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1983-11-21 20 WOULD BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THE GRANTING OF THE PERMIT HEREIN . 4 . THE GRANTING OF A PERMIT WOULD RESULT IN A DECREASE IN MARKET VALUE FOR THE REMAINING HOMES ON STEVENS ROAD . 5. THE ECONOMIC HARDSHIP DEMONSTRATED BY THE APPLICANT IS IN SUFFICIENT IN LIGHT OF THE DECREASE IN VALUE TO OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE APPLICATION OF MICHAEL LOPEZ FOR THE AFORESAID MOBILE HOME PERMIT BE , AND IT IS HEREBY , DENIED. DULY ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE : AYES : MR. OLSON , MR. MORRELL , MRS. MONAHAN , MRS. WALTER NOES : NONE ABSENT : DR. EISENHART TOWN BOARD MEETING NOVEMBER 21 , 1983 TOWN BOARD MEMBERS MRS . FRANCES WALTER-SUPERVISOR MR. DANIEL OLSON-COUNCILMAN DR. CHARLES EISENHART-COUNCILMAN MR. DANIEL MORRELL-COUNCILMAN MRS. BETTY MONAHAN-COUNCILMAN MR. WILSON MATHIAS GUESTS : LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS , MRS . HALL , MR. MCLENITHAN TOWN OFFICIALS : MR. PAUL NAYLOR , MR. RICK MISSITA PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY COUNCILMAN MONAHAN RESOLUTION ADOPTING ANNUAL BUDGET RESOLUTION NO . 241 , INTRODUCED BY MR. DANIEL MORRELL WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION , SECONDED BY MR. DANIEL OLSON : WHEREAS , THIS TOWN BOARD HAS MET AT THE TIME AND PLACE SPECIFIED IN THE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET AND HEARD ALL PERSONS DESIRING TO BE HEARD THEREON , NOW , THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED , THAT THIS TOWN BOARD DOES HEREBY ADOPT SUCH PRELIMINARY BUDGET AS AMENDED , AS THE ANNUAL BUDGET OF THIS TOWN FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING ON THE 1ST DAY OF ,JANUARY , 1984 AND THAT SUCH BUDGET AS SO ADOPTED BE ENTERED IN DETAIL IN THE MINUTES OF THE PRECEEDINGS OF THE TOWN BOARD AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT THE TOWN CLERK OF THIS TOWN SHALL PREPARE AND CERTIFY DUPLICATE COPIES OF SAID ANNUAL BUDGET AS ADOPTED BY THE TOWN BOARD TOGETHER WITH ESTIMATES IF ANY ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 202A SUBDIVISION 2 OF THE TOWN LAW AND DELIVER ONE COPY THEREOF TO THE SUPERVISOR OF THIS TOWN TO BE PRESENTED BY HER TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY. DULY ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE : AYES : MR. OLSON`,, DR. EISENHART , MR. MORRELL , MRS. MONAHAN , MRS . WALTER NOES : NONE ABSENT : NONE ABSTAIN : MRS. MONAHAN ON A7520 ( BUDGET TO BE FOUND AT END OF MINUTES ). DISCUSSION HELD BEFORE VOTE ON BUDGET . . .THE FOLLOWING CHANGES WERE MADE IN THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET BEFORE VOTE : SUPERVISOR WALTER- SINCE THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET WAS ADOPTED WE HAD A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR INSURANCE THE TOWN BOARD IS NOT READY TO MAKE A DECISION ON WHO WILL CARRY OUR INSURANCEIHOWEVER THE PROPOSALS THAT HAVE COME BACK HAVE BEEN LOWER THAN WE ANTICIPATEDJTHEREFORE WE 21 MIGHT WANT TO MAKE SOME CHANGES FROM THE PRELIMINARY COLUMN IN CERTAIN AREAS OF INSURANCE. LIST OF CHANGES A1355 . 420 FROM 220 . 00 TO 240 . 00 NEW VE.H.ICLES A1910 . 440 FROM 36 , 000 TO 21 , 450 A3410 . 420 FROM 220 . 00 TO 240 . 00 NEW VEHICLES A3510 . 420 FROM 225 . 00 TO 240 . 00 COUNCILMAN OLSON WHY WOULD THE DCO' S GO UP WHEN IT IS NOT A NEW VEHICLE? SUPERVISOR WALTER- IT IS A RECLASSIFICATION WITH COLLISION A7310 . 420 FROM 1055 . QO TO 480. 00 A8010 . 420 FROM 250 . 00 TO 475 . 00 THIS WILL SHOW TWO VEHICLES I D5130 . 420 FROM 30 ,000 TO 10 ,300 . 00 08810 . 420 FROM 1900 . 00 TO 1275 . 00 X8160 . 420 FROM 2700 . 00 TO 1780 . 00 SW1 8310 . 420 FROM 20 , 000 TO 12 , 400 . 00 `-- SUPERVISOR WALTER - ASKED FOR FURTHER COMMENTS FROM THE TOWN BOARD COUNCILMAN OLSON-UNDER A7520 . 440 THE GLENS FALLS QUEENSBURY HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION HAVE $ 1 , 500 . 00 IN THIS YEARS BUDGET—I WOULD LIKE TO INCREASE THIS BY $500 . 00 AND BRING IT UP TO $2 ,000 AS OUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASSOCIATION . MY FEELINGS IN RAISING THIS ARE THAT THEY HAVE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB OF PROMOTING THE TOWN OF QUEENSBURY AND THEY HAVE DONE A SUPERB JOB IN A PROFESSIONAL WAY OF PROVIDING THE RESIDENTS OF THIS AREA AND OUT OF TOWNERS WITH HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF QUEENSBURY . AGREED TO BY THE TOWN BOARD A7520 . 440 RAISED TO 2000 . 00 SUPERVISOR WALTER- SPOKE TO THE BOARD IN REGARD TO THE CONDITION OF THE DCO'S VAN SUGGESTED THAT $4 ,000 BE PLACED IN A9953 . 9 IN PROSPECT OF THE PURCHASE OF A NEW VAN. . . MR. NAYLOR- NOTED THAT HIS DEPARTMENT HAD REPAIRED THE VAN-A LOT OF PARTS WERE REPLACED"THERE IS OVER ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND MILES ON THE VAN, PARTS ARE HARD TO COME BY. . . THE TOWN BOARD AGREED TO PLACE THE AMOUNT IN A9953 . 9 $4 , 000 . 00 SUPERVISOR WALTER- ASKED FOR A VOTE ON RESOLUTION NO. 241 COUNCILMAN MONAHAN- I WILL ABSTAIN ON A7520• I AM ON THE 50ARD OF TRUSTEES* SUPERVISOR WALTER- I KNOW THAT EVERYBODY IS ANXIOUS AS TO WHAT THEIR TAXES WILL BE LIKE FOR NEXT YEAR , HOWEVER WE JUST MADE CHANGES IN THE BUDGET, I CANNOT GIVE YOU A FINAL FIGURE AS TO WHAT QUA TAX RATE IS GOING TO BE. A BALL PARK FIGURE WOULD BE THAT THE TAXES IN THE TOWN OF QUEENSBURY WILL GO DOWN ABOUT 15%. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING LEASE OF GRADER RFSOLITInN NO . 242 , INTRODUCED BY MR. DANIEL OLSON WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION , SECONDED BY MRS. BETTY MONAHAN WHEREAS , THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF QUEENSBURY , HAS INVESTIGATED THE POSSIBILITIES OF ACQUIRING A MOTOR GRADER FOR USE BY THE TOWN HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT WHICH INVESTIGATION HAS INVOLVED EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND DISCUSSIONS WITH VARIOUS SUPPLIERS OF MOTOR GRADER EQUIPMENT , AND WHEREAS , ON TWO OCCASIONS THE TOWN OF nUEENSBURY HAS ADVERTISED FOR BIDS ON A GRADER WHICH BIDS WERE .LATER REJECTED BECAUSE IN THE FIRST INSTANCE THE TOWN SPECIFICATIONS DID NOT CLEARLY STATE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE GRADER BE NEW AND UNUSED AND IN THE SECOND INSTANCE THAT IT WAS DETERMINED THAT PERSPECTIVE BIDDERS SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT REFERENCES AND NAMES OF THE MUNICIPALITIES UTILIZING THE EQUIPMENT I BID UPON IN ORDER FOR THE TOWN BOARD TO DETERMINE THE RELIABILITY OF THE EQUIPMENT , AND THE ABILITY OF THE SUPPLIER TO SERVICE SUCH EQUIPMENT , AND WHEREAS, THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF QUEENSBURY , HAS CONSIDERED THE HIGH CAPITAL COST OF THE GRADER EQUIPMENT , THE NEEDS OF THE TOWN HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT TO ACQUIRE SUCH EQUIPMENT IN ORDER TO EFFECTIVELY PERFORM ITS DUTIES , THE EXTENSIVE COST OF REPAIRING AND MAINTAINING SIMILAR EQUIPMENT CURRENTLY UTILIZED BY THE TOWN OF nUEENSBURY AND THE NECESSITY OF OBTAINING RELIABLE SERVICING OF THE EQUIPMENT UTILIZED AT REASONABLE COSTS , NOW , THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED , THAT , THE TOWN OF QUEENSBURY ENTER INTO A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH SOUTHWORTH MACHINERY , INC . , FOR THE LEASE OF ONE NEW CATERPILLAR 22 1200 MOTOR GRADER FOR A ONE YEAR PERIOD OF TIME UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE EQUIPMENT LEASE AGREEMENT A COPY OF WHICH IS ANNEXED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF , AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT THE SUPERVISOR OF THE TOWN OF QUEENSBURY IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE THE AFORESAID EQUIPMENT LEASE AGREEMENT AND ANY AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS REQUIRED TO EFFECT THIS TRANSACTION. DULY ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE : AYES : MR. OLSON , DR. EISENHART , MR. MORRELL , MRS . MONAHAN , MRS . WALTER NOES : NONE ABSENT : NONE -� COUNCILMAN OLSON- NOTED THAT HE HAD READ THE LEASE AGREEMENT AND WAS IN AGREEMENT TO TRY THIS FOR A YEAR. . . -� MR. NAYLOR- THIS IS A TRIAL FOR ONE YEAR TO SEE IF IT WILL SAVE THE TOWN MONEY':: , , . COMMUNICATIONS -LTS. MR. LYMAN A. BEEMAN , JR. PROPERTY OWNER AT 260 EAST SANFORD ST. REQUESTED THAT HIS PROPERTY NOW ZONED LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, BE REZONED TO RESIDENTIAL. . . ( LTR. ON FILE ) IT WAS AGREED TO BY THE BOARD TO TURN THE LETTER OVER TO THE PLANNING BOARD FOR THEIR RECOMMENDATION. . . -LTR. DOT RE : BAY ROAD SPEED LIMIT CHANGE IN SPEED LIMIT NOT JUSTIFIED. . . SUPERVISOR WALTER-I BELIEVE THAT THERE WILL BE FURTHER DISCUSSION THROUGH THE TRAFFIC SAFETY BOARD OF WARREN COUNTY REGARDING OTHER ACTIONS THAT MIGHT BE TAKEN . ( DOT LETTER ON FILE ) DISCUSSION HELD ON THE PROPOSED JUNK YARD LICENSE OF MR. JERRY BROWN MR. MCLENITHAN WAS PRESENT REPRESENTING MR. BROWN . . . COUNCILMAN OLSON I HAVE VISITED THE SITE-THERE IS A FENCE ON THE FRONT AND BOTH SIDES I DID NOT GO INTO THE BACK TO SEE IF THE FENCE WAS IN PLACE . . . COUNCILMAN MONAHAN QUESTIONED IF BUSINESS WAS BEING .CONDUCTED WITHIN THE TWENTY FOOT BUFFER ZONE. . . NOTED THAT SHE THOUGHT THAT THERE WAS A STIPULATION OF HOW THE VEHICLES WOULD BE PARKED IN FRONT OF THE FENCE. . . THE BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE HAD MADE THAT RECOMMENDATION . . . COUNCILMAN EISENHART- REQUESTED ANOTHER COPY OF THE JUNK YARD STIPULATIONS . . . WISE, TO VISIT THE SITE AND COMPARE WHAT HAS BEEN DONE TO WHAT THE STIPULATIONS`;WEEERE. . . g S��UjjPERVISOR WALTER- OUR COUNSEL SAYS THAT SETIBACKK. . . MR. FMCLENITHANSYNEEB YOU TRY REQUIRED TO HAVE RESOLVE ANY PROBLEMS AT THE NEXT MEETING. . . REQUESTED A COPY OF RESOLUTION N0. 267 OF 1982 AND MR. DEAN ' S REPORT. . . S:_JPERVISOR WALTER - REQUESTED THAT ANYONE THAT WAS INTERESTED IN A POSITION ON THE PLANNING BOARD PLEASE CONTACT THIS OFFICE. . . DISCUSSION HELD ON THE HALL 'S-MOBILE HOME. . . MRS. HALL WAS PRESENT . . . NOTED THAT WHAT THE BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED FOR THE HALL 'S MOBILE HOME WAS ACCEPTABLE BY THE RESIDENTS OF HUMMINGBIRD LANE . . . MRS. HALL HAS NOTIFIED THE BOARD THAT THEY HAVE PURCHASED STAIN AND THAT THEY WERE LOOKING TO PLACE A FENCE AROUND THE MOBILE HOME . . . SHE DID INDICATE THAT A LOCAL NURSERY MAN DID NOT THINK IT WAS FEASIBLE TO PLANT SIX TO EIGHT FOOT TREESjTHREE OR FOUR FEET FROM THE MOBILE HOME . . ._., MRS. HALL NOTED THAT THEY WILL PAINT THE MOBILE HOME SIDING IN RED WOOD STAIN . . . HOPEFULLY IN FEBRUARY . . .THE BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE HAD RECOMMENDED GREEN OR BROWN , THE TOWN BOARD AGREED THAT THE RED WOOD STAIN WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE . . . THE BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE RECOMM- ENDED WHITE CEDAR OR HEMLOCK FULL TREES THEE TO FOUR FEET FROM THE MOBILE HOME . . .OTHER TYPES OF TREES WERE ALSO LISTED. . . COUNCILMAN MONAHAN RECOMMENEEDIHAT THE TREES BE PLANTED FURTHER AW-AY FROM THE MOBILE HOME THAN THREE OR FOUR FEET , . . ASK.ED MRS . HALL IF SHE. H,AD WHITE CEDAR OR HEMLOCK AVAILABLE TO HER? MRS . HALL NOTED THAT MR. VANDUSEN SAIDjIN THE BACK OF HIS PROPERTY] HEMLOCK WAS AVAILABLE . . . THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE HAND DUG. . . ALSO AVAILAE_E IS A CLUMP OF TREES BELONGING TO MRS. TUCKER ON ELDRTDGE ROAD. THEY ARE ACCESSIBLE TO US WITH THE USE OF A LOADER. THEY COULD BE PLACED WHERE THE BRANCHES ARE CUT . COUNCILMAN EISENHART- I THINK THAT WE SHOULD GO ALONG WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BEAUTIFICA- TION COMMITTEE) BUT ALLOW EIGHT TO TEN FEET PLACEMENT FROM THE MOBILE HOME. . . COUNCILMAN OLSON- RECOMMENDED THAT IN A RESOLUTION THE TOWN SHOULD SPECIFY WHEN THE WORK MUST BE COMPLETED. . . COUNCILMAN EISENHART- WHAT ABOUT 23 THE FENCE? MRS. HALL- WE THOUGHT EVENTUALLY WE MIGHT PUT A FENCE DOWN WHERE THE BRANCHES WERE CUT . . .SUPERVISOR WALTER- BEFORE WE DRAW UP A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE STIPULATIONS� WE WILL TALK WITH A NURSERY ON HOW FAR FROM THE MOBILE HOME TREE COULD BE PLACED AND HOW LARGE THE TREES SHOULD BE• WE WILL ALSO TAKE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE TO FORMULATE THE RESOLUTION THAT WILL BE VOTED ON DECEMBER 13 , 1983. . . MRS . HALL , ASKED IF THE REDWOOD STAIN WAS ALL RIGHT. . . IT WAS AGREED TO BY THE TOWN BOARD AND WILL BE SET FORTH IN THE RESOLUTION . . . OPEN FORUM 6 :27 P. M. NO ONE SPOKE . RESOLUTION TO APPROVE SPECIAL AUDIT OF BILLS RESOLUTION NO . 243 , INTRODUCED BY MR. DANIEL MORRELL WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION , SECONDED BY MRS. BETTY MONAHAN : �- RESOLVED , THAT AUDIT OF BILLS AS APPEARS ON ABSTRACT N0. 83-11C AND NUMBERED 1954 THROUGH 1960 AND TOTALING $4071 . 09 BE AND HEREBY IS APPROVED AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED , THAT VOUCHER NUMBER 1959 WAS PULLED, DOUBLE BILLING. DULY ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE : AYES : MR. OLSON , DR. EISENHART , MR. MORRELL , MRS. MONAHAN , MRS . WALTER NOES : NONE ABSENT : NONE RESOLUTION TO CONDUCT EXECUTIVE SESSION RL S0111TION NO . 244 , INTRODUCED BY DR. CHARLES EISENHART WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION , SECONDED BY MRS. BETTY MONAHAN : RESOLVED , THAT THE TOWN BOARD HEREBY MOVES INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS LITIGATION . _ DULY ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE : AYES : MR. OLSON , DR. EISENHART , MR. MORRELL , MRS . MONAHAN , MRS. WALTER NOES : NONE ABSENT : NONE ON MOTION THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED. RESPECTFULLY , DONALD A. CHASE TOWN CLERK TOWN OF QUEENSBURY