carpenter, Working Supervisor G) .James Connors, Working Supervisor 7) Brian Hollenbeck, Motor Equipment Operator 8) Melvin Keech, Maintenance Worker 9) Jason O'Brien, Motor Equipment Operator is 10) Colin Rockwell, Motor Equipment Operator 11.) Larry Sponaugle, Motor Equipment Operator 4. The following positions are established and believed to be in the labor class pursuant to Section 43 of the Civil Service Law and the Civil Service Rules for Tompkins County, a) Two Laborers b) One Cleaner RESOLVED, that the follow=ing persons be appointed to the Labor Class positions noted: a) David Griffin, Laborer b) George Moore, Laborer 5. The following positions are established and believed to be in the exempt class pursuant to Section 41 of the Civil Service Law and the Civil Service Rules for Tompkins County: a) Two Deputy Town Clerks b) One Bookkeeper to the Supervisor Pave 16 of 18 °rB 3 -1 cl -o5 c) One Deputy'rown Highway Superintendent d) One Secretary to the Town Highway Superintendent (Pending jurisdictional classification to the Exempt Class of civil service) e) Two Court Clerk's ** "There are currently two Court Clerks in established as an exempt class position. petitioning the State for authorization for in the exempt class. Until that position listed in the competitive class pursuant to the Town of Dryden, one position is already The Tompkins County Personnel Office is .he Town of Dryden to have two Court Clerks is approved, the second Court: Clerk will be Section 44 of the Civil Service Law. RESOLVED, that the following persons be appointed to the Exempt Class positions noted: 1) Wanita Baldwin, Deputy Town Clerk 2) Kristin Strickland, Deputy Town Clerk 3) Dawn Bogdan, Bookkeeper to the Supervisor 4) Randy Riker, Deputy Town Highway Superintendent: 5) Debra Smiley, Court Clerk 4 and it is further RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk and other Town officers are requested and directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the Tompkins County Personnel Office for processing by said office to obtain certification of the positions as set forth; and it is further RESOLVED, that the Town Supervisor, Town authorized, requested, and directed to take such other documents as may be necessary in order tc certification for the positions set forth above and created in the future. 2"d Cl Hattery Clerk, and Attorney for the Town are hereby further actions and to prepare and deliver such obtain and maintain appropriate Civil Service any such additional positions that may be Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes Cl Christofferson Yes Supv Trumbull Yes Cl Michaels Yes Cl Hattery Yes RESOLUTION #68 - AUTHORIZE SUPERVISOR TO SUBMIT BID ON GOLF COURSE Cl Stelick offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: RESOLVED, that the Town Supervisor is authorized to submit a bid under certain conditions for the property identified as the former Dryden Lake Golf Club at the foreclosure sale to be held March 1, 1, 2005. Page 17 of 18 2"d Cl Hattery Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes Cl Christofferson No Supv Trumbull Yes Cl Michaels Yeti Cl Hattery Yes TB 3 -10 =05 Cl Hattery noted that the board had previously made .a negative declaration after reviewing an environmental assessment form related solely to the acquisition and not for a change of use. On motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned at 10:45 p.m. Respectfully submitted, 13ambi L. Hollenbeck Town Clerk Page 18 of 18 7-own cif Dryden Town Board Meeting March 10, 2005 Name - {Please Print) Address T',�,•,P i'�nS Cvcn fzj �Jl �-, Svcs ��/ . 615 6ei of =w u) - Sk z /7i c-q.. s! 1,11 Z. mvu�41 1.� 6- Lec K, � I , �) (Li Cie C, clEr, Dr-� 3 -10 -05 SPEAKER SIGN IN SHEET If you wish to address the Board under citizens privilege of the floor please sign in below. Speakers will be limited to a maximum of three minutes. Please provide the Clerk. with a written summary of your statement. 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