Present were: Village Trustees: Kenneth Coppola, Robert
Bennett, Diane Loeven, and; Christine DiPoalo, Howard Dallow, Mary Beth Horzepa,
Tony Coppola, Mike Coppola, Kathy Coppola, Skip Coppola, Charles Rubin, Jim
Gray,(Trustee, Ike Palmer was excused)
Mayor Wona opened
with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and called the meeting to order at 7:00
p.m. Mayor Wona reminded everyone that the meeting was being recorded. Please remember to keep all comments to
audience participation. There will be a
limit of 5 minutes per person. Please
turn off all cell phones and electronic devices.
CORRESPONDENCE:
- Letter from NYS Employees Benefits Division re: 2013
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Fee. The Village of Otisville
Fee is approximately $20.00
- June 2014 Fire Inspector report
- Town of Mount Hope/Village of Otisville Summer Recreation
2014 contract
- Trustee Report from Ike Palmer who is excused this evening
- List of Summer Recreation Counselors for 2014
- Copy of letter from DPW Superintendent Frank Valentino to
residents of Schobl St, Main St, and Mercy Lane
- Copy of example of
violation notice used by Village of Liberty forwarded from Peter
Ackerson
- Copy of letter to Mayor from Eileen Franko, Director of
Division of Safety and Health re: new legislation amending firefighter
safety law.
- Copy of packet which will be sent to community development
for request for final installment of Water Meter Project- request is for
$7,739.65
- Copy of estimates for repairs to the sanitation truck
- Minutes from the June 5, 2014 regular meeting
TOWN OF MOUNT HOPE: No Report
TRUSTEES’ REPORTS:
Diane Loeven’s Report:
TOWN OF MOUNT HOPE & MHPD
- Highway Dept. doing very
well selling surplus equipment on the auction site; most items bringing up to three times
what Dean anticipated
- July 12th –
another Open House at the Old School – 9 a.m. to noon
- I will be sending
electronic copy of Village Newsletter to all Town Board members who are
not Village residents and to the Police Chief
- Fence to be installed for
Dog Park
SUMMER RECREATION
- 16 counselors
selected
- Contract has
been sent to Mayor and Supervisor for review before start of Camp we will
be asking the trustees for approval this evening
- Still working
on Infection Control Program required by Dept. of Health
- Asking Dean
and Frank to coordinate resources to help move supplies and equipment to
the school on June 30th;
counselors will be available to help; coordinate through Lisa
VILLAGE NEWSLETTER
- Christine
could use a couple of volunteers to help fold, tape and stamp
ANNUAL COMMUNITY YARD SALE
- Yard Sale
Committee will have work session next Thurs to prepare postcards for
mailing to residents – thanks to Christine & Regina for their help
- Info sent to
Town and Village clerks for posting on the websites
- MHPD and Fire
Chief will be invited to next meeting – July 10th – 9a.m.
AUDIT ASSIGNMENTS
- Bob and I
still waiting for Accountant to complete the preliminary Annual Report; we
will meet with her to audit the Village Financial records at that time
CAB (Community Advisory Board to
the State and Federal Prisons)
- Bi-Annual
election of officers held. I am
again the Chairperson; Kathy
Coppola is 1st Vice-Chair & Karen Chapin is 2nd
Vice-Chair; Kathy Grabowski is
Secretary
- State prison
is working on pressure reducing valves to rectify problem of too much
pressure coming into the system from the water tower
- They posted
and submitted the annual Water Quality to the state
- They will be
conducting escape drills in the coming months; MHPD will be notified prior to the
drills
- FCI will be
conducting a joint emergency response team drill at their Training Center
with Hostage Negotiation Teams, SORT Teams, and Disturbance Control Teams
from various federal facilities.
Robert Bennett’s Report:
- There is a new, New York State Labor Law regarding fire fighter
safety. The Otisville fire Dept. already owns the necessary ropes and some
of our fire fighters have already gone through an all- day class on how to
use the ropes.
Kenneth Coppola’s Report:
- Recycling cans have been placed at the Little League Fields. Ken
has advised the Little League that the cans most be monitored.
- The Veterans Memorial Park will be used on June 22nd
for the VFW Poker Run
- The pool at 42 Highland Avenue was check the day after the last
meeting, the pool was ”bone dry” The issue is being taken care of
Ike Palmer’s Report: Ike was excused report
was read by Mayor Wona
·
DCO (Dog
Control Officer)
Spoke with Tom Yonskie on 6/16/14 – So far everything
has been quiet for the month of June. He
did mention a young bear sighting in the area, so be aware and keep a tight lid
on your garbage cans, don’t become an enticing area for bears to feed.
Also, as a reminder the warm weather has arrived, if
you are travelling with your pet be mindful of your car’s interior
temperature. In can get exceeding hot in
a very short period of time. E.g. If the
temperature is 80ºF outside, in 10 minutes the temperature in your car can
climb to 99ºF, and in 30 minutes 114ºF.
·
Orange and Rockland Municipal Streetlight
Program
We have submitted our letter of request to participate
in the 2% Streetlight Replacement Program for this year.
·
Audit Assignments
Cash Receipts have
been completed.
ATTORNEY REPORT:
FIRE OFFICERS AND
CHIEFS ELECTION
- Howard suggests passing a Local Law setting a date for an Election
for this year. The law should also state: starting in April 2015 the law
should be set back to the Election being held on the first Tuesday of
April as Village Law states
- After the election the elected officers must still be ratified by
the Village Board
- It was decided by the Trustees that a Public Hearing will be held
on July 3rd at 6:30 in order to set a date for the Fire Dept.
Election
POOL AT 42 HIGHLAND
AVENUE
- The language in violation should quote Section 6 Paragraph B of
the property maintenance law. The violation must inform the owner that the
Village will remove the problem if it is not taken care of in 10 days and
the expense will be levied onto the owner’s property taxes. We should
create a form that follows these guidelines for all future violations
- If the violation is not cleared up, we will have a Public Hearing to
approve the removal of the pool
- Diane Loeven brought up the violation that there are 2 junk
vehicles in the yard which should also be mentioned in the violation
DPW REPORT:
- Water Report for the month of May: Village usage was 53,117 OCF
usage was 182,409
- The grass has been cut at the Little League Field, Park, Cemetery,
and intersections
- We mailed and hand delivered several letters to the residents near
Shobl Street updating them on the work schedule for the street reclamation
and paving due to weather issues
- Worked on getting Schobl Street ready for the cold mix paving
- On June 16th Frank called the Orange County DPW on the
following complaints: Cross walk lines on Highland Ave, plates on Bridge.
Steve Heater told Frank the cross walk would be painted before school
starts again. He also told Frank the Bridge is fine
- The Mayor asked Frank to look into the leaning railroad pole
behind Mick’s Deli. Frank made 10 phone calls between the MTA, Norfolk Southern
and New Jersey Transit, and Metro-North trying to get the issue resolved none
of the organizations wanted to take responsibility for the pole.
- On June 18th the cold mix paving of Schobl Street was
started, but due to the rain, the job will have to be finished on Monday.
- Frank drove around the Village this week and made a list of the
properties with long grass
- Frank asked the Trustees to make a decision regarding the riding
mowers for the Park. We are supposed to be purchasing the mowers with the
grant money. We have not received the full application and details of the
grant yet, but we were notified several months ago that we had been
awarded the grant. The clerk spoke to Senator Bonacic's office earlier in
the week and was told that the grant was a reimbursement grant. The
Trustees approved the purchase of the mowers, since our current equipment
is failing.
FIRE CHIEF’S REPORT:
- Per the Dept. of Labor, we need to provide escape ropes to the
firefighters. We have plenty of the equipment but we need to provide
training. Some of the firefighters have already had the training.
- CPR class has been completed. 10 people attended
- The chief found a new company to provide the OSHA physicals prices
as follows: 12 or more people -$90.00 each, 8-11 people $100.00, 7 or less
$110.00. A FIT test is $20.00, a DOT card is $25.00. The Board agreed that
it would be OK for the Village to pay for DOT cards as long as the person
is a potential driver
MAYOR’S COMMENTS:
- The company who installed the furnace at the firehouse came in to
check the furnace. The atmospheric temperature was reset, and the furnace
seems to be working better now. There is a possibility of a bad zone
valve, but the weather has to be colder in order to check that.
- After the last workshop, the Mayor contacted John Mancini of NYCOM
re: joint municipal fire district. The Mayor received some information
which he has forwarded to the Board members. He will continue to review
the information.
- The body of the Sanitation truck is rotting. Frank has provided
the Mayor with estimates to refurbish the body of the truck: $24,246.47
and to replace the body completely the price is $66,000.00 The cost of a
new truck would be over $200,000.00 The Trustees have been provided with a
copy of the estimates for their review.
- Re: The leaning pole behind Mick’s after Frank was given the run
around by various agencies, the Mayor called Assemblywoman Gunther’s
office. Assemblywoman Gunther’s office put Mayor Wona in touch with
someone who gave Mayor Wona a contact at Norfolk Southern’s Real Estate
Office. MTA and Norfolk Southern are now deciding who is responsible for
the pole. The area around the pole has been cordoned off by the Village
DPW.
AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION:
- Mike Coppola reported there are some poles and wires on Walker Street
which he believes belong to O&R which also need to be checked.
- Mike also would like to know if the house at 41 Field Rd has a
permit for the new roof.
- Mike also said there is a house on Highland with scaffolding,
having work done that he does not believe has a permit.
- Kathy Coppola inquired regarding the training requirements of the
DPW for usage of the machinery. Kathy said she witnessed something in the
village recently, but did not want to put in a complaint.
OLD BUSINESS:
A. Surplus Fire Vehicle, Mini Pumper: We are
still waiting for the title for the Mini-pumper.
B. CAP Assignments:
Ken Coppola- Mail Log; Done
Cash Receipt- Diane Loeven, Ike Palmer; Done
Bank Rec.s- Bob Bennett; Done
C. New
computer server for the Village Hall offices was installed on Tuesday,
June 10th
through Thursday, June 12th
D. Letter
from Code Enforcement Officer regarding an abandoned pool at 42
Highland Avenue: See Attorney’s Report
NEW BUSINESS: No new business
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS:
-Motion to approve the minutes of June 5, 2014 Regular Village Board Meeting
motion made by Kenneth Coppola, second by Diane Loeven, all in favor, zero
opposed; motion carried
- Motion to hold a Public Hearing on July 3, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. for a
Local Law to set an Election date for the Otisville Fire Chief’s and Officers
with the regular meeting immediately to follow - motion made by Diane Loeven,
second by Robert Bennett, all in favor, zero opposed; motion carried
Motion purchase
two new zero turn lawn mowers in anticipation of the park grant: motion made by
Kenneth Coppola, second by Robert Bennett, all in favor, zero opposed; motion
carried
Motion to seek funding under the State and Municipal Facilities Capital
Program to continue work on the Seybolt Avenue water main replacement: Motion
made by Kenneth Coppola, second by Diane Loeven, all in favor, zero opposed;
motion carried
Motion to renew Village Insurance Policy with Travelers Insurance for June
2014 through May 2015: motion made by Kenneth Coppola, second by Robert
Bennett, all in favor, zero opposed; motion carried
Motion to renew PERMA workers comp. insurance for June 2014 through May 2015:
motion made by Robert Bennett, second by Kenneth Coppola, all in favor, zero
opposed; motion carried
Motion to hire the following counselors for the 2014 Summer Recreation
Program: Taryn Cieva Volpe, Danielle DePolito, Nicholas Carey, Danielle
Rodriguez, Nikolos Seger, Sara Hawarth, Ashley Amarosa, Amber Wentland, Shelby
Goodrich, Rebecca Cooper, Neel Singh, Michael Carey, Christopher Truglio, Frank
Emmanele, Brian Kristofer Wona, Jessica Cody: motion made by Robert Bennett,
second by Kenneth Coppola, all in favor, zero opposed; motion carried
Motion to approve the hire of Anthony
Valentino as part time seasonal laborer, with the stipulation that he
will be supervised by, and report to, Rafaele instead of Frank: motion made by
Diane Loeven, second by Kenneth Coppola, all in favor, zero opposed; motion
carried
Motion to allow Mayor Wona to sign the 2014 Summer Recreation contract between
the Town of Mount Hope and the Village of Otisville: motion made by Diane
Loeven, second by Kenneth Coppola, all in favor, zero opposed; motion carried
Motion to enter into Executive Session at 8:25 p.m. to discuss a particular
personnel: motion made by Kenneth Coppola , second by Diane Loeven, all in
favor, zero opposed; motion carried
Motion to enter back into regular session at 8:44 p.m.: motion made by Kenneth
Coppola, second by Diane Loeven Diane Loeven, all in favor, zero opposed, motion
carried
Motion to approve the bills:
GENERAL: $52,850.96
WATER:
$47,561.07
CAPITAL: $ 2,743.49
Motion made by, Kenneth
Coppola, second by Robert Bennett, all in favor, zero opposed; motion carried
Motion to adjourn the meeting made by Diane Loeven,
second by Kenneth Coppola, all in favor, zero opposed, motion carried
Mayor Wona adjourned
the meeting at 8:44 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Christine M. DiPoalo
