Board of Trustees

Organizational Meeting of the Board of Trustees April 11, 2022 Meeting called to order at 7:30pm MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Dennis Siry, Deputy Mayor Kevin Smith, Trustee Tom Whalen, Trustee Mike O’Neill, Trustee Owen Brooks ALSO PRESENT: Chief of Police, Bryan Burton Superintendent of Public Works, Bruce S. Hopper Chief of Fire Department, Gavin Budde Building Inspector Michael Breitweg Village Attorney, Bruce Kennedy Clerk Treasurer, Catherine Murdock Secretary to the Mayor, Wendy O’Neill The salute to the flag led by Chief Gavin Budde. Standing Committee Appointments The following standing committees of the Board of Trustees are to serve during the ensuing official year, the first name being the Chairperson of the Committee and the second the Vice- Chairperson. Public Safety Committee Jurisdiction: Police Department Appointees: Mayor Siry Deputy Mayor Smith Fire Protection Committee Jurisdiction: Fire Department Bureau of Fire Prevention Appointees: Mayor Siry Trustee Whalen Judiciary Committee Jurisdiction: Court Clerk’s Department Liaison to Judge(s) Appointees: Trustee Brooks Trustee O’Neill 1  Organizational Meeting of the Board of Trustees April 11, 2022 Public Works Committee Jurisdiction: Highway, Lighting, Buildings, Grounds Appointees: Trustee O’Neill Deputy Mayor Smith Code Enforcement Committee Jurisdiction: Code Enforcement Department Appointees: Deputy Mayor Smith Trustee Whalen Recreation Committee Jurisdiction: Beach Operations Recreation Program Appointees: Trustee Brooks Trustee O’Neill Administrative Committee Jurisdiction: Village Clerk/Treasurer, Assessors Department Appointees: Trustee Whalen Deputy Mayor Smith Emergency Preparedness Committee Jurisdiction: Office of Emergency Management Appointees: Trustee O’Neill Deputy Mayor Smith Audit Committee Entire Board of Trustees 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 2  Organizational Meeting of the Board of Trustees April 11, 2022 Temporary Committees July 2rd Celebration- Roger Smith Fourth of July Parade- Roger Smith Business Development Task Force- Mayor Siry and Chamber of Commerce President (Richard Zimmer), Daniel Galasso and Christopher Geiger, Gerald O’Neill, Michael Esposito, Trustee O’Neill Downtown Revitalization Committee- Peter Casserly, Tracey Cullen, Joanne Fisk, Christopher Geiger, Stephen Greenwald, Jenn Ronzo, Mia Jealous-Dank Distinguished Resident Committee- Deputy Mayor Smith, Trustee Brooks, Doris Reynolds Certified Local Government Commission – Trustee Brooks, Deputy Mayor Smith, Joseph Guidice, Kenneth Lang, Doris Reynolds 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 The following trustees are appointed to serve as liaison between the Board of Trustees and the respective entities indicated. Liaison Appointments Planning Board-Deputy Mayor Smith Zoning Board of Appeals- Trustee Whalen Senior Citizens Commission- Trustee Brooks Historical Society- Trustee O’Neill and Trustee Brooks Parks Commission- Mayor Siry and Trustee Brooks Amityville School Board - Trustee Brooks and Trustee O’Neill 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 3  Organizational Meeting of the Board of Trustees April 11, 2022 Mayoral Appointments: The terms indicated at a compensation, if any, subject to the budget that has not yet been adopted and in accordance with the general fund budget as indicated in Schedule 5 of the applicable General Fund Budget, as adopted, or as contained in prior resolutions. Mayoral Appointments: Title Name Term Village Attorney Bruce Kennedy 1 year Associate Justice Joseph Calabrese 1 year Village Prosecutor Ryan McKeon 1 year Deputy Clerk Deirdre Parker 1 year Village Assessor Thomas Donato 1 year Registrar Johanna Rogers 1 year Deputy Registrar Deirdre Parker 1 year Deputy Registrar Catherine Murdock 1 year Village Historian William Lauder 1 year Village Historian Joseph Guidice 1 year Director of Recreation TerriLynn Bayon 1 year Disability Coordinator Lore Waegerle 1 year Emergency Preparedness/ Emergency Management Chairman Gavin Budde 1 year Emergency Management Vice Chairman Thomas Langford 1 year Senior Citizens Commission Chairperson Janice Soares 2 year Senior Citizens Commission Member Sheila Shroeder 2 year Senior Citizens Commission Member Marilyn Brous 2 year Senior Citizens Commission Member Patrice O’Neill 2 year Senior Citizens Commission Member Christine Schultz 2 year Senior Citizens Commission Member Carol Seery 2 year Zoning Board Alternate Member Robert Russo 1 year Zoning Board Chairperson Roger Smith 1 year Zoning Board Member Tracey Cullen 5 years Planning Board Alternate Member Kelly Medwig 1 year Planning Board Chairperson Mia Jealous-Dank 1 year Planning Board Member Mia Jealous-Dank 5 year Court Officer Timothy Taylor 1 year Court Officer Stephen Jaworowski 1 year Court Officer Edward Haggerty 1 year Court Officer Arthur Smith 1 year Traffic Violations Bureau Shannon Kokoneshi 1 year Mayor’s Secretary Wendy O’Neill 1 year Secretary, Zoning Board of Appeals Kerri Geiger 1 year Secretary, Planning Board Melanie Macomber 1 year Deputy Treasurer Jacqueline Aissa 1 year 4  Organizational Meeting of the Board of Trustees April 11, 2022 MOTION to APPROVE 1-year appointments with the exception of Wendy O’Neill 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 APPROVE 1-year appointment of Wendy O’Neill 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 recused Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 4 ayes 0 nays 1 recusal MOTION to APPROVE 2-year appointments 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 MOTION to APPROVE 5-year appointments 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 5  Organizational Meeting of the Board of Trustees April 11, 2022 Resolutions: RESOLUTION 22-04-11-01 Mileage Allowance WHEREAS Village Law 5-524(7) provides that the actual and necessary expenses of all officers and employees incurred in the performance of their official duties shall be a village charge, and, WHEREAS the Board of Trustees has determined to pay a fixed rate for mileage as reimbursement to officers and employees of the Village who use their personal automobiles while performing their official duties on behalf of the Village; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: Section 1. That the Board of Trustees shall approve reimbursement to such officers and employees at the same rate as the Internal Revenue Service allows per mile subject to the approval of the Department Head or that Committee of the Board of Trustees which has supervision over such department. Section 2. That this resolution shall take effect immediately. 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 22-04-11-02 Training Resolution RESOLVED that the Mayor and the Board of Trustees and the following officers and employees are hereby authorized to attend the following schools, conferences and meetings; NYCOM Spring and Fall Training School Village Clerk/Admin. Secretary to the Mayor Deputy Clerk Deputy Treasurer Supt. of DPW or Foreman Suffolk County Village Officials Assoc. Training Members of BOT, ZBA and Planning 6  Organizational Meeting of the Board of Trustees April 11, 2022 L.I. Village Clerks & Treasurers Assoc. Village Clerk/Treasurer; Deputy Village Clerk; Deputy Village Treasurer Government Finance Officers Assoc. Village Clerk/Treasurer and/or Deputy Treasurer NYS Assoc. of Municipal Purchasing Officials Village Clerk/Treasurer and/or Deputy Treasurer SC Building Officials Assoc. Building Inspector and/or Assistant Building Inspector NYS Finger Lake Bldg. Officials Conference Building Inspector and/or Assistant Building Inspector SC Highway Supt. Conference Supt. of Public Works or Foreman Chiefs Assoc. Meetings/Conferences/Conventions Chief of Police NYS Assessors Association Assessor Nassau Suffolk Court Clerk Association Senior Justice Court Clerk/ Justice Court Clerk NYSAMCC Fall Conference Senior Justice Court Clerk/ Justice Court Clerk Association of Towns Annual Conference for Court Senior Justice Court Clerk/ Clerks Justice Court Clerk : 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 22-04-11-03 Board of Trustee Meeting Dates RESOLVED that the regular meetings of the Board of Trustees be held on the second and fourth Mondays of each month at 7:30 P.M., except for the months of July and August when there will be one meeting per month - July 25th, 2022 and August 22nd, 2022 - together with work sessions the Thursday prior the respective meetings scheduled for 8:15 am; there will be no meetings on: October 10th, 2022 (Columbus Day), and December 26th, 2022 (the Monday after Christmas). Regular work sessions will be held the Thursday prior to the regular meeting date, even if there is no Monday meeting, in which case the work session will be a special meeting for the purpose of paying bills. 7  Organizational Meeting of the Board of Trustees April 11, 2022 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 22-04-11-04 Banking RESOLVED that Citibank, N.A., J. P. Morgan Chase Bank, Peoples United Bank, NYCLASS and Empire National Bank (LOSAP) be and they hereby are designated as BANKS OF DEPOSIT for the funds of the Village of Amityville for the ensuing official year, and RESOLVED that Citibank, N.A., J. P. Morgan Chase Bank, and Peoples United Bank be designated as banks for investment of certificates of deposits and borrowing in accordance with the Village’s investment policy. RESOLVED that the limits for the checking and savings banks shall be four (4) million dollars, that the MBIA Class investment account shall be four (4) million dollars and that a certificate of deposit shall be limited to four (4) million dollars in any one financial institution. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that any of the following two are authorized to sign for any Village check: the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Trustees, Clerk/Treasurer, Deputy Treasurer or Deputy Clerk. That any of the following two signatories are required for any wire transfer, redemption of certificate or debt instrument or other notes, drafts or withdrawals issued by the Village of Amityville: Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Trustee, Clerk/Treasurer, or Deputy Treasurer. That any two signatories are required for the forfeiture account, one of which may be the Chief of Police and that any two signatories are required for the Park Commission account, one or more of which may be the Clerk/ Treasurer, Mayor, Chairperson and member of the Park Commission. That the authorized signatures for the Court accounts shall be a Judge and Senior Court Clerk and Clerk /Treasurer. That any two signatories are required for the Senior Citizens account, one or more of which may be the Clerk/Treasurer, Director, Deputy Treasurer, Deputy Clerk or Commissioner. 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 8  Organizational Meeting of the Board of Trustees April 11, 2022 RESOLUTION 22-04-11-05 Newspapers RESOLVED that the Amityville Record be and it hereby is designated as the Official newspaper of the Village of Amityville for the ensuing official year and that NEWSDAY be designated as the daily newspaper. 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 RESOLUTION 22-04-11-06 Arbor Day RESOLVED that the Village of Amityville will celebrate Arbor Day on April 30th, 2022. The Department of Public Works is hereby directed to fly the Tree City USA Flags at the Village Triangle beginning Friday, April 29th. 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 RESOLUTION 22-04-11-07 Training for Planning-ZBA Boards WHEREAS Town Law Sections 267 and 271, Village Law Sections 7-712 and 7-718, and General City Law Sections 27 and 81 provide that effective January 1, 2007, all Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals members in New York State, as well as alternate members of those boards, must complete a minimum of four hours of training each year; and 9  Organizational Meeting of the Board of Trustees April 11, 2022 WHEREAS the above sections of state law provide that a Planning Board or Zoning Board of Appeals member shall not be eligible for reappointment to such board if they have not completed the training required by law; and WHEREAS the above sections of state law provide that the legislative body of the town, village and city specified which activities qualify as training to satisfy the state requirements, now therefore be it RESOLVED, that the following list of agencies, commissions, associations, and other organizations are approved to provide training to meet the state requirements when the training they provide pertains to municipal planning, zoning, community design, environmental issues, economic development, and local government functions and practices: 1) the NYS Department of State; Department of Agriculture and Markets; Office of the State Comptroller; Department of Health; Department of Transportation; Department of Environmental Conservation; Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation and 2) the New York State Association of Towns, the New York Conference of Mayors, the Suffolk County Village Officials Association, the New York State Association of Counties, the New York Planning Federation, the American Planning Association, the Upstate New York Chapter of the American Planning Association and its sections, the Metro New York Chapter of the American Planning Association And be it further RESOLVED, that other training activities may be approved on a case-by-case basis by the Village Board of Trustees upon the request of a Planning Board or Zoning Board of Appeals member, and be it further RESOLVED, that any new member appointed to fill the last 11 months of a term shall not be required to have attended training to be reappointed to a first full term, but must thereafter comply with the municipal training policy as provided elsewhere herein; and be it further RESOLVED, that training received by a Planning Board member or Zoning Board of Appeals member in excess of four hours in any one year may be carried over by the member into succeeding years; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Village Clerk/Treasurer shall create and maintain a system of tracking the training individual members complete annually; and such information shall be presented to the appointing authority to considering a member for reappointment. 10  Organizational Meeting of the Board of Trustees April 11, 2022 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 RESOLUTION 22-04-11-08 Organizational Meeting 2023 RESOLVED that the next Organizational Meeting of the Village of Amityville be held on April 3rd, 2023, the first Monday of April. 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 RESOLUTION 22-04-11-09 Advance Approval of Claims Village Law §5-524(6) provides that the Board of Trustees may, by resolution, authorize payment in advance of audit of claims for public utility services, postage, freight and express charges. In order to expedite everyday dealings and to avoid paying interest charges on utility bills, the Board of Trustees does authorize payment of these claims before audit. WHEREAS the Board of Trustees has determined to authorize payment in advance of audit of claims for public utility services, postage, freight and express charges, and WHEREAS all such claims shall be presented at the next regular meeting for audit, and WHEREAS the claimant and officer incurring or approving the same shall be jointly and severally liable for any amount disallowed by the Board of Trustees, 11  Organizational Meeting of the Board of Trustees April 11, 2022 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: Section 1. That the Board of Trustees authorizes payment in advance of audit of claims for public utility services, postage, freight and express charges and all such claims shall be presented at the next regular meeting for audit and the claimant and officer incurring or approving the same shall be jointly and severally liable for any amount disallowed by the Board of Trustees. Section 2. That this resolution shall take effect immediately 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 Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays RESOLUTION 22-04-11-10 Reviewing the Village Procurement Policy WHEREAS the Board of Trustees is required to review the Village Procurement Policy annually; and WHEREAS the Board of Trustees has reviewed said policy NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the Village Procurement Policy 9 is hereby declared adopted, and copies of same shall be distributed to all department heads. 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 12  Organizational Meeting of the Board of Trustees April 11, 2022 RESOLUTION 22-04-11-11 Distributing Local Code of Ethics WHEREAS, New York State requires that the adopted Code of Ethics is distributed to each officer and employee of the Village annually and that a copy of General Municipal Law §800-809 is posted in each public building; and WHEREAS, the distribution of the Code of Ethics is distributed to all Village officers and employees and tracked by Signature; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees had reviewed the Village’s Code of Ethics and the Clerk/Treasurer is hereby directed to distribute to each officer and employee of the Village of Amityville 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 Mayor Siry called for the Organizational Meeting to close and the regular agenda to begin. MOTION to CLOSE the Organizational Meeting 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 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 MOTION to Open the regular Board of Trustees Meeting was made by Trustee O’Neill and seconded by Deputy Mayor Smith 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 13  Organizational Meeting of the Board of Trustees April 11, 2022 Mayor’s Actions Request to approve the March 28th, 2022 Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes 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 Appoint and swear in Jason Oliver as Police Officer, Amityville Police Department, effective April 29, 2022 at the salary $46,364. MOTION to APPROVE was made by Deputy Mayor Smith 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 hire Melanie Macomber as Secretary to the Planning Board at the annual salary of $45,000 effective April 18, 2022. 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 Approve the incoming slate of officers for the Amityville Fire Department: Chief of Department, Gavin Budde, 1st Assistant Chief Stephen J. Juliano, 2nd Assistant Chief Robert C. Macomber, and 3rd Assistant Chief Matthew Gross 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 14  Organizational Meeting of the Board of Trustees April 11, 2022 Licenses Landscaper License- New Victor Nunez for Nunez Garden Service, Inc., 172 Bedell St., Freeport, NY 11520 Alberto Duran, for A Duran Landscaping, DBA Lawnboyz, P.O. Box 7541, Freeport, NY 11528 MOTION to APPROVE the above two agenda items (a, and b.) 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 Landscaping License-Renewal Frank Pryz, Harbor Landscaping, 20 Braham Ave., Amityville Ralph A. Moellendorf, R & S Landscaping Inc., DBA Hornet Landscaping, 40 Wood Ave., Amityville, NY Greg Wickard, Serf & Terf Landscaping, Inc., 12 Iroquois Lane, Commack, NY 11725 Maria L. Martinez Reyes, M Landscaping, 215 45th Street, Lindenhurst, NY 11757 Jose R. Mendoza, Mendoza Landscaping Corp., 679 Rose Blvd., Baldwin, NY 11510 Bernadett Reyes, Green Horizon Landscaping Inc., P.O. Box 276, Lindenhurst, NY 11757 Anthony Tiso, Maratone Landscaping, P.O. Box 912, Lindenhurst, NY 11757 MOTION to APPROVE the above seven agenda items (a,.through g.) 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 License to Peddle or Hawk – Ice Cream Vendor Emre Bey Dursun for Johns Soft Ice Cream, 149 Terrace Ave., West Babylon, NY 11704 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 Deputy Treasurer 15  Organizational Meeting of the Board of Trustees April 11, 2022 Request to approve abstract from March 24th, 2022 – April 6, 2022 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 Request From Village Assessor Request to approve tax settlement for the following properties (A1930.440) SC Tax Map & Address SCTM#101/3/5/11 216-222 Broadway Total Refund $35,000 First refund payment $17,500, July 1, 2022; second payment $17,500, July 1, 2023 SCTM101/4/3/58.001 253 Broadway Total Refund $42,000 First refund payment $21,000, July 1, 2022; second payment $21,000, July 1, 2023 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 Clerk/Treasurer Request to approve 2022-2023 Village Budget 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 to approve 2022-2023 Schedule 5 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 16  Organizational Meeting of the Board of Trustees April 11, 2022 Request from Joan Donnison for the Bay Village Civic Association to conduct a Farmers Market in 9/11 Memorial Park on Saturdays, from June 4th, 2022 to October, 15, 2022. Set up from 8 a.m. and market hours from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and advertise the event on the Village entrance signs, starting June 4th, 2022. MOTION to APPROVE was made by Deputy Mayor Smith 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 Julie Dexter of South Bay Volleyball Club to conduct a Youth Volleyball Training, Adult Volleyball League at the Amityville Beach Volleyball Courts on Mondays through Fridays 4 – 8:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sundays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (occasional weekends) from June 1, 2022 through October 14, 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 from Jose Tutiven for Colored Colors to conduct an Arts, Music & Community Street Festival on Saturday, June 11, 2023 from 6 – 10 p.m. and Sunday, June 12th, from 2-7 p.m. on Park Ave. and Greene Ave. 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 Request from Michele Camilleri of the Amityville Rotary Club for permission to place bows around the community with red, white and blue ribbon for Memorial Day, 4th of July and Veteran’s Day, and pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. Allowable duration 30 days. 17  Organizational Meeting of the Board of Trustees April 11, 2022 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 Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request to pay Edmunds GovTech Inc. for BAS IFM-MCSJ upgrade with software license and maintenance contract in the amount of $27,173.92 (A1625.440) Request to pay Edmunds GovTech Inc. for BAS IFM upgrade, software license and maintenance partial payment in the amount of $4,375.00 (A1625.440) Request to pay Edmunds GovTech Inc. for MCSJ Annual Cloud Hosting contract in the amount of $4,000.00 (A1625.440) Request to pay Edmunds GovTech Inc. for Tax Collection System Software Maintenance in the amount of $4,799.80 (A1625.440) Request to pay Edmunds GovTech Inc. for BAS/IPS – Software Maintenance 5/1/22 – 4/30/23 in the amount of $5,283.90 (A1625.440) MOTION to APPROVE the above five agenda items (g. through k.) 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 Nelson & Pope for Project #N19X458.001.000 Berger Ave. and Shore Rd. Preliminary Roadway Design in the amount of $10,575.00 Request to pay Nelson & Pope for Project N21X215.001.000 2022 Amityville Camera Inspection in the amount of $2,250.00 Request to pay Nelson & Pope for Project N19X462.001.000 Amityville Parking Lot 14 Rehabilitation in the amount of $7,434.75 (A1625.440) Request to pay Nelson & Pope for Project N21X113.001.000 for Amityville Bicycle/Pedestrian Path under LIRR Viaduct in the amount of $23,120.00 (A1625.440) MOTION to APPROVE the above four agenda items (l. through o.) 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 18  Organizational Meeting of the Board of Trustees April 11, 2022 Request to pay Harris Beach PLLC for the Master Development Plan Services /Downtown Revitalization in the amount of $14,915.00 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 pay Total Technology Solutions for Invoice #74297 Monthly billing for March 2022 in the amount of $3,964.83 (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 Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request From Fire Department Request to pay Statewide Roofing Inc. for Invoice #9539- Roofing Repair at 55 West Oak St. in the amount of $940.76 (A1624.460) 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 Long Island Power Equipment East Inc, for miscellaneous parts and equipment in the amount of $5,161,88 as follows: Shade trees & Equipment $210.90 (A8560.250); Street maintenance – Hwy $2,050.99 (A5110.241); and Street Maintenance – Hwy Equipment $2,899.99 (A5110.240) 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 19  Organizational Meeting of the Board of Trustees April 11, 2022 Request to pay Capuano Home Appliance Sales, Inc. for Refrigerator and Freezer for Beach in the amount of $2,800.00 (A8510.441) 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 Resolutions Resolution No 22-04-11-12 Authorizing Intermunicipal Agreement Between the Town of Babylon and Village of Amityville Resolution Authorizing Intermunicipal Agreement with Town of Babylon Providing Emergency Rescue Services for the North Amityville Fire District Be it resolved that the Mayor of the Village of Amityville be and he hereby is authorized to execute an intermunicipal agreement with the Town of Babylon to provide emergency rescue services for the North Amityville Fire District, in accordance with the agreement attached hereto and made a part hereof. This Resolution shall be effective immediately. 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 Resolution No 22-04-11-13 Determining Unsafe Building at 292 Merrick Road, Amityville Resolution Determining Unsafe Building at 292 Merrick Road, Amityville, NY WHEREAS, Chapter 51 of the Code of the Village of Amityville establishes a procedure for the securing, repairing, demolition or removal of unsafe buildings within the Village, and WHEREAS The Code Enforcement Officer and N&P Engineering, Architecture and Land Surveying, PLLC have made an inspection of the commercial building located at 292 Merrick Road, Amityville, NY, and have submitted a written report to the Board of Trustees that said dwelling is unsafe in accordance with {51-3 of such Code, and WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees is authorized by §51-4 of said Code to determine by Resolution based on such report that said building is unsafe, and to order the necessary corrective action, and to further order that a Notice of such determination be served upon the owner of record and any other person having a vested interest in the premises, together with a filing of said Notice with proof of service with the Suffolk County Clerk, and 20  Organizational Meeting of the Board of Trustees April 11, 2022 WHEREAS, said Notice shall also set a time and place for a public hearing where the owner, and any other occupant or interested person shall have an opportunity to be heard, as to why such building shall not be determined to be unsafe and whether it should be secured, repaired, demolished or removed, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS: l) The Board of Trustees hereby determines based on the report of the Code Enforcement Officer dated March 28, 2022 and the report of N&P Engineering, Architecture and Land Surveying, PLLC dated March 9, 2022, that the commercial building located at 292 Merrick Road, Amityville, NY is unsafe pursuant to §51-2.1 of the Code of the Village of Amityville. 2) The Board of Trustees hereby orders Amity Shores LLC the owners of record of said premises, to secure, board up and repair said dwelling, in accordance with such Reports, or to demolish and remove such dwelling. 3) The Board of Trustees hereby orders that a Notice in accordance with §51-4 of said Code be prepared, served by personal service or registered mail upon Amity Shores LLC and filed with proof of service with the Suffolk County Clerk pursuant to §51-6 of such Code 4) The Board of Trustees further orders that a copy of said Notice be posted at the subject premises. 5) The Board of Trustees further orders that a public hearing be scheduled for April 25, 2022 at 7:30 pm at Village Hall, 21 Ireland Place, Amityville, NY at which time the owner of record, any occupant of the subject premises and any other interested person will have the right to be heard as to why said building shall not be declared to be unsafe, and an order issued that said structure be secured, boarded up, repaired, demolished or removed. 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 Request from Village Attorney Call for A Public Hearing on April 25, 2022 to determine whether the building located at 292 Merrick Rd., Amityville, NY is unsafe and that an order be issued that said structure be secured, boarded up, repaired, demolished or removed in accordance with Chapter 51 of the Code of the Village of Amityville. 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 21  Organizational Meeting of the Board of Trustees April 11, 2022 There being no comments from the public, Mayor Siry called for a motion to adjourn. 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 adjourned at 8:06 p.m. ______________________________________________ Catherine C. Murdock, Clerk/Treasurer 22