Board of Trustees
Village of Tarrytown
Regular Meeting No. 30
March 5, 2012 8:00 p.m.
PRESENT: Deputy Mayor Basher presiding; Butler, Hoyt, McGee, McGovern and Zollo; Administrator Blau; Treasurer Hart; Village Attorney Shumejda; and Village Clerk Booth
ABSENT: Mayor Fixell
The meeting began with the Pledge to the Flag.
REPORTS
Deputy Mayor Basher reported on the upcoming St. Patrick’s Day Parade - The Villages of Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow will be celebrating with the 16th annual Sleepy Hollow Saint Patrick's Day Parade on Sunday, March 11th. The parade will form on Main Street in Tarrytown and step-off at 1:30 p.m. The parade will wind its way down Route 9, turn left onto Beekman Avenue in Sleepy Hollow and end at Kendall Avenue. Refreshments will be available at the Fraternal Order of Eagles Hall in Sleepy Hollow following the parade. Briarcliff Manor resident and former, long-time resident of Tarrytown, James Kovacs has been selected to lead the parade as grand marshal. This year's parade will be dedicated to those who were lost and those who served on 9/11. Helping Kovacs lead the parade will be
his aides: Tarrytown residents Christine Campbell, Fina Randazzo and Maureen Vanginderen; Sleepy Hollow residents Annie Kiernan and Patrick Grimes; and Dobbs Ferry residents Francis G. Farrington, Donald Marra and Rev. Timothy Scannell.
Trustee Hoyt reported on the upcoming Annual Easter Egg Hunt - Our Annual Easter Egg Hunt will be held on March 31st at Patriots Park at 10:30 a.m. for children from 1 to 8 years of age. He invited everyone to come and join in on the fun.
VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT
County Shredder – The Village had scheduled the Westchester County shredder to be in the Village on May 12. However, due to the fire damage to the shredder, the date has been cancelled. When the Village is notified that the
shredder is once again available, we will schedule it for the use by our residents. When we have a new date for the County Shredder, we will post this information on our website and scroll.
Tattoo Parlor – At the last Board of Trustees meeting, a question was posed as to whether the tattoo parlor had received authorization to open prior to January 10, which was the date when the first person received a tattoo at the parlor. A temporary Certificate of Occupancy was issued for the shop on January 6, 2012, 4 days prior to the first tattoo. Based thereon, the opening of the tattoo parlor was in full conformance with the requirements of the Village. The reason the shop was operating pursuant to a temporary Certificate of Occupancy was the fact that the owner of the building, not the tattoo parlor that is the tenant, had to convert the heat detector heads in the building to smoke detector heads. The heads have been replaced and a Certificate of Occupancy has been issued. The
Certificate of Occupancy has been forwarded to the Rockland County Department of Health Sanitarian who will now be able to certify the establishment. The Sanitarian wrote in a letter on January 24, 2012 that she could not certify the establishment because there was not a permanent Certificate of Occupancy issued for the store and a permanent C of O could not be issued until the owner of the building complied with the modifications requested by the Building Department. The issuance of a temporary certificate of occupancy is a common practice in the Building Department and the Department issued it in this case, as it would in similar cases, since the tenant attempting to open his business did exactly what was required of him by the Building Department, and in this case by the Rockland County Sanitarian. I would like to reiterate that the tattoo parlor was opened in full compliance with the requirements of both the Building Department and the Rockland County Sanitary
Code.
Generators – the contractor awarded the bid for the installation of generators at Riverside Hose, Phenix Engine, Washington Engine and Consolidated Engine is in the process of moving the project forward. The project also included the connection of the generator that was used at the old police department headquarters and everything is ready for activation, but we are waiting for Con Edison to come to the site for activation.
Calibration – Ms. Semararo provided me the specific information that she is seeking in regards to the calibration of the Village’s air monitors on February 23. A letter was sent to AAA Emergency Supply Company requesting the information on February 27. To date, he has not received a response, but he will follow up with AAA Emergency Supply Company.
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE BOARD. SPEAKERS HAVE FIVE (5) MINUTES BEFORE YIELDING TO THE NEXT SPEAKER; THEN THREE (3) MINUTES FOR ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
Lori Semeraro, 205 Martling Avenue, stated the following:
- She asked how the tattoo parlor can be legally open for business if the Rockland County Sanitarian has not certified the parlor. Administrator Blau stated that the only thing that was holding up the certification was a permanent certificate of occupancy, which was completely within the control of the owner of the building and not the owner of the tattoo parlor, who is a tenant in the building. The Building Department approved the Temporary Certificate of Occupancy because all of the required work in the building, with the exception of converting the heat detector heads to smoke detector heads had been completed. The Building Department was also in communication with the Rockland County Sanitarian and it was determined that they were both comfortable for the parlor to
open.
- She requested preventive maintenance data for our gas meters and what she received was not preventative maintenance data. She asked that when we follow up on the calibration data we also ask them for preventative maintenance data.
Carole Griffiths, Martling Avenue, stated that several members of the Tarrytown Environmental Council went to a meeting of the Southern Westchester Environmental Action Coalition, comprised of ten municipalities. This coalition was formed to combine efforts to acquire grants, to reduce energy usage, to reduce energy costs, and for waste reduction, among other things. After the meeting, representatives from TEAC met with Village employees, Michael Blau, Michael McGarvey and Scott Weaver to review the information received at the SWEAC meeting and to review the actions of the Village in many of the areas discussed at the meeting. She wanted to congratulate the Village for the remarkable work they have been doing. Our Village has done a lot to reduce energy
and to increase recycling efforts and we are in the forefront of the Villages of Westchester.
ENGINEERING SERVICE AGREEMENT – UNINTERRUPTED POWER SOURCE (UPS)
Trustee Hoyt moved, seconded by Trustee McGee, and unanimously carried, that the following resolution be approved: Approved: 6-0
BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Tarrytown does hereby authorize and direct the Village Administrator to enter into a Professional Service Agreement with Edwards & Zuck, P.C. Consulting Engineers for engineering services to analyze the existing electrical system in the Police Department and to utilize that information in the development of plans and specifications for the purchase and installation of an uninterrupted power source to provide continuous power.
HOME RULE REQUEST – REPEAL OF TARRYTOWN URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY
Trustee Butler moved, seconded by Trustee Zollo, and unanimously carried, that the following resolution be approved: Approved: 6-0
BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Tarrytown does hereby authorize the issuance of a Home Rule Request associated with the enactment of State Senate Bill No. 6405-A by the New York State Senate to repeal Title 12 to Article 15-B of the General Municipal Law to eliminate the Tarrytown Urban Renewal Agency; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Village Clerk is hereby directed to submit the Home Rule Request to the New York State Senate and Assembly.
APPOINTMENT OF SUMMER CAMP DIRECTOR
Trustee Hoyt moved, seconded by Trustee McGee, and unanimously carried, that the following resolution be approved: Approved: 6-0
BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Tarrytown does hereby appoint Ryan Fischer of Ardsley, New York, to the seasonal part-time position of Camp Director for the Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow Summer Camp Program at an annual salary of $7,000 effective March 6, 2012. Said appointment is subject to all applicable civil service rules and regulations.
SURPLUS VEHICLES
Trustee McGee moved, seconded by Trustee Zollo, and unanimously carried, that the following resolution be approved: Approved: 6-0
BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Tarrytown does hereby declare the following vehicles as surplus:
2001 H-7 Chevy Mason Dump – Highway Department
2000 G-2 Chevy Pick Up – Sanitation Department
1998 Ford Crown Victoria – Police Department
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HELD ON FEBRUARY 21, 2012
Trustee McGovern moved, seconded by Trustee Zollo, and unanimously carried, that the following resolution be approved: Approved: 6-0
BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Tarrytown does hereby approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees held on February 21, 2012 as submitted by the Village Clerk.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HELD ON FEBRUARY 21, 2012
Trustee McGee moved, seconded by Trustee McGovern, and unanimously carried, that the following resolution be approved: Approved: 6-0
BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Tarrytown does hereby approve the minutes of the special meeting of the Board of Trustees held on February 21, 2012 as submitted by the Village Administrator.
APPROVAL OF AUDITED VOUCHERS
Trustee Basher moved, seconded by Trustee Zollo, and unanimously carried, that the following resolution be approved: Approved: 7-0
BE IT RESOLVED the Board of Trustees hereby approves the Audited Vouchers included in Abstract No. 16 and hereby orders the Audited Vouchers to be paid in the following amounts:
General $ 450,967.78
Water 67,880.29
Capital 78,223.63
Library 6,021.27
Trust & Agency 6,461.72
Total $ 609,554.69
The Board was polled all voting “aye.” Motion carried. Approved: 6-0
ADJOURNMENT TO EXECUTIVE SESSION
Trustee McGovern moved, seconded by Trustee Zollo and unanimously carried to adjourn meeting to Executive Session at 8:25 p.m. to discuss a personnel matter and request advice of counsel. No action was taken.
ADJOURNMENT
Trustee Zollo moved, seconded by Trustee Hoyt, and unanimously carried that the Executive Session be adjourned at 9:15 p.m.
Carol A. Booth
Village Clerk
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