TOWN OF LAKE LUZERNE
REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING
MAY 11, 2020
SUPERVISOR MERLINO CALLED MEETING TO ORDER AT 7 PM WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: COUNCILMAN O’NEAL, COUNCILMAN LEWANDOWSKI, COUNCILMAN MCLAIN, COUNCILMAN WATERHOUSE. ALSO PRESENT: HIGHWAY SUPT. RON DEUEL, ZEO KAREN PUTNEY AND ATTORNEY FOR THE TOWN ROBERT REGAN, ESQ.
PARTICIPATION IN THIS MEETING IS PROVIDED VIA ZOOM:
PATRICIA AND STANLEY GOLDBERG, PAM PETTEYS, HOWARD SCHAFFER AND PAM MORIN WERE SIGNED IN ON ZOOM. THERE WERE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES THAT PREVENTED THE COMPLETION OF THE TWO WAY ZOOM HOOKUP. THE BOARD COULD HEAR THE ABOVE PARTICIPANTS, BUT THEY COULD NOT HEAR THE BOARD. SUPERVISOR CALLED PARTICIPANTS ON THE TELEPHONE WHO INDICATED THAT THEY COULDN’T HEAR.
RESOLUTION 42 OF 2020: RESOLVED UPON A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN WATERHOUSE, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MCLAIN : TO PAY ABSTRACT VOUCHERS OF THE 5TH ABSTRACT NUMBERED AND TOTALED AS FOLLOWS:
GENERAL FUND 25560-25592
25610-25623 $ 18,477.59
HIGHWAY FUND 25593-25606 24,736.05
LAKE LUZERNE WATER 25607-25609 1,867.00
ROLL CALL VOTE: COUNCILMAN O’NEAL, AYE, COUNCILMAN LEWANDOWSKI, AYE, COUNCILMAN MCLAIN, AYE, COUNCILMAN WATERHOUSE, AYE, SUPERVISOR MERLINO, AYE.
RESOLUTION 43 OF 2020: RESOLVED UPON A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN LEWANDOWSKI, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN O’NEAL TO ACCEPT MINUTES OF APRIL 16TH SPECIAL BOARD MEETING THAT WAS HELD OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING AT NOON IN ORDER TO PAY MONTHLY BILLS. ROLL CALL VOTE: COUNCILMAN O’NEAL, AYE, COUNCILMAN LEWANDOWSKI, AYE, COUNCILMAN MCLAIN, AYE, COUNCILMAN WATERHOUSE, AYE, SUPERVISOR MERLINO, AYE.
RESOLUTION 44 OF 2020 RESOLVED UPON A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MCLAIN, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WATERHOUSE: TO SET THE 2020/21 RATE FOR WATER IN THE HUDSON GROVE DISTRICT (SW2) AT $500.00. ROLL CALL VOTE: COUNCILMAN O’NEAL, AYE, COUNCILMAN LEWANDOWSKI, AYE, COUNCILMAN MCLAIN, AYE, COUNCILMAN WATERHOUSE, AYE, SUPERVISOR MERLINO, AYE.
RESOLUTION 45: RESOLVED UPON A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN O’NEAL, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEWANDOWSKI: TO APPOINT RAYL ZUBAL TO THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS TO FILL VACANCY LEFT BY KRISTEN ZEHNTER. ROLL CALL VOTE: COUNCILMAN O’NEAL, AYE, COUNCILMAN LEWANDOWSKI,AYE, COUNCILMAN MCLAIN, AYE, COUNCILMAN WATERHOUSE, AYE, SUPERVISOR MERLINO, AYE.
RESOLUTION 46 OF 2020 : RESOLVED UPON A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MCLAIN, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEWANDOWSKI: TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT WITH WARREN COUNTY TOURISM TO ACCEPT $12,500 IN ADDITIONAL 2020 OCCUPANCY TAX FUNDING. ROLL CALL VOTE: COUNCILMAN O’NEAL, AYE, COUNCILMAN LEWANDOWSKI, AYE, COUNCILMAN MCLAIN, AYE, COUNCILMAN WATERHOUSE, AYE, SUPERVISOR MERLINO, AYE.
RESOLUTION 47 OF 2020: RESOLVED UPON A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MCLAIN, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEWANDOWSKI: TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT WITH GLENS FALLS ANIMAL HOSPITAL FOR IMPOUNDMENT, HOLDING AND RELATED SERVICES FOR THE YEAR 2020. ROLL CALL VOTE: COUNCILMAN O’NEAL, AYE, COUNCILMAN LEWANDOWSKI, AYE, COUNCILMAN MCLAIN, AYE, COUNCILMAN WATERHOUSE, AYE, SUPERVISOR MERLINO, AYE.
RESOLUTION 48 OF 2020: RESOLVED UPON A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN WATERHOUSE, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN O’NEAL: TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING FOR JUNE 8TH AT 7PM TO HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT ON ZONING AMENDMENT OF RULES FOR HOUSING CHICKENS IN VARIOUS ZONES. ROLL CALL VOTE: COUNCILMAN O’NEAL, AYE, COUNCILMAN LEWANDOWSKI, AYE, COUNCILMAN MCLAIN, AYE, COUNCILMAN WATERHOUSE, AYE, SUPERVISOR MERLINO, AYE.
RESOLUTION 49 OF 2020 : RESOLVED UPON A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN O’NEAL, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MCLAIN TO AUTHORIZE PAYMENT TO PAM MORIN, SUE WILDER, AND KIM ROMANO IN THE SUM OF $1000.00 EACH FROM OCCUPANCY TAX FUNDS FOR TOURISM PROMOTION WHICH IS HALF OF WHAT WAS PAID LAST YEAR. ROLL CALL VOTE: COUNCILMAN O’NEAL, AYE, COUNCILMAN LEWANDOWSKI, AYE, COUNCILMAN MCLAIN, AYE, COUNCILMAN WATERHOUSE, AYE, SUPERVISOR MERLINO, AYE.
COUNCILMAN LEWANDOWSKI PRAISED SUPERVISOR MERLINO FOR HIS EFFORTS TO WORK THE TRANSFER STATION AND THE MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM DURING THE CURRENT PANDEMIC.
HIGHWAY SUPT. – RON DEUEL
SPRING CLEANUP AND HYDRANT FLUSHING THIS WEEK
STILL PICKING UP BRUSH FROM THE WINTER
1 ROAD SWEEPER IS BROKEN AND BEING REPAIRED
MOWER HAS BEEN DELIVERED
REPORT OF LOW WATER PRESSURE IN HUDSON GROVE
ZONING OFFICER-KAREN PUTNEY
Permits issued 19—2020-7 through 25 and 1 amendment (last year to-date, total of 19 permits issued, this year 25)
APA Correspondence—**1571 Lake Ave., Tax Map No. 298.11-2-29, Huttopia Adirondack, conditional approval granted
**Lake Ave., 286.-1-44, Triple R Rocky Ridge LLC, non-jurisdictional letter
**Multiple correspondence regarding the APA Land Use Classification Application by the Town
**East River Dr., Tax Map No. 298.20-1-7, jurisdictional letter for a possible buyer for commercial building
**Sagamore Dr., Tax Map No. 298.16-3-50, non-jurisdictional letter for a 2 lot subdivision
**Scofield Rd., Tax Map No. 282.-1-15.132, non-jurisdictional letter for new home and septic
**School St., Tax Map No. 298.19-1-40, non-jurisdictional letter for a change of use
Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting-No meetings in March or April due to COVID 19 pandemic
One member of ABA Board passed away, so we need to move the alternate to a full member and will now need an alternate for ZBA
Planning Board Meeting—March’s meeting cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic
April’s meeting was held via Zoom, 7 items on the agenda
**East River Dr., combination of 2 lots into 1—owner, Kevin Hanna—approved
**Lake Ave., boundary line adjustment, both lots owned by James Mosher—approved
**Lake Ave., Huttopia Adirondack, final decision of Special Use Permit/Site Plan—approved
**Lake Ave., Rockwell Falls EMS, Site Plan approval for a carport/storage addition—approved
**Gaily Hill Rd., Timothy Cox, Subdivision—approved
**Lake Ave., Verizon Wireless, Amendment to existing Special Use Permit to extend tower 15 feet and add additional antennas and equipment—tabled until other jurisdictional agencies have shown approval
Violations: **67 Davern Dr., tax map no. 305.8-1-27, construction without a land use permit
**761 Lake Ave., tax map no. 286.8-1-1, change in use of building without Land Use Permit and current use not allowed by Zoning Ordinance
May 5, participated in a webinar with FEMA regarding the new mapping for County-wide flood zones. These maps will be digital and replace the current paper maps being used. They will be updated to show the new flooding that have occurred since the last maps were printed in May of 1984. Eventually Lake Luzerne will have to adopt these maps for the flood plain management program. Preliminary issue date is August of 2022. Their purpose is to protect citizens and their properties from the effects of flooding.
TOWN CLERK CORRESPONDENCE AND MONTHLY REPORT
DISTRIBUTED MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT TO THE SUPERVISOR TO THE BOARD NOTING THE LOCAL FEES REMITTED AMOUNT OF $5,272.45.
ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER REPORT HAS BEEN RECEIVED. CALLS WERE FOR BOBCAT ON GAILEY HILL AND A COYOTE ON EAST RIVER DRIVE. D.E.C. WOULD BE CALLED FOR WILD ANIMALS.
DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION HAS REPLIED REGARDING THE AUGUST 2019 REQUEST FOR SPEED REDUCTION ON ROSE AVENUE AND RIVER ROAD. BOTH ROADS ARE CURRENTLY UNPOSTED. RIVER ROAD BETWEEN SCOFIELD RD AND THE END OF PAVEMENT WILL BE SET AT 40 MPH BETWEEN THE END OF THE 30 MPH AREA AND THE TRANSITION FROM PAVED TO GRAVEL RIDING SURFACE.
ROSE AVENUE WILL BE POSTED AT 30 MPH. BETWEEN 9N AND EAST RIVER DR.
HIGHWAY SUPT CAN INSTALL THE SIGNS WHEN THE ORDER IS RECEIVED FROM THE STATE.
HLTA TEACHERS PICKED UP TRASH ON GLENS FALLS MTN ROAD. THANK YOU.
THEY WILL CLEAN UP AGAIN IN SEPT.
EMAIL FROM REAL PROPERTY OFFICE REGARDING BOARD OF ASSESSMENT REVIEW TRAINING. EACH YEAR A MEMBER IS UP FOR TRAINING. ANYONE THAT WAS NOT A NEW MEMBER HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL NEXT YEAR. NYS VIDEO TRAINING AVAILABLE. NEW MEMBERS WERE SENT PACKET TO REVIEW AND YOUTUBE VIDEO.
ATTORNEY FOR THE TOWN – ROBERT REGAN ESQ.
REVIEWED PROPOSED RESOLUTION TO ALLOW BOARD OF ASSESSMENT REVIEW TO CONDUCT GRIEVANCE DAY REMOTELY FOLLOWING THE GOVERNORS EXECUTIVE ORDER.
RESOLUTION 50 OF 2020 – RESOLVED UPON A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MCLAIN, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN O’NEAL THAT
WHEREAS, THE BOARD OF ASSESSMENT REVIEW, IN COMPLIANCE WITH REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, IS SCHEDULED TO MEET ON MAY 26, 2020 , FROM 4:00 P TO 8:00 PM TO CONDUCT ITS BUSINESS ON WHAT IS KNOWN AS GRIEVANCE DAY; ANDWHEREAS, DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO HAS ISSUED EXECUTIVE ORDER 202.1, AND EXTENSIONS THEREOF,WHICH STATES THAT ARTICLE 7 OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO PERMIT ANY PUBLIC BOARD TO MEET AND TAKE SUCH ACTIONS AUTHORIZED BY ACT WITHOUT PERMITTING IN PUBLIC IN PERSON ACCESS TO MEETINGS AND AUTHORIZING SUCH MEETINGS TO BE HELD REMOTELY BY CONFERENCE ALL OR SIMILAR SERVICE, PROVIDED THAT THE PUBLIC HAS THE ABILITY TO VIEW OR LISTEN TO SUCH PROCEEDINGS AND THAT SUCH MEETINGS ARE RECORDED AN LATER TRANSCRIBED; ANDWHEREAS: THE BOARD OF ASSESSMENT REVIEW MUST BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO CONDUCT ITS BUSINESS AND PERFORM ITS FUNCTION IN A MANNER THAT PROTECTS THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF BOARD MEMBERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ALIKE.NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF LAKE LUZERNE HEREBY AUTHORIZES THE BOARD OF ASSESSMENT REVIEW TO CONDUCT GRIEVANCE3 DAY REMOTELY BY CONFERENCE CALL OR SIMILAR SERVICE, SO LONG AS TAXPAYERS CAN PRESENT THEIR COMPLAINTS THROUGH SUCH SERVICE, THE PUBLIC HAS THE ABILITY TO VIEW OR LISTEN TO THE PROCEEDINGS AND THAT SUCH MEETING BE RECORDED AND LATER TRANSCRIBED.
PER THE EXECUTIVE ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR DUE TO COVID 19 THAT GRIEVANCE DAY BE HELD REMOTELY BY WAY OF ZOOM.
ROLL CALL VOTE: COUNCILMAN O’NEAL, AYE, COUNCILMAN LEWANDOWSKI, AYE, COUNCILMAN MCLAIN, AYE, COUNCILMAN WATERHOUSE, AYE, SUPERVISOR MERLINO, AYE.
SUPERVISOR REPORT
NETTLE MEADOW PROJECT IS STILL MOVING FORWARD. DEPT OF HEALTH HAS APPROVED PLANS.
THANK YOU FROM THE BOARD TO STUDENTS, BRICE DUFFY AND STEPHEN MIRAGLIA FOR PICKING UP TRASH ON LAKE TOUR RD.
SENIOR CENTER HAS RECEIVED DONATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO WISH TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS . FRUIT BASKETS WERE PURCHASED AND DELIVERED WITH SOME DONATIONS AND MOTHERS DAY FLOWERS WITH OTHERS.
LANDFILL WAS OPEN WED. AND SAT. FOR TWO WEEKS AND THEN SO MUCH BRUSH WAS COMING IN THAT THE LANDFILL WAS OPENED TWO MORE DAYS FOR BRUSH. LAST WEEK THE LANDFILL WAS OPENED TUES WED FRI AND SAT. FROM 8 TO 1:00.
NEW WEBSITE IS UP. NOT YET 100%, BUT STILL UNDER PLANS.
REMINDER TO FILL OUT THE CENSUS. LAKE LUZERNE IS CURRENTLY ABOUT 40% RESPONSE.
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 7:40 UPON A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN O’NEAL, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEWANDOWSKI.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
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CYNTHIA SHERWOOD, TOWN CLERK, RMC