Town of Rochester Town Board Regular Meeting was held on August 5, 2021 at 6:30pm
Harold Lipton Community Center, 15 Tobacco Road, Accord, NY 12404
Livestream Broadcast on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg7ykop50cWmqPFUpgDjRSQ

PRESENT:

Councilwoman Erin Enouen Councilwoman Bea Haugen-Depuy
Councilman Paddock (6:43pm) Supervisor Michael Baden
Town Clerk Kathleen Gundberg Town Attorney Marylou Christiana
Highway Superintendent Jeff Frey

ABSENT:

Councilman Chris Hewitt

Supervisor Baden opened the meeting and led in the Pledge of Alligence to the Flag.

MEMORIUM IN MEMORY OF :
Robert “Bobby” Barringer, former Town Employee
Anthony “Tony” Percoco
11th Anniversary of the death of Francis Gray, former Town Councilman
Shelly Deyo-Mertens
Noreen Ducheon
Libby Gordon
All suffering worldwide from the COVID-19 virus

ATTORNEY FOR THE TOWN REPORT:

Attorney Christiana sent the Board cell lease tower information. Last year a judgement was mailed to the County Court. There has been no response and the check was not cashed so we will resubmit.

TOWN CLERK/ TAX COLLECTOR REPORT:

RESIGNATION:

A resignation was received from James Murphy, Town Constable

DEC license sales began on Monday.

HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT REPORT:

Great job to my crew for all their work. We will be paving the Courthouse parking lot the week of August 23rd.

Supervisor Baden stated that Samsonville Rd (County Route 3) will be getting paved

SUPERVISOR’S REPORT:
July 2021 report – Filed with the Town Clerk

JULY 2021 FINANCIALS:
Total Revenue July 2021
General Fund $ 77,534.69
Highway Fund $ 439,654.63
CHIPS $ 184,268.10
BAN $ 250,000.00

Expenditures
Abstract 7-2021
General Fund $ 143,970.54
Highway Fund $ 586,193.87
Street Lighting Fund $ 418.55
Escrow Fund $ 2020.00

Total Expenditures July 2021
General Fund $ 197,250.36
Highway Fund $ 651,053.95
Street Lighting Fund $ 418.55
Escrow Fund $ 2020.00

SUPERVISOR’S UPDATE/ CORRESPONDENCE REPORT:
Monthly Correspondence : Mortgage tax from Oct. 2020- March 2021: $ 229,902.48 which is currently 80 % of our yearly budgeted revenue.
Notice was served on the violation notice that the Town Board sent as per the Code Enforcement officer. The due date to remedy the violations is 8/12/2021. If the concerns are not met the manufacturing housing permit will be revoked.
COVID-19 report: currently there are 7 cases in the Town of Rochester, 160 in Ulster County.
BAN updates: we have $ 110,000 sue in Sept. We are going to roll it over into the Bank of Greene County at a rate of .75 %.
2022 Budget: we will start preparing within the next couple weeks.

*Councilman Paddock arrived at 6:43pm
American Rescue Plan: Supervisor Baden stated that he is still reaching out to spectrum which has been difficult. The Board is discussing options of using some of the money for Broadband. Currently we have 30 % of properties in the Town of Rochester without services. The Board also discussed technology updates to the website and video equipment to be more accessible to the public.
NY Rising – Alligerville Firehouse update: This will be an emergency shelter. Currently in the construction phase. The old bay has been removed a larger bay will be built.
LGRMIF Grant update: $ 61,000 was granted to the Town of Rochester to digitalize building department records and make them accessible to search in various ways. The grant also includes the purchase of a wide screen scanner which will be helpful with maps and large plans.
Summer Youth Program: in the second session. There are less kids in this session so the program was able to transition into single bus. Ashley Sweeney has scheduled visits to State parks where you can apply for reimbursement of travel expenses. She’s been able to manage costs with 3 trips a week.

DEPARTMENT UPDATES/ LIAISON REPORTS:
Councilwoman Haugen-Depuy: The Court has been holding court night each Wednesday during the month of July. Owner / tenant disputes are currently being worked on. The new clerk is going through the learning curve and its going well. Justice LaFlamme is working on applying for a JCAP grant.
Councilwoman Enouen: Transfer Station: 2 new employees started this week at the transfer station. We are fully staffed.
Councilman Paddock:
Constabulary:
Court is mostly open. The Constabulary answered 23 direct calls for service and other duties in July of
2021. These included:
• 11 Neighbor to Neighbor and Quality of Life Complaints
• 7 Resident Traffic Complaints (Cherrytown Rd, Clay Hill Rd., Samsonville Rd., Towpath Rd. and
Whitfield Rd.)
• 1 Environmental Complaints, (Rochester Center Rd.)
• 9 Building Department Violations
• 2 New Court Cases Opened
• 20 Court Proceedings Remain Open
• 2 Court Proceedings Closed Interesting Occurrences: It has been a busy month. During this month, traffic and parking condition complaints from residents
have increased significantly. Several roads in Town have had a substantial increase in traffic volume
including large trucks and buses. We continue to be responsive to these complaints, and have been able to
keep the traffic flowing for the most part. Of particular interest is the Cheryytown Rd corridor around
Camp Rav Tov. Myself and Supervisor Baden have been in near constant communication with their
management and have made significant progress in alleviating many of the conditions. While the traffic
volume and intrusions on residents’ property and driveways is not completely solved, we continue to
work on the issue. Having a presence on the road at high traffic volume times and in response to
resident’s’ complaints has been key. Again, trespasses on residents’ properties in many areas of the Town
are rising again. Complaints regarding garbage being dumped on residents’ properties, vacant lands and
on several local roads have increased again. Neighbor to neighbor complaints have increased again
during the beginning part of the month, mainly due to the July 4th Holiday weekend having Fireworks
and large parties. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we continue to have limited direct contact with
complainants with a proportional increase in direct phone call
Park Equipment: Looking to replace the equipment in September and to secure volunteers… many hands make light work!
Supervisor Baden: Assessor: Our Assessor will be retiring at the end of August. The Town Board is currently holding interviews and exploring ideas of sharing or having our own Assessor.
Planning Board: The Planning Board has been very busy with approximately 7-9 applications a month.

TOWN BOARD MEMBER TIME:

Councilwoman Haugen-Depuy: stated that the Grand Rebbe will be visiting Camp Rav Tov sometime in the middle of August.
Supevisor Baden stated that signage is up at the camp and near the camp on Cherrytown Rd. which has helped with awareness and traffic. When we know the date of the arrival of the Grand Rebbe we will make the public and our constables aware to help with traffic. We are working on the issue with the speaker system, everytime it is going off at late hours I text the Rabbi to make him aware and the response time has worked out well. There has been less impact this year compared to previous years.
Deephole: it is nowhere near as attended as it was last year. We are monitoring it the best that we can. The trash situation has been somewhat better. People that use the swimming hole regularly and know the situation are helping policing the best that they can.

PUBLIC COMMENT:

Shirley Avery: AT&T is running cable and phone through Samsonville Road maybe contact them if Spectrum isn’t returning calls.

Rob Kilpert: I drove past the deephole last week and saw that someone had a fire going there I stopped at the firehouse and spoke to the cleaner who said they would get in touch with someone, when I drove by later on the fire was smoldering which is alarming and potentially dangerous.

Maren Linstrom presented on behalf of the Comprehensive Plan and Land Use Code Review Committee:

RE: Review of Chapters §140 and §125
Dear Supervisor Baden, Town Board Members and Ms. Gundberg: In February of 2020 the Town Board established and appointed an ad hoc TOR Comprehensive Plan and
Land Use Code Review Committee (the ZRC) comprised of 10 members: five from the community and 5
from the government/appointed town boards. We are happy to say that a year and a half and 1,000’s of man
hours later we have completed our review of the Town of Rochester Chapters §140 “Zoning”, and §125 “Subdivision of Lands”. Our suggested changes/additions/deletions are just that: suggestions. It is the purview of you the elected Town Board Officials to decide what to adopt, what to change, and what not to adopt. In our work, the ZRC incorporated all suggested changes of the previous 2017 zoning review committee;
worked diligently to insure that all our suggestions were aligned with the Town’s Comprehensive Plan Goals;
assured that our suggestions work to strengthen the Comprehensive Plan Goals through zoning and
subdivision regulation; and cross checked to the best of our abilities that all suggestions were aligned with
Ulster County, State and Federal land use best practices. We thank you for your serious consideration of and timely addition of these changes to our existing zoning
code. As there is a lot of information to digest, the ZRC would be honoured to schedule a workshop
meeting with the Town Board to present the framing and key points of our suggestions within the next
month.

Alan Fidler: presented to the Town Board 3 noise ordiances passed by surrounding Towns. We are in need of a noise ordinance . Living near the camp on Cherrytown affects the quality of our life 2 months a year. Texting the Rabbi is not enough.

Ruth Bendelius:
I have several comments pertaining to tonights agenda:
1. Francis Gray who was a Town Board member back when Pam Duke was the Supervisor, died 11 years ago today. His name should have been included in tonight’s agenda under “ in memory of.” He was a fine representative of the Community and a wonderful friend and gentleman.
2. I believe, the Town Board agenda should be posted on the Town of Rochester website sooner than late afternoon the day before the Town Board Regular Monthly meeting. It should also be posted in the Town website in “latest news” just like the SpecialMeeting today at 5:30 was posted many days before the actual meeting. As I look at the Town website I am concerned seeing in the upper left “ NOT SECURE” also a “Cookie” notice pops up. Does this really help the community or is it just there to “spy” on the community seeking information? What is the group hired at taxpayer $$$$, I believe
$ 2000.00 per month to care for the Town’s computer system doing? It seems like our tax$$$$ are being wasted.
3. It is about time this Town will seriously study to lower the speed limit on Lucas Turnpike. Back in the early 1970’s, Nancy Sack, a tenant at 2732 Lucas Turnpike, circulated a petition to lower the speed limit. Years later, I believe, a neighbor circulated another petition after someone was killed at the Lucas Turnpike (Route 1) Route 6 intersection. When Terry Bernardo was an Ulster County Legislator, she was able to get the speed limit reduced on the Kyserike Road (Route 6) school bus route. The 4 way stop on the Lucas Ave and Route 6 intersection greatly helped. However, it is amazing to see so many drivers ignore those STOP signs. I am fully in support to lower the speed limit on Lucas, I believe 45 MHP would be appropriate. The traffic sign on Lucas just after turning off Route 209, ending the 45 MPH limit seems to br most challenging!!!
4. My final comment refers to the Executive sessions. Recently there have been several references to the “ proposed acquisition, sale, or lease of real properties.” Supervisor Baden, isn’t it time for some transparency? The Community has yet to hear about the “Constable Study” done a couple of years ago. Nor have the people within the “ Heritage” area received letters, as stated, from the Supervisor. Community members need to know how their lives will be affected by your “ undercover plans.”

Manuela Michailescu:

The Fire Inspection Notice received at the end of May made us question if the status of our residential/commercial building is correctly recorded in Town’s documents.

We discovered lack of communication between the Planning Board’s office and the CEO’s office.

1. The first point is the FIRE INSPECTION FEE issue — addressed in our letter to the Town Board dated June 28, 21 (which we hope is going to be considered before we get a “violation” notice…), requesting that the old fee of $50 every two years be grandfathered in for our building.
For those not familiar, the fee was increased from $50 every two years ($25 per year) to $125 each year, 5 TIMES bigger during a time when we didn’t make a penny as we couldn’t open the store for two years because of the pandemic and we’ve been basically residential.

There is lack of criteria and proper interpretation of Town Board’s decisions when deciding our fee:

a) Minutes of the TB Organizational meeting of Jan 4, 2021 indicate that the fee should be based on building/establishment being “MEANT for public assembly for less than 50 persons,” where the key word is MEANT, NOT by dividing the size of the building by 15 and saying 160 persons are “allowed”! (It sounded so absurd… We never had more than 6 persons at a time in the store…). Gerry Davis was the only person aware that we are residential/commercial.

b) Another disturbing issue is the arrogance of some town employee(s) — I was told that if we don’t like the $125 fee notice they can send one for $200… I’ve been involved in our town for many years, never heard something like this…

2. The second point is we needed to have a FOIL request in order to get documents regarding our Special Use Permit for a Mixed Use:

a) Minutes of the Planning Board meeting of Dec 21, 2010 are NOT online (and they include the Decision regarding our approval for Mixed Use; we didn’t have a copy of the Decision at the time we sent our letter to the Town Board); our super-prompt Town Clerk sent them immediately…

b) the Planning Board Decision from Dec 21, 2010 indicates that “layout” was provided on Oct 14, 2010 and was “attached” to the Decision, and the Site Plan “received dated November 12, 2010 as received by the TORPB”.
(Mr. Baden, you were a member of the Planning Board then, but absent from that particular meeting.)

The Town Clerk was told by the Planning Board that the Site Plan canNOT be located??!! How is this possible? That’s my question. How is it possible that we are for over 10 years residential/commercial and the CEO’s office is not aware of it? I’ve been told you can be “either/or”, not residential/commercial…
How do we solve this problem and get a copy of the Site Plan?

To conclude — please consider our letter as the Fire Inspection Fee imposed is very unfair; also, the disturbing way some town employees talk…

Lorraine Iccovello: asked if the Town is honestly considering purchasing Skate Time?

Supervisor Baden stated that the Board is not able to comment at this time.

Shirley Avery: you paid for a appraisal using taxpayers money we have a right to know.

Attorney Christiana stated that any negotiations or caontracts that are discussed cannot be done in public until a final approval is brought before the Board. However any sale or purchase of property would have to go through a permissive referendum and the public will have the opportunity to vote.

Joe Beilman: what is the zoning designation change on 1819- Granite Road under Discussion items.

Supervisor Baden apologized for the error, the zoning designation change is for 1819 Berme Rd not Granite Road.

Malena Callan: I live on Berme Road about ½ mile from this location and this is a Residential area and I strong oppose any proposal for Argitourism. The road is narrow single lane on each side, people walk, bike, jog this area all times of the day it is scary enough at times with the traffic cutting through from Kerhonkson, the speeding and now they want to add an event space. I am not in support of this.

Supervisor Baden explained that there is a process that the applicant needs to go through. The discussion tonight is for the Town Board to decide if they want to consider a zoning change, if the Board agrees it will go to a public hearing and neighboring properties within 500 feet will be notified. The Town Planning Board and County Planning Board will be involved in the process as well.

Marjorie Bogart: I would like it corrected that this is for 1819 Berme Road and not Granite Road. Years ago this property had an airport and I hope this isn’t going to be something that will be utilized for future events. This project will affect the entire Road not just those within 500 feet. Berme Road has so much traffic now it doesn’t warrant more traffic for an event center.

RESOLUTIONS:

SCHEDULE OF SPECIAL MEETING:
Resolution # 238-2021:
A Motion was made by Councilwoman Haugen-Depuy to schedule a special meeting on 8/12/2021 immediately following the 6:30 scheduled public hearing on proposed Local Law # 3-2021: Short Term rentals at the Harold Lipton Community Center 15 Tobacco Road Accord, NY 12404.
Second: Councilwoman Enouen
Aye: 4 nay: 0 abstain: 0 motion carried
Hewitt-absent

ACTION ON THE MINUTES:
Resolution # 239-2021:

A Motion was made by Supervisor Baden that the Town Board accepts the minutes of the June 24, 2021 Audit/Workshop Meeting, July 1, 2021 Regular Meeting, July 8, 2021 Special Meeting, July 26, 2021 Special Meeting, and July 29, 2021 Audit/Workshop meeting, as amended.
Second:Councilwoman Enouen
Aye: 4 nay: 0 abstain: 0 motion carried
Hewitt-absent
ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS:
Resolution #240 -2021:

A Motion was made by Councilman Paddock that The Town Board accepts donations of $81.26 from St. Pauly’s Textile, Inc. and $400.00 from The Rondout Valley Education Foundation for a Summer Youth Recreation Program trip to Hurd’s Family Farm.
Second:Councilwoman Enouen
Aye: 4 nay: 0 abstain: 0 motion carried
Hewitt-absent

AUTHORIZING USE OF THE HAROLD LIPTON COMMUNITY CENTER:
Resolution # 241-2021:

A Motion was made by Councilman Paddock The Town Board authorizes the Recreation Director to work with the Ulster County Dept. of the Aging to organize a Tai Chi class to be held 6-8 weeks this fall at the Harold Lipton Community Center, upon presentation of a certificate of insurance.
Second: Councilwoman Enouen
Aye: 4 nay: 0 abstain: 0 motion carried
Hewitt-absent
Discussion:

AUTHORIZING CO-SPONSORING HERITAGE DAY:
Resolution # 242 -2021:
A Motion was made by Supervisor Baden that the Town Board agrees to co-sponsor the Friends of Historic Rochester Heritage Day to be held October 2, 2021 and authorizes the use of the Harold Lipton Community Center, Town Hall, and Town Park facilities and properties. The Town Board further authorizes the Town Supervisor to utilize the Town insurance policy as an additional insured policy for the purposes of the closure of Main Street, Accord from Scenic Road to Granite Road for the event, at no additional cost to the Town, provided a COI is received from all vendors and/or organizations who will be utilizing the closed road. The Town Clerk, Recreation Director, and Town Supervisor shall coordinate with Friends of Historic Rochester on this.
Second:Councilwoman Enouen
Discussion: Town Clerk Gundberg stated that she and Ashley Sweeney have been very busy since April. The Museum will be open for people to view town artifacts, We will have a Historical walk down Main St.
Behind the museum in the grass: Historic Hugonot Street will have a booth to do 18th century children activities,
Candle making, we are still looking for a blacksmith.
HPC: will have a booth on the history of the canal while promoting their upcoming event 10/16 on the Canal walk.
Main St. from Friends Lane to School Rd. will be closed off on the east side to set up vendors, the west side will be for foot traffic and emergency vehicles only. We would like to have information going down main St. as to what certain buildings were over the course of the century(Historical Main St. walk ) The Accord Fire Company will put on display old trucks and firehouse archives. Will have newer trucks on display for kids to enjoy, allow them to try on apparatus, smoke house. Have a table on how to get involved. Sell hotdogs.
Rochester # 2: will do sausage and peppers, chips and soda in the back of the fire house. Host the antique car show. Tables set up for eating area, music and dancing
The Community Center will host the Jennie Bell Pie festival face painting, balloons, hayride (in the field behind the firehouse) pumpkin painting. Quilt show. Little ones library will have involvement.
The ECC will be in the back sell pizza out of the pizza oven. Possibly set up a presentation or two, recycling game for kids? The owners of the Train station will be involved and possibly allow photos in front of the caboose just working on legalities. And we are hoping to do the same with the Old Anderson Mill ( granary project) with information and photos of the old mill, plans for the future possible tour of the granary. With all of this going on utilizing Town resources, property and employees it seemed fitting to ask for the Town to co-sponsor the event.
Aye: 4 nay: 0 abstain: 0 motion carried
Hewitt-absent
AUTHORIZATION TO WORK ADDITIONAL HOURS:
Resolution # 243 -2021:

A Motion was made by Councilwoman Enouen that the Town Board authorizes Christina Ferrara to work an additional 5 hours per week to assist the Assessor until August 28, 2021 in addition to normal work hours as 1st Deputy Clerk and will be compensated at the regular rate of pay.
Second:Councilwoman Haugen-Depuy
Aye: 4 nay: 0 abstain: 0 motion carried
Hewitt-absent
CHANGE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION:
Resolution # 244-2021:

A Motion was made by Councilman Paddock that the Town Board approves a change in pay rate for Courtney Coffey, 3rd Deputy Town Clerk, to $16.00 per hour, effective August 1, 2021.
Second: Councilwoman Enouen
Aye: 4 nay: 0 abstain: 0 motion carried
Hewitt-absent
AUTHORIZATION TO WORK ADDITIONAL HOURS:
Resolution # 245 -2021:

A Motion was made by Councilwoman Enouen that the Town Board establishes a temporary position of records management assistant and authorizes Courtney Coffey to work up to an additional 12 hours per week to assist in the preparation of Building and Code Enforcement records for scanning for the period of August 8, 2021 through October 2, 2021 in addition to normal work hours as 3rd Deputy Clerk, to be compensated at the employee’s regular rate of pay.
Second: Councilwoman Haugen-Depuy
Aye: 4 nay: 0 abstain: 0 motion carried
Hewitt-absent

AUTHORIZATION OF AGREEMENT
Resolution # 246 -2021:

A Motion was made by Councilwoman Enouen that The Town Board authorizes the Town Supervisor to sign a Memorandum of Agreement between the Town of Rochester and Michael Dunham to assist in assessor transition at a rate of $25.00 per hour for up to 60 hours per month, effective August 29, 2021.
Second: Councilman Paddock
Aye: 4 nay: 0 abstain: 0 motion carried
Hewitt-absent
AUTHORIZATION TO SIGN A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH IBEW LOCAL 363:
Resolution # 247-2021:

A Motion was made by Councilwoman Enouen The Town Board authorizes the Town Supervisor to sign a Memorandum of Agreement between the Town of Rochester and IBEW Local 363, as presented.
Second: Councilwoman Haugen-Depuy
Aye: 4 nay: 0 abstain: 0 motion carried
Hewitt-absent

AUTHORIZATION TO SIGN A POLL SITE AGREEMENT WITH ULSTER COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS:
Resolution # 248 -2021:

A Motion was made by Councilwoman Enouen that the Town Board authorizes the Town Supervisor to sign a 2021 Poll Site Agreement between the Town of Rochester and the Ulster County Board of Elections for use of the Harold Lipton Community Center as a poll site for the November 2, 2021 General Election, as presented.
Second: Councilman Paddock
Aye: 4 nay: 0 abstain: 0 motion carried
Hewitt-absent

AUTHORIZATION TO SIGN A LAND LEASE AMENDMENT- AIRPORT RD CELLULAR SITE:
Resolution # 249 -2021:

A Motion was made by Supervisor Baden that the Town Board authorizes the Town Supervisor to sign “THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO LAND LEASE AGREEMENT” by and between the Town of Rochester, a municipal corporation, (“Landlord”) and American Towers LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Tenant”) to extend a land lease entered into dated July 11, 2007, as the same may have been amended from time to time, and originally commenced on July 11, 2007, contingent upon lease including language including permissive referendum and subjected to permissive referendum and for the Town Clerk to circulate notice of such.
Second: Councilwoman Enouen
Discussion: Supervisor Baden stated that the two lease amendments are proposing up to 8 5 year renewals. The Town will receive approximately $10-14,000.00 per month in rental fees and $ 30,000 lumpsum per tower to the Town.
Aye: 4 nay: 0 abstain: 0 motion carried
Hewitt-absent

AUTHORIZATION TO SIGN A LAND LEASE AMENDMENT- ROUTE 209 CELLULAR SITE:
Resolution # 250 -2021:

A Motion was made by Supervisor Baden The Town Board authorizes the Town Supervisor to sign “THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO LAND LEASE AGREEMENT” by and between the Town of Rochester, a municipal corporation, (“Landlord”) and American Towers LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Tenant”) to extend a land lease entered into dated July 11, 2007, as the same may have been amended from time to time, and originally commenced on July 14, 2008, contingent upon lease including language including permissive referendum and subjected to permissive referendum and for the Town Clerk to circulate notice of such.
Second: Councilwoman Enouen
Aye: 4 nay: 0 abstain: 0 motion carried
Hewitt-absent
AUTHORIZATION TO REFUND FEES:
Resolution # 251-2021:

A Motion was made by Councilwoman Enouen the Town Board authorizes the Town Clerk to refund $236.00 paid to the Town of Rochester by credit card on July 21, 2021 for fees associated with building permit application 21/389, to Steven Borgia 1013 Wood St. Scranton PA 18508. The property was determined to be located in the Town of Wawarsing. The Town Clerk will reverse the credit card charge.
Second: Councilwoman Haugen-Depuy
Aye: 4 nay: 0 abstain: 0 motion carried
Hewitt-absent
REQUEST FOR SPEED STUDY:
Resolution # 252-2021:

A Motion was made by Councilman Paddock that the Town of Rochester Town Board hereby requests the Department of Transportation, pursuant to Section 1622.1 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, to establish a lower maximum speed at which vehicles may proceed on County Route 6 between Old Kings Highway and Tow Path Road.
Second: Councilwoman Enouen
Aye: 4 nay: 0 abstain: 0 motion carried
Hewitt-absent
REQUEST FOR SPEED STUDY:
Resolution # 253-2021:

A Motion was made by Supervisor Baden The Town of Rochester Town Board hereby requests the Department of Transportation, pursuant to Section 1622.1 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, to establish a lower maximum speed at which vehicles may proceed on Clay Hill Road between Samsonville Road and the Town of Rochester/Town of Wawarsing town line.
Second:Councilwoman Haugen-Depuy
Aye: 4 nay: 0 abstain: 0 motion carried
Hewitt-absent
REQUEST FOR SPEED STUDY:
Resolution # 254-2021:

A Motion was made by Councilman Enouen that the Town of Rochester Town Board hereby requests the Department of Transportation, pursuant to Section 1622.1 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, to establish a lower maximum speed at which vehicles may proceed on Lucas Turnpike between US Route 209 and the Town of Rochester/Town of Marbletown town line.
Second: Councilwoman Haugen-Depuy
Aye: 4 nay: 0 abstain: 0 motion carried
Hewitt-absent
DISCUSSION ITEMS:

Request for Zoning Designation Change – 1819 Granite Road

After a brief discussion is was decided that the applicant will get in touch with the Code Enforcement officer.

No Littering Laws- will discuss at another time

Supervisor Baden told the Board that he would like to discuss the noise ordinance concern. When the same laws were presented to the Board 2 years ago it was looked at extensively and these Towns were contacted to see how they enforce the law, the response was that they don’t and that is the concern. I am not opposed to the idea of having a noise ordinance I just don’t know how it will work.
Councilwoman Haugen-Depuy suggested quiet time like they do at campgrounds.
Attorney Christiana stated how would quiet time be determined, what one would think is quiet time to another may not.
Councilman Paddock stated most of this is neighbor to neighbor issues.

EXECUTIVE SESSION:

A Motion was made by Councilwoman Enouen to motions to enter into executive session at 8:57 pm for
A. the purposes of discussion of the proposed acquisition, sale or lease of real properties
B. matters leading to the employment of particular persons
Second: Councilwoman Haugen-Depuy motion carried

A Motion was made by Councilwoman Enouen to reconvene the meeting at 11:05pm with no action taken nor monies expended.
Second: Councilwoman Haugen-Depuy motion carried

ADJOURNMENT:

A Motion was made by Councilwoman Enouen to adjourn the meeting at 11:05pm
Second: Councilwoman Haugen-Depuy motion carried

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,

KATHLEEN A. GUNDBERG
TOWN CLERK