A regular meeting of
the Town Board of Grand Island, New York was held at the Town Hall, 2255
Baseline Rd., Grand Island, NY at 8:00 PM on the 2nd of May 2005.
Present: Peter
A. McMahon Supervisor
Richard W. Crawford Councilman
Mary S. Cooke Councilwoman
Daniel F. Robillard Councilman
Gary G. Roesch Councilman
Patricia A. Frentzel Town Clerk
Peter Godfrey Town
Attorney
Also Present: Raymond
Dlugokinski Highway Superintendent
John Whitney Town
Engineer
Reverends Douglas and Joanne Steward from St. Timothy Lutheran Church gave the Invocation.
Members of the Golden
Age Center led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Supervisor McMahon
called the meeting to order at 8:00PM.
PROCLAMATIONS:
Town
Clerks Week
A Proclamation was given to Town Clerk Patricia Frentzel and
deputies Betty Lantz, Diane Darmofalski, Karen Cooney and Sally Kaiser in
recognition of Town Clerks week May 1 through May 7, 2005.
Older
Americans Month
A Proclamation was given to members of the Golden Age Club
of Grand Island designating May as Older Americans Month.
Reverends
Douglas & Joanne Stewart
A Proclamation was given to Pastors Douglas and Joanne
Stewart from St. Timothy Church in recognition of their eight and one half
years of service to Grand Island.
This is an opportunity for residents to comment on any matter regarding the meeting agenda items only.
Residents who spoke: None
A motion
was made by Councilwoman Cooke, seconded by Councilman Robillard to approve
Workshop Minutes of Meeting #18, April 15, 2005, Minutes of Workshop Meeting
#19, April 18, 2005, Minutes of Regular Meeting #7, April 18, 2005, Minutes of
Workshop Meeting #20, April 19, 2005 and Minutes of Workshop Meeting #21, April
21, 2005.
APPROVED Ayes 5 Cooke, Crawford, Robillard, Roesch, McMahon
Noes 0
PUBLIC HEARING: 8:00PM
1.
Justice Court Assistance Program Grant Application
2.
New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation New
York State Revolving Fund Short-Term Financing EFC Clean Water Pollution
Control Facility Note Project No.: 6654-02
3.
Meeting Minutes
GIFTS Executive Team April 13, 2005
4.
Meeting Minutes Economic Development Advisory Board
April 14, 2005
5.
Meeting Minutes Library Board of Trustees March 17, 2005
6.
Preservation League of New York State Annual Meeting of
Members May 17, 2005
7.
Village of Fairport Western New York Erie Canal Heritage
Corridor Municipalities Spring Meeting and Luncheon May 13, 2005
8.
State of New York Public Service Commission Case
01-V-0381 Rules and Regulations of the Public Service Commission Regarding
Cable Television
9.
County of Erie, Department of Environment & Planning
Federal Community Development Block Grant Funds
10. Meeting
Minutes Community Enrichment Council April 21, 2005
A motion was made by Councilwoman Cooke, seconded by Councilman Roesch to approve the consent agenda as distributed.
APPROVED Ayes 5 Cooke, Crawford, Robillard, Roesch, McMahon
Noes 0
SUPERVISOR McMAHON:
Water/Wastewater Department
Personnel Changes
A motion
was made by Councilman Crawford, seconded by Councilman Robillard to table the
personnel changes in Water/Wastewater.
APPROVED Ayes 5 Cooke, Crawford, Robillard, Roesch, McMahon
Noes 0
G.I.F.T.S. Program
Authorize Supervisor to Sign the Contract for G.I.F.T.S. Program
Admin/Operation
A motion
was made by Councilman Roesch, seconded by Councilwoman Cooke to table the
G.I.F.T.S. program.
APPROVED Ayes 5 Cooke, Crawford, Robillard, Roesch, McMahon
Noes 0
Authorize Town Attorney to
File a Restrictive Covenant on the Scenic Woods Property and Provide Evidence
to the Department of Interior
The Town
needs to file a Restrictive Covenant on the Scenic Woods property, which
requires notice to the Department of Interior of improvements and restrictions
on future sale of the property.
A motion
was made by Councilman Robillard, seconded by Councilwoman Cooke to authorize
the Town Attorney to file the Covenant and provide evidence satisfactory to the
Department of Interior of the filing.
APPROVED Ayes 5 Cooke, Crawford, Robillard, Roesch, McMahon
Noes 0
July 4th Fireworks
Fantasy
Island will hold a 4th of July, 2005 fireworks display. Astellas Pharma Manufacturing, Inc. will
donate $5,000 to the Town to add to the Fantasy Island Display.
A motion
was made by Councilman Crawford, seconded by Councilman Roesch to accept the
donation from Astellas Pharma Manufacturing, Inc. in the amount of $5,000 for
the fireworks display.
APPROVED Ayes 5 Cooke, Crawford, Robillard, Roesch, McMahon
Noes 0
COMMUNICATIONS OTHER OFFICIALS:
TOWN CLERK PATRICIA A.
FRENTZEL:
Special Use Permit
Application Jayne Schaber 394 Ransom Road Keeping of Up to 4 Equine
Animals Set Public Hearing
A motion
was made by Councilwoman Cooke, seconded by Councilman Robillard to set a
Public Hearing for Monday, May 16, 2005 at 8:00p.m. for the purpose of hearing
anyone who wishes to comment in favor of or against the proposed Special Use
Permit application of Jayne Schaber, 394 Ransom Road for the keeping of up to 4
equine animals.
APPROVED Ayes 5 Cooke, Crawford, Robillard, Roesch, McMahon
Noes 0
TOWN ATTORNEY PETER
GODFREY:
Appointment of Hearing
Officer Grand Island Fire Co.
A motion
was made by Councilman Roesch, seconded by Councilman Robillard to adopt the
following resolution appointing a Hearing Officer for the Grand Island Fire
Company:
I, Peter McMahon, Supervisor of the Town
of Grand Island in accordance with the provisions of sections 147(f) and 150(c)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended hereby appoint Michael P. Dallessandro,
Chairman of the Grand Island Fire Company, Inc. as Hearing Officer pursuant to
a certain Notice of Public Hearing, such public hearing to be held at the Grand
Island Fire Company, located at 2275 Baseline Road, Grand Island, New York
14072, on May 25, 2005 at 7:00p.m.
I further direct that the Hearing Officer
shall within 10 days after the execution of this appointment cause to be
published, in full, in the Island Dispatch, a newspaper published in, or having
a general circulation within the Town of Grand Island and designated an
official newspaper of the Town of Grand Island a notice of public hearing to be
held not less than 14 days from the date of publication. This notice is to be published substantially
in the form attached hereto.
APPROVED Ayes 5 Cooke, Crawford, Robillard, Roesch, McMahon
Noes 0
Bond Resolution Golden Age
Center
A motion
was made by Councilwoman Cooke, seconded by Councilman Crawford to adopt the
following Bond Resolution for the Golden Age Center:
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF GRAND ISLAND
ADOPTED MAY 2, 2005, AUTHORIZING RECONSTRUCTION OF AND CONSTRUCTION OF
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE GOLDEN AGE CENTER BUILDING AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS,
EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES IN CONNECTION THEREWITH IN THE TOWN, IN AN AMOUNT NOT
TO EXCEED $125,570 AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF SERIAL BONDS IN AN AGGREGATE
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $125,570 OF THE TOWN OF GRAND ISLAND, OFFSET BY
ANY FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY AND/OR LOCAL FUNDS RECEIVED FOR SAID OBJECT OR
PURPOSE OR REDEMPTION OF THE TOWNS OBLIGATION ISSUED THEREFOR. PURSUANT TO THE
LOCAL FINANCE LAW TO FINANCE SAID PURPOSE AND DELEGATING THE POWER TO ISSUE
BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES IN ANTICIPATION OF THE SALE OF SUCH BONDS TO THE TOWN
SUPERVISOR.
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Town Board of the Town of Grand
Island, in the County of Erie, New York (the Town) (by the favorable vote of
not less than two-thirds of all the
members of the Board) as follows:
SECTION 1. The Town is hereby authorized to
undertake the reconstruction of and construction of improvements the Golden Age
Center Building and other improvements, equipment and accessories in connection
therewith, all of the forgoing to include all necessary site work, equipment,
apparatus and other improvements and costs incidental thereto (the
Purpose). The maximum cost of said
purpose will not exceed $125,570.
SECTION 2. The Town Board plans to finance the maximum estimated cost of said purpose by the issuance of serial bonds in an amount not to exceed $125,570 of said Town, hereby aut