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DISPOSITION:

I

ROLL CALL:     Town Clerk

All Present

II

INVOCATION:    St. Timothy Lutheran Church

Supervisor McMahon gave Invocation

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PLEDGE:     Councilman Roesch

 

IV

PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR - AGENDA ITEMS ONLY

No Residents Spoke

V

MINUTES: 

1.    Approve Workshop Meeting Minutes #41 – October 4, 2004

2.    Approve Regular Meeting Minutes #18 – October 4, 2004

Robillard/Cooke, Approved 5-0

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CONSENT AGENDA:

1.    Meeting Minutes – Zoning Board of Appeals – September 2, 2004

2.    Erie County Dept. of Environment & Planning – Annual Community Assessement/2003 Program Year Review Letter

3.    Meeting Minutes – Economic Development Advisory Board –    September 23, 2004

4.    Office of the Attorney General – Neighborhood Watch Training Program

5.    Building Permits – September 2004

6.    Meeting Minutes – Island Citizen Corps Council – September 7, 2004

7.    Erie County Legislature – Resolution Regarding Agricultural Districts

8.    Erie County Division of Budget, Management & Finance – Processing Schedule 2004 County/Towns Tax Extension

9.    Erie County Division of Budget, Management & Finance – Delivery of 2005 Town Budget/Budget Summaries to County

10.  Erie County Dept. of Environment & Planning – Quarterly Report –      July – September 2004

11.  Heritage Centers – Intent to Build – Lot 29, Parcel B – Baseline Rd.

12.  NYS Office for Technology – Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement for the Statewide Wireless Network

13.  Golden Age Center – Vehicle Usage – September 2004

14.  Golden Age Center – Facility Usage – September 2004

Item #11 Referred to Zoning Dept. to notify adjoining neighbors

Item #26 Referred to Town Attorney

Cooke/Robillard, Approved 5-0

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CONSENT AGENDA:

15.         Erie County Department of Health – Emergency Medical Services Study

16.         Meeting Minutes – Planning Board – September 13, 2004

17.         Niagara Mohawk (National Grid) & IBEW Local 97 – Notice of Contract Negotiations

18.         Buffalo & Erie County Workforce Development Consortium                     Thank you Note

19.         Grand Island Fire Company – Thank you Note

20.         Lynda Stephens – Erie County/Buffalo Fiscal Crisis

21.         Assoc. of Erie County Governments – Meeting Notice – October 28th

22.         GBNRTC – Shoreline Bike Trail

23.         STAR Administrative Aid Allocation Schedule

24.         Erie BOCES – Fall Forum – Technology in Education/Workforce Development – November 4, 2004

25.         Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus Institution Update Notice

26.         Watson, Bennett, Colligan, Johnson & Schechter – Correspondence Regarding Grinder Work

27.         Meeting Minutes – Board of Architectural Review – Sept. 13, 2004

 

 

COMMUNICATIONS - TOWN BOARD:

 

VII

SUPERVISOR McMAHON:

1.   Set Public Hearing for Grand Island Budget and Fire Company Contract

2.   Request to Advertise for Long-Range Planning Committee

3.   Appointment to Board of Ethics Committee

4.   Request to Advertise for Advisory Board Openings: Communications/Cable Committee and Zoning Board of Appeals Alternate Member

5.  Erie County Snowplow Contract

6.  Erie County Police Protection

1.     A. Set Public Hearing on Monday November 1, 2004 at 8:00pm for 2005 Budget      Crawford/Roesch, Approved 5-0

B. Set Public Hearing on Monday November 1, 2004 at 8:00pm for Fire Company Contract Roesch/Cooke, Approved 5-0

2.    Roesch/Cooke, Approved 5-0

3.    Appoint Victor Gagliardi, 27 Adel Lane – Term Expires 12/31-05

4.    Advertise for all possible openings for upcoming year Robillard/Cooke, Approved 5-0

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SUPERVISOR McMAHON:

7. Request to Submit Erie County Community Development Block Grant Application

8.  Dept. of Probation & Youth/Detention Services – 2005 State Aid Applications

9. McConville, Considine, Cooman & Morin – Notice of Claim – Wastewater Treatment Plant

5.    Contract will be honored until April 2005  FYI – No action necessary

6.    Referred to Town Board Crawford/Cooke, Approved 5-0

7.    Authorize Supervisor to sign application for CDBG: Sidewalk from Sidway to Bedell Rd. for $120,000 Grant request $90,000 Robillard/Roesch, Approved 5-0

8.    Authorize Supervisor to sign Application for State Aid Roesch/Crawford, Approved 5-0

9.    Referred to Town Attorney and Town Engineer     Robillard/Cooke, Approved 5-0

VIII

COUNCILMAN RICHARD CRAWFORD:

1.    Request to file PO 17 to Hire Additional Substitute Crossing Guards

2.    Request for Speed Study – East River Road Between Fix/Broadway Rds. & “S” Curve on Stony Point Between Ransom/Huth Rds.

1.    Crawford/Robillard, Approved 5-0

2.    Authorize Supervisor to Request Speed Studies (TE-9)  Crawford/Cooke, Approved 5-0

 

COMMUNICATIONS - OTHER TOWN OFFICIALS:

 

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TOWN CLERK – PATRICIA A. FRENTZEL:

1.   Budget Amendment – Records Management Grant Final Payment

1. Increase Revenue       001.001.3060 - $1067.00                                 Increase Expenditure 001.1410.0416 - $1067.00                     Robillard/Cooke, Approved 5-0

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TOWN ENGINEER – JOHN WHITNEY:

1.    Grand Park Vue Estates – Public Improvement Permit – Section 4

2.    Waste Collection & Disposal – Award Bid

1.  Authorize Town Engineer to issue Public Improvement Permit Robillard/Cooke, Approved 5-0

2.  A. Award Bid for 2005 Waste Collection – Solid Waste/Recycling:       Republic Services of NY d.b.a. Upstate Disposal $ 821,898.00  Deny request to segregate recycling and authorize Supervisor to sign contract subject to Town Attorney approval Crawford/Roesch, Approved 5-0      B. Town Facilities Alternate Bid: BFI Waste Systems $5452.24 Cooke/Robillard, Approved 5-0

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TOWN ENGINEER – JOHN WHITNEY:

3. Golden Age Center Vestibule – Job No. M-173

3.  Authorize TE to advertise for Golden Age Center Vestibule    Job M-173 – Open at 10:00am November 3, 2004 Cooke/Crawford, Approved 5-0

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CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER – DOUGLAS LEARMAN;

1.  Temporary Certificate of Occupancy – Fuccillo Toyota – 1974 Alvin Rd.

Robillard/Crawford, Approved 5-0

XII

PLANNING BOARD:

1.    Helena Kovacs Brierton & Hermine Kovacs – Whitehaven Rd/Meadow Ln.  SBL’s 37.12-2-1 and 37.12-2-2 – Exception to Subdivision Rules

2.    Bruce Phillips – 2120 East River Road – Excavation/Grading Permit

1.    Divide two lots into three as requested             Robillard/Cooke, Approved 5-0

2.    Issue Grading Permit Contingent on the Corp and DEC Permits Roesch/Robillard, Approved 5-0

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COMMUNICATIONS - GENERAL:

1.   Leisure Living – Request to Shift Operations into Empire Zone – Set Public Hearing

2. Christine Weaver – Request to Abandon Paper Street

1.    Set Public Hearing – Monday, November 1, 2004 at 8:00pm Crawford/Robillard, Approved 5-0

2.    Referred to Planning Board, CEO, Zoning Officer and Town Attorney Roesch/Robillard, Approved 5-0

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REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE:

Vouchers #77305 – 77429:

General       $ 36695.62

Highway      $ 10444.79

Sewer         $ 18224.66

Water         $ 89487.80

Capital        $142268.70

Total                $297121.57

Cooke/Roesch, Approved 5-0

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   PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR:

No Residents Spoke

XVI

SUSPEND THE RULES:

1.    Request to Obtain Building Permit to Build Model Home in River Oaks Subdivision Phase III

Suspend the Rules:  Robillard/Roesch, Approved 5-0

1. Authorize CEO to issue building permit to Essex Homes prior to acceptance of the road, subject to TA approval Crawford/Roesch, Approved 5-0

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FROM THE BOARD:

Robillard:  Happy Halloween – Trick or Treat Hours Sunday 10-31-04 from 5-8pm

Roesch:   Blood Drive –Tues. Oct 19 1-7 pm Knights of Columbus Chowder Sale – Fire Co. Ladies Aux. Saturday morning

Cooke: Speed Studies do not guarantee a speed reduction, sometimes the speed stays the same and sometimes it’s raised.

McMahon: Volunteers needed for Kids Voting – Call Supervisor or Councilmember

XVIII

MEMORIAL ADJOURNMENT:

Randolph Osvath

Rev. Daniel Lapinski

John Fitzgerald

Charles Krueger

Adjourn at 8:23pm      Crawford/Cooke, Approved 5-0