Video - Town Board Meeting 9/24/07

Town Board Regular Workshop Meeting
Preliminary Agenda
September 24, 2007

Call to Order: 6:45PM

Roll Call:

Announcements:

The town clerk’s office will be closed Tuesday Sept 25th for off-site computer training in the new clerk’s software package.

Town Hall, the highway department and the transfer station will be closed on Monday, October 8, in celebration of Columbus Day. Consequently, the next regular town board meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 9, at the Rhinecliff fire house.

Registration for winter basketball and gymnastic programs will be held on Saturday, September 29, from 9-12 in town hall.

This year's Community Development Block Grant applications are now available in the Town Clerk's office. Completed applications must be submitted to the County by October 5, 2007.

Weather permitting, the Highway Department will complete the Mt. Rutsen Road safety resurfacing on Monday September 24.

Rebuilding Together Dutchess County, formerly know as XMAS in April, is beginning its 17th year of providing home repairs for low income homeowners in our county. Applications are available in the Town Clerk’s office and must be filed by November 30, 2007. Please call Barb Cunningham, 876-3409 for further information.

The Local Waterfront Revitalization Plan training for evaluating the consistency of federal, state and local public and private land use proposals with the provisions of our approved LWRP will take place on September 27 at 7 PM- 9 PM in town hall. The primary audience for this training is the CAC, town board and the planning and zoning boards. Two staff member from New York Department of State will conduct the training .The public is welcome.

Presentation:

The Hudsonia Bio-diversity Study of Rhinebeck
Andy Reinmann, biologist and the principal investigator will present

Old Business:

1. Latest report on discussions with the State Department of Transportation regarding construction of a park 'n ride lot on Rt. 199 near the 9G intersection.

2. Considering a plan from the Highway Superintendent and the Supervisor in response to the request of the Heart Safe Club of Rhinebeck to deploy AED equipment throughout public facilities and to train public employees and officials. The proposals include town purchase of eight new AEDs to be located at town hall, stone church fields, the transfer station, the dock, the cemetery, and three at the highway department to augment the single unit currently located at the Thompson-Mazzarella Park., and a morning training program with the entire highway department staff and as many town hall employees and officials as can be persuaded to attend the session, for a total cost of $16,000.

3. Report from Board member Linda Souers and developments at the town landing in Rhinecliff.

New Business:

4. Identifying dates for the Town Board to accept and begin considering the 2008 preliminary budget.

5. Considering a resolution of thanks to Arthur & Nancy Kelly on the occasion of their receiving the Dutchess County Historical Society’s Helen Wilkinson Reynolds Award for their efforts in preserving local history.

Proposed Actions:

6. Accepting bids for material and supplies for the 2008 highway department budget, as recommended by the Highway Superintendent.

7. Approving regular check disbursement list.

8. Approving capital project check disbursement list.

9. Approving minutes of September 10, 2007.

Adjourn into Executive Session:

Vanderburgh Cove litigation