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ROLL CALL:     Town Clerk

All Present

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INVOCATION:   St. Martin-In-The-Field Episcopal Church

Rev. Earle King Jr.

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PLEDGE:     Councilman Roesch

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PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR - AGENDA ITEMS ONLY

Jim Mulcahey 1295 West River Rd. Re: Opposition of  Parks & Recreation Community Center

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MINUTES: 

1.    Approve Minutes - Workshop Meeting #52, December 6, 2004

2.    Approve Minutes – Regular Meeting #22, December 6, 2004

Cooke/Robillard, Approved 5-0

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PUBLIC HEARING: 8:00PM

1.    Glen Wallace, 917 North Colony Road – Special Use Permit - Bed & Breakfast

Residents in Favor: Five letters submitted will be forwarded with comments.

Residents in Opposition: Six letters submitted will be forward with comments.                                Thomas Rusert, 895 N. Colony Submitted a petition with 58 signatures. Re: Traffic, parking, landscaping, etc.                 Referred to the Planning Board for review and recommendation.       Robillard/Roesch, 5-0

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CONSENT AGENDA:

1.  Meeting Minutes – Zoning Board of Appeals – November 4, 2004

2.  J. O’Connell & Associates – Grant Applications Submitted - New York State Archives Local Government Records Management Improvement Fund

3.  Golden Age Center – Usage of Facility – November 2004

4.  State of New York Department of Labor – Division of Safety and Health – Asbestos Control Bureau - Demolition of Structure

5.  State of New York – Department of Environmental Conservation - Draft Amendment No. 1 to the FFY 2005 CWSRF Intended Use Plan (IUP) for Water Pollution Control Projects

6.       Phillips Lytle LLP – Seneca Nation, et al v. State of New York, et al –    Withdrawal of Arlinda Locklear as counsel for the Seneca Nation of Indians

Crawford/Cooke, Approved 5-0

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CONSENT AGENDA:

7.    Town of Clarence – Support of the “Albany Can You Hear Us Now Campaign”

8.    Meeting Minutes – Board of Architectural Review – November 8, 2004

9.    Meeting Minutes – Economic Development Advisory Board – December 9, 2004

10. State of New York Public Service Commission – Ruling Addressing Motion to Compel Discovery

11. Meeting Minutes – Planning Board – November 8, 2004

12. Meeting Minutes – Planning Board – September 13, 2004 – Corrected Page

13. Meeting Minutes – Planning Board – October 12, 2004 – Corrected Page

COMMUNICATIONS - TOWN BOARD:

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SUPERVISOR McMAHON:

1.    Draft Policy on Use of Town Vehicles

2.    2005 Insurance Coverage

3.    Rotary Club of Grand Island - $12,200 for Golden Age Vestibule Capital Improvement Project

4.    $2,000 Grant for Playground Equipment

1.    Cooke/Roesch, Approved 5-0

2.    Selective Insurance includes terrorism rider $184,084.48    NYS Municipal – Workers comp $139,034               Crawford/Cooke, Approved 5-0

3.    Accept with letter of thanks Roesch/Cooke, Approved 5-0

4.    Authorize Supervisor to submit paperwork & sign contracts          Crawford/Robillard, Approved 5-0

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COUNCILMAN RICHARD CRAWFORD:

1.  Request to Install Stop Signs – Blackmon & West Park, Tracey & Park, & Sawmill – Set Public Hearing

1.    Set Public Hearing for Tuesday, January 18, 2005 at 8:00pm  Include a three way stop at Dolphin/The Commons Crawford/Robillard, Approved 5-0

COMMUNICATIONS - OTHER TOWN OFFICIALS:

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TOWN CLERK - PATRICIA A. FRENTZEL:

1.    Special Use Permit Renewal – Mr. & Mrs. Adam Kenneth Lippert – 2263 Fix Road – Agricultural Use/Restrictions

2.    Application for Special Use Permit – Elizabeth L. Beach – 2763 West River Road – Sell Motorcycle Tours – Set Public Hearing

3.    Application for Special Use Permit – Dr. Neil T. Migliore – 1849 Staley Road - Practice of Hypnotherapy – Set Public Hearing

1.    Special Use Permit no longer needed – Refund Fee Crawford/Cooke, Approved 5-0

2.    Special Use Permit not necessary Operating as Professional Business since 1960 without objection as Legal Non Conforming Use – Refund Fee         Crawford/Cooke, Approved 5-0

3.    Set Public Hearing – Monday January 3, 2005 8:00pm Robillard/Cooke, Approved 5-0

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TOWN ATTORNEY - PETER GODFREY:

1.    Memorandum of Understanding with CSEA- Part-Time CEO Duties

1. Cooke/Robillard, Approved 5-0

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HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT - RAYMOND DLUGOKINSKI:

1.    Grant Award - New York State Department of Environmental Conservation – Chipper Purchase - $11,257.00

Accept - No action required Cooke/Roesch 5-0

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CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER – DOUGLAS M. LEARMAN:

1.    Electrical Examining Board Election

2.    Revised Site Plan – 2995 Grand Island Boulevard

1.    Elect Robert Zacher Crawford/Robillard, Approved 5-0

2.    Cooke/Roesch, Approved 5-0

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TOWN ENGINEER - JOHN WHITNEY:

1.  Award Bid – 2004 Drainage Program – Project No. D-33

2.  Award Bid – 2004 Drainage Program – Towerwood Outfall Replacement – Project No. D-33.1

3.  Award Bid – 2004 Drainage Program – Highway Department Strip Drain Replacement – Project No. D-33.2

4.  NYS Department of Labor – Safety Grant Application

1.    LDC Construction $14,428 Crawford/Cooke, Approved 5-0

2.    H & M Plumbing & Mechanical Contracting $17,200.00  Cooke/Roesch, Approved 5-0

3.    Sam’s Landscaping/Excavating     $ 6,937.50             Roesch/Robillard, Approved 5-0

4.    Authorize Supervisor to sign Roesch/Cooke, Approved 5-0

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PLANNING BOARD:

1.    Christine Weaver – East River Road – Rezone Vacant Lot

1. Tabled pending Weaver attorney’s application to refile map cover   Crawford/Cooke, 5-0

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COMMUNICATIONS - GENERAL:

1.    The League of Women Voters of Buffalo/Niagara – Report - “At Taxpayers’ Expense: How Government Policies Encourage Sprawl in Erie and Niagara Counties.”

2.    Edgar S. Bates – Resignation from the Economic Development Advisory Board

3.    Edgar S. Bates – Resignation from the Cable Communications Advisory Board

4.    Edgar S. Bates – Resignation from the Zoning Board of Appeals

5.    Brad Masters – Resignation from the Traffic Safety Advisory Board

6.    Town of Alabama – Support of New York State Veterans Cemetery on John White Memorial Game Farm

7.    Scheid Architectural – American Pharmaceutical Partners – Relocate space to temporary facilities

1. Schedule for Workshop Tuesday January 18, 2005  Cooke/Robillard, Approved 5-0

2.  Accept with regret – certificate of appreciation              Roesch/Cooke, Approved 5-0

3.  Accept with regret – certificate of appreciation              Roesch/Cooke, Approved 5-0

4.  Accept with regret – certificate of appreciation             Robillard/Cooke, Approved 5-0

5.  Accept with regret – certificate of appreciation       Crawford/Robillard, Approved 5-0

6.  Tabled until commets are received from VFW, American Legion, DAV                        Roesch/Cooke, 5-0

7.  Roesch/Crawford, Approved 5-0

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REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE:

Vouchers #78015 – 78152:

General       $ 32,132.33  

Highway      $ 10,079.88

Sewer         $ 14,299.16

Water         $   6,306.23 

Capital        $101,713.40

Garbage      $ 62,082.65

Total                $226,613.65

Cooke/Roesch, Approved 5-0

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   UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

1.  Parks & Recreation Community Center

2.  Rezoning – 1282 Stony Point Road

3. Local Law Intro #4/2004 – Zoning Code Amendments

1.    Remains Tabled

2.    Remains Tabled

3.    Adopt Local Law #4/2004 – Delete language eliminating  “Loop Road”                   Crawford/Cooke Approved 4-0, Robillard, Abstain

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  SUSPENSION OF RULES:

1.  Road Dedication – Part of Park Lane & Sandra Drive

2.  Resolution Regarding Assessment Services

     Suspend Rules:          Crawford/Cooke Approved 5-0

1.    A. Road Dedication – Subject to the approval of the TA, TE and Highway Superintendent  Crawford/Robillard, Approved 5-0    B. Accept Turnaround Easements Cooke/Roesch, Approved 5-0

2.    Roesch/Cooke, Approved 5-0

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   PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR:

Glen Wallace, 917 N. Colony          Re: Bed & Breakfast at his home

Nan Hoffman, 918 East River Rd.   Re: In favor of Bed & Breakfast at 917 N. Colony

Margaret Rusert, 895 N. Colony     Re: In opposition of Bed & Breakfast at 917 N. Colony

Leo Hopkins, 555 Ransom Rd.       Re: CSEA – MOU

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FROM THE BOARD:

Roesch: Merry Christmas

Crawford: Happy Holidays

Robillard: Safe & Happy Holidays

Cooke: Happy Holidays & Happy New Year

McMahon: Happy Holidays

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MEMORIAL ADJOURNMENT:

Hedwig B. “Heidi” Burns

George M. Pagan

John R. “Jack” Fries

Marie E. Frampton

Veronica T. Trader

Jessie Schmell-Reese

Frances L. Steele-Knab

Adjourned at 8: 50pm Crawford/Cooke, Approved 5-0