VILLAGE OF WEST CARTHAGE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Regular Meeting
December 20, 2010
A regular meeting of the West Carthage Village
Board of Trustees was held December 20, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. at the West Carthage
Municipal Building.
Said building is declared smoke free and accessible to handicapped persons. The
press was informed of the meeting and notice was posted.
Present: Trustee David Rounds, Trustee Rob Peluso, Trustee
Gerald Caldwell, Deputy Mayor Scott Sullivan
Excused: Mayor Scott Burto
Guests: Ron Blineby, George Passage, Don Monaghan, Dave Pustizzi, Mark Spencer
Deputy Mayor Sullivan called
the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. On a motion by Trustee Rounds, seconded by
Trustee Peluso minutes from the November 22nd, 2010 meeting were unanimously approved. On a motion by Trustee Peluso, seconded by
Trustee Rounds, minutes from the December 6th, 2010 meeting were unanimously
approved. A minor correction was made to
minutes from October 25, 2010.
Dave Pustizzi reported that
the plate reader is now working well.
They have made approximately 6 arrests from information provided by the
plate reader. Trustee Rounds asked
Pustizzi to please enforce parking laws uniformly in the village.
Ron Blinebry provided the
board with copies of the proposed zoning law amendments made by the RACOG
Planning Committee. Ron reviewed the
proposes for the board. Larry Hasseler
provided the clerk with verbal comments, which were positive and supported the
proposed changes. The changes have been
reviewed and discussed by the Planning Board and they voted unanimously to
recommend that the Village Board of Trustees approve the changes. The changes adding general criteria for all
special use permits, general criteria for all site plan reviews, and the
addition of section 91-24.3, specific criteria for site plan reviews. Ron asked the village board to review the
proposal and if all are in agreement, move forward at the next village board
meeting to hold a public hearing for a local law change. Ron noted that the Tug Hill Commission and
Phil Street did an excellent job in guiding the RACOG communities with these
changes. Dunkin’ Donuts has been moving
dirt on their building site, possibly a soil test. Ron reported that a public hearing is set for
the next Planning Board meeting on January 5th for the Lundy
property on Franklin/Broad Street for the final site plan approval.
Chief Passage reported that
all but 3 or 4 of the interior firefighters have been trained and qualified on
the bailout systems. Their use will be
mandatory after the 1st of the year for our department. Engine 2 should be back in service around the
middle of January. Trustee Rounds asked
Chief Passage to get the old 1-1/2” hose out for Don to pick up for use at the
skating rink. He also asked Don to plow
the rink off.
The board agreed to allow the
WCTA shuttle bus, per Larry Hall, Jr.’s request, to be parked inside the fire
bays for 3 days to allow some work to be done on it, with some conditions. No village fire equipment will be moved
outside, other than to allow the bus access, the bus should be parked across
the bays to allow all the village equipment to remain indoors and the village
and fire department will take no responsibility for any damages whatsoever to
the bus.
On a motion by Trustee Peluso,
seconded by Trustee Caldwell, final changes made to the Lewis County General
Hospital outside water user agreement were approved as indicated on attached
contract. Carried unanimously. The clerk also presented the board with a
draft outside user request to review and comment on at the next board meeting.
On a motion by Trustee
Rounds, seconded by Trustee Peluso, the clerk was authorized to execute the
Closing Certificate and Supplemental Agreement regarding the NYSEFC State
Drinking Water Revolving Fund Revenue Bonds upon the advice and approval of
Mark Gebo, bond counsel. Carried
unanimously.
On a motion by Trustee
Rounds, seconded by Trustee Peluso, the following budget amendments were unanimously approved:
Increase Revenue Accounts:
A..2389 – “Other
Recreation”- $18,428.22 (reimbursement for pool expenses by RACOG)
A..4389 – “Other Public
Safety Aid”-$17,285.00 (Byrne grant for plate reader)
A..5031 – “Interfund
Transfers” - $22,003.00 (Payments made this year for Engine 1)
Increase Expense Accounts:
A.3120.0200 – “Police
Equipment”-$17,285.00
A.7145.0400 – “Joint
Recreation Projects”-$2,159.36
A.7110.0100 – Pool Payroll
- $9,910.51
A.5110.0100 – DPW Payroll
for sidewalk - $4,351.20
A.5410.0400 – Sidewalks
Contractual for sidewalk outside village - $2,007.15
A.3410.0200 – Fire
Department Equipment - $22,003.00
On
a motion by Trustee Peluso, seconded by Trustee Rounds, the following budget
transfers were unanimously approved:
From: A.1990.0400 Contingency $892.43
To: A.5110.0200 Street
Maint. Contractual
From: A.1990.0400 Contingency $257.31
To: A.8010.0400 Zoning
Contractual
From: G.1990.0400 Contingency $185.41
To: G.1380.0400 Fiscal
Agent Fees
On a motion by Trustee Caldwell,
seconded by Trustee Peluso the following
abstract was approved:
Dated 12/20/2010
– General $21,245.05, Water - $69,126.92, Sewer - $4,172.53
On a motion by Trustee
Caldwell, seconded by Trustee Peluso, Joint Water Filtration abstract dated 12/15/2010
in the amount of $6,194.14 was unanimously approved.
On a motion by Trustee
Caldwell, seconded by Trustee Peluso, payroll dated 11/24/2010 in the amount of
$18,482.76 was unanimously approved.
On a motion by Trustee
Caldwell, seconded by Trustee Peluso, payroll dated 12/9/2010 in the amount of
$16,010.97 was unanimously approved.
The village offices will be
closed on December 24th and January 31st for the
holidays.
On a motion by Trustee
Rounds, seconded by Trustee Caldwell, Alex Frasier will be hired as PT
Temporary Winter Recreation Assistant at a rate of $9.00 per hour with no
benefits. The position will last
approximately 8 weeks, weather permitting.
Trustee Rounds withdrew his
second to a motion made on November 11, 2010 to enter into a contract with the
Town of Champion for fire protection of the current Champion Volunteer Fire
Department coverage area.
On a motion by Trustee
Caldwell, seconded by Trustee Peluso, executive session was entered into to
discuss 2 pending litigation matters and a personnel matter. The regular session resumed at 7:02 p.m.
A request from Amber Lacey,
Liberty Street, was reviewed. Ms. Lacey
asked to be allowed to park vehicles on her property’s terrace due to a steep
driveway and her garage being close to the sidewalk. It was discussed by the board and photos that
were submitted were reviewed. The
board will decline the request. The board members felt that Ms. Lacey has
options for parking and although they may not be convenient nor perfect, the
board cannot grant parking requests to any resident except for someone who
absolutely no other option. On a motion
by Trustee Peluso, seconded by Trustee Caldwell, the request by Ms. Lacey is
denied.
No further business was
requested or necessary. A motion by Trustee Peluso, seconded by Trustee Caldwell
to adjourn the meeting at 7:05 p.m. was
carried unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
