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5/31/2022 Beacon City Council Workshop Meeting

May 31, 2022
7:00PM
City Council Workshop Agenda

Main Link To Entire Agenda

Roll Call

Notice of Meeting Location May 31, 2022

Community Segment

None this time.

Workshop Agenda Items

1. Appointing Daniel Fennell to the Position of Motor Equipment Operator

2. Ratifying Zachary Monroe to the City of Beacon Fire Department

3. Presentation of the 2023-2027 Capital Program
Major infrastructure projects are proposed and budgeted in this Capital Program.

4. Discussion Regarding a Proposed Local Law to Amend Chapter 219, Article IV and Article X of the Code of the City of Beacon, Concerning Water Services

5. Discussion Regarding a Proposed Local Law to Allow Members of the City Council of the City of Beacon to Participate in meetings via Videoconferencing

6. Discussion of Stellar Kids, LLC and My Four Daughters Realty Corp. 2021 Tax Certiorari
Settlements

These businesses disputed their property assessments, and the City of Beacon is agreeing lower their assessment and will refund some money.

7. Authorizing the City Administrator to Execute an Agreement with the County of Dutchess for Reimbursement for Short Term Rental Monitoring
City Councilmembers are pushing for the City of Beacon to enforce its legislation on Short Term Rentals, which various platforms like Airbnb. While the City Administrator Chris White has said in the past that he and the Building Inspector David Buckley view Beacon’s legislation as unenforceable, there is software that the City of Beacon can subscribe to and track properties to make enforcement easier. City Administrator Chris is recommending to use this software.

Executive Session Items

None this time.