1982-12-30 RGMThe Year End Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of
Wappinger was held on December 30, 1982 at zhe Town Hall,
Mill Street, Village of Wappingers Falls, Dutchess County,
New York.
Supervisor Diehl opened the meeting at 4:35 P.M.
Present:
Louis Diehl, Supervisor
Nicholas Johnson, Councilman
Gerard McCluskey, Councilman
Bernice Mills, Councilwoman
Frank Versace, Councilman
Elaine H. Snowden, Town Clerk
Others Present:
Henry Cuatt, Comptroller
This meeting had been set at the regular meeting of the Town
Board held December 13, 1982, for the purpose of closing out
the books for the year and making the necessary transfers.
The following transfer requests were submitted by the Comptroller
for the Board's consideration:
FROM: A1990.4 Contingency Amount
To:
A1355.2 Askessors & Equipment $ 16.00
A1450.4 Elections C.E. 543.00
A1620.4 Buildings 4,069.00
A1660.4 Central Storeroom 452.00
A1670.4 Central Print & Mail 500.00
A5132.4 Garage C.E. ,296.00
A9060.8 Hospital & Medical 826.00
$6,702.00
MR. JOHNSON moved that these transfers be approved and the
Comptroller be requested to provide a breakdown for the amounts
transferred from A1450.4, Elections, Contractual Expenses and
A1620.4, Buildings.
Seconded by Mr. McCluskey
Motion Unanimously Carried
The following transfer requests were submitted by the Comptroller
for the Board's Consideration:
FROM: B1990.4 Contingency Amount
TO:
B1420.4 Attorney $1,384.00
B3620.4 Building & Zoning CE 1,679.00
B7550.4 Celebrations CE 357.00
B9010.8 State Retirement 491.00
B9060.8 Hospital & Medical 3,502.00
$7,413.00
MR. JOHNSON moved that these transfers be approved and the
Comptroller be requested to provide a breakdown for the
amount transferred to B3620.4, Building and Zoning, Contractual
Expenses.
Seconded by Mr. Diehl
Motion Unanimously Carried
Further requests for transfers from the Comptroller were as
follows:
FROM: FRS Contingency CF1990.4
TO:
CF3520.4
CF5010.4
CF8160.4
Other Animal
Supt. of Highway C.E.
Landfill C.E.
$ 150.00
851.00
6,145.00
$7,146.00
MR. JOHNSON moved that these transfers be approved and the
Comptroller be requested to provide a breakdown for the amounts
transferred to CF5010.4, Superintendent of Highway, Contractual
and CF8160.4, Landfill, Contractual.
Seconded by Mr. McCluskey
Motion Unanimously Carried
FROM: SW1990.4 Water Contingency
TO:
SW8320.4 Oakwood -Water Source &
Supply 808.00
SW8310.4 C.W.W.-Water Adm. 1,597.00
SW8310.4 Watch Hill -Water Adm. 79.00
SW8340.4 Watch Hill -Water Distr. 477.00
2,961.00
FROM: SS1990.4 - Sewer Contingency
TO:
SS8110.4 Mid Point -Administration 291.00
SS8110.4 Fleetwood -Administration 236.00
SS8110.4 Wildwood-Administration 195.00
SS8110.4 . Sewer #1 -Administration 354.00
1,076.00
MRS. MILLS moved that approval on the transfers for the
Water and Sewer accounts be tabled until a complete breakdown
is provided by the Comptroller
Seconded by Mr. Versace
Motion Unanimously Carried
A list of bills to be encumbered were received from the
Recreation Commission"
Company Account Amount
Pine Plains Tractor
Miracle Recre. Equip.
Wappingers Central School
S&S Arts & Crafts
S&S Arts & Crafts
U.S. Games
A-1 Fence Co.(Robinson Lane)
Robert Baisley
N&S Supply
A7110.2
A7110.4
A7140.1
B7310.4
A7140.4
B7310.4
A7110.4
A7110.1
A7110.4
The Board requested that the Comptroller
$1,989.00
2,100.00
500.00
1,016.02
78.40
80.00
1,110.00
495.00
933.55
Flail Mower
Bleachers
Custodial Fees
Supplies
check these items
to make sure that all items have been received but at this
time had not been billed. It was also requested that the Budget for
1983 Recreation Commission be checked to determine if any of
the items were budgeted for 1983, or had been properly budgeted
for in 1982.
The following bill to be encumbered was received from the
Conservation Advisory Council:
Drainage Study A8090.4 $2,000.00
MR. JOHNSON moved to encumber the bill from the Conservation
Advisory Council for the Drainage Study as requested subject
to approval of the Engineer to the Town of this Study as
presented.
Seconded by Mr. Versace
Motion Unanimously Carried
The following bill to be encumbered was received from the
Fire Prevention Bureau:
Training Classes B3410.4 $ 150.00
MR. JOHNSON moved that the bill from the Fire Prevention
Bureau for Training Classes, B3410.4 in the amount of $150.00
be encumbered.
Seconded by Mr. McCluskey
Motion Unanimously Carried
The following bills to be encumbered were received from the
Highway Department:
DR5110.4
DB5120.4
DM5130.4
Spoor-Lasher Company
Queen City Distributors
$ 1,101.24
43.26
Montfort Bros. 78.00
Automotive Brake
B&K Auto Supply
Ralph C. Herman Co.
McCallum Chevrolet
H. 0. Penn
Walter Smith Welding
Urey Hardware
102.66
507.12
119.40
9.81
13.92
150.00
218.05
MR. JOHNSON moved to encumber all bills submitted by the
Highway Superintendent.
Seconded by Mr. McCluskey
Motion Unanimously Carried
At the regular meeting of the Town Board held December 13,
1982, Mr. Johnson was appointed to represent the Town in the
matter of the 345K Power Lines and Mr. Adams was authorized
to attend all meetings involved with this matter along with
Mr. Johnson. They were also authorized to set up a meeting
with Mr. Sives, an attorney from New York City who was
appointed for the PROTECT organization and discuss the possi-
bility of this attorney also representing the Town in their
opposition. Mr. Johnson assumed that the expenses involved
would be a Town charge and asked that the Board adopt a
resolution authorizing these expenditures.
MR. JOHNSON moved that the expenses incurred by them (Mr.
Johnson and Mr. Adams) in representing the Town of Wappinger
in their opposition of the 345K power lines in participation
with the PROTECT organization be a Town charge.
Seconded by Mr. McCluskey
0-MOtion Unanimously Carried
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The following resolution was offered by COUNCILMAN JOHNSON
who moved its adoption:
WHEREAS, application has been made to rezone certain
property known as the "Cornell -Drake property" from existing
R-40 zoning classification to a Pi -10 zoning classification,
and
WHEREAS, the Town Board has previously been designated
as the lead agency, and
WHEREAS, the applicant at the request of the Town Board
has caused to be submitted a document proposed by it to be
a draft environmental impact statement, and
WHEREAS, upon obtaining the said proposed draft environ-
mental impact statement, the town caused to be retained on
its behalf the firm of EcolSciences, Inc., and
WHEREAS, at a meeting conducted on or about December
20th, 1982 attended by members of the Town Board, the Planning
Board Chairman, the Chairman of the Environmental Advisory
Council and a representative of said firm, the proposed
document was "scoped" for the purpose of evaluating whether
it should be accepted as a draft EIS both for purposes of
the proposed rezoning and for the subsequent site plan
approval (if rezoning is first obtained), and
WHEREAS, after discussions had at that meeting,
recommendation was made by the consultant for the town that
the document as submitted by the applicant be accepted as
a draft environmental impact statement with additional
considerations to be addressed in the final environmental
impact statement,
NOW, BE IT RESOLVED that the document entitled "draft
environmental impact statement" dated November 3rd, 1982
and distributed on November 8th, 1982 as submitted by
Hayward and Pakan Associates be and hereby is deemed to be
accepted as the draft environmental impact statement for
the proposed rezoning and site plan approval, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the said draft environmental
impact statement be distributed in accordance with the regu-
lations of the Department of Environmental Conservation
(Part 617) governing review and as prescribed by Local Law
No. 2 of 1977 of the Town of Wappinger, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the environmental review
continue as prescribed by regulation and local law, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the list of comments on
further information, submitted by Lanny M. Katz, Ph.D.,
Senior Project Manager of Ecolsciences Environmental Group,
attached hereto, be and the same is hereby made part of this
resolution.
Seconded by: Councilwoman Mills
Roll Call Vote:
Supervisor Diehl Aye
Councilman Johnson Aye
Councilman McCluskey Aye
Councilwoman Mills Aye
Councilman Versace Aye
Comments on Further Information
The following are considered minor elements which should
be added to the Final EIS:
1. Because of the proposed project's proximity to the
residential area, a statement on what type of parking lot
lighting is being considered would be helpful.
2. One of the -major concerns was the effect on ground-
water resources. The Draft has stated that testing of the
wells are required. The Final EIS should confirm that usage
of these wells will not affect the capabilities of wells nearby.
3. Although no historic resources are on the site,
there are such resources nearby. The Final EIS should contain
a statement as to what procedures would be followed if historic
or archeological resources are uncovered during construction.
It should be noted that due to the site's distance from the
road this is thought unlikely.
4. It is assumed that the information given on-woils
was taken from the County Soil Survey. It is recommended
that the full description of soil characteristics be appended
to the document.
5. It is recognized that, overall, the environmental
impacts of the project are not significant. However, during
construction localized impacts can be rather severe if not
properly mitigated where possible. Expansion of,the section
on mitigating measures is recommended as regards the following:
a. Measure to limit excessive noise
b. Specific erosion/sedimentation controls during
construction.
c. Protective measures to limit damage to trees left
standing within construction area.
d. Measures to limit dust generation during construction.
e. Traffic safety and accommodation during construction
of new passing lanes and turn lanes where they will
be constructed.
6. It is recognized that the applicant is interested in
developing this property for commercial purposes and the section
on alternatives fully explores the applicant's options both in
terms of alternative sites and alternative design. However,
the section on alternative land use (R-20 type development)
should be expended for comparative purposes. This should
include rough estimates on numbers of dwellings, revenue
generated for the Town of Wappinger (similar to that shown
on pg. VI -7), implementability of such development, and
comparative environmental impacts.
There was no other business to come before the Board.
MR. MCCLUSKEY moved to close the Special Meeting, seconded by
Mr. Johnson and unanimously carried.
The meeting closed at 5:02 P.M.
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Elaine H. Snowden
Town Clerk
Year End Meeting 12/30/82