Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969-04-14 211 TOWN OF DANDY \. TOWN BOARD MINUTES April 14 , 1969 The - regular meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Danby was held at the Danby Town Hall , Monday , April 1.4 , 1969 at 8 : 00 P . M . Board Members Present : Supervisor James Ho Cortright Councilman Donald Co Makie 110 Councilman Ralph Wilbur Justice A . Francis Wright Justice Floyd Dorn at 8 : 30 P . M . Others present : Mrs . Dorothy Everhart , Mrs , Nan Webber , Mrs Epp , Mrs . Weitzel , Mrs . Senja Radcliffe , Moses Peter , Joe Short , Herbert Muzzy , Fred , Thayer , Gordon Roberts . , Mrs , Sandra Roberts , John Brooks , Lloyd Buchanan , Gould Colman , Mrso Barriet Moore and 3 girls from her 4cH citizenship club ° Also : Highway Superintendent Chaffee and Zoning Officer atfield o Supervisor Cortright a e th meeting to order ° Minutes of the March meeting were approve as submitted o . COMIMUNICATIONS 10 Resignation from the Danby Planning Board ° 20 From Attorney Dick Thaler to Supervisor re : Autosalvage to set up- a conference between . Manley , and. Dick : Thaler and Supervisor . 3 . From the Ithaca City School District requesting use of the Danby voting machine for the May 6 School election . ON AGENDA PRIVILEGE OF FLOOR None from the Board . Gordon Roberts requested that the assessors go to some of the older homes that have been extensively remodeled and taxes not gone up . Assessor Fred Thayer reported this has already been started , and has covered homes both old and news COMMITTEE REPORTS Highway = Wilbur reported the backhoe has been repaired and in use . Stonecrusher was in use about four days when motor needed. repair which the County is rebuading , The town is going . ;- to pay for removing the motor and installing and the county . - -._ is vaying for overhaul the motor , 4 4 Truck _in_ _ tandem_ _ axle_ cl - O Chaffee reported that aeckway will cost between tYwenty �three' and twenty four thousand andN a Ford with a large gasoline motor will be about $ 18 , 500 . 00 III and with a diesel will be about $23 , 000 . 00 .. These have a 12 yard box , Discussion . Councilman Wilbur made the motion that the Town Board buy some type of tandem truck with at least a 124ard box and that the highway sunerintendent draw up specifir, ations , . and advertise for bids to , oe _, opened at the . May 12th Town Bw - rd meeting o Seconded by Wright . 5 ayes , - 0 noes , carried . Zoning m Dorn 0 no report . if . ; Town Board Minutes o April 149 1969 Sheet # 2 Fire ® Wilbur reported that the new k'wheel drive truck which the Fire Department purchased themselves for grass fires now has a tank on and is in operation , Fire house is progressing very well and expect completion May 1st or 15th . Cemeteries m Dorn reported thatt there is not too much to be done except mowing because of budget , 411 Youth - Makie reported just routine , Insurance a Wright reported a new plan investigated for highway employee0 health insurance , Has met with the employees and all five have signed up . Cost to all the employees - $ 93 , 06 and cost to the Town ts $ 93 . 06 per month . Discussion as to whetner the employees fully understand this , ( This cost includes a life insurance policy . ) Mr , Sady is to meet again with the highway employees , to clarify costs , sch. eduled. 4115 /69 7 : 00 A . M . Refuse Collection & Disposal Makie reported waiting to hear from the County . Still to be ready by fall . OLD BUSINESS Highway Superintendentas Report c Chaffee reprts a goo job done on e pa. i.�r ing the backhoe . Zoning Officer ' s Report a Hat ieid reported building not good this year . Laet year up to April , permits for seven houses were issued and this year not one . So far this month fours ' people are planning to build , Planning Board ® Short repo : tea no comment a awaiting action on letter read under communi :: ations , Appeal. s Board ® Roberts -= no :report Assessors a Thayer a no report West Danby Water District t = S 'Lrd r so ^ Cortright reported the West Danby. Water Dist : Y1 is now in operation . Also to "hua 'A ' care of an ammendment to Resolution # 24 . Councilman Donald. Made made the motion . that Resolution # 24 of 1968 is now ammended by motion set forth in the December 9 , 1968 Town Board meeting whereby Water Superintendent Harold Cook does collect the first 60 tenadoliar inspection fees and from there receives j $ 100 . 00 a month and the $10=or0:0 - or . each remaining hook-up inspection . Seconded by A . Francis Wright , Justine . 5 ayes , 0 noes, carried . Zoning Ordinan e ( Proposed. Changes ) a Date set for public hearing is May 19 19699 Town Hall at 8 : 00 P . M . Zoning Ordinance is at the printers , Original draft was done and proof- read by the attorney and back at printers for 100 copies . Original map has been reproduced and Miller 6 s office is in the process of drawing on the map proposed special d. eveLopment district as it is now called in accordance with she ordinance on Horn brook Road . C `213 i TQWN_BOARD_MINUTES_ APBIL_l4._196.9_ _ Sheet_ 3 . RECESS-at 9815 P . M . Supeiv4ar Cortright declared a recess before going into new business to talk with the town board . MEETING .CALLED BACK TO ORDER - 9820 P . M . NEW BUSINESS Letter from the Planning Board regarding resignation ( six of the seven members ) = Councilman Wilbur asked Chairman of the Planning Board Short if anything he wanted to add to which Mr . Short outlined : Town Board has recommendations for a zoning ordinance and map , mobile park regulations , and also reports on the town dump and the importance of revitalizing the ,center of Danby . Also three businesses were blocked from investing = = Autosalvage of Ithaca and two trailer park developers . Questions the 701 plan not being implemented . , Supervisor Cortright stated the recommeribtations of the Planning Board are a record in the Town BoardiMinutes , The 701 plan was to serve as a guideline for the devclopememt of the town not to be followed verbatim . An example of this is the fire house which is being built . The zoning ordinance is nea a revision of which mobile park re ula® tions / are Ming ' h ' rrporatede A county planning director has been appointed and there are definite prospects of a regional sanitary landfill operation . Regarding the revitalim nation of the center of 't he Town of Danby , Cortright said it would have behooved the Planning Board to have made a recommendation as to how this could be done = =where the funds may be secured and to present a whole package to the Town Board for theit consideration rather than pointing out the fact that a few old houses that should be bought with tax payers money for the purpose of speculation . Now that we have a Planning Department in the County and a Planning Director , our Town Planning Boards, who _are lay people , will have the leadership and advice to implement � �town planning . Supervisor Cortright regretted the Planning Board action to r'e ign ° Upon asking the Planning Board to reconsider , Mr . Short took letter back , Assistant ' Zoning Officer appointment = Councilman Donald Makie recommended the ap?aointment of Gordon Roberts as Assistant Zoning Officer . Seconded by Justice Dorn . 5 ayes , 0 noes , carried . Water District © Supervisor has received FHA approval to reduce the retain= ' age on the contractor from 10% to 5% . Councilman Makie moved to reduce the retainage on the Contractor of the West Danby Water District from 10% to 5% effective April 1 , 1969 , Seconded by Justice Dorn . 5 ayes , 0 noes , carried . Use of voting machines = Justice Wright moved the Ithaca City School be allowed to use voting machine to be responsible - - :ea damage and pay the custodian . Seconded by 'Co =0_ilma,n Wilbur --- 5 - ayes a 0• noes ,, carried , 1 ?-7117--- General Fund Bitis m •°Makie moved to pay the Fund Bills if 27 through #j4- as listed ®a +�k • ---- - -totalling 498:25 Seconded by Dorn. 5 ayes , 0 noes , carried. Highway Fund Bills - Wilbur moved to pay the Highway Fund Bills # 41 through # 54 as listed on Warrant . 4- totalling $ 901 . 54 . Seconded by Makie . 5 ayes , Opnoes , carried . Water District Bills - Wright moved to pay # 5 Water District Bill totalling $ 1 , 034 . 43 . Seconded by Wilbur . 5ayes , 0 noes , carried . Supervisor ' s Reports - Wilbur moved to accept - the Supervisor ' s Resports . Seconded by Dorn . 4 ayes , 0 noes , carried . Meeting adjourned at 10 : 00 P . M . Respectfully submitte . , AOr