February  21, 2007

The regular meeting of the Town of Wilson Town Board was held Wednesday, February 21, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium of the Town Hall.

 The following people were present:

Supervisor                    Joseph A. Jastrzemski

Councilmen                  Brad Clark

                                    Melinda Major-Holloway

                                    Thomas Thompson

Hwy. Superintendent    Daniel Kerwin

Bldg. Inspector             Lawrence Banks

Attorney                       Patty Letteri

Absent:                        Councilman James V. Muscoreil

 A motion was made by Mr. Clark, seconded by Mrs. Holloway and unanimously carried, the minutes of the January 17, 2007 regular meeting, the February 7, 2007 Special  meeting and the February 13, 2007 Special Meeting be approved as submitted by the Clerk.  

A Resolution was offered by Mr. Jastrzemski, seconded by Mr. Thompson and unanimously adopted, the following bills be approved as read by the Clerk with the following exceptions:

A Fund #49 Niagara County Public Works in the amount of $250.00; B Fund #11 Redig Pacific in the amount of $1,640.00 and DA Fund #20 Niagara Frontier Equipment in the amount of $3,000.00.

            General A Fund            #42 thru #841                          $34,390.98

            General B Fund            #8 thru #22                                27,419.55

            Highway DA Fund        #18 thru #35                              71,605.14

            Highway DB Fund        #4 thru #10                                  7,454.86

            Water District               #15 thru #32                              13,228.58

            SL                                #3 thru #4                                       298.81

            H/SS                            #2                                                     52.00

            SF                                #4 thru #10                                92,051.55

                                                                        Total All Vouchers $246,501.47

Mr. Jastrzemski introduced Patty Letteri, Attorney with the law firm Harris and Beach.

 Mr. Jastrzemski called the public hearing on proposed Local Law No., 1, 2007 providing for the administration and enforcement of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code.

 Mr. Banks spoke about the Local Law and explained that it has been brought forth to keep the Town in compliance with New York State standards and to ensure the continued safety of all buildings, structures and premises with the Town of Wilson.

 There being no one who wished  to speak, Mr. Jastrzemski closed the public hearing.

Mr. Jastrzemski opened the public hearing on proposed Local Law #2, 2007, providing for certain changes to the zoning laws of the Town of Wilson as related to the definition of farms and commercial stables.

 Mr. Jastrzemski read the Local Law in its entirety.

 A Chestnut Road resident spoke in favor of the Local Law.

An  Irish Road resident asked  about notification to new property owners and  what fees would be charged for residents requiring  Special Permits.

A member of the Niagara County Farm Bureau Equine Committee spoke about the possibility of including emus and goats  in zoning regulations sometime in the future.

 All being heard who wished to be heard, Mr. Jastrzemski closed the public hearing on Local Law No., 2, 2007.

 Mr. Jastrzemski called the public hearing on Local Law No. 3, 2007.

 Mr. Banks and Mr. Jastrzemski spoke about the Local Law and explained that it is designed to provide the structure upon which new cemeteries within the Town of Wilson may be established.

There being no one who wished to speak, Mr. Jastrzemski closed the public hearing.

 Notification was received from Rosanne Wiktor, President of Sunset Girls, Inc., of her intent to renew the license for on-premises liquor consumption for Sunset Grille located at 18 Shore Drive, Wilson NY, aka 3 O’Connell Island.

 A request was received from the Town Clerk for authorization for she and her Deputy to attend the New York State Town Clerks Conference in Rochester April 29 thru May 2, 2007 at a cost of $571.00 plus $60 registration each.

 No one wished to speak during public participation.

 The Building Inspector reported building permits with an estimated value of $32,000 were issued during January.

 The Supervisor complimented the Highway Superintendent on the fine work his department did during the recent extended snow storm.

 Mr. Jastrzemski spoke about an upcoming meeting he will attend with the IDA, Senator Maziarz and Assemblywoman DelMonte to discuss various ways to keep Pfeiffer’s Foods a viable part of our community.

 The Supervisor spoke about his meeting with Bill Hilts to discuss the distribution of Hooker settlement money.  Mr. Jastrzemski would like to see some of the money earmarked for repairs to the Riverview Drive boat launch  and keeping  the mouth of 12 Mile Creek open.

 Mr. Jastrzemski stated that he and the IDA are working with Louise Slaughter’s office in an effort to gain financial help to complete the resurfacing of  Beebe Road.

 The Supervisor complimented Mr. Thompson on the good work he did assisting a Beebe Road resident whose water pipes froze during the recent cold spell.

A motion was made by Mrs. Holloway, seconded by Mr. Thompson and unanimously carried, a public hearing on a proposed Local Law providing the structure upon which the Town of Wilson may shift the cost of certain engineering and attorney fees to developers of real property be set for Wednesday, March 21, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.

A motion was made by Mrs. Holloway, seconded by Mr. Thompson and unanimously carried, a public hearing on a proposed Local Law making various changes to Section 25 of the Town Code regarding personnel policies be set for March 21, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.

 A motion was made by Mr. Jastrzemski, seconded by Mr. Clark and unanimously carried, the Town Clerk and Deputy Town Clark be authorized to attend the New York State Town Clerks Association Conference in Rochester April 29 thru May 2, 2007 as requested.

 A Resolution was offered by Mr. Clark, seconded by Mrs. Holloway and unanimously adopted,  placing a moratorium on the construction of new ponds until May 31, 2007.

 A Resolution was offered by Mr. Jastrzemski and seconded by Mr. Clark, the proposed Local Law providing for the administration and enforcement of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code be adopted as Local Law No. 1, 2007.  Roll call vote responded as follows:

Mr. Jastrzemski, yes    Mr. Clark, yes    Mrs. Holloway, yes    Mr. Thompson, yes

                                                                                                            CARRIED 

A Resolution was offered by Mr. Jastrzemski and seconded by Mrs. Holloway, the proposed Local Law providing for changes to the zoning law as related to the definition of farms and commercial stables be adopted as Local Law No. 2, 2007.  Roll call vote responded as follows:

Mr. Clark, yes    Mr. Thompson, yes    Mrs. Holloway, yes   Mr. Jastrzemski, yes

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 A Resolution was offered by Mr. Jastrzemski and seconded by Mr. Holloway, the proposed Local Law providing the structure upon which any new cemeteries within the Town of Wilson may be established be adopted as Local Law No. 3, 2007.  Roll call vote responded as follows:

Mrs. Holloway, yes   Mr. Thompson, yes    Mr. Clark, yes     Mr. Jastrzemski, yes

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 The next workshop meeting will be Wednesday, March 7, 2007.

 The next regular meeting will be Wednesday, March 21, 2007.

 A motion was made by Mr. Clark, seconded by Mr. Jastrzemski and unanimously carried, the meeting be adjourned at 7:45 p.m.

                                                                         Respectfully submitted,

                                                                        Wanda E. Burrows

                                                                        Town Clerk