June 18, 2001

The regular meeting of the Wilson Town Board was held Monday, June 18, 2001 at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Town Hall.

Present were:

Absent: Councilman Brad Clark

A motion was made by Mr. Luff, seconded by Mr. Muck and unanimously carried, the minutes of the May 21, 2001 regular meeting and the June 4, 2001 workshop meeting be approved as submitted by the Clerk.

A motion was made by Mrs. Simmons, seconded by Mr. Luff and unanimously carried, the following bills be allowed as read by the Clerk:

            General A Fund             #185 thru #215              $   9,358.78
            General B Fund             #52 thru #67                     51,153.83
            Hwy DA Fund                #58 thru #69                       4,639.11
            Hwy DB Fund                #17 thru #20                     40,912.40
            Water District                #65 thru #77                       4,294.32
            SF Fund                        #11                                   1,161.88
                                                       Total All Vouchers  $111,670.63

A proposal  was received form Girasole Appraisal Company, Inc. in the amount of  $2,250 for the  real estate appraisal of 10 large single-family homes in Wilson.

A request was received from the Deputy Town Clerk to place a photo album  on the web page at a cost of about $100.

A request was received from the Town Justices and Court Clerks for authorization  to attend the Magistrates’ and Court Clerks’ Conference September 30 thru October 3, 2001 in Syracuse at  a cost of $492 per person.

A thank you was received from Judy Rose, Quilt Chairman, for displaying this year’s Wilson Historical Society quilt at the Town Hall.

A donation  to the Recreation Program in the amount of $100 was received from Lester and Betty Clark.

Correspondence  was received from Eric P. Freischlag, of the newly formed Lacrosse Club,  requesting  liability insurance  coverage  for their club under the Wilson Recreation Program.

A request was received from John M. Monstream,  #98 and #108 Sunset Island, for approval to subdivide the embankment portion of #98 Sunset Island so as to provide access to  water dockage for #108 Sunset Island.   Ownership of this small property  would  assure cottage #108 of quiet water access  when and if  #98 is sold.  This subdivision request was denied by the Planning Board.

Kathy Sullivan, Sunset Island, spoke during public participation.

There being no one else who wished to speak, Mr. Dean  closed public participation.

Mr. Banks reported building permits with a total value of $1,286,050 were issued during May.

The next Planning Board Meeting will be Monday, July 9, 2001.

Mr. Moxham reported that the Tillotson demolition court hearing is scheduled for July 25, 2001.

Mr. Moxham also reported that he has been in contact with Mr. Daly of the DEC regarding the Town’s administration of the Coastal Zone Management Program  and the order was hand delivered to the Commissioner for her signature.

A Resolution was offered by Mr. Dean, seconded by Mr. Muck and unanimously adopted, enacting a fee schedule with regards to the Town’s administration of the Coastal Zone Management Program.  Resolution attached to these minutes.

A motion was made by Mr. Muck, seconded by Mrs. Simmons and unanimously carried, the request of the Lacrosse Club to be included within the liability coverage of the Town’s Recreation Program be tabled for further discussion at the Workshop Meeting.

A Resolution was offered by Mrs. Simmons, seconded by Mr. Muck and unanimously adopted the following employees and rates of  pay be set for the Recreation Program:

            Benton, Scott                Recreation Leader P/T              $   10.00 pr. hr.
`           Botzer, Beth                              “           “                          15.00  “   “
            Bradley, Greg                            “           “                          10.00  “   “
            Emborsky, John                        “           “                          10.00  “   “
            Geise, Carrie                             “           “                           7.50  “   “
            Gorham, Jeremy                        “           “                         10.00  “   “
            Kirsch, Melanie              Volunteer                                        ----
            Koszelak, Bethany         Recreation Leader P/T                  6.00  “  “
            McAvoy, Shannon                     “           “                         10.50  “  “
            Merrick, Brian                           “           “                           6.50  “  “
            O’Keefe, Christeen                    “           “                         15.00  “  “
            Reid, Meredith                          “           “                           6.50  “  “
            Rohring, Matt                           “           “                           8.00  “  “
            Rohring, Tammy                       “           “                         15.00  “  “
            Sippel, Brett                             “           “                         15.00  “  “
            Sippel, Ty                                 “           “                          6.00  “  “

A Resolution  was offered by Mr. Muck, seconded by Mr. Luff and unanimously adopted, rescinding the Resolution passed on the 16^th of April pertaining to the HUD grant for repair and expansion of East Pier at Wilson Harbor and assigning fiscal responsibility and planning and design to the Town of Wilson and authorizing a sub grant agreement with the Village of Wilson. Resolution attached to these minutes.

A motion was made by Mr. Dean, seconded by Mr. Luff and unanimously carried,  authorizing  Girasole Appraisal Company, Inc. to do real estate appraisals of 10 large single-family homes in Wilson.

A Resolution was offered by Mrs. Simmons, seconded by Mr. Dean and unanimously adopted,   extending longevity pay to include all full time employees. Resolution attached to these minutes.

A motion was made by Mrs. Simmons, seconded by Mr. Luff and unanimously carried, the request of John M. Monstream to subdivide the embankment portion of the property at #98 Sunset Island be tabled for further discussion at the Workshop Meeting.

A motion was made by Mrs. Simmons, seconded by Mr. Luff and unanimously carried,  the two Justices and two Court Clerks be authorized to attend the Town Justices’ and Justice Clerks’ Conference September 30 thru October 3, 2001 at Syracuse.

A motion was made by Mr. Dean, seconded by Mr. Muck and unanimously carried, a public hearing on waterline extensions funded from Capital Reserve Funds be set for Monday,  July 2, 2001 at 7:30 p.m.

A motion was made by Mr. Dean, seconded by Mrs. Simmons and unanimously carried,  a public hearing on a new meter reading program including the purchase of new water meters and funded from Capital Reserve Funds be set for Monday, July 2, 2001 at 7:30 p.m.

There was a discussion of keeping the mouth of 12 Mile Creek open.  Mr. Dean has met with Senator Maziarz to discuss the state lending financial assistance each year to keep the mouth open.  Mr. Maziarz  advised him that the state would probably not commit to financial help year after year, but may help to purchase the equipment necessary to do the work.  There was a discussion of the pros and cons of hiring the work out to a contractor as compared to the Town’s  purchasing the equipment  and doing the work in house.

A motion was made by Mrs. Simmons, seconded by Mr. Dean and unanimously carried, the Deputy Town Clerk be authorized to set up a photo album on the web page.

The Clerk will send a letter of thanks to Betty and Lester Clark for their contribution to the recreation program.

Mr. Dean would like to discuss the possibility of  constructing a fishing pier on Town property on  Riverview Drive at  West Lake Road at the next Workshop Meeting.

Mrs. Simmons suggested that the Town’s web page address be added to Town stationary.

At this time,  Mr. Dean recognized and presented certificates of appreciation to Boy Scouts Ryan Wheeler and Jacob Gagnon for their help in painting the handicap access walkway to the Town’s boat launch on Riverview Drive and also their work on this year’s 5K Salmon Run.  Mr. Dean also recognized and presented a certificate of appreciation to Eric Beutel for his help on this year’s 5K Salmon Run.

The Town Clerk reported on the success of this year’s 16^th annual 5K race and recognized the generosity of the race sponsors.  She also recognized  all in the community who volunteer their time and efforts to make this race a success each year.

Mr. Dean introduced Nina Gagnon, coordinator of the “Just Say No” program at Thomas Marks School.  Mrs. Gagnon thanked the Board for last year’s  donation to the program from  race revenues and stated that she was able to expand the program into the middle school because of the extra funding.

The next Workshop Meeting will be Monday, July 2, 2001.

The next Regular Meeting will be Monday, July 16, 2001.

A motion was made by Mrs. Simmons, seconded by Mr. Muck and unanimously carried, the meeting be adjourned at 8:40 p.m.

                                                                        Respectfully submitted,
                                                                        Wanda E. Burrows
                                                                        Town Clerk

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