Hammondsport village board minutes

July 10, 2007

The Village of Hammondsport held a public hearing on Tuesday July 10, 2007 at 6:00 p.m. in the Village Hall, 18 Water Street, Hammondsport. The purpose of the public hearing was Local Law #1 of 2007, the Administration and Enforcement of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code. The regular board meeting followed the public hearing.

PRESENT: Mayor Emery L. Cummings, Jr., Trustee Anne Green, Trustee Larry Foster, Trustee Bruce White, DPW Superintendent Randy Hoad, Clerk-Treasurer Lela Martuscello.

ABSENT: Trustee Stella Pulver, Officer in Charge Jack Merriam

Mayor Cummings called the public hearing to order at 6:00 p.m. The Mayor opened the public hearing to questions from the public. There were no questions purposed.

On motion of Trustee White and seconded by Trustee Foster and carried, all voting Aye to close the public hearing at 6:05 p.m.

BUSINESS MEETING

Approval of minutes: On motion of Trustee White and seconded by Trustee Green and carried, all voting Aye to approve the minutes of the June 12, 2007 meeting.

Payment of Abstracts: On motion of Trustee Green and seconded by Trustee Foster and carried, all voting Aye, RESOLVED, that the Clerk-Treasurer is hereby authorized to pay the General Fund Abstract #5, claim #140-172 totaling $21,810.63 and Water Fund Abstract 35, claim #068-085 totaling $11,963.56.

Department Reports

Police: In Officer Merriam's absence, a written report was submitted of police department activities for the month of June. Officer Merriam logged in 176 hours and the part-time officer logged in 87 _ hours. Vehicle and traffic activities included 32 radar details, 25 traffic stops, 6 tickets issued, 19 warnings, 3 motor vehicle accidents, 4 parking tickets, 9 vehicle inspections and 6 motorist assists. Criminal complaints and arrest activities included 1 bad check, 1 harassment/child custody complaint, 2 gas drives offs, 1 stolen bike, 3 911 hang ups, 1 criminal mischief complaint - damage to fence, and a broken light at Depot Park. Court security was provided for both Village and Town of Urbana.

Other activities consisted of 1 finger print request, 2 military background check, morning traffic control at the school, daily checks at Grape Street playground, several complaints regarding skate boarding, assisted with traffic control at High School graduation, 2 assists to Hammondsport ambulance, and complaints of unauthorized use of the Town boat launch turned over to the Town Clerk.

DPW: Superintendent Hoad presented an oral report of the Street and Water Department for the month of June. Activities included water line maintenance and repair on Reservoir Hill and Pulteney Street, as well as sealing the pavilion, replacing a door and building a bridge at Champlin Beach. The DPW also swept streets, cut grass and tree limbs. Superintendent Hoad attended a NYSDOH conference on new water testing regulations.

Finance: The Clerk distributed a report of the Clerk's Office activities for the month of June. Late notices for water bills were mailed, completed tax searches, prepared material for auditors. Several building and zoning permits were issued as well as one vending permit.

Parks: In Trustee Pulver's absence a report was submitted and read. Dan Ferrand's office has been contacted regarding possible grants for the bandstand. When an estimate is submitted to the Village on the cost of restoring the bandstand, his office will put Trustee Pulver in touch with Kathleen Damiani with the NYS Parks Department. Trustee Pulver suggested setting up a committee to work on the grant process and Trustee White is willing to be on that committee along with the Clerk. Trustee Green filled in for Trustee Pulver and attended the Urbana Parks and Recreation meeting. She reported tha things are running smoothly with the summer program and there is money for several field trips.

On motion of Trustee White and seconded by Trustee Foster and carried, all voting Aye to accept the Department Reports.

OLD BUSINESS

SCAP: A letter was presented from Dan Gallagher regarding a request from SCAP for the Village Board to give a formal reply to the NYS Division of Housing and Community Renewal confirming that the Village Board has no objection to the selection of the NYS Housing Trust Fund as lead agency for SEQR for the Lake Street Senior Apartments project. In keeping with prior motions and letters of support the board agreed to send a letter of confirmation.

On motion of Trustee Green and seconded by Trustee Foster and carried, all voting Aye, RESOLVED, to authorize Mayor Cummings to sign a letter addressed to the NYS Division of Housing and Community Renewal stating that the Village board has no objection to the selection of the NYS Housing Trust Fund Corporation as lead agency for the SEQR action relating to the Lake Street Senior Apartments project (Applicant:SCAP, In c .; SHARS #20070027).

ROLL CALL VOTE: Mayor Cummings - Aye; Trustee Green - Aye; Trustee Foster - Aye; Trustee White - Aye; Trustee Pulver - Absent

NEW BUSINESS

Park Use Application: Submitted by the Jr. National Youth Leadership Conference to sell drinks and snacks as a fund-raiser in the Village Square Thursdays in July and August.

On motion of Trustee White and seconded by Trustee Foster and carried, all voting Aye to approve the Park Use Application submitted by the Jr. National Youth Leadership Conference.

Soliciting Permits: Mayor Cummings reported that the village office has received many requests for Soliciting Permit applications. The latest is a Chinese food concession cart. The applicant would like to park the concession stand in Depot Park or one of the parking spots at the head of the lake. After much discussion, the board decided that it would be a safety and traffic concern if a parking spot were used for the concession stand and that the applicant would need to request permission from the Town of Urbana to use Depot Park. Also, with so many requests for permits, the board decided to have the planning board look at the Village code for Peddling and Soliciting. The Clerk will contact Planning Board Chairman Ralph Brown to put this on their agenda.

On motion of Trustee White and seconded by Trustee Green and carried, all voting Aye to approve the Solicitation Permit submitted by Denise Orsino for a Chinese concession stand in Depot Park upon the applicant obtaining permission from the Town of Urbana for use of the park.

ROLL CALL VOTE: 4 - Aye 0 - No 1 - Absent

Skate Boarding: Mayor Cummings presented to the board skateboarding codes from the Village of Bath and the Village of Painted Post. The Village of Hammondsport currently does not have anything in their code addressing this. After much discussion, the board agreed that it would be a good idea to add a skateboarding code to the Village of Hammondsport Code. The Board worked on a skateboarding and rollerblade code. There was disagreement on the penalties and offenses.

On motion of Mayor Cummings and seconded by Trustee Green and carried, all voting Aye to approve the Penalties and Offenses in the proposed code as follows:

A first violation of this chapter shall be punishable by a warning and second or further violation shall be punishable by a fine of $50 per violation.

ROLL CALL VOTE: Mayor Cummings - Aye; Trustee Green - Aye; Trustee Foster - Aye; Trustee White - No

The Clerk will write up the Code in final form and present it to the Trustees and the Village Attorney for review.

On motion of Trustee Green and seconded by Trustee White and carried, all voting Aye to schedule a public hearing on August 14, 2007 for proposed Local Law #2 of 2007, Chapter 39 of the Village of Hammondsport Code, Skateboards and Roller Blades.

ROLL CALL VOTE: 4 - Aye 0 - No 1 - Absent

On motion of Trustee Green and seconded by Trustee Foster and carried, all voting Aye to enter into executive session at 7:32 p.m. to discuss matters leading to appointment, employment, and promotion of a particular person.

ROLL CALL VOTE: 4 - Ayes 0 - No 1 - Absent

On motion of Trustee White and seconded by Trustee Foster and carried, all voting Aye to come out of executive session at 8:10 p.m.

On motion of Mayor Cummings and seconded by Trustee Foster and carried, all voting Aye, RESOLVED, authorize the Chief of Police title to be given to Officer in Charge Merriam based on his passage of the promotional Civil Service exam for Chief of Police.

ROLL CALL VOTE: Mayor Cummings - Aye; Trustee Green - Aye; Trustee Foster - Aye; Trustee White - Aye; Trustee Pulver - Absent

On motion of Trustee White and seconded by Trustee Foster and carried, all voting Aye to adjourn the meeting at 8:17 p.m.

Respectfully submitted, Lela Martuscello Clerk-Treasurer