MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
held on Wednesday, October 12, 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 Im, Seconded by Trustee Ceriello and called to order at 7:40 pm and approved by all.
MINUTES
Motion to approve the minutes from the September 8, 2022, Board of Trustees Meeting was made by Trustee LiCalzi, seconded by Trustee Williams and approved by all.
MAYOR’S REPORT
VILLAGE HISTORIAN
Mayor Ceriello made a motion to reappoint Andrew Cronson as MP Village Historian, seconded by trustee Im and approved by all. 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.
REPAVING PROJECT
Mayor Ceriello updated the Board that by Friday paving should be complete and the striping will be completed the following week.
VILLAGE SPEED LIMIT
Rebecca Goldberg from Cameron Engineering presented the details involving the proposed traffic study.
The traffic study is being undertaken in connection with a proposed reduction of the speed limit on all Village roads to 25 mph. Although a recent NYS legislative change allows the Village to reduce the Village-wide speed limit to 25 mph, a study must demonstrate that the lower speed limit is warranted for public safety. The tubes will remain in place for 7 days measuring volume and speed of traffic. In addition, a traffic study will also determine the source of Village traffic. This part of the study is conducted by capturing an image of license plates entering and exiting the Village. The Mayor made a motion to approve the traffic study, seconded by Trustee Williams 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
REAUTHORIZE IMA WITH TONH
Mayor Ceriello made a motion to approve the IMA (Inter Municipal Agreement) with the Town of North Hempstead, seconded by Deputy Mayor D’Angelo and approved by all.
SHOP AROUND THE BLOCK
Trustee Williams made a motion to approve Shop Around the Block on November 4, 2022 from 10 am to 2 pm, seconded by Deputy Mayor D’Angelo and approved by all.
LIGHT THE NIGHT
Mayor Ceriello made a motion to approve Light the Night on December 4th, seconded by Deputy Mayor D’Angelo and approved by all.
THE FOLLOWING PERMIT APPLICATIONS AND THE ASSOCIATED PLANS ARE AVAIABLE AT VILLLAGE HALL:
FENCE APPLICATION (MEYER 108 ABBEY)
The Board approved a 5-year non-renewable gate/fence permit at 108 Abbey Road. The Solid fence was approved for the side wall with a 4-foot drop connected to a gate with turkey wire installed on all remaining sides.
EXISTING FENCE (LIN – 112 Borglum)
The Board decided to postpone their decision regarding this pre-existing fence permit application pending further discussion and observation of the existing fence.
CHANGE OF GRADE (HSEUH -21 Kensett)
Trustee LiCalzi made a motion to approve the change of grade (elongate the previously approved retaining wall), seconded by Trustee Williams and approved by all. It was noted that the change of grade will help contain water runoff and capture yard space.
RETAINING WALL (KARMOIL 570 Hunt Lane)
Deputy Mayor D’Angelo made a motion to approve the retaining wall ay 570 Hunt Lane with the same look and character as existing and to be moved on to the Village ROW (3 feet SW), seconded by Trustee Im and approved by all.
FINANCIAL REPORT
Deputy Mayor D’Angelo reported one highlighted expense for $5,600 to Northern Masonry for concrete grinding at 78 locations. It was also noted that the building permits revenue is above budget at this time.
PUBLIC SAFETY
Trustee Williams presented the following reports:
· POLICE REPORT: The Police Report for September 2022 notes one (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 20 summonses (12 Movers and 8 Parkers).
· JUSTICE REPORT: The Monthly Justice Report for September 2022 notes total fines assessed in the amount of $6,653.
· BUILDING REPORT: The Building Report notes that between June 1, 2022 to October 5, 2022 a total of 77 permits have been issued totaling $108,550.00 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