VIDEO FOR 11/25/13 PATCHOGUE VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES: ZONING CHANGES, ROOFTOP DINING, THEATER ROOF REPAIR ALL GET APPROVALS

The most recent video of the Patchogue Board of Trustees is now available on the website of the Citizens Campaign for Open Village Government for the meeting of 11/25/13. This was a long meeting, three hours long in fact. The video has been broken into two parts as You Tube imposes a two hour limit on our upload. The meeting was long due to three public hearings and a better than usual turn out from the public asking questions about the agenda items. It may be found for viewing at: www.patchoguevillagecitizens.com.

The two videos have been screened and are free of any technical issues. The two videos together present a complete viewing of the meeting. Video filmed by Jo Miller.

To aid with viewing the content of the videos a time line with narrative is provided below. In addition viewers are reminded that they can go to the village website and download a copy of the meeting agenda:  www.patchoguevillage.org.  

The agenda will help provide a road map for the meeting events. While in the past the Campaign has also provided a trustee packet, a copy of documents only provided to Trustees and not to the public in attendance, that PDF document has not been posted at the time of this blog. It will be. We are working on obtaining additional documents relating to the zoning changes in the D3 business district that were not released prior to the meeting. In addition we are seeking a copy of the approved bid for the rebuild of the roof of the Patchogue Theater. When those documents are available for posting they will be posted along with the other documents that make up the trustee packet (all documents obtained by freedom of information requests). 

Also please remember that the narrative notes in the time line do not capture every single decision made or matter discussed. The narrative notes high light decisions or discussions which seem of more importance. In the end the most complete record is always the video content. 

Sitting from left to right at the meeting table: Treasurer Ronald Krawczyk, Trustees Keyes, Crean, Ferb, Village Clerk Seal, Deputy Mayor Krieger, Trustees Devlin and Hilton, Village attorney Egan. Mayor Pontieri not in attendance as he was on a holiday trip visiting family out of state.

Part One (in minutes and seconds)

1:27 Board approves payment of one million dollars in bills
5:27 First Public Hearing: repeal of moratorium limiting intensified use of businesses in D3 business district…Attorney Egan provides back ground, no members of the public speak…approved
7:05 Second public hearing: approval for intensified use of space in D3 district with expansion leading to mandatory payments in lieu of parking fee in certain cases…attorney Egan provides back ground…extensive Board discussion…public comment from residents Furman, Donnelly, Siegel, Bogack, Hough, and Ross during public hearing section…Board resumes discussion…attorney Egan amends proposed law…resolution approved with Trustee Ferb voting no.  
Now at hour, minutes and seconds

1:05:45 Resolution to seek in lieu of parking fee…extensive Board discussion…Board approves resolution to create structure for collecting fees and then approves 1500 fee per parking space at end of discussion
1:19:38 Third public hearing of the night begins…attorney Egan provides back ground….Board discussion begins Part One video ends as Trustee Devlin is speaking

Part Two
In minutes and seconds

0:00 Trustee Devlin’s comments continue
8:07 public comments begin: Miller, Bogack, Furman
18:28 Board resumes discussion after public comments end and then approves measure with one amendment permitting use of glassware and metal utensils in rooftop dining area
21:34 Chamber Commerce report by Exec. Dir. David Kennedy32: 08 Trustee Krieger introduces resolution to permit sale of Old Brookhaven Town building by Brookhaven Town…other matters reported
43:41 Trustee Krieger offers resolution to pay for roof repair of the Patchogue Theater in the amount of 314 thousand dollars, approved by Board.
45:40 Trustee Keyes reports requests approval for additional signs relating to new parking meters…other matters introduced
48: 36 Trustee Crean reports and makes request to Village Treasurer Krawczyk for itemized break down of all costs associated with the implementation of the new metered parking plan…discussion of possible tenant for Old Town hall building if interested buyer closes on the property…New Year ball drop plan deferred with discussion about that decision
53:46 Trustee Ferb reports
55:22 Trustee Devlin reports…Village Walk assisted living facility owners appearing next night for final Planning Board meeting (hopefully)…other matters discussed
57:39 Trustee Hilton reports

Now in hour minutes and seconds

1:01: 39 Public Portion begins
George Hough asks about time table for purchase of additional parking 
Jo Miller asks about approval by the village for Brookhaven Town to sell Old Town Hall nominally village property
John Bogack asks about source of funding to pay for roof repairs to Patchogue Theater and about legality of sale of Old Town Hall
Joel Furman asks about Old Town Hall sale, roof repair to Patchogue Theater, raises vandalism issue of multiple window storefronts and inquires about on street video surveillance by Village in near future

Meeting ends. 

Three hours plus, the narrative above just hitting the surface of discussions about parking, business expansion, the future of the revitalization of the village, expenditures for the Patchogue Theater, roof top dining safety issues among a host of relevant topics raised by Board members and members of the public. Again: lots of video but worth the look for a view into present issues and future directions for our village that is better seen than read about. 

One last reminder: the Patchogue Village website offers a host of important public services. Among them are at least these: Board meeting agendas, minutes of minutes, a calendar for officials meeting dates such as the Planning Board and email access to elected officials. These are important tools for any resident seeking to know more about their village government and participating as active citizens: www.patchoguevillage.org, 

Next video: 12-9-13 meeting of the Board of Trustees their last meeting of the year as the Board begins a month long break until early January 2014.