Village of Sackets Harbor Board of Trustees
October 10, 2017
Regular Meeting
112 N. Broad St.
Sackets Harbor, NY 13685
Present: Mayor Vincent Battista,
Deputy Mayor Barbara Boulton, Trustee Dan Frechette, Trustee Molly Reilly,
Trustee James Bray. Also Present: Jim Yuhas, Treasurer.
The Meeting was called to order
at 6:30 pm with the Pledge of Allegiance.
REVIEW
OF MINUTES
The minutes from the September
13, 2017 meeting were approved as corrected in a motion made by Trustee Reilly,
seconded by Trustee Bray. Vote 4 ayes (Battista, Boulton, Reilly and Bray), 1
nay (Frechette).
The scheduled Executive Session
was cancelled.
Mayor Battista called on Don
DiMonda, SHLDC Chair, who outlined the reasons to keep negotiations with
potential buyers of the LDC property confidential. He introduced Don Alexander,
JCIDA CEO, who discussed the role of the LDC in the marketing of the property.
Village
of Sackets Harbor RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees of the
Village of Sackets Harbor (the “Board”) hereby appoints the Sackets Harbor
Local Development Corporation (“SHLDC”) as the economic development agency to
negotiate on behalf of both the Board and SHLDC any sale of lands jointly owned
to any potential developer of said lands and
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that
any negotiated agreement shall be subject to final approval by the Board.
Dated: October 10, 2017
Introduced: Mayor Battista
Seconded: Trustee Frechette
Voted Aye: Mayor Battista, Deputy
Mayor Boulton, Trustee Frechette and Trustee Reilly
Voted Nay: Trustee Bray
Abstained: 0
Absent: 0
MAYORS
REPORT
Mayor Battista reported that the
monthly DANC report was received; He distributed to the Board the Fire Dept.
meeting minutes and the Boat Launch Stewardship Report.
PUBLIC
COMMENT
The meeting was opened to public
comment at 7:33 pm.
Wendy Lougnot, attorney for the
neighbors of James and Mandy Bray, requested that the Board table the issue of
the Bray’s use of the “paper street” known as Buckley Alley until more
information can be obtained.
Mike Lawler claimed that he
purchased the property in question and no one will be allowed to use his
property.
Public Comment was closed at 7:45
pm.
OLD
BUSINESS
James Bray recused himself from
the discussion of his request to use Buckley Alley.
Mayor Battista tabled the issue
at the recommendation of the Village Attorney.
TRUSTEE
REPORTS
Deputy
Mayor Boulton reported
that the Can-Am Committee met to start the plans for next year’s Marketing
Committee will meet with the TI Council next month to review the analytics of
this year’s digital ads. She also reported that Sackets Harbor was in a video
done by a “travel influencer” from the UK and can be seen on you tube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1C2WZt410k&feature=youtu.be
Trustee
Frechette had
nothing to add to the LDC report.
Trustee
Bray reported
that the Tree Committee is working on the proposal for screening the lift
station on Ontario St and he expects other trees to be planted also. He had
nothing from the Library.
Trustee
Reilly reported
from the Chamber of Commerce that on Thursday Oct 12th there will be
a “Yappy Hour” at the North Country Animal Health Center from 6-8 pm. The
“Sackets Unchained” shop local campaign will be Nov. 18th and “Small
Business Saturday” will be Nov. 25th. The Downtown Business
community is planning an “Olde Fashion Christmas” marketing campaign. The
fall’s Harvest Festival was a big success bringing 182 guests to the Visitor’s
Center.
TREASURER’S
REPORT
The bills in Abstract #5 with
vouchers 100383 to 100469 were paid in a motion made by Deputy Mayor Boulton,
seconded by Trustee Reilly. Vote 5 ayes (Battista, Boulton, Frechette, Reilly
and Bray), 0 nays.
The Treasurer’s report for this
month will be included in next month’s meeting.
DEPARTMENT
HEAD REPORTS
Lonny
Reinhardt, DPW Superintendent, reported
that the storage building for sporting materials is almost done. They will be
installing a check valve at the Main St outfall next week. The banners will be
coming down this week and the flowers came down today. The DPW has been pulling
the seasonal water meters. The Fluoride project should be completed in two
weeks. The UV System was shut down for the season. Paving on Ambrose St. is
complete.
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Kris
Dimmick, Village Engineer, reported
that the water tank painting is on schedule. WD Malone will be back in the
spring to reseed some areas affected by the Main St. Project. He walked the
area where the seawall replacement will be with the DEC.
Janet
Quinn, Planning Board Chair, reviewed
the activities of the Planning Board. Another Planning Board Member needs to be
appointed. She reported that the Village is plagued with building projects that
are being done or started without a zoning permit. She suggested the Village
Board send a letter to the residents reminding them that a permit is needed.
Dave
Altieri, Heritage Area Director, reported
that Mike Campbell/ Mike Lawler will be submitting an application for a NYS
Restore NY Grant to restore the former US Army Administration building for the
adaptive reuse as a 25 room upscale hotel. The Village will need to write a
letter of intent for the grant. This was approved for the Mayor to sign in a
motion made by Mayor Battista, seconded by Trustee Reilly. Vote 5 ayes (Battista,
Boulton, Frechette, Reilly and Bray), 0 nays.
Paul
Trudeau, Police Department OIC, reported
that there continues to be a series of car larcenies in the area, not just in
Sackets Harbor. He recommends setting up a Neighborhood Watch. He also recommends
the Village purchase cameras to cover W Main St. He also reported that he had
received a request from the Planning Board to the Harbor Master that the
Planning Board be the Lead Agency for the purpose of conducting coordinated
SEQR reviews for the Lawler Realty boat launch, driveway and floating dock.
This was approved in a motion made by Mayor Battista and seconded by Trustee
Frechette. Vote 5 ayes (Battista, Boulton, Frechette, Reilly and Bray), 0 nays.
Mr. Trudeau also reported that the Harbor Master does not have to be a police
officer.
PUBLIC
COMMENT
The meeting was opened to public
comment at 8:30 pm.
JP Constance, 107 Hounsfield St,
commented that a Harbor Master is required by the Zoning Law. He also asked the
Board to address the lack of enforcement of the Zoning Law; the Village Board
has the enforcement power.
A motion to adjourn the meeting
was made by Mayor Battista and seconded by Trustee Bray at 8:32 pm. Vote 5 ayes
(Battista, Boulton, Frechette, Reilly and Bray), 0 nays.
Minutes respectfully submitted by
Peggy Kelly
Village Clerk
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