August 24th 2006.

D R A F T

VILLAGE OF BREWSTER
PLANNING BOARD WORK SESSION
August 24, 2006

MINUTES
Revised, 9/2006

Present:  Chairperson Christine Piccini, Board Members: Mark Anderson,  David Kulo.
Not in attendance:  James Bruen

The Pledge of Allegiance was said and the meeting was called to order at 7:35 p.m.

Agenda Item 1:  Public Hearing to be set for September 14, 2006
                            Applicant 1:  Farrell,

Chairperson Christine Piccini makes motion.  Mark Anderson seconds.

Agenda Item 2: 
Village Board - No waiver required but want Village attorney to confirm.  Engineer to decide whether buildable or not.

Mayor: Fees paid?  Chairperson Piccini:  They paid the fees.  7/706 applicant did what was required. Notified surrounding neighbors.  Engineer can obtain information 2-3 weeks prior.  Need information 10 days prior to public hearing.

Their lot goes right through Prospect to center street.

Agenda Item 3: 
Mailing regarding conference in Saratoga, NY in October, 2006 with list of topics in various sessions.

9/15/06 due date for conference attendance.

NYS Legislature approved bill to have Planning Officials trained.  Time and date has not yet been determined.

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Agenda Item 4:  Other Business
Mayor John Degnan: 50 Main Street.  Met with Putnam Community Foundation in relation to community relations with Village leader and signing of contract to Putnam Community Foundation until contract assigned to PCF to co-sponsor an applicant.

First hearing from foundation’s attorney and addressing moratorium which is anticipated to be waived for this project.

Mark Anderson: Approved apartments?

Chairperson Piccini’s note: SEGRA application and 30 day process for public review.  On Friday morning Village Hall Meeting with architect with regards to requirement .

Intention:  Everyone has to be happy and need board approval. 
                Lapsed site plan application.
                Type 1 seek application.

Not Mayor’s individual position so board can say it’s lead agency.

On 14th intention shown.  Impact on Main Street is documented and Board reviewing plan.

Mark:  Partitioned apartments?

Mayor: Yes.  Building 50% built out from construction point of view.  Minimum electric done and rough & domestic plumbing.  Mark:  Why is that?  Mayor:  Approval lapsed from inaction, no work over last 4 years previous owner written up for construction debris.

Mark:  Is it possible to resurrect what happened years ago?  Mayor:  Tedesco file site plan application on that.  Building not approved.

Asked to be put on agenda for Public Hearing for 9/14/06.

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(Speaker?): Construction of rentals?

(Speaker?): Residential neighborhoods, yes, but not in Village.

Mayor Degnan:  Talking about Village & Community Forum.  Ask Village Board for waiver of moratorium and due diligence to come up with site plan application.

(Speaker?):  Not looking to take it put it to Board.  Tedesco file here to look at.
Building 25 apartments, 29 bedrooms total.  Mets Village code for egress and all requirements with project.

Improvement project for Brewster.  Improvement regardless of who applicant is.

Spoken for by Board of Health.

Anticipated 65 hundred gallons a day.  This was approved project.

Chairperson Piccini:  Do we have applications/documentation? Needed 10 business days before meeting.

Attorney Kropkowski:  Village engineers to look at.  Foot print has not changed.

Motion to adjourn, David Kulo.  Second by Mark Anderson.

Meeting ends 8:10 p.m.