December 10, 2007

TOWN OF ORANGETOWN

REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING AGENDA

MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2007

7:30 P.M.

DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT

Roll Call: Council Members ( ) D. O'Donnell ( ) M. Manning

( ) D. Troy ( ) T. Morr

( ) Supervisor T. Kleiner

Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag:

Updates

RPC - K Hovnanian

FAA

Masonic Home

Public Comment

AGENDA

Town Board

1. Consider the request of the St. Catharine's Church of Blauvelt to waive the building permit fee in the amount of $8,590 for the construction of a new parish house and rectory.

Mot. Sec. Ayes Noes Abst.

2. Set a public hearing date to consider amendments to the Town's Historic District Map of Palisades. (Additional specific language to be provided by Bill Reddy)

Mot. Sec. Ayes Noes Abst.

3. Authorize Saccardi and Schiff to prepare zoning text language to allow transfer of development rights in the Town's Zoning Code for a fee of $8,500 to be paid for by the Noble Ninth Masonic Lodge.

Mot. Sec. Ayes Noes Abst.

4. Set date of January 7, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. for the Reorganizational Meeting of the Town Board.

Mot. Sec. Ayes Noes Abst.

Traffic Advisory Board

5. Amend Town Board Resolution No. 573 to allow Tappan Zee High School faculty to temporarily park on Dutch Hill Road until June 30, 2008.

Mot. Sec. Ayes Noes Abst.

Assessor

6. Grant an exemption to Cold War veterans for qualifying residential real property for up to fifteen percent of the assessed value of such property; provided however that such exemption shall not exceed twelve thousand dollars or the product of twelve thousand dollars multiplied by the latest state equalization rate of the assessing unit.

Mot. Sec. Ayes Noes Abst.

Finance

7. Approve 2007 budget transfers.

Mot. Sec. Ayes Noes Abst.

8. Transfer $994,500.00 from the Debt Service fund rather than the Capital Projects Fund, as originally budgeted, to the Sewer Fund to pay debt costs.

Mot. Sec. Ayes Noes Abst.

Highway

9. Amend the Indexed Lump Sum Snow and Ice Agreement between the Town of Orangetown and the New York State Department of Transportation (Agreement No. D009818) to allow $2,804.55 per lane mile for 62.50 lane miles for a total of $175,284.28 through June 30, 2010.

Mot. Sec. Ayes Noes Abst.

Parks

10. Award the bids for the purchase of chemicals and fertilizers for Blue Hill and Broadacres Golf Courses.

Mot. Sec. Ayes Noes Abst.

Personnel

11. Establish the position of Senior Clerk Stenographer in the Highway Department (reclassification by Rockland County Personnel Office of Clerk Stenographer), grade 8, effective December 11, 2007.

Mot. Sec. Ayes Noes Abst.

12. Appoint Ellen Fordham of the Highway Department to the position of Senior Clerk Stenographer in that department, provisional, grade 8-2, annual salary $39,161, effective December 11, 2007.

Mot. Sec. Ayes Noes Abst.

13. Appoint Richard Oliver of the Building Department to the position of Assistant Building Inspector in that department, permanent, from Eligible List Number 07061, with a mandatory 6 month probationary period, grade 15-1, annual salary $51,574 effective December 11, 2007.

Mot. Sec. Ayes Noes Abst.

14. Establish the position of Code Enforcement Officer III in the Building Department (pending certification of reclassification by Rockland County Personnel Office of Code Enforcement Officer II, grade 15.

Mot. Sec. Ayes Noes Abst.

15. Appoint Paul Witte to the position of Code Enforcement III, grade 15-19, annual salary $75,521, effective on date of certification.

Mot. Sec. Ayes Noes Abst.

16. Establish the position of Senior Clerk Typist in the Building Department (reclassification of Transcriber), grade 5, effective December 11, 2007.

Mot. Sec. Ayes Noes Abst.

Town Attorney

17. Approve the invoice submitted by Holland & Knight in the amount of $2,794.00 for services related to the development agreement with K. Hovnanian for the purchase of Town land at Rockland Psychiatric Center.

Mot. Sec. Ayes Noes Abst.

18. Ascertain costs and approve payment in the amount of $7,755.32 to Edge Landscaping for work performed at Mountainview Avenue, Pearl River (S/B/L: 69.17-5-1.2), pursuant to Section 24C-15 of the Town Code, with same to be assessed against the record owner of the property and collected in the same manner and at the same time as other Town charges.

Mot. Sec. Ayes Noes Abst.

19. Whereas the Town of Orangetown wishes to encourage the business opportunities available in the Town by providing tax benefits through an individual PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES (“PILOT”);

Whereas, Sapounas, Inc., a New York corporation (“Lessee”), Wig Wam marketing, Inc., a New York corporation (“Sub lessee”), the Nyack Union Free School District (the “School District”), the County of Rockland (the “County”) and the County of Rockland Industrial Development Agency, a new York public benefit corporation (the “Agency”), entered into negotiations with Lessee and Sub lessee for a commercial project (the “project”) within the meaning of the New York State Industrial Development Act (“NYS General Municipal Law Article 18-A);

Whereas, the Project will consist of the construction of a building and the acquisition and installation thereto of certain machinery and equipment related thereto, all to be used for affordable housing for volunteers who provide essential services to the Village of Nyack, and for retail sales, which Project is located at 20 South Broadway, Nyack, New York, Village of Nyack, Town of Orangetown, in the Nyack Union Free School District, being shown and designated on the Tax Map of the Village of Nyack, Town of Orangetown as Section 66.38, Block 1, Lot 54 (the land the building site improvements, together constituting the “Project Realty”);

Whereas the PILOT will take effect in accordance with paragraph 7 of the Payment in Lieu of Taxes Agreement (copy attached);

Whereas the School District has approved and signed the Payment in Lieu of Taxes Agreement;

Now, therefore, be it resolved, that the Town Board of the Town of Orangetown hereby accepts the terms of the PILOT Agreement and will provide yearly tax bills to the Lessee for the percentages indicated in paragraph 6 of the Agreement and will apportion out payments to the School District and the County based on the relative percentage of the combined tax rates for each of the years involved; and be it

Further resolved, that the Town Supervisor and the Finance Director are hereby authorized to execute and deliver a PILOT Agreement to the Rockland County Industrial Development Agency, Lessee and Sub lessee, Tax Map No. 66.38-1-54 for the property located at 20 South Broadway, Nyack, New York.

Mot. Sec. Ayes Noes Abst.

19. Authorize the Supervisor to execute a stipulation of settlement (or similar legal instrument) to settle Disputes with Back None, LLC (“Licensee”), regarding 12/29/2006 License Agreement to operate a restaurant facility at the Blue Hill Golf Course (f/k/a “The Mansion”), granting a monetary credit to the Licensee, equating to two monthly installment payments totaling $12,000 (i.e., 2 x $6,000 per month), and deferring another two monthly installment payments until December 31, 2008

Mot. Sec. Ayes Noes Abst.

20. Approve an Intermunicipal Agreement between the Borough of Rockleigh, NJ and the Town of Orangetown for wastewater collection and treatment services (this wording to be approved by Robert Magrino).

Mot. Sec. Ayes Noes Abst.

Town Clerk

20. Accept Regular Town Board Meeting, Audit Meeting and Executive Session minutes of November 26, 2007 and Executive Session minutes of December 3, 2007.

Mot. Sec. Ayes Noes Abst.

21. Approve the following for 2008 Bingo Licenses:

St. Catherine's Catholic Church

St. Margaret's Catholic Church

St. Margaret's Church School Auxiliary

St. Margaret's Church Parish Council

Beth Am Temple

22. Receive and file in the Town Clerk's Office, fully executed copies of Change Order Nos. 4 and 6 regarding the Cherry Brook Drainage Improvement Project.

Mot. Sec. Ayes Noes Abst.

New Business

Adjournment

Mot. Sec. Ayes Noes Abst.

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