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REGULAR SESSION FIRST DAY Wednesday, May 1, 2019 The Board Chair called the Board to order, the roll was called and the following Representatives were found to be present: Frazier, Farwell, Clark, Kennedy, Oberacker, Bliss, McCarty, Wilber, Koutnik, Martini, Lapin, Shannon. Under Privilege of the Floor, Ed Dawyot, Hamlet of Welcome, Town of New Lisbon stated that the County should look to the past to improve the future and a current employee should be the County Manager as that would be an incentive for employees to do better and move up the ladder. Russ Ahrens, Otsego County employee, stated he lives with Maria Ajello because the County took her home, the County needs to make it right with Maria Ajello and Bob Force, and when the County takes more than the taxes and penalties that are owed on a property it is immoral and wrong. Maria Ajello, Otsego County employee, stated that she is a 10 year employee, she comes every month and no one listens, the directive made for her property by Judge Burns was ignored, it was discriminatory, and Senator James Seward has sent an email about fixing this. The minutes of April 3, 2019 were approved. The following reports are on file with the Clerk of the Board: March 2019 Monthly Report of Alternatives to Incarceration Program Services rendered by Catholic Charities of Delaware and Otsego Counties The following communications were read and ordered filed: Resolution from the Town of Hartwick Planning Board requesting that the County make County Hwy 11 between State Route 205 and State Route 28 a priority in care, upkeep, and funding, and also that a percentage of bed tax funds to be dedicated to such care and upkeep. Notice of Public Hearing on the General Project Plan of the New York State Urban Development Corporation, doing business as Empire State Development, for the Glimmerglass Opera Capital Improvements Project in Otsego County to be held by the Corporation at the Otsego County Office 1 Building- Board Room, 197 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326 on Thursday, May 9th, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. to consider this General Project Plan. Under Special Presentations Shane Digan, SUNY Oneonta Intern for the Planning Department, gave a presentation on housing in Otsego County including but not limited to the following: - Summarized ORHA data and helped apply for CDBG Grants - Interviewed organizations and individuals in the County on housing issues/conditions such as Catholic Charities, OFO, Peter Clark, Gary Herzig, Benson Real Estate, Habitat for Humanity, and United Way - Compiled census data to update 2009 figures - Housing Needs of the County: low and moderate income housing in the City of Oneonta and Village of Cooperstown, professional, high quality housing, new housing, additional Single Room Occupancy space, MICA Program (housing for Mental Ill and Chemically Addicted individuals), affordable/accessible senior housing, repairing of vacant housing, more HUD funding for housing - Problems: lack of availability of rental units below HUD fair market standard rate, Colleges and summer baseball camps drive rental costs up, population is aging, lack of economic growth and job opportunities, lack of professional/middle class housing, and lack of lower income housing in the City - Recent housing projects and current proposals- RSS proposal, Tiny Homes, Cherry Valley Senior Rental Housing project, DRI, Westlund Apartment Complex, Oneonta Heights - Data on Otsego County real estate sales for 2014-2018 including average and median sale prices, annual bed tax deposits, and the number of home and commercial permits issued - Cost burdened analysis for renters and owners- more than 55% of renters in Otsego County are considered Cost Burdened and 22.05% of homeowners - Goals: encourage municipalities to apply for funding for home repair/rehabilitation, encourage development of housing through incentives/collaboration, encourage the development of more affordable senior housing, coordinate housing activities and shared information among municipalities, continue to maintain a presence in the Continuum of Care Don Smyers from Cornell Cooperative Extension introduced Kevin Ganoe from the CNY Dairy, Livestock, and Field Crop team. Don Smyers stated that the team provides core services to the Ag population in several counties and that the team is stronger today than before. Kevin 2 Ganoe introduced the other members of the team: Nicole Tommell-Farm Business, Ashley McFarland-Livestock, and Dave Balbian- Dairy and they presented on the following including but not limited to: - Team Structure: supervision, administration, program direction, funding - The team is positioned to work with the forage based Ag in the region (digestible fibers such as grasses, alfalfa, and corn) - Mission Statement: to provide high quality educational programs that address the needs of the commercial agricultural industry in Chenango, Fulton, Herkimer, Madison, Montgomery, Otsego, Saratoga, and Schoharie Counties - Industry: commercial dairy, livestock, and field crop producers, agencies and organizations include: NRCS, SWCD, Upper Susquehanna Coalition, FSA, NYCAMH - Educational Meetings and Workshops from 10/1/18-3/31/19- the team conducted 40 meetings and workshops with a total of 729 people that participated- Otsego County Residents participated in 24 meetings and workshops with 116 people that attended – topics included Dairy Day, Field Crop Pest Management, Corn Day, Succession Planning Workshop Series, Dairy Alternatives - CNY Dairy Day: held in Cooperstown at the Otesaga, March 12th, economics and strategies for getting cows pregnant even at $16 milk- for every 100 cows, if one can improve their herd pregnancy by 1 heat cycle it will improve the milk income by over $25,000, attendees could explore a variety of management strategies that could lead to success - Precision Feed Management (PFM): feed costs typically represent between a half and 2/3rds of the cost of producing milk, environmental focus on nitrogen and phosphorus in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed - State of the Dairy Industry: going through a major transition, trend of fewer but larger farms has accelerated, economics of production have been difficult from 2015-present, severe economic stress, and a compilation of international events that started in 2014 has caused milk prices to be depressed, and we continue to feels these effects today - Risk Management Workshop (RMA)-Otsego County Dairy Producers- teaming up with USDA/FSA, DMC-Dairy Margin Coverage, Sign ups start June 17th through the USDA office, education on minimizing risk by utilizing RMA programs in conjunction with DMC - CNY Calf Feeder Sale: producer driven group consisting of 20 farms (11 farms from Otsego County), goal is to build up a reputation of having high quality feeder calves and to capture 3 the best value for their calves - 1st Cutting Forage Quality Update statistics - Dollar value of product equal to the cost of a County participating in the CNY Dairy, Livestock, Field Crop Team for a year is $40,493 - The team does work with the Amish community and organic farms noting that there are a lot of grass fed beef farms in Otsego County - Its important to keep agriculture economically viable and keep farm land so the County can benefit economically The Board Chair declared a break. The Board reconvened. The reports of the Standing Committees were given and ordered filed. During the reports of the Standing Committees, Representative Kennedy asked to withdraw Resolution No. 158-20190501 entitled Authorizing exemption of a certain parcel located in the Town of Unadilla from taxation and placement into Roll Section 8, with the consent of the Administration Committee as it is a duplicate Resolution of Resolution No. 72 that was adopted on 2/6/19. Representative Koutnik moved to withdraw Resolution No. 158-20190501. Seconded, Oberacker. Oral vote. Total: 2,846; Ayes: 2,323; Absent: 523- Stammel. Motion carried. During the Administration Committee Report, Representative Kennedy stated that the for the record, payments on back taxes can be made until 6/30/19, after that back taxes plus penalties can be paid up until 7/31/19, and no payments will be accepted 8/1/9 and forward. The reports of the Special Committees were given and ordered filed. Representative Wilber gave a report on the Safety Committee. Representative Koutnik moved to dispense with the reading of all resolutions. Seconded, Wilber. Total: 6,228; Ayes: 5,315; Absent: 913- Stammel and Marietta. Motion carried. Board Chair Bliss asked if any representative wished to remove a resolution(s) from the consent agenda so it can be acted upon separately. Representative McCarty removed Resolution No. 145. 4 Board Chair Bliss called for action on the consent agenda, excluding Resolution Nos. 145 and 158. Representative Wilber moved to act upon the consent agenda, Resolution Nos. 142-144,146-157, and 159-165. RESOLUTION NO. 142-20190501 RESOLUTION – AMENDING RESOLUTION 41-20190206 - AUTHORIZING CHAIR TO EXECUTE AMENDED CONTRACT WITH FRIENDS OF RECOVERY OF DELAWARE AND OTSEGO FOR RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR OTSEGO COUNTY STAMMEL, CLARK, MARTINI, SHANNON, LAPIN WHEREAS, Resolution 41-20190206 authorized the Chair of the Board to execute a contract with FOR-DO for peer recovery support services and adolescent and youth adult clubhouse in an amount not to exceed $471,600; and WHEREAS, additional state funds are available for the expansion of support services in the amount of $132,520, and therefore the contract with FOR- DO must be amended to reflect the additional costs; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, that the Chair of this Board be and hereby is authorized to execute a contract with FOR-DO, 22 Elm Street, Oneonta, NY 13820 for peer recovery support services and adolescent and youth adult clubhouse, commencing January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019, for an amount not to exceed $604,120 for the term of the contract; and be it further RESOLVED, that said contract shall contain such other terms and provisions as are in the best interests of the County of Otsego; and be it further RESOLVED, that the funds for this contract are included in the 2019 Turning Point Budget (4327-A) at line 4800 FORDO utilizing 100% State funding.