Town Board Meeting - June 18, 2007 - Disposition

ROLL CALL:     Town Clerk

All Present

INVOCATION:   St. Martin-In-The-Fields Episcopal Church

Rev. Earle King

PLEDGE:  Councilwoman Susan Argy

 

PROCLAMATIONS:

1.    KidBiz – June 30, 2007

2.    2007 Island Happenings – June 30, 2007

3.    50 Years – Grand Island Plaza Barber Shop

 

PUBLIC COMMENTS: - AGENDA ITEMS ONLY

Speakers:  Lois Shriver, Liz Stocklosa  Re: Country Club Cottages           David Galbo                                       Re: Site Plan Approval – Tea House and Gift Shop

MINUTES: 

1.    Approve Minutes of Workshop Meeting #34, June 4, 2007

2.    Approve Minutes of Regular Meeting #10, June 4, 2007

3.    Approve Minutes of Workshop Meeting #35, June 6, 2007

4.    Approve Minutes of Workshop Meeting #36, June 7, 2007

5.    Approve Minutes of Workshop Meeting #37, June 11, 2007

Cooke/Argy, Approved 5-0

CONSENT AGENDA:

1.    New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Lands & Forests – Notice to Proceed

2.    New York State Department of Environmental Conservation – Notice of Complete Application – Christine M. Weaver, Anchor Marine

3.    Meeting Minutes – Town of Grand Island Safety Committee – May 3, 2007

4.    Golden Age Center – Vehicle Usage – May 2007

5.    Golden Age Center – Facility Usage – May 2007

6.    Building Permits Issued – May 2007

7.    Meeting Minutes – GIFTS Executive Meeting – May 8, 2007

8.    State of New York, State Board of Real Property Services – Notice of Tentative State Equalization Rate for the 2007 Assessment Roll

9.    Meeting Minutes – Zoning Board of Appeals – May 3, 2007

10. Meeting Minutes – Planning Board – May 14, 2007

11. Meeting Minutes – Board of Architectural Review – May 8, 2007

12. County of Erie, Department of Environment and Planning, Division of Planning and Economic Development – Public Review of Draft 2006 Erie County Consolidated Annual Performance Report (CAPER)

Crawford/Cooke, Approved 5-0

COMMUNICATIONS –TOWN BOARD:

 

SUPERVISOR McMAHON:

1.    Authorize Supervisor to Sign Grant Application – Drainage Improvements for Veterans Park

2.    Appoint Seasonal Crew Chief – Parks & Recreation

3.    Local Law Intro #4 of 2007 – Design & Performance Standards

A.  Planning Board Correspondence

4.    Authorize Supervisor to Notify Erie County of Re-Appointment – Environmental Management Council (ECEMC)

1.    Roesch/Argy, Approved 5-0

2.    A. Supervisor to Sign PO-17                            Roesch/Argy, Approved 5-0         B. Supervisor to Sign MOA                Cooke/Argy, Approved 5-0           C.  Appoint Tom Cecere, effective 5-24-07 to 8-31-07 @ $23.40/hr. Roesch/Crawford, Approved  

3.    A. Adopt Local Law #2/2007 – Retain Sub Paragraphs 49-68 I-J Renumber A-B, and 49-81 J-K Renumber A-B                        Crawford/Cooke, Approved 5-0    B. Adopt New Design & Performance Standards Roesch/Argy, Approved 5-0

4.    Cooke/Argy, Approved 5-0

COUNCILWOMAN MARY S. COOKE:

1.  Approve Town/School Cooperation Agreement

1.  Cooke/Crawford, Approved 5-0

COMMUNICATIONS – OTHER TOWN OFFICIALS:

 

HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT – RAYMOND DLUGOKINSKI:

1.    Summer Help Hire

2.    Award Bid for 2007 9’ All Season Dump Box or Newer

1.  Andrew Savoy-Burke effective June 4, 2007 at $ 9.25/hr – FYI

2.  Award bid to Viking Cives $20,412 Roesch/Cooke, Approved 5-0

DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING & WATER RESOURCES – JOHN WHITNEY:

1.    Request to Advertise for Bids – 2007 – Bituminous Resurfacing of Various Town Roads – Job No. M-14-2007

2.    Request to Advertise for Bids – East River Road Sewage Pump Station #3 Reconstruction – Job No. M-183

1.    Cooke/Argy, Approved 5-0

2.    Cooke/Roesch, Approved 5-0

RECREATION DIRECTOR – LINDA TUFILLARO:

1.    Replacement Hires

1. New Hire @7.15/hr and new Life Guard @$7.50/hr           Cooke/Argy, Approved 5-0

ZONING OFFICER – JOHN McCARTHY:

1.    Special Use Permit Renewal – Laura & Steven Gorchek, Keeping of 1 Agricultural Animal on 2.3 Acres

1.  Cooke/Argy, Approved 5-0

PLANNING BOARD:

1.  Gun Creek PDD – Project Setbacks

2.  Country Club Cottages – Cluster Application

3.  Raj Chopra, Love Rd. – Site Plan Approval – Laundromat/Car Wash/Storage Building

4.  Ashbrooke Court Estates, Long Rd. – Conditional Approval of the Preliminary Plat

5.  Catherine Knight, Grand Island Blvd. – Site Plan Approval – Tea House and Gift Shop

6.   Gerald T. Soto, (Erie Plumbing & Remodeling), Baseline Rd. – Site Plan Approval – Business Office/Contractor’s Yard

7.  Town Hall Terrace – Senior Apartments – Site Plan Amendment

A.  Silvestri Architects, PC Correspondence

1.    Cooke/Roesch, Approved 5-0

2.    Set Public Hearing Monday, July 2, 2007 at 8:00p.m.         Roesch/Argy, Approved 5-0

3.    Tabled in PB Referred to TB Crawford/Roesch, Approved 5-0

4.    Cooke/Roesch, Approved 5-0

5.    Referred to PB to review new Design & Performance Standards Cooke/Argy, Approved 5-0

6.    Approved with conditions       Crawford/Cooke, Approved 5-0

7.    A. Site Plan/Street names Cooke/Roesch, Approved 5-0       B. Model Building with no C of O until conditions accepted by Town          Crawford/Cooke, Approved 5-0

COMMUNICATIONS – GENERAL: 

1.    William Young – Proposed Subdivision of Vacant Property, East River Road

2.    James & Eileen Niland – Wetland Assessment of 28.5 Acres Southwest of Fix Road and Baseline Road

3.    Annmarie Vanini – Finishing Sidewalks

1.  Subject to TA approval     Cooke/Roesch, Approved 5-0

2.  Referred to Town Board   Crawford/Cooke, Approved 5-0

3.  Referred to Sidewalk/Bikepath Committee               Cooke/Crawford, Approved 5-0

REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE:

Vouchers #86880 – 87039

General         $105,372.91 

Highway        $  15,758.36

Sewer            $  27,873.86

Water            $  17,523.65

Capital           $   3,800.00

Garbage        $  92,112.62

Fire                $207,764.00

Total                $477,152.40

Cooke/Roesch, Approved 5-0

   UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

1.   Approve Town Safety Manual

Remains Tabled

  SUSPEND THE RULES:

   1.  Block Party – Wallace Drive – Set Public Hearing

A.  Suspend the Rules   Cooke/Roesch, Approved 5-0            B. Set Public Hearing for Monday      7-2-07 at 8:00p.m.         Crawford/Cooke, Approved 5-0 

   PUBLIC COMMENTS:

Speakers: Frank Burkhart                 Re: Design & Performance Standards

FROM THE BOARD:

Argy: Happy 4th of July                 Roesch: WIFI Grant
Cooke: Island Happenings, Tree Grant, Design & Performance Stnds.                                     Crawford: Kid Biz – June 30th 

McMahon: Relay for Life

MEMORIAL ADJOURNMENT:

Thelma Chipkar

James Vincent

Donald Ashley

Sandra Stamler

Thomas Tomkinson

Leona Kovach

Mary Barth

Imogene Zavodny

 

Adjourned at  8:50p.m.

Cooke/Roesch, Approved 5-0