After the pledge to the flag, the invocation was given by Town Clerk Gail Hanchar.

At the regular meeting of the Town Board of Charlton, Saratoga County, New York held at
7:35 P.M. at the Charlton Town Hall, called to order by Supervisor Acunto, there were present:

. . . . . Councilman Alan Grattidge
. . . . . Councilman Robert Lippiello
. . . . . Councilman Dorothy Mitchell
. . . . . Councilman Bernard Schroeder
. . . . . Supervisor Ferdinand Acunto

Motion made by Councilman Schroeder, seconded by Councilman Grattidge that the minutes of the April 8 Town Board Meeting and the April 29 Agenda Meeting be accepted as received:

Approved:
. . . . . Councilman Grattidge - Yes
. . . . . Councilman Lippiello - Yes
. . . . . Councilman Mitchell - Yes
. . . . . Councilman Schroeder - Yes
. . . . . Supervisor Acunto - Yes

ABSTRACT OF CLAIMS:

General Fund: Abstract of Claims totaling $17,660.05. Motion made by Councilman Schroeder, seconded by Councilman Grattidge.
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

Highway Fund: Abstract of Claims totaling $26,981.91. Motion made by Councilman Schroeder, seconded by Councilman Grattidge.
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

Water Fund: Abstract of Claims totaling $1,742.78. Motion made by
Councilman Schroeder, seconded by Councilman Grattidge.
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

Vouchers for the month were #380-#487.

TOWN CLERK'S REPORT:

Gail Hanchar read the Town Clerk's Report. She reported taking in $248.88. Motion made by Councilman Schroeder, seconded by Councilman Grattidge. PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR (Agenda Items):

Dean Durst asked if the moratorium on water was still an issue. Councilman Lippiello will speak about that during his report.

SUPERVISOR'S REPORT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS:

April review of revenue and expenditures:
General Fund - Expenditures of $21,330.91. Revenue of $8,635.87.
Highway Fund - Expenditures of $30,724.61. Revenue of $93,576.83.
Water District #1 - Expenditures of $30,940.74. Revenue of $l,496.93.
Water District #2 - Expenditures of $157.50. Revenue - None

Major expenditures:
General Fund - Attorney Contractual of $2,100.00, Building Contractual of $2,233.53, Safety Inspections Contractual of $1,719.50 and zoning equipment of $1,170.00.
Highway Fund - Road Maintenance Contractual of $1,490.72, Machinery Expenditures of $2,634.19 and Snow Removal Contractual of $2,306.05.
Water District #1 - Serial Bond Payment of $15,450.00 and Anticipation Note of $11,687.93.

Major revenue:
General Fund - Interest on Real Estate Property Tax of $1,209.65, Safety Inspection Fees of $1,161.00 and Interest and Earnings of $3,137.54 and $1,312.79.
Highway Fund - Sales Tax Distribution of $92,409.00 and Interest and Earnings of $1,167.83.
Water District #1 - Interest and Earnings of $1,183.65.

The Department of Transportation has completed the installation of the mechanism for a portable generator for the traffic light at Routes 67 and 147. There will be a meeting with the Town Board, Ron Gavin, the West Charlton Fire Department and the constables to go over procedures on how this will work when there is a need to activate the light when the power is out. We will try for May 29 at 7:00 P.M.

The Town Hall will be closed on Memorial Day, May 27.

There is a Memorial Day Ceremony at 2 P.M. in the Town of Saratoga. This is the same time as our ceremony here in town.

Tonight there will be a resolution to appoint the alternate members of the ZBA and Planning Board.

Senior Citizen Transportation that Saratoga County has provided to the town has been enlarged. It will now be Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 A.M. to 4 P.M. On Tuesdays seniors can be taken to the Ballston Spa and Glenville areas for medical appointments, grocery shopping and personal trips. On Wednesdays seniors will be taken to the Saratoga Springs and Wilton areas. On Thursdays there will be transportation to the Amsterdam and Gloversville areas.

Saratoga County Office of the Aging is now offering a temporary emergency respite service to caregivers. Caregivers must be giving care to a person 60 years or older and a resident of the county. There is no cost for the program.

Nadine Tyler of Charlton was selected as Employee of the Year at Maplewood Manor.

Mosquito dunks are available at the town hall. There is no charge.

Supervisor Acunto read the message he had prepared for the Memorial Day service to be held here in town.

COMMUNICATIONS:

There will be an early morning Remembrance Day Ceremony on September 11 at the County Complex.

The Charlton Town Board will be marching in the First Annual Flag Day Parade on June 13 organized by the Burnt Hills Ballston Lake Professional Association.

Supervisor Acunto received two letters from the Charlton Historical Society regarding the
"5K Race and Walk". They would like traffic control from the constables. Joe Schaus sent a letter to Ron regarding the condition of Packer Road for the race. They may change the route and not use Packer Road.

Supervisor Acunto received information and a map from Niagara Mohawk regarding the gas line project in town. The map shows two potential sites for a structure. The Town Board needs to decide which board will be the lead agency. It was decided that Supervisor Acunto would contact the Town Attorney for his opinion. All boards will be reviewing the project.

We received a letter of apology from the Historical Society regarding an article that was in their newsletter regarding the Crane Drawings. Councilman Grattidge said he appreciated their communication. He was very distressed to read their article in the Historical Society Newsletter. He feels the Town and the Historical Society have worked together very well on many projects.

Supervisor Acunto received a letter from Sandra and Craig Kominoski of Vines Road requesting that their property be connected to the town water system as soon as possible. They state in their letter that they felt the town had given them an unconditional approval to complete the work and they now have been denied permission to proceed.

Supervisor Acunto received a letter from Governor Pataki announcing the modifications for new building codes for New York State that will go into effect soon. Councilman Schroeder will make Bill Ryan aware of the letter.

HIGHWAY:

They have been working on the bulk pickup. They have finished putting up the "Welcome to Charlton" signs. The Highway Department is now on a 4-day work week until fall.

LIBRARY:

Councilman Lippiello encouraged residents to see the new Burnt Hills Community Library. It offers a lot more opportunities for group activities. He had handouts on the budget and information regarding programs at the library. They received a $500.00 award from the Elfin Society for plantings.

WATER:

Councilman Lippiello reported that our water holding tank has a capacity of 150,000 gallons for one day. The New York State Department of Health requires that each community hold a full day's capacity. The town water engineer has reported: "The most significant limitation of Water District #1 is the limited available storage capacity. At the present time the available storage capacity is fully utilized and further extensions of the district cannot be considered without providing additional storage". Councilman Lippiello explained that when people come to us now for water our problem is how many we can say "yes" to since we are now exceeding the daily storage usage. We are using 157,000 gallons a day. The Board has two options: (1) review our current regulations for the water district and make up-to-date adjustments to the regulations for hooking up and (2) look at a long range plan as to where we as a town are going to go with our water district including what additions if any and how we might handle requests for extensions. He feels the board needs to place a six-month or one year moratorium on any additional hook ups until we have studied the situation with the town engineer, the water department and our legal department. After some discussion, it was decided to adopt a moratorium and have the town attorney get started on the paperwork

Motion made by Councilman Lippiello, seconded by Councilman Schroeder, A Motion to begin the process of enacting a Local Law that would adopt a moratorium for no more than one year prohibiting any additional hook ups or extensions to the Town of Charlton Water District, be approved:

. . . . . Councilman Grattidge - Yes
. . . . . Councilman Lippiello - Yes
. . . . . Councilman Mitchell - Yes
. . . . . Councilman Schroeder - Yes
. . . . . Supervisor Acunto - Yes

Motion made by Councilman Lippiello, seconded by Councilman Schroeder, A Motion authorizing Councilman Lippiello to contact Jim Mitchell of EDP to inquire as to the cost of a feasibility study and what the study would include and to contact John Tabner of Tabner, Ryan and Keinery for a cost estimate on how to clean up the outside user situation, be approved:

. . . . . Councilman Grattidge - Yes
. . . . . Councilman Lippiello - Yes
. . . . . Councilman Mitchell - Yes
. . . . . Councilman Schroeder - Yes
. . . . . Supervisor Acunto - Yes

Councilman Lippiello also reported that the second pump at the pump house has been rebuilt, installed and is running well.

ASSESSORS:

The phase of the revaluation project regarding the photographs has been completed on time. The next phase of the project is the data verification which will continue through June. In July, the data mailers will be going out. It was decided to have another informational meeting after the data mailers have been mailed out in July. We will print the information regarding a meeting on the data mailers.
There will be a resolution tonight to purchase two computers for the assessor's office.

PLANNING BOARD:

The Planning Board is meeting May 20 at 7:30 P.M. Larry Benton from the Saratoga County Planning Board attended the last Planning Board Meeting. They talked about some of the tools that are available and different techniques that can be used and different information they can access.
We will be appointing an alternate member to the Planning Board this evening.

ASSESSMENT REVIEW BOARD:

Grievance Day will be May 28 at the Town Hall.

ZONING:

Supervisor Acunto received a call from a member of the Board of Directors of the Charlton Girl's School. There is an issue with an encroachment of a building on their property.

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS:

There will be a meeting tomorrow night at 8:00 P.M. They are close to ending Phase 1 of the Cell Tower Ordinance Proposal.

PARK COMMITTEE:

The next meeting is May 21 in Elmer Smith Park. They will tour the park.
There will be a Girl Scout picnic in the park on May 23 and a wedding in Gideon Hawley Park in July.
The committee is in the process of getting quotes for resurfacing the tennis courts and for additional picnic tables and benches.
George has a quote of $97.00 for 28 days from Stone for a santi-john for the park. They will clean it once a week. We may have one in the park for the months of July and August.
George had asked to purchase two trees for the park. Supervisor Acunto suggested it could be in conjunction with a living memorial for September 11.
There are two vacancies on the Park Committee.

HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION:

Doris Stauffer and Councilman Mitchell met with a representative of the Capital District Transportation Commission last week regarding the grant. Work is under way on that. There will be another meeting this Thursday for people who will be having projects approved.

HISTORIAN:

The Public Historians of New York State Spring Meeting was held in Schenectady on the theme of "20th Century Schenectady". Laura was asked to lead an orientation session for new historians.
The Region 5 Historian's Spring Conference will be held in Brunswick this Friday. Laura will be attending.
On June 4 Laura will be having a meeting at 6:30 P.M. at the Town Hall with the two women who are working as assistants.
On June 7 and 8 the Annual Conference on New York State History will be held at Skidmore College.
Laura is working on the annual archives dinner committee with Kathy Marchione.
This month Laura attended the Records Advisory Board Meeting, the Historic District Commission Meeting, the Historical Society monthly program and their Board of Trustee's Meeting.
On May 31 Laura will be giving her annual presentation for the 4th Grade Local History Program at Charlton Heights School.
On May 4 the Burnt Hills Ballston Lake Middle School honor students and parents assisted in placing flags on the veteran's graves. This is the 11th year we have done this with the students.
Laura worked on two resolutions for Founder's Day. One resolution will be presented to the grand marshal of the parade and the other is for the Sons and Daughters of Liberty Ancient Fifes and Drums.
The 2002 Site Marker for Blue Corner's will not be ready for the parade. It has brought up community interest in the project and they are researching it.
This month Laura received five genealogy requests and a request from a student regarding the naming of Vines Road.
A man in New Hampshire and a man in New Jersey are researching The Development of the American Market for English Ceramics in the 19th Century. In researching, this they have come across 1860 invoices for ceramics from a store located in Charlton. These are in the collection of Business Americana at the Smithsonian Institution. The ceramics were imported from England to Charlton.
Laura asked that when we are finished with the photographs for the reappraisal, could a duplicate of that CD be made to put with a history of Charlton's homes. Marge will check on it.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION COMMISSION:

The ECC sponsored a very successful Roadside Clean Up on April 27. A lot of community groups participated. There were over 100 people. In most areas we are seeing a decline in the amount of roadside litter. Marv thanked everyone who participated
The Tree Give Away was a success. Less than 30 trees were left over.
We have two potential dates for the hazardous waste collection in the fall. We may have it the same day as Clifton Park to see if we can get a better price. It will be either the end of September or the end of October. We have permission from the Saratoga Fairground people to have it there.

RECORDS ADVISORY BOARD:

We met the end of April. Ann Marie Prysbyla, our State Regional Advisor, and Geoff Houth from NYS Archives were present to answer any questions and offer their assistance to the Board. We decided on a book to have preserved this year. It has been picked up by Brown's River Records Preservation.
Lynn and Gail have been working on sorting the records that are in question in the vault.
The Board will be meeting again the end of June.

ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER:

We are waiting for the data cards for the dog enumeration.

RESOLUTIONS:

Motion made by Councilman Schroeder, seconded by Councilman Grattidge that
Resolution #67, A RESOLUTION TO APPOINT ALTERNATE MEMBERS TO THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS AND THE PLANNING BOARD, be approved:

. . . . . Councilman Grattidge - Yes
. . . . . Councilman Lippiello - Yes
. . . . . Councilman Mitchell - Yes
. . . . . Councilman Schroeder - Yes
. . . . . Supervisor Acunto - Yes

Motion made by Councilman Schroeder, seconded by Councilman Grattidge that
Resolution #68, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT TO PURCHASE A FLAIL MOWER, be approved:

. . . . . Councilman Grattidge - Yes
. . . . . Councilman Lippiello - Yes
. . . . . Councilman Mitchell - Yes
. . . . . Councilman Schroeder - Yes
. . . . . Supervisor Acunto - Yes

Motion made by Councilman Schroeder, seconded by Councilman Lippiello that Resolution #69, A RESOLUTION TO PURCHASE COMPUTERS FOR THE ASSESSORS, be approved:

. . . . . Councilman Grattidge - Yes
. . . . . Councilman Lippiello - Yes
. . . . . Councilman Mitchell - Yes
. . . . . Councilman Schroeder - Yes
. . . . . Supervisor Acunto - Yes

Motion made by Councilman Grattidge, seconded by Councilman Schroeder that
Resolution #70, A RESOLUTION HONORING THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF LIBERTY ANCIENT FIFES AND DRUMS, be approved:

. . . . . Councilman Grattidge - Yes
. . . . . Councilman Lippiello - Yes
. . . . . Councilman Mitchell - Yes
. . . . . Councilman Schroeder - Yes
. . . . . Supervisor Acunto - Yes

Motion made by Councilman Schroeder, seconded by Councilman Grattidge that
Resolution #71, A RESOLUTION HONORING CHARLTON RESIDENT JOHN D. STEELE, GRAND MARSHAL OF THE FOUNDERS DAY PARADE 2002, UNITED WE STAND, be approved:

. . . . . Councilman Grattidge - Yes
. . . . . Councilman Lippiello - Yes
. . . . . Councilman Mitchell - Yes
. . . . . Councilman Schroeder - Yes
. . . . . Supervisor Acunto - Yes

COUNCILMAN REPORTS:

Councilman Schroeder - Thanked everyone for all their work to keep the town running. The new "Welcome to Charlton" signs look fantastic.

Councilman Grattidge - Party in the Park is June 1st. It begins at 3:45 P.M. The tentative schedule is: presentation of the resolution to the Fife and Drum Corps, Talent Show from 4:30 and 5:30 P.M., then local music and a magician. From 6:30 P.M. to 9:15 P.M. a group called The Burns Sisters from the Ithaca area will perform, followed by fireworks.
Alan talked with the architect about the building of the new town hall. He is working on the data that he collected from the department heads. He needs any information from the Records Advisory Board on the type of storage they would like regarding humidity, floor space, square footage, etc. We need to determine what records we want at the new town hall and what records can be kept off site. The next meeting with the architect will be June 24 at 7:00 P.M. Over the summer we will be working on the visual look of the building and meeting with the Historic District Commission. By fall we will firm up some architectural drawings.

Councilman Mitchell - Thanked all of the students who volunteered to help place the flags on the veteran's graves. One of the students who has helped for two or three years has offered to volunteer on a project over the summer.

Councilman Lippiello - Thanked all those who volunteer their time to work on committees for the town.

Motion made by Councilman Lippiello, seconded by Councilman Schroeder, A Motion to adjourn to an executive session following the town board meeting to discuss litigation, be approved:

. . . . . Councilman Grattidge - Yes
. . . . . Councilman Lippiello - Yes
. . . . . Councilman Mitchell - Yes
. . . . . Councilman Schroeder - Yes
. . . . . Supervisor Acunto - Yes

PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR:

Sandra Kominoski - Vines Road - Spoke regarding water to her property on Vines Road. She stated that the Desmonds received water in December and because of this she knew that the Town Board honored their commitments to people as of December. The Crooked Street development was given options for a hook up. Why were they not given options? They did not realize they had been given a conditional approval.

Craig Kominoski - Vines Road - He feels that if officials grant a right to their constituents, they should honor that.

Councilman Lippiello stated they had made a commitment in the fall. Since that time they had become aware of pressure on the storage facility that necessitated a change.

Supervisor Acunto said that John Desmond, an inside user, was in the extension that included the village. We cannot stop any of those people from hooking up because they are paying on the bond. The problem with the Kominoski's is that they are outside users.

The Kominoski's were under the impression that only Doug Flynn could do the work. Supervisor Acunto said that no contractor has an exclusive right to tap the mains.

Councilman Grattidge said that the outside users have become a nightmare by letting people run lines down the road when it is not on their property. If you are going to extend a water system in a public right-of-way, it should be done with water mains and hydrants according to town specs. If we have our right-of-ways filled with small copper pipes and the water district enlarges at some time, we will have to re-do all of that at some point. We need to set up parameters for what is allowed down a town right-of-way. There are projects in the works that could alleviate the storage situation.

Craig Kominoski feels that if approval is given you should not rescind it. Councilman Grattidge said that there was no approval given by the governing board of the water district.

Supervisor Acunto said that a feasibility study will be done. We will expedite that as much as we can.

Mr. Stone - Charlton Road - He feels the approval process is very unclear. They felt they could come to the town in the spring and get water.

The Agenda Meeting will be Wednesday, May 29 at 7:30 P.M. at the Town Hall. As tentative meeting with West Charlton Fire Department will be at 7:00 P.M.

The meeting adjourned at 9:35 P.M. followed by an executive session.

Respectfully submitted,
Gail Hanchar
Town Clerk