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ROLL CALL:     Town Clerk

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INVOCATION:   Bible Fellowship Center

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PLEDGE:   Councilwoman Mary Cooke

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PROCLAMATION:

Grand Island Bridge Tolls

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PUBLIC COMMENTS: - AGENDA ITEMS ONLY

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MINUTES: 

1.    Approve Minutes of Workshop Meeting #22, March 17, 2008

2.  Approve Minutes of Regular Meeting #5, March 17, 2008

3.  Approve Minutes of Workshop Meeting #23, March 18, 2008

4.  Approve Minutes of Workshop Meeting #24, March 19, 2008

5.  Approve Minutes of Workshop Meeting #25, March 20, 2008

6.  Approve Minutes of Workshop Meeting #27, March 31, 2008

7.  Approve Minutes of Workshop Meeting #28, March 31, 2008

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CONSENT AGENDA:

1.  Meeting Minutes – Board of Architectural Review – February 19, 2008

2.  Meeting Minutes – Grand Island Parks & Recreation Advisory     Board – Consolidated Minutes November, December 2007 & January 2008

3.  The Senate, State of New York – Support Letter for Town of Grand Island’s Safe Route to School Application

4.  Grand Island Central School District – Safe Routes to School Grant

5.  State of New York, Department of Motor Vehicles – Traffic Safety

6.  New York State Office of Real Property Services – Residential Assessment Ratio for Administrative and Small Claims Assessment Review Proceedings on the 2008 Assessment Roll

7.  Town of Collins – Resolution Opposing the Amendment to the Real Property Tax Law

8.  Town of Collins – Resolution Opposing the Amendment to the Real Property Tax Law and Village Law

9.  County of Erie, Comptroller – 2007 Tax Cancellations and Refunds, Grand Island Fire Protection

10. County of Erie, Comptroller – 2007 Tax Cancellations and Refunds, Town Expenditures

11. Meeting Minutes – Town of Grand Island Safety Committee – January 3, 2008

12. Town of Alden – Resolution in Support of Legislation to Prohibit Text Messaging While Operating a Motor Vehicle

13. Town of Wales – Resolution in Opposition to Legislation Altering the Current Process for the Consolidation/Dissolution of Fire Districts and Fire Protection Districts

14. Golden Age Center – Vehicle Usage – March 2008

15. Building Permits Issued – March 2008

16. Office cue of the State Comptroller – Audit Report on Use of Solar Power by Municipalities

17.  Meeting Minutes – Long Range Planning Committee – February 27, 2008

COMMUNICATIONS – OTHER TOWN OFFICIALS:

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DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING & WATER RESOURCES – JOHN WHITNEY:

1.  Renewal HVAC Preventive Maintenance Contract – Grand Island Town Hall

2.  Award Bid – Liquid Sludge Hauling 2008

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RECREATION DIRECTOR – LINDA TUFILLARO:

1.  Award Bid – Box Seeder

2.  Summer Hires

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ZONING OFFICER:  JOHN McCARTHY:

1.  Special Use Permit Renewal – Elderwood Senior Care at Riverwood, Grand Island Boulevard – Adult Care Facility/2 Story Addition

2.  Special Use Permit Renewal – James & Irene Daigler, Staley Road – 4.27 Acre Excavation to Create Pond

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COMMUNICATIONS – GENERAL: 

1.  Audubon International – Community Engagement, Planning and Action Initiative & The Audubon International Sustainable Communities Program

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   UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

    1.  Approve Town Safety Manual

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   PUBLIC COMMENTS:

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FROM THE BOARD:

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MEMORIAL ADJOURNMENT:

Robert Walf

Steven Bindics

Grace Sutter

Robert Hoag

Mary Nelson

David Petit

Kevin Coffta