Board of Trustees
Regular MeetingGarden City, NY · May 4, 2023
Minutes
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MAY 4, 2023
A meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Garden City in the County of
Nassau, New York, was held via Zoom Webinar (with Trustees, Department Heads and
Village Counsel and audience present in the Board Room) at 351 Stewart Avenue in said
Village on May 4, 2023, at 7:38 p.m.
Present: Mayor Mary Carter Flanagan, Trustees Bruce J. Chester, Edward T.
Finneran, Michele Beach Harrington, Charles P. Kelly, Lawrence N.
Marciano, Jr., Michael J. Sullivan and Bruce A. Torino.
Also Present: Ralph V. Suozzi, Village Administrator
Karen M. Altman, Village Clerk
Kenneth O. Jackson, Chairman, Board of Police Commissioners
Irene Woo, Village Treasurer
Giuseppe Giovanniello, Superintendent of Building Department
Matthew Pearn, Chief Fire Department
Paul Blake, Chairman, Board of Commissioners of Cultural and
Recreational Affairs
John Borroni, Superintendent of Public Works
Gary Fishberg, Cullen and Dykman, LLP
Attendance: Approximately 12 in person and 19 (via Zoom)
The Clerk reported that due notice of this meeting had been served on each member
of the Board.
Mayor Flanagan opened the meeting and stated that the evening will begin with
Quick Residents Comments from those who wish to speak about any item for no more than
one minute each for a limit of thirty minutes.
Mayor Flanagan called upon Ralph Suozzi along with the Department Heads who
spoke about their agenda items.
Mayor Flanagan stated that the first item on the agenda was approval of the minutes
of the last meeting of the Board of Trustees.
The minutes of the regular meeting held on April 20, 2023 were reviewed, and on
motion of Trustee Kelly were approved as presented.
NEW BUSINESS
CONSENT CALENDAR
FINANCE
1. Unpaid Water Rents. It was stated that as required by State Law, it is necessary
to adopt a resolution directing that all delinquent water rents be included in the annual Village
tax levy. Further stated that water arrears total $288,177.95.
On motion of Trustee Kelly the following resolution was offered:
RESOLUTION NO. 62-2023
WHEREAS, the Village Clerk has presented to this Board a certificate pursuant to
Section 11-1118 of the Village Law, setting forth the amounts of all unpaid water rents
together with a description of the real property affected thereby,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that pursuant to the provisions of Section
11-1118 of the Village Law, the Village Clerk be and she hereby is directed to include in the
annual Village tax levy all such water rents and said Village Clerk be and she hereby is
further directed to levy the same upon the real property in default, all as required by said
Section 11-1118 of the Village Law.
The vote on the foregoing resolution was as follows:
AYES: 8
NOES: 0
The resolution was declared adopted.
2. Unpaid Commercial Sanitation Charges. Village Treasurer Irene Woo stated that
all assessments due on the Commercial Sanitation Charges have been paid and requested that
this item be removed from the agenda.
On motion of Trustee Kelly and unanimously carried, this item was removed from
the agenda.
3. Transfer of Funds. Board authorization is requested to transfer funds as follows:
(a) $22,500 to Account 0A.8160.4020 Refuse and Garbage (Sanitation) -
Maintenance of Equipment, from Account 0A.1990.4000 - Contingent, for the repair of
Truck No. 218.
On motion of Trustee Kelly and unanimously carried, the aforesaid recommendation
was approved and the Treasurer was authorized to make the necessary transfer of funds.
4. Audit Services - PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP. Board authorization is requested
for the engagement of PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP, 500 Mamaroneck Avenue, Harrison,
New York, as per their multi-year agreement, with regard to Independent Audit Services of
the Village’s Financial Statements for the 2022-23 fiscal year in the amount of $72,900 and
the annual required Audit of the Village’s Deferred Compensation Plan for the 2022 calendar
year at a cost of $17,200.
On motion of Trustee Kelly and unanimously carried, the aforesaid authorization was
approved.
5. Adopt a Bond Resolution for Construction of Improvements to Curbs and
Sidewalks. Board authorization is requested to adopt a Bond Resolution for the Construction
of Curbs and Sidewalks in the Village in the amount of $585,800, as provided by Bond
Counsel.
Trustee Kelly offered the following resolution and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 63-2023
BOND RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF GARDEN
CITY, NEW YORK, ADOPTED MAY 4, 2023,
AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS IN A
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $585,800 TO
FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTS
TO CURBS AND SIDEWALKS IN THE VILLAGE,
STATING THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST
THEREOF IS $585,800 AND APPROPRIATING SAID
AMOUNT FOR SUCH PURPOSE
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF GARDEN CITY, IN THE
COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK, HEREBY RESOLVES (by the favorable vote of
not less than two-thirds of all the members of said Board of Trustees) AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Village of Garden City, in the County of Nassau, New York (herein
called the “Village”), is hereby authorized to issue bonds in a principal amount not to exceed
$585,800 pursuant to the Local Finance Law, constituting Chapter 33-a of the Consolidated
Laws of the State of New York (herein called the “Law”), to finance the construction of
improvements to curbs and sidewalks in the Village. The estimated maximum cost thereof,
including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and the financing thereof, is
$585,800 and said amount is hereby appropriated for such purpose. The plan of financing
includes the issuance of bonds in a principal amount not to exceed $585,800 to finance said
appropriation, the levy and collection of taxes on all the taxable real property in the Village
to pay the principal of said bonds and the interest thereon as the same shall become due and
payable.
Section 2. Bonds of the Village in the principal amount of $585,800 are hereby
authorized to be issued pursuant to the provisions of the Local Finance Law, constituting
Chapter 33-a of the Consolidated Laws of the State of New York (herein called the “Law”),
to finance said appropriation.
Section 3. The following additional matters are hereby determined and declared:
(a) The period of probable usefulness applicable to the object or purpose
for which said bonds are authorized to be issued, within the limitations
of Section 11.00 a. 24 of the Law, is ten (10) years.
(b) The proceeds of the bonds herein authorized, and any bond
anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds, may be applied
to reimburse the Village for expenditures made after the effective date
of this resolution for the purpose for which said bonds are authorized.
The foregoing statement of intent with respect to reimbursement is
made in conformity with Treasury Regulation Section 1.150-2 of the
United States Treasury Department.
(c) The proposed maturity of the bonds authorized by this resolution will
exceed five (5) years.
Section 4. Each of the bonds authorized by this resolution, and any bond anticipation
notes issued in anticipation of the sale of said bonds, shall contain the recital of validity as
prescribed by Section 52.00 of the Law and said bonds, and any notes issued in anticipation
of said bonds, shall be general obligations of the Village, payable as to both principal and
interest by general tax upon all the taxable real property within the Village. The faith and
credit of the Village are hereby irrevocably pledged to the punctual payment of the principal
of and interest on said bonds, and any notes issued in anticipation of the sale of said bonds,
and provision shall be made annually in the budget of the Village by appropriation for (a)
the amortization and redemption of the bonds and any notes in anticipation thereof to mature
in such year and (b) the payment of interest to be due and payable in such year.
Section 5. Subject to the provisions of this resolution and of the Law and pursuant
to the provisions of Section 21.00 of the Law relative to the authorization of bonds with
substantially level or declining annual debt service, Section 30.00 relative to the
authorization of the issuance of bond anticipation notes and Section 50.00 and Sections 56.00
to 60.00 and Section 168.00 of the Law, the powers and duties of the Board of Trustees
relative to authorizing bond anticipation notes and prescribing the terms, form and contents
and as to the sale and issuance of the bonds herein authorized, and of any bond anticipation
notes issued in anticipation of said bonds, and the renewals of said bond anticipation notes,
and as to the execution of credit enhancement agreements, are hereby delegated to the Village
Treasurer, the chief fiscal officer of the Village.
Section 6. The validity of the bonds authorized by this resolution, and of any notes
issued in anticipation of the sale of said bonds, may be contested only if:
(a) such obligations are authorized for an object or purpose for which the
Village is not authorized to expend money, or
(b) the provisions of law which should be complied with at the date of the
publication of such resolution, or a summary thereof, are not
substantially complied with,
and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within
twenty days after the date of such publication, or
(c) such obligations are authorized in violation of the provisions of the
constitution.
Section 7. This bond resolution is subject to a permissive referendum and the Village
Clerk is hereby authorized and directed, within ten (10) days after the adoption of this
resolution, to publish or cause to be published, in full, in the official newspaper of the Village,
having a general circulation within said Village, and posted in at least six (6) public places
and in each polling place in the Village, a Notice in substantially the form appearing in
Exhibit A hereto.
EXHIBIT A
VILLAGE OF GARDEN CITY, NEW YORK
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on May 4, 2023, the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Garden City, in the County of Nassau, New York, adopted a bond resolution entitled:
“Bond Resolution of the Village of Garden City, New York, adopted May 4, 2023,
authorizing the issuance of bonds in a principal amount not to exceed $585,800 to finance
the construction of improvements to curbs and sidewalks in the Village, stating the estimated
maximum cost thereof is $585,800 and appropriating said amount for such purpose”
an abstract of such bond resolution, concisely stating the purpose and effect thereof,
being as follows:
FIRST: AUTHORIZING the Village of Garden City, New York to issue bonds in a
principal amount not to exceed $585,800 pursuant to the Local Finance Law of the State of
New York, to finance the construction of improvements to curbs and sidewalks in the
Village;
SECOND: STATING that the estimated maximum cost thereof, including
preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and the financing thereof, is $585,800;
appropriating said amount for such purpose; and STATING that the plan of financing
includes the issuance of bonds in a principal amount not to exceed $585,800 to finance said
appropriation, and the levy and collection of taxes on all the taxable real property in the
Village to pay the principal of said bonds and the interest thereon as the same shall become
due and payable;
THIRD: DETERMINING and STATING the period of probable usefulness
applicable to the purpose for which said bonds are authorized to be issued is ten (10) years;
the proceeds of said bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation thereof may
be applied to reimburse the Village for expenditures made after the effective date of this
bond resolution for the purpose for which said bonds are authorized; and the proposed
maturity of said bonds will exceed five (5) years;
FOURTH: DETERMINING that said bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued
in anticipation of said bonds and the renewals of said bond anticipation notes shall be general
obligations of the Village; and PLEDGING to their payment the faith and credit of the
Village;
FIFTH: DELEGATING to the Village Treasurer the powers and duties as to the
issuance of said bonds, and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds,
or the renewals thereof; and
SIXTH: DETERMINING that the bond resolution is subject to a permissive
referendum.
DATED: May 4, 2023 Karen M. Altman
Village Clerk
Section 8. The Village Clerk is hereby authorized and directed, after said bond
resolution shall take effect, to cause said bond resolution to be published, in summary, in the
official newspaper of the Village, having a general circulation within said Village, together
with a Notice in substantially the form as provided by Section 81.00 of the Law.
The adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote on roll call, which
resulted as follows:
AYES: 8
NOES: 0
The resolution was declared adopted.
6. Adopt a Bond Resolution for Construction of Various Road Improvements. Board
authorization is requested to adopt a Bond Resolution for the Construction of Various Road
Improvements in the Village in the amount of $5,858,000, as provided by Bond Counsel.
Trustee Kelly offered the following resolution and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 64-2023
BOND RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF GARDEN
CITY, NEW YORK, ADOPTED MAY 4, 2023,
AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS IN A
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $5,858,000 TO
FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION OF VARIOUS ROAD
IMPROVEMENTS, STATING THE ESTIMATED
MAXIMUM COST THEREOF IS $5,858,000 AND
APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT FOR SUCH PURPOSE
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF GARDEN CITY, IN THE
COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK, HEREBY RESOLVES (by the favorable vote of
not less than two-thirds of all the members of said Board of Trustees) AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Village of Garden City, in the County of Nassau, New York (herein
called the “Village”), is hereby authorized to issue bonds in a principal amount not to exceed
$5,858,000 pursuant to the Local Finance Law, constituting Chapter 33-a of the Consolidated
Laws of the State of New York (herein called the “Law”), to finance the construction of
various road improvements. The estimated maximum cost thereof, including preliminary
costs and costs incidental thereto and the financing thereof, is $5,858,000 and said amount
is hereby appropriated for such purpose. The plan of financing includes the issuance of
bonds in a principal amount not to exceed $5,858,000 to finance said appropriation, the levy
and collection of taxes on all the taxable real property in the Village to pay the principal of
said bonds and the interest thereon as the same shall become due and payable.
Section 2. Bonds of the Village in the principal amount of $5,858,000 are hereby
authorized to be issued pursuant to the provisions of the Local Finance Law, constituting
Chapter 33-a of the Consolidated Laws of the State of New York (herein called the “Law”),
to finance said appropriation.
Section 3. The following additional matters are hereby determined and declared:
(a) The period of probable usefulness applicable to the object or purpose
for which said bonds are authorized to be issued, within the limitations
of Section 11.00 a. 20 (c) of the Law, is fifteen (15) years.
(b) The proceeds of the bonds herein authorized, and any bond
anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds, may be applied
to reimburse the Village for expenditures made after the effective date
of this resolution for the purpose for which said bonds are authorized.
The foregoing statement of intent with respect to reimbursement is
made in conformity with Treasury Regulation Section 1.150-2 of the
United States Treasury Department.
(c) The proposed maturity of the bonds authorized by this resolution will
exceed five (5) years.
Section 4. Each of the bonds authorized by this resolution, and any bond anticipation
notes issued in anticipation of the sale of said bonds, shall contain the recital of validity as
prescribed by Section 52.00 of the Law and said bonds, and any notes issued in anticipation
of said bonds, shall be general obligations of the Village, payable as to both principal and
interest by general tax upon all the taxable real property within the Village. The faith and
credit of the Village are hereby irrevocably pledged to the punctual payment of the principal
of and interest on said bonds, and any notes issued in anticipation of the sale of said bonds,
and provision shall be made annually in the budget of the Village by appropriation for (a)
the amortization and redemption of the bonds and any notes in anticipation thereof to mature
in such year and (b) the payment of interest to be due and payable in such year.
Section 5. Subject to the provisions of this resolution and of the Law and pursuant
to the provisions of Section 21.00 of the Law relative to the authorization of bonds with
substantially level or declining annual debt service, Section 30.00 relative to the
authorization of the issuance of bond anticipation notes and Section 50.00 and Sections 56.00
to 60.00 and Section 168.00 of the Law, the powers and duties of the Board of Trustees
relative to authorizing bond anticipation notes and prescribing the terms, form and contents
and as to the sale and issuance of the bonds herein authorized, and of any bond anticipation
notes issued in anticipation of said bonds, and the renewals of said bond anticipation notes,
and as to the execution of credit enhancement agreements, are hereby delegated to the Village
Treasurer, the chief fiscal officer of the Village.
Section 6. The validity of the bonds authorized by this resolution, and of any notes
issued in anticipation of the sale of said bonds, may be contested only if:
(a) such obligations are authorized for an object or purpose for which the
Village is not authorized to expend money, or
(b) the provisions of law which should be complied with at the date of the
publication of such resolution, or a summary thereof, are not
substantially complied with,
and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within
twenty days after the date of such publication, or
(c) such obligations are authorized in violation of the provisions of the
constitution.
Section 7. This bond resolution is subject to a permissive referendum and the Village
Clerk is hereby authorized and directed, within ten (10) days after the adoption of this
resolution, to publish or cause to be published, in full, in the official newspaper of the Village,
having a general circulation within said Village, and posted in at least six (6) public places
and in each polling place in the Village, a Notice in substantially the form appearing in
Exhibit A hereto.
EXHIBIT A
VILLAGE OF GARDEN CITY, NEW YORK
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on May 4, 2023, the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Garden City, in the County of Nassau, New York, adopted a bond resolution entitled:
“Bond Resolution of the Village of Garden City, New York, adopted May 4, 2023,
authorizing the issuance of bonds in a principal amount not to exceed $5,858,000 to finance
the construction of various road improvements, stating the estimated maximum cost thereof
is $5,858,000 and appropriating said amount for such purpose”
an abstract of such bond resolution, concisely stating the purpose and effect thereof,
being as follows:
FIRST: AUTHORIZING the Village of Garden City, New York to issue bonds in a
principal amount not to exceed $5,858,000 pursuant to the Local Finance Law of the State
of New York, to finance the construction of various road improvements;
SECOND: STATING that the estimated maximum cost thereof, including
preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and the financing thereof, is $5,858,000;
appropriating said amount for such purpose; and STATING that the plan of financing
includes the issuance of bonds in a principal amount not to exceed $5,858,000 to finance said
appropriation, and the levy and collection of taxes on all the taxable real property in the
Village to pay the principal of said bonds and the interest thereon as the same shall become
due and payable;
THIRD: DETERMINING and STATING the period of probable usefulness
applicable to the purpose for which said bonds are authorized to be issued is fifteen (15)
years; the proceeds of said bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation
thereof may be applied to reimburse the Village for expenditures made after the effective
date of this bond resolution for the purpose for which said bonds are authorized; and the
proposed maturity of said bonds will exceed five (5) years;
FOURTH: DETERMINING that said bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued
in anticipation of said bonds and the renewals of said bond anticipation notes shall be general
obligations of the Village; and PLEDGING to their payment the faith and credit of the
Village;
FIFTH: DELEGATING to the Village Treasurer the powers and duties as to the
issuance of said bonds, and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds,
or the renewals thereof; and
SIXTH: DETERMINING that the bond resolution is subject to a permissive
referendum.
DATED: May 4, 2023 Karen M. Altman
Village Clerk
Section 8. The Village Clerk is hereby authorized and directed, after said bond
resolution shall take effect, to cause said bond resolution to be published, in summary, in the
official newspaper of the Village, having a general circulation within said Village, together
with a Notice in substantially the form as provided by Section 81.00 of the Law.
The adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote on roll call, which
resulted as follows:
AYES: 8
NOES: 0
The resolution was declared adopted.
7. Adopt a Bond Resolution for Meadow Street Drainage Improvements. Board
authorization is requested to adopt a Bond Resolution for the Meadow Street Drainage
Improvements in the Village in the amount of $1,512,500, as provided by Bond Counsel.
Trustee Kelly offered the following resolution and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 65-2023
BOND RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF GARDEN
CITY, NEW YORK, ADOPTED MAY 4, 2023,
AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS IN A
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,512,500 TO
FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION OF MEADOW STREET
DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, STATING THE
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST THEREOF IS $1,512,500
AND APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT FOR SUCH
PURPOSE
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF GARDEN CITY, IN THE
COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK, HEREBY RESOLVES (by the favorable vote of
not less than two-thirds of all the members of said Board of Trustees) AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Village of Garden City, in the County of Nassau, New York (herein
called the “Village”), is hereby authorized to issue bonds in a principal amount not to exceed
$1,512,500 pursuant to the Local Finance Law, constituting Chapter 33-a of the Consolidated
Laws of the State of New York (herein called the “Law”), to finance the construction of
Meadow Street drainage improvements. The estimated maximum cost thereof, including
preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and the financing thereof, is $1,512,500 and
said amount is hereby appropriated for such purpose. The plan of financing includes the
issuance of bonds in a principal amount not to exceed $1,512,500 to finance said
appropriation, the levy and collection of taxes on all the taxable real property in the Village
to pay the principal of said bonds and the interest thereon as the same shall become due and
payable.
Section 2. Bonds of the Village in the principal amount of $1,512,500 are hereby
authorized to be issued pursuant to the provisions of the Local Finance Law, constituting
Chapter 33-a of the Consolidated Laws of the State of New York (herein called the “Law”),
to finance said appropriation.
Section 3. The following additional matters are hereby determined and declared:
(a) The period of probable usefulness applicable to the object or purpose
for which said bonds are authorized to be issued, within the
limitations of Section 11.00 a. 4 of the Law, is forty (40) years.
(b) The proceeds of the bonds herein authorized, and any bond
anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds, may be applied
to reimburse the Village for expenditures made after the effective date
of this resolution for the purpose for which said bonds are authorized.
The foregoing statement of intent with respect to reimbursement is
made in conformity with Treasury Regulation Section 1.150-2 of the
United States Treasury Department.
(c) The proposed maturity of the bonds authorized by this resolution will
exceed five (5) years.
Section 4. Each of the bonds authorized by this resolution, and any bond anticipation
notes issued in anticipation of the sale of said bonds, shall contain the recital of validity as
prescribed by Section 52.00 of the Law and said bonds, and any notes issued in anticipation
of said bonds, shall be general obligations of the Village, payable as to both principal and
interest by general tax upon all the taxable real property within the Village. The faith and
credit of the Village are hereby irrevocably pledged to the punctual payment of the principal
of and interest on said bonds, and any notes issued in anticipation of the sale of said bonds,
and provision shall be made annually in the budget of the Village by appropriation for (a)
the amortization and redemption of the bonds and any notes in anticipation thereof to mature
in such year and (b) the payment of interest to be due and payable in such year.
Section 5. Subject to the provisions of this resolution and of the Law and pursuant
to the provisions of Section 21.00 of the Law relative to the authorization of bonds with
substantially level or declining annual debt service, Section 30.00 relative to the
authorization of the issuance of bond anticipation notes and Section 50.00 and Sections 56.00
to 60.00 and Section 168.00 of the Law, the powers and duties of the Board of Trustees
relative to authorizing bond anticipation notes and prescribing the terms, form and contents
and as to the sale and issuance of the bonds herein authorized, and of any bond anticipation
notes issued in anticipation of said bonds, and the renewals of said bond anticipation notes,
and as to the execution of credit enhancement agreements, are hereby delegated to the Village
Treasurer, the chief fiscal officer of the Village.
Section 6. The validity of the bonds authorized by this resolution, and of any notes
issued in anticipation of the sale of said bonds, may be contested only if:
(a) such obligations are authorized for an object or purpose for which the
Village is not authorized to expend money, or
(b) the provisions of law which should be complied with at the date of the
publication of such resolution, or a summary thereof, are not
substantially complied with,
and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within
twenty days after the date of such publication, or
(c) such obligations are authorized in violation of the provisions of the
constitution.
Section 7. This bond resolution is subject to a permissive referendum and the Village
Clerk is hereby authorized and directed, within ten (10) days after the adoption of this
resolution, to publish or cause to be published, in full, in the official newspaper of the Village,
having a general circulation within said Village, and posted in at least six (6) public places
and in each polling place in the Village, a Notice in substantially the form appearing in
Exhibit A hereto.
EXHIBIT A
VILLAGE OF GARDEN CITY, NEW YORK
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on May 4, 2023, the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Garden City, in the County of Nassau, New York, adopted a bond resolution entitled:
“Bond Resolution of the Village of Garden City, New York, adopted
May 4, 2023, authorizing the issuance of bonds in a principal
amount not to exceed $1,512,500 to finance the construction of
Meadow Street drainage improvements, stating the estimated
maximum cost thereof is $1,512,500 and appropriating said amount
for such purpose”
an abstract of such bond resolution, concisely stating the purpose and
effect hereof, being as follows:
FIRST: AUTHORIZING the Village of Garden City, New York to issue bonds in a
principal amount not to exceed $1,512,500 pursuant to the Local Finance Law of the State
of New York, to finance the construction of Meadow Street drainage improvements;
SECOND: STATING that the estimated maximum cost thereof, including
preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and the financing thereof, is $1,512,500;
appropriating said amount for such purpose; and STATING that the plan of financing
includes the issuance of bonds in a principal amount not to exceed $1,512,500 to finance said
appropriation, and the levy and collection of taxes on all the taxable real property in the
Village to pay the principal of said bonds and the interest thereon as the same shall become
due and payable;
THIRD: DETERMINING and STATING the period of probable usefulness
applicable to the purpose for which said bonds are authorized to be issued is forty (40) years;
the proceeds of said bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation thereof may
be applied to reimburse the Village for expenditures made after the effective date of this
bond resolution for the purpose for which said bonds are authorized; and the proposed
maturity of said bonds will exceed five (5) years;
FOURTH: DETERMINING that said bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued
in anticipation of said bonds and the renewals of said bond anticipation notes shall be general
obligations of the Village; and PLEDGING to their payment the faith and credit of the
Village;
FIFTH: DELEGATING to the Village Treasurer the powers and duties as to the
issuance of said bonds, and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds,
or the renewals thereof; and
SIXTH: DETERMINING that the bond resolution is subject to a permissive
referendum.
DATED: May 4, 2023 Karen M. Altman
Village Clerk
Section 8. The Village Clerk is hereby authorized and directed, after said bond
resolution shall take effect, to cause said bond resolution to be published, in summary, in the
official newspaper of the Village, having a general circulation within said Village, together
with a Notice in substantially the form as provided by Section 81.00 of the Law.
The adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote on roll call, which
resulted as follows:
AYES: 8
NOES: 0
The resolution was declared adopted.
SICK LEAVE
POLICE
1. Sick Leave - Two Employees. Board authorization is requested to pay Police
Sergeant Keith Wehr and Police Officer Thomas Schade, through June 1, 2023, or such
earlier date as they may be able to return to work as determined by the Village medical
advisor and pursuant to the provisions of the contract between the Incorporated Village of
Garden City and the Police Benevolent Association, which became effective June 1, 2020.
On motion of Trustee Kelly and unanimously carried, the aforesaid authorization was
approved.
PUBLIC WORKS
2. Sick Leave - Cardinale. Board authorization is requested to pay Salvatore
Cardinale, Laborer, Street Department through June 1, 2023, or such earlier date as he may
be able to return to duty as determined by the Village medical advisor and pursuant to the
provisions of the contract between the Incorporated Village of Garden City and the Civil
Service Employees' Association, which became effective June 1, 2021.
On motion of Trustee Kelly and unanimously carried, the aforesaid authorization was
approved.
RECREATION
3. Sick Leave - Vaughn. Board authorization is requested to pay Robert Vaughn,
Laborer, Recreation and Parks Department through June 1, 2023, or such earlier date as he
may be able to return to duty as determined by the Village medical advisor and pursuant to
the provisions of the contract between the Incorporated Village of Garden City and the Civil
Service Employees' Association, which became effective June 1, 2021.
On motion of Trustee Kelly and unanimously carried, the aforesaid authorization was
approved.
LIBRARY
1. Declare Sole Source - Garden City Library Children’s Room Renovation –
Comprise Technologies, Inc. Board authorization is requested to declare Comprise
Technologies, Inc., 1041 Route 36, Navesink, New Jersey, as the “Sole Source” for the
purchase of two (2) Next Generation Smart Kiosk Payment Centers.
On motion of Trustee Kelly and unanimously carried, the aforesaid authorization was
approved.
BUILDING
1. Electrical Inspections - Certified Electrical Inspections, Inc. Board authorization
is requested to reappoint Certified Electrical Inspections, Inc., 188 Park Avenue, Amityville,
New York to provide electrical inspection services for the Village at no cost to the Village
for the next two (2) years. The Village has received solicitation from two (2) companies and
recommends Certified Electrical Inspections, our current provider, who has given the Village
excellent and highly professional services.
On motion of Trustee Kelly and unanimously carried, the aforesaid authorization was
approved.
RECREATION
1. Senior Center HVAC Replacement - Change Order - Energy Mechanical, Inc.
Board authorization is requested to approve Change Order No. 4 submitted by Energy
Mechanical, Inc., 77 Brightside Avenue, Central Islip, New York, to supply and install a new
condensing unit to replace the leaking, rusted unit at a cost of $5,760. Funds are available
in Account 0H.7140.2371.
On motion of Trustee Kelly and unanimously carried, the aforesaid authorization was
approved.
2. Adelphi University - Use of Olmstead Theatre. Board authorization is requested
for the Village to enter into a License Agreement for the rental of Olmstead Theatre,
Performing Arts Center, for the purpose of a rehearsal on Thursday, June 1, 2023 and two
performances on Friday, June 2 and Saturday, June 3, of our Annual Dance Showcase.
Village Counsel has reviewed this agreement and has approved it as to form. The cost of
this rental is $5,760 and funds are available in Account 0A.7140.4400.
On motion of Trustee Kelly and unanimously carried, the aforesaid authorization was
approved and the Village was authorized to execute the agreement.
PUBLIC WORKS
1. Garden City Village Hall First Floor Renovations - Change Orders - Intricate Tech
Solutions. Board authorization is requested to approve the following Change Orders
submitted by Intricate Tech Solutions, 98 Mahan Street, West Babylon, New York:
• Change Order No. 10, in the amount of $16,561.44 to add a system in the
Information Technology (IT) Room. Funds are available in Account
0H.1680.2016.
On motion of Trustee Kelly and unanimously carried, the aforesaid authorization was
approved.
• Change Order No. 11, in the amount of $4,066.69 to replace three (3) grilles
in the Second Floor Meeting Room. Funds are available in Account
0H.1620.2051.
On motion of Trustee Kelly and unanimously carried, the aforesaid authorization was
approved.
2. Engagement of Professional Services - Biannual Inspection of Water Storage
Tanks - H2M Architects and Engineers. Board authorization is requested to engage H2M
Architects and Engineers, 538 Broad Hollow Road, Melville, New York, to conduct the
Nassau County Health Department required semi-annual inspection of the Village’s five (5)
Water Storage Tanks for 2023, at a cost of $11,000. Funds are available in Account
0F.8310.4460 for the 2023/24 budget.
On motion of Trustee Kelly and unanimously carried, the aforesaid authorization was
approved.
3. Engagement of Professional Services - Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule
Sampling (UCMR-5) - Pace Analytical Services, Inc. Board authorization is requested to
engage Pace Analytical Services, Inc., 575 Broad Hollow Road, Melville, New York, to
perform UCMR 5 Sampling as mandated by the Environmental Protection Agency every
five (5) years, at a cost of $17,400. Funds are available in Account 0F.8330.4460.
On motion of Trustee Kelly and unanimously carried, the aforesaid authorization was
approved.
4. Engagement of Professional Services - RAZORROOTER II Root Control -
Duke’s Root Control, Inc. Board authorization is requested to engage Duke’s Root Control,
Inc., 1020 Hiawatha Boulevard West, Syracuse, New York, for the chemical treatment of
sanitary sewers at a cost of $33,411.80. Duke’s is the only commercial applicator Sewer
Sciences, Inc., licensed to apply RAZOROOTER II in New York. They are registered with
the New York State Department of Environmental Protection. Funds are available in
Account 0A.8120.4460.
On motion of Trustee Kelly and unanimously carried, the aforesaid authorization was
approved.
5. Engagement of Professional Services - Stewart Avenue Corridor Study -
Creighton Manning. Board authorization is requested to engage Creighton Manning
Engineering, LLP, 145 Main Street, Ossining, New York, to provide a Stewart Avenue
Corridor Study for $39,000. Funds are available in Account 0H.5110.2010.
On motion of Trustee Kelly and unanimously carried, the aforesaid authorization was
approved.
6. Engagement of Professional Services - Transfer of Funds - Village of Garden City
Speed Limit Reduction Study. Board authorization is requested to transfer $24,500 to
Account 0A.1440.4460 Engineer - Contractual Services from Account 0A.1990.4000
Contingent to provide for a Village of Garden City Speed Limit Reduction Study.
On motion of Trustee Kelly and unanimously carried, the aforesaid recommendation
was approved and the Treasurer was authorized to make the necessary transfer of funds.
7. Engagement of Professional Services - Village of Garden City Speed Limit
Reduction Study - Creighton Manning. Board authorization is requested to engage Creighton
Manning Engineering, LLP, 145 Main Street, Ossining, New York, to provide a Village of
Garden City Speed Limit Reduction Study at a cost of $24,500.
On motion of Trustee Kelly and unanimously carried, the aforesaid authorization was
approved.
8. Engagement of Professional Services - Agreement - Water Department - Frank
Feeley. Board authorization is requested to enter into an agreement with Frank Feeley, 32
Laurel Street, Floral Park, New York, to provide professional services to the Water
Department on an as-needed basis for the period June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024. The
agreement is in file with the Village Clerk. Village Counsel has approved the Agreement as
to form.
On motion of Trustee Kelly and unanimously carried, the aforesaid authorization was
approved.
AWARD OF BIDS
1. Community Park Retaining Wall - Galvin Brothers/Madue JV. Reported that a
tabulation of bids had been circulated to each Member of the Board for the Community Park
Retaining Wall and it was recommended that the bid be awarded to Galvin Brothers/Madue
JV, 149 Steamboat Road, Great Neck, New York, low bidder, at a cost of $478,000. This
project was budgeted at an estimated cost of $700,000. Specification pickups reached a total
of six companies and six bids were received. A Notice to bidders was sent to Dodge Data &
Analytics and CMD Group and bid specifications were advertised on New York State
Contract Reporter. Funds are available in Account 0H.7110.2034.
On motion of Trustee Kelly the following resolution was offered:
RESOLUTION NO. 66-2023
RESOLVED, that the proposal of Galvin Brothers/Madue Contracting, JV, 149
Steamboat Road, Great Neck, New York, at a cost of $478,000, be and the same hereby is
accepted, this being the lowest and best bid received.
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Village Administrator and Clerk be and they
hereby are authorized on behalf of the Village to execute a contract with Galvin
Brothers/Madhue, JV, for this work, pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the
request for bids and in the proposal submitted by said Company, the form of contract to be
approved by Village Counsel; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that all other bids be rejected.
The vote on the foregoing resolution was as follows:
AYES: 8
NOES: 0
The resolution was declared adopted.
2. Installation of L.E.D. Street Light Fixtures in Parking Field 7S, 9E and 12 - Denis
O’Regan Electric, Inc. Reported that a tabulation of bids had been circulated to each Member
of the Board for the Installation of L.E.D. Street Light Fixtures in Parking Field 7S, 9E and
12 and it was recommended that the bid be awarded to Denis O’Regan Electric, Inc., 5 Helen
Place, Glen Cove, New York, low bidder, at a cost of $22,152. Specification pickups reached
a total of six companies and six bids were received. A Notice to bidders was sent to Dodge
Data & Analytics and CMD Group and bid specifications were advertised on New York State
Contract Reporter. Funds are available in Account 0H.5110.2021.
On motion of Trustee Kelly the following resolution was offered:
RESOLUTION NO. 67-2023
RESOLVED, that the proposal of Denis O’Regan Electric, Inc., 5 Helen Place, Glen
Cove, New York, at a cost of $22,152, be and the same hereby is accepted, this being the
lowest and best bid received.
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Village Administrator and Clerk be and they
hereby are authorized on behalf of the Village to execute a contract with Denis O’Regan
Electric, Inc., for this work, pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the request for
bids and in the proposal submitted by said Company, the form of contract to be approved by
Village Counsel; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that all other bids be rejected.
The vote on the foregoing resolution was as follows:
AYES: 8
NOES: 0
The resolution was declared adopted.
EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS
Permits
1. Long Island Chapter of the 42nd Division Association, requesting permission to
conduct a Memorial Day Observance, including a wreath placement at the 42nd Division
Monument located at Clinton Road and St. James Street South on Saturday, May 27, 2023
at 11:30 a.m. This is subject to the coordination of the Police and Fire Departments.
On motion of Trustee Kelly and unanimously carried, the aforesaid authorization was
approved.
Mayor Flanagan recognized the following:
Kathy Auro, Four Merillon Avenue
Jeanette McLaughin, 23 Manor Road
Robert Bolebruch, 6 Kenmore Road
Bill Lucano, 223 Euston Road
George Salem, 24 St. Paul’s Place
Robert Vassalotti, 32 Brixton Road
There being no further business, on motion duly made, the meeting adjourned at
9:38 p.m.
Agenda
AGENDA
MAY 4, 2023
7:30 P.M.
I. Welcome by Mayor to attendees.
II. Call to Order.
III. Quick residents comments no more than one minute each - limit of thirty minutes.
IV. Comments by Department Heads, Village Administrator and Counsel on Agenda Items
(including Treasurer on Treasurer’s Report)
V. Trustees/Mayor Questions/Comments.
VI. Citizens Comments on Agenda Items.
VII. Approval of Minutes - April 20, 2023.
VIII. New Business
A. Consent Calendar
Finance
1. Assessment of Unpaid Water Rents.
• A resolution of the Board of Trustees pursuant to Section 11-1118 of the Village Law
is requested directing the Village Clerk to include all unpaid water rents on the Annual
Village Tax Levy. The total arrears to be placed on the Tax Roll will be provided under
separate cover at Thursday’s Meeting.
2. Assessment of Unpaid Commercial Sanitation Charges.
• A resolution of the Board of Trustees pursuant to Section 115-15 of the Village Code
is requested directing the Village Clerk to include all unpaid Commercial Sanitation
Charges on the annual Village Tax Levy. The total Commercial Sanitation arrears to
be placed on the Tax Roll will be provided under separate cover at Thursday’s meeting.
3. Transfer of Funds.
a. $22,500 to Recycling - Maintenance of Equipment, from Contingent for the repair of
a truck.
NEXT BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING - May 18, 2023
(05/01/23)
4. Audit Services.
• Board authorization is requested to engage PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP, 500
Mamaroneck Avenue, Harrison, New York, as per their multi-year agreement, with
regard to independent audit services of the Village’s financial statements for the 2022-
23 fiscal year in the amount of $72,900 and the annual required audit of the Village’s
Deferred Compensation Plan for the 2022 calendar year at a cost of $17,200.
5. Bond Resolutions.
• Board authorization is requested to adopt the Bond Resolutions listed below as
provided by Bond Counsel:
o Improvements to Curbs and Sidewalks - $585,800
o Improvements to Various Roads - $5,858,000
o Meadow Street Drainage Improvements - $1,512,500
Sick Leave
6. Four Employees - Police (2), Recreation (1) and Public Works (1) Departments.
Library
7. Declare Sole Source - Garden City Library.
• Board authorization is requested to declare the following vendor as the “Sole Source”
to purchase items for the Garden City Library.
o Comprise Technologies, Inc., 1041 Route 36, Navesink, New Jersey, for the
purchase of two (2) Next Generation Smart Kiosk Payment Centers.
Building
8. Electrical Inspections - Certified Electrical Inspections, Inc.
• Board authorization is requested to reappoint Certified Electrical Inspections, Inc.,
188 Park Avenue, Amityville, New York to provide electrical inspection services at no
cost to the Village for the next two (2) years. The Village has received solicitation
from two (2) companies and recommends Certified Electrical Inspections, our current
provider, who has given the Village excellent and highly professional services.
Recreation
9. Senior Center HVAC Replacement - Change Order - Energy Mechanical, Inc.
• Board authorization is requested to approve Change Order No. 4 submitted by Energy
Mechanical, Inc., 77 Brightside Avenue, Central Islip, New York, to supply and install
a new condensing unit to replace the leaking, rusted unit at a cost of $5,760.
(Capital Budget)
NEXT BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING - May 18, 2023
(05/01/23)
10. Adelphi University - License Agreement - Olmstead Theatre - Dance Student
Showcase.
• Board authorization is requested for the Village to enter into a License Agreement
for the rental of Olmstead Theatre, Performing Arts Center, for the purpose of a
rehearsal on Thursday, June 1, 2023 and two performances on Friday, June 2 and
Saturday, June 3 of our Annual Dance Showcase. The Agreement has been approved
by Counsel as to form. The cost of this rental is $2,865. (Operating Budget)
Public Works
11. Village Hall HVAC System - Change Orders - Intricate Tech Solutions.
• Board authorization is requested to approve the following Change Orders submitted
by Intricate Tech Solutions, 98 Mahan Street, West Babylon, New York.
o Change Order No. 10, to add a system in the Information Technology (IT)
Room at a cost of $16,561.44. (Computer Renovation Budget)
o Change Order No. 11 to replace three (3) grilles in the second floor meeting
room at a cost of $4,066.69. (Capital Budget)
12. Engagement of Professional Services - Biannual Inspection of Water Storage
Tanks - H2M Architects and Engineers.
• Board authorization is requested to engage H2M Architects and Engineers, 538
Broad Hollow Road, Melville, New York, to conduct the Nassau County Health
Department required semi-annual inspection of the Village’s five (5) Water Storage
Tanks for 2023, at a cost of $11,000. (Operating Budget 2023/24)
13. Engagement of Professional Services - Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule
(UCMR 5) Sampling - Pace Analytical Services, Inc.
• Board authorization is requested to engage Pace Analytical Services, Inc., 575
Broad Hollow Road, Melville, New York, to perform UCMR 5 Sampling mandated
by the Environmental Protection Agency every five (5) years, at a cost of $17,400.
(Operating Budget)
14. Engagement of Professional Services - RAZOROOTER II Root Control - Duke’s
Root Control, Inc.
• Board authorization is requested to engage Duke’s Root Control, Inc., 1020
Hiawatha Boulevard West, Syracuse, New York, for the chemical treatment of
sanitary sewers at a cost of $33,411.80. Duke’s is the only commercial applicator
Sewer Sciences, Inc., licensed to apply RAZOROOTER II in New York. They are
registered with the New York State Department of Environmental Protection.
(Operating Budget)
15. Engagement of Professional Services - Stewart Avenue Corridor Study - Creighton
Manning Engineering, LLP.
• Board authorization is requested to engage Creighton Manning Engineering, LLP,
145 Main Street, Ossining, New York, to provide a Stewart Avenue Corridor Study
at a cost of $39,000. (Capital Budget)
NEXT BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING - May 18, 2023
(05/01/23)
16. Engagement of Professional Services - Village of Garden City Speed Limit Reduction
Study - Transfer of Funds - Engage Creighton Manning Engineering, LLP.
• Board authorization is requested to transfer $24,500 from Contingent to Engineer
- Contractual Services, for the engagement of Creighton Manning Engineering,
LLP, for a Speed Limit Reduction Study.
• Board authorization is requested to engage Creighton Manning Engineering, LLP,
145 Main Street, Ossining, New York, to provide a Village of Garden City Speed
Limit Reduction Study at a cost of $24,500.
17. Engagement of Professional Services - Agreement - Water Department - Frank Feeley.
• Board authorization is requested to enter into an agreement with Frank Feeley, 32
Laurel Street, Floral Park, New York, to provide professional services to the Water
Department on an as-needed basis for the period June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024.
The agreement is in file with the Village Clerk and Village Counsel has approved
the Agreement as to form. (Operating Budget 2023/24)
Award of Bids
18. Community Park Retaining Wall.
• Board authorization is requested to award the bid for the replacement of the
Community Park Retaining Wall to Galvin Brothers/Medue JV, 149 Steamboat
Road, Great Neck, New York, low bidder at a cost of $478,000. (The budgeted
amount for this project was estimated at $700,000). (Capital Budget)
19. Installation of L.E.D. Street Light Fixtures in Parking Field 7S, 9E and 12.
• Board authorization is requested to award the bid for the Installation of L.E.D.
Street Light Fixtures in Parking Fields 7S, 9E and 12 to Denis O’Regan, Inc., 5
Helen Place, Glen Cove, New York, at a cost of $22,152. (Capital Budget)
External Communications
Permits
20. Long Island Chapter of the 42nd Division Association, requesting permission to conduct
a Memorial Day Observance including a wreath placement at the 42nd Division
Monument located at Clinton Road and St. James Street South on Saturday, May
27, 2023 at 11:30 a.m. This is subject to the coordination of the Police and Fire
Departments.
IX. Citizen Comment on non-agenda items. (limited to four minutes each)
X. Adjournment.
NEXT BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING - May 18, 2023
(05/01/23)
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
APRIL 20, 2023
A meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Garden City in the County of
Nassau, New York, was held via Zoom video/audio (with Trustees, Department Heads and
Village Counsel and audience present in the Board Room) at 351 Stewart Avenue in said
Village on April 20, 2023, at 7:30 p.m.
Present: Mayor Mary Carter Flanagan, Trustees Bruce J. Chester, Edward T.
Finneran, Michele Beach Harrington, Charles P. Kelly, Lawrence
N. Marciano, Jr., Michael J. Sullivan and Bruce A. Torino.
Also Present: Ralph V. Suozzi, Village Administrator
Karen M. Altman, Village Clerk
Kenneth O. Jackson, Chairman, Board of Police Commissioners
Irene Woo, Village Treasurer
Giuseppe Giovanniello, Superintendent of Building Department
Matthew Pearn, Chief Fire Department
Paul Blake, Chairman, Board of Commissioners of Cultural and
Recreational Affairs
John Borroni, Superintendent of Public Works
Ariel Ronneburger, Cullen and Dykman, LLP
Attendance: Approximately 14 in person and 20 (via Zoom)
The Clerk reported that due notice of this meeting had been served on each member
of the Board.
Mayor Flanagan stated that the first item on the agenda was the ratification of the
election of the Fire Department Officers. Mayor Flanagan administered the Oaths of Office
to all of the Chiefs and offered her congratulations and special thanks to Chief Pearn for
serving as Chief of the Department. Fire Commissioner Bruce Chester administered the
Oaths of Office to the Line and Corporate Officers.
On motion of Trustee Chester the following resolution was offered:
RESOLUTION NO. 46-2023
RESOLVED, that the action taken by the members of the Garden City Fire
Department at the Annual Meeting of said Department held on April 6, 2023 in electing
Fire Chief Matthew F. Pearn to serve during the ensuing year, be and the same hereby is
ratified and approved.
The vote on the foregoing resolution was as follows:
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AYES: 8
NOES: 0
Motion carried.
On motion of Trustee Chester the following resolution was offered:
RESOLUTION NO. 47-2023
RESOLVED, that the action taken by the members of the Garden City Fire
Department at the Annual Meeting of said Department held on April 6, 2023 in electing
the following Assistant Chiefs to serve during the ensuing year, be and the same hereby is
ratified and approved.
First Assistant Chief James R. Taunton
Second Assistant Chief Jonathan F. Parrella
Third Assistant Chief Daniel L. Roeper
The vote on the foregoing resolution was as follows:
AYES: 8
NOES: 0
Motion carried.
On motion of Trustee Chester the following resolution was offered:
RESOLUTION NO. 48-2023
RESOLVED, that the action taken by the members of the Garden City Fire
Department at the Annual Meeting of said Department held on April 6, 2023 in electing
the following Line and Corporate Officers to serve during the ensuing year, be and the
same hereby is ratified and approved.
Captain Engine, Matthew C. Carroll Captain Truck, Conor Sproat
1st Lieutenant Engine, Robert N. Carpentier 1st Lieutenant Truck, Christopher K. Maier
2nd Lieutenant Engine, Joseph A. Philippas 2nd Lieutenant Truck, Terrence Randell
Secretary, Michael Reale Assistant Secretary, Ryan Moody
Treasure, Robert F. Kalb Assistant Treasurer, Donald B. Byrne
First Battalion Delegate: Edward S. Moran
The vote on the foregoing resolution was as follows:
AYES: 8
2
NOES: 0
Motion carried.
Mayor Flanagan stated that she would be appointing a Communications Committee
with the following members: Jeffrey Rathgeber, Suzie Samuels, John Cantwell and Effie
Campbell. They will be working on an overall communications plan, letters to
communicate to our residents and newsletters, etc.
Mayor Flanagan called upon Ralph Suozzi along with the Department Heads who
spoke about their agenda items.
Mayor Flanagan stated that the next item on the agenda was approval of the minutes
of the last meetings of the Board of Trustees.
The minutes of the budget meeting held on March 30, 2023 were reviewed, and on
motion of Trustee Marciano were approved as presented. (Trustees Finneran, Harrington
and Sullivan abstained)
The minutes of the regular meeting held on April 3, 2023 were reviewed, and on
motion of Trustee Finneran were approved as presented.
NEW BUSINESS
FORMAL AGENDA
Mayor Flanagan made the following required appointments (either by Village
Code, State Law or other consideration) for the ensuing official year:
Trustee Lawrence N. Marciano, Jr., is hereby appointed as Commissioner of
Building and Planning which includes Architectural Design Review Board, Planning
Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals.
William A. Bellmer, 156 Poplar Street is hereby reappointed as Village Historian
for a term to expire on April 1, 2024.
The following appointments were made by the Mayor (required) subject to Board of
Trustees approval for the ensuing official Village year unless otherwise stated.
Mayor Flanagan made the following (required) appointments subject to Board of
Trustees approval for the official Village year unless otherwise stated.
1. Merril S. Biscone, One St. Paul’s Crescent, Garden City, New York, is hereby
appointed Associate Justice of the Incorporated Village of Garden City to serve during the
ensuing official year.
On motion of Trustee Torino the following resolution was offered:
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RESOLUTION NO. 49-2023
RESOLVED, that the appointment of Merril S. Biscone, One St. Paul’s Crescent,
Garden City, New York, as Associate Justice of the Incorporated Village of Garden City
to serve during the ensuing official year, be and the same hereby is ratified.
The vote on the foregoing resolution was as follows:
AYES: 8
NOES: 0
Carried.
2. Peter Menoudakos, 12 Barnes Lane, Garden City, New York, is hereby
appointed Associate Justice of the Incorporated Village of Garden City to serve during the
ensuing official year.
On motion of Trustee Torino the following resolution was offered:
RESOLUTION NO. 50-2023
RESOLVED, that the appointment of Peter Menoudakos, 12 Barnes Lane, Garden
City, New York, as Associate Justice of the Incorporated Village of Garden City to serve
during the ensuing official year, be and the same hereby is ratified.
The vote on the foregoing resolution was as follows:
AYES: 8
NOES: 0
Carried.
3. Owen Barbour, 93 Jefferson Street, Garden City, New York, is hereby appointed
as the representative of the Western Water Authority of Nassau County of the Incorporated
Village of Garden City for a term to expire April 7, 2025. He is replacing David Osborn
whose term expired April 3, 2023.
On motion of Trustee Torino the following resolution was offered:
RESOLUTION NO. 51-2023
RESOLVED, that the appointment of Owen Barbour, 93 Jefferson Street, Garden
City, New York, as the representative of the Western Water Authority of Nassau County
for a term to expire April 7, 2025, be and the same hereby is ratified.
The vote on the foregoing resolution was as follows:
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AYES: 8
NOES: 0
Carried.
4. John Reilly, 76 Brompton Road, Garden City, New York, is hereby reappointed
as a Member of the Environmental Advisory Board, for a term to expire April 5, 2027.
On motion of Trustee Torino, the following resolution was offered:
RESOLUTION NO. 52-2023
RESOLVED, that the reappointment of John Reilly, 76 Brompton Road, Garden
City, New York, as a Member of the Environmental Advisory Board, for a term to expire
on April 5, 2027, be and the same hereby is approved.
The vote on the foregoing resolution was as follows:
AYES: 8
NOES: 0
Carried.
5. Michael T. Schroder, 140 Oxford Boulevard, as Chairman of the Zoning Board
of Appeals, for a term to expire April 1, 2024. He is replacing John G. Villanella whose
term expired April 3, 2023.
On motion of Trustee Torino, the following resolution was offered:
RESOLUTION NO. 53-2023
RESOLVED, that the appointment of Michael T. Schoder, 140 Oxford Boulevard,
Garden City, New York, as Chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals, for a term to expire
on April 1, 2024, be and the same hereby is approved.
The vote on the foregoing resolution was as follows:
AYES: 8
NOES: 0
Carried.
SITE PLAN APPROVAL
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1. Application for Final Amended Site Plan Approval - L & T Garden City - 1200
Franklin Avenue. The Village is in receipt of an application for a Final Amended Site Plan
approval in connection with an application for L & T Garden City, 1200 Franklin Avenue.
Trustee Torino offered the following resolution and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 54-2023
WHEREAS, pursuant to Article XII(A) of Chapter 200 of the Code of the Village
of Garden City, the Board of Trustees must review Site Plans and recommendations of the
Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, Site Plans have been submitted by Mr. Philip Butler, Counsel, Farrell
Fritz, P.C., 100 Motor Parkway, Hauppauge, New York, with regard to the Final Amended
Site Plan approval with regard to a project L & T Garden City, 1200 Franklin Avenue,
Garden City; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees has reviewed the site plans pursuant to Section
200-82.5 of the Village Code; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, at its meeting on March 1, 2023, approved
the project; and
WHEREAS, the Architectural Design Review Board, at its meeting on March 28,
2023, approved the changes to architectural elements; and
WHEREAS, the proposed action is classified as an Unlisted Action; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees hereby adopts a Negative Declaration regarding
the proposed action and in accordance with SEQRA, accordingly, no further environmental
review is required; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees of the
Incorporated Village of Garden City approves the Amended Site Plan submitted by Mr.
Philip Butler, Counsel, Farrell Fritz, P.C., 100 Motor Parkway, Hauppauge, New York in
connection with an application for construction at L & T Garden City, 1200 Garden City,
New York.
The vote on the foregoing resolution was as follows:
AYES: 8
NOES: 0
The resolution was declared adopted.
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2. License Agreement between L & T Garden City - 1200 Franklin Avenue and
the Village of Garden City - Amended. Board authorization is requested to approve an
amended License Agreement between L & T Garden City - 1200 Franklin Avenue and the
Village of Garden City to include a new exhibit reflecting the revised configuration of the
licensed area. The License Agreement’s terms and conditions are not being changed.
Village Counsel has reviewed and approved this License Agreement as to form.
On motion of Trustee Torino and unanimously carried, the aforesaid authorization
was approved and the Village was authorized to execute the amended agreement.
3. Set Date for a Public Hearing - A Local Law to Amend the Code of the Village
of Garden City, in relation to Prohibiting Certain Transient Dwelling Uses. After Village
Counsel introduced the proposed local law, Trustee Finneran moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 55-2023
RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hold a public hearing on a proposal to
enact a Local Law entitled, A Local Law to Amend the Code of the Village of Garden City,
in relation to Prohibiting Certain Transient Dwelling Uses.
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Clerk be and she hereby is authorized and
directed to publish and post a notice of a public hearing with regard to the adoption of such
local law to be held in person and via Zoom at 351 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, New
York on the 18th day of May 2023 at 7:30 p.m.
The adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote which resulted as
follows:
AYES: 8
NOES: 0
The resolution was declared adopted.
CONSENT CALENDAR
FINANCE
1. Write-Off - Accounts Receivable. Board authorization is requested to write off
a claim for damages to Village property in the amount of $5,654.68 that has been deemed
uncollectible. This claim has been reviewed by the Village’s Legal Committee.
On motion of Trustee Finneran and unanimously carried, the aforesaid
authorization was approved.
2. Transfer of Funds. Board authorization is requested to transfer funds as follows:
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(a) $211,725 to Account 0H.5110.2020 Road and Paving Repairs, from Account
0H.1440.2010 Sidewalk Repairs to reverse previous transfer as this funding is not needed.
This amount includes $6,000 for the building of a crosswalk including bump out of
sidewalk from the Main St. Paul’s Field to Field south of Rockaway Avenue entrance at
end of double row of parking spaces
On motion of Trustee Finneran and unanimously carried, the aforesaid
recommendation was approved and the Treasurer was authorized to make the necessary
transfer of funds.
(b) $1,050 to Account 0F.8340.4010 Transmission and Distribution - Materials
and Supplies, from Account 0F.8310.4300 Water Administration - Legal Advertising and
Printing, to cover utility pump and accessories.
On motion of Trustee Finneran and unanimously carried, the aforesaid
recommendation was approved and the Treasurer was authorized to make the necessary
transfer of funds.
(c) $14,950 to Account 0A.1640.4510 Central Garage - Natural Gas, from Account
0A.5142.4460 Snow Removal - Contractual Services to payments for the rest of the fiscal
year.
On motion of Trustee Finneran and unanimously carried, the aforesaid
recommendation was approved and the Treasurer was authorized to make the necessary
transfer of funds.
2. Adoption of the Purchasing/Procurement, Fund Balance, Fixed Asset and
Investment Policies.
On motion of Trustee Finneran the following resolution was offered:
RESOLUTION NO. 56-2023
WHEREAS, the Purchasing/Procurement Policy which was adopted December 17,
2009, was reviewed and no amendment requested;
BE IT RESOLVED that the Purchasing/Procurement Policy which was adopted on
December 17, 2009, is hereby confirmed for the official year expiring on April 1, 2024.
The vote on the foregoing resolution was as follows:
AYES: 8
NOES: 0
Carried.
On motion of Trustee Finneran the following resolution was offered:
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RESOLUTION NO. 57-2023
WHEREAS, the Fund Balance Policy which was adopted on April 2, 2012, was
reviewed and no amendment requested;
BE IT RESOLVED that the Fund Balance Policy which was adopted on April 2,
2012, is hereby confirmed for the official year expiring on April 1, 2024.
The vote on the foregoing resolution was as follows:
AYES: 8
NOES: 0
Carried.
On motion of Trustee Finneran the following resolution was offered:
RESOLUTION NO. 58-2023
WHEREAS, the Fixed Asset Policy which was adopted on November 3, 1993, was
reviewed and no amendment requested;
BE IT RESOLVED that the Fixed Asset Policy which was adopted on November
3, 1993, is hereby confirmed for the official year expiring on April 1, 2024.
The vote on the foregoing resolution was as follows:
AYES: 8
NOES: 0
Carried.
On motion of Trustee Finneran the following resolution was offered:
RESOLUTION NO. 59-2023
WHEREAS, the Investment Policy which was adopted on April 2, 2007, was
reviewed and no amendment requested;
BE IT RESOLVED that the Investment Policy which was adopted on April 2, 2007,
is hereby confirmed for the official year expiring on April 1, 2024.
The vote on the foregoing resolution was as follows:
AYES: 8
NOES: 0
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Carried.
On motion of Trustee Finneran the following resolution was offered:
RESOLUTION NO. 60-2023
RESOLVED,
(1) That JPMorgan Chase Bank, TD Bank, Capital One Bank and M & T Bank
(formerly People’s United Bank) be and the same hereby are designated as depositories for
the Village funds.
(2) That the withdrawal of funds from said depository shall be by checks signed
with the facsimile signature of the Treasurer, or in his/her absence or inability to act, such
funds shall be withdrawn by checks signed by the Deputy Treasurer, and in his/her absence
or inability to act, by one Trustee and either the Mayor, Deputy Mayor or Second Deputy
Mayor.
(3) That all orders designating the fund out of which payment of Village monies
shall be made, shall be signed by the Auditor; and
(4) That all payroll warrants shall be countersigned by the Mayor, Deputy Mayor
or Second Deputy Mayor.
The vote on the foregoing resolution was as follows:
AYES: 8
NOES: 0
Carried.
SICK LEAVE
PUBLIC WORKS
1. Sick Leave - Two Employees. Board authorization is requested to pay Michael
Siwick, Motor Equipment Operator, Street Department and Kevin Martin, Jr., Senior
Automotive Mechanic, Village Shop, through May 18, 2023, or such earlier date as they
may be able to return to duty as determined by the Village medical advisor and pursuant to
the provisions of the contract between the Incorporated Village of Garden City and the
Civil Service Employees’ Association, which became effective June 1, 2021.
On motion of Trustee Finneran and unanimously carried, the aforesaid
authorization was approved.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
1. Opposition to the Proposed Casino Development at Nassau Coliseum/Nassau
Hub Site. Board authorization is requested to adopt a resolution stating that the
Board of Trustees of the Village of Garden City oppose the development and/or
presence of a Casino at the Nassau Coliseum/Nassau Hub site as this will have
a negative impact on our Village and the surrounding communities.
Trustee Finneran offered the following resolution and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 61-2023
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Village of Garden City (“the Board”)
notes that the presence of a Casino at the Nassau Coliseum/Nassau Hub Site (“Nassau Hub
Site”) would have a significant negative impact on the quality of life within the Village
which would be dramatic, and the placing of a “round the clock,” 24/7 Casino in the heart
of Nassau County would permanently impact the character of the surrounding
communities; and
WHEREAS, the Board has received considerable input from residents across the
Village in opposition to the development a Casino at the Nassau Hub Site; and
WHEREAS, the serious security issues that surround Casinos are well known,
including DWIs, prostitution, drugs, human sex trafficking, and compulsive gambling, and
moreover, a severe negative impact on our Village roadways which are already
overburdened with traffic; and
WHEREAS, the Board urges the Nassau County Legislature and the Nassau
County IDA to actively seek out development ideas which will enhance our communities;
and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Boad, on behalf of the residents
of Garden City, is adamantly opposed to a Casino at the Nassau Hub Site; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board urges the Nassau County Legislature
to reject the Las Vegas Sands Corp.’s request to secure the transfer and control of the lease
agreements for the Nassau Hub and Marriott Hotel sites so as to facilitate a Casino at that
site; and urges the Nassau County IDA to look towards developing appropriate uses of
these properties which will enhance Garden City and our surrounding communities rather
than negatively impact our collective quality of life.
The vote on the foregoing resolution was as follows:
AYES: 8
NOES: 0
The resolution was declared adopted.
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JUSTICE COURT
Compensation for “Per Diem” Prosecutors in Village Justice Court. Requested
authorization for the Mayor to re-appoint the following individuals to act as independent
contractors “per diem” prosecutors to represent the Village Justice Court. The
compensation authorized by the Board of Trustees for each prosecutor be $300 per Court
Session, effective April 4, 2023 through April 1, 2014. This is a renewal of the prior
agreement with the prosecutors with a change that the Mayor is authorized to extend the
contract for an additional sixty (60) days. The prosecutors are as follows: Christopher
Gomoka, Robert McLaughlin, Marybeth Molloy Talt and Joseph M. Terino. Village
Counsel has reviewed the agreements and approved them as to form. The agreements are
on file in the Village Clerk’s Office.
On motion of Trustee Finneran and unanimously carried, the aforesaid request was
approved and the Mayor was authorized to execute the agreements.
LIBRARY
1. Garden City Public Library Children’s Room Renovations - Change Orders -
Preferred Construction, Inc. Board authorization is requested to approve the following
Change Orders submitted by Preferred Construction, Inc., 47 Werman Court, Plainview,
New York: (No additional funding is needed as funding is available for both Change
Orders in the project in the contract with Preferred Construction Inc.)
• Change Order No. 19 to furnish and install Solyx SXJ-0545 window films
and two (2) additional panes beneath the existing display case at a cost of
$545.74.
On motion of Trustee Finneran and unanimously carried, the aforesaid
authorization was approved.
• Change Order No. 20 to install an exterior GFI outlet at a cost of $788.29.
The Inspector from Certified Electrical Inspections has advised that an
exterior GFI outlet is required at the northern through-wall condenser unit
(CU-2) as a “service receptacle” for repairing/working on the units in the
future. The proposal includes penetrating the wall and sealing as needed.
On motion of Trustee Finneran and unanimously carried, the aforesaid
authorization was approved.
RECREATION
1. Annual Tree Planting - Change Order - Northport Tree Company. Board
authorization is requested to approve Change Order No. 1 submitted by Northport Tree
Company, P.O. Box 223, Northport, New York, for the removal and re-planting of a tree
that was inadvertently planted at an incorrect location at a cost of $150.
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On motion of Trustee Finneran and unanimously carried, the aforesaid
authorization was approved.
2. Senior Center Floor Replacement - Transfer of Funds - Belfor Property
Restoration. Board authorization is requested to transfer funds of $15,433.34 from
Account 0H.7140.2371 Senior Center - HVAC Replacement to Account 0H.7140.2372
Senior Center - Floor Replacement, to fund a Change Order on this Project.
On motion of Trustee Finneran and unanimously carried, the aforesaid
recommendation was approved and the Treasurer was authorized to make the necessary
transfer of funds.
3. Senior Center Floor Replacement - Change Order - Belfor Property Restoration.
Board authorization is requested to approve a Change Order submitted by Belfor Property
Restoration, 60 Raynor Avenue, Ronkonkoma, New York, for the installation of laminate
flooring in the den, card room and front entry at the Senior Center for a cost of $15,433.34.
On motion of Trustee Finneran and unanimously carried, the aforesaid
authorization was approved.
PUBLIC WORKS
1. Cedar Valley and Meadow Street Sewer Pump Station Renovations - 2022 -
Transfer of Funds. Board authorization is requested to transfer funds of $2,945.25 to
Account 0H.8120.2030 Sewer Building - Repairs Pump Replacement from Account
0H.1640.2090 DPW - Garage Doors Replacement to cover a Change Order.
On motion of Trustee Finneran and unanimously carried, the aforesaid
recommendation was approved and the Treasurer was authorized to make the necessary
transfer of funds.
2. Cedar Valley and Meadow Street Sewer Pump Station Renovations - 2022 -
Change Order - WHM Plumbing and Heating Contractors, Inc. Board authorization is
requested to approve Change Order No. 2, in the amount of $65,945.25, submitted by
WHM Plumbing and Heating Contractors, Inc., 6H Enterprise Drive, East Setauket, New
York, for pump repair parts for dry-pit pumps. Bid Item Nos. 5 ($53,000) and 7 ($10,000)
are no longer required and reduce the total cost of this project by $63,000. Therefore, the
only additional funding needed for Change Order No. 2 is $2,945.25.
On motion of Trustee Finneran and unanimously carried, the aforesaid
authorization was approved.
3. Garden City Village Hall First Floor Renovations - Transfer of Funds. Board
authorization is requested to transfer funds of $18,250 to Account 0H.1620.2047 Office
Construction - Administration and Finance from Account 0H.1640.2090 DPW - Garage
Doors Replacement to cover various Change Orders.
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On motion of Trustee Finneran and unanimously carried, the aforesaid
recommendation was approved and the Treasurer was authorized to make the necessary
transfer of funds.
4. Garden City Village Hall First Floor Renovations - Change Orders - GTX
Construction Associates, Corp. Board authorization is requested to approve the following
Change Orders submitted by GTX Construction Associates, Corp., 80 Henry Street,
Freeport, New York:
• Change Order No. 6, in the amount of $11,000 for updates to seven (7)
doors to have electric card reader access ($8,750) and one (1) main entrance
door to be modified to be handicap accessible ($2,250).
On motion of Trustee Finneran and unanimously carried, the aforesaid
authorization was approved.
• Change Order No. 7, in the amount of $2,750, for one (1) dedicated 20
AMP plug ($2,000) and one (1) new receptacle ($750).
On motion of Trustee Finneran and unanimously carried, the aforesaid
authorization was approved.
• Change Order No. 8, in the amount of $5,750, for partial removal of a wall
and replacement with new sheetrock as the result of damage from a water
leak.
On motion of Trustee Finneran and unanimously carried, the aforesaid
authorization was approved.
• Credit in the amount of $1,250 for one (1) door deleted from the scope of
work.
On motion of Trustee Finneran and unanimously carried, the aforesaid
authorization was approved.
EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS
1. Boy Scouts of America, Troop 322, first female Troop of Scouts, requests
authorization to sell flowers and hanging baskets, beginning April 4 through April 24,
2023, Mondays to Fridays from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Saturdays from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00
p.m. and Sundays from 12 noon to 3:00 p.m. Invited call backs only between the hours of
6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The Village Clerk has requested that this item be ratified by the
Board of Trustees.
On motion of Trustee Finneran and unanimously carried, the aforesaid
authorization was ratified, subject to compliance with Chapter 155 of the Village Code.
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2. William Bradford Turner Post No. 265, requests authorization to conduct its
annual Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 29, 2023, beginning at 10:00 a.m.
On motion of Trustee Finneran and unanimously carried, the aforesaid
authorization was approved, subject to coordination with the Police Department and receipt
of an original Certificate of Insurance.
3. American Legion Auxiliary, William Bradford Turner Post, Unit 265, requests
authorization to distribute poppies throughout the Village of Garden City during the month
of May.
On motion of Trustee Finneran and unanimously carried, the aforesaid
authorization was approved.
4. Mr. John Wilton, President, Garden City Chamber of Commerce, 230 Seventh
Street, Garden City, requests authorization to close Seventh Street, between Franklin and
Hilton Avenues, to hold its Belmont Festival Street Fair Festival on Friday, June 9, 2023
(Rain Date June 16) from 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
On motion of Trustee Finneran and unanimously carried, the aforesaid
authorization was approved, subject to coordination with the Police Department and receipt
of an original Certificate of Insurance including Indemnification and Hold Harmless
coverage.
5. Mr. John Wilton, President, Garden City Chamber of Commerce, 230 Seventh
Street, Garden City, requests authorization to hold the Friday Night Promenades on the
following Friday dates; June 23, July 7, July 21, August 4, August 18, September 1, and
September 15, 2023. Seventh Street closure will be between Franklin and Hilton Avenues
from 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. The street closure will be between Franklin and Hilton
Avenues.
On motion of Trustee Finneran and unanimously carried, the aforesaid
authorization was approved.
6. Mr. Kevin Byrnes, 14 Brompton Road, Member of Boy Scout Troop 55, requests
authorization to conduct a door-to-door fundraiser for his Eagle Scout Project. He would
like to sell American Flags, on Saturday, May 6 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and Sunday,
May 7 from 12 noon to 3:00 p.m. He is working with South Fork Natural History Museum
in Bridgehampton to help the bluebird population on Long Island which has taken a drastic
hit in recent years due to urbanization and deforestation. He will build twenty-five (25)
bluebird nesting boxes which he hopes will lead to an increase in the population of
bluebirds and restore our environment. He will also be accepting old and worn out flags
from community members to be properly disposed of.
On motion of Trustee Finneran and unanimously carried, the aforesaid
authorization was approved.
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Mayor Flanagan recognized the following:
John Wilton, President, Garden City Chamber of Commerce
Kathy O’Hara, 67 Hilton Avenue
Bob Orosz, 28 Grove Street
Steve Gorray, 44 Cambridge Avenue
Karl Russo, 6 Edgemere Road
There being no further business, on motion duly made, the meeting adjourned at
9:42 p.m.
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