Town Board Public Hearing Local Law #3 of 2020 – July 2020

The July 6, 2020 Public Hearing on proposed Local Law # 3-2020: amending Chapter132, Vehicle and Traffic of the Town Code at 6:30pm by livestream broadcast on youtube at http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg7ykop50cWmqPFUpgDjRSQ

PRESENT:

Councilwoman Erin Enouen Councilwoman Bea Haugen-Depuy
Councilman Adam Paddock Supervisor Michael Baden
Town Clerk Kathleen Gundberg Town Attorney Marylou Christiana

ABSENT:
Councilman Chris Hewitt

Call to Order – Pledge to the Flag – Roll Call

STATEMENT FROM THE SUPERVISOR:

I have confirmed with the Town’s Counsel that tonight’s meeting has been convened in accordance with the Governor’s March 13, 2020 Executive Order 202.1 which suspends certain provisions of the Open Meetings Law to allow a municipal Board to convene a meeting via videoconferencing. In accordance with the Executive Order, the public has been provided with the ability to view tonight’s meeting via YouTube and a transcript will be provided at a later date.

The Town Clerk has completed a roll call of the Board Members and there is a quorum present for this meeting. I have also confirmed with the Town Clerk that this meeting has been duly noticed.

We have fulfilled our legal notice requirements by posting Notice on the Town Clerk bulletin board and outside door, posting legal notice in the Shawangunk Journal, and posting notice on the Town’s website.

Call to Order – Pledge to the Flag – Roll Call

Public Hearing for Local Law #3 of 2020:
A Local Law amending Chapter 132, Vehicles and Traffic, of the Code of the Town of Rochester

Section 1. § 132-2(B) of the Code of the Town of Rochester, the chart shall be replaced as follows:

NAME OF STREET SIDE OF ROAD LOCATION
Cherrytown Road Both Boundary of 338 Cherrytown Road
Project 32 Road Both County Route 27 to terminus of Project 32 Road
Trails End Road Both Intersection with Dymond Road to terminus of Trails End Road
Towpath Road North (opposite side of peterskill creek) 301 Towpath Road to 448 Tow Path Road
Towpath Road South Accord Fire Department access

3. Severability

If any part or provision of this local law is judged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall be confined in application to the part or provision directly on which judgment shall have been rendered and shall not affect or impair the validity of the remainder of this Law or the application thereof to other persons or circumstances. The Town hereby declares that it would have enacted the remainder of this Law even without such part or provision or application.

Section 4. Effective Date

This local law shall become effective immediately upon the filing in the office of the New York Secretary of State pursuant to Section 27 of the of Municipal Home Rule Law.

PUBLIC COMMENT: no comments made

CLOSURE OF PUBLIC HEARING:
Resolution # 149-2020:

A Motion was made by Councilwoman Enouen to close the public hearing at 6:38pm.
Second: Councilwoman Haugen-Depuy

ROLL CALL:
Councilwoman Enouen aye
Councilwoman Haugen-Depuy aye
Councilman Hewitt absent
Councilman Paddock aye
Supervisor Baden aye 4-0 aye motion carried

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,

KATHLEEN A. GUNDBERG
TOWN CLERK