REGULAR MEETING OF THE LOUISVILLE TOWN BOARD
December 9, 2015; 7:00PM
LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL BUILDING
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:
LARRY LEGAULT, SUPERVISOR
ROY BESHAW, COUNCILMAN
PATRICK CARROLL, COUNCILMAN
GAIL SCHNEIDER, COUNCILWOMAN
BOARD MEMBER ABSENT:
DAN O’KEEFE, COUNCILMAN
HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT: VERN FENLONG
Supervisor Legault called the meeting to order at 7:02pm.
Supervisor Legault requested a moment of silence in memory of Dan LeFeve.
A plaque has been completed for Michael Powers for over 21 years of service with the Town. Mike was unable to attend
the meeting.
Moved by Councilwoman Schneider, seconded by Councilman Beshaw and duly carried to accept the November 11,
2015 regular meeting minutes.
SLC Legislator Lisa Bell attended the meeting and wished everyone a Merry Christmas.
REPORT FROM RECREATION AND MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR LAVALLEY:
Everything is going well.
Councilwoman Schneider and Mr. LaValley will attend the North Country Recreation meeting on January 7th
Supervisor Legault discussed the RVRDA open projects with Mr. LaValley and Highway Superintendent Fenlong:
2014 grant: painting the Community Center Building, sign at Community Center Building, roof over the bbq pit,
installation of doors on Community Center Building and repairs to the parking lot- highway work orders should be
handed into the office, Kelly Doors should be contacted and told to finish.
2015 grant: roof for history building, roof on pavilion, installation of fence, and repairs to fire station #1 basement.
Highway work orders should be completed; Highway Superintendent Fenlong and Supervisor Legault will meet at the
fire station to look at the basement, upstairs and furnace.
REPORT ON WATER DISTRICT #3
Engineer Burley attended the meeting to review the contract change order for Marcellus and the amendment to the
engineer agreement. We have completed and sent in Exhibit C Estimated project cost for the final paperwork. In doing
so, some budget numbers need to be adjusted. The change order 2-2 is for the automatic flushers at $18,300.00 and the
diver from fixing the intake line $6,930.00. Attorney fees were decreased by $4,900.00 and Administrative Force
Account was reduced $2,000.00. These changes will leave $397.00 in the contingency fund. The Board reviewed exhibit
C and this will be the closing document –Moved by Councilwoman Schneider, seconded by Councilman Carroll and duly
carried to allow Supervisor Legault to sign the exhibit C with an amendment moving $6,930.00 from misc. and adding it
to Marcellus as per the change order, Marcellus contract in the amount of $6,930.00.
Moved by Councilwoman Schneider, seconded by Councilman Beshaw and duly carried to accept change order #2-2 in
the amount of $25,230.00.
Moved by Councilman Carroll, seconded by Councilwoman Schneider and duly carried to accept the amendment to the
owner-engineer contract #4 in the amount of $5,400.00.
REGULAR MEETING OF THE LOUISVILLE TOWN BOARD
December 9, 2015; 7:00PM
LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL BUILDING
Engineer Burley will follow up with Marcellus concerning John Alexander’s payment for chimney work.
The two auto-flush hydrants will be installed on CR 39 and the Wallace Road by Marcellus Construction.
The Sepamatic filters could be sold if we were able to obtain the old RP Adams filters from Tupper Lake and the NYS
Health Dept. release was obtained.
Engineer Burley also told the Board that he was leaving C2AE and will be working for NYPA. Tom Oney will be handling
the completion of paperwork for Water District #3.
REPORT FROM HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT FENLONG:
The NYPA project of finishing and paving the Wilson Hill Road has been completed and the paperwork has been turned
in. Supervisor Legault will send a final letter requesting payment.
The plows are ready. The new truck has arrived- the insurance and registration is being taken care of and it should be on
the road this week.
The Highway Crew can begin work on fire station #1 remodel as soon as Supervisor Legault and he meet to review the
project.
Supervisor Legault asked Superintendent Fenlong to look into solar digital traffic controls for CR 39. Are there programs
available to help pay for them, what is involved in getting permission from NYS and SLC?
PUBLIC COMMENT:
COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS: SLC Board of Legislators, NYSDEC, Kimco Steel, Eric Gustafson, SLC Real Property
Tax Service, NYS Dept. of Public safety, DANC, Joanne Cameron, Tia Beaulieu, Elan City, Lisa Orosz, Local Government
Task Force, NYPA, State Aid Surplus, Sales Tax Surplus, Nichols Walking trail and map, November Supervisor report and
budget adjustments, report from the Code Enforcement Officer and Valley Water Solutions.
Moved by Councilwoman Schneider, seconded by Councilman Carroll and duly carried to accept the following resolution
for Adoption of the St. Lawrence County Multi-Jurisdictional All-Hazard Mitigation Plan:
WHEREAS, the Town of Louisville, with assistance from Barton & Loguidice, D.P.C., and St. Lawrence County, has
gathered information and prepared the St. Lawrence County Multi-Jurisdictional All-Hazard Mitigation Plan; and
WHEREAS, the St. Lawrence County Multi-Jurisdictional All-Hazard Mitigation Plan has been prepared in accordance with
the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Louisville is a local unit of government that has afforded the citizens an opportunity to comment
and provide input in the Plan and the actions in the Plan; and
WHEREAS, Town of Louisville has reviewed the Plan and affirms that, with the assistance of St. Lawrence County, the
Plan will be updated no less than every five years;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the Town of Louisville adopts the St. Lawrence County Multi-Jurisdictional All-Hazard
Mitigation Plan as this jurisdiction’s Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan, and resolves to execute the actions in the Plan.
NYSDEC performed a routine inspection of the land clearing debris landfill on CR 39 and the transfer station on SH 37 on
September 24, 2015. No violations were noted.
A check in the amount of $164.10 was received from Kimco Steel, Inc.
Moved by Councilwoman Schneider, seconded by Councilman Beshaw and duly carried not to change the
Exemptions/Income Ceiling for 2016 Senior Citizen Real Property Tax Exemption County, Town and City Limits. Our
income limit is $20,000.00
REGULAR MEETING OF THE LOUISVILLE TOWN BOARD
December 9, 2015; 7:00PM
LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL BUILDING
Moved by Supervisor Legault, seconded by Councilman Beshaw and duly carried to dedicate the barbeque pit at the
Community Center to Danny LeFeve. Paul Bordeau will make a plaque and we will have a dedication ceremony during
the Summer Bash in 2016.
A public meeting will be held prior to the January Board meeting for the updating of the Water Law.
Water Clerk Orosz spoke to the SLC Planning Office concerning the NYS Ag and Markets law as it pertains to our water
district. How small a lot could be and still claim active farm land status and be relieved of the debt repayment? As per
the law, size does not matter- if it is in the Ag District and active farmland- it cannot be charged for debt repayment.
Moved by Councilwoman Schneider, seconded by Councilman Carroll and duly carried to credit the lot #15.048-1-30.11
owner by William and Patti Shirley because it is active farmland. This credit will be applied to lot #15.048-2-2 owned by
William and Patti Shirley that has not been billed for water – this is an accounting error.
Supervisor Legault presented the St. Lawrence Local Government Task force with a recreation project of a pool with
bath house and handicap accessible hot tub to be located at Whalen Park.
$72,450.00 was received from NYPA for repairing the causeway. The monies were from the sale of the adjoining
landowner lots.
Moved by Councilman Carroll, seconded by Supervisor Legault and duly carried to deposit the excess NYS Aid of
$2,405.00 in the General A account.
Moved by Supervisor Legault, seconded by Councilman Carroll and duly carried to deposit the excess sales tax of
$15,619.55 in the General A account.
A map of the Nichols Pool Walking Trail and facilities is now available. This NYPA property is located just past St.
Lawrence Recreation on the right hand side of SH 37.
Moved by Councilwoman Schneider, seconded by Councilman Carroll and duly carried to make the following budget
adjustments:
A move from:
16204A
16204A
12201A
13301A
19204A
31204A
35104A
71104A
Building Contractual
Building Contractual
Supervisor Asset
Tax Collector Asset
Association Dues
Constable Cont.
Dog Contractual
Parks Contractual
CC
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
1,910.00
1,732.00
2,000.00
1,000.00
1,900.00
1,060.00
1,004.00
1,076.00
$
$
$
$
$
265.00
1,825.00
315.00
65.00
5,430.00
A move
to:
13554A
16204A
16204A
71101A
71401A
Assessment Cont.
Building Contractual
Building Contractual
Parks Payroll
Recreation Payroll
muni
museum
$11,682.00
90308A
B move from:
80102B
73102B
80104B
SS
REGULAR MEETING OF THE LOUISVILLE TOWN BOARD
December 9, 2015; 7:00PM
LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL BUILDING
$ 3,782.00 $11,682.00
Zoning Asset
Youth Program Asset
Zoning Contractual
$
$
$
1,000.00
400.00
199.00
$ 1,599.00
Planning/BOA Thanks
SS
Unemployment
$
$
$
1,050.00
289.00
260.00
$ 1,599.00
Asset
State Retirement
Medicare
Unemployment
Serial Bonds
$
$
$
$
$
719.00
4,267.00
1,650.00
286.00
233.00
$ 7,155.00
B move
to:
80204B
90308B
90508B
DA move from:
51302DA
90108DA
90358DA
90508DA
97106DA
DA
move to:
51304DA
Machinery Cont.
$
165.00
90608DA
Insurance
$ 5,141.00
90308DA
SS
$ 1,849.00 $ 7,155.00
*SS will still show over budget by $538.00 with no overtime figured in. Also Snow Removal will be
over $36,285. And Snow Contractual p/r will be over by $14,240 with no overtime. Revenue for
rental by other governments is over by $91,000.00.
SW#1 move from:
83101SW
83204SW
83401SW
90108SW
90508SW
Admin Payroll
Power & Pumping
Trans & Dist. Payroll
State Retirement
Unemployment
SW#1 move to:
83104SW
Admin Contractual
2,864.00
$ 460.00
$2,282.00
$1,050.00
$ 127.00
$
6,783.00
$2,936.00
83304SW Purification Const.
$,847.00
$
6,783.00
**The following will still be over budget: Purification Contractual $310.00, Trans & Dist. Cont.
$4,494.00, SS $300.00, and Insurance $16.00. But O&M is over on the revenue side by $40,000.00parts that are rebilled to the customer are no longer shown as an offset to the expense
REGULAR MEETING OF THE LOUISVILLE TOWN BOARD
December 9, 2015; 7:00PM
LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL BUILDING
SW2 move from:
83104SW2 Admin Contractual
83401SW2 Trans & Dist. Payroll
83404SW2 Trans & Dist. Cont.
$2,291.00
$ 536.00
$ 958.00
$
3,785.00
SW#2 move to:
83101SW2
83204SW2
83304SW2
90108SW2
90308SW2
$ 385.00
$ 336.00
$2,607.00
$ 357.00
$ 100.00
$
3,785.00
$
1,491.00
$
1,491.00
Admin Payroll
Power&Pumping C.
Purification Cont.
Retirement
SS
SW3 move from:
83104SW3 Admin Contractual
$1,491.00
SW3 move to:
83304SW3 Purification Cont.
90308SW3 SS
$1,391.00
$ 100.00
OLD BUSINESS:
Councilwoman Schneider would like to be informed when the RVRDA meetings are moved and when the next one will
be held.
The letters have been mailed by NYPA landowner abutting property lots. The property owner’s time has expired to
complete the sale with NYPA. Councilwoman Schneider is questioning- what now? Is NYPA turning the lots over to the
Town- if so when?
There has been no movement on the Water Street deed.
Town Clerk Cameron has not completed anything on the ISO rating for the Town of Louisville.
Supervisor Legault will be speaking to NYPA on Tuesday concerning the funds not reimbursed by them.
The Wilson Hill Emergency access road is completed – where is the key?
The St. Lawrence Winter Chill event will be held at Whalen Park in February 13- February 21, 2016.
The Louisville Fire Department Capital account has been closed. $5,332.94 has been paid to the LVFD and the $0.05 left
from interest, November 30th was transferred to the general account.
NEW BUSINESS:
Moved by Councilwoman Schneider, seconded by Councilman Carroll and duly carried to transfer $1,500.00 from the
Historical Account to the Summer Bash Account per the 2015 budget.
Moved by Councilman Carroll, seconded by Councilman Beshaw and duly carried to transfer $5,000.00 from the General
A account to the Highway DA account per the 2015 budget for plowing- 9901.9 Interfund Transfer.
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December 9, 2015; 7:00PM
LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL BUILDING
Moved by Councilman Carroll, seconded by Councilwoman Schneider and duly carried to transfer $10,000.00 from the
General Account to the Community Center Capital Account per the 2015 budget.
Moved by Councilwoman Schneider, seconded by Supervisor Legault and duly carried to commit $5,000.00 from the
Summer Bash account to the 2016 Lake St. Lawrence Winter Chill.
Moved by Councilwoman Schneider seconded by Councilman Beshaw and duly carried to authorize Supervisor Legault
to enter into a contract with the Town of Massena and Massena Volunteer Emergency Unit, Inc. for the amount of
$7,000.00 for the year 2016.
Moved by Councilman Schneider, seconded by Councilman Carroll and duly carried to authorize Supervisor Legault to
enter into a contract with the Massena Humane Society, Inc. for the amount of $1,500.00 for the year 2016.
Moved by Councilwoman Schneider, seconded by Councilman Carroll and duly carried to send thank you in the amount
of $75.00 each to Board of Appeals, Planning Board, Recreation Board, RVRDA Representative and the Shoreline
Stabilization Board if they have served over 6 months on their respective Boards for their service to the Town of
Louisville this past year. This totals $1,575.00.
Board members will arrange to audit the Supervisor, Town Clerk, and Town Court, Recreation Department, Water
Department and Tax Collector books before the January Board meeting.
The Town of Louisville Christmas gathering will be Tuesday December 22nd at noon at the Louisville Town Office.
Thank you to Councilman Beshaw for his past 4 years of service.
Moved by Councilwoman Schneider, seconded by Councilman Carroll and duly carried to pay the Code Officer expenses
of $410.00. His bill was not received in time to be added to the December abstract.
REPORT FROM COUNCILMEMBERS:
Councilwoman Schneider reviewed paperwork from NYSARC concerning some of their services such as mailings and
shredding.
Councilwoman Schneider would like an update on the ALCOA Boat Launch on SH 37.
Councilman Beshaw: has spoken to several people concerning rats on SH 56 around the trailer park. Supervisor Legault
will follow up with the NYS Health Department. Moved by Councilman Beshaw, seconded by Councilwoman Schneider
and duly carried to proceed as soon as possible with the clean-up of garbage at the trailer park on SH 56 so the rat
problem is mitigated.
REPORT FROM TOWN CLERK:
Nancy Foster inquired as to when the land around the Wilson Hill bulletin Board would be cleared. Supervisor Legault
thought that someone from the Association was going to suggest what should be cleared and we would move forward
from there.
Moved by Supervisor Legault seconded by Councilman Beshaw and duly carried to credit Bea Pellegrino the interest for
the third quarter water billing. Her check was mailed on October 5th and not posted on our system until November 17th.
She had never been late with a payment before. Bea Pellegrino should provide a copy of the check for the file.
REGULAR MEETING OF THE LOUISVILLE TOWN BOARD
December 9, 2015; 7:00PM
LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL BUILDING
Donna Martin had previously requested the vacant lot next to her house on CR 36 be combined with her house. When it
was being completed by the Assessor’s office, it was determined that her bank would not allow the combination
because there was a mortgage on one of the properties. Water Clerk Lisa is asking for a special exception to relieve the
Martins of the second debt repayment. The Board decided that until Ms. Martin can combine the lots through the
proper channels, she must continue to pay the ½ debt repays.
Supervisor Legault will be speaking to Bill Foster concerning Caravan Drive deed over the Christmas break. He will then
contact Ms. Levy.
Councilman O’Keefe is updating the town policies and preparing a binder. Some are being added and others updating.
There will be copies in the Board member’s bins throughout the month- so all can be completed at the January
organizational meeting. As far as the Drug Testing Policy goes, Supervisor Legault would like Attorney Gustafson to
review it and he believes that employees should be tested before working for us. Also, as far as the HAS policy goesshould this be a policy or just a condition of the current health insurance?
The reserve funds for 2014 were reviewed by the Board. Moved by Councilwoman Schneider, seconded by Councilman
Carroll and duly carried to move $16,188.67 from Water District #1 to Water District #1 Reserve for 1/1/2014 –
12/31/2014 billing, 60% of Water District #3 billing for the same period, and a $1,000.00 correction from the 2013
transfer. Also to move $10,859.40 from Water District #2 to Water District #2 Reserves $10,859.40 for 1/1/2014 –
12/31/2014 billing and 40% of Water District #3 billing for the same period. The Board discussed- once the relevy was
received in 2016, 2015 reserves can be transferred to their corresponding reserve accounts.
Moved by Councilwoman Schneider, seconded by Councilman Beshaw and duly carried to recognize the final 2016
relevy of water billings is $98,737.02.
Justice LeCuyer’s report for the month of October and the financial review in the amount of $1,261.00, Justice LeCuyer’s
report for the month of November the amount of $747.00, and Justice Gettman’s October monthly financial review and
November report in the amount of $2,502.50 were audited.
General Voucher #618G-#718G in the amount of$52,439.63, Highway Voucher #342D-#365D in the amount of
$67,385.84, Water Voucher #195W-#210W in the amount of $32,431.00, Capital Voucher #61A-#70A in the amount of
$8,478.49, H(SW#3 Const.) Vouchers #29H-#30H in the amount of $353.04 and Summer Bash Voucher #28SB-#29SB in
the amount of $542.00 were reviewed and ordered paid.
Moved by Councilman Beshaw, seconded by Councilwoman Schneider and duly carried to adjourn the regular meeting
at 9:17pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
Joanne Cameron
Town Clerk