MINUTES OF THE VILLAGE OF CATSKILL BOARD OF TRUSTEES
February 10, 2016
PRESENT: President Vincent Seeley
Vice-President Jim Chewens
Trustee Stanley Dushane
Trustee Rick Paolino
Trustee Heather Bagshaw
AGENDA:
Motion made by Dushane, seconded by Bagshaw, to approve payment of audited bills. AYES: All Trustees present. Motion carried.
Motion made by Bagshaw, seconded by Chewens, to approve submitted department reports. AYES: All Trustees present. Motion carried.
Vice-President Chewens read a memo from Chief Darling regarding Cameron Auffant and making Cameron a full-time police officer. Motion made by Chewens, seconded by Bagshaw, to approve Cameron Auffant as full-time police officer, effective immediately. AYES: All Trustees present. Motion carried. Trustee Paolino requested that any new hires be present at the Board meeting when being hired.
Motion made by Dushane, seconded by Paolino, to approve the internal promotional posting of Wastewater Plant Assistant Operator. AYES: All Trustees present. Motion carried.
Nancy Richards made a presentation of Eight Thousand ($8,000.00) Dollars from Heart of Catskill Association to Village of Catskill for use at Dutchman’s Landing Park to upgrade lighting; and for new picnic tables. Nancy said that as long as the CATS were being done in the Village, the Village would receive monies from HOCA to improve Dutchman’s Landing Park. The Village Board thanked Nancy and HOCA for this donation.
Request from American Dance Institute (ADI) to close Water Street from the Uncle Sam Bridge to Hop-O-Nose apartments, for a fundraiser being held on Saturday, May 7, 2016. Motion made by Chewens, seconded by Bagshaw, to allow Water Street to be closed on said date for ADI event. AYES: All Trustees present. Motion carried.
President Seeley said that he has been speaking with Mike Overbaugh of Central Hudson, with regard to replacing the Village street lights with LED lighting. There are different options that the Village can do; there is the ‘pay-out’ option, which the Village would pay a lump sum and Central Hudson would go ahead and replace every street light. The other option is to ‘replace when burnt out’, which is a lot less costly, but takes quite a while to complete. Seeley said that he would reach out to Mike Overbaugh and start moving forward with the burn out/replace option now, and see if there are any grants or incentives from Central Hudson to make this project happen quicker.
Nancy Richards informed the Board that the ADI was looking to put a banner across Main Street for their May 7th event. The Board was okay with the banner as long as it complied with any regulations/allowances set by any Village sign permits; and that the banner would be properly grommetted and vented as to not twist and flip.
Ms. Richards also informed the Board that the Zoning and Planning Boards have received concept designs for a storage unit facility located on the property behind Pizza Hut/McDonalds.
Nancy further stated that the ADI is shooting a promotional video on Water Street and Main Street.
OPEN:
Trustee Bagshaw thanked the police department and the fire department for their assistance with the fire at Hop-O-Nose, especially Officers Kozloski and Nazi.
Harold Rivenburgh thanks Officers Kozloski and Nazi for their quick response with regard to the fire at Hop-O-Nose apartments.
Vice-President Chewens read a letter from Ulster-Greene ARC naming Village of Catskill Police Department as the recipient of the 2016 Heart of Gold Award. The Board congratulated the Police Department and thanked them for all of their hard work.
Stan Raven spoke to the Board with regard to his ongoing project at 22 Liberty Street. He came to show the Board that he was making progress and that he is definitely moving forward with the work. Mr. Raven had photos for the Board to look at showing the progress being done. Robert Hervey and Bill Oravsky were both present to defend Stan Raven and the work being done. Mr. Hervey stated that once the work is done, it will be the highlight of Liberty Street. The Board thanked Mr. Raven for taking the time to address them; and they stated that as long as he was abiding by the new scaffold law and as long as the project was moving forward, the Board was all in favor. Mr. Raven thanked the Board for their support.
Motion made by Chewens, seconded by Bagshaw, to adjourn the meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
BETSY COTHREN