VILLAGE COUNCIL SPECIAL PUBLIC MEETING
AGENDA VILLAGE COUNCIL SPECIAL PUBLIC MEETING
SYDNEY V. STOLDT, JR. COURT ROOM
JUNE 25, 2018 7:00 P.M.
SYDNEY V. STOLDT, JR. COURT ROOM
JUNE 25, 2018 7:00 P.M.
1. Call to Order
2. Statement of Compliance with the Open Public Meeting Act
MAYOR: “Adequate notice of this meeting has been provided by a posting on the bulletin board in Village hall, by mail to the Ridgewood News, The Record, and by submission to all persons entitled to same as provided by law of a schedule including the date and time of this meeting.”
3. Roll Call – Village Clerk
4. Flag Salute and Moment of Silence
5. Mayor’s Comments
6. Public Comments (Not to exceed 3 minutes per person, 40 minutes in total)
7. Rules of Procedure – Matthew Rogers, Village Attorney
8. ORDINANCES – CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING
a. Ordinance #3636 – Re-establish Water Rates and Fees – 2010-2017
b. Presentation by Plaintiff’s Expert, Exeter Associates, on their report
c. Questions for Exeter Associates about their report by Sills, Cummis & Gross
d. Questions for Exeter Associates about their report by William Northgrave, Esq. of McManimon, Scotland, and Baumann
e. Questions/Comments from the Public about Exeter Associates’ report (not to exceed 5 minutes per person)
f. Questions/Comments from the Village Council about Exeter Associates’ report
g. Comments from Howard Woods
h. Questions about Howard Woods’ Water Rate Study by Sills, Cummis & Gross (if necessary)
i. Questions about Howard Woods’ Water Rate Study by William Northgrave, Esq. of McManimon, Scotland, and Baumann (if necessary)
j. Final Questions/Comments by the Village Council
k. Ordinance #3637 – Amend Water Rates and Fees – 2018
9. Public Comments (Not to exceed 5 minutes per person)
10. Adjournment
I applied for a brief and temporary watering exception due to new planting and was denied, even though #1 of the ordinance states watering for the first 21 days of new planting is allowed. Apparently watering exemptions are not allowed from June to September (when else would people apply?) and management reserves the right to change policy without notice, which they did in rejecting my application. I understand there are problems with crumbling infrastructure affecting supply and delivery but I have heard this excuse since moving here nearly 30 years ago. Smart Controllers are costly and seem unnecessary when we are only watering 2 days a week, My system is equipped with a weather sensor which should be sufficient. I’m all for conservation and probably use a fraction of water compared to others, but if we cannot accommodate moderate consumer demand during a non-drought period, then something has to give. We have become so complacent about poor service that it’s becoming business as usual in Ridgewood. We should outsource our water to professionals, rather than have a council of volunteers making decisions on a complicated subject they know nothing about.
Isn’t watering by hand always allowed? Wouldn’t that suffice for care of new plantings?
Screw them I’m watering when I like.
Those stupid expensive sensors will stop working in a brownout or blackout and leave your yard high and literally dry if you dare to leave town.