September 14, 2017

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The Regular Board Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Macedon held September 14, 2017 at the Town Complex, 32 Main Street, in the Town of Macedon was called to order by Supervisor Sandy Pagano at 7:30 p.m.

 

Pledge of Allegiance.

 

Upon Roll Call, the following members of the Board were

Present:

Councilperson

David McEwen

Councilperson

Dave Maul

Councilperson

Paul Kenyon

Councilperson

Bruce Babcock

Supervisor

Sandy Pagano

 

Absent:   

 

 

 

Also Present:

Attorney

David Fulvio

Chief of Police

John Colella

Director of EMS

Paul Harkness

Town Clerk

Karrie Bowers

 

 

 

 

 

RESOLUTION NO. 235 (2017) APPROVAL OF MINUTES

RESOLVED the Board approves the minutes from the August 10, 2017 (regular meeting)

MOTION BY KENYON, SECONDED BY MCEWEN

ROLL CALL VOTE:  MCEWEN AYE, MAUL ABSTAIN, KENYON AYE, BABCOCK ABSTAIN,

PAGANO AYE, MOTION CARRIED

 

RESOLUTION NO. 236 (2017) APPROVAL OF MINUTES

RESOLVED the Board approves the minutes from the August 31, 2017 (special meeting)

MOTION BY KENYON, SECONDED BY MAUL

ROLL CALL VOTE:  MCEWEN ABSTAIN, MAUL AYE, KENYON AYE, BABCOCK ABSTAIN,

PAGANO AYE, MOTION CARRIED

 

Reports:

Police Report

Town Clerk August Report

 

RESOLUTION NO. 237 (2017) APPROVAL OF REPORTS

RESOLVED the Board approves the following reports as submitted.

MOTION BY KENYON, SECONDED BY BABCOCK

ROLL CALL VOTE:  MCEWEN AYE, MAUL AYE, KENYON AYE, BABCOCK AYE,

PAGANO AYE, MOTION CARRIED

 

RESOLUTION NO. 238 (2017) RESIGNATION – HAMEL

RESOLVED the board accepts the resignation from June Hamel, Town Historian effective October 1, 2017

MOTION BY KENYON, SECONDED BY BABCOCK

ROLL CALL VOTE:  MCEWEN AYE, MAUL AYE, KENYON AYE, BABCOCK AYE,

PAGANO AYE, MOTION CARRIED

 

RESOLUTION NO. 239 (2017) PERSONNEL – BRAUN

BE IT RESOLVED that Linda Braun be appointed to the position of Historian effective October 1, 2017 at a rate of $3,468 annual pro-rated.

MOTION BY KENYON, SECONDED BY MCEWEN

ROLL CALL VOTE:  MCEWEN AYE, MAUL AYE, KENYON AYE, BABCOCK AYE,

PAGANO AYE, MOTION CARRIED

 

RESOLUTION NO. 240 (2017) ASSESSING REVIEW BOARD APPOINTMENT

RESOLVED the Board reappoints Thomas Littlefield to the position of Assessing Review Board Member effective 10/1/17 – 9/30/2022.

MOTION BY MAUL, SECONDED BY KENYON

ROLL CALL VOTE:  MCEWEN AYE, MAUL AYE, KENYON AYE, BABCOCK AYE,

PAGANO AYE, MOTION CARRIED

 

RESOLUTION NO. 241 (2017) WAYNE FINGER LAKES ELECTRICITY BID

RESOLVED the Town Board authorizes the Supervisor to sign Cooperative Electricity Bid with Wayne Finger Lakes Electricity Bid #WFL 2018-12

MOTION BY KENYON, SECONDED BY BABCOCK

ROLL CALL VOTE:  MCEWEN AYE, MAUL AYE, KENYON AYE, BABCOCK AYE,

PAGANO AYE, MOTION CARRIED

 

RESOLUTION NO. 242 (2017) LGE CONTRACT

RESOLVED the Town Board authorizes the Supervisor to sign the CGFL Contract #C1000910.

MOTION BY MAUL, SECONDED BY KENYON

ROLL CALL VOTE:  MCEWEN AYE, MAUL AYE, KENYON AYE, BABCOCK AYE,

PAGANO AYE, MOTION CARRIED

 

RESOLUTION NO. 243 (2017) POLICE – BODY CAMERAS

BE IT RESOLVED that the Chief of Police is authorized to purchase (8) Body Camera’s under NYS Contract #PT-63106 for a total cost of #3,960 to be expensed from AF3120.200.

MOTION BY MAUL, SECONDED BY MCEWEN

ROLL CALL VOTE:  MCEWEN AYE, MAUL AYE, KENYON AYE, BABCOCK AYE,

PAGANO AYE, MOTION CARRIED

 

RESOLUTION NO. 244 (2017) WATER STORAGE TANK DEMOLITION

WHEREAS the Town Board sought bids for the Water Storage Tank Demolition and

 

WHEREAS the Town of Macedon received three (3) bids as follows

 

BE IT RESOLVED the Town Board awards the bid to Regional Environmental Demolition, Inc for a bid price of $49,822 to be expensed from Water Project funds.

MOTION BY MCEWEN, SECONDED BY KENYON

ROLL CALL VOTE:  MCEWEN AYE, MAUL AYE, KENYON AYE, BABCOCK AYE,

PAGANO AYE, MOTION CARRIED

 

Company

Address

Bid Amount

 

Regional Environmental Demolition, Inc.

 

6281 Wendt Drive

Niagara Falls, NY 14304

 

$49,822

 

Total Wrecking and Environmental

 

P.O. Box 326

Buffalo, NY 14231

 

$81,900

 

Allstate Tower Inc. Pittsburg Tank & Tower Group

 

P.O. Box 25

Henderson, KY 42419

 

$106,700

Present:  Karrie Bowers, Town Clerk, Regional Environmental Demolition, Inc, Jaron Case, GHD Consulting Services Inc. and James Byron.

 

7:46 PUBLIC HEARING – LARSEN ENGINEERS / ABUNDANT SOLAR SPECIAL USE PERMIT

 

RESOLUTION NO. 245 (2017) LEGAL READING WAIVED

RESOLVED the Town Board waive reading of the legal notice published in the August 12, 2017 issue of the Times.

MOTION BY BABCOCK, SECONDED BY KENYON

ROLL CALL VOTE:  MCEWEN AYE, MAUL AYE, KENYON AYE, BABCOCK AYE,

PAGANO AYE, MOTION CARRIED

 

*Resident asked a question regarding the process from NYSEG/RGE and do they have a limit of how many can be hooked on? 

 

*Larsen Engineers stated that about 300 residents

 

All persons desiring to be heard, having been heard public hearing was closed.

 

RESOLUTION NO. 246 (2017) PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED

RESOLVED the public hearing be closed at 8:00pm

MOTION BY KENYON, SECONDED BY BABCOCK

ROLL CALL VOTE:  MCEWEN AYE, MAUL AYE, KENYON AYE, BABCOCK AYE,

PAGANO AYE, MOTION CARRIED

 

8:00 PUBLIC HEARING – GRAYSTONE / YSG COMMUNITY SOLAR  SPECIAL USE PERMIT

 

RESOLUTION NO. 247 (2017) LEGAL READING WAIVED

RESOLVED the Town Board waive reading of the legal notice published in the August 12, 2017 issue of the Times.

MOTION BY MCEWEN, SECONDED BY KENYON

ROLL CALL VOTE:  MCEWEN AYE, MAUL AYE, KENYON AYE, BABCOCK AYE,

PAGANO AYE, MOTION CARRIED

 

All persons desiring to be heard, having heard none the public hearing was closed.

 

RESOLUTION NO. 248 (2017) PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED

RESOLVED the public hearing be closed at 8:29pm

MOTION BY BABCOCK, SECONDED BY MCEWEN

ROLL CALL VOTE:  MCEWEN AYE, MAUL AYE, KENYON AYE, BABCOCK AYE,

PAGANO AYE, MOTION CARRIED

 

8:10 PUBLIC HEARING – LL3-2017 A LOCAL LAW TO OVERRIDE THE TAX LEVY LIMIT ESTABLISHED IN GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW 3-C

 

RESOLUTION NO. 249 (2017) LEGAL READING WAIVED

RESOLVED the Town Board waive reading of the legal notice published in the September 2, 2017 issue of the Times.

MOTION BY KENYON, SECONDED BY MCEWEN

ROLL CALL VOTE:  MCEWEN AYE, MAUL AYE, KENYON AYE, BABCOCK AYE,

PAGANO AYE, MOTION CARRIED

 

All persons desiring to be heard, having heard none the public hearing was closed.

 

RESOLUTION NO. 250 (2017) PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED

RESOLVED the public hearing be closed at 8:40pm.

MOTION BY KENYON, SECONDED BY MCEWEN

ROLL CALL VOTE:  MCEWEN AYE, MAUL AYE, KENYON AYE, BABCOCK AYE,

PAGANO AYE, MOTION CARRIED

 

RESOLUTION NO. 251 (2017) LOCAL LAW NO. 3 (2017) A LOCAL LAW TO OVERRIDE THE TAX LEVY LIMIT ESTABLISHED IN GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW 3-C

RESOLVED the Town Board adopt Local Law No. 3 of 2017, A Local Law to Override the Tax Levy Limit Established in General Municipal Law 3-C

 

Local Law No. 3 of the year 2017

Town of Macedon, County of Wayne

 

A local law to override the tax levy limit established in General Municipal Law 3-c

 

Section 1. Legislative Intent

It is the intent of this local law to override the limit on the amount of real property taxes that may be levied by the Town of Macedon, County of Wayne pursuant to General Municipal Law § 3-c, and to allow the Town of Macedon, County of Wayne to adopt a town budget for (a) town purposes (b) fire protection districts and (c) any other special or improvement district governed by the town board for the fiscal year 2017 that requires a real property tax levy in excess of the "tax levy limit" as defined by General Municipal Law § 3-c.

 

Section 2. Authority

This local law is adopted pursuant to subdivision 5 of General Municipal Law § 3-c, which expressly authorizes the town board to override the tax levy limit by the adoption of a local law approved by vote of sixty percent (60%) of the town board.

 

Section 3. Tax Levy Limit Override

The Town Board of the Town of Macedon, County of Wayne is hereby authorized to adopt a budget for the fiscal year 2018 that requires a real property tax levy in excess of the limit specified in General Municipal Law, §3-c.

 

Section 4. Severability.

If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part of this Local Law or the application thereof to any person, firm or corporation, or circumstance, shall be adjusted by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unconstitutional, such order or judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part of this Local Law or in its application to the person, individual, firm or corporation or circumstance, directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment or order shall be rendered.

 

Section 5. Effective date.

This local law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State.

MOTION BY KENYON, SECONDED BY BABCOCK

ROLL CALL VOTE:  MCEWEN NAY, MAUL AYE, KENYON AYE, BABCOCK AYE,

PAGANO AYE, MOTION CARRIED

 

RESOLUTION NO. 252 (2017) BUDGET WORKSHOP

RESOLVED the Town Board scheduled the 2018 Budget Workshop on October 5th at 5:30pm.

MOTION BY KENYON, SECONDED BY BABCOCK

ROLL CALL VOTE:  MCEWEN AYE, MAUL AYE, KENYON AYE, BABCOCK AYE,

PAGANO AYE, MOTION CARRIED

 

RESOLUTION NO. 253 (2017) PUBLIC HEARING – LOCAL LAW #4-2017 – LOCAL LAW TO OPT OUT OF NEW YORK STATE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW §487 TAX EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN SOLAR OR WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS OR FARM WASTE ENERGY SYSTEMS

RESOLVED the Town Board authorizes the Town Clerk to publish the Public Hearing Local Law #4-2017 in the Times legal paper.

MOTION BY BABCOCK, SECONDED BY KENYON

ROLL CALL VOTE:  MCEWEN AYE, MAUL AYE, KENYON AYE, BABCOCK AYE,

PAGANO AYE, MOTION CARRIED

 

ABSTRACT NO.443  September (A) 2017            Regular Bills

2017     #20176493-20176654                             $288,183.38

 

RESOLUTION NO. 253 (2017) PAYMENT OF CLAIMS

RESOLVED the bills be paid as audited.

MOTION BY KENYON, SECONDED BY MCEWEN

ROLL CALL VOTE:  MCEWEN AYE, MAUL AYE, KENYON AYE, BABCOCK AYE,

PAGANO AYE, MOTION CARRIED

 

Roundtable:

Highway Superintendent Christopher Countryman – Culvert work will begin in the Village in the next few weeks.

 

Supervisor Pagano – there is a light pole out at Parkwood Heights.  Chris Countryman stated he would look into it as the Highway has received calls regarding the light as well.

 

Supervisor Pagano – stated that there will be a reception on 9/24 at the Macedon Historical Society for June Hamel.

 

RESOLUTION NO. 254 (2017) EXECUTIVE SESSION

RESOLVED the Board enter Executive Session at 9:20 pm to discuss personnel/contracts.

MOTION BY MAUL, SECONDED BY BABCOCK

ROLL CALL VOTE:  MCEWEN AYE, MAUL ABSENT, KENYON AYE, BABCOCK AYE,

PAGANO AYE, MOTION CARRIED

 

 

MOTION BY BABCOCK, SECONDED BY KENYON THE MEETING BE ADJOURNED AT 10:10PM.

 

 

 

 

Karrie M. Bowers

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Karrie M. Bowers

Macedon Town Clerk