Town Board

APPROVED

At the REGULAR MEETING of the Town Board, Town of Clay, Onondaga County, held at the Town Hall, Clay, New York on the May 2, 2022 at 7:30 P.M., there were:

PRESENT:

Joseph A. Bick

Deputy Supervisor/Councilor

David Hess

Councilor

Eugene Young

Councilor

Ryan Pleskach

Councilor

Kevin Meaker

Councilor

Deborah Magaro-Dolan Councilor

Jill Hageman-Clark

Town Clerk

Mark V. Territo

Commissioner of Planning and Development

Robert Germain

Town Attorney

Ron DeTota

Town Engineer

ABSENT:

Damian Ulatowski Supervisor

OTHERS PRESENT:

Russ Mitchell, Planning Board Chairman; Hal Henty, Planning Board Member.

The meeting was called to order by Deputy Supervisor Bick at 7:30 P.M. All present joined in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Approval of Minutes:

Councilor Hess made a motion to approve the minutes of the April 18, 2022 Town

Board meeting. Motion was seconded by Councilor Meaker.

Ayes – 6 and Noes – 0. Motion carried.

Cancellation and/or requested adjournments:

None.

Correspondence:

There was no correspondence.

REGULAR MEETING:

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Town of Clay

2 Zone Change (PH/Adj.) – Town Board Case # 1171 - CHICK-FIL-A:

Councilor Hess made a motion to adjourn the public hearing to May 16, 2022 at 7:41

PM (at the request of the applicant.) Motion was seconded by Councilor Meaker.

Ayes – 6 and Noes – 0. Motion carried.

Zone Change (CPH) – Town Board Case # 1173 FIRE DETECTION SYSTEMS, INC.:

A public hearing to consider the application of FIRE DETECTION SYSTEMS, INC., for a Zone Change for ALLEN ROAD, Tax Map No. 112.-07-11.5 from R-10 to O-1 to allow for a non-retail office on +/-1.53 acres of land, was opened by the Deputy Supervisor; proof of posting and publication was furnished by the Town Clerk.

Brody Smith, with Bond Schoeneck and King was present on behalf of the applicant along with Ryan Cobb, CEO of Fire Detection Systems, Inc.

Mr. Smith began by explaining how the building would be laid out on the parcel on Allen Road. Deputy Supervisor Bick asked if the pond was on that parcel of land. The applicant was not sure and a discussion ensued regarding wetlands and the inability to build upon them.

Councilor Hess said that he was pleased with the architectural renderings and liked the way it would flow with the existing residential homes.

Councilor Young asked about variances; the applicant responded that none are required at this point. Councilor Young asked if a buffer would be required between R-10 and O-1.

Councilor Meaker asked if this would be similar to the existing building in Hastings and if they were leaving that location. The applicant stated that they are selling that

location, but have no plans to leave if approved.

The vans will go home with the technicians and supplies will be stored in the garage. They are planning on three (3) employees in the office with occasional meetings where the technicians will “pop in”.

Deputy Supervisor Bick said that he will refer this to the Planning Board and the

applicant should provide wetland delineation and the layout of the property on the map before returning.

Councilor Hess made a motion to adjourn the public hearing to June 6, 2022 at 7:35

PM. Motion was seconded by Councilor Pleskach.

Ayes – 6 and Noes – 0. Motion carried.

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3 AGREEMENT (A) – TOWN of CLAY and ONONDAGA COUNTY:

Councilor Hess moved the adoption of a resolution approving the proposed

INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT between the Town of Clay and Onondaga County Soil and Water Conservation District for tree planting and authorizing the Supervisor to sign. Motion was seconded by Councilor Magaro-Dolan.

Ayes – 6 and Noes – 0. Motion carried.

ONONDAGA COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUNDS (CPH):

Councilor Pleskach moved the adoption of a resolution calling a public hearing May

16, 2022, commencing at 7:35 P.M., local time to solicit from Town of Clay residents their comments and input regarding the use of funds by the Town of Clay with respect to the applications for funding filed with ONONDAGA COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT for the year 2023. Motion was seconded by Councilor Hess.

Ayes – 6 and Noes – 0. Motion carried.

WATER RATE INCREASE – (CPH) (resident comments):

Councilor Meaker moved the adoption of a resolution calling a public hearing May

16, 2022, commencing at 7:38 P.M., local time, to solicit from Town of Clay residents their comments and input regarding a proposed 11% water rate increase going into effect July 1, 2022. Motion seconded by Councilor Magaro-Dolan.

Ayes – 6 and Noes – 0. Motion carried.

CONTRACT/AGREEMENT – COWLEY ASSOCIATES (Drupal):

Councilor Pleskach moved the adoption of a resolution authorizing the Town

Supervisor to execute a contract with COWLEY ASSOCIATES to upgrade the Town of Clay’s computer database to Drupal 9. This will leverage any/all suitable site/database-management enhancements provided by Drupal 9, along with implementation of appropriate security measures. Total cost not to exceed $9,300.00. Motion was seconded by Councilor Hess.

Ayes – 6 and Noes – 0. Motion carried.

CONTRACT/AGREEMENT – COWLEY ASSOCIATES (Next-Gen website):

Councilor Pleskach moved the adoption of a resolution authorizing the Town

Supervisor to execute a contract with COWLEY ASSOCIATES to design/develop a Next-Gen website for the Town of Clay. Deliverables to include Website Development and Completion; “Go live!” Activities (testing, debugging, sitemap submittals); CMS

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Town of Clay

4 Training Session(s); Account Service, Presentations, Meetings, and Administrative Functions. Total cost not to exceed $19,500.00. Motion was seconded by Councilor Hess.

Ayes – 6 and Noes – 0. Motion carried.

APPOINTMENT - CLAY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, INC:

Councilor Magaro-Dolan moved the adoption of a resolution approving the

appointment of AIDAN LAQUAY, HAYDEN STAAB and JASMINE GORDON as members of the CLAY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, INC. Motion was seconded by Councilor Meaker.

Ayes – 6 and Noes – 0. Motion carried.

Adjournment:

The meeting was adjourned at 7:55 P.M. upon motion by Councilor Young and seconded by Councilor Bick.

Ayes – 6 and Noes – 0. Motion carried.

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Jill Hageman-Clark RMC / Town Clerk