March 2020 Meeting of the Orange County Legislature

The Orange County Legislature will hold the monthly legislative session Thursday, March 5, 2020, 3:30 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

REPORTS:

A- Orange County Board of Ethics 2019 Annual Report-Referred to all Legislators

B- Department of Finance, Orange County General Fund Financial Statement - Unaudited for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2019-Receive and File

JOINT-RULES, ENACTMENTS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS AND EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEES:

1- Resolution of the Orange County Legislature directing the Clerk of the Legislature to publish a Notice of Review of Orange County Agricultural Districts Nos. 1 (Towns of Blooming Grove, Chester, Cornwall, Crawford, Goshen, Hamptonburgh, Monroe, Montgomery, Newburgh, New Windsor, Palm Tree, Wallkill and Woodbury and the villages of Chester, Maybrook m Montgomery and Washingtonville) and 2 (Towns of Blooming Grove, Chester, Deerpark, Goshen, Greenville, Minisink, Monroe, Mount Hope, Wallkill, Warwick and Wawayanda) of Orange County, New York and directing the Orange County Planning Board and Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board to file reports as to any proposed modifications to said districts, including the consolidation of the Districts into one District

EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE:

2- Resolution confirming the reappointment by the County Executive to the Orange County Community College Board of Trustees (F. Watson)

RULES, ENACTMENTS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE:

3- Resolution of the Orange County Legislature to the New York State Legislature and Governor of the State of New York strongly opposing Assembly Bill No. A00190, proposed legislation authorizing the New York State Thruway Authority and New York State Bridge Authority to conduct a joint study and report on methods to share services, combine functions and merge said authorities into a single entity

4- Resolution confirming the reappointments by the County Executive to the Orange County Board of Ethics (D. Clarino, R. Cooper)

5- 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 Environmental Conservation (Climate Smart Communities Project) $100,000.00

6- Resolution of the Orange County Legislature, pursuant to New York State Election Law Sections 3-302 and 3-420.1, approving the salary schedules for various election workers for the election year 2020

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

7- Bond Resolution authorizing the acquisition of voting machines, stating the estimated total cost thereof is $329,405; appropriating said amount therefor; and authorizing the issuance of $329,405 bonds of the County to finance said appropriation

8- 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 (Federal 5311 funds) $981,765.00

JOINT-RULES, ENACTMENTS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS AND PUBLIC SAFETY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMITTEES:

9- Resolution of the Orange County Legislature urging the New York State Legislature and Governor of the State of New York to enact Senate Bill No. 7280 and Assembly Bill No. 9107, amending the Criminal Procedure Law Section 245.20, in relation to ensuring privacy protections for all emergency personnel present at a crime scene

PUBLIC SAFETY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMITTEE:

10- Resolution authorizing the County Executive, in conjunction with the Orange County Department of Emergency Services, to accept and appropriate grant funds from the State of New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (Radio Communications Project) $822,055.00

PHYSICAL SERVICES COMMITTEE

11- Resolution of the Orange County Legislature authorizing the right-of-way acquisition of a parcel of real property situated in the Town of Wallkill (Tax Map parcel 13-1-30.12)

12- Bond Resolution authorizing the construction of various improvements at the Stony Ford Golf Course, stating the estimated total cost thereof is $25,000.00; appropriating said amount therefor; and authorizing the issuance of $25,000 bonds of the County to finance said appropriation

13- Bond Resolution authorizing the construction of various improvements at the Hickory Hill Golf Course, stating the estimated total cost thereof is $25,000; appropriating said amount therefor; and authorizing the issuance of $25,000 bonds of the County to finance said appropriation JOINT-PHYSICAL SERVICES AND WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEES:

14- Bond Resolution authorizing the pavement of the cart path of the back 9 holes of Stony Ford Golf Course, stating the estimated maximum cost thereof is $125,000; appropriating said amount therefor; and authorizing the issuance of $125,000 bonds of the County to finance said appropriation

15- Bond Resolution authorizing the pavement of the cart path of the back 9 holes of Hickory Hill Golf Course, stating the estimated maximum cost thereof is $125,000; appropriating said amount therefor; and authorizing the issuance of $125,000 bonds of the County to finance said appropriation

16- Bond Resolution authorizing the construction of improvements to various County Park facilities, stating the estimated total cost thereof is $100,000; appropriating said amount therefor; and authorizing the issuance of $100,000 bonds of the County to finance said appropriation

17- Bond Resolution authorizing the construction of parking lot and roadway improvements at various County Park facilities, stating the estimated total cost thereof is $150,000; appropriating said amount therefor; and authorizing the issuance of $150,000 bonds of the County to finance said appropriation

18- Resolution authorizing the County Executive, in conjunction with the Orange County Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation, to implement and fund in the First Instance 100% of the Federal-aid and State “Marchiselli” Program-aid eligible costs of a transportation Federal-aid project and enter into Supplemental Agreement No. 4 with the New York State Department of Transportation for costs of the preliminary engineering, construction, and construction inspection for the Heritage Trail extension

19- Amending Bond Resolution further amending Bond Resolution adopted February 2, 2012, and amended on February 4, 2016, May 3, 2018, February 7, 2019, April 5, 2019 and July 2, 2019, in relation to financing the cost of the construction of recreational area improvements at the Countyowned Heritage Trail

20- Bond Resolution authorizing the acquisition of various grounds equipment for various county locations, stating the estimated total cost thereof is $150,000; appropriating said amount therefor; and authorizing the issuance of $150,000 bonds of the County to finance said appropriation (purchase 3 vans)

21- Bond Resolution authorizing the acquisition and installation of building equipment for various County facilities, stating the estimated total cost thereof is $150,000; appropriating said amount therefor; and authorizing the issuance of $150,000 bonds of the County to finance said appropriation

22- Bond Resolution authorizing the construction of ADA improvements to various County facilities; stating the estimated total cost thereof is $50,000; appropriating said amount therefor; and authorizing the issuance of $50,000 bonds of the County to finance said appropriation

23- Bond Resolution authorizing the removal of asbestos and lead from various County facilities; stating the estimated total cost thereof is $50,000; appropriating said amount therefor; and authorizing the issuance of $50,000 bonds of the County to finance said appropriation

24- Bond Resolution authorizing the construction of improvements to various County facilities, stating the estimated total cost thereof is $350,000; appropriating said amount therefor; and authorizing the issuance of $350,000 bonds of the County to finance said appropriation

25- Bond Resolution authorizing paving improvements of Transfer Stations No. 1 and No. 3 for the Department of Public Works, stating the estimated maximum cost thereof is $550,000; appropriating said amount therefor; and authorizing the issuance of $550,000 bonds of the County to finance said appropriation

WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE:

26- Resolution approving the applications for the correction of certain errors appearing on the 2020 tax rolls for certain towns and districts and ordering the correction of said errors (Town of Highlands)

HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE:

27- Resolution authorizing the Orange County Executive, on behalf of the Orange County Office for the Aging, to enter into Inter-Municipal Agreements between the County of Orange and the Town of Blooming Grove, the Village of Greenwood Lake, the Village of Montgomery, and the Town of Warwick

28- Resolution authorizing the County Executive, in conjunction with the Orange County Office for the Aging, to accept and appropriate additional grant funds from the New York State Office for the Aging (AAA Professional Development Program) $111,950.00

HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH COMMITTEE:

29- 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) $41,914.00 30- Resolution authorizing the County Executive, in conjunction with the Orange County Department of Health, to accept and appropriate funds from the New York State Department of Health (Disease Intervention Services) $225,000.00

31- Resolution authorizing the County Executive, in conjunction with the Orange County Department of Health, to accept and appropriate funds from the National Association of County and City Health Officials (Medical Reserve Corps Operational Readiness Award) $7,500.00

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

32- Resolution making a supplemental appropriation to remove the grant stipulation for a position at the Orange County Department of Planning

33- Act to remove stipulation from one “Planner” at the Orange County Department of Planning

JOINT-PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION; WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEES:

34- Act to reallocate “Supervisor of Payroll and Employee Benefits” at the Orange County Department of Finance

JOINT-PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION AND HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH COMMITTEES:

35- Act to create “Home Health Care Clinical Manager” at the Orange County Department of Residential Health Care Services

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION