Meeting Date: August 11, 2020 7:00 pm
Town of Olive
County of Ulster
State of New York
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Minutes of the monthly meeting of the Town of Olive Town Board, held Tuesday August 11th 7 pm at Davis Park in West Shokan, NY 12494.
Members Present:
Jim Sofranko, Supervisor
Drew Boggess, Deputy Supervisor
Scott Kelder, Board Member
Victoria Read, Board Member
Members Absent: David Edinger, Board Member
Recording Secretary: Dawn Giuditta, Town Clerk
Others Present: Sean Ryan, Police Chief; Brian Burns, Highway Superintendent
Supervisor Sofranko called the meeting to order at 7:00pm.
On a Kelder/Read motion, the Town Board approved the July minutes.
Aye: Boggess, Kelder, Read, and Sofranko Nay: Absent: Edinger
Correspondence: #86-20
David Jones Resigns from the Planning Board. On a Sofranko/Boggess motion, the Town Board requested a letter thanking Mr. Jones for his service to the community be sent by Town Clerk.
Aye: Boggess, Kelder, Read, and Sofranko Nay: Absent: Edinger
#87-20
L Todd Diorio, President Hudson Valley Building and Construction Trades Council asked the town to take a stance on the proposed Danskammer Project located in Orange County.
Approve Payment of Audited Bills: On a Boggess/Read motion, the Town Board approved the payment of the following audited bills:
Aye: Boggess, Kelder, Read, and Sofranko Nay: Absent: Edinger
General Fund Vouchers #316 – #359 – $19,876.11
Special Lighting Voucher #8 – $61.53
Highway Fund Vouchers #147- #170 – $37,140.55
Sewer Vouchers #16905-#16921 – $40,579.13
Cash Received June 2020 – $156,081.03
Interest Received June 2020 – $1,902.44
Additional Business:
Town of Olive
Resolution #17 of 2020
Request NYS DOT Reduce Speed Limit on Moonhaw Rd
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Olive at its August 10, 2020 meeting received a request from residents on Moonhaw Road in West Shokan to lower the speed limit on Moonhaw Road; and
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Town Board of the Town of Olive requests the New York State Department of Transportation do a speed limit study on Moonhaw Road, West Shokan, NY.
AND MOVES ITS ADOPTION
Motion made by: Supervisor Sofranko
Seconded By: Board Member Boggess
A Vote was Duly Taken:
Jim Sofranko, Supervisor __X__ _____ ______
Victoria Read, Board Member __X__ _____ ______
Andrew Boggess, Board Member __X__ _____ ______
Scott Kelder, Board Member __X__ _____ ______
David Edinger, Board Member _____ _____ ___X__
Dated this 11th day of August, 2020
Dawn Giuditta, Town Clerk
Supervisor Sofranko presented the Town Board with Local Law #2 of 2020 Wireless Telecommunication Law. This Law will repeal and replace the existing Wireless Telecommunication law Chapter 146, Article II in the Town Code. The law will be sent to Ulster County Planning Board for review and the Town Board on a Kelder/Read motion set the public hearing for Local Law #2 of 2020 for September 14th at 6:30pm.
Aye: Boggess, Kelder, Read, and Sofranko Nay: Absent: Edinger
On a Sofranko/Kelder motion the Town Board approved the hourly pay rate for three new junior lifeguards:
Paige Matteson- $13.00
Darrah Allison- $13.00
Sandra Gomez – $13.00
Aye: Boggess, Kelder, Read, and Sofranko Nay: Absent: Edinger
On a Sofranko/Kelder motion, the Town Board corrected the hourly pay rate for Rayla Hart for swim lessons from $18.00 to $23.00.
Aye: Boggess, Kelder, Read, and Sofranko Nay: Absent: Edinger
Supervisor Sofranko established the Police Department Task Force as per the Governors
Executive Order. The following residents have been appointed to the task force:
Supervisor Sofranko, Town Board Member Victoria Read, Police Chief Sean Ryan, Sargent
Tom Sharon, Ana Silva, Byron Utley, Daphne Dejesus, Keith McGlynn, and Pastor Karen Squire
On a Sofranko/Read motion, the Town Board accepted Lime Energy’s Proposal for LED light at the Boiceville Waste Water Facility.
Aye: Boggess, Kelder, Read, and Sofranko Nay: Absent: Edinger
Lime Energy’s proposal for Davis Park and the Pool Facility was not accepted.
On a Sofranko/Boggess motion, the Town Board approved Michael Mainieri’s application for lateral installation to connect his property to the Olive Sewer District. (#88-20)
Aye: Boggess, Kelder, Read, and Sofranko Nay: Absent: Edinger
On a Sofranko/Kelder motion, the Town Board adjourned into executive session at 7:22 pm to discuss personnel issues.
Aye: Boggess, Kelder, Read, and Sofranko Nay: Absent: Edinger
On a Boggess/Kelder motion, the Board adjourned from executive session at 8:05 pm.
Aye: Boggess, Kelder, Read, and Sofranko Nay: Absent: Edinger
Committees, Commission, Department Reports:
Parks & Recreation Committee – the Health Department inspected the pool and it received an awesome report thanks to the excellent work of Gene Sorbellini and his pool staff.
Highway Superintendent-Brian Burns
The Highway has been busy with roadwork. They have been putting shoulders on Acorn Hill Rd and repaved 1.4 miles. They have been doing a lot of ditching in the Shokan Area and the sink hole on Bostock is being addressed. There have been some signs being stolen this year and signage in general needs to be looked at. Cleanup from the last storm was cleaned up quickly. Superintendent Burns is trying to get a start date for the DeSilva and Upper Boiceville culvert project, which looks like September.
Police Commission-Drew Boggess, Liaison (#89-20)
Total Calls for July-72
Traffic Tickets- 3
Arrests- 4
Town Clerk-Dawn Giuditta (#90-20)
July Monthly Report- $42,680.07
Olive First Aid- (#91-20)
July Calls – 46
Shokan-24 Olivebridge-10 Boiceville-9 Samsonville-2 West Shokan-1
Zoning Committee- Drew Boggess, Chair
The committee met last month and will meet again this Thursday. The plan is to tackle some of the easier zoning codes to start with.
The Town Board members were sent reports from Janice Lanzarotta, Bookkeeper Statement of Expenditures, Encumbrances & Appropriations (6/30/20) #92-20 and Dianna Carchidi, Assessor July Sales & Market Report #93-20.
Barry Ruland, LVDV Operations Chief Operator sent the Town Board the Boiceville Sewer District Monthly Operating Report for June & July 2020. (#94 & #95-20)
All pertinent business having been discussed the meeting was adjourned on Boggess/Kelder motion at 8:24 pm.
Aye: Boggess, Kelder, Read, and Sofranko Nay: Absent: Edinger
Dawn Giuditta, Town Clerk