The Village of Hunter
Minutes of The Village Board of Trustees Meeting held March 13, 2017
Call to Order: 8:00PM. Pledge of Allegiance.
Members Present: Trustee Alan Higgins and Trustee Michael
Tancredi
Also Present: Charles Sweet, Superintendent of Highways
and Kathleen M. Hilbert, Clerk/Treasurer
Public Present: Ron DeMartin, Jim Ray, Rob Corson,
Anthony Figiel, Ana Cianciola, Gary Goodrich, Gail Shegerian, Jodi Larison,
Mike Fontanna, Tom Larison, Paul Jones and Anita Ayres
Approval of Minutes: Motion to accept the minutes of The Board
of Trustees Meeting held February 13, 2017 changing the time of Call to Order
to 8PM and to accept the minutes of the Emergency Meeting of The Village Board
of Trustees held February 28, 2017 made by Trustee Tancredi; seconded by
Trustee Higgins. All in favor. Motion carried.
Privilege of the Floor:
Gail Shegerian
– Can I have two more Christmas Trees?
Trustee Higgins – That is very
possible. We have to decide where they are going to be
placed. What about glass Christmas
decorations? Are there any on the trees? When we get high winds, a lot of those
decorations blow into the lake where we have a summer camp program and children
with bare feet go into the water. We
have to consider this. Gail Shegerian –
Plastic decorations-no glass. Also, can
they fix the outlet on the bridge. Charles
Sweet – The outlet has been repaired.
New Business:
1. Central
Hudson News Release advising local residents to act now to be prepared for the
snowstorm. Preparation and communication
instructions distributed to the public and posted.
2. Adopted
Local Law No. 4 of 2017 updating the Zoning Map to incorporate the 2016
Annexations (Mountaintrails at Hunter, LLC, Trailside Inroads, The Village of
Hunter and Sestilio Botti) into the Village Residential District. This Local Law amends Local Law No. 3 of
2013, The Village of Hunter Zoning Law.
See Local Law No. 4 of 2017.
3. Awarded bid for
demolition and removal of St. Mary’s Church to Tweedie Construction Services,
Inc. See Resolution 2017-010.
4. Refuse Day – Pending
okay from Greene County Solid Waste, Refuse Day will be Tuesday, May 16,
2017. Trustee Higgins read the notice to
the public and it will be posted on the bulletin board and web site.
5. Annual SPDES Inspection –
Overall satisfactory rating was assigned.
Appreciated the installation of an effluent flow meter in the past
year. Consider installing a comminutor,
auger or some other rag-removal equipment in the pump station in order to
protect the pumps and reduce the amount of extra time the operators must spend
manually pulling pumps and removing rags.
Trustee Tancredi – Notify Cedarwood and tell them to move forward in
getting prices and getting that equipment.
6. Greene County Emergency
Medical Systems, Inc. is looking at our building at the corner of Bridge and
Main Streets to relocate paramedic vehicle out of Windham. Trustee Higgins has been trying to contact
Mr. Brucato.
7. Mountain Jam and Taste
of Country Music Festivals Transportation Plans – Tabled until next meeting.
8. Mountain Jam and Taste
of Country – Safety/Traffic Meeting – 1PM, April 12, 2017; Emergency Management
Meeting – 3PM, April 12, 2017.
9. Notice of Unemployment
Insurance Rate increase to 5.8%.
10. Letter of complaint from
Joe Kinney – Trustee Higgins will speak to Andre.
11. Smart Growth
Implementation Application Commitment Letter – Will be typed for Trustee
Higgins’ signature.
12. Facility Compliance
Inspection conducted on February 23, 2017 – All items found to be satisfactory.
Trustee Tancredi – We still need to
obtain occupancy rating information and some property changes. Code Enforcement Officer to keep file
containing Lawful Occupancy Limits for commercial properties.
13. Greene County Tax
Foreclosure list – Reviewed.
14. Computer Support –
Authorized Clerk to solicit.
15. Authorized the Mayor or a
Trustee to open bids. See Resolution
2017-011.
Old Business:
1. Catskill
Park Wayfinding Sign Project. Harold
Goldberg attended the February 28, 2017 meeting. Catskill Watershed will be looking for
assistance to install signs. Charles
Sweet has been notified and will be available.
Correspondence:
1. 2017
Schoharie Watershed Summit will be held Saturday, March 25, 2017 at the Hunter
Elementary School.
2. Notice of
Tentative Telecommunications Ceiling for the 2017 assessment roll.
3. The Greene
County Department of Human Services will hold the Seventh Annual Senior Citizen
Day at the Historic Catskill Point on Friday, May 19, 2017 from 12Noon to 3PM.
4. Central
Hudson invitation to share and discuss natural gas and municipal improvement
projects planned for this and future years.
5. Catskill
Watershed Corporation’s notice of preliminary decisions dated March 7, 2017.
6. Cornell
Cooperative Extension of Columbia and Greene Counties’ 2016 Annual Report is
available.
Financial Reports:
1. Monthly
Trash Bag Reconciliation
2. Bank
Reconciliations
General
Fund
Sewer
Operating Account
Water
Operating Account
Bills:
Account Voucher
Nos. Abstract
General Fund V-352
to V-388 No. 10
Sewer Operating G-165
to G-179 G-10
Water Operating F-112
to F-122 F-10
Trust and Agency TOA-3 TOA-3
The above vouchers were audited and ordered paid.
Local Laws:
Local Law No. 4 of 2017
A LOCAL LAW Amending Local Law No. 3 of the year 2013 – The Village of
Hunter Zoning Law
Be it enacted by The Board of Trustees of the Village of
Hunter as follows:
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY
This law is
enacted pursuant to the authority granted under Section 10 of the Municipal
Home Rule Law.
SECTION 2. PURPOSE
The purpose
of this local law is to update the zoning map of The Village of Hunter, to
incorporate recent annexations which have occurred, adding the annexed parcels
to The Village of Hunter’s Zoning Map and specifying the designated zoning
district for each annexed parcel.
SECTION 3. AMENDMENT OF MAP AND DESIGNATION OF ZONING
DISTRICT
The
zoning map of The Village of Hunter is hereby amended to incorporate and
include the following parcels: Tax Map
Parcels: 164.00-7-2; 164.00-7-3; Hunter
Drive; 164.00-7-1; and 164.07-1-16, all of which are hereby designated to be in
the Village Residential District (VRD).
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE
This
Local Law shall become effective immediately upon its filing with the Office of
the Secretary of State.
Motion made by Trustee Tancredi; seconded by Trustee Higgins
The foregoing local law was put to a vote and was carried
unanimously.
Mayor
William Maley voting
– absent
Trustee
Alan Higgins voting – yea
Trustee
Michael Tancredi voting – yea
Local Law No. 4 of 2017 was
thereupon declared duly adopted.
Resolutions:
Resolution 2017-010
Award Bid for Demolition and Removal of St. Mary’s Church
Motion made by Trustee Tancredi;
seconded by Trustee Higgins
RESOLVED that The Village of
Hunter Board of Trustees accepts the proposed bid of $11,950 from Tweedie
Construction Services, Inc. of 90 Crystal Creek Road, Walton, New York, for the
demolition and removal of St. Mary’s Church, 7512 Main Street, Hunter, New
York.
The foregoing resolution was put
to a vote and was carried unanimously.
Mayor
William Maley voting
– absent
Trustee
Alan Higgins voting – yea
Trustee
Michael Tancredi voting – yea
Resolution 2017-010 was
thereupon declared duly adopted.
Resolution 2017-011
Authorization to Open Solicited
Bids
Offered by Trustee Tancredi;
Seconded by Trustee Higgins
RESOLVED that The Village of
Hunter Board of Trustees hereby authorizes the Mayor or a Trustee to open bids
received in response to bids solicited by The Village of Hunter.
The foregoing resolution was put
to a vote and was carried unanimously.
Mayor
William Maley voting
– absent
Trustee
Alan Higgins voting – yea
Trustee
Michael Tancredi voting – yea
Resolution 2017-011 was thereupon declared duly adopted.
Adjournment:
A motion was made to adjourn the
meeting by Trustee Tancredi; Seconded by Trustee Higgins. All in favor.
Motion carried.
Transcribed by:
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Kathleen M. Hilbert
Clerk/Treasurer
17-03-13 minutes tentative
