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Village of Liverpool Board of Trustees Meeting April 22, 2009
A special meeting of the
Village of Liverpool Board of Trustees was held on Wednesday, April 22nd,
2009 at 6:00 PM at 310 Sycamore Street, Liverpool, and New York Gary White Deputy Mayor James Rosier Trustee Dennis Hebert Trustee Mary Ellen Sims Clerk
Absent: Nick Kochan Trustee
Mayor Ward called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM and all those present joined in the pledge of allegiance.
Public hearing on Restore New York Grant Application for funding request for property located at 401-403 First Street Rehabilitation Project in coordination with JGB Properties.
Motion was made by Trustee Hebert, seconded by Trustee Rosier, to open the public hearing on Restore New York Grant Application for funding request for property located at 401-403 First Street Rehabilitation Project in coordination with JGB Properties. Motion Passed.
Mayor Ward stated that this application seeks funding to rehabilitate the property located at 401-403 First Street. The building is mixed use, with a total square footage of 10, 508 square feet. Approximately 1,650 square feet will be for commercial / office use and the remainder will be 9 residential apartments, with common areas. The building is currently vacant. Construction cost will be approximately $1,000,000.00. The maximum amount that can be requested for funding assistance is $ 228,000.00 JGB Properties will be securing private funding for the remainder of the costs. The Village of Liverpool will not be responsible for any costs incurred by JGB in the rehabilitation of this property.
Hearing no more questions, Mayor Ward asked for a motion to close the public hearing.
Motion was made by Trustee Rosier, seconded by Trustee Hebert, to close the public hearing. Motion Passed.
Resolution in support of Restore New York Grant Application
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF RESTORE NEW YORK GRANT APPLICATION:
WHEREAS, the Village of Liverpool, New York (hereinafter referred to as “The Village”), is seeking funding assistance from Empire State Development Corporation under its Restore NY Communities Initiative Municipal Grant Program to assist with the implementation of the Village’s Comprehensive Plan adopted in 2005; and WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Plan is the combination of a number of interrelated planning initiatives to revitalize the traditional role and unique character of the Village; and WHEREAS, in addition to the Comprehensive Plan, recent initiatives by the Village include a separately funded commercial market and retail analysis and traffic and transportation analysis with both studies being directly incorporated into the Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Plan is built upon a previous pilot study of the Village as part of Onondaga County’s 2001 Settlement Plan, which emphasized the importance of the County’s Villages returning to their traditional role as unique centers of business and services; and WHEREAS, in harmony with the Comprehensive Plan, the Village needs financial assistance in order to prepare properties within the village center for mixed-use development to remediate blighted conditions; and WHEREAS, a grant from the Empire State Development Corporation Restore New York Communities Initiative Municipal Grant Program would provide supplemental funding needed for such remediate; WHEREAS, the Village Planning Board and Board of Trustees have determined that the proposed rehabilitation of 401-403 First street is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan; WHEREAS, the Village has determined that private developer Jay Bernhardt of JGB Enterprises and JGB Properties has sufficient financing to undertake and complete the full rehabilitation and to fund the Village’s 10% contribution to the project; WHEREAS, the Village has determined that the project facilitates effective and efficient use of existing and future public resources so as to promote both economic development and preservation of community resources; WHEREAS, the Village has determined that the project develops and enhances infrastructure in a manner that will attract, create and sustain employment opportunities,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE OF LIVERPOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES, IN A REGULAR SESSION DULY CONVENED, AS FOLLOWS: The Board of Trustees for the Village of Liverpool, supports the Village’s application for a Restore New York Communities Initiative Municipal Grant.
Passed
Authorization to submit check in the amount of $250.00 for Restore NY Grant application. Motion was made by Trustee White, seconded by Trustee Rosier, to authorize to submit a check in the amount of $250.00 for Restore NY Grant application. Motion Passed.
Adopt 2009- 2010 Budget for Village of Liverpool Mayor Ward stated that the public hearing was closed on the budget at the last meeting, April 13th, 2009. Since the meeting on April 13th the following changes were made to the budget” · Sewer Budget down by $42,016.14 due to lower interest payments as a result of the subsidy form EFC financing. · Contingent line increased by potential salary raises for police department · Police wages A3120.1 deceased due to no raises until contract approved · DPW will be authorized to purchase a dump/plow truck to replace the current dump truck that is ten years old. The new vehicle will be financed over a period of five years, with an annual payment of approximately $30,000.00
There was a lengthy discussion regarding the vehicle purchase for DPW.
Bill Asmus stated that he will sell the 2000 Dump truck and the old garbage truck.
Motion was made by Trustee Hebert, seconded by Trustee Rosier to adopt the 2009-2010 budgets and to pass the following resolution:
Resolution to adopt Budget 2009-2010
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees did receive on March 16, 2009, a tentative General Budget, Sewer Fund Budget, Community Development Budget and a Capital Projects budget for the 2009-2010 Village fiscal year and be and thereby
WHEREAS, a public hearing on such budget was held on April 13, 2009 now, thereby, be it
RESOLVED, that $100,757.16 of unexpended fund balance be used as follows: Capital Projects, specifically CD Project-Johnson Park Improvements and thereby be it
RESOLVED, that the General Fund Budget in the amount of $2,251,062.16; Community Development Budget in the amount of $ 238,290.00 and Sewer Fund Budget in the amount of $ 257,609.86 for a total budget of $2,746,962.02 for the Village Fiscal year 2009-2010 be and hereby is adopted setting a tax rate of $9.76 per thousand of assessed valuation and setting sewer rates at $_150.00__ per unit and recycling rates at $___0.0_________ per unit and that the tax rate of $9.76 per thousand depicts a decrease in the tax rate of $2% or $.23 per thousand from last year’s rate of $9.99 per thousand .
Motion Passed.
Request from Liverpool Fire Department for Boot Drive Motion was made by Trustee Hebert, seconded by Trustee Rosier, to approve the request from Liverpool Fire Department to conduct a Boot Drive on Friday, April 24th during the hours of 4-6PM and Saturday April 25th during the hours of 11 AM – 2PM at the intersections of Oswego, First, Second, Vine, Tulip and the public property and sidewalks that are bounded by these streets. This request has been approved by the Liverpool Police Department and that the necessary number of Fire Police will be present to monitor any negative impact on local traffic and based on the fact that Mr. Smith, Liverpool Fire Department Chief has been advised to contact the Liverpool Police patrol direct through our assigned cell phone if a traffic matter occurs due to this event. Motion Passed
EWA # 1- CHA EWA #1 CHA is for an additional 122 hours of construction observation for the Fourth Street Sewer Project for Bill Ellsworth.
The Village Board agreed that construction observation is vital for this project. Bill Ellsworth does not need to be onsite during meeting times or street sweeping times.
CHA will be asked to revise the wording on EWA # 1 to reflect this. When EWA # 1 is revised, it will be on the next agenda for approval.
Executive session Motion was made by Trustee Hebert, seconded by Trustee White, to enter into executive session for the purpose of contract negations. Motion Passed.
No action was taken during executive session. Adjournment Motion was made by Trustee Hebert, seconded by Trustee White, to adjourn the meeting. Motion Passed. Meeting was adjourned at 7:15 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Mary Ellen Sims Village Clerk Treasurer
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