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VILLAGE BOARD MEETING MARCH 27, 2017 · PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Gary Mulvaney called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Trustees Nancy McGuerty, Gary Fickeisen, Chris Fulton, and Anthony Peppe were in attendance. Village Clerk Anne Riddell, Treasurer Susan Wade, Roma Rae, and Josh Marnell were also present. · PUBLIC Mayor Gary Mulvaney asked if there was anyone present that wanted to speak that was not on the agenda. Roma Rae addressed the Board requesting information on the Village’s Zoning Law. After some discussion, Village Clerk Anne suggested she come to the office and get a copy of the Zoning Law. The Board thanked her for coming. Josh Marnell informed the Board about the Friends of Fillmore having an “I Love My Park Day”, scheduled for May 6, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. to work on some volunteer projects within Fillmore Glen. (A flyer was distributed.) · MINUTES A motion was made by Trustee Peppe, seconded by Trustee Fickeisen and carried with a 4-0 vote to approve the minutes for the March 13, 2017 Village Board Meeting. · BILLS A motion was made by Trustee Peppe, seconded by Trustee McGuerty and carried with a 4-0 vote to approve the following bills. · GLENSIDE WATER/SEWER DISTRICT AGREEMENTS Mayor Mulvaney reported that there was no news on the Glenside Water/Sewer District Agreements. · NEW METER REPLACEMENT Mayor Mulvaney reported that no new water meters had been installed. · VILLAGE ORDINANCES Mayor Mulvaney stated that the Board would be reviewing the Rental Permit Local Law #5 of 1990 later in the meeting. · ZONING AMENDMENTS (PB) – SITE PLAN REVIEW Mayor Mulvaney stated that there was no update on the Zoning Amendments from the Planning Board. This item was tabled until the next regularly scheduled Board meeting. · SOLAR POWER GRANT (STP) Mayor Mulvaney stated that there was no update or news on the Solar Power Grant for the Wastewater Treatment Plant. This item was tabled until the next regularly scheduled Board meeting. ---PAGE BREAK--- · RENTAL PERMIT LOCAL LAW #5 OF 1990 REVIEW Each of the Trustees received a copy of the Village’s Rental Permit Local Law #5 of 1990, a listing of all the rentals that are to be inspected every two years per the Village’s Law, and a synopsis of Cayuga County Villages that have their own local law versus using the New York State Building Code. (It was noted that all but one municipality use the New York State Building Code.) After some discussion, the Board agreed to amend Local Law #5 of 1990 and use the New York State Building Code standards instead. It was explained that according to the New York State Building Code standards only three or more units per building need to be inspected every two years. Currently the Village has a total of 139 rentals. If the Village were to change to the New York State Building Code standards, only 70 rentals would need to be inspected in the future. The Board directed Village Clerk Anne Riddell to meet with Village Attorney Charles Marangola to see what needed to be done to change the current rental inspection procedures. (There was also discussion of setting an additional fee for those units that needed to be re-inspected if the first inspection did not pass.) · POLICE POLICIES Mayor Mulvaney stated there was no news on the Police Policies. This item was tabled until the next regularly scheduled Board meeting. · PARADE PERMIT REQUEST Each of the Trustees received a Request For Parade Permit from the Moravia Central School for the Blue Devil Pride Victory Parade for Saturday, March 25, 2017. A motion was made by Trustee Peppe, seconded by Trustee Fulton and carried with a 4-0 vote to approve the Blue Devil Pride Victory Parade and to waive the $50.00 deposit for March 25, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. · APRIL FAIR HOUSING PUBLIC NOTICE A motion was made by Trustee Fulton, seconded by Trustee Peppe and carried with a 4-0 vote to declare April as Fair Housing Month and to publish the notice. · LETTER OF RETIREMENT (CUDDEBACK – MPD) Each of the Trustees received a copy of a letter of retirement from the Village’s Part-Time Police Officer Steven Cuddeback. A motion was made by Trustee McGuerty, seconded by Trustee Peppe and carried with a 4-0 vote to accept the letter of retirement from Part-Time Police Officer Steven Cuddeback, effective March 31, 2017. (It was noted that an appreciation letter would be sent to Officer Cuddeback for his service to the community.) ---PAGE BREAK--- · AUDIT REQUEST (UTILITY GROSS RECEIPTS & CABLE FRANCHISE) Each of the Trustees received a copy of a letter from Computel Consultants who can perform an audit of the last three years of the Village’s utility gross receipts and the cable franchise fees. After some discussion, a motion was made by Trustee Fickeisen, seconded by Trustee Peppe and carried with a 4-0 vote to authorize Mayor Mulvaney to sign the Consulting Agreement and the Letters of Authority. (It was noted that there would be no charge for the service to the Village unless the Village receives a refund.) · SET PUBLIC HEARING – BUDGET 2017-2018 A motion was made by Trustee McGuerty, seconded by Trustee Fulton and carried with a 4-0 vote to set the public hearing for the Village of Moravia 2017-2018 budget for Monday, April 10, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. · WILLIAMSON LAW SOFTWARE SUPPORT (PAYROLL) A motion was made by Trustee McGuerty, seconded by Trustee Peppe and carried with a 4-0 vote to approve the annual payroll software support contract with Williamson Law for a total of $745.00. · PROCLAMATION (MORAVIA BLUE DEVILS BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM) A motion was made by Trustee Peppe, seconded by Trustee McGuerty and carried with a 4-0 vote to approve the following proclamation: MORAVIA BLUE DEVILS BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM CLASS C STATE CHAMPIONS WHEREAS, the Moravia Blue Devil Boys Basketball Team has won the Divisional Championship, IAC Small School Championship, Section 4 Class C Championship, and the Class C State Championship. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that I, Gary Mulvaney, Mayor of the Village of Moravia, proclaim Saturday, March 25, 2017 as Blue Devil Victory Day in recognition of the accomplishments of the State Champion Boys Basketball team. · INFORMATIONAL ITEMS - Cayuga County Association of Villages Minutes from 02/28/17 meeting. - Letter from the Cayuga County Treasurer pertaining to a seminar on Financial Condition Analysis on March 30, 2017. - Cayuga County Planning Board 2017 Land Use Training Series flyer. - Village’s 2016 Annual Water Report (on table). A motion was made by Trustee Peppe, seconded by Trustee Fulton and carried with a 4-0 vote to adjourn at 8:10 p.m. Anne Riddell, Village Clerk