February 12, 2004
Unadilla Township
Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes
Meeting called to order by Supervisor Williams at 7:31 p.m. Present: Williams, Topping, Mahler, Krueger, Cowan. Absent: None. Pledge to flag led by Supervisor. Motion Mahler support Krueger to approve consent agenda items as amended, removing Carlisle Wortman bill for review. Carried. Call to public: None. Show cause hearing began at 7:38 p.m. Attorney representing N & K Marina regarding illegal sign. He requests Mr. Mitter be treated same as everyone else in township. He contends this removal of sign would create a hardship for the business, as he gets traffic from campground. Discussion among board. Krueger wishes to postpone hearing to afford board time to look at sign and decide if any hardship exists. Mr. Russell attorney for Mitter requests he be able to present a brief explaining hardship prior to March meeting for our review. Motion Krueger support Topping to postpone hearing to March regular meeting. Carried. Sewer update: Multi-Lakes will be taking people to court who have not connected to sewers. Zoning Report: Topping has been covering for zoning administrator, slow month just a few permits, no new home construction. Planning Commission report: No meeting held in January due to weather. Police Report: 268 calls. Reserve officers worked total of 73.5 hours past month. Chief is attending annual Assoc. Of Chiefs meeting tonight. We are up for a traffic safety award. Fire Report: They received word that they did not receive the FEMA grant, but will try again this year. They will be holding an ice rescue class at Williamsville Lake on March 7th in the afternoon. Motion Cowan support Krueger to approve Lakeland Trails Lease Agreement as amended. Discussion Mahler amended motion to include contingent on Friends of Lakeland Trails holding insurance policy and us being notified if policy defaults. Second Krueger. Carried. Supervisor wishes to re-appoint Kelly Schmidt to planning commission, support Cowan. Carried. Motion Krueger support Cowan to approve resolution for Supervisors pay. No increase. Roll call vote: All in favor. None opposed. Carried. Motion Krueger support Cowan to approve resolution for Clerks pay. No increase. Roll call vote: All in favor, none opposed. Carried. Motion Krueger support Cowan to approve resolution for Treasurers pay. No increase. Roll call vote: All in favor, none opposed. Carried. Motion Mahler support Krueger to approve budget amendment increasing 805 Zoning by $1400.00, decreasing 251 Clerk by $1400.00 and increasing 801 Planning by $1800.00 and decreasing 101 Board by $1800.00. Carried. Motion Williams support Krueger to hold another clean up day this spring, second Saturday in May from 9 to 1 p.m. Carried. Board of Review dates are March 8th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and March 9th from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Carried. Motion Krueger support Mahler to approve new firefighter Chris Money. Carried. Supervisor set budget work meeting for February 17th at 5:30 p.m. Motion Mahler support Topping to approve rezoning request of Marhoffer on Kuhn street from B-1 to R-3. This was approved by our Planning Commission and reviewed by the County Planning Commission. Opposed Krueger. Motion Carried. Motion Topping support Mahler to send application for home occupation to the Planning Commission for their review. Opposed Krueger. Motion Carried. Motion Cowan support Williams to hire Keith Anderson as new zoning administrator. Discussion on pay. Opposed Mahler. Motion Carried. Final call to public. Motion Krueger support Mahler to adjourn at 8:30 p.m. Carried.
Linda Topping, Clerk