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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1971_10_20 Town Board Regular Minutes MINUTES OF A REGULAR. MEETING OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK, HELD OCTOBER 20th, 1971, IN THE AUDITORIUM OF THE WEAVER STREET FIREHOUSE, WEAVER STREET, TOWN OF MAMARONECK. CALL TO ORDER The Supervisor called the meeting to order at 8:15 p.m. ROLL CALL Present: Supervisor Helwig Councilman Faiola Councilman Nagel Councilman Vandernoot Councilman Bloom Absent: None Also Present: Mr. Gronberg - Town Clerk Mrs. Brewer - Deputy Clerk Mr. Aitchison - Highway Superintendent Mr. Altieri - Comptroller Mr. Leddy - Conservation Mr. Paonessa - Building and Plumbing Inspector Mr. Widulski - Town Engineer OPENING OF BIDS - Shoulder Improvement Old White Plains Road The Clerk presented the Affidavit of Publication of the Notice for Bids for the record, and opened and read aloud the following bids, advising that proper bid checks or bonds accompanied each and that the non-collusive statements had been signed: Bidder Bid J. Bilotta $27,630. J. Carducci 8,500. Councilman Faiola recommended that the usual procedure in the award of bids be followed and on his motion, seconded by Councilman Vandernoot, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: RESOLVED, that this Board hereby accepts the bid of the low bidder, to-wit that of J. Carducci, in the amount of $8,500. , for shoulder area improvement along the easterly side of Old White Plains Road -- just north of Bruce Road, Town of Mamaroneck, West- chester County, New York, in accordance with the specifications set forth in the Notice for Bids, provided that upon examination by the Town Engineer, Town Attorney, Superintendent of Highways and Comp- - 1 - J_J troller, said bid is found to be satisfactory in all respects; and be it further RESOLVED, the Clerk be and he hereby is directed to return the bid checks or bid bonds to all except the successful bidder. OLD BUSINESS 1. Report on Bids - Highway Radio Equipment The report on the bids addressed to the Town Board by the Engineer under date of October 19th, 1971 was herewith presented and ordered received and filed for the record. Councilman Faiola advised the Board that following the examination of the bids he had pointed out that since the low bid did not conform in one particular respect with the specifications, he recommended that the bid of Motorola be accepted in the amount of $13,184. , which he accordingly so moved. The motion was seconded by Councilman Nagel who inquired as to the delivery time, which Mr. Faiola said would be somewhere in the neighborhood of six weeks, and thereupon the following resolution was unanimously adopted: RESOLVED, that this Board hereby accepts the bid of Motorola in the amount of $13,184. , for two-way radios to be installed in the Highway Department equipment of the Town of Mamaroneck in accordance with the specifica- tions set forth therefore; and be it further _ RESOLVED, that the Clerk be and he hereby is directed to return the bid check or bid bond to all except the successful bidder. 2. Reports of Planning Board on: a) Permit for Off-street Parking Area 49 Dillon Road (Mr. Gene Sogioka) A memorandum addressed to the Town Board by the Engineer on behalf of the Planning Board under date of October 15th, 1971, was herewith presented and ordered received and filed for the record. Councilman Vandernoot inquired whether this required Town Board action and, at the Supervisor's request, Mr. Paonessa, the Building Inspector, explained that it did since part of the property for the proposed off-street parking area was Town-owned. The Supervisor noted that the request had been granted by the Zoning Board of Appeals subject to approval by this Board and recalled a similar instance on Mountain Avenue - 2 - J which the Board had approved several years ago. She inquired, if there were no more questions, as to the Board's pleasure in this matter, and thereupon Councilman Vandernoot moved that the request be approved. Councilman Faiola, after observing that he felt the Board should do everything possible and make every effort to ' cooperate with citizens with special requests of this kind, seconded the motion and thereupon the following resolution was adopted unanimously: RESOLVED, that this Board hereby grants permis- sion to Mr. Gene Sogioka, owner of the premises located at 49 Dillon Road and known as Block 505, Parcel 598 on the Tax Assessment Map of the Town of Mamaroneck, to construct a portion of the off-street parking area on Town-owned property subject to a License Agreement to be drawn by the Town Attorney and executed by the owner of the subject premises, Mr. Gene Sogioka, and the Super- visor on behalf of the Town. Councilman Bloom urged that although the Town had granted Mr. Sogioka's request, the Planning Board and the Engineer make every effort to resolve the access right-of-way with Mr. Brian Doherty. At this time the Clerk called to the Chair's attention Mr. and Mrs. Sogioka's arrival and the Supervisor there- upon informed them of the action just taken by the Board. Mr. Sogioka thanked the Board for its consideration and expressed his appreciation of the time they had given his request. b) Permit to Construct Stone Wall 119 Rockland Avenue (Mr. John Collins) A memorandum addressed to the Board by the Town Engineer on behalf of the Planning Board under date of October 15th, 1971 regarding Mr. John H. Collins ' application for permis- sion to construct a wall along the east branch of the She1- drake River on a part of his premises at 119 Rockland Avenue was presented and herewith ordered received and filed for the record. The Supervisor inquired whether a public hearing must be held on this request and if so, asked the Board's pleasure in fix- ing a date. Councilman Bloom stated that he did not believe a public hearing was required if there was proof that there would be no enlargement of the parking lot at the Badger Day Camp by the construction of this proposed wall even though it was alleged that the permission was being sought for this purpose. He then asked the Engineer whether the plan filed with the application showed any enlargement of the parking lot, and upon his reply that it did not, offered a motion approving the request which was seconded by Councilman Faiola, with the following resolution thereupon adopted by unanimous vote of the Board: - 3 - RESOLVED, that this Board hereby grants permission to John H. Collins, owner of the premises at 119 Rockland Avenue, known as Block 210, Parcel 789 on the Tax Assessment Map of the Town of Mamaroneck, to construct a wall along the portion of the bank of the east branch of the Sheldrake River on Badger Day Camp property, in accordance with the plan prepared by Dolph Rotfeld, Professional Engineer, herewith filed with this Board and subject to the conditions recited in the memorandum addressed to the Board by the Engineer for the Planning Board, heretofore presented and filed as part of the record of this meeting reading as follows: 1. That before any construction of a new wall is started, a land surveyor or professional engineer layout the loca- tion of the proposed wall in the field and said layout be approved by the Town Engineer. 2. That the rock along the bed of the brook and along the bank be removed to upland areas. Also, any brush or dead trees along the en- tire property stream bank be removed to im- prove the stream's capacity. NEW BUSINESS 1. Assessor's Report - Assessor Training Course - October 11 thru 15 A report addressed to the Board by Neal Doyle, Assessor, under date of October 18th, 1971 reporting in detail on the Training Course for Assessors held last week in Albany was herewith presented and ordered received and filed for the record. Councilman Bloom observed that this was a very fine written report such as the Board had requested from staff members after their attendance at meetings or conferences and it was hoped, he said, reports such as this would be submitted regularly in the future. 2. Salary Authorizations for: a) Recreation Pursuant to memorandum of the Superintendent of Recreation under date of October 14th, 1971, herewith presented and ordered received and filed, on motion by Councilman Vander- noot, seconded by Councilman Bloom, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that as recommended by the Recreation Commission, this Board hereby authorizes that the following Recreation personnel be engaged and compensated as set forth below: - 4 - Date Name Title Effective Salary Danny DeLeonardo Sr. Rec. Leader 10/9/71 $18.00 per session Tom Krawczyk " if if " 20.00 " Richard Owen Rec. Specialist " " Tom Auchterlonie " " " " Charlene Auchterlonie IF " Vicky Kaunitz " " Paula Summit it William Reilly Sr. Rec. Leader 10/8/71 18.00 - Richard Owen IF It " IF " " Tom Auchterlonie 11 " " " Richard Rello " if " James Renkins n " IF it n William Reilly " " 10/18/71 18.00 " IF Carolyn Cooke " " 10/20/71 IF " if Pat Baragwanath " " if 15.00 " " Sally Williams Rec. Assistant 10/16/71 1.85 per hour b) Fire Lieutenants (3) Pursuant to memorandum addressed to the Board by the Comptroller on October 13th, 1971, herewith presented and ordered received and filed, on motion by Councilman Faiola, seconded by Council- man Bloom, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that pursuant to resolution adopted by the Board of Fire Commissioners on October 6th, 1971 appointing Frank J. Felice, Santo G. Garofalo and Joseph A. Garofalo Fire Lieutenants of the Town of Mamaroneck arid, in accordance with the recommenda- tion of the Fire Council, this Board hereby author- ', izes each to be compensated in the amount of $11,585. per annum, effective October 7th, 1971. The Supervisor explained for the benefit of all present that salary increases could be paid only in the case of promotion since the period of the freeze inaugurated on August 15th, 1971. 3. Transfer of Funds Pursuant to memorandum of the Comptroller under date of October 20th, 1971, herewith presented and ordered received and filed for the record, on motion by Councilman Faiola, seconded by Councilman Nagel, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that this Board hereby authorizes the following transfer of funds within the 1971 Budget and Surplus Funds: From A/C 501 - General Fund - $2,500.00 Town Wide Surplus To A/C 601 - General Town Wide Appropriation (A/C 8510.2 - Bulldozer 2,500.00 Rental - 203) From A/C 501 - General Fund - 12,910.00 Town Wide Surplus To A/C 601 - Misc.General Fund - 11,000.00 Town Wide Appropriation A/C 9730.6 Bond Anticipation Notes A/C 9730.7 Interest Bond 1,910.00 Anticipation Notes - 5 - From A/C 501 - General Fund - Town Wide Surplus $25,504.01 To A/C 601 - General Town Wide Appropriation 25,504.01 (General Recreation - A7180.4 Pool - Town's Share) From Special District Surplus - 3,274.01 (Lighting District iklA/C503) To Lighting District #1 Appro. A/C 606 3,274.01 (Street Lighting 5182.4 A/C 402 - Operation (Energy) Mrs. Maria Russell inquired what the $2,500. transfer for the bulldozer rental was for and was answered by the Super- visor that this amount was transferred for the purpose of setting up an appropriation for community beautification. 4. Authorization to Advertise for Bids for: a) Passenger Car Following the Supervisor's explanation that the specifica- tions for the purchase of a 1972 passenger car had been prepared, and in reply to her inquiry as to the Board's pleasure in advertising for bids therefor, on motion by Councilman Faiola, seconded by Councilman Bloom, it was unanimously -- RESOLVED, that in accordance with law, the Town Clerk be and he hereby is authorized to publish in the official newspaper of the Town of Mamaro- neck, "The Daily Times", a Notice for Bids, to be returnable at the next regular meeting of this Board, and opened and read aloud on that date, for a 1972 Passenger Car, in accordance with the speci- fications set forth in the Notice, provided that the said specifications have been approved by the Town Attorney prior to the publication of the aforesaid Notice for Bids. b) Sidewalk Repairs and Replacement Pursuant to memorandum addressed to the Board by the Eng- ineer under date of October 19th, 1971, herewith presented and ordered received and filed, on motion by Councilman Vandernoot, seconded by Councilman Nagel, it was unani- mously RESOLVED, that in accordance with law, the Town Clerk be and he hereby is authorized to publish in the official newspaper of the Town of Mamaro- neck, "The Daily Times", a Notice for Bids, to be returnable at the next regular meeting of this Board, and opened and read aloud on that date, for sidewalk repairs and replacement in various locations in the Town, in accordance with the specifications set forth in the Notice, provided that the said speci- fications have been approved by the Town Attorney 6 _ prior to the publication of the aforesaid Notice for Bids. 5. Authorization for Purchase of Jury Room Chairs The Supervisor briefly explained the request of the Town Justices for the purchase of six Jury Room chairs at this date with payment to be made in next year's budget, in- quiring the Board's pleasure. Whereupon on motion by Councilman Vandernoot, seconded by Councilman Bloom, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that this Board hereby authorizes the purchase of six Jury Room chairs for the sum of $298. , payable January 1st, 1972. 6. Snow Removal 1971-72 a) County Roads Pursuant to communication of the Administrative Assistant of the Westchester County Department of Public Works under date of October 8th, 1971, herewith presented and ordered received and filed for the record, on motion by Councilman Faiola, seconded by Councilman Bloom, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that the Supervisor be and she hereby is authorized to sign the Agreement with the County of Westchester for the removal of snow and ice on County Roads within the unincorpor- ated area of the Town of Mamaroneck, at a flat rate of $300.00 per mile for the 1971-1972 winter season. b) State Highways Pursuant to communication of the Westchester County Commis- sioner of Public Works under date of October 7th, 1971, herewith presented and ordered received and filed for the record, on motion by Councilman Faiola, seconded by Council- man Bloom, the following resolution was adopted by unanimous vote of the Board, all members thereof being present and voting: WHEREAS, Sect. 12 of the Highway Law, as amended by Chapter 305 of the Laws of 1946, provides that if the removal of snow and ice from the State Highways is taken over by the County, the County can arrange with the Town Superintendents or Village Street Commissioners of the various towns/ villages in the County of Westchester and the Vil- lages therein for the removal of the snow and ice from such State Highways as are within their muni- cipal boundaries and the entire cost of such work will be reimbursed by the State; and WHEREAS, the Town of Mamaroneck under date of - 7 - November 8, 1946 entered into a contract with the County of Westchester for the removal of snow and ice from the State Highways within the said Town in accordance with the provisions of Sect. 12 of the Highway Law as amended, and under date of October 21st, 1970 extended the said contract for the 1971-1972 season; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT -- RESOLVED, that the Town of Mamaroneck extend the above-mentioned contract with the County of Westchester for an additional year; and be it further RESOLVED, that a certified copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Westchester County Commissioner of Public Works. 7. Request of Monterey Realty Corp. - Engagement of Fire Expert A communication addressed to the Building Inspector by Judge Munn Brewer for Monterey Realty Corp, under date of October 14th, 1971 and memorandum addressed to the Board by Mr. Paonessa on October 19th relating thereto were presented and herewith ordered received and filed for the record. Councilman Faiola stated that he would like to recommend that this matter be referred to the Fire Council for recom- mendation to this Board. The Supervisor asked in the inter- est of time whether it would not be possible to have the Board act on this proposal this evening subject to the approval of the Fire Council, with which suggestion, the members of the Board were unanimously in agreement. Further, Councilman Bloom expressed some concern about the language of Judge Brewer's communication and Mr. Paonessa's memorandum, and suggested that the last paragraph of the memorandum be amended prior to the adoption of any resolu- tion by the Board so as to read as follows which accordingly was unanimously directed: "Therefore, it is respectfully requested that the Town accept the services of Gage, Babcock and Associ- ates, Inc. and that their report and findings include any recommendations necessary for adequate and reason- able fire protection for the occupants thereof." And thereupon on Councilman Faiola's motion, which was seconded by Councilman Bloom, it was unanimously RESOLVED that subject to approval of the Fire Council of the Town of Mamaroneck, this Board hereby approves the proposal of Monterey Realty Corp. , namely that Clarence J. Winquist, Profes- sional Engineer and Vice President of Gage, Bab- cock and Associates, Inc. , be engaged as the fire safety expert to determine the accessibility of fire apparatus into the interior court of Building B, Chatsworth Gardens Apartments (now 16 North Chatsworth Avenue) , said expert to be compensated in full by 8 - Monterey Realty Corp. 8. Change of Date Town Board Meeting - November 3 to November 10 Pursuant to the Supervisor's suggestion that the first meeting in November be postponed to November 10th due to the mandated dates for budget this year which she explained were presentation of the preliminary budget on November 10th and budget hearing on or before Decem- ber 20th, on motion by Councilman Vandernoot, seconded by Councilman Bloom, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that the first regular meeting in November be postponed from Wednesday, Novem- ber 3rd to Wednesday, November 10th, 1971. COMMUNICATIONS 1. Notice of Meeting - Larchmont Village Board of Appeals The Clerk reported on a Notice of meeting before the Larch- wont Village Zoning Board of Appeals this evening which had been referred to the Attorney, and since it required no action by this Board, was ordered received and filed for the record. REPORTS The Town Clerk -- The Clerk presented the following reports which were ordered received and filed: Report of the Town Clerk for the month of September 1971. Report of the Building and Plumbing Inspector for the month of September 1971. Affidavit of Publication of the 1971 list of Town of Mamaroneck Polling Places. The Supervisor -- 1. Report - Recreation Coordinating Committee The Supervisor briefly reported on a meeting held in Dr. Nor- wood's office regarding the formation of a Recreation Coordin- ating Committee and on the subsequent rough draft forwarded by Dr. Norwood and Mr. DaBramo on October 4th, 1971, out- lining a proposed Commission to the said Committee. She highly endorsed the creation of this group and added that while there were no definite recommendations from the Recreation Commission as yet, both John Stahr and Jim Kronenberger felt that the - 9 - formation of this Committee was a gigantic step forward in planning for recreational activity. Councilman Faiola stated that he would certainly be in favor of going in on a joint program but thought that perhaps some more study should be made for the expending of funds --who picks up the tabs and in what share? The Supervisor explained that this Coordinating Committee, as she understood it, would not be empowered to expend money. She requested that any changes that any member of the Board might wish to have made be submitted so that a reply to this draft could be formulated and forwarded in the near future. 2. Memo of Police Chief - re: Full Stop Sign The Supervisor presented a memorandum addressed to her by the Police Chief under date of October 19th, 1971 request- ing the installation of a "Full Stop" sign on the driveway of Dunkin Donuts exiting on to Rockridge Road and the erec- tion of a temporary stanchion, as described in the memo- randum, at the intersection of Forest and North Chatsworth Avenues, which was herewith ordered received and filed for the record and upon Councilman Faiola's suggestion, referred to the Police Commission for recommendations in accordance with the usual custom. 3. Letter, Police Chief Lifrieri At the request of the Supervisor a letter addressed to her on October 19th, 1971 by Police Chief Louis Lifrieri of the Village of Mamaroneck was read and, upon her advising the Board that a copy had been forwarded to the Police Commission, it was decided that a copy be filed with the minutes of this meeting. Mrs. Helwig and the members of the Board joined in express- ing their thanks and appreciation to Police Chief Lifrieri for his letter highly complimenting Detective Ralph Perritano and other members of the Department on their fine performance in the discharge of their duties. The Councilmen -- Mr. Faiola -- 1. Letter, Dr. Roth re: Use of Garage at 1201 Palmer In accordance with Mr. Faiola's request, the Clerk read a - letter addressed to the Supervisor by Dr. Joseph M. Roth under date of October 14th, 1971, requesting permission for the Volunteer Ambulance Corps to house their ambulance in the garage on the Town Court property at 1201 Palmer Avenue and the use of a small room in the building for an office. This note also extended an invitation to the Supervisor and members of the Board to attend a meeting of the Volunteer Ambulance Corps on Friday evening, October 22nd at 8 P.M. - 10 - at the Weaver Street Firehouse. Councilman Faiola, in speaking to the request, said that he and the members of the Citizen Corps had made a study of several nearby highly successful volunteer units which had been in- corporated and proceeded independent of any government or politi- cal agency. He commended Dr. Roth highly on his indefatigable — efforts in working on this project and advised the Board of Dr. Norton's approval and his offer of the use of certain hospital facilities for some of the group training. When the — training involved was completed, Mr. Faiola said, those persons so trained would be "paramedics", adding that he would like to recommend to the Board that it help this dedicated group by granting the requests in Dr. Roth's letter, which he there- upon so moved. The motion was seconded by Councilman Nagel and following Councilman Vandernoot's question of whether the garage was large enough and Mr. Faiolds reply that it was long enough but it might have to have new doors, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that this Board hereby grants permission to the Volunteer Ambulance Corps to use the garage at the Court House at 1201 Palmer Avenue as a temporary facility to house the ambulance and a room in the building for an office. Not on Agenda Mr. Nagel -- 1. Questionnaire - Winthrop and Plymouth Streets Mr. Nagel stated that certainly all were aware of the time this Board had given the Winthrop Street-Plymouth Road and Kentucky Fried Chicken problem and said he would like to compliment Madam Supervisor on the very fine questionnaire she had developed and mailed to each resident of these two streets requesting their wishes on the items set forth therein concerning this matter. He expressed the hope that the resi- dents would respond -- thus letting the Board know where they stood -- and further expressed the hope that this type of questionnaire would serve as a model for future problems of this kind, a model which certainly earned a credo for the Supervisor. Mr. Vandernoot 1. Letter - Narcotics Guidance Council and Request for "Hot Line" on Town Envelopes Councilman Vandernoot presented a letter addressed to the Supervisor by the Narcotics Guidance Council under date of October 14th, 1971 reporting the engagement of Mr. John Whitlock of Mount Vernon as Projects Coordinator, together with a request for the "Hot Line" number to be stamped on all Town of Mamaroneck envelopes which were herewith ordered received and filed for the record. He commented on the fact that there had been a lot of talk about what the Council could do -- and what it couldn't do-- - 11 - G'r y remarking that our Council was one of the newest in the State and that it was experiencing growing pains during this period which certainly was to be expected. He observed further that only one of the original members of the Council was still serving and Mr. Vandernoot compli- mented most highly the fine work those original members had done as well as the terrific job performed by Dr. Margery Bernstein while she served as Chairman. He also called at- tention to the fact that the amount of money allotted to this Council by the State was second only to that allotted Yonkers, and concluded his remarks by observing that he personally believed that tangible results of the work of this Council would be clearly seen in the near future as the Council proceeded under the guidance and leadership of its new Chairman, Dr. Feuerbach, who already visited and met with each of the Council's various sections. As to Mrs. Donnelly's request for use of the "Hot Line" number on all Town envelopes, after stating that he could see no objection thereto, Mr. Vandernoot recommended it be granted which he then so moved. The motion was seconded by Councilman Nagel and it was thereupon so ordered by unani- mous vote of the Board. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the meeting, _ on motion duly made and seconded it was declared adjourned at 9:05 p.m. , to reconvene on November 10th, 1971. BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS The meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners was convened immediately upon the adjournment of the Town Board meeting. 1. Claims Upon presentation for authorization of payment by Commissioner Faiola and on his motion, seconded by Commissioner Nagel, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that the following Fire Department claims be and they hereby are approved, and the Supervisor and Comptroller authorized to pay the same out of the Fire Department budget: R. G. Brewer, Inc. $ 78.73 Dri Chem Extinguisher Co. 635.05 Frank's Fuel, Inc. 18.00 The Larchmont Print 28.50 McGuire Bros. , Inc. 15.00 New York Telephone Company 135.67 Suburban Communications, Inc. 77.50 Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 988.45 2. Communications a) Councilman Faiola reviewed a letter addressed to the Supervisor by Robert F. Duonola of R.D.Y13, Nichols - 12 - Street, Carmel, New York, complimenting and highly commend- ing Mr. James Laverty on his assistance to Mr. Duonola and his family when his car became disabled on the Thruway and following that at his own home on the very rainy Sunday afternoon of October 10th, which was herewith ordered re- ceived and filed as part of the record of this meeting. All of the members of the Board expressed their individual comments stating that Mr. Laverty should be congratulated and that he was an asset to the Fire Department and to the community. 3. Other Business a) The Fire Chief -- Chief Forti called attention to tomorrow night's Annual Fire Inspection, expressing the hope that all would be pres- ent on this auspicious and happy occasion. 4. Adjournment There being no further business to come before the meeting, on motion duly made and seconded, it was declared adjourned at 9:10 P.M. , to reconvene on November 10th, 1971. Tov Cle 13 -