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 3rd of July 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
Supervisor McMahon gave the Invocation.
Councilman Roesch led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Supervisor McMahon
called the meeting to order at 8:00PM.
PROCLAMATIONS:
Friends of
Lynnette Bike Tour – Members of the
Friends of Lynnette Bike Tour accepted the proclamation.
This is an opportunity for residents to comment on any matter regarding the meeting agenda items only.
Residents who
spoke: None
A motion
was made by Councilman Crawford, seconded by Councilman Roesch to Approve
Minutes of Workshop Meeting #31, June 14, 2006, Minutes of Workshop Meeting
#32, June 14, 2006, Minutes of Workshop Meeting #33, June 19, 2006, and Minutes
of Regular Meeting #11, June 19, 2006.
APPROVED Ayes 5 Cooke, Crawford, Roesch, Argy, McMahon
Noes 0
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
Jerod & Jim Battaglia,
151 South Lane – Petition to Amend the Zoning Map – 2569 Whitehaven Road – from
M1 to M2
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 request of Jerod
& Jim Battaglia, 151 South Land to amend the zoning map for property
located at 2569 Whitehaven Road from M-1 to M-2.
Residents who
spoke in Favor: None
Residents in
Opposition: Frank Preve, Barbara Johnson,
Carlene Gerber, Gary Tim
Supervisor McMahon declared the Public Hearing closed.
A motion was made by Councilman Roesch, seconded by
Councilwoman Cooke to refer the petition to amend the zoning map for property
located at 2569 Whitehaven Road from M-1 to M-2 to the Planning Board for review and recommendation.
APPROVED Ayes 5 Cooke,
Crawford, Roesch, Argy, McMahon
Noes 0
Park Place Patio Homes –
Whitehaven Road – Preliminary Approval (Revised)
A motion
was made by Councilman Crawford, seconded by Councilwoman Cooke to reschedule
the Public Hearing for Park Place Patio Homes for Monday, July 17, 2006 at
8:00p.m. for the purpose of hearing anyone who wishes to comment in favor of or
against Park Place Patio Homes, Whitehaven Road Cluster Development Approval.
APPROVED Ayes 5 Cooke,
Crawford, Roesch, Argy, McMahon
Noes 0
1.
County of Erie, Department of Personnel – Erie County Civil
Service Canvass Letter
2.
County of Erie, Department of Environment and Planning,
Division of Planning and Economic Development – Public Review of Draft 2005
Erie County Consolidated Annual Performance Report (CAPER)
3.
Town of Elma & Town of Clarence – Resolution in Support
of the Termination of the 1977 Sales Tax Revenue Distribution Agreement
4.
New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic
Preservation – Grand Island Bike Trail Connection – Pin No. 5757.77 Funding
5. Meeting Minutes – Long Range Planning Committee – May 23, 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
Noes 0
SUPERVISOR McMAHON:
Authorize Referendum for
Fire Company Service Awards
A motion
was made by Councilwoman Cooke, seconded by Councilman Crawford to adopt the
following resolution to authorize the Grand Island Fire Company to hold a
referendum vote August 8, 2006:
WHEREAS, Chapter
775 of the 1988 Laws of the State of New York, as amended, provides for the
establishment, abolishment, or amendment, after a mandatory referendum, of a service
award program for volunteer firefighters of incorporated fire companies within
fire protection districts; and