Archived Minutes
VILLAGE OF PERRY
VILLAGE BOARD MEETING
& VILLAGE SPECIAL BOARD MEETING MINUTES
AUGUST 29, 2011
The Regular Board Meeting of the Village of Perry was held at the Village Hall 46 North Main Street Perry New York at 7:30 p.m. on the 29th. day of August 2011.
| PRESENT: | Howard Wood | Mayor |
| J. Richard Barth | Trustee | |
| David J. Davis | Trustee | |
| Dariel A. Draper | Trustee | |
| Michael Laraby | Trustee | |
| ALSO PRESENT: | Terrence Murphy | Village Administrator |
| Gail Vosburg | Village Clerk | |
| Todd Hinz | Chief Water & Sewer Operator | |
| Al Lowery Jr. | Fire Chief | |
| GUEST: | Lorraine Sturm | Steve Laraby |
| Eleanor Jacobs | David Shearing | |
| Jane Keenen-Gaedeke | Rick Hauser | |
| Tim Putney | Gary Jurkowski, Village Justice |
Mayor Wood called the Meeting to order at 7:30 PM.
Mayor Wood led in the pledge to the flag.
MINUTES
AUGUST 15, 2011 MINUTES APPROVED -
Corrections one page one, “… Chief Case reported that there has been no progress …..” Upon motion by Trustee Davis, second by Trustee Draper the minutes of the August 15, 2011 Board Meeting were approved with corrections. Motion carried with all voting aye.
Correction
“… they will leave for Churchville Fire Equipment with the truck
on September 13, 2011.”
Upon motion by Trustee Laraby , second by Trustee Davis the
minutes of the August 23, 2011 Special Board Meeting were approved with
correction. Motion carried
with the following vote:
CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION
Mayor Wood presented the following Certificate of
Appreciation:
Todd Hinz
5 years of Service
PUBLIC
COMMENT
Jane Keenen-Gaedeke – Ms. Keenen-Gaedeke asked about the bike
path at the Village Park. It
would be five (5) feet wide on the inside of the park road.
Tour de Perry would provide the stencils.
Motion by Trustee Draper, seconded by Trustee Laraby to accept
the proposal for the bicycle path around the Village Park with Park
Maintenance Supervisor Renee Koziel supervising the project.
Motion carried with all voting aye.
Tim Putney – Borden Ave – Mr. Putney asked the village board if
anyone had spoken with Zoning Officer Don Roberts about his sidewalk. He
said he met with ZO Roberts and claims that ZO Roberts told him the
sidewalks was useless next year as water would get under the sidewalk
and create more problems.
Mr. Putney said that on August 20th, he had the landscape
timbers stolen from his yard.
He received a letter from ZO Roberts citing him for the blocking
and diversion of water runoff along the village sidewalk.
He claims that the Village is violating its own code and it was
nothing that he did.
Mayor Wood asked Mr. Putney what does he think that needs to be
done. Mr. Putney said
correct the problem.
Administrator Murphy suggested a meeting with the Zoning Officer, DPW
Committee, Supt. of Public Works, the Mayor and Mr. Putney to discuss
this sidewalk issue.
FIRE
DEPARTMENT
FEMA Grant
Applications approved - Asst. Fire Chief Steve Laraby asked the
board permission for the department to apply for a FEMA Grant for a
Mobile SCBA Bottle re-fill system (4 bottle) and two (2) computers for a
total of $25,000. They would
also like to apply for a one ton Brush Truck w/Mini Pumper at an
estimate of $150,000. Both
would require a 5% match. Application
deadline for the grants is September 9, 2011.
Motion by Trustee Draper, seconded by Trustee Davis, to allow the
fire department to apply for two (2) FEMA Grants:
1.
$25,000 for the SCBA fill system &
computers
2.
$150,000 for a brush truck
COURT
JCAP Grant
Application approved -
Justice Jurkowski requested permission to apply for a JCAP Grant in the
amount of $11,195.00 for Outside Video Surveillance (outside the
Building) at a cost of $10,695 and Duress Alarms at a cost of $500.
Motion by Trustee Draper, seconded by Trustee Laraby, to allow
Justice Jurkowski to apply for a JCAP Grant in the amount of $11,195.00
and authorize the Mayor to sign the grant application.
Motion carried with all voting aye.
WATER/SEWER REPORT as presented by
Chief Operator Hinz (as attached)
Sewer
Sewer Training approved – Motion by Trustee Laraby,
seconded by Trustee Davis, to allow Todd Hinz, Steve Bernard and Mark
Kingsley to attend a sewer training school in Dansville on September 16th
at a cost of $35 per person.
Motion carried with all voting aye.
Water &
Sewer Report approved – Motion by Trustee Draper, seconded by
Trustee Laraby, to accept the Water & Sewer Report as presented.
Motion carried with all voting aye.
CLERK REPORT – presented by Village Clerk Gail Vosburg (as attached)
Payment of
Claims –
Vouchers of all funds # 120559 - # 120679
| General Fund | $ 111,146.84 |
|
| Water Fund | $ 36,249.98 |
|
| Sewer Fund | $ 11,539.49 |
|
| Capital Projects Fund | $ 228,433.82 |
|
| SLWC | $
188.13 |
|
| Trust & Agency | $ 46,013.84 |
|
| TOTAL | $ 433,572.10 |
Trustee Laraby has audited all vouchers.
Motion by Trustee Barth, seconded by Trustee Davis, that vouchers
as set forth #120559 - #120679 in the amount of $433,572.10 are ordered
to be paid. Motion carried
with all voting aye.
Notice was received that the Lumberyard Restaurant
is applying to renew their liquor license.
Clerk Report
approved– Motion by Trustee Draper, seconded by Trustee Barth, to
approve the Clerk’s Report as presented.
Motion carried with all voting aye.
ADMINISTRATOR REPORT – presented by Administrator Terry Murphy
Small Cities
Grant – There is only general cleanup and restoration left for the
Small Cities Project.
Lake Street
Sewer Pump Station Bid – The bid opening for the Lake Street Sewer
Pump Station work is set for September 8th at 2 pm.
1984 Fire
Truck – The 1984 LaFrance Fire truck sold on Teitsworth Internet
Auction for $4,201.00.
Water
Policies for billing adopted –
Motion by Trustee Barth, seconded by Trustee Laraby, to adopt the
following water policies to be effective September 1, 2011:
1.
No final reading or bills will be done
unless the property is being sold.
2.
All bills (residential, business or
commercial) ,must remain in the property owners name.
Motion carried with all voting aye.
COMMITTEE
REPORTS
Fire
– Nothing to report.
Police
– Nothing to report.
DPW/Water/Sewer – Nothing to report.
Recreation
– After Labor Day the 4 tennis courts will be chained off for sealing.
Office
Operations/Insurance/Employee Relations – Nothing to report.
Planning/Zoning/Cable – Mayor Wood said he met with ZO Roberts
to look into allowing signs that hang over the sidewalks in the
regulations.
Grants
– Nothing to report.
SLWC
- Nothing to report.
Technology
– Nothing to report.
MAYOR
FILE
Mayor Wood reported that
he attended a ribbon cutting
ceremony at Wave Lengths Salon.
Mayor Wood said he believes that the Village should
have a membership to PMSA.
He would recommend a Booster business Plus Membership at $200.
Other board members disagreed with his recommendations.
OLD
BUSINESS
Trustee Barth asked if the Village was receiving
BDL payments from Old School Development.
Clerk Vosburg reported that Old School was paying their loan
payments.
Approval for Fire Department to travel to Wisconsin
– Motion by Trustee Barth, seconded by Trustee Davis, to allow three
members of the fire truck committee to make the trip to Wisconsin with a
cost not to exceed $860.
NEW
BUSINESS
No new business.
Motion by Trustee Laraby, seconded by Trustee
Draper, to adjourn the regular meeting and enter into executive session
at 8:50 p.m. Motion
carried with all voting aye.
Motion by Trustee Laraby, seconded by Trustee
Davis, to adjourn the executive session and resume the regular meeting
at 9:16 pm. Motion carried
with all voting aye.
Property Division request referred to ZO – Motion
by Trustee Laraby, seconded by Trustee Davis, to refer the request for a
property division of the Village’s Leicester Street property to the
Zoning Officer and Village Attorney for proper procedures.
Motion carried with the following vote:
Ayes
4 Wood, Davis,
Draper, Laraby
Nays
0
Abstain
1
Barth
Motion to adjourn meeting at 9:17 p.m. was offered
by Trustee Draper, second by Trustee Davis and carried with all voting
aye.
Respectfully submitted,
___________________
Gail Vosburg
Village Clerk
