TOWN OF CLEAR LAKE
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
February 10, 2003
Present: Robert Troll, President, Town Council; Derold Covell, Council Member; Frank Nye, Clerk/Treasurer; Virginia
Nye, Deputy Clerk/Treasurer; Don Stuckey, Town Attorney, Mark Sullivan, Commonwealth Engineering.
The Town Council President called the meeting to order at 7:02 PM.
The clerk read the minutes of the January 7, 2003 Regular Council meeting. The on-hand balances as of the end of
January 31,2003, were; General Fund balance $696,459.42; the Garbage Fund balance $61,415.08; Certificate of Deposit
balance $94,554.21; The Sewer Escrow Account, is presently at $155,287.83; the Wastewater Works Project Budget,
presently at $3,520,000, (loan); $500,000 (grant); the Wastewater Works Project Costs, to Date presently at
$3,377,467. This leaves a balance of $142,533 in the Wastewater Works Project Budget. Derold Covell moved approval, R.
Troll seconded and the motion passed. The Journal Voucher and the Accounts Payable Journal were available for all to
read.
The Marshal Dick Lehman read his report for the period of January 7, 2003 to February 10, 2003. Derold Covell moved
approval, R. Troll seconded and the motion passed.
VOUCHER APPROVAL
A) Sewer Payment requests from the Loan money were read by Mark Sullivan. They were: #32 to Commonwealth
Engineering for $10,512 and #33 to Commonwealth Engineering, for $3,147, Derold Covell moved approval, R. Troll
seconded and the motion passed Claim Voucher Document 2, dated 2/10/03 to Geiger Excavating, for construction,
$83,570, $4,398 to Retainage, Derold Covell moved approval, R. Troll seconded and the motion passed.
B) Voucher #8632 for $407.50 to M & C. Trenching for snow removal Derold Covell moved approval, R. Troll seconded
and the motion passed.
C) Voucher #8633, for $1,521.02 to Midwest Billing Administrators for Sewer billing expenses Derold Covell moved
approval, R. Troll seconded and the motion passed.
D) Voucher #8650, for $1,227.50 to M & C Trenching for snow removal, Derold Covell moved approval, R. Troll
seconded and the motion passed.
E) Voucher #8651, for $1,973.00 to Steuben County Department of Building Safety, for 2002 inspections, Derold
Covell moved approval, R. Troll seconded and the motion passed.
F) Voucher #8652, for $2,050.00 to Acordia for Public Officials Liability Insurance, Derold Covell moved approval,
R. Troll seconded and the motion passed.
G) Voucher #8653, to Donald J. Stuckey, Town Attorney, $730.75, for legal services, Derold Covell moved approval,
R. Troll seconded and the motion passed.
OLD BUSINESS
1) Mark Sullivan spoke on the progress of the Sewer; he said there were about 20 grinder-pumps remaining to be put
in the ground. He also mentioned that the connection problem with the Town of Fremont had been resolved. He went on to
speak of the various checkpoints where the sewer can be checked to determine if it is operating properly. There are
also means to bypass sections of the collector if work needs to be done on a section. An additional safeguard which
will be installed in the sewer will be check valves on all the lateral connections so the sewerage will not be able to
back up into the houses. There is also a redundant check valve on the lateral connection as an additional protection
for the homeowner.
There being no new business, the motion was made to adjourn at 7:25 PM. Derold Covell moved approval, R. Troll
seconded and the motion passed.
Respectfully submitted
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Robert D. Troll, Council President
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Frank L. Nye, Clerk/Treasurer
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