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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1971_11_10 Town Board Regular Minutes n$ MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK, HELD NOVEMBER 10th, 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. Johnston - Town Attorney Mr. Aitchison - Highway Superintendent Mr. Altieri - Comptroller Mr. Widulski - Town Engineer APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the regular meetings of October 6th and October 20th, 1971 were presented and on motion duly made and seconded, those of October 6th were approved as cor- rected and those of October 20th, approved as submitted. BID OPENINGS 1. Sidewalks 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 state- ments had been signed: Bidder Bid Michael J. Rossi $ 22,005. Contracting Corp. Louis Petrillo, Inc. 38,520. J. Bilotta Construction Corp. 19,300. Area Paving Corp. 47,250. _ 1 _ On motion by Councilman Nagel, seconded by Councilman Faiola, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that this Board hereby accepts the bid of the low bidder, to-wit that of J. Bilotta Construction Corporation, in the amount of $19,300. for sidewalk repairs or replacement at various locations within the Town, in accordance with the specifications set forth in the Notice for Bids, --- provided that upon examination by the Engineer, Highway Superintendent, Comptroller and Attorney, said bid is found to be satisfactory in all re- spects; and be it further RESOLVED, the Clerk be and he hereby is directed to return the bid checks or bid bonds to all but the successful bidder. 2. Passenger Car There were no bids submitted for the passenger car. PRESENTATION OF 1972 TENTATIVE BUDGET (Departmental Requests) The Clerk read into the record a letter addressed to the members of the Town Board by the Supervisor presenting a summary of the recommended expenditures and anticipated revenue for 1972 which represented the requests of Town Departments and negotiation results, which was therewith ordered received and filed as part of the record of this meeting. The Supervisor then briefly outlined the procedure of budget presentation under the new law effective January 1st, 1971, calling to attention that although this tentative budget represented salary adjustments as negotiated with three of the four unions, the Budget Committee did not at this time know whether the agreements reached would be satisfactory to the President's Pay Board. Mrs. Helwig further stated that she would review this summary which was subject to any changes resulting from questions or comments by the Board„ and which, following such amendment if any, the Board must adopt this evening this tentative budget as presented or as amended, as the preliminary budget for 1972. During review of the summarization under General Fund - Town Outside Villages, the Supervisor presented a letter addressed to her by the Police Commission under date of November 9th, 1971 requesting an additional patrolman thus bringing the force to 38. This, she pointed out, would of course necessi- tate an adjustment increase in the figure of $11,887.00 to -- $24,887.00, or an increase of 19 cents per $1,000, in that department's tax rate, were this the Board's pleasure. And thereupon since there were no further comments, in response to her query, Councilman Faiola moved that the request for the additional patrolman be granted and the General Fund - Town outside Villages Police Department appropriation be so �nen'Td, 2 _ This motion was seconded by Councilman Bloom, whereupon prior to vote, Councilman Nagel observed that while he did not know whether taxes were included in the freeze, he did know that if his computations were correct the two Villages were being increased by approximately 40%, whereas the Unincorporated Area was being increased less than ap- proximately 10%, and that for this reason since he considered any such increase in the Town-wide tax rate to the Villages inequitable, he would vote against the proposed amendment. In reply to his comment, the Chair agreed that the proposed 72 cents per $1,000. increase in the Town-wide tax rate from $1.55 in 1971 to $2.27 in 1972 was high but pointed out that this proposed amendment would not affect the Villages since it pertained only to Town Outside Villages. Mrs. Helwig then inquired whether there were any further questions or comments and since not, asked the Board's pleasure on the motion, whereupon the following resolution was adopted by unanimous vote of the Board: RESOLVED, that the tentative budget of the Town of Mamaroneck for the year 1972 as presented herewith be and it hereby is amended by increas- ing the first item, "Police", under General Fund - Town Outside Villages, from $11,887.00 to $24,887.00, or an increase of 19 cents per $1,000. in the Gen- eral Fund - Town Outside Villages (Unincorporated Area) tax rate for the purpose of providing one additional patrolman in accordance with the recommendation of the Police Commission. Councilman Nagel then reiterated his previous objection to the high Town-wide tax rate recalling that the Villagers had to pay in addition to a higher Village tax rate than Unin- corporated Area tax rate, a General Town-wide tax. The Supervisor conceded that while this was true, the Villages received a higher per capita State aid which almost doubled that received by the Unincorporated Area and Councilman Bloom at this point called to attention that the reason for this 72 cents per $1,000, increase was probably because formerly the Town-wide rate had been far too low. At this point Councilman Faiola stated that one day a member of this Board would simply move for consolidation and ask the Villages of Larchmont and Mamaroneck whether they wanted to join the Town. Councilman Vandernoot then stated that he felt it might be time to put the consolidation question to a referendum in order to determine the exact feelings of all concerned, add- ing that it was his personal thinking that the Villages were getting a bargain rate for the services they received for the General Town-wide tax they paid. Councilman Bloom referred to a new committee, the formation of which had been proposed in order to look into this very --- problem, recalling that although the Supervisor had written to both of the Villages he had not heard of word having been received from either Village as of this date. 3 - 3"1 The Supervisor after inquiring whether there were any further comments stated that since there were not, the Chair would entertain a motion for the adoption of the preliminary budget for 1972 if the Board was ready for the question. Whereupon on motion by Councilman Bloom, seconded by Council- man Faiola, the following resolution was offered: RESOLVED, that this Town Board does hereby approve as the preliminary budget of this Town for the fiscal year beginning on the first day of January 1972, the itemized statement of estimated revenues and expendi- tures as amended,hereto attached and made a part of this resolution; and be it further RESOLVED, that such preliminary budget shall be filed in the office of the Town Clerk, where it shall be available for inspection by an interested person at all reasonable hours; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk give Notice of such public hearing in the manner provided in Section 108 of the Town Law, and that such Notice be published and posted in substantially the following form: Public Notice Notice is Hereby Given, that the preliminary budget of the Town of Mamaroneck, New York, consisting of the estimated revenues and expenditures for the year 1972, has been completed and filed in the Office of the Town Clerk of said Town, where the same may be examined by any person interested therein, and that a public hearing thereon will be held by and before the Town Board of said Town on Wednesday, December 15th, 1971, at 8:15 p.m. , in the Auditorium of the Weaver Street Firehouse, Weaver Street, Town of Mamaroneck, New York, at which time and place all those who appear and are interested will be given an opportunity to be heard with respect to said preliminary budget, or any part or item thereof. Please Take Further Notice, that the proposed salaries of the members of the Town Board are as follows : Supervisor - $8,000. ; Town Council- men (4) - $3,000, each; that the proposed salary of the Town Clerk is $13,820. ; and that the preliminary budget is as follows: - 4 - Summary of Preliminary Budget Estimated Appropriation Revenues Tax Levy GENERAL FUND Town Wide $852,188.00 $493,787.00 $358,401.00 Town Outside 917,109.00 45,255.00 871,854.00 Villages HIGHWAY FUND Items 1, 2, 3, 428,358.00 57,800.00 370,558.00 4 and 5 SPECIAL DISTRICTS Garbage 295,682.00 -- 295,682.00 Water 49,385.00 29,385.00 20,000.00 Street Lighting 33,312.00 -- 33,312,00 Sewer 134,326.00 24,518.00 109,808,00 Park 87,900.00 4,000.00 83,900.00 Fire 300,008.00 -- 300,008.00 By Order of the Town Board Charles J. Gronberg Town Clerk and be it further RESOLVED, that such Notice shall be published in the following newspaper having general circulation within the Town: The Mamaroneck Daily Times, on 'December 7th, 1971. Upon roll call, the vote on the foregoing resolution was as follows : Supervisor Helwig voting aye Councilman Faiola " aye Councilman Vandernoot aye Councilman Bloom " aye Councilman Nagel " nay (objection to amount of General Fund - Town-wide tax increase) The preliminary budget for the year 1972 was therefore duly declared adopted by a majority vote of four ayes to one nay. The Supervisor then proposed that a meeting be held on November 29th to which all Civic Associations and the general public be invited for the purpose of discussing the proposed preliminary budget with a slide presentation preceding the discussion. The formal public hearing on the adoption of the budget, she said, must be held on or before the 15th of Decem- ber and recommended that date for this year's hearing. She -- explained that for the first time under the new law governing budget procedure the preliminary budget could be either raised or lowered prior to adoption of the annual budget which must be done by midnight on December 20th. Copies of the detailed preliminary budget as adopted would now be prepared by the 5 - Comptroller and available to all interested parties in the office of the Town Clerk hopefully by the 24th of November. OLD BUSINESS 1. Report on Radio Equipment Bid Award The Chair announced that item 1 would be passed over this evening. NEW BUSINESS 1. Request for Correction of Assessment Pursuant to memorandum addressed to the Board by the Assessor under date of November 4th, 1971 herewith pre- sented and ordered received and filed, on motion by Councilman Faiola, seconded by Councilman Nagel, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that pursuant to Subdivision #1, Section 557 of the Westchester County Admin- istrative Code, this Board hereby authorizes that the Assessment Roll of the Town of Mamaroneck for the year 1971-1972, for taxes 1972, be corrected as follows : From: Block Parcel Name '& Address Land Imp Total 615 116 Ramon Riveros & W $5,700 $2,600 $8,300 61 Sherwood Drive Larchmont, New York To: Block Parcel Name '& Address Land Imp Total 615 116 Ramon Riveros & W $3,100 $1,300 $4,400 61 Sherwood Drive Larchmont, New York 2. Salary Authorization - Secretary, Conservation Advisory Committee Pursuant to memorandum of the Comptroller, dated November 4th, 1971, herewith presented and ordered received and filed, on motion by Councilman',Faiola, seconded by Councilman Bloom, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that Barbara Evangelista be and she hereby is appointed Secretary to the Conservation Advisory Committee, effective October 1971, and to be compensated at the rate of $20.00 per meeting. - 6 - 3. Authorization for Emergency Overtime a) Police Pursuant to memorandum of the Police Commission under date of October 26th, 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 as approved by the Board of Police Commissioners, this Board hereby authorizes payment of Emergency Overtime Compensation to the following officers of the Town of Mamaroneck Police Department for the number of hours set forth for each cover- ing the period from August 20th to October 24th, 1971: Name Hours Lt. Starapoli 8 Sgt. Bakker 12 " Federice 8 IT Silvestri 9 Det. Sgt. Barasch 14 Det. Mahoney 2 " Mulcahy 10 it Perritano 9 Ptl. Adamo z of Ambrosovitch 1z if Baumblatt 8 IT Coy i It Diamond 9 " Fuller 8 IT Giacomo '.. 2 -- IT Greenstein 8 " Hutcheon z " LeViness 22 " Mosiello 11 " Nardelli i " Passafume z Total 123 b) Fire Pursuant to memorandum of the Fire Chief under date of October 27th, 1971, herewith presented and ordered re- ceived and filed for the record, on motion by Council- man Vandernoot, seconded by Councilman Nagel, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that as approved by the Fire Chief, this Board hereby authorizes payment of Emergency Over- time Compensation to the following Firement of the Town of Mamaroneck Fire Department for the num- ber of hours set forth for each covering the period from August 25th to October 26th, 1971: Name Hours Lt. F. Felice 10 " J. Garofalo 12 " S. Garofalo 4 Fireman N. Soriano 10 " C. Mirande 2 " F. Carpino 10 _ 7 _ Name Hours Fireman J. Laverty 24 if N. Wilson 14 if K. Valle 2 if H. Newman 10 R. Baron 2 B. Callahan 58 " M. Rappaport 82 Total 240 4. Transfer of Funds', (266 Bedford Co.) Following the Supervisor's explanation that the need for this transfer resulted from an unusual proceedure followed in the certiorari award to 266 Bedford Company, and pursuant to memorandum addressed to the Board by the Comptroller under date of November 10th, 1971 herewith presented and ordered received and filed for the record, on motion by Councilman Bloom, seconded by Councilman Vandernoot, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that this Board hereby author- izes the following transfer of funds within the 1971 Budget and Surplus Funds: From General Town Surplus A/C 501 $12,000.00 To General Town Appropriation $12,000.00 A/C 601 (Unclassified Refund of Town Taxes - '266 Bedford Co.) 5. Extension of Temporary C.O. 16 North Chatsworth Avenue Pursuant to memorandum of the Building Inspector addressed to the Board under date of November 10th, 1971 herewith presented and ordered received and filed, on motion by Councilman Faiola, seconded by Councilman Vandernoot, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that this Board hereby authorizes the Building Inspector to extend the period of the Certificate of occupancy granted to Monterey Realty Company for a period of 30 days from November 28th, 1971 to December 28th, 1971. COMMUNICATIONS 1. Notice of Meeting - Board of Appeals, Village of Larchmont The Attorney, to whom this Notice had been referred, advised the Board that the application was for a swimming pool permit in the Pryer Manor section of Larchmont Village which required no action by this Board and was therefore ordered received and filed. 8 - THE SUPERVISOR The Supervisor at this time asked whether anyone at the meeting had anything they wished to call to the Board's attention, whereupon the following persons addressed the Board: Mr. Harry Ekizian - 8 Prince Willows Lane Mr. Ekizian explained that he and a group of his neighbors, all members of the Prince Willows Association, had met one evening recently to discuss the quality of the water in their area and had found that all were bothered by the same problems - namely, the quality of the water which had gone from poor to bad, and the pressure drops which had caused great dissatis- faction throughout the area. He stated further that although Mr. Straub had been called repeatedly during the past year, no relief to either condition had been effected as of this date. Dr. Walter Berdon - 2 Prince Willows Lane Dr. Berdon stated that all of this trouble had occurred after the installation of the mains and the switch from the Scarsdale water to Westchester Joint Water Works had taken place, and he outlined three points which he said seemed to him to be of major concern as follows : 1. A real drop in the pressure of such degree that it could be extremely dangerous to fire control, to say nothing of greatest inconvenience to home own- ers who could no longer take a shower and run a dishwasher at the same time for instance. 2. The appearance of the water, periodically dark brown or rust colored, which while it might not constitute any health hazard, was certainly extremely unpleasant to look at and worse to drink. 3. The existence of an extremely unpleasant taste at all times regardless of the water's color. The Supervisor explained that this matter technically should come before the Water Board rather than this Board, but stated that as Chairman of that Board she would certainly check out each of the items mentioned adding that the next meeting of the Water Board was on the 18th of November at which she hoped it would be possible for either Mr. Ekizian or Dr. Berdon or both to be present. Mrs. Janet Clark - 11 Mohegan Road Mrs. Clark, after remarking on Mr. Nagel's comment on the in- crease in the Town-wide tax, and noting that he was scheduled to discuss the Mamaroneck Village winter tennis program later under his report on the agenda, asked whether this matter could not be discussed now and whether something could not be done so as to have the Town participate in the program? The Chair assented to this request, and after observing that - 9 - 16� the establishment of !a coordinating committee had been being discussed for some years and that if there had been one, there probably would not have been this problem now, asked Mr. Stahr, Chairman of the Recreation Commission, to explain the Town's position. Mr. Stahr stated that the Commission had not rejected the par- ticipation invitation''but had made some recommendations for ad- ministering the program and had requested further consultation about sharing of costs, referring to the Commission's concern about the lack of even a token registration fee and the cost to be charged to both the Town and Larchmont Village, namely 100% of the financial cost. The Supervisor added then that the Board had not had enough time to consider Town participation before the deadline date for reply given it by the Village, and particularly so since favorable action would have necessitated an appropriation which was not in the Town budget. Further, she remarked on the different philosophy of the Town and Village in that the Town did not levy taxes to support recreation programs limited to only a part of the community's residents. Councilman Nagel said, "it is important to work out some arrangement with the Village so there will not be a cleavage among students of the community" and offered a motion that the Recreation Commission and Superintendent of Recreation re-examine their position and come up with an arrangement which would permit equal opportunity for all students to en- joy this program. The motion was seconded by Councilman Bloom and the following resolution thereupon unanimously adopted: RESOLVED, that the Mamaroneck Town Board, Recrea- tion Commission and Superintendent of Recreation reconsider the winter tennis program sponsored by the Village of Mamaroneck to determine if an arrangement can be developed which will be mutu- ally satisfactory so as to permit the students residing in the Unincorporated Area of the Town of Mamaroneck to enjoy equal opportunity for tennis instruction. Councilman Bloom then moved that a meeting of the three municipalities be called soon to decide on: 1st - Publication of the updated County Recreation Report; 2nd - Participation in the Mamaroneck Village winter tennis program; and 3rd - Permanent establishment of a Recreation Coordinating Committee. This motion was seconded by Councilman Nagel and thereupon unanimously so adopted. Mr. Nagel also proposed that the Joint Municipal Survey Committee which was meeting on November 23rd set a date for public discussion of the Cresap report, explaining that the - 10 - firm had given verbal consent (to be confirmed by letter) for the report's release and use by the municipalities. Mr. Emanuel S. Warshauer - 30 Doris Lane Mr. Warshauer, upon recognition, explained that he was the newly elected President of the Prince Willows Association and inquired about the repaving of Griffen Avenue. He stated that the entire road was in horrible condition and needed _ repair and he further'', suggested that careful consideration be given the installation of a bicycle path along the Town-owned side of the street. He then said he believed that the repav- ing had been discussed for several years and inquired what had happened? The Supervisor called', on the Highway Superintendent who stated that the new drains would be installed within the next week or so and Mrs. Helwig advised Mr. Warshauer that the Town would take a look at the right-of-way and would give the subject of a bicycle path and the road improvement serious consideration. REPORTS The Town Clerk -- The Clerk presented the following reports which were ordered received and filed: Report of the Receiver of Taxes and Assessments --- for the month of ''October 1971. Report of the Building and Plumbing Inspector -- for the month of 'October 1971. Report of the Westchester Shore Humane Society for the month of ''October 1971. Report of the Municipal Dog Patrol for the month of October ''1971. Financial Report for the year ending December 30th, 1970 submitted by Glick-Freedman & Meckler, Certified Public Accountants. The Supervisor -- 1. County Hearing on Solid Waste Disposal November 13th, 1971 The Supervisor reported that she had forwarded to each member of the Board a copy of the letters received from the Conserva- tion Advisory Committee and Mrs. Dee Topol under dates of November 5th and 6th respectively re the proposed County solid waste disposal '!contract. She further advised that she would attend the Hearing on Saturday morning and'', present on behalf of the Town a State- ment to the Board of Legislators which would, among other things, express concern about the following points and request time for further study: _ 11 - 1. If the proposed contract were signed, to what extent would Towns and Villages be bound into it? 2. Since the Croton facility was needed in the first five-year period, what would have to be agreed to by local municipalities? 3. What method of funding the contract payments to be adopted? Councilman Faiola referring to Mrs. Topol's remarks re voluntary recycling programs stated that the Town's efforts to cooperate with volunteer citizen groups in this direction had not been too successful, citing both the glass recycling program and the paper pick-up. The Supervisor stated that she believed most people agreed that there would be a 5 to 10 year period preceding such technological advances and solutions as to be able to cover all recycling programs and that the Croton facility would certainly be needed during this period. Councilman Bloom asked whether there was any assumption in the report about a complete recycling program within this 5 to 10 year period - to which the Supervisor replied that provisions for continued recycling study and cancellation if and when were included in the report. Mr. Nagel then stated that this was indeed a very sophisti- cated question and asked whether the Conservation Advisory Committee was able to give any advice to the Board? Mr. Bloom replied that the Committee had discussed the subject at some length and had requested that the County be urged to see that "outs" were provided in the contract pend- ing recycling developments and technological advances. The Supervisor said that she had found nothing in the report which stated that the municipalities were involved -- but certainly it was to be assumed that they were. She referred to the County-wide tax the users would pay -- not only for waste disposal at Croton but the charge to be levied for development as well. Mr. Bloom referred to the major private and public study and research programs presently being conducted on finding answers to all recycling processes and stated that he felt there was every reason to believe such answers would be forthcoming wihin a 5-year period. The Supervisor, in accord with the Board's thinking, said her Statement Saturday would request more time for study of the proposal and that the contract provide suitable terms for cancellation at reasonable periods - - such as five or ten year intervals -- pending recycling developments during that time. 2. Safety Committee Meeting The Supervisor reported briefly on the Safety Committee meet- ing in Dr. Norwood's office on November 5th, advising the Board that a new petition had been presented by the Murray Avenue P.T.A. for a light at the Forest and Weaver Street intersection. - 12 - She stated that consideration was being given to applying for the kind of light that is controlled by the School Guard such as that at Addison and Chatsworth Avenues, in Larchmont Village and advised that the traffic experts from the Automobile Association were coming to submit recommend- ations which in turn', she would report to the Board. The Councilmen -- Mr. Faiola -- 1. Letter, New York Fire Insurance Rating Organization Mr. Faiola called attention to the receipt of a letter from the New York Fire Insurance Rating Organization on November 8th, a copy of which had been forwarded to each member of the Board for his information, advising that the long awaited in- spection of the Fire District would start on November 30th. He recounted briefly the tremendous amount of work done in this area during the past five to six years, and expressed the hope that the inspection would result in a substantial reduction in fire rates for the District. Not on Agenda 1. New Fire Truck Mr. Faiola reported the receipt of a letter from the Fire Council under date of November 9th, 1971 recommending acceptance of the new aerial truck and payment therefor with the exception of an amount of $2,500.00 to be held in escrow for equipment not yet received which was herewith ordered received and !filed for the record. The Supervisor stated that she understood there were some things that had to be done prior to paying for the truck. Mr. Faiola agreed that this was so but said he understood everything could be ready for the Board to authorize such payment within the next few days and suggested that a meeting be called next Wednesday evening for this purpose. The Fire Chief said this would cause a problem and requested acceptance at this time if possible inasmuch as Norwich, where the old truck was going, had requested delivery this Sunday. The Board advised the Chief that it could not accom- modate this request but would make every effort to hold a brief meeting next Wednesday as Councilman Faiola had just suggested or sooner were it possible to do so. Mr. Vandernoot -- 1. Apportionments Upon presentation of the following apportionments, on motion by Councilman Vandernoot, seconded by Councilman Faiola, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: WHEREAS, the Assessor has presented petitions for the correction of the assessment roll for certain - 13 - years pursuant to the provisions of Section 557, Article 16 of the Westchester County Tax Law; and WHEREAS, after due consideration, this Board finds it desirable to grant said petition for the correction of said assessment roll; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the assessment roll of 1970-1971, taxes of 1971, which shows property now appearing on the rolls as follows : Block Parcel Name Land Imp. Total 224 138 William T. Mashler & W. $4,200. $16,300. $20,500. be corrected as follows in accordance with the provisions of subdivision 5 of Section 557: Block Parcel Name Land Imp. Total 224 138 William T. Mashler & W. $4,000. $16,300. $20,300. 224 1100 John A. Carlton & W. 200. -- 200. and be it further RESOLVED, that the assessment roll of 1970-1971, taxes of 1971, which shows property now appearing on the rolls as follows : Block Parcel Name Land Imp. Total 961 185 Stanley H. Quittmann $29,800. -- $29,800. be corrected as follows in accordance with the provisions of subdivision 5 of Section 557: Block Parcel Name Land Imp. Total 961 185 Stanley H. Quittmann $22,500. -- $22,500. 961 153 Harvey Picker 7,300. -- 7,300. and be it further RESOLVED, that the assessment roll of 1970-1971, taxes of 1971, which shows property now appearing on the rolls as follows: Block Parcel Name Land Imp. Total 126 485 Rose Marie Slyper $10,800. $13,000. $23,800. be corrected as follows in accordance with the provisions of subdivision 5 of Section 557: Block Parcel Name , Land Imp. Total 126 485 Rose Marie Slyper $ 6,800. $13,000. $19,800. 126 499 Carl Tortorella & W. 4,000. -- 4,000. - 14 - T;,cy F' 2. Appointment - Mrs. Janice Towers Narcotics Guidance Council For the Board's information, Mr. Vandernoot stated that he was indeed pleased to announce that the Narcotics Guidance Council had been fortunate enough to be able to secure the services of Mrs. Janice Towers as Secretary. He commented on her excellent background and training for this post, with Mr. Nagel adding his hearty commendations to Mr. Vandernoot's remarks since he, too, was well acquainted with Mrs. Towers. Mr. Nagel -- 1. Cresap, Mc Cormick & Paget Mr. Nagel advised the Board that the Joint Survey Committee was scheduled to meet on the 23rd of this month and would try to arrange some kind of public meeting. He stated that he thought all three municipalities deserved an opportunity to see the whole report and hoped such an arrangement could be planned on the 23rd. 2. Tennis Program (Discussed previously) 3. Recommendation for Appointment To Library Board - Mr. Arthur Bellaire Mr. Nagel recalled to the Board the loss of the Town's excellent representative, Stanley E. Zimmerman, from the Library Board of Trustees due to his moving, but advised that he had a replacement to propose, namely Arthur Bellaire of 19 York Road. He then presented a resume of his background and experience which so particularly qualified him to serve in this post, stressing his kind of expertise -in the merchand- ising and advertising field, thereupon moving his recommenda- tion for appointment by the Larchmont Library Board of Trustees. Councilman Faiola with great pleasure seconded the motion stat- ing that he knew Arthur Bellaire as well as Carl did and that he would indeed be a splendid addition to that Board, and thereupon it was unanimously resolved that Mr. Bellaire be recommended for appointment by the Board of Trustees of the Larchmont Library. Not on Agenda Mr. Bloom -- 1. Environmental Task Force Mr. Bloom said in view of Mr. Faiola's reference to the not too long-lived volunteer glass and paper recycling programs instituted under the Environmental Quality Task Force that he would like to call the Board's attention to the fact that the Task Force had been established pursuant to law for the express purpose of studying the community's environmental problems and submitting recommendations in its report to this Board as to - 15 - "I. how best they could be handled. 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 December 1st, 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 Vandernoot, 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: American Insurance Association $199,64 Con Edison of New York 5.00 Con Edison of New York 180.80 Excelsior Garage & Machine Works 355.15 Dominick J. Forti 15.00 Household Kerosene Co. 28.00 I & T Plumbing & Heating Co. , Inc. 16.10 Larchmont Glass & Mirror Co. 30.00 Humble Oil & Refining Co. 40.55 Anthony N. Librandi 86.50 Mobil Oil Co. 57.37 New York Telephone Co. 12.32 Signacon Controls, Inc. 128.77 Suburban Restaurant Supply, Inc. 13.95 Village Paint Supply 30.64 Ward LaFrance Truck Corp. 12.20 Westchester Joint Water Works 5,021.25 New York Telephone Co. 12.32 Total. . .. . . . . . . . . . . $6,245.56 2. Report Commissioner Faiola presented the Fire Report for the month of October 1971, which was ordered received and filed for the record. 3. Other Business a) Fire at Larchmont Gables Commissioner Faiola reported on the serious fire at Larchmont - 16 - Gables Apartments this afternoot, highly commending the Chief and department on its excellence in fighting the fire and executing rescue operations for three persons, one of whom was in serious condition. b) Approval of Fire Expert for 16 No. Chatsworth Avenue The Chief reported that the Council had approved the recom- mendation of Monterey Realty Corporation for the engagement of Mr. Clarence J. Winquist as safety expert to determine the accessibility of fire apparatus into the interior court of Building B, Chatsworth Gardens Apartments, 16 North Chatsworth Avenue. c) Exterior Painting The Chief reported that the painting of the exterior of the Weaver Street Firehouse had now been completed. 4. Adjournment There being no further business to come before the meeting, on motion duly made and seconded, it was declared adjourned at 9:20 p.m. , to reconvene on December lst, 1971. T Cler - 17 -