Village Board of Trustees Meeting

Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Village of Nyack Board of Trustees held at 7:30 on Thursday, December 8, 2022 Present Don Hammond Mayor Louise Parker Deputy Mayor Marie Lorenzini Trustee Donna Lightfoot-Cooper Trustee Joseph Rand Trustee Also Present Walter Sevastian Village Attorney Andrew Stewart Village Administrator Jennifer Hetling Village Clerk/Treasurer Meeting called to order at 7:30pm Pledge of Allegiance Special presentation: Recognition to Trustee Louise Parker and Walter Sevastian Adoption of Minutes – November 10, 2022 A motion was offered by Donna Lightfoot-Cooper to approve the adoption of the minutes of November 10th, 2022, seconded by Louise Parker. The motion was approved by a unanimous vote. Public Comment – None Resolution No. 2022-168 Resolution of the Nyack Village Board accepting audited voucher summary. Motion by Donald Hammond, seconded by Louise Parker to accept the resolution as presented. Motion passed by a unanimous vote. Resolution No. 2022-169 Resolution of the Nyack Village Board designating the Official Village Newspaper. RESOLVED, that the Rockland Journal News is the Official Village Newspaper. Motion by Louise Parker, seconded by Marie Lorenzini to accept the resolution as presented. Motion passed by a unanimous vote. Resolution No. 2022-170 Resolution of the Nyack Village Board designating official Village Depositories. RESOLVED, that NY CLASS, Key Bank, M&T Bank are hereby designated as Official Village Depositories. Motion by Louise Parker, seconded by Donna Lightfoot-Cooper to accept the resolution as presented. Motion passed by a unanimous vote. Resolution No. 2022-171 Resolution of the Nyack Village Board designating locations for official Village postings and meeting dates. RESOLVED, the following locations are designated for official Village postings: Village Hall, Village Meeting Room, Nyack Library. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the regularly scheduled meeting schedule for the Village Board, Zoning Board, Planning Board, and Architectural Review Board shall be posted on the Village website and sent to the official Village newspaper. Motion by Donald Hammond, seconded by Joseph Rand to accept the resolution as presented. Motion passed by a unanimous vote. Resolution No. 2022-172 to ratify Procurement and Annual Policies. RESOLVED, that the Village of Nyack Procurement Policy and annual Policies are hereby ratified for Calendar year 2022. Motion by Donald Hammond, seconded by Donna Lightfoot-Cooper to accept the resolution as presented. Motion passed by a unanimous vote. Resolution No. 2022-173 A Resolution of the Nyack Village Board to approve the Mayor’s slate of appointments (resolution attached). Motion by Louise Parker, seconded by Marie Lorenzini to accept the resolution as presented. Motion passed by a unanimous vote. Resolution No. 2022-174 Resolution of the Nyack Village Board to approve updates to the Standard Schedule of Fees of the Village of Nyack (resolution attached) Motion by Donna Lightfoot-Cooper, seconded by Louise Parker to accept the resolution as presented. Motion passed by a unanimous vote. Resolution No. 2022-175 Resolution of the Nyack Village Board to approve the calendar of 7:30 PM board meetings for 2023 as listed below. January 12 January 26 February 9 February 23 March 9 March 23 April 13 April 27 May 11 May 25 June 8 June 22 July 13 August 10 September 14 September 28 October 12 October 26 November 9 December 14 Motion by Donna Lightfoot-Cooper, seconded by Marie Lorenzini to accept the resolution as presented. Motion passed by a unanimous vote. Resolution No. 2022-176 Resolution of the Nyack Village Board to approve the calendar of land use board meetings for 2023 as listed below. VILLAGE OF NYACK LAND USE BOARDS 2023 CALENDAR JANUARY JULY 01/09/2023 – PB – deadline 12/21 07/10/2023 – PB – deadline 6/20 01/18/2023 – ARB - deadline 12/28 07/19/2023 – ARB – deadline 6/29 01/30/2023 - ZBA - deadline 1/10 07/31/2022 – ZBA – deadline – 7/11 FEBRUARY AUGUST 02/06/2023 – PB – deadline 1/17 NO MEETINGS 02/15/2023 – ARB - deadline 1/27 02/27/2023 – ZBA - deadline 2/7 MARCH SEPTEMBER 03/06/2023 – PB – deadline 2/15 09/12/2023 – PB – deadline 8/22 3/15/2023 – ARB – deadline 2/24 09/18/2023 – ZBA – deadline 8/28 3/27/2023 – ZBA – deadline 2/7 09/20/2023 – ARB – deadline 8/30 APRIL OCTOBER 04/03/2023 – PB – deadline 3/15 10/02/2023 – PB – deadline 9/12 04/19/2023 – ARB - deadline 3/30 10/18/2023 – ARB – deadline 9/29 04/24/2023 – ZBA - deadline 4/4 10/30/2023 – ZBA – deadline – 10/10 MAY NOVEMBER 05/01/2023 – PB – deadline 4/11 11/06/2023 – PB – deadline 10/18 05/17/2023 – ARB - deadline 4/28 11/15/2023 – ARB – deadline 10/26 05/22/2023 – ZBA - deadline 5/2 11/27/2023 – ZBA – deadline 11/7 JUNE DECEMBER 06/05/2023 – PB – deadline 5/17 12/04/2023 – PB – deadline 11/14 06/21/2023 – ARB - deadline 6/1 12/20/2023 – ARB – deadline 12/1 06/26/2023 – ZBA - deadline 6/6 Motion by Marie Lorenzini, seconded by Joseph Rand to accept the resolution as presented. Motion passed by a unanimous vote. Resolution No. 2022-177 Resolution of the Nyack Village Board to appoint members of an ad hoc committee to serve as the steering committee for the Nyack Climate Action Plan. Motion by Louise Parker, seconded by Donna Lightfoot-Cooper to accept the resolution as presented. Motion passed by a unanimous vote. Resolution No. 2022-178 Resolution of the Nyack Village Board approving the fee schedule for special event sponsors on a per vendor basis. Motion by Donna Lightfoot-Cooper, seconded by Louise Parker to accept the resolution as presented. Motion passed by a unanimous vote. Public Comment – Noreen Galucci – Construction caused a lot of issues with parking and the no parking signs went up late so the warning time was limited. She also asked about more handicap parking in the Village. Joseph Salerno – The rents are increasing at a ridiculous rate (50-60%). He asked if there is any recourse to this. Nancy Jagelka – Rent increases are supposed to be given 90 days in advance. Her lease is up on March 1 and she hasn’t been notified yet which is against regulation. Jack Dunnigan – Thanked Louise Parker and Walter Sevastian for their service to the Village. Department Reports to the Board of Trustees Village Attorney – He is wrapping up the projects he is working on and will get the new attorney all he needs. Village Administrator – Tilcon installed the speed bumps on High Ave. Roadway lines will be painted soon. The sidewalks on Broadway are completed. The drainage issues on First Ave will be addressed and fixed in the spring. A parks workshop is planned for January to talk about work to be done soon in Memorial Park. The CDBG committee is looking into ideas for next year’s CDBG money. The south bulkhead of the marina had 2 holes in it that have been repaired. The north bulkhead also needs repairs. Requested permission from the board to put the auditing services out for RFP. The board agreed to this. Motion by Donald Hammond, seconded by Louise Parker to hold an executive session for personnel matters. Motion passed by unanimous vote. New Business Discussion of Work Session featuring presentation by the Nyack Chamber of Commerce – This was a presentation of the work done by the Chamber of Commerce and a discussion about the street vendor fee. The Chamber was also requested to come back periodically with updates. Communications Pancho Villa, 143 Main St., request for waiver of 30 day notice for liquor license – Motion by Joseph Rand, seconded by Louise Parker to approve this request. The board noted that these types of requests are not normally granted but there are exigent circumstances surrounding this specific request. Motion passed by a unanimous vote. Chabad Menorah placement, Main St. – Motion by Donna Lightfoot, seconded by Louise Parker to allow this request. Motion passed by a unanimous vote. Victoria Mews board meeting in Village Hall Dec 20 7 pm. Motion by Donald Hammond, seconded by Donna Lightfoot-Cooper to approve this request. Motion passed by a unanimous vote. Public Comment - None Comments from the Village Board of Trustees Joseph Rand – Thanked Louise and Walter for their service. Louise Parker – Expressed gratitude for all the well wishes and stated that she would still be working in the community. Donna Lightfoot-Cooper – Thanked Louise and Walter for all they have done. Marie Lorenzini – Stated it has been great working with Louise and Walter and wished them an enjoyable retirement. Donald Hammond – There are 2 elected officials that did not win their bid for re-election and so there is a recognition ceremony for them at the Nyack Center. One will be for Elijah Reichlin-Melnick on December 15th and another for Mondaire Jones on December 19th. Executive Session Motion by Donna Lightfoot-Cooper, seconded by Marie Lorenzini to move to executive session at 9:01pm. Motion passed by a unanimous vote. Motion by Louise Parker, seconded by Donna Lightfoot-Cooper to exit executive session at 9:28pm. Motion passed by a unanimous vote. Adjournment Motion by Donald Hammond, seconded by all trustees to adjourn the meeting in honor of former Mayor All Volk at 9:29pm. Motion passed by a unanimous vote.