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August 17, 2010 CITY OF SARATOGA SPRINGS City Council Meeting Agenda 6:25 P.H. – Adoption of the 2010 Retirement Incentive Program 6:35 P.H. – Capital Budget Amendment for Spring Run Trail 6:45 P.H. - Capital Program: 2011 - 2016 7:00 PM CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL SALUTE TO FLAG PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD / 15 MINUTES PRESENTATION(S) EXECUTIVE SESSION Discussion regarding proposed, pending or current litigation; personal private information of a person or corporation, or matters leading to the appointment, employment, promotion, demotion, discipline, suspension, dismissal or removal of a person or corporation. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Approval of 8-03-2010 City Council Minutes 2. Approval of 8-11-2010 Public Hearing Minutes 3. Approve Budget Amendments 4. Approve Budget Transfers 5. Approve Payroll 8/06/10 $402,365.46 6. Approve Payroll 8/13/10 $399,936.35 7. Approve Warrant 2010 Mid 10MWAUG1 $652,454.79 8. Approve Warrant 2010 Regular 10AUG2 $319,880.97 MAYOR’S DEPARTMENT 1. Discussion and Vote: Permission from Council to Fill Position of Program Coordinator 2. Discussion and Vote: Approval of Hourly Rate for Recreation Leaders $8.50/hr. 3. Discussion and Vote: Approval of Donations 4. Discussion and Vote: Permission to Amend the Capital Budget for Spring Run Trail 5. Discussion and Vote: Authorization for Mayor to Sign Change Order with AECOM for Spring Run Trail 6. Discussion and Vote: Authorization for Mayor to Sign Change Order with Luizzi Brothers for Spring Run Trail 7. Discussion and Vote: Authorization for Mayor to Sign Agreement with Rick Bolton and Jeff Walton for August Concert Series 8. Discussion and Vote: Authorization for Mayor to Sign Agreement with ESI for EAP 9. Discussion and Vote: Authorization for Mayor to Sign Amended Agreement with Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation 10. Discussion and Vote: Appointment to the Downtown Special Assessment District Board 11. Discussion and Vote: Appointment to Civil Service Commission City Council Meeting 8/17/10 ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT Nothing at this time FINANCE DEPARTMENT 1. Discussion and Vote: Local Law #3 of 2010 2. Discussion and Vote: Amend Capital Budget-Spring Run Trail 3. Discussion and Vote: In-Rem Parcels 4. Discussion and Vote: Donation to DPW 5. Discussion and Vote: Department of Public Safety Payroll Transfers 6. Discussion: City Finances PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 1. Discussion and Vote: Acceptance of Liz Ann Drive and Stub Streets 2. Discussion and Vote: Authorization for Mayor to Sign Change Order #5 with Stantec Consulting 3. Discussion and Vote: Authorization for Mayor to Sign DeBrino Caulking Change Order #1 PUBLIC SAFETY 1. Announcement: Update on Parking Enforcement SUPERVISORS Joanne Yepsen 1. Social Programs 2. Veteran’s Committee 3. County Treasurer’s Report 4. VLT Contract Matthew Veitch 1. County Reverse 911 System 2. Animal Shelter Rabies Clinics 3. Saratoga Gaming and Raceway Foundation 2010 Grant Program 4. Saratoga County Day at the Races 5. New York State VLT Agreement at Aqueduct 6. Saratoga County Early Retirement Incentive ADJOURN Page 2 of 14 City Council Meeting 8/17/10 August 17, 2010 CITY OF SARATOGA SPRINGS City Council Meeting City Council Room PRESENT: Scott Johnson, Mayor Ken Ivins, Commissioner of Finance John Franck, Commissioner of Accounts Anthony Scirocco, Commissioner of DPW Richard Wirth, Commissioner of DPS Matt Veitch, Supervisor Joanne Yepsen, Supervisor STAFF PRESENT: Shauna Sutton, Deputy Mayor Kate Jarosh, Deputy Commissioner, Finance Michele Boxley, Deputy Commissioner, Accounts Tim Cogan, Deputy Commissioner, DPW Frank Dudla, Deputy Commissioner, DPS Joe Scala, City Attorney RECORDING OF PROCEEDING The proceedings of this meeting were taped for the benefit of the secretary. Because the minutes are not a verbatim record of the proceedings, the minutes are not a word-for-word transcript. PUBLIC HEARING Adoption of the 2010 Retirement Incentive Program Mayor Johnson opened the public hearing at 6:30 p.m. Commissioner Ivins stated the state offered a program which allowed us to offer early retirement incentives to employees. We would have to show a 50% savings over a 2 year period and has to be targeted positions – title. The person may or may not elect to retire. We received a list from the retirement system of who was eligible, sent letters and a survey to all listed on the eligible asking if they would be interested in retiring. They received a response from 48% of the people who were eligible. From there a list of titles was created for all Council members. As the list is by title, the most senior individual of that title receives the incentive first. Some Council members saw this as an opportunity to reorganize and assisted in reaching the threshold the state required. The local law was written based upon the example provided by the Comptroller’s Office and has been presented to the Council tonight. They chose a 90 day open period to allow for the election and budget changes and a lump sum payment to save the 8% interest in amortization. The lump sum retirement payment is due in February 2012. Depending upon who decides to take advantage of this incentive, the City will pay either 60 or 68% of their final average salary to the retirement system in the one lump sum payment. The police and fire do not qualify. This will be voted on later by the Council. No one spoke. Page 3 of 14 City Council Meeting 8/17/10 Mayor Johnson closed the public hearing at 6:35 p.m. Capital Budget Amendment for Spring Run Trail Mayor Johnson opened the public hearing at 6:35 p.m. Paul Male, city engineer, stated this is to amend the capital budget for Spring Run Trail. Originally we were told there was no more stimulus money for the project. The stimulus projects regionally have been coming in under budget resulting in additional funding being available. We were able to secure additional funding for the contractor, Luizzi Brothers, and the consultant, AECOM. The change order for Luizzi Brothers is $216,240.52 and AECOM’s change order is for $66,136 for a total of $282,376.52. The federal government has allocated funding for this additional amount and there is no cost to the City. No one spoke. Mayor Johnson closed the public hearing at 6:38 p.m. 2011 – 2016 Capital Program Mayor Johnson opened the public hearing at 6:45 p.m. Mayor Johnson stated this is the third and last public comment period on the proposed Capital Program. Al Callucci of 9 Lexington Road stated he mentioned something at the last meeting regarding placing a parking facility on the 5 year plan. He strongly feels it is something we need to look at. There are only a couple spots that we can look at for this. In order to grow the City we need to accommodate our visitors. The Council should seriously consider this. Mayor Johnson closed the public hearing at 7:00 p.m. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Johnson called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. PUBLIC COMENT Mayor Johnson opened the public comment period at 7:01 p.m. Mayor Johnson said the public comment period is limited to a total of 15 minutes and individuals are limited to two minutes each according to the rules approved in February of 2004 by the City Council. John Krause of 227 Grand Avenue stated he is a member of the Saratoga Citizens Committee. He stated the voters should decide about a change to more effectively and efficiently run a $54 million dollar service business that provides police and fire protection, EMS coverage, street cleaning and maintenance, refuse pick up, water and sewer service, etc. This service business has 26,000 customers, 10,867 locations, and 10,000 share holders – the taxpayers. The last Council meeting was an example of why we need to change how we run this business – speakers brought up serious issues about the failure to provide timely and effective service. During the budget process last fall, there was so much turf protecting that the citizens got a default budget with a 7.8% tax increase. We need to change how these operating departments that provide these services are managed and run. The service business needs an experienced professional manager and the proposed Charter change accomplishes this by proposing a city manager form of government. This person will take charge and be responsible for all the services being provided and the mayor and other Council members will be able to concentrate on legislative matters and Page 4 of 14 City Council Meeting 8/17/10 policy making. All people who signed the petition were given a 4 page summary fact sheet and the website where the whole revised Charter is posted. It is requested that the Council take timely action on a motion to allow the proposed Charter be placed on the November ballot. Let the voters decide. Bonnie Design of 3260 Route 9 stated she is also a member of the Saratoga Citizens Committee. She stated “we the people” are very powerful words and the beginning of the Constitution of the United States. We the people are Saratoga Springs and vote you all in as representatives. When you realized your phone system was out of date, you got a new system and brought it up to date. The beautiful chairs the Council sits in are new because the other chairs were old and broken. Each of the Council members has a laptop in front of them because it is the efficiency of the new modern way. Now it’s the peoples time to have a choice to put on the ballot of either going with an antiquated form of government or going with a change in Charter and a Council elected manger. She asked the Council to put them on the ballot and leave it up to the people. Sally Kirouac of 21 Horseshoe Drive stated before the Council tonight is a simple request to put the proposal of a City manager style of government on the ballot. The Council is not being asked endorse the proposal but it is being asked to recognize the will of a large number of Saratoga residents and put the proposal on the ballot. The proposal represents a cross section of the citizens. It is a vital step in moving Saratoga Springs from its archaic form of government to one that will allow it to become an effectively and efficiently managed city. The Council can choose self interest over the public interest and not put it on the ballot. Linda Wilkes of 5 Thames Way stated she would like to use her time to make a plea to the Council to put the proposal on the ballot. What they found during their canvassing is a lot of people knew about the issue and were glad to sign the petition. In the cases where people didn’t know about the issue they took the time to discuss it with them and gave them literature. The important issue is that the registered voters get a chance to vote on the issue. The process has been followed by the volunteers of Saratoga Citizens and the required number of signatures were collected using the voter database as a guide. Martin Carovano of 87 Railroad Place stated he would like to urge the Council to put the proposal on the ballot. The issue is an important one and the voters should make a decision on it. Kyle York of 59 Railroad Place stated at the last Council meeting there was a vote of 3-2 to buy a lawn mower for $21,000. The lawn mower currently at the Casino sits on the side of the building with a tarp over it as long as the wind doesn’t blow it off. Would it be wise to add into the budget some kind of protective shelter for the new $21,000 lawn mower? Bonnie Sellers of 73 Fifth Avenue stated she wonders how many people have told the Council the city manager profession is in a crisis. The International City Managers Association calls it a crisis. This information can be found on their website. The association stated there are not enough qualified city managers to replace the ones who are retiring. The city manager form of government would be expensive and not good for a city like Saratoga Springs. If the city manager form of government is pushed through, Saratoga Springs will just be another city that will be in competition for a limited number of qualified candidates costing taxpayers more money. Carol Joyce of 333 Broadway stated she thought the voters had spoken out when they voted over 4 years ago to retain the commission form of government. She resents this group pressuring the City Council to put a city manager form of government on the ballot. There is no real financial impact here – we have no idea how much it is going to cost. It takes the power away from the people in this community to decide what we want for ourselves and gives it to 1 person. Pat Kane of 19 Marion Place stated he left this week for the Council to look at the signature base that was presented earlier. He gave the other signatures in the second phase of this document. They took a copy of the petitions they gave to the City and others they have ready and ran them against the voter database provided by the County. They independently ran their petitions against the voter database and came out with the records they see. They took the liberty to disqualify some based upon some things they couldn’t Page 5 of 14 City Council Meeting 8/17/10 read well. The information they provided is very credible and accurate. They have well over 2,000 signatures at this stage. They are looking for a quick decision. It would be a costly venture to do a special election. Al Callucci of 9 Lexington Road stated people have the right to put anything on a ballot as long as they have the correct amount of signatures. They also have an obligation to attach a financial analysis so people can get an understanding of current cost of government versus the future cost of government. He feels that Saratoga Citizen has an obligation to put together their financial analysis of what they feel their form of government will cost versus the current form of government. The process, not the Council, will determine if this goes on the ballot. Commissioner Franck announced he is meeting tomorrow with the attorneys that are working on the proposal. They will give him their report and then he has to put together his report. He will have that by end of day Thursday. Mayor Johnson closed the public comment period at 7:26 p.m. EXECUTIVE SESSION Mayor Johnson moved and Commissioner Ivins seconded to move to executive session for discussion regarding proposed, potential, pending or current litigation, as well as discussion involving collective negotiations at 8:22 p.m. Ayes - All Council returned from session at 8:55 p.m. Mayor Johnson stated nothing was resolved during executive session; therefore there is nothing to report to the public. CONSENT AGENDA Mayor Johnson moved and Commissioner Ivins seconded to approve the consent agenda as follows: 1. Approval of 8-03-2010 City Council Minutes 2. Approval of 8-11-2010 Public Hearing Minutes 3. Approve Budget Amendments 4. Approve Budget Transfers 5. Approve Payroll 8/06/10 $402,365.46 6. Approve Payroll 8/13/10 $399,936.35 7. Approve Warrant 2010 Mid 10MWAUG1 $652,454.79 8. Approve Warrant 2010 Regular 10AUG2 $319,880.97 Commissioner Ivins stated he is revising the budget amendments and pulling out the amendment for SWPPP. This is a special account that needs budget amendment only when the funds are needed to be expended and then the funds are moved to the general fund. The amount of the amendment is $3,577.82. Also, item #8 is now $318,995.75. Ayes – All MAYOR’S DEPARTMENT Page 6 of 14 City Council Meeting 8/17/10 Discussion and Vote: Permission from Council to Fill Position of Program Coordinator (10-246) Linda Terricola stated this is for the transfer of funding from a senior account clerk position to a program coordinator position. The senior account clerk position was a grade 7 step 6 and the new position will be a grade 6 step 1. This title was approved at the Civil Service position last night. Mayor Johnson stated there is a cost savings associated with filling this position. The former position was funded in the amount of $36,065 for 2010 and the new position is a lower grade and step - different position and duties. This position is to be funded at $31,421 plus a shift differential in the amount of $2,374 for a total of $33,795. This person will be working evenings and weekends to staff the new recreation center. This position will also be at 40 hours which is more than the previous position of 33 hours. Commissioner Scirocco stated he wasn’t aware there was a shift differential. He wanted to know if that was contractual. Linda advised under the union contract there is compensation of an additional 80¢ per hour for shifts after noon. Commissioner Ivins clarified which contract that was. Linda advised under the City Hall contract. Commissioner Ivins asked for an explanation of the difference of duties from the old position to the new position. Linda stated this position will be involved with program development, assisting the recreation director, marketing, public relations of the programs, coordinating with supervisors, etc. Commissioner Ivins asked who is picking up the duties of the old position. Linda advised the 2 senior account clerks that they currently have will pick up the duties of this former senior account clerk. Commissioner Ivins asked who was doing the duties this new person will be doing. Linda advised it was done by part time people; saving about $5,000. Commissioner Wirth asked for clarification of the shift differential. Linda stated the shift has to be consistent. This position will be 1 – 9 p.m. and weekends. Mayor Johnson moved and Commissioner Wirth seconded to approve the filling of the program coordinator position in the Recreation Department. Commissioner Ivins stated we have a little reduction here but we are looking at more reductions in 2011. We keep getting opportunities and they keep going away. Mayor Johnson stated they have come a long way in making this position more responsive to the needs of the recreation department. The hours have been increased at a lower salary. Ayes – 4 Nays – 1 (Commissioner Ivins) Discussion and Vote: Approval of Hourly Rate for Recreation Leaders $8.50/hr. (10-247) Page 7 of 14 City Council Meeting 8/17/10 Linda Terricola stated the Civil Service Commission did approve the title of recreation leader. These leaders were formerly known as school monitors. With the expansion of the indoor recreation center we have areas that need to be staffed. These people will work for $8.50 per hour. The former positions were paid $7.50 - $11.00 per hour. Commissioner Ivins asked how many people were in the previous positions. Linda stated 8 – 10 people. Commissioner Ivins asked what the savings is. Linda stated there is a savings of approximately $2,000. Mayor Johnson moved and Commissioner Scirocco seconded to approve the hourly rate as described. Ayes - All Discussion and Vote: Approval of Donations (10-248) Linda Terricola advised the following items were donated: picture of Barbaro, 125 maracas, 38 shivering creepies, 33 rainbow lite up fun go, 56 Saratoga ski caps, 1 regulation basketball, and 2 Wilson racquetball ripper racquets. Mayor Johnson moved and Commissioner Ivins seconded to accept the donations as described. Ayes - All Discussion and Vote: Permission to Amend the Capital Budget for Spring Run Trail (10-249) Paul Male advised this amendment is to remove and put back items from the contract. This will pay for Luizzi Brothers and AECOM’s change order. Mayor Johnson stated the amount is $283,000. These were items that were previously taken out due to lack of funding. There is no cost to the City. Mayor Johnson moved and Commissioner Ivins seconded to amend the capital budget for Spring Run Trail as described. Roll Call: Commissioner Franck – Aye Commissioner Ivins – Aye Commissioner Scirocco – Aye Commissioner Wirth – Aye Mayor Johnson - Aye Discussion and Vote: Authorization for Mayor to Sign Change Order with Luizzi Brothers for Spring Run Trail (10-250) Paul Male stated the total increase is $216,240.52. This will raise their total contract price to $1,823,871.87. This is for a variety of changes in quantities. Mayor Johnson moved and Commissioner Wirth seconded to approve the change order as described. Ayes – All Page 8 of 14 City Council Meeting 8/17/10 Discussion and Vote: Authorization for Mayor to Sign Change Order with AECOM for Spring Run Trail (10-251) Paul Male stated the change order is in the amount of $66,136 for additional hours for construction inspection services and support. The state has reviewed and approved it. This is from the stimulus funding and at no cost to the City. Mayor Johnson moved and Commissioner Ivins seconded to approve change order as described. Ayes - All Discussion and Vote: Authorization for Mayor to Sign Agreement with Rick Bolton and Jeff Walton for August Concert Series (10-252) Mayor Johnson advised this concert is for August 31st in the amount of $300. Mayor Johnson moved and Commissioner Ivins seconded to authorize the mayor to sign an agreement with Rick Bolton and Jeff Walton. Ayes – All Discussion and Vote: Authorization for Mayor to Sign Agreement with ESI for EAP (10-253) Mayor Johnson stated this is a follow up to the Safety Committee presentation at the last Council meeting. This will cover the rest of this year and is a 16 month contract. Mayor Johnson moved and Commissioner Ivins seconded to authorize the mayor to sign an agreement with ESI. Commissioner Ivins stated this is covered in this year’s budget. Ayes - All Discussion and Vote: Authorization for Mayor to Sign Amended Agreement with Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation (10-254) Mayor Johnson stated this is to assist with the inventory of our race track. The money is coming from the County IDA. Mayor Johnson moved and Commissioner Ivins seconded to authorize the mayor to sign an amended agreement with Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation. Ayes - All Discussion and Vote: Appointment to the Downtown Special Assessment District Board (10-255) Mayor Johnson moved and Commissioner Wirth seconded to re-appoint Rod Sutton to the Downtown Special Assessment District Board. Mayor Johnson stated Rod is a Saratogian who has been on this board for some time. He is doing a great job. Ayes – All Discussion and Vote: Appointment to Civil Service Commission (10-256) Page 9 of 14 City Council Meeting 8/17/10 Mayor Johnson presented to the City Council the recommendation to appoint Kimberly Galvin. The appointment is for a 6 year term. She is an attorney and has experience in the Department of Insurance and the NYS Board of Elections. She also has information about the public hiring process and involved in many community aspects. Mayor Johnson moved and Commissioner Wirth seconded to appoint Kimberly Galvin to the Civil Service Commission. Commissioner Franck stated he is not going to support this. In 2006 Carol Catone came to him and stated she wanted to be re-appointed. The mayor at that time decided not to re-appoint her and put new blood on the board. There is a lot of institutional knowledge with this position – good, bad, or indifferent. He briefly spoke with Karen and believes she would like to stay on for another term. With the well publicized disagreement between Council and Civil Service, this may not be the proper time to change any members. He also has not been able to sit with Ms. Galvin to interview her. Ayes – 4 Nays – 2 (Commissioner Franck and Commissioner Ivins) Mayor Johnson thanked Karen Stetkar for her service to the City. She is a fine person and has served the City well. ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT Nothing at this time FINANCE DEPARTMENT Discussion and Vote: Local Law #3 of 2010 (10-257) Commissioner Ivins moved and Commissioner Wirth seconded to approve Local Law #3 of 2010 as previously distributed to the Council. Commissioner Ivins stated this authorizes the City to offer Part A of the state’s early retirement incentive program. There are 6 titles eligible to retire. Ayes - All Discussion and Vote: Amend Capital Budget-Spring Run Trail (10-258) Commissioner Ivins stated the amount is $283,000. Commissioner Ivins moved and Commissioner Wirth seconded to amend the capital budget for $283,000 for the Spring Run Trail. Roll Call: Commissioner Franck – Aye Commissioner Ivins – Aye Commissioner Scirocco – Aye Commissioner Wirth – Aye Mayor Johnson - Aye Discussion and Vote: In-Rem Parcels (10-259) Page 10 of 14 City Council Meeting 8/17/10 Commissioner Ivins moved and Commissioner Scirocco seconded to remove 2 parcels from the in- rem process. Commissioner Ivins stated the parcel numbers are 600.-1-19 is water infrastructure and is no longer used; it has been removed from the 2000 in-rem as well. The second parcel 190.8-5-99 is now City owned land. We are trying to recoup the back taxes owed before the City took the parcel. Ayes - All Discussion and Vote: Donation to DPW (10-260) Commissioner Ivins moved and Commissioner Scirocco seconded to approve the donation of $400 to DPW for the July 4th services. Commissioner Ivins explained this is a payroll transfer. Since Commissioner Scirocco did not establish fees for special events he could not charge for labor to clean up after the fireworks. This donation is to help defray the costs. Ayes - All Discussion and Vote: Department of Public Safety Payroll Transfers (10-261) Commissioner Ivins moved and Commissioner Wirth seconded to approve the Department of Public Safety payroll transfers as previously distributed to the Council. Ayes - All Discussion: City Finances Commissioner Ivins stated they have received 6 months of sales tax distribution for 2010. We are 6.4% ahead of where we were in 2009. Things were going well and then became flat in May. He also responded to a comment made that he has not kept the Council or the public aware of the financial situation of the City. He urged all to watch the web casts of the City Council meetings for the bi-weekly updates. Also, the second quarter financial report was reported on at the last City Council meeting and on file in the City Clerk’s Office for public inspection. Also, on file in the City’s Clerk Office is the annual updated document (AUD) for fiscal year 2009. Commissioner Ivins stated we have received 10 of the 12 months distribution of mortgage tax. The July distribution exceeded 2009 and all other July distributions in recent years. We are down 9% in the year. Commissioner Ivins advised the State Comptroller had an audit for the federal stimulus program claims processing. The audit focused for us on the Church Street project. We were cited for paying for a rate on a bill that was higher than the contractual rate resulting in an overpayment to the contractor of $1,254. In his response to the state, he advised the city engineer contacted the contractor and had the overpayment rectified on the next bill. A copy of this report is also on file in the Clerk’s Office and the City’s website. The annual financial statement for 2009 is available for review in the City Clerk’s Office and on the website. A representative from our independent auditors will make a presentation at the next agenda meeting. Commissioner Ivins reminded the Council that their 2011 budgets are due in his office tomorrow. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Page 11 of 14 City Council Meeting 8/17/10 Discussion and Vote: Acceptance of Liz Ann Drive and Stub Streets Commissioner Scirocco withdrew this item from his agenda. ** Commissioner Scirocco moved and Commissioner Franck seconded to add an item to his agenda to set a public hearing to accept a street as a City street. (10-262) Ayes - All Commissioner Scirocco set public hearing for the acceptance of Liz Ann Drive for Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 6:55 p.m. Commissioner Ivins stated there is a question of ownership on the 3 stub streets. Back taxes are owed on the 3 stub streets. Discussion and Vote: Authorization for Mayor to Sign Change Order #5 Stantec Consulting (10-263) Commissioner Scirocco stated the design and the scope of this project was modified to allow for the drainage utility improvements. Paul Male stated the funding in included in the capital budget. Commissioner Scirocco moved and Commissioner Wirth seconded to authorize the mayor to sign change order #5 with Stantec in the amount of $8,300 for the Nelson Avenue drainage project. Ayes - All Discussion and Vote: Authorization for Mayor to Sign DeBrino Caulking Change Order #1 (10-264) Commissioner Scirocco stated DeBrino Caulking has been doing drainage work at the Casino wall. Part of the work included demolition and removal of the porch foundation and replacement of footings. They also installed an additional catchbasin. The porch foundation and the catchbasin were not part of the original contract. Paul male stated the columns are not structural just decorative. Commissioner Scirocco moved and Commissioner Wirth seconded to authorize the mayor to sign change order #1 with DeBrino Caulking in the amount of $5,208. Ayes - All PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT Announcement: Update on Parking Enforcement Commissioner Wirth stated the parking ticket revenue for the first 7 months of this year compared to last year indicates a 23% increase or an increase of $49,734. This increase is a result of the amnesty program and a more aggressive enforcement. The license plate reader and the Complus Parking Ticket System helped to identify the vehicles that have fines over $350. He thanked the officers for doing a good job. SUPERVISORS Joanne Yepsen Social Programs Page 12 of 14 City Council Meeting 8/17/10 Supervisor Yepsen stated the Board of Supervisors approved to accept $30,000 for a Care Links Program. All the money is coming from state funds. This program provides help to seniors who are at home. Help includes running errands for them, rides to doctor visits, etc. The senior picnic will be 8/31 this year. Veteran’s Committee Supervisor Yepsen stated the veteran’s concert is September 25 at 3 p.m. at SPAC. Tickets are available at the Mayor’s Office and all Stewarts Shops. They also passed legislation to assist users in compiling and tracking veteran claims. Also, David Taylor Miller’s name will be added to the monument at the Gerald Solomon National Cemetery. Treasurer’s Report Supervisor Yepsen stated the County has received their single audit report and has received an unqualified opinion for fiscal year ending 2009. The general funds unreserved balance at 12/31/09 was $24,533,065 of which $3,180,322 was appropriated for the 2010 budget. All reports are on the County’s web site. VLT Contract Supervisor Yepsen stated the VLT contract is in the Attorney General’s Office. Upon approval of the Comptroller’s Office, the contract will be in place this week. There will be 1,200 machines up and running in 6 months with 4,500 machines up and running in 18 months. Matthew Veitch County Reverse 911 System Supervisor Veitch stated they received their bids and was getting ready to choose their provider when they realized their current system is not for today’s technology. They decided to re-bid the project for what the County really needs. The current reverse 911 system will stay in place until further notice. Animal Shelter Rabies Clinics Supervisor Veitch stated today is one of the days you can bring your dog down to be inoculated for rabies. The next dates for inoculation are September 14th, September 28th, October 19th, and November 16th at the 4H Training Center in the Town of Milton. Saratoga Gaming and Raceway Foundation 2010 Grant Program Supervisor Veitch stated the grant program will open September 7th and run through October 19th. The foundation has $30,000 to hand out. Saratoga County Day at the Races Supervisor Veitch announced the Saratoga County Day at the Races is August 30th. New York State VLT Agreement at Aqueduct Supervisor Veitch stated there is a 3 way agreement. It is much needed revenue for Saratoga Springs and the racetrack. This is a good step forward. Saratoga County Early Retirement Incentive Page 13 of 14 City Council Meeting 8/17/10 Supervisor Veitch stated the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved today both Parts A & B of the 2010 State Retirement Incentive. If everyone takes the agreement they should realize a good savings. They too will be restructuring a lot of their positions on a go forward basis. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Johnson moved and Commissioner Franck seconded to adjourn the meeting. Ayes – All There being no further business, Mayor Johnson adjourned the meeting at 8:56 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Lisa Ribis Clerk Approved: 9/7/10 Vote: 5 - 0 Page 14 of 14