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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1971_11_16 Town Board Minutes Notice of Special Meeting Town Board Town of Mamaroneck, N . Y . Pursuant to Section 62 of the Town Law, I hereby call a special meeting of the Town Board, to be held in the Council Room of the Weaver Street Fire House, Weaver Street, Town of Mamaroneck, at 8:15 p. m. on Wednesday, November 17th, 1971, to consider the following matters: 1. Acceptance of Fire Truck 2. Adoption of Bond Resolution 3. Fixing date for public hearing on installation of full stop sign on Rock Ridge Road 4. Reappointment to Planning Board Mr. G. Norman Blair 5. Such other business as may come before the Board. Christine e . Helwig Supervisor Dated: November 16th, 1971 b) W A I V E R of Notice of Special Meeting of the Town Board Town of Mamaroneck, N. Y. We, the undersigned, hereby waive all notice of the attached Notice of Special Meeting called by the Supervisor on November 17th, 1971, and consent that this meeting shall be held as stated therein. l Councilman ,r Councilma r" Councilman Councilman Dated: November 17th 1 9 7 1 MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK, HELD NOVEMBER 17th, 1971 IN THE COUNCIL ROOM OF THE WEAVER STREET FIRE HOUSE, WEAVER STREET, TOWN OF MAMARONECK. CALL TO ORDER The Supervisor called the meeting to order at 8:15 p. m. in ac- cordance with the Notice of Meeting and Waiver thereof hereto appended for the record. ROLL CALL Present: Supervisor Helwig Councilman Faiola Councilman Nagel Councilman Vandernoot Councilman Bloom Absent: None Also Present: Mr. Gronberg Mrs. Brewer Mr. Johnston Mr. Altieri 1. Acceptance of Fire Truck The Supervisor called on Councilman Faiola who in accordance with the recommendation of the Fire Council, moved acceptance of the truck and authorization for payment for same with the ex- ception of the sum of $2500. to be held in escrow pending com- pletion of certain painting and gold leaf lettering still to be done. The motion was seconded by Councilman Nagel and acceptance of the truck so ordered by unanimous vote of the Board. 2. Adoption of Bond Resolution Pursuant to memorandum of the Comptroller, dated November 17th, 1971, requesting adoption of a bond resolution for the purchase of the new truck, herewith presented and ordered re- ceived and filed for the record, the following resolution was of- fered by Councilman Vandernoot, who moved its adoption, sec- onded by Councilman Faiola, to-wit: BOND RESOLUTION DATED NOVEMBER 17, 1971. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $35, 000 SERIAL BONDS AND APPROPRIATING $40, 000 AVAILABLE CURRENT FUNDS OF FIRE DISTRICT NO. 1 OF THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK, TO PAY THE COST OF THE PURCHASE OF AN AERIAL LADDER TRUCK FOR SAID FIRE DISTRICT. -1- BE IT RESOLVED, by the Town Board of the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, acting as the Board of Fire Commissioners of Fire District No. 1 of said Town, as follows: Section 1. The specific object or purpose to be fi- nanced pursuant to this resolution is the purchase for and on behalf of Fire District No. 1 of the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, of an American La France 100 ft, rear mounted aerial ladder Chief., Section 2. The maximum estimated cost of such specific object or purpose is $77, 000, and the plan for the financing thereof is as follows: a) By an allowance of $2, 000 for the trade-in of a 1940 American LaFrance aerial ladder truck, with all equipment and appurten- anc e s; b) By the issuance of $35, 000 serial bonds of said Fire District, hereby authorized to be issued pursuant to the Local Finance Law; and c) By the expenditure of $40, 000 hereby ap- propriated therefor from the Surplus Ac- count of said Fire District, heretofore set aside for such purpose. Section 3. It is hereby determined that the period — of probable usefulness of the aforesaid specific object or purpose is ten years, pursuant to subdivision 27 of paragraph a of Section 11. 00 of the Local Finance Law. Section 4. The faith and credit of said Fire Dis- trict No. 1 of the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, are hereby irre- vocably pledged to the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same respec- tively become due and payable. An annual appro- priation shall be made in each year sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds be- coming due and payable in such year. There shall annually be levied on all the taxable real property in said Fire District a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same become due and payable. Section 5. Subject to the provisions of the Local Finance Law, the power to authorize the issuance of and to sell bond anticipation notes in anticipation of the issuance and sale of the serial bonds herein authorized, including renewals of such notes, is hereby delegated to the Supervisor of said Town, acting as the Fire District Treasurer of said Fire District. Such notes shall be of such terms, -2- form and contents, and shall be sold in such manner, as may be prescribed by said Supervisor, consistent with the provisions of the Local Finance Law. Section 6. The validity of such bonds may be con- tested only if: 1) Such bonds are authorized for an object or pur- pose for which said Fire District is not author- ized to expend money, or 2) The provisions of law which should be complied with at the date of publication of this resolution are not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such va- lidity is commenced within twenty days after the date of publication, or 3) Such bonds are authorized in violation of the pro- visions of the Constitution. Section 7. This resolution, which takes effect im- mediately, shall be published in full in The Daily Times, the official newspaper, together with a notice of the Town Clerk in substantially the form provided in Section 81. 00 of the Local Finance Law. The question of the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote on roll call, which resulted as follows: Councilman Bloom VOTING aye Councilman Vandernoot VOTING aye Councilman Nagel VOTING aye Councilman Faiola VOTING aye Supervisor Helwig VOTING aye The resolution was thereupon declared duly adopted. 3. Fixing Date for Public Hearing Installation of "Full Stop" Sign Following presentation of the Police Commission's recommen- dation for the installation of a "Full Stop" sign on Rock Ridge Road herewith ordered received and filed, in reply to the Su- pervisor's question as to fixing the date for hearing thereon, on motion by Councilman Vandernoot, seconded by Councilman Nagel, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that a public hearing be held by this Board at its next regular meeting on Wednesday evening, December 1st, 1971, for the purpose of considering amending Chapter II of the General -3- Ordinances of the Town of Mamaroneck so as to provide for the installation of a "Full Stop" sign going east on driveway of Dunkin Donuts at the intersection of Rock Ridge Road; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk be and he here- by is authorized and directed to publish notice of the aforesaid hearing as required by law in the official newspaper of the Town of Mamaroneck, The Daily Times. 4. Reappointment to Planning Board Mr. G. Norman Blair The Supervisor advised the Board of the expiration of Mr. Blair's term of office on the Planning Board and of his willingness to con- tinue to serve, inquiring the Board's pleasure on his reappointment. Whereupon the Board unanimously moved his reappointment with great pleasure and after expressing its thanks and appreciation for his many years of unexcelled service and its gratitude that he was willing to continue, adopted the following resolution: RESOLVED, that G. Norman Blair be and he hereby is reappointed a member of the Plan- ning Board of the Town of Mamaroneck, to serve for a term of office of five (5) years, effective as of July 7th, 1971 and terminat- ing July 6th, 1976; and be it further RESOLVED, that Mr. Blair be notified of his reappointment and of the sentiments ex- pressed by the members of the Board both on his past service and on his willingness to continue to so serve the community. 5. Other Business a) Flood Control - Sheldrake River Dr. Alan Mason of 482 Weaver Street reported briefly on the meeting held yesterday in the Supervisor's office with a group of residents affected and members of the Town staff, expres- sing thanks to all concerned. Mrs. Helwig, in turn, expressed to Dr. Mason the Board's appreciation of the tremendous amount of work done and time given by him and many residents of the area. Both the Supervisor and Dr. Mason in speaking of the meeting particularly remarked on the helpfulness of Mr. Kellogg, En- gineer of the Village of Larchmont, and Mr. Widulski, Town Engineer. -4- b) Recreation Salary Authorizations Pursuant to recommendation of the Recreation Commission and memorandum of November 10th, 1971 herewith pre- sented and ordered received and filed, on motion by Coun- cilman Bloom, seconded by Councilman Nagel, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that the following persons be and they hereby are employed by the Recreation Department of the Town of Mamaroneck, to serve in the capacity set forth , effective on the date stated and compensated as listed herebelow: Paul Rixon, Rec. Attendant - Hommocks Pool, effective 11-1-71, $1. 85 per hour; Wayne Pollak, Rec. Assistant - Hom- mocks Pool, effective October 9, 1971, $2, 00 per hour. c) Purchase of Highway Radio Equipment The Supervisor presented Mr. Don Gillick of Suburban Com- munications who had requested an audience with the Board at this time regarding the award of the bid for the Highway Radio equipment to Motorola rather than to Suburban, the low bidder. Mr. Gillick thanked the Board for this opportunity and then went over at some length and in some detail various matters and items relating to this matter - such as the drawing of the "tailor-made" specifications on a Motorola basis, the fact that the "Squelch Control" would be just as effective on G. E. equipment (carried by Suburban) as it was on Motorola in spite of all assertions to the contrary, whether the award of this bid at a higher cost was a legitimate use of taxpayers' money, etc. Following further discussion of the above by the members of the Board, the Attorney and Mr. Gillick, the Supervisor explained that the Board had once again reviewed all phases of this bid and award at this evening's Pre-Board meeting and had decided that it had awarded the bid to the low bidder who had met the specifications. This, she stated, seemed to her to conclude the matter although the Board could ap- preciate Mr. Gillick's concern - whereupon after thanking the Board for its time and courtesy in hearing him, Mr. Gillick advised the.Board that he was still dissatisfied but agreed that there seemed to be nothing more to say now. d) Mr. Theodore Utz - 8 Park Hill Lane Mr. Utz, upon recognition, addressed the Board on the mat- ter of Town acceptance of Park Hill Lane as a public street or highway, inquiring why this had not been done? Mrs. Helwig referred the question of whether it had ever -5- Y A been accepted to the Attorney who replied that it had not. Mr. Utz called to the Board's attention that Mr. Sumetz had completed all of the requirements to the best of his know- ledge and asked whether it should not be dedicated so that the residents would receive proper services ? The Supervisor then asked Mr. Utz whether there had been any interruption or cessation of services at any time? Mr. Utz replied that there had not been - but reiterated that since Mr. Sumetz, the developer, was finished, he would like to see the street accepted. Councilman Faiola stated that he believed that what Mr. Utz was saying was that there had been problems in the past -- not now -- and that he would like to be sure that the services would continue. He then suggested that the mat- ter be referred to Mr. Widulski and Mr. Aitchison and if all was in order, that the street be accepted at the next meeting of the Board or immediately upon certification by the Engineer and Highway Supertendent, which was so directed. Adjournment And thereupon since in reply to the Supervisor's query there was no further business to come before the Board, on mo- tion duly made and seconded, the meeting was declared ad- journed at 8:50 p. m. T n C rk -6-