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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017_06_07 Town Board Minutes June 7, 2017 REVISED * TOWN OF MAMARONECK TOWN BOARD AGENDA WEDNESDAY JUNE 7, 2017 THE TOWN BOARD WILL CONVENE - AT 5:00PM, IN CONFERENCE ROOM A TO DISCUSS: 1.Update – Sewer System Evaluation Study (Clean Water Grant) 2.Discussion – Food Waste Recycling Program 3.Amendment – Discharge Law Compliance 4.2016 Financial Audit 5.Resolution – Paris Climate Agreement 6.New Business 8:00PM CALL TO ORDER - Town Court PRESENTATION – 2016 Financial Audit PUBLIC HEARING – 1. Increase in Fines for the Illegal Operation of Gasoline-Powered Leaf Blowers Law SUPERVISOR’S REPORT CITIZEN COMMENTS BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS 1.Fire Claims 2.Other Fire Department Business AFFAIRS OF THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK 1.2018 Town of Mamaroneck Budget Calendar 2.Set Public Hearing – Sewer Bond 3.Set Public Hearing – Local Law Regarding Discharge Compliance Certificate 4.County Contracts for Nutrition & Home Delivered Meals 5.Westchester County Contracts for Senior Transportation 6.Authorization – Workers Compensation Insurance Settlement 7.Document of Understanding – Management of the Village Center, 119 Larchmont Avenue, May 2017 8.Consideration of Certiorari 9.Resolution- Paris Climate Accord * 10.Resolution – Clearwater Sail to Washington DC 11.Set Town Board Meeting Dates – July and August 2017 * REPORTS OF THE COUNCIL TOWN CLERK’S REPORT NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETINGS – June 21, 2017 & June 21, 2017 Any physically handicapped person needing special assistance in order to attend the meeting should contact the Town Administrator’s office at 381-7810. 1 June 7, 2017 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING AND WORK SESSION OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK HELD ON JUNE 7, 2017, BEGINNING AT 5:00PM IN CONFERENCE ROOM A AND CONTINUING AT 8:00 PM IN THE COURT ROOM OF THE TOWN CENTER, 740 W. BOSTON POST ROAD, MAMARONECK, NEW YORK PRESENT: Supervisor Nancy Seligson Councilman Ernest C. Odierna Councilwoman Abby Katz Councilwoman Jaine Elkind Eney Councilman Thomas A. Murphy ALSO PRESENT: Christina Battalia, Town Clerk Stephen V. Altieri, Town Administrator Connie Green O’Donnell, Assistant Town Administrator William Maker, Jr., Town Attorney CALL TO ORDER - WORK SESSION On motion of Councilman Odierna, seconded by Councilwoman Katz, the Work Session was unanimously opened at 5:00PM. Update – Sewer System Evaluation Study (Clean Water Grant) The Town Board reviewed the Sewer District Bonding memo from Mr. Altieri as follows: The Town of Mamaroneck along with the Village of Pelham Manor, City of New Rochelle and Village of Larchmont hereinafter referred to as “the Consortium” entered into an agreement with Westchester County in 2015 in requiring the communities to conducts a Sewer System Evaluation Study (SSES) and to make repairs to local sanitary sewer systems. The agreement arose from a consent order issued to Westchester County by the New York State DEC. The consent order mandated that Westchester County eliminate the discharge of mildly treated sanitary sewage into Long Island Sound from the Sewer System overflow stations in the Village of Larchmont and City of New Rochelle. The discharge occurs during heavy rain events when the treatment plant cannot accommodate all of the additional flow caused by inflow and infiltration of storm water into the sanitary sewer system. The Consortium communities either in whole or in part are in the Westchester County New Rochelle Sewer District. This means that all or a portion of the sanitary sewage from the consortium communities flows to the County sewage treatment plant in New Rochelle. Under the terms of the Consortium’s agreement with the County, the communities were required to conduct a SSES of their entire sanitary sewer systems including those portions of the system that flow to other County Sewer treatment plants. For the Town of Mamaroneck this meant evaluating that portion of the Town’s sewer system that flows to the Mamaroneck Sewage Treatment Plant at Harbor Island as well as the portion of the system that flows to the New Rochelle Plant. Most of the unincorporated Town of Mamaroneck’s sanitary sewage flows to the Mamaroneck treatment plant. In April of 2016 the Consortium communities signed an inter-municipal agreement to jointly complete the SSES and the subsequent repairs to our sewer systems as identified in the study. The SSES included the televising and cleaning of our entire sewer system. In addition, the SSES conducted smoke testing and dye testing to identify illegal connections to the sanitary sewer system from sump pumps, driveway drains, and other similar facilities. Lastly the SSES included flow monitoring to quantify the amount of flow in our sanitary sewer system during both dry periods and during moderate to heavy rain events. The flow data will be particularly important after sewer system repairs have been completed to show reductions in the inflow of storm water. The data collected during the televising and cleaning of the sanitary sewer system includes identifying all defects in the system. Examples of defects would include collapsed sewer lines, cracked sewer lines, separated joints in the sewer lines and leaking walls in the sewer basins. 2 June 7, 2017 The SSES is now substantially complete and the consultant, GHD Engineering, has provided to the consortium communities preliminary drafts of the report and the expected cost for repairs to our sanitary sewer systems. Repairs have been divided into two categories; Inflow Reduction Projects and Comprehensive Sewer Basin Rehabilitation. Inflow Reduction Projects include those tasks that eliminate the direct inflow of storm water through broken pipe joints, direct storm water connections to the sanitary sewer, and inflow through cracked manhole rings or defective manhole basins. Comprehensive Sewer Basin Repairs include relining cracked sewer pipelines, reconstructing manholes and other similar projects. Attached is a breakdown of the costs for the entire consortium and then costs schedules have been prepared for each of the consortium communities. A further breakdown of the costs separates those for repairs to the sanitary sewers in the New Rochelle Sewer District and then for repairs in to the sewers in other than the New Rochelle District. Including the costs for the original SSES evaluation the total cost for the Consortium for repairs and upgrades to the sanitary sewer systems is $60.5million. For the Town of Mamaroneck the cost breakdown for repairs only is as follows: New Rochelle District Repairs $ 600,000 Mamaroneck District Repairs $10,500,000 Total $11,100,000 The Consortium will be applying for a grant through the Environmental Facilities Corporation under their Clean Water Grant Program. Grants can offset up to 40% of the total cost of the project. Although a grant is never guaranteed, staff at the EFC have indicated that our project is eligible and the grant application will be highly competitive in terms of receiving an award. As detailed in the attachment the costs for the other consortium communities is also very high and as a group we appear to agree that even with a grant, it is not financially prudent to attempt to conduct all of the required repairs in one project. However knowing that most of this work will need to be done at some point, the recommendation for the Town is to approach this in much the same way we do repaving and that is to establish a multi-year program to complete the repairs over a ten year period. The other consortium communities are considering an identical approach. We have spoken to our bond counsel regarding this matter. He has suggested that we consider adopting a bond resolution for the total amount of $11.1million. Remember that the Town does not have to borrow the full amount of the authorized bond. Also the bond is valid for up to ten years. This means that by establishing a multi-year program, the Town could borrow up to the $11.1million in smaller increments over a ten year period and blend the debt into our other borrowings to attempt to smooth the total debt expense over multiple years. Another important point is that for the Town a borrowing in the Town’s Sewer District requires a public hearing before the bond resolution is considered valid. If the Town was to hold a hearing for a bond resolution for the full amount of the repairs, only one set of hearing proceedings would be needed unless additional funds were needed in the future. Following the multi-year approach the recommended program for the Town would be as follows: Year 1- 2: Total expenditure of $2.8 million . This amount is potentially offset by a grant in the 1 amount of $1.12million through the consortium. However the grant is a reimbursement grant meaning the Town must expend the funds and then seek reimbursement. Years 3-10- Total Expenditure of $8.26million 2 The short timeline to hold the public hearing is driven by the fact that the deadline for the submission of the EFC Grant is June 23, 2017. The EFC requires as part of the grant application a financing plan for the project. Hence the need to submit the bonding resolution. Therefore the immediate action at the June 7 meeting is the setting of a public hearing for June 21 for the bond resolution. We will discuss this in more detail at the work session for tomorrow evening. If you discover you need additional information for the work session, please let me know. 1 This would include all of the inflow reduction and comprehensive sewer basin rehabilitation in the New Rochelle Sewer district ($600,000) and $2,175,000 for inflow reduction projects in the Mamaroneck Valley Sewer District. 2 The expenditure of $8.26million would be spread over the remaining eight years of the bond. The Town would also be eligible for additional grants as a stand-alone application. The stand-alone grants under the alternate EFC program would contribute up to 25% of eligible costs. 3 June 7, 2017 Additionally, Mr. Altieri noted that he has recently received the draft sewer system report. He will complete his review of the report and send it to the Town Board. Subsequent sewer system testing will show water flow on dry weather days and wet weather days, as well as a second flow test after the first phase of repairs have been completed. Mr. Altieri stated that as part of a reassessment of the sewer system there will be an evaluation of residential sump pumps. There is a feeling that many of these sump pumps are illegally connected to the sewer laterals. The Town Board discussed an informational kick-off campaign, humorously termed “Dump the Pump” to inform the public of the need to eliminate these illegal connections to the sewer system – emphasizing that fixing these would help eliminate back-ups. Discussion – Food Waste Recycling Program Supervisor Seligson reported that “representatives from the Town of Mamaroneck visited the Scarsdale DPW Yard to learn about their food waste/composting program for possible implementation in the Larchmont Mamaroneck Joint Garbage Commission”. The Town Board reviewed a memo detailing the program in Scarsdale. Scarsdale is running a new program whereby they are receiving all organic compostable materials from residents. Supervisor Seligson thinks this is a very positive program that the Town should consider initiating Intern. Ben Morris, will work on putting details and costs together during his summer internship. Amendment – Discharge Compliance Law The Town Board reviewed the draft legislation, noting a minor correction in the fee structure. Resolution – Paris Climate Accord Councilman Murphy drafted a resolution in response to President Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord. Councilman Murphy would like the Town Board to adopt this resolution as part of this evening’s regular meeting agenda. This was added to affairs of the Town as number nine. New Business The Town Board reviewed the language of the Document of Understanding Regarding the Management of the Village Center. The Town Board members asked for clarification on a few items. The Town Board would also like to see records of the usage of the Village Center periodically, so they will have this information when the agreement us up for renewal and review. Councilwoman Elkind Eney informed the Town Board that Fairway Green was recently converted from a homeowner's association to a Condominium. By doing this, it considerably reduces the assessed value of each individual unit. Previously the units were assessed individually as single family homes, and now they are assessed on the basis of the rental value of the project as a whole. It was noted that this has much more of a taxable impact for the Village of Mamaroneck. In addition, each of the units, no matter what different attributes they have, were given the same assessed value. Councilwoman Elkind Eney has heard feedback from residents of Fairway Green that this does not seem fair. 2016 Financial Audit Additionally Present: Alan Kassay of O’Connor Davies Mr. Kassay presented the 2016 Financial Audit Report to the Town Board. Mr. Kassay will present this to the public during the regular meeting. On motion of Councilwoman Elkind Eney, seconded by Councilman Murphy, the Board unanimously agreed to enter into an Executive Session to discuss a Police Department settlement, employment history of a particular person and contract negotiations CSEA. 4 June 7, 2017 EXECUTIVE SESSION Police Department Settlement Employment History of a Particular Person Contract Negotiations CSEA On motion of Councilwoman Elkind Eney, seconded by Councilwoman Katz, the Board unanimously agreed to resume the Regular Meeting. CALL TO ORDER - REGULAR MEETING The Regular Meeting of the Town Board was called to order by Supervisor Seligson at 8:00 PM, she then pointed out the location of the exits. Supervisor Seligson noted that the Town Board met for a worksession beginning at 5:00 o’clock this evening, adding this is an open meeting that all residents’ are welcomed to attend. PRESENTATION – 2016 Financial Audit Alan Kassay of O’Connor Davies presented the 2016 Financial Audit Report. PUBLIC HEARING (S) – “Increase in Fines for the Illegal Operation of Gasoline-Powered Leaf Blowers” Law. The following Notice of Public Hearing is entered into the record as follows: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING LEGAL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Section 130 of the Town Law of the State of New York, and pursuant to a resolution of the Mamaroneck Town Board adopted on May 17, 2017 a Public Hearing will be held on Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at 8:00 PM or as soon thereafter as is possible at the Town Center, 740 W. Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck, New York to consider: “Increase in Fines for the Illegal Operation of Gasoline-Powered Leaf Blowers” Law. “ Purpose The Town Board has determined that it is appropriate to increase the fines for illegal operation of gasoline-powered leaf blowers as a means for deterring violations of the law. The full text of this law can be viewed on the website or copies can be obtained at the Town Clerk's office during regular hours, Mon-Fri, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, In June, July and August until 4:00 PM at 740 W. Boston Post Road Mamaroneck, NY PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that at the Public Hearing all persons interested will be given an opportunity to be heard and that all persons are invited to submit written comments at or prior thereto. BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK CHRISTINA BATTALIA TOWN CLERK, Published: May 24, 2017 On motion of Councilwoman Elkind Eney, seconded by Councilman Murphy, the Public Hearing was unanimously opened. Supervisor Seligson asked if anyone wished to comment on the proposed Local Law. Kathryn Pannel, 25 Addison Street, addressed the Town Board. Ms. Pannel stated that she notified the Police after her neighbor was in violation of the leaf blower law. Supervisor Seligson informed the resident that she was, in fact, a resident of the Village of Larchmont, and the Police call she was referring 5 June 7, 2017 to would have been to the Village of Larchmont Police Department. Supervisor Seligson did emphasize that the Town Police are aware of how strongly the Town Board feels about this quality of life law. Supervisor Seligson also stated that the Village of Larchmont does have the same leaf blower legislation and she may want to bring her concerns to the Larchmont Board of Trustees. On motion of Councilwoman Elkind Eney, seconded by Councilwoman Katz, the Public Hearing was unanimously closed. On motion of Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilwoman Elkind Eney, the following Local law was approved: Local Law No. 7 - 2017 This local law shall be known as the “Increase in Fines for the Illegal Operation of Gasoline- Powered Leaf Blowers” Law. BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Mamaroneck Section 1 – Purpose: The Town Board has determined that it is appropriate to increase the fines for illegal operation of gasoline-powered leaf blowers as a means for deterring violations of the law. Section 2 – Amendment of a current section of the Mamaroneck Code: Section 141-13 of the Code of the Town of Mamaroneck hereby is repealed and the following substituted in its place: § 141-13 Penalties for offenses. Any person, firm, association or corporation who violates any provision of this Article shall be guilty of an offense and upon conviction shall be punished as follows: For the first offense during a calendar year, with a fine of not less than one hundred twenty five ($125.00) dollars and not more than two hundred fifty ($250.00) dollars, For a second offense during the same calendar year, with a fine of not less than two hundred fifty ($250.00) dollars and not more than five hundred ($500.00) dollars, and For additional offenses during the same calendar year, with a fine of five hundred ($500.00) dollars. Section 3 – Severability: Should any provision of this Local Law be declared invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such declaration of unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect any other provisions of this Local Law, which may be implemented without the invalid or unconstitutional provisions. Section 4 – Effective Date: This Local Law shall become effective upon filing with the Secretary of State. The above resolution was put to a roll call vote: Murphy Aye Elkind Eney Aye Katz Aye Odierna Aye Seligson Aye 6 June 7, 2017 SUPERVISOR’S REPORT We received wonderful news today that Hommocks Ice Rink was named the Family favorite of all Ice Rinks in Westchester and lower Putnam counties by Westchester Family Magazine. Thank you and congratulations to the Town’s Recreation Department and Superintendent Jill Fisher. A lot of work has been conducted on the SSES that I’ve mentioned at TB meetings in the past few months. National Water Main has continued to investigate and evaluate the condition of our sewer pipes. We’ve received a preliminary report on the needed repairs and have been meeting with our municipal partners to determine how best to approach the repairs and the funding of the repairs. As I’ve been reporting, the Town and its municipal partners have been planning to apply for a NYS grant rd to help offset the cost of the work. That grant is due June 23 and in order to apply we will have to pass a bond resolution that is the subject of setting a public hearing later in our agenda. We will give more details then. There has been a lot of news and information about food waste composting this week. Steve Altieri, MHS intern Sam Mollin and I visited Scarsdale DPW to learn about their Food Waste Composting th program on May 19. They are running a program that we think we can duplicate in the Town. It will give residents the opportunity to bring all of their food waste (in specially selected bins) to the Town yard for composting. We are in the investigative and planning stages now, and if all goes well, hope to start offering the service in September. The Sustainability Collaborative continues to work on the bike lane system initiative and the Reusable Bag Initiative. At our next meeting we will present the winners of the RBI video contest. I had the pleasure of speaking to the residents of the LGCA, at their Annual Meeting along with my fellow board members. The community enjoyed many Memorial Day events the past week honoring those that gave the ultimate sacrifice and our veterans. Thank you to VFW Post 1156 David Potts, American Legion Post 347, American Legion Post 90 and the Kemper Memorial Park Preservation Fund for the parades, ceremonies, gatherings and community spirit. I want to thank our two MHS interns, Henry Harwood and Sam Mollin, for their work over the past 5 weeks. They helped complete the Recyclopedia, worked on the RBI video contest, have been helping collect data for the bike lane project, and worked on energy data updates. We will miss them. But we have a new intern for the summer, Ben Morris, who will be working on the Food Waste Program. CITIZEN’S COMMENTS Supervisor Seligson asked if anyone in the audience would like to address the Board, and there was not. BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS The Meeting was called to order by Commissioner Seligson, and then on motion of Commissioner Elkind Eney, seconded by Commissioner Katz, the Board of Fire Commissioners was unanimously declared open. Present were the following Members of the Commission: Commissioner: Nancy Seligson Commissioner: Ernest C. Odierna Commissioner: Abby Katz Commissioner: Jaine Elkind Eney Commissioner: Thomas A. Murphy 1. FIRE CLAIMS On motion of Commissioner Elkind Eney, seconded by Commissioner Katz, it was RESOLVED that this Commission hereby authorizes payment of the following Fire Department Claims as approved by the Fire Chief and audited by the Comptroller’s Office: 7 June 7, 2017 VENDOR DESCRIPTION Scott Pak bottle Hydro-test & recharge, Annual Maintenance on Air AAA Emergency Supply Co. Compressor AAA Emergency Supply Co. Closet Hooks AT & T Mobility Wireless Service for 4/12/17 - 5/11/17 A & M Industrial Supply Quick Disconnect fittings Amazon Amazon Dash Cablevision Cable Services for 5/23/17 - 6/22/17 CIT Xerox copier contract 5/22/17 Embassy Cleaners Cleaning Grainger Air Hoses & couplers Home Depot Dewalt 18v chargers New England Uniform, LLC Uniform for J Giordano (shirt & pants) Ready Refresh Rental for Water Coolers at FD HQ 4/19/17 - 5/18/17 Sound Shore Pest Control Exterminating Services on 4/25/17 Town of Mamaroneck PFFA Life Ins for Career staff for the month of May 2017 (3 Pay Periods) UniFirst Corporation Cleaning supplies for building 5/12/17 & 5/19/17 Verizon Fire HQ service 5/10-6/9/17 Villa Maria Pizza Food for Fast Drill 5/24/17 Westech Elevator Services, Inc. Maintenance for month of June 2017 Total: VENDOR DESCRIPTION AMOUNT AAA Emergency Supply Co. Scott Pak bottle Hydro-test & recharge, Annual Maint. on Air Compr. $1,030.00 AAA Emergency Supply Co. Closet Hooks 160.00 AT & T Mobility Wireless Service for 4/12/17 - 5/11/17 362.55 A & M Industrial Supply Quick Disconnect fittings 24.51 Amazon Amazon Dash 39.80 Cablevision Cable Services for 5/23/17 - 6/22/17 212.70 CIT Xerox copier contract 5/22/17 261.56 Embassy Cleaners Cleaning 2.93 Grainger Air Hoses & couplers 127.39 Home Depot Dewalt 18v chargers 148.00 New England Uniform, LLC Uniform for J Giordano (shirt & pants) 117.00 Ready Refresh Rental for Water Coolers at FD HQ 4/19/17 - 5/18/17 114.96 Sound Shore Pest Control Exterminating Services on 4/25/17 65.00 Town of Mamaroneck PFFA Life Ins for Career staff for the month of May 2017 (3 Pay Periods) 282.96 UniFirst Corporation Cleaning supplies for building 5/12/17 & 5/19/17 121.80 Verizon Fire HQ service 5/10-6/9/17 206.44 Villa Maria Pizza Food for Fast Drill 5/24/17 100.88 Westech Elevator Services, Inc. Maintenance for month of June 2017 175.00 Total: $3,553.48 The above resolution was put to a roll call vote: Commissioner Murphy Aye Commissioner Elkind Eney Aye Commissioner Katz Aye Commissioner Odierna Aye Commissioner Seligson Aye 8 June 7, 2017 2.Other Fire Department Business Commissioner Elkind Eney read the Fire Report for the Month of May as submitted by Chief Tortorella as follows: May 2017 ALARM TYPE NUMBER Generals 39 Minors 21 Stills 3 Out of Town (Mutual Aid) 1 EMS 46 Drills 5 TOTAL 115 Total number of personnel responding: 845 Total time working: 43 hours and 00 minutes Commissioner Elkind Eney stated that she and Commissioner Odierna attended the recent Fire Council Meeting. At the meeting it was reported that Ladder 36 was accepted and is ready for dispatch. Ladder 19 had some issues and needed to go back to the factory to fix items that were not up to standards. The new th deliver date will be early July. A referendum will be held on June 27 from 3:00 to 9:00 pm, at the Weaver Street Fire House, to approve bonding for new turnout gear and for the reconstruction of the Fire House bay floor. There being no further business to come before the Commission, on motion of Commissioner Elkind Eney, seconded by Commissioner Murphy, the Commission unanimously adjourned and the Town Board reconvened. AFFAIRS OF THE TOWN 1.2018 Town of Mamaroneck Budget Calendar On motion of Councilwoman Elkind Eney, seconded by Councilwoman Katz, the 2018 Budget Calendar was unanimously adopted as follows: BUDGET CALENDAR-2018 TOWN BUDGET Additional sessions may be added, and session dates and times may be changed by Town Board Resolution if necessary. Please refer to the Town’s web site www.townofmamaroneckNY.org for the most up to date information about meeting dates, times AND LOCATIONS. Thursday, June 22, 2017 Distribution of Operating & Capital Budget Worksheets/Budget Instructions to Department Heads Friday, August 18, 2017 Submission of Capital Budget Worksheets to Town Administrator’s Office Monday, September 11, 2017 Input of Operating Budgets into KVS Budget System Wednesday, September 13, 2017 Submission of All Operating Budget Work Sheets Monday, September 18, 2017 through Departmental Budget Work Sessions Wednesday, September 27, 2017 Monday, October 2, 2017 5:00pm–8:00pm Operating Departments Public Work Session VFW Building 1288 Boston Post Road Wednesday, October 18, 2017 8:00pm Submission of Tentative Budget to the Town Board 9 June 7, 2017 Wednesday, October 25, 2017 5:00pm–7:00pm Public Work Session & Overview of Tentative Budget Monday, November 6, 2017 5:00pm–8:00pm Operating Departments Work Session Conference Room D Monday, November 13, 2017 5:00pm–8:00pm Capital Budget Review Monday, November 20, 2017 5:00pm–8:00pm General Budget Review Wednesday, December 6, 2017 8:00pm Courtroom - Public Hearing - 2018 Preliminary Budget Wednesday, December 20, 2017 8:00pm Final Adoption of 2018 Budget 2.Set Public Hearing – Sewer District Bonding At a regular meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, held at the Town Hall, in Mamaroneck, New York on June 7, 2017, at 8:00 o’clock P.M., Prevailing Time. PRESENT: Supervisor Nancy Seligson Councilman Ernest C. Odierna Councilwoman Abby Katz Councilwoman Jaine Elkind Eney Councilman Thomas A. Murphy ABSENT: None In the Matter of ORDER The Increase and Improvement of the Facilities of CALLING Sewer District No. 1, in the Town of Mamaroneck, PUBLIC Westchester County, New York HEARING WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, has caused to be prepared a map, plan and report, including an estimate of cost, pursuant to Section 202-b of the Town Law, relating to the increase and improvement of the facilities of Sewer District No. 1, in the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York (the “Sewer District”), being improvements to reduce inflow and infiltration of storm water into the sanitary sewer system, including original furnishings, equipment, machinery, apparatus, appurtenances, and incidental improvements and expenses in connection therewith, pursuant to an Intermunicipal Agreement with the County of Westchester, New York, at a maximum estimated cost of $11,100,000; and WHEREAS, the capital project hereinafter described, as proposed, has been determined to be a Type II Action pursuant to the regulations of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation promulgated pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act (“SEQRA”), which it has been determined will not have any significant adverse effect on the environment and the documentation relating to SEQRA is available in the office of the Town Clerk for inspection during normal office hours; and WHEREAS, it is now desired to call a public hearing on the question of the increase and improvement of the facilities of said Sewer District, in the matter described above, and to hear all persons interested in the subject thereof, concerning the same, in accordance with the provisions of Section 202-b of the Town Law; NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, by the Town Board of the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, as follows: Section 1. A public hearing will be held in the Town Hall, in Mamaroneck , New York, in said Town, on June 21, 2017, at 8:00 o’clock P.M., Prevailing Time, on the question of the increase and improvement of the facilities of the Sewer District No. 1, in the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, in the manner described in the preambles hereof, and to hear all persons interested in the subject thereof, concerning the same, and to take such action thereon as is required or authorized by law. Section 2. The Town Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause a copy of the Notice of Public Hearing hereinafter provided to be published once in the official newspaper, and also to cause a copy thereof to be posted on the sign board of the Town, such publication and posting to be made not less than ten, nor more than twenty, days before the date designated for the hearing. Section 3. The notice of public hearing shall be in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and hereby made a part hereof. Section 4. This Order shall take effect immediately. 10 June 7, 2017 The question of the adoption of the foregoing order was duly put to a vote on roll call, which resulted as follows: The Order was thereupon declared duly adopted. The above resolution was put to a roll call vote: Murphy Aye Elkind Eney Aye Katz Aye Odierna Aye Seligson Aye 3.Set Public Hearing – “Amendment to the Discharge Compliance Certificate” Law On motion of Councilwoman Elkind Eney, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that the Mamaroneck Town Board does hereby set the date for a Public Hearing on the “ Amendment to the Discharge Compliance Certificate” Law, for June 21, 2017 at 8:00PM at the Town Center, 740 West Boston Post Road, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk is hereby authorized to publish the notice of said hearing in a newspaper appointed as an official newspaper, and that said Notice, be posted. 4.County Contracts for Nutrition and Home Delivered Meals On motion of Councilwoman Katz, seconded by Councilman Murphy, it was RESOLVED, that the Mamaroneck Town Board does hereby approve the Agreement with the County of Westchester to provide the Nutrition Services Incentive Program to elderly residents. The above resolution was put to a roll call vote: Murphy Aye Elkind Eney Aye Katz Aye Odierna Aye Seligson Aye 5.Westchester County Contracts for Senior Transportation Deferred 6.Authorization – Workers Compensation Insurance Settlement On motion of Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilwoman Elkind Eney, it was RESOLVED, that the Mamaroneck Town Board does hereby approve the settlement in the amount of $120,000.00, to Police Detective Edmonds, involving a PERMA 207 claim, having to do with a motor vehicle accident on September 21, 2012. The above resolution was put to a roll call vote: Murphy Aye Elkind Eney Aye 11 June 7, 2017 Katz Aye Odierna Aye Seligson Aye 7.Document of Understanding – Management of the Village Center, 119 Larchmont Avenue, May 2017 On motion of Councilwoman Elkind Eney, seconded by Councilwoman Katz, it was RESOLVED, that the Mamaroneck Town Board does hereby approve the Document of Understanding Regarding Management of the Village Center, 119 Larchmont Avenue, dated May 17, 2017, between the Town of Mamaroneck, the Village of Larchmont, and the Larchmont Library Board. The above resolution was put to a roll call vote: Murphy Aye Elkind Eney Aye Katz Aye Odierna Aye Seligson Aye 8.Consideration of Certiorari On motion of Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilwoman Elkind Eney, it was RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes the settlement of the following tax certiorari on the following terms: Gjoko and Lucy Shkreli 176 Myrtle Blvd. Section/Block/Lot: 1-33-642 Town of Mamaroneck Year Assessment Amount of Reduction Reduced Assessment 2010 $21,000 $4,174 $16,826 2011 $21,000 $3,336 $17,664 2012 $21,000 $3,948 $17,052 2013 $1,150,000 $150,000 $1,000,000 2014 $1,150,000 $130,000 $1,020,000 2015 $1,150,000 $110,000 $1,040,000 2016 $1,150,000 $90,000 $1,060,000. The above resolution was put to a roll call vote: Murphy Aye Elkind Eney Aye Katz Aye Odierna Aye Seligson Aye 9.Resolution- Paris Climate Accord On motion of Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilwoman Elkind Eney, the following was unanimously approved, WHEREAS, the Town of Mamaroneck believes and agrees with the overwhelming scientific consensus that climate change is a real and active threat to communities around the world and to future generations and is caused in large part by human activity, and 12 June 7, 2017 WHEREAS, the scientific consensus was formed through years of peer reviewed scientific research, and WHEREAS, most scientific models now predict that the effects of climate change will be extremely damaging to many areas of the world, including coastal areas like Mamaroneck, and that effective actions can be taken to mitigate climate change and such actions can bolster economies. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT, RESOLVED, that we, the Town of Mamaroneck strongly condemn the decision of the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord, that was negotiated by all responsible governments of the world with the intent of reducing global warming and mitigating the effects of climate change on our environment and planet, and BE IT, FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town of Mamaroneck will continue to work to reduce planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions in line with other American cities, states and companies pledging to commit to the Paris Climate Accord. 10. Resolution – Clearwater Sail to Washington DC On motion of Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilwoman Elkind Eney, the following it was unanimously approved, TOWN OF MAMARONECK RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF HUDSON RIVER SLOOP CLEARWATER’S SAIL TO WASHINGTON, DC FOR CLEAN WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS WHEREAS: In 1970 Pete Seeger and the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater helped turn the tide in favor of enacting the 1972 Clean Water Act by sailing the Clearwater to Washington, DC and organizing an historic Capitol Hill forum on the need for federal clean water protections; and WHEREAS: The Hudson River and many American waterways are much cleaner and safer as a result of the implementation of the Clean Water Act, as well as other state and national environment protection legislation and regulations; and WHEREAS: Issues of serious water pollution still plague communities from Flint, Michigan to the Village of Hoosic Falls in New York; and WHEREAS: A clean, safe and healthy environment is foundational for a strong economy; and WHEREAS: Existing federal clean water protections have recently been rolled back or are coming under threat including the:  Stream Protection Rule,  EPA rulemaking to “repeal and replace” the Waters of the United States Rule,  Proposed 31% cuts to EPA funding; and WHEREAS: Federal water protections and robust EPA regulation and enforcement are vital to the environmental health of New York’s waterways and to the safety of its drinking water; and WHEREAS: Climate change is also a water quality issue and already impacts New York’s waterways and drinking water through more frequent and severe droughts and storms; and WHEREAS: Flat-funding Federal grants will not allow States and municipalities to implement drinking and waste water infrastructure projects needed for their maintenance or remediation; and WHEREAS: These issues and threats affect not only all New Yorkers, but all Americans; and WHEREAS: The Sloop Clearwater will carry to Washington and deliver to federal officials a “cargo of concern” documenting the broad-based concerns of citizens, public interest groups, and municipal and state officials throughout New York about growing threats to our water and to federal clean water protections, and the need for sound, science-based water policy. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Town of Mamaroneck hereby registers its deep concern over current rollbacks and threats to federal clean water protections as described 13 June 7, 2017 above, affirms the need for sound, science-based water policy and for adequate regulation, enforcement and funding. We also wish to express support for Clearwater’s leading effort to carry our concerns and those of many New Yorkers for clean water and other environmental protections directly to Washington. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Town of th Mamaroneck to be affixed this 7 day of June 2017. 11. Set Town Board Meeting Dates – July and August 2017 On motion of Councilwoman Elkind Eney, seconded by Councilwoman Katz, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that the Town Board summer meetings will be held on Monday, July 17, 2017 and Wednesday, August 23, 2017. The above resolution was put to a roll call vote: Murphy Aye Elkind Eney Aye Katz Aye Odierna Aye Seligson Aye WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS None REPORT OF COUNCIL The Town Board Members reported on their various activities and meetings since the last Town Board Meeting. ADJOURNMENT On motion of Councilman Murphy, seconded by Councilwoman Elkind Eney, the meeting was unanimously adjourned at 9:45 PM ________________________________ Submitted by Christina Battalia, Town Clerk 14