Village of Sackets Harbor Board of Trustees
March 14, 2017
Regular Meeting
112 N. Broad St.
Sackets Harbor, NY 13685
Present: Mayor Vincent Battista,
Deputy Mayor Barbara Boulton, Trustee Molly Reilly and Trustee James Bray.
Absent: Trustee Daniel Frechette.
The Meeting was called to order
at 6:30 pm with the Pledge of Allegiance.
REVIEW
OF MINUTES
The minutes of the February 14,
2017 meeting were approved as presented in a motion made by Trustee Reilly,
seconded by Deputy Mayor Boulton. Vote 4 ayes (Battista, Boulton, Reilly and
Bray), 0 nays.
The minutes of the March 2, 2017
meeting were approved as corrected in a motion made by Deputy Mayor Boulton,
seconded by Trustee Reilly. Vote 4 ayes (Battista, Boulton, Reilly and Bray), 0
nays.
Janet Quinn, Planning Board
Chair, reviewed SEQR for the proposed amendment to the Madison Barracks PDD
involving Mark Crandall’s application for a change in use of his building at
100 Vollum Rd. In a motion made by Mayor Battista, seconded by Deputy Mayor
Boulton, it was declared there will be no significant adverse impact on the
environment. Vote 4 ayes (Battista, Boulton, Reilly and Bray), 0 nays.
A second public hearing was
opened at 6:42 pm for the proposed amendment, with no public comment offered.
MAYORS
REPORT
Mayor Battista reported that the
DANC Reports were received, along with a letter from Jim Wright. A request was
received from Connie Barone for the Canadian Crown Forces Veterans Memorial at
the Peace Garden, asking the Village to supply a piece of limestone to hold the
brass plaque supplied by a Canadian Veterans group. This would be dedicated in
a ceremony during the Battlefield’s annual War of 1812 Living History Weekend.
Having the Cozzi Company install this on limestone was approved in a motion made
by Deputy Mayor Boulton, seconded by Trustee Reilly. Vote 4 ayes (Battista,
Boulton, Reilly and Bray), 0 nays.
Mayor Battista also shared the
Fire Department’s Report with the Board.
OLD
BUSINESS
The new water billing system is
still being worked on, with water bills expected to be out within a week.
PUBLIC
COMMENT
The meeting was opened to the
public at 6:55 with no comment offered.
NEW
BUSINESS
The application for the 8th
Annual Garrett W. Loomis Run was received and approved by the Board in a motion
made by Deputy Mayor Boulton and seconded by Trustee Reilly. Vote 4 ayes (Battista, Boulton, Reilly and
Bray), 0 nays.
TRUSTEE
REPORTS
Deputy Mayor Boulton reported
that the Marketing Committee has arranged a digital advertising package for
$1,150 from the Thousand Islands Council. The payment was approved in a motion
made by Deputy Mayor Boulton and seconded by Mayor Battista. Vote 4 ayes
(Battista, Boulton, Reilly and Bray), 0 nays. She also reported that the bed
tax awards will be released on Wednesday, March 15.
Trustee Bray reported that he met
with Christine Eggleston at the Library for a tour of the facility and review
of their programs. Trustee Bray also reviewed the Tree Committee request for
using their budget on tree maintenance not to exceed $4,000.00. This was
approved in a motion made by Trustee Bray and seconded by Trustee Reilly. Vote
4 ayes (Battista, Boulton, Reilly and Bray), 0 nays. A new tree request form
was developed by Trustee Reilly and submitted for approval with a motion made
by Trustee Reilly, seconded by Trustee Bray. Vote 4 ayes (Battista, Boulton,
Reilly and Bray), 0 nays.
Trustee Reilly reported that the
Chamber of Commerce held an Election of Officers, with the only change being
Cheryl Payne being added as Treasurer. Their membership drive is underway.
The Visitor’s Center needs to
place an ad to hire for the summer season.
TREASURERS
REPORT
The Treasurers report was
accepted in a motion made by Trustee Bray, seconded by Deputy Mayor Boulton.
Vote 4 ayes (Battista, Boulton, Reilly and Bray), 0 nays.
The bills were approved for
payment listed in Abstract #10 with vouchers 761 through 836 in a motion made
by Trustee Bray, seconded by Deputy Mayor Boulton. Vote 4 ayes (Battista,
Boulton, Reilly and Bray), 0 nays.
DEPARTMENT
HEAD REPORTS
The LDC property will be getting
a final completion certificate within the next few days. The LDC will be
holding a public forum together with the NYS DEC on March 30, 2017 at 7:00 pm
to go over the history of the LDC and the site clean-up by the State. They will
do an update on the marketing process and go over the requirements of the
State. Go to www.sacketsharbor.org to see the property.
Village Engineer, Kris Dimmick,
reported that the Main St. contractor, WD Malone, plans to be here in early
April doing curbing and will be ready to pave the beginning of May. He has bid
documents ready for the Street lighting with a completion date of June 2017 and
has assured WD Malone that it will not hold him up. A motion to approve the
posting of the bid notice for the Street Lighting was made by Mayor Battista
and seconded by Trustee Reilly. Vote 4 ayes (Battista, Boulton, Reilly and
Bray), 0 nays.
He reported that the DEC would
like all the permitting for the Intake Project to be done as part of the
Seawall.
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A motion was made by Trustee
Reilly and seconded by Deputy Mayor Boulton to authorize the Mayor to sign
change order #6, effective date of March 10, 2017, for the additional sidewalk
for an increase of $129,335.00 to the Main St. Project. Vote 4 ayes (Battista,
Boulton, Reilly and Bray), 0 nays.
As part of the Market Square Park
Grant, the “Port to Pub” section, Dave Altieri would like to have a small stamp
of an anchor imbedded in the new sidewalk sections. A motion to have 2 stampers
made for up to $500.00 was made by Mayor Battista, seconded by Trustee Reilly.
Vote 4 ayes (Battista, Boulton, Reilly and Bray), 0 nays.
Officer in Charge, Paul Trudeau,
had nothing to add.
Janet Quinn, Planning Board Chair
reminded the board that the Planning Board is still short a member on their 5
person Board. They will have a meeting tomorrow evening.
The meeting was opened to public
comment at 8:30 pm. None were offered.
A motion to adjourn was made at
8:31 by Deputy Mayor Boulton, seconded by Mayor Battista. Vote 4 ayes
(Battista, Boulton, Reilly and Bray), 0 nays.
Minutes respectfully submitted
by,
Peggy Kelly
Village Clerk
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Regular Meeting
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