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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999_11_17 Town Board Regular Minutes TOWN OF MAMARONECK TOWN BOARD AGENDA REGULAR MEETING -Wednesday, November 17, 1999, Town Center Court Room - 8:15 PM THE TOWN BOARD WILL CONVENE at 6:30 PM into an Executive Session to discuss personnel matters. CONVENE REGULAR MEETING CONVENE EXECUTIVE SESSION RECESS EXECUTIVE SESSION RECONVENE REGULAR MEETING 7:30 PM - FAREWELL RECEPTION -Joe Windish, LMCTV 89th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION -St. Clair Richard, Soun'dview News CALL TO ATTENTION - Location of Exits BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS 1. Fire Claims 2. Other Business PRESENTATION -American Red Cross -Shelter Management Program AFFAIRS OF THE TOWN 1. Discussion -Town of Mamaroneck Emergency Response Plan 2. Salary Authorization - Recreation APPROVAL OF MINUTES -August 18 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS SUPERVISOR REPORTS REPORTS OF THE COUNCIL Next regularly scheduled meetings - December 1, 1999. - December 15, 1999 Any physically handicapped person needing special assistance in order to attend the meeting should call the Town Administrator's office at 381-7810. MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK AND THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS HELD ON NOVEMBER 17, 1999 AT 8:15 PM IN THE COURT ROOM OF THE TOWN CENTER, 740 W. BOSTON POST ROAD, MAMARONECK, NEW YORK PRESENT: Supervisor Paul A. Ryan Councilwoman Valerie M. O'Keeffe Councilman Barry Weprin Councilwoman Phyllis Wittner Councilwoman Judith A. Myers ALSO PRESENT: Patricia A. DiCioccio, Town Clerk Stephen V. Altieri, Town Administrator Charlene Indelicato, Town Attorney CONVENE EXECUTIVE SESSION The Board convened into an Executive Session at 6:30 PM in Conference Room A of the Town Center to discuss personnel matters. On motion duly made and seconded the Board adjourned at 7:30 PM to the Court Room. FAREWELL RECEPTION -Joe Windish, LMCTV Prior to the opening of the Town Board meeting, there was a reception held in the lobby outside the Court Room to say goodbye to Joe Windish. Mr. Windish was the driving force behind LMC/TV. He recruited volunteers, was responsible for training, and creative development of programming. Mr. Windish had directed the operations for almost 10 years, and was now leaving to a full-time job in the same field. Everyone wished him well. 89th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION -St. Clair Richard -Soundview News Supervisor Ryan then introduced St. Clair Richard, who reported on town activities for the Soundview News. The Supervisor said that St. Clair had been born in Newfinn, Iowa, 89 years ago, and gave her a plant from the Town Board. He added that she had been the first Girl Scout, west of the Mississippi, and that her great aunt was an aunt to President Lincoln's aunt. Ms. Richard thanked everyone for the gift. CALL TO ORDER The regular meeting of the Town Board was called to order by Supervisor Ryan at 8:35 PM, who then pointed out the location of exits. PRESENTATION -American Red Cross -Shelter Management Program Supervisor Ryan then introduced Mr. Kahn from the American Red Cross, who was here to make a presentation on the disaster emergency plan that was being created by and for the NOVEMBER 17, 1999 Town. Mr. Kahn stated that it was his function to help develop partnerships between communities to help them best deliver services during disasters or emergency conditions. There then was a slide presentation that showed the resources necessary to deliver during emergency situations and how by being prepared prior to the problem, the process could be streamlined and disaster response time maximized to the benefit of each of the communities. The Supervisor after the slides, noted that the Town already had a list of people who had special needs, as does the Bureau of Special Services and Con Ed, but that there is no list with all those names. He said that a survey needed to be done to update it and to better apprise us of what equipment would be necessary to have on hand in case of an emergency. Supervisor Ryan then introduced Ed McCormack, Ambulance District Administrator, who had been producing an emergency response plan over the past two years. Mr. McCormack said the last emergency management plan had been created in 1986. This revised plan incorporated technology to make it more efficient by connecting the departments necessary to implement the response network. The departments involved are Fire, Police, Community Services, Highway, Ambulance, and the Town Administrator. He then outlined the emergency plan. (Attached to the official set of minutes) Councilwoman Myers asked how long it would take to implement the plan. Mr. McCormack replied that it would be accomplished in stages, with the first step being training. But that it should move quickly over the next few months, and that the plan could then be updated on a yearly basis. Councilwoman Wittner said that she had comments on the written plan that she would like to submit. All the Town Board members commended Mr. McCormack for the tremendous job he did on formulating the plan. He said that it had been accomplished with the help of many staff members and volunteers from the Fire Department, as well as from the Red Cross. Councilwoman O'Keeffe asked about the coordinating of the Villages and who would have jurisdiction. Mr. McCormack explained that each municipality has its own plan which works out the details of who would do what. The Supervisor said that the Red Cross had picked the Town as central location for its setting up emergency services. Councilwoman O'Keeffe asked how EMS fit in to the overall picture if each municipality had its own plan. Mr. McCormack replied that because each has a plan it has made it easier to coordinate who would cover what area, therefore eliminating duplicate efforts, and avoid conflict. BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS The meeting was called to order by Commissioner Ryan at 9:40 PM. Present were the following members of the Commission: Commissioner: Paul A. Ryan 2 NOVEMBER 17, 1999 Commissioner: Valerie M. O'Keeffe Commissioner: Barry Weprin Commissioner: Phyllis Wittner Commissioner: Judith A. Myers 1. Fire Claims: Commissioner Weprin presented fire claims for authorization of payment, thereafter on Commissioner Weprin motion, seconded by Commissioner O'Keeffe, it was unanimously: RESOLVED, that this Commission hereby authorizes payment of the following Fire Department claims as approved by the Fire Chief and audited by the Comptroller's Office: A A A Emergency Supply Co., Inc.. $2,689.05 A A A Emergency Supply Co., Inc. 1,116.00 A A A Emergency Supply Co., Inc. 10.00 A A A Emergency Supply Co., Inc. 160.00 AT &T Wireless 168.54 A A A Emergency Supply Co., Inc. 70.00 A A A Emergency Supply Co., Inc. 91.25 Con Edison 4.09 Con Edison 30.95 Community Fire Equipment, Inc. 390.00 Excelsior Garage & Machine Works, INC. 106.25 Frank J. Cioffi 482.19 Gall's INC. 961.86 Goldcrest Electronics 72.34 Lucent Technologies 50.15 Michael Acocella 535.36 Multiplier 129.42 Multi-Source 390.00 Nicholas I. Cecere 1,400.00 Plastic Works 128.00 Poland Spring 123.24 Printing & Adv. Spec. Co. 954.68 Senate Electronics, Inc. 650.00 Sound Shore 95.00 Sound Shore Pest Control 120.00 S &V Auto Body 2,010.00 Town of Mamaroneck Fire Department 375.00 Town of Mamaroneck Fire Department 375.00 Town of Mamaroneck Fire Department 375.00 Westchester Elevator 170.00 TOTAL $14,233.37 There being no further business to come before the Commission, on motion of Commissioner Myers, seconded by Commissioner Wittner, the Commission unanimously adjourned at 9:45 PM. AFFAIRS OF THE TOWN 1. Discussion -Town of Mamaroneck Emergency Response Plan This had been taken out of order and presented earlier in the meeting. 3 NOVEMBER 17, 1999 2. Salary Authorization - Recreation On motion of Councilwoman Myers, seconded by Councilwoman Wittner, it was unanimously, RESOLVED, that as provided for in the 1999 Town Budget that the Town Board does hereby authorize the payment of salary to the following: Wendy Johnson, Winter Diving Coach, $35/session, effective retroactive to 11/10/99. Added Item PROCLAMATION - Donald Tedesco The Supervisor announced that Mr. Tedesco, creator of the Actionville Program, had been chosen Teacher of the Year. He then read the following proclamation: DONALD TEDESCO WHEREAS, DONALD TEDESCO, also known as "T"by his students, was crowned by the Disney's American Teacher Awards Committee as "America's Outstanding Elementary School Teacher"for his outstanding work over the years with the Actionville Program;and WHEREAS, DONALD TEDESCO was chosen for this Award as one of 12 outstanding teachers from a pool of 75,000 nominees; and WHEREAS, Actionville is a hands on learning experience that was T's brain child he developed and has nurtured over these many years; and WHEREAS, this innovative program, now in its 29' year, for fifth and sixth graders at Mamaroneck's Hommocks School, is a program that reaches the gifted and the needy, and the average student;and WHEREAS, his special efforts on behalf of the Mamaroneck School Districts' students has elevated our schools and our community to national prominence. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that 1, Paul A. Ryan, Supervisor of the Town of Mamaroneck and the Town Board members do hereby proclaim that Wednesday, November 17, 1999 be proclaimed as a special day in the Town of Mamaroneck and extend our congratulations to Donald Tedesco and share in the honor and pride of our Mamaroneck School District. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Town of Mamaroneck to be affixed this 17th day of November 1999. APPROVAL OF MINUTES -August 18, 1999 This item was held over 4 NOVEMBER 17, 1999 REPORTS OF COUNCIL Councilwoman Wittner mentioned the Annual Inter-faith Thanksgiving Service would be held at the Larchmont Temple on November 23, at 6:00 PM, everyone was welcome. She said that there would be a meeting on the IKEA project December 21 at the Fire house. The purpose was to formulate a group policy to respond to some of the issues concerning the project. SUPERVISOR REPORTS Supervisor Ryan said there would be a representative from New York State, Metro-North, and Nita Lowey here in the Town Court Room on November 22, to discuss the eastern side of the Thruway. ADJOURNMENT The Supervisor said that the next scheduled meetings would be December 1 and December 15. On motion of Supervisor Ryan, seconded by Councilwoman Myers, the meeting was adjourned in memory of Eva Sands, long time resident of the Village of Mamaroneck, and mother of former Town Clerk, Dorothy Miller. He said that she was a regular visitor to the Senior Center, an active participant of many organizations and a wonderful person. She will be missed . The Supervisor then wished everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. Submitted by Patricia A. DiCioccio, Town Clerk \\Clerkserverl server\DocumentsxmlNUTES 199minf111-17-99x.doc 5 Minutes of the Special Meeting Of the Town Board held on Saturday, November 20, 1999 at 8:OOam in the Mamaroneck Town Center The meeting was called to order at 8:OOam by Supervisor Paul Ryan Att: Supervisor Paul Ryan Councilwoman Phyllis Wittner a ,::- IFED Councilman Barry Weprin I JAN, 5 Councilwoman Valerie O'Keeffe I PATRI Ah.PIC110CM Councilwoman Judy Meyers Also Att: Stephen Altieri Town Administrator Carmine DeLuca Town Comptroller E This meeting is being held as a worksession for the development of the 2000 Town Budget. Recreation Department William Zimmermann, Supt. of Recreation appeared before the Town Board to review the proposed Recreation Department budget for 2000. Questions were asked in relation to the proposed extension of the Hommocks Ice Rink season. The Board and Bill Zimmermann conducted a review of the additional cost in connection with the extended season. Bill Zimmermann presented budget adjustments for all budget categories in the Recreation Department. Members of the Board asked a variety of questions on the department budget. Fire Department Deputy Chief Michael Liverzani appeared before the Town Board to present the proposed 2000 Fire Department budget. Questions were asked of the Deputy Chief in regards to various line items of the budget. Specifically the Board discussed the department's proposal to install an air ventilation system on the apparatus floor at fire headquarters. 1 The Town Administrator indicated that funds for this project were available within the 1999 Fire Department. Therefore funds will be set aside for this purpose. A budget appropriation will not be necessary in the department's 2000 budget. Miscellaneous The Town Board reviewed and decided upon a variety of other budget items in preparation of the preliminary budget that will go before the public. 1. Police Deuartment - The Board decided that an appropriation of $14,000 be made for the purchase of a speed-monitoring trailer. Purchasing truck-weighing scales for enforcement purposes will be deferred until the Police Department provides further information regarding legislation on the apportionment of fees. 2. Highway Department - An appropriation of $35,000 will be made in the department budget for small sidewalk repairs within the Town. 3. Outside Agencies - Funding for outside agencies will remain at 1999 levels with the following exceptions: Community Action Program: Funding will increase from $12,000 to $15,000 to account for additional building operating expenses. The CAP building will remain open more to accommodate the space needs for the Hispanic Coalition Project. Emelin Theatre: Funding will increase from $3,500 to $4,000 in 2000. Additional funding is in consideration to increased building operating costs associated with space provided for the local community theatre. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 12:OOnoon. 2