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2000-04-10 SP SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEETING APRIL 10, 2000 7:00 p.m. MTG.#19 RES. 176-177 TOWN BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT SUPERVISOR DENNIS BROWER COUNCILMAN JAMES MARTIN-ABSENT COUNCILMAN THEODORE TURNER COUNCILMAN DANIEL STEC COUNCILMAN TIM BREWER RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PURCHASE ORDER FOR DELL COMPUTER SERVER RESOLUTION NO.: 176,2000 INTRODUCED BY: MR. DANIEL STEC WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: MR. THEODORE TURNER WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board previously adopted purchasing procedures which require that the Town Board must approve any purchase in an amount of $5,000 or greater up to New York State bidding limits, and WHEREAS, the Computer Technology Coordinator has advised the Town Board that it is necessary for the Town to purchase a new computer server to facilitate transfer of data generated by the Town's new Govern software between the Town's Office Building and Water Department and recommends that the Town Board authorize purchase of the server from Dell Computer for an amount not to exceed $9,742, and WHEREAS, New York State Bidding is not required as the server to be purchased is under State Contract No.: PT 55666, and WHEREAS, the Water Superintendent, Comptroller, and Purchasing Director concur with the Computer Technology Coordinator's recommendation, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby approves the purchase of one (1) new computer server from Dell Computer under State Contract No.: PT 55666 for an amount not to exceed $9,742 to be paid for from Account No.: 40-1680-2031, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Comptroller, Water Superintendent, Computer Technology Coordinator and/or Purchasing Director to take such other and further action as may be necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution. Duly adopted this 17th day of April, 2000, by the following vote: AYES Mr. Turner, Mr. Stec, Mr. Brewer, Mr. Brower NOES None ABSENT: Mr. Martin DISCUSSIONS LEAF PICKUP Highway Supt. Missita, and Deputy Travis spoke to the Board regarding the upcoming leaf pickup, discussed the charge for bags and the dates for pickup. Used the Wards as boundaries for pickup dates. . . SEWERING PORTION OF BAY ROAD Mr. Bob Vollaro-President of BayBridge Homeowners Association...I will agree to pay for the map, plan and report Deputy Director of Waste Water Mike Shaw-Noted that this will take care of a problem in BayBridge, and Quaker Road sewer will have a larger taxing area. Diagrams shown for the projected project. Discussion held regarding if Mr. Schermerhorn was joining into the Sewer System...it was noted that the Supervisor had spoken with Mr. Schermerhorn and he is not interested in being included in the sewer system at this time. . . It was suggested that the Town Board be appraised of the project as it is being developed, Councilman Turner would be the liaison. Regarding the existing eleven, 2000 gallon septic tanks in this area, the concept we have the septic tanks that are gravity fed to that point use those and then gravity feed down to the pump station, noted that the regs state that the septic tanks are to be filled. Deputy Wastewater Supervisor-noted that they will need a variance for that concept.. . noted that there have been some leaks in their system ... Town Board questioned when the map, plan and report would be completed.. .Mr. Vollaro, approximately two weeks. UPDATE-SPRINTS INTEREST IN LEASING SPACE ON TOP OF WATER TANKS. Water Supt. Ralph VanDusen-Noted a tower company has approached the town looking for a placement of an antenna along the West Mountain Road, looking for a twenty year lease to lease space on our tank on Luzerne Road to mount antenna for their cellular phone service... we have set up a meeting for next week with the Attorney and Henry Hess and myself to review their contract and go over concerns that we may have. Noted that the antenna will be mounted on the side of the tanks and will not go above the tank. Going rate would be approximately eight hundred to a thousand dollars a month. Noted it would be recommended that the antenna be remove when maintenance is needed on the tanks... Noted he had visited the tank in Latham which has four different companies that lease space on their tanks. . . there is a total of twelve antennas on that tank right now. DISCUSSION LOW LIFT PUMPS Water Supt. VanDusen-Noted we are still waiting for a draft contract from the engineers. ASSEMBLY POINT POND Suggestion was made to revise the water rates in that area to create a flat rate for residential domestic use and a second flat rate for properties that do not have residential as their use. It was suggested that the individual be contacted to discuss the situation. MOREAU RIVER CROSSING Water Supt. VanDusen-Noted he had a meeting today with an Engineer representing the Town of Moreau representatives from DEC and the Army Corp. of Engineers regarding the river crossing project of Moreau's to install the pipe. The basic purpose was a preliminary meeting organized by the engineers representing the Town of Moreau to determine what kind of hurdles that they would expect that they would have to go through. Noted there is a huge push by DEC to encourage directional boring rather than any other form of excavation in installing pipe lines under water bodies. Noted it will have to be a joint application between Town of Moreau and the Town of Queensbury, CT Male will do the data collection and design they will funnel that information to me and not fill out the permit, I will transfer that to Stems and Wheeler which is Moreau's Engineer they will couple it with theirs and file the permit and as it stands now they will not charge us anything for that application the permit. Questioned the SEQRA review, who will be Lead Agent, it is not clear on how that will work. RED LIGHTS AND SIRENS Supervisor Brower-Re: article in paper on red lights and sirens, Mr. Lemery is concerned. I received calls from W.G.F. Emergency Squad and other Squads, saying that was not a fair, they had a meeting on Friday at the County ... Mr. Lemery said the meeting went well and they ironed out a lot of things, I also spoke to the W.G.F. Ambulance Squad they were also very pleased with the meeting they said that Mr. Lemery was impressed with the research they had done over the last two years they agreed on the type of personnel that would be allowed to put these lights and sirens on their vehicles they also agreed that there was a need to get emergency response personnel to scenes of accidents particularly paramedics the bottom line is they agreed. Mr. Lemery hopes to use their work as a model for the rest of the County. Discussed bill for service . .. discussed being put to a referendurn.. when and if the companies agree. . . CITY CLEANUP Discussion held regarding a lower fee for City Residents for clean up of the City... Board agreed that this was not to be done. . . Questioned raised when the City will cap their landfill? Supervisor Brower, they are working on that. RESOLUTION ADJOURNING MEETING RESOLUTION NO. 177.2000 INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Tim Brewer WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Theodore Turner RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby adjourns its Special Meeting. Duly adopted this 10th day of April, 2000 by the following vote: A YES: Mr. Turner, Mr. Stec, Mr. Brewer, Mr. Brower NOES: None ABSENT: Mr. Martin RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, Miss Darleen M. Dougher Town Clerk-Queensbury