WORK SESSION
MEETING – EDEN TOWN
BOARD
2795
EAST CHURCH STREET
EDEN,
NEW YORK
JUNE 23, 2004
7:30 P.M.
TOWN BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:
GLENN
R. NELLIS - SUPERVISOR
MARY LOU
PEW - COUNCILWOMAN (Deputy Supervisor)
EDWARD
KRYCIA, JR. - COUNCILMAN
VINCENT V.
VACCO - COUNCILMAN
TIMOTHY J.
WALKER - COUNCILMAN
OTHERS PRESENT:
Mary Jo
Hultquist - Town Clerk
Call To Order:
Supervisor
Nellis called the Work Session of the Eden Town Board to order at 7:40 P.M.
Pledge of Allegiance:
Supervisor
Nellis led the assembly in the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag followed by a
moment of silence.
New and Unfinished Business:
- Approval
of Local Law No. 4-2004 – Amendment to Schedule of Fees
Supervisor Nellis stated that a
Public Hearing had been held on June 9,
2004
regarding Proposed Local Law No.
4-2004, an Amendment to the Schedule of Fees, under A. Residential the
fee for a Fence Permit shall be $35.00.
After discussion, the Town Board offered the following motion:
MOTION was made by Councilman Walker to adopt Local
Law No. 4-2004 to amend the schedule of fees for a Fence Permit fee to $35.00;
seconded by Councilman Vacco; All “Ayes”; Opposed? – None; Abstain? – None;
Motion carried.
- Internet
Policy and Help Desk Application – Discussion/Approval
Councilwoman Pew presented a “Draft
Copy” of the Town of Eden’s
Internet
and Electronic Communications
Systems Policy and Help Desk Policy. The
Technology Committee drafted the policy and it was also a strong recommendation
made by Jim Tammaro, New York State Archives, in light of the recent
E-Government grant. The purpose of the
policy is to define the usage of computing systems and software, internal and
external data networks, as well as access to the World Wide Web, be made
available to authorized users of the Town of Eden. The preservation of that privilege for the
full community requires that each authorized user comply with governmental,
internal and external standards for appropriate use.
The Town
Board went through each definition and reviewed the entire policy. Several revisions were made throughout the
documents and the “revised” policies will be made available.
MOTION was made by Councilman Walker to approve and
adopt the Town of Eden’s Internet
and Electronic Communication Systems Policy and Town of Eden’s
Help Desk Policy upon careful tracking of the changes made at this Town Board
Meeting and careful review by Bill Trask, Town Attorney and the Technology
Committee; seconded
by Councilwoman Pew; All “Ayes”;
Opposed? – None; Abstain? – None; Motion carried.
MOTION was made by Councilman Walker to close the
Work Session Meeting of the Eden Town Board for public hearing; seconded by
Councilman Vacco; All “Ayes”; Opposed? – None; Abstain? – None; Motion carried.
Supervisor
Nellis closed the Work Session Meeting of the Eden Town Board at 8:00 P.M.
MOTION was made by Councilman Walker to open the
Public Hearing to consider a request for a Special Use Permit for Donald Nowak
for Trailer Sales at 8159 N. Main Street, Eden, New York; seconded by
Councilman Vacco; All “Ayes”; Opposed? – None; Abstain? – None; Motion carried.
Supervisor
Nellis opened the Public Hearing at 8:00 P.M.
8:00 P.M.
Public Hearing
Request for
Special Use Permit
Donald Nowak –
Trailer Sales at 8159 N. Main Street
Eden,
New York 14057
Supervisor
Nellis explained the purpose of the public hearing was to listen to any
concerns or questions that citizens have.
Supervisor
Nellis confirmed that all hearing fees, Assessors fees, and notification of
mailing had been received by the Town Clerk, and also noted that a signed
contract for landscaping had been received by the Eden Planning Board, which
indicated that all requirements had been fulfilled.
The
following persons spoke and asked questions about the Special Use Permit:
Wilbert
Smutz, 3094 East Church Street
Ruth
Szalasny, 3048 Belknap Road
Mike
Bolo, 9998 Clarksburg Road
Discussion
continued between the citizens and members of the Town Board.
All persons desiring to be heard, having been heard,
Supervisor Nellis closed the Public Hearing at 8:14
P.M.
8:15 P.M.
Public Hearing
Amend and
Prioritize
The Town of Eden
Open Space Index Map
Supervisor
Nellis explained the purpose of the public hearing was to listen to any
concerns or questions that citizens have.
Joe Ghosen,
Erie County Soil & Water Conservation District and Frank Mantione,
Conservation Advisory Committee Chairman reviewed some of the topics that were
discussed fully at a Work Session Meeting of the Eden Town Board on May 26, 2004.
The following
persons spoke and asked questions about the Open Space Index Map:
Ruth
Szalasny, 3048 Belknap Road
All persons desiring to be heard, having been heard,
Supervisor Nellis closed the Public Hearing at 8:35
P.M.
MOTION was made by Councilman Walker to close the
Public Hearing; seconded by Councilwoman Pew; All “Ayes”; Opposed? – None;
Abstain? – None; Motion carried.
MOTION was made by Councilman Walker to open the Work
Session Meeting of the Eden Town Board; seconded by Councilwoman Pew; All “Ayes”;
Opposed? – None; Abstain? – None; Motion carried.
MOTION was made by Councilwoman Pew to adopt the Town
of Eden Open Space Index Map as
amended and prioritized; seconded by Councilman Walker; All “Ayes”; Opposed? –
None; Abstain? – None; Motion carried.
Councilwoman Pew publicly Joe Ghosen and Frank Mantione for their
work on this project.
- Quarterly
Maintenance Services – Town Hall Elevator
Supervisor Nellis read
correspondence from Ann Knack, Administrative Assistant
regarding Quarterly Maintenance
Services of the Town Hall elevator.
Recently a quote of $84.00 per quarter has been received from Mr. Kevin
Klein of Elevator Service of 143 Rovner Place, Hamburg, New York. Currently, Thysen Krupp Elevator Service is
charging $134.41 quarterly for this service, a difference of $50.00 more per
quarter.
After much
discussion it was decided by the Town Board to move this item to “Old Business”
for a future Town Board meeting.
- Telephone
Line System Proposals – MCI/Broadview Networks
Supervisor Nellis read
correspondence from Ann Knack, Administrative Assistant
regarding the telephone line
service. Specifically, the MCI proposal
and the proposal from Broadview Networks, MCI has chosen to pull out of the Buffalo
area. Currently the Eden Library uses
Broadview Networks and is very satisfied.
MOTION was made by Supervisor Nellis to accept the
proposal from Broadview Networks with an approximate savings of $3,115.00 per
year; seconded by Councilman Vacco; All “Ayes”; Opposed? – None; Abstain? – None;
Motion carried.
- Recreation
Employees – Adjustments
Supervisor Nellis read
correspondence from Susan Brass, Recreation Director
regarding adjustments to the staff
appointments due to the refusal to accept of departure from employment of
personnel already approved.
The changes
at the Eden Pool are Samantha Eckert CIT to Life Guard to replace Alison Eckert
at $6.25 an hour, Jillian Brown, Life Guard to replace Sara Ressing at $6.25 an
hour, Stephanie Lardo CIT to replace Samantha Eckert at $5.75 an hour.
Mrs. Brass
noted that these are not new or additional positions, simple replacements for
already approved staff that have since declined or resigned the position
offered.
MOTION was made by Councilwoman Pew to accept the
adjustments to the Recreation Employees at the Eden Pool; seconded by
Councilman Walker; All “Ayes”; Opposed? – None; Abstain? – None; Motion
carried.
- Tree
Giants of Eden
Supervisor Nellis read
correspondence from Robert Stievater, Eden Conservation
Advisory Board, regarding a contest to
locate the largest tree species in the Town of Eden. Mr. Stievater explained the rules and that
the winners would receive a formal certificate and a one-year subscription to
the New York State Conservation
Magazine. The presentation will be held at
a Town Board meeting in the fall. Entry
forms, which must be postmarked by August
15, 2004 will be available at the Eden
Town Clerk’s office, the Eden Police station, Eden Library and on the Eden
website, which is www.edenny.org.
- OB
Zoning District Changes
Supervisor Nellis received
correspondence from Andrew C. Reilly, Town of Eden
Engineer, regarding OB Zoning District
Changes. Mr. Reilly’s
recommendations were discussed and it was decided by the Eden Town Board to set
a public hearing.
MOTION was made by Supervisor Nellis to set a Public
Hearing for July 14, 2004 at 8:00 P.M. to discuss the OB Zoning District
Changes; seconded by Councilwoman Pew; All “Ayes”; Opposed? – None; Abstain? –
None; Motion carried.
- Appointment
Supervisor Nellis read
correspondence from the Justice office regarding a
temporary position. Melissa Zittel, Town Prosecutor is currently
on Maternity Leave and
Justices Cooper and Campbell are recommending appointing
Kevin Brach, an Eden resident, from
the Law Firm of Gibson, McAskill & Crosby, effective immediately.
MOTION was made by Councilman Walker upon the
recommendation of Justices Cooper and Campbell that we appoint for a period not
to exceed 2 months, Kevin Brach as Eden Town Prosecutor effective immediately,
until in the event Melissa Zittel determines that she is able to return to her
appointment as Town Prosecutor; seconded by Councilwoman Pew; All “Ayes”;
Opposed? – None; Abstain? – None; Motion carried.
- Schreiber
Self Storage – Special Use Permit – Set Public Hearing
Supervisor Nellis read
correspondence from the Eden Planning Board regarding
the revised site plan for
Mini-Storage, an amendment to add outdoor storage of vehicles. It was the consensus of the Planning Board
that outdoor storage was never represented on any of the site-plan
submissions.
It was
decided by the Town Board to set a public hearing for July 14, 2004 at 8:15
P.M. to further discuss the Special Use Permit with the amendment
for outdoor storage of vehicles.
MOTION was made by Supervisor Nellis to set a public
hearing for July 14, 2004
at 8:15 P.M.; seconded by
Councilwoman Pew; All “Ayes”; Opposed? – None; Abstain? – None; Motion carried.
Supervisor’s Report:
Supervisor
Nellis stated that the dedication ceremony for Eden Rescue #7 would be held on Sunday, June 27, 2004 at 2:00 P.M.
Hearing of Visitors:
Ruth Szalasny, 3048
Belknap Road.
Adjournment:
MOTION was made by Councilman Walker to adjourn the
Work Session Meeting of the Eden Town Board; seconded by Councilman Vacco; All
“Ayes”; Opposed? – None; Abstain? – None; Motion carried.
Supervisor
Nellis adjourned the Work Session Meeting of the Eden Town Board at 9:50 P.M.
Executive Session:
Supervisor
Nellis adjourned the Executive Session of the Eden Town Board at 10:55 P.M.
Respectfully
submitted by,
Mary
Jo Hultquist
Town
Clerk
