Board of Trustees

Minutes of the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees and Appointed Officers of the Incorporated Village of Hewlett Bay Park held on Monday, November 15, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. at Village Hall, 30 Piermont Avenue, Hewlett, New York. 1. Calling the Meeting to Order: Mayor Kaufman called the meeting to order at 5:34 PM 2. Roll Call: Present- Mayor Steven Kaufman Deputy Mayor Alex Salomon – Via Zoom Trustee Jay Levy Trustee Gail Rubel Trustee Antonio Oliviero Village Clerk Michelle Blandino Village Attorney Brian Stolar Excused- Building Inspector Steve Cherson 3. Notice of Meeting – Nassau Herald: The Clerk reported that notice of the meeting was emailed to the Nassau Herald and was posted on the bulletin board outside of Village Hall and in the lobby of Village Hall. 4. Minutes –Meeting Minutes of October 25, 2021 On motion by Trustee Oliviero, seconded by Trustee Levy, and approved unanimously the Board dispensed with the reading of the minutes of October 25, 2021 as the Clerk had previously mailed such minutes and they are hereby approved. 5. Appointments Member Board of Appeals Vacant Member Board of Appeals Vacant Alt Member – Board of Appeals Vacant Alt Member – Board of Appeals Vacant Chair/Member Design Review Board Vacant Member Design Review Board Vacant Tabled 6. HALB Proposed fire road off Piermont- Tabled 7. Proposed Bill HBP-2104 A local law opting out of licensing and/or establishing retail cannabis dispensaries and/or on-site cannabis consumption establishments within the Village of Hewlett Bay Park On motion by Mayor Kaufman, seconded by Trustee Oliviero and unanimously approved the Board passed the following Resolution and voted to schedule a public hearing on December 20, 2021 at 5:30 PM for proposed bill HBP-2104. A local law opting out of licensing and/or establishing retail cannabis dispensaries and/or on-site cannabis consumption establishments within the Village of Hewlett Bay Park. WHEREAS, the Village Board of Trustees is considering enactment of legislation to exercise the authority of the Village pursuant to New York Cannabis Law §131 to opt out of licensing of certain cannabis establishments in the Village, and WHEREAS, adoption of a local law is required for such purposes, and WHEREAS, a public hearing is required for the adoption of such proposed local law, and a legal notice is required to announce the subject, time and place of the public hearing, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees finds and concludes that the proposed local law is a Type II Action pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act, which requires no further environmental impact review, and it is further RESOLVED, that the Village Clerk shall cause a legal notice to be given as required by law, including publication in the next available edition of the official newspaper of the Village of Hewlett Bay Park, to announce that a public hearing will commence with respect to the proposed local law HBP 21-04 on December 20, 2021 at 5:30PM, and shall give such other notice of the date, time and place of such hearing as may be required by law. 8. Willow Pond The Board discussed 9. Reports: A. 1. Police Report –October 2021 October Arrests 0 Movers: 17 Parkers 1 Crime 0 B. Treasurer’s Report –October 2021 Cash Status – October 2021 Bank Balances - Reg., Pay. M.M., as of 10/1/2021 990,853.24 Plus – Receipts: Non Property Taxes 16.92 Use of Money and Property 4,405.68  Licenses and Permits 700.00 Sale of Property/Other Comp 100.00 5,222.60 996,075.84 Less - Disbursements: General Gov’t Support 8,886.57 Public Safety 2,050.00 Transportation 13,015.18 Culture and Recreation 1,012.39 Home and Community 454.14 Employee Benefits 4,911.29 -30,329.57 965,746.27 Trust Account Voided Check + 7,500.00 974,246.27 Proof – Bank Balances: Capital One – Reg 52,993.25 Capital One – Pay 5,755.05 Signature Bank – M.M. 525,030.68 Signature Bank Trust 381,000.00 Signature Bank General 9,467.29 974,246.27 1. Audit of Claims The Board discussed the claims. Upon confirmation from the Village Treasurer that the items in such abstract represented the purchase of goods and services actually received and/or performed and that each item contained in the abstract was for a proper Village purpose, on motion duly made by Mayor Kaufman, seconded by Trustee Oliviero, and adopted unanimously, the Board authorized and directed the Village Treasurer to review and pay the general fund claims in the total sum of $41,494.01 set forth in abstract #708, (copy of the abstract is on file in the Village office). 10. New Business: None 11. Next Meeting: December 20, 2021 at 5:30 PM 12. Adjournment: There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 6:30 PM. Michelle Blandino Village Clerk