City Council

Draft: JUNE 10, 2024 Village of Bellport Work Session Meeting Monday, June 10, 2024 at 6:00PM This meeting will be held in Village Hall AGENDA This meeting is open to the public in Village Hall, located at 29 Bellport Lane. It is an in- person meeting and will be streamed on Zoom. Pledge of Allegiance & Roll Call Opening remarks by Mayor Maureen Veitch Open the Public Hearing RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF BELLPORT BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AMENDMENTS TO VILLAGE CODE SECTIONS 2-302 AND 2-310 SO AS TO CHANGE TERM LIMITS FOR THE MAYOR AND VILLAGE TRUSTEES NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE Board of Trustees of the Village of Bellport will hold a public hearing on May 13, 2024 at 6:00 pm at Bellport Village Hall located at 4 Bell Street, Bellport, New York, to consider proposed amendments to Village Code §§ 2-302 and 2-310 to provide for a twelve-year term limit for the mayor and Village trustees instead and in place of a ten-year term limit, and to hear all person that are interested in the adoption of such amendments. Dated: April 25, 2024 WHEREAS, it is in the interest of the residents of the Village of Bellport to limit the overall number of consecutive terms a mayor or trustee may serve in the same office; and Page | 1  Draft: JUNE 10, 2024 WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees believes that term limits are beneficial as they create predictable vacancies allowing for the opportunity for new leadership with new ideas, while at the same time promoting and maintaining policy stability and sufficient continuity and accountability enabling the oversight for and accomplishment of long-term Village goals; and WHEREAS, the Village Code at §§ 2-302 and 2-310 already provides for an overall term limit of ten (10) consecutive years for the mayor and the trustees; and WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees believes it to be in the best interest of the Village to change the existing ten-year overall term limit to a twelve-year overall term limit; and WHEREAS, New York State Municipal Home Rule Law §§ 10(1)(i) and (ii)(a)(1) permit local government to enact and amend laws relating to the powers, duties, qualifications, number, mode of selection and removal, and terms of office of its officers; PROPOSED AMENDMENTS Sec. 2-302. - Term limits. (a) After the effective date of this section, Neither the mayor nor any member of the board of trustees shall serve in excess of three (3) consecutive four-year terms in office or a total of twelve (12) consecutive years in such position. (b) In the event any such person has served three (3) consecutive four- year terms in office or a total of twelve (12) consecutive years in the same position, that person shall not be qualified to serve, or be elected to serve for a period of four (4) years thereafter for said position. (c) No person shall serve in excess of three (3) consecutive terms or twelve (12) consecutive years after the effective date of this section in the office of village justice. (d) In the event that any such person has served three (3) consecutive terms or twelve (12) consecutive years in the office of village justice, that person shall not be qualified to be elected to serve in such capacity for a period of four (4) years thereafter. Page | 2  Draft: JUNE 10, 2024 Sec. 2-310. - Term limits. (a) No person shall serve on the board of trustees in excess of three (3) consecutive four-year terms in office or a total of twelve (12) consecutive years. (b) In the event a person has served three (3) consecutive terms or a total of twelve (12) consecutive years as a member of the board of trustees, that person shall not be qualified to serve as a member of the board of trustees for a period of four (4) years thereafter. (c) No person shall serve in excess of three (3) consecutive terms of twelve (12) consecutive years in the office of village justice. (d) In the event that a person has served three (3) consecutive terms or twelve (12) consecutive years in the office of village justice, that person shall not be qualified to serve in such capacity for a period of four (4) years subsequent thereto. (e) No person shall be qualified to serve, not be qualified to be elected to serve, in any elective position unless that person shall be capable of serving the complete term of office in accordance with the term limit provisions provided herein Sec. 2-311. - Service limits. No person shall be qualified to run for, be elected to, or serve in, any elective office of the village if that person has more than twenty-five (25) years of service in elective office in the village. Sec. 2-312. - Intent. It is the intent of this division that in calculating terms of service and years of elective service for any person, that such elective service occurring before the date of passage of this division shall be included in determining the qualification of any person to serve as an elected official of the village. It is further intended that no person presently serving in an elective office shall be disqualified from serving the complete term of office as a result of any provision of this local law. Sec. 2-313. - Intent/supersession. It is the intent of this division to supersede the provisions of Village Law §§ 3- 300(1), 3-300(2), 3-300(4), 3-312(4), 3-312(5) pursuant to § 10 of the Municipal Page | 3  Draft: JUNE 10, 2024 Home Rule Law to the extent necessary to carry out the provisions of this division. RESOLUTION: Approve the change of term limits of Mayor and Trustees from ten (10) years to twelve (12) years. Close Public Hearing Reopen Meeting Open to Public Mayor Updates Capital Projects, Grants, Etc. a. Michele Chiaramonte from the Brookhaven Free Library would like to discuss the SFL Summer Reading Challenge and other summer projects (Exhibit 1). b. Janet Foster would like to discuss Proposal to Establish a Teenage all Access Pass (Exhibit 2). c. Garbage drop off on Sundays at DPW from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. d. Permission to have residents that pay partial tax payments have resident passes (Exhibit 3). e. Volleyball and Ho Hum Beach. f. HUD g. FEMA h. GEI i. Browns Lane/Shore Road j. Solar Panels k. Village Hall Building/Community Center – Air Conditioning Trustee Updates a. Steve Mackin – DPW, Kids Camp, Bellport Fire Department, South Country Ambulance, Suffolk County Police Department • Kids Camp enrollment – 150 to date b. Nathan Rohrmeier – Code Enforcement/Road Safety, Waterfront (HUD), Golf and Tennis, Grill Room • Update on Code Enforcement and Waterfront meeting set for Wednesday, June 12th. c. Lorraine Kuehn – Communication/Website, Business District, Senior Program, Vouchers • Senior Program Update on Cyber Security and Scams • Audio Visual Technology Page | 4  Draft: JUNE 10, 2024 d. Michael Young – Zoning Board of Appeals, Architectural Review Board, Beautification Committee, Planning Board, Historical Preservation, Yacht Club/Sailing Foundation • Yacht Club/Sailing Foundation • Architectural Review Board Open Discussion: 1) Review the proposed draft of Board Meeting Minutes of May 28, 2024 (Exhibit 4). 2) Activity Report from Building Department (Exhibit 5). 3) Activity Report from the Code Department (Exhibit 6). 4) Request the hiring Peter Sarich as Project Manager of HUD (Grant# B-22-CP-NY- 0673) effective May 29, 2024 at maximum of 20 hours a week. 5) Request the hiring of Michael Recio Frie Inspector effective June 11, 2024 at a rate of $50.00 per hour (Exhibit 7). 6) Review the Understanding of Services from Cullen & Danowski for the year ending May 31, 2024 at a fee of $31,200.00 as presented (Exhibit 8). 7) Request the refund from Michael LaPaz for his son’s upcoming Bellport Summer Camp in the amount of $475.00. His son has been accepted by a soccer team for the summer (Exhibit 9). 8) Review the contract with DHC in the amount $7,500.00 per month as presented (Exhibit 10). 9) Review the contract with PSEG for solar panels at Ho Hum beach as presented (Exhibit 11). 10) Review the Boys & Girls Club outings to Ho Hum Beach on August 21, 2024 (50 children) and August 22, 2024 (50 children). Executive Session (if needed) Page | 5