Grand Island, N.Y. Town Board Meeting, 8 p.m. December 20, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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DISPOSITION:

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ROLL CALL:     Town Clerk

 

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

 

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PLEDGE:     Councilman Roesch

 

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PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR - AGENDA ITEMS ONLY

 

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MINUTES: 

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

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

 

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PUBLIC HEARING: 8:00PM

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

 

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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

 

 

 

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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

 

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COUNCILMAN RICHARD CRAWFORD:

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

 

 

 

 

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

 

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TOWN ATTORNEY - PETER GODFREY:

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

 

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HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT - RAYMOND DLUGOKINSKI:

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

 

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CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER – DOUGLAS M. LEARMAN:

1.    Electrical Examining Board Election

2.    Revised Site Plan – 2995 Grand Island Boulevard

 

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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

 

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PLANNING BOARD:

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

 

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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.    Getman Biryla, LLP – Application for Change of Classification under Building Zone Ordinance for Certain Properties Located at or near East River Road and Park Avenue (A Paper Street)

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

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

 

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REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE:

 

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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

 

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   PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR:

 

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FROM THE BOARD:

 

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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