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1978-02-28 282 REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 28, 1978 MEMBERS PRESENT: Michel Brandt, Supervisor Daniel Olson, Councilman Dr. Charles Eisenhart, Councilman Frances Walter, Councilman Hammond Robertson, Councilman Joseph Brennan, Town Counsel PRESS: G. F. Newspapers, WWSC GUESTS: Mr. Turnbull, Mr. Greeno, Mr. Clements , Attorney Robert Stewart Mrs . Phillips, Joseph Daire, Gilbert Delisle TOWN OFFICIALS: George Liapes , Building Inspector Harold Boynton, Assistant Building Inspector Mr. Townley, Bookkeeper Mrs. Shenk, Supv. Secretary William Barton, Co. Supv. Meeting Opened 7: 33 P.M. Salute to the Flag led by Councilman Eisenhart RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTION TO APPROVE BOARD MINUTES RESOLUTION NO. 60, Introduced by Mr. Daniel Olson who moved its adoption, seconded y r. arles Eisenhart: RESOLVED, that the Town Board Minutes of February 14th 1978 be and hereby are approved. Duly adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Mr. Olson, Dr. Eisenhart, Mrs . Walter, Mr. Robertson, Mr. Brandt Noes: None Absent: None RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT BID ON FUEL OIL RESOLUTION NO. 61. Introduced by Mr. Michel Brandt who moved its adoption, seconded by Mr. Daniel Olson: WHEREAS, the Town Board did request that we put out Fuel Oil Bids, Fuel Oil #2, and WHEREAS, notice of advertising for bids was duly published and posted and WHEREAS, one bid was received, NOW, THEREFORE .BE IT RESOLVED, that the bid of Oak Street Oil, Co. , Inc. is hereby accepted and approved and notice of such will be sent to Oak Street Oil Co. , Inc. by the Town Clerk. Duly adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Mr. Olson, Dr. Eisenhart, Mrs. Walter, Mr. Robertson, Mr. Brandt Noes: None Absent: None DISCUSSION: After the reading of the next resolution it was unan*mously decided to correct the mileage to read . 037 miles. I RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT DEED FOR HIGHWAY RESOLUTION NO. 62, (1978) , Introduced by Mr. Michel Brandt who moved its adoption, seconded by Mr. Hammond Robertson: WHEREAS, Frank VanSittert and Tim Chase have executed and offered a deed for a town roadway not less than 50 feet in width, which is described in Schedule "A: attached hereto and made a part hereof, and WHEREAS, Carl A. Garb, Superintendent of Highways of the Town of Queensbury, has advised that he recommends that this Board accept this land for highway purposes into the Town Highway System, and WHEREAS, Thomas K. Flaherty, Water Superintendent of the Town of Queensbury, i �.C?J by Ralph VanDusen, has approved the water installation on said land as having been made in accordance with the requirements of the Toxm of Queensbury Water Department, said lands being included within the geo- graphical boundaries of the Queensbury Water District, and WHEREAS, the form of the deed has been approved by Joseph R. Brennan, ESQ. , Counsel to the Board, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the aforementioned deed be and the same is hereby accepted and approved and that the Town Clerk be hereby authorized and directed to cause said deed to be recorded in the Warren County Clerk' s Office after which said deed shall be properly filed in the Office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Queensbury, and be it further RESOLVED, that this new road be hereby added to the official inventory of Town highways, described as follows: Road No. 285 , Description: Extension of Bonner Drive 200 feet in easterly direction; Name: Bonner Drive, Mileage: .037 miles. Duly adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Mr. Olson, Dr. Eisenhart, Mrs. Walter, Mr. Robertson, Mr. Brandt Noes : None Absent: None Ltr. on file from Carl A. Garb Highway Supt. approvitig the extension of Bonner Drive. RESOLUTION TO NUMBER BY "ARTICLES" AND "SECTIONS" THE VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF TOWN OF QUEENSBURY ORDINANCE NO. 46 THE QUEENSBURY SIGN ORDINANCE RESOLUTION NO. 63, (1978) , Introduced by Mrs. Frances Walter who moved its adoption, seconded by Mr. Michel Brandt: WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury Sign Ordinance was adopted in 1976 as Ordinance No. 46 , and WHEREAS, the various and respective provisions of said ordinance were not numerically designated therein by "Article" and "Section" and WHEREAS, difficulty and confusion have apparently arisen as a result thereof, and WHEREAS, it would appear that it would be beneficial to the various Boards of the Town of Queensbury, those persons charged with the administration . of the Sign Ordinance and the general populace if the various provisions of the Sip,�n Ordinance were numerically classified by appropriate "Article" and 7Sectinn" designations, and_ WHEREAS, the Building and Zoning Department of the Town of Queensbury has requested that such action be taken, and WHEREAS, the Town Counsel of the Town of Queensbury has prepared the proposed numerical classification of the respective provisions of the Queensbury - Sign Ordinance by "Article" and "Section" designations as is set forth in Exhibit "A" annexed hereto, and WHEREAS, said numerical classifications are merely ministerial changes and do not effect in any manner the substantive or procedural legal pro- Lvisions of the Sign Ordinance, and WHEREAS , it would appear that the efficiency of administration of the Sign Ordinance will be improved by the implementation thereof. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVEDI, ­that the various provisions of the Queensbury Sign Ordinance be numbered by "Article" and "Section" designations in accordance with the designations as set forth in Exhibit "A" annexed hereto and be it further RESOLVED, that all future printings and publications of the Queensbury Sign Ordinance include said numerical designations as set forth in 284 Exhibit "A" and be it further RESOLVED, that all further references to and citations of said Sign Ordinance in proceedings before appropriate Boards of the Town of Queensbury or in the administration of said Sign Ordinance be in accordance with said numerical designations. Duly adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Mr. Olson, Dr. Eisenhart, Mrs. Walter, Mr. Robertson, Mr. Brandt Noes: None Absent: None (Exhibit "A" is on file in the Town Clerk' s Office) RESOLUTION OF APPOINTMENT RESOLUTION NO. 64, Introduced by Mr. Michel Brandt who moved for its adoption, seconded by Mr. Daniel Olson: RESOLVED, that Mr. Pliney Tucker of Division Road, Queensbury he and he hereby is appointed to the Warren County Community Development Citizens Advisory Committee, effective immediately and to run for one year, term to expire on February 28, 1979. Duly adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Mr. Olson, Dr. Eisenhart, Mrs. Wdlter, Mr.Robertson, Mr. Brandt Noes: None Absent: None Councilman Olson- if the Town does not enter into a contract with Warren Co. on this project will Mr. Tucker position be withdrawn? Supervisor Brandt- no,he will continue to keep us informed on the project. . . COMMUNICATIONS REZONING- Meadow Run Development request the rezoning of parcel Tax Map no. 72-6-9 be rezoned to C3 application nn file. . .maps passed out to the Board. . . Attorney Robert Stewart- reviewed the parcel noting the grounds for rezoning a. all of Route 9, except this parcel, from City limits to Lake George zoned commercial b. parcel as zoned Greats spot of R4 Zone plus part C3 c. noted that it can be neither used as Commercial or Residential as it stands. . . . request that the lot in its entirety be zoned C3 Councilman Robertson- requested that this be turned over to the Planning Board REZONING-Texaco, Rogge request the rezoning of property Imperial Motels and Texaco, Aviation Rd. and Carlton Drive from R-4 to C-3 Ltrs. on file from both property owners stating their request. . . .on file. . . Councilman Robertson- requested that this be turned over to the Planning Board MOBILE HOME COURT Applicant Barry Converse location No. of Warren Lane and East of Burch Road. 56 sites. George Liapes-noted that this is also going before the Planning Board in the form of a variance Councilman Robertson- requested that this application be presented to the Pl&nning Board for their comments and recommendation DISCUSSION ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MONIES Supervisor Brandt- requested input on a possible contract regarding community development monies. Glen Greeno-felt that if money was accepted for such projects it would bring more Federal controls . . .viewed this as a dangerous trend. Bill (Unknown)-Chestnut Ridge-if this is something that is not urgently needed do not accept it. . . Supervisor Brandt- this is an attempt by Congress to upgrade substandard housing . . .how to implement this is open to many questions. . . A portion of these funds can be used for drainage, street improvements , water district improvements , the type of things that we do need. . . Ron Montesi-questioned if this would help the poor. . .reviewed the problems of the City of Glens Falls . . . Arthur Turnbull- objected if this program matt subsidizing housing. . .does not do the community any good. . . Supervisor Brandt- Trying to modify the proposed contract so that the Federal monies would be used only to upgrade structures not build new structures . Donald Clements- Opposed to socialized housing. . .requested that the Board investigate exactly -what they are possibly getting into. Supervisor Brandt- we are doing are very best to inform ourselves on this project. Donald Clements- Can we pay for this project out of our own taxes or do we have to accept Federal money with all the strings? Glen Greano-questioned if homeowners could solicit funds to improve their houses? ' Supervisor Brandt-that is an option but I do not think that is an option - that we are interested in. Glen Greeno- noted that if any person accepts monies they are subject to inspection at any time from Federal inspectors . . . Mrs . Phillips- questioned if in this proposed contract was there a way for persons-to receive monies to improve their property. . . Supervisor Brandt-there are restrictions on that. . . suggested contacting Mr. DelSignore in Glens Falls . . . Arthur Turnbull- suggested that the monies should be utilized in the town for the benefit of everybody, not to subsidize a few. Councilman Walter- introduced Mr. Ronald Montesi, ._ the Secretary of the Planning Board. Mr. Ronald Montesi-addressed the Board in regard to Off Premise .Directional Signs-read the ordinance as it now stands. Noted the possible proliferation of signs in the Town. . . the Planning Board unanimously voted to drop off premise signs from the ordinance. The elimination of this from the ordinance does not mean one could not have an off premise sign but would have to _ apply for a variance through the Zoning Board. -The Planning Board has received a letter from the Airport Industrial -Park Warren and Washington County describing their sign ordinance, the Planning Board is concerned that their ordinance is not as restrictive as ours is such as in set back requirements. . . the Planning Board requests that the Town Board contact this agency and ask that they abide by our regulations . . . Councilman Robertson- it would be nice if both sides of the road did conform. . . Supervisor Brandt- these proposals will be referred to the Planning Committee. Councilman Robertson- requested a workshop meeting to discuss CSEA and PBA contracts. 286 OPEN FORUM 8: 30 P.M. GILBERT DELISLE-asked for assistance from the Town Board in regard to a neighbor placing vaults and cement on adjoining property causing dust. COUNCILMAN ROBERTSON- referred the problem to the Building Inspector. ARTHUR TURNBULL- questioned the status of the landfill SUPERVISOR BRANDT- noted that the City and Town have met and it is now a matter of identifying the legal mechanism for the joining. . . .there is another meeting Thursday on this. . . ARTHUR TURNBULL- questioned if there was any trouble with the County? SUPERVISOR BRANDT- no GLEN GREENO- would like to see the practice of people running to government to solve neighbor disputes stopped. RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AUDIT OF BILLS RF OT-1JTT „j� TJQ AR Introduced by Mrs. Frances Walter who moved for its a op t: on, seconded by Dr. Charles Eisenhart: RESOLVED, that Audit of Bills as listed on Abstract No. 78-2C and numbered 223 through 226 and totaling $61, 471. 42 be approved. 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 REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING MARCH 14th, 1978 MEMBERS PRESENT: Michel Brandt, Supervisor Daniel Olson, Councilman Hammond Robertson, Councilman Dr. Charles Eisenhart, Councilman Joseph Brennan, Town Counsel MEMBERS ABSENT: Frances Walter, Councilman GUESTS: Mr. Brian Harrison, Warren Co. Donald Clements, Mr. Bodak, Mr. Coccia, Linda Eastwood, Joseph Daire TOWN OFFICIALS: Mr. George Liapes , Mr. Harold Boynton, Mrs. Shirley Shenk Meeting Opened: 7: 31 P.M. Salute to the Flag led by Councilman Robertsnn ..J BID OPENING WATER DEPT. PICKUP TRUCK- Notice Shown Supervisor Brandt- requested the Town Clerk to open and read the bids received FORD GARAGE COMPANY INC. 1978 Dodge Model W200 109 Warren Street List Price 7328. 00 Glens Falls, N.Y. 12801 Allowance: 2203. 00 Net Delivered: 5125 . 00 non-collusive-attached--------------------------------------- MALTBIE' S GARAGE CO. , INC. I