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ROLL CALL:     Town Clerk

All Present

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INVOCATION:   Whitehaven Road Baptist Church

Rev. Abram Dueck

III

PLEDGE:    Councilman Crawford

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PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR - AGENDA ITEMS ONLY

Greg Farmer, 2725 Fix Rd.                  Re: In favor of Special Use Permit Renewal – Mesmer Airstrip

Chuck Goris, 575 Alt Blvd. Re: In opposition of Special Use Permit Renewal – Mesmer Airstrip

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MINUTES: 

1.    Approve Minutes of Regular Meeting #1, January 3, 2005

2.    Approve Minutes of Workshop #1, January 3, 2005

Robillard/Cooke, Approved 5-0

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PUBLIC HEARING: 8:00PM

1.    Installation of New Stop Signs -  Blackmon & West Park Roads, Tracey & Park Lanes, Sawmil Run, Dolphin Drive & The Commons

Speakers in Favor:  None              Speakers in Opposition:               James Blum, 433 Tracey Lane    Trisha Anderson, 86 Marlin Ct.    Carolyn Anderson, 86 Marlin Ct.                            Local Law Intro #1/2005 -Install Signs                                  Referred to TB and Traffic Safety Advisory Board for review.  Crawford/Cooke, 5-0

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CONSENT AGENDA:

1.    State of New York Public Service Commission – Proceeding on Motion of the Commission to Examine the Safety of Electric Transmission and Distribution Systems

2.    Golden Age Center – Vehicle Usage – December 2004

3.    Golden Age Center – Facility Usage – December 2004

4.    New York State Thruway Authority, New York State Canal Corporation – 2004 Bridge Inspection Reports

5.    John A. McCarthy, Zoning Officer – Activity Report - January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

6.    State of New York Department of Transportation – Installation of Deaf Child Area Signs

Robillard/Crawford, Approved 5-0

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7.    County of Erie – Commission on the Status of Women – Survey

8.    Building Permits – December 2004

9.    Phillips Lytle LLP – Seneca Nation, et al v. State of New York, et al

10. Meeting Minutes – Grand Island Youth Board – January 6, 2005

11. Meeting Minutes – Board of Architectural Review – December 13, 2004

12. Meeting Minutes – Planning Board – December 13, 2004

COMMUNICATIONS - TOWN BOARD:

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SUPERVISOR McMAHON:

1.    December 2004 – Supervisors Report

2.    Network Services Contract

3.    Set Public Hearing – Draft Local Waterfront Revitalization Program

4.    New York “Albany Can You Hear Us Now?” Resolution

1.    No Action Necessary

2.    Authorize Supervisor to sign contract with Network Services, Inc. - $60/per hour Crawford/Robillard, Approved 5-0

3.    Set Public Hearing for Monday, March 21, 2005 @ 8:00pm

4.    Crawford/Roesch, Approved 5-0

COMMUNICATIONS - OTHER TOWN OFFICIALS:

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TOWN ENGINEER - JOHN WHITNEY:

1.    Reapprove Map Cover – Fairway Greens Phase II – Cluster 17

2.    Parkland Enterprises – Ransom Estates Subdivision

3.    Standard Paving and Drainage Details Sheet

4.    Grand Park Vue Estates – Section 4 – Building Permit Request

1.    Part of White Oak Lane will now be renamed White Oaks Terrace Roesch/Cooke, Approved 5-0

2.    Referred to the Planning Board for review and recommendation Crawford/Cooke, 5-0

3.    Roesch/Robillard, Approved 5-0

4.     CEO to issue permit subject to approval of the variance and that no C of O is issued until public improvements are completed. Cooke/Roesch, Approved 5-0

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PLANNING BOARD:

1.    Glen Wallace – Bed & Breakfast, 917 North Colony – Special Use Permit Remains Tabled in Planning Board

2.    Dr. Neil Migliore – Practice of Hypnotherapy – Special Use Permit Remains Tabled in Planning Board

Planning Board items remain tabled. No action necessary.

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COMMUNICATIONS – GENERAL:

1.    Grand Island American Legion Post 1346 – Veterans Cemetery – Town of Alabama

2.    Thomas E. Ciminelli, Architect – Request to Split the Property - 1360 Baseline Road

3.    Gross Shuman Brizdle & Gilfillan, P. C. – Petition to Establish a Lighting District for Ransom Village Subdivision Section 4D – Set Public Hearing

4.    Arthur Giacalone, Attorney – Re: Glen Wallace – Bed & Breakfast, 917 North Colony – Special Use Permit

1.     Referred communication to Town Board                         Cooke/Robillard, 5-0

2.     Referred to Planning Board for review and recommendation Cooke/Robillard, 5-0

3.     Set Public Hearing for Monday, February 7, 2005 @ 8:00pm

4.     Referred communication to Town Board                         Cooke/Robillard, 5-0

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REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE:

Vouchers #78231-78400:

General         $ 49,178.70    

Highway    $ 46,440.99

Sewer            $ 30,382.46  

Water             $ 77,287.09

Lighting     $       42.00 

Garbage    $ 62,082.65

Fire            $187,431.00

Total             $452,844.89

Cooke/Roesch, Approved 5-0

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   UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

1.    Parks & Recreation Community Center

2.    Rezoning – 1282 Stony Point Road

3.    Christine Weaver – East River Road – Rezone Vacant Land

4.    Economic Development Advisory Board – Appointment

5.    Special Use Permit Renewal – Robert F. Mesmer – 2548 Love Road – Private Airport/Landing Strip/Residential, Rural Area

1.     Remains Tabled

2.     Remains Tabled

3.     A.  Issue Negative Declaration s to abandon a portion of paper street Park Avenue and to rezone of two lots on East River             Crawford/Cooke, Approved 5-0         B.  Consent to abandonment petition subject to the approval of Highway Super., conditioned on receipt of easement, acceptable to TA, TE which provides access to back lot owners, TC and Town Officials to execute necessary deeds and easements to carry out resolution Crawford/Cooke, Approved 5-0                  C.  Rezone vacant lots from B-2 to     R-1B                            Robillard/Cooke, Approved 5-0

4.     Appoint Luke Rich, 4796 East River Road – 3 year term ending 12/31/07  Two vacancies remain Roesch/Robillard, Approved 5-0

5.     Roesch/Cooke, Approved 5-0

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   PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR:

James Blum, 433 Tracey Lane               Re: Tax Bills

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FROM THE BOARD:

McMahon: Any questions regarding renewal of airstrip special use from residents can be addressed with Town Attorney after meeting.

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MEMORIAL ADJOURNMENT:

James McIntyre Sutherland

Louis Taylor

Richard Grotz

Lydia (Kerber) Tawil

Joann Bindert

Sharon (Pearson) Kubik

Patricia (Gibbs) Nowak

Rosemary Gasbarre

Adjourn at 8:34pm

Crawford/Cooke, Approved 5-0