Regular Monthly Meeting
Caledonia Town Board
February 14, 2008
7:00 P.M.

A regular Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Caledonia was held Thursday, February 14, 2008 at 7:00 P.M. at the Town Hall.

Supervisor Pangrazio called the meeting to order and led in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Present: Supervisor Daniel Pangrazio
Councilwoman Pamela Rychlicki
Councilman Todd Bickford
Councilman Mark Rothrock
Councilman Tim Anderson entered the meeting at 7:13 P.M.
Town Clerk Laurie Sattora
Highway Superintendent Mark Schroeder entered the meeting at 7:55 P.M.

Others: Robert Sturm, Planning Board Chairman (7:10), Sally Santora, Livingston County News (7:45).

RESOLUTION 39-2008
APPROVAL OF JANUARY 10, 2008 MINUTES

On motion of Councilwoman Rychlicki, seconded by Councilman Bickford, the following resolution was

ADOPTED Aye- Pangrazio, Rothrock, Rychlicki, Bickford Nay-0 Absent- Anderson RESOLVED, that the minutes of the January 10, 2008 meeting be approved as presented.

OPEN FORUM

• No one was present to speak.

ANNOUNCEMENT/COMMUNICATIONS

Supervisor Pangrazio reviewed the following handouts with the Board:

• The governor’s recommended 2008-09 Consolidated Highway Improvement Program (CHIPS) figures for the Town of Caledonia.
• Information on Governor Spitzer’s 2008-09 Executive Budget.
• Correspondence from Chatfield Engineers regarding the Spezio Planned Unit Development Site on River Road.
• Barry Ganzhorn’s Wildlife Report for the 2007-trapping season.
• Update on the recent meeting with Empire Wind Energy.
• A handout on the advantages of Local Assessing in Towns.
• The USDA Canandaigua office will service all loans and grants for all Rural Development programs in Livingston County effective immediately.
• Update on Valley Sand and Gravel.
• Supervisor Pangrazio will be out of town until Tuesday.

Supervisor Pangrazio updated the Board on the County Board of Supervisors Meeting:

• Noyes Hospital will be hosting a fundraiser for the new Kidney Dialysis the end of March at the Genesee River Hotel, and on April 9, 2008 will be the ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of the new Kidney Dialysis Center.
• Local Law No. A-2008 was introduced at the most recent Board of Supervisors meeting that would prohibit smoking upon all real property owned or leased by Livingston County.

DEPARTMENTS & COMMITTEES

ATTORNEY – PETER SKIVINGTON

• No report this month.

CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER - TOM PERKINS

• No report this month.

PLANNING BOARD

• Councilman Anderson reported on the January Planning Board Meeting.

TRAFFIC SAFETY

• Councilman Bickford reported that the meeting was cancelled due to inclement weather.

BUILDING & GROUNDS

• With our most recent storm several trees were down at the cemetery and the Highway Department in conjunction with the Village Crew cleaned up the trees. One gravestone was knocked over and Councilwoman Rychlicki stated that Derrick Monument would be fixing the stone in the spring.

HIGHWAY

• The highway department has been very busy taking care of the roads and maintaining the equipment due to the winter weather. They recently worked with the Village cleaning up several trees that came down in the Caledonia Rural Cemetery.

TOWN CLERK

• Town Clerk Laurie Sattora submitted her monthly report for the month of January 2008 to the Town Board. For the month of January 2008 the total State, County and Local Revenues received in the Town Clerk’s office were $2324.75. The total local shares were $2096.56. $100.35 went to the County Treasurer for Dog Licenses, $45.00 went to NYS Ag & Markets for the spay/neuter program, $45.34 went to NYS Environmental Conservation for Licenses, $15.00 went to the State Comptroller for Games of Chance, and $22.50 went to the State Health Department for Marriage Licenses.

RESOLUTION 40-2008
ACCEPT TOWN CLERK MONTHLY REPORT

On motion of Councilman Rothrock, seconded by Councilwoman Rychlicki, the following resolution was

ADOPTED Aye- Pangrazio, Rothrock, Rychlicki, Anderson, Bickford Nay- 0

RESOLVED, that the Town Board accept Town Clerk Laurie Sattora’s monthly report for January 2008.

OLD BUSINESS

• Supervisor updated the Board on Valley Sand and Gravel during his announcements and communications.

NEW BUSINESS

RESOLUTION 41-2008
APPROVAL OF ATTENDANCE AT TOWN CLERK’S CONFERENCE

On motion of Councilwoman Rychlicki, seconded by Councilman Bickford, the following resolution was

ADOPTED Aye- Pangrazio, Rothrock, Rychlicki, Anderson, Bickford Nay- 0

RESOLVED, that Town Clerk Laurie Sattora and Deputy Clerk Gretchen Hartford have approval to attend the NYS Town Clerk’s conference in Saratoga New York April 28th to April 30th.

Town Clerk Laurie Sattora will advertise in the local newspaper that the Town Clerk’s office will be closed on Monday April 28 through Wednesday April 30, 2008 for the Town Clerk’s New York State Conference.

RESOLUTION 42-2008
PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD TRAINING

On motion of Councilman Anderson, seconded by Councilman Bickford, the following resolution was

ADOPTED Aye- Pangrazio, Rychlicki, Anderson, Bickford, Rothrock Nay- 0

RESOLVED, that a training session will be held on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at the Iroquois Hotel and the Town will pay for the dinner provided at the training session instead of the members each receiving a stipend for attendance at training.

RESOLUTION 43-2008
ST. AGNES RAFFLE LICENSE

On motion of Councilwoman Rychlicki, seconded by Councilman Anderson, the following resolution was

ADOPTED Aye- Pangrazio, Rothrock, Rychlicki, Anderson, Bickford Nay- 0

RESOLVED, that the application for a raffle license for St. Agnes be approved for their fundraiser being held at Jones Hall on Saturday, March 1, 2008.

AUDIT OF TOWN CLERK, SUPERVISOR SECRETARY, AND COURT CLERK BOOKS

On February 12, 2008 Councilwoman Rychlicki conducted an audit for the Town of Caledonia for the 2007 year. Councilwoman Rychlicki reviewed all records, ledgers, checkbooks, and bank statements for the Town Clerk, Supervisor Clerk, and Court Clerk and no discrepancies were found in any records.

RESOLUTION 44-2008
AUDIT OF TOWN CLERK BOOKS

On motion of Councilman Bickford, seconded by Councilman Rothrock the following resolution was

ADOPTED Aye- Pangrazio, Rothrock, Rychlicki, Anderson, Bickford Nay-0

RESOLVED, that the Town Board accept Councilwoman Rychlicki’s audit report of the Town Clerk records for 2007.

RESOLUTION 45-2008
AUDIT OF SUPERVISOR CLERK BOOKS

On motion of Councilman Rothrock, seconded by Councilman Anderson the following resolution was

ADOPTED Aye- Pangrazio, Rothrock, Rychlicki, Anderson, Bickford Nay-0

RESOLVED, that the Town Board accept Councilwoman Rychlicki’s audit report of the Town Supervisor Clerk records for 2007.

RESOLUTION 46-2008
AUDIT OF TOWN COURT BOOKS

On motion of Councilman Bickford, seconded by Councilman Anderson the following resolution was

ADOPTED Aye- Pangrazio, Rothrock, Rychlicki, Anderson, Bickford Nay-0

RESOLVED, that the Town Board accept Councilwoman Rychlicki’s audit report of the Town Court records for both Judges for 2007.

RESOLUTION 47-2008
PAYMENT OF BILLS

On motion of Councilman Rothrock, seconded by Councilman Bickford, the following resolution was

ADOPTED Aye- Pangrazio, Rothrock, Rychlicki, Anderson, Bickford Nay- 0 RESOLVED, that the bills be paid in the following amounts:

• General Fund Claims 34- 78 $ 44,484.61
• Highway Fund Claims 23- 43 $ 59,102.16

The Board audited the Abstract of Paid Vouchers.

The Supervisor’s Monthly Report was presented for review.

On motion of Councilman Rothrock, seconded by Councilwoman Rychlicki, the meeting was adjourned.

Respectfully Submitted,

Laurie Sattora
Town Clerk