7:00PM – PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A LOCAL LAW TO AMEND SECTION 169-42 OF THE CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF CAZENOVIA TO ESTABLISH A 25 M.P.H. SPEED LIMIT ON THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF NICKERSON ST. OCTOBER 2, 2017
7:00PM - PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A LOCAL LAW TO AMEND SECTION 169-49 OF THE CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF CAZENOVIA TO CREATE A 3-WAY STOP AT THE INTERSECTION OF LIBERTY STREET WITH NICKERSON STREET.
Mayor Wheeler opened both Public Hearings at 7:03 pm.Mayor Wheeler explained citizens had brought to the Board’s attention that three pets were run over near Nickerson St. in a short period of time with speed possibly being a factor. There is much traffic on Nickerson Street especially during certain times of the day. The Board had a discussion regarding establishing a 25 mph speed limit on Nickerson St. and/or creating a 3-way stop at the intersection of Liberty St. with Nickerson St.
Upon a motion by Mayor Wheeler, seconded by Trustee Koennecke the Board approved closing the public hearing at 7:13 p.m. by a vote of 5-0.
OCTOBER 2, 2017 VILLAGE BOARD MEETING
MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Kurt Wheeler, Trustee Amy Mann, Trustee Dave Porter, Trustee Fritz Koennecke, Trustee Maureen Fellows
ALSO PRESENT: Jim Stokes,Bill Carr, Mike Hayes, Bob Lucas, Jason Emerson, Lauren Lines, Bobby Hart, Paul Curtin, Steven LaFever, Thomas Bragg, Nathan Romig, Alex Pezzi, Janet Khoury, Heather Zirbel, Darren Zirbel, Solomon DeLeon
Upon a motion by Trustee Mann, seconded by Trustee Koennecke the Board approved the minutes from the September 5, 2017 Village Board Meetingby a vote of 5-0.
Upon a motion by Mayor Wheeler, seconded by Trustee Mann the Board approved the following resolution by a vote of 5-0.
RESOLUTION NO. 27
OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF CAZENOVIA
RESOLUTION OF ADOPTION OF A LOCAL LAW to amend Chapter 169 of the Code of the Village of Cazenovia to establish a 25 m.p.h. speed limit on the entire length of NICKERSON STREET
WHEREAS, proposed legislation of the Village of Cazenovia, entitled “A Local law to amend Chapter 169 (Vehicles and Traffic) of the Code of the Village of Cazenovia”, has been introduced before this Board, and
WHEREAS, upon notice duly published and posted as required, a public hearing on the adoption of this proposed Local Law of the Village of Cazenovia was held by this Village Board of Trustees on September 5, 2017, and
WHEREAS, the adoption of this local law is not an action subject to the provisions of the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act in that it will not have any physical impact upon the environment, nor does it constitute an agency decision that will commit the Village of Cazenovia or any of its boards, agencies or officials to any future course of action that may affect the environment, and
WHEREAS, this Board, after due deliberation, finds it in the best interest of the Village of Cazenovia to adopt this local law.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that the local law entitled “A Local law to amend Chapter 169 (Vehicles and Traffic) of the Code of the Village of Cazenovia”, is hereby adopted, and that the Village Clerk be and hereby is directed to enter said Local Law in the minutes of this meeting and in the Local Law Book of the Village of Cazenovia, and to givedue notice of the adoption of said Local Law to the public and to the Secretary of State.
The Village Board tabled the option of creating a 3-way stop at the intersection of Liberty St. with Nickerson St. at this time.
Mayor Wheeler gave a brief update on the consolidation process. The committee has spoken to a potential contractor with the firm CGR which has a lot of experience aiding other communities with consolidations and this would be paid through the Phase 1 Grant. Mayor Wheeler added the committee has created three sub-committees which meet once or twice a month and they are Government Operations, Public Works and Public Safety. Trustee Fellows suggested the consolidation meetings be publicized a little better and to make sure the public is aware that no determination has been made.
Attorney for the Village, James Stokes reviewed a letter (see attached) submitted by Cazenovia Restoration Corp. President Dudley D. Johnson regarding a gift in kind of real estate consisting of approximately 5.1 acres of vacant land along Chenango Street to the Village of Cazenovia. Mayor Wheeler stated he thought this would be complimentary to other parts of the Village. A discussion followed.
Upon a motion by Mayor Wheeler, seconded by Trustee Koennecke the Board approved the following resolution by a vote of 5-0.
RESOLUTION # 28 – BE IT RESOLVED, that the Village of Cazenovia through its governing body, the Board of Trustees, hereby agrees to accept the letter from Dudley Johnson of Cazenovia Restoration Corp. which states the condition relating to the in-kind gift of the real estate consisting of approximately 5.1 acres of vacant landin the Village of Cazenovia and move forward with the title work by a vote of 5-0.
Residents of Fenner St. spoke regarding a barking dog situation they have had for the last fourteen months. They have followed the instructions they have been given by the Dog Warden and by the Police Dept. According to one of the neighbors calling 911 doesn’t address the issue. There was a lengthy discussion. It was agreed Chief Hayes and the Dog Warden will check to see that the dogs at 13 Fenner St. have proper shelter and give the owners a notice. Next time the barking occurs, the neighbors have been instructed to call 911 by the Village Attorney.
Trustee Porter presented his monthly report:
Sewer/Water:
- Water pumped last month was 8.5 Mgal > 274.5 kgal/day – historic ave is 9.0
Mgal for month of Sep. Water usage was ave. 8.2 Mgal for previous five years.
- Layne Christensen Co. new water well installation at water plant: Depth of new well has exceeded anticipated depth. Additional well casing, well screen, and associated materials were installed. Well development still in progress. Awaiting invoice from Contractor.
- Met with Tom Clarke to review storm drainage in vicinity of So. Village &
So. Meadow. Recommend looking into gathering data on rainfall and impact on local drainage.
Fire Dept:
- New Fire Dept. member applications: none this month.
- Fire Contracts: Increase reflects a 2% increase from last year (as budgeted).
Misc:
- Solarize NY project: Proposals have been received by the CNYRPDB for the Solarize NY project. Summary:
- Abundant Solar Energy Inc., the selected installer, will be visiting the project sites and will be making a presentation to participating organizations.
- We have submitted a letter of intent to CNYRPDB.
- Abundant has begun pre-development work.
- Documentation submissions and actions, including:
- SEQR Lead Agency Determination (Village of Caz)
- Prep. Of Property Owner Consent form (between Abundant and Village, for use and access to WTP property).
- Designation of primary contact for project (K. Wheeler)
- Executing the PPA (20-year Purchase Power Agreement expected to be provided by Abundant in near future). Village will need to review PPA and returned signed doc by end of year.
- Process could take up to 18 months from time of PPA signing to end of construction. Process can be performed in less time if all steps are in place. Possible to start installation in Spring of 2018.
- SmartWatt Energy Performance Project: SmartWatt has submitted the Investment Grade Audit (most recent IGA dated 7/28). The Village is proceeding with the Street Lighting measure only.
- PSC will review the project as they do with any street lighting measures.
- National Grid has submitted Purchase and Sales Agreement (draft dated 8/11/17). The draft agreement is currently being reviewed – it includes an $80,000 Security Assurance Deposit related to installation of electrical disconnects and electric circuit labelling. Once the agreement is approved, the draft contract is submitted to the PSC. Expect a 3 to 6 month time window for the PSC review process. SmartWatt will keep us posted on any developments.
- John Lincklaen Statue Project: The project committee is now focusing on a fund-raising efforts. Paul Brooks has received a draft contract from the Artist. The statue committee will be meeting on 10/3/17 to review the Contract.
Upon a motion by Trustee Porter, seconded by Mayor Wheeler the Board approved the following resolution by a vote of 5-0.
RESOLUTION # 29 - BE IT RESOLVED that the Village of Cazenovia through its governing body the Board of Trustees, hereby approves a 2% increase for the 2018 fire contracts bringing the totals for the Town of Cazenovia to $252,794.53, the Town of Fenner to $47,334.85 and the Town of Nelson to $75,550.91
Mayor Wheeler noted that due to new research and budget forecasting on fire equipment replacement costs,beginning next year there are likely to be significant increases in the overall fire department budget, so there will need to be careful planning to account for that.
Trustee Mann presented her monthly report:
TREES
The Tree Commission planted 7 trees this past Saturday on Liberty, Nickerson, and Lincklaen. Mark Stinson will be wrapping up the final three plantings for the year this month. We are also hoping to do one more batch of removals the fall to prepare for the winter.
LAKELAND PARK MASTER PLAN/KAYAK LAUNCH
The work is underway on the launch. The access road has been installed for the supply and worker vehicles, as has the dam. There have been a few wrinkles with the project which are being worked out.
CARPENTERS BARN
The Miriam Nelson sculpture which was in the garden on loan from the Art Park has been removed for maintenance. In the meantime, the loan agreement expired on September 1. We agreed at a previous meeting to accept the Art Park’s offer of a two year extension on the loan. To avoid falling out of contract and to make sure the sculpture remained protected in the interim, Kurt executed the extension in early September after Jim’s review. I would like to ask the board at this time to formally approve this arrangement.
CONSOLIDATION - DPW SUB-COMMITTEE
I attended the first meeting of the DPW sub-committee on September 12 with Bill Carr, Maureen Fellows, and Tim Hunt. We had a good discussion and identified several areas of concern to be relayed to the main committee.
DPW - See Bill’s report below:
StreetsSidewalk repair have been completed on Clark, Lincklaen, Albany and Sullivan Streets.
Work continues on Creekside Community Park.
New road has been completed next to the lake outlet for the new kayak launch.
Painting of street lights have been completed.
Brush and leaf pickup begins today.
Cemetery Mowing and Stone repairs continue
1 Burial this month
Motion made by Trustee Mann and seconded by Mayor Wheeler to approve the extension of the contract with Stone Quarry Art Park through September 1, 2019 for the sculpture located next to Carpenter’s Barn.
Approved by a vote of 5-0.
Trustee Fellows presented her monthly report:
Parks:
Lakeside Park Boat Launch
Season ends in October and Columbus Day is the last day of the Boat Launch season. The launch will only be open for boat removals.
Since Labor Day we have been open only Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
September Boat Launch Statistics
There have been over 90 launches since Labor Day.
2017: 396 Village/town permits issued
2016 398 Village/town permits issued
2017: 173 out of town permits issued
2016: 186 out of town permits issued
2017 8 Boat removals
2016 3 Boat Removals
Review of Boat Launch Fee:
An increase from $75 to $100 would bring in an estimated $4300 additional revenue
Review of Park Fees Collected May – Oct 7, 2017:
Pavilions in Lakeside 50$1775
Lakeland Park 8 200
Village Building Aud.3 75
Organizational Rentals6 450
$2500
Village Court Receipts:
September 2017
Judge Moore: $6894
Judge Fischer: $0
Trustee Koennecke presented his monthlyreport:
Lake Association
- CLA sent a very nice letter about great job the Police did on this summer’s Lake Patrols (see attached)
- Most of the Frogbit eradication work will be done next summer
Lake Watershed Council
- The Lake Summit will be on November 18th
- Scott Kishbaugh is able to present again this year
- We will present results form the Foundation for Cazenovia Lake funded Economic Impact Study.
Police:
- See the Chief’s monthly report
Insurance:
- New rates are in- our type of plan has about a 14% increase
- Our plans have lesser increases, but double digits are the norm
- Meeting this week to review options
Police Report(see Chief Hayes’ report below):
The following report reflects statistics from 09/01/2017 through 09/30/2017
1.MAJOR INCIDENTS: Any case that is a felony or is information that is needed to ensure to public safety.
IRS and loved ones needing bail scams are beginning again. An article was in last week’s Cazenovia Republican regarding this.
2. ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS: Currently we have sixteen open cases that are actively being investigated along with 2 active warrants.
3. CALL REPORT: For the above dates we had a total of 165 calls for service, of which 154 for within the village and 11 were in the town at the request of an outside agency and 61 vehicle and traffic stops. This then generated 56 written reports consisting of 2 arrests, 56 vehicle and traffic tickets written, 3 MVA’s investigated, 94 parking tickets issued and 1 immobilization.
4. TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS: 12 speeding, 3 uninspected, 1 license violations, 3 registration violations, 4 AUO (operated with license suspended or revoked), 1 DWI and 32 other violations.
5. BUDGET REPORT: Nothing to report
6. MISC: Patrol boat will be taken out of the water and placed in winter storage by the end of October. Speed trailer is on Sullivan and Street and will be placed on Lincklaen Street next week
Mayor Wheeler stated the half dozen15 minute parking spaces which were added in the business district have been very successful. Some businesses have requested that the board consider adding one or two additional spots on the south side of Albany St. The Board will come back next month with detailed suggestions for further consideration.
James Stokes reported the American Legion has submitted a sign proposal for a free standing sign at Vet’s Field which is located on Chenango St. The proposed sign isn’t a business sign. The proposed sign is a free standing sign. This type of sign is not allowed in the R-20 district. Mr. Stokes reviewed a slight amendment to the existing code clarifying the property is used for public and governmental purposes.
Upon a motion by Mayor Wheeler, seconded by Trustee Mann the Board approved scheduling a Public Hearing on November 6, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. to consider a local law to amend the sign regulations in Section 180-117 of the Village Code by a vote of 5-0.
Upon a motion by Mayor Wheeler and seconded by Trustee Mann, the Board approved the following resolution by a vote of 5-0:
RESOLUTION #30 – BE IT RESOLVED, that the Village of Cazenovia through its governing body, the Board of Trustees, hereby authorizes the following budget transfers:
1)To: A -1325.11 $ 5,000.00
(Treasurer Dep Clerk - Salary)
From: A -5132.4 $ 5,000.00
(Garage Contractual)
2)To: F -960$ 28,820.00
(Appropriations)
To: F -8340.428 $ 28,820.00
(Water – Transmission/Distribution Project)
From: F -511$ 28,820.00
(Appropriated Reserves)
3)To: A-3120.413$ 600.00
(Police – Misc.)
From: A-3120.114$ 600.00
(Police – Parking Enforcement Officer)
4)To: A-3120.416$ 900.00 (Police – Tires)
From: A-3120.114$ 900.00
(Police – Parking Enforcement Officer)
Budget amendments being done to move funds from Capital Reserves to Appropriations so expenditures are properly reflected in the budget. Budget transfer 2 reflects expenditures from previous months.
Upon a motion by Mayor Wheeler, seconded by Trustee Mann the Board approved the October billsalong with an invoice from Expert Building Services $17,781.08 pending final review and approvial by the Public Works Administrator by a vote of 5-0. (see attached list).
Upon a motion by Mayor Wheeler, seconded by Trustee Mann the Board voted 5-0 toenter Executive Session at 8:31 p.m. for an Attorney-Client Privilege discussion.
Upon a motion by Mayor Wheeler, seconded by Trustee Mann the Board voted 5-0 toclose its Executive Session at 8:55 p.m.
Upon a motion by Mayor Wheeler, seconded by Trustee Mann the Board voted 5-0 to adjourn the meeting at 8:55 p.m. Meeting adjourned at8:55 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Katherine A. Burns
Village Clerk