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Home My WebLink AboutReg Mtg. Minutes 3/18/1996170 VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS BOARD OF TRUSTEES Minutes of a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cayuga Heights held March 18, 1996 at 7:30 PM in the Village Hall. PRESENT: Mayor Anderson; Trustees Bisogni, Collyer, Fleming, Kira, Kozen; Attorney Tyler; Supt. of P.W. Cross; Treasurer Silber; Police Chief Wall; Fire Supt. Day. ABSENT: Trustee Pimentel. OTHERS PRESENT: Kay Newman. Mayor Anderson called the meeting to order at 7:33 PM Motion by Trustee Kira, seconded by Trustee Fleming: VOTED to approve the minutes of a Public Hearing and Regular Meeting held February 19, 1996 as previously furnished Trustees in copy form. Trustees Bisogni, Collyer, Fleming, Kira, Kozen voted YES. Report of the Mayor: - Meeting on lake source cooling on March 12 (not attended). VCH had previously stated that NYSDEC should be the lead SEQR agency. Reportedly no major new information on those dates. -SEQR workshop on March 20. Holiday Inn, 7:00 PM if anyone is interested. Revisions are reported to have made the requirements simpler. -New head of Thruway and Canal Corporation. We have almost no lake right -of- way, so it is not too relevant. -Group on Long Island wants to show the Village how to privatize the electric system for substantial savings. -Goals conference for the County Transportation Council, tomorrow at 11:30. -Tom Hoard has finished inspection of cottages at Kendal. Reminder by Treasurer that any of the prepaid funds for inspection that remain will have to be paid back, and that these are part of our fund balance. One hundred and forty units should be occupied by April. Hope to have all of the units filled by 2000. May build more apartments than cottages for the future. Also, may temporarily fill some of the nursing beds with non - Kendal residents. Supt. Cross and Mayor Anderson will have to determine how many sewer units to assess Kendal with. - Letter to PD from Brook Salisbury re compliments on handling of their situation. - Letter from Dr. Patterson re snow problems, to which Supt. Cross responded. - Letter from Mr. Downing. - Elections: Machine is here. Materials have been picked up. Voting is tomorrow between noon and nine. - Village Voices came out and Fun Run. A suggestion was made whether a group at Kendal might want to run some of the community activities. Kendal residents are receiving the newsletter. Trustee Kira mentions that Fran Kozen and committee are anxious to get out of the mailing production and keeping the mailing list current. Discussion of database and future communication needs. - Governor Pataki will speak on Opportunities for Privatization for Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants in Syracuse on April 25. - Seminar on April 11 in Horseheads on Cable Television Regulation. - Workshop tomorrow in Cortland on Hazard Mitigation Grant Programs. Trustee Kozen passed out the Annual Report of the Cayuga Heights Community Association. He also passed on proposal from Fran Kozen for the Village to take over the handling of Village Voices and a budget. Can the Village sell advertis- ing if it runs the publication? Attorney needs to investigate. Is four times per year appropriate? Fire Supt. Day presented his report which is on file in the Village Office. t Minutes of Regular Meeting - 3/18196 2', /] Status of Engine 203: Rear end of truck seized -up in February. Towed to Caskey's. Repair estimates were that it would be both costly and time con- suming. Public safety committee previously suggested an emergency acquisition of a rebuilt unit for $5000. Back in service now. Treasurer Silber presented his written report which has been placed on file. Motion by Trustee Fleming, seconded by Trustee Kozen: RESOLUTION 4732 - APPROVE TRANSFERS VOTED to approve the following transfers as recommended by the Treasurer: FROM TO AMOUNT A1990.4 Contingency A1620.44 Village Hall Utilities $2,000 A1990.4 Contingency A1640.42 Central Garage Supplies 2,000 A1990.4 Contingency A5142.1 Snow Removal Personal Svc 7,000 A1990.4 Contingency A5142.49 Snow Removal Equip.Maint 500 A1990.4 Contingency A3410.2 Fire Department Equipment 4,131 A8510.4 Community Env Contr Exp A8560.4 Shade Tree Contr Exp 300 ,F8350.42 Watter System Supply F8350.1 Water System Pers Svc 1,000 Trustees Bisogni, Collyer, Fleming, Kira, Kozen voted YES. Motion by Trustee Bisogni, seconded by Trustee Kira: VOTED to approve the Abstract of Warrants dated 3/18/96 in the following amounts: General Fund - $16,454.43; Sewer Fund - $23,325.69; Water Fund - $215.84. Trustees Bisogni, Collyer, Fleming, Kira, Kozen voted YES. Budget: a Local Law is needed for establishing sewer rate. Detailed discussion of draft budget ensued. Tentative Budget will be submitted in the coming week. Trustees can make changes prior to its adoption. Proposed 5% increase represents a $60 increase for someone owning a home assessed at $250,000. No further comments. (Attorney Tyler arrived during this report) Supt. of P.W. Cross submitted his monthly report which has been placed on file. Cayuga Heights Road: Things are much more serious than they previously appeared. Supt. Cross asked if Cayuga Hgts. Road should be a higher priority than N. Triphammer Road. Chief Wall believes that N. Triphammer is a higher priority since there is more traffic. It is not likely that both projects could be done this summer. Supt. Cross was excused at 9:30 PM. Attorney Tyler reported that the Cable Commission is meeting weekly to finalize proposal to Time Warner. The Attorney investigated the possibility of a noise ordinace. He feels that the City ordinance is fairly burdensome. There is a procedure in the penal law that would allow for laws to be extended to officers of a corporation, which would obviate the need for an additional ordinance. Chief Wall presented some of the ways that such problems have historically been handled as disorderly conduct. There was considerable discussion on the options. It was suggested that we con- tinue doing what we have been doing, keeping in mind that house officers can be held responsible. Chief Wall proposes that he meet with Attorney Stolp and Mr. Downing to explain the situation. SCLIWC Master Meter Agreement: Subequent to the Village's adoption, the agreement was modified. The Attorney requests that the Board approve the technical changes to the agreement. A i 2 Minutes of Regular Meeting - 3/18/96 3 Motion by Trustee Fleming, seconded by Trustee Kira: RESOLUTION 4733 - APPROVE SCLIWC MASTER METER AGREEMENT CHANGES VOTED to approve the technical changes to the Master Meter Agreement which had been adopted at the 12/18/95 Board meeting (Resolution 4715). Trustees Bisogni, Collyer, Fleming, Kira, Kozen voted YES. PBA Contract Bargaining Committee has met. Chief Wall submitted his monthly report which has been placed on file. Letter from Ms. Salisbury pertained to the arrest of an 85 -year old male for eavesdropping. Two letters from Dr. Patterson pertaining to the recent activity on Cornell property near his residence. Chief Wall will work with Cornell on this. Chief Wall reported that the meeting with NYNEX and Public Service Commission re 911 did not go well. Formal notification will follow from the 911 Committee. The laptops are in the cars and are working well. NYSPIN database queries can be run directly from the car. The CPS is working well. Some problems with power drain when cars are not in use. Effective today, the Police will be carrying "Pepper Foam" as a non- lethal weapon. Officers all had to be squirted as part of the training. Chief Wall stated he attended a session offered by MADD on death notification. Motion by Trustee Kira, seconded by Trustee Fleming: RESOLUTION 4734 - SET DATE FOR ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING VOTED to set the date for the Organizational Meeting for April 1, 1996 at 7:30 PM� Trustees Bisogni, Collyer, Fleming, Kira, Kozen voted YES. Motion by Trustee Fleming, seconded by Trustee Kira: RESOLUTION 4735 - TENTATIVE BUDGET TO THE NEW BOARD VOTED to recommend the 1996 -97 Tentative Budget to the new Board for their consideration and adoption at the Organizational Meeting. Trustees Bisogni, Collyer, Fleming, Kira voted YES. Trustee Kozen ABSTAINED. Motion by Trustee Kozen, seconded by Trustee Kira: RESOLUTION 4736 - PUBLIC HEARING RE TENTATIVE BUDGET VOTED to hold a Public Hearing on the 1996 -97 Tentative Budget on the same evening as the Organizational Meeting - April 1, 1996 at 7:00 PM. Trustees Bisogni, Collyer, Fleming, Kira, Kozen voted YES. Trustee Fleming, and Trustee Collyer moved to adjourn at 10:35 PM Respectfully submitted by Jeffrey Silber, Treasurer r