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1980-06-30 SP SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEETING JUNE 30 , 1980 MEMBERS PRESENT: MRS. FRANCES WALTER-SUPERVISOR MR. DANIEL OLSON-COUNCILMAN DR. CHARLES EISENHART-COUNCILMAN MR. DANIEL MORRELL-COUNCILMAN MR. HAMMOND ROBERTSON-COUNCILMAN MEMBERS ABSENT: MR. JOSEPH BRENNAN—TOWN COUNSEL PRESS: G. F. POST STAR 1 GUESTS: LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS, MR. RALPH CHAMBERS TOWN OFFICIALS: MR. THOMAS FLAHERTY, MR. CHARLES JUDKINS, MR. RALPH VANDUSEN �- SUPERVISOR WALTER CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER 8 : 30 P. M. THE CHIEF OF POLICE ADDRESSED THE TOWN BOARD AT OUR REGULAR MEETING LAST WEEK IN REGARDS TO SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION FOR A GRANT , AT THAT TIME THE BOARD FELT IT WOULD LIKE MORE TIME TO DISCUSS THE APPLICATION WITH THE CHIEF. THE CHIEF HAS DISCUSSED THE APPLICATION WITH THE BOARD AND ANSWERED THEIR QUESTIONS. RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE POLICE CHIEF C . JUDKINS TO SUBMIT AN ALCHOL EDUCATION ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM GRANT APPLICATION TO THE STATE OF NEW YORK, TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE RED SOLUTION N0 , 1991 INTRODUCED BY MR. HAMMOND ROBERTSON WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION, SECONDED BY MR. DANIEL MORRELL : WHEREAS, THE QUEENSBURY POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS REQUESTED THAT AN APPLICA- TION BE MADE TO THE STATE OF NEW YORK , TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE , AND WHEREAS, THIS APPLICATICNIS FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING A STATE GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $118 , 655. 43 , WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FRINGE BENEFITS AND SALARIES OF TWO PATROLMEN , WITH UNIFORMS AND ACCESSORIES FOR THE TWO PATROLMEN , THE PURCHASE OF ONE PATROL VEHICLE , ONE TYPEWRITER AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS OFFICE SUPPLIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING AN ALCHOL ENFORCEMENT TEAM (A. E .T. ) , NOW , THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, TO AUTHORIZE POLICE CHIEF CHARLES JUDKINS TO SUBMIT AN APPLICA- TION TO THE STATE OF NEW YORK , TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF QUEENSBURY. DULY ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES : MR. OLSON , DR. EISENHART, MR. MORRELL , MR. ROBERTSON , MRS . WALTER NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE SUPERVISOR WALTER- THE NEXT RESOLUTION WOULD BE FOR BAY RIDGE RESCUE SQUAD TO APPLY FOR A GRANT FROM THE NEW YORK STATE TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE IN THE AMOUNT OF $107 , 104 . 30 FOR A NEW AMBULANCE RESCUE VEHICLE. THE TOWN AS THE GOVERNING BODY IN WHICH BAY RIDGE RESCUE SQUAD I$ LOCATED WILL BE SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION. BAY RIDGE HAS PREPARED THE APPLICATION �- AND HAVE WORKED VERY HARD IN THE PREPARATION OF THIS APPLICATION. . . MR. RALPH CHAMBERS-I APPRECIATE THE HELP THAT YOU AND MR. JUDKINS AND 1 MR. RIECHART HAVE GIVEN US. . . THANK YOU. . . COUNCILMAN MORRELL- THIS WILL REPLACE A 1972 AMBULANCE THAT HAS HAD IT. . . RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE SUPERVISOR FRANCES WALTER TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE NEW YORK STATE TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE FOR BAY RIDGE RESCUE SQUAD BFS IIITTnN N, ann�, INTRODUCED BY DR. CHARLES EISENHART WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION , SECONDED BY MR. DANIEL OLSON : WHEREAS, THE BAY RIDGE RESCUE SQUAD HAS REQUESTED THAT AN APPLICATION BE MADE TO THE STATE OF NEW YORK, TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE , AND 210 WHEREAS, THIS APPLICATION IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING A STATE GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $107 , 104 . 30 , WHICH WILL BE USED TO OBTAIN A NEW AMBULANCE RESCUE VEHICLE , NOW , THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, TO AUTHORIZE SUPERVISOR FRANCES WALTER AS THE GOVERNMENTAL SPONSORING AGENCY IN WHICH THE BAY RIDGE RESCUE SQUAD IS INCORPORATED ,. TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE STATE OF NEW YORK , TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE ON BEHALF OF THE BAY RIDGE RESCUE SQUAD. DULY ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE : AYES : MR. OLSON , DR. EISENHART, MR. MORRELL , MR. ROBERTSON , MRS. WALTER NOES : NONE I ABSENT: NONE SUPERVIOSR WALTER- NEXT IS A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THOMAS FLAHERTY TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR A GRANT TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY THOMAS FLAHERTY-WATER SUPERINTENDENT-THE GRANT WOULD ALLOW THE STUDY OF ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS IN THE DRINKING WATER NAMELY TRIHALOMETHANE OR THM THE PROPOSED STUDY WOULD TAKE TWO YEARS. . . THE GRANT WOULD SUPPLY NEW EQUIPMENT FOR THE QUEENSBURY WATER DEPT. LAB . RALPH VANDUSEN- WE ARE CHECKING FOR TRIHALOMETHANES, THERE IS A LIMIT THAT IS ALLOWABLE IN THE WATER. . . NOTED THAT MOST OF THE TESTING WILL BE DONE IN BOSTON. . . RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE WATER SUPERINTENDENT, THOMAS FLAHERTY TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ON BEHALF OF THE QUEENSBURY CONSOLIDATED WATER DISTRICT RFSIIIIITTON NO . 201 , INTRODUCED BY MR. HAMMOND ROBERTSON WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION, SECONDED BY MRS . FRANCES WALTER : WHEREAS, THE QUEENSBURY WATER DEPARTMENT HAS REQUESTED THAT AN APPLICA- TION BE MADE TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY , AND .,J WHEREAS, THIS APPLICATION IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING A FEDERAL GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $177 , 540 . 00 TO STUDY AND DETERMINE THE PRESENCE OF ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS IN DRINKING WATER , SPECIFICALLY THOSE COMPOUNDS CLASSIFIED AS TOTAL TRI HALOGENATED METHANES (THM) , AND WHEREAS, THROUGH THIS STUDY THE QUEENSBURY WATER DEPARTMENT MAY BE ABLE TO ALTER THE OPERATION OF ITS TREATMENT PLANT TO INSURE THE DELIVERY OF BETTER QUALITY WATER, NOW , THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED , TO AUTHORIZE WATER SUPERINTENDENT THOMAS K. FLAHERTY TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ON BEHALF OF THE QUEENSBURY CONSOLIDATED WATER DISTRICT. DULY ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE : AYES : MR. OLSON , DR. EISENHART , MR. MORRELL , MR. ROBERTSON , MRS. WALTER NOES : NONE ABSENT: NONE DUSCUSSION HELD ON PURCHASE OF HALF TON PICK UP TRUCK . . . RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT BID ON HALF TON PICK UP TRUCK FOR WATER DEPT. RFSOIUTION NO. 2026 INTRODUCED BY MR. HAMMOND ROBERTSON WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION, SECONDED BY MR. DANIEL MORRELL : WHEREAS, THE QUEENSBURY WATER DEPT. DID RECOMMEND THAT THE TOWN BOARD ADVERTISE FOR BIDS ON A 1980 HALF TON PICKUP TRUCK , AND WHEREAS, NOTICE OF ADVERTISING FOR BIDS WAS DULY PUBLISHED AND POSTED , AND WHEREAS, ONE BID WAS RECEIVED , NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, THAT UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF MR. THOMAS FLAHERTY WATER SUPERINTENDENT THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF QUEENSBURY HEREBY 611 AWARDS THE BID TO ROUTE 9 MOTORS OF SOUTH GLENS FALLS FOR A NEW HALF TON DATSUN PICKUP TRUCK , THE AMOUNT OF THE BID FIVE THOUSAND j NINE HUNDRED AND NINETY EIGHT DOLLARS 06 , 998 . 00 ) AND -BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT PAYMENT FOR SUCH A VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN THE 1980 WATER DEPT. BUDGET. DULY ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES : MR. OLSON , DR. EISENHART , MR . MORRELL , MR. ROBERTSON , MRS . WALTER NOES: NONE ABSENT : NONE RESOLUTION CALLING FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION QFcniiiTTnnimn 115n*2 , INTRODUCED BY MR. HAMMOND ROBERTSON WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION , SECONDED BY MR. DANIEL OLSON : RESOLVED, THAT THE TOWN BOARD HEREBY CALLES FOR AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS NEGOTIATIONS . DULY ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE : AYES : MR. OLSON , DR. EISENHART, MR. MORRELL, MR. ROBERTSON , MRS. WALTER NOES : NONE ABSENT : NONE ON MOTION THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED. RESPECTFULLY, DONALD A. CHASE TOWN CLERK C TOWN OF QUEENSBURY 212 RESOLUTION TO REQUEST DESIGNATION OF POLLING PLACES FOR VOTER REGISTRATION RESOLUTION NO. 172, introduced by Mr. Eisenhart who moved its adoption, seconded by Mr. Morrell. WHEREAS, the Warren County Board of Elections has informed the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury of its interest in and intent to limit to two the number of polling places in the Town of Queensbury for the registration of voters on October 9 and October 11, 1980 and WHEREAS, the Warren County Board of Elections has indicated to the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury that in view of the widespread use and acceptance of voter registration by mail, the number of voters registering at polling places will be minimal, and WHEREAS, the Warren County Board of Elections has indicated that it believes that it would be a waste of resources to provide polling places for voter registration in each of the elction districts and WHEREAS, the Town Board has been requested to consider the two locations for polling places for voter registration to be designated as the Queensbury Town Office Building and the Warren County Municipal Center, and WHEREAS, the Town Board has been informed by the Town Counsel that the Warren County Board of Elections is empowered by virtue of the provisions of Election Law Section 5-202 (5) to provide that a single place and a single board of inspectors shall be used for making the local registration of two or more election districts provided that the Board of Elections shall find that more than one-half of the anticipated regis- trants are already registered permanently with notice of such designation by the Board of Elections to be published with the list of registration places and that the Board of Elec- tions must cause notice of such designations with the loca- tion of the registration place designated for election dis- tricts to be posted in five conspicuous public places within each affected election district within the town, and WHEREAS, it would appear that providing for three designated places for voter registration would be sufficient to more that adequately serve the public convenience for voter regis- tration and would result in a monetary saving, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board approve the designation of three polling places in the Town of Queensbury for voter registration on October 9th and 11th, 1980 with four election inspectors to be chosen by the Warren County Board of Elections for each polling place so designated and be it further RESOLVED, that said three polling places be the N©othhQueens- bury Firehouse, the Queensbury Town Office Building and the J West Glens Falls Firehouse. Duly adopted by the following vote : Ayes: Mr. Olson, Mr. Eisenhart, Mr. Morrell, Mr. Robertson Mrs. Walter. Noes : None. Absent: None.