HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-05-14 - TB \,561?
Town of Ulysses 1
Regular Town Board Meeting
May 14 , 1996
TOWN OF ULYSSES
REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING
May 14 , 1996
P resent : Supervisor Doug Austic ; Councilpeople Carolyn
Duddleston , Catherine Stover , Robert Weatherby , Peter Penniman ;
Highway Superintendent James Meeker , Deputy Clerk Paula Mount . -
O thers Present : Alex Rachen , Grace Wolf / Free Press , Susan Madar ,
Tom Rodman , Tom Reitz , Peter Meskill , three members of the Purdy
family .
Supervisor Austic called the Regular Board Meeting of the Town of
Ulysses to order at 7 : 30pm and led those assembled in the Pledge
of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America .
MINUTES
Mrs . Stover moved , seconded by Mrs . Duddleston approval of the
minutes of the Regular Town Board Meetings of April 9 , 1996 and
April 30 , 1996 . Unanimously approved .
CLAIMS
Mr . Austic entertained a motion to approve Claims #A169 - DB207 for
a total amount of $ 47 , 625 . 83 , moved by Mrs . Duddleston , seconded
by Mr . Penniman . Unanimously approved .
REPORT : TRUMANSBURG FIRE DEPT .
No one present .
REPORT : COUNTY REP . PETER MESKILL
Will be in later .
REPORTS
H ighway Superintendent James Meeker reported the crew have
patched roads , hauled stone for summer projects . Three Tom Tran
shelters have been put together and one has been set on a
concrete pad . Cleaned plows and salt spreaders off for storage .
Met with FEMA and sounds as though we will receive- reimbursement
for flood damage in January . Cleaned cemeteries and did some
work on the Gregg St . bridge . Had a rain storm Friday night and
have been cleaning up from that this week ; cleaning culverts ,
have a lot of them to do , washouts in several places ,- gravel to.
pick up . . . a lot of stuff was washed over the hills close to RT89 .
Mr . Meeker referred to a note given to him by Mr . Rustic . . .
doesn ' t know who this is . Mr . Austic said he would call . Mrs .
Purdy spoke up that this note- was in reference to them . They
have a real mess . Live down from the culvert on Maplewood Rd .
Mrs . Purdy showed pictures of damage , described mud and water
damage , etc . House is built over a stream . The stream has now
been rerouted to the left and right of house and debris has fill
he underneath of the home up . . . used to be able to walk under the
house . Evidently the culvert got blocked and when it was cleared
everything came down the hill and literally came in the back door
and out the front . Mr . Purdy was wondering if there was some
kind: of relief from the Town . After discussion Mr . Austic and
Mr . Meeker said they would look at the situation .
Mr . Austic asked Mr . Meeker how much: limit signs cost . Mr .
Meeker sajd about $ 100 . per sus. n withswo poles .
{�
Code Enforcement Office; 4legfachun reported permits issued from
r 4 I.
\C2
C
Town of Ulysses 2
Regular Town Board Meeting
May 14 , 1996
April 10 - May 13 , 1996 ; had two starts , one alteration , one
addition and one conversion . Had a ZBA hearing regarding the old
Clock and Decloux building ; renovating part of the building for a
cabinet - making business , and to continue using the office space
behind the Quonset and using the Quonset for storage at this
time . It was approved . -
Deputy Town Clerk Paula Mount reported total Clerk fees for April
$ 1512 . 38 of which $ 890 . 28 was turned over to the Supervisor with
the monthly report . Tax penalties for the month of April $ 890 . 70
which was turned over to the Supervisor .
Supervisor ' s Financial Report was distributed and reviewed .
OLD BUSINESS
Cold Springs Rd . / Speed Limit
Mr . Austic said he received a memo from NYS to reduce the speed
limit on Cold Springs Road to 45mph ; from RT 96 to Podunk Road .
Mr . Penniman moved , seconded by Mrs . Duddleston to reduce the
speed limit on Cold Springs Road , from RT 96 to Podunk Road to
45mph , and that signs be erected to that effect .
Mr . Austic Aye
Mrs . Stover Aye
Mrs . Duddleston Aye
Mr . Weatherby Aye
Mr . Penniman Aye
Approved .
Bus Shelters
Mr . Austic said we still haven ' t received permission from Blue
Ox , correct ? Mr . Meeker received a call telling him it was
finalized , has not seen it . Three are built , still waiting for a
fourth from the County .
Planning Board Appointment
Mr . Austic made inquiries regarding the three candidates who have
been interviewed for the Planning Board : Barbara Page , Don
Hickman and Gail Zabawsky . In Mr . Austic ' s opinion Gail Zabawsky
seems to be the best candidate, therefore , I would like to
nominate Gail Zabawsky for the Planning Board , seconded by Mr . -
Weatherby .
Hearing no discussion the Board voted .
Mr . Austic Aye
Mrs . Duddleston Aye
Mr . Penniman Aye
Mr . Weatherby Aye
Mrs . Stover Nay
Approved .
Mr . Penniman commented that the Board was fortunate to have so
many people volunteer for this , hope we can find some other area
they would be interested in . Mr . Austic said why don ' t you
contact them and see if they would like to participate in the
Economic Development Committee .
Ulysses Page
Mr . Penniman said there is progress being made . Putting together
lists of community groups , businesses , Town officials . Setting
up a structure , that if we decide to go ahead with this , it will
Town of Ulysses 3
Regular Town Board Meeting
May 14 , 1996
be ready . Will be prepared to demonstrate this at the next
meeting . Still have this temporary free offer of use of
someone ' s computer to put this on for about a year ; after that
might have a cost of $ 200 . / year , excluding maintenance costs .
After the demonstration , will also provide a written text for the
Board to review and approve anything we would put on the Home
Page .
Mr . Austic said the next meeting will be May 28th , Planning Board
and Master Plan Committees want to meet with us . Mr . Penniman
said it won ' t take more that 15 - 20 minutes . The Board decided to
meet at 7 : 00pm on May 28th .
Building Report
Mr . Rachun asked for an up - date on the proposed addition to the
Town Hall . Mr . Austic said the Building Committee met the other
night , changed the design of the stairway . Mr . Rachun asked what
stage the drawings are ; getting close to being finalized ? Mr .
Austic said almost ; Mr . Demjanec is coming on Thursday night for
a meeting and to discuss the outside . Hoping to start
construction this summer .
Report : County Rep . Peter Meskill
Clarify the report in the Ithaca Journal about the County having
an $ 8 . 8 million surplus ; the true surplus is a little over $ 3
million .
County negotiated with the Sheriff ' s Dept . , issued a new five
year contract with them , also negotiated a twenty year
retirement .
Mr . Weatherby asked about the addition to the jail . Mr . Meskill
said that will be a long , long project .
NEW BUSINESS
Proposed Fireworks
Mr . Austic said he had a call from Lou Cassaniti , regarding the
fireworks on the 4th of July . He is having difficulty raising -
funds for this . Wanted to know what we could do . . not
financially . . but to encourage someone to sponsor this . Mentioned
that this could be an all day event , bands , etc . Trying to raise
$ 3 , 000 . to 5 , 000 . He ' s just wondering if there are any ideas to
get support , otherwise it will be cancelled .
Economic Development Committee
Mr . Austic reiterated to Mr . Penniman to ask Don Hickman and
Barbara Page to serve on this Committee . Mr . Austic said he
spoke to a few ; Paul Harrington would be willing to do it
( banker ) , Skip Stedge ( owner S & S Video ) and John Delaney from the
school . - Mr . Weatherby asked how many do you want ? Mr . Austic
said about 5 or 6 . Also some appointments from Village , Chamber ,
etc . Will discuss this at the next meeting .
Establishment / Guidelines / Meal Allowance During Traveling
Mr . Austic said that Mrs . Duddleston remembers some work on this
issue during Mr . Luster ' s time of service as Supervisor . Will
look this up .
Report / Planning Board Meeting
\\(;)
Town of Ulysses 4
Regular Town Board Meeting
May 14 , 1996
Mrs . Stover said the second draft of the Master Plan was not
available ; did have the format of how the whole thing will be set
up . Lot of discussion on the map . Not many changes at this
point . Mr . Rustic asked if they were leaving it or coming up
with three or four maps ? Mrs . Stover said they didn ' t mention
this . Mr . Rachun said he spoke with Attorney Wilson about this
and he felt it was imperative that the Master Plan Committee came
up with alternative maps to give the Town Board a range of
choices . Feels that Mr . Wilson be in attendance when the map is
reviewed .
Further discussion ensued . will ask Mr . Wilson to attend the
meeting on the 28th of May .
Hearing of Individuals / Groups
Mr . Reitz passed out copies of Town Law regarding Executive -
Sessions . Seemed to be questions of when to call an Executive
Session during the April Board Meeting .
Mr . Purdy asked for clarification from Mr . Austic when he would
be coming to see damage on his property . Mr . Austic said he and
J im would come to see it . . . Mr . Purdy said we are expecting more
rain with the potential for further damage . Mr . Meeker said
t omorrow morning ? Mr . Austic said what time , 6 : 30am? Mr . Meeker
agreed . Mr . Rachun asked Mr . Purdy if he had his own insurance
people look at the damage . Mrs . Purdy said they had just called
t he lawyer . . . Mr . Purdy said to see if there is some liability .
Mr . Meeker asked if they had checked with the State . Mr . Purdy
couldn ' t recall since he had made so many calls . At that point
spoke with his attorney for an opinion and he directed us to
speak to you . Mrs . Purdy said she realizes you have to do things -
for the Town and the roads ; feels that it wasn ' t thought out
e nough as to who is below . Mr . Meeker said it was going down the -
road and if the water hadn ' t been channeled back to where it
should be , would have caused severe damage to the road . Short -
d iscussion ensued .. Mr . Austic said they would be down tomorrow
morning , will someone be there ? Mr . Purdy said someone would
meet them .
Correspondence
Mr . Austic said there will be a reduction in insurance on the
Town Hall and Town Barns . Has other correspondence if anyone is
interested .
Adjournment
Hearing no further business Mr . Penniman moved to adjourn ,
seconded by Mrs . Stover . Unanimously approved the meeting was
adjourned at 9 : 00pm .
Respectfully submitted ,
Paula J . Mount
Deputy Town Clerk