Mayor Brian Daughney also made numerous appointments, all ratified by the Board: Deputy Mayors: John A. DeMaro Theresa A. Trouvé Appointments:

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1 Garden City Board of Trustees Action: April 3, 2017 The Garden City Board of Trustees convened at its annual organizational meeting on Monday, April 3, 2017 at 8:00 p.m. and took the following action: Organizational Procedure During the annual organizational procedure, the following gentlemen took their oaths of office: Supreme Court Justice Stephen S. Bucaria administered the oath of office to Village Justice Allen S. Mathers Village Justice Allen S. Mathers administered the oath of office to newly elected Mayor Brian C. Daughney (Estates) Village Justice Allen S. Mathers administered the oaths of office to re-elected Trustees John A. DeMaro (Estates), Stephen S. Makrinos (West) and newly elected Trustees Louis M. Minuto (Central) and Mark A. Hyer (East) Mayor Brian Daughney also made numerous appointments, all ratified by the Board: Deputy Mayors: John A. DeMaro Theresa A. Trouvé Appointments: Board of Police Commissioners: Theresa A. Trouvé Ralph V. Suozzi Kenneth O. Jackson Fire Commissioner: Robert A. Bolebruch Environmental Advisory Board: John M. Delany Traffic Commission: Mark A. Hyer (Chairman) Robert A. Bolebruch Theresa A. Trouvé John A. DeMaro DPW Designee Police Department Designee Finance and Audit Committee: Stephen S. Makrinos (Chairman) John M. Delany Mark A. Hyer Committee to Fill Vacancies on Boards and Commissions: Brian C. Daughney (Chairman) Louis M. Minuto

2 Board of Ethics: Richard V. Silver (Chairman) Allen S. Mathers Valerie Rothschild Legal Committee: John A. DeMaro (Chairman) Brian C. Daughney John M. Delany Public Information Committee: Louis M. Minuto Robert A. Bolebruch LIRR Third Track Committee: Brian C. Daughney John A. DeMaro Stephen S. Makrinos Joseph DiFrancisco Zoning Change Review Committee: John A. DeMaro (Chairman) Louis M. Minuto Hugh S. Lacy Robert L. Cunningham Ausberto Huertas, Jr. Architectural Design Review Board: Hugh S. Lacy (Chairman) Donald A. Hickey, Jr. (Vice Chairman) Water Authority of Western Nassau: John Ardito Schedule of Regular Board Meetings: Trustees unanimously approved the following schedule of meetings of the Board of Trustees. (Special meetings can be called at any time): First and Third Thursdays: May, June and October Third Thursday: April and September *Remainder of meetings TBD prior to May 1, 2017 Official Newspaper: The Board unanimously designated the Garden City News the official newspaper.

3 Appointment of Independent Auditor: Albrecht, Viggiano, Zurek & Company, P.C. to provide an audit of financial statements and required Justice Court audit Appointment of Bond Counsel: Hawkins, Delafield & Wood to provide legal services in connection with bond issues, legal opinions for financing of capital projects. Appointment of Village Assessor: Thomas Donato to provide assessment services Appointment of Village Counsel: The Board approved the following appointments to represent the Village of Garden City, subject to completion of appropriate retention agreements: Bee Ready Fishbein Hatter & Donovan, LLP to provide general legal services Bee Ready Fishbein Hatter & Donovan, LLP to provide tax certiorari litigation services and related services Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC to provide legal services in connection with labor matters Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC to provide legal services in connection with litigated labor matters Cullen & Dykman, LLP to provide tax certiorari litigation services for existing tax matters for which they are currently serving Appointment of Public Relations Consultant: Carisa Giardino to assist the Public Information Committee and the Village Executive Staff and Village Departments with press releases, website and other information dissemination Appointment of Electrical Inspection: The Board appointed Certified Electrical Inspectors. Appointment of Internal Financial Policies: Purchasing/Procurement Fixed Assets Investment Fund Balance

4 Designation of Depositories for Village Funds: TD Bank, Capital One, J.P. Morgan Chase Bank This authorizes the Mayor or Deputy Mayors and one Trustee to sign checks in the absence of Village Treasurer and Deputy Treasurer Appointment of Acting Village Justices: Brian T. Deveney Merril S. Biscone Public Hearing: Budget for The Board held a public hearing on the tentative budget for After hearing no comments related to the budget, the Board closed the hearing and unanimously adopted a $59,172,000 million General Fund operating budget for Careful review of proposed department spending plans led to several revisions during March budget work sessions. The result is a spending plan that includes a tax levy revenue increase capped at 1.15 percent. Overall, the proposed budget represents a 2.12 percent increase over last year, mostly due to an $800,000 increase in the cash contribution to fund capital projects. Trustee Robert Bolebruch, who served as Finance Commissioner, praised the work of Ms. Woo and her colleague, Village Auditor Courtney Rosenblatt in the Finance Department, as well as Trustees John Delany and Theresa Trouvé, the contributions of the Citizens Budget Review Advisory Committee and former Trustee Richard Silver, whom he said definitely left his mark on the Department. I believe that this budget represents the evolution that our Finance Department has undertaken over the last four years. We have seen our Finance Department streamline their procedures, increase fiscal accountability and develop a program with our independent auditors to assist our Village Department heads with their budgets, he said. The net effect of these changes will be positively felt in our Village for years to come. Resolutions: The Board unanimously approved the following resolutions: Adoption of Budget Collection of Taxes Fix 2017 Tax Rate Approval of Minutes The Board of Trustees approved the minutes for the following meetings by a 6-0 vote (Trustee Mark A. Hyer and Louis M. Minuto abstained): March 15, 2017 (Budget Meeting) March 16, 2017 March 23, 2017 (Budget Meeting)

5 Consent Calendar Finance Appropriation of Termination Reserve The Board appropriated $303, from Reserve for Compensated Absences to Termination Payout for payments from the Reserve maintained for that purpose for one retired Police Officer, after 35.5 years of service ($302,362.30) and one Police Aide resignation ($1,142.48). Village Administrator Water Meter Capital Project The Board authorized and amendment to the June 2, 2016 renewal resolution with Rio Supply, Inc., to remove the not to exceed cap with regards to the water meter capital project. Clerk's Office Adopt Part-Time and Seasonal Salary Schedule The Board adopted the part-time and seasonal salary schedule, which takes effect May 1, This adds the Typist Clerk Part-Time Bi-Lingual Title to the Part-Time and Seasonal Salary Schedule. There are no increases in salaries. Sick Leave Police The Board approved sick leave for seven employees in the Police (4), Fire (1) and Public Works (2) Departments. Nassau County Traffic Safety Board Stop DWI Grant The Board accepted a $10,000 grant award for the period January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017 to take part in a countywide campaign to reduce impaired driving and the injuries and fatalities caused by motor vehicle crashes. Recreation 2016/2017 Capital Equipment Replacement The Board authorized the purchase of a new Rider 5000 Paint Machine at a cost of $12,175. This year the Recreation and Parks Capital Equipment Replacement Project was funded at $255,750. So far received equipment is as follows: two trucks, two utility carts, one turf slice seeder, two ball field conditioners, one equipment trailer and a drum aerator. Savings were achieved on several pieces of equipment and the purchase of the deep time aerator has been deferred because in the turf maintenance program, core removal aeration will be more beneficial. These changes have resulted in a positive balance of $44, Following this acquisition, a positive balance of $20, is

6 projected. Recreation Facility Improvements - Restroom Rehabilitation The Board approved a $115,000 increase in capital funding for the Restroom Rehabilitation Project. This funding is available from savings realized in the Irrigation Project. The Recreation Facilities Improvement Project remains within budget of $1,045,00. Transfer of Funds Trustees approved a $115,000 fund transfer from Parks-Irrigation to Recreation Facilities Improvements-Restroom Rehabilitation to fund the St. Paul s Restroom Rehabilitation Capital Project with savings from the Parks Irrigation Project. Public Works Emergency Declaration - Snow Plowing The Board approved a $9,600 payment to Pratt Brothers, Inc., which used one loader, one backhoe, two pay loaders and operators to snow plow Parking Fields 11 and 12 during the March 14, 2017 snowstorm. Rates were in accordance with a prior quote that already received Board of Trustees approval. Award Bids The Board awarded and rejected the following bids: Medium Duty Dump Trucks Awarded bid to Gabrielli Truck Sales, Ltd., the only bidder, for a total amount of $336, for two medium duty dump trucks with hydraulic snowplows and sand/salt spreaders. Underwater LED Lights Rejected the only bid received for underwater LED lights because it was higher than a previous quote already received. The project will be re-bid in order to complete it on time for the opening of the Pool. Tree Planting 2017 Awarded bid to Northport Tree Co., low bidder, in the amount of $37,780 to plant 127 trees. Consistent with the Village s Tree Management Plan, the trees will replace trees that were removed due to overall declining condition and poor health. This year, the tree planting will be deferred until the fall, which is the preferred season for planting. Liquid Chlorine Awarded bid to Autochem, low bidder, in the amount of $27,400 for liquid chlorine. Agreements Farmers Market

7 Trustees approved an inter-municipal agreement with the County of Nassau for a Farmers Market to be held on Tuesdays, from June 6 through November 21, 2017 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. at County Seat Drive in the parking lot area between the Old Social Services Building and the Supreme Courthouse as they have, during this time period, since Parade Homecoming Trustees approved Garden City High School s request to hold its annual Homecoming Day Parade on Saturday, October 14, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. The next Board of Trustees meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 20, 2017 beginning at 8:00 p.m. at Village Hall.