Disposition November 16, 2009

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DISPOSITION:

ROLL CALL:     Town Clerk

Excused:  Councilman Richard Crawford

INVOCATION:   Whitehaven Road Baptist Church

Pastor Jonathan Beebe

PLEDGE:  Councilwoman Mary Cooke

 

PUBLIC COMMENTS: - AGENDA ITEMS ONLY

Speakers:  None

PUBLIC HEARINGS:

1.  Create Lighting District #57 – Waterford Park Phase II

Speakers in Favor: None                 Speakers in Opposition:  None   Cooke/Argy, Approved 4-0 

MINUTES: 

1.    Approve Minutes of Workshop Meeting #61, October 26, 2009

2.    Approve Minutes of Workshop Meeting #62, October 27, 2009

3.    Approve Minutes of Workshop Meeting #63, November 2, 2009

4.    Approve Minutes of Regular Meeting #20, November 2, 2009

5.    Approve Minutes of Workshop Meeting #64, November 6, 2009

Roesch/Cooke, Approved 4-0

CONSENT AGENDA:

1.    Building Permits Issued – October 2009

2.    Double D Construction – Updated Insurance Requirements

3.    Golden Age Center – Vehicle Usage – October 2009

4.    Golden Age Center – Facility Usage – October 2009

5.    Time Warner Cable – Developments Affecting Time Warner Cable Subscribers

6.    Meeting Minutes – Grand Island Memorial Library – July 15, 2009

7.    Meeting Minutes – Parks & Recreation Advisory Board – January 2009 through October 2009

8.    Meeting Minutes – Planning Board – October 13, 2009

Argy/Cooke, Approved 4-0

COMMUNICATIONS –TOWN BOARD:

 

SUPERVISOR McMAHON:

1.    Monthly Supervisor’s Report – October 2009

2.    Appointment – Account Clerk

3.    2010 Sewer Rents – Set Public Hearing

1.    No action by Town Board

2.    Appoint Elaine Petit, FT Account Clerk, Grade 3, Step A, effective December 7, 2009                              Cooke/Roesch, Approved 4-0

3.    Set Public Hearing for Monday, December 7, 2009 at 8:00p.m.  Cooke/Argy, Approved 4-0

COMMUNICATIONS – OTHER TOWN OFFICIALS:

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING & WATER RESOURCES – JOHN WHITNEY:

1.    Request Authorization to Advertise for Bids – West River Road Drainage Program D-38

2.    Country Club Cottages – Phase 1 – Conditional Approval of the Preliminary Plat

1.    Cooke/Argy, Approved 4-0

2.    Cooke/Roesch, Approved 4-0

RECREATION DIRECTOR – LINDA TUFILLARO:

1.  Part-Time Winter Hires

1.  Appoint: PT Rec. Attendants @$7.50/hr. Ben Bakula, Elizabeth Stanko, Victoria Kostenbauder Appoint PT Rec. Attendants @7.60/hr. Jared Northrup Cooke/Argy, Approved 4-0

TOWN ACCOUNTANT – PAMELA BARTON:

1.  Budget Amendment – Receipt of Final 10% NYS LGRMIF Funds

1.  Increase – NYS Grants - $1,504.00 Cooke/Roesch, Approved 4-0

PLANNING BOARD:

1.    Whitehaven Farms/Part of River Oaks/Proposed PDD – Concept Plan

2.    Stephen J. Kaplan and Christopher Beyer, 1865 Stony Point Road & 1839 Stony Point  Road – Move Property Lines 

3.    Double-D Construction, Bedell Road – Site Plan Approval/Contractor’s Yard

A.  Doug Learman, Code Enforcement Officer – Contractor’s Yard

1.  Referred to Town Attorney Roesch/Cooke, Approved 4-0

2.  Subject to evidence of filing necessary paperwork with ECC Cooke/Argy, Approved 4-0

3.  Tabled                     Roesch/Cooke, Approved 4-0

ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER – GREG BUTCHER:

1.    Special Use Permit Renewal – Cyrus Ardalan, East River Road – Keeping of up to 10 Agricultural Animals on 50 Acres

2.    Special Use Permit Renewal – John R. Ventry, Stony Point Road – Keeping of 1 Agricultural Animal on 2+ Acres

3.    Special Use Permit Renewal – Joseph Higgins, Ransom Road – Keeping of 3 Agricultural Animals on 4.35 Acres 

4.    Special Use Permit Renewal – Richard Benz, East River Road – Keeping of 3 Agricultural Animals on 4 Acres

5.    Special Use Permit Renewal – Michael & Judith Schneider, Harvey    Road – Keeping of 3 Agricultural Animals on 6.02 Acres

1.    Cooke/Argy, Approved 4-0

2.    Roesch/Cooke, Approved 4-0

3.    Cooke/Argy, Approved 4-0

4.    Cooke/Roesch, Approved 4-0

5.    Roesch/Cooke, Approved 4-0

COMMUNICATIONS – GENERAL: 

1.    Grand Island Chamber of Commerce – Support Island Wide SEQR

2.    Retirement – Account Clerk/Mini-Computer Operator

3.    Local Law Intro #7 of 2009 – Rezoning – Sheridan Transit Rod & Gun Club, 551 Ransom Road, from R1-D to CR

A.      Letter – Larry & Jayne Playfair & Family

B.      Letter – Edmund A. Colan & Family

1.    Referred to Town Board Roesch/Cooke, Approved 4-0

2.    Accept with regret, certificate of appreciation                Cooke/Roesch, Approved 4-0

3.    Add comments to Public Hearing record                       Roesch/Cooke, Approved 4-0

REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE:

Vouchers #96021 – 96092

General          $ 28,125.16      

Highway         $      273.28

Sewer             $    7,798.86     

Water             $    6,978.77

 Capital             $  15,294.00

Garbage           $100,969.04

 Total               $159,439.11

Cooke/Roesch, Approved 4-0

   UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

   1.  Local Law Intro #4 of 2009 – 6th Street Mining Overlay District

Remains Tabled

   PUBLIC COMMENTS:

Speakers:  None

FROM THE BOARD:

All:  Happy Thanksgiving!

Cooke:  Library’s Discarded Book Sale: Friday 10-5pm, Sat. 10-3pm; Community Chorus Concert – Sunday December 6th – St. Stephen’s – 7:00p.m.

Roesch:  Shotgun hunting starts on Saturday, be careful.

MEMORIAL ADJOURNMENT:

Lisa Ann Geisenhoff

Glenn Hansen

Charlotte Swalm

Anna Magee Kinney

Judith Froman

Roger Butcher

Miriam Macguire

 

Adjourned at 8:22p.m.               Cooke/Argy, Approved 4-0