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Minutes of the Town Board Meeting held Tuesday, June 8, 2010, at 7:00 PM, at the Keene Town Hall. The following Town Board Members were present: William B. Ferebee, Supervisor, Paul R. Martin, Robert M. Biesemeyer (arrived late), Marcy Neville and Lawrence Jaques, Members of Council. Also present were 4 residents, Debra Whitson, Town Attorney and Ellen Estes, Town Clerk.
The Chairman, Mr. Ferebee, called the meeting to order at 7:07 PM and invited everyone present to join in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Resolution No. 125 – 10
Mr. Martin offered a resolution and moved its adoption. Be it resolved, that the Minutes of the Town Board Meeting held May 11th, the Minutes of the Emergency Town Board Meeting held May 20th and the Minutes of the Bi-monthly Town Board Meeting held May 25th, all be accepted as presented. This resolution was seconded by Ms. Neville.
Roll Call Vote:
Mr. Ferebee: Yes
Mr. Martin: Yes
Mr. Biesemeyer: Absent at this time
Ms. Neville: Yes
Mr. Jaques: Yes
Privilege of the floor was offered.
Barbara Strowger suggested that flags with the Town’s businesses named on them, like those in Wilmington, be put up.
Mr. Ferebee pointed out that they were purchased by the businesses he suggested that a fundraiser should be held.
Louise Gregg pointed out what a good job Luck Bros. had done in Keene Valley on the Water Project, saying the work had been phenomenal.
Barbara Strowger also pointed out that they contributed to the New Year’s Eve fireworks.
Mr. Ferebee said they had performed a walk through today and had a punch list of small things that still needed to be done. He said they plan to restore Merle-Smith’s field into better shape than it’s original condition.
He said that completion of the tank is coming good by Reale Const., saying that the fence went up today.
Stephanie Wilber asked if the houses in the area of the Merle-Smith field were still going to be washed, as promised last fall.
Mr. Ferebee said he wasn’t sure it was still needed, he said he would talk to Luck Bros.
Mr. Ferebee said that Luck Bros. hopes to be out of here by the end of the week and that Reale is looking to be out by July. He said the system is hooked into the new storage tank and demolition of the old reservoir began today.
Mr. Martin said this is where the Town needs to be careful to keep the old spring ready for use, in case of an emergency.
Mr. Ferebee said if anyone knows of any concerns with the project to give him a call now.
Mr. Ferebee said the stripping of pavement will start tomorrow, he also said the crosswalk near the post office will be slightly relocated.
He said that Hilda Senecal is happy with the work done on her wall, that it was repaired to her liking.
Mr. Ferebee said the revised plans for the Judge’s Addition are here.
He said he reviewed them yesterday with the Town’s Insurance Representative, who said the only thing he saw was the lack of immediate exit required by the Office of the Court of Administration. Mr. Ferebee said the plan calls for a window at the back of the room saying this could be changed to a door.
Christine Francis suggested that “perhaps Bob” or one of the Board Members “should field questions” and oversee the project.
Mr. Ferebee asked for a resolution accepting Frank Slycord’s verbal resignation.
Resolution No. 126 – 10
Mr. Martin offered a resolution and moved its adoption. Be it resolved, that the Town Board accept the verbal resignation from Frank Slycord from his position as Code Enforcement Officer. This resolution was seconded by Ms. Neville.
Roll Call Vote:
Mr. Ferebee: Yes
Mr. Martin: Yes
Mr. Biesemeyer: Absent at this time
Ms. Neville: Yes
Mr. Jaques: Yes
Resolution No. 127 – 10
Ms. Neville offered a resolution and moved its adoption. Be it resolved, that a highway permit be issued to Ironman Lake Placid for the bicycle portion of their annual triathlon to be held Sunday, July 25th. This resolution was seconded by Mr. Jaques.
Roll Call Vote:
Mr. Ferebee: Yes
Mr. Martin: Yes
Mr. Biesemeyer: Absent at this time
Ms. Neville: Yes
Mr. Jaques: Yes
The next discussion was in regards to the Library.
Mr. Ferebee said that he has had a number of requests over the past months for an increase in days and hours. He said the Library has an extensive supply of books and movies, saying movies are no longer available at Stewarts.
He said he has a proposal from Marcy LeClair to run the Library a total of 32 hours per week, on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday and to continue to work 7 hours at the Town Hall on Friday. He said this is an $800 pay cut for her which she is okay with.
Mr. Jaques said he thought this was a good program to increase the hours.
Ms. Neville said her only concern was that computer use would be unavailable on Mondays to school children.
Mr. Ferebee said he had talked to Cynthia Johnston and Karen Glass and said he had found that there is money out there for children who need computers.
Ms. Neville suggested that the Keene Library participate in the Inter-Library Loan System, an online program to locate a books’ availability.
Mr. Ferebee said he didn’t think a resolution was needed, that he just wanted to get the information out there. He said the new hours would be posted and would start the second week of July.
The next discussion was in regards to the proposed Affordable Housing,
Mr. Martin said he thinks the project should consider a “private road” and get on with the project.
Ms. Neville said she agrees that it’s time to do this, but pointed out that a private road would require a Home Owners Association through the Department of State and that a lot of paperwork would accompany that.
Mr. Biesemeyer arrived at this time.
The next discussion was in regards to the Veteran’s Memorial site.
Mr. Martin said he had attended a Veteran’s Meeting earlier tonight and said the group feels that at the Memorial Day Service, a P A System was needed and they would like to get some electric power in there.
Mr. Jaques suggested fundraising.
Mr. Martin said they will be raising funds for the memorial.
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Mr. Ferebee said with the highway setting the pole, the cost for wire and meters was estimated around $1100.
Mr. Martin suggested using funds from the Bi-Centennial Sales fund.
Mr. Biesemeyer suggested going all solar.
Mr. Ferebee said that Rob Hastings, who has just installed solar (for commercial use) says that solar is NOT the way to go for commercial use.
Mr. Biesemeyer did not agree and suggested talking to a licensed installer.
Ms. Neville said that Baird Edmonds wants to do some research.
Mr. Biesemeyer gave the name of an installer, Curt Snyder, and his number to Mr. Ferebee, who will contact him.
Louise Gregg said that the Keene Community Trust has a 501C3 and asked the Board if they felt it should be kept up since it is a nuisance trying to get another one.
Mr. Biesemeyer said that organization has served the Town well, and though not a Board issue, the Board seemed to think it was okay to keep up.
Mrs. Gregg indicated that the KCT needs Board Members.
Resolution No. 128 – 10
Mr. Jaques offered a resolution and moved its adoption. Be it resolved, that the Town Board accept the Supervisor’s Monthly Financial Statement for May as presented and have it placed on file with the Town Clerk. 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
Resolution No. 129 – 10
The Town Board adopted Resolution No. 129 – 10, a Resolution Transferring Funds. This resolution, in its entirety, is attached to and made a part of these minutes.
Resolution no. 130 – 10
Mr. Martin offered a resolution and moved its adoption. Be it resolved, that the Town Board enter into Executive Session to discuss personnel and a pending litigation. 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 Board entered Executive Session at 7:35 PM.
Mr. Jaques was excused at 8:03 PM, signaling that the end of the personnel discussion and the beginning of the pending litigation discussion.
Resolution No. 131 – 10
Ms. Neville offered a resolution and moved its adoption. Be it resolved, that the Town Board reconvene into regular session. This resolution was seconded by Mr. Ferebee.
Roll Call Vote:
Mr. Ferebee: Yes
Mr. Martin: Yes
Mr. Biesemeyer: Yes
Ms. Neville: Yes
Mr. Jaques: Absent at this time
The Board reconvened in regular session at 8:12 PM.
There was a brief discussion on the ill feelings regarding the Holt House Project.
Resolution No. 132 – 10
Mr. Biesemeyer offered a resolution and moved its adoption. Be it resolved, that the Town Board authorize Mr. Ferebee to go to bid for the Court Room Addition to the Town Hall. This resolution was seconded by Mr. Ferebee.
Roll Call Vote:
Mr. Ferebee: Yes
Mr. Martin: Yes
Mr. Biesemeyer: Yes
Ms. Neville: Yes
Mr. Jaques: Absent at this time
Resolution No. 133 – 10
Ms. Neville offered a resolution and moved its adoption. Be it resolved, that the following bills be accepted for payment, including those that were prepaid. This resolution was seconded by Mr. Biesemeyer.
Roll Call Vote:
Mr. Ferebee: Yes
Mr. Martin: Yes
Mr. Biesemeyer: Yes
Ms. Neville: Yes
Mr. Jaques: Absent at this time
General Fund bills No. G220 – G248 $ 17,513.14
Highway Fund bills No. H76 – H84 81,366.75
Library Fund bills No. L54 – L59 709.42
Water Dist. #1 bills No. K22 – K25 44,294.63
Water Dist. #2 bills No. KV25 – KV30 105,543.63
Resolution No. 134 – 10
Mr. Biesemeyer 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. Martin.
Roll Call Vote:
Mr. Ferebee: Yes
Mr. Martin: Yes
Mr. Biesemeyer: Yes
Ms. Neville: Yes
Mr. Jaques: Absent at this time
The meeting was adjourned at 8:25 PM.
Ellen S. Estes, Town Clerk
June 8, 2010
William B. Ferebee, Supervisor
Paul R. Martin, Councilperson
Robert M. Biesemeyer, Councilperson
Marcy A. Neville, Councilperson
Lawrence Jaques, Councilperson |