[0:08] All right, everyone. It's 7:00.
We're going to start our meeting. Please
[0:13] stand for the pledge.
[0:16] » I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
United States of America, and to the
[0:21] republic for which it stands, one nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and
[0:27] justice for all.
[0:31] » Roll call, please.
Councilwoman Hartman?
[0:35] » Here.
>> Deputy Super- Supervisor Haner?
[0:39] » Here.
>> Councilwoman DeGroat?
[0:41] » Here.
>> Councilman Schatzel?
[0:43] » Here.
>> All right, I just want to remind
[0:45] everyone that there's emergency exits
to your right and to your left. Please
[0:50] don't push when you're going out.
Hopefully there won't be an emergency.
[0:54] Um,
additions or changes to the agenda? You
[0:58] want to go over the order?
>> Yeah, we're going to be adding an item
[1:00] at the end of new business, um, with an
issue in, uh, the courts, um, with the
[1:06] temporary hire of, uh, an employee.
>> Okay.
[1:11] Thank you. All right, if we have anyone
that would like to do have anything to
[1:15] say Sorry. About agenda items, please
remain to 3 minutes and you can come up
[1:21] to the podium now.
You ready?
[1:24] » I can be.
>> Anyone?
[1:27] On agenda items only.
[1:30] Seeing no one, I'm going to move on.
Um, communications? You said there was
[1:34] none, correct?
>> None, correct.
[1:36] » Department heads, who would like to go
first?
[1:39] Chief Barone?
Cuz you're trying not to look at me now.
[1:44] Oh.
[1:48] No, just a moment here.
You've got to move at some point, so.
[1:55] » I second that, Barone.
Good evening, town board.
[2:02] Good evening.
Uh 2026
[2:05] for the first 8 months have been a busy
year for the men and women of Ulster
[2:08] Police Department. Uh
currently we stand at we've handled
[2:13] 11,736
calls for service. That's 8 and 1/2%
[2:18] higher than this time last year.
657 cases, 18% higher.
[2:25] 498 arrests, 16% higher.
2015
[2:32] tickets, uniform traffic tickets, 53%
higher.
[2:36] 477 accidents, 5.7% higher.
Uh slightly down in DWI arrests at 5.7%.
[2:46] That's 33 DWI arrests.
And we are currently up in detective
[2:49] cases at 22%.
Uh 314 cases so far. Uh as you can see,
[2:56] uh
with those numbers we're doing it with
[2:59] the current staffing we've had since
2025.
[3:03] Uh
while all doing that, we hosted or
[3:06] participated in seven community events.
That's uh either Operation Safe Child ID
[3:11] program or car seat checks.
Uh and we just uh had our biggest event
[3:18] we uh organized is our fourth annual
uh cops and cones event. We partner with
[3:23] uh the Jolly Cow.
Uh and it was a huge success. I'll say
[3:27] the weather was a little bit detrimental
to us, but
[3:30] uh nonetheless it was a good time by
all.
[3:34] Uh we've as of uh September 1st, we just
started our biannual fall in-service
[3:40] training cycle.
Uh
[3:42] we participate uh with the City Kingston
Police Department in this training.
[3:46] Uh current topics on the agenda for this
year's training are sexual harassment,
[3:51] workplace violence, trauma informed
interview,
[3:55] digital video evidence and resources,
EVOC, which is emergency vehicle
[4:00] operation.
If anybody goes by the I Park 87 campus,
[4:05] you'll see
what looks like a bunch of police cars
[4:08] fooling around over there. That isn't
it. It's
[4:11] it's controlled
emergency vehicle operation. We've been
[4:16] given plenty of accolades from our
insurance company because a lot of
[4:21] agencies they
get trained in EVOC in the police
[4:24] academy and never do it again.
So obviously it's a high liability
[4:29] operating motor vehicles on the highway
especially at high rates of speed.
[4:34] As well as we are doing our firearms low
light
[4:38] qualification round.
Questions? Concern?
[4:43] » Great job.
Very good job. Thank you to you and the
[4:46] police department.
>> to thank obviously they make it easy for
[4:49] me. So I want to thank them.
Everyday
[4:52] is a joy to come work with them. So
thank you.
[4:55] » The only thing I could say I heard about
the jolly cow thing like that afternoon.
[5:00] Is there a way to post
some of those events like on our
[5:04] calendar or
>> Is it somewhere scheduled?
[5:07] » I didn't share it. I will say that but
he
[5:10] » I know Suzy and I usually I would say
Suzy I know Suzy operates the Facebook
[5:14] page for the town and I do the one for
the police department. We usually try to
[5:17] share each other's stuff or like it just
so we're
[5:20] organized.
We can we can have a better
[5:23] communication about trying to trying to
post stuff so everybody is aware of it.
[5:27] So.
>> Cuz that was fun. I went last year. It
[5:29] was fun then.
>> Yeah, it was like I said it was a good
[5:32] time. Dunk a booth I got to say my my
new employees are
[5:37] usually volunteer for the for the dunk
booth dunk tank.
[5:41] They usually don't come back the second
year. So
[5:43] » [laughter]
>> Who got dunked?
[5:46] » What's that?
>> Who got dunked?
[5:48] We have Officer Leaders, Officer
Tunison, and Dispatcher Williams that
[5:53] volunteered.
This year.
[5:55] So,
it's a good time. They had face
[5:58] painting,
raffles. We raffled off six bicycles,
[6:03] all donated by local businesses.
So, definitely a lot of a lot of
[6:07] community support. The PBA, Walmart,
Target, Sam's Club, the Aussie Jolly
[6:12] Cow. So, we couldn't make any of that
happen without their support and
[6:17] participation. So.
>> Great.
[6:20] Awesome. Thanks, Jay. Thank you so much.
All right. Jay, you're up.
[6:30] » Good evening, Town Board. I became Water
Superintendent 1 and 1/2 months ago.
[6:34] When I took over, the employees and
myself shared the same vision and have
[6:37] the same goals for the Water Department.
Some of those include implementing GIS
[6:41] technology for our distribution system,
accelerating meter replacements, having
[6:46] a stronger focus on our valve exercising
program, and focusing
[6:51] on plan focus on planning and completing
projects within the distribution system
[6:55] and water treatment plant. Now, speaking
in greater detail about these and what
[7:00] has been accomplished these last 4 and
1/2 months,
[7:03] implementing GS GIS technology. When I
took over, we decided to map out our
[7:07] distribution system using GIS
technology.
[7:10] This is a computer-based tool that links
location data with descriptive
[7:14] information.
Just for an example, what what that
[7:17] location what that location data is and
what the features are really just our
[7:23] water [clears throat] mains, fire
hydrants, mainline water valves,
[7:26] services, things like that. By storing
this information on a map, this
[7:30] information will not be forgotten or
lost. It also helps save valuable time
[7:34] and helps manage our valve exercising
program. The employees at the Water
[7:38] Department have already mapped out over
36 miles of distribution lines, 370 fire
[7:43] hydrants, 452 valves in the last 4 and
1/2 months.
[7:47] We will continue to add to this data and
improve on it.
[7:50] Um two, a strong focus on our valve
exercising program. Valves and valve
[7:54] boxes should be worked and cleaned
annually. This ensures quick and easy
[7:58] shutdown of sections of our distribution
system
[8:01] during emergency situations. You know,
just to give you an example, if I get
[8:04] called out at 3:00 in the morning and
it's 0° outside and I have to go shut a
[8:09] section down cuz we have a water break,
nothing's worse than, you know, taking
[8:13] off a valve lid and it's just packed
full of soil, the valve doesn't work.
[8:17] So, by doing this and exercising these
and cleaning out those valve boxes, this
[8:21] really this really helps out.
The employees did an overnight in the
[8:25] middle of July and completed all
mainline valves on Ulster Avenue and
[8:29] East Chester Street from the south end
at the highway department all the way to
[8:33] this
to the north end at the Glenerie Water
[8:36] District. We plan on completing the
valves on Albany Avenue sometime next
[8:39] month and all valves over the next year.
Uh number three, accelerating meter
[8:43] changes. Approximately 6 years ago, the
town and our previous water
[8:47] superintendent decided to switch to
Badger meters from Sensus.
[8:51] Uh this department has been very happy
with that decision, uh but changing over
[8:55] 2,500 meters is a huge task and an
appointment requires access to a
[9:00] customer's meter inside their home,
which can be a huge inconvenience. In
[9:04] the last 6 years, this department
changed approximately 450 water meters
[9:08] or about 75 a year.
Uh the department's goal after I took
[9:12] over was to accelerate the rate at which
we are replacing meters. Uh this saves
[9:17] this saves the town money in the long
run because the price of those meters
[9:20] does increase annually.
Uh I'm proud to say the department in
[9:24] the last 4 and 1/2 months has replaced
236 water meters. This includes meters
[9:29] to finish the Cherry Hill Water
District, start and completed the Spring
[9:32] Lake Water District.
And now starting the Housing Park Water
[9:37] District. Changing a single meter
usually takes two employees 30 to 40
[9:41] minutes
as long as everything goes well. And
[9:45] this is a huge achievement by the guys
in my department. I would also like to
[9:48] thank our secretary Michaela, who has
helped me plan and schedule all these
[9:52] appointments. She's an invaluable member
of our team. Our goal is to continue
[9:56] slowly changing the meters in the Ulster
District,
[10:00] complete all the meter changes in the
Housing Park Water District by the end
[10:03] of the year, and then start one of the
two remaining small districts also by
[10:07] the end of the year.
We're focusing on and
[10:10] focusing on planning and completing
projects within the distribution system
[10:13] and water treatment plant.
We have a list of projects within the
[10:16] distribution system we would like to
complete over the next few years. Most
[10:20] of these projects include replacing and
fixing old valves. In the late '90s, the
[10:25] town decided to replace an 8-in cast
iron main around the water treatment
[10:28] plant, this is the Neighborhood Road
area, with larger ductile iron water
[10:32] main. This was a good idea, it solved
the problems of water breaks around our
[10:37] treatment plant. The valves, however,
which were Kennedy valves, it's a it's a
[10:41] good valve, but the bolts were not
stainless steel that were put on the
[10:44] valves. They were zinc coated. So after
about 10 or 15 years, we started having
[10:49] leaks at some of these valves.
Some, you know, some breaks possibly.
[10:54] And a few weeks ago, our department,
with along with the help from the
[10:57] Highway Department and Sewer Department,
on Neighborhood Road replaced
[11:02] the bolts on three 12-in valves, one
10-in valve, and one 8-in valve. So five
[11:06] valves all together. This is a very
careful process we do cuz we do do this
[11:11] while it's under pressure. We have to
pretty much cut off one bolt at a time
[11:16] and replace that bolt with a stainless
with a stainless steel
[11:19] bolt. We chose these valves due to their
location in regards to the Northeast
[11:25] Center. This was a preventive
maintenance. There were no leaks on any
[11:27] of these valves, but by doing this, we
We it helps prevent
[11:31] a possible catastrophic valve failure in
the future that would have disrupted
[11:36] water to a vital
to a vital building in our town. Again,
[11:40] thank you to my crew at the water
department and a special thanks to Frank
[11:43] Petramale, Matthew Molinaro, and all the
guys that helped from the highway
[11:46] department. Also, thank you to Vinnie
Majorie from the sewer. He loaned the
[11:50] vac truck and and and his operator Shawn
Ennis. So, thank you again.
[11:54] We are also focusing on our water
treatment plant which is now closing in
[11:58] on being about 40 years old. Because of
this, it's important to keep up on
[12:01] maintenance and start replacing valves
and pumps in the treatment plant. Our
[12:04] goal over the next few years is to
replace most of the valves and pumps in
[12:08] the treatment plant and to make upgrades
where necessary. This started a few
[12:12] years back and we continue to do so.
Back in May, we replaced
[12:16] two valves on filter three and hope to
continue this year and into next.
[12:20] Um
Now, outside of the plan stuff for my
[12:23] department, we replaced a fire hydrant
at Crosby School that was hit. Uh
[12:28] would like to also once again thank the
highway and sewer department for loaning
[12:31] men and equipment for that. We
accomplished that the same time we were
[12:34] doing the bolts
on the valves on Neighborhood Road. We
[12:38] do have one other hydrant in the Glenary
water district that we also plan on
[12:41] replacing in the near future that was
also hit earlier this year.
[12:45] The department also replaced two mixers
in two different towers. One in our
[12:49] south tower, one in our Glenary tower.
This is not a fun thing to do. Our
[12:54] Glenary tower is about 110 ft up in the
air and replacing those mixers is not an
[12:58] easy task.
Nevertheless, we got that done. We
[13:01] performed four water taps, changed the
carbon in the carbon units at the Post
[13:05] Park twice. That's again with the help
of the highway department, so thank you.
[13:09] Besides that, we also went on 214
service calls, 173 mark outs.
[13:14] I just like to thank everyone
all the employees at the water
[13:17] department and uh
and yeah, thanks. Thank you.
[13:21] » Thank you. Wow.
So, you didn't do much, huh?
[13:24] » Nah, we're very busy.
>> Nice joint effort by all of the
[13:27] departments. That's awesome.
Frank or Matt, which one is talking?
[13:32] » I am.
>> Oh, let's go back.
[13:37] » Uh good evening, everyone.
Uh all the highway employees are healthy
[13:41] and continuing to work hard. Our
equipment is all operating as it should.
[13:45] Uh we have no breakdowns as of right
now.
[13:48] As always, we continue to work with the
other departments on projects as needed,
[13:51] as you heard Jason say.
We have recently hired a new mechanic uh
[13:55] shop foreman who is working out very
well.
[13:58] Our new MEOs are in the field and
driving trucks, and they're working out
[14:02] well as also.
We are still looking to fill a position
[14:06] uh for another mechanic in the shop.
Uh for our current work and upcoming
[14:10] work, today we finished a town-wide
run-through of all of our brush pickup
[14:14] in all the neighborhoods.
We are working on repairing some catch
[14:17] basins and drainage work on roads that
are slated to be blacktopped uh for this
[14:21] season.
We received all of our bids back for
[14:25] paving. We plan to start our paving
season uh prepping roads, milling, and
[14:29] paving once we get our contracts uh
contractors' available dates.
[14:33] The leaf pickup will be next. That
season will start in November. The
[14:37] schedule's going to go out in the next
round of water bills, as well as a
[14:41] reminder letter of our brush and leaf
pickup priorities that we ask.
[14:46] All the mini parks and riverfront parks
are in good shape and continue to
[14:49] receive weekly maintenance.
The transfer station is operating as it
[14:53] should, open Tuesdays and Saturdays. You
do need to have a permit and tickets to
[14:58] dump or pay by check.
Uh but to dump brush, it is free for all
[15:02] residents, so we put that in there.
I am continuing to work side by side
[15:07] with Frank, Charlie, and Chris on the
transition process for the end of the
[15:10] month, and I'm feeling very confident in
our efforts and the efforts they're
[15:14] giving me.
The men at the garage seem to be
[15:17] adjusting to it uh pretty well, and I
appreciate them for standing by me and
[15:21] respecting me through this process and I
really appreciate the bosses for helping
[15:26] me with the training that they're giving
me.
[15:28] Uh I do know that I have a rather large
chair to fill. I'm reminded that uh
[15:33] daily.
Uh I don't take that lightly at all and
[15:36] I promise to make him most importantly
but everyone else
[15:39] uh proud and to continue on his good
work that he's accomplished over his
[15:43] time here. So, once this transition is
complete, I'll be putting a short
[15:47] informational blurb on myself on our
Facebook
[15:50] um just about myself and what we plan to
do and
[15:53] uh what's going to be happening and I
look forward to meeting the residents
[15:56] and working with everyone and the office
will be open for anybody who wants to
[16:00] come up and say hello.
>> Okay. Thank you.
[16:03] » Good.
Thank you.
[16:04] » Thanks, Matt. Tashma, do you have
anything?
[16:07] We didn't know what you were going to
say.
[16:11] » She's going She's going to have to have
a
[16:15] » Good evening, everyone.
Uh I guess I have three different points
[16:19] to touch on tonight.
Uh
[16:22] one is the implementation of our new
payroll and
[16:27] payroll system, Re-Calibrate. So far,
we've had five meetings, implementation
[16:32] meetings with them. Those meetings
include some of the board members,
[16:36] myself, Peggy, and Jim.
Uh we are looking to start our first
[16:42] payroll using this system on October
19th.
[16:46] Uh
the second point is our
[16:50] » AP processing. We have now switched over
about 15% of our vendors into ACH
[16:56] payments, direct payments instead of
checks,
[17:00] which is big. It saves us about 100
checks a month. So, for a town, I don't
[17:05] think that that's that bad.
Not saving the money Saving the money
[17:10] isn't the important part about this.
It's about fraud and people theft and if
[17:16] we can keep those
down to a minimum, that's what the state
[17:20] wants us to do, and that's what we shall
do.
[17:22] » Mhm.
>> Um we are in budget season right now.
[17:26] All department heads have already
submitted their budgets. I am entering
[17:31] them into the system, and
that's all I have.
[17:37] Thank you.
>> Thanks, Sasha. Thank you.
[17:41] All right, it is 7:20, so we can start
our public hearing.
[17:46] Um can I may have a motion to open the
public hearing on local law blank of
[17:50] 2026,
a local law regulating short-term
[17:54] rentals in the town of Ulster.
>> I will make that motion.
[17:58] » Can I have a second?
>> I'll second it.
[18:01] » Okay.
All right, does anyone have anything to
[18:04] say
for the public hearing?
[18:13] » And just to let you know, everybody has
3 minutes to make a comment.
[18:17] » I'll say that.
>> Thank you. My name is Ed Hill. I live at
[18:20] 10 1 Hill Court in the town of Ulster.
Um
[18:24] I had thought this was taken off I was
told this was taken off the agenda. Then
[18:29] Mhm?
>> That was my fault.
[18:30] » Okay. And then I was told to put back
on, so I did not um
[18:34] necessarily read through the whole new
proposed law. I had read through the one
[18:38] before, but um so I'm functioning on
some things I was told, etc. So,
[18:41] something's off, I apologize.
One, my understanding is that the
[18:45] limit's been removed. I think we need to
have a limit, and it should be a
[18:48] percentage, 1 or 2%. Okay.
Uh two, R10 and R30, I understand we're
[18:55] allowing them R10, R30, and R60. I think
R10 and R30 are too small. For those of
[19:00] you here who don't um know the the means
10,000 square feet and 30,000 square
[19:04] feet. To put in perspective, 44,000
square feet is an acre. So, you're
[19:08] talking about less than a quarter acre.
Uh I don't know if you would want an
[19:11] Airbnb like, you know, 50 ft from your
house, but, you know, when you're on
[19:14] less than a quarter acre, that's what
can happen. So, I think those uh
[19:18] districts are too small and should not
allow them. I don't think there should
[19:21] be an extension for people that are
currently operating Airbnbs. I
[19:25] understand that somebody is of the
opinion that they are law-abiding. At
[19:29] least in my neighborhood, the four near
me are not law-abiding at all. None of
[19:33] them are registered on the Cali
registry. And then, of course, they
[19:35] caught wind of what was going on and
suddenly registered. If I'm in my car
[19:39] doing 90 on the freeway, and my GPS
picks up and says, "Police spotted
[19:43] ahead," I slow down to 55, am I suddenly
a law-abiding driver? No, I'm not. So,
[19:47] let's skip that idea.
Uh, four, enforcement. We're only here
[19:53] because we're not currently enforcing
the laws that town already has. The town
[19:58] code specifically states that if
something is not specifically allowed,
[20:02] then it is not allowed. It very quickly
says that. Short-term rentals are not
[20:06] addressed. They are not allowed. But,
we're all here spending all this time
[20:10] because we're not enforcing the current
code. So, let's not make the same
[20:13] mistake again. Let's have enforcement
this time. Let's authorize the police to
[20:18] ask renters at any Airbnb not in
compliance, they're called, to ask them
[20:24] to leave. And if they do not leave, we
should authorize the police to charge
[20:28] the renters with disorderly conduct.
That will take care of the problem.
[20:32] Because they will leave. If they don't,
they're charged and they'll complain to
[20:35] Airbnb and do a really horrible rating
and everything else, and they'll take
[20:39] care of the problem.
And the same thought,
[20:42] the town, upon request and reasonable
proof that an Airbnb is not in
[20:47] compliance, should send a legal letter
to Airbnb requesting removal of that uh
[20:56] rental from their site.
Okay. Um, I also understand that the
[21:01] radius is no longer in.
I think for some of the smaller
[21:06] districts, the R30, especially if you're
going to allow them in R10 and R30, then
[21:09] you should definitely do a 500,000 ft
radius.
[21:13] I think even R60 that would be a good
idea.
[21:16] A utility stress, if a neighborhood's
under utility stress, it should not be
[21:19] allowed. And quite frankly, you can't do
any extension. Like my neighborhood
[21:24] doesn't have enough water for the people
there now. You're going to allow these
[21:26] people to keep on operating? You need to
shut it down right away, like within 60
[21:29] days or something.
Okay.
[21:32] » You got to wrap it up. You got to wrap
it up. You got to wrap it up. I'm sorry.
[21:34] » Thank you. Yep. Appreciate it.
>> You can leave your comments with the
[21:37] clerk if you want to leave the full
>> Do more of a formal email like that.
[21:41] I'll send you my email address right
there.
[21:42] » Thank you. Anyone else have any comments
on the public hearing?
[21:49] Anyone? I can't see. I'm sorry. There's
a
[21:52] Oh.
>> Oh.
[21:53] » Sorry.
>> Okay.
[21:54] » [clears throat]
>> My name is Retia Bidiakol Hill. I live
[21:57] on Juan Hill Court. I've lived there
since 2008. Prior to that, I lived on
[22:01] Forest Hill Drive in the same community
from 1997 to 2008. And prior to that,
[22:08] my parents purchased a home in the same
community in 1986. So I'm familiar with
[22:13] the area and I'm making a comment about
the short-term rental.
[22:17] So
my only comment has to do with the
[22:21] water.
So correct me if I'm wrong. I understand
[22:26] that our community water is now hooked
up into Cherry Hill because it's on an
[22:31] emergency basis. So we cannot allow
Airbnb. We cannot allow houses to
[22:37] function as hotels when our utility, our
water, is on an emergency basis. It is
[22:44] for the people who live in the
community, not for tourists, not for
[22:49] people who are travelers. We have hotels
in other areas of our community for
[22:54] that.
Thank you very much.
[22:56] » Thank Thank you.
Anyone else?
[23:09] » Hi, Terri Tompkins. I
own a home in Glenary Lake Park. It's
[23:14] the house that I grew up in.
Um I inherited it upon my father's
[23:18] passing and I did turn it into a
short-term rental.
[23:22] I hear everybody's
concerns and I do want to say that I am
[23:27] I am registered. I do obey the rules
that are out there. I do put a lot of
[23:32] the rules of the town in my rental
agreement
[23:35] and I make the, you know, the people
have to abide by them and if they don't,
[23:39] they are kicked out. So, I have no
problems with a lot of the things that
[23:43] are said, but I also want to keep the
house, use it as a short-term rental,
[23:48] use it as my own property as well, and
be able to pass it on to my kids and not
[23:52] be forced out of it. Thank you.
>> Thank you.
[23:57] Anyone else have anything to say?
[24:04] » [laughter]
>> Go ahead. Come on up.
[24:06] Washington
[24:09] » Hello. Uh my name is Christian Haye. Um
I own a home on uh 288 Route 28. It was
[24:15] built in 1770 initially as a
uh short-term lodge. We do use it as a
[24:21] short-term rental when we're not able to
use it. We're the only home I think
[24:25] still existing after Dome's, if people
know where that is located. We're the
[24:29] the green cottage and then a white home
set back from the street and then
[24:33] there's no other residential properties
I don't think until you get closer to
[24:37] Woodstock. Um we strictly enforce the
rules of the town. We are registered in
[24:44] the town. We love our home. We see this
nice influx of people who come to enjoy
[24:49] our our home who I think bring revenue
into Kingston and Ulster and the
[24:54] surrounding areas, which I think is a
positive. Um, you know, we're not really
[25:00] struggling with water competition with
anyone around us, but I do think if,
[25:05] you know, I was living there full-time,
I'd be using the same amount of water as
[25:09] my guests who do come usually only on
weekends.
[25:13] Um, you know,
the home was on the market for a long
[25:17] time before we purchased it and really
painstakingly put um, energy, time, and
[25:21] love back into the home to bring it back
to what its original usages and without
[25:27] it being a short-term rental, I'm afraid
if we were to sell it, there would be no
[25:30] buyer because there are such a um,
pushback from being so close to Route
[25:35] 28. We have made it once you come inside
and I'd love everyone to come and visit.
[25:39] It's a beautiful home. Um, it really
still maintains the character of, I
[25:45] think that strip of, Route 28, which is
now mostly all commercial. I think if we
[25:50] were to have to sell, it would be
torn down and probably made into another
[25:54] commercial property, like the building
adjacent to me. It's a big red barn
[25:58] that's now used as storage. That is
trying to be sold. All the land behind
[26:02] me will be sold with that. I think it's
over 300 acres. We're really still
[26:06] trying to preserve this, you know,
really charming look of Ulster and and
[26:11] I'm afraid if, you know, this law were
to pass and ban us from doing short-term
[26:15] rentals,
the home would, you know,
[26:17] would would
go on the market and probably go to a
[26:20] commercial developer.
Thank you for your time tonight.
[26:24] » Can you spell the address in that?
>> Uh, 286-288
[26:27] Route 28.
Like I said, it's domes and then you'll
[26:31] see a green cottage and then the main
home is tucked back.
[26:35] » I think it's lovely.
>> Thank you.
[26:40] » Anyone else have anything?
[26:46] All right, last call for the public
hearing.
[26:49] All right, can Can a motion to close the
public hearing?
[26:51] » I'll make that motion.
>> Thank you.
[26:54] » I'll second.
[26:57] » Second.
>> Thank you, Michael.
[26:59] Okay.
All right, on to new business. We have
[27:02] presentation and acceptance of the
monthly supervisor's report for the
[27:05] month of July 2026.
[27:10] Can I have a motion?
>> I'll make that motion.
[27:13] » Thank you. Can I have a second?
>> I'll second.
[27:18] » Okay, thank you very much. Motion to
accept the resignation of a mechanic in
[27:22] the highway department. That would be
you.
[27:25] » That would be me. September 1st to Frank
Petramale.
[27:29] We received a resignation from Justin
Binning. I am resigning from my position
[27:34] as municipal garage supervisor effective
September 5th, 2026.
[27:39] I am requesting to continue my
employment in the highway department as
[27:43] an MEO. Thank you, Justin Binning.
[27:50] » All right, can I have a motion for that?
>> I'll make that motion.
[27:53] » Can I have a second?
>> Okay.
[27:55] » All in favor?
>> I.
[27:56] » I. Oh, yeah, I guess so.
[28:00] Resolution on the purchase of a truck
and appropriation of highway capital
[28:03] reserve.
[28:09] » Um
This is a
[28:12] uh it's going to be purchased through a
capital reserve.
[28:15] Uh we had the opportunity to get a truck
before the 1st of the year.
[28:20] Um and hopefully it'll save us over 15
or 20,000 dollars if we wait till after
[28:25] the 1st of the year.
After the 1st of the year, there's new
[28:28] emission controls that are being
instituted by the by the government. And
[28:34] um
it looks like there's some big changes
[28:36] coming down the way.
Going from 12 12-V uh truck to 24-V
[28:41] truck.
And they're not sure if it's even going
[28:45] to work.
Uh manufacturers are having a having a
[28:48] hard time, so this is part of the We
have an opportunity get jump on an open
[28:52] spot in the at the factory, and uh
that's what it's for.
[28:58] » Thank you.
[29:01] Can I have a motion?
>> I'll make that motion.
[29:04] » Can I have a second?
>> I'll second that.
[29:06] » All um all all in favor?
>> I.
[29:08] » Thank you.
Motion to authorize the supervisor to
[29:11] sign a renewal with MVP Health Group for
2027
[29:16] for the HDHP EPO health insurance
spending account services application.
[29:23] Can I have a motion?
>> I will make that motion.
[29:27] » Can I have a second?
>> I'll second that.
[29:29] » All right. All in favor?
>> I.
[29:31] » All right. Just so we all know, we
negotiated down to 7%, which is almost
[29:35] half
of what they were originally going to um
[29:39] increase us.
Motion to appoint members to the
[29:42] comprehensive plan committee.
[29:46] You guys all have that list?
>> Yeah.
[29:48] » Okay. Can I have a motion?
>> But um we need to read
[29:51] » read?
>> We should read the we um
[29:53] » Go right ahead.
>> Uh so the the people that have applied
[29:57] for the comprehensive plan committee are
uh and that we are accepting are Mary Jo
[30:03] Frederick, Thomas Polk, Rob Sweeney,
Judith Hanson,
[30:08] Nathaniel Gorman, Victoria Lucarini,
Colin Bryce, Julie Wallin, and Kevin
[30:15] Reginato.
>> All right. So now can I have a motion?
[30:19] » I'll make that motion.
>> All those in favor?
[30:21] » Thank you. And can I have a second?
>> I'll second that.
[30:23] » All those in favor?
>> I.
[30:26] » I'd like I just would like to say one
thing to thank my fellow board members
[30:30] for their support in this, and um I can
tell you that everybody This is a really
[30:35] diverse list of people. They come from
all over town,
[30:39] um and lots of different experiences, so
I expect they're going to have a lot of
[30:43] great input into this plan.
Um and we're very excited to get working
[30:47] uh this month. We're as soon as uh my
first opportunity is to email them and
[30:52] get the first meeting planned. So,
everybody's excited and I just want to
[30:56] thank Mary Ann and Michael for your
support. Thank you.
[31:00] » And thank you for pulling all this
together and doing it as quick as you
[31:04] said you were going to do it, so thank
you.
[31:06] » Thank you.
>> All right, next resolution to
[31:10] authorizing emergency repairs to the
sanitary drain system in the basement of
[31:14] town hall.
Top priority.
[31:19] » Yes.
>> I'll say more than I did in pre-meeting.
[31:22] I'll say I've been working with
plenty of board members and past board
[31:26] members with this project. Uh
the sanitary sewer system has
[31:31] been causing us quite issues over the
years and it continues to get worse. Uh
[31:35] recently uh Councilman Shatzel has uh
I don't know if he was volunteered or
[31:40] volunteered
to work with me on this and we are
[31:44] currently uh accepting a uh
quote relative to the
[31:50] repair of it with a UV lining.
Uh
[31:54] what is it like a
it's like a fabric or whatever. Um so,
[31:59] it's on the schedule. Should be uh fixed
on Tuesday. They will be coming after
[32:04] hours. Uh they're starting at 4:00 on
Tuesday to avoid uh the upstairs uh
[32:10] usage.
And
[32:12] uh
it all should be done by the end of the
[32:14] evening. So, thank you very much.
>> During the time it's getting fixed,
[32:18] we're not going to be having anybody use
the septic system.
[32:23] » We're going to work around that. I'll
say it's only it'll be just my members
[32:27] that will have to accommodate, but they
said it should be
[32:30] » take a They can take a water with them.
>> Okay.
[32:34] Okay.
>> [clears throat]
[32:34] » I'm just asking if we had sent them
elsewhere.
[32:38] » Chief, thank you for your work.
>> Thank you.
[32:40] » Time is valuable.
Thank you.
[32:43] » Thank you.
All right, we have a new hire for Judge
[32:46] Flood Myers, Laura. You didn't vote on
that last one.
[32:49] » Oh, we already did.
>> No.
[32:50] » Yeah.
>> We did.
[32:51] » We We need the resolution.
>> We need a motion and a second on that
[32:54] resolution.
>> Yeah.
[32:56] Isn't that what we're doing right now?
>> No, we went to the vote for
[33:00] » For the sanitary drainage
>> Yeah, there was no vote.
[33:03] » Oh, we didn't do a separate vote.
I motion Can I please have a motion a a
[33:07] vote
for this action? Yes, thank you.
[33:09] » I'll make that motion.
>> Thank you, Mike. Can I have a second?
[33:13] » I'll second it.
>> Thank you, Maryann.
[33:14] » You're all in favor.
>> All in favor.
[33:16] » I.
>> Perfect, thank you. I was so worried
[33:19] about forgetting this.
New hire for Judge Flood Myers, Laura.
[33:24] » Yes, I got a call this morning from
Judge Flood Myers that her clerk fell
[33:30] and broke her leg in two places and was
heading into emergency surgery. Um
[33:35] needless to say, she'll be out for a few
weeks. And uh Judge Flood Myers can't
[33:39] wait that long to have uh her full
staff, which isn't really quite full at
[33:44] the moment because she only has one
part-time and and two full-time um
[33:49] members. So, she is asking um to
immediately be able to hire her sister
[33:55] who is ready to go um and uh can fill in
and but who will be doing this
[34:02] temporarily only while
her her permanent um
[34:07] clerk is uh
incapacitated. So, with our new ethics
[34:12] law, um she needs to get a waiver from
the town board in order to hire her
[34:18] sister. So, um that's what she's asking
us to allow her to do that so that she
[34:23] can immediately hire her and keep
working.
[34:27] » Laura, does she have one full-time?
>> Yes, one full-time.
[34:30] » She only has one full-time.
>> I'm sorry, I said it backwards. One full
[34:33] time,
>> One full-time and Yeah, sorry.
[34:39] » And this is on an emergency basis, so
>> Exactly.
[34:43] Okay, can I have a motion?
>> I'll make that motion.
[34:46] » Motion to do what?
>> We are to hire
[34:49] » For the waiver or for the hire?
>> For the waiver only.
[34:52] » To hire Judge Flood Myers' sister, Ann
Odority,
[34:59] temporarily in an emergency basis as her
[35:05] » clerk.
>> Part-time clerk?
[35:06] » Is it a full-time clerk or part-time?
>> Part-time.
[35:10] » Okay, full-time.
>> Darlene is full-time?
[35:12] » No.
>> Darlene is part-time.
[35:14] » She's going to be hired as a part-time.
>> Yes.
[35:16] » Sorry, part-time clerk.
>> Sorry.
[35:20] » Yeah, I didn't get that.
>> It's okay. I wasn't sure cuz I was like,
[35:23] I don't know. Okay.
All right, so I need a motion for the
[35:26] waiver.
>> I will make that motion.
[35:29] » And I'll second it.
[35:32] » Now, do we need to make a motion for the
hire?
[35:34] » No, not yet.
>> We'll do that at the next
[35:37] meeting.
>> No, this is only this is only a
[35:39] temporary
>> want to make sure we're doing it
[35:41] correctly.
>> We're not yet.
[35:43] » Okay.
All in favor?
[35:45] » I.
>> Perfect. Motion to set a public hearing
[35:48] for 2000 for the 2027 East Kingston Fire
Company for Thursday, October 1st, 2026
[35:55] at 7:10. Now, this is a procedure we do
this every year to support our
[36:00] department in East Kingston. Can I
please have a motion?
[36:04] » I'll make that motion.
>> I'll second it.
[36:06] » Thank you. All in favor?
>> I.
[36:08] » I.
>> Thank you.
[36:10] Motion to set a public hearing for local
law blank of 2026,
[36:15] a local law amending chapters 190 and
191 of the code of the Town of Ulster
[36:21] relating to the Zoning Board of Appeals
and alternate members for Thursday,
[36:25] September 17th, 2026 at 7:20. Can I have
a motion?
[36:31] » I'll make that motion.
>> Can I have a second?
[36:33] » I'll second it.
>> All in favor?
[36:35] » I.
>> Perfect.
[36:38] Motion to authorize the supervisor to
sign the development services agreement
[36:42] with the New Energy Project Management
LLC for the pre-development of ground
[36:46] mounted solar PV at two town-owned
facilities in the amount of $19,800
[36:53] and to authorize the first payment of
$6,600
[36:57] for milestone one. Laura?
>> Uh this is the an item we discussed last
[37:02] week that we are rescinding the current
RFP for these two solar projects and
[37:08] we're hiring uh New Energy to be the
project manager. Um so that's what this
[37:13] contract is and and the first payment to
get them started.
[37:18] » Can I have a motion?
>> I'll make that motion.
[37:20] » Can I have a second?
>> I'll second it.
[37:23] » All in favor?
>> I.
[37:24] » Thank you.
Motion to accept the award New York
[37:27] State OGS quick quotes for blacktopping,
tack coat, and cold milling to
[37:32] Callahan's Industries. Do you guys want
to say anything on that?
[37:35] » Just procedure. The new procedure we're
going through with
[37:38] the last meeting they approved to go out
to bid. Bids are in. We reviewed them.
[37:43] Callahan's lowest bidder.
>> Perfect, thank you. Can I have a motion?
[37:47] » I'll make that motion.
>> Can I have a second?
[37:49] » I'll second that.
>> All in favor?
[37:52] » I.
>> Okay.
[37:54] All right, well that concludes our
agenda. If anyone has any comments about
[37:59] anything, you may come up now.
Anyone?
[38:09] No one?
Seeing no one, can I have a motion to
[38:12] close the meeting?
>> I'll make that motion.
[38:14] » Can I have a second?
>> And I'll second that.
[38:18] » All in favor?
>> I.
[38:21] » Thank you, guys.
[38:24] » Thank you, Lana.
>> That was wonderful.