A regular meeting of the Town Board of Grand Island, New York was held at the Town Hall, 2255 Baseline Rd., Grand Island, NY at 8:00 PM on the 19th of June 2006.

 

Present:                      Peter A. McMahon                Supervisor

Richard W. Crawford                         Councilman

Mary S. Cooke                        Councilwoman

Gary G. Roesch                        Councilman

Susan J. Argy                                    Councilwoman

Patricia A. Frentzel                        Town Clerk

Peter C. Godfrey                         Town Attorney

 

Also Present:              Raymond Dlugokinski             Highway Superintendent

 

Mr. Mark Rogers from Whitehaven Road Baptist Church gave the Invocation. 

Councilman Crawford led the Pledge of Allegiance. 

Supervisor McMahon called the meeting to order at 8:00PM.

 

PROCLAMATIONS:

Eagle Scouts Recognition – Eagle Scouts Andrew and Jeffrey Stange accepted proclamations.

Kid Biz, July 1, 2006 – Members of the Kid Biz Committee accepted proclamation.

 

PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR:

This is an opportunity for residents to comment on any matter regarding the meeting agenda items only.

Residents who spoke:            None.

 

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

A motion was made by Councilwoman Cooke, seconded by Councilwoman Argy to approve Minutes of Workshop Meeting #28, May 31, 2006, Minutes of Workshop Meeting #29, June 5, 2006, Minutes of Regular Meeting #10, June 5, 2006 and Minutes of Workshop Meeting #30, June 7, 2006.

APPROVED       Ayes       5   Cooke, Crawford, Roesch, Argy, McMahon

                        Noes            0

 

PUBLIC HEARING:

Waterford Park Subdivision – Preliminary Plat Approval (Revised Plan),

A Public Hearing was held at 8:00p.m. for the purpose of hearing anyone who wanted to make comments in favor of or in opposition of the proposed Preliminary Plat Approval (Revised Plan) for Waterford Park Subdivision.

Residents who spoke in Favor:            Douglas Scheid

 

Residents in Opposition:            E-mail from an Adelphia account, e-mail from Darek Stochmialek, Nan Hoffman, James Bialek, Jan Farrell, June Beeles, Linda Holcolm, Donald Wilkinson

 

Supervisor McMahon declared the Public Hearing closed.

A motion was made by Councilwoman Cooke, seconded by Councilman Crawford to refer the Preliminary Plat Approval (Revised Plan) to the Town Board due to incomplete application issues.

APPROVED            Ayes            5            Cooke, Crawford, Roesch, Argy, McMahon

                        Noes            0

Special Use Permit Application – Cyrus Ardalan, 5345 East River Road – Keeping of 10 Equine Animals on 50 Acres

A Public Hearing was held at 8:00p.m. for the purpose of hearing anyone who wanted to make comments in favor of or in opposition of the proposed Special Use Permit Application of Cyrus Ardalan, 5345 East River Road for keeping of up to 10 equine animals on 50 acres on vacant property located across the street from 5345 East River Road.

Residents who spoke in Favor:            None

 

Residents in Opposition:            Letter from Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Reger

                                                            Christine Stange

 

Supervisor McMahon declared the Public Hearing closed.

A motion was made by Councilman Roesch, seconded by Councilman Crawford to refer the Special Use Permit Application by Cyrus Ardalan to the Planning Board for review and recommendation.

APPROVED            Ayes            5            Cooke, Crawford, Roesch, Argy, McMahon

                        Noes            0

 

CONSENT AGENDA:

1.      Golden Age Center – Vehicle Usage – May 2006

2.      Golden Age Center – Facility Usage – May 2006

3.      Building Permits Issued – May 2006

4.      Meeting Minutes – Zoning Board of Appeals – May 4, 2006

5.      The State Education Department, The New York State Archives, Grants Administration and Program Support Unit – Local Government Records Management Improvement Fund (LGRMIF) 2006-2007, Summary of Reviewers’ Recommendations

6.      Meeting Minutes – GIFTS Executive Team – May 10, 2006

7.      Meeting Minutes – Planning Board – May 8, 2006

8.      Meeting Minutes – Board of Architectural Review – May 9, 2006

A motion was made by Councilwoman Cooke, seconded by Councilwoman Argy to approve the consent agenda as distributed.

APPROVED       Ayes       5   Cooke, Crawford, Roesch, Argy, McMahon