Village of Antwerp

VILLAGE OFANTWERP BOARD OF TRUSTEES

PUBLIC HEARING

MARCH 12, 2014

The public hearing of the Village of Antwerp Board of Trustees was called to order at 7:00 by Mayor Golden.  Upon roll call the following were present:  Mayor Golden, Tr. Cole, Tr. DeSantis, and Tr. Pickert.  Tr. Altmann was absent.  Mayor Golden stated the purpose of the hearing was to hear comments regarding local law #1 authorizing a levy in excess of the 2% property tax cap.  Being no one present, Tr. Cole motioned to close the public hearing at 7:02 pm, Tr. DeSantis 2^nd and the motion carried with all in favor.

VILLAGEOFANTWERPBOARD OF TRUSTEES

REGULAR MEETING

MARCH 12, 2014

The regular meeting of the Village of Antwerp Board of Trustees was called to order at 7:02 pm.  Upon roll call the following were present:  Mayor Golden, Tr. Cole, Tr. DeSantis, and Tr. Pickert.  Tr. Altmann was absent. 

Tr. DeSantis motioned to waive the reading of last month’s minutes and accept as written, Tr. Cole 2^nd and the motion carried with all in favor. 

CITIZENS CONCERNS:  Tr. DeSantis wondered why the DPW had not picked up his paper recyclables.  The clerk will check with the DPW regarding this. 

DPW REPORT:  Not present, nothing major to report.

SEWER PROJECT REPORT:  RBC #2 has been delivered and work is currently underway to get it on line.  The Village is still in talks with Senator Schumer’s office regarding RD grant funding.  We have also reached out to Congressman Owens’ for his assistance in this matter.  NYSEFC and NYSDEC are currently reviewing the engineering report for the additional project scope. 

OLD BUSINESS:  The Board thanked Tr. DeSantis and his neighbor William McKissick for volunteering their time to repair the sagging floor at the Village Hall.  Tr. DeSantis presented the Board with a tentative plan to update the bathrooms and a brief discussion was held regarding plans for repairs to the entire building.

NEW BUSINESS:  Tr. Cole motioned to make the following budget transfers:

           TO:                                                                 FROM:

A1340.4  Budget contractual    $    2.43                   A1990.4  Contingent  $122.53

A3120.2  Police equipment          97.29

A5010.4  Street Admin Cont        22.81

Tr. DeSantis 2^nd and the motion carried with all in favor.

Tr. Cole resolved to pass local law #1 of 2014 authorizing a tax levy in excess of the 2% tax cap, Tr. Pickert 2^nd and the roll call vote was held with all parties present voting aye.

Tr. DeSantis motioned to hold a budget work session on Wednesday, March 19 at 6:00 pm and to hold a public hearing on the budget on April 9 at 6:45 pm.  Tr. Pickert 2^nd and the motion carried with all in favor.

Tr. DeSantis resolved to authorize Mayor Golden to sign Change Order #2, Contract 1, with Continental Construction in the amount of $39,446.94, Tr. Cole 2^nd and a roll call vote was held with all parties present voting aye.  This change order addresses the secondary clarifier repair; additional excavating and backfill for the tertiary building, secondary treatment structure walkway repair, and air lift pump enclosures. 

Operation Restore Antwerp informed the Board they have the money to purchase playground equipment but not to do the site work necessary to make it a legal playground and are wondering if the Village would help by covering all site work expenses.  Tr. DeSantis motioned to commit to covering the site work expenses, Tr. Pickert 2^nd and the motion carried with all in favor. 

Tr. DeSantis motioned to accept Carol Countryman’s verbal resignation on March 3 from the winter recreation committee effective immediately and appoint Pat Ketterman as the new committee chair, Tr. Cole 2^nd and the motion carried with all in favor. 

Tr. Pickert resolved to amend the agreement with Shamrock Sewer Services to include NYSEFC mwbe/eeo language, Tr. Cole 2^nd and a roll call vote was held with all parties present voting aye. 

MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE: The Village received notification from the NYS Comptroller that $30 in court fees is due from the Town to the Village. 

Tr. Cole motioned to pay the bills as presented on the abstract, Tr. DeSantis 2^nd and the motion carried with all in favor. 

Being no further business to come before the Board, Tr. DeSantis motioned to adjourn, Tr. Cole 2^nd and the meeting was adjourned at 7:30 pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Amy Cole