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TO: Elizabeth Neville, Town Clerk(for Distribution to Supervisor Russell and.
Town Board Members)
FROM: Leslie Kanes Weisman, ZBA Chairperson/Department Heart
: COMBINED MONTHLY DEPARTMENT HEAD AND NEW
APPLIC'ATIONS/FEES REPORT for. November,2014
ATE: December 3,2414
1. Requires Immediate Attention: clothing at this time
Il. Board and Office Policies, Practices, and Activities:
ZBA lr eguired Annual Training for 2014
The four hours of the ZBA's required annual training, as approved by the Town.
Board, were completed at the Special Meeting on November 20, 2014 with a final
presentation by ATA Kiely. 1 have submitted this information to the Town Clerk for
filing.
Time Limits on ZBA Variances
On November 18, 2014 the Town Board held a public hearing on draft legislation to
amend Chapter 280, Zoning, to include time limits on variance relief granted by the
Board of Appeals, effective January 1, 2015. The Board voted to close the hearing
and table the resolution to approve the code change until the December: 2, 2014
Town Board meeting.
III. Financial/Budget/Personnel Issues:
ZBA 2015 Budget Proposal
The 2015 ZBA budget proposal was approved as part of the Town's 2015 budget
approval on November 18, 2015. 1 would like to thank the Town Board for
addressing the steady increase in our department's work load over the past few years
by approving the conversion of one of our two part time staff positions into a full
time cleric typist position.
Activities of the Board/Accomplishments:
Regular Meeting Date: 11106/14 Call to Order: 8:06 AM A.djourned: 3.03 PM
Public Hearings: Total: 11.
Number of new applications heard: 10
Number of carryovers from previous hearings: 1
Number closed reserving decision to later date: 7
Number closed subject to receipt of additional information: 2
Number adjourned to another date- 2
Number adjourned w/o a date: 0
Number of Resolutions passed: 19
Number of decisions made: 4
Number of Site Inspections made by Board members: 11x5 = 55
Next Regular Meeting- 12/04/14
Secial Meeting: Date: 11/20/14 Call to Order: 5:04 PM Adjourned: 7:11 PM
Number of draft findings discussed: 9
Number of decisions made: 9
Number of Resolutions passed: 13
Meetings attended/initiated by ZBA Chairperson/Department I-lead
0 11/3 - ATA Kiely re: powers and duties of the ZBA
a 11/5 — Full ZBA staff meeting re: new procedures and form for required annual
employee performance appraisal by Department Heads
* 11/10 - ATA Kiely re: conditions and C&R's OD specific application before the
before the Board
0 11/12 - Department heads Meeting with the Supervisor
0 11/13 - Code Cmt. Mtg. re: Transient Rental Legislation
0 11/13 - ATA Kiely re-. Prior Special exception permit and potential new
application.
0 11/14- Planning Director Lanza re: Special Events legislation
0 11/20 - Leadership Academy meeting
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1..1./25 —ATA Kiely, ZBA Chairperson, Building, Planning, LWRP re: Existing
Special Exception permit with conditions and violations
IV. Staff Activities
Number of people assisted at the counter: 61 Hours spent assisting. 13 hours
(Assistance includes, lling out new applications, mailings and postings, providing
copies orf decisions, F70II, requests and other materials, and general inquiries)
Number of F.O.I.L. requests processed.by staff: 8
Meetings Attended by Board Assistant Vicki. Toth:
11/25 —ATAKiely, ZBA Chairperson, Building, Planning, LWRPre: Existing
Special Exception permit with conditions and violations
V. MONTHLY RIEPOT ON NEW APPLICATIONS AND FEES
Total.Applications Received for the month of November. 2014: 5
Total Fees Collected in November 2014: $4,750
Resp ul Sub n-litted,
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Leslie Kanes Weisman,
Chairperson/Department Head