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1 Village of Fair Haven Board of Trustees Meeting October 11, 2016 The meeting was called to order at 7:00pm followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Board members present Mayor James Basile, Deputy Mayor Walter Krehling, Trustee Judith Dunaway and Trustee Pete Hanford. Trustee Holley Webster-Goolden was excused. Also present Village Clerk- Treasurer Terri DiGregorio, DPW Superintendent Roger Granatiero, Deputy Clerk Johanne Van Der Linden, Ambulance Supervisor-Zoning Officer Stan Village Historian Susie Parsons, Bill McVea, David Vivian Sciarabba, Don Chamberlain and Sam Colvin. COMMUNICATIONS: Wayne County Water & Sewer Authority Executive Director Marty Aman and Michelle Baines, PE with MRB Group attended the agenda meeting to investigate purchasing water from the Village. In receipt of Fair Haven Area Chamber of Commerce welcome packet as the Village of Fair Haven is applying for membership. In receipt of Cayuga County Association of Villages minutes from the August 23rd meeting. The next meeting will be held on October 25th hosted by Cato at the Sunset Restaurant. October boat ramp collections: Cottage St. $15.00, King St. $2.00. The Municipay credit card service was cancelled effective 10/1. ZBA Alternate member Sharon Basile and Planning Board member Heidi Smalling both recently completed their annual 4 hours of training for 2016. Clerk-Treasurer DiGregorio completed 3 hours of Fair Housing Training as the Village Clerk holds the office of Fair Housing Officer. PUBLIC FORUM: Vivian Sciarabba who is on the Planning Board noted she had completed 2 hours of her annual training on October 3rd. MINUTES: The September 8th, 19th and 29th meeting minutes were approved on a motion by Trustee Dunaway and seconded by Trustee Hanford. All aye, motion carried. ABSTRACT #5 VOUCHERS: The following vouchers were approved for payment on a motion by Deputy Mayor Krehling and seconded by Trustee Dunaway. All aye, motion carried. General Fund: $50,789.32 Water Fund: $1,649.03 Trust & Agency: $457.94 September Payroll: $55,558.76 COMMITTEE REPORTS: September DPW report submitted by Roger Granatiero. Checked Pump House daily; took water samples to lab in Auburn; read water meters; weekly weed eating and mowing; weekly garbage removal from parks etc.; meter replacements; brush and leaves were chipped & picked up; finished exercising all the fire hydrants throughout the village; repaired drainage on Lake St. across from Jay Robinson’s with the help from Town of Sterling; drainage was repaired on 12th St. with the help from Town of Sterling; cold patch pot holes throughout village; prisoners in to help weed eat ditches along Lake St. by Elaine Best; electrical problem was solved and fixed at Central Park; tree stumps were removed and dressed up with topsoil; International was taken to Stadium for service and electrical repair; pump house #2 exterior was finished getting painted; repaired service line leak on West Bay Rd. in front of Anchor Marine; notified NYSDOT of trees on Main St. with multiple dead branches; Vaporizer update: Roger met with Paul Sheneman of PLS Engineering and a Superior Plus propane company representative. The vaporizer has been ordered. Engineer Sheneman will draw up plans and installation was agreed upon. The roof over well #1 needs replacing ASAP. DPW will perform all of the repairs and the materials will cost around $793.00. Sterling Town Code Enforcement will be consulted regarding a building permit. The report was accepted on a motion by Trustee Dunaway and seconded by Deputy Mayor Krehling. All aye, motion carried. ---PAGE BREAK--- 2 Treasurer’s report submitted by Terri DiGregorio for period ending 9/30/2016. General fund balance $405,182.17, which includes WBB $4,229.49, Water fund $67,958.83, 2001, Trust & Agency $805.49, $3,888.07, 2013 Victory St. CDBG $1.00. The report was accepted on a motion by Deputy Mayor Krehling and seconded by Trustee Dunaway. All aye, motion carried. Authorization to close the 2003 CDBG account was given on a motion by Trustee Hanford and seconded by Deputy Mayor Krehling. All aye, motion carried. September Ambulance report submitted by Stan The ambulance service answered 31 calls: 2 BLS, 21 ALS, 7 no transport, 1 cancelled call. Total calls to date 337. Of these 31 calls 13 in the Village, 10 in the Town of Sterling, 2 in Martville, 5 mutual aid to Lakeshore Ambulance, 1 mutual aid to CIMVAC. Vehicles responding to calls: 30 for Ambulance 0 for Ambulance 2 for Medic Car, 6 for both the medic car and ambulance together. The response time was 3.05 minutes. In receipt of $35.00 in donations. The report was accepted on a motion by Trustee Dunaway and seconded by Trustee Hanford. All aye, motion carried. September Code Enforcement report submitted by Stan Issued 3 building permits; issued 2 Certificates of Compliance; issued 2 violations; 8 violations were corrected; conducted 11 on site inspections; conducted 4 general village inspections. The report was accepted on a motion by Deputy Mayor Krehling and seconded by Trustee Dunaway. All aye, motion carried. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Deputy Clerk Van Der Linden researched purchasing a plaque on line for the Standbrook Park bench. On a motion by Trustee Dunaway and seconded by Deputy Mayor Krehling the Board agreed to order the plaque from the on line company “The Bench Factory” for $78.85. All aye, motion carried. Public hearings to revise Chapter 139 Vehicles & Traffic Section IV Parking Prohibitions and to look at passing the Road Preservation Law are being considered for the November board meeting. The Planning Board will discuss the parking law at October 20th meeting. The Stafford Street proposal for CCWSA storage of equipment is still on the table. In the meantime the fire department is working on a proposal to sell property across the street from the fire hall to the CCWSA. An abstract of title is in the process. Stan submitted an updated fee schedule for building permits. Mayor Basile will review. Remodeling of the public restrooms is being considered as the original plans are being sought. Bill Derby and Louie Parreault assisted in the construction in or around 1997. It was noted the drain pipes were narrow and the original wall mounted toilets were not used due to possible freezing. The Trustees will review Mayor Basile’s public Concerns & Interests list for input. Mayor Basile continues to speak with local officials regarding the Little Sodus Bay weed cutting situation. Sam Colvin added local interest is behind him completely. The Board decided to stay with Frontier regarding the village hall phones. Clerk-Treasurer DiGregorio will notify Frontier to start the transition process to update the phone system with the 5 year lease option. NEW BUSINESS: The Board of Trustees is considering passing a local law that prohibits utilizing semi-trailers for storage in the Village of Fair Haven. Both Mayor Basile and Zoning Officer are researching this with assistance from Village Attorney Palermo. On a motion by Trustee Dunaway and seconded by Trustee Hanford the request by Jeannette Smith for new water service at 14386 Fair Haven Rd. was approved as a building permit has been issued for construction of a house. All aye, motion carried. The request by James McMullen for a new water service at 14666 Ingersoll was denied on a motion by Deputy Mayor Krehling and a second by Trustee Hanford as there are no plans at this time to build on the empty lot. All aye, motion carried. Red Creek Rotary requests water access to the west side of Central Park for the concession stand. DPW Superintendent Granatiero is in the process of investigating the possibility of running a water line along the fence line from the old garage valve in the North West corner of the park. Cayuga County Planning Director Stephen sent a communication regarding the Volinsky parcel (aka Wash Tub Laundromat, aka canning factory). The County conducted Phase I and Phase II Environmental Assessments which did not reveal any known chemical or environmental hazards. The parcel will be included in the Cayuga County Fall Tax Auction at Emerson Park on November 9th. ---PAGE BREAK--- 3 The invoices submitted by the Bayside Cruiser’s Car Club regarding the Poplar trees cut down on South Lake Street were signed at this Board meeting. The Village now has tree trimming/cutting request forms for residents to fill out when they have a problem tree in the street right-of-way. A request form was submitted for a tree on Fancher Ave. that needs to be trimmed. Deputy Mayor Krehling suggested revising the winter plowing advertisement posted in the Lake Shore News and Shopper. The revisions will add “It is illegal to plow snow into the village boat ramps” and “It is illegal to plow snow into and across the roadway”. Informational notices will be sent to property owners on either side of the village boat ramps. Trustee Dunaway will review the NYMIR Recreation & Risk Handbook for signage at the boat ramps regarding rules and risks for using the ramps. The Board acknowledged the Fair Haven Area Chamber of Commerce will be using Central Park for the “All Hallows Eve” celebration and witches parade on October 29th Due to the cancellation of the credit card system, Clerk-Treasurer DiGregorio obtained a proposal from Williamson Law Book. The software proposal includes Water Quick Pay for $250.00 with an annual support fee of $120.00 and TaxGlance Lookup for $250.00 with an annual support fee of $120.00. With the purchase of these software programs, there is no fee to the Village to accept credit cards. The fee to the customer would still be in place. The Board will consider this proposal. FINAL COMMENTS: Trustee Dunaway would like Thoma Development Consultants to research available grants for sewer connections as October 2017 is the deadline for the remainder of the Village to connect to the public sewer. She believes village residents from low income households will not be able to afford the cost of the connection. Other grant resources are Cayuga County Homesite and Bishop Sheen grants. David observed woodpeckers in the trees on Main Street chipping away at the black rot disease. A solution to get rid of the black rot disease in these trees have been discussed at previous Board meetings. Vice Chair of the CCWSA, Bill McVea stated part of the Ingersoll Drive water line in Wayne County may be owned by the CCWSA. It will have to be researched as far as the Village of Fair Haven billing the WCWSA directly. EXECUTIVE SESSION: On a motion by Trustee Dunaway and a second by Deputy Mayor Krehling the Board of Trustees entered into executive session to discuss the employment history and/or promotion of a particular employee. All aye, motion carried. The Board exited executive session on a motion by Trustee Dunaway and seconded by Deputy Mayor Krehling. All aye, motion carried. Advanced Life Support Technician Nicole Samuels will be given a $1.00 per hour raise after completing training and achieving the position of Paramedic on a motion by Trustee Dunaway and seconded by Trustee Hanford. All aye, motion carried. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 8:27pm on a motion by Trustee Dunaway and seconded by Trustee Hanford. All aye, motion carried. Unapproved minutes respectfully submitted. Terri M. DiGregorio Clerk-Treasurer