Board of Trustees

Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes August 22, 2022 Meeting called to order at 7:30 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Dennis Siry, Deputy Mayor Smith, Trustee Tom Whalen, Trustee Michael O’Neill, Trustee Owen E. Brooks, Jr. MEMBERS ABSENT: ALSO PRESENT: Village Attorney Bruce Kennedy APD Chief Bryan Burton DPW Superintendent Bruce Hopper Building Inspector Michael Breitweg Catherine C. Murdock, Clerk/Treasurer 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. The Mayor then acknowledged the passing of lifelong resident Seth Purdy, who was 93 years old and was “a Village historian and all around great guy.” He will be missed, Mayor Siry stated. Mayor Siry then presented a proclamation to outgoing Chair of the Planning Board, Mia Jealous-Dank, for her dedicated service in making the Village a more appealing and attractive place through her professional knowledge and valuable experience. The Mayor also thanked Bruce Hopper and DPW for their hard work in moving benthic blankets at Delano Preserve and adding them to Avon Lake to remediate the parrot feather invasive plant species. He then pointed out that the Bull Dog Grille property on Merrick Rd. has now been demolished. The structure was damaged by fire years ago, but the Village will ensure something good takes its place. Next, the Mayor congratulated Cate Tibbetts, daughter of Clerk/Treasurer Catherine Murdock, for receiving the Best Sailor of the Year award from Unqua Corinthian Yacht Club. Deputy Mayor Smith reminded everyone of upcoming events, including: The last “Fridays on the Greene” street party of the season is this Friday, the annual Village Beach Blast is on Saturday, Aug. 27th, and the Kiwanis Craft Fair is on Saturday, Sept. 10th at the Amityville Beach. The 9/11 Remembrance service will be held on Sunday, Sept.11th, 2022, at 4 p.m. at 9/11 Memorial Park on Broadway. On Oct. 2nd, the Town of Babylon will host a parade to mark the 150th Anniversary of the Town. The parade starts at Great Neck Road at the LIRR and goes to Tanner Park. The Village will participate with a float – in cooperation with the Amityville Historical Society. Please come out to celebrate! The Village is hosting a School Supply Drive through August 31st, so please donate. Additionally, the VFW will rededicate the Post Hall on Sept. 26th, 2022 and Town of Babylon will have its annual Alzheimer Walk on Saturday, Sept.24th at Town Hall Park. Mayor’s Actions: Request to approve the Meeting Minutes of August 4, 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 1  Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes August 22, 2022 Request to approve a salary increase for crossing guard Joella Green-Josey, to an hourly rate of $20.00. 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 Jordan Zanetti, 57 Edwards St., Sayville, NY 11782 as a Paramedic, at the rate of $24.50/hourly, effective 8/23/2022 and approve a waiver of residency 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 to approve the hire of William Nicoletti, 556 Stone Blvd., Massapequa, NY 11758 and Gregory Greismer, 424 First Ave., Massapequa Park, NY 11762 as Call-in EMTs-B, at the rate of $18.50/hourly, effective 8/23/2022, approve waiver of residency for each 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 advancement of Erik Porr to Laborer Step 1 after the successful completion of the six-month probationary as of August 3, 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 2  Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes August 22, 2022 Licenses Security Dodge, 344 Merrick Rd., Amityville, NY (Bryan/Wood Aves.) MOTION to TABLE 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 Security Dodge, 16 Sprague Ave., Amityville, NY East Side Collision, 60 Sprague Ave., Amityville, NY Auto-Topia, Inc., 233 Countyline Rd., Amityville, NY MOTION to APPROVE the above three applications (agenda items b., c., d.) 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 Storage of Trailer – New Joshua P. Blumberg and Julianne Nolan, Blumberg, Cherkoss, Fitz Gibbons & Blumberg, 330 Broadway, Amityville, NY 11701 MOTION to DENY 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 Storage of Trailer – Renewal Todd Brice, Yacht Services Ltd., 144 Ocean Ave., Amityville, NY 11701 Meir Niterman, Integra Development Corp., 34 35th St., Brooklyn, NY 11232, at 101 Louden Ave., Amityville, NY 11701 MOTION to APPROVE the above two applications (agenda items a. and b.) was made by Trustee Brooks 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 3  Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes August 22, 2022 Temporary Storage Container Carline Beaubrun, Creatively Created Events Inc., 550 Broadway, Amityville, NY 11701 MOTION to DENY 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 Deputy Treasurer Request to approve the abstract from August 4, 2022 to August 17, 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 Whalen aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request from Clerk/Treasurer Request to pay N.Y.S. Municipal Worker’s Comp for VAM-6th installment 6/1/21-5/31/23 in the amount of $54,430.75 (AO-9040-800) 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 Michele W. Batista for Amityville Soccer League to use the soccer fields at James A. Caples Park and Louden Avenue on Saturdays and Sundays, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on Mondays through Fridays from 4 – 8:30 p.m. 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 4  Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes August 22, 2022 Request to pay Corelogic Centralized Refunds for duplicate payment refunds for the first installment of the 2022-2023 tax year in the amount of $7,885.08 (AO-1001) 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 from Noah Roth, 49 Railroad Ave., Amityville, NY of Mercedes Benz of Massapequa for rental of the beach softball field on Thursdays, 8/25, 9/1 and 9/8/2022 Applicant’s representative Marc Kimmel also requested permission to set up a barbecue near the ballfield which was denied. The Trustees stated grilling is to be done at the pavilion, and they should complete the associated pavilion rental application and remit those fees. 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 from Carolyn Dodd, Rotary Club of Amityville, to hold a Duck Race Fundraiser at the Amityville Beach on August 5, 2023, at 12 noon 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 Kevin Battcher, Jr. for the Amityville Rotary Club to hold their annual Apple festival on Saturday, October 1, 2022, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. They also request closure of Park Avenue between Ireland Pl. and Wanser Pl. between Broadway and the municipal lot entrance. 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 Kathleen Thorn for Amityville Teachers Association to hold a Breast Cancer Walk at the Amityville Beach and use the Beach Pavilion on Sunday, October 19, 2022 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. 5  Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes August 22, 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 Amityville Police Department Request to pay Transmissions R Us of NY Corp for Transmission for car 3 in the amount of $3,900.00 (AO-3120-231) 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 ONSOLVE for Code Red annual renewal in the amount of $5,691.60 (AO-3120-261) 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 Total Technology Solutions for monthly billing August in the amount of $3,539.42 (AO-3120-261) 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 from Fire Department Request to pay South Shore Fire & Safety for 4.5 30 min Cyl. Carbon with Valve and Custom Caps installed in the amount of $5,812.70 (AO-3410-251) 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 Meeting Minutes August 22, 2022 Request from Department of Public Works Request to pay Omni Recycling of Babylon, for refuse/waste in the amount of $5203.12 (A0-8160-442) 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 Public Hearing Call for a Public Hearing on September 12th, 2022 for Introductory Local Law No. 6 of the year 2022 to amend parking limits in certain of the Municipal Fields and to expand the Downtown Resident Parking Area. 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 Call for a Public Hearing on September 12th, 2022 for Introductory Local Law No. 7 of the year 2022 to establish a stop intersection on Griffing Avenue at South Bayview Avenue 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 22-08-22-01 - Establishing Fee for Downtown Resident Parking Permit Resolution No 22-08-22-01 Resolution Establishing Fee for Downtown Resident Parking Permit WHEREAS Local Law No. 4 of 2020 established a Downtown Resident Parking Permit for Village residents living in the downtown area of the Village, and WHEREAS §172-41 of the Code of the Village of Amityville authorizes the Board of Trustee to establish the fee for such permits by resolution NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS: 1) The annual fee for a Downtown Resident Parking Permit shall be $250.00 per permit commencing January 1 of each year. The fee for each half-yearly permit applied for on or after August 1 shall be $150.00. 2) This Resolution shall be effective immediately. 7  Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes August 22, 2022 Joan Donnison, 150 S. Ketcham Ave., asked if residents of Oak Street Villas would be getting resident parking stickers and if they were ready to be issued. Village Attorney Bruce Kennedy confirmed there would be lead time needed to obtain the permits and begin enforcement (October at the earliest). Christopher Peele, 22 Marion Rd., recommended giving residents time to adjust to the new parking permits. 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 Resolution No 22-08-22-02 - Authorizing Execution of an American Rescue Plan Agreement with the Town of Babylon Resolution No 22-08-22-02 Resolution Authorizing Execution of an American Rescue Plan Agreement with the Town of Babylon WHEREAS the Town of Babylon is considered a Metropolitan Town by the United States Dept. of the Treasury, and WHEREAS said Treasury Dept has awarded funds to the Town pursuant to the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”), and WHEREAS the Village of Amityville needs to purchase a new ambulance to provide rescue services to persons within the Village, and WHEREAS the Town is authorized to designate some of the funds received from ARPA for purchase of said ambulance by the Village, and WHEREAS the Town has prepared an Agreement with the Village for such purpose NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS: 1) The Mayor be and he hereby is authorized to execute the American Rescue Plan Act Agreement with the Town of Babylon in the form attached hereto 2) The funds to be received pursuant to such agreement shall not exceed $250,000 and shall be used to purchase a new ambulance to provide rescue services to persons within the Village This Resolution shall be effective immediately 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 8  Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes August 22, 2022 PUBLIC COMMENTS Janice Baxter, 16 Purdy Lane, asked if purchasing an ambulance is enough, given the expected increase in new residents. Mayor Siry explained the Village could hire additional EMTs as needed or go to an outside ambulance service. She also questioned the lack of elevators in the proposed Avalon Bay South development plans, which she feels would be a problem for residents and medical responders. Carolyn Franco, 32 Marion Rd.., asked why the Village did not provide her with a reply email to confirm receipt of a FOIL request. Catherine Murdock explained the Village follows the required FOIL protocols and noted that Ms. Franco was contacted by the Village. Christopher Peele, 22 Marion Rd., asked for the Village to put in sidewalks on S. Ketcham Ave. where families and others dangerously walk in the street. Mayor Siry asked Mr. Peele to email the Village with his request for discussion/consideration. MOTION to AJOURN MEETING 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 The meeting was adjourned at 8:10 p.m. ______________________________________ Catherine C. Murdock Clerk/Treasurer 9