Board of Trustees

Board of Trustees Minutes February 24, 2020 Meeting called to order at 7:30 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Siry, Deputy Mayor Kevin Smith, Trustee Bernius, Trustee Whalen, Trustee O’Neill ALSO PRESENT: Acting Chief of Police, Bryan Burton Superintendent, DPW Bruce Hopper Fire Chief, Leland Greey Clerk/Treasurer, Catherine Murdock Mayor Siry welcomed all those in attendance to the February 24, 2020 Board of Trustees Meeting and invited Chief Bryan Burton to lead the group in the Pledge of Allegiance. Deputy Mayor Smith announced the upcoming events, including the Mayor’s Spring Social on Sunday, March 1, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., honoring Ellen & Vincent Ricciuti, as Residents of Distinction, and hosted by the Kiwanis Club, at the Yacht Club and a community Planning Meeting on Saturday, 2/29/20, at 11 a.m. at the Amityville firehouse to present the Village survey results. Other events include: Bonko fundraiser for Chemical Hose Company 3, March 21; AFD Cares wing contest at Carney’s, March 29; a Comedy Night fundraiser by the Lions Club, March 5 at Carney’s, and the Chamber of Commerce annual Chinese Auction at the Middle School, April 11. Please visit the Village website Amityville.com for event information. The Deputy Mayor also advised that the 2020 Census will start soon and he encouraged participation as it has an impact on governmental funding, representation and many other important resources. Mayor Siry invited the Trustees to provide January Committee Reports: Department of Public Works (Trustee O’Neill): In addition to several outdoor projects, DPW cleaned a sewage backup at Village Hall, is repairing streetlights, and is replacing missing parking signs. Fire Department (Trustee Whalen): There were 304 Calls to date which is high. More information to come. Building Department: Report to follow at a later date. Justice Court (Trustee Bernius) Village Justice $16,217.50; Associate Justice $2,235.00; and Parking Violations $6125.00 (143 parking tickets processed; 55 tickets collected). Criminal/penal/traffic activity: 157 charges processed, 180 closed out and $1,8452.50 collected in fines/surcharges. Due to the new Bail Reform Law, $483.00 was added and then applied to defendant’s pending case; $1,900.00 was applied on five cases to outstanding fines and surcharges; and $1,373.50 was returned on 7 cases. Mayor Siry thanked Chief Burton for his work in enforcing the parking laws. Mayor’s Actions: Mayor Siry requested approval of the Board of Trustees minutes from February 10, 2020 MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee O’Neill and seconded by Trustee Bernius Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Bernius aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays 1  Board of Trustees Minutes February 24, 2020 Mayor Siry requested to accept Chief Burton’s recommendation to remove Police Officer Paul Schmidt from probationary status and be retained as a permanent Police Officer effective February 13, 2020. MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee Whalen and seconded by Deputy Mayor Smith Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Bernius aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Mayor Siry requested to accept Chief Burton’s recommendation to remove Police Officer Robert Antonellis from probationary status and be retained as a permanent Police Officer effective February 13, 2020 MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee Bernius and seconded by Deputy Mayor Smith Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Bernius aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Mayor Siry requested to accept the resignation of Christian Weadock, call-in EMT/Paramedic effective February 18, 2020. MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee O’Neill and seconded by Deputy Mayor Smith Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Bernius aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays 2  Board of Trustees Minutes February 24, 2020 Mayor Siry requested to appoint the following three new members of the Amityville Fire Department and approve the waiver of residency for Michael Esposito, 28, W. Granada Ave., Lindenhurst, NY: Michael Esposito 28 227 W. Granada Ave Chemical Hose #3 Lindenhurst, NY 11757 Cooper Perdikov 15 30 Ketcham Ave A.F.D. Juniors Amityville, NY 11701 Kimberly Distelkamp 6 Riverleigh Pl Ladies Auxiliary Amityville, NY 11701 MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee Bernius and seconded by Trustee O’Neill Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Bernius aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays With no further Mayor’s Actions, Mayor Siry introduced the first agenda item. Cabaret License – Renewal Luis Bermeo, 43 Brook Ave., Bay Shore, NY 11706 for Sophia Italian Bistro Bruno Surace, 1864 Bourne Ct., Wantagh, NY 11793 for Amity Ales MOTION to APPROVE the above two applications with stipulations was made by Trustee O’Neill and seconded by Trustee Whalen Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Bernius aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Landscaper License – Renewal Paul Gosline, 46 Turner Pl., Amityville NY 11701 for Gosline Landscaping Joseph Mole, 79 Pacific St., Massapequa Park, NY 11762 for Landscape Creations Kevin Perdomo, 56 Lemon St., Central Islip, NY 11722 for Perdomo Lawn Service Inc. 3  Board of Trustees Minutes February 24, 2020 MOTION to APPROVE the above three applications with stipulations was made by Trustee Whalen and seconded by Trustee Bernius Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Bernius aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Sign, Banner, Canopy, Marquee or Fixture Luis Bermeo, 43 Brook Ave., Bay Shore, NY 11706 for Sophia Italian Bistro MOTION to APPROVE with stipulations (maximum of 9-foot canopy and submission of a revised site plan) was made by Deputy Mayor Smith and seconded by Trustee Bernius Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Bernius aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Taxicab Driver’s License – Renewal Larry Grayson, 227 Albany Ave., Amityville, NY 11701 for Lindys Taxi Kenneth Barrett, 257 40th St., Copiague, NY 11726 for Lindys Taxi MOTION to TABLE the above applications, to confirm status of Company’s license, was made by Deputy Mayor Smith and seconded by Trustee Bernius Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Bernius aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request from Deputy Treasurer Request to approve abstract from February 6, 2020 – February 19, 2020 MOTION to APPROVE was made by Deputy Mayor Smith and seconded by Trustee Whalen Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Bernius aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays 4  Board of Trustees Minutes February 24, 2020 Request from Clerk/Treasurer Request from Henry Tomlinson on behalf of St. Martin’s Knights of Columbus, P.O. Box 1009, Amityville, NY 11701 to use the Amityville Library parking lot on March 4, 2020 between the hours of 8:30AM – 6:00PM for a senior bus outing. MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee O’Neill and seconded by Trustee Whalen Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Bernius aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request from Pastor David Anglin of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 147 Park Ave., Amityville, to use the Amityville Beach Pavilion and its facilities on Sunday, April 12, 2020 from 6:00AM to 7:30AM for annual Easter Dawn Service. Set up to take place, Saturday, April 11, at 10AM MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee Bernius and seconded by Deputy Mayor Smith Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Bernius aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Approval of financial statement for Fiscal Year 5/31/2019 MOTION to APPROVE was made by Deputy Mayor Smith and seconded by Trustee Whalen Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Bernius aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request to pay Cullen & Danowski, LLP, for accounting services for FYE 2020 in the amount of $4,440.00 (A1410.440) MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee Whalen and seconded by Trustee O’Neill Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Bernius aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays 5  Board of Trustees Minutes February 24, 2020 Request to pay Total Technology Solutions for Invoice #60976 – datto siris 4 professional, $2,145.00; Invoice #60900 – datto monitoring, $100.50; Invoice #61011-Lenovo Thinkcentre desktop computer, $1,040.50 in the total amount of $3,286.00 (A1625.440) MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee Whalen and seconded by Deputy Mayor Smith Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Bernius aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request to pay Total Technology Solutions for Invoice #60859-monthly billing for March 2020 in the amount of $3,062.25 (A1625.440) MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee O’Neill and seconded by Trustee Whalen Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Bernius aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request to pay Peak Energy Systems Inc. for inspected APC UPS in records room removed and replaced all batteries in the APC UPS system in the amount of $3,500.00 (A1623.440) MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee Bernius and seconded by Trustee Whalen Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Bernius aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request to pay Nelson & Pope for Preliminary Roadway Design, in the amount of $7,050.00 (A1625.440) MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee Whalen and seconded by Trustee O’Neill Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Bernius aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays 6  Board of Trustees Minutes February 24, 2020 Request to authorize purchase of a Carrier I-VU control module with a Carrier CCN control dongle, to be installed as a frontend device, from Dynaire Corporation in the amount of $5,675.00. MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee Whalen and seconded by Trustee O’Neill Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Bernius aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request from Police Department Request to pay Total Technology Solutions for monthly billing for March in the amount of $3,155.75 (A3120.261) MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee Whalen and seconded by Trustee Bernius Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Bernius aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request for a budget modification to increase Account # 3120.220 – Office Equipment $1,100.00 and decrease # 3120.231 – Vehicle Repair $1,100.00 MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee Whalen and seconded by Trustee O’Neill Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Bernius aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request from Fire Department Request to pay Firehouse Fabricators for a Fire-Frame Window Simulator in the amount of $3,180.00 (A3410.455) MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee O’Neill and seconded by Trustee Whalen Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Bernius aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays 7  Board of Trustees Minutes February 24, 2020 Request to pay Viking for Invoice #743378 Junior Uniform Shirts in the amount of $892.50 (A3410.414) MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee O’Neill and seconded by Trustee Bernius Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Bernius aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request from Department of Public Works Request to pay Global Montello Group Corp. for 1900.2 gallons of diesel in the amount of $3,922.20. (A1625.410) MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee Bernius and seconded by Trustee Whalen Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Bernius aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request to pay Omni Recycling of Babylon for dumped 55.25 Tons in the amount of $4,509.89 (A8160.442) MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee Whalen and seconded by Deputy Mayor Smith Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Bernius aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Local Laws Request to approve Introductory Local Law No. 6 of the year 2019 to amend Chapter 144 of the Code of the Village of Amityville regarding signs MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee Whalen and seconded by Deputy Mayor Smith Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Bernius aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays 8  Board of Trustees Minutes February 24, 2020 Donelle Cronin, 32 Mole Pl., asked the Board why they are not waiting for a decision from the Court of Appeals on the pending Special Use Permit appeal for Security Dodge. Mayor Siry explained that if the Board likes their proposed plan it can render a decision, while building in covenants and restrictions. Lauryn Haffner, 294 S. Bayview Ave.., said Security Dodge has a history of not doing what they are supposed to do and questioned how effective imposing monetary fines has been in the past. She asked the Board to have the fortitude to enforce all restrictions should the request be approved. Janet Colletti, 17 Wellington Pl., stated she thinks Security Dodge runs a clean, nice looking business and the dealership is not the actual entrance into the Village. Christopher Plersch, 22 Marion Road., questioned why the owner of 32 Marion Road still has commercial vehicles/equipment on his property. The Board explained the Village is on top of it and there is a process for enforcing the Code which includes an upcoming Court date. The resident also asked about the legality of having large flags mounted to the back of a pick-up truck, parked in his driveway. Mayor Siry said it is not a Code violation but the Police Chief could look into vehicle laws. There being no additional comments from the Board or from the floor, a MOTION to ADJOURN was made by Trustee O’Neill and seconded by Deputy Mayor Smith Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Bernius aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Meeting adjourned at 8:26 p.m. ________________________________ Catherine Murdock, Clerk/Treasurer 9