November 12, 2013
A work session was held by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Babylon on Tuesday, November 5, 2013. On the motion of Trustee Muldowney, seconded by Trustee Amelia and unanimously carried, the meeting was opened at 4:09 p.m. On the motion of Trustee Davida, seconded by Trustee Basile and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned at 5:40 p.m.
A work session was held by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Babylon on Tuesday, November 12, 2013. On the motion of Trustee Muldowney, seconded by Trustee Amelia and unanimously carried, the meeting was opened at 7:35 p.m. On the motion of Trustee Davida, seconded by Trustee Amelia and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF BABYLON WAS HELD IN THE BOARDROOM 153 WEST MAIN STREET BABYLON, NEW YORK ON TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 12, 2013
PRESENT:
Mayor Ralph Scordino
Trustee Kevin Muldowney
Trustee Debbie Basile
Trustee Tony Davida
Trustee Carol Amelia
Attorney Joel Sikowitz
Regular meeting of the Board of Trustees opened at 8:03 p.m.
The Pledge of Allegiance was lead by Trustee Davida.
On the motion of Mayor Scordino, seconded by Trustee Muldowney and unanimously carried, it was
RESOLVED to approve the minutes of the October 22, 2013 regular meeting of the Board of Trustees and dispense with reading of the same.
On the motion of Trustee Amelia, seconded by Trustee Davida and unanimously carried, it was
RESOLVED to issue refunds in the amount of $25 to each of the applicants listed below for the return of one (1) ZBA sign for partial refund:
Applicant: Property Located at:
Jill Meadow 100 Araca Road
Crystal Boyd 47 Washington Street
Dr. Robert Carlin 38 James Street
Andre Coiro 35 East Main Street
Rebecca Cicero 95 East Shore Drive
Donald Middleton 54 George Street
Carmelhill Architects 41 John Street
Mark McHugh 17 Lincoln Street
On the motion of Trustee Amelia, seconded by Trustee Davida and unanimously carried, it was
RESOLVED to remove the following exemption, and restore full assessment to
Section 15 Block 1 Lot 31
51 WILSON DRIVE – formerly a Life Estate for Josephine Jedrlinic, an Alternative Veterans Exemption, with a total assessed value of 500, and bill the current owner, Judith Jedrlinic, $131.50.*
*This total includes:
2012 /13 tax year: $ 60.30 (335 days @ .18₵ per day)
2013 /14 tax year: $ 71.20 (Entire tax year)
On the motion of Trustee Amelia, seconded by Trustee Davida and unanimously carried, it was
RESOLVED that the red meter bags be in place for the holiday season prior to the Old Fashioned Village Christmas event to be held on Friday, December 6th, 2013, as requested by the Babylon Village Chamber of Commerce.
On the motion of Trustee Davida, seconded by Trustee Amelia and unanimously carried, it was
RESOLVED to hire Elizabeth Waters as a clerk typist with an annual salary of $24,000, effective October 21, 2013.
On the motion of Trustee Davida, seconded by Trustee Amelia and unanimously carried, it was
RESOLVED to approve the attached change order (#1) from FML Contracting regarding the Village Pool Restoration work.
On the motion of Trustee Davida, seconded by Trustee Amelia and unanimously carried, it was
RESOLVED to issue refunds totaling $2,559.00 for the 2012-2013 Tax Year, as per the attached Assessor’s Petitions.
S/B/L Address Owner Amt.
003 – 01 – 053.00 83 Clinton Street Reilly, J. & V. $ 83.72
005 – 03 – 043.00 257 Park Ave. Druiett, G. & C. $ 38.94
013 – 01 – 061.02 30 Belton Rd. Dellafranca, V. & J. $ 271.28
015 – 01 – 008.00 130 Little East Neck Rd. Ruggiero, B. $ 66.20
015 – 02 – 017.05 257 Melbury Rd. Christianson, B. $ 203.79
015 – 02 – 024.00 42 Foster Lane Wilson, J. & A. $ 198.59
015 – 03 – 001.00 96 Peninsula Dr. Harsche, E. & R. $ 259.60
015 – 03 – 010.00 126 Peninsula Dr. Ach, P. & T. $ 151.22
017 – 01 – 024.02 47 Meade Ct. Roland, K. $ 116.82
020 – 02 – 007.00 37 Lee Ave. O’Donell, W. & P. $ 146.03
021 – 01 – 035.00 15 Christopher Ct. Wenner, J. & J. $1,022.82
ALSO BE IT RESOLVED to correct the refund resolution from February 12, 2013 to be for the 2011-2012 tax year.
On the motion of Trustee Davida, seconded by Trustee Amelia and unanimously carried, it was
RESOLVED to approve the following warrant for November 12, 2013:
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General Account:
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$ 623,921.01 |
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Conklin House Account: |
4,868.57 |
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Golf Course Account: |
2,522.28 |
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Total General Fund: |
$ 631,311.86 |
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Trust Fund: |
1,682.66 |
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Total: |
$ 632,994.52
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On the motion of Trustee Basile, seconded by Trustee Muldowney and unanimously carried, it was
RESOLVED to dispose of the following records as per the New York State Archives Retention Schedule M-1:
Building Permit Duplicates: 1955 - 1968
Assessor Sheets: 1972, 1973, 1975, 1979, 1983 - 1989
Real Property Reports: 1967 – 1978
On the motion of Trustee Basile, seconded by Trustee Muldowney and unanimously carried, it was
RESOLVED to issue refund in the amount of $38.95 to Sandra Carlin for overpayment of taxes on 61 East Shore Drive, Section 20 Block 3 Lot 12.2.
On the motion of Trustee Basile, seconded by Trustee Muldowney and unanimously carried, it was
RESOLVED to hire Ariel Klopfer as a greenhouse laborer with a salary of $8.50 per hour effective November 4, 2013.
On the motion of Trustee Muldowney, seconded by Trustee Basile and unanimously carried, it was
RESOLVED to appoint Elizabeth Waters as the secretary to the Architectural Review Board with an annual salary of $1000, effective October 21, 2013.
On the motion of Trustee Muldowney, seconded by Trustee Basile and unanimously carried, it was
RESOLVED to issue a refund in the amount of $100 to Barbara Walsh Clarke for the Gazebo Wedding scheduled for September 28, 2013.
On the motion of Trustee Muldowney, seconded by Trustee Basile and unanimously carried, it was
RESOLVED to increase the annual salary of Samuel Abedin $1,000 effective October 29, 2013, having completed his six month probationary period.
On the motion of Trustee Muldowney, seconded by Trustee Basile and unanimously carried, it was
RESOLVED to grant permission to the Babylon Village Chamber of Commerce to use the outdoor speaker systems at various buildings in the Business District to play tasteful holiday music during the Old Fashioned Christmas event on December 6, 2013, from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
And ALSO RESOLVED to grant permission to the businesses in the Village to play tasteful holiday music on their outdoor speaker systems throughout the holiday shopping season.
Approval is for the following dates and times:
December 6th, 2013 to December 24th, 2013, during the hours of 12:00 noon to 9:00 p.m.
The Chamber will be responsible for monitoring the music to insure that the volume is kept to a pleasing level.
On the motion of Mayor Scordino, seconded by Trustee Muldowney and unanimously carried, it was
RESOLVED to approve and grant licenses to the following applicant(s) to drive a taxi cab for Sunset Taxi in the Village of Babylon: Angelo Auriemma
On the motion of Mayor Scordino, seconded by Trustee Muldowney and unanimously carried, it was
RESOLVED to approve and grant licenses to the following applicant(s) to drive a taxi cab for Lindy’s Taxi in the Village of Babylon: William Macfarlane
Mayor Scordino announced that Saturday, November 30th, 2013 has been designated as Small Business Saturday. We encourage all our residents to shop locally and support our Village merchants!
The meeting was opened to the public:
The following residents addressed the Board:
Joann Curtin, 420 Fire Island Avenue
Frank Curtin, 420 Fire Island Avenue
Meeting adjourned 8:15 p.m.
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Village Clerk
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