VILLAGE OF RICHFIELD SPRINGS
BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
MINUTES AND ORDER OF BUSINESS
June 26, 2013 in the Public Library Memorial Room.
Board Meeting called to order at 5:01pm by Mayor Frohne followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
Present:
Elected Officers - Mayor Ronald A. Frohne II, Trustee Raymond Patrick, Trustee Duane Pierson. Trustee Robin Moshier, and Trustee Frances Hazelton.
Appointed Officers - Clerk – Dayle A. Barra Treasurer – Donna Wells
Also present: Village Attorney David Merzig, Jon McManus, McManus Engineering Group, LLC,
Kenneth Brownell, Maple Development Group, Clark Wilkinson, Paragon Engineering, and Attorney Patrick Quinn.
Motion to waive the reading and to approve the June 11th, 2013 Board Meeting Minutes made by Trustee Hazelton, 2nd by Trustee Moshier. Trustees Moshier, Hazelton, Patrick and Mayor Frohne all voted yes. Trustee Pierson abstained. Motion carried.
Clerk – Dayle Barra
- Abstract #02 Funds: General $5749.53, Water $4243.08, Sewer $2717.27, Trust & Agency $165.28; Total: $12875.16. Motion to approve Abstract #02 made by Trustee Pierson, 2nd by Trustee Moshier. Trustees Patrick, Pierson, Hazelton, Moshier and Mayor Frohne all voted yes. Motion carried.
- Total property tax collections, to date, $353,340.56.
- Comprehensive Plan mission statement and outline as submitted by Trustee Moshier distributed.
Treasurer – Donna Wells
- Profit & Loss for June 2013 distributed.
- Reported a credit to Abstract #1 for Sewer Fund of $174.50 for bond payment reversal.
The Village Board, attorney, and engineers engaged in lengthy discussion on the Proposed Family Dollar retail store at 25 W. Main Street. As such, motion that the applicant shall be allowed to submit an amended site plan to the Clerk and that the plan as amended, together will all of the other submitted documents for the project, be forwarded to the Otsego County Planning Department for review pursuant to the requirement of General Municipal Law 239-m. The Board will then consider the amended application at its next meeting assuming County Planning has completed its review. Motion made by Trustee Moshier, 2nd by Trustee Pierson – all voted yes.
Mr. Wachter from 218 Main Street approached the Board regarding the violation for property overgrowth he received. Mr. Wachter regularly receives overgrowth violations each year and the Board will not tolerate it any longer. It was pointed out that Main Street properties reflect the ambiance of the Village and many residents strive to maintain their properties and in fairness to his neighbors the Board strongly urged him to remedy the situation by Friday, otherwise, mowers will be sent to his property and fees shall be applied to the property owner. Mr. Wachter told the Board he will comply.
Motion to order village properties mowed that received violations without remedying the situation with any and all fees to be billed to the property owner made by Trustee Pierson, 2nd by Trustee Patrick – all voted yes.
Mayor Frohne – Discussed the ZEO position to be filled. Motion to appoint Keith Sterling as Zoning Enforcement Officer at $10/hr with a performance review at the end of August made by Trustee Pierson, 2nd by Trustee Moshier – all voted yes.
Trustee Pierson – Street paving estimates are being requested by DPW. Discussion on personnel policies followed.
Trustee Patrick – Reported on the WWTP.
Motion to adjourn meeting at 7:03 made by Trustee Moshier, 2nd by Trustee Hazelton – all voted yes.
Respectfully submitted,
Dayle A. Barra, Village Clerk
