Rhinecliff Advisory Council

Location: Morton Library

Kathy Sheppard will be available to watch kids for the duration of the meeting. Bring children to the basement meeting room. 

Agenda: 

• Introduction of New Council Members – Jenn LaBelle, Richard Kopyscianski.
• Introduction of New Town Board Liaison – Dan Staley
• Report from Town Board Liaison Dan Staley
• Announce date for Town Board Meeting in the Hamlet – possibly April 26?
• Announce Council Calendar – quarterly Saturday meetings
    March  Saturday 13
    April  Thursday 8 – library not available – try Wed April 7
    May   Thursday 13
    June   Saturday 12
    July   Thursday 8
    August   Thursday 12
    September   Saturday 11
    October    Thursday  14
    November   Thursday 11
  December   Saturday 11
• Report from Waterfront Committee regarding new Ferry Dock construction
• Discuss Ferry including schedule, parking, shuttle bus, etc
• New Business

Agenda
Rhinecliff Hamlet Advisory Council
November 12, 2009
Morton Library, 7 p.m.

I. Call to Order/Announcements

II. Approval of Minutes

III.       Town Board Liaison’s Report

IV.       Old Business

A. Comprehensive Plan Update

B. Sinterklaas/Parking

C. Impact of Potential Purchases at the Gardens and Holy Cross

D. Council Membership

V. New Business
 
VI.   Adjournment

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Rhinecliff Hamlet Advisory Council
Lance Ringel, chair
Melissa Cohen, vice chair
Geoffrey Sanborn, Secretary
Mark Browne
Tom Holsapple
Matt Rosenberg

Agenda
Rhinecliff Hamlet Advisory Council
August 13, 2009
Morton Library
*Downstairs*

• Call to Order/Announcements
• Approval of Minutes of July 16
• Waterfront Day, August 16 – Update
• Town Board Liaison’s Report 
• Comprehensive Plan – August 19 Public Hearing
• Old Business
• New Business
• Adjournment

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Rhinecliff Hamlet Advisory Council
Lance Ringel, chair
Melissa Cohen, vice chair
Geoffrey Sanborn, Secretary
Ida Brier
Mark Browne
Tom Holsapple
Matt Rosenberg
Bernard Lunn

Note: This month’s meeting of the Rhinecliff Hamlet Advisory Council, which usually meets on the second Thursday of the month, will take place on Thursday, July 16,at 7 p.m. at the Morton Library.

Agenda

I. Call to Order/Announcements

II. Approval of Minutes

III. Comprehensive Plan – timeline/actions

IV. Parking Issues

A. Review of July 5 event

B. Suggestions re parking/future events

V. Old Business - Council vacancies/term expirations

VI. New Business

VII. Adjournment

Rhinecliff Hamlet Advisory Council
Agenda
June 11, 2009
Morton Library, 7 p.m.

I.    Call to Order/Announcements

II.    Approval of Minutes

III.    Comprehensive Plan –
Latest Changes / Timeline

IV.    Quadricentennial Flotilla – Recap

V.    Old Business

VI.    New Business

VII.    Adjournment

THE RHINECLIFF HAMLET ADVISORY COUNCIL
invites you to attend two meetings of importance to Rhinecliff residents and neighbors.

Tuesday, March 12
Morton Library
7 p.m.
 
Water, Water, Everywhere ...
Problems of water runoff and flooding seem to be ever more increasing in Rhinecliff.  You are invited to come share your own accounts about the Hamlet’s water problems with the Council, which will be preparing a report for the Town Board.

Saturday, March 28
Morton Library
10 a.m.
 
Mean Streets
Time and again, traffic has been the single greatest area of concern expressed by Hamlet residents to the Council.  This special meeting, rescheduled from the winter, will take place just as spring is arriving and pedestrian traffic on our streets – notably from Rhinecliff’s younger citizens – is increasing, and with it the danger of a tragic accident.  Kathy Kinsella, Town Highway Superintendent, and Sergeant Pete Dunn of the Rhinebeck Police Department will be on hand to discuss the situation and explore ways of addressing it.

Please attend the hamlet monthly meeting.  The Council will be giving an update on Holy Cross and other issues pertaining to Rhinecliff. 

Agenda
Rhinecliff Hamlet Advisory Council
February 12, 2009
Morton Memorial Libary, 7 p.m.

I. Call to Order/Announcements

II. Update on Town Board’s decision to stop the SDEIS process on the Holy Cross Site for Senior Housing and reverses its vote on rezoning

III. Update on status of Rhinecliff Extension in the Comprehensive Plan 

IV. Update from Town Board Liaison

V. Proposal to Reschedule Special Meeting on Traffic Concerns

VI. Old Business

VII.  New Business

VIII. Adjournment

Tonight at Rhinebeck Village Hall the Town Board will hold a workshop session to discuss the draft scope and cost of a Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (SGEIS) to the Comp Plan. This workshop will begin at approximately 7:30 pm, immediately following an Executive Session.

The Rhinecliff Hamlet Advisory Council has submitted a statement on this SGEIS (click on attachment at bottom of this post), as have about 40 other area residents and organizations.  This session may or may not include an opportunity for public comment.

Rhinecliff residents are nevertheless encouraged to attend if possible, as turnout will remind the Board of the intense interest in the Hamlet on the subjects of the proposed 200 units of senior housing at Holy Cross, and the proposed 49-unit Hamlet Extension on the north side of Rhinecliff.

 DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE RHINECLIFF ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULED FOR THIS EVENING HAS BEEN CANCELED. 

The following is a message from the Rhinecliff Advisory Council regarding the next meeting on Thursday December 11th.

"The council is inviting as many hamlet residents as possible to our first traffic/safety meeting.  The meeting will be held at the Morton Library Community Library at 6:30 pm.  We are encouraging those families with children who usually can't make these meetings to bring their children along.  We will make sure there is a movie or some special activities to keep them busy.  We are hoping to bring the community together on improving our streets for our safety and enjoyment.  We will be handing out a questionnaire at our meeting asking you to point out the particular traffic/safety issues that most concern you whether it be an issues on your block or general issues for the hamlet.  Please tell your neighbors about this.

We are also working on putting up our own website!  We are trying to reach as many neighbors as possible and are trying to collect e-mail addresses.  At the moment we have around 25.  These addresses were culled from our attendance sheets at our meetings.  Hopefully we can improve that."

 

IMPORTANT NOTE: THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE MORTON LIBRARY 

The following is the agenda for the December 11th Rhinecliff Hamlet Advisory Council Meeting and a file attachment that contains the traffic safety questionnaire.

Morton Library, 6:30 p.m.
 
I. Call to Order/Announcements
 
II. Approval of Minutes from November 13
 
III. Update from Town Board
 
IV. Old Business
 
V. Mark Browne introduces himself at chairman
of the traffic and safety subcommittee and
gives a short synopsis of the issues a short
synopsis of the issues the Council h as been
working on and what has been accomplished.  
 
VI. Discussion of Traffic Safety with Town
Highway Superintendent Kathy Kinsella
 
VII. New Business
 
VIII. Adjournment

Rhinecliff Hamlet Advisory Council meeting at the Firehouse.

The Alternate Proposal to the Comp Plan and Zoning Laws

What’s in the proposal?
Does it represent a better blueprint for
the future of the Hamlet of Rhinecliff and the Town of Rhinebeck than the proposed Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Laws, or not?

Come see a presentation on the proposal, then join your neighbors for a discussion at the monthly meeting of The Rhinebeck Hamlet
Advisory Council

Your feedback is welcome and encouraged!

Agenda

I. Call to Order/Announcements

II. Approval of Minutes from August 7 Meeting

III. Election of Officers for 2008-09 Term

IV. Report from Town Board Liaison

V. Presentation and Discussion on
the Alternative Proposal to the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Laws

VI. Old Business

VII. New Business

VIII. Adjournment

Location: Firehouse, Rhinecliff

The Rhinecliff Hamlet Advisory Council will discuss the response of the Council and of Rhinecliff residents to the Scoping Document for the proposed Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Law, and to the alternative zoning proposal that was presented at the Council’s July meeting.

Agenda

I. Call to Order/Announcements

II. Approval of Minutes from July 10 Meeting

III. Report from Town Board Liaison

IV. Comparison of Alternative Zoning Proposal
for the National Landmark Historic District
with the Council’s Fourteen Points

V. Response to Comprehensive Plan
Table of Contents for August 14 Scoping Session

VI. Old Business

VII. New Business

VIII. Adjournment

Did you know that Rhinecliff is included within an LWRP (Local Waterfront Revitalization Program) designation?

Please join the Rhinecliff Hamlet Advisory Council and your fellow neighbors and friends for a discussion on LWRP and what this means for future planning within our community.

Also, updates on:

• Speed limit reductions within the hamlet
• Rehabilitation of the Rhinecliff Waterfront

Please join the Rhinecliff Hamlet Advisory Council and your fellow neighbors and friends for a discussion of community issues. 

Agenda includes a discussion with Town Highway Superintendent, Kathy Kinsella and a continued discussion on the Open Space and Affordable Housing Report.

Click here to view flyer.

The Rhinecliff Advisory Council will meet Thursday, January 25 at the Rhinecliff Firehouse to finalize recommendations to the Town board on the Draft Plan.