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Minutes of Agenda for the July 28th, 2022, Town of Harrietstown Board Meeting TOWN OF HARRIETSTOWN TOWN BOARD AGENDA MINUTES DATE: JULY 28TH, 2022 PLEDGE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL Supervisor Mallach Present Councilman Riley Present via Videoconferencing (Zoom) Councilwoman Schrader Present Councilwoman Milne Present Councilman Williams Present ~Councilman Riley attended the meeting via video conferencing from New Jersey due to significant circumstances. ~Also in Attendance was Harrietstown Town Clerk Sabrina Harrison, Airport Manager Corey Hurwitch, Harrietstown Bookkeeper Beth Bevilacqua, Kirk Sullivan from Bing Bang Boom, and Joe Gladd, present via zoom was Harrietstown Assessor Martin Tichenor, Sean Kearny, and DCrowell MINUTES APPROVAL Review and acceptance of the minutes from the meeting held on July 14th, 2022. ~A motion was made by Tracey Schrader to accept the minutes of the meeting held on July 14th, 2022 as presented to the board, seconded by Ashley Milne (m/s/p) WARRANT #14 OF 2022: GENERAL FUND $9,247.01 AIRPORT FUND $ 82,985.54 GENERAL FUND OUTSIDE $352.30 HIGHWAY FUND OUTSIDE $ 11,252.64 TRUST AND AGENCY $ 21,173.48 WATER AND SEWER $ 193.05 CAPITOL PROJECTS $ Minutes of Agenda for the July 28th, 2022, Town of Harrietstown Board Meeting ~A motion was made by Tracey Schrader to approve payment of the vouchers of Warrant #14 of 2022, seconded by John Williams (m/s/p) PASSERO ASSOCIATES: PUBLIC COMMENT: COMMUNITY GROUP: Melinda Little is coming to discuss the idea of a dog park next to the pump track. ~ Melinda Little spoke to the Town Board about the benefits of a dog park and about how not all dogs are successfully trained off leash, especially young dogs. The board is supportive of a dog park next to the pump track. The next step would be for the group to start fundraising and looking into insurance. The ribbon cutting ceremony for the pump track is scheduled for August 16th @ 6:30pm and everyone agree that the supporters of the dog park should be there, and possible rope off the area they are hoping to put the dog park. COUNTY UPDATE: ~ARR auctions to hold a tax auction on August 3rd. UPDATES FROM THE SUPERVISOR: Sean Kerney ~ Sean Kerney requested again that the town agree to his Pilot (Payment In Leu Of Taxes) Agreement for the 70 unit housing development he is working on. He was able to answer the boards’ questions on if the units are only open to artists, to which he informed them that out of the 70 units 35 are set aside for artists. He then explained the qualifications someone would need to have to be considered an artist for this development. He agreed to send the board members his latest marketing material for a current development he has. Easterly Plot buy back ~ A motion was made by John Williams to buy back John Easterly’s cemetery plot, seconded by Ashley Milne. (m/s/p) Beth Accountant Title ~A motion was made by Howard Riley to approve moving Elizabeth Bevilacqua’s position as Bookkeeper to the Supervisor to the position of Accountant, seconded by Tracey Schrader (m/s/p) $10,000 Dewey Marketing Money ~A motion was made by Tracey Schrader to move forward with Shelly Cihan being hired to market Dewey Mountain using the $10,000 in money from the county for tourism, seconded by Ashley Milne (m/s/p) Minutes of Agenda for the July 28th, 2022, Town of Harrietstown Board Meeting $30,000 Joint Tourism money- Kirk Sullivan will be giving a presentation from Bing Bang Boom. Attachment ~A motion was made by Ashley Milne to move forward with the $20,000 to give to Kirk Sullivan from Bing Bang Boom for the production of videos to promote the area, and to revisit the additional $10,000 marketing funds after the joint meeting with the Village of Saranac Lake in August, seconded by Tracey Schrader (m/s/p) Spectrum Phones & Internet- Pricing list attached ~A motion was made by Tracey Schrader to accept changing the phone and internet provider and to move forward with Charter Communications (Spectrum), seconded by Ashley Milne (m/s/p) Piano Youth Center Website ~Supervisor Mallach asked the board for their input on some of the design options for the new website. Changes to the Sexual Harassment portion of the Employee Handbook ~A motion was made by Ashley Milne to add the 1-800-number to the employee handbook, seconded by John Williams (m/s/p) Remedial Investigation from DEC to begin Blue line Compost ~Supervisor Mallach explained to the board that they can not accept the bid from Blue Line Compost because it does not meet the permit guidelines, they are working on getting the permit changed. HIGHWAY: Work Report Bid Acceptance Resolution #11 of 2022 – Attached ~A motion was made by Tracey Schrader to adopt Resolution #11 of 2022 Bid Acceptance attached to the minutes, seconded Ashley Milne (m/s/p) AIRPORT: Approval for Taxiway B Grant ~A motion was made by Ashley Milne to accept the Taxiway B Grant, seconded by John Williams (m/s/p) ~There will be an executive session to discuss subject d & f: d. discussion regarding proposed, pending or current litigation Minutes of Agenda for the July 28th, 2022, Town of Harrietstown Board Meeting f. the medical, financial, credit or employment history of a particular person or corporation, or matters leading to the appointment, employment, promotion, demotion, discipline, suspension, dismissal or removal of a particular person or corporation. ~A motion was made by Tracey Schrader to go into executive session under section D & F at 7:48pm, seconded by John Williams (m/s/p) ~A motion was made by Tracey Schrader to come out of executive session at 8:14pm, seconded by Ashley Milne (m/s/p) ~A motion was made by Howard Riley to go back into regular session at 8:17pm, seconded by Tracey Schrader (m/s/p) ~A motion was made by Howard Riley for Elizabeth Bevilacqua to become a salaried employee with and annual salary of $55,055.00, prorated in 2022 for $50,709.10 and Sabrina Harrison increase in annual salary to $65,311.60 prorated to $60,155.80 for 2022. COMMITEES Personnel: Jordanna Safety: Jordanna Building Town Hall & Cemetery: Tracey ~Work Report HR: Jordanna Special Districts Water & Sewer: Tracey Lake Owner Assoc: Tracey, John Dewey Mountain: John, Ashley Parks/Recreation/Youth: John, Ashley Tourism: Howard, Ashley Business Park: John, Ashley Code/Zoning: Howard Assessing: Jordanna Housing Authority: Howard Audit: Jordanna Fire/Rescue: Jordanna Negotiations (Union): Howard, Jordanna COMMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS: ADJOURN: ~With no further business before the board Howard Riley made a motion to adjourn at 8:23pm, seconded by Tracey Schrader (m/s/p)