June 16, 2003

The regular meeting of the Wilson Town Board was held Monday, June 16, 2003 at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Town Hall. 

The following people were present:

Supervisor                                Jerry L. Dean

Councilmen                              Brad Clark & Donald Luff

                                                Nancy Schaal Simmons & Bruce Muck

Highway Superintendent           Daniel M. Kerwin

Building Inspector                     Lawrence Banks

Planning Board Chmn.  George Waters

Attorney                                   Walter E. Moxham 

A motion was made by Mr. Luff, seconded by Mrs. Simmons and unanimously carried, the minutes of the May 19, 2003 Regular Meeting and the June 2, 2003 Special Meeting be approved as submitted by the Clerk.

 A motion was made by Mr. Muck, seconded by Mr. Clark and unanimously carried, the following bills be approved as audited by the Board:

            General A Fund                        #204 thru #234                        $13,363.00

            General B Fund                        #65 thru #81                              29,460.15

            Hwy DA Fund                          #83 thru #100                            10,210.75

            Hwy DB Fund                          #15 thru #21                              21,356.63

            Water District                           #84 thru #97                                6,653.49

            S.L. Fund                                 #10 thru #11                                   170.63

            S.S.                                          #12 thru #14                                8,238.50

            Water/Capital                           #12 thru #16                                1,499.31

            S.F.R.                                      #3                                                7,230.40

            S.F.                                          #6 thru #7                                  60,095.76

                                                            Total All Vouchers        $158,278.62

A request was received from the Highway Superintendent for authorization to trade-in the 2003 John Deere Loader Model 544H for a 2004 John Deere Loader Model 544H at no cost to the Town. 

A quote in the amount of $6,500 was received from Niagara Monument Works for repairs to stones and monuments in Greenwood Cemetery.  Repairs would include the Wilson lot in the first area worked on and stones and monuments in the section in front of the completed area.  

A request was received from James Muscoreil, President, Wilson Lion's Club,     for a donation to help defray  the cost of sponsoring a puppy to be trained  as a seeing eye dog.

 A request was received from the Building Inspector for authorization to attend a building safety seminar in Buffalo August 20, 2003 at a cost of $122.00. 

Correspondence was received from the Town Clerk requesting  the Town Board consider  the following race benefactors and amounts from this year's 5K race:

  Wilson Youth Baseball for repairs to the baseball diamonds - $1,000

  Wilson Lions Club for sponsoring a puppy to be trained as a seeing eye dog -  $2,500

  Wilson Fire Company, No. 1 towards the purchase of a heart monitoring defibrillator - $2500

 A request was received from the Tax Collector for authorization to attend a Tax Collectors' Conference September 7 thru 10, 2003 at a cost of $375.00 in Newport, Rhode Island.

 A thank you was received from Rev. Ronald Haefer on behalf of Pam Rohring, her family, church, friends and volunteers for support of the recent fundraiser on Pam's behalf. 

Lynne Seefeldt, 3073 Maple Avenue, spoke during public participation. 

The next Planning Board meeting will be Monday, July 14, 2003. 

The Building Inspector issued 19 building permits during the month of May at an estimated value of $456,000.

 Mr. Kerwin reported that the water line extensions on Wilson Burt Road should be completed this week and the Burch Road extensions should begin next week. 

Mr. Moxham reported on his June 14^th meeting with Sunset Island residents to sign easements.  The agreement between the Town and the Village for the Sunset Island Sewer has been forwarded to Village Attorney Gerald Sacca for approval.  Mr. Moxham stated that Niagara County Planning may ask the Town to amend our recycling law to better comply with rules and regulations. 

A motion was made by Mrs. Simmons, seconded by Mr. Luff and unanimously carried, the Tax Collector be authorized to attend a Tax Collectors' Conference September 7 - 10, 2003 in Newport, Rhode Island as requested. 

A motion was made by Mrs. Simmons, seconded by Mr. Muck and unanimously carried, this year's 5K race revenues be distributed as follows:

  Wilson Youth Baseball for repairs to the baseball diamonds - $1,000

 Wilson Lions Club for sponsoring a puppy to be trained as a seeing eye dog - $2,500

 Wilson Fire Company, No. 1 towards the purchase of a heart monitoring defibrillator - $2,500.

  A motion was made by Mr. Muck, seconded by Mrs. Simmons and unanimously carried, the summer recreation injury report and disciplinary action form be approved as submitted by the committee.   Copy attached to these minutes. 

A motion was made by Mr. Luff, seconded by Mr. Clark and unanimously carried, authorizing Niagara Monument to do repairs to the stones at Greenwood Cemetery as per their proposal  in the amount of $6,500.

 A motion was made by Mr. Clark, seconded by Mrs. Simmons and unanimously carried, the Building Inspector be authorized to attend a building safety conference in Buffalo August 20, 2003 as requested. 

A Resolution was offered by Mr. Muck, seconded by Mr. Luff and unanimously adopted a public hearing on the Sunset Island Sewer Ordinance be set for Monday, June 30, 2003 at 7:30 p.m. 

A Resolution was offered by Mr. Clark, seconded by Mr. Dean and unanimously adopted Kimberli Schultz be appointed Recreation Leader p/t at a rate of $6.00 per hour paid bi-weekly. 

A motion was made by Mr. Muck, seconded by Mrs. Simmons and unanimously carried, the town join the Niagara County Refuse District's Household Hazardous Waste Drop Off Program at a cost of $2,244.00.

A motion was made by Mr. Muck, seconded by Mrs. Simmons and unanimously carried, the Highway Superintendent be authorized to trade the 2003 John Deere Loader for a 2004 John Deere Loader at no cost to the Town. 

Mr. Dean reported on the damage and theft of the "Welcome to Wilson" sign on Wilson Burt Road. 

A Resolution was offered by Mr. Dean, seconded by Mr. Luff and unanimously adopted, the drainage work at Roosevelt Beach be completed by July 1, 2004. 

Mr. Muck spoke about the improvements to the drainage at the north side of  Roosevelt Beach since the ditching project was completed.  There was a discussion of the need to have rules and regulations for people connecting into the system.   

The Town Clerk read the proposed Local Law amending the Zoning Schedule of the Town of Wilson in its entirety. 

A Resolution was offered by Mr. Muck and seconded by Mrs. Simmons the proposed Local Law Amending the Zoning Schedule of the Town of Wilson by changing the minimum lot size in the Urban Residential 100 district from 30,000 square feet to 10,000 square feet and Amending the Zoning Map of the Town of Wilson by changing from Semi-Rural Residential 100 District to Urban Residential 100 District as read by the Town Clerk be adopted as Local Law No. 1, 2003.  Roll call vote responded as follows:

   Mr. Dean, yes    Mr. Muck, yes   Mrs. Simmons, yes  Mr. Clark, yes   Mr. Luff, yes

                                                            Resolution adopted

 A Special Meeting will be held Monday, June 30, 2003 at 7:30 p.m. 

The next Workshop Meeting will be Monday, July 7, 2003. 

The next Regular Meeting will be Monday, July 21, 2003. 

A motion was made by M r. Dean, seconded by Mr. Clark and unanimously carried, the meeting be adjoined at 8:07 p.m.

                                                                         Respectfully submitted,

                                                                        Wanda E. Burrows RMC

                                                                        Town Clerk

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