HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-02-08-RTB TOWN OF ULYSSES REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING FEBRUARY 8, 2005 PRESENT : Supervisor Doug Austic , Town Councilpeople Lee Scott, Robert Weatherby; Roxanne Marino and Don Ellis ; Town Clerk Marsha Georgia; Highway Superintendent James Meeker; Deputy Supervisor Richard Coogan. Others Present : Attorney Bruce Wilson, Code Enforcement Officer Alex Rachun, Tompkins County Representative Peter Penniman, Planning Board Chairman John Wertis, David and Susan Means, Ruth Kuhn, and Judge Roger Rector. Supervisor Austic called the meeting to order at 7 : 30 pm, and led those assembled in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America. APPROVAL OF MINUTES : RTBM December 14, 2004 and January 11 , 2005 Supervisor Austic said he had reviewed the corrections and changes for the December 14, 2004 Regular Town Board meeting presented by Ms . Marino and had no problems with them . Mr. Austic moved, seconded by Ms . Marino to approve minutes of December 14, 2004 of the Regular Town Board meeting with the changes and corrections presented by Ms . Marino . Mr. Austic aye Mr. Scott aye Mr. Weatherby aye Ms . Marino aye Mr. Ellis aye 1 fi Adopted. Ms . Marino asked that the minutes for the January 11 , 2005 Regular Town Board meeting be tabled. Mr. Ellis moved, seconded by Mr. Weatherby to table the minutes of the Regular Town Board meeting of January 11 ,2005 . Mr. Austic aye Mr. Scott aye Mr. Weatherby aye Ms . Marino aye Mr. Ellis aye Adopted . APPROVAL OF CLAIMS Mr. Weatherby moved, seconded by Mr. Scott to approve the previously examined vouchers # 17 through 71 in the amount of $29,227 . 77 . Mr. Austic aye Mr. Scott aye Mr. Weatherby aye Ms . Marino aye Mr. Ellis aye Adopted. Regular Town Board Meeting 2 02/08/2005 REPORTS OF REPRESENTATIVES Tompkins County Board Representative Peter Penniman said he was sorry that he missed the discussion by the Board on Halseyville Road because he is currently the Chair of the committee to oversee highways . Mr. Penniman said he had not previously served on this committee . One thing that Mr. Penniman has noticed that there are no good records of accident data that can be looked at to help identify safety issues . This committee oversees the Tompkins County Airport where for the first time in several years there have been several positive steps for improvement of air transportation; Northwest Airlines has agreed to come in which will provide flights to Detroit and US Airways is trying to market flights from Ithaca at lower rates . Mr. Penniman reported, as Vice Chair of the Public Safety Committee, that the jail population so far for 2005 has remained fairly low . The jail is currently boarding out prisoners . Comparing the cost for boarding out against the cost building a new jail, the savings to the County is approximately $ 100,000 a month. Mr. Penniman distributed information on the new prescription drug card for Tompkins RX that the County has enrolled in with CAREMARX. Mrs . Georgia stated that there are packets of information on this new program in the Town Clerk' s office. Trumansburg Fire Department - no one in attendance. Chairman John Wertis reported attending a meeting with David Means called Planning for Agricultural presented by David Haight, Field Director of American Farmland Trust. The focus of the program was on making your town agricultural friendly. A questionnaire was distributed measuring yourself as to how agricultural friendly your Town is to agriculture . Mr. Wertis and Mr. Means completed the questionnaire and said that the Town of Ulysses scored high in friendliness to agriculture. Mr. Wertis said that the Planning Board has scheduled a Special Meeting for tomorrow to look at the zoning map . He thinks the Planning Board ' s approach will be to revisit the Comprehensive Plan and try to figure out how the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning districts relate to each other. Other items on the Planning Board agenda include taking a closer look at the drainage requirements in the sub-division and cluster divisions to see if there may be some methods that other towns have made this more attractive to developers . Mr. Means added that he feels that Ulysses is on the right track and working in the right direction. Ms . Marino asked for a copy of the questionnaire? TOWN REPORTS Highway Superintendent James Meeker reported the highway crew hauled stone, did tree trimming on VanDorn Corners Road and Krums Corners Road, and removed dead trees along other roadways . The crew had eleven days straight salting and plowing. Mr. Meeker hauled some 1B stone to mix in with the salt for ice control, which gives a better traction on the roads . The 1998 Mack truck needs inspection this month and new tires . Ms . Marino asked Mr. Meeker if he had contacted with the County Highway in regards to the driveway at Flo-Tech? Mr. Meeker said that he had met with John Lampman acting County Highway Superintendent and Jerry Stearns . Mr. Meeker passed on his concerns and Mr. Lampman Regular Town Board Meeting 3 02/08/2005 and Mr. Stearns will try and come up with a solution . The County is going to remove trees and try to open things up to get better site visibility around the corners . Mr. Meeker stated that a request from the Town Board to NYS DOT concerning changing the intersection of Halseyville Road and Route 96 where it would be more perpendicular may be helpful since the State owns a portion of that intersection . Ms . Marino moved, seconded by Mr. Scott the following : { BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Ulysses authorizes Supervisor Austic to write a letter to Tompkins County Highway Department and New York State Department of Transportation to investigate the possibility of realigning the intersection (Halseyville Road and Route 96) to the traffic calming perpendicular configuration. FURTHER RESOLVES that the Town Board of the Town of Ulysses appeals to the County and State expertise to aid in a solution for this potentially dangerous road intersection/driveway situation. Mr. Austic aye Mr. Scott aye Mr. Weatherby aye Ms . Marino aye Mr. Ellis aye Adopted. Mr. Meeker advised Mr. Austic to address the letter to Mr. Lampman at Tompkins County Highway Department and Mr. Birchenough of NYSDOT in Cortland, NY . Code Enforcement Officer Alex Rachun reported that four (4) permits were issued for additions to houses . Mr. Rachun has received a request for Site Plan Review on a daycare center. Town Clerk Marsha L Georgia reported that a total of $911 . 50 was collected for the month of January and of that $ 619 . 18 was turned over to the Supervisor with her monthly report. Mrs . Georgia said that she has collected $2 ,487,961 . 18 to-date for Town and County taxes and paid the Supervisor the 2005 Town warrant of $ 768 , 074 . Mrs . Georgia has an appointment at Tompkins County Budget and Finance to turn over the Installment payments and at that time she will make her first payment to Tompkins County Budget and Finance in the amount of $ 1 , 710,000 . Mrs. Georgia reported that when Time Warner paid their tax bills to the County they deducted the amount of the Town tax bill from that payment. In the past Time Warner deducted this from the franchise payment that is paid to Ulysses . Mrs . Georgia has spoken with Tom Doheny of Time Warner requesting that Time Warner pay the franchise fee to the Town now and not wait until May. The Town tax that was deducted from the County payment has to now be paid by Town of Ulysses to satisfy the 2005 warrant. Board Members and Committees Mr. Ellis moved, seconded by Mr. Austic to adjourn at the end of this meeting to an Executive Session to discuss a personal matter. Mr. Austic aye Mr. Scott aye Mr. Weatherby aye Ms. Marino aye Mr. Ellis aye I I Regular Town Board Meeting 4 02/08/2005 Adopted. Supervisor Douglas Austic distributed a summary of the usage for the Jeep . Mr. Austic reported that the 'total expenses per month was $230, which was more favorable to the Town when compared to travel reimbursement of $400 per month before the Town had the Jeep . The payment for gas to the highway department will be done quarterly. Mr. Austic previously distributed copies of his December 31 , 2004 financial report and the January 31 , 2005 . No questions were heard and the budget modifications will be discussed later in the meeting. Deputy Supervisor Richard Coogan said that it is time to do the Second Annual MS4 Report. This report will be done as it was last year with the Tompkins County Stormwater Group working together to compile the basic report for all of the outreach programs and intermunicipal projects . Each municipality will modify the basic report to reflect specific accomplishments for their municipality. The Annual Report requires a Public Hearing before it is filed with the necessary State agencies . Mr. Coogan said that the State has released the funds for Stormwater. The amount of funds for each MS4 municipality will be in proportion to the size of the MS4 districts in each municipality. The Ulysses Stormwater Group will be meeting on Friday February 18th, 2005 to finalize the general local law, complete the information handout, and begin defining an environmental overlay district for moderate and steep slopes . Mr. Coogan reported that HAZMIT has not been approved by FEMA. FEMA has sent a notice that they have some concerns regarding hazard mitigation in Tompkins County. Tompkins County will not be penalized in disaster funding while the issues are resolved . Mr. Coogan previously distributed copies of the proposal from Ciaschi, Dietershagen, Little, Mickelson & Company to perform the internal control procedures and cash audit. By using the list of agreed-upon procedures as it is, adding to it, or taking from it the Town could solicit competitive bids from other auditing firms . Mr. Coogan has a list of two other firms that are experienced in performing municipal audits . Mr. Coogan said that the Planning Advisory Board of Tompkins County is starting their work plan with the Tompkins County Comprehensive Plan. One aspect of the TC work plan is to begin a study with a participating Town to create a scenic resources inventory. This may provide an opportunity for the Town of Ulysses to work with the County to start inventorying our open space . . Ms . Marino asked if the Town would have to request that? Mr. Austic talked to Ed Marx about this and what would have to happen first is that the Town sends down a letter of intent that they would like to be considered . Before anything else was pursued they would meet with the entire Town Board . OLD BUSINESS Audit A proposal has been received from Ciaschi , Dietershagen, Little, Mickelson & Company outlining an "agreed-upon procedure". These procedures are based upon what Mr. Shoen understanding of what the Town would like to see his firm does for the Town. The Town has not contacted any additional firms about the cost and timing of an audit since the Town Board has not formally decided what is needed. The Board discussed the proposal and did not feel it was based upon a Regulatory Basis Audit . The Board asked for more information and a sufficient description of a Regulatory Basis Audit to see if that is what they would like to send out to other firms for a price . Regular Town Board Meeting 5 02/08/2005 Mr. Coogan will contact Mr. Shoen and ask him to provide the information for a Regulatory Audit and make sure that it also includes the items listed in the "agreed-upon procedures" . Ms . Marino said that Mr. Coogan should relay to Mr. Schoen that what the Town wants is a comprehensive audit of all the Towns accounts . The audit should not include the capital assets under GASB . The Town will start reporting capital assets as of 2004 . Mrs . Georgia asked for a clarification of Ms . Marino ' s statement of "audit of all Towns accounts" and if she meant all departments . The general consensus was all departments should be audited with perhaps excluding the Justice Department . Mr. Coogan will relay different options to Mr. Schoen for quotes . Other Mr. Weatherby asked Mr. Meeker how it was working out with the County Highway Department now taking care of the ends of Halseyville Road? Mr. Meeker stated that he had some complaints and have passed them on to the County, but all in all the County was doing a good job . Ms . Marino asked if Mr. Austic had looked into the feasibility of the wind power. Mr. Austic stated that he had looked into seeing what it would cost for the Town to get "green power" from NYSEG and it would be somewhere between $300 to $400 per year, which is the 50/50 deal . Ms . Marino asked if more information could be available for the next Regular Town Board meeting? NEW BUSINESS Barton and Logudice Proposal Water District #5 Mr. Austic said that the Board has been in receipt of the proposal from Barton & Loguidice for several months as follows : Background The urgent need of providing clean drinking water to Jacksonville residents was resolved in the spring of 2004 with the completion of Water District No . 3 (WD3 ) facilities . However, the need for an abundant and safe supply of drinking water still exists in other portions of the town that could potentially be served by WD3 facilities . A summary of unmet water need, as we are aware, includes the following : Indian Fort/Waterburg Road The Village of Trumansburg maintains back-up water supply wells located off of Indian Fort Road and Waterburg Road in the Town of Ulysses . An existing 6-inch diameter asbestos cement transmission main, owned and maintained by the village, connects the two wells to the Village water distribution system . Several Town residents located along the transmission main are presently connected and receive Village water. The Village has subsequently placed a moratorium on additional town resident connections pending formation of a legal water district. According to our preliminary assessment, the village cannot provide adequate chlorine contact time to Town users located along portions of the transmission main when the back- up wells are in use (a public health concern) . Additionally, the 6-inch waterline is not capable of providing meaningful fire flows . Regular Town Board Meeting 6 02/08/2005 Water District No . 1 Water District No . 1 (WD 1) is a single user district serving Ithaca Alpha House, Inc . ' s rehabilitation center on Route 227 near its intersection with Indian Fort Road. WD 1 receives water supply from the above-mentioned Indian Fort/Waterburg Road transmission main. Currently, WD 1 experiences periods of low pressure as it is at the end of the restrictive 6-inch main. Likewise, there is not adequate pressure to provide the necessary fire flows . Village of Trumansburg The Village of Trumansburg's back-up water wells do not have sufficient capacity to meet Village demand . According to the Tompkins County Department of Health, the Village currently only has one adequate source of water (Frontenac Well) . Should anything occur to the Frontenac Well (such as groundwater contamination or well collapse), the Village could not provide its residents and town residents served by the village system, with an adequate supply of water. The Village has acknowledged that they do not have an adequate redundant back-up water supply. In 2003 the Village contributed $ 80, 000 toward the WD3 project to pay for the incremental additional cost of up sizing WD3 facilities in anticipation of a future Village connection. Taughannock Falls State Park The Taughannock Falls State Park (Park) operates a public water system that serves park facilities and adjacent town residences and businesses (i . e . , the Taughannock Farms Inn campus) . The park's water system presently has water that is of poor bacteriological quality according to the Tompkins County Department of Health. In addition, the infiltration gallery source serving the park and adjacent town users is suspected to be groundwater under the influence of surface water (GWUDI) . If the park's system is GWUDI, a filtration plant will need to be constructed or another source found . As with Trumansburg, the park relies on only one well . Failure or contamination of the well will create serious operating problems for the park and connected town residents and businesses . Aubles Mobile Home Park Aubles Mobile Home Park, located in the Town of Ulysses but served by the Village of Trumansburg, has had a history of low water pressure (less than 20 psi at times) . As an interim measure, the Village has installed a booster pump system to maintain adequate service pressure . However, the system does not have redundancy and cannot provide for fire protection. The village is in the process of installing anew, elevated water storage tank, but according to the village, its elevation will remain unchanged . Poor / Low Yielding Wells According to the Tompkins County Department of Health, homes along portions of Brook, Curry, Halseyville, Mayo , Searsburg and Swamp College Roads have had coliform and/or E-coli contamination . Wells along Taughannock Park Road are reported to contain methane and are generally low yielding . Additionally, the Trumansburg Subway restaurant, a public water supply, has a well that is located near a past gasoline spill . Scope of Services The intent of this study is to expand on the preliminary information/water service area alternatives presented at our September 23 rd workshop meeting. A copy of this preliminary information, which identified six (6) potential water supply alternatives, is enclosed. The following Scope of Services is proposed for completing this engineering study: 1 . Review available information such as prior studies, soils information, Health Department reports, tax maps, aerial/GIS images , proposed zoning maps , agricultural district maps , and wetlands maps . Regular Town Board Meeting 7 02/08/2005 2 . Review the park's existing water infrastructure with park personnel . Summarize system capacity and known deficiencies . Likewise, review the Village's existing Indian Fort /Waterburg Road transmission main with Village personnel to identify general condition and capacity . 3 . Conduct a windshield survey of the potential water service area(s) to identify current development and general constructability. l 4 . Update the population basis for the potential service area(s) . Estimate water demands and storage requirements for each of the six (6) water service area alternatives . 5 . Prepare a preliminary layout for waterline locations, sizes and storage systems to serve the potential service area. Develop preliminary hydraulic models of system alternatives by expanding on the Water Cad model developed for WD3 . 6 . Prepare preliminary project and operating & maintenance (O&M) cost estimates for the water service alternatives . 7 . Identify estimated user costs for each alternative based on potential grant funding (i . e. , point scoring and grant eligibility), estimated project/O&M costs, and potential equivalent dwelling units (EDUs) . 8 . Identify the steps to proceed towards implementing the recommended waterline service alternative . 9 . Prepare a brief report (draft) summarizing the above findings, estimated costs and recommendations . 10 . Attend one meeting with the Town and other interested parties (e . g. , Park, Town of Ithaca and Village personnel) to review the draft report . Finalize the engineering report based on comments received . Fee For Service For the Scope of Service items presented above, B &L proposes to be compensated on a lump sum basis in the amount of Ten Thousand dollars ($ 10, 000) . Of this amount, the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (the State agency responsible for the Taughannock Falls State Park) has agreed to contribute Two Thousand Four Hundred Ninety dollars ($2 ,490) towards this study (B &L will invoice the Park separately) . The balance of Seven Thousand Five Hundred Ten dollars ($ 7, 510) would be the responsibility of the Town of Ulysses . Invoices would therefore be submitted to the Town on a monthly basis in proportion to percent Scope of Service completed to date . We will not bill beyond the authorized amount without a change in scope and prior approval of the Town Board. Mr. Scott moved, seconded by Mr. Ellis the following : Be It Resolved that the Town Board of the Town of Ulysses authorizes Supervisor Austic to sign the agreement with Barton & Loguidice to proceed with the services described herein, under the terms and conditions detailed above and in accordance with Annual Engineering services Agreement in effect at the time the service is rendered . Mr. Austic aye Mr. Scott aye Mr. Weatherby aye Ms . Marino aye Mr. Ellis aye Adopted. Regular Town Board Meeting 8 02/08/2005 Firm Up Dates / Times for Zoning Review ' Dates set as follows : • February 10, 2005 8 : 00 AM • February 15 , 2005 7 : 00 PM Mr. Austic asked the Board to pick a date for the Town Board Audit so that can be set at the February 10, 2005 meeting . Finish Organizational Agenda Supervisor Austic stated that he has changed his appointments and they are as follows : Supervisor Appointments A. Town Historian Esther Northrup B . Deputy Supervisor Richard Coogan / Lee Scott C . Liaison to Highway Dept . Bob Weatherby D . Building Maintenance Doug Austic E . Liaison to Planning/Zoning Lee Scott F . Liaison to Village BD . Doug Austic G. Liaison to Justice CT Don Ellis H. Liaison to TCMOA Planning Roxanne Marino Ms . Marino wants the review of the Deputy Supervisor ' s position to decide if the funds are spent properly. Mr. Weatherby moved, seconded by Ms . Marino the following Town Board appointments : Town Board Appointments D . Planning Board Chair John Wertis E . Planning Board Member Lorren Hammond G. Zoning Board Chair George Tselekis H . Rep . Human Services Coal Lucia Tyler I. Board of Assessment Review .(2) Stover / Duddleston J . Election Custodians (2) Bennett/Northrup K. County Youth Bureau Rep Ben Curtis L. Joint Youth Comm. Liaison Richard Coogan M . Cayuga Lake Watershed Rep Richard Coogan O . Environmental Mngt. Council David Lessinger R. Fire Department Liaison Don Ellis S . Reps . To Joint Youth Comm. Debra Austic / Vonderweidt T . Ithaca/Tompkins Transportation Council Planning Comm . Sue A. Poelvoorde U. Ithaca/Tompkins Transportation Council Policy Comm . Richard Coogan V . TC Emergency / Disaster Comm. Fire Dept. Rep W . TCAD Representative Peter Penniman X . Trumansburg Fair Board Liaison Robert Weatherby Y . Storm Water Mng. Rep . Richard Coogan Z . Disaster Mitigation Rep . Richard Coogan Aa. TC Legislature Budget Rep . Don Ellis Bb . Water Resources Council Roxanne Marino Cc . 1O Representative Elizabeth Thomas Regular Town Board Meeting 9 02/08/2005 Mr. Austic aye Mr. Scott aye Mr. Weatherby aye Ms . Marino aye Mr. Ellis aye Adopted. Mr. Coogan will draft a letter to all of the residents that were interviewed and forward to i the Board for approval. 2004 Budget Modifications Supervisor Austic presented his 2004 budget modifications as follows : GENERAL FUND A APPROPRIATIONS Account # Increase Account # Decrease 1010.4 680 . 51 1220 . 1 1498 . 55 1110. 1 . 04 1410 . 4 1632 . 60 1110 .4 471 . 71 1420 . 4 554 . 00 1220 . 4 2194 . 16 1460 . 4 1855 . 33 1410 . 1 46 . 58 1910 .4 30 . 90 1450 . 4 2172 . 66 1990 .4 4217 . 00 1620 . 4 7462 . 13 5110 . 4 355 . 00 1670 .4 7494 .47 9055 . 8 29 . 60 1920 . 4 2134 . 00 9060 . 8 3710 . 04 5010 . 1 . 04 1010 . 1 . 16 5132 .4 514 . 79 5182 .4 49 . 04 7310 . 1 488 . 84 7310 . 4 6353 . 00 9030 . 8 3255 . 99 Total : 33317 . 96 Total : 13883 . 18 GENERAL FUND A REVENUES 1028 435 . 00 1090 653 . 91 1170 760 . 73 2350 884 . 68 1255 797 . 26 2402 22 . 92 1550 822 . 54 2611 100 . 00 2401 5768 . 48 2771 3200 . 00 2403 53 . 61 2406 16 . 51 2544 829 . 29 2610 6157 . 00 2770 312 . 62 3005 33487 . 88 3040 28 . 94 Total : 49469 . 86 Total : 4861 . 51 GENERAL FUND B APPROPRIATIONS 1440 . 4 1983 . 00 1990 .4 2000 . 00 3620 . 4 182 . 16 3620 . 1 . 02 8010 . 1 1207 . 94 8020 . 1 301 . 29 8010 .4 1519 . 73 8020 .4 150 . 11 9055 . 8 6 . 30 9030 . 8 102 . 32 9060 . 8 . 03 I I Regular Town Board Meeting 10 02/08/2005 Total : 4899 . 13 Total : 2553 . 77 GENERAL FUND B REVENUES 1120 50000 . 00 2115 150 . 00 2110 359 . 00 2408 9 . 64 2401 560 . 85 2590 550 . 00 2407 32 . 08 2555 691 . 37 2770 5795 . 95 3001 92 . 00 Total : 57531 . 25 Total : 709 . 64 HIGHWAY TOWN WIDE DA FUND APPROPRIATIONS 5130 . 1 1832 . 32 5020 . 1 1000 . 00 9040 . 8 2222 . 00 5020 .4 1000 . 00 9055 . 8 1 . 25 5130 . 2 15000 . 00 5130 .4 2619 . 23 5140 . 1 4098 . 80 5140 . 4 842 . 74 5142 . 1 8437 .20 5142 . 4 2917 . 50 5148 . 1 8437 . 17 5148 .4 2917 .49 9030 . 8 1488 . 75 9060 . 8 2452 . 69 Total : 4055 . 57 Total : 51211 . 57 HIGHWAY TOWN WIDE DA FUND REVENUES 2401 416 . 61 2771 1132 . 00 2403 144 . 13 2302 16230 . 72 2404 849 . 87 2770 358 . 75 Total : 1769 . 36 Total : 17362 . 72 HIGHWAY PART TOWN DB FUND APPROPRIATIONS 5112 . 2 46133 . 89 5110 . 1 12086 . 66 9060 . 8 1793 . 60 5110 .4 11534 . 90 9030 . 8 891 . 27 9040 . 8 2184 . 00 9055 . 8 1 . 25 Total : 47927 . 49 Total : 26698 . 08 HIGHWAY PART TOWN DB FUND REVENUES 1120 40864 . 03 2771 1105 . 00 2401 105 . 61 3501 1500 . 00 2504 765 . 51 2701 1354 . 00 Regular Town Board Meeting 11 02/08/2005 Total : 43089 . 05 Total : 2605 . 00 WATER DISTRICT # 3 APPROPRIATIONS 8310 .4 14284 . 22 8310 . 1 576 . 75 8340 . 2 2718 . 92 8320 .4 70411 . 90 8340 . 4 14189 . 48 9030 . 8 323 . 39 9710 . 7 19566 . 39 1 Total : 31192 . 62 Total : 90878 .43 WATER DISTRICT # 3 REVENUES 1028 . 08 2140 77247 . 78 1030 . 09 2401 1 . 54 2144 11591 . 03 2148 35 . 91 Total : 11628 . 64 Total : 77249 . 32 Mr. Austic suggested encumbering the $ 36,000 in Bridge Repair since it did not get used in 2004 . Mr. Weatherby moved to encumber this money no second was heard. Mr. Ellis felt that encumbering this money was not necessary because it had already been approved. Mr. Austic said that there was additional money left in the DB Fund . Mr. Austic suggested taking the additional $ 35 , 000 received in sales tax and the $ 21 , 129 not spent in 2004 and start a reserve fund called Capital Reserve for Emergency Highway Repairs . Mr. Ellis moved, seconded by Mr. Scott the following : Be It Resolved that the Town Board of the Town of Ulysses approve the 2004 budget modifications as presented and, Further Resolved, the Town Board established a Capital Reserve Highway Emergency Repair fund in the amount of $46 , 129 . Mr. Austic aye Mr. Scott aye Mr. Weatherby aye Ms. Marino aye Mr. Ellis aye Adopted. Other Association of Towns Resolutions The resolutions were tabled for discussion until the February 10, 2005 at 6 : 30 PM . ADDITIONAL ITEMS Ithaca Millworks The money was allocated to build the court bench and the low bid from Ithaca Millwork was received. Attorney Wilson has drawn up a contract with Ithaca Millwork and the Town of Ulysses . The Board unanimously approved Supervisor Austic to sign the contract with Ithaca Millwork. I . I I Regular Town Board Meeting 12 02/08/2005 PUBLIC COMMENTS No comments were heard from the public . Executive Session The Board adjourned into Executive Session as previously moved and seconded. The Executive Session adjourned and the Board returned to the Regular Town Board meeting. ADJOURNMENT Before adjourning the meeting Mr. Weatherby asked if there was a time frame for the work the Board previously approved for Barton and Loguidice? Mr. Austic said that he hoped it would be done in a few months and that Barton & Loguidice will work with the Village of Trumansburg ' s engineer from Hunt Engineering. Mr. Ellis moved, seconded by Ms . Marino to table the discussion on the Deputy Supervisor position until Mr. Austic furnishes the information requested in Executive Session. Mr. Austic aye Mr. Scott aye Mr. Weatherby aye Ms . Marino aye Mr. Ellis aye Adopted . Hearing no further business Mr. Ellis moved, seconded by Mr. Weatherby to adjourn the meeting. Unanimously adjourned at 10 :PM Respectfully submitted, Marsha L. Georgia Ulysses Town Clerk MLG : mlg f i