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REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING MTG#18
JUNE 3, 2024 RES. #210-228
7:00 PM BOH #49-55
TOWN BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT
SUPERVISOR JOHN STROUGH
COUNCILMAN ANTHONY METIVIER
COUNCILMAN HARRISON FREER
COUNCILMAN MICHAEL DIXON
COUNCILMAN TIMOTHY MCNULTY
TOWN COUNSEL
Mark Schachner, ESQ.
PRESS
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SUPERVISOR STROUGH called meeting to order .....
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY COUNCILMAN HARRISON FREER
1.0 Queensbury Board of Health
RESOLUTION ENTERING QUEENSBURY BOARD OF HEALTH
RESOLUTION NO.: 210, 2024
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Timothy McNulty
WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Anthony Metivier
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby adjourns from
Regular Session and enters into the Queensbury Board of Health.
Duly adopted this 3rd day of June, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Freer, Mr. Dixon, Mr. McNulty
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
1.1 PUBLIC HEARING -SEWAGE DISPOSAL VARIANCE APPLICATION
James E. Conway
Publication Date: May 25, 2024
SUPERVISOR STROUGH reviewed proposed application and the two variances being
requested. Is the agent for James Conway here tonight? Yes, please come forward and identify
yourself for the record.
CONNOR DEYMER-Connor Deymer, Environmental Design here representing the Conway's.
The Gallos have now purchased the property. They are also in attendance.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-Okay.
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MR. DEYMER-Just to clear some stuff up. It is actually a three bedroom, so the design will
slightly change to be for a three bedroom instead of four. The existing field that is already
installed was approved in 1999 by the Town of Queensbury. It was an Eljen trenches. It is due to
the high ground water in the past year or two. We did some test pits during property transfer.
You know, it's within three feet to the groundwater. That is kind of why we are raising
everything up, two variances, total slope of the field, two feet to the neighboring property and the
field to the wetlands 35-feet. Do you guys have any questions? I would be glad to answer.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-All right, any questions from the Board Members? Anybody?
COUNCILMAN FREER-My comment was I am not comfortable with the 35-feet from the
wetlands. And the idea that it is isolated wetlands does not really jive with the down slope right
to the Marina, but we will hear what the rest of the public has to say.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-All right. Any other Town Board Member have questions for the
agent to the applicant? There is a public hearing on this tonight, and I will open that up
momentarily.
COUNCILMAN MCNULTY-I agree with Harrison, Supervisor. The 35-foot that is already
floating in groundwater, two feet separation, it is actually closer to the wetlands. I also would
like to hear the public comment before we move forward, but I think there is some more work
that needs to be done. And we can adjust it here, or allow the engineers go back and look at it.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-All right, so let's carry on with the public hearing and so forth. And
anything else you want to add?
MR. DEYMER-I mean just for the 35-foot issue, we are trying to avoid the use of holding tanks
and there is no other place to really put the system. I know it is 35-feet existing, is a little bit
further away so we are making it a little bit closer, but we are also getting it out of the
groundwater you know that is there.
COUNCILMAN MCNULTY-Which I applaud, but there is some technology that we could use
if you can clear it before it gets to that mound. But again, let us hear if there is any public
comment that we need to discuss, if that is okay John?
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-Okay, all right thank you. If you will please return to a seat. I will
open the public hearing and I may call upon you to come back. All right, the public hearing on
the James Conway application for Sanitary Sewage Disposal Variances and there are two and in
accord with the way it is currently designed. Is there anybody member of the public that wishes
to speak to this? Okay, I do not see anybody showing interest, so I will close the public hearing.
All right, you may return to the table please. Okay, what do you have in mind, Town Board?
COUNCILMAN FREER-I think there needs to be a front end that we have the technology I
know it is suspenders and belts, but the fact that it is already in an unsatisfactory condition, I do
not think we are going to see drier climate in the future and that wetland sitting right there to me
means that should have front end and the Eljen. And I do not know the details of the pros and
cons of both versus one or the other, I know it is cheaper to just put the Eljen in, but I am not in
favor of it as currently designed.
MR. DEYMER-I will touch on the difference when we use like a front end loaded Enhanced
Treatment Unit with the Eljen. The Eljen needs that bacteria to keep it working well. It needs
that double treatment kind of hurts it in a sense of it being the bacteria does not have a spot to
grow into. So that is why we prefer one versus the other with an Enhanced Treatment Tank you
know, there are more moving parts, more maintenance all that cost. I totally understand and I
think that enhanced tanks are good in certain circumstances. I do not think doubling up is the
answer just because of that you know that bacteria needs somewhere to grow within that Biomet
to be useful enhanced design.
COUNCILMAN DIXON-I know when we visited the site today. First of all, I agree with my
counterparts here as far as I think there is more that could be done. Some of the things that we
are not even seeing on here, unless I am missing a note. You know, if we had that 100-year
storm. What is happening with the wetlands, is it going to expand in the springtime? I did not
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have an opportunity to be out there during the springtime. I do not know where the wetlands are.
We have had a few days of a dry spell. So maybe they have receded, maybe they have not. So, a
bit of unknown but anybody living on the lake there, there is a responsibility as well and I think
we are a reasonable board as well. And I do not think we are asking too much, but I would feel
more comfortable if maybe there is some alternate plan.
MR. DEYMER-Would alternate being of ETU instead of an Eljen field? Or is it distance wise?
There is just no other real, you know, good place to put it. You know, are on the lakeside. So, we
are within 100-foot setback.
COUNCILMAN DIXON-And this is where it gets somewhat complicated and that we are not
here to design the plan for you. We are looking for your presentation. But yes, I would like to
see something that keeps it a bit more contained. I will leave it at that, it is open end, but I would
like to see a plan that keeps it a bit more contained.
COUNCILMAN MCNULTY-And I understand your comments about the micro bacteria and
such but I think the ETU as a pretreatment going into that raised bed. I would be more agreeable
to that.
MR. DEYMER-They are the same certification for treatment. They are both the same NSF 40
certified even if the ETU versus the Eljens. The end product in theory in those testings are they
take the same, you know, BYOD's and same treatment they are as clean based on that
certification, that is fair.
COUNCILMAN MCNULTY-Okay, I hear you.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-All right, well what we can do because I think the majority of the
vote is not comfortable with the system as currently proposed. So, rather than you go back for
permit fees and all that, why don't we not act on this tonight and see if you can come up with
something with a little bit better so that the comfort level of the majority of the Town Board is
better than it is now.
MR. DEYMER-I just, I would ask what would you guys what is it preferred to have a front
ending you know front end ETU because we could you know in theory design something within
the same setbacks with an Enhanced Treatment Tank if that is what is required to kind of save a
you know, this all.
COUNCILMAN FREER-I guess I agree with Michael that based on, this is the first time I have
heard that you know, one hinders the other, but I think the 30, even with an Enhanced ETU the
30, 35-feet I don't think we have ever approved anything closer than 50-feet. It is not the lake, it
is the wetlands. I would say, you know, go back and scrub your engineers and come up with a
better idea. We do not want to tell you how to do it because we are not engineers, you are.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-But you know, there is the holding tank option.
COUNCILMAN FREER-Right.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-And then there is the primary treatment ETU which takes the place
of a septic tank. And so, you save a little bit of money on the septic tank, and you know, like a
Fuji clean or one of the others for primary treatment. But like the applicant's agent says, he is
going to have to go to a traditional as opposed to an Eljen absorption field which would be a
little bit bigger than what I am seeing,probably right?
MR. DEYMER-Yeah, most likely it would be slightly bigger and we could, you know, try our
best to kind of get it in that footprint. We might be able to. I don't know, about that but I mean if
if it is, an ETU that is required, I would, I mean, it would be preferred by us to maybe get the
approval with the, you know, ETU being the answer and fitting a bed within, you know that
outside of that 35-foot setback is you know what we would prefer.
COUNCILMAN FREER-So, in the diagram coming, why couldn't you put two longer ones?
MR. DEYMER-Two longer, Eljens?
COUNCILMAN FREER-Buy some distance from the wetland, that is what I would like to see,
something.
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MR. DEYMER-So I think the problem would be getting close to that driveway and we need to
kind of fill it up. And, you know, with the wall there, you do not want it to close to the wall. Or
you know, so it doesn't bleed out through the wall. I mean, we really try to design everything to
be as best as possible on these lots. I know a lot of them are very tight and I think we're doing
the best we can to get as much separation to make a design that will actually work without the
property transfer this system could have been going on for 30 years without the...
COUNCILMAN FREER-No, because we are inspecting everything on the lake through the new
Lake George Park Commission.
MR. DEYMER-Agreed. Sorry, without the Park Commission, the transfer stuff, this could be a
system that would never be checked, and you know it is running.
COUNCILMAN FREER-Welcome to 2024, come on.
MR. DEYMER-I agree, yes, okay.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-All right, so I think it is the will of the majority of the Board not to
act on this tonight and see what the applicant's agent can come up with for Plan B. Am I right?
COUNCILMAN FREER-That is mine.
COUNCILMAN MCNULTY-And if Plan B is Plan A, you come up with some additional data or
resourcing I would have to accept that. Well, discuss that if we go with the holding tanks. But I
think going back and seeing what other options you can do. You've heard the comments here
your concern and see what you can come back at that point trying to get a handle on this, John.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-I closed the public hearing.
COUNCILMAN MCNULTY-There is a hand raised in the back.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-I know.
COUNCILMAN MCNULTY-Okay, I am sorry.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-But I did have the public hearing open. Do you want, you have to
come up to the table and identify yourself for the record. All right, if you will please take a seat.
TOWN COUNSEL SCHACHNER-And this is now part of the public hearing, or no?
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-I will reopen the public hearing. Yes, ma'am now turn the mic
towards you and identify whom you are.
CHRISTINA GALLO-Christina Gallo, from Albany, New York. Now the owner of 10 Antler
Drive.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-All right, so you're the new owner.
MS. GALLO-Correct.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-Okay.
MS. GALLO-So without more information, I do not want to make this a futile effort of keep
coming back and forth when we've already put a bond up to the Town. So, I mean, I would like a
little more information for the engineer to be able to figure something out. The property is only a
certain size, we can't do the tank in the area that it was, so.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-Well, what I am hearing from the Board, there are two other options
they would be more comfortable with. One was a holding tank system. And the other was some
kind of an ETU pretreatment going to a traditional bed.
MS. GALLO-The engineer said that he tried all those systems to work within the confines of the
property. So, if none of those worked, what would be acceptable?
COUNCILMAN MCNULTY-We met with him earlier and I think the ETU the pretreatment
could work. He did not say it couldn't work. So, we are just asking for him to take a look at it
and see. But there was never a discussion that it would not fit either to the left or right, of the
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sidewalk coming out of the house, correct? You didn't say it couldn't work. I'm sorry John, can I
ask a question.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-Well, you can come on up since the applicant is here as well as your
her agent and I will responded to these as I'm comfortable with that.
MR. DEYMER-Yeah, so I believe we could fit a bed roughly in that area. I would feel
comfortable that we can get it, you know, within the same rough area, you know.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-Because it is three bedrooms too?
MR. DEYMER-Correct. So, it would not change too much if it was a three bedroom for the
Eljen just because of the it would not change anything towards the lake, or I'm sorry towards the
wetlands because of the they need to be the same length of trenches. So, if we cut out a
bedroom, in theory we would have less trenches, but it would only go closer to the neighboring
property so that we couldn't make it two laterals that is what I'm saying if it is a three bedroom.
But I think in theory we could fit in a bed designed within that same raised footprint is kind of
what I was saying earlier that if we make an approval an Enhanced Tank in the beginning to a
bed and they are off the same footprint permit with the same variances.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-Okay. So, and we are not denying this but the Town Board, I don't
think we'd have the votes, and you would get it denied. So, try to avoid that, we will keep this
application open and active permit fees already paid. You won't have to start all over again. See
what he can come up with, and perhaps we will do another site visit and see if the comfort level
of the Board of Health is at the level we need to get the votes to approve it.
MS. GALLO-Can I talk now?
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-Yeah, you can talk into the mic.
MS. GALLO-Has there ever been a situation where you do not find a reasonable solution?
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-No, we have always come out of this, okay.
COUNCILMAN MCNULTY-We will make this work.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-We have always come out, okay.
MR. DEYMER-Can I ask a question about the holding tank? Is that something you guys would
prefer over an inground? I know you're saying that was an option, so is that preferred over what
the Eljen field we are currently showing is? Just so, I am you know aware moving forward on
other.
COUNCILMAN FREER-Yes and no.
COUNCILMAN MCNULTY-It depends on who you ask. I am not, holding tanks are the last
resort. Supervisor might disagree with me, but we would like to see the system work. Holding
tanks, the pollution that brings the truck brings in and out it is not dependency that a lot of people
think it is.
MR. DEYMER-I agree completely. I just, you know, for the sake of it our two options being a
holding tank or an Enhanced Treatment Tank in the beginning which is the same, you know,
treatment quality as an Eljen is.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-I think from what I am hearing, but I don't know that until it comes
to a vote that the holding tank system would get, you need three votes. I think you would get it,
but I only think I don't know that until we actually vote. I don't tell them how to vote or what to
vote, they do their own independent judgments. The other thing I am hearing is a better comfort
level perhaps you get the three votes is for a primary ETU as opposed to the secondary Eljen
system that goes to the traditional absorption field for three bedrooms. That is what I am
hearing. And, so we won't act on this let's have the discussions and see what we can come up
with a better system and then you will come back. We can try and do all this. We have another
meeting on the 17'h and we could probably get all of our ducks in a row for two weeks from now.
Okay, all right let's try and do that we have never not done that, and I do not want you to be first
either. So, we will come up with something, okay?
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MR. DEYMER-Understood.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-All right, thank you.
TOWN COUNSEL SCHACHNER-Are you going to leave the public hearing opened?
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-Yes, I will leave the public hearing opened.
PUBLIC HEARING LEFT OPEN
1.2 PUBLIC HEARING- SEWAGE DISPOSAL VARIANCE APPLICATION
Ruth Friedlander and Terry Holohan
Publication Date: May 25, 2024
SUPERVISOR STROUGH reviewed proposed application and the two variances being
requested. Is the agent for the applicant here?
JOE BIANCHINE-Joe Bianchine, with ABD Engineers and Surveyors.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-All right, so that is Bianchine. I have it in case you need it Colleen,
sometimes.
MR. BIANCHINE-Terry Holohan, is also here, the applicant.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-All right, so anything you want to add to it? I want to add to what I
described?
MR. BIANCHINE-Just what you said is basically what we are doing. I mean it's a small lot.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-You do not have a lot of room for anything else.
MR. BIANCHINE-We do not have a lot of room. You know, so putting it in the backyard there
the seven foot we asked for that can be stretched a little bit, but there is only 24-feet from the
back of the house to the property line. So, you got an eight-foot tank, so you got to squeeze it in
there.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-All right, questions from the Town Board member of the applicant's
agent?
COUNCILMAN MCNULTY-I am good.
COUNCILMAN DIXON-Question.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-All right.
COUNCILMAN DIXON-Mr. Supervisor, do we need to the amend resolution to remove items
two from the whereas as well as the resolved?
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-No, it turns out that the 2nd variance being requested, at least what
is here, it is not the case.
COUNCILMAN DIXON-Okay.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-It is located in the backyard, so there would not be it doesn't. We
don't know how that got in there. They are only asking for one variance.
TOWN COUNSEL SCHACHNER-And I agree with Councilman Dixon, let's remove item two
from both the whereas and the resolved.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-Okay, so we will condition it so that item two is deleted.
COUNCILMAN FREER-Don't need it. Just delete it, right?
TOWN COUNSEL SCHACHNER-Correct, it is not a condition.
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SUPERVISOR STROUGH-Yeah, we do?
COUNCILMAN FREER-Just delete it. We deleted number two.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-We just deleted it.
TOWN COUNSEL SCHACHNER-In both places in the second whereas, and in the second
resolved.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-All right, there is a public hearing. I will open the public hearing.
Anybody here like to speak to this Sanitary Disposal Variance request of Ruth Friedlander and
Terry Holohan? For 329 Cleverdale Road? Seeing none, I will close the public hearing.
PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED
RESOLUTION APPROVING RUTH FRIEDLANDER AND
TERRY HOLOHAN'S APPLICATION FOR
SANITARY SEWAGE DISPOSAL VARIANCES
RESOLUTION NO.: BOH 49,2024
INTRODUCED BY. Mr.Anthony Metivier
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY. Mr. Harrison Freer
WHEREAS, Ruth Friedlander and Terry Holohan (Applicants) filed an application for
variances from provisions of the Town of Queensbury On-Site Sewage Disposal Ordinance, Chapter
136, §136-11 which requires applicants to obtain a variance for a holding tank system, as the
Applicants wish to replace the existing wastewater septic system by installing a 3,000 gallon capacity
holding tank, which meets the holding tank capacity required, on property located at 329 Cleverdale
Road in the Town of Queensbury, and
WHEREAS,the Applicants also applied for an additional variance from Chapter 136 to allow
placement of such holding tank to be located 7'from the rear property line in lieu of the required 10'
setback, and
WHEREAS, the Town Clerk's Office published the Notice of Public Hearing in the Town's
official newspaper and the Local Board of Health duly conducted a public hearing concerning the
variance requests on Monday, June Yd, 2024, and
WHEREAS, the Town Clerk's Office has advised that it duly notified all property owners
within 500 feet of the subject property,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED,that
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1. due to the nature of the variances, the Local Board of Health determines that the
variances would not be materially detrimental to the purposes and objectives of this
Ordinance or other adjoining properties nor otherwise conflict with the purpose and
objectives of any Town plan or policy; and
2. the Local Board of Health finds that the granting of the variances is necessary for the
reasonable use of the land and are the minimum variances which would alleviate the
specific unnecessary hardship found by the Local Board of Health to affect the
Applicants; and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Local Board of Health hereby approves the application of Ruth
Friedlander and Terry Holohan for variances from the Sewage Disposal Ordinance to allow
installation of a 3,000 gallon capacity holding tank, which meets the holding tank capacity required,
as a replacement wastewater septic system on property located at 329 Cleverdale Road in the Town
of Queensbury (Tax Map No: 226.12-1-40), with placement of such holding tank to be located 7'
from the rear property line in lieu of the required 10' setback, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED,that the Town Board authorizes and directs the Town Clerk to forward a certified
copy of this Resolution to the Adirondack Park Agency for its review, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that this approval Resolution shall not be effective until 30 days after such
notice to the Adirondack Park Agency and shall be subject to review by the Adirondack Park Agency
during such period.
Duly adopted this Yd day of June, 2024,by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Metivier, Mr. Freer, Mr. Dixon, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Strough
NOES None
ABSENT: None
1.3 PUBLIC HEARING- SEWAGE DISPOSAL VARIANCE APPLICATION
9 Chestnut Road Glen Lake LLC-Fallacaro
Publication Date: May 25, 2024
SUPERVISOR STROUGH reviewed proposed application and the nine variances being
requested.
TOM HUTCHINS-Good evening, Board. I am Tom Hutchins, Hutchins Engineers on behalf of the
Fallacaro family and sisters Rosemary and Ann are also here with us. We looked at this today. It
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is a very small lot. It is an older residence. It has been with their family a long, long time and
they want to upgrade. In terms of its wastewater system. We have started out with an ETU
primarily thought there is we do have an issue to a neighboring well. We have met with that
neighbor and viewed these plans. He is on board with it; it is actually technically almost the
identical system to what he has at his house. And we went through it. I will turn it over to the
Board for any questions. A little bit unique as it involves two pump stations, which is not
unheard of, but it is a little bit unusual, but it is an older building. There is a building store on
each side of the house and the area, the area between the slab on grade so it would be incredibly
destructive to try to combine those sewers within the footprint of the building. So, other than that
I turn it over to the Board for questions.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-All right, questions from the Board for the applicant's agent, Mr.
Hutchins?
COUNCILMAN MCNULTY-For education the ETU, would that be for pretreatment?
MR. HUTCHINS-Yeah, it provides pretreatment. It provides a higher degree of treatment than
what a primary septic tank would provide.
COUNCILMAN MCNULTY-And there's no concern about. You heard the conversation for the
previous application.
MR. HUTCHINS-I did.
COUNCILMAN MCNULTY-So the discussion about a pretreatment causing issues later on or
not allowing microbes to form that is not an issue in this case.
MR. HUTCHINS-This is a different absorption field than the previous or the prior.
COUNCILMAN MCNULTY-How so?
MR. HUTCHINS-It is the sand filtration indexes.
COUNCILMAN MCNULTY-Okay.
MR. HUTCHINS-That is a sand filter. This is a more conventional system, although it is
constructed from standards to withstand traffic.
COUNCILMAN MCNULTY-Right, okay.
MR. HUTCHINS-And when you're comparing Lake George to Glen Lake, you are talking about
completely different geology, so it.
COUNCILMAN MCNULTY-It is not apples to apples.
MR. HUTCHINS-It is not.
COUNCILMAN MCNULTY-I tried, thank you.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-Any other questions for the applicant's agent? Okay, so there is a
public hearing on this tonight, and I will open the public hearing. Is there anyone here that wants
to speak to James Fallacaro, 9 Chestnut Road, Glen Lake area and the nine variances being
requested? Any member of the public wish to speak to this? Seeing none, I will close the public
hearing. Any further thoughts from the Town Board?
PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED
RESOLUTION APPROVING 9 CHESTNUT ROAD GLEN LAKE LLC'S
APPLICATION FOR SANITARY SEWAGE DISPOSAL VARIANCES
RESOLUTION NO.: BOH 50,2024
INTRODUCED BY. Mr. Harrison Freer
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
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SECONDED BY. Mr. Michael Dixon
WHEREAS, James Fallacaro, on behalf of 9 Chestnut Road Glen Lake, LLC, (Applicant)
bled an application for variances from provisions of the Town of Queensbury On-Site Sewage
Disposal Ordinance, Chapter 136 to install a replacement wastewater system with certain of the
components to be installed as follows:
1. Absorption bed to be located 79'from the neighbor's well in lieu of the required 100'
setback;
2. Enhanced Treatment Unit(ETU)to be located 3'from the property line in lieu of the
required 10' setback;
3. ETU to be located 6'from the residence in lieu of the required 10' setback;
4. South Pump Station to be located 3'from the property line in lieu of the required 10'
setback;
5. South Pump Station to be located 8'from the house in lieu of the required 10'setback;
6. North Pump Station to be located 6'from the property line in lieu of the required 10'
setback;
7. North Pump Station to be located 3'from the house in lieu of the required 10'setback;
8. Effluent Sewer and Force Main to be located 2' from the property line in lieu of the
required 10' setback;
9. 13'x 24'traffic-rated absorption bed to be located beneath the parking area;
on property located at 9 Chestnut Road in the Town of Queensbury, and
WHEREAS, the Town Clerk's Office published the Notice of Public Hearing in the Town's
official newspaper and the Local Board of Health duly conducted a public hearing concerning the
variance requests on Monday, June Yd, 2024, and
WHEREAS, the Town Clerk's Office has advised that it duly notified all property owners
within 500 feet of the subject property,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED,that
1. due to the nature of the variances, the Local Board of Health determines that the variances
would not be materially detrimental to the purposes and objectives of this Ordinance or other
adjoining properties nor otherwise conflict with the purpose and objectives of any Town plan
or policy; and
2. the Local Board of Health finds that the granting of the variances is necessary for the
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reasonable use of the land and are the minimum variances which would alleviate the specific
unnecessary hardship found by the Local Board of Health to affect the Applicant; and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Local Board of Health hereby approves the application of James
Fallacaro, on behalf of 9 Chestnut Road Glen Lake, LLC, for variances from the Sewage Disposal
Ordinance to install a replacement wastewater system with certain of the components to be installed
as follows:
1. Absorption bed to be located 79'from the neighbor's well in lieu of the required 100'
setback;
2. Enhanced Treatment Unit(ETU)to be located 3'from the property line in lieu of the
required 10' setback;
3. ETU to be located 6'from the residence in lieu of the required 10' setback;
4. South Pump Station to be located 3'from the property line in lieu of the required 10'
setback;
5. South Pump Station to be located 8'from the house in lieu of the required 10'setback;
6. North Pump Station to be located 6'from the property line in lieu of the required 10'
setback;
7. North Pump Station to be located 3'from the house in lieu of the required 10'setback;
8. Effluent Sewer and Force Main to be located 2' from the property line in lieu of the
required 10' setback;
9. 13'x 24'traffic-rated absorption bed to be located beneath the parking area;
on property located at 9 Chestnut Road in the Town of Queensbury and bearing Tax Map No: 289.13-
1-9, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED,that the Enhanced Treatment Unit(ETU) shall be maintained by the property
owner in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations for the life of the system.
Duly adopted this Yd day of June, 2024,by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Freer, Mr. Dixon, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier
NOES None
ABSENT: None
1.4 PUBLIC HEARING- SEWAGE DISPOSAL VARIANCE APPLICATION
Patricia and Joseph Taylor
Publication Date: May 25, 2024
Regu[arTown Board Meeting,June 3,2024, Mtg.#18 154
SUPERVISOR STROUGH reviewed proposed application and the nine variances being
requested on the Hudson River. We did a site visit today and I believe the engineer, the
applicant's agent, is present. Please introduce yourself for the record.
JEFF MANCINI-Good evening, I am Jeff Mancini representing Mrs. Taylor.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-Okay, questions from Town Board before I open the public hearing.
COUNCILMAN FREER-Didn't we talk about UV requirement for the water as well?
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-Yes.
COUNCILMAN MCNULTY-And the fence, for the over the field.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-OK, so those are two conditions that will, that I agree that the
applicant was agreeable to.
MR. MANCINI-So one, I got two minor corrections to the variance requested. So, when this
was put together it was the detail that is on the sheet shows an Eljen bed. We went to, it was just,
it was a mix up, it is Eljen trenches. So therefore, when we did the calculations, we can actually
remove one unit from each row, so that gets us instead of 54 feet to the leach field to the river
where it is 54 feet, we can get 58. So, we get four more feet further away from the river and then
also the septic tank to the river we are asking for 38, we can get 43 now.
COUNCILMAN MCNULTY-But I do not think that affects the two conditions we put on.
MR. MANCINI-No, it does not. I just wanted to clarify that there was.
COUNCILMAN MCNULTY-I appreciate it.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-All right, so you all right, you want to go through those again,
Jeffrey? Which variance number are we talking about, 1-9?
TOWN COUNSEL SCHACHNER-It is all about variance number five changing it from 38 feet
to 43 feet and number six, changing it from 54 feet to 58 feet.
MR. MANCINI-Correct.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-To 54 to 58.
MR. MANCINI-Correct.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-Okay, so we have to make the same changes in the resolved, right,
Town Counsel?
TOWN COUNSEL SCHACHNER-If you so resolve, yes.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-Yes, alright so a little bit of improvement in the 5th and 6th
requested variance in accord with what was just described anything else from the Town Board
before I open up the public hearing? All right, I will open the public hearing. Is there anyone
here who wishes to speak to Patricia and Joseph Taylor's new proposed sewage disposal system
with certain components needing the variances that were described? Anybody here wish to
speak to this? Seeing none, seeing none online, I will close the public hearing. Any further
thoughts on behalf of the Town Board? So, to make clear, we have changed the number five and
number 6, 38 to 43 for number 5 and number 6 leach field to be located 58 feet from the Hudson
River. We also said the applicant will install an ultraviolet disinfection chamber on their
incoming water line. The water line from the well. And then a fence of some nature whatever is
preferred.
MR. MANCINI-As we talked maybe a split rail fence, on the roadside.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-Maybe a split rail fence or some kind of barrier so that people do not
park.
MR. MANCINI- Park and drive.
Regu[arTown Board Meeting,June 3,2024, Mtg.#18 155
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-On the absorption field. So, the fence will surround the absorption
field.
MR. MANCINI-Now that, so there is a fence, existing fence right now with the adjoining
property owner, so that fence would be two sides?
COUNCILMAN MCNULTY-Basically, an L shape, yes.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-Yes, so if there is a fence there that is all we are saying.
MR. MANCINI-Yes, okay. I want to make sure.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-You will have it so it will surround the absorption field.
MR. MANCINI-Yes.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-So, the purpose of which is to prevent people from parking on it.
MR. MANCINI-Understood.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-That would ruin this particular system because it was not designed to
be traffic.
MR. MANCINI-Right, yes.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-All right.
COUNCILMAN DIXON-Mr. Supervisor, do we need to put in that last resolved as far as not just
the installation but the maintenance? As far as, as long as this the sewage disposal field is in use.
The fencing wall barrier needs to be maintained for that period of time. It is a little semantics,
but if it is not there if somebody it takes out it gets a little awkward.
MR. MANCINI-Yes, what I think.
COUNCILMAN MCNULTY-Installed or maintained?
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-He just, he wants to make sure that the fence or obstruction that they
put around the absorption field has a permanent nature to it and not put up just for the inspection
and then disappear.
TOWN COUNSEL SCHACHNER-I do not think that would hold water, no pun intended. If
somebody did that and there was an enforcement action. But I agree with Attorney McNulty, let's
add the words, and maintained after installed.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-Okay, and is that okay with the Town Board?
COUNCILMAN FREER-Review shall or will. Or do you care about that?
TOWN COUNSEL SCHACHNER-Fence barrier shall be installed and maintained around the
absorption field to prevent parking on the absorption field. It is what I wrote.
COUNCILMAN MCNULTY-Thank you, Counsel.
COUNCILMAN FREER-He said will, I like shall.
TOWN COUNSEL SCHACHNER-That is what I wrote.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-All right, Town Board happy? Did I close the public hearing? All
right, any further thoughts?
PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED
RESOLUTION APPROVING PATRICIA AND JOSEPH TAYLOR'S APPLICATION FOR
SANITARY SEWAGE DISPOSAL VARIANCES
RESOLUTION NO.: BOH 51,2024
Regu[arTown Board Meeting,June 3,2024, Mtg.#18 156
INTRODUCED BY. Mr. Timothy McNulty
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY. Mr. Michael Dixon
WHEREAS, Patricia and Joseph Taylor (Applicants) filed an application for variances from
provisions of the Town of Queensbury On-Site Sewage Disposal Ordinance, Chapter 136 to install a
replacement on-site sewage disposal system with certain of the components to be installed as follows:
1. Leach field to be located 5'from the property line in lieu of the required 10' setback;
2. Leach field to be located 5'from the building in lieu of the required 20'setback;
3. Well to be located 46'from the septic tank in lieu of the required 50'setback;
4. Well to be located 30'from the leach field in lieu of the required 100' setback;
5. Septic tank to be located 43'from the Hudson River in lieu of the required 50'setback;
6. Leach field to be located 58'from the Hudson River in lieu of the required 200'(due to existing
soils percolation rate being less than 3:00 minutes);
7. Septic tank is required to be anchored due to being in a type A flood zone;
8. Backwater flow preventer valve to be added to house sanitary line on exterior side of basement
wall due to being in a Type A flood zone;
9. Amended existing soils below Eljen sand filter bed due to a less than 3:00 minute percolation
rate;
on property located at 31 Hudson View Lane in the Town of Queensbury, and
WHEREAS, the Town Clerk's Office published the Notice of Public Hearing in the Town's
official newspaper and the Local Board of Health duly conducted a public hearing concerning the
variance requests on Monday, June Yd, 2024, and
WHEREAS, the Town Clerk's Office has advised that it duly notified all property owners
within 500 feet of the subject property,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED,that
1. due to the nature of the variances,the Local Board of Health determines that the variances
would not be materially detrimental to the purposes and objectives of this Ordinance or
other adjoining properties nor otherwise conflict with the purpose and objectives of any
Town plan or policy; and
2. the Local Board of Health finds that the granting of the variances is necessary for the
reasonable use of the land and are the minimum variances which would alleviate the
specific unnecessary hardship found by the Local Board of Health to affectthe Applicants;
Regu[arTown Board Meeting,June 3,2024, Mtg.#18 157
and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Local Board of Health hereby approves the application of Patricia and
Joseph Taylor for variances from the Sewage Disposal Ordinance to install a replacement on-site
sewage disposal system with certain of the components to be installed as follows:
1. Leach field to be located 5'from the property line in lieu of the required 10' setback;
2. Leach field to be located 5'from the building in lieu of the required 20'setback;
3. Well to be located 46'from the septic tank in lieu of the required 50' setback;
4. Well to be located 30'from the leach field in lieu of the required 100' setback;
5. Septic tank to be located 43'from the Hudson River in lieu of the required 50'setback;
6. Leach field to be located 58'from the Hudson River in lieu of the required 200'(due
to existing soils percolation rate being less than 3:00 minutes);
7. Septic tank is required to be anchored due to being in a type A flood zone;
8. Backwater flow preventer valve to be added to house sanitary line on exterior side of
basement wall due to being in a Type A flood zone;
9. Amended existing soils below Eljen sand filter bed due to a less than 3:00 minute
percolation rate;
10. Applicant will install an ultraviolet disinfection chamber on their incoming water line;
and
11. Fence barrier shall be installed and maintained around the absorption field to prevent
parking on the absorption field;
on property located at 31 Hudson View Lane in the Town of Queensbury and bearing Tax Map No:
320.6-1-5, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED,that the Enhanced Treatment Unit(ETU) shall be maintained by the property
owner in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations for the life of the system.
Duly adopted this Yd day of June, 2024,by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Dixon, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Freer
NOES None
ABSENT: None
RESOLUTION GRANTING ALAN ADAMS AN EXTENSION OF
TIME TO COMPLETE A NEW CODE COMPLIANT SEWEAGE
DISCPOSAL SYSTEM ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 37 BIRCH ROAD
Regu[arTown Board Meeting,June 3,2024, Mtg.#18 158
SUPERVISOR STROUGH noted that the Town Board will not be acting on this tonight, I had
questioned the year and half extension while the camp will be used occasionally by the family so
the resolution will be put on the agenda for the 17''.
Town Board held discussion with Mr. Brian Backus, Ms. Rutnik's husband regarding the status
of the litigation involving the property and the following resolution was approved:
RESOLUTION GRANTING LYNNE COLLEEN MCNEIL RUTNIK
ADDITIONAL EXTENSION OF TIME TO COMPLETE
NEW CODE COMPLIANT SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM ON
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 316/321 GLEN LAKE ROAD
RESOLUTION NO.: BOH 52,2024
INTRODUCED BY. Mr.Anthony Metivier
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY. Mr. Harrison Freer
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 380, 2018, the Queensbury Town Board adopted Local
Law 2 of 2018 entitled "Septic Inspection Upon Property Transfer" which is set forth at
Queensbury Town Code Chapter 137 (Chapter 137), and
WHEREAS, Chapter 137 requires inspection of Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems
(OWTS) prior to the transfer of ownership of certain real property and provides that a $2,000
escrow deposit will be forfeited to the Town in the event that completion of a wastewater treatment
system meeting all standards is not completed within the time provided, and
WHEREAS, Lynne Colleen McNeil Rutnik(Applicant)previously advised the Town Board
as the Local Board of Health that she acquired the majority interest in the property located at
316/321 Glen Lake Road identified as Tax Map Nos: 289.9-1-83 and 289.9-1-58 (Property) and by
letter dated 5 April 2023 advised that the existing structure on the Property would be demolished
and the onsite wastewater treatment system(OWTS)removed;however, due to litigation regarding
full ownership of the Property, the demolition of the structure and the OWTS removal process
would not be completed within the required six (6) month time period, and
WHEREAS, Applicant therefore requested that the Town Board grant additional time to
complete such work until October 17'', 2023 and in the meantime, Applicant advised that the
structure would not be inhabited and by Resolution No.: BOH 28, 2023,the Town Board approved
Applicant's requested additional time until October 17'', 2023, and
WHEREAS, Applicant subsequently advised that due to continuing litigation, the work had
not been completed and therefore Applicant requested a six month extension or until April 171',
2024 to complete such work and by Resolution No.: BOH 69, 2023, the Town Board approved
Applicant's requested additional time until April 17'', 2024, and
Regu[arTown Board Meeting,June 3,2024, Mtg.#18 159
WHEREAS,by letter dated 22 May 2024,Applicant has advised that the process has taken
much longer than anticipated and has therefore requested an additional six-month extension or
until October 30d', 2024 to complete such work and the Director of Building and Codes
Enforcement has recommended Town Board approval of this requested extension,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED,that the Queensbury Town Board, as the Town's Local Board of Health,hereby
authorizes and grants Lynne Colleen McNeil Rutnik additional time to obtain a certificate of
compliance from the Town's Building and Codes Enforcement Office to complete demolition of
the existing structure and installation of a new Code compliant onsite wastewater treatment system
(OWTS) on Property located at 316/321 Glen Lake Road and extend the date by which the $2,000
escrow deposit shall be automatically forfeited until October 30d', 2024 with the condition that the
structure on the Property shall not be inhabited and the Property shall not be utilized for rental use
until demolition is complete and a new Code compliant OWTS has been approved and installed
as confirmed by the Director of Building and Codes Enforcement and authorizes and directs the
Town Supervisor and/or Director of Building and Codes Enforcement to and take all actions
necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution.
Duly adopted this 3rd day of June, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES Mr. McNulty, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Freer, Mr. Dixon
NOES None
ABSENT : None
RESOLUTION SETTING PUBLIC HEARING ON SEWAGE DISPOSAL
VARIANCE APPLICATION OF ONEIDA COMMUNITY CHURCH
RESOLUTION NO.: BOH 53, 2024
INTRODUCED BY. Mr.Anthony Metivier
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY. Mr. Timothy McNulty
WHEREAS,the Queensbury Town Board serves as the Town's Local Board of Health and is
authorized by Town Code Chapter 136 to issue variances from the Town's On-Site Sewage Disposal
Ordinance, and
WHEREAS, the Oneida Community Church has applied to the Local Board of Health for
variances from Chapter 136 to install a new well on property located at 197 Sunnyside Road in the
Town with the proposed well to be located:
1. 68'from the existing absorption field instead of the required 100' separation setback;
Regu[arTown Board Meeting,June 3,2024, Mtg.#18 160
and
2. 32'from the neighboring septic tank instead of the required 50' separation setback;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED,that the Town of Queensbury's Local Board of Health will hold apublic hearing
on Monday, June 17d', 2024 at 7:00 p.m. at the Queensbury Activities Center, 742 Bay Road,
Queensbury, to consider the Oneida Community Church's sewage disposal variance application
concerning property located at 197 Sunnyside Road, Queensbury (Tax Map No.: 279.18-1-5) and at
that time all interested persons will be heard, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Local Board of Health authorizes and directs the Queensbury Town
Clerk to publish the Notice of Public Hearing presented at this meeting and send a copy of the Notice
to neighbors located within 500'of the applicant's property as required by law.
Duly adopted this Yd day of June, 2024,by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Freer, Mr. Dixon, Mr. McNulty
NOES None
ABSENT: None
RESOLUTION SETTING PUBLIC HEARING ON SEWAGE DISPOSAL
VARIANCE APPLICATION OF BRUCE AND JOY CHECKLA
RESOLUTION NO.: BOH 54, 2024
INTRODUCED BY. Mr. Harrison Freer
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY. Mr.Anthony Metivier
WHEREAS,the Queensbury Town Board serves as the Town's Local Board of Health and is
authorized by Town Code Chapter 136 to issue variances from the Town's On-Site Sewage Disposal
Ordinance, and
WHEREAS, Bruce and Joy Checkla(Applicants) have applied to the Local Board of Health
for variances from Chapter 136 to install a new septic system with certain of its components to be
located as follows:
1. absorption field to be located 74'from the onsite well in lieu of the required 100'setback;
2. absorption field tapers to be located 3'from the north property line in lieu of the required
Regu[arTown Board Meeting,June 3,2024, Mtg.#18 161
10' setback;
3. absorption field tapers to be located 2' from the west property line in lieu of the
required 10' setback;
4. absorption field tapers to be located 2'from the east property line in lieu of the required
10' setback; and
5. absorption field tapers to be located 68' from the well in lieu of the required 100'
setback;
on property located at 3 Lackey Road in the Town of Queensbury,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Town of Queensbury Local Board of Health will hold a public hearing
on Monday, June 17d', 2024 at 7:00 p.m. at the Queensbury Activities Center, 742 Bay Road,
Queensbury, to consider Bruce and Joy Checkla's sewage disposal variance application concerning
property located at 3 Lackey Road in the Town of Queensbury (Tax Map No.: 226.12-1-28) and at
that time all interested persons will be heard, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Local Board of Health authorizes and directs the Queensbury Town
Clerk to publish the Notice of Public Hearing presented at this meeting and send a copy of the Notice
to neighbors located within 500 feet of the property as required by law.
Duly adopted this 3rd day of June, 2024,by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Metivier, Mr. Freer, Mr. Dixon, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Strough
NOES None
ABSENT: None
RESOLUTION ADJOURNING QUEENSBURY BOARD OF HEALTH
RESOLUTION NO.: BOH 55, 2024
INTRODUCED BY. Mr. Timothy McNulty
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY. Mr. Michael Dixon
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Board of Health hereby adjourns and moves back into
the Regular Session of the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury.
Duly adopted this 3rd day of June, 2024, by the following vote:
Regu[arTown Board Meeting,June 3,2024, Mtg.#18 162
AYES Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Freer, Mr. Dixon, Mr. McNulty
NOES None
ABSENT: None
2.0 PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR FOR RESOLUTIONS ONLY (LIMIT-3 MINUTES)
No public comment.
3.0 RESOLUTIONS
COUNCILMAN FREER referred to Resolution 3.4, I would like to disclose that I am a Trustee of
the Feeder Canal Alliance Board. I can still vote but thought it was important to note for the public
record.
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING REAPPOINTMENT OF ROBERT
RAYMOND AS MEMBER OF TOWN CEMETERY COMIVIISSION
RESOLUTION NO.: 211,2024
INTRODUCED BY. Mr. Michael Dixon
WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY. Mr.Anthony Metivier
WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury previously established the Town of Queensbury
Cemetery Commission in accordance with applicable New York State law, and
WHEREAS, the term of Cemetery Commission member Robert Raymond will expire as of
June 30d',2024 and the Town Board wishes to authorize the reappointment of Mr.Raymond for a new
three(3)year term commencing as of July 1", 2024,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes the reappointment of
Robert Raymond as a member of the Town's Cemetery Commission for a new three (3) year term
commencing as of July 1", 2024 through June 30d', 2027.
Duly adopted this Yd day of June, 2024,by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Freer, Mr. Dixon, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier
NOES None
ABSENT: None
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT'S
ENGAGEMENT OF K5 CORPORATION FOR ROAD STRIPING
Regu[arTown Board Meeting,June 3,2024, Mtg.#18 163
RESOLUTION NO.: 212, 2024
INTRODUCED BY. Mr. Michael Dixon
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY. Mr.Anthony Metivier
WHEREAS, the New York State Legislature adopted legislation allowing any political
subdivision in New York State to "piggyback"off an existing County Bid, and
WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury's Highway Superintendent has requested Town Board
approval to engage the services of K5 Corporation for road striping of certain roads in the Town by
the Town "piggybacking" with Warren County in accordance with Warren County Bid #WC 18-23
as set forth in K5 Corporation's Estimate 4239772 dated 5/20/2024 for an estimated amount of
$30,644.12,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby approves and authorizes the Town
Highway Superintendent's engagement of K5 Corporation for road striping of certain roads in the
Town by the Town"piggybacking"with Warren County in accordance with Warren County Bid#WC
18-23 as set forth in K5 Corporation's Estimate 4239772 dated 5/20/2024 substantially in the form
presented at this meeting for an estimated amount of$30,644.12, to be paid for from Road Paving
Materials Account No.: 004-5110-4620, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED,that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor/Deputy
Supervisor, Highway Superintendent and/or Budget Officer to take all such other and further actions
as may be necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution.
Duly adopted this Yd day of June, 2024,by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Freer, Mr. Dixon, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier
NOES None
ABSENT: None
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AWARD OF BID TO
JAT CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. FOR STATE ROUTES 9 AND 254 WATER
MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT
RESOLUTION NO.: 213, 2024
INTRODUCED BY. Mr. Michael Dixon
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
Regu[arTown Board Meeting,June 3,2024, Mtg.#18 164
SECONDED BY. Mr.Anthony Metivier
WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board duly established the Town of Queensbury
Consolidated Water District(the "District") in accordance with New York Town Law, and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 335, 2023, the Town Board authorized and ratified
emergency water main repairs relating to a catastrophic water main failure in the District at the
intersection of State Routes 9 and 254 (Intersection), and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 133, 2024, the Town Board authorized improvement of the
District's water transmission facilities at the Intersection to restore permanent fire flow to the
commercial district located south of Quaker Road and east of Bay Road by replacing approximately
550 linear feet of 12" cast iron water main with new 14"HDPE water main(12.40-inch I.D.)to be
directionally drilled under Route 9 and Route 254 with a new casing piping and replacing the
existing PRV vault with a new PRV vault to be relocated on the other side of Route 254 (Project),
in accordance with Town Law §202-b and authorized the advertisement for bids, and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 51, 2024, the Town Board authorized engagement of
Delaware Engineering, DPC(Delaware) for the design,bidding and construction administration and
observation services related to the Project and establishment of the State Routes 9 and 254 Water
Main Repairs Capital Project No.: 252, and
WHEREAS, General Municipal Law §103 requires that the Town advertise for bids and
award the bid to the lowest responsible bidder meeting New York State statutory requirements and
the requirements set forth in the Town's bid documents and specifications, and
WHEREAS, on May 6 h, 2024, the Town Purchasing Agent publicly opened all duly
received bids, and
WHEREAS, Delaware, the Water Superintendent/Wastewater Director and Purchasing
Agent have reviewed the bids and recommended that the Town Board award the bid to the lowest,
responsible bidder, JAT Construction Co., Inc., for an amount not to exceed $449,450, and
WHEREAS,there are times when Change Orders may become necessary and therefore the
Town Board wishes to authorize certain Change Orders up to a five-percent (5%) contingency
($22,473) for Change Orders deemed necessary or appropriate for the Project,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby accepts and awards the bid for the
replacement of certain water mains on State Routes 9 and 254(Project)from the lowest,responsible
Regu[arTown Board Meeting,June 3,2024, Mtg.#18 165
bidder, JAT Construction Co., Inc., for an amount not to exceed $449,450 to be paid from Capital
Construction Account No.: 252-8810-2899, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Budget Officer
to establish the following account for such appropriations as necessary:
• Expense Acct No. —252-8810-2899 (Capital Construction) $471,923;
and make any adjustments and/or budget amendments and/or take all actions necessary to provide
for payment, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Water
Superintendent/Wastewater Director to approve and sign Change Orders up to a five-percent(5%)
contingency ($22,473)that he deems necessary or appropriate for the Project, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town
Supervisor/Deputy Town Supervisor to execute any needed Agreement between the Town and JAT
Construction Co.,Inc., in form acceptable to the Town Supervisor/Deputy Town Supervisor,Water
Superintendent/Wastewater Director, Town Budget Officer and/or Town Counsel, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor,
Deputy Supervisor,Water Superintendent/Wastewater Director, Town Budget Officer and/or Town
Counsel to take any and all actions necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution.
Duly adopted this 3rd day of June, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Freer, Mr. Dixon, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier
NOES None
ABSENT: None
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT BETWEEN
TOWN OF QUEENSBURY AND THE FEEDER CANAL ALLIANCE
RESOLUTION NO.: 214,2024
INTRODUCED BY. Mr.Michael Dixon
Regu[arTown Board Meeting,June 3,2024, Mtg.#18 166
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY. Mr.Anthony Metivier
WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 484, 2007, the Queensbury Town Board provided for the Town's
receipt of occupancy tax revenues from Warren County in accordance with the Local Tourism Promotion and
Convention Development Agreement(Agreement)entered into between the Town and Warren County, and
WHEREAS, the Agreement provides that specific expenditure of the funds provided under the
Agreement are subject to further Resolution of the Town Board, and
WHEREAS,the Town Board wishes to provide funding to the Feeder Canal Alliance in an amount not
to exceed $12,000 with occupancy tax revenues received from Warren County and accordingly enter into a
2024 Agreement with the Feeder Canal Alliance for the provision of recreational venues and promotion of
events to Town and area residents and visitors that help to provide an economic boon to the community, and
WHEREAS, a proposed Agreement has been presented at this meeting,
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes the 2024 Agreement between the
Town and the Feeder Canal Alliance and authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to execute the Agreement
in substantially the form presented at this meeting,with funding not to exceed$12,000 and to be provided by
occupancy tax revenues the Town receives from Warren County,to be paid for from Account No.: 050-6410-
4412, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED that the Town Board authorizes and directs the Town Budget Officer to take all actions
necessary to amend the Town Budget and increase appropriations and revenues as necessary as follows:
• Revenue Acct No. —050-0000-51113 Occupancy Tax Revenue $12,000;
• Expense Acct.No.—050-6410-4412 Use of Occupancy Tax $12,000;
and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED,that such Agreement is expressly contingent upon the Town Budget Officer confirming
that the Town has unallocated occupancy tax funds available from Warren County.
Duly adopted this 3rd day of June,2024,by the following vote:
AYES Mr.Freer,Mr.Dixon,Mr.McNulty,Mr. Strough,Mr.Metivier
NOES None
ABSENT: None
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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT BETWEEN TOWN OF
QUEENSBURY AND GLENS FALLS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, INC.
RESOLUTION NO.: 215, 2024
INTRODUCED BY. Mr. Michael Dixon
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY. Mr.Anthony Metivier
WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 484, 2007, the Queensbury Town Board provided for the
Town's receipt of occupancy tax revenues from Warren County in accordance with the Local Tourism
Promotion and Convention Development Agreement(Agreement)entered into between the Town and
Warren County, and
WHEREAS, the Agreement provides that specific expenditure of the funds provided under
the Agreement are subject to further Resolution of the Town Board, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to provide funding to the Glens Falls Symphony
Orchestra, Inc., (Symphony) Symphony in an amount not to exceed $8,000 with occupancy tax
revenues received from Warren County and accordingly enter into a 2024 agreement with the
Symphony for the provision of events to Town and area residents and visitors that help to promote
the cultural development of the community and provide an economic boon to the community, and
WHEREAS, a proposed Agreement has been presented at this meeting,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes the 2024 Agreement
between the Town and the Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra, Inc., and authorizes and directs the
Town Supervisor to execute the Agreement in substantially the form presented at this meeting, with
funding not to exceed$8,000 and to be provided by occupancy tax revenues the Town receives from
Warren County,to be paid for from Account No.: 050-6410-4412, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED that the Town Board authorizes and directs the Town Budget Officer to take
all actions necessary to amend the Town Budget and increase appropriations and revenues as
necessary as follows:
• Revenue Acct No. —050-0000-51113 Occupancy Tax Revenue $8,000;
• Expense Acct. No. —050-6410-4412 Use of Occupancy Tax $8,000;
and
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RESOLVED, that such Agreement is expressly contingent upon confirmation by the Town
that unallocated occupancy tax funds are available from Warren County.
Duly adopted this Yd day of June, 2024,by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Freer, Mr. Dixon, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier
NOES None
ABSENT: None
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT BETWEEN
TOWN OF QUEENSBURY AND WEST MOUNTAIN
RESOLUTION NO.: 216, 2024
INTRODUCED BY. Mr. Michael Dixon
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY. Mr.Anthony Metivier
WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 484, 2007, the Queensbury Town Board provided for the
Town's receipt of occupancy tax revenues from Warren County in accordance with the Local Tourism
Promotion and Convention Development Agreement(Agreement)entered into between the Town and
Warren County, and
WHEREAS, the Agreement provides that specific expenditure of the funds provided under
the Agreement are subject to further Resolution of the Town Board, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to provide funding to West Mountain in an amount not
to exceed $5,000 with occupancy tax revenues received from Warren County and accordingly enter
into a 2024 Agreement with West Mountain toward the hosting of various events, tournaments and
races at West Mountain, which events are expected to draw thousands of people from outside the
region to the Town and the surrounding area's hotels and motels, restaurants, stores and other
businesses,thereby providing an economic boon to the community, and
WHEREAS, a proposed Agreement has been presented at this meeting,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes the 2024 Agreement
between the Town and the West Mountain School and authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to
execute the Agreement in substantially in the form presented at this meeting, with funding for the
Agreement not to exceed $5,000 and to be provided by occupancy tax revenues the Town receives
from Warren County,to be paid for from Account No.: 050-6410-4412, and
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BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED that the Town Board authorizes and directs the Town Budget Officer to take
all actions necessary to amend the Town Budget and increase appropriations and revenues as
necessary as follows:
• Revenue Acct No. —050-0000-51113 Occupancy Tax Revenue $5,000;
• Expense Acct. No. —050-6410-4412 Use of Occupancy Tax $5,000; and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that such Agreement is expressly contingent upon the Town Budget Officer
confirming that the Town has unallocated occupancy tax funds available from Warren County.
Duly adopted this 3rd day of June, 2024,by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Freer, Mr. Dixon, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier
NOES None
ABSENT: None
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT BETWEEN TOWN OF
QUEENSBURY AND FAMILY YMCA OF THE GLENS FALLS AREA
RESOLUTION NO.: 217,2024
INTRODUCED BY. Mr.Michael Dixon
WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr.Anthony Metivier
WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury wishes to enter into an agreement with the Family YMCA of
the Glens Falls Area to support the YMCA's provision of its Summer Day Camp experience, Camp Foothills,
to underprivileged children living in the Queensbury area, and
WHEREAS, a proposed Agreement has been presented at this meeting,
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT
RESOLVED,that the Queensbury Town Board hereby approves of the Agreement between the Town
and the Family YMCA of the Glens Falls Area to support the YMCA's provision of its Summer Day Camp
experience, Camp Foothills, to underprivileged children, with funding for the Agreement not exceeding the
sum of$7,000 and authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to execute the Agreement in substantially the
form presented at this meeting,with funding to be paid for from Community Services Account No.: 001-8989-
4414.
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Duly adopted this 3 d day of June,2024,by the following vote:
AYES Mr.Freer,Mr.Dixon,Mr.McNulty,Mr. Strough,Mr.Metivier
NOES None
ABSENT: None
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ADIRONDACK RUNNERS TO CONDUCT
ADIRONDACK RACE TO THE LAKES
RESOLUTION NO.: 218, 2024
INTRODUCED BY. Mr. Michael Dixon
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY. Mr.Anthony Metivier
WHEREAS,the Adirondack Runners Club has requested authorization from the Queensbury
Town Board to conduct its Adirondack 7 Mile Race to the Lakes on Saturday, June 22nd, 2024
commencing at approximately 8:00 a.m. at the intersection of College Drive and Haviland Road next
to SUNY Adirondack, continuing onto Blind Road Road,picking up at the Warren County Bikeway,
and ending at Battlefield Park in the Town of Lake George (race course partially within the Town of
Queensbury,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED,that the Queensbury Town Board hereby acknowledges receipt of proper proof
of insurance from the Adirondack Runners Club to conduct its Adirondack 7 Mile Race to the Lakes
partially within the Town of Queensbury and approves this event subject to approval by the Town
Highway Superintendent,which may be revoked due to concern for road conditions at any time up to
the date and time of the event.
Duly adopted this 3rd day of June, 2024,by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Freer, Mr. Dixon, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier
NOES None
ABSENT: None
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ENGAGEMENT OF READY SCOUT, LLC
LAKE CONSULTING SERVICES FOR SERVICES RELATING TO
GLEN LAKE AQUATIC PLANT GROWTH CONTROL DISTRICT
RESOLUTION NO.: 219, 2024
INTRODUCED BY. Mr. Michael Dixon
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
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SECONDED BY. Mr.Anthony Metivier
WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 305, 2011, the Queensbury Town Board adopted its Final
Order authorizing, approving and establishing the Glen Lake Aquatic Plant Growth Control District
and by Resolution No.:323,2023,the Town Board adopted the 2024 Glen Lake Aquatic Plant Growth
Control District Benefit Tax Roll, and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No: 65, 2024, the Town Board authorized engagement of Ready
Scout, LLC Lake Consulting& Services (Ready Scout)for preparation and filing of New York State
Department of Environmental Conservation Permit applications and completion of a Pre-Treatment
Survey relating to the 2024 Aquatic Vegetation Lake Management Contract for Glen Lake as was
delineated in Ready Scout's December 21, 2023 letter proposal, and
WHEREAS, in Chapter 3(C)(2)(f)of the Town Purchasing Procedures,upon the Town Board
considering the reasonableness of the fee, it may engage a particular professional which was
previously used with the Project without soliciting multiple vendors, and
WHEREAS, Ready Scout has completed the Pre-Treatment Survey authorized by Resolution
No.: 65,2024 and therefore the Town Board wishes to engage Ready Scout for the 2024 Aquatic
Vegetation Lake Management Contract for Glen Lake for the amount of $41,665 as delineated in
Ready Scout's April 30, 2024 letter proposal presented at this meeting ($42,315 minus $650 for the
previously authorized and completed Pre-Treatment Survey), and
WHEREAS,the Town will adhere to all New York State Law bidding requirements,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that for the reasons outlined above, in these circumstances the Queensbury
Town Board hereby waives its requirement under the Town of Queensbury's Purchasing Policy for
two(2)written quotes, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED,that the Town Board hereby authorizes engagement of Ready Scout,LLC Lake
Consulting & Services for the 2024 Aquatic Vegetation Lake Management Contract for Glen Lake
for the amount of $41,665 ($42,315 minus $650 for the previously authorized and completed Pre-
Treatment Survey) as delineated in Ready Scout's April 30, 2024 letter proposal substantially in the
form presented at this meeting contingent upon Ready Scout providing a certificate of insurance in
form acceptable to the Town, and
BE IT FURTHER,
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RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes and directs the Town Budget Officer to pay
expenses incurred from appropriations in the Glen Lake Misc. Contractual Account No.: 051-8790-
4400 not to exceed $41,665 and/or take any actions necessary to provide for such payment, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED,that Ready Scout shall not commence the work authorized by this Resolution
and as set forth in Ready Scout's April 30, 2024 Proposal until such time that Ready Scout has
obtained all insurance required by the Town of Queensbury, including boat insurance, and the
Town has explicitly approved such insurance, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and ratifies the Town Supervisor's
signing of Ready Scout's April 30, 2024 letter Proposal substantially in the form presented at this
meeting and/or any other documentation required of the Town and further authorizes the Town
Supervisor, Deputy Town Supervisor, Town Budget Officer and/or Town Purchasing Agent to take
any and all actions necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution.
Duly adopted this Yd day of June, 2024,by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Freer, Mr. Dixon, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier
NOES None
ABSENT: None
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING HIRING OF PART-TIME SEASONAL
EMPLOYEE TO WORK FOR PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT
RESOLUTION NO.: 220,2024
INTRODUCED BY. Mr. Michael Dixon
WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY. Mr.Anthony Metivier
WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury's Department of Parks and Recreation has
requested Town Board authorization to hire Mya Stark to work part-time for the Department as a
swim aide and cashier on a seasonal basis, and
WHEREAS, Town Policy requires that familial relationships must be disclosed and the
Town Board must approve the appointment of Town employees' relatives, and Mya Stark is the
daughter of Accountant Monica Stark,
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the hiring of
Mya Stark to work for the Town's Department of Parks and Recreation as a swim aide and cashier
on a part-time, seasonal basis effective on or about June 4d',2024,to be paid at the appropriate hourly
wage approved for seasonal recreation positions and subject to the Town successfully completing
background checks as reasonably may be necessary to judge fitness for the duties for which hired,
and drug and/or alcohol screening, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED,that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor/Deputy
Supervisor, Director of Parks and Recreation and/or Town Budget Officer to complete any forms and
take any action necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution.
Duly adopted this Yd day of June, 2024,by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Freer, Mr. Dixon, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier
NOES None
ABSENT: None
RESOLUTION ACKNOWLEDGING AND APPROVING QUEENSBURY
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES' SALE OF
2014 FORD EXPEDITION FLY CAR
RESOLUTION NO.: 221, 2024
INTRODUCED BY. Mr. Michael Dixon
WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY. Mr.Anthony Metivier
WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 424, 2023,the Queensbury Town Board approved its 2024
Emergency Ambulance Services Agreement (Agreement) with the Bay Ridge Rescue Squad, Inc.,
DBA: Queensbury Emergency Medical Services, (Squad), and
WHEREAS, such Agreement sets forth a number of terms and conditions, including a
condition that the Squad will not sell, give, or otherwise dispose of any vehicle, equipment,
machine, or other apparatus acquired by or through the use of funds received from the Town
without prior notification of the Town Board and except through or by way of, sale or conveyance
to the highest bidder following an advertised auction or solicitation of bids or transfer to another
emergency service funded by the Town; however, this does not prohibit vehicle/equipment trade-in
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or transfer to another Town of Queensbury Fire Company or Emergency Squad, nor shall the
notification provision apply to the sale of equipment having a value of less than $8,000, and
WHEREAS, the Squad has notified the Town that it intends to sell its 2014 Ford Expedition
Fly Car with certain included equipment via a sealed bidding process and the Squad will then remove
the apparatus from service,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby acknowledges and approves the
Queensbury Emergency Medical Services (Squad)'s notification to the Town Board that the Squad
intends to sell its 2014 Ford Expedition Fly Car with certain included equipment for fair market
value, with proceeds of such sale being used towards reducing Squad debt, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes the Town Supervisor/Deputy Town
Supervisor and/or Town Budget Officer to take any actions necessary to effectuate all terms of this
Resolution.
Duly adopted this Yd day of June, 2024 by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Freer, Mr. Dixon, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier
NOES None
ABSENT: None
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ENGAGEMENT OF DELAWARE
ENGINEERING, D.P.C. REGARDING FEASIBILITY OF EXPANDING
LIQUID ALUM CHEMICAL BULK STORAGE CAPACITY AT
TOWN OF QUEENSBURY WATER TREATMENT PLANT
RESOLUTION NO.: 222, 2024
INTRODUCED BY. Mr. Michael Dixon
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY. Mr.Anthony Metivier
WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury's Water Superintendent/Wastewater Director has
recommended that the Town Board authorize engagement of the professional services of Delaware
Engineering, D.P.C. (Delaware)for preparation of a feasibility study regarding possible expansion
of the liquid alum chemical bulk storage capacity at the Town's Water Treatment Plant for an amount
not to exceed $18,900 as delineated in Delaware's April 30, 2024 Professional Services Agreement
substantially in the form presented at this meeting, and
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WHEREAS,the Town Board wishes to authorize such professional services,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes engagement of Delaware
Engineering, D.P.C. (Delaware)for preparation of a feasibility study regarding possible expansion
of the liquid alum chemical bulk storage capacity at the Town's Water Treatment Plant for an amount
not to exceed $18,900 as delineated in Delaware's April 30, 2024 Professional Services Agreement,
and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor/Deputy
Supervisor and/or Water Superintendent/Wastewater Director to execute such Professional Services
Agreement in substantially the form presented at this meeting as well as any other needed
documentation,with payment for such services to be made from Account No.: 040-8310-4710, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Budget Officer
to transfer $18,900 from the Water Department's undesignated, unassigned fund balance Account
No.: 040-0000-0909 to Account No.: 040-8310-4710, amend the Town Budget and/or take all
actions necessary to effectuate payment, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board and authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor/Deputy
Town Supervisor, Water Superintendent/Wastewater Director and/or Town Budget Officer to take
such other and further actions as may be necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution.
Duly adopted this Yd day of June, 2024,by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Freer, Mr. Dixon, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier
NOES None
ABSENT: None
RESOLUTION APPROVING AUDIT OF BILLS -WARRANT: 06042024
RESOLUTION NO.: 223, 2024
INTRODUCED BY. Mr. Michael Dixon
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
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SECONDED BY. Mr.Anthony Metivier
WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board wishes to approve an audit of bills presented as
Warrant: 06042024 with a run date of 05/30/2024 and a payment date of 06/04/2024,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby approves the audit of bills presented
as Warrant: 06042024 with a run date of 05/30/2024 and a payment date of 06/04/2024 totaling
$605,233.12, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor and/or
Town Budget Officer to take such other and further action as may be necessary to effectuate the terms
of this Resolution.
Duly adopted this Yd day of June, 2024,by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Freer, Mr. Dixon, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier
NOES None
ABSENT : None
RESOLUTION ADOPTING SEQRA DETERMINATION OF
NON-SIGNIFICANCE REGARDING JENKINSVILLE
PUBLIC WATER DISTRIBUTION PROJECT
RESOLUTION NO.: 224,2024
INTRODUCED BY. Mr. Michael Dixon
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY. Mr.Anthony Metivier
WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 145, 2024 the Queensbury Town Board confirmed its
intention to pursue installation of new municipal water service in the Jenkinsville area of the Town
(Project), and
WHEREAS, such Project must undergo environmental impact review in accordance with
the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA)and the Town Board wishes to serve as
Lead Agency for such environmental review, and
WHEREAS, such Project has been determined to be a SEQRA Type I Action and a SEQRA
Full Environmental Assessment Form (FEAF) has been prepared, and
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WHEREAS,by Resolution No.: 163,2024,the Town Board declared its intention to be Lead
Agency for SEQRA review of the Project and authorized the Town and/or its representatives to
send the Resolution stating the Town Board's intention along with the required Environmental
Assessment Forms to any Involved Agencies as required by law, and
WHEREAS,notice was provided to the Involved Agencies, over 30 days have passed and the
Town has received a response from the Warren County Dept. of Public Works consenting to the Town
Board serving as Lead Agency and no responses from the other Involved Agencies: the NYS Dept.
of Health,NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation and NYS Dept. of Transportation, and
WHEREAS,the Town Board is therefore duly designated to act as SEQRA Lead Agency and,
in that capacity,has reviewed the SEQRA FEAF for this Proj ect and has not identified any potentially
significant adverse environmental impacts,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Town Board, after considering the proposed action, reviewing the
SEQRA FEAF and thoroughly analyzing the action for potential environmental impacts, determines
that no potentially significant adverse environmental impacts are likely to result from the Project, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to
complete the FEAF by checking the box indicating that the proposed action will not result in any
significant adverse impacts and approves a SEQRA Negative Declaration —Determination of Non-
Significance and authorizes and directs the Town Clerk's Office and/or its representatives to file any
necessary documents in accordance with the provisions of the SEQRA regulations and the Town
Supervisor/Deputy Supervisor and/or Town's representatives to take any and all other actions
necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution.
Duly adopted this Yd day of June, 2024,by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Freer, Mr. Dixon, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier
NOES None
ABSENT: None
TOWN COUNSEL MARK SCHACHNER lead the Town Board through the Full Environmental
Assessment Form Part 2—Identification of Potential Project Impact:
FULL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FORM
PART 2 —IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL PROJECT IMPACT
1. Impact on Land
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Proposed action may involve construction on, or physical alteration of, the land surface
of the proposed site. (See Part 1.D.1)
If"yes", answer questions a j. If"No", move on to Section 2. X No Yes
2. Impact on Geological Features
The proposed action may result in the modification or destruction of, or inhibit access to,
any unique or unusual land forms on the site (e.g., cliffs, dunes, minerals, fossils, caves).
(See Part 1. E.2g)
If"Yes", answer questions a-c. If"No", move on to Section 3. X No Yes
3. Impacts on Surface Water
The proposed action may affect one or more wetlands or other surface water bodies (e.g.,
streams, rivers, ponds or lakes). (See Part 1. D.2, E.2h)
If"Yes", answer questions a-l. If"No", move on to Section 4. No X Yes
d. The proposed action may involve construction within or adjoining a freshwater or tidal
wetland, or in the bed or banks for nay other water body. No, or small impact may
occur.
4. Impact on groundwater
The proposed action may result in new or additional use of ground water, or may have the
potential to introduce contaminants to ground water or an aquifer.
(See Part 1.D.2.a, D.2.c, D.2.d, D.2.p, D.2.q, D.2.t)
If"Yes", answer questions a-h. If"No", move on to Section 5. X No Yes
5. Impact on Flooding
The proposed action may result in development on lands subject to flooding.
(See Part 1.E.2)
If"Yes", answer questions a-g. If"No", move on to Section 6. X No Yes
6. Impacts on Air
The proposed action may include a state regulated air emission source.
(See Part 1.D.21, D,2,h, D.2.g)
If"Yes", answer questions a-f. If"No", move on to Section 7. X No Yes
7. Impact on Plants and Animal
The proposed action may result in a loss of flora or fauna.
(See Part 1.E.2 m-q.)
If"Yes", answer questions a j. If"No", move on to Section 8. X No Yes
8. Impact on Agricultural Resources
The proposed action may impact agricultural resources.
(See Part 1.E.3.a. and b.)
If"Yes", answer questions a-h. If"No", move on to Section 9. X No Yes
9. Impact on Aesthetic Resources
The land use of the proposed action are obviously different from, or are in short contrast
to, current land use patterns between the proposed project and a scenic or aesthetic
resource. (Part 1.E.1.A, E.l.b, E.3.h).
If"Yes", answer questions a-g. If"No", go to Section 10. X No Yes
10. Impact on Historic and Archeological Resources
The proposed action may occur in or adjacent to a historic or archaeological resource.
(Part 1.E.3.e, f. and g.)
If"Yes", answer questions a-e. If"No", go to Section 11. X No Yes
11. Impact on Open Space and Recreation
The proposed action may result in a loss of recreational opportunities or a reduction of an
Open space resource as designated in any adopted municipal open space plan.
(See Part 1.C.2.c, E.l.c., E.2.q.)
If"Yes", answer questions a-e. If"No", go to Section 12. X No Yes
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12. Impact on Critical Environmental Areas
The proposed action may be located within or adjacent to a critical
environmental area(CEA). (See Part 1.E.3d)
If"Yes", answer questions a-c. If"No", go to Section 13. X No Yes
13. Impact on Transportation
The proposed action may result in a change to existing transportation systems.
(See Part 1.D.2.j)
If"Yes", answer questions a-g. If"No", go to Section 14. X No Yes
14. Impact on Energy
The proposed action may cause an increase in the use of any form of energy.
(See Part 1.D.21)
If"Yes", answer questions a-e. If"No", go to Section 15. X No Yes
15. Impact on Noise, Odor, and Light
The proposed action may result in an increase in noise, odors, or outdoor lighting.
(See Part 1. D.2.m., n., and o.)
If"Yes", answer questions a-f. If"No", go to Section 16. X No Yes
16. Impact on Human Health
The proposed action may have an impact on human health from exposure
To new or existing sources of contaminant. (See Part 1.D.2.q., E.l.d.f.g. and h.)
If"Yes", answer questions a-m. If"No", go to Section 17. X No Yes
17. Consistency with Community Plans
The proposed action is not consistent with adopted land use plans.
(See Part 1.C.1, C.2. and C.3.)
If"Yes", answer questions a-h. If"No", go to Section 18. X No Yes
18. Consistency with Community Character
The proposed project is inconsistent with the existing community character.
(See Part 1.C.2, C.3, D.2, E.3)
If"Yes", answer questions a-g. If"No",proceed to Part 3. X No Yes
TOWN COUNSEL SCHACHNER-You answered 17 of the 18 questions no, and one was
answered yes. You identified one potential impact, and you characterized it as none, or small.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH-Therefore and for the resolution, a SEQRA determination of non-
significance as potential impacts.
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
IMPROVEMENT ACT (WIIA) PROGRAM GRANT APPLICATION
THROUGH NEW YORK STATE ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITIES
CORPORATION RELATING TO JENKINSVILLE SAFE WATER
DISTRIBUTION PROJECT
RESOLUTION NO.: 225, 2024
INTRODUCED BY. Mr. Michael Dixon
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY. Mr.Anthony Metivier
WHEREAS the Town of Queensbury (Town) owns and operates a municipal public water
treatment and distribution system serving residents and businesses in the Town within Warren
County, New York, and
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WHEREAS, the Town has determined through private well assessments and testing,
engineering studies, and community outreach in conjunction with the New York State Department
of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) and other interested agencies that certain emerging
contaminants have been found in privately-owned water supply wells and extension of the public
water distribution system to the Jenkinsville area in the northeastern part of the Town may be in
the best long-term interests of residents to upgrade and safeguard overall drinking water quality,
and
WHEREAS,the Town is taking necessary steps to complete Engineering Report(s), a Map,
Plan, and Report, environmental studies, and Water District formation so that the Town will be in
a position to design and bid a water distribution extension project for residents within the
Jenkinsville area, and
WHEREAS, the Town has determined that the proposed Jenkinsville Safe Water
Distribution Project and the extension of nearly 14,000 linear feet of water mains and installation
of shut-off valves and hydrants in the proposed Jenkinsville Water District will provide safe and
reliable drinking water for residents currently relying on private wells as well as added fire
protection, and
WHEREAS the Town is seeking 2024 grant assistance through the Water Infrastructure
Improvement Act(WIIA)Program administered by the NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation
(EFC) for final design and construction of the proposed Jenkinsville Water District described
previously in this Resolution and in a formal Engineering Report and related project plans
submitted to the Town Board and the EFC, and
WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury intends to fund the remaining non-WIIA portion of
the proposed Project through debt issued under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
(DWSRF) or local indebtedness incurred to cover the Total Project Costs before final design work
is underway,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Town
Supervisor/Deputy Town Supervisor to sign all 2024 WIIA Application documents and the Town
Supervisor/Deputy Town Supervisor and/or the Town's representatives to submit the WIIA
Application on behalf of the Town to the EFC on or before June 14, 2024, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town
Supervisor/Deputy Town Supervisor and/or the Town's representatives to take such other and
further actions as may be necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution.
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Duly adopted this Yd day of June, 2024,by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Freer, Mr. Dixon, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier
NOES None
ABSENT : None
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF UP TO
$7,300,000 IN SERIAL BONDS OF THE TOWN OF QUEENSBURY
TO PAY THE COST OF ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION,AND
INSTALLATION OF WATER DISTRICT IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE
PROPOSED JENKINSVILLE WATER DISTRICT; AND AUTHORIZING
THE ISSUANCE OF UP TO $7,300,000 IN BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES
OF THE TOWN OF QUEENSBURY
RESOLUTION NO.: 226, 2024
INTRODUCED BY. Mr. Michael Dixon
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY. Mr.Anthony Metivier
WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board is working on the formation of the Jenkinsville
Water District(the "District") in accordance with New York Town Law, and
WHEREAS,the Town Board wishes to seek W11A grant funding for the District, and
WHEREAS, the improvements will have to be duly authorized by the Town Board after
receipt of a Map, Plan and Report, holding a Public Hearing on the proposed District improvements
and determining that the improvements were in the public interest and this Bond Resolution is
expressly contingent upon doing so, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to finance the improvements for the District contingent
upon its formation.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN
OF QUEENSBURY,WARREN COUNTY, NEW YORK,AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The specific object or purpose for which the obligations authorized by this
Resolution are to be issued is the acquisition, construction, and installation of improvements
necessary for the District as detailed in an Engineering Report prepared by C.T. Male Associates,
and further including related preliminary and incidental costs (the "Project"), all as will be further
detailed in a Map, Plan and Report prepared pursuant to New York Town Law. Such specific
object or purpose is hereby authorized at a maximum estimated cost of Seven Million Three
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($7,300,000). The proposed District would extend an existing 12 inch
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water distribution main north along Ridge Road (State Route 9L) at Haviland Road, east to
Stonehurst Drive, north along Stonehurst Drive, east along Sunnyside East, and installed on
associated residential streets in the northeastern part of the Town known as the Jenkinsville area.
The purpose of the extended water main (approximately 21,200 linear feet of ductile iron pipe)
and related shut-off valves and hydrants is to provide potable water to residents of the Jenkinsville
area who are currently relying on private wells, some of which have tested positive for emerging
contaminants (1,4 dioxane) near or above state maximum containment levels for such substances.
The Project will create a new water district to serve approximately 176 existing residential
properties and provided water from the current Town of Queensbury public water supply. The
Town will install the new water main on existing right of ways within or adjacent to affected
streets, and the Town will assist property owners with the hook-up to the new main and installation
of individual service lines from the curb-stop to each affected residential dwelling.
Section 2. The plan for the financing of such maximum estimated cost is the issuance
of up to of Seven Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($7,300,000) in serial bonds or bond
anticipation notes of the Town on behalf of the District, hereby authorized to be issued pursuant to
the Local Finance Law. The Town will be applying for a WIIA grant to help finance this Project.
The proceeds of the bonds or bond anticipation notes may be used to reimburse
expenditures paid by the Town from other funds or otherwise on or after the date of adoption of
this Bond Resolution. The Town may submit applications for grants and/or low interest loans from
WIIA, the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) and/or other funding
source(s) and, to the extent that any such moneys are received, may apply such funds to the
payment of principal and interest on the bonds or bond anticipation notes. The Town Supervisor
is authorized to apply for any such grants and/or low interest loans and to sign any such
applications or agreements and to take all actions necessary to seek and obtain such funding.
Pursuant to Local Finance Law Sections 107.00[d][3](1) and 107.00[d][9],no down payment from
current funds is required.
Section 3. The Town Board anticipates that the Town may pay certain capital
expenditures in connection with the Project prior to the receipt of the proceeds of the Bonds. The
Town Board hereby declares its official intent to use Bond proceeds to reimburse the Town for
such Project expenditures occurring within sixty (60) days prior to adoption of this Resolution.
This section of the Resolution is adopted solely for the purpose of establishing compliance with
the requirements of Section 1.150-2 of the Treasury Regulations and does not bind the Town to
make any expenditure, incur any indebtedness or proceed with the acquisition, construction and
installation of the Project.
Section 4. It is hereby determined that the period of probable usefulness of the specific
object or purpose is forty (40) years, pursuant to Section 11.00(a)[1] of the New York Local
Finance Law. It is hereby further determined that the maximum maturity of the serial bonds herein
authorized will exceed five (5)years.
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Section 5. The faith and credit of the Town of Queensbury,Warren County,New York,
are hereby irrevocably pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on such obligations
as they become due and payable. An annual appropriation shall be made in each year sufficient to
pay the principal of and interest on such obligations becoming due and payable in such years.
There shall annually be levied on all the taxable real property of the District a fee sufficient to pay
the principal of and interest on such obligations as they become due and payable.
Section 6. For the purpose of paying the cost of the Project, including related
preliminary and incidental costs, there are hereby authorized to be issued serial bonds of the Town
up to a maximum amount of $7,300,000, the maximum maturity of which shall not exceed the
forty (40)year period of probable usefulness set forth above, and which shall mature on or before
the date of the expiration of the period of probable usefulness as measured from the date of the
bonds or from the date of the first bond anticipation note issued in anticipation of the sale of such
bonds, whichever date is earlier. The bonds may be issued in the form of a statutory installment
bond.
Section 7. There are hereby authorized to be issued bond anticipation notes for the
specific object or purpose in an amount up to but not exceeding the $7,300,000 maximum amount
of serial bonds authorized to be issued, in anticipation of the issuance and sale of the serial bonds
authorized, including renewals of such bond anticipation notes.
Section 8. Any bond anticipation notes shall be payable from the proceeds derived
from the sale of the bonds or otherwise redeemed in the manner provided by Section 23.00 of the
Local Finance Law. The faith and credit of the Town are hereby irrevocably pledged for the
payment of the bond anticipation notes and the interest on them.
Section 9. There are no bond anticipation notes outstanding which have been
previously issued in anticipation of the sale of these bonds. Neither are the bond anticipation notes
hereby authorized renewal notes. These bond anticipation notes will be issued in anticipation of
bonds for an assessable improvement. These notes shall mature at such time as the Town may
determine and may be renewed from time to time, provided that in no event shall such notes or
renewals extend more than one (1) year beyond the original date of issue except as permitted in
the Local Finance Law.
Section 10. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Resolution and of the Local
Finance Law, and pursuant to the provisions of Sections 30.00, 50.00 and 56.00 to 60.00, inclusive,
of the Local Finance Law, the power to authorize bond anticipation notes in anticipation of the
issuance of the serial bonds authorized by this Resolution and the renewal of these notes, and the
power to prescribe the terms, form and contents of the serial bonds and bond anticipation notes
and the power to sell and deliver the serial bonds and bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation
of the issuance of the bonds is hereby delegated to the Town Supervisor, the Chief Fiscal Officer
of the Town. The Town Supervisor is hereby authorized to sign any serial bonds and bond
anticipation notes issued in anticipation of the issuance of the serial bonds and bond anticipation
notes issued pursuant to this Resolution by manual signature, and the Town Clerk is hereby
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authorized to affix or impress or imprint a facsimile of the seal of the Town to any of the serial
bonds or bond anticipation notes and to attest such seal by manual signature. The Town Supervisor,
as Chief Fiscal Officer of the Town, is authorized to execute and deliver any documents and to
take such other action as may be necessary and proper to carry out the intent of the provisions of
this Resolution.
Section 11. The exact date of issuance of the bonds and/or notes and the exact date upon
which they shall become due and payable shall be fixed and determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer,
provided, however, that the maturity of the notes or renewals shall not exceed one (1) year from
the date of issue except as permitted by the Local Finance Law.
Section 12. The Chief Fiscal Officer shall prepare the bonds and/or notes and sell them
in accordance with the provisions of the Local Finance Law including, but not limited to, the
provisions of Section 169.00, if applicable, and at such sale shall determine the interest rate to be
borne by such bonds and/or notes. The Town Board authorizes the Chief Fiscal Officer to establish
substantially level annual debt service or a declining annual balance for the repayment of such
Bonds if he believes it is in the best interests of the Town.
Section 13. If issued, the bonds and/or notes shall be in registered form, and shall bear
interest at the determined rate.
Section 14. The Chief Fiscal Officer shall deliver the bonds and/or notes to the
purchaser only against a certified check or other immediately available funds. The proceeds of the
sale of the bonds and/or notes shall be deposited and/or invested as required by Section 165.00 of
the Local Finance Law, and the power to invest the proceeds of sale is hereby delegated to the
Chief Fiscal Officer and the power to invest in any instruments described in Section 165.00 is
expressly granted.
Section 15. To the extent that it is permitted to do so under the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended to the date hereof(the "Code"), the Town hereby designates the bonds and/or
notes as "qualified tax-exempt obligations"under Section 265(b)(3)of the Code. The Town hereby
covenants that, to the extent permitted under the Code in effect as of the date of issuance of any
bonds and/or notes, it will (i) take all actions on its part necessary to cause interest on the bonds
and/or notes to be excluded from gross income for purposes of Federal income taxes and(ii)refrain
from taking any action which would cause interest on the bonds and/or notes to be included in
gross income for purposes of Federal income taxes.
Section 16. The Town of Queensbury is a town partially within the Adirondack Park.
However, State lands subject to taxation within the Town's boundaries are assessed at less than
thirty percent(30%) of the total taxable assessed valuation of the Town, so permission of the State
Comptroller to issue the bonds and/or notes is not required under Local Finance Law Section
104.10(3).
Section 17. This Resolution is subject to permissive referendum pursuant to Section
35.00 of New York Local Finance Law and New York Town Law Section 81 and 220, and shall
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not take effect until such time as provided. The Town Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to
post and publish the notice required for Resolutions subject to permissive referendum.
Section 18. Miller, Mannix, Schachner & Hafner, LLC, Glens Falls, New York, is
hereby designated bond counsel.
Section 19. The validity of these serial bonds and bond anticipation notes may be
contested only if:
(1) These obligations are authorized for an object or purpose for which the
Town is not authorized to expend money; or
(2) The provisions of law which should be complied with at the date of
publication of this Resolution are not substantially complied with, and
an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced
within twenty (20) days after the date of such publication; or
(3) Such obligations are authorized in violation of the provisions of the
State Constitution.
Section 20. The full text of this Resolution or a summary thereof shall be published in
the Glens Falls Post Star, which has been designated as the official newspaper of the Town,
together with a notice of the Town Clerk in substantially the form provided in Section 81.00 of the
Local Finance Law.
Section 21. This Bond Resolution is contingent upon the proper establishment of the
District in accordance with Article 12-A of the Town Law.
Section 22. The question of the adoption of this Resolution was duly put to a vote on
roll call which resulted as follows:
ROLL CALL
AYES: Mr. Freer, Mr. Dixon, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
The Resolution was declared duly adopted by a vote of not less than two-thirds (2/3) of the full
membership of the Town Board.
DATED: June 3, 2024
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND RATIFYING EMERGENCY SEPTIC
PUMP REPAIRS AT TOWN HALL
RESOLUTION NO.: 227,2024
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INTRODUCED BY. Mr. Michael Dixon
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY. Mr.Anthony Metivier
WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury's Facilities Manager has advised that certain septic
pumps at Town Hall were in immediate need of repair and therefore he arranged for G.L.L.P., Inc. to
complete such repairs as soon as possible on an emergency basis for public health and safety
reasons for the estimated amount of$15,321.50 as set forth in G.L.L.P., Inc.'s May 29, 2024 Quote
presented at this meeting, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board hereby determines that such repairs constitute an emergency
procurement needed to best serve the Town's employees and residents and to protect public health
and safety and therefore the Town Board wishes to waive the Town Purchasing Policy's self-imposed
requirement for two written(2) quotes in this instance, and
WHEREAS, such repairs are authorized in accordance with General Municipal Law §103,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, due to the emergency nature of the necessary septic pump repairs as outlined
above, and in this circumstance, the Queensbury Town Board hereby waives its requirement under
the Town's Purchasing Policy for two(2)written quotes for purchases over$2,500, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes, confirms and ratifies the Town Facilities
Manager's engagement of G.L.L.P., Inc. for septic pump repairs as set forth in G.L.L.P., Inc.'s May
29, 2024 Quote in substantially the form presented at this meeting for the estimated amount of
$15,321.50, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes and directs that payment in an amount not to
exceed$15,321.50 shall be made from Account No.: 203-1620-2899, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED,that the Town Board further authorizes the directs the Town Supervisor/Deputy
Town Supervisor and/or Facilities Manager to execute any needed documentation and the Town
Supervisor, Deputy Town Supervisor, Facilities Manager and/or Budget Officer to take such other
and further actions as may be necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution.
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Duly adopted this Yd day of June, 2024,by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Freer, Mr. Dixon, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier
NOES None
ABSENT: None
4.0 CORRESPONDENCE
None.
5.0 PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR(LIMIT - 4 MINUTES)
No public comment.
6.0 TOWN BOARD DISCUSSIONS
COUNCILMAN METIVIER (WARD I)
Nothing to report.
COUNCILMAN FREER (WARD II)
Nothing to report.
COUNCILMAN DIXON (WARD III)
• Recognized the Town Water Department Superintendent and his staff on a phenomenal
job that they do servicing our Town as well as parts of Warren, Saratoga and Washington
Counties.
COUNCILMAN MCNULTY (WARD IV)
• Announced that he will be meeting with Chairman Geraghty and County staff to talk
about the Corith Road Traffic Study recommendations. I have been in contact with
Congresswoman Stefanik's office to see about funding.
• Announced the Luzerne Road Culvert Project is underway, and traffic is being rerouted
on Pitcher Road. We have reduced some speed limits from 45 to 30 MPH. I ask our
residents to be aware of the speed limits and we will be putting up an electronic sign to
show people and also record the data.
SUPERVISOR STROUGH
• Announced that Luzerne Road is closed to replace the culvert in Clendonbrook, it will be
closed until September 30d'. You can access Luzerne Road if you live on it.
• Congratulated and thanked all those involved in putting together the Glens Falls
Queensbury Memorial Day Parade, it was a great community effort. Thanked the
members of the committee for providing a fantastic parade, Mayor Collins, Town
Counsel,Amy Collins, Harrison Freer, Tim McNulty, Tim Benner, Carl Fosco, and Bill
Trombley.
• Received and read letter from Susan Brown addressed to Mr. Harrington thanking him for
his two staff members, Christian Henkel and Robert Bunting who saved her 15 year-old
chihuahua's life and returned her dog to her home off West Mountain Road. I do agree,
the Town of Queensbury has a wonderful group of employees and are very dedicated to
making this Town as good as it can be.
• Thanked Joel Barlow, Look TV, Town Counsel Mark Schachner, Deputy Town Clerk
Colleen Rathbun, Town Board, and the members of the public.
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RESOLUTION ADJOURNING REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING
RESOLUTION NO.: 228, 2024
INTRODUCED BY. Mr. Timothy McNulty
WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY. Mr. Michael Dixon
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby adjourns its
Regular Town Board Meeting.
Duly adopted this 3rd day of June, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Freer, Mr. Dixon, Mr. McNulty
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
CAROLINE H. BARBER,RMC
TOWN CLERK
TOWN OF QUEENSBURY
MINUTES PREPARED BY COLLEEN RATHBUN, RMC, DEPUTY TOWN CLERK I