MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
held on February 12, 2020
PRESENT: ABSENT:
Deputy Mayor Jennifer Noone Mayor Lawrence A. Ceriello
Trustee Antonio D’Angelo
Trustee Joseph Williams
Trustee Anthony M. Sabino
Robert Morici, Morici & Morici, LLP
Paul Pepper, Morici & Morici, LLP
Deputy Mayor Noone led the Board and those in attendance in the Pledge of Allegiance.
A Motion to Open the Public Meeting was made by Trustee Sabino, Seconded by Trustee D’Angelo and called to Order by Deputy Mayor Noone at 7:36 pm.
MINUTES
A Motion was made by Trustee Sabino to approve the Minutes of the January 8, 2020 Meeting of the Board of Trustees; said motion was Seconded by Trustee D’Angelo and unanimously approved.
PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT
JUSTICE REPORT: The Monthly Justice Report for January 2020 was presented by Trustee Sabino with total fines assessed in the amount of $1,952.00.
POLICE REPORT: The Police Report for January 2020 was presented by Trustee Sabino, stating 3 Auto Accidents, one Burglary-Residence, no Burglary-Business, no Robberies, no Larceny-Auto incident, no Larceny (other than auto), no Criminal Mischief incidents and a total of 47 summonses (44 Movers and 3 Parkers). The Police Report for February 2020 was also presented, stating 4 Auto Accidents, no Burglary-Residence, no Burglary-Business, no Robberies, no Larceny-Auto incident, no Larceny (other than auto), no Criminal Mischief incidents and a total of 14 summonses (9 Movers and 5 Parkers).
BUILDING REPORT: The Building Report was presented by Trustee Sabino, stating that between June 1, 2019 and February 6, 2020, a total of 138 permits have been issued totaling $177,370 in Building Permit Fees.
NEW BUSINESS
GIRL SCOUT
Girl Scout Troop 548 member and MHS junior, Courtney Gibbons, presented an idea to the Board to obtain recyclable cans for the Village Parks. Ms. Gibbons is in pursuit of obtaining the highest award a Girl Scout Senior can earn, the Gold Award. Currently, neither Copley Pond and Waldmann Memorial Park park have recyclable containers for bottles and cans, just one container that collects all types of waste. Her fundraising will cover all expenses for this environmental improvement project to the Village.
ELECTION
Deputy Mayor Noone announced that the Village of Munsey Park’s Election is on Wednesday, March 18th from Noon to 9 pm at Village Hall. All four candidates were present and were given the opportunity to briefly introduced themselves to the Board. The candidates running for the two open trustee seats are: John Dellaquila, Regina Im, Gregory LiCalzi and Trustee Anthony M. Sabino.
APPROVE THE ENGAGEMENT OF NEW ACCOUNTANT
Trustee Sabino made a motion to approve the engagement letter retaining the accounting firm Cullen and Danowski, and specifically Alan Yu partner thereof, seconded by Trustee Williams and unanimously approved by all.
188 RYDER ROAD
Deputy Mayor Noone made a motion to approve the enclosure of the existing side porch at 188 Ryder Road, seconded by Trustee Sabino and unanimously approved by all.
FINANCIAL REPORT
Trustee D’Angelo reported this month’s largest financial variables which includes upgrading Village Hall computers ($4,500), Replace three batteries on our dump truck ($1,700), Fix the decaying pillars at the entrance of Park Avenue ($5,400) and paint new street signs ($1,200) which will be replaced this spring. Trustee D’Angelo stated that the Village is preparing and will present the proposed 2021 budget at the March meeting, followed by the approval of the budget in April.
BUILDING ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT
Trustee Williams reported that the board is currently reviewing the Building Advisory Committee’s (BAC) process which includes applications, fees, architectural review guidelines and final approval. Trustee Williams also announced that the BAC is excited to welcome a new committee member and Village resident, Mrs. Joanie Toth.
ROADS
Deputy Mayor Noone reported that the Village is in communication with the MLWD regarding a possible shared work project on the repaying of parts of Park Avenue, specifically Ridge Crescent to Manhasset Woods Road. MLWD intends to replace water main lines on Park Avenue in the fall of this year or in 2021. Deputy Mayor Noone said that they are still in the preliminary phases of this project and will not know an exact time frame until further communication. The Village would like to repave the rest of Park Avenue during this project, but a review of the current budget and the final debt payment of current road bonds from 2007 will determine this decision. In the meantime, the Village plans on arranging another road project if the Park Avenue repave gets pushed off to 2021. Kensett Road and Bingham Circle are in need of a road improvement and the Village will begin working with the Village engineer to arrange this project.
There being no further business, a Motion to close the meeting was made by Trustee Sabino and Seconded by Trustee Williams and the meeting was brought to a close at 8:21 pm.
Questions/Comments were received from the following resident:
John Dellaquila
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Lawrence A. Ceriello Tara Gibbons
Mayor Treasurer/Clerk