The Town Board of the Town of Clayton met
in the Town Board Room with the following present:
Robert W. Cantwell Jr., George Kittle,
Justin Taylor, Donald Turcotte, Bonnie Rose, Bob Boulton, Kathy
LaClair, Nicole Cornaire, Sharie Derrickson, Kelly Vadney (WDT),
Bud Baril, John Kehoe, Rob Campany, Phil Randazzo
Supervisor Cantwell opened the regular
meeting of the Town Board at 5:00 PM.
Minutes:
Motion by Bonnie Rose, 2nd
by George Kittle, to approve the minutes of the June 14th
as written. Motion carried.
Fuel Bid Opening:
Motion by Justin Taylor, 2nd
by Bonnie Rose, to award the Propane bid to Griffith Energy
designating Option #2 – Variable at $1.5682/gal. per bid. Town
Clerk will notify Griffith Energy of the award. Motion Carried.
Youth Commission Vouchers:
Discussion followed with Councilman Kittle
offering that Mark Kellogg, Treasurer of the Youth Commission
will be in charge of completing, getting signatures from
vendors, signing all Youth Commission Vouchers as the authorized
signature and submitting for payment.
Lifeguard/Payroll Rates:
Motion made by Justin Taylor, 2nd
by George Kittle, to approve the following Lifeguards and their
rate of pay at Recreation Park Pool:
Bryan Wiley,
Lifeguard @$8.00 per hr.
Carley Churchill,
Lifeguard @$7.50 per hr.
Katlyn Youngs,
Lifeguard @$7.50 per hr.
Kelly Meisch,
Lifeguard @$7.50 per hr.
Motion carried.
Motion made by Donald Turcotte, 2nd
by Bonnie Rose, to approve changing Bill Smith to a Rec. Park &
Transfer Site employee at a rate of $13.17, to commencing on
8/3/06. Motion carried.
Resolutions:
Resolution #38 of 2006 – Motion by
Justin Taylor, 2nd by Bonnie Rose, to reaffirm this
resolution done on 5/24/06. Robert W. Cantwell Jr. aye, George
Kittle aye, Justin Taylor aye, Donald Turcotte aye and
Bonnie Rose aye. (See Resolution Book.)
Resolution #39 of 2006 – Motion by
George Kittle, 2nd by Bonnie Rose, to establish an
easement on the Frink Development property of 25’. Robert W.
Cantwell Jr. aye, George Kittle, aye, Donald Turcotte aye,
Justin Taylor aye, and Bonnie Rose aye. (See Resolution
Book.)
With regard to Resolution #40 of 2006,
a Zoning Ordinance Amendment received from Atty. Joseph
Russell. Motion by Bonnie Rose, 2nd by George
Kittle, to publish in next Wednesday, July 5th, TI
Sun edition a copy of the Zoning Ordinance Amendment in relation
to the 180-day (6 month) Moratorium on Wind Turbines and Wind
Farms. Robert W. Cantwell Jr. aye, George Kittle aye, Donald
Turcotte aye, Justin Taylor aye, and Bonnie Rose aye.
Resolution #41 of 2006 – Motion by
Donald Turcotte, 2nd by George Kittle, approving and
authorizing the placement of a covenant running with the land
against the Town Hall/Opera House property. Robert W. Cantwell
Jr. aye, George Kittle aye, Donald Turcotte aye, Justin
Taylor aye, and Bonnie Rose aye. (See Resolution Book.)
Phil Randazzo congratulated the Board for
making a historic decision for all of Clayton by making so much
waterfront available to the public.
John Kehoe sited Kingston and the public
area there is still grassed.
Bud Baril stated it is nice to see the area
coming together in a positive manner. Mr. Baril thanked Mr.
Randazzo for his efforts to help this come to fruition as he
knows that this has been frustrating at times, but well worth
it.
Recreation Park Chiller:
Motion by George Kittle, 2nd
by Donald Turcotte, to award the municipal Chiller Replacement
project to Davis Mechanical of East Syracuse in the amount of
$279,300., subject to review by the attorney and payment of a
performance bond. Motion carried.
Rob Campany of Bernier, Carr & Associates
indicated that Davis would be ready to start prep work within
the next 3 to 4 weeks and that we would be ready to make ice by
October 13th.
Frink BAN:
Supervisor Cantwell stated that we
previously had done the resolution for a $750,000. BAN for the
Frink Project. We only took out the BAN at $500,000. Now we
need to BAN for the remaining $250,000. KeyBank has given two
rates: 4.53% non-callable and 4.63% callable. No one else has
given a rate. Discussion by the Board with a consensus to BAN
the remaining $250,000 at 4.63%.
Intermunicipal Agreement –
Planning/Zoning:
Councilman Kittle explained that he would
be having a meeting with Village Trustee Joseph Orobona on July
5th.
[Councilman Kittle had to leave the meeting
at this time.]
Grindstone Island Dock project update:
Supervisor Cantwell stated he had completed
an on site visit and reports that Pat Patch had started the
project as quoted the week of 6/19. Pipes and a 50-yd roll off
were at the landing and just today he had seen the roll off
being barged back to the mainland with the debris.
Highway Superintendent Boulton report:
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In May signed the state contract for salt. Today ordered
2500 Ton.
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Grindstone Island should be done tomorrow.
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Highway Dept. will be off next week, actually starting
tomorrow night.
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New trailer is in at Walldroff Farm Equipment, we still
have to get it licensed.
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Auction attended in Watertown. We sold: 1979 Rogers
50-ton lowboy, 1968 Kaiser 6x6 T/A dump truck, 1968 Kaiser 6x6
T/A dump w/winch and 1978 Mack 300 T/A dump w 13’ box - $22,000
less commission, which netted us $19,845.00.
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Pelo Road will get half done this year owing to the rise
in cost of binder. We will do from the Cape Vincent end to a
tenth past the Bach pit.
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Calumet Blvd. – was an abandoned section between Potter
Blvd. and Fontaine. A 0.26 of a mile was dedicated to the Town
in 1927. There has been no work on this in seven years and is
considered abandoned, we don’t do any maintenance on this
section.
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Depauville Road we completed the paving today, scaled
back to the bridges. The road will be open to the public this
weekend.
Supervisor Cantwell indicated that Phil
Randazzo wants to do a presentation to all Town employees on
what is happening on the Frink property.
Consolidation Committee:
Supervisor Cantwell, Councilman Justin
Taylor, Mayor Kenyon and Trustee Cerow will serve on this
committee. By the middle of next week a conceptual drawing
should be completed by Bernier & Carr. We need to know the cost
to the Town for moving. It is possible that the Justice Court
can also be linked to the Probation Office and the Police Dept.
4th Annual Live, Interactive
Satellite Teleconference:
“Communnity Partnerships” is the theme and
will be broadcast on Wednesday, September 27, at 6:30 to 9:00.
It is presented by the NYS Quality Communities Program and Dept.
of State Division of Local Government. Peter Manning needs a
representative to be on the teleconference concerning
consolidation/ shared services. Councilman Taylor will do this.
Changes to meeting locations:
Motion by Bonnie Rose, 2nd
by Justin Taylor to advertise for the following changes to
meeting locations:
7/12/06 Town Board meeting will
be held at the New Fire Hall on Graves Street @5:00 PM.
7/26/06 Town Board meeting will
be held at Grindstone Island at the School House @ 5:00 PM.
8/23/06 Town Board meeting will
be held at Depauville Community Center @ 5:00 PM.
George Kittle Absent. Motion carried.
Supervisor Cantwell also noted that the
CLDC would meet on 7/6/06 at the New Fire Hall on Graves Street
@ 4:00 PM.
Councilman Taylor spoke about the
following:
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Noted that there was a presentation by the USDA-RUS for a
grant of $199,000 for the Opera House. He inquired if the
notice was an invitation for spouses as well and did it include
seating for the performance following the presentation.
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GIS grant has been awarded. It is a possibility that we
may be able to expand quickly using the County who is also GIS.
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ZEO Assistant – Hasn’t been advertised as yet.
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Keith Wood letter concerning Depauville should be looked
into.
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Questioned if any information had been received on 801’s
PILOT? None as yet. We believe that the balloon payment is now
due sometime between now and 2007.
Motion by Bonnie Rose, 2nd
by Donald Turcotte, to adjourn this workshop meeting at 6:55
PM. George Kittle absent. Motion carried.
Kathleen E. LaClair, Town Clerk
