MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
held on Wednesday, January 11, 2023
PRESENT: ABSENT:
Mayor Lawrence A. Ceriello
Deputy Mayor Antonio D’Angelo
Trustee Regina Im
Trustee Gregory LiCalzi Jr.
Trustee Joseph Williams
Robert Morici, Morici & Morici
Paul Pepper, Morici & Morici
Mayor Ceriello led the Board in the Pledge of Allegiance.
A Motion to Open the Public Meeting was made by Trustee Im, Seconded by Deputy Mayor D’Angelo and called to order at 7:32 pm and approved by all.
MINUTES
Motion to approve the minutes from the December 14, 2022, Board of Trustees Meeting was made by Trustee Im, seconded by Trustee LiCalzi and approved by all.
NEW BUSINESS
GABRIELLI – 17 Manhasset Woods Road
Ms. Gabrielli came before the Board to appeal the Building Advisory Committee’s (BAC) decision regarding the color of her front exterior door’s matching sidelights. The Board decided to discuss the appeal with the BAC before rendering a decision.
DOROSZCZYK – 188 Manhasset Woods Road
Mayor Ceriello made a motion to approve the Landscape Plan for the Doroszczyk’s residence at 188 Manhasset Woods Road, Seconded by Trustee Williams and approved by all.
WHITE – 700 Hunt Lane
Trustee Williams made a motion to approve an in-ground basketball hoop where the pre-existing one (pole) was located, seconded by Mayor Ceriello and approved by all.
MAYOR’S REPORT
WHOLE FOODS
Mayor Ceriello and Anthony DiProperzio, VMP Code Enforcer, met with Kimco Realty to discuss a parking plan for the Whole Foods refrigeration trucks that park overnight during certain periods of the year, typically holidays. To assist the residents on Park Avenue from the disruption of these trucks, the Village approved a modification of the site plan to allow for a temporary permit to park along Northern and Port Washington Boulevard for three weeks (two weeks in the winter and one week in the summer).
NATIONAL GRID
National Grid has notified the Village that it plans to replace the gas mains on certain roads in the Village this year. While no firm date has been set for commencement of the work, we have asked National Grid to plan on doing the work in the summer. The following streets are affected:
Kensett Road (from Trumbull Road to Bartlett Drive)
Barnard Place
Abbey Road (from Hunt Lane to Kensett Road)
Trumbull Road (from Martin Place to Waldmann Memorial Park)
Park Avenue (from Morse Lane to the Abbey Road traffic light)
Waldo Lane (portions)
Eakins Road (from Ryder Road to Hunt Lane)
Inness Place
The work by National Grid principally entails cutting a two-foot wide channel the length of the project area. Once the work in the street is completed, connections to individual homes will be replaced. Once all work is completed by National Grid, the Village expects to repave the affected streets from “curb to curb”.
FINANCIAL REPORT
Deputy Mayor D’Angelo reported several significant expenses this month. The cleaning of ninety-eight (98) catch basins throughout the Village for $16,780 and the tipping fee associated with removal of the debris (66,000 lbs.) for $6,202. The Board thanked the road crew for their prudence by saving the Village approximately $19,000 by tipping the catch basin debris themselves. The last highlighted expense was for the installation of the holiday lighting and decorations around the Village for $19,934.
PUBLIC SAFETY
Trustee Williams presented the following reports:
POLICE REPORT: The Police Report for December 2022 notes no Burglary-Residence, no Burglary-Business, no Robberies, one Larceny-Auto, one Larceny (other than auto), no Criminal Mischief incidents and a total of 38 summonses (23 Movers and 15 Parkers).
BUILDING REPORT: The Building Report notes that between June 1, 2022 to January 9, 2023 a total of 122 permits have been issued totaling $150,484.00 in Building Permit Fees.
Motion to close the Board of Trustees Public Meeting was made by Trustee LiCalzi seconded by Mayor Ceriello and approved by all at 8:49 PM.
Questions/Comments were received from the following:
Ms. Gabrielli
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Lawrence A. Ceriello Tara Gibbons
Mayor Treasurer/Clerk