The village board will meet on Tuesday, April 15th, at 7 PM.

The Utsayantha Committee will meet on Friday, April 18th, at 4:30 PM, at the village hall.

Candidates for trustee (2 years) are (in alphabetical order):

John Bonhotal

Aree Bray

Donna Jacobs

Candidate for Judge (4 years)

William Nicholson

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

SPECIAL MEETING

January 29, 2008

5:30 PM

PRESENT: Trustee Bruce Velan, Trustee Joan Hinman, Mayor Anne Slatin.

ABSENT: Donna Jacobs, Trustee; Frederick Doyle, Trustee.

Mayor Slatin called the meeting to order at 5:30 PM.

Bruce Velan, seconded by Joan Hinman, made a motion to replace Harvey Slatin with Dick Hinman, as a member of the Village of Stamford Board of Assessment and Review. Harvey will be in Florida when the board meets on February 19, 2008 (Grievance Day). Motion passed. Velan – Yes; Hinman – Yes; Slatin – Yes.

A motion was made by Bruce Velan, seconded by Joan Hinman, to give permission to Codes Enforcement Officer Richard Doyle, to obtain an entry warrant from the village justice. The purpose of the warrant is to gain access to the building at 128 West Main Street, Stamford, NY, to do a fire inspection. The owner of the property has been uncooperative in allowing Mr. Doyle access. Motion passed. Velan – Yes; Hinman – Yes; Slatin – Yes.

Meeting adjourned at 5:50 PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Anne P. Slatin

Mayor

Present: Anne Slatin, Mayor; Fred Doyle, Trustee; Bruce Velan, Trustee; Donna Jacobs, Trustee; Joan Hinman, Trustee; Sandi Rockwell, Special Projects Coordinator & Court Clerk; Alayna Weingates, Treasurer; Joe Hornbeck, Supervisor; Gary Payne, Wastewater Treatment Chief Operator; Richard Hinman, Kelly Haas; Ken Haas; Erika Rose, Mountain Eagle Reporter; Ethel Hammond, Fred Hammond; Bette Jayne Spinney, Dick Spinney; Uri Epstein, Representative Moresville Energy; John Wright, Representative Moresville Energy; Joe Woods; Mary Woods; Kathleen Griswold; Aaron Stupple; Jim Kopp; Jean Kopp; June Johnston; John McLean; Waylen O. Bray; Ed Stammel, Stamford Village Planning Chairman; John Silk, Cheryl Silk, Aree Bray, Sally Bray; Charles Beehner.

Mayor Slatin opened the meeting at 7:00PM.

PUBLIC FORUM

On behalf of the Village of Stamford Planning Board, Ed Stammel presented some building and sign permit guidelines, which could be distributed to the public, to clarify and facilitate permit application procedures.

John McLean voiced concerns with parking problems at his property located at 66 Main Street. Due to the increase of business at Fred’s Restaurant and new apartment rentals, people are using his parking lot for parking. McLean’s tenants have no place to park. Mr. McLean was looking for suggestions as to how to handle this situation. Since the property in question is privately owned, the village has no legal jurisdiction. Suggestions were made to increase “no parking” signage.

Uri Epstein, representative for Moresville Energy LLC, addressed the letter written by Mayor Slatin, to the Mountain Eagle, in which the mayor explained the village board concerns over Moresville’s setback agreement documents, which had been submitted to the village. These documents referred to the recent request by Moresville that the village grant them a 750’ (instead of 1000’) setback for Turbine #1, from the village’s Mt. Utsayantha property line, and possible road use for turbine transportation over Mt. Utsayantha. The Village Board will review new the new agreement proposal with legal counsel.

Mr. Epstein read aloud a letter he had composed in answer to Mayor Slatin’s published letter. He stated, as Mayor Slatin had pointed out, that all his previously submitted agreement documents (given to the board of trustees), were inappropriate. He brought new documents, which will be reviewed by the village attorney.

Bette Jayne Spinney complained about all the dog fecal matter she encountered daily, on the sidewalk, in front of 13 Harper Street. She was told that the tenant at 5-9 Harper, who had a large dog, had moved out of the village, so the problem should be abated.

Bette Jayne Spinney complained that the village had not yet installed a freestanding sign, in the middle of the crosswalk on Route 23, in front of 101 Main Street. She claimed that the lack of a proper sign endangered her, her dogs, and others, when trying to cross Main Street. Supervisor Joe Hornbeck stated he had not had time to fill out the required NYSDOT permit for the sign, as he had been working on a deadline to install the 500+ new village water meters.

REGULAR MEETING

Joan Hinman, made a motion, seconded by Fred Doyle, to approve the minutes of 12/18/2008. Motion passed. Hinman-yes, Doyle-yes, Velan-yes, Jacobs-yes

A motion was made by Fred Doyle, seconded by Bruce Velan, to approve the fire department’s purchase of 2 (two) bloodborne pathogens suits at $682.00 each, 2 (two) stretcher straps at $48.00 per set, 2 spider straps at $75.60 each, and 2 (two) head block kits for backboards at $45.00 each, the totaling $1,701.20. Motion passed. Doyle-yes, Velan-yes, Hinman-yes, Jacobs-yes

Joe Hornbeck presented two quotes for a water line thaw device for village crew use. A quote submitted by Vellano Brothers Inc., in the amount of $2,150.00, was for a ½” line or greater, and the quote by Magikist, in the amount of $2,050.0, was for a ¾” or 1” line, only.

A motion was made by Fred Doyle, seconded by Bruce Velan, to approve the quote from Vellano Brothers, Inc in the amount of $2,150.00 with the ½” capability and greater for line thawer service. Motion passed. Doyle-yes, Velan-yes, Hinman-yes, Jacobs-yes

Bruce Velan, seconded by Joan Hinman, made a motion to approve the expenditure of $500.00 for tree removal. Velan-yes, Hinman-yes, Jacobs-yes, Doyle-yes

A letter was received by Colm Ryan, in reference to his property at 18 Harper Street, which formerly was a residence for twenty senior citizens. At this time the property is vacant and will remain vacant indefinitely. Mr. Ryan is requesting a reduction in sewer and water charges.

Bruce Velan, seconded by Fred Doyle, made a motion to approve the reduction of sewer unit charges from 8.5 units to 2.5 units, on Account # 0410, 18 Harper Street. Currently the water is shut off at the curb; therefore there is no water usage at this time. Motion passed. Velan-yes, Doyle-yes, Hinman-yes, Jacobs-yes

Joan Hinman, seconded by Donna Jacobs, made a motion to advertise (twice in Mountain Eagle and once in Daily Star) for the request for proposals for the Village of Stamford Wastewater Treatment Plant and Water Filtration Plant Operations. Bids will be received until February 15, 2008, at 3:00 PM, at Stamford Village Hall where they will be opened and read aloud. Motion approved. Hinman-yes, Jacobs-yes, Velan-yes, Doyle-yes

Fred Doyle, seconded by Bruce Velan, made a motion to authorize the mayor’s signature on an agreement between the Village of Stamford and Delaware County Planning, for the annual Planning Advisory Service, from January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008. The agreement cost involved is $3,500.00. Motion passed. Doyle-yes, Velan-yes, Hinman-yes, Jacobs-yes

Fred Doyle, seconded by Bruce Velan, made a motion to table a letter, pending the village attorney’s review, written by the Mt. Utsayantha Ad Hoc Committee (which has no official governmental jurisdiction). This letter requested that the Village Board officially rescind their resolution, passed at the Village Board meeting on December 18, 2007, which stated, “The Stamford Village Board of Trustees will not enter into any agreement or contract with Moresville Energy LLC (subsidiary of Invenergy LLC) that would allow placement of an industrial wind turbine within 750’ feet of the village’s Utsayantha Park’s boundary line.” Motion passed. Doyle-yes, Velan-yes, Hinman-yes, Jacobs-yes

Donna Jacobs, seconded by Fred Doyle, made a motion, to approve the Parks/Building Use Form submitted by Aree Bray for the 3^rd Annual Music on the Mountain Music Festival. This will be held on July 5, 2008, at the top of Mt. Utsayantha. Motion passed. Jacobs-yes, Doyle-yes, Velan-yes, Hinman-yes

Fred Doyle, seconded by Joan Hinman, made a motion to advertise, in the Mountain Eagle (twice) and Daily Star (once) for 2008 Stamford village pool positions. Motion passed. Doyle-yes, Hinman-yes, Velan-yes, Jacobs-yes

Fred Doyle, seconded by Joan Hinman, made a motion to approve the mayor’s signature on the agreement between Mega, Municipal Electric & Gas Alliance and the Village of Stamford. Integrys Energy Services pricing will provide the Village with the lowest prices based on their competitive public bid (which was submitted to MEGA on October 22, 2007). Because of New York State Public Commission’s tariff changes, MEGA’s agreements through Integrys will be in place through December 31, 2010, (agreement on file). Motion passed. Doyle-yes, Hinman-yes, Velan-yes, Jacobs-yes

Joan Hinman, seconded by Fred Doyle, made a motion to approve payment of Abstract 8. Motion passed. Hinman-yes, Jacobs-yes, Velan-yes

A motion was made by Fred Doyle, seconded by Joan Hinman, to authorize Sandi Rockwell, Court Clerk, to file, with the Delaware County Clerk, to release Lien # FR4708-34, HUD Grant / Loan. Doyle-yes, Hinman-yes, Velan-yes, Jacobs-yes

A motion was made by Fred Doyle, seconded by Bruce Velan to go into executive session at 8:35 PM, for employee disciplinary action. Motion passed. Doyle-yes, Velan-yes, Hinman-yes, Jacobs-yes

Meeting adjourned.

Madeline Hitt

Village Clerk

VILLAGE BOARD MEETING
Tuesday, February 19th, 7:00 PM

There are appropriate grievance forms on this website. Call the village clerk for more information, and to make an appointment.

Property tax rolls are available to view at the village hall, during regular business hours.

village-grievance-form-directions.pdf

village-grievance-form-petition-to-small-claims.pdf

village-grievance-how-assessments-are-done.pdf

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