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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1962_10_19 Town Board Minutes U MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK, HELD OCTOBER 19th, 1962, IN THE COUNCIL ROOM OF THE WEAVER STREET FIRE HOUSE, WEAVER STREET, TOWN OF MAMARONECK, AT 8.15 P. M. 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 Mrs. Brewer - Secretary Mr, Kellogg - Town Engineer Mr. Altieri - Town Accountant Mr, Fischer - Supt. of Highways _ MYRTLE BOULEVARD PARK AND PLAYGROUND (Report on Bids -- Award of Contracts) The Clerk presented a memorandum, addressed to the Board by the Enigneer under today's date, transmitting for the rec- ord letter from Felix Contracting Corp°n. and original steno- graphic record of conference held with officials of said com- pany in the Supervisor's Office today pursuant to the specifi- cation requirements, which was herewith ordered received and filed as a part of the official record of this meeting. Also presented and herewith ordered received and filed as a part of the record were "Excerpt from the minutes of a regu- lar meeting of the Town of Mamaroneck Park Board held on October 18, 1962" and "Quarterly Report - Felix Contracting Corporation - June 30, 196x". Whereupon, following discussion by the Board especiallywith reference to the construction of the Comfort Station, in ac- cordance with the recommendation of the Engineer, Town At- torney, Board of Park Commissioners and Recreation Com- mission, on motion by Councilwoman Helwig, seconded by Councilman Brush, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that this Board hereby awards to the low bidder, to-wit Felix Contracting Corp'n. , the bid for Contract No, 1 for the construction of Myrtle Boule- vard Park and Playground, in the amount of $103, 219. 95; and be it -I- FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Board hereby awards to the low bidder, to-wit Romani & Pico, the bid for Contract No, 2 for the construction of the Comfort Station at Myrtle Boulevard Park and Playground, in the amount of $12, 402, 50; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk is here- by directed to return the bid checks to all except the two successful bidders. At this time, the Engineer presented for the Board's ap- proval, letters to be mailed to the successful bidders in- forming each of the award of the bid and requesting signa- ture of contract with the Town Attorney within the next ten (10) days, which were approved and ordered to be mailed, ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the meeting, on motion duly made and seconded, it was declared adjourned at 7.25 p, me t t6f� To . C17 1k a�J � _2_ MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK, HELD NOVEMBER 7th, 1962, 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, Delius - Town Attorney Mrs, Brewer - Secretary Mr, Orsino - Receiver of Taxes Mr, Kellogg - Town Engineer Mr. Altieri - Town Accountant Mr, Fischer - Supt, of Highways APPROVAL OF MINUTES On motion duly made and seconded, the minutes of the regular meeting of September 5th were approved as corrected, and the minutes of the special meeting of September 19th, 1962, were approved as submitted, OPENING OF BIDS Pipe for Brook Enclosure, Laurel Avenue Following presentation of the affidavit of publication of the notice for bids for the record, the Clerk opened and read aloud the fol- lowing bids, which were referred to the Engineer for study and report at the next meeting. Bidder Bid Buffalo Tank Division Bethlehem Steel Company Inc. $ 3, 665. 00 Chemung Supply Corp, 3, 829. 00 Chas, F. Guyon, Inc, 4, 033, 20 Metal Products Division Armeo Steel Corporation 4, 09Z. 11 Albert Pipe Supply Co. , Inc, 4, 137. 77 Thompson Materials Corporation 4, 553. Z3 OLD BUSINESS 1, Application for Rezoning - Rudolph Novak (Not on Agenda) _1_ 4°2 In the matter of the subject application, Councilman Cook, after briefly reviewing the application and presenting a memorandum addressed to the Supervisor by the Building Inspector under date of October 17th, together with a letter addressed to the Su- pervisor by a Mr, Manny Lerman of 521 Eagle Knolls Road, pro- testing and objecting to any change of zoning in the Hommocks area, which were herewith ordered received and filed for the record, offered the following resolution, which was secondedby Councilwoman Helwig and, upon roll call, adopted by unanimous vote of the Board: RESOLVED, that the request presented by Edward P. Tanenbaum, attorney, in his letter of September 4th, 1962, for reclassification under the Zoning Ordi- nance of the property owned by his client, Rudolph Novak, and known as Block 411, Parcel 119 on the Tax Assessment Map of the Town of Mamaroneck, be denied; and be it further RESOLVED, that this Board take no further action with respect to the rezoning of the Novak property, Mr. Tanenbaum, attorney for Mr. Novak, who was present at the meeting, requested a certified copy of the foregoing resolu- tion, which the Board directed be forwarded to him, - NEW BUSINESS 1, Appointment of Dog Enumerator Pursuant to notice from the State of New York Department of Agriculture and Markets herewith presented and filed, in ac- cordance with the recommendation of the Town Clerk, on mo- tion by Councilman Brush, seconded by Councilman Kane, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that pursuant to Section 108 of the Agri- culture and Markets Law, Eugene Agnessanto be and he hereby is appointed as Dog Enumerator in the Un- incorporated Area of the Town of Mamaroneck for the year 1963. COMMUNICATIONS 1, Letter from Joseph R. Esseln - Re; Sidewalk The Clerk presented a letter from a Mr, Joseph R. Esseln of 75 West Garden Road pertaining to the condition of the sidewalk in front of his premises, together with report thereon sub- mitted by the Highway Superintendent, to whom the matter had been referred, which were herewith ordered received andfiled for the record. Whereupon, following some discussion, during which the Su- pervisor explained both the law and the Town's policy with re- gard to sidewalk repair, the Board requested the Supervisor to reply to Mr. Esseln, informing him as to the Highway Super- -2- R f.Tlf� intendent's report and the Town's policy in respect to such mat- ters. Z. Public Service Commission - Yonkers Transit Co. Petition The Clerk presented a notice from the Public Service Com- mission of a Petition presented by the Yonkers Transit Corp. for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the operation of omnibus lines, which he had referred to the Attorney, and which, upon the Attorney's advice that no ac- tion thereon was required by this Board, was ordered re- ceived and filed. 3. Request for Expenditure - Board of Police Commissioners (Not on Agenda) The Clerk presented a request from the Police Commis- sion for authorization for the expenditure of funds for two officers to attend a meeting on Major Criminal Violations, and in accordance therewith on motion by Councilman Brush, seconded by Councilman Kane, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that this Board hereby authorizes the ex- penditure of not to exceed the sum of $10. 00 to cover the total expenses of two police officers attending a meeting on Major Criminal Violations to be held by the Federal Bureau of Investigation at Bear Moun- tain Inn on November 14th, 1962, said expenditure to be charged to the proper item in the Police De- partment Budget for 1962, REPORTS 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, 1962. Report of the Building Inspector for the month of Oc- tober, 1962. The Supervisor -- 1, Appraisal - Maxwell Street Property In connection with the appraisals of the subject property, the Supervisor advised the Board that the County had requested a third appraisal to be paid jointly by the County and Town since those obtained by the County and Town previously had been so far apart. Whereupon, following some discussion, on motion by Coun- cilman Cook, seconded by Councilman Brush, it was unani- mously RESOLVED, that this Board hereby authorizes the ex- -3- penditure of not to exceed the sum of $50. 00, the Town's share of the cost of a third appraisal of the County- owned property located at the southerly end of Maxwell Street, said appraisal fee to be $100. 00 to be paid by the Town and County jointly. The Board directed the Supervisor to so notify the County and negotiate the necessary arrangements for such ap- praisal. Councilwoman Helwig -- 1, Progress Report - Dutch Elm Councilwoman Helwig reported that the Dutch Elm program was progressing excellently with splendid cooperation on the part of our residents. She stated that 63 replies had been re- ceived to the 69 notices sent out with only 3 persons not re- sponding at all. She requested that the Attorney notify the 3 persons who had not responded by certified mail so thatthe program could be completed as promptly as possible in the hope that all dead or diseased elms would be removed well before the early spring. The Board so directed and the Attorney stated that the 3 parties referred to would receive their official notifications at once, Councilman Kane -- Councilman Kane stated that he had no report at this time. Councilman Brush -- Councilman Brush stated that he had no report other than Fire matters, Councilman Cook -- 1. Baldwin Property In connection with the subject matter, Councilman Cook presented a letter from the Planning Board recommending rezoning of the subject property as set forth therein, which was herewith ordered received and filed for the record, Councilman Cook then recommended that if it were the -- Board's pleasure, a public hearing thereon be held on the evening of the second meeting in December and the Clerk authorized to publish notice thereof. Whereupon, on his motion, seconded by Councilman Brush, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk be and he hereby is authorized to publish in the official newspaper of the Town of Mamaroneck, The Daily Times, a notice of -4- aR3 public hearing before this Board on Wednesday even- ing, December 19th, 1962, at 8-15 p.m. , in the Council Room of the Weaver Street Firehouse, Weaver Street, Town of Mamaroneck, for the purpose of con- sidering the rezoning of the property described in such notice and now in an R-15 residential zone, so as to place this property in an R-10 residential zone, and to amend the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Mamaro- neck accordingly; such notice to be published in accor- dance with Town Law, 2, Civil Defense Councilman Cook reported increased activity in Civil Defense due to the Cuban crisis and stated that the bi-monthly meetings previously held and given up due to lack of interest would be resumed if those interested would register so that a time could be arranged. He also announced the appointment of Mr. Frank J. Pickett as Deputy Director of Civil Defense, stating that Mr. Pickett: was excellently qualified through his experience to serve in this capacity and welcoming him on behalf of Mr. Hartley, who had heartily recommended his appointment, and this Board. He further informed the Board of a booklet entitled, "Family Guide Emergency Health Care", which he recommended for distribution to our residents if available in sufficient quantity, The Board approved this suggestion and stated that if the book- lets could be obtained, the distribution would be arranged, Councilman Cook advised that he would investigate and report as to availability as soon as possible. 3. Apportionments Councilman Cook presented the following petitions submitted by the Assessor for the correction of the assessment roll so as to permit the apportionment of taxes, and thereupon on his motion, which was seconded by Councilman Brush, the follow- ing resolution was adopted unanimously; WHEREAS, the Assessor has presented petitions for the correction of the assessment roll for certain years,.,pur- suant to the provisions of Section 557, Article 16 of the Westchester County Administrative Code, known as the Westchester County Tax Law; and WHEREAS, after due consideration, this Board finds it desirable to grant said petitions for the correction of said assessment roll: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the assessment roll of 1961, School taxes of 1962, and the assessment roll of 1962, taxes of 1963, which show property now appearing on the rolls as follows; Block Parcel Name Land only 504 471 Sidney J. Doherty $ 2, 200 -5- be corrected as follows in accordance with the provisions of subdivision 5 of Section 557; Block Parcel Name Land only 504 471 Sidney J. Doherty $ 2, 000 504 1000 Bryan Edward Doherty 75 504 1006 Sidney J. Doherty 125 and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that the assessment roll of 1961, school taxes of 1962, which shows property now appear- ing on the role as follows; Block Parcel Name Land Imp Total 220 143 Donald J. Blewitt & W $ 5, 600 $ 6, 300 $ 11, 900 be corrected as follows in accordance with the provisions of subdivision 5 of Section 557- Block Parcel Name Land Imp Total 220 143 Harold B. Bloch & W 4, 200 6, 300 10, 500 220 156 Donald J. Blewitt & W 1, 400 1, 400 and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that the assessment roll of 1962, taxes of 1963, which shows property now appearing on the roll as follows; Block Parcel Name Land Imp Total 220 143 Donald J. Blewitt & W 7, 200 6, 300 13, 500 be corrected as follows in accordance with the provisions of subdivision 5 of Section 557. Block Parcel Name Land Imp Total 220 143 Harold B. Bloch & W 4, 200 6, 300 10, 500 220 156 Donald J. Blewitt & W 3, 000 3, 000 and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that the assessment roll of 1962, taxes of 1963, which shows property now appearing on the roll as follows- Block Parcel Name Land Imp Total 614 126 Milton Mazer & W 6, 100 11, 200 17, 300 be corrected as follows in accordance with the provisions of subdivision 5 of Section 557- Block Parcel Name Land Imp Total 614 126 Robert L. Rouillard 4, 000 11, 200 15, 200 & W 614 151 Viggo Renbeck 2, 100 Z' 100 -6- mr d, and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that the assessment roll of 1962, taxes of 1963, which shows property now ap- pearing on the roll as follows; Block Parcel Name Land Imp Total 801 306 Joseph Bilotta & W $ 2, 100 $ 7, 600 $ 9, 700 be corrected as follows in accordance with the provi- sions of subdivision 5 of Section 557; Block Parcel Name Land Imp Total 801 306 Joseph Bilotta & W 1, 200 7, 600 8, 800 801 315 Joseph Maida 900 900 The Town Attorney The Attorney stated that he had no report at this time. The Town Engineer -- The Engineer stated that he had no report at this time. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the meeting, on motion duly made and seconded, it was declared adjourned at 8.50.p. m. , to reconvene on November 14th, 1962, BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS The meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners was convened immediately upon adjournment of the Town Board meeting, 1. Claims Commissioner Brush presented for payment the following claims, which had been audited by the Comptroller and ap- proved by the Fire Chief, and thereupon on his motion, sec- onded by Commissioner Helwig, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that the following claims be and they here- by are approved, and the Supervisor and Comptroller authorized to pay the same out of the budget for the Fire Department; Atlantic Service Center $ 9. 20 R. G. Brewer 12. 15 Fred Erfort 65. 00 Excelsior Auto Repair 35. 00 Fire End & Croker Corp. 181. 13 Fire End & Croker Corp. 957. 50 I & T Plumbing & Heating 24.40 -7- Anthony K. Librandi $ 131. 57 Myrtle Stationery 46. 95 New York Telephone Co. 97, 45 Post Lodge 1, 513. 54 Ronconi Lawn Mower Service 4. 50 Wesco Fire Equipment & Service 49. 90 Westchester Joint Water Works z, 650. 00 Total $ 5, 779. 29 Z. Reports Commissioner Brush presented the Fire Report for the month of October, 1962, which was ordered re- ceived and filed, 3, Communications Commissioner Brush stated that there were no corn- munications to be presented at this time, ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the meeting, on motion duly made and seconded, it was declared ad- journed at 8.55 p. m. , to reconvene on November 14th, 1962, I( own Clerk -o-