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Town Board Minutes 2024.01.18

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Webster Town Board

January 18, 2024

A regular meeting of the Webster Town Board was called to order by Supervisor Flaherty at

7:30 p.m. at the Webster Town Board Meeting Room, 1002 Ridge Road, Webster, New York,

with the following officials present:

Supervisor ................................................................................ Thomas J. Flaherty

Councilwoman .......................................................................... Patricia T. Cataldi

Councilman .......................................................................................John J. Cahill

Councilwoman ........................................................................... Ginny L. Nguyen

Councilwoman .......................................................................... Jennifer S. Wright

Town Attorney ........................................................................... Charles J. Genese

Town Clerk ........................................................................... Dorothy M. Maguire

Department Heads Present:

Communications Director .............................................................. Bridget Harvey

Finance Director.................................................................................. Paul Adams

Highway Superintendent .................................................................... Pat Stephens

Supervisor Flaherty led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

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The meeting was open to the floor for public comment. The following people appeared before

the Town Board.

David Vega, Webster Resident, is not in favor of the Town Board repealing Webster Town Code

Chapter 103 (Aircraft, Airports and Heliports) and expressed his concerns.

Dave Malecki, Webster Resident, presented questions to the Town Board that related to the

Irondequoit Bay Outlet Bridge and Webster Town Code Chapter 103 (Aircraft, Airports and

Heliports).

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Resolution No. 62: MOTION by Supervisor Flaherty, seconded by Councilwoman Cataldi, to

approve the January 4, 2024 Organizational Meeting Minutes as submitted by the Town Clerk.

Vote on motion:

Supervisor Flaherty .............Aye

Councilwoman Cataldi ..... Aye

Councilman Cahill ..............Aye

Councilwoman Nguyen .... Aye

Councilwoman Wright……Aye

Motion carried ................. 5-0

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Resolution No. 63: MOTION by Supervisor Flaherty, seconded by Councilwoman Wright, to

approve the January 4, 2024 Town Board Minutes as submitted by the Town Clerk.

Vote on motion:

Supervisor Flaherty .............Aye

Councilwoman Cataldi ..... Aye

Councilman Cahill ..............Aye

Councilwoman Nguyen .... Aye

Councilwoman Wright……Aye

Motion carried .................. 5-0

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Resolution No. 64: MOTION by Supervisor Flaherty, seconded by Councilman Cahill, to

approve the January 11, 2024 Workshop Minutes as submitted by the Town Clerk.

Vote on motion:

Supervisor Flaherty .............Aye

Councilwoman Cataldi ..... Aye

Councilman Cahill ..............Aye

Councilwoman Nguyen .... Aye

Councilwoman Wright……Aye

Motion carried .................. 5-0

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Resolution No. 65: MOTION by Councilwoman Cataldi, seconded by Councilwoman Nguyen,

to approve the bills as submitted in Warrant #0124A by the Director of Finance.

Fund

General (A,B) CL #13-202

Highway (C,D)

Sewer (G)

Library (L)

Parkland (E)

Special Districts (N,Q,S)

Trust & Agency (T/A,TP,XM,XD)

Capital Projects (H) #1-6

H220 WWTP Improvement

H230 Sandbar Flood Wall MO.78

H232 Highway Garage Building

H237 Coca-Cola fairlife

TOTAL

Vote on motion:

Supervisor Flaherty .............Aye

Councilman Cahill ..............Aye

Councilwoman Wright……Aye

Inside

145,327.97

459,024.28

69,735.34

56,689.17

0.00

6,276.60

0.00

Outside

24,405.06

6,406.36

518,791.69

2,383.32

1,043.98

0.00

214,110.55

Total

169,733.03

465,430.64

588,527.03

59,072.49

1,043.98

6,276.60

214,110.55

0.00

2,000.00

30,443.71

7,096.18

776,593.25

543.50

0.00

0.00

0.00

767,684.46

543.50

2,000.00

30,443.71

7,096.18

1,544,277.71

Councilwoman Cataldi ..... Aye

Councilwoman Nguyen .... Aye

Motion carried .................. 5-0

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Resolution No. 66: MOTION by Supervisor Flaherty, seconded by Councilwoman Cataldi, to

approve the prepaid vouchers included in Warrant #0124A by the Director of Finance in the

amount of $767,684.46. [Included in the summary of vouchers approved in Resolution #65]

Vote on motion:

Supervisor Flaherty .............Aye

Councilwoman Cataldi ..... Aye

Councilman Cahill ..............Aye

Councilwoman Nguyen .... Aye

Councilwoman Wright……Aye

Motion carried ................. 5-0

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Resolution No. 67: MOTION by Supervisor Flaherty, seconded by Councilwoman Nguyen, to

approve purchase orders as submitted by the Director of Finance.

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Vote on motion:

Supervisor Flaherty .............Aye

Councilman Cahill ..............Aye

Councilwoman Wright……Aye

Councilwoman Cataldi ..... Aye

Councilwoman Nguyen .... Aye

Motion carried .................. 5-0

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Resolution No. 68: MOTION by Councilwoman Wright, seconded by Councilwoman Cataldi,

to authorize an Agreement between the Town Board and the Town Highway Superintendent to

spend 2024 Highway Funds.

WHEREAS, Highway Law Section 284 requires the Town Board of Webster and the Town of

Webster Highway Superintendent to determine by agreement how certain moneys for highway

repairs and improvements are to be used:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 284 of the Highway Law, the Town Board of Webster and

the Town of Webster Highway Superintendent agree that moneys levied and collected in 2024 in

the Town for the repair and improvement of highways, and received from the State for State Aid

for the repair and improvement of highways, shall be expended as follows:

1. GENERAL REPAIRS. The sum of One Million Seven Hundred Three Thousand Sixty-Five

Dollars ($1,703,065.00) shall be set aside to be expended for primary work and general

repairs upon 137.72 centerline miles of Town highways, including sluices, culverts and

bridges having a span of less than five feet and boardwalks or the renewals thereof.

2. PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS. The following sums shall be set aside to be expended

for the permanent improvement of Town highways.

(a) Larkston Drive: (2,300 LF)

Type

Mill & Pave & Gutters

Thickness

2”

Expenditure

$370,360.00

Width of Traveled Surface

20’ w/gutters

(b) Shanlee Drive: (1,200 LF)

Type

Mill & Pave & Gutters

Thickness

2”

Expenditure

$185,180.00

Width of Traveled Surface

20’ w/gutters

(c) Hrezent View Drive: (150 LF)

Expenditure

$55,000.00

Type

Drainage Pipe Replacement

[Agreement to be filed in the Town Clerk’s Office]

Vote on motion:

Supervisor Flaherty .............Aye

Councilwoman Cataldi ..... Aye

Councilman Cahill ..............Aye

Councilwoman Nguyen .... Aye

Councilwoman Wright……Aye

Motion carried .................. 5-0

***

Resolution No. 69: MOTION by Councilwoman Cataldi, seconded by Councilman Cahill, to

amend the existing Bay Road Sewer Intermunicipal Agreements (IMA) with the County of

Monroe on maintenance and flow readings.

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WHEREAS, pursuant to a Construction Agreement for Engineering and Construction between

the Town of Webster and the Irondequoit Bay South Central Pure Waters District (District) dated

as of November 27, 2001 (the “Construction Agreement”) and an Operating Agreement between

the Irondequoit Bay South Central Pure Waters District and the Town of Webster (Town) last

dated January 22, 2002, as amended by that certain Amendatory Agreement #1 dated as of

March 31, 2004 (generally, the “Operating Agreement,” and together with the Construction

Agreement, the “IMA”), the Town designed, engineered, and constructed new sewage facilities

for the Town and the District in the Town of Webster; and

WHEREAS, in accordance with the Construction Agreement, the Town constructed an

approximately 5,000 lineal foot gravity sewer along Bay Road, from Backus Road to Lake Road

(the “Gravity Sewer”); and

WHEREAS, the District and the Town wish to amend the IMA to clarify that the Town owns

and operates the Gravity Sewer; and

WHEREAS, both previous Construction Agreement and Operating Agreement as entered into

previously between the parties are amended for future use and purposes, including reconciliation

and reimbursement for certain additional and diverted flow as between the parties:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:

That the Webster Town Board agrees to amend the existing Intermunicipal Agreements between

the Irondequoit Bay South Central Pure Waters District, a duly constituted Sewer District of the

County of Monroe and the Town of Webster and authorizes the Webster Town Supervisor to

sign said Amendment to the Intermunicipal Agreement.

Vote on motion:

Supervisor Flaherty .............Aye

Councilwoman Cataldi ..... Aye

Councilman Cahill ..............Aye

Councilwoman Nguyen .... Aye

Councilwoman Wright……Aye

Motion carried .................. 5-0

***

Resolution No. 70: MOTION by Supervisor Flaherty, seconded by Councilman Cahill, to

schedule a Public Hearing to enact a Local Law repealing Chapter 103 (AIRCRAFT,

AIRPORTS AND HELIPORTS) of the Code of the Town of Webster.

WHEREAS, the Town Board has the authority pursuant to Article 2 of the New York State

Municipal Home Rule Law, to adopt and amend local laws, consistent with the New York State

Constitution and general State laws, in relation to their property, affairs or government and in

relation to the powers, duties, qualifications, number and other terms and conditions of

employment of their officers and employees; and

WHEREAS, the Town Board has the authority pursuant to Article 4 of the New York State Town

Law to promote the health, safety, morals, or general welfare of the community; and

WHEREAS, the Town Board has the authority pursuant to Article 16 of the New York State

Town Law to regulate and restrict the use and development of land by means of its zoning laws;

and

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WHEREAS, it is both in the public interest and required by law that a Public Hearing be held

to consider the proposed repeal of Chapter 103 of the Code of the Town of Webster relating to

Aircraft, Airports and Heliports:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:

1. That a Public Hearing shall be scheduled and conducted at a regular meeting of the Town

Board of the Town of Webster to be held at the Town Board Meeting Room, 1002 Ridge

Road, in the Town of Webster on Thursday, February 1, 2024, at 7:30 p.m., to consider a

Local Law to repeal, in its entirety, Chapter 103 of the Webster Town Code.

2. Such Local Law will be designated as:

PROPOSED LOCAL LAW NO. 1 of 2024

This law is entitled "A local law to repeal Chapter 103 of the Webster Town Code, entitled

“Aircraft, Airports and Heliports”.

The entire law to be repealed, consisting of two (2) Articles and 11 Sections, will be

available through the Town Website and at the Town Clerk’s Office.

3. That the determination of significance under the New York State Environmental Quality

Review Act will be considered at the time of such Public Hearing.

4. That the Town Clerk give notice of such Public Hearing at least five (5) days prior to such

hearing by publishing a copy of this Resolution once in the Webster Herald, the official

newspaper of the Town of Webster, and posting a copy thereof on the Town Clerk’s Bulletin

Board and Town Website.

Vote on motion:

Supervisor Flaherty .............Aye

Councilwoman Cataldi ..... Aye

Councilman Cahill ..............Aye

Councilwoman Nguyen .... Aye

Councilwoman Wright……Aye

Motion carried .................. 5-0

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Resolution No. 71: MOTION by Supervisor Flaherty, seconded by Councilwoman Wright, to

appoint Michael Short as the Chairman of the Webster Zoning Board of Appeals for a term of

one year, ending December 31, 2024.

Vote on motion:

Supervisor Flaherty .............Aye

Councilwoman Cataldi ..... Aye

Councilman Cahill ..............Aye

Councilwoman Nguyen .... Aye

Councilwoman Wright……Aye

Motion carried .................. 5-0

***

Resolution No. 72: MOTION by Councilwoman Cataldi, seconded by Councilman Cahill, to

authorize payment for title work and recording fees for 600 Ridge Road by Frontier Abstract at a

cost not to exceed Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00).

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Vote on motion:

Supervisor Flaherty .............Aye

Councilman Cahill ..............Aye

Councilwoman Wright……Aye

Councilwoman Cataldi ..... Aye

Councilwoman Nguyen .... Aye

Motion carried .................. 5-0

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Resolution No. 73: MOTION by Councilwoman Wright, seconded by Councilman Cahill, to

approve the following asset for trade in by the Assessment Department:

2017 Chevy Malibu

Asset Tag #06554

Vote on motion:

Supervisor Flaherty .............Aye

Councilwoman Cataldi ..... Aye

Councilman Cahill ..............Aye

Councilwoman Nguyen .... Aye

Councilwoman Wright……Aye

Motion carried .................. 5-0

***

Resolution No. 74: MOTION by Councilwoman Wright, seconded by Councilman Cahill, to

declare the following items as surplus from the Parks and Recreation Department:

Treadmills Precor

Treadmills Precor

Treadmills Precor

Treadmills Precor

Treadmills Precor

Treadmills Precor

Treadmills Precor

Treadmills Precor

Serial Number A59411119D036

Serial Number A59411119D046

Serial Number A59411119D038

Serial Number A59411119D022

Serial Number A59411119D037

Serial Number A59411119D024

Serial Number A59411119D047

Serial Number A59411119D045

Asset Tag #06909

Asset Tag #06909

Asset Tag #06909

Asset Tag #06909

Asset Tag #06909

Asset Tag #06909

Asset Tag #06909

Asset Tag #06909

Precor Adaptive Moton Trainer (AMT) Serial Number AZDPE0819D022

Asset Tag #06909

Precor Adaptive Moton Trainer (AMT) Serial Number AZDPE0219D018

Asset Tag #06909

Precor Full Body Elliptical Cross Trainers Serial Number 4KCFK1319D008 Asset Tag #06909

Precor Full Body Elliptical Cross Trainers Serial Number 4KCFK1319D034 Asset Tag #06909

Precor Full Body Elliptical Cross Trainers Serial Number 4KCFK1319D022 Asset Tag #06909

Precor Full Body Elliptical Cross Trainers Serial Number 4KCFK1319D037 Asset Tag #06909

Expresso Virtual Reality Recumbent Bike Serial Number 34098 Asset Tag #06909

Expresso Virtual Reality Recumbent Bike Serial Number 34084 Asset Tag #06909

Expresso Virtual Reality Upright Bike

Serial Number 33969 Asset Tag #06909

Expresso Virtual Reality Upright Bike

Serial Number 33968 Asset Tag #06909

Vote on motion:

Supervisor Flaherty .............Aye

Councilwoman Cataldi ..... Aye

Councilman Cahill ..............Aye

Councilwoman Nguyen .... Aye

Councilwoman Wright……Aye

Motion carried .................. 5-0

***

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There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at

8:11 p.m.

___________________________

Dorothy M. Maguire, Town Clerk

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