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VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Minutes of a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees held November 17, 1997
at 7:30 PM in the Village Hall.
PRESENT: Deputy Mayor Fleming; Trustees Bisogni, Collyer, Kira, Kusse, Meinhardt;
Attorney Tyler;,Supt. of P.W. Cross; Police Chief Wall.
ABSENT: Mayor Anderson, Treasurer Silber, Fire Supt. Day.
OTHERS PRESENT: William Evans and Scott Day of the Fire Department.
Deputy Mayor Fleming called-the meeting to order at 7:30 PM.
Motion by Trustee Collyer, seconded by Trustee Kira:
VOTED to approve the minutes of a regular meeting held October 20 and a special
meeting held October 28, 1997 as previously furnished Trustees in copy form.
Trustees Bisogni, Collyer, Kira, Kusse, Meinhardt voted YES.
There was no Mayor' Report.
Supt. of P.W. Cross presented his report which is on file in the Village Office.
Supt. Cross reported that the only bid received for the 1998 dump truck was from
Genesee Ford Truck Sales, Inc. at the bid price of $55,227. Discussion ensued
concerning the pros and cons of purchasing the Ford 3 -ton truck with a 60 -day
delivery date vs. the 10 ton, more costly International with a delivery time of
100 days. Supt. Cross recommended the purchase of the 3 -ton truck, stating it '
would, add another size to the existing fleet.
Motion by Trustee Kira, seconded by Trustee Meinhardt:
RESOLUTION 4869 - AUTHORIZE PURCHASE OF 3 -TON DUMP TRUCK
VOTED to authorize Supt. Cross to purchase from Genesee Ford Truck Sales, Inc.
a 3 -ton 1998 dump truck with snowplow attachment for $55,227. Trustees Bisogni,
Collyer, Kira, Kusse, Meinhardt voted YES.
Trustee Collyer voiced his concern relative to a possible tax hike in the next
fiscal year, suggesting that Treasurer Silber to asked to prepare a preliminary
budget that would be somewhere in the range of a 2% increase.
Motion by Trustee Kira, seconded by Trustee Kusse:
RESOLUTION 4870 - AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE FOR BID FOR PURCHASE
OF A USED SIDEWALK PLOW
VOTED to authorize P.W. Supt. Cross to prepare specifications and advertise for
bid for the purchase of a used sidewalk snowplow. Trustees Bisogni, Collyer,
Kira, Kusse, Meinhardt voted YES.
Supt. Cross informed the Board that Robert Ascher of 524 Highland Road objects
to the placement of the First Congregational directional sign (Minutes- 10/28/97)
in front of his property on Village ROW and requested that Supt. Cross bring the
matter to the attention of the Board. No action was taken.
Report of Fire Supt. Day was presented in his absence by William Evans, 1st Asst.
Chief, and placed on file.
Motion by Trustee Collyer, seconded by Trustee Kusse:
RESOLUTION 4871 - APPROVE PURCHASE OF TRUCK BY F.D. IF FUNDS
ARE ALREADY IN BUDGET
VOTED to approve the purchase of a pick -up truck at the State Contract price of
$22,900 by the Fire Department providing sufficient funds are available in the
current budget. Trustees Bisogni, Collyer, Kira, Kusse, Meinhardt voted YES.
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Deputy Mayor Fleming presented the Treasurer's report in the latter's absence
and it has been filed in the Village Office.
Concerning the memo from Treasurer Silber regarding current health insurance
status, the Board agreed to discuss'the issue at the December meeting.
Motion by Trustee Kusse, seconded-by Trustee Kira:
RESOLUTION 4872 - APPROVE TRANSFERS
VOTED to approve the following transfers as recommended by the Treasurer:
FROM
A1640.41
A1990,4
A1990.4
A1990.4
A9015.0
Central Garage other
Contingency
Contingency
Contingency
Police & Fire Ret Sys
2
TO AMOUNT
A1640.45 Cpntral Garage Cont Exp $2,500
A8160.2 Refuse Coll Eqpt 8,100
A8160.49 Refuse Coll Eqpt Maint 2,000
A9010.8 Employee Retirement Sys 2,570
A1990.4 Contingency 13,770
Trustees Bisogni, Collyer, Kira,.Kusse, Meinhardt voted YES.
Motion by Trustee Collyer, seconded by Trustee Kira:
VOTED to approve the Abstract of Warrants dated 11/17/97 in the following amounts:
General Fund - $93,806.28; Sewer Fund - $33,158.90; Water Fund - $436.51.
Trustees Bisogni, Collyer, Kira, Kusse, Meinhardt voted YES.
Attorney Tyler reported on the following:
-Sewer Plant parcels located in the Town of Ithaca - reference to Town-Supervisor
Valentino's letter dated 10/22/97 suggesting that if the two parcels are consoli-
dated into one, she will recommend to the Town Board that they consider limiting
the water benefit assessment for the consolidated lot to one unit for a total of
$54.00 - a reduction in assessment of $233.28. Sewer unit charge will be nominal.
Attorney Tyler will be in touch with Town Attorney John Barney to finalize the
matter.
-He is working on updating personnel problems with respect to violence and sexual
harassment in the workplace. He will meet with Officer Day to see what he has
available on the issue.
-He has met with Supt. Cross and Chief Wall regarding the issue of parking enforce-
ment on private property; in particular, those areas governed by the Building
Inspector for safety zones.
-Re the Senior Citizens' issue, since there has not been input from the group, the
matter is deferred until the December meeting.
-Time Warner is eager to get the Franchise Agreement in place so it can upgrade its
service to 750 Mhz and asks if the Village is willing to negotiate on its own
directly with them. Elena Flash demurred, pending consultation with this Board.
According to Elena Flash, most of the work-has been done and little is to be
gained by delaying further, yet she sees the negotiations continuing to drag,
partly becuase of differing agendas among Cable Commission members.
Motion by Trustee Collyer, seconded by Trustee Kira:
RESOLUTION 4873 - DEADLINE OF MARCH 31, 1998 FOR WITHDRAWAL FROM INTER-
MUNICIPAL CABLE COMMISSION JOINT FRANCHISE AGREEMENT
NEGOTIATIONS
VOTED to withdraw from participation in the Intermunicipal Cable Commission joint
negotiations with Time Warner by March 31, 1998 if a Franchise Agreement has not
been-finalized by that date. The Village will subsequently proceed on its own.
Trustees Bisogni, Collyer, Kira, Kusse, Meinhardt voted YES.
Police Chief Wall presented his monthly report which has been placed on file.
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Motion by Trustee Kira, seconded by Trustee Bisogni:
RESOLUTION 4874 - AUTHORIZE POLICE CHIEF TO HIRE BACK -UP
SCHOOL CROSSING -GUARD
VOTED to authorize Chief Wall to hire Ione Scanlon as back -up for crosning
guard at Cayuga Heights Elementary School, effective immediately at an hourly
rate of $8.50. Trustees Bisogni, Collyer, Kira, Kusse, Meinhardt voted YES.
Motion by Trustee Bisogni. seconded by Trustee Kira:
RESOLUTION 4875 - ACCEPT BID FOR USED POLICE CAR
VOTED to authorize Chief Wall to accept the higher of two bids received for the
used 1995 Chevy Caprice police car from Bill's.Wholesale Auto for $7,325.
Trustees Bisogni, Collyer, Kira, Kusse, Meinhardt voted YES.
Motion by Trustee Bisogni, seconded by Trustee Kira:
RESOLUTION 4876 - REAPPOINT TRUSTEE MEINHARDT TO EMC
VOTED to reappoint Trustee Meinhardt to another term to the Environmental Manage-
ment Council. Trustees Bisogni, Collyer, Kira, Kusse, Meinhardt voted YES.
Motion by Trustee Collyer, seconded'by Trustee Kira:
RESOLUTION 4877 - ENTER EXECUTIVE SESSION
VOTED to enter Executive Session at 9:12 PM to discuss a personnel issue regard-
ing a DPW employee with disability. Trustees Bisogni, Collyer, Kira, Kusse,
Meinhardt voted YES.
Reconvened to regular session at 9:36 PM.
Trustee Kira moved and Trustee Meinhardt seconded to adjourn the meeting.
Meeting adjourned 9:36 PM
Anne Krohto
Clerk