TB Meeting March 8, 2007

TB Meeting March 8, 2007

The regular meeting of the Town of Cherry Valley Town Board was held on Thursday, March 8, 2007 with meeting called to order at 7:06PM. By Supervisor Garretson.

Pledge to the Flag was said.

Roll call of Officers was taken:
Tom Garretson Supervisor P
Mark Cornwell Councilperson P
Jim Johnson Councilperson P
Ed VanDerWerker Highway Superintendent P
Mary Beth Flint Town Clerk P

Minutes of the February 2007 meeting were read. Supervisor Garretson approved the minutes as read.

Bills for the month of February were presented:
63 Coca Cola $ 153.15pd
64 The Copy Shop Plus 144.72pd
65 NYS Associates of Magistrates Court 25.00pd
66 Cherry Valley Fire District 79,755.00pd
67 Excellus 487.78pd
68 Suburban Propane 1,031.73pd
69 Excellus 5,273.53pd
70 Rural Business Services 352.00pd
71 Labella Associates, P.C. 97.50pd
72 Verizon Wireless 11.19pd
73 Verizon 65.85pd
74 Suburban Propane 61.33pd
75 Susquehanna SPCA 154.00pd
76 Association of Towns NYS 700.00pd
77 Otsego Co. Magistrates Association 40.00pd
78 Dan Kiesow 67.50pd
79 Cordia Communications 93.86pd
80 National Grid 1,452.68pd
81 Vets Disposal 55.78pd
82 NYS Association of Magistrates Court 25.00pd
83 Gates Cole Associates 26,866.38pd
84 Bassett Healthcare-llC 11,645.50pd
85 Transcription Associates-HC 1,003.20pd
86 Quill Corp.-HC 116.87pd
87 Ikon Office Solutions-HC 28.59pd
88 Ikon FinancialServices-HC 393.82pd
89 Medical Arts Press-HC 45.80pd
90 Rural Business Services-HC $250.00pd
91 Quill Corp.-HC 659.66pd
92 Postmaster-HC 48.00pd

Highway Vouchers:

Item3 27-70
Item 1 5&6
Item 4 5-7

Councilperson Johnson made a motion to accept the invoices and payments as read. Councilperson Cornwell seconded the motion. The invoices and payments have, been presented and accepted. All in favor 3 yes 0 no. Motion carried.

Town share of monthly sales tax collected for the month of December 2006 is $4,302.10.

Updates:

Community Center update given by Mary Beth. Circus will be in town on
Wednesday March 21. There will be two showings 5:30 and 7:30PM.

Health Center: Supervisor Garretson reported there is currently negotiation contract with Ikon for a multi-purpose copier.

Building report given by Supervisor Garretson. Renovations are continuing on the Girls and Boys locker rooms to turn this space into a meeting room. Cherry Valley Facilities Corp Valentines Day dinner was cancelled due to lack of reservations.

Supervisor Garretson reported the Village shared services is still a work in progress. The scenic by-way is waiting for communication from Barbara Thomas.

Planning Board report given by Walter Buist. No pressing business to report. Andy Carson and Bob Loucks presented subdivision plans.

County Representative Phil Durkin was unable to attend the Town Board meeting. He did provide an email stating he was appointed to the County Planning Board.

Supervisor Garretson received correspondence from Jeff Wait. Mr. Wait is stepping down as Chairman for the Town Planning Board. Motion made by Councilperson Johnson to appoint Walter Buist as Chairman and Russell V. Flint as Co-Chairman for the remainder of 2007. Seconded by Councilperson Cornwell. A vote of yes and no was taken: Garretson-yes, Johnson-yes, and Cornwell-yes.

The Comprehensive Planning Committee Public llearing was rescheduled from February 26, 2007 to Monday, March 12, 2007 at 7:00PM in the Cherry Valley Facilities Corp. Cafe. The Draft Comprehensive Plan will be presented to the Town Board in April. Another Public Hearing will be held. The Comprehensive Plan will tentatively be voted on at the May Town Board meeting. The Draft Comprehensive Plan can be viewed at the Cherry Valley Library, Gates Cole or the Internet at district7Otsego.com. The Town Clerk asked for a copy of the Draft and Walter Buist stated the Town Clerk did not need a copy before it is presented to the Town Board.

Miscellaneous Information: Lynn Green is working on the technicalities of increasing the Town Board from 2-4 members. Supervisor Garretson also thought it would be a good idea to increase the Supervisors term from 2 years to 4 year. These items will be a proposition on the November ballot.

FOIL request for individual invoices will not be filled, however, a copy of the warrants as proof of payment may be requested and filled.

Supervisor Garretson will be selecting a Renewable/Alternative Energy Committee in the future.

There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 8:00PM

Respectfully submitted,

Mary Beth Flint
Town Clerk