Board of Trustees
The Village of Baxter Estates
2 Harbor Road, Port Washington, New York
September 10, 2009
7:30 PM
Present:
Mayor
Frederick E. Nicholson
Trustee
Charles Comer
Trustee
Douglas Baldwin
Trustee
Alice M. Peckelis
Treasurer
Laurence Tuck
Village
Attorney Chris Prior
Village
Clerk Yvonne Whitcomb
Absent: Trustee Ray Keenan
Also present: Jim Cancel,
Adam S. Walters, George O’Neil, Gene Caiola, Gary Alcon, for T-Mobile, Muriel
Landsberg, Nina Bernstein, Richard McCabe, Phillip Gallo, James Eisenman
Mayor Nicholson opened the
regular meeting at 7:40PM.
On motion of Trustee Baldwin,
seconded by Trustee Peckelis, it was unanimously RESOLVED to enter into
Executive Session to discuss employment and personnel issues.
At 7:50PM, the Mayor stated
that Executive Session had concluded and that no action had been taken by the
Board in Executive Session.
Mayor Nicholson re-opened the
meeting at 7:52PM
1.
New business
A.
Nos. 21 and 23 Locust
Avenue Stop Work Order
Richard
McCabe and Phillip Gallo, respective owners of 21 and 23 Locust Avenue,
addressed the Board on the issuance of a stop work order issued for safety
issues on their building project at their residences.
Adjoining
property owner Muriel Landsberg informed the Board that she was unhappy with
the speed of the project and feared that construction debris would damage her
property.
Environmental
Commissioner Jake Eisenman presented photographs of the construction site to
the Board.
Village
Attorney Christopher Prior advised all in attendance that the Building
Inspector was the sole person with authority to issue and rescind stop work
orders, and that the Building Inspector would be available in the Village
office on Wednesday September 16, 2009 to review the status of the order.
B.
T-Mobile Special Use
Permit Application for Telecommunication Antennas on 299 Main Street property
Adam
Walters addressed the Board on behalf of T-Mobile’s application to obtain a
special use permit to install telecommunication antennas on the roof of the
building at 299 Main Street.
The
Board advised him to attend the next Board of Trustees meeting on October 1,
with the owner of the building, to answer further questions the Board may have
on the installation.
C.
Request for Boy Scout
project
The
Board discussed the request of Bailey Chan, 7 Bayside Avenue, for a Village
project to fulfill the requirements of his Eagle Scout badge.
On
motion of Trustee Baldwin, seconded by Trustee Peckelis, it was unanimously
RESOLVED that Bailey Chan be approved for a Village Erosion Control and
Beautification project under the supervision of Village representatives, for an
amount not to exceed $2,500.00.
D.
Tree Report
Elvira Otto, 26 Overlook Drive was granted
permission, by the Board of Trustees upon recommendation of Tree Commissioner
Lance Wagner, member of the tree committee, to remove a dead tree.
Noreen Tedone,
11 No.Washington Street, was granted permission, by the Board of Trustees upon
recommendation of Tree Commissioner Lance Wagner, member of the tree committee,
to remove a dead tree.
Peter
Randazzo, 2 Hilltop Road, was granted permission, by the Board of Trustees upon
recommendation of Tree Commissioner Lance Wagner, member of the tree committee,
to remove two diseased trees.
John Reilly,
14 Overlook Drive, was granted permission, by the Board of Trustees upon
recommendation of Tree Commissioner Lance Wagner, member of the tree committee,
to remove a dead tree.
E.
Building Department
Report
The
Board reviewed the Building Department Report for the months of July and August
2009.
2.
Village Clerk
A.
Minutes
On motion of Trustee Comer, seconded by Trustee
Baldwin, it was unanimously RESOLVED that the reading of the minutes of the
July 2, 2009 Board of Trustees meeting be waived and they be and hereby are
approved as presented by Clerk Whitcomb.
On motion of Trustee Comer, seconded by Trustee
Baldwin, it was unanimously RESOLVED that the reading of the minutes of the
July 8, 2009 Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees be waived and they be and
hereby are approved as presented by Clerk Whitcomb.
On motion of Trustee Comer, seconded by Trustee
Baldwin, it was unanimously RESOLVED that the reading of the minutes of the
July 30, 2009 Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees be waived and they be
and hereby are approved as presented by Clerk Whitcomb.
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Treasurer
A. Abstract of Vouchers
On
motion of Trustee Comer, seconded by Trustee Baldwin, it was unanimously
RESOLVED that the audited Vouchers presented by Treasurer Tuck, dated September
10, 2009 for the General Fund totaling $37,969.54 be and hereby are approved as
amended.
B. Draft for Financial Statement for the fiscal year
ending May 31, 2009.
On
motion of Trustee Comer, seconded by Trustee Baldwin, it was unanimously
RESOLVED to approve the Financial
Statements presented by Skinnon ,Faber & Heck.
C. Budget Modification
On
motion of Trustee Comer, seconded by Trustee Baldwin, it was unanimously
RESOLVED to increase the Court Clerk Budget Contingency account by $6,000
On
motion of Trustee Comer, seconded by Trustee Peckelis, it was unanimously
RESOLVED to reduce the Budget
contingencey account by $6,000.00
D. Hometown Insurance
On
motion of Trustee Comer, seconded by Trustee
Peckelis, it was unanimously
RESOLVED to renew the Village Insurance
Bond with Hometown Insurance for the period September 15, 2009- September- 15, 2010 in the amount of $291.00.
There being no further
business before the Board, on motion of Trustee Baldwin, seconded by Trustee
Peckelis, it was unanimously RESOLVED that the meeting be and hereby is adjourned
at 10:36PM