General Services Committee

April 10, 2007 at 8:30 AM

DRAFT MINUTES

 

Committee Present: Dan Tagliente, Vice Chairman; John Daniels; Tom Hartnett; John Steger; Newell Willcox – Absent:  Kay Breed & Steve Dafoe

Others Present: Marilyn Brown, Scott Schrader, Angie Wyatt, Brian Parker, Ric VanDonsel, Sandy Price, Don Chambers, Tom Huttleston, Carl Moses, Eric Mulvihill, Corey Preston

The meeting was called to order at 8:50a.m by Vice Chairman Dan Tagliente

Motion by John Daniels to approve the minutes of the March 6, 2007 meeting – 2^nd by Newell Willcox - All present voting in favor – Motion passes

Suggested Legislative Review:

 

E  -   Courthouse Renovations Update

E  -   Bus Shelter Update        

 RESOLUTIONS

Buildings & Grounds - NONE

Information Technology - NONE

Weights & Measures - NONE

Safety Office - NONE

DISCUSSION/PRESENTATIONS

Departmental Reports:

 

            Buildings & Grounds: 

 

·        →→→Buildings & Grounds Supervisor Brian Parker provided a Departmental Activity Report and Deputy Buildings & Grounds Supervisor Tim Smith’s Cortland County Courthouse Construction Diary.  Brian advised the Committee that the project was coming along very well.  They are on schedule for the Courthouse Ramp but there was a bit of a delay on the interior due to the steel not being available on time. 

• County Administrator, Scott Schrader and Brian Parker indicated that the Buildings & Grounds staff would be taking over the cleaning and maintenance of the Public Safety Building.  The inmates use to do it but due to the shortage of Correction Officers, using inmates is no longer feasible. 
• →→→Ken Morey, the owner of the property that was going to be used to place a Bus Shelter on, no longer wants he Bus Shelter on his property due to insurance reasons.  Scott Schrader will be contacting Mr. Compagni about putting the Bus Shelter on his property.
• Brian Parker reported that they have the crow elimination equipment but they have not installed it. The crow population starts decreasing this time of year.
• The Buildings & Grounds staff has been working on the new 911 Dispatch Center on the third floor of the Public Safety Building - It will be up and running tomorrow.
• After the new 911 Dispatch Center they will be renovating the old 911 Dispatch Center into a Records Center, work at the Mental Health Department to create more space and then they will be renovating the Fire/Emergency Management Training Center behind the Cortlandville Fire Department on Tompkins Street. 

 

 

Safety Office :

  ·        Scott Schrader advised the Committee that they have advertised for the Safety Officer position and hopes to be hiring someone soon.

 

            Information Technology:    NO REPORT

            Weights and Measures:        NO REPORT

  The meeting was adjourned at 9:05a.m.

MINUTES TAKEN AND PREPARED BY ANGIE WYATT, CONFIDENTIAL SECRETARY TO THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR - 4/10/2007 11:47 AM

   

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