2 Harbor Road, Port Washington, New York
March 4, 2010
7:30PM
Present: Mayor Frederick E. Nicholson
Trustee Charles Comer
Trustee Alice M. Peckelis
Village Attorney Christopher Prior
Village Clerk Yvonne Whitcomb
Absent: Trustee Douglas Baldwin, Treasurer Laurence Tuck
Also present: Michael Taylor, Jim and Marilyn Sacrestano, Katie Piacentini of the Anton News, Debbie Cohen of Patch.com
Mayor Nicholson opened the regular meeting at 7:30PM with the Pledge of Allegiance, led by Trustee Comer.
1.
Village Clerk
A. Minutes
On motion of Trustee Peckelis, seconded by Trustee Comer, it was unanimously RESOLVED that the reading of the minutes of the February 4, 2010 Board of Trustees meeting be waived and they be and hereby are approved as presented by Clerk Whitcomb.
2.
Treasurer
A. Abstract of Vouchers
On motion of Trustee Comer, seconded by Trustee Peckelis, it was unanimously RESOLVED that the audited Vouchers prepared by Treasurer Tuck, dated February 4, 2010 for the General Fund totaling $39,103.75 be and hereby are approved.
3.
New Business
A. Tentative 2010-2011 Budget
On the motion of Trustee Comer, seconded by Trustee Peckelis it was unanimously RESOLVED that there will be a special meeting of the Board of Trustees on Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 9:00am at the Village Hall, 2 Harbor Road, Port Washington, for the purpose of working on the Tentative Budget for the fiscal year commencing June 1, 2010 and ending May 31, 2011, with Treasurer Tuck.
B. Stormwater
Trustee Comer informed the Board that the MS4 Annual Report Form, due June 1, 2010, will be available soon from the DEC.
C. Bill No 1 of 2010
Attorney Chris Prior presented the Board with a draft of a proposed local law clarifying the continued exemption of the Village of Baxter Estates from the Village’s own local laws and regulations.
Trustee Comer introduced same as Bill No. 1 of 2010. On the motion of Trustee Comer, seconded by Trustee Peckelis, it was unanimously RESOLVED to schedule Bill No 1 of 2010 for a public hearing to be held on June 3, 2010 at the Village Hall at 7:30PM.
On motion of Trustee Comer, seconded by Trustee Peckelis, it was unanimously RESOLVED to re-open Tianderah Road to vehicular traffic on April 1, 2010.
After
discussion, upon motion made by Trustee Comer, and seconded by Trustee
Peckelis, the Board unanimously adopted the following:
WHEREAS,
the Village has for many years occupied a portion of the premises at 2 Harbor
Road, Port Washington, New York, as its Village Office and Justice Court,
initially pursuant to leases for a term, and in recent years, on a
month-to-month basis; and
WHEREAS,
for the past several years, the Board has considered various alternatives for a
Village Hall and Village Justice Court, to provide the Village and its
residents with a more permanent home, as well as an opportunity to provide for
such Village facilities in a cost-effective manner; and
WHEREAS,
for the past many months, the Village has negotiated with the Port Washington
Water Pollution Control District terms under which the Village might occupy
and/or acquire the premises owned by the District and located at 315 Main
Street, within the Village, which premises are improved with a structure used
previously for both residential and other purposes, and known as The Bird House; and
WHEREAS,
the Village and the District have obtained an appraisal of The Bird House
premises, from an independent third-party appraiser, identifying the market
value of the property; and
WHEREAS,
the Board desires to lease the Premises from the District, and obtain from the
District an option to purchase the Premises, exercisable at the election of the
Village; and
WHEREAS,
the Village and District have concluded negotiations as to the terms of a lease
not to exceed three years, as well as the terms of the option to purchase
during such period; and
WHEREAS,
the Board has reviewed, and finds acceptable, the form of the proposed written
lease of the Premises, with option to purchase the Premises, in the form
presented to the Board by the Village Attorney; and
WHEREAS,
the Board understands that the ability of the District to enter into the lease
with option to purchase is conditioned upon the District applying for and obtaining
the approval of the Town Board of the Town of North Hempstead; and
WHEREAS,
the District has advised the Village that its ability to apply to the Town for
such approval requires that the Village adopt a resolution authorizing the
Village to enter into the lease with option to purchase, conditioned upon
approval of such transaction by the Town;
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby:
RESOLVED,
that the Village be, and hereby is, authorized to enter into and perform the
lease for the Premises at 315 Main Street, Port Washington, New York, with
option to purchase as provided for therein, in substantially the form presented
to the Board by the Village Attorney, which form is annexed hereto as Exhibit
A, conditioned upon satisfaction of the following:
(a)
the District shall apply
to the Town Board of the Town of North Hempstead for, and the Town shall grant,
all approvals required with respect to the lease transaction with option to
purchase; and
(b)
such modifications to
the attached form of Lease with Option to Purchase as are deemed necessary or
appropriate by the Village Attorney shall be made to the satisfaction of the
Village Attorney; and it is hereby further
RESOLVED,
that the Mayor be, and he hereby is, authorized and directed, in the name and
on behalf of the Village, to execute and deliver the Lease, subject to
satisfaction of the foregoing conditions, in the name and on behalf of the
Village, and that the Mayor, the Village Clerk and Village Attorney be, and
they hereby are, authorized and directed to take such further actions, and to
execute and deliver such further documents and instruments, as are deemed
necessary and appropriate by them in order more fully to effectuate the
purposes and intent of the foregoing resolution.
1.
Old Business
A. Drainage – Hillside Ave.
Street runoff and flooding on Hillside Avenue is not yet resolved. Further investigation into this issue will be made.
On motion of Mayor Nicholson, seconded by Trustee Comer, the Board voted unanimously to enter into Executive Session to discuss personnel matters.
At 9:52PM, the Mayor stated that Executive Session had concluded, and that no action had been taken by the Board in Executive Session.
There being no further business before the Board, on motion of Trustee Comer, seconded by Trustee Peckelis, it was unanimously RESOLVED that the meeting be and hereby is adjourned at 10:40PM
Yvonne Whitcomb
Village Clerk