Town of Woodstock
Town Board business
meeting:
7:00pm, Tuesday, June
22nd, 2021
Town Office, 45 Comeau
drive
Supervisor Bill McKenna presiding
Council Members present:
Councilman Reggie Earls ** Arrived at 7:06
Councilman Richard Heppner
Councilwoman Laura Ricci
Councilman Lorin Rose
Deputy Supervisor Maria Elena Conte
The press was represented by
Nick Henderson and Felicia Katschik,
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
·
Supervisor McKenna said the court proceeding
regarding illegal dumping in shady is taking place tonight in Shandaken Court.
·
Supervisor McKenna said the next Board meeting
in July, he will offer a resolution to put the Comeau renovation on the
November Ballot.
·
Councilman Earls said 6/29, from 6-7pm there
will be Narcan Training on the Village Green.
·
Councilman Heppner said he would like to
propose and addendum to the Comprehensive Plan at a special meeting.
RESOLUTIONS:
·
Accepting
of minutes
·
Accepting
Town Clerk’s report
·
Authorizing
transfers and payment of vouchers
·
Termination at Highway Department
·
Transfer: Watershed Capital to Comeau Buildings Capital
·
Set Public Hearing: Local Law No. 1 of 2021, Fill and Grading
Law
·
Ethics Board: Temporarily Suspend Town Clerk Duties
RESOLUTION
149-2021
ACCEPT
MEETING MINUTES
Offered
by Supervisor McKenna, seconded by Councilwoman Ricci:
BE IT RESOLVED,
to accept
minutes for meetings held on 5/18, 6/8, 6/14.
RESOLUTION
150-2021
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 4-0: Supervisor McKenna – aye
Councilman Heppner –
aye
Councilwoman Ricci –
aye
Councilman Rose -aye
RESOLUTION
151-2021
AUTHORIZE
PAYMENT OF VOUCHERS
Offered
by Supervisor McKenna, seconded by Councilman Rose:
BE IT RESOLVED, to authorize payment of audited vouchers in the amount
of $192,404.45.
All
voted 4-0: Supervisor McKenna – aye
Councilman Heppner –
aye
Councilwoman Ricci –
aye
Councilman Rose -aye
RESOLUTION 152-2021
AUTHORIZE TRANSFERS
Offered by Supervisor McKenna, seconded by
Councilwoman Ricci:
BE IT RESOLVED, to authorize transfers
per Transfer Sheet.
All
voted 4-0: Supervisor McKenna – aye
Councilman Heppner –
aye
Councilwoman Ricci –
aye
Councilman Rose -aye
RESOLUTION 153-2021
TERMINATION AT HIGHWAY
Offered by Supervisor
McKenna, seconded by Councilman Heppner:
BE IT RESOLVED, that in accordance
with Section 71 of Civil Service Law, the employment of Richard Quick is
terminated, effective June 4th, 2021.
All
voted 4-0: Supervisor McKenna – aye
Councilman Heppner –
aye
Councilwoman Ricci –
aye
Councilman Rose -aye
**Councilman Earls
arrived for the meeting.
RESOLUTION 154-2021
TRANSFER FROM WATERSHED
CAPITAL TO COMEAU BUILDINGS CAPITAL
Offered by Supervisor
McKenna, seconded by Councilwoman Ricci:
WHEREAS, the NYC DEP has
approved of applying the balance of the Good Neighbor Fund/ the Watershed
Capital, A02401.00400 to the Comeau
addition and renovation project,
THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, to
transfer the remaining balance of the Watershed Capital A02401.00400 (approximately
$18,446.00) to the Comeau Buildings Capital, H02401.084
All
voted 5-0: Supervisor McKenna – aye
Councilman Heppner –
aye
Councilwoman Ricci –
aye
Councilman Earls - aye
Councilman Rose -aye
Supervisor
McKenna said the money was leftover from the salt shed and the transfer was
approved by the Watershed Good Neighbor Fund.
RESOLUTION 155-2021
SCHEDULE PUBLIC HEARING
FOR LOCAL LAW #1, 2021
Offered by Supervisor
McKenna, seconded by Councilman Rose:
BE
IT RESOLVED,
to schedule a public hearing for the purpose of soliciting public comment on
proposed Local Law No. 1 of the year 2021, a local law to establish a fill and
grading law, such public hearing to be held at a meeting of the Woodstock Town
Board scheduled for July 13, 2021 at 7:15 pm at the Town Offices, 45 Comeau
Drive, Woodstock, NY, and
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
the Town Board authorize the Town Clerk to place the following notice in the
official Town paper:
At
a Town Board meeting held on June 22, 2021, the Town Board Resolved, to
schedule a public hearing on Local Law #1 of 2021, Fill and Grading Law for
Tuesday, July 13, 2021 at 7:15 pm at the Town Offices.
All
voted 5-0: Supervisor McKenna – aye
Councilman Heppner –
aye
Councilwoman Ricci –
aye
Councilman Earls - aye
Councilman Rose -aye
RESOLUTION 156-2021
SUSPEND CLERK DUTIES
FROM ETHICS LAW
Offered by Supervisor
McKenna, seconded by Councilwoman Ricci:
BE
IT RESOLVED,
the Woodstock Town Board temporarily suspend the duties of the Town Clerk as
spelled out in the Ethics Law, Chapter 71 with regard to the processing of
ethics disclosures, and
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
these duties will be temporarily assumed by the Supervisor’s Office, and
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED, these
duties and responsibilities regarding the handling of ethics disclosures,
including the distribution, receiving and filing of disclosures will be
administered with full confidentiality by the Supervisor's Office, and
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the
Town Board will work with the Ethics Board to amend the Ethics Law, Chapter 71,
to make these changes permanent.
All voted 5-0: Supervisor McKenna – aye
Councilman Heppner –
aye
Councilwoman Ricci –
aye
Councilman Earls - aye
Councilman Rose -aye
PUBLIC BE HEARD:
Five people spoke
against the Crown Castle application before the Planning Board, which is
regarding an upgrade to the Cell Tower.
Weston Blelock offered the Town Board a resolution to consider. A meeting will be hopefully scheduled for
next week via zoom with Andrew Campanelli who is a regarded expert in the field
of 5G and his ability to assist Towns in defending their rights in not allowing
the installation of 5G.
At 7:49, Supervisor McKenna
moved to adjourn, seconded by Councilman Rose, all voted aye.
Respectfully submitted,
_______________________________
Jacquelyn E. Earley,
RMC, Town Clerk
