October 17, 2005

The regular meeting of the Town of Wilson Town Board was held Monday, October 17, 2005 at 7:30 p.m. in the Auditorium of the Town Hall.

The following people were present:

Supervisor                     Jerry L. Dean

Councilmen                   Brad Clark

                                    Bruce Muck

                                    Edward Hastings

Hwy. Superintendent     Daniel M. Kerwin

Building Inspector          Lawrence Banks

Attorney                       Walter E. Moxham, Jr.

Absent: Donald Luff

 Mr. Dean thanked the Town Board for their work during his absence and spoke about the tentative 2006 budget.

 Mr. Dean spoke about the meeting agenda and  asked that the resolution  approving the contract with Gray Accounting to do a financial audit of the Town for the year 2005, along with the three resolutions authorizing interfund borrowing be postponed until a later meeting. 

Mr. Hastings spoke about the need to act on these agenda items and  Mr. Clark and Mr. Muck agreed. 

Cam Dean, Maple Avenue, Mike Moyer, Shore Drive and Loretta White, Lake Road, spoke. 

A motion was made by Mr. Muck, seconded by Mr. Hastings and unanimously carried, the minutes of the September 19, 2005 regular meeting, the October 3, 2005 special meeting and the October 5 and 11, 2005  budget workshop meetings be approved as submitted by the Clerk.

 There were some exceptions to the bills.  Mr. Dean asked that A Fund claim #327 to Building Controls be returned to have the sales tax removed.  Mr. Clark asked that Sunset Island Sewer SS/H Fund  claim #24 and #25 be approved, but held until funds are available for payment. 

 A motion was made by Mr. Hastings, seconded by Mr. Muck and unanimously carried, the following bills be approved as read by the Clerk with the exceptions noted above:

                General A Fund             #318 thru #345              $22,610.81

                General B Fund             #145 thru #158                25,488.43

            Hwy DA Fund              #146 thru #156                36,931.76

            Hwy DB  Fund             #42 thru #46                   11,004.38

            Water District               #136 thru #151                56,810.82

            SL Fund                        #17                                        55.04

                                                                      H/SS  Fund                   #24 thru #26                     5,705.30

            SF Fund                       #22 thru #23                        425.75

                                                                        Total All Vouchers  $159,032.29

 The Board received a  copy of a letter sent to  Niagara County Public Works Department by Richele Carmer, 2610 Beebe Road.  In the letter Mrs. Carmer voiced her concerns about the safety of her son while boarding a school bus near the intersection of  Ide and Beebe Road.  She  spoke about the 9 fatalities and numerous accidents that have occurred there and the vehicles that travel  60 – 70 miles per hour around the curve near there. 

There was a discussion of making this a four-way stop and reducing the speed limit.  Legislator Kyle Andrews was present and discussed the possibility of  erecting  “limited sight area” and “caution” signs at  appropriate locations.  A letter will  be sent to  the Niagara County Highway Department and the  State Department of Transportation requesting help in this matter. 

At this time, Mr. Dean opened public participation and the following people spoke:

Rita Miller, #10 Sunset Island

Mike Moyer, Shore Drive

Loretta White, Lake Road. 

All being heard who wished to be heard, Mr. Dean closed public participation.

 Mr. Banks reported 11 building permits issued in September with an estimated value of $255,000. 

Mr. Moxham reported on Sunset Island.  Dan Seider, Wendel Duchscherer, will meet with Mr. Kerwin this week to prepare a final punch list.

He also reported that Global Signal has asked for  approval of Nextel Wiplease, Corp. to collocate on the Sprint tower at the Water Department.  This would mean an additional $750.00 per month to the Water Department.  Mr. Moxham noted that Global is required to file a $40,000 bond with the Town which we do not have at this time. 

Mr. Clark inquired about an outstanding bill from Metzger Engineering for work done on the pier and Mr. Dean said that he would deliver it to the Village for payment. 

A Resolution was offered by Mr. Muck, seconded by Mr. Clark and unanimously carried, authorizing Nextel Wiplease Corp. to collocate on the Sprint Tower at 3360 Wilson Cambria Road subject to a bond being filed in the Town Clerk’s office. 

A Resolution was offered by Mr. Hastings, seconded by Mr. Muck and  adopted, approving the contract with Gray Accounting for a financial audit of the Town for the year 2005.  Mr. Dean cast the one “no” vote. 

A motion was made by Mr. Muck, seconded by Mr. Hastings and unanimously carried, authorizing the second three-year renewal term for the period  January 1, 2006 thru December 31, 2008 of the solid waste collection, disposal and recycling contract with Modern Disposal.

 A Resolution was offered by Mr. Muck, seconded by Mr. Hastings and unanimously carried, authorizing the Supervisor to apply for state aid for the Recreation Program in the amount of $2,576.00. 

A Resolution was offered by Mr. Muck, seconded  by Mr. Hastings and unanimously carried, authorizing the installation of a 100 watt head streetlight at the corner of Park and Shore Drive at a cost of about $185.00 per year. 

A Resolution was offered by Mr. Muck, seconded by Mr. Hastings and unanimously carried, authorizing the actual listing of unpaid accounts provided by the Water Department and any other charges to be placed as a lien on real property for which services were provided.  These charges are to be forwarded to the Assessor’s Office for posting. 

A Resolution was offered by Mr. Muck, seconded by Mr. Hastings and adopted, authorizing $53,000 interfund borrowing.  Mr. Dean cast the one “no” vote.  Resolution attached to these minutes. 

A Resolution was offered by Mr. Hastings, seconded by Mr. Clark and adopted, authorizing $89,000 interfund borrowing.  Mr. Dean cast the one “no” vote.  Resolution attached to these minutes. 

A Resolution was offered by Mr. Hastings, seconded by Mr. Muck and unanimously carried, authorizing $48,343 interfund borrowing.  Resolution attached to these minutes. 

A Special Meeting was set for Wednesday, October 18, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. to work on the 2006 budget. 

A motion was made by Mr. Muck, seconded by Mr. Clark and unanimously carried, the meeting be adjourned at 8:20 p.m. 

                                                                        Respectfully submitted,

                                                                        Wanda E. Burrows, RMC, CMC

                                                                        Town Clerk