Monthly Meeting Minutes

March 5, 2008

The monthly meeting of the Village of Dresden Board of Trustees was held in the Village Hall meeting room at 7:30 p.m. The following were present:

Trustee Loujane Johns

Trustee Ron Merritt

Clerk-Treasurer Terry Dilts

DPW Superintendent John Stryker

Absent: Mayor Roger Wadsworth

Code Enforcement Officer David Parkhurst

Assistant Fire Chief Warren Zimmerman

Also present: Assistant Fire Chief Leach

Trustee Johns called the meeting to order at 7:30.

Trustee Merritt made a motion to approve the prior month minutes with one spelling correction seconded by Trustee Johns. Passed.

Assistant Fire Chief Leach and Clerk-Treasurer Dilts presented the following for the Village Fire Department:

1. The Yates County Fire Mutual Aid Plan changes were discussed. Trustee Johns made a motion to accept the attached Resolution, seconded by Trustee Merritt. Passed.

2. The bond information is being collection for the purchase of the Fire Truck.

3. A complaint was filed in the Village office and forwarded to Fire Department.

4. January fire call report was presented: 3 fire calls in the town, 1 first responder call in the town and 2 first responder calls in the village.

5. New Fire Truck will be here tomorrow and then will go to Syracuse for lettering.

6. Discussion was held on grant opportunities and this will be followed up on by Clerk-Treasurer Dilts.

DPW Superintendent Stryker presented the following report:

Streets:

1. DPW will be starting ten hour days on April 3rd.

2. Spring pick up will start on April 1^st and end on May 16^th. This year DPW is going to try to pick up leaves with the leaf machine.

3. Crooked Lake Canal monument and Village of Dresden sign location; DPW will be starting the prep work as soon as weather gets better.

4. DPW has built a new cabinet for the shop so they can better find what they have.

Equipment:

1. DPW will be working on the leaf machine fuel tank to get it ready for spring pickup.

2. DPW will be building side racks for the ford #2 so they can use it for chipping brush. They will have the leaf box on the other truck.

3. Sander needs a new spinner plate.

4. DPW will be doing annual services on all equipment.

ADA Project:

1. DPW has got all water lines tested and they are ready for water.

2. DPW has started to move cables and wires so they can hook up the water.

3. The vent piping is all done for furnace and water heater.

Code Enforcement Officer Parkhurst was not present but the following items were discussed:

1. Code Enforcement Officer Parkhurst is doing a report for a house on Charles Street.

2. There are more unlicensed vehicles in the Village.

3. There are concerns about a house on Charles Street and the outstanding water bill.

Trustee Johns presented two resolutions (see attached) to refer to the Yates County Planning Board and the Village Planning Board Local Law on unsafe buildings and set a public hearing and for a Local Law to provide for the administration and enforcement of the NYS Uniform Fire Prevention & Building Code and the State Energy Conservation Construction Code. After some discussion Trustee Merritt made a motion to approve the resolution (#2-08) as read, seconded by Trustee Johns. Trustee Johns made a motion to approve the resolution (#3-08) as read, seconded by Trustee Merritt. Trustee Johns called for a vote and with 2 yeas and 0 noes resolutions passed.

Trustee Johns then made a motion to set a public hearing for both Local Laws on April 2^nd from 8:00 to 8:30 at the Village Office Meeting Room, seconded by Trustee Merritt. Approved.

Quarterly financials were presented to the Board and approved.

Bills were approved.

Clerk-Treasurer Dilts has been searching for a grant to do the wall at the end of Seneca Street. After discussion with some state organizations it was suggested the Village do a study and also a local waterfront revitalization plan. Trustee Johns suggested the Village talk with GFLRPC. Clerk-Treasurer Dilts will follow up on this.

Trustee Merritt discussed completing inter-municipal agreements with the Towns that our water line goes though along 54. Clerk-Treasurer Dilts will do a rough draft.

With no other business to discuss, Trustee Merritt made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Trustee Johns, meeting adjourned at 8:35 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted,

Terry Dilts

Village Clerk

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