July 11th Regular Board Meeting

July 11, 2017 At 7:00 pm, Supervisor Gayle Ashbery called to order the regular monthly meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Carlton. Present were the following Board members: Councilman James Shoemaker, Councilman John Fitzak and Councilman Marcus Coville. Councilman Dana Woolston was excused Also present Dave Krull Highway Supt. Following roll call and the Pledge of Allegiance, the minutes of June 13, 2017 were approved, motion by Mr. Fitzak second by Mr. Coville and carried. Mrs. Ashbery discussed the highway garage roof and the request from Paul Chatfield to start the process to put the job out to bid. The bid date will be established by Chatfield Engineers and the results will be presented and reviewed by the Town Board and Highway Superintendent for approval, once the bids have been received. Discussion followed. A motion by Mr. Fitzak to hereby authorize the Town of Carlton Highway Building Roof Replacement Project for Bids. Seconded by Mr. Shoemaker and carried. A motion by Mr. Shoemaker to approve a one year contract with Forte Sales to bring Credit Card processing in to the Town Clerks office, seconded by Mr. Fitzak and carried. A motion by Mr. Fitzak to set the Standard workday to 6 hours for Marcus Coville, Dana Woolston, Gayle Ashbery, Patricia Russell and Lynda Woolston. Mr. Krull is set at an 8 hour standard workday. Seconded by Mr. Coville and Carried. A motion by Mr. Shoemaker to approve the General Fund Transfers seconded by Mr. Fitzak and carried. See attached A motion by Mr. Coville to approve the Highway Fund Transfers seconded by Mr. Shoemaker and carried. See attached. Mr. Krull stated that he has had some complaints from Town residents regarding fire lanes being properly marked. He also stated that the Orleans County Sheriffs office needs all fire lanes to be marked in order to properly enforce any parking issues. Dwayne Tinkos, Fire Chief, stated that this issue has been discussed at the Fire Company meeting and it is their responsibility to replace. Discussion followed Doug Heath spoke regarding the introduction of Local Law #1 2017 Imposing a Temporary Town Wide Moratorium on the Installation of Freestanding or Ground- Mounted Solar Energy Systems in the Town of Carlton. A motion by Mr. Coville to set a public hearing for above listed Local Law for August 8, 2017 at 7pm seconded by Mr. Fitzak and carried. The June 2017 Supervisors report was approved, motion by Mr. Fitzak seconded by Mr. Coville and carried. The Town Clerk’s report was approved, motion by Mr. Fitzak second by Mr. Coville and carried. The Zoning/ Code report was approved, motion by Mr. Shoemaker seconded by Mr. Fitzak and carried. Judge Russell’s report was approved, motion by Mr. Fitzak second by Mr. Shoemaker and carried Judge Hurley’s report was approved, motion by Mr. Shoemaker second by Mr. Coville and carried. Dave Krull gave an update on Highway and Water Departments activities. They have been working on roadside mowing, paving, and water matters. In the month of June the Carlton Fire Company responded to 24 calls with a total of 103 man hours. Year to date the Fire Company has responded to 155 fire calls. Legislator Defillips stated that Orleans County is looking to bring a County Wide water service. There will be meetings and discussions regarding these plans in the coming months. General Fund vouchers for $19,061.25 were approved for payment, motion by Mr. Fitzak second by Mr. Coville and carried. Highway Fund vouchers for $62,388.86 were approved for payment, motion by Mr. Coville second by Mr. Fitzak and carried. Water Fund vouchers for $19,082.79 were approved for payment, motion by Mr. Fitzak second by Mr. Coville and carried. A motion by Mr. Fitzak to extend the State of Emergency due to the Lake Ontario high water levels seconded by Mr. Coville and carried. Mrs. Ashbery spoke regarding the erosion on Lakeside Park Rd. Doug Heath stated that it is a private Rd and that the Town does not have a right to go on to the property to put any kind of barriers up. Discussion followed. A letter will be drafted to send to the residents on Lakeside Park Rd. Motion by Mr. Coville at 8:30pm to enter executive session with Board members, Attorney Doug Heath and David Krull seconded by Mr. Fitzak and carried. Motion by Mr. Fitzak at 9pm to reconvene the regular meeting and end this meeting was seconded by Mr. Coville and carried. . __________________________________ Karen Narburgh, Town Clerk