Present:
- Mayor John Maher
- Trustee Douglas Baldwin
- Trustee Charles Comer
- Trustee Vivian Schneck
- Trustee Ray Keenan
- Yvonne Whitcomb, Village Clerk
- Attorney Christopher Prior
Also Present: Treasurer Laurence Tuck, Maurice Mandel, Fred Nicholson, Michael
Giaramita, Marilyn Sacrestano, James Sacrestano, Margaret Murphy, Stuart Rosen,
Alicia McCarthy, Nancy Comer, Michael Giaramita, Loretta DiBenedetto, Court
Reporter Mary Bensi.
Also Present: Members of the Port Washington Fire Department: Chairman of the Board
Geoffrey Cole, Chief Glen Peterson, Frank Pavalak, John Cella, John Orshefsky, Martin
Masarek, Jame Weiss, Beverly Reese, Dan Salerno.
Public Hearing
The Board heard a presentation by representatives of the Port Washington
Fire Department relating to the proposed Fire Protection Contract for the
year 2006 in the amount of $89,390.00. A transcript of the public hearing
is annexed to these minutes as Exhibit A. The Mayor closed the public
hearing.
On the motion of Trustee Comer, seconded by Trustee Baldwin, it was unanimously RESOLVED that the Village accept the contract from the
Port Washington Fire Department for the year 2006 in the amount of
$89,390.00
CLERK
MINUTES:
On the motion of Mayor Maher, seconded by Trustee Comer, it was
unanimously RESOLVED that the reading of the minutes of the December 5, 2005 meeting of the Board of Trustees be waived and that they be and hereby are approved as presented by Clerk Whitcomb.
TREASURER
General Fund - Claims: On the motion of Mayor Maher, seconded by Trustee Keenan, it was unanimously RESOLVED that the abstract of Audited Vouchers dated
January 9, 2006, for the General Fund, totaling $ 60,053.42 be and hereby
is approved as prepared by Treasurer Tuck.
Conservancy Fund: On the motion of Mayor Maher, seconded by Trustee Keenan, it was
unanimously RESOLVED that the Village approve a voucher in the
amount of $300.00 as reimbursement from the Village account to the
Baxter Pond Conservancy Fund.
Assessment Roll: Treasurer Tuck informed the Board that a draft of the Tentative
Assessment Roll for the Village for the year 2006-2007 would be prepared
for the Board, in its capacity as Board of Assessors for the Village, to
review and correct prior to the February 1, 2006 date of completion. A
Special Meeting will be called when the draft is ready for the Board to
review for the purpose of accepting same by not later than February 1,
2006.
OLD BUSINESS
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Parking Pads: On the motion of Mayor Maher, seconded by Trustee
Comer, it was unanimously RESOLVED that a letter
regarding illegal parking pads in form acceptable to the
Village Attorney, be mailed by the Village Clerk to the
following residents: Burack, Marx, Rothman, Hirshfield,
Klok, Reese.
- Trustee Keenan:
Office Space
The Village is still looking for new office space and will
report any viable rentals at the next meeting of the Board.
Emergency Management Update
Trustee Keenan stressed there were many considerations
for the Village to address in case of an emergency:
evacuation, transportation, medical, etc. He will use the
Village of Port Washington North as a guide.
The Intermunicipal Agreement
The Intermunicipal Agreement: A Resolution No. 16-2006
authorizing the filing of a grant application with the New
York Department of State under the Shared Municipal
Services Incentive Program was approved by the Town of
North Hempstead on January 3, 2006.
Central Drive Storm Water Runoff Committee
Trustee Keenan will form a Committee to address Central
Drive issues.
Metal Plate on Central Drive replacement
The Board of Trustees will await further guidance from the
County before taking any action.
Sally Eisenman-Detol
Sally Eisenman-Detol will address the February meeting of
the Board on the monetary issue of relocating her cesspool
to save the tree on the site of her proposed swimming pool.
New Business
- Charles Comer: Action needed on Zoning Issues:Trustee Comer stated that he would like to establish clear
and specific codes for future construction for set backs,
floor area ratios, etc. to better control area use of property.
- Maurice Mandel: Implementation of BZA decisions: Maurice Mandel stated that changes had been made to a
construction project after it had been approved by the
Board of Zoning Appeals and having a Board of Trustees
member work more closely with the building inspector to
review building permit applications and monitor progress
on building projects.
- Fred Nicholson: Fred Nicholson presented photographs to the Board of
possible violations of the Code by a neighbor and past
correspondence and requested the Board to act on it.
- Town of North Hempstead GIS Resolution: On the motion of Mayor Maher, seconded by Trustee Comer,
it was unanimously RESOLVED that the GIS resolution in the
form presented to the Village by the Town of North Hempstead;
and annexed hereto as Exhibit B, be adopted by the Village of
Baxter Estates.
Public Works
- Central Drive: On the motion of Trustee Comer, seconded by Trustee Baldwin, it
was RESOLVED that the speed limit applicable to vehicles
operating on Central Drive within the Village be, and it hereby
is, reduced from 30MPH to 25 MPH is hereby adopted by the
Village of Baxter Estates, and that appropriate signage reflecting
same be installed.
The white lines will be repainted.
Tree Report: Francesca Villalta was granted permission to remove a dangerous
tree on 5 Overlook Drive.
Michael Dea was granted permission to remove two trees on his
property at 50 Sandy Hollow Road, one due to decay and one near
the construction of his new foundation.
There being no further business before the Board, on the motion of Trustee Keenan,
seconded by Trustee Schneck, it was unanimously RESOLVED that the meeting be and
hereby is adjourned at 11:30pm.
The next meeting of the Board of Trustees be held on February 9th at 7:30PM
Download: minutes 01-09-2006 pdf
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