Village Board Minutes

October 17, 2007 (36)

A regular meetingof the Village Board was held October 17, 2007, 6:00 PM in the firehouse, 16 Saratoga Ave.

Mayor Winslow called the meeting to order & Councilman Mitch Saunders led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Roll Call: Trustees Denno, Densmore, Enekes & Lescault were present.

Motion by Trustee Lescault, seconded by Trustee Denno approved minutes for regular meeting Oct 3, 2007 as typed.
Carried – 4 – 0

CORRESPONDENCE

Mayor Winslow read the monthly report from Sheriff Bowen’s office.

Undersheriff Mike Woodcock reported to the Board on his investigation into the petition filed outlining complaints against Deputy Salisbury.  Undersheriff Woodcock spoke with all but one person who signed the petition; only one had a complaint.  Undersheriff Woodcock has also communicated his findings to the people who filed the petition.

Mayor Winslow read a letter from Councilman Charles Brown, co-coordinator for the Emergency Management Response Committee (EMRC), informing the Board and the public of the seriousness of a possible breach of the Conklingville Dam.  The EMRC recently conducted a full function drill pertaining to a simulated flood caused by a breach in the dam.  The proposed scenario would cause flooding in the Village within 30 minutes, including disabling the sewer pump at the beach, the power transformer on River St, the water pump on Hamilton Ave and gas pumps at Stewart’s (formerly Mobil).  The EMRC is working to obtain grant assistance for a modern alert system & would appreciate support from the Village and Town.  The reverse 9-1-1 system is now operational at the County level.

Mayor Winslow also read a letter from the Corinth Volunteer Firemen’s Association to Cleveland Brothers Landscaping thanking them for their donation of landscaping and lawn care at the firehouse.

DEPARTMENT REPORTS

CLERK – Clerk Colson was present, report for 10/17/07 read & filed.

Motion by Trustee Densmore, seconded by Trustee Lescault that the $11,005.00 security bond for sidewalk work be returned to JJP Slipforming.
Carried – 4 – 0

Motion by Trustee Densmore, seconded by Trustee Denno to publish the fall leaf & brush removal in the Pennysaver News for the month of November.
Carried – 4 – 0

The Board discussed selling the remaining two police cars on EBay.  Undersheriff Woodcock stated the County has been successful selling surplus items on EBay.  This will be discussed further at the next meeting.

Mayor Winslow will be attending the NYCOM Legislative meeting in Albany 11/19/07, along with any other Board members that wish to attend.

TREASURER – Treas Fuller was present, report for 10/17/07 read & filed.

Motion by Trustee Lescault, seconded by Trustee Denno approved payment of abstract #11: Payroll $29,485.44; General $12,260.72; Water $31.28; Sewer $6,679.35; Community Development $2,309.46; and Reserves $56,589.09.
Carried – 4 – 0

FIRE DEPARTMENT – Asst. Chief Kelley was present.

Asst Chief Kelley reported on a recent structure fire, fire prevention day at school & the passing of volunteer fireman Tommy Tucker.

DPW/WATER/WWTP – Supt Lozier was present.

Supt Lozier requested an executive session to discuss the matters leading to the employment of a particular person.

Supt Lozier will be attending the Public Works Conference in Lake Placid October 22-24.

Supt Lozier requested & the Board agreed to send a letter of thanks to the Town Highway Dept, and Day & Greenfield Highway Depts. for their assistance with the sidewalk project.

BUILDING INSPECTOR – Insp Jacon was present, report for 10/4/07 – 10/17/07 was read & filed.

The Board discussed the status of the old Rite Aid sign.

The Board also discussed the status of the driveway owned by Upstate Respiratory.  Grand Union was given a right-of-way; Insp Jacon will address the maintenance issues with the corporate offices.

ATTORNEY – Atty Avigdor was excused.

OLD BUSINESS – none.

NEW BUSINESS

Resolution #51 approved replacing signs at the parks & beach by The Sign Studio at the cost of $750.

Motion by Trustee Lescault, seconded by Trustee Enekes approved publication of a press release about the HOME grant.
Carried – 4 – 0

Resolution #52 approved payment of $49.99 per month for wireless internet access for the EMRC laptop.

PUBLIC COMMENTS, QUESTIONS & CONCERNS

Mike Woodcock and Bob Hudak expressed concern about limited visibility at the Rite Aid entrance and River Street/Palmer Ave intersection due to the metal fence.  Mayor Winslow stated that unfortunately no adequate solution had been found yet, but the matter would be explored further.

BOARD COMMENTS, QUESTIONS & CONCERNS

Mayor Winslow requested an executive session to discuss the employment history of a specific individual.

ADJOURNMENT

Motion by Trustee Lescault, seconded by Trustee Enekes that Board adjourn to executive sessions as requested by Supt Lozier and Mayor Winslow above, 6:50 PM.
Carried – 4 – 0

At 7:30 PM the Board reconvened.

Resolution #53 approved hiring of Walt Everetts as full time MEO at the rate of $16.45 per hour effective 11/5/07.

Motion by Trustee Lescault, seconded by Trustee Denno that Board adjourn, 7:33 PM.
Carried – 4 – 0

Nicole M. Colson
Clerk