MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE RAMAPO TOWN BOARD HELD ON JUNE 16, 2008

The Town Board of the Town of Ramapo convened a Special Meeting of the Ramapo Town Board on Monday, June 16, 2008 in the Office of the Supervisor at Ramapo Town Hall, 237 Route 59, Suffern, New York 10901.

Supervisor Christopher P. St. Lawrence called the meeting to order and Town Clerk, Christian G. Sampson called the roll. The following board members were present and answered to their names:

Present: Supervisor Christopher P. St. Lawrence

Councilman Edward Friedman

Councilman David J. Stein

Councilman Itamar Yeger

Town Attorney Michael L. Klein

Town Clerk Christian G. Sampson

Absent: Councilwoman Frances M. Hunter

ACCEPTANCE OF PROPOSAL: FORMER QUARRY PROPERTY: ADOPTION OF SEQRA DETERMINATION

The following resolution was moved by Councilman Stein, seconded by Councilman Friedman and unanimously adopted by all board members present, with Councilwoman Hunter absent:

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WHEREAS, the Town of Ramapo accepted a donation from Tilcon New York Inc. of an approximately 60 acre hard rock quarry located in the Town of Ramapo at 15 Tilton Avenue, Suffern, New York for use for flood mitigation and general municipal purposes, and

WHEREAS, the Town of Ramapo solicited proposals for the purchase of said property for use for flood mitigation, as well as possible development for residential use, and

WHEREAS, the Town is in receipt of a proposal from Quarry Ridge of Suffern, LLC for purchase of the above property, and

WHEREAS, the Ramapo Town Board is the Lead Agency with regard to such proposed sale pursuant to New York State Environmental Quality Review Act, and

WHEREAS, the proposed action is an unlisted action as defined in NYCRR Part 617, and

WHEREAS, after review of a Short Form Environmental Assessment Form dated June 16, 2008, it appears that the proposed action will not have any significant adverse impact on the environment,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Board of the Town of Ramapo that upon the recommendation of Ed Moran, a Town Engineer, the proposed action will not result in any significant adverse impact on the environmental and the Town Board does hereby adopt a negative declaration dated June 16, 2008.

ACCEPTANCE OF PROPOSAL: FORMER QUARRY PROPERTY: APPROVAL OF CONTRACT OF SALE

The following resolution was moved by Councilman Stein, seconded by Councilman Yeger and adopted by those board members present, with Councilwoman Hunter absent:

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WHEREAS, the Town of Ramapo accepted a donation from Tilcon New York Inc. of an approximately 60 acre hard rock quarry located in the Town of Ramapo at 15 Tilton Avenue, Suffern, New York for use for flood mitigation and general municipal purposes, and

WHEREAS, the Town of Ramapo solicited proposals for the purchase of said property for use for flood mitigation, as well as possible development for residential use, and

WHEREAS, the Town is in receipt of a proposal from Quarry Ridge LLC, 4 Executive Boulevard, Suffern, New York, for the purchase of the above property in the amount of $4,400,000.00,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Board of the Town of Ramapo that it hereby accepts the proposal of Quarry Ridge LLC for the purchase of the above property subject to the terms of the above proposal, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Supervisor is hereby authorized to execute a Contract of Sale in a form approved by the Town Attorney’s office.

PETITION OF SCENIC DEVELOPMENT LLC FOR ZONING LAW AMENDMENT: ADOPTION OF THE FOLLOWING: LEAD AGENCY STATUS, POSITIVE DECLARATION AND SCHEDULING OF SCOPING SESSION

The following resolution was moved by Councilman Yeger, seconded by Councilman Stein and adopted by those board members present, with Councilwoman Hunter absent:

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WHEREAS, the Town Board is in receipt of an application from Scenic Development, LLC, seeking a change in the zoning designation from an RR-80 zoning to a MR-8 zoning district for property located on the south side of Route 202 and the west side of Route 306 and designated on the tax map as a portion of Section 32.11-1-2, Section 32.11-1-3, Section 32.11-1-4, Section 32.11-1-12, Section 32.11-1-13 and Section 32.11-1-14, more particularly described on the attached schedules A and B, and

WHEREAS, pursuant to 6NYCRR Part 617, said action is classified as a Type I action, and

WHEREAS, the Town Board, on May 6, 2008, by resolution no. 2008 – 320 determined that it wished to declare its Lead Agency with respect to the above Type I action and circulated an intent to be Lead Agency to all involved agencies, and

WHEREAS, thirty calendar days have elapsed since circulation of the Intent to be Lead Agency and no involved agency has expressed any intent to be Lead Agency,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Board of the Town of Ramapo that it hereby declares itself Lead Agency with respect to the above action, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that upon the recommendation of John Lange of Frederick P. Clark Associates, the Town’s Planning Consultant, it hereby determines that the above action may have a significant adverse impact on the environment and hereby adopts a Positive Declaration dated June 16, 2008, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a public scoping session to identify the potentially significant adverse impacts related to the above action that are to be addressed in the proposed Draft Environmental Impact Statement is to be heard at Ramapo Town Hall on June 23, 2008 at 6:30 p.m.

EMERGENCY REPLACEMENT OF A/C COMPRESSOR ASSOCIATED WITH COUNCIL ROOM HVAC

The following resolution was moved by Councilman Stein, seconded by Councilman Yeger and adopted by those board members present, with Councilwoman Hunter absent:

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WHEREAS, Rick LaGarde has advised the Town Board that the compressor in the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning unit that services the council room and part of the Town lobby is in need of immediate repair, and

WHEREAS, Rick LaGarde has received a proposal from Honeywell, 12490 Collection Center, Chicago, Illinois 60693 to replace the compressor at a cost of $10,000.00 plus the cost of a crane to install the new unit, and

WHEREAS, Rick LaGarde has reviewed the above proposal and recommends its approval,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Board of the Town of Ramapo that it hereby accepts the proposal of Honeywell to replace the above compressor at a cost of $10,000.00 plus an additional amount not to exceed $3,000.00 for the cost of a crane, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Supervisor is hereby authorized to execute a letter agreement with Honeywell in a form approved by the Town Attorney’s office, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Finance Department is hereby authorized to transfer $13,000.00 from Account 1670A.3452 to Account 1620A.3446 to fund the above work.

ADJOURNMENT

The following resolution was moved by Councilman Stein, seconded by Councilman Yeger and adopted by those board members present, with Councilwoman Hunter absent:

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RESOLVED by the Town Board of the Town of Ramapo that the Special Meeting of the Ramapo Town Board held this evening, June 16, 2008, be hereby adjourned at 6:50 pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Christian G. Sampson

Town Clerk