Town of Hartwick
MINUTES
Of The October 5, 2010: Regular Meeting of
Town of Hartwick Planning Board
Call to order 7 p.m.
Pledge of Allegiance
Attendance:
Board Members: G. Horth; V. Rozella (non-voting); Sue Bush; T. Schleiser; F. Thering; A. Briggs
Alternate PB Member(s): Glenn Schilling (seated/voting); Margaret Kennedy (seated/voting)
Public: D. Petri; E. Cox
Minutes of Last Meeting:
A. Briggs, made a motion to approve the September 7, 2010 minutes as submitted. T. Schleiser, seconded. Vote: All Ayes (7, 0, 0). Motion carried.
Public Hearing(s): None scheduled.
G. Horth made a motion to go into Executive Session for legal advice specific to commercial development within the Town. T. Schleiser seconded the motion, and the vote had the following result (7,0,0). Town Board members were invited to participate. The regular meeting was closed for Executive Session at 7:03 PM.
S. Bush made a motion to close Executive Session and to re-open the regular meeting at 8:10 PM. A. Briggs seconded the motion and the vote had the following result (7,0,0). The regular meeting was re-opened.
Regular Agenda:
Projects:
1.) "Best Western-renovation" Owner/Applicant: Crown Hospitality LLC, DBA Best Western Location: 50 Commons Drive, Cooperstown, NY. Project: Enclosure of existing outdoor seating area.
E. Cox, Best Western, outlined the proposal to enclose the outdoor seating area. The Board discussed the project. T. Schleiser made a motion stating that the project did not represent an expansion of the existing hotel use and that, as such, Site Plan Review was not required. The motion was seconded by G. Schilling and the vote had the following results (7, 0, 0). Motion Carried
2.) "Nate Ingalls Coffee/Sandwich Shop" Location: Corner of ST HWY 28 and Seminary Road Tax Map No. 162.00-1-20.00 Project: New 30'x30' sandwich/coffee shop.
The Board received the application as a sketch plan proposal. The Board discussed various items that the application was lacking. G. Schilling made a motion stating that the application is incomplete as presented and that the applicant needs to submit a site plan, to scale, including property lines, proposed distances from the intersection of Seminary Road and ST HWY 28 and the proposed driveways/site accesses, and the proposed locations of the well (water) and septic facilities. M. Kennedy seconded the motion and the vote had the following result (7, 0, 0). Following the vote, the applicant, N. Ingalls, joined the meeting and the Board informed him of the sketch plan status and those items required prior to the application being considered complete. N. Ingalls informed the Board that he was willing to provide the additional information and, in addition, that a simple split/minor subdivision will be completed as part of the project. The Board appreciated the additional information.
Planning Board Business:
The Board decided to hold on all law reviews until after the Town and Planning Boards set a joint course of action.
G. Horth stated that he considered all sessions with Attorney Fucillo, including the night's earlier Executive Session, to be counted as "Training" as required for all members and alternate members of the Planning Board.
A. Briggs made a motion to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by S. Bush. The motion carried by unanimous vote and the meeting adjourned
