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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-10-18 Town Board MinutesOctober 18, 2017 5:00 P.M. TOWN BOARD MEETING The Regular Town Board Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Cortlandville was held at the Raymond G. Thorpe Municipal Building, 3577 Terrace Road, Cortland, New York, with Supervisor Tupper presiding. Members present: Supervisor, Richard C. Tupper Councilman, Theodore V. Testa Councilman, John C. Proud Councilman, Gregory K. Leach Councilperson, Kristin E. Rocco-Petrella Town Clerk, Karen Q. Snyder, RMC Others present were: Town Attorney, John B. Folmer; Highway Sup't., Carl A. Bush, Jr.; Town Residents, Barb Leach, Pam Jenkins, Russ Bean, Andrea Niggli, John Reynolds, Doug Withey, Steve Flatt, and Marie Kautz; News Reporters: Sharon Stevans from Channel 2, Access TV, Robert Crennan from the Cortland Standard. Councilman Leach made a motion, seconded by Councilman Testa, to approve the Town Board Minutes of August 2, 2017, as submitted. All voting aye, the motion was carried. Councilman Leach made a motion, seconded by Councilman Testa, to approve the Town Board Minutes of August 23, 2017, as submitted. All voting aye, the motion was carried. Councilman Leach made a motion, seconded by Councilman Testa, to approve the Town Board Minutes of September 6, 2017, as submitted. All voting aye, the motion was carried. RESOLUTION # 171 AUTHORIZE SUPERVISOR TO SIGN PURCHASE ORDER #0134 Motion by Councilman Leach Seconded by Councilman Proud VOTES: AYE -Tupper, Testa, Proud, Leach, Rocco-Petrella NAY-0 ADOPTED BE IT RESOLVED, the Town Board does hereby authorize and direct the Supervisor to sign Purchase Order #0134 submitted by Water/Sewer Sup't. Peter Alteri to be paid to Ti-Sales for a automatic flushing device for the Polkville Water System in the amount of $3,650.00. RESOLUTION #172 AUTHORIZE PAYMENT OF VOUCHERS — OCTOBER Motion by Councilman Leach Seconded by Councilman Proud VOTES: AYE -Tupper, Testa, Proud, Leach, Rocco-Petrella NAY-0 ADOPTED BE IT RESOLVED, the vouchers submitted have been audited and shall be paid as follows: Funds A, B, DA, DB Vouchers # 971-1033 HE, HG, SS, SW General Fund A $ 94,480.55 General Fund B $ 2,013.95 General Fund DA $ 0.00 General Fund DB $ 91,844.28 Saunders Rd Sewer HE $ 0.00 Gutchess Lumber Sports Complex HG $ 0.00 Sewer SS $181,810.80 Water SW $ 9,290.05 Funds CD1, CD3, CD4 Voucher # 4 BMills Rehab CD 1 $ 0.00 Town Wide Rehab CD3 $ 6,400.00 Business Devl CD4 $ 0.00 E OCTOBER 18, 2017 TOWN BOARD"MEETING PAGE 2 Funds SF, TA, TE Voucher # 39 C'Ville Fire District SF $ 0.00 Trust & Agency TA $ 73.70 Expendable Trust TE $ 0.00 Supervisor Tupper offered privilege of the floor to those in attendance. Pam Jenkins spoke to the Town Board regarding the granting of a Negative Declaration in regards to E & V Energy on Route 11. She feels that the Cortlandville Boards are not following NYS SEQR Law, NYS Zoning Laws, and Cortlandville Zoning Laws. She stated "It would not be possible to allow E & V to greatly expand quantities of stored fuels and to add gasoline storage and to expand to an additional property over the aquifer, partially in the floodplain and for there to be no risk of significant environmental contamination from this project ... but this is what the Town Board declared when they issued the SEQR negative declaration." Councilman Proud made a motion, seconded by Councilperson Rocco-Petrella, to receive and file statements submitted by Pam Jenkins dated October 18, 2017. All voting aye, the motion was carried. Councilman Leach made a motion seconded by Councilperson Rocco-Petrella to acknowledge the following monthly reports from the Town Justices for the month of September 2017 and the 3rd quarter 2017 report from the Cortland County SPCA. All voting Aye, the motion was carried. RESOLUTION #173 SCHEDULE PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE 2018 PRELIMINARY BUDGET Motion by Councilman Leach Seconded by Councilman Proud VOTES: AYE -Tupper, Testa, Proud, Leach, Rocco-Petrella NAY-0 ADOPTED BE IT RESOLVED, a Public Hearing is hereby scheduled to be held on November 15, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. at the Raymond G. Thorpe Municipal Building, 3577 Terrace Road, Cortland, New York regarding the 2018 Preliminary Budget, and it is further RESOLVED, that copies shall be made available for distribution to the public on November 15, 2017. Town Clerk Snyder reported the following: Minutes from September 20, 2017 were added to the Town Board packets. These minutes will be on the agenda to be approved at the November 1, 2017 meeting. She also apprised the Board that Deputy Highway Superintendent, Darby Humphrey, will be retiring effective October 27, 2017 and asked to accept his resignation for retirement. RESOLUTION #174 ACCEPT RESIGNATION FOR RETIREMENT FROM DARBY HUMPHREY FROM THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 27, 2017 Motion by Councilman Leach Seconded by Councilman Testa VOTES: AYE -Tupper, Testa, Proud, Leach, Rocco-Petrella NAY-0 ADOPTED BE IT RESOLVED, the Town Board does hereby accept with regret the letter of resignation for retirement from Darby Humphrey from the Cortlandville Highway Department, to be effective October 27, 2017, and it is further RESOLVED, his letter of resignation for retirement is hereby received and filed. 1, --9 OCTOBER 18, 2017 TOWN BOARD MEETING PAGE 3 RESOLUTION #175 ACKNOWLEDGE NOTIFICATION FROM THE STATE FOR FILING OF LOCAL LAW NO. 1 OF 2017 Motion by Councilman Leach Seconded by Councilperson Rocco-Petrella VOTES: AYE - Tupper, Testa, Proud, Leach, Rocco-Petrella NAY — 0 ADOPTED BE IT RESOLVED, the New York State Department of State acknowledged receipt of Local Law No. 1 of 2017 — Moratorium of Installations of Solar Facilities, to be effective September 20, 2017. Attorney Folmer reported the following: Gutchess Lumber Sports Complex BAN John Folmer apprised the Board about exploring the continuation of the BAN regarding the park bond issue. He hopes to have the information in the next couple weeks. The bonding documents are now in the possession of Bond Counsel in New York City. They are just waiting on the Town to ascertain the purchaser of the note. Charter Communication Settlement Attorney Folmer has a fully executed copy of the agreement/settlement with Charter Communications concerning the refund of those funds previously talked about in a prior meeting. The amount is $64,887.00 due to the Town and a commission will be paid to Troy and Banks from those funds. The check should be arriving shortly. The funds will go back into the General Fund. RESOLUTION 4176 AUTHORIZE SUPERVISOR TO SIGN THE AFFIDAVIT REGARDING THE TOWN'S 2016 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT TOWN -WIDE HOUSING REHABILITATION PROGRAM BETWEEN THE TOWN AND JEFFREY KING Motion by Councilman Leach Seconded by Councilman Proud VOTES: AYE - Tupper, Testa, Proud, Leach, Rocco-Petrella NAY - 0 ADOPTED BE IT RESOLVED, the Town Board does hereby authorize the Supervisor to sign the Affidavit regarding the Town's 2016 Community Development Town -Wide Housing Rehabilitation Program, between the Town of Cortlandville and Jeffrey King, 4473 State Route 41, Cortland, New York regarding the loan funds by the Town's CDBG Program for the total amount of $22,200.00. RESOLUTION #177 AUTHORIZE SUPERVISOR TO SIGN THE AFFIDAVIT REGARDING THE TOWN'S 2016 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT TOWN -WIDE HOUSING REHABILITATION PROGRAM BETWEEN THE TOWN AND PATRICIA M. OSTRANDER Motion by Councilman Leach Seconded by Councilman Proud VOTES: AYE - Tupper, Testa, Proud, Leach, Rocco-Petrella NAY - 0 ADOPTED BE IT RESOLVED, the Town Board does hereby authorize the Supervisor to sign the Affidavit regarding the Town's 2016 Community Development Town -Wide Housing Rehabilitation Program, between the Town of Cortlandville and Patricia M. Ostrander, 3221 South Cortland -Virgil Road, Cortland, New York regarding the loan funds by the Town's CDBG Program for the total amount of $29,150.00. 1bD OCTOBER 18, 2017 TOWN BOARD MEETING PAGE 4 RESOLUTION 4178 AUTHORIZE SUPERVISOR TO SIGN THE AFFIDAVIT REGARDING THE TOWN'S 2016 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT TOWN -WIDE HOUSING REHABILITATION PROGRAM BETWEEN THE TOWN AND LOUIS THOMPSON Motion by Councilman Leach Seconded by Councilman Proud VOTES: AYE - Tupper, Testa, Proud, Leach, Rocco-Petrella NAY - 0 ADOPTED BE IT RESOLVED, the Town Board does hereby authorize the Supervisor to sign the Affidavit regarding the Town's 2016 Community Development Town -Wide Housing Rehabilitation Program, between the Town of Cortlandville and Louis Thompson, 1539 Saunders Road, Cortland, New York regarding the loan funds by the Town's CDBG Program for the total amount of $25,490.96. RESOLUTION #179 SCHEDULE PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION TO THE NYS OFFICE OF COMMUNITY RENEWAL FOR FUNDING UNDER THE FEDERAL NEW YORK STATE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM FOR NOVEMBER O1, 2017 AT 5:00 PM Motion by Councilman Proud Seconded by Councilman Leach VOTES: AYE — Tupper, Testa, Proud, Leach, Rocco-Petrella NAY — 0 ADOPTED BE IT RESOLVED, a Public Hearing shall be scheduled for November 01, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. at the Raymond G. Thorpe Municipal Building, 3577 Terrace Road, Cortland, New York regarding an application to the New York State Office of Community Renewal for funding under the Federal New York State Community Development Block Grant Program. RESOLUTION #180 DECLARE THE TOWN BOARD AS LEAD AGENCY FOR A CDBG ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION Motion by Councilman Proud Seconded by Councilman Leach VOTES: AYE — Tupper, Testa, Proud, Leach, Rocco-Petrella NAY — 0 ADOPTED BE IT RESOLVED, the Town Board does hereby agree to act as Lead AgenCY for a CDBG Economic Development application. RESOLUTION # 181 SCHEDULE PUBLIC HEARING FOR A LOCAL LAW FOR 2017 Motion by Councilman Proud Seconded by Councilman Testa VOTES: AYE — Tupper, Testa, Proud, Leach, Rocco-Petrella NAY — 0 ADOPTED BE IT RESOLVED, A Public Hearing is hereby scheduled to be held on November 01, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. at the Raymond G. Thorpe Municipal Building, 3577 Terrace Road, Cortland, New York regarding a Local Law for 2017, to override the tax cap levy limit established in General Municipal Law Section 3-c. Fj �l J 1 OCTOBER 18, 2017 TOWN BOARD MEETING PAGE 5 151 1 1 1 Councilman Leach mentioned to the Board clean-up has begun at the old Smokey O' Shea's bar, located on Route 11. Councilman Proud spoke of the Climate Smart Communities. He would like the Board to give it consideration. A model resolution could be drafted for the next meeting. With no further comments or discussion heard. Councilman Leach made a motion, seconded by Councilman Proud, to adjourn the Regular Meeting. All voting aye, the motion was carried. The meeting was adjourned at 5:25 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Karen Q. Snyder, RMC Town Clerk Town of Cortlandville *Note: The final version of this meeting was submitted to the Town Board for their review on November 01, 2017. The final version of this meeting was approved as written at the Town Board meeting of November 15, 2017.