MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
held on Wednesday, September 8, 2022
PRESENT: ABSENT:
Mayor Lawrence A. Ceriello
Deputy Mayor Antonio D’Angelo
Trustee Regina Im
Trustee Gregory LiCalzi Jr.
Trustee Joseph Williams
Paul Pepper. Morici & Morici
Mayor Ceriello led the Board in the Pledge of Allegiance.
A Motion to Open the Public Meeting was made by Trustee LiCalzi, Seconded by Trustee Im and called to order at 7:30 pm and approved by all.
SEPTEMBER 11th
The Mayor announced the names of the Village residents who lost their lives on September 11, 2001: Thomas Burke, Paul R. Casio, James Connor, Joseph J. Dickey, Jr., John F. Iskyan, Timothy C. Kelly and Frank Salvaterra.
MINUTES
Motion to approve the minutes from the July 12, 2022 Board of Trustees Meeting was made by Trustee Williams, seconded by Mayor Ceriello and approved by all.
MAYOR’S REPORT
PLANTING FIELDS FOUNDATION
Mayor Ceriello announced that the Planting Fields Foundation is celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frederick Law Olmsted, the mind behind so many brilliant landscape designs on Long Island and throughout the country. To mark this special occasion, Planting Fields is participating in a series of programs that are all part of the greater Olmsted 200 celebration. This celebration will include a guided walking tour of Munsey Park given by Andrew Cronson on October 23rd from 10 to 11:30 AM. Details on the registration process will be presented at the next board meeting and communicated to all residents.
JIMMY’S RUN
The Mayor reminded the Board that Jimmy’s Run (Lead the Way Foundation) will take place on September 11, 2022. The Mayor asked Ted Boutzalis and Kevin Staino (MP Road Crew) to assist The Lead The Way Foundation by providing traffic and safety control to all participants and Village residents. The Mayor also announced that there will be a ceremony immediately following the run and Trustee LiCalzi mentioned that he will be one of the speakers at the event.
VILLAGE SPEED LIMIT
The Mayor announced that Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a measure that will allow towns and villages to lower the speed limits on local streets to 25 mph. The Village will begin the process to lower the limit which includes a traffic study which supports the lower limit.
BUILDING ADVISORY COMMITEE
Mayor Ceriello made a motion to appoint Michelle Denihan as the newest Building Advisory Committee (BAC) Member, seconded by Trustee LiCalzi and approved by all. The Mayor thanked out-going BAC member Diana Alexiou her for her service to the Village.
ROAD WORK PROJECT
Jim Antonelli, Village Engineer, reported that six bids were submitted for the Village’s next Road Work Project. The low bidder for the combined project was United Paving Corporation of East Norwich, NY, with a bid of $415,470.50. Based on Mr. Antonelli’s recommendation, in conjunction with the Board’s review of the submitted bid documents, a motion was made by Mayor Ceriello to accept the bid of the United Paving Corporation of East Norwich, N.Y., seconded by Deputy Mayor D’Angelo and carried as follows:
Mayor Larry Ceriello: AYE
Deputy Antonio D’Angelo: AYE
Trustee Regina Im: AYE
Trustee Greg LiCalzi: AYE
Trustee Joseph Williams: AYE
WANG – Trumbull Road
Mr. Wang replaced his driveway and based on the inspection of the Village’s Code Enforcer; the driveway is a few inches wider than the code allows. The contractor received a violation, and the homeowner paid the imposed fine. The driveway was approved as a legal/non-conforming which means that if/when the driveway is replaced the width will return to Village Code. Documentation stating that this driveway was permitted as a legal non-conforming will be placed in the homeowner’s house file.
102 BORGLUM ROAD
The Village received an application for a rear yard fence replacement at 102 Borglum Road whereby the property line runs adjacent to Port Boulevard. The fence is considered a "permanent" fence. The resident would like to install a white PVC fence in place of the wood stockade fencing. Mayor Ceriello motioned to approve the rear fence at 102 Borglum Road, seconded by Trustee Williams and approved by all.
FINANCIAL REPORT
Deputy Mayor D’Angelo reported that the Village is starting to see the benefits of the new garbage contract which is down from $45,000 to $35,500. Two significant expenses in the past two months are electric repairs which have been running about $4,000 a month and tree maintenance of approximately $3,000 to $4,000 a month.
PUBLIC SAFETY
Trustee Williams presented the following reports:
· POLICE REPORT: The Police Report for July 2022 notes one (1) 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 51 summonses (30 Movers and 21 Parkers). The Police Report for August 2022 notes no Auto Accidents, no Burglary-Residence, no Burglary-Business, no Robberies, One (1) Larceny-Auto incident, Two (2) Larceny (other than auto), One (1) Criminal Mischief incidents and a total of 48 summonses (43 Movers and 5 Parkers).
· JUSTICE REPORT: The Monthly Justice Report for July 2022 notes total fines assessed in the amount of $365.00. The Monthly Justice Report for August 2022 notes total fines assessed in the amount of $2160.00
· BUILDING REPORT: The Building Report notes that between June 1, 2022 to August 29, 2022 a total of 51 permits have been issued totaling $43,032.00 in Building Permit Fees.
Motion to close the Board of Trustees Public Meeting was made by Mayor Ceriello, Seconded by Deputy Mayor D’Angelo and approved by all.
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Lawrence A. Ceriello Tara Gibbons
Mayor Treasurer/Clerk