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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1961_11_15 Town Board Minutes MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK, HELD NOVEMBER 15th, 1961, 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. ROLL CALL Present; Supervisor Burchell Councilman Kane Councilman Brush Councilwoman Helwig Councilman Cook Absent; None Also Present; Mr. Gronberg - Town Clerk Mr. Orsino - Receiver of Taxes Mr, Kellogg - Town Engineer Mr. Altieri - Town Accountant Mr, McEvoy - Assessor Mr, Paonessa - Building Inspector Mr. Schmidt - Fire Chief Mr. Viebranz - Secretary, Police Commission Mrs, Brewer - Secretary APPROVAL OF MINUTES On motion duly made and seconded, the minutes of the regular meeting of September 5th, 1961 were approved as submitted, PRESENTATION OF PRELIMINARY BUDGET, 1962 The Supervisor presented the preliminary budget for 1962, prepared by the Board from the requisitions submitted by each department, together with a transmittal letter ex- plaining in some detail the recommendations contained therein. Whereupon, following discussion, on motion by Councilman Brush and seconded by Councilwoman Helwig, it was unani- mously RESOLVED, that this Town Board does hereby pre- pare and approve as the preliminary budget of this Town for the fiscal year beginning on the 1st day of January, 1962, the itemized statement of estimated revenues and expenditures hereto attached andmade a part of this resolution; and be it 7 FURTHER RESOLVED, that such preliminary budget shall be filed in the office of the Town Clerk, where it shall be available for inspection by any interested person at all reasonable hours; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Board shall meet at 8;15 p.m. on the 6th day of December, 1961, for the purpose of holding a public hearing upon such --- preliminary budget; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk give notice of such public hearing in the manner provided in Section 113 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 Prelim- inary Budget of the Town of Mamaroneck, New York, consisting of the estimated revenues and expenditures for the year 1962, has been completed and filed inthe 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 beheld by and before the Town Board of said Town on Wed- nesday, December 6th, 1961, at 8.15 p.m. in the Council Room of the Weaver Street Firehouse, Wea- ver Street, Town of Mamaroneck, New York, at which time and place all those who appear and are in- terested will be given an opportunity to be heardwith respect to said Preliminary Budget or any part or item thereof. Please take further notice that the pro- posed salaries of the members of the Town Board are as follows: Supervisor - $7500. , Town Council- men (4) - $2400, each: that the proposed salary of the Town Clerk is $8471. ; that the proposed salary of the Town Superintendent of Highways is $8250, : that the proposed salary of the Town Attorney is $9011. : that the proposed salary of the Town En- gineer is $8800. : and that the Preliminary Budget is as follows: Summary of Preliminary Budget Estimated Appropriation Revenues Tax Levy General Fund Town Wide 269, 174 265, 006 4, 168 Part Town 317, 497 9, 100 308, 397 Highway Fund Items 1, 2, 3, 4 184, 702 24, 880 159, 822 Special Districts Garbage 117, 3Z7 5, 826 111, 501 Estimated Appropriation Revenues Tax Levy Special Districts (con'd) Water 73, 245 73, 245 -0- Street Lighting Z9, 350 1, 500 Z7, 850 Sewer 97, 455 500 96, 955 Park 51, 953 -0- 51,953 Fire 120, 704 2, 500 118, 204 By Order of the Town Board Charles J. Gronberg Dated: November 15, 1961 Town Clerk and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that such notice shall be pub- lished twice in the following newspaper having general circulation within the Town: The Mamaroneck Daily Times, the first publication to be on or before the 25th day of November, 1961, and the second publication on any day subsequent thereto and before the day of such hearing, a) Resolution Deleting "Publicity Fund" Item Since there was no "Publicity Fund" item included in the 1962 budget and the Attorney advised that deletion of same was subject to permissive referendum, on motion by Councilman Kane and seconded by Councilman Brush, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that the appropriation for the "Pub- licity Fund" pursuant to Section 64, subdivision 14 of the Town Law, be and it hereby is deleted from the 1962 budget; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that this resolution is adopted subject to permissive referendum in accor- dance with Town Law; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that in accordance with law, the Clerk be and he hereby is authorized to publish in the official newspaper of the Town of Mamaroneck, The Daily Times, notice of the adoption of the fore- going resolution, subject to permissive referendum in accordance with Town Law, OLD BUSINESS 1. Report - Larchmont Acres and Larchmont Gardens The Clerk presented a written report submitted by the En- gineer and Building Inspector under today's date stating that the violations had been corrected at Larchmont Acres and that progress was being made at Larchmont Gardens but required constant checking, which was ordered received and filed. The Board directed the Building Inspector and Engineer to continue their inspections and report thereon at each meet- ing of the Board. NEW BUSINESS (Not on Agenda) 1. Petition - (Laurel Avenue Area) The Clerk presented a petition, signed by residents of the area bordered by Laurel Avenue, Thompson Street, Cabot Road and Myrtle Boulevard, requesting that an open ditch be enclosed, and that two street lights and a fire hydrant be installed in this area, which was ordered received and filed herewith. The Clerk also presented a memorandum from the En- gineer submitting an approximate cost estimate of $8, 300. for the requested ditch enclosure, recommending referral of the request for street lights to the Superintendent of Highways and Police Chief, and recommending that a fire hydrant to be removed from Bruce Road, where it was not needed, be installed in this area as requested. Whereupon, following discussion and in accordance with the recommendation of the Fire Chief and Engineer, on motion by Councilman Cook, seconded by Councilman Brush, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that the removal of fire hydrant No. 2262 presently located at the end of Bruce Road and instal- lation of said hydrant at the end of the paved area of Laurel Avenue, as shown on map prepared by the En- gineer and filed herewith, at a cost not to exceed the sum of $200. 00, is hereby authorized. 2. Mrs. Ruth Green -- Mrs. Green, whom the Supervisor recognized at this time, ad- dressed the Board speaking as a resident of the community, to suggest that the Town give consideration to planting trees in memory of the late Rod and Lottie Dillon, who for almost a life-time, had served our community so devotedly and so well. The Board, following discussion, expressed its sincere appre- ciation to Mrs. Green for her suggestion, and requested Coun- cilwoman Helwig, Council liaison to the Park Commission, to convey the suggestion to that body for its study and consider- ation. 3. Mr. Leonard Liptonand Mr. Robert Allensworth Mr. Lipton and Mr. Allensworth, members of the Sailing Instruction Program, whom Councilwoman Helwig presented to the Board, expressed the group's appreciation of this pro- gram and requested that additional equipment necessary for advanced sailing be provided for next year's program. The Supervisor, replying for the Board, thanked the boys for coming to the meeting and for their courteous presenta- tion, and requested that they submit this request to the Rec- reation Commission for its consideration at their earliest convenience. 4. Mr. Harold Bozell Mr. Bozell, Chairman of the Traffic Commission of the Vil- lage of Larchmont, whom the Supervisor recognized at this time, presented a lengthy written memorandum regarding salaries for the Supervisor and Councilmen, which, follow- ing discussion, was ordered received and filed. COMMUNICATIONS . Letter from New York Fire Insurance Rating Organization The Clerk presented a letter from Mr. Donald Herbstman, Public Protection Department of the New York Fire Insur- ance Rating Organization, dated October 30th, 1961, ad- vising that the requested complete reinspection of the Town of Mamaroneck would be made as soon as a definite date could be set, which was ordered received and filed. 2. Snow Removal - County Roads The Clerk presented an agreement with the County for snow removal on County roads in the Town for the 1961-1962 season at a flat rate of $200. 00 per mile, and requested that the Supervisor be authorized to sign the said agreement if such were the pleasure of the Board. Whereupon, on motion by Councilman Kane and seconded by Councilman Brush, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that the Supervisor be and he hereby is authorized to sign the agreement with the County of Westchester for the removal of snow and ice on County roads within the unincorporated area of the Town of Mamaroneck at a flat rate of $200. 00 per mile for the 1961-1962 winter season. 3. Notice of Public Hearing - Board of Trustees, Village of Mamaroneck The Clerk presented a notice of hearing before the Board of Trus- tees of the Village of Mamaroneck on November 27th, 1961, to consider further amendment of the Zoning Ordinance of the Vil- lage of Mamaroneck, which was referred to the Town Attorney. 4. Notice of Hearing - Board of Trustees Village of Larchmont The Clerk presented a notice of public hearing before the Board of Trustees of the Village-of Larchmont on November 20th, 1961 to consider applications for sign variances, which was referred to the Town Attorney. 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 October, 1961, Report of the Westchester Shore Humane Society for the month of October, 1961. Report of the Building Inspector for the month of October, 1961. The Supervisor -- The Supervisor stated that he had no report at this time. Councilwoman Helwig -- 1. 300th Anniversary Committee - Mosier Safe File In accordance with Councilwoman Helwig's request for the Board's advice regarding donation of a Mosier Safe File to the Town by the 300th Anniversary Committee for the safe storing and preservation of valuable old records and docu- ments, on motion by her and seconded by Councilman Brush, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that this Board accepts with thanks the donation of a Mosier Safe File by the 300th Anniver- sary Committee for the safe storing and preserva- tion of valuable old records and documents pertaining to the Town of Mamaroneck, subject to the approval of the Town Clerk. 2. Showing of 300th Anniversary Celebration Slides Councilwoman Helwig announced the showing of 300th Anniver- sary slides, obtainable if desired, at the Mamaroneck Junior High School on December '2nd, 1961. She also mentioned that there were Journals still available - in connection with which Councilman Brush suggested that there be a display and sale on the evening of the showing, 3, Proclamation - Adult Education Day In accord with a request from Robert E. White, former mem- ber of the Board of Education and Chairman of this year's an- nual Community Institute, on motion by Councilwoman Helwig and seconded by Councilman Brush, the following resolution was adopted unanimously. WHEREAS, the annual Community Institute, to be held this year on November 29th at the Mamaroneck Junior High School, will be devoted to the subject of adult education in this community; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that this Board hereby proclaims and de- clares Wednesday, the 29th day of November in the year 1961, as Adult Education Day in the Town of Mamaroneck, and urges all residents to at- tend the Community Institute to be held that evening at the Mamaroneck Junior High School, 4, Tour - County Lands Councilwoman Helwig announced that a second conducted tour of a portion of the Gross County Parkway lands will be spon- sored by the Mamaroneck-Larchmont Junior Chamber of Commerce on Saturday, November 18th, by Gordon P. Reif- snider, Projects Chairman, She further stated that all in- terested citizens were invited to meet at 2 p.m. in the lot next to Carl's Restaurant on Myrtle Boulevard, where cars may be parked, and that if it rained on Saturday, the tour would take place at the same time on Sunday, Councilman Kane -- 1. Weinraub Certiorari Proceedings Following report by Barney Epstein, expert real estate ap- praiser engaged by this Board by resolution on July 5th, 1961, to appraise the Weinraub property on Premium Point in connection with the certiorari proceedings pending there- on, and in accordance with the Town Attorney's recommen- dation that said proceedings be settled at $60, 000. , on mo- tion by Councilman Kane and seconded by Councilman Brush, the following resolution, upon a roll call vote, was adopted unanimously: WHEREAS, heretofore writs of certiorari were ob- tained by Israel Weinraub, owner of property known and described as Block 510, Parcel 100 on the Tax Assessment Map and Assessment Roll of the Town of Mamaroneck for the following years. 1955 for taxes of 1956, 1956 for taxes of 1957, 1957 for taxes of 1958, 1958 for taxes of 1959, 1959 for taxes of 1960, 1960 for taxes of 1961, and 1961 for taxes of 1962; and WHEREAS, the Town Attorney recommends to this Board that the proceedings be settled and discon- tinued upon the reduction of certain of these assess- ments: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the assessments:. for the years 1955 for taxes of 1956, 1956 for taxes of 1957, 1957 for taxes of 1958, 1958 for taxes of 1959, 1959 for taxes of 1960, 1960 for taxes of 1961, and 1961 for taxes of 1962 upon property owned by Israel Weinraub and described upon the Assessment Map and Assessment Roll of the Town of Mamaroneck as Block 510, Par- cel 100, be reduced as follows, From Assm't. Tax Year Year Land Improvement Total ,1955 1956 $71, 000. $20, 000. $91, 000. 1956 1957 71, 000. 20, 000. 91, 000. 1957 1958 71, 000. 22, 000. 93, 000. 1958 1959 71, 000. 22, 000. 93, 000. 1959 1960 71, 000. 22, 000. 93, 000. 1960 1961 71, 000. 22, 000. 93, 000. 1961 1962 71, 000. 22, 000. 93, 000. To Assm°t. Tax Year Year Land Improvement Total 1955 1956 $51, 000. $ 9, 000. $60, 000. 1956 1957 51, 000. 9, 000. 60, 000. 1957 1958 51, 000. 9, 000. 60, 000. 1958 1959 51, 000. 9, 000. 60, 000. 1959 1960 51, 000. 9, 000. 60, 000. 1960 1961 51, 000. 9, 000. 60, 000. 1961 1962 51, 000. 9, 000. 60, 000. provided the certiorari proceedings now pending in the name of Israel Weinraub for the years 1955 for taxes of 1956 through 1961 for taxes of 1962 inclusive, be discontinued without costs as against either party; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that all refunds of taxes due by reason of such reductions be paid without interest; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Attorney is hereby authorized and directed to sign the necessary stipulations to obtain an order of the Supreme Court providing for such reductions, Z. Award for Property (Thruway) Councilman Kane, in the Attorney's absence, presented cer- tain papers forwarded to the Attorney by the State of New York, Department of Law (Real Property Bureau) in connec- tion with the $2, 000. 00 award for certain property taken by the New York State Thruway, New England Section, and re- quested that the Supervisor be authorized to execute and re- turn same in accordance with the Attorney's direction. Whereupon, on his motion which was seconded by Council- woman Helwig, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that the Supervisor be and he hereby is authorized and directed to sign the release, the af- fidavit of title and the voucher in triplicate, for the payment of the award made by the New York State Thruway, New England Section, for parcel 1052, map 1052, and forward these documents to the At- torm ey General of the State. Councilman Brush -- Councilman Brush stated that he had no report at this time. Councilman Cook -- Councilman Cook stated that he had no report to present. The Town Attorney The Supervisor advised that the Attorney was absent due to illness - but was on the mend and hoped to be back in his office very soon. OTHER BUSINESS 1. Mrs, John Devlin -- Mrs. Devlin inquired the Supervisor's position on the County Board with regard to the Sewerage Disposal Plant, and was advised by the Supervisor that he would take no definite po- sition until all reports from the County were in for study - but that he would be opposed to anything which would inter- fere with recreation on Harbor Island. Z. Mr. Rene Simone -- Mr. Simone addressed the Board with respect to the need for a street light on Taylor Place, the location of his new home. Since this request had been before the Board previously, the Engineer, Superintendent of Highways and Police Chief were directed to restudy the matter and report thereon. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the meeting, on motion duly made and seconded, it was declared ad- journed at 9:25 plm. , to reconvene on December 6th, 1961. BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS The meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners was con- vened immediately upon adjournment of the Town Board meeting. 1. Claims Commissioner Brush presented the following Fire Depart- ment claims, which had been audited by the Comptroller and approved by the Fire Chief, and on motion by him and seconded by Commissioner Kane, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that the following claims be and they hereby are approved, and the Supervisor and Comptroller be and they hereby are authorized to pay the same out of the budget for the Fire De- partment: American Legion Post #3447 $ 96. 00 R. G. Brewer, Inc, 13. 92 - Chatsworth Oil Co. 42. 00 Franklin Cleaners 12. 00 I & T Plumbing Co. 9. 00 William B. Lemon 4. 00 Anthony V. Librandi 298. 00 N. Y. Telephone Co. 7. 81 Ronconi Lawn Mower Service 209. 95 Jacob Ruppert 53. 85 Wesco Fire Equipment & Service 74. 94 $ 821.47 Z. Reports There were no.reports presented. 3. Communications - There were no communications. 4. Adjournment There being no further business to come before the meeting, -- on motion duly made and seconded, it was declared adjourned at 9:30 p. m. , to reconvene December 6th, 1961. To Cle f