HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-16-2015DECEMBER 16, 2015
5:00 P.M.
PUBLIC HEARING NO. 1
PUD MODIFICATION WALDEN OAKS SUBDIVISION
CONVERSION OF PROPERTY FROM
PUBLIC SPACE TO RESIDENTIAL
MEILINDA SUSMAN, APPLICANT
PARADIGM PROPERTIES, LLC, OWNER
WALDEN OAKS BLVD.
TAX MAP # 106.05-01-24.000
A Public Hearing was held by the Town Board of the Town of Cortlandville at the
Raymond G. Thorpe Municipal Building, 3577 Terrace Road, Cortland, New York, concerning
an application for a conversion of property from public space to residential within the PUD of
Walden Oaks Subdivision, submitted by Meilinda Susman for property owned by Paradigm
Properties, LLC, located on Walden Oaks Blvd., tax map #106.05-01-24.000.
Members present: Supervisor, Richard C. Tupper
Councilman, Theodore V. Testa
Councilman, Ronal L. Rocco
Councilman, John C. Proud
Councilman, Gregory K. Leach
Town Clerk, Karen Q. Snyder, RMC
Others present were: Town Attorney, John Folmer; Highway Sup't. Carl Bush; Ken
Angell; Daniel Clark; Meilinda Susman; Barb Leach; News Reporters: Eric Mulvihill from
WXHC, Tyrone Heppard from the Cortland Standard, Peter Blanchard from the Cortland Voice,
Sharon Stevans from Channel 2, Access TV.
Supervisor Tupper called the Public Hearing to order.
Town Clerk, Karen Q. Snyder, read aloud the published, posted and filed legal notice.
Supervisor Tupper offered privilege of the floor to those in attendance.
Daniel Clark introduced himself and Meilinda Susman to the Board as the applicants. He
explained that she was requesting the PUD modification to build a duplex home for her parents.
The parcel was planned to be a daycare facility in 1994, however there was no demand for such a
facility and it was never built.
No further comments or discussions were heard.
The Public Hearing was closed at 5:08 p.m.
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DECEMBER 16, 2015 5:08 P.M.
TOWN BOARD MEETING
The Regular Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Cortlandville was held at the
Raymond G. Thorpe Municipal Building, 3577 Terrace Road, Cortland, New York, with
Supervisor Tupper presiding.
Members present: Supervisor, Richard C. Tupper
Councilman, Theodore V. Testa
Councilman, Ronal L. Rocco
Councilman, John C. Proud
Councilman, Gregory K. Leach
Town Clerk, Karen Q. Snyder, RMC
Others present were: Town Attorney, John Folmer; Highway Sup't. Carl Bush; Ken
Angell; Daniel Clark; Meilinda Susman; Barb Leach; News Reporters: Eric Mulvihill from
WXHC, Tyrone Heppard from the Cortland Standard, Peter Blanchard from the Cortland Voice,
Sharon Stevans from Channel 2, Access TV.
Supervisor Tupper called the meeting to order.
Councilman Proud made a motion, seconded by Councilman Testa, to approve the Draft
Town Board Minutes of November 18, 2015 with corrections. All voting aye, the motion was
carried.
Councilman Proud made a motion, seconded by Councilman Testa, to approve the Draft
Town Board Minutes of December 2, 2015 as written. All voting aye, the motion was carried.
RESOLUTION #255 AUTHORIZE SUPERVISOR TO SIGN
PURCHASE ORDER #1257
Motion by Councilman Proud
Seconded by Councilman Leach
VOTES: AYE — Tupper, Testa, Rocco, Proud, Leach NAY — 0
ADOPTED
BE IT RESOLVED, the Town Board does hereby authorize and direct the Supervisor to sign
Purchase Order #1257 submitted by Highway Sup't. Bush to be paid to STS, to purchase a Harder
Sander El 14, 14'6" overall length, for the total cost of $6,923.00.
RESOLUTION #256 AUTHORIZE SUPERVISOR TO SIGN
PURCHASE ORDER #0122
Motion by Councilman Leach
Seconded by Councilman Testa
VOTES: AYE — Tupper, Testa, Rocco, Proud, Leach NAY — 0
ADOPTED
BE IT RESOLVED, the Town Board does hereby authorize and direct the Supervisor to sign
Purchase Order #0122 submitted by Supervisor Tupper to be paid to The Computing Center, to
purchase one HP ProLiant DL360 G9 Server ($7,199.00); two HP EliteDesk 800 Workstations
($946.00); one HP LTO-5 Ultium tape drive ($2,539.00); one SAS Tape Drive controller ($250.00);
and one HP LaserJet P3015dn ($479.00), for the total cost of $11,413.00.
RESOLUTION #257 AUTHORIZE PAYMENT OF VOUCHERS — DECEMBER
Motion by Councilman Rocco
Seconded by Councilman Leach
VOTES: AYE — Tupper, Testa, Rocco, Proud, Leach NAY — 0
ADOPTED
BE IT RESOLVED, the vouchers submitted have been audited and shall be paid as follows:
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Funds A, B, DA, DB
Voucher #1117-1188
General Fund A
$
19,871.03
General Fund B
$
2,677.45
Highway Fund DA
$
0.00
Highway Fund DB
$
52,892.87
Funds CD I, CD3, CD4
Voucher #55-56
BMills Rehab CD1
$
0.00
Town Wide Rehab CD3
$
13,819.50
Business Devl CD4
$
0.00
Fund HA, HB, HC, HD,
Voucher #463-481
HE, SS, SW
Luker Rd Water HA
$
0.00
Owego St Water HB
$
0.00
NYS Rt 13 Sewer Rehab HC
$
593.75
Oakcrest/Pendleton Sewer HD
$
0.00
Saunders Rd Sewer HE
$
0.00
Sewer SS
$
4,286.34
Water SW
$
9,717.69
Funds SF, TA, TE
Voucher #42-42
C'Ville Fire District SF
$
0.00
Trust & Agency TA
$
495.00
Expendable Trust TE
$
0.00
Supervisor Tupper offered privilege of the floor to those in attendance.
Councilman Rocco apprised the Board that he met with Cortland County Highway Sup't.
Philip Krey and discussed the Town's request for a reduction in speed limit on McLean Road. He
gave Mr. Krey the history of the Town's previous requests. He suggested the other members of the
Board take the time to meet Mr. Krey if they had not already.
Councilman Rocco also indicated that he spoke with Gene Cilento, Public Information
Officer for the Syracuse Region of the New York State Department of Transportation regarding the
speed limit on McLean Road. The NYS DOT would conduct a complete review of the speed limit
on McLean Road. Councilman Rocco, Mr. Cilento, and the Engineer involved in conducting the
review had a conference call today and discussed the speed limit. The Engineer discussed different
things the County and Town could do together to reduce the speed limit, without actually reducing
the speed limit.
Councilman Rocco also noted that Carl Ford, the previous Regional Director of the NYS
DOT, still works for the NYS DOT but in a different capacity.
The monthly reports of the Water & Sewer Department for the month of November and
December were on the table for review and are filed in the Town Clerk's office.
Councilman Rocco made a motion, seconded by Councilman Leach, to receive and file
correspondence from Time Warner Cable, dated December 16, 2015, regarding programming
services, as well as correspondence regarding price changes for services and equipment. All voting
aye, the motion was carried.
Under old business there was a brief discussion regarding the application for a conversion
of property from public space to residential in the Walden Oaks Subdivision. When the Walden
Oaks Planned Unit Development (PUD) was established the particular lot was set aside with the
intent that a daycare would be constructed on the property. The plan had not developed.
Attorney Folmer explained that all the Board had to do was approve the classification within the
PUD. The Town Planning Board had no objection to the change in classification.
RESOLUTION #258 GRANT A CLASSIFICATION CHANGE FOR A WALDEN
OAKS SUBDIVISION PUD PARCEL FROM PUBLIC USE TO
RESIDENTIAL USE
Motion by Councilman Rocco
Seconded by Councilman Leach
VOTES: AYE — Tupper, Testa, Rocco, Proud, Leach NAY — 0
ADOPTED
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WHEREAS, a letter dated November 20, 2015 was presented to the Cortlandville Planning Board
for a parcel in the Walden Oaks subdivision for a PUD classification change by Meilinda Susman,
who entered into a purchase agreement from the current owner of record, Paradigm Properties,
LLC, and
WHEREAS, said parcel within the Walden Oaks PUD has been set aside and is designated as a
"Public Use — Daycare Parcel", and
WHEREAS, the Town Planning Board reviewed said request and recommended to the Town Board
that they grant the classification change, now therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, the Town Board does hereby grant a classification change for a Walden Oaks
subdivision PUD parcel, tax map #106.05-01-24.000 from "Public Use — Daycare Parcel" to
"Residential Use".
Town Clerk/Tax Collector Snyder reported that she attended a tax collection meeting with
the tax collectors in Cortland County in which she met Peg Mousaw, the new Director of Budget &
Finance for Cortland County. She also mentioned that she was in possession of the 2016
Town/County tax bills.
Attorney Folmer reported:
Proposed Local Law - Retail Petroleum Sales Facilities:
Attorney Folmer presented the Board with copies of a proposed Local Law for Retail
Petroleum Sales Facilities in the Town. The proposed Local Law was reviewed by the Cortland
County Planning Board who recommended adoption of what was submitted with some changes to
the language. A suggestion was made that the proposed Local Law be a separate chapter of the
Code rather than within the Zoning Code so that it would not be subject to variances.
The Town Planning Board has not commented on the proposed Local Law yet. He
suggested the Board review the language but not take any action until after it is reviewed by the
Town Planning Board.
Article 78 Proceeding:
Attorney Folmer apprised the Board that an Article 78 Proceeding commenced questioning
the actions of the Town Zoning Board of Appeals, Town Planning Board, and Town Board with
regard to the Leach application.
RESOLUTION #259 ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIVING NOTICE OF VERIFIED
PETITION IN THE MATTER OF PAMELA JENKINS, CHERI
SHERIDAN AND OLGA SMITH V. LEACH PROPERTIES, LLC,
LEACH'S CUSTOM TRASH SERVICE, SUIT-KOTE
CORPORATION, TOWN OF CORTLANDVILLE ZONING
BOARD OF APPEALS, TOWN OF CORTLANDVILLE
PLANNING BOARD, AND TOWN OF CORTLANDVILLE
TOWN BOARD
Motion by Councilman Proud
Seconded by Councilman Testa
VOTES: AYE - Tupper, Testa, Rocco, Proud RECUSED -Leach NAY - 0
ADOPTED
BE IT RESOLVED, the Town Board does hereby acknowledge, by receiving and filing, the Notice
of Verified Petition in the matter of the Application for a Judgment Pursuant to Article 78 of the
Civil Practice Law and Rules of. Pamela Jenkins, Cheri Sheridan and Olga Smith v. Leach
Properties, LLC, Leach's Custom Trash Service, Suit-Kote Corporation, Town of Cortlandville
Zoning Board of Appeals, Town of Cortlandville Planning Board, and Town of Cortlandville Town
Board.
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Councilman Rocco asked for an interpretation of the different boards (ZBA and Planning
Board) in the Town in regard to the recommendations that are made to the Town Board. He
questioned whether it was the Town Board's responsibility to review the recommendations and
discuss how they came to their conclusions to better understand what went on at the meetings, rather
than to just accept the recommendations. He also questioned the substance of the Minutes from the
ZBA and Planning Board, mentioning that all that was required to be in the minutes was the ayes
and nays and that discussion was not required.
Attorney Folmer explained that the ZBA and the Planning Board are independent bodies;
their proceedings are theirs. The Town Board does not have the authority, legal or otherwise, to
counteract, rescind, change, or alter the actions that those boards take. Every action those two
boards take "is entitled to a presumption of correctness". When the recommendations come to the
Town Board, the Town Board acts on their recommendations until such time that it is indicated that
they have done something incorrect. It is not the Town Board's function to make that judgment.
Councilman Rocco thanked Attorney Folmer for the clarification.
RESOLUTION #260 APPOINT DELEGATE AND ALTERNATE TO VOTE AT
THE ASSOCIATION OF TOWNS ANNUAL MEETING
Motion by Councilman Proud
Seconded by Councilman Testa
VOTES: AYE - Tupper, Testa, Rocco, Proud, Leach NAY - 0
ADOPTED
BE IT RESOLVED, Supervisor Richard C. Tupper is hereby appointed as Delegate, and Town
Clerk Karen Q. Snyder, RMC is hereby appointed as Alternate, to represent the Town of
Cortlandville at the Association of Towns Annual Meeting, to be held in New York City February
14-17, 2016.
Councilman Leach made a motion, seconded by Councilman Proud, to receive and file
recommendations from the Cortland County Planning Department, dated October 30, 2015, and
Cortland County Planning Board Resolution #15-33, dated October 30, 2015, regarding the Town's
proposed Local Law for Retail Petroleum Sales Facilities. All voting aye, the motion was carried.
Attorney Folmer mentioned that the comments made by the County Planning Department
were incorporated into the draft Local Law for Petroleum Retail Sales Facilities that he provided to
the Board tonight.
RESOLUTION 4261 ESTABLISH MILEAGE RATE FOR PERSONAL
VEHICLES
USED FOR TOWN BUSINESS FOR THE YEAR 2016
Motion by Councilman Leach
Seconded by Councilman Rocco
VOTES: AYE - Tupper, Testa, Rocco, Proud, Leach NAY - 0
ADOPTED
BE IT RESOLVED, the mileage rate to be paid by the Town, for personal vehicles used for
Town business, is hereby established at the Federal IRS mileage rate for the year 2016 at $0.54
and is subject to audit by the Town Board, effective January 1, 2016.
There was a brief discussion regarding the relevy of the delinquent water and sewer
accounts to the 2016 tax roll. Town Clerk Snyder apprised the Board that the amount to be relevied
for sewer was $21,485.94, while the amount to be relevied for water was $18,871.11. Councilman
Proud questioned how the amounts to be relevied compared to the 2015 relevy. Town Clerk Snyder
indicated that the amounts to be relevied decreased from the prior year.
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DECEMBER 16, 2015
RESOLUTION #262
TOWN BOARD MEETING
PAGE 5
AUTHORIZATION TO RELEVY DELINQUENT WATER
AND
SEWER ACCOUNTS TO THE 2016 TAX ROLL OF THE TOWN
Motion by Councilman Proud
Seconded by Councilman Leach
VOTES: AYE - Tupper, Testa, Rocco, Proud, Leach NAY - 0
ADOPTED
WHEREAS, the list of delinquent accounts of the Water & Sewer Department of the Town was
submitted, as required, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, the Town Board does hereby receive and file and forward the list of
delinquent water and sewer accounts of the Town of Cortlandville to the Cortland County Real
Property Tax Office, to be relevied onto the 2016 tax roll of the Town.
There was discussion regarding correspondence received from the NYS DEC regarding
an application submitted by Dave McMasters, LLC for a new sand and gravel mine, for property
located at 4216 McCloy Road. Supervisor Tupper explained that the NYS DEC proposed to act
as lead agency for the SEQR review.
Attorney Folmer indicated that he spoke with Planning/Zoning Officer Bruce Weber
regarding the matter. PZO Weber suggested the Town write a letter to the DEC objecting to
them assuming lead agency status for two reasons. First, the Town has not received an
application and cannot make a determination as to what the Town's interest should be.
Secondly, in the EAF submitted to DEC, the applicant indicates they will need approval from the
Planning Board, but say they do not need approval from the Zoning Board of Appeals, when in
fact they would need a variance. Attorney Folmer drafted a letter to the DEC objecting to their
lead agency status, and requested the Board authorize him to send it.
RESOLUTION #263 AUTHORIZE TOWN ATTORNEY TO WRITE A
LETTER TO THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION OBJECTING TO THEIR
PROPOSAL TO ACT AS LEAD AGENCY FOR THE
APPLICATION OF DAVE MCMASTERS, LLC FOR A SAND
AND GRAVEL MINE IN THE TOWN OF CORTLANDVILLE
Motion by Councilman Proud
Seconded by Councilman Leach
VOTES: AYE - Tupper, Testa, Rocco, Proud, Leach NAY - 0
ADOPTED
WHEREAS, the Town Supervisor received correspondence from the New York State Department
of Environmental Conservation, dated November 30, 2015, proposing that they act as lead agency
for the SEQR review of the application submitted by Dave McMasters, LLC for a sand and gravel
mine on property located at 4216 McCloy Road in the Town of Cortlandville, and
WHEREAS, the Town has not received an application for such sand and gravel mine and cannot
make a determination as to what the Town's involvement should be, and
WHEREAS, in the EAF submitted to NYS DEC, the applicant indicates they will need approval
from the Town Planning Board, but indicates that they do not need approval from the Town
Zoning Board of Appeals, when in fact they would need a variance, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, the Town Board does hereby authorize and direct the Town Attorney to
write a letter to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation objecting to
their proposal to act as lead agency for the application of Dave McMasters, LLC for a sand and
gravel mine for property located at 4216 McCloy Road in the Town of Cortlandville, and it is
further
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RESOLVED, that correspondence from the New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation, dated November 30, 2015, is hereby received and filed.
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Councilman Proud made a motion, seconded by Councilman Leach, to receive and file
the Executed Change Order #6 for the NYS Route 13 Sanitary Trunk Sewer Rehabilitation
Project, indicating that the project came in $107,244.90 below the original cost. All voting aye,
the motion was carried.
Councilman Leach questioned the status of the Oakcrest/Pendleton Street Sewer
Installation Project. Supervisor Tupper indicated that the contractor was done digging, but that
the road work would not be finished until the spring. Town Clerk Snyder indicated that the
Town has not yet received notification from the County Health Department that the project was
done in accordance with the County Health Code.
There was discussion regarding the NYS Route 13 Sanitary Trunk Sewer Rehabilitation
Project. Supervisor Tupper indicated that the Town received the Certificate of Substantial
Completion for the project, which was signed by Laura Cassalia, P.E. for CHA, and accepted by
Vacri Construction Corporation and the Town. There was a punchlist of items to be completed
in the spring, and 200% of payment was being held back until the punchlist was complete.
RESOLUTION #264 ACCEPT CERTIFICATE OF SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION
FOR THE NYS ROUTE 13 SANITARY TRUNK SEWER
REHABILITATION PROJECT
Motion by Councilman Proud
Seconded by Councilman Leach
VOTES: AYE - Tupper, Testa, Rocco, Proud, Leach NAY - 0
ADOPTED
BE IT RESOLVED, the Town Board does hereby accept the Certificate of Substantial Completion
for the NYS Route 13 Sanitary Trunk Sewer Rehabilitation Project, subject to completion of the
Punchlist.
Supervisor Tupper apprised the Board that Laura Cassalia, P.E. for CHA provided Water
& Sewer Sup't. Alteri with the 95% engineering plans for the water projects on Luker Road and
Owego Street. Councilman Proud mentioned that he spoke with Water & Sewer Sup't. Alteri
regarding the plans for the projects and he indicated that he wanted to speak with Ms. Cassalia
regarding the possibility of looping the Luker Road water line. Supervisor Tupper stated that it
may be too expensive to loope the water line rather than to dead end the line. Numerous water
easements would be required. Ms. Cassalia would look into the costs to see if looping the line
would fall into the projected budget for the project.
Councilman Rocco thanked the Cortlandville Fire Department for their assistance with a
problem he had with his pool recently. The fire department helped diffuse a possible flooding
issue with their quick response to remove 16,000 gallons of water from his pool as the liner had
cracked. He thanked and gave his appreciation for the men and women who volunteer their time
with the Cortlandville Fire Department.
Councilman Leach questioned whether the Town received a grant for the Route 11
Corridor Study. Supervisor Tupper explained that the Town and Village of Homer applied for a
$400,000+ grant with a 25% match. The grant received was approximately $316,000 with a 25%
match. The grant money would be used to purchase property along the Route 11 corridor and to
complete the environmental review necessary prior to the purchase.
Supervisor Tupper explained that the Village of Homer was actually the Grantor, but that
the Town and the Village would each pay half of the 25% match. In -kid service could also be
applied. Supervisor Tupper stated that the grant was a collaborative effort between the Town
and Village, and that the County was brought into the grant application as well when they
purchased the former Budget Inn property.
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Councilman Leach suggested that the Board take a trip through Blodgett Mills to see the
Christmas lights that were decorating Main Street. He commented that the hamlet has come a long
way since receiving grant funds to help with home improvements and the sidewalks.
No further comments or discussion were heard.
Councilman Testa made a motion, seconded by Councilman Proud, to adjourn the
Regular Meeting. All voting aye, the motion was carried.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Karen Q. Snyder, RMC
Town Clerk
Town of Cortlandville
*Note:
The draft version of this meeting was submitted to the Town Board for their review on January 8, 2016.
The draft version of this meeting was approved as written at the Town Board meeting of JanuM20,2016.
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