The June 4, 2019 meeting of the Board of Trustees was called to order at 7PM by Mayor Michael A. Mahoney. Present were; Deputy Mayor Thomas J. Thomas, trustee; James G. Collea, Richard F. Hayes and David J. Morosco. Also present was Village Clerk/Treasurer Stephanie Nowak. Village Attorney John Dillon was excused from this meeting.
Motion 33-2019 was made by Deputy Mayor Thomas to approve last months minutes, seconded by Trustee Hayes; all in favor 5-0.
Motion 34-2019 to approve the vouchers in the amount of $665,298.14 was made by Trustee Collea, seconded by Trustee Morosco; all in favor 5-0.
Public Comment portion of the meeting was opened:
Myers Ave. residents were concerned about flooding in the yards of many of their homes on that street. The Mayor informed them that he will contact the Village Attorney and ask if we as a Village can do anything. The properties they are speaking of are private property and not property of the Village of Yorkville.
A few Residents who were present brought up concerns about a property on Calder Ave. Officer Frank Allen will be contacting these residents for further details.
Wlock from 39 Myers Ave. addressed several concerns. He was wondering about a replacement for the information board that is in front of the Municipal Building. The board had looked into purchasing an LED Information Board, but found it was quite costly. Wlock also mentioned the curbing on Campbell Ave and asked if it could be repaired. The Highway Department will be looking into this. The final question was about an empty lot as the result of a fire, at 95 Campbell Ave. The Village does not own this property, whether it is developed or sold is up to the owner of the property.
Public Comment was closed.
Deputy Mayor Thomas reported that he had completed the line up for the Summer Band Concerts in the park. The first concert will be held on July 11th at 6PM. Deputy Mayor Thomas informed the board that he conducted an unannounced inventory of the garbage bags and found everything to be in order.
Trustee Collea wanted to say thank you to everyone who joined us for the Memorial Day Service. He said a special thank you to the Fire Department, Highway Department and Police Department for all their help in getting things ready and helping control traffic and maintaining the safety of all celebrating. Trustee Collea also added that the Yorkville Fire Department will be having its annual Chicken BBQ this Sunday June 9th.
Trustee Hayes reported that all codes and zoning reports are presented as written.
Trustee Morosco had nothing to report at this time.
Police Report was delivered as written.
Highway Supervisor Larry Felitto began the highway report with stating that grass mowing has been difficult while trying to get it in between the rainstorms, but all is getting caught up in a timely manner. As always, they are busy keeping our Village looking great.
Codes Report was written.
Fire Department Chief, Joseph Morosco was present and commented that the department is on track for the total number of alarms they have answered thus far. The department is looking for a new rescue truck and has been looking for the most affordable route to pursue.
Planning Board report was written.
Zoning Board report was written.
Mayor Mahoney’s report:
Mayor Mahoney read a letter of resignation from Larry Felitto was is the Highway Supervisor. Larry will be working the next few weeks a few hours per day to get the guys set up and to train Joseph Morosco who will be taking his place as a working foreman for the time being. Larry will hopefully be able to set up the paving, he plans to have his last day be July 3, 2019.
Also leaving the Village will be Deputy Mayor Thomas J. Thomas and Trustee Richard F. Hayes. Mayor Mahoney thanked Deputy Mayor Thomas for his 25 years of service on the Village Board and Thomas was presented with a Plaque. Trustee Hayes was also presented with a plaque for his 6 years of service on the Village Board. Deputy Mayor Thomas thanked the Mayor and trustees and thanked the Village residents for having faith in him and re-electing him each term.
Motion 35-2019 to close the monthly meeting at 7:40PM was made by Trustee Morosco, seconded by Trustee Collea; all in favor 5-0.
Respectfully submitted
Stephanie Nowak
Clerk/Treasurer
