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RESOLUTION APPROVING INTERMUNICIPAL AGREEMENT WITH VILLAGE OF RED HOOK REGARDING THE SEWER DISTRICT #1 PROJECT

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Activeformal_resolutionongoingThe Town Board authorizes the Supervisor to execute an Intermunicipal Sewer Agreement with the Village of Red Hook to provide treatment and operation of the Town Sewer District #1 system.
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2024-06-11
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2024-06-11
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Resolution text

RESOLVED

  1. the Supervisor, or in his absence or unavailability the Deputy Supervisor, is hereby authorized and directed to execute the Intermunicipal Sewer Agreement in substantially the form on file with the Town Clerk, with such changes as shall be approved by the officer executing the same and which do not affect the substance thereof.
  2. the Supervisor, the Town Clerk, and the Town's other officers, employees and agents are hereby authorized and directed for, and in the name and on behalf of the Town, to do all acts and things required or provided by the provisions of the Intermunicipal Sewer Agreement.
  3. this resolution shall take effect immediately.
Show preamble — 6 WHEREAS clauses
  • WHEREAS, the Town of Red Hook is proposing to create a municipal sewer district pursuant to Article 12-A of NYS Town Law (the "Project") to serve the Traditional Neighborhood Development District ("TND") corridor as set forth in a Map, Plan and Report dated May 2024 ("SD # 1 MPR") prepared by T&B Engineering and Landscape Architecture, P.C. on file with the Town Clerk
  • WHEREAS, the sewer district is proposed to discharge to the existing Village of Red Hook ("Village") sewer plant pursuant to a proposed Intermunicipal Sewer Agreement, a form of which is on file with the Town Clerk (the "IMA")
  • WHEREAS, the Village and Town are authorized by Village Law Article 14, Town Law Article 12, and Article 5-D and Article 5-G of the General Municipal Law, to provide for the construction, operation, maintenance, and financing of the sewage collection and treatment systems set forth in the SD # 1 MPR
  • WHEREAS, pursuant to the IMA certain components of the collection system and treatment system required for the Village Sewer System, as more particularly described herein, are proposed to be expanded to allow for an increased design capacity to accept effluent from the Town Sewer District #1 ("Town SD#1) as provided in the SD #1 MPR, at a cost to be allocated between the Town SD#1 and the Village Sewer System, and the collection system of the Town SD#1 is proposed to be operated by the Village or its agents and the cost thereof borne by the Town SD#1
  • WHEREAS, it would be in the financial best interests of the Town, of the environment, and public health generally to provide for the acceptance and treatment of effluent from and operation of components of the Town SD#1 pursuant to the IMA
  • WHEREAS, on June 10, 2024, the Town Board adopted a Negative Declaration for the Project pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act, determining that the Project does not have the potential to have significant adverse environmental impacts and that a Draft Environmental Impact Statement will not be prepared

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2024-06-11adoptedvote: unanimous
Approve Intermunicipal Agreement with the Village of Red Hook regarding the Sewer District #1 Project.
moved by Kane · seconded by Testa
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Resolved
  1. the Supervisor, or in his absence or unavailability the Deputy Supervisor, is hereby authorized and directed to execute the Intermunicipal Sewer Agreement in substantially the form on file with the Town Clerk, with such changes as shall be approved by the officer executing the same and which do not affect the substance thereof.
  2. the Supervisor, the Town Clerk, and the Town's other officers, employees and agents are hereby authorized and directed for, and in the name and on behalf of the Town, to do all acts and things required or provided by the provisions of the Intermunicipal Sewer Agreement.
  3. this resolution shall take effect immediately.
Whereas
  • WHEREAS, the Town of Red Hook is proposing to create a municipal sewer district pursuant to Article 12-A of NYS Town Law (the "Project") to serve the Traditional Neighborhood Development District ("TND") corridor as set forth in a Map, Plan and Report dated May 2024 ("SD # 1 MPR") prepared by T&B Engineering and Landscape Architecture, P.C. on file with the Town Clerk
  • WHEREAS, the sewer district is proposed to discharge to the existing Village of Red Hook ("Village") sewer plant pursuant to a proposed Intermunicipal Sewer Agreement, a form of which is on file with the Town Clerk (the "IMA")
  • WHEREAS, the Village and Town are authorized by Village Law Article 14, Town Law Article 12, and Article 5-D and Article 5-G of the General Municipal Law, to provide for the construction, operation, maintenance, and financing of the sewage collection and treatment systems set forth in the SD # 1 MPR
  • WHEREAS, pursuant to the IMA certain components of the collection system and treatment system required for the Village Sewer System, as more particularly described herein, are proposed to be expanded to allow for an increased design capacity to accept effluent from the Town Sewer District #1 ("Town SD#1) as provided in the SD #1 MPR, at a cost to be allocated between the Town SD#1 and the Village Sewer System, and the collection system of the Town SD#1 is proposed to be operated by the Village or its agents and the cost thereof borne by the Town SD#1
  • WHEREAS, it would be in the financial best interests of the Town, of the environment, and public health generally to provide for the acceptance and treatment of effluent from and operation of components of the Town SD#1 pursuant to the IMA
  • WHEREAS, on June 10, 2024, the Town Board adopted a Negative Declaration for the Project pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act, determining that the Project does not have the potential to have significant adverse environmental impacts and that a Draft Environmental Impact Statement will not be prepared
Subject key: sewer_district_1_intermunicipal_agreement