Zoning Board of Appeals — 2021-09-08

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Town of Red Hook ZBA Draft Meeting Minutes September 8, 2021 Preliminaries Roll Call Chairperson Karakassis calls the meeting to order at 7:08pm. Present are Chairperson Karakassis, Chris Carney, and Chris Klose. Absent is Jim Hegstetter At 7:08pm Chairperson Karakassis asks for a motion to open the meeting. Chris Klose so moves, Chris Carney seconds, and all Board members present vote in favor of opening the meeting. Approval of Draft Minutes 7-14-21 Chairperson Karakassis notes Board member Jim Hegstetter is absent, and remands the discussion and vote to the next ZBA meeting, stating she had to recuse herself for part of the meeting, and could not vote on the draft minutes. Planning Board Minutes Chairperson Karakassis states she has no comments regarding the Planning Board. Comments from the Chair Chairperson Karakassis refers to draft language regarding a new Meeting Duration Policy, of the Board, and suggests the policy read: “It is the ZBA’s policy to hear each person who wishes to speak at public hearings, and to that end it is respectfully requested all comments be brief and to the point. Any unfinished business will be continued at the next regularly scheduled ZBA meeting.” Chairperson Karakassis suggests the language regarding Special Meetings be stricken from the policy, and asks for comments from the Board members present. There are no further comments. Chairperson Karakassis reads the preamble to the policy into the record, as follows: “Notice is hereby given that the Town of Red Hook Zoning Board of Appeals is hereby adopting a meeting duration policy, as of September 8, 2021, which will limit the meeting duration to two and a half hours.”

At 7:10 pm Chairperson Karakassis asks for a motion to approve the above meeting duration policy. At 7:11 pm Chris Klose so moves, Chris Carney seconds, and all Board members present vote in favor of adopting said policy.

Board Vote SEQR Lead Agency Request Micro Hydropower Facility Town of Red Hook, Dutchess County, New York – Adoption of Local Law D (proposed) of 2021 to Amend the Code of the Town of Red Hook to allowi Micro Hydropower Facilities in the Waterfront Conservation District, subject to issuance of a Special Permit, and Amend Chapter 100 of the Town Code entitled “Power Plan Site Studies” to exempt Micro Hydropower Facilities from the definition of a “power plant”, and from the requirements of Chapter 100. Chairperson Karakassis asks the Board members present if there are any questions or comments regarding the Town Board’s request for Lead Agency regarding the Micro Hydropower Facility. The Board members present have no further comments or questions. At 7:12 pm Chairperson Karakassis moves to respond with consent to the Town Board’s Lead Agency Request. Chris Klose seconds, and all Board members present vote in favor of granting the Town Board Lead Agency status.

Board Vote SEQR Lead Agency Request Sawkill Trail Town of Red Hook, Dutchess County, New York – Establishment of a trail from the Town of Red Hook Recreation Park West, terminating at a parking lot, located at the Bard College Alumni Center, on NYS 9G. The proposed trail, when completed, will be approximately 11,558 feet long, including 4,417 of existing trail, and 6,551 of new trail. Approximately 590 feet of trail will be located on existing streets. The total disturbed area, not including existing trail, is 1.5 acres. The Project includes the acquisition of rights-ofway as needed. Fences will be installed along the Fir Street Extension to buffer the trail from private property. The Town Board proposes to exempt itself from Site Plan approval for the creation of the trail. There are no questions, comments, or discussion regarding the Sawkill Trail. At 7:13 pm Chairperson moves to consent to the Town Board’s Lead Agency Request regarding the Sawkill Trail. Chris Carney seconds, and all Board members present vote in favor of granting the Town Board Lead Agency status. Chairperson Karakassis also notes for the record, the following ZBA Appeals 21-02, 2102A Kanuk Mighty Donuts, 21-03 Greig, and 21-04 Snyder have all been formally withdrawn by the applicants.

At 7:14 pm Chairperson Karakassis moves to adjourn the meeting. Chris Carney seconds, and all Board members present vote in favor of adjourning the meeting. The next regularly scheduled ZBA meeting is on Wednesday October 13th, 2021, at 7:00 pm. Pursuant to Governor Hochul’s signing of Legislation (S.50001/A.40001), which “Allows New Yorkers to Participate in State and Local Government Meetings Virtually to Reduce the Risk of COVID-19 Spread”, and which “Helps People With Disabilities Participate in Their Government”, the Town of Red Hook ZBA has elected to meet remotely. A link to the remote meeting will appear on the ZBA’s Meeting Agenda, one week before the meeting. Interested parties may contact ZBA Clerk, Anne Rubin at (845)7584624, or arubin@redhook.org, up until 3:00pm of the day of the meeting, if there are any questions regarding viewing a remote meeting.

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2024-05-13→2024-05-13

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Document B adds formal resolution structure, meeting details, and voting record table to the tax levy resolution.

Added resolution number field, meeting date/location (Village Hall, 7467 South Broadway, Red Hook, NY), and Mayor Smythe's name as meeting chair
Reformatted WHEREAS and RESOLVED clauses into formal 'NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED' structure with 'BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED' for subsequent clauses
Added voting record table with checkboxes for Mayor Smythe, Deputy Mayor Kjarval, Trustee Laing, Trustee Bradley-Rickard, and Trustee Appenzeller
Added attestation clause signed by Jennifer Cavanaugh, Clerk with date field
Minor formatting: added ordinal indicators in brackets (2[nd], 31[st], 3[rd], 4[th], 1[st]) and 'and' conjunctions between resolved clauses

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## **VILLAGE OF RED HOOK RESOLUTION # - 2024** ## **DATED: MAY 13, 2024** A meeting of the Village of Red Hook was convened in public session at the Village Hall, 7467 South Broadway, Red Hook, NY on May 13, 2024. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Smythe. ## **RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TAX LEVY AND WARRANT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025** WHEREAS clauses: -, the budget for the fiscal year commencing June 1, 2024 has been duly adopted and filed with the Village Clerk, which includes $1,401,440 to be raised by the property tax levy -; and WHEREAS, the Assessment Roll established by the Red Hook Assessor for fiscal year June 1, 2024 through May 31, 2025, shows the total assessed valuation of real property in the Village of Red Hook is $274,226,476 . NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED clauses: -that the tax rate for the Village of Red Hook for the fiscal year commencing June 1, 2024, is fixed at the rate of $5.10744 on each $1,000 of assessed valuation for properties in the Village of Red Hook -; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the sum of $1,401,440 shall be the taxes set for the fiscal year commencing June 1, 2024 and is hereby levied on the taxable property in the Village of Red Hook and that the Village Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to receive and collect such sums without additional charge between the first day of June and July 1; and between July 2nd2[nd] and July 31st31[st] to collect with any sum not yet collected, an additional charge of 5% as penalty; and between August 1 and September 3rd3[rd] to collect with any sum not yet collected, an additional charge of 6% as penalty; and between September 4th4[th] and September 30th30[th] to collect with any sum not yet collected, an additional charge of 7% as penalty; and between October 1st1[st] and October 31st31[st] to collect with any sum not yet collected, an additional charge of 8% as penalty -; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Village Clerk shall deliver the tax roll and warrant to the Village Treasurer on or before the first day of June 2024 and in November 2024, to deliver to the Board of Trustees an account of the taxes remaining due and unpaid; describing each parcel of real property upon which taxes are unpaid, showing the person or persons to whom the parcel is assessed and showing as to each parcel that mount of tax unpaid -; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Village Treasurer, with information provided by the Town Assessor, is authorized to levy and collect additional Village taxes upon termination of exempt status of real property in accordance with provisions of Section 494 of the Real Property Tax Law during the fiscal year beginning June 1, 2024. ## Motion by: Seconded by: Vote: |Vote:|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Mayor Smythe|☐Aye|☐Nay|☐Abstain|☐Recuse|☐Absent/Excused| |DeputyMayor Kjarval|☐Aye|☐Nay|☐Abstain|☐Recuse|☐Absent/Excused| |Trustee Laing|☐Aye|☐Nay|☐Abstain|☐Recuse|☐Absent/Excused| |Trustee Bradley-Rickard|☐Aye|☐Nay|☐Abstain|☐Recuse|☐Absent/Excused| |Trustee Appenzeller|☐Aye|☐Nay|☐Abstain|☐Recuse|☐Absent/Excused| |Vote Total|||||| |Result|Motion:||||| I hereby attest that the above Resolution was approved by the Board of Trustees at its May 13, 2024, meeting, and that I have been authorized to sign this Resolution by decision of the Board of Trustees ______________________ ____________________ Jennifer Cavanaugh, Clerk Date

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Tax levy and warrant updated for fiscal year 2025-2026 with revised budget, assessed valuation, and tax rate.

Fiscal year changed from 2024-2025 to 2025-2026; meeting date moved from May 13, 2024 to May 12, 2025
Budget amount increased from $1,401,440 to $1,431,952
Assessed valuation increased from $274,226,476 to $298,302,960
Tax rate decreased from $5.10744 to $4.798479 per $1,000 of assessed valuation
6% penalty collection period adjusted from 'August 1 and September 3rd' to 'August 1 and September 2nd'
Board composition changed: Trustee Laing and Trustee Appenzeller replaced by Trustee Uku and Trustee Smith
Vote table reformatted and preamble added ('The foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote')

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## **VILLAGE OF RED HOOK RESOLUTION # - 20242025** ## **DATED: MAY 1312, 20242025** A meeting of the Village of Red Hook was convened in public session at the Village Hall, 7467 South Broadway, Red Hook, NY on May 1312, 20242025. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Smythe. ## **RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TAX LEVY AND WARRANT FOR FISCAL YEAR 20242025-20252026** WHEREAS, the budget for the fiscal year commencing June 1, 20242025 has been duly adopted and filed with the Village Clerk, which includes $1,401431,440952 to be raised by the property tax levy; and WHEREAS, the Assessment Roll established by the Red Hook Assessor for fiscal year June 1, 20242025 through May 31, 20252026, shows the total assessed valuation of real property in the Village of Red Hook is $274298,226302,476960. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the tax rate for the Village of Red Hook for the fiscal year commencing June 1, 20242025, is fixed at the rate of $54.10744798479 on each $1,000 of assessed valuation for properties in the Village of Red Hook; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the sum of $1,401431,440952 shall be the taxes set for the fiscal year commencing June 1, 20242025 and is hereby levied on the taxable property in the Village of Red Hook and that the Village Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to receive and collect such sums without additional charge between the first day of June and July 1; and between July 2[nd] and July 31[st] to collect with any sum not yet collected, an additional charge of 5% as penalty; and between August 1 and September 32[rdnd] to collect with any sum not yet collected, an additional charge of 6% as penalty; and between September 43[thrd] and September 30[th] to collect with any sum not yet collected, an additional charge of 7% as penalty; and between October 1[st] and October 31[st] to collect with any sum not yet collected, an additional charge of 8% as penalty; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Village Clerk shall deliver the tax roll and warrant to the Village Treasurer on or before the first day of June 20242025 and in November 20242025, to deliver to the Board of Trustees an account of the taxes remaining due and unpaid; describing each parcel of real property upon which taxes are unpaid, showing the person or persons to whom the parcel is assessed and showing as to each parcel that mount of tax unpaid; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Village Treasurer, with information provided by the Town Assessor, is authorized to levy and collect additional Village taxes upon termination of exempt status of real property in accordance with provisions of Section 494 of the Real Property Tax Law during the fiscal year beginning June 1, 20242025. ## Motion by: Seconded by: VoteThe foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote, which resulted as follows: |Vote:Mayor Smythe|☐Aye|☐Nay|☐Abstain|☐Recuse|☐Absent/Excused| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Mayor Smythe|☐Aye|☐Nay|☐Abstain|☐Recuse|☐Absent/Excused| |DeputyMayor Kjarval|☐Aye|☐Nay|☐Abstain|☐Recuse|☐Absent/Excused| |Trustee Laing|☐Aye|☐Nay|☐Abstain|☐Recuse|☐Absent/Excused| |Trustee Bradley-Rickard|☐Aye|☐Nay|☐Abstain|☐Recuse|☐Absent/Excused| |Trustee AppenzellerUku|☐Aye|☐Nay|☐Abstain|☐Recuse|☐Absent/Excused| |Trustee Smith|☐Aye|☐Nay|☐Abstain|☐Recuse|☐Absent/Excused| |Vote Total|||||| |Result|Motion:||||| I hereby attest that the above Resolution was approved by the Board of Trustees at its May 1312, 20242025, meeting, and that I have been authorized to sign this Resolution by decision of the Board of Trustees ______________________ ____________________ Jennifer Cavanaugh, Clerk Date

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