MINUTES
OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING HELD ON
Mayor Cox called the
Robert
Lynn Cox
Bruce
A. Rich, Trustee
Hillary
Richard, Trustee
John
Zaccaro Jr, Trustee
Village
Attorney
Joseph
Dennis Foley, Chief of
Security
Donna Lyudmer, Deputy
Clerk Treasurer
And
approximately 60 other attendees
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Draft
copies of the minutes of the meeting of
OLD BUSINESS
DOWNTOWN
Mayor Cox reported on the status of the downtown
planning process. He stated that a summary of the comments received at the July
17th public forum will be circulated or be made available on the
Village website, and that a second
meeting would be scheduled for sometime later in the summer in order to provide
additional opportunity for the residents to participate in the planning process.
He stated he felt the public comments provided direction to the Board to
concentrate in three primary areas: (i) the Saltaire Market is the major
concern of the downtown area, and the Board should focus on resolving that
issue before proceeding to planning for existing Village space, (ii) the plan
needs to address the optimum delivery of Village services without dramatic
expansion oto existing building inventory, and (iii) zoning regulation for the
commercial zone of the Village should assure use of the property compatible
with the services traditionally provided from the commercial zone. Mayor Cox stated that the Village will
communicate with the residents on the status of any revision to the plan and
future meetings.
VILLAGE TRANSPORTATION POLICY
Mayor Cox reported that at the previous meeting, the
Board had tabled the Transportation Policy (Resolution #16 of the
Organizational Meeting Resolutions) pending certain language modifications. The
revised policy had been distributed to the Board, and Trustee Rich made a
motion to adopted the Transportation Policy as presented, as the season is
about 50% completed, with the understanding that the Board should undertake a
more comprehensive revision of this policy for next year. The motion was
seconded by Trustee Richard, and on call without objection was unanimously so
approved.
BEACH WHEELCHAIR
Mayor Cox reported that the Board had authorized at
the previous meeting the purchase of a beach wheel chair to assist those
residents who are physically-challenged to better move around the ocean beach.
The wheelchair has been in use for three weeks at the ocean, and the Chief
Lifeguard
AMBULANCE AGREEMENT
Village Attorney
APPOINTMENT
OF TRUSTEE TO FILL VACANCY
Mayor
Cox reported that a vacancy was created on the Board by virtue of his election
to the office of Mayor at the 2010 election. He stated that after giving
serious consideration to a number of potential candidates to fill the position
until the 2011 election, he has decided to appoint Alexander K. Chefetz as a
Trustee and member of the
EXPANSION OF USE OF
COURTESY CART
Mayor Cox reported
that he had charged Trustees Rich and Richard to work with SCAA Chairman Burt
Barnett to develop a pilot program to address the concerns raised by elder
residents at the previous meeting regarding their inability to bike or walk to
various social events during the evening. Trustees Rich and Richard and Mr.
Barnett presented a proposed plan that would institute a set route and times
for the courtesy cart on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings and to be
manned by volunteers. The plan is proposed to be implemented by the SCAA for
all of August on an experimental basis for 2010 so the Board and SCAA can
review the cart use to better understand the benefits and challenges with the
plan. Trustees Rich and Richard thanked SCAA Chairman Burt Barnett for his work
and coordination on the pilot program, the details of which will be posted on
the Village website.
ACCEPTANCE TO DONATION
OF BENCH FOR USE ALONG LIGHTHOUSE PROM.
Mayor Cox reported that the SCAA has offered to make
a donation to the Village of a bench to be placed somewhere along Lighthouse
Promenade to create a resting place for pedestrians. If the bench proved beneficial,
the SCAA has indicated a desire to donate two additional benches as well. The
Village Administrator proposed three locations for the benches, and discussion
ensued amongst those in attendance about the specific locations. After
discussion, Trustee Rich made a motion to accept the donation of the bench to
be used as an experiment on Lighthouse Prom near Pilot Walk. The motion was
seconded by Trustee Richard, and on call the motion was carried by the
following vote:
Trustee
Rich Yea
Trustee
Richard Yea
Trustee
Zaccaro Nay
Trustee
Chefetz Yea
TRUSTEE REPORTS
Trustee Zaccaro gave a brief report on the
recent activities of the maintenance department, part of which was responsive
to specific resident complaints about infrastructure or safety issues. He further stated that he is working with
Mayor Cox and the staff on planning for the larger capital priorities, which
include reconstruction of Pacific Walk, reconstruction of the east bulkhead
wall of the Bay Shore Ferry Terminal, reconstruction of Lighthouse Promenade
and the offer from Suffolk County Water Authority to purchase the Village’s
water system. He stated that he is undertaking value engineering in an attempt
to reduce costs associated with these projects, as well as their projected commencement
dates to mitigate impact on cash flows, budgets and tax rates.
After Chief Foley gave a brief report on the
activities of the Security Department, Trustee Rich reported that the Board
will be investigating options to minimize the current overcrowding of long-term
parked bikes on the bay front, which occupy a large percentage of available
parking spaces there. He mentioned that overcrowding was also a problem at the
ocean entrances during the weekends, and urged all residents to be courteous of
others by neatly parking bikes in ther racks and leaving room for others.
Trustee Richard gave a brief report on the
activities of the Saltaire Recreation Program, which she reported is projected
to exceed expectations in terms of both revenues and participants. She
mentioned that the newly-hired Drama Director has infused energy into the
program and has received early positive reviews for her efforts. She also
stated that the Village has a combined Village activity calendar that attempts
to include all village-wide activities and is available on the Village website.
Trustee Rich presented
the following abstracts:
General
Checking No. 2B in the amount of $94,737.31
After discussion and
opportunity for questions, Trustee Rich made a motion that General Checking Abstract
2B be approved as presented, and that the Mayor be authorized to execute the
warrants. Trustee Zaccaro seconded the motion and on call without objection it
was unanimously approved.
ADJOURN
INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION
After the Board
received and responded to questions from the audience, Trustee Zaccaro made a
motion that the Board adjourn into Executive Session to discuss litigation
strategy, contract and personnel issues. The motion was seconded by Trustee Rich
and on call without objection was approved at
RE-ADJOURNMENT INTO
PUBLIC SESSION
Trustee Zaccaro made a
motion to re-adjourn into public session at
Robert
Lynn Cox
Bruce
A. Rich, Trustee
Hillary
Richard, Trustee
John
Zaccaro Jr, Trustee
Alexander
K. Chefetz, Trustee
Mario
Posillico, Administrator & Clerk/Treasurer
And
1 other attendee.
After all having had a
chance to be heard, and there being no further business before the Board, Trustee
Richard made a motion to close the meeting, and to schedule the next