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December 14, 2011 Minutes of the November 9, 2011 regular meeting were accepted on a motion by Councilman Pellitteri, 2nd by Councilman McCrary and carried. The Supervisor’s financial report was given to the Board prior to the meeting and the bank statements were reviewed by Board members after signing of the bills. Superintendent of Highway report as follows: ½ ways thru finalizing with FEMA. Meetings will continue to take place on December 20th and December 22, 2011. Pellet stove is working well and office mold has been taken care of with everything documented by pictures. Michele Yost took the floor the give an overview of the Watershed Assistance Program concerning activities of Jewett and beyond that relate to Jewett. Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Pellitteri and carried to accept the monthly report of the Zoning Officer. Board members reviewed the current Code of Ethics for the Town of Jewett. Supervisor Muth asked board members to review current resolution and be prepared in January at the regular meeting to update it. Ambulance billing for non-residents was brought up as a concern by Supervisor Muth. As it stands now, anyone who passes thru the Town of Jewett and gets into an accident that requires an ambulance and doesn’t pay the bill, the town of Jewett must pick up the payment. Attorney Rappleyea to look into other options the town may have. Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Trach and carried authorizing Supervisor Muth to sign the Contract for Columbia- Greene Humane Society. Board members reviewed the Parking of Vehicles & Machinery Law of 1999. Supervisor Muth asked board members to see what they would want to keep or change, with another review set for the January meeting. Board members reviewed the current Noise Law and were asked to come up with ideas to make it better by the January meeting. Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Pellitteri and carried to approve bills. 2011 Final Town Board Meeting has been set for December 28th, 2011 at 9am. Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Jacobs and carried to accept September and October Financials. Other business included: Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Jacobs and carried to reappoint the terms that will be expiring at the end of this year. The reappointments are as follows: Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Jacobs and carried to go into Executive Session for legal and personal issues at 8:45pm. Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Jacobs and carried to come out of Executive Session at 9:27pm. Councilman Jacobs made a motion, 2nd by Councilman McCrary and carried to accept the Building Inspectors Report subject to review with him. Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Pellitteri and carried to adjourn at 9:28pm. _______________________ Town Board December 28, 2011 The 2011 Final Town Board Meeting was held on Wednesday December 28, 2011. Supervisor Carol Muth called the meeting to order at 9:00 A.M. Present were Board members Mike McCrary and Jim Pellitteri. Attorney for the town, Tal Rappleyea, town Assessor, Nancy Wyncoop- Bower, the town clerk and town clerk elect. Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Pellitteri and carried to give permission to Supervisor Muth to sign DEP Land Acquisition Contract. Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Pellitteri and carried to adopt Resolution #18. This subject of this resolution is the Amendment of Highway Budget. Councilman Pellitteri made a motion, 2nd by Councilman McCrary and carried to adopt Resolution #19. Councilman Pellitteri made a motion, 2nd by Councilman McCrary and carried to reappoint Gene Beers to The Greene County Planning Board. Town Assessor, Nancy Wyncoop- Bower took the floor to give an overview of the proposed NYS Tax Department Assessment Relief program. A motion was made by councilman McCrary, 2nd by Councilman Pellitteri carrying to table the discussion until January. Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Pellitteri and carried to accept the audit. The General Fund was $540.93 on Abstract #12A, claim # 321. Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central School students were honored at a community assembly, Monday December 19, 2011, for their volunteer efforts during the recovery from the flood waters of Tropical Storm Irene. The following is a list of students from the Town of Jewett who volunteered their time and efforts: Councilman Pellitteri made a motion, 2nd by Councilman McCrary and carried to go into Executive Session to discuss Personnel Matters at 9:50 A.M. Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Pellitteri and carried to come out of Executive Session at 10:10 A.M. Councilman McCrary made a motion, 2nd by Councilman Pellitteri and carried to acknowledge the retirement of Pat Merwin after 26 years of service to The Town of Jewett as Town Clerk/ Tax Collector/ RMC. A motion of gratitude was also carried to thank Pat for all her past, present and future work that she has put in and will continue to put in. All residents have come to greatly appreciate the level of dedication that Pat has given our town and we offer our thanks to her. Councilman Pellitteri made a motion, 2nd by Councilman McCrary and carried to adjourn at 10:15 A.M.
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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES DECEMBER 1, 2011 Agenda Item 1: The meeting was called to order at 7:05 pm. Roll Call: Chair: Donna Bernard Members: Gene Beers, Dan Emel, Joan Kutcher, and Marianne Romito Agenda Item 2: Approval of Minutes for November 3, 2011 Mr. Beers motioned to approve the minutes for November as corrected. The motion was seconded by Mr. Emel and approved by those present last month. Agenda Item 3: Discussion regarding a potential Lot Line Adjustment between O'Bryan and Figiel. Ms. Bernard had received a phone call from Bob Korosec of Thew Associates. Their clients, the O'Bryans, own property on Ford Hill Road lying within the Rural Conservaton Zoning District. The O'Bryans own acreage of which the Figiels will be getting a small triangle. Thew Associates was hired to survey the O'Bryan's land. The Boundary Lot Line Adjustment will be for the Figiels, done by the recipients of the land. The apparent intention of this action is to give the Figiels some additional land. Ms. Bernard had maps that she downloaded from the computer mapping program to review the property, but the PB still lacks the plan, the topography map, the deed description as it is now and another as it will be. Ms. Bernard invited Mr. Korosec to provide faxed information to be reviewed at the December meeting; however, it did not come through. Ms. Bernard will call Mr. Korosec to follow up. The Application will be presented at the January meeting. The basic question of this Boundary Lot Line Adjustment is whether both parties need a survey. The acreage to be adjusted is particularly small – less than a quarter acre in size. Based upon the limited information the Planning Board has at the moment, it would seem that complete deeds describing the parcel before and after with property values, topography maps, and a detailed plan should be sufficient. Agenda Item 4: Report from Greene County Planning Board Representative Gene Beers. Mr. Beers reported a new medical supply business on Route 9W north of Catskill located at what used to be a car dealership. Community Action has converted this dealership into a Thrift Shop and nutritional food store. The new restaurant in Hunter will be called Uncle Harry's Power Pig Wafflehaus. The location was originally intended to be that old ski rental across from the old Catholic church, but through Fran Clark of Unique Realty intervention it is going to be at the site of her old business. Meanwhile she is converting her living space into a home office. Mr. Beers also said that the Greene County Planning Board held a discussion of how different businesses on the mountain top complement each other. Agenda Item 5: Other Business Ms. Bernard said that Mr. McCrary had brought her a question relating to Carr Road and nearby Little Timber Road. A neighbor of his owns a lot of property and on his property he wants to construct a storage shed close to the road for his snow removal equipment. This gentleman offered that if the Town of Jewett would let him put this shed close to the road, the Town of Jewett would be allowed to use his snow removal equipment. This offer is attractive to the town, and Mr. McCrary wondered would the Planning Board discuss it? Mrs. Kutcher surmised the difficulty if this gentleman sold his property and the new owners did not wish to entertain his agreement with the town. Mr. Beers said this question more rightly belongs to the Zoning Board for discussion as it would require an area variance. The PB felt that this agreement could work as long as there is a clause in the agreement that stipulates the shed could be torn down or removed should the property come into new ownership or the existing owner pass away. Ms. Bernard said that idea had been discussed and that the building would probably be a pole barn for easy removal later on. She will follow up with Mr. McCrary to see what decision, if any, had been reached. Ms. Laubmeier has been married, and her new surname is Epstein. She is to run the legal ad for the meeting dates next year in the Windham Journal. The meeting time has been changed back to 7:30pm by consent of the Planning Board, and the Thursday evening meeting dates for 2012 are as follows: January 5, February 9, March 1, April 5, May 3, June 7, July 5, August 2, September 6, October 4, November 1, and December 6. Ms. Bernard will be away the first week of February, so the date was changed to the second Thursday. However, Mrs. Kutcher will be away that week. Mr. Beers, Ms. Bernard, and Mrs. Muth attended the Better Mountain Top Site Code Review and they are getting good ideas and information on code language. The next meeting will be on January 25th. Three to four more workshops will be held, but these roundtable discussions are not well attended. Mr. Beers researched a question of Ms. Bernard's. He checked with Ed Diamonte, and only the townships of Bethlehem and Glens Falls have created laws regarding wetlands stuff. Ms. Bernard said the roundtable will be comparing the wording of existing laws, but said that Jewett can create its own wetlands language as well if that is how the town chooses to go. Mrs. Kutcher complimented Mr. Ardemae's new home built in the footprint of Eva Hampsch's old trailer. Mr. Emel begins his Master's Degree training and will let Ms. Bernard know if he has juggling issues with his schedule and the Planning Board meetings. The motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Mr. Beers, seconded by Mrs. Kutcher, and carried among all present. The meeting adjourned at 8:00 pm. The next meeting of the Planning Board will be held January 5th at 7:30pm. Respectfully, Susan Laubmeier, Clerk
_____________________________ Donna Bernard, Chair
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