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Workshop meeting held Wednesday, July 18,1984 at 7:00 p.m. at the Village Hall on Spring Street. Present: Mayor Synnett, Trustees BoYle, Carey, Cioppa, Costa, Greco~ and Mazochi, Attorney: Reilly, Engineer Lapar. Also present: Rose Horton of the Recreation Commission, and John Middlebrooks of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the possibility of funding recreation facilities under the Land and Water Conservation Fund grants. Mr. Middlebrooks explained that approximately $2M available in the Taconic Region, and that competition for the funds will be considerable. Proposed projects will be evaluated according to a criteria {hat identifies user intensive facilities to meet outdoor recreation needs~ (e.g., swimming pools, tennis courts). He further explained that the program is a matching grant; certain factors will be given high priority. Among these considerations are access to the Hudson River, improved handicapped access~ and year round facility use. The grant funds projects such as park land acquisition, development of new facilities, and facilities improvements. Discusion was held to identify potential projects. In response to various questions, Mr. Middlebrooks stated that court ga~es are con- sidered user intensive and would receive priority, as would a boat launch, particularly if it increased access to the River. Trustees Greco and Mazochi inquired about installing lighting at the fields. Mr. Middlebrooks stated that while lighting would extend the use of the facilities, it was considered an ancillary expense rather than a priority improvement. He also explained that the subsequent increased utility costs would be a maintainance charge and not fundable under t his project. Trustee Cioppa inquired about the installation of sanitary facilities. Mr. Middlebrooks stated that this too was an ancillary cost amd that portion of a project would receive a pro-rated priority. He also drew a distinctionbetween fencing to enclose a facility, which would be an eligible cost, and fencing around a ballfield or baseline fencing, which would not. Engineer Lapaz asked about the application requirements. Mr. Middlebrooks indicated that they were somewhat extensive. As the progra~ involves an allocation of Federal funds, all Federal guidelines would be required; specifically Davis-Bacon wage schedules, NEPA a~d SEQ~A environmental requirements, archaeological clearance from the State Office for Historic Preservation, etc. He mentioned that the application deadline was August 31,1984. Mrs. Horton said that it was unlikely that the engineering specifications and cost estimates could be completed by that date. Mr. Middlebrooks indicated that the first step in preparing a grant application would be the adoption of a Village Master Plan for Recreation. In light of the problems involved in meeting SHPO requirements and anti- cipated questions from the N.Y.S. Dept. of Environmental Conservation, the consensus of the Board was not to submit an application this year, but to plan for next year. The meeti ~g adjourned at 8:15 p.m. R.~,~p_ ec~f u 1 ly submi~ted, ~ son age clerk