REGULAR MEETING, GENOA TOWN BOARD
August 10, 2005

A Regular Meeting of the Genoa Town Board was held on August 10, 2005 at the Genoa Town Hall, 1000 Bartnick Road, Genoa, New York 13071.

The Meeting was called to order at 7:55 P.M.

Salute to the Flag

PRESENT:

Supervisor Stuart Underwood
Councilman Dale Sellen
Councilman Kenneth Manzari
Councilperson Cheryl Shields
Town Clerk Karen Shields
Deputy Clerk Brenda Tyrrell

ABSENT:

Water Controller David Reeves
Highway Superintendent Frank Sellen
Councilperson Lorie Fessenden

OTHERS PRESENT:

Mr. and Mrs. Guy Green, Marilyn Mann, Joe Redder and Bonnie
Johnson.

ADDITIONS:

Joel and Brenda Mead sent a nice thank you note to The Town Board for sponsoring the swim program along with donuts and cup cakes. 

Bonnie Johnson was present to express her interest in being The Town Bookkeeper. 

Dale Sellen asked how long we have to keep paying for the old dump to be check by JLI Environmental. Stuart will research this matter.

Butch contacted Jake Vanbenschoten to finish painting doors, porches and caulking.

Motion to approve:
Motion by Manzari
2nd by Shields
Manzari aye
Shields aye
Underwood aye
Sellen aye

Approved with one spelling change.

Motion to accept by Shields
2nd by Sellen
Manzari aye
Shields aye
Underwood aye
Sellen aye
carried

CLERKS REPORT 7-31-2005

Motion to accept by Manzari
2nd by Shields
Manzari aye
Shields aye
Underwood aye
Sellen aye
carried

WATER REPORT:

David Reeves

NONE

WATER COMMITTEE:

Cheryl Shields

No meeting with water committee to report on.
Meeting with the Sunset Beach Water/Sewage Committee on July 21, 2005 to discuss progress of the Honoco Road/King Ferry Station Road, Water and Sewage installation. Also to discuss creating a Water/Sewage Authority to manage the billing and running of the facilities. Needed signatures of the Genoa Town Board to create this authority. Decided to hold off on both because they did not have a complete cost analysis of this project for the water front property owners.

BUILDING AND GROUNDS:

NONE

PROGRAMS AND GRANTS:

Lori Fessenden

2005 swim program was a success again this year. Everyone did a good job.

CODE ENFORCEMENT:

Wayne Smith

Permits Issued:

Cheryl Shields-Route 90, Gary McCarty-Clearview Road, Nobel-Route 90, Willett-Lane Road,Sodan-Clearview, and Bothwell-Sharpsteen Road.

Inspections:

Turo-Maple Street, Beck-Atwater Road, Willett Dairy-Belltown, Chouinard-Town Line Road, Mahannah-Route 90, Epstein-Powers Road, Shaw-Atwater Road, Mitchell-Atwater Road,Stonewell-Sills Road, Chouinard-Town Line Road, and Mahannah-Route 90.

Communications:

MISC:

Court appearance for McLaughlins on 7-13-05 (did not appear).
Attended special board meeting on 7-14-05
Variance request by Sharpsteen from frontage of 150'.
Letter received from Rotach on cleanup attempts and progress.
Stop work order issued to Chouinard at 1083 Town Line Road after drawings request for Architect or Engineer and not receiving same.

HIGHWAY REPORT July 2005:

Our chip sealing is about complete. We have been helping Moravia, Niles and Venice do theirs, as they helped us do ours. Thirty Two thousand gallons of oil was applied to about seven miles of road surface. 
Albert has been mowing as well as running the ditcher. He has been patching holes and shoulders in between times.
County Line Hill road is 99% complete. More gabion stone has been placed in the ditches, and at the bottom of the culverts and finished off with seed. Two coats of chip seal have been applied. Looks good and no complaints.
Dave has been running the grader on some of our gravel roads. We have added some gravel to bring up the centers for better run off, as well as cutting the shoulders and picking them up.
Our new ditcher is getting the thumb installed on it, and should be delivered this week.

BILLS:

July 31, 2005:

Approve bills with 4 changes.

Motion by Shields
2nd by Manzari
Manzari aye
Shields aye
Underwood aye
Sellen aye
carried

SUPERVISORY REPORT:

June 2005

Motion by Shields
2nd by Sellen
Manzari aye
Shields aye
Underwood aye
Sellen aye
carried

ASSESSORS REPORT:

none


DOG WARDEN REPORT:

CARL COLLIER.

None

OLD BUSINESS:

The Genoa Town Board approved putting a copy of the junk car law in the Moravia Shopper and the Genoa Tribune.

Motion by Manzari
2nd by Sellen
Manzari aye
Shields aye
Underwood aye
Sellen aye
carried

The Children’s story hour was discussed with Marilyn Mann. Marilyn would like to try this for one year. The Genoa Town Board voted to allow Marilyn Mann to start children’s reading and book lending (Book Nook). We are checking on the insurance coverage.

Motion by Shields
2nd by Sellen
Manzari aye
Shields aye
Underwood aye
Sellen aye
carried

NEW BUSINESS:

The Genoa Town Board needs to approve the purchase of the kitchen cabinets, microwave, small refrigerator, etc for the basement floor of The Town Hall. Motion to have Stuart or Kenneth pick up cabinets and install before Primary Election on September 13, 2005.

Motion by Shields
2nd by Sellen
Manzari aye
Shields aye
Underwood aye
Sellen aye
carried

Motion to approve Judy Warren as court clerk.

Motion by Manzari
2nd by Shields
Manzari aye
Shields aye
Underwood aye
Sellen aye
carried

Stuart has asked Dale to take an inventory of all the town equipment and update it to know approximately what year it will need to be replaced.

The budget process will start soon. Letters will be going out to each department for their budget figures.

Meeting Adjourned at 9:08 pm.

Motion by Shields
2nd by Sellen
Manzari aye
Shields aye
Underwood aye
Sellen aye
carried