HomeMy WebLinkAbout1959_08_13 Town Board Minutes MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE TOWN BOARD OF
THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK, HELD AUGUST 13th, 1959, IN
THE COUNCIL ROOM 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.
and the Clerk reported receipt of waiver of notice of meeting
signed by Councilman Brush.
PRESENT- Supervisor Burchell
Councilman Santoro
Councilman Kane
Councilwoman Helwig
ABSENT- Councilman Brush
ALSO PRESENT- Mr. Gronberg - Town Clerk
Mr. Finson - Town Accountant
BOND RESOLUTION--NEW WATER SUPPLY LINE
The Supervisor explained that the cost of laying the new 30-
inch water supply line had increased over the original estimate
and read the following resolution adopted by the Board of Trus-
tees of the Westchester Joint Water Works No. 1, adopted at a
meeting on August 10th, 1959-
"RESOLVED, that the report prepared by Auditor
Kruteck, dated July 27, 1959, including a re-
vised Exhibit D, dated August 4, 1959, a copy of
which is appended to these Minutes and incorpor-
ated herein, be and the same is hereby amended
in all respects and adopted, and that a certified
copy of this Resolution, accompanied by a copy
of said report, be forwarded to the governing
bodies of the Village of Mamaroneck, Town of
Harrison, and Town of Mamaroneck, with the re-
quest that each such municipality take appro-
priate action to provide the additional funds re-
quired for the 30-inch transmission main running
from shaft 22, in the total amount of $200, 000, 00,
allocable to each such municipality in the follow-
ing sums; Village of Mamaroneck, $78, 896.00;
Town of Harrison, $72, 747. 00; and Town of Ma-
maroneck, $48, 357.00. "
The Supervisor then called on Stanley Longhurst, Assistant
Superintendent of the Water Works, to explain the reasons for
the increased costs, which he did in some detail presenting two
memoranda outlining the additional costs for Contract I and
Contract II, which were received and filed.
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Whereupon, the following resolution was offered by
Councilman Santoro, who moved its adoption, seconded by
Councilman Kane, to-wit;
BOND RESOLUTION DATED AUGUST 13, 1959.
A RESOLUTION APPROVING A SECOND REVISED ES-
TIMATE OF COST RELATING TO THE ENLARGEMENT,
EXTENSION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE FACILITIES
OF WESTCHESTER JOINT WATER WORKS NO. 1, AND
AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF AN ADDITIONAL
$50, 000 SERIAL BONDS OF THE TOWN OF MAMARO-
NECK, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK, AND THE
EXPENDITURE OF AN ADDITIONAL $5, 357 CURRENT
FUNDS TO PAY PART OF THE AMOUNT REQUIRED TO
BE CONTRIBUTED BY SAID TOWN FOR SAID EN-
LARGEMENT, EXTENSION AND IMPROVEMENT.
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of Westchester Joint Water
Works No, 1, pursuant to Chapter 654 of the Laws of 1927, as
amended, has determined it to be necessary to enlarge, extend
and improve the facilities of said Joint Water Works to obtain an
additional and auxiliary source of water supply by the connection
of the present water system of the said Joint Water Works with
the water system of the City of New York at Shaft 22 of the Dela-
ware Acqueduct located in Yonkers, New York; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of said Joint Water Works
has caused to be prepared and approved a plan, estimate and
other data pertaining to said enlargement, extension and im-
provement of said facilities, which plan, estimate and other data
was duly presented to and approved by the Town Board of the
Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, by abond
resolution dated August 15, 1956; and
WHEREAS, said estimate stated that $1, 277, 000 was the total
estimated cost of said enlargement, extension and improvement,
and that $332, 000 was the amount of money required to be con-
tributed by said Town to pay said total estimated cost; and
WHEREAS, by said bond resolution dated August 15, 1956, the
Town Board of said Town authorized the issuance of $332, 000
serial bonds of said Town to pay the amount required to be con-
tributed by said Town, as aforesaid; and
WHEREAS, on April 6, 1959, the Board of Trustees of said
Joint Water Works duly adopted a resolution approving a revised
estimate of cost for said enlargement, extension and improve-
ment, which revised estimate stated that the additional sum of
$218, 000 would be required, thereby increasing the total esti-
mated cost of said enlargement, extension and improvement to
$1, 495, 000; and
WHEREAS, said revised estimate further stated that $56, 680
was the amount of money required to be contributed by said Town
to provide said additional $218, 000; and
WHEREAS, said revised estimate was duly presented to and
approved by the Town Board of said Town by bond resolution
dated May 6, 1959; and
WHEREAS, by said bond resolution dated May 6, 1959,
the Town Board of said Town authorized the issuance of
an additional $18, 000 serial bonds of said Town and the
expenditure of $38, 680 available current water funds to
pay the additional $56, 680 required to be contributed by
said Town, as aforesaid; and
WHEREAS, on August 10th, 1959, the Board of Trustees
of said Joint Water Works duly adopted a resolution ap-
proving a second revised estimate of cost for said enlarge-
ment, extension and improvement, which second revised
estimate states that $1, 700, 000 is the total estimated cost
of said enlargement, extension and improvement, and that
the additional sum of $48, 357 is the amount required to be
contributed by said Town to pay said revised total esti-
mated cost; and
WHEREAS, it is now desired to adopt a resolution ap-
proving said second revised estimate and further providing
for the financing of said $48, 357, plus a sufficient amount
to pay the incidental expenses of financing the aggregate
amount required to be contributed by said Town to pay the
total estimated cost of said enlargement, extension andim-
provement; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, by the Town Board of the Town of Mamaro-
neck, Westchester County, New York, as follows:
Section 1. The second revised estimate of cost for the
enlargement, extension and improvement of the facilities
of Westchester Joint Water Works No, 1, as described in
the preambles hereof, is hereby in all respects ratified,
confirmed and approved, and shall be incorporated in the
minutes of this meeting.
Section 2. For the specific object or purpose of pro-
viding a part of the further additional amount of money re-
quired to be contributed by the Town of Mamaroneck, West-
chester County, New York, to pay the cost of said enlarge-
ment, extension and improvement, as set forth in said
second revised estimate, and to provide a sufficient amount
to pay the incidental expenses of financing the aggregate
amount required to be contributed by said Town to pay the
cost of said enlargement, extension and improvement, there
are hereby authorized to be issued not exceeding $50, 000
serial bonds of said Town pursuant to the Local Finance
Law,
Section 3. The total estimated amount required to be
contributed by said Town to pay the cost of said enlarge-
_ ment, extension and improvement, including said incidental
expenses of financing, is $444, 037, and the plan for the fi-
nancing of such total estimated amount is as follows;
a) By the issuance of not exceeding $332, 000 serial
bonds of said Town, as authorized by the bond
resolution dated August 15, 1956, referred to in
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the preambles hereof;
b) By the issuance of not exceeding $18, 000 serial
bonds of said Town, as authorized by the bond
resolution dated May 6, 1959, referred to inthe
preambles hereof;
cZ By the issuance of not exceeding $50, 000 serial
bonds herein authorized;
d) By the expenditure of $38, 680 from available
current water funds, which expenditure was au-
thorized by said bond resolution dated May 6,
1959; and
e) By the expenditure of an additional $5, 357 from
available current water funds, which expendi-
ture is hereby authorized.
Section 4, It is hereby determined that subdivision 1 of
paragraph a of Section 11. 00 of the Local Finance Law ap-
plies to the aforesaid specific object or purpose, and that
the period of probable usefulness thereof is forty years,
computed from January 16, 1958, the date of the first bond
anticipation note issued in anticipation of the sale of said
$332, 000 serial bonds. It is hereby further determined that
the proposed maturity of the bonds herein authorized will be
in excess of five years-.
Section 5. The faith and credit of said Town of Mamaro-
neck, New York, are hereby pledged for the payment of the
principal of and interest on said bonds as the same respec-
tively become due and payable. The principal of and interest
on said bonds shall be payable in the first instance from
water rates and, to the extent necessary, from a levy upon
all the taxable real property of Water Supply District No. 1
of said Town, in the manner provided by law, but if not paid
from such sources, all the taxable real property within said
Town shall be subject to the levy of an annual ad valorem tax
sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on said bonds
as the same become due and payable.
Section 6. 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, the chief
fiscal officer. Such notes shall be of such terms, form and
contents, and shall be sold in such manner, as may be pre-
scribed by said Supervisor, consistent with the provisions of
the Local Finance Law.
Section 7. The validity of such bonds may be contested
only if:
1) Such bonds are authorized for an object or purpose
for which said Town is not authorized to expend
money, or
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2) The provisions of law which should be com-
plied with at the date of publication of this
resolution are not substantially complied with,
and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is
commenced within twenty days after the date of such publica-
tion, or
3) Such bonds are authorized in violation of the
- provisions of the Constitution.
Section 8, This resolution is subject to a permissive
referendum.
The question of the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly
put to a vote on roll call, which resulted as follows:
George D. Burchell VOTING Aye
Peter F. Kane VOTING Aye
Battista J. Santoro VOTING Aye
Christine Helwig VOUNG Aye
The resolution was thereupon declared duly adopted.
COMMUNICATIONS
The Supervisor presented the following communications.
11 Memorandum from Superintendent of Highways
"Paul Fortuna, a motor equipment operator, who has been
with the Town of Mamaroneck since April 7, 1941, re-
tired as of August 1, 1959."
Whereupon, on motion by Councilwoman Helwig, seconded by
Councilman Santoro, it was unanimously .
RESOLVED that this Board hereby accepts with
regret the resignation of Paul Fortuna, motor
equipment operator, Town of Mamaroneck High-
way Department, effective as of August 1, 1959.
2j Letter from New York State Thruway Authority
Addressed to Mr, Maurice Friedlander, Town Engineer, under
date of August 11, 1959 by William F. Bristow, Division Engineer
of the New York State Thruway Authority*
This is to advise you, in response to your telephonic
request, that the Authority has no objection to the
landscaping, planting of shrubs, etc, of the slopes
adjacent to the ramp to the overhead parking plaza.
It is understood that these plantings will be main-
tained by someone other than the Authority,"
The Board directed that this communication be received and
filed.
3) Memorandum re Zoning Ordinance from Town Accountant
"The 1959 Outside Village budget contains an item of
$3, 000 for publishing and printing a Zoning Ordi-
nance.
The cost of publishing the new zoning ordinance
amounted to $3, 7Z6. 88 and we have received a
price of $651. 00 for printing 500 copies making
a total of $4, 377.88.
If the Town Board wishes to proceed with the
printing of this Ordinance they should authorize
it together with the transfer of $1, 378. 00 from
the Outside Village surplus.
They should also consider setting a price oneach
copy sold. The old Zoning Ordinance books sold
for 50 cents. Some years ago the Town Board
set a price of $1. 50 for the Building Code books
based on the cost of printing and I think a simi-
lar price would be proper for these books. "
Whereupon, on motion by Councilman Santoro, seconded by
Councilman Kane, it was unanimously
RESOLVED that this Board hereby authorizes
the printing of 500 copies of the new Zoning
Ordinance for the unincorporated section of
the Town of Mamaroneck at a total price not
to exceed the sum of $651. 00; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED that the transfer of
the sum of $1, 378. 00 from Outside Village
Surplus to Outside Village Miscellaneous Ex-
penditures, line item 40, Publication and
Printing of Zoning Ordinances, in the 1959
budget, is hereby authorized; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED that the sale of copies
of the said Zoning Ordinance to the public is
hereby authorized at the price of $1. 50 per
copy.
APPROVAL OF BOND--JEROME R. BISCEGLIA
Upon presentation of a bond for Jerome R. Bisceglia with
the Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company in the amount
of $6, 800, 00 to cover installation of street improvements in
Roselea Road as fixed by the Planning Board of the Town of
Mamaroneck, and recommendation that said bond be ap-
proved pursuant to Section 277 of the Town Law, on motion
by Councilman Kane and seconded by Councilman Santoro,
_._ it was unanimously
RESOLVED that Bond No, 3404911 of Jerome
R. Bisceglia, Avondale Road, Harrison, New
York, with the Hartford Accident and Indem-
nity Company, 123 William Street, New York
City, New York, dated August 5th, 1959, in
the amount of $6, 800, 00 covering installation
of street improvements as fixed by the Plan-
ning Board of the Town of Mamaroneck in its
resolution adopted May 18th, 1959 approving
the subdivision known as Map of Roselea
found on a certain Map entitled, "Map of
Roselea", in the Town of Mamaroneck, West-
chester County, New York, and filed in the
County Clerk=s Office September 21, 1954, as
Map #9359, be and it hereby is approvedpur-
suant to Section 277 of the Town Law;
and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Clerk
- be and he hereby is authorized to endorse
such approval upon the same.
OPENING OF PARKING LOTS
Councilman Santoro announced that the newly-constructed parking
lots would open on Saturday morning, August 15th, 1959 at 10 a,m,
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the meeting, it
was declared adjourned at 9.05 p.m.
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