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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-05-13 - TB TOWN OF ULYSSES REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING MAY 13TH, 2003 Present : Supervisor Douglas Austic ; Councilpeople Sue Poelvoorde, Lee Scott, Carolyn Duddleston, Robert Weatherby; Town Clerk Marsha L. Georgia; Code Enforcement Officer Alex Rachun absent . Others Present : Richard Coogan, Planning Board Chair/President Jacksonville Association; Christian Boisonnas Representative E . M . C . Supervisor Austic called the meeting to order at 7 : 30 pm, and led those assembled in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America. APPROVAL OF MINUTES — Regular Town Board Meetings of 4/8/2003 , Special Board Meeting of 4/21 /2003 and 4/28/2003 After minor corrections and/or changes Ms . Poelvoorde moved, seconded by Mrs . Duddleston to approve the minutes of the Regular Town Board Meeting of April 8 , 2003 . Mr. Austic aye Ms . Poelvoorde aye Mrs. Duddleston aye Mr. Scott aye Mr. Weatherby aye Adopted. The minutes of the special Town Board meeting were tabled until the next meeting. APPROVAL OF MONTHLY CLAIMS Mr. Scott moved, seconded by Mrs . Duddleston to approve the previously examined vouchers # 182 — 230 in the amount of $ 96 ,403 . 22 . Mr. Austic aye Ms . Poelvoorde aye Mrs . Duddleston aye Mr. Scott aye Mr. Weatherby aye Adopted. REPORTS OF REPRESENTATIVES Tompkins County Representative Peter Penniman Absent Trumansburg Fire Department Representative Absent Richard Coogan, Planning Board Report Mr. Coogan reported the Planning Board is scheduled to meet tomorrow evening. They plan on addressing the matter of getting minutes out in a timelier manner. They have an idea of how many days we have. Mrs . Georgia pointed out that minutes are technically suppose to be posted within two weeks of the meeting and approved shortly after that . Mr. Coogan asked if they could be posted as a draft copy. Mr. Austic stated when a Regular Town Board Meeting 5/ 13/03 decision is made we have to have a certified copy within five days . So if the Planning Board wants to look them over they would have to have another meeting within a day or two . Mr. Coogan asked if the Board had any idea about when straining will be provided to the Planning Board. Ms . Poelvoorde said the Planning Board should look at dates then she would check to see if they were available . Mrs . Duddleston asked if the Planning Board had discussed the request from Robert Brown of Flo-Tech. The Planning Board will be provided this and Mr. Brown will be asked to attend . E .M.0 Report Christian Boisonnas reported that the Jet Ski report has been trashed. He has no sense of what they really want and there is a lack of agreement around the lake. Ms. Poelvoorde had attended a meeting last Thursday night with other representatives from the Town of Ithaca and Lansing and the City of Ithaca. They reviewed the report that was a result of what came out of the subcommittee, which was charged with looking at the personal watercraft issue and other issues. The report did go to the Water Resource Council . (Ms . Poelvoorde had never seen the report previously. ) What Ms . Poelvoorde got out of this meeting was a pre-empted strike against the County again. The recommendations in the report is to pass some regulations, pass some programs and the general consensus is that they do not want the County to do thus, land use regulations should be up to the Towns . So Thursday night they went through the document and went through the recommendations . The recommendations ranged iin controlling activities to issues of water quality. They went through each one . The first one was to devise a program to phase out two -cycle marine engines on the lake and also require maintenance of engines . They discussed that the County could take on the inspection of engines . The g Y Y p next section dealt with the personal watercraft safety, noise, and setting up a zone. What was talked about was setting a zone from the shore and what was thrown out at the meeting was potentially going out 250 ' from shore to have it 10 miles per hour. The next dealt with personal watercraft and hours of operation. The County had 6PM, but they talked about going to 8PM . Next section related to the prohibiting operation of any personal watercraft to anyone less than 16 years of age, unless accompanied or observed by a parent g uardian within 250 ' . Maybe doing something like the motorcycle law. p or Another section related to limiting rentals of personal watercraft, another one was on tubing and pulling objects . Another one was operating a certain distance from shore, exempting fishing boats . There is a whole section on reducing noise . Everyone at the meeting agreed that would be way too difficult to enforce . There are already laws under the navigation law that regulate this . There was something on mooring, not letting boats tie up together. They were not really against this . Than they talked about speed limits . In the report it is 45 mph during the daytime and 25PMH at night. The 25 at night did make sense. The last one is establishing standards for anti-fouling paint. That is beyond the purview of the County or Towns . Mr. Boisonnas was confused because the report Ms . Poelvoorde was discussing was consider dead. Ms . Poelvoorde also had gotten that idea but had been asked to attend the Thursday meeting. Ms . Poelvoorde stated the Towns and the City do have some consensus that something needs to be done about regulating use on the lake and it is not just personal watercraft it is the whole boating issue and again viewing these things that operate on the lake, they are vehicles and there are safety problems . The meeting was to go through the report to see if any of the recommendations made sense . The Tompkins County Municipals Officials will also discuss the topic at their next meeting. The overriding issue is , do the Towns want to do something and do something that everybody agrees with so that enforcement is for the whole area? TOWN REPORTS Highway Superintendent Mr. Meeker reported that the highway crew hauled stone, finished back grading and replacing sod that got dug up through the winter plowing, helped the County do a little 1 Regular Town Board Meeting 5/ 13/03 tiling project on Bostwick Road, cleaned up the brush on VanDorns Corners Road (billed INYSEG for this) , cold patched some pot holes and pulled the salt boxes off of the trucks and washed them out. The cemeteries have been cleaned up and are ready for Memorial Day. Last but not least, the new tuck has been delivered . Code Enforcement Officer In Mr. Rachun ' s absence, Supervisor Austic read his report. Ten permits were issued for the month, one for a single- family residence, 3 for two- family residences, 4 additions, and 2 for businesses and one Zoning only permit . Town Clerk Mrs . Georgia collected a total of $ 1 , 053 . 50 for the month of April and $ 644 . 94 was turned over to the Supervisor along with her monthly report. Second notices were mailed out for unpaid taxes ; all but $ 85 , 000 has been collected . She has received a couple of calls for Plans for Water District #3 , but the callers decided to call Barton & Loguidice to order them. A list has been started of interested contractors to dig the waterlines from the main to the house and hook up the water. Mr. Austic stated it was suggested to him the Town license these contractors and by licensing you give them the plans or procedures to follow . It may just be an approval plan. People will be allowed to do their own but they would still have to have it inspected . More information will be needed on this . Barton & Loguidice are submitting a plan on how to do this hook up . Board Members and Committees Mrs . Duddleston reported 15 property owners came to the Local Grievance on Assessment that was held last Monday. They did have one property owner from Rice Road come and ask for a reduction in assessment based on the condition of the property directly across from them that is in violation of the Town ' s Zoning Ordinance. Mr. Rachun has been aware of this situation and not only would the property owner like it looked into , the Department of Assessment does also . The property owner had stated that assessments go up because of lake views than why shouldn ' t they go down because of a horrible view. It was pointed out that a view of the lake is a permanent view but this view is there because the Town of Ulysses is not enforcing their Zoning Ordinance . The property owner feels that because it has gone un-enforced for so many years it may be permanent. The Board will check with Mr. Rachun . Mr. Austic stated that he would see that something gets done about it . Supervisor Mr. Austic reviewed the Financial Report and no questions were heard . Mr. Austic presented the following modifications in the budget . A FUND Increase A1620 . 2 by $2904 . 98 Increase A1010 . 4 by 400 . 00 Increase A1910 . 4 by 445 . 15 Increase 599 (Appropriated Fund Balance) 3750 . 13 DA FUND Increase DA5142 . 4 by $4626 . 64 Increase DA5148 . 4 by 4635 . 97 Increase 599 by 9262 . 61 Increase DA5130 . 2 by 35219 . 00 (New Ford 550) z Regular Town Board Meeting 5/ 13/03 Transfer from Equipment Reserve $35219 . 00 as per Permissive Referendum Mr. Weatherby moved, seconded by Ms . Poelvoorde the forgoing budget modifications . Mr. Austic aye Ms . Poelvoorde aye Mrs . Duddleston aye Mr. Scott aye Mr. Weatherby aye Adopted . OLD BUSINESS Water District # 3 Update The advertisement was published for bids on Water District #3 and the bid opening is scheduled for Thursday May 29th, 2003 at 11 am. The engineers will review these after opening and the bid will be accepted on June 10th, 2003 , at the Regular Town Board Meeting. Other No other Old Business . NEW BUSINESS Set Bid Opening Time and Date Previously set. Voting Machine Proposal From T.C. Mr. Austic responded to Dooley Kiefer' s letter in reference to the proposal of new electronic voting machines . Basically his response was more questions than comments and her response to him was that she was looking for just that sort of feedback. The Board is waiting for more information. Supposedly the Federal government is mandating the electronic voting machines . Zoning Ordinance Meeting Scheduling The next meeting was scheduled for May 27th, 2003 at 5 : 30 Pm at the Town Hall 10 Elm Street, Trumansburg, NY . Robert Brown Request, Update Mr. Brown has not furnished any additional information. The Planning Board will review what he has submitted and his request to relocate his business, Flo-Tech, on Halseyville Road. Mr. Austic spoke to Attorney Bruce Wilson in reference to if the project will fit in our current zoning or how to fit it in with our proposed zoning. He explained it that the Town could look at the zoning we have purposed and pass the agriculture zone part, and than designate Mr. Brown ' s property as an ag-zone, than since Cottage Industries are allowable in an ag-zone he could go forward. That is one way to do it . The intent follows the Comprehensive Plan and it follows the proposed zoning. Mr. Austic feels this is the only approach they can follow at this point. The Planning Board will review and provide their opinion. Other A Regular Town Board Meeting 5/ 13/03 The only other business Mr. Austic mentioned was to get information on how to register contractors/plumbers for the hook- up of water. HEARING FROM INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS None heard. CORRESPONDENCE Site Plan Mr. Austic provided copies of the Town of Ithaca ' s Site Plan Review and Approval Procedure for the Board to review . There may be a couple of things we might want to use . Grants Mr. Austic received from Governor Pataki ' s office information on grants funded under New York State ' s Environmental Protection Fund . Mr . Coogan wants to take a look at this . The other is Appalachian Regional Commission Program for FY 2004 . Food-Net Request Mr. Austic spoke with Irene Stein and she has stated the County is going to cut the food- net program out of their budget . Locally they are talking about the funding for the program at the Baptist Church in Seneca County where they delivered 25 meals to residents in Ulysses, 25 meals a day to residents in the Village of Trumansburg and 26 meals in Seneca County. These are home-delivered meals ; five days a week and also they serve 15 people who come to the church to eat once a day. They are requesting around $ 1700 from the Town. They contract with Seneca County, the food is prepared in Seneca County and brought down here and they supply the funding for food preparation and bringing it down . The 26 people in Seneca County are being funded by Tompkins County because they are bringing the food down . Ms . Poelvoorde asked if the Village of Trumansburg would also be asked . Mr. Austic stated they did not but the Town could go to the Village and ask for half because it is serving both municipalities . The Board feels it is a good program . Energy Smart Mr. Austic explained briefly the Energy Smart Program . Information on file in the Clerk ' s Office. ADJOURNMENT Hearing no further business Mr. Scott moved, seconded by Ms . Poelvoorde to adjourn the meeting. Hearing no objection the Board unanimously approved to adjourn. Meeting adjourned at 9 : 05 PM . Respectfully submitted, Marsha L. Georgia ;9 , Ulysses Town Clerk 72-11f62- • , . MLG : mg c