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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-01-25 / 3 4,9- 1 Town Board Minutes Special Meeting January 25 , 2001 TOWN OF DANBY TOWN BOARD MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING - JANUARY 25, 2001 PRESENT : Supervisor Edward Inman Councilpersons : Joel Gagnon, Norbert Nolte, Naomi Strichartz, Gladys Varona-Lacey Others Present : Carol W . Sczepanski - Town Clerk Susan Beeners - Code Enforcement Officer John Barney - Town Attorney Supervisor Edward Inman called the special meeting of the board to order at 7 : 07 p .m . Motion to Enter Into Executive Session A motion was made by Supervisor Inman and seconded by Councilperson Strichartz at 7 : 08 p . m . that the Town Board of the Town of Danby enter into an Executive Session to receive legal advise regarding pending litigation on the Benjamin' s One Stop property. A roll call vote on the motion resulted as follows : Gagnon Aye Nolte Aye Strichartz Aye Varona-Lacey Aye Inman Aye Carried Unanimously Reconvened Board Meeting The Board reconvened at 8 : 45 p.m. Tompkins County Communication Towers Councilperson Gagnon said that Tompkins County Board of Representatives have passed a resolution and declared themselves lead agency to prepare an EIS without notification to the Towns or asking for concurrence in their declaration. He suggested that the Town Board request that they be included as involved parties in the process . RESOLUTION NO . 21 OF 2001 - Resolution re-numbered to No. 22 of 2001 AUTHORIZE TOWN SUPERVISOR TO APPROACH TOMPKINS COUNTY REQUESTING THAT THEY RESCIND RESOLUTION NO . 307 OF 2000 . By Councilperson Gagnon : Seconded by Councilperson Strichartz WHEREAS , Tompkins County has passed a resolution No . 307 of 2000 - Initiation of the SEQR Process for the Public Safety Communications System, Positive Declaration and Lead Agency Designation , and WHEREAS , the Town of Danby was not included as involved parties in the Tompkins County Telecommunications Towers networking proposals process , now be it RESOLVED , that the Town Board of the Town of Danby authorizes the Town Supervisor to request the County to rescind its declaration as lead agency and to follow the process for concurrence for lead agency, and FURTHER RESOLVED , that the Town of Danby requests to be included as involved parties in the networking proposal process for the telecommunications towers project . Discussion : Susan Beeners suggested that the letter to Tompkins County make reference to the fact that the ce 2 Town Board Minutes Special Meeting January 25 , 20W Town has a Telecommunications Ordinance . Suggested was that the letter should ask the County to clarify why there was not concurrence with other townships before the declaration for lead agency for the EIS . A roll call vote on the resolution resulted as follows : Gagnon Aye Nolte Aye Strichartz Aye Varona-Lacey Aye Inman Aye Carried Unanimously RESOLUTION NO . 23 OF 2001 Reestablishing - Encumbrance of FEMA Funds of December 27 , 2000 By Councilperson Gagnon : Seconded by Councilperson Nolte WHEREAS , the motion for encumbrance of FEMA Funds of December 27, 2000 stated an amount not to exceed $ 19 , 603 , and WHEREAS, the actual amount for the encumbrance of FEMA Funds is $ 10 ,450 . 00 , now be it RESOLVED , that the Town Board of the Town of Danby re-establishes the encumbrance of FEMA Funds in the amount of $ 10 ,450 . 00 . A roll call vote on the resolution resulted as follows : Gagnon Aye Nolte Aye Strichartz Aye Varona- Lacey Aye Inman Aye Carried Unanimously RESOLUTION NO . 24 OF 2001 TRANSFER OF FUNDS - HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT - AMENDMENT TO ENCUMBRANCES FOR 2000 OF DECEMBER 27,2000 By Councilperson Nolte : Seconded by Councilperson Varona-Lacey RESOLVED , that the Town Board of the Town of Danby amends the encumbrances for the year 2000 and transfers the accounts as follows . $ 5 , 515 . 10 from DA2680 to DA5130. 400 ; $ 5 ,472 . 66 from DA3501 to DA5130 . 400 ; $ 2 , 735 . 40 from A1989 . 400 to A5132 .400 A roll call vote on the resolution resulted as follows : Gagnon Aye Nolte Aye Strichartz Aye Varona-Lacey Aye Inman Aye Carried Unanimously ADJOURNMENT : On a motion the meeting adjourned at 9 : 00 p . m . 44i ACr14-4-15 spm- 1 -25 - 01 Carol W. Sczepanski , To In Clerk