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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-06-11TOWN OF GROTON — MINUTES OF TOWN BOARD MEETING TUESDAY, JUNE 119 2019 AT 7:30 PM THE TOWN HALL, 101 CONGER BOULEVARD Town Officers Present: Donald F. Scheffler, Supervisor Richard Gamel, Councilperson Crystal Young, Councilperson Brian Klumpp, Councilperson Sheldon C. Clark, Councilperson Michael Perkins, Highway Supt. April L. Scheffler, Town Clerk Charles Rankin, Bookkeeper W. Rick Fritz, Code Official Francis Casullo, Attorney Town Officers Absent: A. D. Dawson, Town Justice John Norman, Town Justice Also Present: Ben Nelson Calvin Carr Andrew Sullivan MOVED by Councilperson Klumpp, seconded by Councilperson Gamel, to approve the minutes of the May 14, 2019 meeting as presented. Ayes - Clark, Young, Klumpp, Gamel, Scheffler Supervisor Scheffler - Said that when the Board had appointed Councilperson Klumpp that he had neglected to appoint him to any committees. Basically, these were appointments given to former Councilperson Jackson at the 2019 Organizational Meeting. RESOLUTION #9-055 - SUPERVISOR'S APPOINT TO COMMITTEES MOVED by Supervisor Scheffler, seconded by Councilperson Clark RESOLVED, that the Supervisor makes the following committee appointments: Buildings - Richard Gamel & Brian Klumpp Zoning, Building and Fire Code - Brian Klumpp Light Districts - Crystal Young & Brian Klumpp Community Development Block Grant Section 3 Coordinator - Brian Klumpp Ayes - Clark, Young, Klumpp, Gamel, Scheffler Nays - Resolution Passed Discussion took place on the current alarm system and the continued annual cost increases. Supervisor Scheffler had spoken to the representative earlier in the day but he didn't think he could help us save very much money. It was decided that the Building Committee will look into the situation and price alternative alarm services. Town Board Minutes Page 2 June 11, 2019 RESOLUTION #19-056 - REVIEW AND PAYMENT OF INVOICES MOVED by Councilperson Young, seconded by Councilperson Clark WHEREAS, vouchers for Abstract #6, numbered 237 - 285 were reviewed and audited by the Town Board, be it RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby approves said vouchers for the accounts and in the total amounts as follows: Code Fund Totals A GENERAL FUND 25,350.20 B GENERAL FUND PART TOWN 1,164.96 LSA HIGHWAY FUND 16.576.62 IAB HIGHWAY FUND PART TONS I 276.952.71 SL2- PERU 'ILLS LIGHTING TIN DISTRICT TRICT 160.81 SLI- MCLEAN LIGHTING DISTRICT 48A4 Total{ 320,453.74 Ayes - Clark, Young, Klumpp, Gamel, Scheffler Nays - Resolution Passed Monthly Reports: Charles Rankin, Bookkeeper - Submitted monthly reports for the Board's review. The accountants are here and looking at the books. W. Rick Fritz, Code/Fire Enforcement Officer - Submitted monthly reports for the Board's review. Everyone is way behind with projects because of the rainy weather, so when the sun does come out it gets really busy. There was some dumping out on Champlin Road by someone from Cortland. Mike and his crew did a super job cleaning it up. It's great to work with Mike and his crew now. April L. Scheffler, RMC, Town Clerk/Tax Collector - Submitted monthly reports for the Board's review and had nothing else to inform the Board of. Francis Casullo, Attorney for the Town - Had nothing to report. John J. Norman and A. D. Dawson, Town Justices - Were not present but had submitted monthly reports for the Board's review. Councilperson Crystal Young as Representative to Joint Youth Program - Copies of the proposed amendments to the by-laws for the Tompkins County Recreation Partnership Board had been provide for review and approval by the Town Board. Councilperson Young pointed out the changes that had been made. Town Board Minutes Page 3 June 11, 2019 RESOLUTION #19-057 - APPROVE AMENDMENTS TO BY-LAWS OF THE TOMPKINS COUNTY RECREATION PARTNERSHIP BOARD MOVED by Councilperson Young, seconded by Councilperson Klumpp RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby approves the Tompkins County Recreation Partnership Board By -Laws as amended. Ayes - Clark, Young, Klumpp, Gamel, Scheffler Nays - Resolution Passed Councilperson Crystal Young as Representative to Joint Youth Program - The Joint Recreation Committee Color Run is Saturday, June 22nd. Youth track ended last week with 40 participants from grades 3-6. Greg Pinkowski has been hired as the Pool Director. More lifeguards are needed. Hoping to open pool on June 21St. Swim lessons will begin July 1St and craft shack will open July 8th. Youth football will be moving to a new league this Fall. We will be leaving the YFL and moving to the Route 81 League. This change will bring a central location for games and fully certified refs. All games will be played in Cortland and Homer, which is better than traveling all over the place (i.e. Candor, Newfield, etc.) Youth basketball may also be moving into a league with Cortland, Homer and Dryden for the 2019/20 season, offering a centralized game schedule. This will cut down on a lot of confusion for coaches, coordinators and parents. Games will be played in Dryden and Cortland. She had not attended the meeting for the Youth Commission but had received an email highlighting their meeting. Summer Camp enrollment is going very well with ranges of 34-49 students per week (maximum is 50). Campers will be able to take swim lessons this year and will be provided with breakfast, lunch and snack provided through the Groton School food service. Shannon Alvord, Tompkins County Youth Services Coordinator, presented 2 reports: 2018 Communities that Care Youth Survey for Tompkins County, and Profile of Town of Groton Youth Survey, both with interesting results (attached and on file with the Tompkins County Youth Services Dept. and TST BOLES. Each school superintendent and building principal has a copy of these results as well). Copies were given to the Town Board. Michael Perkins, Highway Superintendent - Paving has been completed on Champlin Road and Elm Street Extension. They have been working with the Tompkins County Highway Department and the Towns of Dryden, Caroline, and Cortlandville. They have been helping us too. There has been some culvert pipes replaced, roadside mowing, cemetery mowing, cleaning ditches, and cold patching potholes. Ben Nelson's probation has been completed and Keller Pai is returning as summer help. Ben has been doing a fine job of keeping things running and working on stuff. RESOLUTION #19-058 - RAISES FOR BEN NELSON & KELLER PAI MOVED by Supervisor Scheffler, seconded by Councilperson Gamel WHEREAS, Ben Nelson has successfully completed his probationary period, and WHEREAS, Keller Pai is returning as summer help for the Highway Department, now therefore be it RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby approves a raise for Ben Nelson of 50 -cents per hour and a raise for Keller Pai of 25 -cents over minimum wage. Ayes - Clark, Young, Klumpp, Gamel, Scheffler Nays - Resolution Passed Town Board Minutes Page 4 June 11, 2019 Ben Nelson, Groton Fire Chief - There have been 375 ambulance calls and about 75 fire alarm calls to date. Nothing real serious has happened. The daytime driver should be back by the end of the week. The Firefighter Summer Camp will start July 15 with the first night at the fire station and the rest of the time at the park. Last year they had a helicopter come in for the last night and they will be planning something special again for this year. Discussion took place on establishing a policy that Host Community Agreements be required for businesses or corporations coming into the Town and asking for a PILOT (Payment in Lieu of Taxes). Attorney Casullo said that his partner was looking into this for some of the municipalities in Cortlandville. He said that he would do more research on the subject and report back to the Board. Councilperson Young said that Rachel Clar, from Abundant Solar, had asked if their proposed solar farm would be discussed at this meeting. She wondered if the possibility of a Host Community Agreement should be discussed with Ms. Clar and if she should be invited to another meeting. Councilperson Gamel said no, that he had made it quite clear to Ms. Clar that there would be no further discussions until the Town received a completed application and the application fee. Supervisor Scheffler - Reiterated this and said that she could get an application at any time. Clerk Scheffler - Said that they already had an application. RESOLUTION #19-059 - SET DATE FOR SPECIAL MEETING MOVED by Supervisor Scheffler, seconded by Councilperson Gamel RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby sets a Special Town Board Meeting for Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at 7:00 pm for the purpose of opening bids for the Highway Garage Roof Replacement; for discussion and action on awarding such bid; and for action on a Permissive Referendum to spend funds from the Town of Groton Capitol Municipal Building Repair Account for said purpose. Ayes - Clark, Young, Klumpp, Gamel, Scheffler Nays - Resolution Passed Discussion took place on the Food Scrap Recycling that Tompkins County wanted to do in Groton. The Board was not sure if they wanted to proceed and Supervisor Scheffler said that he would check with some other towns that were doing it and see what their experiences have been with the program. The Board talked about the streetlight conversion to LED lights proposed for the McLean and Peruville light districts. At this point they needed to decide what color was preferred: 3 000 Kelvin, which is a golden color, or 4000 Kelvin, which is a white color. They also needed to choice Option A and let NYSEG replace existing lights with the recommended equivalent, or Option B where the Town would survey the lights and make their own choice on the replacements. RESOLUTION #19-060 - APPROVE AGREEMENT WITH NYSEG FOR STREETLIGHT CONVERSION TO LED LIGHTS MOVED by Councilperson Gamel, seconded by Councilperson Clark RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby approves the agreement with New York State Electric and Gas to replace the current streetlights in the McLean and Peruville Light Districts with 4000 Kelvin LED lights and chooses Option A, whereby NYSEG will install the recommended equivalents, and be it further RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes the Supervisor Scheffler to sign said agreement. Ayes - Clark, Young, Klumpp, Gamel, Scheffler Nays - Resolution Passed Town Board Minutes Page S June 11, 2019 RESOLUTION #19-061 - ESTABLISH POLICY FOR CULVERT INSTALLATION MOVED by Supervisor Scheffler, seconded by Councilperson Klumpp RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby declares that it shall be the policy of the Town of Groton regarding all new culvert installations, that the pipe shall be ordered, purchase, and delivered to the site by the property owner subject to the specifications of the Highway Superintendent. Installation will be performed by the Highway Department. Ayes - Clark, Young, Klumpp, Gamel, Scheffler Nays - Resolution Passed RESOLUTION #19-062 - APPOINT REPRESENTATIVE TO CAYUGA LAKE WATERSHED INTERMUNICIPAL ORGANIZATION MOVED by Supervisor Scheffler, seconded by Councilperson Young RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby appoints Brian Klumpp as the Town of Groton's representative to the Cayuga Lake Watershed Intermunicipal Organization. Ayes - Clark, Young, Klumpp, Gamel, Scheffler Nays - Resolution Passed Privilege of the Floor: Calvin Carr, McLean Fire Department - They had received a letter letting them know that they had received the grant from TRIAD Foundation for purchase of radios in the amount of $10,000.00. Supervisor Scheffler - Said that the check had come and had been put into the Town accounts and that a voucher had been approved tonight to pay the money to the McLean Fire Department. He said that the Board was happy to have been able to help with the process. He also asked that the Town receive a copy of whatever report they send to the TRIAD Foundation after the purchases have been made. Announcements: ➢ Planning Board, June 20, 2019 at 7:30 pm ➢ Zoning Board of Appeals, June 19, 2019 at 7:00 pm ➢ Olde Home Days, August 22 - 24, 2019 ➢ Annual Verne Morton Memorial Photography Show & Contest, August 23 - 24, 2019 There being no further business, Councilperson Gamel moved to adjourn, seconded by Councilperson Clark, at 8:3 8 pm. Unanimous. April L. Scheffler, RMC Town Clerk