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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