SPECIAL MEETING OF THE VILLAGE OF BREWSTER BOARD OF TRUSTEES
DECEMBER 6, 2006 AT 7:30 PM
VILLAGE HALL - 208 MAIN STREET - BREWSTER, NY
AGENDA

Pledge to flag.
Public Comment.
1. Metro North Maintenance Agreement
The Clerk noted the scheduled transfer is scheduled for December 14th. 
2. 50 Main Street

• SEQRA Determination

Mayor Degnan motioned and Trustee Banks seconded to declare a negative SEQRA finding.  Motion passed 5 Ayes.
Mr. Lovallo asked for an explanation.  Mayor Degnan said that the Village had declared its intention to be lead agency in July, 2006.  Interested parties are given 30 days to respond.  DEC and DEP both approved our intention  As a result of the environmental form and application of renovation of an existing building, a negative declaration was made by the Village of Brewster.

3. Water Rates
The Board of Trustees has chosen to review and adopt three separate resolutions each detailing a period of time when specific water rates were or would be in effect.  The Board has undertaken due diligence in determining said water rates and has solicited the public for input numerous times.  The Board’s steady goal has been and continues to be to offer a fair and reasonable approach to new water rates given our substantial investment of capital to improve the water delivery service to each home in the Village.  There remain some homes outside the Village limits who still receive municipal water but have not installed a metering device.  For these homes, as well as those who may have nonfunctioning meters for a given time that the non-metered rate is included.  We encourage all Village of Brewster municipal water users to obtain and install a water meter for their own benefit and the benefit of their neighbors.  With 100% functional metering we can better detect leakage and accurately predict flows to the new Wastewater Treatment Plant.

RESOLUTION – Water Rates from October 1, 2005 to March 31, 2006

                                      December 6, 2006

The duly constituted and authorized Board of the Village of Brewster, New York, this 6th day of December, 2006 upon motion of Mayor Degnan; seconded by Mr. Banks; does hereby resolve and state:

WHEREAS, the Village Board is authorized to establish and impose water rents pursuant to New York General Municipal Law Article 14-F of the Village Law of the State of New York, and

WHEREAS, the Village Board has previously established  by Village Law Section 11-1116 a municipal system for setting water rents, inclusive of the statutory authority for the establishment or imposition of a penalty fee for late payment of rents, and

WHEREAS, the Village Board has performed its municipal due diligence in establishing uniformity and standardization in the establishment of these rates, inclusive of late penalty rules and regulations, now therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby authorizes the establishment of water rent rates based on prior rates set by this board.  The rates set hereto in the attached schedule are equal to or lower than rates previously set by this board for this period. 

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the effective date of billing based upon this new municipal usage-based rate shall be for the period October 2005 through March 2006, and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that all prior and previous water rent rates established by this Board of Trustees shall be deemed null and void for the effective dates and are hereby revised as established in the schedule hereto attached..

Dated: Brewster, New York
          December 6, 2006

Certified by:

Peter Brewster Hansen
Village Clerk

AYES: 5          NAYS: 0          ABSENT: 0     ABSTAIN: 0
Rate Schedule
For the six month period October 2005 through March 2006 billing:

• $300.00 per-unit for in-village users [equating to $50.00 per month]
• $400.00 per-unit for out-of-village users [equating $66.67 per month]
• $0.015 per gallon for all previously metered accounts

The Peaceable Hill Water District is billed at the flat rate of $0.015 per gallon.

RESOLUTION – Water Rates for the period from April through November of 2006

                                      December 6, 2006

The duly constituted and authorized Board of the Village of Brewster, New York, this 6th day of December, 2006 upon motion of T. Stockburger; seconded by Mayor Degnan; does hereby resolve and state:

WHEREAS, the Village  Board is authorized to establish and impose water rents pursuant to New York General Municipal Law Article 14-F of the Village Law of the State of New York, and

WHEREAS, the Village Board has previously established  by Village Law Section 11-1116 a municipal system for setting water rents, inclusive of the statutory authority for the establishment or imposition of a penalty fee for late payment of rents, and

WHEREAS, the Village Board has performed its municipal due diligence in establishing uniformity and standardization in the establishment of these rates, inclusive of late penalty rules and regulations, now therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby authorizes the establishment of water rent rates based on prior rates set by this board.  The rates set hereto in the attached schedule are equal to or lower than rates previously set by this board. 

FURTHER RESOLVED, that all prior and previous water rent rates established by this Board of Trustees shall be deemed null and void for the effective dates and are hereby revised as established in the schedule hereto attached..
AYES: 5          NAYS: 0          ABSENT: 0     ABSTAIN: 0

Dated: Brewster, New York December 6, 2006
Certified by:

Peter Brewster Hansen
Village Clerk
Rate Schedule
For the period April 2006 through November 2006:
[In this 8 month billing period, the gallons used to determine price levels are calculated at one-third more than the six month price levels used in the April Village Board resolution: 25,000 - 125,000 and 150,000.]

• $0.0125 per gallon for the first 33,250 gallons per unit during the period.  (the first 1,000 gallons per month will be charged out at $0.0125 per gallon as the minimum usage per unit (instead of $12.50 per month as previously approved).
• $0.015 per gallon for the next 133,300 gallons per unit during the period
• $0.02 per gallon for usage over 166,550 gallons per unit during the period
• Fixed Rate in Village of Brewster –
• No meter: $1,200.00 per unit per year prorated for an eight month period
• Broken meter, bad reading, short reading: prorated based on average metered usage determined solely by the Village.
• Fixed Rate outside Village of Brewster –
• No meter: $1,500.00 per unit per year prorated for an eight month period
• Broken meter, bad reading, short reading: prorated based on average metered usage determined solely by the Village.

The Peaceable Hill Water District is billed at the flat rate of $0.015 per gallon.
Note:  The period from April 1st through April 18th is subject to the rate in effect from the prior billing period.

RESOLUTION – Water Rates for period starting December 1, 2006

                                      December 6, 2006

The duly constituted and authorized Board of the Village of Brewster, New York, this 6th day of December, 2006 upon motion of Mayor Degnan; seconded by Mr. Schoenig; does hereby resolve and state:

WHEREAS, the Village  Board is authorized to establish and impose water rents pursuant to New York General Municipal Law Article 14-F of the Village Law of the State of New York, and

WHEREAS, the Village Board has previously established  by Village Law Section 11-1116 a municipal system for setting water rents, inclusive of the statutory authority for the establishment or imposition of a penalty fee for late payment of rents, and

WHEREAS, the Village Board has performed its municipal due diligence in establishing uniformity and standardization in the establishment of these rates, inclusive of late penalty rules and regulations, now therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby authorizes the establishment of water rent rates based substantially on previously approved rates as set hereto in the attached rate schedule and be it 

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the effective date of billing based upon this new municipal usage-based rate shall be Friday, December 1, 2006, and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that all prior and previous water rent rates established by this Board of Trustees shall be deemed null and void for the effective dates and are hereby revised as established in the rate schedule hereto attached..

Dated: Brewster, New York
          December 6, 2006
Certified by:

Peter Brewster Hansen
Village Clerk

AYES: 5          NAYS: 0          ABSENT: 0     ABSTAIN: 0
Rate Schedule
December 1, 2006 and forward Rates

• Charge $0.0125 per gallon for the first 50,000 gallons per-unit per-year prorated during the billing period.  The first 1,000 gallons per month will be charged out at $0.0125 per gallon as the minimum usage per unit.
• Charge $0.015 per gallon for the next 200,000 gallons per-unit per-year prorated during the billing period
• Charge $0.02 per gallon for usage over 250,000 gallons per-unit per-year prorated during the billing period
• Fixed Rate in Village of Brewster
• No meter: $1,600.00 per unit per year prorated during the billing period.
• Broken meter, bad reading, short reading: prorated based on average metered usage determined solely by the Village.  When no metered history is available, the flat rate of $1,600 per unit will be used.
• Fixed Rate outside Village of Brewster –
• No meter: $2,000.00 per unit per year prorated during the billing period.
• Broken meter, bad reading, short reading: prorated based on average metered usage determined solely by the Village. When no metered history is available, the flat rate of $2,000 per unit will be used.

The Peaceable Hill Water District will be billed at $0.015 per gallon.

4. Other Business
A.  Holiday Parking – 2 hr. free parking
On a motion by Mayor Degnan and seconded by Trustee Stockburger the duly constituted Board of Trustees of the Village of Brewster hereby authorizes free two-hour parking for the time period of December 14, 2006 to January 2, 2007.  The meters are to be covered with red holiday greetings bags stating “two hour parking free.”
Ayes:  5       Nays:           Abstain:         Absent:
Mayor Degnan made a motion to authorize the Clerk to buy additional bags to cover the meters as necessary.  Seconded by Trustee Stockburger.  Motion passed 5-0
B.  Account signatory
The clerk requested the Board designate a third signatory to the bank accounts.
On a motion by Mayor Degnan and seconded by Trustee Ito, Deputy Mayor William Banks is to be made a signatory to the Mahopac National Bank accounts.  Motion passed.  5-0
C.  Trash Receptacles
Mayor Degnan made a motion and Trustee Ito seconded to authorize Teri Stockburger to buy trash receptacles that meet the aesthetic and functional needs of the Village.  Motion passed.  5-0
D.  Meeting date change.
Mayor Degnan made a motion to rescind the previously scheduled Dec 20, 2006 Board Meeting and to hold the last meeting of December on December 13th instead.  Trustee Ito seconded.  Motion passed.  5-0
E.  Bulk pickup days –
The Clerk presented proposed bulk pickup days which will be the last Wednesday in April and the last Wednesday in September for the Village of Brewster.  Mayor Degnan made a motion to adopt these bulk pick-up days.  Trustee Ito seconded.  Motion passed.  5-0
F.  Public Comment.
Jack Gress asked about sewer rates now that the O&M contract is let.  Mayor Degnan said Sewer rates had been adopted previously but no bills have been sent out yet.
G.  Adjourn
Mayor Degnan moved to adjourn.  Trustee Schoenig seconded.  Motion passed 5-0
 

Peter B. Hansen
Clerk