https://sleepyhollow.localarchives.org/files/original/298c582986973b415e714548b64622f4.pdf 0ef2addc0227c71d2b9b4fc554e43a58 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, Sept. 2,2014 at 7:00 P.M. at Village Hall, 28 Beekman Avenue, Sleepy Hollow, New York. Present: Mayor Kenneth G. Wray Deputy Mayor Jennifer Lobato-Church Karin Wompa Bruce Campbell Glenn Rosenbloom Dorothy Handelman Evelyn Stupel Trustees Also Present: Anthony Giaccio, Village Administrator Janet Gandolfo, Village Attorney Rich Gross, General Foreman Sean McCarthy, Village Architect Mayor Wray called the work session to order at 7:00 p.m. f ^ LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION - The Board discussed creating a local development corporation (LDC). The Board was provided with a draft resolution and LDC attorney, Justin Miller was on hand to answer questions. Mayor Wray requested that the resolution establishing a local development corporation be on the next Board meeting agenda. IT TAKES A VILLAGE FUNDRAISER - Loraine Levy of "It Takes a Village 10591" was in attendance to promote a fundraising event, which will take place at the Kathryn W. Davis River Walk Center on Saturday, September 6. "It Takes a Village 10591" is an organization created to provide services and support for senior citizens. AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND - Representatives from the American Council of the Blind were in attendance to request more accessible crosswalks. The Village will be installing new traffic signals on Beekman Avenue and across Route 9 in the near future. The signals could be modified to aid visually impaired individuals. It was the consensus of the Board to include these modifications when the traffic signals are designed. CAPITAL BUDGET REQUESTS - Ambulance Corps Assistant Chief, Antonio Ibarro summarized the ambulance corps' capital budget requests. All capital budget requests were previously submitted to the Board. Mr. Giaccio summarized the requests related to general administration. TAX MAP CONVERSION PROJECT - Mr. Giaccio reported that Municity was the lowest bidder for the tax map conversion project and recommended that the Board award the bid at the next Board meeting. Mr. Giaccio also recommended retaining the Village Assessor, Fred Gross to act as project manager. Mr. Gross will be submitting a formal proposal for this work. �^ AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM STAFF - There was a discussion about the after-school program. Recreation Supervisor, Robin Pell had submitted a written request to hire additional staff. The Board requested more information about the program before any new hires are made. Trustee Rosenbloom asked for a financial report from last year's after-school program. Mr. Giaccio said that the treasurer will prepare one for the next Board meeting. MEALS ON WHEELS AGREEMENT - The Village is looking to change its meals on wheels provider from Phelps Hospital to Kendal on Hudson. The recreation department believes that Kendal on Hudson is better equipped to provide this service and by having them, could result in more people signing up to receive meals. A draft agreement with Kendal on Hudson was provided to the Board for review. Mayor Wray requested that this item be on the next Board meeting agenda. CHILEAN CELEBRATION REQUEST - The Board discussed a request from Los Andes Bakery to hold a Chilean Independence Day Celebration on Valley Street on September 14,2014 from 10:00am-8:00pm. The owners of Santorini Restaurant were in attendance to object to closing down Valley Street for this event. The Board recommended moving the event to Sykes Park. The applicant v/ill be notified. ACCEPT RESIGNATION - Mayor Wray acknowledged receipt of a letter of resignation from secretary to the administrator, Chris Scelza and thanked Mr. Scelza for his service to the village. CANVASS LIST FOR BOOKEEPER - There was a discussion regarding canvassing the Civil Service list for bookkeeper to fill the recent vacancy in the finance department. Mayor Wray requested that this item be on the next Board meeting agenda. BLOCK PARTY REQUEST - The Board reviewed a request from Cynthia Ofer of 154 Farrington Avenue to have a block party on September 28, 2014 from 4:30pm to 11:00pm. The Board had no objection to this request as long as the event ended at 10:00pm. Mayor Wray requested that this item be on the next Board meeting agenda. CHURCH BAZAAR REQUEST - The Board reviewed a request from the Immaculate Conception Church to hold a bazaar on September 4, 5 and 6. The Board had no objection with this request. APPROVE ACTIONS OF THE AMBULANCE CORPS - The Board reviewed a memo from Ambulance Corps Assistant Chief, Antonio Ibarro describing recent actions taken by the ambulance corps. Mayor Wray requested that a resolution to acknowledge the corps actions be on the next Board meeting agenda. POLICE OFFICER TRANSFERS - Trustee Wompa requested that Mayor Wray add an agenda item to discuss possible police officer transfers. Mayor Wray approved the request. Trustee Wompa started the discussion. There was a debate as to how the process of hiring a transfer should work. Trustee Rosenbloom requested a financial analysis on how hiring a transfer would impact the budget. The finance department is in the process of preparing a financial report and will have it for the next Board meeting. �E X E C U T I V E SESSION Motion was made by Trustee Handelman and seconded by Trustee Rosenbloom to go into executive session to discuss a legal matter. Motion passed 6-1 (Campbell) On a motion made by Deputy Mayor Lobato-Church and seconded by Trustee Wompa and carried unanimously the Board moved out of executive session. At 9:45 p.m. the meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Anthony 'Giabcio 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-2014 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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