HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-01-20 - PB Ulysses Planning Board and Comprehensive Plan Committee
Joint Meeting, January 20, 1999
Present : Chair Peter Demjanec, Doug Austic, Krys Cail , Rick Geiger, Paula Horrigan, Ruth
Kahn, Alex Rachun, Dave Tyler, members of the public .
Recording minutes : Deb Austic
Peter called the meeting to order at 7 : 40 p. m. The Board reviewed the minutes of
December 9, 1998 . Dave made a motion to approve, seconded by Krys, and passed . Paula and
Rick abstained . The Board reviewed the minutes of December 16, 1998 . Dave made a motion to
approve, seconded by Doug, and passed. Paula and Rick abstained. The Board reviewed the
minutes of January 6 , 1999 . Rick made a motion to approve, seconded by Dave, and passed.
Peter abstained . Peter reported a request from the Citizens Planning Alliance to have someone
speak about the comprehensive plan process . The group felt is would be premature to address the
Alliance until after the plan was passed, but to offer a copy of the plan and minutes .
The Board began a final review of the draft plan. There was a brief discussion of the
information in the appendices and supporting bibliography. A number of minor editing changes
were made, including notations about the availability of appendices and survey results at the
Town Hall . Paula suggested additions to the introduction chapter including a description of the
data collection and perhaps a timeline . Alex said he could provide a longer executive summary .
Paula suggested reorganizing the first chapter to include history and background, the need
established, the planning process (preamble, survey, data collection, document) . The Board
reordered the paragraphs in chapter one of the plan and Paula agreed to write two additional
sections about data collection and assembly of the plan .
There was a discussion of the goals under C3 and it was decided to change goal #2 to
encourage industry and set standards for locating and developing an industrial park. Ruth pointed
out that this had been one of the objections raised at the previous public hearing and she felt it
deserved reconsideration. There was a discussion of the overlap of uses in the commercial zones
and relative dependence on auto traffic, as well as how to reflect the differences in the revised
zoning.
There was a discussion of the difference between PUD and Planned Development
District, and it was decided to change the term PUD to PDD in the draft plan to be clear. The
Board reviewed the SEQR from 1 /6/99 meeting and the new conclusion paragraph written by
Alex . Doug explained the difficulty in getting exact acreage for question 2 (Part 1 , section A) .
The Board suggested putting an approximate number and + or - .
The Board briefly reviewed the map and agreed it was okay . There was a discussion of
how best to show parklands , the Black Diamond Trail , and existing commercial businesses .
Paula suggested numbering each commercial area and writing up a brief explanation of why that
area was designated . Peter volunteered to do that.
Paula reported on the TEA-21 grant she was working on with the village (landscaping,
curb restructuring , signage) and NYS Council on the Arts Grant (murals, maps) . Paula also said
she has a student who may be interested in doing an open space study on the Town of Ulysses .
The Board agreed to meet again February 3 , 1999 for a final review of the draft. The Town
Board would then be able to set a public hearing date once they receive a final draft. The meeting
ended at 9 : 20 p . m .