MINUTES

Committee Members Present: Chairman, Angie Wyatt; Vice Chairman, Eric Mulvihill; Secretary, Shelia Williams; Sheriff Lee Price; City PD Deputy Chief Mike Catalano; SUNY Cortland Police Officer, Mike Toomey; Cortland County Highway Superintendent, Don Chambers; Judiciary & Public Safety Committee Chairman, John Daniels; Homer School Transportation Director, Rich Rogers; ABATE Representative, Bob Julian; City Public Safety Commission Chairman, Patrick O’Mara; Homer Police Chief, Daniel Mack; Tim Perfetti; Julie Wyatt

Committee Members Excused: Captain Larry Jackmin

Committee Members Absent: County Coroner, Kevin Sharp

Others Present: New York State Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee Representative, Brad Swartz; Legislative Chairman, Marilyn Brown; Legislator, Danny Ross; Cornell Cooperative Extension Director, Syd McEvoy; County Youth Bureau Director, Manny Lann; County Police Officer, Bill Bracken; Cortland County Health Department Educator, Suzanne Parson; New York State Police – Trooper Susan Lockyer (Trooper Lockyer as Captain Larry Jackmin’s representative in his absence)

The meeting was called to order at 1:30p.m. by Chairman, Angie Wyatt

Moment of Silence for NYS Trooper Andrew Sperr & New Hartford Police Officer Joseph Corr who were killed in the line of duty in the past week.

Approval of Minutes of the January 31, 2006 Meeting – MOTION BY ERIC MULVIHILL TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 31, 2006 MEETING - 2^ND BY SHELIA WILLIAMS - ALL VOTED IN FAVOR – MINUTES APPROVED

Appointments/Re-Appointments By County Legislature (2/23/06 Legislative Session) – Chairman Angie Wyatt announced the Appointments and Re-Appointments that were made at the Cortland County Legislative Session held on February 23, 2006. The appointments are as follows:

Re-appointments: Rich Rogers, Shelia Williams, Kevin Sharp

Appointments: John Daniels, Patrick O’Mara, Daniel Mack, Julie Wyatt, Tim Perfetti

Angie welcomed the new members to the Cortland County Traffic Safety Board.

Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee Grants – BRAD SWARTZ (NYS Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee) – Brad Swartz spoke about the 2006-2007 grant year. Brad advised the CCTS Board and visitors that BUNY & STEP fund requests can be increased by 20% but the agencies applying for the increased amount need to have good performance numbers (i.e. ticket) numbers in previous BUNY & STEP details to justify requesting more funds. BUNY will have two WAVES with increased durations of time. As a requirement of GTSC (Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee), each agency will need to have a “Seat Belt Policy” in place for officers in their respective agencies when not in “Exigent State of Response”. Those without a written policy supporting belt use will not be able to apply.

There is an added component for the STEP grant. “Safe Stop Day” School Bus Safety has been moved to March for 2007. The exact date will be announced at a later date. Agencies CAN use overtime for this detail. It is recommended that all shifts be utilized through out the day for this detail. Agencies participating in this detail MUST have their reports and numbers to GTSC within 14 calendar days to receive reimbursement when vouchers are submitted. Reports will be required even if not tickets are issued.

Brad also advised the Board and visitors that data has been updated to include 2002-2004 and can be found on the forms page of the GTSC website.

Angie Wyatt asked the grantees that are currently receiving grant funds to give a brief overview of their grants. Deputy Chief Mike Catalano (City of Cortland PD), Officer Bill Bracken (Sheriff’s Department), Officer Mike Toomey (SUNY-Cortland Police), Executive Director Syd McEvoy (Cornell Cooperative Extension of Cortland County) and Health Educator Suzanne Parson (Cortland County Health Department) spoke about their respective traffic safety grants.

Angie informed the Board and visitors that pursuant to the Cortland County Traffic Safety Board By-laws, Vice Chairman, Eric Mulvihill would be chairing the Grants Committee. Eric will be appointing members to the Grant Committee within the next couple of days and the Committee will meet with prospective agency representatives next Monday, March 13, 2006 at 1:30p.m. in Room 302 of the County Office Building.

· Brief update: Traffic Situation - Route 13 Tompkins Street/McLean Road/Starr Road

Angie advised the Board that a group consisting of CCTSB members, New York State Police, Cortland County Sheriff’s Department, Town of Cortlandville Officials and NYS DOT Representatives are meeting and working together to try to come up with possible solutions to make this area safer. There is another meeting scheduled this month and a more detailed report will be given to the Board at the next meeting when Captain Larry Jackmin is present.

Eric Mulvihill and Trooper Susan Lockyer indicated that National Grid was suppose to install more street lights on Tompkins Street last month but they still have not been installed.

Angie Wyatt will contact Cortlandville Town Supervisor, Dick Tupper to find out what the delay is.

Other Business

Legislative Chairman, Marilyn Brown advised the Board that the County would like to paint the curbs out front at the bus stop as one of the items included in the new plan to make the Cortland Transit System less problematic. Since Central Avenue is a City Street, City Public Safety Commission Chairman, Patrick O’Mara will have this issue included on the next Public Safety Commission agenda.

Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 2:10p.m.

Minutes Prepared By Angie Wyatt, CCTSB Chairman

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