St. Lawrence County DRAFT Board Meeting Board of Legislators Monday, April 2, 2012 Board Room 7:00 p.m. Chair Brothers called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. ROLL CALL All Legislators were present with the exception of Mr. Paquin. Mr. Burns led everyone in prayer, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. APPROVAL OF AGENDA agenda was revised to include two resolutions to be –The presented under Suspension of the Rules and to include one replacement resolution. Mr. Peck moved to approve the revised agenda, seconded by Mr. Putney, and carried. APPROVAL OF MINUTES there were none. – COMMUNICATIONS: 1. Three Resolutions were received from the Adirondack Park Local Government Review Board. Resolution #1 in Support of Preservation and Rehabilitation of Adirondack Rail Infrastructure, Resolution #2 Requesting the APA to Simplify and Streamline its Project Review Procedures, and Resolution #3 Requesting a Constitutional Amendment to Allow the Relocation of the Middleton Bridge over the Schroon River. 2. A Resolution urging the Adirondack Park Agency to vigorously appeal the recent Lows Lake Court Decision was received from Hamilton County. 3. A Resolution calling on all Counties to Unite to bring about real and meaningful mandate relief in New York State was received from Essex County Board of Supervisors. 4. A Resolution by New York State entitled “Casino Gaming Compact Funds Monies Owed from 2009 was received from the Town of Brasher. – Backwards” 5. A letter was received from Senator Patty Ritchie to Comptroller DiNapoli in regards to the penalty against St. Lawrence County related to a late retirement payment. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION: Patrick Green asked the Board to talk to the DEC and reconsider the bounty on Coyotes. He passed out a handout and said the 20 megawatts of power should go to towns and this would put people to work, and towns would get back what they lost during the building of the seaway. Laura Perry spoke on behalf of North County Technology Symposium. She extended a word of thanks for the support the County gives to this. The symposium will be May 23 at Clarkson University. It will include over 30 presenters on a number of different projects. We are encouraging local governments to attend and are extending an invitation to the County Employees to attend at no charge. Donald Hassig, Cancer Action NY, said the levels of chemicals that exist in foods we eat are harming people. The Public Health Center for Disease Control and Prevention talk
St. Lawrence County DRAFT Board Meeting Board of Legislators Monday, April 2, 2012 Board Room 7:00 p.m. Chair Brothers called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. ROLL CALL All Legislators were present with the exception of Mr. Paquin. Mr. Burns led everyone in prayer, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. APPROVAL OF AGENDA –The agenda was revised to include two resolutions to be presented under Suspension of the Rules and to include one replacement resolution. Mr. Peck moved to approve the revised agenda, seconded by Mr. Putney, and carried. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – there were none. COMMUNICATIONS: 1. Three Resolutions were received from the Adirondack Park Local Government Review Board. Resolution #1 in Support of Preservation and Rehabilitation of Adirondack Rail Infrastructure, Resolution #2 Requesting the APA to Simplify and Streamline its Project Review Procedures, and Resolution #3 Requesting a Constitutional Amendment to Allow the Relocation of the Middleton Bridge over the Schroon River. 2. A Resolution urging the Adirondack Park Agency to vigorously appeal the recent Lows Lake Court Decision was received from Hamilton County. 3. A Resolution calling on all Counties to Unite to bring about real and meaningful mandate relief in New York State was received from Essex County Board of Supervisors. 4. A Resolution entitled “Casino Gaming Compact Funds Monies Owed by New York State from 2009 – Backwards” was received from the Town of Brasher. 5. A letter was received from Senator Patty Ritchie to Comptroller DiNapoli in regards to the penalty against St. Lawrence County related to a late retirement payment. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION: Patrick Green asked the Board to talk to the DEC and reconsider the bounty on Coyotes. He passed out a handout and said the 20 megawatts of power should go to towns and this would put people to work, and towns would get back what they lost during the building of the seaway. Laura Perry spoke on behalf of North County Technology Symposium. She extended a word of thanks for the support the County gives to this. The symposium will be May 23 at Clarkson University. It will include over 30 presenters on a number of different projects. We are encouraging local governments to attend and are extending an invitation to the County Employees to attend at no charge. Donald Hassig, Cancer Action NY, said the levels of chemicals that exist in foods we eat are harming people. The Public Health Center for Disease Control and Prevention talk
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