Present:
Herb Morrow, Mayor
Dennis Gai
Jay Meyer
Donald Rave
Village Attorney: James Gesualdi
Village Building Inspector: Richard Kinch
Village Engineer: Jeff Vollmuth

Mayor Morrow opened the meeting at 7:45p.m. There is one public hearing.

The Police Department hired a part-time police officer Kenneth Demarest. Officer Demarest was a NYC Police Officer for twenty years and a detective in the special crimes unit. The Board of Trustees welcomed him.

Public Hearing –Fitzgerald – 48 Bay Crest
Neal Hoffman, AIA, of Hoffman Grayson Architects came before the Board representing the Fitzgerald’s for the addition of a swimming pool, patio and screened in porch. After a lengthy discussion it was decided that the hearing will be held open until next month. The hearing ended at 9p.m. and the transcript was taken by Laura Pinto.

Police Report
Chief Hubbs gave his report. There was a DWI arrest on Vineyard Road. The police recovered stolen property and were able to return it to the rightful owner. There was damage done to Bay Crest Beach, the perpetrators were caught and charged. The Chief said the police have been showing more presence at the beaches.

Concerned Residents
Some residents are concerned about a potentially dangerous condition on their street. Another resident raised questions about drainage.

Steps On Vineyard Road
The steps will be built when the Village receives the DEC permit. Once the Village receives the permit a contractor is ready to build the steps.

Resolution
A motion was made by Mr. McCusker to enter into an inter-municipal agreement with the Town of Huntington for the Town to patrol Huntington Harbor and Huntington Bay. The motion was seconded by Mr. Meyer and unanimously approved.

Village Attorney’s Report
Mr. Gesualdi reviewed his report with the Board and discussed future code changes. Mr. Gesualdi will draft a demolition local law pertaining to demolition and site plan review for new construction for next month. Maximum height for a house and set backs were also discussed.

Village Administrator Report
Lynn Pincomb presented her report. The mortgage tax has not been released from the state legislature. The audit will be completed this month.

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. McCusker to approve the list of bills and the interim financial statements which was seconded by Mr. Gai and unanimously approved.

Hurricane Katrina
Chris Cannon, RN at Huntington Hospital is going down to the Gulf Coast Region to help the victims of Katrina. Nathan Hale Beach Club collected two thousand dollars for her to offset expenses and the Village collected another twenty one hundred dollars.

Appointments
A list of Village appointments for the fiscal year was presented to the Board. A motion to approve the appointments was made by Mr. Meyer, seconded by Mr. Rave and unanimously approved.

Road Commissioner’s Report
The snow plowing is going out to bid. It will be published in the paper this week. Mr. Gai is still trying to work on moving the telephone pole on East Shore Road. The beach box in front of Willow Pond will be rebuilt.

Minutes
A motion was made by Mr. Meyer to approve the August minutes as amended, seconded by Mr. McCusker and unanimously approved.

With no further business to be brought before the Board, the monthly meeting was closed at 10:30p.m.

Respectfully Submitted,

Wendy Ladd