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1997-08-25 RGMAGENDA TOWN BOARD TOWN OF WAPPINGER AUGUST 25, 1997 7:30 P.M. 1. Supervisor Call Meeting to Order 2. Roll Call PLEDGE ALLEGILANCE TO FLAG 3. Accept Minutes July 14, '97 July 28, '97 Aug. 11, '97 4. Reports of Officers: Sup/Compt Town Justices Receiver of Taxes Bldg. Insp. Zoning Adm. 11. Supt. thru 7/15 Dog Control Officer, 5. PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS %a. Dr. Paul Garell, Re: Problem of Cell Towers b. Request..for P.O.'s from: I.R. Holt, Rec. Comm. for Paint & Repair of Montfort Rd. Barn Roof 2. T. Clerk for voting machine c. Request for return of Escrow funds from M. Kablaoui, $1,000 d. Joel Miller, Assemblyman, re: adustement in the SHIPS project e. Steven Kissel, Pres, Turn Rey Management for White Gates re: Late fees on Water Bill f. Notification from G. Foster, H. Supt. re: Diddell Rd. Closing g. Bill & Elaine Grey re: Complaint of increase for Cable serW-4C.P.•- h. Martin Simonds requests connection into Sewer & Water lines near Brown Rd. and All Angels Hill Rd. i. Requests from numerous Residents in area between Old Hopewell Rd. & Route 82, off all Angels Hill Rd., to be provided with Water and Sewer j. D. Curtin, Attny for Satellite Investment, re: Airport Drive Property - Road Construction Agreement k. Authorize Signing of Stipulation re: Route 376 Associates Tax Rev 6. COMMITTEE REPORTS 7. BONDS & LETTERS OF CREDIT Zoning Administrator Report 8. RESOLUTIONS a. Consider Vacancy for Assessors Position - term to 9/30/01 b. Consider vacancy in position of Assessors Aide c. Approve the Adjusted Base Proportions for the Assessment Rolls for; Town of Wappinger - Town outside Village - Wappinger Central School Dist. Arlington School Dist - Beacon School Dist. d. Resolution for Renewal of Agreement w/County for Snow & Ice Contro- work - '97 - '98 Season e. Authorized Attorney to Town to proceed with action regarding Unclaimed Bail or excess fine monies f. Ann Buckley, Compt., request for Budget Transfers 9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a. Arlene Cole re: Notification b. Larry Paggi, re: Maiolo Subdivision c. Ann Buckley, Compt. with Fund Balance updated Report 10. NEW BUSINESS 11. ADJOURNMENT REMINDER: 7:15 P.M. INTERVIEW WITH APPLICANT FOR ASSESSOR POSITION 082597.RGM The Regular Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger was held on August 25, 1997 at the Town Hall, 20 Middlebush Road, Wappingers Falls, New York. Supervisor Smith Called the Meeting to order at 7:35 P.M. Present: Constance Smith, Supervisor Joseph Ruggiero, Councilman Robert Valdati, Councilman Vincent Bettina, Councilman June Visconti, Councilman Elaine H. Snowden, Town Clerk Others Present: Jay Paggi, Engineer to the Town Al Roberts, Attorney to the Town Graham Foster, Highway Superintendent The Supervisor requested all to join in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. At this time Supervisor Smith welcomed the Boy Scouts who were present at tonight's meeting. MINUTES The Minutes of the Bi -Monthly Meeting of July 14, 1997, Regular Meeting of July 28, 1997, and Bi -Monthly Meeting of August 11, 1997 having previously been forwarded to the Board Members, were now placed before them for their consideration. Mr. Ruggiero noted there was an error on Page 1 of the August 11, 1997 Minutes. The Minutes stated Mr. Valdati was present at the August 11th Meeting, when in fact he was absent. COUNCILWOMAN VISCONTI moved that the above stated Minutes as presented by the Town Clerk are hereby approved as corrected. Seconded by Mr. Bettina Motion Unanimously Carried REPORTS OF OFFICERS Reports for the month of July were received from the Supervisor/Comptroller, Town Justices, Receiver of Taxes, Building Inspector, Zoning Administrator, Highway Superintendent, through 7/15, and Dog Control Officer, for June. COUNCILWOMAN VISCONTI moved to accept the reports and place them on file. Seconded by Mr. Ruggiero Motion Unanimously Carried PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS Correspondence from Paul C. Garell, M.D. with an enclosed article that recently appeared in the Hudson Valley Magazine regarding the controversy over the Cell Towers cropping up in the Hudson Valley and how other towns in the valley are handling this problem. A cell tower recently appeared in his back yard. It had no authorization from the Zoning, the Town Planning 1 082597.RGM Board or any other Town Body. According to Mr. Close, Zoning Administrator, no permit was sought and no permit was issued for this construction. This construction occurred in a residential R-80 zone. Dr. Garell is calling on the Town of Wappinger to investigate this non-compliance with Town ordinances and develop a policy to restrict this type of construction to industrial or business zones. COUNCILMAN BETTINA moved to authorize Attorney to the Town, Al Roberts and Town Planner look into the regulations, and report back to the Board with recommendations. Seconded by Mr. Valdati Motion Unanimously Carried COUNCILMAN RUGGIERO moved to also hold a workshop with Mr. Roberts, and Town Planner David Stolman in attendance. Seconded by Mr. Bettina Motion Unanimously Carried Mr. Holt, Chairman of the Recreation Committee requests permission to obtain a P.O. payable to Hyde Park Painting and Decorating, Inc. for $1,800 for repairs and painting of the roof on the Barn at Montfort Road. These funds are allocated in recreation maintenance budget 7110.40A. The roof is metal and should be painted every few years. COUNCILWOMAN VISCONTI move to approve the P. O. payable to Hyde Park Painting and Decorating in the amount of $1,800 for repairs and painting of the roof on the Barn at Montfort Road as requested by Mr. Holt. Seconded by Mr. Bettina Motion Unanimously Carried Also a request for a P. O. from Elaine Snowden, Town Clerk for $1,995 payable to the Voting Machine Service Center, Inc., for the purchase of a handicapped accessible Voting Machine. COUNCILWOMAN VISCONTI moved to approve the P.O. payable to Voting Machine Service Center, Inc., for $,1995 as requested by Mrs. Snowden. Seconded by Mr. Bettina Motion Unanimously Carried A request for the return of escrow funds was received from Mahmoud Kablaoui, of 6 Amherst Lane for $1,000. COUNCILWOMAN VISCONTI moved to authorize the return of the above escrow funds, to Mr. Kablaoui, based on the recommendation of the Zoning Administrator. Seconded by Mr. Valdati 2 Motion Unanimously Carried 082597.RGM Correspondence from Joel Miller, Member of the 97th Assembly, with a copy of the approval for the adjustment in the SHIPS project in the Town of Wappinger. COUNCILWOMAN VISCONTI moved to accept the correspondence from Mr. Miller, and place it on file. Seconded by Mr. Bettina Motion Unanimously Carried Correspondence from Steven L. Kissel, President of White Gate Condominiums, requesting the 10% late fee on the water bill for White Gate Condominiums be removed. On April 18, 1997, check #2092 was written in the amount of $5,500 for the White Gate Condo water bill. They feel that they should not be penalized for their payment being lost in the mail. A $550 late fee was added. COUNCILMAN VALDATI moved to accept the correspondence and place it on file, and notify the association that the 10% late fee of $550 will be enforced. Seconded by Mr. Bettina Motion Unanimously Carried After the vote, Mr. Ruggiero suggested that the Board look into the cost of this late fee for the White Gate Condominiums. Mr. Ruggiero felt that perhaps the Board should re -address the interest rate on late charges. Mr. Roberts, Attorney to the Town informed Mr. Ruggiero, that the Board sets the internal late fees. Mrs. Smith reminded the Board that a workshop is scheduled concerning fees, and we will address it at that time. NOTIFICATION from Graham Foster, Highway Superintendent to the Town Clerk of Wappinger, and Commissioner of Public Works of the County of Dutchess regarding the Diddell Road closing. A certificate, of which the foregoing is a copy, having been executed by Mr. Foster under the authority conferred by Section 104 of the Highway Law as amended and to be filed in the office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Wappinger, County of Dutchess, New York, you are hereby notified that the above described section of highway shall be closed by Mr. Foster. The estimated duration of the road closure is three (3) weeks from 8/20/97 through 9/10/97. Traffic shall utilize the existing State, County and Town Highways during the time the road is closed. Mr. Foster informed the Board that the road is opened every night for emergency vehicles, such as the fire and ambulance services. People are using it at night, but the road is officially closed. They move the barricades. COUNCILWOMAN VISCONTI moved to accept the notification from Mr. Foster and place it on file. Seconded by Mr. Bettina 3 082597.RGM Motion Unanimously Carried Correspondence from Bill and Elaine Gray complaining of the increase of $1.44 in their cable service since being taken over by MediaOne. SUPERVISOR SMITH informed the Board that she sent their letter to the Commission on Cablevision Complaint Bureau. COUNCILMAN BETTINA moved to accept the correspondence and place it on file. Seconded by Mr. Ruggiero Motion Unanimously Carried Correspondence from Martin Simonds of Brown Road requesting the right to connect to the Town Sewer and Water lines located near the intersection of Brown and All Angels Hill Road. ENGINEER to the Town, Jay Paggi informed the Board that Mr. Simonds request is doable, but he would need to get an easement from Hindu Samaj first. COUNCILWOMAN VISCONTI moved to authorize Mr. Paggi to inspect the area and return with his recommendations and if doable, approve Mr. Simonds request to connect to the Sewer and Water lines based on Mr. Paggi's recommendations. Mr. Simonds must also bear the cost of the hook- ups. Seconded by Mr. Bettina Motion Unanimously Carried Next are requests from numerous residents in the area between Old Hopewell Road and Route 82, off All Angels Hill Road, to be provided with Town Water and Sewer. COUNCILMAN BETTINA moved to accept and place on file, and authorize Supervisor Smith send letters to the residents explaining that Town Sewers and Water are planned for the near future and include the name of the respective Councilperson that represents that Ward. Seconded by Mrs. Visconti Motion Unanimously Carried Daniel Curtin, Attorney representing Frank Buyakowski of Satellite Investments located on Airport Drive, requesting consent of the following agreements relative to the subdivision: 1. Road Construction Agreement 2. Collateral Security Mortgage 3. Escrow Agreement Attorney to the Town Al Roberts informed the Board that all the documents meet with his approval, and would assist the applicant in going forward with his project, if they could be accepted as sufficient security for the extension of rd 082597.RGM. Airport Drive and authorize Supervisor Smith to sign the road construction agreement. COUNCILMAN BETTINA moved to accept the documents as sufficient security and authorize Supervisor Smith to sign the road construction agreement, as recommended by Mr. Roberts, Attorney to the Town. Seconded by Mrs. Visconti Motion Unanimously Carried There was some discussion on County Route #11, and Mr. Buyakowski explained that as part of the subdivision approval the Planning Board wants to hold him to extending the road in case County Route #11 goes through, he must put in escrow, 25% of any sales that he makes on Airport Drive, to be held by the Town in an escrow account. This is a way of making him put in a road in case County Route #11 ever goes through, and the money will be there, should he sell all his property. Mr. Bettina felt that this is not fair to the local Business man to hold these funds. COUNCILWOMAN VISCONTI moved to authorize Supervisor Smith send a letter to the County Planning Department requesting information on the status of County Route #11, and if it's not going through, amend the agreement, so Mr. Buyakowski can have his money returned, also send a copy to the Town Planning Board. Seconded by Mr. Bettina Motion Unanimously Carried The next item for the Boards consideration is to authorize the signing of the Stipulation of Settlement between Route 376 Associates, L.P., Petitioner, against the Board of Assessors for the Town of Wappinger and the Town of Wappinger, Respondents. There was some discussion on this matter, and Councilman Ruggiero informed the Board that he was not prepared to vote on this issue at this time. He feels Emanuel Saris, the Tax Certiorari should come in to explain his decision to recommend settlement, with the Board Members. There have never been any workshops on this issue. COUNCILMAN RUGGIERO moved to table the approval at this time. Seconded by Mrs. Visconti Motion Unanimously Carried COMMITTEE REPORTS COUNCILMAN RUGGIERO on the Dog Census being conducted throughout the Town of Wappinger at this time. He found out there is a computer disk available from Agriculture and Marketing which he was able to compile the data out of it and have the information available for the Town. He wished to know if we had some spare terminals to assist the Dog Control Officer. Mrs. R 082597.RGM Visconti suggested that a Workshop be set up to see exactly what the needs are. COUNCILMAN RUGGIERO moved to discuss Dog Wardens needs at a workshop, also discuss leash law. Seconded by Mrs. Visconti Motion Unanimously Carried COUNCILMAN BETTINA moved to give the Dog Ordinance to Attorney to the Town, Al Roberts to update. Seconded by Mrs. Visconti Motion Unanimously Carried COUNCILMAN RUGGIERO also questioned Supervisor Smith on setting up a committee to oversee the Codification. He said he would happy to work on it. SUPERVISOR SMITH moved to appoint Mr. Ruggiero and Attorney to the Town Al Roberts to work on the Codification. Seconded by Mr. Bettina Motion Unanimously Carried COUNCILMAN VALDATI, on Highway. Asked the status of the Dean Property. Supervisor Smith informed him that it now belongs to the Town of Wappinger. Mr. Foster, suggested the Town secure the property because he has observed illegal dumping on the property. He informed the Board that he will take some steps to secure the property. COUNCILMAN VALDATI suggested that since it is now Town property, contact the Town Vandalism Patrol to schedule some extra time to patrol the area. COUNCILWOMAN VISCONTI had no reports at this time. COUNCILMAN BETTINA on Recreation. He has had several complaints regarding the boat trailers. They are causing congestion for the local residents. He would like to have Mr. Holt come to a Workshop. At one time this was discussed, and Castle Point Recreation area was proposed for the boat trailers. SUPERVISOR SMITH announced that on August 28th the Shuffleboard game would be officially opened, and a Barbecue was also being planned for the Seniors. Motion Unanimously Carried There was some discussion regarding the Blue Clothes Bins that are located at the Sunoco Station. Supervisor Smith said they are dropped off from the city, and never retrieved. Mr. Foster informed the Board that people drop off old couches, chairs, etc., and we have no way of apprehending them. Perhaps we could confiscate the bins. Mr. Bettina said there is also a dumpster at the 0 082597.RGM old Rafters, which is always open with garbage spewing out from it, perhaps that can be looked into. COUNCILWOMAN VISCONTI moved to authorize Attorney to the Town, Al Roberts to investigate the legality of confiscating the Bins, and report back to the Board. Seconded by Mr. Bettina Motion Unanimously Carried BONDS & LETTERS OF CREDIT Mr. Close submitted his report for the month of July on the schedule of Bonds and Letters of Credit on the various subdivisions, the amounts, expiration dates, and call up dates. COUNCILWOMAN VISCONTI moved to accept Mr. Close's report and place in on file. Seconded by Mr. Bettina Motion Unanimously Carried RESOLUTIONS The position of Assessor, having been vacated by reason of the resignation of Tom Logan, was now placed before the Board. COUNCILWOMAN VISCONTI offered the following Resolution and moved its adoption. RESOLVED, that Linda Tasadfoy be and she hereby is appointed to the position of Sole Assessor of the Town of Wappinger, and be it further RESOLVED, that said Linda Tasadfoy is hereby appointed as Sole Assessor for the Town of Wappinger for a term which will expire on the 30th day of September, 2001. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the annual salary for this position in the Town be and the same hereby is fixed and established at the following annual rate of $48,204, prorated to be paid every Friday throughout the year. Seconded by Mr. Bettina Motion Unanimously Carried COUNCILWOMAN VISCONTI moved to authorize Supervisor Smith to hire Linda Tasadfoy part time, on a prorated basis, until she becomes full time. Seconded by Mr. Bettina Motion Unanimously Carried The Civil Service position of Assessors Aide, having been vacated by reason of the resignation of Maureen Helgar, was now placed before the Board. COUNCILWOMAN VISCONTI offered the following Resolution and moved it adoption. 7 � 082597.RGM RESOLVED, that Katherine Garrison be and she is hereby is appointed, provisionally, to the Civil Service position of Assessors Aide for the Town of Wappinger. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the annual salary for this classified Civil Service position is fixed and established at the following annual rate of $15,500, prorated, to be paid every Friday throughout the year. Seconded by Mr. Bettina Motion Unanimously Carried A request for Certification of Adjusted Base Proportions for the Town of Wappinger, Beacon, Arlington, and Wappinger Central Schools, was received from the State, as required by Article 19 Section 1903 of the Real Property Tax Law. The Town Board must annually certify these proportions. COUNCILWOMAN VISCONTI moved to Certify the Adjusted Base Proportions for the Assessment Rolls completed 1997 as furnished by the State, for the Town of Wappinger, the Beacon, Arlington, and Wappinger Schools. Seconded by Mr. Valdati Motion Unanimously Carried At this time it is necessary to renew the Agreement between the Town of Wappinger and the County for the rental of equipment for the control of snow and ice on County Roads for the 1997-1998 season. The following Resolution was offered by COUNCILWOMAN VISCONTI who moved its adoption and authorized the Town Clerk to sign. WHEREAS, the Town Superintendent of Highways has been requested by the County of Dutchess to participate in the regional County Highway Snow and Ice Control Program within the Boundaries of the Town, and WHEREAS, and logically, an earlier or sooner response factor can be provided by Town units and personnel within the locale thereby befitting the overall safety and welfare of town residents and local community interest, and WHEREAS, such participation by the Town in removing snow from designated County Highways, and by sanding and salting or otherwise treating them for the purpose of maintaining highway safety and accessibility for emergency services, is specifically authorized by Article 6, Section 135 of the New York State Highway Law, now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, that the Town Highway Superintendent be and is herein authorized to perform such work as is found necessary, at hourly rates as agreed upon by the Town and the County for the renting and hiring of such I J equipment for the Winter season 97-98. Seconded by Mr. Bettina Motion Unanimously Carried Next is to authorize Attorney to the Town to proceed with action regarding unclaimed bail monies. Mr. Roberts received a letter from Carl Wolfson, n 082597.RGM Town Justice requesting him to make the necessary application so that he may transfer the unclaimed funds to the Office of the Comptroller. COUNCILWOMAN VISCONTI moved to place this on a Workshop for further discussion. Seconded by Mr. Valdati Motion Unanimously Carried Ann Buckley, Comptroller, requests the following Budget Amendments which are necessary to comply with the Town Boards request of August 11, 1997. Increase 1940.4A Purchase of Property $151,177.00 Increase 599 A App. Fund Balance 151,177.00 to purchase Dean Property. The following Budget Amendments are necessary in order to account for the Grant of $5,000 to Justice Court for computer software. Increase Revenue 3060A Records Management Justice Court $5,000.00 Increase Expenditure 1110.4A Justice Court C.E. 5,000.00 The following Budget Amendments are necessary in order to account for the reimbursement of SHIPS money for Highway Department. Increase Revenue 3502DB SHIPS Program $193,076.00 Increase Expenditure 5112.41DB Improvements SHIPS 193,076.00 The following Budget Amendments are necessary in order to have funds available to pay expenditure for Computer Software. $7,500.00 was expended for Justice Court. This is to be reimbursed by the State from Grant monies. This money has not been received as of this date, therefore this amendment is necessary. Increase Expense 1680.2A Data Processing $7,500.00 Increase App. Fund Balance 599A_ 7,500.00 COUNCILWOMAN VISCONTI moved to authorize the above Budget Amendments as requested by Comptroller, Ann Buckley. Seconded by Mr. Bettina Motion Unanimously Carried UNFINISHED BUSINESS Additional correspondence from Arlene Cole regarding the rats living in the easement trench that borders her property. Once again reminding the Town if Town workers do anything to disturb the nests causing them to migrate to her property, she is putting the Town on Notice. COUNCILWOMAN VISCONTI moved to accept the correspondence and place it on file. Seconded by Mr. Bettina Motion Unanimously Carried The next item for the Boards consideration concerns the Maiolo Subdivision on Old Hopewell and Cedar Hill Roads. In his correspondence to the Town 0 082597.RGM Board, Engineer to the Town, Jay Paggi indicated that as a result of a recent Town Board Meeting regarding the final disposition of the drainage easement for the above referenced proposed subdivision, the owner's Engineer, Larry Paggi, has submitted correspondence and a report dated August 13, 1997 in support of their request to leave the existing drainage ditch in its present state rather than piping it. In order to support the proposal, Larry Paggi, the owners Engineer has prepared a Hydrological Study showing that during a 25 and 100 year storm event that the flood water elevation would rise i , approximately 1' if the easement is piped. This 1' increase is due to the fact that the existing stream must be filled in to construct the pipe, therefore, losing retention capacity. Further compounding this problem is the presence of Federal Wetlands as show on the sketch enclosed by Larry Paggi, the Developers Engineer. This obviously would require a permit from the Army Corp. of Engineers to perform this work. With that in mind, Engineer to the Town, Jay Paggi recommends that the Town Board advise the Planning Board to allow the ditch to remain in its existing state and only to pipe the easement to the rear (east) for the lots. He further recommends there be sufficient notes placed on the plat, to the satisfaction of Attorney to the Town, Al Roberts, which will give the Town the right to discharge this water, and that it shall be incumbent upon the individual homeowner to maintain the cleanliness of the easement area. It shall be clearly stated that the Town will not be liable for any damage done by the easement water, and present and future homeowners acknowledge the discharge of these waters from Cedar Hill Road. It should be noted that Highway Superintendent Graham Foster, should concur with the above recommendations prior to the Town Board making their decision. MR. FOSTER announced that he agreed with the above recommendations as presented by Jay Paggi, Engineer to the Town. COUNCILWOMAN VISCONTI moved, based on the recommendation of the applicants engineer, Larry Paggi, and based on the recommendation of Engineer to the Town, Jay Paggi, to allow the open ditch to remain in its existing state and only pipe the easement to the rear (east) lots. Seconded by Mrs. Smith Motion Unanimously Carried After the vote, Mr. Ruggiero asked Mr. Paggi, if by allowing the open ditch, are we going to create any problems in the future. Mr. Paggi answered "No", and went on to give a brief explanation. He did however, recommended "Deed" restrictions. Next is a Fund Balance updated Report from Comptroller, Ann Buckley. 10 PAG GI & MARTIN \ Consulting Engineers &Land Surveyors 54-56 Main Street Poughkeepsie, New York 12601 914-471-7898 914-471-0905 (FAX) August 20, 1997 RECEIVED AUG 2 2 1997 ELAINE SNOWDEN Town Board TOWN CLERK Town of Wappinger P.O. Box 324 Wappingers Falls, New York 12590 Attention: Constance O. Smith, Supervisor Reference: Maiolo Subdivision Old Hopewell Road and Cedar Hill Road Dear Supervisor Smith & Board Members: As a result of a recent`Town Board Meeting regarding the final disposition of the drainage easement for the above referenced proposed subdivision, the owner's engineer has submitted correspondence and a report dated LH August 13, 1997 in support of their request to leave the existing drainage ditch in it's present state rather than piping it. 4i Q) � a In order to support the proposal, the Engineer has prepared a Hydrological 0-P a Study showing that during a 25 and 100 year storm event that the flood �4 a) water elevation would rise approximately 1' if the easement is piped. W � ,W This 1' increase is due to the fact that the existing stream must be filled Q) (0 in to construct the pipe, therefore, losing retention capacity. Further -P compounding this problem is the presence of Federal Wetlands as shown rdA on the sketch enclosed by Larry Paggi, the Developer's Engineer. This -P obviously would require a permit from the Army Corp. of Engineer to ,a) Ln d perform this work. r -P N to a) With the above in mind, I would recommend that t the Town Board advise rd :0 the Planning Board to allow the ditch to remain in it's existing state and d � o only to pipe the easement to the rear (east) for the lots. I would further o 4 P recommend that there be sufficient notes placed on the plat, to the o satisfaction of the Town Attorney, that give the Town the right to Q) � discharge this water, and that it shall be incumbent upon the individual Q) a homeowner to maintain the cleanliness of the easement area. It shall be .r clearly stated that the Town will not be liable for any damage done by the o 5 a a easement water and that present and future homeowners acknowledge ,- -Pthe discharge of these waters from Cedar Hill Road. zi Z a .� As a corollary to this, we note that there is a significant amount of U 4 z Federal Wetlands on the property. We would ask that the Developer's -P rd v Engineer ascertain whether or not a permit will be necessary. In any � o 4 4 event, a specific note will need to be placed on Lot Nos. 2 and 5 regarding any development and/or work within that area. Joseph E. Paggi Jr., P.E. Ernst Martin, Jr., PE., L.S. Printed on recycled Paper Constance O. Smith - 2- August 20, 1997 Town Board Re: Maiolo Subdivision As a result of the Hydrological Study, it has been determined that the flood waters during a 100 year storm will rise to approximate elevation 264.2. With that in mind, I would recommend that the lowest elevation of any basement be set at 265. This could potentially effect Lot Nos. 2 and 5. We would ask the Developer's Engineer look at this and make the necessary changes. Also as a result of the above, I would strongly recommend that the garage for proposed Lot No. 2 be turned to face the north to take the garage out of the direct flow path of the storm waters. Highway Superintendent, Graham Foster, should concur with the above prior to the Town Board making their decision. If there are any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact this office. Very truly yours, Joseph E. Paggi, Jr., P.E. JEP:Iaw cc: Hon. June Visconti, Councilperson Hon. Vincent Bettina, Councilperson Hon. Joseph Ruggerio, Councilperson Hon. Robert Valdati, Councilperson Albert P. Roberts, Esq. Elaine Snowden Daniel Wery, AICP Planning Board Don Close Graham Foster Lawrence, Paggi, P.E. 1 LAWIZLNCL+' J. PAGGI,P.L.P.C. CONSULTING ENGINEERING Suite 205 Plaza 9 2029 Route 9 Fishkill, New York 12524 Telephone: (914) 897-2375 Fax: (914) 897-2239 June 13, 1997 Civ -i1, San_ii:ary & Site Engineering Site Plarnn.iny Environmental Assessment Elaine Snowden, Town Clerk Town of Wappinger Middlebush Road Wappingers Falls, New York 12590 Re: Maiolo Subdivision Old Hopewell Road and Town of Wappinger Dutchess County, New Dear Ms. Snowden: Cedar Hill Road York RECEIVED JUN 13 olp Wr ELAINE SNOWDEN rowN CLe iK .Please find enclosed three (3) copies of the proposed subdivision plat prepared for the above referenced project. In the existing condition, storm water runoff from Cedar Hill road is directed diagonally across the property, via a natural swale, to an existing culvert which crosses Old Hopewell Road. The proposed subdivision design would pipe the portion of this drainage from Cedar Hill Road into the property, where it would discharge to an open Swale through an existing low area on site. The open swale is considered to be the preferred method of managing the drainage at this location since the low area provides natural retention capacity, ground water recharge area, and a natural vegetated filter strip to mitigate first flush pollutant impacts. A Town drainage easement is proposed to facilitate periodic maintenance of the proposed pipe and swale. During the planning review of this project, it was identified that the Town's acceptance of an easement with an open swale may be of some concern. Therefore, an opportunity to discuss this issue with the Town Board at their July 14, 1997 meeting is requested. I L 9 0 Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or if additional information is required relative to this matter. Sincerely, J. ag ', P.E. (awrence resident cc G. Foster, Highway Superintendent D. Maiolo J. Paggi, PE, Town Engineering Consultant 082597.RGM COUNCILWOMAN VISCONTI moved to take the Fund Balance updated Report as presented by Mrs. Buckley, to a Workshop, for further discussion. Seconded by Mr. Bettina Motion Unanimously Carried NEW BUSINESS COUNCILMAN BETTINA regarding the speeding on Chelsea Road. He wished to have it go on the record. At this time, Supervisor Smith introduced the members of the Board to the Boy Scouts that were in attendance at tonight's meeting. At this time, 8:55 P.M., COUNCILMAN RUGGIERO moved to go into Executive Session, seconded by Mr. Bettina. Motion Unanimously Carried The Meeting reconvened at 9:10 P.M. with all Board Members present. There was no action to be taken at the Executive Session. COUNCILWOMAN VISCONTI moved to close the Town Board Meeting, Seconded by Mr. Ruggiero, and Unanimously Carried. The Meeting closed a 9:10 P.M. 11 Elaine H. Snowden Town Clerk