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May 21, 2015 – Work Session

5/22/2015

 


 Members in attendance – Hank Earle, Tom Douglas, Marguerite Shortt, Laura Russo, Rich Filipelli, Pat Ploeger

 
Pledge of Allegiance

Lake Management: Herbicides worked. Leafy pond weed is very hard to clean up. Algae is still there. Board of Health approved. New sand has arrived. New life guard chairs arrived. Depth markers need to be darker. Doug did a nice job with the sand. Life guards are ready.
Beaches are ready to open.
Get prices to pull weeds for next year - Ball Pond has a group Northeast that will come in the fall and clean up the weeds. We need a good spring clean up next year.

Algaecides: will be applied once there is a presence of algae. Filamentous algae has been spotted. Pat will ask about it. It is all approved and in the budget. We have to give 7 days notice to the DEC before applying algaecides.

 Carp: Marguerite called the DEC about the Carp. She read an article in the DEC newsletter that Mahopac is re-applying for carp and spoke to the person that wrote the article about the process. Our application is on his desk. It has to be published in the local papers. Start the process: if we get approved for carp; we need a carp gate; The DEC wants to hear from the community pro and con; we have to approve the budget to buy a gate. Get a price on the gate; what does the town need from us? The carp will be small and will grow over time. What is the approval process, public hearing?

Grant:
Pending


Out of District memberships: Rezone to the local Fire District, optional usage or open the park district to the fire district. Explore all possible options.

Garbage cans – approved by the board. Tom gave 3 quotes to Hank. Uline the preferred vendor. Going to the town board for approval.

 Doggie posts: Ribbons will be put on Friday 5/22 and Hank can put up the signs on existing poles.

 Maser Consulting PA: (Architectural estimate) We haven’t heard back from them yet. Marguerite and Pat chatted with Rich Williams and he recommends we discuss this process with the town board first for approval. Pass all large expenditures by the board. We wanted a price for the walk around. Also get a price from Rich William’s recommended vendor. Pat will call and get an idea of how much to do the walk around.

 We need clarification from the town if we are a special district.
What should our first project be? 1st project should be a walking path from Interlaken to Lacona. Maybe have the Boy Scouts to do an Eagle Scout project??

 Beaches and parklands:  Tim Costanlano- life guards - Ann – feels she should get more $ as a life guard, she is a G2 and only gets $10.82 per hour and wants more money. She gets $15 per hour as a swim instructor to teach the kids to swim. She is guaranteed hours. She has a 2 year contract and we reimburse for the course.

Swim Team: 1 swim coach will be from the Patterson Rec Center. Get the 3 coaches approved

Giovanni met with Pat, Marguerite & Hank – he wants to do this for the community. Walkouts – waiting for prices.


Boat house: shingles are done. Soffit is completed.
Flowers / Barrels at the beach – under $300 to have nice flowers on both beaches. Alicia will organize Neighborhood Watch: signs are ready and should be put up this weekend. Email address: We all should have access to the email list

May 5th Work Session

5/8/2015

 
 

Parkland and Beach Projects:  Andrew Fetherston and Justin Dates from maser Consulting discussed proposed projects for the two active beaches, four passive beaches and the parklands, including erosion control, shoreline remediation, benches, swings, walking paths, etc.  The suggested that we establish priorities, starting with a topographical map, plan it all out and then tackle each project as it is affordable and makes sense. They would be willing, for a fee, to meet with the PLPD for a site walk.  They suggested doing shoreline remediation during a drawdown, and reminded the board that both the DEC and DEP would require permits for any work in the wetlands or on the shoreline.

 After they left the meeting, the board discussed getting approval from the town for the process, working with volunteers, getting donations for the equipment and setting up a date to do the site walk.  They also discussed terracing Lacona Beach for erosion control.  Pat was asked to work with Dave Colucci on the small locust tree stumps on Lacona.

Trash Barrels:  Ton was asked to get three comparative prices before placing the order.

 Dog Clean-up Stations: The stations have arrived and Marguerite will mark the posts to hang them on.

 
Beaches:  Hank said that the walk-outs need to have boards replaced.  The Board of Health inspection is scheduled for May 21st.


May 5th Public Meeting

5/8/2015

 

Present:  Hank Earle, Mike Ercole, Marguerite Shortt, Laura Russo, Rich Filipelli, Pat Ploeger and Councilman Pete Dandreano.

Minutes: approval pending

 Lake Management:  Allied Biological will apply Aquathol K at both Warren and Jackson Beaches on Monday, May 11th.  Signage will be posted the day of application to advise residents to stay out of the water for 24 hours.

Basketball Court:  After a site visit with several town officials, Pat met with John Dillon of Laurel Oaks Contracting to get a ballpark estimate for tree removal, drainage and site preparation.  Due to budget constraints, the actual construction of the court(s) may have to be deferred until next year.  This will give the area a chance to settle and compact.

Parklands:  Hank will be contacting contractors to give an estimate for clearing the area north of Interlaken to Lacona as a first step in constructing a walking path.  Five doggie bag stations will be put up around the lake as a convenience to dog walkers.  Residents are reminded that a “pooper scooper” law is in effect for the entire park district, not only the parklands. 

Beaches:  The Town Board approved hiring the lifeguards that the Advisory Board recommended.  New lifeguard chairs were purchased for each active beach, and board members will meet with GTX Construction at Warren Beach on Thursday, May 15th to look at the possibility of purchasing new walkouts and floats.  2015 wristbands and boat stickers will be available at Warren Beach on May 16th and 17th.  The beaches will be open on weekends starting on May 23rd, and seven days a week starting June 25th.

Out-of-District Membership:  Hank explained that the PLPD  has been asked to look at the possibility of opening up beach and parkland to those members of our community who may live just past the church or the market and can no longer participate.  The Advisory Board will continue to open this up for discussion through the summer.

US Communities:  Marguerite explained that US Communities is a nationwide purchasing cooperative that allows public entities and non-profits to take advantage of the preferred pricing that they are able to obtain.  They also have a grant program which the PLPD may be able to use to get equipment.  She and Pat will meet with the NYS representative on June 15th to explore options.

 Sluice Gate: The town has ordered the gate and they are waiting for its arrival to send out the RFQ’s.  The dam is the responsibility of the town and the expense of the repairs will come out of the general budget, not the PLPD’s.

Neighborhood Watch:  Pat is waiting for all of the captains to send a list of posts to put the signs on.  In response to a question from the public, Pete will see if the NW Facebook page can be shared.

Public Relations/Communications:  Hank reminded everyone that they should look at the case at the market for upcoming events and activities.

Boat Auction:  The auction made over $1600, enough to pay for the new lifeguard chairs.
Tag Sale:  The sale generated $110 with about 24 tables.
Little League:  The league is back at the ballfield after many years.  The next game is on May 13th.  The fees were waived for this year.  We would like to get more teams in the league and encourage Putnam Lake children to get involved.

Carp:  The application has not yet been approved by the DEC.  When it is approved we will need pricing for the installation of the gate and for the carp.  Herbicides would be the alternative to carp and we want to stay away from chemicals as much as possible.

 

Announcements:

  • The PLPD will continue to hold its public meetings on the first Thursday and its work sessions on the third Thursday of each month.

  • Pete Dandreano said that he would like to have a locksmith or someone from the ASPCA at the next Neighborhood Watch meeting.  He also noted that the Child Safety day held on April 26th and sponsored by the Patterson Chamber of Commerce was not well attended.  It might be better if combined with another event or at another time of the year.

     

    Meeting Minutes

    Meeting minutes are posted at the town website once they are accepted into record by the Park Advisory Board.  Minutes are also kept on record at the Patterson Town Hall.

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