City Council
Regular MeetingSolvay, NY · January 22, 2019
Agenda
January 22, 2019 Regular Board Meeting
AGENDA
Regular Board Meeting of the Village of Solvay Board of Trustees
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
OFFICE OF THE CLERK
HARRY DECARLO
Today, Tuesday, January 22, 2019 the REGULAR BOARD MEETING of the SOLVAY VILLAGE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES was called to order by Mayor Derek Baichi at the Town of Geddes Court Room, 1000 Woods
Road, Solvay, NY 13209 at 6:00 p.m.
PLEDGE TO THE FLAG
ATTENDANCE ROLL CALL: Trustees William McVicker
Daniel Bellotti
Thomas Tarolli
Raymond Fougnier
John Cregg
Deputy Mayor John Fall Sr
Mayor Derek Baichi
CORRESPONDENCE:
PUBLIC HEARINGS: Alternate ZBA/Planning Board Members
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Administrative Mayor Derek Baichi
Legal Kevin Gilligan, Village Attorney
Treasurer Cheryl Visconti, Treasurer
Police Allen Wood, Police Chief
Electric Joe Hawksby, Electric Superintendent
DPW/Highway Richard Penhall, DPW Superintendent
Library Dan Golden, Library Director
Codes Anthony Alberti
Stormwater Mark Malley
Celebrations TBD
Buildings John Fall Sr, Trustee
Comprehensive Plan John Cregg, Trustee
RESOLUTIONS:
1. Authorization from the Board of Trustees to pay C&S Engineers $6,095.00 for services rendered
from 12/1/18 to 12/31/18. (Total Cost to the Village is: $4,795.00)
Below are the specific projects that will be reimbursed through Grant or the County:
Invoice No. 0176637 – Project No. 114.213.001 – I/I Reduction Grant
Invoice No. 0176639 – Project No. 114.219.001 – NYSDOT 2016 TAP Grant
Invoice No. 0176640 – Project No. 114.220.001 – SAM Grant
Invoice No. 0176643 – Project No. 114.229.001 – Community Development
MOTION:
SECOND:
AYES: NAYES: MOTION CARRIED
2. Authorization from the Board of Trustees to pay Costello, Cooney & Fearon, PLLC $13,525.83
for services rendered for the month of December 2018.
$1602.25 is for Electric and $980.28 is for the PBA.
MOTION:
SECOND:
AYES: NAYES: MOTION CARRIED
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3. Authorization from the Board of Trustees to approve the minutes from the December 18, 2018
Regular Board Meeting and the Reading of the Minutes be herewith dispensed.
MOTION:
SECOND:
AYES: NAYES: MOTION CARRIED
4. Authorization from the Board of Trustees to approve the minutes from the December 27, 2018
Special Board Meeting and the Reading of the Minutes be herewith dispensed.
MOTION:
SECOND:
AYES: NAYES: MOTION CARRIED
5. Authorization from the Board of Trustees to approve the minutes from the January 3, 2019
Special/Organizational Board Meeting and the Reading of the Minutes be herewith dispensed.
MOTION:
SECOND:
AYES: NAYES: MOTION CARRIED
6. Authorization from the Board of Trustees to approve Mayor Baichi’s Appointment of Mellissa
Boileau as Library Board Trustee for a five-year term expiring in 2024.
MOTION:
SECOND:
William McVicker Trustee Voted Yes/No
Raymond Fougnier Trustee Voted Yes/No
John Cregg Trustee Voted Yes/No
John Fall, Sr. Trustee Voted Yes/No
Daniel Bellotti Trustee Voted Yes/No
Thomas Tarolli Trustee Voted Yes/No
Derek Baichi Mayor Voted Yes/No
7. Authorization from the Board of Trustees to approve Mayor Baichi’s Appointment of Richard
Penhall as Highway Superintendent for a one-year term expiring in 2020.
MOTION:
SECOND:
William McVicker Trustee Voted Yes/No
Raymond Fougnier Trustee Voted Yes/No
John Cregg Trustee Voted Yes/No
John Fall, Sr. Trustee Voted Yes/No
Daniel Bellotti Trustee Voted Yes/No
Thomas Tarolli Trustee Voted Yes/No
Derek Baichi Mayor Voted Yes/No
8. Authorization from the Board of Trustees to approve Mayor Baichi’s Appointment of Charles
Callura as Part Time Code Enforcement Officer for a one-year term expiring in 2020.
MOTION:
SECOND:
William McVicker Trustee Voted Yes/No
Raymond Fougnier Trustee Voted Yes/No
John Cregg Trustee Voted Yes/No
John Fall, Sr. Trustee Voted Yes/No
Daniel Bellotti Trustee Voted Yes/No
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Thomas Tarolli Trustee Voted Yes/No
Derek Baichi Mayor Voted Yes/No
9. Authorization from the Board of Trustees to approve Mayor Baichi’s Appointment of Robert
Czerow to the Zoning and Planning Board for a five-year term expiring in 2024.
MOTION:
SECOND:
William McVicker Trustee Voted Yes/No
Raymond Fougnier Trustee Voted Yes/No
John Cregg Trustee Voted Yes/No
John Fall, Sr. Trustee Voted Yes/No
Daniel Bellotti Trustee Voted Yes/No
Thomas Tarolli Trustee Voted Yes/No
Derek Baichi Mayor Voted Yes/No
10. Authorization from the Board of Trustees to approve Mayor Baichi’s Appointment of Costello,
Cooney and Fearon as Village Attorneys for a one-year term expiring in 2020.
MOTION:
SECOND:
William McVicker Trustee Voted Yes/No
Raymond Fougnier Trustee Voted Yes/No
John Cregg Trustee Voted Yes/No
John Fall, Sr. Trustee Voted Yes/No
Daniel Bellotti Trustee Voted Yes/No
Thomas Tarolli Trustee Voted Yes/No
Derek Baichi Mayor Voted Yes/No
11. Authorization from the Board of Trustees to approve Mayor Baichi’s Appointment of C&S
Companies as Village Engineers for a one-year term expiring in 2020.
MOTION:
SECOND:
William McVicker Trustee Voted Yes/No
Raymond Fougnier Trustee Voted Yes/No
John Cregg Trustee Voted Yes/No
John Fall, Sr. Trustee Voted Yes/No
Daniel Bellotti Trustee Voted Yes/No
Thomas Tarolli Trustee Voted Yes/No
Derek Baichi Mayor Voted Yes/No
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12. Authorization from the Board of Trustees to approve Mayor Baichi’s Appointment of Anthony
Noce as Associate Village Justice for a one-year term expiring in 2020.
MOTION:
SECOND:
William McVicker Trustee Voted Yes/No
Raymond Fougnier Trustee Voted Yes/No
John Cregg Trustee Voted Yes/No
John Fall, Sr. Trustee Voted Yes/No
Daniel Bellotti Trustee Voted Yes/No
Thomas Tarolli Trustee Voted Yes/No
Derek Baichi Mayor Voted Yes/No
13. Authorization from the Board of Trustees to approve Mayor Baichi’s Appointment of Joseph
Dattellas as Auditor for a one-year term expiring in 2020.
MOTION:
SECOND:
William McVicker Trustee Voted Yes/No
Raymond Fougnier Trustee Voted Yes/No
John Cregg Trustee Voted Yes/No
John Fall, Sr. Trustee Voted Yes/No
Daniel Bellotti Trustee Voted Yes/No
Thomas Tarolli Trustee Voted Yes/No
Derek Baichi Mayor Voted Yes/No
14. Authorization from the Board of Trustees to approve Mayor Baichi’s Appointment of Victor
Brouse to the Electric Commission for a four-year term expiring in 2023.
MOTION:
SECOND:
William McVicker Trustee Voted Yes/No
Raymond Fougnier Trustee Voted Yes/No
John Cregg Trustee Voted Yes/No
John Fall, Sr. Trustee Voted Yes/No
Daniel Bellotti Trustee Voted Yes/No
Thomas Tarolli Trustee Voted Yes/No
Derek Baichi Mayor Voted Yes/No
15. Authorization from the Board of Trustees to approve the Budget Modifications:
Village of Solvay General Fund
Newly
(as modified) Proposed Modified
Current Budget
Account Title Budget Budget Mod Amount
Revenues
410010 A Real Estate Taxes 3,510,195 3,510,195
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426800 A Insurance Recovery 59,670 8,900 68,570
430050 A State Aid - Mortgage Tax 40,000 (2,273) 37,727
Total 3,609,865 6,627 3,616,492
Expenses
510104 A Board of Trustees 500 100 600
513201 A Auditor-Other 16,200 2,000 18,200
513254 A Treasurer-Other 16,000 (2,000) 14,000
516204 A Building-Other 40,000 6,000 46,000
519504 A Taxes on Village Property 3,800 4,640 8,440
581204 A Storm Sewer-Other 5,500 11,887 17,387
590408 A Workers Compensation 147,000 (16,000) 131,000
Total 229,000 6,627 235,627
Village of Solvay Library Fund
Newly
(as modified) Proposed Modified
Current Budget
Account Title Budget Budget Mod Amount
Revenues
427050 A Gifts & Donations 1,085 200 1,285
Total 1,085 200 1,285
Expenses
574104 A Library Other 40,400 200 40,600
599000 A Appropriated Fund Balance 0 0 0
Total 40,400 200 40,600
MOTION:
SECOND:
AYES: NAYES: MOTION CARRIED
16. Authorization from the Board of Trustees to approve a merit increase of $3.00 per hour to the
hourly rate of the Part Time Code Enforcement Officer effective January 26, 2019 and a schedule
not to exceed 20 hours per week.
MOTION:
SECOND:
AYES: NAYES: MOTION CARRIED
17. Authorization from the Board of Trustees to approve a merit increase of $5500 to the annual
salary of the Electric Superintendent with an effective date of January 26, 2019.
MOTION:
SECOND:
AYES: NAYES: MOTION CARRIED
18. Authorization from the Board of Trustees to approve a merit increase of $5500 to the annual
salary of the Village Clerk with an effective date of January 26, 2019.
MOTION:
SECOND:
AYES: NAYES: MOTION CARRIED
19. Authorization from the Board of Trustees to approve a merit increase of $5500 to the annual
salary of the Treasurer with an effective date of January 26, 2019.
MOTION:
SECOND:
AYES: NAYES: MOTION CARRIED
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20. Authorization from the Board of Trustees for the enactment of proposed Local Law I of 2018 as
Local Law 1 of 2019, titled A Local Law to Amend Chapter 165 of the Code of the Village of
Solvay to add a new section 165-20.1 thereto, regarding alternate members of the Zoning Board
of Appeals/Planning Board, all in accordance with the full resolution in this matter which has
been circulated to the Village Board.
MOTION:
SECOND:
William McVicker Trustee Voted Yes/No
Raymond Fougnier Trustee Voted Yes/No
John Cregg Trustee Voted Yes/No
John Fall, Sr. Trustee Voted Yes/No
Daniel Bellotti Trustee Voted Yes/No
Thomas Tarolli Trustee Voted Yes/No
Derek Baichi Mayor Voted Yes/No
21. Authorization from the Board of Trustees for the determination that the erection/installation of
stop signs is a Type 2 action for purposes of SEQR and further authorizing the installation of stop
signs on Power Street, at its intersections with Cogswell Avenue, Center Street, South Avenue
and Abell Avenue and on South Avenue, at its intersections with Power Street and Sixth Street,
all in accordance with the full Resolution/Order that has been circulated to the Board.
MOTION:
SECOND:
William McVicker Trustee Voted Yes/No
Raymond Fougnier Trustee Voted Yes/No
John Cregg Trustee Voted Yes/No
John Fall, Sr. Trustee Voted Yes/No
Daniel Bellotti Trustee Voted Yes/No
Thomas Tarolli Trustee Voted Yes/No
Derek Baichi Mayor Voted Yes/No
22. Authorization from the Board of Trustees to conduct a Public Hearing on February 26, 2019 with
respect to the proposed Village of Solvay’s Community Development 5-year plan and
application(s) for the 2019 Onondaga County Community Development funding cycle.
Applications are due on March 16, 2019. The Grant amount is $50,000.00 for the awarded
project. It is required that the municipality provide a portion of the project costs which can
be actual dollars, other grants, or in-kind services. A rule of thumb is 25% of the total project
cost.
MOTION:
SECOND:
William McVicker Trustee Voted Yes/No
Raymond Fougnier Trustee Voted Yes/No
John Cregg Trustee Voted Yes/No
John Fall, Sr. Trustee Voted Yes/No
Daniel Bellotti Trustee Voted Yes/No
Thomas Tarolli Trustee Voted Yes/No
Derek Baichi Mayor Voted Yes/No
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PETITIONS:
Resolved that this Board of Trustees move into Executive Session to discuss a contract and/or personnel
matter. Time p.m.
MOTION:
SECOND:
AYES: NAYES: MOTION CARRIED
Resolved that the Executive Session be closed and that this Board return to the regular meeting. Time
p.m.
MOTION:
SECOND:
AYES: NAYES: MOTION CARRIED
Action/No action was taken at the Executive session meeting.
NEW BUSINESS
ADJOURNMENT:
The regular meeting of the Solvay Board of Trustees be adjourned at
MOTION:
SECOND:
AYES: NAYES: MOTION CARRIED
Respectfully submitted,
Harry DeCarlo, Village Clerk
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