Minutes of the Bi-Monthly Town Board Meeting held Tuesday, May 30, 2006 at 5:30 PM, at the Keene Town Hall. The following Town Board Members were present: William B. Ferebee, Supervisor, Paul R. Martin, Robert M. Biesemeyer, Marcy Neville and Lawrence Jaques, Members of Council. Also present were: Marcy LeClair and Flo Abbott, Youth Commission Committee Members and Ellen Estes, Town Clerk.

The Chairman, Mr. Ferebee, called the meeting to order at 5:41 PM.

The floor was turned over to Flo Abbott, who said she was present to inform the Town Board that a new application had been received from a young local girl interested in working as a Jr. Counselor on this summer’s program. She said the hiring had been done, but some of the Youth Commission Board is interested in hiring this girl in hopes of starting to build a new returning staff with the previous staff beginning to move on.
Mr. Martin said he likes the idea of overlapping the counselors.
Mr. Ferebee said that another Jr. Counselor had already been hired and that this may give a chance for new people to work on getting their lifesaving certifications this fall or winter for next season. He also said that if this position is filled, it brings the program to the same number of employees they had last summer and that they are still within their budget.
Mrs. Abbott said this girl is interested in returning again. She went on to say that the Youth Commission used to pay a portion of the lifeguard certification expense each year they returned.
Mr. Biesemeyer explained to the Board what he had been told by Mr. Smith about the hiring of this year’s director.
Mrs. LeClair explained the events as she saw them.
Mr. Ferebee said he had understood that Jerry Smith planned to advertise another Jr. Counselor position if the Town Board okays its hiring.
Ms. Neville said she likes the idea of interviewing the candidates.
After further discussion, Mr. Ferebee clarified the events. He asked Mrs. Abbott, if he lets Jerry know, would she go ahead and advertise the full time position of Jr. Counselor at $7.00 per hour.
It was decided that the Youth Commission would interview for this position during their June 12th meeting and make a recommendation for hire to the Town Board for their June 13th meeting.

The next discussion was in regards to the Water Districts.
Mr. Ferebee said that the Office had informed him that the funds left for Water District #1 is $6,000 until water rents began to come in. He said with debt’s to be paid, he had been advised that it may be a good idea to increase the water rents in both districts by approximately 15%, $50.00 a residence. Mr. Ferebee said the rents in Keene Valley will have to go in the future to pay for the project that is in the works and that they will not be cheap.
Mr. Martin was totally against any increase, he said it went up enough last year. He said he thought the tank in the Water District #2 project should be questioned, Mr. Ferebee said he questioned it and got a response two weeks ago that it needs to be part of the project or the District will lose funding.
Mr. Jaques said the project could not be done if it was going to double water rents.
There was discussion about what areas of the main could be cut out of the project to save costs. It was suggested to have a meeting to discuss the project and the cost. Mr. Biesemeyer suggested having AES at the meeting, Mr. Ferebee and Ms. Neville suggested having Vic Putman.
Mr. Ferebee informed the Board that the well will be tested on Monday or Tuesday.
Discussion returned to the requested increase, the Board agreed to increase the water rents in both districts approximately 7 ½%, an increase of $25.00 per residence.

Resolution No. 130 – 06
Mr. Jaques offered a resolution and moved its adoption. Be it resolved, that at the request of the Adirondack Farmers’ Market Cooperative, they be allowed to hold their Farmers Market on Marcy Field, each Sunday from June 11th to October 8th. This resolution was seconded by Mr. Biesemeyer.
Roll Call Vote:
Mr. Ferebee: Yes
Mr. Martin: Yes
Mr. Biesemeyer: Yes
Ms. Neville: Yes
Mr. Jaques: Yes

Resolution No. 131 – 06
Mr. Martin offered a resolution and moved its adoption. Be it resolved, that at their request, the Women’s Soccer team be given permission to use the Community Center field. This resolution was seconded by Mr. Jaques.
Roll Call Vote:
Mr. Ferebee: Yes
Mr. Martin: Yes
Mr. Biesemeyer: Yes
Ms. Neville: Yes
Mr. Jaques: Yes

Mr. Ferebee said that per Mr. Jaques’ request, he has reserved the School for an Annual Meeting on July 12th.

The next discussion was about Hamlet Improvement grant funds.
Mr. Ferebee said that following the Board’s decision to continue with the intersection project in Keene and the curbing project in Keene Valley, various members of the Board had met with property owners having adjoining properties with the curbing route in Keene Valley. He said that no curb extensions are being figured into the plan. He said that the design plans for the engineering of moving the sidewalks required for the preparation and installation of curbing will cost $13,738, he said it would be another $10,000 to buy the curbing and then the additional labor cost per linear foot for the extra work the curbing entails when laying the new sidewalk.
He said the survey engineering on the intersection/parking in Keene has been quoted at $6,700 and that the full job has been estimated at $65,000.
He asked the Board what they wanted to do about signing the contracts for these projects. The Board agreed, knowing that the engineering cost would be lost if the project stops and that Hamlet Improvement funds would not cover that cost.
The Board reviewed the design map for the sidewalk/curbing in Keene Valley. This design is the design that was discussed and approved by the property owners affected by this project.
Mr. Martin said although this plan calls for 3 foot sidewalks, he would like to see 4 foot sidewalks.
Mr. Biesemeyer and Ms. Neville said they were content with the 3 foot sidewalk, but after further discussion, Ms. Neville agreed to approach the property owners with Mr. Martin to ask if they will consent to 4 foot sidewalks.

Resolution No. 132 – 06
Mr. Jaques offered a resolution and moved its adoption. Be it resolved, that authorization be given for Mr. Ferebee to sign the contract for engineering on the proposed Hurricane Road Intersection/Parking Project. This resolution was seconded by Mr. Biesemeyer.
Roll Call Vote:
Mr. Ferebee: Yes
Mr. Martin: Yes
Mr. Biesemeyer: Yes
Ms. Neville: Yes
Mr. Jaques: Yes

Resolution No. 133 – 06
Mr. Biesemeyer offered a resolution and moved its adoption. Be it resolved, that authorization be given for Mr. Ferebee to sign the contract for engineering on the sidewalk curbing for Keene Valley, with the 3 or 4 foot width to be determined by the adjacent property owners prior to signing. This resolution was seconded by Ms. Neville.
Roll Call Vote:
Mr. Ferebee: Yes
Mr. Martin: Yes
Mr. Biesemeyer: Yes
Ms. Neville: Yes
Mr. Jaques: Yes

Resolution No. 134 – 06
The Town Board adopted Resolution No. 134 – 06, a Resolution Transferring Funds. This resolution, in its entirety, is attached to and made a part of these minutes.

Resolution No. 135 – 06
Mr. Jaques offered a resolution and moved its adoption. Be it resolved, that the following bills be accepted for payment, including those that were post paid. This resolution was seconded by Mr. Martin.
Roll Call Vote:
Mr. Ferebee: Yes
Mr. Martin: Yes
Mr. Biesemeyer: Yes
Ms. Neville: Yes
Mr. Jaques: Yes

General Fund bills No. 271 – 312 $21,267.68
Highway Fund bills No. 84 - 92 6,946.63
Library Fund bills No. 43 - 52 1,212.73
Water Dist. #1 bills No. 40 - 47 22,325.77
Water Dist. #2 bills No. 40 - 45 522.00
CPF – Hamlet Improvement No. 4 - 6 2,475.79
CPF – Riverside Park No. 2 350.00
CPF – Water District No. 2 No. 17 491.25

Resolution No. 136 – 06
Mr. Jaques offered a resolution and moved its adoption. Be it resolved, that all business having been transacted, this meeting be adjourned. This resolution was seconded by Mr. Biesemeyer.
Roll Call Vote:
Mr. Ferebee: Yes
Mr. Martin: Yes
Mr. Biesemeyer: Yes
Ms. Neville: Yes
Mr. Jaques: Yes

The meeting was adjourned at 6:53 PM.

Ellen S. Estes, Town Clerk
June 6, 2006

William B. Ferebee, Supervisor
Paul R. Martin, Councilperson
Robert M. Biesemeyer, Councilperson
Marcy A. Neville, Councilperson
Lawrence Jaques, Councilperson