Town Board Meeting

Town Board Virtual Meeting

The agenda for this Town Board Virtual Meeting can be found here.

This meeting will be held via Zoom with a Public Hearing held at 7pm:

Public Hearing: Proposed local law for an apprenticeship program for certain municipal contracts.

Agenda

  • 1. Consider the appointment of Barak Strock as a police officer as recommended by the Chief of Police.
  • 2. Consider the permanent appointment of Donald Utter as a laborer in the Water Department as recommended by the Personnel Assistant.
  • 3. Consider waiving the building permit fees associated with fire damage at 6454 Vosburgh Road as recommended by the Chief Building & Zoning Inspector.

Supervisor's Update

  • 1. Amended State of Emergency extended to Friday, May 7th.
  • 2. 2021 Summer Recreation Program (www.guilderlandrec.com) Camp brochure, calendar, and swim lessons.
  • 3. Cannabis legislation.

Executive Session: Town Attorney update on possible litigation.

Town Board Virtual Meeting

At this Virtual Meeting of the Town Board, held via Zoom, there will be 2 items to consider Public Hearings in the near future - a future hearing of the Police Reform Committee and the other will be a future hearing to consider extending the moratorium on programmable digital signs. In addition, there will be 6 items to propose the settlement of property tax cases. The agenda can be found here.

  • Consider appointing Mario Hluch as a police officer as recommended by the Chief of Police.
  • Consider appointing Robert A. Murphy, Jr. and reappointing David Carpenter as members of the Ethics Board.
  • Consider adopting the standard work and retirement days earned for certain elected and appointed officials. 
  • Consider awarding the contract for the removal of the Town's communication tower at 1180 Berne Altamont to Pyramid Network Services, LLC in the amount of $62,940.00 as recommended by the Chief of Police and waiving the demolition permit fees as recommended by the Chief Building Inspector.
  • Consider authorizing the Town to file an application under National Grid's "10,000 trees ...and Growing" program to fund the replacement of trees damaged in the October 2020 windstorm as recommended by the Director of Parks & Recreation.
  • Consider scheduling Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Days for Saturday, April 3rd and Saturday, October 2nd from 8am to 2pm as recommended by the Transfer Station.
  • Consider scheduling a public hearing for March 2, 2021 at 7:00pm on the proposed action prepared by the Police Reform & Reinvention Collaborative Committee. Pursuant to the Governor's Executive Order, the action plan must be adopted by the Town Board by April 1, 2021.
  • Consider scheduling a public hearing for March 16, 2021 at 7:00pm on a local law extending the moratorium on programmable digital signs for an additional six months to October 6, 2021. The moratorium currently expires on April 6, 2021.
  • Consider approving the reapportionment of $100,000 from R1 (General Reserve) and $5,082.99 from R8 (Sidewalk Reserve) to H30 (Western Avenue Sidewalks) to fund the construction of the new sidewalk on Western Avenue from Devonshire Drive to the Guilderland Public Library as recommended by the Town Comptroller.
  • Consider approving the proposed settlement of the tax certiorari proceeding involving office buildings at 2 & 4 Executive Park Drive (Stuyvesant Plaza) with a possible readjustment of $1,419.73 in 2020 and 2021 Town property taxes as recommended by the Assessor.
  • Consider approving the proposed settlement of the tax certiorari proceeding involving an office building, with a bank, at 1450 Western Avenue (Delta Properties LLC) with a possible readjustment of $2,590.34 in 2021 Town property taxes as recommended by the Assessor.
  • Consider approving the proposed settlement of the tax certiorari proceeding involving a vacant parcel at 19-27 New Karner Road (Plaza Guild and Karner27to31, LLC) with a possible readjustment of $60.44 in Guilderland Town Board Page 2 of 3 Meeting Agenda - 02/16/21 2021 Town property taxes as recommended by the Assessor. 
  • Consider approving the proposed settlement of the tax certiorari proceeding involving a riding stable (10.64 acres) at 5940 Veeder Road (Halsdorf) with a possible readjustment of $532.93 in 2020 and 2021 Town property taxes as recommended by the Assessor.
  • Consider approving the proposed settlement of the tax certiorari proceeding involving a 5-unit apartment building at 65 East Highland Drive (Brower) with a possible readjustment of $1,093.05 in 2020 and 2021 Town property taxes as recommended by the Assessor.
  • Consider approving the proposed settlement of the tax certiorari proceeding involving a commercial neighborhood center at 10 New Karner Road (Ten New Karner Road Holdings, LLC) with a possible readjustment of $2,993.29 in 2020 and 2021 Town property taxes as recommended by the Assessor.

Town Board Virtual Meeting

At this Town Board Meeting there will be two different meetings, the annual Organizational Meeting and the January Regular Meeting.

In the Organizational Meeting there are as of this posting 14 items on the agenda:

1. Consider approving Schedule A's listing of appointments for one year terms, except as noted, and authorizing the Town Supervisor to make provisional appointments.

2. Consider designating First National Bank of Scotia, Key Bank, Citizens Bank, Pioneer Commercial Bank, NBT Bank and M&T Bank as the Town's official depositories.

3. Consider authorizing the Town Supervisor and Town Comptroller to invest Certificates of Deposit in designated official depositories with a third party holding the securities.

4. Consider authorizing the Town Supervisor and Town Comptroller to sign checks for the Town.

5. Consider designating Adirondack Mountain Engineering, PC; Barton & Loguidice, DPC, Boswell Engineering; CHA Consulting, Inc; Creighton Manning; Delaware Engineering, DPC; Greenman-Pedersen, Inc.; Insite Northeast Engineering & Land Surveying, P.C.; Lansing Engineering, PC; and Spectra Environmental Group, Inc. as Town-designated engineers.

6. Consider adopting Schedule B's meeting schedules for the Town Board, Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals, Conservation Advisory Council, Industrial Development Agency and Development Planning Guilderland Town Board Page 1 of 3 Meeting Agenda - 01/05/21 Committee (as needed).

7. Consider authorizing use of the 2021 IRS approved mileage rate for reimbursing Town employees when authorized to use private vehicles on Town business.

8. Consider adopting Schedule C's designation of Fire Wardens, Fire Investigation Team, and Fire Inspectors for 2021.

9. Consider designating the Town Supervisor as Affirmative Action Officer.

10. Consider designating the Town Supervisor as Emergency Response Officer.

11. Consider adopting Schedule D's designation of Town Board members and officials as liaisons for 2021.

12. Consider designating The Altamont Enterprise and Times Union as the Town's official newspapers.

13. Consider approving Schedule E's 2021 holiday schedule for the Transfer Station.

14. Consider approving Schedule F's holiday schedule for non-union employees (except Transfer Station). The holiday schedule of union employees is per collective bargaining agreements.

The January Regular Meeting includes 5 items on the agenda and a general public comment period at the beginning of the meeting.

We encourage residents of Guilderland to call in and make public comments and also want to bring your attention to the following items:

1. Consider adopting the draft resolution suspending the requirement to file renewal application for certain property tax exemptions as recommended by the Assessor.

2. Consider adopting the draft resolution for funding of the Old State Road sidewalk.

3. Consider approving the Conservation Advisory Committee's 2020 Report and authorizing its filing with the Commissioner of NYS Department of Environmental Conservation.

4. Consider waiving the building permit fee for repairing the roof at the Town's record storage facility at 1515 Western Avenue as recommended by the Building Inspector.

5. Consider authorizing the Water & Wastewater Department to solicit bids for granular activated carbon and chemicals for treating water in 2021 and 2022.

 

Semi-Virtual Meeting of the Town Board

At this Town Board Meeting there are as of this posting 5 items on the agenda, a general public comment period at the beginning of the meeting plus an Executive Session with a Discussion regarding pending litigation as well as Personnel matters.

  • Consider authorizing the Town Supervisor to sign the Collective Bargaining Agreement with the United Public Service Employees Union for the period January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2023 as recommended by the Comptroller.
     
  • Consider approving the following promotions and appointments as recommended by the Chief of Police: Lieutenant Eric Batchelder to Captain Senior Investigator, Tom Funk to First Sergeant, Officer Matthew Hanzalik to Criminal Investigator, Michael Doynow as Police Officer, Officer Damir Svraka to Retail Interdiction Detail Investigator.
     
  • Consider authorizing release of $10,570.78 in escrow funds to Briarwood Capital Group as recommended by the Highway Superintendent.
     
  • Consider authorizing the Town Supervisor to sign the Letter of Commitment with National Grid to purchase street lights and financing agreement with NYS Power Authority for the conversion of purchased street lights to LED lighting.
     
  • Consider authorizing the Town Supervisor to sign documents to renew Lease Agreement with Verizon Wireless for antennae on Willey Street water tower.

We encourage residents of Guilderland to call in and make public comments.

Semi-Virtual Meeting of the Town Board

At this Town Board Meeting there are as of this posting 6 items on the agenda plus the Supervisor's Update and general public comment period at the beginning of the meeting.

We encourage residents of Guilderland to call in and make public comments and also want to bring your attention to the following items:

  • Consider adopting a resolution authorizing a Payment In-Lieu of Tax Agreement for the Beacon Meadows Intergenerational development on Mercy Care Lane.
     
  • Consider authorizing the Town Clerk and Supervisor to sign the Water District's collection warrant in the amount of $695,498.65.
     
  • Consider appointing Christopher Longo to fill the vacancy on the Planning Board with a term of office ending on December 31, 2022.

You may also be aware that the Town is currently considering whether or not to appeal the decision by Supreme Court Justice Peter Lynch that ruled the Guilderland's Environmental Approval for Costco and Rapp Road Site Plan Approval for Proposed Apartments in the Pine Bush as Null and Void.  We encourage you to call in during the comment period of this meeting and tell the Town Board it is not appropriate for the Town to appeal this decision in court with costly litigation since it is Pyramid's project not the Town's.

Semi-Virtual Public Hearings and Meeting of the Town Board

Due to Election Day, the Town Board meeting is rescheduled to Thursday, Nov 5th and will also start one hour earlier to accommodate a public hearing on the proposed town budget for 2021 and second public hearing for a proposed Planned Unit Development (PUD).

We encourage residents of Guilderland to call in and make public comments during the public hearings and regular comment period.

Below is the agenda for this Town Board meeting:

6pm:  Public Hearing on the 2021 Town Budget

7pm:  At this rescheduled Town Board Meeting there are as of this posting 3 items preceded by 1 Public Hearing plus the Supervisor's Update and general public comment period at the beginning of the meeting.

  • At 7:00pm a Public Hearing on local law which would change the zoning for property located at 100, 200 and 300 Great Oaks Boulevard from Business Non-Retail Professional District to Planned Unit Development (PUD) with conditions.
     
  • Consider adopting a resolution authorizing a Payment In-Lieu of Tax Agreement for the Beacon Meadows Intergenerational development on Mercy Care Lane.
     
  • Consider approving a proposed resolution in support of "Small Business Saturday" on Saturday, November 28th.
     
  • Consider the provisional appointment of Amy Graver as receptionist at Town Hall.
     
  • The Supervisor's Update will include information about holiday closings of Town Hall, the Red Cross blood drive and the Guilderland Farmers' Market