Meeting Overview

TOWN OF ORANGETOWN

REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2007

This Regular Town Board Meeting was opened at 7:35 p.m.  Supervisor Kleiner presided.  The Town Clerk called the Roll.  Present were:

 

Councilman Denis O’Donnell

Councilman Denis Troy

Councilwoman Marie Manning

Councilman Thomas A. Morr

 

Also present:   Charlotte Madigan, Town Clerk

Eliot Tozer, Deputy Supervisor

Teresa Kenny, Town Attorney

Suzanne Barclay, Exec Asst. to Supervisor

Charles Richardson, Director of Finance

James Dean, Superintendent of Highways

Ron Delo, Director of Dept. Environmental Mgt. & Eng.

Mary McCloskey, Assessor’s Office

Paul Witte, Assistant Building Inspector

Rich Rose, Superintendent of Parks, Recreation and Buildings

 

Charlotte Madigan, Town Clerk, led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

The Town continues to meet with K. Hovnanian regarding zoning.  Depending on completion of the survey, the Town Board hopes to declare itself Lead Agency by the end of the year.

The Town is waiting for a new assessment, of the Masonic Home property from Bill Helmer of Helmer Construction.

Public Comment

Michael Mandel, Pearl River, asked if the bond for completion of the soccer fields is sufficient to cover the entire cost or will funds be diverted from other Town funds?

Jim Castagna, Sparkill, asked for advice regarding putting a Holiday tree in the Sparkill Park?

 

RESOLUTION NO.  746                                         CLOSE PUBLIC PORTION

 

Councilwoman Manning offered the following resolution, which was seconded by Councilman Troy and was unanimously adopted:

 

RESOLVED, that the public comment portion of this meeting is hereby closed.

 

Ayes:               Councilpersons Manning, Troy, O’Donnell, Manning

Supervisor Kleiner

Noes:               None

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RESOLUTION NO.  747                                         DEME/ASSOCIATE CHEMIST APPROVE HOUR REDUCTION

 

Councilman Troy offered the following resolution, which was seconded by Councilman Morr and was unanimously adopted:

 

RESOLVED, that request of employee, Justine Favre, for a reduction of hours in the title of Associate Chemist (from 40 hours to 28 hours) for a trial period of six months, effective immediately, is hereby approved.

 

Ayes:               Councilpersons Troy, Morr, O’Donnell, Manning

Supervisor Kleiner

Noes:               None

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RESOLUTION NO.  748                                         HWY/ESTABLISH TECHNICAL COMMITTEE/TRAFFIC CALMING

 

Councilman Troy offered the following resolution, which was seconded by Councilwoman Manning and was unanimously adopted:

 

RESOLVED, that a technical committee to determine guidelines for identifying street locations where traffic calming measures may be employed to reduce speeding is hereby established.

 

Ayes:               Councilpersons Troy, Manning, O’Donnell, Morr

Supervisor Kleiner

Noes:               None

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RESOLUTION NO.  749                                         APPROVE/AUTHORIZE CARETAKER AGREEMENTS/PARKS

 

Councilwoman Manning offered the following resolution, which was seconded by Councilman Troy and was unanimously adopted:

 

RESOLVED, that upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Parks, Recreation and Buildings, extensions of the caretaker agreements at Blue Hill, Borst Park, and Nike Park House for the period of December 1, 2007 to November 30, 2008 are hereby approved and the Supervisor is hereby authorized to sign extensions of the caretaker agreements.

 

Ayes:               Councilpersons Manning, Troy, O’Donnell, Morr

Supervisor Kleiner

Noes:               None

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RESOLUTION NO.  750                                         ACCEPT MINUTES

 

Councilman Morr offered the following resolution, which was seconded by Councilwoman Manning and was unanimously adopted:

 

RESOLVED, that Regular Town Board Meeting, Audit Meeting and Executive Session minutes of November 13, 2007 and Executive Session minutes of November 19, 2007 are hereby accepted.

 

Ayes:               Councilpersons Morr, Manning, O’Donnell, Troy

Supervisor Kleiner

Noes:               None

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RESOLUTION NO.  751                                         CHANGE ORDER NO. 2/ELECTRICAL CONTRACT/SOCCER COMPLEX     RECEIVE AND FILE

 

Councilman Troy offered the following resolution, which was seconded by Councilwoman Manning and was unanimously adopted:

 

RESOLVED, that an executed copy of Change Order No. 2 for the Electrical Contract for the Orangetown Soccer Complex is received and filed in the Town Clerk’s Office.

 

Ayes:               Councilpersons Troy, Manning, O’Donnell, Morr

Supervisor Kleiner

Noes:               None

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RESOLUTION NO.  752                                         APPROVE ELECTION/BLAUVELT FIRE CO/JOHN SCHAEFER

 

Councilman Morr offered the following resolution, which was seconded by Councilman Troy and was unanimously adopted:

 

 

 

Resolution No.  752 – Continued

 

RESOLVED, that the election of John Schaefer to the position of firefighter in the Blauvelt Volunteer Fire Company is hereby approved.

 

Ayes:               Councilpersons Morr, Troy, O’Donnell, Manning

Supervisor Kleiner

Noes:               None

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RESOLUTION NO.  753                                           INTERMUNICIPAL AGREEMENT VILLAGE OF NYACK/TOWN-WIDE STORMWATER DIST EVALUATION AND PHASE II IMPLEMENTATION RECEIVED AND FILED

 

Councilwoman Manning offered the following resolution, which was seconded by Councilman Morr and was unanimously adopted:

 

RESOLVED, that an executed copy of the Intermunicipal Agreement between the Town of Orangetown and the Village of Nyack for Town –Wide Stormwater District Evaluation and Phase II Stormwater Implementation is received and filed in the Town Clerk’s Office.

 

Ayes:               Councilpersons Manning, Morr, O’Donnell, Troy

Supervisor Kleiner

Noes:               None

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RESOLUTION NO.  754                                           CO-SPONSOR FUNDING AGREEMENT PALISADES-SPARKILL BASEBALL RECEIVED AND FILED

 

Councilman Troy offered the following resolution, which was seconded by Councilman O’Donnell and was unanimously adopted:

 

RESOLVED, that an executed copy of the Co-Sponsored Funding Agreement between the Town of Orangetown and Palisades-Sparkill Baseball League is received and filed in the Town Clerk’s Office.

 

Ayes:               Councilpersons Manning, Morr, O’Donnell, Troy

Supervisor Kleiner

Noes:               None

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RESOLUTION NO.  755                                           DEME/AMEND HDR/LMS AGREEMENT CHERRY BROOK DRAINAGE

 

Councilman Troy offered the following resolution, which was seconded by Councilman O’Donnell and was unanimously adopted:

 

RESOLVED, that upon the recommendation of the Town Attorney and the Director of the Department of Environmental Management & Engineering, the Contract between the Town and HDR/LMS for the Cherry Brook Drainage Improvement Design Services to increase the fee to an amount not to exceed $840,000 is hereby amended.

 

Ayes:               Councilpersons Troy, O’Donnell, Manning, Morr

Supervisor Kleiner

Noes:               None

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RESOLUTION NO. 756                                            ADJOURNMENT/MEMORY/ENTER AUDIT

 

Councilwoman Manning offered the following resolution, which was seconded by Councilman Morr and was unanimously adopted:

 

RESOLVED, that the Town Board adjourned this Regular Town Board Meeting, in memory of  Miriam (Mimi) Baitler, Blauvelt and entered the Audit Meeting at 7:50 p.m.

 

Ayes:               Councilpersons Manning, Morr, O’Donnell, Troy

Supervisor Kleiner

Noes:               None

 

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Charlotte Madigan, Town Clerk