TOWN OF WATERTOWN
MUNICIPAL BUILDING
REGULAR MEETING
JULY 9, 2015
TOWN BOARD MEMBERS
JOEL R. BARTLETT, SUPERVISOR – STEPHEN L. RICH, COUNCILMAN – PAUL V. DESORMO, COUNCILMAN – DAVID D. PROSSER, COUNCILMAN – TIMOTHY M. MCATEE, COUNCILMAN
Supervisor Bartlett opened the meeting at 7:14 PM when Mr. Desormo arrived. He called for a roll call of members present. Council members David Prosser and Councilman McAtee were absent from the meeting. Legal Counsel Joseph W. Russell was present.
MOTION # 60
Supervisor Bartlett made a motion to adopt the minutes of the June 11, 2015 meeting as presented. Councilman Desormo seconded.
Ayes All
Supervisor Bartlett opened the public hearing on Local Law #2 of the Year 2015. A Local Law to amend Chapter A113 of the code for (water service restoration) at 7:14 PM.. No one wished to speak the hearing was closed at 7:15PM.
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Supervisor Bartlett opened the floor for anyone wishing to address the Town Board.
Mr. Tom Ross, from GYMO Engineers spoke to the Board about extending Water District #4 to include Griffith Energy. The Board was supplied copies of the maps and plans for the proposed extension. Supervisor Bartlett replied that he would call for a public hearing for the August meeting.
Mr. Chad Greene talked about the town funding the South Jefferson School youth program. Supervisor Bartlett stated that the board had approved $3,000.00 for the program. Mr. Green asked if instead of giving $150,000.00 for the town ambulance service, the town contribute toward improving the playground on the town property.
Supervisor Bartlett closed the floor to the public after everyone spoke.
Supervisor Bartlett accepted the Town Clerk’s report for the Month of June 2015.
Supervisor Bartlett received a letter from the 1812 Lacrosse tournament asking for funds from the bed tax monies in the amount of 2,500.00 to promote the event.
Supervisor reviewed the Environmental documents for Local Laws # 3 & 4 with the board members.
MOTION 61
Supervisor Bartlett moved to accept the EAF form for the Environmental Protection Agency for Local Laws No. 3 and No 4. Councilman Rich seconded.
Ayes All
MOTION #62
Introduction proposed Local Law No. 3 of 2015 amending Chapter 107 of the Town Zoning Code definitions and accepting Part 1 of EAF and referring said proposal to the Jefferson County Planning Board, and scheduling a public hearing thereon for Thursday August 13, 2015 at 7:00 PM at the Town of Watertown Municipal Office, 22867 County Route 67, Watertown, NY. All persons wishing to speak for or against shall be heard..
Councilman Rich seconded.
Ayes All
MOTION # 63
Introduction proposed Local Law No. 4 of 2015, to amend and restate Chapter 78 of the Code,(outdoor wood burning furnaces), referring said proposal to the Jefferson County Planning Board and scheduling a public hearing thereon for Thursday August 13, 2015 at 7:00PM at the Town of Watertown Municipal Office, 22867 County Route 67, Watertown, NY. All persons wishing to speak for or against shall be heard.
Councilman Desormo seconded.
Ayes All
Supervisor Bartlett stated that a developer is interested in developing a property on Coffeen St. They want to build a sign 40 feet high, but was told that the town sign height law was for 20 feet. Joe Russell stated the only way to permit a sign higher than 20 feet sign, would be to create an overlay district..
Supervisor Bartlett stated that for the August meeting he would have a resolution to dismantle the water tower in the Industrial Park.
Supervisor Bartlett asked if the town could require the owners to put a fence around manure pits. Counsel Joseph Russell stated that the Ag & Markets law was very restrictive in an agricultural district. A local law requiring a fence around any man made source of water or liquid would be permitted through zoning laws. Supervisor Bartlett asked the town attorney to draft a regulation addressing this issue.
MOTION #64
WHEREAS, the Jefferson County Agricultural Society has requested a grant of $5,000.00 of Community and Economic Development funds to underwrite promotional expenses associated with the production of the 2015 Jefferson County Fair, the longest operating county Fair in the nation, and
WHEREAS, the County fair annually brings thousands of tourists and people form outside the immediate area to Jefferson County and generates revenues for both the County and the Town, and
WHEREAS, funds were approved for appropriation with the adoption of the 2015 fiscal year budget, for this purpose.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED the Town of Watertown Council hereby authorizes a grant of $5,000.00 to the Jefferson County Agricultural Society for the purpose stated.
Councilman Rich seconded
Ayes All
MOTION # 65
Supervisor Bartlett moved to award $2,500.00 for promotional fees for the 1812 Lacrosse Tournament, which brings tourist monies to the area.
The motion was seconded by Councilman Desormo.
Ayes All
MOTION #66
WHEREAS, Local Law No. 2 of the year 2015, a local law to amend Chapter A113
Of the Code of the Town of Watertown was introduced by a member of the Town Board at a meeting thereof held on June 11,2015, and by a majority vote of the Town Board Members present at such meeting, a public hearing was duly scheduled to consider Local Law No. 2 of 2015 for July 9, 2015 at 7:00 PM, and
WHEREAS, notice of the public hearing was duly published and posted as required by law, and on July 9, 2015, at 7:00 PM, a public hearing was duly held to hear all persons interested in the subject matter of Local Law No. 2 of 2015.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE Town Board of the Town of Watertown as follows:
1. The foregoing recitations are incorporated herein and made a part hereof as if fully set forth hereafter.
2. Local Law No. 2 of the year 2015 amends Chapter A113 of the Code of the Town of Watertown by eliminating duplicate charges for restoring water service that has been terminated in all town water districts.
3. Based upon the foregoing, Local Law No. 2 of the year 2015 is in the best interests of the Town of Watertown, is hereby adopted and the Clerk is instructed to file the same with the New York State Department of State.
4. The adoption of Local Law No. 2 of the year 2015 is a Type 11 action under the provisions of the State Environmental Quality Review Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
A motion to adopt the foregoing resolution was made by Supervisor Bartlett and seconded by Stephen Rich as follows:
Supervisor Joel Bartlett Aye
Councilman Stephen Rich Aye
Councilman Paul Desormo Aye
Councilman David Prosser Absent
Councilman Timothy McAtee Absent
MOTION #67
WHEREAS, a certain map, plan and report for the proposed extension of Water District #4 within the Town of Watertown prepared by the engineering firm of GYMO Architecture, Engineering & Land Surveying, P.C. (GYMO), has been filed with the Town Clerk for the Town of Watertown, and
WHEREAS, the land encompassing the proposed extension of Water District #4 is under the ownership and/or control of a single entity (Superior Plus Energy Services, Inc.) which has requested that this Board extend Water District #4 pursuant to Article 12-a of the New York State Town Law at no cost to the Town of Watertown.
NOW, on motion duly made and seconded, it is:
FOUND ORDERED AND DETERMINED that the map, plan and report prepared by GYMO for the proposed extension of Water District #4 has been duly filed with the office of the Town Clerk as required by law and is available thereat for inspection, and it is
FOUND, ORDERED AND DETERMINED that the boundaries of the proposed extension of Water District #4 shall be as appear on the map filed with the Town Clerk and as described o the attached Schedule “A”, and it is
FOUND, ORDERED AND DETERMINED that the improvements to be constructed include transmission lines, appurtenances and lateral connections to transport water from the terminus of the current boundaries of Water District #4 to the property to be improved within the proposed extension of Water District
#4, and it is
FOUND, ORDERED AND DETERMINED that the cost to construct the improvements to service the proposed extension of Water District #4 shall be borne entirely by the owner of the single parcel that encompasses the proposed extension to Water District #4, and it is
ORDERED that a public hearing be held on the 13th day of August of, 2015 at 7:00 PM, at the Town Offices, 22867 County Route 67, Watertown, New York to hear all persons interested in the proposed extension of Water District #4, and it is further
ORDERED that the Town Clerk shall cause a copy of this Order to be published at least once in the official newspaper for the Town of Watertown not less than 10 no more than 20 days before the date set for the hearing, and shall cause a copy hereof to be posted on the signboard of the Town of Watertown
Maintained pursuant to the provisions of the Town Law not less than 10 nor more than 20 days before the date designated for the hearing.
A motion to adopt the foregoing Order was made by Supervisor Bartlett and seconded by Paul Desormo and upon a roll call vote of the Board was duly adopted as follows:
Supervisor Joel Bartlett Aye
Councilman Stephen Rich Aye
Councilman Paul Desormo Aye
Councilman Davis Prosser Absent
Councilman Timothy McAtee Absent
SCHEDULE “A”
ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND situate on the north side of U.S. Route 11 and the northeast side Gillette Road in the Town of Watertown, County of Jefferson, State of New York and being further described as follows:
BEGINNING at a 5/8 inch iron pin found. in the northerly highway margin of U.S. Route 11 at the most southerly corner of a 5.659 acre parcel of land that was conveyed to M.A. Moid Khan by deed dated October 22,1987 (Liber 1094, page 315);
THENCE from said point of beginning south 73 degrees 16 minutes 52 seconds West along the northerly highway margin of U.S. Route 11 a distance of 10.38 feet to a concrete highway marker found at an angle point in said margin;
THENCE continuing along the highway margin of U.S. Route 11 North19 degrees 51 minutes 39 seconds West a distance of 12.17 feet to a concrete highway marker found at another angle point in said margin;
THENCE continuing along the highway margin of U.S. Route 11 South 73 degrees 16 minutes 52 seconds West a distance of 112.26feetto a point in the pavement centerline of the Gillette Road, said point being situate northwesterly along the pavement centerline of Gillette Road a distance of approximately 64.0 feet from a nail found in the pavement centerline of U.S. Route 11;
THENCE northwesterly along the pavement centerline of Gillette Road as it curves sharply to the left a distance of approximately 230.0 feet to a PK nail set at an angle point in said centerline;
THENCE continuing along the pavement centerline of Gillette Road North 65 degrees 07 minutes 38 seconds West a distance of 502.24 feet to another angle point in said Gillette Road and at the most easterly corner of a 1.456 acre parcel of land that was conveyed to Griffith Oil Company, Inc. (Liber 1444, page 214);
THENCE continuing along the pavement centerline of Gillette Road North 64 degrees 57 minutes 06 seconds West a distance of 50.70 feet to a point;
THENCE North 43 degrees 22 minutes 27 seconds East a total distance of 558.38 feet to a 1/2 inch iron pipe set at the most northerly corner or the parcel of land herein described and passing on line at 50.35 feet a 1/2 inch iron pipe set;
THENCE South 65 degrees 07 minutes 38 seconds a distance of 511.75 feet to a 1/2 inch iron pipe set in the northwest line of the above referenced 5.659 acre Khan parcel of land;,
SCHEDULE “A” (con’t.)
THENCE South 73 degrees 16 minutes 52 seconds West along the northwest line of Khan a distance of 275.00 feet to a 5/8 inch iron pin found at the most westerly corner of Khan;
THENCE South 26 degrees 19 minutes 08 seconds East along the southwest line of Khan a distance of 500.03 feet to the point of beginning.
CONTAINING 7.0 acres of land more or less.
SUBJECT to a permanent right of way for site distance that is located at the southerly end of the parcel of land herein described.
ALSO SUBJECT to overhead utility lines that traverse in a general northwest-southeast direction across the southwesterly portion of the parcel of land herein described.
ALSO SUBJECT to the rights of the public in and .to Gillette Road.
ALSO SUBJECT to any other rights or restrictions of record.
ALL BEARINGS referenced to magnetic north as observed on December 28, 1994.
IT BEING the intent to describe the parcel of land conveyed by Karl J. Malady Jr. to Griffith Oil Co., Inc. by deed recorded in the Jefferson County Clerk’s Office Liber No. 1462 at Page 5 on July 03, 1995.
MOTION #68
WHEREAS, a certain map, plan and report for the proposed extension of Sewer District #4 within the Town of Watertown prepared by the engineering firm of GYMO Architecture, Engineering & Land Surveying , P.C.(“GYMO”), has been filed with the Town Clerk for the Town of Watertown, and
WHEREAS, the land encompasses the proposed extension of Sewer District #4 is under the ownership and/or control of A single entity(Superior Plus Energy Services, Inc.) which has requested that this Board extend Sewer District #4 pursuant to Article 12-a of New York State Town Law at no cost to the Town of Watertown,
NOW, ON MOTION DULY MADE AND SECONDED, IT IS:
FOUND, ORDERED AND DETERMINED that the map, plan and report prepared by GYMO for the proposed extension of Sewer District #4 has been duly filed with the office of the Town Clerk as required by law and is available thereat for inspection, and it is
FOUND, ORDERED AND DETERMINED that the boundaries of the proposed extension of Sewer District #4 shall be as appear on the map filed with the Town Clerk and as described on the attached Schedule “A”, and it is
FOUND, ORDERED AND DETERMINED that the improvements to be constructed include transmission lines, appurtenances and lateral connections to transport waste water from the property to be improved within the proposed extension of Sewer District #4 to the City of Watertown Waste water treatment plant, and it is
FOUIND, ORDERED AND DETERMINED, that the cost to construct the improvements to service the proposed extension of Sewer District #4 shall be borne entirely by the owner of the single parcel that encompasses the proposed extension to Sewer District #4, and it is
ORDERED that a public hearing be held on the 13th day of August 2015, at 7:00 PM at the Town offices, 22867 County Route 67, Watertown, New York to hear all persons interested in the proposed extension of Sewer District #4, and it is further
ORDERED that the Town Clerk shall cause a copy of this Order to be published at least once in the official newspaper for the Town of Watertown, not less than 10 no more than 20 days before the date set for the hearing, and shall cause a copy hereof to posted on the signboard of the Town of Watertown
maintained pursuant to the provisions of the Town Law not less than 10 no more than 20 days before the date designated for this hearing.
A motion to adopt the foregoing Order was made by Supervisor Bartlett and seconded by Councilmember Rich and upon a roll call vote of the Board was duly adopted as follows.
Supervisor Bartlett Aye
Councilman Rich Aye
Councilman Desormo Aye
Councilman Prosser Absent
Councilman McAtee Absent
SCHEDULE “A”
ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND situate on the north side of U.S. Route 11 and the northeast side Gillette Road in the Town of Watertown, County of Jefferson, State of New York and being further described as follows:
BEGINNING at a 5/8 inch iron pin found. in the northerly highway margin of U.S. Route 11 at the most southerly corner of a 5.659 acre parcel of land that was conveyed to M.A. Moid Khan by deed dated October 22,1987 (Liber 1094, page 315);
THENCE from said point of beginning south 73 degrees 16 minutes 52 seconds West along the northerly highway margin of U.S. Route 11 a distance of 10.38 feet to a concrete highway marker found at an angle point in said margin;
THENCE continuing along the highway margin of U.S. Route 11 North19 degrees 51 minutes 39 seconds West a distance of 12.17 feet to a concrete highway marker found at another angle point in said margin;
THENCE continuing along the highway margin of U.S. Route 11 South 73 degrees 16 minutes 52 seconds West a distance of 112.26feetto a point in the pavement centerline of the Gillette Road, said point being situate northwesterly along the pavement centerline of Gillette Road a distance of approximately 64.0 feet from a nail found in the pavement centerline of U.S. Route 11;
THENCE northwesterly along the pavement centerline of Gillette Road as it curves sharply to the left a distance of approximately 230.0 feet to a PK nail set at an angle point in said centerline;
THENCE continuing along the pavement centerline of Gillette Road North 65 degrees 07 minutes 38 seconds West a distance of 502.24 feet to another angle point in said Gillette Road and at the most easterly corner of a 1.456 acre parcel of land that was conveyed to Griffith Oil Company, Inc. (Liber 1444, page 214);
THENCE continuing along the pavement centerline of Gillette Road North 64 degrees 57 minutes 06 seconds West a distance of 50.70 feet to a point;
THENCE North 43 degrees 22 minutes 27 seconds East a total distance of 558.38 feet to a 1/2 inch iron pipe set at the most northerly corner or the parcel of land herein described and passing on line at 50.35 feet a 1/2 inch iron pipe set;
THENCE South 65 degrees 07 minutes 38 seconds a distance of 511.75 feet to a 1/2 inch iron pipe set in the northwest line of the above referenced 5.659 acre Khan parcel of land;,
SCHEDULE “A” (con’t.)
THENCE South 73 degrees 16 minutes 52 seconds West along the northwest line of Khan a distance of 275.00 feet to a 5/8 inch iron pin found at the most westerly corner of Khan;
THENCE South 26 degrees 19 minutes 08 seconds East along the southwest line of Khan a distance of 500.03 feet to the point of beginning.
CONTAINING 7.0 acres of land more or less.
SUBJECT to a permanent right of way for site distance that is located at the southerly end of the parcel of land herein described.
ALSO SUBJECT to overhead utility lines that traverse in a general northwest-southeast direction across the southwesterly portion of the parcel of land herein described.
ALSO SUBJECT to the rights of the public in and to Gillette Road.
ALSO SUBJECT to any other rights or restrictions of record.
ALL BEARINGS referenced to magnetic north as observed on December 28, 1994.
IT BEING the intent to describe the parcel of land conveyed by Karl J. Malady Jr. to Griffith Oil Co., Inc. by deed recorded in the Jefferson County Clerk’s Office Liber No. 1462 at Page 5 on July 03, 1995.
MOTION #69
Supervisor Bartlett moved to pay the following abstracts as audited.
General Vouchers # 140 to 163 $ 21,006.44
Highway Vouchers # 103 to 112 $ 21,511.61
Spec. Dist. Vouchers. # 49 to 56 $124,989.72
Councilman Desormo seconded
Ayes All
Discussion took place between Supervisor Bartlett and John Maguire Jr., Highway Superintendant about the truck wash that was ordered. Supervisor Bartlett requested Mr. Maguire to send back the second order.
MOTION #70
Supervisor Bartlett moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:12 PM. Councilman Desormo seconded
Ayes All
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Catherine M. Rich
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