City Council
Regular MeetingSolvay, NY · June 25, 2019
Agenda
June 25, 2019 Regular Board Meeting
AGENDA
Regular Board Meeting of the Village of Solvay Board of Trustees
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
OFFICE OF THE CLERK
HARRY DECARLO
Today, Tuesday, June 25, 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
Authorizing the Geddes Town Clerk to act as the recording secretary for the Village with respect to the
public hearing on the Joint Comprehensive Plan, dated June 25, 2019.
MOTION:
SECOND:
AYES: NAYES: MOTION CARRIED
PUBLIC HEARINGS: Comprehensive Plan
MAYORS COMMENTS/CORRESPONDENCE:
With regards to the Interim Superintendent, the Mayor requests the following to be added as public
record - NYCOM ruled in favor of Mayor Baichi’s appointment of Charles Orr Jr. The resolution to rescind
the appointment on June 5 2019 is null and void and invalid.
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 Charles Orr Jr, Interim DPW Superintendent
Library Dan Golden, Library Director
Codes/Pool Anthony Alberti
Stormwater/Montrose Ave Mark Malley, Village Engineer
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 $16,325.00 for services rendered
from 5/1/19 to 5/31/19. (Total Cost to the Village is: $14,722.50)
Below are the specific projects that will be reimbursed through Grant or the County:
Invoice No. 0179787 – Project No. 114.220.002 – Upper Gertrude Park Walkways –
SAM Grant
Invoice No. 0179788 – Project No. 114.222.001 – Aquatic Spray Park – Grant
Invoice No. 0179791 – Project No. 114.229.001 – Boyd Park Improvements –
Community Development Grant
MOTION:
SECOND:
AYES: NAYES: MOTION CARRIED
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2. Authorization from the Board of Trustees to pay Costello, Cooney & Fearon, PLLC $10,399.70 for
services rendered for the month of May 2019.
• $1833.00 is for Electric and $155.00 is for the PBA.
MOTION:
SECOND:
AYES: NAYES: MOTION CARRIED
3. Authorization from the Board of Trustees to approve the minutes from the May 28, 2019
Regular Village 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 June 3, 2019 Special
Village 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 June 5, 2019 Special
Village 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 introduce Local Law C of 2019 to amend Chapter 56
of the Village Code to identify responsibility for the maintenance of property relative to the
growth of brush, grass, and weeds, declaring the matter an Unlisted Action for purposes of
SEQRA and rendering a negative declaration, and scheduling a public hearing for July 23, 2019,
at 6:00 p.m.
MOTION:
SECOND:
AYES: NAYES: MOTION CARRIED
7. Authorization from the Board of Trustees to hire Kylie Nowicki, Kaitlin Dunning and Daniel
Cherry as Life Guards for the Solvay Pool at a rate of $12 per hour.
MOTION:
SECOND:
AYES: NAYES: MOTION CARRIED
8. Authorization from the Board of Trustees to approve Costello, Cooney & Fearon, PLLC to open
a new and separate file for legal work undertaken for the Village, pertaining to the new Village
Hall Project, at the hourly rate approved at the organizational meeting of $150.00 per hour.
MOTION:
SECOND:
AYES: NAYES: MOTION CARRIED
9. Authorization from the Board of Trustees to introduce Local Law B of 2019 to amend Chapter
165 of the Village Code to revise the definition of “business use” and the amend the permitted
District Uses, declaring the matter a Type I Action for purposes of SEQRA and rendering a
negative declaration, and scheduling a public hearing for July 23, 2019, at 6:00 p.m.
MOTION:
SECOND:
AYES: NAYES: MOTION CARRIED
10. Authorization from the Board of Trustees for the adoption of the NYMPA TCCs/CMP
(Transmission Congestion Contracts/Congestion Mitigation Program) purchase option instead of
the Village’s traditional purchase of TCCs directly through NYISO (New York Independent System
Operator).
MOTION:
SECOND:
AYES: NAYES: MOTION CARRIED
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11. Authorization from the Board of Trustees for the adoption of the Town of Geddes and Village of
Solvay Joint Municipal Comprehensive Plan, dated June 25, 2019 in accordance with the full
resolution that has been circulated to the Village Board and Mayor.
MOTION:
SECOND:
William McVicker Trustee Voted Yes/No
Daniel Bellotti Trustee Voted Yes/No
Thomas Tarolli Trustee Voted Yes/No
Raymond Fougnier Trustee Voted Yes/No
John Cregg Trustee Voted Yes/No
John Fall Sr Trustee Voted Yes/No
Derek Baichi Mayor Voted Yes/No
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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