Town Board Agenda

STATED TOWN BOARD MEETING MARCH 20, 2018 The Town Board of the Town of Hempstead, New York, met at the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at 10:30 A.M. Roll was called: PRESENT: LAURA A. GILLEN, Supervisor EDWARD A. AMBROSINO, Councilman BRUCE BLAKEMAN, Councilman ANTHONY P. D'ESPOSITO, Councilman DENNIS DUNNE, SR., Councilman DOROTHY L. GOOSBY, Senior Councilwoman Members of the Town Board ABSENT: ERIN KING SWEENEY, Councilwoman ALSO PRESENT: SYLVIA A. CABANA, Town Clerk DOLORES SEDACCA, Deputy Town Clerk JOSEPH J. RA, Town Attorney KEVIN CONROY, Town Comptroller Supervisor Gillen asked Councilman Dunne to lead the assemblage in the Pledge of Allegiance to our flag. Supervisor Gillen was joined by Councilman Dunne to honor Coach Paul Schmitt of Nassau Community College along with his team. Coach Schmitt has had nine National Wrestling Team Championships, was named District Coach of the year sixteen times, and inducted to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Councilman Dunne also recognized Coach Schmitt, as being a mentor at Coach Associations Leadership Academy, an invitation bestowed on only a few coaches in the entire nation. Supervisor Gillen presented Coach Schmitt with a citation and congratulated him on his accomplishments. * * * * * * * * * * * * PUBLIC HEARINGS CASE NUMBERS & RESOLUTIONS 6542 Petition of Commissioner of Buildings to demolish & remove the detached 370-2018 garage & remove all litter & debris from the property - BALDWIN (2058 GIDE CHESTNUT A VENUE) w/si of Chestnut Street, 50' n/of Harvard Avenue DEPT. OF BUILDINGS APPEARANCES: CONCERNS: Rori Gordon No one else wishing to be heard on subject matter, it was On motion of Councilwoman Goosby, seconded by Councilman D'Esposito, and unanimously voted upon roll call that the public hearing be closed, and ADOPTED -43 March 20, 2018 6542 Petition of Commissioner of Buildings to demolish & remove the two story 371-2018 wood frame mixed use building with detached two car garage & remove all GIDE litter & debris from the property- UNIONDALE (615 UNIONDALE AVENUE) e/si of Uniondale Avenue, 50' s/of Jaffa Avenue - DEPT. OF BUILDINGS APPEARANCES: CONCERNS: Rori Gordon No one else wishing to be heard on subject matter, it was On motion of Councilwoman Goosby, seconded by Councilman D'Esposito, and unanimously voted upon roll call that the public hearing be closed, and ADOPTED * * * * * * * * * * * * 6542 Petition of Commissioner of Buildings to demolish & remove the one & one 372-2018 half story wood frame one family dwelling with attached garage & remove all AIB litter & debris from the property- WEST HEMPSTEAD (528 WILLOW STREET) s/si of Willow Street, 134' w/of Joan Court - DEPT. OF BUILDINGS APPEARANCES: CONCERNS: Karen Migdal, Esq. of Stein, Weiner & Roth, LLC; Rori Gordon No one else wishing to be heard on subject matter, it was On motion of Councilman Ambrosino, seconded by Councilman Blakeman, and unanimously voted upon roll call that the public hearing be closed, and ADOPTED * * * * * * * * * * * * 29883 Proposed Local Law Re: "PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS" in 373-2018 HEWLETT, NORTH MERRICK (To amend Section 202-1 of the Code of the D/B Town of Hempstead) APPEARANCES: NONE No one wishing to be heard on subject matter, it was On motion of Councilman D'Esposito, seconded by Councilman Blakeman, and unanimously voted upon roll call that the public hearing be closed, and Local Law No. 22-2018 ADOPTED, pursuant to Resolution No. 373-2018 * * * * * * * * * * * * 29884 Proposed Local Law Re: "ARTERIAL STOPS" in (NR) WESTBURY (To 374-2018 amend Section 197-5 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead) AIG APPEARANCES: No one wishing to be heard on subject matter, it was - 44 -  1v1arcn �v, �v 1ll CASE NO. 29884 PUBLIC HEARING- Continued On motion of Councilman Ambrosino, seconded by Councilwoman Goosby, and unanimously voted upon roll call that the public hearing be closed, and Local Law No. 23-2018 ADOPTED, pursuant to Resolution No. 374 -2018 * * * * * * * * * * * * 29885 Application of VS CENTRAL, INC. for a permit to include existing gasoline DEC.RES. service station within "GSS" District & to maintain existing improvements BIDE including three pump islands, 82 x 26.1' canopy over pump islands, operate self-service & operate a convenience store in conjunction with the existing repair facility at 360 Central Avenue - (NR) VALLEY STREAM APPEARANCES: FOR THE APPLICANT: Kevin O'Brien, Esq. of Murphy, Bartol & O'Brien; Chris Tartaglia, Engineer of High Point Engineering CONCERNS: Meta J. Mereday No one else wishing to be heard on subject matter, it was On motion of Councilman Blakeman, seconded by Councilman D'Esposito and unanimously voted upon roll call that the public hearing be closed, and DECISION RESERVED * * * * * * * * * * * * ADMINISTRATIVE CALENDAR 6542 Resolutions (21) - Ratifying & confirming emergency posed by threat of imminent danger & authorizing special assessment in regard to open, abandoned one family dwellings & commercial building- DEPT. OF BUILDINGS (MGP LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION LLC d/b/a M3 DEVELOPMENT GROUP) 375-2018 BALDWIN (960 Clyde Road) 376-2018 BALDWIN (1052 Cornwell Avenue) 377-2018 BALDWIN (635 Lincoln Street) 378-2018 BALDWIN (785 Merrick Road) 379-2018 BALDWIN (3554 Milburn Avenue) 380-2018 BALDWIN (759 Vivian Court) 381-2018 EAST MEADOW (380 Bernice Drive) 382-2018 ELMONT (22 Miriam Parkway) 383-2018 LEVITTOWN (3 Iris Lane) 384-2018 LEVITTOWN (7 Regal Lane) 385-2018 LEVITTOWN (72 Shelter Lane) 386-2018 OCEANSIDE (3247 Brower Avenue) 387-2018 POINT LOOKOUT (124 Inwood Avenue) 388-2018 ROOSEVELT (231 Elmwood Avenue) 389-2018 ROOSEVELT (103 Mirin Avenue) 390-2018 ROOSEVELT (31 Willet Place) 391-2018 (NR) VALLEY STREAM (64 Lynwood Drive) 392-2018 (NR) VALLEY STREAM (483 North Grove Street) 393-2018 WANTAGH (3420 Beltagh Avenue) 394-2018 WANTAGH (8 Beverly Road) 395-2018 WANTAGH (3417 Demott Avenue) GIB - 45 March 20, 2018 CASE NO. 6542 - Continued APPEARANCES: CONCERNS: Rori Gordon; Meta J. Mereday 6542 Resolution- Nullifying the bid winner of Formal Bid No. 11-2017 under 396-2018 Town Board Resolution No. 930-2017 & accepting the next lowest bidder for GIB demolition & removal of a two & one half story wood frame one family dwelling with detached garage & cottage & removal of all litter & debris from the premises- BALDWIN (2314 MILBURN AVENUE) w/si of Milburn Avenue, 200' n/of Cottage Place- DEPT. OF BUILDINGS (EDC CONCRETE REBAR, INC.) Formal Bid No. 11-2017 APPEARANCES: CONCERNS: Rori Gordon; Meta J. Mereday 235 Resolution - Authorizing the assignment of a bay house lease for the premises 397-2018 located at the west side of Ned's Meadow and West Ned's Creek (Bayhouse GIB No. 744) in accordance with Section 4F of Chapter 164 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead-DEPT. OF CONSERVATION & WATERWAYS (ANDREW KACZMAREK) 29734 Resolution- Accepting a bid for repair services for lawn equipment- DEPT. 11406 OF PARKS & RECREATION (CHIEF EQUIPMENT, INC.) Contract#46- 398-2018 2017 GIB 27500 Resolution- Authorizing acceptance of a contract for parts and labor for cash 399-2018 register repair - DEPT. OF PARKS & RECREATION (FJR FOOD & GIB BUSINESS EQUIPMENT, LLC) Contract#9A-2018 1147 Resolution- Authorizing a decrease in the General Fund Appropriated Fund 400-2018 Balance Account and an increase in appropriation in the General Fund GIB Housing Authority Other Expense Account- TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD APPEARANCES: CONCERNS: Meta J. Mereday 29886 Resolution - Accepting a proposal for Financial Advisory Services - TOWN 401-2018 OF HEMPSTEAD (MUNISTAT SERVICES, INC.) GIB APPEARANCES: CONCERNS: Felix Procacci; Meta J. Mereday SUPERVISOR GILLEN VOTED NO 29897 Resolution - Accepting a proposal for Bond Counsel Services -TOWN OF 402-2018 HEMPSTEAD (PHILLIPS LYTLE LLP) GIB APPEARANCES: CONCERNS: Felix Procacci; Meta J. Mereday SUPERVISOR GILLEN VOTED NO - 46 -  March '.20, 2UUi 25843 Resolutions (5) - Ratifying, confirming & granting applications for parade permits- 403-2018 BALDWIN (BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN CHURCH) 404-2018 BELLMORE (BELLMORE-MERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT) 405-2018 BELLMORE (CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE BELLMORES) 406-2018 LEVITTOWN (ST. BERNARDS CHURCH) 407-2018 WEST HEMPSTEAD (ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE KNIGHTS OF GIB COLUMBUS) 13671 Resolution - Authorizing acceptance of a proposal to provide a software TABLED support & maintenance contract for the Dept. of Public Safety's Report GIB Management System-DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY (TIBURON, INC.) SUPERVISOR GILLEN VOTED NO 2 Resolution- Authorizing a contract for lockbox services- OFFICE OF THE 408-2018 RECEIVER OF TAXES (VALLEY NATIONAL BANK) GIB 25265 Resolution- Authorizing payment for examination service fees- TOWN OF 409-2018 HEMPSTEAD (NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE) GIB 29896 Resolution- Approving a Site Plan in connection with Building Permit 410-2018 Application No. 201710724 for the construction of a 50,000 square foot GIB Whole Foods Market Building & a pad for a 4,895 square foot, future retail building with associated site improvements - (NR) GARDEN CITY-n/w comer of East Gate Boulevard & North Avenue a/k/a 867 East Gate Boulevard (H2M ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS on behalf of MIDWOOD MANAGEMENT CORPORATION) APPEARANCES: CONCERNS: Meta J. Mereday 27920 Resolution- Authorizing an amendment to an agreement for the installation 411-2018 of soil borings & groundwater monitoring wells by and through the Dept. of GIB the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic- TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) APPEARANCES: CONCERNS: Felix Procacci 26493 Resolution- Granting three officials of the Town of Hempstead with the 412-2018 authority to sign documentation in conjunction with the Town's multiple GIB applications for grants to fund several parks facilities improvement projects- DEPT. OF PARKS & RECREATION (DORMITORY AUTHORITY STATE OF NEW YORK) APPEARANCES: CONCERNS: Meta J. Mereday 26493 Resolution - Authorizing the execution of an application for funding through 18675 the State of New York Community Development Block Grant Disaster 413-2018 Recovery (CDBG-DR) Program for the Meadowbrook Corridor Green GIB Infrastructure Project- TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD - 47 - March 20, 2018 CASE NO'S. 26493 & 18675 - Continued APPEARANCES: CONCERNS: Meta J. Mereday 26493 Resolution - Authorizing the execution of a revised application for funding 18675 through the State of New York Community Development Block Grant 414-2018 Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Program for the Baldwin: East Baldwin GIB Grade Road Raising- TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD APPEARANCES: CONCERNS: Meta J. Mereday 29446 Resolution - Amending the Passport Acceptance Fee from the United States 415-2018 Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs from $25.00 to $35.00 GIB effective April 2, 2018 - OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK 29454 Resolution - Establishing the list of designated newspapers for the Publication 416-2018 of Notices, Resolutions, Ordinances and or Local Laws by the Town Clerk GIB during the year 2018 - TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD 13822 Resolution - Appointing Jack Majkut as a member of the Town of Hempstead 16736 Industrial Development Agency and the Local Development Corporation - TABLED TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD GIB SUPERVISOR GILLEN VOTED NO 25252 Resolution - Extending temporary waiver of Town Clerk fees for passports & 417-2018 copies of birth certificates, death certificates & marriage licenses for persons GIB whose residences were damaged by the effects of Hurricane Sandy - OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK 25252 Resolution - Extending temporary suspension of enforcement of Section 418-2018 144-3.G of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, in relation to GIB "REGULATION OF PERMISSIBLE HOURS FOR THE CONDUCT OF STRUCTURAL WORK ON BUILDINGS" - TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD (DEPT. OF BUILDINGS) 25252 Resolution - Extending temporary period for waiver of all Building 419-2018 Department & Board of Appeals fees in connection with applications to repair GIB or replace dwellings damaged or destroyed by the effects of Hurricane Sandy & expanding upon relief afforded to Hurricane Sandy victims- TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD (DEPT. OF BUILDINGS; BOARD OF APPEALS) 26174 Resolution - Amending Resolution No. 1828-2017 accepting the proposal to 420-2018 provide legal services to the Town Board - TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD GIB (STEVEN M. LESTER) APPEARANCES: CONCERNS: Felix Procacci; Rori Gordon - 48 -  March 2U, 2UHS 13642 Resolution - Amending Resolution No. 15-2018 concerning the appointment 421-2018 of marriage officers - (COUNCILMAN ANTHONY P. D'ESPOSITO) GIB 6085 Resolution - Rescinding Resolution No. 1638-2017 and awarding purchase 422-2018 Contract #30-2018 for Town's yearly requirements for electronic payment GIB processing - TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD (FORTE PAYMENT SYSTEMS) APPEARANCES: CONCERNS: Meta J. Mereday 7 Resolution- Amending Resolution No. 19-2018 Re: Various offices positions & occupations in the Town Government of the Town of Hempstead 29899 42311-2018 ARENA, JESSICA (DEPT. OF PARKS & RECREATION) 24976 42312-2018 BELLO, CHRISTOPHER (OFFICE OF THE RECEIVER OF TAXES) 28934 42313-2018 BROOKMEYER, PHILIP (DEPT. OF PARKS & RECREATION) 29900 42314-2018 CELENTANO, MICHAEL (DEPT. OF GENERAL SERVICES, Animal Shelter & Control Division) 29599 42315-2018 COPPOLA, GIUSEPPINA (OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK) 29232 42316-2018 DIBONA, SHAWN (DEPT. OF HIGHWAY) 29901 423/7-2018 FERGUSON, JEROME (DEPT. OF HIGHWAY) 29902 42318-2018 FERRARO, ALICE (DEPT. OF GENERAL SERVICES, Animal Shelter & Control Division) 27578 42319-2018 HANKINS, MAURICE (DEPT. OF HIGHWAY) 29903 423110-2018 HARDAMON, MYCHAEL (DEPT. OF HIGHWAY) 26201 423/11-2018 LAFFEY, CHRISTOPHER (DEPT. OF SANITATION) 25699 423/12-2018 LANE, MARCI (DEPT. OF SENIOR ENRICHMENT) 28218 423/13-2018 LOMBARDO, JENNIFER (OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK) 29904 423114-2018 PHILIPPOU, GEORGE (DEPT. OF CONSERVATION & WATERWAYS) 27505 423115-2018 REGINA, RICHARD (OFFICE OF THE TOWN BOARD) 28723 423116-2018 SCHWEINFEST, BRUCE (DEPT. OF GENERAL SERVICES, Administration) 29160 423117-2018 SKALOCKY, ANTOINETTE (DEPT. OF SENIOR ENRICHMENT) 28870 423/18-2018 THIND, SHARANJIT (OFFICE OF THE RECEIVER OF TAXES) 26765 423119-2018 VETRANO, SABRINA (OFFICE OF THE TOWN BOARD) 26789 423120-2018 WOODS, MICHAEL (DEPT. OF SANITATION) GIB APPEARANCES: CONCERNS: Rori Gordon - 49 - March 20, 2018 29892 Resolution Calling for a Public Hearing on APRIL 10, 2018 424-2018 Proposed Local Law Re: "REGULA TIONS AND RESTRICTIONS" to limit GIB parking in BELLMORE, SEAFORD, WANTAGH (To amend Chapter 202 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead) 29893 Resolution Calling for a Public Hearing on APRIL 10, 2018 425-2018 Proposed Local Law Re: "PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS" in GIB BELLMORE, EAST MEADOW, MERRICK, SEAFORD, WANTAGH (To amend Section 202-1 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead) 29894 Resolution Calling for a Public Hearing on APRIL 10, 2018 426-2018 Proposed Local Law Re: "ARTERIAL STOPS" in MERRICK (To amend GIB Section 197-5 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead) 29895 Resolution Calling for a Public Hearing on APRIL 10, 2018 427-2018 Proposed Local Law Re: "TRAFFIC REGULATIONS IN THE VICINITY GIB OF SCHOOLS" in NORTH BELLMORE (To amend Section 197-13 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead) 21527 Resolution Calling for a Public Hearing on APRIL 10, 2018 428-2018 Proposed "HANDICAPPED PARKING ON PUBLIC STREETS" in GIB EAST MEADOW, ELMONT, NORTH BELLMORE, UNIONDALE (Evelyn Avenue, N Street, Warwick Road, Harding Street, New Street, Campus Street, Arthur Street) 20404 Resolution Calling for a Public Hearing on APRIL 10, 2018 429-2018 Authorizing the conveyance of a parcel of vacant land with structure for GIB rehabilitation pursuant to the Urban Renewal Plan for the Roosevelt Housing Improvement Area, to Habitat for Humanity in Nassau County Housing development Fund Company, Inc. - ROOSEVELT- 224 Manhattan Avenue - DEPT. OF PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 12:00 P.M. Councilman Dunne called for an Executive Session, seconded by Senior Councilwoman Goosby. 12:05 P.M. Councilman D'Esposito voted to come back from the Executive Session, seconded by Senior Councilwoman Goosby No further business to come before the Board, it was on motion of Councilwoman Goosby, seconded by Councilman Dunne, and unanimously voted upon roll call that the Meeting be ADJOURNED. * * * * * * * * * * * * SYLVIA A. CABANA TOWN CLERK th - 50 -