A regular Meeting of the Town Board of Guilderland was held at the Town Hall, Route 20 McCormick's Corners, Guilderland, NY, on the above date at 7:30 pm. The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. Roll call by Rosemary Centi, Town Clerk, showed the following to be present:
Councilman Ricard
Councilwoman Slavick
Councilman Bosworth
Councilman Pastore
Supervisor Runion
ALSO PRESENT: Richard Sherwood, Town Attorney
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Supervisor Runion welcomed everyone to the evening's meeting and asked for a motion approving the minutes of the March 6, 2007 Town Board meeting and the March 15, 2007 Special Town Board meeting.
MOTION #86 Councilman Bosworth moved to APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE MARCH 6, 2007 TOWN BOARD MEETING AND THE MARCH 15, 2007 SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEETING. Councilwoman Slavick seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
PRESENTATION: Guilderland High School Co- Ed Varsity Cheerleaders/National Champions.
Supervisor Runion stated that the Town of Guilderland would like to honor the cheerleaders, who won first place in the their division in six competition. They held on to the title of National Champions in Florida, and also won the title of Suburban Council Champions and Grand Champions.
Councilman David Bosworth and Councilwoman Patricia Slavick handed out certificates to the team.
The following received certificates:
Sara Denniston D'Andre Johnson Macie Palmer
Shannon Donohue Jennifer Kingsley Noel Quaglieri
Randi Gemmitti Donovan Lloyd Jillian Rhoades
Amanda Heacock Kristina Marilla Stephanie Spiak
Casey Heplinger Sarah Merrill Lea Valenci
Jacquelyn Howland Jared Moriarity Ryan Yando
Kaitlyn Irish Amy Nagy Nick Zanotta
Kaleigh O'Hanlon
Nicholas Zanotta offered thanks from the team to the Town of Guilderland and local businesses for their support.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD - NO PUBLIC COMMENT
AGENDA ITEMS:
MOTION #87 Councilman Pastore moved to APPOINT KIMBERLY JONES AS A
MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSMENT REVIEW (TERM TO EXPIRE 9/30/2011). Councilman Ricard seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
MOTION #88 Councilman Bosworth moved to APPOINT CHARLES ARCOLANO AND ABEL PALMA , DEMOCRATS, AND WILLIAM COOK AND MICHAEL HOTALING REPUBLICANS, AS ELECTION MACHINE CUSTODIANS FOR 2007, AND TO APPOINT THOMAS ROBERT, DEMOCRAT, AND JAMES BRUCE, REPUBLICAN AS ELECTION PARTY REPRESENTATIVES FOR 2007. Councilwoman Slavick seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
MOTION #89 Councilman Ricard moved to APPOINT TODD ROBERTS AS A TELECOMMUNICATOR FROM THE ALBANY COUNTY CIVIL SERVICE LIST. Councilwoman Slavick seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
MOTION #90 Councilwoman Slavick moved to AUTHORIZE THE RELEASE OF ESCROW, BOWERS SUBDIVISION, FULLER STATION ROAD IN THE AMOUNT OF $252.16 PLUS ACCUMULATED INTEREST. Councilman Ricard seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
Supervisor Runion stated that in preparation for the construction of the Tawasentha Foot Bridge, the Town Board needed to declare itself as lead agency. All questions regarding impact on the environment have been answered in the negative.
MOTION #91 Councilman Bosworth moved to DECLARE THE TOWN BOARD TO BE LEAD AGENCY REGARDING THE PROJECT TO CONSTRUCT THE TAWASENTHA FOOT BRIDGE. Councilman Ricard seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
MOTION #92 Councilman Bosworth moved that BASED ON THE SHORT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FORM, AND THE ATTACHMENTS SUBMITTED BY DELAWARE ENGINEERING, THE TOWN BOARD HAS ISSUED A NEGATIVE DECLARATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW ACT FOR THE TAWASENTHA PARK FOOT BRIDGE. Councilwoman Slavick seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
MOTION #93 Councilman Bosworth moved to ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 7:56 PM TO DISCUSS A PERSONNEL INVESTIGATION. Councilman Ricard seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
MOTION #94 Councilman Bosworth moved TO APPOINT KEVIN LUIBRAND, ESQUIRE AS A HEARING OFFICER IN THE MATTER OF THE DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDING AGAINST JAMES R. MURLEY. Councilwoman Slavick seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
MOTION #95 Councilman Bosworth moved to EXIT EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 9:44 PM. Councilwoman Slavick seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
MOTION #96 Councilman Ricard moved to ADJOURN THE TOWN BOARD MEETING OF MARCH 20, 2007 AT 9:46 PM. Councilwoman Slavick seconded the motion and it was carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilman Ricard Aye
Councilwoman Slavick Aye
Councilman Bosworth Aye
Councilman Pastore Aye
Supervisor Runion Aye
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