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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1962_12_19 Town Board Minutes MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK, HELD DECEMBER 19th, 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 Absent: Councilman Cook Also Present: Mr. Gronberg - Town Clerk Mr, Delius - Town Attorney Mrs. Brewer - Secretary Mr. Orsino - Receiver of Taxes APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the regular meetins of November 7th, Novem- ber 14th and December 5th, 1962, on motion duly made and seconded, were approved as submitted. PUBLIC HEARING - Rezoning of Baldwin Property On motion by Councilman Brush, seconded by Councilman Kane, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that the public hearing be and it now is declared open. The Clerk presented the affidavit of publication of the no- tice of hearing for the record which, he advised, had duly been forwarded to the Westchester County Park Commis- sion, the New York State Thruway Authority, and the Vil- lage of Mamaroneck, and the Supervisor, following a brief review of the proposed re-zoning, inquired whether any one present wished to be heard on this matter, Whereupon, Mr. David Easton of 4 Lancia Lane, Town, addressed the Board on behalf of the Northern Larchmont Mamaroneck Association, expressing the organization's thanks and appreciation of this Board's efforts in endeav- oring to reach a compromise solution in this matter which would be mutually satisfactory to the parties concerned, The Supervisor thanked Mr. Easton on behalf of the Board, stating that this incidence might well be viewed as a clas- sic example of working together to achieve a compromise solution, and thereupon, since upon inquiry no one else wished to be heard, on motion by Councilman Brush and -1- _ seconded by Councilwoman Helwig, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that the public hearing be and it now is declared closed. Whereupon, since the Board was ready for the question, on mo- tion by Councilman Kane, seconded by Councilwoman Helwig, the following resolution was adopted with all members of the Board being present and voting, upon roll call, except Council- man Cook who was absent: RESOLVED, that the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Mamaroneck, together with the Map which forms a part of such Ordinance, is hereby amended so as to show that the following described property is in an R-10 instead of an R-15 residential zone. _D_e_s_c_riRtion : All that property which is shown on the map herebelow, which is bounded and des- cribed as follows: Beginning at a point on the center line of Rockland Avenue where the same is intersected by the boundary line between the Village and Town of Mamaroneck, thence running northwesterly and generally along the center line of Rockland Avenue 495 feet + or - to a point, thence running northeasterly through Rockland Avenue and the Baldwin property 608 feet + or - to a point of curve, which point is located approximately 112 feet easterly of the east line of Parcel 43 in Block 206, thence running easterly on a curve deflecting to the right a distance of 85 feet + or -, thence running northerly still through the Baldwin property 210 feet + or - to a point on the northeasterly boundary line of the Baldwin property, which point is located approxi- mately 40 feet easterly of the east line of Parcel 379 of Block 206, thence running southeasterly along said boundary line 438 feet + or - to a point on the boundary line between the Village and Town of Mamaroneck, thence running southwesterly along said boundary 990 feet + or - to a point on the center line of Rockland Avenue and the point or place of beginning; which par- cel above-described is a part of Block 206, Parcel 38 and Block 207, Parcel 56 as shown on the Tax Assess- ment Map of the Town of Mamaroneck. P oPe s 0 PI �m/tS o)e �e / R-j n/O y Lh7e - //LGi14E OF M9Mg40NECR[ HALOW/N PGaCE B 2,9 OLD BUSINESS There was no old business to come before the meeting. NEW BUSINESS 1. Discussion of New Town Garage At the Supervisor's request, the Attorney presented a memo- randum addressed to the Board by the Engineer submitting a proposal by Robert W. Crozier, A. I. A. , for furnishing to the Town certain architectural services in connection with the preparation of preliminary plans for the proposed Highway Garage. The Board, after reviewing the proposal in detail, being in agreement with the Supervisor's thinking that this would be the best way to make a beginning and get some benchmarks as to what was necessary and desirable in the proposed building, unanimously adopted the following resolution on a motion of- fered by Councilman Kane and seconded by Councilman Brush: RESOLVED, that this Board hereby accepts the proposal submitted by Robert W. Crozier, A. I. A. , of 22 Purdy Avenue, Rye, New York, for the performance of certain architectural services in connection with the preparation of preliminary plans for the proposed Town of Mamaro- neck Highway Garage as set forth herebelow: "I, the undersigned, Robert W. Crozier, A. I. A. , 22 Purdy Avenue, Rye, New York, hereby propose to per- form certain architectural services for the Town of Ma- maroneck under the direction of Frederick F. Kellogg, 'Jr. , Town Engineer, in connection with the prepara- tion of preliminary plans for a municipal garage. It is understood that the proposed garage is to be lo- cated at the foot of Maxwell Street, in the unincorpor- ated area of the Town of Mamaroneck, and that an ap- proximate preliminary cost figure in the range of $120, 000. 00 is to be considered during the design. I propose to undertake the preparation of certainpre- liminary sketches, plans and estimates for the subject building at the rate of $10. 00 per man-hour, to applyto myself as well as designers on my staff, with the un- derstanding that the total cost to the Town for a satis- factory preliminary plan and estimate will not exceed the sum of $1, 800. 00, excluding cost of reproductions as ordered, to be billed at cost, and not to exceed $100. 00. It is further understood that any engineering services, soil borings, testing, or other subsurface exploration is not included in the said $1, 800. 00 figure, and that the anticipated completion date for the preliminary plans and estimates shall be March lst, 1963. I further understand that, should the Town of Mamar- -3- oneck accept this proposal, it would have the right to terminate such proposal at any time and that the Town's obligation would be limited to payment of the costs re- sulting from the actual time spent, multiplied by the $10. 00 per man-hour rate but that in no event shall such cost exceed the sum of $1, 800. 00. " Dated: December 14, 1962. Signed by: Robert W. Crozier Z. Resolution Authorizing "Master Plan" for the Town of Mamaroneck-Village of Larchmont With reference to the proposed "Master Plan" for the Town and Village of Larchmont, the Attorney, following the Super- visor's brief explanation and presentation of letter addressed to him by Mayor Ryan on December 5th with copy of resolu- tion adopted by Larchmont on December 3rd, and copy of his reply on December 14th, herewith received and filed for the record, presented for the Board's consideration a resolution authorizing the proposed "Plan", which he had prepared at the Supervisor's request. And thereupon following some discussion, the resolution as offered and following herebelow was adopted by unanimous vote on a motion made by Councilman Brush and seconded by Councilwoman Helwig: Be It Resolved That : 1. The Town of Mamaroneck does hereby agree to join with the Village of Larchmont to jointly undertake as one "Local Agency", an Urban Planning Assistance Program under provisions of Section 701 of the Housing Act of 1954 as amended. 2. The Town of Mamaroneck does hereby agree to provide $3, 300. 00 as its share of the cost of said Urban Planning Assistance Program. 3. The firm of Raymond & May Associates of Pleas- antville, New York, is hereby selected as Planning Con- sultant to prepare an application on behalf of the Local Agency to the New York State Department of Commerce for participation in the Urban Planning Assistance Pro- gram in accordance with their proposal of May 3, 1962. 4. The unincorporated area of the Town of Mamaro- neck, outside of villages, is hereby designated as the area which shall be charged with the amount of the Town of Mamaroneck's contribution pursuant to Section 272 of the Town Law. The Board directed the Clerk to forward a certified copy of the foregoing resolution to the Board of Trustees of the Village of Larchmont. -4- 3. Memoranda from Comptroller (Transfer of Funds) The Clerk presented two memoranda, addressed to the Board by the Comptroller under date of December 17th, requesting authorization to transfer certain funds within the 1962 budget as stated therein, which were herewith ordered received and filed for the record. And thereupon, on motion by Councilman Brush, seconded by Councilwoman Helwig, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that the Comptroller be and he hereby is au- thorized to make the following transfers of funds within the 1962 budget: From: - General Town Contingency Fund - $1, 650. 75 Surplus-Special Districts Sewer District No. 1 2, 038. 94 To:- Town Offices-Supplies & Expenses - 1, 450. 75 Town Offices-Rent 200. 00 Appropriations-Special Districts Sewer District No. 1-Redemp- tion of Debt - 2, 020. 00 Interest on Notes & Bonds - 18. 94 COMMUNICATIONS 1. Authorization for Expenditure - Police Commission Upon presentation of a request for an expense authorization, addressed to the Board by the Police Commission under date of December 11, 1962 and herewith ordered received and filed, on motion by Councilman Brush, seconded by Council- man Kane, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that in accordance with the request of the Police Commission, this Board hereby authorizes the expenditure of an amount not to exceed the sum of $15. 00 from the proper item in the 1962 Police De- partment budget, to cover the expenses (registration and luncheon) incurred by Comm. Viebranz, Chief Yerick, Sgt. Mancusi and Sgt. Loveley, at a confer- ence on "Problems of Police Selection", held by the Manhattan College Institute of Forensic Research at Manhattan College on December 15th, 1962. 2. Amendment of General Ordinances - Police Commission The Attorney presented a communication, addressed to the Town Board by the Police Commission under date of Decem- ber 11, 1962 and referred to him, which requested the Board to amend the so-called Traffic Ordinances, and advised that such amendment required that a public hearing thereon be held be- -5- fore this Board. Whereupon, following discussion and in accordance with the suggestion that since the first meeting in January was the Or- ganization Meeting, the hearing be held at the second meeting of that month and the Clerk authorized to publish the neces- sary notice thereof, on motion by Councilman Kane, seconded by Councilman Brush, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that a public hearing be held by this Board at its second regular meeting in January at 8:15 p. m. on Wednesday, January 16th, 1963, for the purpose of considering amendments to Chapter II of the General Ordinances of the Town of Mamaroneck; and be it further 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, notice for such public hearing as required by law. 3. Letter from Town Attorney - Deed for County Land For the Board's information, the Clerk presented a letter ad- dressed to him by the Attorney under date of December 10th, 1962, enclosing the deed from the County of Westchester to the Town of Mamaroneck for part of the County property which the Town is taking for recreational and park purposes, which was ordered received and filed. REPORTS The Town Clerk -- The Clerk presented the following reports which were ordered received and filed: Report of the Building Inspector for the month of November, 1962. Town Clerk's Report for the month of November, 1962. Report of the Westchester Shore Humane Society, Inc. for the month of November, 1962. The Supervisor -- 1. Thruway Property - Chatsworth & Fifth Avenues With respect to the Thruway Ingress and Egress property be- tween Chatsworth and Fifth Avenues, the Supervisor reported that he had recently talked to the Counsel to the Thruway Au- thority and was advised that the question regarding this prop- erty was merely one of procedure and should be determined in the near future. -6- Councilman Cook -- Ab s ent. The Town Attorney -- 1. Amendment of Bingo Ordinance The Attorney advised the Board that the Legislature, last year, made some changes with regard to the Bingo Law, and that it had been suggested that municipalities which had adopted the Bingo Ordinance, after favorable referendum, amend such Ordinance so as to comply with the new provisions requiring some addi- tional restrictions, which he recommended be done and which, if it were the pleasure of the Board to so do, would require that a public hearing be held and that the Clerk be authorized to pub- lish the necessary notice therefor. Whereupon, in accordance with the Attorney's recommendation and on motion by Councilman Brush, seconded by Councilman Kane, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that a public hearing be held by this Board at its second regular meeting in January, at 8:15 p. m. on Wednesday, January 16th, 1963, for the purpose of amend- ing the Ordinance or resolution adopted September 16th, 1959, providing for the licensing of and regulating the con- duct of the game of BINGO in the Town of Mamaroneck; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk be and he hereby is au- thorized to publish in the official newspaper of the Town of Mamaroneck, The Daily Times, notice of such public hearing as required by law. Z. Proposed Sign Ordinance The Attorney reported with reference to the proposed Sign Ordinance, a draft of which he had forwarded to the members of this Board, the Zoning Board, the Planning Board, the Building Inspector and Engineer for study about a week prior to this date, that although he had heard from the Zoning Board, he had not heard from the Planning Board as yet, and there- fore recommended that the matter be put over with no date set for a public hearing thereon until report was received from the Planning Board, which was so ordered. 3. Retirement - Police Officers The Attorney stated that he had been advised that two Police Officers, Detective Chauncey Smith and Patrolman James D. Knox, were retiring, which would necessitate the scheduling of a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Police Pension Fund. Since the date of retirement was not known at this time, the -8- �4' Supervisor requested the Attorney to check with the Chief of Police and further advise the Board. 4. Letter from Court of Claims With reference to a letter, presented at the last meeting, addressed by Fred A. Young, Presiding Judge of the Court of Claims, to the Town Attorney regarding litigation with the New York State Thruway Authority concerning "leakage" at the Gardens Lake, the Attorney reported that the En- gineer and Foreman of the Park Department had advised that there was no evidence of any further "leakage", and therefore had recommended that the action be dis- continued. Whereupon, on motion by Councilman Kane and seconded by Councilwoman Helwig, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that the Town Attorney be and he hereby is authorized to advise the Court of Claims that the Board of Park Commissioners of the Town of Ma- maroneck wished to discontinue the action referred to in communication addressed to the Town Attorney by the Court of Claims as hereinabove mentioned. The Town Engineer -- Absent - No report. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the meeting, on motion duly made and seconded, it was declared ad- journed at 8:45 p. m. , to reconvene on January 2nd, 1963. BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS The meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners was con- vened immediately upon the adjournment of the Town Board meeting. 1, Claims Commissioner Brush presented for authorization of pay- ment the following Fire Department claims, which had been audited by the Comptroller and approved by the Fire Chief, and thereupon, on his motion, seconded by Council- woman Helwig, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that this Commission hereby approves the -9- X43 following claims, which the Supervisor and Comp- troller are hereby authorized to pay from the Fire Department budget: Atlantic Service Center $ 166. 32 Chatsworth Oil Company 206, 22 Con Edison 5. 00 New York Telephone Company 7. 81 Total $ 385. 35 2. Reports Commissioner Brush presented the Fire Report for Novem- ber, 1962, which was ordered received and filed following a discussion of the fire occuring at the Murray Avenue School and a suggestion by the Supervisor that the Fire Chief call at- tention through the local Press to the need for the exercise of every safety precaution by all residents during the coming Christmas season. 3. Certification of Fire Personnel as Peace Officers In connection with the Fire Department's request for the certification of certain Fire Department personnel as Peace Officers, the Attorney reported that under Section 209c of the General Municipal Law, such certification was in order for members of the Fire Patrol when on duty at fires. Whereupon, following some discussion, the Fire Chief — was directed to make all arrangements necessary to have the Town Clerk administer the Oath of Office to the afore- mentioned group at the 1963 Installation-of-Office dinner. 4. Adjournment There being no further business to come before the meeting, on motion duly made and seconded, it was declared adjourned at 9:00 p. m, , to reconvene on January 2nd, 1963. 44 T Cl rk -10-