3 25 51 https://sleepyhollow.localarchives.org/files/original/af4d27d893934a0deff75f93474632a6.pdf 5f95e274b0828999a7327783cb53916e PDF Text Text Resolution of the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Village of Sleepy Hollow Over-Turning Tree Commission Decision WHEREAS, A tree permit application to remove three trees located at 250 Kelbourne Avenue was submitted to ttie Building Department by John and Erika Stroligo and, WHEREAS, On November 1, 2009 the Tree Commission denied the request, and WHEREAS, The applicants submitted two arborfst reports, which stated that one of the three trees posed a potential hazard, and WHEREAS, On November 19, 2009, the applicants wrote a letter to the Village Board requesting that they over-turn the decision of the Tree Commission by allowing them to remove the single tree, NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Village of Sleepy Hollow over-turn the decision made by the Tree Commission on November 1, 2009 by allowing John and Erika Stroligo to remove one tree located 250 Kelbourne Avenue. Moved: Trustee Wompa Seconded: Trustee Schroedel Trustee Carr: Absent for this vote. Vote: 5-0 �The Board of Trustees of the Village of Sleepy Hollow held a meeting on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 in Village Hall, 28 Beekman Avenue, Sleepy Hollow, and New York. Present: I^ayor Kenneth G. Wray David Schroedel Barbara Carr Bruce Campbell Karin Wompa, Trustees Absent: Deputy Mayor Capossela Trustee Stupel Also Present: Anthony P. Giaccio, Village Administrator Janet Gandolfo, Village Counsel (Came in at 8:05 pm.) Diane Jacobson, Village Treasurer Richard Gross, Village General Foreman Sean E. McCarthy, Village Building Inspector Paula A. McCarthy, Village Clerk At 7:12 p.m. the Mayor called the meeting to order with a prayer and pledge to the flag. The Mayor asked for a moment of silence for Manny Cappello and Jo Ann Kopcinski, both were long time residents of Sleepy Hollow. Mayor announced that Trustee Stupel is out of the Country. Approval of Minutes Trustee Campbell moved, seconded by Trustee Carr to approve the minutes of 11/17/09; 11/24/09; 12/01/09; 12/15/09. It was unanimous. Approval of Warrants Trustee Campbell moved, seconded by Trustee Schroedel to approve Warrants number 09DECE, 09DEC22F, 10JAN12, 10JAN12A, In the amount of $179,99723. It was unanimous. Mayor announcements; The Catsklll Aqueduct will be shut down this week and next week, the Village will draw water supply from the preserve then will draw from the Village of Briarcliff and the Town of Greenburg. Mayor urged everyone to conserve water, from tomorrow morning until tomorrow evening. Organic waste is still being picked up including Christmas trees. Salt barrels are in use throughout the Village. �The Mayor also addressed the proper display of the United States Flag; The Mayor explained that there's a flag code to obey by. The United States President and the Governors' are the only ones allowed to order the flag at half staff. Mayor also addressed proper display of the American flag such as; It has to be displayed on the right side, take it down if it rains, If it's dirty or torn It should be discarded of properly. If the flag is displayed at night it should have a light shining on i t Mayor has asked the Village Administrator to purchase a Village flag, and others flags for the Ambulance and Fire depts. These flags will fly at half staff when needed. Trustee Reports: Trustee Schroedel reported that the holiday schedule for garbage pickup next week is In effect. Trustee Schroedel announced that the Auditor's report resolution Is on the agenda. Revenue is higher than projected but expenses are also 2% higher. Trustee Schroedel stated that there has been revenue from the new sanitation rates and Trustee Schroedel recommended 25% sanitation roll back retroactive to June 2009. A resolution for these rates is also on the agenda for this evening. The Public Safety Committee met with the Fire department and commended their presentation, asked that they present capital in the spring time and educate about costs. The Committee also discussed that the schools, the hospital and Kendall on Hudson, have communication interference with their radios and a major fire will cause difficulty communicating, he asked the Administrator to facilitate setting up a meeting with this committee as soon as possible. Trustee Carr reported that the bids are in for the completion of Senior Center. Trustee Campbell reported that on Feb 2"^, the trustees work session will be at the Wright's Center. Trustee Campbell also reported that the Villages of Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown and the Public Schools of the Tarrytown's are doing a tri-agency study for the local villages and schools on Jan 25'"^ at the SHHS cafeteria from 7pm - 9 pm. Mayor stated that when there's a different location for the work session that the public is allowed to speak. Mayor encourages residents to attend these meetings and bring their concerns to the board, especially if its budget related. Trustee Wompa reported that there are available grants for Fire department that require engineering study. The Village Calendar Is being worked on by the Downtown Revitalization Staff and It is coming along nicely. Streetscapes improvements will continue and will meet with Morse school about this. Grant may be available for communication system for the Fire department when they respond to a call at the schools. �Mayor announced that there has been a ruling regarding General motors. Trustee Schroede! announced that Givi challenged the previous board and the court upheld it's ruling. This is a significant incentive for GM to continue negotiations with the village. Public CommentsFrank Lombardi - from Franchise contractor - stated that his company was low bidder for the Senior Center Interior Construction. Asked why the Village did not award them the lowest bid and asked for the Board to reconsider. Mayor responded that there is a resolution on the agenda for this evening regarding this bid award. Joyce Armstrong- addressed the Mayor and the Board of Trustees and stated that she continues to have problems with the police department. She complained that one of the Police Officers has violated the code of ethics, and that this Police Officer's family gets special treatment. Ms. Armstrong requested that a formal investigation be done. The Mayor recommended putting this request in writing. Ms. Armstrong also compliant that her nephew was stopped by the Police in the Village and that his Christmas gift was searched. Ms. Armstrong asked if Former Chief Kapica from Greenburg is coming on Staff with the Village. Mayor responded that this is a personnel matter. Don Cateano of Lawrence Avenue, addressed the Mayor and the Board and stated that he has been a resident of this village for 50 years and stated that the new Chief of Police and the new Board of Trustees should do the right thing. Mr. Cateano complained about the sanitation rates. He stated that the Board is taking money out of the people's pockets. Mr. Cateano stated that he rides around quite a bit and sees that there are only some good stores. Others went down the hole. He asked the Board to control this. Mr. Cateano complained about the Former Police Chief parking in front of a fire hydrant for many years. He also complained about the Village Court and suggested that the Board get a report from the court once a month. Mr. Cateano stated that the Village is not being run the right way and hopes that tax payers won't suffer more consequences. Joyce Armstrong addressed the Board and the Mayor again and asked if there is an ethics committee. Mrs. Armstrong complained that she was assaulted and that her assailant was not arrested for 3 weeks. She explained that her assailant sat next to her in court and that she felt scared. She's happy that the metal detector in the court is now in place. Mayor suggested that if this is a pending court action this Board won't be able to comment Administrator's Report The budget process has begun; the treasurer has sent out year-to-date financial reports to all Department Heads; and that a 5% decrease had been requested. The Route 9 Culvert Project has been temporarily put on hold due the State's weather concerns. If the current contract expires the project may need to be re-bid. �Next week Fiona Hodgson has been invited to attend the Work Session and report on grant approvals. The Administrator encouraged all residents to participate in the recreation study. At 8:09 p.m. a motion was made by Trustee Wompa to go into Executive Session for a possible litigation matter; seconded by Trustee Campbell. At 8:15 p.m. Trustee Wompa moved, seconded by Trustee Campbell to come out of Executive Session. Resolutions: see attached 13 resolutions attached- all passed. Public Comments James West - Thanked the Mayor and the board for the traffic study on Rte 9. Don Cateano - asked the Hayor and the Board to look at the Webber sign park sign. It's not light up properly. Mayor explained why the Webber Park sign was installed following several public hearings regarding such. So far this sign has had a postive effect. Mr. Cateano stated the Webber Park sign is not visible and it's not proper and it's tax payers money. Mayor Wray explained that the Board had many requests and support from the residents in that area to put up this sign. Mr. Cateano said no one ever does the right thing in this Village. Trustee Wompa reported that last week's meeting was not aired properly due to technical difficulties. On motion by Trustee Campbell, seconded by Trustee Schroedel the meeting was adjourned at 8:55 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Paula A. McCarthy Village Clerk � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes & Resolutions-2010 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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