https://sleepyhollow.localarchives.org/files/original/d8f1e47801397575f4449bcf93fc5a85.pdf a2eee67935c65f258cc16d4c07cc7d69 PDF Text Text The Board of Trustees of the Village of Sleepy Hollow held a meeting on Tuesday, August 30, 2011, Village Hall, 28 Beekman Avenue, Sleepy Hollow, and New York. Present: Mayor Kenneth G. Wray Deputy Mayor Thomas Capossela David Schroedel Barbara Carr Bruce Campbell Karin Wompa Evelyn Stupel, Trustees Also Present: Anthony P. Giaccio, Village Administrator Paula A. McCarthy, Village Clerk Richard Gross, Village General Foreman Gregory Camp, Police Chief John Korzelius, Fire Chief At 7:05 p.m. the Mayor called the meeting to order with a pledge to the flag and a moment of silence for Samuel Long, a lifelong resident of Sleepy Hollow, and Frank Rizzi, a lifelong resident of Sleepy Hollow and very active in the Fire Department and local politics. Approval of Warrants: Trustee Carr moved, seconded by Trustee Schroedel to approve the warrant of $581,359,49. It was unanimous. Approval of Minutes: Trustee Carr moved, seconded by Trustee Schroedel to approve the Minutes of 6/14/2011, 8/2/2011, 8/9/2011. It was unanimous. Mayor announcements: Mayor Wray stated he is very pleased that the Village staff and volunteers did a stellar job preparing in advance and taking care of problems as they arose during Hurricane Irene. Mayor also stated that there are still some homes without power in the Village and all are frustrated with Con Ed, but there were no fatalities and no tragedies during this storm. Fire Chief Korzelius addressed the Mayor and the Board of Trustees stating that the Department prepared ahead for the storm by checking all equipments and placing volunteers on standby. The Department responded to numerous calls for assistance with flooded basements. Chief Korzelius expressed concern about people walking along the waterfront, despite warnings that the storm surges could make the riverfront dangerous. He thanked everyone, other departments and Village Officials for their help and support, and strongly advised the public to stay away from the waterfront during storms. �Richard Gross, General Foreman, addressed the Mayor and the Board of Trustees, he was pleased with the weather warnings, which gave the Department ample time to prepare. In addition to several repairs needed to sink holes and storm drains, he stated that there were 8 large trees that came down and numerous others were damaged. He stated that despite power outages, which were mostly restored by Wednesday evening, there was minimal damage in the Village. He also stated that leafs left on the road end up in the storm drains which cause back up and flooding. He thanked the residents for staying off the roads, which makes everyone's job safer and easier. Mayor Wray stated that the Village was alerted ahead of time by the DEC that there may be no water. Mr. Gross stated that the Town of Greenburg gave the Village several million gallons of water. Police Chief Camp addressed the Mayor and the Board and thanked all the Departments for working together effectively. He stated the pre planning was essential. He also warned the public that the storm surges can be a dangerous situation, and that is why the parks had to be closed. Discussion ensued. Mayor announcements: Mayor Wray stated that at this time cablevision customers had no sound on their local TV Village channel but that it would broadcast again with sound. Mayor announced that the Ambulance Corp is now housed at 28 Beekman Avenue for several reasons. He stated the ambulance headquarters building is in need of repairs and the Village does not have the resources to rebuild it. Mayor explained that Fire Patrol moved to the Fire House on Lawrence Avenue to make room for the two ambulances. In addition it is more convenient for the members to respond. The Department of Health met with Mayor and the Acting Captain of the ambulance corps, and was in accordance with this move. Mayor stated that the Village Code is being revised and needs to be reviewed by the Board. All records for the past nine years have to be checked. It is expected to be adopted by the end of November. Public Comments: Mayor opened the meeting to the public at this time and evoked the 5 minute rule. Charblie Curi of North Broadway addressed the Mayor and the Board of Trustees and asked if the Village rules apply to his sister. He also mentioned that he is relocating far away. �Trustee Reports: Trustee Schroedel - reported that our staff and volunteers did an outstanding job during the Hurricane. He reported that in the month of August the ambulance corps responded to 54 out of 56 medical calls. Trustee Schroedel stated that Shelley Florence Glover, acting ambulance corps captain has asked to be able to implement disciplinary action as needed in the department. Trustee Carr - nothing to report Trustee Campbell - reported that the next Work Session will be at the James Galgano Senior Center and invited the public to come and speak. The communications committee will be meeting tomorrow with the Village of Tarrytown. The Horan's Friends movie night had a turnout of approximately 80 people. Deputy Mayor Capossela - reported that there will be no trash collection on Monday, Labor Day. Ball fields at DeVries Park and Quattro will be closed until further notice due to flooding. Trustee Womoa - nothing to report Trustee Stupel- nothing to report Administrator's Report: (see attached) Resolutions: (see attached) Old Business: Trustee Wompa stated that she has been working together with resident, John Edwards, to start petitions to save the local post office from closing. Signatures will be sent to government officials. New Business: Trustee Stupel raised the issue of the finance department accepting cash for tax and water payments. Discussion ensued. Mayor asked that the discussion regarding the acceptance of cash be discussed at the next work session. �Public Comments: Mayor opened the meeting to the public at this time and evoked the 5 minute rule. Jack Gasko of Webber Avenue addressed the Mayor and the Board of Trustees and stated that a lot of people in the community have to scramble at the last minute to pay their taxes and to restrict that (taking cash) would be a disservice. There were no further comments at this time. At 8:11 pm on motion by Trustee Carr, seconded by Trustee Schroedel the meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted, 'aula 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-2011 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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