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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999 June 10 Town Board Minutes DRAFT TOWN OF ENFIELD TOWN BOARD MEETING MINUTES REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9TH, 1999 6:30 P.M. The regular monthly meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Enfield was held Wednesday, June 9th, 1999 at the Enfield Community Building, 182 Enfield Main Road, Ithaca, N. Y. at 6:30 p.m.. Supervisor Owens presiding. Present: Supervisor, Jean Owens; Town Councilman, Donald Lovelace, Town Councilman, Gary Fisher; Town Councilman, Greg Stevenson. Others present were Pat Podufalski, Bookkeeper, Alice Laue, Town Clerk. Highway Superintendent Ron Updike was absent. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag - Supervisor Owens led the assemblage in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Privilege of the Floor - Peggy Hubbell asked if anyone had expressed interest in filing the vacant Town Councilman position. Answer was yes. Approval of May 12th, 1999 regular town board meeting minutes - Correct spelling of word expires on page three under Recreational Partnership. Motion made by Councilman Stevenson, seconded by Councilman Fisher that the Town Board of the Town of Enfield approve the adoption of the May 12th, regular Town Board meeting as amended. Discussion - Vote - Supervisor Owens, yes. Town Councilmen Fisher, Lovelace, Stevenson, yes. Correspondence - Supervisor Owens read a letter from Tompkins County Representative Peter Pennimen regarding the shifting of tax funds from the state to our local schools and municipalities. Town Board Meeting Minutes 6/9/99 2 Agreement - County Youth Bureau Tompkins County Youth Bureau Representative Janice Johnson explained the Youth Bureau funding. Motion made by Councilman Stevenson, seconded by Councilman Lovelace that the Town Board of the Town of Enfield authorize the supervisor to sign the County Youth Bureau Agreement for 1999. Discussion - Vote: Supervisor Owens, yes. Town Councilmen Fisher, Lovelace, Stevenson, yes. Reports/Committees Tompkins County Representative Peter Pennimen reported on the hearing he attended in Albany on Real Property taxation. Change in appointment to County Environmental Municipality Council. Putting assessment information on Inter-Net. Recreational Partnership - Written report. Proposal is to continue at current level for the year 2000 or until a new agreement has been reached. Enfield Community Council - Joe Schrer Teen Program progressing. After School Program - Parent group taking over operation. Summer Camp - Planning moving ahead. Looking to solve some of last year’s problems with the CIT program. Building Clean Up - Saturday, June 12th., 9 a.m. until ?. Volunteers from Baptist Church and Community Council working. Everyone is invited. Enfield Fire Department - Chief Stevenson Month slow. No major events. Cemetery Committee - Peggy Hubbell May 15th, ten - twelve children and adults from the Community Council cleaned up Presbyterian and Rolfe Cemeteries. Community Council provided lunch. May 22nd, the Periwinkle 4-H club cleaned up Christian Cemetery and May 27th this same group helped put out flags. Clark Marshall is supposed to start work in Christian Cemetery the last two weeks of June. Vandalism to a headstone in Rolfe Cemetery was done. Town Board Meeting Minutes 6/9/99 3 Planning Board - Planning Board comfortable with suggesting the initial amendment to the Site Plan Review Law of simply adding - Communication or other towers with a height of more than 100’ above ground level. Planning Board is working on collecting data for Comprehensive Plan. Planning Board meeting is the third Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Town Hall. Highway Department - Councilman Fisher Highway Department working on Bostwick Road. Harvey Hill Road bridge closing June 10, 1999. Truck #19 back with new box. County accepted town’s amendment to Harvey Hill Bridge agreement. Planning Federation - Rick Chase Working on a workshop in October on Fiscal Economic Development. Workshop for Planning Board and Town Board members. Budget Amendment - SARA General Fund line - no funds budgeted for 1999. Extended some money for SARA expenditures end of 1998. Grant money still to come to reimburse expenditures. Contractual line 1460.4 board placed $100.00 of town’s funds. Supervisor would like to - --Amend line1460.4 to read 1460.1 at $100.00. Set up SARA Records Management line 1460.42 in the amount of $210.86 to account for expenditures. Countering this by increasing the revenue on line 3060 State Aid SARA to $210.86. Councilman Fisher moved that the Town Board modify the General Fund of the 1999 budget as follows: Records Management Contractual 1460.4, in the amount of $100.00, be renumbered 1460.41, further, that SARA, line 1460.42, in the amount of $210.86, be added to the budget. Further, that Sate Aid SARA, revenue line 3060, be increased from -0-dollars and -0- cents to $210.86. Councilman Lovelace seconded this move. Discussion - Vote - Supervisor Owens, yes. Town Councilmen Fisher, Lovelace, Stevenson, yes. Monthly Bills/Supervisor’s Report Following Supervisor Owens presentation of the monthly bills and the supervisor’s report the following resolution and motions were made. Town Board Meeting Minutes 6/9/99 4 Resolution #9 Councilman Fisher made the following resolution modification. WHEREAS, the Town Board has determined that the purchase of the new dump body for the 1986 Mack truck in the amount of $7050.00 constitutes a major rebuilding of the truck and a capital expense, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Resolution #7 be changed to reflect that $7050.00 be transferred from Equipment Reseve account to Machinery Equipment line 5130.2, rather than Equipment Contractual line 5130.4. Resolution seconded by Councilman Lovelace. Discussion - Vote - Supervisor Owens, yes. Town Councilmen Fisher, Lovelace, Stevenson, yes. Inter-Fund Transfer - Councilman Fisher moved that the Inter-Fund transfer line under Highway Revenues for the 1999 budget be increased from $60,000 to $67,050 to allow for transfer of payment of the new dump body on truck #19. Seconded by Councilman Lovelace. Discussion - Vote - Supervisor Owens, yes. Town Councilmen Fisher, Lovelace, Stevenson, yes. Monthly Bills - Motion made by Councilman Lovelace, seconded by Councilman Stevenson that the Town Board of the Town of Enfield authorize the supervisor to pay General Fund vouchers #80-102, dated June 9th, 1999, in the amount of $7,610.25. Highway Fund vouchers #67 - 82, dated June 9th, 1999 in the amount of $30,109.84. Small Cities Grant #2, HUD, voucher #8, dated June 9th, 1999, in the amount of $328.46 and Enfield Fire Department, SF-1, voucher #6, $30,000.00. Discussion - Vote - Supervisor Owens, yes. Town Councilmen Fisher, Lovelace, Stevenson, yes. Subordination of Diminishing Liens - Supervisor Owens read a memo from Tompkins County Planning regarding turning the responsibility of processing Subordination of Diminishing Liens back to the town. Consensus Tompkins County Planning has been and needs to continue doing Subordinations. Town Board Meeting Minutes 6/9/99 5 Property Acquisition - Supervisor Owens presented Bargain and Sale Deed for Acquisition of 2.77 acres of proerty on Waterburg Road, tax map # 6.-2-3.3., from Youngs. Resolution #10 Resolution made by Councilman Lovelace, seconded by Councilman Stevenson that the Town Board of the Town of Enfield accept the land in accordance with the Bargain and Sale Deed With Covenant Against Grantor under the conditions of the deed. Discussion - Discussed town taking land it has no use for. Land being a buffer around the dump for the town. Vote - Supervisor Owens, yes. Town Councilman Lovelace, yes. Town Councilman Fisher, no. Town Councilman Stevenson, yes. Software - Purchase of the Budget software was tabled. Bookkeeper to look into software packet for payroll further and report back at next meeting. Telecommunications Towers Supervisor Owens asked for a resolution moving the amending of the Site Plan Review law to a public hearing. Councilman Stevenson made the motion, seconded by Councilman Lovelace that the Town Board of the Town of Enfield authorize the town clerk to advertise a public hearing to be held July 14th, 1999 at 6:30 p.m. to hear comments on the proposed amendment to the Site Plan Review Law. Discussion- Vote - Supervisor Owens, yes. Town Councilmen Lovelace, Stevenson, yes. Town Councilman Fisher, no. Town Courts After a lengthy discussion of what justices need to have done at community building for them to move to community building and whether the kitchen needs/should be closed this topic was tabled. Town Board Meeting Minutes 6/9/99 6 New Business - 1997 Annual Fiscal Report - 1997 Annual Fiscal report completed and on file with State Comptroller. Motion made by Councilman Stevenson, seconded by Councilman Lovelace that the Town Board of the Town of Enfield give authorization to the town clerk to advertise the availability of the 1997 Annual Fiscal report for review for the general public. Discussion - Vote - Supervisor Owens, yes. Town Councilmen Fisher, Lovelace, Stevenson, yes. Adjournment - Motion made by Councilman Fisher, seconded by Councilman Lovelace that the June 9th, 1999 regular meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Enfield adjourn. Discussion - Vote - Supervisor Owens, yes. Town Councilmen Fisher, Lovelace, Stevenson, yes. Meeting adjourned at 9:25 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Alice Laue Town Clerk