Quorum: Rick Fritschler, ch.; Marc Cassidy, Attilio Contini, Ernest Dewitt,

Gary Schwartz, Dietrich Werner, Fred Greitzer

Honored Guests: Kelli Havranek, Lisa Kellogg, Nick Mercurio

Consultant: Peter Fairweather

Minutes: The minutes of the previous meeting were approved.

Motions: that a public participation and outreach committee be formed,

comprising Attilio Contini, Gary Schwartz, Dietrich Werner and Patrick McDonough, to which the consultant will contribute; to schedule public participation meetings at the Tillson, Cottekill, and Bloomington fire houses, and possibly the recreation center; and to develop press releases, posters, etc., regarding same; was approved.

that the following committee work schedule is proposed by the consultant:

mid-June - public meetings

mid-July - public outreach report completed

September - goal-setting process for plan

December - submission of draft plan, ready for public comment that the committee chair and the Environmental Management Council met with the consultant regarding the GIS; that the county will provide mapping at no cost to the town; question as to the structure of the public participation meetings; question whether such meetings should include proposed solutions; answered in the affirmative, for items with clear mandates from the survey; that 16 photo-shoot cameras have already been returned, with 5 sets of other photos, and 11 cameras unused at this time; that member Dietrich Werner will contact those who have not yet returned cameras; that the secretary will send a status report of membership attendance to the committee chair and the town supervisor; that the secretary will verify town policy regarding meeting attendance.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:40 pm.

Next Meeting: Monday, May 12, 2003 at 7 pm.

These are the minutes of the meeting of the Town of Rosendale Comprehensive Master Plan Committee, regularly held on Monday, April 14, 2003; as ordered by Henry Robert; as taken this day by me, Fred Greitzer.

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Regular meeting on May 12, 2003, at 7 PM

Quorum: Rick Fritschler, ch.; Marc Cassidy, Ernest Dewitt, Gary Schwartz, Dietrich Werner, Fred Greitzer

Liaison to the Town Board: Patrick McDonough

Consultant: Peter Fairweather

Honored Guests: Victoria Coyne for the Chamber of Commerce, Kelli Havranek, John Maylie, Nick Mercurio

Minutes: The minutes of the April 14, 2003 meeting were approved.

Old Business: that the several committees of the Town of Rosendale are empowered to set their membership attendance requirements.

That Denise Pitcher has resigned from the Town of Rosendale Comprehensive Master Plan Committee, which has been received by the Supervisor; and that Li Daniels has resigned from the Town of Rosendale Comprehensive Master Plan Committee, which has not.

Presentation:review by the consultant of Town of Rosendale census data.

Scheduling committee: that Dietrich Werner be named chairman of this committee; that all public meetings are scheduled for June, for which see the planner's schedule; confirmed public meeting June 18 2003 at the Bloomington fire house; that the chairman of the Town of Rosendale Comprehensive Master Plan Committee will draft a communication letter announcing this committee's work; that the Town of Rosendale senior citizens' group would be interested in a presentation.

to combine the scheduling and public outreach committees, to set dates not yet confirmed and so to inform this entire committee, was approved; to include reference to the 1969 plan in the proposed press release, with the intent to review and amend zoning regulations, was approved.

that a press release be prepared, to include public meeting dates; that mapping is in process, with GIS yielding visul aids as various bases for overlays; that extraction of written comments from the public survey has been completed; that land-use, slope and wetland restrictions may not be obvious on larger scale maps; that publicity in regard to openings on this committee will be arranged by the liaison; that female participation is particularly to be encouraged; question in regard to issues and formats for the public meetings; question in regard to role of state highways in the master plan; question in regard to location of bus stop and other mass transit facilities.

Next Meeting: Monday, June 9, 2003

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:10 PM.

These are the minutes of the meeting of the Town of Rosendale Comprehensive Master Plan Committee, regularly held on May 12, 2003; as ordered by Henry Robert; as taken this day

by me, Fred Greitzer.

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Regular meeting on June 9, 2003 at 7 PM

Quorum: Rick Fritschler, ch.; Frank Boccio, Attilio Contini, Ernest Dewitt, Michael Montella,

Gary Schwartz, Fred Greitzer

Liaison to the Town Board: Patrick McDonough

Consultant: Peter Fairweather

Honored Guests: Kelli Havranek, Lisa Kellogg, Tim Morrison

Minutes: The minutes of the previous meeting were approved, as amended:

The resignation of Li Daniels has been received.

A) Town land-use & topography map presented by the Chairman.

B) Schedule of hamlet meetings proposed by the Consultant, thus:

1) Wed. 6/18/2003 @ 7 PM-9:30 PM Bloomington Fire House

2) Sat. 6/21/2003 @ 7 PM-9:30 PM Rosendale Hall Maple Hill

3) Thu. 6/26/2003 @ 7 PM-9:30 PM Cottekill Fire House

4) Sat. 6/28/2003 @ 9 AM-noon UCCC Student Lounge

With also a 2nd round of hearings planned in September, after development of a draft plan.

C) Review of inventory data draft by the Consultant:

Publicity and Outreach: Member Attilio Contini will generate a press release re: hamlet meetings.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:35 PM.

Next Meeting: Monday, July 14, 2003 at 7 PM

These are the minutes of the meeting of the Town of Rosendale Comprehensive Master Plan Committee, regularly held on June 9, 2003; as ordered by Henry Robert; as taken this day by me, Fred Greitzer.

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Comprehensive Master Plan Committee Meeting Minutes

August 20, 2003 at 7 PM

Quorum: Rick Fritschler, ch.; Roberta Clements, Kelli Havranek, Lisa Kellogg, Frank Boccio, Attilio Contini, Ernest Dewitt, Gary Schwartz, Dietrich Werner, Fred Greitzer

Liaison to the Town Board: Patrick McDonough

Consultant: Peter Fairweather

Honored Guests: Gayle Grunwald, John Maylie, Tim Morrison

Minutes: The minutes of the previous meeting were approved.

New Business:

received from Member Attilio Contini comments;

received from Consultant Goal Setting Materials,

with Member comments:

that the which is a draft outline, an initial scope of document;

that the Rondout Creek is legally navigable;

that most currently undeveloped areas have constraints, particularly slope;

and that this is distinctive of the Town of Rosendale;

that preference exists for building single-family homes on slopes, despite cost constraints;

that critical environmental areas require further SEQURA review, but the which is not zoning;

that Town of Rosendale is a sensitive area, with little "elbow room" from the environmental standpoint;

that the citizen survey did not distinguish full-time from part-time residents;

question in regard to Route 32 development, was answered that photo shoot results pinpointed Route 32 development as negative examples;

question as to control factors needed;

question as to avoiding sprawl by setting positive goals;

that on p. 15 of the survey, question is ambiguous;

that a survey is not a plebiscite;

that difference exists with the current (1969) Master Plan in regard to preserving certain specific areas;

that inventory of legal contractual constraints on development is needed;

the which may not be identifiable on Town of Rosendale Assessor's maps;

that mined and therefore undevelopeable areas have not been identified;

and question as to sources of such information;

that Town of Rosendale is a network of small hamlets;

that the Main Street area (prior Village) holds singular importance;

that a Master Plan is a visionary document, not code;

question of definition of open space;

question of desirability of cluster development;

that inventory of historical sites and features is needed;

question of Committee's need to examine agricultural practices;

question of setting agricultural districts;

that lakes and waterways be protected from visible development;

and that riparian buffer-zones are desirable;

that other area towns have established water-resource protection;

that groundwater protection is considered critical;

that well-head protection regulation is desirable;

that voluntary public access to water recreation is desirable;

that any final Town of Rosendale Master Plan should not require use of eminent domain;

that viewshed protection holds particular importance to the Town of Rosendale;

that density be tied to physical features;

that "dark-sky" regulation of lighting is desirable;

question of land use by ATV's and dirt-bikes;

that there currently exists no Town of Rosendale ordinance regarding trash-burning;

question of affordable housing;

question of identifying light-industrial sites;

that development guide-lines for industrial development are desireable;

question of Town of Rosendale festivals.

to request appropriation of $20,000 budget for Master Plan, and $15,000 for preparation of amendments to Zoning Code; for a total Town of Rosendale Comprehensive Master Plan Committee budget of $35,000; which to be presented to the Town of Rosendale Board; was approved.

that the Liaison will check last year's Committee miscellaneous expenditures; and that the which for fiscal year 2004 to be prepared by Member Dietrich Werner;

Next Meeting: Monday, September 8, 2003 at 7 PM.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:15 PM.

These are the minutes of the meeting of the Town of Rosendale Comprehensive Master Plan Committee, held on August 20, 2003; as ordered by Henry Robert; as taken this day by me,

Fred Greitzer.

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September 8, 2003 at 7 PM

Quorum: entire

Consultant: Peter Fairweather

Honored Guests: John Maylie, Tim Morrison, Pat Rowe

Minutes: The minutes of the previous meeting were approved as amended:

1)from preference exists for building on slopes to there was discussion of;

2)from SEQURA to SEQRA;

3)omit but the;

4)from that inventory of legal contractual constraints on development is needed to that inventory of existing legal constraints on development, such as conservation easements, is needed.

Received: 1)Ulster County Planning Board: Transportation Plan

2)Consultant: Draft Goals for Comprehensive Plan

3)Member Attilio Contini: Two Communications

Budget request miscellaneous expense line: Consultant to finalize in consultation with Chairman; Chairman to submit proposed budget to Town of Rosendale Board.

Review of Draft Goals for Comprehensive Plan:

change on p. 2: Rondout Creek as public gathering place to Town of Rosendale Recreation Center; that appropriate scale refers to what already exists, and fits the location; that scale of development is a more preferable object of regulation than density;

that a farm is defined as comprising a minimum of 10 acres;

that much farmland has been lost, and the remaining should be rezoned as agricultural; and that programs exist to compensate farmers declining development; that lighting regulation shall be included; that ridge-line development is a current local issue;

question regarding legal obligations regarding and desirable regulation of logging;question of preserving scenic resources as for example regulating development of Joppenburgh Mt., answered that to be addressed through density and visibility regulation; question of low-income housing, answered housing should remain affordable,

and add to p. 3: encourage small multi-family dwellings; add encourage mixed use in all business districts;

add appropriate use of accessory apartments;

add protect aquifer recharge zone;

delete New York City as sole specific commuting destination;

and that question remains regarding provision of parking lots for buses, park-and-rides, etc.;

question of whether encouraging tourism worsens the traffic situation,

and question of whether tourism negatively impacts local quality of life, answered that tourism results in preservation of rural amenities;

question regarding rezoning of Rt. 32 commercial strip,

answered that compact mixed-use nodes are preferable alternative;

question as to who shall prepare zoning revisions;

question as to date of adoption of Town of Rosendale budget.

Next Regular Meeting: Monday, October 13, 2003 at 7 PM

Public Hearing: September 25, 2003 at 7:30 PM

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:47 PM.

These are the minutes of the meeting of the Town of Rosendale

Comprehensive Master Plan Committee, regularly held on September 8, 2003; as ordered by Henry Robert; as taken this day by me, Fred Greitzer

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Town of Rosendale Comprehensive Master Plan Committee

Regular meeting on October 13, 2003 at 7 PM

Quorum: Rick Fritschler, chairman; Roberta Clements, Kelli Havranek, Lisa Kellogg, Frank Boccio, Attilio Contini, Ernest Dewitt, Michael Montella, Dietrich Werner, Fred Greitzer

Consultant: Peter Fairweather

Honored Guests: Joan Dewitt, John Maylie

Minutes: The minutes of the previous meeting were approved, as amended: to replace as for example regulating development of Joppenburgh Mt. with and viewsheds.

Received from Peter Fairweather

1) Public Meetings on Draft Plan Goals

2) Draft Revised/Added Goal Statements

Review of and comments on submitted materials: that taxes are a concern; that the Town of Rosendale is developing a Capital Facilities Plan; that economic development often comes via existing businesses; that water supply is a critical issue, in regard both to the several water districts and privately-owned wells; and that sewage plant capacity may be more of a limiting factor than water availability so far as the Town of Rosendale water/sewer system is concened; and that figures regarding same will be obtained from Pat Marsh, Chairwoman of the Town of Rosendale Water & Sewer Commission;that the Ulster County Water Supply Advisory Board has designed an inter-municipal system, which has not yet received funding; that the plan be made gender-neutral, i.e. delete unmanned; that other public natural resource areas (Walkill River) be added; that item I4 be changed from municipal to public; that some taxes are directly decided by the voters, as for example the

Library and Fire Department; that there are three separate school districts within the Town of Rosendale; that it is desirable to reactivate the Town of Rosendale Economic Development Committee; that there is public sentiment that the status quo be maintained, and that this will require zoning to ensure; question regarding revising minimum lot sizes; question regarding adding Binnewater Rd. as a viewshed or as a gateway to a viewshed; question regarding reference to a 300' buffer strip in the 1969 Comprehensive Plan, and that any spot access to the Rondout Creek will require public hearings; and that this matter is separate from preservation of the D&H Canal, which is still listed by the Army Corps of Engineers as encumbered property; question requesting clarification of section E5 Creek Locks area; question regarding offering incentives for preservation of historically significant properties, offered not as a goal but as a recommendation; question regarding availability of a traffic and mobility study; question regarding desirability of individual large lots as opposed to cluster development; question regarding desirability of encouraging multi-family dwellings on large lots, answered that this is dependent on the specific physical conditions of the particular site; question whether this may not be termed "micro-zoning"; question regarding grandfathering of specific lots; question regarding additional small water & sewer districts; and that the next step in the planning process is to generate finalized goals.

Motions: That the Town of Rosendale Comprehensive Master Plan Committee recommends to the Town of Rosendale Board that the Committee remain at its present eleven Members, was approved.

that revised goals will be available at the town office as of 10/17/03;

that comments on same may be submitted until 10/24/03;

that revisions incorporating submitted comments will be available at the town office on 10/31/03;

and that New York State law requires Planning Board representation on any Master Plan Committee.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:40 PM.

Next Regular Meeting: Monday November 10, 2003 at 7 PM

Public Outreach Meeting: Saturday November 1, 2003 at 10 AM

These are the minutes of the meeting of the Town of Rosendale Comprehensive Master Plan Committee, regularly held on October 13, 2003; as ordered by Henry Robert; as taken this day by me, Fred Greitzer.

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Regular meeting on November 10, 2003 at 7 PM

Quorum: Rick Fritschler, ch.; Roberta Clements, Lisa Kellogg,

Consultant: Peter Fairweather

Honored Guests: Gayle Grunwald, John Maylie, Tim Morrison

Minutes:The minutes of the previous meeting were approved.

Received:

1)from Consultant: "Preliminary Recommendations for the Comprehensive Plan, November 2003"; with comments received to date;

2)public comments from hamlet meeting held on Saturday November 1, 2003 at 10 AM;

3)from Member Gary Schwartz: reprint of article from Daily Freeman.

WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Planning Committee with due diligence has met on a regular basis and has followed both standard practice and taken a proactive role in gathering information and soliciting public input for the preparation of a Comprehensive Plan for the Town of Rosendale including but not limited to:

Conducting a well publicized written survey which was mailed to all registered voters, to all tax paying land owners and made available at the Town Offices;

Conducting a well publicized Rosendale "Photo-Shoot" to collect additional citizen input in the form of visual images;

Hosted two separate series of well publicized public participation meetings to allow for public input into the Comprehensive Planning process; and

Encouraged and incorporated public participation at all Comprehensive Planning meetings on a monthly basis over the past two years, and

WHEREAS, the members of the Comprehensive Planning Committee believe that they have conducted an open and well publicized process to the best of their ability and have gathered and compiled information that accurately reflects the opinions of the residents of Rosendale, and

WHEREAS, said information has been compiled into a Consultant's Draft of Plan Recommendations dated November 12, 2003 as prepared by

Peter Fairweather of Fairweather Consulting, and

WHEREAS, the members of the Comprehensive Planning Committee having met and a majority of members voting approval;

RESOLVED, that the Consultant's Draft of Plan Recomendations and copies of this RESOLUTION be forwarded to the Rosendale Town Board, Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals, Water and Sewer Board, Recreation Commission, Environmental Commission, Historic Commission, Building Inspector, Highway Superintendent, Water and Sewer Superintendent, Police Chief, Assessor, Rosendale Library, fire departments and/or any other relevant Town entity for review and comment, and further

RESOLVED, that any and all comments or recommendations on the Consultant's Draft of Plan Recomendations be submitted in writing to the Comprehensive Planning Committee on or before January 30,2003 for the Committee's consideration and/or inclusion in the preparation of the Comprehensive Plan; was approved; the division, recorded by subsequent Motion: 8 favoring, 1 opposed.

that minutes shall be posted at the Town of Rosendale Library; that e-mail may be sent to Fairweather Consulting @ fairweathergroup.com; that the Consultant and the Chairman will make a presentation to the Town of Rosendale Board at their Dec. 3, 2003 workshop meeting;that committee members shall submit written comments on "Preliminary Recommendations for the Comprehensive Plan, November 2003" by Nov. 30, 2003; that letters expressing gratitude for their cooperation and assistance be sent to the Bloomington Fire Department and Rosendale Hardware; question regarding status of Town of Rosendale tax base, particularly commercial properties; question regarding build-out analysis and fiscal projections; question regarding inventory of housing stock condition.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:22 PM.

Next Meeting: Monday December 8, 2003

These are the minutes of the meeting of the Town of Rosendale Comprehensive Master Plan Committee, regularly meeting on November 10, 2003; as ordered by Henry Robert; as taken this day by me, Fred Greitzer.

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Town of Rosendale Comprehensive Master Plan Committee

regularly meeting on December 8, 2003 at 7 PM

Quorum: Rick Fritschler, ch.; Roberta Clements, Kelli Havranek, Lisa Kellogg, Frank Boccio,

Attilio Contini, Gary Schwartz, Fred Greitzer

Consultant: Peter Fairweather

Honored Guests: Brandon Gallagher, Joe Havranek, Alexander Lines, John Maylie, Elianah Slotnick

Minutes: The minutes of the previous meeting were approved as amended:

1) comments on the Consultant's "Preliminary Recommendations for the Comprehensive Plan, November 2003" may be submitted to this Committee until:

from January 30, 2003 to January 30, 2004

2) the division on Motion: from 8 favoring, 1 opposed to 7 favoring, 1 opposed, 1 abstaining

New Business: Received: Member comments on draft plan

Motions: that the Consultant's draft "Preliminary Recommendations for the Comprehensive Plan, November 2003" be made available to the public at the Rosendale Town Hall, was approved.

that the Chairman has created a master membership mailing list of all Town of Rosendale Boards, Commissions and Committees; and mailed them the "Preliminary Recommendations for the Comprehensive Plan, November 2003" with requests for their comments;

that this Committee shall await submissions from all other relevant bodies, and that all forms of comment shall be combined in order to streamline overlapping comments;

that constraint-based planning requires that density requirements should reflect actual buildable land,and that most easily-developable plots in the Town of Rosendale have already been built up;

question regarding the desirable level of detail in a master plan;

question regarding low-density developments,

answered that a conservation density easement is similar to the cluster development concept;

question regarding determining the carrying capacity of each parcel, in relation to Rosendale's

complex terrain;

question regarding minimum lot acreages in different zones;

question regarding the influence of bordering towns on Rosendale density;

question regarding development of eastern end of Main St.;

question regarding distinguishing Rt. 213 from the Main St. district;

question regarding development of sidewalks and bicycle trails;

question regarding open-space inventory, now being conducted under the auspices of the

Environmental Commission, including members of this Committee;

question regarding local resource concerns;

question regarding identification of all existing conservancies,

answered that no comprehensive public record is currently available;

but that vacant large (over 10 acre) parcels are identifiable, with discussion of several specific examples;

question regarding Agricultural Districts and concurrent restrictions;

question whether the comprehensive plan should address outdoor recreation access;

question regarding noise ordinance, answered that the problem is enforcement, and deciding whether decibel or nuisance criteria should be established;

question regarding maintenance of view-sheds as opposed to property rights;

and question regarding how much diversity is appropriate.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9 PM.

Next Meeting: Monday January 12, 2004 at 7 PM

These are the minutes of the meeting of the Town of Rosendale Comprehensive Master Plan Committee, regularly held on December 8, 2003; as ordered by Henry Robert; as taken this day

by me, Fred Greitzer.