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REGULAR MEETING OF THE NORTH HORNELL VILLAGE BOARD JULY 12, 2010 - 7PM
ATTENDANCE:
Mayor John Falci Mayor Falci opened the meeting at 7PM with the pledge of allegiance. MAYORS OPENING REMARKS Mayor has received many calls regarding the new flag banners displayed on Seneca Rd. He also received $50 from a resident to be used towards the beautification projects in the Village. Lowes has contacted the Mayor with plans to build a gazebo and picnic benches for the Village residents. A site has yet to be determined. MINUTES A motion was made by Trustee Frank Libordi and seconded by Trustee Glenn Thomas to approve the June 14, 2010 minutes. Motion was carried. Mayor
Falci Yes
TREASURERS REPORT Motion made by Mayor Falci and seconded by Trustee DiRaimondo to approve the Treasurers Report. Motion was carried. Mayor
Falci Yes POLICE REPORT Chief Marcus Smith reported the following for the month of June:
Complaints General 4 Mayor Falci asked if there could be problems with kids and the gazebo that Lowes is suggesting for the park. Chief Smith said he did not foresee any problems. Trustee Libordi noted that he was contacted by the humane society regarding a dog at large from Heather Heights. He spoke with Mark Mahoney from the society. Mr. Mahoney asked that we give them a copy of out code regarding dogs. He said if someone has a complaint they can call the Humane Society and ask for Mr. Mahoney. He will take the complaint and contact our law enforcement to have the owner of the animal served an appearance ticket. MAINTENANCE REPORT Mayor Falci read the following report for the month of June: Work
at Pump station Mayor added that phase II at fire hall will start in the fall. Now CHIPS money needs to be used now for resurfacing streets. Also more catch basins to do on Bethesda, Elmwood and W Maplewood. Motion made by Trustee DiRaimondo to accept the Maintenance Report. Motion was seconded by Mayor Falci and carried. Mayor
Falci Yes Discussion: Trustee Libordi questioned the hammer for the mini backhoe. Mayor Falci responded that it came out of the current budget and is needed for the break up of concrete in catch basins and at the old fire hall. It was asked that the DPW give the board a current inventory of equipment. FIRE REPORT Chief Michael Robbins gave the following report:
Update on OSHA PESH vaccinations and extension on rope training Motion to accept the Fire report was made by Trustee Libordi, seconded by Trustee DiRaimondo and carried. Mayor
Falci Yes Discussion: Trustee Libordi asked Trustee Dick what the agreement with the Fire Company was regarding the repair of the Rescue truck. Trustee Dick thought that the fire department was to pay for repairs. However the board has paid for some of the repairs. Chief Robbins stated that some of the bills are general maintenance and that they would maintain it until it was put in service. Trustee Thomas questioned the sales tax on a voucher. Trustee Dick explained that a member purchased the items for the Department on his card because the Fire Department does not have a membership to shop at this particular establishment. CODE ENFORCEMENT CEO Schieder reported the following for June to July current:
Processed 62 phone calls Mayor Falci thanked Mr. Schieder for his help on the LaPiana roof. A motion to accept the Code enforcement report made by Mayor Falci, seconded by Trustee Thomas and carried. Mayor
Falci Yes Discussion: Mrs. Rutski asked why so many people are having items in their yards for sale. Is this not a code violation? It was noted that residents can have three garage sales three times a year and must get a permit from Village Hall. Mayor Falci asked that if residents note that there are residents selling with out a permit to please call the Village Hall. OLD BUSINESS HUNT ENGINEER CONTRACT – SENECA RD. Motion was made by Mayor Falci to accept the contract with Hunt Engineer for scoping a study for the Seneca Road project in the amount of $25,000. Motion was seconded by Trustee Dick and carried. Mayor
Falci Yes GENERAL CODES ANALYSIS Trustees and Mayor Falci have received the analysis from General Code regarding the update of the Village codes. Mayor Falci would like to see approval of and possible adjustments by October. TRUCK E58 UPDATE Chief Robbins reported that parts are still being waited on and they did find problems with the pump. Some things will be covered by the insurance. Some of the damage to the pump was a result of the accident some is due to the age of the pump. The cost should not be more than $1500 and most should be covered by the insurance. The truck cannot be certified until the pump is repaired. Trustee Thomas asked if there was a warranty after we take possession. He would like something in writing. FIRE HALL UPDATE Mayor Falci asked Contractor Joe Rose what he needs to complete. He had turned everything over to Architect Simpson last week. He has gone over all points that Trustee Dick had requested and were taken care of or marked N/A. Architect Simpson stated that all items that are not finished are electric reel stop that has to be fixed. Connor Haus will take care of it. He has a meeting with Overhead door to fix a serving line that does not drop down. Official truss signs that have to be placed in front door - visibly displayed will be available this week. Trustee DiRaimondo asked when we will receive a C of O. Mr. Simpson stated that once the overhead door is fixed then we should be OK. Chief Robbins would like to have sensors for the overhead doors. Trustee Dick said that in New York state it is required to have sensors. Trustee Dick asked if the plumbing going to produce a test for the back flow preventer. Architect Simpson said it has been done. Mrs. Rutski asked when the new Fire Hall will be dedicated. Mayor Falci stated in September after Labor Day. Mrs. Rutski stated that in the fall of 2009 it was told to her husband Walt and Mike Robbins to start on a tanker. She would like to know why it has been dragged out. The tanker could be used for water in case of emergency. She was told that when the new tanker would arrive when the fire hall was in place. Trustee stated that we might need a pumper tanker. Trustee Dick stated that he wanted a tanker and not the ladder truck. He also noted that Walt Rutski years ago did not want a ladder truck because the City has one. At the time of the purchase of the ladder truck, he had wanted to purchase a tanker. Mayor Falci told Walt Rutski that he did not want the tanker right now and Mr. Rutski agreed that the fire hall needed to be done first. Last January when the E58 was in an accident it was decided to fix the truck and put the tanker on hold. During the last three years we have been turned down on grants we have applied for. Right now our grant writer Mary Smith is in the process of writing a new grant for a tanker. NEW BUSINESS
LOWES PROJECT FOURTH STREET DEVELOPMENT Mr. Jonchhe a resident on Laurel Lane asked if the Village would be developing Fourth St. The Mayor stated that an engineering and environmental study would need to be done by a developer. DISABILITY INSURANCES In 1979 the Village made a resolution (according to Workman’s Comp Board) to cover the fire fighters with disability. The Clerk’s office could not find mention of this resolution in the minutes. The Village has no records of payments for such a policy. Therefore, the Village has been fined by the Workman’s Comp Board $250. The Clerk spoke with a representative from the Workman’s Comp board and was told that the Village did not have to offer a resolution stating that we didn’t want disability. A letter was faxed to the Comp board from Mayor Falci stating that we did not want a policy for the firefighters. The Clerk did get a price for disability for employees in the Village. Cost would be $309 for five males and three females. The Clerk was asked to contact the County risk manager and see if we could get a policy through them. WIGHTMAN AVE – SEWER RENT A motion was made by Mayor Falci to dissolve the sewer rent at 8 Wightman Ave., which is now being consolidated with the 6 Wightman Ave property. Motion was seconded by Trustee Libordi and carried. Mayor
Falci Yes OTHER Trustee Libordi noted that former Mayor Steve Terry wanted to put a small park by the pump station and call it Veterans Park. Possibly we could look into this area for the Lowes project with the gazebo. The Mayor will have the DPW look into the possibility of that area and the size. PAY BILLS Motion to pay bills made by Trustee Thomas, seconded by Trustee DiRaimondo and carried. Mayor
Falci Yes EXECUTIVE SESSION At 8:45 Mayor Falci made a motion to go into Executive Session regarding an employee issue. Out of executive session at 9:15PM and meeting adjourned. Village Clerk Kristene Libordi
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