Town of Olive County of Ulster State of New York Thursday, March 7, 2019

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1 Town of Olive County of Ulster State of New York Thursday, March 7, 2019 Minutes of the special meeting of the Town of Olive Town Board, held March 7, :00 pm at the Town Meeting Hall in Shokan, NY in regards to the Bushkill Stream & Streambank Rehabilitation Project. Members Present: Members Not Present: Recording Secretary: Sylvia Rozzelle, Supervisor Peter Friedel, Board Member arrived late Drew Boggess, Board Member Jim Sofranko, Board Member Scott Kelder, Board Member Others Present: Mark Carabetta, Senior Project Manager, Milone & MacBroom; Miguel Castellanos, Water Resource Engineer, Milone & MacBroom; Jodi Hoyt, Ed Kahil, Nick Burgher, Flood Advisory Committee Members; Adam Doan, Ulster County Soil & Water; Bill Blankenship, Governor s Office for Storm Recovery Supervisor Rozzelle called the meeting to order at 7pm. Mark Carabetta, senior Project Manager from Milone & MacBroom presented the plan for the Bushkill Stream & Streambank Rehabilitation. The Design Goals for project are: (#22-19) 1. Repair scour protection along right abutment at Watson Hollow Road Bridge: a) Remove excess sediment in left waterway except near pier b) Re-cover right abutment pier cap with large stone rip rap to be grouted in place c) Refill invert of right waterway with gravel and cobbles to original grade 2. Relocate sediments to move primary channel away from vulnerable areas 3. Reshape channel to improve sediment transport 4. Where possible, reconnect floodplain by removing berm The designs have been submitted for the environmental permits which are under review now. The purpose of this meeting was to get Landowner Easements in place. All Pertinent business having been discussed the meeting adjourned.

2 Town of Olive County of Ulster State of New York Monday, March 11, 2019 Minutes of the audit meeting of the Town of Olive Town Board, held March 11, :30 pm at the Town Meeting Hall in Shokan, NY. Members Present: Members Not Present: Recording Secretary: Sylvia Rozzelle, Supervisor Peter Friedel, Board Member arrived at 6:50 pm Drew Boggess, Board Member Jim Sofranko, Board Member Scott Kelder, Board Member Others Present: David Edinger, CAC; Brian Burns, Highway Superintendent; Sean Ryan, Acting Police Chief Supervisor Rozzelle called the meeting to order at 6:37 pm. The Town Board met early to interview William Vilkelis for a seat on the Zoning Board of Appeals. The Town Board audited the monthly bills On a Rozzelle/Boggess motion, the Board suspended the original meeting in order to hold the public hearing on Local Law #1 of 2019 at 7:08 pm. Supervisor Rozzelle called the public hearing to order at 7:08 pm and requested the Town Clerk read the legal notice. Supervisor Rozzelle stated that the acting Assessor Bob Breglio currently is an assessor in another town and is unable to make the regularly scheduled grievance date. She stated he cannot be in two places at once, therefore for 2019 the Assessor s office needs to change the Grievance Day to June 4 th. Supervisor Rozzelle asked for any public comments, there were none and on a Rozzelle/Sofranko motion the Public hearing was adjourned at 7:10 pm. The audit meeting was reopened at 7:10 pm. Steven Molmed attended the meeting to discuss the Pool Rehabilitation Project bids. The Board would officially reject all bids at the Tuesday meeting. Mr. Molmed will revise the bid and put it out for rebid in a few weeks. Resident Jennifer Vallance requested time to address the Town Board concerning an ethics issue with the Town Police Department. The Town Board listened to her complaint and referred the issue to the Police Commission for further review. The next Police Commission meeting will be April 1 st. All pertinent business having been discussed the meeting adjourned at 8:32 PM on a Rozzelle/Sofranko motion.

3 Town of Olive County of Ulster State of New York Tuesday, March 12, 2019 Minutes of the regular meeting of the Town of Olive Town Board, held March 12, :00 pm at the Town Meeting Hall in Shokan, NY. Members Present: Members Not Present: Recording Secretary: Sylvia Rozzelle, Supervisor Peter Friedel, Board Member Drew Boggess, Board Member Jim Sofranko, Board Member Scott Kelder, Board Member Others Present: Brian Burns, Highway Superintendent; Sean Ryan, Police Chief; Timothy Cox, Town Justice Sylvia Rozzelle, Town Supervisor, called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. On a Rozzelle/Boggess motion, the Town Board approved the February minutes Correspondence: #23-19 Ulster County Legislature Notice of Application Period for Agricultural District Inclusions #24-19 NYS Dept. of historic Preservation Ashokan Field Campus on State Register of Historic Places. #25-19 Charter Communications new point of contact for Government Affairs Jennifer R Young #26-19 Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County Scholarship for Training for John Ingram & Dom Covello #27-19 NYC DEP Paul Lenz RE: Land Acquisition Property ID 9381 #28-19 In Site Towers Development, LLC Bond # #29-19 UCRRA Commercial MSW $ Commercial C&D new requirements effective April 2, 2019 #30-19 Tom O Connell resigns his rank of Sergeant in the Police Department. On Sofranko/Rozzelle motion, the Town Board requested a letter be sent to Officer O Connell thanking him for his service as Sergeant. Approve Payment of Audited Bills: On a Rozzelle/Friedel motion, the Town Board approved the payment of the following audited bills: General Fund Vouchers #80-#119 $ 27, Highway Fund Vouchers #29-#50 $ 36, Special Fire District #1 $ 138, Special Lighting Vouchers #3 $ Sewer District Vouchers #16662-#16673 $ 37,255.35

4 Cash Received: January 2019: $4,518, Interest for January 2019: $37.59 Additional Business: On a Rozzelle/Boggess motion, the Town Board approved Police Officer Sean Ryan as the new Town of Olive Police Chief. On a Rozzelle/Sofranko motion, the Town Board appointed William Vilkelis as a new member to the Zoning Board of Appeals with a term to expire 12/31/21 (#31-19) On a Rozzelle/Friedel motion, the Town Board approved Resolution #4 of 2019 adopting Local Law #1 of 2019 changing the date of Grievance Day. Resolution #4 of 2019 Adopt Local Law #1 of 2019 Changing the Date of Grievance Day WHEREAS, the Town of Olive has an Acting Assessor employed by another assessing unit; and, WHEREAS, New York Real Property Tax Law 512 enables a town to enact a local law to change grievance day from the fourth Tuesday of May; and, WHEREAS, Town Board members received copies of proposed Local Law #1 of 2019 at the February 14, 2019, Town Board meeting; and WHEREAS, a Public Hearing was held on Monday, March 11, 2019 at 7:00 pm. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Town Board of the Town of Olive adopts Local Law #1 of 2019 changing the Date of Grievance Day for 2019 to the first Tuesday in June (June 4, 2019). AND MOVES ITS ADOPTION Motion made by: Supervisor Rozzelle Seconded By: Board Member Friedel Aye Nay Absent Sylvia Rozzelle, Supervisor _X Drew Boggess, Board Member _X Scott Kelder, Board Member X Jim Sofranko, Board Member _X Peter Friedel, Board Member _X Dated this 12 th day of March, 2019

5 On a Rozzelle/Friedel motion, the Town Board appointed Ronald C Wright to serve as a member of the Board of Ethics. On a Rozzelle/Sofranko motion, the Town Board approved Bob Krause as the Special Prosecutor for the Town of Olive Justice Court at the rate of $ per hour. (#32-19) On a Rozzelle/Friedel motion, the Town Board rejected all bids for the swimming pool project and will rebid: Bids for Pool Project: JHS Service Inc. $231, CASA Builders Inc. $177, The Town Board on a Rozzelle/Boggess motion, approved the application for a building permit submitted by Patriot Towers and refer it to the building department for further review. On a Rozzelle/Boggess motion, the Town Board empowered the Supervisor to sign an Inter-Municipal Agreement with Onteora Central School District for use of Davis Park baseball field. Committee, Commission, Department Reports: Cable Franchise Negotiations Committee- Jim Sofranko, Chair The Committee met briefly to discuss the dire situation between NYS and Charter Communications. Charter Communications has not fulfilled their obligation with the State. Parks & Recreation committee- Scott Kelder, Liaison Flag Football registration is starting up. Highway- Brian Burns Superintendent Highway department has been pretty busy with weather events. Brian is still dealing with Ulster County on the Route 213 Bridge. The original plan was to detour over Mill Road, however; the County says that it will now detour over County Route 2A. Police Commission- Drew Boggess, Liaison (#33-19) Calls for Service in February: 64 Year to Date: 156 Residential/Commercial Security Checks: 190 Community Oriented Policing: 0 Onteora School visits: 0 Onteora Bus Dismissals: 0 Traffic Tickets- 37 Arrests: 1-Mental Health Law, 1- AUO 3rd Town Clerk- Dawn Giuditta (#34-19) February $11, February Tax Collection - $909, Olive First Aid-(#34, 35-19) January total -35 Olivebridge- 11 Shokan- 11 Boiceville- 7 West Shokan- 5 Krumville- 1 February total- 32

6 Olivebridge-7 Shokan- 10 Boiceville- 6 West Shokan- 5 Krumville- 0 Samsonville- 1 Kerhonkson- 1 Shandaken- 1 West Hurley- 1 Conservation Advisory Council-Jim Sofranko, Liaison Met on March 8th they are looking at doing a cost benefit analysis on LED street lighting. The Council is also looking into community aggregation and 5G. The Conservation Advisory Council is looking for new members. Barry Ruland, LVDV Operations Chief Operator sent the Town Board the Boiceville Sewer District Monthly Operating Report for November 2018 (#36-19) Board Member Boggess commended the Olive First Aid and Fire Department, he had an incident at his home and he was very impressed with both departments. He stated the town is very lucky to have the Fire Department and Rescue Squad that we have. All pertinent business having been conducted, the Town Board on a Rozzelle/Friedel motion adjourned the meeting at 7.55 pm in memory of Dorinda Fountain and Regina D Tisch-Duffy. Aye- Boggess, Sofranko, Friedel, and Rozzelle Nay Absent- Kelder