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April 19, 2011 CITY OF SARATOGA SPRINGS City Council Meeting Agenda 7:00 PM CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL SALUTE TO FLAG PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD / 15 MINUTES PRESENTATION(S) 1. County Revenues to the City CONSENT AGENDA 1. Approval of 4/5/11 City Council Minutes 2. Approval Budget Amendments 3. Approve Budget Transfers 4. Approve Payroll 4/8/11 $372,084.72 5. Approve Payroll 4/15/11 $428,429.84 6. Approve Warrant 2011 Mid 11 MWARP1 $132,548.67 7. Approve Warrant 2011 Regular 11APR2 $303,226.28 MAYOR’S DEPARTMENT 1. Discussion and Vote: Approval of recreation Facility Agreement 2. Discussion and Vote: Approval of Additional Field/Facility Fees 3. Discussion and Vote: Approval of Saratoga County Children’s Committee Donation 4. Discussion and Vote: Approve Updated Visitor Center Fees 5. Discussion and Vote: Accept Donations for the Summer concert Series 6. Discussion: Status of Waterfront Project 7. Discussion and Vote: Authorization to Sign Agreement with CA Smith for Bid Specifications for Asbestos Removal at the Former Waterfront Restaurant to Include Supervision of Asbestos Removal 8. Appointment: Design Review Commission 9. Appointment: Planning Board ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT 1. Announcement: Request Letter be Sent to Attorney General’s Office Regarding Coin Drops 2. Discussion: Change Coin Drop Locations 3. Discussion: Taxi Surcharge 4. Set Public Hearing: To Increase the Fee for Fingerprinting Services for Taxi Drivers FINANCE DEPARTMENT 1. Discussion and Vote: Department of Public Safety Payroll Transfers 2. Discussion and Vote: Department of Public Works Payroll Transfers 3. Discussion and Vote: Standard Work Day Resolution 4. Discussion and Vote: Accept Donation – Computer Equipment from Skidmore College 5. Discussion: City Finances City Council Meeting 4/19/11 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 1. Discussion and Vote: Authorization for the Mayor to Sign a Contract with Barton & Loguidice for the Filter Rehabilitation for the Water Treatment Plant 2. Discussion and Vote: Authorization for the Mayor to Sign a Contract with Barton & Loguidice for the Washington Street Water Main Replacement 3. DPW Sick Bank 4. Set Public Hearing: Street Acceptance for Floral Estates Phase 4, Lilac Lane PUBLIC SAFETY 1. Discussion and Vote: Permission to Pay Voucher to B-Lann Equipment SUPERVISORS Joanne Yepsen 1. April County Board of Supervisors Meeting 2. Saratoga County, et al vs. Hudson River-Black River Regulating District, et al 3. HEAP Emergency Benefit: Department of Social Services Matthew Veitch 1. Law & Finance Committee 2. Public Safety Committee 3. CDTC Integrated Corridor Management Plan 4. Workforce Investment Board – Summer Youth Employment Program ADJOURN Page 2 of 13 City Council Meeting 4/19/11 April 19, 2011 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 Matthew Veitch, Supervisor Joanne Yepsen, Supervisor STAFF PRESENT: Shauna Sutton, Deputy Mayor Kate Jarosh, Deputy Commissioner, Finance Sharon Kellner-Chille, Deputy Commissioner, Accounts Tim Cogan, Deputy Commissioner, DPW Frank Dudla, Deputy Commissioner, DPS ABSENT: 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. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Johnson called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. Mayor Johnson welcomed Look TV to the City Council meetings. This is their first broadcast of the City Council meetings. They can be found on channel 508. The Council meeting will be shown in its entirety on Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m., Thursdays at 2:30 p.m., and Sundays at 11:30 a.m. with no commercial interruptions. PUBLIC COMENT Page 3 of 13 City Council Meeting 4/19/11 Mayor Johnson opened the public comment period at 7:05 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. Brent Wilkes of 5 Thames Way stated he is speaking on behalf of Pat Kane. He provided the Council with a copy of a written document from Pat Kane and read that document into the record: “Saratoga Citizen continues to urge the City Council to put our Charter reform law on the ballot. As you know, we have complied with the provisions for citizen initiative petitions outlined n Municipal Home Rule Law. We submitted a first petition in July. Mr. Franck, in his role as City Clerk, said it didn’t meet all the requirements of law, so we went to court. The court agreed with us that the first petition met all the requirements of law and ordered Mr. Franck to issue a certification that said as much. Mr. Franck issued that certificate in January. Because the City Council chose not to submit our proposed law to the voters within two months, we submitted a second petition that would compel the City to put our charter reform law on the ballot. Mr. Franck said that second petition did not meet all the requirements of law, so we went to court again. This time the judge said we submitted that petition prematurely because the court hadn’t yet determined that the first petition was good at the time we submitted the second petition. So we submitted the second petition again on March 25th. Under the Municipal Home Rule Law, the City Clerk has 20 days to review that second petition and issue a certification. Those 20 days expired on April 14th. We now understand that the City’s attorneys have said that Mr. Franck does not need to review the second petition because there is an automatic stay arising from the City’s appeal of the first court decision. Our attorneys tell us that is not correct. While the City is entitled to an automatic stay, that stay applies only to proceedings to enforce the judge’s order. In this case, the judge ordered Mr. Franck to certify that our first petition met all requirements of law. Generally speaking when a judge orders you to do something you have to do it, but if you appeal the judge’s order before you do it, the automatic stay prevents your opponents from asking the court to make you do it. Had Mr. Franck decided he didn’t want to certify that our first petition met the requirements of law, the City could have appealed the judge’s order right away, and we would not have been able to go to court to ask the court to make him issue the certification. But instead, Mr. Franck id the right thing: He complied with the Court’s order by issuing the certification and he did so before the City appealed. Because Mr. Franck has done what the court told him to do, we don’t need to go to court to make him issue the certification on that first petition. So the automatic stay is only protecting the City from a motion we don’t need to make. Mr. Franck did the right thing and followed the judge’s order. Our attorneys tell us that the automatic stay doesn’t have anything to do with the second petition. It didn’t stop the clock on the City Council’s review of our proposed local law. The law gave the City Council two months to review it and decide if you want to submit it to the voters. You have had it since last July – more than enough time to consider and submit it if you had chosen to. We believe it is now time to give the people of Saratoga Springs a chance to decide. The automatic stay also does not diminish the obligations of Mr. Franck to review our second petition and issue the certification required by the Municipal Home Rule Law. Because Mr. Franck has been quoted in the Saratogian saying ‘My assumption is that the signatures are good and the signatures are sufficient’, we hope that he will once again do the right thing and comply with the law and issue a certificate stating that the second petition also meets the requirements of law.” John Krause of 227 Grand Avenue gave kudos to the community for listening to them regarding their ideas on how to spend the VLT money. He also congratulated the mayor on negotiating the 2 union contracts Page 4 of 13 City Council Meeting 4/19/11 and getting his arms around the health care issue. He cautioned the Council that money is short in regards to the asbestos abatement at the Waterfront. He commented on the island on at Birch and Grand – it is great. He would support a 1% portion of the VLT to drain the new ‘duck’ pond that has formed on the south side of Washington Street. He is interested to hear about the County Water Authority’s pending contract with Global Foundries. Al Callucci of 9 Lexington Road stated he is alarmed about things that have come about in the past couple of weeks. He has sent 2 sets of e-mails regarding the final numbers for 2010 and has not received a response on either one. He is lead to believe the numbers he discussed during the budget workshops are correct. He would like to know the surplus for 2010 and the balance of unappropriated funds. It is vital to everyone in the community to know what they are dealing with. He would like to hear a response on the numbers tonight. Kyle York of 59 Railroad Place stated if he was pressed to pick which commissioner makes the difference, it would be public safety. He watched the firemen fight the fire at 2 Franklin Square a year ago. These are the professionals that have to anticipate trouble and prevent it. This comes back to the 66 Franklin issue. The judge has decided to allow the building to stand. The professionals of the Public Safety Department has been consistent that the building is a danger, health hazard, and had to be demolished. The Preservation Foundation won and the building will not be knocked down. If there was a case where this judge could and should be challenged by this City Council. A section 382 states one letter from the Council saying the building has to come down will trump anything. He requested a section 382 proceeding. Rick Thompson of 26 Frederick Drive stated on April 28th at 7:00 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church there will be a discussion and information meeting with the mayor and city manager of Canandaigua. He has been assured by Bob Freeman that if the Council showed up to obtain information it would not constitute a legal meeting. The supervisors are also invited to attend. Another meeting will be held on May 11th with details being announced at a later date. Patti Southworth, Supervisor of Town of Ballston stated she is here to represent the Saratoga County Rural Preservation. She is here to provide an update on the Guardian House. A recent fundraiser brought in just under $9,000. Offices from the male facility will move into the female location by the end of May if all contractors stay on schedule. That will open up 3 new male beds in the male facility. A ribbon cutting ceremony is scheduled for June 23rd at 2:00 p.m. and they hope to accept the first female into this house the beginning of July. Andrea Hyde - Rogers of PO Box 867, Saratoga Springs stated on April 30th a memorial will be re- dedicated to Reubena Hyde Walworth. The public is welcome to attend. Derrick Legall of 3 Dear Leap Place was here to invite the Council and all to opening day of Saratoga National Little League on April 30th. Mayor Johnson closed the public comment period at 7:30 p.m. PRESENTATION County Revenues to the City Supervisor Yepsen advised she sat with the County treasurer to review the ledger. The City receives payments from the County through various lines: the animal shelter, worker’s compensation claims, Stop DWI program, hazmat training, mortgage tax, NYRA admissions tax, occupancy tax, public health nurses, property tax, rent for 3rd floor of City Hall, sewer and water, and sales tax. The City gets an annual distribution of County sales taxed based upon population. Even though the City collects its own sales tax, they continue to collect their share of County tax. In 2010, the City received $412,188 and to date the City has received $100,184 for 2011. The City also may receive an additional sales tax ‘bonus’ if the City has a Page 5 of 13 City Council Meeting 4/19/11 strong sales tax performance year. The City received this ‘bonus’ in 2001, 2005, and 2007. The amounts for each year were $489,383 for 2001, $791,664 for 2005, and $783,226 for 2007. Supervisor Yepsen also reported VLT revenue is appropriated annually as part of the local government assistance budget from the state. The money must be sent to municipalities by June 30th and the money must be used to defray local costs associated with video lottery gaming facilities and /or to reduce real property taxes. There is no guidance as to what constitutes costs associated with a VLT facility or what counts as minimizing or reducing property taxes. Municipalities have no general authorities to issue rebate checks to property owners. Reduction of property taxes is a broad statement. Mayor Johnson confirmed that the admissions tax has been received by the City before 2005 as the handout only shows from 2005 to current. Supervisor Yepsen stated that was correct; she only captured information from 2005 to current. Mayor Johnson asked if it has been revisited at the County to increase the City’s share of the admissions tax from the flat track. Supervisor Yepsen advised that has not been revisited. She also provided the following information in a handout to the Council: Payments to City of Saratoga Springs Mortgage Tax Received by Saratoga County VLT AID May 2005 $ 775,490.81 9/21/2007 $1,276,917.00 Nov. 2005 $1,216,228.92 6/26/2008 $1,107,425.00 May 2006 $ 925,618.99 Nov. 2006 $ 933,415.13 May 2007 $ 695,414.64 Nov. 2007 $1,040,816.81 May 2008 $ 606,118.52 Nov. 2008 $ 663,388.19 May 2009 $ 738,091.10 Nov. 2009 $ 504,553.98 May 2010 $ 480,923.81 Nov. 2010 $ 635,386.63 Admissions Tax Annual Dist of County Sales Tax Revenue 2005 $ 416,287.62 2005 $440,817 2006 $ 399,940.57 2006 $409,673 2007 $ 409,119.65 2007 $1,193,103 2008 $ 386,147.32 2008 $413,280 2009 $ 393,441.66 2009 $402,909 2010 $ 413,975.08 2010 $408,849 CONSENT AGENDA Mayor Johnson moved and Commissioner Wirth seconded to approve the consent agenda as follows: 1. Approval of 4/5/11 City Council Minutes 2. Approval Budget Amendments Page 6 of 13 City Council Meeting 4/19/11 3. Approve Budget Transfers 4. Approve Payroll 4/8/11 $372,084.72 5. Approve Payroll 4/15/11 $428,429.84 6. Approve Warrant 2011 Mid 11MWARP1 $132,548.67 7. Approve Warrant 2011 Regular 11APR2 $303,226.28 Ayes – All MAYOR’S DEPARTMENT Discussion and Vote: Approval of Recreation Facility Agreement (11-120) Linda Terricola of the Recreation Department stated this agreement is a combination of 3 agreements made into one agreement. This agreement was revised by the city attorney and Marilyn Rivers. The agreements that were combined are the ice rink agreement, the recreation center agreement, and the field agreements. Commissioner Ivins stated pre-payments did not make it into the agreement. Is that coming at a later point? Linda advised pre-payment does not apply to the ice rink groups. They only request that of the field user groups. Commissioner Ivins asked if wording to that affect can be added in the agreement. Linda advised there is an appendix to the agreement for each of these groups. Mayor Johnson confirmed the reason for not asking for advance payment of the ice rink facilities is due to the volume and expense. Linda advised that is correct; one of the largest groups spends over $200,000 per year and it would be a hardship to pre-pay. Mayor Johnson moved and Commissioner Ivins seconded to approve the recreation facility agreement as described. Ayes - All Discussion and Vote: Approval of Additional Field/Facility Fees (11-121) Linda Terricola of the Recreation Department stated this is a proposal for a $50 no show fee that must be paid within 5 business days. Last year several groups scheduled games on the fields and under the lights and did not show. The no-shows were not weather related. They are also proposing a fee for overtime – when groups go beyond the 2 ½ hour time limit. Mayor Johnson moved and Commissioner Ivins seconded to approve the additional field/facility fees as described. Ayes - All Discussion and Vote: Approval of Saratoga County Children’s Committee Donation (11-122) Linda Terricola of the Recreation Department stated they have received $3,500 from Saratoga County Children’s Committee for the Camp Saradac program. They have received this annual contribution for past 10 – 15 years. Mayor Johnson moved and Commissioner Ivins seconded to approve the donation as described. Page 7 of 13 City Council Meeting 4/19/11 Ayes - All Discussion and Vote: Approve Updated Visitor Center Fees (11-123) Mayor Johnson advised these fees are for the rental of the conference room at the Visitor Center by not- for-profits. The fee is $15 per 2 hour block of time. Mayor Johnson moved and Commissioner Ivins seconded to approve the Visitor Center fees as described. Ayes - All Discussion and Vote: Accept Donations for the Summer Concert Series (11-124) Mayor Johnson advised donations have been received from Stewarts for $500 and the Adirondack Trust Company for $250 for the Summer Concert Series. Mayor Johnson moved and Commissioner Wirth seconded to accept the donations as described. Ayes - All Discussion: Status of Waterfront Project Mayor Johnson stated after he took office in 2008, a group was put together to develop a master plan for the development of this park. The plan was to develop the park over 3 phases. Due to economic times they held off on the development of the park. The City has received a grant from New York State for development of this park toward phase 1. This grant is a matching grant of $200,000. Our portion of the match can be met with in-kind services. The out of pocket by the City has been able to be reduced due to this and other funds available based on the bonding of this project. Other funds are available in the City if needed and will require further resolution from the Council. They do not envision any significant cash outlay by the City. We have the ability to proceed with the development of this with the state funds. Phase 1 is intended to include sight improvements for parking on the upper level, canoe access, picnic areas, landscaping, etc. Next steps for the City are to focus on what needs to be removed from the sight to make it safe for the residents to use the park. Environmental analysis is underway with review coordinated by the state. The actual contract to access the money from the state was just received last week. He is not advocating spending new, fresh money on this project; however, he does not believe we should throw away money we received from the state. Having a padlock on the gate at this site preventing the public from accessing the lower level is not serving the residents. Mayor Johnson stated there is another grant through the EPF that the City will be applying for. Commissioner Scirocco stated he is glad this is moving forward. He would like to work with the Mayor’s Office any way he can to get this moving. Commissioner Franck confirmed we had drawings of docks and things and if prices were obtained. Mayor Johnson stated they did have drawings and the overall cost was estimated at about $1.8 million for all 3 phases. Commissioner Franck asked if there was any money left in the Open Space Bond Act. Commissioner Ivins stated there is money remaining, but didn’t have the exact amount at hand. Discussion and Vote: Authorization to Sign Agreement with CA Smith for Bid Specifications for Asbestos Removal at the Former Waterfront Restaurant to Include Supervision of Asbestos Removal (11-125) Page 8 of 13 City Council Meeting 4/19/11 Mayor Johnson advised this is a request for assistance with RFP specifications for asbestos removal at the old Waterfront Restaurant and to supervise the removal of the asbestos. CA Smith will assist in the review of the bids to choose the best bid for the City. Mayor Johnson moved and Commissioner Scirocco seconded to authorize the mayor to sign the agreement with CA Smith as described in the amount of $3,700. Ayes - All Appointment: Design Review Commission Mayor Johnson re-appointed Bob West to the Design Review Commission for his second term. He is thankful Mr. West has agreed to stay on; this committee puts in a lot of volunteer hours. Appointment: Planning Board Mayor Johnson appointed Tom Lewis to the City Planning Board. Mr. Lewis has worked in land use for over 20 years in obtaining approval for new sites for Stewart’s Shops. He has appeared before over 100 municipal planning boards through New York and Vermont. Mr. Lewis was also a member of the Land Use Advisory Committee for New York State. He has been a long standing resident of the City. ** Added – Announcement Mayor Johnson announced that WMHT has decided to focus on Saratoga Springs for their next segment of “Our Town”. They will be using local residents to tell the story. These residents will be using their own camcorders and video equipment and the editing will be done by WMHT. This will be interesting. An informational meeting is scheduled for May 2nd at 7:00 p.m. at the Lake Avenue School cafeteria. The broadcast is scheduled for August 18th. ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT Announcement: Request Letter be sent to Attorney General’s Office Regarding Coin Drops Commissioner Franck advised coin drop safety is something the City Council has been discussing for some time. During these discussions, it has been agreed that we would like some form of opinion from the Attorney General’s Office regarding the legality of people standing in the road for a coin drop. Since this request can only be made by the mayor or the city attorney, he respectfully request this letter be sent. Mayor Johnson stated he would happy to cooperate on this initiative and he has already spoken to Joe Scala on this. Discussion: Change Coin Drop Locations Commissioner Franck advised the current locations an organization has to choose from to hold a coin drop are: West Ave. & Church St. and West Ave. & Washington Street on the west side and East Ave. & Union Ave. and East Ave. & Lake Ave. on the east side. During a recent meeting with Public Safety (Chief Cole, Deputy Dudla, and Commissioner Wirth) and the president of Saratoga National Little League (Derrick Legall), it was agreed that the West Ave. & Washington Street location for coin drops on the west side of the City is too dangerous. Parents of Saratoga National Little League have also expressed concern regarding the danger of this location directly to Derrick Legall. Therefore, I am removing that location from the list of locations eligible for coin drops. Commissioner Franck also stated he is going to reach out to some organizations to make these little leagues whole. Page 9 of 13 City Council Meeting 4/19/11 Discussion: Taxi Surcharge Commissioner Franck advised in 2008 the City Council passed a resolution to allow a temporary fuel surcharge for taxis due to the drastic increase in gas; it went to $4.00 per gallon for regular. The resolution put through did not have a sunset provision and allowed the taxis to add a 20% surcharge. The last surcharge put through in the books was $1.75 in the 70’s. The surcharge is based upon the average gas price in the area. We have gone to various websites to get the average price of gas. He wants to make the public aware this resolution is out there for the taxi services. Set Public Hearing: To Increase the Fee for Fingerprinting Services for Taxi Drivers Commissioner Franck advised the current fee for taxi fingerprinting is $100 - - $75 of that fee is sent to DCJS (Division of Criminal Justice Services) and the other $25 is an administration fee for the Department of Public Safety. The current background search for criminal history of taxi applicants only includes New York State. They would like to increase the fingerprinting fee to $119.25 so that the background search for criminal history can be expanded to include an FBI search. This search will allow us to know if a taxi applicant has a criminal charge that occurred outside New York State; therefore providing greater safety for the public. DCJS will receive $94.25 of the $119.25 and the Department of Public Safety will continue to receive their $25 administration fee. This fee is paid when someone initially applies for a taxi license or if their license to drive a taxi has expired for 6 or more months. Commissioner Franck set a public hearing regarding the increase in fingerprinting fees for May 3rd at 6:55 p.m. FINANCE DEPARTMENT Discussion and Vote: Department of Public Safety Payroll Transfers (11-126) 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 and Vote: Department of Public Works Payroll Transfers (11-127) Commissioner Ivins moved and Commissioner Scirocco seconded to approve the Department of Public Works payroll transfers as previously distributed to the Council. Ayes - All Discussion and Vote: Standard Work Day Resolution (11-128) Commissioner Ivins moved and Mayor Johnson seconded to approve the standard work day resolution as previously distributed to the Council. Ayes - All Discussion and Vote: Accept Donation – Computer Equipment from Skidmore College (11-129) Commissioner Ivins moved and Commissioner Wirth seconded to accept the donation from Skidmore College for 25 computers valued at $4,000. Commissioner Ivins thanked Skidmore College for their generosity. Ayes – All Page 10 of 13 City Council Meeting 4/19/11 Discussion: City Finances Commissioner Ivins advised 2010 books are closed and we ended with a surplus. The numbers have not been audited so they are not official until that time. The unreserved/unappropriated fund balance is $4.1 million; this is approximately where we started prior to the 2009 operating budget. He applauded the entire Council for holding the line on projections. This is a result of many years of hard work. There are still uncertain times ahead. The document is in the City Clerk’s Office for viewing. Commissioner Ivins asked the community and the Council for ideas of how to deal with the VLT monies. Commissioner Franck addressed the question asked during public comment regarding encumbrances. He explained his department is the smallest; however his biggest fees relate to article 7’s and 78’s. There are legal fees and appraisal fees associated with article 7’s. He could put unused money back in the general fund but most of the time these cases go for years and he would only have to go back to the Council to ask for the money back from the general fund. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Discussion and Vote: Authorization for the Mayor to Sign a Contract with Barton & Loguidice for the Filer Rehabilitation for the Water Treatment Plant (11-130) Rich Straut of Barton & Loguidice explained one of the 4 filters is down and needs to be refurbished. The last time a filter was refurbished was 40+ years ago. All the filters need to be refurbished. They will take one filter down at a time, do an inspection, and rebuild it. They are proposing a self-help approach. Some work will be done by contractors and some will be done by City workers. It is expected to take approximately 1 year to complete this project. Commissioner Scirocco advised this is a time sensitive project. We are pumping approximately 2 million gallons of water per day now and will increase to approximately 7 million gallons per day in the summer. Commissioner Scirocco moved and Commissioner Wirth seconded to authorize the mayor to sign a contract with Barton & Loguidice for filter rehabilitation for the water treatment plant in the amount of $70,000. Ayes - All Discussion and Vote: Authorization for the Mayor to Sign a Contract with Barton & Loguidice for the Washington Street Water Main Replacement (11-131) Commissioner Scirocco stated this project includes the replacement of the water main along Washington Street. It was decided an 8 inch pipe water main would be sufficient rather than the 10 inch originally noted in the RFP. The project will include replacement of 1,350 feet of 4 inch water pipe. Commissioner Scirocco moved and Commissioner Wirth seconded to authorize the mayor to sign a contract with Barton & Loguidice for Washington Street water main design services in the amount $12,900. Paul Male stated this is similar to what was done on Beekman Street. Ayes - All Discussion and Vote: DPW Sick Bank (11-132) Page 11 of 13 City Council Meeting 4/19/11 Commissioner Scirocco stated there are 221 days available in the DPW sick bank. There has been a request for up to 40 days from the sick bank. The CSEA and the DPW unit have approved this request. Commissioner Scirocco moved and Commissioner Franck seconded to approve up to 40 days to be used from the sick bank. Ayes – All Set Public Hearing: Street Acceptance for Floral Estates Phase 4, Lilac Lane Commissioner Scirocco set a public hearing for May 3rd at 6:45 p.m. Paul Male advised in addition to Lilac Lane they are looking to accept a portion of Marigold and a paper street (Summerfield). *** Announcement Commissioner Scirocco stated they will do Saturday pick-up of compost on April 30th and May 7th. PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT Discussion and Vote: Permission to Pay Voucher to B-Lann Equipment (11-133) Commissioner Wirth moved and Commissioner Scirocco seconded to approve payment of the B- Lann voucher in the amount of $6,945.97. Commissioner Wirth stated this was for firefighter equipment purchased from the state contract. Ayes – All SUPERVISORS Joanne Yepsen April County Board of Supervisors Meeting Supervisor Yepsen reported several resolutions were approved: urging governor and state legislature to decommission the Mohawk Valley Heritage Corridor Commission and direct the resignation of Saratoga County’s representative on the commission; proclaimed May 8 -14th as National Nursing Home Week; authorized an appeal of supreme court decision against the Hudson River Black River Regulating District; and authorized auction of County owned land for unpaid taxes. Saratoga County, et al vs. Hudson River-Black River Regulating District, et al Supervisor Yepsen reported the court decision is in and it went against the County. The Board of Supervisors passed a resolution to appeal this decision. HEAP Emergency Benefit: Department of Social Services Supervisor Yepsen reported there will be aid for paying heat bills. Matthew Veitch Law & Finance Committee Page 12 of 13 City Council Meeting 4/19/11 Supervisor Veitch reported the committee met last week. The main recommendation from this committee was to authorize the County to enter into engineering work relating to the planning and design of a northern sewage treatment plant. The County Sewer District is looking 10 years down the road to expand to a new plant figuring they will have maximized capacity at the current plant by then. Public Safety Committee Supervisor Veitch reported they authorized a transfer of $83,000 from the animal shelter trust fund to purchase a van and a trailer. The trailer will hold animals and go around the County for animal adoption. CDTC Integrated Corridor Management Plan Supervisor Veitch reported CDTC and NYSDOT are co-sponsoring an integrated corridor management plan for the I-87 and Rt. 9 corridor. The goal is to outline and evaluate measures that will reduce traffic and transit operations within the corridor, and better alerts to travelers in that corridor. Workforce Investment Board - Summer Youth Employment Program Supervisor Veitch reported the applications are out for this year. This program is designed to provide eligible Saratoga County residents with up to 8 weeks of part time employment. The program will run from July 5th – August 29th. Applicants must be 14 to 21 years old, live in Saratoga County, and meet specific income requirements. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Johnson moved and Commissioner Ivins seconded to adjourn the meeting. Ayes – All There being no further business, Mayor Johnson adjourned the meeting at 9:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Lisa Ribis Clerk Approved: 5 - 0 Vote: 5/3/11 Page 13 of 13