https://sleepyhollow.localarchives.org/files/original/2880e89b14293edc7e8b7bdfd013601a.pdf f4fac39004d97694a04f4a5434caf5a5 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, Dec. 7,2021 at 7:00PM at Sleepy Hollow Village Hall 28 Beekman Ave., Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. Present: Mayor Kenneth G. Wray Deputy Mayor Denise Scaglione Tom Andruss Jared Rodriguez Rachelle Gebler Sam Gonzalez (By Video), Trustees Sandra Spiro (Absent) Also Present: Anthony Giaccio, Village Administrator Sean McCarthy, Village Architect Anthony Bueti, Police Chief Mayor Wray called the work session to order at 7:00 p.m. MAYOR'S ANNOUNCMENTS: The Mayor announced that December 10 marks the 25th anniversary of the Village's name change to Sleepy Hollow. The mobile shredded will be Village Hall this Saturday. Covid vaccines and booster shots are being given by the ambulance corps on December 18 and January 8 at the senior center. The Recreation Department is presenting a drive-in movie at Kingsland Point Part this Saturday. The movie is Elf. PUBLIC HEARING: Mr. Giaccio read the public hearing notice on amending the tree code. Mayor Wray solicited comments from the public. There were no comments. Mayor Wray acknowledged a letter from Doug Maas and a letter from Shelly Robinson on the matter. Both letters were entered into the record. Motion was made by Trustee Rodriguez, seconded by Deputy Mayor Scaglione to close the public hearing. Motion passed 6-0. ENERGY SMART PRESENTATION: Lauren Bious of Sustainable Westchester made a presentation on an Energy Smart initiative involving Sleepy Hollow, Tarrytown and Irvington. The three villages received a grant from Sustainable Westchester to educate the community about home energy efficiency. Ms. Bious asked the Board if they would consider waiving building department fees for heat pump installation, to encourage more people to install them. The Board will discuss this as an agenda item. INVASIVE SPECIES PRESENTATION: Taro Ietaka, Recreation Supervisor for the Westchester County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Conservation made a presentation on invasive species of flora and fauna. There is a major concern regarding how these invasive species are damaging the eco-system. This education is part of a grant the Village received from the Department of Environmental Conservation to control invasive species. �WAIVING FEES FOR HEAT PUMP INSTALLATION: Sustainable Westchester made a request to waive building department fees for residents installing heat pumps. The Board was amenable to this and will pass a resolution to approve this request at the next Board meeting. APPROVE POLAR SWIM: The Board discussed a proposal from the High School senior class to hold a "Polar Plunge" fundraising event at Kingsland Point Park. Mayor Wray requested that this item be on the next Board meeting agenda. WAIVING FEES FOR LIGHTHOUSE: A request was made by Westchester County to waive Building Department fees for the renovation of the Lighthouse. The Board was amenable to this and will pass a resolution to approve this request at the next Village Board meeting. DECEMBER MEETING SCHEDULE: The Board discussed the December meeting schedule. It was decided that there will be no meeting on December 28,2021. BAG PARKING METERS: The Board discussed bagging parking meters for the holiday season. A draft resolution was provided to the Board. Mayor Wray said that the resolution will be voted on later in the meeting because there is a timing issue. SPECIAL SESSION Motion was made by Trustee Gebler, seconded by Trustee Andruss, to go into special session. Motion passed 6-0 Motion was made by Trustee Gebler, seconded by Trustee Andruss at approve a resolution related to Community Liaison, Diana Loja's employment status. Motion passed 6-0 Motion was made by Deputy Mayor Scaglione, seconded by Trustee Andruss, to approve a resolution hiring a Deputy Treasurer. Motion passed 6-0 Motion was made by Trustee Gebler, seconded by Deputy Mayor Scaglione, to approve a resolution to bag the parking meters for the holiday season. Motion passed 6-0 Motion was made by Trustee Andruss, seconded by Trustee Gebler to come out of special session. Motion passed 6-0. At 8:20 p.m. the work session was adjourned. F P 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/. 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