September 3, 2019 - Goshen, NY - The Orange County Legislature will meet for the monthly meeting, Thursday, September 5, 2019, 7:00 PM, in Legislative Chambers, Orange County Government Center, 255 Main Street, Goshen, NY - 3rd Floor. This meeting is open to the public. There are two public comment periods during this meeting.

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The agenda for this meeting is as follows:

RECOGNITION AWARDS

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

MISCELLANEOUS:

COMMUNICATIONS:

A- Letter from Richard A. Ball, Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets of the State of New York certifying the inclusion of lands into Agricultural District Nos. 1 and 2 as requested in Resolution No. 192 of 2019 - Receive and File

PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE:

1- Act amending the Management Compensation Plan and Salary Schedule for the Orange County Management Plan

JOINT-PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION AND RULES, ENACTMENTS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEES:

2- Act to abolish “Associate Account Clerk II” and create “Fiscal Manager” at the Orange County Department of Law

JOINT-PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION AND PUBLIC SAFETY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMITTEES:

3- Act to create “Assistant Fire Coordinator, Part Time” and “Emergency Management Program Coordinator, Part Time” at the Orange County Department of Emergency Services

PUBLIC SAFETY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMITTEE:

4- Resolution authorizing the County Executive, in conjunction with the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, to accept and appropriate grant funds from the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (Byrne Justice Assistance Grant) $50,000.00

5- Resolution authorizing the County Executive, in conjunction with the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, to accept and appropriate grant funds from the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (Byrne Justice Assistance Grant) $25,000.00

6- Resolution authorizing the County Executive, in conjunction with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, to accept and appropriate funds from the State of New York Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee (Police Traffic Services Program) $11,625.00

RULES, ENACTMENTS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE:

7-A- Certificate of the Clerk relative to the placing on desk of Legislators copies of Local Law Introductory No. 3 of 2019

7- Local Law Introductory No. 3 of 2019, a Local Law entitled, “Orange County Apprenticeship Training Requirements”

8- Resolution approving the Transit Title VI Program for the Department of Planning

9- Resolution authorizing the County Executive, in conjunction with the Orange County Department of Planning, to accept and appropriate funds from the New York State Department of Transportation (Statewide Mass Transportation Operating Assistance (STOA) Program) $2,974,618.00

10- Resolution recognizing September 15, 2019 through October 15, 2019 as National Hispanic Heritage Month

JOINT-RULES, ENACTMENTS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS AND WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEES:

11- Resolution authorizing the County Executive, in conjunction with the Orange County Board of Elections, to accept and appropriate grant funds from the State of New York, $293,891.00

12- Bond Resolution authorizing the acquisition for hardware/software and related components for early voting, stating the estimated maximum cost thereof is $668,266.75; appropriating said amount therefor, including $293,891.00 expected to be received from the State of New York; and authorizing the issuance of $374,375.75 bonds of the County to finance the balance of said appropriation

JOINT-RULES, ENACTMENTS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS AND PHYSICAL SERVICES COMMITTEES:

13- Resolution in support of the Town of Crawford’s grant application as part of the Dwaar Kill-Pine Bush Water Supply Project

PHYSICAL SERVICES COMMITTEE:

14- Resolution of the Orange County Legislature Assuming Lead Agency Status under State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) with respect to the sale of a portion of lands off Quarry Road in the Town of Goshen, classifying the action as a Type I Action and determining that the action will not have any significant adverse environmental impacts

15- Resolution pursuant to County Law Section 215(5) of the Orange County Legislature determining certain real property is not required for public use and authorizing the receipt of bids for the same

16- Resolution authorizing the County Executive, in conjunction with the Orange County Department of Public Works/Airport, to accept grant funds from the New York State Department of Transportation (Aviation Capital Grant Solicitation for the Orange County Airport Water connection to Town of Montgomery Water System)

17- Resolution authorizing the County Executive to grant a twenty (20) year temporary easement tothe Village of Monroe

18- Resolution authorizing the County Executive to accept a proposed right-of-way dedication parcel in the Village of Kiryas Joel, Town of Palm Tree

WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE:

19- Resolution authorizing the private sale and conveyance of certain County owned lands acquired by reason of a failure to redeem said lands from a tax sale to Orange County (Deerpark, NewWindsor)

20- Resolution approving the applications for the correction of certain errors appearing on the 2019 tax rolls for certain towns and districts and ordering the correction of said errors (Town of Monroe 309- 2-2.1)

21- Resolution approving the applications for the correction of certain errors appearing on the 2019 tax rolls for certain towns and districts and ordering the correction of said errors (Town of Monroe 309-2-2.2)

22- Resolution approving the applications for the correction of certain errors appearing on the 2019 tax rolls for certain towns and districts and ordering the correction of said errors (Town of Palm Tree 309-2-2.1)

23- Resolution approving the applications for the correction of certain errors appearing on the 2019 tax rolls for certain towns and districts and ordering the correction of said errors (Town of Palm Tree 309-2-2.2)

JOINT-HUMAN SERVICES AND HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH AND RULES, ENACTMENTS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEES:

24- Resolution requesting the New York State Commissioner of Health to adjust the Medicaid Transportation Reimbursement fee schedule for Orange County

HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE:

25- Resolution making a supplemental appropriation to the 2019 Orange County Budget for the Orange County Veterans Service Agency (individual donations received) $610.00

HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH COMMITTEE:

26- Resolution authorizing the County Executive, in conjunction with the Orange County Department of Health, to accept and appropriate grant funds from the New York State Department of Health (Performance Incentive Initiative Award) $10,000.00

27- Resolution authorizing the County Executive, in conjunction with the Orange County Department of Health, to accept and appropriate grant funds from the New York State Department of Health (Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program) $72,000.00

28- Resolution authorizing the County Executive, in conjunction with the Orange County Department of Health, to accept grant funds from the New York State Department of Health (Migrant Health Services Program - $299,700.00) ($59,940.00 annually)

JOINT-EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEES:

29- Resolution making a supplemental appropriation to the 2019 Orange County Budget for the Office of Community Development (Retiree Health Insurance - Post-Retirement Health Benefits) $305,776.35

EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE:

30- Resolution making a supplemental appropriation to the 2019 Orange County Budget for the Orange County Youth Bureau (2019 Annual Youth Awards Luncheon) $2,400.0