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AUGUST 2018
LIGRALIGRA Long Island Gasoline Retailers Association, Inc.& Allied Trades
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For TICKETS Mail completedorder form to:LIGRA270 Spagnoli Road, Suite 203Melville, N.Y. 11747
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LIGRA PICNIC and FAMILY FUN NIGHT with the DUCKS
Your Tickets include A PRE-GAME BARBECUE BUFFETfrom 5:05-6:30 pmwith FOUNTAIN DRINKS INCLUDED!Plus a POST GAME FIREWORKS SHOW!
Adults: $35Children under 12: $28
AUGUST 25 DUCKS PICNIC TICKETS REQUEST
SATURDAY, AUGUST 25
Picnic Gates open at 5:05 pmGame starts at 6:35 pmOpponent: Road Warriors
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The LIGRA BulletinOfficial Publication of
The L.I. Gasoline Retailers Association270 Spagnoli Road, Suite 203
Melville, N.Y. 11747(631) 755-5550 • Fax: (631) 755-5537__________________________
Written permission must be obtained to reprint articles or stories published in the LIGRA Bulletin. Send inquiries to: Long Island Gasoline Re-
tailers Association, Inc. 270 Spagnoli Road, Suite 203, Melville, NY 11747
LIGRA is not liable for any claims made by advertisers and publisher may reject any advertisement at any time.
OFFICERS & DIRECTORSPRESIDENT
Steve [email protected]
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARDAndy Harris
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENTKevin Beyer
VICE PRESIDENT, LEGISLATIONSergio Celikoyar
TREASURERNick Tembelis
SERGEANT-AT-ARMSZvi Landau
DIRECTORRobert [email protected]
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORChris Daniello
OFFICE STAFFAccounts Manager
Benefits AdministratorMarianne Trucano
FIELD REPRESENTATIVESBill Walker
[email protected] Gamblin
SPECIAL PROjECTS Heather Weiss [email protected]
LIGRA GENERAL COUNSELForchelli, Deegan & Terrana, LLP
Andrea Tsoukalas [email protected]
LIGRA LOBBYISTWilliam A. Schnell & Associates, Inc.
Bruce W. Geiger & [email protected]
FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Chris [email protected]
See sample letter on page 4
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FORCHELLI, DEEGAN, & TERRANA, LLP
Providing a broad range of legal services, including: • corporate • transactional
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AUTOMATED MERCHANT SERVICES
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Telephone Advertising Directory
The Firm has always enjoyed a solid reputation for successfully representing clients in real estate, land use
and zoning, tax, trusts and estates, tax certiorari, corporate and commercial and litigation matters.
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Written permission must be obtained to reprint articles or stories published in the LIGRA Bulletin. Send inquiries to: Long Island Gasoline Retailers Association, Inc.
270 Spagnoli Road, Suite 203, Melville, NY 11747 • (631) 755-5550 • FAX (631) 755-5537
Small Business Owners Left Behind by NY State Lawmakers Blind Loyalty to ACAOnce again, New York State small business owners will suffer as a result of political alliances and New YorkState's vow to resuscitate the Affordable Care Act.
The latest move by NY Attorney General Barbara Underwood, positions NYS to oppose the executive order toallow Associations to negotiate as collective members to purchase health care affordably. Currently, NY does notallow small businesses to act in unison when purchasing health care coverage, subjecting all small business owners to severe restrictions, limited access to networks and plans, and higher pricing. The Trump Administration'sattempt to remove these strangleholds on small businesses by allowing them to band together as an industry as-sociation in good standing, is being thwarted by New York State's opposition and commitment to file suit againstthe Trump Administration on this executive order.
AG Underwood claims her motivation is to protect small business in her latest move to support the ACA. However,consider this: New York State is still allowing insurers, like Oxford, to interpret laws to benefit the insurer. For example, regardless of whether employees have legitimate coverage elsewhere, Oxford will not allow only anowner and spouse to enroll in coverage. Oxford is forcing small business owners with employees waiving coverage, to the individual market, where coverage is more expensive, and networks are more restrictive. Eventhough formal legal complaints have been filed regarding this issue, New York State does not see the inequity anddiscrimination in this practice and will not support small business by overturning this unfair underwriting practiceby insurers, nor will NYS allow owners to join together under their association to negotiate with insurance companies. Who, then, are NYS politicians really representing?
From these most recent examples, to the disruption and heartache of the past 7 years, where we have had insurers shut down in the State of NY, causing small businesses to have to scramble for coverage, even whenamidst medical care, isn't is time we spoke out against this unfair practice against small employers in NYS?There is no freedom of choice, and no voice of the small business owner, since the passage of the Affordable CareAct, and it is getting worse.
This letter was composed by Christine Wilson, of Wilson Benefit Management Associates, Inc. Christine is thehealth insurance broker for the LIGRA association.
Whatever your political affiliation, I am urging everyone to consider sending this letter to Governor Cuomo tellinghis you are opposed to his Attorney General position on this matter. That you want the freedom to choose thehealth care that is right for you and your family. As you cast your vote, consider who is protecting your business,and your family.
PLEASE go to the LIGRA.COM web site to down load this letter to add your name to it and mail it to theGovernor.
KEEPING YOU INFORMED
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DMV InformationSeminar
This will be a 30-40 minute presentation with a Q & A session to follow. This seminar will be AUGUST 7 at 7:00 pm at the LIGRA office:
270 Spagnoli Road, Suite 203Melville, NY 11747Phone: 631-755-5550
There is limited seating, you must RSVP to our LIGRA office 631-755-5550 or email [email protected] with the names who will be attending The Q and A will not cover any individual locations violations
Every inspection station should take advantage of this offer from the DMV to prevent violations for non-compliance.
Representatives from the New York DMV will be hosting training seminars, for our LIGRA members.
Topics will include: common violations, invoices and proper completion of RO’S. The DMV wants to be a working partner with the inspection
stations, not just an agency that issues violations.
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BILL NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION / STATUS
S.8807 (Funke)/A.10791 (Abbate)
This bill provides exclusive jurisdiction to the statethrough the Agriculture and Markets Department to regulate the tire inflation machines mandated for servicestations.Passed Senate
Assembly Status- Referred to Agriculture
Zone Pricing for GasolineS.1618 (LaValle)/A.979 (Thiele)
This bill seeks to strengthen current laws regarding zonepricing for the sale of gasoline. Passed Assembly
Senate Status- Referred to Consumer Protection
Free Air CompressorsA.3058 (Cymbrowitz)/No same as
This bill would require gas stations to provide free aircompressors and water for use in servicing motor vehicles.
Assembly Status- Referred to Economic Development
No Senate Sponsor
Standards for Gas Station Fire Suppression SystemsS.1654 (Carlucci)/A.3492 (Brindisi)
This bill creates standards for gas station fire suppressionsystems. These standards include requiring automatic fireextinguishing systems using an extinguishing agent that issuitable for petroleum fires and requires systems to moni-tored if they are at unattended service stations. It also requires that the dispensing area where motor fuel is dis-pensed shall be provided with a dry chemical fire extin-guishing system and requires that the fire extinguishingsystems be serviced regularly.
Assembly Status- Reported, referred to Codes
Senate Status- Referred to Housing, Construction and Community Development
Price Gouging EnforcementS.7028/A.5249 (Dinowitz)
This bill authorizes the Attorney General or any localDA to immediately take action when price gouging issuspected. This bill applies to all parties, including anymanufacturer, supplier, wholesaler, distributor, or retailseller of goods (including gasoline). This bill also clarifies that no emergency declaration by the governoris necessary in order for law enforcement to commenceaction.
Assembly Status- Ordered to Third Reading
Senate Status- Reported and committed to Codes
Restitution for ConsumersS.8629 (Comrie)/A.5503 (Weprin)
The bill requires motor vehicle repair shops found tohave committed certain violations to pay restitution toconsumers when ordered to do so by the DMV upon afinding of financial loss to such consumers. The bill alsocalls for an increase in any civil penalty imposed for violations, if a repair shop fails to pay DMV-orderedrestitution and allows the waiver of a civil penaltyand/or suspension upon payment of restitution.
Assembly Status- Reported, referred to Codes
Senate Status- Referred to Transportation
Reasonable Fees for Air MachinesS.6641 (Croci)/A.8280 (Schimminger)
This bill clarifies that service stations that are requiredto provide tire inflation services for use by customersduring hours in which such station is open for businessmay charge a reasonable fee when the service is provided using a coin-operated or credit card device-operated air machine.
Assembly Status- referred to Economic Development
Senate Status- Advanced to Third Reading, committed to Rules
LIGRA 2018 ALBANY LEGISLATIVESESSION BILL TRACKING REPORT
Tire Repairs and StandardsS.5000 (Hamilton)/A.8983 (D’Urso)
The bill would prohibit motor vehicle repair shops fromrepairing any tire which would fail to meet Department ofMotor Vehicle tire standards after the completion of therepair.
Assembly Status- Ordered to Third Reading Rules Calendar
Senate Status- Referred to Transportation
Mercury Switches in VehiclesS.2417 (Marcellino)/A.3807 (Colton)
This bill creates a program of removal, collection and recovery of motor vehicle mercury switches. Motor vehiclemanufacturers who have sold vehicles containing mercuryswitches must submit a recycling plan to the DMV for endof life vehicles.
Assembly Status- Referred to Agriculture
Senate Status- Referred to Environmental Conservation
Cash Discount AdvertisingA.2051 (Lentol)/No same as
This bill prohibits gas stations from advertising only cashdiscounted prices.
Assembly Status- Referred to Agriculture
No Senate Sponsor
Price Display RegulationsS.259 (Kaminsky)/A.5222 (Dinowitz)
This bill would update law related to the posting of motorfuel prices. This bill would require dealers offering fuel tothe public at different prices based on method of paymentto prominently display the higher of the prices offered.
Assembly Status- Referred to Consumer Affairs and Protection
Senate Status- Referred to Consumer Affairs and Protection
Price Display RegulationsA.5350 (Weprin)/No same as
This bill would require gas stations to charge the samerates for gasoline purchased with a credit card issued bythat gas station as gasoline purchased with cash.
Assembly Status- Referred to Consumer Affairs and Protection
No Senate Sponsor
Consumer Complaint HotlineA.5440 (Weprin)/No same as
This bill would require motor vehicle fuel dealers to poston dispensing devices a notice contacting a toll-free consumer complaint hotline.
Assembly Status- Referred to Consumer Affairs and Protection
No Senate Sponsor
Changing Fuel PricesA.6483 (DenDekker)/No same as
This bill would restrict owners of service stations, fillingstations, stores, garages or other places of business for thesale of motor fuel from changing fuel prices more thanonce a day.
Assembly Status- Referred to Consumer Affairs and Protection
No Senate Sponsor
Signs for Contacting Department of StateS.4691 (Sanders)/No same as
This bill requires signs to be posted at gasoline stations forconsumers to contact the Department of State regardingprice or product problems.
Senate Status- Referred to Agriculture No Assembly Sponsor
Displays for Gas PricingS.8110 (Ritchie)/No same as
This bill requires notification to consumers of the price ofmotor fuel depending on the payment method. This billwould require that all signs, including those on the motorfuel’s dispensing device and road signs, state the price offuel based on whether the payment is made by cash, creditcard, or debit card.
Senate Status- Referred to Agriculture
No Assembly Sponsor
LOBBYING REPORT By Bill Schnell
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Kevin JacksonVice President
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If you pay all or part of a commercial real estate tax bill, youknow that the numbers can be staggering and certainly im-pact the bottom line. What you may not know is that under
New York state law, there is a right to challenge the propertytaxes as being excessive. The result of a challenge can be a re-fund, savings going forward, or both.
Many proprietors ask whether only a property owner has theright to pursue a tax reduction, or can tenants pursue this aswell. The answer is that it depends on the lease and the land-lord-tenant relationship. If the tenant’s lease provides the rightto pursue property tax reductions, then it is clearly within hispurview. However, even if the lease is silent on the issue, thetenant may still have the right. For instance, a triple net tenantwill be paying 100% of the taxes. Even if that triple net lease issilent on the issue of property tax challenges, the tenant has the
LEGISLATIVE UPDATEA Primer on Grieving Your Real Estate Taxes DOUGLAS W. ATKINS
right to pursue them as he is an aggrieved party under thelaw.
The instances where a tenant would not have the right toproperty tax challenges is where his lease specifically pro-hibits it or he doesn’t pay at least a majority of the taxes.In any event, even if a tenant does not have the right topursue tax challenges, he should ask his landlord whetherit is being pursued on the landlord’s behalf.
Attorneys who handle property tax challenges do so on acontingent fee, meaning there is no upfront cost and norisk to the client. Thus for every commercial property, ei-ther a landlord or tenant should be consulting with a prop-erty tax attorney to ensure that the tax bill is not excessive.
For more information please contact Andrea Tsoukalas,Esq. at 516.248.1700
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LIGRA’S AUGUST 2018 CLASSIFIED ADS
WANTED: Mechanic: own power tools, driver’s license.Must do: brake work, axels, struts, light exhaust, belts,tune-ups, etc. Salary based on experience. Eastern Suffolklocation. Call 631-806-6045
WANTED: A or B mechanicwith own tools. Roslyn serv-ice station, 3-bay shop. Call 516-633-3358/516-621-1565
WANTED: Full-time mechanic-A or B, must have owntools, Patchogue area. Call 516-582-3229
WANTED: A & B Diesel mechanic for busy truck repairshop in Patchogue. Two years exp. w/ability to work ontheir own. Must have valid license & own tools. Experi-ence in air brakes; diagnostics, engines, clutches neces-sary. 5 day work week, all major holidays, and benefitsavailable. Call 631-286-8000
WANTED: Experienced A or B mechanic for a busy shopin Astoria. Inspection license helpful and must have owntools. 5 days a week. Call Joe or Woody @ 718-728-5152.Or email [email protected]
WANTED: Mechanic: experienced 5+, latest technical,diagnostic & programming skills. Medium truck & dieselexp. helpful. Must be able to multi-task. 40 hours weekly.Call Dave @ 631-473-1240
WANTED: A or B mechanic, busy shop, Oyster Bay area,salary based on experience. Call Mike or Hedy @ 516-922-5982
WANTED: Technician/Mechanic -possible business op-portunity. 10+ years exp. on cars & light trucks. Drivers& NYS Insp. licenses required. 3 Bay shop in Southold –“The growing North Fork” Call Don @631-765-5156.
WANTED: Full time Mechanic for Ronkonkoma area.Call John @ 631-467-7785.
WANTED: B Mechanic, own tools. Salary based on ex-perience. Call John @ 631-321-4848.
WANTED: A or B Mechanicwith NYS inspection license& clean driver’s license for busy auto repair shop in SouthShore of Nassau county. Call Joe @ 516-697-5573.
WANTED: Mechanic: experienced with own tools, latesttechnical, diagnostic & programming skills. Must be ableto multi-task. 40 hours weekly, salary commensurate withabilities. Call JOHN @631-321-4321. Western Suffolk location.
WANTED: “A” mechanicwith experience and own tools.Monday thru Saturday, 8:30 to 5:00. Call 516-621-1565.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR SALEFOR SALE: Waste oil tank, 240-gallon double walled with builtin pumps. Asking $600. Call Frank @718-728-8060
FOR SALE: Brake Lathe; Strut compressor. Mint condition.Price neg. Call Butch- 631-486-4848
FOR LEASE / SALE: Business/Property – 4000 sq. ft., new con-struction, corner property, all new utilities, 4 lifts. Located 1block from major area restoration (Rockaway’s). 60 years inbusiness. Great opportunity. Call Nick @ 718-474-9702 or cell718-474-8696
FOR SALE: NEW (3) Emco Wheaton Balance Vapor RecoveryNozzle (A4005/RA4005EVR) $165.00 each. (2) ¾” 4 SP PacerGas Hose-$45 each. (1) Shear Pin Breakaway (AV200CN) $116(1) 4ft. Vapor Recovery Gas Hose 1¼ - $55, (2) 7 ft. Vapor Recovery Gas Hose (VSTA-084) - $55. Call Jim @ 631-324-7707.
FOR SALE: Very busy Auto Body Shop and property in Bellportarea. Asking 1.5 million. Call Steve @ 631-286-2116.
FOR SALE: Coolant Flush Machine - $600. RTI TechnologiesMCX-1 Multi Coolant Exchangers. Call Lee Myles @ 631-738-9800.
FOR SALE: FMC Brake Lathe. Priced right. Call Jack @ 516-374-9751.
FOR RENT: 2 BAY SHOP, Lifts and lot. $3000. Call Tom @ 631-650-0226.
FOR SALE/LEASE: Car Wash business in Orange County NY.Busy road off interstate with 36,000 cars per day. Running op-erating car wash full service tunnel. Fully computerized POS,credit card processing, and car wash system controller. 100’ tun-nel w/ operating equipment, machines, washing machine ex-tractor, automated tire shine, produces a clean shiny car. Fullservice w/ express interior detailing. Move out of the suburbs,only 1 hour north of NY. Owner/Operator can do well in thiscashflow rich business. You must have some technical experienceto operate car wash systems and machinery. All offers consideredfor sale of business and lease of car wash tunnel.Email to: [email protected] with contact info and
qualifications.
FOR SALE: Automotive Repair business and 3 bay shop in Mastic Beach. Est. 44 years, loyal customers with a great locationon a great lot. Includes: 3 lifts, recycled oil burner in bays, tirechanger and air compressor. Asking $999,500. Call Charlene orSal @ 631-281-2882.
FOR SALE: NY State Inspection Machine & License for theBronx. $45,000 negotiable. Call Mohammed @ 646-479-1111.
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