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WHEREAS, Town Board of Wallkill
wishes to adopt a local law to amend Chapter 249 of the Town
Code of the Town of Wallkill to update the application fees
and fee schedule for the collection of garbage in the Town;
and
WHEREAS, the Town Board
of Wallkill is empowered by the State to adopt such local
law pursuant to Municipal Home Rule law; and
WHEREAS, said zoning changes
are listed as Type I Actions under §617.5 of the State
Environmental Quality review Act (SEQRA); and
WHEREAS, in compliance with
SEQRA, the Wallkill Town Board wishes to assume lead agency
status and set a time and place for a public hearing for
said proposed local law, so that the public may be heard;
now
THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY
RESOLVED that a public hearing be held by the Town Board
with respect to the adoption of the aforesaid Local Law at
7:20 PM on September 25, 2003, at Wallkill Town Hall, 600
Route 211 East, Middletown, New York; and it is further
RESOLVED that the Town Clerk
is hereby authorized and directed to cause public notice
of said hearing to be given as provided by law.
MOTION BY: Mr. Ward
SECONDED BY: Mr. Valentin
Supervisor Ward -- Voting
Aye
Councilman Valentin -- Voting
Aye
Councilman King -- Voting
Aye
Councilman McLean -- Voting
Aye
Councilman Depew -- Voting
Aye
MOTION CARRIED.
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Wallkill desires to maintain the operational
efficiency of the Town Sewerage Treatment Plant; and
WHEREAS, the two belt presses
used for the dewatering of sludge at said sewerage treatment
plant are in immediate need of repair and reconstruction,
in order to maintain said efficiency, and
WHEREAS, the Sewer and Water
Superintendent has determined that the state of disrepair
of said belt presses now constitutes an emergency situation;
and
WHEREAS, the Town has received
at least three estimates for the repair and reconstruction
of said belt presses; and
WHEREAS, the cost of said
repairs and reconstruction cannot be accommodated within
the regular Sewer and Water budget; now
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,
by the Town Board of the Town of Wallkill, that said Town
Board hereby authorizes the Town of Wallkill Sewer and Water
Superintendent to award a contract for the repair and reconstruction
of the two belt presses at the Town owned and operated sewerage
treatment plant to the lowest responsible contractor, as
being in the best interest of the town and its residents;
and
THAT a transfer of not more
than $120,000 from the Sewer budget fund balance to the Sewer
budget is hereby authorized for the purpose of the execution
of said repairs and reconstruction.
MOTION BY: Mr. Ward
SECONDED BY: Mr. Valentin
Supervisor Ward -- Voting
Aye
Councilman Valentin -- Voting
Aye
Councilman King -- Voting
Aye
Councilman McLean -- Voting
Aye
Councilman Depew -- Voting
Aye
MOTION CARRIED.
WHEREAS, a resolution was duly adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Wallkill
for a public hearing to be held by said Governing Body on July 24, 2003
at 7:05 PM at Town Hall, 600 Route 211 East to hear all interested parties
on a proposed Local Law entitled a Local Law amending the Zoning Code
of the Town of Wallkill, New York, establishing maximum number of meetings
that may be missed by members of the Town Zoning Board of Appeals; and
WHEREAS, notice of said
public hearing was duly advertised in Times Herald Record,
the official newspaper of said Town, on July 11, 2003; and
WHEREAS, said public hearing
was duly held on July 24, 2003 at 7:15 PM at Wallkill Town
Hall, 600 Route 211 East, Middletown, NY and all parties
in attendance were permitted an opportunity to speak on behalf
of or in opposition to said Proposed Local Law, or any part
thereof, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to part
617 of the implementing regulations pertaining to Article
8 State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) it has been
determined by the Town Board of said Town that adoption of
said proposed Local Law would not have a significant effect
upon the environment and could be processed by other applicable
governmental agencies without further regard to SEQRA, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board
of the Town of Wallkill, after due deliberation, finds it
in the best interest of said Town to adopt said Local Law.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,
that the Town Board of the Town of Wallkill hereby adopts
said Local Law No. 7, entitled A Local Law Amending the Zoning
Code of the Town of Wallkill, New York, Establishing maximum
Number of Meetings that may be Missed by Members of the Town
Zoning Board of Appeals, and be it further
RESOLVED, that the Town
Clerk be and she hereby is directed to enter said Local Law
in the minutes of this meeting and in the Local Law Book
of the Town of Wallkill, and to give due notice of the adoption
of said Local Law to the Secretary of the State of new York.
MOTION BY: Mr. Ward
SECONDED BY: Mr. Depew
Supervisor Ward -- Voting
Aye
Councilman Valentin -- Voting
Aye
Councilman King -- Voting
Aye
Councilman McLean -- Voting
Aye
Councilman Depew -- Voting
Aye
MOTION CARRIED.
WHEREAS, a resolution was duly adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Wallkill
for a public hearing to be held by said Governing Body on May 22, 2003
at 7:05 PM at Town Hall, 600 Route 211 East to hear all interested parties
on a proposed Local Law entitled a Local Law amending the Zoning Code
of the Town of Wallkill, New York, establishing maximum number of meetings
that may be missed by members of the Town Planning Board; and
WHEREAS, notice of said
public hearing was duly advertised in Times Herald Record,
the official newspaper of said Town, on July 11, 2003; and
WHEREAS, said public hearing
was duly held on July 24, 2003 at 7:15 PM at Wallkill Town
Hall, 600 Route 211 East, Middletown, NY and all parties
in attendance were permitted an opportunity to speak on behalf
of or in opposition to said Proposed Local Law, or any part
thereof, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to part
617 of the implementing regulations pertaining to Article
8 State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) it has been
determined by the Town Board of said Town that adoption of
said proposed Local Law would not have a significant effect
upon the environment and could be processed by other applicable
governmental agencies without further regard to SEQRA, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board
of the Town of Wallkill, after due deliberation, finds it
in the best interest of said Town to adopt said Local Law.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,
that the Town Board of the Town of Wallkill hereby adopts
said Local Law No. 8, entitled A Local Law Amending the Zoning
Code of the Town of Wallkill, New York, Establishing maximum
Number of Meetings that may be Missed by Members of the Town
Planning Board, and be it further
RESOLVED, that the Town
Clerk be and she hereby is directed to enter said Local Law
in the minutes of this meeting and in the Local Law Book
of the Town of Wallkill, and to give due notice of the adoption
of said Local Law to the Secretary of the State of new York.
MOTION BY: Mr. Ward
SECONDED BY: Mr. McLean
Supervisor Ward -- Voting
Aye
Councilman Valentin -- Voting
Aye
Councilman King -- Voting
Aye
Councilman McLean -- Voting
Aye
Councilman Depew -- Voting
Aye
MOTION CARRIED.
BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Town Board of the Town of Wallkill that said Town
Board hereby authorizes the Town Supervisor to enter into a Memorandum
of Understanding with Crystal Run Crossing, Inc. for the creation of
a Special Benefit Assessment District for the purpose of widening Crystal
Run Road, if deemed appropriate.
MOTION BY: Mr. Ward
SECONDED BY: Mr. Depew
Supervisor Ward -- Voting
Aye
Councilman Valentin -- Voting
Aye
Councilman King -- Voting
No
Councilman McLean -- Voting
Aye
Councilman Depew -- Voting
Aye
MOTION CARRIED.
WHEREAS, Town Board of the Town of Wallkill wishes to adopt a Local Law to
amend Chapter 249 of the Town Code of the Town of Wallkill to allow for
two foot minimum setbacks from property lines for sheds in R-1 and R-2
districts; and
WHEREAS, the Town Board
of Wallkill is empowered by the State to adopt such local
law pursuant to Municipal Home Rule Law; and
WHEREAS, said zoning changes
are listed as Type I Actions under §617.5 of the State
Environmental Quality Review act (SEQRA); and
WHEREAS, in compliance with
SEQRA, the Wallkill Town Board wishes to assume lead agency
status and set a time and place for a public hearing for
said proposed local law, so that the public may be heard;
now
THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY
RESOLVED that a public hearing be held by the Town Board
with respect to the adoption of the aforesaid Local Law at
7:10 PM on September 25, 2003, at Wallkill Town Hall, 600
Route 211 East, Middletown, New York; and it is further
RESOLVED, that the Town
Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause public notice
of said hearing to be given as provided by law.
MOTION BY: Mr. Ward
SECONDED BY: Mr. Valentin
Supervisor Ward -- Voting
Aye
Councilman Valentin -- Voting
Aye
Councilman King -- Voting
Aye
Councilman McLean -- Voting
Aye
Councilman Depew -- Voting
Aye
MOTION CARRIED.
WHEREAS, enormous administrative demands have been placed upon the Town of
Wallkill Police Department due to the mandates of the Federal Court Consent
Decree; and
WHEREAS, implementation
of the Best Practices Guidelines has also added to the aforementioned
workload; and
WHEREAS, there exists the
probability that, without temporary civilian staff assistance,
the Department will be unable to continue to meet the requirements
of the Consent Decree and the Best Practices Guidelines in
a timely fashion; and
WHEREAS, there exists a
balance in the current Police - Personnel Services budget
that can accommodate the hiring of a part-time civilian employee
for a six month period; and
WHEREAS, Mary Phelan has
been interviewed in anticipation of said position being approved
and has had extensive experience in all aspects of the administrative
scope of work that would be necessary to fill the aforesaid
position; now
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
by the Town Board of the Town of Wallkill that Mary Phelan
be appointed to the position of part-time administrative
civilian employee with the Town of Wallkill Police Department
for period not to exceed six months, at which time said appointment
shall terminate.
MOTION BY: Mr. Ward
SECONDED BY: Mr. McLean
Supervisor Ward -- Voting
Aye
Councilman Valentin -- Voting
Aye
Councilman King -- Voting
No
Councilman McLean -- Voting
Aye
Councilman Depew -- Voting
No
MOTION CARRIED.
WHEREAS, there exists a vacancy in the Town of Wallkill Department of Public
Works at the M.E.O. level; and
WHEREAS, Ed Opferbeck fulfills
the civil service requirements of knowledge, skills and experience
for the M.E.O. position and is situated on the civil service
list in a place where he may be hired to fill said position;
and
WHEREAS, it is the opinion
of the Commissioner of Public Works that Ed Opferbeck is
qualified to fill said position; now
THEREFORE, BE IT REOLVED,
that the Town Board of the Town of Wallkill hereby appoints
Ed Opferbeck to the position of M.E.O., to serve in said
capacity at the town of Wallkill Department of Public Works,
and be it further
RESOLVED that said appointment
shall be deemed effective as of August 1, 2003.
MOTION BY: Mr. Ward
SECONDED BY: Mr. McLean
Supervisor Ward -- Voting
Aye
Councilman Valentin -- Voting
Aye
Councilman King -- Voting
Aye
Councilman McLean -- Voting
Aye
Councilman Depew -- Voting
Aye
MOTION CARRIED.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
COUNCILMAN KING: Code review
meeting; C.M. & Sons have code violations; need to research
companies as far as permit dates. Meeting scheduled for 7:30
PM, Tuesday. Building Site Committee should have some information
by end of September; two options.
COUNCILMAN VALENTIN: Congratulations
to boys. Town will be replacing outdated equipment; Challenger
program needs volunteers. Looking to get electric cars for
the park. Reads the following:
To: Town Board Members
From: John Lippert
Re: Employee of the Month
Joe Biccum has been nominated
by one of his peers for the Employee of the Month Award for
the month of June. Joe is a hard worker who takes pride in
all that he accomplishes. Joe also takes care when operating
Town equipment. His exemplary performance of his duties should
be commended.
Please join us in recognizing
Joe for this award.
To: Town Board members
From: John Lippert
Re: Employee of the Month
Award
Charlie Berry has been nominated
by one of his foreman for the Employee of the Month Award
for the month of July. Charlie does an excellent job with
his assigned tasks, operating in an efficient and safe manner.
Charlie takes excellent care of the equipment he uses and
is a valuable team player. His exemplary performance of his
duties is noteworthy and commendable.
Please join us in recognizing
Charlie for this award.
To continue; there have
been problems with the cameras on Patio Road. Highway meeting
will be Wednesday at 7 PM. Police Meeting will be held on
September 10 at 6:30 PM. Note to highway that the creek needs
cleaning on Maple Road and Ben Lomond.
Makes presentation to Belle
Russell, Boys & Girls Club; Barbara Evans, Soccer league
and Little league of $1,000.00 from Milford Chrysler.
COUNCILMAN McLEAN: ongoing
with personnel CSEA contract. Human Rights meeting on September
22. Building site committee has RJ Smith Realty checking
out building sites available in the Town. Would prefer to
stay on this property and they are working as quickly as
possible.
COUNCILMAN DEPEW: Vanburenville
Road is dangerous with the gravel. Thanks for the work at
the Relax Inn; weeds were cut down. Golf meeting will be
September 3rd at 6:30 PM at the Golf Course. Shawangunk Kill
project is going well; concerns about bus terminal at Adams
Diner; code violations exist; Relax Inn questions.
COUNCILMAN COMMENTS
COUNCILMAN KING: Russell
Boyce, Jr. returned from Iraq; presented with a certificate.
COUNCILMAN VALENTIN: remember
school starts next week
COUNCILMAN McLEAN: thanks
Emergency management for all they do. Website will soon be
available.
COUNCILMAN DEPEW: has had
the swings at Washington Heights Park lowered; young people
are keeping the park clean. Halloween hayride is October
23 & 24. Thanks to Charlie berry for good job done.
SUPERVISOR COMMENTS
SUPERVISOR WARD: interviewing
for a building department clerk. Carol Kelly, Planning Board
secretary has retired; Marylynn Hunt has been promoted to
her position. Cathy Bradford has been promoted to Marylynn's
position in the Building Department. Have been interviewing
Town of Wallkill residents.
MOTION BY: Mr. Ward to appoint
Dolores Valverde as Building Clerk
SECONDED BY: Mr. McLean
Supervisor Ward -- Voting
Aye
Councilman Valentin -- Voting
Aye
Councilman King -- Voting
Aye
Councilman McLean -- Voting
Aye
Councilman Depew -- Voting
Aye
MOTION CARRIED.
Supervisor continues; Thrall Library return box is now in the foyer. School
taxes for town of Wallkill residents will go down; Pine Bush rate- 69.03,
Goshen- 59.96, Minisink- 64.63 and Valley Central- 60.86. Notice has
been mailed regarding channel changes; town maps are now available. October
8th- 2 to 9 PM at the Community Center there will be a meeting regarding
Exit 122. Police list has expired; should have a new list by the next
meeting. C.M. & Sons trucking are being monitored by the police as
far as any activity. Reads the following letter:
The above captioned defendants
who are facing unauthorized Speed Contest charges in your
court satisfactorily participated in restorative group conferencing
on August 21, 2003. Sgt. Walsh and Officer Bodensieck from
the Wallkill Police Department participated and greatly contributed
to the success of the meeting with first hand accounts of
incidents where speeding has ended in great harm. It appeared
that the defendants came to a greater understanding of the
potentially harmful effects of road racing, and speeding
in general, and all made a commitment to not engage in such
behavior in the future.
We wish to take this opportunity
to thank the Court and District Attorney's office for allowing
us the opportunity to arrange the conference. It is hoped
that the defendants' understanding of the impact their behavior
could have had will be long lasting.
CHIEF HERTMAN: thanks to
all who helped; various fire districts; residents should
be prepared for emergencies. Cameras on Patio Road have a
glitch. But will be working soon.
ED. SMITH: no comments
JOHN LIPPERT: thanks the
Employees of the Month(s)
SUPERVISOR WARD: the Town
Board will be going to executive session after the public
participation
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
M. Cody; thanks to Water
and highway departments; Chicken barbecue will be Sept. 5th;
On Sept. 11th there will be a Memorial at 7 PM; Nov. 8th
the second section of the wall will be dedicated.
A. George; flooding issue
on Silverlake Road
N. Guenste; discussed blackout;
garbage; senior apts; IDA issues; campaign contributions
L. Helbeck; employee of
the month; blackout & air conditioner
M. Paduch; master plan fees,
Circleville improvements
W. Cappozella; homeless
shelter
K. Mulqueen; new town hall
V. Ferri; budget transfers,
veterans, IDA, attorney conflict of interest, school buses
Mr. Valentin: states that
Mr. Ferri's actions contradict Buddhist principles
G. Green; thanks Mr. King
for getting things moving regarding shut down of C.M. & Sons
C. Najac; C.M. gravel; building
permits; weeds on ballard Road
N. Hermann; building issues
N. Guenste; garbage commission?
SUPERVISOR WARD: no real
commission
MOTION BY: Mr. Ward to go
to executive session at 10:20 PM
SECONDED BY: Mr. Depew
Supervisor Ward -- Voting
Aye
Councilman Valentin -- Voting
Aye
Councilman King -- Voting
Aye
Councilman McLean -- Voting
Aye
Councilman Depew -- Voting
Aye
MOTION CARRIED.
MOTION BY: Mr. Ward to adjourn at 10:45 PM
SECONDED BY: Mr. McLean
Supervisor Ward -- Voting
Aye
Councilman Valentin -- Voting
Aye
Councilman King -- Voting
Aye
Councilman McLean -- Voting
Aye
Councilman Depew -- Voting
Aye
MOTION CARRIED.
Meeting Adjourned at 10.45 PM
_________________________
Jeanne M. Gervasi, Town Clerk
