Meeting Overview

TOWN OF ORANGETOWN

SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEETING

TUESDAY, JULY 1, 2008

This Special Town Board Meeting was opened at 12:12 p.m. Supervisor Kleiner presided. The Supervisor called the Roll. Present were:

Councilman Denis Troy

Councilwoman Marie Manning

Councilman Michael Maturo

Councilwoman Nancy Low-Hogan

Also present: John S. Edwards, Town Attorney

Suzanne Barclay, Exec Asst. to Supervisor

Charles Richardson, Director of Finance

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

Supervisor Thom Kleiner led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

RESOLUTION NO. 480 ADOPT/VISION-SCIENCES INC ROCKLAND COUNTY EMPIRE ZONE

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

WHEREAS, New York State has created the Economic Development Zone Program, now known as the Empire Zones Program, to encourage industrial and commercial development in select municipalities across the State, and

WHEREAS, the Town of Orangetown, as an eligible municipality in conjunction with the County of Rockland, received designation of an Empire Zone as a distinct and separate contiguous area pursuant to Section 957 (d) of the General Municipal Law, and

WHEREAS, New York State has amended the Zones program to increase benefits and allow additional areas to be deemed as Regionally Significant Projects, and

WHEREAS, the County of Rockland and the Town of Orangetown intend to amend the County Empire Zone boundaries to encourage industrial and commercial development and to allow for the designation of lands in the Town of Orangetown for a Regionally Significant Project, and

WHEREAS Vision-Sciences, Inc., located at 1 Ramland Road, Orangeburg, NY meets the criteria of 957 (d) of the general municipal law as a regionally significant project by creating 71 new manufacturing jobs for inclusion within the Rockland County Empire Zone in an area outside the distinct and separate contiguous areas, and

WHEREAS, the Town of Orangetown wishes to support and concur with the Empire Zone designation of Tax Parcel 73.20-1-24, as a Regionally Significant Project on behalf of Vision-Sciences, Inc.,

NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved that the Town of Orangetown Town Board, in its capacity as governing body of the Town of Orangetown, does hereby support and concur with the Rockland County Empire Zone to include the properties more particularly described as Tax Parcel 73.20-1-24.

Ayes: Councilpersons Troy, Manning, Low-Hogan, Maturo

Supervisor Kleiner

Noes: None

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RESOLUTION NO. 481 AUTHORIZE CONTRACT/MALCOLM PIRNIE/WASTEWATER TREATMENT

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

RESOLVED, that the Supervisor is hereby authorized to execute a contract with Malcolm, Pirnie of White Plains, NY, in an amount not to exceed $25,000 to review the structural integrity of the new valve vault and adjacent structures based on the water and the soil conditions at the Town Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Ayes: Councilpersons Troy, Manning, Low-Hogan, Maturo

Supervisor Kleiner

Noes: None

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RESOLUTION NO. 482 ADJOURNED/ENTERED AUDIT

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

RESOLVED, that the Town Board adjourned this Special Town Board Meeting at 12:25 p.m. in memory of Bea Rogers, Pearl River; William Goswick, Piermont; and Edward Moane, Pearl River and entered the Audit Meeting.

Ayes: Councilpersons Troy, Manning, Low-Hogan, Maturo

Supervisor Kleiner

Noes: None

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Charlotte Madigan, Town Clerk

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