The Town Board of the Town
of Philipstown held their Weekly Meeting on the above date at 9:10 p.m. at the
Town Hall, 238 Main Street, Cold Spring, New York 10516.
PRESENT:
William
Mazzuca Supervisor
Betty
Budney Councilwoman
Al
Hosmer Councilman
David
Brower Councilman
ABSENT:
Richard
Shea Councilman
1. Resolution needed to adopt Local Law – changing the maximum annual income range for senior citizens tax exemption.
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SEQRA – Type II Action
The following Resolution was
presented by Councilwoman Budney, seconded by Councilman Brower and unanimously
carried;
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Philipstown has given
due consideration to amend the Code of the Town of Philipstown, Chapter 156
thereof entitled TAXATION, to change the minimum annual income range for senior
citizens tax exemption; and
WHEREAS, this action is a routine of continuing agency
administration and management action that does not include new programs or
major re-ordering of priorities;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that this action is a Type
II Action, as defined under NYCRR Part 617.13d, which is an action or class of
actions which have been classified by the State of New York to not have a
significant effect on the environment and thus do not require environmental
impact statements or other determination or procedures under Part 617 of the
Environmental Conservation Law.
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Adopt Local Law
The following Resolution was
presented by Councilman Hosmer, seconded by Councilwoman Budney;
Local
Law #4 see as attachment “A.”
2. Resolutions needed to adopt Local Law – changing the maximum annual income range for person with disabilities and limited resources.
·
SEQRA – Type II Action
The following Resolution was
presented by Councilman Hosmer, seconded by Councilman Brower and unanimously
carried;
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Philipstown has given
due consideration to amend the Code of the Town of Philipstown, Chapter 156
thereof entitled TAXATION, to change the maximum annual income range for person
with disabilities and limited resources; and
WHEREAS, this action is a routine of continuing agency
administration and management action that does not include new programs or
major re-ordering of priorities;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that this action is a Type
II Action, as defined under NYCRR Part 617.13d, which is an action or class of
actions which have been classified by the State of New York to not have a
significant effect on the environment and thus do not require environmental
impact statements or other determination or procedures under Part 617 of the
Environmental Conservation Law.
·
Adopt Local Law
The following Resolution was
presented by Councilwoman Budney, seconded by Councilman Brower:
A local law to amend the
Code of the Town of Philipstown, Chapter 156 thereof entitled TAXATION, TO
CHANGE the Minimum Annual Income Range for Persons with Disabilities and
Limited Incomes.
Be it enacted by the Town
Board of the Town of Philipstown as follows:
Section 1.
Chapter 156 of the Code of
the Town of Philipstown, Article, Sections 156-8 and 156-9 are hereby amended
to read as follows:
Section 156-8 Eligibility
for exemption.
All of the provisions,
conditions, definitions and requirements of Section 459-c of the Real Property
Tax Law and amendments thereto shall apply to the application for and the
granting of such an exemption on the assessment roll of the Town of
Philipstown. The maximum income
eligibility level of the owner or owners of the property for the income tax
year immediately preceding the date of making application for exemption shall
be based on the maximum annual income range specified herein as follows:
Maximum Annual Income Range Percentage
Assessed Valuation
Exemption
from Taxation
(per centum)
_______________________________
____________________________
$0.00 or more but less than
$21,500.00 50
$21,500.00 or more but less
than $22,500.00 45
$22,500.00 or more but less
than $23,500.00 40
$23,500.00 or more but less
than $24,500.00 35
$24,500.00 or more but less
than $25,400.00 30
$25,400.00 or more but less
than $26,300.00 25
$26,300.00 or more but less
than $27,200.00 20
$27,200.00 or more but less
than $28,100.00 15
$28,100.00 or more but less
than $29,000.00 10
$29,000.00 or more but less
than $29,900.00 5
$29,900.00 or more 0 (no
exemption)
Section 156-9 Applicability
This Article shall apply to
assessment rolls after January 1, 2003 and the provisions of Section 459-c of
the Real Property Tax Law, as amended, shall govern the granting of exemptions.
Section 2.
This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State of the State of New York.
3. Resolutions needed to adopt Local Law – amending the Town Code of the Town of Philipstown with respect to accessory apartments.
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EAF/Negative
Declaration
The following Resolution was
presented by Councilman Hosmer, seconded by Councilman Brower and unanimously
carried;
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Philipstown
hereby authorizes Supervisor Mazzuca to sign the Environmental Assessment Form
as revised on September 6, 2006, in connection to the Local Law amending the
Town Code of the Town of Philipstown with respect to accessory apartments.
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Negative Declaration
RESOLUTION #260-06
The following resolution was presented by Councilwoman Budney, seconded by Councilman Brower and unanimously adopted;
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of
Philipstown has reviewed the EAF, as revised on September 6, 2006 along with
Attachment “A” (Reasons for Determination), with regard to amending the Town
Code of the Town of Philipstown with respect to accessory apartments.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the
Town Board hereby adopts the negative declaration.
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Adopt Local Law
The following Resolution was presented by Councilwoman
Budney, seconded by Councilman Hosmer;
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Philipstown has been considering
zoning amendments for accessory apartments; and
WHEREAS, the proposed zoning amendments are in furtherance
of a recommendation in the Town’s Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, the proposed zoning amendments were introduced by
resolution Number 73-06 dated March 9, 2006, and the Town Board declared itself
Lead Agency for purposes of SEQR by Resolution Number 114-06 dated April 13,
2006, and;
WHEREAS, the town Board has referred the proposed amendments
to the Town Planning Board and received comments from the Town Planning Board
by letter dated September 28, 2006; and
WHEREAS, Section 239-m of the General Municipal law requires
that the proposed zoning amendments be referred to the Putnam County Division
of Planning for review and comment prior to taking action to adopt the Plan and
such referral was made, and the Putnam County Division of Planning responded by
approving the proposed action by letter dated September 29, 2006;and
WHEREAS, the Town Board has reviewed the full environmental assessment form prepared for the proposed zoning amendments; and
WHEREAS, the Town Board has determined that adoption of the Zoning amendments is an unlisted action under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQR) and will not involve any other agencies for purposes of compliance with the provisions of SEQR; and
WHEREAS, the Town Board has held a public hearing on the proposed zoning amendments on November 16, 2006; and
WHEREAS, the Town Board has adopted a Negative Declaration under SEQR on this date;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, as follows:
The Town Board of the Town of Philipstown hereby adopts the zoning amendments for accessory apartments as Local Law #6 of 2006.
The question of the adoption of the foregoing Resolution was duly put to a vote on roll call, which resulted as follows:
ROLL CALL
Supervisor Mazzuca AYE
Councilwoman Budney AYE
Councilman Hosmer AYE
Councilman Brower AYE
Councilman Shea ABSENT
The Resolution was thereupon adopted.
4. Resolution
needed allowing Supervisor Mazzuca to act upon Resolution #176-05 in the matter
of Arian/Spears Easement.
Town Attorney Doyle explained that the Town has received a letter from David Klotzle and Roger Chirico noting that they have inspected the improvement and approves the same. He noted that the Town has an up-to-date survey showing the improvement; the only thing that is not at hand is the title report.
RESOLUTION #261-06
The following Resolution was presented by Councilman Brower, seconded by Councilwoman Budney and unanimously carried;
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes Supervisor
Mazzuca to sign the Easement Agreement with Arian/Spears subject to the
approval of the Title Insurance in a form acceptable to the Town Attorney.
5. Award Highway
Bids.
The following Resolution was presented by Councilman Hosmer,
seconded by Councilwoman Budney and unanimously carried;
RESOLVED, that the Town
Board hereby awards the 2007 Highway Department Material Bids as defined in
Attachment “B.”
6.Any other business that may come before the Town.
Supervisor Mazzuca read a
letter from Robert McMahon of Putnam County Emergency Bureau, announcing that
the County will conduct a meeting on November 21st at 9:30 a.m.,
with regard to GIS. Councilman Hosmer
and Councilwoman Budney will attend said meeting.
The Town Board then
addressed an FOIL appeal dated November 8th from David Weinpahl,
which was denied by the Town Clerk’s Office.
The material he requested is copy-write, therefore, the Town is
prohibited from releasing it. Following
some discussion, the Town Board decided to affirm the denial.
Claudio Marzollo submitted
the final map for the new road at Glenclyffe and explained the proposed layout.
The Town Board then
discussed the Capital Improvements and costs needed for Common Facilities at
Glenclyffe for 2007.
The following Resolution was
presented by Councilman Brower, seconded by Councilwoman and unanimously
carried;
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby approves the following:
CAPTIAL IMPROVEMENTS
AND COSTS NEEDED FOR COMMON FACILITIES AT GLENCLYFFE FOR 2007
I. Improvements to the water
treatment system.
$10,000
$19,900
TOTAL: $29,900 + cost of actual work on water
treatment plant – see above
Per
the Common Facilities Agreement, the costs for the above are to be shared by
each owner according to each owner’s anticipated use after the improvements.
II. Road Related Work
A. Repair and re-pointing of the stonewall on
9D. Work to be done by John Benjamin, Stonemason, Garrison.
$4,000
$1,000
Per
the Common Facilities Agreement, road maintenance is to be shared equally by
each owner.
There being no further
business to discuss, Councilman Brower, seconded by Councilwoman Budney and
unanimously carried to close the Weekly Meeting at 9:50 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted by,
Tina M.
Merando
Town Clerk