A workshop meeting of the Town Board of Grand Island, New York was held at the Town Hall, 2255 Baseline Rd., Grand Island, NY at 6:30 p.m. on the 4th of October 2004. 

Present:                      Peter A. McMahon                Supervisor

                                    Mary S. Cooke                     Councilwoman

                                    Daniel F. Robillard                  Councilman

Gary G. Roesch                        Councilman

Patricia Frentzel                         Town Clerk

Peter Godfrey                                     Town Attorney

 

Excused:                     Richard W. Crawford                         Councilman

 

Supervisor McMahon called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. 

AGENDA REVIEW:

General Discussion:

Community Development Block Grant – Public Hearing tonight.

Change Order at Veterans Park – Town Engineer is recommending an approval at Regular Meeting to contract placing sod in outfields instead of seeding due to extreme wet summer. 

NEW ITEMS:

General Discussion:

Grant Opportunities – Capital Project Grant from Sam Hoyt – Several projects were discussed: New lavatory, shelter, power and fence for Veterans Park; emergency generator for the Town Hall.

Comprehensive Plan Update and Loop Road – Costs are projected at $1,000,000 per mile to develop the Loop Road.  Its needs are to be addressed with the Comprehensive Plan Update.  Vacancies for Long-Range Planning Committee will be on the next meeting agenda to advertise.

Zoning Corrections – A Public Hearing needed to make corrections to Zoning Code or Map will be done before the end of the year, and quarterly in the future.

Property Complaints – A complaint about a house on Queens has been received, it will be added to the list being addressed by the CEO and Town Attorney

Budget 2005 –The budget workshops begin on October 20th.

Assessment Update – Representatives from ORPS will be invited to an upcoming workshop in early December or January to discuss an “Equity Maintenance” program for the Island.

Meeting with Recreation Advisory Board – October 12th at 7:00p.m.

SEQR Meeting – October 13th at 8:45a.m. 

CONTINUING ITEMS:

General Discussion:

Veterans Park – Item will be removed from agenda.  The possessive apostrophe will not be added to the name Veterans Park.

Local Law – Water Meter Tampering – The Town Attorney will draft an ordinance for review at the next workshop meeting.

Avoidable Alarms – The Town Attorney will draft an amendment to the current local law that will update the ordinance, enforcement procedures and schedule of fines.

Sign Committee – No report

Plumbing Ordinances – The Town Attorney will re-circulate a proposed draft of Plumbing Ordinances recognizing licenses issued by other towns and cities.  It will also allow homeowners to work on their own residences with out a license and make corrections to the general enforcement issues.

Town Code - The Town Codebook will be reviewed in the first quarter of 2005 to make changes, updates and corrections.  A decision will be made about whether to purchase the Codebook on CD format and convert it to a loose-leaf format or to continue to update it by purchasing sections at a time.

Drainage – Townwide Streams – Stormwater Rules/Regs – No Report 

ADJOURN:

A motion was made by Councilman Roesch, seconded by Councilwoman Cooke at 7:56p.m. to adjourn the meeting.

APPROVED            Ayes            4            Cooke, Robillard, Roesch, McMahon

                        Noes            0

 

Respectfully Submitted,  

 

Patricia A. Frentzel

Town Clerk