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Home My WebLink About1987-10-12J TOWN OF DANBY TOWN BOARD MINUTES OCTOBER 12, 1987 THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF DANBY WAS HELD OCTOBER 12, 1987, AT THE DANBY -TOWN HALL, 1830 DANBY ROAD, DANBY, N.Y., COUNTY OF TOMPKINS, WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY COUNCILMAN RIC DIETRICH AT 8:00 PM. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE nED BY COUNCILMAN DIE TRICH. ® PRESENT RIC DIETRICH COUNCILMAN DOROTHY ROBERTS COUNCILWOMAN JULIA TAGLIAVENTO COUNCILWOMAN ABSENT: DONALD BURDICK SUPERVISOR ABSENT ED SHAY COUNCILMAN' OTHERS — PRESENT: EDWARD M. ROBERTS, LINDA HOWE, RICK LAZARUS, ROBERT DUTCHER, DON FENTON, TED JONES, TEG JONES, ELOISE GREENE, JIM HOVANE'C, KEN (PETE) CODDINGTON, ELIZABETH OWE.NS -ROE„ DEAN F,CKSTROM, CLIFF DeMAYO, ROBERT ROE, PATTI MEYERS, FRANK PROTO, RICK DOBSON AND OTHERS RECORDING_ SECRETARY: JOAN BABBITT, TOWN CLERK APPROVAL OF MINUTES ADOPTED: A MOTION WAS MADE. CLMN. ROBERTS TO A REGULAR MEETING UN CLMN. DIETRICH REP PUMPERS ON BALLOT, CONTRACTED OUT TO BY CL MEND DER F ORTED BOTH BROOK MN, DIETRICH AND SECONDED BY MINUTES OF THE .SF. RTEMBER 14 , 1 98 7 IRE DISTRICT TO READ AS FOLLOWS: THAT CODDINGTON ROAD AND NEW ITEMS APPROVED. CODDINGTON ROAD TONDALE, A MOTION WAS MADE, BY CLMN. ROBERTS AND SECONDED BY ft CLMN, DIETRICH TO AMEND MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 1,1987 PUBLIC HEARING MINUTES TO CHANGE RECOMMENDATION TO READ AS FOLLOWS: RESOLUTION # 32 TOWN BOARD TURNS DOWN PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT OF ROBERT DUTCHER FOR A PET CEME.'NTARY ON STEAM MILL ROAD. A'MOTION'WAS MADE BY CLMN, DIETRICH AND .SECONDED BY CLMN. ROEBRTS TO ACCEPT MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 14,1987 AND OCTOBER 1, 1987 AS AMENDED. DIETRICH, ROBERTS, TAGLIAVENTO COMMUNICATIONS: ---------------- ® TOWN CLERK READ LETTER FROM HISTORIC ITHACA THANKING TOWN BOARD FOR THE USE OF THE TOWN HALL SEPT. 12 FOR ITHACA WORKSHOP AND ASK FOR PERMISSION TO USE TOWN HALL OCTOBER 24, 1987, LETTER FROM DIVI REQUESTING A LETTER FROM THE TOWN BOARD GIVING PERMISSION FOR FIRE -WORKS AT THE OLD DANBY SCHOOL ON OCTOBER 23, 199 7 IN THE EVENING, A MOTION WAS MADE BY CLMN. DIETRICH, SECONDED BY CLMN, TAGLIAVENTO TO GIVE APPROVAL TO DIVI FOR FIRE-WORD.'., LETTER TO BE SENT BY TOWN CLERK. e Y �v PAGE 21 TOWN OF DANBY BOARD MINUTES, OCTOBER 12, 198 7 cl PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR ----------------- - - - - -- CLMN. ROBERTS REQUESTED PERMISSION TO SEND LETTER TO ITHACA JOURNAL REGARDING COVE,RAGF. OF THE ELECTION CLMN. DIETRICH THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA. CT.MN. TAGLIAVENTO REMINDED BOARD THAT A LETTER NEEDED TO BE SE,'li'" •TO ITHACA AGENCY TO REMIND THEM OF THE HALLOWEEN PARTY, OCTOBER 30, 1987, 7:00 TO 8:00 PM PETE CODDINGTON REPORTED SIGNS MISSING AND OTHERS BEING SHOT FULL OF HOLES, MAINLY ON MICHIGAN HOLLOW ROAD, ED ROBERTS SUGGESTED LETTERS BE SENT TO ITHACA COLLEGE, CORNELL, BOB HOWARD REGARDING SIGNS, PETE CODDINGTON TO GIVE DISCRIPTION TO TOWN CLERK. ELOISE GREENE QUESTIONED NEW JUNK LAW AND THE ENFORCE- MENT OF THE LAW? CLMN, DIETRICH EXPLAINED Tf1AT THERE ARE COMPLAINT FORMS IN THE TOWN CLERK OFFICE AND THEY NE'E'D TO BE FILLED OUT ELIZABETH ROE QUESTIONED WHY A FORMAL COMPLAINT HAS TO BE FILED WHEN OUR JUNK LAW REQUIRES THAT IT BE SCREE'ENF,D. TOWN SHOULD E.,'NFORCF. THE NEW JUNK LAW. DISCUSSION BETWEEN CLMN. ROBERTS AND CLMN. DIETRICH REGARDING THAT IT IS THE TOWNS RESPOSIBLITY TO ENFORCE NEW JUNK LAW, FRANK PROTO: REPORTED THAT THE PRE'LIMARY BUDGET IS .IN PROCESS AND IF ALL IS PASSED TAXES COULD INCREASE 23 %, REPORTED ON ROAD PATROL GOING FOR TWO MEN, CAN'T AFFORD EIGHT AT PRESENT TIME. REPORTED ON SEPTIC TANKS THAT ALL PUMPERS WILL BE REQUESTED TO USE THE NEW SEWERAGE PLANT DOWN TOWN AND POSSIBLE INCREASE IN PUMPING FEES, SUGGESTIONS FOR IT TO BE BROKEN DOWN AND PUT ON THE TAX ROLLS RATHER THAN PUMPERS PASSTNGI ON TO THE HOMEOWNERS. RE'PORTE'D ON ASSIGNED COUNCIL, BUS SERVICE FOR DANBY AND LANSING AND BROOKTONDALE COMMUNITY CENTER. AGRICULTURE DISTRICTS DISCUSSED TO OBE DIVIDED BY THE LAKE SO DANBY WILL BE IN TWO DISTRICTS, COUNTY EMS MEETING IN SLATF,RVILLE FIRE.' DEPT. LAST WE'E'K AND SEN. JIM SEWARD INVITED ALL THE COUNTY EMS PERSONEL AND THERE WAS A REPRESENTATIVE FROM DANBY REGARDING CERTIFICATION AND LACK OF FUNDS, JACK MILLER WAS THERE AND IF YOU WANT THE SERVICE YOU NEED TO HELP THEM OUT WITH SOME MONEY, LANDFILL: PHASE 2 ENGINEERS REPORT HAS BEEN RECEIVED, THE THREE MAJOR PARTS ARE THE OUTSIDE TESTING, BALING, AND THE RE'CYLING STUDY. SHOULD GET BACK IN COMMITTEE ON THE 22nd AND HIS COMMITT'E'E TO VOTE. ON IT THE 28th AND PRE,'SENTING'TO COUNTY BOARD SHORTLY THEREAFTER, EXTENSION GIVEN TO PRIVATE LAND OWNERS FOR TESTING UNTIL NOV. 11 1987, TWO FELL INTO THAT CATEGORY ONE WAS LANDSTROM AND A ,MAN IN LANSING, SITE SELECTION .SHOULD BE MADE BY MID NOVEMBER. FRANK PROTO URGES TOWNS TO CHECK ZONING LAWS. COMMITTEE RE'PORT'S: EMC: NO REPORT COMMUNITY COUNCIL: NO REPORT HIGHWAY: PETE REPORTED SIGNS BEING, TAKEN AND SHOT AT STEAM MILL ROAD BRING WORKED ON, GETTING READY FOR WINTER, NO PLACE TO DUMP SLUDGE; AND PE91E HAS TALKED TO JOHN i =o:'K. CLMN. ROBERTS ASKED ABOUT GUARD RAIL RESIDENT ASK ABOUT ON YAPLE ROAD AND PETE SAID ROAD 60 FOOT WIDE THERE AND IF RESIDENT NOT .SATISFIED TO WRITE A LiiTTE'R. SENIOR_ CITIZENS: CLMN. ROBERTS REPORTED MYSTERY TRIP WAS TO THE BURNETT PARK ZOO, SALT CITY PLAY DECEMBER TRIP TO BETHLEM, PA. TO SEE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS Y ZONING: CLMN. DIETRICH RE'PORTE'D BRIEFLY ON ZONING, REGARDING JUNK LAW AND GOING TO COURT 144'.ACH TIME CAN BE VERY EXPENSIVE AND THE TOWN SHOULD MOVE VERY I c: • *PAGE 31 TOWN OF DANBY BOARD MINUTES, �OCTOB.ER l 1987 COMMI.TTEF, REPORTS CONT ' D ZONING CU'N� 0`D_ CAREFULLY IN TERMS OF EACH COMPLAINT, QUESTIONS REGARDING MAYCUMBER PROPERT UNITS AND IF THEY HAVE BEEN INSPECTED CLMN, DIETRICH REPORTED THAT THERE AR OF COMPLAINTS IN THE TOWN AND WE ARE ONE AT A TIME, MAYCUMBER PROPERTY IS Y BEING RENTAL E A.NUMBER TRYING TO PROCEED ON THE LIST. 6 RICK DOBSON SAID MAYCUMBER LOTS ARE 100 X 100 OWNED BY INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE AND THAT IT IS ZONED COMMERCIAL. CLMN. DIETRICH REPORTED THAT IF WE ACT ON EVERY COMPLAINT THE TOWN WOULD BE BROKE. WE ARE PROCEEDING WITH ONE COMPLAINT NOW. ® DON FENTON EXPLAINED TO ELOISE GREENE THAT THE PROCESS IS SLOW AND FOR HER TO BE PATIENT, CLMN, DIETRICH ADVISED HER TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE SYSTEM AND HOW IT WORKS. RICK DOBSON ASKED FOR THE RECORD, HE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHO THE LADY IS AND HOW LONG SHE HAS LIVED IN DANBY? ELOISE GREENE: THREE MONTHS RICK DOBSON: THE PEOPLE YOU ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVE BEEN LIVING HERE, FOR TWENTY AND FORTY YEARS AND IF YOU THINK YOU ARE GOING TO-CHANGE ALL THE VIOLATIONS IN THIS TOWN TO MAKE YOU HAPPY, THERE WOULDN'T BE ENOUGH MONEY IN ALL OUR POCKETS TO DO IT, FRANK PROTO ASKED IF THE TOWN IS PLANNING A VETERANS DAY MEMORIAL SERVICE? PARADE IN _.THE CITY ON THE 8th RICK DOBSON .THINKS SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE, THERE IS NO NAMES ON ANYTHING AND DANBY HAS LOST A LOT OF BOYS IN DIFFERENT WARS, DOG CONTROL: NO REPORT PLANNING_ BOARD: DON GRAHAM REPORTED THAT THE PLANNING BOARD MET LAST MONTH TO REVIEW THE PUD FOR ALBERT AND RHETA SHE:PHARDSON FOR A WESTERN SHOP ON MUZZY ROAD, PLANNING BOARD RECOMMENDS PUD BE APPROVED, BUT NO SALE OF FIRE ARMS. RECOMMENDS A PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD AND APPROVAL GIVEN, CLMN, DIETRICH RECOMMENDED THAT LETTERS BE SENT TO PEOPLE ON MUZZY ROAD ABOUT THE PUBLIC HEARING ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 26,1987 FOLLOWING SUSAN BEENERS, SHEPHARDSON PUBLIC HEARING FROM 8 -9 PM BZA: NOTHING NEW . FIRE_ DISTRICT:_ NO REPORT COUNTY. YOUTH BROOKTONDALE COMMUNITY CENTER WILL BE RECEIVING MONEY FROM DANBY FROM THE DFY MONEY DANBY APPLIED FOR YOUTH SERVICE MONEY, DFY, WE USED IT A YEAR AGO FOR CAMP FIRE. PROGRAM, SOME FOR PRE K, SUMMER YOUTH, SOME; THINGS GOT CHANGED AROUND, THEY ASKED FOR DIRECT MONEY FROM THE TOWN AND I THINK WE COULD COME UP WITH MORE MONEY AND IF WOULD NOT COME FROM ANY TOWN MONEY AND IT WOULD COME FROM OUR SHARE OF STATE MONEY, I THINK WE,ARE GOING TO TRY FOR $600.00 to $800.00. ® OLD BUSINESS: CLMN, D1Gi ICH REPORTED ON ZONING UPDATE: DOUG STALEY IS BEING REPLACED BY KEITH CHRISTOFFL�R.SON AS ATLANTIC GOING THROUGH A REORGANIZATION AND NOW ..WE HAVE TO RETRAIN TO OUR ZONT.NG AND ETC, LETTER SENT TO ATLANTIC TO ASK FOR DOUG STALEY BACK BUT AS OF THIS DATE WE HAVE NO REPLY. DISCUSSION ON HIRING OUR OWN ZONING OFFICER. J PAGE 4, TOWN OF DANBY TOWN BOARD MINUTES, OCTOBER 12, 1987 OLD BUSINESS ROLL CALL: ABSENT NEW BUSINESS ROLL CALL: ABSENT: ROLL CALL ABSENT: ROLL CALL ABSENT RESOLUTION # 33 CHANGE GENERAL FUND WARRANT #9 SEPTEMBER TO READ 2,642.87 not '2, 9 12, 72 CHANGE WEST DANBY WARRANT #9 SEPTEMBER TO READ 385.62 not 1 1 5.75 269.87 DIFFERENCE. WAS LISTED ON GENERAL, FUND AND SHOULD BE ON WEST DANBY CLMN, ROBERTS MOVED TO.APPROVE, SECONDED BY CLMN. TAGLIAVENTO, DIETRICH AYE, FROM ROBERTS GENERAL AYE TAGLIAVENTO AYE 32.4 SHAY BURDICK RESOLUTION #34 CLOSE OUT FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING ACCOUNT $32,442.46 to GENERAL FUND A5132.6 CLMN. RO L10TS MOVED TO APPROVE, SECONDED BY CLMN: TAGLIAVENTO DIETRICH ROBERTS TALIAVENTO SHAY BURDICK RESOLUTION #35 AYE AYE AYE TRANSFER AYE FROM ROBERTS GENERAL AYE FUND A51 32.4 , $2,744,55 TO HIGHWAY FUND CLMN, ROBERTS MOVED TO APPROVE,, SECONDED BY CLMN, TAGLIAVENTO DIETRICH AYE ROBERTS AYE TAGLIAVENTO AYE SHAY AYE BURDICK AYE RESOLUTION # 36 TRANSFER FROM GE'NE'RAL FUND A8010.1 $2, 4 12.00 AND A3010. 1 , $3,302.00 TO GENERAL FUND A8010.4, TOTAL $5, 714 . 00 • 1 CLMN, RCD"PTS MOVED TO APPROVE, SE'CONDE'D BY CLAIN, TAGLIAVENTO DIETRICH AYE • ROBERTS AYE TAGLIAVENTO AYE SHAY BURDICK PAGE 51 TOWN OF DANBY BOARD MINUTES, OCTOBER 12, 1987 APPROVAL OF WARRANTS -------------- - - - - -- A MOTION WAS MADE BY' CLMN. TAGLIAVENTO, SECONDED BY CLMN. ROBERTS TO APPROVE PAYMENT FOR THE GENERAL FUND WARRANT #10, TOTALING $5,986.40 ADOPTED: DIETRICH, ROBERTS, TAGLIAVENTO ABSENT: SHAY & BURDICK 7 A MOTION WAS MADE BY CLMN. ROBERTS, SECONDED BY CLMN, DIETRICH TO APPROVE PAYMENT FOR THE .HIGHWAY FUND WARRANT # 10, TOTALING $181618101 ADOPTED: DIETRICH, ROBERTS, TAGLIAVENTO ABSENT: SHAY & BURDICK 1 A MOTION WAS MADE BY CLMN. ABSENT: DIETRICH, TAGLIAVENTO ABSENT: SECONDED & BY CLMN.. & TAGLIAVENTO TO APPROVE PAYMENT FRO THE WEST DANBY WATER DISTRICT WARRANT # 10, TOTALING $4937.67 ADOPTED: DIETRICH, ROBERTS, TAGLIAVENNTO ABSENT: Srl%'Y & BURDICK A MOTION WAS MADE BY CLMN. TAGLIAVENTO, SECONDED BY CLMN. ROEBRTS TO APPROVE PAYMENT FOR THE CHIPS WARRANT # 10, TOTALING $ 14 , 288.4 3 ADOPTED: DIETRICH, ROEBRTS, TAGLIAVENTO ABSENT: ROBERTS, TAGLIAVENTO ABSENT: SHAY & BURDICK SHAY & BURDICK APPROVAL OF SUPERVISORS REPORT --------------------------- - - - - -- ADJOURN: A MOTION WAS MADE BY CLMN, DIETRICH, SECONDED BY CLMN, TAGLIAVENTO TO ACCEPT THE SUPERVISORS REPORT AS PRESENTED. ADOPTED: DIETRICH, ROEBRTS, TAGLIAVENTO ABSENT: SHAY & BURDICK A MOTION WAS MADE BY CLMN, ROBERTS, SECONDED BY s CLMN. TAGLIAVENTO TO ADJOURN AT 9:40PM RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, JOAN BABBITT, 95�t TOWN CLERK DANBY a 63