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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977_12_07 Town Board Regular Minutes MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK HELD DECEMBER 7, 1977 IN THE AUDITORIUM 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 Councilman DeMaio Councilman Perone Absent: Councilman McMillan Also Present: Mrs. Miller - Town Clerk Mr. Aitchison - Superintendent of Highways Mr. Barasch - Chief of Police Mr. DeLuca - Comptroller Mr. Elfreich - Town Engineer Mr. Kronenberger - Superintendent of Recreation Mr. Leddy - Conservation Director APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the regular meetings of December 1, 1976 and January 5, 1977 were presented and on motion by Councilman Perone, seconded by Councilman Bloom, approved as submitted. OLD BUSINESS 1. Report on Bids - Police Cars and Utility Vehicle Comptroller Carmine DeLuca presented his memorandum addressed to the Board under date of November 23, 1977, which was herewith ordered received and filed and in answer to Councilman Perone's question, he stated that joining with the Village of Larchmont was definitely advantageous since the number of bids received was the highest in years. Supervisor Vandernoot further noted the importance of the increased volume in the number of bids. Thereupon, pursuant to further clarification by the Police Chief regarding the Utility Vehicle, on motion by Councilman DeMaio, seconded by Councilman Bloom, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that this Board hereby accepts the bids of the low bidders for the following: 6 Police Cars - New Rochelle Dodge - $23,602.58 1 Utility Vehicle - Village Ford - $7,101.00 -1- 2. Resolution - Home Rule Request - Coterminous Town Village Supervisor Vandernoot reviewed the events of the past two elections regarding coterminous and presented a letter addressed to him by Joseph P. Fraioli, Clerk-Treasurer for the Village of Mamaroneck, under date of November 30, 1977, requesting the Town Board's ' favorable action on the Home Rule Request. The individual 1 Councilmen reiterated their feelings on the issue as had been III I done at the Board's previous meeting and on motion by Councilman Bloom, seconded by Councilman Perone, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Mamaroneck fully supports the concept of a coterminous Town-Village to be known as the Town of Mamaroneck Harbor, and WHEREAS, special legislation is required in order that the electorate of the Town of Mamaroneck be given the opportunity to vote on this proposal in the General Election in November of 1978, and WHEREAS, before such legislation can be introduced, a Home Rule Request from the Town of Mamaroneck is required, BE IT RESOLVED, that on motion by Councilman Bloom, seconded by Councilman Perone, the Town Board of the Town of Mamaroneck by unanimous vote hereby respectfully requests that this matter be introduced in the Legislature of the State of New York. NEW BUSINESS 1. Resolution - Westchester Joint Water Works Upon the Supervisor's review of flooding and the past problems encountered at the Larchmont Reservoir and pursuant to his recounting of the current problem at the dam in the Mamaroneck Reservoir, some discussion and clarification by members of the Board, on motion by Councilman DeMaio, seconded by Councilman Perone, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Village of Mamaroneck adopted a resolution on November 28th, 1977 holding the Westchester Joint Water Works harmless from any and all claims and damages which arise out of or are occasioned by acts of the Village of Mamaroneck, its agents or employees in the 1 III use of the Westchester Joint Water Works dam for flood control purposes; — -2- ICI BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town of Mamaroneck hereby assumes jointly with the Village of Mamaroneck all responsibility for any lowering of the Reservoir done at the request of either the Village of Mamaroneck or the Town of Mamaroneck; THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER III RESOLVED, that the Town of Mamaroneck holds the Westchester Joint Water Works harmless from any and all claims and damages which arise out of or are occasioned by acts of the Town of Mamaroneck, its agents or employees in the use of the Westchester Joint Water Works dam for flood control purposes. COMMUNICATIONS 1. Resolution, Mamaroneck Village Board of Trustees - County Sales Tax The Town Clerk presented a letter addressed to her under date of November 30, 1977 from the Mamaroneck Village Clerk regarding the Mamaroneck Village Board's resolution to oppose any increase in the County Sales Tax, which was herewith ordered received and filed. A lengthy discussion followed with clarifications by the Supervisor and members of the Board, all of whom expressed the need for more information regarding any increase in the present sales tax rate. It was unanimously so ordered that the matter be tabled pending further study. III 2. Statement of Canvass - November 8, 1977 General Election The Clerk presented the above-captioned statement which was herewith ordered received and filed for the record. 3. Letter N.Y.S. Dept. of Transportation - Town Road Inventory A letter addressed to the Town Clerk by the Regional Planning Engineer of the aforementioned Department under date of November 28, 1977, indicating the procedures to be followed for the acceptance of newly dedicated roads and listing the Town Road Mileages as of June 15, 1977, was herewith presented and ordered received and filed. THE TOWN CLERK Regular Reports The Clerk presented the following reports which were ordered received and filed: Report of the Town Clerk for the month of November, 1977. -- -3- Report of the Building and Plumbing Inspector for the month of November, 1977. THE SUPERVISOR 1. Appointments - Insurance Committee The Supervisor noted that at the November 16th Town Board Meeting, . George H. Carl had been appointed as a Town of Mamaroneck liaison to the Insurance Committee in the Village of Larchmont, and ex- plained that this committee is studying the overall increase in insurance costs and ways in which to save money. He stated that he wished to add to that committee two gentlemen who are both very knowledgeable in the field, Mr. George M. Homer, Jr. and Mr. Vincent P. Nesci, and on motion by Councilman Bloom, seconded by Councilman Perone, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that Mr. George M. Homer, Jr. of 4 Kenmare Road, Town and Mr. Vincent P. Nesci of 14 Harrison Drive, Town be and they hereby are appointed to serve as liaisons from the Town of Mamaroneck to the Village of Larchmont Insurance Committee; and be it further RESOLVED, that Mr. Homer and Mr. Nesci be notified accordingly. THE COUNCILMEN Mr. Bloom 1. Resignation - Human Rights Commission Pursuant to Councilman Bloom's presentation of a letter received from Mrs. Betty Franklin under date of November 16, 1977 tendering her resignation as a member of the Human Rights Commission, and following his expression of appreciation for the time spent in serving the community, on his motion, seconded by Councilman DeMaio, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that this Board accepts with regret the resignation of Mrs. Betty Franklin from the Town of Mamaroneck Human Rights Commission, to be effective immediately; and be it further RESOLVED, that a letter be directed to Mrs. Franklin expressing the Board's thanks for her service to the Town. 2. Conservation Advisory Commission - Amendment to 1973 Resolution Following Councilman Bloom's explanation of the need to amend the above-captioned resolution and establish the terms of office of the members of the Conservation Advisory Commission to two -4- years, and on his motion, seconded by Councilman DeMaio, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that the following resolution adopted on January 3rd, 1973, which reads as follows: RESOLVED, that the resolution III adopted on August 5th, 1964 establishing the Conservation Advisory Committee of the Town of Mamaroneck, be and the same hereby is amended so as to read as follows: that the membership of the said Committee is hereby enlarged from five to nine members, each member to be appointed to serve for a term of office of three years with three members appointed each year. be amended so as to read: That each member of the Conser- vation Advisory Commission will be appointed to serve for a term of office of two years. Mr. McMillan 1. Appointments - Cable T.V. Committee Since Councilman McMillan was unable to attend the meeting, Supervisor Vandernoot noted Mr. McMillan's choice and named Mr. Stephen Kushel for appointment as a member of the Cable T.V. Committee, which will have representatives from both Villages and the Board of Education. Thereupon, on motion by Councilman Perone, seconded by Councilman Bloom, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that this Board hereby appoints Mr. Stephen Kushel, 36 Howell Avenue, Town a member of the Town of Mamaroneck Cable T.V. Committee which will operate in conjunction with the Village of Larchmont Committee. PUBLIC HEARING: 1978 Preliminary Budget & Use of Federal Revenue Sharing Funds On motion by Councilman Bloom, seconded by Councilman Perone, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that the public hearing be and it hereby is declared open. The Town Clerk presented the Affidavits of Publication and Posting of the Notice of Hearing as required by law which were herewith ordered received and filed for the record. - -5- Supervisor Vandernoot outlined the hearing procedure requesting each person wishing to address the Board to identify himself or herself for purposes of the record and briefly reviewed the budget, noted the meetings relative to the budget with represent- atives of the League of Women Voters and stated that due to the size of the budget document, the Board would dispense with the usual page by page review and have a general discussion. He stated that the total appropriations as adopted in the prelimi- nary budget are $5,398,000.00 and at this time recognized Mrs. Beth Nelkin, President of the Larchmont League of Women Voters who presented a prepared statement which was given to the Town Clerk and herewith ordered received and filed. The statement precipitated some discussion relative to the Town Manager Committee and its schedule of meetings, the proposed new telephone system and the proposed combining of the Highway and Parks Depart- ments with clarifications being made by the Supervisor and members of the Board and the Department Heads. The following persons addressed the Board with comments relative to the Budget: Mr. Paul Abramson - 203 Knollwood Avenue, Mamaroneck Mrs. Elinor Berlin - 28 Colonial Avenue, Town Mrs. Margaret Shultz - 25 Alden Road, Town Mrs. Marie Wolf - 5 Lundy Lane, Town Mr. Otto Scheuble - 3 Rock Ridge Road, Town Mrs. Henryka Schutta - 17 Mohegan Road, Town Mr. Joseph Goldberg - 20 Homer Avenue, Town Mr. Gordon Oppenheimer - 20 Lafayette Road, Town Mr. Joel Rothenberg - 12 Normandy Road, Town Mr. Warren Wolf - 56 Rockland Avenue, Town Mr. Joseph Mirabella - 23 Holly Place, Town The subjects listed herebelow were thoroughly discussed during the hearing and elaborated upon: 1. Ways to eliminate future increases 2. Raising the assessed valuation 3. Increasing revenues 4. Combining more services with Larchmont 5. Salary increases 6. Departmental budget increases 7. Equipment for the proposed combined Highway and Parks Department 8. Current status of the Ice Rink deficit and the hiring of a Promoter 9. Problems with storm drains and sanitary sewers and the effect on the budget 10. Specifics of how the Federal Revenue Funds will be expended At the conclusion of the discussion relative to the budget, Gordon Oppenheimer and several other residents commended the Board for doing an excellent job on the budget and thereupon on motion by Councilman Perone, seconded by Councilman DeMaio, the hearing was declared closed and action on the budget deferred until the next meeting so as to give the Board time for further study of the Budget and consideration of the suggestions, requests and recommendations presented this evening. Supervisor Vandernoot thanked everyone present for coming and giving the Board the benefit of their views. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the meeting, on -6- motion duly made and seconded, it was declared adjourned at 10:45 P.M. , to reconvene on December 19, 1977. I,I BOARD OF 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 memorandum addressed to the Commission by the Deputy Comptroller under date of December 6, 1977, herewith presented and ordered received and filed, on motion by Commissioner Bloom, seconded by Commissioner Perone, 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: R.G. Brewer, Inc. $ 37.96 Excelsior Garage & Machine Works 494.86 Exxon Company, U.S.A. 193.17 Independent Printing 63.36 Signacon Controls, Inc. 102.00 $ 891.35 2. Report of Bids - Fire Chief's Car The Comptroller's memorandum dated November 23, 1977 was herewith presented and ordered received and filed and since most of the discussion on this item had been taken up earlier in the meeting under OLD BUSINESS - Item 1, on motion by Commissioner Bloom, seconded by Commissioner Perone, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that this Commission hereby accepts the bid of the low bidder namely New Rochelle Dodge in the amount of $5,291.90 for 1 Fire Chief's Car. Not on Agenda Commissioner Bloom presented the Fire Report for the month of October 1977 which was ordered received and filed for the record. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Fire Commission, on motion duly made and seconded, it was declared adjourned at 10:55 P.M. , to reconvene on December 19, 1977. Town Clerk -7-