11/6/23 Beacon City Council Workshop Meeting

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November 6, 2023
7:00 PM
City Council Agenda

Roll Call

Workshop Agenda Items

1. Proposed 2024 Budget: Police Department

2. Proposed 2024 Budget: Fire Department

3. Proposed 2024 Budget: Recreation Department

4. 2023 Adjusted Base Proportions for Homestead/Non-Homestead Taxes

5. Dutchess County Request for Expression of Interest Regarding 223 Main Street Development

6. 248 Tioronda Avenue Amended Greenway Trail Easement

7. Minimum Parking Requirements and Unit Square Footage Amendments

10/24/2022 Beacon City Council Workshop Meeting

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October 24, 2022
7:00 PM
City Council Agenda

Roll Call Workshop

Agenda Items

1. Honoring 2022 Beacon High School and Max Born Gymnasium Foreign Exchange Student Program Participants

2. Proposed 2023 Budget: Police Department Presentation

3. Proposed 2023 Budget: Fire Department Presentation

4. Proposed 2023 Budget: Recreation Department Presentation

5. 2023 Dutchess County Community Development Block Grant Program

6. Proposed Local Law to Amend Chapter 211 of the Code of the City of Beacon Concerning Stop Signs on South Brett Street and Parking on West Church Street

7. Resolution Supporting the Clean Slate Act

8. Side Letter Agreement with PBA Regarding Flexibility of Vacation Days

5/31/2022 Beacon City Council Workshop Meeting

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

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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.