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2006-220.: D 2006-220 COPY A Resolution Making Certain Determinations In Relation to the Consolidation of Certain Water Districts and Improvement Areas and Approving the Establishment of Wappinger Consolidated Water District of the Town of Wappinger, Dutchess County, New York, Pursuant to Chapter 718 of the Laws of 2006. At a regular meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger, Dutchess County, New York, held at Town Hall, 20 Middlebush Road, Wappingers Falls, New York, on September 281h, 2006. The meeting was called to order by Joseph Ruggiero, Supervisor, and upon roll being called, the following were present: PRESENT: Supervisor Councilmembers ABSENT: Joseph Ruggiero Robert L. Valdati Joseph P. Paoloni Maureen McCarthy Vincent F. Bettina The following Resolution was introduced by Councilman Valdati and seconded by Councilman Paoloni. WHEREAS, the Town of Wappinger, Dutchess County, New York, has heretofore established the following water districts and water improvement areas, amongst others: (1) The Central Wappinger Water Improvement Area, (2) the Wappinger-Cranberry Water Improvement Area, (3) the Wappinger Park Water District, (4) the Ardmore Hill Water Improvement Area, (5) the Central Wappinger Emergency Improvement Area, (6) the Wappinger Water Improvement Area 1999-2, (7) the North Wappinger Water District, (8) the Myers Corners II Water District, and (9) the Oakwood Knolls Water District (which water districts and water improvement areas, including extensions, if any, thereto, are referred to herein collectively as the "Prior Water Districts/Improvement Areas" which specifically do not include Tall Trees Water Improvement Area and the water districts known as Watch Hill Water District and Fleetwood Water District); and WHEREAS, costs of debt service, operation and maintenance of each of the water districts included in the aforesaid Prior Water Districts/Improvement Areas has been a charge against all the taxable real property within each respective water district included in the Prior Water Districts/Improvement Areas or in the case of the water improvement areas included therein, pursuant to the provisions of section two hundred nine -q of the town law, the town board has been responsible for the management, maintenance, operation and repair of each water improvement area, and, to the extent that moneys therefor have not been raised by water rates, the cost of such management, maintenance, operation and repair has been a charge upon the area of the town outside of any villages and has been levied and collected in the same manner and at the same time as other town charges while the cost of debt service for improvements has a charge against all the taxable real property therein, benefitted thereby or by the area of the Town outside of any Village or a combination thereof as provided by law and the proceedings establishing each such water improvement area; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 718 of the Laws of 2006 (the "Special Act"), the Legislature of the State of New York has authorized the Town to consolidate as Wappinger Consolidated Water District, the Prior Water Districts/Improvement Areas and it is now desired to consider the question of the consolidation of said Prior Water Districts/Improvement Areas; and WHEREAS, it is further desired, pursuant to Section 206-a of the Town Law and the Special Act that all expenses of said Wappinger Consolidated Water District, including all extensions heretofore or hereafter established, shall be a charge against the entire area of said Wappinger Consolidated Water District, as hereinafter described; and WHEREAS, an Order was duly adopted by said Town Board on September 11th, 2006, specifying the 28th day of September, 2006 at 7:30 P.M., Prevailing Time, at the Town Hall, in Wappingers Falls, New York, in said Town, as the time when and the place where said Town Board would meet for the purpose of holding a public hearing to consider the question of the consolidation of the Prior Water District/Improvement Areas and the establishment of said Wappinger Consolidated Water District and to hear all persons interested in the subject thereof concerning the same; and WHEREAS, notice of the aforesaid public hearing was duly published and posted in the manner and within the time prescribed by the Special Act, and proof of publication and posting has been duly presented to said Town Board; WHEREAS, said public hearing was duly held at the time and place in said order, as aforesaid, at which all persons desiring to be heard were duly heard; WHEREAS, said Town Board has considered the evidence given at said public hearing; and it is now desired to provide for such consolidation and to provide for certain other matters relating thereto; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger, Dutchess County, New York, as follows: Section 1. Upon the evidence given at the aforesaid public hearing, it is hereby found and determined as follows: a) It is in the public interest to consolidate the Prior Water Districts/Improvement Areas and such consolidation as the Wappinger Consolidated Water District is hereby authorized and approved. b) The effective date of the establishment of such Wappinger Consolidated Water District shall be as of midnight on the thirty-first day of December next succeeding being December 31, 2006. c) Upon such consolidation becoming effective, all of the property of each of the Prior Water Districts/Improvement Areas existing prior to the effective date of the consolidation described herein shall become the property of the Wappinger Consolidated Water District and all unexpended funds of each of the Prior Water Districts/Improvement Areas existing prior to the effective date of the consolidation described herein shall become the property of the Wappinger Consolidated Water District. d) Upon such consolidation becoming effective, any indebtedness of each of the Prior Water Districts/Improvement Areas incurred prior to the effective date of consolidation described herein which shall be outstanding as of the effective date of such consolidation shall be assumed and paid by said Wappinger Consolidated Water District. e) To the extent not paid from water rates, there shall annually be apportioned and assessed, in an amount equal to the benefit which improvements shall confer upon same, upon all the taxable real property in such Wappinger Consolidated Water District, an amount sufficient to pay the principal and interest of the outstanding indebtedness of each of said Prior Water Districts/Improvement Areas as extended, incurred prior to the effective date of the consolidation herein described, as the same shall become due and payable, but if not paid from each such source, all the taxable real property within said Town shall be subject to the levy of ad valorem taxes without limitation as to rate or amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on said outstanding indebtedness. f) Future assessments for costs of improvements authorized as of the effective date of the establishment of such Wappinger Consolidated Water District, as the same may be amended, and improvements to be authorized after the effective date of such establishment, including the payment of the principal of and interest on bonds and bond anticipation notes issued or to be issued for such improvements, and all costs of the management, operating, maintenance and repair of such improvements and contractual or other obligations authorized, to be authorized, incurred or to be incurred for such improvements shall, to the extend that moneys therefore are not raised by water rates, be borne by local assessment upon the lots and parcels of land within such Wappinger Consolidated Water District against which the expenses of the improvements is charged, which assessment shall be apportioned and assessed upon such lots or parcels of land in just proportion to the amount of benefit which the improvements shall confer upon such lots or parcels. g) Any water improvement authorized for any of the Prior Water Districts/Improvement Areas, as the same may be amended, as of the date on which the establishment of such Wappinger Consolidated Water District is effective may be constructed by such Wappinger Consolidated Water District. h) The future assessments of all costs of improvements, as well as costs of operation and maintenance of such Consolidated Water District shall be charged against the entire area of the Consolidated Water District, including all extensions hereafter established. Section 2. The Wappinger Consolidated Water District of the Town of Wappinger, Dutchess County, New York, is to be bounded and described as follows: Said Wappinger Consolidated Water District shall consist of the area encompassed by the aggregate boundaries of (1) Central Wappinger Water Improvement Area, (2) the Wappinger-Cranberry Water Improvement Area, (3) the Wappinger Park Water District, (4) the Ardmore Hill Water Improvement Area, (5) the Central Wappinger Emergency Improvement Area, (6) the Wappinger Water Improvement Area 1999-2, (7) the North Wappinger Water District, (8) the Myers Corners II Water District, and (9) the Oakwood Knolls Water District which specifically do not include Tall Trees Water Improvement Area and the water districts known as Watch Hill Water District and Fleetwood Water District). Section 3. The Town Clerk shall, within ten (10) days after the effective date of this resolution, file certified copies of this resolution in duplicate in the Office of the State Department of Audit and Control at Albany, New York and record same in the office of the Clerk of the County of Dutchess, New York. Section 4. This resolution is adopted subject to permissive referendum, and the Town Clerk shall give notice of adoption of the resolution by providing a copy of this resolution with an appropriate notice of adoption in the official newspapers of the Town, and, in addition, such Town Clerk shall post or cause to be posted on the bulletin board of his office a copy of such resolution and notice of adoption and such publication and posting shall be within ten days of the date hereof. The foregoing was put to a vote which resulted as follows: JOSEPH RUGGIERO, SUPERVISOR Voting: AYE ROBERT L. VALDATI, COUNCILMAN Voting: AYE VINCENT F. BETTINA, COUNCILMAN Voting: ABSENT JOSEPH P. PAOLONI, COUNCILMAN Voting: AYE MAUREEN McCARTHY, COUNCILWOMAN Voting: AYE Dated: Wappingers Falls, New York 9/28/2006 D The Resolution is hereby duly declared adopted. a, (2zdy� e�'N C. TERSON, TOWN CLERK