Town Board

Meeting June 7, 2004

Disposition

 

 

 

 

TITLE:

DISPOSITION:

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ROLL CALL:     Town Clerk

All Present

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INVOCATION:    Trinity United Methodist Church

Rev. Paul Robinson

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PLEDGE:     Councilman Gary Roesch

 

IV

PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR – Agenda Items Only

No Residents Spoke

V

  PROCLAMATIONS:

1.       American Cancer Society – Relay For Life Days – June 11-12,2004

2.       Meaghan’s Miracle Month – June 2004

3.       Charles N. DeGlopper Day – June 12, 2004

 

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  MINUTES: 

1.    Approve Minutes of Workshop #21 – May 12, 2004

2.    Approve Minutes of Workshop #22 – May 12, 2004

3.    Approve Minutes of Workshop #25 – May 17, 2004

4.    Approve Minutes of Regular Meeting # 9 – May 17, 2004

5.    Approve Minutes of Workshop #23 – May 28, 2004

Change: Reg. Mtg. #9 – Under Crawford:– A motion was made by Councilman Crawford, seconded by Councilwoman Cooke to set up a meeting with Maria Lehman to recommend speed reductions from 55mph to 45mph on Long Road west of Grand Island Blvd., Ransom Road east of Sturbridge, Whitehaven Road west of Alvin Rd, Whitehaven Road EAST of Stony Point Rd. and Alvin Road.

Robillard/Roesch, approved 5-0

VII

PUBLIC HEARING: 

“Restricted Parking” Signs – Town Hall Terrace

No Speakers in favor or opposition

Adopt Local Law #1/2004 -              No Parking Signs – 2129-2139 Town Hall Terrace

Crawford/Cooke, approved 5-0

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CONSENT AGENDA:

1.    Erie County – Dept. of Personnel –- Return of Payroll Audit

2.    Erie County – Dept. of Probation and Youth/Detention Services – Self Monitoring Process

3.    National Fuel – Information Regarding Abandonment of “Paper” Streets

4.    Grand Island Memorial Library – 2003 Annual Report

5.    Gross, Shuman, Brizdle & Gilfillan – Notice of Consolidation of Parcels at Town Hall Terrace

6.    Grand Island Lions Club – Annual Special Children’s Picnic – July 21, 2004

Cooke/Roesch, approved 5-0

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7.    DEC – Notice of Exemption from Mined Land Reclamation Law for Park Vue Subdivision Detention Pond

8.    Erie County Legislature – Meeting Notice of Committee on Energy & Environment

9.    NYS – State Board of Real Property Services – Notice of Tentative State Equalization Rate for 2004 Assessment Roll

10. Adelphia – Notice of Additional Channels

11. NYS Senate – Byron Brown - $4,000 Award for Police Radios – Buffalo Crime Prevention Program

12. GBNRTC – PCC – Meeting Notice – June 9, 2004

13. County of Erie – Meeting Notice Overlay Program – June 3, 2004

14. State Assembly of NY – William Magee – Response to Town Board Correspondence to Opposition of Elijah’s Law

15. County of Erie – Sales Tax Revenue Report – May 2004

16.  Erie County Legislature – Notification of DWI/DWAI Vehicle Impoundment Law Filing

17. NYS – State Board of Real Property Services – Revised Residential Assessment Ratio

18. Building Permits – May 2004

19. Traffic Safety Advisory Board – Meeting Minutes – April 7, 2004

20. Economic Development Advisory Board – Meeting Minutes – May 13 & May 31, 2004

21. Grand Island Citizens Corps Council – Meeting Minutes – May 4, 2004

 

 

 

COMMUNICATIONS – TOWN BOARD:

 

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  SUPERVISOR McMAHON:

1.    Supervisor’s Report – May 2004

2.    Erie County Legislature – Authorize Supervisor to Sign Agreement for $500 Donation - Sr. Citizens Center Automatic External Defibrillator

1.    No Action Required.

2.    Roesch/Cooke, approved 5-0

 

 

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3.     National Fuel, Verizon, Niagara Mohawk – Authorize Supervisor to sign Joint Easement Agreement to Extend Utility Service

4.    GIFTS – Authorize Supervisor to Sign Memorandum of Understanding

5.    DEIS – Environmental Assessment Upper Niagara River Remote Video Surveillance Systems Draft

6.    Correction in Pay Rate for Engineering Department

7.    Sheriff Patrick Gallivan – Citizen Survey on Police Integrity – Meeting Notice – June 22, 2004 – 7:00pm – GI Memorial Library

3. Robillard/Cooke, approved 5-0

4.Roesch/Robillard, approved 5-0

5. Copies available in the Supervisor’s office – No Action Required

 6. Hakim Hawramee – Set correct payrate at $21.84 effective date of hire 

7.  No Action Required

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TOWN CLERK – PATRICIA FRENTZEL

1.    Request to Petition Board of Elections to Permanently Change Polling Locations – Districts 2,3,11

2.    Notice of $250 Scholarship Award for the NYSATRC Conference June 14-16, 2004 – Holiday Inn, Grand Island

1.    Crawford/Roesch, approved 5-0

2.    No Action Required

XI

TOWN ATTORNEY – PETER GODFREY:

1.    Change Job Title in Water/Accounting Department

2.    Wastewater Treatment Plant Project – Resolution and Order After Public Hearing Approving the Increase and Improvement of Facilities of the Sewer District.

3.    Wastewater Treatment Plant Project – Bond Resolution

1.    Crawford/Roesch, Tabled 5-0

2.    Cooke/Crawford, approved 5-0

3.    Cooke/Robillard, approved 5-0

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HIGHWAY SUPERINTENTDENT  - RAY DLUGOKINSKI:

1.    Mark Dlugokinski - Upgraded from Laborer Position to MEO effective May 24, 2004

1. No Action Required

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TOWN ENGINEER – JOHN WHITNEY:

1.    Change Order No. 1 – Job No. D-32 – Contract Extension – 2003 Drainage Improvement Program

2.    Award Bid for Veterans Park Enhancement Project

3.    Change Order No. 3 – Job No. M-161-E  - Water Treatment Plant Filter Control Improvements, Electrical Contact

4.    Amend Owner/Engineer Agreement – Water Treatment Plant Valve and Filter Control Rehabilitation

1.    Cooke/Crawford, approved 5-0

2.    Northeast Diversification, Inc.  $338,492.50       Robillard/Roesch, approved 5-0

3.    Robillard/Crawford, approved 5-0

4.    Cooke/Crawford, approved 5-0

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WATER/WASTEWATER SUPERINTENDENT – WAYNE CLINTON:

  1. Authorization to Hire Two Part Time Seasonal Laborers - $8.00/hr as of June 24, 2004

1. Robillard/Cooke, approved 5-0

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  ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT  - PAM WHITNEY

1.       Budget Amendment – Police Uniforms – BVD Grant – Bulletproof Vests  $4,485

1.  Increase 001-3120-0444  - $4,485

Increase 001-0001-9999  - $4,485

Roesch/Cooke, approved 5-0

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  GIFTS COORDINATOR – SUE NOVITS:

1.       Request for Budget Amendment – GIFTS Supplemental Funding 2004-2005

2.       Request to Hire 2 Part-Time Seasonal Instructors for the Summer Nature Program – Funded by the Erie County Youth Connections Grant

1.    Increase 001-4210-0100 - $9,000  Increase 001-0001-9999 - $9,000 Roesch/Crawford, approved 5-0

2.    Roesch/Robillard, approved 5-0

 

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  COMMUNICATIONS – GENERAL:

1.   Mark Stone – St. Martin’s in the Field – Request to Approve Banner for Chicken BBQ

1.  Referred to Town Attorney for Response             Cooke/Crawford, approved 5-0

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REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE:

Vouchers #75864-76017:

General     $ 39,272.46

Highway    $ 24,865.15

Sewer        $ 12,723.97

Water        $ 13,257.81

Capital       $ 37,581.05

Total          $127,700.14

Cooke/Roesch, approved 5-0

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   PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR:

No Residents Spoke

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FROM THE BOARD:

Roesch, Robillard, McMahon: Congratulations to the Class of 2004!

Crawford: Asked Seniors to “Drive Slow” tonight

Cooke: DeGlopper Ceremony at 2pm June 12th at  Maple Grove Cemetery.  Library Annual Report shows GI 15th busiest library out of 51 in County.  93,237 visits by residents!

 

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MEMORIAL ADJOURNMENT:

John Henshaw

Marian Skindell

John Gilbert Martin

John Pater

Bernice (DeGlopper) Bailey

Jean Cudmore

Shirley Krentz

Janice Roche

John Krehl

Florence Buzydlowski

Norma Walker

Mary Catherine Squires

William Batarla