Supervisor Rohr called the meeting to order with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

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1 MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE HYDE PARK TOWN BOARD, HELD AT TOWN HALL, 4383 ALBANY POST ROAD, HYDE PARK, NEW YORK, 12538, ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2013 AT 6:00 PM. PRESENT: SUPERVISOR AILEEN ROHR COUNCILMAN JOSEPH PETITO COUNCILMAN KENNETH SCHNEIDER TOWN CLERK DONNA McGROGAN ABSENT: COUNCILWOMAN EMILY SVENSON COUNCILMAN WILLIAM TRUITT ATTORNEY TO THE TOWN WARREN S. REPLANSKY Supervisor Rohr called the meeting to order with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Councilwoman Svenson and Attorney to the Town Warren Replansky arrived to the meeting after resolution 1:30-3 OF 2013 was read. RESOLUTION 1:30 1 OF 2013 RESOLUTION APPOINTING HUNTER GRIFFIN AS A MEMBER OF THE TOWN OF HYDE PARK GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AS OF JANUARY 29, 2013 hereby appoints Hunter Griffin as a member of the Government Efficiency Advisory Committee effective January 29, VOICE VOTE: 3 0 CARRIED RESOLUTION 1:30 2 OF 2013 RESOLUTION APPOINTING BOB LINVILLE TO THE TOWN OF HYDE GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AS CHAIRMAN BE IT RESOLVED, that Bob Linville is hereby appointed to the Town of Hyde Park Government Efficiency Advisory Committee as Chairman retroactive to January 7th, SECOND: Councilman Petito VOICE VOTE: 3 0 CARRIED RESOLUTION 1:30 3 OF 2013 A RESOLUTION APPOINTING HOWARD FISHER TO PERFORM ALL ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SIGNING PAYROLL, SIGNING REQUESTS FOR PURCHASE ORDERS, AUTHORIZING OVER TIME AND DAILY WORK

2 SCHEDULES OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS WHEN SAID SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS IS ABSENT BE IT RESOLVED, the Town Board of the Town of Hyde Park does hereby appoint Howard Fisher to perform all administrative functions of the Superintendent of Highways including, but not limited to, signing payroll, signing requests for purchase orders, authorizing overtime and daily work schedules during such times when said Superintendent of Highways is absent, beginning January 29th, VOICE VOTE: 3 0 CARRIED RESOLUTION 1:30 4 OF 2013 RESOLUTION AWARDING BID FOR 2013 TREE SERVICE WHEREAS, the Town Board has authorized the solicitation of bids for Town of Hyde Park tree service for 2013; and WHEREAS, advertisements for bids were duly published and bids were received; and WHEREAS, the Town Board received three bids for services: one from Bullfrog LLC d/b/a Gene s Tree Experts; a second from Integral Tree and Landscaping Corp.; and a third from Red Cedar Landscapers, Inc.; and WHEREAS, the bids were duly opened and reviewed by the Town of Hyde Park Highway Superintendent and the Town Clerk; and WHEREAS, it was determined that the bid by Integral Tree and Landscaping Corp did not meet the bidding requirements in that the bid was not based upon prevailing wages as required by law; and WHEREAS, the Town of Hyde Park Highway Superintendent has advised the Board that Bullfrog LLC d/b/a Gene s Tree Experts represents the lowest responsible bidder. hereby awards the bid for 2013 tree service work to Bullfrog LLC d/b/a Gene s Tree Experts, in accordance with the bid documents. SECOND: Councilwoman Svenson RESOLUTION 1:30 5 OF 2013 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ATTENDANCE AT THE NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION OF TOWNS CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN FEBRUARY 2013 BE IT RESOLVED, that the Supervisor or her appointee is hereby authorized to attend the annual business session of the New York State Association of Towns to be held in February of 2013 and to cast one vote for the Town of Hyde Park at the business meeting; and

3 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that members of the Town Board, employees of the Town, members of the Town s Zoning Board of Appeals and the Planning Board are hereby authorized to attend said meeting with the advance approval of the Town Board; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the members of the Town Board are hereby authorized to attend the Association of Towns Conference Training Session in Albany, New York in February of The Town shall reimburse expenses for the conference for Board members who attend, but not reimburse any additional expenses incurred in attending the conference. MOTION: Councilwoman Svenson SECOND: Councilman Petito RESOLUTION 1:30 6 OF 2013 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE RELEASE OF THE PAYMENT BOND POSTED BY MARCH ASSOCIATES CONSTRUCTION INC, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STOP AND SHOP SUPERMARKET WHEREAS, the Town of Hyde Park, Stop & Shop Supermarket Company, LLC and March Associates Construction, Inc. entered into an agreement with regard to the completion of all site improvements and the posting of the security agreement, and the conditions for the release of the same upon the issuance of a permanent Certificate of Occupancy from the Town of Hyde Park Building Inspector dated September 24, 2012; and WHEREAS, March Associates Construction, Inc. posted a payment bond in the amount of $263, with the Town of Hyde Park through CNA Surety to secure the completion of site improvements relating to the construction of the Stop & Shop Supermarket building pursuant to Site Plan Approval granted by the Town of Hyde Park Planning Board by Resolution dated April 21, 2010 in accordance with said agreement; and WHEREAS, Stop & Shop and March Associates have notified the Town through its representative, Wagner Engineering Associates, Inc., that all construction work in accordance with the supermarket is now complete in accordance with the site plan conditions and specifications; and WHEREAS, the work has been inspected by the Town Engineer, Morris Associates, Kathleen Moss, the Zoning Administrator, and Donald Westermeyer, the Building Inspector, and has been determined to be satisfactory; and WHEREAS, the Town Building Inspector has issued a permanent Certificate of Occupancy for the premises and the Town has been informed by its Engineer, Zoning Administrator and Building Inspector that the surety may be released by the Town; and WHEREAS, the Town has been advised by its Zoning Administrator and Engineer that the applicants have been working with the Town with regard to the closure of the SWPPP and the issuance of a Notice of Termination by the applicant, but that such cannot be accomplished until such time as the lawn grass seeding has germinated to a point of at least 80% completion in the Spring of 2013; and

4 WHEREAS, the Town has been informed by its Zoning Administrator and Town Engineer, and by the engineering representatives to the applicant, that at that time, a Notice of Termination will be issued by the applicant, and a Stormwater Management Facility Inspection and Maintenance Agreement, in a form and substance acceptable to the Town Engineer, the Zoning Administrator and the Attorney to the Town will be executed and filed in the office of the Dutchess County Clerk. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes the release of the $263, payment bond posted by March Associates Construction, Inc. through CNA Surety. RESOLUTION 1:30 7 OF 2013 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SENIOR ACCOUNT CLERK VACATION CARRYOVER does hereby authorize Senior Account Clerk Joanne Lown to carry over up to seventy (70)hours of accrued vacation time which she was unable to use prior to her anniversary date of December 29th, 2012, and that said carry over vacation time must be used no later than June 29th, SECOND: Councilman Petito RESOLUTION 1:30 8 OF 2013 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING KRISTEN SIMMONS, ASSESSOR, TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF ATTENDING A RESIDENTIAL APPRAISAL SITE VALUATION AND COST APPROACH COURSE WHEREAS, Manfred Real Estate and Learning Center Inc, offers a training course for certification for assessors in appraisal valuation and cost; and WHEREAS, the Town Assessor, Kristen Simmons, desires to attend such training course and obtain the required certification. BE IT RESOLVED, that Kristen Simmons, the Town Assessor, is hereby authorized to attend a Residential Appraisal Site Valuation and Cost Approach course for assessors on April 11 th & 12 th, 2013; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Supervisor is authorized to reimburse the assessor the sum of $ representing the fees for such certification cost. MOTION: Councilwoman Svenson RESOLUTION 1:30 9 OF 2013

5 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING KATHLEEN MOSS, ZONING ADMINISTRATOR, TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF ATTENDING A STORMWATER MANAGEMENT OFFICER TRAINING COURSE REQUIRED BY NYS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIROMENTAL CONSERVATION S STORMWATER PERMIT GP PRESENTED BY DUTCHESS COUNTY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT TRAINING WHEREAS, a Stormwater Management Officer Training Course is required by NYS Department of Environmental Conservation s Stormwater Permit GP for zoning administrators; and WHEREAS, the Zoning Administrator, Kathleen Moss, desires to attend such training course and obtain the required certification. BE IT RESOLVED, that Kathleen Moss, the Zoning Administrator, is hereby authorized to attend on February 6 th, 2013, The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation s Stormwater Permit Training and the Town Supervisor is authorized to reimburse the Zoning Administrator the sum of $80.00 representing the fees for such certification cost. RESOLUTION 1:30 10 OF 2013 RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE RESIGNATIONS OF KRISTEN BISKUP, DEPUTY TAX RECEIVER, AND PATRICE SAVERY, PART TIME CLERK IN THE RECEIVER OFFICE, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 25, 2013 WHEREAS, Kristen Biskup, Deputy Receiver of Taxes, and Patrice Savery, Part Time Clerk in the Tax Receiver s Office, have submitted their resignations to the Town of Hyde Park, effective January 25, 2013; hereby recognizes the resignations of Kristen Biskup and Patrice Savery from the Tax Receivers Office and thanks them for their prior work. SECOND: Councilwoman Svenson RESOLUTION 1:30 11 OF 2013 RESOLUTION APPOINTING PART-TIME POLICE ASSISTANTS BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Hyde Park does hereby appoint Heather Fallon and Jeffrey Grey as part-time Police Assistants effective immediately, with their dates of hire the first day they work, at an hourly rate of $14.57 as established by the CSEA Town Hall Unit Collective Bargaining Agreement; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that said position is a Grade 4 in the aforementioned Collective Bargaining Agreement; and

6 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that said appointment is subject to a probationary period as set forth in the Civil Service Law of the State of New York and shall be subject to all Civil Service Law Rules and Regulations. MOTION: Councilwoman Svenson RESOLUTION 1:30-12 OF 2013 RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING SALARY FOR DEPUTY RECEIVER OF TAXES WHEREAS, the Receiver of Taxes and Assessments has appointed Timothy Malet as the new Deputy to serve at the pleasure of the Receiver of Taxes and Assessments. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of the Town of Hyde Park does hereby set the hourly rate of pay at $14.40; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that said hourly rate is payable from the General Fund in bi-weekly installments; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the total hours for the position for year 2013 shall not exceed 1330 hours inclusive of annual hours for the substitute tax clerk. RESOLUTION 1:30-13 OF 2013 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE RECEIVER OF TAXES TO COLLECT THE SEWER WARRANTS FOR THE VANDERBURGH COVE SEWER DISTRICTS WHEREAS, the Operator of the following Districts has submitted the warrants for collection. does hereby authorize the Receiver of Taxes to collect the following: Vanderburgh Sewer District $ SECOND: Councilman Petito To enter executive session to discuss pending litigation. at 6:12PM

7 SECOND: Councilwoman Svenson To return from executive session. at 7:06PM Supervisor Rohr stated that no decisions were made or actions taken. Councilman Petito excused himself from the Town Board meeting during executive session due to illness. Councilwoman Svenson introduced Mr. Dupree, Chairman of the Hyde Park Walks Initiative Task Force, who gave a presentation explaining the findings of the committee. The committee documented areas where sidewalks were missing (not continuous) or in need of repair within the walking communities of Hyde Park. Once their final planning document is in place, the Town will be able to apply for grant money for the repair and sidewalk additions. Mr. Dupree stated that their main goal was to fill in the missing sidewalks and to ultimately, redesign the entire Rt. 9 corridor and to define a Town Center. PUBLIC COMMENT ON PRESENTATION: Pompey Delafield, W. Market St, feels that a pedestrian walkway between W. Market St and Pinewoods Park would be beneficial to bring people into what they hope to be the Town Center. Jeanne Henderson, Harbourd Hills, stated that in her retirement, she would like to move closer to an area where she could walk to nearby shopping and restaurants. Patsy Costello, Main St, stated that she could not walk around the block on a continuous sidewalk where she lives because some were missing or covered over with grass. She would like to see a continuous sidewalk all the way to the FDR Home. John Scileppi, River Rd, stated that he would like to see the sidewalk on E. Market St. continued to the side entrance of Vanderbilt Mansion. He also supports a series of mini sewers to be located on the Hyde Park Motor property, which he feels would attract business to the area. Herb Sweet, Covey Rd, feels that people walking on the street is a public safety issue and that local government needs to address the sidewalk issue. Councilwoman Svenson announced that this years award of the Community Development Block Grant would be used to continue the sidewalk on E. Market St between Stewarts and the Hyde Park Heights apartments. They will also apply for the 2013 Multi-Model monies in the amount of $30, to assist sidewalk development on Rt. 9. Paul Chenevert, White Oaks Rd, stated that he receives many comments from tourists during the Town Farmers Market, that they would like to be able to shop in Hyde Park. He supports the development of the Hyde Park Motors area to include walking shopping area and a park area. Councilman Schneider also supports the Hyde Park Motors area being developed into a walking community and suggests that others that are

8 interested, communicate their wishes to the adjoining homeowners to that property, to cooperate with its development. Margi Delafield, W. Market St, feels that perhaps local volunteers could assist and work together to build some of the missing sidewalks that are needed. The Town Board requested that the meeting participants remain to look at the maps and handouts available after the meeting. MOTION: Councilwoman Svenson To adjourn meeting. VOICE VOTE 4 0 CARRIED Meeting adjourned at 8:20PM Respectfully submitted, Donna McGrogan Town Clerk