Board of Trustees

Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes December 12, 2022 Meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Dennis Siry, Deputy Mayor Smith, Trustee Whalen, Trustee O’Neill, Trustee Owen E. Brooks, Jr., MEMBERS ABSENT: ALSO PRESENT: APD Chief Bryan Burton AFD Chief Gavin Budde Building Inspector Michael Breitweg DPW Superintendent Bruce Hopper Catherine C. Murdock, Clerk/Treasurer Wendy O’Neill, Assistant to the Mayor Mayor Siry welcomed all in attendance, including the “Grinch” who beneath costume is the Clerk/ Treasurer Catherine Murdock. He then asked Chief Burton to lead the Pledge of Allegiance. The Mayor then welcomed the Amityville Memorial High School Boys’ Varsity Soccer team, along with Coach Mike Abbondondolo and Assistant School Superintendent Olivia Buotsi. Mayor Siry started off by saying that Coach Abbondondolo is an amazing guy and a great coach with ten years of experience. Proclamations were then given to each member of the team for winning the 2022 Class A State Championship title. He congratulated them on their victory and applauded their hard work, dedication and integrity as well as athletic accomplishments, extraordinary teamwork and support for each other during their victorious season. “We’re proud of you,” the Mayor stated. Deputy Mayor Kevin Smith announced upcoming events, including Assemblywoman Kimberly Jean- Pierre’s winter clothing and accessory drive which is being held through Dec. 20th and the Bay Village Civic Association’s annual Brunch, January 21st, at Unqua Corinthian Yacht Club. He also invited nominations for the Village’s Resident of Distinction Awards which will be accepted through February 1st. Visit Amityville.com or stop by Village Hall for forms and information. Mayor Siry thanked DPW Superintendent Bruce Hopper and his team for the beautiful holiday lights throughout the Village. Mayor’s Actions Request to approve the Meeting Minutes of November 14, 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 O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Trustee Whalen aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request to approve the Special Meeting Minutes of December 1, 2022 MOTION to APPROVE the 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 Trustee Whalen aye 1  Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes December 12, 2022 Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request to hire Daniel Annunziato, 1 Compass Lane, Massapequa NY 11758, as EMT-B with waiver of residency at the hourly rate of $19.50 effective December 13, 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 O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Trustee Whalen aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request to approve two new members of the Amityville Fire Department and approve one waiver of residency: Kimberly Chong, 113 Locust Dr., Amityville, age 32, hose #4, and Brooklyn Hurley, age 10, Amityville, AFD Juniors 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 O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Trustee Whalen aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Approve moving Laura Ellis from Planning Board Alternate Member to full Member, to fill Colleen Nugent’s term. 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 O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Trustee Whalen aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Appoint Justin Kennedy to the Planning Board as an Alternate Member to fill the slot vacated by Laura Ellis. 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 O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Trustee Whalen aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays 2  Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes December 12, 2022 Licenses Automotive License – New Thomas A. Nuss, Bang’s Towing & Storage, Inc., 25 Elm Place MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee Brooks and seconded Trustee Whalen Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Trustee Whalen aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Automotive License – Renewal James Giambrone, NYS Discount Tire, 199 County Line Rd., Amityville MOTION to APPROVE for auto repairs only (with the stipulation to 1)- deny automotive sales due to his inability to produce NYS licensing for such activity, and 2) - look into his licensing for renting vehicles) was made by Trustee O’Neill and seconded by Trustee Whalen Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Trustee Whalen aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Cabaret License Renewal Kevin Sheehan, The Warehouse, 203 Broadway, Amityville Bruno Surace, Amity Ales, 192 Broadway, Amityville MOTION to APPROVE the above two applications (agenda items a. and b.) was made by Trustee Whalen and seconded by Trustee Brooks Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Trustee Whalen aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Parking or Storage of Commercial Vehicle on Residential Property Thomas Fitzgerald, 215 Bayview Ave., Amityville 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 O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Trustee Whalen aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays 3  Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes December 12, 2022 Sign, Banner, Canopy, Marquee of Fixture Mohammad Rana, Victoria Pharmacy, 355 Broadway, Amityville 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 Trustee Whalen aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request from Village Assessor Request to approve a tax settlement for Rockwell Realty II, Inc., SCTM# 101/5/7/6, 142 Broadway, in the amount of $7,800 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 O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Trustee Whalen aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request from Deputy Treasurer Request to approve the abstract from December 1, 2022 to December 5, 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 O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Trustee Whalen aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request from Clerk/Treasurer Mayor Siry requested to table a request to review the Village Calendar for the year 2023 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 O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Trustee Whalen aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays 4  Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes December 12, 2022 Request to pay NYS Employee Health Ins. Acct. for Health Benefits in the amount of $229,320.19 (Account numbers: A0-9060-801/802/803/804/805/806) 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 O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Trustee Whalen aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request to pay Cullen & Danowski, LLP for final billing in connection with FYE accounting service 2021 in the amount of $13,000.00 (AO-1410-440) 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 Trustee Whalen aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request from Cullen & Donowski, LLP to provide bookkeeping and accounting services for the year ended May 31, 2022, in the amount of $42,640.00 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 O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Trustee Whalen aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request from Shannon Kokenshi, Justice Court, to carry over five (5) vacation days from 2022 MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee Brooks and seconded by Trustee O’Neill Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Trustee Whalen aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request from Johanna Rogers, Village Hall, to carry over two (2) vacation days to 2023 MOTION to APPROVE was made by Deputy Mayor Smith and Trustee Whalen Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye 5  Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes December 12, 2022 Trustee Whalen aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request from Wendy O’Neill, Village Hall, to carry over two (2) vacation days to 2023 MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee Brooks and seconded by Trustee Whalen Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee O’Neill abstain Trustee Brooks aye Trustee Whalen aye Motion Carried: 4 ayes 0 nays 1 abstain Request from Bruce Hopper, DPW, to buy back vacation time as follows: Bruce Hopper ten (10) days and Katherine Hallissey 6.75 days 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 O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Trustee Whalen aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request from Rene Idrovo, DPW, to carry over five (5) days of vacation time MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee Whalen and seconded by Trustee O’Neill Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry nay Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Trustee Whalen aye Motion Carried: 4 ayes 1 nays Request to amend Village Policy 4, Village Pavilion and Athletic Field Usage 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 O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Trustee Whalen aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays 6  Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes December 12, 2022 Request from Joe Guidice, on behalf of the Amityville Historical Society, to approve the installation of historical marker recognizing Unqua Corinthian Yacht Club, at 31 Unqua Place, on the Village right of way 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 O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Trustee Whalen aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request from Fire Department Request to pay SCM Products Inc. for FD-SCM Annual Maintenance – 2023 in the amount of $9,307.00 (AO-3410-450) 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 O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Trustee Whalen aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request to authorize the Mayor to approve a contract with Copiague Fire District for mechanical services at the rate of $95.00/hour during normal business hours and $142.50/hour for overtime work after regular work hours with an increase of $5.00 per hour for the second year of the agreement and $5.00 per hour additional for third year 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 O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Trustee Whalen aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request to approve quote for Stryker for ProCare LUCAS Prevent Service in the amount of $4,276.66 MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee Brooks and Deputy Mayor Smith Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Trustee Whalen aye 7  Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes December 12, 2022 Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request from Department of Public Works Request to pay Sprague for 2,000 gallons of 91 octane gas in the amount of $6,887.80 (AO-1625-410) 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 Trustee Whalen aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request to pay Global Montello Group Corp. for 1101.1 gallons of diesel in the amount of $4,431.16 (AO-1625-410) MOTION to APPROVE was made by Trustee Brooks and seconded by Trustee O’Neill Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Trustee Whalen aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Resolutions Resolution No. 22-12-12-01 authorizing increase in Building and zoning fines 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 Trustee Whalen aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays With no further agenda items, Mayor Siry invited public comments. Public Comments Marty Ruben, 51 Sterling Pl., Amityville asked about the procedures for conducting a public hearing and Zoning Board of Appeals hearing for the proposed Avalon Bay South project. Mayor Siry assured him that there would be a public hearing prior to a Board of Trustees vote on rezoning and that they would have to go before the Planning Board for site plan review. His concerns included: the planned buffers at the Sterling Pl. entrance driveway, any potential traffic lights being installed, especially at John St., and lighting and dumpsters needed for the property. Mayor Siry advised that the buffer zone will be addressed by the Planning Board during site plan review, and a public hearing will be held for the zoning change. Community meetings will be held and residents will be notified, and small meetings will be conducted for New Pointe estates, Sterling Pl., and organizations such as Kiwanis and Rotary. 8  Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes December 12, 2022 Diane Mellish, 22 S. Ketcham Ave., Amityville asked if there will be a public meeting for the entire project (not just the planning board issues). Mayor Siry advised that Avalon Bay will come first to the Board of Trustees for zoning and the Planning Board will do an architectural and site plan review. The Board of Trustees will address their concerns in preliminary meetings with the developer. Ms. Mellish said she feels there should be a large community meeting, in addition to smaller ones, for anyone who lives in the Village to have input. Mayor Siry said that the Board of Trustees’ public hearing for rezoning of the property will be the forum for public commentary. Joan Donnison, 150 South Ketcham Ave., wished everyone a happy holiday, and asked if the Board has accepted the plans submitted by Avalon Bay for the development of the south parcel. Mayor Siry responded that the project has received no formal acceptance from the Village and it is still in the planning stages. She said she hopes that the Village will have meetings in with the community before any rezoning applications are heard. To this point, Mayor Siry added it may be February or March before community meetings take place. Ms. Donnison thanked the Mayor for involving BVCA and keeping them in the loop. She then asked if there had been any progress on the State’s announcement of the selection of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) projects to which Mayor Siry responded that the Village is waiting to hear from the State but the expectation is that it will be announced soon. There being no further comments, Mayor Siry wished everyone a Merry Christmas and happy holiday. MOTION to ADJOURN was made by Trustee O’Neill and seconded by Trustee Whalen Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Smith aye Trustee O’Neill aye Trustee Brooks aye Trustee Whalen aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays The Meeting was adjourned at 8:16 p.m. ______________________________________ Catherine C. Murdock Clerk/Treasurer 9