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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-09-26 - Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes AGENDA VILLAGE OF RYE BROOD BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING VILLAGE HALL, 938 KING STREET TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2G, 2000 -- 7:30 P.M. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ACTION: PRESENTATION: 1. PROCLAMATION FOR ANTHONY SUTTON, FORMER ADMINISTRATOR PORT CHESTER/RYE/RYE BROOK AMBULANCE CORPS REPORT: 1. LARRY ENGLE a RE: PETITION OPPOSING DELTA AIRLINES' 5:59 A.M. DAILY FLIGHT PUBLIC HEARING: 1. KF RYE BROOK/GARDEN INN APPLICATION: DEIS ZONING TEXT AMENDMENTS SITE PLAN AND WETLANDS PERMIT APPLICATION RESOLUTIONS: 1. CONSIDERING APPROVING AN INTER—MUNICIPAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF RYE FOR A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT SOUTH RIDGE STREET AND HIGH STREET 2. CONSIDERING APPROVING A WETLAND PERMIT APPLICATION AT 780 KING STREET 3. CONSIDERING CHANGING VILLAGE HALL HOURS OF OPERATION 4. AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF A STIPEND TO ROBERT BERTOLACCI, INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION 5. SUPPORTING THE TOWN OF RYE'S PLACEMENT OF THE KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL AT CRAWFORD PARK 6. MINUTES: AUGUST 30, 2000 NEXT TRUSTEES MEETING OCTOBER 10, 2000 and OCTOBER 24, 2000 Village Hall is fully accessible to the handicapped. Those who need special arrangements should contact the Village Administrator's Office ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE OF A MEETING at (914) 939-1121, MINUTES OF A MEETING VILLAGE OF RYE BROOK BOARD OF TRUSTEES VILLAGE HALL, 938 KING STREET RYE BROOK, NEW YORK SEPTEMBER 26, 2000 CONVENE MEETING The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p,m. by Mayor Filipowski in the Meeting Room and the Pledge of Allegiance followed. The following members of the Board of Trustees were present: Mayor Francis L. Filipowski Trustee Jody Brackman Trustee Donald Degling Trustee Roger Herman Trustee Lawrence Rand The following Village staff were present: Christopher Bradbury, Village Administrator Charles Peretz, Assistant to the Village Administrator Ken Powell, Village Attorney Victor Carosi, Village Engineer Robert Santoro,Police Chief Christian Miller, Planning Consultant Paula Patafto, Meeting Secretary Mayor Filipowski opened the Board of Trustees Meeting by announcing that item #5 under Resolutions, Supporting the Town of Rye's Placement of the Korean War Memorial at Crawford Park,would be tabled and addressed at the next Board of Trustees meeting, On a motion by Trustee Degling, and seconded by Trustee Rand,Item#5 was taken out of order. TRUSTEE BRACKMAN VOTING AYE TRUSTEE DEGLING VOTING AYE TRUSTEE HERMAN VOTING AYE TRUSTEE RAND VOTING AYE MAYOR FILIPOWSKI VOTING AYE On a motion made by Trustee Rand,and seconded by Trustee Degling,the Resolution was adj ourned to the next meeting. TRUSTEE BRACKMAN VOTING AYE TRUSTEE DEGLING VOTING AYE TRUSTEE HERMAN VOTING AYE TRUSTEE RAND VOTING AYE MAYOR FILIPOWSKI VOTING AYE Mayor Filipowski returned to the agenda and moved to the Presentation portion of the meeting. PRESENTATION: 1. PROCLAMATION FOR ANTHONY SUTTON, FORMER ADMINISTRATOR PORT CHESTER/RYE/RYE BROOK AMBULANCE CORPS. Mayor Filipowski read the Proclamation that was presented to Mr. Sutton for his many years of outstanding service to the Sound Shore community. Mr. Sutton has been appointed as the Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Emergency Services for Westchester County, Mr. Sutton thanked the Mayor,the Board, and the residents for their recognition. He then introduced Mr. Scott Moore, the new Port Chester—Rye—Rye Brook Ambulance Corps Administrator, REPORT: 1. LARRY ENGLE :REGARDING PETITION OPPOSING DELTA AIRLINES'5:59 A.M. DAILY FLIGHT Mr. Engle addressed the Board. He noted that during the past 17 years, the Westchester County Airport has asked airlines to observe a voluntary curfew from 12:00 p.m. until 6:30 a.m. Most of the airlines have been good neighbors and held to this curfew. Unfortunately, in the past several weeks, a subsidiary of Delta Airlines,Atlantic Southwest Airlines, has begun to operate a flight at 5:59 a.m, in direct violation of the curfew. At this time Westchester County Executive Spano and County legislator Nota are very opposed to the violation of the curfew and are investigating the possibility of closing the airport terminal. Another avenue that they are investigating is closing the garage until sometime after 5:59 a.m. Many communities have joined in the fight against Delta and their subsidiaries by signing petitions. Mr. Engle asked that the residents of Rye Brook join in and sign a petition that he has prepared. Copies of the Petition were circulated to all members of the public who were attendance at this evening's meeting. Additional copies will be available at Village Hall to anyone interested in signing the petition or circulating them to their neighbors. Mayor Filipowski noted that he has been invited to a press conference scheduled for September 29th at 11:00 a.m. to be held at 148 Martine Avenue. This meeting will focus on a mandatory curfew for the Westchester County Airport. They will announce the introduction of federal legislation that will allow Westchester County to institute a mandatory curfew on nighttime flights at the Westchester County Airport. This legislation is being sponsored by Representative Sue Kelly and County Executive Spano will join with members of the Westchester and Connecticut Congressional Delegation to express support for the passage of this legislation and to discuss how it will benefit Westchester and Connecticut residents. Mayor Filipowski moved to the Public Hearing portion of the meeting. PUBLIC HEARING: I. KF RYE BROOK/GARDEN INN APPLICATION: • DEIS • Zoning Text Amendments • Site Plan and Wetlands Permit Application Mr. Christian Miller, the Village's Planner, gave a brief overview of the public hearing, He noted that the purpose of this hearing was to solicit public input on the application made by KF Rye Brook/LLC to construct a 145 room hotel on a 15.44 acre site at the corner of Anderson Hill Road and Ding Street. This application requires the Village Board to grant site plan approval, wetland permit approval for wetland and wetland buffer disturbances, and it requires zoning text amendments. The public hearing provides the opportunity to receive public comments on these issues. Upon closing the public hearing on the DEIS there will be a written comment period that will be established by the Board to collect further comments on the DEIS. Following the close of the written comment period, all comments will be collected and sent to the applicant. The applicant's responses will be included in the Final Envirorunental Impact Statement. Bruno Gioffre, Esq, addressed the Board as the representative for the applicant. He provided the Board with the following brief summary. The DEIS, which is the subject of this evening's public hearing, has been prepared to address the potential environmental impacts associated with the Garden Inn at Rye Brook facility on a 15.44 acre vacant parcel of land situated at the southwest corner of Anderson Hill Road and King Street, substantially and primarily in the Village of Rye Brook. The Garden Inn is a Hilton Hotel prototype. This project represents a new development proposal which is significantly smaller than the Summerfield Suites Hotel facility that was proposed to the Village in the summer of 1998. The Garden Inn at Rye Brook proposal is a focused service hotel targeted specifically to the business traveler. The development of the site calls for the construction of a 145 room three story hotel supported by a 145 at-grade off-street parking area surrounding the facility. The improvements will be on 3.56 acres of the site, and will occur solely on the 12.73 acres in the New York portion of the property. The subject area is currently zoned H-1 for hotel use. It is important to note that the 2.71 acre portion of the site located within the Town of Greenwich would be preserved in its natural state through the execution of a non-disturbance agreement. The DEIS, which has been circulated and submitted, has been done so in accordance with the provisions of the State Environmental Quality Review Act and the regulations and the procedures of the Village of Rye Brook. The proposed development of the site involves the construction of a 145 room three story V-shaped hotel structure. It will contain amenities expected by the business traveler such as two board rooms, a pool, an exercise room, a guest laundry service,a retail area for sundries and travel items, and a business center containing computers, fax machines and other business machines for guest use. Individual rooms will also be designed to support business guests and will include business machine connections, work areas, small refrigerators and microwaves. Access into the facility is proposed via a two-way curb cut which will be directly aligned with the Doral Greens driveway on Anderson Hill Road, In addition to the wetland mitigation plan, the project includes a storm water management, erosion, and sedimentation control plan that with the wetland mitigation plan, will minimize the impacts on the environmental features of the property. The hotel has been sited to minimize disturbances into the wetland. Mr. Siembied, Vice President of KF Rye Brook/LLC,briefly described the limited service restaurant which will be solely for the use of hotel guests. At this time Mayor Filipowski opened the meeting up to the public,noting that all questions will be responded to in writing in a FEIS. Mr. Silverberg of Kirkpatrick & Silverberg LLP, representative for Doral Greens Homeowners Association raised several issues regarding the DEIS, the land that is being acquired, the non- disturbance agreement,and several deficiencies relating to the use of this land for a hotel. Additional questions were with regard to how the owners of the hotel and the Village would be able to ensure that only guests will use the facilities,whether the Board Rooms would hold meetings for business personnel other than the guests,why the kitchen area is 1500 square feet which is more than double the size of the restaurant,and whether the patio and pool area will be used for parties. He continued with questions regarding the Hilton and its association with the facility, Additional topics covered by Mr, Silverberg were landscaping, the size of the building,water pressure in the area, and traffic problems. Mr. Silverberg emphasized that the Board must review every aspect of the application rather than have an applicant give the Board their interpretation. Mr. Feingold, a planner retained by Doral Greens, addressed the Board. He felt that there were a number of areas in the Draft EIS that were unclear and that there were elements of the proposal that need further clarification. He stated that the H-1 District does not permit the development of the proposed hotel primarily due to the presence of wetland resources on the site. In his opinion, this is why the applicant is seeking substantial amendments to the text of the H-1 zone. He urged the Trustees to fully understand the implications of the proposed zoning amendment text changes. Mr, Feingold also questioned the non-disturbance agreement and asked that this be clarified. He asked that the applicant state how visible the hotel will be to travelers on Anderson Hill Road. He then moved on to the issue of traffic, stating that there are a number of areas that are confusing and unclear and these issues should be clarified. His final comment concerned the number of parking spaces and his belief that 145 was an insufficient number of spaces for a hotel of this size. Mr, Milton Prigoff expressed concerns with regard to the proposal's impacts on traffic and water pressure in the area, Ms. Diane Fox, Town Planner for the Town of Greenwich, addressed the Board. She raised issues concerning the location of the driveway,use of the restaurant,insufficient amount ofparking spaces, queuing of cars on King Street, wetlands issues, additional runoff into the Blind Brook, water pressure, and the distance from the nearest fire station. Next to address the Board was Mr, Nicholas Lyrus, president of the Doral Greens Homeowners' Association. He gave a presentation of the property going back to 1980. It was his opinion that this property is not a suitable site for a hotel. Several residents ofDoral Greens addressed the Board, Mr, Stanley Stern,Mr. Samuel G.Fredman, Ms. Delores Seiler, Mr. Richard Hubert, and Mr. Bud Goldfinger. They also raised questions regarding traffic, the size of the hotel, the effects on the character of the neighborhood, and the destruction of open green space. Ms. Seiler spoke specifically about the water pressure in the area and provided the Board with a handout, She noted that the water pressure is inconsistent and unreliable and noted that the residents of Doral Green have been experiencing problems with water pressure to a greater extent since BelleFair has built a pumping station. Mr. Michael Tedesco of Glenridge Road addressed the Board. He acted as representative for the King Street Homeowners Association which serves both Rye Brook and Greenwich residents. He stated that the King Street Area Homeowners Association vehemently opposes the development of a hotel at the Anderson Hill corner at King Street. He expressed a concern regarding the impacts on the wetlands,stresses on the water and sewer infrastructure,and the impact on the volume of traffic. Ms.Judy Masteloni ofRinkard Terrace in Greenwich addressed the Board as the representative from the King Merritt Community. She felt that it was wrong to put a commercial activity in the middle of a residential neighborhood and expressed her belief that this was spot zoning. Ms.Goldie Solomon of Port Chester addressed the Board. She noted that upper King Street has been devastated by over-development. She felt that to add more traffic,noise and air pollution the King Street area would be doing a disservice to those who live in the area and those that use the roadway. Mr. Milton Berner addressed the Board as the representative for the Blind Brook Club. He had written comments for the Board and asked when the last day for submission of these comments was. Mayor Filipowski stated that it would be October 13th Trustee Degling noted that he did have a number of comments that were covered by members of the public. He noted that the Board will struggle very hard to find what the fair balance ought to be,but they need the help of the applicant in correcting and expanding the DEIS and the help of all of the residents who have very serious concerns, Trustee Rand also noted that many of his questions have been raised. He asked for more specific information on the environmental impact on the wetlands and the completeness of the traffic flow study. Trustee Herman noted that he has, on several occasions,requested alternatives to the 145-room hotel. He asked that this issue be addressed in the DEIS. Trustee Brackman, not wanting to belabor any of the points that have already been made, wanted to reinforce her concern regarding water pressure and the issue of traffic, The Mayor also expressed the same concerns as other members of Board,as well as many of the same issues brought up this evening by members of the public, He noted that the Board will look forward to receiving responses to the questions and comments raised at this meeting. He asked for a motion to keep the public hearings open on the local law and the wetlands and the site plan application and a separate motion to close the public hearing on the DEIS. On a motion made by Trustee Degling, and seconded by Trustee Herman, a Resolution to close the public hearing on the DEIS of KF Rye Brook Garden Inn with the caveat that written comments can - 1 be made through October 13"'of the year 2000 was adopted. TRUSTEE BRACKMAN VOTING AYE TRUSTEE DEGLING VOTING AYE TRUSTEE HERMAN VOTING AYE TRUSTEE RAND VOTING AYE MAYOR FILIPOWSKI VOTING AYE On a motion made by Trustee Brackman, and seconded by Trustee Herman, the public hearing on zoning text amendments and site plan and wetlands permit application will be kept open. TRUSTEE BRACK.MAN VOTING AYE TRUSTEE DEGLING VOTING AYE TRUSTEE HERMAN VOTING AYE TRUSTEE RAND VOTING AYE MAYOR FILIPOWSKI VOTING AYE Mayor Filipowski moved to the Resolution portion of the meeting. RESOLUTIONS; 1. CONSIDERING APPROVING AN INTER-MUNICIPAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF RYE FOR A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT SOUTH RIDGE STREET AND HIGH STREET. Mr. Bradbury read the following Resolution: RESOLUTION APPROVING AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF RYE SIGNALIZATION OF SOUTH RIDGE STREET/HIGH STREET INTERSECTION RESOLVED, that the Village of Rye Brook is authorized to enter into a municipal cooperation agreement with the City of Rye to provide, among other things, for the signalization of the South Ridge Street/High Street intersection under which the cost of the initial design, construction and installation of the traffic signal,as well as future capital upgrades,replacement and extraordinary maintenance,would be divided equally between the City and Village; and it is further RESOLVED, that the Mayor is authorized to execute and deliver all documents necessary or appropriate to accomplish the purposes of this Resolution. On a motion made by Trustee Herman, and seconded by Trustee Rand,the Resolution was adopted. TRUSTEE BRACKMAN VOTING AYE TRUSTEE DEGLING VOTING AYE TRUSTEE HERMAN VOTING AYE TRUSTEE RAND VOTING AYE MAYOR FILIPOWSKI VOTING AYE Mr. Ken Heller questioned whether or not Ridge ,Street was a county road and why they were not putting money into the project. Mr. Bradbury responded that Westchester County did not feel that a new traffic signal in this location was warranted,but had assisted this effort by preparing the plans for the light. 2. CONSIDERING APPROVING A WETLAND PERMIT APPLICATION AT 780 KING STREET. Mr. Bradbury read the following Resolution: RESOLUTION APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR A WETLANDS PERMIT FOR STUART STEIN 780 KUNG STREET RESOLVED, that the application of Stuart Stein to obtain a wetlands permit for the construction of an in-ground pool, spa and patio at 780 King Street is approved subject to the provisions of Chapter 245 of the Code of the Village of Rye Brook, and the following additional conditions: (1) Adequate siltation fencing and hay bales shall be used during construction. (2) Animal - friendly pool spa filters shall be used. Trustee Herman asked whether the discharge which was found on this property had been investigated, Mr.Bradbury stated that the orange discharge was found to be a form of bacteria which is naturally occurring, On a motion made by Trustee Bradman, and seconded by Trustee Degling, the Resolution was adopted. TRUSTEE BRACKMAN VOTING AYE TRUSTEE DEGLING VOTING AYE TRUSTEE HERMAN VOTING AYE TRUSTEE RAND VOTING AYE MAYOR FILIPOWSKI VOTING AYE 1 3. CONSIDERING CHANGING VILLAGE HALL HOURS OF OPERATION. Mr. Bradbury read the following Resolution: RESOLUTION CHANGING THE REGULAR WORK SCHEDULE AND VILLAGE HALL HOURS OF OPERATION FOR NON-UNION ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL RESOLVED, that the Village of Rye Brook Board of Trustees hereby changes the regular work schedule of non-union Village Hall administrative personnel,and the regular hours of operation of Village Hall, from 9:00 a,m.-5:00 p.m. to 8:30 a.m,-4:30 p.m., and it is FURTHER RESOLVED,that the new work schedule and hours of operation, as set forth above, shall not apply to the Rye Brook Police Department; and it is FURTHER RESOLVED,that the new work schedule and hours of operation, as set forth above, shall be effective as of November 6, 2000. On a motion made by Trustee Rand,and seconded by Trustee Degling,the Resolution was adopted. TRUSTEE BRACKMAN VOTING AYE TRUSTEE DEGLING VOTING AYE TRUSTEE HERMAN VOTING AYE TRUSTEE RAND VOTING AYE MAYOR FILIPOWSKI VOTING AYE 4. AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF A STIPEND TO ROBERT BERTOLACCI, INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION. Mr. Bradbury read the following Resolution.: RESOLUTION STIPEND FOR INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION WHEREAS, the position of Superintendent of Parks and Recreation became vacant on August 23, 2000; and WHEREAS,Robert Bertolacci,Recreation Leader,has assumed these duties and has been appointed Interim Superintendent of Parks and Recreation, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED,that Robert Bertolacci shall receive a monthly stipend of$500 in recognition of his increased responsibility; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED,that this stipend shall be provided as of August 23,2000 and shall be effective until the position of Superintendent of Parks and Recreation has been filled. On a motion made by Trustee Degling, and seconded by Trustee Herman, the Resolution was adopted, TRUSTEE BRACKMAN VOTING AYE TRUSTEE DEGLING VOTING AYE TRUSTEE HERMAN VOTING AYE TRUSTEE RAND VOTING AYE MAYOR FILIPOWSKI VOTING AYE MINUTES: AUGUST 30, 2000 On a motion made by Trustee Rand,and seconded by Trustee Degling,the August 30,2000 Minutes were accepted. TRUSTEE BRACKMAN VOTING AYE TRUSTEE DEGLING VOTING AYE TRUSTEE HERMAN VOTING AYE TRUSTEE RAND VOTING AYE MAYOR FILIPOWSKI VOTING AYE Having completed the agenda for this evening's meeting, Mayor Filipowski asked if any member of the public wished to discuss any issue with the Board. Joan Allen of Mavis Lane in Greenwich addressed the Board. She asked to discuss the issue of the Stratford Stables which is located on the United Cerebral Palsy property, She had recently heard that the Stables were being closed and she asked that the Board do what they could to prevent this. She felt that this was a safe and friendly business. John Greco of 6 Sunset Road in Rye Brook addressed the Board. As a parent of a daughter who rides at Stratford he expressed his desire to have the stables remain open. There was an article that was recently published that states that the Building Department inspected the property and provided the owners with a list of things that they were required to repair. It was his opinion that the owners were not given the opportunity to remedy these problems, or the time to comply with the Villages Request, Mayor Filipowski responded that the owners were first notified of the problem on July 17t". This operation was found to be unsafe and serious code violations were found. Notices were given, and follow-up notices were served. However, the Village has not received any cooperation as of today —September 26th. Mr. Marks, the Director of UCP,was notified as the property owner. The owner of the Stables addressed the Board noting that they are the victims here. The Village is required to come in once a year and make an inspection, however no inspection has taken place in many, many years. These buildings did not get into the shape that they are in overnight. A recent fire brought attention to the stables,and now the Village was putting them out of business. Although UCP was notified, the tenants were not. He asked for more time to make the corrections. Mr. Richard Mand of Evergreen Road in Armonk asked the Board what steps could be taken to rectify this situation. Mr. Bradbury noted that all the violations must be cleared. He also noted that the Westchester County Department of Health has suspended the permit to operate the facility and they will not release it until the violations have been cleared up. Mayor Filipowski stated that the owners were given the opportunity to make the required repairs. They were told not to have any of the families go into the stables and that the tenant could not return to the apartment above the stables. Days after this notification,people were again living above the stables. The Village's purpose here is to protect people and animals. He also noted that it is the County that now has jurisdiction. Several patrons of the stables addressed the Board. Karen Surateman stated that the stables were safe and supervised. ,She offered her assistance in order to keep the place open. Sharon McNulty ofPurchase reiterated Ms.Suraterman's statement about the stables being safe. Meg Camran,whose daughter rides at the stables stated that closing the stables creates a hardship noting that there are 200 girls who ride there and over 40 horses that are boarded at the stables. Marcia Haller noted that everyone wants to work together to keep the stables open. Helen Kennedy noted that the barn is over 100 years old, and they would like to work with the Village to keep the stables open. Roberta Tisser asked what the next steps would be for the people who want to keep the stables open. Leslie Mand stated that the stable owners, the Lutz family,were not notified on July 17". The issues brought to their attention were addressed, i.e. the need for fire extinguishers. Jackie,Halley and Jessica, three young women who ride at the stables, stated that in their time at the Stratford nothing dangerous has ever happened. They feel well cared for and safe and knew that the people living there were taking care of their horses. They did not wish to be separated into different stables as they have become very close, Mr. Victor Carosi, Village Engineer, noted that they have made several attempts to have the violations cleared up. He also noted that Westchester County made their own inspection and they suspended the license to board the horses. The Fire Department,who conducted its own inspection, felt that there was a tremendous hazard here and they directed that the power be turned off. There is a great hazard of the electrical equipment igniting the hay and causing a fire. A number of other professional agencies have inspected the facility and the Village has made the decision to close the facility until the numerous violations have been corrected. It is important to realize that there are also structural deficiencies. Mr. Dean Santon addressed the Board. He stated that the municipality cannot look the other way. He suggested that as the Lutz family has a lease they look to that lease and pursue the matter legally. r Mr,Ken Heller noted that horseback riding is a great form of recreation for local children. He asked the Board take a look at the 10 acres of Village land for possible use for riding stables. Mayor Filipowski stated that this was a tough decision,but action needed to be taken in order to have the problem addressed, Although the Board realizes that this is an inconvenience for the patrons of the stable, they must also realize that the Village has an obligation to make sure that they are safe. He stated that their comments were noted. Mayor Filipowski announced that the next Trustees meetings would be held on October 10, 2000 and October 24,200Q. There will be a meeting on Friday regarding the Airport and the curfew issue. Also noted was a meeting scheduled for October 3'with members of the Westchester/Greenwich Task Force that will be held at the County Executive's Office, County Executive Andrew Spano and First Selectwoman Lolly Prince will be in attendance. Feedback will given at the first Board meeting in October. Also noted was a meeting that was being scheduled to discuss the Red Roof Farm property which is scheduled for October 16, 2000. Trustee Degling reported that the Sub-Committee on Traffic met on September 26,2000 to prepare the recommendation for the meeting on Tuesday, October 3rd. The Sub-Committee will resume further work on the 17th of October, A good relationship is being developed between the Town of Greenwich, the County of Westchester, the Village of Rye Brook, the Connecticut Department of Transportation,and the New York State Department of Transportation and they are graduallymaking progress, Mayor Filipowski noted that recently within the Village a number of dogs have been running loose. He reminded dog owners that there is an ordinance within the Village that dogs should not be loose. He has asked Chief Santoro to enforce this lease law as a resident was recently bitten by a loose dog. The Mayor also requested that people clean up after their dogs. There being no further business before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 11;00 p.m. Respectfully submitted, 044k---- Charles E. Peretz Deputy Village Clerk