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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReg Mtg. Minutes 11/18/2002Minutes of Regular Meeting November 18, 2002 Village of Cayuga Heights Board of Trustees Present: Mayor Lynn, Trustees Antil, Collyer, Kusse, McNeil and Mount, Attorney Tyler, Supt. of PW Cross, Treasurer Silber, Jeff Randall Absent: Police Chief Lansing Others: Neil Olver, Jon Pique and Steve Phillips of the CHFD, and Carol and Ron Schmidt. Mayor Lynn opened the Public Hearing at 7:02 PM to consider the application of Neil Olver to use the property at 412 E. Upland Road, tax parcel 10. -3 -5.2 as a professional office. Supt. Cross explained that the Planning Board has to approve the site plan — because it is classified as a Type 2 action under SEQR Law, the application requires no environmental review. There being no members of the public wishing to speak, the Mayor closed the Public Hearing at 7:05 pm. Mayor Lynn opened the meeting to the Privilege of the Floor. No members of the public elected to speak. Motion by Trustee Collyer VOTED to approve the minutes of November 7 with the following change in the paragraph regarding the 3% figure for Time Warner the following sentence: "There was also discussion and adoption of the percentage figure amount of 3% for the contract franchise fee on page 14 under Section 18 — Franchise Fees." Trustees Antil, Collyer, Kusse, McNeil and Mount voted YES. The Report of the Fire Superintendent was presented by Supt. Randall. Trustee Mount inquired about mutual aid calls and asked how they work out. Supt. Randall commented that there was cooperation within all fire departments in the area. Supt. Randall also reported that the number of bunkers was down, but there were two prospects being considered. At this point, Mayor Lynn reported that he has accepted with regret Jeff Randall's resignation as Fire Superintendent effective this date. Motion by Trustee Collyer Seconded by Trustee Kusse VOTED to thank Jeff Randall for his work with the Fire Department and in his term as Superintendent and Chief. Trustees Antil, Collyer, Kusse, McNeil and Mount voted YES. Jeff in turn thanked the Board for their support during his term of office. Police Chief Lansing was absent but his report was distributed and is on file. Mayor Lynn presented his report. The Bylaws of the Fire Council have named Jon Pique as next in line to assume the position of Fire Chief/Superintendent. Jon's resume was distributed. The petition which was sent to the Mayor from residents of Cayuga Park Circle was discussed. There were four issues the petitioners were asking to be addressed. Mayor Lynn will respond to the petitioners with answers on their concerns, which are repair and resurfacing of Cayuga Park Road/Circle, speed limit regulation, addition of "deer crossing" signs, and addition of "blind driveway" signs. Former Trustee Dunning suggested Ann Quinlan Cohen as her replacement on the Board until the March election. Mayor Lynn is accepting all suggestions for names to fill in on the Board until March. Trustee Mount has a person in mind and will discuss this with the Mayor after the meeting. Regarding the application of Neil Olver for site plan approval for 412 E. Upland Road, Supt. Cross has reviewed all zoning issues and the application is in compliance with all regulations. Supt. Cross recommends that the Board approve Mr. Olver's request. Motion by Trustee Kusse VOTED to approve Resolution 50941 to approve the application of Neil Olver to use the property at 412 E. Upland Road as an Insurance Office. Trustees Antil, Collyer, Kusse, McNeil and Mount voted YES. Supt. Cross had previously presented his report to the Board as well as the Public Works Committee at their meeting on November 14. There is an invoice outstanding from Suit -Kote on the paving project. There is an overrun in the capital project budget which Supt. Cross will summarize for the next meeting as to how the overrun occurred. Trustee Kusse inquired as to the number of miles of road that have been paved in the Village. Attorney Tyler asked about the fence situation (excess height violation). Supt. Cross stated that the fence issue has been deferred to another time. 2 Yaw's contract has been received and signed. Mayor Lynn gave an overview of the background of the contract. Treasurer Silber presented his report, which is on file. Trustee Collyer had questions on the "shuffling" of money each month. He asked about refinancing bonds since interest rates are so low. Treasurer Silber does not think this is possible. There are no callable provisions in our bonds. Motion by Trustee Collyer VOTED to pass Resolution 50942 to approve transfers as attached. Trustees Antil, Collyer, Kusse, McNeil and Mount voted YES. Treasurer Silber commented that budget packets will be distributed at the January meeting. Motion by Trustee Antil VOTED to pass vouchers as attached. Trustees Antil, Collyer, Kusse, McNeil and Mount voted YES. Attorney Tyler presented his report. The Time Warner contract has been signed. The time for requesting permissive referendum for the bond for improvements to the Wastewater Treatment Plant has expired without a whimper. The confirming paperwork needs to be sent to Village Bond Counsel in N.Y.C. The preliminary design work has been done for the trickling filter for bid in the spring. The work needs to be completed by end of 2003. Treasurer Silber went over the bonding process. Mayor Lynn introduced Jon Pique to the Board and explained that the 151 Assistant . position takes over the position of Chief in the absence of a Chief. The Mayor asked for any questions from the Board for Jon. Jon gave an overview of his experience and stated that he looks forward to working with the Board. Trustee Mount asked if Jon anticipates any changes in the near future. He stated that he is looking at a change in the recruitment policy. Trustee Collyer wanted to be sure that Jon was aware of the chiefs responsibility in a fire situation in reference to the recent news stories of fire safety at practice drills. Jon said that he was aware of that. Trustee Collyer also asked if there would be a new ladder truck next year. The Board thanked Jon for his participation. Motion by Trustee Collyer VOTED to move into Executive Session at 8:10 pm for a confidential session with Counsel and to discuss the open position of the Fire Chief of Cayuga Heights. Trustees Antil, Collyer, Kusse, McNeil and Mount voted YES. Motion by Trustee Collyer Voted to move out of Executive Session at 8 :58 pm. Trustees Antil, Collyer, Kusse, McNeil and Mount voted YES. Motion by Trustee Collyer Seconded by Trustee Antil Voted to approve Jon Pique as Chief of the Cayuga Heights Fire Dept. to nil out the remainder of the term (until March 2003) following Jeff Randall's resignation. Trustees Antil, Collyer, McNeil and Mount voted YES. Trustee Kusse abstains. Motion by Trustee Mount VOTED to adjourn the meeting at 9:05 pm. Trustees Antil, Collyer, Kusse, McNeil and Mount voted YES. Norma Manning Clerk 0