TOWN OFROSENDALE                                              DRAFT

TOWN BOARDMEETING

MAY 14,2008

The meeting was called to orderby Supervisor McDonough at 7:30 p.m. at theRosendaleCommunityCenterwith the Pledge to the Flag.

PRESENT:Councilman Robert Gallagher

Councilman Kenneth Cluen

CouncilwomanManna JoGreene

Councilman Richard Minissali

SupervisorPatrickMcDonough

ALSO PRESENT:William Janeway, DEC District #3; FredGreitzer, Billy Liggan, Rosendale Planning Board; and about ten (10)residents.

PETITIONS: Mark Morganstern and Peter Fiorentino askedto present a letter from Save the Lakes attorney James Bacon and submitpetitions to the Town Board urging them not to approve a Zoning Code amendmentsubmitted by Canopy Development/HRVR, LLC, prior to the going through the SEQRAprocess. Mr. Morganstern read the letterand asked that it be entered into the record; the Board did not ask for it to beincluded but would be on file.

Mr. Fiorentino presented twoclipped packets of petitions (he stated that they contained about 230signatures) he then read the contents of the petition (he said they have thepetitions on-line as well) which is also urging that the Town Board deny zoningchange approval. Both the letter and thepetitions were filed with the Town Clerk.

Billy Liggan stated that he hadsubmitted the Street Festival Site Plan with some minor changes since lastyear. Most notably the music stages onMain Street will close down at 8 p.m. with the alcohol (street beer vendors)closing down one (1) hour prior; music will continue at the Willow Kiln stageand beverage sales will move inside establishments to allow vendors to breakdowntheir stalls and exit Main Street.

Faith Larrabee-Kwiecinski statedthat she had asked to be put on the agenda, after being told she would be on theagenda, she received a phone call from the Supervisor telling her that she wouldnot be on the agenda but that he would schedule an appointment in his officewith himself and Terry Johnson to discuss the matter of her propertydamage. The meeting is scheduled forMonday, May 19, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. in the Supervisor¡¦s office. Mrs. Larrabee-Kwiecinski stated that shewants to see receipts for fixing the broken pump to be sure that it wasfixed. Supervisor McDonough said thatthis is a legal matter and he will not discuss it further in public; theattorney for the Town is speaking with the Town insurance company. Ms. Larrabee-Kwiecinski asked about repair toher yard which she was promised; Supervisor McDonough said that he will ¡§naildown at time¡¨ for that to be done.

Councilwoman Greene stated thaton Tuesday, June 10^thfrom 6 to 9 p.m. there will be a presentationsponsored by the Rondout Watershed at the Community Center on ¡§Flood PlainsMapping&Management; there will be 4 speakers and the Army Corps ofEngineers has been invited to attend. The public is also invited to attend, especially those in flood proneareas.

COMMUNITY EVENTS:

1.Sat., May 17^th¡VWomen¡¦s Club ¡§Clean Sweep¡¨ at the Community Center, 9 a.m.

2.Sun., May 18^th¡VYouth Center Car Show, Community Center at 10 a.m.

3.May 19^thto the24^th¡V Metal Amnesty Week at the Transfer Station-regular businesshours

4.Mon., May 26^th¡VMemorial Day Parade, 10 a.m.

5.Fri., May 30^th¡VBloodDrive, Community Center from 2 ¡V 7:30 p.m.

MINUTES OF PREVIOUSMEETINGS: A motion was made byCouncilman Cluen to accept the minutes of the April 2^ndand9^thmeetings; seconded by Councilwoman Greene.

Roll Vote:Councilwoman GreeneYes

CouncilmanGallagherAbstained

Councilman CluenYes

CouncilmanMinissaliAbstained

SupervisorMcDonoughYes

COMMITTEE REPORTS: Councilman Minissali reported that theWater/Sewer Commission is in desperate need of members; they have not been ableto hold a meeting for three months due to lack of a quorum; Jack Snyder is dueback this week.

Councilwoman Greene said that thePlanning Board meeting was pretty routine; Horizon¡¦s is looking for a special use permit a re-entry house in MapleHill, this was a pre-submission inquiry;this is like a boarding house and is not allowed by Code but a special usepermit can be issued unless there is objection from the public. A question was asked about why a special usepermit would be needed; because our current Code adopted in 1960 does not permitmulti- unit dwellings inhabited by unrelated people or boarding houses in aresidential zone. Currently other townshave adopted the Standard Industrial Code (SIC) which would allow this type ofdwelling. Horizon¡¦s has to submit asite plan (expected in June) and then a public hearing would be needed (probablyin July). Joe Roddy asked if this wouldnecessitate full-time coverage by our police department; Councilman Gallagherresponded that we have full-time coverage either by our own department or thecounty sheriff or the state police. Supervisor McDonough stated that our police department presently has twopart-time officers who will be going to full-time since their names appeared onthe county canvas list.

Councilman Gallagher said thatthe minutes of the Recreation Commission are on file; the pool repairs are onschedule and they expect to be open in June.

Councilman Minissali noted thatthere was nothing to report for the ZBA.

Councilman Cluen reported thatthe Youth T-ball is in full swing; the Transfer Station is moving along and wewill soon have a kennel up there.

SUPERVISOR¡¦S FINANCIALREPORT: Supervisor McDonough read theend balances and the report is on file in the Town Clerk¡¦s Office.

Introduction: William Janeway, Director of NYS DEC Region#3 introduced himself stating that he has been director of region #3 for about ayear; he has a degree in economics and that DEC wants to be a true and effectivepartner in environmental concerns such as sustainable living, climate change andetc. NYS DEC has a budget that is49^thout of the 50 states. Mr. Janeway said that he respects the town authority and responsibilityand thanked the Town Board for all they do. Councilman Minissali said that he was pleasantly surprised by the depthof concern displayed in DEC¡¦s initial letter.

Supervisor McDonough said thatall will be intimately involved in making the best decisions for the town.

Councilwoman Greene thanked Mr.Janeway for the stream and estuary program put forth by the DEC.

RESOLUTION05-2008-#1Authorizing the Supervisor to Accept the Proposed Agreement with EdwardAleo. This agreement is to authorizeextension of sewer service to the property of Mr. Aleo onAnn Streetwhich isoutside the current sewer district boundaries in exchange for payment of areserve capacity fee and other compensations. A motion to adopt the resolution was made by Supervisor McDonough;seconded by Councilman Gallagher.

 Discussion took place after the seconding ofthe motion; Councilman Minissali said that he did not receive the report oncapacity that he was seeking and therefore was reluctant to approve themotion. Supervisor McDonough referredthe Councilman to the O¡¦Brien&Gere report page #5 under ¡§flows¡¨; itwould be less than 90% capacity even with this additional house or more; we arecontracting with one (1) owner to put in all the infrastructure and then turn itover to the Town.  Councilman Minissaliand Councilwoman Greene still had some reservations that prevented them votingon the resolution.

 Roll Vote:

CouncilmanCluenYes

CouncilmanGallagherYes

CouncilwomanGreeneAbstained

CouncilmanMinissaliAbstained

SupervisorMcDonoughYes

RESOLUTION05-2008-#2Requesting Local Government Participation in Feasibility Study for ShiftingAssessment Administration to theCountyLevel. Supervisor McDonough stated that he has included in the resolution thatresidents of the Town ofRosendalebe representedby including the assessors inUlsterCountyas part of the process.

A motion was made by SupervisorMcDonough to adopt the resolution; seconded by Councilman Cluen. Roll Vote:

CouncilmanCluenYes

CouncilmanGallagherYes

CouncilwomanGreeneYes

CouncilmanMinissaliYes

SupervisorMcDonoughYes

RESOLUTION05-2008-#3AcceptingBid for Purchase and Removal of Scrap Metal.

The resolution was awarding thebid to Bijeaux Transport ofMiddletown,NYfor the purchasing, weighing and removal of scrap metal from the RosendaleTransfer Station.

A motion was made by SupervisorMcDonough to adopt the resolution; seconded by Councilman Gallagher. Roll Vote:

CouncilmanCluenYes

CouncilmanGallagherYes

CouncilwomanGreeneYes

CouncilmanMinissaliYes

SupervisorMcDonoughYes

RESOLUTION05-2008-#4Establishingthe Ad-Hoc Rosendale Zoning Code Review Committee.

A motion to adopt the resolutionwas made by Supervisor McDonough; seconded by Councilman Minissali.

A short discussion followed theseconding of the resolution; amendment was made to the wording of item #4 toread as follows: ¡§plus four (4) members of the public, preferably who do notserve on other town boards or commissions. Also amended prior to roll vote was item #5 to read ¡§and a recordingsecretary shall be provided by the Town¡¨.

A motion to amend the resolutionwas made by Supervisor McDonough; seconded by Councilman Minissali. RollVote:

 Councilman CluenYes

CouncilmanGallagherYes

CouncilwomanGreeneYes

CouncilmanMinissaliYes

SupervisorMcDonoughYes

RESOLUTION05-2008-#5Authorizing the Supervisor to Negotiate for Expansion of the Route 32 Park andRide Facility.

A motion was made by SupervisorMcDonough to adopt the resolution; seconded by Councilman Gallagher. Roll Vote:

CouncilmanCluenYes

CouncilmanGallagherYes

CouncilwomanGreeneYes

CouncilmanMinissaliYes

SupervisorMcDonoughYes

AUDIT OF BILLS:

GENERAL FUND VOUCHER¡¦S #453-514TOTALLING $49,068.30

HIGHWAY FUND        ¡§            # 92-111         ¡§            $26,047.13

SEWER FUND              ¡§            #  71-81          ¡§            $ 4,855.19

WATER FUND             ¡§            #  68-78          ¡§            $  3,558.72

CAP RES WATER        ¡§            #    2               ¡§            $  1,150.00

PLAYGROUND            ¡§            #    1               ¡§            $       58.07

VAN FUND                   ¡§            #    1               ¡§            $       30.10

A motion was made by CouncilwomanGreene to pay bills; seconded by Councilman Gallagher. Roll Vote: 5 Yes.

A motion to adjourn was made byCouncilman Gallagher at 9:20 p.m.; seconded by Councilwoman Greene.

Respectfully submitted,

Joan S. Jordan

Town Clerk