Present:

Herb Morrow, Mayor
Dennis Gai
Jay Meyer
Donald Rave

Village Attorney: James Gesualdi
Village Building Inspector: Richard Kinch
Village Engineer: Jeffrey Vollmuth
Village Administrator: Lynn Pincomb

Mayor Morrow opened the meeting at 7:35p.m. There are four public hearings this evening.

Police Report
Chief Ray Hubbs presented his report. The Chief and Sergeant requested to attend a training conference for Middle Atlantic Great Lake Organized Crime Law Enforcement Network (MAGLOCLEN) Association. The association is paying for the Chief and Sergeant to attend the conference which will center on “major crimes”. The conference is being held in Atlantic City New Jersey. The Board agreed to send both Chief Hubbs and Sergeant Guirgis to the conference. Chief Hubbs is continuing to attend the Pre-disaster Mitigation Meetings.

Public Hearing – Burns - 162 Bay Avenue – Lot Line Modification
Mr. Paul Burns came before the board to merge three separate tax lots into one lot. This application is before the Board for site plan review. This hearing will be kept open so Mr. Burns can retain counsel This transcript was taken by Laura Pinto.

Public Hearing - Girimonti – 9 Beach Road – Addition and Alteration
Mr. John Bracco, RA came before the Board representing the Girimonti’s to build a two story addition. This application is before the Board because the property is in the Waterfront Preservation District. A motion was made by Mr. Gai to approve the Girimonti application, seconded by Mayor Morrow and unanimously approved. The transcript was taken by Laura Pinto. The hearing was closed at 8:30p.m.

Public Hearing – Paci – 11 Beach Road – Addition and Alteration
Mr. Lenoard Horchos, RA and Mr. John Paci came before the Board requesting relief from the Waterfront Preservation District to build and addition and alterations to the home. A motion was made by Mr. Gai to approve the Paci application contingent on Mr. Vollmuth approving the drainage plans, seconded by Mr. Meyer and unanimously approved. The transcript for this hearing was taken by Laura Pinto. This hearing was closed at 8:35p.m.

Public Hearing – Rosewood – 90 East Shore Road – New House
Robert Caputi, Esq. and Anthony Proco, Builder came before the Board to ask relief for constructing the foundation of the home in a location that was not approved, and for steep slop approval. The driveway which is in the steep slope is proposed to be demolished and replaced with grass. A new driveway will be constructed on Castle Harbor Road. A motion was made by Mr. Gai to approve this application, seconded by Mr. Meyer and unanimously approved. This hearing was closed at 9:10p.m. This transcript was taken by Laura Pinto

Village Attorney’s Report
Mr. Gesualdi reviewed his report with the Board. There was a discussion about Verizon installing fiber optic lines in the Village without a franchise agreement. Mrs. Pincomb spoke to a Verizon representative and they expect to discuss the franchise agreement with the Village next month. At 9:20p.m. Mr. Gesualdi and Mr. Vollmuth left the meeting.

Mr. Gesualdi is stepping down as Village Attorney as of July 1, 2006. He will continue to work the Village as a consultant.

Village Administrator’s Report
Lynn Pincomb presented her report. Mrs. Pincomb suggested to move to a different bank namely North Fork. North Fork was bought by Capital One last week, however, after speaking to the bank representatives Mrs. Pincomb will still like to make the transition. A motion was made by Mr. Meyer to approve the Village Administrator’s recommendation to move to North Fork Bank, seconded by Mr. Gai and unanimously approved. One property was sold at tax lein sale. Peter Schafer is being paid for a lien that he bought last year that was satisfied. Nominating petitions can be signed as of April 4, 2006.

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

Preliminary Budget
Mayor Morrow discussed the preliminary budget in detail with the Board projecting a 6% tax increase. A public hearing on the budget will be scheduled for April.

Police Contract
The Board briefly discussed the progress of the police contract arbitration.

Road Commissioner’s Report
Mr. Gai gave his Road Commissioner’s Report. Three storm drains have been rebuilt in Bay Crest which, cost the Village about fourteen thousand dollars. That money is expected to be reimbursed by Multi Modal. The roads are scheduled to be swept on April 20th. The drainage projects in Bay Hills and Bay Crest were discussed.

Minutes
The Board reviewed the February minutes. A motion was made by Mr. Rave to approve the minutes as amended, seconded by Mr. Meyer and unanimously approved.

With no further business to be brought before the Board the meeting was closed at 10p.m.

Respectfully Submitted,

Wendy Ladd