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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-10-20 Town Board Minutes OCTOBER 20, 2021 5:00 P.M. PUBLIC HEARING NO. 1 FY 2021 SMALL CITIES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE TOWN OF CORTLANDVILLE A Public Hearing was held by the Town Board of the Town of Cortlandville via Zoom video and telephone conference with Supervisor Williams presiding, as permitted by the Executive Order of the State of New York, for the purpose of hearing public comments on the Town’s community development needs, and to discuss the possible submission of one or more Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) applications for the 2021 program year. Members present: Supervisor, Thomas A. Williams Councilman, Jay E. Cobb Councilman, Jeffrey D. Guido Councilman, Theodore V. Testa Councilman, Douglas E. Withey Town Clerk, Kristin E. Rocco-Petrella Others present were: Town Attorney, John DelVecchio; Deputy Town Clerk, Abigail Albro; Supervisor’s Secretary, Patty O’Mara; Assistant to the Supervisor’s Secretary, Amanda Rainbow; Town Bookkeeper, Megan Johnson; Highway Sup’t. Larry Drach; Richard Tupper, Financial Advisor for the Town; Machell Phelps, Cortland Regional Sports Council; Amelia McLean-Robertson, Attorney from Bond Schoeneck & King; Town Residents: Jean Williams; Robert Martin; Pamela Jenkins; Peter Morse-Ackley; Bernice Potter-Masler; and News Reporters: Colin Spencer from the Cortland Standard; and Tim Bennett and Eddie Velasquez from the Cortland Voice. Supervisor Williams called the Public Hearing to order. Town Clerk, Kristin Rocco-Petrella read aloud the published, posted and filed legal notice. Supervisor Williams explained that this was the first of two Public Hearings as required under the Community Development Block Grant Program at 24 CFR 570.496; to be held prior to submission of any Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application. The purpose of the first hearing was to provide general information to the public about this CDBG program including, but not limited to CDBG program requirements, eligible activities of the CDBG program, types of grants and program funding available; to obtain citizens’ views or complaints about the CDBG program; to respond to public proposals and encourage participation of low-to- moderate income persons in planning; and to respond to and answer questions. The Required Citizen Participation Plan Handout was available on the Town’s public document portal prior to the public hearing and was also available at the Town Clerk’s Office or from Thoma Development Consultants by calling (607) 753-1433. Supervisor Williams explained that comments or questions can be written or verbally, submitted to him by mail to the Town Hall. Supervisor Williams offered privilege of the floor to those in attendance. No requests were made for privilege of the floor. No further comments or discussion were heard. The Public Hearing was closed at 5:06 p.m. OCTOBER 20, 2021 5:06 P.M. TOWN BOARD MEETING The Regular Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Cortlandville was held via Zoom video and telephone conference as permitted by the Executive Order of the State of New York, with Supervisor Williams presiding. Members present: Supervisor, Thomas A. Williams Councilman, Jay E. Cobb Councilman, Jeffrey D. Guido Councilman, Theodore V. Testa Councilman, Douglas E. Withey Town Clerk, Kristin E. Rocco-Petrella Others present were: Town Attorney, John DelVecchio; Deputy Town Clerk, Abigail Albro; Supervisor’s Secretary, Patty O’Mara; Assistant to the Supervisor’s Secretary, Amanda Rainbow; Town Bookkeeper, Megan Johnson; Highway Sup’t. Larry Drach; Richard Tupper, Financial Advisor for the Town; Machell Phelps, Cortland Regional Sports Council; Amelia McLean-Robertson, Attorney from Bond Schoeneck & King; Town Residents: Jean Williams; Robert Martin; Pamela Jenkins; Peter Morse-Ackley; Bernice Potter-Masler; and News Reporters: Colin Spencer from the Cortland Standard; and Tim Bennett and Eddie Velasquez from the Cortland Voice. Supervisor Williams called the Regular Meeting to order. Councilman Testa made a motion, seconded by Councilman Cobb, to approve the Draft Town Board Minutes of September 15, 2021, and the Draft Special Town Board Minutes of October 5, 2021. All voting aye, the motion was carried. Councilman Testa made a motion, seconded by Councilman Cobb, to receive and file the Cortlandville Zoning Board of Appeals Minutes of September 27, 2021. All voting aye, the motion was carried. RESOLUTION #291 AUTHORIZE SUPERVISOR TO SIGN PURCHASE ORDER #0185 TO DELL TECHNOLOGIES TO PURCHASE A NEW COMPUTER FOR THE WATER/SEWER SUPERINTENDENT Motion by Councilman Testa Seconded by Councilman Withey VOTES: AYE – Williams, Cobb, Guido, Testa, Withey NAY – 0 ADOPTED BE IT RESOLVED, the Town Board does hereby authorize and direct the Supervisor t o sign Purchase Order #0185 to be paid to DELL Technologies (State Contract #C000000005000), for the purchase of a new computer, OptiPlex 7090 Small Form Factor, Intel Core i7-10700/Windows 10 for the Water/Sewer Superintendent, for the total cost of $803.23. RESOLUTION #292 AUTHORIZE PAYMENT OF VOUCHERS – OCTOBER Motion by Councilman Testa Seconded by Councilman Guido VOTES: AYE – Williams, Cobb, Guido, Testa, Withey NAY – 0 ADOPTED BE IT RESOLVED, the vouchers submitted have been audited and shall be paid as follows: Funds A, B, DA, DB, Voucher #1305-1382 HG, SF, SS, SW General Fund A $ 34,043.91 General Fund B $ 2,298.76 Highway Fund DA $ 0.00 Highway Fund DB $ 106,813.96 Gutchess Lumber SC Project HG $ 36,978.24 C’Ville Fire District SF $ 0.00 Sewer Fund SS $ 154,032.08 Water Fund SW $ 11,124.64 OCTOBER 20, 2021 TOWN BOARD MEETING PAGE 2 Funds CD1, CD3, CD4 Voucher #(None) BMills Rehab CD1 $ 0.00 Town Wide Rehab CD3 $ 0.00 Business Devl CD4 $ 0.00 Funds TA, TE Voucher #33-33 Trust & Agency TA $ 39,300.97 Expendable Trust TE $ 0.00 Supervisor Williams offered privilege of the floor to Pamela Jenkins. Town Resident Pamela Jenkins: Thank you Board Members, and Mr. Williams. We are heartened by a new law which was just signed by Governor Hochul and which goes into effect on November 1. The law provides that all documents which will be discussed during all public meetings are to be made available to the public 24 hours in advance of every meeting. This should really improve the way things are done and allow the public to participation better in decision making. Mr. Williams, I hope that you have dropped what you proposed last month and that was to have Cortlandville taxpayers pay for the health insurance for the part time Town Attorney who is also the part time Attorney for other numerous Towns. There is no reason on earth why taxpayers should be saddled with paying for health insurance for the part time Attorney and potentially for his family members. I wrote directly to you Mr. Williams and asked for your justification for your proposal…but you never replied. Next, throughout the August 4, 2021 lease between Cortlandville and the private baseball tournament company, details of the lease cannot be called anything but a lease… your August 4th handout called “Highlights” calls it a lease, Exhibit D of the lease contract refers to it as a lease; provisions of the August 4, 2021 lease are provisions of a lease. But you have declared that it is not a lease and have denied taxpayers a vote on the taxpayer funded expansion of Gutchess Lumber Sports Complex. Taxpayers will be subsidizing the private Indiana-based corporation for 10-20 years. Regarding the budget: you haven’t provided the dollar amounts for the planned capital project improvements to Gutchess Lumber Sports Complex. It is essential that all planned expenditures for the Gutchess Lumber Sports Complex be separated out into line items so that taxpayers know the amount of tax dollars that are being planned to be spent on capital improvements, buildings, underground sprinkler system and weatherization of that same, replacement of artificial turf, repairs, supplies, labor hours, maintenance, fuel, and equipment for all of the things which the lease contract calls for taxpayers to pay for. We need to see these in a clump, not just sort of buried in the Highway Department funding. Again, taxpayers will be subsidizing the private Indiana-based corporation for 10-20 years. The money that Cortlandville is planning to put into expanding Gutchess Lumber Sports Complex is money that could be better spent on things like extending water and sewer lines to people who need them; it could be spent on developing initiatives to expand access to quality childcare so that parents can return to work; doing everything possible to be ensure that PTM remains in Cortlandville; it could be spent on providing safe sidewalks for pedestrians; it could better be spent on senior programs which were closed down across the County to save $200,000 countywide; the money could better be spent on doing the hard work to fill the empty storefronts and empty crumbling parking lots around Cortlandville; that money could also be spent better on apprenticeship and mentorship programs to train the next generation of trades people. In 2019 we had to ask the NYS Comptroller to investigate Cortlandville’s spending of our private funds on former Town Board member Greg Leach’s private property in Blodgett Mills. We are so alarmed by the recent actions taken by this Republican majority Town Board that again, we have had to ask the NYS Comptroller and the Attorney General’s Office to become involved and to investigate the actions of this Board and its misuse of tax dollars and the Towns numerous violations of Town and State laws. We are certain that Cortlandville will be unable to justify its recent actions. Thank you. Supervisor Williams offered privilege of the floor to Machell Phelps. Machell Phelps, Executive Director, Cortland Regional Sports Council: Good evening everyone. I'm here tonight, on behalf of three individuals from the business community. So that's important to us that the Town Board and the residents of Cortlandville hear from these three business representatives. The first one is Meghan Lawton, the Executive Director of the Cortland County Convention and Visitors Bureau. And she submitted this statement. As the official tourism Promotion Agency for Cortland County, Experience Cortland, the Cortland County Convention and Visitors Bureau wholeheartedly supports the agreement between the Town of Cortlandville, and the Prep Baseball Organization known as PBR. Most of you are aware of the sports mecca that the Greater Cortland area has become over the past 12 years, with the support of organizations like the Cortland Regional Sports Council. This travel is big business, it is economic development continued support and growth of the Gutchess Park Sports Complex is not only good for OCTOBER 20, 2021 TOWN BOARD MEETING PAGE 3 Cortlandville it's good for all Cortland County. Our restaurants, our stores, our hotels, everyone benefits from tourism. Tourism is economic development, and a project like this will propel Cortland County to the top of the sports tourism industry. As much as we are a destination for sports tourism now, the amount of growth we will see at Gutchess in the future will make today's sports tourism numbers look small. Experience Cortland supports this agreement and encourages Cortlandville residents and the Town Board to do the same. The next statement is from Bob Haight, who's the President and CEO of the Cortland County Chamber of Commerce. I've seen tremendous impact from the two completed ball fields and the visitors it has brought to Cortland. The athletes and families are exactly the type of visitors we want in Central New York. They're respectful, conduct themselves in exemplary fashion, and have disposable income to spend while here. The additions of more fields will only enhance the experience for visitors and residents. Furthermore, the improvements with the pavilion, restrooms, playground, and other planned opportunities will serve residents well, and bring us more of the visitors we desire. And the third statement is from Kelly Foster who is the President of the Cortland Area Innkeepers Association. On behalf of the Cortland Area Innkeepers Association, I would like to thank the Town of Cortlandville, and the Cortland Regional Sports Council for their efforts to increase the sports tourism market segment and Cortland County, by bringing the idea of Gutchess Park to life. Due to these efforts both the City of Cortland hotels and the County's hotels have benefited, which in turn benefits not only the Town of Cortlandville, but the County as a whole. Any event that generates overnight stays increases the revenues for several other businesses as well such as bars, restaurants, shops and stores, local attractions, etc. Not to mention the economic… the occupancy tax dollars that are collected and redistributed to local 501c3’s that allows them to increase their marketing budgets and promote other events in Cortland County. Gutchess Park has been instrumental in bringing sports tourists to the area, even through the pandemic. The financial impact has been huge to an industry that saw over 85% loss year over year due to the pandemic. We continue to see an increase of business on weekends and weekdays, especially the long weekends for tournaments due to the park. The Sports Council works directly with PBR to ensure that they are booking tournaments on dates that will benefit the County the most. I know this because the Executive Director reaches out to me for dates to avoid booking tournaments if there is another special event taking place in Cortland. We look forward to a continued partnership with PBR and to the growth of Gutchess Park. With the plans to expand, we can only continue to see improved economic conditions in the area and feel strongly that all parties involved will benefit. Thank you. Supervisor Williams offered privilege of the floor to Robert Martin. Town Resident Robert Martin: At the last Special Budget Meeting, the Workshop, it was requested that questions be submitted, but none of those questions were reviewed, I did submit questions. Kristin has those questions and the comments, I'd like to review those now. A breakdown of the awarded grants for Gutchess Lumber Sports Complex in the amount of $1.8 million. What, if any, will be in 2022? Money budgeted for Phase 2, Gutchess Lumber Sports Complex, including the two fields, parking lot, and other items that the Town has obligated to provide PBR. The BAN status and conversation... conversion to Bond. If it has been five years for the BAN providing financing on a temporary basis. Budget shows the BAN at 0.42% interest rate. That's the same as this year. What will the real rate be? Regarding sales tax, I do not see the $1 million being up the summer in the budget. Please clarify. It appears to be at $2,335,000. 2020 was a $2,300,000. 2021 is a $2 million. What was the driver for the increase in the budget back in, ‘19, and ‘20? Not sure what those were. Budget does not have any line items for Gutchess Lumber Sports Complex. John DelVecchio stated at the 8/4 town board meeting, it is estimated construction of the two additional fields, and additional parking lot would be approximately 750,000 to a million dollars. This estimate is low, it does not include all the items listed in the section 101, development of PBR lease and the equipment listed in Exhibit B. In the highlights handout that says capital fund HG expenditures are not part of the budget because they're not raised by tax dollars. Capital improvements are financed by Towns through issues of bonds and or bond anticipation notes. Ultimately all Bond principal and interest rates are raised by taxes dollars paid by the taxpayer. H, Capital Project, this fund is used to account for capital improvements, including construction of capital facilities financed by bonds and bond anticipation notes, a separate phone must be maintained for each capital project. Town Law Manual 5-5044, Bond Anticipation Notes are used as a means of financing on a temporary basis. During the period of construction, a project is undertaken by the Town. Upon completion of the project, the bonds for permanent financing are issued. The balances are paid off. Phase 1 project is finished this bond should be issued. From the May 6, 2020 minutes, Attorney DelVecchio stated that the current BAN is tax exempt, which disallows the Town from entering into agreements with third party or private companies. However, the Town could alter the Bond. What is the impact on a 2022 BAN or Bond? What will a rate be? This is the fifth year of the BAN. Machell Phelps during her presentation on August 4, the return investment. I got numbers from the Town. I figured out what the expenses have been. Return on OCTOBER 20, 2021 TOWN BOARD MEETING PAGE 4 investment is 256% as it stands right now. I've asked that question of you. I’ve asked it of Tom Williams, and Garry VanGorder. I've never got an answer to that question. What is the formula, what are the numbers that went into it, how was that calculated? I agree that there are great sales in terms like maybe $2.7 million in revenue being generated. Again, the taxes that sales tax portion that goes to Cortlandville of that $2.7 million is around $30,000. The local news that the WSYR had was talking about Gutchess Lumber Sports Complex, and I quote, “Sales tax in Cortlandville is going to be up $1 million this summer”, unquote said Tom Williams, the Supervisor. That is not contributed to Gutchess Lumber Sports Complex, if there is an increase it contributes to a lot of things, post COVID, a lot of construction as far as home improvements, and so forth. Thank you. Supervisor Williams thanked those who spoke during privilege of the floor. He informed those in attendance that the Board would be conducting a Special Meeting - Budget Workshop on Thursday, October 21, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. via Zoom. He stated that Mr. Martin’s comments/questions would be addressed at that time. Councilman Withey made a motion, seconded by Councilman Testa, to receive and file the following monthly reports: 1) Cortland Community SPCA – September 2021; 2) Town Supervisor – September 2021; and 3) Town Justice LeFevre and Town Justice Mathey – September 2021. All voting aye, the motion was carried. Councilman Cobb made a motion, seconded by Councilman Testa, to receive and file correspondence from Charter Communications, dated October 15, 2021, regarding programming services. All voting aye, the motion was carried. Under old business, there was discussion regarding the proposed Local Law of 2021 to “Amend the Zoning Code to Further Safeguard the Existing Wellhead Protection Area Within the Town’s Aquifer Protection District and Other Related Amendments” as tabled from the October 6, 2021 Town Board Meeting. Attorney DelVecchio explained that the proposed local law has been on the Town’s plate for several months and has been tabled several times. He recalled that the Town Board received a letter from the primary owner of a mine site located on Route 13, which addressed legal concerns and a threat to institute legal action. He stated that the contents and substantive issues have been studied and addressed by him and another attorney. Attorney DelVecchio stated it was necessary to make some modifications to the proposed local law. He explained that the main modification involved properties located in Wellhead Protection Zone 1-A; properties that are directly over the aquifer. Instead of making an outright prohibition on mining, existing mines could expand laterally but not downward below the water table. Attorney DelVecchio indicated that he provided the Board with the language of a new proposed local law via email last week. He explained that the new language, to prohibit the expansion of mining below the water table, was substantial enough of a change to warrant a withdrawal of the previous proposed local law and to start the process over again. He suggested the Board withdraw the previous proposal (from June 2021) and to receive and file and forward the new proposal to the Town and County Planning Boards for review and recommendations. Councilman Withey asked if mining would still be allowed on the land between Route 13 and the existing mine. Attorney DelVecchio answered yes, pursuant to the new proposed language. Councilman Withey asked if the “only thing we’re changing is the vertical mining, everything else is going to stay as it has been for the past 30 years.” Attorney DelVecchio answered that “with respect to those Zone 1-A areas as it pertains to the new proposed language, all new mines will be prohibited. But, any existing mines, there will be a prohibition for the vertical expansion. Lateral expansion will be allowed on any existing mines that had been approved.” Supervisor Williams asked Town Clerk Rocco-Petrella when the proposed local law was first introduced to the Board. She reported that it was introduced in April 2021, however after further review, the law was introduced by Resolution #183 of 2021 on June 16, 2021. (Note: It was the proposed local law for a moratorium on wellhead protection areas that was introduced in April 2021.) Supervisor Williams asked for a motion to withdraw the proposed Local Law of 2021 from consideration, and to then receive and file the new proposed local law and to forward it to the Town and County Planning Board’s for review. OCTOBER 20, 2021 TOWN BOARD MEETING PAGE 5 RESOLUTION #293 WITHDRAW PROPOSED LOCAL LAW OF 2021 FOR CONSIDERATION – “A LOCAL LAW AMENDING THE TOWN OF CORTLANDVILLE’S ZONING CODE TO FURTHER SAFEGUARD THE EXISTING WELLHEAD PROTECTION AREAS WITHIN THE TOWN OF CORTLANDVILLE’S AQUIFER PROTECTION DISTRICT” Motion by Councilman Testa Seconded by Councilman Cobb VOTES: AYE – Williams, Cobb, Guido, Testa, Withey NAY – 0 ADOPTED BE IT RESOLVED, the Town Board does hereby withdraw the proposed Local Law of 2021 for consideration titled, “A Local Law Amending the Town of Cortlandville’s Zoning Code to Further Safeguard the Existing Wellhead Protection Areas Within the Town of Cortlandville’s Aquifer Protection District”, as introduced at the June 16, 2021 Town Board Meeting (Resolution #183 of 2021). RESOLUTION #294 ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF A PROPOSED LOCAL LAW OF 2021 – A LOCAL LAW AMENDING THE TOWN OF CORTLANDVILLE’S ZONING CODE TO FURTHER SAFEGUARD THE EXISTING WELLHEAD PROTECTION AREAS WITHIN THE TOWN OF CORTLANDVILLE’S AQUIFER PROTECTION DISTRICT Motion by Councilman Guido Seconded by Councilman Cobb VOTES: AYE – Williams, Cobb, Guido, Testa, Withey NAY – 0 ADOPTED BE IT RESOLVED, the Town Board does hereby acknowledge receipt of a proposed Local Law of 2021, “A Local Law Amending the Town of Cortlandville’s Zoning Code to Further Safeguard the Existing Wellhead Protection Areas Within the Town of Cortlandville’s Aquifer Protection District”, as prepared by the Town Attorney, and it is further RESOLVED, the proposed Local Law shall be forwarded to the Town and County Planning Boards for their review and recommendations. Under new business, Town Clerk Rocco-Petrella apprised the Board she was in receipt of the Cortlandville Fire District’s Adopted Budget for 2022, which she asked the Board to receive and file. She also announced that she completed the 2022 Water and Sewer Benefit Tax calculations and would formally submit the information to the Board at their November 3, 2021 meeting. Both water and sewer benefit tax rates decreased due to the decrease in debt (for water) and an increase in water consumption for some of the Town’s larger commercial users. Councilman Guido made a motion, seconded by Councilman Testa, to receive and file the Cortlandville Fire District’s Adopted Budget for 2022. All voting aye the motion was carried. Attorney DelVecchio had no new business to report. Town Board Member reports: Councilman Withey asked if the Board was going to receive and file the permissive referendum petition that was submitted to the Town Clerk on September 1, 2021 (regarding the Management Agreement with PBRT). Supervisor Williams reminded Councilman Withey of the action taken at the last board meeting. Attorney DelVecchio suggested there be no further discussion of the matter. OCTOBER 20, 2021 TOWN BOARD MEETING PAGE 6 Supervisor Williams reported: GLSC – Completed Land Survey of Entire Parcel: Supervisor Williams reported that he was in receipt of the completed land survey from Denkenberger Surveying, P.C. for the entire Town parcel known as Gutchess Lumber Sports Complex & Town Park, as previously authorized by the Town Board. He requested the Board receive and file the survey. Councilman Testa made a motion, seconded by Councilman Withey, to receive and file the completed land survey for the Gutchess Lumber Sports Complex, 3111 Byrne Hollow Crossing Rd., as prepared by Denkenberger Surveying, P.C. All voting aye, the motion was carried. Proposed Easement with East Lake Ventures, LLC: Supervisor Williams asked Attorney DelVecchio and Highway Sup’t. Drach for an update on the Town’s request for a trail easement from Richard Beebe (East Lake Ventures, LLC) to connect the Gutchess Lumber Sports Complex (GLSC) to the Lime Hollow Nature Center’s trail system. Attorney DelVecchio reported that he drafted a proposed trail easement agreement and provided it to Mr. Beebe’s attorney for review, however there were a few legal issues to be worked out. He thanked Sup’t. Drach for his help coordinating with Mr. Beebe, who he added has been very courteous and cooperative. Attorney DelVecchio explained that before the agreement is executed, he would bring it back to the Board to explain the details and to receive approval. Proposed Contract with Base Sports Group: There was discussion regarding a proposed contract between Base Sports Group and the Town for GLSC. Supervisor Williams explained that Base Sports Group is a national company that provides services to sporting venues, such as the Town’s, to solicit advertising sponsorships from various companies on behalf of the Town. The original proposal called for a 5-year contract with renewable terms, however Supervisor Williams suggested a 3-year contract with renewable terms initially. There was no cost to the Town for the contract, however Base Sports Group and the Town would split the proceeds 50/50. Attorney DelVecchio already reviewed the contract at length. Supervisor Williams asked the Board to move forward with the contract, to which they agreed. RESOLUTION #295 AUTHORIZE SUPERVISOR TO SIGN CONTRACT WITH BASE SPORTS GROUP Motion by Councilman Guido Seconded by Councilman Cobb VOTES: AYE – Williams, Cobb, Guido, Testa, Withey NAY – 0 ADOPTED BE IT RESOLVED, the Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Supervisor to sign a 3-year contract between Base Sports Group (BSG) and the Town of Cortlandville relating to BSG’s management of certain advertising and other multimedia opportunities at Gutchess Lumber Sports Complex. RESOLUTION #296 SCHEDULE PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE 2022 PRELIMINARY BUDGET Motion by Councilman Cobb Seconded by Councilman Guido VOTES: AYE – Williams, Cobb, Guido, Testa, Withey NAY – 0 ADOPTED BE IT RESOLVED, a Public hearing is hereby scheduled to be held on November 3, 2021 at 5:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the parties may be heard, to be held electronically via Zoom video and telephone conference, regarding the 2022 Preliminary Budget, and it is further RESOLVED, that copies shall be made available for distribution to the public on November 3, 2022. OCTOBER 20, 2021 TOWN BOARD MEETING PAGE 7 RESOLUTION #297 SCHEDULE DATE TO ADOPT THE 2022 PRELIMINARY BUDGET AS THE 2022 ADOPTED BUDGET Motion by Councilman Testa Seconded by Councilman Guido VOTES: AYE – Williams, Cobb, Guido, Testa, Withey NAY – 0 ADOPTED BE IT RESOLVED, the Town Board shall adopt the 2022 Preliminary Budget as the 2022 Adopted Budget at the Regular Town Board Meeting on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. RESOLUTION #298 ACKNOWLEDGE APPOINTMENT OF ALLEN MOORE AS DEPUTY WATER & SEWER SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE TOWN OF CORTLANDVILLE EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 20, 2021 Motion by Councilman Testa Seconded by Councilman Withey VOTES: AYE – Williams, Cobb, Guido, Testa, Withey NAY – 0 ADOPTED BE IT RESOLVED, the Town Board hereby appoints Allen Moore of 237 Walpole Road, Groton, New York, as the Deputy Water & Sewer Superintendent for the Town of Cortlandville effective October 20, 2021, and it is further RESOLVED, Mr. Moore’s salary shall be set at $52,449.13 (pro-rated) for the 2021 year. Councilman Guido made a motion, seconded by Councilman Cobb, to receive and file the “Certificate of the Town Clerk” which indicated that no petition protesting against said Local Law was filed with the Town Clerk regarding Resolution #223 of 2021, Adopt Local Law No. 2 of 2021, “A Local Law to Opt Out of Allowing Cannabis Retail Dispensaries and On-site Consumption Sites as authorized under Cannabis Law Article 4 Subject to Permissive Referendum. No further comments or discussion were heard. Supervisor Williams recessed the meeting at 5:54 p.m. and announced that the Board would reconvene on October 21, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. for a Budget Workshop. The meeting would be held remotely via Zoom. The link to register for the meeting was available on the Town’s website. The meeting was recessed at 5:54 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Kristin E. Rocco-Petrella, RMC Town Clerk Town of Cortlandville *Note: The draft version of this meeting was submitted to the Town Board for their review on October 27, 2021. The final version of this meeting was approved as written at the Town Board meeting of November 3, 2021.