Town Board Meeting s2

TOWN BOARD MEETING May 10, 2005

PRESENT: Councilpersons: Kevin Armstrong, Cheryl Boyd, Bruce Dolph, Steve Hodge, Supervisor John Meredith, Hwy. Supt., Walt Geidel, Town Attorney, Frank Wood, Town Clerk, Ronda Williams

OTHERS PRESENT: Louis Lurenz, Eleanor Anbari, Bob Larsen, Julia Larsen, Mark Jacobs, Trevor Tomao, Travis Wildey, Jeff Bolivar, Zack Picinich, Randi Finch, Mandy Watson, Jessica Meyer, Nancy Condon, Jeffrey Harris, Steven Core

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Councilperson Hodge led the Pledge of Allegiance

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

RESOLUTION #51 APPROVAL OF MINUTES

A motion was made by Councilman Armstrong, second by Hodge to accept the April 12, 2005 minutes as presented. All in favor, motion carried.

FLOOR TIME: Supervisor Meredith asked if anyone present would like the floor, no one came forward.

SUPERINTENDENT OF HWY. REPORT:

Superintendent Geidel said he met with FEMA/SEMO on May 10, 2005 and said most of the funding for the April 2, 2005 flood damage will be the same as the Ivan storm. He has applied for emergency permits to work in the streams.

Superintendent Geidel spoke of the bids that he received on the road projects for Houck Mountain and Wakeman Brook. FEMA had suggested waiting on the Houck Mountain bid because that is considered a large project and not sure of the funding back from FEMA. He asked the Board for permission to go forward with the Wakeman Brook Road bids.

RESOLUTION #52 APPROVAL OF WAKEMAN BROOK BID

A motion was made by Councilman Armstrong, second by Hodge to accept the bid for repairs to Wakeman Brook and award to Robinson Bros. who is the lower bidder. The Board will wait on the Houck Mountain bids. Vote 5 ayes, Armstrong, Dolph, Boyd, Hodge, and Supervisor Meredith. 0 nays. Motion Carried.

Bids for Wakeman Brook Road

Robinson Bros. Excavating Contractors $7,200.00 Tweedie Construction $10,000.00

Superintendent Geidel informed the Board that Wayne Reynolds, FEMA, and the Army Corp. were in the area to look at sites from the flood damage to see how many would be fundable.

1 Geidel asked the Board for permission to overspend funds now to seed the ditches then process the paperwork from flood damage for anticipated reimbursement later in the year. The Board advised Geidel to pursue with safety issues first.

Geidel asked the Board for permission from the Town to enter into Safety Training with the Delaware County Department of Public Works.

RESOLUTION #53 SAFETY TRAINING AGREEMENT WITH DELAWARE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

A motion was made by Councilman Dolph, second by Boyd giving Superintendent Geidel permission to enter into the agreement with the Delaware County Department of Public Works for Safety Training. Vote 5 ayes, Armstrong, Dolph, Boyd, Hodge, and Supervisor Meredith. 0 nays. Motion Carried.

TOWN CLERK’S REPORT:

I advised the Board that Part 2 Productions called and said they will be in town the month of June along Route 206 and Route 10 possible shooting a movie.

I asked the Board for permission to hire Linda Smith to perform the dog enumeration at $1.00 per dog not to exceed $1,000.00. An additional $5.00 will be added to each new dog license during the enumeration.

RESOLUTION #54 HIRING OF DOG ENUMBERATOR

A motion was made by Councilman Dolph, second by Armstrong to allow the hiring of Linda Smith to perform the dog enumeration. Vote 5 ayes, Armstrong, Boyd, Dolph, Hodge, and Supervisor Meredith. 0 nays. Motion Carried.

I asked the Board for permission to attend a conference on Board Minutes at the cost of $99.00.

RESOLUTION #55 PERMISSION TO ATTEND CONFERENCE

A motion was made by Councilman Dolph, second by Boyd allowing the Town Clerk to attend a conference at the cost of $99.00. All in favor, motion carried.

SUPERVISOR’S REPORT:

The Supervisor went over the financial report and mentioned that he opened two CD’s with an interest rate of 2.25%.

Supervisor advised that Board that two bids came in for the replacement of the windows in the Town Hall. He recommends going with the low bidder Justice Construction.

RESOLUTION #56 APPROVAL OF WINDOW BIDS

A motion was made by Councilman Dolph, second by Armstrong to accept the bid from Justice Construction for the

2 replacement of the windows in the Town Hall. Vote 5 ayes, Armstrong, Boyd, Dolph, Hodge, and Supervisor Meredith. 0 nays. Motion Carried.

Window Bids

Justice Construction $7,045.00

Botch-Zupo (no Non-Collusive Bidding Certification) $8,064.00

The Supervisor asked the Board for permission to enter into a contract with the SPCA Humane Society for the handling of the dogs for the Dog Control Officer.

RESOLUTION #57 CONTRACT WITH THE HUMANE SOCIETY

A motion was made by Councilman Armstrong, second by Boyd to allow Supervisor Meredith to enter into an agreement with the Human Society and the Town of Walton for the handling of the dogs for the Dog Control Officer. Vote 5 ayes. Armstrong, Boyd, Dolph, Hodge, and Supervisor Meredith. 0 nays. Motion Carried.

Supervisor Meredith review the 2004 Budget Amendments made by CPA Brian Pickard with the Board as attached.

RESOLUTION #58 APPROVAL OF 2004 BUDGET AMENDMENTS

A motion was made by Councilman Armstrong, second by Dolph to accept the 2004 budget amendments as presented. Vote 5 ayes, Armstrong, Boyd, Dolph, Hodge, and Supervisor Meredith. 0 nays. Motion Carried.

Supervisor Meredith reported on the bridge on Griswold Street. Phil Pierce, Department of Public Works viewed the bridges in the Village and said there was no immediate danger.

Supervisor Meredith explained to the Board with the retirement of Robert Larsen that it would be necessary to appoint Louis Lurenz the new Chairperson of the Assessors.

RESOLUTION #59 NEW APPOINTED CHAIRPERSON OF THE ASSESSORS

A motion was made by Councilman Armstrong, second by Dolph to appoint Louis Lurenz as the Chairperson of the Assessors effective June 1, 2005. All in favor, motion carried.

Supervisor Meredith reported that the DEP has purchased land on Palmer Hill 188.-2-4.1 and 188.-2-15, the Walton Planning Board recommends that the DEP sub-divide the land in Walton from that in Franklin and follow our Zoning Laws.

Supervisor Meredith received a letter from teamsters inquiring when the Town would like to start union negotiations and also received a letter from John Esposito about the Civil War Parade on May 28th at 10:15 a.m.

3 COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Councilman Hodge spoke about Houck Mountain and a possible alternate route instead of using the current route. Councilman Dolph suggested pursuing looking into the possibility for a cost factor.

Councilman Dolph corrected an error on the award of the Justice Recording System from last months meeting. The quote from Midstate Sound & Communications was read incorrectly and would like to go with Audio Classics LTD who has the lower quote. The quote is still more than the grant received and would like to go ahead with the Court Room with the Town applying the additional $166.00 not covered by the grant. Then applying for an additional grant to cover the Board Room.

RESOLUTION #60 APPROVAL OF JUSTICE COURT RECORDING SYSTEM

A motion was made by Supervisor Meredith, second by Boyd to accept the quote from Audio Classics LTD for the Court Room and the Town will apply the additional amount not covered by the grant received. Vote 5 ayes. Armstrong, Boyd, Dolph, Hodge, and Supervisor Meredith. 0 nays. Motion Carried.

Councilman Armstrong listed two radios on E-bay and received $26.00. The Board decided donating the remaining radios to the Walton Central School.

APPROVAL OF BILLS:

RESOLUTION #61 APPROVAL OF BILLS

A motion was made by Councilman Dolph, second by Boyd to accept the bills as presented for payment. Vote 5 ayes. Armstrong, Boyd, Dolph, Hodge, and Supervisor Meredith. 0 nays. Motion Carried.

EXECUTIVE SESSION:

A motion was made by Councilman Armstrong, second by Dolph to enter into executive session for the purpose of discussing personnel. Vote 5 ayes. Armstrong, Boyd, Dolph, Hodge, and Supervisor Meredith. 0 nays. Motion Carried.

Entered into executive session at 6:35 p.m.

Back in regular session at 6:55 p.m.

A Local Law was presented to the Board for the purpose of abolishing three (3) elective Assessors and appointing one (1) Sole Assessor. A copy was given to each Board Member and will go before the Board again June 10, 2005 after the Public Hearing.

RESOLUTION #62 APPOINTMENT OF PROVISIONAL CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER

A motion was made by Councilwoman Boyd, second by Dolph to appoint Mark Jacobs as Code Enforcement Officer upon the

4 vacancy of Glenn McGuiness. Mark will receive a reduction in salary of $1,000.00 until completion of certification.

With no further business before the Board the meeting was adjourned at 7:00 p.m.

Respectfully submitted:

Ronda Williams Town Clerk