2020-160
2020-160
Resolution Authorizing Agreement With County Of Dutchess In Regards To Referral Of
Applications For Certain Planning And Zoning Actions To The Dutchess County
Department Of Planning & Development For Review
At a Regular Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger, Dutchess County,
New York, held at Town Hall, 20 Middlebush Road, Wappingers Falls, New York, on October
13, 2020.
The meeting was called to order by Richard Thurston, Town Supervisor, and upon roll
being called, the following was recorded:
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2020-160
Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
Adopted
Richard Thurston Voter
Adopted as Amended
William H. Beale Mover
Defeated
Angela Bettina Voter
Tabled
Christopher Phillips Seconder
Withdrawn
Al Casella Voter
The following Resolution was introduced by Councilman Beale and seconded by
Councilman Phillips.
WHEREAS, New York State General Municipal Law § 239 requires local municipalities
to refer applications for certain planning and zoning actions to the Dutchess County Department
of Planning & Development for review; and
WHEREAS, New York State General Municipal Law § 239 further requires the County
to assess all such applications as to whether the requested action would have a “county wide” or
“inter-community” impact and comment on same; and
WHEREAS, the current referral process results in the processing of applications each
year from towns, villages and cities to the County, a portion of which have neither county-wide
or inter-community impact; and
WHEREAS, New York State General Municipal Law authorizes the County to enter into
agreements with local municipalities in order to determine which, if any, of the local municipal
actions subject to referral may be deemed strictly matters of local determination, and therefore,
not subject to the referral process; and
WHEREAS, notwithstanding this Agreement, the Town shall be authorized to seek
informal review and comment from County Planning for otherwise exempt matters; and
WHEREAS, the Town desires to enter into an Agreement with the County of Dutchess
as above described; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby approves the Agreement with the
County of Dutchess in regards to referral of applications for certain planning and zoning actions
to the Dutchess County Department of Planning & Development for review, in substantially the
same form as annexed hereto and authorizes and directs Supervisor Richard L. Thurston to
execute said Agreement by and on behalf of the Town of Wappinger; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Agreement is effective January 1, 2021 and
extends automatically for a successive year, for a total of five (5) years.
The foregoing was put to a vote which resulted as follows:
RESULT: ADOPTED \[UNANIMOUS\]
MOVER: William H. Beale, Councilman
SECONDER: Christopher Phillips, Councilman
AYES: Richard Thurston, William H. Beale, Christopher Phillips, Al Casella
ABSENT: Angela Bettina
Dated: Wappingers Falls, New York
10/13/2020
The Resolution is hereby duly declared Adopted.
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JOSEPH P. PAOLONI, TOWN CLERK