Minutes - Board
Meeting 02/21/07
Minutes of the meeting of the Board of Trustees of
the Incorporated Village of Mineola
held Wednesday, February 21, 2007at Village Hall,
PRESENT: Mayor
Jack M. Martins
Trustee
Trustee Linda Fairgrieve
Trustee
Paul S. Cusato
Trustee
John S. DaVanzo
ALSO PRESENT:
Village Attorney John
Spellman
Village Clerk Joseph
R. Scalero
Assistant
Superintendent of Public Works Ronald Ciesinski
Deputy Village Clerk
Water Department
Supervisor Frederick Booher
Press Observer: Joseph Rizza,
Sunshine Observers: Approximately 15 Observers
Mayor Martins opened the Work
Session at 6:30 PM.
Resolution No. 37-07
Resolved to approve bills and
payroll.
Motioned by Trustee
Seconded by Trustee
Vote:
Yes No Absent
Trustee Linda Fairgrieve
Trustee John S. DaVanzo
Trustee
Trustee Paul S. Cusato
Mayor Jack M. Martins
Mayor Martins requested a
motion to approve the Minutes from August 2006 through November 2006 which were
previously tabled.
Resolution No. 38-07
Resolved to approve the Minutes
August 2006-November 2006 as amended.
Motioned by Trustee
Seconded by Trustee
Vote:
Yes No Absent
Trustee Linda Fairgrieve
Trustee John S. DaVanzo
Trustee
Trustee Paul S. Cusato
Trustee Linda Fairgrieve voted
to approve all meeting minutes except those from August 2, 2006 as she was not
at the meeting.
Resolution No. 39-07
Resolved to approve the
request by New York State Assemblyman Thomas McKevitt for the use of the
Village Hall parking lot from 8:00 AM to 2:30 Pm for a mobile Mammography Van
visit.
Motioned by Trustee
Seconded by Trustee
Vote:
Yes No Absent
Trustee Linda Fairgrieve
Trustee John S. DaVanzo
Trustee
Trustee Paul S. Cusato
Mayor Jack M. Martins
Resolution No. 40-07
Resolved to approve the Mineola
Civic Association’s request for the continued use of a classroom in the
Community Center for it’s monthly meetings from 7:00 Pm to 10:00 PM on the
following dates:
March 27, 2007 September 25, 2007
April 25, 2007 October 30, 2007
May 29, 2007 November 27, 2007
June 26, 2007 December 18, 2007
Motioned by Trustee
Seconded by Trustee
Vote:
Yes No Absent
Trustee Linda Fairgrieve
Trustee John S. DaVanzo
Trustee
Trustee Paul S. Cusato
Mayor Jack M. Martins
Resolution No. 41-07
Resolved to approve the Mineola
Civic Association’s request for the use of the Community Center on the evenings
of Thursday, March 1, 2007 and Tuesday, March 6, 2007 from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM,
for Meet the Candidates Nights, subject to the availability of the
candidates.
Motioned by Trustee
Seconded by Trustee
Vote:
Yes No Absent
Trustee Linda Fairgrieve
Trustee John S. DaVanzo
Trustee
Trustee Paul S. Cusato
Mayor Jack M. Martins
Resolution No. 42-07
Resolved to approve the
request by the Long Island Flag Football team for the use of the Community
Center Gymnasium on Tuesday evenings (except 3/5/07) from 7:30 PM to
8:30 PM beginning February
27, 2007 though April 3, 2007.
Motioned by Trustee
Seconded by Trustee
Vote:
Yes
No Absent
Trustee Linda Fairgrieve
Trustee John S. DaVanzo
Trustee
Trustee Paul S. Cusato
Resolution No. 43-07
Resolved to approve the
following new member of the Mineola Fire Department:
Michael Marotta Company No. 1
Motioned by Trustee
Seconded by Trustee
Vote:
Yes No Absent
Trustee Linda Fairgrieve
Trustee John S. DaVanzo
Trustee
Trustee Paul S. Cusato
Mayor Jack M. Martins
Resolution No. 44-07
Resolved to deny the request
by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 342 for the use of the
gymnasium or a classroom on the third Tuesday of each month for a retiree
gathering, as this group does not fit the residency requirement for use of the
facility.
Motioned by Trustee
Seconded by Trustee
Vote:
Yes No Absent
Trustee Linda Fairgrieve
Trustee John S. DaVanzo
Trustee
Trustee Paul S. Cusato
Mayor Jack M. Martins
Resolution No. 45-07
Resolved to approve the
request by Nassau Pops Musical Director,
Motioned by Trustee
Seconded by Trustee
Vote:
Yes No Absent
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Mayor Martins asked the
members of the board to consider the addition of a fireworks display at the end
of the concert.
Resolution No.46-07
Resolved to approve the
request by German Hernandez, owner of
Motioned by Trustee
Seconded by Trustee
Vote:
Yes No Absent
Trustee Linda Fairgrieve
Trustee John S. DaVanzo
Trustee
Trustee Paul S. Cusato
Mayor Jack M. Martins
Resolution No. 47-07
Resolved to approve the
request by Rev. Bowman of Corpus Christi Church to suspend parking restrictions on both sides of Garfield
Avenue from Mineola Boulevard to Willis Avenue from 11:45 AM to 1:00 PM from
February 21, 2007 through April 4, 2007and on Good Friday, April 6, 2007, both
sides of Garfield Avenue as well as Cleveland Avenue and Grant Avenue between
Mineola Boulevard and Willis Avenue from 2:30 PM to 7:00 PM.
Motioned by Trustee
Seconded by Trustee
Vote:
Yes No Absent
Trustee Linda Fairgrieve
Trustee John S. DaVanzo
Trustee
Trustee Paul S. Cusato
Village Clerk
Water Department
Superintendent
Village Attorney John
Spellman reported that he had spoken with Tom Devaney of the Mineola Ambulance
Corps regarding adding the LOSAP presentation to the calendar on March 7, 2007
to discuss and review the proposal.
Mayor Martins requested a
motion to close the Work Session at 7:25 PM.
Motioned by Trustee
Seconded by Trustee
Vote:
Yes No Absent
Trustee Linda Fairgrieve
Trustee John S. DaVanzo
Trustee
Trustee Paul S. Cusato
Mayor Martins opened the
Public Hearing at 7:55 PM.
A Public Hearing was held at 7:55 PM at the Village
Hall,
Community Development Funding 33rd
Year Allocations:
$150,000.00
Residential Rehabilitation throughout
the Village.
$50,000.00
Commercial Rehabilitation for the
construction of new building facades in the Commercial areas of the
$75,000.00
Code Enforcement to enforce illegal
housing.
$200,000.00
To complete upgrading of Station Plaza
North
Resolution No. 48-07
Resolved to approve the
Community Development 33rd Year funding allocations as presented.
Motioned by Trustee
Seconded by Trustee
Village Clerk
Vote:
Yes No Absent
Trustee Linda Fairgrieve
Trustee John S. DaVanzo
Trustee
Trustee Paul S. Cusato
Mayor Jack M. Martins
A Public Hearing was held at 8:00 PM at the Village
Hall,
PROPOSED LOCAL LAW AMENDING THE
MUNICIPAL
CODE OF THE INCORPORATED
VILLAGE OF
SECTION 30.5 ENTITLED
“APPLICATION OF
REGULATIONS”, TO GIVE THE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
ALL POWERS SET FORTH IN
VILLAGE LAW §7-703.
Resolution No. 49-07
Resolved to designate the
proposed action as an unlisted action with no significant impact upon the
environment under SEQRA.
Motioned by Trustee
Seconded by Trustee Paul S.
Cusato
Village Clerk
Vote:
Yes No Absent
Trustee Linda Fairgrieve
Trustee John S. DaVanzo
Trustee
Trustee Paul S. Cusato
Mayor Jack M. Martins
Resolution No. 50-07
Resolved to declare the
proposed action a neutral as to loss or gain potential with respect to
affordable housing.
Motioned by Trustee John S.
DaVanzo
Seconded by Trustee
Village Clerk
Vote:
Yes No Absent
Trustee Linda Fairgrieve
Trustee John S. DaVanzo
Trustee
Trustee Paul S. Cusato
Mayor Jack M. Martins
Resolution No. 51-07
Resolved to close the hearing
and refer the matter to the Nassau County Planning Commission.
Motioned by Trustee
Seconded by Trustee
Village Clerk
Vote:
Yes No Absent
Trustee Linda Fairgrieve
Trustee John S. DaVanzo
Trustee
Trustee Paul S. Cusato
Mayor Jack M. Martins
Mayor Martins opened the
Public Meeting at 9:30 PM.
Mayor Martins reported on a
memo that had been dropped off at Village Hall yesterday by Trustee Linda
Fairgrieve requesting that an item be place on this evening’s agenda regarding
the LIRR Third Track.
Trustee Fairgrieve stated
that the memo stemmed from an article in Newsday
regarding the MTA/LIRR plans for the Third Track. Trustee Fairgrieve suggested to Mayor Martins
to make an official motion resolving to oppose the MTA’s LIRR Main Line
Corridor Improvement Plan in it’s present form and call upon the Governor, State
Legislature and city and state officials to reject the program and continue
opposition until questions and concerns are addressed. Trustee Fairgrieve also asked Mayor Martins to
officially request a public meeting with the MTA in
Trustee
Mayor Martins reported on a
letter that was circulated to Village residents by the Hometown Party indicating
that Mayor Martins had met with the MTA on several occasions suggesting that
the Mayor had reported little information to the Board or residents. The letter called upon Mayor Martins to set
up a public meeting with the MTA/LIRR to
answer questions stating that the only information the residents have has been
provided by the newspapers.
Mayor Martins discussed the
history of the Third Track and that the provisions for such a project have been
in place for some time and are still being studied. Mayor Martins recalled the
scoping meetings held by the MTA in 2005.
Mayor Martins reported that he submitted
written comments regarding the project’s impact on the
Trustee
Trustee Cusato withdrew his
second to preserve the Village’s legal strategies and options.
Trustee Werther congratulated
Mayor Martins on his efforts to have the MTA return the
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Mayor Martins introduced
Mayor Martins requested a
motion to close the Public Meeting at 11:40 PM.
Motioned by Trustee
Seconded by Trustee
Vote:
Yes No Absent
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee