Date: September 30, 2009
Time: 700 pm
Attendees (elected): Mayor Frohne , Trustees O’Connor, Kurkowski, Patrick, and Dawley
Attendees (appointed & employed): Clerk – Diane Blackwell
Treasurer – Donna Wells
Attorney – Paris Cavic
Call to order: Mayor Frohne, 7:00 pm
Roll call of members: all present
Clerk – Diane Blackwell – reading of minutes- waived by Trustee O’Connor, 2nd. by Trustee Dawley, Trustee O’Connor, voted yes, Trustee Patrick, voted yes, Trustee Dawley, voted yes, Trustee Kurkowski,voted yes, Mayor Frohne, voted yes.
Coed Enforcement(Property Maintenance)- Doug Bordinger
1) 24 Lake St.- No response from certified letter mailed on 9/10/2009. After discussion, was decided when the PO rejects the letter and we receive the confirmation date from the PO, use that date for trash removal. Was also suggested by the Attorney to send a bill to owners and let them challenge it. Motion made to use date of confirmation of returned letter for deadline of cleanup, made by Trustee Patrick, 2nd. by Trustee Dawley, Trustee O’Connor-no, Trustee Dawley-yes, Trustee Patrick-yes, Trustee Kurkowski-yes, Mayor Frohne-yes. Motion carried.
2) 51 Main St.- Pigeon mess.
3) 73 Walnut St.- Mr. Osborn spoke and said there has been some clean up done. He has a business. After discussion, it was suggested to Mr. Osborn to bring in his deed to see if this property had been grandfathered in, it will be checked by Attorney and was tabled until next meeting. Was suggested to Mr. Osborn that all the village wants is for him to follow the village codes.
4) Doug was questioned about the legality of addition to a mobile home. Was advised for them to fill out building permit.
5) 14 Elm St. sidewalk, has been ordered by homeowners ins. to replace the sidewalk. Wanted to know if he could use crusher run. After discussion, was also made known that the Community Development Loans cover these issues.
6) Cindy Talbot- wants to put a sandwich sign on Main St. for 3 different places. Doug told her to come to village office and fill out permit.
7) Van in village soliciting door to door. Asking to clean carpets, Doug could not find Van, but did make the authorities aware. They did not have a permit for this.
8) Andrew Rudenko, regarding the letter he received from Dan Wilbur, Otsego Co. Code Enforcement Officer. Attorney Cavic gave him Dan Wilbur’s phone number to ask what he is to do. Was also suggested to Mr. Rudenko to try to find someone locally to help him keep his property within codes.
Special Business
1) Richfield Springs Athletic Assoc., President, Scott Streid, and Vice President, Bill Hill. This is strictly a volunteer program. Scott Streid spoke to Village Board about using the Village Field on Linden Ave. for sports teams. Their biggest concern is the condition of the field. Poor drainage makes for very wet field for long period of time. Mayor has spoke to the DEC and said they would favor the drainage, but not fill. Trustee Patrick suggested they speak with the school to use their sports fields. Mr. Streid said they had done that in the past and the problem was the fields are not always available with all the school teams. They are working on getting grants to do work on the field. After discussion, was stated that if they could get the DEC to work with them on the drainage, the village would have no problem with that. Also, they have contractors in the organization that could work on the drainage. Attorney Cavic wanted to make it clear that the village will not be putting money into this project at this time. Trustee Kurkowski asked Mr. Streid if they have liability coverage. He said yes, and would bring a copy to the village office to have on file.
Motion was made by Trustee Kurkowski to give approval to the organization to use the fields with condition that they have insurance coverage, 2nd. by Trustee Patrick, Trustee O’Connor-yes, Trustee Dawley-yes, Trustee Patrick-yes, Trustee Kurkowski-yes, Mayor Frohne-yes. Motion carried.
Clerk: Diane Blackwell
1)Abstract #880
A General Fund $ 55,562.66
FX Water Fund 2,323.54
G Sewer Fund 8,566.72
TA Trust & Agency 2,004.86
H Capitol Projects 73,731.54
Total: $142,589.32
Motion to approve and pay bills made by Trustee O’Connor, 2nd. Trustee Dawley, Trustee O’Connor-yes, Trustee Dawley-yes, Trustee Patrick-yes, Trustee Kurkowski-yes, Mayor Frohne-yes. Motion carried.
2) Tax report, money given to Village Treasurer for month of September, 2009- $14,123.62.
3) Resolution to dispose of old records made and is attached to minutes.
Treasurer: Donna Wells
1) Handed out Balance Sheet for month August, 2009.
2) Reported on NYCOM workshop. Very informative.
3) Resolution to establish new line item for land acquisition/right of way. Attached to minutes.
4) Meeting, 10/06/2009, at Village Office, for Lamont to answer questions to contractors.
5) Flex spending program. After discussion, motion made to sign contract for 1 year with present company, Trustee O’Connor, 2nd. by Trustee Dawley, Trustee O’Connor-yes, Trustee Dawley-yes, Trustee Patrick-yes, Trustee Kurkowski-yes, Mayor Frohne-yes. Motion carried.
6) Transfer site- Village owned, has been surveyed. Suggest a shared service agreement made by Attorney Cavic for the Oct. 13, 2009 meeting.
7) Treasurer asked that the day after the water meters are read, that Tom Shypski please be available for questions and problems. This is a time sensitive issue, to get the bills out on time.
8) Need to send 2nd. notice to Mr. Famulare for new water meter to be installed and labor for 2 village employees. Ok’d by board.
9) Money owed by Flowers totals as of 9/30/2009- $1384.46.
10) Treasurer spoke to the State Domitory Authority and application for $125,000.00 has been approved, has to go to Senate and Assembly and within 4-6 weeks should get a contract.
Trustees and Dept. Heads reports:
1) Trustee O’Connor-nothing new at this time
1) Water- Tom Shypski: report given to Trustee O’Connor. Attached to minutes
1) Trustee O’Connor
2) Waste Water Plant-Chris Butler: report given to Trustee O’Connor.
Trustee O’Connor stated that Bob Graepple will be taking his test 10/06/2009.
Draining back pond, and storage pond.
Clairifier all set.
Still on Spiedes permit.
6000 gal tank has been removed, DEC signed off on it.
4 in pump just bought in Jan. needs repair, checking on warranty.
2)Trustee Patrick-
a) Gave report on cemetery comm. last meeting.
b) Cem. Comm.. would like code changed to keep non-resident of village on cemetery board.
c) Need to discuss with cemetery comm. about plot selling from one person to another. After discussion was agreed that the deed should be the deciding factor. Once cemetery comm. sells plot to an individual, it is out of their hands if an individual wants to resell their plots. A new deed will not be done in the village office.
2) DPW-Jim Malinowski: report given to Trustee Patrick. Attached to minutes.
Motion made not to exceed $5000.00 to purchase sand from Hansons made by Trustee O’Connor, 2nd. Trustee Patrick, Trustee O’Connor-yes, Trustee Dawley-yes, Trustee Patrick-yes, Trustee Kurkowski-yes, Mayor Frohne-yes. Motion carried.
New truck is currently in Little Falls, body being installed.
3) Trustee Kurkowski
a) Wants to express that all village laws should be enforced.
b) Question about the Summerwood bed and breakfast house on Main St., are they putting apartments in the carriage house? Was stated that it is zoned for single family residence.
c) Mr. Spytko has been to Trustee Kurkowski’s house, also sent letters. Trustee Kurkowski wants to know what the status is on the Express Mart issue.
d) Asked for executive session to discuss personnel issues.
4) Trustee Dawley:
a) Asked about the FEMA training. 1 trustee has been to the training all others must do.
b) Reported on the status of the website. Working on it and is coming along nicely.
c) Asked if okay to speak to Dept. Heads on their ideas for shared services, to take to next shared services meeting with the school.
Mayor Frohne
a) Make a difference day for the Zone. Asked for ideas from the board for the students at the Zone to do projects around the village on that day.
b) Talked to Mrs. Thompson again, she spoke to the President of the Windsor Co., they said someone with authority, such as the Mayor, should ask them to drain the field. After discussion, was decided that it is not a village problem and it is up to the two property owners to work this out.
c. Rerob- Mayor talked to Mr. Spytko about his concerns with Rerob As long as we are within the facts, we will do what we must do. Our contract with Rerob requires us to stay in compliance with codes. Board in agreement for the Village Attorney to write a letter to Rerob addressing the most recent lab reports.
d) Letter received from Donna Borgstrom, from the Trossett Group Attorneys, regarding the Opera. The letter was passed out to all board members. Clerk will file with minutes. Letter was asking about rezoning application. Asking to change the property with tax map #14.17-2-29, from S-1 to B-1, to conform to the rest of the properties in the neighborhood. The representatives from the Opera will attend the Oct. 13, 2009 Village board meeting to ask and answer questions.
Motion to go into executive session to discuss personnel matters: Trustee Kurkowski, 2nd. Trustee Dawley, Trustee O’Connor-yes, Trustee Dawley-yes, Trustee Patrick-yes, Trustee Kurkowski-yes, Mayor Frohne-yes, motion carried.
Guest Gerry Zavitch left at this time.
Motion to come out of executive session made by Trustee O’Connor, 2nd. by Mayor Frohne, Trustee O’Connor-yes, Trustee Dawley-yes, Trustee Patrick-yes, Trustee Kurkowski-yes, Mayor Frohne-yes. Motion carried.
Adjourn: 9:30 pm.
Motion to adjourn made by Trustee Patrick, 2nd. by Trustee Dawley, Trustee O’Connor-yes, Trustee Dawley-yes, Trustee Patrick-yes, Trustee Kurkowski-yes, Mayor Frohne-yes. Motion carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Diane Blackwell
Village Clerk
