2. Scheduled for Vote (public hearing process completed)
a. (Res. 175) Consolidated Housing and Community Development Strategy and Action Plan for 2009

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3. Community and Economic Development:
b. Master Plan

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c. (Res. 176) 107 Renwick Street/purchase price adjustment

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3. a. Pierces Road – Robert Schroeder and Bruce Stern, Esq.

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4. Other:
a. (Res. 177) Appointment of Commissioners of Deeds for January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2010.

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4. b. School busing issue update

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4. c. SUNY Orange Parking update

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5. Old Business:
a. Civil Service Commision – vacancy (see letters from Commission Chair Gadbois and Commissioner Diaz)

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5. b. YMCA (to be removed)

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6. Executive Session:
a. Settlement of Litigation

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7. 2009 Budget Discussion

1. Presentation:
a. Police Department update on the EMS Report – Chief Eric Paolilli

Part 2 of 15

2. Proposed Public Hearing – to receive comments regarding the proposed 2009 Budget
3. Public Hearings occurring on October 27 – proposed CDBG Program and Budget 4. Scheduled for Vote.

Part 3 of 15

5. Community and Economic Development
a. OCCC Parking Plans
b. 283 Grand Street (rear) – conveyance to North Plank Developers
c. Habitat for Humanity – request for an extension to close on property located at 56 Courtney Avenue due to title clearing delays
d. Master Plan update – Bob McKenna

6. City Comptrollers Report
a. Quarterly warrant for the collection of water rents
b. Quarterly warrant for the collection of sewer rents

7. Grants/Contracts/Agreements:
a. South Union Plaza license agreement

Part 4 of 15

7. b. Application to apply and accept if awarded New York Main St. Grant – Lourdes Zapata-Perez

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8. Other:
a. Utilization of City-Owned Parking lots

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8. a. Utilization of City-Owned Parking lots (continued – part 2 of 2)

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8. b. Annual request for an exemption from County taxes for the City’s reservoir and filter plant properties.
c. Establishing the Base Percentages

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8.c. (continued) Establishing the Base Percentages

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8. d. Duke Panzella’s request for utilities at his dock.

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8. e. Temporary curfew implemented for Halloween

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8.f. Budget Next Steps

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8.f. (continued) Holiday Pay discussion

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9. Old Business
a. YMCA

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9. b. Civil Service Commission position

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10. Executive Session:
a. Real Estate Negotiations (Carchietta)
b. Settlements
c. Contract Negotiations
d. Litigation
e. Personnel

The June 16, 2008 City Council meeting’s first public hearing began with a plea for affordable housing. Community Voices Heard held a march preceding the meeting to raise awareness about the need for affordable housing initiatives in the master plan. They sat in the audience until the first opportunity to spoke arose. One of their members then read their prepared statement as others around the room began to get up and chant “What do we want? Affordable housing! When do we want it? Now!” See additional coverage in the Times Herald-Record and the Mid Hudson Times.

A bond

Mayor Valentine wanted to bring up the comptroller to discuss a bond authorization for $6,325,000 but Councilwoman Bell moved to table the resolution and was seconded by Councilwoman Dickinson. Councilwoman Bello also voted to table the resolution, leaving Mayor Valentine and Councilwoman Angelo the only “no” votes to table. There was no discussion regarding the tabling but based on the work session discussion there were many unanswered questions Councilwoman Dickinson, for one, had.

Contracts

There was some discussion on Resolutions 100-2008 and 101-2008, both contracts for services related to the burying ground at Broadway School. Councilwoman Bello in particular was concerned about excessive costs with no ceiling for the professional services of Landmark Archaeology, Inc. at $5,018.57 per day (Resolution 100-2008) and Professor Kenneth C. Nystrom, a qualified anthropologist at $50 per hour (Resolution 101-2008). However, both contracts did pass, the latter with the additional provision of a ceiling of $5000.00.

More controversial was Resolution 102-2008, “A resolution to authorize the award of a bid and the execution of a contract to McGoey, Hauser & Edsall, P.C. for professional construction management services for the First Street Fishing Pier project at cost of $17,060.00.” The roll call was: Councilwoman Angelo – Yes. Councilwoman Bell – No. Councilwoman Bello – Yes. Councilwoman Dickinson – No (after a thoughtful pause, and followed by audience applause.) Mayor Valentine – Yes.

Following the vote there was an exchange between Mayor Valentine and Councilwoman Bell.

Valentine: “I’m not going to get into the personalities of it… .”

Bell: “Mayor, this doesn’t have to do with personalities… It has to do with impropriety, the appearance of impropriety, I think as someone [said who] came up earlier, double and triple dipping… we all know that there’s a huge problem around this.”