VILLAGE
OF AURORA BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MINUTES
OF REGULAR MEETING
JUNE
21, 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 7:34 PM on June 21, 2000 with
Mayor Gunderson presiding.
Present: Trustees Janet
Mapstone and Ken Zabriskie.
Absent: Trustees Jim Chase and Jeri Vargo.
Also Present: David Brooks, Debbie Brooks, Nancy Gil, Melinda Kostreva,
Treasurer; and Nancy Yann, Clerk.
Trustee
Zabriskie moved to accept the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Village
Board of Trustees on May 24, 2000 as amended.
Seconded by Trustee Mapstone, motion carried 3:0.
CHANGES TO THE
AGENDA: Mayor Gunderson noted several changes to the agenda.
MAYOR'S
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The
Mayor had no announcements.
CLERK’S
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The
Clerk read a letter received from Nicholas C. Valenti, Director of the Cayuga
County Veterans’ Service Agency. The
letter was an open invitation to join the dedication of the Cayuga County Women
Veterans Memorial. The dedication is set for Saturday, September 9, 2000 at
noon at Emerson Park. The Cayuga County
Memorial will be dedicated to all women who served in and with the military
from the days of the American Revolution to the present.
VISITOR RECOGNITION:
The
Mayor welcomed Dave and Debbie Brooks.
TREASURER'S
REPORTS:
Trustee
Mapstone moved to accept the Treasurer’s Report for the Month of May. Seconded by Trustee Zabriskie, motion
carried 3:0.
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A.
Monthly Reports:
Trustee Mapstone moved to accept the Monthly Report for the General Fund dated May 31, 2000. Seconded by Trustee Zabriskie, motion
carried 3:0.
Trustee Mapstone moved to accept the Monthly Report for the Water Fund dated May 31, 2000. Seconded by Trustee Zabriskie, motion
carried 3:0.
Trustee Mapstone to accept the Monthly Report for the Sewer Fund dated May 31, 2000. Seconded by Trustee Zabriskie, motion
carried 3:0.
B. Budget Modifications:
Trustee Zabriskie moved to accept
the following Budget Modifications:
General
Fund:
$ 20.32 from A1990.4
Contingent to A5110.4 Street Maintenance - Contractual
$145.25 from A5112.2 Perm. Improve (CHIPS) to A5110.1 Street
Maint. Personal Serv.
Water
Fund:
$ 10.00 from F9010.8
State Retirement to F9030.8 Social Security
C. Approval of Bills:
Trustee Mapstone moved to approve the bills from the General Fund, Claims #1 to 32 in the
amount of $13,324.68. Seconded by
Trustee Zabriskie, motion carried 3:0.
Trustee Mapstone moved to approve the bills from the Water Fund, Claims #1 to 32 in the
amount of $3,733.95. Seconded by
Trustee Zabriskie, motion carried 3:0.
Trustee Mapstone moved to approve the bills from the Sewer Fund, Claims #1 to 32 in the
amount of $5,823.50. Seconded by
Trustee Zabriskie, motion carried 3:0.
COMMITTEE AND
BOARD REPORTS:
A.
Buildings and Grounds:
There was no report.
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B. Recreation, Parks and Public Events:
Trustee Mapstone reported that Sara Miller, as Recreation
Leader; Nora Mattingly, Erin Wilkinson and Jeremy Yann as Aides would staff the
Recreation Program. The Village could
not hire Jenna, as she is only 13 and the state will not allow her to work
until she is 14.
Trustee Mapstone reported that the Swimming Program would be
staffed by Matt Van Orman, as Head Lifeguard/Swim Instructor; Becky Dugan, as
Lifeguard/ Swim Instructor; and Chris Chase and Kristen Rury as Lifeguards.
B.
Streets and Public Safety:
Trustee Chase had no report.
D. Water and Sewer:
Trustee Zabriskie reported that the Village would be
draining and cleaning the lagoon to install two new airlines which were
recommended by the DEC.
Trustee Zabriskie reported that there were two hydrants that
needed to be replaced.
Trustee Zabriskie reported that the
Water Quality Report had been mailed.
Trustee Zabriskie reported that he, Kurt and the Mayor had
taken a trip earlier in the day to Seneca County to look at “Quonset” Buildings. He explained that they were looking at this
type of building for storage for the equipment at the WWTP to help prolong life
of the equipment.
E. Preservation Panel:
There was nothing to report.
F. Planning Board:
Trustee Zabriskie moved to accept the Minutes of the
Planning Board for April 2000. Seconded
by Trustee Mapstone, motion carried 3:0.
G.
Zoning Board of Appeals:
There was nothing to report.
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H. Zoning Officer:
No report was received.
OLD BUSINESS:
Mayor
Gunderson reported that Joe DeForest
has expressed interest in the Public Access Channel. He will not commit until he has more information.
The
Mayor reported that the Village will have Enhanced Law Enforcement for 17
eight-hour shifts. The sheriff’s patrol
will begin next week.
The
Mayor reported on the Moonshine Properties development request to amend the
zoning law. Mayor Gunderson will pass
this information on to Mr. Miller at the Cayuga County Planning Board.
The
Mayor asked the board if they were interested in having a float or special car
in the Aurorafest Parade. The Board
declined the offer.
NEW BUSINESS:
Mayor
Gunderson read a letter from the Aurora Free Library requesting the village to
submit a letter exactly as printed on Village letterhead to the Bill and
Melinda Gates Foundation grant which they are applying for. The Board felt that they could not send a
letter exactly replicating what was written because the Village could not agree
to provide all available support to assist the library in covering costs not
listed nor did they feel they wanted to be responsible for ongoing
telecommunication costs and non-generated software and hardware. The Board felt they could support the
library applying for the grant, but not to the letter of what was written. Trustee Mapstone moved to type a letter if and only if the
Village could use their own words.
Seconded by Trustee Zabriskie, motion carried 3:0.
Trustee
Mapstone moved to sign the Williamson Law Book Company Annual Software Support
Contract for the Tax Collection Program.
Seconded by Trustee Zabriskie, motion carried 3:0.
Trustee
Mapstone moved to sign the Williamson Law Book Company Annual Software Support
Contract for the Water/Sewer Billing, Municipal Accounting & Payroll
Program. Seconded by Trustee Zabriskie,
motion carried 3:0.
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Trustee Zabriskie moved the following resolution:
RESOLUTION
No. 2000-10
TRANSFER OF TAX PARCEL #193.05-1-1.-1
WELLS COLLEGE FROM SECTION 1 TO SECTION 8 –
WHOLLY EXEMPT STATUS ON TAX ROLL
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees have determined that parcel No.
193.05-1-1.-1 belonging to Wells College known as “Fritts House” has been added
to Section One (1) on the Tax Roll, Taxable Property by a clerical error and
WHEREAS, the parcel in question should have been listed under
Section Eight (8), Exempt Status,
NOW THEREFORE let it be resolved:
Section
1. That
the Board of Trustees authorize the removal of Parcel No. 193.05-1-1.-1 belong
to Wells College and known as “Fritts House” from the 1999-2000 Tax Roll
Section 1 and added to Section 8 – Exempt Status Parcels.
Section 2. This
resolution shall take effect immediately.
Seconded
by Trustee Mapstone, motion carried 3:0.
Trustee Mapstone moved to adjust the taxable amount to coincide with the error in the above matter. Seconded by Trustee Zabriskie, motion carried 3:0.
Trustee Zabriskie asked what French House and Paul Jones House were listed as. He felt that they were income property and should be added to the taxable properties.
Trustee
Zabriskie asked to change the Flag Policy in the Village. This matter will be looked into.
The
Mayor reported on a letter received from the Dave Miller, Director of the
Cayuga County Planning Board. He asked
for mayors to note that the County Planning Board took an important step to
reduce the regulatory burden communities face.
The Board voted to exercise the option it is given under Section 239 of
the NYS General Municipal Law to reduce the range of local land use matters
that must be submitted to County Planning for review and comment. The Board hopes that this modification of
the referral requirement so that it only applies to the types of matters most
likely to raise inter-jurisdictional issues, will reduce costs and delays
associated with the development process.
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Nancy
Gil asked if she could issue an official complaint regarding the salt trucks
using Route 90. The south end of the
village/town has far too many potholes in the East Side lane due to the
overweight limit of the salt trucks traveling through the village. Apparently the DOT has been issuing to
“okay” for these overweight trucks. Can
and will the Village send an official letter regarding this dilemma? The Mayor will take care of this.
ADJOURNMENT:
Respectfully
submitted,
Nancy
M. Yann
Clerk