1999-12-13 RGMCONSTANCE O. SMITH
SUPERVISOR
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December 7, 1999
TOWN OF WAPPINGER
MEMO TO: Town Board
Attorney to Town
Engineer to Town
Media
FROM: Constance O. Smith
RE: WORKSHOP AGENDA
MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1999
7:30 PM
Discussions:
SUPERVISOR'S OFFICE
20 MIDDLEOUSH ROAD
P.O. BOX 324
WAPPINGERS FALLS, NY 12590.0324
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*Lehigh Landscaping ---Snow plowing Emergency Services Bldg.
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*Meadowood Subdivision
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The Workshop Meeting of the Town of Wappinger was held on December 13,
1999 at the Town Hall, 20 Middlebush Road, Wappingers Falls, New York.
Supervisor Smith opened the meeting at 7:30 p.m.
Present:
Constance Smith, Supervisor
Robert Valdati, Councilman
Joseph Ruggiero, Councilman
Joseph Paoloni, Councilman
Others Present:
Jay Paggi, Engineer to the Town
Al Roberts, Attorney to the town
Graham Foster, Highway Superintendent
Absent:
Vincent Bettina, Councilman
Supervisor announced that Mr. Bettina is absent tonight due to a family
emergency.
The first item for discussion is MVK. Supervisor Smith announced that we
already authorized the Attorney to the Town Al Roberts to proceed in regard
to the violation if MVK did not follow the proposal that he was given. He did
in the beginning, but now we received a letter from the Zoning Administrator
explaining that MVK failed to submit the last payment of $1,000. Discussion
followed.
COUNCILMAN RUGGIERO moved to authorize Al Roberts, Attorney to the
Town to apply to State Supreme Court to close that portion of the MVK
business in order to make him comply with the Zoning Laws.
Seconded by Mr. Valdati
Motion Unanimously Carried
COUNCILMAN RUGGIERO moved to authorize Attorney to the Town to go
after the money that is still due.
Seconded by Mr. Valdati
Motion Unanimously Carried
The next item on the agenda is the Lehigh Landscaping contract for the
Emergency Services Building. Graham Foster, Highway Superintendent
explained that it was his understanding, when the board agreed on the
hiring of two additional men for Highway, that Highway would plow and
sand the Emergency Services Building.
COUNCILMAN RUGGIERO moved to authorize Supervisor Smith send a
letter to Lehigh Landscaping informing him that the Highway Department
would take care of the sanding and plowing the Emergency Services
Building.
Seconded by Mr. Paoloni
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Motion Unanimously Carried
Supervisor Smith announced that Toll Brothers were scheduled to be on the
tonight's agenda, but they called and asked to be removed.
COUNCILMAN RUGGIERO moved to authorize Attorney to the Town, Al
Roberts to defend and ratify the actions taken in bringing the application to a
preliminary injunction against PIQWON.
Seconded by Mr. Paoloni
Motion Unanimously Carried
COUNCILMAN RUGGIERO moved to authorize Attorney to the Town, Al
Roberts to defend the Town of Wappinger in the Alpine lawsuit.
Seconded by Mr. Valdati
Motion Unanimously Carried
Next is Jay Paggi, Engineer to the Town. At the October Workshop, Mr.
Paggi was authorized to revise sections of the Map Plan and Report for the
Wappinger Water Improvement 99-2. The proposed improvements called for
in the October 11th proposal to the Town, which included 3 additional wells
at the Atlas well field, bringing the total to 5, the construction of an
appropriate size clear well and water storage facility at the Atlas site. This
would allow for the efficient pumping of that water from there to a dedicated
tank line to a new one main gallon storage facility at the Cider Mill Loop site.
Discussion followed. Also discussed was the testing of giardia .
COUNCILMAN RUGGIERO wished to know is there was any way we can
mandate the testing of giardia and cryptosporidium on a regular basis to all
our systems. Discussion followed.
COUNCILMAN RUGGIERO moved to authorize Attorney to the Town Al
Roberts to draft a local law for the testing of giardia and cryptosporidium
once every three months for all of our municipal wells in the town.
Seconded by Mr. Paoloni
Motion Unanimously Carried
COUNCILMAN RUGGIERO moved to authorize Engineer to the Town Jay
Paggi, revise the 99-2 Map, Plan and Report to include the new well at
Rockingham in the 99-3 proposal.
Seconded by Mr. Paoloni
Motion Unanimously Carried
COUNCILMAN PAOLONI moved to investigate the cost of a new tank in
Rockingham versus repairing the existing tank to include in 99-2 report.
Seconded by Mr. Ruggiero
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Motion Unanimously Carried
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Next is.discussion on the Meadowood Subdivision. Jay Paggi, Engineer to
the Town informed the board that the developer of Meadowood, Steve
Domber had two questions. The first question has to do with water, and Mr.
Domber had made a presentation to the town regarding his donation on the
completion of the existing water supply well, that will be tied into the
existing Rockingham distribution system, and the water would in turn allow
Mr. Domber to extend service out of Central Wappinger to approximately 25
to 30 lots within his subdivision, and also lots within the proposed Shamrock
Subdivision. The well has capacity of in excess of 200,000 gallons per day
and the remainder of the source would be used to augment the existing
Rockingham usage, and somewhat replace the existing well. The second
question is a request to tie into the sanitary sewer line. Mr. Paggi explained
that the Meadowood Subdivision is included in the Map, Plan and Report for
Phase 3A of the Wappinger Sewer Transmission Treatment Improvement. In
fact it was included at the then density, of 79 lots. Mr. Domber explained he
would like to hookup by midsummer of the year 2000. Discussion followed.
COUNCILMAN VALDATI moved to authorize Supervisor Smith contact Tri -
Municipal to get permission for temporary usage of sewer and water, and
authorize the Attorney to the Town, Al Roberts to work with Mr. Domber so
he can have in place, the proper deeding or a memo of understanding that
this will be done, and we are in accord that Mr. Domber should proceed with
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this proposal.
Seconded by Mr. Ruggiero
Motion Unanimously Carried
Mr. Domber wished to know if Engineer to the Town, Jay Paggi could work
on the design. Supervisor Smith explained, we can not dictate to Mr. Paggi
what to do, its up to him if he wishes to do it. Discussion followed.
Mr. Domber explained he may look for another partner to do this with, rather
than Shamrock, if his approvals are not moving along, or if Mr. Buyakowski
changes his mind, and wants reassurance that there is a certain amount of
gallonage that he can reserve for himself. Discussion followed
COUNCILMAN VALDATI moved to rescind his motion for contacting Tri -
Muni for temporary usage of sewer pending Mr. Domber's written request to
the town as to what he would like reserve for himself.
Seconded by Mr. Ruggiero
Motion Unanimously Carried
Next is a request from Mr. Terwilliger, Comptroller, for a transfer of
$75,000 from A Fund to the Central Wappinger Emergency District #1 on a
temporary basis, until new District's funding is in place. This will enable the
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town to pay bills it has incurred in the drilling of the two new wells at the
Atlas Well site.
COUNCILMAN RUGGIERO moved to authorize the Mr. Terwilliger to
transfer $75,000 from A Fund to the Central Wappinger Emergency District
#1 on a temporary basis, until new District's funding is in place.
Seconded by Mr. Valdati
Motion Unanimously Carried
At this time 8:35 p.m., COUNCILMAN RUGGIERO moved to go into
Executive Session for consultation with Attorney, to the Town, regarding the
Assessor, and his court report on PIQWON.
Seconded by Mr. Valdati
Motion Unanimously Carried
The meeting reconvened at 9:32 p.m. with all board members present, except
Mr. Bettina. THERE WAS NO ACTION TAKEN AT THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION.
COUNCILMAN RUGGIERO moved to close the meeting, seconded by Mrs.
Smith.
The meeting adjourned at 9:32 p.m.
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Elaine H. Snowden
Town Clerk