Minutes of
the Town Board Meeting held
The Chairman,
Mr. Ferebee, called the meeting to order at
Resolution
No. 103 – 09
Mr.
Biesemeyer offered a resolution and moved its adoption. Be it resolved, that the Minutes of the Town
Board Meeting held April 14th and the Minutes of the
Roll Call
Vote:
Mr.
Ferebee: Yes
Mr. Martin: Yes
Mr.
Biesemeyer: Yes
Ms. Neville: Yes
Mr. Jaques: Absent
Donna Reed
Austin was present with a tax collection report comparing
this year to the previous 3 years.
Resolution
No. 104 – 09
Mr. Martin
offered a resolution and moved its adoption.
Be it resolved, that the Tax Collector’s Report submitted by Donna Reed
Austin be accepted and attached to these minutes. This resolution was seconded by Ms. Neville.
Roll Call
Vote:
Mr. Ferebee: Yes
Mr. Martin: Yes
Mr.
Biesemeyer: Yes
Ms. Neville: Yes
Mr. Jaques: Absent
Rod Bola was
present to give an update on
He said that
construction began this time last year adding a new emergency room, lobby,
relocation of the Veteran’s Clinic, etc. saying that the project had come in under budget.
He said that
changes were added during construction when they secured a $250,000 grant for
the radiology department. He said they
now offer digital mammography and will be offering chemotherapy starting this fall.
He said you
may notice the concrete pad near the Emergency Room which will be used,
starting in July, for mobile MRI.
He said they
lost a physician last October, but had gained one in March.
Mr. Bola said
that they have good relations with the local rescue squads. He said that Dr. Davis oversees the Emergency
Medical Services.
He said there
has been an unfortunate change in the requirements for the Veterans
Clinic. He said they had lost their
P.A.’s in the clinic which now have to be replaced by a Doctor.
He said they
still have a lot going on working on their strategic planning.
The Board
thanked Mr. Bola for coming.
Mr. Ferebee handed
the floor over to Spen Nye who was present to turn in a petition. He explained to Mr. Nye that the Board would
not be making any decisions at this time, that they would need time to review
the petition.
Mr. Nye began
by explaining that he had a petition to remove the Building Code Officer, Frank
Slycord, from office. He said that out
of respect he had stayed away from the Town Board, Planning Board, Judges, Town
Employees, Contractors, all their families, employees, employers, etc. which
narrowed his field of signers. He said
all he was asking for was to be treated fairly, he was
not asking for a stamped certificate, he was asking that the Town of
Mr. Nye said
he had a number of letters written by some of the signers and would like to
read a couple.
Mr. Ferebee
said the Board would read them later.
Mr. Nye said
there was a letter included from Mr. Warner which said it all.
He said this
all started one month ago and that he was asking for his response one month
from now.
Mr. Nye asked
to be present when the Board votes on this petition.
Mr. Ferebee
said that would not be possible. Debra
Whitson explained to Mr. Nye that personnel issues had to be decided in
Executive Session. She said if the Board
needed additional information, they would come back to him for that.
Mr. Nye asked
if he could wait in his truck during the Executive Session and was told yes.
Mr. Nye
handed over the petition while again stressing the fact that he had narrowed
his field of signers by respecting those who work for the Town, etc and their
families. He also said he would like to
have this petition returned to him.
Resolution
No. 105 – 09
Mr.
Biesemeyer offered a resolution and moved its adoption. Be it resolved, that the Town Board accept
Spen Nye’s petition of 143 signatures and supporting letters asking for the
removal of Frank Slycord as Building Code Officer. 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
Jean Clifford
said she had no
Barbara Tam
was present to share a petition with the Board signed by individuals interested
in the development of a “free-cycle shed”.
She said this recycling shed would be manned by volunteers to contain
items that people donate for reuse by others.
She said it is not their intention to burden the employee of the
transfer station and said it could be kept locked when not manned. She said items of interest would be good
construction products, small appliances, tools, garden equipment, etc.
She said this
project would not take the place of bulky days.
Mr.
Biesemeyer said it shouldn’t be a problem to designate an area.
Mr. Ferebee
questioned the funding for the building.
Ms. Tam said
she was interested in a FEMA trailer for $2,000. She also said that Ward Lumber, Haselton
Lumber and McDonough’s Valley Hardware were all interested in donating to the
effort.
Mr. Martin
said the petition reveals citizen interest.
He suggested that Ms. Tam form a committee and meet with the Town Board
Ms. Neville said
she thought this was a great idea.
Mr. Ferebee
said it seemed to be on the right track.
Louise Gregg
said there was funds available years ago and should be looked into.
Mrs. Austin
asked what would happen on Tuesday and Thursday, asking if there was any
problem with garbage being left when the transfer station is closed.
Mr. Reed and
Mr. Ferebee said that people leave recyclables and brush, but garbage is rarely
left.
Donna Combs
was present to place a complaint that the Town Board and the School Board were
both holding a meeting tonight at the same time. She informed the Board that she had it
checked and the school has a 7 to 14 day window to hold their budget hearing
and asked if the Boards could co-ordinate their times better next year.
Mr. Ferebee
said he had talked to Cindy Summo about this and she said it “was on their
radar” for next year.
Mr. Ferebee
addressed Craig and Deb Holmes, who explained that they have a problem with APA
regulations not being followed regarding Stipp projects. Mrs. Holmes said that the APA puts incorrect
addresses on project notices which allow projects to slip by unnoticed by
neighbors. She said that this is a
problem and is fraudulent.
She said that
she and Craig gave permission for the Stipps to put in one business and a storage shed and then the storage shed was turned into
another business.
She warned
those present that they need to watch the APA for this problem.
Martha Allen
asked for an update on the proposed project for Water District #2.
Mr. Ferebee
said the project bids are due May 29th, he said the Town has 30 days
to award the bid and then construction must began within 30 days of the
award. He said a pre-bid conference had
just been held including a visit to the site.
He said the
stretch of water main from the
Ms. Allen
asked for a Rivermede Project update.
Mr. Ferebee
said the permit had run out in October and he had reapplied for it, he said
after this comes, the funding will come and can be sent to the Corp of
Engineers. He said it is unlikely there
will be construction this year since it must be done during July or August when
the river is at its lowest point.
Resolution
No. 106 – 09
Mr.
Biesemeyer offered a resolution and moved its adoption. Be it resolved, that at the request of Mt.
Marcy Artisans, permission be given for use of Marcy Field on Saturday, August
22nd and Sunday, August 23rd, for the 17th
Annual High Peaks Arts and Antiques Show.
This resolution was seconded by Ms. Neville.
Roll Call
Vote:
Mr. Ferebee: Yes
Mr. Martin: Yes
Mr.
Biesemeyer: Yes
Ms. Neville: Yes
Mr. Jaques: Absent
Mr. Ferebee
said that as a result of a discussion held at last month’s meeting, Mr. Reed
had found a dust control that can be tried on the municipal lot in
He said he
had talked to Dick Hall and he supports keeping the connector open between his
lot behind the store and the municipal lot.
The Board
agreed to try the dust control first and then talk about alternatives if
necessary.
Mr. Ferebee
shared a letter of resignation from Wendy Reynolds, for her position of Clerk
to the Supervisor, with the Board saying that he is looking now to fill the
position.
Resolution
No. 107 – 09
Mr.
Biesemeyer offered a resolution and moved its adoption. Be it resolved, that the Town Board accept
the letter of resignation turned in by Wendy Reynolds from her position as
Clerk to the Supervisor, effective
Roll Call
Vote:
Mr. Ferebee: Yes
Mr. Martin: Yes
Mr.
Biesemeyer: Yes
Ms. Neville: Yes
Mr. Jaques: Absent
Resolution
No. 108 – 09
Mr.
Biesemeyer offered a resolution and moved its adoption. Be it resolved, that the Town Board accept
the Supervisor’s Monthly Financial Statement for April and place it on file
with the Town Clerk. This resolution was
seconded by Ms. Neville.
Roll Call
Vote:
Mr. Ferebee: Yes
Mr. Martin: Yes
Mr.
Biesemeyer: Yes
Ms. Neville: Yes
Mr. Jaques: Absent
Resolution
No. 109 – 09
Mr.
Biesemeyer 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. Ferebee.
Roll Call
Vote:
Mr. Ferebee: Yes
Mr. Martin: Yes
Mr.
Biesemeyer: Yes
Ms. Neville: Yes
Mr. Jaques: Absent
General Fund
bills No. G182 –
G213 $25,202.23
Highway Fund
bills No. H64 –
H72 1,692.77
Library Fund
bills No. L39
– L47 3,268.72
Water Dist.
#1 bills No. K23
& K24 495.37
Water Dist.
#2 bills No.
KV25 – KV27 3,385.99
CPF – Water
Dist. #2 No. 4 – 8 29,129.34
Ms. Whitson
said she had information to share with the Town Board concerning Town litigation
if they would like to enter Executive Session.
Resolution
No. 110 – 09
Ms. Neville
offered a resolution and moved its adoption.
Be it resolved, that the Town Board enter Executive Session to discuss
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: Absent
The Board and
Debra Whitson entered Executive Session at
Resolution
No. 111 – 09
Ms. Neville
offered a resolution and moved its adoption.
Be it resolved, that the Board re-enter regular session. 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
The Board
re-entered the regular session at
Mr. Ferebee
informed the Board that the furnace/boiler at the Community Center needs
replacement.
He said he
has had Lance Hulbert and Nick Pepe look the situation over. Mr. Ferebee said they both believe that the
price will be under the $10,000 set aside for this purpose.
He also said
he is looking into grant funding from NYSERDA.
Resolution
No. 112 – 09
Ms. Neville
offered a resolution and moved its adoption.
Be it resolved, that with 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: Absent
This meeting
was adjourned at
Ellen
S. Estes, Town Clerk
William B.
Ferebee, Supervisor
Paul R.
Martin, Councilperson
Robert M.
Biesemeyer, Councilperson
Marcy A.
Neville, Councilperson