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Village of South Blooming Grove Regular Meeting Monday April 11, 2022 8:00pm  Call to order Mayor Kalaj called to order the Village Board Meeting at 8:03pm on April 11, 2022, via Zoom Webinar ID: 815 5005 2498 for the Village of South Blooming Grove located at 811 State Route 208, within the Village of South Blooming Grove, and having a mailing address of Monroe, New York.  Roll call The following persons were present: o Mayor’s George Kalaj – Mayor o Abraham Weiss – Deputy Mayor o Yitzchok Feldman– Trustee o Zalmon Rosner – Trustee o Asher Guttman- Trustee o Al Fusco, Village Engineer o Scott Ugell Esq.- Village Attorney Absent o Joel Stern- Confidential Assistant to the Mayor o Isaac Ekstein- Legislative Aide to Mayor  Mayor’s Comments o There are a couple of high holidays this week, all of those that celebrate Passover, I wish them the best and their families. Also, all the Christians that celebrate Easter, Happy Easter to all of you and your families.  Discussion o Property Maintenance Violations: 11 Kingsville, 9 Kingsville, 37 Dallas, 3 Hawthorne Drive, 4 Galveston, 15 Galveston. Various garbage and debris on property which is in violation of Property Maintenance, all have received violations.  Business o Resolution No. (046) – Resolution of the Village Board of the Village of South Blooming Grove Adopting the procurement policy of the Village of South Blooming Grove. Motion to accept by Trustee Rosner, seconded by Deputy Mayor Weiss. 5 Ayes, Mayor Kalaj, Deputy Mayor Weiss, Trustee Feldman, Trustee Rosner and Trustee Guttman. o Resolution No. (047) – Resolution of the Village Board of the Village of South Blooming Grove Adopting the form of undertaking to be executed by certain village officers. Motion to accept by Trustee Guttman, seconded by Mayor Kalaj. 5Ayes, Mayor Kalaj, Deputy Mayor Weiss, Trustee Feldman, Trustee Rosner and Trustee Guttman. 1  Village of South Blooming Grove Regular Meeting Monday April 11, 2022 8:00pm o Resolution No. (048) – Resolution of the Village Board of the Village of South Blooming Grove Designating Rosemarie Vega as records access officer and Kerry Dougherty as the records access appeals officer Motion to accept by Trustee Rosner, seconded by Mayor Kalaj. 5 Ayes, Mayor Kalaj, Deputy Mayor Weiss, Trustee Feldman, Trustee Rosner and Trustee Guttman o Resolution No. (049) – Resolution of the Village Board of the Village of South Blooming Grove Authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with Belleville for Highway Services. Motion to accept by Trustee Feldman, seconded by Deputy Mayor Weiss. 5Ayes, Mayor Kalaj, Deputy Mayor Weiss, Trustee Feldman, Trustee Rosner and Trustee Guttman o Resolution No. (050) – Resolution of the Village Board of the Village of South Blooming Grove Authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with CSB for Highway services. Motion to accept by Trustee Feldman, seconded by Deputy Mayor Weiss. 5 Ayes, Mayor Kalaj, Deputy Mayor Weiss, Trustee Feldman, Trustee Rosner and Trustee Guttman. o Resolution No. (051) – Resolution of the Village Board of the Village of South Blooming Grove Retaining Fusco Engineering & Land Surveying.,PC, as Village Engineers/ Planning Board Engineers/ ZBA Engineers/ Building Department. Motion to accept by Trustee Feldman, seconded by Trustee Rosner. 5 Ayes, Mayor Kalaj, Deputy Mayor Weiss, Trustee Feldman, Trustee Rosner and Trustee Guttman o Resolution No. (023) – Resolution of the Village Board of the Village of South Blooming Grove Designating the Reis Group as the Official Insurance Broker / Advisor for the Village. Motion to accept by Trustee Rosner, seconded by Deputy Mayor Weiss. 5 Ayes, Mayor Kalaj, Deputy Mayor Weiss, Trustee Feldman, Trustee Rosner and Trustee Guttman o Resolution No. (024) – Resolution of the Village Board of the Village of South Blooming Grove Designating Munistat Services, Inc. as the official financial advisor for the Village. Motion to accept by Mayor Kalaj, seconded by Trustee Rosner. 5 Ayes, Mayor Kalaj, Deputy Mayor Weiss, Trustee Feldman, Trustee Rosner and Trustee Guttman. o Resolution No. (025) – Resolution of the Village Board of the Village of South Blooming Grove Designating Webster Bank as the official depository for the Village Funds. Motion to accept by Major Kalaj, seconded by Trustee Rosner. 5 Ayes, Mayor Kalaj, Deputy Mayor Weiss, Trustee Feldman, Trustee Rosner and Trustee Guttman o Resolution No. (026) – Resolution of the Village Board of the Village of South Blooming Grove Designating mileage allowance of $.58.5 cents per mile. Motion to accept by Trustee Feldman, seconded by Deputy Mayor Weiss. 5Ayes, Mayor Kalaj, Deputy Mayor Weiss, Trustee Feldman, Trustee Rosner and Trustee Guttman o Resolution No. (027) – Resolution of the Village Board of the Village of South Blooming Grove Designating the Times Herald- Record as the official newspaper for the Village. Motion to accept by Trustee Feldman, seconded by Trustee Rosner. 5 Ayes, Mayor Kalaj, Deputy Mayor Weiss, Trustee Feldman, Trustee Rosner and Trustee Guttman o Resolution No. (028) – Resolution of the Village Board of the Village of South Blooming Grove Retaining the Ugell Law Firm, P.c., Scott B. Ugell, ESQ as the attorney for the Village. Motion to accept by Trustee Feldman, seconded by Mayor Kalaj. 5 Ayes, Mayor Kalaj, Deputy Mayor Weiss, Trustee Feldman, Trustee Rosner and Trustee Guttman 2  Village of South Blooming Grove Regular Meeting Monday April 11, 2022 8:00pm o Resolution No. (029) – Resolution of the Village Board of the Village of South Blooming Grove Retaining Ira Emanuel, ESQ as special counsel to the Village. Motion to accept by Mayor Kalaj, seconded by Deputy Mayor Weiss. 5Ayes, Mayor Kalaj, Deputy Mayor Weiss, Trustee Feldman, Trustee Rosner and Trustee Guttman o Resolution No. (030) – Resolution of the Village Board of the Village of South Blooming Grove Retaining Blustein, Shapiro, Frank & Barone,LLP as counsel to the Village Zoning Board of Appeals. Motion to accept by, seconded by. 5 Ayes, Mayor Kalaj, Deputy Mayor Weiss, Trustee Feldman, Trustee Rosner and Trustee Guttman o Resolution No. (031) – Resolution of the Village Board of the Village of South Blooming Grove Retaining the Law Firm of Hawkins, Delafield & Wood, LLP as Special Bond Counsel to the Village. Motion to accept by Trustee Feldman, seconded by Mayor Kalaj. 5 Ayes, Mayor Kalaj, Deputy Mayor Weiss, Trustee Feldman, Trustee Rosner and Trustee Guttman o Resolution No. (032) – Resolution of the Village Board of the Village of South Blooming Grove Retaining Fusco Engineering & Land Surveying, P.C., as the Planner for the Village Board and Planning Board. Motion to accept by Trustee Feldman, seconded by Mayor Kalaj. 5 Ayes, Mayor Kalaj, Deputy Mayor Weiss, Trustee Feldman, Trustee Rosner and Trustee Guttman o Resolution No. (033) – Resolution of the Village Board of the Village of South Blooming Grove Appointing Abraham M. Weiss as Deputy Mayor. Motion to accept by Mayor Kalaj. o Resolution No. (034) – Resolution of the Village Board of the Village of South Blooming Grove Appointing Isaac Ekstein as Legislative Aide to the Mayor. Motion to accept by Mayor Kalaj, seconded by 5 Ayes, Mayor Kalaj, Deputy Mayor Weiss, Trustee Feldman, Trustee Rosner and Trustee Guttman o Resolution No. (035) – Resolution of the Village Board of the Village of South Blooming Grove Appointing Joel Stern as Confidential Assistant to the Mayor. Motion to accept by Mayor Kalaj, seconded by 5 Ayes, Mayor Kalaj, Deputy Mayor Weiss, Trustee Feldman, Trustee Rosner and Trustee Guttman o Resolution No. (036) – Resolution of the Village Board of the Village of South Blooming Grove Appointing Kerry Dougherty as Village Clerk. Motion to accept by Mayor Kalaj, seconded by 5 Ayes, Mayor Kalaj, Deputy Mayor Weiss, Trustee Feldman, Trustee Rosner and Trustee Guttman o Resolution No. (037) – Resolution of the Village Board of the Village of South Blooming Grove Appointing Kerry Dougherty as Village Registrar. Motion to accept by Mayor, 5 Ayes, Mayor Kalaj, Deputy Mayor Weiss, Trustee Feldman, Trustee Rosner and Trustee Guttman o Resolution No. (038) – Resolution of the Village Board of the Village of South Blooming Grove Appointing Kerry Dougherty as Records Management Officer and Records Access Officer. Motion to accept by Mayor Kalaj, 5 Ayes, Mayor Kalaj, Deputy Mayor Weiss, Trustee Feldman, Trustee Rosner and Trustee Guttman o Resolution No. (039) – Resolution of the Village Board of the Village of South Blooming Grove Directing Village Clerk Kerry Dougherty to collect all taxes and assessments with such interest and penalties as may be due thereon, for the Village of South Blooming Grove. Motion to accept by Trustee Guttman, seconded by Mayor Kalaj. 5 Ayes, Mayor Kalaj, Deputy Mayor Weiss, Trustee Feldman, Trustee Rosner and Trustee Guttman 3  Village of South Blooming Grove Regular Meeting Monday April 11, 2022 8:00pm o Resolution No. (040) – Resolution of the Village Board of the Village of South Blooming Grove Appointing Holly Brown as Village Treasurer. Motion to accept by Mayor Kalaj, 5 Ayes, Mayor Kalaj, Deputy Mayor Weiss, Trustee Feldman, Trustee Rosner and Trustee Guttman o Resolution No. (041) – Resolution of the Village Board of the Village of South Blooming Grove Appointing Rosemarie Vega as Village Deputy Clerk. Motion to accept by Mayor Kalaj, 5 Ayes, Mayor Kalaj, Deputy Mayor Weiss, Trustee Feldman, Trustee Rosner and Trustee Guttman o Resolution No. (042) – Resolution of the Village Board of the Village of South Blooming Grove Appointing Fusco Engineering, Melissa Foote as Clerk to Boards. Motion to accept by Trustee Rosner, seconded by Deputy Mayor Weiss. 5Ayes, Mayor Kalaj, Deputy Mayor Weiss, Trustee Feldman, Trustee Rosner and Trustee Guttman o Resolution No. (043) – Resolution of the Village Board of the Village of South Blooming Grove Appointing Joel Stern, Isaac Eskstein and Zalmon Rosner as Village Emergency Management Officers. Motion to accept by Mayor Kalaj. 5 Ayes, Mayor Kalaj, Deputy Mayor Weiss, Trustee Feldman, Trustee Rosner and Trustee Guttman o Resolution No. (044) – Resolution of the Village Board of the Village of South Blooming Grove Appointing Asher Guttman as Village Historian. Motion to accept by Mayor Kalaj. 5 Ayes, Mayor Kalaj, Deputy Mayor Weiss, Trustee Feldman, Trustee Rosner and Trustee Guttman o Resolution No. (045) – Resolution of the Village Board of the Village of South Blooming Grove Appointing Board members as Liaison to Various Committees Motion to accept by Mayor Kalaj. 5 Ayes, Mayor Kalaj, Deputy Mayor Weiss, Trustee Feldman, Trustee Rosner and Trustee Guttman  Abstract o Mayor Kalaj made a motion to adopt the abstract, seconded by Trustee Feldman. 5 Ayes, Mayor Kalaj, Deputy Mayor Weiss, Trustee Feldman, Trustee Rosner and Trustee Guttman.  Trustee Comments o Trustee Rosner wished all a healthy and happy holidays. o Engineer Fusco happy holidays to all and congratulations. o Scott Ugell wished everyone all the best and congratulations and thank you for everything. Happy and Healthy Holiday.  Adjournment o Motion to close the meeting at 8:23pm. by Mayor Kalaj, seconded by Trustee Rosner. 5 Ayes, Mayor Kalaj, Deputy Mayor Weiss, Trustee Feldman, Trustee Rosner and Trustee Guttman. Minutes respectfully submitted by Kerry Dougherty, Village Clerk 4