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Z~ning Boar~ of Appeals Minutes of Meeting Held J~ne 7, 1~83, Mesier ~maestea~, Wappimgers Falls~ ~ X~rk ,, Those present= Frank Savelli, Ch~ir~; George C~sey; RoBert ~aith; ~el Neu~an; ,?:_~_~ ~. I~uas, Village Attorney; Naucy Lowney, Rece~xlisg Secretary Absent: Sterl~ VanWagenen; Joh~ W. Naubennestel, ~ing Emforce~ent ~'ficer Chairman Savelli c~lled the meeting to or,er 7:3~ p.m. He requeste~L a motion to d~spense with the rea~ing of the ~inutes an~ to approve sa~e as written an~ forwarded to ~11 me~bers by mail. Motion by Mr. Ne,~-~ secca~le~ by Mr. Casey to dispense with the reading of the ~dnutes a~d to ap-~ove same as written and fo~wam~ed to all ,~_ bors ~y mail. All in favor; ~otion carried. Minutes approved as written. Chairma~ Savelli stated there is a sign next to ~lly'8 which sa~s "c~aing Soon", BMA Developers. He said that he ha~ received sc~e c~s in reg~ to same. It was ehec~e~ into an~ f~mnd that Mr. Barton ha~ bought lmreperty fr~ Mr. Mierzw& an~ he is going to enlarge his parking l~t. Chairman Savelli stated that he ha~ receive~ many ca~ 1- in regar~L to the Getty Gas St&tion. There are ~ unlicensed cars on the lot and it appears he is doing ~Jor repairs. The property is becce~ing an eye sore. He asked the Colonel to check same, ~ut h_*_~_ hearA nothing yet. Mr. ,~m~th stated this should be checked very care~,~wy Before Jumping to a~f conclusions. Atty. I~ons then discussed a change in the law in regard to Executive Session. Effective i~aediate~, the Open Meetings Law, l~eed~a of Y~for~ation Law an~ Town & Village Laws have been amended. He stated the Boar~ coul~ no longer go into Executive Session. For yea~s, this di~ not &pply to "judicial or qu~si-Ju~icial proceediugs." l~men a public hearing was hel~[ the Board could often ~eliverate in & closed session. This can no longer be done. Mr. Smith asked what would happen if tb~y did go into Executive Session. Atty. ~ stated he is going to ~-~e a few c,.~a as he has a few i~ess he w~,~ ~e to check out. Mr. ~mith felt that if an executive session is ~pen, the people attending the public hearing would -~o speak. Atty. Lyons stated the Board could always adjourn as th~f have 60 ~s in which to mak~ a decision. Chairm~u Savel~ asked how they c~,]~ overc~e this matter. Atty. Ifffons stated they can't. ~wever, he will check into it. He then gave the rea- sons the ~ could go ~mto executive session: m*tters that wil~ i~peril public safety if disclosed; matter which woul~ disclose the identity of & law enforcement agent or infox~aer; information relating to current or future investigation or prosecution of & cr~m~n~ offense which wamld imperil effective law enforcement if disclosed; discussions regarding proposed, pending or c~rrent litigation; collective negotiations pursuant to Article 1~ of civil service law; medical, financial, c~edit or emplo~nent history of a particular person or corporation on matters le~ding to &ppointment, e~ployment, pra~o- tion, demotion, disciples, suspension, dismissal or re, oval of & partic,,l~ person or corpor&tion; the preparation, gredi~g or ~dministration of examinations; proposed ac- quisition, sale or lc&se of real property or the proposed acquisition of securities, or ss,lc or excb-.-~e of s~curities held by such public body, but only when publicity would substa~t~a~]¥ affect the value thereof. Discussion w~s then held by the Board in regard to public hearings. It was st&te~ they often ~o not have the opportunity prior to the meeting to re~y study a matter that is brought ~efore them.