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Village of Ogden Village Board met March 27.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:

I: CALL TO ORDER: (7:00 P.M.)

Board Members Present

Others Present

Purpose of the Meeting

To audit claims, act on monthly reports and remittances, and to transact such other business which may legally come before said meeting.

7:00 P.M. – Swearing in Ceremonies: Welcoming three new Town of Ogden Police Officers Amanda Hughes, John Ott and Chad Richards

Supervisor Lenhard: Tonight we are swearing in three more police officers.

Chief Mears: Good Evening everyone, it is a momentous night because I cannot thing of the last time we swore in three officers at the same time. If you look around most of us are here, we like to welcome our new members. We actually have three retirees in the house tonight too. That just goes to show the family feel that goes on in the Ogden Police Department. I am going to give a quick introduction here. We will start with Amanda Hughes, she is our new Police Officer. She just got done with the academy, she is our first full-time female patrol officer. Deb was our first female officer; she is our part-time D.A.R.E Officer. Amanda will be working on the road full-time. She was an intern with us about two or three years ago. She was attending college at R.I.T. and she impressed us all. She is a sharp young lady and she will do great things for us here at the Ogden Police Department. When she applied for a police job she had her pick of places to go and she chose to come back here to us so we are happy to have her. Chad Richards is with us from the City of Batavia Police Department. He started with us a few weeks back. We are expecting great things and seeing great things. He was a sniper in the U.S. Army and served overseas. He worked for the City of Batavia for several years and did a lateral transfer here to the Ogden Police Department. Last but not least, our new part-time Police Officer, John Ott. John and I went to the Police Academy together. He retired from the Monroe County Sheriff’s office about two years ago and decided to work here after that. We have two people in training, it is a small department and they are filling all the holes in our schedule. I am going to give them a chance to speak. Chad can you start and everyone tell us who is here for you tonight.

Officer Richards: My wife and son are here tonight. My Mom and Father, my parents in law are here as well.

Officer Hughes: My Mom, my Dad, aunt and uncle are here and a bunch of other family members.

Officer Ott: My Father who is a retired Police Officer, my son who is a Sheriff’s Deputy, my daughter and my fiancé are here.

Chief Mears: Thank you all for coming, Amanda we will swear you in first. *Swears in Officer Hughes*

*Swears in Officer Richards*

*Swears in Officer Ott*

7:10 P.M. – Proclamation: Presentation to Sergeant Travis Gray by County Legislatures Mike Zale and Frank Alkkoffer

Supervisor Lenhard: Before we go any further we have some guests from the County and we are delighted to have them here. We have a hero in our midst, Travis Gray. When he first did some of his acts, he rescued an owl from a tree that had a fishing line stuck in its wing so it wasn’t a surprise that something else came along that he was involved in. He got a dog that most of us know out of the water. He had a camera in front of him so if any of you got a chance to see him with a camera trying to show this poor dog and get him out. My office after that happened I received email after email telling me how wonderful this man is not only from Ogden, Spencerport and Rochester but from the Country. We had e-mails all over, one of them wondering if we would let him come to their office to tell the story of what happened. It has been an exciting experience. He is very thorough and thoughtful. I’m impressed with our entire department. What I want to do is invite Mike Zale and Frank Alkkoffer.

Mike Zale: I first want to congratulate the three officers that we just sworn in. Thank you for your service to our Country. That is the one thing that I talk about whenever we get the opportunity to do this. This proclamation is a piece of paper that says “good job” but we owe so much more than we could ever give. Our son’s look up to everyone who is here, one of the things that we have established in our family is whenever we hear that siren go we actually stop and say a prayer and my boys know to do that. It is for wisdom, protection and safety for everyone. We know how well you guys take care of our families. That is important to us. The last couple weeks as politicians we have gone door to door and I can’t tell you the number of residents in Ogden that have dogs. The truth is they are just as much a part of these people’s families as someone else. Some of the dogs were actually wearing designer clothing but point being for you to put your safety on the line for a family member is really something. Thank you, we are proud of you and happy you are a part of the Ogden Police Department. I think they are the best Police Department we have. I appreciate you, thank you so much.

Legislature Alkkoffer: I am the County Legislature from the Town of Gates and I have six districts in the Town of Ogden so again as Mike mentioned I am on the Public Safety committee and every day I go to the Gates Police Department just to check on the guys, see what obstacles they are facing and to see what assistance I can provide from the County. We have a cell tower going up and one of them is going to be behind the Gates Town Hall and it will provide better communications for first responders. On behalf of myself and Mike thank you so much for putting your lives on the line. Thank you so much for what you do for our community. Travis jumped in the canal and showed the dedication you all have in this community. Thank you Travis!

II: APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: None

III: PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR:

Supervisor Lenhard: Would anyone like to speak to the Board?

Dan Murdoch: My understanding is that the Board has not taken any action under Local Law #1 yet and I see that it is not on the agenda. After the discussion from the last meeting behind closed doors that was not a part of the public hearing but I wanted to offer some context from our perspective. I should say that I am not speaking right now as representative of the Ogden Heights Association although I am sure they share some of my feelings but that I am speaking as a former resident of Hickory Lane across from the Hickory Hollow Community Center this past fall so I am somewhat familiar with that community. Specifically there were comments made that the Hickory Hollow Association center is used and that is true but I think it’s important to put into context in relation to the law that we’re looking at pulling out of the Town Code. As a brief history in terms of Hickory Hollow I know some of you are well aware is that he Community Center was supposed to be placed in the Pirates Cove area and the developer on the Planning Board decided that that was ok to amend as long as in the future that they would put the Community Center somewhere. While the folks in the Pirates Cove area didn’t really want the Community Center but the majority certainly did. The developer delayed putting in the Community Center which is of course that relationship between the Planning Board and the developers. Push came to shove and the developers said that there must be a Community Center. That was put in at the end of Hickory Lane. Hickory Lane is a one way street with townhomes and aren’t part of the Hickory Hollow Association. The association kind of split into those that wanted it and the ones who didn’t want to pay for it but the agreement was that Hickory Hollow I would take responsibility for Community Center and Hickory Hollow II could certainly use it. Everyone was essentially happy. Certainly with any Community Center it gets some use but over time it was not heavily used. They also kind of opened up the townhomes. You guys can also use it and it’s use is so light that it is left open because no one wants to manage it. Additional townhomes about 30 or so were built within Pirates Cove and they also have essential us of the Community Center. I happen to know that on Tuesday and Thursdays there is a card game and I know that because it has been there since we used to live there 8 years ago. Essentially over some random visits to the community my neighbors have taken some pictures and tried to get a sense of it. Three out of the four times we went no one was there. I have spoken to some of the folks who we do still have dinner with over there and they indicated that there has been a tic up of how many people use the center and part of that is apparently due to a cross roads and another housing group able to use the Community Center so there is five centers which were beyond just the patio homes in which the Community Center was really meant for and so moderate use is about the best that can be said for that Community Center if we are looking at the past and saying how successful has this code been. The point I am trying to make is it has taken essentially two to three times the number of housing units over 200 in order to get moderate use of that Community Center. Furthermore, in terms of where it ended up being located before it even got put in it was difficult for the plows to even get down that street and emergency vehicles. The road just kind of ended there was no legitimate turn around so they would go and use our driveway to get out. Plowing after a storm there is almost no place to put the snow and whenever you do have a paramedic or fire engine coming out it is a traffic kind of nightmare so I just want to make sure that when someone says has the Community Center been used that that is not the best image that we were hoping for and I am sure that those that wrote the law with the intent that you would have something there that isn’t a great example of a great use. At best we can say it has mixed results, at worst one can say it actually split the community apart as well as introduced some safety concerns. Two other concerns I want to make and I will make it brief on issues that have certainly come I know folks are certainly reaching some fatigue with this, we certainly are. One is point people have made is that removing this from the code would affect all community centers and that of course is also true. I would however argue that that is beneficial in the sense that one of the things I liked in the January 9th meeting is the Town Board’s sensitivity to not telling the Planning Board what to do. We would love for you to say that you allow us to and you even submitted a resolution supporting the idea that we might be able to approach the Planning Board to ask for an amendment of our site plan but I understand the sensitivity that it is not appropriate for you to tell the Planning Board what to do. If this is passed and code is removed what I want to emphasize is nowhere does it say Planning Board you cannot put a Community Center in because we are certainly not opposed to Community Centers in fact we want to keep the common space we just want to keep it as green space but removing the code lets the Planning Board decide based on the situation of whatever community is involved. Furthermore I suppose the converse is also true having code so specific and rigid instructing that every single community homes regardless of whether they might have full basements and all the reason we have already gone over it is really handcuffing the Planning Board as I believe Town Council indicated when we first came is that the Planning Board is really a place that should you end up passing the resolution that we have to go to in order to win the site plans. Finally and just simply mentioning that this is your resolution this is what you came up with to sort of support our endeavor and I am just urging you to stay the course unless really new information which brings up reasons we shouldn’t go to go forward we have kind of many hurdles to go through, this is the first one. We then have to convince the our developer to apply to the Planning Board to convince the Planning Board to even hear our case then vote for it then we have to go to the Attorney General. I just want to urge you to support this resolution. I would also hope that any vote when it does happen can be done publically and I would urge not to delay because if you are of the mind to withdrawal your support and not go forward then kill me now as opposed to dragging it out. We do have so many other hurdles to go. I thank you for the privilege of your time and consideration.

Dan Schum, Town Attorney: Thank you for your comments. Just for the record the meeting you mentioned was not behind closed doors. It was in another room but it was open to the public.

Dan Murdoch: Right but those who attended were not able to speak.

Dan Schum, Town Attorney: That is true, the majority of the Board met in a public forum to discuss these matters.

Rebecca Potter: I am not sure where you are with the resolution, I know it was presented and we were very encouraged that it was. It seems like your decision to need more time to think about it came after a letter from a former Building Inspector and I just don’t understand how input from a former Building Inspector could have so much more influence over 100% of the residents that this is actually going to affect.

Dan Schum, Town Attorney: That is a good question but I have a little bit of a correction, at a public meeting appearing to discuss an amendment to the code.

Rebecca Potter: I understand that we felt like you were leaning in our favor until that letter was read.

Dan Schum, Town Attorney: That is the whole purpose of the public hearing is to make sure that everyone who has an opinion gets heard. The Board has to do the hard job of deciding.

Rebecca Potter: I just don’t see how he would have more influence than 100% of us that it will affect. It will not affect him, it is going to affect us. Even this gentleman here at a previous meeting, just listening to us came up and voiced his opinions saying we are being very reasonable. He doesn’t understand why you are not working with us also. We don’t need a community center, we definitely don’t want the expense of maintaining a community center and the cost by the looks of it might be divided only between 29-30 homes which is going to be a pretty good expense. In a letter that Patrick Smith wrote dated November 12th he state that the Home Owner’s Association was a total responsibility of Marc-Mar for 70 homes and that is not true. Marc-Mar assigned the responsibility to us with a thirty day notice. We could be stuck with it pretty early on. We have offered many options, changing the code, rezoning our district, approving a variance, using it as a gathering area with trees and benches, we tried to come up with different things that would alleviate this expense of a Community Center. There is one thing that I don’t know where this will go but this was in the meeting in January when Marc-Mar was here to get approval for the residential houses they are building now. The Board meeting notes stated that the Community Centers shall be constructed within 10 years or until 70 senior units are constructed whichever comes first. My question is where is that 10 years from? Was it from 2018 because if so we are good until 2028? Another simple solution could be change those 10 years to 20 or 25, just work with us. We are trying to come up with all types of options. I just don’t understand why it is such a challenge we are not being unreasonable. We are asking something that is not going to affect anyone but us. Consider what is best for our community.

Supervisor Lenhard: Would anyone else like to speak?

Rod Potter: Just a few things here I want to touch base on. First off, we are not the enemy. We are your neighbors, your constituents. We all need to work together. This country was built on compromise. So far we are not hearing anything about compromise from you folks. That goes all the way up to the White House, Republicans and Democrats these days. They don’t know how to compromise. It also seems now and I know Jack Crooks, he’s a good man. He was my Building Inspector when I was running Peter Landers house’s on Westside Drive but like my wife says, maybe he was one of the architects of this Community Center idea so it’s his baby and I can understand how someone doesn’t want to see his baby misaligned but seriously we don’t need a Community Center. Three or four years ago when my wife and I decided we would move from a house over on Chili I got to know Mark and Bruno from a job they were doing in Webster. I knew he built a good home and I can’t get my wife to leave NYS because this is where our grandchildren are. We live in NYS one of the highest taxed states in the country. We also live in Ogden, one of the highest taxed towns in the county. The last thing we need as retirees or future retirees is another bill coming into our mailbox saying that we owe more money for a Community Center that none of us are going to use. You guys need to take all this into consideration. This is where we have determined we will live and besides that in this entry way of Town Hall there is a sign that says Community Center. If we really needed a Community Center we could call up the town and arrange to have the Community Center here for a limited time. We only live five minutes away. I understand it was enacted and it is part of your code but there is nothing to say it can’t be amended or changed. I work for the Town of Webster and when this whole episode started I talked to a co-worker and he is a 30 year employee of the Town of Webster. He is the Liaison between the Planning Board and the Zoning Board between the citizens and the different board and I mentioned to him what we were up against and when I told him it was a Community Center he laughed and said they don’t work and the reason they don’t work is because after a awhile people don’t want to pay for them. They come in and ask for them to be turned into some type of commercial entity to make money with them. Two weeks or so ago in the open public session it was stated then and there that Hickory Hollow was renting it out and charging $100 a pop. Who is taking the money? Who is scheduling it? From what I understand the doors aren’t even locked on it. Where is this money going? What happens if they rent it out and someone has a party, gets intoxicated and goes out and kills someone? Who is responsible? We don’t need or want any of that. Our Homeowners Association book gives all kind of compromises. The Building Department has made me believe that we will have to build something. We have a footer and a foundation. Give us a pavilion that maybe you can build it to be enclosed later. We can run utilities but why put them in? When more homes are built then come back to it again. Right now there are only 29 houses in there and we don’t want to pay for it. We don’t need it and are not going to use it. Please listen to what we have to say. Thank you.

Supervisor Lenhard: Thank You. Would anyone else like to speak? Norman Wolfe: For the moment I would like to go off record if I may? Dan Schum, Town Attorney: Anything you say will go on public record.

Norman Wolfe: I was surprise to see a familiar face in here which is Frank Alkkoffer and the reason I mentioned Frank is that I used to teach Frank. I taught adult education. To see another surprise which was having an officer looked at very closely because I know what bird of prey can do to you. When you’re holding them that can hurt, it can hurt quite badly and this officer went under the conditions of stress and when birds are in stress they can really hurt. That is my viewpoint on what he did, very commendable. Now to get back on track, I have a couple things I want you to see. Reason being is right from day one when they first approached you we wanted you to realize that we were not in cahoots with the realtor, this was done on its own. It has nothing to do with the builder. It was someone on the board who recommended we get him on board. He also signed the petition. Overall we are on our own and have been from day one. One of the things that we also stated from day one was that we don’t want to be compared to Hickory Hollow. We are not Hickory Hollow. We are not even closely related to Hickory Hollow in any fashion. An old friend of mine used to call it wrinkle city. Now that was the tag name they gave Hickory Hollow. I don’t know if you remember that name but that is what I always understood until I found out oh you were talking about Hickory Hollow. Now I understand. Question was asked a couple weeks ago and I believe it was Mr. Perry who asked it, I’m not sure. How many homes are in that area? Was that you who asked that?

Councilman Perry: I am not sure sir.

Norman Wolfe: At the time the answer was I don’t know. I later found out that single family homes in that area are approximately 100. What you didn’t get told was that in addition to that there is an additional 70 apartments in that complex.

Supervisor Lenhard: Are you talking about Hickory Hollow now?

Norman Wolfe: Yes. We have 29, not 100. We don’t have any townhouses. They do. We don’t have any apartments. They do. How can you compare us to Hickory Hollow? It doesn’t make sense. Mathematically if I were to take the 12 acres we have in Ogden Heights and I convert that to the same area or space that is why I gave you the maps, it is approximately 30 acres of those homes in that vicinity. If I do the magic triangle and I equate our 12 acres to 30 the most we can put in there is 75 homes. No apartments, no townhouses. They already have 100 homes in addition to that another 70 apartments and again I don’t know the number of townhouses. At minimum in that same given area there are 170 abodes in that 70 acres. The most we could have would be 75. That is more than twice what we would have in the same amount of space. How can we be considered high- density? We are low density. We vary in comparison. It just doesn’t make sense and this is what we have been trying to explain to you so you would comprehend where we are coming from. This expense is only going to be passed on to 20 abodes or families. That means reassessing will have to take place. Who is going to take control of the building? Someone has to take care of it. Does that mean we will have to hire someone? That is an expense. We will have to hire an attorney just in case a problem takes place so we don’t get a lawsuit against us. Taxes, utilities, who is going to pay for it and maintain it? We are. It is not necessary for us to come up with that kind of money when something was presented to us in paper form even surprised us when we went around with a petition that every single one said no and they had to option to say yes. We figured at least 50% would agree so then we were very surprised to see every single one did not want one and reason being is we don’t need one. 90% of every person within our area are either full-time or part-time workers. There are only three retirees in our area one of which has an immune disorder and the other one has a very bad spinal condition and cannot work anymore, the other one lives in Florida in the winter time. The rest of us are still there working. We do maintain our homes and we do a good job. I moved here in 1967, one of the reason I moved here is because Ogden had one of the best reputations in Monroe County and still does. I am currently in my 50th year as a volunteer at the Spencerport School District. My wife and I are the ones responsible for creating and starting the Nature Center. Just a few weeks ago you would have seen me in the Nature Center boiling sap for what we call our maple syrup. Breakfast was taking place. It took two years to get the administrator’s on board. They didn’t even know they owned the acreage I was trying to get them involved in. We could do things like an outdoor center for education. We are one of two in all of NYS. Spencerport is one of those two that has a Nature Center. We are one of NYS that has curriculum mixed with a center. If you doubt my word you can ask Phil Langdon anytime you want. I have learned to know everyone in the school district over the years. Fifty years is a long time. Real good teacher and good students. Backing up just a hair because this is important. When we are out there boiling sap or having a breakfast take place one of the reasons we do that for the last 7 years we have been sending kids from Spencerport free to the D.E.C Summer Camp Program for one week. This year, I am really proud of this one. This is an idea I had when I was in scouting many years ago sending some of my kids to this camp. We are sending 4 students from Spencerport to represent us to this camp. I am proud of that as you should be just as proud. A lot of people don’t know what takes place here. They should know. It’s a good town. It’s always been a good town. The reputation is still good. We want to maintain it that way and keep it that way. We all feel the same way or we wouldn’t be here. I don’t know what else I can say other than the fact that you have to be reasonable and think about this. I understand Jack’s concern. If someone was to say something to me and my wife about the Nature Center we created I would feel a little funny about that, I get it. I also know Jack Crooks for over fifty years. He sold me my first car after moving here to Ogden. He is a hardworking and honorable man but I do understand his feelings but we are not trying to tear the code apart we are trying to put some sense to it. It’s outdated. Ogden Heights wasn’t even conceived of. Things have changed.

Councilman Feeney: The D.E.C. camp is that in Avon?

Norman: Wolfe: No. There are four D.E.C. camps in NYS. The closest one to us is

Camp Rushford.

Supervisor Lenhard: Thank you.

Frank Rakoski: I came for the celebration with the officer. Travis Gray is our Adams Basin neighborhood watch coordinator. I have no dog in this fight with the people here but I have spoken about it before. Cautionary tale if you read the D&C which is dwindling quite a bit but there is an article about the reserve in Brighton. Are you aware of that? The doors to the clubhouse slash community center had been locked.

Supervisor Lenhard: It has been like that for years.

Frank Rakoski: Well they just locked it in March the people can’t get in. Reading it I don’t know all the details I know the people don’t want to be compared to Hickory Hollow or the reserves but it points out the difficulties building a project. It’s a sticky situation. I encourage everyone to look into it. Talking about changing the code it is still retroactive to this project so they still have to go through the Planning Board or whatever. I offer again if you are going to go retroactive if they and the builder are willing to go to the Zoning Board of Appeals and say can you excuse us from this requirement. It is a little late but it can happen. Maybe they can get their situation taken care of through the Zoning Board of Appeals. Maybe it can be looked at later and avoid changing the code. Zoning board of appeals might be a way to go to give these people a resolution.

Supervisor Lenhard: Anyone else. We will move on.

IV: REPORTS AND REMITTANCES FROM TOWN OFFICERS:

None

V. TOWN AUDITS:

Resolution #119-3.27.19

Introduced by Councilman Cole Seconded by Councilman Feeney

BE IT RESOLVED, that the General Fund, Part-Town Fund, Highway Fund, Trust & Agency Fund, Drainage Fund, Sewer District Funds, and Lighting District Funds and being vouchered and submitted for audit, chargeable to the respective funds be approved:

VI. CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED AND FILED:

None

VII. REPORTS FROM TOWN OFFICERS:

Gay H. Lenhard, Supervisor

1. Our Senior Center Nutrition Coordinator when I went to visit her, which I try to do about once a month, Valerie is her name is making such a difference. The people are so happy with her and she is trying to do the best she can to keep them happy. It is going very well.

2. Chief Mears and I attended the budget focus groups for the school district. I have been doing this for years so it is near and dear to my heart but they work very hard to keep that tax down. I give them a lot of credit. It is interesting, they do well and think about their residents and they do a great job because it is very difficult.

Thomas J. Cole, Councilman

No report.

David F. Feeney, Councilman

No report.

Malcolm E. Perry, Councilman

No report.

Thomas J. Uschold, Councilman

No report.

David H. Widger, Highway Superintendent

1. We have a resolution on here to spend highway funds for the roadwork we are doing this year. I would say the first six are paving jobs and the remainders are surface treating jobs. The materials for these jobs have almost doubled the past few years so when people look at the increase it most likely comes from that.

Noelle M. Burley, Town Clerk

No report.

Daniel G. Schum, Town Attorney

1. There are a bunch of resolutions on tonight’s meeting. Patrick has a revised fee schedule which has to do with wi-fi. There will be telephone pole wi-fi centers up and down all the roads and as far as town roads are concerned we want them to tell us about it and we need to make sure they don’t have too many.

2. There is a design criteria resolution as well and if you look at the proposed amendments it has to do with corner lots. Things that happen when subdivisions get built and no one wants to own a corner lot. The proposal is to address that issue.

3. There is a resolution to award a playground installation working with the Director of Parks and Recreation. It is fairly extensive renovation to Pineway Ponds Park and it is well needed. I want to thank her for all of her efforts to put that together. Hopefully people will enjoy it.

VIII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

None

IX. NEW BUSINESS Resolution #120-3.27.19

Introduced by Councilman Uschold Seconded by Councilman Perry

WHEREAS, the Building Department has submitted a revised copy of the 2019 Fee Schedule for approval and those revisions are listed below;

CHANGES TO FEE SCHEDULE-MARCH 2019

BE IT RESOLVED, that the revised 2019 Fee Schedule be approved by the Town Board of the Town of Ogden, effective immediately.

Vote of the Board:

Ayes: Cole, Feeney, Lenhard, Perry, Uschold Nays: None

Resolution #121-3.27.19

Introduced by Councilman Uschold Seconded by Councilman Perry

WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Ogden did heretofore enact Chapter 254 of the Town of Ogden regulating the subdivision of land within the Town of Ogden; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to 254-5 of the Ogden Town Code, the

subdivision plat or final plat of a subdivision within the Town of Ogden, is to contain all information or detail of Chapter 254, and the current Town Design Criteria and Construction Standards; and

WHEREAS, certain amendments to the Town of Ogden Design Criteria and Construction Standards have been suggested by the Building Department and has been reviewed by the Town Board;

NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Town Board of the Town of Ogden, Monroe County, New York, as follows:

SECTION I: That the Town of Ogden Design Criteria and Construction Standards shall be amended to include the following additional provisions:

TOWN OF OGDEN

DESIGN CRITERIA UPDATE MARCH 2019

The following applies to all lots that are approved to be smaller than the minimum town requirements.

A. On corner lots (frontage on more than one road) Subtract approved side setback from the approved front setback. Add this distance to the approved lot width (narrowest side of lot) This will become the minimum lot width.

B. On lots with easements along the side or rear lot line, the minimum width or depth of lot shall be added to the width of easement. All setbacks shall be calculated from the easement line.

The following applies to parking space minimum size requirements.

A. 10% of total required spaces to be 10 feet by 20 feet with the remaining 90% to be 9 feet by 18 feet in size in any RB, NC, GC or LI districts.

SECTION II: That the Design Criteria and Construction Standards as amended, shall be kept on file in the Town Clerk’s Office where they may be examined by all interested persons during normal business hours.

Vote of the Board:

Ayes: Cole, Feeney, Lenhard, Perry, Uschold Nays: None

Resolution #122-3.27.19

Introduced by Councilman Uschold

Seconded by Councilman Perry

WHEREAS, the Town of Ogden did heretofore enter into a certain Services Agreement with Property Registration Champions, LLC relating to the registration, maintenance, and cleanup of zombie properties within the Town of Ogden; and

WHEREAS, such agreement by its terms has been, or is about to, expire; and

WHEREAS, the Town of Ogden is desirous of continuing its contractual relationship with Pro Champs;

NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Town Board of the Town of Ogden, Monroe County, New York, as follows:

SECTION I: That the Supervisor be, and she hereby is, authorized to execute Amendment No. 2 to the agreement by and between the Town of Ogden and Property Registration Champions, LLC.

Vote of the Board:

Ayes: Cole, Feeney, Lenhard, Perry, Uschold Nays: None

Resolution #123-3.27.19

Introduced by Councilman Uschold Seconded by Councilman Feeney

WHEREAS, Frederick Gunther has commenced a certain Article 78 Proceeding against the Town Board of the Town of Ogden; and

WHEREAS, Daniel G. Schum, Town Attorney, is engaged to render such services to the Town Board as are necessary in such proceedings;

NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Town Board of the Town of Ogden, Monroe County, New York, as follows:

SECTION I: That Daniel G. Schum, Town Attorney, be, and he hereby is, authorized to admit service of the Notice of Petition and Petition in the proceeding commenced by Frederick Gunther and to undertake a defense of the Town in such matters.

Vote of the Board:

Ayes: Cole, Feeney, Lenhard, Perry, Uschold Nays: None

Resolution #124-3.27.19

Introduced by Councilman Uschold Seconded by Councilman Perry

WHEREAS, there is a vacancy on the Conservation Board and;

WHEREAS, interviews were conducted with qualified candidates and Barry Taft was found to be qualified and desirous of the position.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:

SECTION I: That the Town Board of the Town of Ogden does hereby appoint Barry Taft as a member of the Ogden Conservation Board and said appointment shall become effective April 2, 2019 with term to expire on December 31, 2020.

Vote of the Board:

Ayes: Cole, Feeney, Lenhard, Perry, Uschold Nays: None

Resolution #125-3.27.19

Introduced by Councilman Feeney Seconded by Councilman Cole

RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Ogden and

the Highway Superintendent be and hereby are authorized to sign the 2019 Agreement to Spend Town Highway Funds between the Town of Ogden and the County of Monroe for the repair and improvement of highways, as follows:

Whittier Road $ 138,952

Whittier Road 109,042

Union Point Drive 20,847

Alana Drive 36,105

Barkwood Drive 42,032

Airy Drive 47,890

Bunny Run 125,673

Clearview Drive 8,164

Clover Lane 2,114

Clover Lane 2,114

Ritson Drive 2,114

Ritson Drive 2,114

Meadow Drive 10,698

Sandstone Drive 10,628

Pirates Cove 5,197

Grey Wolf Drive 3,227

Eagle Feather Circle 3,874

Quail Lane 5,054

Willow Wind Trail 2,572

Gallup Road 32,710

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this agreement should be signed by the majority of the members of the Town Board, the Town Supervisor, and the Town Highway Superintendent. One copy must be filed with the Town Clerk’s Office, one copy filed in the County Superintendent’s Office, and one copy filed in the office of the Ogden Highway Superintendent.

Vote of the Board:

Ayes: Cole, Feeney, Lenhard, Perry, Uschold Nays: None

Resolution #126-3.27.19

Introduced by Councilman Perry Seconded by Councilman Uschold

WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Ogden did heretofore adopt a Resolution requesting proposals for the furnishing and installation of playground equipment in the Town of Ogden Pineway Ponds Park; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to such Legal Notice duly given, all proposals received were publicly opened and read aloud; and

WHEREAS, all such proposals have been reviewed by Andrea Hansen, Town of Ogden Parks and Recreation Director, who has recommended the award of such bid;

NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Town Board of the Town of Ogden, Monroe County, New York, as follows:

SECTION I: That by the adoption of this Resolution, the Town Board of the Town of Ogden does hereby award the bid for the furnishing and installation of playground equipment in accordance with the request for proposals previously published, which award is given to Parkitects, the successful bidder, in the total contract amount of $219,965.33.

Vote of the Board:

Ayes: Cole, Feeney, Lenhard, Perry, Uschold Nays: None

X. ADJOURNMENT Resolution #127-3.27.19

Introduced by Councilman Cole Seconded by Councilman Feeney

RESOLVED, that the Regular Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Ogden be and hereby is adjourned to Work Session at 8:09 p.m., at which time the public was invited to attend, and hereby is adjourned at 8:45 p.m.

Vote of the Board:

Ayes: Cole, Feeney, Lenhard, Perry, Uschold Nays: None

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