Present:

Herb Morrow, Mayor
John McCusker
Don Rave
Dennis Gai

Village Administrator: Lynn Pincomb
Village Attorney: Mara Manin
Building Inspector: Richard Kinch
Village Engineer: Jeffrey Vollmuth

Mayor Morrow opened the meeting at 7:40 pm. There are four public hearings this evening.

Public Hearings

Edward & Meryl Dowling, 40 Bay Crest.
James Margolin, attorney for the applicant, presented the application to demolish an existing dwelling and construct a new dwelling. This hearing is a continuation from July. The hearing was closed at 8:50 p.m. A transcript was taken by Laura Pinto.

Local Law 4-2009 entitled “Amendment to Village Code Regarding Designation of Districts”
The purpose of this hearing was to amend Chapter 91. The hearing was closed at 8:55 p.m. A transcript was taken by Laura Pinto. A motion was made by John McCusker to adopt Local Law 4-2009, seconded by Jay Meyer, and unanimously approved.

Local Law 5-2009 entitled “ Amendment to Village Code Regarding District Regulations
The purpose of this hearing was to amend Chapter 91. The hearing was closed at 8:57 p.m. A transcript was taken by Laura Pinto. A motion was made by Dennis Gai to adopt Local Law 5-2009, seconded by Don Rave, and unanimously approved.

Local Law 6-2009 entitled “Amendment to Village Code regarding Flood Damage Prevention
The purpose of this hearing was to amend Chapter 34. The hearing was closed at 9:05 p.m. A transcript was taken by Laura Pinto. A motion was made by John McCusker to adopt Local Law 6-2009, seconded by Jay Meyer, and unanimously approved

Attorney’s Report
Mara Manin discussed her report with the Board.

Village Audit Report
Al Hulse delivered the annual Village Audit to the board.

Administrator’s Report
As of today, there are twenty (20) unpaid taxes. Bills will continue to be sent on a monthly basis until they are all paid. There are no ZBA hearings this month. The Town of Huntington is reviewing the proposal for the renovations, under the Huntington Community Development Grant, of the bathroom at Village hall.

Financials/Bills
The Board reviewed the interim financial statements from July and the list of bills and, after review, questions and discussion, a motion was made by John McCusker to approve the list of bills and the interim financial statements for July which was seconded by Don Rave and unanimously approved.

Executive Session
The board entered into Executive Session at 10:00 p.m. to discuss contract negotiations. Executive Session closed at 10:05 p.m.

Minutes
A motion made by John McCusker to approve the July minutes was seconded by Jay Meyer and unanimously approved.

At 10:06 pm, with no further business to be brought before the Board the meeting was closed.

Respectfully Submitted,

Kristen Gerken