June 22nd 2006.
D R A F T
VILLAGE OF BREWSTER
PLANNING BOARD WORK SESSION
JUNE 22, 2006
MINUTES
Present: Chairman Yoshihiko Ito, Board Members: James Bruen, David Kulo, Mark Anderson, and Christine Piccini.
The Pledge of Allegiance was said and the meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m.
Christine Piccini announces that this a regular meeting of the Planning Board, June 22, 2006.
Agenda items and housekeeping, welcoming new Planning Board member Mark Anderson.
Housekeeping Item 1: Appointment Of New Chairperson.
Chairman Yoshihiko Ito will be resigning. He can no longer act in the capacity as Chairman.
Chairman Ito: I have resigned as Chairman as of June 7, 2006. Our next item should be to elect a new chairperson and I nominate Christine Piccini, who is current Vice Chair of the Planning Board. Mark Anderson seconds the nomination. The vote is taken and all are in favor of Christine Piccini taking the position as Chairperson of the Village of Brewster Planning Board.
Former Chairman Yoshihiko Ito steps down and Christine Piccini takes the meeting.
Housekeeping Item 2: Obtaining 5th Board Member
Chairperson Piccini: The second item on the agenda is obtaining a 5th board member. The current membership is comprised of Mark Anderson, myself, David Kulo, Jim Bruen, and Yoshihiko Ito who will remain on the board for at least this meeting until he takes on his responsibilities as a Trustee. Therefore a new 5th member is being actively sought.
Mark Anderson asks if the member must be a village resident.
Chairperson Piccini answers that it is her understanding that the member must be a village resident but that Village Attorney Gary Kropkowski will be looking into that issue.
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Jim Bruen, who was not in attendance at the start of the meeting now joins the meeting in progress at 7:41 p.m.
Chairperson Piccini fills Mr. Bruen in on what is now being discussed.
Yoshihiko Ito volunteers names of people who have shown interest in becoming a board member; Jeff Rand. Mr. Ito also states that since Mr. Bruen is now present and he has resigned as chairman will step down from the meeting and will be handing in his formal resignation at the next meeting. Mr. Ito joins the audience.
Housekeeping Agenda Item 3: Contact information form.
Chairperson Piccini: Gives out contact information form to the board members to fill out in order to keep in contact with each other.
Housekeeping Agenda Item 3:
Planning Board Member Training
Chairperson Piccini: Sent out an e-mail with two links. She also discusses the Zoning Code books for the members to use. Currently, it is the old book which the members have and will use until the proposed zoning code is adopted which is waiting for legal review. Once the comments come back the zoning committee who wrote the book will reconvene in order to address comments there will then be a public hearing. Changes, if any, will be made from that hearing and the board will then officially adopt the new Zoning Code book.
Mark Anderson asks if they are independent of the sewer project.
Chairperson Piccini answers that they are independent and totally divergent.
$5,000.000 has been budgeted for the Planing and Zoning Boards - roughly $1,000.000 per member (but not ear-marked that way) for training for planning purposes and Mr. To provided information about material that is available to get trained.
Chairperson Piccini will send e-mail out on this.
John Folchetti had talked about doing some on site training but may not be as broad as they are looking into doing. Just general information to start with which would be more specific to the applications in the Village of Brewster.
A qorium is needed to have a meeting and to vote.
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Agenda Item 3: Acknowledgment of Mary Sweeny’s tenure
as secretary on the Planning Board.
Village may or may not do a proclamation to thank her. The board members discuss possibly a plaque or a gift certificate which would come from the member contribution.
Chairperson Piccini will confer with Neale Riely regarding one gift from both boards.
Agenda Item 4: Other Business
Mark Anderson asks for guidance for a comprehensive introductory course that should be taken as a new member of the Planning Board.
The group discusses that there is some time to become familiar and learn what is needed since for example the waste water treatment plant is still a year away and the moratorium is still in effect.
The members discuss the goals for the treatment plant and when it may be in operation.
Chairperson Piccini asks Paul, engineer, who replies that testing may begin in mid-July or early August of this summer.
The lines will be attached and within a year of that, as per the contract, the water flow should begin.
Paul: individual house connections would start within a year to 15 months.
Chairperson Piccini asks Board members if there are any other subjects they would like to discuss. She states that the board has an open door policy. The board is still in the process of seeking new applicants and they discuss people who would be potentially interested. All members agree to still meet monthly to be available to potential applicants.
Chairperson Piccini asks for motion to adjourn. Mark Anderson makes motion. The motion is seconded.
Meeting Ends at 8:10 p.m.