287 TOWN BOARD JULY 13, 1994 A public hearing of the Town Board of the Town of Bethlehem was held on the above date at the Town Hall, 445 Delaware Avenue, Delmar, NY. The meeting was called to order by the Supervisor at 7:30 p.m. PRESENT: Sheila Fuller, Supervisor Frederick C. Webster, Councilman George Lenhardt, Councilman Freeman T. Putney, Councilman I Doris M. Davis, Councilman Bernard Kaplowitz, Esq., Town Attorney Kathleen A. Newkirk, Town Clerk SUPERVISOR FULLER: Good evening and welcome to a meeting of the Bethlehem Town Board this evening. We have a public hearing scheduled at 7:30 p.m. which is reducing the speed limits in a particular area of Town. Once that is completed, we will begin the Town Board agenda and promptly at 8:00 o'clock we will begin the public hearing on the water. I would ask the Clerk to read the call of the meeting, please. TOWN CLERK NEWKIRK: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TOWN OF BETHLEHEM NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Public Town Board of the Town of Bethlehem, on the 13th day of July, 1994 Hearing at 7:30 p.m. to consider Local La<w No. 4 of 1994, Amending the Code Local La\< of the Town of Bethlehem as follows: ~!o. 4, 1994 AMEND ARTICLE VI, SECTION 119-28, Schedule II, Speed Limits, as Speed Limits follows: I ADD: From the intersection of Schoolhouse Road to the intersection of Russell Road. All interested persons and citizens will have an opportunity to be heard at the said hearing. The Town of Bethlehem provides reasonable accommodations for the disabled. Disabled individuals who need assistance in order to participate should contact David Austin at 439-4131. Advanced notice is requested. BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD TOWN OF BETHLEHEM Kathleen A, Newkirk TOWN CLERK This pertains to Krumkill Road. State of New York) County of Albany ) CAROL STUART of the Town of Bethlehem, being duly sworn, says that she is the Advertising Coordinator of THE SPOTLIGHT, a weekly newspaper published in the Town of Bethlehem, County of Albany, and that the notice of which the annexed is a true copy, has been regularly published in said THE SPOTLIGHT ONCE A WEEK FOR 1 WEEK consecutively, commencing on the 29th day of June 1994. I /s/ Carol Stuart Sworn to before me this 29th day of June 1994. /s/ Kathryn Olsen Notary Public, Albany County 288 STATE OF NEW YORK) COUNTY OF ALBANY) ss.: CATHERINE T. PICARAZZI, being duly sworn, deposes and says that she is the Deputy Town Clerk of the Town of Bethlehem, Albany County. New York and that I posted on June 29, 1994, a Notice of Public Hearing. a copy of which is hereto attached, on the sign board of the Town maintained pursuant to subdivision six of Section thirty of the TO~l Law. lsI Kathleen A. Newkirk Town Clerk Sworn to before me this I 12th day of July 1994. lsI Kathleen A. Newkirk Notary Public SUPERVISOR FULLER: May I have a motion to indent the Notice of Public Hearing, etc. The motion was made by Mr. Webster and seconded by Mr. Lenhardt to indent the Notice of Public Hearing. Affidavit of Publication and Affidavit of Posting on the minutes of the meeting. The motion was passed by the following vote: Ayes: Mrs. Fuller. Mr. Webster. Mr. Lenhardt, Mr. Putney, Mrs. Davis. Noes: None. SUPERVISOR FULLER: We have a recommendation from Lt. Vanderbilt. Chairman of the Traffic Safety Committee, for a request to lower speed limit on a portion of Krumkill Road. MEMORANDUM I TO: Members of the Town Board FROM: Lt. Richard L. Vanderbilt SUBJECT: Request for lower speed limit on a portion of Krumkill Road DATE: June 1, 1994 For several months, the Traffic Safety Committee has been studying ways to increase traffic safety in the areas of Schoolhouse. Krumkill. Russell and Blessing Roads. Several different approaches are presently being studied. One that we would like to request is that the Town Board reduce the speed limit on the Albany County portion of Krumkill Road to 30 miles per hour. This portion is presently a 40 mile per hour area between 30 mile per hour areas on each side. This would provide a uniform speed limit of 30 miles per hour from Schoolhouse to Krumkill and to Blessing Road. Presently this short section of Krumkill Road with a 40 mile per hour limit causes motorists to enter the adjoining the 30 mile per hour intersections at greater speeds. We feel this will serve to reduce accidents at 3 intersections of concern. I Is there anyone here who would like to speak in favor? There were none. Is there anyone here who would like to speak in opposition? There were none. May I have a motion to close the public hearing? 289 The motion was made by Mr. Putney and seconded by Mr. Lenhardt to close the public hearing at 7:35 p.m. The motion was carried by the following vote: Ayes: Mrs. Fuller, Mr. Webster, Mr. Lenhardt, Mr. Putney, Mrs. Davis. Noes: None. I I I The Supervisor convened the regular Town Board meeting following the close of the public hearing. She asked if the Town Board wished to take action on the previous public hearing. Adopt Local The motion was made by Mr. Putney and seconded by Mrs. Davis to Law No. 4, approve the adoption of Local Law No. 4 of 1994 amending the Code of 1994 the Town of Bethlehem, Article VI. Section 119-28, Schedule II. Speed Limits. regarding Krumki11 Road from the intersection of Schoolhouse Road to the intersection of Russell Road. The motion was passed by the following vote: Ayes: Mrs. Fuller, Mr. Webster, Mr. Lenhardt, Mr. Putney, I Mrs. Davis. Noes: None. The following item was a request from John Flanigan, Building Inspector, for approve to attend the Eastern States Building Conference Officials meeting at Danbury. Ct. Bldg. Dept. The motion was made by Mr. Webster and seconded by Mr. Lenhardt to approve the attendance of Building Inspector Flanigan at the meeting of the Eastern States Building Officials on July 15, 1994 in Danbury, Ct. with use of a Town vehicle only. The motion was passed by the following vote: Ayes: Mrs. Fuller, Mr. Webster, Mr. Lenhardt, Mr. Putney, Mrs. Davis. Noes: None. The following item was to approve the Town Board minutes of May 25 and June 8, 1994. Approve The motion was made by Mr. Webster and seconded by Mr. Lenhardt I Minutes to approve the Town Board minutes of May 25, 1994 and June 8, 1994 as 5/25/94 and submitted. The motion was carried by the following vote: 6/8/94 Ayes: Mrs. Fuller, Mr. Webster, Mr. Lenhardt, Mr. Putney, Mrs. Davis. Noes: None. Accept The next item was to accept donations from the Tawasentha Donation Chapter of DAR as recommended by David Austin, Administrator of Parks DAR & Recreation Dept. The motion was made by Mr. Webster and seconded by Mr. Lenhardt to accept, as recommended, donations from the Tawasentha Chapter, DAR, in the amount of $160.00 to provide 2 family passes for underprivileged families within the Town of Bethlehem. The motion was passed by the following vote: Ayes: Mrs. Fuller, Mr. Webster, Mr. Lenhardt, Mr. Putney, Mrs. Davis. Noes: None. I Acknowledge The following item was to acknowledge the Certificate of Certification Certification for participation in New York State Incident Based NYS Incident Reporting System, presented to the Town of Bethlehem Police Based Department. The Bethlehem Police Department is the 3rd in the State Reporting to achieve the recognition and the first to succeed using System ­ commercially available software. Supervisor Fuller noted real Police Dept. recognition is owed to Jeffrey Dammeyer, Director of MIS and John Esposito, Computer Programmer. 29 The next item was a request from Chief LaChappelle for attendance at the DARE Middle School component. The motion was made by Mr. Webster and seconded by Mr. Lenhardt DARE to approve the attendance of Officer Linstruth at the DARE Middle Seminar School component to be held August 15-18, 1994 at Saratoga Springs, Police Dept. NY with registration fee paid from DARE funds and transportation by Police vehicle. The motion was passed by the following vote: Ayes: Mrs. Fuller, Mr. Webster, Mr. Lenhardt, Mr. Putney, Mrs. Davis. I Noes: None. The next item was a recommendation from Michael Cirillo. Reduction Engineering Services Administrator, to authorize reduction in bonding in bonding for the Woodhi11 subdivision, Sections 2 and 3. WocxIhill Subdiv. The motion was made by Mr. Lenhardt and seconded by Mr. Putney to approve the reduction in bonding from $35,000 to $12.000 for Sections 2 and 3 in the Woodhi11 subdivision. The motion was passed by the following vote: Ayes: Mrs. Fuller. Mr. Webster, Mr. Lenhardt, Mr. Putney, Mrs. Davis. Noes: None. The next item was a recommendation from Michael Cirillo. Reduction in Engineering Services Administrator to authorize reduction in bonding bonding for the Indian Hills subdivision. Indian Hills Subdiv. The motion was made by Mr. Webster and seconded by Mr. Lenhardt to approve the reduction in bonding from $50,000 to $24,000 for the I Indian Hills - Section 3 subdivision. The motion was passed by the following vote: Ayes: Mrs. Fuller, Mr. Webster, Mr. Lenhardt, Mr. Putney, Mrs. Davis. Noes: None. The following item was a request from David Austin, Go To Bid Administrator of Parks & Recreation Department, for approval to go to Pool Covers bid for pool covers. Resolution The following resolution was offered by Mrs.