Regular Meeting—August 13, 2003

            The meeting was called to order at 7:30 PM by Mayor J. Bert Mahoney.  All Trustees were present, as well as Attorney Varley, Treasurer Gorham and Clerk O’Brien.

Also in the audience were Eli Fanning, Brenda Fletcher, George Bush, and Jim O’Brien.

            Trustee Kelts moved to waive the reading of minutes from the 2 previous meetings and accept those minutes as written.  Trustee Rocque seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

            Trustee Pascucci—The summer parks program will close tomorrow, Aug. 14.  I wish to thank Jack Riegert, Al Cassella, and Craig Falcone for their efforts in keeping the parks looking so good.  The Skate Board Committee has concluded, after much searching,  that the best solution to Waterford’s  skateboarding problem would be to contract with Cohoes for a league after their skateboard park has been completed.  There is no suitable location for a skateboard park in either the Town or Village of Waterford.

            Trustee VanDervoort—The report from our Director of Public Works shows that 63 hours have been spent on various projects during the past month.  (The complete report is available from the Village Clerk.)

            Trustee Rocque—The Fire Dept. answered 19 emergency alarms during July.  Weekly training sessions and truck checks are continuing.  (The complete report is available from the Village Clerk.)   Also, our official village web site, www.Waterfordny.org,  has been operating since Sept. of 2002.  Since that time, there have been 8,767 hits on it.

            Trustee Kelts—The concerts in the park have been very well attended, even when it rained.  Special thanks go to George Bush for opening the Masonic Temple for seating in the event of rain.  There has been a good response from vendors for the Great Village Sell Out, scheduled for Sept. 27-28.  Those interested in being vendors should contact me at 235-0457.

            The financial report for the month of July is as follows:  Checking account, $188,285.74; Money Market acct, $151,021.93, for a total General Fund balance of $339,307.67.  The balance in the Special Projects Fund is $46,140.13.  Unaudited utilities in July were $2,932.42; Payrolls, $7,446.46; Section 8, $21,415.31.

            The current general fund abstract is for $17,782.73.  Trustee Kelts moved to pay these bills upon approval of the department heads and the village board.  Trustee Rocque seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously.

            The Village Board has been invited to participate in the parade of tug boats for the opening of Tug Boat Roundup on Friday, Sept. 5.  The board is also invited to share in the reading of names at The Wall That Heals, the traveling Viet Nam Veterans Memorial, when it is in Cohoes on Sept. 18-21.  A thank you letter was received from the Waterford Bocce League for the new fence and final completion of the project.

            The Peebles Island Bridge work is right on schedule.  The roadway is almost all the way across at this point.  Also, the 9^th St. Bridge project is moving right along, and will definitely include the complete reconstruction of Broad St. from 7^th St. down to the canal bridge at 5^th St.  This work will not begin until September.

           Trustee Kelts offered a Resolution (#     ) to close First St. from Broad St. to Division St. on Sept. 27 and 28 to allow vendors to use the street during the Great Village Sellout.  Trustee Rocque offered the second; all Trustees and Mayor Mahoney voted Yes.

            Trustee Kelts offered a Resolution (#     ) to adopt a NYS mandated Storm Water Management Plan for the village.  The second was offered by Trustee Rocque; all Trustees and Mayor Mahoney voted Yes.

            Trustee Rocque offered a Resolution (#     ) for the mayor to sign a contract with River Street Planning for streetscape and façade design work, construction monitoring, and overall grant administration activities, the amount not to exceed $55,500.  It was seconded by Trustee Kelts.  All Trustees and Mayor Mahoney voted Yes.

            Trustee Kelts offered a Resolution (#     ) declaring the property at 100 Third Street to be a public nuisance and to cite the owner of two unlicensed vehicles on the property.  The second was offered by Trustee Rocque.  All Trustees and Mayor Mahoney voted Yes.

            Mayor  Mahoney offered a Resolution (#     ) transferring $1,000. to A1010.4 (Village Board Contractual) from A1990.4 (Contingent Acct.) to pay for awards given to fire departments and personnel for extra help during the Broad St. fire in April.   The second was given by Trustee Kelts.  All Trustees and Mayor Mahoney voted Yes.

            After a discussion of the village code pertaining to garbage, it was determined that garbage should not be placed on the street in plastic bags.

            As there was no further business to transact, the meeting was adjourned at 7:45PM.

                                                                        Respectfully submitted,

                                                                        Nancy P. O’Brien, Village Clerk