https://sleepyhollow.localarchives.org/files/original/6f5c0c5eafd040fcf87f162028a508f8.pdf 05c971540355f08aaf82c53b2c662b7c 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, May 5, 2020 at 7:00 P.M. at Village Hall, 28 Beekman Avenue, Sleepy Hollow, New York. The meeting was broadcasted live. Residents could not attend in person due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but could attend by phone and video. The Village Board participated by video. Present: Mayor Kenneth G. Wray (By Video) Deputy Mayor Glenn Rosenbloom (By Video) Denise Scaglione (By Video) John Leavy (By Video) Rachelle Gebler (By Video) Sandra Spiro (By Video) Sam Gonzalez (By Video) Trustees Also Present: Anthony Giaccio, Village Administrator (By Video) David Smith, Village Planner (By Video) Tom Abinanti, New York State Assemblyman Mayor Wray called the work session to order at 7:00 p.m. and read the following statement: "Tonight's work session is being convened in accordance with the Governor's Executive Order Number 202.1, dated March 13, 2020, which suspends certain provisions of the New York State Open Meetings Law to allow a municipal board to convene a meeting via videoconferencing. In accordance with the Executive Order, the public has been provided with the ability to view tonight's work session and public hearing, and a transcript will be provided at a later date. I have also confirmed with our Village clerk that this meeting has been duly noticed by posting a notice on the Village's bulletin boards, faxing a copy to the Warner Library, faxing a copy to the Journal News and the Hudson Independent newspapers, posting a copy on the Village's website, and listing it on the Village's Facebookpage " Roll call was taken and the following Village Board members responded "present": 1) Deputy Mayor Glenn Rosenbloom 2) John Leavy 3) Rachelle Gebler 4) Denise Scaglione 5 ) S a m Gonzalez 6 ) S a n d r a Spiro PUBLIC HEARING - FLOATING ZONE REQUEST: Mayor Wray read the public hearing notice. The floating zone request came from the Local Development Corporation for the property at 193 Beekman Avenue. The goal is for the property to become more desirable for developers and to enable vehicular access from Beekman Avenue to the East Parcel. Planner, David Smith �outlined the process in which a floating request is approved. The property fits the floating zone criteria and is consistent with the comprehensive plan and LWRP. An environmental review form has been submitted. The application has been referred to County Planning and the Village Planning Board. There is a two-step process moving forward. The Board will first need to consider approving the floating zone request. If approved, a potential developer will need to submit a separate application for consideration. Mayor Wray solicited comments from the public. Anne White of Kendal-on-Hudson spoke and is in favor of approving the application. Motion was made by Trustee Gebler, seconded by Trustee Gonzalez to adjourn the public hearing until May 12, 2020. Motion passed 7-0. ASSEMBLYMAN ABINANTI REPORT: Assemblyman Abinanti gave an update on the State's response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The most common issue his office has had to deal with is related to unemployment insurance. Residents can call his office for assistance. The State is currently struggling financially and this may have an impact on future State funding to local municipalities. The lock down is still in place, but the hope is that restrictions will be lifted soon. Village elections have been postponed until September 15, 2020. Testing for anti-bodies is currently going on with preference given to first responders. However, the general public can still get tested. There are testing sites at the Westchester Medical Center and Westchester County Center. Social distancing has been effective in slowing the virus. Testing at nursing homes and groups homes are needed. Mayor Wray thanked the Assemblyman for the update. FOOD DRIVE THANK YOU: Mayor Wray thanked Senator Harckham for organizing a very successful food drive this past Saturday. Mayor Wray also thanked all of the volunteers that helped and everyone who donated food. Trustee Gebler spoke about the event and said that about four and a half truckloads of food were received and sent to the food pantry. About $1,600 in donations were also received. The food will be distributed to needy families in Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown. Many more families are in need of food as a result of the pandemic. FIREWORKS: The Board discussed when and if there should be fireworks this year. The Board was in agreement that it is unlikely that there will be fireworks for this year's Fourth of July. Labor Day is an alternative date. There was a discussion about postponing the fireworks until next year. No action was taken. STATUE ISLAND RFP: The Board discussed a draft RFP for a design for Statue Island. Mayor Wray said that he will send around a redlined version for the Board to consider. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT FOR POCANTICO RIVER PROJECT: The Board received a proposal from Margie Ruddick Landscape to design the Pocantico River Improvement Project Mayor Wray gave an overview of the project and said that Margie Ruddick is a very accomplished landscape architect. The Public Space Committee has recommended approving this proposal. Mayor Wray said that the proposal has items in it that are not necessary He asked Deputy Mayor Rosenbloom and Trustee Gebler to help fine tune the proposal. �MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS: The annual financial statement has been completed and the auditor will report on it next week at the Board meeting. Mayor Wray intends on appointing Ed Berry to the Library Board next week as well. Mayor Wray encouraged residents to respond to the Census to assure the Village is properly represented. SPECIAL SESSION On a motion made by Trustee Scaglione and seconded by Trustee Rosenbloom, the Board moved to special session. Motion was made by Trustee Gebler, seconded by Trustee Gonzalez to approve a resolution to appoint a climate smart coordinator. Motion passed 7-0. On a motion made by Trustee Leavy and seconded by Trustee Gebler and carried unanimously the Board came out of special session. At 8:30 the work session was adjourned. Respectfully submitted m n Anthony Giaccio Village Administrator �Meeting Date: 05/05/2020 Resolution #: 05/46/2020 RESOLUTION OF THE SLEEPY HOLLOW VILLAGE BOARD RE-ESTABLISHING A CLIMATE SMART TASK FORCE AND APPOINTING A NEW CLIMATE SMART COORDINATOR WHEREAS, on September 23, 2014, the Sleepy Hollow Village Board signed on to the Pledge to Be a Climate Smart Community; and WHEREAS, the Certified Sleepy Hollow Pledge was submitted to the NY State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) in January 2015 for posting to its Climate Smart Communities (CSC) Website, and the Village of Sleepy Hollow has been officially recognized as a Climate Smart Partner since February 2015; and WHEREAS, the top two action items listed on the DEC Website, establishment of a CSC Task Force and appointment of a CSC Coordinator are mandatory in order for the Village of Sleepy Hollow to fulfill its pledge and advance its Climate Smart status to the "Bronze" and/or "Silver" level, which levels would qualify the Village for grant eligibilityand WHEREAS, on January 29, 2019, the Sleepy Hollow Board of Trustees established a Climate Smart Task Force consisting of 8 community members, Wayne Ballard, DPW Superintendent, as Village Staff liaison, and Ms Alexxis Granger, a Pace University Graduate Student intern, who was appointed as Climate Smart Coordinator; and WHEREAS, Ms Granger, having completed her internship and graduation from the Pace University Program in May 2019, and Wayne Ballard having resigned from his position with the Village of Sleepy Hollow in October 2019; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Sleepy Hollow reestablishes a Climate Smart Task Force to comprise the following 8 members in accordance with the requirements for composition for such task force set forth on the DEC CSC Website: David Avrin - Co-Chair SHEAC (Sleepy Hollow Environmental Advisory Committee) Claire Davis - Co-Chair SHEAC Daniel Convissor - member SHEAC Beverly Jansen - member SHEAC Nana Welch - member SHEAC Sarah Smiley - resident Karen Vastola - resident Anthony Giaccio - Village Administrator (Village staff liaison) �BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the CSC Task Force shall meet minimally twice a year, but may meet more often as needed; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Ms Claire Davis is appointed as the Climate Smart Coordinator for the Village of Sleepy Hollow, retroactive to June 2019, to direct the work of the Task Force and to serve as the liaison between the Task Force and Village staff for the purposes of collecting information and documentation required for advancing the Village's CSC status. 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