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2015-01-05 MTG 2 REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 472 REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING MTG# 2 JANUARY 5, 2015 RES # 3-38 7:00 P.M. BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT SUPERVISOR JOHN STROUGH COUNCILMAN ANTHONY METIVIER COUNCILMAN BRIAN CLEMENTS COUNCILMAN DOUG IRISH COUNCILMAN WILLIAM VANNESS TOWN COUNSEL ROBERT HAFNER TOWN OFFICIALS HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT, TOM VANNESS PRESS POST STAR, LOOK TV PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY SUPERVISOR STROUGH COUNCILMAN VANNESS-Requested a moment of silence with the passing of Cory Day, who was a member of the Fire and EMS Community. PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board wishes to recognize our Highway Working Supervisor Mr. Mark Dutra, in being named "Conservationist of the Year," by Warren County Soil & Water Conservation District, and WHEREAS, Mr. Dutra has always been proactive in working with the Warren County Soil & Water Conservation District office while taking a common sense approach to highway and natural resource issues, looking to develop solutions, and WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board wishes to show sincere gratitude and congratulations to Mr. Dutra for his commitment to the conservation of resources for the people of Warren County and becoming "Conservationist of the Year" WHEREAS, Mr. Dutra has led his crew by example and assisted the Warren County Soil & Water Conservation District with his construction oversight experience when their office was restricted with new untrained staff at a critical project time and Mr. Dutra led the projects to completion with his excellent technical and construction abilities, and WHEREAS, Mr. Dutra deserves special recognition of his accomplishments with various projects including the Glen Lake Dredging, Storm Water Improvement and Dry Hydrant projects, the Gurney Lane Pond Reclamation Project, Pine View Cemetery Waterway Project, Sunset Lane Storm Water Project and many other storm water and erosion control projects, as well as stream and wetland permit assistance, and NOW, THEREFORE, the Queensbury Town Board, hereby congratulates Mr. Mark Dutra on being named "Conservationist of the Year," and further expresses its sincere appreciation and gratitude to Mr. Dutra for his commendable service and serving the Town in such an exemplary manner by doing his part in making the Town of Queensbury a better place to live. GIVEN under the SEAL of the Town of Queensbury this 51h day of January,2015. REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 473 JOHN F. STROUGH ANTHONY METIVIER BRIAN CLEMENTS DOUG IRISH WILLIAM VANNESS 1.0 SUPERVISORS WELCOME 2015 STATE OF TOWN ADDRESS/SUPERVISOR JOHN STROUGH Allow me to start 2015 with announcing that it is an honor and privilege to be your Town Supervisor. As I proclaimed one year ago the town is in a good place, I can now proclaim that as of now we are in an even better place. I must confirm that the big reason for this is our group of hard working and dedicated employees who have provided our town with excellent service and superb guidance. Last year I categorized my goals as doing things better internally and externally. Internal items that I listed as needing attention are deferred maintenance, what we did in 2014, the exterior of the Town Highway Office building received new exterior, and new carpeting in the Town Office building. Main Street lighting fixture repairs and bulb replacements, things that were lagging behind, they got done this year. Thanks to Director Chuck Rice and his Building and Grounds Department. Improve Interdepartmental communications; I have held several town-wide departmental meetings and those have helped interdepartmental communications. I want to give thanks to the cooperation of our fine Town Department Managers: Chris Harrington, Water/Wastewater Department; Chuck Rice, Building and Grounds; Barbara Tierney, Accounting; Pamela Hunsinger, Town Counsel; Connie Goedert, Cemetery Department; Craig Brown, Planning and Zoning Department; Caroline Barber, Town Clerk and Tax Receiver Department; Steve Lovering, Parks and Recreation Department; Teri Ross, Assessment Department; Dave Hatin, Building and Codes, Fire Marshal; Karen Bodenweiser, Activity Center; Tom VanNess and Dave Duell, Highway Department; Keith Sheerer, Landfill Department; Marilyn VanDyke, Town Historian; and Judge McNally, Judge Muller, Town Court. We had Town wide software improvements. INCODE: In order to streamline and be more efficient, the Water Department and Receiver of Taxes Departments are converting to INCODE, another Tyler product for the utility billing. NERGOV: Community Development will be converting from the current system, Govern, to another Tyler product named ENERGOV. This change will again increase efficiencies of scale, but will also increase the efficiency of the staff in Community Development as the new software offers a mobile application, that will allow inspectors to issue documents such as permits and violation tickets in the field, right at the job site. The new software also allows for most direct routing of inspectors' schedules and for in house staff to receive real time status of work done in the field. Thanks to Budget Officer Barbara Tierney and Town Board members Brian Clements and Doug Irish and our Town's Department Managers. Improve communications with our employees. I regularly visit and talk with town department heads and their employees. I believe they appreciate that. Improve employee morale and appreciation what we did in 2014. I can report that town employee morale is very healthy. I receive many encouraging report and emails confirming this, they appreciate being respected and valued. Improve organizational efficiencies and clarifications, what we did in 2014. We created and defined the Director of Planning and Zoning position. We combined two administrative positions into a cost-savings one position; we now have a Superintendent of Water and Wastewater. Thanks to Director of Zoning and Planning Craig Brown and Superintendent of Water and Wastewater Chris Harrington. Develop a Town Emergency Management Plan, what we did in 2014. We needed to develop a Town Emergency Management Plan. I worked with our town Fire Marshal and Safety Officer, Mike Palmer, and the county's Office of Emergency Management, Brian LaFlure and Amy Drexel, and developed an up-to-date Town of Queensbury Emergency Management Plan. Thanks to Fire Marshall and REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 474 Safety Officer Mike Palmer. Less paper, more digital what we did in 2014. I have asked all departments to work on this. Some are restricted by state law—but the state is improving in support of our efforts to go digital. Parks and Rec is going to evolve its programs to a more accessible digital format. Adequate training for our planning and zoning boards and personnel, what we did in 2014. We need to work at this some more. It was reported to me that some of our Planning Board members did not fully understand our new Main Street program. Establish an Ethics Board, completed and done. Thanks to our new Board of Ethics volunteers. Chairman Kevin W. Conine, Paul Abess, Kurt Koskinen, Patricia Murray, Lisa Woititz. Last year I reported that externally, we have some items that need attention. First on my list was to improve the local economy. I have continued to support the proposed airport improvements. Eight million dollars will soon be invested in our county's airport, which is located in the Town of Queensbury. The airport currently creates $8.3 million in additional economic output (NYSDOT). An improved airport will be safer for pilots, passengers and community and open economic doors and help lure new businesses to the Town. The airport improvement project will bring Eight million into the Town's economy. That money will have multiplier effect money spent in this town's hotels, restaurants, supply stores, etc. will in turn be used many times over; those dollars will in turn pay for autos, rent, and clothing, etc. I identified the need to expand our fiber optic cable service area. I negotiated a contract with Primelink to bring fiber optic to Main Street and westward down Corinth Road to service Hudson Headwaters and possibly the Carey Industrial Park. We need to prepare for Global Foundries world's first full-service semiconductor foundry. Global Foundries is Fab 8 is able to produce 60,000 300mm wafers/month. Ten billion will be invested in Global Foundries over the next 2 years to expand and allow for the production of 20 and 14 nanometer nodes allowing device makers to build even smaller phones, tablets, etc. Under construction is a new 565,000 sq. ft. manufacturing research center. Now the world's second largest, the Malta foundry appears to be on the path to be the world's largest. If we wish those off-shoot/secondary impact good jobs to be located in our town, then we have to make our town ready. That means shovel-ready industrial sites. That means we need to assure that those industrial sites have the required infrastructure support to be viable, ready-to-use, industrial sites; like electric supply, water, wastewater, roads, airport, etc. In reference to shovel-ready commercial and industrial sites we need to focus on, preparing the Exit 18 area/Carey Industrial Park/Corinth Road for further develop potentials. We are currently nearing the final leg of the Development of a sewer map, plan and report. Working with City officials and Chazen, we have investigated a couple of potential solutions to the Main Street sewer line capacity limits. Exit 18 overlay zone—remove the existing zoning in the area immediately around exit 18. Remove height restrictions. Create an overlay zone that will accommodate, for example, 200 room hotels, 100,000 sq. ft. office buildings. We are currently nearing the completion of a map, plan and report assessing our Main Street/Corinth Road wastewater capacity. The former Ciba-Geigy site, the brown field two studies are underway. The Town is working with Chazen Companies - LWRP and BOA, we are nearing completion. The intent of those studies was to develop a conceptual plan for the purpose of identifying current needs in the area and potential development scenarios. The Ciba site has a 115 kV transmission line, it has over 44 acres, it has railroad, it is adjacent to the Hudson River, and it is located at the crossroads of major arterial lines, not far from a major interstate. We have had additional discussions with NYSDEC and the brownfields site's current owner BASF. This is a site with great potential. For example, it could be a site for: Data storage center, warehouse, distribution center, solar array (or even solar manufacturing site), regional wastewater treatment, multi-municipal public works, LED manufacturing, training facility, or research facility. We continue to work with SUNY Adirondack to investigate potential opportunities. We applaud SUNY Adirondack's development of programs the service community needs and prep folks for jobs, like their new Emergency Medical program. We support its proposed NSTEM facility. The Exit 20 Corridor problems still need addressing. This corridor supplies the town and county with significant sales tax revenues. As our outlet store retail space increases, we need solutions to mitigate the adverse impacts of this corridor's traffic congestion. We need more off-Route 9 connections between store REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 475 groupings so that visitors and supply vehicles are able to visit these stores without getting back on Route 9. These interconnects should have been required at the onset of the corridor's development, but weren't. We will soon meet with Exit 20 corridor property owners to share thoughts and gain consensus for potential mitigation plans. I wish to thank our town's Senior Planner Stu Baker, developer Dave Kenny and Aaron Frankenfeld, Transportation Planning Director, Kate Mance, Senior Transportation Planner. We need to pursue more efficient regional solutions, work with our local Gateway Council and A/GFTC to solve regional wastewater needs and other issues. Regional solutions are often more efficient and cost effective because they are multi-municipal and include shared or consolidated services. If working with adjacent municipalities means the development of more efficient and less costly solution of achieving a common goal, then that's the route we should pursue. We continue to work with the Adirondack Gateway Council and Barton& Loguidice to develop a twenty-five year assessment of the region's sewer needs. Thanks to Economic Development Corporation President and Adirondack Gateway Council head Edward Bartholomew, we need to improve our marketing efforts. We are in the midst of developing a new website that will inform and promote. Develop a brochure promoting our community's assets and businesses. Continue and improve our working relationships with our county's tourism department and Economic Development Corporation and our local chambers, Lake George and Adirondack. Work with the city of Glens Falls and town/village of Lake George because 1 plus 1 plus 1 equals 10, if we coordinate and combine the appeal offered by each of the three communities, we'll get more bang for the buck. Increase the number of visitors to Queensbury: those who will spend their money here, sleep in our hotels, buy from our stores and dealerships, and eat at our restaurants. The zoning on Main Street, we wanted an urban/suburban hybrid beautiful entry zone to our Town and the City. We wished to see a functional Main Street, with pedestrian-friendly public places, entrepreneurial sole proprietorship diversity, and architecture that makes Main Street unique and desirable. We did that. We now have a Main Street Zone that we expect will produce a more vibrant and diverse economy and better quality of life. Thank you Councilman Bill Van Ness, the other members of the Town Board, Zoning and Planning Director Craig Brown, Senior Planner Stu Baker and the members of the community that helped us develop this upgraded zoning. Enhance our residents' quality of life to improve healthful opportunities, like multi-use trails. Improve recreational opportunities. Improve pedestrian safety. The Rush Pond Trail is almost complete. Thank you Jim Underwood, Dave Hodgson, our local scout and other community members who helped. Lloyd Mott and Warren County Safe and Quality Bicycle Organization, the Town Board, Park and Rec Director Steve Lovering and Park Commissioners Chair Wendy Mathews, Todd Eicher, Judy Goralski, Greg Hewlett, Jennifer Switzer, Lloyd Mott and Lisa White. Reduce taxes, short term and long term. Economic improvement revenues, innovative zoning, reduce energy use and costs like the solar panels I have had installed on the town's buildings, saving taxpayers thousands every year. Identify more cost effective/more efficient use of financial resources. More aggressive search for grant funding. Better use of technology to increase efficiency and reduce costs. Appropriate zoning reduces taxes. Protect and Improve the Environment. We adopted a new improved, more restrictive Fertilizer Control Law. The new law restricts fertilizer use on wetlands and other tributaries in the Lake George basin. We worked with Dunham Bay residents, like Len and Barb Simms and John Salvador to develop the state's first Septic control district, ours is titled the North Queensbury Wastewater Septic District. Thank you Lake George Watershed Coalition Director Dave Decker, Councilmen Tony Metivier and Brian Clements, Fund for Lake George's Waterkeeper Chris Navitsky and Kathy Bozony. Support efforts to limit the harmful impact caused by terrestrial and aquatic invasive species. This past year, as a member of SAVE we contributed $30,000 to the very successful boat wash stations engineered by Lake George Park Commission Dave Wick. Councilmen Brian Clements, Doug Irish and I did a review of Harris Bay's milfoil contamination. We will continue to work with the Lake George Park Commission to do count assessment of Asian Clams along the shore of eastern Lake George. We will continue to work closely with our new Glen Lake and Lake Sunnyside environmental and invasive species control districts to assure better water quality. Things that REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 476 we still need to do. For stormwater, new improved Best Management Practices (BMPs) need to be added to our Stormwater requirements to make them even more environmentally friendly. Improve our community outreach—Improve our efforts to communicate to the public and our local Planning and Zoning Board, the Intent and purpose of our community plans to protect the environment. Help our Cleverdale residents develop a Cleverdale Road greenway. Help our Rockhurst residents develop a better, more environmentally friendly septic solution. Reduce the salt loading around our lakes and wetlands. Continue supporting Lake George's boat washing and other invasive species managements. Promote and protect our Town's rich history, inventory and recognize those historic resources. We need to adopt a law that will help protect our historic resources. What else that I didn't list last year that we've done? Bay Road Sewer Study completed, all is well for the currently proposed developments, we may have to make some restructuring if the area develops further. Surprise, our IT guy Ryan Lashway left for greener grass so we outsourced our IT services. StoredTech offered the best RFP so we went with them and we are very happy with their services. Thanks for helping Barb, Doug and Brian. Aviation Road Roundabout completion up and running and folks love it! We welcomed new business to town: Hudson Headwaters' new building on Corinth Road; Davidson's new brewery, Route 9; Adirondack Urgent Care, Mount Royal Plaza, Route 9; Patriot Multisports, 52 Main St.; North Country Veterinary Referral Center, 454 Queensbury Avenue; Innova Physical Therapy, 357 Bay Rd#4; Adirondack Albany Wedding Association, 989 State Route 9; Apex Grand Opening, Main Street. The Town now has six of its buildings with cost-saving and carbon-footprint-reducing solar power panels. We are improving our town-wide safety program, our accidents our down and we hope this effort not only keeps our workers healthy but also lowers our worker compensation rates. We should consider removing residential as an allowable use from our Bay Road Office Zone. COCS (Ohio State University): "Residential land is a net drain on local government budgets. The average estimate ranges from about 1.15 to 1.50, which means for every dollar collected in taxes and non-tax revenue, between $1.15 and $1.50 gets returned in the form of services by the local government and school district...For commercial/industrial, the ratio usually ranges from 0.35 to 0.65, indicating that for every dollar collected; only about 35 to 64 cents worth of services are provided by the local government. Sewer limitations. Preserve commercial and not allow residential to take it away forever. We are forming an EMS Committee. New trails, we developed Halfway Brook and Butler Pond Trails. Other energy savings - LED lighting. We should consider resizing town wards to better our town's equitable representation. Review fees schedules to assure that service users are paying a fair share and raise revenues. One of my last projects in the 2014 year was to have town department managers do a performance evaluation on the legal services we receive from Miller Mannix Schachner& Hafner. I am pleased to announce the performance assessments gave Miller Mannix Schachner& Hafner a performance rating of excellent and the comments described Miller Mannix Schachner& Hafner's services as stellar. I would like to thank my Town Board, as Bill Van Ness said, in reference to our Town Board we are a team, the town comes first, no politics and so far, so good. Thanks to my Executive Assistant Victoria LaMarque, I could not do my job as effective without her and my other assistant in so many ways, Budget Officer, Barbara Tierney. Thank you Barb and Department heads for helping me create a town budget that grew less than the 1.5% inflationary rate. Highway Superintendent Tom VanNess and Deputy Superintendent David Duell who are doing a fantastic job maintaining our roads. Town Clerk Caroline Barber and her office staff, they all work lots of overtime to do the job and they do it right! My Deputy Supervisor Ron Montesi, he is the type of guy that you can depend on to get the job done and to get it done right. Thank you to our Town Historian Marilyn VanDyke, for all she does to protect and promote our town's history. In closing, my main goal is to lower taxes in a twofold manner; through O&M efficiencies and increased revenues and at the same time celebrate our community. My door is always open. Queensbury is in a good place. We have about 140 hardworking and dedicated employees. We have a new and determined Town Board who will work to bring Queensbury to an even better place. The Town takes pride in being a "home of natural beauty ... a good place to live." REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 477 2.0 PUBLIC HEARINGS PROPOSED EXTENSION TO QUEENSBURY CONSOLIDATED WATER DISTRICT TO SERVE PROPERTIES IN TOWN OF QUEENSBURY WHERE TOWN WATER SERVICE CURRENTLY EXISTS BY CONTRACT OR SERVICE PUBLICATION DATE: DECEMBER 18, 2014 SUPERVISOR STROUGH-There are currently people that use our water they pay for it, but they are not in the district. It happens because of this and that and the other thing. Unforeseen things, didn't expect development to occur here, but it did. We extend water to them, but eventually and we do this from time to time this is nothing new, but eventually we have to write the water district expand the district include these people that are using it. It doesn't really change a thing it just puts them into the district they are already users. There is a public hearing on this so anybody who has any questions, thoughts, concerns, that you would like to talk to the board about this first public hearing? PUBLIC HEARING OPENED NO PUBLIC COMMENT SUPERVISOR STROUGH-Bob is there a SEQRA with this? ATTORNEY HAFNER-There is. SUPERVISOR STROUGH- Seeing none of the public wishing to speak at this public hearing to this particular topic. PART 2 —IMPACT ASSESSMENT 1. Will the proposed action create a material conflict with an adopted land use plan or zoning regulation? No. 2. Will the proposed action result in a change in the use or intensity of use of land? No. 3. Will the proposed action impair the character or quality of the existing community?No. 4. Will the proposed action have an impact on the environmental characteristics that caused the establishment of a Critical Environmental Area (CEA)? No 5. Will the proposed action result in an adverse change in the existing level of traffic or affect existing infrastructure for mass transit, biking or walkway? No. 6. Will the proposed action cause an increase in the use of energy and it fails to incorporate reasonably available energy conservation or renewable energy opportunities?No. 7. Will the proposed action impact existing: a. public/private water supplies?No. b. public/private wastewater treatment utilities? No. 8. Will the proposed action impair the character or quality of important historic, archaeological, architectural or aesthetic resources? No. 9. Will the proposed action result in an adverse change to natural resources (e.g., wetlands, waterbodies, groundwater, air quality, flora and fauna)?No. 10. Will the proposed action result in an increase in the potential for erosion, flooding or drainage problems? No. 11. Will the proposed action create a hazard to environmental resources or human health? No. REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 478 PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED RESOLUTION ADOPTING DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE REGARDING EXTENSION TO QUEENSBURY CONSOLIDATED WATER DISTRICT TO SERVE PROPERTIES IN TOWN OF QUEENSBURY WHERE TOWN WATER SERVICE CURRENTLY EXISTS BY CONTRACT OR SERVICE RESOLUTION NO.: 3,2015 INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Doug Irish WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr.William VanNess WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury wishes to extend the Queensbury Consolidated Water District to serve 24 separate, non-adjacent properties currently outside of the Water District, but where Town water service currently exists to such property owners by contract or by service in accordance with New York Town Law Article 12-A, and WHEREAS, no comments have been received from any potentially involved agencies, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the New York State Department of Health, and WHEREAS, the Town's Water Department has not identified any environmental impacts, and WHEREAS, the Town Board is duly qualified to act as lead agency for compliance with the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) which requires environmental review of certain actions undertaken by local governments, and WHEREAS, the proposed action is an unlisted action in accordance with the rules and regulations of SEQRA, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board, after considering the proposed action, reviewing the Environmental Assessment Form and thoroughly analyzing the action for potential environmental concerns, determines that the action will not have a significant effect on the environment, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to complete the Environmental Assessment Form by checking the box indicating that the proposed action will not result in any significant adverse impacts, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board approves of a Negative Declaration and authorizes and directs the Town Clerk's Office to file any necessary documents in accordance with the provisions of the general regulations of the Department of Environmental Conservation. REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 479 Duly adopted this 5th day of January, 2015, by the following vote: AYES Mr. Metivier, Mr. Clements, Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess, Mr. Strough NOES None ABSENT: None RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ESTABLISHMENT OF EXTENSION TO QUEENSBURY CONSOLIDATED WATER DISTRICT TO SERVE PROPERTIES IN TOWN OF QUEENSBURY WHERE TOWN WATER SERVICE CURRENTLY EXISTS BY CONTRACT OR SERVICE RESOLUTION NO.: 4,2015 INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Doug Irish WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr.William VanNess WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury wishes to extend the Queensbury Consolidated Water District to serve 24 separate, non-adjacent properties currently outside of the Water District, but where Town water service currently exists to such property owners by contract or by service in accordance with New York Town Law Article 12-A, and WHEREAS, a Map, Plan and Report (Map, Plan and Report) has been prepared by Christopher Harrington, P.E., Civil Engineer and Water Superintendent of the Town of Queensbury's Water Department, concerning the proposed Water District Extension, and WHEREAS, water mains and fire hydrants currently exist to serve the additional parcels proposed for inclusion in the District and therefore, no new capital improvements are required to serve any of the parcels proposed for inclusion in the District, as more specifically set forth and described in the Map, Plan and Report, and WHEREAS, the Map, Plan and Report has been filed in the Queensbury Town Clerk's Office and is available for public inspection, and WHEREAS, the Map, Plan and Report delineates the boundaries of the proposed Water District Extension, a general plan of the proposed system, a report of the proposed method of operation, the source of water supply and distribution system capacity, and WHEREAS, an Environmental Assessment Form (EAF) was submitted with the Map, Plan and Report and Part I of the EAF was completed by the Town's Water Department Civil Engineer, and WHEREAS, on November 17t1i 2014, subsequent to the filing of the Map, Plan and Report with the Town Clerk, the Town Board adopted an Order (the "Public Hearing Order") reciting (a) the boundaries of the proposed Water District Extension; (b) the proposed improvements; (c) the maximum amount proposed to be expended for the improvements; (d)the estimated cost of hook-up fees (if any) and the cost of the Water District to the typical property and the typical one or two family home (if not the typical property); (e) the proposed method of financing to be employed; (f) REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 480 the fact that a Map, Plan and Report describing the improvement is on file in the Town Clerk's Office; (g) that all expenses of the Water District Extension, including all extensions, shall be a charge against the entire Water District Extension; and (h)the time and place of a public hearing on the proposed Water District Extension, and WHEREAS, copies of the Public Hearing Order were duly published and posted and were filed with the New York State Comptroller's Office, all as required by law, and WHEREAS, the Town Board held a public hearing and heard all interested persons concerning the proposed Water District Extension on Monday, January 5th, 2015 and the Town Board has considered the evidence given together with other information, and WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to establish the proposed Water District Extension in accordance with Town Law Article 12-A and intends to consider consolidating the Extension with the Queensbury Consolidated Water District in the future, and WHEREAS, the Town Board has considered the establishment of the proposed Water District Extension in accordance with the provisions of the State Environmental Quality Review Act and has adopted a Negative Declaration concerning environmental impacts, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that it is the determination of the Queensbury Town Board that: 1. The Notice of Public Hearing was published and posted as required by law and is otherwise sufficient; 2. It is in the public interest to establish, authorize, and approve the Water District Extension to the existing Queensbury Consolidated Water District as described in the Map, Plan and Report on file with the Queensbury Town Clerk; 3. All property and property owners within the Extension are benefited; 4. All benefited property and property owners are included within the limits of the Extension; and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes, approves and establishes the Water District Extension to serve 24 separate, non-adjacent properties currently outside of the Water District, but where Town water service currently exists to such property owners by contract or by service, to the Queensbury Consolidated Water District and the Extension is in accordance with the boundaries and descriptions set forth in the previously described Map, Plan and Report and REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 481 construction of the improvements may proceed and service provided, subject to the adoption of a Final Order by the Queensbury Town Board, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that this Resolution is subject to permissive referendum in accordance with Town Law Article 7 and Town Law §209-e(3) and shall not take effect until such time as provided therein, and the Town Board authorizes and directs the Town Clerk to post and publish the notice required for Resolutions subject to permissive referendum, make available proper forms for a Petition for Referendum and distribute a supply to anyone who requests them and, if no such Petition is filed with 30 days after the date of this Resolution, to file a Certificate to that effect in the Office of the County Clerk and with the State Department of Audit and Control. Duly adopted this 5th day of January, 2015, by the following vote: AYES Mr. Clements, Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier NOES None ABSENT: None PUBLIC HEARING 2015-2017 EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF QUEENSBURY AND NORTH QUEENSBURY RESCUE SQUAD,INC. PUBLICATION DATE: DECEMBER 19,2014 SUPERVISOR STROUGH-This is a three year budget, it is North Queensbury Rescue Squad. As far as operating expenses, insurance, debt service, there will be no changes in their operational program for three years. They have a hundred and seventy thousand dollars in paid staffing and that is to provide an ALS person up there on a full time basis. There is a public hearing on this tonight, is there anybody that would like to speak to the resolution for the expenditures being proposed for the next three years by North Queensbury Emergency Ambulance Services or the North Queensbury Rescue Squad? MR. GEORGE WINTERS, 4 JOHN CLENDON ROAD, QUEENSBURY-This is in regard, I don't want to say that I am picking on North Queensbury but I just want to say for all of these, they all have meetings, they all have big buildings and stuff, this hall right here could be used for all of their meetings. They don't have to have a big building to have a meeting room. Like West Glens Falls at one time had the Emergency Squad there and the Fire Company in one building. Now, the Fire Company has two buildings and the Rescue Squad got another building, by the time the Town does the maintenance on them and keeps them going. I don't think you have to have an emergency man in every one of them. The Sheriff Patrol calls these people right, I am doing general? COUNCILMAN VANNESS-No they are dispatched by 911 Warren County. SUPERVISOR STROUGH-We have three buildings, spaciously they are not bad where they are suited. We have West Glens Falls over on Luzerne Road. Then you have Bay Ridge on Ridge and then up in Cleverdale you have North Queensbury. MR. WINTERS-Yeah. SUPERVISOR STROUGH-They are spaced well. MR. WINTERS-Yeah, but you have a Fire Company in all of them. Put the Rescue Squad in with the Fire Company like it used to be then you maintain one building for two things. If I was running a business that is the way I would run them. Why do you have to have all the separate ones? You REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 482 say you are starting a Committee, this is a good place to start a Committee and have the meetings right here. Have the fireman and everything else, look at the size of the buildings you have with the Fire Companies. SUPERVISOR STROUGH-My first thought is George, have you ever been to West EMS? MR. WINTERS-Have I ever needed one? SUPERVISOR STROUGH-No have you been there at the building? MR. WINTERS-No I haven't. SUPERVISOR STROUGH-And see how busy they are? How many things are going on? At any particular time I could not see that mixing well and Councilman VanNess can speak to this with the busyness that you are going to see in the Fire Departments. COUNCILMAN VANNESS-I think one of the other things too John, is the difference in the business. Fire Department mixing with EMS years ago, I have been in the fire business forty years. We used to have a Cadillac ambulance that we drove around and dispatched out of the Fire Department, that was all well and good. Now what they are required, I would be the first to tell you I won't respond to an EMS call because I have no clue what I am doing on an emergency medical services. They have to be either a CCT, which is Critical Care Techs, EMT or Emergency Medical Techs. They have to be Advanced Life Support, BLS, Basic Life Support and this is all stuff that they train rigorously for. They train all the time; every day they're training, it's much different than the fire side training. The fire side training is to fight fires and save lives. Their training to save lives in the mitts of all of what the Fire Department is doing. Keeping them together like we did years ago when I joined, personally I think is impossible. There is no way that you could work together like we did back then. We still do work together for the most part, we have a Fly car through West Glens Falls, North Queensbury, South Queensbury. All the Fire Departments have a Fly car where a lot of our fireman and firewomen are crossed trained in EMS response to the level of EMT, one to a Paramedic level that assist West, or assist North, or Bay Ridge when they can. It would be impossible to do like we did forty years ago. MR. WINTERS-I honestly believe there is a way you can cut down on a lot of that. COUNCILMAN VANNESS-Like John said we are putting a Committee together starting with EMS, we will see how that goes. Down the road it may end up incorporating into where we do it with fire as well, depending on where it goes. We are not saying it is going to solve everything, but we are leaning that way and we understand what the public is saying, I agree one hundred percent to see where we can save on it. MR. WINTERS-Queensbury Central Fire Company, two stations, West Glens Falls, two stations. COUNCILMAN VANNESS-That was at the request of the Town back then for their ISO rating. MR. WINTERS-That is within a half of a mile of one another. A lot of times I am talking about Queensbury Central, now they will run out Mountain View Lane up the Lake George Road. COUNCILMAN VANNESS-If they didn't your fire insurance would be out of sight. SUPERVISOR STROUGH-We have one station on either side of the Interstate and there are reasons for that and your insurance rates are lower. MR. WINTERS-They go up Route 9 so you've got two fire trucks for one accident in front of Storytown or Great Escape. Thank you. SUPERVISOR STROUGH-Anybody else like to speak to North Queensbury Squads proposed budget for the next three years. REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 483 JOHN SALVADOR-North Queensbury-About three years ago it was brought to this board's attention that the North Queensbury Emergency Squad was delivering services in the Town of Fort Ann along the Pilot Knob Road. An effort was made to charge them a small fee for that service. I am wondering if that has continued and if that small fee, if you have seen reason to increase it? It is quite a service that we give to that Town along Pilot Knob Road. All those residential properties along the lake, I wonder if we are adequately compensated for that service. SUPERVISOR STROUGH-What we are doing on that matter John, is we are getting our ducks in a row. There are a few things that we have to do, and then we are going to go to the Town of Fort Ann and sit down and discuss it with them and hopefully gain a fair proportion, an amount for that. So we are pursuing that. JOHN SALVADOR-Thank you. SUPERVISOR STROUGH-Anybody else like to speak to North Queensbury EMS three year budget? Seeing none any Town Board members have any thoughts, comments, on this matter? I will close the public hearing. PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED RESOLUTION APPROVING YEAR 2015-2017 EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN TOWN OF QUEENSBURY AND NORTH QUEENSBURY RESCUE SQUAD, INC. RESOLUTION NO.: 5,2015 INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Anthony Metivier WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Brian Clements WHEREAS, in accordance with Town Law §184, the Queensbury Town Board may contract with ambulance services certified or registered in accordance with Public Health Law Article 30 for general emergency ambulance service within the Town, and WHEREAS, the Agreement currently in effect between the Town of Queensbury and the North Queensbury Rescue Squad, Inc., (Squad) expired on December 31St, 2014, and WHEREAS, the Town and the Squad have negotiated terms for a new three (3) year Agreement for general emergency ambulance services, and WHEREAS, in accordance with Town Law §184 and General Municipal Law §209(b), on Monday, January 5th, 2015 the Town Board duly conducted a public hearing and heard all interested persons concerning the proposed Agreement for emergency ambulance services, and WHEREAS, a copy of the proposed Agreement has been presented at this meeting, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby approves the Year 2015-2017 Emergency Ambulance Services Agreement between the Town and the North Queensbury Rescue Squad, Inc., substantially in the form presented at this meeting, and BE IT FURTHER, REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 484 RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to execute the Agreement and the Town Supervisor and/or Town Budget Officer to take such other and further action necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution. Duly adopted this 5th day of January, 2015, by the following vote: AYES Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Clements NOES None ABSENT: None PUBLIC HEARING 2015-2017 EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN TOWN OF QUEENSBURY AND WEST GLENS FALLS EMERGENCY SQUAD,INC. PUBLICATION DATE: DECEMBER 19,2014 SUPERVISOR STROUGH-This is a three year agreement with West Glens Falls EMS or also noted as the West Glens Falls Emergency Squad. What they are proposing, operating expenses, the paid staffing costs remain the same at $380,000. While I am at this paid staffing, it goes to what they call Advance Life Service and Basic Life Service, ALS and BLS. ALS, of course, is the more highly trained individuals. Those are the individuals that you want to be there if you are having a heart attack for example, they are highly trained. The training levels today are not what they were ten years ago; they are certainly not what they were twenty years ago. The requirements for our EMS both paid and volunteers are very high. Next time as you are getting ready to put your head on the pillow picture that some people who have volunteered to do this are going to get a buzz or call, have to get up and out and help out. Both Fire and EMS people, the volunteers I have to salute. They can't do it by themselves and the younger people just aren't there so we have to pay for these services. Having said all that we have implemented a bill for service program that brings in almost a million dollars a year to cover these EMS expenses. Your portion, the taxpayer portion is about forty-seven for all the service in the Town, that is not a bad deal for EMS service. It is thanks to the bill for service and you know who does all the paperwork and everything else for the bill for service, the volunteers. They do not get paid for it, they do it on their own because they want to do something for their community. We are very fortunate we have these kinds of people to do these kinds of services at no cost to us; otherwise EMS services would be out of sight. Yeah, there are probably things that we could all do to make it more efficient and to cut costs and we are going to work on those. I just want to say that a lot of effort has been put into this to bring down these costs as much as possible. Some things you just want ALS. If you are having a heart attack you don't want BLS there you are probably going to die. Is there any member of the public that would like to speak on West Glens Falls EMS three year program? Like I said, the total operations are about four hundred and forty-four thousand three hundred and eighty-three dollars, which is up about one point nine percent. Then they go up two percent, two percent the next two years, no more that's it. The paid staffing stays the same. Operations go up two percent. Operations, maintenance and debt goes up two percent, paid staffing stays the same. Like I said, year one is four hundred and forty-one thousand three hundred and eighty-three dollars. Anybody like to speak to this? PUBLIC HEARING OPENED SUPERVISOR STROUGH-Seeing none, I will close the public hearing. PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED RESOLUTION APPROVING YEAR 2015-2017 EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN TOWN OF QUEENSBURY AND WEST GLENS FALLS EMERGENCY SQUAD, INC. REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 485 RESOLUTION NO.: 6,2015 INTRODUCED BY: Mr.William VanNess WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Doug Irish WHEREAS, in accordance with Town Law §184, the Queensbury Town Board may contract with ambulance services certified or registered in accordance with Public Health Law Article 30 for general emergency ambulance service within the Town, and WHEREAS, the Agreement currently in effect between the Town of Queensbury and the West Glens Falls Emergency Squad, Inc., (Squad) expired on December 31St, 2014, and WHEREAS, the Town and the Squad have negotiated terms for a new three (3) year Agreement for general emergency ambulance services, and WHEREAS, in accordance with Town Law §184 and General Municipal Law §209(b), on Monday, January 5th, 2015 the Town Board duly conducted a public hearing and heard all interested persons concerning the proposed Agreement for emergency ambulance services, and WHEREAS, a copy of the proposed Agreement has been presented at this meeting, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby approves the Year 2015-2017 Emergency Ambulance Services Agreement between the Town and the West Glens Falls Emergency Squad, Inc., 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 the Agreement and the Town Supervisor and/or Town Budget Officer to take such other and further action necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution. Duly adopted this 5th day of January, 2015, by the following vote: AYES Mr. VanNess, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Clements, Mr. Irish NOES None ABSENT: None PUBLIC HEARING 2015-2017 FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN TOWN OF QUEENSBURY AND NORTH QUEENSBURY VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY, INC. PUBLICATION DATE: DECEMBER 19,2014 SUPERVISOR STROUGH-This is a mulit-year agreement for North Queensbury Fire. It will be three hundred and thirty three thousand five hundred for the year 2015, it goes up one and a half percent. The third year it goes up point three percent, almost flat. This year from last year it goes up one point two. Next year it goes up to one point five. The final year, it is only point three. The final year of 2017 would be a total cost of three hundred and thirty-nine thousand four hundred and REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 486 ninety-nine dollars. I will open the public hearing. Is there anyone to speak to the North Queensbury Fire Department three year budget proposal? PUBLIC HEARING OPENED JOHN SALVADOR, NORTH QUEENSBURY-Just a couple of questions. I have suggested many times that the Town try to coordinate the insurance coverage for each of these five Fire Companies into one policy, one coverage. Each one of these companies negotiates their own liability coverage, that doesn't seem to be the most efficient way to do it when you have the same Town. I don't know if there has ever been an effort to investigate the possibility of incurring savings? COUNCILMAN METIVIER-I have researched that John. When I first came on the board and met significant resistance from both the companies and the insurance agents that carry the policies, I wasn't quite satisfied with the answer that I was receiving. That is something that I was going to bring up tonight. As we move forward with these contracts over the next year, we really need to dig into the expenses and this is one of those areas. I think between insurance, and I also researched having one company doing landscaping, one company doing snow removal because they all have their own people that they use, it just seems very inefficient. So over the next year I think part of what we are going to attempt to do with these committees that we are going to form, is to really dig a little bit deeper into this. While we were meeting with Bay Ridge Rescue Squad, we talked about their utilities and their propane. They are paying a thousand dollars a month for propane every month, that is summer and winter and they are paying another thousand dollars a month to heat the building, it just doesn't make any sense. Again, we have to start to really dig into these budgets more. I am not saying that the budgets are going to necessarily go down, but everybody talks about having truck funds and they talk about equipment funds. When West Glens Falls needs twenty- seven air packs, they need to come to us and borrow money there has to be a better way. I am hoping that over the next year we can really sit down and spend some time on all of these budgets. So the next time you come up here and talk to us about them you can say hey, you did a good job on this one because I am not satisfied where we are right now with any of these. COUNCILMAN VANNESS-John; Tony had talked to me about it as well, and again with my background. As far as looking at some of the landscaping was tough, but I think it is something I think if the five Fire Companies throughout this Town sat down and said okay we are talking about landscaping, power, we are talking about some of the other smaller contracts, that we all buy the same thing from at the same time. I agree with you one hundred percent, just like any of your Municipalities, if we can do it as a group and get a group rate let's do it, I think we can save money. Tony and I have talked about it and I know John has discussed it several times with us. I agree with Tony, it is something that we are definitely going to take a look at and that is where these committees are coming from, to take a chance and look at these and talk to the officers of these companies and say how can we go about this, what can we do. COUNCILMAN METIVIER-The insurance piece is a problem because each company is their own entity and you cannot have a blanket policy. I know you are rolling your eyes at me right now, but it is the truth so we need to figure out another way to do it. If we, the Town of Queensbury owned all five companies that would be different, but we don't, they are their own entity so they have to have their own insurance. So you cannot have that blanket policy that you and I would love to have, that would make the most sense. Can we do it in the future? I don't know, that is something that we are going to look into. MR. SALVADOR-The first mistake we make is entering into these multiyear contracts. As soon as this contract is signed this whole issue is going to be forgotten for another three years. COUNCILMAN METIVIER-I agree with that. I had a discussion with a gentlemen just this week about that. I absolutely agree that once these get passed we are not going to discuss this again until 2018-2019 and I am not going to have any answers for you again. So that's why if they all get passed tonight this year it will be my lead to make sure that we don't forget about this. I said to REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 487 Billy just yesterday, if I can leave with one thing with this Town Board, it is to walk away knowing that we did everything we could we these guys to get them the money they need without raising your taxes. It is going to be a chore but we can get there. MR. SALVADOR-You got to bang heads. In the past we have paid for a firm to audit the books. SUPERVISOR STROUGH-We still do. MR. SALVADOR-It is the same firm Ross Rigby? SUPERVISOR STROUGH-They changed. COUNCILMAN VANNESS-It is a new firm. MR. SALVADOR-I don't know how this budget presentation is going to fit into the format of the previous audit report,there is no way to compare anything. COUNCILMAN METIVIER-It is funny you bring that up because I brought all of the audits with me tonight. So we are going to go back to the budgets that these guys presented to us and work them back into these audits, that is exactly why I brought these with me. There are questions that I have that need to be answered and I am sure will get answered, but it is going to take some time, we cannot do it tonight because John has a date. MR. SALVADOR-John has a date. One of my favorite subjects was the application of depreciation as an operating expense. For the last three years the Stec Administration succumbed to all of the companies using the same format, they used their depreciation as an operating expense. SUPERVISOR STROUGH-I asked our Budget Officer, Barb Tierney about that, she said you are talking about different levels. For the purposes of reviewing their budgets and setting their budgets and paying for the budgets the depreciation doesn't come into play. For the purposes of filing with the IRS or the auditing or other things yes, but it doesn't come into play here. MR. SALVADOR-Would you please tell me where a hundred and seventy-one thousand dollars for three years in the North Queensbury budget, a hundred and seventy-one thousand dollars per year, where did the money go? Who got the check for a hundred and seventy-one thousand dollars a year depreciation? SUPERVISOR STROUGH-John I think you are talking apples and oranges. MR. SALVADOR-I am not talking apples and oranges. SUPERVISOR STROUGH-We talked about this before. MR. SALVADOR-Where did the money go?You don't write a check for depreciation. SUPERVISOR STROUGH-No we don't. MR. SALVADOR-Neither does the Fire Company. SUPERVISOR STROUGH-I gave you North Queensbury's budget and you don't see it anywhere in there. MR. SALVADOR-But, their budget is a small percentage of the previous budget so that one seventy one is still in the total. SUPERVISOR STROUGH-I disagree, but okay John. MR. SALVADOR-In any case I will get a copy of the Audit Reports to see. I can tell you I have a copy of the North Queensbury 990, this is their IRS.... SUPERVISOR STROUGH-Yes and they do put depreciation in. REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 488 MR. SALVADOR-In the right place not as an operating expense. SUPERVISOR STROUGH-Not in the budget that they submit to us John, it is two different things going on here. MR. SALVADOR-Thank you. SUPERVISOR STROUGH-When you do your household budget do you put the depreciation of the building into that budget no, but when you file your income taxes you probably do. MR. SALVADOR-In the right place. SUPERVISOR STROUGH-Yes. MR. SALVADOR-My point is the North Queensbury Fire Company and all the Fire Companies for that matter, use depreciation as an operating expense. SUPERVISOR STROUGH-No they don't. MR. SALVADOR-Like light, heat, fuel. COUNCILMAN METIVIER-On the Audit Report it does show there. If you look at that expense number it doesn't add up to what their budget is. You do realize that they are two different numbers. Their expense report, you are going to see three hundred sixty-seven thousand dollars, but we are not giving them that, an operating year for their budget. MR.SALVADOR-In their IRS Report under income they show three hundred and seventy thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight dollars, which is exactly the total amount of their operating budget. Thank you. SUPERVISOR STROUGH-Thank you. Anybody here like to speak to North Queensbury's 2015- 2017 Fire Protection Service Agreement and budget? Seeing none, any concerns, questions, thoughts on behalf of the board? Motion to approve? PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED RESOLUTION APPROVING 2015 - 2017 FIRE PROTECTION SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF QUEENSBURY AND NORTH QUEENSBURY VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY, INC. RESOLUTION NO.: 7,2015 INTRODUCED BY: Mr.Anthony Metivier WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr.Brian Clements WHEREAS, fire protection services are provided to the Town of Queensbury by the Bay Ridge Volunteer Fire Co., Inc.,North Queensbury Volunteer Fire Co., Inc., Queensbury Central Volunteer Fire Co., Inc., South Queensbury Volunteer Fire Co., Inc., and West Glens Falls Volunteer Fire Co., Inc., in accordance with agreements between each Fire Company and the Town,and WHEREAS,the Town and the North Queensbun-Volunteer Fire Co.,Inc.,have negotiated terms for a new three (3)year Agreement for fire protection services,and WHEREAS, in accordance with Town Law §184 and General Municipal Law §209(b), the Town Board duly conducted a public hearing concerning the proposed Agreement on Monday, January 51h, 2015 and heard all interested persons,and REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 489 WHEREAS,a copy of the proposed Agreement has been presented at this meeting, NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board, on behalf of the Fire Protection District, hereby approves the Fire Protection Service Agreement between the Town and the North Queensbury Volunteer Fire Co.,Inc.,for the years 201 -2017 substantially in the form presented at this meeting,and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to execute such Agreement and the Town Supervisor and/or Budget Officer to take such other and further action necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution. Duly adopted this stn day of January,2015,by the following vote: AYES Mr. Strough,Mr. Metivier. Mr.Clements,Mr. Irish,Mr.VanNess NOES None ABSENT: None PUBLIC HEARING WEST GLENS VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY INC.'S PROPOSED PURCHASE OF SCOTT AIR PACKS, INCURRENCE OF DEBT, AMENDMENT TO 2015 BUDGET AND 2013-2015 FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH TOWN OF QUEENSBURY AND EXTENSION OF SUCH AGREEMENT THROUGH 2019 PUBLICATION DATE: DECEMBER 19,2014 SUPERVISOR STROUGH-This is for West Glens Falls Fire, it is a five year program. One of the reasons why this board wanted a five year program is we wanted to assure, because we were a little bit concerned about the air pack expenses. We wanted to make sure that the Fire Department is planning long range. That these fire pack things,they are going to have to think long range. Any big expenses are going to have to be included in this. We won't end up with at least, in the next five years we won't end up with any of the air pack issues. They are buying new equipment,they have to fit it into this budget,they have to shift and force whatever they have to do. Their budget starts off with six eighteen four eighty-five for the year 2015. It goes up one percent for next year; it then goes up one and a half percent,then one and a half percent and one and a half percent. So we forced them into a minimal budget increase for the next five years. The tradeoff was thirty-seven thousand dollars per year that will enable them to bond their air packs that they need. No one can question the need for the air packs and the safety that is going to give our volunteer fireman, it is important to us, it is important to this board. That is what is being proposed here. There is a public hearing on this tonight. Is there any member of the public that wishes to speak to the five year budget and five year agreement that we are proposing with West Glens Falls Fire? PUBLIC HEARING OPENED MR. SALVADOR-The same issue. These multi-year contracts are devastating; you just keep piling the problems up like this. SUPERVISOR STROUGH-The advantage to them is we keep them at a minimal increase, they have to think long range, and there are advantages to these mulit-year contracts. MR. SALVADOR-For an elected official they are very advantageous. SUPERVISOR STROUGH-That, too. MR. SALVADOR-Mr. Stec proved that. SUPERVISOR STROUGH-There is a reason beyond that. REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 490 COUNCILMAN IRISH-John I disagree with you completely. I have spent the last twenty years of my life doing multi-year, multi-million dollar contracts with vendors. I think we did a very good job. If you ask West Glens Falls Fire, they will agree that they had to sharpen the pencil several times to get this done. I think that we have a good agreement with them, not only them, but the rest of the Fire Departments. I think multi-year agreements do serve the public. I think to Tony's point, we need to tighten up some of the things that we are not necessarily happy with from an expense standpoint, but again it's their budget. What we are going to do is make sure that it meets the needs of the Town of Queensbury and comes in at an expense number that we can live with by scrutinizing the budget. They come in and they give us a budget of what they are looking for. We will look at the line item budget. Like any other company they can move money around within their budget to meet their needs. The one thing that John didn't mention on this five year agreement with the air packs, at the end of five years that thirty-seven thousand dollars does not remain in their budget. At the end of that loan that is paid off; their budget goes back to whatever it was without that money. But I do think that longer term contracts are beneficial to the taxpayers and to the companies. MR. SALVADOR-With respect to the West Glens Falls Volunteer Fire Company, do you know that we taxpayers are paying the West Glens Falls Fire Company rent? We are financing rent that the company receives for the use of the Luzerne Firehouse; forty thousand dollars a year for twenty years that started with the multi-year contract under the Stec Administration. COUNCILMAN IRISH-I do know that. MR. SALVADOR-That is a Firehouse that we own and have paid for many times. Now we are renting it, they made a lease back agreement with the Fire Fighters Association. A lease back agreement forty thousand dollars a year to pay rent on a facility that we already own and have owned for many years. COUNCILMAN VANNESS-I am not going to argue with you on that John, but this Town does not own it. That is property and that is a building that was built and bought, the property was donated to West Glens Falls Volunteer Fire Companies Association. It was built by the Fire Company; it was not built by the Town. Once it was built once the ISO, once the Insurance Companies told them they needed a second building for ISO ratings that I believe is when the rent came into process, that it was rented back. It is not a piece of property and it is not a building that this Town originally owned or has ever owned. MR. SALVADOR-There is this mish-mash of who owns what. It is really not clear whether you make a contract to pay certain expenditures of the Fire Company or you make a contract for services and they own everything. That issue has to be settled, that is where this depreciation comes in. COUNCILMAN IRISH-With respect to the building he was talking about, that was built with their bingo money from fundraising, it wasn't built with taxpayer's money that was Billy's point. COUNCILMAN VANNESS-The property was donated to the Fire Department and the building was built with bingo money, fundraising money that they raised on their own. MR. SALVADOR-The Fire Department is part of the Town, it is a public entity, it is a 5010 corporation. ATTORNEY HAFNER-The Town under Town law pays a set amount of money for Fire Protection Service, it's not the Towns Fire Department. It is a private entity that we hire to have them provide service to the Town, that is the way the law is setup. MR. SALVADOR-That the way it is morphed into that. ATTORNEY HAFNER-No, that is what the law says. We are paying for annual service and it has to be a dollar amount. REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 491 COUNCILMAN VANNESS-In all the Fire Departments contracts and EMS contracts, it does say if they go de-funk for some reason or another that equipment, those Fire Departments must be turned over to a like entity whether it be another Emergency Squad or Fire Department or it all gets turned over to the Town. Even though they don't own it I think the Fire Companies have acknowledged that the Town has helped them and worked with them to maintain them and build them, they put that in that contract and they have agreed in the contract... MR. SALVADOR-By this analogy, are we going to have to pay rent to the Fire Company for the use of the West Glens Falls Fire Station? By that analogy, that is coming. COUNCILMAN IRISH-That will be part of their budget John. It is a negotiation point for us really, if we don't want to pay for rent that is a negotiation. MR. SALVADOR-It is a good argument for you to have, your own Town Fire Department. COUNCILMAN IRISH-No it is not. COUNCILMAN VANNESS-John I've got to say I caught a little heat from that comment that I made at our last meeting from a few of my buddies from the paid Fire Department in the City. I have to apologize, I was not knocking the City of Glens Falls Fire Department; I have a lot of good friends on that Fire Department. I did say, John, and I think you were sitting here that the Fire Department in the City of Glens, which have got great firemen, I don't think a volunteer organization can handle what they have to do in a small three point nine square mile area. At four point four million dollars a year and you've got roughly two hundred and fifty EMS, Fire Company Volunteers in this area in Queensbury at four point two million, so I think we are doing okay. You don't want to go paid. COUNCILMAN METIVIER-To Mr. Salvador's point we are paying rent on a building, but where does the income from that forty thousand dollars go because it does not show up in operating expenses, not expenses in income. If we show that you are paying the rent and I don't expect you to answer this because I know you are not the Treasurer, but where is that money? If we are paying forty thousand dollars a year in rent it is going somewhere, where is it going? Why are we not putting that money aside for air packs and fire trucks? COUNCILMAN VANNESS-I think one of the gentlemen back there will have that answer for you Tony, they can probably tell you. BRIAN GRANGER, 16 MASTERS COMMON SOUTH, QUEENSBURY-In the West Glens Falls proposed budget, two hundred five thousand is debt service. How much of that is the mortgage on the building per year? I foiled requested the information and could not get that back. SUPERVISOR STROUGH-I don't know off the top of my head. MR. GRANGER-My question is and it has been a little peeve of mine. I don't mind equipment, I don't mind new trucks. I want those updated especially as these trucks get newer with the emissions on them. In my company we are replacing them every three years; we're not messing around anymore. My issue is the mortgage. Then once the mortgage is paid for, the money stays in the budget and there is no mortgage. That is my question that is my concern in the future. It is not now because I know most of them are still paying their mortgages down. In the future when a piece of equipment gets paid for, yes you want to upgrade it, but the mortgage and the debt service on the building is my concern. I know that is not now, but in the future. COUNCILMAN IRISH-One of the discussions that we had especially with West because we spent a lot of time with them going over the air packs, the debt that they do have to that point is to be able to allow them to do some of the things that they are doing without coming back to the Town for more money. When those buildings are paid off, leave the money in their budget and that is how they are going to take care of all their equipment needs, all their training needs, everything that we REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 492 pay extra and over and above their budgets now. We should not have to do that any longer. Once they are debt free rather than taking that money away from them if we let them build the equity in their company and take care of their equipment they shouldn't have to come back to us and say I need another two, three, percent. You already have fifteen, twenty percent that we left in your budget from debt service. That is our goal for moving forward when they start to pay these off. I think when the folks from West come up, they have a pretty good plan to pay that down sooner rather than later and put them back on track where they don't have to come back to the Town and ask for more money. MR. GRANGER-I know there is no Town or Village in the area that can compare to Queensbury, there are no apples to apples. I did a little tiny bit of homework and I will admit, if I was in Supervisor's Strough's class in Queensbury High I would probably get a C at best with my little bit of homework I did. Bolton Landing budget is four sixty-six a year. Hudson Falls Village, with the equipment they have allotted for in the last couple of years is about two hundred and fifty thousand dollars a year. The Town and Village of Fort Edward is combined and it is three hundred and forty- two thousand a year and not to be an accurate one, but Stony Creek only gets eighty-eight thousand dollars a year, I know that is no comparison whatsoever. When the budgets come up multi years from now I will be better prepared and do a lot more comparisons. Thank you. SUPERVISOR STROUGH-The other thing to keep in mind is the population. The other thing to keep in mind too is you take for example; Queensbury Central, they take care of most of the commercial district, West does some of the commercial district, too. Our contribution I think to the County and the Town receive some of this back is in to the tune of thirty some odd million dollars in sales tax revenue. As you know Queensbury is a busy humming place. I am not criticizing it, complaining, I like that but it is busy. You have to pay for that busyness, but you also get a return. That sales tax is generated in Queensbury it reduces Queensbury Town taxes it reduces your County taxes and the Fire Departments help to service that, sometimes you have to pay for that. Other people that would like to speak to this? GEORGE FERRONE, 4 SUGAR PINE ROAD, QUEENSBURY-This evening I am addressing you as the Executive Director of Administration for Grace Note, which is formally Tribune Media Services, we are located at 40 Media Drive. I just wanted to take the opportunity to address you this evening regarding the request by West Glens Falls for the air packs. I know what I have to say isn't anything that you don't know, but I think it is worth my saying and worth your hearing. I don't have to tell you how important this equipment is. We have been in our building since 2008, we have maintained operations there. It is a sixty-six thousand square foot building; we have four hundred employees there. In that time over these past several years I have personally come to know and work with Chief, Mike Gordon, his Assistants and the remainder of the Fire Company. They have been very proactive with us as a business in the area. From day one they've come in and formulated a fire program in the event if there ever was a fire in our building. We worked each year together to make sure employees are prepared to evacuate the building in a timely manner. The firefighters are also familiar with the layout of the building and to insure the safety of our employees and for their personnel. While an air pack is an essential piece of equipment under any circumstance of fire, it is most important for a facility like ours at Media Drive. Most modern buildings today are very closed, we don't have windows that open or anything like that so it's a vacuum. I have heard the Fire Chief and his staff discuss many times when we met each year about what they would have to do, about venting the building in the event of a fire and venting the building of smoke. If there was a fire, as an example on the second floor they would have to make their way through the building through smoke filled hallways. In addition, to that the potential for growth in Ward Four is great; you just improved the zoning on Main Street. I am sure there is going to be a lot more growth there with new businesses. Even west of I-87 there is a lot of growth on Corinth Road with the expansion of Hudson Headwaters and such so there is just going to be more need for that fire protection from the companies. I just wanted to take the opportunity to say I hope you give consideration to their request. REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 493 SUPERVISOR STROUGH-Anybody else that would like to speak to West Glens Falls Fire five year fire budget proposal? Seeing none, any questions, topics, concerns from the Town Board. PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING WEST GLENS FALLS VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY, INC.'S PURCHASE OF SCOTT AIR PACKS AND NECESSARY, ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, INCURRENCE OF DEBT FOR SUCH PURCHASE, CORRESPONDING AMENDMENT TO 2015 BUDGET AND 2013-15 FIRE SERVICES AGREEMENT, AND EXTENSION OF SUCH AGREEMENT THROUGH 2019 RESOLUTION NO.: 8,2015 INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Doug Irish WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Brian Clements WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury and the West Glens Falls Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. (Fire Company) have entered into an Agreement for fire protection services (Agreement), through 2015, which Agreement sets forth a number of terms and conditions including a condition that the Fire Company will not purchase or enter into any binding contract to purchase any piece of apparatus, equipment, vehicles, real property, or make any improvements that would require the Fire Company to acquire a loan or mortgage or use money placed in a"vehicles fund" without prior approval of the Queensbury Town Board, and WHEREAS, the Fire Company has advised the Town Board that it wishes to purchase 27 Scott Air Packs with the necessary, associated equipment (Air Packs) for a sum not to exceed $187,000, and WHEREAS, the Fire Company plans on paying for the Air Packs by entering into a five (5) year tax-exempt purchase agreement with Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Company, Inc., for total payments over such time not to exceed $187,000, and WHEREAS the Internal Revenue Code requires the Town Board to conduct a public hearing concerning such proposed Air Pack purchase and tax-exempt financing, and WHEREAS, in addition, since such expenses are not presently included in the Fire Company's 2015 Budget and 2013-2015 Agreement with the Town, the Town Board set a public hearing concerning such proposal, expenses and coinciding amendment to the Fire Company's 2015 budget and current fire protection services Agreement, including an additional amendment to extend the term of such Agreement for an additional four(4)years or through 2019, and WHEREAS, on Monday, January 5th, 2015, the Town Board duly held such public hearing concerning the Fire Company's proposed purchase and debt incurrence, corresponding amendment to its 2015 Budget and 2013-2015 Agreement for fire protection services, and additional amendment to extend their Agreement term, and heard all interested persons, and REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 494 WHEREAS, the Town Board feels that the new Air Packs will provide additional safety protection for the Fire Company's firefighters and the Town, and therefore the Town Board wishes to adopt a Resolution authorizing the purchase of the Air Packs and incurrence of debt by the Fire Company, as well as authorize the 2015 Budget increase and corresponding amendment to the Fire Company's 2013-2015 Agreement, including an extension of such Agreement for an additional four (4) years, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby approves of the West Glens Falls Volunteer Fire Company, Inc.'s proposal to purchase 27 Scott Air Packs and the associated, necessary equipment for a sum not to exceed $187,000, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board further approves of the incurrence of approximately $187,000 in debt by the West Glens Falls Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. for such purchase with the understanding that the Town Board is relying upon the Fire Company's assurances that the Air Packs are serviceable and suitable for their long-term intended use, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town of Queensbury does not guarantee the debt with Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Company, Inc., on behalf of the Fire Company nor will any actions by the Town Board create or intend to create any assumption on the part of the Town of Queensbury of any obligation or liability for the financing, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes the corresponding amendment to the Fire Company's 2015 Budget and 2013-15 Agreement with the Town of Queensbury for fire protection services(Agreement), and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes an additional amendment to the Agreement to extend such Agreement for an additional four(4)years or through 2019, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to sign any necessary documentation, including an Amendment Agreement between the Town and the Fire Company substantially in the form presented at this meeting, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Town Budget Officer to take all action necessary to provide for such $37,000 and amend the 2015 Town REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 495 Budget by transferring $37,000 from Unappropriated Fund Balance Account No.: 005-0000- 0908-4980 to Contracts Account No.: 005-3410-4415-4980, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor and/or Town Budget Officer to take any action necessary to effectuate all terms of this Resolution. Duly adopted this 5th day of January, 2015 by the following vote: AYES Mr. Metivier, Mr. Clements, Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess, Mr. Strough NOES None ABSENT: None 3.0 CORRESPONDENCE DEPUTY CLERK O'BRIEN-Read the following appointments and yearly reports into the record: Town Supervisor Appointments, Town Clerk and Receiver of Taxes and Assessment Appointments, Town Court Appointments. Town Historian Annual Report for 2014, Town Clerk Report for 2014, Supervisor's Report for 2014 for Building and Codes and Community Development. (all letters and reports are on file in Town Clerks Office) 4.0 PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR RESOLUTIONS ONLY(LIMIT 3 MINUTES) MR. WINTERS, JOHN CLENDON ROAD, QUEENSBURY-Spoke to the board regarding Resolution Authorizing Annual Administrative Fee Regarding Agreement Between Town of Queensbury and Mannix Marketing, Inc. MR. SALVADOR, NORTH QUEENSBURY-Spoke to the board regarding Resolution Authorizing Use of Occupancy Funds Toward Town Recreation Projects. 5.0 RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING RULES OF PROCEDURE RESOLUTION NO.: 9,2015 INTRODUCED BY: Mr.William VanNess WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Doug Irish WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board wishes to designate procedural rules for the conduct of Town Board meetings and Town business by Town Board members, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, in accordance with the authority granted by New York State Town Law §63, the Queensbury Town Board hereby designates Robert's Rules of Order as its official rules of procedure for the year 2015, except that in the event of conflict between such Rules and the Town Law or a Resolution of this Board, the provisions of the Town Law or Board Resolution shall govern, and BE IT FURTHER, REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 496 RESOLVED, that it is recognized and clarified that the Town Supervisor establishes the Town Board meeting agendas and chairs these meetings, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that disruptive or uncivil behavior by anyone in meeting attendance is prohibited and that at his discretion the Town Supervisor may take such action as necessary to maintain a level of decorum and professionalism, including but not limited to, declaring a temporary recess of the meeting, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Supervisor may create and make appointments to sub- committees of the Town Board in an effort to increase efficiency of government, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that unless procedures established in Town Code provide otherwise, referrals made to the Town Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals or other Town committees or Commissions seeking a review and/or recommendation back to the Town Board shall be made by either the Town Supervisor or a Resolution of the Town Board, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that release of materials not subject to the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) and especially materials involving matters of Town litigation is prohibited without a Resolution of the Town Board. Duly adopted this 5th day of January, 2015, by the following vote: AYES Mr. Clements, Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier NOES None ABSENT: None RESOLUTION SETTING 2015 TOWN BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE RESOLUTION NO.: 10,2015 INTRODUCED BY: Mr.William VanNess WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Doug Irish WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board wishes to establish its 2015 meeting schedule, REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 497 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, in accordance with New York State Town Law §62, the Queensbury Town Board hereby establishes its 2015 meeting schedule as follows: 1. Regular meetings shall occur on the 1St and 3rd Mondays of each month at 7:00 o'clock p.m. at the Queensbury Activities Center, 742 Bay Road, Queensbury, with the exception that the Town Board's regular meeting dates shall be changed as set forth below for the following months: A. January— 5th and 26th B. February—9th and 23rd C. March—91h and 23rd D. September— 14th and 28th At regular meetings, public hearings will be held, Resolutions and motions will be proposed and/or adopted, miscellaneous matters will be discussed and the general public will typically be provided with a privilege of the floor comment session. The privilege of the floor session will be limited to Town matters only and will be run at the discretion of the Town Supervisor. 2. The Town Board shall schedule other special meetings for any purpose established by Town Board Resolution and/or in accordance with the New York State Town Law. The Town shall notify the media of the special meeting accordingly as required by the New York State Open Meetings Law. 3. If the Town Board decides to alter its regular meeting schedule, it will do so by Town Board Resolution and will notify the public and media by appropriate public notice. Duly adopted this 5th day of January, 2015, by the following vote: AYES Mr. Clements, Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier NOES None ABSENT: None RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING BANKING TRANSACTIONS AND INTERNET-BASED BANKING SERVICES RESOLUTION NO.: 11,2015 INTRODUCED BY: Mr. William VanNess WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Doug Irish WHEREAS, New York State Town Law Paragraph 64, Subdivision 1, requires the Town Board to annually designate its Depositories for Town Funds, and REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 498 WHEREAS, in accordance with New York State General Municipal Law §5-a and §10 and Town Law §64, it is the duty of the governing boards of local government to adopt a system of internal controls for the documentation and reporting of all transfers or disbursements of funds accomplished by electronic or wire transfer, and WHEREAS, in accordance with prudent business and cash management practices the Queensbury Town Board wishes to formally specify the authorities under which business may be transacted with these Depositories, and WHEREAS, the Town previously received agreements providing for Internet-based banking services entitled: 1. Internet Banking and Bill Paying Service Agreement; 2. ACH Agreement; and 3. Wire Transfer Agreement (Governmental); NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the following actions: 1. The following individuals, in their official capacities, are authorized to transact the financial and banking business of the Town of Queensbury in accordance with all applicable laws and organization documents, and the specific authorities granted by this Resolution: John Strough, Supervisor Ronald S. Montesi, Deputy Supervisor Barbara Tierney, Town Budget Officer Joanne Watkins, Town Accountant 2. The following bank has applied and consented to serve as Depository of Town funds and has executed a Third Party Custodian Agreement satisfactory to the Town Budget Officer/Accountant and Town Counsel and are hereby designated as approved Depositories: Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Company 3. The Town Supervisor, Town Budget Officer and Accountant, or any one of them, is/are hereby authorized to initialize opening a bank account or accounts from time to time with authorized banks and their affiliates for and in the name of the Town of Queensbury with such title or titles as he/she may designate, and to execute depository contracts that comply with Town Policy and operating procedures. REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 499 To finalize any new account, all Town Board members need to execute the appropriate documentation required by the financial institution, including, but not limited to, signature cards. 4. The maximum FDIC insured amount which may be kept on deposit at each Bank at any time is $250,000. The amount over and above FDIC insurance of$250,000 which may be kept on deposit at each bank is limited the value of approved collateral, calculated in accordance with Regulations of the New York State Comptroller, pledged to secure Town deposits and deposited with the designated Third Party Custodian. 5. The Town Supervisor, Deputy Town Supervisor, Town Councilmen and their successors and any other person authorized by statute, regulation or Court Order on behalf of the these authorized persons, is/are hereby authorized to sign, by hand or by facsimile (including, but not limited to, electronically generated) signatures(s), checks, drafts, acceptances and other instruments. Two signatures shall be required on any checks, drafts, acceptances and other instruments. The signature of the Town Supervisor or Deputy in his absence, and that of one Councilman shall be required. 6. The Town Supervisor, Town Budget Officer and Town Accountant are authorized singly, within the Town's operational procedures, to initiate Automated Clearing House debits without signature; initiate payment by use of Depository Transfer Checks without a signature; or give instructions, by means other than the signing of an item, with respect to any account transaction, including the payment transfer or withdrawal by wire, computer or other electronic means. Any and all transactions will be signed off by the Town Supervisor upon completion of the transaction. 7. The Town Supervisor, Town Budget Officer and Town Accountant are hereby authorized without further action of the Town Board to execute bank forms establishing procedures for call-back verifications and written confirmations in connection with payment orders, thereby designating one or more individuals, whether or not such individuals be designated as "Authorized Persons", for the purpose of the verification of payment orders and issuance of written confirmations. 8. The Town Clerk and/or Deputy Town Clerk(s) is/are hereby authorized and directed to certify to Authorized Bank Depositories under the seal of the Town of Queensbury the effect of this Resolution, the names of the officials, authorized persons and other representative of the Town of Queensbury and any changes from time to time of these officials, authorized persons and representatives, and specimens of their respective signatures. REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 500 and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs that: I. Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Company (Bank) is designated to provide the computer-based financial accommodations indicated in this Resolution. 2. This Resolution shall continue to have effect until express written notice of its rescission or modification has been received and recorded by the Bank. Any and all prior Resolutions adopted by the Town Board and certified to the Bank as governing the operation of the Town's accounts are in full force and effect until the Bank receives and acknowledges an express written notice of its revocation, modification or replacement. Any revocation, modification or replacement of a Resolution must be accompanied by documentation, satisfactory to the Bank, establishing the authority for the changes. 3. The signature of an Agent named on this Resolution is conclusive evidence of his authority to act on behalf of the Town. Any Agent, so long as he acts in a representative capacity as Agent of the Town, is authorized to make any and all other contracts agreements, stipulations and orders which he may deem advisable for the effective exercise of the powers indicated above, from time to time with the Bank, subject to any restrictions on this Resolution or otherwise agreed to in writing. 4. All computer banking transactions, if any, by or on behalf of the Town prior to the adoption of this Resolution are hereby ratified, approved and confirmed. 5. The Town agrees to the terms and conditions of the Cash Management Internet Banking Services Agreement — Governmental and the ACH Agreement Governmental Customer Agreement for Electronic Payment Services and the Wire Transfer Agreement (Governmental) and authorizes any Agent named above to execute such Agreements and deliver them to the Bank. The Town authorizes the Bank, at any time, to charge the Town for all checks, drafts or other orders for the payment of money that are drawn on the Bank so long as they contain the required number of signatures for this purpose. 6. The Town acknowledges and agrees that the Bank may rely on alternative signature and verification codes to or obtained from the Agents named in this REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 501 Resolution. The term "alternative signature and verification codes" includes, but is not limited to, ID numbers and personal identification numbers (PIN)to be used by the Agents to access Internet banking services. The Bank shall have no responsibility or liability for unauthorized use of alternative signature and verification codes unless otherwise agreed to in writing. and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town of Queensbury's Accounting Office to adopt a system of internal controls for the documentation and reporting of all transfers or disbursements of funds accomplished by electronic or wire transfer, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor, Town Budget Officer and/or Town Accountant to take any and all action necessary to effectuate all terms of this Resolution. Duly adopted this 5th day of January, 2015, by the following vote: AYES Mr. Clements, Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier NOES None ABSENT: None RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ADVANCE APPROVAL OF CLAIMS RESOLUTION NO.: 12,2015 INTRODUCED BY: Mr.William VanNess WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Doug Irish WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board sees a need to allow payment of certain bills ahead of the regular Town Board audit in order to ensure the continuance of insurance coverages, avoidance of late charges and timely delivery of certain shipments and mailings, and WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to authorize payment in advance of audit of claims for public utility services, health, dental, workers' compensation, disability and unemployment insurance premiums, debt service payments, postage, freight and express charges, and WHEREAS, Town Law §64(23) and §118 allow for such payments, and WHEREAS all such claims shall be presented at the next regular meeting for audit, and REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 502 WHEREAS the claimant and officer incurring or approving such payments shall be jointly and severally liable for any amount disallowed by the Town Board, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes the payment in advance of audit of claims for such premiums for policies that would otherwise lapse before audit, incur late charges, postage, freight and express charges and all such claims shall be presented at the next regular meeting for audit, and the claimant and officer incurring or approving such payments shall be jointly and severally liable for any amount disallowed by the Town Board, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that this Resolution shall take effect immediately, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor and/or Town Budget Officer to take any actions necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution. Duly adopted this 5th day of January, 2015 by the following vote: AYES : Mr. Clements, Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier NOES : None ABSENT: None RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TOWN SUPERVISOR TO FILE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT IN TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE RESOLUTION NO.: 13,2015 INTRODUCED BY: Mr.William VanNess WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Doug Irish WHEREAS, New York State General Municipal Law §30 requires the Town Supervisor to file the Town's Annual Financial Report in the Town Clerk's Office on or before April 30t1i 2015 in lieu of filing a separate financial report with the Town Clerk by February 28th, 2015 as required by New York State Town Law §29, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, in accordance with New York State General Municipal Law §30, the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to file a copy of the Annual Financial Report to the State Comptroller with the Town Clerk's Office on or before April 3 0th 2015. REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 503 Duly adopted this 5th day of January, 2015, by the following vote: AYES Mr. Clements, Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier NOES None ABSENT: None RESOLUTION DESIGNATING OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER RESOLUTION NO.: 14,2015 INTRODUCED BY: Mr.William VanNess WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Doug Irish WHEREAS, New York State Town Law §64, Subdivision 11 requires the Town Board to designate an official newspaper for the Town, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby designates The Post-Star as the Town of Queensbury's official newspaper. Duly adopted this 5th day of January, 2015, by the following vote: AYES Mr. Clements, Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier NOES None ABSENT: None RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING MILEAGE ALLOWANCE RESOLUTION NO.: 15,2015 INTRODUCED BY: Mr.William VanNess WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Doug Irish WHEREAS, New York State Town Law §116 requires the Town Board to establish a mileage allowance for the use of Town employees' personal automobiles in the performance of employees' duties when a Town Fleet Management vehicle is unavailable, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, in accordance with New York State Town Law §116, the Queensbury Town Board hereby establishes the amount of 57.5¢ per mile to be allowed for the actual and necessary use of Town employees' personal automobiles in the performance of employees' duties. Duly adopted this 5th day of January, 2015, by the following vote: AYES Mr. Clements, Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier NOES None REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 504 ABSENT: None RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS TO ATTEND 2015 ANNUAL ASSOCIATION OF TOWNS CONFERENCE RESOLUTION NO.: 16,2015 INTRODUCED BY: Mr.William VanNess WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Doug Irish WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board wishes to authorize certain municipal officials to attend the annual New York State Association of Towns Conference to be held in New York City in February, 2015, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, in accordance with New York State Town Law §116, Subdivision 10 and subject to availability of budgetary appropriations, the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes the following Town Officers and employees to attend the annual Association of Towns Conference to be held in New York City in February, 2015: Town Supervisor Deputy Supervisor Town Board Members Town Clerk Town Budget Officer Town Court Clerk Director of Building and Codes Enforcement Supervisor's Executive Assistant and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to cast the vote of the Town of Queensbury at the Association General Meeting and in his absence, authorizes and directs the Deputy Supervisor to cast the Town's vote, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that all necessary and reasonable expenses incurred at the Association of Towns Conference shall be deemed proper Town charges, and REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 505 BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that authorized attendees' family members may travel; however, travel must be at their own expense including costs for travel, meals and any additional hotel charge(s). Duly adopted this 5th day of January, 2015, by the following vote: AYES : Mr. Clements, Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier NOES :None ABSENT: None RESOLUTION APPOINTING REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS AND RECORDS ACCESS OFFICER RESOLUTION NO.: 17,2015 INTRODUCED BY: Mr.William VanNess WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Doug Irish WHEREAS, in accordance with New York State Public Health Law §4121(3)(a), the Queensbury Town Board wishes to appoint Caroline H. Barber as Registrar of Vital Statistics and Records Access Officer, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby appoints Caroline H. Barber as Registrar of Vital Statistics and Records Access Officer to serve at the pleasure of the Board, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that immediately upon Ms. Barber's acceptance of appointment, she shall appoint a Deputy to act in her place and stead in case of absence or inability and the Deputy shall accept this appointment in writing. Duly adopted this 5th day of January, 2015, by the following vote: AYES Mr. Clements, Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier NOES None ABSENT: None RESOLUTION APPOINTING JUSTICE CLERKS AND DEPUTY COURT CLERKS RESOLUTION NO.: 18,2015 REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 506 INTRODUCED BY: Mr.William VanNess WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Doug Irish WHEREAS, in accordance with New York State Town Law §20, Subdivision 1(A) and New York State Uniform Justice Court Act §109, the Town Board has the authority to appoint Town Justice Court Clerks and Deputy Court Clerks, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby appoints Kerrie Hatin, Margaret Quintal and Diane VonBraun as Town Justice Court Clerks, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Justice Court to notify the New York State Administrative Board of the Judicial Conference of these appointments. Duly adopted this 5th day of January, 2015, by the following vote: AYES Mr. Clements, Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier NOES None ABSENT: None RESOLUTION REAPPOINTING STEVE LOVERING, PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR, TO WARREN COUNTY YOUTH BOARD RESOLUTION NO.: 19,2015 INTRODUCED BY: Mr.William VanNess WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Doug Irish WHEREAS, Warren County Youth Board is an organization that includes community volunteers, youth and public officials who review local and countywide youth needs and issues, advocate for programs and services to meet the needs of all county youth up to age 21, advise Warren County on programs to be funded with State funds and help frame funding decisions, and WHEREAS, the Warren County Youth Board members are appointed by the Warren County Board of Supervisors and each municipality, including the Town of Queensbury, may select its member, and WHEREAS, by prior Resolution the Queensbury Town Board appointed Steve Lovering, the Town Parks and Recreation Director, to the Warren County Youth Board and Mr. Lovering's appointment expired as of December 3 1St, 2014, REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 507 WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board wishes to reappoint Steve Lovering as a member of the Warren County Youth Board, NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby reappoints Steve Lovering, the Town of Queensbury's Parks and Recreation Director, to serve as a member of the Warren County Youth Board with such term to expire as of December 31St, 2015, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to forward a certified copy of this Resolution with any other needed documentation to the Warren County Youth Bureau and take such other and further action as may be necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution. Duly adopted this 5th day of January, 2015, by the following vote: AYES: Mr.Clements, Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier NOES: None ABSENT: None RESOLUTION TO REAPPOINT TOWN HISTORIAN RESOLUTION NO.:20,2015 INTRODUCED BY: Mr.William VanNess WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Doug Irish WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board wishes to reappoint Marilyn VanDyke, Ph.D., as its Town Historian for the year 2015, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby reappoints Marilyn VanDyke, Ph.D. as Town Historian for the Town of Queensbury for the year 2015. Duly adopted this 5th day of January, 2015, by the following vote: AYES Mr. Clements, Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier NOES None ABSENT: None RESOLUTION APPROVING APPOINTMENT OF TOWN SAFETY OFFICER AND SAFETY COMMITTEE MEMBERS REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 508 RESOLUTION NO.: 21,2015 INTRODUCED BY: Mr.William VanNess WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Doug Irish WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 54, 2008, the Queensbury Town Board adopted amended Town of Queensbury's Safety Initiative Policy (Policy) and Safety Committee By Laws (By Laws), and WHEREAS, according to such Policy and By Laws, the Town Board wishes to approve the appointment of the Town Safety Officer and Safety Committee Members for the Year 2015, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby approves the appointment of Fire Marshal Michael Palmer as Town Safety Officer, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board further approves the appointment of the following individuals as Safety Committee Members for the year 2015: • Michael Palmer • Jen Baertschi • Alex Benway • Craig Brown • Connie Goedert • Victoria LaMarque • Kim Moulton • Chuck Rice • Pete Smith • Tom VanNess and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor's Office to distribute copies of this Resolution to all Town Departments. Duly adopted this 5th day of January, 2015 by the following vote: AYES Mr. Clements, Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier NOES None ABSENT : None RESOLUTION REAPPOINTING ANDREW GARNER, M.D. AS REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 509 2015 TOWN HEALTH OFFICER AND AUTHORIZING HEALTH OFFICER AGREEMENT RESOLUTION NO.: 22,2015 INTRODUCED BY: Mr.William VanNess WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Doug Irish WHEREAS, the term of the Town of Queensbury's Health Officer, Andrew Garner, M.D., will expire as of December 31St, 2014, and WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to reappoint Dr. Garner as Town Health Officer for 2015 and enter into an agreement with Dr. Garner to serve as the Town's Health Officer, and WHEREAS, a proposed agreement is presented at this meeting, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board appoints Andrew Garner, M.D. as the Town's 2015 Health Officer, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the annual salary for Dr. Garner shall be $2,000, plus $100 per hour for any case work the Town assigns to him, to be paid for from the appropriate account as determined by the Town Budget Officer, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to execute the Agreement substantially in the form presented at this meeting and the Town Supervisor and/or Town Budget Officer to take such other and further action as may be necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution. Duly adopted this 5th day of January, 2015, by the following vote: AYES Mr. Clements, Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier NOES None ABSENT : None RESOLUTION ADOPTING TOWN PURCHASING POLICY RESOLUTION NO.: 23,2015 INTRODUCED BY: Mr.William VanNess WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 510 SECONDED BY: Mr. Doug Irish WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board wishes to adopt the Town of Queensbury Purchasing Policy, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby adopts the Town of Queensbury Purchasing Policy substantially in the form presented at this meeting, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Budget Officer to distribute copies of such Policy to all Town Department Managers, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor and/or Town Budget Officer to take any actions necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution. Duly adopted this 5th day of January, 2015 by the following vote: AYES Mr. Clements, Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier NOES None ABSENT : None RESOLUTION REAPPOINTING JOANNE WATKINS AS TOWN PURCHASING AGENT RESOLUTION NO.: 24,2015 INTRODUCED BY: Mr. William VanNess WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Doug Irish WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board wishes to reappoint Joanne Watkins to the part- time position of Purchasing Agent in addition to her full-time position as Accountant, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby reappoints Joanne Watkins as Town of Queensbury Purchasing Agent effective as of January 1St, 2015 until such time her Purchasing Agent duties are incorporated in her job description as Accountant as recommended by New York State Civil Service, at which point it is contemplated the compensation and duties of the two (2) positions will be merged, and authorizes and directs that Ms. Watkins be paid the $5,797 stipend for such position for 2015 in addition to her current, annual salary for the Accountant position, REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 511 BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to complete any documentation and the Town Supervisor and/or Town Budget Officer shall take such other and further action as may be necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution. Duly adopted this 5th day of January, 2015, by the following vote: AYES Mr. Clements, Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier NOES None ABSENT: None RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING BADGER METER INC. TO CONTINUE PROVIDING RADIO READ METERS AND ACCESSORIES TO TOWN WATER DEPARTMENT DURING 2015 RESOLUTION NO.: 25,2015 INTRODUCED BY: Mr.William VanNess WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Doug Irish WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board previously authorized Badger Meter, Inc. to provide radio read meters and accessories to the Town Water Department, and WHEREAS, the Water Superintendent has recommended that the Town of Queensbury continue to use the Badger meter system and has therefore requested Town Board authorization to allow Badger Meter, Inc. to continue providing radio read meters and accessories to the Town Water Department during 2015 for a total sum not to exceed $105,000, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes Badger Meter, Inc. to continue providing the Town of Queensbury Water Department with radio read meters and accessories during 2015 for a total sum not to exceed $105,000, to be paid for from Account No.: 40-8340-2300, as previously approved in the 2015 budget, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor, Water Superintendent, Town Budget Officer and/or Accountant to execute any documentation and take such other and further action as may be necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution. Duly adopted this 5th day of January, 2015, by the following vote: AYES Mr. Clements, Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier NOES None ABSENT: None REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 512 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT BETWEEN TOWN OF QUEENSBURY AND GLENS FALLS HOSPITAL - CENTER FOR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH - FOR SUBSTANCE TESTING SERVICES AND PHYSICAL EXAMS RESOLUTION NO.: 26,2015 INTRODUCED BY: Mr.William VanNess WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Doug Irish WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board wishes to enter into an Agreement with the Glens Falls Hospital—Center for Occupational Health(Center)to provide such services as physical exams and substance testing in accordance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR) for the Town during 2015, and WHEREAS, the Center has offered to perform such services in accordance with the terms and provisions of the letter-form Agreement dated December 5, 2014 and presented at this meeting, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby approves the letter-form Agreement between the Town of Queensbury and the Glens Falls Hospital — Center for Occupational Health (Center) substantially in the form presented at this meeting to provide such services as physical exams and substance testing with the costs for such services to be paid for from the appropriate accounts, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to execute the letter-form Agreement and the Town Supervisor and/or Town Budget Officer to take any other action necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution. Duly adopted this 5th day of January, 2015, by the following vote: AYES Mr. Clements, Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier NOES None ABSENT: None RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING USE OF OCCUPANCY FUNDS TOWARD TOWN RECREATION PROJECTS RESOLUTION NO.: 27,2015 INTRODUCED BY: Mr.William VanNess WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Doug Irish REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 513 WHEREAS, by prior Resolution and Agreement the Queensbury Town Board provided in the Town Budget for the Town's receipt of occupancy tax revenues from Warren County in accordance with the Local Tourism Promotion and Convention Development Agreement (Agreement) entered into between the Town and Warren County, and WHEREAS, the Agreement provides that specific expenditure of the funds provided under the Agreement are subject to further Resolution of the Queensbury Town Board, and WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to accordingly authorize provision of such funds, in the amount of up to $30,000, to be used toward Town Recreation Department expenditures related to the Department's special events and recreational attractions, such events offered not only to Town of Queensbury residents, but also by the general public, who serve as an economic boon to the Town of Queensbury and entire area, as follows: • Seasonal Brochures (Summer and Winter) • Family and Youth Programs and Special Events • Park Beautification Supplies • Jenkinsville Athletic Facility Events NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby approves and authorizes the expenditure of funds in the amount of up to $30,000 to the Town's Recreation Department as delineated in the preambles of this Resolution, such funds to be from Warren County occupancy tax revenues received by the Town and to be paid for from Account No.: 050-6410-4412, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that such expenditures are expressly contingent upon the Town Budget Officer confirming that the Town has unallocated occupancy tax funds available from Warren County, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor, Budget Officer and/or Director of Parks and Recreation to take such other and further action as may be necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution. Duly adopted this 5th day of January, 2015, by the following vote: AYES Mr. Clements, Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier NOES None ABSENT: None RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TRANSPORTATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF GLENS FALLS- GREATER GLENS FALLS TRANSIT SYSTEM AND TOWN OF QUEENSBURY FOR 2015/2016 REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 514 RESOLUTION NO.: 28,2015 INTRODUCED BY: Mr.William VanNess WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Doug Irish WHEREAS, the City of Glens Falls operates a public mass transportation system known as the Greater Glens Falls Transit System (Transit System) which provides transit bus service within portions of Saratoga, Warren and Washington Counties, and WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury's current Transportation Agreement with the Transit System expired as of December 31St, 2014 and the Transit System has submitted a new Transportation Agreement for January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2016 to the Town for approval, and WHEREAS, such Agreement provides for the continuance of an Advisory Transportation Committee consisting of two members from the Transit System and two members from each participating community, and historically the Town of Queensbury's two representatives have been the Town Supervisor and Senior Planner, and WHEREAS, the Town Board believes that this public transportation service benefits and serves the public interest of Town residents, and WHEREAS, a copy of the Agreement has been presented at this meeting and is in form approved by Town Counsel, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby approves the Transportation Agreement between the City of Glens Falls' Greater Glens Falls Transit System and Town of Queensbury presented at this meeting for an amount of$55,726 annually for 2015 and the amount for 2016 will be set by the Advisory Committee in 2015 (on which the Town has two representatives), to be paid from the appropriate account, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board further approves of the appointment of the Town Supervisor and Senior Planner as the Town of Queensbury's representatives on the Greater Glens Falls Transit System Advisory Transportation Committee, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to execute the Agreement and the Town Supervisor, Senior Planner and/or Budget Officer to take such other and further action necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution. Duly adopted this 5th day of January, 2015, by the following vote: AYES : Mr. Clements, Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess. Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 515 NOES : None ABSENT: None RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPOINTMENT OF TOWN PLANNING BOARD CHAIRMAN RESOLUTION NO.: 29,2015 INTRODUCED BY: Mr.William VanNess WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Doug Irish WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board has received the Queensbury Planning Board's recommendation for its year 2015 officers, and WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board wishes to appoint the Chairman of the Town's Planning Board for 2015, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby appoints Chris Hunsinger as Chairman of the Town's Planning Board for 2015. Duly adopted this 5th day of January, 2015, by the following vote: AYES Mr. Clements, Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier NOES None ABSENT: None RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPOINTMENT OF ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS CHAIRMAN RESOLUTION NO.: 30,2015 INTRODUCED BY: Mr.William VanNess WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Doug Irish WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board wishes to appoint the Chairman of the Town's Zoning Board of Appeals for 2015, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby appoints Steven Jackoski as Chairman of the Town's Zoning Board of Appeals for 2015. Duly adopted this 5th day of January, 2015, by the following vote: AYES Mr. Clements, Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier NOES None REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 516 ABSENT: None RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING HIRING OF ROBERT LAMARQUE AS FULL-TIME LABORER FOR CEMETERY DEPARTMENT RESOLUTION NO.: 31,2015 INTRODUCED BY: Mr. William VanNess WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Doug Irish WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury's Cemetery Superintendent has advised the Town Board that there is a vacant, full-time Laborer position in the Cemetery Department as a result of a recent retirement, and WHEREAS, the Cemetery Superintendent posted availability for the position, reviewed resumes, interviewed eight candidates, and has recommended that the Town Board authorize the hiring of Robert LaMarque in the full-time Laborer position, and WHEREAS, Town Policy requires that familial relationships must be disclosed and the Town Board approve the appointment of Town employees' relatives, and Robert LaMarque is the son of Victoria LaMarque, Executive Assistant to the Town Supervisor, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the hiring of Robert LaMarque as a full-time Laborer in the Town's Cemetery Department effective on or about January 611i 2015 subject to Mr. LaMarque's passing of a pre-employment physical as required by Town Policy and completion of an eight (8) month probationary period, and contingent upon the Town successfully completing background checks as reasonably necessary to judge fitness for the duties for which hired and drug and/or alcohol screening, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that Mr. LaMarque shall be paid the hourly rate of pay for the Laborer position as delineated in the Town's current Agreement with the Civil Service Employees Association, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor, Cemetery Superintendent and/or Town Budget Officer to complete any forms and take any action necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution. Duly adopted this 5th day of January, 2015 by the following vote: AYES Mr. Clements, Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier NOES None REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 517 ABSENT: None RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAMELA HUNSINGER TO CARRYOVER UNUSED VACATION TIME RESOLUTION NO.: 32,2015 INTRODUCED BY: Mr. William VanNess WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Doug Irish WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury's Legal Assistant Pamela Hunsinger has accumulated 2.5 vacation days that she was unable to use before December 31St, 2014 and therefore she has requested Town Board approval to carryover such days beyond December 31St, 2014, and WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to approve such request with the understanding that such approval shall not be considered as a precedent for approval of any future requests, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes and ratifies Pamela Hunsinger's carryover of 2.5 vacation days beyond December 31St, 2014, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor, Legal Assistant and/or Budget Officer to take any actions necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution. Duly adopted this 5th day of January, 2015, by the following vote: AYES Mr.Clements, Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier NOES None ABSENT : None RESOLUTION ADOPTING 2015 PART-TIME HOURLY WAGE & ANNUAL STIPEND; MANAGEMENT AND NON-MANAGEMENT, NON- UNION FULL-TIME STAFF AND STAFF SALARY SCHEDULES RESOLUTION NO.: 33,2015 INTRODUCED BY: Mr.William VanNess WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Doug Irish WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board wishes to adopt Year 2015 Salary and Wage Schedules for its part-time hourly wage and annual stipend, management and non-management, and non-union full-time employees, and REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 518 WHEREAS, such Schedules shall supersede all previously adopted salaries and schedules for these positions, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes and adopts the Year 2015 Salary and Wage Schedules for its part-time hourly, management and non-management, non-union full-time staff, effective January 5t1i 2015 as follows: Management and Non-Management-Non-Union 2015 2015 2015 Approved Approved Position Base Salary Longevity Total Court Court Clerk 50,300 1,700 52,000 Deputy Court Clerk 32,916 84 33,000 Court Clerk 50,308 892 51,200 Clerk of the Court 41,333 667 42,000 Supervisor Conf. Secretary to Town Supervisor 38,900 100 39,000 Accounting Budget Officer 70,400 600 71,000 Account Clerk 40,983 1,017 42,000 Senior Account Clerk 40,800 0 40,800 Accountant 53,603 1,100 54,703 Tax Receiver Deputy Tax Receiver 44,268 1,100 45,368 Assessor Assessor 70,400 600 71,000 Data Collector/Appraiser 59,160 1,100 60,260 Assistant to Assessor I 49,470 1,100 50,570 Real Property Tax Clerk 38,760 59 38,819 Assistant to Assessor II 40,800 1,100 41,900 Building and Grounds Director Buildings & Grounds 62,525 1,475 64,000 REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 519 Town Clerk Deputy Town Clerk II 45,400 600 46,000 Deputy Town Clerk I 55,080 2,000 57,080 Conf. Legal Secretary/Assistant 57,120 2,000 59,120 Records Clerk 41,900 1,100 43,000 Fire Marshal Fire Marshal 53,900 1,100 55,000 Deputy Fire Marshal 42,375 625 43,000 Building & Codes Director of Building & Codes 68,367 2,000 70,367 Building & Zoning Enforcement Officer 44,983 1,017 46,000 Building & Zoning Enforcement Officer 53,300 1,700 55,000 Highway Admin Deputy Highway Superintendent 56,100 2,000 58,100 Conf. Secty to Highway Superintendent 37,434 109 37,543 Parts Shop Foreman 47,216 1,100 48,316 Parks & Rec Director Parks & Recreation 62,750 1,750 64,500 Recreation Program Assistant 38,174 642 38,816 Aquatics Supervisor 38,173 600 38,773 Assistant Director of Park& Rec 45,900 1,100 47,000 Seniors Senior Citizen Program Coordinator 33,035 600 33,635 Zoning Code Compliance Officer/Zoning Adm 65,600 1,400 67,000 Code Compliance Officer 51,543 1,100 52,643 Senior Planner 60,180 1,100 61,280 GIS Administrator 63,240 1,100 64,340 Land Use Planner 45,900 100 46,000 Water Admin REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 520 Superintendent Water 81,400 1,100 82,500 Water Treatment Plant Operations Engineer 63,240 34 63,274 Billing Supervisor 49,500 1,100 50,600 Cemetery Cemetery Superintendent 50,925 75 51,000 Part-Time Hourly Wage and Annual Stipend Schedule Adopted Position Clerk - Assessor's Office, Part-time 15.32 Cemetery Secretary 12.50-13.50 Court Officer - Hourly Rate 15.00 Court Officer - Service Fee per Summons 25.89 Recycling Supervisor 24.45 Laborer, Part-time Transfer Stations 13.52 Historian 13,000 Historian's part-time Assistant 15.00 School Traffic Officer (two hour guarantee) 14.67 Clerks, Temporary and Part-time 12.00 Laborer, seasonal 10.00 Dog Enumerator 3,000 Wastewater Director** 6,000 Tax Receiver 8,016 Deputy Supervisor 1,685 Purchasing Agent ** 5,797 Fair Housing Officer 1,114 Planning & Zoning Board 80.00 per meeting 75.00 70.00 Board of Assessment Review 70.00 Recreation Leader* 8.75-9.25 REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 521 Recreation Program Attendant* 9.00-12.00 Recreation Maintenance* 8.75-13.50 Recreation Program Specialist* 9.25-25.00 Recreation Program Official/Instructor* 20.00-27.00 *Seasonal Hires. Individual Wages determined by Recreation Commission and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor and/or Town Budget Officer to take all action necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution. Duly adopted this 5th day of January, 2015 by the following vote: AYES Mr. Clements, Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier NOES None ABSENT : None RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ANNUAL ADMINISTRATIVE FEE REGARDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN TOWN OF QUEENSBURY AND MANNIX MARKETING, INC. RESOLUTION NO.: 34,2015 INTRODUCED BY: Mr.William VanNess WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Doug Irish WHEREAS, by Resolution the Queensbury Town Board previously approved and authorized funding to Mannix Marketing, Inc. and an Agreement between the Town and Mannix Marketing, Inc., regarding Mannix Marketing, Inc.'s annual provision of marketing services to Queensbury, and WHEREAS, such promotion and marketing services promote the Town of Queensbury and its hotels and motels, restaurants, stores and other businesses, thereby benefiting the general economy of the Town and all of Warren County, and WHEREAS, by prior Resolution, the Queensbury Town Board provided for the Town's receipt of occupancy tax revenues from Warren County in accordance with the Local Tourism Promotion and Convention Development Agreement (Agreement) entered into between the Town and Warren County, and WHEREAS, the Agreement provides that specific expenditure of the funds provided under the Agreement are subject to further Resolution of the Queensbury Town Board, and REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 522 WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to authorize its annual $1,000 administrative fee to Mannix Marketing, Inc., with occupancy tax revenues received from Warren County, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby approves and authorizes funding of its annual $1,000 administrative fee to Mannix Marketing, Inc., as delineated in the preambles of this Resolution to be provided by occupancy tax revenues the Town receives from Warren County, to be paid for from Account No.: 050-6410-4412, contingent upon the Town Budget Officer confirming that the Town has unallocated occupancy tax funds available from Warren County, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor and/or Town Budget Officer to take any and all actions necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution. Duly adopted this 5th day of January, 2015, by the following vote: AYES Mr. Clements, Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier NOES None ABSENT: None RESOLUTION APPROVING AUDITS OF BILLS - WARRANTS OF DECEMBER 23P'D, 2014 AND JANUARY 6TH, 2015 RESOLUTION NO.: 35,2015 INTRODUCED BY: Mr.William Vanness WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Doug Irish WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board wishes to approve two (2) audits of bills presented as Warrants with run dates of December 23rd, 2014 and January 2nd 2015 and payment dates of December 23rd, 2014 and January 6t1i 2015, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby approves the Warrants with run dates of December 23rd, 2014 and January 2nd 2015 and payment dates of December 23rd, 2014 and January 6t1i 2015 totaling $33,578.86 and $690,540.74 respectively, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor and/or Town Budget Officer to take such other and further action as may be necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution. Duly adopted this 5th day of January, 2015, by the following vote: REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 523 AYES Mr. Clements, Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier NOES None ABSENT: None RESOLUTION APPOINTING CURRENT ALTERNATE MEMBER GEORGE FERONE AS REGULAR MEMBER OF TOWN PLANNING BOARD RESOLUTION NO.: 36,2015 INTRODUCED BY: Mr. William VanNess WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Doug Irish WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury previously established the Town's Planning Board in accordance with applicable New York State law, and WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 77, 2012, the Town Board appointed George Ferone as an alternate member of the Planning Board, and WHEREAS, a Planning Board regular member vacancy exists due to the recent resignation of Donald Krebs and therefore the Town Board wishes to appoint Mr. Ferone to serve as a regular member on the Planning Board, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby appoints current alternate member George Ferone to serve as a regular member of the Queensbury Planning Board until such term expires on December 31St, 2015. Duly adopted this 5th day of January, 2015, by the following vote: AYES Mr. Clements, Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier NOES None ABSENT: None RESOLUTION APPOINTING MEMBERS TO TOWN HISTORIAN'S ADVISORY BOARD RESOLUTION NO.: 37,2015 INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Anthony Metivier WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Brian Clements WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury previously established the Town Historian's Advisory Board in accordance with the Queensbury Town Code, and REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 524 WHEREAS, the one-year terms for the Advisory Board members recently expired and the Town Board wishes to appoint members for the year 2015, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby appoints the following members to the Town of Queensbury Historian's Advisory Board until their terms expire on December 31St 2015: John Austin; Douglas Baertschi; Jennifer Baertschi; Joseph Dawson; June Krause Maureen Monahan-Chase; and John Strough. Duly adopted this 5th day of January, 2015, by the following vote: AYES Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Clements NOES None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: Mr. Strough 6.0 PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR(LIMIT-4 MINUTES) RON BALL, QUEENSBURY-Presented to the board the application from Warren County Soil and Water regarding the Rush Pond Hiking Trail. Spoke regarding the material that will be used to lay down on the unfinished surface of the trail. Questioned where the money is coming from, if the job went out to bid? Why there is not a parking lot at the southern end of the Rush Pond Trail in the Indian Ridge area. SUPERVISOR STROUGH-Richard Schermerhorn has offered to pay for the gravel material himself, no cost to the taxpayer, he mixes it in his own place. His senior housing he believes benefits from having the trail next to it. This has been a very minimal expense to the taxpayers, anyone who has used it so far has loved it. DR. DAVID JUDKINS, 286 BUTLER POND ROAD, QUEENSBURY-Spoke to the board regarding his concern for Just Beverage Company who has entered into a contract with the City of Glens Falls to purchase water. Spoke with Jim Sipion, CCO noted they are planning on trucking water from a well that has been drilled approximately 3/4 mile up on Butler Pond Road to their processing plant in the old St. Alphonsus Church in Glens Falls to begin in April 2015. Provided board with a letter that he presented to his neighbors, has spoken to Supervisor Strough and Councilman Irish, Highway Superintendent, Mr. VanNess and Craig Brown in Zoning with his concerns for this. The biggest concern is how an extension of an industrial use can be allowed in a land conservation ten acre zoning district, which is the second most restricted area of zoning in the Town of Queensbury superseded only by a forty two acre land conservation zone. (Read Section 179-3-040 Establishment of Zoning Districts) Is concerned on how this will affect himself and his neighbor's quality of life, but also their property values. I, we respectfully request that the Town of Queensbury seek an immediate seize and desist or at least a temporary restraining order to any further activity up on Butler Pond Road until such time that they have obtained lawful approval. REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 525 SUPERVISOR STROUGH-Will contact Craig Brown, Zoning Administrator tomorrow to speak with Counsel regarding these concerns. COUNCILMAN IRISH-Spoke with Craig Brown, he called Attorney Mike Borgos regarding this, their contention is they are just improving the road at this point. Concerned that they have not been before the Town for any kind of approvals. Recommended to Jim Sipion and Mike Borgos to have an informational meeting with the people from the area to answers any concerns they may have. Along with that, Craig Brown has asked them to submit paperwork. Asked Craig Brown to call them to have them stop doing the work they were doing as it relates to that business. They have agreed that they would facilitate a meeting with the neighbors at the school. SEAN CRANE, 247 BUTLER POND ROAD, QUEENSBURY-Seconded everything that was said by Dr. Judkins. Thanked the board for all of their hard work on making Queensbury a great place to live. An additional concern looks like this a commercial use which would need a variance. Thinks the Town is obligated to take a hard look at this as part of SEQRA, it needs to be analyzed. Overall the fact that it looks like a commercial entity going into this property where it is not zoned for that and the property values are concerns. RICHARD INSERRA, EASY STREET, QUEENSBURY-Spoke to the board regarding his concerns with the property being used for commercial use. We have to preserve the green areas, if we don't the quality of life will go down in the Town of Queensbury. The Town should set the standards on environmental stewardship friendly standards. Noted he is highly against this project. JIM MACKEY, QUEENSBURY-Spoke to the board regarding the Warren County Airport meeting being cancelled. Spoke regarding a letter he wrote to Public Works Supervisor, noting he still has not received a response, hard to believe that there would be this discourtesy and lack of transparency. JIM SIPION, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OF JUST BEVERAGE-Spoke to the board noting they are in the mist of the process, that those have spoken before me are rightfully inquiring about. Our nature from the time we got to Town, probably a year ago is to be completely transparent as we can possibly be. It is inappropriate for us to come before you with a plan before we have the fundamentals that we need from Glens Falls, approved by Glens Falls, we just got through that process in December. We not only support the request for an informational meeting, but we hope this is a beginning of a dialogue. I do not speak on behalf of the City of Glens Falls; however, they are a party to all of this. We did encourage them to have lawyer to lawyer dialogue with you consistent with the last meeting that we had. I appreciate all the feedback and interests that have been generated. It is our intention to meet every single neighbor and every single person who has a concern. If we cannot satisfy every one of them we will certainly do everything we can to provide them with the proper information so that they are at least well informed in their position. I think that process, both in public and in forums like this is one we fully embrace. GEORGE WINTERS-Asked what is going on near Garvey Volkswagen on Quaker Road? SUPERVISOR STROUGH-Part of the sewer project for Meadowbrook. MR. WINTERS-Asked what is going in where Monroe Muffler used to be, in the plaza? SUPERVISOR STROUGH-Texas Roadhouse Restaurant. JOHN SALVADOR-Spoke to the board regarding the material for the surface of Rush Pond Hiking Trail, whatever is going to be laid down has to be stabilized, has to be top coated. 7.0 TOWN BOARD DISCUSSIONS COUNCILMAN VANNESS WARD FOUR Nothing to report. REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING 01-05-2015 MTG#2 526 COUNCILMAN CLEMENTS WARD TWO Spoke to the board regarding phone calls received from residents regarding furniture in front of houses with free signs on them. Reminded citizens that many organizations like the Salvation Army, Catholic Charities, Youth Organizations and others will come and take furniture if you just call and set up an appointment. Asked residents to keep the furniture out of their front yards, if you have something that is good enough to give away to someone, give a call to some of those organizations. COUNCILMAN METIVIER WARD TWO The ice is starting to form on Lake George, asked people to be careful on the ice. Thanked the board for a very good first year, looking forward to the second year. COUNCILMAN IRISH WARD THREE Nothing to report. SUPERVISOR STROUGH Spoke regarding the passing of James Davidson; he was the first Town of Queensbury Judge to have his own Courtroom that was not at his house. Terri Ross, Town Assessor will be holding an Informational Hearing on the Reassessment on Wednesday, January 21St, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. in the Queensbury Activity Center, 742 Bay Road. Christmas tree Pickup Schedule. Ward One and Two this week. Ward Three, January 12 to January 16, 2015. Ward Four, January 9 through January 23, 2015. The Town of Queensbury had a total of over thirty-nine million dollars' worth of construction last year. Thanked Look TV and sponsor StoreTech for televising the meetings. Wished everyone a Happy and Healthy New Year. RESOLUTION ADJOURNING TOWN BOARD MEETING RESOLUTION NO.: 38,2015 INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Doug Irish WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr.William VanNess RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby adjourns its Regular Town Board Meeting. Duly adopted this 5th day of January, 2015 by the following vote: AYES: Mr. VanNess, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Clements, Mr. Irish NOES: None ABSENT:None RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, CAROLINE H. BARBER TOWN CLERK TOWN OF QUEENSBURY