Town of Beekman Resolutions from December 7, 2009 meeting.

Go to - RESOLUTION 12:07:09 - 1 Holiday Schedule Adjustment as Applies to Four Day Work Week
Go to - RESOLUTION 12:07:09 - 2 To Seek Bids for 2010 Highway Materials
Go to - RESOLUTION 12:07:09 - 3 Imposition of Employment Terms for a One Year Collective Bargaining Agreement for the period of July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009 - Teamster’s Local 456
Go to - RESOLUTION 12:07:09 - 4 Green Infrastructure Stormwater Retrofit Project Declaring Lead Agency in the SEQRA Review
And Issuing SEQRA Determination
Go to - RESOLUTION 12:07:09 - 5 To Release Bond for Poughquag Apartments
Go to - RESOLUTION 12:07:09 - 6 In Settlement of Vincent Bueti Tax Assessment Action

RESOLUTION 12:07:09 - 1 Holiday Schedule Adjustment as Applies to Four Day Work Week

Councilman Daniel French offers the following and moves its adoption:

WHEREAS, the holiday schedule for 2009 was set at the Reorganization Meeting on January 5, 2009; and

WHEREAS, according to the Town’s Personnel Manual and the CSEA Union contract, Town Hall employees are to receive 91 hours of holiday pay; and

WHEREAS, the change to a four day work week leaves the Town Hall employees 3.5 (three and one half) hours short of their 91 hours of entitled holiday pay; now therefore be it

RESOLVED, that Town Hall will close at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 31, 2009 and those employees entitled to the additional 3.5 hours holiday pay and scheduled to work on that date will be paid for a regular work day.

Seconded Councilman Thomas Kinsley


ROLL CALL VOTE:
Councilman Werner Stiegler aye
Councilman Daniel French aye
Councilman Thomas Kinsley aye
Councilwoman Barbara Zulauf aye
Supervisor John D. Adams absent


Dated: December 7, 2009

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RESOLUTION 12:07:09 - 2 To Seek Bids for 2010 Highway Materials


Councilman Werner Stiegler offers the following and moves its adoption:


WHEREAS, the Highway Superintendent has requested that the Town Board authorize the Department to seek bids for highway materials for the year 2010; now therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk is hereby authorized to seek bids for the above-referenced materials; and be it further

RESOLVED, that prior to publication, bid documents are to be reviewed by the Town Engineer and the Town Attorney; and be it further

RESOLVED, that the request for bids shall be in accordance with the updated Town of Beekman procurement policy.

Seconded Councilwoman Barbara Zulauf


ROLL CALL VOTE:
Councilman Werner Stiegler aye
Councilman Daniel French aye
Councilman Thomas Kinsley aye
Councilwoman Barbara Zulauf aye
Supervisor John D. Adams absent

Dated: December 7, 2009

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RESOLUTION 12:07:09 - 3 Imposition of Employment Terms for a One Year Collective Bargaining Agreement for the period of July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009 - Teamster’s Local 456


Councilwoman Barbara Zulauf offers the following and moves its adoption:


WHEREAS, the Town of Beekman and Teamsters Local 456 began negotiations on July 21, 2008 for a collective bargaining agreement for the term July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2011 for the bargaining unit consisting of eight highway employees and, thereafter, the parties negotiated in good faith on August 19, September 8, September 22, October 29, and November 24, 2008; and,

WHEREAS, the parties reached a tentative agreement on all issues except annual wage increases and the amount of the employee contribution to medical insurance premiums and, therefore, the parties submitted the impasse on these two subjects to a mediator appointed by the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) which resulted in a tentative agreement on June 12, 2009 all issues; and,

WHEREAS, the bargaining unit members rejected the mediated agreement and, therefore, the Town submitted the impasse to PERB for fact-finding on July 7, 2009; and,

WHEREAS, a fact-finding hearing was held on September 29, 2009 and the Fact-Finder’s report and recommendations were issued on October 9, 2009; and,

WHEREAS, the bargaining unit members rejected the Fact-Finder’s recommendations on October 29, 2009; and

WHEREAS, in accordance with the Taylor Law, a public hearing was duly held on December 7, 2009 giving an opportunity for the Teamsters Local 456 to explain its position with respect to the Fact-Finder’s report and recommendations; and

WHEREAS, the Town Board feels it must take action as it deems to be in the best interest to the public, including the interest of the employees involved; now therefore be it

RESOLVED, that a one year Collective Bargaining Agreement, herewith attached, for the period of July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009 is hereby imposed with an annual wage increase of zero percent and with all other terms and conditions of the expired Collective Bargaining Agreement remaining unchanged; and be it further

RESOLVED, that negotiations shall continue for the period of July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2011; and be it further

RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk is hereby directed to forward certified copies of this resolution to the appropriate Town officials and representatives of Teamsters Local 456.


Seconded Councilman Werner Stiegler

ROLL CALL VOTE:
Councilman Werner Stiegler aye
Councilman Daniel French nay
Councilman Thomas Kinsley aye
Councilwoman Barbara Zulauf aye
Supervisor John D. Adams absent

Dated: December 7, 2009

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RESOLUTION 12:07:09 - 4 Green Infrastructure Stormwater Retrofit Project Declaring Lead Agency in the SEQRA Review
And Issuing SEQRA Determination


Councilman Thomas Kinsley offers the following and moves its adoption:


WHEREAS, the Dutchess County Soil & Water Conservation District (“The District”) has been working with the Town of Beekman to create a stormwater management system that will address the stormwater runoff from the Town Hall parking lot, herafter named the Green Infrastructure Stormwater Retrofit Project; and

WHEREAS, the subject project involves retrofitting a large, continuous impervious area with stormwater treatment and landscaping; and

WHEREAS, funding for this project will be provided through a grant from the Environmental Facilities Corp.; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) 6 NYCRR Part 617, this proposed unlisted action requires the Town to determine whether it will have a significant adverse impact on the environment; and

WHEREAS, there are no other potential agencies involved and therefore this is an uncoordinated review, now therefore be it

RESOLVED, the Town of Beekman hereby declares itself as lead agency in the SEQRA review process for the proposed Green Infrastructure Stormwater Retrofit Project and issues a Negative Declaration stating that the proposed action will NOT result in any adverse environmental impacts.


Seconded Councilman Werner Stiegler


ROLL CALL VOTE:
Councilman Werner Stiegler aye
Councilman Daniel French aye
Councilman Thomas Kinsley aye
Councilwoman Barbara Zulauf aye
Supervisor John D. Adams absent


Dated: December 7, 2009

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RESOLUTION 12:07:09 - 5 To Release Bond for Poughquag Apartments

Councilman Daniel French offers the following and moves its adoption:

WHEREAS, the Town Engineer, Rohde, Soyka & Andrews, has completed a final site inspection of the Poughquag Apartments; and

WHEREAS, all items described in the original Performance Bond Estimate of January 4, 2008 as prepared by Rohde, Soyka & Andrews have been satisfactorily completed; now therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes that the remaining bond amount of $29,850.00 for the Poughquag Apartments be released by the Town of Beekman; and be it further

RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk be and hereby authorized to return any securities underlying the released bonds, if any.


Seconded Councilman Thomas Kinsley


ROLL CALL VOTE:
Councilman Werner Stiegler aye
Councilman Daniel French aye
Councilman Thomas Kinsley aye
Councilwoman Barbara Zulauf aye
Supervisor John D. Adams absent


Dated: December 7, 2009

 

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RESOLUTION 12:07:09 - 6 In Settlement of Vincent Bueti Tax Assessment Action


Councilman Werner Stiegler offers the following and moves its adoption:


WHEREAS, Vincent Bueti had served and filed a Petition of Notice to review the tax assessments fixed by the Town of Beekman for the assessment roll of 2009, upon certain real property located in the Town of Beekman; and

WHEREAS, the Town has received a consent judgment in the Vincent Bueti Action; and

WHEREAS, the proposed assessment settlement is supported by professional and uncontested appraisal; and

WHEREAS, the Town’s Assessor joins in and approves of the proposed settlement; now therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the Town Attorney, Kevin Denton, is hereby authorized to sign said consent judgment.

Seconded Councilwoman Barbara Zulauf


ROLL CALL VOTE:
Councilman Werner Stiegler aye
Councilman Daniel French aye
Councilman Thomas Kinsley aye
Councilwoman Barbara Zulauf aye
Supervisor John D. Adams absent

Dated: December 7, 2009

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