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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974_11_06 Town Board Minutes /1; MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK, HELD NOVEMBER 6th, 1974 IN THE AUDITORIUM OF THE WEAVER STREET FIRE- HOUSE, WEAVER STREET, TOWN OF MAMARONECK. CALL TO ORDER The Supervisor called the meeting to order at 8:15 p.m. ROLL CALL Present: Supervisor Helwig Deputy Supervisor Vandernoot Councilman Bloom Councilman White Councilman McMillan Absent: None Also Present: Mrs. Brewer - Deputy Clerk Mrs. Dallara - Deputy Clerk Mr. Johnston - Town Attorney Mr. DeLuca - Comptroller TRIBUTE TO CHARLES J. GRONBERG "On October 19th three days after our last Board meeting," Mrs. Helwig said, "we lost Charles Gronberg who was not only a mainstay of the Town for the twenty-nine years he served as Town Clerk but an exemplary public servant, a man of great knowledge and wisdom, and a friend to all of- . the people of this Town." "Charley was always at his post at any hour of the day or night for he made the Town his life and its people were en- riched by his decision. He has been greatly missed at Board meetings and during the times in these past months when he could not come to the office. It was typical of him that he came as often as he could because of his devotion to the Town and his desire to be on his job -- and when he could not come, he gave much help and direction from his front porch. I am sure that others on this Board wish to pay tribute to him and express their sympathy to his sis- ters and brother too", Mrs. Helwig concluded. Councilman Vandernoot added that though Charley had never married, he was one of the greatest "Father fig- ures" the Town had ever known and Councilman Bloom said that what had been said certainly typified and represented the feelings of all of us and we shall all miss Charley very very much. A moment of silence was then observed by all present in honor of Mr. Gronberg, in whose memory the Supervisor said the meeting would stand adjourned this evening with - 1 - -i & Lilt J.�: Po.i.}text; Places `.'a te O W-'.;( ....��....._i :S. 'c W . C K District No. 1 Mamaroneck Avenue School, Mamaroneck Avenue, Mamaroneck, New York District No. 2 Volunteer Firehouse, Mamaroneck Avenue, Mamaroneck, New York District No. 3 Mamaro Firehouse, Palmer Avenue, Mamaroneck, New York District No. 4 Central School Annex, Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck, New York District No. 5 Westchester Joint Water Works Office, 1625 Mamaroneck Ave., Mamaroneck, N.Y. District No. 6 Chatsworth Avenue School, Forest Park Avenue, Larchmont, New York District No. 7 Chatsworth Avenue -School, Forest Park Avenue, Larchmont, New York District No. 8 St. Augustine's School Gymnasium, Larchmont Avenue, Larchmont, New York District No. 9 Chatsworth Avenue School, Forest Park Avenue, Larchmont, New York District No. 10 Francis Coffin Mem. Bldg., St. John's Episc. Church, Grove Ave., Larchmont, N.Y. District No. 11 Chatsworth Gardens Apartments, 14 No. Chatsworth Avenue, Larchmont, New York District No. 12 Q. Murray Avenue School, Daymon Terrace, Larchmont, New York District No. 13 Murray Avenue School, Daymon Terrace, Larchmont, New York District No. 14 - Central School, Palmer Avenue, Larchmont, New York District No. 15 School of Sts. John & Paul, Weaver Street, Larchmont, New York District No. 16 Mamaroneck High School, Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck, New York District No. 17 Central School Annex, Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck, New York District No. 18 Carleton House, 1 Washington Square, Larchmont, New York District No. 19 Weaver Street Firehouse, Weaver Street, Larchmont, New York District No. 20 School of Sts. John & Paul, Weaver Street, Larchmont, New York District No. 21 Murray Avenue School, Daymont Terrace, Larchmont, New York District No, 22 Palmer Terrace Apartments, Palmer Court, Mamaroneck, New York District No. 23 ' Mamaroneck High School, Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck, New York District No. 24 Mamaroneck Avenue School, Mamaroneck Avenue, Mamaroneck, New York District No. 25 Montessori—School, Lorenzen Street & Boston Post Road, Larchmont, New York District No. 26 Larchmont Avenue Church, Larchmont Avenue, Larchmont, New York District No. 27 Westchester Joint Water Works Office, 1625 Mamaroneck Ave. , Mamaroneck, N.Y.. — 7 — PROGRAM DIRECTOR William Celestino Sr. Rec. Leader 8 Weeks $185.00 FLINT PARK Margaret Huepper Sr. Rec. Leader 7 Weeks $140.00 Barbara Ellen Zeugheuser Sr. Rec. Leader 7 Weeks (Part Time) $ 60.00 CENTRAL SCHOOL Kay Francix Richards Sr. Rec. Leader 7 Weeks $135.00 Lydia Ritacco Sr. Rec. Leader 7 Weeks $130.00 Amy Crean Rec. Assistant 7 Weeks $ 75.00 James Sweeney Rec.. Assistant 7 Weeks $ 60.00 MURRAY AVENUE John Nagel Sr. Rec. Leader 7 Weeks $145.00. Susan Ikeda Sr. Rec. Leader 7 Weeks $100.00 Mave Brennan Rec. Assistant 7 Weeks $ 70.00 Rec. Assistant 7 Weeks $ 80.00 SAILING Rec. Specialist 8 Weeks $135.00 Bridget Quinn Rec. Specialist 8 Weeks $ 65.00 Leslie Ferrand Rec. Specialist 8 Weeks $ 65.00 Oppenheimer Rec. Specialist 8 Weeks $ 65.00 TENNIS' Sally Williams Rec. Specialist 7 Weeks $ 70.00 Susie -Williams Rec. Specialist 7 Weeks $ 70.00 William Hoffman Rec. Specialist 7 Weeks $ 65.00 Timothy Brasel - Rec. Specialist 7 Weeks $ 50.00- CHATSWORTH PRE SCHOOL Betty Jacobson Sr. Rec. Leader 7 Weeks $ 60.00. Linda Yergin Rec. Assistant 7 Weeks $ 40.00 Bertha Batzanina Rec. Assistant 7 Weeks $ 36.00 Alice Burlinson Rec. Assistant 7 Weeks $ 36.00 Jane Purcell Rec. Assistant 7 Weeks $ 36.00 Pam Hampton Rec. Assistant 7 Weeks $ 33.00 Pam Geary Rec. Assistant 7 Weeks $ 33.00 Sueiw Walker Rec. Assistant 7 Weeks $ 33.00 Rec. Assistant 7 Weeks $ 33.00 Rec. Assistant 7 Weeks $ 33.00 CENTRAL PRE SCHOOL . Marilyn Ducati Sr. Rec. Leader 7 Weeks $ 55.00 Kathleen Gray Rec. Assistant 7 Weeks . $ 36.00 JoAnn Lancia Rec. Assistant 7 Weeks. $ 36.00 Mercedes Yans Rec. Assistant 7 Weeks $ 36.00 Lena Grande Rec. Assistant 7 Weeks $ 33.00 Rose Batzanian Rec. Assistant 7 Weeks $ 33.00 Francis Katzenstein Rec. Assistant 7 Weeks . $ 33.00 Sally Jo Berends Rec. Assistant 7 Weeks $ 33.00 Rec. Assistant 7 Weeks $ 33.00 Rec. Assistant 7 Weeks $ 33.00 MURRAY AVENUE PRE SCHOOL Margaret Metz Sr. Rec. Leader 7 Weeks $ 60.00 Tina Marie Capobianco Rec. Assistant 7 Weeks $ 36.00 Kathleen Sweeney Rec. Assistant 7 Weeks $ 36.00 Mary Lena Simone Rec. Assistant 7 Weeks $ 36.00 Sue Ramson Rec. Assistant • 7 Weeks $ 36.00 Rec. Assistant 7 Weeks $ 36.00 ,: Elise Ericson Rec. Assistant 7 Weeks $ 33.00 Nancy Noletti Rec. Assistant 7 Weeks $ 33.00 . _ Rec. Assistant 7 Weeks $ 33.00. Rec: Assistant 7 Weeks $ 33.00 SPECIAL EDUCATION Rita Marsella Rec. Assistant 6 Weeks $ 65.00 Nora Mazzone Rec. Assistant 6 Weeks $ 65.00 Robert Martel Rec. Assistant 6 Weeks $ 60.00 Kathleen Moran Rec. Assistant 6 Weeks . $ 60.00 Robin Butner Rec.. Assistant . 6 Weeks $ 55.00 Kathy Rogers Rec. Assistant 6 Weeks $ '55.00 ,'. Rec. Assistant .6 Weeks $ 65.00 ART WORKSHOP Marilyn Ducati Rec. Assistant 7 Weeks $ 55.00 _. Rec. Assistant 7 Weeks $ 45.00 GYMNASTICS A.M. & P.M. . Richard Owen Rec. Specialist 5 'Weeks $320.00 Thomas Auchterlonie Rec. Specialist 5 Weeks $320.00 Carol Sullivan Rec. Specialist 7 Weeks $320.00 Cathy Cilento Rec. Specialist 7 Weeks $320.00 Rec. Assistant 7 Weeks (AM ONLY) $ 50.00 Rec. Assistant 7 Weeks (AM ONLY) . $ 50.00 MUSIC WORKSHOP Julian Spencer Rec. Specialist 6 Weeks $150.00 David Boal Rec. Specialist 6 Weeks $ 50.00 Michelle Licea Rec. Specialist . 6 Weeks $ 50.00 Marcia Sussman Rec. Specialist 6 Weeks $ 45.00 Susan Guberman Rec. Specialist 6 Weeks $ 45.00 Constance Trenholm Rec. Specialist 6 Weeks $ 40.00 Sylvia Carr Dance Specialist 6 Weeks $ 40.00 Sheryl Underwood Dance::Specialist 6 Weeks $ 40.00 SUMMER PLAYGROUNDS Kathleen Curtis Dance Specialist 7 Weeks $ 50.00 Marcia Sussman Music Specialist 7 Weeks $ 45.00 an In Memoriam resolution spread upon the minutes in public tribute to him and sent to his family with the sympathy and condolences of this Board, the Town staff and all of the resi- dents of the community. OLD BUSINESS 1 . Report - Emergency Tenants Protection Act The Supervisor stated that following the September 4th hearing, the Board had given additional study to the information received in reply to the questionnaires sent to both tenants and landlords and requested Mr. Vandernoot to speak to this matter since he had spent a great deal of time in reviewing and analyzing the answers . Mr. Vandernoot stated that in going over the tenants' replies he had particularly noted that there was no evidence of rent gouging in the Town -- excessive rent increases being definitely in the minority. Councilman White then presented a prepared review of the legal framework of the Act which held that the housing emergency re- quired for its adoption did not exist in the Town. Councilman McMillan, in turn, presented a prepared statement asserting the opposite to be the case, quoting from the Law the basis for determination of a local "emergency." The Supervisor then referred to the invitation of the Apartment Owners' Council to work with the Board in an effort to reach an agreement that would be mutually beneficial to the tenants and owners in the Town without recourse to adoption of the Act. This proposal she said she felt merited serious consideration and study by the Board prior to adopting the Act inasmuch as its benefits seemed very uncertain at this time. Councilman McMillan did not agree and said he felt this offer was made only because of the pressure now existent in this situation and he again emphasized that he believed only adop- tion of the Act could provide the much needed balance be- tween tenant and landlord in the bargaining position. During the ensuing discussion, Mrs. Bernard Russell of 18 Mountain Road, Mrs. Jean Kapp of 8 Heather Lane, Mr. John Ibelli of 987 Palmer Avenue and Mrs. Peggy Snyder of 31 Seton Road addressed questions concerning the question- naires to the tenants and landlords- to the Supervisor and Deputy Supervisor and Mr. Irving Scharf of 334 Richbell Road spoke at length to his position in favor of the adoption of the Act. Councilman McMillan then after reiterating his position moved the adoption of the Emergency Tenants Protection Act of 1974. There was no second to this motion whereupon it failed and thereupon Councilman Bloom moved that action on adoption of the Act be deferred pending the Board's study of r 2 - Q/9<' negotiating a rent control agreement with the Apartment Owners Council. The motion was seconded by Councilman Vandernoot and thereupon adopted by a majority vote of four"ayes" to one "naye", Councilman McMillan so voting because of his stand in the matter. THE SUPERVISOR -- The Supervisor with the consent of the Board at this time inter- rupted the regular order of business so as to hear those resi- dents of Stonewall Lane who had requested an audience this evening and thereupon recognized Mr. and Mrs. James Banks, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Claar, Dr. and Mrs. Stanley Drachman and Mr. and Mrs. Morton H. Green. Dr. Drachman thanked the Supervisor, and as spokesman for the group presented a lengthy and detailed request to the Board for the Town to take over, repair and maintain the two spur roads leading from Stonewall Lane to their premises which were located on property owned by Mrs. Idella Marx. A discussion of some length followed during which each of the concerned parties discussed various legal aspects of the situ- ation with the Town Attorney, and which concluded upon the Board suggesting that the parties concerned meet with the At- torney with their title reports, easements, etc. so that a fur- ther effort could be made to resolve this matter. NOT ON THE AGENDA Mr. Jerome Osterweil -- Upon recognition, Mr. Osterweil, President of the Little League again requested a contribution to the League -- suggesting pro- vision of the long-requested field at Hommocks. Councilman McMillan suggested that this matter be tabled pend- ing the Board's receipt of the information it had requested from Mr. Osterweil regarding the use of the school fields. Return to Regular Order of Business The Supervisor then stated that the next matter on the agenda Item--2 under Old Business on the agenda would now be considered. OLD-BUSINESS 2. Fixing Dates of Public Hearings on: a) Purchase of Trucks - Garbage District No. 1 Pursuant to the Comptroller's request, on motion by Councilman Vandernoot, seconded by Councilman McMillan, the following resolution was offered: - 3 - WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Ma- maroneck, Westchestester County, New York, has had under consideration the purchase of three 1974 Diamond Reo Model DC 10142 trucks with 18 cubic yard refuse bodies to be used for garbage and refuse collection purposes for Refuse and Garbage District No. 1 in said Town; and WHEREAS, the amount proposed to be expended for the purchase of said trucks is $74,940.; 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 Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, will be held at the Weaver Street Firehouse, Weaver Street in the Town of Mamaroneck, New York, in said Town, at 8:15 o'clock p.m. , Eastern Daylight Saving Time, on the 20th day of November, 1974, for the purpose of con- ducting a public hearing upon the aforesaid mat- ter, 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 au- thorized 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 no- tice shall be in substantially the following form, to-wit: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town Board of the Town. of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York will meet at Weaver Street Firehouse, in the saidrrTown'on the 20tht day of November, 1974, at 8:15 ;&cl ock p.m. , Eastern Standard Time, for the purpose of conducting a public hearing in relation to the proposed purchase of three 1974 Diamond Reo Model DC 10142 trucks with 18 cubic yard refuse bodies to be used for garbage and refuse collection purposes for Refuse and Garbage District No. 1 in said Twin. The maximum amount proposed to be expended there- for is $74,940. , including $2,450. to be provided by a trade-in of three used vehicles. At such time and place said Town Board will hear all per- sons interested in the subject matter of said hearing. - 4 - Dated: Mamaroneck, New York November 6th, 1974 BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK BY Lavenia Brewer (Deputy) Town Clerk To be published November 9th, 1974. 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: Christine K. Helwig VOTING Aye J. F. Vandernoot VOTING Aye L. H. Bloom VOTING Aye Thomas E. White VOTING Aye Stewart J. McMillan VOTING Aye The resolution was thereupon declared duly adopted. b) Proposed Local Law -- Regulating and Controlling Police Alarm Systems Following presentation and brief review of the above proposed Local Law as revised , in reply to the Supervisor's request that a date for public hearing thereon be fixed, on motion by Countilman Bloom and seconded by Councilman White, the Board unanimously ordered that the hearing be held at the next regular meeting on November 20th and authorized publication of the Notice therefor as required by law. c) Proposed Local Law -- Operation of Certain Motor Vehicles Again following presentation and brief review of this proposed Local Law as revised by Councilmen White and Bloom so as to be more definitive, on motion by Councilman White and sec- onded by Councilman Vandernoot, the Board unanimously or- dered that the hearing thereon be held at the next meeting on November 20th and authorized publication of the Notice there- for as required by law. 3. Authorization for Salary Adjustment Chief of Police Pursuant to recommendation of the Police Commission presented - 5 - by Councilman Vandernoot and herewith ordered received and filed, on his motion which was seconded by Councilman White, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that the salary of Police Chief Robert M. Barasch be adjusted from $19,526.00 to $21 ,526.00, to be effective retroactive to October 1st, 1974. NEW BUSINESS 1 . Engineer's Request -- Authorization to Advertise for Bids for Sewer Improvements Following presentation of a memorandum addressed to the Board by the Engineer under today's date and herewith ordered re- ceived and filed, since there were questions on detail which could not be answered in the Engineer's absence, the Board unani- mously ordered that this request be tabled pending further re- port by the Engineer. 2. Salary Authorizations - Recreation Pursuant to memoranda addressed to the Board by the Superin- tendent of Recreation under dates of October 28th and November yth, 1974 herewith presented and ordered received and filed, on motion by Councilman Vandernoot and seconded by Councilman McMillan, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that this Board hereby authorizes that John Perri, Recreation Assistant for Main- tenance, and Mercedes Yans, Recreation As- sistant for Special Education, be compensated at the rate of $2.80 per hour, effective as of October 29th, 1974. 3. Authorization to Compensate the Estate of Charles J. Gronberg for Unused Vacation Time Councilman Vandernoot, in requEsting this authorization, said that as all of the members of the Board were aware, Charley had served for the past twenty-nine years without ever taking any vacations and that he therefore recommended that his Es- tate be compensated in the amount of $3,000.00 for his 1973 and '74 vacations, which he so moved. Councilman Bloom seconded the motion with the observation that he felt this was entirely appropriate and thereupon it was so ordered by unanimous vote of the Board. - 6 - COMMUNICATIONS 1 . Letter, Acting Chief Keresey, Larchmont A letter addressed addressed to Mrs. Helwig by Acting Police Chief Keresey of the Village of Larchmont under date of Octo- ber 31st, 1974 commending the Town Police Chief and Detec- tive Division on their assistance in a Larchmont bank robbery was presented and ordered received and filed. 2. Letter, Mrs. Betty Franklin A letter addressed to Mrs. Helwig by Mrs. Franklin under date of October 31st, 1974 accepting appointment to the . Commission of Human Rights was presented and herewith or- dered received and filed. 3. New York State Department of Transportation Notice - Petition of Beechmont Bus Service Upon the Town Attorney's report that no action was needed by the Town on the foregoing petition, it was herewith or- dered received and filed. 4. Notice of Meeting - Village of Larchmont Zoning Board of Appeals Following the Town Attorney's advice that no action was re- quired by the Town, the Notice was herewith ordered re- ceived and filed. REPORTS The Town Clerk's Office -- . The following reports were herewith ,presented and ordered received and filed: Report of the Building and Plumbing Inspector for the month of October, 1974. Reports of the Receiver of Taxes and Assess- ments for the months of September and Oc- tober, 1974. The Supervisor -- 1 . Presentation of Departmental Budget Requests as filed with the Town Clerk's Office The Supervisor submitted for the record the Tentative Budget consisting of the 1975 Departmental Requests as officially - 7 - filed in the Town Clerk's office on October 30th, 1974 as re-` quired by law, and again reviewed the schedule of dates on the budget as presented at the last meeting. Mrs. Helwig also explained that these requests represented everything asked for by all departments and were subject to concentrated review, modification, and revision by the Tcwn Board in its preparation of the 1975 Preliminary Budget on which a public hearing must be held on or before December 10th. Since the date of the first meeting in December had been changed by resolution at tha last meeting from the 4th to the 11th, she now requesters that the date of the 11th be changed to the 10th, Tuesday evening, so that the hearing could be held in conformance with law. And thereupon on motion by Councilman White and seconded by Councilman Bloom, the Board unanimously ordered that the first meet- ing in December be held on Tuesday, December 10th, 1974 with public hearing on the adoption of the 1975 Preliminary Budget held on that evening and authorized publication of the Notice for said hearing as required by law. 2. Authorization for Salary Adjustment for Lavenia Brewer "At the beginning of this meeting", the Supervisor said, "we recognized the impact upon us all of Mr. Gronberg's illness which began in February and culminated in his untimely death on October 19th." "During Village Elections in March, Mrs. Brewer, the Dep- uty Town Clerk, carried on the necessary work in connection . with Village Elections under Charley's direction. From the date of Mr. Gronberg's second admission to the hospital on May 2nd, she carried on the responsibilities cf the Town Clerk's office, supervised the necessary work in connection with redistricting that had been recommended, conducted the special registration in the summer, the primary election in September, regular registration in October and in the past six weeks has performed all of the duties of the Town Clerk. She has taken no vacation time at all in 1974." "Without the knowledge of the Town that Lavenia Brewer has gained in her nineteen years of experience, her personal ded- ication to serving the people of the Town, and the extraor- ordinary amount of time beyond the call of duty that she has given to the duties of the Clerk's office in addition to per- forming all her usual duties, we could never have met this crisis. Mrs. Brewer is entitled to our thanks and grati- tude for an extraordinary performance. In recognition of the job she has done, I am recommending that Mrs. Brewer's salary for 1974 be amended to the amount of $15,695. ret- reactive to May 1st, 1974." Whereupon on a motion by Councilman Vandernoot and sec- onded by all of the members of the Board with their thanks and appreciation, it was unanimously so ordered. - 8 - The Deputy Supervisor -- . Request for Assessment Adjustment (Block 602-Parcel 701) Pursuant to memorandum addressed to the Board by the As- sessor under date of July 24th, 1974 and pending until this date as presented herewith by Mr. Vandernoot and ordered received and filed for the record, on his motion, seconded by Councilman White, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that in accordance with the Board of Review's approval this Board hereby authorizes that the assessed value of the property known as Block 602-Parcel 701 and located at 1941-1959 Palmer Avenue on the Assessment Map of the Town of Mamaroneck be reduced as follows for the period 1974-1975: From To Land -$ 82,400. $ 82,400. Improve. 127,500. 72,400. Total $209,900. $154,800. and be it further RESOLVED, that in accordance with the recom- mendation of the Board of Review, this Board hereby authorizes that the assessed value of this property for the years 1971-1972, 1972-1973, and 1973-1974 be adjusted as follows providing the pending Writs of Certiorari filed for those years are withdrawn: From To 1971-1972 $209,900. $164,900. 1972-1973 209,900. 164,900. 1973-1974 209,900. 154,900. 2. Petition for Correction of 1974-1975 Assessment Roll for 1975 Taxes Pursuant to memorandum addressed to the Board by the As- sessor under date of October 23rd, 1974 herewith presented and ordered received and filed for the record, on motion by Mr. Vandernoot, seconded by Mr. Bloom, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that pursuant to Subdivision #1 , Sec- tion 557 of the Westchester County Administrative Code, this Board hereby authorizes that the Assess- ment Roll of the Town of Mamaroneck for the year 1974-1975 for 1975 taxes be corrected so as to read as follows: - 9 - € 9 From -- -block Parcel Owner Land Imp. Total 505 218 Esther Hawthorne $1400. ---- $1400. To -- Block Parcel Owner Land Imp. Total 505 218 Esther Hawthorne $1000. ---- $1000. 3. Apportionment Upon the Deputy Supervisor's presentation of the following apportionment herewith ordered received and filed for the record, on his motion-, seconded by Ccuncilman McMillan, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: WHEREAS, the Assessor has presented a peti- tion for the correction of the assessment roll for certain years pursuant to the provisions of Section 557, Subdivision #1 , of the Westches- ter County Administrative Code, and WHEREAS, after due consideration this Board finds it desirable to grant said petition for the correction of said assessment roll, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the assessment roll of 1973-1974, 2nd half school taxes of 1974, which shows property now appearing on the roll as follows: Block Parcel Owner Land Imp. Total 814 704 John E. Eismeir& W $5,600, $8,600. $14,200. be corrected as follows in accordance with the pro- visions of subdivision 5 of Section 557: Block Parcel Owner Land Imp. Total 814 704 John E.Eismeir&W $2,800. --- $ 2,800. 814 720 Ronald G. Gel bman $2,800. $8,600. $ 11 ,400. & W Councilman McMillan -- 1 . Certified Copy Resolution re Narcotics Guidance Council Village of Mamaroneck Mr. McMillan reported the receipt of a certified copy of the resolution adopted by the Village of Mamaroneck approving 10 - _ the employment of Mrs. Frances Thurston by the Larchmont Mamaroneck Narcotics Guidance Council which was herewith ordered received and filed. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Board, on motion duly made and seconded, the meeting, to reconvene on November 20th, 1974, was declared adjourned at 11 :00 o'clock in respect to the memory of -- Charles J . Gronberg Town Clerk and the following resolution, unanimously moved and adopted, was spread upon the minutes in public and permanent tribute to Mr. Gronberg with a copy thereof forwarded to his family with the deepest sympathy of this Board. (see next page) - 11 - In Memoriam Whereas , Charles J. Gronberg, Town Clerk of the Town of Mamaroneck since January 1st, 1946, died on October 19th, 1974; and Whereas , Charles J. Gronberg served the Town and all its residents faithfully and zeal- ously during his twenty-nine years as an elected public official; and Whereas , Charles J. Gronberg served his Country with exceptional heroism as a member of the United States Army during World War II; and Whereas , as a private citizen and life-long resi- dent, he dedicated his life to the better- ment of the people of the Town and was ever willing to lend his support to organ- izations that served the citizens of our community, especially those that served our youth; Now , Therefore , Be It Resolved , that we, the members of this Board, herewith record our sense of privilege in having known and worked with Charles J. Gronberg; our appreciation for the many contributions of this extraor- dinary public servant and our deep sorrow at the loss of a friend; and be it further Resolved , that this meeting stand adjourned in tri- bute to the memory of -- Charles J . Gronberg Town C« rk Town of Mamaroneck 1946 - 1974 and that a copy of this resolution be sent to his family with the deepest sympathy of the members of the Town Board. - 12 - 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 today's date, herewith presented and ordered received and filed, on motion by Commissioner Bloom and seconded by Commissioner White, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that this Commission hereby au- thorizes payment of the following Fire Depart- ment claims as approved by the Fire Chief and audited by the Comptroller's office: R.G. Brewer, Inc. $ 13.61 Con Edison Co. 5.00 Cook's Restaurant 22.92 Dray Publications Inc. 55.96 Dri-Chem Ext. Co. 159.50 t' 26.50 Excelsior Gar. & Machine 556.57 Larchmont Print, Inc. 32.75 N. LaRussell 40.50 +t 67.85 Anthony N. Librandi 245.00 McGuire Bros. 20.00 N.Y. Telephone 11 .34 210.08 Post Lodge 2,074.00 Russell Uniform 97.48 Signacon Controls 180.35 William Smith Supplies 92. 10 United Garden Supplies 260.00 Village Paint Supplies 65.6D West. Brake & Clutch 162.50 West. Jt. Water Works 5,053.75 Total $ 9,453.36 2. Report Commissioner Bloom presented the following report which was ordered received and filed for the record: Fire Report for the month of October, 1974. 3. The Fire Chief -- In response to Commissioner Bloom's question as to whether there were any matters the Chief would like to present to the Commission, he reported briefly on the following: :- 13 - 1 . Leaf Fires The Chief reported on the very large number of fires which involved leaves -- and requested that everything possible be done to complete their collection. In reply, Mr. Aitchison the Highway Superintendent assurred the Chief that the Highway Department was working steadily on this and even on Saturdays -- and that the program was now well along toward completion. 2. Request for Beepers The Chief reported that the Council was working with Dr. Grant re this request (the use of Beepers in place of the fire horn) and would report further as soon as some definite decision had been reached. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the meeting, it was declared adjourned at 11 :10 p.m. , to reconvene on Decem- ber 10th, 1974, on motion unanimously made and seconded. I rag .9ts..0Sc_N--- Deputy Clerk I - 14 -