Meeting Agenda: Village Board of Trustees

AGENDA
SEPTEMBER 20, 2011 - 6:00 P.M.
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF NORTHPORT
REGULAR MEETING

PUBLIC HEARINGS:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: that a Public Hearing of the Village Board of Trustees will be held at the Village Hall, 224 Main Street, Northport, New York at 6:00 o’clock in the evening of the 20th day of September, 2011, to consider the following proposed local law:

PROPOSED LOCAL LAW “E” OF 2011:
A LOCAL LAW OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTHPORT TO AMEND CHAPTER 239, SEWERS, OF THE CODE OF THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF NORTHPORT 

BE IT ENACTED: By the Board of Trustees of the Village of Northport as follows:

Section 1. Legislative Intent

The Board of Trustees finds that amending the Code of the Village regarding the calculation of sewer rents upon the owners of property discharging into the Northport Sewerage System will allow for fair and equitable rents to be charged to users.
 
Section 2. Statutory Authority and Supercession

This Local Law is adopted pursuant to New York State Village Law, Municipal Home Rule Law, Article 14-F of the New York State General Municipal Law and the State Environmental Quality Review Act and its implementing regulations and expressly supersedes inconsistent provisions of the Village Code.

Section 3. Applicability

The provisions of this Local Law shall apply as set forth in the amendments.

Section 4. Amendments

The code of the Incorporated Village of Northport shall be amended as follows:

Explanation of notations:
Existing zoning text is reproduced in regular type.
Text to be added is indicated in italics.
Text to be deleted is indicated in with a Strikethrough.
   
Chapter 239-32. Determination and Administration of Charges

* * *

L. Adjustments to Sewer Rents granted to property owners in prior years may be continued if the Board of Trustees finds that such adjustments fairly and accurately reflect water usage and discharges into the sewer system for the current year.  The Board may require additional information or may rely upon information previously supplied.  The sewer rent rate applicable to all properties shall take into consideration the adjustments that are continued.

* * *

Section 5. Severability

If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or other part of this Local Law shall for any reason be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalidated, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this Local Law, and it shall be construed to have been the legislative intent to enact this Local Law without such unconstitutional, or invalid parts therein.

Section 6. SEQRA 

The Board of Trustees has determined that pursuant to §617.5(c) 20 and 27 of the SEQRA regulations this action of the Village of Northport is "routine or continuing agency administration and management, not including new programs or major reordering of priorities" and "adoption of regulations, policies, procedures and local legislative decisions in connection with any Type II action . . ." and therefore, the proposed action of the Village of Northport in this matter is a Type II action and requires no further action pursuant to SEQRA.

Section 7. Effective Date

This local law shall take effect immediately upon filing in the Office of the Secretary of State.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:

BOARD APPROVAL OF WARRANT:

Fiscal Year 2011/2012 General Fund bills in the amount of $ 49,278.31
Fiscal Year 2011/2012 Sewer Fund (G) bills in the amount of $ 1,224.83
Fiscal Year 2011/2012 Trust Fund bills in the amount of $ 10,426.97
Fiscal Year 2011/2012 Capital Fund bills in the amount of $ 5,167.28
Fiscal Year 2011/2012 Fire Department bills in the amount of $ 38,938.32

TREASURER REPORT:

COMMISSIONER REPORTS:

CHIEF OF POLICE REPORT:

ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT:

NEW BUSINESS:

OLD BUSINESS:

CORRESPONDENCE: Letter from the Northport fire Department 125th Anniversary Committee.

REQUESTS:

RESOLUTIONS:

RESOLUTION 2011- 139 ~ APPROVAL OF THE SEPTEMBER 6, 2011 MINUTES

WHEREAS: Copies of the minutes of the September 6, 2011, meeting were sent to the Board for approval, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED that said minutes are approved without reading, at this time.

RESOLUTION 2011- 140 ~ LOCAL LAW No. 4 of 2011
WHEREAS: a Public Hearing of the Village Board of Trustees was  held at the Village Hall, 224 Main Street, Northport, New York at 6:00 o’clock in the evening of the 20th day of September, 2011, to consider the following local law:

LOCAL LAW No. 4 OF 2011
A LOCAL LAW OF
THE VILLAGE OF NORTHPORT
TO AMEND CHAPTER 239, SEWERS, OF THE CODE OF THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF NORTHPORT 

RESOLUTION 2011- 140 ~ PUBLIC WORKS TRAINING SCHOOL
BE IT RESOLVED: Village administrator Eugene Guido is hereby authorized to attend NYCOM Public Works School October 24th ~ 26th at Saratoga Springs New York. In an amount not to exceed $900.00

The next regular meeting of the Board of Trustees will be on October 4, 2011 at 6:00 P.M

A RESOLUTION FOR AN EXECUTIVE SESSION:  if necessary, for personnel and/or litigation matters.

Respectfully submitted,
                                  
Donna M. Koch
Village Clerk