March 12, 2008     PRESENT:                                                                                            Mayor Harry Nicolaides                                                                     Deputy Mayor Albert T. Jaronczyk Trustee Peter Puttre Trustee Sheila A. Brennan        Trustee Elaine R. Phillips James A. Bradley, Village Attorney Barbara C. Miller, Clerk/Treasurer   The Mayor called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.                                                        MINUTES for the meeting of February 13, 2008 meeting were approved.     CLAIMS for February, 2008 were presented as detailed in the Abstract of Vouchers in the amount of $94,208.31.  After review, the Board approved all for payment.     JUSTICE REPORT for January 2008 was submitted and stated revenues in the amount of $7,160.   The State of New York has mandated that every court have a yearly audit of their records.  Deputy Mayor Jaronczyk offered to perform the audit with the assistance of the Village Clerk.     POLICE REPORT for February 2008 was distributed to the Board.   During the month of January, the following activity was noted:   Auto Accidents                5 Aided Cases                    5 Burglary                          0 Robbery                          0 Larceny                           1 Summonses        VTL      56        PRKG      25   The Mayor advised the Board that he has been in contact with the Department of Transportation concerning the accidents and congestion at the intersection of Park Avenue & Port Washington Boulevard.  The Department of Transportation will review the Nassau County Police Records and report back to the Mayor.   BUILDING DEPARTMENT   The Building Inspector, Tony DiProperzio, reported to the Board that a new resident has been complaining about lacrosse nets being left in front yards.  He questioned if there was any local law that governed the placement of these nets.  The Board determined that the lacrosse nets must be removed when not use.   If a complaint is received, a letter would be sent out to the resident requesting that the net be placed out of sight when not in use.   COUNSEL REPORT / COURT MATTERS   The Village Attorney is in the process of revising the local law pertaining to PODS with permit restrictions and time limits.   WATER MAIN BREAK   Christopher Clement from the engineering firm of Dvirka & Bartilucci advised the Board that the Manhasset Lakeville Water District replaced the damaged old 8” water main pipe with a new 12” one.  Park Avenue reopened this evening.     2007 ROAD IMPROVEMENTS   Ken Pritchard and Christopher Clement, engineers from Dvirka & Bartilucci advised the Board that the bid specs for the Spring 2008 Road Improvement should be ready for bid next month.  Included are to the following roads:  Hunt Lane (Manhasset Woods Road to west end of the Village); Ridge Crescent (Thayer to a point approximately 80 feet past Ryder Road, with selected gutter improvements occurring to Park Avenue) and Park Avenue (Abbey to Park).  Deputy Mayor Jaronczyk advised the engineers that the village needs to calculate the expenditures so far to alleviate overspending.  Plans to restore and upgrade Copley Pond were presented to the Board by Christopher Clement.  Plans are for the replacement of walkways and entrances, new shrubbery, new pond wall repair, upgrading the water flow and new lighting.  The lining material was questioned by Trustee Brennan and will be researched by the engineers to insure its durability and condition.    CARTING CONTRACT   The Village Attorney will correspond with Plandome Heights and Plandome Manor concerning the combining of the garage contract.  The bid would be in two parts and should be completed as soon as possible as the present contract expires May 31, 2008.  He will report back to the Board on his findings.     EASTER EGG HUNT   A letter was sent to the Mayor & Board of Trustees requesting permission to hold an Easter egg hunt at Waldman Pond on March 22, 2008 on behalf of the Munsey Park Women’s Group.  Mayor Nicolaides made a motion to approve the East Egg Hunt at Waldman Pond, which was seconded by Trustee Sheila Brennan and unanimously carried.     VERIZON – FIOS   Trustee Peter Puttre confirmed that all 15 villages in the North Shore Commission have signed the contract for Verizon-Fios, and the franchise has been placed on the March agenda of the Public Service Commission for approval.   MUNISTAT SERVICES   Deputy Mayor Jaronczyk reviewed the proposal from Munistat Services to provide assistance on maintaining annual financial statements,  reminder program and support.  He advised the Board that he would talk with Munistat Services and report back to the Board with his findings.       There being no further business, the meeting was declared adjourned at 9:55 p.m.     ____________________                              ___________________________ Harry Nicolaides, Mayor                              Barbara C. Miller, Clerk/Treasurer