Loading...
1991-05-09 SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEETING MAY 9,1991 4:34 p.m. TOWN BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT Supervisor Stephen Borgos Councilman George Kurosaka Councilman Marilyn Potenza Councilman Ronald Montesi Councilman Betty Monahan TOWN OFFICIALS Mr. Paul Naylor, Highway Supt., Mr. Harold Hansen Director of Parks and Recreation DISCUSSION HOVEY POND/LANDFILL CLOSURE (tape on file) Mrs. Laverne Fagel - Consultant on Landfill Closure Supervisor Borgos-Reviewed backgound of Hovey Pond and its relation to the landfill closure...use of top soil and clay for the closure how bills will be split between the Landfill closure fund and the Recreation Hovey Pond Account...20%Hovey Pond, 80% from Landfill, until a cut off date... Councilman Monahan- questioned the use of clay, if it would meet the proper specifications ... Mrs. Fagel-The materials (20,000 cu. yards) that you have at the landfill can be used for layers other than the clay cap, this material can be used as top soil...noted that you will need 35,000 to cover the landfill just in top soil...6" of top soil on 43 acres...your requirements for the protective layer for the 43 acres is 130,009 cu. yds. the materials that have been amassed can be used as the protective layers...re: cap, as the material stands there now it does not meet the regulations stipulated by the State of New York, you would have to add a clay with a higher permeability 10 to the -8. noted that more testing will have to be done on the clay...Mr. Naylor suggested that a boring company be hired to obtain the depth of the clay, texture of the clay, to see if it is worth the further digging....Mrs. Fagel, we have a raw material that is very close to what you need. There are means of achieving permeability by additional compaction. You have the option, you know what the stockpiled material tests at if we take borings as I have suggested four or five and get idea what the permeability of the clay is deeper or different area you may have clay there 10 to the minus 8 and if you do you could co- mingle or mix those two and come up with your 10 to the -7 with the clay that is there, suggested that we have someone present to observe how the clay is mined to make sure we are not getting side erosion comingling sand so that the samples are correct...also noted that if all the material was on site the today approvals must still be obtained from DEC, they have not approved the closure plan...recommended that five more samples be taken at Hovey Pond, determine the thickness of clay and density and whether or not we are going to find the permeability is at the level we want it...it was the consensus of the Board to have Mrs. Fagel review the Highway bills and report to the Supervisor with recommendations, (agreed to by Mrs. Fagel) RESOLUTION PROPORTIONING BILLING PAYMENTS RESOLUTION NO. 278, 1991, Introduced by Mrs. Betty Monahan who moved for its adoption, seconded by Mrs. Marilyn Potenza: RESOLVED, that the Board will approve the payments of the bills submitted by the Highway Dept. for the months of January, February and March in the following proportions with the Landfill closure fund to pay $56,683.04 the Hovey Pond Capital Project fund $11,670.75 all Highway charges since that date and until such time as we start selling top soil will also be the responsibility of the landfill closure fund once we start selling top soil the revenue from top soil will go in a special line in the Hovey Pond Capital Project fund the expenditures for the Highway Dept. related to the sale of the top soil will be paid for from the Hovey Pond Fund all other expenditures will be continued to be paid from the Landfill Closure Fund. Duly adopted this 9th day of May, 1991 by the following vote: Ayes: Mr. Kurosaka, Mr. Montesi, Mrs. Monahan, Mr. Borgos Noes: Mrs. Potenza Absent: None RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING MATERIALS AND BUILDING OF SLUICEWAY RESOLUTION NO. 279, 1991, Introduced by Mr. Ronald Montesi who moved for its adoption, seconded by Mrs. Marilyn Potenza: RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes the materials, fabric, culvert pipes or whatever materials in the event it is necessary to build a fabric lined sluiceway on a temporary basis to have this done to be paid for from the Landfill closure account, maximum amount to be expended $15,000.00 Duly adopted this 9th day of May, 1991 by the following vote: Ayes: Mr. Kurosaka, Mrs. Potenza, Mr. Montesi, Mrs. Monahan, Mr. Borgos Noes: None Absent: None RESOLUTION TO RETAIN SERVICES OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING FIRM RESOLUTION NO. 280, 1991, Introduced by Mrs. Betty Monahan who moved for its adoption, seconded by Mr. George Kurosaka: RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes Mrs. Fagel to retain the services of a professional engineering firm to do borings at the Hovey Pond site as necessary at Mrs. Fagel's discretion up to a maximum amount of $5,000.00 to be charged to the Landfill Closure Account. Duly adopted this 9th day of May, 1991 by the following vote: Ayes: Mr. Kurosaka, Mrs. Potenza, Mr. Montesi, Mrs. Monahan, Mr. Borgos Noes: None Absent: None RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING IF NECESSARY AN INCREASE IN THE EXPENDITURE FOR THE HAZARDOUS WASTE DAY RESOLUTION NO. 281,Introduced by Mrs. Betty Monahan who moved for its adoption, seconded by Mr. George Kurosaka: RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes James Coughlin, working closely with the Laidlaw Representatives this Saturday at the Cleanup Day to be able to authorize them to go up to a $25,000 maximum being careful that we monitor their numbers and cross checked and count and so forth, to come from the appropriate budget line in the landfill account, and be it further RESOLVED, if necessary the Board agrees to add an additional $5,000. from the Landfill fund balance to the specified line in the Landfill Account so that this bill can be paid. Duly adopted this 9th day of May, 1991, by the following vote: Ayes: Mr. Kurosaka, Mrs. Potenza, Mr. Montesi, Mrs. Monahan, Mr. Borgos Noes: None Absent: None Discussion held in regard to barrels to hold used motor oil, it was recommended that the barrels be set in basins to contain the oil if spilled, noted that a Highway Employee will be called in to secure the barrels over the weekend. RESOLUTION CALLING FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION RESOLUTION NO. 282, 1991, Introduced by Mr. George Kurosaka who moved for its adoption, seconded by Mrs. Marilyn Potenza: RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby calls for an executive session to meet with engineering firms. Duly adopted this 9th day of May, 1991 by the following vote: Ayes: Mr. Kurosaka, Mrs. Potenza, Mr. Montesi, Mrs. Monahan, Mr. Borgos Noes: None Absent: None RESOLUTION TO RETURN TO SESSION RESOLUTION NO. 283, 1991, Introduced by Mr. George Kurosaka how moved for its adoption, seconded by Mrs. Marilyn Potenza: RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby adjourns from executive session and returns to regular session. Duly adopted this 9th day of May, 1991 by the following vote: Ayes: Mr. Kurosaka, Mrs. Potenza, Mr. Montesi, Mrs. Monahan, Mr. Borgos Noes: None Absent: None (Attached is a recap of the rest of the meeting following executive session provided by the Town Attorney to be found on page _.) On motion the meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Miss Darleen M. Dougher Town Clerk-Queensbury