CAROLINE TOWN BOARD
December 28, 2018
4:30 pm, Caroline Town Hall

END-OF-YEAR MEETING AGENDA
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Salute to the Flag (4:30)

Privilege-of-the-Floor: Opportunity for citizens to bring forward matters of concern. Please be prepared to make one statement not to exceed 3 minutes in length

Discussion and Action Topics (4:40)
* 2018 Encumbrances
* Review of Trial Balance
* Transfers
* Approve Abstracts: Highway, General, Lighting
* Approval of minutes of Oct 10th, Nov 14th, Dec 12th, and Dec 20th
* Discussion of Brighten-up Caroline Project Coordinator position


——Adjourn—--

Privilege of the Floor Policy at Caroline Town Board Meetings
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* Privilege-of-the-Floor is offered at the beginning of town meetings as an opportunity for individuals to provide input to the town board. Speakers have up to three minutes, subject to modification depending upon time constraints of a particular meeting. Each citizen is provided one speaking opportunity per meeting; written input is also welcome.
* Comments should be directed to the town board. The Supervisor or Councilpersons may answer questions brought forward or defer to allow for further research and thought.
* Respectful discourse is required.

CAROLINE TOWN BOARD
December 20, 2018
​SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
2 pm, Caroline Town Hall

Salute to the Flag

Resolution ______ of 2018. Selection of Carson Groundworks for construction of parking, sidewalk, and bioretention improvements at the Caroline Town Hall.
Whereas, the Town has developed plans for designated Park-N-Ride parking along Midline Road, repav-ing of the main lot, a connecting walkway, and a stormwater bioretention feature to control runoff from the main parking lot; and
Whereas, the Tompkins County Soil & Water Conservation District has procured $6,000 to support the bioretention feature as a demonstration of effective stormwater management; and
Whereas, the Town received four proposals in response to an RFP for the project ; and
Whereas, Carson Groundworks provided the most cost-effective proposal in the amount of $51,000; therefore be it
Resolved, the Caroline Town Board selects Carson Groundworks as a contractor for this project.
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——Adjourn—--

CAROLINE TOWN BOARD
December 12, 2018
​BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA
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Salute to the Flag (7:00)

Privilege-of-the-Floor: Opportunity for citizens to bring forward matters of concern. Please be prepared to make one statement not to exceed 3 minutes in length

Additions or Deletions from Agenda

Supervisor’s Report (7:10)

Town Clerk’s Report (7:20)

County Representative’s Report (7:30)

Highway Superintendent’s Report (7:40)

Department, Committee, & Liaison Updates

Discussion and Action Topics (7:50)
* Review of November Trial Balance
* Transfers
* Approve Abstracts: Highway, General, Lighting
* Approval of minutes of December 4, 2018
* Resolution to hire Jonathan Bates as Brighten-up Caroline Coordinator
* Resolution to authorize Supervisor to sign contract for funds for Town Hall Stormwater Bioretention Feature with the Tompkins County Soil & Water Conservation District
* Resolution to schedule end-of-year bill-paying meeting for 4:30 pm on Friday, December 28th
* Resolution to schedule 2019 Organizational Meeting for 7 pm on Wednesday, January 2nd

——Adjourn—--

Privilege of the Floor Policy at Caroline Town Board Meetings


* Privilege-of-the-Floor is offered at the beginning of town meetings as an opportunity for individuals to provide input to the town board. Speakers have up to three minutes, subject to modification depending upon time constraints of a particular meeting. Each citizen is provided one speaking opportunity per meeting; written input is also welcome.
* Comments should be directed to the town board. The Supervisor or Councilpersons may answer questions brought forward or defer to allow for further research and thought.
* Respectful discourse is required.

Community Meeting: “Protecting Caroline's Environment and Natural Resources”
7 pm to 9 pm Thursday December 13th, 2018
Brooktondale Fire Station
Holiday Cookies to share!
 
The Caroline Planning Board is currently working on updating and improving strategies for implementing Caroline's comprehensive plan.  This fall, the Caroline Planning Board is holding community workshops to generate and develop strategies for implementing specific areas of the plan.  
 
This workshop will consider how to protect Caroline's environment and natural resources and will be held from 7 pm to 9 pm on Thursday, December 13th at the Brooktondale Fire Station.   Protecting Caroline’s environment and natural resources has consistently ranked as a top priority for Caroline residents.  Some examples of what Caroline residents have identified as important include creating and protecting parks, preserves and undeveloped public land; protecting watersheds, aquifers and streambanks; maintaining a clean environment (for example, by protecting air and water and by limiting noise and light pollution); living sustainably and mitigating climate change.  The main purpose of the workshop is to develop "action items" for the town and Town Board; as a general example, "Get rid of roadside trash" is a possible goal but not an action item; "The Town Board should give out a certificate and hold an awards ceremony  honoring the individual or group that picks up the most roadside trash" or "The Town should hire someone to collect roadside trash" are possible concrete steps to attain that goal.
 
Planning Board members will provide some of their favorite holiday cookies at the meeting.  Anyone else is welcome to bring holiday cookies to share, but that is not required!
 
Before the meeting, Caroline residents are encouraged to fill out a two-question survey to gather additional input on protecting the environment and natural resources in Caroline.  Whether or not you can attend the workshop, please fill out the survey!  The survey is available at: http://bit.ly/CarolineEnvironment
No personal data is collected as a result of filling out the survey.
 
The schedule of workshops is:
 
Thursday, December 13th, 2018 7-9 pm
Protecting Caroline’s Environment and Natural Resources
Brooktondale Fire Hall
 
Saturday, January 12th, 2019, 5-8 pm
Preserving Caroline’s Rural Character
Speedsville Community Center (location to be confirmed)
 
Comprehensive plans are developed through community effort so please come to either or both the remaining workshops!  In addition to contributing at the workshops, ideas can be emailed at any time to Planning_Board@townofcaroline.org.

CAROLINE TOWN BOARD
December 4, 2018
AGENDA MEETING

Salute to the Flag (7:00)

Privilege of the Floor: Opportunity for citizens to bring forward matters of concern. Please be prepared to make one statement not to exceed 3 minutes in length

Committee Reports (7:10)
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Discussion and agenda items for December 12 Business Meeting (7:45)
Adjourn


Privilege of the Floor Policy at Caroline Town Board Meetings
* Privilege-of-the-Floor is offered at the beginning of town meetings as an opportunity for individuals to provide input to the town board. Speakers have up to three minutes, subject to modification depending upon time constraints of a particular meeting. Each citizen is provided one speaking opportunity per meeting; written input is also welcome.
* Comments should be directed to the town board. The Supervisor or Councilpersons may answer questions brought forward or defer to allow for further research