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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-01-07 - Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes REGULAR MEETING VILLAGE OF RYE BROOK BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING VILLAGE HALL, 938 KING STREET TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2007-7:30 P.M. AGENDA 7:00p.m. Executive Session— Personnel Negotiations and Legal Matters ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PUBLIC HEARINGS: 1) Public Hearing on the Site Plan application submitted by K&M Realty, LLC for development on Bowman Avenue, Section 1, Block 22, Lots 2B and 2B2. 2) Public Hearing on a proposed local law to amend Chapter 250 of the Village Code regarding Election and Construction signs. 3) Public Hearing on a proposed local law to amend Chapter 179 and create Chapter 64 of the Village Code requiring minimum training for Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals members. RESOLUTIONS: 1) Considering amendments to Chapter 250 of the Rye Brook Village Code regarding Election and Construction signs. 2) Considering amendments to Chapter 179 and the creation of Chapter 64 of the Rye Brook Village Code regarding minimum training for Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals members. 3) Considering a Special Permit Renewal of Existing Facility at 211 South Ridge Street for an existing telecommunications facility. Board of Trustees Meeting January 9, 2007 Page 1 4) Considering authorizing the issuance of $150,000 bonds of the Village of Rye Brook, Westchester County, New York, to pay the cost of a sidewalk improvement project, in and for said Village. 5) Designating polling locations and hours for the 2007 Village election on March 20, 2007. ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT OLD BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS DISCUSSION ITEMS ACTION ON NON-AGENDA MATTERS SUBJECT TO THE CONSENT OF THE TRUSTEES PRESENT AT THE MEETING THE NEXT TRUSTEES MEETINGS: January 23 and February 13, 2007 BOARD Mayor Lawrence Rand Trustee Michael Brown Trustee Joan Feinstein Trustee Pat Sanders Romano Trustee Paul Rosenberg STAFF: Christopher Bradbury, Village Administrator David Burke, Assistant to the Village Administrator Gregory Austin, Police Chief Edward Beane, Esq., Village Counsel Victor Carosi, Village Engineer Marilyn Timpone Mohamed, Village Consultant Fred Seifert, Public Access Coordinator Paula Patafio, Meeting Secretary CONVENE: Mayor Lawrence Rand welcomed everyone to the first meeting of the Board of Trustees for 2007. The meeting was called to order with the Pledge of Allegiance led by County Legislator, Martin Rogowsky. Board of Trustees Meeting January 9, 2007 Page 2 Mayor Rand noted that there were two (2) pieces of business that were not on the agenda. The first item was the introduction of Rye Brook's newest police officer, Danielle Pirro. She was appointed at a Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees on December 19, 2006, and her first day of work was Monday, January 8, 2007. Police Chief Gregory Austin was called upon to present Officer Pirro with her badge. Officer Pirro read her Oath of Office, and was welcomed as Rye Brook's newest member of the Police Department. Martin Rogowsky, County Legislator, addressed the Board. He offered his congratulations to Officer Pirro, and wished everyone a Happy New Year. He noted that he had good news from the County in that countywide there was only a 3 %% increase in the budget. The good news for the people in Rye Brook was that for the second year in a row the County tax would be going down. The other matter that has gotten some publicity because it was so important to the residents of Port Chester was the decrease in the sewer tax. This is a major decrease for the people of Port Chester, who would be going from the average of$700.00 per year to $325.00 per year. The sewer tax has gone up minimally in Rye Brook; approximately $3.00 per homeowner. Mr. Rogowsky also noted that there is a draft DIS coming out regarding safety issues at the airport. He thanked the Board for giving him the opportunity of addressing the residents of Rye Brook. Mayor Rand called for the first item on the agenda. PUBLIC HEARINGS: 1) PUBLIC HEARING ON THE SITE PLAN APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY K&M REALTY, LLC FOR DEVELOPMENT ON BOWMAN AVENUE, SECTION 1, BLOCK 22, LOTS 2B AND 2B2. Mr. Christopher Bradbury, Village Administrator, noted that this matter was before the Village for some time now. This was a continuation of the public hearing, and before the Board was an application for ten (10) units of residential development on Bowman Avenue, on property located adjacent to the shopping center. This matter was also before the Planning Board for review. Mr. Bradbury noted that the Planning Board is advisory in this Board of Trustees Meeting January 9, 2007 Page 3 case. It was noted that as a part of this application, the applicant has proposed to donate to the Village a parcel adjacent to the site for park use. Mayor Rand noted that the rationale for the public hearing was to receive input from the public. Therefore, since the matter was still being reviewed by the Planning Board, he felt that the public hearing should be left open in order to obtain feedback from the Planning Board before a decision was made. Mr. Kip Konigsberg, the applicant, addressed the Board. He noted that they were working on the changes that resulted from the comments in the memo from F.P. Clark and Associates. Everything will be ready for the Planning Board's meeting. He asked the Board if there were any comments or questions that were not reflected in the consultant's memo that needed to be considered before the presentation to the Planning Board. Mr. Bradbury noted that the applicant was in the process of receiving feedback from all of the emergency services. A preliminary meeting was held on this issue. Trustee Paul Rosenberg asked that the applicant review the status of permits required by the County. Mr. Konigsberg responded that this is a County Road and there must be access to each parcel from the road. He stated that he was in receipt of a memo from the County and each item was being addressed. Mr. Ryan is reviewing this memo, and it will be discussed at the Planning Board level at the next meeting. Adam Wekstein, Esq., legal counsel for the applicant, addressed the issue of the strip portion of the property. The Village makes the decision as to what they want to see as part of the site plan review. The applicant has a proposal and the Village will be responsible for reporting back to the County. On a motion made by Trustee Joan Feinstein, and seconded by Trustee Michael Brown, the public hearing was adjourned. TRUSTEE BROWN VOTING AYE TRUSTEE FEINSTEIN VOTING AYE TRUSTEE ROSENBERG VOTING AYE TRUSTEE SANDERS ROMANO VOTING AYE MAYOR RAND VOTING AYE Board of Trustees Meeting January 9, 2007 Page 4 2) PUBLIC HEARING ON A PROPOSED LOCAL LAW TO AMEND CHAPTER 250 OF THE VILLAGE CODE REGARDING ELECTION AND CONSTRUCTION SIGNS. Mr. Bradbury addressed the matter. He noted that these amendments were a clean up to Chapter 250. This portion of the Village's Code lays out the size of the signs permitted and the timeframe within which signs can be erected and remain up. Trustee Patricia Sanders Romano asked for clarification of the length of time a sign can be installed before an election. It was noted that signs could be erected 21 days before an election. Mayor Rand called for members of the public wishing to address the Board on this matter. Since there were no further questions, he called for a motion to close the public hearing. On a motion made by Trustee Feinstein, and seconded by Trustee Sanders Romano, the public hearing was closed. TRUSTEE BROWN VOTING AYE TRUSTEE FEINSTEIN VOTING AYE TRUSTEE ROSENBERG VOTING AYE TRUSTEE SANDERS ROMANO VOTING AYE MAYOR RAND VOTING AYE Mayor Rand called for the resolution on this matter. 1) CONSIDERING AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 250 OF THE RYE BROOK VILLAGE CODE REGARDING ELECTION AND CONSTRUCTION SIGNS. Mr. Bradbury read the following resolution: Board of Trustees Meeting January 9, 2007 Page 5 RESOLUTION CONSIDERING AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 250 OF THE RYE BROOK VILLAGE CODE REGARDING ELECTION AND CONSTRUCTION SIGNS WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees introduced a local law proposing to amend Chapter 250 of the Village Code. WHEREAS, the local law was referred to the Village of Rye Brook Planning Board for a report and recommendation regarding the proposed amendments; and WHEREAS, on December 14, 2006 the Planning Board recommended the approval of the amendments to Chapter 250 of the Village Code; and WHEREAS, on January 9, 2007 the Board of Trustees opened a public hearing on the subject Local Law, at which time all persons interested were given an opportunity to speak on behalf of or in opposition to said Local Law and the public hearing was closed on January 9, 2007. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the amendments to Chapter 250 of the Code of the Village of Rye Brook regarding election and construction signs are hereby adopted. There was no discussion on this matter. On a motion made by Trustee Sanders Romano, and seconded by Trustee Feinstein, the resolution was adopted. TRUSTEE BROWN VOTING AYE TRUSTEE FEINSTEIN VOTING AYE TRUSTEE ROSENBERG VOTING AYE TRUSTEE SANDERS ROMANO VOTING AYE MAYOR RAND VOTING AYE Mayor Rand called for public hearing #3 on the agenda: Board of Trustees Meeting January 9,2007 Page 6 3) PUBLIC HEARING ON A PROPOSED LOCAL LAW TO AMEND CHAPTER 179 AND CREATE CHAPTER 64 OF THE VILLAGE CODE REQUIRING MINIMUM TRAINING FOR PLANNING BOARD AND ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MEMBERS. Mr. Bradbury gave the Board a brief background on this public hearing. He noted that New York State law requires a minimum of four (4) hours training for Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals members. Before the Village Board was a clarification of the amount of training required. A notice of the public hearing was sent to both the Planning Board and Zoning Board members. Mr. Bradbury noted that he was looking to making the training easily accessible to all members, and he pointed out that there were on-line programs that were available. Trustee Feinstein noted that the members of the Boards are required to attend the appropriate training or they will not be eligible for re- appointment. She asked that this local law be amended to allow for "wiggle room." As an example she noted that if a Board member is appointed in September to fill an unexpired term, then if he/she has not completed the required training by April they will not be eligible for re- appointment. All training must be completed within the calendar year. Trustee Sanders Romano noted that the first year of appointment requires four (4) hours of training. A new member must attend all four (4) sessions. However, all members are required to have the same four (4) hours of training per year. She suggested a wording change for clarification purposes. Trustee Rosenberg noted that returning members have the same requirement, however, Trustee Sanders Romano felt that it was not exactly the same requirement. The first year it is four (4) sessions, and the second year it is two (2) sessions for a minimum of four (4) hours. Mr. Bradbury noted that this training is required under New York State Law. Mr. Bradbury reviewed the suggested changes to the proposed local law. On a motion made by Trustee Sanders, and seconded by Trustee Feinstein, the public hearing was closed. TRUSTEE BROWN VOTING AYE TRUSTEE FEINSTEIN VOTING AYE TRUSTEE ROSENBERG VOTING AYE TRUSTEE SANDERS ROMANO VOTING AYE MAYOR RAND VOTING AYE Board of Trustees Meeting January 9, 2007 Page 7 RESOLUTIONS: 2) CONSIDERING AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 179 AND THE CREATION OF CHAPTER 64 OF THE RYE BROOK VILLAGE CODE REGARDING MINIMUM TRAINING FOR PLANNING BOARD AND ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MEMBERS. Mr. Bradbury read the following resolution: CONSIDERING AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 179 AND THE CREATION OF CHAPTER 64 OF THE RYE BROOK VILLAGE CODE REGARDING MINIMUM TRAINING FOR PLANNING BOARD AND ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MEMBERS WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees introduced a local law proposing to amend Chapters 179 and 64 of the Village Code. WHEREAS, on January 9, 2007 the Board of Trustees opened a public hearing on the subject Local Law, at which time all persons interested were given an opportunity to speak on behalf of or in opposition to said Local Law and the public hearing was closed on January 9, 2007. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the amendments to Chapters 179 and 64 of the Code of the Village of Rye Brook regarding compulsory continuing education for Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals members are hereby adopted. TRUSTEE BROWN AYE TRUSTEE FEINSTEIN AYE TRUSTEE SANDERS ROMANO AYE TRUSTEE ROSENBERG AYE MAYOR RAND AYE Board of Trustees Meeting January 9,2007 Page 8 3) CONSIDERING A SPECIAL PERMIT RENEWAL OF EXISTING FACILITY AT 211 SOUTH RIDGE STREET FOR AN EXISTING TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITY. Mr. Bradbury read the following resolution: RESOLUTION CONSIDERING A SPECIAL PERMIT RENEWAL OF EXISTING FACILITY AT 211 SOUTH RIDGE STREET FOR AN EXISTING TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITY WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees is the approval authority for special use permits. WHEREAS, on December 19, 2001 the Board of Trustees approved a special use permit for the Nextel facility at 211 South Ridge Street for a five year term; and WHEREAS, the applicant has submitted a renewal application for the special use permit for another five year term and has submitted the required reports pursuant to Section 250-39 of the Village Code; and WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees has reviewed the renewal application; and WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees determines that the proposed action is a Type 11 action pursuant to 6 NYCRR Part 617 of the State Environmental Quality Review Act for which the Village of Rye Brook Board of Trustees is the Lead Agency and the only Involved Agency with respect to the approval of said Special Use Permit; and WHEREAS, because the proposed action is a Type II action, no further SEQRA review is required; and WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees wishes to refer the renewal application for review by engineering firm as is allowed by section 250-39; and WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees will retain the services of HDR/LMS to review the renewal application and provide a recommendation to the Village with respect to the renewal application; and Board of Trustees Meeting January 9, 2007 Page 9 WHEREAS, the approval of the special use permit will be conditioned upon the recommendation from HDR/LMS; and WHEREAS, a public hearing is not required for a renewal application for a special use permit pursuant to 250-39 of the Village Code. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby grants the requested special use permit renewal for an existing facility at 211 South Ridge Street subject to the following condition: 1. The review and recommendation of the special use permit renewal application by HDR/LMS confirming the existing facility is structurally sound and meets Village Code requirements for wireless telecommunication facilities. Mr. Bradbury gave the Board background on this resolution. He noted that this is an existing facility, with an application made in December of 2001 and the installation in December of 2002. The Village Code requires that Special Use Permits be renewed every five (5) years. The applicant must prove that the facility is still structurally sound and they are still in compliance with all requirements. Mr. Bradbury suggested that a second condition be added to the approval ensuring that the applicant complies with Section 250-39(b)(7) of the Village Code regarding submission of annual reports. It was noted that this Special Use Permit expired in December, and the Village must be more cautious in the future to ensure that the renewal takes places before the expiration of a permit. Mr. Bradbury noted that currently the Village's consultants were reviewing this application. Trustee Rosenberg pointed out that this site must follow FCC regulations, and it is currently well within the FCC limits at this time. On a motion made by Trustee Sanders Romano, and seconded by Trustee Feinstein, the resolution was adopted. TRUSTEE BROWN VOTING AYE TRUSTEE FEINSTEIN VOTING AYE TRUSTEE ROSENBERG VOTING AYE Board of Trustees Meeting January 9, 2007 Page 10 TRUSTEE SANDERS ROMANO VOTING AYE MAYOR RAND VOTING AYE 4) CONSIDERING AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $150,000 BONDS OF THE VILLAGE OF RYE BROOK, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK, TO PAY THE COST OF A SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, IN AND FOR SAID VILLAGE. Mr. Bradbury read the following resolution: RESOLUTION CONSIDERING AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $150,000 BONDS OF THE VILLAGE OF RYE BROOK,WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK, TO PAY THE COST OF A SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, IN AND FOR SAID VILLAGE WHEREAS, all conditions precedent to the financing of the project hereinafter described, including compliance with the provisions of the State Environmental Quality Review Act to the extent required, have been performed; and WHEREAS, it is now desired to authorize the financing of such project; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Rye Brook, Westchester County, New York, as follows: Section 1. For the specific object or purpose of paying the cost of a sidewalk improvement project, known as the Ellendale, West William and Franklin Avenue Side Walk Improvement Project, in and for the Village of Rye Brook, Westchester County, New York, including incidental expenses in connection therewith, there are hereby authorized to be issued $150,000 bonds of said Village pursuant to the Local Finance Law. Section 2. The estimated maximum cost of the aforesaid specific object or purpose is hereby determined to be $150,000, and the plan for the financing thereof is by the issuance of the $150,000 bonds Board of Trustees Meeting January 9, 2007 Page 11 of said Village authorized to be issued pursuant to this bond resolution provided, however, that the amount of bonds ultimately to be issued will be reduced by any amount received from a $150,000 Community Development Block Grant to said Village for such specific object or purpose, which monies are hereby appropriated therefore. Section 3. It is hereby determined that the period of probable usefulness of the aforesaid specific object or purpose is ten years, pursuant to subdivision twenty-four of paragraph a of Section 11.00 of the Local Finance Law. It is hereby further determined that the maximum maturity of the bonds authorized will be limited to five years. Section 4. Subject to the provisions of the Local Finance Law, the power to authorize the issuance of and to sell bond anticipation notes in anticipation of the issuance and sale of the bonds herein authorized, including renewals of such notes, is hereby delegated to the Village Treasurer, the chief fiscal officer. Such notes shall be of such terms, form and contents, and shall be sold in such manner, as may be prescribed by said Village Treasurer, consistent with the provisions of the Local Finance Law. Section 5. The faith and credit of said Village of Rye Brook, Westchester County, New York, are hereby irrevocably pledged to the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same respectively become due and payable. An annual appropriation shall be made in each year sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds becoming due and payable in such year. There shall annually be levied on all the taxable real property of said Village a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such obligations as the same become due and payable. Section 6. Such bonds shall be in fully registered form and shall be signed in the name of the Village of Rye Brook, Westchester County, New York, by the manual or facsimile signature of the Village Treasurer and a facsimile of its corporate seal shall be imprinted or impressed thereon and may be attested by the manual or facsimile signature of the Village Clerk. Section 7. The powers and duties of advertising such bonds for sale, conducting the sale and awarding the bonds, are hereby delegated to the Village Treasurer, who shall advertise such bonds for sale, conduct the sale, and award the bonds in such manner as he shall deem best for the interests of the Village; Board of Trustees Meeting January 9,2007 Page 12 provided, however, that in the exercise of these delegated powers, he shall comply fully with the provisions of the Local Finance Law and any order or rule of the State Comptroller applicable to the sale of municipal bonds. The receipt of the Village Treasurer shall be a full acquaintance to the purchaser of such bonds, who shall not be obliged to see to the application of the purchase money. Section 8. All other matters, except as provided herein relating to such bonds, including determining whether to issue such bonds having substantially level or declining annual debt service and all matters related thereto, prescribing whether manual or facsimile signatures shall appear on said bonds, prescribing the method for the recording of ownership of said bonds, appointing the fiscal agent or agents for said bonds, providing for the printing and delivery of said bonds (and if said bonds are to be executed in the name of the Village by the facsimile signature of its Village Treasurer, providing for the manual countersignature of a fiscal agent or of a designated official of the Village), the date, denominations, maturities and interest payment dates, place or places of payment, and also including the consolidation with other issues, shall be determined by the Village Treasurer. It is hereby determined that it is to the financial advantage of the Village not to impose and collect from registered owners of such bonds any charges for mailing, shipping and insuring bonds transferred or exchanged by the fiscal agent, and, accordingly, pursuant to paragraph c of Section 70.00 of the Local Finance Law, no such charges shall be so collected by the fiscal agent. Such bonds shall contain substantially the recital of validity clause provided for in Section 52.00 of the Local Finance Law and shall otherwise be in such form and contain such recitals in addition to those required by Section 52.00 of the Local Finance Law, as the Village Treasurer shall determine. Section 9. This resolution shall constitute a statement of official intent for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.150 - 2. Other than as specified in this resolution, no monies are, or are reasonably expected to be, reserved, allocated on a long-term basis, or otherwise set aside with respect to the permanent funding of the object or purpose described herein. Section 10. The validity of such bonds and bond anticipation notes may be contested only i£ Board of Trustees Meeting January 9, 2007 Page 13 (1) Such obligations are authorized for an object or purpose for which said Village is not authorized to expend money, or (2) The provisions of law which should be complied with at the date of publication of this resolution are not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of such publication, or (3) Such obligations are authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution. Section 11. This resolution, which takes effect immediately, shall be published in summary in The Journal News, a newspaper having general circulation in said Village, together with a notice of the Village Clerk in substantially the form provided in Section 81.00 of the Local Finance Law. On a motion made by Trustee Rosenberg, and seconded by Trustee Sanders Romano, the resolution was adopted. TRUSTEE BROWN VOTING AYE TRUSTEE FEINSTEIN VOTING AYE TRUSTEE ROSENBERG VOTING AYE TRUSTEE SANDERS ROMANO VOTING AYE MAYOR RAND VOTING AYE Mayor Rand called for resolution #5: 5) DESIGNATING POLLING LOCATIONS AND HOURS FOR THE 2007 VILLAGE ELECTION ON MARCH 20, 2007. Mr. Bradbury read the following resolution: RESOLUTION DESIGNATING POLLING LOCATIONS AND HOURS FOR THE 2007 VILLAGE ELECTION ON MARCH 20, 2007 Board of Trustees Meeting January 9, 2007 Page 14 RESOLVED, that voting machines owned by the County of Westchester shall be used at the next Village Election to be held Tuesday, March 20, 2007; and be it further RESOLVED, that if said voting machines are not available, the use of paper ballots is hereby authorized; and be it further RESOLVED, that the polls in each of the nine Election Districts in the Village of Rye Brook shall be opened at 7:00 AM in the morning and remain open until 9:00 PM in the evening of said day; and be it further RESOLVED, that the polling places be hereby designated for the respective Election Districts as follows: Election District#20-Port Chester Middle School-Bowman Avenue (Main Lobby) Election District#21-Port Chester Middle School-Bowman Avenue (Main Lobby) Election District#22-Blind Brook High School-King Street(Main Lobby) Election District#23-Ridge Street School-North Ridge Street(Gymnasium) Election District#26-Port Chester Senior High School-Neuton Ave. (Main Lobby) Election District#27-Ridge Street School-North Ridge Street(Gymnasium) Election District#29-Ridge Street School-North Ridge Street(Gymnasium) Election District#30-Blind Brook High School-King Street(Main Lobby) Election District#31-BelleFair Meeting House(Main Lobby) On a motion made by Trustee Rosenberg, and seconded by Trustee Brown the resolution was adopted. TRUSTEE BROWN VOTING AYE TRUSTEE FEINSTEIN VOTING AYE TRUSTEE ROSENBERG VOTING AYE TRUSTEE SANDERS ROMANO VOTING AYE MAYOR RAND VOTING AYE Mayor Rand noted that the Board had added one item to the agenda. Mr. Bradbury stated that a new development application was received for the Garden Inn now named The Woodlands. This is the name of the residential development application. The residential development includes 30 semi-attached residential units located at the corner of Anderson Hill Road and King Street. It was pointed out that the number of units has been reduced. There will be a clubhouse, tennis courts, and a pool on the site. The application was received on January 8, 2007 Board of Trustees Meeting January 9, 2007 Page 15 and it is now being referred to the Planning Board for site plan review. The resolution before the Board at this time was a referral of the Woodlands application, formerly the Garden Inn, to the Planning Board for preliminary review. On a motion made by Trustee Sanders Romano, and seconded by Trustee Feinstein, the resolution was adopted. Mayor Rand noted that the Board of Trustees was the Lead Agency for this application. Things are moving ahead. There are now 30 units and each unit is approximately 3,000 square feet, with the smallest unit being just under 2,900 square feet. A clubhouse facility, a tennis court, and a pool has been added. Trustee Brown stressed that this application is for residential dwellings and is not for a hotel. It was pointed out that currently there are two streets within Rye Brook that carry the name of Woodland. Mr. Burke called the roll: TRUSTEE BROWN VOTING AYE TRUSTEE FEINSTEIN VOTING AYE TRUSTEE ROSENBERG VOTING AYE TRUSTEE SANDERS ROMANO VOTING AYE MAYOR RAND VOTING AYE ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT: Mr. Bradbury noted that Monday, January 15, 2007, was Martin Luther King Day and that the Village Offices would be closed. The sanitation schedule for the week would be the holiday schedule. He noted that the 2007 sanitation calendars were available online and would be mailed to residents during the coming week. Christmas Trees can be left curbside for pickup now through January 15th Residents were asked to remove any plastic bags from the trees. Con Edison has announced that they will be doing an extensive tree-cutting program throughout the County. They are hoping to complete the program within three (3) years. They will be cutting trees 10' below and 10' from the sides of wires, and 15' above the wires. The goal is to reduce power outages. Board of Trustees Meeting January 9, 2007 Page 16 Homeowners will be provided with notification prior to the tree cuttings. The Village will try to stay on top of this program. Mr. Bradbury announced that as of Janaury, 2007, all Zoning Board of Appeals meetings will be televised. The next Board to have its meetings televised will be the Planning Board. The meeting scheduled for January 17, 2007 between the Port Chester Public Library Board, the Village of Port Chester and the Village of Rye Brook will be re-scheduled. It will now be held sometime in March. Mr. Bradbury announced that a joint letter was sent by Rye Brook and Greenwich to the Department of Transportation. It urged the New York State DOT to initiate several improvements, both short term and long term, to King Street. It is important to note that Rye Brook and Greenwich are on the same page. Rye Brook has been negotiating with Verizon regarding the FIOS service. The Village wants to make sure that this service, and alternative services, are available to all residents. Mayor Rand noted that a lot of work has taken place over the last several weeks. Discussions have taken place with the County regarding improvements at the King Street/Ridge Street/Hutchinson River Parkway/Merritt Parkway interchange has been extensive. These discussions have been very, very productive. Mayor Rand stated that Rye Brook was disappointed that the joint meeting with Port Chester and Rye Brook Village Boards, and the Board of the Port Chester Public Library was being rescheduled. However, due to a scheduling conflict, this change is unavoidable. Mayor Rand noted that a couple of Mayoral appointments had been made to various Boards. Two (2) positions on the Environmental Council were filled. There were also changes made to the Recreation Council. He asked any member of the community wishing to serve on a Board to contact the Administrator's office. A position will be found for all residents wishing to serve the Village in this capacity. The next scheduled meetings of the Board of Trustees will be held on January 23, 2007 and February 13, 2007. Board of Trustees Meeting January 9,2007 Page 17 Mayor Rand called for members of the public wishing to address the Board. There being no members of the public wishing to address the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m. Board of Trustees Meeting January 9,2007 Page 18