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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReg Mtg. Minutes 7/21/2003Minutes of Regular Meeting July 21, 2003 Village of Cayuga Heights Boatel of Trustees Present: Mayor Lynn, Trustees Antil, Kusse, McNeil, (arrived late), Staley, and Mount. Attorney Tyler, Police Chief Lansing, Supervisor Quick, Supt. Cross, Treasurer Silber, Deputy Clerk Kessler Absent: Trustee Collyer, Fire Supt. Tamborelle Others: Paul Tunison, Dooley Kiefer At 7:00 pm, Mayor Lynn called the meeting to order. Paul Tunison of Bolton Point presented the plans for the proposed renovation of the offices at SCLIWC (Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water (Commission). The total cost of the project is 2.3 million dollars, with 1.3 million being obtained from the existing capital fund balance and the remaining 1 million to be bonded thru the municipalities. A SEQRA review was conducted with the assistance of the Village Engineer and Village Attorney. After answering the environmental assessment questionnaire, there was deemed to be no environmental significance on the project. Motion by Trustee Kusse to pass Resolution 6021 authorizing the expansion and renovation of the Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Treatment Plant, authorizing the expenditure of funds for such purpose, authorizing the issuance and sale of joint and several serial bonds for a portion of the costs of such project and authorizing execution of an amendment to the agreement of municipal cooperation governing such treatment plant. BOND AND AUTHORIZING RESOLUTION DATED JULY 21, 2003 RESOLUIION NO. 6021 FOR THE YEAR 2003 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXPANSION AND RENOVATION OF THE SOUTHERN CAYUGA LAKE INTERMUNICIPAL WATER TREATMENT PLANT, AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR SUCH PURPOSE, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF JOINT AND SEVERAL SERIAL BONDS FOR A PORTION OF THE ODSTS OF SUCH PROJECT AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT OF MUNICIPAL COOPERATION GOVERNING SUCH TREATMENT PLANT. WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cayuga Heights, in conjunction with the Towns of Dryden, Ithaca, and Lansing and the Village of Lansing, has determined and agreed to participate in the expansion and renovation of the Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission ( "SCLIWC") water treatment plant and to contract indebtedness therefore in accordance with Section 15 of the Local Finance Law pursuant to a Supplement to Agreement of Municipal Cooperation for Construction, Financing and Operation of an Intermu ricipal Water Supply and Transmission System Relating to 2003 Plant Expansion Project dated as of July 7, 2003 (the "Intermunicipal Agreement Supplement "); and WHEREAS, a plan, report and map has been duly prepared in such manner and in such detail as this Board determines to be necessary, relating to the construction and equipping of a two-story office and work space addition to the Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission ( "SCLIWC") water treatment plant, pursuant to Article 5 -G of the General Municipal Law and relevant provisions of the Town Law and Village Law, such project to be known and identified as the SCLIWC2003 Plant Expansion Improvement, and hereinafter also referred to as "Improvement ", to provide expanded space in the water treatment plant owned in common bythe Towns of Dryden, Ithaca and Lansing and the Villages of Cayuga Heights and Lansing (collectively the "Municipalities" and sometimes individually the "Municipality"), such improvement to be constructed and owned by the Municipalities, and WHEREAS, the proposed SCI.IWC2003 Plant Expansion Improvement consists of the improvements set forth below, and its more particularly shown and described in said map, plan and report presently on file in the Office of the Municipality Clerk; and WHEREAS, the maximum proposed to be expended for the aforesaid improvement is $2,310,835.00; and WHEREAS, the proposed method of financing to be employed for the aforesaid improvement is issuance by the Municipalities of joint and several serial bonds not to exceed $1,000,000 and payment of the balance of the costs of said improvement by the expenditure of current revenues and surplus funds held by SCLIWC, and WHEREAS, the project hereinafter described has been determined to be an Unlisted Action pursuant to the regulations of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation promulgated pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act, the implementation of which as proposed, it has been determined will not result in any significant environmental effects; and WHEREAS, all other actions precedent to the financing of the capital project hereinafter described have been performed; and WHEREAS, it is now desired to authorize the SCLIWC 2003 Plant Expansion Project, the execution of the Intermunicipal Agreement Supplement, and the financing of such capital project; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cayuga Heights, if the within resolution in substantially the same form is adopted, approved and made effective by the other member municipalities of SCLIWC to the extent applicable to such municipalities, as follows: Section 1. The Village of Cayuga Heights hereby authorizes the SCLIWC 2003 Plant Expansion Project, consisting of construction of a 7616 square foot, two story office and work space addition on the east end of the SCLIWC water treatment facility at 1402 East Shore Drive in the Village of Lansing and renovation of 4332 square feet of existing office space to provide increased office space for SCLIWCs Administration and Distribution personnel, workshops for SCLIWCs electrical and mechanical technicians and production department personnel, handicapped accessibility, an archive room for long term storage of SCI-IWCs files and documents, an expansion of the facilities Laboratory to meet increased water quality monitoring requirements, and additional fire suppression systems in the new and renovated areas of the facility; upgrading the HVAC systems to bring them into compliance with current building codes; upgrading the north entrance to the facility, and adding four additional parking spaces to accommodate the public, all of said actions being authorized pursuant to Article l lof the Village Law and Article 5 -G of the General Municipal Law. Section 2. The Board of Trustees hereby authorizes the Mayor, on behalf of the Village, to execute the Intermunicipal Agreement Supplement pursuant to which the Village authorizes the SCLIWC 2003 Plant Expansion Project, delegates to SCLIWC the authority to contract for and construct said Project, and agrees to the manner of financing the same as set forth herein. Section 3. The Board of Trustees hereby authorizes the expenditure of up to $2,310,835.00 for the SCLIWC 2003 Plant Expansion Project and the payment of all costs incident thereto, including architects fees, consulting fees, attorneys fees, bidding costs and any other related costs, all of said actions being hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Project." Section 4. There are authorized to be issued in connection with the Project, $1,000,000 joint serial bonds of the Village of Lansing, Village of Cayuga Heights, Town of Dryden, Town of Ithaca, and Town of Lansing, all of Tompkins County, New York, pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of New York as amended and Tide lA of the Local Finance Law. Section 5. $2,310,835.00 is estimated as the maximum cost for Project, and the plan for the financing of the Project, which plan is hereby authorized, consists of (a) The issuance of not more than $1,000,000 joint and several serial bonds as aforesaid, the amount of which is initially estimated to be allocated and apportioned to each of the municipalities is set forth below, and (b) Payment from the unreserved fund balance of SCLIWC of the balance of the remaining costs of such SCLIWC2003 Plant Expansion Project. Section 6. For the purposes of Section 15.10 of the Local Finance Law relating to the allocation of joint indebted ness, the amount of joint indebtedness to be apportioned and allocated to each of said Towns and Villages shall be in the same proportion as the consumption of water from the SCLIWC facility in each of the Towns of Dryden, Ithaca, and Lansing and the Villages of Cayuga Heights and Lansing shall bear to the total consumption of water from the SCLIWC water distribution facility, which is estimated to be, and for the purposes of determining gross indebtedness of each of said municipalities in their respective debt statements pursuant to Section 15.10 of the Local Finance Law and therefore the amount to be allocated for the purpose of ascertaining each of the municipalities debt contracting powers shall be, as follows: MUNICIPALITY PERCENTAGE OF DEBT ALLOCATED PORTION OF DEBT Town of Dryden 4.455 $44,550.00 Town of Ithaca 46.185 $461,850.00 Town of Lansing 17.322 $173,220.00 Village of Lansing 20.324 $203,240.00 Village of Cayuga Heights 11.714 $117,140.00 Nothing in this section shall be deemed to be in conflict with or to supencede the provisions of this resolution hereinafter set forth relating to the annual apportionment of the amount of principal and interest on the bonds herein authorized to be issued as among said Towns and said Villages, nor the manner of collection and payment of the amounts of annual debt serviced provided to be apportioned annually by said provisions. The Supervisors of said Towns and the Treasurers of said Villages are hereby authorized and directed to act jointly to make application to the State Comptroller as appropriate for the allocation and apportionment of said joint indebtedness in accordance with the provisions of this section and to perform all acts and furnish all information required in connection with such application. Section 7. It is hereby determined that the period of probable usefulness of the aforesaid specific objects or purposes is 40 years, pursuant to Subdivision 1 of Paragraph a of Section 11.00 of the Local Finance Law. It is further determined that the maximum maturity of the serial bonds herein authorized will exceed five years. Section 8. The full faith and credit of said Town of Dryden, said Town of Ithaca, said Town of Lansing, said Village of Cayuga Heights, and said Village of Lansing, all of Tompkins County, New York, are hereby jointly pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same respectively become due and payable. The principal of and interest on said joint bonds shall be apportioned annually among said Towns and said Villages in accordance with die Intermunicipal Agreement Supplement hereinabove referred to, in the ratio which the consumption of water from the SCLIWC system in each of said municipalities bears to the full consumption from the entire SCLIWC water distribution system, such ratio to be annuallydetermined in accordance with the aforesaid Intermunicipal Agreement Supplement, the share of said principal and interest to be home by the aforesaid Towns, shall be annually assessed, levied and collected within said Towns as follows: (a) From the several lots and parcels of land in each of the water districts in the Town of Dryden and in the Town of Lansing, in the manner provided by law. (b) From the several lots and parcels in the Town of Ithaca Town -wide water improvement area, in the manner provided by law. The Village of Cayuga Heights shall annuallylevy and collect a tax sufficient to pay the share of said principal and interest to be borne by said Village, as the same may become due and payable, and the Village of Lansing shall annually levy and collect a tax sufficient to pay the share of said principal and interest to be home bysaid Village, as the same may become due and payable. If not paid from the aforesaid sources, all the taxable real property in said Town of Dryden, and all the taxable real property in said Town of Ithaca, and all the taxable real property in said Town of Lansing and all the taxable real properly in said Village of Cayuga Heights, and all the taxable real property in said Village of Lansing shall be jointly subject to the levy of an ad valorem tax, without limitation as to the rate or amount, sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same become due and payable. Section 9. Subject to the provisions of the Local Finance Law and this section, the power to authorize the issuance of and to sell joint bond anticipation notes in anticipation of the issuance and sale of the joint serial bonds herein authorized, including renewals of such notes, is hereby delegated to the Supervisor of the Town of Ithaca, the Chief Fiscal Officer of said Town, acting on behalf of the chief fiscal officers of the Towns of Dryden and Lansing and the Villages of Cayuga Heights and Lansing. Such joint bond anticipation notes shall be of such terms, form and contents, and shall be sold in such manner as may be prescribed by a bond anticipation note certificate, as authorized by Section 30.00 of the Local Finance Law; provided, however, that any bond anticipation notes so issued shall be the joint indebtedness of said Towns and said Villages and shall be executed in the names of Town of Dryden, the Town of Ithaca, the Town of Lansing, the Village of Cayuga Heights and the Village of Lansing, and shall be signed by the Supervisor of the Town of Dryden on behalf of said Town and shall have affixed thereto the seal of the Town of Dryden, attested by the Town Clerk of said Town, shall be signed by the Supervisor of the Town of Ithaca on behalf of said Town and shall have affixed thereto the seal of the Town of Ithaca attested by the Town Clerk of said Town said Supervisor, shall be signed bythe Supervisor of the Town of Lansing on behalf of said Town and shall have affixed thereto the seal of the Town of Lansing, attested by the Town Clerk of said Town, shall be signed by the Treasurer of the Village of Cayuga Heights on behalf of said Village and shall have affixed thereto the seal of the Village of Cayuga Heights, attested by the Village Clerk of said Village, and shall be signed by the Treasurer of the Village of Lansing on behalf of said Village and shall have affixed thereto the seal of the Village of Lansing, attested by the Village Clerk of said Village. The chief fiscal officer of the Town of Ithaca to whom is hereby delegated the power to authorize the issuance of and to sell such joint bond anticipation notes, shall file an executed copy of each such bond anticipation note certificate with the finance board of each of the aforesaid municipalities prior to the issuance of the bond anticipation note or notes authorized by such certificate. Section 10. The validity of such joint serial bonds and joint bond anticipation notes maybe contested only if: 1. Such joint bonds are authorized for an object or purchase for which said Towns or said Villages are not authorized to expend money, or 2. The provisions of law which should be complied with at the date of publication of this resolution are not substantiallycomplied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within 20 days after the date of publication, or 3. Such joint bonds are authorized in violation of the provision of the Constitution. Section 11. Upon the adoption of this resolution by each of the aforesaid Towns and the aforesaid Villages, and the publication thereof with the notice provided for herein, the Clerks of each such Town and each such Village shall file with the Clerk of each of the other Towns and of the Villages, a certified copy of this resolution and a printers affidavit or affidavits, as the case maybe, of publication thereof with the required noticed or notices, as the case maybe. Section 12. Pursuant to Section 15.00(m) of the Local Finance Law, the powers and duties of advertising such joint bonds for sale, conducting the sale and awarding the bonds, are hereby delegated to the Supervisor of the Town of Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, who on her own behalf and on behalf of the chief fiscal officers of the Towns of Dryden and Lansing and the Villages of Cayuga Heights and Lansing, shall advertise such bonds for sale, conduct the sale, and award the bonds in such manner as she shall deem best for the interests of the aforesaid Towns and Villages, provided, however, that in the exercise of these delegated powers, she shall comply fully with the provisions of the Local Finance Law and any order or rule of the State Comptroller applicable to the sale of municipal bonds. The receipt of said Supervisor shall be a full acquittance to the purchaser of such bonds, who shall not be obliged to see to the application of the purchase money. Section 13. All other matters, except as provided herein relating to such joint bonds, including determining whether to issue such joint serial bonds having substantially level or declining debt service and all matters related thereto, prescribing the method for the recording of ownership of said bonds, appointing the fiscal agent or agents for said bonds, providing for the printing and delivery of said bonds, the date, denominations, maturities and interest payment dates, place or places of payment, shall be determined by said Supervisor on behalf of the chief fiscal officers of the Towns of Dryden, Ithaca, and Lansing, and the Villages of Cayuga Heights and Lansing. It is hereby determined that it is to the financial advantage of the issuers not to impose and collect from registered owners of such serial bonds anycharges for mailing, shipping and insuring bonds transferred or exchanged by the fiscal agent, and accordingly, pursuant to paragraph c of Section 70.00 of the Local Finance Law, no such charges shall be so collected bythe fiscal agent. Such bonds shall contain substantially the recital of validity clause provided for in Section 52.00 of the Local Finance Law and shall otherwise be in such form and contain such recitals in addition to those required bySection 52.00 of the Local Finance Law, as the Town Supervisor shall determine. Said bonds shall be signed in the name of each Town and Village by the manual signature of each respective chief fiscal officer and a facsimile or original of the corporate seal of each Town and Village shall be imprinted thereon and shall be attested by the manual signatures of each respective Town or Village Clerk. Section 14. Pursuant to Local Finance Law Section 15, the Supervisor of time Town of Ithaca is designated as the chief fiscal officer to maintain the records relating to the joint bonds, the paying agent on the bonds, and the registration agent if she does not appoint such an agent pursuant to the authority granted elsewhere in this resolution. Section 15. Any obligation issued under authority of this resolution shall contain on it's face a recital in substantially the following form "This obligation evidences the joint indebtedness of the Town of Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, the Town of Dryden, Tompkins County, New York, the Town of Lansing, Tompkins County, New York, the Village of Glyuga Heights, Tompkins County, New York, and the Village of Lansing, Tompkins County, New York" Section 1 . This resolution shall constitute a statement of official intent for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.150 -1. Other than as specified in this resolution, no moneys are, or are reasonably expected to be, reserved, allocated on a long -term basis, or otherwise set aside with respect to the permanent funding of the object or purpose described herein. Section17. SCLIWCis hereby authorized to pay, out of unreserved surplus, the costs of the SCLIWC 2003 Plant Expansion Project in excess of the bond proceeds authorized by this resolution, provided, however, the maximum cost of said project does not exceed the maximum authorized in this resolution. Section 18. Within 10 days after the adoption of this resolution by the Board of Trustees, , the Village Clerk shall, as set forth in Section 9 -900 of the Village Law, post and publish a notice which shall set forth the date of the adoption of this resolution and contain an abstract of this resolution concisely stating the purpose and effect thereof. Such notice shall specify that such resolution was adopted subject to a permissive referendum Section 19. If no referendum is requested, or if requested, a referendum is held and the referendum approves the resolution, this resolution, or a summary thereof, shall be published by the Village Clerk, together with a notice in substantially the form prescribed, and containing the information required, b3 Section 81.00 of said Local Finance Law, such publication to be in the Ithaca Journal, a newspaper published in the City of Ithaca and having a general circulation within such Village. Section 20. This resolution shall take effect immediately, unless a referendum is requested, in which event it shall take effect, if approved at such referendum, upon such approval. Section 21. This resolution is adopted subject to a permissive referendum pursuant to Local Finance Law Section 36. The question of adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote on a roll call, which resulted as follows: Mayor Lynn — Aye Trustee Kusse — Aye Trustee Mount — Aye Trustee Antil — Aye Trustee Staley— Aye Trustee McNeil — Abstain — wasn't present for the discussion Trustee Collyer- Absent The resolution was thereupon duly adopted. uuxuuuuuuuuu» uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuruuuuu The minutes of June 16 were re- circulated with some corrections noted. Motion by Trustee Kussee to approve the minutes with changes. Seconded by Trustee Antil Trustees Antil, Kusse, McNeil, Mount, and Staley voted YES MM# u4uu444# k�FkM# u4u�krtMW# MA% u44W �FkNkN# MA4u4k #4u #MU4u�tk #NNU4�F44�t4Mq Report of the Mayor Mayor Lynn read an email received from former Account Clerk Beverly Besemer. Residents have been commenting on drivers not stopping for pedestrians in the crosswalks. Police Chief Lansing will address this in his report. Ed Quick has been appointed Working Supervisor for the Village. The Mayor asked the Board to approve this appointment. Motion byTrustee Antil to approve the appointment of Ed Quick to Acting Supervisor of the Village of Cayuga Heights Seconded by Trustee Staley. Trustees Anil, Kusse, McNeil, Mount, and Staley voted YES Mayor Lynn presented Supervisor Quick with the Public Service Award for 30 years of service to the Village from (NYCOM) New York Conference of Mayon;. uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuxuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Report of the Police Chief — Distributed to the Board. Chief Lansing discussed the pedestrian crosswalk situation as it pertains to individuals using them and how the N.Y.S. Law reads. The crosswalks will be re- lined. Jeff Ellis of the D.P.W. is working with the Chief on this. The Chief discussed the school speed zone signs. They will be changed from 15mph to 20mph. Chief Lansing discussed with the Board the fact that he has been investigating a document reader /scanner with Clerk Manning as the next step in records retention for the combined departments. He requested the purchase of this piece of equipment. We would have permanent records microfilmed and have the reader /scanner here in the building for retrieval of the records. This would also be the next logical step for the Fire Dept. after they finish their records management. Motion by Trustee Kusse to approve the purchase of a microfilm reader /scanner not to exceed $5500 funded by contingency and transferring the money into A1460.200 — Records Management Capital Equipment Account. Seconded by Trustee Antil. Trustees Antil, Kusse, McNeil, Mount, and Staleyvoted YES Chief Lansing reported that Officer Jerry Wright's wife gave birth to twin girls. The girls were born premature, but everyone is doing fine. The Board sent their congratulations to Officer Wright and his wife. uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu» uuuuu�uuuuu�uuuuuuuuuuuuuWUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU��uuu Report of the Fire Chief — distributed to the Board. The Clrief was unable to attend the meeting due to a violent thunderstorm occurring in the area around S:OOpm. He did stop in for a minute during the meeting to report on storm damage which was being taken care of by the Fire Dept. aunna�u�rxux�rxuauu» uu> txaxx��r�r+ ru�ruau�r�r�ru* uuaunxuu�raun�t�r�ru�ru�uurr�rxaWa �r Supt. of Public Works — Acting as the Planning Board, the Boatel of Trustees acted on the proposed renovation/expansion of the Country Club of Ithaca. The building is cut by the municipal boundary line between the Village of Cayuga Heights and the Town of Ithaca. The Country Club has much more property in the town; therefore, the town would like to take the project on as the lead agency. Motion byTntstee Kusse to pass Resolution 6022 designating the Town of Ithaca Planning Board as the lead agency in the proposed renovation/expansion of the Country Club of Ithaca. WHEREAS, the Country Club of Ithaca has proposed to renovate and add on to their existing club house at 189 Pleasant Grove Road, and WHEREAS, the Village of Cayuga Heights' boundary with the Town of Ithaca runs through the property and building(s), with a majority of the work proposed to be on the Town of Ithaca side of the boundary, and WHEREAS, the project I subject to Site Plan Review in both municipalities which are required to provide an environmental review according to SEQRA 6 NYCRR Part 617, and WHEREAS the Town of Ithaca Planning Board has requested to coordinate the environmental review process as lead agency, and now THEREFORE, the Village of Cayuga Heights Planning Boatel hereby concurs that the Town of Ithaca Planning Board should act as lead agency for the SEQRA determination on the proposed Country Club of Ithaca Renovation/Addition Project, and THEREFORE, the Village of Cayuga Heights Planning Board will submit notice any issue of concern to the Town of Ithaca Planning Board for consideration in the determination of the environmental impact, before making a final decision on the Site Plan Review in the Village. Trustees Antil, Kusse, McNeil, Mount, and Staley voted YES The house at 825 Hanshaw Road belonging to the Village was discussed. It is currently empty and renovations of approximately $15,000 would be needed to bring it up to market value for rental property. There was much discussion among the Board as to what the Village should do with the property. Action on this item was tabled until the August meeting. Supt. Cross brought the subject of claims of damage due to the Village R.O.W., i.e. tires blown in potholes and our snowplow hitting a car mirror. There was much discussion among the Trustees, the Village Attomeyand the Treasurer. Typicallyour insurance companydenies these claims, and discussion ensued as to whether the Village should pay these claims. Action on this item was also tabled. Supt. Cross distributed a trickling filter report for information purposes only. Trustee Mount asked about the letter which was written by the Gunn's regarding the renovations to the sorority being done by Ralph Vam. Supt. Cross reported that that situation had been resolved and all parties were satisfied. �ruW» �t�ru�rx» n» annxuxxxnnn» xxx» xx�ra» nx» �rxuWxmnuu »xx »uxun>r�r »axux�h>ta »�uz Report of the Working Supervisor — report on file Supv. Quick stated that die request for a paver went out for bid. Mancini Ferraro, who has purchased a new paver and is selling their other one for a good price, came in with the best price of $15,000. The Public Works Committee is in favor of the Village purchasing this paver. Motion by Trustee Antil to pass Resolution 6023 authorizing due Working Supervisor to purchase a paver from Mancini- Ferraro for the price of $15,000. Trustee Staleyseconds. Tnutees Antil, Kusse, McNeil, Mount, and Staley voted YES The Brush situation in the Village was then discussed. A draft letter has been circulated to the Trustees regarding the manner in which residents are disposing of their brush. The Public Works Committee will solicit comments from the Trustees and then will send out the letters to the Residents. a» s�ru�ra�r�r�r» u�tuxaxxxuu�twauau�rWxWxxa�run» uauunuu�ruax�rxa »�r�r�r�ru »aax�r�ru�r�r Report of the Attorney Attorney Tyler wanted to call the Board's attention to item N 3 on Supt. Cross's Trickling Filter Report, specifically the question of upgrading the feed pumps (impellers, motors and electrical components). At Mr. Tyler's inquiry, Supt. Cross reported that the Penfield/Brown problem (construction equipment stored at a residence) was presently satisfactory. »: rux�r�rsu» �rx» aunuun» ux�rurvxxu» a» a���r�r�rxxuxu�rxuuxanunuauw�rxuWxuxa�r » »u Report of the Treasurer Treasurer Silber presented the Abstract of Vouchers. Trustee Antil moved to accept the abstract as presented. Trustees Anti, Kruse, McNeil, Mount, and Staleyvoted YES There was discussion on a travel advance requested by Fire Supt. Tamborelle and about travel advancements in general. uuxax »�rxuWxWxu>t »xa* Stu»: raau�ru: rxu�rxW�r» x» �rxuuu »�r�rxuxux�tax »nnn�xunx�r>t�x Report of the Clerk Clerk Manning reported on tax bill reimbursements received from the Assessor's office. Clarification is needed and she will contact the Director of Assessment for more information on this issue which involved reductions granted on appeal of reassessments versus taxable status dates. Trustee McNeil is investigating the web page changes. A list of web pages in the area were compiled and distributed to the Trustees for their information. Trustee Mount moved to end the meeting at 10:30 pm. Trustees Ama, Kusse, McNeil, Mount, and Staley voted YES. Respectfully submitted, Norma Manning, Clerk