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MEETING, TOWN BOARD OF GENOA October 12, 2016 A regular meeting of the Town Board of Genoa, Cayuga County, State of New York was held at the Town Hall, 1000 Bartnick Road, Genoa NY on October 12, 2016 Present Lorie Sellen-Gross, Supervisor (absent) Paul Wheeler Cheryl Shields, Board Member Mick Piechuta Don Slocum, Board Member Hans Pecher Brandon White, Board Member Marilyn Mann Al Board Member The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Deputy Supervisor Cheryl Shields with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Marilyn Mann spoke to the Board as a representative of the Genoa Historical Association. She informed them that the Cayuga County Jail inmates will be working on Monday and Tuesday at the Museum and at the Town Hall. They will be repairing the accessible ramp at the TH. She told the Board that the GHA board is in the process of preparing the budget and are working on a one - three year plan. They have three items that need attention within this time frame. First is the barn roof. It needs to be replaced and the board is leaning toward a screw down metal roof. Right now they have five estimates for the job. Second is the building heating system. It is very old and needs to be replaced. The third is the fact that the museum is losing volunteers because of the musty, mildew smell in the building. Mick Piechuta suggested an HVAC system. He is going to help Marilyn look into this. The GHA board will be looking into grants for the roof replacement but ask the TOG board to consider GHA when preparing the town budget. Hans Pecher voiced his concern that the funds received from APC Tower for the lease of the cell tower should be going to the Water Department because it shares land with the water tower. A discussion followed and the situation will be looked into. He also stated that the approval of town resolutions cannot be done by email. To vote, a board member must be physically present at a board meeting. An instance is the board minutes. Minutes may be put on the town website and have a "draft" notation until the next board meeting. If approved at that time, that notation will then be removed. He also mentioned that bills cannot be approved to be paid until overdrawn accounts are remedied. RESOLUTION 66-2016 APPROVAL OF SEPTEMBER 14 MINUTES On a motion of Board member Slocum, seconded by Board member the following resolution was ADOPTED Ayes 4 Shields, Slocum, White Nays 0 Resolved that the September 14, 2016 minutes be approved. ---PAGE BREAK--- TOWN BOARD MEETING October 12, 2016 Page 2 SUPERVISOR’S REPORT Cheryl Shields Because there are some corrections needed on the Supervisor's Report, the board will wait to approve it. CLERK’S REPORT Report on Revenues from Clerk’s Office for September 2016 Marriage License $ 17.50 Certified Copies 10.00 Dog Licenses 190.00 ($214.00 total - $24.00 Ag & Mkts population control fund) Building Permits 672.50 Disbursements for September Paid to Supervisor $ 890.00 Paid to NYS Health Dept (marriage license) 22.50 Paid to NYS Ag & Markets 24.00 RESOLUTION 67-2016 CLERK’S REPORT On a motion of Board member Slocum, seconded by Board member White, the following resolution was ADOPTED Ayes 4 White, Slocum, Shields, Nays 0 Resolved that the September 2016 Clerk’s Report be approved ASSESSOR’S REPORT None HIGHWAY REPORT Brandon White • We hired Midland Asphalt to seal the streets in town, with oil and 1a stone. • Had the men spread a few loads of gravel on Pete Austin Road to finish it. • New pay loader was delivered from Five Star John Deere. • We hauled 800 tons of cinders from Cayuga Operating Company, mixed them with salt and stacked them in the salt shed. • Matt has started mowing on the east side of town, rear axle bearing on tractor went bad. Ragusa Repair is working on it. • We have sand blasted and painted the V-plow that sets in front of town barn, we are waiting for Mark Dunham to letter it. He is also going to letter the new F-450 truck. CODE ENFORCEMENT (September 2016) Hours: 21.5 Miles: 145 ---PAGE BREAK--- TOWN BOARD MEETING October 12, 2016 Page 3 PERMITS ISSUED: 16 – 55 Michelle Tourje 2559 G/L Town Line Rd. Chimney 16 – 56(R) Joel Lewis 8 Oberon Dr. New House 16 – 57 Michael Nolan(E) 487 Bartnick Rd. Elect Inspt. 16 – 58 Donald Slocum 3533 Sill Rd. Replace Porch 16 – 59 Steven Quinn 600 Sharpsteen Rd. Double Wide Mfg. Home 16 – 60 Renovus-D. Baildon 487 Lake Rd. PV System 16 – 61 Finger Lakes Ren 677 Lake Rd. PV System Paula Ospina 16 – 62 John Nelson 783 – FL# 3 Shed 16 – 63 Hollbrook Heating 9434 Rt. 90 Heating System C. Stevens INSPECTIONS/VISITS: A. Cook Mahaney Rd. B. McLaughlin Rt. 34 N. Bertholf Rt. 90 D. Grusenmeyer E. Genoa Rd. E. Nobel Rt. 90 T. Ward Atwater Rd. D. Bower Cowan Rd. D. Stillwell Middlecott Rd. K. Meyers Shingle Valley Rd. P. Wheeler Meyers Rd. J. Orkin FL# 1 B. Stevens Shingle Valley Rd. M. Tourje Town Line Rd. S. Quinn Sharpsteen Rd. E. Boyce South St. COMMENTS/QUESTIONS/CONCERNS: - Participated in a Department of State Board of Review Hearing at the State Office Building in Syracuse for the Violations to the NYS Property Maintenance Code given to J. Friesinger. Violations were disallowed. - Continue to work with residents on new projects WATER Sue Moss 2,671,300 - total 89,000 - average WATER COMMITTEE Cheryl Shields Mick suggested the committee meet before next month's board meeting. An information meeting and Public Hearing should be held in December to review and vote on the resolution for the water district. The town attorney has reviewed and returned it to the committee. Cheryl mentioned that she brought light bulbs to replace the blown bulbs on the outside of the building. ---PAGE BREAK--- TOWN BOARD MEETING October 12, 2016 Page 4 RESOLUTION 68-2016 APPROVAL OF BILLS On a motion of Board member Slocum, seconded by Board member White, the following resolution was ADOPTED Ayes 4 White, Slocum, Shields, Nays 0 Resolved to accept the bills as presented PROGRAMS & GRANTS None OLD BUSINESS Mick told the board a certificate of compliance has been issued to APC Towers. Verizon can now install their equipment. NEW BUSINESS Cheryl attended the Comp Alliance Workshop for Lorie. She asked, during the workshop, if this program could be viewed online. She was given a disc to be shared with board members and employees. Lorie received a letter from AT&T stating that by the end of 2016, they are shutting down their 2G network. The town received this letter because the cell phone used as the auto dialer for the pump house is AT&T. Cheryl will call AT&T. The board discussed the YTD Court activity spreadsheet. It was noted that compared to last year, less than half the revenue has been received because the number of tickets issued is less than half. The new rate for employee health insurance will be increased by 11.8%. The town will continue to pay employee premiums. There will be a meeting with Clarity Connect at the Venice Town Hall on October 19. On a motion by Board member White, seconded by Board member Slocum, Resolution 48-2015 from the August 12, 2015 meeting was revisited and reads: RESOLUTION 69-2016 APPROVAL OF APC TOWER LEASE AGREEMENT On a motion of Board member White, seconded by Board member Slocum, the following resolution was ADOPTED Ayes 4 Slocum, White, Shields Nays 0 Resolved to accept the APC Tower Lease agreement October 26, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. will be the date and time for a Budget Work Session. The board reviewed the preliminary budget. It was noted that Lorie will have a better idea on some items at the end of the month re: NYS retirement, Workers Comp and health insurance. ---PAGE BREAK--- TOWN BOARD MEETING October 12, 2016 Page 5 Don asked Hans about the GHA projects Marilyn outlined earlier in the meeting. Hans reminded the board that when GHA was first started, the board determined that in order for it to be successful, it would need town support. Hans feels that the barn, though on Town of Genoa property, is the responsibility of GHA. He also suggested that the heating system in the museum is the responsibility of the town. With no further business, on a motion of Deputy Supervisor Shields, seconded by Board member the meeting was adjourned at 8:10 p.m. Carried unanimously. Susan B. Moss, Town Clerk