TOWN OF GRANBY
PUBLIC WORK SESSION
AUGUST 24, 2016
6:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
Supervisor
Williamson called the meeting to order at 6:02 P.M. Present for the roll call were Supervisor Ed
Williamson, Councilors Eric Clothier, Tracy Doyle, Melissa Fortier and Brenda
Frazier-Hartle. Deputy Supervisor John
Snow Jr. and Highway Superintendent Jeff Richards were also present. There was 1 Resident in attendance.
COMMUNICATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Town has
received copies of the SEQR, Bond Resolution and Estoppel Notice from Bond
Schoeneck & King. The Board and the
Town Clerk have a copy.
RESOLUTION
DETERMINING THAT PROPOSED ACTIONS
ARE
TYPE II ACTIONS FOR PURPOSES OF
THE
NEW YORK STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW ACT
Introduced by Councilor
Clothier who moved its adoption, seconded by Councilor Fortier, all were in
favor, none opposed.
The question of the
adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote on roll call, which
resulted as follows:
ROLL
CALL VOTE
Supervisor Edward Williamson Aye
Councilor Melissa Fortier
Aye
Councilor Tracy Doyle Absent
Councilor Brenda Frazier-Hartle Aye
Councilor Eric Clothier Aye
CARRIED AND ADOPTED 4 Ayes 1 Absent
WHEREAS, the Town Board
of the Town of Granby, Oswego County, New York (the "Town") is
considering undertaking the purchase of machinery and apparatus to be used for
constructing, reconstructing, repairing, maintaining or removing the snow and
ice from any physical public betterment or improvement, including a plow truck
to be used by the Highway Department (the "Project") the cost of
which is $30,000 or more; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the New York State Environmental
Quality Review Act (the "SEQR Act") and the regulations adopted
pursuant thereto by the Department of Environmental Conservation of the State
of New York, being 6 NYCRR Part 617, as amended (the "Regulations"),
the Town desires to comply with the SEQR Act and the Regulations with respect
to the Project;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED BY THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF GRANBY, OSWEGO COUNTY, NEW YORK AS
FOLLOWS:
1. The
Project constitutes a "Type II Action" under 6 NYCRR
§ 617.5(c)(25) and no further action under the SEQR Act and the
Regulations is required.
2.
This Resolution shall take effect immediately.
BOND
RESOLUTION DATED AUGUST 24, 2016
BOND RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF GRANBY, OSWEGO COUNTY,
NEW YORK AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $219,781 SERIAL BONDS TO FINANCE THE
PURCHASE OF MACHINERY AND APPARATUS FOR THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.
Introduced by Councilor
Fortier who moved its adoption, seconded by Councilor Frazier-Hartle, all were
in favor, none opposed.
The question of the
adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly put to vote on roll call, which
resulted as follows:
ROLL
CALL VOTE
Supervisor Edward Williamson Aye
Councilor Melissa Fortier Aye
Councilor Tracy Doyle Absent
Councilor Brenda Frazier-Hartle Aye
Councilor Eric Clothier Aye
Carried and Adopted 4 Ayes 1 Absent
BE IT
RESOLVED by the Town Board of the Town of Granby, Oswego County, New York (the "Town"),
as follows:
Section
1. The Town is hereby
authorized to purchase machinery and apparatus to be used for constructing,
reconstructing, repairing, maintaining or removing the snow and ice from any
physical public betterment or improvement, including a plow truck to be used by
the Highway Department (the "Project") the cost of which is $30,000
or more at an estimated maximum cost of $219,781 and to issue an aggregate
$219,781 in serial bonds pursuant to the provisions of the Local Finance Law to
finance the estimated costs of the aforesaid class of objects or purposes.
Section
2. It is hereby determined that
the maximum estimated cost of the aforesaid class of objects or purposes is
$219,781, said amount is hereby appropriated therefore and the plan for
financing thereof shall be the issuance of not to exceed $219,781 serial bonds
(the “Bonds”) or bond anticipation notes of the Town authorized to be issued
pursuant to this resolution.
Section
3. It is hereby determined that
the period of probable usefulness of the aforesaid class of specific objects or
purposes is fifteen (15) years, pursuant to subdivision 28 of paragraph (a) of
Section 11.00 of the Local Finance Law. The proposed maturity of the
Bonds authorized by this resolution shall not be in excess of five years
measured from the date of the Bonds or the date of the first bond anticipation
Note in anticipation of the sale of the Bonds, whichever date is earlier.
Section
4. Any grant funds obtained by
the Town to fund the capital purposes described in Section 1 of this
resolution shall be applied to pay the principal of and interest on the Bonds
or any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of the Bonds, or, to the
extent obligations shall not have been issued under this resolution, to reduce
the maximum amount to be borrowed for such capital purposes.
Section
5. Pursuant to Section
107.00(d)(9) of the Local Finance Law, current funds are not required to be
provided prior to issuance of the Bonds or any bond anticipation notes issued
in anticipation of issuance of the Bonds.
Section
6. The temporary use of
available funds of the Town, not immediately required for the purpose or
purposes for which the same were borrowed, raised or otherwise created, is
hereby authorized pursuant to Section 165.10 of the Local Finance Law, for the
capital purposes described in Section 1 of this resolution.
Section
7. The Bonds and any bond
anticipation notes issued in anticipation of the Bonds, shall contain the
recital of validity prescribed by Section 52.00 of the Local Finance Law and
the Bonds, and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of the Bonds,
shall be general obligations of the Town, payable as to both principal and
interest by a general tax upon all the real property within the Town without
legal or constitutional limitation as to rate or amount. The faith and
credit of the Town are hereby irrevocably pledged to the punctual payment of
the principal of and interest on the Bonds, and any bond anticipation notes
issued in anticipation of the Bonds, and provision shall be made annually in
the budget of the Town by appropriation for (a) the amortization and redemption
of the Bonds and bond anticipation notes to mature in such year, and (b) the
payment of interest to be due and payable in such year.
Section
8. Subject to the provisions of
this resolution and of the Local Finance Law, and pursuant to the provisions of
Section 21.00, 30.00, 50.00 and 56.00 to 63.00 inclusive of the Local Finance
Law, the power to authorize the issuance of and to sell bond anticipation notes
in anticipation of the issuance and sale of the Bonds herein authorized,
including renewals of such notes, and the power to prescribe the terms, form
and contents of the Bonds, and any bond anticipation notes, and the power to
sell and deliver the Bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in
anticipation of the issuance of the Bonds, and the power to sell and deliver
Bonds providing for substantially level or declining annual debt service, is hereby
delegated to the Town Supervisor, the chief fiscal officer of the Town.
Section
9. The reasonably expected
source of funds to be used to initially pay for the expenditures authorized by
Section 1 of this resolution shall be from the Town's General Fund. It is
intended that the Town shall then reimburse such expenditures with the proceeds
of the Bonds and bond anticipation notes authorized by this resolution and that
the interest payable on the Bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in
anticipation of the Bonds shall be excludable from gross income for federal
income tax purposes. This resolution is intended to constitute the
declaration of the Town's "official intent" to reimburse the
expenditures authorized by this Bond Resolution with the proceeds of the Bonds
and bond anticipation notes authorized herein, as required by Treasury
Regulation Section 1.150-2.
Section
10. The serial bonds and bond anticipation
notes authorized to be issued by this resolution are hereby authorized to be consolidated,
at the option of the Town Supervisor, the chief fiscal officer of the Town,
with the serial bonds and bond anticipation notes authorized by other bond
resolutions adopted by the Town Board for purposes of sale in one or more bond
or note issues aggregating an amount not to exceed the amount authorized in
such resolution. All matters relating to the sale of the Bonds, including
the date of the Bonds, the consolidation of the Bonds and bond anticipation
notes with other issues of the Town, and the serial maturity of the Bonds, are
hereby delegated to the Town Supervisor, the chief fiscal officer of the Town.
Section
11. The validity of the Bonds
authorized by this resolution and of any bond anticipation notes issued in
anticipation of the Bonds may be contested only if:
(a)
such obligations are authorized for an object or purpose for which the Town is
not authorized to expend money; or
(b)
the provisions of law which should be complied with at the date of the
publication of this resolution are not substantially complied with, and an
action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty
(20) days after the date of such publication; or
(c)
such obligations are authorized in violation of the provisions of the
Constitution of New York.
Section
12. This resolution, or a
summary hereof, shall be published in the official newspaper of the Town,
together with a notice of the Town Clerk in substantially the form provided in
Section 81.00 of the Local Finance Law.
Section
13. The Town Supervisor, as chief fiscal
officer of the Town, is hereby authorized to enter into an undertaking for the
benefit of the holders of the Bonds from time to time, and any bond
anticipation notes issued in anticipation of the sale of the Bonds, requiring
the Town to provide secondary market disclosure as required by Securities and
Exchange
Section
14. The Town Board hereby determines that
the provisions of the State Environmental Quality Review Act and the
regulations thereunder have previously been satisfied with respect to the
expenditures authorized by this resolution.
Section
15. This resolution is not subject to
permissive referendum.
Section
16. This resolution shall take
effect immediately upon its adoption.
Councilor Clothier
made a motion, seconded by Supervisor Williamson to publish the Estoppel Notice
in the Valley News, all were in favor, none opposed.
The Grant request
from Senator Ritchie has been filed with Marcella from the Senators Office and
will now go to Dormitory Authority.
We have received an
email regarding a drainage issue on Whitewood Tract. Supervisor Williamson and Highway
Superintendent Richards will investigate.
OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
The Town Clerk
requested permission to attend a Continuing Education Class with the
Comptroller’s Office on September 12, 2016 in Watertown.
Supervisor
Williamson made a motion, seconded by Councilor Clothier to allow the Town
Clerk to attend a Comptroller’s Class in Watertown on September 12, 2016 at a
cost of $35.00 plus travel, all were in favor, none opposed.
Councilor
Frazier-Hartle said she had to wash the table in the Conference Room when she
came in on Tuesday to go over the bills because it was greasy. If people are going to use that as a lunch
room they need to clean up afterwards.
She went on to say that Employees have to be in their Office the times
that are posted on the door.
Councilor
Frazier-Hartle and Councilor Doyle are switching Liaison positions. Councilor Frazier Hartle will now be Liaison
for the Codes and Assessor’s Office and Councilor Doyle will be the Highway
Liaison.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
Supervisor
Williamson has been working on having a light pole installed at the County
Route 3 entrance of Walmart for a year and a half. Councilor Fortier and Deputy Supervisor Snow
Jr. have continued to work on this.
Walmart will not pay for the pole and neither will National Grid. The onetime fee for having the pole set is
$1,195.00.
Councilor Fortier
made a motion, seconded by Councilor Frazier-Hartle to increase A5182.2, street
lighting, by $1.195.00 and increase the Appropriated Fund Balance by the same
amount, all were in favor, none opposed.
Councilor Frazier-Hartle
made a motion, seconded by Councilor Clothier to approve the signing of the
contract with National Grid to install a pole at a cost of $1,195.00 with LED
lighting at a cost of $176.68, all were in favor, none opposed.
PAYMENT OF TOWN BILLS
Councilor
Frazier-Hartle made a motion, seconded by Councilor Fortier to approve payment
of the Town Bills as audited on Abstract #16, and any additional abstract items,
all were in favor, none opposed.
General Fund $8,102.41 Highway
Fund $7,096.34
Councilor Clothier
made a motion, seconded by Councilor Fortier to enter into Executive Session to
discuss an employment issue, all were in favor, none opposed.
The Board entered
into Executive Session at 7:27 P.M.
Councilor Frazier-Hartle
made a motion, seconded by Councilor Clothier to reconvene the meeting, all
were in favor, none opposed.
The meeting was
re-convened at 7:54 P.M.
DATES FOR UPCOMING MEETINGS
Town Board Meeting September 14, 2016 at 7:00 P.M.
Public Work Session September 28, 2016 at 6:00 P.M.
ADJOURNMENT
Councilor Fortier made
a motion, seconded by Councilor Clothier to adjourn the meeting, all were in
favor, none opposed.
Meeting adjourned at
7:57 P.M.
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Town
Clerk
