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2010-08-09 SP MTG. #30 Town Board Meeting 08-09-2010 MTG.#30 1020 TOWN BOARD MEETING MTG. #30 AUGUST 9, 2010 RES. 280-282 7:00 P.M. TOWN BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT SUPERVISOR DANIEL STEC-ABSENT COUNCILMAN ANTHONY METIVIER COUNCILMAN RONALD MONTESI COUNCILMAN JOHN STROUGH COUNCILMAN TIM BREWER Deputy Supervisor Tim Brewer-Opened the Meeting. Supervisor Daniel Stec will not be in attendance tonight. 1. RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTION GRANTING EASEMENT TO NATIONAL GRID/NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORPORATION ACROSS TOWN-OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED ON JENKINSVILLE ROAD RESOLUTION NO.: 280, 2010 INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Ronald Montesi WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Anthony Metivier WHEREAS, National Grid/Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (National Grid) has requested that the Town of Queensbury grant an Easement to National Grid for the installation of a power pole/provision of electrical service on Town property located off of Jenkinsville Road - Tax Map No.: 279.-1-16, and WHEREAS, a proposed Easement has been presented at this meeting and is in form acceptable to Town Counsel, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town of Queensbury hereby grants and authorizes an Easement to National Grid/Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (National Grid) for the installation of a power pole/provision of electrical service on Town property located off of Jenkinsville Road - Tax Map No.: 279.-1-16, such Easement to be substantially in the form presented at this meeting, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to execute such Easement and any documents associated with such Easement, and BE IT FURTHER, Town Board Meeting 08-09-2010 MTG.#30 1021 RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes the Town Supervisor and/or Town Counsel to take any further action necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution. th Duly adopted this 9 day of August, 2010 by the following vote: AYES : Mr. Metivier, Mr. Montesi, Mr. Strough, Mr. Brewer NOES : None ABSENT: Mr.Stec RESOLUTION APPOINTING ALTERNATE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF INSPECTORS OF ELECTION REGARDING ELECTION TO DETERMINE WHETHER PROPOSED VILLAGE OF EAST LAKE GEORGE SHALL BE INCORPORATED RESOLUTION NO. 281, 2010 INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Ronald Montesi WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Anthony Metivier WHEREAS, there shall be an election to determine whether the proposed Village of East Lake th George shall be incorporated, such election to be held on Thursday, August 26, 2010, and WHEREAS, Village Law §2-220(3) requires the appointment of four (4) alternate members of the Board of Inspectors of Election, and WHEREAS, the Town Boards for the Towns of Queensbury and Fort Ann have decided that each would choose two (2) of the four (4) such Alternate Members of the Board of Inspectors of Election as required by law, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board and the Fort Ann Town Board hereby jointly appoint William Wetherbee, Judy Wetherbee, Jack Davis and Kim Bender to serve as Alternate Members of the Board of Inspectors of Election, relating to the election to determine whether the proposed Village of East Lake George shall be incorporated, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor, Town Clerk and/or Town Counsel to take any necessary actions to effectuate the terms of this Resolution. th Duly adopted this 9 day of August, 2010, by the following vote: AYES : Mr. Montesi, Mr. Strough, Mr. Brewer, Mr. Metivier Town Board Meeting 08-09-2010 MTG.#30 1022 NOES : None ABSENT : Mr. Stec DISCUSSION: Queensbury Land Conservancy Representative of QLC-Presented their budget request to the Town Board Chris Round Representative of QLC-Reviewed history of the QLC established in 2000. Purpose of QLC is to conserve lands, which means the wise use of lands, preserving in its natural state and looking to identify areas to provide access to significant resources. Spoke to the Board regarding Open Space Impact fees for use of obtaining lands similar to recreation fee which has been done in communities such as Clifton Park and Malta. The Dick VanDusen property on West Mountain was donated, now used for sking, hiking, snowshoeing, it provides an opportunity for people to recreate. The property donated by Roland Akins is on Clendon Brook, which is a tributary to the Hudson River, it comes off the Halfway Brook Watershed. By preserving lands along that corridor you will allow opportunities for habitat for wetlands, allowing for connectivity for wildlife, that is something that we are focused on. We have built two bridges on that property and cleared access. We are working with adjacent property owners to grow that particular piece of property, in long term to connect it to the Open Space Institute land, the former Faith Bible Church, and then connect to Hudson Pointe. Have hired a part time staff person, looking to increase our visibility. We have a lot of work to do for fundraising and outreach. The towns contribution is a large part of what sustains us and our goal is not to be completely reliant we have a five year plan to grow our revenue sources such that the contribution that the town makes is not the single largest contribution that we receive. Councilman Brewer-Spoke about the lands along the Hudson River, noting that he felt that there should be a manager of those properties. Chris Round-We know times are tough, we are working as hard as we can. Representative of QLC-Budget request for last year was twenty six thousand and we cut it down to fifteen. Councilman Strough-Questioned if in the budget it had a time line and a list of projects? Chris Round-It is a case by case basis; we have secured some grants funds for activities. Councilman Montesi-Requested a detailed breakdown of what the funds would be used for. Chris Round-We have provided that in the past and we would be happy to do that. DISCUSSION: Bay Ridge EMS Paid Staff and Building Addition Councilman Montesi-West and Bay Ridge seem to be having some staffing problems with a lack of communications. There are four paid staffers through Keena, two to Bay Ridge and two to West. Spoke on the situation regarding overtime regarding volunteer/paid staffing. Keena wants to remain as an Administrative Services Organization. Representative of Bay Ridge EMS-Reviewed for the Board the history of PEO and ASO. Councilman Montesi-West Glens Falls has looked at another company JJ Young out of Saratoga…I will follow up on that. Bay Ridge was looking at a separate corporation, was an expensive tool and we did not think we could fund that, and they were looking at Keena but they are not interested. Councilman Brewer-My feeling is North is on their own, Bay Ridge and West want to go on their own and we are paying for it. We are paying for three different companies to do one thing that equates to me that is all the same thing. Why don’t we have one company do it for all three. Councilman Montesi-Consolidation wasn’t working. Town Board Meeting 08-09-2010 MTG.#30 1023 Representative Bay Ridge EMS-Agreed that consolidation was good but after many months of trying to work together it did not work. The issue is you cannot be a paid person and be a volunteer you would lose that person for night coverage. Councilman Strough-All three squads want control over the paid staffing, with criteria; one-paid staff should not be a volunteer … the only way to solve this is to have each EMS to have their own independency with their hired staff. I am also hearing there are other criteria that may need to take place. I can see supporting each independent EMS have control over their own hired staff but to protect the Town Board we have to come up with accountability. Councilman Montesi-Tomorrow I will check with Keena to see if they are definitely out of the business and also with Young. Councilman Brewer-Noted in the beginning there was no issue with over time, or benefits, it worked and then we expanded it, now all of a sudden there are two employees that are getting benefits and to me that is unfair. Everyone has to be treated fairly, if the companies come together and they want to do this and they want to be paid to do it, and we are paying the bill, we are crazy if we just let all three companies go their own way in my mind. We would not do it with the rec. dept. we would not do it with the water dept. and we wouldn’t do it with the highway dept. why are we doing it with the EMS? Representative of Bay Ridge EMS-I do not disagree with you but our side of town is still suffering. Councilman Brewer-I understand that and want to fix that. Representative of Bay Ridge EMS-There is a lack of supervision and communication that being one aspect, handling the Department of Labor issues and then lastly training. Councilman Montesi-If we can overcome the labor department issue with overtime, we need to look at the hourly rate that we are paying because we are no longer competitive. Councilman Strough-Questioned if Keena would do the PEO at a higher rate? Representative of Bay Ridge EMS-I have asked, they are no longer accepting any new client as a PEO client in certain industries, because of more liability. Board agreed to contact Keena regarding PEO. Councilman Brewer-Questioned what the difference is between a volunteer and paid in regard to insurance? What if they became town employees? Councilman Montesi-Will contact Keena and if that doesn’t work will look at becoming town employees. Councilman Metivier-Has there ever been a study done on what the cost would be for full paid staffing all the time? Representative Bay Ridge EMS-I did it for this agency I was thinking about, I can get you those figures. figuring on twelve hours. Councilman Brewer-Just what they are doing now. Councilman Metivier-To adequately staff the hours what would the cost be? Representative Bay Ridge EMS-Between four hundred and four twenty five. (Building Program) Representative of Bay Ridge EMS-The company is growing, a little under fifty active members. Spoke on their continuing education for the EMS. Out of the eighteen medical regions in New York State the medical region here called Mountain Lakes recently named us Agency Of The Year because of our recruitment and training and positive promotions in EMS. Noted the EMS building was built sixteen years ago, unfortunately it is getting cramped. We are looking to expand the building about 2,000 square foot on the north side to accommodate living quarters and training space. Debt on existing building $62,000 to be paid off in 2013. Town Board Meeting 08-09-2010 MTG.#30 1024 Councilman Montesi-The Company is here tonight to see if they can borrow fifty thousand for architectural and engineering work so they can go to bid? Councilman Metivier-I would rather put fifty thousand into the building. Councilman Brewer-Suggested that the company look into basic blueprints for the proposed building. RESOLUTION ADJOURNING TOWN BOARD MEETING RESOLUTION NO. 282.2010 INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Anthony Metivier WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Ronald Montesi RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby adjourns its Town Board Meeting. th Duly adopted this 9 day of August, 2010 by the following vote: AYES: Mr. Metivier, Mr. Montesi, Mr. Strough, Mr. Brewer NOES: None ABSENT: Mr. Stec Respectfully submitted, Miss Darleen M. Dougher Town Clerk-Queensbury