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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-07-24 - TB TOWN OF ULYSSES SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEETING JULY 24 , 2006 Present: Supervisor Douglas Austic ; Town Council Roxanne Marino, Don Ellis, Rod Ferrentino and Lucia Tyler; Town Clerk Marsha L. Georgia; Deputy Supervisor Richard Coogan. The Special Town Board meeting was called to order at 7 : 18 PM . MS4 ANNUAL STORMWATER REPORT Mr. Austic moved, seconded by Mr. Ellis the following: BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Ulysses authorizes Richard Coogan to sign the MUNICIPAL COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION (MCC) FORM to be submitted to NYS Department of Environmental Conservation under Phase II SPDES General Permit. Mr. Austic aye Mr. Ferrentino aye Ms . Tyler aye Mr. Ellis aye Ms . Marino aye Adopted. Contract with Sciarabba Walker & Co. LLP Mr. Austic is in receipt of the contract from Sciarabba Walker for the 2005 Audit and is requesting permission from the Board to sign and return. Ms . Tyler 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 contract with Sciarabba Walker for an audit for the year ending December 31 , 2005 . Mr. Austic aye Mr. Ferrentino aye Ms . Tyler aye Mr. Ellis aye Ms . Marino aye Adopted. Appointment of BZA Member After interviewing Barbara Bristow (July 20th, 2006) for the open seat on the Zoning Board of Appeals Ms . Tyler moved, seconded by Mr. Ellis the following : BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Ulysses appoint Barbara Bristow to the Town of Ulysses Zoning Board of Appeals to fill the unexpired term of Joel Warren until December 2008 . Mr. Austic aye Mr. Ferrentino aye Ms. Tyler aye Mr. Ellis aye Ms . Marino aye Special Town Board Meeting 2 July 24, 2006 Adopted. Minutes Mr. Ellis moved, seconded by Ms . Tyler the following: BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Ulysses approve the minutes of the Public Informational Meeting of June 14, 2006 and the two Public Hearings on July 11 , 2006 as modified. Mr. Austic aye Mr. Ferrentino aye Ms. Tyler aye Mr. Ellis aye Ms . Marino abstained Adopted. Mr. Ellis moved, seconded by Mr. Austic the following: BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Ulysses approve the minutes of the Special Town Board meeting of June 26, 2006 as modified . Mr. Austic aye Mr. Ferrentino aye Ms. Tyler aye Mr. Ellis aye Ms . Marino abstained Adopted. Water District #5 Discussion The Board questioned how the Town of Ulysses got on the State ' s Readiness List for the no interest loan. Mr. Austic advised the Board that he did not know how or why the State put the Town on that list. He had not contacted them nor had Mr. Pond. Ms . Marino asked Mr. Austic to call the State and ask how that happened without the Town Board' s approval. Mr. Austic will contact them and ask this question. The Board had a very lengthy discussion on the next steps that they should follow to continue on with Water District #5 . The general consensus of the Town Board was that the most important next steps are to re-visit with the Village of Trumansburg and have some important discussions of the facts and figures. It was decided that a six person committee would be formed; three from the Village of Trumansburg and three from the Town of Ulysses to sit down and discussion the future of the Water District #5 costs and what it can and can not do for the Village of Trumansburg residents and the residents of the Town of Ulysses . Mr. Ellis moved, seconded by Mr. Austic the following: BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Ulysses form a joint committee of 6 (six) (if the Village is willing) (3 Town Board members and 3 Village Trustees) and Special Town Board Meeting 3 July 24, 2006 FURTHER RESOLVED that the purpose is to research and rationalize this processof Water District #5 information in such a way that decisions can be made well and the public can be well informed of the basis for those decisions. Ms . Marino said that she feels the purpose is evaluating the viable feasible options for moving forward with Water District #5 and maybe a timeline is needed. The Board discussed different dates for a timeline . Ms . Marino moved the following: To amend the motion to include a timeline and have a report available jointly to both Village Trustees and the Town Board by December 15 `x', 2006, providing information is available . Ms. Tyler, Ms . Marino and Mr. Austic are appointed to this committee representing the Town Board . Mr. Ellis seconded Ms . Marino ' s amendment. Mr. Austic aye Mr. Ferrentino aye Ms . Tyler aye Mr. Ellis aye Ms . Marino aye Adopted Amendment. Mr. Austic called the vote for the first motion . Mr. Austic aye Mr. Ferrentino aye Ms . Tyler aye Mr. Ellis aye Ms . Marino aye Adopted. Energy Audit Ms . Tyler moved, seconded by Mr. Ellis the following: BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Ulysses have a free energy audit done by NYSEG at the Town Hall and the Town Barns . Mr. Austic aye Mr. Ferrentino aye Ms . Tyler aye Mr. Ellis aye Ms . Marino aye Adopted. Mr. Austic will check with NYSEG to see if this service is still available for free or what the charge may be . Rules and Procedures The Board continued with the review of the Rules and Procedure manual (Provided to the Board from Mr. Ellis. ) where they left off at the June 26, 2006 meeting . Special Town Board Meeting 4 July 24, 2006 I 4.4 Board Decorum A Board Member wishing to speak may assume the privilege by simply entering the conversation during a pause. A member who raises a hand for privilege shall be I recognizedpext by the Supervisor. The Supervisor shall assign order of speaking based - . - -1 Deleted: ¶ on the order in which hands are raised. Members may not speak simultaneously and may l ¶ J not interrupt each other. The Supervisor shall interrupt any member who speaks continuous for more than twgminute. Generally, a member who has not yet addressed the - - - ( Deleted: one question shall be given privilege over those who have . The Board shall address only the Supervisor, other Board members, and the privileged speakers. 4 . 5 Members speaking with the Public, Board members shall not address the public except during the time allocated for public participation, and then only when the Supervisor indicates that they may do so. The indication shall only be made when the Board member indicates an interest in speaking with the person in the public . 5 . Motions : 5 . 1 Motions Defined The business of the board shall be conducted as a series of motions . ,Any Board Member Deleted: (A historical note: The Town Board has a history of conducting may make any Motion at any time when there is no other Motion on the floor. If the business without motions. This loose Motion fits clearly within an item listed later on the Agenda the Supervisor may rule it practice must end if these rules are to have any effect.out of order. ' assignments on the side,Casual and the "Yeah, we'll do that." Might seem friendly and "small town" to those who have thought 5 .2 Seconds to Motions about what is being agreed and agree with A motion shall not be discussed until it has a Second. A member making a Motion may it, but to those opposed to the action, or who might later wish they had opposed restate it once in seeking a Second, but may not argue for the Second. the action, the casualness is not friendly at all. Some casual actions have in fact been "new resolutions". They need to be 5 . 3 Voting on Motions treated as such.) Voting shall be by stating" Aye " or "Nay" . The Clerk shall immediately state the outcome. 6. Resolutions : Deleted: 6. 1 . Resolutions Defined 11 A Resolution is a kind of Motion and 6.1 Presentation of Motions, follows the roles of Motions. In general, Motions have impact upon the meetings •It is preferred that motion, be in writing prior to the meeting and must be in writing if in progress and resolutions, if passed, have standing beyond the meeting. they are instructions to any body or person. A motion, may be written out during the ,' ( Deleted: 2 ,meeting. Ideally, new Resolutions arepresented first at a Working Session. New motion; , ', ' , may be presented at a Regular Meeting and acted upon if copied to all members by 5 PM ( Deleted: Resolutions • l 1 on the preceding Friday, prior to meeting. (• Deleted: Resolutions (• Deleted: Resolution 6 . ons oti without Notice (• Deleted: ¶ A New Motion offered without notice may be debated, but unless there is a (• Deleted: Resolutions Supermajority to waive these Rules it shall be tabled without a vote, and unless Deleted: two calendar days withdrawn by the Board Member making the Motion, it will automatically be on the Deleted: 3 Agenda of the next Regular Meeting. Deleted: Resolutions ( Deleted: Resolution 6 . 3 Motions ,Exceptions ( Deleted: 4 Resolution The Supervisor may present Emergency ,Motions without notice . They may be ruled out of order by a Supermajority. ( Deleted: Resolutions 7 . Standing of these Rules 7 . 1 These Rules apply to all meetings of the Town Board, including Working Sessions . 7 .2 Enactment and Permanent Removal of these Rules require a Supermajority voting in I two regularrmeetings. { Deleted: consecutive ) 7 . 3 The Rules may be waived during any session by a Supermajority. Such waivers stand for only the session when voted. • Special Town Board Meeting 5 July 24, 2006 Mr. Ellis will review Section 6 and 7 for consistency and re-do the document with all of the changes and re-submit to the Board members by 5 PM on Friday before the Regular Town Board meeting. Ms . Tyler asked about the recreation partnership and getting together with youth committee people to talk about doing something local. Mr. Coogan said that he was waiting until Ms . Marino returned because she is on the youth committee. Hearing no further business Mr. Austic moved, seconded by Ms . Marino to adjourn the meeting. Unanimously approved, meeting adjourned at 9 : 31 PM. Respectfully submitted, Marsha L. Georgia Ulysses Town Clerk MLG : mlg I TOWN OF ULYSSES PUBLIC HEARING — STORMWATER ANNUAL REPORT JULY 24, 2006 Present : Supervisor Douglas Austic ; Town Council Roxanne Marino, Don Ellis, and Lucia Tyler; Rod Ferrentino (absent) ; Town Clerk Marsha L. Georgia; Deputy Supervisor Richard Coogan . Proof of Notice having been furnished, the Public Hearing on the Annual MS4 Stormwater Management Report was called to order at 7 : 00 PM by Douglas Austic Supervisor. Mr. Coogan reviewed the Stormwater Annual Report (On file with Mr. Richard Coogan. ) to the Town Board members . No persons in attendance spoke in favor or against . All persons desiring to be heard, having been heard, the Hearing was terminated at 7 : 15 PM . Respectfully submitted, Marsha L. Georgia Ulysses Town Clerk MLG : mlg