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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-05-13T13 5 -13 -09 TOWN OF DRYDE 1b TOWNSOARD MEETING IITA'Y 133 2009 Present= Supervisor Mary Ann Sumner, C1 Stephen Stelick, Jr., Cl Joseph Soloman, Cl David 141akar, Cl Jason Leifer Elected Officials: Bambi L. Hallenbeck, '!'own eIe�rk Other Town Staff_ Mahlon R. Perkins, Town Attorney Dan Kwa�nowc,;l {l, Environmental Planner Henry Slater, Zoning Officer Melissa Bionrom, recreation Director Kevin Ezell, Zoning Officer Supv Sumncr operic_d the meeting at 7.03 p-in. and board members and guests participated in the pledge of allegiance. PUBLIC HEARING - CONTINUATION SPECIAi_ USE PERMIT APPLICATION OF VERI ON WIRELESS TO CONSTRUCT A TELECOM14iUNICATION TOWER FACILITY AT 1536 HAN'SHAW ROAD Toan Greiner of Nixon Peabody was present on behalf of Verizon irelrss, a] ong with Kathy Potnponio, Greg, Hanley, and Ken Cowle.y. By letter dated April 28, 2009, Verizon Wircless responded to Cl Makar's '°discussiian point (�t)nditions", submitted a. revised site plate and subm1 fted the results of a new baIIoon test acid photosimuIations. The new site location is about 99' to the southwest of the original proposed site_ A second balloon fly and photosimula.tions were done for ilhe new site location_ T Greiner told the board that if Verizon Wimless doesn't geed tho microwave dishes at this time, in consideration of concern for visual impact, they can ) without them. The photasimulations were done 4vith and without the microwave dishes. The board was also shown a monopole as well as a free - standing tower_ With respect to the viL5ua] impact of the site-, the driveway h 8 5 been constructed so that there is no straight -in view of the facility, The propagation map that was submitted shows hypothetical sites in the r19 r wTi that could re Malt in major coverage for the Town, he added that using the County tower blight help to fill in the uncovered aneas_ T Gr[Liner said Verizon has clone everything to minimize the viNual impact of the site and from many locations it will barely be visible he<cause of the tries. He noted the trees were without ]eaves when the photos wcrc tiken. A letter from Tectonic vacs given to T Greiner and he review(,d that while public. corn nient continued, David George said he understands that a decision on this application will be made ww'thin b0 days. He said one of the key points and basis for rejecting the application would be that a cell tower is inconsistent with the cMaraci.e .Lr of the neighborhood. There is a designated natural :area, an internationally recognized bird lab, and right below the- tower site is a natural food store. They have deirion %tinted that It ic; inconsistent wil_h the character of the neighborhood_ A number of rnembers of the neighborhood association have attended meetings acid oppot5ed the projeci._ Page 1 of 12 %' TB 5 -13 -09 D George said another objection is that there are areas in the Town that don't yet have cell phone coverage, and he hasn't heard a commitment to provide that coverage. This project, that provides enhanced service, should not be approved until other areas have basic coverage. This could be a requirement of approval, D George said he is pleased that Verizon is willing to not have the microwave dishes initially, but he still urges the board to reject the application. Hilary Lambert read letters to the board from Michael Ludgate and Friends of Hanshaw- Sapsucker. with it. none. T Greiner said he has reviewed Jeff Kirby's report of May 8, 2009, and has no problems Supv Sumner asked for further comments or questions from the board and there were RESOLUTION #89 - CLOSE VERIZON WIRELESS PUBLIC HEARING Cl Stelick offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: RESOLVED, that: this Town Board hereby closes the public hearing on the special permit application of Verizon Wireless to construct a telecommunication tower at 1.536 1•lanshaw Road. 2v d Cl Makar Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes C1 Solomon No Supv Sumner Yes Cl Makar Yes Cl Leifer Yes Atty Perkins noted the board has up to 60 days after closing the public hearing to make a decision on the application. Cl Leifer said he would like to allow= 30 days to collect any additional information, and put the matter on the agenda for a vote in July. Supv Sumner said they will know in June whether they need additional time. Supv Sumner said she did have a question about the FCC licensing and coverage mandate. Greg Hanley said the license this site is going on is under call sign KNLI''918. This is a PCS license for the D block in Tompkins County only. The way the licenses were set up by the FCC there were two time periods in which you have to prove that you have made some initial coverage and improve that coverage in the market. These are five year build -out periods; five years from when the license was issued to its first license holder, and a ten year -build out period. Verizon was not the original license holder and purchased it in 2006. The initial holder had their five -year build out in April of 2002. They had to cover 33% of the population in Tompkins County. The ten -year build out period would have been April of 2007. Verizon purchased the license prior to the ten -year build out period. The original license owner had filed with the FCC to get the ten-year requirement dropped from the license. When Verizon :activated their service on the PCS license in 2007, they filed with the FCC they are covering 59% of the population in Tompkins County for this license. The FCC dropped the ten -year build out period on this license, so they are basically satisfied that Verizon has meet its initial obligations for the requirement of the license. Verizon will continue to keep building out and covering more of the population. Page 2 of 12 FB 5 -13 -09 G Hanley expiaincc] that the FCC does not give a signal level that y()u have in rn ect. for the population requirements, but leave it up to th e 'I n di vid u al carriers to decide. Verizon Wireless selected neg 96 dbrri for a service level. That doesn't mean that is a reliable signal level. You will have just enough rf to make a phone call, but will probably lose it if you move at all. Neg S5 a% a %ed For the propagation neaps in the application. Veri7on will }gave to renew this license in 2017 and their coverage number will be higher than the 59% that is on record at this paint, PRIMILEGE Alita Howard, representing the Etna Community Association, thanked the board for its re Bent gran(: for improvements to the playground in Etna. She said they will be concentrating on purchasing a structure for 2 to 5 year olds and making some repairs to the existing facility. 'Mi L y now realize} that there will be shipping charges (50% of the eosl: of tho structurej and sales tax in addition to the cost of the structure. They are going to apply for tax exempt status, The site "Fill need to be prepared by excavation of about 12 inches and 24" holes dug for each pole. She is going to approach the Town DFW for assistance with this. Site preparation has been estimated by a vendor at 1 to 1. 2 0 per square foot- She wondered iF l:ho Town could save theta Chat: money by d <)ing the work for them, or perhaps grant additional funds to cover it- Supv Sumner said she knows the 'town his done Borne maintenance work there in the past, and she wiII talk with the Highway Superintendent, Scheduling is also a problem this time of year. A Howard said they probably want be m.ady until August or September. SU pv Sumner asked her In erndil the details, Moliy Adams said the historical maiker for Bethel Grove was ordered yesterday and will be remedy in about four weeks. She applied for a celr. onion grant from Tompkins County Tourism, but hasn't heard anything yet'- o far she leas collected $1,.153, which is roue than the cost of the marker- They will need to decide what i:o do %6th the excess money and shr, is looking into putting a brass plaque at i,hc Bethel Grove Community Centc;r because there is a good story in how it was built:- She remarked that the notes she his received with the contributions for the marker for the Bethel Grove School are very interesting, HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT/DPW Highway Superinterident Jack Bush way not present and there was no report. Supv Sumner said that. as a part of the Town's participation in the bio- diesel fuel consortium, the (Lonsortiurn has asked i:he Town to sign a memorandum of understanding that basivally says the Town agree% that the fuel issues are important. Atty Perkins said it will not commit the board to anv course of action- The hoard 14ill discuss this at a future ineeti ng- 307MT54 8 »ollenbeck asked the, board to approve the minutes of the April 8, 2009, Town guard meeting, RFA;OLUTION #90 - APPROVE MINUTES upv Sumner o eyed the following resolution and asked for its adopi'lon: RESOLVED, that this Token Board herc-,by approves the} Town Board meeting minutes of April 8, 2009. °t1 Cpl Stelick Page 3 of 12 TJ1 5- 13-09 Rali Call Vote Cl SLelick yes Cl Solomon Yes upv Sumner Yes C:1 Makar Yea Cl Leifer Yeii RECREATION DEPARTMENT Melissa Bianconi said that the Dryden Recreation Com rn ission has Linanirnously approved Vicki Wilkins as a new DRC member_ Shu ha3 served on the commission in the past, and they would like the Tou2z Board to appoint her to the position. Cl Stelick said her background in sports and recreation is excellent ard he is glad she is back. RESOLUTION #91 — APPOINT VICKI WILKINS TO DRYDEN RECREATION COMMISSION Supv Sumner offered the following resolution .end asked for its adoption; }2i✓ C J VFp, that this Town Board hereby appoints Vicki Wilkins to the Town of Dryden Recreation Commission for a wrrrr I.0 expire December 31, 2011. 2rtd Cl Leifer Roll Call Vote Cl SteLick Yes Cl Solomon Yes Supv Sumner Yee Cl Makar Yes Cl Leifer Yes M Bian con i said the school district will be allowing the adult softball progarn to use the fields at the high school There are guidelines that must be strictly followed or aec:es to the fields will be withdrawn. Participants will be advised of these guidelines and receive the adi It cede of conduct at a mceoting on Monday L There are 14 teams registered for the program, Andrew Pierce- is serving as league comrn%ssi0ner and they have eleetcd a league president and vice president, . Bianconi said sh e appreciates the efforts of Andy Young and the school board, Larry Hink]e and Al Talman in making this happen_ Work continues can the Recreation Master Ulan, and M Bianconi expects it to be done by fall of 2009. The program inventory and recommendations will be complete by next board meeting. The Recreation Commission will be helping with the facilities inventory, Grants and donations received by the Recreation Department in 2009; Equipment grEuit from Fitch in for Basehall (over $2,500 in value] to be given to children who don't have their own equipment and rrkzky not be able to participate in programs, M Bianconi said this will go a long way to help the kids } +rho are only able to play when they are at the games_ $.11600 in National Recreation and Park Association grants this year, broken Tinto :3 few different programs, primarily the youth football program. The Department was able to buy equipmenll and replace L1fliForMS that had been damaged in storage. $1,350 from the L_Jnited Way Focus Grant Program to bc directed toward the skate board park ar;d a. separation between the skate board park and the basketball area at. Montgarnery Park. Any residual ft>ndz5 will be put toward improvements at the park for the basketball player . M Bisnooni said she has been visiting the park daily and finds at least 15 Page 4of12. TB 5 -1 i -09 kids in the park each day, and a lot more attention needs to be paid to that area. She will be working with the Village and other service organizations fay- other improvements. upv Surnncr said she attended the ceremony for the United Way FoQus rurkts. United Way gave $0,000 to a middle school -agi youth group (in this case through the OURS Program) and tt ;0che:,. them to review the grant applications and allocate the mono;y arnong the community organizations that have applied. 141 8ianconi said the kids took this very seriously, interviewed the applicants, and only funded four, They will also chcc;k the progress of the recipients, There are currently 90 registrants for track and 55 in lacrosse, They have enough registrants to t-un the Water Wizards Program for the last three weeks. They will be partnering with the Village at lthaca for that program, anti will allow the kids to intermingle while participating in a great program, Music in the Park. and Music in the Hollow are all set aTkd all bands are booked. Details are on the website. The lineup is different than last rear; they try to keep it as diverse as possible, The Dryden Community Cafe will be the rain 1acation for the concerts in Montgomery Park, The Rec Department will be present at Dairy Day on June 13. The Summer Brochure will be available Jude 1. The Rec Department is working on an advertising program to get same k riner5 up at the Wall Street ball field. They are working our. serviec�_ exchanges with the some of their vendors. Planning for Old Horn e 0nys (August l.) is underway. Elsie Gutchess received a celebrations grant for $1,400 for that event_ They art, working on sponsorship for the fireworks at Dryden Lake_ M Bianconi said she is working with Tompkins County Work Force on gf dliTIg youth workers for the summer programs. This program will alloy low income or mildly developmentally disabled kids to work with the department for the summer. 191hey expect to have about 5 kids working through this progrtun. G1 Stelick inquired abo111: signage for Montgomery Park and M Bianconi said she Is }parking with I:hL Village on that, COUNTY BRIEFING Mn-rtha Robertson said individuals between the ages of 14 and 2 4 can apply for summer jabs through Tompkins Work Force, This is funded with federal stiinuIii% money and is in collaboration with the Youth Bureau .Ind Tompkins Community Action. Information was ]r, ft with the Town CICTIC, The County Legislature has established a tax levy target increase of 3%, She noted a "manitenance of effort.° budget Would requ11: in a 14,8% levy increase- Sales tax revenues are down, state aid is down, and irrtcrrL income is down_ Thoy expect increased mandates in pension requirements, welfa.re cases and public assistance cases, t arl._y intervention cages and indigent deferisc . There will have in he very serious budget cuts just to cover what they expect in increased rrLanda #es. Paige 5 of 1 The County to reviews TC3's bu 5 or 0% increase, i hove they can do it. Lip when bad timr_s TB 5 -13 -0 Legislature will be meeting with TC3 and the Cordmid County. Legislature dget, M Robertson said her understanding i4 that they will be asking for a f the County is supposed to meet a 3% increase overall, she dot:sri't know Supv Sumner said it is essentially in good investment. TC3'.s enrollment is .:irr6 hitting- ONINO DEPARTMENT O Slater said he has receivFd a resu.n-ke from Flint Brann, who would like I:c} serve on the Zoning Goa rd of Appeals. He attended the recent ZBA me ring and the ZBA members said they would love to have him as a member, RESOLUTION 092 � APPOrI+IT FLINT BRANN TO ZRA Cl Stelick offered the foflowirig resolution and asked for its adoption; RESOLVED. that this Town Board hereby appoints Flint Brann to the Zoning Board of Appeals for a term to expire: Dec ember 31, 20131 41 C1 Salomon Roll Call Vote Cl 3telick Yes Cl Solomon Yes Supv surrlrier Yes C1 Ma,kar Yes Cl Leifer Yes ZO Slater reported he has closed cut two more weatherization gr�int projects and has two new qualified protects, He rioted i,hat several of the pen ple. front the weatherizallion program are also on the list for home rehabilitation. ZO Slater said he is 1ooling for snort.- applicants_ AT&T has submi(tcd their application to replace the cel I tower on whccI s t 'l 'C3 with a permanent structure. J Kirby &said he expects to have his report an the application to ZO Slater next week. With respect to the Tuttle barn, ZO Slater said he has received four quotes for removial of thc- additions to the vrigina] structurc and asked for a committee to revic w the quotes. Supv Sumner appointed Cl Stelick, Cl Solomon, Jack Bush and ZO Slater to that committee, ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNER Dan KwaNnowski said a TIQsition exists irk the Town for a temporary fu c ll -time projet' assistant_ He would like: to }ill that with a person to work on the open space plan and hove that uFill integrate with the Recreation M .ster Plan. '1 he person he has chosen for the position comes very highly recommciaded by George Franz, She is a graduate student at Cornell, She won't gs: credit for the work, but would like to find a project for hCr masters degree and his hoping this will be a wav to find orw_ She has experience working as a planner in Wyoming and started a planning office for a town there. The position would be funded by the open space plan line in the budget ($14,000). RESOLUTION #9 - APPOINT M JACQUET AS PROJECT ASSISTANT Upv Sumncr offered the folIowing r %Iution and asked far I bs adoption' WHERLAS, the Town of Dryden ha.s an estatilished Project Assistant position in Page 6 of 12 TB - 1.3 -09 accordance with the applicable New York Silate laws and the Civil Service Rules for Tompkins County', and WHF�RFAS, said position is established in the icon- competitive class pursuant to Section 44 of the Civil Service Law and the Civil Service Mules for Tompkins Count,}; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOL fP1), that this Town Board does hereby appoint, in accordance with the applicable Civil Service laws, rules and regulations, Meghan Thoreau Jacquet to the nor] - corn prtitive class status in the title of Project Assistant. 211d Cl Stelick Roll Crail dote Cl Stelick Yes Cl Solomon Yes upv SUMTICT Yes Cl Makar Yea Cl Leifer Yes D Kvwasnovwski reported that yesterday he attended a special meeting of the planning comrnittee of Eh(: Ithocu- rrrympkins County Transportation Council, The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the allocation of funds that were displaced by the funding of a Tompkins County Highvway Department project (Warren Road reconstruction) that was funded through the stimulus package that was focused ors transportation projects, That freed up 0,5 million dollars that was put iriro a 11ex I`und that could be used for another project_ The prcxjecl: Chat is chosen must be obligated by mid - September_ They looked a1; (rngineenng and design projects and constriction projects, There will br, s noF.l3er round of stimulus funding, probably this fall, so if engineering end design were done now, a project wou ]d be con 3trUr =tipn ready and possibly get stimulus funding or flex funding in the fall, The Red Mill road bridge proj'ert (a C'nUnty project) was considered. D Kwasnowski said the bridge is important to this side of town and to the ag community, He and John LampmarL argued as persuasively as they could, but were not able to get the project handed, or get just the engineering and design portion funded. I-Ie said h e did not see a possibility for federal aid on that project at this point. In the next round of funding, they will look at construction projects first and ilhis is not ready for construction_ J Ldimpman told D Kwasnowski than C oun ty Higbway is considering further narrowing I4lalloryville road bridge and rt�t5[.ricting it from any heavy vehicles. The reason this bridge is deteriorating is because Red Mill Road bridge has been closed_ D Kwasnowski said he has received a lot of favorable comment orn the Red Mill Road bridge prqiect. This is a 1.1 million dollar project to replace the bridge, That does nut include movuig the old bridge or reconditioning it_ 1) 1 wasnowski said if the town were to hire a engineer to do the preliminary design, the cost for replacing the bridge might be about half that cosy._ He suggested the Ilown may want to consider this for next budget season. Project that were approved for funding at the meeting were the Cayuga Waterfront Trail Phase III (857,000), Forest Florne Traffic Calming Phase I, West Seneca Road bridge ($537,000), Mack Diamond 7'mil bridges ($209,000), and the Replacement Bus Project ($1,600,000). Four '1'CAT buses and ten Gadabout vehicles will be replaced_ The Farmland Protcetion Implementation Grants have been announced and Dryden uFas 40 successful with the Widea ake Dairy (Carpenter Family) application. It was a partial award, They were awarded $450,000 in state funding, and were looking for about $630,000_ Ewan Page 7 of 12 TB 5 -13 -09 Carpenter has indicated he thinks they can work it out. D Kwasnowki said he will try to get an • application in for federal funding for this project. Aquifer Study Update - A well was drilled on Dryden Lake Property as part of the aquifer study. They don't know how deep it is, but it has an incredible yield. They would now like to find a site that has potential to be supply water for the Village of Dryden. DEC has said that use would not be consistent with the 1960 Bond Act (the money that was used to establish Dryden Lake Park). A site for the well has been located on the Dryden Lake Trail near Keith Lane. D Kwasnowski and ,Jack Bush have discussed site preparation. Once the new well is drilled, they will use a nearby well to test the drawn down level. Information gathered will be added to model prepared by USCTS and give pump rates. Moving the location to north of Keith Lane will result in a lower cost to develop it as a water supply because it will be closer to the Village. Supv Sumner said this will put the Town in a position to assist the Village in developing a new water supply. M Robertson said there may be some assistance available from the County for this project. D Kwasnowski said he hopes that after the next Planning Board meeting they will be recidy to present the new zoning law to the public;. The Conservation Beard is working on the Riparian Buffer Ordinance. D Kwasnowski said he hopes they will have it ready for the Town Board to consider by August or September. •� Atty Perkins said he has been analyzing the comments on the Verizon Wireless ® application. Supv Sumner noted there will be a meeting next. week, May 20, 2009, at 7:00 p.m. to consider the annexation of a parcel of property from the Village of Dryden to the Town. ENGINEERING Report attached. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Supv Sumner said there has been no progress with appointment of a new Town Historian. NEW BUSINESS Supv Sumner asked the board to consider resolutions supporting Dairy Day and Old Home Day. RESOLUTION #94 - SUPPORT DAIRY DAY Cl Solomon offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: Whereas the Dryden Grange has sponsored Dryden Dairy Day annually for twenty -five years; and ® Whereas Dryden Dairy Day celebrates dairy farmers' contributions to our community; and Page 8 of" 12 TB 5 -13 -09 Whereas the Dryden Dairy Day parade and other festivities bring together people from all over the Town of Dryden; and Whereas the Dryden Dairy Day traditions strengthen and reinforce our community; Now, therefore, be it resolved, that the Town of Dryden recognizes June 13, 2009 as "Dryden Dairy Day." It is further resolved that the Town of Dryden greatly appreciates the work of the members of the Dryden Grange, especially Brenda Carpenter, in arranging and carrying out the parade and many other activities throughout the day. 2...i Supv Sumner Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes Cl Solomon Yes Supv Sumner Yes Cl Makar Yes Cl Leifer Yes Cl Stelick said Elsie Gutchess had given a presentation about the Old Home Days event at: the recent Recreation Commission meeting and has been working with M Bianconi of the Recreation Department. RESOLUTION #95 - SUPPORT OLD HOME DAYS Cl Stelick offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: Whereas, Old Home, Days was an event of historical significance in the Dryden Community for decades; and Whereas, Elsie Gutchess, with support from the Town of Dryden Recreation Department has planned a revival of the event; and Whereas, many educational and recreation activities are planned; and Whereas, such events greatly enhance the quality of life in Dryden; and Whereas the event is partially funded by a grant from the Tompkins County Tourism Program; Therefore be it resolved that the Town of Dryden recognizes July 31 and August 1, 2009 as "Old Home Days." Be it further resolved that the Town of Dryden appreciates the efforts of the organizers and encourages residents to plan to participate in the festivities. 21143 Cl Leifer Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes Cl Solomon Yes Supv Sumner Yes Cl Makar Yes Cl Leifer Yes Supv Sumner asked for resolution in support of FMS Week, Page 9 of 12 TB 5 -13 -09 RESOLUTION #96 - PROCLAIMING MAY 17 THROUGH MAY 23, 2009 AS EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WEEK Cl Makar offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: WHEREAS, emergency medical services are vital to our community; and WHEREAS, access to quality emergency care dramatically improves the survival and recovery rate of those who experience sudden illness or injury, and WHL:REAS, members of emergency medical services teams at Dryden Ambulance Company, Neptune Hose Company, W B Strong Fire Department, Etna Fire Department, Varna Volunteer Fire Company and others throughout Tompkins County are ready to provide lifesaving care to those in need 24 hours a day, seven days a week; and WHEREAS, the members of these emergency medical services teams, career and volunteer, engage in thousands of hours of specialized training and continuing education to enhance their lifesaving skills; THEREFORE be it resolved that the Town of Dryden recognizes the week of May 17 -23, 2009, as EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WEEK Be it further resolved that the Town of Dryden deeply appreciates the service of each and every emergency medical responder in the gown. 21"11.1 Cl Solomon Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes Cl Solomon Yes Supv Sumner Yes Cl Makar Yes Cl Leifer Yes Supv Sumner asked the board to consider resolutions that were suggested by Better Housing for Tompkins County in connection with the housing rehabilitation program. it was noted that in order to waive building permit: fees, the Town would need to amend its local law. There was also some concern about. cost overruns. The following resolutions were passed. RESOLUTION #97 - BETTER HOUSING AUTHORIZATIONS Supv Sumner offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: WHEREAS, the Town of Dryden has received a HOME grant for housing rehabilitation in the Town, and WHEREAS, the Town of Dryden has contracted with Better Housing for Tompkins County, Inc. to administer the HOME grant, and WHEREAS, Better Housing for Tompkins County, Inc. has requested authori7,ation with respect to certain tasks in connection with its administration of the HOME grant, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT Page 10 of 12 TB 5=1M9 RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby authorizes Better Housing of Tompkins County, Inc. as follows: To schedule and perform head -based Paint Disk Assessments for those program clients whose homes are of an age that would require such activities, and To accept the Lew Corporation bid for Risk Assessment tests and the Lew Corporation bid for clearance review, and To schedule and perform a Radon Test for each client, and it is further RESOLVED, that this Town Board will consider a local law waiving the building permit fees for housing rehabilitation projects under the HOME grant. 2" d Cl Stelick Roll Call Vote COMMITTEE REPORTS Cl Stelick Yes Cl Solomon Yes Supv Sumner Yes Cl Makar Yes CI Leifer Yes Emergency Services Committee - Supv Sumner said at the last chiefs meeting they discussed the fact that: the town is now using 200% biodiesel fuel and the fire departments do not wish to use more than 5% because it affects the warranties on their fire trucks and ambulances. There was some discussion of sharing a separate fuel tank and where that might be located. The Town would be able to buy gas for the departments on state bid and save them some money. Personnel Committee - No report. Finance Committee - Supv Sumner said she does not have a draft for establishing the reserve funds yet, A new Finance report has been designed by the bookkeeper and Supv Sumner asked the board to review it and comment. HUD Loans & Grants Committee - Cl Makar and Cl Leifer have reviewed the USDA Rural Development Financing Programs for Community and Economic Development Available in New York State for 2009 for programs that the Town might be able to apply for. They will invite a representative from the USDA Cortland Office to a committee meeting in June or July. Technology Committee - Cl Makar reported the Committee continues to work on hardware and software inventories. They are writing an RFP for an exchange server, The goal is to have a system that has archiving, POIL request software and calendar exchange softwrare. They expect the RFP to be ready for the next board meeting. Recreation /Youth /Community Centers Committee - Cl Stelick said last week they had a very good Recreation Commission meeting. With Vicki Wilkins back, they have two recreation people from SUNY Cortland. He expects the committee to accomplish a lot in the future. Elsie Gutchess brings a lot to the Commission. Cl Makar said he had done some research on the Community Center Grants. The hand rails on the ramps for the Varna Community Association will be steel enforced and anchored in cement in the ground. The project is being put out for bids. Page II of 12 "IB 5-13-09 Supv Sumner said the annual report for the Dryden Youth Commission is complete and they will be on the agenda next month to present that report. The Court report was reviewed by the board. Supv Sumner asked the Finance Committee to schedule a time for the annual audit_ RESOLUTION #98 - APPROVE ABSTRACT #5 Cl Makar offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: RESOLVED, that. this Town Board hereby approves Abstract #5, as audited, vouchers 4339 through 11466, totaling $461,187.74. 21,d Supv Sumner Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes Cl Solomon Yes Supv Sumner Yes Cl Makar Yes C1 heifer Yes There being no further business, on motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned at 9:32 p.m. fly submitted, Iambi L. Hollenbeck Town Clerk Page 12 cif' 12 Dryden Town Board Meeting 40 93 East Main Street Wednesday, May 13, 2009 — 7:00 PM WO l) Call Meeting to Order 2) Pledge of Allegiance 3) Roll Call 4) Public Hearings a) 7:00 — Verizon 5) Citizens Privilege 6) Town Clerk a) Approve Meeting MinuteS for /April 8, 2009 7) Town Highway Superintendent / Department of Public Works 8) Recreation Department a) Appoint Vicki Wilkins to Dryden Recreation Committee b) Update on Adult Sofiball c) Update on Master Plan d) Program Repoil /grants /(ionations /advertising 9) County Briefing 10) Zoning Officer a) Operating Permits h) Report on Tuttle Barn c) Update TC3 Telecommunications Tower d) Update Weatherization Fund Project e) 7BA Appointment of Flint Brame ®1) Environmental Planner a) Open Space Intern b) Aquifer Study Update 12) Engineering; a) Written report attached 13) Attorney 14) Unfinished Business a) Town 1- listorian 15) New Business a) Resolution supporting Dairy Day 6/13 h) Resolution supporting Old Florne Days 7131 — 8 1 c) Resolution supporting EMS Week, May 17 —21 d) Clean Cities MOU 16) Committee Reports — 3 minutes or less cacti, please a) Emergency Services Committee — Chiefs' Meeting b) Personnel Committee c) Finance Committee d) WUD loans & Grants Committee e) Technology Committee F) Recreation /Youth /Community Centers Committee 17) Approve Abstract # 5 18) Future Agenda Items 19) Executive Session B. l4olienbeck J. Bush M. Bianconi County Representative H. Slater D. Kwasnowski A. Sciarabba M. Perkins NI, Sumner M. Sumner M. Sumner M. Sumner M. Sumner M. Sunwer J. Leifer M. Sumner D. Makar .I. Leifer J. Leifer ® The Alext To of Drj %den Board Alleet. ing will be held Juice 10, 2009 at the Town Fall Otcwn of Urvclen Town Board Meeting May 13, 2009 Naive - fPlease Print; t0 ydam/r iC 6 ear a Address or Board 41w lit 1d M! I d pr; ✓z Uni 5 -I3 -o9 SPEAKER SIGN IN SHEET If you wish to address the Board ruder 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. Flame Address 0 3u), 14 a 5 0�U'rA oWa�D vA �� 5 �_ ��t -�<5 .�z' -i 48 F7 1676 Hanshaw Road Ithaca (Dryden) NY 14850 May 13, 2009 Dear Dryden Town Board members: On April 22, the Friends of Hanshaw- Sapsucker sent you a letter of concern about the balloon trial that took place on April 16, which demonstrated that a cell tower at the Uhl- Ludgate site would profoundly impact and degrade that neighborhood and natural area, and the Ludgate business. Over the past week, our letter to the editor has been published (Ithaca Times, Ithaca Journal, Tompkins Weekly) regarding the need for a cell -tower moratorium, in order to put in place a county4evel process for improved cell tower siting. As a service to Dryden and Tompkins County, we composed and sent this letter out after attending a number of meetings in Dryden and Ithaca, and holding numerous discussions among ourselves and with others, including Martha Robertson. As responsible citizens and Dryden residents, we are working very hard to promote and support a workable intermunicipal county-wide method to improve the cell tower siting process, and to provide the Dryden Town Board with a reasonable way to say "No" to the proposed Uhl- Ludgate tower site. Of course, this call for a moratorium and county -level process includes the cell tower sites presently 41 under consideration by Ithaca and Dryden. Two of the present proposed sites, the Uhl- Ludgate site in Dryden and one in Ithaca, are deeply problematic, leading to our call for improvement of the siting process. Thus it is of deep concern to us that, in her continents made to Tompkins Weekly, Dryden Town Supervisor Mary Ann Sumner indicates that the moratorium and planning process may be good ideas — after decisions are made about present Dryden sites. She appears to have missed the point of our proposal. During the April 8 Public Hearing, Supervisor Sumner asked the Town Board attorney to clarify the legally required next steps for the Town Board to take in making a decision on the Uhl- Ludgate site. He replied that, among other requirements, the Board must keep in mind that a special permit (such as that under consideration for the Uhl- Ludgate site) has to be "compatible for the neighborhood it is proposed for." Clearly, that legal requirement has not been satisfied. Based on zoning considerations alone, a cell tower is not compatible with this neighborhood. Additionally, the continual, constructive opposition from numerous local residents indicates that this tower at this site is not compatible for the neighborhood it is proposed for. That incompatibility has been further supported by 60 signers to a Statement of Concern and "over 60" email messages of concern received by the Town Board. In the past few months during the continuing Public Hearing, some members of the Dryden Town Board and other Dryden public employees have made comments indicating that they are satisfied with the presentation made by Verizon in favor of a cell tower at the Uhl= Ludgate site. However, the Board and these employees have failed to demonstrate to Dryden residents — specifically those who live and work in the impact area — exactly why they are "satisfied." There is deep cause for concern when a Dryden Town Board member or employee states, "I am satisfied," and stops there. That person must effectively and convincingly inform those who would be directly impacted as to exactly WHY there is reason for satisfaction. Otherwise, Dryden residents will wonder if private information has been passed to the Board and employees by Verizon representatives /lobbyists. They will want to know why that information is not being shared with those who would be directly impacted, if it is so compelling as to the need for a tower at this incompatible location. I conclude by reiterating the points made in concluding our April 22 letter: All the negative impacts of a tower at the Uhl- Ludgate site would be in Dryden, while the tower would be invisible to the Ithacans who would reap the cell coverage benefits. Meanwhile many areas of Dryden have little or no cell tower coverage — and stand to gain no more from Verizon over the next 5 - 7 years, according to the Verizon representative at the April g Town Board meeting. It is hoped that the municipalities making up Tompkins County can, via a moratorium, work together in cooperation with Verizon and other cell phone and internet companies for a better, wiser tower placement policy, starting with the proposed Uhl =Ludgate cell tower. There is no right way to do the wrong thing — and placing a cell tower at this location is the wrong thing. ® Sincerely yours, fifm y ZaMfOrt Hilary Lambert for Friends of Hanshaw- Sapsucker 2 1676 Hanshaw Road 0 Ithaca (Dryden) NY 14850 April 22, 2009 Earth Day Dear Dryden Town Board members: We are writing to thank you again for your patience in dealing with the proposed Verizon cell tower project on Hanshaw .Road, and to provide you with photos from their recent red balloon demonstration, along with an assessment and update from local residents. included are two photos that demonstrate how the Verizon cell tower proposed for Hanshaw Road would impact Ludgate Farms Store and the surrounding neighborhood. Also, the taller trees would landowner wants to log the would be screened by woo( Cardinal Drive. The photo Road. The two red balloons were hoisted on April 16, 2009 as a demonstration of the approximate height and location of the cell tower, at the request of the Dryden Town Board at its April 2009 meeting. Keep in mind that the cell tower would not consist of two pretty red balloons tied together by a thread, but a metal tower bristling with attachments including microwave dishes eight feet across. This is the microwave installation that, as the Verizon rep admitted under questioning from a To-vNn Board member, would point "Nowhere..** be removed for the tower pad and access road. We have been told that the property. Thus there is no merit to Verizon's argument that the tower Hands from its neighbors on Hanshaw and Sapsucker Woods Road, and (above) shows the balloons in relation to Ludgate Farnis Store on Hanshaw Because this demo was arranged at very short notice with nothing like adequate public notice, working residents along Cardinal and Meadowlark Drives on the Dryden side of Sapsucker Woods Road may not get an opportunity to view the pretty red balloons. Hence a photo is provided (below) of what the tower would look like from midway along Cardinal Drive. These impacts would be far greater it-trees are removed as discussed above. Thank you to the Dryden Town Board and to Verizon for this demo, which illustrates how ®inappropriate this tower is at this location. it would intrude on Ludgates, on all hikers using the Cayuga Trail across Hanshaw I:rom Ludgates, on all residents along 1-ianshaw Road to Monkey Run, and for many on Cardinal and Meadowlark Drives. 1 All the negative impacts would be in Dryden, while the tower would be invisible to the Ithacans who would reap the cell coverage benefits. Meanwhile many areas of Dryden have little or no cell tower coverage -- and stand to gain no more from Vernon over the next 5 - 7 years; according to the Verizon rep at the April Town Board meeting! Remind us again -- what is Dryden getting out of this proposed deal? Verizon seems to be playing off one municipality against another, apparently hustling to feed its own business strategy and competitive edge while ignoring the real needs ol'the community it is supposedly here to serve. It claims special legal privileges as a so- called "public utility," but that's supposed to be a two -way street. What would Dryden get in return for allowing Verizon to taint this Dryden neighborhood? Absolutely NOTHING. It is hoped that the municipalities making up Tompkins County can work together in cooperation with Verizon and other cell phone and internet companies for a better, wiser tower placement policy -- starting with this proposed cell lower. There is no right way to do the wrong thing -- and placing a cell tower at this location is the wrong thing. Sincerely yours, Hilary Lambert Nancy Morgan Stephen Wagner Friends of Hanshawm Sapsucker 2 I a From: Andrew Sciarabba (mailto:ajs @tgmillerpc.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 12:08 PM To: Brenda Armitage Cc: Mary Ann Sumner Subject: RE: REMINDER -- Request for May 13th Town of Dryden Board Meeting Agenda Items Brenda and Mary Ann, Here is a summary of what we have been working on the past month: Town Funded Proiects/Tasks Stormwater Planning & Maintenance: 1, Weekly reviews (brief ones) of SWPPP inspections for TC3. We only visit the site if requested by Henry or if we see something in the inspection that seems like it needs our oversight. 2. We have received and reviewed the SWPPP for the Bellesario Property on Rte 366. 1 am waiting on the final SWPPP from the Engineer. Highway: 1. Preparing easement maps for the Yellow Barn Road Bridge replacement slated for later this year. 2. The Contractor has finished the work on the Salt Storage Building and we will be doing our final punch list inspections. Is Water System Planning and Maintenance: 1. Performed inspections on the NYSEG Water Tanks. We will schedule flow tests for the Varna water system this month and schedule a meeting with Mary Ann to start discussions on a water /sewer district consolidation. Non -Town Funded Proiects/Tasks SCLIWC: 1. Attended the Bolton Point E +O committee meeting. 2. Finalizing the Design and Bidding Documents for the Burdick Hill Storage Tank Replacement project. TCAD: 1. The funding for the full water and sewer study was secured so we will wrap the information from the mini -study into the larger project. Full study will take place through the summer /fall months. Andrew J. Sciarabba, PE Principal Engineer T.G, Miller, PC Engineers and Surveyors ® 203 N. Aurora Street Ithaca, NY 14850 - . `:. OMay 13th 2009 Michael Ludgate General Manager Ludgate Farms 1552 Hanshaw Road To: Town of Dryden Town Board Members, Mary Ann Sumner - Dryden Town Supervisor, Henry M. Slater - Director of Building, Zoning and Planning Re: Verizon Wireless special use permit application to build a 114' foot tall wireless telecommunication facility at 1536 Hanshaw Road. To all addressed above and others it may concern, I would like to thank you for this opportunity to express additional thoughts on this proposed tower. Primary concern: My main concern remains still to protect the viability of our family business. Aesthetic appeal is a legitimate concern for a family owned farm market, Thank you for the balloon test and the repositioning proposal. New comments since last meeting: isI appreciate the efforts to move the tower further from our store and I thank you again for that. Since learning more about this whole process however, I am not convinced that this tower will benefit the Town of Dryden. Dryden is a rural township with lots of poor cell phone coverage in rural areas. This tower is obviously aimed at high profit data type customers mostly in the Township of Ithaca. Even the idea of "doing Verizon a favor" in hopes of persuading them into future better coverage in rural areas is mute now since Verizon is selling its rural coverage to Frontier. See attached article. Thank you all for your time and consideration, lMII ichael Ludgate General Manager Ludgate Farms 1552 Hanshaw Road Frontier to Buv Rural Verizon Lines for $5.313 - NY'rinoes.com \:a chc �N-6v ��ork Li111es May i3, 2009 hitp:i % vNvw. n} qimes.coiiVaponlinei2009i05113 /business /AP- US- Fronti... &P.it$; FIR YR1 Eri MY F"MiS 5MRSaR£a all Frontier to Buy- Rural Verizon Lines for $5.3B By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 11 *31 a.m. ET NEW YORK (AP) -- Verizon Communications Inc. said Wednesday it reached a deal to sell scattered phone service areas outside its main Northeastern and Californian territories for $5.3 billion in stock. The buyer is Frontier Communications Corn., based in Stamford, Conn. The company focuses on serving small towns and rural areas and will triple in size with the deal. The deal continues Verizon's strategy of focusing on its core areas, where it is upgrading its isphone lines to fiber optics, enabling it offer TV service and faster Internet access. It sold off its phone lines in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont for $2.3 billion last year to Fairpoint Communications Inc. The agreement Would give Frontier 4.8 million phone lines to residential and small business customers and 1 million broadband connections. Frontier currently has 2.3 million customers. The sale includes all of Verizon's phone lines in Arizona, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin as well as some assets in border areas of California. Verizon shareholders will receive one share of Frontier stock for approximately eveil, 4.2 shares of Verizon stock, depending on the price of Frontier shares at closing, which is expected within a year. Frontier shares were up 39 cents, or 5.2 percent, at $7.96 in premarket trading Wednesday. Verizon shares gained 9 cents to $30.49• eVerizon is also extracting $3.3 billion from the units before selling them off, by having them pay cash to the parent company and letting them assume debt. 1 of 2 5/1312009 2:21 PM Frontier to Buy Rural Verimn Lines for $5.3B - NYTitnes.com littp: www .n}�times.com'aponline /2009i05 113 /bitsiness /AP- US- I'ronti_. 4 1 `P I Frontier twill issue so much stock to Verizon shareholders that they will end up owning 68 0 percent of the company. This is a truly transformational transaction for Frontier, Maggie Wilderotter, Frontier s chief executive, said in a statement. "With more than 7 million access lines in 27 states, we will be the largest pro'Oder of voice, broadband and video services focused on rural to smaller city markets in the United States." Frontier also said it is cutting its annual dividend to 75 cents from $1, freeing cash to invest in the acquired areas, including for broadband buildouts. The cut takes its dividend yield to 9.9 percent. Analyst Christopher King at Stifel Nicolaus noted that buyers of Verizon phone lines have fared badly in the past -- Fairpoint is struggling NAth its debt load, and the buyer of Verizon's Hawaiian business is in bankruptcy. But Frontier will actually reduce its debt load relative to its earnings through the transaction, King said. The roughly 11,000 workers that support the local landlines will move to Frontier "with union contracts intact, Verizon said. Verizon lines in Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas and Virginia and most of California are not affected by the deal. Copgrlghi 2009 The Associated Press Privacy Polley Search Corrections First Lo o9c Help Contact Us Work for Us Site hap 2 of 2 5/13/2009 2:21 PM