The monthly meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Trenton was held at the Trenton Municipal Center, Barneveld, NY. Supervisor Mark Scheidelman called the meeting to order at 7:38 p.m. Present: Councilmen Bruce Kellogg, Betsy Mack, Joseph E. Smith, Shirley Poland and Highway Superintendent Art Hughes.
MINUTES: The minutes of September 13, September 21 and October 4th Town Board meetings were approved as corrected.
PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR:
Joe DeTraglia and LarryBogan: Mr. DeTraglia informed the Town Board the individuals from South Trenton are continuing to work on the South Trenton Community Center building. A request was made for assistance from Art and a digger to run a leach field. Scheidelman asked if any Town Board members had any objections to assisting the South Trenton Community Center. There was no opposition. Scheidelman will write up a contract for the Rec Program for South Trenton.
Tom Hughes arrived at 7:48 pm.
06-87 GENERAL ABSTRACT: Motion by Kellogg, second by Mack to pay audited General Abstract 06-10 (652-738) in the amount of $64,800.41. Roll call: Poland, aye; Mack, aye; Kellogg, aye; Smith, aye; Scheidelman, aye. Motion carried.
06-88 HIGHWAY ABSTRACT: Motion by Smith, second by Poland to pay audited Highway Abstract 06-10 (272-298) in the amount of $42,801.17. The voucher for the second new truck was removed from the draft abstract. Roll call: Poland, aye; Mack, aye; Kellogg, aye; Smith, aye; Scheidelman, aye. Motion carried.
HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT:
Snow Plowing for Villages:
06-89 Motion by Mack, second by Smith, to authorize the Supervisor to sign the Snowplowing Agreement with the Villages.
Roll call: Kellogg, aye; Mack, aye; Scheidelman, aye; Smith, aye; Poland, aye. Motion carried.
Low Volume Roads: Mack presented documentation regarding Low Volume roads. Discussion was held on the matter. No decisions were made at this time.
Snowplow and Sander Bids: Art Hughes recommended the Tracey Road Equipment bid package totaling $56, 582.00. Tracey Road Equipment has agreed to lower the price $500.00 each unit for orders of two or more with 60 to 90 day delivery.
06-90 Motion by Smith, second by Poland to accept the reduced bid price for the purchase of two Plow and Sander Equipment packages from Tracey Road Equipment.
Roll call: Poland, aye; Mack, aye; Kellogg, aye; Smith, aye; Scheidelman, aye. Motion carried.
Pit (Mapledale Road): Art Hughes suggested the Town log mature trees from the property. Scheidelman will contact our forester, Dave Duer, to evaluate the trees.
Downer Hill Road: Discussion was held on using the Town pickup or hiring out plowing for Downer Hill Road. Scheidelman asked the Town Board members to be prepared to make a determination.
New Road: The County is waiting for permits to complete the intersection. The Town is responsible for moving the pole on Mapledale Road. The traffic light should be in within the next couple of weeks.
Glass Factory Road Bridge: The repair work to the bridge on Glass Factory Road will be complete by November 17th.
Art Hughes left the meeting at 8:25 pm at the conclusion of highway business.
Board of Independent Review:
Appointment: Scheidelman reported John Gossage has agreed to serve another term.
06-91 Motion by Smith, seconded by Mack, to accept the appointment of John Gossage to the Board of Independent Review for a term of five years.
Roll call: Kellogg, aye; Mack, aye; Scheidelman, aye; Smith, aye; Poland, aye. Motion carried.
It was noted one more appointee is still needed for the Independent Board of Review.
CODES & ZONING:
ZEO Steve Hunter submitted his monthly report.
Nimey’s: He will ask Nimey’s to turn the flashing lights off to keep the sign in compliance. He noted the Planning Board never objected to the used cars parked on the hill that were part of the site plan review they submitted.
Adirondack Cheese: The Planning Board opted for no site plan review for the second operation for Adirondack Cheese to be located in the old Eckerd’s site.
Rasko: Hunter will continue to monitor the possible business activity at the Rasko residence. No permits have been applied for, although a notice of incorporation was reported in the newspaper.
CEO Ken Cutler submitted the monthly codes report. Cutler asked the Town Board how the Planning Board can choose not to require a site plan review and be sure zoning and codes regulations will be met. He requested the Planning Board follow up with codes for future proposals.
Rasko: Cutler was at this site for codes issues. He will follow up with Junk Storage.
Horns: The Horns violations have all been corrected.
South Trenton: Cutler will send a certified letter to the owner of the non-mowed property violation.
Boak(Wells) Property: The Village of Barneveld is sending the information back to Ken Cutler as Steve Hunter found no zoning violations at this time. If the building is painted it will comply with codes until the building is to be occupied.
Prospect: Cutler is working with the Mayor of Prospect regarding property maintenance issues in the village.
Windsong/Paradise Mountain: Tom Hughes is waiting for a reply. Lucciano needs to submit a plan with steps to correct violations. Scheidelman replied if violations are not being corrected the Town will need to start a court action.
TAP: Scheidelman stated he is working on the wording for zoning classification with Ken Cutler, Steve Hunter and the Planning Board.
FOIL: Cutler raised concerns with foil requests for house plans.
NOCCOG:
Gerry Ritter reported the Town of Remsen talked about the Community Center Grant proposal. All three Board members voted to go with the proposal. Ritter updated the Town Board on upcoming Dinners and Training. She will check on the status of the Towns updated roads map. There is Justice training in Rome next week. Ritter discussed the enforcement and administration of the Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code the Towns will need to adopt. NIMS training will be scheduled. Ritter updated the Town Board on the new New York State Law requiring ZBA and Planning Board members to have 4 hours of training every year.
06-92 FINANCE OFFICER’S REPORT: Motion by Smith, second by Kellogg to approve the September Finance Officer’s Report with an ending balance of $729,328.51.
Roll call: Poland, abstain; Mack, aye; Kellogg, aye; Smith, aye; Scheidelman, abstain. Motion carried. Discussion was held on current CD rates.
06-93 Motion by Smith, seconded by Mack, for the Town Board to authorize the Mohawk Valley Water Authority to operate the Coombs Road Water System with a New York State certified operator on behalf of the Town of Trenton.
Roll call: Poland, aye; Smith, aye; Scheidelman, aye; Mack, aye; Kellogg, aye. Motion carried.
06-94 Motion by Poland, seconded by Kellogg, to authorize the Supervisor to submit an application to the Department of State 2006-7 Shared Municipal Services Incentive Grant Program for grant funds to support a shared recreational center feasibility study.
Roll call: Poland, aye; Smith, aye; Scheidelman, aye; Mack, aye; Kellogg, aye. Motion carried.
06-95 Motion by Mack, seconded by Poland to accept the agreement with the Holland Patent Central School for trail grooming for the 2006-7 ski season.
Roll call: Kellogg, aye; Mack, aye; Scheidelman, aye; Smith, aye; Poland, aye. Motion carried.
06-96 Motion by Smith, seconded by Mack, to approve the Policy for Handling Workplace Violence.
Roll call: Kellogg, aye; Mack, aye; Scheidelman, aye; Smith, aye; Poland, aye. Motion carried.
06-97 Motion by Mack, seconded by Smith, to enter into executive session, at 10:00 pm, to discuss personnel matters concerning Community Ed and the Recycling Center.
Roll call: Kellogg, aye; Mack, aye; Scheidelman, aye; Smith, aye; Poland, aye. Motion carried.
Kellogg left the meeting at 10:45
06-98 Motion by Smith, seconded by Poland to end the executive session and resume the regular town board meeting at 10:50 pm with no action being taken.
Roll call: Mack, aye; Scheidelman, aye; Smith, aye; Poland, aye. Motion carried.
TOWN CLERK’S REPORT: The board reviewed the September report. Total revenues - $1,759.95; amount to Supervisor - $522.00.
ATTORNEY:
SAMPO: Tom Hughes is working on the SAMPO case.
Park Ad: Tom Hughes is still working on Park Outdoor Ad case.
Roberts: Tom Hughes finished typing up the motion papers.
Stockhauser: Paperwork for this case will be out this week.
Hudon: Tom Hughes has approved the wording for the agreement. His Secretary submitted the order.
Marchione : Tom Hughes stated concerns with the ZBA granting variances with options.
OTHER ISSUES:
Adopt A Platoon: Anita Adam reported the community response has been wonderful. The next scheduled shipment will be October 28th.
Scott Sanborn: Scott Sanborn will need to meet with the individual landowners to access personal property.
Municipal Center Additions: The Town Board is waiting to hear how much space the Sheriffs will need.
Uniform Code Local Law: The law is currently being typed. A public meeting will need to be held in November.
Laws: Scheidelman reminded the Town Board there are several local laws that need to be adopted. These need to be a priority.
Brookfield: Scheidelman has discussed the Brookfield assessment with Kathy Davis. The school is interested in raising the assessment annually.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:30 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Katharine Squire
Town Clerk
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