APRIL 19TH, 2021 VILLAGE BOARD MEETING
VILLAGE OF GREENWOOD LAKE
PO BOX 7, 118 CHURCH STREET
GREENWOOD LAKE, NY 10925
PRESENT: MAYOR: JESSE DWYER
TRUSTEES: KATHELEEN HOLDER
KELLI ANN KELM
CHAD SELLIER
ATTORNEY: JOHN BUCKHEIT
ABSENT: TRUSTEE: THOMAS HOWLEY
MAYOR DWER OPENED THE APRIL VILLAGE BOARD MEETING WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG.
MAYOR DWYER STATED THE VILLAGE CLERK IS NOT HERE TONIGHT SO THE DEPUTY MAYOR IS ACTING AS CLERK.
ROLL CALL BY DEPUTY MAYOR KELLI KELM.
ALL PRESENT EXCEPT TRUSTEE HOWLEY, AND CLERK OLSEN.
MAYOR DWYER CALLED UP JIM AND NANCY CLIFFORD TO THE FRONT OF THE COURTHOUSE. MAYOR DWYER STATED TO SAY THE LAST YEAR HAS BEEN CHALLENGING WOULD BE A DRASTIC UNDERSTATEMENT. FINDING HOPE DURING DIFFICULT TIMES SEEMS TO BE WHAT WE ALL NEED, AND TWO RESIDENTS STROVE TO HELP US ALL FIND LIGHT DURING THESE DARK AND TRYING DAYS. FOR THAT REASON, NANCY TAYLOR CLIFFORD AND JIM CLIFFORD HAVE BEEN CHOSEN BY THE GRENNWOOD LAKE VILLAGE BOARD AS OUR 2021 CITIZENS OF THE YEAR. NOT ONLY WILL JIM AND NANCY LEAD THE 2021 INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE THIS YEAR, THEY WILL JOIN A PROMINENT LIST OF EXTRAORDINARY CITIZENS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. BY THEIR UNBREAKABLE BOND AND LOVE FOR OUR COMMUNITY, ONE WOULD THINK JIM AND NANCY WERE BORN AND RAISED IN GREENWOOD LAKE. JIM’S ENGLISH ACCENT WOUD QUICKLY TIP YOU OFF TO THE CONTRARY. THEIR DEDICATION TO OUR COMMUNITY IS EXTENSIVELY DOCUMENTED GOING BACK TO THE 80’S DURING THE WANING DAYS OF AN ERA KNOW AS “GROOVY GREENWOOD LAKE”. AS A TEAM BALANCING FAMILY LIFE WITH VOLUNTEERISM, THEY HAVE A LONG LIST OF CIVIC CONTRIBUTIONS. BOTH WERE MEMERS OF THE VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORP, BOY AND GIRL SCOUT LEADERS, SOCCER COACH, ORGANIZERS OF THE GWL BOAT PARADE, ORGANIZERS OF THE LET THE CHILDREN PLAY PROJECT – WHICH WAS A CAMPAIGN TO CONSTRUCT A PLAYGROUND AT THE ELEMENTARY SCOUUL, FOUNDERS OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL TALENT SHOW AND SO MUCH MORE. THEY ARE NOT BEING SELECTED JUST BECAUSE OF THEIR MANY DECADES OF COMMUNITY SERVICE. WHAT STOOD OUT TO THE VILLAGE BOARD WERE THE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE REENTLY DURING AND JUST BEFORE THE PANDEMIC. JIM AND NANCY CREATED INCREDIBLY CHEERFUL PROJECTS THAT GOT THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED IN WAYS THAT WERE SAFE AND MEANINGFUL DURING THE LAST YEAR WHEN OUR KIDS AND FAMILIES NEEDED IT MOST. “GWL ROCKS, “WE LOVE GWL”, AND “SMILE 3152” WILL PROVIDE LONG LASTING COMMUNITY PRIDE AND ENJOYMENT FOR YEARS TO COME. ON BEHALF OF THE VILLAGE BOARD, FOR THE VILLAGE OF GREENWOOD LAKE, WE DECLARE NANCY AND JIM CLIFFORD THE 2021 CITIZENS OF THE YEAR.
MAYOR DWYER PRESENTED THE CLIFFORDS WITH A PLAQUE AND INVITED THEIR FAMILY TO COME UP FOR A PICTURE.
NANCY CLIFFORD STATED THIS HAS BEEN OUR HOME SINCE 1977. OUR FAMILY HAS GROWN UP HERE. THANK YOU ALL.
MAYOR DWYER ALSO CONGRATULATED SKYE FOR SINGING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AT THE LITTLE LEAGUE OPENING DAY PARADE.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
MAYOR DWYER STATED OUR NEWLY APPOINTED VILLAGE HISTORIAN, MARILYN HAYDEN IS HERE TONIGHT AND I WOULD LIKE HER TO BRIEFLY INTRODUCE HERSELF AND LET THE BOARD KNOW SOME OF THE THINGS SHE HAS IN MIND. WE ARE OBLIGATED AS A VILLAGE TO HAVE A HISTORIAN.
MARILYN HAYDEN STATED I DISCOVERED THAT BY ACCIDENT. THERE ARE OVER 1600 HISTORIANS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. AFTER WORLD WAR 1 THERE WAS A GREAT NEED FOR UNDERSTANDING COMMUNITIES. THERE IS A NEW YORK STATE HISTORIAN ASSOCIATION. I HAVE LOTS OF IDEAS AND I WILL NEED HELP. I NEED TO HEAR SOME OF THE INTERESTING STORIES AND ABOUT LONG TIME RESIDENTS THAT MAY HAVE THINGS I’D LIKE TO HEAR. I KNOW WE WILL BE CELEBRATING OUR BIRTHDAY IN A COUPLE OF YEARS AND WOULD LIKE TO PLAN A BIG CELEBRATION. THERE ARE A LOT OF VAUDEVILLIAN GROUPS FROM GREENWOOD LAKE THAT HELPED ESTABLISH THINGS. I AM JUST SCRATCHING THE SURFACE. I BOUGHT A HOME HERE IN 1988 AS MY SECOND HOME
MRS. HAYDEN BRIEFLY DESCRIBED HER BACKGROUND.
MAYOR DWYER THANKED HER FOR TAKING ON THIS POSITION.
CORRESPONDENCE:
LETTERS FROM MULTIPLE RESIDENTS REGARDING WATER BILLS.
LETTER FROM ZONING BOARD SECRETARY ABOUT RESIGNATION, BUT SHE WILL REMAIN THE PLANNING BOARD SECRETARY.
LETTER FROM ZONING BOARD ATTORNEY RESIGNING.
LETTER FROM O & R REGARDING THEY WILL HAVE NELSON TREE DOING SOME TREEWORK IN THE VILLAGE. IF YOU HAVE TREES NEAR WIRES YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONTACT O & R.
VISITING ELECTED OFFICIALS
TOWN COUNCILMAN FLOYD DEANGELO – NOTHING TO REPORT.
DEPARTMENT REPORTS
DPW REPORTED BY DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BILL ROE
WE HAVE BEEN SWEEPING AND OUT PATCHING POTHOLES ALL WEEK.
MAYOR DWYER ASKED DO YOU KNOW WHEN THE NEW SWEEPER WILL BE HERE?
BILL ROE REPLIED ANY DAY.
TRUSTEE SELLIER ASKED ABOUT THE TREE IN THE DOG PARK. IT NEEDS TO BE CUT BACK.
BILL ROE – I’LL TAKE CARE OF THAT TOMORROW.
POLICE REPORTED BY SERGEANT GAYLER
FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2021, THE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATED 1727 COMPLAINTS, MADE 13 ARRESTS, ISSUED 107 TRAFFIC OR PARKING TICKETS, INVESTIGATED 2 MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS AND 1 NAVIGATION COMPLAINT., WE VOLUNTEERED TO HELP THE LITTLE LEAGUE WITH FIELD PREP FOR THE UPCOMING SEASON. WE ALSO HELD THE PBA EASTER EGG HUNT AND WANT TO THANK ALL THE VOLUNTEERS THAT STEPPED UP TO HELP OUT, ESPECIALLY JENICE SCOTTO AND MAYA GILSON. THE PBA BICYCLE RODEO IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD MAY 15TH FROM 12:00 – 2:00PM AT 16 CHURCH STREET, WITH A RAIN DATE OF MAY 22ND. MAY IS BICYLCE SAFETY MONTH AND WE DO HAVE HELMETS FOR KIDS THAT DON’T HAVE THEM AND WILL ALSO DO SAFETY AND REGISTRATIONS FOR BICYCLES. BOATING SEASON IS COMING UP AND THERE IS A BOATING CLASS STARTING TOMORROW AND WILL HOPEFULLY HAVE A FEW MORE THIS SEASON. OFFICER NICHOLAS AND OFFICER SASS WILL BE TEACHING IT. ON THE PBA SITE WE WILL BE PUTTING OUT NAVIGATION LAWS AND BOATING SAFETY INFORMATION.
MAYOR DWYER ASKED WHAT WAS THE NAVIGATION COMPLAINT IN THE MONTH OF MARCH?
SGT GAYLER REPLIED I DO NOT HAVE THAT INFORMATION AT HAND BUT CAN FIND OUT FOR YOU.
WATER REPORTED BY PHIL LANDRU
FOR THE MONTHS OF MARCH AND APRIL THE WATER DEPARTMENT CONTINUED TO SAMPLE, TEST AND REPORT ALL DAILY, WEEKLY AND MONTHLY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TESTING. ALONG WITH THE WATER WITHDRAWAL REPORT TO THE DEC AND THE RECENTLY ADDED PFOS, PFOA AND DIOXANE TESTING FROM THE EPA, PFOS, PFOA AND DIOXANES ARE BASICALLY CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS FOUND IN MAY ANTI STAINING AND WATER REPELLANT PRODUCTS AND HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO BE SHOWING UP IN TRACE AMOUNTS IN MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLIES.
THE VILLAGE’S ANNUAL WATER QUALITY REPORT HAS ALSO BEEN COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED TO THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR APPROVAL. ONCE IT IS APPROVED, IT WILL BE MAILED TO ALL VILLAGE RESIDENTS AND POSTED ON THE VILLAGE WEB SITE. THE DEPARTMENT IS PLEASED TO REPORT THAT WE HAVE ANOTHER YEAR BEHIND US WITH NO VIOLATIONS, NO BOIL WATER NOTICES, AND HAVE PASSED A SECOND CONSECUTIVE ROUND WITHIN COMPLIANCE FOR LEAD AND COPPER EXCEEDANCES.
WE HAD A FEW ISSES IN THE PLANT THAT HAD TO BE RESOLVED. ONE BEING A BAD CONTROL MODULE IN OUR MAIN PANEL THAT SENDS SIGNALS TO VALVES TO OPEN AND CLOSE DURING BACK WASHING. THE OTHER BEING A THERMAL OVERLOAD PROTECTOR FOR A BLOWER MOTOR THAT SCOURS FILTER MEDIA DURING OUR BACKWASHING PROCESS
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE DPW FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE WITH LINE TAPS AT BOTH 3 VINE STREET AND THE NEW COMMUNITY GARDEN PROJECT AT 14 POPLAR, AND THE WATER MAIN REAK ON URSA. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO MENTION OUR PLANS TO SCHEDULE A FULL
DISTRIBUTION HYDRANT FLUSH FOR SOME TIME DURING THE FOLLOWING WEEK ALONG WITH WORKING IN PLANS TO GET SUMMER WATER UP AND RUNNNG BEFORE THE FIRST OF MAY.
MAYOR DWYER STATED I LET DELAWARE ENGINEERING KNOW WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT WELL SITE.
PHIL LANDRU SAID I NEED A NEW WELL PUMP.
COMMISSION REPORTS
TRUSTEE HOLDER – SCHOOL BOARD IS HAVING MEETING TONIGHT. MAY 18TH IS A VOTE FOR THREE BOARD MEMBER SEATS.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR A GREAT OPENING DAY FOR LITTLE LEAGUE. LT EIRAND WENT ON HIS DAY OFF AND PICKED UP A BUNCH OF SUPPLIES FOR US. ALL THE PBA MEMBERS THAT HELPED GETTING THE FIELD READY AND ALL OF THE VOLUNTEERS THAT HELPED THAT DAY. THERE WAS A DEDICATION TO JEFF HART WITH THE NEW SCORE BOARD AND THANK YOU TO IWS FOR DONATING THE MONEY FOR THAT.
MAYOR DWYER – DID THE SCHOOL BOARD CHANGE THE MEETING NIGHTS?
TRUSTEE HOLDER YES. THEY WERE ON THURSDAYS, THEN WEDNESDAYS AND NOW MONDAYS
TRUSTEE KELM REPORT – WE DID HAVE A GREAT OPENING DAY. IN SOFTBALL WE HAVE SEVEN TEAMS THIS YEAR. 2 T BALL TEAMS, 3 TEAMS AND 2 SENIOR TEAMS. THE SENIOR TEAMS ARE GOING TO BE TRAVELING TO WEST MILFORD AND WEST MILFORD WILL BE TRAVELING HERE. THE JUNIORS WILL BE PLAYING WITH WARWICK. I WANT TO THANK BARRY BARKIN, ALL THE COACHES, VOLUNTEERS AND PLAYERS. SPECIAL THANKS TO DPW, PD AND PARKS. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY. I WISH ALL THE KIDS A GREAT SEASON,
SENIORS – THERE IS A MEETING THIS WEEK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE AGING ON THE STATUS OF SENIOR CENTERS SO WHEN I HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON THAT I WILL MAKE SURE EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT IS GOING ON.
LIBRARY – THERE ARE MANY PROGRAMS GOING ON, SO PLEASE STOP BY AND CHECK THEM OUT.
TRUSTEE SELLIER REPORT – FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH THE BUILDING DEPT TOOK IN $8,743.00 HIGHLIGHTED BY 25 ORDER TO REMEDIES, 25 BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED, 34 SEPTIC LETTERS SENT OUT. THE PLANNING BOARD DID NOT MEET IN MARCH. THE ZONING BOARD HAD ONE APPLICANT IN MARCH AND THEY WERE GRANTED A VARIANCE.
BARK PARK – THE WATER IS STILL CURRENTLY OFF, BUT IT SHOULD BE TURNED BACK ON THIS WEEK.
ATTORNEY BUCKHEIT – MY REPORT IS CONFIDENTIAL IN NATURE BUT I AM AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
OLD BUSINESS
WATER DEPT – MAYOR DWYER STATED THERE IS INFRASTRUCTURE MONEY COMING IN FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR WATER, SEWER AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AND WE HAVE ASKED OUR WATER ENGINEERS TO KEEP ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ANY GRANTS THAT MAY EXIST. A SUPPLEMENTAL WELL IS ON THE WAY. WE JUST FINISHED THE LAST WELL PROJECT.
REFUSE BID – WE HAD A COMPETITIVE BID LAST WEEK. UNFORTUNATELY, THE COSTS OF SANITATION HAVE BEEN DRIVEN SKY HIGH. WE HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR PRESENT COMPANY. WE HAVE LOOKED AT SEVERAL WAYS TO KEEP OUR COSTS DOWN. PERHAPS AN INFORMATIONAL FLYER FOR RESIDENTS ON HOW TO RECYCLE.
MORAHAN WATERFRONT PARK – WE HAVE TAKEN OVER MANAGEMENT OF THIS PARK AND BEACH. WE OPTED OUT OF A ZOOM MEETING THIS MONTH BECAUSE I THINK ITS MORE PRODUCTIVE WITH EVERYONE SITTING AROUND THE TABLE. WE TALKED ABOUT A LOT OF GREAT PLANS WE HAVE. WE TALKED TO A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT TO DETERMINE HOW IT SHOULD LOOK. WE WANT A LONG-TERM MASTER PLAN FOR THAT PARK. WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE USE OF KYACKING AT THE PARK, SO THAT YOU COULD LAUNCH FROM THE BEACH DURING THE OFFSEASON. YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED DURING THE SUMMER SEASON. WE ARE CONSIDERING THE PARK AS A HIGH-END WEDDING VENUE. CHARGING A HIGH FEE TO OFFSET THE COSTS OF MAINTAINING THE PARK. THE FEES FROM SEASON, AND BEACH PASSES WILL BASICALLY ONLY COVER THE COST OF LIFEGUARDS, GATEKEEPERS, UTILITIES AND REGULAR UPKEEP OF THE BEACH. CONSTANT UPGRADES WILL BE NECESSARY. FEES WILL BASICALLY REMAIN THE SAME AS THEY WERE IN WARWICK LAST YEAR. WE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP THE PARK AS TOWN OF WARWICK RESIDENTS ONLY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF GUESTS OF RESIDENTS. WE INTEND TO DO A MAILER TO THE TOWN OF WARWICK ENCOURAGING EVERYONE TO BUY PASSES TO THE BEACH. IT IS OPEN TO ALL RESIDENTS OF THE TOWN, INCLUDING FLORIDA, WARWICK, PINE ISLAND, GREENWOOD LAKE AND ANY UNINCORPORATED PART OF THE TOWN. THIS IS ONE COMMUNITY AND WE FEEL IT COULD DRIVE UP THE REVENUES AS WELL. WE WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO BUY ONLINE PASSES. WE ARE LOOKING FOR LIFEGUARDS 15 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.
PART TIME POLICE CONTRACT – MAYOR DWYER STATED I JUST RECEIVED A TEXT THAT THE PART TIME POLICE UNION DID ACCEPT THE TERMS OF OUR OFFER. ONCE I GET THE FORMAL VOTE FROM THEM, WE WILL GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS IT AND THEN IT WILL BECOME PUBLIC INFORMATION.
FIRE DEPARTMENT DISPATCHING – MAYOR DWYER STATED FOUR YEARS AGO THE FIRE DISTRICT WENT TO 911 FOR DISPATCHING. IT IS NOT WORKING OUT SO THEY ARE ASKING TO COME BACK AND SO WE SAID YES.
FARMERS MARKET – WE WANT TO HAVE THIS AT THE THOMAS P MORAHAN PARK IN THE OFFSEASON AS WELL. ONLY IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER FOR THIS YEAR ON SATURDAYS. WE WILL NEVER HAVE IT COINCIDE WITH THE BEACH SEASON DUE TO TRAFFIC. A LAKESIDE FARMERS MARKET IS RARE IN THIS AREA SO WE THINK IT MAY BE SUCCESSFUL.
FEDERAL FUNDING – WE ARE GOING TO BE GETTING BETWEEN $380,000-390,000 OVER TWO YEARS. IT SHOULD BE SPENT ON INFRASTRUCTURE AND TO SUPPORT REVENUES THAT ARE LESS BECAUSE OF COVID. WE EXPECT THEM IN JULY.
2021-2022 BUDGET – MAYOR DWYER STATED WE HAD OUR PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT AT 6:00 ON THE BUDGET. WE HAVE FINALIZED IT, MADE NO CUTS IN SERVICE AND REMAINED UNDER THE TAX CAP. ITS RESPONSIBLE. LEGO LAND SHOULD DRIVE TOURISM AND THAT INCREASES OUR SALES TAX REVENUE. THE TOWN OF WARWICK DID CONTRIBUTE MORE MONEY TO NAVIGATION. WE’VE HAD MORE BOATERS AND NEED MORE POLICE PRESENCE OUT THERE. POLICE HAD A LESS THAN 2% INCREASE. ITS VERY DIFFICULT TO STAY UNDER THE TAX CAP WHEN YOU HAVE INCREASES IN SALARIES, GARBAGE, HEALTH INSURANCE, ETC.
NEW BUSINESS
17A SPEED LIMIT – MAYOR DWYER STATED I WAS APPROACHED BY SOME RESIDENTS ON 17A COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN FROM WARWICK ABOUT THE SPEED LIMIT. IT IS THE ONLY STRETCH OF LAND WITHIN THE VILLAGE THAT IS MORE THAN 30 MILES PER HOURS. THE SPEED LIMIT NOW IS 55 THERE. THERE WAS AHORRIBLE ACCIDENT AT THE INTERSECTION OF SCOTT LYNCH WAY AND 17A A FEW YEARS BACK. THAT IS A VILLAGE PORTION OF THE ROAD AND THE SPEED LIMIT SHOULD BE 30 THERE AS WELL. WE ARE ASKING THE STATE DOT TO LOWER THE LIMIT.
FERAL CATS LOCAL LAW – MAYOR DWYER STATED IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION BY THE LADIES IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM ABOUT ALL OF THE FERAL CATS. THERE IS A MAJOR SANITARY HEALTH CONCERN AND QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUE FOR THOSE CONCERNED. I FOUND OUT WE DIDN’T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING ON THE BOOKS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. THERE IS NO LAW THAT PROHIBITS PEOPLE FEEDING THEM. I KNOW PEOPLE THINK THEY ARE HELPING OUT BUT YOU ARE REALLY CREATING A GREAT ENVIRONMENT FOR A WHOLE COLONY TO ORGANIZE. AATTORNEY BUCKHEIT HAS DRAFTED A LOCAL LAW AND WE HAVE LOOKED AT IT AND APPROVED PUSHING IT TO THE NEXT STEP WHICH IS A PUBLIC HEARING WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME AND COMMENT. WE WILL THEN DRAFT A LOCAL LAW. I’D LIKE TO GET WRITTEN COMMENTS NOW UNTIL OUR NEXT MEETING. I KNOW WE HAVE SOME CAT PEOPLE BUT I DON’T THINK ANYONE WANTS MORE FERAL CATS. THE MAIN THING IS AN ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM FOR THINGS THAT GET OUT OF CONTROL. WE DON’T WANT TO OVERBURDEN OR OVERREGULATE PEOPLE.
MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION – MAYOR DWYER STATED THIS IS AN INTERESTING SUBJECT. IT’S A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION BUT I THINK THEY WENT EXTREMELY WRONG IN ALLOWING PEOPLE TO SMOKE POT ANYWHERE THAT YOU CAN SMOKE A CIGARETTE. I THINK IT SHOULD BE REGULATED. I PERSONALLY THINK THAT ALCOHOL, MARIJUANA, CIGARETTES ALL SHOULD BE ILLEGAL. ANYTHING THAT’S KILLING PEOPLE SHOULD BE ILLEGAL. MAKE IT FAIR. WE ALL AGREE THAT IT’S AGAINST VILLAGE CODE TO HAVE OPEN ALCOHOL CONTAINERS IN PUBLIC SIMILARLY I FEEL YOU SHOULDN’T BE ABLE TO SMOKE MARIJUANA IN PUBLIC. WE ARE NOT MOVING TO HAVE ANY KIND OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS. I AM ASKING ATTORNEY BUCKHEIT TO LOOK AT THIS. I REALLY DON’T WANT MY KIDS SEEING THIS. ADULTS CAN DO WHATEVER THEY WANT.
WAH TA WAH PARK PROPERTY – WE HAVE A PIECE OF LAND ADJACENT TO OUR PARK THAT WE DON’T USE, ITS OUTSIDE OUR FENCE LINE. THE ADJOINING NEIGHBOR IS INTERESTED IN THAT PROPERTY AND HE NEEDS IT IN ORDER TO BUILD A HOUSE. ITS EXCESS AND WE CAN SELL IT. WE CANNOT CHOOSE WHO BUYS IT WE HAVE TO PUT IT OUT TO SEALED BID. NO ONE ELSE BESIDES THE ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNER CAN REALLY DO ANYTHING ELSE WITH IT.
EVENTS
INDEPENDENCE DAY FIREWORKS ARE GOING TO BE JULY 3RD ALONG WITH THE PARADE.
JUNE 12TH IS GOING TO BE THE STREET FAIR.
SEPT 19TH IS THE MID HUDSON ST PATRICKS DAY PARADE.
PRIVELEGE OF THE FLOOR ON ANY GENERAL TOPIC.
RESIDENT JOANNIE SCHMICK STATED I AM AN ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER IN WARWICK VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETYAND WE BROUGHT TO YOUR ATTENTION THE LACK OF LAWS TO HOLD PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR SPAYING AND NEUTERING THEIR CATS. THIS HAS RESULTED IN A TREMENDOUS FERAL CAT PROBLEM. THE ONLY THING THAT I THINK MIGHT NEED MODIFYING IS THE NOT MANAGING FERAL CAT COLONIES. IT’S A LITTLE LATE FOR THAT. WE HAVE SOME ALREADY AND WE HAVE FOUND OVER 200 CATS SO FAR. CASCADE ROAD HAS A LOT OF CATS AND THERE ARE FEEDING STATIONS THAT WE HAVE SET UP FOR ONCE A DAY AND THEY ARE CLEANED UP AND THE PEOPLE RARELY SEE THE CATS NOW. I’VE BEEN MONITORING THAT.
MAYOR DWYER STATED I COMPLETELY MISUNDERSTOOD YOUR MANAGED COLONIES. IT SOUNDS TO ME THAT YOU GET RID OF THE ENTIRE COLONY AND THEN YOU BRING THEM BACK?
JOANNIE SCHMICK, WE SPAY AND NEUTER THEM ALL AND THEN WE CONTROL THE FEEDINGS. THE BREEDING CYCLE IS STOPPED. ALL THE BEHAVIORS ASSOCIATED WITH BREEDING SUCH AS YOWLING AND FIGHTING, CAT SPRAYING ALL STOPS.
MAYOR DWYER – SO YOU BIRNG THEM BACK TO THE SAME AREA YOU FOUND THEM IN?
JOANNIE SCHMICK – YES BUT ALL THE BAD BEHAVIORS STOP AND THEY BECOME GOOD NEIGHBORS. EUTHANASIA DOESN’T WORK. IF WE TOOK ALL THE CATS OUT OF A CERTAIN AREA, IT VERY SHORTLY FILLS WITH UNSPAYED UNNEUTERED CATS.
MAYOR DWYER – I DON’T REALLY LIKE THE IDEA OF PUTTING THE CATS BACK INTO THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD WE TOOK THEM OUT OF.
TRUSTEE HOLDER – I HAPPEN TO HAVE TWO CATS THAT I TOOK IN AS FERAL KITTENS AND SPAYED AND NOW THEY ARE INDOOR CATS.
TRUSTEE KELM – SAME WITH ME.
JOANNIE SCHMICK STATED THERE ARE DIFFERENT DEGREES OF FERAL. THERE ARE UNDERSOCIALIZED, UNSOCIALIZED, ETC. SOME CAN’T BE TOUCHED AND SOME CAN BE RESOCIALIZED.
MAYOR DWYER ASKED WHERE ARE THE ISSUES THAT YOU SEE HAPPENING NOW?
JOANNIE SCHMICK – THIS WHOLE AREA DOWN TO THE BEACH IS RAMPANT. LET’S SAY ONE CAT HAS A LITTER OF FOUR, WHICH IS AVERAGE, AND THEY HAVE FOUR, AND ON IT GOES. WE HAVE SPAYED ALMOST 200. ONCE YOU RETURN THEM, YOU RARELY SEE THEM, WITH AN EDUCATED COLONY MANAGER THEY EAT AND LEAVE, ITS CLEANED UP AND MONITORED.
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MAYOR DWYER – I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE A MORE IN-DEPTH CONVERSATION ABOUT THE MANAGED COLONIES. WE DIDN’T UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANT.
JOANNIE SCHMICHK – THE COLONIES ARE REGISTERED AND THEN WE KEEP AN EYE ON THEM. WE GO OUT AND CHECK THEM.
MAYOR DWYER – IF WE MOVE TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING, AND WE MEET AND DISCUSS HOW WE WANT TO CHANGE THIS DRAFT. LET’S KEEP MOVING FORWARD. WE’LL HAVE A MEETING AT VILLAGE HALL.
TRUSTEE HOLDER STATED I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK WITH THE COLONIES. I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN USING YOUR OWN MONEY.
TRUSTEE KELM ALSO STATED THANK YOU, IT’S A LOT OF WORK.
JOANNIE SCHMICK STATED ACTUALLY GREENWOOD LAKE HAS BEEN VERY GENEROUS TO US. IT ONLY COSTS $15.00 TO GET A FERAL CAT SPAYED WITH TARA. THERE IS A GRANT THAT WAS LEFT BY A WOMAN WHO LOVED CATS.
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RESIDENT MARILYN HAYDEN ASKED IF YOU TAKE THE FERAL CATS AND SPAY THEM, DOESN’T THE COLONY DIE OUT?
JOANNIE SCHMICK – IT WILL GET SMALLER AND IT WOULD BE UP TO THE COLONY MANAGER TO LET US KNOW IF SOMEONE NEW WANDERS IN.
RESIDENT GREG HANSON – I AM THE OWNER OF THE CABINS ON SCOTTY’S WAY. I WROTE A LETTER AND I THOUGHT I WAS ON THE AGENDA BUT MAYBE I AM MISINFORMED.
MAYOR DWYER STATED WE DISCUSSED IT DURING THE WORKSHOP. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING MORE TO ADD. WE AS A BOARD ADOPTED A POLICY AT THE BEGINNING OF OUR UPGRADING THE WATER SYSTEM, TO ALLOW FOR LENIENCY ON ONE WATER INCIDENT PER PROPERTY. YOU GOT YOUR ONE LENIENCY OVER A YEAR AGO WITH YOUR WATER BREAK. AS THAT INCIDENT WAS OCCURING, PHIL AND BRENDAN WERE THERE, IT WAS ADVISED TO YOU THAT IT WOULD PROBABLY CONTINUE AND HAPPEN AGAIN. BRENDAN GAVE YOU A PRICE TO REPLACE YOUR WATER LINES PROACTIVELY WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BIT MORE THAT THE WATER THAT YOU USED AND COST US WHICH YOU ARE NOW ASKING US TO FORGIVE. IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND WE CAN’T FORGIVE THAT AGAIN.
GREG HANSEN – AT THE TIME OF THE LAST WATER LEAK?
MAYOR DWYER – YES, I WAS TOLD YOU WERE GIVEN AN ESTIMATE, DID THAT NOT HAPPEN?
GREG HANSON – NO, HE GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE WTH THE RECENT LEAK. HE GAVE ME A PRICE TO FIX THAT PORTION.
MAYOR DWYER – IT WILL PROBABLY HAPPEN AGAIN.
GREG HANSON – I AM MONITORING THE METER NOW. THE PROBLEM IS WE HAVE A METER THAT IS BELOW GROUND LEVEL.
MAYOR DWYER – IT IS NOT OUR RESPONSIBILITY THAT YOU HAVE AN AGING INFRASTRUCTURE AND I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAD NO OBLIGATION TO GIVE YOU A WAIVER ON YOUR FIRST BILL. YOU USED THE WATER. YOUR PROPERTY USED THE WATER. WE DO NOT HAVE TO GIVE YOU THAT WATER FOR FREE. SOMEONE HAS TO PAY FOR IT AND IT ENDED UP BEING THE VILLAGE THAT PAID FOR IT. PHIL PUT CHEMICALS IN IT AND WE PAY HIM. WE GAVE YOU A BREAK ON THE FIRST ONE. HOWEVER, THE PIPES ARE ON YOUR PROPERTY IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. OUR POLICY IS WE ONLY ISSUE ONE WAIVER PER PROPERTY. YOU WERE ALREADY ISSUED ONE. WE HAVE ABOUT SEVEN LETTERS THAT CAME IN AND WE TELL THEM ALL THIS IS THE ONLY ONE YOU ARE GOING TO GET. IF YOU ARE GOING AWAY, YOU NEED TO HAVE SOMEONE CHECK ON IT. YOU HAPPEN TO OWN A LARGE PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT HAS MULTIPLE RENTALS ON IT. THAT IS A BIGGER RESPONSIBILITY THAN A REGULAR HOUSEHOLD. YOU ARE ALO GETTING RENTS THAT ARE BIGGER THAN A NORMAL HOUSEHOLD. I CAN’T HAVE THE ENTIRE VILLAGE OF GREENWOOD LAKE SUPPORT YOUR WATER ISSUES.
GREG HANSON – WHO COMMUNICATED TO ME THAT THE LAST TIME WAS A ONE TIME WAVER?
MAYOR DWYER STATED I SAID THAT TO YOU WHEN WE MET. I SUGGESTED TO YOU THAT YOU LOOK AT YOUR ENTIRE WATER SYSTEM.
GREG HANSON- SHOULDN’T THAT BE COMMUNICATED IN WRITING.
MAYOR DWYER IT’S A RESOLUTION.
GREG HANSON – I NEVER GOT ANYTHING.
TRUSTEE KELM – THE CLERK WOULD HAVE HAD TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU THAT YOU GOT A WAIVER.
GREG HANSON – I GOT A BILL AND I PAID IT.
TRUSTEE KELM – YOU GOT AN ADJUSTED BILL FROM THE CLERK AND IT WAS FOR HALF THE WATER USAGE.
GREG HANSON – MY UNDERSTANDING WAS I GOT A BILL AND IT WAS FOR WHAT WAS READ FROM THE METER. I DIDN’T GET ANYTHING THAT SAID IT WAS A WAIVER.
MAYOR DWYER – YOU ARE QUESTIONING THAT YOU WEREN’T TOLD. MAYBE YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN A LETTER. WE AS A BOARD GAVE YOU THAT BREAK IN THE HOPES THAT YOU WOULD REPAIR YOUR SYSTEM, YOUR WHOLE SYSTEM SO THAT THIS DIDN’T HAPPEN AGIAIN. YOU GOT A FAVOR, JUST AS EVERYONE ELSE WILL GET. IT’S A COURTESY.
MAYOR DWYER STATED WE HAVE HAD LEAKS OF 10,000 FOR A LEAKING TOILET. A SUMMER RESIDENCE THAT NO ONE IS CHECKING ON REGULARLY. I HAVE SYMPATHY FOR YOU. THE VILLAGE BOARD REVIEWED YOUR LETTER AND THE SITUATION AND WE HAVE SYMPATHY FOR YOU, BUT AT THIS POINT YOU ARE NOT GETTING A BREAK ON THIS ONE. YOU CAN CALL VILLAGE HALL AT THIS POINT AND ASK THEM WHAT YOUR FIRST BILL WOULD HAVE BEEN WITHOUT THE BREAK.
TRUSTEE KELM – WE WOULDN’T HAVE JUST DONE THIS AUTOMATICALLY. YOU WOULD HAVE SENT A LETTER THE LAST TIME.
GREG HANSON – I DID NOT. I DIDN’T MAKE A REQUEST.
MAYOR DWYER – IF YOU DIDN’T THEN WE WILL GIVE YOU A WAIVER ON THIS ONE.
GREG HANSON – SO THE LEAK I HAD LAST YEAR, IF THERE IS NO LETTER ASKING FOR A WAIVER?
MAYOR DWYER – NO, REGARDLESS OF A LETTER, IF THERE WAS NO WAIVER ON THAT BILL, SAY THE BILLING SAID YOU USED X AND WE ONLY CHARGED YOU FOR Y THAT IS A WAIVER.
PAT OLSEN TOLD ME THAT SHE WAS GIVING ME A BREAK THE FIRST TIME BUT SHE DID NOT SAY IT WAS A ONE TIME THING.
MAYOR DWYER – THAT IS IRRELEVANT. I’’M TELLING YOU THAT OUR POLICY IS THAT YOU GET ONE WAIVER, AND YOU WERE TOLD YOU WERE GETTING A WAIVER. I’M GOING TO LOOK AT IT AND IF YOU WERE GIVEN A REDUCED BILL THEN THAT’S THAT. IF WE GIVE YOU A SECOND WAIVER THEN THE ENTIRE VILLAGE HAS BEEN TREATED UNFAIRLY. WE MET ONSITE. YOU JUST TOLD ME YOU TALKED TO PAT OLSEN ABOUT THE WAIVER AND THREE MINUTES AGO YOU SAID YOU KNEW NOTHING ABOUT A WAIVER.
GREG HANSON – PAT TOLD ME THAT AFTER I GOT THE SECOND HIGH BILL, NOT THE FIRST TIME. SHE SAID I PAID A REDUCED AMOUNT. I HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE ONE TIME WAIVER THING. WHEN WE TALKED ON THE PROPERTY, I WAS NEVER TOLD ABOUT A ONE TIME WAIVER. I DON’T BELIEVE WE DISCUSSED THE BILL.
MAYOR DWYER THE BILL WOULD HAVE BEEN AT LEAST DOUBLE. IF YOUR WATER BILL WAS 3000 IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE 6000.
MAYOR DWYER – CALL ME TOMORROW AND WE WILL GO OVER IT WITH PAT OLSEN. I ASSURE YOU THAT IF YOU DIDN’T GET A BREAK ON THAT FIRST ONE, THEN WE WILL GRANT YOU ONE THIS TIME.
ATTORNEY BUCKHEIT – THE VILLAGE BOARD IN ITS DISCRETION CAN ACT TO REDUCE A BILL. THIS IS NOT AN ENTITLEMENT. THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT FOR A NOTICE. WHETHER YOU ARE AWARE OF IT OR NOT IS REALLY NOT RELEVANT. YOU ARE NOT ENTITLED TO THIS; IT IS BASICALLY A FAVOR THAT THE BOARD CAN GRANT. IT CAME TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD AND YOU WERE GRANTED A ONE TIME FAVOR.
GREG HANSON – I STILL THINK THERE SHOULD BE SOME REQUIREMENT FOR WRITTEN NOTIFICATION. I GOT A BILL, I PAID IT.
MAYOR DWYER – I AGREE ITS A GOOD IDEA. MAYBE THE CLERK SHOULD NOTIFY EVERYONE THAT WE DISCUSSED TONIGHT, LET THEM KNOW THE VILLAGE BOARD DECIDED TO CUT THEIR BILL IN HALF AND THIS IS A ONE TIME THING. WE HAVE TO LOOK INTO THIS FARTHER. COMMUNICATION SHOULD OCCUR.
ATTORNEY BUCKHEIT – COMMUNICATION IS GOOD, BUT NOT LEGALLY REQUIRED.
GREG HANSON – ARE YOU GOING TO NOTIFY THESE PEOPLE THAT THIS IS ONE TIME THING.
MAYOR DWYER – EVERYONE OF THESE PEOPLE SENT US A LETTER. THEY WERE SENT THE ORIGINAL BILL AND THEY SENT US A LETTER SAYING THEY HAD A LEAK AND PROVED IT WAS FIXED.
TRUSTEE KELM – THEY GET SENT A NEW BILL THAT HAS BEEN ADJUSTED.
GREG HANSON – SO YOU WON’T BE SENDING THEM NOTIFICATION THAT THEY HAVE USED THEIR ONE AND ONLY WAIVER.
MAYOR DWYER – NO. WE ARE UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO DO THAT.
TRUSTEE KELM – WE ARE DOING THIS AS A COURTESY, WE ARE UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO GIVE ANYONE A REDUCTION.
GREG HANSON – SO YOU ARE SAYING THAT THIS BILL IS GOING TO STAND.
MAYOR DWYER – IF THE FIRST BILL WAS ADJUSTED, YES. IS THAT NOT FAIR?
GREG HANSON – NO ITS NOT FAIR.
TRUSTEE SELLIER STATED THERE DEFINITELY SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE AT THIS PROPERTY. HAVE YOU DONE ANY OTHER REPAIRS?
GREG HANSON – YES, THE BILLS ARE ATTACHED.
TRUSTEE SELLIER ASKED IS THAT PROPERTY STILL DRAWING HIGH AMOUNTS OF WATER, PHIL DO YOU KNOW?
PHIL LANDRU REPLIED I CAN’T KNOW UNLESS WE ARE BILLING AND PAT LETS ME KNOW ABOUT A REALLY HIGH BILL.
MAYOR DWYER STATED LET’S BE HONEST HERE, BEFORE WE KNEW ABOUT THE FIRST LEAK YOU HAD WATER LINES NOT ATTACHED TO THE METER AND THEREFORE WERE GETTING FREE WATER FOR THEM FOR YEARS.
GREG HANSON – I DIDN’T KNOW THAT AT THE TIME SO HOW CAN I BE HELD RESPONSIBLE.
THAT WAS DONE YEARS AGO.
MAYOR DWYER STATED WE WILL LOOK AT IT AND IF YOU HAVEN’T BEEN GIVEN ANY WAIVERS THEN YOU WILL BE. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE WHOLE WATER SYSTEM OVER THERE IN THE MEANTIME.
MOTION TO PAY ALL AUDITED BILLS.
MOTIONED BY TRUSTEE HOLDER. SECONDED BY TRUSTEE SELLIER. ALL AYES TO SAID MOTION, ONE ABSENT.
MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE MARCH VILLAGE BOARD MEETING.
MOTIONED BY TRUSTEE HOLDER. SECONDED BY TRUSTEE SELLIER. ALL AYES TO SAID MOTION, ONE ABSENT.
RESOLUTION # 29 OF 2020/2021
AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT WITH ORANGE COUNTY FOR THE STOP DWI TRAFFIC SAFETY PROGRAM FROM MARCH 1, 2021 TO JANUARY 1, 2022.
MOTIONED BY TRUSTEE HOLDER. SECONDED BY TRUSTEE SELLIER. ALL AYES TO SAID MOTION ONE ABSENT.
RESOLUTION # 30 OF 2020/2021
AUTHORIZES THE ADOPTION OF THE 2021/2022 GENERAL BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,214,942.00 AND THE 2021/2022 WATER buDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF $819,070.00.
MOTIONED BY TRUSTEE KELM. SECONDED BY TRUSTEE HOLDER. ALL AYES TO SAID MOTION, ONE ABSENT.
RESOLUTION # 313 OF 2020/2021
AUTHORIZES THE RE-APPOINTMENT OF PETER BARLET AS ACTING VILLAGE JUSTICE.
MOTIONED BY TRUSTEE SELLIER. SECONDED BY TRUSTEE HOLDER. ALL AYES TO SAID MOTION, ONE ABSENT.
RESOLUTION #32 OF 2020/2021
AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO PETITION THE NYS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO REDUCE THE SPEED LIMIT ON ROUTE 17A AS IT ENTERS THE VILLAGE FROM THE WEST TO 30MPH.
MOTIONED BY TRUSTEE KELM. SECONDED BY TRUSTEE HOLDER. ALL AYES TO SAID MOTION, ONE ABSENT.
RESOLUTION # 33 OF 2020/2021
AUTHORIZATION TO DECLARE THAT PORTION OF REAL PROPERTY KNOW AS LOTS 11 &12 SECTION 317-BLOCK 1 WHICH EXISTS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE EXISTING FENCES WHICH DEFINE THE BOUNDARY OF THE EXISTING VILLAGE PLAYGROUND TO BE EXCESS AND TO BE SOLD FOR FAIR AND ADEQUATE CONSIDERATION.
MOTIONED BY TRUSTEE SELLIER. SECONDED BY TRUSTEE HOLDER. ALL AYES TO SAID MOTION, ONE ABSENT.
RESOLUTION # 34 OF 2020/2021
AUTHORIZES A SCHEDULE OF PERMITTED FEES FOR USE OF THOMAS MORAHAN LAKEFRONT PARK AS DETERMINED BY THE MAYOR AND PUBISHED BY THE VILLAGE CLERK.
MOTIONED BY TRUSTEE HOLDER. SECONDED BY TRUSTEE SELLIER. ALL AYES TO SAID MOTION, ONE ABSENT.
BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS
TRANSFER FROM F.8320.200 TO f.8320.413 $15,400.00
TRANSFER FROM F.1440.400 ENGINEERING TO F.8330.414 CHEMICALS THE AMOUNT OF $10,000.00
MOTIONED BY TRUSTEE HOLDER. SECONDED BY TRUSTEE KELM. ALL AYES TO SAID MOTION, ONE ABSENT.
MAYOR DWYER STATED I WANT TO SCHEDULE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE FERAL CAT LAW FOR MAY 17TH AT 6:00.
MOTION TO ADJOURN THE VILLAGE BOARD MEETING. MOTIONED BY TRUSTEE HOLDER. SECONDED BY TRUSTEE SELLIER. ALL AYES TO SAID MOTION, ONE ABSENT.
MEETING ADJOURNED.
RESPECTFULLY YOURS,
PATRICIA OLSEN
VILLAGE CLERK/TREASURER