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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-10-10 - TB • Town of Ulysses Regular Town Board Meeting October 10 , 1995 TOWN OF ULYSSES REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING October 10 , 1995 Present : Supervisor Doug Austic ; Councilpeople Tom Reitz , Catherine Stover , Ben Curtis ; Highway Superintendent James Meeker ; Town Clerk Marsha Georgia . Others Present : Mark Vann , Peter Meskill , Peter Penniman , Mary Lash Free Press Reporter , Don Hickman . Supervisor Austic called the Regular Meeting of the Ulysses Town Board to order at 7 : 30pm and led those in attendance in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America . Claims : Mr . Curtis moved , seconded by Mr . Reitz approval of Claims # 324 - 354 in the amount of $ 17 , 341 . 44 . Unanimously approved . Minutes : Mr . Austic entertained a motion to approve minutes of the Regular Town Board Meeting of September 12 , 1995 and the Special Board Meetings of September 20th and 25th . Mr . Reitz moved , seconded by Mrs . Stover approval of the minutes of September 12 , 1995 , Regular Board Meeting . Unanimously approved . The other minutes were tabled . RReort / TRUMANSBURG Fire Department : Chief Vann submitted and read his report ( on file ) . Update on new pumper tanker ; should arrive in. T-Burg sometime early in November . Will keep Board notified . Re ort Re resentative Peter MESKILL : Mr . Meskill reported that the County budget still remains at a 0 % tax increase . DSS building proposal is being made next Tuesday night . Voting will be in December . REPORTS Town Clerk. Marsha Georgia reported total fees for the month of September $ 4303 . of which $ 816 . was turned over to the Supervisor . Attended a seminar in Albany and learned the Internet . Hi hwa Su erintendent James Meeker reported cleaning ditches on Iradell Rd . , installed driveway pipe , mowed roadsides . Starting to work on trucks and get them ready for winter , Prepared Glenwood for paving . No State contracts on one ton truck as yet . Mr . Reitz said there is a resident on VanDorns Rd . who has asked about a speed reduction . . . what is the procedure . Mr . Meeker said they need a petition signed by the majority of residents on the road . Give it to him and he will send a request to the State . Talking about a six month time- frame to hear back from the State . . fi;Code Enforcement Officer . . . Mrs . Georgia read the report ( on :file ) . Does need a secretary for BZA/ Planning Board /Master Plan . Mr . Austic will ask Pm Denmark , rho is doing the minutes for the . I ekt Town of Ulysses 2 Regular Town Board Meeting October 10 , 1995 Village . Board Members : Mr . Reitz mentioned that the Recreation Partnership met and the committee dealt with programs . The Town of Ulysses is able to add programs , may be a slight fee . Asked if this should go t hrough the Youth Commission . Mr . Austic suggested contacting the village since they run the Youth programs . Mr . Meskill asked if this program is advertised . . . very few from Ulysses participated . Mr , Reitz. said there was an article in the Free Press . Can get the information to the school and ask them to d istribute . Mr . Curtis mentioned he is serving on the resolution committee for the Association of Towns ; if there are any ideas give them to him before November 14th . S upervisor ' s Financial Report : Mr . Austic reviewed . OLD BUSINESS Water District # 2 Received a check from Jim Seafuse to cover the attorney fees . They will be receiving their first water bill shortly . O SHA Mr . Austic read the official report of complaints received from OSHA . If these items are not addressed can cost up to $ 800 . / day in fines . Mr . Meeker said he has addressed the items at the Town B arns . Mr . Austic said the major ones at the Town Hall are the doors and floors . Will replace the stepladder . Have until March 27 , 1996 . Mr . Reitz said the ladder is due next week ; some others are due by December 31st . Building Report Mr . Austic asked Bruce Wilson for his comments concerning a lease / purchase regarding the addition on the Village Hall . Haven ' t received anything as yet . A twenty- five year lease isn ' t what we like , . . would like to see fifty or one- hundred year lease . Decided to hold for attorney comments . Town of Ulysses 3 Regular Town Board Meeting October 10 , 1995 Work Week Resolution Mr . Austic stated he had sent this resolution to the retirement system stating what people worked , but not establishing a work week . Need to do this following the retirement system standards , but will table this item for the time being . NEW BUSINESS • Stop Sign Mr . Austic said he had a request from Tom Ferretti to install a stop sign at the intersection of Cayuga and Lake Streets . Will get a written request to Jim Meeker and he will check it out . Planning /Master Plan Committees Mr , Austic said they had a Master Plan Committee Meeting the other night and decided to break into smaller group to write the Master Plan . . . Sue Poelvoorde , Crys Kail , Ruth Kahn , Greg Hoffmire , Joanne Molina . Each one will write a part of it and submit it to the Town Board by the last week in November . Cable Commission Mr . Curtis gave a little background on the Cable Commission Contract . This is the work of the Franchise Contract Committee . Went through different contracts to see what was needed ; this is what it boiled down to . At this point trying to get feedback from municipalities . Mr . Austic said this is a sample ? Mr , Curtis said yes . Mr . Austic asked when it will be finalized . Mr . Curtis said we are meeting tomorrow night ; at that point want to give suggestions / changes . Trying to aim all municipalities at one expiration date . Short discussion ensued . Resignation Mr . Austic said that he had received a resignation from Randy Haus who serves on the Youth Commission . He was the at - large Town member . Need to find someone else to serve . Correspondence Mr . Austic reviewed correspondence received . Mr . Meeker said he has been considering having a contract drawn up with the Cable people , etc . . . . basically an agreement to hold the Town harmless if we cut a wire or something when doing ditch work . Mr . Curtis will check with the Village of Lansing to see what they have . N011) Town of Ulysses 4 Regular Town Board Meeting October 10 , 1995 Budget Mr . Austic reviewed the proposed budget . Discussed increasing building code fees to $ 3 . per thousand and increase dog licensing fee by $ 1 . Reduced $ 5000 . in building reserve , but mentioned the need to do something with the present building . Further discussion took place with Jim Meeker regarding the Highway budget . Mr . Austic said he would take all the proposals suggested this evening and work up a new preliminary budget and distribute to the Board prior to leaving town . Hearing no further business Mr . Reitz moved , seconded by Mrs . Stover to adjourn the meeting . Unanimously approved the meeting adjourned at 10 : 40pm . Respectfully submitted , Marsha L . Georgia Town Clerk pm