Village of Morristown Dissolution Study Committee Meeting Meeting #12 December 13 @ 6:00 p.m., Morristown Fire Hall Minutes Attendees Committee: John Barse, Philip Barse, Chris Coffin, Jay Moore, John Newtown, Cheryl Shatraw, Michele Whalen, Mark Blanchard Public: Judy Wright, Wayne Sardullo Jr., Thomas Bell, Dona Hooker, Darrell Merkel, Dean Hoffman, Earl Barse, James Kelly, Kathleen Kelly, Ted Zoli, Barbara Potts, Cathy Noble, Wayne Moquin, Dave VanArnam, Don Merritt, Paul Stout, Frank Putnam, David Murray, and 1 illegible name. Consultants: Hartley Bonisteel-Schweitzer, Star Carter, Carrie Tuttle 1. Finalize the Alternatives Report No comments have been received from the Committee or the Public after the 2 nd Public Informational Meeting last month, so the Report will be finalized. 2. Review the draft Dissolution Implementation Plan Comments on Dissolution Implementation Plan i. Change date in Introduction from 2017 to 2018 ii. Correct number of DPW employees from 2 to 3 full-time and 1 part-time on page 4, section E, #3. Date of dissolution - Committee agreed that the Implementation Plan will include a date of 12/31/2019. Implementation tasks and budget Committee agreed with the implementation tasks that were identified in the Implementation Plant. 3. Committee Recommendation to Village Board Roll call vote on recommendation to Village: Does the committee recommend that the Village move forward with the dissolution process and schedule a public hearing and referendum on Village dissolution? John Barse - No Phil Barse - No Mark Blanchard - Yes Chris Coffin - Yes Diane LaRock - Yes, via email Jay Moore - Yes, via email John Newtown - Yes Cheryl Shatraw - Yes Michele Whalen - Yes Don Woods - Yes, via email Page 1 of 2
4. Preparation for January Village Board Meeting Committee agreed to present final report and plan to the Village Board and Town Board at their meetings in January. Town meeting is January 9; Village will hold a special meeting on January 23. S. Carter will draft resolutions will be provided to the Town and Village. 5. Dissolution Study Meetings and Topics Meeting Month #1 Kickoff and Demographics February 28, 2017 #2 What Exists: Municipal Financials March 28, 2017 #3 What Exists: Municipal Officials, Employees & Local Laws April 25, 2017 #4 What Exists: Fire Department May 23, 2017 #5 What Exists: Dept. of Public Works, Water, Sewer & Highway Dept. June 27, 2017 #6 Draft Existing Conditions Report July 25, 2017 #7 Public Meeting #1 - Existing Conditions August 22, 2017 #8 Alternatives September 26, 2017 #9 Alternatives #2 October 16, 2017 #10 Draft Alternatives Report October 24, 2017 #11 Public Meeting #2 - Alternatives November 28, 2017 #12 Final Dissolution Report and Plan December 13, 2017 #13 Committee Presents Final Study and Plan to Village Board Special Village Board Meeting January 23, 2018 at the Fire Hall at 6:00 pm Page 2 of 2
Star R. Carter From: Don Woods <donfwoods@gmail.com Sent: Monday, December 11, 2017 9:28 PM To: Star R. Carter Subject: Re: Dissolution Committee Meeting Dec 13 Thank you Star! I vote to to send recommendation to Village Board to dissolve! Don Sent from my ipad On Dec 5, 2017, at 2:18 PM, Star R. Carter <scarter@danc.org wrote: Sure, you can email your vote to me when you feel comfortable casting your vote, and I will share your email with the committee at the meeting. Star From: Donald Woods [mailto:donfwoods@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2017 2:17 PM To: Star R. Carter Subject: Re: Dissolution Committee Meeting Dec 13 Hi Star! Since I will not be able to attend meeting, do I vote a head of time? Sent from my iphone On Dec 5, 2017, at 2:13 PM, Star R. Carter <scarter@danc.org wrote: Hello Morristown Dissolution Study Committee, Our next committee meeting will be held on Wednesday December 13 th at 6:00 pm, instead of the December 26 meeting. This meeting will be to review the Draft Dissolution Implementation Plan I have attached an updated version from the last version I sent a week ago. A few committee members caught some minor typos that I have fixed, and I added a more detailed description to the implementation budget section about the sewer district agreements review and revision task. Please review ahead of the meeting next week. The committee will be doing 4 things at this December 13 meeting: 1. Finalizing the Alternatives Report (no feedback from the public meeting, so no changes have been made) 2. Reviewing the Draft Implementation Plan a. Deciding on the date of dissolution, if dissolution moves forward b. Reviewing the Implementation Tasks and Budget (Section D, in red font in the Plan) 3. Committee s recommendation to Village Board: Does the committee recommend that the Village Board move forward with the dissolution process and schedule a public hearing and referendum on Village Dissolution? a. The committee will hold a roll call vote and each member will vote yes or no on the above recommendation. The committee members are 1
NOT voting on whether they personally think that the Village should dissolve. This is a committee vote on the committee s recommendation to the Village Board based on the dissolution study results. 4. Preparation for the Village Board Meeting: The committee will present the Final Dissolution Study and Plan to Village Board with their recommendation, most likely at the January Board meeting. Give me a call if you have any questions. Thanks, Star Star Carter GIS Supervisor, Engineering Development Authority of the North Country 23557 NYS Route 37, Watertown, NY 13601 scarter@danc.org www.danc.org 315-661-3261 <image002.png <Draft Morristown Dissolution Implementation Plan.pdf <Agenda Meeting 12 121317.pdf 2
Star R. Carter From: Sent: To: Subject: Diane LaRock <djalarock@hotmail.com Tuesday, December 12, 2017 3:48 PM Star R. Carter Re: Morristown Committee Recommendation My vote is "yes" on the roll call vote to recommend that the Village Board move forward with the dissolution process and schedule a public hearing and referendum on Village dissolution. Diane Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone -------- Original message -------- From: "Star R. Carter" <scarter@danc.org Date: 12/12/17 10:32 AM (GMT-05:00) To: Diane LaRock <djalarock@hotmail.com Subject: Morristown Committee Recommendation Hi Diane, Since you are out of town and will not be able to attend the meeting tomorrow night, would you mind emailing me your vote for the committee recommendation? See below: 1. Committee s recommendation to Village Board: Does the committee recommend that the Village Board move forward with the dissolution process and schedule a public hearing and referendum on Village Dissolution? a. The committee will hold a roll call vote and each member will vote yes or no on the above recommendation. The committee members are NOT voting on whether they personally think that the Village should dissolve. This is a committee vote on the committee s recommendation to the Village Board based on the dissolution study results. If you want to email your vote to me, I will print it and share it with the committee tomorrow night. Don Woods is also not able to make the meeting and he has emailed his vote in. Thanks, Star 1
Star R. Carter From: Sent: To: Subject: James Moore <jaymore1@yahoo.com Friday, December 15, 2017 10:32 AM Star R. Carter Re: Committee Vote Hi Star, Sorry for the delayed response, just super busy opening a new Emergency Department in Gouvernuer. My vote is YES, send this report to the Village Board for action. Thank you for all the hard work you and Carrie have put into this study. Thanks, Jay Sent from my iphone On Dec 14, 2017, at 12:00 PM, Star R. Carter <scarter@danc.org wrote: Hi Jay, You were on the ambulance call when the committee voted on their recommendation (what you were doing was far more important and thank you for your service), so I do need to know if you vote yes or no to whether the committee recommends that the Village Board accept the dissolution study and plan and schedule a public hearing on dissolution. If you can email me your vote, I will share it with committee and log it into the minutes. Thanks, Star 1