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Village of Williamsville Village Board met June 8.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

The Town Hall/board meeting was called to order at 6:30 pm by President Yokley. Clerk: Karen Winger. Trustees Present: Tierney, Gettleman, Carter, Brennan, Trustee Bunger (via telephone). Trustees absent: Hofferkamp

GUESTS: See attached list.

COMMUNICATIONS: President Yokley stated Trustee Hofferkamp would not be present due to her son leaving for the Air Force.

Trustee Brennan made a motion to approve the minutes of the regular board meeting held on May 25, 2020. Trustee Tierney seconded the motion. All ayes, motion carried.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

FINANCE: Trustee Tierney made a motion to pay bills as presented. Trustee Carter seconded the motion. All ayes, motion carried.

President Yokley stated that one of our local businesses has been shut down for approximately three months and still not currently able to open. This business owner has approached President Yokley asking to get a reduction on his liquor license, since he hasn’t had any income coming in. Also discussed was a possible reduction in the video gaming fees. President Yokley asked Trustee Tierney to make a recommendation at the next board meeting.

PUBLIC SAFETY (John Brennan): A resident, Dalton Meyer, inquired about how to receive a permit for an ATV/golf-cart.

Trustee Brennan stated the board is looking at proposing a change in the non-highway vehicles ordinance pertaining to the fees from $100/year/season to $50/year/season. He stated the amended ordinance will be introduced at the next board meeting and will be voted on at the board meeting following that.

Trustee Brennan stated the new squad car is now on the street and will remain unmarked.

WATER & SEWER, (Matt Bunger): Trustee Bunger stated he did not have any updates on any of the projects. President Yokley stated the repairs have been made to the sewer line uptown.

President Yokley stated the Village is applying for a grant for the sewer upgrade in the amount of $540,000. There will be a Public Hearing pertaining to this on Monday, June 22nd at 6:00 p.m.

President Yokley stated the Richardson Subdivision project is on hold.

President Yokley stated the Caldwell project is still on the agenda for completion.

President Yokley stated there is a person interested in buying all the lots of Richardson Subdivision. He stated that he hopes the interested party would purchase all lots upfront so we would have the money for the infrastructure.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (Hofferkamp): Trustee Hofferkamp was absent.

President Yokley stated Trustee Hofferkamp will be contacting the architect for the Community Center project. He hopes that the project will be out for bid in approximately a month.

PARKS & RECREATION (Dave Carter): Trustee Carter stated the two donation boards for the park project have been placed at the park and at the old library. He stated the cost of the donation boards was $224, in which they donated. He thanked JRK signs and Josh Kording for the signs. President Yokley asked that a thank you letter also be sent to Roy Pyers for his hard work on the donation boards.

Trustee Carter thanked the office staff for the newsletter. He complimented the article pertaining to the park grant. He stated he has received several calls regarding the park grant. He stated the Village has done a great job getting the word out regarding the grant. He says that some people do not take the time to read the newsletter, Williamsville Sun, etc. Trustee Carter would like to propose an idea for raising money for the park. Trustee Carter has asked Byron (Williamsville Sun) to reprint the article pertaining to the Williamsville Board approving the security system, along with the great article written for the newsletter (regarding the park, donations, grant, etc.). He states we still need to get the publicity out since donations are still needed. He stated we have had several people who have made donations. However; he stated we are still in need of a large amount of donations. He would like to co-mingle this with the security system.

He stated the downtown security will be covered by TIF funds, but the park system will not be covered by TIF funds. He stated the security system proposal will be brought back to the board for a vote. He has asked that everyone look at their property tax bill. A very small portion goes to the Williamsville Corporation. This is the portion that Williamsville receives. He stated that everyone’s Williamsville Corporation line has decreased. Trustee Carter states that him and Trustee Brennan have been discussing this issue. They believe on average it affects each property owner approximately $70, some a little more, some a little less. He feels this is a reasonable average figure for that line item. He stated we do not have any tax on the park. He would like to propose that each property owner “round-up” the figure on the Williamsville Corporation line. (For example, if the line item is $62.68, the individual would donate $65.00.) He would like to recoup some of the money we lost on sales tax, motor fuel money, video gaming, etc. during the pandemic. He has asked that the next newsletter have some details pertaining to this proposal. He would just like people to voluntarily donate. President Yokley mentioned having a resolution created for this. Randy Segatto is to create a Resolution.

Trustee Carter stated the Village needs to install a fence around the new playground equipment, due to the equipment being so close to the parking lot. A barrier of some sort will be installed. Estimates are being acquired for some sort of maintenance free fence to keep small children from running into the parking lot.

Trustee Carter stated the camera system will tie into the school’s system. President Yokley stated the cost for the camera system is approximately $786.41/month for 60 months. Our old camera system is for sale now. The new camera system will be warrantied for five years.

Trustee Carter thanked Absolute Concrete for his work at the park. President Yokley stated the only additional concrete work to be completed at the park is a 5ft sidewalk from the subdivision to tie into our sidewalks at the park. He stated we will also be installing two more pads under the bleachers.

President Yokley stated there are some teams who would like to practice on our fields. He would like them to be somewhat supervised. We will be looking at some rules/fees for the fields. We will have a proposal at the next meeting.

STREETS, ALLEYS, SIDEWALKS & STORM SEWERS (Patrick Gettleman): Trustee Gettleman had nothing to report.

President Yokley stated empty trucks are now using the overpass instead of coming through town. He stated this is saving approximately 20% of trucking time.

ADDITIONAL BUSINESS: Discussion was made pertaining to the All Town Garage Sale and Clean-up. President Yokley and Kent Thompson would like it to be held at least two weeks after the Fall Festival.

Trustee Tierney made a motion to schedule the All Town Garage Sale/Clean-up be held for one day, Saturday, September 26th. Trustee Brennan seconded the motion. All ayes, motion carried. The All Town Clean-up will only be held for one day (Saturday). 8:00a.m.-5:00p.m. is the tentative time.

Randy Segatto will be asked to review the contract with Senergy Electric pertaining to the camera system. A vote will be taken at the next board meeting.

The Fall Festival will be held on September 12th & 13th. This is a Saturday & Sunday, no events will be held on Friday. The regular board meeting of the Board of Trustees for the Village of Williamsville adjourned at 7:03 p.m.

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