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11/13/2007 Regular Meeting Service Area No.1 Board Regular Meeting ( .,....,.."....".." rr:-: C.'_. 1 ! ~I '\\ '\! I L) i, ii', : ii 'I ' U I c MAR 4 2008 J: ' ' s: = -------.- ~- - .-~- 13 November 2007 7:30 pm Bayside Fire Station A. Call to Order Chairperson Ed Mahoney called the meeting to order at 7:30 pm. B. Roll Call Present were Board Members Sharon Lea Adinolfi, Kevin Arndt, Scott Arndt, Charlie Lorenson, Ed Mahoney, Dennis Symmons and Peggy Tuttle. C. Approval of Agenda A motion was made and seconded to amend the Agenda by adding Chair Report. There was a unanimous affirmative voice vote. D. Approval of Minutes There were no Minutes. E. Acceptance of Financial Report S. Arndt made a motion to acknowledge receipt of the Financial Report, seconded by Charlie Lorenson. There was a unanimous affirmative voice vote. C. Lorenson questioned if additional monies from reassessments of property along Spruce Cape Road would be incorporated into the Service Area budget. Ed Mahoney and S. Arndt responded yes and that it would be handled by the KIB Finance Department. F. Public Comments Gregg Spalinger addressed the Board regarding a continuing parking problem on Ocean Drive. Vehicles parked on the road in front of a residence create a safety hazard and impact road maintenance. He stated this had been an ongoing issue and felt it was the Board's responsibility to take action. P. Tuttle noted that she had spoken with both the Troopers and Martin Lydick of the Community Development Department at the Borough. The Troopers indicated that it was a violation. M. Lydick, enforcement officer for the Borough, advised that this did constitute a violation, a complaint needs to be generated and enforcement will take place. N:\EF\Service Districts\Service Area No. 1 Board\Agendas and Minutes\Service District Minutes\Service District Minutes 2007\Minutes 13 November 07.doc On another matter, G. Spalinger encouraged the Board to review the tax issue and to conduct another "drive about". G. Chair Report E. Mahoney expressed concern regarding the Contract for road service maintenance, stating that it did not have enough "teeth" to it. Response by the contractor needs to be better - sometimes there is only a small window of opportunity to have grading done or calcium chloride spread, for example. Getting a reasonably quick response from the contractor has been difficult. He also noted that there is nothing in the Contract controlling materials. It is possible that the Service Area could pay for chips/D-l being hauled in from some other part of the country - at a high cost. He reminded the Board that the issue of taxes [exemptions] in the Service Area needs to be addressed. He said there are residents who are exempted from paying road taxes but who are able to vote for Board Members and, at some point, could vote for paving but not be taxed for it. H. Old Business There was none. I. New Business Dennis Symmons was welcomed as a new Member of the Board J. Election of Officers S. Arndt and C. Lorenson were nominated for Chair. Ballots were received - the count was C. Lorenson - 4 votes and S. Arndt - 3 Votes. C. Lorenson is the new Chair Dennis Symmons was nominated for Vice Chair. The nominations were closed and D. Symmons is the new Vice Chair. K. Public Comments None. L. Board Member Comments C. Lorenson alerted the Board that there are potential problems with future road work. While having a new water line installed on his property, debris and a large 10'-12' log were found, making the installation more difficult and costly. S. Arndt responded that half of the Borough roads were like that - they were not built to any kind of code. C. Lorenson thanked the Board for their support and said to call anytime at 539 1506. N:\EF\Service Districts\Service Area No. 1 Board\Agendas and Minutes\Service District Minutes\Service District Minutes 2007\Minutes 13 November 07.doc P. Tuttle indicated that the Northstar PTA is trying to reinvigorate the road work/paths project in the school area and encouraged the Board to support this effort. She also asked how the Board could facilitate moving paving projects forward. K. Arndt welcomed D. Symmons to the Board. He also told the Board that Brechan had shut down their operations out the road and will be in town and dedicated to the Service Area road work during the winter. SL Adinolfi spoke about how to actually get issues resolved/accomplished. Note: Pursuant to this comment and after the meeting was adjourned, a Work Session was scheduled for 4 December at 7:00 at Bayside. The mission will be to generate a list, prioritize and initiate a plan of action and stay with it until accomplished. S. Arndt spoke regarding the [Borough] "process" - noting it takes time - follow up is necessary and some things, such as the Northstar path/road work are out of the Board's hands. M. Adjournment There being no further business before the Board, a Motion was made and seconded to adjourn the meeting. The voice vote was unanimous and the meeting was adjourned at 8: 15 pm. Respectfully submitted: ~l1,,, ~ brk.~~~1':10"R Sharon Lea dmolfl U Date: 5 ;)J Ck/r N:\EF\Service Districts\Service Area No, 1 Board\Agendas and Minutes\Service District Minutes\Service District Minutes 2007\Minutes 13 November 07,doc