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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-11-03 November 3, 2010 The Lansing Town Board met in Special Session at 6:00 p.m. at the Lansing Town Hall Boardroom with Supervisor Pinney presiding. The Supervisor called the meeting to order and had the clerk take the Roll Call. ROLL CALL A. Scott Pinney Supervisor Present Marty Christopher Councilperson Present Robert Cree Councilperson Present Kathy Miller Councilperson Present Connie Wilcox Councilperson Present Bonny Boles Town Clerk Present Guy Krogh Town Attorney Absent Visitors: Steve Colt, Jack French, Dan Veaner, Ed LaVigne, Catherine Barrette, Jordan Lee, Don Hartill, Jeremy Craig, Dan Deis, Adrian Boeheim, Kristine Henry, Cheryl Gagnon, Margaret Christopher, Sharon Bowman, Nathan Muka and Larry Zuidema. The Supervisor led all present in the Pledge of Allegiance. PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR: No one asked to appear in front of the Board. Open Public Hearing for Proposed Special District Budget for 2011: RESOLUTION 10 - 162 RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Pinney and seconded by Mrs. Wilcox: RESOLVED, that the Public Hearing on the 2011 Special District Budget is hereby opened at 6:05 p.m. Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Martin Christopher, Councilperson Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Robert Cree, Councilperson Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Kathy Miller, Councilperson Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Connie Wilcox, Councilperson Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) A. Scott Pinney, Supervisor Mr. Pinney read the figures in regards to the proposed 2011 Special District Budget. He asked if there were any questions or concerns. There were none. Close Public Hearing on Proposed Special District Budget for 2011: RESOLUTION 10 - 163 RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Pinney and seconded by Mrs. Wilcox: RESOLVED, that all persons desiring to be heard, having been heard, the Public Hearing on the proposed Special District Budget for 2011 is hereby closed at 6:08 p.m. 1 Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Martin Christopher, Councilperson Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Robert Cree, Councilperson Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Kathy Miller, Councilperson Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Connie Wilcox, Councilperson Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) A. Scott Pinney, Supervisor Open Public Hearing on Proposed Budget for 2011: RESOLUTION 10 - 164 RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Pinney and seconded by Mrs. Wilcox: RESOLVED, that the Public Hearing on the proposed Budget for the year 2011 is hereby opened at 6:10 p.m. Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Martin Christopher, Councilperson Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Robert Cree, Councilperson Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Kathy Miller, Councilperson Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Connie Wilcox, Councilperson Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) A. Scott Pinney, Supervisor Mr. Pinney read the figures in regards to the proposed Budget for 2011. Mr. Don Hartill stated that he had sent a letter to the Board with concerns in regards to the Village of Lansing residents and wanted to know if his concerns were addressed. Mr. Pinney stated that the Board is looking into the concerns. He stated that he understood there will be no increase in salaries and that some of the jobs have been cut to part time. Mr. Pinney stated that his information was correct. Close Public Hearing on Proposed Budget for 2011: RESOLUTION 10 - 165 RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Pinney and seconded by Mrs. Wilcox: RESOLVED, that all persons desiring to be heard, having been heard, the Public Hearing on the proposed Budget for 2011 is hereby closed at 6:12 p.m. Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Martin Christopher, Councilperson Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Robert Cree, Councilperson Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Kathy Miller, Councilperson Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Connie Wilcox, Councilperson Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) A. Scott Pinney, Supervisor Youth Services: Mrs. Miller made a motion to put $4,500.00 into the budget for the Youth Services program to tie them over for this year. She stated that this was half of the original amount she requested. This would help Youth Services out as the County is cutting their budget. Mr. Christopher informed all present that this is an issue as the County's funding for the program is being cut in half. Mrs. Miller stated that all of the other municipalities have put in more money to help with the funding of the program. 2 Mr. Pinney stated that he is not in favor of the additional $ 4,500.00 as we are funding them with as much as we did last year and we have done a good job of holding the line on everything in the 2011 budget. With all of the cuts we have made, it is not realistic to add money to one program. He stated that he is in favor of the program itself but not the additional funding. Mr. Colt wanted to make sure everyone knew that the Recreation Partnership and the Youth Services are not the same. He stated that the Town has never been a member of the Recreation Partnership, at least not by choice. Mrs. Wilcox stated that she was confused as the County is meeting tonight and she has no idea what they will do with this situation. She stated that she was informed today that another twelve people will be laid off at AES again and this makes it hard for her to give any more money out. She felt that we could creatively help out Youth Services to raise the needed funds. She stated that we have helped them out more than once with their short falls and they need to put forth the effort to work for it. She stated that Mr. Ed LaVigne has a lot of fund raising ideas and would probably be willing to help. Mrs. Miller stated that we are the only municipality that has not come up with any more funding. She also stated that all the other municipalities are suffering with the same economic conditions that we are. By giving them something we would let the County know that this program means a lot to Lansing. She would like to do something that says we value Youth Services. Mr. Cree stated that they are in better shape then they originally were as they expected the County to cut the program totally. He stated that he could support it if we had cut it out and were asked to restore it but the amount we set aside is the same amount we set aside for 2010. They are now asking for more than the original request and he cannot support that. There was no second to the motion. Mr. Ed LaVigne asked how much was in the budget for 2011. Mr. Pinney stated that the Town has budgeted $ 27,505.00 and the County is willing to give approximately half of the original figure of$ 17,777.00 which would be around $ 9,000.00. Mr. LaVigne stated that they would have enough to hold them over and they could raise the extra $9,000.00 before it is needed. He thought this was a pre- mature problem and that $9,000.00 is not a whole lot of money to raise. Approve Special Districts and Town Budget for 2011: RESOLUTION 10 - 166 RESOLUTION, offered by Mrs. Wilcox and seconded by Mrs. Miller: RESOLVED, that the proposed Special District Budget and the proposed Town Budget is hereby adopted as the Town of Lansing Final Budget for the Year 2011. Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Martin Christopher, Councilperson Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Robert Cree, Councilperson Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Kathy Miller, Councilperson Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Connie Wilcox, Councilperson Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) A. Scott Pinney, Supervisor Approve Minutes: RESOLUTION 10 —167 3 A copy of the minutes of October 20, 2010, having been furnished to the Board Members beforehand, the Supervisor asked for a motion to make corrections or to accept the same as submitted. RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Pinney and seconded by Mr. Christopher: RESOLVED, that the minutes of October 20, 2010 are hereby approved as submitted. Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye) Marty Christopher, Councilperson Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye) Robert Cree, Councilperson Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye) Kathy Miller, Councilperson Vote of Town Board . . . (Abstained) Connie Wilcox, Councilperson Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye) A. Scott Pinney, Supervisor BOARD MEMBER REPORTS: Marty Christopher: Finger Lakes Residential Center (the old Gossett Center): Mr. Christopher stated that at this time there is no Citizen's Advisory Board and that he does not know the future of this committee but he will keep the Board updated. Robert Cree: Budget Process: Mr. Cree stated that this was his first budget process experience and he thanked all of the Board Members, Sharon Bowman and all of the Department Heads for making the process run smoothly. Kathy Miller: AES: The AES Committee met two weeks ago in regards to the PIOLT program. She is still waiting for the next meeting. Town Center Committee: Mrs. Miller attended the DOT meeting held at the Town Hall in regards to the bridge work near the Lansing Residential Centers. At this meeting, she was given a contact in Syracuse about sidewalks, etc. She was informed that there is a lot of stimulus money out there and grants could be written. She will call them and set up an appointment to discuss all of the possibilities. Connie Wilcox: Budget: 4 Connie agreed with Robert in regards to the budget process. She stated that the Department Heads knew what they had to do and they did it. A. Scott Pinney: Budget: This was Mr. Pinney's third year going through the budget process but it was the longest. He stated that they made changes right up to November first this year. He also thanked everyone involved. Adjourn Meeting: RESOLUTION 10 - 168 RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Pinney and seconded by Mr. Christopher: RESOLVED, that the meeting is hereby adjourned at the call of the Supervisor at 6:32 p.m. Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye) Marty Christopher, Councilperson Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye) Robert Cree, Councilperson Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye) Kathy Miller, Councilperson Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye) Connie Wilcox, Councilperson Vote of Town Board . . . (Aye) A. Scott Pinney, Supervisor Minutes taken and executed by the Town Clerk. 5