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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986_02_27 Town Board Minutes FEB. n 7 333 76 MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK, HELD ON THE 27TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 1986 IN THE COURT ROOM OF THE TOWN CENTER, BOSTON POST ROAD, VILLAGE OF MAMARONECK. The meeting was called to order by Supervisor Dolores A. Battalia at 8:00 p.m. Present were the following members of the Board: Supervisor Dolores A. Battalia Councilman Thomas R. Amlicke Councilwoman Caroline Silverstone Councilman Lawrence A. Lerman Councilman Steven C. Chapin Also present were: Patricia A. DiCioccio, Town Clerk Martha Lopez, Deputy Town Clerk Stephen V. Altieri, Town Administrator Steven M. Silverberg, Counsel to the Town Carmine DeLuca, Comptroller Supervisor Battalia stated that there were two items of business to be discussed this evening, the first of which would be a resolution regarding authorization for lease negotiations with the Southeast Consortium. She then asked the Town Administrator, Stephen Altieri, to explain. Mr. Altieri explained that the Southeast Consortium is a recreational program for mentally and physically handicapped. He added that they had been renting space in the Town Center building prior to the commencement of the renovation and at that time had expressed an interest in returning to the building and that the Board has before them a proposed lease for which he needed authorization to execute. Some discussion followed concerning various articles of the proposed lease. Councilman Amlicke asked Mr. Altieri about article 9 and whether it had been deleted, to which Mr. Altieri's answer was yes, that it had been deleted. Councilman Amlicke then questioned Mr. Altieri further concerning article 39 on page two of the rider, to which Mr. Altieri responded that, although he will be issuing keys now, article 39 explained that in the event the Town decided against issuing outdoor keys to tenants in order to ensure better security, this would be possible. Councilman Amlicke asked if this creates some kind of liability for the Town if there is this responsibility, to which Steve Silverberg, Town Counsel, responded that theoretically, yes, but certainly no more than most landlords who, for instance, would provide cleaning services. Councilwoman Silverstone stated that she could not understand why ---- tenants could not have keys to their offices and have the responsibility for the security of that office, to which Councilman Amlicke agreed. Mr. Altieri then stated that he would make the suggested amendment to the lease and that Article 39 would be reworded to give tenants keys to their offices, but, he emphasized again the need for authorization to execute the lease. -1- 277 Supervisor Battalia questioned Mr. Altieri concerning services the Town would be providing to Southeast Consortium. He replied that we will only be responsible for garbage pickup, which they will bring to a designated location and we will dispose of. Thereafter, on motion by Councilwoman Silverstone, seconded by Councilman Amlicke it was unanimously -- RESOLVED, that this Board hereby authorizes the Town Administrator to enter into lease negotiations - with Southeast Consortium for space in the new Town Center. PUBLIC HEARING: Amendment to Local Law No. 6-1985 - Extending Moratorium (Interim Development Law) At this time Supervisor Battalia requested Town Counsel, Steven Silverberg, to explain to the public what the Town Board is going to propose this evening before opening the public hearing. Mr. Silverberg gave a brief explanation stating that last spring the Town adopted an Interim Development Law which provided that in no case would any development in the Town be allowed that required site plan subdivision and things of that nature, so that the Town would have opportunity to complete studies being conducted on land use and development trends, coastal zone management and other planning speculations. He also explained that this law runs out on Saturday and parts of these studies are not yet complete, therefore, the Board is proposing to extend this moratorium to September 1, of this year. -- Thereafter, on motion by Caroline Silverstone, seconded by Councilman Amlicke, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that the Public Hearing be, and it hereby is, declared open. The Town Clerk presented for the record the Affidavits of Publication and Posting of the Notice of Hearing. Shirley Tolley, co-chairman of the Coastal Zone Management Committee, informed the Board that the CZM Committee does approve the extension of the moratorium since they are very close to finishing the work and there is a need to pass legislation that meets State requirements. She further added that we have an attractive Community and we must conserve this environment. Wallace Irwin stated that it was necessary to fine-tune the CZM program and the implementation of it, six months being ample time for this, and he is totally in favor of the extension of the moratorium. Alan Mason told the Board that he had attended the Conservation - Advisory Committee meeting the night before and that they gave their approval of the extension of the moratorium. Elaine Price stated that the waterfront program encompasses all of the Town of Mamaroneck and that if six months more time is needed, it would be foolish not to extend this moratorium. -Z- I 278 Mr. G. Doherty stated that there should be some compromise on the amount of time the extension on the moratorium called for, since it is a hardship on people who are trying to develop or subdivide their property and he felt that some consideration should be given to those people. Mr. O'Connor questioned the Board as to why residential lots were being included in this moratorium, to which Steve Silverberg responded that there was a potential impact on water retention that the proposed legislation would address. Mr. Irwin added that since we have designated the entire area, it has to be addressed as a whole so that we have goals similar to those of the surrounding communities and that we have to address flooding problems. At this time, Councilwoman Caroline Silverstone addressed the hearing, stating that this Board has been very concerned with the realization that the moratorium could be cuasing some hardship but it is a necessary action in light of the environmental program that will be put into place. She added that the Board has been assured by the attorney that the legislation would be in place within six months time and if it should be sooner, we can always move very quickly to lift the moratorium. Councilman Steven Chapin stated that September 1, 1986 should be the end of the moratorium and that six months should be enough time. Mr. Irwin replied that six months was more than reasonable and the work would be completed by then. i Thereafter, since no one else wished to address the hearing, on motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that the Public Hearing be, and it hereby is, declared closed. On motion by Councilman Lerman, seconded by Councilwoman Silverstone, the following resolution was unanimously adopted by a roll-call vote of the Town Board: WHEREAS, this Town Board has met on this date, at the time and place specified in the Notice of Public Hearing to consider the adoption of proposed Local Law No. 2-1986 and has heard all persons desiring to be heard thereon; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that this Board does hereby adopt Local Law No. 2-1986 entitled "Interim Development Law," and orders that said Local Law as so adopted and herewith inserted, be made a part of the minutes of this _._ meeting: r -3- I FMS. 2 ' i905 This Local Law shall be known as the Interim Development Law. Section 1. PURPOSE Purpose of this local law is to amend Local Law No. 6-1985, entitled Interim Development Law, Section 8 to extend the date of the moratorium. --- Section 8. EFFECTIVE DATE This local law shall take effect immediately and shall remain in force until September 1, 1986. The question of the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote on roll call, which resulted as follows: Dolores A. Battalia VOTING Aye Thomas R. Amlicke VOTING Aye Caroline Silverstone VOTING Aye Lawrence A. Lerman VOTING Aye Steven C. Chapin VOTING Aye a Supervisor Battalia asked Stephen Altieri about another item on the agenda, which was a report on a new monthly newspaper. Stephen Altieri explained that he had been contacted by Mr. Philip Wanderman about a newspaper that would be issued monthly within our area. He added that both the Town Clerk and he had spoken with Mr. Wanderman and had given him a monthly meeting schedule as well as telephone numbers. Mr. Altieri informed everyone that this paper is oriented toward local news and if there was anything of interest that the Board wished to have inserted to let him know. ADJOURNMENT Thereafter, there being no further business to come before the Board, on motion by Councilwoman Silverstone, seconded by Councilman Lerman, it was unanimously declared that this meeting be adjourned at 9:15 p.m. Town Clerk -4-