VILLAGE OF HOBART BOARD MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 15, 2016
The regular scheduled meeting of the Village of Hobart was called to order by Mayor Aaron Kaufman at 6:32 p.m. Those present were Mayor Kaufman, Trustees David Hotaling, Charlie Reinshagen, Jim Quarino and Gordy Key, Village Attorney John Hubbard, Clerk-Treasurer Kellee Estus, Superintendent of DPW Lucas McMullen, Head of Waste Water Rich Reightmyer, Mike Harrington, Andrew Flach and Bill Coleman. The Treasurer’s Report was reviewed by the Board. A motion to accept the report with the following changes was made by Trustee Hotaling, with a second from Trustee Reinshagen, with all in favor, carried. In the General Fund, transfer $123.36 from 1950-A to 1950-B; transfer $637.74 from 3410.4-5 to 3410.4. In the Water Fund, transfer $29.77 from 8320.4-2 to 8310.4-4; transfer $515.36 from 8320.4-2 to 8320.4-1; transfer $196.87 from 8320.4-2 to 8340.4; transfer $6.40 from 8320.4-2 to 9060.1. In the Sewer Fund, transfer $63.47 from 8130.4-12 to 8130.4-11; transfer $1.34 from 8130.4-12 to 8130.4-13; transfer $196.16 from 8130.4-2 to 8130.4-14; transfer $692.44 from 8130.4-2 to 8130.4-26; transfer $7.17 from 8130.4-27 to 8130.4-28. In the NYC Fund, transfer $28.52 from 8130.4-1 to 8130.4-11; transfer $2.85 from 8130.4-1 to 8130.4-13; transfer $1752.65 from 8130.4-1 to 8130.4-26; transfer $115.45 from 8130.4-27 to 8130.4-26; transfer $1064.90 from 8130.4-4 to 8130.4-7. A motion to approve the minutes of last month’s meeting was made by Trustee Quarino with a second from Trustee Hotaling, with all in favor, carried.
Superintendent of DPW Lucas McMullen reported to the Board that they have installed 120 cellular read meters so far. The new sander has been used five times and McMullen is pleased with its performance. He states it has more controls and features than the old one. He asked the Board if they want to sell the old one “as is” or purchase a motor for it and then sell it? The Board discussed different options and then unanimously agreed to put it out for bid “as is” with the right to not accept an offer first. Superintendent McMullen continued his report by stating he has been working on water shut offs for preventative maintenance. He suggested looking into additional funding for roads that are having issues throughout the Village. All of the affected roads have drainage problems.
Head of Waste Water Rich Reightmyer reported to the Board that the trailer has been registered and is on the hauling permit for sludge. He stated there will be another copper study which will be bypassing the sand filters. Reightmyer stated the generator has been serviced and the battery was changed. He recommended budgeting $3000 in the next budget for belts and hoses that will need to be replaced. He also reported the manhole inserts have been ordered which will be covered under the I/I project. Mayor Kaufman stated the sludge trailer could go through the I/I project as well as a piece of equipment. Mike Harrington of LVDV Operations stated he would look into it first to make certain it is an acceptable item. Reightmyer continued his report by stating there were EQ panel problems with a bad battery connection. AquaLogics was contacted and they came out and were able to get one pump running and the new panel is running fine.
Mike Harrington discussed the SPDES permit and the copper problem. The plant is only meeting the copper limit ¾ of the time. A letter was drafted by LVDV Operations to send to DEC but was never given the okay to actually send due to some miscommunication. Last week DEC contacted LVDV with a due date of 2/23. Mike was able to receive a more practical deadline which is about a month longer. Since 2010 the Village of Hobart has not had a signed SPDES permit. The copper study arose roughly 2-3 years ago when the SK Project began. The Village would have three years to resolve the copper issue beginning once the permit is signed. Perameters for copper could be set up in the Sewer Use permit for Mallinckrodt. There is also a chemical called Metalsorb FZ that could be used to see if it helped lower the numbers. Mike stated Kevin Young had suggested getting a copper variance and Mike wanted to speak with Ken Kosinski of DEC to see what he thinks of the idea.
Andrew Flach had a Cypress Creek follow up. He stated he had received the agreement and forwarded it to the Village Clerk. He said he would continue to look into it but thought it might be encumbering on the Village unlike the solar panels that the Village has installed through Solar Liberty.
Mayor Kaufman continued the meeting by asking Village Attorney Hubbard for an update on the foreclosure. Village Attorney Hubbard stated the Village of Margaretville attorney Kerry Wagner would be who he would recommend the Village hiring to complete the foreclosure. Hubbard stated he would get Clerk Estus his contact information. Mary Betz and Barbara Hoover Stevens will be the election inspectors for the upcoming Village election held on March 15 from noon to 9 p.m. The wording had been changed in the Verified Statement of Claims so Mayor Kaufman could sign it. Mayor Kaufman stated there is a change of the language of the Flood Damage Prevention Local Law, so a public hearing will have to be set for the April Board meeting for this change.
A complaint was brought to the Village regarding a stone wall being hit and knocked over by a Village snow machine. The Board asked the homeowner to get an estimate from a contractor to see how much the cost would be to fix the wall.
A motion to approve the following bills on Abstract No. 9 was made by Trustee Hotaling, with a second from Trustee Quarino, with all in favor, carried.
General Fund Voucher #s 240-268 $10,301.50
Water Fund Voucher #s 137-153 $ 3,586.38
Sewer Fund Voucher #s 209-237 $13,779.86
NYC Fund Voucher #s 184-217 $22,265.65
The Board discussed dates to send Lucas McMullen for his water license. The Board decided to send him the week of April 18th through the 22nd in Cortland. A motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:18 p.m. was made by Trustee Quarino with a second from Trustee Key with all in favor, carried. Meeting adjourned.
Respectfully Submitted,
Kellee J. Estus
Clerk-Treasurer
