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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019_05_01 Town Board Minutes MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK HELD ON MAY 1, 2019, BEGINNING AT 8:00PM IN CONFERENCE ROOM C, OF THE TOWN CENTER, 740 W. BOSTON POST ROAD, MAMARONECK, NEW YORK. PRESENT: Supervisor Nancy Seligson Councilwoman Abby Katz Councilwoman Jaine Elkind Eney Councilwoman Sabrina Fiddelman Councilman Jeffery L. King ALSO PRESENT: Stephen V. Altieri, Town Administrator Connie Green O’Donnell, Deputy Town Administrator CALL TO ORDER - BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS The Meeting was called to order by Commissioner Seligson, and then on motion of Commissioner Katz, seconded by Commissioner Elkind Eney, the Board of Fire Commissioners was unanimously declared open. Present were the following Members of the Commission: Commissioner: Nancy Seligson Commissioner: Abby Katz Commissioner: Jaine Elkind Eney Commissioner: Sabrina Fiddelman Commissioner: Jeffery L. King The Town Board convened to approve four resolutions with respect to the upcoming Fire District Election on June 18, 2019. On motion of Commissioner Elkind Eney, seconded by Commissioner Katz, the following was approved, BOND RESOLUTION DATED MAY 1, 2019. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING RECONSTRUCTION OF THE FIRE DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS BUILDING AT 205 WEAVER STREET, IN LARCHMONT, NEW YORK FOR THE MAMARONECK FIRE DISTRICT IN THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK, AT AN AGGREGATE MAXIMUM ESTIMATED COST OF $2,475,000, AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $2,475,000 SERIAL BONDS OF SAID FIRE DISTRICT TO PAY THE COST THEREOF. WHEREAS, all conditions precedent to the financing of the capital project hereinafter described, including compliance with the provisions of the State Environmental Quality Review Act, have been performed; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Fire Commissioners of Mamaroneck Fire District in the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, as follows: Section 1. The reconstruction of the Fire District Headquarters building at 205 Weaver Street in Larchmont, New York, including original furnishings, equipment, machinery, apparatus, appurtenances and incidental improvements and expenses in connection therewith, in and for Mamaroneck Fire District in the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, is hereby authorized at a maximum estimated cost of $2,475,000. Section 2. SEQRA DETERMINATION/NEGATIVE DECLARATION: It is hereby determined that said specific object or purpose is a Type II Action for purposes of the State Environmental Quality Review Act which, the regulations promulgated thereunder provide, will not result in any significant adverse environmental effect. Section 3. The plan for the financing of such maximum estimated cost is by the issuance of $2,475,000 serial bonds of said Fire District hereby authorized to be issued therefor pursuant to the provisions of the Local Finance Law. Section 4. It is hereby determined that the period of probable usefulness of the aforesaid specific object or purpose is twenty-five years pursuant to subdivision 12(a)(1) of paragraph a of Section 11.00 of the Local Finance Law. 1 Section 5. The faith and credit of said Mamaroneck Fire District in the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, are hereby irrevocably pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same respectively become due and payable. An annual appropriation shall be made in each year sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds becoming due and payable in such year. There shall annually be levied on all the taxable real property in said Fire District, a tax without limitation as to rate or amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such 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 Fire District Treasurer, the chief fiscal officer. Such notes shall be of such terms, form and contents, and shall be sold in such manner, as may be prescribed by said Fire District Treasurer, consistent with the provisions of the Local Finance Law. Section 7. All other matters except as provided herein relating to the serial bonds herein authorized including the date, denominations, maturities and interest payment dates, within the limitations prescribed herein and the manner of execution of the same, including the consolidation with other issues, and also the ability to issue serial bonds with substantially level or declining annual debt service, shall be determined by the Fire District Treasurer, the chief fiscal officer of such Fire District. Such bonds shall contain substantially the recital of validity clause provided for in Section 52.00 of the Local Finance Law, and shall otherwise be in such forth and contain such recitals, in addition to those required by Section 51.00 of the Local Finance Law, as the Fire District Treasurer shall determine consistent with the provisions of the Local Finance Law. Section 8. The validity of such bonds and bond anticipation notes may be contested only if: a) Such obligations are authorized for an object or purpose for which said Fire District is not authorized to expend money, or b) 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 validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of such publication, or c) Such obligations are authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution. Section 9. This resolution shall constitute a statement of official intent for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.150-2. Other than as specified in this resolution, no monies are, or are reasonably expected to be, reserved, allocated on a long-term basis, or otherwise set aside with respect to the permanent funding of the object or purpose described herein. Section 10. Upon this resolution taking effect, the same shall be published in full in the official newspaper of said Fire District for such purpose, together with a notice of the Fire District Secretary in substantially the form provided in Section 81.00 of the Local Finance Law. Section 11. This resolution is adopted subject to approval at a special election of said Fire District to be held on June 18, 2019. The question of the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote on roll all, which resulted as follows: Commissioner King Aye Commissioner Fiddelman Aye Commissioner Elkind Eney Aye Commissioner Katz Aye Commissioner Seligson Aye The resolution was thereupon declared duly adopted. On motion of Commissioner Elkind Eney, seconded by Commissioner Fiddelman, the following was approved RESOLUTION DATED MAY 1, 2019, CALLING A SPECIAL FIRE DISTRICT ELECTION WHEREAS, the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Mamaroneck Fire District in the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York has heretofore at this meeting adopted a bond resolution authorizing the reconstruction of the Fire District Headquarters building, including original furnishings, equipment, machinery, apparatus, appurtenances and incidental improvements and expenses in connection therewith at an aggregate maximum estimated cost of $2,475,000, which is subject to the approval of the qualified voters of said Fire District, NOW, THEREFORE, 2 BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Fire Commissioners of Mamaroneck Fire District in the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, as follows: Section 1. A special election of the qualified voters of Mamaroneck Fire District in the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, is hereby authorized to be held on June 18, 2019, at the Firehouse, 205 Weaver Street in Larchmont, New York, in said Fire District, between the hours of 3:00 o’clock P.M. and 9:00 o’clock P.M., Prevailing Time, to vote BY PAPER BALLOT upon the adoption or rejection of the bond resolutions heretofore adopted at this meeting. Section 2. The notice of such special election shall be in substantially the following form, attached hereto as Exhibit A and hereby made a part hereof. Section 3. The Secretary of said Fire District is hereby authorized to give notice of such special election by publication once in the Journal News, a newspaper published in White Plains, New York, and having a general circulation in said Fire District, the first publication to be not less than twenty-seven (27) nor more than thirty-four (34) days prior to the date of such election, as well as posting as may be required pursuant to applicable provisions of the Town Law. Section 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. The question of the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote on roll call, which resulted as follows: Commissioner King Aye Commissioner Fiddelman Aye Commissioner Elkind Eney Aye Commissioner Katz Aye Commissioner Seligson Aye The resolution was thereupon declared duly adopted. On motion of Commissioner Elkind Eney, seconded by Commissioner Katz, the following was approved, RESOLUTION DATED MAY 1, 2019 RESOLUTION DESIGNATING ELECTION PERSONNEL WHEREAS, the Board of Fire Commissioners of Mamaroneck Fire District, Westchester County, New York, has called a special election of the qualified voters of said Fire District to be held on June 18, 2019; and WHEREAS, it is now desired to provide for the appointment of a permanent chairman, inspectors of election and assistant clerks for said special election; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Mamaroneck Fire District, Westchester County, New York, as follows: Section l. Carol Hoffman, a duly qualified voter of said Fire District is hereby appointed as the permanent chairman of the special election referred to in the preambles hereof. Section 2. The following named qualified voters of said Fire District are hereby appointed to act as inspectors of election of said special election, so that there shall be at least two inspectors for each ballot box or voting machine to be used thereat: Carol Hoffman Sheldon Hoffman Section 3. Carol Hoffman is hereby designated as chief election inspector. Section 4. The following named qualified voters of said Fire District are hereby appointed as assistant clerks of said special election: Sheldon Hoffman Section 5. Each inspector of election and assistant clerk appointed for said special election, as herein provided, shall be entitled to compensation at the rate of $75 for each day actually and necessarily spent on the duties of his office. The Clerk of said Fire District is hereby authorized and directed to give written notice of appointment to the persons herein respectively appointed as permanent chairman, inspectors of election and assistant clerks for said special election. Section 6. This resolution shall take effect immediately. 3 The question of the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote on roll call, which resulted as follows: Commissioner King Aye Commissioner Fiddelman Aye Commissioner Elkind Eney Aye Commissioner Katz Aye Commissioner Seligson Aye The resolution was thereupon declared duly adopted. On motion of Commissioner Elkind Eney, seconded by Commissioner King, the following was approved, RESOLUTION DATED MAY 1, 2019. RESOLUTION SETTING THE TIME AND PLACE OF A MEETING OF THE INSPECTORS OF ELECTION OF MAMARONECK FIRE DISTRICT IN THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PREPARATION OF THE FIRE DISTRICT ELECTION REGISTER. WHEREAS, the Board of Fire Commissioners of Mamaroneck Fire District in the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, heretofore resolved on May 1, 2019 to call a special election of said Fire District, such special election to be held at the Firehouse, 205 Weaver Street, in Larchmont, New York, in said Fire District, on the 18th day of June, 2019, between the hours of 3:00 o'clock P.M., and 9:00 o'clock P.M., Prevailing Time; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 175-a of the Town Law, only persons registered with the Westchester County Board of Elections on or before May 27, 2019, the date 23 days prior to the date of the election (pursuant to General Construction Law treatment of Sundays) , shall be entitled to vote in such special election; and WHEREAS, such Section 175-a requires that a resolution setting the time and place of the meeting of the election inspectors appointed by said Board of Fire Commissioners of said Fire District for the aforesaid special election be adopted at least thirty days prior to such special election; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Fire Commissioners of Mamaroneck Fire District in the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York; Section 1. The inspectors of election approved by resolution duly adopted by said Board of Fire Commissioners on May 1, 2019, shall meet at the Mamaroneck Town Center, Town Clerk’s Office located at 740 West Boston Post Rd, in Mamaroneck, New York, in said Fire District, on the 30th day of May, 2019 at 2:00 o'clock P.M. to commence preparation of the register of those persons eligible to vote in such special election. In accordance with said Section 175-a of the Town Law, only those persons registered with the Board of Elections of Westchester County on or before May 27, 2019, the date 23 days prior to the date of the election, will be entitled to vote at such special election. Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately, and neither publication nor posting is required. The question of the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote on roll all, which resulted as follows: Commissioner King Aye Commissioner Fiddelman Aye Commissioner Elkind Eney Aye Commissioner Katz Aye Commissioner Seligson Aye The resolution was thereupon declared duly adopted. ADJOURNMENT On motion of Commissioner Elkind Eney, seconded by Commissioner Katz, the meeting was unanimously adjourned. ________________________________ Submitted by Christina Battalia, Town Clerk 4