Date: August 10, 2010
Time: 6:00 pm
Elected Officers: Mayor Frohne, Trustees O’Connor, Kurkowski, Patrick, and Pierson
Appointed Officers:
Clerk – Diane Blackwell
Treasurer – Donna Wells
Roll Call: Mayor Frohne, Trustees Kurkowski, Patrick, O’Connor, Pierson present.
Mayor Frohne asked if there were any objections to waiving the reading of the minutes of the July 28, 2010 meeting. No objections. Motion was made to approve the July 28, 2010 minutes by Trustee O’Connor, 2nd. by Trustee Pierson, Trustees O’Connor, Pierson, Patrick, Kurkowsk and Mayor Frohne voted yes. Motion carried.
Property Maintenance:
Francis Estigo was present to discuss the property maintenance notice he received for overgrowth of his lawn at 19 W. James St. He stated that he mowed his lawn and will work hard at keeping it mowed.
A list was given to all trustees and Mayor of notices sent out, and progress report:
#014 – 55 Lake St. – overgrowth – notice sent 7/27/10 – not mowed as of 8/10/10
#015 – 218 Main St. – overgrowth – notice sent 7/27/10 – not mowed as of 8/10/10
#016 – 241 Main St. – overgrowth – notice sent 7/27/10 – not mowed as of 8/10/10
#017 – 12 W. James St. – overgrowth – notice sent 7/27/10 – not mowed as of 8/10/10
#018 – 1 Hyde St. – overgrowth – notice sent 7/27/10 – mowed as of 8/10/10
#019 – 19 W. James St. – overgrowth – notice sent 7/27/10 – mowed as of 8/10/10
#020 – 9 Park St. – overgrowth – notice sent 7/27/10 – not mowed as of 8/10/10
Motion made to order lawns mowed, fines assessed and owners billed by Trustee Pierson, 2nd. by Trustee Patrick, Trustees O’Connor, Pierson, Patrick, Kurkowski and Mayor Frohne voted yes. Motion carried.
Special Business:
Glen Simpson from Lamont gave an update on the project.
Contract 1 - almost done with laterals. When done on Monticello St. and after the structures are in on Bronner St. for the storm crossings, the digging will be done.
A letter was received from G. DeVincentis & Son Construction Co. complaining about water lines in the trenches with the laterals. They are asking for more money due to this problem. There has been no documentation of the problems that is mentioned in this letter. The letter states that neither the existing sanitary sewer laterals nor the water services were shown on the contract drawings. As stated by Glen, all laterals were shown on the contract drawings. The water lines were not on the drawings, but the village marked all water lines before they were done. Change order #3 that was approved at the July 28th, 2010 meeting addressed the issue if a water service was broken and they were paid for the extra time. Glen said Lamont Eng. will respond to the letter and keep everyone informed.
Paving of the streets should start in approximately 2 weeks. The week of Aug. 16th, 2010, the milling machine should be here and they would likely be starting on Lake St.
A call came from a resident who uses an electric wheel chair and was on the corner of James St. and Taylor Ave. and hit a pothole and broke the drive axel. He wanted to know who to put a claim into for this. Glen went to talk to him and told him he should put a claim into G. DeVincentis Co. Glen will meet with him again to follow up on this.
Village received an invoice from Jones Water Services, for video taping the lines. Bill is for 250 ft. Donna will speak to Judy Pangman at Lamont about payment. Glen had video taping done at manhole #6; going down to manhole #5, the pipe is in very bad condition. Got 180 ft. down the line, but could not go further. Glen will check with Nick and check the proper procedure to take.
C. Furner- hooking to force main- Chuck’s Towing is going to pay the bill to put in a pump station at his facility. Glen has spoken to Jim Malinowski about this, there is more to this than hooking into the sewer system. Chuck’s Towing must have an engineering firm design a pump station the proper size for his facility; and it must be reviewed by Lamont Eng. before it is installed at his expense. Mayor Frohne asked about how to handle the fee for any work the village might have to do for this project.
Frank – Lamont Eng. update. Contract 4 & 5 not started yet. Blue Heron has made more effort to work more efficiently for better progress in the job. Sludge still being pumped out, just over 300,000 gals.
A concerned citizen called the Otsego Co. Health Dept. as well as the DEC, regarding the sludge being dumped on the ground. Frank informed them that is not the case. The DEC officer did come to the plant to check out the situation.
The automatic bar screen has not been brought on sight as of 8/10/10. Charge for this is $118,000.00. This will not be paid for until on sight and Frank has a chance to inspect for American made and be sure it is the right size.
The village received an invoice from Herkimer Co. Sewer Treatment Plant for sludge being taken there by Blue Heron at $.08 per gal. They want to add water to the sludge. Frank explained to them if they do this it must be metered and taken off the top.
Electrical contractor has done all they can do for now. Will be back to finish.
Privilege of the floor: public comments and requests:
Wayne King was present. No comment
Clerk – Diane Blackwell
Abstract #05- General Fund- $60,725.18, Water Fund - $3,991.85, Sewer Fund - $3,948.95, Library Fund- $1.25, Cemetery Fund- $225.13, Trust and Agency - $81.20, Capitol Projects- $825,135.96. Total: $894,109.52.
Motion to approve abstract #05 made by Trustee Kurkowski, 2nd. by Trustee Pierson, Trustee’s O’Connor, Pierson, Patrick, Kurkowski and Mayor Frohne voted yes. Motion carried.
Clerks report for July 2010 as follows: clerks fees -$68.00, Registrar fees - $10.00, License and Permits- $25.00. Check given to treasurer for $103.00.
Clerk had 2 applications for the use of Spring Park. 1st. was for a wedding on 8/20/10 from 6-7 pm. This was approved by the board with the exception of the use of the gazebo because it is in need of repairs. 2nd. for 8/29/10, from 1-4 pm if needed for the Tally Ho Car Cruise finale. This was also approved by the board.
Treasurer – Donna Wells
Health Ins. - time for renewal. A comparison was presented to the board from MVP, the current ins. carrier and CDPHP. The CDPHP is more reasonable.
Motion to approve CDPHP as the Health Ins. carrier and to increase from 5% to 8% deduction per employee, made by Trustee O’Connor, 2nd. by Trustee Pierson, Trustees O’Connor, Pierson, Patrick, Kurkowski and Mayor Frohne voted yes. Motion carried. The CDPHP is more reasonable. If CDPHP is chosen with an 8% inc. to each employee, it would be $89.51/emp, /mo., which would be $20.66 per week.
Cemetery business: Donna received a call from James Mckee III and was told that his father had an insurance policy with the Lakeview Cemetery listed as a beneficiary. Donna expressed her appreciation and asked if there were any stipulations, he said no. Donna also received a call from the Ins. co. for the correct address to mail the check and was told the policy was for $10,000.00. Donna then asked the board about paying the bill for Mr. McKee from the disinterment and digging that had to be done when his father was to be buried. A motion was made to pay the charge for the disinterment and the digging fee by Trustee Kurkowski, 2nd. by Trustee Pierson, Trustees O’Connor, Pierson, Patrick, Kurkowski, and Mayor Frohne voted yes. Motion carried.
Also regarding the Lakeview Cemetery, Brian Coones would like speed limit signs put at the 3 entrances, and no trespassing signs. After discussion, was decided to purchase 3 speed limit signs with 10mph on each, but not the no trespassing signs.
Motion was made by Trustee Kurkowski, 2nd. by Trustee Patrick to approve the purchase of three (3) three speed limit signs reading 10mph. to be put at each entrance of the cemetery. Trustees O’Connor, Pierson, Patrick, Kurkowski and Mayor Frohne voted yes. Motion carried.
Chris Butler needs a water pump for the WWTP. He gave Donna three (3) estimates. 1st. from Just Water Pumps.com. OTS 4” AMT premium trash pump with electric start 16.0 HP Vanguard OHV engine and transport wheel kit. Price $3298.99 with free shipping. 2nd. estimate: USA Blue Book, same model, $3180.25 plus 241.34 for shipping. 3rd. estimate: PUMPBIZ, same model, $4396.00 including shipping. After discussion, was decided to approve the pump from Just Water Pumps.com.
Resolution made by Trustee Pierson, 2nd. by Trustee Patrick to approve the purchase of a Premium Trash Pump from Just Water Pumps.com for the price of $3298.99 for the WWTP. Trustees O’Connor, Pierson, Patrick, Kurkowski and Mayor Frohne voted yes.
Fire contracts: Donna has the new Fire Contracts for the new year. All contracts have a 10% increase.
Motion was made to send out contracts with the 10% increase by Trustee Pierson, 2nd. by Trustee O’Connor, Trustees O’Connor, Pierson, Patrick, Kurkowski and Mayor Frohne voted yes. Motion carried.
Donna passed out the balance sheet as of July 31, 2010 and the profit & loss budget vs actual for June through July 2010.
Donna also reported that the Library bldg. roof project has been completed. Very pleased with the job and the contractor. The chimney does need some mason work done. Will get 3 estimates for this.
Mayor Frohne:
Nothing at this time.
Trustee Kurkowski:
Was approached about 42 Walnut St. the trash and garbage on property.
Request to go into executive session to discuss 1 personnel issue.
Trustee O’Connor:
Nothing at this time.
Trustee Patrick:
Asked if anyone has heard anymore on the DOT property on Rt. 28. Answer was no.
:
Motion to go into executive session to discuss 1 personnel issues made by Trustee Kurkowski, 2nd. by Trustee Patrick, Trustee’s O’Connor, Pierson, Patrick, Kurkowski and Mayor Frohne voted yes. Motion carried.
Clerk Diane Blackwell and Treasurer Donna Wells left at this time.
Motion to come out of executive session made by Trustee Kurkowski, 2nd. by Trustee Patrick, Trustee’s O’Connor, Pierson, Patrick, Kurkowsk and Mayor Frohne voted yes. Motion carried.
Motion to adjourn made by Trustee Kurkowski, 2nd.by Trustee Patrick, Trustees O’Connor, Pierson, Patrick, Kurkowski and Mayor Frohne voted yes. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:00 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Diane Blackwell
Village Clerk
