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Appointments: The committee confirmed reappointment of a parks commission member and confirmed two new appointees — Alexander Pickett to the Chautauqua County Landfill Commission and Nathan Stock to the Chautauqua County Airport Commission — by voice vote.

Leases and office space: The committee authorized a one-year lease at the Chautauqua County Airport for a restaurant operator identified in meeting materials as Basil and Bones, with a lease term that starts April 1, 2025; the rent amount in the resolution was shown as $750 (document did not specify periodicity). The committee also approved a two-year lease with the Village of Mayville for approximately 525 square feet of office space at 1 South Erie Street for the sheriff’s reentry hub, at $450 per month; funding comes from the fiscal year 2021 COSAP grant. A proposed amendment to a lease with the City of Dunkirk to increase office space for the county public defender was discussed in committee but the committee took no action and the item will appear before other committees. A separate proposed lease with Jamestown Rental Properties was moved to be tabled by motion and the committee voted to table that item.

Budget amendments and reconciliations: The committee approved numerous year-end reconciliations and budget amendments for 2024, including adjustments for the South and Center Chautauqua Lake Sewer District; North Chautauqua Lake Sewer District; Portland-Pomfret-Dunkirk Sewer District; North Chautauqua County Water District; North County Industrial Sewer District No. 1; landfill reconciliations; and several Public Facilities (A fund and DM fund) transfers to cover overages and reallocate revenues. Committee members discussed specific items such as sewer-district depreciation entries, payroll-allocation corrections, pump-station roof replacements in the Portland-Pomfret-Dunkirk district and use of fund balance for capital repairs. The committee approved amendments and then approved the amended resolutions by voice vote.

Household hazardous waste and landfill items: The committee renewed authorization for staff to apply for New York State household hazardous waste program grants and approved an amended resolution for landfill year-end reconciliations.

Procedure and votes: Most items were approved by voice vote with committee members signaling “Aye”; where members moved to amend documents that had been provided at committee workstations, the amendments were approved and then the amended resolutions passed. Committee leadership asked staff to bring additional detail at later audit-and-control committee meetings for items where the committee requested more documentation, including certain expenditures related to the Ag Center that staff recommended be reviewed further.

The committee adjourned after completing the agenda.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Chautauqua County Public Facilities Committee Meeting 02/18/25","oneSentenceSummary","The committee confirmed three commission appointments, authorized multiple leases and several 2024 year-end budget reconciliations for sewer and public-facilities funds; one lease resolution was tabled.","taxTitle","Chautauqua County, New York","taxId",14530,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6322131,"County approves $70,000 ARPA interest funding for Fredonia water-study after state dormitory grant denial",64,1608000,1672000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2348234-ca224efc78848fddd16c1eaabf68440c&start=1608&end=1672","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2348234-ca224efc78848fddd16c1eaabf68440c/thumbnail_1608000.jpg","/articles/6322131/Chautauqua-County/New-York/County-approves-70000-ARPA-interest-funding-for-Fredonia-water-study-after-state-dormitory-grant-denial","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6322131-5b8debf3474ee69c4aa3bb6801948635/orig.mp4?Expires=1775453314&Signature=Piiqq4qA5AKfbNRlLvb6dlE2eRv454M014KL6GkBJ4f3og4tSv1YpWKCZSfRT4IHRDgqDUhDmXG43uV9lj7myNRn-KSwzb-AnFf~6OVVqqdfjn35biiE6QfVXQ61mlYQhDVw6esL3KxFkcU3-Onxaw8vEIAaId42cShnEsnDXvGLV7oyvrDUoeD4-AT6qqH~PsmPaLlEZlC5Tlj7zBMUjO4ScT4qYKuIofZfpSUmuz2zjz9ftpZSJ~txQ5bAzxVRFDML~IVldzmilCQ80DuHFeWZ4YaskvYAxkiWWXblpDO~rnblt9Uwk8fSI0OBYbG7GGIi81~PmZg6olC46I7gSw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Allison Vento, administrative director of the North County Water and Sewer Districts, told the committee the Village of Fredonia has been evaluating options for its water supply and that LaBella Associates agreed to perform a hydraulics study. Vento said an anticipated $50,000 grant from the dormitory authority was denied, prompting the county to reallocate American Rescue Plan Act interest earnings to fund the study.

County staff clarified that $20,000 had previously been appropriated from ARPA funds last year; the new resolution reappropriates the full $70,000 in 2025 using ARPA interest earnings. Committee members said they supported offering the study as an option to the village.

The committee approved the resolution by voice vote. Staff said the study will inform the village’s options and that the county’s approach is to use conservative budgeting in the absence of state funding.","The Legislature reappropriated $70,000 — drawn from ARPA interest earnings — to fund an engineering study on the Village of Fredonia's water-supply options after a $50,000 state dormitory-authority grant was denied.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6322136,"CARTS seeks federal operating and capital funding; county authorizes grant application",106,2534000,2640000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2348234-ca224efc78848fddd16c1eaabf68440c&start=2534&end=2640","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2348234-ca224efc78848fddd16c1eaabf68440c/thumbnail_2534000.jpg","/articles/6322136/Chautauqua-County/New-York/CARTS-seeks-federal-operating-and-capital-funding-county-authorizes-grant-application","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6322136-788f312bfea814c30716c68a06dcb96a/orig.mp4?Expires=1775453314&Signature=iGLofHSL2hNst3QSwkYKE2OxkGq~S7udhPSfBpb7aEaSH3I86rnV2~XYlL-ScY6N4CMb9HyR8LtqEiU6AeuVEdOFE30oJH0~1n5VAogFqIj4jqhNAbkuox8nKj~KaPlV-z20RzHgDbnXhG4vUZKotviqoKo5s-1Mmv0FsBd20FruUYZQ2shumL~nc9VqJHjQon2khRPEuUvXhwA5hM5WjCpYouaQSzB7GqrZBB9pST2pySefD-RnBFzZ6a8o7jXTKbBlJYB5BrMjBwDJ2yc02JzEZleb82~bPjuEn4-hi2c6cITZ4ExYsbdhMLqf3aokxgIn22OjhaErUvsYXTV7UA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Michelle Westfall, senior project coordinator at CARTS, told the committee that CARTS is applying for the consolidated operating and capital program for federal operating assistance and capital items for fiscal years listed in the application.

Westfall said the application request includes funding for a mobility manager (local match provided in kind), replacement buses (they typically apply for six buses per year), parking-lot repaving, HVAC replacement, administrative and shop vehicles, new driver tablets and laptops, and security cameras for multiple offices. She said the grant is typically 80% federal, 10% state and 10% local, and that local match can be provided in kind for some items. Westfall also warned that the contract award and contract execution can lag several years — the application covers 2024–25 but the award and contract could arrive in 2026 or 2027.

Committee members approved the resolution authorizing CARTS to apply for the consolidated operating and capital grant by voice vote. Westfall said surplus vehicles are typically sold for modest proceeds and that CARTS budgets extras of tablets as spares.","County approved a resolution authorizing CARTS to apply for consolidated federal operating and capital assistance; request includes buses, facility work and mobility manager funding with an anticipated 80/10/10 federal/state/local split.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6322140,"County schedules public hearing to extend South and Center Chautauqua Lake sewer district from Midway State Park to Point Chautauqua",128,1341000,1469000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2348234-ca224efc78848fddd16c1eaabf68440c&start=1341&end=1469","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2348234-ca224efc78848fddd16c1eaabf68440c/thumbnail_1341000.jpg","/articles/6322140/Chautauqua-County/New-York/County-schedules-public-hearing-to-extend-South-and-Center-Chautauqua-Lake-sewer-district-from-Midway-State-Park-to-Point-Chautauqua","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6322140-c1c31e7bc582197ef77c7691e4c5fe08/orig.mp4?Expires=1775453314&Signature=YCw08UGtBsuaHzmnve~k0tfPCbVD65LhADY~Ubk7tB8v7qZ6O11yFMuvJFBr3aQCqMCJ~39Nj60CeHe4DiOWe3gdsXw3ppb6jWcH3majPBUr38oti51dh7jOh--B8wXE9g-PYaGNpGNO5IeX6FMCGOQs9ClR2fZnz~TiHNCn52pc15Q6oXITJbJgQzgHg1IWnEfzdmRmWlkBb~fbuWcp1vz-lo2NbiOsqun7O~xDjni8u2UdHtq-1pIYjpfueuJVKBLujDxGN6TyybVX6PzmPS5Jv5vUALH77w8REecfX6Kiz9ue3uiPeIo1jEA7larP2uYxGGR2O30sV7mzDdeedA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Pierre Shagdon, chairman of the county Legislature and member of the South and Center Chautauqua Lake Sewer District board, told the committee that the county will call a public hearing on a proposal to extend public sewer from Midway State Park through Point Chautauqua.

Pierre Shagdon said the sewer board completed a preliminary engineering report and a map-and-plan report that the county sewer agency reviewed and approved unanimously. The public hearing is scheduled for the March legislative meeting; engineers will present the plan and give residents an opportunity to comment.

Shagdon said the notice of public hearing includes an anticipated user cost that was calculated using a conservative assumption of 50% state funding for the project; the board believes actual state funding could be higher but opted for conservative estimates in public materials. If the Legislature moves to create or extend the district after the public hearing, additional actions — including establishing capital accounts and issuing bond resolutions — would follow to position the project for funding applications.

The committee approved the resolution calling the hearing by voice vote. No construction or bond action was authorized at this meeting; the item advances the required public-notice and hearing step in the statutory process.","Legislature members approved a resolution to call a public hearing in March on extending sewer service; engineers will present map and plan and projected user costs were based on a conservative 50% state funding assumption.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6322146,"Chautauqua County committee moves forward with design on two state-administered bridge/culvert projects despite reimbursement uncertainty",203,2000,205000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2348234-ca224efc78848fddd16c1eaabf68440c&start=2&end=205","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2348234-ca224efc78848fddd16c1eaabf68440c/thumbnail_2000.jpg","/articles/6322146/Chautauqua-County/New-York/Chautauqua-County-committee-moves-forward-with-design-on-two-state-administered-bridgeculvert-projects-despite-reimbursement-uncertainty","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6322146-c8cc3a540a0957648d90647a1dca8641/orig.mp4?Expires=1775453314&Signature=Vd19oqE1bg8P6p3R-3in4sTxgZGU7-z5PWPEUhO4Kth3WNoYtwzucEy49CHrAU8V~I8rDZioAnErlHlTjNsEVSverB32uK6Oz2ABdgf853iUjgUsQb7psZ-cGa7vRmYzt7eN65IROwueLaLhB5rbOJOqQnDh4dxawr9QAEgr7n74RYoQOQEUEacodYO-i9IeHocVGHO5xgQK5yKGUBpJkX6QeWEv11n-2lJbdHeMmlUWmesoyUZxGYjCSzBOE2T1oLqpIfTOj0KAb5C8xcQJzCJa~YjTbKfpemZMtIKi9ZYMtNlhj~fir4FvJow1TgZceP7eU6t4OiqdtAKZQegQWg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Chautauqua County public facilities staff told the committee on Thursday that two state-administered infrastructure projects will proceed to the design phase while reimbursement questions remain.

County staff member Drew said the projects are administered through the state and that the county would undertake design work first and seek state reimbursement for the federal share later. Committee members asked whether there is a risk the county would not receive federal money and were told the program is administered through the state and, so far, the county has not been informed of cuts. Drew said the county would seek reimbursement after completing work and would return with another resolution to move from design to construction.

The issue arose in discussion of two line items referred to in the meeting record (identified in the meeting as “Bridal New York” and as part of a state culvert funding program). A committee member noted recent national reporting about federal agency staffing and grant awards and asked whether the county could be left holding project costs. Drew said the county typically proceeds with design and applies for reimbursement from the state, and his expectation was that any funding issues would become evident during the design phase before construction began.

The committee took no formal vote on advancing construction at this meeting and recorded the items as discussion only. Staff said the county’s commitment at this stage is to design; a future resolution would be required to authorize construction and spending beyond design.

Committee members asked staff to monitor federal- and state-level developments and to notify the committee if grant conditions or award timing change. No formal action to obligate construction funding was taken; staff will return with additional resolutions if and when the projects advance to construction.","County staff said the projects would proceed through design and later return for construction authorization; commissioners expressed concern about federal funding timing but voted to treat items as discussion only.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Chautauqua County Public Facilities Committee approves appointments, leases and multiple year-end budget amendments

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