Regular Village Board Meeting June 15, 2009
The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Menands held on June 15th, 2009 and called to order by Mayor Thomas G. Coates at 6:46 P.M.
Trustee Lansing moved seconded by Trustee Miller to enter into Executive Session.
ADOPTED: Trustee Grenier voting AYE
Trustee Lane voting AYE
Trustee Lansing voting AYE
Trustee Miller voting AYE
Mayor Coates voting AYE
The regular meeting reconvened at 7:05 P.M.
PRESENT: Thomas G. Coates, Mayor
Megan Grenier, Trustee
Timothy A. Lane, Trustee
Mark Lansing, Trustee
Ronald H. Miller, Trustee
William T. Smith, Jr., Clerk-Treasurer
Stephen Rehfuss, Village Attorney
Paul Reuss, Exec Assist to Mayor
Also attending: Bill Garvey, Rocco Ferraro, Joseph Hall, Jr., Mark & Kevin Donnenwirth, Jim Long, Paul Cooney, Joseph Sarsfield, Fred Cole, and Kevin Schwenzfeier.
The Mayor led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Rocco Ferraro, Chairman of the Economic Development Workgroup gave a brief review (attached) of the Workgroups final report, which will be available in about a month. The Mayor thanked everyone on the committee for their dedication and time as it took approximately 18 months to complete, and that Mr. Ferraro was going to do an update at the Business Breakfast on Wednesday.
Mr. Fred Cole of the Menands Market wanted to know if the Board could move on the Utica Peterbuilt proposal for the old Wickes property. After a discussion the Mayor advised Mr. Cole and the Utica Peterbuilt representatives that the Board needed time to digest and discuss the report from the Workgroup that was previously presented and that no decision could be made probably until August at the earliest.
Resident Jim Long inquired as to the study on storm water on N Lyons Avenue the Mayor advised him that nothing had been received from the engineers yet.
Mr. Joseph Sarsfield stated he got a couple of different answers from the Building Department, and felt that the inspector was rude. The Mayor advised Mr. Sarsfield that he would get an answer to his questions and that the Mayor would address the issued with the Building Department.
A motion was made by Trustee Lane seconded by Trustee Grenier to accept the minutes of the June 1st, 2009 meeting.
ADOPTED: Trustee Grenier voting AYE
Trustee Lane voting AYE
Trustee Lansing voting ABSTAINED
Trustee Miller voting AYE
Mayor Coates voting AYE
A motion was made by Trustee Lansing seconded by Trustee Lane to accept the minutes of the June 4th, 2009 Infrastructure Workshop.
ADOPTED: Trustee Grenier voting AYE
Trustee Lane voting AYE
Trustee Lansing voting AYE
Trustee Miller voting AYE
Mayor Coates voting AYE
A motion was made by Trustee Lane seconded by Trustee Lansing to approve payment for the following:
WARRANT # 26 ENC.
GENERAL totaling $35,530.43
WATER totaling 4,981.67
SEWER totaling 4,575.25
TOTAL $48,087.35
WARRANT # 2
GENERAL totaling $50,607.42
WATER totaling 10,863.41
SEWER totaling .00
TOTAL $61,470.83
PAYROLL # 1 totaling $64,005.02
(05/22/09 –06/04/09)
ADOPTED: Trustee Grenier voting AYE
Trustee Lane voting AYE
Trustee Lansing voting AYE Trustee Miller voting AYE
Mayor Coates voting AYE
Trustee Miller moved seconded by Trustee Grenier a resolution authorizing the Clerk-Treasurer to restore the funding for the Village Historian line items as follows A. 7510.0100 @ $1,791.00 and A.7510.0400 @ $500.00 with funds from the contingent account A.1990.0400. It was also stated that the Historian is to be paid monthly instead of by voucher annually.
ADOPTED: Trustee Grenier voting AYE
Trustee Lane voting AYE
Trustee Lansing voting AYE
Trustee Miller voting AYE
Mayor Coates voting NAY
Paul Cooney gave the Board an update on the study being done at the DPW and advised the Board he was meeting with Trustee Lane and DPW Foreman Boyd on Wednesday after the Business Breakfast.
Trustee Miller informed the Board that the Rotary annual award dinner will be on July 15th at Ganser Smith Park at 5:30 P.M. and that the Board members are invited and would be getting invitations.
A motion was made by Trustee Lansing seconded by Trustee Lane to adjourn.
ADOPTED: Trustee Grenier voting AYE
Trustee Lane voting AYE
Trustee Lansing voting AYE
Trustee Miller voting AYE
Mayor Coates voting AYE
The meeting was duly adjourned at 9:06 P.M.
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William T. Smith, Jr.
Clerk-Treasurer