Town of Granby
Board Meeting
April 12, 2017
7:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
Supervisor
Williamson called the meeting to order at 7:14 P.M. leading those present in
the Salute to the Flag. Present for the
roll call were Supervisor Ed Williamson, Councilors Eric Clothier, Tracy Doyle,
Melissa Fortier and Lori Thrall. Deputy
Supervisor John Snow Jr. was also present.
There were 14 Residents and Guests in attendance.
Councilor
Clothier made a motion, seconded by Councilor Doyle to dispense with the
reading of the minutes of the previous meetings of March 8th and 22nd,
all were in favor, none opposed.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Bob Coe – He
lives in Furdi’s Park off County Route 3.
Last year they had issues with the dogs across the street and now they
are having problems with ATV’s from the same people. There are numerous ATV’s that continually run
up and down the road. They don’t have
mufflers and half the time they are riding without helmets. They cannot function like normal people. They have had to leave their home at times
because of they can’t stand the sound.
They run them for hours on end. The
Sheriff’s Department and the Troopers have been called numerous times with no
result. What can be done?
His
wife went to the Trooper Barracks yesterday and they were rude to her and told
her they didn’t have time for things like that.
Supervisor Williamson stated he sent a letter to the owner of the
property a couple of months ago and it slowed down. He will send another letter and contact the Troopers.
COMMUNICATIONS AND
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Supervisor
Williamson said the Town received a bill for hydrant usage for Water Service
Area 6A. He called OCWA and questioned
the bill. OCWA told him they issue the
bill every six months but it can be held until the yearly payment is due. OCWA sent an explanation of their billing
charges. The Board has a copy.
Supervisor
Williamson stated OCWA has sent a letter to the Town regarding hydrant use
meter attachments with a form to be signed by the Supervisor. The Board has a copy.
Councilor
Fortier made a motion, seconded by Councilor Doyle to accept the new Cemetery
maintenance specifications, all were in favor, none opposed.
We
have received a notice regarding changes to the retirement system. The Board has a copy.
There
have been several complaints about a mobile home on Hanley Road. The Codes Office has issued a violation. The Planning Board and Town Attorney are also
looking into this.
Councilor
Fortier made a motion, seconded by Councilor Clothier to allow Supervisor
Williamson to sign the letter from OCWA regarding hydrant use meter
attachments, all were in favor, none opposed.
MOTIONS AND
RESOLUTIONS
Councilor
Doyle made a motion, seconded by Supervisor Williamson to decrease Contingence
by $3,810.69 and increase Net Interest by $3,810.69 (to $28,810.69) all in
favor, none opposed.
OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
Councilor
Thrall made a motion, seconded by Councilor Fortier to ask the Town Attorney to
do the negotiations between Charter Communications for the Franchise Agreement,
all in favor, none opposed.
REPORTS FROM DEPARTMENTS
Youth Director – Supervisor
Williamson and the Youth Director are working on Family Fun Day and setting up
a schedule for bike rodeos and basketball for the summer.
Cemeteries – Deputy
Supervisor Snow Jr. reported there is a Boy Scout Troop out of Phoenix is going
to be doing flags in the Granby Center and Lewis Cemeteries. Rhonda Nipper will do Merritt.
Highway Superintendent – Deputy
Highway Superintendent Mike Longo reported all the trucks are back together and
they are starting to take the plows off and getting them washed up. The 05 truck is back and running great. The 11 is also fixed. Something needs to be done with the drains in
the Highway Garage. He mentioned this a
couple of months ago and nothing has been done.
Dog Control Officer – 28
complaints, 1 dog picked up, 1 dog turned over to City of Oswego, 128 miles.
Supervisor – Supervisor
Williamson reported the closing with USDA for the loan on Water Service Area 6A
was yesterday. The money will be
transferred to NBT Bank from USDA so the note from the bank can be paid
off. The Residents will start paying the
loan off with their 2018 tax bills.
Justice -Councilor
Fortier would like to add to the Work Session Agenda that they discuss
enlarging the Court.
Town Clerk/Tax Collector – Total
revenue for March was $1,471.30. A check
was sent to NYS Ag & Markets for $134.00 for the Spay/Neuter Program, a
check to the Supervisor for $1,313.68 for local shares and $23.62 to DEC for
fishing licenses.
The
Clerk reported property taxes have been returned to the County and the
Settlement is complete.
The
Clerk asked the Board for permission to attend the NYSTCA Conference in
Rochester on April 24.
Supervisor
Williamson made a motion, seconded by Councilor Fortier to allow the Town Clerk
to attend the NYSTCA Conference in Rochester at a cost of $130.00 plus travel,
all were in favor, none opposed.
Buildings/Highway – Councilor
Doyle is looking into the possibility of purchasing a new mower that would be
more efficient. The new truck worked out
well this winter. The 2011 truck ran
good after it was finally fixed. They
had a meeting with Stadium International about all the bills the Town paid to
fix that truck fixed and it never was.
They were able to negotiate three to four thousand dollars from those
bills. The bills are now paid up. The fleet is in good shape.
Deputy Supervisor/Budget Officer – Deputy
Supervisor Snow Jr. urged the Board to make a decision regarding the Fire
Monitoring System. As of now, the Town
Hall has no fire protection. Volney
Multiplex, who has been doing the fire monitoring has submitted a bid. We also have no CO2 monitoring. The cost to have this tied into the system is
$250.00 per unit. A total of four CO2
units would be required.
Councilor
Doyle made a motion, seconded by Supervisor Williamson to contract with Volney
Multiplex for the Fire Protection System, all were in favor, none opposed.
Deputy
Supervisor Snow Jr. has obtained a proposal from National Grid for street
lighting on State Route 3. Eight LED
lights on existing poles, starting at NBT Bank and continuing to Walmart would
have an annual cost of approximately $1,000.00 per year. With our new LED light installation in the rest
of the Town we are saving approximately $700.00 to $800.00 per year. So, this would not be costing the Town that
much more money and would make that section of State Route 3 that much safer.
Councilor
Doyle made a motion, seconded by Councilor Fortier to go ahead with the State
Route 3 lighting proposal, all were in favor, none opposed.
Councilor
Fortier made a motion, seconded by Councilor Thrall to approve Budget
Amendments as follows;
Decrease A1090 by $1,250.00 to $7,000.00 and
increase A1170 by $1,250.00 to $39,750.00
Increase A1910.4 by $2,000.00, from
Contingency, to $36,000.
Transfer $2,250 from Contingency to A7610.4,
Seniors, to $3,000.00
Historian – Historian
Snow Jr. is working on ideas for the Town’s 200th Anniversary. He will be putting together a publication of
the Town’s history, focusing on the first settlers of our Town up to 1849. He asked the Board to think about putting up
some Historical Markers in the Town. The
only markers in the Town are at Battle Island, which were put there by the
State.
Deputy
Supervisor Snow Jr. has obtained three bids for the Solar Project. He will be
working on getting the $100,000.00 grant squared away. The cost of going solar is approximately
$108,000.00 to $120,000.00. This could
potentially save Taxpayers $300,000.00 over the life of the solar panels.
Planning Board – Councilor
Thrall reported the Planning Board is in the process of looking at manufactured
homes to figure out what types of homes should be permitted in the Town. They are also looking at what types of signs
should be permitted in Agricultural Districts.
They are working on the Comprehensive Plan and looking at population
trends.
Code
Enforcement/Zoning – Councilor Thrall read the Code Enforcement
report; 10 Building Permits were issued with a construction value of
$196,000.00, Building permit fees were $608.20.
There were 12 Building Inspections conducted, 12 Building were
closed. There were 4 Violation
Inspections, 6 Violations issued and 1 Violation closed.
PAYMENT OF TOWN BILLS
Councilor
Clothier made a motion, seconded by Councilor Doyle to approve payment of the
Town Bills as audited with the exception of the $52.50 finance charge on
Stadium International bill, all were in favor, none opposed.
General Fund $10,801.73 Highway
Fund $20,232.16 Wilobob
Fund $89.43
DATES FOR UPCOMING
MEETINGS
Public
Work Session April 26,
2017 at 6:00 P.M.
Town
Board Meeting May 10,
2017 at 7:00 P.M.
Councilor
Fortier made a motion, seconded by Councilor Doyle to pay Attorney Chatfield’s
bill in full as soon as we receive the Zoning Amendments, all were in favor,
none opposed.
ADJOURNMENT
Councilor
Clothier made a motion, seconded by Councilor Doyle to adjourn the meeting, all
were in favor, none opposed.
Meeting
adjourned at 8:03 P.M.
