Present:
Herb Morrow, Mayor
Dennis Gai
John McCusker
Jay Meyer
Donald Rave
Village Administrator: Lynn Pincomb
Village Attorney: James Gesualdi
Village Building Inspector: Richard Kinch
Village Engineer: Jeff Vollmuth
Mayor Morrow opened the meeting at 7:30p.m.
Police Chief’s Report:
Chief Hubbs and Sergeant Gurigis have been attending
terrorism training hosted by the Suffolk County Police
Department. Chief Mark White, regional head of Suffolk
County terrorism for Long Island will give a presentation
to the Board, at the Board’s convenience. Officer
Schondebare is going to light duty and is expected
to be back on full duty in March. There was a stabbing
at the movie theatre in Town and the Huntington Bay
Police were requested to respond to the melee. Huntington
Bay officers responded and assisted the second precinct
in crowd control. Mayor Morrow asked that Chief Hubbs
keep in close contact with the Second Precinct and
report back to the Board.
Public Hearing – Armonas – 7
Beach Drive – Site Plan New House
At 7:45p.m. Alex Armonas, builder and owner of said
property came before the Board for site plan review.
The applicant is requesting to build a new house that
he will be selling. Mr. Armonas bought the property
with a building permit attached and he was before
the Board because he wanted to change the design and
build a larger home. This public hearing will be held
open until next month. The transcript for this hearing
was taken by Laura Pinto.
Public Hearing – Rosewood Developers
– 90 East Shore Road – New House
At 8:30 p.m. Robert Caputi, Esq. came before the Board
with a proposed drainage plan and requested adding
another driveway from Castle Harbor Road. This application
will be in front of the Zoning Board later this month.
A motion was made by Mr. Gai to approve this application
subject to Zoning Board approval, seconded by Mr.
Meyer and unanimously approved. This hearing was closed
and the transcript was taken by Laura Pinto.
Local Law 1-2005- Construction Moratorium
A four month moratorium on construction will be put
in place to complete zoning code changes. Hardship
and emergency applications will be considered. The
moratorium will expire in 120 days unless repealed
before said date, effective February 15, 2005. This
moratorium will not hold up small applications, only
new projects with significantly large square footage
additions. A motion was made by Mr. Meyer to approve
Local Law 1-2005 as amended, seconded by Mr. Rave
and unanimously approved.
Lefkowitz Decision
A motion was made by Mr. McCusker to approve the Lefkowitz
application, seconded by Mr. Meyer and unanimously
approved.
Code Revisions
The Board discussed floor area ratios, lot area coverage
and accessory apartments which will be on the agenda
for public hearings next month. Mr. Gesualdi will
draft local laws on these topics. Mr. Gesualdi will
also draft local laws on home offices and architectural
standards for discussion.
Drainage Project
The drainage plans for Bay Hills and Willow have been
filed with the state.
Financials / Bills
The Board reviewed the interim financial statements
and the list of bills and after careful review, questions
and discussion, a motion was made by Mr. McCusker
to approve the list of bills and the interim financial
statements, seconded by Mr. Rave and unanimously approved.
Minutes
The Board reviewed the January minutes. A motion was
made by Mr. McCusker to approve the January minutes,
seconded by Mr. Rave and unanimously approved.
Executive Session
At 10:25p.m. the Board went into executive session
to discuss the police contract.
With no further business to be brought before the
Board, the monthly meeting was closed at 10:30p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Wendy Ladd
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