2/14/2010 Town Board Meeting Agenda:


http://rotterdamny.org/calendar1/calendar/eventimages/Document2.pdf

ROTTERDAM TOWN BOARD  

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

AGENDA

7:00 p.m.

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

SUPERVISOR’S REPORT

PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR FOR PERSONNEL AGENDA ITEMS

PERSONNEL:

Res. No.

98.10 Re-appoint Marjorie Schmid of Rotterdam, New York as a member of the Town of
Rotterdam Conservation Advisory Council for a two (2) year term, commencing
February 24, 2010, term to expire December 31, 2011.

99.10 Amend Resolution Number 72.10 to reflect the appointment of Dan Gaudio to the
vacant position on the Rotterdam Conservation Advisory Council that was held by Dan
Dedrick, term to expire December 31, 2010.


PUBLIC HEARINGS:

A.  To amend the Comprehensive Plan adopted on December 5, 2001 and amended on February  
11, 2009 as well as the Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map of the Town of Rotterdam, for a
Change of Zone Request on approximately 15 acres from the Golub Corporation on multiple
parcels located south of Duanesburg Road from Retail Business (B-1) and Agricultural (A-1) to
Light Industrial (I).

Public Hearing was called for at the Town Board meeting of February 10, 2010.


B.  To amend the Comprehensive Plan adopted on December 5, 2001 and amended on February
11, 2009 as well as the Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map of the Town of Rotterdam for a
Change of Zone request from Aladdin Properties and Marie Iovinella owners of (2) parcels of
property comprising 3.4 acres.  The site is located at 330 Becker Drive, Rotterdam, New York
12306 and is known as Tax Parcel No. 57.00-3-24 and No. 57.00-3-25.  The applicants are
requesting a Change of Zone from Agricultural (A-1) to General Business (B-2).

Public Hearing was called for at the Town Board meeting of February 10, 2010.



PRIVILEGE OF FLOOR FOR AGENDA ITEMS

Res. No

100.10 The Town Board of the Town of Rotterdam endorses and supports participation as
partner in the Schenectady County application for funding of the Schenectady
Countywide Public Works Shared Services Plan to the New York State Department of
State Local Government Efficiency Grant Program.

101.10 A resolution authorizing Change Order No. 1 in the amount of $578.73, Change Order
No. 2 in the amount of $24,625.64, Change Order No. 3 in the amount of $4206.40 for
the Rotterdam Junction Water Tank Improvement Project in the Town of Rotterdam.

CONSENT ITEMS:

Res. No

102.10 Authorize Comptroller to declare certain office equipment obsolete.

103.10 Budget transfers by the Town Comptroller to various accounts.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

COMMITTEE REPORTS
PUBLIC COMMENT PRIVILEGE OF FLOOR

(Per Resolution No. 444.06) General Rules of Procedure for Public Hearings and Privilege
of the Floor:
Each speaker will state his/her name and address for the record.  To ensure each attendee has an
equal and reasonable opportunity to address their concerns, he/she is afforded a maximum of four
(4) minutes to address the Town Board.  

MISCELLANEOUS

ADJOURNMENT

FRANCIS DELGALLO, Supervisor

I see there is a time limit now.

i hear there will be tar
who is bring the feathers????

or is it the other way around

4 minutes seems reasonable.  Think of all the things we can do in 4 minutes.

been the same for years.

One minute longer than Schenectady

And let's remember that you have to sign a 'desire to speak' sheet and the subject you wish to address. Then THEY decide who and what subject they will allow. Now that is presently the rule at the city council meetings and the county leg. meetings......coming soon to rotterdam???

And let us remember that as with Schenectady city meetings and the County meetings, now rotterdam has an alloted amount of time to speak. 3 or 4 minutes is probably long enough since the resident will be the 'only' one talking. Remember.....our elected officials will not respond. So it's a one-way dialog! Well, that's what the 'unelected' attorney stated. Never heard a word about it from the 'elected' board members.

Quoted Text

PUBLIC HEARINGS:

A.  To amend the Comprehensive Plan adopted on December 5, 2001 and amended on February  
11, 2009 as well as the Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map of the Town of Rotterdam, for a
Change of Zone Request on approximately 15 acres from the Golub Corporation on multiple
parcels located south of Duanesburg Road from Retail Business (B-1) and Agricultural (A-1) to
Light Industrial (I).

Public Hearing was called for at the Town Board meeting of February 10, 2010.


B.  To amend the Comprehensive Plan adopted on December 5, 2001 and amended on February
11, 2009 as well as the Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map of the Town of Rotterdam for a
Change of Zone request from Aladdin Properties and Marie Iovinella owners of (2) parcels of
property comprising 3.4 acres.  The site is located at 330 Becker Drive, Rotterdam, New York
12306 and is known as Tax Parcel No. 57.00-3-24 and No. 57.00-3-25.  The applicants are
requesting a Change of Zone from Agricultural (A-1) to General Business (B-2).

Public Hearing was called for at the Town Board meeting of February 10, 2010.

Well....this ought to be heated!!!

ROTTERDAM


Plan would add 248 units



Proposal would move ball fi elds


BY JUSTIN MASON Gazette Reporter




   Plans are afoot to relocate several baseball diamonds and develop land around the former Rotterdam Republican Club off North Thompson Street for residential and retail uses.
   Timothy Larned and Maria Esposito, the owners of the property, recently submitted plans to the town that include building 248 units of apartments on about 78 acres of land now zoned for heavy industrial uses. The existing ball fields used by the Rotterdam Little League would be moved to a permanent location on about nine acres abutting an area informally known as Murken’s pit.
   The project was listed on the Town Board’s agenda for Wednesday’s meeting. Board members are expected to forward a proposal for a zone change and planned residential development to the town’s Planning Commission for a recommendation.....

I know it is early, but reading the Gazette this morning, the above piece, all be it a smallportion of the article, maybe I need to get somemore sleep?  Did the admin on here edit the agenda on here before posting it?  Is Clark Kent of the Gazette confused (or getting an inside track)? Is this the second meeting in a row that items regarding zoningare going to be on the Weds meeting, that weren't on the "draft"?  I think there wasmention of this at the last meeting.  Nothing like being organized with meetings.......

MFH all over,.,,,,,,yeah,,,,,smart F'EN choice.......this is why there are Comp plans and design.....we have no design in this Town......just a bunch of  dollar store visionaries and those with a retirement to pad...
GET OFF MY BACK.......

The agenda posted on the Town's website doesn't list this item regarding Larned's new project.  Another last minute change...when will this one be posted for the public?  Pretty slick!

Check the "Revitalize Rotterdam" (Dem) campaign donations for the people associated with the agenda items:
BTL Properties $750
Larned & Sons $1,500
Tim Larned $1,500

Not to mention the unitemized donations.

http://www.elections.state.ny......&CATEGORY_IN=ALL
  

Yeah Yeah Yeah Where did all that money the REPS had for their campaign come from?  Parisi's pocket?  Clubhouse, either crap or get off the pot.  FDG and Bobby G have righted the ship and it has set sail.  You in or out???  OUT!!!!!!!!!!!

The ship is called the Rotterdam Titanic and has a date with an iceberg.

Quoted from 487

Yeah Yeah Yeah Where did all that money the REPS had for their campaign come from?  Parisi's pocket?  Clubhouse, either crap or get off the pot.  FDG and Bobby G have righted the ship and it has set sail.  You in or out???  OUT!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh I feel secure now! FDG can't read or write or knows how to run a town board meeting. and 'no change' is a wanna be that don't know his back end from his front end! Neither of them carry the support of the majority either!

This last sham of keeping information from the residents of this town, coupled with the inability for residents to 'hear' how their elected officials stand on issues (don't ask..don't expect an answer) is just yet another nail in their already half buried coffin.

Quoted from 487

Yeah Yeah Yeah Where did all that money the REPS had for their campaign come from?  Parisi's pocket?  Clubhouse, either crap or get off the pot.  FDG and Bobby G have righted the ship and it has set sail.  You in or out???  OUT!!!!!!!!!!!

Peeper, I posted the gazette quote regarding the non agenda item that is apparently an agenda item and for what it is worth don't think any of the projects are neccessarily bad for Rotterdam, if done right.  My issue is that of a Town Board that can add major items to meetings whenever they want, giving the people that go to the meetings no knowledge of what will be the true agenda.  Then when there is a "suprise" item on the agenda, which the Board must have some knowledge of to add, they won't answer questions of the people who have issue with the projects and didn't have time to research the discussion.  As for FDG, whatever, but I am thinking BG needs one of those cardboard crowns from Burger King.