Grand Island Town Board Meeting May 3, 2004

Minutes unapproved

 

 

 

 

 

TITLE:

DISPOSITION:

I

ROLL CALL:     Town Clerk

All Present

II

INVOCATION:    St. Stephen’s Church

Fr. Paul Nogaro

III

PLEDGE:     Golden Age Center

 

IV

PROCLAMATIONS:

1.    Grand Island Golden Age Center

2.    Grand Island Lions Club

3.    WNY Firefighter’s Day

1.    May - Older Person’s Month

2.    May - Recycle for Sight Month

3.    May 16 – 22nd – Emergency Medical Services Week 

V

PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOORAgenda Items Only

No Speakers

VI

  MINUTES: 

1.    Approve Minutes of Workshop # 16 – April 19, 2004

2.    Approve Minutes of Regular Meeting # 7 – April 19, 2004

3.    Approve Minutes of Workshop # 17 – April 26, 2004

4.    Approve Minutes of Workshop # 18 – April 27, 2004

 

Cooke/Robillard, approved 5-0

VII

CONSENT AGENDA:

1.    New York Power Authority – Annual Report – 2003

2.    State of New York – Public Employment Relations Board – Notice of Withdraw Case No. U-24978, U-24329

3.    State of New York – Public Service Commission – Ruling Setting the Remainder of the Proceedings

4.    State of New York – Department of Transportation – Speed Reduction Request Answer

5.    Traffic Safety Advisory Board – Meeting Minutes – March 9, 2004

6.    New York State DEC – SEQR Lead Agency Designation – Grand Island Bike Trail Connect Project – Buckhorn State Park

7.    State of New York – Announcement of available grant applications for programs funded under NYS’s Environmental Protection Fund and the 1996 Clean Water/Clean Air Bond Act

 

 

 

Robillard/Roesch, approved 5-0

 

8.    State of New York – Dept. of Agriculture and Markets – “New York State Farm Fresh Guide”

9.    State of New York – Department of Labor – Notice of Violation and Order to Comply 

10. David Unmack – Town Assessor – Quarterly Summary of Assessment Services

11. State of New York – DEC – Freshwater Wetlands Application for Permit – Kozlowski Property

12. Adelphia – Town of Grand Island Settlement Agreement 

13. Economic Development Advisory Board – Meeting Minutes – April 15, 2004

14. Community Enrichment Council – Meeting Minutes – April 1, 2004

 

 

COMMUNICATIONS – TOWN BOARD:

 

VIII

SUPERVISOR MCMAHON:

1. J. O’Connell & Associates – Grants Consultant – Renew contract for      May 1, 2004-2005

 

1. Crawford/Cooke, approved 5-0

IX

HIGHWAY SUPERINTENTDENT  - RAY DLUGOKINSKI:

1.  Summer Part Time Hire – Nicholas Covatto – Starting May 17, 2004

 

No Action

X

TOWN ENGINEER - JOHN WHITNEY:

1.    NYSDEC General SPDES Permit for Stormwater Discharges Annual Report for Public Comment

2.    Site Plan Approval – Proposed Commercial Plaza, 1738 Grand Island Blvd.

3.    Conditional Plat Approval – Grand Park Vue Subdivision – Sect. IV (20 sublots)

4.    Change Order Nos. 2 – Water Treatment Plant Filter Control Improvements, Electrical Contract – Job No. M-161-E

5.    Site Plan Approval – Grand Island Physical Therapy – 1801 Grand Island Blvd.

 

1.    No Action

2.    Referred to Planning Board Cooke/Robillard, approved 5-0

3.    Referred to Planning Board Roesch/Crawford, approved 5-0

4.    Robillard/Cooke, approved 5-0

5.    Referred to Planning Board Crawford/Robillard,approved 5-0

XI

GOLDEN AGE CENTER – BARBARA GANNON:

1. Resignation letter of  Van Driver Robert D’Orsaneo

Accept with Regret/Certificate of Appreciation Cooke/Robillard, approved 5-0

 

XII

COMMUNICATIONS - GENERAL:

1.    James Lorentz/Elsie Clark – 2555 Staley Road – Request waiver to Sub-Division Regulations – Staley Road

2.    John Simon – Townwide Rezoning

3.    Susan & Randon Hillock – Townwide Rezoning

4.    Robert Marinucci – Resignation as Chairman of the Youth Advisory Board

5.    James & Lynn Panepinto – Combine SBL #36.01-2-7.1  #36.01-2-18 and #36.01-2-19 into one SBL#

1.    Referred to Planning Board Roesch/Cooke, approved 5-0

2.    Referred to Town Clerk/Town Board to include in Townwide Rezoning Public Hearing Crawford/Cooke, approved 5-0

3.    Referred to Town Clerk/Town Board to include in Townwide Rezoning Public Hearing Cooke/Roesch, approved 5-0

4.    Accept with Regret/Certificate of Appreciation Crawford/Robillard, approved 5-0

5.    Grant Request – Copy Assessor and Code Enforcement Officer Robillard/Cooke, approved 5-0

XIII

REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE:

Cooke/Roesch, approved 5-0 pay Vouchers #75608 – 75695

General     $34,693.31

Highway    $  2,337.81

Sewer       $10,027.83

Water        $  2,252.78

Capital      $   2,043.00

Total        $ 51,354.73

XIV

   PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR:

No Speakers

XV

FROM THE BOARD:

Robillard: Opening Day for Baseball is Saturday May 8th

Roesch: Neighbor’s Foundation/Postal Workers – Food Drive is Saturday May 8th

Dollar Tree Grand Opening – Saturday May 8th

Happy Mother’s Day on Sunday

XVI

MEMORIAL ADJOURNMENT:

Harold “Beaver” Schrutt

Robert Hackett

Myron  “Mike” Strope

Alice Watkins

William Wietan

James Nice

Marian Maurer

Dorothy Evans

 

8:20p.m. Cooke/Crawford,     approved 5-0