https://sleepyhollow.localarchives.org/files/original/03c30599e64ccc45491136545bcab65b.pdf 6854bf61c1408f2894043753dcb8e5d3 PDF Text Text Minutes of the Board of Trustees Village of Sleepy Hollow A work session of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Sleepy Hollow was held on Tuesday, December 1,2009 starting at 7:00 P.M. at Rock of Salvation Church, 131 Cortlandt Street, Sleepy Hollow, New York. Present: Mayor Kenneth G. Wray Karin T. Wompa Thomas Capossela Bruce R. Campbell Evelyn R. Stupel Barbara J. Carr Trustees David L. Schroedel (Absent) Also Present: Anthony Giaccio, Village Administrator Janet Gandolfo, Village Attorney Jose Cotarelo, Police Chief Diane Jacobson, Village Treasurer Rich Gross, General Foreman Sean McCarthy, Village Architect Mayor Wray called the meeting to order at 7:08 p.m. MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS - Mayor Wray announced that there will be a public comment period at the end of the agenda and thanked Reverend Santiago for hosting the work session. COURT REPORT -- Judge Andres Valdespino updated the Board on several initiatives that the Court has instituted including setting up the metal detector and adding another Thursday session to the Court calendar. POLICE CHIEF REPORT - Chief Cotarelo gave a report on recent actions taken by the Police Department. Enforcement of the new scoff law has been very successful, the meters wil be bagged for the holidays for the entire month of December and the speed trailer has been set up along Route 9 to monitor traffic. RECREATION REPORT - Representatives from AYSO, TNT, the School and Tarrytown Recreation were in attendance to discuss field usage. Recreation Supervisor Robin Pell was also in attendance. Discussion ensued. �CENSUS - Trustee Campbell urged participation in the upcoming census. An accurate population count could potentially affect future funding. The Mayor asked for a list of individuals interested in assisting with the census, RECORDS CLERK - The Mayor indicated that a part-time records clerk is needed to work on a project in the building department. The work will be completely funded through a Grant. HOUSING COMMITTEE - The Mayor informed the residents that the Housing Committee is working hard in dealing with the illegal housing problem. The Building Department is focusing its attention on landlords as well as tenants if violations exist. PUBLIC COMMENTS Rita Jimenez - Asked if landlords had the right to go into a tenant's apartment if they feel there is a code violation. Mayor Wray responded by saying yes as long as they give 24 hour notice. Reverend Santiago - Mentioned the following issues: A damaged sidewalk on Clinton, enforcing the dog waste law, adding a handicap space on Cortlandt Street and enforcing teen drinking. The Mayor responded to these concerns. Carlos Panjon - (Through an interpreter) asked if the Village could do something about increased crime and menacing teenagers on Cedar Street. He also asked for a speed bump on Cedar Street to slow down traffic. Rita Jimenez - Ms. Jimenez agreed with Mr. Panjon and said that similar issues exist on Cortlandt Street, Trustee Caposella said that all of these issues need to be addressed. Margarita Benitez - Asked if the Village could help a resident get acceptance into the senior citizen affordable housing building. The Mayor responded by saying that the Village didn't determine who gets approved and denied. Serillo Rodriguez - Complained about Village taxes. Mr. Rodiguez owns rent controlled buildings and feels that it is unfair that the rent can't be increased even though the taxes increase. Ms. Gandolfo said that a tax break is available to people who own rent controlled buildings. Mayor Wray again thanked Reverend Santiago for hosting the work session. At 9:30 p.m. the meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Anthony Giaccio Village Administrator � 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-2009 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/. Title A name given to the resource MINS_TRUST_2009-12-01 Subject The topic of the resource Board of Trustees Minutes-2009 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2009 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Village of Sleepy Hollow All Rights Reserved. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text