A
Regular Meeting of the Board of
Trustees of the
Present: Mayor - Thomas J. Pellegrino
Trustees - Steven Cohen
- Gary Levi
- Michael
Schenkler
-
Robert
Weitzner
Attorney - Stephen
Limmer
Clerk -
Stenographer - Daniel Cohen
1. Public Hearings
A.
Bill 7A of 2004 – Rezoning
Mayor
Pellegrino opened the public hearing, duly adjourned from January 10, 2005, to
consider the adoption of Bill 7A of
2004, a proposed local law to re-zone the premises known as Section 4,
Block Q,
B.
Bill
13B of 2004 – Rezoning Industrial Properties to E. D. A.
Mayor
Pellegrino opened the public hearing, duly advertised in the January 20, 2005
Port Washington News, to consider the adoption of Bill 13B of 2004, a proposed
local law rezoning all properties within the Industrial A District of the
Village of Port Washington North to the Economic Development A District and
amending the Economic Development A District. A stenographic transcript of the
hearing is on file with the Village Clerk.
The Mayor adjourned the public hearing to consider the adoption of bill
13B of 2004 to 7:30 p.m. on March 14, 2005 at the Village Hall.
2. Clerk
A. Minutes
On
motion of Trustee Schenkler, seconded by Trustee Weitzner, it was unanimously
RESOLVED that the
reading of the minutes of the meeting of the Board of Trustees of December 16,
2004 and January 10, 2005 be waived and that they be and hereby are approved as
prepared by Clerk Torrisi.
B. Clerk’s Tax
Returns
Clerk
Torrisi submitted to the Board a written report of taxes for the year June 1,
2004 to May 31, 2005 assessed against various properties in the Village which
were unpaid and past due. On motion of
Trustee Weitzner, seconded by Trustee Levi, the following resolution was
adopted:
Whereas the Village Clerk on the 2nd day
of February 2005 did return and file an account of unpaid taxes to this Board
for the year 2004; and
Whereas the Board of
Trustees met at the Village Hall in the
CLERK’S TAX RETURNS
2004 TAXES
FEBRUARY 2, 2005
2004 Darlene Bermann 4 28 58 28.53 + Penalties
2004 Robert Brady 4 50 2
2,668.50 + Penalties
2004 Joel & Helene Gabor 4 116 10 813.76 + Penalties
2004 Edward & Victoria Moskowitz 4 124 1
903.59 + Penalties
2004 Elio Colasante 4 134 22
1,088.53+ Penalties
State of
I,
Palma Torrisi, Clerk of the Village of Port Washington North, Nassau County,
New York, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of a
resolution duly adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Port
Washington North at a regular meeting of said Board held on February 2, 2005 at
which a quorum was present.
Witness my hand and official seal of the said
Village this 2nd day of February 2005.
_____________________
Seal
And
whereas, from the account of unpaid taxes returned by the
Clerk of the Village of Port Washington North, New York, to this Board for the
year 2004, the following taxes still remain due and unpaid after diligent
efforts have been made to collect the same, to wit:
2004 Darlene Bermann 4 28 58 28.53
+ Penalties
2004 Robert Brady 4 50 2
2,668.50 + Penalties
2004 Joel & Helene Gabor 4 116 10 813.76 + Penalties
2004 Edward & Victoria Moskowitz 4 124 1 903.59
+ Penalties
2004 Elio Colasante 4 134 22
1,088.53+ Penalties
Now,
therefore, be it Resolved that this Board, pursuant to Article 14 of the Real
Property Tax Law of the State of New York, determines to collect the amount of
such unpaid taxes levied or assessed for the year 2004 by a tax sale in the
manner and after the form and requirements as provided and prescribed by said
Article and completed subsequent to the 20th day of March 2005 but
not later than June 30, 2005 in accordance with Section 1452 subdivision 4 of
the Real Property Tax Law; that a copy of this resolution, certified by the
Clerk shall be transmitted forthwith to the Treasurer of the Village with the
account, affidavit, and certificate of such unpaid taxes, and that the Village
Treasurer, upon receiving such account of unpaid taxes and a certified copy of
this resolution, be and hereby is authorized and directed to cause to be
published in the official paper of the Village, once each week for three
consecutive weeks, a list as shown in the tax list with the amount of the tax,
interest, and charges thereon, excepting therefrom such parcels of property on
which the Village holds and owns one or more unredeemed certificates of tax
sale; and also a notice that said real estate will, on a day to be determined
by said Village Treasurer and specified in said notice, be sold at public
auction at a place in said Village to be designated by said Village Treasurer,
to discharge the tax, interest, and charges aforesaid, which may be due thereon
at the time of such sale, and that the said Village Treasurer, at the time and
place specified in said notice, proceed with the sale of said real estate upon
which such taxes are unpaid, as set forth above, and continue the same from day
to day until the sale is completed. That
such real estate shall be sold subject to any unpaid assessments thereon levied
by the
And
be it further Resolved, that in all
cases where no bid shall be made on a lot or parcel of land so offered for sale
for any amount sufficient to pay the said tax, fees, interest, and charges, the
said premises shall be deemed to have been sold to and purchased by the said
Village of Port Washington North.
State of
We
the undersigned, constituting the Board of Trustees of the Village of Port
Washington North, hereby certify that we have compared the annexed return and
account of taxes remaining unpaid for the year 2004, as submitted by the
Village Clerk, with the original tax roll for the Village for the year 2004,
from which account was transcribed and find it to be correct.
______________________________
Thomas J.
Pellegrino, Mayor
_____________________________
Steven Cohen,
Trustee
_____________________________
Gary Levi,
Trustee
____________________________
Michael
Schenkler, Trustee
____________________________
Robert Weitzner,
Trustee
Sworn
to before me this 2nd day of February 2005
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Vote
was recorded as follows: Trustee
Cohen-aye, Trustee Levi-aye, Trustee Schenkler-nay, Trustee Weitzner-aye, Mayor
Pellegrino-aye. Motion carried.
C.
Tentative
Assessment Roll
Clerk
Torrisi reported that she, as the Assessor of the Village of Port Washington
North, has completed the Assessment Roll of the Village of Port Washington
North for the year 2005, and
that a copy thereof has been filed with the Village Clerk on February 1, 2005 and that it may be
seen and examined by any person during business hours at the Village Hall, 71
Old Shore Road, Port Washington, New York 11050, until the 15th day of February 2005. On motion of Trustee Weitzner, seconded by
Trustee Schenkler, it was unanimously
RESOLVED that the Board
of Trustees acting as the Board of Assessors have completed and accepted the Assessment Roll of the
D.
Village
Election
1. On motion of
Trustee Levi, seconded by Trustee Schenkler, it was
unanimously
RESOLVED that the time,
date, and place of the next Village General Election are as follows:
Date: Tuesday, March 15,
2005
Time: 12 Noon to 9:00 pm
Place: Village Hall,
2.
On
motion of Trustee Schenkler, seconded by Trustee Cohen,
the
following resolution was unanimously adopted:
Whereas, the
Village Clerk, as election officer of the Village of Port Washington North, has
attempted to obtain the names of eight residents of the Village of Port
Washington North who would qualify to hold the office of Inspector of Election,
in accordance with the Election Law of the State of New York; and
Whereas, the
Village Clerk has not been able to find eight persons who reside within the
Village of Port Washington North and who meet the requirements to be appointed
as Inspectors of Election
as specified in the Election Law and who are willing to serve as such;
Now,
therefore, be it RESOLVED that the
requirement that Inspectors of Election of the Village of Port Washington North
reside within the Village of Port Washington North, is hereby amended pursuant
to Village Law Section 3-300 to provide that this Board of Trustees is hereby
authorized to appoint any resident of the County of Nassau, who is otherwise
duly qualified to act as an Inspector of Election, to act as an Inspector of
Election for the Village of Port Washington North for the Village of Port
Washington North’s 2005 General
Election.
On
motion of Trustee Weitzner, seconded by Trustee Levi, it was unanimously
RESOLVED that Harriet
Carpenter, Wiladean Ihrig, Margaret Malanga, Magdalen Plominski, Norman Tanner and
Elizabeth Temperino be and hereby are appointed Inspectors of Election for the next General Village Election, that
Harold Cohen and Bridget Lawlor be and hereby are appointed Alternate
Inspectors of Election, and that said Harriet Carpenter be and hereby is appointed Chairperson of said
Inspectors; and
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED
that said Inspectors and Alternate Inspectors, except for the Chairperson,
shall be compensated at the rate of $150.00 per day and that said Chairperson
shall be compensated at the rate of $175.00 per day; and
BE
FURTHER RESOLVED that the Inspectors of Election of the Village of
Port Washington North shall prepare the Register for the General 2005 Election of the Village of Port
Washington North on March 10, 2005 at the Village Hall, 71 Old Shore Road, Port
Washington, New York, commencing at 9:00 a.m.
3. On motion of Trustee Levi, seconded by Trustee Weitzner, it
was unanimously
RESOLVED that the Village Clerk be and
hereby is directed to Publish in the
Official Newspaper of the Village at least ten days prior to the
General Village Election to be held on March
15, 2005 a notice that shall state:
1.
The
polling place in each election district,
2.
The
hours during which the polls shall be open, to wit, from noon to nine o’clock
in the evening,
3.
The
names and addresses of those who have been duly nominated in accordance with
the provisions of the election law for the Village office whose petitions have
been duly filed with the Village Clerk and the offices and terms of said office
for which they have been so nominated.
3. Treasurer
A. On
motion of Trustee Schenkler, seconded by Trustee Levi, it was unanimously
RESOLVED that the reading of the General Fund Abstract of Vouchers # 35, totaling
$84,900.84, and the Trust & Agency Abstract of Vouchers #2, totalling $2,093.37,
be waived and that they be and hereby are approved as presented by Treasurer
Stack.
B. On
motion of Trustee Schenkler, seconded by Trustee Cohen, it was unanimously
RESOLVED that the Budget Report as of December
31, 2004, showing the General Fund Balance to be $1,032,496, and the Trust
& Agency Cash Balance to be $50,000.00, be and hereby is accepted as
prepared by Treasurer Stack.
C.
On motion of Trustee Schenkler, seconded by Trustee Levi, it was
unanimously
RESOLVED that the
audited financial statement of independent accountants for the period beginning
on June 1, 2003 and ending on May 31, 2004 prepared by Lundy & Co., P.C. be
and hereby is accepted. A copy of the
statement is on file with the Village Clerk.
D.
Budget Modifications
On
motion of Trustee Schenkler, seconded by Trustee Levi, it was unanimously
RESOLVED that the Budget
Modifications, dated February 2, 2005, be and hereby are adopted as presented
by Treasurer Stack.
E.
Audit Committee
On
motion of Trustee Weitzner, seconded by Trustee Levi, it was unanimously
RESOLVED that an Audit
Committee of the Board of Trustees is hereby established to oversee the
financial affairs of the Village, and that said Committee shall be comprised of
Trustee Cohen and Trustee Schenkler.
4. Reports
A.
Building Department
On
motion of Trustee Levi, seconded by Trustee Cohen, it was unanimously
RESOLVED that
the Building Department report for the month of January 2005 be and hereby is
accepted as submitted.
B.
Public Works
1.
On
motion of Trustee Cohen, seconded by Trustee Schenkler,
it
was unanimously
RESOLVED that the Public
Works Department report for the month of January 2005 be and hereby is accepted
as submitted. A copy of the report is on
file with the Village Clerk.
2. It was reported that the Village is
negotiating an intermunicipal agreement with the Town of
C.
Environmental Commission
1. On motion of Trustee Schenkler, seconded by
Trustee Levi, the following resolution was unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS Nassau County
has submitted a storm water management program grant application to the New
York State Department of Environmental Conservation on behalf of Nassau County
and the municipalities within the County; and
WHEREAS
WHEREAS the grant
requires a match of $500,000 that can include in-kind services and/or cash
expenditures; and
WHEREAS Nassau County included
in the grant that each municipality would furnish an in-kind service match that
corresponds to 75 hours per year for two years and the County would provide 400
hours per year for two years and a monetary match of $100,000; and
WHEREAS in-kind
services can be any activity that our municipality does or pays for to comply
with the Storm Water Management Phase II Permit Requirements; and
WHEREAS a major
requirement of the contract requires each participating municipality to furnish
a signed commitment letter outlining that it will deliver its share of the
in-kind services to the Lead Agency, the County;
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED
that the
2. On motion of Trustee Schenkler, seconded by
Trustee Levi, it was unanimously
RESOLVED that the
Village will participate, in the Storm Drain Marking Program being sponsored by
the Manhasset Bay Protection Committee, as more particularly set forth in a
letter from the Manhasset Bay Protection Committee dated November 18, 2004. A copy of the letter is on file with the
Village Clerk.
3. On motion of Trustee Schenkler, seconded by
Trustee Weitzner, it was unanimously
RESOLVED that the
Environmental Commission report presented by Robert Keane is hereby approved.
5. Old Business
A.
Bill 1B of 2005 – Rezoning Application of Danaher Motion Systems
Mayor
Pellegrino introduced Bill 1B of 2005, a proposed local law rezoning the parcel
of property known as Section 4, Block J, Lot 754 in the
WHEREAS Bill 1B of 2005, rezoning the parcel of
property known as Section 4, Block J, Lot 754 in the Village of Port Washington
North to Apartment District, has been submitted to the Board of Trustees
for its consideration; and
WHEREAS a full
environmental assessment form has been submitted by the applicant, Thomson
Industries/Kevin Bain, Vice President - Finance; and
WHEREAS the subject
bill concerns the legislative action of this Board;
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED
that this Board hereby designates itself as the lead agency for environmental
review with regard to the adoption of the proposed local law and sets a public
hearing with regard to the proposed adoption of this local law for the 28th
day of February 2005 at 8:00 p.m. at the Village Hall, 71 Old Shore Road, Port
Washington, New York.
B.
Village’s Section 4, Block 125,
On
motion of Trustee Cohen, seconded by Trustee Schenkler, it was unanimously
RESOLVED
that the Board of Trustees hereby authorizes the Village of Port Washington
North to make an application to the Board of Appeals of the Village of Port
Washington North for a variance for 107 Cow Neck Road, Port Washington, New
York, designated on the Nassau County Land & Tax Map as Section 4, Block
125, Lot and owned by the Village of Port Washington North, from Article 3,
Section 176-14 of the ordinances of the Village of Port Washington North, to
permit a lot with a 58-foot street frontage where a minimum street frontage of
60 feet is required in the Residence A district.
C.
Sandy Hollow Associates – 4/J/754
The
Board directed Clerk Torrisi to inform Freudenthal & Elkowitz that it may
proceed with the environmental analysis previously authorized by the Village at
the premises designated on the Nassau County Land & Tax Map as Section 4,
Block J,
6. New Business
A.
On
motion of Trustee Cohen, seconded by Trustee Schenkler, the following
resolution was unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS the application by Cow Bay Contracting, for Hollywood
Video, as lessee, for a drop box at the premises known as 59 Shore Road, Port
Washington, New York, has been submitted to the Board of Trustees for
its consideration; and
WHEREAS a full
environmental assessment form has been submitted by the applicant, Cow Bay
Contracting, for Hollywood Video; and
WHEREAS the members of
the Board have carefully reviewed said assessment form; and
WHEREAS the drop box
application concerns the legislative action of this Board;
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that this
Board hereby designates itself as the lead agency for environmental review with
regard to the disposition of the drop box application and this Board determines
that the proposed drop box application is an unlisted action as determined by
the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation and that it
will not have an adverse impact on the environment, and will continue its
consideration of the drop box application on the 14th day of March
2005 at 7:30 p.m. at the Village Hall, 71 Old Shore Road, Port Washington, New
York.
B.
History of
Joan
Kent addressed the Board with a proposal to write a history of the Village, and
possibly to produce a video as well, for the Village’s 75th
anniversary.
C.
Residence C District Zoning
Trustee
Weitzner announced that Cameron Engineering will be present at the Village Hall
on Thursday, February 17th at 8:30 p.m. to discuss the most recent
plans for
7. Executive Session
On
motion of Trustee Cohen, seconded by Trustee Weitzner, it was unanimously
RESOLVED that the Board enter into executive session to discuss contract
negotiations.
On
motion of Trustee Levi, seconded by Trustee Weitzner, it was unanimously
RESOLVED that the executive session be adjourned and the regular meeting be
reconvened.
Attorney
Limmer went out to call in the public. Mayor
Pellegrino stated that no action was taken during the executive session and no
minutes would be produced.
8. New Business (continued)
E.
On
motion of Trustee Schenkler, seconded by Trustee Cohen, it was unanimously
RESOLVED that the Board
hereby authorizes the sale of the following parcels of Village-owned land:
1.
21 Soundview Drive, designated on the Nassau
County Land and Tax Map as Section 4, Block 125, Lot 10
2.
Land and Tax Map as Section 4,
Block 125,
On
motion of Trustee Weitzner, seconded by Trustee Cohen, it was unanimously
RESOLVED that the meeting be and
hereby is adjourned at 11:45 p.m.