REGULAR BOARD MEETING
April 8, 2019

The Regular Board Meeting of the Town of Royalton was held on Monday, April 8, 2019, at the Royalton Town Hall, 5316 Royalton Center Road, Middleport, New York. Supervisor Daniel Bragg called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM with the Pledge to the Flag.

The following were present:
Supervisor Daniel R. Bragg
Town Clerk Marie L. Little, MMC/RMC
Town Board Members Lee Criswell, Bradley Rehwaldt, Joshua Walker, Carol Wittcop
Highway Superintendent James Spark
Water/Sewer Superintendent Brian Cummings
Town Attorney Thomas H. Brandt
Also present were: See Attached Sheets

ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS OF THE MINUTES
There were no additions or corrections of the minutes as presented.

PUBLIC COMMENT – Agenda Items Only
There was no public comment to come before the board at this time regarding the agenda items.

COMMUNICATIONS / PETITIONS
Town Clerk Little read a communication regarding the Swim Program from the Village of Middleport Clerk/Treasurer, Rebecca Schweigert. The Medina/Orleans County summer swim program will be suspended this year due to pool upgrades at Medina. They are exploring the possibility of joining forces with our swim program for the 2019 season.

Town Clerk Little advised the board members that an application for a New Member was received from the Wolcottsville Volunteer Fire Company in the mail today. The application was read aloud and the board chose to take action on this request.

NEW BUSINESS

RESOLUTION 50-19
NEW MEMBER – WOLCOTTSVILLE VFC
On a motion made by Councilman Rehwaldt, seconded by Councilman Criswell, the following was
ADOPTED AYES 5 Bragg, Criswell, Rehwaldt, Walker, Wittcop
NAYS 0 None MOTION CARRIED

Resolved to accept Ethan Schleef as an Active Member of the Wolcottsville Vol. Fire Co.

RESOLUTION 51-19
SUPERVISOR’S REPORT
On a motion made by Councilman Criswell, seconded by Councilwoman Wittcop, the following was
ADOPTED AYES 5 Bragg, Criswell, Rehwaldt, Walker, Wittcop
NAYS 0 None MOTION CARRIED

Resolved to accept the Supervisor’s Report for the month of March 2019.

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RESOLUTION 52-19
PUBLIC HEARING FOR LOCAL LAW #2 FOR 2019 – INCREASE TERM OF OFFICE
FOR HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT
On a motion made by Councilwoman Wittcop, seconded by Councilman Rehwaldt, the following was
ADOPTED AYES 5 Bragg, Criswell, Rehwaldt, Walker, Wittcop
NAYS 0 None MOTION CARRIED

Resolved to schedule a Public Hearing date on Monday, May 13, 2019, at 7:00 PM to hear and consider Local Law #2 for the Year 2019 entitled “A Local Law Increasing the Term of Office for the Highway Superintendent from Two Years to Four Years”. This issue will need to go to Public Referendum on the ballot in November 2019.

RESOLUTION 53-19
PUBLIC HEARING FOR LOCAL LAW #3 FOR 2019 – INCREASE TERM OF OFFICE
FOR SUPERVISOR
On a motion made by Councilman Rehwaldt, seconded by Councilwoman Wittcop, the following was
ADOPTED AYES 5 Bragg, Criswell, Rehwaldt, Walker, Wittcop
NAYS 0 None MOTION CARRIED

Resolved to schedule a Public Hearing date on Monday, May 13, 2019, to immediately follow the first Public Hearing, to hear and consider Local Law #3 for the Year 2019 entitled “A Local Law Increasing the Term of Office for the Supervisor from Two Years to Four Years”. This issue will need to go to Public Referendum on the ballot in November 2019.

RESOLUTION 54-19
SEQRA FORM – SINGER ROAD WATERLINE PROJECT
On a motion made by Councilman Criswell, seconded by Councilman Walker, the following was
ADOPTED AYES 5 Bragg, Criswell, Rehwaldt, Walker, Wittcop
NAYS 0 None MOTION CARRIED

Resolved to authorize Supervisor Bragg to sign the SEQRA form for the Singer Road Waterline Project.

RESOLUTION 55-19
BRIDGENY CULVERT LOCAL PROJECT AGREEMENT
On a motion made by Councilman Walker, seconded by Councilman Criswell, the following was
ADOPTED AYES 5 Bragg, Criswell, Rehwaldt, Walker, Wittcop
NAYS 0 None MOTION CARRIED

Resolved to authorize Supervisor Bragg to sign the Bridge NY Culvert Local Project Agreement with NYSDOT for a total of $594,000.00. (Full formal resolution to be attached to these minutes)

 

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RESOLUTION 56-19
BUDGET AMENDMENTS – WATER PROJECTS
On a motion made by Councilman Rehwaldt, seconded by Councilwoman Wittcop, the following was
ADOPTED AYES 5 Bragg, Criswell, Rehwaldt, Walker, Wittcop
NAYS 0 None MOTION CARRIED

Resolved to make a Budget Amendment to cover the Engineering costs for the East High Street and Griswold Street Waterline Projects. Transfer $2,260.00 FROM the Water Capital Reserve Fund TO SW8340.2R-Transmission & Distribution-Waterline Projects.
Supervisor Bragg left the dais and went in front of the Town Board to make a presentation regarding the Length of Service Award Program (LOSAP) for the volunteer firefighters in the Town of Royalton. The LOSAP Program will create a retirement for the firefighters with a cap at $500.00 per month, beginning at age 65, if all of the stringent requirements are met. The proposal would add an additional $64.93 to the fire tax, based on a $100,000.00 assessment, for the first five years of the program, which will be the start-up funds. This amount will drop significantly after that time. It is the Town’s responsibility to gather the information to put this information before the voters in our municipality.

RESOLUTION 57-19
PUBLIC HEARING FOR LOCAL LAW #4 FOR 2019 – LOSAP PROGRAM
On a motion made by Councilman Rehwaldt, seconded by Councilwoman Wittcop, the following was
ADOPTED AYES 5 Bragg, Criswell, Rehwaldt, Walker, Wittcop
NAYS 0 None MOTION CARRIED

Resolved to schedule a Public Hearing date on Monday, May 13, 2019, to immediately follow the second Public Hearing, to hear and consider Local Law #4 for the Year 2019 entitled “Length of Service Award Program (LOSAP) for Volunteer Firefighters”. This issue will need to go to Public Referendum on the ballot in November 2019.

RESOLUTION 58-19
AUDIT OF CLAIMS
On a motion made by Councilman Criswell, seconded by Councilman Walker, the following was
ADOPTED AYES 5 Bragg, Criswell, Rehwaldt, Walker, Wittcop
NAYS 0 None MOTION CARRIED

Resolved that the Town Clerk be and she hereby is authorized to draw a warrant upon the funds of the Supervisor for Abstract #4 for the year 2019 in the amounts of:
Fund Voucher #’s Total
A Fund 126 - 180 $ 36,119.54
B Fund 15 - 22 $ 6,908.74
DA Fund N/A $ 0.00
DB Fund 67 – 85 $ 54,771.44
SD Fund 6 - 8 $ 770.04
SF Fund 1 - 2 $221,356.00
SL Fund 3 $ 1,221.83
SR Fund N/A $ 0.00
SS Fund 22 - 23 $ 3,474.31
SW Fund 63 – 85 $ 57,610.52
TOTAL $382,232.42

PUBLIC COMMENT – GOOD & WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY
Mr. Dale Dunkelberger addressed the Highway Superintendent regarding a property on Lincoln Avenue that has a crushed driveway culvert pipe. This is softening up the roadbed in the area and the water is backing up in his fields. Highway Superintendent Spark will take a look at the situation and see what can be done.

Mr. Lester Bower addressed the Highway Superintendent regarding Singer Road. The road is all broken up on the east side and it drops off on Wayne Ranney’s property. This needs to have a shoulder installed in this area to accommodate the heavy equipment. Highway Superintendent Spark will take a look at this area of roadway.

Ms. Christine Kankiewicz addressed the Town Board to register a complaint about our Tax Collector. For the past four (4) years she has not received a copy of the tax bill or a paid receipt, as her payment goes through an escrow account. Ms. Kankiewicz sighted the New York State Real Property Tax Law section 955.3 where it states that the Tax Collector is responsible to mail receipts for all taxes paid through an escrow account.

Discussion ensued regarding the “Lagoon Issue”. The Supervisors office has collected numerous questions regarding this matter. They will all be submitted to Denali to answer them.

Supervisor Bragg stated that this issue will be addressed on Monday, May 13, 2019, during the Regular Board Meeting.

Councilman Rehwaldt asked if this will need to be a Special Use Permit. Attorney Brandt stated that there is nothing specific in our Zoning Ordinance. The Zoning Board of Appeals is in charge of interpreting our zoning laws. It will be up to that board to make the final decision. Councilman Walker stated that the Zoning Board members should be invited to the May 13th meeting so that everyone is on the same page. Crop Management will be invited to attend this meeting as well. Discussion continued regarding this issue.

There being no further information to come before this board, a motion was made by Councilwoman Wittcop, seconded by Councilman Rehwaldt, and carried unanimously that the Regular Board Meeting be adjourned at 7:40 PM.

Marie L. Little, MMC/RMC
Royalton Town Clerk