Town Board Regular Business Meeting
Preliminary Agenda
October 9, 2007

Call to Order: 6:45PM

Roll Call

Announcements:

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.

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 Town of Rhinebeck welcomes Robert Rosborough to the position of MEO at the Highway Department. His starting salary will be $14.42 /hr. and his official start date will be October 22, 2007.

The Town of Rhinebeck Highway Department will hold a “Bike Rodeo” on Saturday, October 20, 2007 at the Highway Department facility located at 119 Rhinecliff Road, Rhinebeck. Cooperating agencies include the Rhinebeck Police Department, AAA Club of New York, and the Rhinebeck Recreation Department.

Presentation:

The Rhinecliff and Astor Flats Traffic Studies

Anthony Russo, AKRF Planning and Engineering

Old Business:

1. Considering request from the Highway Superintendent for an official DOT request to lower the speed limit on Mt. Rutsen Road to 35 miles per hour.
2. Considering recommendations for an official DOT request to lower the speed limit on various streets in Rhinecliff.
3. Considering what we've learned about the process of town board review of draft zoning and whether any modifications to that process may be helpful.

New Business:

1. Scheduling departmental and committee reviews of the 2008 preliminary budget.
2. Considering the Orchard Street resolution by the Rhinecliff Advisory Council.

Proposed Actions:

1. Appointing Karen Rua to substitute for Shelly Day during her maternity leave at $15 an hour for up to 15 hours a week through end of January..
2. Approving regular check disbursement list.
3. Approving capital project check disbursement list.
4. Approving minutes of September 24, 2007.
5. Accepting with regret the resignations of Gary Bassett and Debbi Mimoso from the Recreation Committee.
6. Appointing Rhonda Hammond to the Recreation Committee.
7. Appointing Michelle Cassarino and John Lehane as Co-chairs of the Recreation Committee.
8. Appointing  Gerardo Weigel and Erin Doyle as Co-Coaches for Basketball Winter Program at $1200 each stipend per season. contingent upon sex registry clearance.
9. Authorizing the Supervisor to sign an Additional Services proposal from the LA Group for Thompson-Mazzarella Park consultation to revise the Park Master Plan in response to the findings of the recently completed archeological study. 

Adjourn