ROLL CALL:     Town Clerk

All Present

INVOCATION:   St. Stephen’s Roman Catholic Church

Rev. Lynn Schumay

PLEDGE:  Councilman Gary Roesch

PROCLAMATION:

Grand Island School District DECA Day – April 7, 2009

Members of the DECA team accepted proclamations

PUBLIC COMMENTS: - AGENDA ITEMS ONLY

Speakers:  None

MINUTES: 

1.    Approve Minutes of Regular Meeting #5, March 16, 2009

2.    Approve Minutes of Workshop Meeting #18, March 16, 2009

3.    Approve Minutes of Workshop Meeting #19, March 18, 2009

4.    Approve Minutes of Workshop Meeting #20, March 23, 2009

5.    Approve Minutes of Workshop Meeting #21, March 24, 2009

6.    Approve Minutes of Workshop Meeting #22, March 25, 2009

Roesch/Cooke, Approved 5-0

CONSENT AGENDA:

1.    Meeting Minutes – Board of Architectural Review – February 17, 2009

2.    Golden Age Center – Facility Usage – March 2009

3.    Golden Age Center – Vehicle Usage – March 2009

4.    Building Permits Issued – March 2009

5.    Time Warner Cable – Charge Assessed for Late Payments

6.    Time Warner Cable – TWC Stock

7.    Harris Beach PLLC, Attorneys at Law – Erie County Industrial Development Agency – Life Technologies, Inc., Staley Road

8.    County of Erie, County Executive – 30 Hour Pesticide Applicator Certification Course

9.    Meeting Minutes – GIFTS Executive Team – February 19, 2009

10. Meeting Minutes – Long Range Planning Committee – February 25, 2009

11. Meeting Minutes – Grand Island Economic Development Advisory    Board – March 12, 2009

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

13. Meeting Minutes – Parks & Recreation Advisory Board – January 26 and February 23, 2009

Crawford/Cooke, Approved 5-0

COMMUNICATIONS –TOWN BOARD:

SUPERVISOR McMAHON:

1.    Monthly Supervisor’s Report – February 2009

2.    Set Public Hearing – Restore NY Funding Application

3.    Set Public Hearing – Niagara River Estates, Section 4 (3 Lots) – Final Plat Approval (Pax Subdivision)

4.    Set Public Hearing – East River Landings – Revised Final Plat Approval

1.    No action by the Town Board

2.    Set Public Hearing for Monday, April 20, 2009 at 8:00p.m.  Roesch/Argy, Approved 5-0

3.    Set Public Hearing for Monday, April 20, 2009 at 8:00p.m.  Cooke/Roesch, Approved 5-0

4.    Set Public Hearing for Monday, April 20, 2009 at 8:00p.m.  Crawford/Cooke, Approved 5-0

COMMUNICATIONS – OTHER TOWN OFFICIALS:

DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING & WATER RESOURCES – JOHN WHITNEY:

1.    Award Bid – Ferrous Chloride – Wastewater Department

2.    Extension of Time – 2008 Drainage Program – Project No. D-37

3.    Authorization to Advertise for Bids – Colonial Driftwood Park Bridge Replacement – Job #M-188

1.    Award to Water Elements, LLC for $0.945/pound.               Argy/Cooke, Approved 5-0

2.    Crawford/Cooke, Approved 5-0

3.    Open Bids on April 29, 2009 at 10:00a.m.                      Cooke/Argy, Approved 5-0

RECREATION DIRECTOR – LINDA TUFILLARO:

1.    Summer Part-time Hires

2.    Parks & Recreation Annual Report – 2008

1.   Cooke/Argy, Approved 5-0

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

ZONING OFFICER – JOHN McCARTHY:

1.    Special Use Permit Renewal – Glen Wallace, North Colony Road – Bed & Breakfast

2.    Special Use Permit Renewal – Carol M. Merckel, East River Road – Keeping of 2 Agricultural Animals on 3 Acres

1.    Tabled                          Argy/Cooke, Approved 5-0

2.    Roesch/Cooke, Approved 5-0

CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER – DOUG LEARMAN:

1.    Proposed Parking Lot Modifications – V.F.W. Post No. 9249, 2121 Grand Island Boulevard

2.    Proposed Partial Change of Occupancy – 2119 Grand Island Boulevard

1.    Roesch/Crawford, Approved 5-0

2.    Cooke/Argy, Approved 5-0

COMMUNICATIONS – GENERAL: 

1.    John Simon – Local Law Intro #2 of 2009 – Rezoning of Business Districts

2.    Long Range Planning Committee – Local Law Intro #2 of 2009 – Rezoning of Business Districts

3.    Resignation – Economic Development Advisory Board

4.    Resignation – Planning Board

5.    Hopkins & Sorgi, Attorneys at Law – Open Space, Parkland/Recreation Fees – River Oaks Project

6.    Grand Island Chamber of Commerce – Island Happenings/KidBiz Sale, Closing of Whitehaven Road from Baseline Road to Grand Island Boulevard, Saturday, June 27, 2009

1.    Referred to TB, TA, LRPC for review                   Crawford/Cooke, Approved 5-0

2.    Referred to TB, TA  Roesch/Cooke, Approved 5-0

3.    Accept with regret and certificate of appreciation                    Roesch/Crawford, Approved 5-0

4.    Accept with regret and certificate of appreciation                    Roesch/Cooke, Approved 5-0

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

6.    Crawford/Cooke, Approved 5-0

REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE:

Vouchers #93675 – 93912

General          $  69,995.55           

Highway         $  15,663.70      

Sewer             $  57,833.68

Water             $  60,958.62    

 Capital             $   1,365.00

 Garbage          $    3,100.00

 Fire                  $275,241.54

 Total               $484,158.09

Cooke/Roesch, Approved 5-0

   UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

1.   Upstate Cellular – Long Road, Fix Road, Veteran’s Park – Cell Tower Approvals

2.   KeyCorp – Proposed Key Bank – Site Plan Review

A.  Hopkins & Sorgi, Attorneys at Law – Modifications to Site Plan

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

1.    Remains Tabled

2.    Remains Tabled

3.    Remains Tabled

   PUBLIC COMMENTS:

Speakers:  None

FROM THE BOARD:

Cooke: Student Shadow Day – April 7, 2009; Newly revised website for town: www.gigov.com

Argy:  Spring break starts April 9^th

Crawford:  Special recognition award for Supervisor and Town Engineer

MEMORIAL ADJOURNMENT:

Shirley Kustich

Frederick Facklam

Patricia Wolverton

Deborah Alexander

Philip Mesches

Robert Stahl

Michael Dollard

Carl Edwards

Wilma Bookhagen

Charles Truitt, Jr.

Donald Martin

Adjourned at 8:32p.m.                      Cooke/Roesch, Approved 5-0