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VILLAGE OF KENSINGTON
2 NASSAU DRIVE, GREAT NECK, NY 17, 2024
January 22, 2025
Village Hall – 8:00pm
A. Approval of minutes from December 17, 2024
1) Resolution appointing the Village Clerk as the Receiver of Taxes
2) Resolution to designate the polling place and hours
3) Public hearing 2025-2026 Budget
4) Public hearing to amend village code 151-13.2
B. Board discussion
C. Mayors Update
D. COMMISSIONERS, POLICE AND TREASURERS REPORT
E. OPEN TIME:
SCHEDULE OF FUTURE MEETINGS
VILLAGE JUSTICE COURT – February 3, 2025
ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD – February 5, 2025
BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING – February 12, 2025
Reminder:
Remember to shovel your sidewalks within 36 hours of snowfall
Minutes of the Board of Trustees Meeting Village of Kensington, 2 Nassau Drive, Great Neck, NY
November 20, 2024 8:00pm – Village Hall
Present: Mayor Susan Lopatkin
Trustees: Deputy Mayor Greener, Brent Greenspan, Andrew Bloom
The Board meeting was brought to order by Mayor Lopatkin at 8:00pm. Mayor Lopatkin made a motion to approve the October minutes, all in favor.
Mayor Lopatkin opened the ongoing discussion regarding building a pickleball court at the village pool area. We have three bids; One from Creating Landscaping by Cowbay at $57,500. The second one from My Backyard Sports at $43,488.60 and the third from Five Star Courts at $40,800. The board went over all the details of each bid as they were not apples to apples. A question also arose what would be best practice as far as asphalt or concrete. Deputy Mayor Greener will be making some calls. The discussion has been tabled and will continue next month.
Mayor Lopatkin explained that we have been paying $18K a year for police dispatching and the five- year contract was due to expire. Lieutenant Giraulo has
been in contact with the Manhasset Lakeville Fire District negotiating on behalf of the village. The mayor explained that we will now have a 10-year contract at
$20K a year and will be going up 3% every year thereafter. Our police depart has been very happy with their service, Mayor Lopatkin agreed that they provide a
great level of service and suggested we continue the contract. Mayor Lopatkin made a motion to accept the new dispatching contract, seconded by Deputy Mayor Greener, all in favor.
New Country Lexus rents parking lot space from the Village at our pool area. Their contract is due to renew so we are looking at the amount of monthly rent the village is receiving and will decide if we will be raising their rent. The mayor will speak with JR Buchbinder and will report back at next months meeting.
Mayor Lopatkin read the following resolution into the minutes regarding our attorneys and tax certiorari proceedings:
VILLAGE OF KENSINGTON BOARD OF TRUSTEES RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP’s (FDT) Tax Certiorari Practice Group has historically defended the Village in tax certiorari proceedings without the participation or input from the Village Attorney; and
WEHREAS, FDT acquired Koeppel Martone Leistman LLP (KML) which is now a part of FDT’s Tax Certiorari Practice Group. KML is a boutique law firm that solely handles tax certiorari cases and has several pending tax certiorari cases in the Village thereby giving rise to a conflict of interest; and
WHEREAS, the Village can waive the conflict provided the FDT Tax Certiorari Practice Group no longer defends the Village in tax certiorari cases and also screens the Village Attorney any other attorneys previously handling tax certiorari cases from participating in the negotiation or settlement of these tax certiorari cases; and
WHEREAS, FDT’s Tax Certiorari Practice Group agrees to withdraw as counsel to the Village and also agrees to implement proper safeguards to ensure there is no conflict with the Village; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees previously adopted a resolution appointing John C. Farrell and his firm, Sahn Ward Braff Koblenz PLLC, to defend the Village in all tax certiorari proceeding
challenging real estate tax assessments for commercial properties in the Village;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Board hereby resolves to waive the conflict of interest for tax certiorari proceedings that FDT’s Tax Certiorari Practice Group handles in the Village.
Mayor Lopatkin made a motion to approve the resolution.
VOTING:
SUSAN LOPATKIN, Mayor AYE
JEFFREY GREENER, Deputy Mayor AYE BRENT GREENSPAN, Trustee AYE ANDREW BLOOM, Trustee AYE
CAREY YE, Trustee ABSENT
On a motion of Mayor Lopatkin, seconded by Deputy Mayor Greener, accept the Police and Treasurers reports.
On the motion of Mayor Lopatkin, seconded by Deputy Mayor Greener, the meeting adjourned at 9:15pm.
JANUARY 6
FEBRUARY 3
MARCH 3
APRIL 21
MAY 5
JUNE 9
JULY 7
AUGUST 4
SEPTEMBER 8
OCTOBER 27
NOVEMBER 3
DECEMBER 1
Notice of any public sale must be given in writing to the village clerk at least 15 days prior to the date of the sale. Limitations and restrictions on public sales such as tag and/or garage sales as well as auctions should be reviewed in the village code book, prior to planning the sale.
Outdoor storage of boats, trailers, recreational vehicles and unlicensed vehicles is prohibited for more than ten consecutive days.
Snow, ice, construction debris, or landscaping debris removed by the homeowner or someone working for them, may not be placed in the street, on the sidewalk or on the property of a neighbor. All such material must be contained within the homeowner’s own property and within the hedge line.
Houses and property must be properly maintained. Yards must be kept clean and free of garbage, building debris, litter, accumulation of brush shrubs and weeds and excessive growth of vegetation. In addition, each property owner is responsible for maintenance of the grass, hedges and other plantings located in the boundary between the owner’s land and the street, and in the easement between properties. Grass must be trimmed regularly, and hedges must be cut to regulation height and be kept free of weeds and saplings.
Trees located within the grass strip in front of the hedge line are village trees. Village trees must be maintained in a healthy condition and kept free of weeds, and watered. The homeowner is not responsible for the trimming or removal of village trees when such is necessary. All other trees on the homeowner’s property are their sole responsibility for care and maintenance.
Dogs may not be allowed to run loose or disturb the peace. They must be curbed at all times and owners are subject to “pooper-scooper” requirements. Dogs must be maintained in such a manner as to prevent any noises which may disturb the peace and quiet of the neighborhood
Work which is attended by loud or disturbing noises can be performed Monday to Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Construction work is not permitted on weekends. Professional lawn maintenance can be done Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m and on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Burglar and fire alarm systems must be maintained in a manner that will prevent their continuous operation for a period in excess of thirty (30) minutes.
The use of amplified music after 11:00 p.m. on Friday or Saturday nights is prohibited.
There are restrictions pertaining to the use of homes and accessory buildings and property. Check with the village code for specific applications. In general, however, the only home offices allowed are for the homeowner licensed under the Education Law of the State of New York to practice medicine, osteopathy, physiotherapy, dentistry, podiatry, psychology or chiropractic.
Residents who do not wish to be visited by organizations with licenses to canvas or solicit within Kensington must send written notification of this fact to the village clerk. Their name and address will be placed on a list of residents provided to the organization with the agreement that they will not be visited.
The speed limit throughout the village is 25 m.p.h. Parking on village streets is prohibited between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a. m. Parking on the streets of Kensington at other times is limited to two hours, except in certain marked areas where parking is prohibited at all times. Cars should not be parked with wheels on the sidewalk or grass strips. Trucks and commercial vehicles are prohibited from traversing all east-west streets except when making deliveries within the Village.
Find meeting Agendas, Monthly Police Reports, Minutes of the Board of Trustees, Budget, Tax Roll and the Storm Water Report here.
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