November 19th, 2009

 

The regular meeting of the Town of Wilson Town Board was held Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium of the Town Hall. 

The following people were present:

Supervisor                   Joseph Jastrzemski

Councilmen                 James Muscoreil

                                    Thomas Thompson

Hwy. Superintendent  Daniel Kerwin

Bldg. Inspector           Lawrence Banks

Town Attorney           Kyle Andrews

Absent                         Councilman Brad Clark

 A motion was made by Mr. Muscoreil, seconded by Mr. Thompson and unanimously carried that the minutes of the October 21st, 2009 regular meeting and the November 4th, 2009 Special and Workshop meeting be approved as submitted.

A Resolution was offered by Mr. Muscoreil, seconded by Mr. Jastrzemski and unanimously carried that the following bills be approved as read by the Clerk: 

General A Fund                      #350 thru #385                        $17,813.60

General B Fund                      #121 thru #129                        $34,114.77

Hwy DA Fund                         #151 thru #160                        $ 6,333.55

Hwy DB Fund                         #41 thru #43                            $13,976.26

Water District Fund                #132 thru #148                        $ 7,785.07

SL                                           #19 thru #20                            $     211.29

                                                                Total All Vouchers $80,234.54

A motion was made by Mr. Muscoreil, seconded by Mr. Jastrzemski, that the $61.00 meal reimbursement on A Fund Voucher #383 be held until a further explanation is received. 

A request was received from Joleen Vincent to run the girls’ basketball program at Stevenson Elementary School from December 5th, 2009 thru March 6th, 2009. She asked that the following volunteers be approved: Brian Baker and Chris Moon. 

A request was received from Brett Sippel to run the boys basketball program at Thomas Marks Elementary School from December 5th, 2009 thru March 6th, 2009. He asked that the following volunteers be approved: John Emborsky, Scott Benton, Mike Seeley, John Mahar, Mike Mahar, Steve Frerichs and Jeff Dinse. 

A request was received from Daniel Kerwin, Highway Superintendent, to purchase one new pickup truck for the Water department from State bid.

A request was received from Councilman-Elect Jon Munnikuysen to attend the conference for newly elected officials in Rochester, NY,  January 13th -15th, 2009 at a cost of approximately $400 plus mileage.

  Public Participation was opened. Kathleen Sullivan of Sunset Island asked why there were more volunteers for the boys’ basketball program than for the girls. There being no one else who wished to be heard, Mr. Jastrzemski closed public participation.

 Mr. Banks reported 14 permits issued in October with an estimated value of $430,000.  He told the Board he is finishing up several Special Permits from October and the unsafe condition at 2348 Washington Avenue has a 30 day time period before it goes to the courts. 

Mr. Kerwin reported that he has located a source for dirt for the landfill site at a cost of $20.00 per tandem truckload.  We will need approximately 25-50 loads next spring.  He will also contact Mr. Truesdell for a price.  He also reported that Stop/Stop Ahead signs are being replaced with HIP signs. Jeff McDonough of the County of Niagara Sign Shop has High Intensity Prismatic Reflective Laminates that we can order to place on the removed signs at a very reasonable cost to the Town. 

Mr. Andrews reported that he has prepared the Special Permits and gave them to the clerk. He is reviewing several code enforcement issues with the Building Inspector and is following up on an assessment issue.

 Mr. Jastrzemski reported that he attended the Great Lakes Seminar in Albion and spoke about getting a permit to have our harbor dredged. Congressman Slaughter is working on a Resolution for us, and the Supervisor has already spoken to two of our three yacht clubs, both of whom are willing to help with the issue.  

A Resolution authorizing the Supervisor to pay all bills and bring all accounts into balance was offered by Mr. Muscoreil, seconded by Mr. Thompson and unanimously adopted. 

A motion was made by Mr. Jastrzemski, seconded by Mr. Muscoreil and unanimously carried that the request of Joleen Vincent to run the girls’ basketball program with volunteers Brian Baker and Chris Moon be approved.

 A motion was made by Mr. Muscoreil, seconded by Mr. Thompson and unanimously carried that the request of  Brett Sippel to run the boys’ basketball program with volunteers John Emborsky, Scott Benton, Mike Seeley, John Mahar, Mike Mahar, Steve Frerichs and Jeff Dinse be approved.

A Resolution was made by Mr. Jastrzemski, seconded by Mr. Thompson and unanimously adopted that the request of the Highway Superintendent to purchase a new pickup truck for the Water Department off of State bid be approved at a cost of $27,702.97.  

A Resolution approving a contract with Liquid Engineering Corporation for in-service maintenance on the water tank at a cost of $3,270 was made by Mr. Jastrzemski, seconded by Mr. Muscoreil and unanimously approved.

A motion was made by Mr. Jastrzemski, seconded by Mr. Thompson and unanimously approved to allow any Town Board member to attend the training seminar in Rochester New York on January 13th – 15th, 2009 at a cost of approximately $400.00 per person plus mileage. 

The December 2nd workshop meeting was set for 3:30 pm on a motion by Mr. Jastrzemski, seconded by Mr. Thompson and unanimously approved.

 A Special Town Board Meeting was set for Monday, November 23rd, at 11:00 am to discuss the contract with Wendel Duchscherer Architects and Engineers for professional planning services associated with a Master Plan for the Town and Village of Wilson.

 A motion was made by Mr. Muscoreil, seconded by Mr. Thompson and unanimously carried, the meeting be adjourned at 7:25 p.m.

                                                             Respectfully submitted,

 

 

A.    Diane Muscoreil

                                                            1st Deputy Town Clerk

 


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