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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979_02_07 Town Board Regular Minutes MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK HELD FEBRUARY 7, 1979 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. ROLL CALL Present: Supervisor Vandernoot Councilman Bloom Councilwoman Monsell Absent: Councilman McMillan Councilman DeMaio Also Present: Mrs. Miller - Town Clerk Mr. Aitchison - Superintendent of Highways Mr. DeLuca - Comptroller Mr. Elfreich - Town Engineer PUBLIC HEARING (adjourned) : Special Permit Application - Proposed Restaurant Supervisor Vandernoot stated that upon learning that only three Board members would be in attendance this evening, he informed III Richard Mannix, Attorney for the applicant who reserved the right to be heard before the full Board, and thereupon it was unani- mously agreed that the above captioned hearing would not be reopened tonight, but would reconvene on February 21, 1979. NEW BUSINESS 1. Salary Authorization - Recreation The Clerk presented a memorandum addressed to the Board by the Recreation Superintendent under date of January 26, 1979, here- with ordered received and filed, and on motion by Councilman Bloom, seconded by Councilwoman Monsell, it was unanimously c RESOLVED, that as provided for in the 1979 Town Budget, this Board hereby authorizes the hiring of Charles J. Manion as Recrea- tion Attendant at the Hommocks Ice Rink, replacing Ed Swort, to be compensated at the rate of $2.20 per hour, effective January 27, 1979. 2. Authorization to Advertise for Bids - Sale of Bucket Truck Pursuant to the Comptroller's memorandum under date of February 1, 1979, herewith presented by the Clerk and ordered received and filed, on motion by Councilman Bloom, seconded by Councilwoman Monsell, it was unanimously • -1- • RESOLVED, that this board hereby authorizes publication in the official newspaper of the Town of Mamaroneck, The Daily Times, of a Notice of Bids for the sale of a 1966 Ford Bucket Truck with a minimum starting bid of $500.00 3. Snow & Ice Removal Agreement - County Roads Pursuant to a communication addressed to the Town Clerk by Arthur D. Ludwig, Director of Transportation Facilities for the County of Westchester, herewith presented and ordered received and filed, on motion by Councilwoman Monsell, seconded by Councilman Bloom, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that the Supervisor be and he hereby is authorized to sign the Agreement with the County of Westchester for the removal of snow and ice on County Roads the Unincorporated Area of the Town of Mamaroneck, at a maximum amount of $1,530.00 for 1.64 miles. NOT ON AGENDA Supervisor Vandernoot called to attention a meeting to be held in White Plains with County Executive Del Bello for Town and Village Officials on February. 16, 1979 and noted that the allocation for snow removal would probably be one of the topics brought up at that time. 4. Set Date for Public Hearing - Plumbing Code Revisions Pursuant to the Supervisor's presentation of a letter addressed to the Town Board under date of January 31, 1979 by the two plumbers on the Town's Board of Examining Plumbers, Samuel Paonessa and Paul Rigano, Jr. and following some discussion, on motion by Councilwoman Monsell, seconded by Councilman Bloom, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that a public hearing will be held by this Board at its first regular meeting in March (March 7, 1979) in the Auditorium or Council Room of the Weaver Street Firehouse, Weaver Street, Town of Mamaroneck, for the purpose of considering amending certain portions of the Plumbing Code of the Town of Mamaroneck by revising certain fees and extending the length of time of a bond; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Clerk be and she hereby is authorized to publish in the official newspaper of the Town of Mamaroneck, The Daily Times, Notice of such hearing as required by law. -2- 5. Set Date for Public Hearing - Purchase of 3 Garbage Trucks Pursuant to Supervisor Vandernoot's review of the need for the Town Board to hold a public hearing for the borrowing to finance the cost of purchasing garbage trucks and following a question as to whether this was in the capital budget, the following re- solution was offered by Councilman Bloom, who moved its adoption, seconded by Councilwoman Monsell, to-wit: III RESOLUTION DATED FEBRUARY 7, 1979 A RESOLUTION CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING IN CONNECTION WITH THE PURCHASE OF GARBAGE TRUCKS FOR REFUSE IN GARBAGE DISTRICT NO. 1 OF THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK. WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, has had under consideration the purchase of three 1979 Garbage trucks with 18 cubic yard refuse bodies to be used for garbage and refuse collection purposes for Refuse in Garbage District No. 1 in said Town; and WHEREAS, the maximum amount proposed to be expended for the purchase of said trucks is $135,000; and WHEREAS, it is now desired to call a public hearing pursuant to Section 202-b of the Town Law upon such matter; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Town Board of the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York as follows: Section 1. A meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, will be held at the Weaver Street Firehouse, in Larchmont, New York, in said Town, at 8:15 o'clock P.M., Eastern Standard Time, on the 21st day of February 1979, for the purpose of conducting a public hearing upon the aforesaid matter, at which time and place said Town Board will hear all persons interested in the subject matter thereof. Section 2. The Town Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause a notice of said public hearing to be published once in The Daily Times, the official newspaper of said Town, and posted in the manner provided by law, which notice shall be in substan- tially the following form, to-wit: -3- NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Town Board of the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, will meet at the Weaver Street Firehouse, in Larchmont, New York, in said Town, on the 21st day of February, 1979, at 8:15 o'clock P.M. , Eastern Standard Time, for the purpose of conducting a public hearing in relation to the proposed purchase of three 1979 Garbage trucks with 18 cubic yard refuse bodies to be used for garbage and refuse collection purposes for Refuse in Garbage District No. 1 in said Town. The maximum amount proposed to be ex- pended therefor is $135,000, including $3,000 to be provided by a trade-in of three used vehicles. At such time and place, said Town Board will hear all persons interested in the subject matter of said hearing. Section 3. 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: Joseph F. Vandernoot VOTING Aye Lee H. Bloom VOTING Aye Charlotte P. Monsell VOTING Aye Stewart J. McMillan VOTING Absent Harry B. DeMaio VOTING Absent The resolution was thereupon declared duly adopted. 6. Acceptance of Performance Bond - Blossom Grove Subdivision In accordance with the memorandum addressed to the Town Board by the Town Engineer under date of February 6, 1979 and the pre- sentation of the Performance Bond, both herewith presented and ordered received and filed as a part of the record of this meeting, on motion by Councilman Bloom, seconded by Council- woman Monsell, the following resolution was adopted by majority vote: RESOLVED, that this Board hereby authorizes the acceptance of Performance Bond #925222 in the amount of $16,000, dated January 30, 1979 upon which The Republic Insurance Company is Surety and Spencer Construction Corporation of 174 East Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck, New York is Principal; and be it further RESOLVED, that said resolution is contingent upon the review and approval of the Bond by the Town Attorney as to its form, sufficiency and manner of execution. -4- 7. Request for Use of Voting Machines - Mamaroneck Village A letter addressed to the Town Clerk under date of February 5, 1979 by Joseph P. Fraioli, Mamaroneck Village Clerk was herewith presented and ordered received and filed, and thereupon on motion by Councilwoman Monsell, seconded by Councilman Bloom, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that this Board hereby grants the request of the Village of Mamaroneck for the use of seventeen (17) voting machines to be used in the Annual Village Election of March 20, 1979. COMMUNICATIONS 1. Letter, Congressman Ottinger re Flood Control The Supervisor presented a letter addressed to him under date of January 29, 1979 by Congressman Richard L. Ottinger, herewith ordered received and filed, indicating that he is trying to amend the bill which excluded the upper Sheldrake River flood control project from the overall flood control plan for this area. Mr. Vandernoot further noted that he had expressed his thanks to the Congressman for his efforts. Not on Agenda Supervisor Vandernoot also acknowledged receipt of a letter from Assemblyman John M. Perone dated February 1, 1979 advising of his and Senator Pisani's introduction of a proposed bill which would mandate the State to create a Flood Control Program so that each community having been turned down by the Federal government could apply for specific one hundred percent Flood Control Projects. The letter was herewith ordered received and filed. 2. Notice of Public Hearing - New Rochelle City The above-mentioned Notice was presented and herewith ordered received and filed with the notation that the items to be covered are of no real concern to the Town of Mamaroneck. THE TOWN CLERK Regular Reports The Clerk presented the following reports which were ordered received and filed: The 1978 Annual Report of the Building and Plumbing Inspector. Report of the Building and Plumbing Inspector for the month of January 1979. -5- THE SUPERVISOR 1. Authorization to Apply for Additional Section 8 Rent Subsidy Units Mr. Vandernoot briefly reviewed the Rent Subsidy Program and noted that HUD has notified the Town of its eligibility to apply for 75 additional units, and thereupon on motion by Councilman Bloom, seconded by Councilwoman Monsell, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that the Supervisor be and he hereby is authorized to execute the appli- cation required in order to subsidize an additional 75 units under Section 8. 2. 1978 Senior Center Annual Report Supervisor Vandernoot acknowledged receipt of the above captioned report which outlined a very busy year and commended Oscar L. Birch, President and Bess Bernstein, Vice-President. He highlighted some of the outstanding activities of the members of the Center and noted that a delegation of seniors had intended to be in attend- ance at this meeting, but were unable to attend due to the weather. The Board hopes to have them present at a later date. The report was ordered filed. 3. Proclamation - Engineers' Week Following the Supervisor's presentation of a communication addressed to him under date of November 28, 1978 by the Westchester Chapter of the New York State Society of Professional Engineers, and with the unanimous consent of the Board, the following proclamation was issued: ENGINEERS WEEK 1979 PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, the week of February •18th to 24th, 1979 has been designated throughout the nation as Engineers' Week; and WHEREAS, the National Society of Professional Engineers has chosen the theme for National Engineers' Week - "Engineers - People Bringing Purpose to Progress"; and WHEREAS, the gold is to explain how engineering has contributed to the growth of our nation, the ways in which engineering technology makes life more comfortable for us, and what is being done to improve the quality of life in Westchester County and other areas of the country; and -6- WHEREAS, it is fitting that we set aside a week of acknowledging and commemorating the important role of the professional engineer in American life; NOW, THEREFORE, I, Joseph F. Vandernoot, Supervisor of the Town of Mamaroneck, in recognition of the contributions of the engineering profession in applying techno- logy to meet the urgent problems of the day and create a better tomorrow, do hereby proclaim the period of February 18th to February 24th, 1979 as: Engineers' Week in the Town of Mamaroneck Charles Elfreich, Town Engineer pointed out at this time that the Westchester Chapter will be presenting exhibits and displays as well as giving lectures throughout the week at various malls in the County. THE COUNCILMEN Mr. Bloom 1. Reappointments to Zoning Board Pursuant to Councilman Bloom's recounting of Mr. Hardesty's and Mr. Moore's qualifications and service thus far on the Zoning Board, and following notation that due to an oversight, Mr. Hardesty has not been appropriately reappointed last year when his term expired, on his motion which was seconded by Councilwoman Monsell, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that Egbert Hardesty, Chatsworth Gardens Apartments, Town be and he hereby is reappointed a member of the Town of Mamaroneck Zoning Board of Appeals to serve for a term of office of five years, retro- active to February 19, 1978 and terminating February 19, 1983; and be it further RESOLVED, that Peter G. Moore, 104 North Chatsworth Avenue, Town be and he hereby is reappointed a member of the Town of Mamaroneck Zoning Board of Appeals to serve for a term of office of five years effective February 19, 1979 and terminating February 19, 1984; and be it further RESOLVED, that Mr. Hardesty and Mr. Moore be notified accordingly. Not on Agenda Margaret Shultz addressed the Board and suggested a letter writing campaign to Governor Carey relative to his proposed budgets cuts of federal revenue sharing and further questioned the status of the Daitch Certiorari proceeding which had not only been discussed at the Town Board's last meeting, but was also discussed at the most recent meeting of the Larchmont Village Board. Supervisor Vander- noot answered the querys posed by Mrs. Shultz. -7- ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the meeting, on motion duly made and seconded, it was declared adjourned at 8:45 P.M. , to reconvene on February 21, 1979. BOARD ON FIRE COMMISSIONERS The meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners was convened immediately upon the adjournment of the Town Board meeting. 1. Claims Pursuant to the memorandum addressed to the Commission by the Deputy Comptroller under date of February 7, 1979, herewith presented and ordered received and filed, on motion by Commis- sioner Bloom, seconded by Commissioner Monsell, 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: New York Telephone $ 422.36 New York Telephone 19.94 I. & T. Plumbing & Htg. Co. , Inc. 25.95 I. & T. Plumbing & Htg. Co. , Inc. 46.45 Barrier Oil Corporation 48.00 William Smith Supplies, Inc. 87.90 AAA Emergency Supply Co. 109.29 Barrier Oil Corporation 429.60 Barrier Oil Corporation 290.39 Wm. Rickert Locksmith Co. 20.00 Brewers Hardware 71.01 $ 1,570.89 2. Reports There were no reports to come before the Commission. 3. Other Business There was no other business to come before the Commission at this time. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the meeting, on motion duly made and seconded, it was declared adjourned at 8:46 P.M. , to reconvene on February 21, 1979. Town Clerk -8-