VILLAGE OF WEST CARTHAGE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Regular Meeting
October 9, 2018
A regular meeting of the West
Carthage Village Board of Trustees was held October 9, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. at the
West Carthage Municipal
Building. Said building
is declared smoke free and accessible to handicapped persons. The press was
informed of the meeting and notice was posted.
Present:
Scott Burto, Rob Peluso, Mike
Bigness, Jim Smith, Scott Sullivan
Guests:
Tim Turck, Dave Pustizzi, Steve
Anderson, Mickey Dietrich, E. Avallone, Participation in Government Students,
Peter Crump, Jr., Josh Spencer, Loren Camidge, Mark Spencer, Hank Chapman, Tom
Valentine, Matt Christman.
On a motion by R. Peluso, seconded by J. Smith,
the minutes from September 10, 2018 were approved.
The public hearing for Local Law 6-2018
regarding village speed limits was opened.
Mayor Burto reviewed the proposed amendment to section 85-5 and reviewed the SEQRA. No one commented and the public hearing was
closed on a motion by J. Smith, seconded by M. Bigness. On a motion by S. Sullivan, seconded by R. Peluso,
a negative SEQRA was declared and on a motion by R. Peluso, seconded by M.
Bigness, Local Law 6-2018 was passed on a roll call vote with 4 ayes and 1 nay
(Smith).
The public hearing for Local Law 7-2018
regarding a 10 minute parking zone on Vincent Street was opened. Mayor Burto reviewed the proposed amendment
to section 85-9 and reviewed the
SEQRA. M. Spencer asked why not on
Madison Street instead of Vincent. Mayor
Burto replied the board and D. Pustizzi determined that the Vincent Street
option was safer and the public hearing was closed on a motion by J. Smith,
seconded by S. Sullivan. On a motion by
S. Sullivan, seconded by R. Peluso, a negative SEQRA was declared and on a
motion by R. Peluso, seconded by J. Smith, Local Law 7-2018 was passed on a
roll call vote with 5 ayes.
Public comment period was opened. M. Spencer and S. Anderson thanked the DPW
for the good job on the streets.
Mayor Burto reported that Tim Turck asked to
be excused due to illness. There is
reportedly a large volume of water going to the waste treatment plant from West
Carthage. Tim believes it is the result
of a faulty meter.
Pete Crump, Jr. noted that the Sweeney
property was cleaned up. Most of the
fence is up at 10 Madison Street and there seem to be no issues there. Pete reported that the fire department has
been busy and the new whistle is working, resulting in an increase in daytime
response. Not too many issues were found
during the recent pump test. There were
2 loose bolts on the drive shaft on one engine.
The fire department voted to have Safe Night Out from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
on October 31st. On a motion
by J. Smith seconded by R. Peluso, the request to use the community room was
approved.
M. Dietrich reported that the next RACOG
meeting is October 16th in Carthage.
The LED lighting will be discussed.
In November, Ft. Drum representatives will be coming to discuss
employment readiness. The Tug Hill
Commission has a training calendar on their website. NY Alert training was held with Dave Pustizzi. Mobile and online GIS training will be held
on October 16th.
Dave Pustizzi noted that there have been a
couple of sign permits and he also had 2 permits applied for after the fact but
had taken care of them. The wrong
computer mount was sent for the new computer.
The car is out of service unless we really need it.
Hank Chapman from Haylor, Fryer and Coon in
Syracuse presented brochures regarding insurance services his company could
offer including fire department cancer coverage. The clerk inquired about the pavilion status;
Mayor Burto stated he asked Tim Turck to get an engineering quote for building
a new one.
A service award from the Board of Trustees to fire department members for assisting in a
life-saving extrication was presented to : Matt Christman, Josh Spencer, Loren
Camidge and Delmar House.
A resignation letter was received from Ron
Novak regarding his seat on the West Carthage Housing Authority board, a position
he has held for a number of years.
Matthew Gump also resigned from the RACOG Zoning Board of Appeals due to
relocation. Mr. Ben Azah has volunteered
to fill in both positions. On a motion
by R. Peluso, seconded by J. Smith, Rick Lehnhardt was appointed to the village
Planning board.
On a motion by J. Smith, seconded by R.
Peluso, seconded by R. Peluso, the request by the Lions Club to hold a Walk for
Diabetes on October 27th was unanimously approved.
On a motion by J. Smith, seconded by R.
Peluso, Pustizzi’s request to install a “No trucks” sign on Harpers Terrace was
unanimously approved to try and correct the issue of trucks cutting through the
church parking lot.
A discussion was held regarding the comprehensive
plant and the SEQRA. The Jefferson County
Planning Board will be discussing the plan at their next meeting and the
village will need to hold a public hearing to discuss the plan. Mayor Burto
will contact Mike Bourcy to discuss the short-form SEQRA.
On a motion by J. Smith, seconded by S.
Sullivan, the clerk was authorized to complete an application to National Grid
for billing of electrical usage for the holiday lights.
On a motion by J. Smith, seconded by M. Bigness,
a new IMA for RACOG was approved to include the Town of Denmark.
On a motion by S. Sullivan, seconded by J. Smith,
the clerk was authorized to sign a contract with Alicia A. Jettner in the
amount of $9,375.00. A NYS Dept. of
Education grant in the amount of $9,550 will cover the contract amount and
storage boxes.
ON a motion by J. Smith, seconded by S.
Sullivan, a resolution authorizing Mayor Burto to sign a lease/purchase
agreement with Carthage Savings and Loan for the 2018 Case loader purchased
under state contract in the amount of $85,822.00.
The insurance inspection report from NYMIR was
reviewed. The clerk will respond to the
adjuster/inspector with the changes we have made.
On a motion by J. Smith, seconded by R.
Peluso, Halloween hours were approved from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on October 31st.
On a motion by S. Sullivan,
seconded by R. Peluso, , the following abstract
was approved for payment:
10/9/2018 General
- $42,784.01
Water:
- $1,746.36
Sewer- $1,033.25
R. Peluso reviewed the bills
and signed the vouchers. S. Sullivan
opened and reviewed the bank statements.
On a motion by J. Smith,
seconded by R. Peluso, payrolls for September 20th and October 4th were
unanimously approved.
On a motion by R. Peluso,
seconded by M. Bigness, the request by J. Smith for mileage and lodging
expenses for a trip to Albany to the FASNY Legislative meeting was unanimously
approved. J. Smith reported that Scott
Doyle will be at the next meeting to review the fire contract with the Town of
Denmark.
The village received a plaque
from the Great Bend Fire Department as a thank you for allowing them to use the
S. Main Street area for training.
The clerk reviewed the
results of the Teamsters health insurance audit. There was no penalty to the village.
On a motion by R. Peluso,
seconded by M. Bigness, executive session was entered into at 6:50 to discuss a
particular person’s employment history and also possible litigation.
On a motion by R. Peluso,
seconded by J. Smith, the meeting concluded at 7:20 p.m. with no further
business being necessary.
.Deborah J. Pierce
Village Clerk/Treasurer
