1986-05-19 RGMAGENDA
TOWN BOARD
BIMONTHLY MEETING
MAY 19, 1986
1. SUPERVISOR CALL MEETING TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO FLAG
3. ACCEPT MINUTES May 5, 1986 Reg.
4. REPORTS OF OFFICERS: Tax Receiver, Hydrant Report
5. PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS
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Proclaimation by Supervisor - National Safe Boating Week 6-1 to 6-7
Request from Tax Receiver to attend 2 -day seminar in Albany
June 23rd & 24th
Justice Court requests permission to attend seminar on
"Community Response to Domestic Violence" on 5-30
James A. Klein re: Fieldstone Farms Pumping Station
J. Paggi, Engineer Report re: Town Hall Site
Mary'& Joe Healy - 2 Fenmore Dr. re; Permission to hook into
Town Sewer System
Helen M. Weissberg - 2 Thornacres Rd. - Permission for a block
Party July 4th
M. J. Mignogna, Regional Traffic Engineer - re: Traffic Signal
Installation Rte. 376 & Lake Walton Rd./Robinson Lane
Resignation of Frank Presti from Recreation Commission
Paint Water Storage Tanks Central Wappinger Water Imp. Area
Eng. Report on Sand Filters for Rockingham & Mid Point Park
Eng. Report on Fleetwood & Oakwood Water
J. Paggi, Eng. re: Water Usage Central Wappinger Water Imp. Area
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6. COMMITTEE REPORTS
7. RESOLUTIONS
8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Mahar re -zoning
9. NEW BUSINESS
10. ADJOURNMENT
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The Regular Bimonthly Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of
Wappinger was held on May 19, 1986, at the Town Hall, Mill Street,
Wappingers Falls, Dutchess County, New York.
Supervisor Paino opened the meeting at 7:34 P.M.
Present:
Irene Paino, Supervisor
Joseph Bracone, Councilman
Vincent Farina, Councilman
David Reis, Councilman
June Visconti, Councilwoman
Elaine H. Snowden, Town Clerk
Others Present:
Joseph E. Paggi, Jr. Engineer
Kenneth Croshier, Highway Superintendent
The meeting started with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
Mrs. Paino asked those present to join the Town Board in a moment
of silence for the residents and the Town.
The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of May 5th, 1986, having
previously been forwarded to all Board Members, were now placed
before them for their consideration.
MR. FARINA moved that the Minutes of the May 5th, 1986 Meeting be
and they are hereby approved, as submitted by the Town Clerk.
Seconded by Mr. Reis
Motion Unanimously Carried
Reports received for the month of April were the Receiver of Taxes
and the Hydrant Report.
MR. REIS moved to accept the reports and place them on file.
Seconded by Mr. Bracone
Motion Unanimously Carried
Petitions & Communications ---
A request was received from Charles Cortellino for the Supervisor
to proclaim National Safe Boating Week June 1st thru June 7th, 1986.
The following Proclamation was offered by SUPERVISOR PAINO who
moved its adoption:
WHEREAS, in these unsettled world times, individual attitudes
would seem to provide unprecedented occasion for accidents, and
WHEREAS, the U. S. Coast Auxiliary, the U. S. Power Squadron
and the F. C. C. are sponsoring the intended use of Channel 16
for emergency radio communications only, resulting in our Waterways
having a relatively safe and almost accident free record,
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Irene M. Paino, Supervisor of the Town of
Wappinger, do hereby proclaim the week of June 1st to June 7th,
1986 as NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK in the Town of Wappinger, and
ask all our citizens to support this worthwhile project.
Seconded by: Councilwoman Visconti
Roll Call Vote: 5 Ayes 0 Nays
A request was received from Cecile Hawksley, Receiver of Taxes
to attend a two day seminar for Tax Collecting Officer in Albany,
New York on June 23rd & 24th, 1986.
MR. FARINA moved to grant Mrs. Hawksley permission to attend
the seminar in Albany on June 23rd and 24th and her legitimate
expenses would be a Town charge.
Seconded by Mr. Bracone
Motion Unanimously Carried
Mr. Farina noted that the legitimate expenses would be $.22 per
mile for transportation, $35.00 per day for meals, $50.00 per
day for lodging, as indicated on the brochure and $30.00 for
registration fee.
A request was received from our Town Justices Francese and Wolfson
for court personnel to attend a seminar at Dutchess County College
on May 30, 1986 relating to "Community Response to Domestic Violence."
MR. FARINA moved to grant permission to court personnel to attend
the seminar at Dutchess County College on May 30, 1986 and they
be reimbursed by the Town for the $7.50 registration fee.
Seconded by Mrs. Visconti
Motion Unanimously Carried
A letter was received from James Klein regarding consideration
by the Board to accept the pump station at Fieldstone Farms;
he indicated in his letter the work that has been completed
as required by the Engineer.
Mr. Paggi noted that he had not made a site inspection since
there were still some items of concern and recommended that the
Town not accept the pumping station at this time.
MR. FARINA moved to table action on acceptance of the pumping
station pending a report from the Engineer that the work has
been completed.
Seconded by Mrs. Paino
Motion Unanimously Carried
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A report was received from the Engineer which itemized the site
work that required completion at the new Town Hall.
MR. REIS moved to receive the letter and place it on file, also,
forward a letter to Hayward and Pakan requesting that they submit
a final punch list to the Supervisor by the end of this week and
include both the site work and the interior work.
Seconded by Mr. Farina
Motion Unanimously Carried
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Healy wrote to the Board requesting permission
to hook up with the Town sewer system due to problems they are
having with their septic. Mrs. Paino noted that the property
is in the Wappinger Sewer Improvement Area #1 and the Healys
have lived there for many years.
MRS. PAINO moved to grant permission to Mr. & Mrs. Healy to hook
up to the Wappinger Sewer Improvement Area #1
Seconded by Mr. Farina
Motion Unanimously Carried
Mrs. Helen Weissberg at 2 Thorn Acres Road, wrote to the Board
requesting permission to hold a block party in that street on
July 4th, 1986.
MR. REIS moved to grant permission for the residents to hold
their block party and indicate that it will be their responsibility
to notify the Chelsea Fire Company, police agencies and the ambulance
company of this event and keep a fire lane open for emergency access
at all times during that day.
Seconded by Mr. Bracone
Motion Unanimously Carried
We recently wrote to the New York State Department of Transportation
requesting the priority status of a traffic signal for Route 376/
Lake Walton Road/Robinson Lane. Mr. Mignogna, Regional Traffic
Engineer indicated in his response that he could not give a more
definite time frame other than late in 1987.
MR. BRACONE moved to receive this correspondence and place it on
file.
Seconded by Mrs. Visconti
Motion Unanimously Carried
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A letter of resignation was received from Frank Presti, member
of the Recreation Commission, as follows:
May 2, 1986
Ms. Irene Paino
Town Hall
Mill Street
Wappingers Falls, NY 12590
SUBJECT: TERMINATION OF SERVICES
Dear Ms. Paino:
I will be moving from the Wappingers Falls area May 10, 1986.
Since I no longer will be a town resident as of that date I must
regretfully submit my resignation.
I will be living nearby and expect to be called in regard to
some of the projects I worked on that are not, as yet, wrapped
up. I also tried to nominate some one to be considered for
my vacated post - to no avail.
My best wishes to Ralph Holt as the new Town Recreation Director.
Sincerely,
s/ Frank P. Presti
MR. REIS moved to accept Mr. Presti's resignation as a member of
the Town Recreation Commission and forward a letter to him thanking
him for his many years of service on that Commission.
Seconded by Mr. Farina
Motion Unanimously Carried
The following resolution was offered by COUNCILMAN REIS who moved
its adoption:
RESOLVED, that Nancy Drennan be and she is hereby appointed
to fill the vacancy on the Recreation Commission of the Town of
Wappinger which has occurred by reason of the resignation of
Frank Presti, and it furtheris
RESOLVED that the said Nancy Drennan is hereby appointed
to the said Recreation Commission for the balance of Mr. Presti's
term which shall expire May 1, 1988.
Seconded by: Councilman Farina
Roll Call Vote: 5 Ayes 0 Nays
Mr. Reis noted that Mrs. Drennan has a recreation background;
she spent two years with the Town of Cortlandt Recreation Commission
as daytime coordinator and another two years as the Assistant to
the Director of daytime recreation. He felt she would be an asset
to our Recreation Commission.
A project to paint the water storage tanks in the Central Wappinger
Water Improvement Area was placed before the Board for their con-
sideration. Mrs. Paino explained that she had requested the Engineer
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to present these specifications to the Board. They included
two water tanks, the one is a million gallon storage tank located
on Hilltop Drive, the second is a half million tank located on
Maxwell Place.
Mr. Paggi explained that his office had prepared the specifications
and if authorized by the Town Board, the bids would be advertised
with an approximate opening date of June 20th, 1986. The contractor
will be given twelve working days to complete the project; because
of the need for the storage within the system, time is of the
essence. He then explained the procedure the contractor would
follow.
MRS. PAINO moved to authorize the Engineer to the Town to go to
bid on Painting the Storage Tanks in Central Wappinger Water
Improvement Area.
Seconded by Mr. Farina
Motion Unanimously Carried
The second report from the Engineer related to the reconstruction
of the sand filters at Rockingham and Mid -Point Park. At the
request of the Town Board and the New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation, Mr. Paggi has prepared the report
and bid documents for this project. It has been previously
submitted to the Dutchess County Department of Health and verbal
approval has been received; the formal approval is forthcoming.
Mr. Paggi went into detail on the procedure they would follow,
noting that they had determined through testing, that the existing
sand is inadequate. The D.E.C. has been notified of this project
and they are in complete agreement with the proposed work. If
the Town Board approves, the Engineer will proceed with the
bidding process.
MRS. PAINO moved to authorize the Engineer to the Town to go to
bid on rebuilding the sand filters at the Rockingham and Mid -Point
Park plants.
Seconded by Mr. Farina
Motion Unanimously Carried
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The next report from the Engineer related to the Fleetwood and
Oakwood Knolls Water Districts. Testing in Fleetwood has determined
that there is a high concentration of iron and manganese in well #1,
above the allowable limits for New York State water. Two methods
of treatment have been proposed --manganese green sand filter and
activated carbon filtration. Based on their study of capital costs
and operation and maintenance costs of the two treatments, they
have determined that the manganese green sand filter will be the
most appropriate type method for removal of these minerals. Mr.
Paggi informed the Board that the report is available for their
review and includes the capital costs and 0 & M costs for this
type of treatment.
The water was also tested in Fleetwood and found to have a high
concentration of hydrogen sulfide. After studying four types of
treatment, they have narrowed it down to a choice of two --one,
the green sand filtration (the same treatment proposed for Oakwood)
the second being diffused aeration. At this point the capital costs
of both methods are in the same range and the 0 & M costs on the
green sand filter is higher, however if the gas that is given off
as a by product of the diffused aeration system is over a certain
limit, it will have to be treated. It is his opinion that the 0 & M
cost of the diffused aeration system would be higher than the green
sand method if it is determined the gas has to be treated; that being
the case, they will recommend the green sand filter method. Further
lab work will be done and he expects to have a final report to the
Board by the second meeting in June.
When this information is available, Mrs. Paino will set up another -
work shop meeting with the Town Board, the Engineer and the residents
of that area.
For the past few months, the Engineer has been working in conjunction
with Camo Pollution Control and our Water and Sewer Billing Clerk
on water usage in Central Wappinger Water Improvement Area. His
report that was forwarded to the Town Board indicates that the
figures he was supplied with represent a 40% water loss in the
system. This leakage is excessive, according to his report, and
should be corrected; he strongly recommended that the Town imple-
ment a leak detection study, the first step in the process of
correcting the water loss.
MR. BRACONE moved to authorize the Engineer to the Town to conduct
a leak detection study in Central Wappinger Water Improvement Area.
Seconded by Mr. Reis
The following letter was received:
Motion Unanimously Carried
May 19, 1986
irr To: Town Clerk Elaine Snowden
From: Councilman Joseph Bracone
Dear Elaine,
I hereby tender my resignation from the Board of Ethics.
It was a pleasure to serve as past Councilman Jerry McCluskey's
appointment. Thank you.
Sincerely
s/ Joseph Bracone
Councilman Bracone offered the name of Arthur Walker as his
appointment to the Board of Ethics.
Committee Reports ---
Mr. Bracone, Drainage, requested the Engineer to give a report on
the Hilltop Drainage Project.
Mr. Paggi referred to the previous work shop meeting at which time
this project was discussed with the Town Board and the residents
of the area who were in attendance. Notice of this meeting had
previously been sent to all adjoining property owners. He noted
that this project had been let out to bid in the latter part of
1985 and only one bid was received; it was now up to the Board to
decide if they wished to rebid the work.
MR. BRACONE moved to authorize the Engineer to the Town to go to
bid on the Hilltop Drive Drainage Project.
Seconded by Mr. Reis
Motion Unanimously Carried
Mr. Reis, Water and Sewer, reported that there was a problem in
Ward 2 on Marlyn Drive over the weekend and he expressed his thanks
to our Engineer, Jay Paggi and Mike Tremper from Camo Pollution
Control for addressing this problem this morning. He had a call
from the resident who was very pleased with the help they gave her.
Mr. Farina, Water and Sewer, reported that there have been complaints
regarding water leakage on Kent Road and it is being addressed by
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our Engineer. Mr. Paggi added that Camo Pollution Control had
excavated there last week and could not find a leak. Mrs. Paino
had also contacted Camo Pollution Control and they indicated they
would have another firm come in by the end of the week and try to
detect the leak in that area. Apparently they have more sophisticated
equipment which may be more successful in finding the leak. Mrs.
Paino noted that it seems to have dried up today, probably due to
the weather.
Mrs. Visconti had no reports for this meeting.
Unfinished Business--=
MRS. PAINO moved to table action on the Mahar Rezoning Request.
Seconded by Mr. Reis
Motion Unanimously Carried
In response to a request from a resident, Mrs. Visconti requested
that a letter be directed to the Dutchess County Department of
Public Works requesting that they replace a "Yield" sign on
Brothers Road at its intersection with Myers Corners Road, with a
"Stop" sign.
Another complaint received by Mrs. Visconti was in reference to
the dirt road at DeGarmo Plaza which was, apparently, being used
as ingress and egress to the Plaza. This creates a hazardous
situation as it results in a dust storm from vehicles entering
and exiting on to the main highway. She asked that a letter be
directed to the owners of the parcel requesting that they remedy
the unauthorized use of this road and enforce the designated
ingress and egress to and from DeGarmo Plaza.
New Business ---
Mr. Farina brought up the matter of the proposed installation of
radar equipment promised by the Federal Aviation Administration
and suggested that they request a follow-up on this installation.
MR. FARINA moved to request the Federal Aviation Administration to
provide the Town Board with an update on the scheduled radar
equipment installation at Stewart Airport.
Seconded by Mrs. Paino
Motion Unanimously Carried
MRS. PAINO moved that a letter be directed to James Spratt,
Commissioner of Dutchess County Department of Public Works,
requesting that the "Yield" sign on Wheeler Hill Road be
replaced with a "Stop" sign_at its intersection with Old Hopewell Road.
Seconded by Mr. Farina
Motion Unanimously Carried
The reason for this action, Mrs. Paino noted, was due to a number
of accidents recently at that location, also the site distance is
poor; she felt it would be in the best interests of those who
utilize this road.
A late communication was received from the Licensing Division of
the New York State Power Authority which Mrs. Paino felt should
be addressed at this meeting due to the thirty day allowable time
for comments. The Notice enclosed with the communication provides
the specific location of wire pulling sites and requested comments
regarding these locations, relating to the March -South 345 Power
Lines.
MRS. PAINO moved to refer the correspondence to the Highway
Superintendent and the Engineer to the Town for their review
and comments, if necessary, should be forwarded to the Licensing
Division of PASNY.
Seconded by Mr. Reis
Motion Unanimously Carried
There was no other business to come before the Board.
MR. REIS moved to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Mr. Farina and
unanimously carried.
The meeting adjourned at 8:20 P.M.
Reg. Mtg. 5/19/86
Elaine H. Snowden
Town Clerk