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1979-09-10 RGMi4 AGENDA TOWN BOARD TOWN OF WAPPINGER SEPTEMBER 10, 1979 1. SUPERVISOR CALL MEETING TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3 ACCEPT MINUTES August 13, 1979 4. REPORTS OF OFFICERS Town Justices Bldg/Zng Receiver of Taxes Hydrant Report 5. PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS a. Serenity Mission Residents - Mr. & Mrs. Hogan re: Snow Maintenance of roads & School bus being able to pick up in development. b. Town Highway Crew c. Resignation of James Porter - Planning Board Member d. Judge Francese requests attendance at Magistrates Association Seminar with Clerical personnel e. American Heart Asscn. Bik-a-thon f. Tax Reviews (4): Leemilts Petroleum, Imperial GardensCo. Benderson Dev. Corp. Ed & Joan Sailer g. Hans Gunderud, Bldg/Zng: 1. request designation of official to handle disposition of abandoned vehicles 2. Status of Mid -Hudson Salvage Yd. License 3. Recommendations on Proposed Ordinance for Water & Sewer Repairs 4. Request for Deputy Bldg/Zng h. Haywood & Pakan representing Sailer/L.O.L.OA. Subd. request letter from Town acknowledging 5 lots of Subd. will be serviced by CW O & WSImp. 6. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES 7. RESOLUTIONS 8. a. M. Ryan request for Transfers b. H.J. Maurer request for add'l money for Gen. Maint. Accnt C. Es.-_,L..1.1.-4-wrmxi.ion of CWW Imp. #1A d. tirrrn-1-1-vsg--ttes-. for CWW-1A e. Sewer & Water Repairs Ordinance - Introduce & set P.H. f. AppointDog Enumerators g. Request of Judge Bulger for appointment of an addil part time clerk h. Direct Assessor to prepare Benefit Assessment Rolls i. Application for Peddlers License - Harry Ackerman j. Introduce Amendment to Local Law on dog license fees - Purebred License increase of fees FINISHED BUSINESS a. Gregory Sarno re: Dana Place drainage b. Allison Knox, DVM re; permission to become tenant to RFSD & CWW 9. NEW BUSINESS 10. ADJOURNnENT 1 III III II 111111111 AMMIIIMMIL The Regular Meeting of theTown Board of the Town of Wappinger was held September 10, 1979, at Town Hall, Mill Street, Village of Wappingers Falls, butchess County, New York. Supervisor Diehl opened the meeting at 8:11 P.M. Present: Louis Diehl, Supervisor Leif Jensen, Councilman Nicholas Johnson, Councilman Bernice Mills, Councilwoman Janet Reilly, Councilwoman Elaine Snowden, Town Clerk Others Present: Rudolph Lapar, Engineer to the Town William Horton, Superintendent of Highways Jon H. Adams, Attorney to the Town The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of August 13, 1979, having previously been sent to the Town Board Members, were now placed before them for their consideration. MR. JENSEN moved that the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of August 13, 1979, be approved, as submitted by the Town Clerk, subject to correction of date on Page 2 which should read, "August 14, 1978", rather than August 14, 1979. Seconded by Mrs. Reilly Motion Unanimously Carried Reports were received from Building Inspector and Zoning Adminis- trator for the month of August, Receiver of Taxes and the Hydrant Report for August. Mr. Diehl noted that on the Hydrant Report Mr. Horton reported that the hydrant at 16 Namoth Road is cracked and does not drain properly; the hydrant at 10 Pye Lane is buried up to the steamer caps, and the hydrant at 8 Rich Drive is inaccessible due to a spreading yew which surrounds it. MR. DIEHL moved that Mx. Horton supply his office with the names and addresses so that these residents can be notified to correct these problems with the hydrants. Seconded by Mrs. Mills Motion Unanimously Carried MR. JOHNSON moved to accept and place the aforementioned reports on file. Seconded by Mrs. Mills Motion Unanimously Carried A letter and petition was received from the residents of Serenity Mission regarding snow removal and sanding of roads for this winter, completion of the roads and proper maintenance in order that the school busses have access into the development. Mr. & Mrs. James Hogan were present to speak on behalf of the residents. Mr. Diehl, before recognizing Mr. Hogan, wished to discuss the intent of the Town Board. MR. DIEHL moved that the Town, through the Highway Department, will, under emergency conditions, if the roads are not completed and accepted, take the necessary action to see that these roads are kept clear of snow and ice and in safe condition. Seconded by Mr. Jensen Motion Unanimously Carried Before Mr. Jensen seconded this motion, he noted that the Town had passed a Developers Snow Pldwing Maintenance Ordinance last year setting fines for developers who do not plow their roads, and with that intent, he would support this motion. Mr. Hogan, being recognized by the Chair, then spoke to the Board and had questions he wanted answers to. Mr. Diehl had written to Mr. Adams of the Wappinger School Department of Transportation assuring him that the Town of Wappinger would by emergency action declare the roads in this development unsafe for residents and they would provide safe travel conditions for residents, Fire Equipment, Ambulance and School Bus service. He had a verbal approval from Mr. Adams, but nothing in writing, he told Mr. Hogan when asked what the reply was (Mr. Diehl had sent the Hogans a copy of this letter). He intended to pursue this with Mr. Adns and when he received a written reply, he would provide copies to them. Mr. Hogan then wanted to know what the Board would consider "an emer- gency". If the roads were not safe for residents, Fire Trucks, Ambulance, School bus, etc. this would constitute an emergency situation, was the answer he received. Mx. Hogan then asked the status of the road bond. Mr. Adams could give no time table on 4 this, just that action was started. Mr. Hogan then commented on the dumping that was going on at the end of Larissa Lane and wished the Zoning Administrator to be aware of this. They had noted a blue van and had the license number of this vehicle. Diehl asked that they convey this information to Mr. Gunderud. Mr. Hogan then asked when the abandoned construction trailer would be removed. There was a question as to whether the trailer was on the developer's property or on a Central Hudson easement. Santo Calabro, 23 Elizabeth Terrace, stated that he was under the impression that Reigger Development had bought Reissler's holdings in Serenity Mission, and if this was the case, he would own the trailer and be the one responsible to remove it. Mr. Pagones, County Legislator, arrived at the meeting with a report from the County Legislature meeting that afternoon. He reported briefly on the solid waste problem. He presented a summary of a feasibility study that had been made on the pyrolysis method of disposing of solid waste; this was done through a Federal grant to the County. This report stated that such a plant could be completed in 1984 and would cost approximately $29 million, $16 million would be paid by us, $13 million by the state; it would employ approximately 37 employees, tipping fee would be $16 a ton, annual operating costs would be roughly $500,000.00 In response to this study, they conducted a series of hearings which was attended by Town Boards and interested citizens throughout the county. He attended one of the hearings last week, and the one thing that disturbed him was the fact that there was 411010 not one pyrolysis facility operating in the entire world at this time. Also, these figures could not be considered accurate, or even approximate, since a facility, if started in 1979 would not be completed until 1984. They intend to try to acquire additional information about other solid waste resource recovery systems which he believes to be the most practical and economical and useful system to solve the particular problems in this County. Mr. Pagones concluded by saying that he hoped to have something 5 more definite to report in the coming months. The Highway Department employees requested to be on the agenda for this meeting to address the Town Board on subjects of concern to them. John Buckley was the spokesman for the group and his first complaint was that after having an informal session with the Town Board to discuss items of the personnel policy, everything was left unanswered, with a promise of getting back to them. As of this date, the Board has not contacted them to set up another meeting. The specific problems related to benefits, not to wages, namely, sick day accumulation of 120 days; he had asked the Board to up this to 165 days --no reply on this. Mx. Diehl informed him that there had been no action on this, it has not been denied, it is still under consideration. Mr. Buckley reiterated that they have had plenty of time to think about it and they would like an answer. At this point, Mr. Johnson inter- jected his feelings that the Board has had a number of personnel meetings with those employees who had concerns. He agreed that areas of the policy needed modification for some departments; he stated that the Board would probably not change any items of this policy until they were considering the budget for 1980. He felt there were some good points that the highway men had brought up, there were also some items that needed more discussion. Before they came up with a new package, Mr. Johnson said they would meet with the men. He went on to say they could not change policies at this time of the year, and the Board felt that the highway had not lost one nickel ---Mr. Buckley quickly stated that he could prove they had lost more than that. He added that the Board had taken away their six (6) personal days; that was something they received years ago in lieu of a raise, it was not up to the Board to take this item from them. Mr. Diehl wished to clarify this statement; he noted that the personal days were now up to the Department Head and there was no limit on them --it could be 6 or 10 or 12 or more, if the Department Head felt the employee needed a personal day, he could give as many as needed. He then complained about the health insurance plan. The Town had had a lot of problems with this new plan and the highway crew 6 seemed to be having the most difficulty with this transition. Mr. Diehl agreed with this, but was doing everything possible to rectify this. Mr. Buckley then commented that they felt the Board should have let the employees have a say in this matter. He went on to say that the Town had a very peaceful highway crew for many years; this year they changed everything and the men wanted to be treated fair. The discussion continued between Mr. Diehl and Mr. Buckley on the same issues, and Mr. Diehl spoke for himself until Mx. Buckley asked for some comments from the other members of the Board. Mr. Jensen then spoke to them on these issues and reminded them that at the time these items came up, he told them it could not be rectified until 1980 and as far as the insurance carrier problem went, it was not the fault of the Town Board, but everything was being done to straighten this matter out. Mr. Jensen then tried to tell Mr. Buckley that they were actually gaining by the policy set for personal days; he said they did not set the number, it was left up to the discretion of the department head. Mx. Jensen felt that the number "6" was not a magical number, it was not there to be used as they felt like it; the Board left it up to the Department Head to determine if the employee needed a personal day, and if so, he would grant it, it did not matter how many there were, as long as they were needed, the time would be available for the employee to take. This went back and forth, with nothing resolved and Mr. Diehl interjected to say that all they wanted at this time was statements from whomever wished to speak and state their particular grievance. He then told the men he would arrange a meeting with them and the Board to see if they could resolve these problems. Mr. Lloyd Anderson asked the Board why they changed insurance carriers. Mr. Diehl answered that at the time it was thought to be for the best interests of the employees. Mr. Anderson answered that it would have been a good idea if the Board had asked the employees how they felt about it. John DeCarlo asked Mx. Johnson about the "patkage" he talked about for 1980. Are they going to consider this'? Will they know about it? He suggested a $2.00 an hour raise which would take care of everything. A resignation was received from James Porter as a member of the Planning Board effective August 21st, 1979. MRS. REILLY moved to accept the resignation of Mr. Porter as a member of the Planning Board, with regret, and a letter be sent to Mr. Porter thanking him for his services to the Town. Seconded by Mr. Jensen Motion Unanimously Carried 410 Judge Francese requested permission to attend the New York State Magistrates' Association Convention, at Lock Sheldrake, New York from September 16 through September 19, 1979 and also requested that the court clerk be granted permission to attend this Conference on Tuesday, September 18, 1979 which would be the court clerk's day. MRS. MILLS moved that Judge Franceffi be granted permission to attend this Convention from September 16 through September 19, 1979, and that Eleanor Croshier be allowed to attend this Convention on court clerk's day, September 18, 1979. Seconded by Mrs. Reilly Motion Unanimously Carried A letter was received from the American Heart Association, Dutchess County Chapter informing the Town that a Bike-A-Thon would be conducted on September 23, 1979; they wished permission to use the town streets and to invite the Board to participate and help them with details such as notifying Town Police and other agencies. MR. JOHNSON moved to grant permission for the American Heart Association to use the town streets for their Bike-A-Thon on September 23, 1979 and that all proper agencies be so notified of this event. Seconded by Mrs. Mills Motion Usainimously Carried 1 kbe Mrs. Snowden reported that she had been served with four Tax Reviews, namely--Leemilts Petroleum Inc., Imperial Gardens Company, Benderson Development Com. and Edward Sailer and Joan E. Sailer against the Town of Wappinger. MR. JOHNSON moved to refer these four Tax Reviews to the firm of Rosen, Crane and Wolfson, to appear and defend on behalf of the Town of Wappinger. Seconded by Mr. Diehl Motion Unanimously Carried A letter was received from Hans Gunderud, Building Inspector and Zoning Administrator requesting that the Town Board designate either the "Zoning Administrator or any other position you may feel more suitable to handle vehicles'. This was in reference to abandoned vehicles and the Board had previously designated the official in charge of this by name, not by office. Mr. Gunderud felt it would be proper to designate the office so that this responsibility would carry on when new people were appointed to the position. MRS. REILLY moved that the Zoning Administrator be designated as the person to handle abandoned vehicles in the Town. Seconded by Mrs. Mills Motion Unanimously Carried A second letter from Mr. Gunderud referred to Mid -Hudson Auto Wreckers and informed the Board that full compliance has not yet been met on conditions outlined in resolution of April 9, 1979. Mr. Diehl noted that Mr. Gunderud had further informed him he would have another report within the week. MR. JOHNSON moved to receive this report and place it on file. Seconded by Mrs. Mills Motion Unanimously Carried A third letter from Mr. Gunderud was in regard to a proposed Ordinance for Water and Sewer Repairs. Mr. Diehl said they would not be acting on this Ordinance tonight, as they needed more information, and directed that this letter be placed on file for a future meeting. The last communication from Mr. Gunderud was a request for a Deputy Building Inspector/Zoning Administrator part time, up to 17 hours a week and he listed some qualifications he felt this personhou1d have. Mr. Diehl remarked that the work load in that department was becoming very heavy; Mr. Johnson added that Mx. Gunderud had been appointed as a Deputy when Mr. Ruit resigned, this was not a new position, it was needed. MR. JOHNSON moved to receive this letter and place it on file. Seconded by Mrs. Mills Motion Unanimously Carried A request was received from Roger Mastri, of Hayward and Pakan Associates for a letter from the Town Board stating that five lots of the Sailer/L.O.LO.A. Subdivision, on Lake Oniad Drive, would be serviced by the Wappinger Sewer Improvement Area #1 and Central Wappinger Water Improvement Area of the Town. MR. DIEHL moved that Mr. Lapar respond to this request, on behalf of the Town Board, stating that if all specifications, rules and regulations of theTown are met, and all costs charged to the developer, this permission be granted. Seconded by Mr. Jensen Motion Unanimously Carried Mr. Jensen, reporting on Tri -Municipal, commented that they were looking for a new architectural firm to do the Historical and Archeology Review on Site 1B, since the firm that had first given a proposal has met with delay with the EPA and they in turn have asked them to look for another firm. Letters have been sent out to four firms for their proposals. Mr. Incoronato, being recognized by the Chair, asked what the cost of Tri -Municipal was estimated at this point. Mr. Jensen answered that they did not have an updated figure until they finished with Step 1. Mr. Versace asked if we were in a position to go ahead if EPA gives approval. Mr. Jensen responded that although all communi- ties had received bonding approval several years ago, the Depart- ment st-Aadit and Control has stated that no construction will be done until there is a guarantee from the federal government that 1 x4 10 a certain amount of money will be available. At such time they can assess the money available and comeuup with a figure. Mr. Versace then asked if we were still on the priority list and Mr. Jensen answered that we were. Mrs. Reilly, on behalf of the Building and Housing Committee, reported that she had received the Report on Space Needs Study for the Proposed Town Hall Building on Middlebush Road, and presented it to the Board. Mrs. Mills, going back to the hook-up of the generator by Atlas Water Company, stated that she would like to contact Jack Hill of the Dutchess County Department of Health and ask him exactly what this generator was supposed to be doing. She wanted clarification of the function of a generator; to her knowledge it was supposed to be a back up for the system when the power went out. However, an employee of Atlas Water Company informed her that this generator will not work if the insulators are vandalized. If this happens, she was told, Central Hudson has to do the repair work in order to get the system working. MRS. MILLS moved that a letter be addressed to Jack Hill and ask for clarification of what the generator is supposed to be doing. Mr. Lafko, being recognized by the Chair, asked who this employer was and why write to Mr. Hill, he has nothing to do with generators, he has to do with the Board of Health. Mrs. Mills replied that it was a health hazard, going without water. After discussion on the operaticiof the generator installed in the system of the Atlas Water Company, Mr. Lafko recommended that Mr. Lapar check this out and report back to the Board. Mrs. Mills agreed to this and withdrew her motion. Mr. Johnson brought up unfinished business on a resolution passed at the Special Meeting of August 27, 1979 directing EcolSciences to prepare a draft EIS; they had not, however, authorized a transfer for this money to be paid . MR. JOHNSON moved to transfer the amount of $1,600.00 from m1990.4 to 08090.4 Environmental -Contractual, to pay this firm 0 11 upon completion of their work. Seconded by Mrs. Reilly Motion Unanimously Carried Mr. Diehl announced that the Town of Wappinger will have a Fall Clean-up, the date to be confirmed by the Highway Department at a future meeting. A request was received from Mr. Ryan for transfers as follows: $1,800 from B1990.4 Contingency to DS5140.4 Highway Weeds and Brush (due to weather and other factors, budget amount not adequate), $225.00 from A7140.4 to A7020.1 Recreation Budget, Personal Services, $200.00 from A1990.4 to A1355.4 for Assessor's account due to tax review appraisals, $750.00 from A1990.4 to A1990.5 Training school underbudgeted and $2.05 from CF1990.4 to CF1450.2 underestimated amount of two new voting machines. MR. DIEHL moved to approve the transfers as requested by the Comptroller, as so stated. Seconded by Mr. Jensan Motion Unanimously Carried Another request for a transfer for Dog Control was received from the Comptroller due to the fact that the revenues and fines for the Dog Control fund were not sufficient. MR. JENSEN moved to transfer the amount of $1,320.00 from CF1990.4 to SR3510.1 and the amount of $1,680.00 from CF19904. to SR3510.4, as requested by the Comptroller. Seconded by Mrs. Reilly Motion Unanimously Carried Before the vote was taken, Mr. Versace, being recognized by the Chair, asked that the amount of the transfer be repeated, and what the line item was; he was told it was the amount of $3,000.00 broken down as follows: $1,300.00 to SR3510.1 which would be for the Dog Wardens and $1,680.00 to SR3510.4 for the Animal Shelter and these were being taken from Federal Revenue. Mr. Incoronato, being recognized by the Chair, asked what the total amount expended was on that item; Mr. Diehl told him to check the report of all accounts later and they would go ahead with the remainder of the meeting. r k6.0 12 Mr. Lafko, being recognized by the Chair, asked about the expenditure to Dr. Hannigan, what his contract was, what his function was, what he charged for the animal's board. There were various charges for the keep of the animal, for putting them to sleep, and the amount of days he kept them; this was briefly discussed. Mr. Incoronato, again being recognized by the Chair, asked that the total amount including this transfer, that was budgeted and expended be clarified at next month's meeting. Another request for a transfer was received from Mr. Ryan, in the amount of $150.00 from B1990.4 to B8020.4, Planning Con- tractual to pay a voucher from Frederick P. Clark Associates for consulting services in connection with the revised Zoning Ordinance for the month of July 1979. Mr. Johnson could not recollect these services and asked that a letter be sent to Mr. Portman clarifying this amount. The following letter was received: August 21, 1979 Town Board, Town of Wappinger Mill Street Wappingers Falls, New York Dear Board Members, At the time of our work session on the 1979 Budget, I was told by theBoard that if additional monies were needed in the Personal Services, General Maintenance Account 4#A7110.1, I could come back to the Board and request it. IT IS NOW NEEDED! I am requesting the amount of $4,000.00 to pay for these services for the remainder of the year; this is the amount I originally requested. I have operated with this amount for several years, and have tried to hold the line in this account. However, due to the increase in the minimum hourly wage, plus the extra maintenance on the fields, at the request of Little League and the ever increasing vandalism that we have to cope with, I am lucky to keep to this figure. This transfer cannot be made within the Recreation Commission Budget; it must come from other sources. Thank you for your consideration in this matter. Yours very truly, s/ Hugh J. Maurer, Chairman Recreation Commission 13 Mr. Diehl explained that the Recreation budget had been cut in an effort to save taxpayers' dollars, however, during the year there was concern from representatives of Little League and Mr. Maurer agreed, with Board approval, to expend monies to fill in the fields, fix pot holes, etc., with some help from that organization. He felt the transfer was justifiable and the Commission needed these extra monies. Mr. Jensen added that there certainly had been more than the usual vandalism occurring at the fields amounting to thousands of dollars. Mr. Johnson commented that some of the work at the fields was safety related work. Mr. Fanuele, being recognized by the Chair, wanted to clarify the name of "Little League", since his son was in Minor League and was playing on fields that shouldn't be played on, they were in such poor condition. He felt that if money was being put into fields, it should be all fields, not just for those in the prime league, it should be spent on the fields that the minor league plays on, the left over fields, he called them; he mentioned Rockingham field as one of these. Mr. Jensen interjected that it would be impossible for all fields to be brought up to the level of excellence at one time, furthermore Robinson Lane and Martz Fields were started about 16 years ago and it took many ,years to bring them up to a good condition. He agreed that there were many pot holes and they were in poor condition, but it would take time. Mrs. Mills said she would not vote for this transfer because it was going to "General Maintenance", it does not spell out where it is going. She agreed with Mr. Fanuele, that all children should play on all fields, not the minor league playing on the inferior fields, they should alternate the fields. Mr. Versace, being recognized by the Chair, asked if this transfer was for expenditures already made or is it for anticipated expendi- tures. Mr. Hirkala, being recognized by the Chair, asked for verification of a statement he had heard that outside groups play softball on these fields, or baseball, whatever the case may be. If this is true, why is it allowed. Mr. Johnson volunteered to answer this question and first, made it 06.4 14 clear that these were all purpose fields, not just for the use of Little League and then went on to say that we did have a reciprocal agreement between our Recreation Commission and Commissions of other towns; the school programs are on our fields at times; there are tournaments in the All Star Program and other areas use Robinson Lane; there are some softball leagues, adult ones, and some of the players are town residents; they in turn go to other towns and use their fields. Mr. Hirkala asked about a fee being charged, this would help maintain the fields. He asked for further clarification of this matter. Mr. Jensen noted that every year at this time, this subject comes up; years ago, everyone used the fields, it is not a case of the town people being pushed off of their own fields, they're are some isolated cases, but it's "tit for tat" --our residents use other fields. If this is an abuse, it will be rectified. Years ago we used the school tennis courts, now they use ours. Mr. Versace said he knew of no organized Softball League in the Town of Wappinger, but there were others and they have to pay an entrance fee that goes into the league. These leagues play in April before the fields are settled and that causes a problem. There is money being made, but this town it toward the maintenance of the fields. Mr. Diehl asked that the Recreation Commission answer these questions that were brought up at this meeting. MR. DIEHL moved that a transfer of $4,000.00 be made from CF1990.4 Federal Revenue Contingency to A7110.1, Recreation General Main- tenance, Personal Services and that this money for field main- tenance be distributed and include all talent groups using the fields. Seconded by Mr. Jensen Roll Call Vote: does not receive any of Councilman Jensen Councilman Johnson Councilwoman Mills Councilwoman Reilly Supervisor Diehl Aye Ave Nay Aye Aye 1-/ 15 At this time, Mr. Lafko, being recognized by the Chair, reported that there had been two fire hydrants knocked down by Highway plows a while ago and he would like to have them repaired or replaced. Mr. Diehl requested that Mr. Horton check this out and report back to the Board. Mrs. Mills remarked that the one on Wildwood Drive was not damaged by the plows but rather a car that had knocked it down, and had been reported by her several months ago. Mrs. Snowden then reminded the Board it was time to appoint Dog Enumerators and since this is the last year for a mandatory enumeration, it was important to get as thorough a one as possible, plus an accurate one. She had three people interested --Barbara Jensen, Sonja Watkins and Judy Dugan and asked the Board if they had any interested people in mind to do this job; they did not, at this time. MR. JENSEN moved to appoint Barbara Jensen, Sonja Watkins and Judy Dugan as Dog Enumerators for the 1980 Dog Census. Seconded by Mrs. Reilly Motion Unanimously Carried A letter was received from Judge Bulger offering the name of Mrs. Patricia Carrozza, who was applying for a part time position with the court and he was interested in hiring this person, with the approval of the Board. The Board felt they needed more information from Judge Bulger on this matter regarding the duties and approximate hours of this position and Mr. Diehl requested that a letter be directed to the Judge asking for this information. The next item was in regard to the preparation of the Benefit Assessment Rolls by the Assessor. MR. JENSEN moved to authorize Mr. Logan to prepare the Benefit Assessment Rolls for the Water and Sewer Districts of the Town of Wappinger for 1980, using the standard formula, with a cutoff date of September 30, 1979. Seconded by Mrs. Mills Motion Unanimously Carried An application was received for a Peddler's License from Harry Ackerman to sell flags and ribbons in the Town. MR. JENSEN moved that the Peddler's License be granted to Harry Ackerman. Seconded by Mrs. Reilly Motion Unanimously Carried The following Local Law was introduced by COUNCILWOMAN MILLS: A Local Law setting forth local fees for purebred licenses. BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger as follows: Section 1. In addition to any fee described by state statute pursuant to Section 110, Subdivision 2 of the Agriculture and Markets Law, there shall be an additional fee collected by the Town Clerk as follows for any purebred license issued by the Town Clerk: No more than 10 dogs No more than 25 dogs More than 25 dogs, $10.00 15.00 20.00 Section 2. This local law shall take effect on October 1, 1979 or upon filing in the Office of the Secretary of State if such filing is made subsequent to October 1, 1979. The following resolution was introduced by COUNCILWOMAN MILLS who moved its adoption: WHEREAS, there has been duly presented and introduced at a meeting of this Town Board on the 10th day of September, 1979, a proposed Local Law entitled "Setting Forth Local Fees for Purebred Licenses' and WHEREAS, the provisions of the Municipal Home Rule Law requires that no local law shall be passed by the Legislative Body of the Town until a Public Hearing thereon has been held before such body, NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, 1. That a Public Hearing Local Law by the Town Board of day of September, 1979 at 7:00 Mill Street, in the Village of New York. shall be held on the said proposed the Town of Wappinger on the 24th P.M. EDT, on such day at Town Hall, Wappingers Falls, Dutchess County, 2. That at least five (5) days notice of such hearing shall be given by the Town Clerk of the Town of Wappinger, by the due posting thereof upon the bulletin board maintained by said Town Clerk in the Town Hall and by publishing such notice at least once in the official newspaper of the Town of Wappinger. Seconded by: Councilman Johnson Roll Call Vote: 5 Ayes 0 Nays Mr. Versace, being recognized by the Chair asked if this extra money levied on the kennels was kept by the Town. Mrs. Snowden explained that it was kept by the Town to be used solely for Dog Control, not for cats or any other animals, just dogs. The idea is that the Town can use this extra money toward personal services of the Dog Wardens and Animal Shelter; they can also supplement these monies, but the purpose is that those who have dogs will be the ones paying for these services, or a large percentage of them, rather than everyone. Mr. Versace then asked if there was a special fund for these extra monies, to be used in 1980, as explained by Mrs. Snowden. Mr. Diehl said he would check this out and have the information available at the next meeting. Under Unfinished Business, the following letter was received: 13 Dana Place Wappingers Falls NY 12590 August 15, 1979 Mr. Louis Diehl Town Supervisor Town of Wappinger Wappingers Falls NY Subject: Status of the Dana Place Drainage Problem Solution. Dear Sir: I am requesting tht the above referenced subject be included in the agenda of the Town of Wappinger Board meeting to be held Monday September 10, 1979. Again let me state that I concur with Messrs. Lapar and Horton, in their opinion, that the $40,000+ solution is the only way to permanently resolve the problem. Very truly yours, s/ Gregory F. Sarno cc: Mrs. E. Snowden Mr. Diehl, on this subject, remarked that he would have to disagree with Mr. Lapar and Mr. Horton, he felt it would not have to cost that much and felt they should look for other avenues to correct this problem. Mr. Sarno was present and spoke on behalf of ten residents of Dana Place. This was not a personal request. He wrote the first letter in April of 1978, now it's September of 1979, he said he 18 did not expect any solution until April of 1981, which would make it approximately three years. He would appreciate an answer, even if it was a flat "no" between now and the end of the year; it has been put off for months. Mr. Fanuele remarked that he lived down the road from Mr. Sarno, and since the road was blacktopped, there was no problem by him, it was not draining off to bother the people in that area, although Mr. Sarno and his neighbors were still annoyed by this condition. Discussion ensued on the methods to alleviate this problem and Mr. Sarno remarked that this was the most activity this matter had had in several months; this indicated to him that there is some activity occurring and he would be happy what the results will be at the next meeting. A letter was received from Alison Knox, D.V.M. applying for permission to tie into the water and sewer lines (Rockingham Farms Sewer District and Central Wappinger Water) when she builds next spring. The following letter was received from Mr. Lapar on this matter: August 9, 1979 Town Board Town of Wappinger Vill Street Wappingers Falls, NY 12590 Re: Request of Dr. Alison Knox, DVM Dear Board Members: Enclosed is a self-explanatory letter from Dr. Alison Knox, DVM. If with the approval of the Dutchess County Health Department, this proposal is entertained, I would recommend that a pre- liminary plan of just what is intended, be submitted. Very truly yours, s/ Rudolph E. Lapar, P.E. kbe Engineer to the Town MR. JENSEN moved that this request be granted subject to recommendations of Mr. Lapar and approval of the Dutchess County Department of Health and all conditions of the tenant policy of the Town are agreed upon. Seconded by Mrs. Reilly Motion Unanimously Carried Mr. Ryan had previously requested the Board to change the billing of the Rockingham Farms Sewer District and at the last meeting, the Board had requested more information on this subject. The billing was now semi-annual and Mr. Ryan gave some reasons he felt would make it advantageous to the Town to switch to quarterly billing. Mr. Diehl felt this needed more study and recommended that this matter be tabled until the next meeting. Mrs. Snowden read the following letter which was given to her by Mr. Lafko just before the meeting: September 8, 1979 David Alexander & James A. Klein c/o James A. Klein R.D.4, Old Hopewell Road Wappingers Falls, N.Y. 12590 Gentlemen: This letter is confirmation that Atlas Water Company has completed its engineering and feasibility study realative to water service forthe Alexander -Klein subdivision, located on the eastern bound- ary of the Atlas franchised area as filed in County of Dutchess 1964. In June 1979, Mr. David Alexander requested Atlas Water Company to make an engineering and feasibility study, whereby Atlas Water Co. would service your subdivision. Consider this document your contract letter that Atlas Water Company, as of September 8, 1979, will service the Alexander -Klein subdivision and install a complete approved water system, as required per present subdivision regulations, and furnish potable water at a minimum pres- sure of 30 lbs. at the curb line of the highest lot in the subdivision. The above service is subject to the following terms: - 1. Work to commence no later than September 14th or upon preliminary approval - whichever is sooner. 2. Cost per lot is $1000. 3. Upon obtaining Building. Permit for construction on last lot of subdivision, Atlas Water Company will rebate $90 per lot. This enables Alexander -Klein subdivision to be serviced for a cost of $810 per lot complete. Atlas Water Company has made arrangements with the well driller to commence work on September 14th. Kindly have your engineer stake well site prior to September 14th. Respectfully submitted, Atlas Water Company s/Fred J. Lafko MR. DIEHL moved that this letter be referred to the Attorney and Engineer to the Town for their comments. Seconded by Mr. Jensen Motion Unanimously Carried 11 20 Mr. Versace, being recognized by the Chair, presented a petition with 393 signatures, requesting the Town Board to set a date for a special referendum concerning the expenditure of $254,375.00 on a drainage improvement program. Mr. Diehl requested the Town Clerk to verify the signatures on the petition and inform the Board of the proper procedures to follow as to time limit, etc. Mr. Intoronato, being recognized by the Chair, asked how long the Town had to check the validity of the petition. Mr. Diehl informed him this would all be checked out by Mrs. Snowden with the Attorney and the Board of Elections. Mr. MacDonald, being recognized by the Chair, asked for verification of a story he had heard in relation to the flood plan. A resident was obtaining a mortgage and needed certification that he was not in the flood area and upon checking with the Town Clerk's office for this certification was told that office we not authorized to do this certification; he was sent to the Engineer's office where he did receive what he wanted but was billed $20.00 for this. Mr. Lapar responded that he has a letter he distributes stating that the mortgagor is responsible for making the determination of properties in the flood plan; if a certification from a professional engineer is needed, or wanted, then a fee of $20.00 is charged. There are maps in the Town Clerk's office for anyone to inspect during office hours, and the bank makes the determina- tion; the engineer's certification is not needed, but it is there if a person wants to pay for it. There was no further business to come before the Board. MRS. MILLS moved to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Mr. Johnson and unanimously carried. The meeting adjourned at 10:43 P.M. Reg. Mtg. 9/10/79 Elaine H. Snowden Town Clerk