Minutes
City of
REGULAR MEETING
The regular meeting of the Beacon City Council at the
Council
Members Present: Eleanor
Thompson,
Council Members Excused: Deanna Leake
Also Present: City Administrator, Joseph
Braun
City
Attorney, Gerard Pisanelli
The media were represented by: Goldee Greene, Beacon Free
Press
Michelle
Lee,
Residents present at beginning: 15
Public Hearings: None
Community Segment: None
Mayor asked for a motion for the
following:
Approval of
Minutes: Council Meeting -
Motion to
approve: Council Member Fasano. Seconded:
Reports: The text from the following reports for
Mayor’s
Communications read by Mayor Clara Lou Gould
City
Administrator, Joseph Braun read his Report of Activities
City Attorney, Gerard
Pisanelli read his Report of Activities – 1st Meeting of the Month
Mayor Clara Lou Gould
read her Report of Activities
Council Members gave their
Reports of Activities
Council
Public Comments: Pertaining to This Agenda Only
Dennis Pavelock –
City Attorney Gerard Pisanelli: It will go through the natural order of the
process. We start with the people who
did not pay their taxes. We send them a
letter to make sure they understand what is going to happen in order to
encourage them to pay. In the end a
list is created with about five or six and not more than ten property owners
who do not pay their taxes. These then
go through a long involved court process.
No further comments.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Resolutions:
Local Laws and Ordinances:
1. Second Reading – Proposed Local Law to Add to Chapter 33 of the Beacon City Code Entitled, “Harbor
Management” to Create a New Subsection C. to §33-8. “Permit Applications and Procedures To Be Tabled
City Attorney Pisanelli: We do not need a motion to dispense with the
second reading of this proposed law. The process will start all over again
beginning with the republishing, etc. Another thing I would like to mention is
that I did add the words that Council Member Antalek requested under No. 3 that
the general liability and property damage shall be changed to add the City of
City Administrator Joseph Braun: It was suggested that we review a management
plan before we pass this. We do have the
resolution in place from last year, which we will use.
Motion to table:
NEW BUSINESS:
Resolutions:
1. Resolution No. 8 of 2005 - D.C.
Stop DWI Enforcement Program Funding:
The Allotted $3,800.00 overtime allowed in the 2005 Dutchess County Stop
DWI Enforcement Funding not be exceeded and that a report of overtime
expenditures be submitted to the City Council read by City Administrator,
Joseph Braun.
Resolved, that the allotted $3,800 for overtime allowed in the 2005
D.C. Stop DWI Enforcement Program Funding not be exceeded and that reports of
overtime expenditures pertaining to this grant be submitted to the City Council
and;
Be it further RESOLVED, that these funds shall not be expended until a
report from City of Beacon Finance Department on 2004 Stop DWI is provided to
the satisfaction of the City Administrator.
Motion to approve allotted
overtime allowed in 2005 for D.C. Stop DWI Enforcement Program Funding not to
exceed $3,800.00 and not to be expended until a report for 2004 is
provided: Council Member Fasano. Seconded:
Council Member Kyriacou. On a
roll call vote, all voted in favor.
Motion carried.
2. Resolution No. 9 of 2005 - Authorize
Mayor To Sign Agreement with Pisanelli Law Firm Regarding Municipal Tax
Foreclosure Legal Services for the Years 2002 – 2003 read by City
Administrator, Joseph Braun.
RESOLVED, that the Mayor be hereby
authorized to sign the Agreements between the Pisanelli Law Firm and the City
of
Motion to authorize
Mayor to sign agreement: Council Member Fasano. Seconded:
Council Member Kyriacou.
Council Member
Kyriacou: Asked the City Administrator
to explain to the audience what our policy is on professional contracts
City Administrator, Joseph Braun: Professional contracts are renewed every five years. This year it is the City Engineer and next year it will be the City Planner. We are in the process of redoing a comprehensive plan and it seems like a good year to seek competitive proposals for planning services.
On a roll call
vote, all voted in favor. Motion
Carried.
3. Resolution No. 10 of 2005 - Accept
Sealed Bid for Sale of 22 Rende Drive read by City Administrator, Joseph
Braun. Read by City Administrator,
Joseph Braun.
WHEREAS,
sealed bids have been solicited for the purchase from the City of 22 Rende
Drive; and
WHEREAS,
this parcel owned by the City is not large enough to be a separate building
lot, now therefore, be it
RESOLVED
the City Council accepts the sealed bid of Larry S. Dahl in the amount of $5,150.00 with closing
costs to be paid by the purchaser, for the purchase from the City of 22 Rende
Drive, Grid #30-6054-13-191471, and authorizes the City Attorney to prepare the
transfer documents which will combine 22 Rende Drive with the existing Dahl
property with no further subdivision being allowed.
Motion to accept sealed
bid:
4. Resolution No. 11 of 2005 - Authorize
Mayor to Sign Utility Easements, one with Joseph and Donna Green and one with
Lori Joseph Builders, Inc.
RESOLVED, the Council
hereby authorizes the Mayor to sign two (2) Utility Easements, one with Joseph
and Donna Green, and one with Lori Joseph Builders, Inc. in relation to the
Green Subdivision approved by the Planning Board.
Motion
to authorize Mayor to Sign Utility Easements:
Council Member Antalek.
Seconded:
Local Laws And Ordinances:
1. Resolution No. 12
of 2005 - Proposed Local Law to Amend Chapter 63 Smoking by Amending Section
63-5 Enforcing Agent, Remove John McElduff name and substitute “City
Administrator. First
Motion to set Public Hearing:
Ratifications:
1. Resolution No. 13 of 2005 - Beacon Engine
Company, No 1
Anthony Fratoli as an Active Jr. Member – Effective
Michael C. Ambrasini as an Active Jr. Member – Effective
Bill DeCarlo, Sr. – Place on Active Rolls from Exempt Rolls –Effective
Sam Matycheck, II from the Fire Police to the Active Rolls – Effective
Motion
to Ratify: Council Member Fasano. Seconded:
2. Resolution No. 14 of 2005 - Mase Hook & Ladder
Matthew Sklenar – Return to Active Status.
Motion to
Ratify:
Appointments/Announcements:
Appointment
Jason W. Fisch – Effective
Motion
to amend to include the words “subject to physical”: Council Member Kyriacou. Seconded:
Council Member Antalek.
Motion to approve appointment: Council Member Antalek. Seconded:
Council Member Fasano.
On
a roll call vote for both motions (to Amend and Appoint), all voted in
favor. Motion carried.
.
Announcement
1. There is one vacancy on the Board of Ethics
Committee and two vacancies on the Human Relations Commission.
Final
Fritz Orlhoff,
Betty DiPompo,
George Mansfield – read the following comments:
As most of the council is aware, my basement and first floor rental unit were filled with a total of 30” of raw sewage due to a failed effort to reduce the flow of sewage into the Fishkill Creek.
The recent
discovery of a direct connection between city storm and septic lines brings
possible relief. Is this an isolated
connection or one of many? Plumbers and
excavators who I’ve spoken with and who are familiar with the city’s
infrastructure indicate this may not be an isolated problem.
I suggest that
efforts being put into further smoke and meter tests on residential properties
be diverted toward the city system so other such connections can be identified;
and, that the smoke tests done five years ago with no follow-up
of enforcement be reviewed and acted upon now if it’s not too late.
I am afraid that
this newly discovered illegal connection would be seen as the sole cause and
core of all the problems associated with sewage in any basement and the
creek. This is an old system and many
things were done in the past without an eye toward the future. If this city is to grow in a positive way,
band aids can no longer be applied to serious problems. We can’t just screw down manhole covers or
wait for fluke discoveries. We must be
proactive and comprehensive in our efforts.
As of tonight I
am fully expecting that the next heavy rain will again fill my basement with
sewage.
I ask you to
please act quickly and effectively.
Thank you.
*Has any work
been done to determine if the pipes have been compromised due to the last
incident in front of my building?
Barbara McCaskill,
Barbara Baker – I want to thank the
Mayor for attending Martin Luther King’s Day.
I am coming here regarding a program that is called “The Word”. Years ago we petitioned and received the
program. I am asking our Council and
those in authority to petition Cablevision
to bring “The Word” here in Beacon, NY.
This is a twenty-four hour religious program.
Dennis Pavelock,
Tom Baldino –
City Administrator, Joseph Braun:
The other thing about the number of
Police officers needs to be clarified.
There have always been thirty-seven officers authorized. The issue is that there were 34 officers on
and that was because of a number of positions not being filled and that was the
problem discussed at the workshop. Because of a high incidence of officers
leaving and filling positions, I suggested that we have another officer to fill
in especially in anticipation of those retiring. Another reason is that the Council determined
that they would like to hire locally. As
I said in the workshop, the primary reason for the overtime is that those
positions had not been filled.
We will continue to do smoke testing.
There is talk about getting additional money to do the
Budget Amendments: Council Action Budget Amendments for
1.
Amend the General Fund Balance (Code:
A 909) in the amount of $5,308.00 for the Attorney expense (Code: A 1420.X4504.02) to cover fees related to
City of
2. Amend the General Fund Balance
(Code: A 909) in the amount of $940 for
the Attorney Arbitrator expense
(Code: A 1420.X4506.01) to cover fees
related to PBA Detective grievances.
3. Amend the General Fund Balance (Code: A 909) in the amount of
$244,000 for the Assessor Department
(Code: A 1355.X4520.01) upcoming city assessment revaluation.
4. Amend the General Fund Balance (Code: A 909) in the amount of
$5,500 for the Assessor Department (Code: A 1355.X4502.00) to cover
the expenses of appraising property located at South Cedar/DeWindt Streets and
Church/North Chestnut Streets.
5. Amend the General Fund Balance (Code: A 909) in the amount of $26,349 for the Fire Department Retirement expense (A 3410.X1900.00). This amount is to cover the retirement payout to Firefighter Kevin Scofield.
Motion to Amend The General Fund Balance on Items 1,2,3,4 and 5: Council Member Kyriacou. Seconded: Council Member Thompson. On a roll call vote, all voted in favor. Motion carried.
Review of Bills: Disbursements as of
2004
$483,292.20
2005
$820,725.67
Next Workshop Date:
Next Council Meeting:
Tax Warrant:
JANUARY 2005
STATE OF
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
To: Carla P. Eylers, City Clerk of the City of Beacon
YOU
ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to collect by law and ordinance provided, the several sums in the tax
roll specified as assessed against the persons or property herein mentioned,
for State, County, Municipal and all other purposes, you are required,
immediately after receiving this wan‑ant and after the publication to
cause a notice of the reception therefore to be given as required by law.
You
are hereby authorized to collect said taxes, to wit:
State
and County tax for the entire year in the amount of $2,159,408.16 and City
taxes for the year in the amount of $5,629,027.86 and all other taxes,
beginning February 1st and for thirty days thereafter during which time no fee
shall be collected therefore.
All
taxes or assessments remaining unpaid after the expiration of the said thirty
days, you shall collect interest at the rate of one percent (1%) per month or
fraction thereof. All said interest shall belong to the City.
Whenever
any persons or corporation shall refuse or neglect to pay said tax, you are
directed to collect the same by action in the name of the city against any such
person, or corporation, or if any tax or interest shall remain unpaid on the
First day of December, 2005 you are directed to advertise and sell the land
upon which the same was imposed for the payment of such tax or interest
remaining unpaid, and the expense of such sale as provided by law shall also be
a charge upon the land.
The
foregoing is not to conflict with the tax law of the State of
GIVEN
under the hand and seal of the CITY OF
Joseph H. Braun, City Administrator
_____________________________________________________________________________________
December 2004
STATE OF
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
TO:
Joseph H. Braun, City Administrator, City of
THE
FOR COUNTY GENERAL ‑‑‑‑‑
2,150,336.07
FOR COMPUTER
SERVICE ‑‑‑ 8,692.87
FOR OMMITTED TAX ___379.22
TOTAL 2,159,408.16
You
are further required and commanded out of the moneys collected by you on or
before the lst day of March 2005 to pay over to the Treasurer or appropriate
County officer under the
IN
WITNESS THEREOF, the County Legislature of the County of Dutchess, in the
meeting of December 16, 2004 assembled, have caused this certificate to be
signed by the Chairman of said Legislature and the Director of Real Property
Tax Service Agency and the seal of said Legislature to be affixed this 16th day
of December 2004.
Bradford
H. Kendall, Chairman
Kathleen
Myers, Director
Real
Property Tax Service Agency
Motion to Enter into an Executive
Session at
Motion to end Executive Session at
Adjournment Motion to Adjourn at
0Text from Reports for
Mayor’s Communications –
RE: Thank You
I
wanted to thank you on behalf of the Board and staff for your participation in
the Wall of Wonder (WOW). Your role as a "historian" in helping to
chronicle the site-specific story was a crucial component of WOW and your
participation left an indelible mark on me, the staff and most eternally on the
WOW, our archive of HRH Care's history. Thank you so much for taking time out
of your busy schedule to celebrate and "remember" with us. Your time
and input was and continues to be most appreciated.
In
December, we carried out three Walls of Wonder (WOWs) in Eastern Dutchess,
Beacon and Walden. All three were distinctive in their personalities,
gatherings, and outcomes, and were met with incredible enthusiasm and success!
The WOW is a unique opportunity to look at the history of each site, made up of
remarkable staff and community members (historians), and embrace the story of
Hudson River Community Health, holding true to the multifaceted entity that it
is! It is a wonderful way to enter into our 3 01h year anniversary
celebrations.
We
look forward to creating more memories with you in the future.
RE: GRAND OPENING of
Cardiac Catheterization Lab – Valentine’s Dau
Happy
New Year! At St. Luke's
The
attached ad appeared in Sunday's Times Herald-Record. It begins a month-long
"public awareness" campaign, recognizing those who support our
cardiac initiatives. Each week leading up to the grand opening, the list will
grow as our community responds. I've seen a preview of next week's ad, and was
delighted to find the names of many more friends and neighbors. The momentum is
building!