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VILLAGE BOARD MEETING FEBRUARY 9, 2015 · 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 Tony Peppe were in attendance. Village Clerk Anne Riddell, Treasurer Susan Wade, and Code Enforcement Officer Fred Delaney were also present. · PUBLIC TO BE HEARD 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 Peppe, seconded by Trustee Fickeisen and carried with a 4-0 vote to approve the minutes for the January 26, 2015 Village Board Meeting. · BILLS A motion was made by Trustee McGuerty, seconded by Trustee Peppe and carried with a 4-0 vote to approve the following bills. (Trustee McGuerty abstained on voucher #298 and #230 due to conflict of interest.) · 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 Webster’s Garage on replacing the main oil seal on the Moravia Police Department’s 2007 Crown Vic. for $522.20. · DEPARTMENT REPORTS A motion was made by Trustee McGuerty, seconded by Trustee Fickeisen and carried with a 4-0 vote to approve the Treasurers Report for the month of January. A motion was made by Trustee Peppe, seconded by Trustee Fulton and carried with a 4-0 vote to approve the Public Works Report for the month of January. A motion was made by Trustee Peppe, seconded by Trustee Fickeisen and carried with a 4-0 vote to approve the Water Meter Replacement Report for the month of January. A motion was made by Trustee Peppe, seconded by Trustee McGuerty and carried with a 4-0 vote to approve the Sewer Treatment Plant Report for the month of January. A motion was made by Trustee Fickeisen, seconded by Trustee McGuerty and carried with a 4-0 vote to approve the Vehicle Log Sheet Report for the month of January. A motion was made by Trustee Fickeisen, seconded by Trustee Fulton and carried with a 4-0 vote to approve the Dog Control Report for the month of January. A motion was made by Trustee McGuerty, seconded by Trustee Fickeisen and carried with a 4-0 vote to approve the written and verbal Code Enforcement Report for the month of January. A motion was made by Trustee Fulton, seconded by Trustee Peppe and carried with a 4-0 vote to approve the Justice Building Inspection Report for the month of January. ---PAGE BREAK--- It was noted that there was no Police Report or Justice Report for the month of January. · GLENSIDE WATER/SEWER DISTRICT AGREEMENTS Mayor Mulvaney reported that there was no news on the Glenside Water/Sewer District Agreements. · PLANNING BOARD AND ZONING BOARD MEMBERS Mayor Mulvaney reported that there was no news on any more interest for members for the Planning Board and the Zoning Board that were still needed. · NEW METER REPLACEMENT Mayor Mulvaney stated that the Board received a January report as noted above. · VILLAGE ORDINANCES Each of the Trustees received a copy of the revised, proposed Local Law #1 of 2015 entitled “Peddling and Soliciting.” A motion was made by Trustee McGuerty, seconded by Trustee Fulton and carried with a 4-0 vote to publish and hold a public hearing on Monday, February 23, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. for Local Law #1 of 2015 entitled “Peddling and Soliciting.” · NORTH MAIN STREET WATER MAIN PROJECT Mayor Mulvaney reported that he and Mike Perkins of the Department of Public Works met with Chuck Weeks of Weeks Engineering pertaining to the North Main Street Water Main Project. Mr. Weeks explained that he and surveyor Bud Manzari discovered that there are two not one water main that run parallel on North Main Street. (One main is located on the east side of the street and one main is located on the west side of the street.) Mayor Mulvaney explained that this discovery would double the cost of the proposed project. After some discussion, the Board agreed that the first priority would be for the Village to consider hiring a company to map out all the water lines within the Village (since this second line on North Main Street did not appear on any of the Village’s records). The Board agreed to then hire a company to perform leak detection throughout the Village and fix all of the leaks. The Board agreed that the North Main Street Water Main Project would be put on hold. · GARBAGE, RUBBISH AND RECYCLING REMOVAL (EXPIRES 2015) Each of the Trustees reviewed the Village’s Garbage, Rubbish and Recycling Removal Specifications. (Contract currently with WeCare to expire in June 2015.) This item was tabled for further review at the next regularly scheduled Board meeting, after making some changes to the specifications. · LETTER OF RESIGNATION (CROSSING GUARD – ROGERS) ---PAGE BREAK--- Each of the Trustees received a copy of a letter or resignation from Leland Rogers, part-time School Crossing Guard received on January 29, 2015. Each of the Trustees also received a copy of a note from Mr. Rogers received on February 9, 2015 requesting that he would like to continue as part-time School Crossing Guard until further notice. No decision needed to be made by the Village Board at this time. This item will be removed from future agenda items. · 2015-2016 VILLAGE TAX ROLL This item was tabled until the next regularly scheduled Village Board meeting. · WATER/SEWER REDUCTION REQUEST (SOVOCOOL) Each of the Trustees received a copy of a letter from Robert Sovocool pertaining to his property located at 11 East Cayuga Street requesting a sewer adjustment. The letter explained that there was a leak discovered from the hot water heater. After some discussion and reviewing the letter, the Board directed the Village Clerk to send a letter to Mr. Sovocool requesting his verification that the leak has since been repaired since this was not stated in his letter of request. This item was tabled until the Village Board receives a written response from Mr. Sovocool. · INFORMATIONAL ITEMS The Village Board of Trustees each received a copy of the following: - Cayuga County Association of Village’s meeting agenda (email). - Code Enforcement Officer Fred Delaney’s Information/Complaint (Sovocool). On the table for Board review was: - Vehicle Log Sheets for the month of January. Mayor Mulvaney updated the Board on some future repairs and maintenance that would be needed for some of the Department of Public Works vehicles. A motion was made by Trustee McGuerty, seconded by Trustee Fulton and carried with a 4-0 vote to enter Executive Session at 8:28 p.m. to discuss personnel. A motion was made by Trustee McGuerty, seconded by Trustee Fulton and carried with a 4-0 vote to exit Executive Session at 9:27 p.m. A motion was made by Trustee McGuerty, seconded by Trustee Fulton and carried with a 4-0 vote to adjourn at 9:28 p.m. ---PAGE BREAK--- Anne Riddell, Village Clerk