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Town of Ulysses
Regular Town Board Meeting
October 10 , 1995
TOWN OF ULYSSES
REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING
October 10 , 1995
Present : Supervisor Doug Austic ; Councilpeople Tom Reitz ,
Catherine Stover , Ben Curtis ; Highway Superintendent
James Meeker ; Town Clerk Marsha Georgia .
Others Present : Mark Vann , Peter Meskill , Peter Penniman , Mary
Lash Free Press Reporter , Don Hickman .
Supervisor Austic called the Regular Meeting of the Ulysses Town
Board to order at 7 : 30pm and led those in attendance in the
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America .
Claims :
Mr . Curtis moved , seconded by Mr . Reitz approval of Claims # 324 -
354 in the amount of $ 17 , 341 . 44 . Unanimously approved .
Minutes :
Mr . Austic entertained a motion to approve minutes of the Regular
Town Board Meeting of September 12 , 1995 and the Special Board
Meetings of September 20th and 25th .
Mr . Reitz moved , seconded by Mrs . Stover approval of the minutes
of September 12 , 1995 , Regular Board Meeting . Unanimously
approved .
The other minutes were tabled .
RReort / TRUMANSBURG Fire Department :
Chief Vann submitted and read his report ( on file ) . Update on
new pumper tanker ; should arrive in. T-Burg sometime early in
November . Will keep Board notified .
Re ort Re resentative Peter MESKILL :
Mr . Meskill reported that the County budget still remains at a 0 %
tax increase . DSS building proposal is being made next Tuesday
night . Voting will be in December .
REPORTS
Town Clerk. Marsha Georgia reported total fees for the month of
September $ 4303 . of which $ 816 . was turned over to the
Supervisor . Attended a seminar in Albany and learned the
Internet .
Hi hwa Su erintendent James Meeker reported cleaning ditches on
Iradell Rd . , installed driveway pipe , mowed roadsides . Starting
to work on trucks and get them ready for winter , Prepared
Glenwood for paving . No State contracts on one ton truck as yet .
Mr . Reitz said there is a resident on VanDorns Rd . who has asked
about a speed reduction . . . what is the procedure . Mr . Meeker said
they need a petition signed by the majority of residents on the
road . Give it to him and he will send a request to the State .
Talking about a six month time- frame to hear back from the State .
. fi;Code Enforcement Officer . . . Mrs . Georgia read the report ( on
:file ) . Does need a secretary for BZA/ Planning Board /Master Plan .
Mr . Austic will ask Pm Denmark , rho is doing the minutes for the
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Village .
Board Members :
Mr . Reitz mentioned that the Recreation Partnership met and the
committee dealt with programs . The Town of Ulysses is able to
add programs , may be a slight fee . Asked if this should go
t hrough the Youth Commission . Mr . Austic suggested contacting
the village since they run the Youth programs . Mr . Meskill asked
if this program is advertised . . . very few from Ulysses
participated . Mr , Reitz. said there was an article in the Free
Press . Can get the information to the school and ask them to
d istribute .
Mr . Curtis mentioned he is serving on the resolution committee
for the Association of Towns ; if there are any ideas give them to
him before November 14th .
S upervisor ' s Financial Report :
Mr . Austic reviewed .
OLD BUSINESS
Water District # 2
Received a check from Jim Seafuse to cover the attorney fees .
They will be receiving their first water bill shortly .
O SHA
Mr . Austic read the official report of complaints received from
OSHA . If these items are not addressed can cost up to $ 800 . / day
in fines . Mr . Meeker said he has addressed the items at the Town
B arns .
Mr . Austic said the major ones at the Town Hall are the doors and
floors . Will replace the stepladder . Have until March 27 , 1996 .
Mr . Reitz said the ladder is due next week ; some others are due
by December 31st .
Building Report
Mr . Austic asked Bruce Wilson for his comments concerning a
lease / purchase regarding the addition on the Village Hall .
Haven ' t received anything as yet . A twenty- five year lease isn ' t
what we like , . . would like to see fifty or one- hundred year lease .
Decided to hold for attorney comments .
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Work Week Resolution
Mr . Austic stated he had sent this resolution to the retirement
system stating what people worked , but not establishing a work
week . Need to do this following the retirement system standards ,
but will table this item for the time being .
NEW BUSINESS
• Stop Sign
Mr . Austic said he had a request from Tom Ferretti to install a
stop sign at the intersection of Cayuga and Lake Streets . Will
get a written request to Jim Meeker and he will check it out .
Planning /Master Plan Committees
Mr , Austic said they had a Master Plan Committee Meeting the
other night and decided to break into smaller group to write the
Master Plan . . . Sue Poelvoorde , Crys Kail , Ruth Kahn , Greg
Hoffmire , Joanne Molina . Each one will write a part of it and
submit it to the Town Board by the last week in November .
Cable Commission
Mr . Curtis gave a little background on the Cable Commission
Contract . This is the work of the Franchise Contract Committee .
Went through different contracts to see what was needed ; this is
what it boiled down to . At this point trying to get feedback
from municipalities . Mr . Austic said this is a sample ? Mr ,
Curtis said yes . Mr . Austic asked when it will be finalized .
Mr . Curtis said we are meeting tomorrow night ; at that point want
to give suggestions / changes . Trying to aim all municipalities at
one expiration date . Short discussion ensued .
Resignation
Mr . Austic said that he had received a resignation from Randy
Haus who serves on the Youth Commission . He was the at - large
Town member . Need to find someone else to serve .
Correspondence
Mr . Austic reviewed correspondence received .
Mr . Meeker said he has been considering having a contract drawn
up with the Cable people , etc . . . . basically an agreement to hold
the Town harmless if we cut a wire or something when doing ditch
work . Mr . Curtis will check with the Village of Lansing to see
what they have .
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Budget
Mr . Austic reviewed the proposed budget . Discussed increasing
building code fees to $ 3 . per thousand and increase dog licensing
fee by $ 1 . Reduced $ 5000 . in building reserve , but mentioned the
need to do something with the present building .
Further discussion took place with Jim Meeker regarding the
Highway budget . Mr . Austic said he would take all the proposals
suggested this evening and work up a new preliminary budget and
distribute to the Board prior to leaving town .
Hearing no further business Mr . Reitz moved , seconded by Mrs .
Stover to adjourn the meeting . Unanimously approved the meeting
adjourned at 10 : 40pm .
Respectfully submitted ,
Marsha L . Georgia
Town Clerk
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