Board of Trustees

AGENDA JULY 17, 2025 7:30 P.M. I. Welcome by Mayor to attendees. II. Call to Order. III. Board approval – Volunteer Firefighter – Themistocles Millas. IV Quick resident comments, no more than one minute each. (Limit of 10 minutes) V. Approval of Minutes – Regular Meeting June 26, 2025. VI. Comments by Department Heads, Village Administrator and Counsel on Agenda Items. VII. Mayor/Trustees Questions/Comments/Announcements. VIII. Brief Update from the Garden City Chamber of Commerce. IX. Citizen Comments on Agenda Items. X. New Business A. Formal Agenda 1. Set Date for a Public Hearing – A Moratorium regarding Subdivisions of Residential Parcels. • Introduction and Discussion. • Set Date for Public Hearing for August 14, 2025. Appointments by the Mayor, Subject to Board of Trustees Approval 2. Appoint Kimberly Pellish, 127 Salisbury Avenue, as a Member of the Recreation Commission, for a term expiring April 2, 2029. B. Consent Calendar Finance 1. Appropriation of Termination Reserves. • Board authorization is requested to appropriate $17,761.60 from Reserves for Compensated Absences to Termination Payout, for an employee that has left Village Service, as follows: o Ruggiere, Michael (Police) $17,761.60 100% General Fund NEXT BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING – AUGUST 14, 2025 2. Principal Account Clerk. • Board authorization is requested to approve the promotion of a Senior Account Clerk to Principal Account Clerk, at an annual salary of $70,661. This is a $5,887 increase and funding is available in the Finance Department Regular Salary account. This title is more in line with the additional responsibilities performed by the employee. Sick Leave 3. Fourteen employees – Police (2), Recreation and Parks (2), and Public Works (10). Board of Trustees 4. Employee Stipend Payment. • Board authorization is requested to pay a $20,000 stipend to Assistant Superintendent of Recreation and Parks, Andy Hill, for assuming duties as Chairman, Board of Commissioners of Cultural and Recreational Affairs, on an interim basis, from October 14, 2024 to present. Funds are available in Recreation – Regular Salary. Public Works 5. Approval of Rates – On-Call GIS Support Services. • Board authorization is requested to approve the hourly rates submitted by H2M Architects and Engineers, 538 Broad Hollow Road, Melville, New York, for on-call GIS Support Services to be provided on an “as-needed” basis. Funds are available in Engineering – Contractual Services and Water – Transmission and Distribution Contractual Services. (Operating Budget) 6. Climate Smart Communities Program –Certification Actions and Funding Request – Create a New Project – Transfer of Funds – Adopt Resolution. • Board authorization is requested to Create a New Project – Emissions and Fleet Optimization. • Board authorization is requested to transfer $80,000 to Central Garage Contractual Services from Contingent. • Board authorization is requested to adopt a resolution so the Village can apply for an $80,000 Grant from the NYSEC Climate Smart Communities (CSC) Program to conduct a Government Operations Greenhouse Gas Inventory (GHG), Fleet Inventory and to create a Fleet Efficiency Policy. This Grant may provide a 50% reimbursement towards the cost of this project. This resolution is to certify that the Village has matching funds for the Grant. 7. Mott Section Traffic Calming and Cut-Through Mitigation – Transfer of Funds – Engagement of Professional Services. • Board authorization is requested to transfer $19,750 to Engineer Contractual Services from Contingent. • Board authorization is requested to approve the proposal submitted by Creighton Manning Engineering, 2 William Street, White Plains, New York, to provide the Village with planning, traffic engineering, and preliminary design services intended NEXT BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING – AUGUST 14, 2025  to help address concerns related to traffic calming and cut-through traffic in the Mott section, at a cost not to exceed $19,750. The request for the study was approved at the June 26, 2025, Traffic Commission Meeting. (Operating Budget) 8. Professional Rate Services Renewal – SCADA System and Well Controls. • Board authorization is requested to ratify the service rates submitted by Eagle Control Corp., 23 Old Dock Road, Yaphank, New York, computer well contractor to perform water well service calls for the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System (SCADA) and well controls for the 2025 calendar year, plus cost of parts. Funds are available in Source of Supply, Power and Pumping. (Operating Budget) 9. Purchase of Equipment – Trucks. • Board authorization is requested to purchase a 2027 Ford Utility Truck with Bucket to replace Street Department Truck No. 543, from Altec Industries, Inc., 33 Inverness Center Parkway, Birmingham, Alabama, under Sourcewell Contract No. 110421-ALT, at a cost of $252,720. This is a cost savings of $27,280 as the budgeted amount for this item was $280,000. Funds are available in DPW Equipment. (Capital Budget) • Board authorization is requested to purchase a 2024 Utility Truck to replace Street Department Truck No. 540, from Altec Industries, Inc., 33 Inverness Center Parkway, Birmingham, Alabama, under Sourcewell Contract No. 110421-ALT, at a cost of $126,012. The budgeted amount for this item was $100,000; however, the cost savings from the Utility Truck with Bucket will cover the overage of $26,012. Funds are available in DPW Equipment. (Capital Budget) 10. Renewal of Professional Services – Water Equipment Maintenance Contract. • Board authorization is requested to renew the water equipment maintenance contract with Hach, Inc., 5600 Lindbergh Drive, Loveland, Colorado, to perform semi-annual maintenance on the chlorine analyzer, PH probe, and nitrate analyzer for three years, from August 7, 2025, through August 8, 2028, at a total cost of $59,507.28. The chlorine analyzers monitor chlorine levels, and the pH probes maintain the PH levels at the Village Wells. The nitrate analyzers monitor the nitrate levels at the Clinton Road Well. Hach, Inc., will calibrate the analyzers, monitor them twice a year, and respond to emergencies when any equipment needs adjustment. Funds are available in Water Department Contractual Services. (Operating Budget) XI. Citizen Comment on non-Agenda items. (Limited to four minutes each) XII. Adjournment. NEXT BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING – AUGUST 14, 2025  Garden City Fire Department 347 S TEWART AVENUE GARDEN C ITY , N EW Y ORK 11530 TEL: 516-465-4130 FAX: 516-746-1533 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF JA M E S R . TA UN TO N CHIEF OF DEPARTMENT JONATHAN F. PARRELLA DANIEL L. ROEPER MATTHEW C. CARROLL 1ST ASSISTANT CHIEF 2ND ASSISTANT CHIEF 3RD ASSISTANT CHIEF July 13, 2025 TO: Ralph V. Suozzi Village Administrator FROM: James R. Taunton Chief of Department SUBJECT: New Member – Board of Trustees Approval Dear Mr. Suozzi, I respectfully request that the Board of Trustees approve the following applicant for membership in the Garden City Fire Department at the upcoming Board of Trustees meeting on July 17, 2025: • Millas, Themistocles – 3 Barnes Lane The Fire Council interviewed the above-named applicant and formally accepted them into the department at our July 2025 monthly meeting. Should you have any questions or require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me directly. TO REPORT A FIRE DIAL 742-3300 www.gcfdny.com  BOARD OF TRUSTEES JUNE 26, 2025 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 June 26, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. Present: Mayor Edward T. Finneran, Trustees Richard Catalano, Judy Courtney, Michele Beach Harrigton, Vinny Muldoon, Jessica Tai, Bruce A. Torino and Yvonne Varano. Also Present: Ralph Suozzi, Village Administrator Kelly Galanek, Village Clerk Irene Woo, Village Treasurer (via Zoom) Commissioner Kenneth Jackson, Garden City Police Department Chief James R. Taunton, Garden City Fire Department Giuseppe Giovanniello, Superintendent of Building Department John Borroni, Superintendent of Public Works Andrew Hill, Assistant Superintendent of Recreation and Parks Michael Eng, Cullen & Dykman, LLP Attendance: Approximately 36 in person and 23 via Zoom The Village Clerk reported that due notice of this meeting had been served on each member of the Board. Mayor Finneran called the meeting to order and stated that the Board of Trustees will be taking Quick Resident comments from those who wish to speak about any item for no more than one minute each for a limit of thirty minutes. Mayor Finneran stated that the next 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 June 5, 2025 were reviewed, and on motion of Trustee Torino were approved as presented (AYES: 6, NOES: 0, ABSTAIN: Trustees Harrington and Muldoon). Mayor Finneran then presented a Citation to Village resident Junior Alvarado, who recently rode three-year old horse, Sovereignty, to win both the 2025 Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes. Mr. Alvarado and his family were present to accept the Citation from Mayor Finneran on behalf of the Board of Trustees and Village residents. Mayor Finneran congratulated Mr. Alvarado on his achievements in American Thoroughbred Racing and wished him the best in his career.  Mayor Finneran then called upon Ralph Suozzi along with the Department Heads who spoke about their agenda items. John Wilton, Chamber of Commerce, provided a brief update on upcoming events and openings around the Village. NEW BUSINESS FORMAL AGENDA Mayor Finneran made the following appointments subject to Board of Trustees approval. 1. Celia Petersen, 39 Spruce Street, as a Member of the Environmental Advisory Board, for a term to expire April 5, 2027. (Completing term of Alison Parks, which expires April 5, 2027) On motion of Trustee Torino, the following resolution was offered: RESOLUTION NO. 113-2025 RESOLVED, that the appointment of Celia Petersen, 39 Spruce Street, Garden City, New York, as a Member of the Environmental Advisory Board, for a term to expire April 5, 2027, be and the same hereby is approved. The vote on the foregoing resolution was as follows: AYES: 8 NOES: 0 Carried. 2. Laurence Quinn, 158 Tanners Pond Road, as a Member of the Environmental Advisory Board, for a term to expire April 2, 2028. (His previous term expired April 1, 2024) On motion of Trustee Torino, the following resolution was offered: RESOLUTION NO. 114-2025 RESOLVED, that the appointment of Laurence Quinn, 158 Tanners Pond Road, Garden City, New York, as a Member of the Environmental Advisory Board, for a term to expire April 2, 2028, be and the same hereby is approved. The vote on the foregoing resolution was as follows:  AYES: 8 NOES: 0 Carried. CONSENT CALENDAR FINANCE 1. Transfer of Funds (2024/25 Fiscal Year). Board authorization is requested to transfer funds as follows: a) $4,000.00 to Account 0A.8160.1120 Refuse & Garbage-Part-Time Help from Account 0A.5110.2053 Business District Paving. Funds needed to complete the project. On motion of Trustee Torino and unanimously carried, the aforesaid recommendation was approved and the Treasurer was authorized to make the necessary transfer of funds. 2. Appropriation of Revenue – Police. Under the New York State Civil Practice Law, certain funds received from forfeiture of assets are restricted to fund “unbudgeted” police expenditures. At the close of the 2024-25 fiscal year, the Village had $33,636.88 held in Reserve. These funds are restricted under this statute and Board authorization is requested to appropriate this amount to Account 0A.3120.4640 Police-CLPR Programs in the 2025/26 fiscal year. On motion of Trustee Torino and unanimously carried, the aforesaid authorization was approved. 3. Appropriation of Revenue - Police. Funds in the amount of $92,905.27 were received from forfeited property of crime proceeds from past cases. As set forth in Article 13-A Section 1349 of the NYS Practice Laws and Rules, these funds will be used for non- budgeted expenses. Board approval is requested to appropriate these funds from Account 0A.2625.1000 Forfeiture of Crime Proceeds to Account 0A.3120.4640 Police- CPLR Programs. On motion of Trustee Torino and unanimously carried, the aforesaid authorization was approved. 4. Appropriation of Termination Reserves. Board authorization is requested to appropriate $24,594.21 from Account 0A.8670-0000 Reserves from Compensated Absences to Account 0A.9000.1220 Termination Payout, for an employee who has left Village service, as follows: • Barnych, Stephen $24,594.21 100% General Fund  On motion of Trustee Torino and unanimously carried, the aforesaid authorization was approved. 5. Cullen & Dykman. Board authorization is requested to allocate an additional $30,795 to Cullen & Dykman for the Casino matter for the rest of the 2024/2025 fiscal year. Funds are available in Legal Fees account. On motion of Trustee Torino and unanimously carried, the aforesaid authorization was approved. SICK LEAVE POLICE 1. Sick Leave - Two Employees. Board authorization is requested to pay Police Communications Operator Kimberly Basso, and Police Officer John Russell through July 17, 2025, 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 Torino and unanimously carried, the aforesaid authorization was approved. PUBLIC WORKS 1. Sick Leave – Four Employees. Board authorization is requested to pay Nicholas Oulette, Motor Equipment Operator, DPW/Street, Christoper Patti, Laborer, Street, Frank Brusack, Jr., Labor Supervisor, DPW/Street, and Matthew Moyer, Sanitation Worker, DPW/Sanitation, through July 17, 2025, 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 Torino and unanimously carried, the aforesaid authorization was approved. RECREATION 1. Sick Leave – One Employee. Board authorization is requested to pay Daniel Leopold, Maintenance Helper, Recreation and Parks, through July 17, 2025, 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 Torino and unanimously carried, the aforesaid authorization was approved. BOARD OF TRUSTEES 1. Pracademic Partners – Transfer of Funds. Board authorization is requested to transfer funds in the amount of $20,000 from Account 0A.1990.4000 Contingent to Account 0A.1010.4160 Board of Trustees-Consultant Fees. On motion of Trustee Torino and unanimously carried, the aforesaid recommendation was approved and the Treasurer was authorized to make the necessary transfer of funds. 2. Pracademic Partners – Agreement. Board authorization is requested to approve the Agreement with Pracademic Partners, Livonia, New York, to assist with the hiring of a Chairman of the Board of Commissioners, Recreational and Cultural Affairs, at a cost not to exceed $20,000. On motion of Trustee Torino and unanimously carried, the aforesaid authorization was approved. POLICE 1. Attend Conference – New York State Association of Chiefs of Police Training. Board authorization is requested to approve the attendance of Commissioner Kenneth Jackson and Inspector Gerard Kneisel to travel to Monticello, New York, to attend a New York State Association of Chiefs of Police Training. This is a four-day training conference from July 12, 2025 through July 16, 2025. Estimated expenses are not to exceed $5,000 and funds are available in Account 0A.3120.4120 Travel & Training. On motion of Trustee Torino and unanimously carried, Commissioner and Inspector, were authorized to attend the aforesaid conference and to be reimbursed for such expenses as they may incur in connection therewith. RECREATION 1. Purchase of Equipment – Hustler Super Z Mower. Board authorization is requested to approve the purchase of a new Hustler Super Z Mower with an additional Mulch Kit from Hustler Turf, Cincinnati, Ohio, in the amount of $29,583.00, through Sourcewell Contract No. 112624-HTE. This item was included in the approved Fiscal Year 2025/26 budget. The total cost came in $1,583.00 over budget, however funds are available in Account 0H.7140.2000 Recreation Equipment due to substantial savings on a different purchase. On motion of Trustee Torino and unanimously carried, the aforesaid authorization was approved.  2. Purchase of Equipment – Vermeer SC802 Stump Grinder. Board authorization is requested to approve the purchase of a Vermeer SC802 Stump Grinder from Vermeer North Atlantic, 805 Grundy Avenue, Holbrook, New York, at a cost of $73,314.78 through Sourcewell Contract No. 010925-VRM. This item was included in the approved Fiscal Year 2025/26 budget. The total cost came in $281.78 over budget, however funds are available in Account 0H.7140.2000 Recreation Equipment due to substantial savings on a different purchase. On motion of Trustee Torino and unanimously carried, the aforesaid authorization was approved. 3. Purchase of Equipment – Gehl V330 Gen-2 Skid Loader. Board authorization is requested to approve the purchase of a Gehl V330 Gen-2 Skid Loader from All Island Equipment Corp., 39 Jersey Street, West Babylon, New York, at a cost of $71,557.89, through Sourcewell Contract No. 020223-MAI. This item was included in the approved Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget. The total cost came in $1,557.89 over budget, however funds are available in Account 0H.7140.2000 Recreation Equipment due to substantial savings on a different purchase. On motion of Trustee Torino and unanimously carried, the aforesaid authorization was approved. PUBLIC WORKS 1. Gun Range Refurbishment – Transfer of Funds. Board authorization is requested to approve a transfer of $38,318.07 to Account 0H.3120.2080 Gun Range Refurbishment from Account 0H.5110.20553 Business District Paving for the following Change Order and additional funding needed to complete the project, including new door and electrical work. On motion of Trustee Torino and unanimously carried, the aforesaid recommendation was approved and the Treasurer was authorized to make the necessary transfer of funds. 2. Gun Range Refurbishment – Change Order. Board authorization is requested to approve a Change Order submitted by Action Target, Inc., 3411 Mountain Vista Parkway, Provo, Utah, for ceiling acoustic panels, in the amount of $19,868.07, and additional demo time, in the amount of $5,450.00. Funds are available in Account 0H.3120.2080 Gun Range Refurbishment. On motion of Trustee Torino and unanimously carried, the aforesaid authorization was approved. 3. Long Island Water Conference Purchasing Cooperative. Board authorization is requested for the Village to continue its membership in the Long Island Water Conference Purchasing Cooperative (LIWCPC). The LIWCPC was established in 1951 to reduce costs for members who maintain their own water systems and there is no cost associated with membership. By making purchases through this Cooperative, the Water Department can save both time and money by avoiding bidding and the advantage of combined bulk orders. On motion of Trustee Torino and unanimously carried, the aforesaid authorization was approved. 4. Purchase of Equipment – Additional Equipment for the Ditch Witch Trailer. Board authorization is requested to approve a proposal submitted by Charles Machine Works, 1959 West Fir Avenue, Perry, Oklahoma, to purchase additional equipment that is needed for the Ditch Witch trencher, under Sourcewell Contract No. 110421-CMW. The total revised cost, including the newly quoted component, is $109,636.59. The additional equipment is a combination trencher and plow attachment necessary for the proper installation of a conduit. The Ditch Witch trencher, purchased from Charles Machine Works, for $97,298.63, was approved by the Board of Trustees at their February 6, 2025, meeting. Funds are available in Account 0H.8160.2000 DPW Equipment. On motion of Trustee Torino and unanimously carried, the aforesaid authorization was approved. 5. Water Works Building Restoration Project Grant. Board authorization is requested for the Village to apply for a Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) Grant to support the restoration of the historic Water Works Building. This Grant requires a 50/50 match and provides funding up to $675,000 per application. The Village meets the eligibility requirements, including ownership of the property. The Water Works Building, originally constructed in 1876, is a historically significant structure that has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1978 and the State Register since 1980. On motion of Trustee Torino and unanimously carried, the aforesaid authorization was approved. AWARD OF BID 1. Valve Box Maintenance Contract – Award Bid – DPW. Board authorization is requested to award the bid for Valve Box Maintenance Contract to Bancker Construction Corp., 171 Freeman Avenue, Islip, New York, low bidder, for the total base bid amount of $98,625. Bid Specifications advertised on NYS Contract Reporter. Four (4) bids were received. Funding is available in Water Fund Surplus. On motion of Trustee Torino the following resolution was offered: RESOLUTION NO. 115-2025 RESOLVED, that the proposal of Bancker Construction Corp. 171 Freeman Avenue, Islip, New York, for Valve Box Maintenance, at a cost of $98,625, 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 Bancker Construction Corp., 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 COMMUNICATION PERMIT 1. Cherry Valley Club, Inc., 28 Rockaway Avenue, requested to hold its annual Labor Day Carnival and Fireworks Display on Monday, September 1, 2025 at approximately 8:45 p.m. On motion of Trustee Torino and unanimously carried, the aforesaid authorization was approved, subject to receipt of an original Certificate of Insurance, the permit fee of $500, insurance, approval from Nassau County, and coordination with the Garden City Fire and Police Departments. Mayor Finneran recognized the following: Jacqueline and Geraldine Marino, 115 New Hyde Park Road Luanne Luna, 107 New Hyde Park Road Peter Coll, 385 Stewart Avenue John Reilly, 76 Brompton Road Tom Lamberti, 57 First Street Carl Russo, 6 Edgemere Road Andrew Shumelda, P.O. Box 7191 George Salem, 24 St. Paul’s Place There being no further business, on motion duly made, the meeting was adjourned at 9:47 p.m.  LOCAL LAW NO. 6 OF 2025 A Local Law to establish a temporary moratorium on the filing of an application, acceptance, approval and/or issuance of building permits by Village Boards or Commissions, staff members and officials for residential subdivisions in the Village of Garden City. BE IT ENACTED BY THE VILLAGE OF GARDEN CITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Title and Authority – This Local Law shall be known as the Village of Garden City Temporary Residential Subdivision Moratorium Law. It is adopted pursuant to Municipal Home Rule Law §10. Section 2. Purpose – The Village Board has significant concerns regarding the potential impacts of residential subdivisions in the Village. The Village Board believes that a temporary moratorium on residential subdivisions is necessary in order to allow the Village Board time to study and review the potential impacts of such residential subdivisions on the character of the Village and, if appropriate, to revise the Village’s zoning code with regard to residential subdivisions. As a moratorium, this Local Law is a Type II Action under the State Environmental Quality Review Act regulations and is not subject to further environmental review. Section 3. Duration of Moratorium This moratorium shall be imposed for a period commencing on the effective date of this Local Law and continuing until February 18, 2026 and may be extended by Village Board resolutions(s) for two additional three (3) month time periods or for such additional periods that are reasonable in scope and duration. Section 4. Effective Date This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing in the office of the New York Secretary of State in accordance with the Municipal Home Rule Law. 1|Page