134.2010 water transmission Broadacres
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING WATER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
IMPROVEMENTS IN BROADACRES, CARLTON DRIVE AND
LYNNFIELD DRIVE PROJECT AREAS WITHIN THE
QUEENSBURY CONSOLIDATED WATER DISTRICT
RESOLUTION NO.: 134, 2010
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Anthony Metivier
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Ronald Montesi
WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board duly established the Town of Queensbury
Consolidated Water District (the "District") in accordance with New York Town Law, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to improve the District’s water transmission facilities by
replacing water mains onCarlton Drive to Aviation Road area, Broadacres in the Hughes Court area,
Lynnfield Drive, Moorwood Drive, Crestwood Drive, Pinewood Avenue, Sunset Drive, Westmore
Avenue and a small section of Buena Vista Drive, all in accordance with Town Law §202-b, and
WHEREAS, C.T. Male Associates, P.C., professional engineers, have prepared an
Engineer’s Report (the “Map and Plan”) concerning the proposed water transmission system
improvements together with an estimate of the cost of such improvements, and
WHEREAS, the Map and Plan was duly filed in the Queensbury Town Clerk's Office and
made available for public inspection, and
WHEREAS, although the Town of Queensbury is a Town partially within the Adirondack
Park, the District does not contain State lands assessed at more than thirty percent (30%) of the
total taxable assessed valuation of the District, so permission of the State Comptroller to the
proposed expenditure is not required under Town Law §202-b(5),
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WHEREAS, on March 1, 2010, subsequent to the filing of the Map, Plan and Report with the
Town Clerk, the Town Board adopted an Order (Public Hearing Order) reciting (a) the proposed
improvements; (b) the maximum amount proposed to be expended for the improvements; (c) the fact
that a Map, Plan and Report describing the improvements is on file in the Town Clerk’s Office; and (d)
the time and place of a public hearing on the proposed Water District improvements, and
WHEREAS, a public hearing on the proposed Water District improvements was duly held on
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Monday, March 15, 2010 and the Town Board has considered the evidence given together with other
information, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to authorize the proposed Water District improvements
in accordance with Town Law §202-b, and
WHEREAS, the Town has the funds to pay for the proposed Water District improvements in a
Capital Reserve Fund previously established, and
WHEREAS, any expenditure from such Capital Reserve Fund is subject to permissive
referendum,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby determines that these actions are Type
II actions under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) and therefore are exempt
from SEQRA review, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that it is the determination of the Queensbury Town Board that:
1.The Notice of Public Hearing was published and posted as required by law and is
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otherwise sufficient;
2.It is in the public interest to replace certain water mains in the Queensbury
Consolidated Water District as described in the Map, Plan and Report on file with the Queensbury
Town Clerk, such improvements generally being the:
(a) replacement of existing asbestos cement (ACP) and cast iron water mains
with class 52 (heavy wall) ductile iron pipe (DIP) and appurtenances as allowed by
Queensbury Water Department Design & Construction Standards; and
(b) replacement of service laterals to individual property lines with ¾” (or the
same size that currently exists) copper pipe; and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes and approves the improvements to the
Queensbury Consolidated Water District as set forth above and in the previously described Map, Plan
and Report and construction of the improvements may proceed and service provided subject to the
following:
1. the obtaining of any necessary permits or approvals from the New York State
Department of Health; and
2. the obtaining of any necessary permits or approvals from the New York State
Department of Environmental Conservation;
3.a permissive referendum in the manner provided in New York State Town Law Article
7;
4.the preparation of definite plans, specifications, a careful estimate of the expense and a
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proposed contract for the execution of the work and adoption thereof by the Town Board; and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes the expenditure for the improvements as
set forth above and in the Map, Plan and Report, in an amount not to exceed $1,943,754.00, shall be
paid for from the Water District’s Capital Reserve Fund subject to a permissive referendum in the
manner provided in New York State Town Law Article 7, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Town Clerk to publish
and post such notices and take such other actions as may be required by law.
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Duly adopted this 15 day of March, 2010, by the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Metivier, Mr. Montesi, Mr. Strough, Mr. Brewer
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mr. Stec
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