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Chairman: Ronald Stuck * Vice-Chairman: Charles Jessup * Secretary: Lee Gridley

Present:

Guests:

Allegany Planning Board Minutes: January 19, 2011 Chuck Jessup, James Ninos, Lee Gridley, Bob Ellis, Dale Foster, Ben Lipscomb, Wendall Brown, Valerie Perkins

Allegany County Legislators Present: Curt Crandall and Mrs. Cathy Crandall; Fred and Joan Sinclair; Kevin and Ginny LaForge; Aaron and Shelly McGraw;

Other Guests: Phyllis Gaerte; Carrie Whitwood; Larry Kaminski; Don Cameron; Connie and Michael Doyle; Jon and Anne Gorton; Bill Hart; Gretchen Hanchett; Cathleen and Bill Whitfield; Bob Iszard; Sherry Grugel; Mary Ann and Doug Crandall; James Cretekos; Melody and Dar Fanton; Linda Clayson; David Dean; Deb Aumick -_Representing Senator Catharine Young; John Foels; Patience Reagan; Kier Dirlam.

Guest Speaker: John Steinmetz- Steinmetz Planning Group, Hilton, NY

Location: Wellsville Country Club, Wellsville, New York

I. CALL TO ORDER: Welcome: C. Jessup; Pledge to the Flag: R. Iszard; Invocation: W. Brown

Following a delicious buffet dinner, C. Jessup introduced the dignitaries present.

IT. NOMINATING COMMITTEE: The meeting was called to order at 8:09PM by Chairman, C. Jessup.

Chairman Jessup called on Dale Foster, Chair of the Nominating Committee for its report. D. Foster presented the following slate of Planning Board Officers for 2011:

Chairman: Charles Jessup Vice Chair: James Ninos Secretary: Lee Gridley Assistant Secretary: Wendall Brown

On a motion by James Ninos and seconded by Ben Lipscomb, the nominations were closed and the Secretary was instructed to cast one ballot for the slate as presented. Motion carried.

ill. ADJOURNMENT: On a motion by Wendall Brown and seconded by Dale Foster, the business meeting was

adjourned at 8:10PM.

Following the business meeting, Chairman C. Jessup introduced Kier Dirlam, County Planner who gave a brief summary of planning activities since April of 2010. Kier then introduced the Keynote Speaker,

John Steinmetz who spoke on "Small Town and Community Development ... .. How Hard Can It Be To Articulate Your Vision, Develop Partnerships and Obtain Funding?" Director ofDevelopment,

John Foels' remarks concluded the evening's activities.

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ALLEGANY COUNTY PLANNING BOARD

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Chairman: Charles Jessup * Vice-Chairman: James Ninos * Secretary: Lee Gridley

Allegany Planning Board Minutes: February 16, 2011 Present: W. Brown, B. Ellis, D. Foster, L. Gridley, B. Lipscomb, J. Ninos, V. Per Excused: C. Jessup

None Absent: Guests: K1er Dirlam - County Planner; Larry Kaminski, David McCoy Location: Crossroads Conference Center, Amity

By I. CALL TO ORDER: Vice-Chairman J. Ninos called the meeting to order at 7:30PM. The Vice-Chairman welcomed guests, David McCoy and Larry Kaminski.

II. MINUTES: On a motion by Wendall Brown and seconded by Bob Ellis, minutes from December 15, 2010 and January 19,2011 were reviewed and approved.

III. NEW BUSINESS: A) New Board Member: Bryan Fanton has been appointed by Curt Crandall, Chairman of the

Board of Legislators. It is expected that this appointment will be ratified by the vote of the Board of Legislators at their regular February 28th, 2011 Board Meeting.

IV. OLD BUSINESS: A) HUD Plan Review - Update: County Planner, Kier Dirlam, reviewed the comments sent in

by several agencies which contributed to the HUD Plan. These comments were distributed and reviewed by Planning Board Members. A copy of these comments will be filed with the February, 2011, Planning Board minutes. On a motion by Wendall Brown and seconded by Ben Lipscomb, the Planning Board voted to accept these comments which will be posted on the website as additional appendices.

V. CORRESPONDENCE: No correspondence of consequence at this time.

VI. REPORTS: A) DEC Report: County Planner, Kier Dirlam distributed a packet of information on state wide

DEC projects that could have an effect on Allegany County. Included in the packet were projects in Alfred, new guidelines for SEQR reviews, etc.

B) Intergovernmental Review Projects [IRP~SJ: No new reports this month

C) Southem Tier West Report: No new reports D) Community Planning: Kier Dirlam reported that we have received official notice that the

Town ofHume has accepted their Comprehensive Plan. E) Annual Dinner: Several Planning Board Members reported on favorable comments on this

event and the keynote speaker's presentation on planning. F) Members: It was noted that Larry Kaminski is interested in becoming a member of the

Planning Board and is present tonight as an observer. If he decides to become a member, the Planning Board would still be short one member.

G) Planning & Economic Development Office Report/Updates 1) Efficiency in Government: K1er Dirlam reported on a recent meeting hosted by the

Development Office to explore ideas on creating more efficiency in government. Representatives from numerous agencies and government offices were present to share ideas

and suggestions. Sewer and water systems, sharing of highway equipment, health insurance, and other topics were discussed.

2) Communications Review: Communications of various entities' personnel are also being reviewed. The County is considering hiring a consultant to look at these systems.

3) Genesee River Wilds Inc.: GRW is now officially incorporated and recently held its first official meeting. Incorporation will allow this group to apply for grants and move forward with its plans to establish access points along the Genesee River and to, hopefully, create a park at Belvidere.

4) Truck Stop Auction: This property will be sold at auction scheduled for March 3, 2011. An open house to allow for inspection of the property is scheduled for February 23•d, 2011, 11:00 AM-1:00PM. This property has been widely advertised to potential buyers all over the East Coast.

VII. GOOD OF THE ORDER: Two recent NYS Laws were discussed: One involves the use of a cell phone and texting which would garner the wrong-doer two points on his / her license. The other law involved the case where a driver was found guilty of hanging an air-freshener on their rear-view mirror.

VIII. ADJOURNMENT:

On a motion by Dale Foster and 2nd by Wendall Brown, the meeting was adjourned at 8:38PM

Respectfully submitted,

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I. CALL TO ORDER: By __

Chairman C. Jessup called the meeting to order at 7:31PM. The Chairman welcomed the new member and guests.

II. MINUTES: Minutes for February were reviewed. On a motion by J. Ninos and 2nd by D. Foster the minutes from February 16, 2011 were reviewed and approved.

ill. NEW BUSINESS: A) New Board Member - Larry Kaminski's name has been submitted to the Chairman of the

Legislature and he forwarded it to the Planning and Economic Development Committee. They passed a resolution referring it to the County Attorney.

B) New SEQR Forms- The draft short form was provided to the members of the Board. A copy of the new long form, over 30 pages, was circulated. Once this is finalized by the state we should consider offering a class to our Towns and Villages on the new forms and their usage.

IV. OLD BUSINESS: None

V. CORRESPONDENCE: None

VI. REPORTS: A) DEC Report:

1) See attached

B) Intergovernmental Review Projects [IRP'S]: 1) Continuation of the NYS Administered Section 105 Air Pollution Control Program for FY 2011/2012 NYS

DEC from USEPA 7,451,732; 2) Underground Storage Tank (UST) Program NYS DEC from US EPA$1,532,000 3) Hazardous Waste Management Program NYS DEC from US EPA $7,684,187 4) Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Program NYS DEC from US EPA $2,985,519 5) BK-117 Medical Transport Helicopter Mercy Flight, Inc. from USDA Rural Development $1,650,000

C) Southern Tier West Report: Last meeting minutes attached. They have a meeting Thursday.

D) Community Planning: 1) The Town of Caneadea is looking at the development of a park near Houghton. 2) Town of Wellsville is continuing work on the revision of their Comprehensive Plan. 3) The Village of Alfred is undertaking the Main Street Fa<;ade program and has extended it up Church Street and

West University Streets around Mill Street to include a number of businesses in this area.

E) Members: Continue to need suggestions for the final seat. F) Planning & Economic Development Office Report/Updates

1) Efficiency in Government- A program was held with communities that have municipal water and sewer systems at the beginning of March to discuss undertaking a study of ways to improve efficiency between the various systems. Each community was requested to fill out a short survey and provide the rate structure that they utilize.

2) Communications Review- A study is going to be started during this next month on reviewing the various aspects of communication in the County including cell service, EMS, Police, highways vehicles, broadband.

3) Truck Stop Auction- The Truck Stop was sold at auction for $190,000 to a local resident. The future plans for the site are not available at this time.

4) Erosion & Storm water - The Southern Tier West Storm water project is continuing on three aspects: 1) Education component for landowners to better understand the impact their actions have on neighboring

properties; 2) Mapping effort to collect the information on the hazards within the three counties on Town/Village/City and County properties; 3) Survey of municipalities on future concerns and plans to remedy issues.

5) Crossroads Presentation- A presentation was reviewed on the Crossroads Project.

Vll. GOOD OF THE ORDER: Referrals: Valerie Perkins has volunteered to review referrals sent to the Planning Board and

give a report on them at the monthly meetings.

VITI. ADJOURNMENT:

On a motion by D. Foster and 2nd by J. Ninos, the meeting was adjourned at 8:42 pm.


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Allegany Planning Board Minutes: April20, 2011 Present: B. Ellis, B. Fanton, D. Foster, L. Gridley, C. Jessup, B. Lipscomb, J. Ninos,

V. Perkins, L. Kaminski Excused: Guests: Location:

W.Brown Kier Dirlam - County Planner Crossroads Conference Center, Amity

I. CALL TO ORDER: Chairman C. Jessup called the meeting to order at 7:30 PM.

II. MINUTES:

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Minutes for March were reviewed. On a motion by V. Perkins and 2nd by B. Ellis the minutes from March 16, 2011 were reviewed and approved as presented

lll. NEW BUSINESS: A. Census Data 2010- K. Dirlam reviewed the new data from the US Census Bureau

that was released in late March for the County. The members received a map and tables of data. These data tables are available on the www.alleganyplanning.com website. A Block level data map was also reviewed for the whole County. Our blocks are significantly larger than those designated for more urban areas. Residents are counted but seasonal residents are not counted. Students are counted where they go to school; i.e. Alfred or Houghton. Total populations are listed for towns and these numbers always include any villages located within the town. Six census designated places are listed for Allegany County. These are roughly analogous to what we know as hamlets and include the following: Scio, Fillmore, Belfast - all newly designated for the 2011 census, and Stannards, Houghton, and Friendship which had been designated in the 2000 census.

IV. OLD BUSINESS: None

V. CORRESPONDENCE: Government Matters by ESRI Susquehanna River Basin Newsletter.

VI. REPORTS: A) DEC Report: A report with all notices from the ENB relevant to Allegany County and

statewide notices that were relevant to Allegany County was provided to members for reVlew: 1) Genesee Valley Greenway Bull St, Prospect St, W Cuba Road, Cuba- V & W to

Allegany Co / Cattaraugus Co Line Cuba, NY 2) Belmont Sewage Treatment Plant 3) ION Western NY Redundant Fiber Ring

B) Intergovernmental Review Projects [IRP'S]: 1) Town of Ripley Route 5 West Water & Wastewater System Town of Ripley to

USDA Rural Development for $250,000; 2) Renovation of old elementary school building to be the main site for the corporate

administration by the City of Jamestown to USDA Rural Development for $5,000,000 ;

3) Niagara River Area of Concern (AOC) Water Quality Assessment NYS by DEC to the USEPA Region 2 for $902,573;

4) Fund Phase 2 to monitor concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls, organochlorine pesticides and mercury in edible fish from NYs Great Lakes System by NYS DEC to USEPA Region 2 for $724,396;

C) Southern Tier West Report: Last meeting minutes were reviewed. Local Government Conference May 11, 2011. Planning Board members are encouraged to attend.

D) Community Planning: 1) Reviewed the minutes from Cuba. There was discussion regarding a Wetland Fill

plan in their minutes. 2) Discussed the recent Public Forum on Marcellus Shale and Hydrofracturing that was

held at Alfred State College's Wellsville Campus. A map was provided showing existing drilling activity based on the DEC's database.

E) Members: Discussed the need for one final member and a potential membe~ was discussed.

F) Planning & Economic Development Office Report/Updates 1) Efficiency in Government- Water System surveys have been tabulated and are being

analyzed. 2) Communications Review - A study is underway of the various communication

systems in use. Ultimately, it would be ideal if all major radio entities could communicate with one another; i.e. fire, police, emergency vehicles, school buses, town and county highway departments, etc.

3) Genesee River Wilds Float- an event is being planned for May 28th. 4) Hazard Mitigation Projects/Plan- a workshop was held on April 1't and was well

received regarding Hazards along the Genesee River. 5) Land Owner Program for Natural Gas is scheduled for April 27th at the Amity

Rescue Squad and is sponsored by Cornell Cooperative Extension. 6) Bounty of the County Program- A program is in development by ACDSI to create

a small business directory on-line for the County and promote those businesses. A 2nd program of food boxes that can be purchased and mailed to people across the country with local products is being developed with Gretchen Hanchett in the lead on this project.

VII. GOOD OF THE ORDER: 1) Discussed the possible role of the Planning Board in improving our population

numbers and to decrease the percentage of people leaving our county as the Census numbers show. The Board members were encouraged to develop ideas and bring them to the next meeting.

2) There is a new Cooperative being set up in Houghton that may be of interest to members. This will fill a void in available local food source that is not being covered by existing outlets.

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VIII. ADJOURNMENT:

On a motion by D. Foster and 2nd by J. Ninos, the meeting was adjourned at 8:40 pm.


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I. CALL TO ORDER: By Chairman C. Jessup called the meeting to order at 7:30PM. The Chairman welcomed the guest.

ll. MINUTES: Minutes for April were reviewed. On a motion by Bob Ellis and 2nd by Jim Ninos the minutes from April 20, 2011, were reviewed and approved.

m. NEW BUSINESS: A. ION Map - The map of the proposed installation of broadband fiber optic network was displayed and

discussed. The general layout is from Cuba to Crossroads on CR 20; north along NYS 19 to Houghton College and connecting to fiber in Fillmore; south to Belmont along NYS 19; east to Alfred along NYS 244 to connect Alfred State College and Alfred University and connecting to existing fiber; south along CR 12 to Elm Valley; west to Wellsville and Alfred State College/Jones Memorial Hospital along NYS 417; south along NYS 19 to Stannards; east along NYS 248 connecting to existing fiber. This network must connect major institutions such as colleges and universities, hospitals and prisons. This is being paid for by stimulus funding. ION is still waiting for some approvals but will probably start construction in June, 2011. The disasters in Japan have created a fourteen (14) week delay in obtaining fiber. Lines will be installed both above and below ground. Existing towers or new towers could connect to the ION network. Cell towers or 911 can hook into this fiber system.

IV. OLD BUSINESS: A. Census Report 2005 - 2009 American Community Survey 5 year estimates - was reviewed and

discussed. This prompted the question: "What has made people decide to leave the County?" The very detailed narrative profile for the years 2005 - 2009 was reviewed and discussed at some length. Kier explained that for very rural areas such as Allegany County, it takes five years to compile a decent data set to create this narrative profile. In urban areas, this is done every year. We used to get a ten (10) year snapshot but these didn't have enough sampling to be valid in a rural area. Wendall Brown, who did the long form for the census, explained that it requires detailed information for the previous twelve (12) months (June- June) and takes significant time to complete. In general, it takes five (5) years to get five percent (5%) sampling of each census block.

V. CORRESPONDENCE: None


1) Local County projects and Statewide Projects were reviewed. Hydramec is applying for a new SPDES permit.

B) Intergovernmental Review Projects [IRP'S]: 1) Pesticides Enforcement NYS DEC; statewide Projects Description: Carry out certain work elements

related to State pesticides enforcement and compliance; Agency Receiving Request: USEP A Region 2; FUNDING Federal:424,000 State: Applicant: 86,584 Total: 510,584;

2) Pesticide Program Cooperative Agreement; Program Sponsor: NYS DEC; Area of Impact: statewide; Projects Description: Carry out certain work elements related to worker protection standard, waster quality protection, endangered species, and certification and training program for certified pesticide applicators; Agency Receiving Request: USEPA Region 2; FUNDING Federal: 258,400; Applicant: 109,040; Total: 367,440

3) West Apron Rehabilitation/Partial Taxiway Lighting Improvements; Program Sponsor: Wellsville Municip Airport; Area of Impact: Wellsville; County: Allegany; Projects Description: Provide for the rehabilitation o, the West Ramp at Wellsville Municipal Airport and provide for the rehabilitation of medium intensity taxiway lighting alongside Taxiway A from the terminal area to the approach end of Runway 28; Agency Receiving Request: FAA-NYADO; FUNDING Federal: 740,000; Total: 740,000.

4) GLRI Endangered Species Program; Program Sponsor: NY Natural Heritage Program; Area of Impact: Lake Erie and Lake Ontario Plains; County: Central and Western New York; Projects Description: Conduct field surveys of calcareous pearland and associated wetland complexes in New York's Great Lakes Watershed; Agency Receiving Request: Fish and Wildlife Service; FUNDING Federal: 191,833; Total: 191,833

C) Southern Tier West Report: Last meeting minutes were reviewed. Discussed the Local Government Conference held on May 11, 2011, at Houghton College. Several Planning Board members attended.

D) Community Planning: None

E) Members: Joy Woodruff indicated her interest in being considered for the position on the Planning Board.

F) Board Analysis of Population retention and expansion 1) Valerie indicated that she had done some preliminary research and found some case studies about

methods but no indication of the success of these programs. It was also noted that there was no way of knowing what the effect would have been on population totals if those efforts had not been made. It was observed that the new ION Network may attract new companies to Allegany County. Another member observed that our low property values allows for readily available, affordable housing. Joy offered to continue the research effort.

2) Discussed the recent story in the paper regarding Wellsville's high taxes based on the house value. Chairman, Chuck Jessup reported that the Comprehensive Plan Implementation Group (CPIG) has been trying to change the media's attitude from the negative to a more positive view point. He also pointed out that a better way to compare us is to use property tax versus income. This shows us to be average or right in the middle with other NYS counties.

3) It was noted that this is an opportune time to get plans and ideas added to the Comprehensive Plat! which is up for its first review and revision since being adopted in 2008. It was further noted that County Department Heads have made consistent efforts to abide by the Comprehensive Plan. The strong leadership of Board Chair, Curt Crandall, and support by the County Legislature were also noted.

4) Further discussion revolved around ideas to retain or attract county population. Several suggestions were made and included the following: a.) Instituting a five (5) year freeze on property taxes for owners who make improvements to their property. b.) Provide for and promote construction of housing with universal design which helps senior citizens who want to stay in their own homes. c.) Have communities adopt and follow designs for Complete Streets. d.) Position ourselves to apply for and obtain grant funding for these projects. e.) Offer Senior Citizens free advanced education for their children at area schools of higher learning. f.) Offer free courses to Seniors and Retirees. g.) Create and offer a program to lessen student loan obligations. This led to a discussion on Ameri Corps which allows students who join the program to pay off or reduce the amounts of their student loans. It was also noted that it might be possible to work with an industry to create a program to lessen student loan obligations.

5) The new NYS effort to promote growth is called Excelsior and it requires new manufacturers to create at least twenty-five (25) new jobs in order to qualify for inclusion in the program.

Vll. GOOD OF THE ORDER: None at this time.

VIII. ADJOURNMENT: On a motion by D. Foster and 2"d by L. Kaminski, the meeting was adjourned at 8:52 pm.


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Present: Allegany Planning Board Agenda: September 21, 2011

W. Brown, B. Ellis, B. Fanton, D. Foster, L. Gridley

Excused: C. Jessup, L. Kaminski, B. Lipscomb, J. Ninos, V. Perkins, J. Woodruff None

Absent: None Guests: Location:

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I. CALL TO ORDER: Chairman C. Jessup called the meeting to order at 7:30PM. By ~-·-J II. MINUTES: Minutes for May were reviewed. On a motion by Bob Ellis and seconded by Jim Ninos, the minutes from May 18, 2011, were reviewed and approved.

ill. NEW BUSINESS: A. Town of Almond Referral

Val Tober has a house with a one-bay older garage. He needs to tear down the garage to make room for an addition to the house for his parents to move into. The official required set-back is twenty (20) feet is not available. This property is within five hundred (500) feet of NYS I-86 and a county road. The area is somewhat residential but is zoned for agriculture. On a motion by Bob Ellis and seconded by Jim Ninos, the Planning Board approved this variance with no comment. Motion passed unanimously.

B. Town of Alfred Moratorium Referral After review and discussion the Planning Board found no conflicts with county law; no conflicts with state or county roads; no conflicts with state borders or neighboring town laws. This moratorium seeks to preserve the status quo re: drilling in the Marcellus shale, for one year until the DEC regulations come on line. There is nothing in the proposal that will affect the county or the state. On a motion by Val Perkins and seconded by Lee Gridley, the Planning Board voted to approve the moratorium with no comment. AU present voted yes with one abstention- Dale Foster. Unofficial comments offered during and after the review: 1.) This proposed moratorium seems to exclude all petroleum and gas wells in the town; there is no provision for already existing wells. These should be "grandfathered" in the proposal. 2.) Fred Sinclair noted that elected officials need to "steer the process" or slow the boom dynamic where the potential for a boom exists.

IV. OLD BUSINESS: A. None

V. CORRESPONDENCE: A. Finger Lakes Trails and Greenways Conference September 23'd and 241

h in Ithaca, N.Y.: One topic will be the proposed Triple Divide Trail System. Allen Kerkeslager will also be presenting an environmental studies lecture on this same subject in Alfred on Friday. B. Southern Tier West (STW) and Syracuse University School of Forestry will present a program in Ellicottville on maintaining vitality and community character on October 6, 2011. B. Allegany Bitumens Remediation: This site needs more remediation and environmental clean-up. C. Energy Ad-Hoc Committee Site Plan Review and Road Use Agreements: Two sample documents on road use and repair were sent to the towns and villages. The county has a permitting structure but this has to go to the towns; the county can't implement this on a county-wide basis. To date, nobody has enacted these proposals which will be posted on the Planning web-site.


There are two pertaining to AJiegany County: 1.) Installation of stone rip-rap for erosion protection in Scio and 2.) Removal of the BOCES site from the NYS Registry oflnactive Hazardous Waste Disposal Site

B) Intergovernmental Review Projects {IRP'S]:

7} Drinking Water State Revolving Fund NYS DOH $61,066,000

1} NVS's Chesapeake Bay Watershed Program NYS DEC $1,340,000

8) Farmer's Market Village of Angelica $15,500 9} Diesel School Bus Retrofits NYS DEC $501,165

2) Public Water System Supervison NYS 10} NYS Particulate Matter 2.5 Monitoring Program for FFY NYS DEC $1,313,682 Department of Health $6,546,667

3) Lake Erie Wine Trail Olde Chautauqua Vineyards $299,999

11) Brownfield State Response Agreement NYS DEC $640,500

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Rural Housing Preservation Grant Chautauqua Opportunities, Inc. $200,865 Capitalization Grant for Clean Water State Revolving Fund NYS DEC $198,881,370 Joint Public Water Supply Improvement Project Village of Richburg $6,833,640

12) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative NYS DEC $5,000,000

13) PSB Ballast Removal in School Districts NYS DEC $125,000

C) Southern Tier West Report: Last meeting minutes attached. Local Government Conference November in Chautauqua County; Annual Dinner was attended by Kier Dirlam and John Foels.

D) Community Planning: Updates

E) Planning & Economic Development Office Report/Updates 1) Communications Review: A draft analysis was presented to the Planning and Economic Development

Committee. The consultant looked at all towers in Allegany County and created a data base plus map locations for these. In all fifty-five (55) towers were found. It is suggested that a permit process and a draft law be formulated for the towns to adopt re: the construction and access for additional antennae on towers. This would allow EMS access to put antennae on towers where needed.

2) Hazard Mitigation Plan -Approved and already adopted by twenty (20) towns and villages. 3} Genesee River Wilds: There were three quotes ranging between $70,000.00 and $89,000.00 for this park plan but

the funds were "swept" into the Regional Development Councils. 4) Wellsville TAC: There is a ten year plan for this airport. FAA Funding was withheld for this year. What needs

to be fixed includes up-grades, down-grades, paving, lighting and taxi-ways. 5) Town of Grove Feasibility Study re: sewer plant or connecting line to Canaseraga. The latter is more feasible.

vn. GOOD OF THE ORDER: Next Meeting: October 19ill, 2011; Start time will be 7:00PM to accommodate a planned

training session re: new SEQR Requirements by Attorney, Dan Spitzer. Vlll. ADJOURNMENT: On a motion by Dale Foster and 2"d by Val Perkins, the meeting was adjourned at 8:35 PM.



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Allegany Planning Board Agenda: November 16, 2011 Present: B. Ellis, B. Fanton, D. Foster, L. Gridley, C. Jessup, L. Kaminski, J. Ninos, V. Perkins, J.

Woodruff Excused: None

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Kier Dirlam - County Planner Crossroads Conference Center, Amity

I. CALL TO ORDER: By I Chairman C. Jessup called the meeting to order at 7:30PM. ·~;:;;;:;;j

II. MINUTES: Minutes for September were reviewed. On a motion by Bob Ellis and seconded by Dale Foster, the minutes from September 21,2011, were reviewed and approved.

ill. NEW BUSINESS: A. Town of Alfred Moratorium Referral

This moratorium referral was sent back because of the addition of a grandfather clause to cover existing wells in the Town of Alfred. On a motion by Lee Gridley and seconded by Bob Ellis, the Planning Board voted unanimously to approve the moratorium with no comment.

IV. OLD BUSINESS: A. None

v. CORRESPONDENCE: A. None

VI. REPORTS: A) DEC Report: None B) Intergovernmental Review Projects {JRP'Sj: There are two NYS-DEC Programs; one involving

underground storage tanks and the second for underground leaking storage tanks. The DEC is seeking $1,532,000.00 for the underground (non-leaking) storage tanks and $2,985,519.00 for the underground leaking storage tanks.

C) Southern Tier West Report: The STW agenda and minutes were received from their October 20, 2011, meeting. Included in the minutes were the DEC Baseline Programs with Chautauqua Institute regarding storm water quality treatment.

D) Planning Board Memberships: Three members are up for reappointment. They are Bob Ellis, Jim Ninos and Wendall Brown. All three have indicated that they wish to be reappointed but Wendall has indicated that he will stay until we can find a replacement for him.

E) Community Planning Updates: None F) Planning & Economic Development Office Report/Updates

1) Allegany Bitumen site in Amity is undergoing a full clean-up by Stan-Tech. 2) ION Broadband installation is progressing. Some fiber will be located on poles and some will be

buried. The goal is to go from one end of the state to the other. The Allegany County fiber will be operational in March 2012, in our area. These are the middle mile providers. Individuals can obtain service through hist mile providers.

3) Two grants have been applied for through Community Consolidated Funding to fund the water projects at the Crossroads. NYS received 8,000 applications for funding.

VII. Old Business: Comprehensive Plan Review: A) Three pages on the Allegany Comprehensive Plan were distributed to Planning Board

Members who were then asked to help fill out the action sheets and to be aware of projects in their communities. Kier Dirlam reported that he had mailed surveys to twenty-nine towns, ten villages and 120 agencies requesting information on what needs those entities want to see added to the revised Comprehensive Plan. Only a few replies have been received to date.

B) Rural Aspects of Allegany County: Planning Board members were asked to reflect on the various components of Allegany County which we wish to see nurtured and preserved; for example: rural beauty, access to nature, outdoor recreation such as hunting, snowmobiling, skiing, etc.

C) Other characteristics of Allegany County were enumerated and discussed including the Allegany Artisans, Music and Singing Groups, availability of cultural events particularly at Alfred University, Alfred State College and Houghton College

D) County wide transportation service, economic development , need to retain and attract medical professionals , what can be done to revitalize downtowns, need for a variety of housing options, the Amish impact on the county and the implications of a growing senior population and loss of population in the county were all mentioned.

E) Action Sheet was perused and Planning Board members were asked to help with information from their communities and local areas.

F) The Genesee River Wilds project was described briefly.

VIII. GOOD OF THE ORDER: A) Chairman, Chuck Jessup appointed Dale Foster as Chair of the Nominating Committee to

arrange a slate of officers to be elected at the Annual Meeting and Dinner to be held at L'Italia, in Wellsville on January 18,2012, 6:00PM.

IX. Next Meeting: December 21,2011, 7:30PM.

VIII. ADJOURNMENT: On a motion by Dale Foster and 2"d by Jim Ninos, the meeting was adjourned at 8:55PM.



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Allegany Planning Board Minutes: December 21, 2011 Present: B. Ellis, B. Fanton, D. Foster, L. Gridley, C. Jessup, L. Kaminski, B. Lipscomb, V. Perkins, J.

Woodruff. Excused: J. Ninos

W. Brown. Absent: Guests: Location:

Kier Dirlam - County Planner. Crossroads Conference Center, Amity

I. CALL TO ORDER: Chairman C. Jessup called the meeting to order at 7:30PM.

IT. MINUTES: Minutes for November were reviewed. On a motion by B. Ellis and 2nd by D. Foster, the minutes from November 2011 are reviewed and approved.

ill. NEW BUSINESS: A. Set Meeting Dates for 2012 - The Allegany County Planning Board sets its monthly meetings for the 3rd

Wednesday of each month: January 18, February 15, March 21, April18, May 16, June 20, no scheduled meetings for July and August [unless business requires a meeting], September 19, October 17, November 21 , December 19. The location for the January meeting will be L'Italia in Wellsville at 6PM for the Annual Dinner. It was agreed by consensus of the Planning Board Members present that all other meetings will be held at the Crossroads Center at 7:00PM. (Note change in time from 7:30PM).

B. Training- 2011 & 2012: County Planner, Kier Dirlam, noted that each Planning Board Member is required to have four (4) hours of training each year. He then asked that each Board Member keep track of what they've done and certify that training by reporting that information to him at the end of each year. The Planning Board will try to have two trainings per year; one in the spring and one in the fall.

IV. OLD BUSINESS: A. Town of Alfred Moratorium Referral- Town passed the moratorium which will be in place for one year. B. Comprehensive Plan review exercise: J. Woodruff noted several ideas to help communities. Some of these

included more signage, especially on the Interstate; encouraging the County Chamber to foster a grant program to help small businesses with the cost of Interstate signage and organizing an Amish Trail to encourage tourism. B. Ellis suggested having Allegany County Tourism Brochures made available at the Seneca Allegany Casino and Bingo Hall in Salamanca. Other locations for the Tourism Brochures were also suggested. J. Woodruff also noted the need for high speed internet capability. K. Dirlam then reviewed some of the latest information available about improvements in high speed communications.

C. K. Dirlam reported on the various provisions recently granted by the Regional Economic Development Councils. These included a $2.8 million for Alfred University for their High Temperature Lab; NYSERDA grant which must be split between the five counties in the region for sustainability funding and housing rehabs for Almond, Wellsville, Andover and Cuba, etc.

V. CORRESPONDENCE: K. Dirlam reported receiving newsletters from Rural Futures and NACO County News.

VI. REPORTS: A) DEC Report: See attached information on projects in Angelica, Mater Dei Horne and Bolivar. B) Fracking: The DEC has extended the comment period to January 11, 2012. C) Intergovernmental Review Projects [IRP 'S]: None D) Southern Tier West Report: None E) Community Planning: Updates- Town of Almond, Town of Grove

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F) Annual Dinner- L'Italia in Wellsville: 6:00PM Social Hour; 7:00PM Dinner- Presentation on the Genesee River Wilds Project

G) Nomination Committee- Report: will be given at the Annual Dinner. H) Planning & Economic Development Office Report/Updates

1) Communications Review: A map has been developed to show location of towers. The final report will be completed in four to six weeks. J. Woodruff reported on one additional tower (not shown on the map) in Wirt. The ION Project was depicted on the map. It will be installed and lit by the end of February, 2012.

2) STW Watershed Task Force: This group is creating material to train Towns and Villages on what they should look at when doing site plan reviews. K. Dirlam has invited them to make a presentation to the Planning Board when these materials are complete.

3) Wellsville TAC: The final strategy meeting was held last week. There were no conflicts and it is expected that the plan will be approved.

GOOD OF THE ORDER: It was suggested that Duke Ackley be invited to the Planning Board Dinner.

VIII. ADJOURNMENT: On a motion by D. Foster and 2nd by B. Ellis, the meeting was adjourned at 8:47pm.

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