General Meeting

General Meeting - January 5, 2009

TITLE:
ROLL CALL: Town Clerk
INVOCATION: Whitehaven Road Baptist Church
PLEDGE: Councilman Richard Crawford
PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR - AGENDA ITEMS ONLY
MINUTES: 1. Approve Minutes of Workshop Meeting #107, December 12, 2008 2. Approve Minutes of Workshop Meeting #108, December 15, 2008 3. Approve Minutes of Workshop Meeting #109, December 15, 2008 4. Approve Minutes of Regular Meeting #23, December 15, 2008 5. Approve Minutes of Workshop Meeting #110, December 22, 2008
CONSENT AGENDA: 1. Meeting Minutes – Board of Architectural Review – November 18, 2008 2. State of New York Department of Public Service – Electronic Process, Commission Proceedings 3. Hopkins Garas & Sorgi, Attorneys at Law – Country Club Cottages Project – SDEIS 4. Common Council, City of Buffalo – Item #86, CCP 12/09/08, “Empire Zone Communities Regionally Significant Projects” 5. State of New York Department of Public Service – Temporary Operating Authority for Time Warner 6. Meeting Minutes – GIFTS - November 20, 2008 7. ECIDA – 2008 Starline USA Inc. Project
2009 REORGANIZATION: 1. 30-Day Extension Supervisor’s Report 2. Deputy Supervisor 3. Mileage 4. Assessment Formulas Reaffirmed 5. Authorization – Petty Cash Funds 6. Rules and Procedures 7. Bonding – Town Personnel 8. Legal Holidays 9. Town Hall Hours
2009 REORGANIZATION: 10. Town Newspaper Designated 11. Bank Depositories Designated 12. Audit Counselors Designated 13. Facsimile Signature of Supervisor 14. Town Board Meeting Nights Designated 15. Date to Audit Bills 16. Payroll Dates 17. Appointment – Audit Committee 18. Appointment – Citizen Corps Council 19. Appointment – Liaisons 20. Appointment – Personnel Committee 21. Appointment – Sidewalk & Bikepath Committee 22. Appointment – Special District’s Committee 23. Appointment – Supervisor’s Secretary 24. Budget Officer Designated 25. Salaries Adopted 26. Appointment – Architectural Review Board 27. Appointment – Board of Ethics 28. Appointment – Cable/Communications Committee 29. Appointment – Commission for Conservation of the Environment 30. Appointment – Economic Development Advisory Board 31. Appointment – Historical Preservation Advisory Board 32. Appointment – Human Rights Commission 33. Appointment – Library Trustee 34. Appointment – Parks & Recreation Advisory Board 35. Appointment – Planning Board 36. Appointments – Traffic Safety Advisory Board 37. Appointment – Zoning Board of Appeals 38. Building Department Re-appointments 39. Appointment – Town Historian 40. Appointment – Commissioner of Police 41. Justice Court – Monthly Payment to New York State 42. Memberships – State Association of Municipal Purchasing Officers, NY Planning Federation, Association of Erie County Governments, Association of Towns, NYS Government Finance Officers Association 43. Association of Towns Annual Meeting – Authorize Attendance & Delegates 44. Adopt Fee Schedule 45. Legal Representation for the Town of Grand Island 46. Designate Harassment Complaint Officers 47. Investment Policy 48. Procurement Policy 49. Appoint Deputy Disaster Coordinator 50. Workers’ Compensation Representatives
COMMUNICATIONS - TOWN BOARD:
SUPERVISOR – PETER McMAHON: 1. Zoning Board of Appeals – Resignation & Appointment 2. Network Services 2009 Contract
COMMUNICATIONS - OTHER TOWN OFFICIALS:
TOWN CLERK - PATRICIA A. FRENTZEL: 1. Appointment of Deputies
HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT - RAYMOND DLUGOKINSKI: 1. Appointment of Deputy Highway Superintendent
DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING & WATER RESOURCES - JOHN WHITNEY: 1. 1917 Staley Road – Certificate of Occupancy
ZONING OFFICER – JOHN McCARTHY: 1. Special Use Permit Renewal – Robert F. Mesmer, Love Road – Private Airport/Landing Strip
COMMUNICATIONS – GENERAL: 1. Grand Island Chamber of Commerce – Welcome Signs
REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE:
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: 1. Upstate Cellular, Long Road – Site Plan Approval – Cell Tower 2. KeyCorp – Proposed Key Bank – Site Plan Review 3. Golf Course Villas at River Oaks, Phase 3, (21 Lots) – Final Plat Approval 4. Robert & Carolyn Marble – Abandonment of Paper Street (Avery Ave.)
PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR:
FROM THE BOARD:
MEMORIAL ADJOURNMENT: Sidney Birzon James Stockman Jr. Eleanor Falejczyk Ignatius Lazzaro Betty Ann Cerminara Anita Cole Norma Gelose Cleatus Remmy Andrew Saltzman Rev. Royce Chaney Janine Rubino Charles Satterlee Francis Preve Dennis Stankiewicz

TITLE:

ROLL CALL: Town Clerk

INVOCATION: Whitehaven Road Baptist Church

PLEDGE: Councilman Richard Crawford

PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR - AGENDA ITEMS ONLY

MINUTES:

1. Approve Minutes of Workshop Meeting #107, December 12, 2008

2. Approve Minutes of Workshop Meeting #108, December 15, 2008

3. Approve Minutes of Workshop Meeting #109, December 15, 2008

4. Approve Minutes of Regular Meeting #23, December 15, 2008

5. Approve Minutes of Workshop Meeting #110, December 22, 2008

CONSENT AGENDA:

1. Meeting Minutes – Board of Architectural Review – November 18, 2008

2. State of New York Department of Public Service – Electronic Process, Commission Proceedings

3. Hopkins Garas & Sorgi, Attorneys at Law – Country Club Cottages Project – SDEIS

4. Common Council, City of Buffalo – Item #86, CCP 12/09/08, “Empire Zone Communities Regionally Significant Projects”

5. State of New York Department of Public Service – Temporary Operating Authority for Time Warner

6. Meeting Minutes – GIFTS - November 20, 2008

7. ECIDA – 2008 Starline USA Inc. Project

2009 REORGANIZATION:

1. 30-Day Extension Supervisor’s Report

2. Deputy Supervisor

3. Mileage

4. Assessment Formulas Reaffirmed

5. Authorization – Petty Cash Funds

6. Rules and Procedures

7. Bonding – Town Personnel

8. Legal Holidays

9. Town Hall Hours

2009 REORGANIZATION:

10. Town Newspaper Designated

11. Bank Depositories Designated

12. Audit Counselors Designated

13. Facsimile Signature of Supervisor

14. Town Board Meeting Nights Designated

15. Date to Audit Bills

16. Payroll Dates

17. Appointment – Audit Committee

18. Appointment – Citizen Corps Council

19. Appointment – Liaisons

20. Appointment – Personnel Committee

21. Appointment – Sidewalk & Bikepath Committee

22. Appointment – Special District’s Committee

23. Appointment – Supervisor’s Secretary

24. Budget Officer Designated

25. Salaries Adopted

26. Appointment – Architectural Review Board

27. Appointment – Board of Ethics

28. Appointment – Cable/Communications Committee

29. Appointment – Commission for Conservation of the Environment

30. Appointment – Economic Development Advisory Board

31. Appointment – Historical Preservation Advisory Board

32. Appointment – Human Rights Commission

33. Appointment – Library Trustee

34. Appointment – Parks & Recreation Advisory Board

35. Appointment – Planning Board

36. Appointments – Traffic Safety Advisory Board

37. Appointment – Zoning Board of Appeals

38. Building Department Re-appointments

39. Appointment – Town Historian

40. Appointment – Commissioner of Police

41. Justice Court – Monthly Payment to New York State

42. Memberships – State Association of Municipal Purchasing Officers, NY Planning Federation, Association of Erie County Governments, Association of Towns, NYS Government Finance Officers Association

43. Association of Towns Annual Meeting – Authorize Attendance & Delegates

44. Adopt Fee Schedule

45. Legal Representation for the Town of Grand Island

46. Designate Harassment Complaint Officers

47. Investment Policy

48. Procurement Policy

49. Appoint Deputy Disaster Coordinator

50. Workers’ Compensation Representatives

COMMUNICATIONS - TOWN BOARD:

SUPERVISOR – PETER McMAHON:

1. Zoning Board of Appeals – Resignation & Appointment

2. Network Services 2009 Contract

COMMUNICATIONS - OTHER TOWN OFFICIALS:

TOWN CLERK - PATRICIA A. FRENTZEL:

1. Appointment of Deputies

HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT - RAYMOND DLUGOKINSKI:

1. Appointment of Deputy Highway Superintendent

DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING & WATER RESOURCES - JOHN WHITNEY:

1. 1917 Staley Road – Certificate of Occupancy

ZONING OFFICER – JOHN McCARTHY:

1. Special Use Permit Renewal – Robert F. Mesmer, Love Road – Private Airport/Landing Strip

COMMUNICATIONS – GENERAL:

1. Grand Island Chamber of Commerce – Welcome Signs

REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE:

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

1. Upstate Cellular, Long Road – Site Plan Approval – Cell Tower

2. KeyCorp – Proposed Key Bank – Site Plan Review

3. Golf Course Villas at River Oaks, Phase 3, (21 Lots) – Final Plat Approval

4. Robert & Carolyn Marble – Abandonment of Paper Street (Avery Ave.)

PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR:

FROM THE BOARD:

MEMORIAL ADJOURNMENT:

Sidney Birzon

James Stockman Jr.

Eleanor Falejczyk

Ignatius Lazzaro

Betty Ann Cerminara

Anita Cole

Norma Gelose

Cleatus Remmy

Andrew Saltzman

Rev. Royce Chaney

Janine Rubino

Charles Satterlee

Francis Preve

Dennis Stankiewicz