Town Board
Town Board Minutes - December 27, 2007
By Nancy A. Brooks, RMC/CMC Town Clerk
Feb 27, 2008, 11:40
December 27, 2007
The year-end work session of the Lockport Town Board was conducted at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 27, 2007, at the Town Hall, 6560 Dysinger Road, Lockport, New York.
Present were: Supervisor: Marc R. Smith
Town Council Members: Cheryl A. Antkowiak
David H. Knight
Paul H. Pettit
Mark C. Crocker
Also present: Nancy A. Brooks, Town Clerk, Daniel E. Seaman, Town Attorney, Robert Klavoon of Wendel-Duchscherer and Paul Siejak, Town Councilman elect.
The following discussion and/or action took place:
1. Town Priorities
Transit Road Focus Group – Supervisor Smith stated that the report developed from the charette and follow-up meetings will be unveiled sometime in January.
Town Master Plan/Zoning Revisions Committee – The group will continue to meet. There were a number of items to review for possible revision and they will report when the process is completed.
Town Drainage /Donner Creek
The Town is waiting for the engineering study to be completed.
2. Clerk
The following year-end resolutions were approved as follows:
Approval to Pay Bills
MOTION: to pay the bills on the final abstract for December was made be Councilman Pettit, seconded by Councilman Crocker. The motion was CARRIED: AYES-5,NAYS-0.
The bills on this abstract consist of Vouchers #15480 – 15657 in the amount of $354,659.26.
Resolution to Balance Accounts for 2007
MOTION: to authorize the Town Supervisor, as chief fiscal officer, to balance the accounts for the fiscal year ending 12/31/2007, was made by Council member Pettit,
seconded by Council member Knight. The motion was CARRIED: AYES - 5, NAYS-0. Voting AYE: Antkowiak, Knight, Pettit, Crocker and Smith.
Resolution to authorize Supervisor to Spend Highway Funds for 2008
MOTION: to authorize the Supervisor to spend the Highway Funds for 2008 was made by Council member Antkowiak, seconded by Council member Crocker. The motion was CARRIED: AYES - 5, NAYS-0. Voting AYE: Antkowiak, Knight,
Pettit, Crocker and Smith.
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Resolution Authorizing Tax Receiver Not to Impose Service Charge
MOTION: to authorize the Town Tax Receiver NOT to impose a service charge for the required mailing of notices of delinquent taxes was made by Council member
Antkowiak, seconded by Council member Pettit. The motion was CARRIED: AYES - 5, NAYS-0. Voting AYE: Antkowiak, Knight, Pettit, Crocker and Smith.
Correspondence – Received notice from Spring Lake Winery of their intent to renew their liquor license and the Town of Cambria sent an Invitation to their 200th Anniversary Celebration event to take place on March 9, 2008 at
Cambria Fire Hall; the Niagara County Planning Board sent their 2008 meeting schedule.
Additionally, the Town Clerk passed around copies of the 2008 Town Refuse Pickup Schedule as well as the NYS Assoc. of Town’s request for updated Town Official Information. She asked that the Board members review it and make any corrections for the upcoming year. She also stated that she would be consulting with Mr. Seaman with regard to the Town’s codification updates which are prepared by the firm of General Code in Rochester, NY.
3. Engineer
East High Street Pump Station – the concrete building was set earlier in December and the electrical and mechanical contractors are currently working to hook up the
pump station.
Water & Sewer & Highway Specifications – It has been approximately 6 years since the specifications for water, sewer, drainage & highways were updated. He recently completed a standard specification update and have passed it on to Kenny Banker and Lewis Hagen for review and comment.
4. Town Board Comments
Cheryl Antkowiak – She is still working with the HANCI contact to arrange for a Senior’s Health program to be held at the Town Hall.
Paul Pettit – Congratulated Councilman Knight on his many years of service and wished him well.
5. Public Comments
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Phillips of 5831 Cameron Drive said they had noticed surveyors near the retention pond and wondered why they were there. Mr. Klavoon explained
that the Town Highway Superintendent wants to clean the pond while the f ground is frozen. He stated that the surveyors are there to take elevation shots to coincide with the Donner Creek cleanup project. Mr. Klavoon stated that only the pond will be cleaned and that the surrounding area will remain as is. The Phillips stated that quite a lot of garbage collects and blocks the collector leading into the pond. Supervisor Smith suggested that Mr. Klavoon meet with the Phillips and/or
Mr. Hagen to discuss possible solutions.
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6. Executive Session Entered
MOTION: to enter Executive Session for the purpose of consulting with the Town Attorney on current litigation was made by Council member Pettit, seconded by
Council member Crocker. The motion was CARRIED: AYES - 5, NAYS-0. Voting AYE: Antkowiak, Knight, Pettit, Crocker and Smith.
The Town Board entered Executive Session at 1:25 p.m.
7. Executive Session Ended and Work Session Reconvened
MOTION: to exit Executive Session and to reconvene the work session was made by Council member Pettit, seconded by Council member Crocker. The motion was CARRIED: AYES - 5, NAYS-0. Voting AYE: Antkowiak, Knight, Pettit, Crocker and Smith.
The Town Board exited Executive Session and reconvened the work session at 1: 55 p.m. with no Town Board action taken.
8. Supervisor’s Comments
Supervisor Smith stated that he had received notice from the NYS Real Property Office that for 2008 , the Town of Lockport (for the 5th consecutive year) would receive a $5.00/parcel State aid based on the Town’s annual updated assessment roll for 2007.
NYS Assoc. of Towns Meeting in NYC – Supervisor Smith stated that he will attend and will be the acting delegate for the meeting in February. An alternate delegate will be designated at the January 2, 2008 meeting.
9. Adjournment
MOTION: to adjourn was made by Council member Pettit, seconded by Council member Knight. The motion was CARRIED: AYES - 5, NAYS-0. Voting AYE: Antkowiak, Knight, Pettit, Crocker and Smith.
The meeting was ended at 1:57 p.m. The Lockport Town Board will next meet at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday January 2, 2008.
Respectfully submitted,
Nancy A. Brooks, RMC, CMC
Lockport Town Clerk
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