1997-12-08 RGMAGENDA
TOWN BOARD
TOWN OF WAPPINGER
SECOND MONDAY - WORKSHOP - MEETING
DECEMBER 8, 1997
6:30 p.m.
I. SUPERVISOR CALL MEETING TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO FLAG
3. INTERNAL DEPARTMENTAL BUSINESS
6:30 a. Introduce and set Public Hearing for Local Laws for
Rockingham Sewer 0 & M and Wappinger Sewer Improvement
Area #1 0 & M
b. A. Buckley, Compt. re: Correct funds for Castle Point
Bathroom Facilities by transfer of additional funds from
Parklands Deposit Trust.
c. Zvi Segal request permission to deposit Inspection Fees in
Installments due to winter conditions affecting construction,
and other recoimnendations for consideration by the Board
d. R. Holt, Rec. Ch. request encumbering of funds :for certain
Blacktop work
e. Request for return of Escrow Funds to Andlyn Associates for
Lots # 3 & 4, Mina Drive @ $1,000 each
6:40 Board discussion relating to FLEETWOOD WATER prior to the
INFORMATIONAL MEETING With Fleetwood Residents
4. PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL MEETING
7:30 Informational meeting with residents of Fleetwood Water District
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The Bi -Monthly Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger was
held on December 8, 1997 at the Town Hall at 20 Middlebush Road,
Wappingers Falls, New York. Supervisor Smith called the Meeting to order
at 6:30 P.M.
Present:
Constance Smith, Supervisor
Joseph Ruggiero, Councilman
Vincent Bettina, Councilman
June Visconti, Councilwoman
Elaine H. Snowden, Town Clerk
Others Present:
Al Roberts, Attorney to the Town
Jay Paggi, Engineer to the Town
Graham Foster, Highway Superintendent
Absent:
Robert Valdati, Councilman
The Supervisor requested all to join in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
Supervisor Smith announced Mr. Valdati was absent due to a personal
nature.
INTERNAL DEPARTMENTAL BUSINESS
The introduction of the proposed Local Laws for the reduction of rates for the
Rockingham Farms Sewer District and the Wappinger Sewer Improvement
Area #1 and to set a Public Hearing was placed before the Board.
SUPERVISOR SMITH informed the Board that she would like to set the
Public Hearings for the proposed Local Laws for the reduction of rates for
Rockingham Farms Sewer District, and Wappinger Sewer Improvement Area
#1 for December 22, 1997 to begin at 7:10 P.M. and 7:12 P.M. respectively.
COUNCILWOMAN VISCONTI moved to introduce the following Local Laws
for the decrease of rates for Rockingham Farms Sewer District and the
Wappinger Sewer Improvement Area #1 for December 22, 1997, and set the
Public Hearing for 7:10 P.M. and 7:12 P.M. respectively.
Seconded by Mr. Ruggiero
Motion Unanimously Carried
LOCAL LAW NO. _ OF THE YEAR 1997
AMENDING LOCAL LAW #12 OF 1984,
LOCAL LAW #9 OF 1988, LOCAL LAW #5 OF
1994, LOCAL LAW #1 OF 1996, AND LOCAL LAW
#2 OF 1997 WITH RESPECT TO THE ESTABLISHMENT
OF SEWER RATES FOR THE ROCKINGHAM
SEWER DISTRICT
BE IT ENACTED, by the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger, Dutchess
County, Dutchess County, New York, as follows:
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SECTION 1. Any and all prior laws establishing sewer rates for the
Rockingham Sewer District with the respect to residential uses is hereby
repealed, only with respect to sewer rates and the prior laws otherwise
confirmed.
SECTION 2. The following Sewer Rates are hereby established for the
Rockingham Sewer District:
A. RESIDENTIAL
1. Each residential unit connected to the system:
380.00 annually y and payable on a quarterly
basis.
SECTION 3. This Local Law shall take effect upon adoption and as
provided by Municipal Home Rule.
LOCAL LAW NO. OF THE YEAR 1997
A LOCAL LAW AMENDING LOCAL LAW #5 OF 1976
LOCAL LAW #14 OF 1984, LOCAL LAW #10 OF 1985
LOCAL LAW #10 OF 1988, LOCAL LAW #1 OF 1991
LOCAL LAW #2 OF 1992, LOCAL LAW #13 OF 1992
LOCAL LAW #2 OF 1996 AND LOCAL LAW #1 OF 1997
ON ESTABLISHING SEWER RATES IN THE
WAPPINGER SEWER IMPROVEMENT ARE #1
BE IT ENACTED, by the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger, Dutchess
County, New York, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 2 of Local Law #1 of the year 1997 is hereby
amended to read as follows:
SECTION 2. The following Sewer Rates are hereby amended to read as
follows:
A. RESIDENTIAL
1. Each residential unit connected to the system:
$380.00 flat rate annually and payable on a
quarterly basis.
SECTION 3. This Local Law shall take effect upon adoption and filing
as provided by Municipal Home Rule Law.
SUPERVISOR SMITH also announced that she wished to have a formal
Resolution on improvements for Fleetwood Water District on December 22,
1997, and set the Public Hearing on January 12, 1997.
COUNCILWOMAN VISCONTI moved to adopt a formal Resolution on
improvements for the Fleetwood Water District, on December 22, 1997 and
set the Public Hearing on January 12, 1997.
Seconded by Mr. Ruggiero
Motion Unanimously Carried
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A request from Ann Buckley, Comptroller to correct the funds for Castle
Point Bathroom Facilities. At the November 24, 1997 Meeting she made an
incorrect statement, for which she apologizes. The Community Development
Grant money of $30,000 (1996 Grant) and $20,000 (1997 Grant) are for this
project, however, $30,000 is allocated for the building and $20,000 is
allocated for the parking lot. Mrs. Buckley erred in presuming that the total
of $50,000 was allocated for the building cost. Because of this error, there is
a need to transfer an additional $20,000 from Parkland Deposit Trust to
cover the total bid of $73,970.00.
COUNCILMAN RUGGIERO moved to authorize the transfer of an additional
$20,000 from Parkland Deposit Trust as requested by Mrs. Buckley.
Seconded by Mr. Bettina
Motion Unanimously Carried
Next is correspondence from Svi Segal. It is the intention of Mr. Segal to
begin construction on the last remaining section of Sherwood Heights. His
plan is to install all the utilities such as sanitary sewer, water distribution
system, and storm sewer during this winter. In the Spring of 1998 he plans
to build the base of the road and install the binder course and bond the
remainder of the work. He received a letter from Jay Paggi, Engineer to the
Town that establishes the inspection fee for this section as $20,580. Mr.
Segal is requesting an escrow account to be established for this purpose. He
will deposit $5,000 into this account immediately and will make additional
deposits as required to pay the Engineer for time spent inspecting the
construction. The main reason Mr. Segal is requesting the escrow be paid in
installments, is in case of a severe winter where all construction is halted,
having $20,850 sitting idle is not The most efficient way of doing business.
COUNCILWOMAN VISCONTI moved to authorize deposit of inspection fees
to be paid in installments as requested by Mr. Segal.
Seconded by Mr. Ruggiero.
Motion Unanimously Carried
Mr. Segal would also like to propose that the criteria used to establish
construction cost and related inspection fees should be different than those
used to establish a bond amount. The construction cost for example, should
not include an increase of 3% inflation for two years or a 20% Zoning
Administration cost. The total cost for the two above items is approximately
$147,000 as per Mr. Pages attached letter. The cost for the Zoning
Administration office would be $114,340 and approximately $33,000 to cover
two years of inflation. The work is being done now and the Zoning
Administrators office is not involved. The bond amount should be higher
than the present construction cost in case of a developer's default in which
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case the work might have to be completed by the Town at a later date where
inflation costs and some cost to the Zoning Administrator's office are
justified.
COUNCILMAN RUGGIERO moved to authorize Attorney to the Town Al
Roberts, and Engineer to the Town, Jay Paggi, draft a Resolution adopting a
formal policy for escrow accounts.
Seconded by Mr. Bettina
Motion Unanimously Carried
Correspondence from Ralph Holt, Recreation Chairman. Earlier this year,
the Recreation Commission received permission to transfer $4,300.00 from
Parkland Funds to Recreation Account A-7110.4, to install blacktop and a
sub -base to a 20x100 area for handicap parking at Rockingham Park. To
date, this work was not completed, and with the current weather conditions,
the contractor is not expected to complete the job. In October, we also
received permission to obtain a P.O. in the amount of $2,875.00 for blacktop
work to be done in front of the stage at Schlathaus Park, with the money to
come from A-7110.2. Because of the early snow, this work could not be done.
Mr. Holt is requesting permission to encumber these funds in order to allow
Recreation to have the work done as soon as the weather permits, in 1998.
COUNCILWOMAN VISCONTI moved to approve the encumbrances of the
above funds, as requested by Ralph Holt, Recreation Chairman.
Seconded by Mr. Bettina
Motion Unanimously Carried
The last item for the Boards consideration is a request for the return of
Escrow Funds to Andlyn Associates for Lots #3 and #4, Mina Drive @ $1,000
each.
COUNCILMAN BETTINA moved to approve the return of Escrow Funds to
Andlyn Associates for Lots #3 and #4 Mina Drive, for a total of $2,000 upon
the recommendation of the Highway Superintendent, and acting Building
Inspector.
Seconded by Mrs. Visconti
Motion Unanimously Carried
At this time 6: 48 P.M. the Town Board sat for a briefing with Engineer to
the Town, Jay Paggi, and Attorney to the Town, Al Roberts for the purposes
of coordinating the presentation on the directions which the Fleetwood Water
District could, and/or would take for future water supply to the residents.
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A Public Informational Hearing with the Fleetwood residents started at 7:30
P.M. Presentations were made, and those wishing to speak either for, or
against, were heard.
The Meeting closed at 9:45 P.M.
aine H. Snowden
Town Clerk
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