MINUTES
May 17, 2021
Meeting opened at 6:30 PM by Mayor Guido with the Pledge to
the Flag. In attendance were Mayor Louis A. Guido, Trustee Edward Harvey,
Trustee Ian Feulner, Amy Herr, Clerk-Treasurer, Linda Bouck, Deputy
Clerk-Treasurer and Taylor Miles, DPW Superintendent. Also in attendance were Rick DeAngelo,
Charles Varney, Ashlee Cornelia, Melissa Miles and Jon McManus, McManus
Engineering (arrived at 7:30 pm).
Approval of the April minutes as members received in written form. It was upon motion of Trustee Feulner, seconded by Trustee Harvey, unanimously carried, to accept the minutes as writte
TREASURER’S REPORT
|
Checking Account |
|
05/01/21 Balance |
|
General |
|
$99,408.75 |
|
Water |
|
$37,639.69 |
|
Total Fund |
|
$137,048.44 |
|
Trust
& Agency |
|
$515.83 |
|
Savings Accounts |
|
05/01/21 Balance |
|
Water
System Repair Reserve |
|
$2,899.51 |
|
Cemetery
Capital Reserve |
|
$10,838.51 |
|
Unemployment
Insurance Reserve |
|
$2,641.01 |
|
Water
Debt Service Reserve |
|
$20,929.83 |
|
Parks
& Recreation Reserve |
|
$3,573.98 |
|
Sidewalk
Repair & Replacement Res |
|
$238.72 |
|
General
Fund Savings |
|
$25,034.64 |
|
|
Water
|
Taxes |
|
Taxes
Unpaid 4/1/2021 Water
Unpaid 4/1/2021 |
$10,066.01 |
$0.00 |
|
Paid
in April |
$4,141.08 |
$0.00 |
|
Billed
in April |
$140.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Unpaid
5/1/2021 |
$6064.93 Balance sent
to County for reassessment on taxes |
$0.00 |
DPW
DPW Superintendent Miles discussed
with the Board how they want to utilize the CHIPS money this year. Part of Montgomery Street will be chip sealed
and some sidewalks may be repaired. Work
has been done on the Little League Field. Will check on when the flowers will
be ready to be picked up from Sunnycrest Orchard and will be in contact with
Nate Waterfield about cutting trees.
WATER
GRANT
The village did not get the funding
through the CFA grant for replacement of water meters.
CLIMATE
SMART COMMUNTIES
CFA grants are now available for Climate
Smart activities. There needs to be more
individuals working on a task force to be able to complete the activities to
become certified as a Climate Smart Community.
ALDEN
FIELD USE POLICY
The Board was given copies of park
use policies from 4 communities. They
discussed modifying the Village of Fort Plain policy and the Village of
Cooperstown Hold Harmless agreement.
Need to have an insurance requirement added. Clerk-Treasurer Herr to make the
modifications and send to the Board for review.
Signs are going to be made listing the rules for the use of Alden Field.
REQUEST
FOR USE OF ALDEN FIELD
A request to use the stage on Alden
Field by Shana Becker was approved. She
will have to provide an insurance certificate naming the Village as an
additional insured.
OTHER
BUSINESS
The Village has received an
additional CHIPS payment to bring the total payment to 95% of the original
allotment. The remainder is being
carried over to 2021-2022 funding. The
Village has received the full amount of the AIM funding in the amount of
$6053.00.
Angelica Palmer reported that the
Girl Scout 5K will be held on Saturday, June 12, 2021 at 9am. Mayor Guido recommended that she contact the
Fire Department about helping and the American Legion for information on the
route they used for their 5K. She needs to provide a Certificate of Liability
Insurance naming the Village as the Certificate Holder. She has one listing the Cherry Valley
Community Center.
Charlie Varney announced that he is
running for the Otsego County Board of Representatives and asked if there was
anything the Village would be looking for assistance with if he is
elected.
Mayor Guido reported that Gus
Abdallah is planning on adding two bays to the garage at Town Auto. He would like to purchase some land from the
village and would want an easement to use the driveway. Mayor Guido will contact Attorney Clarke to
see what needs to be done for this.
JON
MCMANUS, MCMANUS ENGINEERING
Jon McManus reported that the
$30,000.00 EFC grant that was applied for was approved. There will be a $6000.00-6500.00 match
required by the Village. This grant will
allow for a feasibility study to be done regarding some type of sewage system
for the Village. After the study is done
the Village could use the study to apply for grants to implement the
recommendations. To accept the grant,
the Village needs to have a resolution to move forward and notify the state
that the Board is interested in the money.
By October a decision would need to be made on accepting the grant and
until December for final acceptance of the money. Discussion was held regarding the grant and
possible sewage systems.
Motion made by Trustee Feulner,
seconded by Trustee Harvey, unanimously approved to state that they Village is
interested in accepting the grant at this time.
AUDIT
OF CLAIMS
After review by the board, it was
upon motion of Trustee Feulner, seconded by Trustee Harvey, unanimously carried
to make payment on bills and budget amendments and modifications as follows:
|
General
Fund |
Ch.
#’s 14575-14612 & EFT#14 |
$14,686.99 |
|
Water
Fund |
Ch.
#’s 14575-14612 & EFT#14 |
$4,266.05 |
|
Total
Fund |
Ch.
#’s 14575-14612 & EFT#14 |
$18,953.04 |
|
Trust
and Agency Fund |
Ch.
#’s 1968-1974 & Auto deductions |
$4,143.71 |
Budget Modifications
To From
A9060.8 $300.00 A1990 $300.00
FX9060.8 $100.00 FX1990 $100.00
Budget Amendments
From To To
None
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 8:05 PM
upon motion of Trustee Harvey, seconded by Trustee Feulner, unanimously
carried.
Respectfully Submitted,
Amy S. Herr, Clerk-Treasurer
May 19, 2021
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