Grand  Island, Ny

Town Board Meeting Oct. 4, 2004

 

 

 

TITLE:

DISPOSITION:

I

ROLL CALL:     Town Clerk

Richard Crawford - Excused

II

INVOCATION:    Whitehaven Road Baptist Church

Rev. Abram Dueck

III

PLEDGE:     Councilman Robillard

 

IV

PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOORAGENDA ITEMS ONLY

No Residents Spoke

V

PROCLAMATION:  

Financial Planning Week – October 4 –10th  2004

Financial Representatives Tracy Sherwood, John Bonora and Steve Morgan accepted proclamation

VI

MINUTES: 

1.    Approve Minutes – Workshop Meeting #39, September 15, 2004

2.    Approve Minutes – Workshop Meeting #40, September 20, 2004

3.    Approve Minutes – Regular Meeting #17, September 20, 2004

Robillard/Cooke, Approved 4-0

VII

PUBLIC HEARINGS: 8:00PM

1.    Establish Lighting District #41 – Oakwood Estates at River Oaks,    Section 2A

2.    Community Development Building Grant

1. No speakers in favor or opposition Create L.D. #41 Oakwood Estates at River Oaks - Section 2A  Roesch/Cooke, Approved 4-0

2.No projects submitted by residents, referred to Town Board for action Cooke/Robillard, 4-0

VIII

CONSENT AGENDA:

1.    Meeting Minutes – Youth Advisory Board – June 16 & August 12, 2004

2.    Meeting Minutes – Community Enrichment Council – September 16, 2004

3.    AT&T – Notice of Dissolution of Partnership with Wireless Capital Partners 

Robillard/Roesch, Approved 4-0

 

COMMUNICATIONS - TOWN BOARD:

 

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SUPERVISOR McMAHON:

1.  Erie County Department of Environment & Planning – Designate            Affirmative Action Officer for Town of Grand Island

Appoint Town Attorney Peter Godfrey as AAO                    Cooke/Roesch, Approved 4-0

 

COMMUNICATIONS - OTHER TOWN OFFICIALS:

 

X

TOWN ENGINEER - JOHN WHITNEY:

1.    Change Order No. 1 – Veterans Park Enhancement Project – Job No. M-66-03

Sod for Veterans Park $12, 359 Robillard/Cooke, Approved 4-0

XI

COMMUNICATIONS - GENERAL:

1.    Island Bantam Baseball – Request to use Veterans Park diamonds #3 & #4 next summer

2.    Sue Novits – Resignation as GIFTS Coordinator

1.    Referred to Recreation Advisory Board and Recreation Director Cooke/Roesch, 4-0

2.    No Action Required – FYI

XII

REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE:

Vouchers #77146 – 77281:

General       $ 17,253.96

Highway      $149,359.19

Sewer         $ 41,210.37

Water         $  6,015.32

Capital        $173,488.56

Fire              $172,687.50

Total                $560,014.90

Cooke/Roesch, Approved 4-0

XIII

   UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

None

XIV

   PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR:

No Residents Spoke

XV

FROM THE BOARD:

Robillard: Commendation to the Engineering Dept. for Veterans Park Enhancements

Roesch: Fire Prevention Week, Open House on Friday Oct. 8th

Cooke: Deadline for in-person Voter Registration for the General Election will be through October 13th.  The deadline for postmarked mail registrations is October 8th

McMahon: Halloween Hours -  October 31st  will be 5-8pm

XVI

MEMORIAL ADJOURNMENT:

Larry Mahoney

Anna Tyrrell

Warren Heldwein

Adjourned @8:14p.m.       Roesch/Cooke, Approved 4-0