Board of Trustees

Board of Trustees Minutes January 24, 2022 Meeting called to order at 7:30 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Dennis Siry, Deputy Mayor Smith, Trustee Whalen, Trustee O’Neill, Trustee Brooks ALSO PRESENT: Village Attorney Bruce Kennedy Chief Bryan Burton AFD Chief Robert Waegerle DPW Superintendent Bruce Hopper Clerk/Treasurer Catherine Murdock Assistant to the Mayor Wendy O’Neill Mayor Siry welcomed everyone to the meeting and invited Chief Burton to conduct the Pledge of Allegiance. He invited Deputy Mayor Smith to share any good news. Deputy Mayor Smith noted that the 2022 Mayor’s Social will be held on March 6th at Unqua Corinthian Yacht Club. He also reminded residents to submit entries for the Distinguished Resident Award by February 1st. Other upcoming events: Bay Village Civic Association annual Brunch, April 24th; and Masonic Lodge Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser Feb. 20th. Mayor Siry also reminded residents of the upcoming Public Hearing on for Introductory Local Law No. 1 on February 14th, establishing stop intersections at Park Ave. and Cedar St. and at S. Bayview Ave. at Griffing Ave. The Mayor asked everyone to keep in their thoughts the NYC and Chicago police officers shot and killed recently as well as the firemen who died fighting a blaze in Baltimore. Mayor’s Actions: Request to approve the January 10th, 2022 Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes MOTION to APPROVE was made by Deputy Mayor Smith and seconded by Trustee O’Neill Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request to approve Brandon Parke, 87 Bayside Ave., Amityville, NY as a new member of the Amityville Fire Department, Dauntless Hose #2 MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee Whalen and seconded by Trustee Brooks Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays 1  Board of Trustees Minutes January 24, 2022 Accept the resignation of Eric Devine from the Amityville Fire Department, effective immediately 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 Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Appoint Sean Hudson as Department of Public Works Laborer, at the 6-month probationary salary of $38,220.40 effective February 3, 2022. Appoint Erik Porr as Department of Public Works Laborer, at the 6-month probationary salary of $38,220.40 effective February 3, 2022. MOTION to APPROVE two new hires, as stated above, was made by Trustee O’Neill and seconded by Trustee Brooks Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Approve the following individuals to the position of Call-in EMT-B at the hourly rate of $18.50 with waiver of residency: Jake Novello, 41 Pinewood Dr., Commack, NY 11725; Bryan Warshauer, 39 Iroquois Pl., Farmingdale, NY 11735; John Findeisen, 1744 Conway St., Seaford, NY 11783; Maria Hoover, 31 Eustace Dr., Commack, NY 11725; Michael Coakley, 30 Colonial Dr., Farmingdale, NY 11735; Jose R. Deniz, 1419 14th St., West Babylon, NY 11704; Nicholas Lori, 6 Verbena Dr., Commack, NY 11725; James Kleisler, 25 Junard Dr., Farmingdale, NY 11735 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 Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Licenses: Landscaper License - Renewal Robert Russo for Russo’s Landscaping & Design, Inc., 50 Peony Rd., Levittown, NY 11756 Amilcar Estrada for Estrada Landscaping, 121 E. Roosevelt Ave., Roosevelt, NY 11575 Kevin M. Cammeyer for Bayway Lawn Service, 48 Sequams Way, West Islip, NY 11795 John Kirsch for Green Supreme Inc., 91 Philadelphia Ave., Massapequa Park, NY 11762 Hernan Barranes for Green Valley Landscaping Corp., 226 E. Jamaica Ave., Valley Stream, NY 11580 Dennis Stein for South Shore Mosquito Joe, 146 E. Main St., East Islip, NY 11730 Jose Sivirian for Sivirians Landscaping, 765 Great Neck Rd., Copiague, NY 11726 Braublio E. Castillo for Ernesto Landscaping, 48 Maple Pl. Amityville, NY 11701 2  Board of Trustees Minutes January 24, 2022 MOTION to APPROVE all of the above (items a. through h. on the agenda) was made by Deputy Mayor Smith and seconded by Trustee Whalen Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Cabaret License Renewal Luis E. Bermeo, Sophia Italian Bistro, 71 Merrick Rd., Amityville, NY 11701 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 Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Taxicab Driver’s License – Renewal Nathaniel Adams, 10 Miller Ave., Amityville, NY, Lindy’s Taxi MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee Brooks and seconded by Trustee Whalen Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Tow Truck License – Renewal Thomas Nuss, Bang’s Towing, Inc., 67 Albany Ave., Amityville, NY Thomas Nuss, Bang’s Towing, Inc., 27 Elm Pl., Amityville, NY MOTION to APPROVE the above two applications, with stipulations that there be no unloading on Dixon Avenue and no parking or pulling up on the sidewalk on Albany Ave. was made by Deputy Mayor Smith and seconded by Trustee O’Neill Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Joseph Garguilo, All Town Towing, 123 Merrick Rd., Amityville, NY Peter Litvinoff, Richmond Auto Body, 91 Merrick Rd., Amityville, NY 11701 3  Board of Trustees Minutes January 24, 2022 MOTION to APPROVE the above two applications was made by Trustee O’Neill and seconded by Deputy Mayor Smith Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Sign, Banner, Canopy, Marquee of Fixture Craig DeLuca for Washville, 25 Merrick Rd., Amityville, NY 11701 Russell Rosicki for Ohana Island Grooming, 158 Broadway, Amityville, NY 11701 Village Attorney Bruce Kennedy advised that temporary signage applications should not be heard by the Board of Trustees, rather, the Planning Board should review The applicants will be advised to file through the Building Department/Planning Board. Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request from Deputy Treasurer Request to approve abstract from January 6th 2022– January 19th, 2022 MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee Brooks and seconded by Trustee Whalen Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request from Clerk/Treasurer Request to pay Total Technology Solutions for monthly billing for February 2022 in the amount of $3,964.83 (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 Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request to pay Village of Amityville Service Award Trust for Contribution for LOSAP, approved for the 2022 budget year in the amount of $226,400.00 (A9025.800) 4  Board of Trustees Minutes January 24, 2022 MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee Brooks and seconded by Trustee O’Neill Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request to approve a consulting agreement with Preservation Studios, LLC for services relating to Certified Local Government status in the amount of $5,100. 00 (A1625.440) MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee Whalen and seconded by Trustee Brooks Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request from Police Department Request to pay Total Technology Solutions for Monthly billing for January in the amount of $3,509.42 (A3120.261) MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee O’Neill and seconded by Trustee Brooks Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request to pay Lexipol LLC for Annual Law Enforcement Policy Manual and Daily Training Bulletins in the amount of $9,129.00 (A3120.261) 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 Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request from Fire Department Request to pay VESO LIFE for annual Term Life Insurance Premium in the amount of $6,079.74 (A1910.430) MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee O’Neill and seconded by Trustee Brooks Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays 5  Board of Trustees Minutes January 24, 2022 Request to pay All American Awards and Uniforms, Inc. for Invoice #62855, #62728 and #62307 for uniforms in the amount of $7,595.12 (A3410.414) MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee Whalen and seconded by Trustee Brooks Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request to pay SCM Products, Inc. for Invoice #10656 software, Babylon Central Fire Alarm Interface and Integration – set up and configure new interface in the amount of $3,895.00 (A3410.450) 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 Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request from Department of Public Works Request to pay Omni Recycling for dumped 65.15 tons in the amount of $5,810.79 (A8160.442) MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee O’Neill and seconded by Trustee Brooks Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request to pay Bayport Flower Houses, Inc. for deposit for Hanging Baskets 2022 in the amount of $3,350.62 (A8510.441) MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee Brooks and seconded by Deputy Mayor Smith Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays 6  Board of Trustees Minutes January 24, 2022 Resolution Resolution No 22-01-24-01 Request to approve Municipal Snow and Ice Agreement Supplemental Agreement and Adjustment/Calculation Worksheets RESOLUTION 22-01-24-01 RESOLUTION 22-01-24-01 authorizing the Agreement to Extend Indexed Lump Sum Municipal Snow and Ice Agreement for the 2021 - 2022 season, total estimated expenditure of $19,617.54 per year 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 Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Resolution No 22-01-24-02 Abolishing separate Board of Assessment Review RESOLUTION 22-01-24-02 RESOLUTION 22-01-24-02 Abolishing Separate Board of Assessment Review Whereas the Board of Trustees of the Village of Amityville adopted Resolution No 16-03-28-01 on March 28, 2016, establishing a separate Board of Assessment Review to hear and decide complaints regarding assessments for Village tax purposes as authorized by the Real Property Tax Law, and Whereas said Board of Assessment Review was thereafter established and members of such Board were appointed by the Board of Trustees, and Whereas said Board heard and decided such complaints in subsequent tax years through and including tax year 21/22, and Whereas the Board of Trustees is authorized to act as the Board of Review pursuant to §1408 of the Real Property Tax Law instead of a separate Board of Assessment Review, and Whereas the Board of Trustees has determined that its members are capable and willing to perform the function of the Board of Review without additional compensation, and that therefore a separate Board of Assessment Review is no longer necessary NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS: 1) The Board of Assessment Review established by Resolution No 16-03-28-01 is hereby abolished, and the members of said Board of Assessment Review are hereby terminated as members of such Board 2) The members of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Amityville shall serve as the Board of Review pursuant to §1408 of the Real Property Tax Law with all powers and duties related thereto without compensation 7  Board of Trustees Minutes January 24, 2022 3) This Resolution shall be effective immediately. It was discussed that having the Board of Trustees hear grievances achieved efficiency and cost savings. MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee Whalen and seconded by Trustee Brooks Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Resolution No 22-01-24-03 authorizing a Property Condition Report for 292 Merrick Rd., Amityville, NY RESOLUTION 22-01-24-03 RESOLUTION 22-01-24-03 Authorizing a Property Condition Report for 292 Merrick Road, Amityville, NY Whereas the Building Inspector of the Village of Amityville has notified the Board of Trustees that there is probable cause that the building at 292 Merrick Rd., Amityville, NY is unsafe and should be demolished as a result of an extensive fire at said premises, and Whereas the Building Inspector has asked for a property condition report be made by a professional engineer before a formal recommendation is made to declare such building unsafe and institute proceedings to demolish same pursuant to Chapter 51 of the Village Code, And whereas, the Board of Trustees has received a proposal from Nelson & Pope to perform said report for a fee of $3,500 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLLOWS: 1) N & P Engineering, Architecture and Land Surveying, PLLC, 70 Maxess Road, Melville, NY 11747 be, and hereby is retained to perform a Property Condition Report for premises 292 Merrick Rd., Amityville, NY for a fee not to exceed $3,500 2) This Resolution shall be effective immediately. 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 Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays 8  Board of Trustees Minutes January 24, 2022 Resolution No 22-01-24-04 Authorizing Agreement with Babylon Central Fire Alarm RESOLUTION 22-01-24-04 RESOLUTION 22-01-24-04 authorizing Agreement with Babylon Central Fire Alarm Whereas the Village of Amityville needs dispatching services for fire alarm and emergency rescue calls within the Village, and Whereas said dispatching services are currently being provided by the Amityville Police Department and the Amityville Fire Department, and the expense associated therewith is paid as part of the budget of the Village of Amityville, and Whereas the Amityville Fire Department is having difficulty providing adequate staffing for its dispatching services, and Whereas the Town of Babylon has contracted with Babylon Central Fire Alarm and Rescue Alarm Corp. to provide such dispatching services throughout the Town, including within the Village of Amityville, the cost thereof to be paid as a charge on the Town tax bills of the taxpayers of the Town of Babylon, and thus without additional cost to the residents of Amityville, as part of the Village Tax bill, and Whereas an Agreement has been prepared between Babylon Central and the Village to provide said dispatching services, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS: 1) The Mayor of the Village of Amityville be, and he hereby is authorized to execute the Agreement with Babylon Central Fire Alarm and Rescue Alarm Corp. to provide dispatching services for fire and emergency rescue calls from residents within the Village, in the form attached hereto 2) This Resolution shall be effective immediately MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee O’Neill and seconded by Trustee Brooks Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Mayor Siry opened the floor to public comments. Joan Donnison, Bay Village Civic Association, asked for clarification that the Property Condition Report in Resolution No 22-01-24-03 was for the site of the former Bull Dog restaurant. Mayor Siry asked to go to executive session to discuss personnel matters. 9  Board of Trustees Minutes January 24, 2022 MOTION to GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION was made by Deputy Mayor Smith and seconded by Trustee O’Neill Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays MOTION to OPEN Executive Session was made by Deputy Mayor Smith and seconded by Trustee O’Neill MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee O’Neill and seconded by Trustee Brooks Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays MOTION to CLOSE Executive Session was made by Deputy Mayor Smith and seconded by Trustee O’Neill MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee O’Neill and seconded by Trustee Brooks Vote on Motion: Mayor Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays 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 Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m. ______________________________________ Catherine C. Murdock Clerk/Treasurer 10