VILLAGE
OF AURORA BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MINUTES
OF REGULAR MEETING
MARCH
15, 2000
The
regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Aurora, New York was
called to order in the Firehouse Meeting Room at 7:33 PM on March 15, 2000 with
Mayor Gunderson presiding.
Present: Trustees Jim Chase,
Janet Mapstone, Jeri Vargo and Ken Zabriskie.
Also present: David Brooks, Debbie Brooks, Nancy Gil, Chair of the
Planning Board, Christine Nabinger, Treasurer, Dave Wharton and Nancy Yann,
Clerk.
Trustee
Mapstone moved to accept the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Village
Board of Trustees of February 16, 2000 with correction noted. Seconded by Trustee Vargo, motion carried
5:0.
CHANGES TO THE
AGENDA:
Mayor
Gunderson reported that there would be a discussion of the proposed budget and
to delete the Planning Board minutes.
MAYOR'S
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The
Mayor had no announcements.
CLERK’S
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The
Clerk announced that the Association of Villages would meet on Tuesday, March
28th at the Sunset Restaurant.
The program would be Ms. Kathleen Woods, Coordinator of the Cayuga
County Abstinence Grant Initiative. She
will give an overview of the issue of teen pregnancy in Cayuga County and
explain local prevention efforts and adult involvement. No one will be attending this month.
The
Clerk reminded the Board that they were responsible for the program for the May
meeting. This needs to be finalized
before the next board meeting to enable the clerk to get the information to the
Association office.
The
Clerk reported that she would be including, in the Board packets, a copy of the
Aurora Arts and Merchants Association minutes.
This is to keep the Board informed of activities and issues that may
concern the village. Debbie Brooks
commented that there would be a meeting at the Aurora Inn on April 4 from 4:30
to 5 PM to discuss the Cayuga County Chamber of Commerce with Larry Bowen.
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VISITOR
RECOGNITION:
Mayor
Gunderson welcomed Dave Wharton who was present to discuss the Village
Web-page. Several issues were discussed
including what the Village wants and expects.
Mr. Wharton gave his requests to the Village Board as well. Mr. Wharton submitted his bill, where Trustee
Vargo moved to include the charge of $5 per month for the use of “AuroraNewYork.com” as their e-mail
address. This was seconded by Trustee
Chase and passed 5:0.
TREASURER'S
REPORTS:
Trustee
Mapstone moved to accept the Treasurer’s Report for the Month of February. Seconded by Trustee Vargo, motion carried
5:0.
A.
Monthly Reports:
Trustee Mapstone moved to accept the Monthly Report for the General Fund dated February 29, 2000. Seconded by Trustee Vargo, motion
carried 5:0.
Trustee Mapstone moved to accept the Monthly Report for the Water Fund dated February 29, 2000. Seconded by Trustee Vargo, motion carried
5:0.
Trustee Mapstone to accept the Monthly Report for the Sewer Fund dated February 29, 2000. Seconded by Trustee Vargo, motion carried
5:0.
B. Budget Modifications:
Trustee Vargo moved to accept the
following Budget Modifications:
General Fund:
$114.32 from A5510.2 Street Maint. –
Equip. to A5110.4 Street Maint. – Contractual
Water
Fund:
$2,971.55 from F1990.4 Contingent to
F8340.4 Trans. & Dist. – Contractual
C. Approval of Bills:
Trustee Mapstone moved to approve the bills from the General Fund, Claims #286 to 321 in the
amount of $4,033.21. Seconded by
Trustee Chase, motion carried 5:0. The
bills were approved after agreeing that the Agway Service Contract should be
paid for the remainder of this year since the Village had two calls in
December.
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Trustee Mapstone moved to approve the bills from the Water Fund, Claims #286 to 321 in the
amount of $4,047.65. Seconded by
Trustee Zabriskie, motion carried 5:0.
Trustee Zabriskie moved to approve the bills from the Sewer Fund, Claims #286 to 321 in the
amount of $4,236.29. Seconded by
Trustee Mapstone, motion carried 5:0.
COMMITTEE AND
BOARD REPORTS:
A.
Buildings and Grounds:
Trustee Vargo reported that she had gone to a meeting at the
Union Springs High School to learn about the SARA/PEGI program. This will help monitor and distribute funds
for municipal purposes, help to supply a scanner, and training on how to use
the hardware to work with the County and State.
B. Recreation, Parks and Public Events:
Trustee Mapstone asked to have a discussion regarding the
Aurorafest request. She was concerned
with the limited access to the Village Park, stating that for older citizens
and handicapped persons, access was almost impossible. Other locations were discussed but nothing
would accommodate such a large group.
It was suggested that the Aurorafest Committee look into borrowing or
hiring a golf cart for the day from Jim Buff at the Golf Course. This seemed a good suggestion that will be
passed on to the Committee.
Trustee Mapstone reported that the Aurora Market &
Pizzeria had recently placed a large amount of garbage outside on the
sidewalk. She informed the Board that
she had phoned the market to ask them to properly dispose of the waste. This has been taken care.
C. Streets and Public Safety:
Trustee Chase reported that the Village had received a
letter from the Southwestern Company requesting changes on door-to-door
salesperson policies. A reply will be
sent back stating that the Village has not changed its policy.
Ms. Brooks asked if she might convey her concern that part
of the road that had been repaired last year on Court Street was sagging. Trustee Chase thanked her for her
observation and said that he would talk to Mr. Wilmot.
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D. Water and Sewer:
Trustee Zabriskie reported that Mr.
Wilmot had received information stating that the Consumer Water Report did not
have to be mailed out until our July 1st water billing. The Village was told to wait until they
received information from the state before submitting their report.
Trustee Zabriskie reported that the testing for lead and
copper was almost complete.
Trustee Zabriskie reported that Mr. Wilmot was looking into
alternatives for the water haulers.
E. Preservation Panel:
There was nothing to report.
F. Planning Board:
There was nothing to report.
G.
Zoning Board of Appeals:
Trustee Zabriskie moved to accept the Minutes of the Public
Hearing of January 26, 2000. Seconded
by Trustee Vargo, motion carried 5:0.
Trustee Zabriskie moved to accept the Minutes of the Regular
Meeting of January 26, 2000. Seconded
by Trustee Chase, motion carried 5:0.
Trustee Vargo moved to accept the Minutes of the Regular
Meeting of February 23, 2000. Seconded
by Trustee Chase, motion carried 5:0.
H. Zoning Officer:
Mayor Gunderson reported that the
Village had received a letter from Life Safety Consultants stating that all
their inspectors would be attend a mandated eight-week training session in the
near future to obtain new code updates.
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OLD BUSINESS:
Mayor Gunderson reported that the members of the Board had received copies of the proposed 2000-2001 Budget. After a lengthy discussion over items that needed to be added or deleted, the Village Board unanimously voted to accept the proposed Budget.
NEW BUSINESS:
Mayor
Gunderson talked to the Board about having a Public Hearing for the
Budget. Trustee Vargo moved to set the
date and times as follows:
Wednesday, April 12, 2000 @ 7 PM –
Public Hearing for the 2000-01 Budget
At the Aurora Firehouse;
Wednesday, April 12, 2000 immediately following the Public
Hearing – The Organizational Meeting. and
To reschedule the Regular Board of Trustee Meeting to
immediately follow the Organizational Meeting.
Seconded
by Trustee Chase, motion carried 5:0.
ADJOURNMENT: