Planning Board Meeting Minutes 08302016

The following minutes are a summary of the Planning Board meeting of August 30, 2016. Interested parties may request an audio recording of the meeting from the Board Secretary for a fee.

Call to Order & Statement of Compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act: Mr. Joel called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m. The following members were present: Mr. Torielli, Mr. Joel, Mr. Scheibner, Mayor Knudsen, Ms. Altano, and Ms. McWilliams. Also present were: Christopher Rutishauser, Village Engineer; and Board Secretary Michael Cafarelli. Blais Brancheau, Village Planner, Councilman Voigt, Mr. Thurston, Mr. Reilly, and Ms. Patire were not present.

Public Comments on Topics not Pending Before the Board – No one came forward.

Ms. Altano was sworn in as a Class 4 Planning Board member by Mayor Knudsen.

Executive Session – The Board moved to executive session for the retention of Legal Counsel.

The Board reconvened the public session at 8:50 p.m.

Mr. Torielli made a motion to appoint the law firm Morrison Mahoney, LLP with Christopher Martin as the Planning Board counsel on a pro term basis and the law firm of Weiner Lesnick, LLP with Glen Kienz as back-up counsel. The motion was seconded by Ms. McWilliams and all voted to approve.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:55 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

                                                                                                Michael Cafarelli

                                                                                                Board Secretary

Date approved: August 1, 2017