VILLAGE OF
AURORA BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MINUTES OF
REGULAR MEETING
OCTOBER 20,
1999
The
regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Aurora, New York was
called to order in the Fire Hall Meeting Room at 7:30 PM on October 20, 1999,
with Mayor Gunderson presiding.
Present: Trustees Jim Chase,
Ken Zabriskie and Jeri Vargo (9:15 PM).
Absent: Trustees Janet
Mapstone.
Also present: David and Debbie
Brooks, Diane Hutchinson, VP & T from Wells College, Sandy Shilepsky and
Dave Wharton (arrived 8:20); Anthony Borza, Tim Bulh, Engineer for Moonshine
Properties, Mark Fandrich, Attorney for Moonshine Properties; Planning Board
Members: Nancy Gil, Chair, Ken
Kabelac, Bob Fitzgerald, Louise
Rossmann and Pat Rittenhouse; and Zoning Board of Appeals Members, Bonnie
Bennett (arrived at 8:30), Chair, Carol Shilepsky, Bob Kalweit and John Dentes,
and Nancy Yann, Clerk.
Trustee
Chase moved to accept the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Village Board
of Trustees of September 15, 1999.
Seconded by Trustee Zabriskie, motion carried 3:0.
CHANGES TO THE AGENDA:
Mayor
Gunderson listed a number of changes to the agenda.
MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Mayor
Gunderson reported that he had received a letter from Sheila Edmunds stating
that she has agreed to fill the position of Village Historian. The Village Clerk is investigating the
responsibilities of the position and has asked NYCOM for guidance.
Mayor
Gunderson reported that he had received a letter from Time Warner regarding
digital service and new rates.
CLERK’S ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The
Clerk reported that the Association of Villages would meet on Tuesday, October
26 at the Sunset Restaurant in Auburn.
The program for the evening will be candidates for Assembly, Katie Lacey
and Gary Finch. Mayor Gunderson and the
Clerk will attend.
The
Clerk reported to the Board on a class she had attended while at the NYCOM
training session in September. The
“hot” issue discussed was that of Adult Entertainment. She handed the Board a copy of Moravia’s
law, which was very inclusive. The
Board will give their opinions at next month’s meeting.
The
Clerk reported on a “thank you” letter received from Betty Kabelac. The letter thanked the Board and Village for
their support after Ed’s death.
The
Clerk reported that the Village had received a letter from the Transportation
Project for Cayuga County. Trustee
Zabriskie moved to continue with the “SCAT” van at the same rate as last
year. Seconded by Trustee Chase, motion
carried 3:0.
VISITOR RECOGNITION:
Mayor
Gunderson introduced Tony Borza who introduced Mark Fandrich, Attorney for
Moonshine Properties. Mr. Fandrich
respectfully requested that the Village Board re-zone the area in question so
as to allow light commercial development in the area or designate the area a planned
development district to allow the different uses that are proposed. Mr. Fandrich then introduced Tim Buhl,
Engineer for the project. Mr. Buhl gave
a presentation and entertained many questions.
After a lengthy discussion, Mr. Buhl, Mr. Fandrich and Mr. Borza thanked
the Board for their time and consideration.
Dave
Wharton gave an update on the proposed Village Web-page. Guidelines have been set, a contract will be
forth coming and hopes to have the web-page running sometime around
Thanksgiving are planned.
Rob
Outhouse from the Cayuga County Sheriff’s Department gave a report on the
Enhanced Law Enforcement Program. He
felt that the program had been very worthwhile this year. He reported that 72 speeding or failure to
obey traffic device citations, two (2) citations for no headlight, One (1)
citation for each of the following: no
seatbelt, unsafe passing, unsafe backing and failure to keep right were issued
in the Village of Aurora, while the Town of Ledyard had two (2) citations
issued: one (1) each for failure to
obey traffic device and speedometer not working. Mr. Outhouse entertained several questions from the Board and
Clerk before leaving the meeting. Mayor
Gunderson thanked him for coming to the Board Meeting and informed him that the
Village looked forward to working with him again.
TREASURER'S REPORTS:
A. Monthly Reports:
Trustee Vargo moved to accept the Treasurer’s Report dated October 20, 1999. Seconded by Trustee
Chase, motion carried 4:0.
B. Budget Modifications:
Trustee Vargo moved to accept the following Budget
Modifications in the General Fund:
$103.66 from A1990.4 – Contingent to A1989.4 – Unclassified
Expenses
Seconded by Trustee Zabriskie, motion carried 4:0.
C. Approval of Bills:
Trustee Zabriskie moved to approve the bills from the General Fund, Claims #128 to 170 in the
amount of $8,611.51. Seconded by
Trustee Vargo, motion carried 4:0.
Trustee Vargo moved to approve the bills from the Water Fund, Claims #128 to 170 in the
amount of $2,812.46. Seconded by Trustee
Chase, motion carried 4:0.
Trustee Chase moved to approve the bills from the Sewer Fund, Claims #128 to 170 in the
amount of $12,435.88. Seconded by
Trustee Vargo, motion carried 4:0.
COMMITTEE AND BOARD REPORTS:
A.
Buildings and Grounds:
Trustee Vargo talked about the Village web-page and answered
questions pertaining to getting on-line and said that she would be in touch
with Dave Wharton.
B. Recreation, Parks and Public Events:
There was no report.
C. Streets and Public Safety:
Trustee Chase reported that he had received two bids from
Tom Yale to complete the work to the Cherry Avenue and Court Street water
project. Bids came from 1) H & H
for $2,725 and 2) Seven Valley for $4,500.
Trustee Chase moved to contract with H & H to complete the work for
the amount of $2,725. Seconded by
Trustee Vargo, motion carried 4:0.
Mayor Gunderson reported on the asbestos survey done by A
& A on the Post Office, Firehouse and the Waste Water Treatment Plant.
Trustee Chase reported that there has been concern regarding
pedestrian, joggers, and individuals walking on the shoulder of the roads. Are there laws that dictate where people can
and cannot walk? After a short discussion,
it was decided that Mayor Gunderson would put something on the Internet at Wells
College to those who walk during the lunch break.
D. Water and Sewer:
Trustee
Zabriskie reported that there were two water/sewer accounts (#’s 1123 and
1123A) that had duplicate account numbers after the conversion to the new
program. A penalty was assessed after
the July billing, but upon conversion BOTH accounts have a penalty because the
ledgers were merged. The Treasurer is
asking permission to remove the penalty of .84 cents from each of the accounts since
the ledgers are unclear as to whom the penalty belongs. Trustee Chase moved to remove the accessed
penalty for both accounts in the amount of 84 cents each. Seconded by Trustee Vargo, motion carried
4:0.
Trustee Zabriskie reported that the refurbishing of the west
contact tank at the Plant was nearing completion. He recommends painting the tank every five years to add to its
life.
Trustee Zabriskie reported that there had been a water
problem at Bellinzoni’s and Signorelli’s with their private water line.
E. Preservation Panel:
Trustee Zabriskie moved to accept the minutes of the
Community Preservation Panel from June 16, 1998 to August 3, 1999. Seconded by Trustee Vargo, motion carried
4:0.
F. Planning Board:
No report was received.
G. Zoning Board of Appeals:
There was nothing to report.
H. Zoning Officer:
There was no report from the Zoning Officer.
OLD BUSINESS:
There
was no old business.
NEW BUSINESS:
Mayor
Gunderson brought to the attention of the Board members, the issue of speed
limit signs and the request from Mr. Cerza to have additional signs posted on
the south end of the Village on Route 90.
Trustee Chase moved to accept the following resolution:
October 20, 1999
BE IT RESOLVED, the Board of Trustees of the Village of Aurora does hereby
request that the New York State Department of Transportation install an
additional 30-mile per hour speed limit sign on the south bound lane at the
south end of the Village on State Route 90 near Clifton Creek, and
BE IT ALSO RESOLVED, the Village Board of Trustees requests that the Department
of Transportation extend the 30-mile per hour speed limit beyond the south
Village limits, due to the downhill grade, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Village Board of Trustees request to have the Speed Zone
sign on the north bound lane moved further south on State Route 90 to give
ample notice to drivers, due to the downhill grade of the upcoming 30-mile per
hour speed limit resulting from a general concern for safety and due to the
downhill grade of State Route 90 as it enters in to the Village of Aurora.
Seconded
by Trustee Zabriskie, motion carried 4:0.
Mayor
Gunderson asked for approval to continue with the Regional Fingerlakes
Association at a cost of $48.00 per year.
Trustee Vargo moved to continue working with the Association for the
year, but asked to have some of the information corrected that was listed in
the brochure. Seconded by Trustee
Chase, motion carried 4:0.
Trustee
Zabriskie moved approval to expend and additional $10,000 from the Water
Improvement Fund discussed at the Public Hearing. Seconded by Trustee Chase, motion carried 4:0.
ADJOURNMENT:
Trustee
Vargo moved to adjourn the meeting at 10:10 PM.