Board of Trustees

Board of Trustees Special Meeting Minutes August 4, 2022 Meeting called to order at 8:15 a.m. MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Dennis Siry, Deputy Mayor Smith, Trustee Michael O’Neill, Trustee Owen E. Brooks, Jr. MEMBERS ABSENT: Trustee Tom Whalen ALSO PRESENT: Village Attorney Bruce Kennedy APD Chief Bryan Burton DPW Superintendent Bruce Hopper Building Inspector Michael Breitweg Deputy Clerk Deirdre Parker Deputy Treasurer Jacqueline Aissa Assistant to the Mayor Wendy O’Neill Mayor Siry welcomed everyone to the Special Board of Trustees Meeting and asked Chief Burton to lead the Pledge of Allegiance. He noted that Trustee Whalen and Clerk/Treasurer were unable to attend due to reasons beyond their control. Mayor’s Actions: Request to approve the Meeting Minutes of July 11, 2022 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 O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 4 ayes 0 nays Request to approve the Meeting Minutes of July 21, 2022 Mayor Siry recused himself from the vote due to his absence at the Board Meeting of July 21, 2022. MOTION to APPROVE was made by Deputy Mayor Smith and seconded by Trustee Brooks Vote on Motion: Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 3 ayes 0 nays 1 Recused Request to approve a promotion and salary increase for Jake Novello from EMT to Paramedic at $24.50 per hour, effective July 29th, 2022. 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 O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 4 ayes 0 nays 1  Board of Trustees Special Meeting Minutes August 4, 2022 Licenses On-Street Parking - Renewal Kevin Gilligan, 46 Robbins Ave., Amityville, NY It was determined that additional driveway space could be obtained by moving a fence yet the applicants had over a year to devise a parking solution. MOTION to DENY was made by Deputy Mayor Smith and seconded by Trustee Brooks Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 4 ayes 0 nays Request from Deputy Treasurer Request to approve the abstract from July 21, 2022 to August 3, 2022 MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee O’Neill and seconded by Trustee Brooks Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 4 ayes 0 nays Request from Clerk/Treasurer Request from Tyrone Kippins on behalf of Patrice Hodges to obtain a refund in the amount of $175.00 for the rental fee for the Beach Pavilion, for a family party which was cancelled due to an emergency. MOTION to APPROVE upon receipt of necessary documentation was made by Trustee Brooks and seconded by Deputy Mayor Smith Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 4 ayes 0 nays Request to pay Total Technology Solutions for Village Hall monthly billing, August, in the amount of $5,017.05 (AO-1625-440) MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee O’Neill and seconded by Trustee Brooks Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 4 ayes 0 nays 2  Board of Trustees Special Meeting Minutes August 4, 2022 Request to pay Harris Beach for invoice #8868628 for services rendered through June 30,2022 in the amount of $53,722.50 MOTION to APPROVE payment from escrow funds was made by Trustee O’Neill and seconded by Deputy Mayor Smith Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 4 ayes 0 nays Request from Amityville Police Department Request from Fire Department Request to approve the purchase and payment of fifteen (15) Class A uniforms from All American Awards, in the amount of $8,797.50 (AO-3410.414) 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 O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 4 ayes 0 nays Request from Department of Public Works Request to pay T. Mina Supply LLC for Bayside/Anita Pl. Flooding Repair in the amount of $3,158.10 (AO-8140-419) 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 O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 4 ayes 0 nays Request to pay Sprague for 2,000 gallons of 91 octane gasoline in the amount of $8,151.80 (AO-1625- 410) 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 O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 4 ayes 0 nays Request for Budget Modification to decrease AO-1623.460 -VH Repairs & Maintenance in the amount of $5,000.00 and increase AO-8140.419 – Storm Sewer Supplies in the amount of $5,000.00 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 O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 4 ayes 0 nays 3  Board of Trustees Special Meeting Minutes August 4, 2022 PUBLIC COMMENTS Joan Donnison, Bay Village Civic Association, asked if something could be done about dark windows/storefronts, citing a new church as an example of entire windows being blacked out. The Board brought up a few brief items, which included: the establishment of business permits for commercial spaces, repaving on and around S. Bayview Ave. where National Grid left roadways in terrible shape, and instituting permits for Downtown Resident Parking. They shared that the VFW will be rededicating the VFW Hall in the fall, to be named for the late Edward Vincent Asip of Amityville, a U.S. Marine who was killed in the Vietnam War. Mayor Siry also expressed an interest in replacing the plaque on the memorial clock at the Village triangle, and dedicating an area of Village Hall to Marie Garraffo, a former Mayor’s Secretary who worked for under several Village administrations. MOTION to GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION was made by Trustee O’Neill and seconded by Trustee Brooks Vote on Motion: Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 4 ayes 0 nays MOTION to CLOSE EXECUTIVE SESSION was made by Trustee O’Neill and seconded by Trustee Whalen Vote on Motion: Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 4 ayes 0 nays MOTION to OPEN REGULAR MEETING was made by Trustee O’Neill and seconded by Trustee Brooks Vote on Motion: Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 4 ayes 0 nays MOTION to CLOSE REGULAR MEETING was made by Trustee O’Neill and seconded by Trustee Brooks Vote on Motion: Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 4 ayes 0 nays 4  Board of Trustees Special Meeting Minutes August 4, 2022 MOTION to AJOURN MEETING was made by Trustee O’Neill and seconded by Trustee Brooks Vote on Motion: Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 4 ayes 0 nays The meeting was adjourned at 9:45 a.m. ______________________________________ Catherine C. Murdock Clerk/Treasurer 5