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November 2022 Meeting Agenda
November 9, 2022
Town Meeting – November 2022
December 16, 2022
Published by TownClerk on November 17, 2022
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The Regular meeting of the Sidney Town Board was called to order by the Supervisor at 7:00 p.m. on October 13, 2022, in the boardroom at 44 Grand Street, Sidney.  Prior to the meeting, bills were audited by the Board. 

Present were:

Eric WilsonSupervisor
James Roberts, Jr.Highway Superintendent
Bill HeathCouncilman
Bill Hunt, JrCouncilman
Frank SelleckCouncilman
Paul MuratoreCouncilman
Joseph A. ErmetiAttorney
Sheila R PaulClerk
  

PLEDGE TO THE FLAG

SILENT MOMENT OF REFLECTION/PRAYER

​ APPROVE TOWN BOARD MINUTES: of Regular Meeting held on September 14, 2022, Motion to accept minutes, by Mr. Muratore seconded by Mr. Heath and carried. AYES: E. Wilson, B. Hunt, F. Selleck. NAYES: None

APPROVE PAYMENT OF BILLS:

 General A Fund Voucher: 22-355 thru 22-384 in the amount of $ 21,163.34  Motion by Mr. Heath, seconded by Mr. Muratore and carried. AYES: E. Wilson, F. Selleck, B. Hunt. NAYES: None

General B Fund Voucher:  22-9 thru 2-10 in the amount of $ 495.11. Motion by Mr. Muratore and seconded by Mr. Wilson and carried. AYES: B. Heath, F. Selleck, B. Hunt. NAYES: None

East Sidney Lake Voucher:   22-63 thru 22-72 in the amount of $ 7,883.72  Motion by Mr. Heath seconded by Mr. Selleck and carried. AYES: E. Wilson, B. Hunt, P. Muratore. NAYES: None

Total General Vouchers: $29,542.17

Highway DA Fund Vouchers:  22-134 thru 22-144 in the amount of $ 48,183.71 Motion by Mr. Muratore seconded by Mr. Wilson and carried. AYES: F. Selleck, B. Heath, B. Hunt. NAYES: None

Highway DB Fund Vouchers:  22-49 thru 22-56 in the amount of $ 31,045.17  Motion by Mr. Selleck and seconded by Mr. Muratore and carried. AYES: E. Wilson, B. Heath, B. Hunt. NAYES: None

Total Highway Vouchers: $ 79,228.88

CM Hospital Fund Vouchers: 22-151  thru 22-172 in the amount of $ 49,156.44  Motion by Mr. Heath seconded by Mr. Muratore and carried. AYES: E. Wilson, F. Selleck, B. Hunt.  NAYES: None.

Total Vouchers paid:  $ 158,467.54

CORRESPONDENCE:  4 bids for the roof on 39 W. Pearl Street, Clinical building by the hospital. Received the following bids.

Clapper: $25,754.00

Premier Roofing: $ 49,950.00

 Newbauer Construction Inc: $ 37,500.00

 Alpine Metal Roofing: $ 30,000.00

 Mr. Wilson\’s Supervisor asked for a motion to accept the bid for $25,754.00 which was given by D. Clapper. Mr. Hunt motioned to accept the bid for $ 25,75.00 and it was seconded by Mr. Muratore and carried. AYES: E. Wilson, F. Selleck, B. Heath. NAYES: None

REPORTS/DISTRIBUTED:

 Monthly reports of Supervisor, Bookkeeper, and Town Clerk.  The clerk is submitting checks totaling  $ 6,964.00 in fees collected during September 2022.

REPORTS/ORAL

 HIGHWAY– Highway Superintendent- James Roberts: Gibson\’s road speed has been reduced to 45 through the DOT. Order signs and will be placing them. Helping Village crew, along with Masonville and Franklin. The village of Sidney has been doing road work and gave the Town of Sidney the grindings which will come in handy.

The truck that needed work had more issues, so the bill was higher than excepted, Mr. Roberts Highway Superintendent asked the board that $7,000 be more from DA 51242  to DA 51304. A motion was made by Mr. Selleck and seconded by Mr. Hunt and carried. AYES: E. Wilson, B. Heath, P. Muratore. NAYES: None.

Mr. Roberts\’s Highway Superintendent announced he is planning on retiring in April 2023 and introduced and recommended to the Town Board to appoint Codey Lambrecht as his replacement as Highway Superintendent.

SUPERVISOR– Eric Wilson: Wanted to give a big “Thank you” to Nate and Jamie, with both their help, it saved the town 100,000 on this project of replacing the oil tanks.

The Town Board needs to decide what to do with the remaining money from the American Rescue Plan funds. The first half was given to the Court for loss of revenue lost during the Covid-19 Pandemic. The remaining fund will be shared in the fairest way possible. Town Board is open to suggestions or requests from the community.

BOOKKEEPER– Karen Kropp: Nothing to report

TOWN CLERK– Sheila Paul- Nothing

COMMITTEE REPORTS

​Highway-Selleck & Wilson: Getting ready for winter.

​Hospital– Hunt/ Wilson:  Replacing a roof on the Clinic building.

​Insurance–Heath / Hunt: A meeting with Bill VanGorder is scheduled.

​Zoning & Planning– Muratore/ Selleck: Planning board meeting is Monday, October 17th at 7:00 p.m.

​East Sidney Lake– Heath/ Selleck:   Good season. Doing some electrical repairs and finishing Wi-Fi. Looking for a truck. 

​Finance-Muratore-Wilson: There is a budget workshop scheduled for October 25th  at 6:00 and the public is welcome.

 IT– Hunt/ Muratore- Getting photos for the webpage. Looking at the hospital’s internet and phone services.

​DCO liaison– Heath: Nothing

EXECUTIVE SESSION:  Mr. Wilson asked for a motion to move into the executive session at 7:25 pm.  A motion was made by Mr. Hunt and seconded by Mr. Muratore and carried. AYES: Mr. Wilson, F. Selleck, B. Heath. NAYES: None

Mr. Wilson asked for a motion to come out of the executive session at 8:15 motion was made by Mr. Muratore and seconded by Mr. Selleck and carried. AYES: E. Wilson, B. Heath, B. Hunt. NAYE: None

After the Executive session, the board scheduled a 3rd budget workshop to work out some situations with the tentative budget to have a preliminary budget for the public and for the board to vote on the preliminary budget to be able to adopt the budget for 2023. Mr. Wilson stated that we are currently at a 1% increase, but we are trying to do better than that.  The Budget workshop is scheduled for Tuesday, October 25th at 6:00. The budget needs to be adopted by November 20th, 2022.

NEW BUSINESS

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:   Mr. Selleck brought up the request from the Wells Bridge Fire Department to have some of the American Rescue Plan funds, put toward the purchase of a new emergency vehicle.

COMMENTS FROM THE FLOOR:  Below is a statement that was read by Mr. Roche.

William J. Roche

267 Hamlet View Road

Sidney Center, NY 13839

drwillroche@aol.com

I am speaking this evening as an ombudsman for a group of families

who reside in the Hamlet View Estates. Thank you for the opportunity

to address the Board. My name is William Roche. I reside with my

wife Christine and our 2 Old English Sheepdogs Maggie and Sox at 267

Hamlet View Rd Sidney Center NY.

I will be referencing the Town of Sidney Comprehensive Action Plan

throughout this presentation.

I want to begin by recognizing one of the statements found in the

Town of Sidney Comprehensive Action Plan under the heading of

Current Assets,

The Town Action Plan reports states and I quote “The Town Clerk

received the highest evaluation from respondents in the Town of

Sidney Community Survey – the Town Clerk ranked 1st out of a

total of 16 community services. That service to our community

continues to this day.

As newbies to our local politics, Boards, FOILS, Motions, and the

like we as a group from the Hamlet View Estates are thankful for

the professionalism, patience, and communication skills our Town

Clerk Sheila Paul has extended to us. We have come to appreciate

her and her work has been positively recognized in this Action

Plan. She represents you well.

Woven throughout the Town Comprehension Action Plan is a

a concept that I think we all would agree is the glue to any

relationship whether it be with your children, grandchildren,

spouse, your students, or your constituents and that concept is the

value of positive communication.

As an example, One specific statement in the Town Action Plan

under the banner of Government Vision states….

“The Town will improve both the frequency and quality of its

communication with the public at-large.”

The Town Comprehension Action Plan also goes on to acknowledge

that your constituents can’t attend every meeting and that a

the multitude of mediums need to be in place to address how you best as

a Town and Planning Board you can communicate/ share the

business of the people with the residents of Sidney, NY.

We have come to appreciate that these communication concerns are

beginning to be addressed by Paul Muratore and Sheila Paul. We

appreciate that there is movement toward a more uniformed

website, easily accessible, current, and transparent.

Many of us from the Hamlet View families have attended

Planning and Town Board meetings arrive unaware of the agenda

and therefore, come ill-prepared to rationally discuss a proposal that

may that very night come to a vote by a Board.

Many of the Board members, like your constituents are part of

larger organizations where multiple meetings occur each day. As

members in those organizations, we recognize that agendas are fluid

and can be unpredictable but also recognize that they are necessary

for colleagues ………in your case citizens…….to educate themselves

regarding an item noted on an agenda before the meeting therefore

providing the opportunity for an individual to decide on attending

that meeting and the posting would provide the time needed to

educate ourselves as to the pros and cons of the issues to be

discussed at a particular meeting.

Our group of families from the Hamlet View Estates asks you to

consider publishing/posting an agenda as you move forward with

our new town website.

Finally,

I’d like to share the thoughts of our group from the Hamlet

regarding changing the face of our truly generational family oriented

Hamlet View Estates neighborhood. I’ll share our group\’s

views in relation to the words, vision, mission, and recommendations

you published in the Town of Sidney Comprehensive Action Plan.

This Plan as explained on p19 of it was based on a window survey,

interviews with government officials, and business leaders, and a

random survey/ questionnaire of Sidney residents. Our thoughts

and questions are:

On p66 of the Plan. It states…. “The Town is zoned predominately

Residential-Agricultural. This zoning reflects and protects the rural

character of the community. Agricultural uses encompass much of

the land along the Susquehanna River and valley areas of the Town.

The Town does contain a number of wooded hills that offer

panoramic views of the countryside. Newer housing, such as Hamlet

View Estates has taken advantage of the Town’s scenic qualities.”

The report recognizes a worth in the Hamlet as a neighborhood that

persons are attracted to because of its scenic rural nature. The

report recognizes the value of the Hamlet in its well-planned 5,10-

and 20-acre homesites. As residents of the Hamlet, we welcome that

you appreciate our Hamlet View Estates as an attribute of Sidney,

NY. In essence, it\’s rural, agricultural setting is what attracted our

families to settle here.

60% of respondents to the Town of Sidney Community Survey, part

of the Town of Sidney Comprehensive Action Plan agreed that it’s very

important that agricultural land is a significant factor contributing

to its appearance and quality of life. Again, a primary reason for

those of us who reside in the Hamlet and call it home and we

support this finding.

Under the Plans banner: NEW ZONING CODES Executive Summary the

report promotes compatible development. It states “The goal of the

proposed zoning ordinance is to balance landowners\’ rights to use and

develop their land with the corresponding rights of neighboring

landowners to live without undue disturbances. This goal is

accomplished by promoting compatible development and safeguarding

against detrimental activities. “

The Comprehensive Plan then goes on to report on p42 under the

banner of CURRENT ASSETS to Sidney, NY…let me substitute some

synonyms for the word “asset” … blessing, strength, blueprint,

attraction, value, and merit. So here under this asset banner, it states….

“More developments like Hamlet View Estates will likely be proposed in

the future.” Hamlet View Estates in your own words in this report is a

CURRENT ASSET and a role model a blueprint for the future of a portion

of the town of Sidney. It’s your vision, what you strive for. When the

report says “like Hamlet View” on p29…. Let me transpose the word

“like” … in reference to “like Hamlet View” …

………Congruent, same as, similar, resembling, and identical to.

Let me remind you that Hamlet View Estates is all single-family

housing on rolling acres. The report on p29 states” The Town is in an

ideal position to provide land for the construction of mid-high

income, and one-family housing. The Hamlet is a pix postcard and in fact

The Hamlet View Estates resembles the very image you have hanging

in the lobby of this building and is the first image presented to the

public on your landing page of the town website. It’s what you are

proud of. It’s the image you want to project for the town of Sidney.

It\’s your first impression of all the good Sidney, NY has to offer

“LIKE HAMLET VIEW”….your role model, the same,

harmonious, like or identical to …….is not Flag lots, not one-acre

cookie cutter lots ………. nor is it multifamily dwellings. To think

that, to vote that is incongruent to your words in the Town of Sidney

Comprehensive Action Plan, incongruent to your planning, your

vision. Your Plan screams out on multiple occasions throughout the

report that the Hamlet is a prized possession in Sidney, NY. It’s an

area we need to emulate, be proud of, and leave alone. You recognize

Hamlet View Estates as a neighborhood whose proper planning by

the Patten Corporation in 1967 of single-family, 5,10 and 20-acre lots

is an strength in our town. Let’s go beyond just recognizing this in a

document. Let’s let the action of the Town Board create an action

plan to leave it be the star you’ve come to recognize.

The Plan on p20 goes on to recognize under the banner of FUTURE

CHALLENGES the water, septic, and sewer issues in Sidney Center.

The last application for a subdivision several weeks ago turned up a

Zero yes Zero Perk score. Why are we trying to create future

challenges in such an idyllic area of our town? Why takes this role

model of a community and look to create more water, sewer, and

land gradient issues?

I’ll end with the banner you used in your report entitled Pride in

Ownership”

In your Town of Sidney Comprehensive Action Plan on page 70 under

Strategy 1.41 you recommended that The Sidney Chamber of

Commerce and Sidney Community Leadership Forum develop a

“Properties of Merit” award program which on an annual basis

selects outstanding commercial and/or residential properties for

recognition.

I conclude by inviting you to the Hamlet View Estates. You’ll have

to look no further in being surrounded by a neighborhood full of

Pride in Ownership.

We look forward to your announcement of when the Public Hearing

on Zoning change recommendations made by our Planning Board and

hope that you consider some of our thoughts presented here this

evening.

Thank you

Mr. Wilson stated that we will do our best with the Town Board Meeting agenda being available in a timely manner.

Adjourn:

At 8:45 p.m. Mr. Wilson motioned to adjourn the meeting and it was seconded by Mr. Selleck and carried.

AYES: B. Heath, B. Hunt, P. Muratore. NAYES: None

The next Regular Board Meeting will be on November 10th,   at 7:00 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Sheila R Paul, Town Clerk

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