The Town Board held its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, but due to the snowstorm is also scheduling a meeting on Wednesday at 8 pm for anyone who cannot come on Tuesday. All items on Tuesday’s agenda will be laid over to Wednesday’s meeting.
TOWN OF ORANGETOWN WORKSHOP MEETING
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 2017
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
ANNOUNCEMENTS : ● Orangetown Public Hearing on Data Center Zoning at Rockland Psychiatric Center – Public Hearing opened as planned Tuesday, March 14, 8 pm, and is continued to tonight, Wednesday, March 15, at 8 pm and Tuesday, March 21 at 8 pm.
Public Hearing at RTBM March 21, 2017 at 8:00 P.M. to Adopt a Local Law Amending Town Code to §7A-13 to Repeal Subsection (B)(4)[6] (Proposed Law to remove Cherry Brook Park from list of parks for which a non-resident fee is required.)
Youth Court Graduation (Police) rescheduled to April 4, 2017 at 6:30 P.M.
Public Hearing at RTBM April 4, 2017 at 8:00 P.M. Re: Entity Disclosure Law (R. Magrino/T.Diviny)
PRESENTATIONS: Ryan Slattery – Eagle Scout Project – Improvements at Bogert Cemetary
DISCUSSIONS:
TOWN BOARD
CONTINUE PH/MARCH 15, 2017 at 8:00 P.M. AMENDING CHAPTER 43, § 2.1 AND 3.11 AND 3.12, OF THE ZONING LAW OF THE TOWN OF ORANGETOWN TO ESTABLISH A NEW RPC-OP ZONING DISTRICT AND CHANGING THE ZONING DISTRICT OF PROPERTY, FORMERLY A PART OF THE ROCKLAND PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (A PORTION OF TAX LOT 73.08-1-1) RPCP
- RESOLVED, that the 8:00 p.m. public hearing to amend the Town Code, Chapter 43, § 2.1 and 3.11 and 3.12, is hereby continued.
RE-CONTINUE PH/MARCH 21, 2017 at 8:00 P.M. AMENDING CHAPTER 43, § 2.1 AND 3.11 AND 3.12, OF THE ZONING LAW OF THE TOWN OF ORANGETOWN TO ESTABLISH A NEW RPC-OP ZONING DISTRICT AND CHANGING THE ZONING DISTRICT OF PROPERTY, FORMERLY A PART OF THE ROCKLAND PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (A PORTION OF TAX LOT 73.08-1-1) RPC
- RESOLVED, that the public portion is hereby re-continued to Wednesday, March 21, 2017, 8:00 PM.
LEAD AGENCY/AMEND TOWN CODE CHAPTER 43/, § 2.1 AND 3.11 AND 3.12, OF THE ZONING LAW OF THE TOWN OF ORANGETOWN TO ESTABLISH A NEW RPC-OP ZONING DISTRICT AND CHANGING THE ZONING DISTRICT OF PROPERTY, FORMERLY A PART OF THE ROCKLAND PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (A PORTION OF TAX LOT 73.08-1-1) RPC
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SEQRA DETERMINATION/AMEND TOWN CODE CHAPTER 43/, § 2.1 AND 3.11 AND 3.12, OF THE ZONING LAW OF THE TOWN OF ORANGETOWN TO ESTABLISH A NEW RPC-OP ZONING DISTRICT AND CHANGING THE ZONING DISTRICT OF PROPERTY, FORMERLY A PART OF THE ROCKLAND PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (A PORTION OF TAX LOT 73.08-1-1) RPC
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APPROVE/DISAPPROVE LOCAL LAW AMENDING TOWN CODE CHAPTER 43/, § 2.1 AND 3.11 AND 3.12, OF THE ZONING LAW OF THE TOWN OF ORANGETOWN TO ESTABLISH A NEW RPC-OP ZONING DISTRICT AND CHANGING THE ZONING DISTRICT OF PROPERTY, FORMERLY A PART OF THE ROCKLAND PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (A PORTION OF TAX LOT 73.08-1-1) RPC
PROPOSED LOCAL LAW, AMENDING CHAPTER 43, § 2.1 AND 3.11 AND 3.12, OF THE ZONING LAW OF THE TOWN OF ORANGETOWN TO ESTABLISH A NEW RPC-OP ZONING DISTRICT AND CHANGING THE ZONING DISTRICT OF PROPERTY, FORMERLY A PART OF THE ROCKLAND PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (A PORTION OF TAX LOT 73.08-1-1) RPC
Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Orangetown as follows:
Section 1: Amend the Town Code of the Town of Orangetown, Chapter 43, entitled “Zoning”, at Article II §§ 2.1 and 2.2, and the Town Zoning Map, incorporated therein by reference, to create a new “RPC-OP” Rockland Psychiatric Center Office Park) zoning district.
Section 2: The permitted uses, special permit uses, conditional uses, accessory uses, parking and additional requirements permitted and/or required in the RPC-OP Zoning District shall be as set forth on the Table of General Use Regulations, 43 Attachment 12A, RPC-OP Zoning District, attached hereto, and established hereby, and made a part of Chapter 43, § 3.11.
Section 3: The lot and bulk regulations for lots within the newly established RPC-OP Zoning District shall be as forth on the Table of General Bulk Regulations, 43 Attachment 17A, RPC-OP Zoning District, attached hereto, and established hereby, and made a part of Chapter 43, § 3.12.
Section 4: The following Town owned lands, formerly a part of the Rockland Psychiatric Center, and consisting of a portion of Tax Lot 73.08-1-1, presently zoned “R-80 (Rural Residence)” shall be re-zoned RPC-OP.
ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Orangetown, County of Rockland and State of New York, shown and designated as PARCEL 1 on a CERTAIN map entitled “MAP OF THE LANDS OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THROUGH THE DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, ROCKLAND PSYCHIATRIC CENTER, Town of Orangetown, County of Rockland, New York State,” made by Hawk Engineering, P.C., Binghamton, N.Y. dated Sept 5, 2000 and amended on Sept.13,2000; Jan.11, 2001; May 7,2002; May 21,2002; May 22, 2002; Sept. 25, 2002; and last amended on Jan. 8, 2003 and filed in the Rockland County Clerk’s Office under lndex No. 0104/03 and being more particularly bounded and described pursuant to said filed map as follows:
BEGINNING at an iron pin on the southerly side of Convent Road, said point being the northeasterly corner of the premises hereinafter to be described, being the northwesterly corner of Parcel-15 on the aforesaid filed map, said point being distant westerly as measured along the southerly side of Convent Road the following two (2) courses and distances from an iron pin in the southwesterly line of lands of the Palisades Interstate Parkway where same intersects the southerly side of Convent Road, namely:
a) South 87° 42’ 57” West along the southerly side of Convent Road 621.05 feet to a point thence;
b) South 88° 31’ 56” West still along the southerly side of Convent Road 408.32 feet to the northeasterly corner of the premises hereinafter to be described (Parcel-01 on the aforesaid filed map), being the northwesterly corner of Parcel-15 on the aforesaid filed map and running thence;
- South 2° 06’ 36” West along the easterly line of the premises and the westerly line of Parcel-15 on the aforesaid filed map 1,115.47 feet to a 5/8 inch rebar with O.M.H (Office of Mental Health) cap at the northwesterly corner of Parcel-16 on the aforesaid map, thence;
- South 0° 32′ 06″ East still along the easterly line of the premises and along the westerly line of said Parcel-16 on the aforesaid filed map 320.70 feet to a 5/8 inch rebar with O.M.H. cap in the northerly line of Parcel-02 on the aforesaid filed map and being the southwesterly corner of said Parcel-16, thence;
- Southwesterly and southerly still along the easterly line of the premises and along the northerly and westerly lines of Parcel-02 on the aforesaid filed map the following six (6) courses and distances:
a) South 89° 27′ 54″ West 99.13 feet to a 5/8 inch rebar with M.H. cap at the northerly terminus of a curve, thence;
b) Southeasterly on a curve to the left having a radius of 40.35 feet, the arc length of 51.83 feet to a 5/8 inch rebar with O.M.H. cap at a point of reverse curvature, said curve being subtended by a chord bearing of South 37° 19′ 53″ East and a length of 48.34 feet, thence;
c) Southeasterly on a curve to the right having a radius of 45.00 feet, the arc length of 48.76 feet to 5/8 inch rebar with O.M.H cap at a point of compound curvature, said curve being subtended by a chord bearing South 43° 05’ 14”East and a length of 46.41 feet, thence;
d) Southeasterly, southerly and southwesterly on a curve to the right having a radius of 220.61 feet, the arc length of 107.17 feet to a 5/8 inch rebar with O.M.H. cap at a point of tangency, said curve being subtended by a chord having a bearing of South 1° 52′ 09” West and a length of 106.12 feet, thence;
e) South 15° 47′ 07″ West 167.48 feet to a 5/8 inch rebar with O.M.H. cap at the northerly terminus of a curve, thence;
f) Southwesterly on a curve to the left having a radius of 441.01 feet, an arc length of 166.13 feet to a 5/8 inch rebar with O.M.H cap at the northeasterly corner of Parcel-17 on the aforesaid filed map, said curve being subtended by a chord having a bearing of South 4° 59′ 29” West and a length of 165.15 thence;
4. Southerly along the westerly and southerly lines of Parcel-17 on the aforesaid filed map the following six (6) courses:
a) Southeasterly on a curve to the left having a radius of 441.01 feet, an arc length of 149.81 feet to a 5/8 inch rebar with M.H cap, said curve being subtended by a chord having a bearing at South 15° 31’ 42” East and a length of 149.09 feet, thence;
b) Southeasterly on a curve to the right having a radius of 170.41 feet, an arc length of 110.10 feet to a 5/8 inch rebar with O.M.H cap, said curve being subtended by a chord having a bearing of South 6° 45’ 11” East and a length of 108.19 feet, thence;
c) South 11° 45’ 20” West 113.17 feet to a 5/8 inch rebar with O.M.H cap at the northerly terminus of a curve, thence;
d) Southwesterly on a curve to the right having a radius of 32.40 feet, an arc length of 44.01 feet to a 5/8 inch rebar with M.H cap said curve being subtended by a chord having a bearing South 50° 40’ 00” West and a length of 40.70 feet, thence;
e) South 89° 34’ 40” West to a 5/8 inch rebar with O.M.H cap, thence;
f) South 89° 34’ 40” West 15.91 feet to a point at the southwesterly corner of Parcel-17 on the aforesaid filed map, thence;
5. Southwesterly and northwesterly along the southerly line of the premises and along the northerly line of Parcel-02 following four (4) courses and distances:
a) South 89° 34’ 40” West 733.72 feet to a 5/8 inch rebar with O.M.H cap, thence;
b) North 01° 22’ 03” West 30.82 feet to a point, thence;
c) North 77° 11’ 18” West 81.21 feet to a point, thence;
d) North 89° 59’ 01” West 173.11 feet to the southwesterly corner of the premises, thence;
6. Northwesterly, southwesterly, northwesterly, northeasterly, and northwesterly along the westerly line of the premises and the easterly line of Parcel-02, Parcel-03, Parcel-04 and the westerly and northerly lines of Parcel-11 the following nine (9) courses and distances:
a) North 18° 51′ 48″ West 162.68 feet to a point, thence;
b) South 76° 32′ 47” West 24.31 feet to a point, thence;
c) North 0° 32′ 56” West 425.04 feet to a 5/8 inch rebar with O.M.H. cap at the southerly terminus of a curve, thence;
d) Northwesterly, northerly and northeasterly on a curve to the right having a radius of 1055.63 feet, an arc length of 117.91 feet to a 5/8 inch rebar with O.M.H. cap at a point of compound curvature, said curve being subtended by a chord having a bearing of North 2° 39′ 04” East and a length of 117.85 feet, thence;
e) Northeasterly on a curve to the right having a radius of 168.00 feet, the arc length of 78.76 feet to a 5/8 inch rebar with O.M.H. cap at a point of reverse curvature, said curve being subtended by a chord having a bearing of North 19° 16′ 53” East and a length of 78.04 feet, thence;
f) Northeasterly on a curve to the left having a radius of 101.52 feet, an arc length of 58.51 feet to a PK nail at a point of tangency, said curve being subtended by a chord having a bearing of North 16° 06′ 52” East and a length of 58.00 feet, thence;
g) North 0° 28′ 51” West 1259.56 feet to a 5/8 inch rebar with O.M.H. cap at the southwesterly corner of Parcel-11 on the aforesaid filed map, thence;
h) North 0° 28’ 51” West 196.10 feet to a 5/8 inch rebar with O.M.H. cap at the northwesterly corner of Parcel -11 on the aforesaid filed map, thence;
i) North 88 °49’ 41” East 248.37 feet to a 5/8 inch rebar with O.M.H. cap at the northeasterly corner of Parcel-11 on the aforesaid filed map, thence;
7. Easterly along the southerly side of Convent Road the following two (2) courses and distances:
a) North 88° 49′ 41” East 330.80 feet to a point, thence;
b) South 89° 45′ 04 East 598.89 feet to an iron pin at the northwesterly corner of Parcel-15 on the aforesaid filed map being the northeasterly corner of the premises hereinabove described and the point or place of BEGINNING, containing 9611 acres of land, more or less.
Section 4: This local law shall take effect immediately on filing with the Secretary of State.
DRAFT AMENDMENT TO ORANGETOWNZONING LAW
RPC- OFFICE PARK
Summary:
Amend
Article I, General Provisions:
Section 2.1 Establishment of Districts
Add the following new zoning district, following the RPC-R zoning district:
- RPC-OP — Rockland Psychiatric Center Office Park
Amend
Article III, §§ 3.11 and 3.12 Tables of General Regulations
Add the following tables:
- 43 Attachment 12 A– Table of General Use Regulations (§ 3.11) RPC-OP District
- 43 Attachment 17A – – Table of General Buk Regulations (§3.12) RPC-OP District
(Please see PDF version for Table of General Bulk Regulations Sections 3.12 RPC-OP District and Table of General Use Regulations)
*In the RPC-OP District, Maximum Land Coverage shall not exceed Eighty percent (80%), including buildings parking, roads and road widening. (This land coverage provision shall supersede that provided at 43 Attachment 18, Note 14.)
** Except for sites abutting roads that are internal within the RPC-OP District, for which 75 ft. may be required. For purposes of this section, an internal road shall be any roadway that is not on the perimeter of the RPC site, i.e., Convent Rd., Old Orangeburg Rd., Veterans Memorial Drive and the Palisades Interstate Parkway are not internal roads. There shall be a buffer of 100 ft. in addition to the yard requirement along Convent Rd., in which no parking or other development shall be permitted. (This buffer requirement is intended to supersede any buffer requirement as may be specified elsewhere in this Zoning Law.)
***For purposes of this Section, building height shall be measured from the average finished grade to the maximum point of any roofline.
TOWN BOARD
APPOINT IRENE McCARTHY , AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSMENT REVIEW, FOR A 5-YEAR TERM
- RESOLVED, that Irene McCarthy, is hereby appointed member of the Board of Assessment of Review for a period of 5-Years, commencing January 1, 2017 and expiring on December 31, 2021.
TOWN BOARD/IT
AUTHORIZE SUPERVISOR TO SIGN AGREEMENT WITH BOARDSYNC/AGENDA AUTOMATION
- RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes the Supervisor to enter into a contract with BOARDSYNC, 4470 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Suite 220, Dunwoody, GA, to provide cloud-based electronic Meeting Management services for the period of July 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017 at a rate of $299/month plus a $750 set-up fee, for a total of $2544, per the Terms and Conditions of Services. This proposal includes business process review; configuration design, and workflow; training; launch/post-launch review.
TOWN CLERK
APPOINT/BLAUVELT FIRE DEPT/LUKE HENRY HOVORKA
- RESOLVED, upon the recommendation of the Blauvelt Fire Dept., LUKE HENRY HOVORKA is hereby appointed to the position of Firefighter, with the Blauvelt Volunteer Fire Company.
POLICE/TOWN ATTORNEY
AUTHORIZE SUPERVISOR/SIGN/ INTER-MUNICIPAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN ORANGETOWN AND COUNTY OF ROCKLAND/REGIONAL INVESTIGATIVE RESOURCE CENTER/JANUARY 1-DECEMBER 31, 2015
- RESOLVED , that upon the recommendation of the Chief of Police, the Town Supervisor is hereby authorized to sign an Inter-Municipal Agreement between the Town and the County of Rockland, approving participation by the Town in the Regional Investigative Resource Center (RIRC) for the period from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015.
HIGHWAY
AUTHORIZE/JAMES J. DEAN/STEPHEN F. MUNNO/ ANTHONY LIMINADRI/J. MIKE DILLON/ATTEND 2017 ASSOCIATION OF TOWNS HIGHWAY SCHOOL/ITHACA, NY
- RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes James J. Dean, Stephen F. Munno, Anthony Liminadri and J. Mike Dillon to attend the “Association of Towns Highway School” in Ithaca, NY, on June 12-14, 2017 at a cost of $1,619.00, with $925.00 charged to Account No. D.5140.441.05 and $775.00 charged to Account A.5010.441.
PARKS AND RECREATION
APPROVE USE OF SHOWMOBILE/PHILIPPINE-AMERICAN CULTURAL FOUNDATION/ COMMEMORATION OF THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATAAN DEATH MARCH/SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 2017
- RESOLVED, upon completion of all necessary paperwork the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation has forwarded for approval by the Town Board use of the Showmobile by the Philippine – American Cultural Foundation for their Commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the Bataan Death March on Saturday, April 8, 2017 at a rental cost of $400.00 with the organization providing a certificate of insurance listing the Town of Orangetown as additionally insured.
DEME
ENTER INTO A MONTHLY CONTRACT WITH XXX FIRM/TO PROVIDE CHIEF PLANT OPERATOR SERVICES/$XXX PER MONTH/NOT TO EXCEED $XXX
- RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes a contract between the Town or Orangetown AND XXX Firm, to provide Chief Operator Services at the Orangetown Wastewater Treatment Plant for $XXX per month, not to exceed $XXX. The Supervisor/Commissioner of DEME is hereby authorized to sign and execute said agreement.
AUTHORIZE ADS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES/MONITOR, ANALYZE AND REPORT FINAL FLOW REDUCTIONS/NYACK SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM
- WHEREAS, an Order on Consent from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) was imposed upon the Town of Orangetown in 2014 to eliminate overflows at the Nyack pump station,
WHEREAS, the Town of Orangetown was directed to devise a plan of action to comply with said order,
WHEREAS, the Town of Orangetown proposed to rehabilitate key segments of the sanitary sewer system in Nyack to reduce inflow and infiltration into the sanitary sewer system using the Cured In Place Pipe (CIPP) method, thereby reducing wet weather flows to the Nyack pump station to ultimately eliminate overflows,
WHEREAS, the Town of Orangetown is required to analyze the current flows in the Nyack sanitary sewer system subsequent to the CIPP sewer rehabilitation and report the results to the NYSDEC,
WHEREAS, proposals were solicited from three companies for the monitoring study and the lowest said proposal for monitoring and analysis was received from ADS Environmental Services.
THEREFORE, be it resolved to authorize ADS Environmental Services, to monitor, analyze and report on the final flow reductions achieved in the Nyack sanitary sewer system after 3 years of rehabilitation work for the price of $80,421.00.
PERSONNEL
APPOINT STEPHEN FORDHAM/ASSISTANT MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR (SEWERAGE SYSTEMS)/ PROVISIONAL/GRADE 18, STEP 5/EFFECTIVE MARCH 22, 2017
- RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby recognizes the appointment of Stephen Fordham, made by of the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Management and Engineering, to the position of Assistant Maintenance Supervisor (Sewerage Systems), provisional, Grade 18, Step 5 at a salary of $92,003.00, effective March 22, 2017.
Adjournments in memory of: Philip F. De Lorenzo, Piermont and Blauvelt, former Member of Traffic Advisory Board
Ramon DeLeon, Son-In-Law of Employee Karen Serafin
John McCabe, Father-In-Law of Employee Rita McCabe
Carol Lyn Roujansky, Daughter of Ben Roujansky
Akira Yamasaki, WWII Veteran