VILLAGE BOARD MEETING MINUTES - JANUARY 8, 2007

Regular meeting called to order by Mayor Skeet at 6:58 pm.

Members present: Mayor Skeet, Trustees Peterson, Patterson, Russ and Sobczak. Also present Village resident Shari Salim.

• Ms. Salim presented a letter to the Board regarding the fence issue on Lawrence Avenue. She feels the Board and Planning board have not acted in a timely manner on her complaints about the snow fence on the adjoining property to her home, and commented that she wants this taken care of immediately. She feels Zoning Officer Reeves must citation the fence.
• Mayor Skeet told her he would speak to Mr. Reeves first thing in the morning, and also reminded her that a Public Hearing regarding the fence law was already scheduled for January 24, 2007 at 7:00 pm.
• Ms. Salim left the meeting at 7:11 pm.
• Village resident Arlene Cullinan entered the meeting at 7:15 pm. She spoke to the Board regarding the ongoing problem of her sump pump draining into the road on Prospect Avenue. The pipe was temporarily moved and resulted in flooding problems in her basement, so she plans to put it back where it was. She feels the problem was created when her neighbor took the culvert out under his driveway.
• Some discussion was held as to whether this is a public or private matter. At present the Board’s main concern is the safety hazard of the water draining into the street and freezing, as well as the disintegration it is causing to the shoulder of the road. Mayor Skeet said he would again speak to Mr. Reeves regarding this issue.
• Ms. Cullinan left the meeting at 7:25 pm
  
  Communications
• Received check no. 10359 in amount of $43,375.42 from Genesee County for Water Agreement Payment
• Received check no. 5928 in amount of $7900.00 from NYS Thruway Authority for CHIPS funds.
• Received check no. 71833837 in amount of $820.00 from NYS for Youth State Aid.
• Received letter from Mary Lou Rath notifying of $14,000 grant to be used on a capital improvement project.
• Received check no. 108595 in amount of $665.53 from National Fuel for utility taxes for quarter ending 11/30/06.
• Received check no. 56121690 in amount of $478.46 from Citizens for utility taxes for quarter ending 11/30/06.
• Received check no. 3600149837 in amount of $1337.83 from National Grid for utility taxes for quarter ending 11/30/06.
• Received check no. 148455 in amount of $1.80 from Trinsic Commun. for utility taxes for quarter ending 11/30/06.
• Received WW Facility Report and DMR for November 2006 from December
• Received check no. 8686 in amount of $446.10 from NYS Rural Housing for Small Cities Conference Scholarship Reimbursement.
• Received Thank you letter from Village of Elba for help with Elba Sewer Plant in beginning of December.
• Received letter from National Grid informing of 1 time credit of $21.22 as result of power outage during storm.
• Received check no. 511 in amount of $16,000.00 and ck#512 in amount of $1060.00 from Judge Alexander for December 2006 court fines.
• Received check no. 1005 in amount of $135.00 from Judge O’Connor for December 2006 court fines.
• Received Town of Pembroke Code Enforcement Report for December 2006.

Treasurer’s Report	General Fund	Sewer Fund
Balance on hand 12/11/06	$57,483.64	$30,938.76
Receipts to 1/8/07	$73,494.64	$4,637.94
Transfer from sewer	$4,405.00
Stop payment check no. 21592	$7,900.00
CD to 1/8/07	$310,000.00	$60,000.00
Balance	$453,283.28	$95,576.70
Disbursement To 1/8/07	$28,378.22	$10,471.68
Disbursement To NYS Court Fund	$9,565.00
Transfer to Genesee County	$4,405.00
Disbusement to Genesee County 60/1000MCWA	$9,407.40
CD to 1/8/07	$330,000.00	$60,000.00
Cash on hand 1/8/07	$75,932.66	$20,700.02
Certificate of Deposit	$330,000.00	$60,000.00
Cash on hand including Certificate of Deposit	$405,932.66	$80,700.02

• Motion by Trustee Peterson & seconded by Trustee Russ to approve the Treasurer’s Report. Motion carried.
• Motion by Trustee Patterson & seconded by Trustee Peterson to transfer $641.32 from contingency 1990.4 to Police Contractual 3120.4 in General Fund. Motion carried.

Fund	Voucher Number	Total
General Fund	#21606 through #21658	$28,378.22
Sewer Fund	#6304 through #6318	$10,471.68

• Motion by Trustee Russ & seconded by Trustee Patterson to pay the above General and Sewer bills. Motion carried.
• Motion by Trustee Peterson & seconded by Trustee Sobczak to approve minutes of December 11, 2006 meeting. Motion carried.
• Motion made by Trustee Patterson and seconded by Trustee Sobczak to move the following Resolution:
  RESOLVED: That the Annual Election for the village of Corfu, New York will be held at the Pembroke Community Center adjacent to the Village Office, 116 East Main Street, Corfu, New York on Tuesday, March 20, 2007 and the hours of opening the polls shall be 12:00 noon and the hours of closing the polls shall be 9:00 pm.
  Voting Aye: Mayor Skeet, Trustees Peterson, Patterson, Sobczak and Russ.
  Voting Nay: NONE Motion carried.
• Motion made by Trustee Russ and seconded by Trustee Peterson to move the following Resolution:
  RESOLVED: The following persons to be appointed to act as Inspectors of Election at the Annual Village Election to be held on March 20, 2007 at the rate of $80.00 per election day: Joan Brauner, Winifred Murray, Catherine Doktor and Carole Sharick.
  Voting Aye: Mayor Skeet, Trustees Peterson, Patterson, Sobczak and Russ.
  Voting Nay: NONE Motion carried.
• {Certification}
  {State of New York}
  {County of Genesee}
  {Village of Corfu}
• I, Sandra Thomas, Clerk of the Village of Corfu, do hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the resolutions duly adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Corfu on January 8, 2007.
  Sandra S. Thomas
  Clerk Treasurer
• Discussion was held regarding the Stop payment on Wayne Block check for concrete work done poorly. The Mayor told the Board that he and Maintenance worker, Kevin McCarthy has walked the sidewalks and found several problems with the completed sidewalks as well as the landscaping. Wayne did come out and take care of some of the worst problems, such as cutting and putting in expansion joint and caulking in some locations. The Mayor reported that on several he had just put in the expansion joint but did not caulk. Some discussion was held regarding the offer by Wayne Block to reduce his bill by $300.00 to compensate for some of the problems.
  Motion by Trustee Russ & seconded by Trustee Peterson to pay Wayne Block Concrete adjusted invoice for the amount of $7600.00 to replace stop payment ck #21592 for $7900.00. Motion carried.
• Mayor Skeet updated the Board on the progress on the Cold Storage building being built next to the Maintenance Garage. He said Kevin McCarthy took down sod and dirt, and has put drain tile in to correct the problem of water seeping down to the existing Maintenance building as well. #2 stone has been trucked in by the Town, which is down on the foundation. We will also be getting in some small fill, which the Town will truck in for us.
• The Mayor also reported that the trusses are in at Potter Lumber and the siding has been ordered. Between the $14,000 grant and the budget amount, with labor and materials as estimated, figures indicate there should be enough for a concrete floor as well.
• Motion by Trustee Russ & seconded by Trustee Peterson to approve addition of a concrete floor in the construction of the Cold Storage building at the estimated cost of $6000.00. Motion carried.
• Trustee Sobczak gave the Board the information he gathered regarding Maintenance worker Kevin McCarthy’s job duties and the time needed to accomplish them. Brief discussion was held regarding his report.
• Motion by Trustee Peterson & seconded by Trustee Sobczak to approve changing the Maintenance position from a part-time position to a full time position. Motion carried.
  
• Trustee Patterson reported that on December 12th she spent 45 minutes on the phone with the Army Corps of Engineers regarding the possible clean up of at least a portion of Murder Creek due to damage from the storm. They informed her that Genesee County Soil and Water has jurisdiction for impacts and permits. She has a call in to Tim Yaeger of Genesee County Emergency Management regarding any Countywide drainage cleanup efforts to see if there are any other projects in the works for procedural information.
• She mentioned she has spoken with Martin Ahouse of FEMA regarding the January 20th deadline for identifying problems due to the storm, and he said that due to briefing and RPA we have an open file as it has been identified in a previous meeting. She will update the Board as further information becomes available.
• Mayor Skeet said that one thing he wants to tackle is getting the viaduct repaired and cleaned up. He said he plans to contact Genesee County Legislator Anne Lawrence to come look at the viaduct damage, and talk to her about cosmetics, flooding and safety issues.
• Mayor Skeet updated the Board on Officer Yueckstock’s condition after his hospitalization recently.
• The Board read and discussed the proposed letter received from seasonal Officer Dave Cristofaro requesting us to write to Orleans County Civil Service on his behalf so he can get his Civil Service status reinstated. The Board felt there were too many discrepancies in the sample letter he sent. Trustee Patterson composed a letter to be sent back to Mr. Cristofaro.
• The Board discussed the upcoming audit for the court. It was decided that Trustees Patterson and Peterson would attend court on January 17th to get an idea how it was run, and then conduct the audit on January 24th at 6:30.
• Clerk Thomas informed the Board that a representative from J. O’Connell Grant Writers office would be attending the committee meeting on January 22nd.
• Brief discussion was held regarding setting up a Budget meeting. No date was decided upon.
• Clerk reminded Board that newsletter submissions needed to be in by Friday, January 12th.
• Clerk informed the Board of receipt of a letter from TV weatherman Mike Randall regarding his availability to do magic and ventriloquist show at upcoming Family Day event. His fee would be $450 for a 45 minute show. The Board felt this was far too much money.
• Motion was made by Trustee Patterson and seconded by Trustee Russ to adjourn meeting.
  Motion carried.
• Meeting was adjourned at 9:09 pm.

Sandra Thomas
Clerk Treasurer