THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF BELLMONT MET ON MONDAY FEBRUARY20, 2017 AT 7:30 PM AT THE TOWN OFFICE IN BRAINARDSVILLE FOR THEIR REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING. PRESENT WERE SUPERVISOR H. BRUCE RUSSELL, COUNCILPEOPLE WAYNE ROGERS AND HARLEY TITUS, SUPT. OF HIGHWAYS LEE DAVIS, TOWN BOOKKEEPER CANDY CHARLAND, JOE PERRY TOWN JUSTICE AND KEVIN HART, JOHN DALPHIN AND EJ CONZLA(MALONR TELEGRAM).
COUNCILPEOPLE GREG LANGDON AND MARK SECORE WERE EXCUSED DUE TO SCHEDULING CONFLICTS.
THERE ALSO IS A QUORUM WITH TWO COUNCILPEOPLE PRESENT.
AT 7:30 PM TOWN JUSTICE JOE PERRY SWORE IN OUR NEW CODE OFFICER KEVIN HART.
ON A MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMANWAYNE ROGERS AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HARLEY TITUS TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING AS WRITTEN.
3-YES 0-NO 2-ABSENT
ACTION ITEMS:
RESOLUTION # 14 BE IT RESOLVED ON A MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMAN HARLEY TITUS AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WAYNE ROGERS AS FOLLOWS:
NOTICE OF ACTION BY THE DEC ORDERING THE TOWN TO RESUME MONITORING OF WELLS AT BOTH BELLMONT CENTER AND OWLS HEAD LANDFILLS AND SUBMITTING THE FIRST QUUARTERLY REPORT BY APRIL 30, 2017. ORDER STATES THAT THERE IS A CIVIL PENALTY FINE OF $36,000. THE FINES TO BE PAID BY DEC. 31,2018,2019,AND 2020 EACH AT THE LEVEL OF $2,400. THE REMAINING $28,800 SHALL BE SUSPENDED PROVIDING ALL QUARTERLY TESTS ARE COMPLETED PER THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT SIGNED BY TOWN SUPERVISOR WALTER WHALEN ON 9/22/1997 PROVIDING QUARTERLY TESTING FOR THIRTY YEARS.
3-YES 0-NO 2-ABSENT
RESOLUTION # 15 BE IT RESOLVED ON A MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMAN WAYNE ROGERS AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HARLEY TITUS ACCEPTING BUDGET AMENDMENT #1 FOR 2017 AS
FOLLOWS:
TOWN OF BELLMONT BUDGET AMENDMENT
FUND:GENERAL FUND DATE: JANUARY 31,2017
OFFEREDBY THE TOWN SUPERVISOR
RELATING TO THE APPROPRIATION AND/OR TRANFERS OF FUNDS
RESOLVED THAT THE FOLLOWING AMOUNT(S)BE AND THE SAME IS(ARE)APPROPRIATED/TRANSFERRED
$14,562.86 FROM ACCOUNT NUMBER A909 FUND BALANCE
AS FOLLOWS:
$14,562.86 TO ACCOUNT NUMBER A7989.0 CULTURE & RECREATION-CULTURAL MITIGATION
MOTION MADE BY:COUNCILMAN WAYNE ROGERS AND SECONDED BY: COUNCILMAN HARLEY TITUS
THAT THIS RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED. ALL MEMBERS VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE AND THIS RESOLUTION WAS DELARED ADOPTED.
3-YES 0-NO 2-ABSENT
RESOLUTION #16 BE IT RESOLVED ON A MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMAN WAYNE ROGERS AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HARLEY TITUS ACCEPTINGTHE SUPERVISOR'S MONTHLY FINANICAL REPORTS.
3-YES 0-NO 2-ABSENT
RESOLUTION #17 BE IT RESOLVED ON A MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMAN HARLEY TITUS AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WAYNE ROGERS ACEPPTING THE TOWN JUSTICE REPORT FOR 2016.
3-YES 0-NO 2-ABSENT
SUPT. OF HIGHWAYS REPORT:
A.HAD A LOT OF BREAK DOWNS
B. HAD A LOT OF RAIN
C. HAD A BASIC WINTER
D.PLOWING & SANDING
E. USED A LOT OF SAND & SALT
TOWN SUPERVISOR'S REPORT:
A.STILL WORKING TO ACQUIRE "POSITION E-MAILS" FOR TOWN OFFICERS, THEY SHOULD BE IN PLACE BY MARCH BOARD MEETING.
B. ATTENDED A MEETING WITH SUPERVISORS OF DANNEMORA,ELLENBURG AND SARANAC AT DANNEMORA TOWN OFFICE FOR A 90 MINUTE DISCUSSION WITH SLIC ENGINEER KEVIN LYNCH & DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS DARLENE COLE. THIS WAS THE FIRST OF MANY PROGRESS MEETINGS THAT WILL BE SCHEDULED EVERY 6 TO 8 WEEKS FOR POSITION REPORTS BY SLIC'S STAFF.
C.WE NEED ONE MORE PERSON TO BE ON OUR BOARD OF ASSESSMENT REVIEW. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SUBMIT QUALIFIED NAMES AND KEEP IN MIND THAT WE WILL TRY TO KEEP OUR GEOGRAPHICAL BALANCE SO A PERSON FROM BRAINARDSVILLE AREA WOULD BE IDEAL.
D. STILL WORKING WITH JOHN CARR TO PROVIDE PLANS FOR: 1. WATER BUILDING: 2. GARAGES REHABBING & 3. MT. VIEW DAM REQUIREMENTS.
E. WITH THE CURRENT COUNTY CHANGES FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE BURKE ADULT CENTER WE HOPE TO GET THE 3 TOWN SUPERVISOR TOGETHER AT THE CENTER FOR SOME LONG-RANGE PLANNING. WE HAVE ELLIE WALL AND BARB BILOW ON THE LOCAL BOARD, BOTH ARE EXCELLENT.
JOHN DALPHIN CHAIRMAN OF THE PLANNING COMMITTEE GAVE THIS UPDATE.
TOWN OF BELLMONT PLANNING COMMITTEE
REPORT TO TOWN BOARD, FEBRUARY 20,2017.
THE PLANNING COMMITTEE HAS NOT MET IN FEBRUARY. NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR NOON FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2017 AT BELLY'S RESTAURANT IN MT. VIEW.
WE HAVE LOGGED IN 75 RETURNED 2017 QUESTIONAIRES. THEY'VE NOT ALL BEEN ENTERED INTO THE NEW SPREADSHEET, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN NUMBERED.
THE COMMITTEE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO RECEIVING MORE RESPONSES TO THE 2017 QUESTIONNAIRE FOCUSING ON "PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY" ISSUES. STATISTICAL AND VERBAL COMMENTARIES WILL BE DEVELOPED FOR THE TOWN BOARD BASED ON TAX PAYER INPUT.
INRESPONSE TO A REQUEST FROM CBRE, I (JOHN DALPHIN) RESPONDED AND HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE TOWER CBRE SECTION 16 STUDY.
THE COMMITTEE ALSO REMINDS THE BOARD OF ITS ACTION ITEMS RECOMMENDATION PRESENTED IN SEPTEMBER CONCERNING AN ENGINEERING STUDY OF ROAD RUN-OFF THAT MAY AFFECT WATER BODIES IN BELLMONT.
RECEIVED LETTER FROM BOARD OF ELECTIONS THAT EVERY VOTER IN BELLMONT 1&2 WILL BE DISTRICT 1 AND THE POLL SITE WILL BE THE TOWN JUSTICE BUILDING. THIS WILL BE A PERMANENT LOCATION FOR EVERY ELECTION EFFECTIVELY STARTING IN 2017.
RECEIVED NOTICE FROM FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION REGARDING THE PROPOSED TELECOMMUNICATION TOWER ON MUSGROVE ROAD. # 0007638597
THE NEXT TOWN BOARD MEETING TO BE HELD AT THE OFFICE IN BRAINARDSVILLE ON MONDAY MARCH 20, 2017 AT 7:30 PM AND BOARD MEMBERS TO AUDIT BILLS & VOUCHERS AT 7;00pm.
A MOTION TO AUDIT AND PAY VOUCHERS WITH ATTACHED BILLS OR INVOICES WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN HARLEY TITUS AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WAYNE ROGERS
3-YES 0-NO 2-ABSENT
COUNCILMAN WAYNE ROGERS MADE A MOTIONTO ADJOURN AT 8:23PM AND IT WAS SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HARLEY TITUS.
3-YES 0-NO 2-ABSENT
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