February 2021 Meeting Minutes

FEBRUARY 22, 2021                                                                 VILLAGE BOARD MEETING

                                                                                                VIA ZOOM

 

                                                                                                VILLAGE OF GREENWOOD LAKE

                                                                                                PO BOX 7, 18 CHURCH STREET

                                                                                                GREENWOOD LAKE, NY 10925

 

PRESENT VIA ZOOM:

 

            MAYOR JESSE DWYER

            TRUSTEE KATHELEEN HOLDER

            TRUSTEE THOMAS HOWLEY

            TRUSTEE KELLI KELM

            TRUSTEE CHAD SELLIER

 

            ATTORNEY JOHN BUCKHEIT

            VILLAGE CLERK PATRICIA OLSEN

 

MAYOR DWYER OPENED THE VILLAGE BOARD MEETING WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG. 

 

ROLL CALL BY VILLAGE CLERK PATRICIA OLSEN. 

 

ALL PRESENT VIA ZOOM.

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

MAYOR DWYER STATED FIREWORKS HAVE BEEN LOCKED IN FOR JULY 3^RD THIS YEAR A SATURDAY.  THE RAIN DATE IS THE FOLLOWING SATURDAY.

 

CORRESPONDENCE

 

LETTER FROM ORANGE AND ROCKLAND – SHARING ROAD IMPROVEMENT INFORMATION TO WORK HAND IN HAND IN COORDINATING PAVING WITH NEW GAS MAINS.  MAYOR DWYER HAS A LIST OF ROADS THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO PAVE THIS YEAR WHICH INCLUDES ROADS THAT ORANGE AND ROCKLAND HAS ALREADY HAD NEW GAS MAINS INSTALLED IN.  WE ARE ENCOURAGING ORANGE AND ROCKLAND TO DO THE SECOND LIST OF NEW GAS MAINS IN THE UPPER PARTS OF LAKELANDS, SO THAT WE CAN THEN PAVE THEM THE FOLLOWING YEAR.  NEXT WOULD BE STERLNG, TEN EYCK, ETC.  THEN WE WILL MOVE TO THE FLATS.  THE MOUNTAIN ROADS DETERIORATE MUCH QUICKER.   

 

LETTER FROM ORANGE AND ROCKLAND REGARDING LED STREET LIGHTS – MAYOR DWYER STATED WE ARE GETTING 11 FREE LED LIGHT REPLACEMENTS FROM ORANGE AND ROCKLAND.  WE USUALLY DO SOME AS WELL THAT WE PAY FOR BUT I WANT TO WAIT THIS YEAR RATHER THAN SPEND THE MONEY WE BUDGETED. 

 

VISITING ELECTED OFFICIAL – TOWN COUNCILMAN FLOYD DEANGELO

THE PALISADES PARK COMMISSION RENEWED OUR LEASE ON THE OLD TOWN BEACH AND THEY ARE WILLING TO LET US PUT A BOAT LAUNCH THERE.  THE TOWN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ON THE BEACH. 

 

REPORTS FROM BOARDS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS

 

POLICE – REPORTED BY DETECTIVE JONES

 

FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HANDLED A TOTAL OF 1452 COMPLAINTS, MADE 8 ARRESTS, ISSUED 57 SUMMONSES AND INVESTIGATED 3 MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS.  WE ARE WORKING ON A POLICE REFORM PLAN AND HAD OUR FIFTH MEETING.  WE ESTABLISHED DATES FOR ALL THE SEPARATE TASKS.  I HAVE THEM TO PASS OUT. 

 

WATER – REPORTED BY PHIL LANDRU

 

FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY AND FEBRUARY WE HAVE BEEN BUSY KEEPING THE WATER GOING.  WELL D HAS BEEN TERMINATED AND WE ARE GOING A FULL REHAB ON WELL E.  THEY ARE GETTING EVERYTHING AS CLEAN AS POSSIBLE, FLUSHING IT OUT AND THEN REPLACING THE PUMP.  THE WELLS ARE TAKING A LOT OF MINERALS IN AND WE NEED TO COME UP WITH A REGULAR MAINTENANCE PLAN.  THE WATER QUALITY IS VERY HIGH IN IRON AND OR MANGANESE.  WE WILL BE READING METERS THIS WEEK AND WE ARE LOOKING FOR A WATER BREAK SOMEWHERE.  IF ANYONE SEES ANY RUNNING WATER, PLEASE LET US KNOW. 

 

COMMISSION REPORTS

 

TRUSTEE HOLDER REPORT – LITTLE LEAGUE IS HOLDING REGISTRATION RIGHT NOW ONLINE, GO TO GREENWOOD LAKE LITTLE LEAGUE.COM TO SIGN UP. THE SEASON STARTS IN APRIL. 

 

I’VE BEEN REACHING OUT TO ALL THE BANDS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN PLAYING IN THE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES.

 

MAYOR DWYER STATED WE ARE GOING TO PLAN EVERYTHING OUT AS THOUGH THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS DUE TO COVID.  WE WILL HAVE TO ADJUST THAT IF NEW RESTRICTIONS HAPPEN. 

 

TRUSTEE HOWLEY REPORT – THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, LT EIRAND AND DET JONES HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS THING FROM THE GOVERNORS OFFICE.  THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING MEETINGS AND EVERYTHING IS COMING ALONG. 

 

TRUSTEE KELM REPORT – THE LIBRARY IS DOING A LOT OF PROGRAMMING, MOST OF WHICH IS VIRTUAL AND YOU CAN SIGN UP AT GWLLIBRARY.COM.  STORY TIME IS STILL GOING ON.  IF ANY OF THE SENIORS OUT THERE NEED ANYTHING PLEASE CALL VILLAGE HALL AND THEY WILL PUT YOU IN TOUCH WITH ME OR DONNA GARLEY.  I WILL BE MEETING WITH GIRLS SOFTBALL SOON AND THEY ARE STARTING IN APRIL BARRING ANY RESTRICTIONS. 

 

TRUSTEE HOLDER STATED I HAVE SEEN PEOPLE POSTING ABOUT ALL OF THE PROGRAMS THE LIBRARY IS DOING AND HOW GREAT THEY ARE. 

 

TRUSTEE SELLIER REPORT – IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT TOOK IN $4300.00, SENT OUT SEPTIC LETTERS AS WELL.  THERE WAS NO ONE ON THE PLANNING OR ZONING AGENDA FOR THE LAST TWO MONTHS. 

 

ATTORNEY BUCKHEIT REPORT – MY REPORT IS CONFIDENTIAL.  I DID HOWEVER PARTICIPATE IN THE BI STATE COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARINGS REGARDING THE DRAWDOWN OF THE LAKE.  I ALSO ENCOURAGE FELLOW RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE.  SUPPORT FOR THE DRAWDOWN WAS UNANIMOUS. 

 

TRUSTEE KELM – THE COALITION HAD A PRESENTATION LAST WEEK ONLINE ON ZOOM THAT WAS REALLY GREAT ON KEEPING YOUR KIDS SAFE. 

 

MAYOR DWYER – IT WAS GREAT.

 

VILLAGE CLERK REPORT – PAT OLSEN STATED THE UPCMING VILLAGE ELECTION IS ON MARCH 16^TH FROM 12:00 TO 9:00 AT THE SENIOR CENTER ON WINDERMERE AVENUE.  THE MAYOR AND TWO TRUSTEES ARE RUNNING UNOPPOSED.  BUDGET PROCESSSING IS STARTING.  WATER METER READING IS THIS WEEK AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN FIND THE LEAKS WITH THE READINGS. 

 

OLD BUSINESS

 

MAYOR DWYER STATED I WANT TO CLARIFY A FEW COMMENTS THAT PHIL MADE ABOUT THE WELLS.  WE ARE ABANDONING WELL D.  WE ARE COMMUNICATING WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND ARE DOING A WELL REHAB FOR WELL E  IN ORDR TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A BLENDED WATER SYSTEM WHICH IS A REQUIREMENT FROM THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.  WE HAVE A CONTRACTOR DOING THAT.  PHIL AND I HAVE SPENT THE LAST TWO YEARS LOOKING FOR OPTIONS.  WELL REHAB IS EXPENSIVE AND USUALLY ONLY GIVES YOU A FEW YEARS UNTIL THE WELL IS RESTRICTED AGAIN.  WE WERE LOOKING FOR THE BEST LONG-TERM SOLUTION.  THIS SEEMS TO BE THE BEST OPTION.  WE DO HAVE A LEAK OUT THERE SOMEWHERE.    STATE FUNDING RIGHT NOW IS NONEXISTANT.  SOME OF THE STIMULUS BILL WILL BE COMING BACK TO THE MUNICIPALITIES IN FUNDING THAT HOPEFULLY WE CAN USE FOR WATER FUNDING. 

 

NYS EXECUTIVE ORDER 203 – MAYOR DWYER STATED WE ARE COMING TO A CONCLUSION FOR THIS.  THE WORK HAS BEEN ON THE VILLAGE WEBSITE FOR A FEW WEEKS.  WE WILL BE HAVING A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS TONIGHT.  PLEASE GO ON THE VILLAGE WEBSITE TO LOOK AT IT.

 

INFORMATIONAL SIGN – WE HAVE EXECUTED A CONTRACT AND PUT IN OUR ORDER FOR A SIGN.  I EXPECT THE SIGN TO BE INSTALLED MARCH OR EARLY APRIL. 

 

NAVIGATION FUNDING STATE AID – THIS IS A VERY EXCITING THING THAT HAS OCCURRED.  IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET A BILL PASSED IN NEW YORK STATE BY A REPBULICAN.    ASSEMBLYMAN BRABANEC AND I HAD TO FIND A DEMOCRATIC SENATOR TO SPONSOR THIS BILL.  WE GOT AILEEN GUNTHER TO SPONSOR IT AND WE HOPE TO HAVE A DEMOCRATIC STATE SENATOR TO SPONSOR IT AS WELL.    IM VERY CONFIDENT THAT THE BILL WE BE PASSED. 

 

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NEW BUSINESS

 

LITTLE LEAGUE – MAYOR DWYER STATED LITTLE LEAGUE APPROACHED ME REGARDING THE SIGN AT LIONS FIELD.  FOR YEARS IT HAS BEEN IN DISREPAIR.  THEY DID A FUNDRAISER FOR A NEW SCOREBOARD AND HAVE ASKED IF THE VILLAGE BOARD WOULD MATCH THE $1250.00 THAT THEY HAVE RAISED IN HONOR OF JEFF HART.  I AGREED, WE HAVE IT IN OUR BUDGET AND HOPEFULLY THIS SPRING THERE WILL BE A NEW SCOREBOARD IN HIS HONOR.

 

TRUSTEE KELM STATED THE FUNDS THAT WERE RAISED WERE IN LIEU OF FLOWERS AND THEY HAD AN OVERWHELMING RESPONSE IN JEFF’S NAME. 

 

LAKE DRAWDOWN – ITS THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN.  THE COMMISSION HAS PUBLIC HEARINGS IN NEW JERSEY AND NEW YORK AND HAVE 95% AGREEMENT, VILLAGE BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS AND YET IT IS STILL BEING QUESTIONED.  THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE A MEETING ON WEDNESDAY TO DECIDE ON WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE GING FORWARD.  I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE BOARD PASS A RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING THE DRAWDOWN AND THAT THE DEP CONSIDER MOVING FORWARD WITH IT.  WE NEED IT DONE.  THERE IS A LOT OF WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.  A FIVE-FOOT DRAWDOWN IS NECESSARY.  I WAS ASKED TO DO THIS BY THE COMMISSION. 

 

REFUSE CONTRACT- MAYOR DWYER STATED OUR SANITATION CONTRACT IS EXPIRING THE END OF MAY.  WE ARE IN A SITUATION WHERE THE COSTS OF RECYCLING ARE SKYROCKETING MAINLY BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE NOT DOING IT CORRECTLY AND THE COSTS ARE CRAZY.  CHINA IS NO LONGER ACCEPTING OUR RECYCLING.  IF WE DO NOTHING THERE WILL BE A 40,000 – 50,000 INCREASE.  I AM SUGGESTING WE DO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TWO OPTIONS:  GO BACK TO DUAL RECYCLING WHERE WE DO NOT PUT PAPER AND PLASTIC TOGETHER.  THAT WOULD SAVE A LOT OF MONEY BECAUSE THE MAJOR COST FACTOR IS DUE TO CONTAMINATION FROM UNWASHED OUT PRODUCTS.  IN THAT CASE THE ENTIRE LOAD GETS CONTAMINATED AND HAS TO BE DISPOSED OF LIKE GARBAGE.  WE CAN SAVE A LOT OF MONEY DOING THAT.  I SPOKE WITH BEN FROM THE DPW AND RIGHT NOW WE PAY THE GARBAGE COMPANY TO PICK UP LEAF AND YARD WASTE TWICE A WEEK.  THE DPW CAN DO THAT WITH OUR VEHICLES AS NEEDED.  WE ARE PRICING OUT THESE OPTIONS AND WILL HAVE TO GO OUT TO BID WITH ALTERNATIVE BIDS.  DIFFERENT PICKUPS WILL HAVE TO BE PRICED OUT, SUCH AS LEAF BAGS, RECYCLING, GARBAGE, CHRISTMAS TREES, ETC.  MOST COMPANIES ARE GOING BACK TO DUAL RECYCLING.  WE HAVE TO GO OUT TO BID FOR THIS.  I THINK THERE IS GOING TO BE AN INCREASED COST NO MATTER WHAT WE DECIDE TO DO. 

 

TRUSTEE SELLIER – THOSE ARE REALLY THE ONLY OPTIONS THEN? 

 

MAYOR DWYER – I ASKED THE TOWN SUPERVISOR ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF THE TOWN CONTRACTOR PICKING UP OUR RECYCLING BUT THEY THOUGHT IT WASN’T WORTH THEIR INVESTMENT. 

 

MORAHAN WATERFRONT PARK AND GWL BEACH – MAYOR DWYER STATED THIS IS SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR YEARS AND IT HAS BEEN OUR GOAL TO TAKE OVER THE THOMAS P MORAHAN WATERFRONT PARK AND BEACH FROM THE TOWN.  WE WILL MANAGE IT AND BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT.  I APPROACHED SUPERVISOR SWEETON A FEW MONTHS AGO ABOUT THIS AND HE TALKED TO HIS BOARD AND THEY AGREED.  WE HAVE DRAFTED AN INTERMUNICIPAL AGREEMENT REGARDING THIS.  I HAVE SPOKEN TO ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS ABOUT IT.  IT WILL BE THE SAME AGREEMENT THAT THE TOWN HAS WITH THE PALISADES PARK COMMISSION TO LEASE THE OLD TOWN BEACH.  IT WILL BE A FIVE YEAR AUTOMATICALLY RENEWED CONTRACT AT NO COST.  FOR THE MOST PART WE HAVE ALREADY BEEN MANAGING MOST OF THE ACTIVITIES AT THE BEACH OTHER THAN THE BEACH ITSELF.  THEY HAVE MANAGED THE LIFEGUARDS, TAKEN THE LIABILITY, ETC.  I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMAN DEANGELO FOR BEING AN ADVOCATE FOR THIS.  THE TOWN WILL HOPEFULLY BE HELPING US YEAR ONE.  WE ARE NOT GOING TO GET INTO ANY SPECIFIC DETAILS BEYOND THAT.  ONCE WE HAVE SIGNED THE INTERMUNICIPAL AGREEMENT WE WILL MOVE ON.

 

PRIVELEGE OF THE FLOOR.

 

MOTION TO PAY ALL AUDITED BILLS.

 

MOTIONED BY TRUSTEE HOWLEY.  SECONDED BY TRUSTEE HOLDER.  ALL AYES TO SAID MOTION. 

 

MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY VILLAGE BOARD MEETING. 

 

MOTIONED BY TRUSTEE SELLIER.  SECONDED BY TRUSTEE HOLDER.  ALL AYES TO SAID MOTION. 

 

RESOLUTION # 22 OF 2021/2022

 

AUTHORIZES THE CLERK TREASURER TO RENEW THE FOLOWING BANS AT THE CURRENT RATE:

 

WATER MAIN REPAIR LOAN – $120,000

POLICE CAR # 3- $7,420.00

 

MOTIONED BY TRUSTEE HOWLEY.  SECONDED BY TRUSTEE SELLIER.  ALL AYES TO SAID MOTION. 

 

RESOLUTION # 23 OF 2020/2021

 

AUTHORIZES MARILYN HAYDEN AS THE VILLAGE HISTORIAN.

 

MOTIONED BY TRUSTEE HOLDER.  SECONDED BY TRUSTEE SELLIER.  ALL AYES TO SAID MOTION.

 

RESOLUTION # 24 OF 2020/2021

 

AUTHORIZES THE VILLAGE BOARD TO SET AND OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING ON EXECUTIVE ORDER 203.

 

MOTIONED BY TRUSTEE KELM.  SECONDED BY TRUSTEE HOLDER.  ALL AYES TO SAID MOTION. 

 

RESOLUTION # 25 OF 2020/2021

 

AUTHORIZES THE VILLAGE BOARD TO RECOMMEND TO THE GREENWOOD LAKE COMMISSION AND THE NJ DEP TO BOTH MOVE FORWARD WITH THE 2021/2022 DRAWDOWN FOR THE BODY OF WATER OF GREENWOOD LAKE. 

 

MOTIONED BY MAYOR DWYER.  SECNDED BY TRUSTEE KELM.  ALL AYES TO SAID MOTION. 

 

RESOLUTION # 26 OF 2020/2021

 

AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE INTER MUNICIPAL AGREEMENT WITH THE TOWN OF WARWICK FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE THOMAS P MORAHAN PARK TO THE VILLAGE OF GREENWOOD LAKE. 

 

MOTIONED BYTRUSTEE HOLDER.  SECONDED BY TRUSTEE KELM.  ALL AYES TO SAID MOTION. 

 

MAYOR DWYER STATED I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE NEXT MEETING IN PERSON IF POSSIBLE. 

 

TRUSTEE KELM – THE LAKE IS FROZEN, AND I DID A WEDDING OUT THERE OVER THE WEEKEND.  IF YOU ARE OUT ON THE LAKE, PLEASE PICK UP AFTER YOURSELF AND DO NOT LEAVE YOUR GARBAGE OUT THERE.  WHEN THE LAKE DEFROSTS IT, ALL ENDS UP AT THE BOTTOM. 

 

MOTION TO ADJOURN THE VILLAGE BOARD MEETING AT 7:16PM. 

 

MOTIONED BY TRUSTEE KELM.  SECONDED BY TRUSTEE SELLIER.  ALL AYES TO SAID MOTION.

 

MEETING ADJOURNED.

 

 

RESPECTFULLY YOURS,

 

 

 

PATRICIA OLSEN

VILLAGE CLERK/TREASURER