REGULAR MEETING

 

TOWN BOARD AGENDA – JANUARY 13, 2004

 

PLACE:                                                                                                            TIME:

 

TOWN HALL                                                                                         7:30 P.M.

ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

           “Happy New Year”

 

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER

 

 

PLEDGE TO THE FLAG

 

 

SUPERVISOR’S PROCLAMATIONS & REPORTS

 

 

ROLL CALL

 

 

TOWN BOARD REPORTS

 

 

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

 

Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of December 9, 2003.

 

PUBLIC HEARINGS

 

1.         Public Hearing to consider adopting Local Laws providing for an increase in the       income limits for tax exemption of real estate property owned by certain persons with disabilities or who are 65 years or older.

 

            a) Close Hearing

            b) Adopt Negative Declarations

            c) Adopt Local Laws

 

2.         Reconvene a Public Hearing to consider the construction of a Wireless Communication Facility by Sprint Spectrum L.P. at 477 Albany Post Road or an alternate site under consideration by the Town Board.

 

            a) Close Hearing

            b) Adopt a Negative Declaration

            c) Adopt a Resolution

 

 

HEARING OF CITIZENS – AGENDA ITEMS ONLY

 

 

BID REPORTS

 

1.         Receive and File Bids opened on December 11, 2003 with respect to the upgrade of the Tommy Thurber Playground; and Award contract for same.

 

REPORTS

 

For the month of October from the Recreation Division of DES.

 

For the month of November from the Water Division of DOTS, the Recreation Division of DES and the Town Justices.

 

For the month of December, 2003 from the Office for the Aging/DES, the Water Division of DOTS, the Receiver of Taxes the Town Justices and the Town Clerk.

 

The 2003 Annual Report from the Director of DOTS on Capital Improvements, the Receiver of Taxes and the Town Clerk.

 

OLD BUSINESS

 

Correspondence:

 

Receive and file the following:

 

1.         Reports from DES with respect to the following:

 

            a) Oriole Lane Field

 

            b) Van Cortlandtville Cemetery

 

            c) Use of Letteri Field

 

2.         Petition presented at the December 9, 2003 Town Board Meeting in opposition of the proposed Residential Alternative located on Gallows Hill Road.

 

3.         Draft Emergency Operations Revision Update from the Town Homeland Safety and Security Coordinator.

 

4.         Letter from Gail Ruh with respect to drainage issues at 7th Street and Lake Meahagh in Verplanck; and refer to DOTS and DES.

 

5.         Inspection Reports from the NRC with respect to Indian Point Units 2 and 3 dated December, 2003.

           

NEW BUSINESS

 

Correspondence:

 

Receive and file the following:

 

1.         Letter dated December 15, 2003 from David Steinmetz with respect to the proposed subdivision known as Emery Ridge Estates; and refer to the Legal Department and DOTS.       

 

2.         Memo from the Planning Division of DOTS  with respect to Wetlands Permit Expiration.

 

3.         Letters from residents of College Hill Road to the Zoning Board of Appeals with       respect to a parcel located on same.

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Resolutions:

 

1.         With respect to the Planning Board:

 

            a) Reappoint Ivan Klein as a member.

 

            b) Designate Steve Kessler Chairman and Loretta Taylor as Vice Chairman.

 

2.         With respect to the Zoning Board of Appeals:

 

            a) Reappoint Raymond Reber as a member.

 

            b) Designate John Mattis as Chairman and Wai Man Chin as Vice Chairman.

 

3.         Appoint Councilman John Sloan as Deputy Supervisor for the year 2004.

 

4.         Appoint the Town Attorney, the Town Comptroller, and the Director of Technical Services.

 

5.         Authorize employment contracts with respect to various Department Heads, Deputies and Managers.

 

6.         Appoint the Purchasing Director.

 

7.         Reappoint Garrison Jackson and Kathryn Catala as members of the PRC Advisory Board and Kathryn Catala as the Chairperson for the year 2004.

 

8.         Reappoint John Lentini as a member of the Board of Assessment Review.

 

9.         Appoint Richard Cohen as a member of the CAC to fill a vacancy.

 

10.        Appoint the members to the Traffic Safety  Advisory Committee

 

11.        Appoint members of the Cortlandt Regional ALS Committee and reappoint Councilman Cerreto as Chairman and Jeff Tkacs as staff coordinator and Councilman John Sloan as an alternate of same for the year 2004.

 

12.        Authorize setting the salaries for Town employees for the year 2004.

 

13.        Appoint the following for the year 2004:

 

            a)         Voting Machine Custodians.

 

            b)         Bingo Inspector.

 

            c)         Town Safety Committee with Jeff Tkacs and Claudia Vahey as Co-

                        Chairpersons.

 

            d)         Bennett-Kielson & Co. as Town Auditors.

 

14.        Authorize agreements for the following insurance with:

 

a) Triad Group as the manager of the Town’s Self-Insured Workers’       

    Compensation Fund.

 

b)   Insurance Corporation of Hanover for Excess Workers’ Compensation

      Insurance.

 

15.        Adopt the following resolutions:

 

            a)         Rules of Procedure for Town Board Meetings.

 

            b)         Designate the 2004 Official Newspaper and alternates.

 

            c)         Designate the 2004 Depositories.

 

            d)         Designate the Supervisor and Human Resources Coordinator as  

                        authorizing authority to execute all Civil Service forms.

 

e)         Designate Town Board liaisons to various Town Departments, Boards, Councils and Committees for 2004.

 

            f)          Authorize mileage rates for Town Officials and employees for 2004.

 

16.        Authorize Town Officials to attend the Association of Towns training sessions in February in NYC; and designate the voting delegate and the alternate.

 

17.        Authorize the Supervisor to execute the following 2004 Agreements and/or Contracts:

 

a)         All contracts on behalf of the Town awarded by the Purchasing Director for 2004.

 

            b)         Applications for pool and concession permits.

 

            c)         Applications for State Aid for Youth and Senior Citizens.

 

d)         Agreement with Westchester County covering Employee Assistance Program.

 

e)         Agreement with Westchester County with respect to Youthful Drug Abuse Prevention Program funding.

 

f)          Inter-Local Agreements for Nor-West Regional Services.

 

g)         All nutrition contracts.

 

h)         Agreement with New York State OMRDD for Recreational Inclusion Services.

 

i)          Agreement with the City of Peekskill covering Nutrition Meals under Title 3C of the Older Americans Act.

 

j)          Letter Agreement with the Paramount Performing Arts Center with respect to the Town of Cortlandt’s donation of $10,000 for cultural services.

 

k)         Agreement with the Villages covering shared equipment.

 

l)          Agreement with the Villages covering freon disposal.

 

m)        Agreement with the Villages authorizing the Town Purchasing Director to advertise bids on behalf of the Villages.

 

n)         All personal service contracts.

                                                                                                           

 

18.        Authorize the Supervisor to execute contracts with Westchester County with respect to CDBG projects for 2004.

 

19.        Authorize a $1,000 Grant to the Van Cortlandtville Historical Society in memory of Walter (Skeet) and Grace Kelly.

 

20.        Direct the preparation of As-Built Surveys for use in the acceptance of town road with respect to Stonefield Farms Subdivision.

 

21.        Direct the Town Attorney and the Director and Deputy for Planning of DOTS to draft a Town Affordable Housing Program for consideration by the Town Board.

 

22.        Authorize the following with respect to the Department of Technical Services:

 

            a) Amend the fee schedule.

           

            b) Extend a Professional Service Agreement with Diane DiNunzio for Master   

                Plan and Open Space Services for three additional months.

 

            c) Award a Professional Service contract with respect to the Westchester Lake

                Dam evaluation.

 

            d) Award an RFP for survey and design services in conjunction with NYS DOT  

                with respect to a proposed sidewalk along Rt. 9A in the area of Springvale Inn.

 

            e) Contract for the construction of a drainage improvement at the intersection of

                Bannon Avenue and Kings Ferry Road.

 

23.        Award an RFP with respect to producing a CableTV show promoting local businesses.

 

 

 

ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA

 

 

 

BUDGET TRANSFERS 

 

 

REPORTS FROM VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS

 

 

 

REPORTS FROM STANDING & SPECIAL COMMITTEES

 

 

 

SECOND HEARING OF CITIZENS

 

 

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

 

NEXT TOWN BOARD MEETING

 

DATE:               February 10, 2004

TIME:               7:30 P.M.

PLACE:                        TOWN HALL

 

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