The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Arcade, Wyoming County, New York was held on Tuesday, August 2, 2005 at 7:00pm there were:

PRESENT

Mayor Michael Doster, Deputy Mayor Richard Kosmerl, Trustee Hugh Ely, and Clerk-Treasurer Joanne Offers

ABSENT

Trustee Paul Burkett, Trustee Daniel Reisdorf, and Superintendent of Public Works Larry Kilburn

ALSO PRESENT

Police Chief John Laird and Deputy Village Clerk Temporary Pam Beiersdorf

NOTICE

Pursuant to Article 7 of the Public Officers Law, notice of this meeting was given to the media on the 19th day of July 2005 and the same posted on the 19th day of July 2005.

PLEDGE TO ALLEGIANCE

Mayor Doster opened the meeting with the Pledge to Allegiance.

APPROVE MINUTES

Motion by Deputy Mayor Kosmerl and seconded by Trustee Ely, the minutes from the regular meeting held on July 19, 2005 be approved as presented by the Clerk.

The motion was approved upon the following vote:

   Mayor Michael Doster                  Abstain
   Deputy Mayor Richard Kosmerl      Aye
   Trustee Paul Burkett                    Absent
   Trustee Hugh Ely                          Aye
  Trustee Daniel Reisdorf                  Absent

CONTINGENCY PLAN

As requested by the Board, a contingency plan has been developed to cover expenses associated with sending Clerk of the Court Moore to the NYS Association of Court Clerks Annual Conference 2005 on September 25-28, 2005 in Niagara Falls, NY.

Cost to attend conference

$659.34

01 3120 0400 0415 – Travel/Meeting/Training

$100.00

01 3120 0400 0411 – Insurance

$559.34

Motion by Mayor Doster, seconded by Deputy Mayor Kosmerl, and unanimously carried permission be granted to Clerk of the Court Moore to attend the NYS Association of Court Clerks Annual Conference 2005 on September 25-28, 2005 in Niagara Falls, NY.  Funding for this conference will be made available either from the scholarship, if awarded, or the contingency plan identified above.

STATUS OF CRIMINAL DISPOSITION REPORTS FIELD BY OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION (OCA)

Clerk of the Court Moore reported that a representative from the OCA, came to the Village office on 08/01/05 – 08/03/05 to file criminal disposition reports from 1990-1999.  She will return on 08/08/05 – 08/10/05 to continue filing the reports.

REPORT ON FABULOUS 50'S FESTITAL

Chief Laird summarized that the fabulous 50's festival went very well. The extensive planning of the festival proved beneficial.  The weather was very cooperative and he estimated 3,000 people attended the festival on Friday evening. Chief Laird guessed there were more than 250 cars that participated in the classic car show.  He reported that possible changes for next years event may include shutting down both west bound lanes for the car cruise from Pioneer Central School and utilizing the two east bound lanes for traffic.

STATUS – PARK STREET PARCEL

Bob Kutzuba is still investigating this matter.

PERMISSION TO SIGN AGREEMENT WITH NOBLE ENVIRONMENTAL POWER, LLC

Motion by Deputy Mayor Kosmerl, seconded by Trustee Ely, and unanimously carried permission be granted for Mayor Doster to sign the Noble Environmental Power Bliss Windfield Project agreement as detailed in correspondence from Glenn A. Sampson, Project Manager, dated July 20, 2005. 

PERMISSION TO SIGN AGREEMENT WITH ATTORNEY REGARDING NOBLE ENVIRONMENTAL POWER, LLC

Motion by Trustee Ely, seconded by Deputy Mayor Kosmerl, and unanimously carried permission be granted for Mayor Doster to sign the agreement with Cohen, Dax, & Koenig, P.C., attorneys for legal services incurred with the Noble Environmental Power Bliss Windfield Project.

PERMISSION TO BID SIDEWALKS

Motion by Deputy Mayor Kosmerl, seconded by Mayor Doster, and unanimously carried permission be granted for Superintendent of Public Works Kilburn to bid the construction of sidewalks due to lack of manpower and time.  However, the Board asked that Superintendent of Public Works Kilburn consult with Trustee Ely and Foreman Don Norton to discuss the specifications and concerns with Grove Street prior to bidding.

PERMISSION TO EXTEND RETIREMENT DATE

Motion by Mayor Doster, seconded by Deputy Mayor Kosmerl, and unanimously carried permission be granted for Clerk-Treasurer Offers to extend her retirement date to November 1, 2005 at which time her accrued vacation and compensated time would expire. The Village will incur hospitalization costs for the additional 1.7 months, however, no other benefits will be accrued.

PERMISSION TO APPOINT SUCCESSOR CLERK-TREASURER EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2005

Motion by Trustee Ely, seconded by Deputy Mayor Kosmerl, and unanimously carried permission be granted to appoint Pamela J. Beiersdorf as the successor Clerk-Treasurer effective September 1, 2005 and appoint Joanne E. Offers as the Deputy Village Clerk Temporary effective September 1, 2005 through November 1, 2005.

PERMISSION FOR SLEEP-OVER IN VILLAGE PARK

Motion by Mayor Doster, seconded by Deputy Mayor Kosmerl, and unanimously carried permission be granted to the Arcade Recreation to have a campout and sleep over in the Village park on Thursday, August 4, 2005.

PERMISSION TO WRITE-OFF UNCOLLECTABLE ACCOUNTS

Motion by Deputy Mayor Kosmerl, seconded by Mayor Doster, and unanimously carried the following accounts be written off as uncollectable:

WRITE-OFF'S 2005

 

 

 

 

 

Village of Arcade

 

 

 

6/6/2001

Heidi Coss

71-44-0019000

$179.92

 

6/29/2001

Kristine Hess

71-44-0045000

$44.29

 

9/5/2001

Jack Bradley

71-44-0001000

$42.01

 

9/5/2001

Kevin Covel

71-44-0049000

$101.36

 

10/2/2001

John Gibbon c/o Lisa Kile

71-44-0091000

$19.65

 

10/10/2001

Tamara Ray

71-44-0055000

$8.31

 

10/23/2001

Kevin Spencer

71-44-0081000

$78.28

 

10/8/2001

Andrew Pries

71-44-0118000

$89.29

 

11/30/2001

Patricia Courtney

71-44-0152000

$49.66

 

1/2/2002

Jackie Morris

71-44-0002000

$102.11

 

12/27/2001

Eva Jurek

71-44-0066000

$192.36

 

2/22/2002

Evelyn Ward

71-44-0056000

$466.06

 

5/7/2002

Kraig Lorkowski

71-44-0044000

$138.07

 

5/9/2002

Edwin Stevenson, Jr.

71-44-0061000

$129.10

 

9/2/2003

Beverly Klein

71-08-0411000

$5.13

deceased

 

 

TOTAL VILLAGE OF ARCADE

$1,645.60

 

 

 

 

 

 

Town of Arcade

 

 

 

8/1/2001

Jeanette Bloomquist

72-44-0047000

$55.63

 

9/17/2001

Robin Neidrauer

72-44-0061000

$116.94

 

12/4/2001

Valerie Kennedy

72-44-0011000

$96.86

 

3/15/2002

Jamie Chernogorec

72-44-0058000

$258.03

 

6/27/2002

Mildred Amrhein

72-44-0037000

$139.21

deceased

11/24/2004

David Lysiak

72-05-0431000

$155.21

Bankruptcy

12/10/2004

Leonard Herpst

72-05-0428000

-$0.66

 

1/6/2005

Brenda Bacon

72-05-1490000

-$0.35

 

2/22/2005

Elizabeth Seifert

72-05-0024000

$0.16

 

 

 

TOTAL TOWN OF ARCADE

$821.03

 

 

 

 

 

 

Town of Freedom

 

 

 

6/5/2001

John Hill Jr.

73-44-0055000

 $103.46

 

8/30/2001

John Hill, Jr.

73-44-0050000

 $99.40

 

12/3/2001

Edward & Crystal Neamon

73-44-0070000

 $105.27

 

1/12/2002

Nicole Wielkie

73-44-0015000

 $181.79

 

3/4/2002

Christy Rogers

73-44-0031000

 $46.36

 

4/10/2002

Sue Limberg

73-44-0060000

 $5.00

 

5/28/2002

Denise Holts

73-44-0058000

 $446.75

 

10/6/2003

Richard & Ellen Noeson

73-13-0266000

 $2.69

 

9/17/2004

Tina Zielinski

74-14-0134000

 $(0.06)

 

5/4/2005

Phyllis Jones

73-12-0044000

 $(1.56)

 

 

 

TOTAL TOWN OF FREEDOM

 $989.10

 

 

 

 

 

 

Town of Yorkshire

 

 

 

7/24/2001

Ken Kellogg

74-44-0050000

$197.86

 

7/12/2001

Marie & Chris Bennion

74-44-0109000

$86.68

 

10/1/2001

Elizabeth Gilcrease

74-44-0038000

$37.09

 

9/28/2001

Christine Schuyler

74-44-0047000

$25.00

 

9/14/2001

Levi Martin

74-44-0100000

$201.23

 

10/11/2001

Daniel Farrington

74-44-0007000

$121.95

 

10/9/2001

Mary Muth

74-44-0031000

$104.89

 

10/5/2001

Keith Fox

74-44-0052000

$55.66

 

10/10/2001

Michael Ackerman

74-44-0064000

$38.55

 

1/8/2002

Andrew Cook

74-44-0006000

$84.49

 

1/8/2002

Michael Hightower

74-44-0104000

$215.12

 

1/29/2002

Diane Baker

74-44-0058000

$366.84

Bankruptcy

2/27/2002

John & Tina Morgan

74-44-0004000

$467.77

 

2/25/2002

Michael Spencer

74-44-0010000

$25.36

 

2/8/2002

Nick Braymiller or Rose Wright

74-44-0048000

$113.31

 

3/6/2002

Robert Wierzbic

74-44-0089000

$287.56

 

3/6/2002

Robert Wierzbic

74-44-0091000

$379.86

 

3/27/2002

Casey Hopkins

74-44-0025000

$128.18

 

5/7/2002

Zhan Lefort

74-44-0040000

$165.81

 

4/23/2002

Tammie Lehsten

74-44-0106000

$186.41

 

10/13/2003

Heather Burch

74-17-0511000

$0.54

 

6/28/2004

Robert Mogford

74-16-07369000

($0.38)

 

11/2/2004

Larry & Sandra Havens

74-16-0620000

($1.61)

 

 

 

TOTAL TOWN OF YORKSHIRE

$3,288.17

 

 

 

 

 

 

Town of Chaffee

 

 

 

9/17/2001

Richard Bonczar

75-44-0020000

$74.21

 

5/3/2002

Anita Speaker

75-44-0002000

$54.52

 

4/23/2002

Cheryl Matusak

75-44-0009000

$21.01

 

1/25/2005

Dale Rogers Kitchens

75-22-0046000

$106.55

Bankruptcy

 

 

TOTAL TOWN OF CHAFFEE

$256.29

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL ELECTRIC WRITE-OFF'S

 

$7,000.19

 

 

 

 

 

 

Town of Freedom

 

 

 

9/30/2003

Joseph Brasky

01-0008528-0

$496.70

 

 

 

TOTAL TOWN OF FREEDOM

$496.70

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL WATER WRITE-OFF'S

 

$496.70

 

 

 

 

 

 

Invoice Billing

 

 

 

3/25/2002

Jason Roberts

Invoice 7477

$129.10

 

 

 

TOTAL GENERAL INVOICE BILLING

$129.10

 

BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS

Motion by Deputy Mayor Kosmerl, seconded by Mayor Doster, and unanimously carried the following budget adjustments be approved as presented by the Clerk.

Available upon request

AUDIT BILLS

Motion by Mayor Doster, seconded by Deputy Mayor Kosmerl, and unanimously carried the Village bills be audited and paid and that the Clerk be granted permission to transfer funds from the money market accounts to the checking accounts to cover such bills.

RESOLUTION LOCAL LAW – CHAPTER 7, "CARNIVALS AND TRANSIENT AMUSEMENT SHOWS"

The following resolution was offered by Mayor Doster and seconded by Trustee Ely:

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, the Arcade Village Board has recommended that the Village of Arcade amend Chapter 7 of the Laws of the Village of Arcade entitled Carnivals and Transient Amusement Shows to more clearly define the application process, and

WHEREAS, the village has a fee schedule, all such fees for Carnivals and Transient Amusement Shows shall be moved to and included on the fee schedule maintained by the Village of Arcade, and

WHEREAS, a draft copy of the proposed Local Law No. 2-2005 amending Chapter 7 Carnivals and Transient Amusement Shows was reviewed by each Board member at the board meeting held on August 2, 2005,

NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Resolved, that the Board publish Notice of Public Hearing to be held in accordance with the provision of Section 20 of the Home Municipal Rule Law, to be held on the 16th day of August, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. in the Village Board Room, 17 Church Street, Arcade, New York, at which time all interested persons will be heard.

On roll call the above resolution was adopted upon the following vote:

   Mayor Michael Doster                Aye
   Deputy Mayor Richard Kosmerl  Aye
   Trustee Paul Burkett                Absent
   Trustee Hugh Ely                      Aye
  Trustee Daniel Reisdorf              Absent

REPORTS RECEIVED

  • The following reports were received, reviewed, and placed on file:
  • Fire Department (July 2005)
  • Ambulance (July 2005)

ADJOURN

There being no further business to come before the Board the meeting duly adjourned at 8:05pm upon motion by Deputy Mayor Kosmerl and seconded by Mayor Doster.

       _______________________

       Deputy Village Clerk Temporary