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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-06-13 - TB TOWN OF ULYSSES REGULAR BOARD MEETING June 13 , 1995 P RESENT : Supervisor Douglas Austic ; Councilpeople Ben Curtis , Catherine Stover and Robert Weatherby ; Code Enforcement Officer Alex Rachun ; Deputy Town Clerk Paula Mount ; Highway Superintendent James Meeker . Councilman Thomas Reitz absent . III OTHERS PRESENT : Free Press Reporter Don Fairchild ; Beach and Bud Stover ; TC Representative Peter Meskill . III Supervisor Rustic called the Regular Board Meeting of the Town of U lysses to order at 7 : 30 pm and led those in attendance in the P ledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America . MINUTES S upervisor Rustic entertained a motion to approve the minutes of the May Regular Board meeting and asked for any corrections . Mr . Curtis stated that on page 3 last paragraph ; it states Doug told Jim - change this to Town . Page 4 on insurance - add this comment of Ben ' s - Curtis noted that the proposal had been solicited in the Fall of this year and competitive bid received in December . Mrs . Stover commented on page 3 under Mr . Meskill ' s report it states Doug ' s name and should read Peter . H earing no other comments and / or changes Mr . Curtis moved the minutes of May 9 , 1995 as amended , seconded by Mrs . Stover . Mr . Austic aye Mr . Curtis aye Mrs . Stover aye Mr . Weatherby aye Adopted . CLAIMS S upervisor Austic asked for a motion on previously reviewed ✓ ouchers . Mr . Curtis moved , seconded by Mrs . Stover to authorize payment of ✓ oucher # ' s 173 - 219 in the amount of $ 8695 . 25 . Mr . Rustic aye Mr . Curtis aye Mrs . Stover aye Mr . Weatherby aye Adopted . B ID OPENING SSupervisor Austic read the legal previously advertised in the Ithaca Journal and the Free Press . The following sealed bids were received for a 1995 3 / 4 Ton Pick - up Truck ( per specifications ) : B efore the bids were opened Mr . Meeker commented that the specifications did not include a plow - - if anyone called him that had a plow he told them to include the plow and the price . The price he has for a 8 ' Riester plow and lift is $ 2187 . S upervisor Austic proceeded to open sealed bids . Town of Ulysses 2 Regular Town Board Meeting June 13 , 1995 Corey ' s Northgate Ford , Binghamton , NY' $ 20 , 209 . ( Company demo ) W . T . Pritchard , Ithaca , NY ■ 24 , 235 . ( 3 / 4 4x4 4 speed or 3 Dodge , AC , Plow ) N ewcomb Motors , Cortland , NY 18 , 160 . 60 ( 95 per spec . - no plow ) Maguire Ford , Trumansburg , NY 18 , 000 . ( 95 - 3 / 4ton - 4 wheel drive - no plow ) Metro Ford , Schenectady , NY 17 , 735 . ( 95 Ford - 3 / 4 ton - no plow ) Royal Automotive , Owego , NY 18 , 166 . ( 95 Ford 3 / 4 ) Royal Automotive , Owego , NY 18 , 365 . ( 95 Ford w Interior Enhancement light group head liner , sliding rear window , roof cl . light ) S pencer Ford , Spencer , NY 17 , 681 . ( states may not be able to get vehicle because it is late in the year ) The general overview of the Board was to have Mr . Meeker review all the bids and the Board will have another meeting next week to vote . It was set for Monday June 19th , at 6pm to vote . Mrs . Stover moved , seconded by Mr . Curtis the following : RESOLVED , that the Town Board of the Town of Ulysses approve the expenditure of up to $ 22 , 000 for the purchase of a 1995 Ford Pick - up Truck & Plow per said specifications that is subject to a permissive referendum . FURTHER RESOLVED , that this money would be withdrawn from the Highway Equipment Capital Reserve Account . Mr . Austic aye Mr . Curtis aye Mrs . Stover aye • Mr . Weatherby aye Adopted . FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT N ot present . REPORT FROM PETER MESKILL , TC REPRESENTATIVE Mr . Meskill called and will be later in the meeting . REPORTS H ighway Superintendent Mr . Meeker reported that they have been working on the salt boxes , painting snow plows , patched roads , roadside mowing , fire truck washed out salt boxes , cutting brush . He attended Highway S chool for 3 days . Talked about the drug and alcohol testing that will be mandatory . The Board discussed the contract with Simplex for the smoke alarms and heat detectors and it was decided to stay with the contract that we have . (DLI Town of Ulysses 3 Regular Town Board Meeting June 13 , 1995 Town Clerk Mrs . Mount read report submitted by Mrs . Georgia , Town Clerk / Collector as follows ; Total Clerk fees for the month of May were $ 1 , 169 . 50 of that $ 595 . 08 was turned over to the Supervisor along with the monthly report . Total taxes collected to date were $ 1 , 257 , 940 . 68 . Total additional penalties and fees turned over to the Supervisor was $ 2 , 989 . 40 . The total unpaid taxes turned over to the County were $ 185 , 988 . 17 for 148 tax parcels ( last year was $ 217 , 976 . 54 - 166 IIItax parcels ) . Taxes balanced to the penny and were turned over to Tompkins County Budget / Finance on 6 / 2 / 95 which was five days earlier than ■ requested . She called 6 - 12 - 95 to SARA and NYS Department of Education ' s D irector in reference to the grant 95 / 96 and there is no word yet d ue to the NYS Budget and other hold ups . Hopefully should know in a few days . The 94 / 95 Grant Project is finishing up - working on the " Report of Final Expenditures / Narrative that has to be filed . Code Enforcement Officer Mr . Rachun report that he had issued 4 permits for the month of May , one start , three additions and had one Board of Zoning Appeals meeting and that variance was granted for an area ✓ ariance at the lake . Board Members Mrs . Stover reported that the Master Plan Committee met last n ight and they are now getting to the meat of the issues . Will break it down into different areas re : agriculture , commercial , ✓ esidential . The next meeting is scheduled for the 26th of June . Mrs . Stover feels that a rough draft may be possible by the end o f 1995 . Supervisor Report Mr . Austic distributed the cash flow statement and reviewed . He ✓ eported that he is in receipt of $ 16 , 500 for Mortgage Tax for the first half of this year . Last year we received $ 61 , 000 . In the budget he dropped it down to $ 49 or $ 50 thousand . So me may be short for the year in this revenue . He also called the County and they tell him that the SALES TAX money is up . We have not ✓ eceived any of that yet but should be pretty quick . County Representative I Mr . Meskill arrived and reported that at a County Meeting today they learned that County Reserve is up so they will not have to ✓ aise taxes for the sake of keeping that cushion . That is if the S tate Budget is not to cruel to them . He brought up the recycling center and asked if there was an interest in having it at the Town Barns . It was a negative ✓ esponse to that from the Highway Superintendent . Peter has fought to keep the Town ' s center open especially for the commercial users . Peter is not convinced that they will close it d own . Town of Ulysses 4 Regular Town Board Meeting June 13 , 1995 O LD BUSINESS S hurSave Water District S upervisor Austic reported that ShurSave ' s lawyer contacted the Town Attorney because he did not want to get involved in d esigning this water district . To avoid a lot of conflict and avoid trying to get in touch with me and me getting a hold of them they will be drawing up the necessary boundaries and all that kind of stuff so we can go ahead with the water district . A . new law was voted in last week at the Village that says that anyone runs a water line , has to have a water main . I ' m not sure h ow that effects this district - - hopefully they will give S hurSave an exemption . Mr . Austic addressed Mr . Rachun and stated that they should have a meeting on the other water district to see what ' s happening . B uilding Discussion D iscussion regarding the Town Hall took place . Mr . Curtis said h e talked to a couple of Village Trustees ; his understanding they met and the attitude continues to be positive . His feeling is it might be reasonable to set up a joint meeting . Mr . Austic stated that the Village has decided to have someone appraise their building for the value of the building and suggest we [ the Town ] do the same thing . Their plan is that we could all go together and move to the Village Barns ; or the library contacted me to see if we are interested . . . told them that if we could sell this building , plus the value of what we would put in to build an addition and renovate , if we could do something for that amount of money , fine , otherwise we ' ll stay where we are . Can ' t see a big investment of taxpayer money . Mr . Curtis said the thing that bothers him , he looks around , remembers the Village fixing up , and they don ' t have space over there that ' s worth much . Mr . Austic said our building has a better lay - out , all one floor , more usable than the Village offices . . . we use every foot of space in here . There is no wasted space , so if we add on we aren ' t losing anything ; if we add on it would be usable and efficient . Mr . Weatherby asked what the incentive is for us to move ? Mr . Austic said only to have a new building . Mr . Curtis said it w ould be more efficient to have the police located in the same building . Different options were discussed . Mr . Curtis said w ould like to have a meeting . Mr . Austic said fine , but can ' t keep discussing this thing for twenty years . Mr . Weatherby said that any addition put on this building ; we ought to be able to realize that additional cost out of the building ; don ' t think it w ould be throwing money away in this particular building . Mr . Austic said the Town bought this building in 1957 or 1958 with no additional cost , except for the roof in forty years , and I don ' t think that ' s a waste of money . Have increased the number of people working here , can ' t see why needing more space is inappropriate . Mr . Curtis suggested moving the Court . Mr . Austic asked where . . . the Village doesn ' t want it . Mr . Curtis said taxes are spent on a nice court room in the Village and Mr . Austic suggested Mr . Curtis attend the Village Board meetings ; they are having more problems than we are . Mr . Curtis said you asked me to check with the Village ; seems like we have a positive response . . . Mr . Austic said they have a positive response but no space . Mr . Weatherby asked what you plan in this building . . . Mr . Austic said to add on and fix up interior , especially the bathrooms [ make them handicapped ] not more than $ 100 , 000 . Mr . Austic said if you want a meeting set one up for within the next couple of weeks . Need to decide which way we want to go in the n ext month . Mr . Curtis said can ' t understand that Doug , it ' s been going on for twelve years . Mr . Austic said it isn ' t getting any better , Ben , just can ' t work in here . Let ' s meet in the next w eek or so , but don ' t think that will solve any problems ; there biG Town of Ulysses 5 Regular Town Board Meeting June 13 , 1995 is no room over there . N EW BUSINESS Fred VanDerzee Mr . VanDerzee was coming in to discuss recycling - no show . Jim Buck/ Electrical Inspections N o show . Will table this until the July meeting and invite Mr . B uck to attend . III Municipal Officials Meeting Mr . Meeker attended this meeting and the speaker didn ' t appear . May be rescheduled . O ther S hort discussion ensued regarding Limited Access Roads . CORRESPONDENCE Mr . Austic said he had received correspondence from Tompkins County Fire & EMS ; Better Housing ; Tompkins County Planning Board [ forming a Planning Federation ] . H earing no further business Mr . Austic entertained a motion to adjourn , moved by Mrs . Stover , seconded by Mr . Curtis . U nanimously approved the meeting adjourned at 9 : 30pm . Respectfully submitted , illPaula J . Mount , Deputy Clerk III r