Board of Trustees

Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes July 29, 2024 The Board of Trustees Meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Dennis Siry, Deputy Mayor Kevin Smith; Trustee Michael O’Neill, Trustee Roger Smith, Trustee Owen Brooks, Jr. MEMBERS ABSENT: ALSO PRESENT: Village Attorney Bruce Kennedy APD Chief Bryan Burton AFD 2nd Assistant Chief Matthew Gross Building Inspector Michael Breitweg DPW Superintendent Bruce Hopper Clerk/Treasurer Catherine Murdock Assistant to the Mayor Wendy O’Neill Mayor Siry welcomed everyone to the Board of Trustees Meeting and invited Chief Burton to lead the Pledge of Allegiance. He then called for a moment of silence for Charles Ruggierio, a 47-year AFD volunteer and ex-captain, and member of the VFW, who he remembered fondly as a great man. Deputy Mayor Kevin Smith announced the upcoming events and other news, including: Rotary Club Duck Race on Saturday, Aug. 3rd at noon, Radio Flashback concert at the Amityville Beach, Saturday at 8 p.m.; Play Music on the Porch Day, August 31st; and Village-wide garage sale, on October 19th, with information to come. Mayor Siry thanked everyone for making this year’s Town of Babylon Soldier Ride a great event, including APD, AFD and DPW, saying that the riders appreciate the sprayer that DPW sets up and the reception they get in the Village. The Mayor also congratulated the participants of the Beach program triathlon which took place on Friday. He then called for the reading of June 2024 Committee Reports. Justice Court – report June (Trustee Roger Smith) 1  Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes July 29, 2024 Department of Public Works –July 2024 (Trustee O’Neill) Hauled and disposed of 2.61 tons of municipal waste,16.05 tons C&D The department continues to work on the out-flow pipe at the pier at Richmond & Ocean Ave., removing built up sand from in front of the pipe, average removal/moving 12 -14 cubic yards; added an additional (twenty) 20 ft. length of pipe for a total length of 35 ft. (thirty-five) from the face of the bulkhead. We held the pipe down with earth anchors and 400 lb (four hundred) pieces of cement with anchor holes for 3/ 8- inch cable. This is the furthest we can put the pipe until the sand builds up more. Photograph attached. Sweeping village roadways continues the problem of grass debris blown into the streets, obstructing storm drains, along with bags of dog waste deposited into the roadways. Installed memorial trees and plaques on memorial trees Nautical Park and Greene Ave. Also installed a memorial bench at the end of Stuart Ave. Removed all the parking meters from parking lots #1, 2 & John St. & Ketcham Ave filled holes & cleaned the areas. Installed black privacy slats on the rear parking lot (police parking lot.) Continue to work on Avon Lake – trash, weeds, cut, vegetated, waste removal. Removed debris from the LIRR culvert (Ranick Dr. W.) Cleaned dumped debris and trash from under the LIRR viaduct from Broadway to Countyline Rd. Continue to groom and line the ballfield. Due to the lack of rainfall and the HHH weather, the department continues to water at a regular pace. Duck Race Banner was hung over Broadway. Did the chores for the annual soldier ride 07/19/24. Trustee O’Neill recognized and thanked DPW for their work, especially for the Soldier Ride. Amityville Fire Department –June 2024 (Trustee Brooks) ALARM RESPONSE NUMBER OF ALARMS EMS/Rescue 128 Motor Vehicle Accident 7 Miscellaneous Fire 2 Carbon Monoxide Alarm 3 Structure Fire 31 Working Fire 0 Water Rescue 0 Technical Rescue 0 Standby 1 Vehicle Fire 0 Brush Fire 0 Burn Drill 0 Total = 172 2  Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes July 29, 2024 Building Department –June 2024 (Deputy Mayor Kevin Smith) 2023 2024 Revenue $ 30,297.00 29,131.50 Permits Issued 12 35 Permits Closed 20 38 Inspections Performed 47 59 Notice of Violation Issued 0 41 Violations Corrected 0 29 CO Searches 23 32 Fire Marshal Fire Safety Inspection 23 AMITYVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT 28 Responded to Callouts 0 MONTHLY STATISTIC REPORT 3 Activity Amityville Police Department From – May 06/01/2024 2024 Thru 06/30/2024 (Trustee Brooks) Type of Activity MTD YTD Arrests 22 116 Sex- Male - MTD: 16 YTD: 88 Female - MTD: 6 YTD: 28 Unknown- MTD: 0 YTD: 0 Class- Felony- MTD: 1 YTD: 3 Misd - MTD: 7 YTD: 64 Violat- MTD: 14 YTD: 45 Blotters 595 3384 Cases 74 385 Class- Felony- MTD: 6 YTD: 24 Misd - MTD: 14 YTD: 109 Violat- MTD: 43 YTD: 190 Citations 104 1269 Type- Parking- MTD: 0 YTD: 0 Traffic- MTD: 104 YTD: 1268 Summons- MTD: 0 YTD: 0 Field Interviews 0 3 Impounds 3 11 Juveniles 1 3 Sex- Male - MTD: 1 YTD: 2 Female - MTD: 0 YTD: 1 Unknown- MTD: 0 YTD: 0 Class- Felony- MTD: 0 YTD: 0 Misd - MTD: 1 YTD: 3 Violat- MTD: 0 YTD: 0 Medical Aided 105 533 Traffic Accidents 21 163 Type- Fatal- MTD: 0 YTD: 0 Injury- MTD: 2 YTD: 23 Other- MTD: 19 YTD: 140 3  Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes July 29, 2024 Mayor’s Actions Approve the Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes from the July 11th, 2024 MOTION TO APPROVE was made by Roger Smith and seconded by Deputy Mayor Kevin Smith Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Kevin Smith aye Trustee Michael O’Neill aye Trustee Owen Brooks aye Trustee Roger Smith aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Approve Alberto Baldanza as Paramedic at Amityville Fire Department at the pay rate of $30.50 per hour, with as start date of July 28, 2024 MOTION TO APPROVE was made by Trustee Brooks and seconded by Trustee Roger Smith Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Kevin Smith aye Trustee Michael O’Neill aye Trustee Owen Brooks aye Trustee Roger Smith aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Licenses Landscaper License – New Green Earth Landscaping Corp. – 42 Madison Street, Farmingdale NY 11735 6239, Inc. DBA Superior Contracting – 1695 Newbridge Road, N. Bellmore, NY 11710 Castro Family Landscaping Inc.- 16 Somerset Road, Amityville, NY 11701 Crisanto Lopez Landscaping – 46 S. 22nd Street, Wyandanch, NY 11798 Copan Landscaping – 501 Hempstead Blvd. Uniondale, NY 11553 Pasch Landscaping, & Design, Inc. – 36 Camp Avenue Merrick NY 11566 Hicks Nurseries, Inc. – 100 Jericho Turnpike, Westbury NY 11590 Garcia’s Landscape – 68 Hausch Blvd. Roosevelt, NY 11575 MOTION TO APPROVE the above applications (a. through h.) with all stipulations was made by Trustee Roger Smith and seconded by Trustee O’Neill Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Kevin Smith aye Trustee Michael O’Neill aye Trustee Owen Brooks aye Trustee Roger Smith aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Landscaper License – Renewal Osman Landscaping-505 Pinelawn Avenue, Copiague, NY 11726 Green Horizon Landscaping, Inc. – P.O. Box 276 Lindenhurst, NY 11757 Lawn Island Concepts, Inc – P.O. Box 345 West Islip, NY 11757 Batz Brothers Inc. – 29 MacDonald Avenue, Amityville, NY 11701 Antonacci Landscaping – P.O. Box 1203 Copiague, NY 11726 JA Ostorgu Landscaping, Inc. – 2308 Mott Avenue, Far Rockaway, NY 11691 Paul Cassani Landscaping Corp. 1606 Hiram Avenue, Holbrook, NY 11741 4  Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes July 29, 2024 MOTION TO APPROVE the above applications (a. through g.) with all stipulations was made by Deputy Mayor Kevin Smith and seconded by Trustee Brooks Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Kevin Smith aye Trustee Michael O’Neill aye Trustee Owen Brooks aye Trustee Roger Smith aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Storage of Trailer – New Geely E-Commerce Corp., 36 Ranick Dr., Amityville, NY 11701 MOTION TO APPROVE was made by Trustee O’Neill and seconded by Trustee Roger Smith Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Kevin Smith aye Trustee Michael O’Neill aye Trustee Owen Brooks aye Trustee Roger Smith aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays LI Mobile Home Leasing, for 19 Folkstone Rd., Amityville, NY 11701 MOTION TO APPROVE was made by Trustee Roger Smith and seconded by Deputy Mayor Kevin Smith Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Kevin Smith aye Trustee Michael O’Neill aye Trustee Owen Brooks aye Trustee Roger Smith aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Storage of Trailer Renewal Cheap Charlie’s Tree & Landscape – 13 Elm Place, Amityville, NY 11701 MOTION TO APPROVE was made by Deputy Mayor Kevin Smith and seconded by Trustee O’Neill Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Kevin Smith aye Trustee Michael O’Neill aye Trustee Owen Brooks aye Trustee Roger Smith aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Amityville Workhouse – 165/167 Broadway, Amityville, NY 11701 MOTION TO TABLE to have owner present was made by Deputy Mayor Kevin Smith and seconded by Trustee Roger Smith Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Kevin Smith aye Trustee Michael O’Neill nay Trustee Owen Brooks aye Trustee Roger Smith aye Motion Carried: 4 ayes 1 nays 5  Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes July 29, 2024 Amityville Foreign Auto – 105 Merrick Road, Amityville NY 11701 MOTION TO APPROVE was made by Trustee Roger Smith and seconded by Trustee O’Neill Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Kevin Smith aye Trustee Michael O’Neill aye Trustee Owen Brooks aye Trustee Roger Smith aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Temporary Storage Container Chad & Rochelle Vernon – 16 Barberry Court. Amityville, NY 11701 MOTION TO APPROVE for 90 days was made by Trustee Brooks and seconded by Trustee Roger Smith Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Kevin Smith aye Trustee Michael O’Neill aye Trustee Owen Brooks aye Trustee Roger Smith aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request from Deputy Treasurer Request to approve the abstract from July 11th, 2024 to July 24th 2024 MOTION TO APPROVE was made by Trustee Brooks and seconded by Trustee Roger Smith Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Kevin Smith aye Trustee Michael O’Neill aye Trustee Owen Brooks aye Trustee Roger Smith aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request from Clerk/Treasurer Request to pay SourcePass Total for Village Hall monthly billing, July, in the amount of $4,364.80 (A9-1625-440) MOTION TO APPROVE was made by Trustee Brooks and seconded by Trustee Roger Smith Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Kevin Smith aye Trustee Michael O’Neill aye Trustee Owen Brooks aye Trustee Roger Smith aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request to pay ProClaim Inc. for 9% of deposits and Medicare Claims for June in the amount of $3,549.23 (A0-1420- 440) MOTION TO APPROVE was made by Trustee Roger Smith and seconded by Trustee Brooks Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Kevin Smith aye Trustee Michael O’Neill aye Trustee Owen Brooks aye Trustee Roger Smith aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays 6  Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes July 29, 2024 Request to pay CSEA Employee Benefit Fund for dental and vision coverage in the amount of $5,295.84 MOTION TO APPROVE was made by Trustee Roger Smith and seconded by Trustee Brooks Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Kevin Smith aye Trustee Michael O’Neill aye Trustee Owen Brooks aye Trustee Roger Smith aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request from Larry Bonanno, 319 County Line Rd., for a refund of a Storage of Trailer application fee in the amount of $336.00. MOTION TO APPROVE was made by Trustee Roger Smith and seconded by Trustee O’Neill Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Kevin Smith aye Trustee Michael O’Neill aye Trustee Owen Brooks aye Trustee Roger Smith aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request from Michele Camilleri, Amityville Rotary Club, to put up pink bows for Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October and red, white and blue bows for Veterans Day around the Village. MOTION TO APPROVE was made by Trustee O’Neill and seconded by Trustee Roger Smith Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Kevin Smith aye Trustee Michael O’Neill aye Trustee Owen Brooks aye Trustee Roger Smith aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request from Celia Earl, 51 County Line Road, to take wedding photos at Pearsall Park on Sunday, September 15th, 2024, from approximately 11:45 AM- to 1 PM, with at least 20-25 people MOTION TO APPROVE was made by Trustee Brooks and seconded by Deputy Mayor Kevin Smith Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Kevin Smith aye Trustee Michael O’Neill aye Trustee Owen Brooks aye Trustee Roger Smith aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request from Police Department Request from the PBA to conduct the annual Thomas H. Smith Ragamuffin Parade on Saturday, October 19th, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. (rain date Sunday, October 20th, 2024). Route will be: 9/11 Memorial Park to Broadway, on to Park Ave., to Ireland Pl. to north parking lot of Park Ave. Elementary School MOTION TO APPROVE was made by Trustee O’Neill and seconded by Deputy Mayor Kevin Smith Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Kevin Smith aye Trustee Michael O’Neill aye Trustee Owen Brooks aye Trustee Roger Smith aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays 7  Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes July 29, 2024 Request from Department of Public Works Request to surplus and sell or scrap 157 parking meter housings and coin mechanisms from parking lots 1 & 2 and Ketcham Ave. and John St. MOTION TO APPROVE was made by Trustee O’Neill and seconded by Trustee Roger Smith Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Kevin Smith aye Trustee Michael O’Neill aye Trustee Owen Brooks aye Trustee Roger Smith aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Request to surplus and sell or junk one 2005 Ford Expedition (#59), VIN 1FMPU165585LB06189 MOTION TO APPROVE was made by Trustee O’Neill and seconded by Trustee Roger Smith Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Kevin Smith aye Trustee Michael O’Neill aye Trustee Owen Brooks aye Trustee Roger Smith aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Resolutions Resolution 24-07-29-01 authorizing the Mayor to sign an installment purchase agreement with Republic First National for the financing of the Rosenbauer Fire Apparatus in the amount of $1,116,134.50 MOTION TO APPROVE was made by Trustee Brooks and seconded by Trustee Roger Smith Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Kevin Smith aye Trustee Michael O’Neill aye Trustee Owen Brooks aye Trustee Roger Smith aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays Mayor Siry then invited public comments. Patti Dieck, 86 Union Ave., thanked the Board for listening to residents’ concerns and for passing a law prohibiting artificial turf in the Village. She brought up other quality of life issues, including:  Increased incidence of loud music at homes on Oak St., Avon Pl. and in the vicinity of Bedell Pl. and Terry Ave. She reported that APD has been very responsive but more needs to be done to enforce noise.  The trash cash at the James A. Caples Park Fishing Pier needs to be emptied more often, especially over the weekend, and a second fishing line receptacle is needed to prevent lines from polluting the bay.  Human excrement on the staircase of the LIRR is a problem and public urination is occurring at the high school. Mayor Siry said the LIRR property is under MTA jurisdiction, but DPW can help. He urged her to contact the School District and to continue to report any incidents to APD. He suggested that perhaps better lighting would be helpful on the school property. 8  Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes July 29, 2024 With no further comments, a MOTION TO ADJOURN was made by Trustee O’Neill and seconded by Trustee Brooks Vote on Motion: Mayor Dennis Siry aye Deputy Mayor Kevin Smith aye Trustee Michael O’Neill aye Trustee Owen Brooks aye Trustee Roger Smith aye Motion Carried: 5 ayes 0 nays The Meeting was adjourned at 7:44 p.m. ______________________________________ Catherine C. Murdock Clerk/Treasurer 9