VILLAGE OF COLONIE EDWARD SIM DEPUTY MAYOR VILLAGE HALL 2 THUNDER ROAD PATTY SCHWARZ LOCKART COLONIE, NY 12205 TRUSTEE JAMES M. RUBINO (518) 869-7562 FAX (518) 464-0389 TRUSTEE THOMAS J. TOBIN ART WHITE MAYOR TRUSTEE jblot@colonievillage.org JAMIE BLOT www.colonievillage.org CLERK MINUTES BOARD OF TRUSTEES TUESDAY, JULY 6, 2021 10:00 A.M. Deputy Mayor Sim opened the meeting of the Mayor and Board of Trustees at 10:00 A.M. with the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll Call: Mayor Tobin Absent Deputy Mayor Sim Present Trustee Lockart Present Trustee Rubino Present Trustee White Present Clerk Blot Present Minutes of the regularly scheduled board meeting that was held on June 21, 2021 were reviewed by the present members of the board. Trustee Lockart noted that Deputy Mayor Sim should be referred to as such in the minutes instead of Trustee Sim, as that is his title. A motion was made by Trustee White to approve the minutes, as amended. Motion seconded by Trustee Rubino. VOTE: Trustee Lockart Yes Trustee Rubino Yes Trustee White Yes Deputy Mayor Sim Yes Motion passed. The Clerk requested a vote for budget transfer request (05). A motion was made by Trustee Lockart to approve budget transfer request (05), as presented. Motion seconded by Trustee White. VOTE: Trustee Lockart Yes Trustee Rubino Yes Trustee White Yes Deputy Mayor Sim Yes Motion passed. The Clerk informed the board that we received recognition from our workers compensation carrier PERMA for submitting all 2020 claims on a timely basis. Deputy Mayor Sim credited the Village Hall for the submission of those claims. The Clerk informed the board that we submitted our request to the NYS department of budget for the American Rescue Act Plan funding. The funding will be given in two increments. The first taking place the end of the summer of 2021, and the second around the same time in 2022. Deputy Mayor Sim stated that the second concert in the 2021 concert series is tonight in Cook park, weather permitting. He also mentioned that the first concert went well. Deputy Mayor Sim also mentioned that we should be receiving out sales tax the middle of this month. He asked Clerk Blot to check the status of the mortgage tax. He added once those two revenue figures are in, we will have a better view on how the 2020-2021 budget year ended. Trustee Lockart mentioned that there is a planning commission meeting tonight. Hoffman’s will be present to discuss their re-zoning request for Central Avenue. Trustee Lockart also mentioned that a site plan review will take place for the Clark property on Lincoln Avenue. Deputy Mayor Sim said that Code Enforcement Officer Meservey was surprised to see so many trees being removed from the Hoffman site, and after discussion, realized it was at the neighbors request. Superintendent Decker informed those present that there are 2 broken hydrants on the Clark property on Lincoln Avenue and that the owner has been notified that they need to be repaired. Superintendent Decker also informed Code Enforcement Officer Rivera and Engineer Laberge. Deputy Mayor Sim requested that the Superintendent email the planning coordinator Alex Hart regarding the matter and to copy the following people: Engineer RJ Laberge, Planning Commission Chair Chris Dennis, Planning Commission Attorney Victor Caponera, Mayor Tobin, Deputy Mayor Sim, Liaison Patty Lockart. Deputy Mayor Sim stated the site plan review is for open issues on the site that are from the late fall of 2020 and should have been completed by May 2021. Trustee Rubino stated he was glad Trustee Lockart was back and feeling better. He also mentioned he met with the firehouse regarding the issue with the air conditioner at the firehouse. He was thankful to Mark Schwarz for taking the time to explain what the issues were with the unit. Superintendent Decker mentioned that Chief Kayser injured his foot and was unable to attend the board meeting today. He also stated that employee Shaun Leonardo is on jury duty, and therefore employee Mike Middlestead will be on-call for fire response services. Superintendent Decker said he would get Mr. Leonardo’s jury duty summons slip to Clerk Blot for payroll record keeping. Superintendent Decker mentioned that the Department of Public Works began hydrant flushing, and it is going well. He also mentioned that “Straight Line” will begin to do some re- striping, weather permitting. Superintendent Decker stated that Carl Fleshman will begin working on the LED lighting replacement project in various buildings. He plans to work outside of normal business hours so that he does not disturb daily functions. The board requested that Superintendent Decker notify Mrs. Clark of the 2 broken hydrants and to notify that they should be fixed within 24 hours since it is a fire protection, safety concern. Page 2 of 3 The following reports were submitted: Recreation Center June 2021 Abstract #2 breakdown: General: $ 34,399.14 Water: $ 12,464.97 Sewer: $ 13,183.37 Total: $ 60,047.48 Account Payable #2 breakdown: General: $ 22,588.82 Water: $ 150.50 Sewer: $ 2,337.51 Total: $ 25,076.83 A motion was made by Trustee White to adjourn the meeting. Motion seconded by Trustee Lockart. VOTE: Trustee Lockart Yes Trustee Rubino Yes Trustee White Yes Deputy Mayor Sim Yes Motion passed. Meeting adjourned at 10:25 a.m. Respectfully Submitted, Jamie L. Blot Village Clerk Village of Colonie Page 3 of 3