Town Board Meeting December 13, 2022

Revised 12/13/2022 4:00pm

 

Town of Olive

Town Board Meeting Agenda

Tuesday December 13, 2022

Town Hall, Bostock Road, Shokan

Townofolive.org

Call Meeting to Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

 

Approve November Minutes

Correct the November 15, 2022 Town Board meeting minutes to include comments made during the public be heard.

 

Correspondence

Pat Barth – email regarding noise from Winchell’s Corners and zoning for construction business

CWC nominating petition for Board of Director from Ulster County – Rich Parete

 

Budget Modifications

General Fund Modifications:

Increase A2680 Insurance Recoveries                        $22,200
Increase A1990.4 Contingency                       $22,200
(Modification to repay Contingency for monies spent in transfer station repair)

Transfer $5,800 from A1420.4 Attorney to the following:
A8010.4 Zoning Contractual                           $5,800
(Modification to expense V#552 zoning settlement)

Transfer $2,900 from A1990.4 Contingency to the following:
A1010.4 Town Board – Contractual               $2,000
A1110.4 Justices – Contractual                      $800
A8010.4 Zoning – Contractual                        $100

Transfer $3,000 from Reserve B Transfer Station to the following:
A8160.4 Refuse and Garbage – Contr.           $3,000
(Resolution 28 of 2022)

Transfer $29,250 from A9060.8 Health Insurance to:
A0200.2 Payroll Account to fund HSA’s          $29,250

 

Highway Fund:

Transfer $46,800 from D9060.8 Health Insurance to:
A0200.2 Payroll Account to fund HSA’s          $46,800

           

General Fund #554-#608                                $  44,444.63

General Fund Prepay Voucher #553               $    2,856.77

Highway Fund Vouchers #222-#250               $  27,976.01

Special Fire Voucher #4                                  $350,125.00

 

September Cash Received: $29,768.04

September Interest: $644.63

 

 

Public be Heard

 

Additional Business

Resolution #32 of 2022 Standard Work Day

Resolution #33 of 2022 Join the Ulster County Housing Smart Communities Initiative

Resolution #34 of 2022 Establishing the Town Board as the Decision Making Body for the Purpose of Ulster County’s Proposal to Improve the Public Safety Radio Tower on Tonche Mountain

Motion to accept Ulster County petition for the Balancing of Public Interest

Resolution # 35 of 2022 providing the adoption of 2023 Operations and Maintenance Budget for the Olive Sewer District

Resolution #36 of 2022 to extend the monthly cap on Family Medical Insurance

Motion to set the 2023 cap on non-owner-occupied Short-Term Rental permits at one additional permit over the current cap

Motion to authorize the Supervisor to sign a letter of intent for the town to participate in the update of the Ulster County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan

Motion to accept the summaries of the Town of Olive Comprehensive Plan – Phase One by LaBella and Associates

Motion to rescind the motion passed at the October 24, 2022 Town Board meeting authorizing the Highway Superintendent to order two Ford F550 4×4 Cab & Chassis and accessories

Motion to authorize the Highway Superintendent to order (2) Ford F550 Cab & Chassis

Motion to authorize the Highway Superintendent to go out to bid for accessories for the (2) Ford F550s

Motion to authorize the Highway Superintendent to apply for culvert funding from BRIDGE NY for Bostock Road.

Motion to re-appoint Nicholas Burgher to the Planning Board

Motion to re-appoint Brian O’Rourke to the Zoning Board of Appeals

Motion to pre-imburse the Olive Fire Department up to $400 for candy purchased for the Santa drive

Update on the lights on the Ashokan DEP campus parking lot

Update on Verizon cellular service in the town

Discussion on a moratorium on subdivisions in the town

Discussion on Olive Conservation Advisory Council mapping recommendation of Critical Environmental Area assessments

 

 

Announcements

The Town of Olive has been notified it is the recipient of a grant of $290,790 from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for the Youth-led Community-Driven Site Assessment and Preliminary Design of Flood Buyout Lands. There is a required matching fund of $70,750. The awarding of the grant is subject to a programmatic and fiscal review by NFWF. The town will be looking into modifying the scale and scope of the grant with the NFWF.

 

Committees, Commission, Department Reports

Cable Franchise Negotiations Committee—Jim Sofranko, Chair

Parks & Recreation Committee—Scott Kelder, Liaison

Highway Superintendent—Brian Burns

Police Commission—Drew Boggess, Liaison

Town Clerk—Dawn Giuditta

Scenic Byway—David Edinger

Conservation Advisory Council—Vikki Read, Liaison

            Zoning- Drew Boggess Liaison

Comprehensive Plan Committee – Drew Boggess, Liaison

Buildings & Grounds- Scott Kelder, Liaison

Coalition of Water Shed Towns- David Edinger, Liaison

 

In Memory of

                             Joyce Coon, Patricia Grant, & Denis Moran, Diane Clemm