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Village
Board of Trustees Monthly Meetings
The Board of Trustees
meet every second Monday of each month.
The meetings are open to the public and start at 7:30. They are
held at Village Hall (1 Soundview Drive). Dates include:
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February
7, 2000 (date changed from usual 2nd Monday of the month)
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King Kullen is proposing to expand its current operations. Representatives
are preparing the Building Department permit applications. Expanding
would require King Kullen to add additional parking spaces or seek
a variance to use the existing spaces. It appears that the plan will
include the demolition of Pastabilities (they would relocate to the
former Classy Coffee). The Civic Association inquired if the parking
space sizes will be reconfigured if there is another site plan review.
Attorney Prior was not sure and will look into it. Hopefully the work
will improve the parking lot design, which many feel that the parking
spaces are undersized, and the aisles are too narrow.
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Village discussed setting up an architectural review board. The Review
Board would review most building permit applications (depending on
size of project). The issue be tabled until Matt Korn (Bldg. Insp.)
could meet with the Planning Board. The Civic Association recommended
that the Village Historian (Dr Williams) should be a member and should
be asked to sit with Matt Korn and the Planning Board..
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Village Elections will be 3-20-01.
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The public Hearing to discuss the proposed Fast Food Ordinance has
been tabled to an unspecified date.
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The village has scheduled a meeting (they call it a workshop) to prepare
the Village Budget for 2001 for March 5, 2001. The Mayor did not specify
if the meeting was to discuss the Budget. The Civic Association inquired
to the meeting date (scheduled in April 2000-Annual Village Meeting)
to discuss the Budget and Palma (Village Clerk) indicated that a regular
meeting was scheduled. Nobody on the Board could answer what the regular
meeting on 3-5-01 was scheduled for because all business was going
to be discussed at the regular meeting 3-12-01. The Mayor indicated
he would get back to us.
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A discussion to revise the fence ordinance was brought up to include
PVC fences. Village Attorney Chris Prior read the new proposed draft
language, but the language requires modifications. The Civic Association
pointed out that the way the proposed ordinance reads is that only
"wood color" PVC materials would be allowed. It is unclear if this
type of color is even available. Matt Korn will bring in a color pallet
next meeting so that the Village can review the typical colors (white,
green, etc). Trustee Levi was against PVC color fences at this point,
or at least until he sees what they look like. The discussion was
tabled.
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The Fernon Marina bond amendments were tabled until all 5 trustees
could be available to discuss it. Only the Mayor and 2 Trustees were
present at the meeting. When the Civic Association inquired what the
agenda item referred to, the Mayor would not disclose any information.
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At the 3-12-01 meeting, there will be a Public Hearing for the 3 Village
Drop Boxes (HSBC, Chase and Blockbuster). Blockbuster will apparently
fight the new drop box ordinance.
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Under new Business, Trustee Levi asked council about preparing a resolution
stating that the new waterfront park should be named the Tom Pelligrino
park, or have some reference to it.
January
8, 2001 Village Meeting (notes provided by Steve Kaplan)
- Bill 10
of 2000 was voted on and approved - changing the zoning and approving
the site plans by the board as submitted by Lewis Oil for a shopping
center.
- The Covenants
& Restrictions were voted on and approved.
- In Answer
to Hank Ratners Question regarding the Petitions and Full Impact
Study, the Mayor stated that the petitions were coerced by horror
stories.
- There was
a hearing on the proposed change to the fence ordinance. The board
seemed ready to pass same but Steve Kaplan stated that he thought
the change was poorly written. He pointed out that in saying a
PVC fence was acceptable the board would be permitting for example
orange construction fencing as being acceptable permanent fences.
Steve felt the change should be more aesthetic for example leave
the wording as is but allow synthetic materials that would simulate
wood fencing in appearance. The board thanked Steve for his observation
and tabled the change until it could be rewritten.
- A$450,000
bond was obtained and the proceeds are now in the parkland fund.
- Steven Kaplan
questioned the large legal bills, and was informed part had to
do with rezoning deal and would be billed to landowner. Also the
Fooden case has not been settled, which the board had indicated
last year it would resolve.
- -Steven
Kaplan also brought up an agreement Blockbuster and the Shopping
center had agreed on and seems to have defaulted on. They were
to pay for a person to stand in front of Blockbuster Fri, Sat
and Sun evenings and inform people of the restrictions on parking
in front of the store.
- -Steven
Kaplan also pointed out that the Citgo station has become a junkyard.
It would seem a gas station/repair shop would have cars being
fixed. Now un-regersted cars and trucks and even a storage shed
and boat are being stored there. It is unsightly and not what
this community wants at its entrance. (Suddenly being cleaned
up).
- -Steven
Kaplan also asked that the Board look into being environmentally
sound and require all stores that pack items in plastic to accept
plastic for recycling. King Kullen no longer accepts Plastic bags
for recycling. Also it was requested that Dallis Realty be again
requested to clean up the trash and smelly items that were reported
to be there at the last Dallis rezoning hearings. The Mayor responded
that the reports were untrue, the area was clean.
- Sub- standard
parking spaces that Steven Kaplan had brought up were agreed upon
in a variance by the zoning board, reported by Lawyer Chris Pryer.
- The Board
then passed a resolution that the foil placed by Kaplan and denied
by the village clerk be upheld. The bottom line is that the village
didn't give the financial plans for the Purchase, renovation,
and maintenance of the water front properties to Kaplan because
such plans do not exits.
- Steven Kaplan
also asked the Board to look into the cost of copying papers requested
by residents. If it is $.25 per page so be it, But if .05 or .10
why not charge just the actual cost to residents?
- Stretch
Ryder announced that Tompson Ind. wants the village to remove
the sign it put on their lawn.
- Re-election
speech by Gary Levi. Jackie of Port News showed up with tape recorder
being held high.
September
2000 Village Meeting
The
Village held its meeting at the Landmark to hold a Public Meeting on
the Lewis Oil Property. Below is a summary:
Pathetic
Turnout for Lewis Oil 9-11-00 Public Meeting
A second public meeting was held to discuss the possible rezoning
of the Lewis Oil Property. The property is basically zoned industrial
and the developers want the Village to change the zone for a commercial
use. Without the change of zone, the development of the newer/bigger
Grand Union can not happen.
With an apathetic
turnout (approx. 60 people) there was little public input (either
pro or con). With that type of hands off attitude, the new supersized
supermarket will be here in no time. Then it will be too late to ask
how can I get involved or how can my opinion be heard.
July
2000 Village Meeting
- The
Village will hold a public Auction for their old xerox copier, word
processor and fax machine at noon on July 26, 2000.
- The
Village moved to hold a Public Hearing on August 14, 2000 to discuss
Bill 9 of 2000 to create a Waterfront Zone.
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Village moved to hold a Public Hearing on September 11, 2000 to discuss
Bill 6 of 2000 to prohibit fast food establishments.
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Village indicated that Dallas Realty would like to make a presentation,
similar to the Lewis Oil Presentation on June 27th at 7:30 but the Mayor
indicated that the date would already have to be changed. The
presentation will not be a public hearing, but rather a presentation.
The Village will send out a mailer to all residents indicating the time
and place for the meeting.
- Bill
4 of 2000 was adopted that regulates unreasonable, loud, disturbing
and Unnecessary noise. New hours for operating certain power equipment
has been changed to 8:30 to 6PM (7PM private owners) for Mon-Fri, 9AM
to 5 PM on Saturday and 10 AM to 4 PM on Sunday. The Bill passed
3votes to none.
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Building Department indicated that the Citgo Station may be looking
to demolish their existing service station (keeping the gas pumps) and
constructing a 7-11 type of establishment.
- The
Building Department indicated that someone was looking to lease the
40 Shore Road property and the Mayor indicated that the Village will
be appraising the property for the possible purchase (to establish the
waterfron trail).
- The
Village tabled Bill 6 of 2000 to Prohibit Fast Food Establishments.
Village attorney Limmer will evaluate additional legal language to present
to the Board for review.
- The
Village plans to install the trees along Dock and Fisherman in approximately
2 weeks. Also the contractor who paved these streets will be correcting
some of the problems with standing water.
- The
Village agreed to donate $2460 to the St. Stevens Senior program and
$3540 to the Manorhaven Senior Program. The amount to distribute
was based on the number of Port North Residents using both facility.
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Building Department indicated that new ordinance for permitting drop
boxes (Blockbuster, HSBC and Chase Banks) have expired. Now the
three establishments must seek to obtain a conditional use permit to
operate the drop box. Failure to obtain a permit may force the
issue to be taken up with the District Court in Great Neck (or they
can be removed).
- The
Board indicated the Boston Market signed another 2 year lease.
- The
Board indicated that the Pastabilities may look to demolish their restaurant
to create more parking. The Pizza operations may relocate to a
vacant store. This information is only preliminary and no official permits
have been obtained.
- A
Public Hearing has been set for August 14th to introduce Bill 5a to
increase fees for permits for construction.
- The
Board will look into setting up an Architectural Review Board.
Dr. George Williams again discussed the possibilities and the Board
seemed to be receptive. The Board may include information in the
next mailer.
- Village
discussed the parking problem in the Soundview Shopping Center, especially
in front of Blockbuster. The Village will be issuing fines for
all illegally parked vehicles.
- Metricom,
a wireless internet supplier, made a another presentation to the Board
of Trustees to install a radio transmission device to broadcast the
wireless internet service. Originally they wanted to install on
it on the corner of Radcliff and Soundview (and reconfiguring the street
lamp to house the unit) , but the Board asked them to look into placing
it on Channel Drive. The Board passed a resolution regarding its
installation. Metricom only needs to install one transmitter for
the entire Village.
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April
2000 Village Meeting (Annual meeting)
Appointments/elected
officials
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New
elected officials were sworn in. |
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Charlie
Ratkowski was appointed as Deputy Mayor. |
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Jerome
Rosen was appointed to serve on the Zoning Board for a 5 year term. |
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Stan
Ronnell was appointed to serve on the Planning Board for a5 year
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Budget
News
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The
budget meetings were held after the elections. |
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Tax
increase of approximately 20%. The Board of Trustees
just had their budget workshop on March 27th and calculated that
the tax rebates and decreased surplus will force taxes to be increased
to keep the same level of service. There was concern
from the public that the budget workshop was not an announced meeting,
but the Village Clerk announced that the meeting was announced in
the newspaper last April (The April 1999 paper announced the March
27, 2000 date) quite conveniently so that the residents would not
remember the meeting date. The Mayor claimed that the meeting
was announced. Other residents expressed concern that there
was no mention of the meeting date ( a friendly reminder) at the
regular monthly meeting on March 13th. Actually the Board
could not finish everything on March 27th and reconvened on April
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The
tax increase is likely to cost the average homeowner approximately
$100 to $150 per year. |
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Next
year's budget meeting is scheduled for March 5, 2001. This
appears to be before the Village elections. |
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The
Village made a line item to purchase computers. |
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There
was public concern for the salaries of the Village Clerks, Building
Inspectors and Village Attorney. One bone of contention was
that the Village office is only open for 6 hours a day (9-3).
There were several suggestions to increase the office hours to be
more consistent with other Villages. There were even suggestions
to keep the Village Office open late for one day for the people
who can not make it to the office between 9-3. |
New Business
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The
Village adopted a new telecommunications/cell tower ordinance. |
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The
Village adopted a Fee and Deposit Law for commercial site plan/permit
reviews. |
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March
2000 Village Elections and Meeting
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Bert
Goodstadt and Ross Altman were elected as Village Trustees.
They both ran unopposed. Congratulations for your next two
years in office. |
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The
Board introduced Bill 2 to the Regarding fees, costs and deposits
on Land Use Applications. For one thing the application will
require that the applicants submit a short environmental assessment
form. |
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Tax
grievances were discussed. |
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The
Board introduced Bill 3 with respect to regulating telecommunication
towers within the Village. A copy of the Bill can be obtained
from the Village. |
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The
Board directed Attorney Limmer to discuss appropriate fines for
illegal parking in the Soundview Shopping Center. |
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The
Board unanimously voted to to Support the Town of North Hempstead's
desire to rename Webster Park after Barbara Johnson. |
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The
Board voted unanimously to authorize Sidney Bowne to prepare plans
to repave Sandy Court and Seaview Lane. |
January
2000 Village Board Meeting
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Discussed
the location and date for the JAC Planning Presentation for the
Planning Study. |
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Discussed
the Third Party Custodian Agreement with Fleet Bank. |
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Agreed
to follow up with the NY State Environmental Facilities Corporation
Financial Assistance and Business Program that would allow local
gas stations and inspection stations the ability to obtain NY Statae
money to assist in the new vehicle emission testing program. |
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Discussed
that the next Village Elections will be held on March 21, 2000. |
November
1999 Village Board Meeting
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Trustee
Ratkoski indicated that there had been tree work and concrete work
at several locations in the Village. |
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The
draft JAC Planning Study had been delivered to the Village for review. |
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Sand
Point Resident, Barry Jason made a presentation regarding the proposed
opening of the new Sands Point Road, Thayer Lane. He asked
for the support of the Village to oppose this work and the Village
Board voted 4-1 in his favor. Based on this decission, the
Village would prepare a letter to Sands Point asking them to conduct
a traffic study (on the affects to Port North's acccess roads) and
to heed the advice of the Fire Department's letters (their opposition
to opening this road). |
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Resident
Bob Keane made a presentation to the Village to prepare a free web
site for the Village. The Village will wait to post a web
site until after they purchase a computer. |
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A
motion was passed to host a Public Hearing on December 13, 1999
to discuss the Port Washington Fire Department contract for emergency
services to the Village at a cost of $275,248. |
October
Village Board Meeting Notes
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There
was a Public Hearing for proposed Bill #4 - Amending Ordinance VIII,
Food Service and Sales Ordinance by requiring refrigerated refuse
rooms for all commercial enterprises that sell or store putrescible
products. This proposed ordinance was voted down. |
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The
Leaf Removal contract was awarded to Dom's Landscaping.. |
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The
Snow Removal contract was awarded to McGowan & Sons. |
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There
is no news regarding the off-site environmental investigation from
the Lewis Oil property. A few months ago, Lewis oil installed
monitoring wells in Port North to collect and analyze groundwater
samples. |
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The
board stated that the JAC Planning
Report should be presented around October 19, 1999. The
document is then scheduled to be release at the next Public Hearing. |
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The
Blockbuster drop box was again discussed and the Village is looking
into ways to stop the illegal stopping, standing, and parking in
front of the drop box. The Village understands that this is
a dangerous situation, due to the limited space and is looking into
ways to rectify this situation. |
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