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November 4, 2020
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF
MAMARONECK HELD NOVEMBER 4, 2020 BEGINNING AT 7:00 PM.
PURSUANT TO THE GOVERNOR’S EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 202.1, SUSPENSION OF
LAW ALLOWING THE ATTENDANCE OF MEETINGS TELEPHONICALLY OR OTHER
SIMILAR SERVICE:
Article 7 of the Public Officers Law, to the extent necessary to permit any public body to
meet and take such actions authorized by the law without permitting in public in-person
access to meetings and authorizing such meetings to be held remotely by conference call
or similar service, provided that the public has the ability to view or listen to such
proceeding and that such meetings are recorded and later transcribed;
PRESENT: Supervisor Nancy Seligson
Councilwoman Abby Katz
Councilwoman Jaine Elkind Eney
Councilwoman Sabrina Fiddelman
Councilman Jeffery L. King
ALSO PRESENT: Christina Battalia, Town Clerk
Stephen V. Altieri, Town Administrator
Connie Green O’Donnell, Deputy Town Administrator
William Maker, Jr., Town Attorney
CALL TO ORDER - REGULAR MEETING
The Regular Meeting of the Town Board was called to order by Supervisor Seligson.
Additionally Present: Lindsey Luft Assistant to the Town Administrator
On motion of Councilwoman Elkind Eney, seconded by Councilwoman Fiddelman, the meeting was
unanimously opened at 7:00 p.m.
SUPERVISOR’S REPORT
Early voting was very successful at the Town Center. We had close to 10,000 in-person votes and
1,000 absentee ballots delivered. Although there were long lines for early voters, I’m pleased to
report that all of the voting was orderly. Surprisingly, no one had to wait inline to vote on Election
Day. Now we just have to await the results.
We had a wonderful Halloween Drive Thru Event this past Saturday, Halloween Day. Town staff
and officials dressed up in costumes and decorated booths at the commuter parking lot to give
out candy to residents and their children as they drove through the parking lot. Your Town Board
members promoted themselves and dressed as Supreme Court justices. We had 3 RBG’s. Over 700
cars drove through to enjoy the holiday decorations, costumes and candy. Thanks to the
Recreation Department and Fire Department for creating and executing the event.
We continue to work on the proposed change to the solid waste law to curbside pickup of trash.
We held a joint public hearing with the Village of Larchmont Board of Trustees on Monday
October 26. We plan to have a joint board meeting to discuss it again on November 12. The
meeting is for the boards to discuss if and how to move forward. It will not include a public
hearing.
I had the opportunity to participate in a Girl Scout Government Badge meeting last week. About
20 Girl Scouts met with elected officials via Zoom to learn about local, county and state
government.
As most people are experiencing, we’ve found that Town Board work sessions held via Zoom are
not as productive or efficient for discussing Town business compared to in-person meetings. As
such, the Town Board has decided to hold work sessions and budget meetings in-person (wearing
masks and social distancing) at the Mamaroneck Senior Center in an effort to improve intra-board
member communication and productivity. These meetings are open to the public. Members of the
public will be required to wear masks and socially distance. The regular Town Board meetings will
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continue to be held via Zoom.
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Saturday, November 7, a budget meeting from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm and will be conducted in-
person at the Mamaroneck Senior Center, 1288 W. Boston Post Road.
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Monday, November 9, the work session begins at 6:00 pm and will be conducted in-person at the
Mamaroneck Senior Center at 1288 W. Boston Post Road.
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Thursday, November 19, budget meeting from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, and will be conducted in
person at the Mamaroneck Senior Center at 1288 W. Boston Post Road
There are three open positions for volunteer boards:
Housing Authority: Two open positions. The Housing Authority is comprised of five members, each
serving a term of five years. It was established in 1992 under the Public Housing Law of New York
State to provide affordable housing within the Town, including the Hommocks Park
Apartments. Candidates with property maintenance experience and financial expertise would be
welcomed to apply.
Recreation Commission: One open position that requires a Village of Mamaroneck resident. The
Recreation Commission is comprised of seven members, each serving a term of seven years. It was
established in 1954 to review and recommend recreation programs, activities and the
development or expansion of facilities for the unincorporated area of the Town of Mamaroneck.
Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of every month.
If you are interested in being considered to serve on one of these committees, please send a letter
of interest and resume to me at supervisor@townofmamaroneckny.org
PUBLIC HEARING – “2020 Revision of the Mechanical Rock Removal” Law
The following Notice of Public Hearing is entered into the record as follows:
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
LEGAL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Section 130 of the Town Law of the State of
New York, and further pursuant to Executive Order No. 202.1 Suspension of Article 7 Public
Officers Law, and pursuant to a motion by the Town Board on October 7, 2020 this Public
Hearing will be adjourned until Wednesday November 4, 2020 at 7:00 PM or as soon
thereafter as is possible, to consider “2020 Revision of the Mechanical Rock Removal” Law,
telephonically from the Town Center, 740 W. Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck, New York.
Join the webinar Zoom meeting via the link provided on the Meeting Agenda and on the Town
Board meeting notice issued prior to the meeting. Or you may comment by writing to
publicqc@townofmamaroneckny.org and viewing from LMC Media’s website
https://lmcmedia.org/ or local municipal access television (Cablevision (Optimum) 76 or
Verizon (Fios) 35).
Purpose:
The Town Board continues to monitor the impact of pulverizing and removing rock by
mechanical means upon the health, safety and welfare of the Town’s residents with a goal of
balancing people’s right to develop their properties with a neighborhood’s right to tranquility,
to the extent possible. Among the concerns that have arisen are the need to mitigate the
spread of dust and other particulates during both the drilling and pulverizing of rock and its
removal from the site, the need to limit mechanical rock removal on smaller lots and the need
to decrease the number of hours per day when such activities may take place. This revision
in the law furthers the goal.
The full text of this document can be viewed on the Town’s website,
https://www.townofmamaroneckny.org/calendar.aspx, or by calling the Town Clerk’s Office
at 914-381-7870, for a mailed copy.
BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD
OF THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK
Published: October 23, 2020
On motion of Councilwoman Fiddelman, seconded by Councilwoman Elkind Eney, the Public Hearing
was unanimously opened.
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Supervisor Seligson asked Mr. Maker to review the two major changes to the current draft. Mr. Maker
noted the changes to the threshold for requiring a Monitor and the limiting of rock removal on sites
that are 10,000 square feet or less. Mr. Maker then recapped comments received from the Town of
Mamaroneck Planning Board. The Town Board noted they had not yet received the comments of the
Planning Board.
The Town Board discussed the 10,000 square foot threshold, and the percentage of lots that would be
effected. It was further discussed the volume of rock being removed as a threshold. Mr. Altieri will
discuss further with Rich Polcari the Building Inspector the questions raised by the Town Board this
evening.
Supervisor Seligson asked Lindsey Luft if the Town has received any new emails or if any viewers had
(virtually) raised their hand to speak and Ms. Luft responded no.
On motion of Councilwoman Elkind Eney, seconded by Councilwoman Katz, the Public Hearing was
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unanimously adjourned until November 18.
PUBLIC HEARING – “Change in Permit Expiration Date and Elimination of the Part-Year Permit” Law
The following Notice of Public Hearing is entered into the record as follows:
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
LEGAL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Section 130 of the Town Law of the State of
New York, and further pursuant to Executive Order No. 202.1 Suspension of Article 7 Public
Officers Law, a Public Hearing will be held on Wednesday November 4, 2020 at 7:00 PM or as
soon thereafter as is possible, to consider “Change in the Permit Expiration Date and
Elimination of the Part-Year Permit” Law telephonically from the Town Center, 740 W. Boston
Post Road, Mamaroneck, New York.
Join the webinar Zoom meeting via the link provided on the Meeting Agenda and on the Town
Board meeting notice issued prior to the meeting. Or you may comment by writing to
publicqc@townofmamaroneckny.org and viewing from LMC Media’s website
https://lmcmedia.org/ or local municipal access television (Cablevision (Optimum) 76 or
Verizon (Fios) 35).
Purpose:
The purpose of this law is to change the annual expiration date for resident parking permits
from September 30 to October 31 and to eliminate the part-year resident parking permit.
The full text of this document can be viewed on the Town’s website,
https://www.townofmamaroneckny.org/calendar.aspx, or by calling the Town Clerk’s Office
at 914-381-7870, for a mailed copy.
BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD
OF THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK
Published: October 28, 2020
On motion of Councilwoman Elkind Eney, seconded by Councilwoman Fiddelman, the public hearing
was unanimously opened.
Supervisor Seligson asked Lindsey Luft if the Town has received any new emails or if any viewers had
(virtually) raised their hand to speak and Ms. Luft responded no.
On motion of Councilwoman Elkind Eney, seconded by Councilwoman Fiddelman, the public hearing
was unanimously closed.
On motion of Councilwoman Elkind Eney, seconded by Councilwoman Katz, the following was
adopted;
Local Law No. 9 - 2020
This local law shall be known as the “Change in the Permit Expiration Date and Elimination of the Part-
Year Permit” Law
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BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Mamaroneck
Section 1 – Purpose:
The purpose of this law is to change the annual expiration date for resident parking permits
from September 30 to October 31 and to eliminate the part-year resident parking permit.
Section 2 – Amendment of a current section of the Mamaroneck Code:
Section 219-63 D. of the Code of the Town of Mamaroneck hereby is repealed and the following
substituted in its place:
“D. The Town Clerk shall collect the amount shown in § A250-1A for each resident parking
permit which shall be valid until the last day of October in the first October after the permit is issued.”
Section 3 – Repeal of a portion of a section of the Mamaroneck Code:
The entry in §A-250-1 that provides
Code Subject Fee or
Section Deposit
219-63 Residential parking permit issued in the months of April, May, June, July, $10
August or September
is repealed.
Section 4 – Severability:
Should any provision of this Local Law be declared invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent
jurisdiction, such declaration of unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect any other provisions of
this Local Law, which may be implemented without the invalid or unconstitutional provisions.
Section 5 – Effective Date:
This Local Law shall become effective upon filing with the Secretary of State.
The above resolution was put to a roll call vote:
King Aye
Fiddelman Aye
Elkind Eney Aye
Katz Aye
Seligson Aye
CITIZEN’S COMMENTS
Supervisor Seligson asked Lyndsey Luft if anyone had a ‘raised hand’ to speak and Ms. Luft responded
no.
BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS
The Meeting was called to order by Commissioner Seligson, and then on motion of Commissioner
Elkind Eney, seconded by Commissioner Katz, 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
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1. FIRE CLAIMS
On motion of Commissioner Elkind Eney, seconded by Commissioner Katz, it was
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:
VENDOR DESCRIPTION Amount
Amazon Paint, Refrigerator filter, Uling 60000 BTU Heater 294.86
Bound Tree Medical, LLC LifePak batteries and gloves 159.00
Capital Markets Advisors, LLC 2020 Annual SEC Filing- Fire District bonds 2,500.00
Dival Safety Equipment Inc Repairs to Calibration Gas Station and gas detector 735.67
Essential Manufacturing Corp N95 Masks 1,730.00
Optimum Cable Services for 10/23-11/22/20 306.91
Ready Refresh Water Cooler rental-9/19-10/18/2020 137.96
Town of Mam'k Fire Dept. Donation received by Town from 2020 U.S. Open Gold 5,000.00
Tournament for Fire Protection Services
UniFirst Corp Cleaning Supplies 10/16, 10/23/2020 328.96
Verizon Fire HQ service 10/10-11/9/2020 271.75
Villa Maria Pizza Food for Fast Drill 10/28/20, and Department Drill Coalition 166.27
10/22/2020
Village Paint Supply Paint for bays 23.99
Waterway Long Island Annual NFPA testing of Fire Apparatus Pumps 870.00
Westech Elevator Services Maintenance for month of October 2020 175.00
WJWW 205 Weaver St charges 8/25-9/25/20 86.84
WJWW Fire service 8/26-9/25/20 3.67
Total $ 12,790.88
The above resolution was put to a roll call vote:
Commissioner King Aye
Commissioner Fiddelman Aye
Commissioner Elkind Eney Aye
Commissioner Katz Aye
Commissioner Seligson Aye
2. Other Fire Department Business
Commissioner Elkind Eney read the Fire Report for the Month of October as submitted by Chief Russo
as follows:
October 2020
ALARM TYPE NUMBER
Generals 24
Minors 15
Stills 3
Out of Town (Mutual Aid) 4
EMS 43
Drills 3
TOTAL 92
Total number of personnel responding: 475
Total time working: 45 hours and 41 minutes
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Commissioner Elkind Eney stated that the Fire Council recently met, and they reported that the
basement at the Firehouse is coming along nicely. The Department hopes to be able to resume their
Thanksgiving meal delivery this year. Commissioner Elkind Eney reminded residents that at daylight
savings it is time to change the batteries on your detectors.
There being no further business to come before the Commission, on motion of Commissioner Elkind
Eney, seconded by Commissioner King, the Commission unanimously adjourned and the Town Board
reconvened.
AFFAIRS OF THE TOWN
1. Report – Larchmont Mamaroneck Joint Garbage Disposal Commission (LMJGDC) Review
The Town Board received the Minutes of the LMJGDC meeting on October 29, 2020.
The Town Board also received a compilation of the comments regarding side/back door pick up.
There are 29 residents in favor of curbside pickup, 22 against, and 9 residents potentially exempt.
It was reported that the Village of Larchmont is in favor of establishing a District, and the Village has
asked Mr. Altieri to provide more detail on this proposal. Supervisor Seligson noted that the Town and
Village met jointly again on November 12 to continue discussions. Supervisor Seligson reported that
the Town was given a copy of the petition that was circulated, and referenced by Wendy Weinstein.
There are 303 names but no addresses. It appears that 100 names are of persons who live outside of
the Town of Mamaroneck. Supervisor Seligson stated that due to this, it would be difficult to consider
this petition. Mr. Altieri is in the process of preparing two Commission Budgets, one with back/side
pickup, and one with only curbside pickup. Mr. Altieri is also receiving feedback from a law firm that
specializes in creating Districts.
REPORT OF COUNCIL
The Town Board Members reported on their various activities and meetings since the last Town Board
Meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
On motion of Councilwoman Fiddelman, seconded by Councilwoman Katz, the meeting was
unanimously adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
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Submitted by
Christina Battalia, Town Clerk
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