Disposition - November 3, 2008

 

TITLE:

DISPOSITION:

ROLL CALL:     Town Clerk

All Present

INVOCATION:   St. Martin-in-the-Fields

Rev. Earle King

PLEDGE:  Councilman Richard Crawford

 

PROCLAMATION:

Certificate of Appreciation – Website Photo Contest Winner

Postponed until next Town Board meeting

PUBLIC COMMENTS: - AGENDA ITEMS ONLY

Speakers:  None

PUBLIC HEARINGS:

1.    $2,303,000 Improvements of the Town Water District

2.    Niagara River Estates – Section 4 (3 Lots) – Ransom Road – Preliminary Plat Approval

3.    Farugia Subdivision – Phase 1 (4 Lots) – Alt & Love Roads – Preliminary Plat Approval

 

SPEAKERS FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS:  NONE

1.    A. Adopt Resolution to Improve              Cooke/ Argy, Approved 5-0         B.  Adopt Bond Resolution to spend $2,303,000  Crawford/Roesch, Approved 5-0

2.    Referred to TB for SEQR Crawford/Roesch, Approved 5-0

3.    Referred to TB for SEQR Cooke/Argy, Approved 5-0

MINUTES: 

1.   Approve Minutes of Workshop Meeting #87, October 20, 2008

2.   Approve Minutes of Regular Meeting #19, October 20, 2008

3.   Approve Minutes of Workshop Meeting #88, October 21, 2008

4.   Approve Minutes of Workshop Meeting #89, October 22, 2008

 5.  Approve Minutes of Workshop Meeting #91, October 23, 2008

Cooke/Roesch, Approved 5-0

CONSENT AGENDA:

1.    Meeting Minutes – Board of Architectural Review – September 16, 2008

2.    State of New York, Department of State – Agreement #T006423 – Scenic Woods/Bicentennial Park Master Plan

3.    Association of Erie County Governments – Resolution – Restore Funding to the Cooperative Extension, 4H and Erie County Soil & Water Conservation District  to their 2008 Funding Level

4.    Meeting Minutes – Long Range Planning Committee – August 27, 2008

5.    County of Erie, Department of Environment and Planning – Quarterly Report – 7/01/08-9/30/08

6.    County of Erie, Comptroller – Erie County Sales and Mortgage Tax Collections

7.    Town of Newstead – Resolution – Restore Funding to the Cooperative Extension and Erie County Soil & Water Conservation District  to their 2008 Funding Level

8.    New York State of Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Environmental Permits, Region 9 – Renewal of NYS DEC Permit

Crawford/Argy, Approved 5-0

COMMUNICATIONS –TOWN BOARD:

 

SUPERVISOR McMAHON:

1.  Adopt Resolution – Erie County Inter-municipal Agreement

1.  Cooke/Argy, Approved 5-0

COUNCILWOMAN MARY S. COOKE:

1.  Commission for the Conservation of the Environment – Resolution – Restore Funding to the Cooperative Extension, 4H and Erie County Soil & Water Conservation District  to their 2008 Funding Level

1.  Cooke/Crawford, Approved 5-0

COUNCILMAN RICHARD W. CRAWFORD:

1.    Traffic Safety Advisory Board Meeting 10/14/2008 – Key Bank/Benderson Proposal

2.    Hiring of Part-time Crossing Guard

1.  Referred to Town Engineer and Planning Board                         Crawford/Cooke, Approved 5-0

2.  Appoint Paul Leuchner, effective November 4, 2008, $18.01/hr.                  Crawford/Cooke, Approved 5-0

COMMUNICATIONS – OTHER TOWN OFFICIALS:

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING & WATER RESOURCES – JOHN WHITNEY:

1.    Delinquent Water and Sewer Accounts for 2009 Taxroll

2.    Request Approval – Allow Niagara Falls Water Board to Award Bid - Water & Wastewater Chemical Bid

3.    Site Plan & Grading Permit for Pond Cleaning & Enlargement – Galenza Property, Love Road

4.    Authorization to Advertise for Bids – Wastewater Treatment Plant Polymer

5.    Authorization to Advertise for Bids – 2008 Drainage Program D-37

1.    Apply $424,363.66 to tax rolls Roesch/Cooke, Approved 5-0

2.    Crawford/Cooke, Approved 5-0

3.    Cooke/Argy, Approved 5-0

4.    Argy/Cooke, Approved 5-0

5.    Roesch/Argy, Approved 5-0

 

RECREATION DIRECTOR – LINDA TUFILLARO:

1.  Winter Adult & Youth Program Hires

1.  Reba Conway, Kolby Banker, Mike Karpie, Tim Boorady, Molly Highland, Joe Oliverio, Elizabeth Stanko, Aaron Wood, Joel Klock, Jessica Oyer, Jared Northrup Argy/Roesch, Approved 5-0

COMMUNICATIONS – GENERAL: 

1.  Robert & Carolyn Marble – Request for Abandonment of Paper Street

1.  Referred to Planning Board and Highway Superintendent Crawford/Roesch, Approved 5-0

REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE:

Vouchers #92206 – 92327

General        $ 19,621.86     

Highway       $ 41,547.08

Sewer          $  31,018.67

Water           $ 12,933.18

 Trust & Agcy $        20.88

  Total           $105,141.67 Cooke/Roesch, Approved 5-0

 

   UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

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

2.   Local Law Intro #7 of 2008 – Request for Rezoning Property, Staley Road  

A.      Planning Board – Invitrogen Corporation, Staley Road – Rezone from R1-A to M-1 (36.00-4-22.1) & (36.00-4-23.4)

 3.  KeyCorp – Proposed Key Bank – Site Plan Review

1.  Remains Tabled

2.  Referred to Town Board for SEQR Cooke/Argy, Approved 5-0

3.  Remains Tabled

   PUBLIC COMMENTS:

Speakers:  Shelia Figliotti  Re: Car accident on East River                        Michael Ziolkowski  Re: Cell Tower RF Consultant

FROM THE BOARD:

Crawford: Traffic Safety Advisory Board &  Pedestrian accidents

Cooke: Vote!; Tree Planting – Saturday, November 8th – Vets Park; Veterans Service – November 11th at 11:00a.m.

Argy: Vote!

Roesch: Photo Contest winner; Spaghetti Dinner – K of C – 4:00p.m. Tuesday, November 3rd ; Undie Sunday – Tops – Sunday, November 9th

McMahon: Vote!

MEMORIAL ADJOURNMENT:

Nicholas Mondich

Andrew Conta

Gladys Staffen

Dr. Kenneth Klementowski

Lucille Long

Harold Roberts

Donald Killian

Gerald Bell

Douglas Lengyel

James Kennedy, Jr.

Mohamed El-Behairy

 

Adjourned at  8:38p.m.                 Crawford/Cooke, Approved 5-0