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From YouTube: Beacon Council Meeting 5-22-23
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The City of Beacon Council Meeting from May 22, 2023
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It
helps
that
we
have
got
a
new
sales
tax
revenue,
that's
adding
an
additional
million
dollars
to
our
budget,
and
it
gives
us
some
Running
Room
here
so
I
think
we've
got
the
ability
to
do
this.
We've
taken
our
time.
It's
almost
20
years
of
planning
to
work
the
firehouse
but
I
think
we're
all
lined
up
both
in
terms
of
what
we're
going
to
do
and
it's
at
a
manageable
level
and
how
we're
going
to
fund
it,
because
we've
been
getting
ready
for
that
for
some
time.
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This
year's
Capital
program
for
2024
is
about
7.66
million
so
again
in
in
a
five-year
Capital
plan.
Really
what
we're
locking
down
is
the
2024
number.
The
other
numbers
are
are
out
in
the
further
years
and
they're
kind
of
placeholders.
We
do
as
Susan
will
talk
about
as
we
push
things
back,
we
do
escalate
the
cost
to
make
sure
that
we
have
enough
money
for
those
items
this
year.
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What
we've
done,
though,
is
try
to
bring
you
a
fairly
lean,
Capital
program,
because
the
firehouse
project
that
is
going
to
a
vote
tonight
for
the
seven
contracts
for
the
primes
is,
is
probably
the
largest
project.
We've
done
here
in
a
generation
and
we're
necessarily
being
cautious
with
money
at
this
point,
so
in
the
general
fund,
you'll
see
we're
proposing
in
2024
to
spend
an
additional
5
million
664
thousand
seven
hundred
dollars.
Most
of
that
is
constituted
by
the
the
increase
in
the
price
for
the
fire
station.
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So
we've
added
4
million
dollars
above
what
you
bonded
previously
last
year.
There
are
a
few
incidental
vehicles
that
you
you'll
see.
We
included
like
were
pretty
hard
on
police
vehicles
and
if
we
don't
do
a
couple
a
year,
we
we
end
up
getting
behind.
We
have
one
truck:
that's
desperately
needed
to
replace
a
20.
Almost
20
year
old
truck
at
DPW
you'll,
see
that
we
have
included
milling
and
Paving
each
year.
F
So
there's
a
number
of
items
that
aren't
bonded
but
come
back
to
us
in
funds
that
we
receive
from
the
state
or
other
sources.
So
the
500
000
that
we've
lined
up
for
milling
and
Paving
each
year,
that's
covered
by
chips,
funding
which
is
State
funding
through
the
Consolidated
local
Street
and
Highway
Improvement
program.
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We've
also
added
500
000
for
sidewalks,
that
you'll
see
and
they're
partially
offset
by
our
community
development
block,
grant
we're
looking
to
do
two
projects
that
we
would
queue
up
as
quickly
as
we
could
and
probably
implement
this
year.
One
is
for
South
Avenue.
Last
year
we
did
the
side
on
our
Park
this
year,
we'll
do
the
West
Side
along
South,
Davis
Avenue,
and
then
there's
a
Main
Street
project
to
redo
the
sidewalks,
where
trees
have
buckled
the
sidewalks
at
five
or
six
locations
on
the
East
End
of
Main
Street.
F
So
we
would
look
to
do
that,
possibly
late.
This
fall
early
next
year
or
early
next
year,
and
it
would
basically
be
taking
out
the
trees
resetting
the
the
sidewalks
and
then
planting
as
mature
tree
as
we
can
get
in
there
to
try
to
replace
the
canopy
that
we're
going
to
be
losing
there
and,
as
you
know,
I
don't
like
to
take
down
any
trees.
So
I
resisted
this
for
a
while,
in
addition
to
the
milling
and
Paving,
we
do
have
some
extra
money
put
into
our
Recreation
Investments.
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We
have
been
planning
to
redo
the
we
play
section
of
Memorial
Park
that
at
first
was
just
going
to
be
a
resurfacing,
but
because
the
resurfacing
was
so
large
in
scope,
we
basically
decided
just
to
do
the
whole
thing
over,
so
new
fencing,
new
Play,
Elements
new
surfacing
and
and
then
we
needed
some
extra
money
to
also
address
another
project
and
Sue.
Helped
me
remember
what
that
is:
oh,
the
reap
repaving
of
the
Courts
at
South,
Avenue
Park.
So
so
our
tennis
courts,
our
basketball
courts-
are
in
need
of
some
upgrades.
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The
fencing
needs
to
be
replaced,
we're
also
we
we
did
previously
allocate
eighty
thousand
dollars
for
a
retaining
wall.
We've
gone
back
and
engineered
that
so
that
we
don't
need
a
wall,
but
we
can
actually
make
a
nicer
slope.
So
we're
going
to
do.
Do
some
upgrades
at
both
of
those
parks
in
the
water
fund.
We
don't
have
much
this
year,
we're
doing
one
we're
proposing
to
do
one
generator,
which
is
necessary
for
pumping
water
into
the
Helen
Court
area,
where
you
have
to
go
uphill
and
we
don't
have
enough
pressure
there.
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In
the
water
Fund
in
the
sewer
fund,
we
have
allocated
money
for
the
Fishkill
Avenue
sewer
replacement.
You'll.
Remember
some
weeks
ago
we
brought
two
bids
to
reject
for
the
Fishkill
teller
Avenue
project.
That
project
was
well
above
the
budget
and
what
I
said
is
we'll
bring
back
a
smaller
project
to
approve
for
the
dot
part,
but
we're
going
to
finish
out
the
rest
of
it.
So
this
takes
it
to
the
next
level,
where
we
end
the
project
at
Memorial,
Park.
There's
sewer
replacement
to
be
done
on
the
Fishkill
side
of
that.
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So
this
will
address
that,
and
then
we
have
confirmed
with
the
New
York
State
DOT,
that
our
state
touring
route
money
can
be
used
to
Mill
and
pave
the
rest
of
that
roadway.
So
again,
we
won't
do
it
all
in
one
project,
but
we're
committed
to
trying
to
get
that
whole
roadway
fixed
so
that
we
don't
leave
pieces
of
it.
Looking
degraded.
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Sue
anything
I
Miss
Missing
up
to
this
point,
I
would
just
say:
the
sewer
fund
also
includes
extra
money
for
two
projects
that
were
we've
finished
the
design
and
are
waiting
for
approvals
on
the
West
Main
Pump
Station
and
the
West
Main
Force
main.
These
are
critical
parts
of
our
Wastewater
collection
system
and
we've
added
six
hundred
thousand
dollars
for
that,
and
then
we
have
another
monel,
Pump
Station
and
there's
money
in
for
engineering.
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Now
some
of
you
may
be
wondering
where
some
of
the
projects
you
approved
previously
are,
and
I
I'd
like
to
just
give
you
a
quick
rundown,
because
when
you've
approved
them
in
the
past,
we're
still
actually
working
on
some
of
them.
So
some
years
ago
you
approved
money
to
repair
both
the
mount
Beacon
and
pocket
dams.
You
you
recall,
we
were
there
for
the
opening
of
the
pocket.
Mount
Beacon
is
almost
done
and
should
be
con
closed
out
very
shortly.
The
Fishkill
Avenue
Hannah
Lane
sewer,
was
just
finished.
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We
repaved
last
week
and
we
restriped
over
the
weekend,
so
that
project
is
going
to
be
closed
out.
We
have
primary
settling
tanks
down
at
the
wastewater
treatment
plant.
That
was
a
major
project.
That's
where
some
of
our
arpa
money
went.
That
project
got
delayed
due
to
supply
chain
issues,
and
we
now
have
all
the
supplies
in
and
we
expect
that
project
to
be
done
by
the
Fall
melzinga
Dam.
We
have
finished
all
of
the
engineering
for
raising
the
spillway
of
that
Dam.
F
That's
another
major
project
like
the
mount
Beacon
Dam
and
we're
looking
to
bid
that,
probably
in
late
2024
for
a
2025
start
well,
I
mentioned
the
West
Main
Pump
Station,
the
forest
main.
We
had
lined
up
money
a
couple
years
ago
about
that
now
with
escalation
and
costs,
we're
adding
and
we'll
be
ready
to
go
out
to
bid
in
late
20
late
this
year
or
early
next
year.
So
that
can
begin
in
the
spring
and
then
the
other
big
project,
that's
on
the
horizon
is
something
that
you
bonded
for.
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So
where
we
can,
we
are
trying
to
get
grants
for
the
sewer
pipe
for
the
dewatering
system.
We
are
applying
for
a
FEMA
grant
for
the
mill
Zinga
Dam
and
they
recently
made
that
grant
program
more
flexible
so
that
dams
actually
were
eligible
and
so
and
then
we
have
the
the
firehouse
project
and
you
have
eight
votes
tonight
regarding
that
that
I'm
looking
forward
to
and
then
what
did
I
miss
Sue.
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F
Yes,
so
the
South
Avenue
restrooms,
we
have
done
the
survey
work
for
we're,
trying
to
figure
where
that
location
would
be,
and
I'm
asking
Jonathan
Jacobson
assembly
member
Jacobson's
office
for
a
grant
on
that.
That
would
cover
what
I'm
hoping
is.
We
get
enough
of
a
grant
to
cover
the
courts
and
a
modular
bathroom
being
put
in
there.
There
was
water
down
there
that
we
could
connect
to
there's.
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G
So
a
lot
of
the
projects
that
Chris
was
mentioning
were
projects
that
were
authorized
in
2021's
capital
plan
and
2022's
capital
plan,
so
it
it
takes
that
long
to
get
through
some
of
these.
When
we
were
putting
this
plan
together,
we
recognize
how
much
the
additional
cost
of
the
firehouse
will
be,
but
also
the
the
supply
chain
issues.
The
inflation
increases,
as
well
as
the
interest
rate
increases.
So
we
were
hoping
to
scale
back
a
little
bit
on
some
of
the
other
projects.
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We've
shifted
other
project,
the
almost
the
entire
Capital
plan
out
one
year
with
a
five
percent
escalation
factor
for
each
year.
So
to
sort
of
put
on
hold
some
of
the
some
of
the
projects
we
didn't
put
everything
into
2024.,
so
we
tried
to
keep
it
lighter
this
year
in
the
also
we
haven't
bonded
or
taken
out
any
debt
since
June
of
2021.
So
all
the
work
that
we've
been
doing,
we've
been
fronting
the
money
or
funding
it
with
fund
balance.
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And
and
it's
our
hope
in
the
general
fund
not
to
have
to
bond
any
of
this
most
of
it,
we
can
do
through
use
of
our
fund
balance,
which
is
like
our
savings
account
and
then
the
grants
that
we're
getting,
for
instance,
all
of
the
milling
and
Paving
we
get
reimbursed
for
that
from
the
state
and
then
we'll
get
back
a
sizable
chunk
of
the
sidewalk.
We
get
a
hundred
and
eighty
three
thousand
on
that
and
I
think
I
I
made
Susan
round
everything
to
ten
thousand.
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Like
to
do
that,
I
think
that
you
know
I've
been
I've
been
for
a
while
asking
to
see
if
we
can
get
sidewalk
repair
and
and
new
sidewalks
on
a
regular
schedule
like
we
do
with
milling
and
Paving
and
and
repeatedly
I've
been
told
that
this
is
the
appropriate
place
to
to
do
that.
So
I
think
that
that's
my
councilman.
If
my
colleagues
agree
I'd
like
to
see
the
500
000
extend
year
over
year
out.
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And-
and
we
know
we're
going
to
have
additional
work
on
Fishkill
Avenue
I
mean
we
we're
truncating
the
the
dot
project
that
we
have.
It's
only
going
from
wolcotta
to
George
Washington
head
to
Main,
Street
Main
Street
to
Memorial
Park
and
we'd
like
to
replace
some
of
those
sidewalks
stretching
further
out
towards
Mill
Street
and
Prospect
yeah.
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Yeah
traditionally,
when
I've
seen
this,
it
doesn't
always
have
the
items
were
getting
reimbursed
on
so
we're
looking
at
a
number.
That's
mostly,
you
know,
armed
up
to
figure
out
how
to
pay
I
actually
like
including
the
items
that,
even
though
we
think
will
be
reimbursed,
I
note
that
the
you
know,
Route
52
is
not
in
here.
Understandably,.
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F
Mickey
has
kind
of
a
neighborhood
approach
where
he
tries
to
finish
yeah
and
you'll,
see
in
the
next
few
weeks,
a
draft
plan
so
that
some
of
the
areas
where
we've
milled
and
paved
we're
trying
to
finish
out
those
areas
and
then
other
key
corridors.
The
fish
girl,
teller,
the
Fishkill
project
is
in
addition
to
that.
So
I
would
do
that
with
a
different
source
of
money.
After
we
get
the
sewer
work
completed.
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F
This
number
was
just
doing
a
replacement
of
the
Firebird
glass.
If
we
were
to
change
the
dimensions,
we'd
actually
have
to
move
to
the
newer
pools
that
are
walk-in
they're
ADA
Compliant,
so
they
can't
have
the
lip.
So
this
just
envisions
a
re-fiber
glassing
of
the
existing
pool
in
the
dimensions
that
are
there.
F
Yeah,
otherwise,
that
number
would
be
a
lot
more
and
then
we
do
have
also
you
know.
Mark
has
been
interested
in
doing
splash
pads
at
various
Parks,
because
that's
that's
a
way
of
having
some
kind
of
Summer
relief
to
the
heat
in
in
other
areas,
and
there
are
a
lot
less
investment
than
than
building
another
Pool,
and
you
don't
have
to
have
lifeguards
for
them
right.
I
F
And
I
think
the
latter.
It
depends
on
what
MTA
comes
to
with
to
us.
Eventually,
we've
heard
rumor
that
they're
they
want
to
do
a
request
for
expressions
of
interest,
and
then
we
heard
that
maybe
the
numbers
don't
work
for
them.
Yet
if
we
don't
have
some
indication
that
they're
ready
to
move
forward
on
something,
I
would
do
this
in
2025.
F
F
There
were
a
couple
pieces
of
this
that
needed
to
happen.
I
know
we
have
the
brine
mixer
and
then
we
need
a
specialized
truck
top
the
the
tank
piece,
and
we
right
now
don't
have
the
room
to
even
put
the
mixer
in,
because
we
have
a
trailer
over
at
the
DPW
garage
housing,
two
of
our
firefighters.
Well,
this
facility
is
vacated
yeah.
F
F
No,
the
bituminous
concrete,
actually
you've
already
approved
that,
but
the
asphalt
mixer
we
are
used.
We
are
starting
to
test
we
and
we
there's
another
type
of
it
that
we're
trying
to
test
that.
The
idea
of
that
is
rather
than
putting
cold
patches
that
just
fall
apart
and
then
annoy
everybody,
because
they're
little
chunks
of
gravel
that
we
actually
do
a
proper
cut
and
then
put
old,
gravel
in
that's,
been
heated
up
so
that
it
stays
better
and.
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F
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F
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F
A
contributing
reason
yeah
it
needed
to
be
done,
but
we
needed
that
extra
capacity
to
handle
edge
water.
Great,
thank
you
and
we're
waiting
on
an
approval
for
Metro
North
because
that's
actually
on
their
property.
So
we've
fully
engineered
that
project.
It's
received,
Department
of
Health
sign
off.
We
think
we'll
have
Metro
North
sign
off
in
the
next
couple
months
and
then
we're
going
to
try
to
have
the
bid
out
like
in
January
or
February,
so
it
can
go
early
spring.
F
We
all
good
and
just
next
steps
on
this,
so
we
we
will
need
to
I
thought
we'd,
bring
it
to
a
workshop,
because
you've
just
had
this
for
a
brief
amount
of
time.
If
you
have
questions,
please
email
me:
if
you
want
any
of
the
department
heads
to
come
and
talk
about
details
that
I
might
not
have
gotten,
we
can
certainly
make
them
available
to
you.
F
We
weren't
we
weren't
going
to
do
as
much
as
last
year,
because
we
basically
pushed
off
the
capital
program
about
a
year,
we'll
we'll
be
noticing
in
the
paper
that
there'll
be
a
public
hearing.
So
we'll
ask
you,
at
your
June
12th
meeting
to
set
a
public
hearing
a
copy.
This
will
be
available
to
the
public
and
then
the
only
thing
our
code
says
is
that
we
were
to
adopt
this
by
the
end
of
July.
So
we
have
time
to
work
on
it
and
we
can
make
the
amendment
that
you
proposed
about
the
sidewalks.
G
F
A
A
F
C
J
I
urge
the
council
to
consider
and
Implement
a
building
moratorium
and
get
back
to
protecting
our
historic
buildings
and
view
sheds.
The
prophecy
theater
project
is
still
dragging
out
before
the
city's
planning
board.
It
may
have
been
a
great
proposal
before
the
build-outs
of
the
apartments
complexes
on
either
side,
but
not
as
the
busy
area
that
it
sits.
Today.
Even
the
city
planner
stated
on
record
it's
a
great
repurpose
of
a
historic
building,
but
it's
in
the
wrong
location.
J
For
the
past
18
months,
huge
numbers
of
local
residents
have
come
out
to
numerous
public
hearings
objecting
to
the
project,
but
the
planning
board
keeps
sending
the
developer
and
its
team
back
for
changes.
How
long
will
this
drag
on
and
can
the
council
step
in
later
on
tonight's
agenda?
You
have
a
public
hearing
discussing
adding
more
stop
signs
in
other
sections
of
Beacon.
However,
I
think
the
stop
signs
already
throughout
the
city
must
be
addressed.
In
a
larger
conversation.
Most
people
are
rolling
right
through
them
without
making
a
full
stop.
J
I
would
like
to
see
more
enforcement
of
traffic
infringements
daily,
with
speeding
u-turns
illegally
parked
cars
Etc.
Perhaps
the
city
needs
a
traffic
Patrol.
Besides
the
overworked
police
force,
our
main
street
has
become
a
zoo
and
it's
not
even
the
beginning
of
the
summer.
Yet
the
speeding
at
the
intersection
of
Maine,
tyronda
and
Churchill
is
a
disaster
waiting
to
happen.
J
I
know
we
can't
fix
stupid,
but
you
can
slap
them
with
a
ticket
and
wake
them
up
while
adding
Monies
to
the
city,
money,
City's,
money
stream,
it's
been
two
years
and
counting
waiting
for
a
crosswalk
signs
to
go
up
near
the
intersection.
Three
out
of
four
of
the
signs
are
missing.
I
would
also
like
to
know
about
the
status
of
the
groveville
bridge
as
it
appears
they
have
moved
aside
the
massive
Jersey
barriers
and
it's
become
a
passageway
for
motorcycles,
and
today
passing
it.
J
F
A
K
Pantliano
38
St
Luke's
Place
I'm
here
today
to
urge
the
council
to
look
at
20
Water
Street
the
building
is
dilapidated.
It's
abandoned
it's
unsafe.
Under
the
building
code,
chapter
91
the
building
should
be
considered
unsafe.
The
second
floor
is
buckled
downwards,
and
the
building
is
buckling,
Inward
and
falling
in
on
itself.
It
creates
a
hazard
to
the
community.
The
building
was
built
according
to
records
1900,
so
there's
likely
asbestos
in
there.
There
is
a
natural
spring
that
discharges
onto
that
property.
K
So
there's
a
drainage
issue
on
Waters
because
of
that
in
the
summer
spring
fall.
The
road
is
always
wet
in
the
winter.
It
becomes
a
black
of
ice,
not
a
sheet
of
ice,
a
block
of
ice
because
of
these
reasons,
I
think
the
the
city
needs
to
take
a
closer
look
at
this
and
follow
through
with
chapter
91
of
the
building
code
and
act
accordingly.
If
anybody
wants
to
meet
me
to
look
at
this
building,
I
am
available
on
Thursday
Dan.
K
K
K
E
L
David
Murphy
I
live
across
the
street
from
20
Water,
Street,
Mike
and
I
came
together,
so
the
entire
time
I've
lived
there.
The
building's
been
dilapidated
and
hasn't
been
maintained,
and
we
were
just
assuming
that
it
would
get
torn
down
by
now.
But
it's
it's
really
Fallen.
Apart
to
the
point
where
it
looks
completely
unrepairable
my
concern.
Having
watched
14
Water
Street
try
to
mitigate
the
drainage
problems
from
Fountain
Square
there's
a
natural
spring
that
runs
through
it.
L
L
Because
of
that,
if
another
developer
came
in,
if
the
building
was
torn
down,
another
developer
came
in
and
tried
to
mitigate
the
the
drainage.
It
could
be
a
serious
problem
unless,
unless
there
was
some
kind
of
I,
don't
know
investigation
to
how
the
water's
running
through
through
there
I
mean
it
I
suppose
it'd
be
fine.
If
another
house
was
a
bit
built
there,
but
I
think
myself
and
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
our
neighbors
would
love
to
see
a
park
or
Community
Garden
or
something
like
that.
M
M
M
M
M
But
here
you
have
an
architect
with
the
knowledge
of
fire,
wants
to
suppress
his
list
of
equipment
needed
I,
don't
know
where
it
is.
It
isn't.
In
the
totals.
You
have
a
mayor
that
says
about
13
million,
maybe
14.
No,
it's
14,
6
40
over
the
bonding,
that's
been
a
prior
approved.
You
have
a
construction
manager,
who's
hired,
a
construction
manager,
each
of
them
taking
traditionally
25
15,
whatever
the
case
may
be
on
top
of
each
other
instead
of
10
seconds.
M
M
It's
been
ripped
off,
I
refuse
to
yield
the
chair
arrest
me
I'm,
going
to
finish
what
I'm
saying
clerk
I'm
gonna
finish,
what
I'm
saying
and
call
a
police
officer
and
arrest
me
because
you're
ripping
off
the
taxpayers
of
this
city
and
I'm,
asking
for
two
more
minutes:
no!
Okay!
There
was
a
time
before
you
took
off
this
Lee
that
we
spoke
for
five
minutes.
A
E
On
Gamble
stemfly
I
live
at
10,
Herbert
Street.
Thank
you.
My
comment
is
in
regard
to
the
short-term
rental
law.
It's
disappointing
to
me
that
with
so
many
options
for
Effective
and
fair
regulation
available,
the
council
has
opted
for
the
strictest.
They
can
Implement
short
of
a
total
ban
on
str's.
To
be
clear.
Short-Term
rental
permits
in
Beacon
are
only
granted
full-time
to
full-time,
Property,
Owners
or
tenants,
with
landlord
permission
who
are
willing
to
invite
short-term
guests
into
their
own
personal
Living.
Spaces
share
an
entrance
a
kitchen.
E
A
bathroom
stated
rationale
is
that
the
council
wants
to
quote
preserve
housing
stock
for
long-term
residents
of
Beacon,
so
anything
which
can
conceivably
be
rented
on
a
long-term
basis
must
be
if
any
supplemental
income
is
needed.
Leaving
aside
questions
of
whether
enforcement
has
been
effective
so
far,
the
theoretical
win
here
is
that
the
city
has
banned
not
owner
non-owner
occupied
strs
in
Beacon
I
support
and
congratulate
you
on
this
effort,
but
I
must
also
illustrate
several
problems
with
this
one-size-fits-all
solution.
E
For
example,
this
law
makes
no
distinction
between
those
non-resident
investors
and
those
full-time
residents
of
beacons
such
as
myself,
whose
properties
are
equipped
with
an
Adu
or
an
accessory
apartment.
The
law
bans
str's
outright
in
either
case
suggesting,
thereby
that
both
owner
cat,
both
owner
categories,
are
equally
dangerous
to
the
housing
situation
in
Beacon,
which
is
demonstrably
false.
E
When
I
was
given
permission
to
build
my
mother,
an
accessory
apartment
on
my
property
I
also
agreed
that
I
would
always
have
to
reside
in
one
of
the
two
dwelling
units
and
that
I
could
never
rent
out
both
simultaneously
to
different
tenants.
I
accepted
this
limitation
as
part
of
the
deal,
because
it
also
came
with
unique
benefits.
The
plan
was
to
make
a
nice
Elder
apartment
for
my
mother
and
to
use
it
as
a
flex
space
before
and
after
her
time
there,
which
is
what
distinguishes
these
from
typical
two-family
homes.
E
E
E
A
N
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you're
on
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O
Appreciate
it,
thank
you
for
the
time
I'm
sorry
I'm,
I'm,
driving
I
wish
I
could
be
there.
I
appreciate
the
council
for
all
your
service
I
in
case
the
phone
cuts
out.
I
did
send
an
email
to
Bren
and
Paloma.
Just
expressing
my
concerns,
there's
two
points
that
I
wanted
to
bring
up
today
by
the
way
I'm
in
fourth
grade
two
points
of
one
to
bring
up
today.
Just
one
on
the
Citywide
assessments.
O
Also
My
Neighbor,
Next,
Door
and
I
noticed
that
it
could
be
a
systematic
error
because
there's
no
real
grievance
process
to
to
do
anything
but
contend
contest
your
own
property
being
over
assessed,
but,
for
instance,
like
I,
think
it
was
the
last
five
years
we've
had
annual
reassessments
before
that
there
hadn't
been
a
reassessment
for
10
years.
So
you
know
what
I'm
seeing
across
these
assessed.
O
Values
is
that
somebody's
home
is
just
going
up
at
you
know:
carte
blanche,
10
increase,
but
a
much
lower
number,
because
they
didn't
have
any
old
reassessments
for
a
decade
before
they
did,
and
so
I
would
urge
the
city
council
to
take
a
look
into
into
this
issue.
You
know
if
it's
a
thing
where
we're
trying
to
provide
a
favoritism-
and
you
know
maybe
an
effective
subsidy
so
that
we're
not
forcing
people
out
of
Beacon
I
mean
I
can
understand
that.
O
But
if
that's
the
intention,
perhaps
it
needs
to
be
done
in
a
way
other
than
other
than
what
it's
being
done.
Right
now,
with
the
assessed
values
and
I
would
hope
that
you
know
I
would
get
the
same
favor
in
the
future,
but
with
annual
reassessments
I'll,
never
get
it
and
it'll
be
a
forever
subsidy
for
people
who
didn't
have
an
assessment
for
10
years
prior
to
annual
assessments.
Secondly,
on
the
firehouse
capital,
I
would
just
like
to
know
it
and
encourage
Council
to
to
look
at
the
root
cause
of
fires.
O
O
The
root
cause
of
many
fires
and
I
would
think
that
we
should,
before
we
raise
funding
either
through
bonding
and
into
debt
in
the
city
or
15
seconds
that
we
that
we
look
at
addressing
the
root
cause
and
perhaps
taking
a
look
at
nicer
to
Grants
and
other
grants
available
to
get
people
on
heat
pumps
and
Electrify
in
their
homes
and
mitigating
the
threat
of
fire,
rather
than
spending
money
on
an
addition
which,
which
really
doesn't
approach
the
root
cause
and
fires.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
for
your
comment.
I
will,
in
my
mayor's
comments,
talk
about
assessment.
Thank
you,
fan,
I,
think
you
said
that
was
the
only
one.
Yes,
okay,
okay,
let's
go
on!
The
next
part,
is
a
public
hearing
and
so
I'll
take
a
motion
in
a
second
to
open
a
public
hearing
regarding
stop
signs
and
parking
restrictions,
and
once
open
I'll
have
Ben
explain
what
they
are
motion.
N
I
won't
belabor
what
we've
talked
about
the
past
two
weeks.
With
this.
Just
a
quick
refresher,
though,
for
everyone
joining
us,
we
have
two
proposed
additions
to
the
city
code,
our
modifications.
The
first
is
making
the
intersection
of
South
Walnut
and
dewint
into
a
four-way
stop,
rather
than
a
two-way
stop
as
it
is
today,
and
the
second
one
is
to
extend
the
no
parking
zone
for
any
hours
along
the
north
edge
of
East
Main
Street
a
little
further
than
it
is
as
current.
The
blue
would
be
the
new
area.
N
A
J
I'm,
okay,
with
adding
the
stop
signs
at
these
locations,
but
up
on
East
Main
Street
up
at
the
top
mount
pocket,
Road
I
would
just
look
at
how
you're
going
to
place
these
signs.
I
feel
like
people
drive
past
it,
and
you
don't
realize
that
there's
parking
on
the
one
side
of
the
road
as
it
is
now
it's
it's
almost
like
the
woodsy
out
there
and
I.
J
M
O
B
M
Question
is
about
parking
and
about
options
for
parking,
so
let's
dig
into
that:
okay,
the
elimination
of
parking
and
access
to
that
part
of
the
mountain
and
the
public
lands
that
are
on
the
mountain.
When
we
talk
about
removing
parking
from
the
immediate
location
at
the
beginning
of
the
pocket,
which
is
currently
probably
somewhat
closed,
whereas
there
may
or
may
not
be
an
opportunity
to
supplement
and
replace
that
parking
on
the
street
and
the
camper
or
the
excuse
me,
the
hikers
that
might
prefer
to
access
that
portion
of
the
mountain.
The
public
lands
that
are.
M
There
raises
the
question
as
to
supplementing
the
parking
on
the
pocket
and
whether
or
not
there's
any
additional
opportunities
beyond
the
formal
pocket
at
the
fence.
200
feet
distant
from
the
reservoir.
Picking
a
rough
estimate,
one
of
the
dilemmas
would
be,
though,
the
bridge
that
would
need
to
be
constructed
on
the
waterway
that
was
converted
that
never
existed
until
a
quarter
of
the
mountain
was
redirected.
M
M
And
so
the
issue
becomes
whether
or
not
the
city
has
a
responsibility
to
replace
a
bridge
to
provide
parking
on
the
other
side
of
the
entrance
to
the
public
lands
and
whether
or
not
the
bridge
could
be
constructed
with
public
lands
when
in
fact
the
water
was
diverted
illegally
onto
my
land,
as
well
as
all
other
lower
lands.
This
is
representative
to
your
way
of
managing
this
Industries.
F
D
Do
thank
you,
mayor
mayor,
the
chairman
of
this
meeting.
You
have
the
important
to
determine
what
is
within
the
bounds
of
this.
This
is
a
public
hearing
on
whether
or
not
there
should
be
stop
signs
or
whether
there
should
be
extension
of
little
parking
errors.
This
has
nothing
to
do
with
the
individual
repeated
claims
about
actions
the
city
may
or
may
not
have
taken.
Regarding
the
brook
he's
clearly
off
Target
of
the
subject
and
focus
of
this
public
hearing,
and
that
should
not
be
permitted,
he
should
stay
focused
as
you
have
previously
directed
The
Speaker.
D
A
B
D
A
A
M
M
I
am
mayor,
it's
real,
simple.
Okay,
if
there
is,
there
is
to
be
parking
to
accommodate
to
hikers
and
the
land
is
readily
available
without
readily
available
and
readily
sensible
to
provide
for
a
parking
lot
without
land
acquisition
costs,
and
the
only
issue
is
really
is.
It
brings
up
the
issue
as
to
the
nature
of
the
land.
It's
water,
it's
geography.
A
B
A
I
Have
a
visual
today,
because
justice,
Paloma
and
I
got
invited
by
by
the
the
beacon
High
School
to
participate
in
their
career.
Fair
and
I
just
wanted
to
say
what
a
great
opportunity
it
was
I
want
to
share
the
visual
I'll
share
it
for
those
at
home
might
see
it
on
the
video,
but
this
basically
is
a
sheet
that
we
created
for
everyone
at
the
high
school
to
write
down
their
ideas.
I
We
had
a
great
participatory
budget
program
that
both
Chris
White
and
Paloma
last
year
went
to
the
high
school
and
got
their
ideas,
and
we
were
able
to
share
some
of
the
results
of
the
last
time
they
did
this,
and
so
they
had
some
great
ideas.
Some
of
the
things
we're
already
thinking
about
like
a
community
center
like
bike
Lanes.
What
do
we
want
to
do
for
that
in
the
city
and
general
opportunities
for
the
Youth
to
get
involved?
And
so
it
was
a
great,
a
great
opportunity.
I
I
really
want
to
especially
thank
Michelle
at
the
high
school
for
helping
to
organize
this
career.
Fair
I
think
there
were
lots
of
different
departments
in
the
city
and
around
in
our
communities
who
are
also
able
to
participate
so
and
that's
all
I
have
for
my
award
report
and
I'll
pass
it
to
Justice.
P
People
are
complex
and
sometimes
we're
thrown
into
impossible
situations,
but
I'm
grateful
for
our
County
legislator
about
Valdez
Smith,
who
is
speaking
out
against
xenophobia
on
the
county
level.
I
am
grateful
for
local
community
organizations
like
Bika
Beacon
climate
action
now
and
celebrate
845,
who
are
collecting
donations
for
those
seeking
safety
here
in
our
communities
and
I
want
to
thank
all
the
individuals
and
families
that
are
showing
up
with
kindness
and
living
the
resolution
passed
by
this
city.
P
Let
Dan
talk
a
little
bit
more
on
that
and
on
another
completely
different
note.
This
year
there
is
going
to
be
a
Riverfront
Festival
in
celebration
of
Juneteenth,
so
mark
your
calendars,
Monday
June,
19th
there'll,
be
music
there'll,
be
vendors,
there'll,
be
lots
of
fun,
and
if
you
know
anybody,
that's
interested
in
being
a
vendor,
you
can
contact
the
organizers
or
reach
out
to
me
and
ask
for
a
little
more
information.
P
H
So
I
missed
my
first
meeting
ever
two
weeks
ago,
but
that
means
that
I'm
a
little
bit
late
in
my
wanting
to
celebrate
that
this
is
Asian
American,
Pacific,
Islander,
Heritage
Month
and
in
light
of
that,
I'd
like
to
share
a
little
bit
of
my
own
history
and
Heritage.
As
I've
mentioned
from
the
seat
before
I
am
a
fourth
generation
in
Japanese,
American,
I
believe
I'm.
The
first
of
that
particular
demographic
to
hold
the
seat,
but
maybe
the
vegan
Historical
Society
can
fact
check
me
on
that.
H
My
great-grandparents
came
to
this
country
from
Japan
in
the
early
20th
century,
as
farmers
and
fishermen
giving
birth
to
a
generation
of
Architects
and
school
teachers
and
Municipal
secretary
and
in
February
of
1942.
Both
of
these
Generations
were
forced
from
their
homes,
housed
in
horse
stalls
and
then
shipped
to
in
tournament
camps
under
the
executive
order
of
one
of
the
Hudson
Valley's
favorite
Sons
Franklin
Delano
Roosevelt.
H
My
family
eventually
received
reparations
and
a
formal
apology
from
the
US
government
for
this
error.
But
it's
important
to
me
to
note
that
this
misguided
policy
and
xenophobia
and
mistreatment
of
immigrant
groups
is
as
much
a
part
of
America's
Legacy
in
history
as
the
fact
that
we
also
have
accomplished
great
and
wonderful
things
that
we
are
fundamentally
a
nation
of
immigrants
built
by
immigrants
maintained
by
immigrants
and
ultimately
made
better
by
the
diversity
of
our
population.
I.
H
Think
about
my
family's
experiences
as
we
welcome
this
recent
and
I
would
say:
modest,
wave
of
immigrants
to
our
neighboring
towns
of
Newburgh
and
Poughkeepsie,
as
Justice
mentioned,
and
I
would
reiterate
that
I'm
very
proud
that
the
city
of
Beacon
ourselves
have
declared
ourselves
a
welcoming,
safe
and
inclusive
community,
regardless
of
race,
religion,
gender
identity
or
expression.
National
origin,
nationality
preferred
language,
immigration,
status,
age,
disability,
education
or
socioeconomic
status.
So
quite
comprehensive,
but
I
am
proud
of
that
resolution
and
throughout
our
city
has
declared
itself
as
such
my
office
hours.
H
C
I
will
be
traveling
around
Father's,
Day
and
Juneteenth,
and
we'll
be
able
to
take
part
in
some
of
the
events
that
week
and
will
not
be
able
to
attend
the
city
council
meeting
on
the
20th
I.
You
know,
Justice
mentioned
the
Hudson
Island
Fjord
Trail
meeting
that
we're
having
on
Wednesday
at
seven
o'clock.
I'm
really
excited
for
it.
We're
going
to
get
a
45
minute
presentation
on
what
the
trail
is,
how
it
links
to
Beacon,
how
it
links
to
other
Trails
some
of
the
public
amenities.
C
The
Fjord
Trail
planners,
will
also
be
soliciting
feedback,
they're.
Looking
for
ideas
about
educational
opportunities,
other
amenities
and
other
kinds
of
services
and
goods
that
could
be
associated
with
the
Hudson
Highlands
Ford
trail,
that
mean
a
lot
to
Beacon
and
yeah
I.
Think
it's
going
to
be
a
great
event.
There
will
be
plenty
of
time
for
you
to
get
your
questions
answered
and
your
you
can
raise
your
concerns
and
yeah.
So
that's
Wednesday,
7
P.M
for
about
a
90
minute
meeting
and
it'll
be
at
the
rec
center
gym.
Thanks.
A
Just
a
couple
of
things:
one
I
had
the
opportunity
to
just
do
a
small
welcoming
ceremony
for
the
backboards
at
the
South
Avenue
basketball
courts.
We
put
a
new
backboards
that
was
connected
to
the
prop
that
Molly
brought
and
while
I
was
there
congratulating
the
person
who
came
up
with
the
idea
and
his
family
I
got
hailed
over
to
the
tennis
courts
by
none
other
than
Charlie
Kelly
and
his
tennis
mates,
who
reminded
me
about
the
need
for
the
tennis
courts.
A
Improvement
I
didn't
say
anything
I
haven't
spoken
to
anyone,
but
it's,
but
it's
in
our
forward
plan.
So
that
was
always
a
good
thing.
On
Sunday
I
attended
memorial
service
for
Reiko.
Lemon
Raco
was
a
born
in
Japan,
in
fact
on
the
western
side
of
Honshu
and
came
to
the
States,
because
her
husband
was
translating
and
teaching
English
in
Japan
and
the
lemon
family
raised
three
sons
and
spent
wow
40
years
more
than
40
years
in
Beacon
they
were
one
of
the
first
families.
A
E
A
Want
to
pass
that
along
I
saw
a
number
of
people
who
I've
known
quite
some
time
and
who
obviously
have
known
the
lemons
for
quite
some
time.
Then
I
also
attended
the
beacon,
Historical
Society.
Their
opening
of
the
great
Estates
exhibit,
as
you
know,
Denise
samburin
was
here
last
week
talking
to
us
about
the
1913
incorporation
of
the
city
and
once
she
came
and
told
me,
I
had
to
go.
I
didn't
have
a
choice.
A
As
you
know,
Denise
is
a
force
of
nature,
so
it
was
actually
quite
quite
a
nice
and
very
informative
display
and
if
you
haven't
been
over
to
the
Historical,
Society
I
would
encourage
you
to
go
there.
Finally,
I'll
mention
assessments.
Someone
spoke
about
them,
so
there
is
a
video
on
the
television
and
on
our
website
that
you
can
pick
up
about
your
assessments.
You
get
a
letter
every
year,
because
Beacon
does
full
value
assessing
every
year.
A
We've
done
that
for
20
full
years
and
any
reference
to
not
having
done
one
for
a
long
time
is
misplaced.
It
could
be
related
to
the
fact
that
values
weren't
Rising
for
a
time.
In
fact,
they
were
declining
for
a
little
period
of
time,
but
the
way
that
assessments
work
in
Beacon
and
in
actually
19
or
18
of
the
20
some
communities
in
the
county
is
that
every
Community
stays
up
to
date
every
year
and
does
the
same
process.
A
We
do
fish
kill,
does
the
same
thing
so
does
Wappingers,
and
that
means
that
they
attempt
to
update
the
assessments
close
to
market
value.
They
don't
quite
get
there,
but
they
get
close.
It's
also
in
arrears
and
so,
for
instance,
the
session
that's
occurring
this
week
that
you
can
Grieve
Your
assessment
on
was
for
the
period
of
a
year,
ending
July
of
2022
and
that
period
ending
July
of
22
will
be
the
assessments
used
for
assessing
taxes,
starting
in
the
fall,
which
is
the
school
district
tax
and
then
the
municipal
County
tax
after
that.
A
So
it's
always
a
little
bit
in
arrears
too,
which
sometimes
confuse
people
because
you
you
know
things
start
to
decline
and
you
still
see
an
increase
because
it's
from
a
year
ago
or
things
are
starting
to
go
up
and
you
still
see
a
decrease
from
a
year
ago.
So
just
be
aware
of
that,
be
aware
that
the
community
does
its
best
to
you
know
they
don't
look
at
every
single
property.
They
look
at
classes
of
property.
I
got
the
same
letter
that
everyone
else
gets
as
a
property
owner.
A
My
home
went
up
exactly
10
and
at
the
bottom
of
the
letter
was
a
little
note
that
says,
by
the
way
the
average
increase
on
Residential
Properties
this
year
was
10
percent,
and
so
I
can
look
at
that
and
recognize
that
I'm
not
getting
a
higher
share
of
the
property
tax
bill,
because
my
home
appreciated
at
the
same
value
as
the
others
on
average
right
have
my
home
appreciated
at
a
greater
than
10
percent
rate.
I
would
be
taking
a
slightly
larger
share
of
taxes,
which
would
increase
my
bill.
A
Had
my
home
increased
less
than
10
that
I'd
be
getting
a
break
okay,
so
that's
how
to
kind
of
perceive
and
get
a
sense
of
what
it
means.
When
you
get
your
letter
and
the
numbers
up
there'll
be
years
where
your
number's
down,
but
you
know
we're
benefiting
from
the
numbers
being
up
just
because
your
assessment
is
up,
doesn't
mean
you
get
any
higher
taxes.
What
will
establish
your
tax,
assuming
that
your
home
went
up
at
that?
10
percent
rate
is
what
this
Council
does.
This
Council
sets
the
tax
levy.
A
The
levy
is
the
total
tax
bill
for
the
city.
Ours
is
about
12
million
dollars.
Last
year
we
raised
it
less
than
two
percent,
which
reflected
only
the
new
construction
that
was
made
in
the
city,
and
that
meant
that
the
tax
increase
for
existing
homes
was
Zero
last
year
on
average,
that
doesn't
mean
they
were
all
that
way,
and
there
was
this
interesting
little
problem
of
Homestead
versus
non-homestead.
A
Which
is
far
too
complex
to
try
to
explain
to
folks,
but
we
Bank
the
opportunity
to
raise
it
at
a
higher
rate
and
still
stay
under
the
state
cap.
This
States
that's
a
cap
based
on
the
Consumer
Price
Index,
and
we
were
well
below
that
this
year
and
even
though
we
were
we're,
still
funding
brand
new
firehouse
and
we're
finding
out
how
to
do
it,
so
I
just
want
to
pass
on
that.
If
you
have
a
grievance,
this
is
the
time
to
do
it.
A
F
A
It's
in
the
lower
level
in
the
class
and
if
you
aren't
sure
about
whether
to
grieve
and
someone
sort
of
suggested
this
in
the
public
comments,
you
can
go
on
the
Dutchess
County
website
to
a
part
called
parcel
access.
You
can
look
up
your
home
and
see
what
the
assessment
is,
including
its
dimensions
and
other
characteristics.
You
can
do
that
with
every
home
in
your
neighborhood,
and
that
should
give
you
a
sense
of
whether
you
think
it's
in
the
ballpark
or
whether
it's
off
you
always
have
the
right
to
grieve.
A
We
get
very,
very
few
suits
because
we
stay
at
full
value.
Staying
at
full
value
helps
those
who
don't
have
the
means
to
challenge
their
assessments
every
year,
and
there
are
certainly
those
who
have
the
means
to
do
so
by
staying
at
full
value.
We
make
it
fair
for
everyone,
including
those
who
don't
have
the
the
wherewithal
to
challenge
so
I,
just
wanted
to
pass
that
along
and
I'll
give
it
to
you
Chris.
We.
F
Have
lunch
bulk
garbage
pick
drop
off
again
and
this
last
Saturday?
We
started
a
program
that
will
run
through
the
third
Saturday
of
September,
where
residents
who
have
paid
their
taxes
on
their
Parcels
can
come
down
and
drop
off
up
to
250
pounds
of
bulk
garbage,
including
Furniture
construction
debris
I'm
in
other
household
items.
We
don't
accept
hazardous
waste
or
electronic
waste.
At
this
time,
I've
there's
been
some
talk
about
the
resolutions
that
are
coming
up
for
the
firehouse
I
want
to
make
a
couple
things
clear.
F
Firstly,
this
this
Firehouse
is
not
just
a
an
addition.
We
are
gut
renovating
the
existing
Firehouse,
which
is
at
the
end
of
its
useful
life
and
that's
located
directly
across
the
street.
We
are
also
consolidating
from
two
firehouses
previously
three
firehouses
into
this
one,
which
will
give
us
a
lot
of
operational
improvements.
This
has
been
studied
since
2006.
F
F
F
A
F
Jennifer's
Beacon
resident
and
had
a
bookkeeping
business.
We
interviewed
her
and
several
other
candidates
and
she
was
our
definite
top
pick.
This
is
to
replace
the
person
who
works
at
our
front
window,
who
mostly
accepts
tax
payments,
water
payments
and
and
generally
deals
with
the
public.
It
kind
of
the
first
line.
I
I'll
just
say,
as
I
said,
about
lots
of
other
recent
appointments
and
it's
great
to
see
that
Jennifer
brings
lots
of
skills
like
her
tax
expertise
and
professionalism
and,
as
we
think
about
the
future
of
our
city.
I'm
excited
to
see
where
her
and
our
other
staff
members
kind
of
evolve
in
their
careers.
From
here.
A
Not
hearing
any
of
the
comments,
all
in
favor
of
appointing
Jennifer
McGuire
to
the
position
of
count
clerk,
typist,
say
aye
aye
aye
anyone
opposed.
Thank
you.
The
next
one
is
appointing
Amanda
Caputo
as
temporary
city
clerk,
which
is
different
than
the
title
that
she
was
given
temporarily.
Before
can
I
get
a
motion
and
a
second
on
that.
C
D
D
For
a
temporary
time,
and
in
this
case,
the
office
of
city
clerk
provides
a
number
of
important
processes,
including
issues
of
death
certificates,
marriage
licenses
and
birth
certificates.
So
that
justifies
the
need
for
appointing
an
individual
to
fill
the
vacant
slot.
While
the
city
goes
through
the
process
of
searching
for
a
permanent
hire.
So
previously,
Ms
Caputo
was
appointed
to
a
position
of.
D
I
A
I
F
A
P
A
F
F
I
F
We
put
in
a
contingency
of
a
quarter
million
on
top
of
the
allowances,
and
each
of
the
allowances
is
in
the
resolution
that
you
have
I
think
the
four
hundred
thousand
it
depends
on
the
contract.
How
much
we
put
into
each
I
didn't
I.
Don't
have
that
in
front
of
me
I'm,
sorry,
but
it,
but
it
is
in
the
resolution.
It
will
say
this
for
this
amount
with
this
allowance.
F
We're
we're
just
looking
at
things
like
if
we
have
something
that
comes
up
unexpectedly
like
we're
doing
Rock
removal
and
there's
a
lot
more
rock
removal,
and
we
don't
have
a
meeting
for
a
week.
This
gives
me
the
ability
to
do
a
quick
change
order
so
that
we
can
continue
the
project,
progress
and
again
I'll
report
anything
over
the
contracts.
A
For
the
addition
and
Renovations
of
the
fire
station
project,
so
this
is
the
main
contract
all
in
favor
all
right.
Anyone
opposed
and
Nick
I'm
confirming
we
don't
have
to
do
roll
call
votes
right
right.
Thank
you
all
right.
Second,
one
is
a
mechanical
contract
in
connection
with
the
beacon
fire
station.
Can
we
get
a
motion
in
a
second
on
that
and
Chris
will
explain
the
mechanical
motion.
Second,.
I
A
Any
questions
on
this
one,
all
right
so
all
in
favor
of
awarding
on
the
mechanical
contract
for
addition
and
renovation
of
the
beacon
fire
station
project,
say
aye.
Anyone
opposed
all
right.
So
the
next
one
is
the
plumbing
contract.
I
need
a
motion,
a
second
award,
the
plumbing
contract
and
the
fire
station.
F
Bit
yes,
and
we
had
five
I
forgot
to
mention.
We
had
five
bids
on
Plumbing.
We
had
five
bids
on
mechanical
and
we
had
seven
bids
on
general
contractor
so
as
I
go
through
I'll.
Give
you
the
number
of
bids
too.
So
we
did
have
a
robust
response
on
this.
Thanks
in
part
to
the
construction
manager,
really
shopping.
This
job
out.
N
P
B
A
C
P
A
F
We
had
one
bid
on
this
and
this
again
was
specialized
work
that
there's
really
one
one
entity
in
the
region.
That
does
the
work
so,
rather
than
have
them
give
a
price
to
the
the
plumbing
or
the
general,
and
they
add
30
percent.
We
just
bid
this
so
the
low
bid,
their
only
bid
was
189,
and
that
was
well
within
the
engineers
estimate
as
well.
So
it
wasn't,
it
wasn't
unexpectedly
high
or
off.
B
B
B
A
F
Our
Engineers
estimate
was
425,
so
it
was
almost
dead
on
and
they
are
the
entity
that
did
the
test
Wells
that
you
see
on
the
north
side
of
the
property,
where
we
were
trying
I'm
sorry
on
the
south
side
of
the
property,
where
we're
trying
to
ascertain
the
depth
that
we
could
go
with
these
geothermal
Wells,
we're
going
to
have
a
series
of
I
think
14
Wells
that
are
going
to
provide
geothermal
heat
and
cooling
to
the
building,
which
is
all
electric.
As
you
know,.
F
So
this
is
a
familiar
name:
Mid
Hudson
construction
management,
which
also
got
the
GC.
They
were
the
low
bidder
on
both
of
those
packages
and
they
came
in
at
one
million
five
hundred
and
fourteen
thousand
dollars
for
the
site.
Work
having
the
same
contractor
do
both
of
those
we
view
as
a
very
positive
thing
as
well,
because
the
coordination
between
those
two
segments
of
this
contract
are
important.
I
F
So
we've
we've
done
our
best
to
estimate
what
The
Rock
is
there
and
we've
basically
put
an
allowance
in
for
a
certain
amount
of
rock.
If
there's
less
Rock,
we
get
money
back
and
if
there's
more
rock,
we
have
to
pay
more
and
that
price
is
the
same
and
that's
purposeful.
That
way,
they
didn't
give
us
an
extraordinarily
high
price
because
they
know
they
could
actually
lose
if
they
were,
they
had
less
Rock
than
than
we
think.
F
F
Think
they
are
I,
think
they're
all
red
Maples
and
maybe
with
some
pin
oaks.
Okay,
I'm,
forgetting
we
just
did
Red
Maples
in
the
park
too.
So
we
have
been
other
than
on
Main
Street,
we're
trying
to
plant
native
trees,
the
ones
on
Main
Street.
We
often
use
hybrids
because
they
they
get
a
little
bit
more
stress,
yeah
assault
and
they
fit.
H
F
A
A
B
A
It's
the
entire
page,
but
then
there
is
one
more
so
there's
the
this
is
authorizing
the
city
administrator
to
execute
so
we're
not
awarding
the
contract
we're
authorizing
the
city
administrator
to
execute
an
agreement
with
tectonic
engineering,
Consultants,
geologists
and
landsayers
land
surveyors
DPC,
which
I
don't
know
what
it
stands
for
for
special
inspection,
material
testing
services
in
connection
with
the
fire
station
project.
So
can
I
get
a
motion
and
a
second
on
authorizing
the
city
administrator.
For
that.
F
And
the
DPC
is
a
domestic
professional
Corporation.
Thank
you.
This
is
for
independent
testing
of
materials.
So
when
we
have
concrete
that's
installed,
they
will
be
on
site,
taking
cores
making
sure
that
that
concrete
meets
all
of
the
specifications
of
the
architect
and
due
to
the
value
of
this,
it
did
not
need
to
go
to
bid,
but
we
did
get
four
cost
proposals
and
they
were
the
lowest
of
the
four
and
also
one
of
the
easiest
to
work
with
in
terms
of
showing
up
on
time
and
being
there
when
we
need
them.
A
B
A
F
F
A
F
New
Chief
comes
in,
and
but
thank
you.
The
the
fire
service
has
been
extraordinarily
flexible
in
the
living
conditions.
We've
we've
had
them
over
half
of
our
folks
over
at
a
trailer
at
DPW
they're
working
at
a
maze
during
the
day,
and
we
really
appreciate
the
flexibility
and
look
forward
to
having
you
housed
in
a
real
building
again
that
has
room
for
everybody.
F
A
B
B
F
A
Okay,
any
comments,
I
have
one
so
South
Avenue
was
the
former
route
9d
before
they
built
the
arterial,
and
it's
I
just
was
thinking
when
we
were
discussing
this
possibility
and
I
talked
about
it
with
the
highway
department.
Head
seems
to
me
that
it
was
left
two-way
because
of
its
original
position
as
route
90,
possibly
also
to
assist
with
the
firehouse
engines
exiting
the
other
thing
that
we
did
was
I.
A
Think
all
of
the
other
streets
that
predate
me
were
made
one
way:
either
alternately
either
coming
into
or
leaving
from
Main
Street
on
both
sides
of
the
street.
The
only
change
we've
made
to
that
pattern
was
we
reversed
the
direction
of
North
Cedar
to
match
the
direction
of
Matawan
and
people
walking
to
the
high
school
in
the
morning,
Commerce
Street.
Interestingly,
it
doesn't
fit
that
pattern
and
is
one
way
away
from
Main.
Street
I
have
a
sneaky
feeling
when
we're
done
with
having
South
Avenue
be
one
way
away
from
Main
Street.
A
So
that
would
mean
we'd
have
two
in
a
row
on
the
south
side
of
Maine
heading
away
from
Main
Street
that
we
may
want
to
reverse
the
direction
of
Commerce
Street
when
we,
when
we
consider
this
again
in
the
meantime,
I
think
it
makes
sense
that
we
have
one
way
away
from
Main,
Street,
meaning
Southbound
on
South
Avenue.
But
I
would
ask
that
we
would
consider
both
of
those
streets
when
this
expires,
and
that
was
my
only
comment.
A
P
But
I
had
a
question
about
Commerce
Street,
specifically
because
that
one
is
a
one
way
that
leads
into
South,
Avenue
and
I
know
some
people
turn
the
other
direction
to
get
out
and
head
north.
So
it
would
be
a
minor
inconvenience
to
folks,
but
is
there?
Has
there
been
any
consideration
about
temporarily
making
Commerce
Street
a
two-way.
A
E
A
I
think
Commerce
and
Cliff
were
set
one
way
to
preclude
people
from
finding
ways
to
make
a
left
heading
Northbound
from
South
Avenue,
because
they
precluded
the
left,
turn
onto
Main
Street,
and
then
it's
like
okay.
So
to
make
sure
you
didn't
try
to
use
Commerce
and
then
Cliff
we'll
make
those
one
way
as
well
yeah,
so
that
logic
may
change
when
we
think
about
it
all
again,
we
might
want
to
leave
South
Avenue
one
way
or
we
might
undo
it.
A
I
F
Part
of
this
yeah
the
goal-
the
goal
of
this
one
way
was
to
add
parking
where
we're
taking
away
parking
on
the
other
side.
So
the
the
parking
lot
that's
to
the
south
of
our
building
is
going
to
be
closed
because
that's
where
we're
drilling
geothermal
Wells,
then
we're
going
to
come
back
and
use
it
as
a
staging
area
where
you'll
have
all
of
our
equipment
the
supplies,
people
that
are
working
there
will
park.
F
I
Yeah
I,
it's
great
that
the
parking
and
traffic
Safety
Committee
is
taking
a
look.
I
had
some
question
about
I
assume
that
we
still
want
emergency
vehicles,
or
at
least
ambulances
to
have
access
through
that
street
and
I
was
like.
Oh,
if
you
had
two
cars
parked
on
either
side
at
certain
points,
would
they
fit,
but
I
trust
their
judgment
on
whether
or
not
it
would
fit.
I
I'm
also
wondering
assuming
this
passes,
if
we
could
also
again
maybe
recommend
to
the
parking
Traffic
Safety
Committee
a
one-way
street
across
from
the
parking
lot
behind
Bank
Square,
because
people
are
going
to
pull
out
that
parking
lot
and
they're
going
to
make
that
right.
So
it's
a
bit
like
the
parking
lot,
that's
behind
on
Cliff
Street,
that's
behind
Hudson,
Valley,
Beach,
Hudson,
Beach
Glass.
That
I
think
there's
a
one-way
Arrow
there,
because
we've
learned
that
that's
helpful.
B
I
People
who
don't
know
this
community,
especially
if
they're
parking
there
and
then
they
just
turn
back
to
the
main
street,
because
that
would
make
sense
to
them
so
I
think
that
might
be
something
to
also
take
a
look
at
because
that
might
be
a
bit
blind
as
well.
So
you
could
end
up
with
people
having
accidents
there.
P
A
P
F
P
P
F
A
B
A
Aye
anyone
opposed
thank
you,
so
we
have
two
additions.
Both
the
resolutions-
one
is
a
home
rule
request.
So
this
would
be
a
resolution
requesting
the
enactment
of
a
assembly
and
State
Senate
bill
which
would
authorize
the
city
of
Beacon
to
impose
a
hotel
motel
tax
in
the
city,
and
to
do
that,
we
need
to
making
what's
called
home
rule
request,
which
is
what
this
resolution
is.
Can
I
get
a
motion
and
a
second
for
that
resolution.
A
D
Me
or
so
when
a
special
local
piece
of
legislation
is
adopted,
meaning
it's
Unique
just
to
the
municipality.
The
rules
of
the
Constitution
and
also
the
New
York
State
legislative
body
require
that
there
will
be
a
request
from
the
municipality
requesting
that
New
York
State
impose
a
specific
rule
that
only
pertains
to
the
municipality,
so
it's
called
a
local
home
rule
request.
C
A
D
Hudson
Valley
that
they
had
their
own
accommodations
taxed,
so
there
was
one
introduced
for
Newburgh
I,
believe
last
session,
so
I
believe
it
was
and
appropriate
to
offer
this.
The
city
is
not
obligated
to
do
so.
It
just
gives
you
the
authority
to
do
so.
Should
you
wish
to
enact
it
it
to
enact
it
would
require
adopting
a
local
law
after
a
public
hearing,
imposium
attack,
so
you're
not
obligated
to
impose
the
tax
it
just
gives
you
the
option
to
do
so,
and.
D
I
A
A
Suggested
to
us
by
our
assemblyman-
and
we
talked
morally
about
the
opportunity
and
the
assemblyman
offered
up
the
bill
and
our
state
senator
put
it
into
the
Senate
and
then
at
some
point,
someone
realized
we
needed
a
home
umbrella
solution
and
so
about.
Halfway
through
the
process,
someone
contacted
us
and
said
we
need
a
Home
Solution.
So
that's
by.
A
A
F
A
Thank
you
very
much
and
then
the
last
item
is
also
a
resolution
that
was
put
on
at
the
last
in
the
last
couple
of
days
and
and
I
hope,
that's
okay
with
Council,
and
that
one
is
a
resolution
urging
the
state
legislature
to
adopt
an
assembly,
Bill
7208
and
a
Senate
bill
6893
to
make
unlawful
the
discharge
of
radiological
substances
into
the
Hudson
River
in
connection
with
the
decommissioning
of
a
nuclear
power
plant.
So
if
I
can
get
a
motion
in
a
second,
we
can
have
someone
take
us
through
this.
A
Any
radiological
substance
into
the
Hudson
River
in
connection
with
the
commissioning
of
a
nuclear
power
plant
and
subjects
violators
to
a
civil
penalty.
Now,
therefore,
be
it
resolved.
The
city
of
Beacon
urges
the
state
of
legislature
to
pass
such
bills
and
that
Governor
Hoke
will
sign
the
legislation
once
adopted
and
further
resolve
that
this
to
be
directed
a
certified
copy
to
the
governor.
This,
our
state
Senator
Senator
harkham
assembly,
member
Jacobson
assembly,
member
levenberg,
the
New
York
State,
Public,
Service
Commission,
the
New
York
State
DEC
and
the
U.S
nuclear
Regulatory
Commission.