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MINUTES of a Special Meeting 5/31/89
Minutes of a Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cayuga
Heights held May 31, 1989, 7:00 p.m. in the Village Hall.
PRESENT: Mayor Anderson; Trustees Camp, Pimentel, Searle, Weiss, Wheeler;
Acting Attorney Oesterle; Treasurer Silber; Supt. of Public Works Rogers; Police
Chief Wall; Fire Chief Miller.
ABSENT: Trustee Fleming.
OTHERS: Pat Mutkoski, KayNewman.
Mayor Anderson opened the meeting at 7:00 p.m.
Chief Wall, referring to the List of Larger Bills, pointed out that the amount of
the bullet proof vests - $382.98 - paid to Point Blank Body Armor will be
reimbursed by the State Crimimal Justice Dept. upon submission of the "marked
paid" bill. Chief Wall was excused from the meeting.
Motion by Trustee Pimentel; seconded by Trustee Camp:
VOTED to approve the Abstract of Audited vouchers dated 5/31/89 in the following
amounts: General Fund - $26,028.19; Sewer Fund - $6;760.47. Unanimously passed.
Trustee Camp, Pimentel, Searle, Weiss and Wheeler voting yes.
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Motion by Trustee Camp, seconded by Trustee Pimentel:
RESOLUTION 4050 - APPROVE SEWER FUND ALLOCATION
VOTED to approve a new allocation in the Sewer Fund Budget - appropriation of
unexpected revenue in the amount of $46,581.85 - $10,000.00 of which is to be
put into Contingency Account and the balance to,gointo Land Acquisition.
Unanimously passed.
Trustee Camp, Pimentel, Searle, Weiss and Wheeler voting yes.
Motion by Trustee Camp, seconded by Trustee Pimentel:
RESOLUTION 4051 - APPROVE BUDGET TRANSFERS
VOTED to approve the year -end budget transfers as outlined by Treasurer Silber,
copy attached to Minutes. Unanimously passed.
Trustee Camp, Pimentel, Searle Weiss and Wheeler voting yes.
Engineer Rogers reported having received three bids for I ton pickup truck as
follows: Groton Ford - $10,587.00; McGuire Ford - $10,985.00; Northgate Ford -
$11,904.00.
Motion by Trustee Pimentel; seconded by Trustee Camp:
RESOLUTION 4053 - AWARD BID TO GROTON FORD FOR PICKUP TRUCK
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VOTED to award the bid to Groton Ford, low bidder, for the pickup truck at a
price of $10,587.00. Unanimously passed.
Trustee Camp, Pimentel, Searle, Weiss and Wheeler voting yes.
Motion by Trustee Camp, seconded by Trustee Searle:
RESOLUTION 4054 - AWARD BID TO MOTOROLA FOR PAGERS
VOTED to award the bid for 30 pagers for the Fire Department to Motorola, Inc.,
low bidder, at a price of $10,435.00, to be expended from the 1989 -90 budget.
Unanimously passed.
Trustee Camp, Pimentel, Searle, Weiss and Wheeler voting yes.
Engineer Rogers was given permission to proceed with the hiring of Hand's
Mobile High Pressure Water Serivice, at a cost of $5,000, to sandblast and repaint
the digestor at the sewage treatment plant which has recently been emptied of
sludge.
In response to Professor Turk's request that the new sidewalk to be installed in
front of his property at 803 Hanshaw Road not be continued over his driveway, it
was the consensus of the Board to deny his request.
Mr. Winthrop Wetherbee of 604 Highland Road is desirous of a new sidewalk on the
full frontage of his property and is willing to absorb the cost of replacing
those sections which are not damaged. The Board gave their approval.
Mayor Anderson referred to a memo from Supervisor Desch in Which he summarizes
the Town's share of the cost for the Pleasant Grove sidewalk and proposes to pay
to the Village a sum of $40,000.00 in two installments in July, 1989 and July,
1990. The $48,000.00 agreed to by Supervisor Desch in 1985 as the Town's share
was reduced by $8,000.00 in expenses /services provided by their staff, leaving
a balance of $40,000.00. Mr. Desch requests, again, a certification from the
Village Attorney that the Village will not prohibit the use of the walkway/
bikeway for both pedestrian and bike. Attorney Oesterle stated she will write
the letter. After discussion, the Mayor was instructed to write Mr. Desch
asking whether the Town had received reimbursement from M/M Petrillose for
plantings on the bank in front of their property.
Discussion ensued concerning the informal Savage Farm proposal and department
heads were reminded to have cost estimates for services to the development
available at the June meeting. Engineer Rogers was asked to show, by marking
a map of the proposal, the general unbuildable areas and also the changes he
would like to see which will possibly eliminate potential DPW problems.
Trustee Wheeler submitted, for perusal in the Village office, a copy of the Fiscal
Impact Study of the proposed Sun Downs Farms done by the CPA firm of Ciaschi,
it al. It was recommended that Attorney Oesterle and Trustee Wheeler meet
with John Little of the Ciaschi firm.
Motion by Trustee Pimentel, seconded by Trustee Camp:
RESOLUTION 4055 - RETAIN SERVICES OF JOHN LITTLE
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VOTED to retain the services of John Little of Ciaschi, Dieters - Hagen, Schaufler,
Mickelson, Certified Public Accountants and Consultants, to do a fiscal impact
study analysis of the Savage Farm options. Unanimously passed.
Trustees Camp,Pimentel, Searle, Weiss and Wheeler voting yes.
Mayor Anderson named Trustee Weiss as Village liason in connection with the
gathering of information at the county level for the 1990 census.
Mayor Anderson asked the Board to give thought to solutions to the Hanshaw Road
intersection traffic problem.
Trustee Wheeler reported on:
1) NYCOM Water and Sewer rate survey - information extracted by him. Trustee
Wheeler recommends investigation into legality of establishing hook -up charges.
2) Sheldon Road Water Tank - SCLIWC has contracted to have it painted.
3) Decrease in SCLIWC bond payments - Village share down to 13.9% (from 19 %+
when Bolton was started). Payments for the Village will end in 1995.
4) Re major revisions to Zoning Laws - it was suggested that Trustee Wheeler
contact Gary Evans of T.C. PLanning Dept. for guidance.
5) Sales Tax apportionment - he is still investigating. Attorney, also.
6) Village Legislative Guide - distributed in early 1970's by Cornell University.
Trustee Wheeler recommends that, after Cornell has given permission to duplicate
same, each Trustee be supplied with a copy. Printing cost to be expended from
"Mayor Other" account. "Readable" SEQRA regulations, from Attorney, to be
incorporated in Guide.
Acting Attorney Oesterle reported that in connection with the Wheeler lawsuit,
she has made a motion for a summary judgment. She reported also that she will
meet with Dooley Kiefer re possible ordinance for notification of commercial
pesticide applications. Re Conflict of Interest, the Comptroller has drafted
an opinion and she is awaiting same. Relative to the recent, numerous requests
for information via the Village office, she stated that intra - agency and inter-
agency communications are excluded from the Freedom of INformation Act and
suggested that the Board formulate policy regarding what kinds of information
they wish to disclose.
Motion by Trustee Searle, seconded by Trustee Camp to adjourn the meeting at
9:30 p.m.
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Clerk