TOWN OF LAKE LUZERNE
TOWN BOARD MEETING
AUGUST 10, 2020
7:00 PM
SUPERVISOR MERLINO CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:00 PM WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT: COUNCILMAN O’NEAL, COUNCILMAN LEWANDOWSKI, COUNCILMAN MCLAIN, COUNCILMAN WATERHOUSE.
FLOOR OPEN TO PUBLIC:
THOMAS GROVES, LAKE LUZERNE PLAZA, CHANDLER ATKINS, THE ELMS AND EDWARD BUS, PINE POINT COTTAGES WERE IN ATTENDANCE WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT PROPSED CHANGES TO GARBAGE PICK UP. THE BOARD DISCUSSED AND ANSWERED QUESTIONS REGARDING LIMITING NUMBER OF CANS PER PARCEL TO 6 CANS PER PICK UP, ADDITIONAL CANS WOULD HAVE TO BE TAKEN TO THE TRANSFER STATION AND WOULD GO ACROSS THE SCALE AND PAID FOR ACCORDINGLY. THERE WILL BE MORE DISCUSSION ON OPTIONS ON DIFFERENT OPTIONS PRIOR TO ENFORCEMENT STARTING.
RESOLUTION NO. 61 OF 2020 – RESOLVED UPON A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN LEWANDOWSKI, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WATERHOUSE TO PAY THE VOUCHERS OF THE 8TH ABSTRACT AS FOLLOWS: GENERAL FUND #25936-25966 & 25966-26005 & 26016, $23,219.31, HIGHWAY FUND #25970-25989 & 26006-26011, $170,061.31, LAKE LUZERNE WATER #25994-26014, $4,632.29, HUDSON GROVE WATER #25995 & 26015, $50.00, YOUTH FUND #25679-25969 & 26012-26013, $741.60. ROLL CALL VOTE: COUNCILMAN O’NEAL, AYE, COUNCILMAN LEWANDOWSKI, AYE, COUNCILMAN MCLAIN, AYE, COUNCILMAN WATERHOUSE, AYE, SUPERVISOR MERLINO, AYE. MOTION CARRIED.
RESOLUTION NO. 62 OF 2020 – RESOLVED UPON A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN O’NEAL, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WATERHOUSE TO ACCEPT MINUTES OF JULY 13, 2020 AND JULY 28, 2020. ROLL CALL VOTE: COUNCILMAN O’NEAL, AYE, COUNCILMAN LEWANDOWSKI, AYE, COUNCILMAN MCLAIN, ABSTAIN, COUNCILMAN WATERHOUSE, AYE, SUPERVISOR MERLINO, AYE. MOTION CARRIED.
RESOLUTION NO. 63 0F 2020 – RESOLVED UPON A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN O’NEAL, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEWANDOWSKI TO ACCEPT RESIGNATION OF ROGER NELLIGAN FROM THE PLANNING BOARD. ROLL CALL VOTE: COUNCILMAN O’NEAL, AYE, COUNCILMAN LEWANDOWSKI, AYE, COUNCILMAN MCLAIN, AYE, COUNCILMAN WATERHOUSE, AYE, SUPERVISOR MERLINO, AYE. MOTION CARRIED.
RESOLUTION NO. 64 OF 2020 – RESOLVED UPON A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN WATERHOUSE, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN O’NEAL TO APPOINT HAROLD THOMPSON TO THE PLANNING BOARD TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF ROGER NELLIGAN. ROLL CALL VOTE: COUNCILMAN O’NEAL, AYE, COUNCILMAN LEWANDOWSKI, AYE, COUNCILMAN MCLAIN, AYE, COUNCILMAN WATERHOUSE, AYE, SUPERVISOR MERLINO, AYE. MOTION CARRIED.
REPORTS:
COUNCILLMAN O’NEAL – NOTHING
COUNCILMAN LEWANDOWSKI- NOTHING
COUNCILMAN MCLAIN – NOTHING
COUNCILMAN WATERHOUSE
RON DEUEL, HIGHWAY SUPT. – NOT PRESENT
KAREN PUTNEY, ZONING OFFICER – SEE REPORT INCLUDED IN MINUTES
TOWN CLERK – DEPUTY TOWN CLERK – PROVIDED MONTHLY CLERK REPORT AND DOG CONTROL REPORT FOR AUGUST.
LEGAL COUNCIL, ROBERT REGAN – THERE HAS BEEN DISCUSSION AT THE PLANNING BOARD LEVEL TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION TO HANDLE RESIDENTS PUTTING ITEMS FOR FREE IN FRONT OF HOMES ROADSIDE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. THEY FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A LIMIT ON HOW LONG ITEMS CAN BE LEFT OUT. THE BEST SOLUTION MAY BE TO AMEND THE PROPERTY MAINTANCE LAW TO SAY NO LONGER THAN 10 DAYS IN A 6 MONTH PERIOD. THE PROPOSED CHANGES WERE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FOR DISCUSSION.
RESOLUTION NO. 65 OF 2020 – RESOLVED UPON A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN LEWANDOWSKI, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN O’NEAL TO APPROVED PROPOSED CHANGES TO PROPERTY MAINTANENCE LAW AS TO FORM. ROLL CALL VOTE: COUNCILMAN O’NEAL, AYE, COUNCILMAN LEWANDOWSKI, AYE, COUNCILMAN MCLAIN, AYE, COUNCILMAN WATERHOUSE, AYE, SUPERVISOR MERLINO, AYE. MOTION CARRIED.
RESOLUTION NO. 66 OF 2020– RESOLVED UPON A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN LEWANDOWSKI, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WATERHOUSE TO SET THE PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENT ON PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LAW ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 @ 7:00 PM. ROLL CALL VOTE: COUNCILMAN O’NEAL, AYE, COUNCILMAN LEWANDOWSKI, AYE, COUNCILMAN MCLAIN, AYE, COUNCILMAN WATERHOUSE, AYE, SUPERVISOR MERLINO, AYE. MOTION CARRIED.
THE PLANNING BOARD DISCUSSED AND BROUGHT FORWARD TO THE TOWN BOARD A POSSIBLE AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE AS IT PERTAINS TO PLACING TRAVEL TRAILERS ON VACANT LAND AS MANY ARE DOING IT AND IT IS NOT ALLOWED PER ZONING CURRENTLY. THE PLANNING BOARD PROSPOSED THAT IF YOU WANT TO PLACE A TRAVEL TRAILER ON VACANT LAND THAT IT COME BEFORE THE PLANNING BOARD FOR SITE PLAN REVIEW SO THAT THERE CAN BE SOME REGULATION AND CONDITIONS AS IT PERTAINS TO WASTE REMOVAL ETC. ATTORNEY REGAN PROVIDED PROPOSED LOCAL LAW 2 OF 2020 FOR THE BOARDS REVIEW. BOARD DISCUSSION WAS THAT THIS TAKE AFFECT JANUARY 1, 2020, AGE LIMIT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED, DURATION OF TIME THAT TRAILER CAN BE ON VACANT LAND, THERE WILL BE MORE DISCUSSION.
RESOLUTION NO. 67 OF 2020 – RESOLVED UPON A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN WATERHOUSE, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN O’NEAL TO APPROVE LANGUAGE OF PROPOSED LOCAL LAW 2 OF 2020 AS
TO FOR FORM. ROLL CALL VOTE: COUNCILMAN O’NEAL, AYE, COUNCILMAN LEWANDOWSKI, AYE, COUNCILMAN MCLAIN, AYE, COUNCILMAN WATERHOUSE, AYE, SUEPRVISOR MERLINO, AYE. MOTION CARRIED.
RESOLUTION NO 68 OF 2020 – RESOLVED UPON A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN O’NEAL SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEWANDOWSKI TO SET THE PUBLIC HEARING TO HEAR COMMENT ON PROPOSED LOCAL LAW 2 OF 2020. ROLL CALL VOTE: COUNCILMAN O’NEAL, AYE, COUNCILMAN LEWANDOWSKI, AYE, COUNCILMAN MCLAIN, AYE, COUNCILMAN WATERHOUSE, AYE, SUEPRVISOR MERLINO, AYE. MOTION CARRIED.
ATTORNEY REGAN ALSO REPORTED ON THE SITUATION AT THE BAYVIEW MOTEL. THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW TIMES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THAT THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF’S HAVE BEEN CALLED AND HAD TO COME. THE NUSSIANCE LAW REFERS TO A POINT SYSTEM THAT YOU CANNOT HAVE MORE THAT 12 POINTS IN VOLIATIONS IN A 6 MONTH, THIS PARTICULAR TIME FRAME WAS 16 POINTS WHICH COULD CONSITUTE A SHUT DOWN. ATTORNEY REGAN STATED THAT IN ORDER TO APPLY THE POINTS, THEY WOULD HAVE TO OBTAIN THE REPORTS FROM THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT AND NYS POLICE.
JACK HERRING INVITED THE ZONING OFFICER TO VISIT THE SITE OF THE BAYVIEW MOTEL AND SEE THE SEPTIC THAT IS BUBBLING UP AND THE RED BARRIERS BLOCKING THAT OFF.
SUPERVISOR MERLINO – SPOKE WITH THE FORESTER WHO FEELS THIS FALL WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO HARVEST TIMBER ON LAKE LUZERNE WATER DISTRICT PROPERTY ON RESERVOIR ROAD LOT – 130 ACRES AND ON TOWNER ROAD – 30 ACRES.
RESOLUTION NO. 69 OF 2020 – RESOLVED UPON A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MCLAIN, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN O’NEAL TO RECEIVE BIDS FOR TIMBER HARVESTING OF 130 ACRES ON RESERVOIR ROAD IN THE LAKE LUZERNE WATER DISTRICT AND 30 ACRES ON TOWNER ROAD. BIDS TO BE ACCEPTED UNTIL 4:00 PM ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2020 IN THE TOWN CLERKS OFFICE, THE BOARD RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY OR ALL BIDS. ROLL CALL VOTE: COUNCILMAN O’NEAL, AYE, COUNCILMAN LEWANDOWSKI,
AYE, COUNCILMAN MCLAIN, AYE, COUNCILMAN WATERHOUSE, AYE, SUEPRVISOR MERLINO, AYE. MOTION CARRIED.
SUPERVISOR MERLINO PRAISED EMS FOR THEIR REPONSE TO A DROWNING, FIRE AND OVERSDOSE ALL IN THE PAST WEEK.
ALEXANDER LAYMAN SPOKE ABOUT THE BEACH AND LIMITING VISITORS, NEED MORE STAFF MONITORING, SUPERVISOR MERLINO STATED THAT THERE IS NOT ENOUGH MONEY IN THAT BUDGET LINE TO ALLOW FOR MORE STAFFING AND THAT THEY MAY HAVE TO INSTALL FENCING AND HAVE A WRIST BAND SYSTEM FOR LAKE LUZERNE RESIDENTS ONLY, THE BOARD WILL DISCUSS FURTHER TO TRY TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION.
WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS A MOTION TO ADJOURN WAS MADY BY COUNCILMAN WATERHOUSE, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN O’NEAL. ROLL CALL VOTE: COUNCILMAN O’NEAL, AYE, COUNCILMAN LEWANDOWSKI, AYE, COUNCILMAN MCLAIN, AYE, COUNCILMAN WATERHOUSE, AYE, SUEPRVISOR MERLINO, AYE. MOTION CARRIED.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
LORRI HOLCOMB, DEPUTY TOWN CLERK