https://sleepyhollow.localarchives.org/files/original/1d9d5eada1a4b0b175ca6f881696e467.pdf 60f90494bd45dad87a64b4fd79ba1957 PDF Text Text A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Sleepy Hollow was held on Monday, May 4,1998 at 8:00 PM in Village Hall, 28 Beekman Avenue, Sleepy Hollow, New York. Present: Mayor Sean Treacy Morris Alter Michael Collins Mario DiFelice Craig A. Laub Patrick J. Munroe Donald W. Stever Also Present: Trustees Janet Gandolfo, Village Attorney Sanjay Shah, Treasurer Mayor Treacy called the meeting to order with a pledge to the flag. Trustee Laub asked for a moment of silence for Bertrand Lussier, a volunteer firefighter who passed away on May 3rd. Public Hearing; None Approval of Minutes A motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes of the April 6,1998 Organization meeting with the following corrections: The vote on Benito Martinez to the Planning Board is 4-1; Replace on Tourism Committee Peter Hildick-Smith, who has moved out of Village, with Ed Burke. Other minor corrections were made. The motion to approve the minutes was carried 6-0. Mayor Treacy moved to appoint Mr. Burke to the Tourism Committee, motion was seconded and vote was 6-0. A motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes of the April 14,1998 public hearing without changes. The motion to approve the minutes was carried 6-0. Fire Department Presentations Mayor Treacy, Chief Cellante, and First Assistant Chief Gross presented certificates for completion of training courses to Bob Moon, Will Gonzales, John Cellante, Jose Costa, Julia Pircio, Kim Pircio, Richard Gross, Miguel Valle, Danny Hayes, and Mike Withus. Mayor Treacy noted that this presentation shows how much work is involved in being a volunteer fire fighter and how much time these dedicated people spend improving their skills. The Village is well protected by its Fire Department. �Approval of Warrants Trustee Alter moved and Trustee Collins seconded to approve the warrants of the General Fund for a total of $157,174.64 and authorize the Treasurer to pay the bills, motion carried 6-0. Trustee Alter moved and Trustee Collins seconded to approve the warrants of the Water Department for a total of $3,381.68 and authorize the Treasurer to pay the bills, motion carried 6-0. Public Comments: Agenda Items Only Chick Gallela asked when the public hearing in resolution 5-65-98 is; if money is involved in contract it should be in resolution 5-66-98. Mayor stated that contract is available for inspection from the Village Clerk; what qualifications are needed for position in 5-67-98 and if it is Spanish speaking position? Mayor responded that a Civil Service test is required and it is not Spanish-speaking. Mr. Gallela stated that it is wrong that the previous Assistant Clerk was dismissed after 12 years who spoke Spanish and she should have been offered the Clerk's job. Mario Belanich asked if the position in resolution 5-67-98 was 17.5 hours per week? Mayor Treacy thanked him for noting the oversight, which would be corrected. He also asked if an ad for the position was placed in a local paper and why a translator was needed full time in the court. Mayor Treacy responded that the ad was in the Gannett paper and a translator is hired only as needed. Resolutions - Attached Old Business - None New Business - None Mayor's Report Mayor Treacy announced that he received the Army Corps of Engineers permit for dredging at Sleepy Hollow Landing Park. Now all permits are in place and Westchester County is preparing bid documents. Bid requests will go out soon. Work will begin in July and finish by late fall. General Motors demolition is exactly on schedule. Mayor Treacy read the demolition schedule as of this date. It is also available at Village Hall and open to the public for their review at any time. Mayor Treacy would like the Board to discuss preparation of a map of the community supported by businesses at next worksession. It will include information such as Village Hall phone numbers and services. No tax money is being used for the map. This is an effort to promote the Village and its businesses. The Mayor announced that the state transition aid to help the Village make up the loss of GM revenues was not vetoed by the Governor. Assemblyman Brodsky led the 2 �fight to get $400,000 for Village to assist in this budget crisis. This year $200,000 will be put toward a t a i rebate, and neit year $200,000 will be put in the budget to relieve tax increases. Research is being done on how to accomplish the rebate. Mayor Treacy will be presenting some ideas soon for the Village on possible developments to expand the tax base. Trustee Reports Trustee Collins presented the Police Committee report, stating that May 11-16 is Police Week. He then read a letter of thanks to the Police Department from North Tarrytown Housing Authority for re-establishing evening patrols. Trustee Laub presented the Ambulance Corps report for the year to date to end of April and the Fire Department report for the year to date to March 1. Low turnouts on calls show that more volunteers are needed. He asked the Board of Trustees about a letter from the Fire Council asking for the Code Enforcement Officer's reports for the safety of the firefighters. Mayor Treacy stated that he received the reports and that they were copied to the Fire Chief and Building Inspector. Trustee Stever was invited to attend the last meeting of the ZIP Code Committee to discuss the Village's legal rights on appeal from the adverse decision by the Postal Service and what actions can be taken to pursue the issue. He drafted a letter, which the Mayor signed, to William Henderson, Chief Operating Officer and copied to the Postmaster General. He gave copies of the letter to the Board and summarized its contents. He announced that the Boards of the Philipse Manor Improvement Association and the Sleepy Hollow Manor Association will meet on May 7th to discuss G M issues and a possible bond issue. He wanted someone designated to attend. Mayor Treacy said he would be attending and Trustee Stever will also attend. Trustee Stever will be announcing agendas for Zoning Board of Appeals, Planning Board, and Architectural Review Board at these public meeting so residents will be informed of items to be discussed. He read agenda for Zoning Board which contained fwt items. Trustee DiFelice thanked Trustee Stever for providing his legal expertise at the Z I P Code Committee meeting. He announced that Cortlandt Manor just received its own new ZIP Code to separate it from Peekskill. He said that the Committee is contacting Cortlandt Manor and Eastchester officials to discuss their actions. Trustee Alter read the Public Works report, noting that May 25th is a holiday so that holiday garbage pickup will be in effect that week. Hydrant flushing will take place during the week of May 11-15 and May 18-22. A new street light will be erected at the 3 �end of Millard Avenue by the train station. Tree planting is on-going, and paving will start when it is known how much money will be available from the state. He announced that there will be a parade through the Village on May 25th starting in Tarrytown and ending with a ceremony at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. The STAR program deadline has changed again to March 1,1999 for non-qualifying seniors. Trustee Alter then reviewed the Recreation report. Day camp and tot camp applications were mailed. Volunteers will help the Recreation Department when the forms start coming back. Tiny tot baseball for 4-5 year olds will be next six Saturdays at DeVries Field. Thirty people showed up for the first Saturday. Youth Soccer registration will take place on May 16th in Village Hall. DeVries Field House will be completed shortly. Mayor Treacy suggested that a dedication ceremony be held. Trustee Munroe stated that notices went out for the next meeting of the Tourism Committee which will be held at Sunny McLean's home. He and Trustee Collins attended a Historic Rivertowns meeting on April 30th and received a gift of $300 from Martin Ginsburg Development to plantflowersin the Village. The trolley scheduled is being finalized for the summer. Trustee Alter will be attending a special meeting on May 5th at Warner Library on the topic of development of the riverfront areas of the rivertowns. Communications, Petitions and Requests Mayor Treacy announced that he received a notice of a request for a license to sell alcohol at 185 Valley Street. County Executive Spano sent a letter offering scholarships to Pace University for public employees. This announcement will be posted in Village Hall. Christ Church in Tarrytown is welcoming a new minister on May 17th. Mayor Treacy will be giving her a key to Sleepy Hollow. Mayor Treacy received a petition from residents on Kendall Avenue regarding the parking situation on the street. A public hearing has already been scheduled for May 18th to consider the situation. Mayor Treacy summarized the annual report of the Friends of The Old Dutch Burying Ground and pointed out the good effect of the many volunteers both at the cemetery and in other areas of the Village. Trustee Munroe received a communication from Alice Croke of the Sleepy Hollow Society asking for the minutes of Zoning Board meetings and other meetings where there are issues of interest to the Society. Mayor Treacy pointed out that all minutes �are available to anyone through the Village Clerk's office but that the Village does not have the staff available to send minutes to any groups or other parties. Trustee Stever said he will report significant matters from these boards at the public meetings. Pufrlic Cominentt Chick Gallela complained about garbage in the stairwell of the building at Beekman and Washington. Mayor Treacy said that the building had a number of code violations, which the Village was working to get resolved. John Edwards noted the annual luncheon of the Sleepy Hollow Society at the Sleepy Hollow Castle restaurant on May 23rd. He asked that the tree removed from Pine Street be replaced. He asked about the pipe that goes across the tracks at the GM property and if it was going to be removed. Mayor Treacy said that it was the water main for the area and that it cannot be relocated. As a member of the ZIP Code Committee, he was in touch with Eastchester, which organized deonstrations and press conferences to press the Postal Service to keep their code. Cortlandt Manor had only a 5% population increase since 1990. Pat Scova, the Town Clerk for the Town of Mount Pleasant took exception to the Mayor's characterization of her as a Republican functionary. She serves all the people of the Town and felt that the statement was unfair and unnecessary. She has a good relationship with Angela Everett and with Linda David, the former Administrator. She was concerned about the movement of the voting machines on Election Day. Marianne Connolly asked if the $25,000 allocated to Fremont Pond would fix the problems there. Mayor Treacy noted that a pipe was blocked or collapsed and more money would probably be needed to resolve the problem. The Board could look into asking affected residents to contribute to the cost of repair. She asked who owned the Pond. She stated that she had recently had problems with stray dogs and asked about an Animal Control Officer. Mayor Treacy said that the Village has not been able to find anyone to do the job. The police should be able to give residents the names and phone numbers of private companies that can handle stray animals. She asked what was done with the parking fines the Village collects. Sanjay Shah, Treasurer, explained that they were included in the General Fund. She asked about illegal parking in Philipse Manor. Trustee Collins and Trustee Munroe said that the Police Committee was working on the problem. She also said that she did not believe that the parking lot at the bank on Beekman Avenue brought in enough revenue to cover the expense of renting it. She asked how many Village employees lived outside the Village. Mayor Treacy told her she would need to file a FOIL request for the information. Mario Belanich said that he heard that the Village was purchasing 4-5 Fords for the Police Department. Did they have the police package? Why didn't the Village order GM cars? Both Mayor Treacy and Trustee Stever pointed out that the Fords were on state contract and less expensive than the trucks available from GM. 5 �¥0 i Trustee Collins thanked Ms. Scova for the information regarding the Village Election recount. Executive Session At 10:15 p.m., the Mayor requested that the Board go into Executive Session. Trustee DiFelice so moved and Trustee Munroe seconded. The Board discussed changes in the Westchester Ambulance Company contract and changes to resolution 5-66-98 and the position proposed in resolution 5-67-98. The Executive Session ended at 10:45 p.m. There being no other business, Trustee DiFelice moved and Trustee Alter seconded to adjourn the meeting, motion carried. Respectfully submitted, • Theresa Demoret Secretary i 6 �Public Works Report May 4,1998 I PLEASE NOTE: Monday, May 25* is a legal holiday, village offices will be closed. Monday's garbage pickup will be on Tuesday, Tuesdays pickup will be held on Wednesday. Abo on Wednesday, recycling will take place. Hydrantflushingwill take place during the weeks of May 11-15 and May 18-22 from 9 AM-2 PM every day. If you experience brown water, let it run for a few minutes. Avoid during laundry during those hours. A new lite will be installed for the walkway at the dead end of Millard Avenue within the upcoming week. Tree work is continuing. We will start the planting of new trees throughout the village. Paving program will start when wefindout how much money we will be receiving from the state. i i r. �Meeting Date: Resolution #: 05-04-98 05-65-98 Be it resolved that the Board of Trustees hereby calls for a Public Hearing for Monday, May 18,1998 at 8:00 PM or soon thereafter to hear and consider comments regarding amending Chapter 50 of the Sleepy Hollow Code entitled "Streets and Sidewalks" to transfer tort liability to a property owner for failing to remove ice and snow from a public sidewalk. MOVED: Trustee Alter SECONDED: Trustee DiFelice VOTE:6-0 Meeting Date: Resolution #: 05-04-98 05-66-98 Be it Resolved that the Board of Trustees hereby authorizes the Mayor to execute the attached contract with Westchester Ambulance Service, Inc. which contains in Section 30, a one-time payment of $10,000.00 to acquire a chase car for the exclusive use of the Village of Sleepy Hollow and subject to various changes. MOVED: Trustee Stever SECONDED: Trustee Munroe VOTE: 6-0 Meeting Date: 05-04-98 Resolution #: 05-67-98 Be it Resolved that the Village of Sleepy Hollow Board of Trustees does hereby authorize the Mayor to hire Carl F. Tomanelli of 3339 Quinlan St., Yorktown Heights, New York as a part time intermediate clerk in the Court at $10.00 per hour not to exceed 17 Vi hours a week, effective May 5,1998. Moved: Trustee Alter Seconded: Trustee Munroe Vote: 6-0 � 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-1998 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. 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