City Council

Welcome to the Village of Wappingers Falls monthly regular meeting of the Mayor and Board of Trustees today Wednesday, August 12, 2020, 7PM. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG: RECOGNITION / ANNOUNCEMENTS / SPECIAL EVENTS Discussion recognition Clapp Ave., West Academy St., High St., and Hillside Ave. Public Input Wanted Saturday August 15, 2020 – 10:30am 9 South Mesier Avenue (Corner of South Mesier & East Main St) 1. United Methodist Church of Wappingers Falls 2. Fallsview Park 3. Mill Street Parking Lot 4. Goring Hall Pavilion 5. Mary Ross Park 6. Cobbler Shop at Franny Reese Park 7. Boathouse All are welcomed to attend! The Village would like to get feedback from the public regarding the future use of these parcels. A survey will be made available on our website, Facebook and hard copies at the Grinnell Library. Page 1 of 6 ROLL CALL BY THE CLERK OF THE VILLAGE: Mayor Alexander, Trustee Marcojohn, Trustee Davis, Trustee Komornik, Trustee Huber, Trustee Paonessa, Trustee Lammars Village Attorney Wallace. ACTION ON MINUTES July 8, 2020 Village Board Meeting July22, 2020 Village Board Budget Meeting July 29,2020 Village Board Budget Meeting AUTHORIZATION TO PAY BILLS AS PER APPROVED WARRANTS REGULAR SESSION: RESOLUTION NO. 322020 of 2020 RESOLUTION GRANTING PERMISSION FOR THE VILLAGE OF WAPPINGERS FALLS TO APPLY FOR A JUSTICE COURT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (JCAP) GRANT The following Resolution was introduced by __________________________ and seconded by _________________________. WHEREAS, the Village of Wappingers Falls Justice Court is eligible for a grant from the State of New York Unified Court System through the Justice Court Assistance Program; and WHEREAS, Village of Wappingers falls Justices, Raymond C. Chase, Jr. and Susan Sullivan Bisceglia, and Justice Court Clerk, Donna Contelmo, have recommended an application for such grant be made; and WHEREAS, Village Justices, Raymond C. Chase, Jr. and Susan Sullivan Bisceglia, and Justice Court Clerk, Donna Contelmo have prepared an application to the Justice Court Assistance Program Grant; and WHEREAS, the application is required to be submitted to the New York State Office of Court Administration by October ____, 2020; now, therefore BE IT RESOLVED, that the Village Board of Trustees of the Village of Wappingers Falls hereby authorizes the Village of Wappingers Falls Justice Court to Page 2 of 6 apply for a JCAP Grant in the 2020-2021 grant cycle up to $30,000.00, or the exact amount being requested: and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Village Board hereby authorizes said application to be signed by Mayor Matt Alexander as well as Village Justices Raymond C. Chase, Jr. and Susan Sullivan Bisceglia, by and on behalf of the Village of Wappingers Falls Justice Court, and further authorizes Justice Court Clerk, Donna Contelmo, to submit the application to the New York State Office of Court Administration to comply with the October ____, 2020 submission date. The foregoing was put to a vote which resulted as follows: Yea Nay Mayor Matthew Alexander ______ ______ Kevin Huber – Trustee ______ ______ Bill Marcojohn – Trustee ______ ______ Ronnie Komornik – Trustee ______ ______ Mary Paonessa – Trustee ______ ______ Scott Davis – Trustee ______ ______ Bryan Lammers – Trustee ______ ______ Dated: Wappingers Falls, New York August 12, 2020 The Resolution is hereby duly declared adopted. _______________________________________ JOHN KARGE, VILLAGE CLERK Award HVAC annual contract to Northland Heating and Cooling. $4,304.00 per year consistent with our procurement policy. Current supplier is $8,436.00 per year. Clerk. Consent to Village of Wappingers Falls Planning Board to be Lead Agency on the 81 Market Street Multifamily Dwelling project. SAFETY Page 3 of 6  Discussion “Dead End” sign Hillside and Church Street. Mayor. Approval to promote Matthew Wall as P/T Police Sergeant. W.T. Garner Engine Company voted in Timothy Behan as new probationary member of the Company. S. W. Johnson Engine Company voted in Michael Simmons as a Probationary Firefighter. COMMITTEE REPORTS. Police Village of Wappingers Falls POLICE DEPARTMENT 2628 South Avenue Wappingers Falls, NY 12590 (845) 297-1011 MONTHLY DEPARTMENT STATS 2020 Date 2019 2020 Date Date March Date Date Date Date Date Date Date Date Date Date Jan 01- Feb 01 – 01– April 01 – May 01- June 01- July 01- July 01- Aug 01- Sept 01 – Oct 01 – Nov 01 – Dec 01 – Jan 31st Feb 29th March 31 April 30 May 31 June 30 July 31 July 31 Aug 31 Sept 30 Oct 31 Nov 30 Dec 31 Total Calls for Service 340 312 289 218 304 487 383 301 Arrests 7 16 7 3 6 3 15 4 Traffic Tickets 226 149 68 10 26 31 201 66 Sick Call Outs 8 7 5 1 2 8 18 6 Call Outs (other) 11 21 11 3 1 10 13 8 Call Outs (shift not covered) 10 20 7 1 3 8 9 11 Domestics 8 10 12 6 7 11 9 12 Page 4 of 6  Lockouts 14 11 5 10 5 5 9 15 Larceny 3 3 5 4 6 8 3 5 Drug Complaint 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 Criminal Mischief 0 5 1 1 2 3 4 2 Accidents 20 16 16 9 9 18 25 19 Assault Calls 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Burglar Alarms 19 11 17 11 0/ 15 18 12 19 Medicals 50 37 38 35 55 65 47 44 Civilian Complaints 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Village of Wappingers Falls POLICE DEPARTMENT 2628 South Avenue Wappingers Falls, NY 12590 (845) 297-1011 MONTHLY DEPARTMENT STATS 2019 Date Date Date March Date Date Date Date Date Date Date Date Date Jan 01- Feb 01 – 01– April 01 – May 01- June 01- July 01- Aug 01- Sept 01 – Oct 01 – Nov 01 – Dec 01 – Jan 31st Feb 28th March 31 April 30 May 31 June 30 July 31 Aug 31 Sept 30 Oct 31 Nov 30 Dec 31 Total Calls for Service 374 274 384 350 364 427 383 379 378 347 385 367 Arrests 10 11 15 10 10 12 15 11 9 6 7 22 Traffic Tickets 220 251 300 197 203 205 201 135 118 71 122 251 Sick Call Outs 4 9 7 4 7 7 18 8 7 11 3 7 Call Outs (other) 4 1 12 3 6 16 13 3 10 32 16 15 Page 5 of 6  Call Outs (shift not covered) 3 6 7 4 5 7 9 8 7 26 17 12 Domestics 12 10 13 6 11 9 9 10 5 10 8 12 Lockouts 14 13 17 16 11 13 9 20 12 11 14 13 Larceny 7 3 3 6 9 2 3 3 6 6 4 3 Drug Complaint 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 Criminal Mischief 4 1 1 2 2 1 4 2 4 1 5 1 Accidents 24 22 23 13 34 30 25 26 30 18 29 27 Assault Calls 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 Burglar Alarms 6 9 13 12 10 13 12 14 20 13 9 10 Medicals 65 40 57 51 62 54 47 54 50 58 53 45 Civilian Complaints 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 EDC Highway, Trustee Huber Fire, Trustee Huber Safety. Village Clerk Recreation, Trustee Huber Lake, Trustee Huber Water, Mayor Alexander Personnel, Trustee Davis Sewer and Grants, Mayor Alexander Note: Future reports to be submitted in writing to the clerk prior to monthly meeting. “Public input” Motion to adjourn the 8/12/2020 Village Board Meeting Page 6 of 6