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1986-01-06 RGMr AGENDA TOWN BOARD TOWN OF WAPPINGER BIMONTHLY MEETING JANUARY 6, 1986 1. SUPERVISOR CALL MEETING TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO FLAG 3. ACCEPT MINUTES Dec. 16th Regular Dec. 30th Year End 4. REPORTS OF OFFICERS: Receiver of Taxes Town Justices Zoning Adm. Attendance reports from the Planning Board, Zoning Board & Recreation Comm. 5. PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS a.Raymond Croniser request for Town to accept Sabia Drive (Blue Ridge Subd.) as and for a Town Road. ! b. Calvin Lawrence resignation from Planning Board C. Thos. Logan request permission to attend Appraisal Course 1/7-1/10 6. COMMITTEE REPORTS G 7. RESOLUTIONS ; a. Bid for painting Town office furniture, etc. b. Vacancy on Board of Assessment Reivew (D. Close term expired 9/30/85) 4. c. Consider change of date for Jan. 20th meeting _(Martin Luther Kine Holiday) to Jan. 21st d. Appoint Board of Ethics e. Establish schedule for Town Board Workshop meetings f. Authorize the Highway Superintendent to seek bids for various Highway materials, etc. 8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a. Accept pump station at Fieldstone Farms Subd. (J. Klein request) 9. NEW BUSINESS 10, ADJOURNMENT /Y The Regular Bimonthly Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger was held on January 6, 1986 at the Town Hall, Mill Street, Wappingers Falls, Dutchess County, New York. Supervisor Paino opened the Meeting at 7:32 P.M. Present: Irene Paino, Supervisor Vincent Farina, Councilman Gerard McCluskey, Councilman David Reis, Councilman June Visconti, Councilwoman Elaine H. Snowden, Town Clerk Others Present: Jay Paggi, Engineer (From the Firm of Paggi & Martin) Kenneth Croshier, Highway Superintendent The Meeting began with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Mrs. Paino requested the audience to remain standing and join the Town Board in a moment of prayer for the residents of our Town, and the Town itself. The Minutes of the Regular Bimonthly Meeting of December 16, 1985 having previously been forwarded to all Board Members, were now placed before them for their consideration. MR. FARINA moved that the Minutes of December 16, 1985, be and. they are hereby approved, as submitted by the Town Clerk. Seconded by Mr. Reis Motion Unanimously Carried Reports were received for the month of December from the Receiver of Taxes, Town Justices and the Zoning Administrator, also the Attendance Reports for 1985 from the Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals and the Recreation Commission. MR. FARINA moved to accept the above stated reports and place them on file. Seconded by Mr. Reis Motion Unanimously Carried Petitions & Communications --- A letter was received from Raymond Croniser requesting that Sabia Drive be accepted as a Town Road; all of the items on the Town Engineer's list have been completed, according to Mr. Croniser, although recommendations had not been received from the Engineer or the Highway Superintendent. MRS. PAINO moved to table the acceptance of Sabia Drive in the Blue Ridge Subdivision and refer the matter to the new Engineers to the Town, Paggi & Martin. Seconded by Mr. Reis Motion Unanimously Carried Mr. McCluskey noted that at a previous meeting, the Town Board had requested the developer to change the name of the road from Daniel Sabia Drive to Sabia Drive, due to the length of the name on road signs. Mr. Croniser still referred to the name of Daniel Sabia Road in his communication to the Board. Mr. McCluskey requested that a letter be forwarded to Mr. Croniser informing him of this fact. A resignation was received from Calvin Lawrence as a member of the Town Planning Board due to business commitments. The letter reads as follows: January 3, 1986 Town of Wappinger Town Board C/O Town Clerk P.O. Box 324 Wappingers Falls, New York 12590 Dear Town Board Members: I respectfully submit my resignation from the Planning Board of the Town of Wappinger. I have enjoyed working as a member of the Planning Board, however, due to business commitments I must regretfully resign. Sincerely, s/ Calvin Lawrence MRS. PAINO moved to send a letter to Mr. Lawrence accepting his letter of resignation with regret and thanking him for his service to the Town. Seconded by Mr. McCluskey Motion Unanimously Carried The following Resolution was offered by COUNCILWOMAN VISCONTI who moved its adoption: RESOLVED, that Peter Howell be and he is hereby appointed to fill the vacancy on the Planning Board of the Town of Wappinger which has occurred by reason of the resignation of Calvin Lawrence, and it further RESOLVED, that the said Peter Howell is hereby appointed to fill the unexpired term of Peter Howell which shall expire January 4th, 1989. Seconded by: Councilman Reis Roll Call Vote: 5 Ayes 0 Nays The Town Assessor, Thomas Logan, wrote to the Board requesting permission to attend a Mass Appraisal Course for Real Property Revaluation in Albany, New York from January 7th thru the 10th, 1986. Mr. Logan noted that this course and all reasonable and necessary expenses are provided by New York State and therefore would be no expense to the Town. MR. MCCLUSKEY moved to grant permission to Mr. Logan to attend the Mass Appraisal Course for Real Property Revaluation in Albany, New York from the 7th thru the 10th of January, 1986. Seconded by Mrs. Visconti Motion Unanimously Carried Committee Reports --- Mr. McCluskey referred to the recent snow plowing done by the State after the snowfall on January 5, 1986. The Town did an excellent job, however the state did a "lousy" job; they were plowing between Wappinger and Fishkill between 12:35 and 1:00 P.M. The passing lane had not been touched and the right lane was worn by traffic but looked like the State had not plowed at all. MR. MCCLUSKEY moved to send a letter to the New York State Department of Transportation requesting faster snow plowing service due to the high amount of traffic. Seconded by Mrs. Paino Motion Unanimously Carried Councilman Reis had no reports to submit at this meeting. Councilman Farina, Budget and Finance, reported that the Supervisor will meet with the CPA to go over the Town Books on Tuesday, January 7th, 1986. Councilwoman Visconti had no reports to submit at this meeting. Resolutions --- One bid was received from Electro -Refinishing Inc. for refurbishing the Town furniture in the amount of $12,616.00. Mrs. Paino asked for comments from Councilman Reis as the Chairman of the Building and Housing Committee. After talking with a representative from that company, it appeared to Mr. Reis that there were a lot of items on the list that could be purchased new just as reasonably as having the furniture done by the electrostatic painting process. W_ MR. REIS moved to table action on this bid pending receipt of further information which would enable the Board to determine the specific items they wish to have done by this process. Seconded by Mr. McCluskey Motion Unanimously Carried Bernice Mills, resident of the Town, was recognized by the Chair, asked if the amount of this bid was budgeted --Mrs. Paino replied this would be part of the bond for the new Town Hall and there are also some capital funds available. Continuing, Mrs. Mills questioned whether the Board thought it would be a wise move to spend $12,000 on the furniture since it did not appear that any of the Town furniture had antique value; the Board should consider going into the new building with new furniture rather than spending $12,000 of taxpayer's money to refurbish furniture of little value. Mr. McCluskey was concerned over the fact that the former Comptroller made arrangements to have this job done in the new Town Hall; he had requested the Fire Inspector to provide him with information on any safety hazards that might exist by doing this job in the new building; as far as he was c:jncerned, it would appear that they were turning the new Town Hall into a body shop if the process was conducted at that building. Upon investigating he found that the process included ether, plus a prescription for wearing self contained breathing apparatus, etholene glycol, monethyl ether, combustible liquid with 104°F flash point, considered low, other combustible liquids with 106°F flash point and there is a possible fire explosion factor from static electricity and/or any arching from electrical equipment in the new Town Hall. If the Board does consider using this process, for these reasons he would not want it done in the new building as it is not equipped with the necessary exhaust and safety equipment. At the conclusion of this report, Mr. McCluskey stated that he wished to bring these facts to the Board's attention. Michael Hirkala, resident of Wappinger, was recognized by the Chair and as a point of information informed the Board that Mr. Klein had moved into his new office building on Route 9 and had used this process on his metal file cabinets; it was done inside on the rug with no mess, the only inconvenience was an odor the next day. He suggested that the Board check it out. Consideration of an appointment for the Board of Assessment Review due to the expiration of Donald Close's term, was tabled from last year. The following Resolution was offered by COUNCILWOMAN VISCONTI who offered its adoption: RESOLVED, that Donald Close, be and he is hereby reappointed as a member of the Town of Wappinger Board of Assessment Review to fill the vacancy which has occurred due to the expiration of his term, and it is further RESOLVED, that the said Donald Close is hereby reappointed to the said Board of Assessment Review for a term which shall expire September 30, 1990. Seconded by: Councilman McCluskey Roll Call Vote: 5 Ayes 0 Nays Since the next Regular Bimonthly Meeting will fall on the 20th of January, 1986, new holiday designated for Martin Luther King, the Town Clerk asked the Board if they wished to consider changing the date of the Meeting. MRS. PAINO moved to change the Regular Bimonthly Meeting of January 20, 1986 to Tuesday, January 21, 1986. Seconded by Mr. Reis Motion Unanimously Carried Next on the Agenda was the appointment of the Board of Ethics --- the normal procedure is for each Board Member to appoint a member to this Board. MRS. PAINO moved to table the appointment of the Board of Ethics to the January 21st, 1986 Meeting. Seconded by Mrs. Visconti Motion Unanimously Carried The Town Clerk requested the Board to establish a schedule for the Town Board Workshop Meetings. MRS. PAINO moved to set the Workshop Meetings on the second and fourth Thursday of the month so not to conflict with the Planning Board Meetings and possibly change them to Monday nights after the move to the new Town Hall if it is feasible to do so. Seconded by Mr. McCluskey Motion Unanimously Carried I , * In order to advertise for Highway Materials and Equipment, the Highway Superintendent requested authorization from the Board to go to bid on these items. MRS. PAINO moved to authorize the Highway Superintendent to seek bids for Highway Materials , Equipment, i.e. Garage Doors. Seconded by Mr. McCluskey Motion Unanimously Carried Unfinished Business --- At the last meeting a request from James Klein for the Town to take over the pump station at Fieldstone Farms Subdivision was tabled for review and recommendation by Camo Pollution Control; a report was received from them recommending that the Town not take action on the take over of the pumping station until problems are resolved, including the three way valve malfunctioning and complaints from homeowners' that the high level alarm is going off. A full report will be forthcoming by Camo. MR. FARINA moved not to accept the pumping station at Fieldstone Farms Subdivision, await the report from Camo Pollution and based on its contents) consider obtaining a warranty so a burden is not put on the taxpayers in the event it malfunctions after the Town takes it over. Seconded by Mr. Reis Motion Unanimously Carried Mr. McCluskey observed that the Regular Bimonthly Meeting of the Town Board in February falls on the 17th which is George Washington's Birthday and he recommended that the Board change the date. MR. MCCLUSKEY moved to change the date of the Regular Bimonthly Meeting from February 17th, 1986 to February 18th, 1986, due to the holiday. (Mr. McCluskey withdrew his motion later after it was pointed out Assoc. of Towns on Seconded by Mrs. Paino same date) Motion Unanimously Carried Mr. Mills interrupted to remind the Board that officials would be at the Association of Towns meeting on that date. Mrs. Paino stated that a date would be set for the February Meeting at the next meeting of the Town Board. Mrs. Paino announced that she would meet with the new Engineers to the Town, Paggi & Martin the next morning, also the previous a 4 Engineers, Morris & Andros. At this meeting she would like to have Morris & Andros release their report on the Oakwood Knolls Sewer Treatment Plant to Paggi & Martin as the Town is obligated to make a decision in the very near future as to whether they will build a new sewer treatment plant or tie into the Tri -Municipal Project. MR. MCCLUSKEY moved to authorize Paggi & Martin to review the Morris & Andros Study and, if necessary, meet with representatives from the Tri -Municipal Commission to assist the Town Board in making a decision on the Oakwood Knolls Sewer Treatment Plant. Seconded by Mr. Reis Motion Unanimously Carried Mrs. Paino recognized the Chairman of PROTECT and asked him if he had any comments to make on the PASNY project. The Chairman commented that later this month, the Attorney for the municipalities and the PROTECT Organization will have the court challenge ready to go into the Appellate Court against the Marcy South decision by the Public Service Commission. Attempts to block the cutting of the trees was thwarted at the various courts it was tried at and the organization was unable to prevent this action. The fight, he stated, was not over yet. Mrs. Paino thanked him, on behalf of the Town Board, for his and the other PROTECT member's participation and efforts to prevent the cutting of the trees in the Town and added that the Town would continue its support of their fight against PASNY. There was no other business to come before the Town Board. MRS. PAINO moved to adjourn the Meeting, seconded by Mr. McCluskey and unanimously carried. The Meeting adjourned at 7:55 P.M. Elaine H. Snowden Town Clerk Reg. Bimonthly Mtg. 1/6/86