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VILLAGE BOARD MEETING MAY 22, 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, Planning Board Chairperson Paul Nelson, Park Street residents: Steven Fland, Dale Austin, Charlotte Batzer, and Ruth Bradley (entered 7:02 p.m.) were also present. · PUBLIC Mayor Gary Mulvaney asked if there was anyone present that wanted to speak that was not on the agenda. No one spoke. · MINUTES A motion was made by Trustee McGuerty, seconded by Trustee Fulton and carried with a 4-0 vote to approve the minutes for the May 8, 2017 Village Board meeting. · BILLS A motion was made by Trustee Fickeisen, seconded by Trustee Fulton and carried with a 4-0 vote to approve the following bills. · TRANSFERS A motion was made by Trustee McGuerty, seconded by Trustee Fickeisen and carried with a 4-0 vote to approve the following end-of-year transfers: From: A1990.4 Contingent $2,215.00 To: A1010.1 Trustees $ 1.00 A1110.1 Justice $ 55.00 A1630.1 Office – Pers. Serv. $ 1.00 A1630.4 Office – Cont. $ 500.00 A9060.8 Hospital $1,658.00 From: F1990.4 Contingent $1,570.00 To: F8340.1 $ 910.00 F9060.8 $ 660.00 From: G1990.4 Contingent $3,305.00 To: G8110.4 Sewer Admin. $ 25.00 G8130.4 Treat. & Disp. $2,530.00 G9060.8 Hosp. Ins. $ 750.00 · PURCHASE ORDER A motion was made by Trustee Peppe, seconded by Trustee Fulton and carried with a 4-0 vote to approve the Purchase Order to Solar Traffic Systems for $3,238.00 for a Double Flashing Beacon School Zone System. · DEPARTMENT REPORTS A motion was made by Trustee Peppe, seconded by Trustee Fulton and carried with a 4-0 vote to approve the Justice Report for the month of April. · GLENSIDE WATER/SEWER DISTRICT AGREEMENTS ---PAGE BREAK--- Mayor Mulvaney reported that there was no news on the Glenside Water/Sewer District Agreements. · NEW METER REPLACEMENT Mayor Mulvaney reported that New York Leak Detection (NYLD) had been here and detected a leak in Montville which was repaired. A leak was also found on North Main Street (Spaulding) that needs to be repaired. · VILLAGE ORDINANCES This item was tabled until the next regularly scheduled Board meeting due to several open projects that the Board is currently working on. · ZONING AMENDMENTS (PB) – SITE PLAN REVIEW Planning Board Chairperson Paul Nelson distributed the final draft of the Site Plan Review for the Board. This item was tabled so that the Board could review for the next regularly scheduled Board meeting. · SOLAR POWER GRANT (STP) Each of the Trustees received an email pertaining to the SolarizeCNY Municipal Solar Project from the Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board about a meeting scheduled for May 25, 2017 in Syracuse. (Mayor Mulvaney stated he would be unable to attend the meeting.) This item was tabled until the next regularly scheduled Board meeting. · POLICE POLICIES Mayor Mulvaney stated that Officer in Charge Robert Brown was making some corrections on the drafted Police Policies before the Board could review. This item was tabled until the next regularly scheduled Board meeting. · FOUR TOWN FIRST AID (BUILDING CONSTRUCTION) This item was tabled until the next regularly scheduled Board meeting. · PARK STREET (SPEED CALMING MEASURES) Mayor Mulvaney reviewed information that had been compiled by the Village, which each of the Trustees were copied. After some discussion with the Park Street residents, the Mayor stated he would discuss some of their ideas with the school and report back to the Board. (There was also some discussion about possibly making Park Street a 20 mph speed zone, since it was discovered that Park Street was not a school zone even though there are signs stating that it is.) This item was tabled until the next regularly scheduled Board meeting. · SOUTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY CABLE (DYER) Each of the Trustees received a copy of a letter from Village Attorney Charles Marangola to Ray Dyer accepting Mr. Dyer’s offer of paying half of the legal fees that were to be reimbursed by him to the Village of Moravia regarding the sale of Southern Cayuga County Cable that were incurred by legal counsel. · PAT SHENK (CDBG) ---PAGE BREAK--- Village property owner, Pat Shenk, had requested to be placed on the agenda to discuss the Community Development Block Grant. Mrs. Shenk did not attend. · EMERGENCY HOME REPAIR LOAN DEFERMENT A motion was made by Trustee Peppe, seconded by Trustee McGuerty and carried with a 4-0 vote to defer the payments for an Emergency Home Repair Loan for another twelve (12) months (until May 24, 2018) for a Village Property owner. · EMERGENCY HOME REPAIR INFORMATION Each of the Trustees received a copy of a synopsis pertaining to the Program Income vs. Miscellaneous Income with the Village’s Community Development Block Grant monies compiled by Treasurer Susan Wade. She explained that $143,774.24 is considered miscellaneous income that could be used wisely for Village projects (ie. infrastructure). · FINGER LAKES RUNNERS CLUB (07/22/2017) Each of the Trustees had previously received a copy of a letter and a Certificate of Insurance from the Finger Lakes Runners Club for the annual Fillmore 5K on July 22, 2017. A motion was made by Trustee McGuerty, seconded by Trustee Fickeisen and carried with a 4-0 vote to approve and accept the letter from the Finger Lakes Runners Club for the Fillmore 5K on July 22, 2017. (The Certificate of Insurance for the Village of Moravia and map were attached. Mayor Mulvaney stated that this would be copied for the Department of Public Works and the Moravia Police Department.) · DISCHARGE OF MORTGAGE (LASH) Each of the Trustees received a copy of a Discharge of Mortgage for Gary and Laura Lash, 23 Smith Street. (It was noted that the CDBG Loan and Grant had been paid and satisfied.) A motion was made by Trustee Fulton, seconded by Trustee McGuerty and carried with a 4-0 vote to approve and authorize Mayor Mulvaney to sign the Discharge of Mortgage for Gary and Laura Lash, 23 Smith Street. · NYSDEC CLIMATE SMART COMMUNITIES PLANNING GRANT PROPOSAL Planning Board Chairperson Paul Nelson presented a proposal for authorization to apply for a NYSDEC Climate Smart Communities Planning Grant for the Board to review. Chairperson Nelson explained to the Board that the Cayuga County Planning Department would assist the Village in applying for the grant and administering it. The grant would make it possible for the Village to create a new Comprehensive Plan. He explained that the last one was done in 1965 and was outdated. They (the Village Planning Board) would be applying for $50,000 with $20,000 in grant funds, no cash match, and $30,000 to be provided in staff and volunteer in-kind services. After some discussion the following two resolutions were approved. A motion was made by Trustee Fickeisen, seconded by Trustee McGuerty and carried with a 5-0 vote to approve the following resolution: WHEREAS, the Village of Moravia, with assistance from Cayuga County, seeks to apply for a grant from the New York State DEC Climate Smart Communities Program to assist with funding the development of a Comprehensive Plan for the Village; and ---PAGE BREAK--- WHEREAS, Cayuga County can apply for the New York State DEC Climate Smart Communities Program grant only with the consent and on the behalf of a town, village, or city; and WHEREAS, the New York State DEC Climate Smart Communities Program grant requires a sixty percent match and these funds do not have to be a cash match but can be in-kind staff and volunteer time and services and can be made over the five-year term of the grant; now, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Village of Moravia Board of Trustees, as follows: Section 1: that the Village of Moravia gives its consent to Cayuga County to submit an application through the 2017 New York State Consolidated Funding Application process (CFA) on behalf of the Village of Moravia for purposes of developing a Comprehensive Plan; Section 2: that Cayuga County shall act as the Applicant and Grant Recipient, and that the Chairman of the Cayuga County Legislature as Applicant shall execute all financial and/or administrative documents relating to the grant program; Section 3: that the maximum amount of money to be applied for in the grant application shall be $50,000 with $20,000 in grant funds, no cash match, and $30,000 to be provided in staff and volunteer in-kind services making up the local share of sixty percent of the study/plan; Section 4: that the Mayor of the Village of Moravia hereby is authorized to enter into agreements with Cayuga County to further define the rights and obligations of the participants in connection with the plan and to provide staff, volunteer, and non-cash local match to the grant funds as able; and, be it further RESOLVED, that this resolution shall take effect immediately. The question of the adoption of the foregoing Resolution was duly put to a vote on roll call, which resulted as follows: Gary Mulvaney voting yes Anthony Peppe voting yes Gary Fickeisen voting yes Nancy McGuerty voting yes Christopher Fulton voting yes A motion was made by Trustee Fulton, seconded by Trustee Peppe and carried with a 5-0 vote to approve the following resolution: WHEREAS, the Village of Moravia believes that climate change poses a real and increasing threat to our local and global environments and is partially due to the burning of fossil fuels; and WHEREAS, the effects of climate change will endanger our infrastructure, economy, and livelihoods; harm our farms, orchards, and ecological communities, including native fish and wildlife populations; reduce drinking water supplies; and increase the likelihood of extreme weather events and flooding; and WHEREAS, the Village of Moravia believes that our response to climate change provides us with an unprecedented opportunity to save money, and to build livable, energy-independent and secure communities, vibrant economies, healthy and safe schools, and resilient infrastructures; and WHEREAS, the Village of Moravia believes that the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions will help to improve the health and quality of the environment; now THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Village of Moravia Board of Trustees, as follows: ---PAGE BREAK--- In order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, adapt to a changing climate, and improve the preparedness and efficiency of government, the Village of Moravia adopts the Climate Smart Communities Pledge, which comprises the following ten elements: 1. Pledge to be a Climate Smart Community. 2. Set goals, inventory emissions, plan for climate action. 3. Decrease community energy use. 4. Increase community use of renewable energy. 5. Realize benefits of recycling and other climate-smart solid waste management practices. 6. Reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the use of climate-smart land-use tools. 7. Enhance community resilience and prepare for the effects of climate change. 8. Support development of green innovation economy. 9. Inform and inspire the public. 10. Commit to an evolving process of climate action. RESOLVED, that this resolution shall take effect immediately. The question of the adoption of the foregoing Resolution was duly put to a vote on roll call, which resulted as follows: Gary Mulvaney voting yes Anthony Peppe voting yes Gary Fickeisen voting yes Nancy McGuerty voting yes Christopher Fulton voting yes · INFORMATIONAL ITEMS Each of the Trustees received a copy of the following: - Village of Moravia Planning Board Minutes (03/19/17). - Cayuga County Association of Villages Agenda and Minutes. The Shared Services list from the recent meeting that was held by Cayuga County Legislature was on the table for Board review. Trustee Peppe gave a review of the recent meeting he attended pertaining to the Summer Youth Recreation. A motion was made by Trustee Peppe, seconded by Trustee Fulton and carried with a 4-0 vote to enter Executive Session at 8:52 p.m. to discuss personnel. ---PAGE BREAK--- A motion was made by Trustee McGuerty, seconded by Trustee Fulton and carried with a 4-0 vote to exit Executive Session at 9:11 p.m. A motion was made by Trustee Fickeisen, seconded by Trustee Peppe and carried with a 4-0 vote to adjourn at 9:12 p.m. Anne Riddell, Village Clerk