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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978_03_01 Town Board Regular Minutes MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK HELD MARCH 1, 1978 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 Councilman McMillan Councilman Perone Absent: Councilman DeMaio Also Present: Mrs. Miller - Town Clerk Mr. Johnston - Town Attorney Mr. DeLuca - Comptroller Mr. Elfreich - Town Engineer Mr. Leddy - Conservation Director APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the regular meetings of June 1, 1977 and August 3, 1977 were presented and on motion by Councilman Bloom, seconded by Councilman McMillan, approved as submitted. I OLD BUSINESS 1. Amendment - Freedom of Information Law Supervisor Vandernoot presented a communication from the State of New York Committee on Public Access to Records dated January 25, 1978 herewith ordered received and filed, and noted that the amended rules must be adopted by March 1, 1978. He then called to attention the proposed changes made as the result of review of the original law by town officials and drawn up by the Town Attorney. Thereupon, following some discussion, on motion by Councilman Perone, seconded by Councilman Bloom, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that this Board hereby amends the Regulations of the Town of Mamaroneck Relating to Inspection and Copying of Public Records as adopted on February 5, 1975 and herewith presented and filed as a part of the record of this meeting. 2. Report of Bids - Highway Trucks Mr. Elfreich presented his memorandum addressed to the Board under date of March 1, 1978, which was herewith ordered received and -1- filed, and noted that the Larchmont Village Board at its meeting on Monday night had rejected all bids and authorized their Engineer to advertise separately. Following some discussion and pursuant to the Engineer's recommendation that this Board reject all bids and his request to readvertise, on motion by Councilman Perone, seconded by Councilman Bloom, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that this Board hereby authorizes the Engineer to readvertise by way of publication in the official newspaper of the Town of Mamaroneck, The Daily Times, of a Notice of Bids for two (2) pickup trucks, one (1) truck chassis and one (1) stake body dump truck for the Highway Department, said bids to be returnable on March 13, 1978 and reported to the Town Board on March 15, 1978. 3. Report of Bids - Aerial Tower and Body and Related Accessory Equipment A memorandum addressed to the Town Board by Charles Elfreich, Town Engineer under date of March 1, 1978, enumerating the bids and recommending award thereof, was herewith presented and ordered received and filed as part of the record of this meeting. Following some discussion relative to the number of bids received and suppliers of this type of equipment, in which the Engineer noted that he had contacted other suppliers and they declined to bid, on motion by Councilman McMillan, seconded by Councilman Perone, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that this Board hereby accepts the bid of the only bidder for the following: Contract No. 78-2 - Aerial Tower and Body Baker Equipment Engine Co. - $17,717.00 and be it further RESOLVED, that this Board hereby accepts the bid of the low bidder for the following: Contract No. 78-3 - Accessory Equipment for Aerial Body Equipment Sales & Service Co. , Inc. - $3,832.72 NEW BUSINESS 1. Resolution Authorizing Permits for Work Within the County Road Area Pursuant to the communication from the County Department of Public Works under date of February 2, 1978, herewith presented and ordered received and filed, on motion by Councilman Bloom, seconded by Councilman McMillan, the following resolution was adopted by majority vote: -2- WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 605 of the Laws of 1941, revised as of June 5, 1961, the Commissioner of Public Works of Westchester County with the approval of the Board of Legislators and the County Executive of Westchester, has prescribed rules, regulations, safe- guards, specifications and conditions for the protection, reconstruction, main- tenance or restoration of any County Road or portion thereof, and for the protection and safety of the traveling public thereon during any operations of reconstruction, maintenance or restoration of such county road or portion thereof; and WHEREAS, the said rules and regulations re- quire any person, corporation, improvement district, or municipality doing any work upon any. County Road to obtain a written permit from the Commissioner of Public Works and to deposit a certified check made payable to the order of the County of Westchester in an amount computed by the extent of the pro- posed work; and WHEREAS, the said rules and regulations provide that any city, village, town public improvement district or other municipality may, in lieu of making the said mentioned deposit, file with the Commissioner of Public Works a certified copy of a resolution duly adopted by the governing board of such municipality guaranteeing faithful per- formance by the said municipality of all terms, covenants and conditions as set forth in the permit, which resolution shall be effective for permits issued during the remainder of the calen- dar year after adoption; and WHEREAS, the Town of Mamaroneck from time to time, is required to do work within the County Road area for which a written permit from the Commissioner of Public Works of the County of Westchester is required, and for which a certified check deposit is required; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town of Mamaroneck does hereby guarantee faithful performance of all the terms, agreements, covenants and conditions of each and every written permit as referred to herein issued by the Commissioner of Public Works of the County of Westchester and that this guaran- tee of faithful performance shall be applicable to all such written permits issued during the present calendar year. -3- 2. Authorization - Disposition of Obsolete Equipment - Assessor's Office Pursuant to the Supervisor's presentation of a memorandum addressed to the Town Board by George Mellersten, Assessor, under date of February 24, 1978, herewith ordered received and filed, requesting the disposition of certain obsolete and unneeded equipment in his office, on motion by Councilman McMillan, seconded by Councilman Bloom, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that this Board hereby authorizes the disposal of the following obsolete and unneeded equipment in the Assessor's Office and approves the presentation of said equipment to the Association for Mentally Ill Children in Dobbs Ferry: Graphotype - Model #6346, Serial #579377 Addressograph - Model #195066, Serial #476874 (3) 30-Drawer Cabinets + 70 Drawers Approximately 12,000 Frames Blank Plates ' 3. Engineer's Report Drainage Study - Rockland Avenue & Jason Lane I _ Charles Elfreich, TownEngineer presented his memorandum addressed to the Town Board under date of March 1, 1978, herewith ordered received and filed. Tlie report indicated the excessive flooding problem noted after the January 20th storm in the above captioned areas and following some discussion and pursuant to the Engineer's recommendation that flood drains be installed in those areas and that the cost of these projects be added into the 1978 capital funding, on motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously so ordered that the Engineer proceed further with his research of the project and report to the Board with a proposal. 4. Set Date for Public Hearing - Full Stop Signs Supervisor Vandernoot presented Police Chief Barasch's memorandum addressed to the Town Board under date of March 1, 1978, herewith ordered received and filed for the record and pursuant to his notation that the Traffic Commission had investigated the areas as requested by residents and were recommending that the stop signs be installed, on motion by Councilman Bloom, seconded by Councilman McMillan, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that a public hearing will be held by this Board at its next regular meeting on Wednesday evening, March 15, 1978 in the Auditorium or Council Room of the Weaver Street Firehouse, Weaver Street, Town of Mamaroneck, for the pur- pose of considering the installation of stop signs at the intersections of Doris Road and Fairway Drive, Barnwall Lane and Fairway Drive, Barnwell Lane and Stonewall Lane, and Glenn Road and North Chatsworth Avenue; II -4- 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, the Notice of said hearing as required by law. 5. Authorization to Collect 1978 State, County, Town & Special District Taxes Pursuant to the request of the Receiver of Taxes for authorization to collect the 1978 State, County, Town and Special District taxes and publish and post the necessary Notice thereof, on motion by Councilman Bloom, seconded by Councilman McMillan it was unanimously RESOLVED, that this Board hereby authorizes the Deputy Receiver of Taxes of the Town of - Mamaroneck to collect the 1978 State, County, Town and Special District taxes and the water rents which become a lien on January 1st, 1978; and be it further RESOLVED, that in accordance with the provisions of Section 500 of the Westchester County Admin- istrative Code, "The Daily Times", the official newspaper published in the Village and the Town of Mamaroneck, is hereby designated as the news- paper in which the Deputy Receiver of Taxes and Assessments shall publish the "Notice of the Collection of State, County, Town and Special District taxes and water rents"; and be it further RESOLVED, that in accordance with the provisions of Section 550 of the Westchester County Admin- istrative Code, the Town Board does hereby direct the Deputy Receiver of Taxes and Assessments to mail to each taxpayer of the Town of Mamaroneck, whose address is known to said Deputy Receiver of Taxes and Assessments, a tax bill for all taxes and water rents, the expense thereof to be a Town charge. COMMUNICATIONS 1. Letter, Westchester Developmental Center The Supervisor presented the letter addressed to him by John A. O'Donnell, Westchester community Service Council and Charles Await, Westchester Developmental Center under date of February 14, 1978, herewith ordered received and filed, regarding the ._ requirement that community residences be established for the mentally retarded throughout Westchester County. Mr. Vandernoot stated that a meeting has been scheduled for Wednes- day, March 8th at the Town Offices and invited interested residents to attend. -5- 2. Letter, Samson Management Corp. A letter addressed to the Supervisor by Arnold Goldstein, Vice- President of Samson Management Corp. under date of February 28, 1978 relative to the elevator and water damage problems at Larchmont Acres East, was herewith presented and ordered received and filed for the record. i 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 February 1978 Report of the Building and Plumbing Inspector for the month of February 1978 For the record the Clerk reported that the Annual Report of the Supervisor for the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 1977 and the Annual Report of the Fire District Treasurer for the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 1977 have been filed with the State Department of Audit and Control, and that copies thereof have been filed in the Clerk's Office and are available to any interested person. Not on Agenda At this time Ellie Berlin, Chairman of the Town Democratic Com- mittee, inquired as to the status of the committee studying the manager form of government for the Town of Mamaroneck, to which the Supervisor replied that the group is awaiting an opportunity to speak to persons who have held such positions and Councilman Bloom noted that the committee's last meeting was cancelled due to the storm. THE COUNCILMEN Mr. Bloom 1. Apportionment Councilman Bloom presented the following apportionment and on his motion, which was seconded by Councilman McMillan, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: WHEREAS, the Assessor has presented petition for the correction of the assessment roll for certain years pursuant to the provisions of Section 557, Article 16 of the Westchester County Tax Law; and � WHEREAS, after due consideration, this Board finds it desirable to grant said petition for the correction of said assessment roll; -6- NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the assessment roll of 1977-78 taxes of 1978, which shows property now appearing on the roll as follows: BLOCK PARCEL OWNER LAND IMPROVE. TOTAL 909 175 Mabel W. Depew Warren $5,100. $8,400. $13,500. be apportioned as follows in accordance with the provisions of Subdivision 5 of Section 557 : BLOCK PARCEL OWNER LAND IMPROVE. TOTAL 909 175 Mabel W. Depew Warren $2,600. $8,400. $11,000. 909 165 Magnetti Enterprises, Inc.$2,500. $ 2,500. Not on Agenda Mr. Perone Councilman Perone made very brief reference to the letter he forwarded to Congressman Ottinger relative to the proposed federal funding in the Mamaroneck Sewer District and the flood control project on the Mamaroneck and Sheldrake Rivers. Not on Agenda At this time since Councilman Perone is the liaison to the Solar Energy Group, Councilman Bloom called to his attention a recent article in Technology Review relative to a solar energy project in Massachusetts and stated that our local group might be interested in investigating the specifics of that project. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the meeting, on motion duly made and seconded, it was declared adjourned at 8:55 P.M. , to reconvene on March 15, 1978. 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 March 1, 1978, herewith presented and ordered received and filed, on motion by Commissioner Bloom, seconded by Commissioner McMillan, it was unanimously -7- 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: AAA Emergency Supply Co. , Inc. $ 185.68 Barrier Oil Corp. 376.18 Stanley Bonderenko 800.00 Stanley Bonderenko 124.00 Con Edison 26.37 Elgene Chemicals, Inc. 250.50 Excelsior Garage & Machine Works Inc. 214.89 Mr. Sal Lagani 30.00 Larchmont Auto Parts Dist. , Inc. 16.30 $ 2,023.92 2. Reports There were no reports to come before the Commission. Not on Agenda Thanks was expressed to the Fire Department by the Board of Fire Commissioners for their able assistance extended earlier today during a very bad fire in Larchmont Village. II ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the meeting, on motion duly made and seconded, it was declared adjourned at 8:58 P.M. , to reconvene on March 15, 1978. Town Clerk -8-