ROLL CALL:     Town Clerk

All Present

INVOCATION:   Trinity United Methodist Church

Rev. Paul Robinson

PLEDGE:  Councilwoman Susan Argy

PROCLAMATION:

1.  Eagle Scout

PUBLIC COMMENTS: - AGENDA ITEMS ONLY

Speakers:  Rich Little, Dave Goris   Re: Grand Island Central School District – Capital Project Informational Presentations

PUBLIC HEARING:

1.    2010 Budget

A.      2010 General Fund Budget

B.      2010 Fire Protection Budget

C.      2010 Highway Fund Budget

D.      2010 Sewer District Budget

E.      2010 Water District Budget

F.      2010 Lighting District Budget

G.     2010 Refuse & Garbage Budget

H.      2010 Debt Service Budget

1.    Speakers in Favor:  None  Speakers in Opposition:  James Dinsmore Re: Fire Protection Budget only.                             2010 Preliminary Budget Adopted as amended and changed as the  2010 Budget for Town of Grand Island                      Crawford/Cooke, Approved 5-0

2.    Elected Officials will not be taking raise for 2010.

MINUTES: 

1.    Approve Minutes of Workshop Meeting #59, October 19, 2009

2.    Approve Minutes of Regular Meeting #19, October 19, 2009

3.    Approve Minutes of Workshop Meeting #60, October 23, 2009

1.  Roesch/Cooke, Approved 5-0

CONSENT AGENDA:

1.    Hurwitz & Fine, P.C., Attorneys at Law – Erie County Industrial Development Agency, Life Technologies Corporation Projects – Notice of Public Hearing

2.    Hurwirz & Fine, P.C., Attorneys at Law – Erie County Industrial Development Agency – Life Technologies Corporation Projects – Notice of Deviation from ECIDA’s Uniform Tax Exemption Policy

3.    Meeting Minutes – Board of Architectural Review – September 15, 2009

4.    County of Erie, Department of Environment and Planning – Quarterly Report – 4/01/09-9/30/09

5.    International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers – Qualified Installers of Municipal Solar Electric Systems

6.    New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Notice of Complete Application – Yensan Property, First Avenue @ Sixth Street

1.  Argy/Cooke, Approved 5-0

COMMUNICATIONS – OTHER TOWN OFFICIALS:

TOWN ATTORNEY – PETER GODFREY:

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

1. Set Public Hearing for Monday, November 16, 2009 at 8:00p.m. Crawford/Cooke, Approved 5-0

DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING & WATER RESOURCES – JOHN WHITNEY:

1.    Authorize Supervisor to Sign Professional Services Agreement – Wastewater Facilities Plan Report (M-198)

2.    Lighting Modifications at Grand Island Memorial Library –                        Job No. M-82-09

1.    Cooke/Argy, Approved 5-0

2.    Crawford/Roesch, Approved 5-0

RECREATION DIRECTOR – LINDA TUFILLARO:

1.    Award Bid – Ransom Village Pathway

2.    Part-Time Winter Hires

1.    Argy/Cooke, Approved 5-0

2.    Part-time @$7.50/hr: Dave Thompson, Dominique DeGregorio, Scott Rogers      Part-time @$7.60/hr: Chris McDonnell, Sheri Ackendorf, Kyle Moody, Jessica Oyer, Joel Klock, Kolby Banker,  Tim Boorady, Liam Dodd, Kelsey Mash, Simarjot Cheema, Reba Conway Argy/Cooke, Approved 5-0

TOWN ACCOUNTANT – PAMELA BARTON:

1.  Adopt Resolution – Capitalization Policy for the Town of Grand Island

1.  Crawford/Cooke, Approved 5-0

ZONING OFFICE:

1.  Special Use Permit Renewal – National Fuel Gas Supply Corp., Stony Point Road – Natural Gas Regulator/Metering Station

1.  Cooke/Argy, Approved 5-0

COMMUNICATIONS – GENERAL: 

1.  Grand Island Central School District – Capital Project Informational Presentations

FYI – No Action by Town Board

REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE:

Vouchers #95843 – 95995

General          $ 47,795.80      

Highway         $ 29,316.01

Sewer             $ 17,692.43    

Water             $ 15,545.22  

 Capital             $496,526.22

 Lighting           $        145.00

   Total             $607,020.68

Cooke/Roesch, Approved 5-0

   UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

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

    2.  Delinquent Water and Sewer Accounts for 2010 Tax Roll

1.  Remains Tabled

2.  Apply approximately $587,333.31 to tax rolls                      Roesch/Cooke, Approved 5-0

   PUBLIC COMMENTS:

Speakers:  None

FROM THE BOARD:

Please remember to vote on Tuesday! Cooke: Saturday, November 7^th – Tree Planting – Veterans Park – 9:00a.m.; Courtroom renovations start November 4^th  

MEMORIAL ADJOURNMENT:

David Gingher

Laura Kose

Brian Dowd

Ronald McTigue

Donald Schopp

Terrance Dailly

Joseph Hacker

Ronald Lisses

Adjourned at 8:40p.m.           Cooke/Argy, Approved 5-0