TOWN OF WOODSTOCK
TOWN BOARD BUSINESS
MEETING:
7:00PM, TUESDAY, March 23rd,
2021
TOWN OFFICE, 45 COMEAU
DRIVE
Supervisor
Bill McKenna presiding
Council
Members present: Councilman Reggie Earls
Councilman Richard Heppner
Councilwoman Laura Ricci
Councilman Lorin Rose
Deputy
Supervisor Maria Elena Conte
At
7:00pm Supervisor McKenna called the meeting to order. The press was
represented by Bill Kemble and Nick Henderson and Felicia Katchik.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
·
Public Be Heard: Enter your name into the chat.
2 minutes a piece, first 5 to comment in chat will have a chance to talk.
Public Be Heard will be at the end of the meeting.
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Open Position: Town of Woodstock Assessor
PRESENTATIONS:
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Evelyn Wright: Ulster County Housing (See
attached)Councilman Heppner thanked Evelyn for her report and would like to
work with her to break down more specifically for Woodstock. The loss of
volunteers and the loss of neighbors, the numbers, ae a troubling count. Dennis
Doyle said he has been working with the Zoning Committee. Councilwoman Ricci
said it was an excellent presentation.
Supervisor McKenna thanked both and stated the housing crisis it the
most important issue facing the Town of Woodstock.
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
TOPICS:
·
Police Reform and Reinvention Report (see
attached) – Regarding recently released Ulster County Action Plan. Brief overview, study and recommendations
about the housing crisis in Ulster County.
Councilwoman Ricci thanked everyone who worked on the report. Supervisor McKenna thanked Jackie Manganaro
for her work on ADA Compliance. The next
step is to send the report to the Governor per executive order and then to
create a committee of five for assistance with recommendations to implement the
findings. The Town Board will also have
input for the final report.
Building Moratorium - Supervisor McKenna
said to have a building moratorium will take time. At least three months or longer.
Jesse Haliburton and
his partner Bryan, said the want and need dialog from neighbors of the Lasher
Funeral Home property. They would like
to have discussion about proposing a 5 house subdivision in the field that
would be one story homes approximately 1500 square feet in size. The mountains in the distance would still be
able to be viewed.
RESOLUTIONS:
·
Accepting
of minutes
·
Accepting
Town Clerk’s report
·
Authorizing
transfers and payment of vouchers
·
Approve FMLA Leave
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Hire at Water Sewer Department
·
Appoint CCD-Alternate Member
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Appoint Housing Committee Member
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Public Health Emergency Plan Adoption
·
Accept Police Reform and Reinvention Committee
Recommendations
RESOLUTION
91-2021
ACCEPT
MEETING MINUTES
Offered
by Supervisor McKenna, seconded by Councilwoman Ricci:
BE IT RESOLVED,
to accept
minutes for meetings held on 2/16 & 3/9.
All voted
5-0: Supervisor McKenna - aye
Councilman Rose – aye
Councilman Heppner - aye
Councilwoman Ricci -
aye
Councilman Earls – aye
RESOLUTION
92-2021
ACCEPT
TOWN CLERK’S REPORT
Offered
by Supervisor McKenna, seconded by Councilman Heppner:
BE
IT RESOLVED,
to accept the Town Clerk’s report.
All voted
5-0: Supervisor McKenna - aye
Councilman Rose – aye
Councilman Heppner - aye
Councilwoman Ricci -
aye
Councilman Earls – aye
RESOLUTION
93-2021
AUTHORIZE
PAYMENT OF VOUCHERS
Offered
by Supervisor McKenna, seconded by Councilwoman ricci:
BE IT RESOLVED, to authorize payment of audited vouchers in the amount
Of $260,062.43.
All voted
5-0: Supervisor McKenna - aye
Councilman Rose – aye
Councilman Heppner - aye
Councilwoman Ricci - aye
Councilman Earls – aye
RESOLUTION 94-2021
AUTHORIZE TRANSFERS
Offered by Supervisor McKenna, seconded by
Councilwoman Ricci:
BE IT RESOLVED, to authorize transfers
per Transfer Sheet.
All voted
5-0: Supervisor McKenna - aye
Councilman Rose – aye
Councilman Heppner - aye
Councilwoman Ricci -
aye
Councilman Earls – aye
RESOLUTION
95-2021
APPROVE
FMLA FOR EMPLOYEE
Offered
by Supervisor McKenna, seconded by Councilman Earls:
BE IT RESOLVED, upon receipt of a
completed Family Medical Leave Act form, to approve a paid/unpaid leave of
absence for Ashley Slovensky, effective on or about April 1, 2021.
All voted
5-0: Supervisor McKenna - aye
Councilman Rose – aye
Councilman Heppner - aye
Councilwoman Ricci -
aye
Councilman Earls – aye
RESOLUTION 96-2021
HIRE FULL TIME LABORER FOR WATER/SEWER
DEPARTMENT
Offered by Supervisor McKenna, seconded by
Councilman Heppner:
BE IT RESOLVED, to hire Anthony
Marciano as Grade 3, full-time laborer for the Water/Sewer Department, at a
rate of $21.87, effective April 6th, 2021.
All voted
5-0: Supervisor McKenna - aye
Councilman Rose – aye
Councilman Heppner - aye
Councilwoman Ricci -
aye
Councilman Earls – aye
RESOLUTION 97-2021
APPOINT ALTERNATE MEMBER OF CCD
Offered by Supervisor McKenna, seconded by
Councilman Earls:
BE IT
RESOLVED, to appoint Ray Yearick, as alternate member on the Commission
for Civic Design, term to expire 12/31/2023.
All voted
5-0: Supervisor McKenna - aye
Councilman Rose – aye
Councilman Heppner - aye
Councilwoman Ricci -
aye
Councilman Earls – aye
RESOLUTION 98-2021
APPOINT MEMBER TO HOUSING COMMITTEE
Offered by Supervisor McKenna, seconded by
Councilman Heppner:
BE IT RESOLVED, to appoint Katherine
Teigen, as a member of the Housing Committee.
All voted
5-0: Supervisor McKenna - aye
Councilman Rose – aye
Councilman Heppner - aye
Councilwoman Ricci -
aye
Councilman Earls – aye
RESOLUTION 99-2021
ADOPT PROPOSED PLAN FOR OPERATIONS -DECLARE A
PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY
Offered by Supervisor McKenna, seconded by
Councilwoman Ricci:
BE IT
RESOLVED, to adopt the proposed Plan for Operations in the Event of a
Declared Public Health Emergency Involving a Communicable Disease.
All voted 5-0: Supervisor McKenna - aye
Councilman Rose – aye
Councilman Heppner - aye
Councilwoman Ricci - aye
Councilman Earls – aye
RESOLUTION 100-2021
FORWARD POLICE REFORM
AND REINVENTION REPORT TO GOVERNOR’S OFFICE AND APPOINT COMMITTEE TO REVIEW
RECOMMENDATIONS.
Offered by Supervisor
McKenna, seconded by Councilman Earls:
BE IT RESOLVED, the Woodstock Town Board receive the
Report from the Woodstock Police Reform and Reinvention Committee, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Woodstock Town Board thank the
Committee members for their time and efforts in creating said Report, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Woodstock Town Board authorize the
Supervisor to forward the Report to the NYS Division of the Budget as required
by the Governor’s Executive Order 203, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Supervisor will appoint a committee
consisting of five members to review the Report’s recommendations and make
suggestions to the Town Board regarding implementation.
All voted 5-0:
Supervisor McKenna - aye
Councilman Rose – aye
Councilman Heppner - aye
Councilwoman Ricci - aye
Councilman Earls – aye
PUBLIC BE HEARD:
Frank Eighmey asked how the cleanup on Church
road in Shady was going? Supervisor
McKenna said there was no new update.
Frank said he received an email from Vincent Conigliaro. “What is going on?” Supervisor McKenna said he expected to talk
to Vincent tomorrow and would be in touch.
At 8:58, Supervisor McKenna moved to adjourn,
seconded by Councilwoman Ricci:
All voted
5-0: Supervisor McKenna - aye
Councilman Rose – aye
Councilman Heppner - aye
Councilwoman Ricci -
aye
Councilman Earls – aye
Respectfully submitted,
_______________________________
Jacquelyn E. Earley,
RMC, Town Clerk
