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VILLAGE BOARD MEETING SEPTEMBER 28, 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 Anthony Peppe were in attendance. Village Clerk Anne Riddell, Treasurer Susan Wade, Mark Johnson, Mike, Jennifer, and Ben Bilinski 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. Mark Johnson stated that he would like to address the Board with a few concerns. · BILINSKI’S (SCHOOL SPEED ZONE) Jennifer Bilinski addressed the Board pertaining to the School Speed Zone. She stated that drivers were speeding on Main Street in the School Zone and was very concerned. She asked the Board to please have the Moravia Police Department enforce the 20 mph speed limit law. She stated that she had already spoken with Officer In Charge Rob Brown. Mayor Mulvaney stated that he had asked Officer Brown to attend tonight’s meeting, though he was not in attendance. The Mayor explained that he would ask Officer Brown to speak with her again. Mayor Mulvaney also stated that the Village was lacking in School Crossing Guards so the Moravia Police Department was filling in for this position. He continued stating that this made the Police Department unavailable to patrol the area at that time. Mike Bilinski noted that drivers are also going faster than 30 mph during non-school hours. The Board thanked the Bilinski family for coming with their concerns. · MARK JOHNSON Mark Johnson addressed the Board with several items of concern. - Farm animals in Village. He stated that his neighbor has chickens and turkeys and he doesn’t like hearing them. He doesn’t believe that the Village is a place to have farm animals. Mayor Mulvaney explained that the Board reviewed this section of the Ordinances allowing farm animals in the Village and the Board chose not to change it. The Mayor stated, however, that this is a nuisance and would follow up on it. - Trees between the sidewalk and curb. Mr. Johnson stated that there was a tree between the sidewalk and the curb between his property and the neighboring property that needed to be removed. Mayor Mulvaney stated that a crane would be needed to remove this large tree and would add it to the Village’s tree list to assess. - Flooding on North Main Street. Mr. Johnson wanted to know what is being done about the flooding on North Main Street. Mayor Mulvaney explained that the Cayuga County Inmate Work Crew had cleaned out debris from the creek since the last flash floods that had occurred. Mayor Mulvaney also stated that the ditch had also been cleaned out and that the Village was monitoring it on a regular basis. Mayor Mulvaney continued that the Work Crew had also cleaned out the corner of Oak Hill and created a “pond like” area with stones to help with the flow of water coming down Oak Hill Road. - Drain in front of his home. Mr. Johnson stated that there is a storm drain on his property in his front lawn and that water gushes out of it during a heavy rain. He also stated that his front lawn is sinking and the sidewalk is cracking due to this. Mayor Mulvaney stated that he would check into this to see if it may be plugged. - Parking on Keeler Avenue. Mr. Johnson stated that the employees from Northwoods were parking on Keeler Avenue rather than in the parking lot provided by the facility. He stated that they park directly behind his driveway and make it difficult to enter and exit his driveway. He ---PAGE BREAK--- was also concerned about the cigarette butts (from employees at Northwoods) that end up in his yard. Mayor Mulvaney stated that there was a new owner of Northwoods and would speak with him about these concerns. The Board thanked Mr. Johnson for coming with his concerns. · 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 September 14, 2015 Village Board Meeting, as amended. · BILLS A motion was made by Trustee McGuerty, seconded by Trustee Peppe and carried with a 4-0 vote to approve the following bills. · DEPARTMENT REPORT A motion was made by Trustee Peppe, seconded by Trustee Fickeisen and carried with a 4-0 vote to approve the Dog Control Report for the month of August. · GLENSIDE WATER/SEWER DISTRICT AGREEMENTS Mayor Mulvaney reported that there was no news on the Glenside Water/Sewer District Agreements. · NEW WATER METER REPLACEMENT Mayor Mulvaney reported that there was no news on the New Water Meter Replacements. · VILLAGE ORDINANCES Mayor Mulvaney reported that there was no news on the Village Ordinances and that the Board was waiting on input from Officer In Charge Rob Brown. · WATER LEAK DETECTION UPDATE Mayor Mulvaney reported that there was no news on the water leak detection. · CABLE AGREEMENT Mayor Mulvaney reported that there was no news on the Cable Agreement and that the Village was waiting for the certification from Ray Dyer, Southern Cayuga County Cablevision. · TREE INVENTORY GRANT (EMAIL) ---PAGE BREAK--- Each of the Trustees received a copy of an email from Christopher Luley, Urban Forestry LLC. The email stated that he would be willing to wait to be paid for the Tree Inventory services he would provide until the Village received the monies from the NYSDEC. The Board decided that the Village already had a good tree program within the Village and that they now believed this inventory would not be necessary. A motion was made by Trustee Fulton, seconded by Trustee Fickeisen and carried with a 4-0 vote to deny his offer and reject the NYSDEC Grant (for $4,260.00). · SOLAR GRANT (EMAIL) Each of the Trustees received a copy of a “Disclosure of Prior Findings of Non-responsibility Form” (from Cayuga County Planning Department) that the Village was to complete in order to receive the Solar Grant. After some discussion and confusion on what the Disclosure was requesting to be completed, and under the advisement of Village Attorney Charles Marangola, the Board decided to rescind the prior resolution. A motion was made by Trustee McGuerty, seconded by Trustee Fulton and carried with a 4-0 vote to rescind the resolution that was approved at the last regularly scheduled Board meeting on September 14, 2015 entitled “A Resolution Adopting a Standardized Residential / Small Business Solar Permit Process for the Village of Moravia.” · LOCAL LAW #2 OF 2015 (ZONING AMENDMENTS) After some discussion pertaining to the draft of Local Law #2 of 2015 (Zoning Amendments) the Board agreed to meet with the Planning Board at the Planning Board’s regularly scheduled Board meeting on October 19, 2015 to discuss the proposed law in more detail. The Board also directed the Village Clerk to research other Villages that had Site Plan Review. Each of the Trustees also received a copy of the approval from the Cayuga County GML 239-1, m&n Review Committee pertaining to Local Law #2 of 2015. · SOLAR POWER GRANT (STP) Each of the Trustees received a copy of an email from Steve Director of Cayuga County Planning, pertaining to a solar grant that may be available for municipalities. Mayor Mulvaney explained that he believed this may be a possibility for the Wastewater Treatment Plant and was exploring this further. ---PAGE BREAK--- · EMPLOYMENT APPLICATIONS (SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD – BOWEN & SHERWOOD) (LABORER – RANDALL) Applications for employment from Adreian Bowen and Michael Sherwood were on the table for Board review. A motion was made by Trustee Peppe, seconded by Trustee Fickeisen and carried with a 4-0 vote to accept and place on file the employment applications from Adreian Bowen and Michael Sherwood for School Crossing Guard. An application for employment from Jake Randall was also on the table for Board review. A motion was made by Trustee Fickeisen, seconded by Trustee McGuerty and carried with a 4-0 vote to accept and place on file the employment application from Jake Randall for Laborer. · RESIGNATION LETTER (MITCHELL) Each of the Trustees received a copy of a letter of resignation from Shawn Mitchell for School Crossing Guard. A motion was made by Trustee Fickeisen, seconded by Trustee Peppe and carried with a 4-0 vote to accept the letter of resignation from Shawn Mitchell for School Crossing Guard effective immediately. · RESCHEDULE VILLAGE BOARD MEETING (10/12/2015 COLUMBUS DAY) A motion was made by Trustee Fulton, seconded by Trustee Peppe and carried with a 4-0 vote to reschedule the Monday, October 12, 2015 Village Board meeting to Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. due to Columbus Day being observed on Monday, October 12, 2015. · CHRISTMAS IN MORAVIA - CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (12/05/15) Each of the Trustees received a copy of a letter at their last Board meeting from the Moravia Locke Chamber of Commerce addressing the Christmas in Moravia Event scheduled for December 5, 2015. A motion was made by Trustee Peppe, seconded by Trustee McGuerty and carried with a 4-0 vote to accept the letter from the Chamber of Commerce for the December 5, 2015 Christmas in Moravia event. (It was noted that a copy of the letter would be forwarded to the Moravia Police Department and the Department of Public Works.) ---PAGE BREAK--- · INFORMATIONAL ITEMS The Village Board of Trustees each received a copy of the following: - List of Street Paving completed in 2015. - Letter from Village Attorney to Chapman (43 East Cayuga Street). Board stated that they would discuss further at the next Board meeting with Code Enforcement Officer Fred Delaney. - Copied letter from Cayuga County Water and Sewer Authority to Express Mart. After some discussion, a motion was made by Trustee Fulton, seconded by Trustee Fickeisen and carried with a 4-0 vote to send a letter to Express Mart denying their request for Village water and sewer. - Email from Cayuga County Water and Sewer authority to Village Attorney Charles Marangola (re: Cayuga County Sewer District No. 1 facilities contract). A thank you card was on the table for Board review. Trustee Peppe reported on the Cayuga County Association of Villages meeting he attended. Trustee Peppe also reported on the Summer Recreation program’s most recent meeting. A motion was made by Trustee Fulton, seconded by Trustee McGuerty and carried with a 4-0 vote to adjourn at 8:42 p.m. Anne Riddell – Village Clerk