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                                  April 30, 2007

 

                                  Rockville Centre, New York

 

 

The Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees was held on the evening of the above date in the Village Hall.  Deputy Mayor Lipton opened the session at 8:25 p.m.                                

 

PRESENT:  Trustees Wayne H. Lipton, Jeanne Farnan Mulry, Andrew P. Karamouzis and Suzanne Murphy Sullivan.

 

ABSENT:   Mayor Eugene J. Murray, who was away.

 

ALSO PRESENT:  Acting Village Administrator/Comptroller Michael Schussheim, Acting Village Attorney A. Thomas Levin, Police Commissioner John P. McKeon, Deputy Superintendent of Buildings Thomas Domanico and Secretary to the Board of Trustees Monica Farrell Derr.

 

ATTENDANCE:   Approximately 25 people.

 

Deputy Mayor Lipton asked Police Commissioner McKeon to lead the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

On motion by Trustee Sullivan, duly seconded by Trustee Karamouzis and unanimously carried, the Board approved a contract with the Rockville Centre Fire Department for the period June 1, 2007 through May 31, 2008 for an expenditure of $172,000, plus an additional $10,000 in the event that the total volunteer firefighters workers compensation related expenditures are below $60,000 for the same period.

 

On motion by Trustee Sullivan, duly seconded by Trustee Karamouzis and unanimously carried, the Board approved the Woodland Fire House Rental Agreement for the period June 1, 2007 through May 31, 2008, for a total expenditure of $18,000.

 

On motion by Trustee Mulry, duly seconded by Trustee Karamouzis and unanimously carried, the Board approved the Minutes of the Briefing Session and Regular Meeting of April 16, 2007.

 

Acting Village Administrator Schussheim advised that properly advertised Bids for various Three-Phase Pad Mount Transformers for the Electric Department had been opened by the Purchasing Department on March 29, 2007, with the following results:

 

 

Transformer

 

 

Manufacturer/Vendor

Size

Unit Cost

Warranty 1

 

 

 

 

Irby/Cooper Power*

500KVA 277/480

$23,665

12/18 months

Irby GE*

500KVA 277/480

$15,080

12/18 months

Irby Pauwels*

500KVA 277/480

$18,441

12/18 months

Irby Pauwels

500KVA 277/480

$19,210

5 year

Irby Cooper Power*

300KVA 120/208

$18,886

12/18 months

Irby Pauwels*

300KVA 120/208

$13,800

12/18 months

Irby Pauwels

300KVA 120/208

$15,371

5 year

Irby Pauwels*

300KVA 120/208

$14,756

12/18 months

* Did not meet specifications.

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The following companies did not respond:  Howard Industries, Sheridan Electric and Delta Wye.

 

On motion by Trustee Sullivan, duly seconded by Trustee Karamouzis and unanimously carried, the Board awarded the bid to the lowest responsible bidder who met specifications, namely Stuart C. Irby (Pauwels), for a total expenditure not to exceed $34,581.00 for a 500 KVA transformer and 300 KVA transformer.

 

 

Acting Village Administrator Schussheim advised that properly advertised Bids for the Purchase and Delivery of U.S. #2 Fuel for the Power Plant for a three-year period, May 1, 2007-April 30, 2010 had been opened by the Purchasing Department on April 19, 2007, with the following results:

 

                   OPTION #1                  OPTION #2

                FUNGIBLE FUEL OIL         FUNGIBLE ULTRA LOW

                   40 CETANE               SULFUR DIESEL

               FIRM       ESCALATION      FIRM     ESCALATION

   BIDDERS    PRICE        PRICE         PRICE      PRICE

 

Sprauge Energy    NB   (+).0826*/Delivered    NB  (+).0739*/Del.

Metro Fuel       NB   (+).1040*/Delivered  NB       NB

 

*Escalation prices are in addition to Journal of Commerce

 published daily number.

 

On motion by Trustee Karamouzis, duly seconded by Trustee Sullivan and unanimously carried, the Board awarded the bid to the lowest responsible bidder, namely Sprauge Energy, for an escalation price of (+).0826 (Option #1) and (+).0739 (Option #2) for a total estimated three-year expenditure not to exceed $4,000,000.00.  In addition, the Board approved an additional $3,282.03 for the current three-year contract, which expires on April 30, 2007, exceeding the previous authorization of $1,850,000.00.

 

 

Acting Village Administrator Schussheim advised that properly advertised Bids to Purchase Locational Capacity for the Electric Department for the period of May 1, 2007 through April 30, 2008 had been opened by the Purchasing Department on April 19, 2007, with the following results:

 

BIDDER

 

LIPA/Keyspan – Monthly premium paid to LIPA $8.00/kw per month minus statewide auction clearing price for the period of May 2007 through October 2007, and $6.00/kw per month minus statewide auction clearing price for the period of November 2007 through April 2008.

 

The following companies did not respond:  Calpine Corporation and Freeport Electric.

 

 

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On motion by Trustee Mulry, duly seconded by Trustee Sullivan and unanimously carried, the Board awarded the bid to the sole bidder, namely LIPA/Keyspan Corporation, for an average estimated monthly cost of $85,000.00.

 

 

Acting Village Administrator Schussheim advised that properly advertised Bids for Telescopic Gym Seating for the Recreation Department had been opened by the Purchasing Department on April 12, 2007, with the following results:

 

     BIDDERS                      QUOTED PRICE EACH

 

Nickerson Corporation                 $43,752.00

J. S. McHugh Corporation                   47,644.00

Young Equipment Sales                 50,000.00

 

The following company did not respond:  Corkin Hufcor.

 

On motion by Trustee Sullivan, duly seconded by Trustee Karamouzis and unanimously carried, the Board confirmed the award of the bid to the lowest responsible bidder, namely Nickerson Corporation, for a total expenditure not to exceed $43,752.00.

 

 

Acting Village Administrator Schussheim advised that properly advertised Bids to Repair Masonry Work at the Village Hall had been opened by the Purchasing Department on April 5, 2007, with the following results:

 

     BIDDERS                           QUOTED PRICE

 

G. B. Schenone                        $49,850.06

Keep it Green                           93,995.00

Talty Construction                      95,000.00

 

The following companies did not respond:  Frank Robustello & Son and Clarke Construction.

 

On motion by Trustee Mulry, duly seconded by Trustee Karamouzis and unanimously carried, the Board rejected all bids, as the scope of work has changed.  Specifications for this project will be revised and re-bid at a later date.

 

On motion by Trustee Sullivan, duly seconded by Trustee Mulry and unanimously carried, the Board accepted into the Official Village Record a communication from the Fire Department Secretary, Charles R. Joyce, dated April 18, 2007, with the following changes:

 

RESIGNATIONS

 

Kevin Glover                          Defender Hose Company #1

Matthew Gelfand                       Defender Hose Company #1

Stephen Froehling                     Defender Hose Company #1

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This concluded the business portion of the meeting.  For a verbatim record of this meeting, please refer to the video.

 

Resolved, that on motion by Trustee Karamouzis, duly seconded by Trustee Sullivan and unanimously carried, the Board of Trustees convened in executive session to discuss the financial history of one or more employees.

 

 

 

                                  _____________________________

                                       Michael Schussheim

                                  Acting Village Administrator

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                                  Rockville Centre, New York

 

 

 

The Board of Trustees held a public Briefing Session on the evening of the above date in the Mayor’s office at Village Hall.  The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.

 

PRESENT:  Trustees Wayne H. Lipton, Jeanne Farnan Mulry, Andrew P. Karamouzis and Suzanne Murphy Sullivan.

 

ABSENT:   Mayor Eugene J. Murray, who was away.

 

ALSO PRESENT: Acting Village Administrator and Deputy Administrator-Finance Michael Schussheim, Deputy Administrator-Operations Steve Kritsas, Acting Village Attorney A. Thomas Levin, Superintendent of Parks and Recreation Anthony T. Brunetta, Superintendent of Electric Paul J. Pallas, Superintendent of Water Anthony Iannone, Superintendent of Public Works Harry L. Weed, Deputy Superintendent of Buildings Thomas Domanico, Deputy Clerk-Treasurer Carol A. Kramer, Director of Information Technology John A. Peters and Director of Senior Services Cyd B. Charrow.

 

 

 

In the Briefing Session, Trustee Karamouzis moved to adopt a resolution for the establishment of a daily parking permit fee for residents for Parking Field #14, limited to eight (8) parking spaces, at a daily rate of $12 per permit, as a pilot project.  Trustee Lipton seconded the motion.  Trustees Lipton, Mulry, Karamouzis and Sullivan voted aye.  The resolution was adopted unanimously.

 

 

The Board convened in executive session at 9:10 p.m. to discuss financial history of one or more employees.  After concluding the discussion, the meeting was adjourned at 9:25 p.m.