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1979-08-24 SP 77 RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AUDIT OF BILLS RESOLUTION NO . 261 , INTRODUCED BY MR. MICHEL BRANDT WHO MOVED FOR ITS SttomuElr BY DR. CHARLES EISENHART : RESOLVED , THAT AUDIT OF BILLS AS LISTED ON ABSTRACT NO. 79-8A. AND NUMBERED 1127 THROUGH 1271 EXCLUDING BILL NUMBER 1169 VOTED UPON IN RESOLUTION N0. 261 OF 1979 AND TOTALING 146077. 15 BE AND HEREBY IS APPROVED. AND BE IT FURTHER �6�26�ED, THAT VOUCHER NO. 1209 ( $208. 58 ) AND VOUCHER N0 . 1225 ( $19 . 65 )WERE DULY ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE : AYES : MR. OLSON , DR. EISENHART, MRS. WALTER, MR. ROBERTSON , MR. BRANDT NOES: NONE ABSENT : NONE RESOLUTION CALLING FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION RESOLUTION NO . 262 , INTRODUCED BY MRS. FRANCES WALTER WHO MOVED FOR ITS BY MR. MICHEL BRANDT : RESOLVED , THAT THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF QUEENSBURY HEREBY MOVES INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO SPEAK WITH MR. BILL BODENWEISER, FIRE MARSHAL; . DULY ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE : AYES : MR. OLSON , DR. EISENHART, MRS. WALTER, MR. ROBERTSON , MR. BRANDT NOES : NONE ABSENT : NONE ON MOTION THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED. RESPECTFULLY , DONALD A. CHASE TOWN CLERK TOWN OF QUEENSBURY SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEETING AUGUST 24 , 1979 MEMBERS PRESENT: MICHEL BRANDT-SUPERVISOR MR. DANIEL OLSON-COUNCILMAN DR. CHARLES EISENHART-COUNCILMAN MR. HAMMOND ROBERTSON-COUNCILMAN MEMBERS ABSENT: MRS . FRANCES WALTER-COUNCILMAN PRESS: G. F. POST STAR, WWSC , WBZA MEETING OPENED ii : 00A. M. SALUTE TO THE FLAG LED BY SUPERVISOR BRANDT: SUPERVISOR BRANDT- SPOKE TO THE PUBLIC IN REGARD TO THE AGENDA FOR THE MEETING . . . RESOLUTIONS A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SUPERVISOR OF THE TOWN OF QUEENSBURY, WARREN COUNTY , NEW YORK, TO MAKE APPLICATION TO THE STATE COMPTROLLER IN CONNECTION WITH TFE PROPOSED ESTABLISHMENT OF QUEENSBURY SEWER DISTRICT NO . 1 IN SAID TOWN. RESOLUTION NLn . 263. INTRODUCED BY MR. HAMMOND ROBERTSON WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION , SECONDED BY DR. CHARLES EISENHART : WHEREAS, THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF QUEENSBURY , WARREN COUNTY , NEW YORK , HAS HERETO-FORE CONDUCTED CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO ARTUCLE 12A OF THE TOWN LAW FOR THE PROPOSED ESTABLISHMENT OF QUEENSBURY SEWER DISTRICT N0. 1 IN SAID TOWN ; AND 7s WHEREAS, THE QUESTION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SAID SEWER DISTRICT WAS DULY SUBMITTED AT A SPECIAL TOWN ELECTION HELD ON AUGUST 17 , 1979 , AND A CERTIFICATE DECLARING THE RESULT THEREOF IN THE AFFIRMATIVE HAS BEEN DULY FILED IN THE TOWN CLERK ' S OFFICE ; NOW , THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF QUEENSBURY , WARREN COUNTY , NEW YORK , AS FOLLOWS : SECTION 1 . PURSUANT TO SECTION 209-F OF THE TOWN LAW , THE SUPERVISOR OF THE TOWN OF QUEENSBURY , WARREN COUNTY, NEW YORK , IS HEREBY DIRECTED TO MAKE APPLICATION TO THE STATE COMPTROLLER FOR HIS PERMISSION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF QUEENSBURY SEWER DISTRICT N0. 1 IN SAID TOWN . SECTION 2 . THIS RESOLUTION SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. DULY ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE : AYES : MR. OLSON, DR. EISENHART , MR: ROBERTSON , MR. BRANDT NOES : NONE ABSENT: MRS. WALTER DISCUSSION HELD BEFORE VOTE : DR. EISENHART- HOW LONG DOES THIS PROCESS TAKE? SUPERVISOR BRANDT- I DO NOT KNOW. . . DISCUSSION HELD IN REGARD TO AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION IN REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF PCB WASTES TOWN COUNSEL-JOSEPH BRENANN- SPOKE ON THE INJUCTION RE : THE GLENS FALLS LANDFILL OF 1960 . . . IN REGARD TO THE PAPERS, THE PARCEL OF LAND IS NOT COVERED IN THE INJUCTION PAPERS . . . COUNCILMAN ROBERTSON REQUESTED THAT A STATEMENT BE MADE IN THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION STATING THE MAXIMUM ELEVATION LEVEL. . . 3 SUPERVISOR BRANDT- STATED THAT THE COUNTY OF WARREN WILL BE THE LEAD AGENCY RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION IN REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF PCB WASTES IN TOWN OF QUEENSBURY RESOlUTTnN Nf] _ 64 . INTRODUCED BY MR. BRANDT , WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION , SECONDED BY MR. ROBERTSON : WHEREAS, POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL WASTES AND SOILS CONTAMINATED WITH SUCH WASTES (COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS ' ' PCB" WASTES ) HAVE BEEN DIS- COVERED RECENTLY AT SEVERAL SITES IN THE TOWN OF QUEENSBURY AND WHEREAS, THE COMMISSIONER OF THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HAS DECLARED THAT SUCH WASTES HAVE CREATED A CONDITION DANGEROUS TO HEALTH ON AND AROUND SOME OF SAID SITES ; AND WHEREAS, IN THE INTEREST OF THE HEALTH OF PERSONS RESIDING OR WORKING ON OR AROUND SUCH SITES CONCERNING WHICH CONDITIONS DANGEROUS TO HEALTH HAVE BEEN DECLARED TO EXIST , IT IS NECESSARY TO REMOVE THE PCB WASTES FROM SUCH SITES AND TO DISPOSE OF SUCH PCB WASTES IN A SECURE LOCATION , AND WHEREAS, THE COMMISSIONER OF THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRON- MENTAL CONSERVATION HAS ASSUMED THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEVISING APPROPRIATE METHODS BY WHICH SUCH REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL CAN BE EFFECTED, AND WHEREAS, THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION HAS DEVELOPED A REMEDIAL PROGRAM FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE PCB WASTES AND THE DISPOSAL OF SUCH WASTES AT A SECURE LAND BURIAL FACILITY TO BE CONSTRUCTED IN THE TOWN OF QUEENSBURY, AND WHEREAS, A PROPOSED AGREEMENT AMONG THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK ACTING BY AND THROUGH THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION , THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH , THE COUNTY OF WARREN , THE CITY OF GLENS FALLS AND THE TOWN OF QUEENSBURY HAS BEEN PREPARED IN WRITING WHICH PROPOSED AGREEMENT SETS FORTH THE TERMS AND 79 CONDITIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SAID REMEDIAL PROGRAM OF THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION , NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE TOWN OF QUEENSBURY SHALL COOPERATE FULLY WITH ALL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO ACCOMPLISH THE REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF PCB WASTES LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF QUEENSBURY , WHEREVER THEY MAY BE FOUND AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT THE TOWN OF QUEENSBURY SHALL COOPERATE WITH AND ASSIST THE COUNTY OF WARREN IN IMPLEMENTING THE REMEDIAL PROGRAM BY (A) PROVIDING EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL TO THE COUNTY OF WARREN FOR USE IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REMEDIAL PROGRAM AND ~" (B ) CONTROLLING THE MOVEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON TOWN ROADS DURING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REMEDIAL PROGRAM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DEVELOPED SAFETY PLAN, AND BE IT FURTHER (C ) THE MAXIMUM ELEVATION OF THE CONTAINMENT AREA SHALL BE NO MORE THAN TWELVE FEET ( 12 ' ) AS COMPARED TO THE EXISTING GRADE OF THE SURROUNDING AREA. RESOLVED , THAT THE SUPERVISOR OF THE TOWN OF QUEENSBURY BE AND HE HEREBY IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO EXECUTE, WITH THE COUNTY OF WARREN ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF QUEENSBURY, AN AGREEMENT SETTING FORTH THE OBLIGATIONS OF ALL PARTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REMEDIAL PROGRAM AND ANY AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REMEDIAL PROGRAM , IN SUCH FORM AS SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE COUNSEL TO THE TOWN BOARD. DULY ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE : AYES : MR. OLSON , DR. EISENHART , MR. ROBERTSON , MR. BRANDT NOES : NONE ABSENT: MRS. WALTER SUPERVISOR BRANDT- SPOKE TO THE BOARD IN REGARD TO REMOVAL OF COMMERCIAL TIMBER TO BE REMOVED FROM THE LANDFILL IN PREPARATION FOR REMOVAL OF EXISTING GRAVEL. . . RESOLUTION TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT RESOLUTION NO . 265 . INTRODUCED BY MR. HAMMOND ROBERTSON WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION, SECONDED BY MR. DANIEL OLSON : RESOLVED, THAT THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF QUEENSBURY AUTHORIZES THE SUPERVISOR TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT WITH MR. TIM SPERRY A RESIDENT OF QUEENSBURY TO CLEAR WOOD FROM THE TOP OF GRAVEL PIT AT THE QUEENSBURY GLENS FALLS LANDFILL AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT MR. TIM SPERRY PAY 30% OF HIS REVENUE TO THE TOWN AND THAT PROPER INSURANCE COVERAGE BE PRESENTED BY THE LOGGER TO THE TOWN CLERK. DULY ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES : MR. OLSON , DR. EISENHART , MR. ROBERTSON , MR. BRANDT NOES : NONE ABSENT : MRS. WALTER SUPERVISOR BRANDT-ANNOUNCED THAT A MEETING WAS HELD WITH THE MAYOR OF GLENS FALLS REGARDING REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. . . INFORMATION WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE TOWN BOARD MEMBERS . ON MOTION THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED. RESPECTFULLY , DONALD A. CHASE TOWN CLERK TOWN OF QUEENSBURY