Minutes of a Regular
Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Johnson City, New York, held
at
PRESENT: Harry G. Lewis Mayor
Donald Adams
Richard Balles
Ron Jones
Bruce King Trustees
Beth Westfall Village
Attorney
The meeting was opened with the pledge of allegiance
led by Mayor Lewis.
The Mayor noted directions
to the fire exits.
MISCELLANEOUS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mayor Lewis made the following announcements.
The Mayor read a letter from Police Chief Potts commending Officers Mastrogiacomo and Storman preventing a person from jumping into the Susquehanna River from the 201 Bridge on December 25, 2005.
The Mayor read a letter from the Municipal & Gas Alliance (MEGA) outlining the reduced utility costs for those participating in this program.
BOARD
MINUTES
Motion by Trustee Balles - seconded by Trustee Jones to accept and place on file the Village Board Minutes for the Work Session and Regular meeting of January 3, 2006.
Motion Carried Ayes 5 Nayes 0
BID OPENINGS None
PUBLIC HEARINGS None
PETITIONS RECEIVED None
PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR – VISITORS
Carolyn Laskoski – 37 Edward Street – Asked for an explanation as to the increase in sewer rents.
Mayor Lewis explained the upgrades to the Binghamton/Johnson City Joint Sewage Treatment Plant and the cost associated with those upgrades.
COMMUNICATIONS
Motion by Trustee Adams - seconded by Trustee Balles that the following communications be accepted and placed on file:
Town
of Union – Reg. Mtg: January 4, 2006;
Reorganizational Mtg:
Binghamton/JC
JSTB – Reg. Mtg:
Village
of Endicott – Reg. Mtg:
BC Legislature – Reg. Mtg: November 17, December 15 and 28, 2005;
Special Mtg: November 9 and 28, 2005
BC
Association of Towns & Villages – Reg. Mtg:
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Trustee Balles stated that the Park Committee will meet on Wednesday January 18, 2006 to discuss overall park improvements and the Gazebo Project at Veterans Park on the corner of Main and Arch Streets.
DEPARTMENTS
REPORTS
Motion by Trustee Adams - seconded by Trustee Balles that the following Department Reports be accepted and placed on file:
|
Code Enforcement |
2005 Annual Report |
|
Water |
December 2005 |
|
Fire Department |
2005 Annual Report |
|
DPW |
December 2005 |
|
Police Department |
September 2005 |
Motion Carried Ayes 5 Nayes 0
PAYROLL AND BILLS
PRESENTED
Motion by Trustee Adams - seconded by Trustee King that Abstract #13 for the Fiscal Year 2005-06, having been audited by the board and approved, be ordered paid as follows:
|
GENERAL |
$290,404.56 |
|
WATER |
$26,766.61 |
|
SEWER |
$10,870.18 |
|
REFUSE |
$70,044.38 |
|
LIBRARY |
$12,456.00 |
|
JSTP-PHASE III |
$1,306,291.34 |
Board members polled
Motion carried Ayes 5 Nayes 0
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Mayor Lewis asked that each Board Member declare any interests or conflicts.
Mayor Lewis stated that he is a minor IBM stockholder and a retiree of the same company in
which he was employed for 33 years.
Trustee Adams stated that he is a retired member of the Johnson City Police Department and that
he is currently an Investigator with Jacory and Myers and Finkelstein and Partners.
Trustee King stated he is in the owner of Five Star Vending Machines and currently has two
Broome County contracts along with supplying the Johnson City Police Department and
Department of Public Works with vending machines.
Trustee Balles stated that he is employed by Lockheed Martin and is a landlord in the Village and
that his brother-in-law is Village Justice Richard H. Miller II.
Trustee Jones stated that he is retired from EJ Corporation and is now employed by Sam’s Club
in the Marketing Department.
NEW BUSINESS
RESOLUTION #14
Motion by Trustee Balles - seconded by Trustee Adams to approve Request-for-Modification, RFM 4B-0001 Phase III – Contract 4B – Electrical with Nelcorp for the replacement of Opto22 SCADA control system with Allen-Bradley with an additional cost of $23,574.75.
Board members polled
Motion carried Ayes 5 Nayes 0
RESOLUTION #15
Motion by Trustee Adams - seconded by Trustee Jones to approve Request-for-Modification, RFM 3A-0033 Phase III – Contract 3A – General with C.O. Falter for the Repair of Existing Leaks in the N-Filter Gallery with an additional cost of $51,840.00.
Board members polled
Motion carried Ayes 5 Nayes 0
RESOLUTION #16
Motion by Trustee Adams – seconded by Trustee King to approve Request-for-Modification,
RFM 4A-0005 Phase III – Contract 4A – General with Pinnacle Construction for the Digester
Wall Cap Repair and Application of Coating with an additional cost of $8,557.50.
Board members polled
Motion carried Ayes 5 Nayes 0
RESOLUTION #17
Motion by Trustee Adams – seconded by Trustee King to approve Request-for-Modification,
RFM 4A-0006 – Contact 4A – General with Pinnacle Construction for the Scraping of Tank No.
1 and Tank No. 2 Interior Surfaces along with Surface Investigation with an additional cost of
$25,260.72.
Board members polled
Motion carried Ayes 5 Nayes 0
RESOLUTION #18
Motion by Trustee Adams – seconded by Trustee King to approve Request-for-Modification,
RFM 4A-0007 – Contract 4A – General with Pinnacle Construction for the Realignment of a
Sludge Line with an additional cost of $610.89.
Board members polled
Motion carried Ayes 5 Nayes 0
RESOLUTION #19
Motion by Trustee King – seconded by Trustee Balles to waive an additional Refuse Bill at 29
Roberts Street in the amount of $60.00.
Board members polled
Motion carried Ayes 5 Nayes 0
RESOLUTION #20
A request was made by the owner of 745 Harry L. Drive to reduce the January 2006
Water/Sewer/Refuse bill was heldover by Mayor Lewis under the rules.
RESOLUTION #21
Motion by Trustee Balles – seconded by Trustee Jones to waive the penalty portion of the
January 2006 Water/Sewer/Refuse bill, created by the non-payment of the October 2005
Water/Sewer/Refuse bill, for 6 Enid Place.
Board members polled
Motion failed Ayes 2 Nayes 2 Abstain 1 (Adams)
RESOLUTION #22
Motion by Trustee Jones – seconded by Trustee Balles to support the County of Broome with its
submitting of an application for consideration of a Shared Municipal Services Grant (SMSI) in
order to create an online shared services database and develop templates that can be utilized by
municipalities to calculate the estimated costs of proposed shared service agreements.
Board members polled
Motion carried Ayes 5 Nayes 0
RESOLUTION #23
Motion by Trustee Balles – seconded by Trustee Jones to approve and authorize the Mayor to
sign a Grant Agreement with the United Stated Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Agency
related to the Goodwill Theatre, Inc. in order to receive $72,168.00 to be used toward the project.
Board members polled
Motion carried Ayes 5 Nayes 0
PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR
Trustee Adams asked that a letter of appreciation be forwarded to the Vestal Police Department on behalf of the Village Board for their assistance related to an incident on the 201 Bridge on December 25, 2005.
Carolyn Laskoski - 37 Edwards Street – Asked about the status of
the Goodwill Theatre, Inc. project.
Mayor Lewis provided details on the
properties that the Goodwill Theatre has acquired and what their immediate
plans are and what their long term goals are.
Mayor Lewis stated that Broome County will
celebrate its 200 year Anniversary with a Parade this summer and that the
Village will participate with a float and the Mayor has asked the Planning
Director to coordinate these efforts.
ADJOURNMENT
The
meeting was adjourned at
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