City Council

Welcome to the Village of Wappingers Falls monthly regular meeting of the Mayor and Board of Trustees today Wednesday, March 10, 2021, 7PM. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG: RECOGNITION / ANNOUNCEMENTS / SPECIAL EVENTS Village Election 3/16/2021, J. M. Karge Chief Election Officer PERMA's Excellence in Risk Management Award, J. M. Karge Village Safety Coordinator ROLL CALL BY THE CLERK OF THE VILLAGE: Trustee Marcojohn, Trustee Catalano, Trustee Niznik, Trustee Huber, Trustee Paonessa, Trustee Lammars, Village Attorney Wallace. Tonight’s meeting has been convened in accordance with the Governor’s March 13, 2020 Executive Order 202.1, as extended, 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 and participate in tonight’s meeting, by computer, smartphone or telephone, and to view the meeting on the usual cable television channels. The recording of the meeting will be posted to the Village website and a written transcript of the meeting will be prepared and provided at a later date. There has been a roll call of the Board members and there is a quorum present for this meeting. I have also confirmed with the Secretary that this meeting has been duly noticed. We have fulfilled our legal notice requirements by posting a copy of the notice of the meeting on the Village’s webpage and on the Village’s’ bulletin board. We have emailed a copy of the notice to the media, and we have confirmation that the legal notices for the public hearings have been properly published. ACTION ON MINUTES February 10, 2020 February 24 ,2020 AUTHORIZATION TO PAY BILLS AS PER APPROVED WARRANTS REGULAR SESSION: REFUNDING BOND RESOLUTION DATED MARCH 10, 2021. Page 1 of 7  A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 90.00 OR 90.10 OF THE LOCAL FINANCE LAW OF REFUNDING BONDS OF THE VILLAGE OF WAPPINGERS FALLS, DUTCHESS COUNTY, TO BE DESIGNATED “PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT REFUNDING (SERIAL) BONDS” AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS IN RELATION THERETO AND THE PAYMENT OF THE BONDS TO BE REFUNDED THEREBY. __________________________________________________________ Approval Farm Stores - Landscape Bond approval All, we (KC Engineering) have reviewed the bond calculations and quantities and recommend the following: Item 1a., Material unit cost to be $300.00 x 10 = $3,000.00 Item 1b., Material unit cost to be $100.00 x 56 = $5,600.00 The remaining costs ( Labor) are acceptable. Therefore, the total amount should be $16,800.00 RESOLUTION NO. _______ of 2021 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF A PERFORMANCE BOND FROM ARB LEGACY DEVELOPMENT, LLC TO GUARANTEE THE COST OF OUTSTANDING IMPROVEMENTS (LANDSCAPING) TO FARM STORES AT IMPERIAL PLAZA The following Resolution was introduced by __________________ and seconded by ____________________. WHEREAS, ARB Legacy Development, LLC (Applicant) have received Site Plan and Special Use Permit Approvals from the Village of Wappingers Falls Planning Board to construct and operate a Farm Stores business on a .32-acre portion of Imperial Plaza located at 1574-76 Route 9, bearing Tax Parcel No. 135601-6158-15-589264 (the “Property”); and Page 2 of 7  WHEREAS, the Applicant has elected to provide a bond, in cash, to secure performance of the certain terms and conditions of the Resolution of Amended Site Plan Approval (the “Resolution”) granted by the Village of Wappingers Falls Planning Board on February 6, 2020, and to secure compliance with the Village Code, and all other applicable regulations and orders (the “Bond”), as set forth in more detail in the Performance Bond, a copy of which is affixed hereto as Exhibit A; and WHEREAS, the Applicant believes that, other than those items set forth in Schedule A to the Bond, all conditions of Site Plan Approval set forth in the Resolution have been or shortly will be satisfied, and are desirous to obtain a certificate of occupancy for the operation of the Farm Stores location on the Property; and WHEREAS, the Applicant has provided the list of remaining work to be done, together with their estimated cost for the labor and materials to complete such work (Schedule A), which estimate has been reviewed and revised by the Village Engineer; and WHEREAS, the Village is amenable to the posting of the Bond to guarantee the performance of the work set forth in Schedule A; and WHEREAS, to secure the obligation to guarantee the performance of the work set forth in Schedule A, _____________ has agreed to execute a Performance Bond, secured by a Cash Deposit, in the amount of $16,800.00.00, securing the obligations set forth in the Performance Bond; and WHEREAS, the Village Board has reviewed the proposed action and has determined that the acceptance of the Performance Bond is a Type II action pursuant to Page 3 of 7 the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) regulations, and, therefore, no environmental review is necessary; and WHEREAS, the Village Attorney has reviewed the Performance Bond and finds it satisfactory in form and substance. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, as follows: 1. The recitations above set forth are incorporated in this Resolution as if fully set forth and adopted herein. 2. The Village Board hereby accepts the Performance Bond offered by Applicant, in substantially the form and substance affixed hereto, and in the amount set forth therein, subject to the approval of the Village Attorney as to form and substance of the document. The foregoing was put to a vote which resulted as follows: ______________________________ Dated: Wappingers Falls, New York March 10, 2021 Grant update’s Corey Usavich Village of Wappingers Falls POLICE DEPARTMENT 2628 South Avenue Wappingers Falls, NY 12590 (845) 297-1011 MONTHLY DEPARTMENT STATS 2021 Page 4 of 7  Date Date Date Feb 01 March Date Date Date Date Date Date Date Feb 01 – – Feb 01– April 01 May Date Date Date Sept 01 Oct 01 Nov 01 Dec 01 Jan 01- Feb 29th March – April 01- June 01- July 01- Aug 01- – Sept – Oct – Nov –Dec Jan 31st 28th2021 2020 31 30 May 31 June 30 July 31 Aug 31 30 31 30 31 Total Calls for Service 284 321 312 Arrests 8 4 16 Traffic Tickets 150 127 149 Sick Call Outs 12 1 7 Call Outs (other) 6 3 21 Call Outs (shift not covered) 10 3 20 Domestics 10 5 10 Lockouts 13 15 11 Larceny 3 5 3 Drug Complaint 0 1 0 Criminal Mischief 6 5 5 Accidents 9 20 16 Assault Calls 0 0 0 Burglar Alarms 5 9 11 Medicals 69 71 37 Civilian Complaint 0 0 1 Parking Tickets 67 63 41 Use of Force 1 0 1 Highway, Trustee Huber Fire, Trustee Huber Safety. Village Clerk Recreation, Trustee Huber Lake, Trustee Huber Water, Trustee Huber Personnel, Trustee Niznik Page 5 of 7 Sewer and Grants, “Public input” EXECUTIVE SESSION ______ I need a motion to adjourn into Executive Session at: ______ [time] for the purpose of discussing (pick one or more below): __ ___ pending litigation in the matter(s) of – ________ v. ________ _____ negotiations conducted pursuant to the Taylor Law _____ the medical history of a particular person _____ the financial history of a particular person __X_ the employment history of a particular person _____ matters leading to the appointment of a particular person _____ matters leading to the promotion of a particular person _____ matters leading to the demotion of a particular person _____ matters leading to the discipline of a particular person _____ matters leading to the termination of a particular person _____ the financial history of a particular corporation _____ matters leading to the appointment of a particular corporation _____ matters leading to the termination of a particular corporation _____ pending 3020-a charges against a tenured employee _____ issues involving a special education student _____ a disciplinary matter involving a particular student _____ the proposed sale of real property because the publicity would substantially affect the value thereof _____ the proposed lease of real property because the publicity would substantially affect the value thereof _____ the preparation of examinations _____ the grading of examinations _____ the administration of examinations __X_ seeking legal advice from the Village’s Attorney _____ matters that would impact public safety Motion made by ____________, seconded by ________________ All In Favor: ______________________ Opposed: ____________________Abstain:__________ Motion passes [ ]–[ ] I need a motion to exit Executive Session and return to the Public Meeting at ________ (time) Motion made by ____________, seconded by ________________ Page 6 of 7 All In Favor: ______________________ Opposed: ____________________Abstain:__________ Motion passes [ ]–[ ] Motion to adjourn the 3/10/2021 Village Board Meeting Page 7 of 7