A Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Seneca Falls Was Held on The

Board of Trustees – Regular Meeting

Monday, September 10, 2007

Village Hall – 7 PM

A Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Seneca Falls was held on the above date beginning at 7 PM.

PRESENT: Mayor Smith; TrusteesIkewood, Campese, Petroccia, and Masino; Administrator Sowards; Deputy Clerk Dygert.

ABSENT:None.

Mayor Smith opened meeting at 7:00 PM with the Pledge of Allegiance. / OPEN MEETING
Mayor Smith asked that a Moment of Silence be observed to commemorate the anniversary of the 9/11/2001 attacks on the WorldTradeCenter. / MOMENT OF SILENCE
9/11
Mayor Smith read a statement regarding the exciting Restore New York/Communities Initiative Grant received by the Village for restoration of properties on Canal Street and East Bayard Street. / RESTORE NY
Mayor Statement
Copies of minutes from the following meetings were reviewed by the Board: BOT regular meeting 7/9/07 and 8/13/07; HPC August 28, 2007 and it was on motion by Trustee Campese, seconded by Trustee Petroccia to approve the minutes in total. / MINUTES
AYES: / 4 / NOES: / 0 / MOTION CARRIED
A letter from the Women’s Interfaith Institute was read regarding the International Day of Peace and requesting support from the Village. / COMMUNICATIONS
Women’s Interfaith Instit
Donna and Tom Zientek sent a note of thanks to Martha Dygert, Bill Gladis and Jane Esposito for all the help given to the Zientek’s in their recent trip to Seneca Falls to care for the cemetery plots of their loved ones. The Zienteks also forwarded a check in the amount of $100 to be used for cemetery purposes. / Zientek – Restvale Donation
A letter was read addressed to Chief Capozzi, thanking him and the Board for the establishment of a new school crossing guard on Cayuga Street. / McDonald – Crossing Guard
Heritage Area – Adrienne Emmo outlined some important points from the Heritage Area Report. / REPORTS
WHEREAS, the Village of Seneca Falls Board of Trustees is authorized under Village Law to audit and pay claims asserted against it; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees has been presented with an abstract of unaudited vouchers #317 through #439 in the amount of $383,230.35; and,
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees desires to audit and pay the above referenced claims:
NOW THEREFORE, on motion by Trustee Petroccia seconded by Trustee Masino, resolved that the Village of Seneca Falls pay the above referenced claims against it by disbursing funds from the applicable Village accounts as follows:
General Fund:$ 208,215.26
Water Fund:$142,429.05
Sewer Fund:$ 26,490.57
Trust & Agency: $ 6,095.47
ROLL CALL
Trustee Ikewood Aye
Trustee Campese Aye
Trustee Petroccia Aye
Trustee MasinoAye / AUDIT OF CLAIMS
AYES: / 4 / NOES: / 0 / MOTION CARRIED
On motion by Trustee Campese, seconded by Trustee Masino to extend the appointment of Ms. Adrienne Emmo as Interim Heritage Area Coordinator for a period of not to exceed 90 days, effective September 26, 2007 through December 25, 2007 at a salary of $1410 per month. / APPOINTMENT
Interim Heritage Area Coordinator - Emmo
AYES: / 4 / NOES: / 0 / MOTION CARRIED
On motion by Trustee Petroccia seconded by Trustee Masino to appoint Christina S. Williams of 15 Tall Oaks Drive to the position of part-time (30 hours per week) Account Clerk in the Clerk-Treasurer Department, as a Civil Service appointment with starting salary of $10.50 per hour. / APPOINTMENT
Account Clerk - Williams
AYES: / 4 / NOES: / 0 / MOTION CARRIED
On motion by Trustee Masino, seconded by Trustee Campese to appoint Mr. Daniel Incarnato to the position of Lieutenant for the Seneca Falls Fire Department with salary is in accordance with the 2007-2008 Village Budget. / APPOINTMENT
Fire Lieutenant - Incarnato
AYES: / 4 / NOES: / 0 / MOTION CARRIED
An application submitted by the Seneca Falls Recreation Dept was reviewed by the Board. The SF Rec is requesting permission to hold the annual Halloween Parade downtown on Saturday, October 27th from 1:30 to 3:30 pm.
On motion by Trustee Petroccia, seconded by Trustee Ikewood to approve the application as submitted. / SPECIAL EVENT
HALLOWEEN PARADE
AYES: / 4 / NOES: / 0 / MOTION CARRIED
WHEREAS, the Village of Seneca Fallswishes to become a member of the Seneca County Chamber of Commerce at a yearly annual cost of $165.00; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, on motion by Trustee Ikewood, seconded by Trustee Campese that approval is given to join the Chamber and expend the funds. / PREFILED #1
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEMBERSHIP
AYES: / 4 / NOES: / 0 / MOTION CARRIED
WHEREAS, the Village of Seneca Fallswould like to explore the feasibility of the sale of the house on the Water Plant site in Canoga; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, on motion by Trustee Ikewood, seconded by Trustee Masino to approve the advertising of the Village property.
Prior to the vote being taken, discussion by the Board included questions on whether having the property listed would bind us to selling it, and in no way committed us to the sale of the property. / PREFILED #2
OPERATOR’S COTTAGE WATER PLANT
AYES: / 4 / NOES: / 0 / MOTION CARRIED
WHEREAS, the Village of Seneca Falls wishes to apply for a Restore NY grant for $2.5 million dollars to assist in the development of the South side of the Canal Corridor; and
WHEREAS, the Village is advised to show a good faith commitment toward the application process by committing funds not to exceed $3,000.00; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, on motion by Trustee Campese, seconded by Trustee Masino that the Village is approved to spend the funds as a match toward the Restore NY grant. / PREFILED #3
RESTORE NY GRANT APPLICATION
AYES: / 4 / NOES: / 0 / MOTION CARRIED
The public was reminded that the October Board meeting would be held on Tuesday, October 9th as Monday is the Columbus Day holiday. / OLD BUSINESS
Also, it was noted that the November meeting should be changed as Veteran’s Day falls on the meeting night and it was decided that the November meeting would be held on Thursday, November 15th.
There being no members from the public present wishing to speak, it was on motion by Trustee Campese, seconded by Trustee Petroccia to go into executive session for the purpose of discussing pending litigation. / EXECUTIVE SESSION
AYES: / 4 / NOES: / 0 / MOTION CARRIED
There being no decisions made while in executive session, it was on motion by Trustee Ikewood, seconded by Trustee Campese to come out of executive session at 8:30 PM. / LEAVE EXEC SESSION
AYES: / 4 / NOES: / 0 / MOTION CARRIED
There being no further business before the Board, it was on motion by Trustee Ikewood seconded by Trustee Campese to adjourn the meeting at 8:30 PM. / ADJOURN
AYES: / 4 / NOES: / 0 / MOTION CARRIED

Respectfully Submitted,

Martha Dygert

Deputy Clerk-Treasurer