https://sleepyhollow.localarchives.org/files/original/1bd7fb01e115f6b1744f7113fe1c4c5c.pdf 96c2f94977c49fc99ed5ec7d080bfa1e PDF Text Text Minutes of the Board of Trustees Village of Sleepy Hollow The Board of Trustees of the Village of Sleepy Hollow held a Work Session on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at the James Galgano Building, 55 Elm Street, Sleepy Hollow, N e w York. Present: Mayor Kenneth G. Wray Thomas Capossela Karin T. W o m p a Bruce R. Campbell Barbara J. Carr David L. Schroedel Evelyn R. Stupel Trustees Also Present: Anthony Giaccio, Village Administrator Sara DiGiacomo, Village Treasurer Janet Gandolfo, Village Attorney Greg Camp, Police Chief Sean McCarthy, Village Architect John Korzelius, Fire Chief Mayor Wray called the work session to order at 7:00 p.m. M A Y O R ' S C O M M E N T S - Mayor Wray announced that there will be a 9/11 memorial ceremony at Patriots Park at 9:00am. Public Comments will be permitted during the work session. FIRE C H I E F A N N O U N C E M E N T - Fire Chief John Korzelius reported that the Fire Department is organizing a food and clothing drive to aid victims of Hurricane Irene. The Fire Department will be collecting these items at the Street Fair. All donations will be sent to the Town of Prattsville, N e w York, which suffered extensive damage due to the storm. H I S T O R I C H U D S O N V A L L E Y E V E N T - Thom Thacker of Historic Hudson Valley gave an over view of the Horseman's Hollow events being planned at Philipsburg Manor. The event will be held on more nights this year. The show location has been moved to minimize the impact on the neighborhood. Sound effects and music will be directed away from the residential area. G R A N T S - Grant Writer, Fiona Hodgson updated the Board on several grant applications. The grant contract for the Lighthouse needs to be amended. The Board needs to authorize Ms. Hodgson to apply for F E M A grants. A resolution is required for a COPS grant. �C A S H RECEIPTS - Sara DiGiacomo started the discussion on whether or not the Village should accept cash. Ms. DiGiacomo recommended that anything over $200 should be paid either by check or money order. Not everyone on the Board agreed. Trustees Capossela, Schroedel and Campbell all felt that cash should be accepted. Trustee W o m p a and Stupel said that the Village should go with Ms. DiGiacomo's recommendation. Discussion ensued. K E N D A L L A V E N U E S I D E W A L K S - Mr. Giaccio updated the Board on the Kendall Avenue Sidewalk project. The project should begin within a couple of weeks. There was a question from a resident asking h o w the Duracell issue would affect this project. Discussion ensued. C O D E R E V I S I O N S - Village Attorney, Janet Gandolfo updated the Board on the code revision project. Department heads are meeting with Ms. Gandolfo to bring the Village code up to date. Many local laws are outdated and obsolete. The Village Board will have to vote on any changes made to the code. When completed, this project will enable residents to access the code on-line. See attached report. B L O C K P A R T Y - The Board discussed a request made by Lisa Beusse to have a block party on Harwood Avenue on September 18 from 5:00 to 9:00pm. D U R A C E L L U P D A T E - Sean McCarthy updated the Board on the Duracell clean-up project. A E C O M , which is the company hired by Proctor and Gamble to test and remediate the site, has received approvals from the Village Board and Planning Board for use of the Elm Street parking lot and 30 Andrews Lane. Test results have not yet been provided by the D.E.C. Several residents are angry over the delays. Discussion ensued. G E N E R A L M O T O R S U P D A T E - Mayor Wray gave a report on General Motors. The Village Board approved a special permit to redevelop the site on June 7. General Motors sent out R F P ' s to potential developers, which were due back by September 2. General Motors has indicated that they would like to sell the property by February, 2012. PUBLIC COMMENTS Mario Belanich asked about the ambulance corps. Mayor Wray responded. Josephine Galgano also asked about the ambulance corps. Roberta See complained about problems at Barnhart Park. Chief Camp will set up a meeting with residents to discuss. Irene Amato complained about the movie shoot that was held on Friday. �At 9:20 p.m., on a motion made by Trustee Carr and seconded by Trustee Schroedel and carried unanimously the Board moved into Special Session. R E S O L U T I O N S - See Attached E X E C U T I V E SESSION At 9:37 p.m., on a motion made by Trustee Schroedel and seconded by Trustee Carr and carried unanimously the Board moved to Executive Session to discuss legal matters. At 9:54 p.m., on a motion made by Trustee Schroedel and seconded by Trustee Carr and carried unanimously the Board moved out of executive session. Motion was made Trustee Schroedel and seconded by Trustee Capossela to approve a resolution authorizing spending an additional $5,000 on STV Traffic Consulting for work related to the Tarrytown Litigation. Motion passed 5-0. Trustee Campbell did not vote At 9:58 p.m., on a motion made by Trustee Schroedel and seconded by Trustee Carr and carried unanimously the meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted, A n t h o n y t j M c c i o , Village Administrator �Resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Sleepy Hollow Approving Change Orders for the Shaft Nine Pump Station Project WHEREAS, the Village of Sleepy Hollow entered into a contract with Cassidy Excavating of Valhalla, NY for the Shaft Nine Pump Station sire work; and WHEREAS, due to unexpected circumstances outlined in the attached memo, additional work was necessary to complete the project; and WHEREAS, the Village Engineer has reviewed the Change Orders and is recommended payment for the additional work; and WHEREAS, funding for said project is being paid through the Village's capital budget. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees herein accepts the Change Orders for the Shaft Nine Pump Station project at a total amount of $10, 588.30 Moved: Trustee Wompa Seconded: Deputy Mayor Capossela Vote: 6-0 �Resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Sleepy Hollow Approving removal of Tree Lot WHEREAS, the tree located in front of 128 Cortlandt Street has proven to be a concern for public safety; and WHEREAS, the Chief of Police supports the removal of said tree for public safety reasons; NOW, THEREFORE the Board of Trustee hereby authorizes the removal of the tree lot at 128 Cortlandt Street. Moved: Deputy Mayor Capossela Trustees Campbell and Carr voted: No Seconded: Trustee Schroedel Vote: 4-2 �Resolution of the Board of Trustees Authorizing Block Party Be It Resolved the Board of Trustees hereby authorizes the Harwood Avenue block party on September 18, 2011 from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm ; and Be It Further Resolved the Board of Trustees directs the Chief of Police to coordinate the public safety issues with the applicants for the block party. Moved: Trustee Stupe! Seconded: Trustee Campbell Vote: 6-0 �Meeting Date: 09/06/2011 Resolution#: 09/102/2011 Whereas, the Village of Sleepy Hollow has retained the services of STY Consultants to review the traffic impacts of Lighthouse Landing for the defense of the legal proceedings commenced by Tarrytown; and Whereas, the Board of Trustees has previously approved the sum of $5,000 for said services; and Whereas, STV consultants has requested an additional approval for $5,000 and it being determined by special counsel that said authorization is necessary; Now, therefore, be it resolved the Board of Trustees authorizes an additional $5,000 be allocated for the services of STV consultants. Moved: Trustee Schroedel Trustee Campbell Voted: No Seconded: Deputy Mayor Capossela Vote: 5-1 � 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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