TOWN OF LAKE LUZERNE
SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEETING
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
SUPERVISOR MERLINO CALLED MEETING TO ORDER AT 4 PM WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: COUNCILMAN O’NEAL, COUNCILMAN LEWANDOWSKI, COUNCILMAN WATERHOUSE. COUNCILMAN MCLAIN JOINED THE MEETING AFTER IT WAS CALLED TO ORDER.
TOWN CLERK READ NOTICE REGARDING THE TIMBER CUTTING BIDS ON RESERVOIR ROAD AND TOWNER ROAD PROPERTIES NOTING THAT THEY WILL BE OPEN AT THIS MEETING.
TOWN CLERK ALSO NOTED THAT THE TENTATIVE BUDGET WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE TOWN BOARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE CALENDAR.
THE FOLLOWING SEALED BIDS WERE OPEN AND READ:RESERVOIR RD:
HAYES LOGGING – $ 79,023.50
R & F LOGGING, INC. – 81,496.00
PRENTISS & CARLISLE MGT.CO.INC. – 91,254.00
HOLLOW LOGGING 94,000.00
G&T ENTERPRISES 107,063.50
TOWNER RD:
HAYES LOGGING LLC $31,268.00
R&F LOGGING INC 38,826.00
PRENTISS & CARLISLE MGT.CO.INC. $45,214.00
HOLLOW LOGGING 46,000.00
G&T ENTERPRISES 48,433.30
BIDS WERE REVIEWED BY THE TOWN’S FORESTER, CHRIS GEARWAR, WHO ANNOUNCED G&T ENTERPRISES AS THE HIGH BIDDER AND EXPLAINED TO THE BOARD THAT A CONTRACT IS SIGNED WITHIN 14 DAYS AND THAT THE BOARD AND THAT IT IS A LUMP SUM SALE WITH DISCRETION OF THE TOWN BOARD AS TO ANY NEGOTIATION OF A PAYMENT SCHEDULE. THE BOARD CAN ALSO REQUIRED THE LUMP SUM PAYMENT IN ADVANCE.
RESOLUTION 80 OF 2020 – RESOLVED UPON A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN O’NEAL, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEWANDOWSKI TO ACCEPT THE HIGH BID OF G&T ENTERPRISES ON BOTH WOODLOTS, WITH 14 DAYS TO SIGN THE CONTRACT, AND THAT PAYMENT IN FULL IS MADE AT THAT TIME. ROLL CALL VOTE: COUNCILMAN O’NEAL, AYE, COUNCILMAN LEWANDOWSKI, AYE, COUNCILMAN MCLAIN, AYE, COUNCILMAN WATERHOUSE, AYE, SUPERVISOR MERLINO, AYE.
TOWN CLERK DISTRIBUTED TENTATIVE BUDGET TO THE BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR REVIEW.
SUPERVISOR DISCUSSED CERTAIN QUESTIONS THAT WERE RAISED AT THE LAST TOWN BOARD MEETING REGARDING THE PONTOON BOAT INITIALLY ACQUIRED TO USE IN MILFOIL HARVESTING ON THE LAKE. THE TOWN PURCHASED THE BOAT FOR $1,500.00. THEN PUT ANOTHER $12,000 INTO THE BOAT IN EQUIPMENT AND REPAIRS.
IN THE FIRST YEAR OF USE, AQUALOGIC DEEMED THE BOAT TOO SMALL, THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE PONTOONS, BUOYANCY, AND THE MOTOR LEAKED OIL. AQUALOGIC OFFERED TO TRADE AS IS A 24 FT BOAT WITH 8 HORSE POWER MOTOR AT NO ADDITIONAL COST.
THE CONTRACT OF JANUARY 7TH . AS OF SEPT 15TH THERE HAS BEEN 49 DAYS OF HARVEST AND 8,400 IS STILL OUTSTANDING FOR THIS WEEK AND NEXT WEEK.
SUPERVISOR DISTRIBUTED INFORMATION FROM NYS SAFE BOATING NOTING THAT A NYS GOVERNMENT AGENCY IS EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION.
THE BOARD WILL MEET IN A WORKSHOP TO DISCUSS THE TENTATIVE BUDGET.
MEETING ADJOURNED UPON A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN O’NEAL, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WATERHOUSE. ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
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CYNTHIA SHERWOOD, TOWN CLERK, RMC