https://sleepyhollow.localarchives.org/files/original/ae04ba98bacd7f9793fcdf56b38353a2.pdf 5c55452cc28aca46a4cbd04365e0903b 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, February 15, 2022 at 4:00 P.M. at Village Hall, 28 Beekman Avenue, Sleepy Hollow, New York. The work session took place concurrently with a meeting of the Board of Assessment Review, convened for the purpose of reviewing applications for tax assessment reduction. Mayor Wray called the work session to order at 7:00 p.m. 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 Edye McCarthy, Village Assessor EVENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS: Kim Kaczmarek of Sleepy Coffee too, addressed the Board. Sleepy Coffee, Too is a non-profit business with a mission to provide meaningful training and employment for people with disabilities in an inclusive cafe workplace. Ms. Kaczmarek said that they are working on getting approval to open a coffee shop on Beekman Avenue. She also said that they are planning a series of community events entitled "Champions of Change" to help further their mission and promote their business. The events list was given to the Board. Two of the events require approval from the Village Board. The first is to use the Cortlandt Street Plaza all day on Wednesday, March 2, 2022 to recognize Global Awareness Day. The Board was amenable to this request. The second event required use of a Village park so the matter was referred to the recreation superintendent. The Board thanked Ms. Kaczmarek for the important work she is doing. Mayor Wray asked that a resolution approving the request to use the Cortlandt Street Plaza on March 2,2022 to be on the next Village Board meeting agenda. TRAINING CONFERENCE FOR RECREATION SUPERINTENDENT: The Board reviewed a request from Recreation Superintendent, Matt Arone to attend the New York State Recreation Conference in April in Saratoga. The cost of this conference is approximately $650 which has been budgeted. The Board was in favor of approving this request and encouraged all Village employees to participate in on-going training. Mayor Wray requested that this item be on the next Board meeting agenda. �STORM WATER REPORT PROPOSAL: Mr. Giaccio provided the Board with a proposal from Dolph Rotfeld Engineering to complete the Village's annual storm water management report. The cost of this proposal is $3,000. The Board was amenable to this. Mayor Wray requested that this item be on the next Village Board meeting agenda. SEQR FOR ENGINEERING PLANNING GRANT: Mr. Giaccio said that a SEQR resolution is needed to comply with an engineering grant contract. The Village attorney will prepare the resolution for the next Village Board meeting. EDGE-ON-HUDSON BANNERS: The Board discussed a proposal from Edge-on-Hudson to place banners on lamp posts located at the new development. Sean McCarthy joined the discussion. The Board wanted more time to review the proposal and so the matter was tabled. HOMESTEAD/NON-HOMESTEAD TAX POLICY: Mayor Wray started the conversation related to the homestead/non-homestead tax structure. Assessor, Edye McCarthy joined the discussion. There is a discrepancy in the taxes levied between homestead and non-homestead with non-homestead paying a higher rate. The Board talked about how to bridge the gap between the two categories. This can be done incrementally by resolution. The resolution would have to be passed by March 15 because of the budget implications. No action was taken, but the discussion will continue at future meetings. STOP SIGN REQUEST ON CRANE AVENUE: The Board reviewed a request from a resident to install a stop sign at Crane Avenue and Anderson Avenue. Police Chief, Bueti joined the discussion. Chief Bueti said that the Board could also consider a stop sign at the top of Crane Avenue at New Broadway. The Board discussed stetting a public hearing on both proposed stop signs. Mayor Wray requested that this item be on the next Village Board meeting agenda. OUTDOOR ON-STREET DINING: A restaurant owner requested permission to have outdoor, on-street dining. Mr. Giaccio wanted to confirm that the policy the Village Board set last year was still in effect. The Board said that is was. No action was required. AUTHORIZE BID FOR CLINTON STREET SIDEWALK PROJECT: The discussion on authorizing the Beekman Avenue sidewalks to go out to bid was tabled to give the Board enough time to review the plans. SPECIAL SESSION Motion was made by Trustee Gebler, seconded by Trustee Andruss to go into special session. Motion carried 6-0. Motion was made by Trustee Andruss, seconded by Deputy Mayor Scaglione to pass a resolution hiring a building inspector. Motion carried 6-0 Motion was made by Trustee Gebler, seconded by Trustee Andruss to pass a resolution setting a public hearing on proposed zoning amendments. Motion carried 5-1 (Rodriguez) �Motion was made by Trustee Rodriguez, seconded by Trustee Gebler to pass a resolution setting a public hearing related to affordable housing. Motion carried 6-0 Motion was made by Deputy Mayor Scaglione, seconded by Trustee Andruss to come out of special session. Motion carried 6-0. At 8:10 p.m. the work session was adjourned. Respectfully submitted. 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-2022 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. Text Any textual data included in the document 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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