City Council
Regular MeetingSolvay, NY · February 26, 2019
Agenda
February 26, 2019 Regular Board Meeting
AGENDA
Regular Board Meeting of the Village of Solvay Board of Trustees
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
OFFICE OF THE CLERK
HARRY DECARLO
Today, Tuesday, February 26, 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: Centerstate CEO
PUBLIC HEARINGS: Community Development
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 Mayor Derek Baichi
Buildings John Fall Sr, Trustee
Comprehensive Plan John Cregg, Trustee
RESOLUTIONS:
1. Authorization from the Board of Trustees to pay C&S Engineers $13,970.00 for services rendered
from 1/1/19 to 1/31/19. (Total Cost to the Village is: $11,787.50)
Below are the specific projects that will be reimbursed through Grant or the County:
Invoice No. 0177223 – Project No. 114.213.001 – I/I Reduction Grant
Invoice No. 0177242 – Project No. 114.219.001 – NYSDOT 2016 TAP Grant
Invoice No. 0177226 – Project No. 114.222.001 – Aquatic Spray Park – Grant
Invoice No. 0177231 – Project No. 114.229.001 – Community Development Grant
MOTION:
SECOND:
AYES: NAYES: MOTION CARRIED
2. Authorization from the Board of Trustees to pay Costello, Cooney & Fearon, PLLC $15,372.03
for services rendered for the month of December 2018.
$4243.00 is for Electric and $899.00 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 January 22, 2019
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 accept the resignation of Officer Gabriel Storto of
the Solvay Police Department effective February 8, 2019.
MOTION:
SECOND:
AYES: NAYES: MOTION CARRIED
5. Authorization from the Board of Trustees to designate Joseph Hawksby to vote on all NYMPA
and MEUA matters for the calendar year of 2019. John Kurtz is named as the second alternate
and Greg Lowe as third alternate.
MOTION:
SECOND:
AYES: NAYES: MOTION CARRIED
6. 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 March 2, 2019 and a schedule
not to exceed 20 hours per week. All required classes have been completed.
MOTION:
SECOND:
AYES: NAYES: MOTION CARRIED
7. Authorization from the Board of Trustees to join Centerstate CEO as a Corporate Partner with an
annual membership fee of $1750. This will be paid 100% by Electric.
MOTION:
SECOND:
AYES: NAYES: MOTION CARRIED
8. Authorization from the Board of Trustees to adopt the Village of Solvay’s Community
Development 5-Year Plan and application(s) in order of project priority, for the 2019 Onondaga
County Community Development funding cycle. Applications are due on March 15, 2019. The
Grant amount is $50,000.00 with an additional grant amount of $150,000.00 for the awarded
projects. 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. The Board of Trustees must determine the order of priority for the following projects:
West End Lighting Phase I ($150,000.00), Gertrude Park Spray Park ($50,000.00), Lower
Gertrude Park ($50.000.00), Upper Gertrude Park Outdoor Kitchen ($50,000.00) and Woods
Road Skating Rink Phase VI ($50,000.00). Funding will be available in the fall of 2019. The Project
must be completed by August 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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9. 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
426800 A Insurance Recoveries 68,570 11,960 80,530
427053 A Gifts & Donations 0 250 250
427700 A Other Authorized Revenue 0 15,394 15,394
430890 A State Aid - Other 6,335 13,410 19,745
435890 A State Aid - Chips 168,460 (412) 168,048
Total 243,365 40,602 283,967
Expenses
511102 A Police Justice-Equipment 0 13,410 13,410
514104 A Village Clerk - Other 1,000 500 1,500
514404 A Engineer - Other 30,000 25,000 55,000
519973 A General Governmental Equip 0 10,394 10,394
531201 A Police Dept - Wages 1,386,300 (26,343) 1,359,957
531202 A Police Dept - Equipment 15,000 26,343 41,343
550104 A Street Administration - Other 3,000 1,800 4,800
551101 A Street Maintenance - Wages 175,500 30,000 205,500
571101 A Parks & Recreation - Wages 69,000 5,000 74,000
581701 A Street Cleaning - Wages 114,940 (30,000) 84,940
575504 A Celebrations & Concerts 1,500 450 1,950
581401 A Storm Sewer - Wages 35,000 (11,474) 23,526
590158 A Police Retirement 250,620 (30,000) 220,620
599019 A Interfund Transfer 0 25,522 25,522
Total 2,081,860 40,602 2,122,462
MOTION:
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AYES: NAYES: MOTION CARRIED
10. Authorization from the Board of Trustees to approve a merit increase of $5000 to the annual
salary of the Village Clerk with an effective date of March 2, 2019.
MOTION:
SECOND:
AYES: NAYES: MOTION CARRIED
11. Authorization from the Board of Trustees to approve a merit increase of $5000 to the annual
salary of the Treasurer with an effective date of March 2, 2019.
MOTION:
SECOND:
AYES: NAYES: MOTION CARRIED
12. Authorization from the Board of Trustees to approve Porter Lock and Alarm LLC for the
installation of card access entry and security monitoring of the Village Hall with a set-up fee
including equipment of $1,196.28 and a monthly monitoring fee of $16.50. Pricing is less than
current provider.
MOTION:
SECOND:
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13. Authorization from the Board of Trustees to approve Porter Lock and Alarm LLC for the
installation of a camera system and access control at the DPW garage with a set-up fee including
equipment of $3,074.06
MOTION:
SECOND:
AYES: NAYES: MOTION CARRIED
14. Authorization from the Board of Trustees to have the Mayor sign an agreement with the NPPgov.
The NPPgov is a Publicly Solicited Contract Clearinghouse. Contracts are competitively solicited
by a Lead Public Agency in accordance with government purchasing regulations. The contracts
include “piggybacking” language-allowing utilization by NPPgov members nationwide. NPP.Gov
is not a reseller, but rather a channel that offers publicly solicited agreements to local and state
government entities throughout the nation. NPPgov members are eligible to purchase through
our competitively solicited contracts, saving time and money.
MOTION:
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15. Authorization from the Board of Trustees to have Christopherson Land Surveying provide a
detailed survey of the land set aside for the Aquatic Spray Park at the Gertrude Park Pool location
in an amount not to exceed $5000. The cost of the Survey will be submitted to NYS-DASNY for
reimbursement, when the Spray Park is completed.
MOTION:
SECOND:
AYES: NAYES: MOTION CARRIED
16. Authorization from the Board of Trustees to approve a merit increase of $5000 to the annual
salary of the Electric Superintendent with an effective date of March 2, 2019.
MOTION:
SECOND:
AYES: NAYES: MOTION CARRIED
17. Authorization from the Board of Trustees to approve the proposal #61045 from Michael Grimm
Services, Inc for tree service including cutting down, pruning and removal on Woods Road for the
amount of $16,000. This purchase is from the Onondaga County bid list #8678.
MOTION:
SECOND:
AYES: NAYES: MOTION CARRIED
18. Authorization from the Board of Trustees to approve in concept the PSC Agreement to borrow
funds to pay for the Bucket Truck from the Electric Department versus using the NYPA rebate to
pay for bucket truck.
MOTION:
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AYES: NAYES: MOTION CARRIED
19. BE IT RESOLVED, that the Village of Solvay hereby approved and concurs in the attached
Amendment to the NEW YORK MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY AGREEMENT, pursuant to Article XI
thereof. This resolution will take effect immediately.
MOTION:
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20. Authorization from the Board of Trustees to amend the resolution of the January meeting so that
C&S Engineers is hereby appointed to provide engineering services to the Village for calendar year
2019.
MOTION:
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21. Authorization from the Board of Trustees to amend the resolution of the January meeting so that
Costello, Cooney & Fearon, PLLC is hereby appointed to represent the Village for calendar year
2019.
MOTION:
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AYES: NAYES: MOTION CARRIED
PETITIONS:
Resolved that this Board of Trustees move into Executive Session to discuss a contract and/or personnel
matter. Time p.m.
MOTION:
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Resolved that the Executive Session be closed and that this Board return to the regular meeting. Time
p.m.
MOTION:
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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:
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Respectfully submitted,
Harry DeCarlo, Village Clerk
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