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Town of Beekman Resolutions from April 14, 2003 Board meeting. Go
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04:14:03 - 1 To Award Bids for Clean-Up Days RESOLUTION 04:14:03 - 1 RE: To Award Bids for Clean-Up Days Supervisor John Adams offers the following and moves its adoption: WHEREAS, Town clean-up day has been scheduled for Saturday, May 17 between the hours of 7:30 am and 3:00 pm and Saturday, October 18 from 8 am to 2:30 pm in the Town Hall parking lot; and WHEREAS, bids were received for services as described in the legal published notice and opened and read publicly by the Town Clerk on March 26, 2003; and WHEREAS, the lowest bid for bulk material was received from Royal Carting Service Co.; and WHEREAS, the lowest bid for tires was received from Tayco Container Service; now therefore be it RESOLVED, that Royal Carting Service be awarded the contract for the removal of bulk material for both clean-up days at the rate of $98.50 per ton; and be it further RESOLVED, that Tayco Container Service be awarded the contract for tire removal at a rate of $52.00 per ton for both clean-up days; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Supervisor be and hereby is authorized to execute any and all documents necessary to carry out the services. Seconded Councilwoman Patricia Santospirito ROLL
CALL VOTE: Date: April 14, 2003 RESOLUTION 04:14:03 - 2 RE: Community Day Councilman Peter Barton offers the following and moves its adoption: WHEREAS, this year's annual Community Day is scheduled for July 19, 2003; and WHEREAS, funding for this cultural and historical event is included in the 2003 budget; now therefore be it RESOLVED, that the Supervisor be and hereby authorized to enter into contracts for the following:
Seconded Councilman Werner Stiegler ROLL
CALL VOTE: Dated: April 14, 2003 RESOLUTION 04:14:03 - 3 RE: Authorizing Insite Engineering to Proceed with DRWTP Rehabilitation Report Councilman Werner Stiegler offers the following and moves its adoption: WHEREAS, the Town of Beekman oversees the administrative operations of the Dover Ridge Sewer District with Insite Engineering providing engineering services associated with the Dover Ridge Sewer District; and WHEREAS, it has been determined that this sewer system requires replacing as it is in non-compliance of effluent limits in the current State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES); and WHEREAS, numerous discussions have taken place between Insite Engineering, Town of Beekman representatives and the Department of Environmental Conservation in recommending a plan of action that would meet the needs of the community and the interests of the DEC; now therefore be it RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Beekman hereby authorizes Insite Engineering to proceed with the Dover Ridge Wastewater Treatment Plant Rehabilitation Report as outlined in the attached letter from Insite of March 21, 2003; and be it further RESOLVED, that Insite Engineering's cost to perform this work not exceed $27,800.00; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Supervisor be and hereby authorized to sign the proposal associated with execution of Insite's Rehabilitation Report. Seconded Supervisor John Adams ROLL
CALL VOTE: Dated: April 14, 2003 RESOLUTION 04:14:03 - 4 RE: Appointments to Board of Ethics Supervisor John Adams offers the following and moves its adoption: WHEREAS, Town Law states that the Town Board will make appointments; and WHEREAS, three vacancies exist on the Board of Ethics; now therefore be it RESOLVED, that following appointments are hereby made to the Board of Ethics:
And be it further RESOLVED, that the appointment of Michael Macagnone is contingent upon his resignation from the Zoning Board of Appeals. Seconded Councilwoman Patricia Santospirito ROLL
CALL VOTE: Dated: April 14, 2003 RESOLUTION 04:14:03 - 5 RE: Authorizing Attendance at Town Finance & Management School Councilwoman Santospirito offers the following and moves its adoption: WHEREAS, The Association of Towns will be holding the Third Annual Town Finance & Management School on May 15, 2003 in Saratoga, New York; and WHEREAS, it will be beneficial for the Comptroller, William Brady, to attend a one-day session of said school; and WHEREAS, the cost of the school is $150.00 and funding is available in the 2003 budget; now therefore be it RESOLVED, that William Brady is hereby authorized to attend the Finance and Management School. Seconded
Councilman Werner Stiegler ROLL
CALL VOTE: Dated: April 14, 2003 RESOLUTION 04:14:03 - 6 RE: To Set Bond for Gasland Petroleum Councilman Werner Stiegler offers the following and moves its adoption: WHEREAS, Rohde, Soyka & Andrews Engineering has prepared a Performance Bond Estimate dated March 26, 2003, recommending the bond be set in the amount of $30,000.00 for Gasland Petroleum; and WHEREAS, the Planning Board adopted a resolution on March 27, 2003 to establish the bond amount as recommended by Rohde, Soyka & Andrews Engineering; now therefore be it RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby approves that the bond be set in the amount of $30,000 for Gasland Petroleum and to be furnished by the applicant for filing in the office of the Town Clerk. Seconded Supervisor John Adams ROLL
CALL VOTE: Dated: April 14, 2003 RESOLUTION 04:14:03 - 7 RE: To Award Bids for Highway Equipment Councilwoman Santospirito offers the following and moves its adoption: WHEREAS, the Town Clerk was authorized to solicit bids for the Highway Department for Highway Equipment; and WHEREAS, bids were received, opened and read publicly at the office of the Town Clerk on March 28, 2003 at noon and reviewed by the Highway Superintendent; now therefore be it RESOLVED, that attached bids are accepted and awarded as follows: (1) 4X4 Six Wheel 37,000 GVW Dump Truck/Related attachments for Plow & Wing and a Multi-Purpose Truck Body (1) 2003
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Supervisor Adams made a motion to omit the 4X4 Six Wheel Truck & rebid for two trucks. Seconded By Councilman Werner Stiegler Seconded Councilman Peter Barton ROLL
CALL VOTE: an amended resolution: Dated: April 14, 2003 RESOLUTION 04:14:03 - 8 RE: Appointment of Additional HMEO for Highway Department Councilman Werner Stiegler offers the following and moves its adoption: WHEREAS, the Highway Department requires an additional Heavy Motor Equipment Operator (HMEO) to be added to their staff; and WHEREAS, funds to hire an additional employee have been included in the 2003 highway budget; and WHEREAS, this position was advertised in the Poughkeepsie Journal with interviews subsequently held by the Highway Superintendent; now therefore be it RESOLVED, that upon the recommendation of the Highway Superintendent, the Town Board hereby appoints Richard Colesanti as a full-time HMEO at an hourly rate commensurate with the HMEO salary established by the Teamster's Union Contract of $18.83; and be it further RESOLVED, that Richard Colesanti will commence work on April 28, 2003. Seconded Councilman Peter Barton ROLL
CALL VOTE: Dated: April 14, 2003 RESOLUTION 04:14:03 - 9 RE: In Support of Our President and Troops Councilman Werner Stiegler offers the following and moves its adoption: WHEREAS, twelve years ago the world recognized that the regime of Saddam Hussein, and its possession and manufacture of weapons of mass destruction, constitute clear and present danger to the safety and well being of its citizens; and WHEREAS, for twelve years the world, through the United Nations, has sought to disarm and divest that regime of its weapons of mass destruction through diplomatic means; and WHEREAS, diplomatic effort has recently concluded without success because the United Nations Security Council has prevented the world diplomatic effort with a credible threat of force; and WHEREAS, the United States, Great Britain, and a coalition of over forty other nations, although recognizing that diplomatic resolution is preferable to the horror and uncertainty of armed conflict, have determined that the clear and present danger by the continued existence of the Saddam Hussein Regime must not continue in absence of potential and meaningful diplomatic resolution; and WHEREAS, as a consequence of the foregoing, the United States, Great Britain, and their allies are presently engaged in an application of military force to remove that clear and present danger, and placed the lives of American men and women at risk; now therefore, the Town Board of the Town of Beekman does hereby RESOLVE as follows: 1. We urge every American to join this board in supporting our President, all American and allied troops in harms way, and the aim of the military exercise in which they are presently engaged. 2. We urge New York State and every government subdivision thereof, to open every meeting convened for the purpose of conducting public business with a minute of silence in support of this armed effort and in memory of those who have died in the attacks on the American embassy in Kenya, the USS Cole, the World Trade Center, heroes of the United Airlines Flight #93 which crashed in Shanksville Pennsylvania, the Pentagon, the Capitol, those who will sacrifice in the days to come and their families, in an effort to prevent terrorist attacks from ever occurring again. And we further RESOLVE to demonstrate and support the steel of all American patriots in solidarity of purpose signed this dated:
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