Board of Trustees

Board of Trustees Minutes June 13th, 2022 Meeting called to order at 7:30 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Dennis Siry, Deputy Mayor Kevin Smith, Trustee Tom Whalen, Trustee Michael O’Neill, Trustee Owen E. Brooks, Jr. ALSO PRESENT: Village Attorney Bruce Kennedy APD Chief Bryan Burton AFD 2nd Assistant Chief Robert Maccomber DPW Superintendent Bruce Hopper Building Inspector Michael Breitweg Clerk/Treasurer Catherine Murdock Assistant to the Mayor Wendy O’Neill Mayor Siry welcomed everyone to the meeting and conducted the Pledge of Allegiance. He asked everyone to pause and reflect on the sad loss of former Board of Trustees and AFD member, Joe Slack who passed away recently and former AFD Chief Lee Greey’s father. He then swore in newly hired Police Officer Jason Oliver, who recently completed his training at the Academy. PO Oliver, who comes from a long line of law enforcement professionals, was top in his class. Mayor Siry stated we are fortunate to have him and welcomed him to the team. Good News: Deputy Mayor Smith announced upcoming events, including the Bay Village Civic Association Farmers Market every Saturday morning and the Kiwanis Golf Outing coming up on Friday. Mayor Siry announced that Supper By the Bay at Amityville Beach starts on Wed., July 6th with live music, Shakespeare in the Park will be on June 26th and July 10th at the Amityville Beach, and Fridays on the Greene are ongoing through the Summer. Mayor Siry also thanked APD Officers who saved several ducklings from storm drains recently. Committee Reports DPW – May 2022 Report (Trustee O’Neill) • Reinstalled the DEC permit sign which has gone missing 5 times on the north side of Avon Lake • Reinstalled the party lighting on Greene Ave., installed LED decorative fixtures to the poles on the triangle with a retro fit custom plate and additional modifications. Manufactured a steel plate for a excavated sidewalk hole south side of Greene Ave. (Chase construction) to try to prevent a tripping hazard. • Carted and disposed of 42.76 ton of C&D, 20.72-ton municipal waste. • Cut/cleared removed carted 48 cubic yards of vegetated waste from the north fence line of the Amityville Beach. • Called for mark-out of utilities for the engineering plan for the flooding problem on Bayside Pl.; cut and dug exploratory holes to help plan materials needed, and plan of attack. Materials are back ordered. • Called and set up delivery of portable lavatories for Greene Ave. and Nautical Park events for June, July August 15th weeks of events with weekly cleaning service. • Screened street sweepings for disposal. • Took delivery of the hanging planters and the annuals, and the planned plant improvements for the entrance sign and the Municipal Building. Hanging plants have been installed with the exception of the missing lamp posts (due to MVAs). Started the plant watering process. • Completed the hanging basket brackets and the installation of 15 veteran banners, which will be up from Memorial Day to Veterans Day then removed for storage. • Set up and broke down the sound system for the Memorial Day service. 1  Board of Trustees Minutes June 13th, 2022 • Manufactured with embellished emblems for the village entrance way signs announcing the upcoming events. • Grooming and lining the Village ballfields for the softball league and the Little League. (Little League playoffs and the world series are on the 25th of June), Also replaced damaged sprinkler heads on the playing fields. • Removed a 34-inch diameter tree at the recommendation of the Village’s arborist due to a rot hole 4ft. into the trunk. Tree removed stump/ground soil/refurbished seeded • Street sweeping ongoing • Cleaning of the tree wells throughout the village. • The department continues to perform maintenance and repairs to the entire village motor fleet. • Took from storage the Kiwanis parade trailer and discovered the wheel bearings are worn and seized removed for replacement hopefully the parts will be shipped for the July 4th parade. • Performed a cleanup at #25 Wanser Pl. working on bill for submission to the Village Clerk. • Worked on several storm drain repairs and repairing the filter baskets that have collapsed due to extensive debris from grass clippings which are blown into the roadway when there is rainfall. Homeowners and cutters and blowers (landscapers) should be discouraged in this practice. • At Beach, set up a stage area for the south pavilion, also building a pergola for the area. The new refrigerator and freezer were set up in the kitchen area, the area was painted and new electrical work completed. The cooking grill was cleaned area ready for the season. • Painting of the new bathroom doors of the north pavilion. Other areas painted, electrical work on the pavilion lighting and outlet repairs completed. • Continue to perform reviews and mark locations for 811 requests. • Continue to refurbish the trash cans/picnic tables for the upcoming season. • Property owned by the Village-maintained, grass cutting, trash removal weed removal ongoing. Amityville Fire Dept. – April 2022 (Trustee Whalen) 1 brush fire, 8 structure fires, 3 misc. fires, 64 rescue, 3 motor vehicle accidents, 1 vehicle pedestrian accident, 1 MVA – heavy rescue required, 3 mutual aid (rescue), 1 mutal aid (fire), 3 working fires, 4 standbys. Building Dept. May 2022 (Trustee Whalen) Revenue $ 18,277.00 Permits Issued 33 Permits Closed 25 Inspections Performed 65 Notice of Violation Issued 0 Violations Corrected 0 CO Searches 29 Fire Marshal Fire Safety Inspection 6 Responded to Callouts 0 Amityville Beach – May 2022 (Trustee Brooks) Village Beach opens June 25th; Sign ups for Swimming and Sailing are on 6/22/2022 from 3;30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.. Sign up also at the Beach on June 27th and 28th. Program runs July 5 – August 5, with award ceremony on Aug. 5th at 10:00 a.m. 2  Board of Trustees Minutes June 13th, 2022 APD - May 2022 (Deputy Mayor Smith) Arrests 17, blotters ,570, cases 60, citations 353, field interviews 1, impounds 1, juveniles 0, medical aided 116, and traffic accidents 32. Mayor Siry also noted that the Village will honor two of its 100-year-old residents with trees planted in their honor at Village Hall. (Joan Kretz and William Lauder). The mayor also congratulated Building Inspector Michael Breitweg for completing his certification and Police Officer Jason Oliver for his full accreditation. He also stated that the Village DPW recently underwent a review by the Environmental Protection Agency and thanks go out to Bruce Hopper and his team for getting an excellent report. Mayor’s Actions: Request to approve the May 23rd, 2022 Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee O’Neill and seconded by Trustee Brooks Trustee Whalen recused himself from voting due to absence at the prior meeting Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 4 ayes 0 nays 1 recusal Request to hire Luke Flood as Sailing Instructor, at the hourly rate of $17.00, effective June 25, 2022 MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee Brooks and seconded by Deputy Mayor Smith Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis 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 Jaydyn Metoxen as a new member of the Amityville Fire Department Juniors MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee O’Neill and seconded by Deputy Mayor Smith Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis 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 the hire of Amanda Cantone, as Paramedic, at the hourly rate of $24.50, effective 6/14/2022 MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee Brooks and seconded by Deputy Mayor Smith Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays 3  Board of Trustees Minutes June 13th, 2022 Request to approve the hire of Michael Esposito, as EMT at the hourly rate of $18.50, effective 6/14/2022 MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee O’Neill and seconded by Trustee Whalen Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis 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 the hire of Jessica Killoran (rehire) and Carlos Illanes (new hire) as EMTs/Paramedics, at the hourly rate of $24.50, effective 6/14/2022 MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee Whalen and seconded by Deputy Mayor Smith Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis 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 the promotion of Bryan Juehrs, from laborer Step II with a rate of $23.60 to Maintenance I, Step I with a rate of $27.61, effective June 14, 2022 MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee Whalen and seconded by Trustee O’Neill Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Licenses: Landscaping License – New Robert Roberts, Lawn Magician Corp., 160 Sayville Blvd., Sayville, NY 11782 Paul Gosline, Gosline Landscaping, 46 Turner Place, Amityville, NY 11701 John Iaboni, JMI Landscaping Inc., 171 Merrick Rd., Amityville, NY 11701 MOTION to APPROVE the above three applications (agenda items a. through c.) was made by Trustee O’Neill and seconded by Trustee Whalen Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays 4  Board of Trustees Minutes June 13th, 2022 Storage of Trailer – Renewal Richard Peterson, 53 Hamilton St., Amityville Peter Litvinoff, Richmond Auto Body, 91 Merrick Rd., Amityville, NY Harold Hejna, Amityville Foreign Auto, 105 Merrick Rd., Amityville, NY Ralph Giglio, R & C Rubbish Removal, 10 10 Marconi Blvd., Copiague, NY Rasik Patel, SEFI Fabricators, 50 Ranick Drive East, Amityville, NY MOTION to APPROVE all of the above agenda items (a. through e.) was made by Trustee Whalen and seconded by Deputy Mayor Smith Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis 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 May 19th, 2022 – June 8th, 2022 MOTION to APPROVE was made by Deputy Mayor Smith and seconded by Trustee Brooks Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis 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 a contract with CivicPlus for CivicEngage website hosting and management, redesign, content development and migration in the amount not to exceed $21,754.30, and annual recurring services in year 2 in the amount of $6,341.90 MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee O’Neill and seconded by Deputy Mayor Smith Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis 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 contract with American Fireworks Display, LLC for fireworks at the Amityville Beach on Saturday, August 27th, 2022 in the amount of $6,500.00 MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee Whalen and seconded by Trustee O’Neill Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis 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 June 13th, 2022 Request to pay Middleton Environmental Inc. for Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Report for property located at 247 Broadway, Amityville, NY in the amount of $2,200.00 (A1625.440) MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee O’Neill and seconded by Deputy Mayor Smith Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis 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 Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services Inc. for Renewal of Premium INCVill-14 in the amount of $424,937.35 (A1910.430) MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee Whalen and seconded by Deputy Mayor Smith Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis 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 NYCOM for annual membership in the amount of $4,260.00 (A1920.418) MOTION to APPROVE was made by Deputy Mayor Smith and seconded by Trustee O’Neill Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request from Michael Lopes, All Area Realty Services, on behalf of 200 Merrick Road Corp. to conduct their Annual Meeting at Village Hall on Monday, August 8th, 2022 at 7 p.m. MOTION to APPROVE was made by Deputy Mayor Smith and seconded by Trustee Whalen Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request from Nathan Jackson, Long Island Youth Club, to add July 9th & July 10th to previously approved fundraising days (door-to-door snack sales, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.) in lieu of May 14th & 15th MOTION to APPROVE was made by Deputy Mayor Smith and seconded by Trustee Whalen Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis 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 June 13th, 2022 Request from Roderick Parisi, St. Martin of Tours School, to place a banner across Broadway promoting the school’s carnival June 23rd through June 26th and implement one-way traffic during carnival hours on Union Avenue from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. (as on Sundays). MOTION to APPROVE was made by Deputy Mayor Smith and seconded by Trustee Brooks Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis 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 N.Y.S. Municipal Worker’s Comp for 5th installment Worker’s Comp in the amount of $54,430.75 MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee Whalen and seconded by Trustee O’Neill Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis 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 service – June, in the amount of $3,299.42 (A3120.261) MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee Whalen and seconded by Deputy Mayor Smith Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis 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 Central Square for Impact RMS in the amount of $12,813.26 (A3120.261) MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee Whalen and seconded by Deputy Mayor Smith Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays 7  Board of Trustees Minutes June 13th, 2022 Request from Fire Department Request for Budget Modification, FY 2021-2022, to increase A3410.450 (leases & rentals), $5,000.00 and decrease A3410.231, (Vehicle Repair) in the amount of $5,000.00 and increase 3410.231 (Vehicle Repair) in the amount of $14,000.00 and decrease A.2680 (Insurance Rec.) in the amount of $14,000.00 MOTION to APPROVE was made by Deputy Mayor Smith and seconded by Trustee Whalen Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis 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 Stryker Sales Corp. for 1 year for preventive onsite maintenance agreement in the amount of $3274.20 (A3410.450) MOTION to APPROVE was made by Deputy Mayor Smith and seconded by Trustee Brooks Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis 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 Dynaire Services Corp. for 2nd installment municipal building repairs/maintenance in the amount of $4,430.00 (A1623.460) MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee O’Neill and seconded by Trustee Whalen Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis 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 Dynaire Services Corp. for equipment pump for municipal building in the amount of $7,150.00 (A1623.460) MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee Whalen and seconded by Deputy Mayor Smith Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis 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 June 13th, 2022 Request to pay Joseph’s Garden & Greenhouse for trees/plants in the amount of $6,481.50 (A8510.441) MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee Whalen and seconded by Deputy Mayor Smith Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis 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 SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. for trees in the amount of $7,088.16 (A8510.441) MOTION to APPROVE was made by Deputy Mayor Smith and seconded by Trustee O’Neill Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis 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 Sprague for 2,000 gallons of gas in the amount of $8,484.00 (A1625.410) MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee Whalen and seconded by Trustee Brooks Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request for a Budget Modification, FY 2021-2022, to Increase: A710.441 (Parks), $1,700.00; A7140.201 (Playgrounds), $1,600.00; A1625.410 (Shared Services - gas), $22,000.00; A7550.440 (Celebrations), $2,500.00; A8510.441 (Beautification Materials) $4,200.00; A5182.419 (Street Light), $11,400.00; and A3310.441 (Traffic Lights), $26,000.00. Decrease A1622.40 (DPW Repairs), $4,100.00; A5110.241 (Hwy. Repairs Maint.), $13,000.00; A1623.460 (V.H. Repairs Maint.), $42,000.00; A5110.419 (Hwy. Supplies), $3,000.00; A5110.490 (Road Patch), $8,300.00; A8160.442 (Refuse & Waste), $1,000.00 MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee Whalen and seconded by Deputy Mayor Smith Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays 9  Board of Trustees Minutes June 13th, 2022 Public Hearing Call for a Public Hearing on Introductory Local Law No. 4 of the year 2022 to amend the expiration date for coin-operated amusement device licenses MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee Whalen and seconded by Deputy Mayor Smith Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Call for a Public Hearing on Introductory Local Law No. 5 of the year 2022 to amend the uses permitted in the B-2 General Business District MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee O’Neill and seconded by Trustee Whalen Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Resolutions Resolution 22-06-13-01 authorizing the Mayor to execute a contract for Amityville Police Chief Bryan O. Burton MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee Brooks and seconded by Deputy Mayor Smith Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Resolution 22-06-13-02 authorizing an Inter-Municipal Agreement with Town of Babylon for Fire Marshal Services MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee O’Neill and seconded by Deputy Mayor Smith Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Joan Donnison, Bay Village Civic Association, inquired as to when potholes would be repaired, including a large one on Merrick Road and South Ketcham. 10  Board of Trustees Minutes June 13th, 2022 Trustee Brooks advised that weed remediation at Delano Preserve will be starting on July 11th. Before the close of the meeting, Clerk/Treasurer Catherine Murdock announced that Mayor Siry has become a grandfather, with the birth of granddaughter Leona Faye Bove. All offered their congratulations. Meeting was adjourned at 8:10 p.m. ______________________________________ Catherine C. Murdock Clerk/Treasurer 11